This Annex provides the information about the role of CAPIF in charging service API invocations. The common architecture for charging is illustrated in
clause 4 of TS 32.240. There are two charging mechanisms - offline charging and online charging. The role of CAPIF in both these charging mechanims is illustrated for informational purpose in this subclause. The charging management for the exposure of northbound APIs when the AEF is within the PLMN is specified in
TS 32.254.
The API invocations are subjected to charging (online, offline) as described in
clause 4.4 of TS 32.254.
The API invocations are subjected to online charging as described in
clause 5.3 of TS 32.254.
The API invocations are subjected to offline charging as described in
clause 5.2 of TS 32.254.