Abstract: A charging server stores records corresponding to each of multiple subscriber identifiers associated with respective mobile devices. At least one record contains a counter value corresponding to one of multiple counter identifiers. The charging server receives a request from a policy server via a network, containing one of the subscriber identifirs and a session identifier. Responsive to receiving the request, the charging server determines whether the request includes any counter identifiers. When the request does not include any counter identifiers, the charging server determines whether the record corresponding to the received subscriber identifier contains any counter values. When the record includes at least one counter value, the charging server establishes a communications session with the policy server and transmits the at least one counter value to the policy server. When the record does not include any counter values, the charging server establishes a communications session with the policy server.

Abstract: A charging server stores records corresponding to each of multiple subscriber identifiers associated with respective mobile devices. At least one record contains a counter value corresponding to one of multiple counter identifiers. The charging server receives a request from a policy server via a network, containing one of the subscriber identifirs and a session identifier. Responsive to receiving the request, the charging server determines whether the request includes any counter identifiers. When the request does not include any counter identifiers, the charging server determines whether the record corresponding to the received subscriber identifier contains any counter values. When the record includes at least one counter value, the charging server establishes a communications session with the policy server and transmits the at least one counter value to the policy server. When the record does not include any counter values, the charging server establishes a communications session with the policy server.

Abstract: A short message service (SMS) node detects that at least one request to deliver a plurality of short messages (SM) originates from a single user. Information (MSISDN, ISMI) related to recipients of the plurality of short messages is combined in a signaling message, and the signaling message is transmitted to a charging function (OFCS, OCS).

Abstract: A short message service (SMS) node detects that at least one request to deliver a plurality of short messages (SM) originates from a single user. Information (MSISDN, ISMI) related to recipients of the plurality of short messages is combined in a signaling message, and the signaling message is transmitted to a charging function (OFCS, OCS).

Abstract: Controlling setting-up a connection in a mobile communication system includes storing, in at least one subscriber database, subscriber-oriented data for a subscriber registered in a home mobile radio network, entering the subscriber-oriented data in a subscriber database when the subscriber moves, and setting-up a connection for the subscriber with a mobile station using a mobile switching center coupled to the subscriber database.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining a billing tariff for billing for a data transfer, where a mobile communication terminal which is involved in the data transfer and has access rights for a data mobile radio network is situated in a visitor mobile radio network. The method involves setup of a data tunnel, used for transferring the data, prompting transfer of an item of location information which relates to the communication terminal from a switching center, temporarily associated with the communication terminal, in the visitor mobile radio network to the network gateway node in the data mobile radio network. The network gateway node transfers the item of location information to a billing system, and the billing system uses the item of location information to establish that the communication terminal is situated in the visitor mobile radio network. Thereupon and the billing system ascertains a billing tariff which is associated with the visitor mobile radio network.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining a billing tariff for billing for a packet switched data transfer, where a mobile communication terminal which is involved in the data transfer and has access rights for a data mobile radio network is situated in a visitor mobile radio network. The method involves a data link being set up between a billing system, which performs billing for the data transfer, and a central subscriber register in the data mobile radio network, and this data link being used to transfer to the billing system an item of location information which relates to the current location of the communication terminal. The billing system uses the item of location information to establish that the communication terminal is situated in the visitor mobile radio network, and the billing system ascertains a billing tariff which is associated with the visitor mobile radio network.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transferring messages between communication terminals, including a control computer controlling message transfer which transfers a token to a first communication terminal and grants the first communication terminal authorization to transmit a message, and transfers a reservation message to a charging system, which asks the charging system to reserve resources for charging for the transfer of the message. After receiving the token, the first communication terminal starts to transmit the message, which is addressed to a second communication terminal, and portions of the message which have been transmitted by the first communication terminal are transferred to the control computer and are buffer-stored therein, and after receiving a reservation confirmation message transferred to the control computer by the charging system upon successful reservation the control computer transfers the message to the second communication terminal.

Abstract: Peer-to-peer messages supplied to a peer-to-peer message filter from a mobile radio communication network are identified and delivered to a superpeer computer which is connected to a mobile radio network-fixed network interface computer. The peer-to-peer message filter is disposed in the mobile radio communication network. At least one digital rights management service is installed in the superpeer computer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transferring messages between communication terminals, including a control computer controlling message transfer which transfers a token to a first communication terminal and grants the first communication terminal authorization to transmit a message, and transfers a reservation message to a charging system, which asks the charging system to reserve resources for charging for the transfer of the message. After receiving the token, the first communication terminal starts to transmit the message, which is addressed to a second communication terminal, and portions of the message which have been transmitted by the first communication terminal are transferred to the control computer and are buffer-stored therein, and after receiving a reservation confirmation message transferred to the control computer by the charging system upon successful reservation the control computer transfers the message to the second communication terminal.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining a billing tariff for billing for a packet switched data transfer, where a mobile communication terminal which is involved in the data transfer and has access rights for a data mobile radio network is situated in a visitor mobile radio network. The method involves a data link being set up between a billing system, which performs billing for the data transfer, and a central subscriber register in the data mobile radio network, and this data link being used to transfer to the billing system an item of location information which relates to the current location of the communication terminal. The billing system uses the item of location information to establish that the communication terminal is situated in the visitor mobile radio network, and the billing system ascertains a billing tariff which is associated with the visitor mobile radio network.

Abstract: A method for identifying charging data records which relate to a service use and are generated by various network elements in at least one telecommunication network. A data packet sequence associated with the service use is transferred between a service-using communication terminal and a service-providing service computer via the at least one telecommunication network using a service computer access gateway. This method involves a first network element generating a first charging data record, which includes charging information relating to the data packet sequence. The first network element assigns a first unique identifier to the first charging data record. First identifier information, which describes this first unique identifier, is transferred to an authorization network element via the service computer access gateway.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining a billing tariff for billing for a data transfer, where a mobile communication terminal which is involved in the data transfer and has access rights for a data mobile radio network is situated in a visitor mobile radio network. The method involves setup of a data tunnel, used for transferring the data, prompting transfer of an item of location information which relates to the communication terminal from a switching center, temporarily associated with the communication terminal, in the visitor mobile radio network to the network gateway node in the data mobile radio network. The network gateway node transfers the item of location information to a billing system, and the billing system uses the item of location information to establish that the communication terminal is situated in the visitor mobile radio network. Thereupon and the billing system ascertains a billing tariff which is associated with the visitor mobile radio network.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for billing a communication service to be provided by a service network, whereby service user access to the service network is achieved by means of an access network connected to the service network. In order to be able to bill the communication services to be provided by such a service network in a simple and reliable manner a service usage request is assigned a code, the service usage request and the code are transmitted from the access network to the service network, a desired service corresponding to the service usage request is provided by the service network using the access network, at least one service-billing message, including the code is sent to a billing unit by the service network and the service billing messages and the access billing messages are recognized by means of the code occurring together with the service usage request and billed together.