| US 7,599,288 B2 | ||
| Processing of usage data for first and second types of usage-based functions | ||
| Raymond E. Cole, Fort Collins, Colo. (US); and Scott Putnam Lamons, Fort Collins, Colo. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 30, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/955,628. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0067493 A1, Mar. 30, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01R 31/08 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G08F 15/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—230 [370/235; 379/112.06; 379/114.01; 379/126] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A method for monitoring a network, the method comprising:
collecting data containing information on usage of a network by subscribers, wherein collecting data includes collecting a
message having a size field that indicates a total number of data packets in a data flow;
aggregating the data for a first type of usage-based function; and
simultaneously with the aggregating of the data, sampling the data for a second, different type of usage-based function.
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