Method and apparatus for using resource tracking accounting and / or billing

摘要

Method and apparatus for using resource tracking accounting and / or billing the use of resources used to provide a service, and / or costs associated with the provision of system resources for a service, are monitored in a system in which the resources available V Ariam depending on a variety of conditions which include the use of resources by other users.The methods are well suited for systems such as mobile communications systems, in which the quantity of resources and / or the cost for a system of provision of a service are dynamic and can change on a relatively rapid time scale. The use of resource is monitored in the base for subscriber.The recoveries of the service may be determined as a function of both the amount of resources consumed and the amount of data delivered, with the amount of resources being used to deliver a fixed quantity of data units that vary as a function of the conditions of Ambien These and / or other.The recoveries of the service are sometimes determined as a function of the impact of providing service to a first user with other users of the system.