Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for billing network usage in a network
- Patent Title (中): 网络中计费网络使用的方法和系统
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Application No.: US11496174Application Date: 2006-07-31
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Publication No.: US07715424B2Publication Date: 2010-05-11
- Inventor: Balaji Venkat Venkataswami , Ganesan Velrajan , Srinivasan Santhanam , Srinivasa Reddy Kovvuri
- Applicant: Balaji Venkat Venkataswami , Ganesan Velrajan , Srinivasan Santhanam , Srinivasa Reddy Kovvuri
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Trellis IP Law Group, PC
- Main IPC: H04L12/56
- IPC: H04L12/56 ; H04J1/16

Abstract:
Methods, systems and apparatus for billing network usage in a network are provided. Statistics of subscribers' network usage and subscriber information are transmitted from a plurality of First Hop Multicast Routers (FHMRs) to a Net Flow Collection Server (NFCS). The NFCS consolidates the statistics received and subscriber information into a report. Thereafter, a Billing Module (BM) prepares subscribers billing information based on the report and policies configured on the BM. Advantageously, subscribers are charged based on their individual network usage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080025303A1 Method and system for billing network usage in a network Public/Granted day:2008-01-31
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