CAPTURING QUALITY OF SERVICE
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method comprising providing a subscriber with a service having a first characteristic, observing at the network, that the provided service to the subscriber has a second characteristic;
- and billing the subscriber for the service having the second characteristic rather than for the service having the first characteristic.
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Abstract
A system for collecting and aggregating data from network entities for a data consuming application is described. The system includes a data collector layer to receive network flow information from the network entities and to produce records based on the information. The system also includes a flow aggregation layer fed from the data collection layer and coupled to a storage device. The flow aggregation layer receiving records produced by the data collector layer and aggregates received records. The system can also include an equipment interface layer coupled to the data collector layer and a distribution layer to obtain selected information stored in the storage device and to distribute the select information to a requesting, data consuming application.
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10 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method comprising
providing a subscriber with a service having a first characteristic, observing at the network, that the provided service to the subscriber has a second characteristic; - and
billing the subscriber for the service having the second characteristic rather than for the service having the first characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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