Abstract:
The present invention provides a gateway for network communication, comprising: a processor and a monitoring means coupled to the processor for accounting on-line time and fee of a network user. A simple network time protocol (SNTP) is coupled to the monitoring means for providing time information. A WAN module is couples to the monitoring means for WAN connection and maintains WAN status information. A data storage is coupled to the monitoring means to save current consumed time and information into the data storage.