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2005-06Type
- 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. Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-004992271Publication status
publishedJournal / series
TIK ReportVolume
Publisher
ETH Zurich, Computer Engineering and Networks LaboratoryEdition / version
Version 1Subject
Prepaid charging; Zero fraud; QoS-enabled; IP servicesOrganisational unit
02640 - Inst. f. Technische Informatik und Komm. / Computer Eng. and Networks Lab.03429 - Thiele, Lothar (emeritus) / Thiele, Lothar (emeritus)
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