Charging in communication networks
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1. A method, comprising:
- establishing a call between a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the establishment of the call is performed by a transmission of call setup messages according to a messaging protocol between a first network and a second network; and
transmitting charging data between a first charging unit and a second charging unit to indicate the basis for charging for the support of the call,wherein the call setup messages and the charging data are transferred according to the same messaging protocol.
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for transferring charging information in telecommunication system, the method comprising establishing a call between a first terminal and a second terminal, the establishment of the call being performed by the transmission of call setup messages according to a messaging protocol between the first network and the second network; and transmitting charging data between first and second charging units to indicate the basis of charging for the support of the call; wherein the call setup messages and the charging data are transferred according to the same messaging protocol.
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37 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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establishing a call between a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the establishment of the call is performed by a transmission of call setup messages according to a messaging protocol between a first network and a second network; and transmitting charging data between a first charging unit and a second charging unit to indicate the basis for charging for the support of the call, wherein the call setup messages and the charging data are transferred according to the same messaging protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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establishing a call between a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the establishment of the call is performed by a transmission of call setup messages according to a messaging protocol between a first network and a second network; and transmitting charging data between a first charging unit and a second charging unit to indicate the basis for charging for the support of the call, wherein the call setup messages and the charging data are transferred according to the same messaging protocol; further comprising transmitting a call setup message including charging data from the second network to the first network; and forwarding the call setup message to the first terminal with the removal of at least some of the charging data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus, comprising:
a first charging unit configured to transmit call setup messages according to a messaging protocol between a first network and a second network to establish a call between a first terminal and a second terminal, and to transmit charging data indicating the basis for charging for the support of the call between the first charging unit and a second charging unit, wherein the call setup messages and the charging data are transmitted according to the same messaging protocol. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A system comprising:
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a first network and a second network; a first terminal and a second terminal; a first charging unit configured to transmit call setup messages according to a messaging protocol between a first network and a second network for establishing a call between a first terminal and a second terminal, and further configured to transmit charging data indicating the basis for charging for the support of the call between the first charging unit and a second charging unit, wherein the call setup messages and the charging data are transmitted according to the same messaging protocol; and the second charging unit. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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