| 摘要 |
<p>Provided are an accounting apparatus and method in a portable Internet system. According to the apparatus and method, when an accounting report is periodically performed or service status change, such as service generation/change/deletion, is requested from a portable subscriber station (PSS), accounting information for all service flows in progress at the timing of an accounting report is transferred to an accounting server according to one accounting report period. Thus, it is possible to minimize accounting information loss, reduce a network load caused by accounting message transfer, and perform accounting transaction differentiated according to service classes. Therefore, while minimizing influence on overall portable Internet system performance, accurate accounting information for the PSS can be obtained and accounting methods can be embodied to be differentiated according to service classes. Consequently, a more consistent accounting can be achieved between a user and a service provider.</p> |
