Section: 8.30 Charging Characteristics
Content: The charging characteristics information element is defined in 3GPP TS 32.251[ Telecommunication management;Charging management;Packet Switched (PS) domain charging ]  [8] and is a way of informing both the SGW and PGW of the rules for producing charging information or informing the PGW to inhibit the establishment of the Gx session based on operator configured triggers. For the encoding of this information element see 3GPP TS 32.298[ Telecommunication management; Charging management; Charging Data Record (CDR) parameter description ]  [9]. Figure 8.30-1: Charging Characteristics