System for providing flexible charging in a network

Details System for providing flexible charging in a network System for providing flexible charging in a network

2003-06-27

2008-11-11

Smith, Creighton H (Department: 2614)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S395210

Reexamination Certificate

active

07450591

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to arrangements for charging in a packet switched network. Packets are charged differently dependent on which service flow the packets belong to. The charging system comprises a control system and a serving element residing in a packet forwarding system wherein said control system comprises an account function adapted to manage an account of at least one user and a charging policy decision point arranged to calculate a charging policy for allowed services for the at least one user. Moreover, said serving element comprises a token bucket per user adapted to store reservations received from the account function of the user associated with the token bucket and a charging policy enforcement point arranged to perform charging for a plurality of the allowed services by reducing the stored reservation of the token bucket according to the calculated charging policy.

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