WO2005013049A3 - Cost minimization of services by multiple providers - Google Patents

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WO2005013049A3
WO2005013049A3 PCT/US2004/023328 US2004023328W WO2005013049A3 WO 2005013049 A3 WO2005013049 A3 WO 2005013049A3 US 2004023328 W US2004023328 W US 2004023328W WO 2005013049 A3 WO2005013049 A3 WO 2005013049A3
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Phillip C Jacobs
Rahul G Patel
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Cisco Tech Inc
Phillip C Jacobs
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/02—Details
    • H04L12/14—Charging, metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
    • H04L12/1485—Tariff-related aspects
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/02—Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
    • G06Q30/0283—Price estimation or determination
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/02—Details
    • H04L12/14—Charging, metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/02—Details
    • H04L12/14—Charging, metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
    • H04L12/1442—Charging, metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications at network operator level
    • H04L12/145—Charging, metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications at network operator level trading network capacity or selecting route based on tariff
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/41—Billing record details, i.e. parameters, identifiers, structure of call data record [CDR]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/49—Connection to several service providers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/80—Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects

Abstract

A technique for efficiently and accurately minimizing costs associated with services provided by a plurality of service providers (SPs) [270a-b], that bill for their services based on a tiered cost structure. Target tiers are generated based on the utilization of the SPs' [270a-b] services and the SPs' [270a-b] cost structures. Utilization of the SPs1 [270a-b] services is monitored. A momentary target utilization rate (MTUR) is generated for each SP [270a-b] based on the cumulated utilization of the SP's [270a-b] service and the SP's [270a-b] target tier. Utilization of the SPs' [270a-b] services is distributed based on the generated MTURS in a manner that minimizes cost. If th utilization of the SPs' [270a-b] services indicates the MTURS have been exceeded, new target tiers and MTURS are generated and utilization of the SPs' [270a-b] services is redistributed among the SPs [270a-b] in a manner that minimizes cost.
PCT/US2004/023328 2003-07-31 2004-07-20 Cost minimization of services by multiple providers WO2005013049A2 (en)

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EP04778702A EP1654615A4 (en) 2003-07-31 2004-07-20 Cost minimization of services provided by multiple service providers
CA2529634A CA2529634C (en) 2003-07-31 2004-07-20 Cost minimization of services provided by multiple service providers
AU2004262270A AU2004262270A1 (en) 2003-07-31 2004-07-20 Cost minimization of services provided by multiple service providers

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