Patent ID: 7171189

Claim:
A method of performing location-based traffic volume recording in a mobile telecommunication system, the method comprising the steps of: attaching a mobile terminal, in a first routing area of a first location area of the mobile telecommunication system, to the mobile telecommunication system; opening a mobility call detail record in a service node of the mobile telecommunication system, the service node operable to provide a data service to the mobile terminal in the first location area; opening a first location container in the mobility call detail record; activating the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal operable to transfer data on an uplink to the mobile telecommunication system and receive data on a downlink from the mobile telecommunication system; opening a service node call detail record in the service node of the mobile telecommunication system; opening a first traffic volume container in the service node call detail record for storing a traffic volume count of data transfers; closing the first location container in response to the mobile terminal moving into a second routing area of the mobile telecommunication system; and generating a partial record of the service node call detail record in response to closure of the first location container.