Communication data amount measurement system
First Claim
1. A communication data volume measuring system having a plurality of measuring points for measuring a communication data volume and a data relaying apparatus for receiving data and transmitting said data to any of said plurality of measuring points, wherein:
- said data relaying apparatus comprises;
a service-type judging means for judging the service type of said received data;
a measuring point determining means for determining the measuring point to which said data is to be transmitted from among said plurality of measuring points based on said service type; and
a data transmission means for transmitting said data to said determined measuring point, and each of said plurality of measuring points comprises;
a data receiving means for receiving said data from said data relaying apparatus; and
a communication data volume measuring means for measuring the communication data volume of said received data.
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Abstract
It is an object of the invention to measure a communication data volume for each service type in measuring a communication data volume in a charging process and the like. The invention comprises a plurality of measuring points 131 to 133 for measuring a communication data volume and a data relaying apparatus 120 for transmitting received data to any of the plurality of measuring points 131 to 133. The data relaying apparatus 120 has a service-type judging means 121 for judging the service type of the received data, a measuring point determining means 122 for determining the measuring points 131 to 133 to which the data is to be transmitted based on the service type and a data transmission means 122 for transmitting the data to the measuring point thus determined, and each of the plurality of measuring points 131 to 133 has a communication data measuring means for measuring the communication data volume of the data received from the data relaying apparatus 120.
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12 Claims
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1. A communication data volume measuring system having a plurality of measuring points for measuring a communication data volume and a data relaying apparatus for receiving data and transmitting said data to any of said plurality of measuring points, wherein:
said data relaying apparatus comprises;
a service-type judging means for judging the service type of said received data;
a measuring point determining means for determining the measuring point to which said data is to be transmitted from among said plurality of measuring points based on said service type; and
a data transmission means for transmitting said data to said determined measuring point, and each of said plurality of measuring points comprises;
a data receiving means for receiving said data from said data relaying apparatus; and
a communication data volume measuring means for measuring the communication data volume of said received data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A data relaying apparatus in a communication data volume measuring system comprising a plurality of measuring points for measuring a communication data volume and a data relaying apparatus for receiving data and transmitting said data to any of said plurality of measuring points, including:
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a service-type judging means for judging the service type of said received data;
a measuring point determining means for determining the measuring point to which said data is to be transmitted from among said plurality of measuring points based on said service type; and
a data transmission means for transmitting said data to said determined measuring point.
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5. A data relaying apparatus for transmitting and receiving data and measuring a communication data volume, comprising:
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a service-type judging means for judging the service types of said received data;
a communication data volume measuring means for measuring the communication data volume of said received data for each of said service types; and
a data transmission means for transmitting said data.
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6. A communication data volume measuring method in a communication data volume measuring system comprising a plurality of measuring points for measuring a communication data volume and a data relaying apparatus for receiving data and transmitting said data to any of said plurality of measuring points, comprising the steps of:
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A) judging the service type of said received data at said data relaying apparatus;
B) determining the measuring point to which said data is to be transmitted from among said plurality of measuring points based on said service type at said data relaying apparatus;
C) transmitting said data to said determined measuring point from said data relaying apparatus; and
D) measuring the communication data volume of said received data at said determined measuring point. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A data relaying method in a communication data volume measuring system comprising a plurality of measuring points for measuring a communication data volume and a data relaying apparatus for receiving data and transmitting said data to any of said plurality of measuring points, comprising the steps of:
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F) judging the service type of said received data;
G) determining the measuring point to which said data is to be transmitted from among said plurality of measuring points based on said service type; and
H) transmitting said data to said determined measuring point.
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10. A data relaying method in a data relaying apparatus for transmitting and receiving data and measuring a communication data volume, comprising the steps of:
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I) judging the service types of said received data;
J) measuring the communication data volume of said received data for each of said service types; and
K) transmitting said data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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