METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING DELIVERY OF NETWORK USAGE AND BILLING DATA

摘要

An approach for optimizing the rate of delivery of data records required by a billing system associated with a service provider is described. A mediation platform collects session records for specifying data about sessions conducted by network subscribers via the network and transport records for specifying data about the transport of data via the network during a correlation cycle. The mediation platform also generates, based on a minimal threshold of correlation, a charging data record based on a mapping of data associated with a session record and multiple transport records. The mediation platform also transmits the charging data record to a billing system of the provider prior to the collecting of all of the session records and transport records.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
collecting, from different network elements associated with a network of a provider, session records for specifying data about sessions conducted by network subscribers via the network and transport records for specifying data about the transport of data via the network during a correlation cycle; determining, based on correlation criteria, a minimal threshold of correlation between one of the session records and multiple transport records; generating, based on the minimal threshold of correlation, a charging data record based on a mapping of data associated with the one session record and the multiple transport records; and transmitting the charging data record to a billing system of the provider prior to the collecting of all of the session records and transport records.