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Real-time correlation of parallel billing events

An event and associated technology, applied in the field of distributed systems, that can solve problems such as inability to guarantee rewards

Active Publication Date: 2016-03-16
TELEFON AB LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
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If the reward is given for the service currently used, there is a race to the billing system and there is no guarantee that the reward will be made before using the service and vice versa

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[0025] The following detailed description of the present invention refers to the accompanying drawings. The same reference signs in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements. In addition, the following detailed description does not limit the present invention.

[0026] Typically, a distributed system includes a collection of separate processes that are spatially separated (e.g., at separate nodes) and communicate with each other by exchanging messages. If the delay associated with message transmission is not negligible compared to the time between events in a single process, the system can be considered distributed. Intuitively, if event A occurs a bit earlier than event B, it can be considered that event A occurred before event B. This intuitive judgment of whether event A occurred before event B is based on the physical theory of time. However, in a distributed system, regulations must be given for observable events in the system. Regulations based on phy...

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The present invention provides a method and a credit control device for providing services to end users implemented in a network (110), the network comprising a first client (115-1), a second client (115-M) and a computer Fee System (130). The method includes a first client (115-1) receiving (900) a first service event (120) destined for a first end user (105-1); and retrieving (915) a first logical clock value from memory , wherein the first logical clock value specifies the number of service events received at the second client (115-M). The method also includes the first client (115-1) incrementing (920) a second logical clock value based on receiving the first service event (120); and based on the first logical clock value and the second logical clock value, constructing ( 920) First timestamp parameter. The method also includes the first client (115-1) sending (925) a charging request to the charging system, wherein the charging request includes a first timestamp parameter, and the charging request is related to the first end user ( 105-1) Provide credit authorization associated with the first service event (120).

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Technical field [0001] The implementation described here relates generally to distributed systems, and more specifically, to correlate charging events in a distributed network environment. Background technique [0002] "Credit control" may involve a mechanism that interacts with accounts associated with end users in real time and controls or monitors fees related to the use of services associated with those end users' accounts. For example, credit control may involve checking whether credit is available for a given account, credit reservation, and deduction of credit from the end user account when the service is completed and / or unused reserved credit is repaid. Credit control is particularly useful for the provision of network services such as providing cellular "broadcast time" in cellular wireless networks, and providing multimedia data in wired or wireless networks. Credit control can be implemented by a billing system, which monitors and controls fees related to end users' ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04M15/00H04W4/24G06Q20/40
CPCG06Q20/40H04L12/14H04L12/1403H04L12/1467H04L12/1496H04M15/00H04M15/43H04M15/77H04M15/8278H04M15/888H04M2215/0144H04M2215/0192H04M2215/7254H04M2215/788H04W4/24
Inventor 马库斯·卡尔松
Owner TELEFON AB LM ERICSSON (PUBL)