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Charge allocation in a multi-user network

  • US 6,240,402 B1
  • Filed: 03/11/1998
  • Issued: 05/29/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A communication network comprising:

  • at least two user access points, a communication medium through which communications between user access points pass, and a communication monitoring point in the medium, wherein each user may be allocated a plurality of user identifiers associated with respective predetermined charging schemes, the network being arranged to accept communications including user identifiers in each of a destination identifier field and a source identifier field, and wherein the communication monitoring point is arranged to monitor user identifiers in a communication to determine the charging scheme.

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