Policy based accounting and billing for network services

Details Policy based accounting and billing for network services Policy based accounting and billing for network services

2006-02-21

2006-02-21

Chin, Wellington (Department: 2664)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S389000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07002977

ABSTRACT:
A system and method are disclosed for policy based accounting and billing for network services. In one embodiment, a packet forwarding device receives a packet to be forwarded over the network, accesses a policy table to identify a billing party associated with the packet, obtains billing information, and stores a record of the forwarded packet and the associated billing party.

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