Title :
Usage accounting in distributed systems
Author_Institution :
Inf. Consulting Div., Sema Group, London, UK
Abstract :
The author introduces a simple model for usage accounting; and differentiates between resources and services, describing how usage is measured for each. He goes on to describe the major applications of usage accounting information, along with the requirements these place on accounting management, concluding with a look at some trends in distributed systems and the affects these are having on accounting management
Keywords :
accounts data processing; invoicing; telecommunication network management; accounting management; billing; distributed systems; resources; services; telecommunication networks; usage accounting;
Conference_Titel :
Network Management, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
