Billing system for telecommunications system, customer terminals transmit charge data record sent to dedicated billing server

摘要

In a telecommunications system, a customer terminal CT negotiates with a server providing a service such as video on demand terminal VoD. Once the customer has agreed on the terms of the provision of the service, a charge data record is sent to a billing server BS'. Further charge data records are sent to the billing server as long as the service is being provided to the customer terminal. The billing server collects the charge data records, and forwards them to the billing system of the telecommunications network for preparation and despatch of bills to the customers.