Mechanism for charging and session handling supporting forking

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PATENT NO 8850012
APP PUB NO 20080046573A1
SERIAL NO

11889991

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A network node, such as a network control node like a CSCF or an application server, executing forking forward only the first successful response message arriving from a forking branch, which enables the charging function in the forking node and in nodes in the backward direction from this point to apply charges only for the “winning” branch. By including a special Reason header sent in a BYE request of “unused” successfully contacted branches, charging function in nodes in the forward direction from the forking point are allowed to suppress charges for such unused branches. This is applicable both for online and offline charging methods as defined, for example, by 3GPP.

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  • NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ropolyi, Robert Budapest, HU 9 115
Varga, Jozsef Nagydobsza, HU 31 281

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