Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Usage measurement
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-15
2006-08-15
To, Doris H. (Department: 2682)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Usage measurement
C455S406000, C455S422100, C455S432300, C709S201000, C709S224000, C709S217000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07092696
ABSTRACT:
An accounting framework is provided for a communications system having a plurality of service providers, including cellular service providers and/or data network service providers, e.g., Internet service providers. Accounting units containing accounting information are exchanged between service providers to allow the service providers to charge for usage of services. The accounting units have a predetermined format to allow them to be exchanged between different service providers. Each accounting unit includes a plurality of fields, including a service type field, a usage of radio interface field, a usage of a visited or external network field, a usage of mobility management field, a quality of service field, a usage of a packet data protocol field, and other fields. Users may be charged for services based on these fields.
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Akhtar Haseeb
Barnes Mary
Hosain Akram M.
Qaddoura Emad
Nortel Networks Limited
Pan Yuwen
To Doris H.
Trop Pruner & Hu P.C.
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