Charging gateway component selection of billing system component to handle charging data record based on one or more characteristics of the charging data record
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a charging gateway component that selects a billing system component, to handle a charging data record, from a plurality of available billing system components based on one or more characteristics of the charging data record.
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A charging gateway component of an apparatus in one example selects a billing system component, to handle a charging data record, from a plurality of available billing system components based on one or more characteristics of the charging data record.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a charging gateway component that selects a billing system component, to handle a charging data record, from a plurality of available billing system components based on one or more characteristics of the charging data record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising the steps of:
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identifying one or more characteristics of a charging data record through analysis of one or more content portions of the charging data record; and
employing the one or more characteristics of the charging data record to route the charging data record to a billing system component of a plurality of available billing system components. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An article, comprising:
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one or more computer-readable signal-bearing media;
means in the one or more media for identifying one or more characteristics of a charging data record through analysis of one or more content portions of the charging data record; and
means in the one or more media for employing the one or more characteristics of the charging data record to route the charging data record to a billing system component of a plurality of available billing system components.
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