SCP AND MSC FAULT RECOVERY PROCESS AND SIGNALING NODE FAILURE REPORTING MECHANISM

摘要

A method and system for automatically adjusting charges to a pre-paid account in a telecommunications or distributed processing network (8) following a failure in the network. After a service that is chargeable against the pre-paid account is initiated in the network, a failure (64, 80) in the network is detected. The failure prevents a charging node (20) from receiving event data relating to the pre-paid account. After recovery from the failure, a message (70, 86) is sent to the charging node containing service status information. The charging node adjusts the account balance in accordance with the service status information.