Title :
STACO - An accounting configuration architecture for multi-service mobile networks
Author :
Racz, Peter ; Stiller, Burkhard
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. IFI, Univ. of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
Accounting is a key task in commercial networks. With the increasing number of IP-based services and mobility support, accounting needs to evolve towards an integrated, service-oriented accounting approach in a mobile environment. Therefore, this dissertation digest paper presents the Service-oriented Tailored Accounting Configuration (STACO) architecture that enables a service-oriented accounting configuration management in a mobile, multi-domain networking environment. Additionally, it presents the Diameter flow accounting application as an extension to the Diameter protocol in order to integrate IP flow accounting into any Diameter-based infrastructure and to support an efficient transfer of IP flow records.
Keywords :
IP networks; configuration management; mobile radio; protocols; telecommunication network management; IP flow accounting; IP flow records; IP-based services; STACO architecture; accounting configuration architecture; diameter flow accounting application; diameter protocol; diameter-based infrastructure; integrated service-oriented accounting approach; mobile environment; mobile multidomain networking environment; mobility support; multiservice mobile networks; service-oriented accounting configuration management; service-oriented tailored accounting configuration; Access protocols; Application software; Authentication; Context; Environmental management; IP networks; Informatics; Quality of service; Telecommunication traffic; Web and internet services; Accounting; Accounting Configuration; Diameter; IP Flow Accounting; IPFIX; Mobility;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Network Management, 2009. IM '09. IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Long Island, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3486-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3487-9
DOI :
10.1109/INM.2009.5188886
