Method, network and node for levying a tariff against an originator of a data transfer in a telecommunication network
First Claim
1. A method of performing traffic volume accounting in a mobile telecommunication system, the method comprising the steps of:
- reading a service marking included in a first packet received by a first node of the telecommunication system; and
performing a first increment to a counter in a first traffic volume container of a call detail record, the first increment indicative of a volume of data in the first packet, the first traffic volume container dedicated to a service associated with the service marking.
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Abstract
A mobile telecommunications network operable to provide data services to a mobile device serviced thereby comprising a first service node, a base station subsystem operable to transmit data to the first service node and receive data from the first service node, the first service node operable to receive a first packet, read a first service marking included therein, perform a first increment to a counter in a first traffic volume container dedicated to a service associated with the first service marking is provided. A node of the network for performing billing procedures on call detail records is also provided. A method of levying a tariff for data delivered from an originator to a terminal device in a telecommunication network comprising reading an identifier in a packet, determining a correspondence with the identifier and the originator of the data, and levying the tariff against the originator is provided.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of performing traffic volume accounting in a mobile telecommunication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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reading a service marking included in a first packet received by a first node of the telecommunication system; and
performing a first increment to a counter in a first traffic volume container of a call detail record, the first increment indicative of a volume of data in the first packet, the first traffic volume container dedicated to a service associated with the service marking. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile telecommunications network operable to provide data services to a mobile device serviced thereby, the mobile telecommunications network comprising:
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a first service node including an interface to a data network;
a base station subsystem operable to transmit data to the first service node and receive data from the first service node; and
at least one base transceiver station operable to provide radio frequency links to the mobile device, the first service node operable to receive a first packet and read a first service marking included in the first packet, the first service node operable to perform a first increment to a counter in a first traffic volume container of a call detail record maintained in the first service node, the first increment indicative of a volume of data in the first packet, the first traffic volume container dedicated to a service associated with the first service marking. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A node of a network for performing billing procedures on call detail records, the node comprising:
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a processing unit;
a memory unit operable to store a billing algorithm executable by the processing unit; and
an interface to a network medium operable to receive a call detail record thereon, the billing algorithm operable to generate a tariff dependent on contents of a traffic volume container included in the call detail record, the traffic volume container having an identifier of an originator of network traffic associated therewith and maintained in the call detail record, the tariff further dependent on the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of levying a tariff for data delivered from an originator to a terminal device in a telecommunication network, comprising:
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reading an identifier in a packet;
determining a correspondence with the identifier and the originator of the data; and
levying the tariff against the originator. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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