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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2016
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Miguel Angel Garcia Martin, Madrid, ES;
Pablo Martinez De La Cruz, Madrid, ES;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for implementing a service function chain of a mobile telecommunications network. A method for implementing a charging function in a service function chain of a mobile telecommunications network in which the service function chain includes a plurality of service functions in which each service function is configured to apply one or more services associated with a user packet traversing the service function chain towards a destination, and is configured to provide charging data related to the service function. A receiver receives collective charging data provided by the plurality of service functions, the collective charging data includes charging data for a plurality of services associated with a user packet. A charging controller controls charging for the plurality of services associated with the user packet based on the collective charging data.