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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2009
Rajesh Ramankutty, Nashua, NH (US);
Rajesh Velandy, Nashua, NH (US);
Sanil Kumar Puthiyandyil, Nashua, NH (US);
Rajesh Ramankutty, Nashua, NH (US);
Rajesh Velandy, Nashua, NH (US);
Sanil Kumar Puthiyandyil, Nashua, NH (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed that provide accounting in an access gateway of a communication network. Logic can be implemented in an access gateway to provide accounting in an access gateway when the data is tunneled or encapsulated by a protocol when passing through the access gateway. The access gateway can perform inspections on the data to determine what portions of the data are user payload data and be included in a count and what portions of the data can be ignored, such as control packets and overhead information on the packet. The logic can also be deployed in next generation networks, such as long-term evolution, to provide accounting at the access gateway in some situations.