Method and devices for charging individual connection costs for a subscriber terminal connected to a private telecommunication network

摘要

The present invention concerns a method for charging individual connection costs for a subscriber terminal (T111-T13; T211-T222) connected to a private telecommunication network (VPN1, VPN2, RPN), as well as a nodal point program module (KPM) for it, a network node (SW2, PB22) for it, a charge program module (GPM) for it and a charge facility (ACC1, ACC2, SCP) for it. According to the method, a private account is set up for the subscriber in a charge facility (SCP, ACCb2, ACC1) of the private telecommunication network (VPN1, VPN2, RPN). Both a connection request for the establishment of a connection and a debit code by which it is specified that the connection costs incurred for the connection are to be allocated to the private account (KT211, KT212, KT222) are sent to the private telecommunication network (VPN1, VPN2, RPN) from the terminal (T111-T13; T211-T222). The charge facility (SCP, ACC2, ACC1) allocates to the private account (KT211, KT212, KT222) the connection costs for the requested connection. For this, it is proposed that the connection requested by the subscriber is only established if, and/or only maintained for as long as the private account (KT211, KT212, KT222) is in credit.