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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2000
Applicants:
Juha-pekka Koskinen, Espoo, FI;
Juha Vallinen, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Juha-Pekka Koskinen, Espoo, FI;
Juha Vallinen, Espoo, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04M 15/14 (2006.01); H04M 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A network element and a method for accounting chargeable signaling in a communication network. The network includes a signaling message detected in a call processing network element, and an amount of data carried in the signaling message. The amount of data is determined based on a message description provided in the signaling message. The network further includes a counting function, which is selected and updated based on the message description. Accordingly, an inter-operator accounting can be provided even for data carried in signaling messages.