摘要 |
Communication networks and methods are disclosed for providing converged prepaid charging and postpaid charging. A communication network (200) described herein includes a switching system (204), a charging selection system (210), a prepaid charging system (220), and a postpaid charging system (230). When the switching system receives a call for a subscriber, the switching system processes a subscriber profile to determine a type of charging for the call. If the type of charging for the subscriber comprises a hybrid prepaid/postpaid charging, then the switching system transmits a query to the charging selection system. Responsive to the query, the charging selection system processes charging criteria to determine whether the hybrid prepaid/postpaid charging for the call should be prepaid or postpaid. The charging selection system initiates prepaid charging or postpaid charging for the call based on the charging criteria. |
申请人 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.;CAI, YIGANG;LI, XIANG, YANG;LV, SHUO;WANG, PENG;WANG, XIAO, TANG;YAN, WAN, BIN;ZHAO, JAY, Z. |
发明人 |
CAI, YIGANG;LI, XIANG, YANG;LV, SHUO;WANG, PENG;WANG, XIAO, TANG;YAN, WAN, BIN;ZHAO, JAY, Z. |