Method and device for traffic statistics and automatic computation of network charge

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method for traffic counting, in which an address space for storing the traffic data of a user is allocated in a wireless network card. The method includes the following steps of: within a preset counting period, counting uplink traffic and downlink traffic after the wireless network card accesses the network, and updating the traffic data of the current online user stored in the address space of the wireless network card. The present disclosure also provides a method for automatically calculating a cost of surfing a network, including the following steps of: monitoring updated charging standards in real time or periodically; within a preset counting period, counting uplink traffic and downlink traffic and updating the traffic data corresponding to the current user; and within a preset charging period, calculating the current cost of surfing a network of the current day or the current month according to a charging standard for surfing the network and the traffic data of the current user. Accordingly, the present disclosure further provides a device for traffic counting and a device for automatically calculating a cost of surfing a network.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to billing technology in wireless networks, in particular to a method and device for flow statistics and automatic calculation of Internet access fees. Background technique [0002] With the popularization of wireless networks, the number of users using wireless network cards to access the Internet is increasing day by day. However, since the same wireless network card is often used on multiple computers, it is very difficult to count the Internet traffic of this wireless network card. Because the existing online traffic statistics method is mainly: adopt the traffic statistics software similar to the network traffic monitor (DU Meter), this kind of traffic statistics software is to save the result of traffic statistics locally, so for adopting wireless network card in multiple As far as the computer is connected to the Internet, it is difficult for this type of traffic statistics software to accurately count the Internet traffic ...

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Problems solved by technology

This patent can calculate the total cost of the user's current Internet access in real time, but because only the cost of a single Internet access is stored locally, it is difficult for users who use one wireless network card to access the Internet on multiple computers to accurately obtain the current day and time. and / or the total cost of Internet access for the current month, however, one of the main reasons users care about Internet traffic is the cost of Internet access for the day and / or month

[0006] In addition, wireless network operators often update tariff standards, and it is difficult for users to obtain the latest Internet access tariff standards of wireless network operators in time

However, the billing server in the Chinese patent 200310102404.3 does not automatically update the tariff standard of the wireless network operator. Therefore, when the tariff standard of the wireless network operator changes, it will no longer be accurate to calculate the fee according to the tariff standard before the change. up

[0007] It can be seen that it is difficult to obtain accurate statistics on the Internet traffic using the wireless network card, which makes it difficult to accurately calculate the Internet access fee, and it is difficult for users to know that the monthly traffic exceeds the limit.

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