An Integrated Wireline/Wireless System (IWWS) providing integrated wireline and wireless billing

摘要

A communication system comprising a wireline section 100 and a wireless section 200 is described. The wireline section includes a switch 101 and an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) Service Control Point (SCP) 102. The wireless section includes a wireless infrastructure including a Base Station Controller and a Visited Service Control Point (VSCP). Switch 101 is connected to the wireless infrastructure by a GR-303 interface. The Service Control Point (SCP) 102 communicates with the wireless infrastructure via a mobility management interface eg. a modified IS-41 or IS-634 interface. The Service Control Point (SCP) 102 performs both wireline and wireless billing functions. When a call originates in the wireless section messages containing the Mobile Identification Number (MIN) and cell identification information are sent to the Service Control Point (SCP) 102 where they are used to identify the beginning and the end of the call. This information is then used to produce billing data for the call. This enables the existing Automatic Measurement Accounting (AMA) function provided by the Service Control Point (SCP) of the wireline section to be used for wireless billing.