US Patent Application 18342135. LAN GROUP CHARGING METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS simplified abstract
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LAN GROUP CHARGING METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS
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Xiaoqian Chai of Dongguan (CN)
LAN GROUP CHARGING METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18342135 Titled 'LAN GROUP CHARGING METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS'
Simplified Explanation
This abstract describes a charging method that involves a charging processing function entity. The entity obtains information about a LAN (Local Area Network) group, which includes details such as the customer's identifier, external and internal group identifiers, and the number of members in the LAN group. The charging processing function entity can obtain this information either from a charging enablement function entity or from a management function entity. Based on this information, the charging processing function entity performs charging for the LAN group.
Original Abstract Submitted
A charging method includes: A charging processing function entity obtains first group information of a LAN group, and performs charging for the LAN group based on the first group information, where the first group information includes an identifier of a customer to which the LAN group belongs, an external group identifier of the LAN group, an internal group identifier of the LAN group, and/or a quantity of members in the LAN group. The charging processing function entity obtains the first group information from a charging enablement function entity; or the charging processing function entity obtains second group information of the LAN group from a management function entity, and obtains the first group information based on the second group information.
