Providing Service Information For Charging A Subscriber For A Service
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1. A method for providing service information, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of session initiation protocol (SIP) packets from a SIP proxy;
extracting service information from the SIP packets, the service information describing a service provided to an access terminal associated with a subscriber; and
sending the service information to a charging/enforcement point, the charging/enforcement point operable to charge the subscriber for the service.
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Abstract
Providing service information includes receiving session initiation protocol (SIP) packets from a SIP proxy. Service information is extracted from the SIP packets. The service information describes a service provided to an access terminal associated with a subscriber. The service information is sent to a charging/enforcement point operable to charge the subscriber for the service.
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1. A method for providing service information, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of session initiation protocol (SIP) packets from a SIP proxy; extracting service information from the SIP packets, the service information describing a service provided to an access terminal associated with a subscriber; and sending the service information to a charging/enforcement point, the charging/enforcement point operable to charge the subscriber for the service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An interface for providing service information, comprising:
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a memory operable to store service information describing a service provided to an access terminal associated with a subscriber; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and operable to; receive a plurality of session initiation protocol (SIP) packets from a SIP proxy; extract the service information from the SIP packets; and send the service information to a charging/enforcement point, the charging/enforcement point operable to charge the subscriber for the service. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Logic for providing service information, the logic embodied in a computer-readable storage medium and operable to:
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receive a plurality of session initiation protocol (SIP) packets from a SIP proxy; extract service information from the SIP packets, the service information describing a service provided to an access terminal associated with a subscriber; and send the service information to a charging/enforcement point, the charging/enforcement point operable to charge the subscriber for the service. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing service information, comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of session initiation protocol (SIP) packets from a SIP proxy; means for extracting service information from the SIP packets, the service information describing a service provided to an access terminal associated with a subscriber; and means for sending the service information to a charging/enforcement point, the charging/enforcement point operable to charge the subscriber for the service.
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