Prepaid Charging for QoS-enabled IP Services based on Time Intervals
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2005-06
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Report
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Abstract
Based on the analysis of existing prepaid charging solutions with their limitations, a novel approach prepaid charging for Internet Protocol (IP)-based services based on time intervals is introduced. This approach combines key advantages of hot billing with a tariff flexibility and the guarantee of minimal fraud for providers. The technical effort of real-time charging is reduced to a minimum and, therefore, ensures economic Efficiency as well as scalability in large-scale environments for Providers who achieve a better customer binding even in prepaid cases. Driven by the theoretical background being developed an application scenario shows the practicability of this approach of prepaid charging based on time intervals.
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222
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ETH Zurich, Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory
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Version 1
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Prepaid charging; Zero fraud; QoS-enabled; IP services
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03429 - Thiele, Lothar (emeritus) / Thiele, Lothar (emeritus)
02640 - Inst. f. Technische Informatik und Komm. / Computer Eng. and Networks Lab.