CPC H04W 4/24 (2013.01) [H04L 12/1407 (2013.01); H04M 15/58 (2013.01); H04M 15/66 (2013.01); H04M 15/80 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a network device, a first message including a first identifier associated with a user and a second identifier associated with a first service, wherein the first service is associated with online charging;
transmitting, by the network device and in response to receiving the first message, a second message indicating a first time period in which to report data usage associated with the first service and a second time period in which to report data usage associated with one or more second services, wherein the one or more second services are associated with offline charging;
transmitting, by the network device, information identifying a time at which a new billing cycle begins for the one or more second services;
receiving, at the network device, first data usage information associated with the first service when the first time period has expired; and
receiving, at the network device, second data usage information associated with the one or more second services when the second time period has expired.
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