System, method and computer program product for merging data in a network-based filtering and aggregating platform
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1. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable storage medium for processing network accounting information comprising:
- computer code for receiving from a first source a first network accounting record;
computer code for correlating the first network accounting record with accounting information available from a second source; and
computer code for using the accounting information with which the first network accounting record is correlated to enhance the first network accounting record.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for processing network accounting information. A first network accounting record is received from a first source. Thereafter, the first network accounting record is correlated with accounting information available from a second source. The accounting information with which the first network accounting record is correlated is then used to enhance the first network accounting record.
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1. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable storage medium for processing network accounting information comprising:
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computer code for receiving from a first source a first network accounting record; computer code for correlating the first network accounting record with accounting information available from a second source; and computer code for using the accounting information with which the first network accounting record is correlated to enhance the first network accounting record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of processing network accounting information comprising:
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receiving from a first source a first network accounting record; correlating the first network accounting record with accounting information available from a second source; and using the accounting information with which the first network accounting record is correlated to enhance the first network accounting record. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for collecting data from network entities for a data consuming application, comprising:
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a plurality of data collectors to receive information from the network entities and to produce records based on the information, each data collector in the plurality of data collectors being associated with and coupled to a different one of the network entities; and an enhancement component that augments data in one of the records produced by one of the plurality of data collectors with data from a different one of the records produced by another of the plurality of data collectors. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for collecting data from network entities for a data consuming application having a policy, comprising:
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receiving a first network record and a second network record, each associated with a different network entity and including data parameters of the associated different network entity; determining that the first and the second network records are related; determining from the policy that the first network activity is to be enhanced with one of the data parameters from the second network record; and adding the one of the data parameters from the second network record to the first network record. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. An apparatus for enhancing network accounting data records for an accounting data consuming application having a policy, the apparatus coupled to a plurality of data collectors, each data collector collecting data from a different network entity, comprising:
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a memory device for storing accounting data records received from the plurality of data collectors; wherein a new accounting data record is correlated with one of the stored accounting data records; and an enhancement device, responsive to the policy, for augmenting the new accounting data record with data from one of the stored accounting data records with which the new accounting data record is correlated.
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