Charging for short message delivery

摘要

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).

主权项

1. A short message service entity, comprising:
a receiving unit capable of receiving at least one request from a single mobile station, the at least one request having been originated by an originator being an entity different than the short message service entity; a detecting unit for detecting the at least one request, wherein said detecting unit is configured for detecting that the at least one request from the single mobile station requests delivery of a plurality of short messages originating from the single mobile station to a plurality of recipients; a combining unit connected to said detecting unit for combining information related to the plurality of recipients of the plurality of short messages in a signaling message such that the signaling message contains a plurality of recipient addresses, each of the addresses corresponding to a respective recipient and is a message different than the at least one request; and a transmitting unit connected to said combining unit for transmitting the signaling message comprising the plurality of recipient addresses to a charging function, the charging function being an entity different than the short message service entity, wherein the signaling message is used to apply charging to the originator of the at least one request.