7.9 Accounting Management

32.1013GPPPrinciples and high level requirementsRelease 17Telecommunication managementTS

3GPP charging data descriptions will be based on the requirements specified in TS 22.115 "Service aspects; Charging and Billing" [51] and on the charging principles outlined in TS 32.200 "Charging management; Charging Principles" [55]. The main content of 3GPP charging data descriptions will be:

– Layout and formats of Charging Data Records (CDRs) for the 3GPP core network nodes (circuit, packet switched and IP Multimedia) and service nodes (e.g. MMS);

– Data generation dependent on call states, chargeable events and TS 22.115 [51] service requirements;

– Formal description of the CDRs format in ASN.1 (ITU-T Recommendation X.680-1997 [49]) and definition of a file transfer mechanism (FTP).