METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARGING IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method of initiating a charging request in a communication network, the method comprising:
- retrieving network context information of a web service from a data repository corresponding to the web service in response to a first charging request from the web service;
generating a second charging request from the network context information; and
transmitting the second charging request to a charging system.
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Abstract
In an embodiment of the invention, there is proposed a method of initiating a charging request in a communication network, the method including the steps of: A. retrieving network context information of a web service from a data repository corresponding to the web service in response to a first charging request from the web service; B. generating a second charging request from the network: context information; and C. transmitting the second charging request to a charging system. With the foregoing solution, the access gateway of the web service or the web service gateway can retrieve network charging and policy information and other network context information of the web service from a network data repository and inserts the information into a charging request transmitted to a network charging system, and the charging system can use the, network context information to charging for the charging request.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of initiating a charging request in a communication network, the method comprising:
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retrieving network context information of a web service from a data repository corresponding to the web service in response to a first charging request from the web service; generating a second charging request from the network context information; and transmitting the second charging request to a charging system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
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10. A method of charging a web service in a communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving a charging request, the charging request including network context information of the web service; and charging the web service according to the network context information. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An apparatus for initiating a charging request in a communication network, the apparatus comprising:
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a web service network context retrieving device configured to retrieve network context information of a web service from a data repository corresponding to the web service in response to a first charging request from the web service; a charging request generating device configured to generate a second charging request from the network context information; and a charging request transmitting device configured to transmit the second charging request to a charging system. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An apparatus for charging a web service in a communication network, the apparatus comprising:
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a charging request receiving device configured to receive a charging request, the charging request including network context information of the web service; and a web service charging device configured to charge the web service according to the network context information.
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