Compensation - Dynamic Charging and Billing Relationships in Next-Generation Business Environments

Networks are becoming more dynamic, not only as a result of mobility, but also due to service requirements, business aspects, and other reasons. This dynamicity will also reflect on charging and billing, requiring a fresh look at charging and billing from both the business side and the technical side. This paper presents the concepts and mechanisms for dynamic charging and billing in ambient networks, and in general for next-generation business environments.