Method for managing a counter status allocated to a pair comprising a communication terminal and a base station

摘要

A counter status that is allocated to a communication terminal and a base station is usually deleted when the storage space in the respective base station is used up. To address this, the counter status is saved in an additional communication network element when a predefinable criterion is met, and can thus be retrieved.

主权项

1. A method for managing a counter status in a communication network, comprising:
including the counter status in authentication information; storing the counter status in a first communication network element, the counter status being allocated to a first communication subscriber and the first communication network element; increasing the counter status with individual communication processes between the first communication subscriber and the first communication network element; storing the counter status in a second communication network element when a predeterminable first criterion is met, the counter status being stored with information indicating it is allocated to the first communication subscriber and to the first communication network element; storing the individual communication processes in the second communication network element; monitoring, by a second communication subscriber, a predeterminable second criterion, on the basis of the stored communication processes; and when the predeterminable second criterion is met, deleting the counter status that is allocated to the first communication subscriber and stored in the first communication network element or prompting deletion of the counter status that is allocated to the first communication subscriber and stored in the first communication network element.