METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING BILLING OF INCLUDING QOS INFORMATION

• US 20080112549A1
• Filed: 11/15/2007
• Published: 05/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Jeong, You Hyeon, Yoon, Seung Hyun, Lee, Byung Joon, Chung, Hyung Seok
• Application Number:
  US11/940,776
• Publication Number:
  US 20080112549A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/114.06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1485 Tariff-related aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/10 Metering calls from calling party , i.e. A-party charged for the communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/80 Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8016 based on quality of service [QoS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/74 Rating aspects, e.g. rating parameters or tariff determination apects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7414 QoS

Abstract

A method and system for processing billing of including QoS information are provided. In the method, a call is initiated by transmitting/receiving packets directly to/from an opponent terminal after signaling with the opponent terminal using a session initiation protocol through the signaling server. Then, QoS of the call is measured while communicating with the opponent terminal. A billing process is performed of including the QoS measuring result by transmitting the QoS measuring result to the signaling server after the call established to the opponent terminal is terminated.

Claims

1. A method for processing billing of including quality of service (QoS) information at terminals in system for processing billing of including QoS information comprising a plurality of terminals for a voice-call service using Internet and a signaling server for processing signaling between the terminals, the method comprising:

initiating a call by transmitting/receiving packets directly to/from an opponent terminal after signaling with the opponent terminal using a session initiation protocol through the signaling server;

measuring QoS of the call while communicating with the opponent terminal;

transmitting the QoS measuring result to the signaling server after the call established to the opponent terminal is terminated; and

performing a billing process of including QoS information measuring result.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the QoS measuring result is included in a session initiation protocol termination message and transmitted to the signaling server, and the signaling server manages and applies the QoS measuring result to the billing information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the QoS is measured through total inspection, sampling inspection, or impose of test packets.

4. A method for processing billing of including QoS information at a signaling server in system for processing billing of including QoS information comprising a plurality of terminals for a voice-call service using Internet and the signaling server for processing signaling between the terminals, the method comprising:

relaying signaling for establishing a call among a plurality of the terminals for a voice-call service using Internet based on a session initiation protocol;

setting billing information of the call established among a plurality of the terminals;

receiving a QoS measuring result, which is measured while a plurality of the terminals are communicating with each other through the established call, through a session initiation protocol termination message when the call is terminated; and

processing billing based on the received QoS measuring result by applying the received QoS measuring result to the billing information.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the processing of the billing comprises:

recording a call detail record (CDR) of the call;

adding the QoS measuring result in call detail record (CDR) of the call; and

applying the call detail record (CDR) having the QoS measuring result to the billing information.

6. A system for processing billing of including QoS information, comprising:

a plurality of terminals for performing a VoIP service using Internet based on a session initiation protocol, measuring QoS in the VoIP service while communicating with an opponent terminal, adding the QoS measuring result into a session initiation protocol termination message when the VoIP service is terminated, and transmitting the session initiation protocol termination message; and

a signaling server for relaying signaling for establishing a call among a plurality of the terminals, receiving the QoS measuring result from a plurality of the terminals when the call is terminated, setting billing information by a call when the signaling is completed, and performing a billing process based on the received QoS measuring result by applying the received QoS measuring result to corresponding billing information.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the signaling server records the QoS measuring result into a call detail record (CDR) of a corresponding call when the CDR is recorded so as to apply the QoS measuring result to the billing information.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the QoS service is measured through total inspection, sampling inspection, or impose of test packets.