Accounting management in heterogenous mobile access networks: the MIND approach

Author

Tirla, Octavian ; Muñoz, Alejandro Bascuñana ; Schoo, Peter ; Tessier, Serge

Author_Institution

T-Syst. Nova Berkom, Innovationsgesellschaft mbH, Berlin, Germany

Volume

3

fYear

2002

fDate

15-18 Sept. 2002

Firstpage

1047

Abstract

This paper presents a snapshot of the ongoing work in the IST project MIND regarding required accounting management in heterogeneous network environments for systems beyond 3G. MIND considers the billing issues in the context of vertical handover and more specifically in the context of handover between UMTS and WLAN networks through scenario-based examples. An idea is given how to approach accounting in heterogeneous permissive networking environment and what are the loose strands that still remain to be recognized and answered in research as well as in standardization.

Keywords

3G mobile communication; accounting; cellular radio; invoicing; radio access networks; research initiatives; standardisation; wireless LAN; 3G; GSM; IST MIND project; UMTS; WLAN; accounting management; billing; heterogeneous permissive networking environment; heterogenous mobile access networks; research; standardization; vertical handover; Context; Environmental management; Europe; IP networks; Intelligent networks; Laboratories; Mobile communication; Packet switching; Project management; Transmitters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2002. The 13th IEEE International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7589-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PIMRC.2002.1045187

Filename

1045187