Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Usage measurement
Reexamination Certificate
1999-06-04
2010-06-29
Colbert, Ella (Department: 3696)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Usage measurement
C455S406000, C370S238000, C370S389000, C379S112010, C379S114070
Reexamination Certificate
active
07747240
ABSTRACT:
In a communications network, use of network resources is measured locally at customer terminals, for example by counting the number of packets sent and received. The resulting data may be aggregated and sent to a network accounting object. Accounting data may subsequently be passed between network subdomains.
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Briscoe Robert J
Rizzo Michael
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
Colbert Ella
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
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