摘要:
Disclosed is a method performed by a policy control server (60, 70) of a communication network (100) for facilitating provisioning of service-related products in the communication network. The method comprises receiving, from a node (50) of the communication network, a policy settings request message, requesting charging policy settings for service-related products of a subscriber of the communication network, the message comprising a subscriber identity, obtaining, based on the received subscriber identity, information of a number of first service-related products that are provision-capable for the subscriber, and selecting, based on the information of the obtained number of first products, a number of second service-related products that are tentative for the subscriber. The method further comprises obtaining, in response to the selection, policy settings for the number of second products, and sending, to the communication network node (50), the obtained policy settings for the number of second products. Thereby it is possible to provide the subscriber with the second tentative product with the correct setting in the same moment as the subscriber requests the second product.
摘要:
According to one aspect of the teachings herein, a method and apparatus provide for dynamic, service-triggered provisioning of products, for use in authorizing product-related services to subscribers in a communication network. This approach obviates the need to pre-provision products to cover the possible usage of such services by eligible subscribers, which in turn means that the subscriber database memory requirements are reduced to the extent that the database does not need to hold potentially large numbers of pre-provisioned products. In an example embodiment, the number of products needed to cover an initial usage quota is speculatively generated responsive to a charging trigger and service to the involved subscriber is authorized using those speculatively generated products. Unused products are deleted and new products are generated as needed, to cover continued or subsequent usage of the service by the subscriber.
摘要:
The present invention provides a network entity in a cellular radio network for monitoring usage of data communication between a mobile subscriber and the cellular radio network. The network entity comprises : a first interface for receiving a first indication of the mobile subscriber's data communication usage from the mobile subscriber; a second interface for receiving a second indication of the mobile subscriber's data communication usage from a charging entity of the cellular radio network, the first and second indications relating to the mobile subscriber's data communication usage in the same time period; and a processor configured to compare the first and second indications in order to determine an accuracy of the first indication.
摘要:
L'invention comprend un procédé de comptage apte à mesurer l'utilisation faite par un utilisateur d'une connexion établie entre un terminal mobile et un réseau de communication en mode paquet, le procédé comprenant au moins une étape (E2, E3) d'émission d'un rapport de comptage. Selon l'invention, un tel procédé comprend les étapes suivantes: - (E5, E10) obtention d'une information relative à un état d'une liaison radio utilisée par la connexion, - si la liaison radio est dans un état désactivé, (E7, E12) clôture dudit rapport de comptage et émission du rapport de comptage clos.
摘要:
An M2M service provider (41) is a provider of a plurality of services (31-33). A method of processing charging information for machine-to-machine (M2M) communication between at least one M2M device (10) and an M2M service provider (41) comprises creating (102) a charging record (90) for recording usage information of the plurality of services (31-33) of the service provider (41). For each of the plurality of services (31-33) of the service provider (41), per-service usage information (94) is accumulated (105). Usage of the service by the at least one M2M device (10) is aggregated. The per-service usage information (94) is stored (108) in the charging record (90). The charging record can include at least one volume-based limit or time- based limit for publishing the charging record.