A system and method of charging for user traffic without including
signaling costs in a wireless communication system is provided. In a
system and method of charging a user equipment (UE) in a gateway node in
a mobile communication system having a serving support node within a
radio network connected to the UE and the gateway node for connecting the
radio network to a home server in an external network, the gateway node
acquires from the external network the address of a home server that
provides a service requested by the UE, stores the home server address,
clears charging information collected with respect to signaling generated
prior to the allocation of the home server address, and re-collects
charging information about the service that the UE receives.