Patent ID: 8135382
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for aggregating data that facilitates billing and operations functions associated with maintenance of a wireless telecommunications network, the method comprising: receiving at a proxy gateway via a circuit-switched sub-network providing access services, a message from a first user; receiving at the proxy gateway via a packet-switched sub-network providing connectivity services, user information and application-server-registration information; through an interface, communicating data from the proxy gateway to an application server, wherein the data facilitates billing and operations functions associated with the network, and the data does not include the message; aggregating the data at the application server; communicating, via the packet-switched sub-network, the data from the application server to at least one of a server configured to perform billing functions and a server configured to perform operations, administration and management (OAM) functions; and without receiving additional data from a server configured to perform billing functions, communicating, via the circuit-switched sub-network, the message from the proxy gateway to a second user.