Charging method and terminal equipment in the information and communication network system

摘要

A charging system for use in a network composed of wireless terminals with a repeater function. As each terminal with a repeater function receives a communication session start request from a user terminal, it searches for a destination user terminal; when it finds the destination user terminal, it transfers the signal sent from the requesting user terminal to the destination user terminal without the mediation of base stations. The information about the amount of data thus transferred or communication time for transferring data is sent to the charging system which is under the control of the communications service provider concerned.