EP2845345A1 - Protokoll zur abrechnung von telekommunikationsdienstleistungen zwischen netzbetreibern - Google Patents
Protokoll zur abrechnung von telekommunikationsdienstleistungen zwischen netzbetreibernInfo
- Publication number
- EP2845345A1 EP2845345A1 EP13718120.2A EP13718120A EP2845345A1 EP 2845345 A1 EP2845345 A1 EP 2845345A1 EP 13718120 A EP13718120 A EP 13718120A EP 2845345 A1 EP2845345 A1 EP 2845345A1
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- EP
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- Prior art keywords
- telecommunication
- service usage
- usage data
- network
- telecommunications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
- H04M15/61—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP based on the service used
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L12/00—Data switching networks
- H04L12/02—Details
- H04L12/14—Charging, metering or billing arrangements specially adapted for data communications, e.g. authentication, authorisation and accounting [AAA] framework
- H04L12/1442—Charging, metering or billing arrangements specially adapted for data communications, e.g. authentication, authorisation and accounting [AAA] framework at network operator level
- H04L12/1446—Charging, metering or billing arrangements specially adapted for data communications, e.g. authentication, authorisation and accounting [AAA] framework at network operator level inter-operator billing
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
- H04W4/24—Accounting or billing
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
- H04M15/50—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP for cross-charging network operators
Definitions
- the invention relates to a method for generating service usage data in a telecommunication network. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for transmitting and / or exchanging service usage data between one
- Telecommunication network and another telecommunication network are Telecommunication networks and another telecommunication network.
- the invention further relates to a telecommunications network for generating
- Service usage information generated in particular for the transmission and / or exchange between different telecommunications networks or their operators.
- a mobile telecommunication terminal of a telecommunication network in particular mobile communication network, which is not its home telecommunication network
- a telecommunication service demand for example in case of lack of availability or network coverage of the home telecommunication network or if the telecommunication terminal (in terms of its home Telecommunications network) located abroad - are generated by the telecommunications network service usage information, which are provided for forwarding to the home telecommunications network of the telecommunication terminal, in particular zuf billing purposes.
- TAP files are used (Transferred Account Procedure), which in addition to a part that relates to service usage information, additionally have billing information.
- This billing information includes, in particular, information about the type of telecommunication service requested (for example, whether it is an international call or a national call), as well as information about the costs of the telecommunication service or price discounts or volume agreements ,
- Telecommunications service to the telecommunications terminal are concerned, but only for the determination and acquisition of correct billing data.
- Telecommunications network takes place a conversion of the TAP data formats to the particular TAP format used.
- Service usage data in the usual form may take several days, for example.
- the invention is based on the object, a method for generating
- This object is achieved according to the invention by a method for generating service usage data in a telecommunication network, the service usage data being based on a group of a plurality of different types of services
- Telecommunications services on the telecommunications network requesting Are related to telecommunication terminals, wherein the service usage data are generated automatically such that per demand event one on
- each entry of the service use data is generated, wherein each entry of the service use data at least one kind of the plurality of different types of
- the service usage data are generated only in relation to a group of telecommunication terminals, for example a group of telecommunication terminals which are allocated in a specific home telecommunication network. For other telecommunications terminals (i.e., associated with another home telecommunications network), other service usage data is then generated by the telecommunications network.
- the generation of the service usage data in addition to the per demand event of a queried on the telecommunications network
- Telecommunications service created entries a collective entry is generated, wherein the collective entry refers to all entries of the service use data and wherein the collective entry comprises a collection information, in particular quantity information, for each type of the plurality of different types of telecommunications services.
- Telecommunications service can be done.
- the generation of the entries of the service usage data is carried out with the involvement of those network elements of the telecommunications network that are involved in the provision of the
- Telecommunications services are involved.
- the basic information required for generating the service usage data it is particularly advantageously possible according to the invention for the basic information required for generating the service usage data to be available
- Service usage data can be generated promptly.
- the process of generating service usage data can be made considerably simpler.
- the network elements provided within the telecommunication network for billing telecommunication services by those involved in the provision of telecommunication services
- Network elements generated) entries of the service usage data only forward or highest formatting, but not extensive and elaborate to elaborate that additional additional information - in particular with regard to the financial value of the use of individual telecommunications services - created or added to the individual entries.
- the present invention also relates to a method for transmitting and / or exchanging service usage data between a user
- the service usage data relate to a group of telecommunication terminals requesting a plurality of different types of telecommunication services on the telecommunication network, wherein the
- Service usage data are automatically generated in such a way that an entry of the service usage data is generated for each demand event of a telecommunication service of a telecommunication terminal of the group of telecommunication terminals, wherein each entry of the service usage data is at least one kind of the plurality of different types of service usage data
- Telecommunications services is assigned, after the generation of the service usage data, the service usage data is automatically transmitted to the other telecommunications network.
- Telecommunications network can be done in a simple and timely manner.
- the aggregate entry comprises aggregate information on each type of the plurality of different types of telecommunication services.
- Processing the service usage data is realized.
- the present invention also relates to a telecommunication network for generating service usage data, wherein the service usage data are related to a group of telecommunication terminals requesting a plurality of different types of telecommunication services on the telecommunication network, wherein the telecommunication network is provided to automatically generate the service usage data such that an entry of the service usage data is generated per demand event of a telecommunication service of a telecommunication terminal of the group of telecommunication terminals requesting the telecommunication network, wherein each entry of the service usage data is assigned at least one kind of the plurality of different types of telecommunication services.
- the telecommunications network for generating the service usage data is provided such that, in addition to the pro
- Telecommunications service created entries a group entry is generated, wherein the collective entry refers to all entries of the service use data and wherein the collective entry comprises a summary information for each type of the plurality of different types of telecommunication services of the service use data.
- the present invention also relates to a computer program
- Program code means with the aid of which all steps of the inventive method are feasible when the computer program is executed on a programmable device or a network element of a telecommunications network.
- the subject of the present invention is a computer program product with a computer-readable medium and one on the computer-readable medium
- Computer program is executed on a programmable device or a network element of a telecommunications network.
- Figure 1 shows schematically a telecommunications network
- Telecommunication network and a telecommunication terminal.
- FIG. 2 shows schematically an example of an exchange or the
- FIG. 3 schematically shows an example of the invention
- FIG. 1 schematically shows a first telecommunication network 10, another one
- the telecommunication terminal 20 is preferably a mobile radio communication device, and the telecommunication network 10 and the further telecommunication network 30 are each preferably a mobile radio communication network.
- the telecommunication network 10 (and / or the further telecommunication network 30) according to the invention may also be provided in particular such that in addition to shares of a WAN (Wide Area Network) also network shares - possibly also only in subareas of the telecommunication network - are present, a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) or a Wi-Fi network form or parts of it are.
- WAN Wide Area Network
- WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
- a roaming situation i. in a situation where the telecommunication terminal 20 does not make radio contact with it (in particular due to a contractual relationship of the user of the telecommunication terminal 20 with the operator of a
- Telecommunications network assigned home telecommunications network is able to connect to a (from the point of view of the telecommunication terminal) foreign telecommunication network is made, wherein - in the event that
- Telecommunications services are requested by the telecommunications terminal - service usage data between the telecommunications networks involved must be replaced.
- Telecommunications network 30 the home telecommunications network of
- Telecommunications terminal 20 corresponds and the telecommunications network 10 corresponds in this usage situation to the foreign telecommunications network. If that
- Telecommunications network 10 a telecommunications service for the
- Telecommunications terminal 20 provides corresponding service usage data 100 are generated by the telecommunications network 10 and to the other
- Telecommunications network 30 transmitted or exchanged with the other telecommunications network 30.
- the other telecommunications network 30 based on a not shown telecommunications terminal
- a telecommunications service for the telecommunication network 10 provides, are by the other
- Telecommunications network 30 corresponding additional service usage data 300 generated and transmitted to the telecommunications network 10 and exchanged with the telecommunications network 10.
- FIG. 2 schematically illustrates the exchange or transmission of service usage data 100 between the telecommunication network 10 and the further telecommunication network 30 according to the present invention.
- the telecommunications network 10 has network elements 11 involved in the provision of the telecommunications service. Accordingly, the other has
- Telecommunications network 30 such (other) network elements 31, which at the
- Such network elements 11 of the telecommunication network 10 or such network elements 31 of the further telecommunication network 30 comprise, for example, the following network elements (of the respective telecommunication networks):
- SMS-C Short Message Service Center
- SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node
- GGSN Gateway GPRS Support Node
- MMS-C Multimedia Messaging Service Center
- P-CSCF Proxy Call Session Control Function
- IP Internet Protocol
- WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
- the telecommunication network 10 also has collective entry generation systems 12 which within the telecommunication network 10 for billing
- the further telecommunication network 30 also has further group entry generation systems 32, which are billed within the further telecommunication network 30
- Telecommunications services are provided.
- FIG. 3 schematically shows an example of service usage data 100 according to the invention.
- the service use data 100 have a plurality of entries 110, 120, 130, 140, wherein these entries 110, 120, 130, 140 are each a request event of a telecommunication network 10 on the part of a telecommunication terminal 20
- each such demand event is associated with a corresponding entry of the service use data 100.
- the service usage data 100 and also a collection entry 150, where the collection entry 150 relates to entries 110, 120, 130, 140 of the service usage data 100, and wherein the collection entry 150 contains summary information about each type of the plurality of different types of
- the entries 110, 120, 130, 140 for the service usage data 100 in the telecommunication network 10 are generated by the network elements 11 involved in the provision of the telecommunication services (the telecommunication network 10). (Accordingly, corresponding entries for the other
- Service usage data 300 in the further telecommunication network 30 (see Figure 2) generated by the network elements 31, in the provision of the
- Telecommunications services (further telecommunications network 30) are involved). These information generated by the network elements 11 of the telecommunications network 10 are forwarded to the collective entry generation systems 12, which within the telecommunications network 10 for billing
- Telecommunications services are provided and generate the service usage data 100. Accordingly, the network elements 31 of the other
- Telecommunications network 30 generated information to the other
- Telecommunications network 30 are provided for billing telecommunications services and generate the other service usage data 300.
- telecommunication services are the following categories:
- the aggregate entry 150 contains information as aggregation information, in particular quantity information relating to the entries 110, 120, 130, 140, for example in the form:
- each of the entries 110, 120, 130, 140 for a demand event of a particular type of telecommunication service includes certain information that can be used to easily generate accounting data, but that does not include accounting data, such as:
- the IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity
- the extent of the demanded telecommunications service for example in the form of the duration of a telephone connection or in the form of the volume of data used.
- the generation of the service usage data 100 takes place according to the invention, in particular, promptly after the provision of the service usage data 100 (or the further service usage data 300) takes place according to the invention, in particular, promptly after the provision of the service usage data 100 (or the further service usage data 300)
- the exchange or transmission of the service use data 100 takes place between the telecommunication network 10 and the further telecommunication network 30 at regular time intervals, for example at least every 4 hours or every 6 hours or all 12 hours or every 24 hours.
- the entries 110, 120, 130, 140 contained in a file of the service usage data 100 preferably refer to the past periodic period (for example, 4 hours or 6 hours or 12 hours or 24 hours).
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
- Accounting & Taxation (AREA)
- Mobile Radio Communication Systems (AREA)
- Telephonic Communication Services (AREA)
- Data Exchanges In Wide-Area Networks (AREA)
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| DE102012008517A DE102012008517A1 (de) | 2012-05-02 | 2012-05-02 | Verfahren zur Generierung von Dienstnutzungsdaten in einem Telekommunikationsnetz, Verfahren zur Übertragung und/oder zum Austausch von Dienstnutzungsdaten zwischen einem Telekommunikationsnetz und einem weiteren Telekommunikationsnetz,Telekommunikationsnetz, Computerprogramm und Computerprogramm-Produkt |
| PCT/EP2013/001097 WO2013164065A1 (de) | 2012-05-02 | 2013-04-15 | Protokoll zur abrechnung von telekommunikationsdienstleistungen zwischen netzbetreibern |
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