Abstract
A system and method for providing a prepaid subscription service to a mobile subscriber in an integrated wireless telecommunications network (10) that has a circuit switching part and a packet switching part of Generald Package Service (GPRS). A prepaid subscriber class (PPSC) (40) is stored in an origin point record (HLR) (16), and the PPSC class is sent from the HRL to a GPRS server support node (SGSN) (12) when Prepared is registered in the packet switching part of the network. In addition, the PPSC class can be sent from the SGSN to a GPRS Access Support (GGSN) node (25) to indicate that the subscriber is a prepaid subscriber. When the mobile subscriber initiates a packet switching data session, the SGSN, the GGSN, or both periodically send partial call data records (CDRs) to a prepaid center (PPC) (19). When the mobile subscriber initiates a circuit switching call, the MSC periodically sends partial CDRs to the PPC. The PPC calculates, in almost real time, a new balance for the prepaid subscriber. The ongoing call is disconnected and prepaid services are interrupted when the account balance drops to zero.
Technologies
Session Management
Product
Use Cases
Wireless communication
Services
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