摘要:
Communication networks and methods are disclosed for providing converged prepaid charging and postpaid charging. A communication network (200) described herein includes a switching system (204), a charging selection system (210), a prepaid charging system (220), and a postpaid charging system (230). When the switching system receives a call for a subscriber, the switching system processes a subscriber profile to determine a type of charging for the call. If the type of charging for the subscriber comprises a hybrid prepaid/postpaid charging, then the switching system transmits a query to the charging selection system. Responsive to the query, the charging selection system processes charging criteria to determine whether the hybrid prepaid/postpaid charging for the call should be prepaid or postpaid. The charging selection system initiates prepaid charging or postpaid charging for the call based on the charging criteria.
摘要:
The invention relates to an Intelligent Network (16) arranged to communicate with a mobile switching center of a mobile communication network. The Intelligent Network is arranged to: receive a call message from said mobile switching center (2) comprising a calling party number and a called party number; retrieve a routing label and a tariff cluster number from a first database (28) using said called party number; modify said called party number by adding said routing label and said tariff cluster number as a prefix to said called party number to render a modified called party number; send a routing message to said mobile switching center (2) comprising said modified called party number.
摘要:
A method, apparatus and software is disclosed for managing a call in a telecommunications network, in which an instruction from a calling device to establish a call to a destination is received; a first command to connect a first call leg to the calling device is issued; the first call leg to the calling device is connected; a second command to connect a second call leg to the calling device is issued; the second call leg is connected to the destination instead of the calling device; and the first and second call legs are connected to provide the call between the calling device and the destination.
摘要:
A method, apparatus and software is disclosed for managing a call in a telecommunications network, in which an instruction from a calling device to establish a call to a destination is received; a first command to connect a first call leg to the calling device is issued; the first call leg to the calling device is connected; a second command to connect a second call leg to the calling device is issued; the second call leg is connected to the destination instead of the calling device; and the first and second call legs are connected to provide the call between the calling device and the destination.
摘要:
The invention relates to an Intelligent Network (16) arranged to communicate with a mobile switching center of a mobile communication network. The Intelligent Network is arranged to: receive a call message from said mobile switching center (2) comprising a calling party number and a called party number; retrieve a routing label and a tariff cluster number from a first database (28) using said called party number; modify said called party number by adding said routing label and said tariff cluster number as a prefix to said called party number to render a modified called party number; send a routing message to said mobile switching center (2) comprising said modified called party number.