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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2007
Walter G. Dixon, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
Robert M. Batz, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert A. Mackie, Cary, NC (US);
Mark Albert, Cary, NC (US);
Chris O'rourke, Apex, NC (US);
Humberto Tavares, Cary, NC (US);
Walter G. Dixon, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
Robert M. Batz, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert A. Mackie, Cary, NC (US);
Mark Albert, Cary, NC (US);
Chris O'Rourke, Apex, NC (US);
Humberto Tavares, Cary, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for billing end users in a peer-to-peer transaction in a network environment is provided that includes a client services packet gateway operable to communicate with a first end user and a second end user in order to facilitate the peer-to-peer transaction and a flow manager element operable to receive one or more packets of the peer-to-peer transaction from one or more interfaces, such that the interface is a subscriber interface or a network interface. The flow manager is further operable to associate a first session object with the first user and associate a second session object with the second user.