Patent ID: 9344830
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for handling Machine to Machine (M2M) services in a communication system, said method comprising: creating global charging information for a plurality of terminals supporting a same M2M service at an entity creating charging related data for IP Connectivity Access Network (IP-CAN) bearer services in a communication system, wherein the plurality of terminals are associated with a same M2M service identifier that associates each of the plurality of terminals with the same M2M service; wherein the entity creating charging related data for the IP-CAN bearer services agglomerates charging related data created for terminals associated with the same M2M service identifier to form the global charging information for the M2M service in conjunction with charging the M2M service for IP-CAN bearer services used by the plurality of terminals; wherein the global charging information is periodically created for the plurality of terminals, the global charging information depending on whether the plurality of terminals support the same M2M service and on whether the M2M service identifier associated with the same M2M service is allocated to the plurality of terminals.