Methods and systems for charging deductions disregarding existing reservations utilizing priority resource buckets

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for deducting resources from one or more resource buckets associated with a charge for a service used by a subscriber in a telecommunication system. The method including: receiving, at a node in the telecommunication system, a first message requesting a reservation of resources for the first service; reserving, at the node, resources for the first service from one or more available resource buckets according to a priority order; receiving, at the node in the telecommunication system after the reserving for the first service, a second message requesting a reservation of resources for a second service; reserving, at the node in the telecommunication system, resources for the second service from one or more available resource buckets according to the priority order; receiving, at the node in the telecommunication system, a message including a consumed amount of resources associated with the second service; and deducting, at the node in the telecommunication system, the consumed amount of resources associated with the second service by taking units from the resources which were previously reserved for the first service.