Flow control in a communications network using a service cluster solution

摘要

An apparatus and method for use in a Gateway General Packet Radio Service Support Node (GGSN) located in a mobile network for processing subscriber services, and subscriber service charging data (SSCD), comprises gathering the subscriber service charging data (SSCD) in the Gateway General Packet Radio Service Support Node (GGSN), distributing the subscriber services and subscriber service charging data (SSCD) to a subsidiary system which processes the gathered subscriber services and subscriber service charging data (SSCD) and then in turn the processed subscriber service charging data (SSCD) is transmitted to a network element. Preferably, the method distributes the subscriber services and subscriber service charging data (SSCD) by relating each one of the plurality of subscribers to the gathered subscriber service and subscriber service charging data (SSCD) with a parameter transmitted with the subscriber service charging data (SSCD).