CN101686452B - Method, device and system for charging services - Google Patents
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The embodiment of the invention discloses a method, a device and a system for charging services. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a charging initial message, and judging whether the service period corresponding to the charging initial message is a service peak period or not; when the service period corresponding to the charging initial message is the service peak period, judging whether a user corresponding to the charging initial message is an effective high-end user or not; and when the user corresponding to the charging initial message is the effective high-end user, sending an indicating message for enough authorization to the service corresponding to the charging initial message. The invention can be used for effectively ensuring the service of the high-end user in the telephone traffic peak period, thereby reducing the resource consumption of OCS equipment in the telephone traffic peak period under the condition that the equipment cost is not increased, and using the configured equipment to support higher telephone traffic.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to communication technical field, particularly relate to a kind of business charging method, device and system.
Background technology
Real-time Billing System (Online Charging System; OCS) adopt Diameter Credit Control (Diameter Credit Control; DCC) carry out the mutual and credit control of charge information with ext nal network element, wherein, ext nal network element can be service control point (Service Control Point; SCP), (Mobile Data Service Platform MDSP) waits NE to mobile data business platform.
Ext nal network element is sent credit control request information (Credit Control Request; CCR) give OCS, the CCR request message is divided into four types of CCR initial message (CCR Initial), CCR updating message (CCR Update), CCR termination messages (CCR Termination) and CCR event messages (CCR Event) by credit control request type (Credit-Control-Request-Type).In CCR Initial, CCR Update and CCR Event message, all comprise request amount (Requested-Service-Unit; RSU) information; In CCR Update and CCR Termination message, comprise use amount (Used-Service-Unit, USU) information.OCS sends Credit Control Answer message (Credit Control Answer; CCA) give ext nal network element; Corresponding with the CCR request message, the CCA response message is divided into CCA initial message (CCA Initial), CCA updating message (CCA Update), CCRA termination messages (CCA Termination) and CCA event message (CCA Event).In CCA Initial, CCA Update and CCA Event response message, all comprise warrant quantity (Granted-Service-Unit, GSU) information.
OCS charging scene is divided into session charging and event charging.CCR Initial/Update/Termination and CCA Initial/Update/Termination message are used for the session charging scene, and CCR Event and CCA Event are used for event charging.
OCS system handles charging event need consume central processing unit (Central Processing Unit; CPU), computer device resources such as internal memory; Charging event is many more; OCS computer equipment load is big more, and resource consumptions such as CPU, internal memory are many more, and the resource exhaustion meeting causes system normally to move.And terminal use's behavior has very big uncertainty, uses service such as calling, note, online many sometimes, uses fewly sometimes, and use many general every day when busy, uses fewly when not busy, and use many festivals or holidays, and the common date uses few.
General operator can estimate average each user's telephone traffic, obtains planning the maximum number of user of support divided by the required ability of telephone traffic of handling each user according to computer process ability.The high more operator of telephone traffic income is many more, but required computer equipment disposal ability is high more, and cost is high more.Too much cause resource exhaustions such as OCS computer equipment CPU, internal memory to cause system's operation exception for fear of charging event, generally can take following method:
General by the required disposal ability configuration of the traffic peak of estimating OCS equipment; Assist with static overload and dynamic overload mechanism OCS equipment is protected; When the device processes ability surpasses the threshold value of static overload or dynamic overload mechanism; The new speech that inserts of refusal part, note, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service, service request such as GPRS).
In addition; What improve a bit again is by professional overload, when the judgement system reaches the overload threshold value, starts earlier the low professional overloading control of priority; The class of business low to priority; Which kind of situation no matter carries out this professional user is, all this business is carried out overloading control, for example: professional requests such as refusal part of short message, GPRS.
In realizing process of the present invention, the inventor finds that there is one of following problem at least in prior art:
When overload takes place, be regardless of user situation, directly new service request refused.Can not ensure the service quality of high-end user like this, operator has lost income simultaneously.
In addition, operator for festivals or holidays heavy traffic period support more Bulk Call, obtain more income, must pre-configured more equipment, utilization rate of equipment and installations reduces when causing the spare time, cost improves.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the invention has proposed a kind of business charging method, device and system; In order at heavy traffic period; Effectively ensure the service of high-end user, thereby, do not increasing under the equipment cost situation; Reduce the resource consumption of heavy traffic period OCS equipment, with the higher telephone traffic of equipment support that has disposed.
For achieving the above object, the embodiment of the invention proposes a kind of business charging method on the one hand, may further comprise the steps:
Receive the charging initial message, judge whether the said charging initial message corresponding service period is the peak traffic period;
When the said charging initial message corresponding service period is peak traffic during the period, judges whether the corresponding user of said charging initial message is effective high-end user;
When the corresponding user of said charging initial message is effective high-end user, send Indication message to the mandate of said charging initial message corresponding service capacity;
Wherein, said transmission is specially the Indication message of said charging initial message corresponding service capacity mandate: send the Credit Control Answer initial message CCA Initial that comprises the capacity authorization message and give business control device; Or, send the specific fault sign indicating number that comprises the capacity authorization message and give business control device, and end and said business control device session.
On the other hand, the embodiment of the invention also proposes a kind of service charging device, comprising:
Receiver module is used to receive the charging initial message that said business control device sends;
The peak judge module is used to judge whether the charging initial message corresponding service period that said receiver module receives is the peak traffic period;
User's identification module, being used for judging the said charging initial message corresponding service period when said peak judge module is peak traffic during the period, judges whether the corresponding user of said charging initial message is effective high-end user;
The service authorization module is used for when said user's identification module judges that the corresponding user of said charging initial message is effective high-end user, sending the Indication message to the mandate of said charging initial message corresponding service capacity;
Wherein, said service authorization module comprises:
Authorization message is sent submodule, is used to send the Credit Control Answer initial message CCA Initial that comprises the capacity authorization message and gives said business control device;
Error code sends submodule, is used to send the specific fault sign indicating number that comprises the capacity authorization message and gives said business control device;
The conversation end submodule is used for sending submodule at said error code and sends the said specific fault sign indicating number that comprises the capacity authorization message to behind the said business control device, finishes and said business control device session.
On the other hand, the embodiment of the invention also proposes a kind of business control device, comprising:
First receiver module is used to receive the message that switching equipment sends;
First sending module is used for the message that received according to said first receiver module, sends corresponding credit control request information and gives service charging device;
Second receiver module is used to receive the business control response message that said service charging device sends;
Second sending module, the business that is used for being received according to said second receiver module is controlled response message, sends monitor message and gives said switching equipment;
Wherein, the business control response message that the said service charging device that said second receiver module is received sends specifically comprises: Credit Control Answer initial message CCA Initial, or, the specific fault sign indicating number;
Also comprise:
Identification module is used for discerning the business control response message that said second receiver module received and whether comprises the capacity authorization message.
On the other hand; The embodiment of the invention also proposes a kind of service billing system, comprises the service charging device shown in the business control device shown in switching equipment, the embodiment of the invention and the embodiment of the invention, wherein; Said switching equipment is used to send session control message and gives said business control device.
The technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention has the following advantages; Because adopted a kind of business charging method, device and system,, can effectively ensure the service of high-end user at heavy traffic period; Thereby; Do not increasing under the equipment cost situation, reducing the resource consumption of heavy traffic period OCS equipment, supporting more high traffic with the equipment that has disposed.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention; The accompanying drawing of required use is done to introduce simply in will describing embodiment below; Obviously, the accompanying drawing in describing below only is some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skills; Under the prerequisite of not paying creative work, can also obtain other accompanying drawing according to these accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of a kind of service billing system in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the schematic flow sheet of a kind of business charging method in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of a kind of service charging device in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of a kind of business control device in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of a kind of service charging device in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the structural representation of a kind of business control device in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 is the structural representation of a kind of service control system in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 8 is the schematic flow sheet of a kind of business charging method in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 9 is the structural representation of a kind of service control system in the embodiment of the invention;
Figure 10 is the schematic flow sheet of a kind of business charging method in the embodiment of the invention.
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The embodiment of the invention has proposed a kind of business charging method, device and system, in order at heavy traffic period, effectively ensures the service of high-end user; Thereby; Do not increasing under the equipment cost situation, reducing the resource consumption of heavy traffic period OCS equipment, supporting more high traffic with the equipment that has disposed.
To combine the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the invention below, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is carried out clear, intactly description, obviously, described embodiment only is a part of embodiment of the present invention, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment among the present invention, those of ordinary skills are not making the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite, all belong to the scope of the present invention's protection.
As shown in Figure 1, be the structural representation of the service billing system that the embodiment of the invention proposed, specifically comprise:
Switching equipment 1 is used to send session control message and gives business control device 2;
Based on above-mentioned service billing system, the embodiment of the invention has also proposed the corresponding business charging method, and is specifically as shown in Figure 2, and the schematic flow sheet of a kind of business charging method that proposes for the embodiment of the invention may further comprise the steps:
Step S201, reception charging initial message judge whether the charging initial message corresponding service period is the peak traffic period.
When the charging initial message corresponding service period is peak traffic during the period, changes step S202 over to;
When the charging initial message corresponding service period is not peak traffic during the period, carries out batch valency flow process, handles charging initial message corresponding service.
Wherein, judge that whether the charging initial message corresponding service period is that the flow process of peak traffic period is specially:
Whether the resources occupation rate of (1) judging the charging initial message corresponding service period is above preset resource threshold;
(2) when the resources occupation rate of charging initial message corresponding service period surpasses preset resource threshold, judge that the charging initial message corresponding service period is the peak traffic period.
Step S202, be peak traffic during the period, judge whether the corresponding user of charging initial message is effective high-end user when the charging initial message corresponding service period.
When the corresponding user of charging initial message is effective high-end user, change step S203 over to;
When the corresponding user of charging initial message is not effective high-end user, carry out batch valency flow process, handle charging initial message corresponding service.
Wherein, judge that whether the corresponding user of charging initial message is that the flow process of effective high-end user is specially:
(1) judges whether the corresponding user of charging initial message is validated user;
(2) when the corresponding user of charging initial message is validated user, judge whether the corresponding user of charging initial message is high-end user.
Concrete, when the judged result of following situation when being, judge that the user of charging initial message correspondence is a high-end user:
Whether the account balance of judging the user that the charging initial message is corresponding surpasses preset amount value; Or,
Whether that judges user that the charging initial message is corresponding surpasses the Preset Time value in the net time; Or,
Judge in the user's that the charging initial message the is corresponding subscriber data and whether comprise the high-end user sign; Or,
Judge the particular service key that whether has the corresponding user of charging initial message among the attaching position register HLR.
Wherein, this high-end user sign specifically generates through following steps:
When the user opens an account, confirm the user credit grade according to information such as user's assets, occupation, credit records;
When user's credit grade reaches preset value, determine that the user is high-end user;
In user's subscriber data, set user's high-end user sign, or, in HLR, be the signatory particular service key of user.
(3) when the corresponding user of charging initial message is high-end user, judge that the corresponding user of charging initial message is effective high-end user.
Step S203, when the corresponding user of charging initial message is effective high-end user, send Indication message to the mandate of charging initial message corresponding service capacity.
Wherein, send Indication message, specifically comprise following two kinds of situation the mandate of charging initial message corresponding service capacity:
Situation one: send the Credit Control Answer initial message CCA Initial that comprises the capacity authorization message and give business control device 2.
Further, after the Credit Control Answer initial message that transmission comprises the capacity authorization message is given business control device 2, also comprise more new technological process and termination process:
Wherein, more new technological process may further comprise the steps:
(1) receives business control device 2 and send the charging updating message;
(2) send the Credit Control Answer updating message CCA Update that comprises the capacity authorization message and give business control device 2.
On the other hand, termination process may further comprise the steps:
(1) receives business control device 2 and send the charging termination messages;
(2) the off-line valency that awaits the reply that generates charging initial message corresponding service charges single, finishes and business control device 2 sessions.
Situation two: send the specific fault sign indicating number that comprises the capacity authorization message and give business control device 2, and end and business control device 2 sessions.
Further, send the specific fault sign indicating number that comprises the capacity authorization message and give business control device 2, and after end and business control device 2 sessions, further comprising the steps of:
(1) whether business control device 2 identification specific fault sign indicating numbers are represented the mandate of charging initial message corresponding service capacity;
(2) when business control device 2 identification specific fault sign indicating numbers are represented the mandate of charging initial message corresponding service capacity, issue monitoring message according to preset burst warrant quantity to switching equipment 1.
Further, after switching equipment 1 issues monitoring message according to preset burst warrant quantity, also comprise more new technological process and termination process:
Wherein, more new technological process may further comprise the steps:
(1) business control device 2 receives the fragmental messages that switching equipment 1 sends;
(2) business control device 2 issues monitoring message to switching equipment according to preset burst warrant quantity.Termination process may further comprise the steps:
(1) business control device 2 receives the conversation end message that switching equipment 1 sends;
(2) the business control device 2 off-line valency that awaits the reply that generates charging initial message corresponding service charges singly, finishes and switching equipment 1 session.
The technical scheme of the invention described above embodiment is because judging that the professional period is the peak traffic period; And when judges is effective high-end user; Send Indication message to business control device, and carry out subsequent treatment the mandate of credit control request information corresponding service capacity.Like this, can control business according to user situation, at heavy traffic period; Can effectively ensure the service of high-end user, thereby, do not increasing under the equipment cost situation; Reduce the resource consumption of heavy traffic period OCS equipment, support more high traffic with the equipment that has disposed.
Further; Corresponding above-mentioned business charging method; Different according to service charging device 3 to the type that business control device 2 sends to the Indication message of credit control request information corresponding service capacity mandate; The embodiment of the invention has proposed corresponding structure to above-mentioned service charging device 3 and business control device 2 and has set scheme, specifies as follows:
(1) when the indication information that sends is CCA Initial,, is the service charging device 3 that the embodiment of the invention proposed and the structural representation of business control device 2 like Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 4.
Wherein, as shown in Figure 3, the structural representation for a kind of service charging device 3 that the embodiment of the invention proposed comprises:
Receiver module 31 is used to receive charging initial message, charging updating message and charging termination messages.
Based on above-mentioned setting, when judging that resources occupation rate that submodule 323 judges that monitoring submodule 322 are obtained surpasses the preset resource threshold of threshold setting submodule 321, confirm that the charging initial message corresponding service period is the peak traffic period.
User's identification module 33, being used for judging the charging initial message corresponding service periods when peak judge module 32 is peak traffic during the period, judges whether the user of charging initial message correspondence is effective high-end user, specifically comprises:
Validated user is judged submodule 331, is used to judge whether the corresponding user of charging initial message that receiver module 31 is received is validated user;
High-end user is judged submodule 332; Be used for when validated user judges that submodule 331 judges that the corresponding user of charging initial message is validated user; Judge further whether the corresponding user of charging initial message is high-end user; And when judged result be the corresponding user of charging initial message when being high-end user, confirm that the corresponding user of charging initial message that receiver module 31 is received is effective high-end user.
Sending module 35 is used for when receiver module 31 receives the charging updating message of business control device 2 transmissions, sending the CCA Update that comprises the capacity authorization message and giving business control device 2.
Wherein, as shown in Figure 4, the structural representation for a kind of business control device 2 that the embodiment of the invention proposed comprises:
Concrete, the message that switching equipment 1 sends comprises message related to calls, fragmental messages and conversation end message.
First sending module 22 is used for the message that received according to first receiver module 21, sends corresponding credit control request information and gives service charging device 3.
Corresponding with first receiver module 21, send corresponding credit control request information and give service charging device 3, specifically comprise following several kinds of situation:
When the message that is received when first receiver module 21 is message related to calls, sends CCR Initial message and give service charging device 3;
When the message that first receiver module 21 is received is fragmental messages, sends CCR Update message and give service charging device 3;
When the message that first receiver module 21 is received is conversation end message, sends CCR Ternination message and give service charging device 3.
Corresponding with first sending module 22, receive the business control response message that service charging device 3 sends, specifically comprise following several kinds of situation:
When the message of being sent when first sending module 22 is CCR Initial message, receive the CCA Initial message that service charging device 3 sends;
When the message of being sent when first sending module 22 is CCR Update message, receive the CCA Update message that service charging device 3 sends;
When the message of being sent when first sending module 22 is CCR Termination message, receive the CCA Termination message that service charging device 3 sends.
Second sending module 24, the business that is used for being received according to second receiver module 23 is controlled response message, sends monitor message and gives switching equipment.
Be specially, CCA Initial message and CCA Update message according to second receiver module 23 is received issue monitoring message to switching equipment 1.
When comprising the capacity authorization message in the CCR Initial message that identification module 25 identifications second receiver module 23 is received, also comprise:
When second receiver module 23 receives CCA Initial message that service charging device 3 sends and CCA Update message; Second sending module 24 directly issues monitoring message to switching equipment 1 by preset burst warrant quantity according to the capacity authorization message of identification module 25 identifications.
(2) when the indication information that sends is the specific fault sign indicating number,, be the another kind of service charging device 3 that the embodiment of the invention proposed and the structural representation of business control device 2 like Fig. 5 and shown in Figure 6.
Wherein, as shown in Figure 5, the structural representation for a kind of service charging device 3 that the embodiment of the invention proposed comprises:
Receiver module 31 is used to receive the charging initial message.
Based on above-mentioned setting, when judging that resources occupation rate that submodule 323 judges that monitoring submodule 322 are obtained surpasses the preset resource threshold of threshold setting submodule 321, confirm that the charging initial message corresponding service period is the peak traffic period.
User's identification module 33, being used for judging the charging initial message corresponding service periods when peak judge module 32 is peak traffic during the period, judges whether the user of charging initial message correspondence is effective high-end user, specifically comprises:
Validated user is judged submodule 331, is used to judge whether the corresponding user of charging initial message that receiver module 31 is received is validated user;
High-end user is judged submodule 332; Be used for when validated user judges that submodule 331 judges that the corresponding user of charging initial message is validated user; Judge further whether the corresponding user of charging initial message is high-end user; And when judged result be the corresponding user of charging initial message when being high-end user, confirm that the corresponding user of charging initial message that receiver module 31 is received is effective high-end user.
Error code sends submodule 341, is used to send the specific fault sign indicating number that comprises the capacity authorization message and gives business control device;
Conversation end submodule 342, the specific fault sign indicating number that is used for comprising the capacity authorization message in 341 transmissions of error code transmission submodule finishes and business control device 2 sessions to behind the business control device 2.
Wherein, as shown in Figure 6, the structural representation for a kind of business control device 2 that the embodiment of the invention proposed comprises:
Concrete, the message that switching equipment 1 sends comprises message related to calls, fragmental messages and conversation end message.
First sending module 22 is used for the message that received according to first receiver module 21, sends corresponding credit control request information and gives service charging device 3.
Because in the present embodiment; Service charging device 3 is the specific fault sign indicating number to the indication information that business control device 2 sends; And send successfully the session with business control device 2 that is through with of back service charging device 3 at special code, so, corresponding with first receiver module 21; First sending module 22 sends corresponding credit control request information and gives service charging device 3, only comprises following a kind of situation:
When the message that is received when first receiver module 21 is message related to calls, sends CCR Initial message and give service charging device 3.
Corresponding with first sending module 22, receive the business control response message that service charging device 3 sends, only comprise following a kind of situation:
When the message of being sent when first sending module 22 is CCR Initial message, receive the specific fault sign indicating number that service charging device 3 sends.
Second sending module 24, the business that is used for being received according to second receiver module 23 is controlled response message, sends monitor message and gives switching equipment.
Be specially, the result of the specific fault sign indicating number that is received according to second receiver module 23 and business control device 2 self issues monitoring message to switching equipment 1.
Based on above-mentioned situation, the business control device 2 in the embodiment of the invention also comprises:
When comprising the capacity authorization message in the specific fault sign indicating number that identification module 25 identifications second receiver module 24 is received, also comprise:
When first receiver module 21 receives message that switching equipment 1 sends when being fragmental messages, second sending module 24 directly issues monitoring message to switching equipment 1 by preset burst warrant quantity according to the capacity authorization message of identification module 25 identifications.
Processing module 26 is used for receiving message that switching equipment 1 sends when being conversation end message when first receiver module 21, and the off-line valency that awaits the reply that generates charging initial message corresponding service charges single, and end and switching equipment 1 session.
The technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention has the following advantages; Because adopted a kind of business charging method, device and system,, can effectively ensure the service of high-end user at heavy traffic period; Thereby; Do not increasing under the equipment cost situation, reducing the resource consumption of heavy traffic period OCS equipment, supporting more high traffic with the equipment that has disposed.
Need be pointed out that further that in the above-mentioned device design that each embodiment of the invention proposed, described module can be distributed in a device, also can be distributed in multiple arrangement.Above-mentioned module can be merged into a module, also can further split into a plurality of submodules, and such variation does not influence protection scope of the present invention.
Further, in conjunction with concrete applied environment, corresponding the above embodiment of the present invention further specifies technical scheme of the present invention, and is specific as follows:
The device design that corresponding aforesaid Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 proposed; A kind of service billing system that Fig. 1 proposed is in concrete applied environment; Can be specially a kind of service billing system that the embodiment of the invention proposes; As shown in Figure 7, specifically comprise switching equipment, business control device and service charging device (Online Charging System, OCS).
Main modular wherein and flow process realize explanation as follows:
(1) this OCS comprises:
CPU/ memory source monitoring module is used to adopt statistics CPU, the internal memory operating position of the command cycle property that operating system provides.
DCC message accounting processing module; Interaction message between control appliance and the OCS is used to manage business; And according to above-mentioned message, to the processing operation that communication service is correlated with, it comprises coding module, decoder module, peak judge module, user's identification module and service authorization module.
Wherein, Coding module and decoder module are used for that above-mentioned message is carried out encoding and decoding to be handled; The peak judge module is used to judge whether the message corresponding service period that is received is the peak traffic period; It is peak traffic during the period that user's identification module then is used for judging the professional period when the peak judge module, judges whether the user of charging initial message correspondence is effective high-end user, and 34 judged results according to user's identification module of service authorization module are handled corresponding business.
Illustrated CDR accounting processing module then is used for according to the off-line that the reports valency CDR file that awaits the reply business being carried out accounting processing.
In the present embodiment, business control device is used for carrying out interacting message with switching equipment 1 with OCS, and according to the Business Processing strategy that OCS returns, the business of switching equipment is carried out corresponding process operations.In concrete enforcement scene, this business control device for example service control point (Service Control Point, SCP), perhaps (Mobile Data Service Platform MDSP) waits equipment to mobile data business platform.
In the present embodiment, switching equipment is mainly used in the application and the execution of professional and service billing, in concrete enforcement scene; Switching equipment can be specially (the Mobile Switching Center of mobile switching centre; MSC), and Service Switching Point (Service Switching Point, SSP), Gateway GPRS Support Node (Gateway GPRS Support Node; GGSN) or short message service center (Short Message Service Centre SMSC) waits equipment.
The Mediation of control centre then is used for the valency that the awaits the reply CDR that OCS generates is handled scheduling.
(2) heavy traffic period forecast method: rule of thumb dispose the near resource threshold parameters of heavy traffic period (for example: CPU takies and reaches 60%); With the resource occupation information of CPU/ memory source monitoring module statistics and this threshold ratio; If surpass this threshold value, think that promptly heavy traffic period is about to arrive.
Need to prove that other can carry out the peak period forecast method and belong to protection scope of the present invention equally, the variation of concrete grammar does not influence protection scope of the present invention.
(3) effectively high-end user is differentiated; At first user's validity is carried out simple authenticated; Mainly be whether judges exists; Whether state normally (is not reported the loss, blocks, is waited before the deadline), judges whether to be high-end user again, and operator can define various effective high-end user determination methods as required.
Need to prove that said method is the preferred implementation method that the embodiment of the invention proposes, other methods that can carry out effective high-end user discriminating belong to protection scope of the present invention equally, and the variation of concrete grammar does not influence protection scope of the present invention.
The technical scheme of the invention described above embodiment at heavy traffic period, can effectively ensure the service quality of high-end user; Thereby; Do not increasing under the equipment cost situation, reducing the resource consumption of heavy traffic period OCS equipment, supporting more high traffic with the equipment that has disposed.
Based on the above-mentioned system that the embodiment of the invention proposed shown in Figure 7, as shown in Figure 8, be the schematic flow sheet of a kind of business charging method that the embodiment of the invention proposed, may further comprise the steps:
Step S801, the switching equipment message that makes a call.
Step S802, business control device send the CCR Initial message that comprises professional request amount RSU information.
The DCC message accounting processing module of step S803, OCS receives the CCR Initial (RSU) that business control device sends, promptly comprise the charging request message of RSU information after, judge whether reaching heavy traffic period by the peak judge module.
If reach heavy traffic period, then change step S804 over to;
If do not reach heavy traffic period, then by normal batch valency flow processing.
Step S804, whether be normal effectively high-end user through user's identification module judges.
If normal effectively high-end user then changes step S805 over to;
If not normal effectively high-end user, then by normal batch valency flow processing.
DCC message accounting processing module among step S805, the OCS is sent the CCA Initial message that comprises the capacity authorization message to business control device and is replied.
Concrete; Do not do charging factor analysis, authentication, batch valency, withhold, processing such as credit; Directly to of the traffic carrying capacity capacity mandate of business control devices such as SCP/MDSP by the CCR Initial message application that comprises request amount RSU information; Return authorization message CCA Initial (GSU), GSU wherein is the capacity authorization message.
Step S806, business control device issue monitoring message to switching equipment.
Step S807, business control device receive the fragmental messages that switching equipment sends.
Step S808, business control device send the CCR Update message that comprises request amount RSU and use amount USU and give the DCC message accounting processing module among the OCS.
DCC message accounting processing module among step S809, the OCS is returned the CCA Update that comprises GSU and is continued the capacity mandate.
After OCS receives the follow-up CCR Update message that comprises request amount RSU and use amount USU; Do not do charging factor analysis, batch valency, withhold, processing such as credit; The traffic carrying capacity capacity mandate of directly being applied for by the request amount RSU information that is comprised among the CCR Update to business control device; Return authorization message CCA Update (GSU), GSU wherein is the capacity authorization message.。
Step S810, business control device issue monitoring message to switching equipment.
Above-mentioned step S807 can repeat to realize that repeatedly concrete step content is constant that present embodiment details at this no longer separately to step S810.
Step S811, business control device receive the conversation end message that switching equipment sends.
Step S812, business control device send the CCR Termination message that comprises use amount USU and give the DCC message accounting processing module among the OCS.
DCC message accounting processing module among step S813, the OCS is write the off-line valency ticket that awaits the reply, and returns this session of the CCA Termination end of message.
Concrete; After DCC message accounting processing module among the OCS is received the follow-up CCR Termination (USU) that comprises use amount USU; Do not do charging factor analysis, batch valency, withhold, processing such as credit, directly write off-line and await the reply behind the valency CDR file, finish this session.
When step S814, OCS system were not busy, CDR accounting processing module read the off-line valency CDR file that awaits the reply, and charges by the offline charging mode.
Need be pointed out that further that above-mentioned flow process is different because of switching equipment, business control device, concrete signaling type between the two, signaling bar number, signaling content are also different, just adopt the describing mode of signal here.In detail concrete signaling and signaling process are not described in detail with reference to the related telecommunications standard here.
In the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention; Through judging traffic peak and high-end user and handling accordingly,, can effectively ensure the service of high-end user at heavy traffic period; Thereby; Do not increasing under the equipment cost situation, reducing the resource consumption of heavy traffic period OCS equipment, supporting more high traffic with the equipment that has disposed.
Except above-mentioned transmission CCR Initial message technology scheme; The device design that corresponding aforesaid Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 proposed; A kind of service billing system that Fig. 1 proposed can be specially a kind of service billing system that the embodiment of the invention proposes in concrete applied environment, realize sending the technical scheme of specific fault sign indicating number; As shown in Figure 9, specifically comprise switching equipment, business control device and service charging device OCS.
Main modular wherein and flow process realize explanation as follows:
(1) function setting of the CPU/ memory source monitoring module among switching equipment, Mediation and the OCS, peak judge module, user's identification module and CDR accounting processing module is identical with aforesaid embodiment shown in Figure 7, gives unnecessary details no longer separately in the present embodiment.
(2) workflow of the DCC message processing module among the OCS is:
The DCC message processing module is received CCR initial (RSU) message; Judge that heavy traffic period is near; And the user is effective high-end user; Then directly return CCA initial, and Result Code is set is that specific fault sign indicating number informing business control appliance is given the mandate of user's capacity in this CCA initial message to business control device.Directly finish session with business control device.
(3) workflow of business control device is:
Business control device is received the CCA initial message that OCS returns, and judges that Result Code is to behind user's capacity mandate specific fault sign indicating number, and the then session of termination and OCS is directly given subscriber authorisation to switching equipment.
And, also adopt direct authorization response to the switching equipment subsequent message.
When switching equipment reported conversation end message, business control device was write the off-line valency ticket that awaits the reply.
(4) off-line write of the business control device valency ticket that awaits the reply is sent to OCS through toll ticket conveying system.
When (5) the OCS system was not busy, the CDR accounting processing module among the OCS read the off-line valency CDR file that awaits the reply, and corresponding service is chargeed.
In the technical scheme tool of the embodiment of the invention, through judging traffic peak and high-end user and handling accordingly; At heavy traffic period; Can effectively ensure the service of high-end user, thereby, do not increasing under the equipment cost situation; Reduce the resource consumption of heavy traffic period OCS equipment, support more high traffic with the equipment that has disposed.
Based on the above-mentioned system that the embodiment of the invention proposed shown in Figure 9, shown in figure 10, be the schematic flow sheet of a kind of business charging method that the embodiment of the invention proposed, may further comprise the steps:
Step S1001, the switching equipment message that makes a call.
Step S1002, business control device send the CCR Initial message that comprises professional RSU information.
The DCC message accounting processing module of step S1003, OCS is judged whether reaching heavy traffic period by the peak judge module after receiving CCR Initial (RSU) charging request message of business control device.
If reach heavy traffic period, then change step S1004 over to;
If do not reach heavy traffic period, then by normal batch valency flow processing.
Step S1004, whether be normal effectively high-end user through user's identification module judges.
If normal effectively high-end user then changes step S1005 over to;
If not normal effectively high-end user, then by normal batch valency flow processing.
DCC message accounting processing module among step S1005, the OCS is sent the CCA Initial message that comprises the specific fault sign indicating number to business control device and is replied.
Concrete, the DCC message accounting processing module among the OCS is directly returned CCA Initial message, and Result Code is set in this CCA Initial message is that specific fault sign indicating number informing business control appliance is given the mandate of user's capacity.Finish session with business control device
Step S1006, business control device issue monitoring message to switching equipment.
Step S1007, business control device receive the fragmental messages that switching equipment sends.
Step S1008, business control device are directly given this subscriber authorisation to switching equipment.
Business control device continues directly to authorize by setting the burst warrant quantity to direct capacity authorized user.
Step S1009, business control device issue monitoring message to switching equipment.
Above-mentioned step S1007 can repeat to realize that repeatedly concrete step content is constant that present embodiment details at this no longer separately to step S1009.
Step S1010, business control device receive the conversation end message that switching equipment sends.
Step S1011, business control device are write the off-line valency ticket that awaits the reply, and finish this session.
When step S1012, OCS system were not busy, CDR accounting processing module read the off-line valency CDR file that awaits the reply, and charges by the offline charging mode.
Need be pointed out that further that above-mentioned flow process is different because of switching equipment, business control device, concrete signaling type between the two, signaling bar number, signaling content are also different, just adopt the describing mode of signal here.In detail concrete signaling and signaling process are not described in detail with reference to the related telecommunications standard here.
In the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention, through judging traffic peak and high-end user and handling accordingly; At heavy traffic period; Can effectively ensure the service of high-end user, thereby, do not increasing under the equipment cost situation; Reduce the resource consumption of heavy traffic period OCS equipment, support more high traffic with the equipment that has disposed.
Description through above execution mode; Those skilled in the art can be well understood to the present invention and can realize through hardware, also can realize that based on such understanding technical scheme of the present invention can be come out with the embodied of software product by the mode that software adds necessary general hardware platform; It (can be CD-ROM that this software product can be stored in a non-volatile memory medium; USB flash disk, portable hard drive etc.) in, comprise that some instructions are with so that a computer equipment (can be a personal computer; Server, the perhaps network equipment etc.) carry out the described method of each embodiment of the present invention.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that accompanying drawing is the sketch map of a preferred embodiment, module in the accompanying drawing or flow process might not be that embodiment of the present invention is necessary.
The above only is a preferred implementation of the present invention; Should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the prerequisite that does not break away from the principle of the invention; Can also make some improvement and retouching, these improvement and retouching also should be looked protection scope of the present invention.
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1. a business charging method is characterized in that, may further comprise the steps:
Receive the charging initial message, judge whether the said charging initial message corresponding service period is the peak traffic period;
When the said charging initial message corresponding service period is peak traffic during the period, judges whether the corresponding user of said charging initial message is effective high-end user;
When the corresponding user of said charging initial message is effective high-end user, send Indication message to the mandate of said charging initial message corresponding service capacity;
Wherein, said transmission is specially the Indication message of said charging initial message corresponding service capacity mandate: send the Credit Control Answer initial message CCA Initial that comprises the capacity authorization message and give business control device; Or, send the specific fault sign indicating number that comprises the capacity authorization message and give business control device, and end and said business control device session.
2. business charging method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
When the said charging initial message corresponding service period is not peak traffic during the period, carries out batch valency flow process, and said charging initial message corresponding service is chargeed.
3. like the said business charging method of claim 2, it is characterized in that saidly judge whether the charging initial message corresponding service period is the peak traffic period, is specially:
Whether the resources occupation rate of judging the said charging initial message corresponding service period surpasses preset resource threshold;
When the resources occupation rate of said charging initial message corresponding service period surpassed preset resource threshold, the said charging initial message corresponding service period was the peak traffic period.
4. business charging method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, saidly judges whether the corresponding user of charging initial message is effective high-end user, is specially:
Judge whether the corresponding user of charging initial message is validated user;
When the corresponding user of said charging initial message is validated user, judge whether the corresponding user of said charging initial message is high-end user;
When the corresponding user of said charging initial message was high-end user, the user that said charging initial message is corresponding was effective high-end user.
5. like the said business charging method of claim 4, it is characterized in that saidly judge whether the corresponding user of charging initial message is high-end user, is specially:
Whether the account balance of judging the user that said charging initial message is corresponding surpasses preset amount value; Or,
Whether that judges user that said charging initial message is corresponding surpasses the Preset Time value in the net time; Or,
Judge in the user's that said charging initial message the is corresponding subscriber data and whether comprise the high-end user sign; Or,
Judge the particular service key that whether has the corresponding user of said charging initial message among the attaching position register HLR.
6. like the said business charging method of claim 5, it is characterized in that said high-end user sign specifically generates through following steps:
When the user opens an account, confirm the user credit grade according to user's assets, occupation, credit record;
When user's credit grade reaches preset value, confirm that said user is high-end user;
In said user's subscriber data, set said user's high-end user sign, or, in HLR the signatory particular service key of said user.
7. business charging method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said transmission comprises the Credit Control Answer initial message of capacity authorization message gives after the business control device, also comprises:
Receive the charging updating message that said business control device sends;
The Credit Control Answer updating message CCA Update that transmission comprises the capacity authorization message gives said business control device.
8. business charging method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said transmission comprises the Credit Control Answer initial message of capacity authorization message gives after the business control device, also comprises:
Receive the charging termination messages that said business control device sends;
The off-line valency that awaits the reply that generates said charging initial message corresponding service charges singly, finishes and said business control device session.
9. business charging method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said transmission comprises the specific fault sign indicating number of capacity authorization message and gives business control device, and after end and the said business control device session, also comprises:
Whether said business control device is discerned said specific fault sign indicating number and is represented the mandate of said charging initial message corresponding service capacity;
When said business control device is discerned the representative of said specific fault sign indicating number to said charging initial message corresponding service capacity mandate, issue monitoring message according to preset burst warrant quantity to switching equipment.
10. like the said business charging method of claim 9, it is characterized in that, said after switching equipment issues monitoring message according to preset burst warrant quantity, also comprise:
Said business control device receives the fragmental messages that said switching equipment sends;
Said business control device issues monitoring message to said switching equipment by preset burst warrant quantity.
11. like the said business charging method of claim 9, it is characterized in that, said after switching equipment issues monitoring message according to preset burst warrant quantity, also comprise:
Said business control device receives the conversation end message that said switching equipment sends;
The off-line valency that awaits the reply that said business control device generates said charging initial message corresponding service charges singly, finishes and said switching equipment session.
12. a service charging device is characterized in that, comprising:
Receiver module is used to receive the charging initial message that business control device sends;
The peak judge module is used to judge whether the charging initial message corresponding service period that said receiver module receives is the peak traffic period;
User's identification module, being used for judging the said charging initial message corresponding service period when said peak judge module is peak traffic during the period, judges whether the corresponding user of said charging initial message is effective high-end user;
The service authorization module is used for when said user's identification module judges that the corresponding user of said charging initial message is effective high-end user, sending the Indication message to the mandate of said charging initial message corresponding service capacity;
Wherein, said service authorization module comprises:
Authorization message is sent submodule, is used to send the Credit Control Answer initial message CCA Initial that comprises the capacity authorization message and gives said business control device;
Error code sends submodule, is used to send the specific fault sign indicating number that comprises the capacity authorization message and gives said business control device;
The conversation end submodule is used for sending submodule at said error code and sends the said specific fault sign indicating number that comprises the capacity authorization message to behind the said business control device, finishes and said business control device session.
13., it is characterized in that said peak judge module specifically comprises like the said service charging device of claim 12:
The threshold setting submodule is used to set resource threshold;
Monitoring submodule is used to monitor the resources occupation rate of said charging initial message corresponding service period;
Judge submodule, be used to judge whether the resources occupation rate that said monitoring submodule is obtained surpasses the preset resource threshold of said threshold setting submodule.
14., it is characterized in that said user's identification module specifically comprises like the said service charging device of claim 12:
Validated user is judged submodule, is used to judge whether the corresponding user of charging initial message is validated user;
High-end user is judged submodule; Be used for when said validated user judges that submodule judges that the corresponding user of charging initial message is validated user; Judge further whether the corresponding user of said charging initial message is high-end user; And when judged result be the corresponding user of said charging initial message when being high-end user, confirm that the corresponding user of said charging initial message is effective high-end user.
15. like the said service charging device of claim 12, it is characterized in that, also comprise:
Said receiver module also is used to receive charging updating message and/or the charging termination messages that said business control device sends;
Sending module is used for when said receiver module receives the charging updating message of said business control device transmission, sends the Credit Control Answer updating message CCA Update that comprises the capacity authorization message and gives said business control device;
Generation module is used for when said receiver module receives the charging termination messages of said business control device transmission, and the off-line valency that awaits the reply that generates said charging initial message corresponding service charges singly, and end and said business control device session.
16. a business control device is characterized in that, comprising:
First receiver module is used to receive the message that switching equipment sends;
First sending module is used for the message that received according to said first receiver module, sends corresponding credit control request information and gives service charging device;
Second receiver module is used to receive the business control response message that said service charging device sends;
Second sending module, the business that is used for being received according to said second receiver module is controlled response message, sends monitor message and gives said switching equipment;
Wherein, the business control response message that the said service charging device that said second receiver module is received sends specifically comprises: Credit Control Answer initial message CCA Initial, or, the specific fault sign indicating number;
Also comprise:
Identification module is used for discerning the business control response message that said second receiver module received and whether comprises the capacity authorization message.
17., it is characterized in that said first sending module is used for the message that received according to said first receiver module like the said business control device of claim 16, send corresponding credit control request information and give service charging device, be specially:
When the message that is received when said first receiver module was message related to calls, said first sending module sent the charging initial message and gives said service charging device.
18. like the said business control device of claim 16; It is characterized in that; Discerning the business control response message that said second receiver module received when said identification module is when comprising the CCA Initial of capacity authorization message, and said first sending module also comprises:
When the message that is received when said first receiver module was fragmental messages, said first sending module sent the charging updating message and gives said service charging device;
When the message that is received when said first receiver module was conversation end message, said first sending module sent the charging termination messages and gives said service charging device.
19., it is characterized in that discerning the business control response message that said second receiver module received when said identification module is when comprising the specific fault sign indicating number of capacity authorization message, also to comprise like the said business control device of claim 16:
When said first receiver module receives message that said switching equipment sends when being fragmental messages, said second sending module directly issues monitoring message to said switching equipment by preset burst warrant quantity according to the capacity authorization message of said identification module identification.
20., it is characterized in that discerning the business control response message that said second receiver module received when said identification module is when comprising the specific fault sign indicating number of capacity authorization message, also to comprise like the said business control device of claim 16:
Processing module is used for receiving message that said switching equipment sends when being conversation end message when said first receiver module, and the off-line valency that awaits the reply that generates said charging initial message corresponding service charges single, and end and said switching equipment session.
21. service billing system; It is characterized in that; Comprise switching equipment, like the arbitrary described business control device of claim 16-20 with like the arbitrary described service charging device of claim 12-15; Wherein, said switching equipment is used to send session control message and gives said business control device.
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