Nokia Corporation

Nokia Networks Oy

Hakan Mitts

Sami Uskela

Kengatharan Sivalingam

Petteri Pöyhönen

Martin Bergenwall

Eva-Maria Leppänen

Lucia Elena Tudose

Mari K Nieminen

Aapo Rautiainen

Andrei Krüger

Kalevi Ratschunas

Jarno Pelkonen

Andrei Kruger

According to the present invention, a plurality of data packets are received and routed by a router () in a data network. The router () comprises storing means () for storing a pre-defined list of rules for detecting special data packets, detecting means () for detecting special data packets in the received plurality of data packets on the basis of the pre-defined list of rules stored in said storing means (), and routing means () for requesting instructions for the special data packets detected by said detecting means () and for routing the special data packets in accordance with instructions received on request. According to the present invention, an advanced service architecture for next generation network services is provided. In this service architecture, the functions of the detecting means () and the routing means () can be achieved by a service trigger and a service logic, respectively.

Advanced service architecture for next generation network services and intelligent data network router

To diversify the calculation of advice of charge, a price definition element (AoC-I) is maintained in a telecommunications system. In order to use the correct price definition element (AoC-I), an indication of the price definition element (AoC-I) to be used in calculating the advice of charge of a service is associated with the service. The advice of charge of the service is calculated by the indicated price definition element (AoC-I).

Method for calculating advice of charge

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