Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

accounting management
     
         The process of identifying individual and group
        access to various network resources to ensure proper access
        capabilities ({bandwidth} and security) or to properly charge
        the various individuals and departments.  Accounting
        management is one of five categories of {network management}
        defined by {ISO} for management of {OSI} {networks}.
     
        (1997-05-05)