METHOD IN A PACKET DATA NETWORK OF REPORTING ACCOUNTING RECORDS

摘要

A method in a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 2000 packet data network (14) of negociating reporting mechanisms for accounting records, and sending accounting records from a Packet Data Service Node (PDSN(16)) to an accounting server such as a Home Radius Server (21) utilizing the Radius protocol. The PDSN sends an Access Request (AR) message (18) to the accounting server, via any intermediate nodes, and includes (a) an Accounting Capability (AC) attribute indicating that the PDSN can accumulate a plurality of accounting records and send the accumulated accounting records in a container in a single message, and (b) an Accounting Handling (AH) attribute indicating a plurality of alternative reporting methods that trigger the PDSN to send a container. The Home Radius Server then sends an Access Accept (AA) message (25) to the PDSN that (a) confirms that the Home Radius Server can receive accouting records in containers, and (b) indicates a preferred reporting method for triggering the PDSN to send a container. The PDSN then sends containers (26) of accounting records to the Home Radius Server in accordance with the preferred reporting method. In an alternative embodiment, the PDSN may send containers of accounting records to the Home Radius Server at a pre-configured interval.