MAPPING ACCOUNTING AVPS TO MONITORING KEYS FOR WIRELINE SUBSCRIBER MANAGEMENT

摘要

Various exemplary embodiments relate to a session management node. A session management node may include: a receiver that receives an accounting message indicating network usage of a subscriber, the message including at least one field; a NAS profile that maps the accounting message to a type of usage based on the field; a session information storage that includes a record of accumulated network usage for the type of usage; and a usage reporter that updates the subscriber's accumulated network usage. Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method of measuring network usage of a subscriber. The method may include: receiving an accounting message; determining a type of usage; and monitoring the subscriber's usage according to the type of usage. In various exemplary embodiments, various messages including vendor specific fields may be mapped to the same type of usage. A rating factor for monitoring may be assigned to a type of usage.