System and method for generating a unified accounting record for a communication session
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1. A method for creating an accounting record in a communication network, comprising:
- receiving, by a policy server, policy data from one or more application layer elements, the policy data comprising information associated with an IP session associated with an invoked application, the policy data further comprising a name of the invoked application;
receiving, by the policy server, accounting data associated with the IP session from a bearer manager, the accounting data comprising information associated with resources used by one or more lower layer elements during the IP session, the policy server operable to send one or more policies to the bearer manager, the one or more policies operable to instruct the bearer manager to take one or more actions if one or more conditions are satisfied; and
creating a consolidated billing record, by the policy server, the consolidated billing record comprising the accounting data received and the policy data received.
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Abstract
A method for creating an accounting record in a policy server in a communication network. The method also includes receiving policy data from one or more application layer elements. The method includes receiving accounting data from one or more lower layer elements, such that the accounting data is associated with the policy data. The method also includes consolidating the accounting data and the policy data received.
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1. A method for creating an accounting record in a communication network, comprising:
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receiving, by a policy server, policy data from one or more application layer elements, the policy data comprising information associated with an IP session associated with an invoked application, the policy data further comprising a name of the invoked application; receiving, by the policy server, accounting data associated with the IP session from a bearer manager, the accounting data comprising information associated with resources used by one or more lower layer elements during the IP session, the policy server operable to send one or more policies to the bearer manager, the one or more policies operable to instruct the bearer manager to take one or more actions if one or more conditions are satisfied; and creating a consolidated billing record, by the policy server, the consolidated billing record comprising the accounting data received and the policy data received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for creating a data record in a communication network, comprising:
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a bearer manager; one or more lower layer elements; one or more application layer elements; and a policy server operable to; receive policy data from one or more application layer elements, the policy data comprising information associated with an IP session associated with an invoked application, the policy data further comprising a name of the invoked application; receive accounting data associated with the IP session from the bearer manager, the accounting data comprising information associated with resources used by one or more lower layer elements during the IP session, the policy server operable to send one or more policies to the bearer manager, the one or more policies operable to instruct the bearer manager to take one or more actions if one or more conditions are satisfied; and create a consolidated billing record, the consolidated billing record comprising the accounting data received and the policy data received. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium comprising software for communicating data, the software comprising code such that when executed is operable to:
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receive policy data from one or more application layer elements, the policy data comprising information associated with an IP session associated with an invoked application, the policy data further comprising a name of the invoked application; receive accounting data associated with the IP session from a bearer manager, the accounting data comprising information associated with resources used by one or more lower layer elements during the IP session, the policy server operable to send one or more policies to the bearer manager, the one or more policies operable to instruct the bearer manager to take one or more actions if one or more conditions are satisfied; and create a consolidated billing record, the consolidated billing record comprising the accounting data received and the policy data received. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for creating a data record in a communication network, comprising:
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means for receiving policy data, by a policy server, from one or more application layer elements, the policy data comprising information associated with an IP session associated with an invoked application, the policy data further comprising a name of the invoked application; means for receiving accounting data, by a policy server, associated with the IP session from a bearer manager, the accounting data comprising information associated with resources used by one or more lower layer elements during the IP session, the policy server operable to send one or more policies to the bearer manager, the one or more policies operable to instruct the bearer manager to take one or more actions if one or more conditions are satisfied; and means for creating a consolidated billing record, by the policy server, the consolidated billing record comprising the accounting data received and the policy data received.
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