Patent ID: 7739159
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: G06Q,H04L,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for accounting for network usage comprising: obtaining accounting start-stop event data from two or more accounting servers via an information bus, wherein the information bus contains the accounting start-stop event data published by the two or more accounting servers; obtaining network flow data independent from said accounting start-stop event data from two or more routers within a network through intermediary netflow collectors, said network flow data including a number and type of packets for a flow, wherein the network flow data also includes a protocol type, a source and destination Internet protocol (IP) address, a next hop address, and a first and last timestamp of packets in the flow; and correlating said accounting start-stop event data and said network flow data into a subscriber specific call detail record unique to said user by matching said accounting start-stop event data associated with said user with said network flow data associated with said user, and wherein the call detail record is reformatted to identify a quality of service for the flow, and a priority designated for the flow.