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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2008
Joerg Niemoeller, Herzogenrath, DE;
Roman Levenshteyn, Aachen, DE;
Ioannis Fikouras, Stockholm, DE;
Raphael Quinet, Liége, BE;
Joerg Niemoeller, Herzogenrath, DE;
Roman Levenshteyn, Aachen, DE;
Ioannis Fikouras, Stockholm, DE;
Raphael Quinet, Liége, BE;
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericcson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Methods and devices for controlling a charging of a composite service in a telecommunications network are described. The composite service comprises an invocation of a constituent service. The telecommunications network comprises a control node for controlling the composite service, a service node for providing the constituent service, and a charging system for performing the charging. The method comprises the steps of receiving from the service node a first usage report comprising charging indicators related to the invocation of the constituent service, receiving from the control node control information related to the composite service, the control information indicating that the invocation of the constituent service is associated to the invocation of the composite service, generating a further usage report by changing the charging indicators according to the control information, and sending the further usage report to the charging system to instruct the charging system to perform the charging according to the further usage report.