System and method for rating communications services provisioned on demand in converging telecommunications networks
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating rating a provisioned telecommunication service within a converging telecommunications network, comprising:
- a network resource control facility communicating with and controlling a plurality of network resources within a merged telecommunications network to deliver at least one merged telecommunication service, each network resource of said plurality of network resources configured to provide a communications function and to generate corresponding rating data, said network resource control facility configured to receive said rating data from at least one network resource from said plurality of network resources in real-time related to at least one telecommunications service provided within said telecommunications network; and
an interface facility accessible via a network connection and configured to access said network resource control facility to receive said rating data to report said rating data related to said at least one telecommunications service.
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Abstract
System and method for facilitating consolidated billing within a converging telecommunications network. The system and method include and involve a network resource control facility communicating with and controlling a plurality of network resources within a merged telecommunications network to deliver at least one merged communications service. Each network resource is configured to provide a communications function and to generate corresponding rating data. The network resource control facility is configured to collect the rating data from at least one network resource from the plurality of network resources in real-time related to at least one telecommunications service provided within said telecommunications network to generate rating data. The system and method further include an interface facility which is accessible via a network connection and which is configured to access the network resource control facility to receive the rating data to produce a rating report related to the telecommunications service(s) that are provided.
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29 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating rating a provisioned telecommunication service within a converging telecommunications network, comprising:
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a network resource control facility communicating with and controlling a plurality of network resources within a merged telecommunications network to deliver at least one merged telecommunication service, each network resource of said plurality of network resources configured to provide a communications function and to generate corresponding rating data, said network resource control facility configured to receive said rating data from at least one network resource from said plurality of network resources in real-time related to at least one telecommunications service provided within said telecommunications network; and
an interface facility accessible via a network connection and configured to access said network resource control facility to receive said rating data to report said rating data related to said at least one telecommunications service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 24)
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12. A system for provisioning on-demand communications services and for consolidating rating data related to said services, comprising:
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a network management facility communicating with and controlling disparate telecommunications devices within a telecommunications network, wherein said network management facility automatically configures and controls said disparate telecommunications devices within said network in real-time;
a database facility storing inventory data related to said disparate telecommunications devices within said network, said database facility also storing rating data generated by each of said disparate telecommunications devices; and
an interface accessible via a network connection, coupled to said database facility and configured to access said network management facility via said network and to provision at least one of said disparate telecommunications devices to provide at least one communication service on-demand and in real-time based upon corresponding inventory data stored by said database facility, and to access said database facility to report rating data related to said at least one communication service in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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25. A method for self-provisioning and rating for communications services within a merged telecommunications network, comprising the steps of:
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determining a communications service to be provided;
automatically identifying network resources within a merged telecommunications network to be configured and controlled to provide said communications service;
automatically configuring said network resources in real-time to provide said communications service;
collecting rating data generated by each network resource configured to provide said communications service; and
generating a rating report data based on said rating data generated by each network resource configured to provide said communications service. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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