A method is provided for handling a service of a predetermined type within
a charging system comprising a server and a client. The method includes
receiving, at the client, a request for the service of the predetermined
type from a terminal, transmitting said request from the client to the
server in a charging control request in which the service of the
predetermined type is indicated, checking, at said server, whether the
requested service of the predetermined type can be granted, and if
granted, responding, by said server, with a control message to the
client, and measuring, by the client, the usage of resources consumed by
the granted service in response to said control message, and reporting
the measured used resources for the service at a predetermined condition
from the client to the server in a report message. The present invention
relates also to a corresponding system and network entities.