Communications service billing based on bandwidth use

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H04L 12/14 (2006.01) H04M 15/12 (2006.01) H04Q 7/22 (2006.01)

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CA 2235574

In a bandwidth-on-demand type communications system, like that provided with a code division multiple access (CDMA) cellular communications system, charging subscribers for calls based on communications length provides an inaccurate measure of communication cost, and further serves to discourage use of the system for data transmission applications. To provide a more accurate cost determination, the amount of bandwidth used by each communication is metered and multiplied by a charging rate. In particular, measurements (104) of the maximum amount of bandwidth (106, 108) used during predetermined time intervals (110) are made during the course of each communication, with the maximum bandwidth measurements being summed (112) to determine an estimate of the total amount of bandwidth used during the communication. The charge for the communication is then determined by multiplying (116) the estimated total bandwidth measurement by a charging rate multiplier.

Dans un système de communications du type à largeur de bande sur demande comme celui qui est pourvu d'un système de communications cellulaire à accès multiple par division de code (AMDC), la facturation aux abonnés des appels sur la base de leur durée donne une mesure inexacte du prix de revient des communications et, en outre, elle a pour effet de dissuader d'utiliser le système pour la transmission de données. Pour obtenir une détermination plus précise du prix de revient, on mesure la largeur de bande utilisée par chaque communication et on la multiplie par un tarif de facturation. En particulier, des mesures (104) de la largeur de bande maximale (106, 108) utilisée pendant des laps de temps déterminés (110) sont faites lors de chaque communication, les mesures maximales de largeur de bande étant additionnées (112) pour obtenir une estimation de la totalité de la largeur de bande utilisée pendant la communication. On détermine ensuite le montant à facturer en multipliant (116) ce résultat par un multiplicateur de tarif de facturation.

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