Method and system for access and accounting of point-to-multipoint services
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1. A method of managing point-to-multipoint services in a mobile communication network, said method comprising:
- receiving from a mobile station a request for accessing a point-to-multipoint service, said request comprising a subscriber identifier of the subscriber placing the request and a point-to-multipoint service identifier of the point-to-multipoint service for which access is being requested,defining accounting information associating said subscriber identifier with said point-to-multipoint service identifier;
storing said accounting information placing the subscriber in association with the identified point-to-multipoint service within a point-to-multipoint (PTM) service management entity;
performing an access enabling procedure, andproviding said accounting information to an accounting entity of said mobile communication network in which charging data for the point-to-multipoint service is provided considering a total number of subscribers who placed the request for accessing the point-to-multipoint service and a provider of the point-to-multipoint service, said accounting information identifying the subscriber who placed the request together with the point-to-multipoint service for which access was requested, wherein said charging data is used for billing the provider of the point-to-multipoint service depending on the number of the subscribers receiving the service.
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Abstract
The present application relates to a method for managing point-to-multi-point services in a mobile communication network, comprising: receiving from a mobile station a request for accessing a point-to-multipoint service, storing a subscriber identification in association with a point-to-multipoint service identification, performing an access enabling procedure, and providing accounting information to an accounting entity of the mobile communication network, where said accounting information identifies the subscriber who placed the request together with the point-to-multipoint service for which access was requested.
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1. A method of managing point-to-multipoint services in a mobile communication network, said method comprising:
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receiving from a mobile station a request for accessing a point-to-multipoint service, said request comprising a subscriber identifier of the subscriber placing the request and a point-to-multipoint service identifier of the point-to-multipoint service for which access is being requested, defining accounting information associating said subscriber identifier with said point-to-multipoint service identifier; storing said accounting information placing the subscriber in association with the identified point-to-multipoint service within a point-to-multipoint (PTM) service management entity; performing an access enabling procedure, and providing said accounting information to an accounting entity of said mobile communication network in which charging data for the point-to-multipoint service is provided considering a total number of subscribers who placed the request for accessing the point-to-multipoint service and a provider of the point-to-multipoint service, said accounting information identifying the subscriber who placed the request together with the point-to-multipoint service for which access was requested, wherein said charging data is used for billing the provider of the point-to-multipoint service depending on the number of the subscribers receiving the service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program, the computer program for managing point-to-multipoint services in a mobile communication network, the computer program comprising:
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instructions for receiving from a mobile station a request for accessing a point-to-multipoint service, said request comprising a subscriber identifier of the subscriber placing the request and a point-to-multipoint service identifier of the point-to-multipoint service for which access is being requested, instructions for defining accounting information associating said subscriber identifier with said point-to-multipoint service identifier; instructions for storing said accounting information placing the subscriber in association with the identified point-to-multipoint service within a point-to-multipoint (PTM) service management entity; instructions for performing an access enabling procedure, and instructions for providing said accounting information to an accounting entity of said mobile communication network in which charging data for the point-to-multipoint service is provided considering a total number of subscribers who placed the request for accessing the point-to-multipoint service and a provider of the point-to-multipoint service, said accounting information identifying the subscriber who placed the request together with the point-to-multipoint service for which access was requested, wherein said charging data is used for billing the provider of the point-to-multipoint service depending on the number of the subscribers receiving the service.
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20. An accounting entity of a mobile communication network, said accounting entity comprising:
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a receiver for receiving accounting information, said accounting information identifying a subscriber placing a request for a point-to-multipoint service, and identifying a point-to-multipoint service for which access was requested wherein said accounting information further associating said subscriber identifier with said point-to-multipoint service identifier by a point-to-multipoint service data base entity; and a processor for providing charging data for the point-to-multipoint service identified in the accounting information considering a total number of subscribers who placed the request for accessing the point-to-multipoint service and a provider of the point-to-multipoint service and wherein said charging data is used for billing the provider of the point-to-multipoint service depending on the number of the subscribers receiving the service, wherein said processor is arranged such that if said accounting information indicates the number of subscribers corresponding to all or a predetermined part of the subscribers currently stored by said point-to-multipoint service data base entity in association with said point-to-multipoint service, said charging data depends on the indicated number of subscribers. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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