Call detail record generation in a telecommunications system
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1. A method of generating Call Detail Records (CDRs) for a subscriber of a mobile telecommunications network, the method comprising:
- transferring a CDR interval parameter from a subscriber database of said telecommunications network to a serving exchange, said CDR interval parameter being associated with the subscriber and defining the intervals at which CDRs are to be generated for the subscriber by said exchange; and
following the setting up of a connection initiated by the subscriber, generating CDRs at said exchange periodically according to said defined interval.
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A method of generating Call Detail Records (CDRs) for a subscriber 2 of a mobile telecommunications network 1. The method comprises transferring a CDR interval parameter from the Home Location Register (HLR) 6 of said telecommunications network 1 to a serving exchange 4, said CDR interval parameter being associated with the subscriber 2 and defining the intervals at which CDRs are to be generated for the subscriber 2 by said exchange 4. Following the setting up of a connection initiated by the subscriber 2, CDRs are generated at said exchange 4 periodically according to said defined interval.
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1. A method of generating Call Detail Records (CDRs) for a subscriber of a mobile telecommunications network, the method comprising:
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transferring a CDR interval parameter from a subscriber database of said telecommunications network to a serving exchange, said CDR interval parameter being associated with the subscriber and defining the intervals at which CDRs are to be generated for the subscriber by said exchange; and
following the setting up of a connection initiated by the subscriber, generating CDRs at said exchange periodically according to said defined interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A Home Location Register (HLR) of a telecommunications network, the HLR comprising;
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memory means storing an identifier for each subscriber of the network and, associated with each identifier, a Call Detail Record (CDR) interval parameter, a CDR interval parameter defining for the corresponding subscriber the interval at which CDRs should be generated by an exchange with which the subscriber is registered during connections initiated by the subscriber; and
means for transferring the CDR interval parameter associated with a subscriber to an exchange, following receipt by the HLR of a request from that exchange. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. An exchange of a telecommunications network, the exchange being arranged to receive from one or more Home Location Register (HLRs) CDR interval parameters for respective subscribers registered with the exchange, and, following the establishment of a connection initiated by a subscriber, to generate CDRs at the corresponding defined interval.
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