System and method of billing based on the reported traffic...

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H04L 12/14 (2006.01) H04L 29/06 (2006.01) H04M 15/00 (2006.01) H04M 17/02 (2006.01)

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CA 2471634

A system and method in a telecommunications network for billing a call placed by a user based on a reported traffic load in the network. The system includes at least one Media Gateway Control Function (MGCF) that sends a reported traffic load for the MGCF in a registration message to a presence and instant messaging (PIM) Server. Users that subscribe to a load-based billing service also register with the PIM Server. The PIM server sends the reported traffic load to the users whenever the traffic load is updated by the MGCF, and to a billing node when the user places the call. A Call State Control Function (CSCF) sends the duration of the call to the billing node. The billing node determines a billing rate based on the reported traffic load and calculates a charge for the call based on the determined billing rate and the duration of the call.

La présente invention concerne un système et un procédé permettant, dans un réseau de télécommunication, de facturer sur la base d'un compte rendu de charge du trafic dans le réseau une communication demandée par un utilisateur. Le système comporte au moins une fonction MGCF (Media Gateway Control Function) qui envoie à un serveur PIM (Presence and Instant Messaging) dans un message d'enregistrement un compte rendu de charge du trafic concernant le MGCF. Les utilisateurs qui s'abonnent à un tel service de facturation sur la base de la charge s'enregistrent également auprès du serveur PIM. Ce serveur PIM envoie aux utilisateurs le compte rendu de charge du trafic à chaque mise à jour de la charge du trafic par la MGCF, et au noeud de facturation lorsque l'utilisateur demande une communication. Une fonction CSCF (Call State Control Function) envoie au noeud de facturation la durée de la communication. Se basant sur le compte rendu de charge du trafic, le noeud de facturation détermine un taux de facturation puis il calcule le prix de la communication sur la base du taux de facturation déterminé et de la durée de la communication.

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