Charging mechanism for multicasting

Details Charging mechanism for multicasting Charging mechanism for multicasting

2005-11-15

2005-11-15

Cosimano, Edward (Department: 3629)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

For cost/price

Time

C377S016000, C705S400000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06965883

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for calculating a cost of receiving multicast data from a multicast session. A multicast network includes at least one multicast service, each multicast service including at least one multicast session. The apparatus receives a request to establish a connection to the multicast session, stores a start time for the connection and an end time for the connection and, after termination of the connection, calculates the cost of receiving the multicast data The apparatus can receive a subsequent request to extend the connection, the subsequent request specifying a new end time for the connection, and store the new end time for the connection. Alternatively, the apparatus can receive a subsequent request to terminate the connection, the subsequent request specifying a new end time that precedes the end time for the connection, and store the new end time for the connection.

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