CA2432551A1 - Charging in a communication system - Google Patents

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CA2432551A1
CA2432551A1 CA002432551A CA2432551A CA2432551A1 CA 2432551 A1 CA2432551 A1 CA 2432551A1 CA 002432551 A CA002432551 A CA 002432551A CA 2432551 A CA2432551 A CA 2432551A CA 2432551 A1 CA2432551 A1 CA 2432551A1
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Abstract

A method for charging for services in a communication system comprising a charging entity and at least two connection support entities for providing resources to support connection in the communication system, the method comprising: detecting initiation of a connection for provision by the connection support entities; generating a charging identity for identifying the connection; determining according to a first stored tariff a first charge for the support of the connection by the first connection support entity;
determining according to a second stored tariff a second charge for the support of the connection by the second connection support entity;
transmitting a first charging message from the first connection support entity to the charging entity, the message specifying the first charge and including the charging identity; and transmitting a second charging message from the second connection support entity to the charging entity, the message specifying the second charge and including the charging identity.

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1. A method for charging for services in a communication system comprising a charging entity and at least two connection support entities for providing resources to support a connection in the communication system, the method comprising:
detecting initiation of a connection for provision by the connection support entities;
generating a charging identity for identifying the connection;
determining according to a first stored tariff a first charge for the support of the connection by the first connection support entity;
determining according to a second stored tariff a second charge for the support of the connection by the second connection support entity;
transmitting a first charging message from the first connection support entity to the charging entity, the message specifying the first charge and including the charging identity; and transmitting a second charging message from the second connection support entity to the charging entity, the message specifying the second charge and including the charging identity.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second charges is determined based on the duration of the connection.
3. A method as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the first and second charges is determined based on the amount of data transmitted during the connection.
4. A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the connection supports the carrying of data in packet form and at least one of the first and second charges is determined based on the number of packets transmitted during the connection.
5. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein at least one of the first and second charges is of a fixed value.
6. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein each of the first and second connection support entities has a unique identity.
7. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the step of generating the charging identity is performed by one of the first and second connection support entities.
8. A method as claimed in claim 7, comprising the step of transmitting the charging identity from the said one of the first and second connection support entities to the other of the connection support entities.
9. A method as claimed in claim 7 or 8 as dependant on claim 6, wherein each of the first and second connection support entities maintains a count of the charging identities it has generated, and the charging identity is formed by combining the unique identity of the entity that generates the charging identity and the next number in the count maintained by that entity.
10. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, comprising the steps of:
receiving at the charging entity the first and second charging messages; and determining that the first and second charging messages have the same charging identity and in response thereto summing the first and second charges to form a total charge for the connection.
11. A method as claimed in claim 10, comprising allocating the total charge to a user account.
12. A method as claimed in claim 10, comprising dividing the total charge into at least two portions and allocating one of those portions to a first user account and the second of those portions to another user account.
13. A method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the first user account is associated with a terminal that initiated the connection.
14. A method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the second user account is associated with another terminal to which the terminal that initiated the connection has been connected by means of the connection.
15. A method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the second user account is unassociated with another terminal to which the terminal that initiated the connection has been connected by means of the connection.
16. A method as claimed in claim 6 or any of claims 7 to 15-as dependant directly or indirectly on claim 6, comprising the steps of:
Transmitting from the first connection support entity to the charging entity the unique identity of the first connection support entity; and transmitting from the second connection support entity to the charging entity the unique identity of the second connection support entity.
17. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, comprising the steps of:
transmitting from the first connection support entity to the charging entity the first stored tariff; and transmitting from the second connection support entity to the charging entity the second stored tariff.
18. A method as claimed in claim 17, wherein during the connection the charging entity forms an estimate of the charge for the connection according to the first and second tariffs
19. A communication system comprising:
at least two connection support entities for providing resources to support a connection in the communication system and arranged collectively to detect initiation of a connection for provision by the connection support entities; generate a charging identity for identifying the connection; and each to determine according to a respective stored tariff a respective charge for the support of the connection by the respective connection support entity and transmit to a charging entity a respective charging message to a charging entity, the message specifying the respective charge and including the charging identity; and a charging entity for receiving charging messages and summing charges specified by charging messages that include the same charging identity to form a total charge for a connection corresponding to that charging identity and causing the total charge to be allocated to a subscriber account.
20. A method for charging for services in a communication system capable of supporting communication between at least a first user terminal and a second user terminal, the communication system including:
a charging entity for attributing to an account associated with one of the terminals a charge for the use of services in supporting the communication;
and a plurality of communication support entities each capable of providing services to support the communication and to which payment for the provision of the respective services in supporting the communication is attributable;
the method comprising:
each communication support entity transmitting to the charging entity an indication of a respective charging calculation method;
the charging entity receiving and storing each indication of a charging calculation method together with an indication of the entity to which the indication relates;
establishing a communication link between the first user terminal and the second user terminal by means of services provided by a sub-set of the communication support entities; and the charging entity performing the steps of: determining for each of the communication support entities of the sub-set a respective amount; attributing to each of the communication support entities of the sub-set a payment determined in dependence on the respective amount; and attributing to an account associated with one of the first user terminal and the second user terminal a charge determined in dependence on the sum of the determined amounts.
21. A method as claimed in claim 20, comprising:
determining a charge for a connection between a first terminal and a second terminal;
dividing the charge into at least two sub-charges; and allocating one of those portions to a first user account and the second of those portions to another user account.
22. A method as claimed in claim 21, wherein the first user account is associated with a terminal that initiated the connection.
23. A method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the second user account is associated with another terminal to which the terminal that initiated the connection has been connected by means of the connection.
24. A method as claimed in claim 23, wherein the second user account is unassociated with another terminal to which the terminal that initiated the connection has been connected by means of the connection.
25. A method for charging for services in a communication system substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
26. A communication system substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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