Title:
INDEPENDENT ROAMING CHARGING FOR A ROAMING USER EQUIPMENT IN A VISITED NETWORK
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/033534
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An objective of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for performing independent roaming charging for a roaming user equipment roaming in a VPLMN, a visited charging device acquires roaming service usage information of the roaming user equipment in the VPLMN from a visited PCEF, wherein the roaming user equipment roams to the VPLMN, and the visited charging device and the visited PCEF correspond to the VPLMN; the visited charging device determines roaming charging information of the roaming user equipment in the VPLMN based on a roaming charging policy, corresponding to the roaming user equipment, and the roaming service usage information. Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides an innovative policy and charging method, the roaming charging plan may be directly managed and controlled by the roaming operator in its own charging system, instead of being managed and controlled by the home operator, so as to support new EU roaming rules and meanwhile satisfy the requirements of the rules and of the operators.
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Inventors:
LI XIANGYANG (CN)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2013/002145
Publication Date:
September 04, 2014
Filing Date:
August 26, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ALCATEL LUCENT (FR)
International Classes:
H04L12/14; H04L12/24
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2011120217A1 | 2011-10-06 |
Foreign References:
| EP2112780A1 | 2009-10-28 | |||
| US20120099715A1 | 2012-04-26 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
THERIAS, Philippe (32 avenue Kléber, Colombes, FR)
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