Evolution of the Charging, Accounting & Billing Management Schemes in Mobile Telecommunication Networks and the Internet
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The current technological advances in the mobile telecommunication networks and the Internet are about to alter the existing business models. These different worlds converge and create an open market, where a large number of independent application/service providers will offer their services to the users through a limited number of network providers. At the same time, the evolution of existing network technologies and the specification of new concepts require new advanced and holistic solutions in several technical areas. One such area is related to the design and management of new sophisticated functions and protocols to support innovative, flexible and efficient charging, accounting and billing mechanisms. This is a survey paper considering the key concepts of such mechanisms, and the imposed requirements upon the network infrastructure. The paper presents the latest efforts undertaken by standardization bodies in the mobile telecommunication industry as well as by Internet Working groups to meet these requirements.
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