CN101998339B - Method and device for controlling policy and charging based on service using time - Google Patents

Method and device for controlling policy and charging based on service using time Download PDF

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CN101998339B
CN101998339B CN2009100904382A CN200910090438A CN101998339B CN 101998339 B CN101998339 B CN 101998339B CN 2009100904382 A CN2009100904382 A CN 2009100904382A CN 200910090438 A CN200910090438 A CN 200910090438A CN 101998339 B CN101998339 B CN 101998339B
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Abstract

The invention discloses a method for controlling policy and charging based on service using time, comprising: a policy and charging rule enforcement function (PCRF) entity draws up a policy and charging control (PCC) strategy according to signing service using time acquired from a subscription profile repository (SPR) and transmits the PCC strategy to the PCEF entity. The invention discloses a device for controlling the policy and charging based on the service using time, comprising an acquiring unit, a PCC strategy drawing unit and a transmission unit, wherein the acquiring unit is used for acquiring singing service using time information acquired from the SPR; the PCC strategy drawing unit is used for drawing up the PCC strategy according to the singing service using time information; and the transmission unit is used for transmitting the PCC strategy to the PCEF. In the invention, the charging and policy management of the signing service based on the using time is realized, thereby enriching the charging and policy control of a system on the service.

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The strategy of service based access times and billing control method and device
Technical field
The present invention relates to strategy and charging control technology, relate in particular to a kind of strategy and billing control method and device of service based access times.
Background technology
Grouping system (the EPS that Fig. 1 is evolution, Evolved Packet System) configuration diagram, as shown in Figure 1, third generation partner program (3GPP, 3rd Generation Partnership Project) EPS of definition is by the universal mobile telecommunications system land radio access web (E-UTRAN of evolution, EvolvedUniversal Terrestrial Radio Access Network), Mobility Management Entity (MME, MobilityManagement Entity), gateway (S-GW, Serving Gateway), grouped data network gateway (P-GW or PDN GW, Packet Data Network Gateway), home subscriber server (HSS, Home Subscriber Server), authentication and authorization charging (the AAA of 3GPP, Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) server, "Policy and Charging Rules Function entity (PCRF, Policyand Charging Rule Function) and other support nodes form.Between each node, by illustrated interface (S6a in figure, S11 and Gxc etc.), connect.Wherein policy control and charging control (PCC, Policyand Charging Control) are parts wherein.
Fig. 2 is PCC system architecture schematic diagram, as Fig. 1, shown in Fig. 2, in the EPS framework, each function of PCC is: PCRF is the "Policy and Charging Rules Function entity, strategy and charging execution function entity (PCEF, Policyand Charging Enforcement Function) be present in P-GW, bearing binding and event reporting function entity (BBERF, Bearer Binding and Event Report Function) can be present in S-GW, application function (the AF of business, Application Function) entity is present in carrier network agreement (IP, Internet Protocol) in business network, user-subscribed database (SPR, Subscription ProfileRepository) can unify with HSS.
In 3GPP, by APN (APN, Access Point Name), can find corresponding PDN network.Usually subscriber equipment (UE, User Equipment) is called to an IP to a connection of PDN network and connects Access Network (IP-CAN, IP Connectivity Access Network) session.
In the EPS framework, user's access style is by IP-CAN type and wireless access type (RAT, RadioAccess Type) jointly identify: the IP-CAN type is in order to distinguish access network type as 3GPP or WiMAX etc., when the IP-CAN type is 3GPP or 3GPP2 access, need to further depends on RAT and distinguish wireless access type.For example, while accessing for 3GPP, be the wireless access of UTRAN or E-UTRAN.
PCC is applicable to all 3GPP IP-CAN, and wherein, PCRF mainly is responsible for the formulation of strategy and charging regulation, by the Gx interface, the PCC of formulation strategy and charging regulation are handed down to PCEF, PCEF installs, carries out the PCC strategy, and reports dependent event, with the mutual charge information of charge system.
PCRF is handed down to BBERF by QoS (QoS, Quality of Service) rule by the Gxx interface, BBERF not with the mutual charge information of charge system, only responsible bearing binding and dependent event reports.AF provides business information by Rx interface to PCRF, and SPR has preserved the signing business information of user, and PCRF can pass through the Sp interface business information signing to the SPR inquiring user.PCEF sends to Online Charging System (OSC by the Gy interface by online charging information, Online Charging System) be responsible for the statistics of online charging, by the Gz interface, offline charging information is sent to off-line accounting system (OFCS, Offline Charging System).
At present, in the PCC framework, PCRF can dynamically issue the PCC strategy to PCEF, comprises the information of QoS and charging in policy information.The signing business information of user in the bearer related information that the service related information that PCRF provides according to AF, PCEF report and SPR, formulate the PCC strategy.
Operator is except the consumption information such as concern flow duration, the access times that also need the business of paying close attention to, for example, to certain class business, operator expectation limit the access times of this user in certain phases-time (as, 300 times per month), surpass after this number of times within this period operator can refuse this business or to this business carry out difference charge (as, collect the charges separately after surpassing 300 times), be convenient to like this operator to requirements such as the fine-grained management of business and systematic function controls.
And, in prior art, when current PCRF formulates the PCC rule, can't obtain the business access times, thereby can not realize the fine-grained management of operator to business.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of strategy and billing control method and device of service based access times, makes PCRF according to signing service access times information, can carry out more accurate charging and policy control to business.
For achieving the above object, technical scheme of the present invention is achieved in that
A kind of strategy of service based access times and billing control method, relate to strategy and charging execution function entity PCEF, "Policy and Charging Rules Function entity PCRF and user-subscribed database SPR, it is characterized in that,
Described SPR pre-save user equipment (UE) signing service access times information;
The business access times information that described PCRF preserves according to the described SPR obtained is generated strategy and the charging control PCC strategy.
Preferably, the signing service access times information that described PCRF preserves according to described SPR generate strategy and the charging control PCC strategy after, the described PCC policy distribution that described PCRF will formulate is to described PCEF.
Preferably, the signing service access times information that described PCRF obtains from SPR comprises:
After described PCRF receives the IP-CAN conversation establishing Indication message of described PCEF, to described SPR, send CAMEL-Subscription-Information request message, acquisition request signing service access times information; And
The CAMEL-Subscription-Information response message that described PCRF returns by described SPR obtains signing service access times information.
Preferably, described CAMEL-Subscription-Information response message comprises signing service access times information, or signing service access times information and state information, or signing service is used the maximum access times information that reached.
Preferably, the signing service access times information that described PCRF obtains from SPR comprises:
When described SPR detects ongoing signing service access times information change, described SPR notifies the signing service access times information after changing to described PCRF.
Preferably, described method also comprises:
Described PCRF determines whether to reformulate the PCC strategy according to the signing service access times information after changing, and is, the PCC strategy notice PCEF reformulated.
Preferably, described signing service access times information comprises that IP connects business access times information under Access Network business access times information, APN APN or the business access times information based on the user.
Preferably, described method also comprises:
Described PCRF notifies the signing service ending message to described SPR, and described SPR upgrades the access times information of signing service.
A kind of strategy of service based access times and charging controller comprise:
Acquiring unit, for obtaining signing service access times information from user-subscribed database SPR;
PCC policy development unit, formulate the PCC strategy for the signing service access times information according to obtaining; And
Transmitting element, for sending to PCEF by described PCC strategy.
Preferably, described acquiring unit comprises:
Receiver module, the CAMEL-Subscription-Information response message returned for the IP-CAN conversation establishing Indication message that receives described PCEF and described SPR;
Sending module, for sending CAMEL-Subscription-Information request message, acquisition request signing service access times information to described SPR; And
Acquisition module, obtain signing service access times information for the CAMEL-Subscription-Information response message received by described receiver module.
Preferably, described acquiring unit comprises:
Detection module, while changing for detection of ongoing signing service access times information, the trigger notice module; And
Notification module, notify to described PCRF for the signing service access times information by after changing.
Preferably, described device also comprises: judging unit, determine whether to reformulate the PCC strategy for the signing service access times information according to after changing, be, trigger described PCRF and determine whether to reformulate the PCC strategy according to the signing service access times information after changing, and notify PCEF by described transmitting element by the PCC strategy of reformulating.
Preferably, described signing service access times information comprises business access times information under business access times information, APN or the business access times information based on the user.
Preferably, described device also comprises:
Notification unit, for notifying the signing service ending message to described SPR; And
Updating block, for the access times information of the signing service of upgrading described SPR.
In the present invention, PCRF is when carrying out policy development, obtain the access times information of signing service from SPR, and carry out policy development according to the access times information of signing service, and notice PCEF carries out, realize the charging by access times and tactical management to signing service, enriched charging and the policy control of system to business.Technical solution of the present invention is simple and practical.
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The configuration diagram of the grouping system that Fig. 1 is evolution;
Fig. 2 is PCC system architecture schematic diagram;
Fig. 3 the present invention is based on the strategy of business access times and the schematic flow sheet of billing control method embodiment mono-;
Fig. 4 the present invention is based on the strategy of business access times and the schematic flow sheet of billing control method embodiment bis-;
Fig. 5 the present invention is based on the strategy of business access times and the schematic flow sheet of billing control method embodiment tri-;
Fig. 6 the present invention is based on the strategy of business access times and the schematic flow sheet of billing control method embodiment tetra-;
Fig. 7 the present invention is based on the strategy of business access times and the composition structural representation of charging controller;
A kind of composition structural representation that Fig. 8 is acquiring unit of the present invention;
The another kind that Fig. 9 is acquiring unit of the present invention forms structural representation.
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Basic thought of the present invention is: PCRF is when carrying out policy development, obtain the access times information of signing service from SPR, and carry out policy development according to the access times information of signing service, and notice PCEF carries out, realize the charging by access times and tactical management to signing service, enriched charging and the policy control of system to business.Technical solution of the present invention is simple and practical.
For making the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, by the following examples and with reference to accompanying drawing, the present invention is described in more detail.
Embodiment mono-
When UE initiates certain business, PCEF initiates the request of IP-CAN conversation establishing to PCRF, and PCRF asks CAMEL-Subscription-Information to SPR, from SPR, gets signing business access times information, usings and formulates the PCC strategy as one of input message.Fig. 3 the present invention is based on the strategy of business access times and the schematic flow sheet of billing control method embodiment mono-, and as shown in Figure 3, strategy and the billing control method of this example service based access times comprise the following steps:
Step 301:PCEF receives the establishment IP-CAN carrying session request of user or network side initiation, sends IP-CAN conversation establishing Indication message to PCRF.
After step 302:PCRF receives the IP-CAN conversation establishing Indication message of PCEF, to SPR, send the CAMEL-Subscription-Information request message, ask signing business access times information.Here, can be user's signing business access times information, the business access times, or are set according to the tenability of current network according to the business service requirements set by operator.
Step 303:SPR returns to the CAMEL-Subscription-Information response message to PCRF, wherein, carries signing business access times information in the CAMEL-Subscription-Information response message.
Step 304:PCRF stores CAMEL-Subscription-Information.According to information such as signing service access times, formulate the PCC strategy.
Step 305:PCRF returns to IP-CAN conversation establishing corresponding message to PCEF, issues the PCC strategy to PCEF.
The granularity of the signing service access times in the present embodiment is each IP-CAN session, be that the user uses the number of times of certain business can not exceed set point number at every period, wherein the interactive information of PCRF and SPR and flow processing occur when this IP-CAN conversation establishing, for this IP-CAN session, PCRF obtains business access times and gets final product, during this IP-CAN conversation end, PCRF discharges this business access times information of obtaining from SPR of storing.If the access times based on each APN, wherein the interactive information of PCRF and SPR and flow processing only occur during first IP-CAN conversation establishing under this APN, for the IP-CAN session under this APN, the access times that PCRF obtains a business get final product, during all IP-CAN conversation ends under this APN, PCRF discharges the access times information of this business of obtaining from SPR of storing.Equally, if the business access times information based on each user, wherein the interactive information of PCRF and SPR and flow processing only occur when first IP-CAN conversation establishing of this user.
Embodiment bis-
In business procedure, when SPR perceives CAMEL-Subscription-Information, change, as signing business number of times information changes, need to inform that by upgrading accordingly PCRF, PCRF check and judge whether to need renewal PCC strategy, upgrade the PCC strategy while needing.Fig. 4 the present invention is based on the strategy of business access times and the schematic flow sheet of billing control method embodiment bis-, and as shown in Figure 4, strategy and the billing control method of this example service based access times comprise the following steps:
The CAMEL-Subscription-Information that step 401:SPR detects the business of certain well afoot changes (originally being exemplified as signing business number of times information changes).
Step 402:SPR sends the subscription information update request message to PCRF, and the access times information of this user's corresponding signing service is sent to PCRF.
After step 403:PCRF receives the subscription information update request message of SPR, return to upgrade to respond and confirm to SPR.
Information after step 404:PCRF storage update, the signing service access times information according to after upgrading, determine whether and need to carry out corresponding policy update, reformulates strategy while needing.
Step 405: if policy update is arranged, PCRF issues the PCC strategy of renewal to PCEF.
Embodiment tri-
During service ending, when PCRF perceives conversation end (from PCEF or the indication of AF), add up the access times of the signing service under this IP-CAN session, and send a request message to SPR, by the signing service access times information reporting of this IP-CAN session to SPR, SPR returns to response message, and upgrades CAMEL-Subscription-Information.This embodiment describes the flow process from PCEF, and when PCEF receives the IP-CAN conversation end request message of UE, or PCEF detects and needs termination IP-CAN session, can send the session termination indication to PCRF.Fig. 5 the present invention is based on the strategy of business access times and the schematic flow sheet of billing control method embodiment tri-, and as shown in Figure 5, strategy and the billing control method of this example service based access times comprise the following steps:
Step 501:PCEF receives the IP-CAN conversation end request of UE, or PCEF detects the IP-CAN session that need to terminate, and initiates IP-CAN termination flow process.
Step 502:PCEF sends the session termination Indication message to PCRF.
Step 503:PCRF adds up the access times of the signing service under this IP-CAN session, to SPR, send a request message, by the signing service access times information reporting of this IP-CAN session to SPR.
After step 504:SPR receives subscription information update message, the information such as signing service number of times are upgraded.
Step 505:SPR returns to response message.
Step 506:PCRF, after receiving IP-CAN session termination Indication message, carries out subsequent treatment according to the termination indication to the relevant PCC rule of this IP-CAN session, to PCEF, returns to final response message.
The granularity of the signing service access times of the present embodiment is each IP-CAN session.If based on each APN, wherein the interactive information of PCRF and SPR and flow processing only occur during last the IP-CAN session termination under this APN.Equally, if based on each user, wherein the interactive information of PCRF and SPR and flow processing only occur when last IP-CAN session termination of this user.
Embodiment tetra-
When UE initiates certain business, PCEF initiates IP-CAN conversation establishing request message to PCRF, and PCRF asks CAMEL-Subscription-Information to SPR; SPR is when receiving PCRF application CAMEL-Subscription-Information request message, judge whether to return CAMEL-Subscription-Information according to signing business access times, while not returning to CAMEL-Subscription-Information in response message illustration, or in the CAMEL-Subscription-Information returned to signing number of times information and state information thereof.The information that PCRF returns according to SPR (signing service access times information or signing service access times information and state information thereof etc.), formulate the PCC strategy.Fig. 6 the present invention is based on the strategy of business access times and the schematic flow sheet of billing control method embodiment tetra-, and as shown in Figure 6, strategy and the billing control method of this example service based access times comprise the following steps:
Step 601:PCEF receives and creates IP-CAN carrying conversation request message, sends IP-CAN conversation establishing Indication message to PCRF.
Step 602: the IP-CAN conversation establishing Indication message when PCRF receives PCEF sends the CAMEL-Subscription-Information request to SPR.
Step 603:SPR, when receiving PCRF application CAMEL-Subscription-Information request message, returns to response message to PCRF.SPR is judged according to the current access times of signing business, if reached set point number, in response message, does not carry the access times information of signing service, and carries corresponding cause value; If signing service access times information comprises some specific state information, as only within the specific period (as effective as 10 o'clock to 12 o'clock every day) the number of times information ability of this signing service meaningful.
The information that step 604:PCRF returns according to SPR (access times information and the state information thereof of the access times of signing service or signing service), formulate the PCC strategy.
Step 605:PCRF returns to IP-CAN conversation establishing corresponding message to PCEF, issues the PCC strategy to PCEF.
The granularity of the signing service access times of the present embodiment is each IP-CAN session, if based on each APN, wherein the interactive information of PCRF and SPR and flow processing only occur during first IP-CAN conversation establishing under this APN.Equally, if based on each user, wherein the interactive information of PCRF and SPR and flow processing only occur when first IP-CAN conversation establishing of this user.
Fig. 7 the present invention is based on the strategy of business access times and the composition structural representation of charging controller, as shown in Figure 7, the strategy and the charging controller that the present invention is based on the business access times comprise acquiring unit 70, PCC policy development unit 71 and transmitting element 72, wherein, acquiring unit 70 is for obtaining signing service access times information from user-subscribed database SPR; The PCC strategy is formulated for the signing service access times information according to obtaining in PCC policy development unit 71; Transmitting element 72 is for sending to PCEF by described PCC strategy.Described signing service access times information comprises business access times information under business access times information, APN or the business access times information based on the user.
As shown in Figure 7, the strategy and the charging controller that the present invention is based on the business access times also comprise notification unit 73 and updating block 74, and wherein, notification unit 73 is for notifying the signing service ending message to described SPR; Updating block 74 is for the access times information of the signing service of upgrading described SPR.
A kind of composition structural representation that Fig. 8 is acquiring unit of the present invention, as shown in Figure 8, acquiring unit 70 of the present invention comprises receiver module 700, sending module 701 and acquisition module 703, wherein, the CAMEL-Subscription-Information response message that receiver module 700 returns for the IP-CAN conversation establishing Indication message that receives described PCEF and described SPR; Sending module 701 is for sending CAMEL-Subscription-Information request message, acquisition request signing service access times information to described SPR; Acquisition module 702 obtains signing service access times information for the CAMEL-Subscription-Information response message received by described receiver module.
The another kind that Fig. 9 is acquiring unit of the present invention forms structural representation, as shown in Figure 9, acquiring unit 70 of the present invention comprises detection module 703 and notification module 704, wherein, when detection module 703 changes for detection of ongoing signing service access times information, trigger notice module 704; Notification module 704 is notified to described PCRF for the signing service access times information by after changing.When the structure of acquiring unit 70 as shown in Figure 9 the time, the strategy and the charging controller that the present invention is based on the business access times also comprise judging unit 75, determine whether to reformulate the PCC strategy for the signing service access times information according to after changing, be to trigger described PCRF to determine whether to reformulate the PCC strategy according to the signing service access times information after changing, and notify PCEF by transmitting element 72 by the PCC strategy of reformulating.
Those skilled in the art are to be understood that, the strategy of the service based access times shown in Fig. 7 and charging controller are that strategy and the billing control method for realizing aforesaid service based access times arranges, in device shown in Fig. 7, each processing unit and processing module can be understood with reference to the method shown in previous embodiment one to embodiment tetra-, its function can realize by the program run on processor, also can realize by concrete logical circuit.Notification unit 73 shown in Fig. 7 and updating block 74, judging unit 75 are not realized the essential features of Fig. 7 shown device.
The above, be only preferred embodiment of the present invention, is not intended to limit protection scope of the present invention.

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1. the strategy of service based access times and billing control method, relate to strategy and charging execution function entity PCEF, "Policy and Charging Rules Function entity PCRF and user-subscribed database SPR, it is characterized in that,
Described SPR pre-save user equipment (UE) signing service access times information;
Described PCRF receives the IP-CAN conversation establishing request that described PCEF initiates, and described PCRF, to described SPR request CAMEL-Subscription-Information, gets signing business access times information from SPR;
The business access times information that described PCRF preserves according to the described SPR obtained is generated strategy and the charging control PCC strategy;
When described PCRF perceives conversation end, the access times of the signing service under statistics IP-CAN session, and give described SPR by the signing service access times information reporting of this IP-CAN session, described SPR upgrades CAMEL-Subscription-Information.
2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the signing service access times information that described PCRF preserves according to described SPR generate strategy and the charging control PCC strategy after, the described PCC policy distribution that described PCRF will formulate is to described PCEF.
3. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the signing service access times information that described PCRF obtains from SPR comprises:
After described PCRF receives the IP-CAN conversation establishing Indication message of described PCEF, to described SPR, send CAMEL-Subscription-Information request message, acquisition request signing service access times information; And
The CAMEL-Subscription-Information response message that described PCRF returns by described SPR obtains signing service access times information.
4. method according to claim 3, is characterized in that, described CAMEL-Subscription-Information response message comprises signing service access times information, or signing service access times information and state information, or signing service is used the maximum access times information that reached.
5. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the signing service access times information that described PCRF obtains from SPR comprises:
When described SPR detects ongoing signing service access times information change, described SPR notifies the signing service access times information after changing to described PCRF.
6. method according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
Described PCRF determines whether to reformulate the PCC strategy according to the signing service access times information after changing, and is by the PCC strategy notice PCEF reformulated.
7. according to the described method of any one in claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that, described signing service access times information comprises that IP connects business access times information under Access Network business access times information, APN APN or the business access times information based on the user.
8. method according to claim 7, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
Described PCRF notifies the signing service ending message to described SPR, and described SPR upgrades the access times information of signing service.
9. the strategy of service based access times and charging controller, is characterized in that, comprising:
Acquiring unit, for obtaining signing service access times information from user-subscribed database SPR;
PCC policy development unit, formulate the PCC strategy for the signing service access times information according to obtaining; And
Transmitting element, for sending to PCEF by described PCC strategy;
Updating block, for the access times information of the signing service of upgrading described SPR;
Described acquiring unit comprises receiver module, sending module and acquisition module, wherein,
Receiver module is for receiving the IP-CAN conversation establishing Indication message of described PCEF and the CAMEL-Subscription-Information response message that described SPR returns;
Sending module is for sending CAMEL-Subscription-Information request message, acquisition request signing service access times information to described SPR;
Acquisition module obtains signing service access times information for the CAMEL-Subscription-Information response message received by described receiver module.
10. device according to claim 9, is characterized in that, described acquiring unit comprises:
Receiver module, the CAMEL-Subscription-Information response message returned for the IP-CAN conversation establishing Indication message that receives described PCEF and described SPR;
Sending module, for sending CAMEL-Subscription-Information request message, acquisition request signing service access times information to described SPR; And
Acquisition module, obtain signing service access times information for the CAMEL-Subscription-Information response message received by described receiver module.
11. device according to claim 9, is characterized in that, described acquiring unit comprises:
Detection module, while changing for detection of ongoing signing service access times information, the trigger notice module; And
Notification module, notify to described PCRF for the signing service access times information by after changing.
12. device according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, described device also comprises: judging unit, determine whether to reformulate the PCC strategy for the signing service access times information according to after changing, be to trigger described PCRF to determine whether to reformulate the PCC strategy according to the signing service access times information after changing, and notify PCEF by described transmitting element by the PCC strategy of reformulating.
13. according to the described device of any one in claim 9 to 12, it is characterized in that, described signing service access times information comprises business access times information under business access times information, APN or the business access times information based on the user.
14. device according to claim 9, is characterized in that, described device also comprises:
Notification unit, for notifying the signing service ending message to described SPR; And
Updating block, for the access times information of the signing service of upgrading described SPR.
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