CN102118727A - Online charging method and device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses an online charging method and device. The online charging method comprises the step that: when user equipment is allowed to use a certain amount of services through other resources except the original charge and/or use the services freely, a network element of a PCEF (policy and charging enforcement function) entity sends a credit control request to an online charging system, wherein the credit control request contains a certain using amount of information. By using the online charging method and device, online charging can be realized when a third-part service provider or operator allows users to use a certain amount of services through other resources or freely.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, in particular to a kind of online charging method and device.
Background technology
In third generation partner program (3rd Generation Partnership Project abbreviates 3GPP as) communication standard tissue, defined the method that relevant charge system and charge information transmit.Divide into the offline charging mode of back paying and the online charging mode of pre-payment according to the charging real-time of communication.
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to the online charging logic of correlation technique, as shown in Figure 1, credit control request/the response message of online charging mode (Credit Control Request/Credit Control Answer, abbreviate CCR/CCA as) be to follow Diameter by the charging triggering function (Charging Trigger Function abbreviates CTF as) that is embedded in network element to pass through R
oInterface and Online Charging System (Online Charging System abbreviates OCS as) carry out real-time, interactive.Network element internal among Fig. 1 (Network Element, abbreviate NE as) can embedded strategy and charging execution function entity (Policy and ChargingEnforcement Function, abbreviate PCEF as) or not embedded, embedded PCEF be exactly the present invention at deployment strategy and the situation of the control (Policy and ChargingControl abbreviates PCC as) of chargeing.
Along with the development of communication, aspect the dynamic data consumption, exist and a kind ofly pay the application scenarios of user traffic by the third party, for example: user bookstore from network downloads the e-book of having bought; The user buys and download games from operator, and perhaps the user browses on-line film and whether buys whole film etc. with decision.In these scenes, the consumption that the service supplier payment user of operator or third party's control uses.
Therefore, by strategy and charging are controlled (Policy and Charging Control, abbreviating PCC as) enhancing of framework realizes the policy control of above-mentioned affairs IP operation, as: the data consumption that deduction service provider or operator are authorized from user's consumption etc.Fig. 2 is the flow chart that uses the PCC of scene enhancing according to the business of complying with operator and third party service provider of correlation technique, as shown in Figure 2, comprises following step:
Step 201: subscriber equipment (User Equipment, abbreviate UE as) be attached on grouping domain system (Evolved Packet System the abbreviates EPS as) network of evolution, promptly, UE is attached on the grouped data network gateway (Packet Data Network Gateway abbreviates P-GW as).
Step 202, P-GW and "Policy and Charging Rules Function entity (Policy andCharging Rules Function, abbreviate PCRF as) carry out procotol connected reference network (Internet Protocol Connectivity Access Network abbreviates IP-CAN as) session and set up.
Step 203:UE attempts the business that visit is provided by operator or third party service provider to Application Function (Application Function abbreviates AF as), that is, UE is connected to service provider's requested service.
Step 204:AF is triggered the dynamic data consumption connection that the user sets up permission, this triggering can be based on different application scenarioss, as: the user buys e-book, and the third party service provider provides one section free flow to download content to user's preview e-book etc.
Step 205:AF is by Rx interface issuing service traffic flow information and the corresponding free information of using of permission subscriber equipment, and for example, the flow information of permission (Volumeallowance) etc. are given PCRF.
Step 206:PCRF returns affirmation (Acknowledgement abbreviates Ack as) response message to AF.
Step 207:PCRF carries out the charging regulation distribution.
Step 208:PCRF provides charging regulation (rule) and corresponding free information of using (allowances) of permission subscriber equipment and Event triggered (Event trigger) etc. by the Gx interface to P-GW.
Embedded strategy of step 209:P-GW and charging execution function entity (Policy andCharging Enforcement Function abbreviates PCEF as) are installed and are carried out charging regulation.
Step 210:P-GW responds PCRF, sends response message Ack to PCRF.
Step 211: subscriber equipment is received the business of wanting.
Application scenarios described above expanded to open do not get rid of the application scenarios that another kind of third party pays the User Part consumption, that is: the user buys and download games from operator, perhaps whether the user browses on-line film and buys in the scene such as whole film with decision, the consumption that the service supplier part payment user of operator or third party's control uses, and inform operator they provide about how many consumptions that use other rate for the user.
At allowing the user with other rate or freely use the problem that how to realize online charging in the scene of certain business in third party service provider or operator in the correlation technique, effective solution is not proposed as yet at present.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of online charging method and device, to address the above problem at least.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of online charging method is provided, comprise: when subscriber equipment is allowed to other rate beyond the former rate and/or freely uses certain consumption professional, the network element of embedded strategy and charging execution function entity PCEF sends the credit control request to Online Charging System, wherein, carry the information of certain consumption in the credit control request.
Preferably, when subscriber equipment is allowed to freely to use certain consumption professional, the network element of embedded PCEF send the credit control request to Online Charging System after, said method also comprises: Online Charging System receives the credit control request from the network element of embedded PCEF; Online Charging System carries out the control of online charging credit according to the information of certain consumption.
Preferably, the network element of embedded PCEF send the credit control request to Online Charging System before, said method also comprises: Application Function sends the information of certain consumption to the network element of embedded PCEF via "Policy and Charging Rules Function entity PCRF.
Preferably, the network element of embedded PCEF send the credit control request to Online Charging System before, said method also comprises: Online Charging System receives the information from certain consumption of Application Function; Online Charging System carries out the control of online charging credit according to the information of certain consumption.
Preferably, when subscriber equipment is allowed to use certain consumption professional with other rate beyond the former rate, also carry charging advisory information in the credit control request corresponding to the information of certain consumption.
Preferably, the network element of embedded PCEF send the credit control request to Online Charging System after, said method also comprises: Online Charging System receives the credit control request from the network element of embedded PCEF; Online Charging System carries out credit control for the certain consumption that is used for subscriber equipment according to the charging advisory information.
Preferably, Online Charging System carried out credit control according to the charging advisory information for the certain consumption that is used for subscriber equipment after, said method also comprised: the network element of Online Charging System and embedded PCEF carry out credit control no longer carry among CCR when mutual the information of certain consumption or necessarily the value of consumption be 0.
Preferably, the network element of embedded PCEF send the credit control request to Online Charging System before, said method also comprises: Application Function sends the information and the charging advisory information of certain consumption to the network element of embedded PCEF via "Policy and Charging Rules Function entity PCRF.
Preferably, the network element of embedded PCEF send the credit control request to Online Charging System before, said method also comprises: Online Charging System receives information and the charging advisory information from certain consumption of Application Function; Online Charging System carries out the control of online charging credit according to the information and the charging advisory information of certain consumption.
Preferably, the information of certain consumption comprises one of following at least: flow information, duration information.
Preferably, the network element of embedded PCEF comprises one of following: grouped data network gateway P-GW, ggsn GGSN.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of online charging method also is provided, comprise: Online Charging System receives the credit control request from the network element of embedded strategy and charging execution function entity PCEF, wherein, the credit control request carries the information that subscriber equipment is allowed to certain consumption of the free business of using; Online Charging System carries out the control of online charging credit according to the information of certain consumption.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of online charging method also is provided, comprise: Online Charging System receives the credit control request from the network element of embedded strategy and charging execution function entity PCEF, wherein, the credit control request carry subscriber equipment be allowed to the business used with other rate beyond the former rate certain consumption information and to the rate advisory information of business; Online Charging System carries out credit control for the certain consumption that is used for subscriber equipment according to the charging advisory information.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of online charging method again, having comprised: Online Charging System receives the information that is allowed to certain consumption of the free business of using from the subscriber equipment of Application Function; Online Charging System carries out the control of online charging credit according to consumption information.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of online charging method is provided again, has comprised: Online Charging System receive subscriber equipment from Application Function be allowed to the business used with other rate beyond the former rate certain consumption information and to the rate advisory information of business; Online Charging System carries out the control of online charging credit according to the information and the charging advisory information of certain consumption.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a kind of online charging device is provided, comprise: sending module, be used for when subscriber equipment is allowed to other rate beyond the former rate and/or freely uses certain consumption professional, send the credit control request to Online Charging System, wherein, carry the information of certain consumption in the credit control request.
By the present invention, when subscriber equipment is allowed to other rate beyond the former rate and/or freely uses certain consumption professional, the network element of embedded strategy and charging execution function entity PCEF sends the credit control request to Online Charging System, wherein, carry the information of described certain consumption in the described credit control request, solved in third party service provider or operator and allow the user with other rate or freely use the problem that can't realize online charging in the scene of certain business, and then can allow the user with other rate or freely use in the scene of certain business and realize online charging in third party service provider or operator.
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Accompanying drawing described herein is used to provide further understanding of the present invention, constitutes the application's a part, and illustrative examples of the present invention and explanation thereof are used to explain the present invention, do not constitute improper qualification of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to the online charging logic of correlation technique;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart that uses the PCC of scene enhancing according to the business of complying with operator and third party service provider of correlation technique;
Fig. 3 is the flow chart according to the online charging method of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the flow chart at the tactful load side online charging message that proposes of dynamic data consumption enhancing according to the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the flow chart at the tactful application side online charging message that proposes of dynamic data consumption enhancing according to the embodiment of the invention.
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Hereinafter will describe the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with the embodiments in detail.Need to prove that under the situation of not conflicting, embodiment and the feature among the embodiment among the application can make up mutually.
Method embodiment
According to embodiments of the invention, provide a kind of online charging method.Fig. 3 is the flow chart according to the online charging method of the embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figure 3, this method comprises: when subscriber equipment is allowed with other rate beyond the former rate by operator or third party service provider and/or freely uses certain consumption professional, the network element of embedded PCEF sends the credit control request to OCS, wherein, carry the information of certain consumption in the credit control request.
Preferably, the information of certain consumption can comprise one of following at least: flow information, duration information.
Wherein, the network element of embedded PCEF can comprise one of following: P-GW, ggsn (Gateway General Packet Radio ServiceSupporting Node abbreviates GGSN as).
The network element of embedded PCEF send the credit control request to OCS before, AF sends the information of certain consumption to the network element of embedded PCEF via PCRF.
When subscriber equipment is allowed to freely to use certain consumption professional, the network element of embedded PCEF send the credit control request to OCS after, OCS receives the credit control request from the network element of embedded PCEF; OCS carries out the control of online charging credit according to the information of certain consumption.
The network element of embedded PCEF send the credit control request to OCS before, OCS receives the information from certain consumption of AF; OCS carries out the control of online charging credit according to the information of certain consumption.
Preferably, when subscriber equipment is allowed to use certain consumption professional with other rate beyond the former rate, also carry charging advisory information in the credit control request corresponding to the information of certain consumption.
The network element of embedded PCEF send the credit control request to OCS after, OCS receives the credit control request from the network element of embedded PCEF; OCS carries out credit control for the certain consumption that is used for subscriber equipment according to the charging advisory information.
OCS carries out credit control according to the charging advisory information for the certain consumption that is used for subscriber equipment after, the network element of OCS and embedded PCEF carry out credit control no longer carry among CCR when mutual the information of certain consumption or necessarily the value of consumption be 0.
The network element of embedded PCEF send the credit control request to OCS before, AF sends the information and the charging advisory information of certain consumption to the network element of embedded PCEF via PCRF.
The network element of embedded PCEF send the credit control request to OCS before, OCS receives information and the charging advisory information from certain consumption of AF; OCS carries out the control of online charging credit according to the information and the charging advisory information of certain consumption.
By this embodiment, realize strengthening existing billing scheme in the thinking of above-mentioned dynamic data consumption policy control strengthening the PCC framework, realized allowing the user free and/or use other rate to use in the scene of business of certain consumption and carry out online charging in third party service provider or operator.
According to the abovementioned embodiments of the present invention, wherein can independently carry out for the part operation of OCS, therefore, embodiments of the invention also provide the off-line accounting method of four kinds of OCS sides, are described in detail below.
The off-line accounting method of first kind of OCS side comprises: OCS receives the credit control request from the network element of embedded strategy and charging execution function entity PCEF, wherein, the credit control request carries the information that subscriber equipment is allowed to certain consumption of the free business of using; OCS carries out the control of online charging credit according to the information of certain consumption.
The off-line accounting method of second kind of OCS side comprises: OCS receives the credit control request from the network element of embedded strategy and charging execution function entity PCEF, wherein, the credit control request carry subscriber equipment be allowed to the business used with other rate beyond the former rate certain consumption information and to the rate advisory information of business; OCS carries out credit control for the certain consumption that is used for subscriber equipment according to the charging advisory information.
The off-line accounting method of the third OCS side comprises: OCS receives the information that is allowed to certain consumption of the free business of using from the subscriber equipment of AF; OCS carries out the control of online charging credit according to consumption information.
The off-line accounting method of the 4th kind of OCS side comprises: OCS receive subscriber equipment from AF be allowed to the business used with other rate beyond the former rate certain consumption information and to the rate advisory information of business; OCS carries out the control of online charging credit according to the information and the charging advisory information of certain consumption.
The processing procedure of the online charging of the embodiment of the invention is described below in conjunction with Fig. 4 and Fig. 5.
Embodiment one
Certain user has paid and has bought an e-book to certain third party service provider, this third party service provider allows this this this e-book of user's free download, as: the mode (Volume Allowance) by allowing certain service traffics to download is described in detail this process below in conjunction with Fig. 4.
Fig. 4 is the flow chart at the tactful load side online charging message that proposes of dynamic data consumption enhancing according to the embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figure 4, suppose that this embodiment is that the EPC core net is example with what use, the production process of concrete charge information comprises following step:
Step 401:UE is attached on the EPS network, that is, UE is attached on the P-GW.
Step 402, P-GW and PCRF carry out the IP-CAN session and set up.
Step 403:UE attempts the e-book downloading service that visit is provided by operator or third party service provider to AF, that is, UE is connected to service provider's requested service.
Step 404: third party service provider's AF is triggered the dynamic data consumption connection that the user sets up permission, this triggering can be based on different application scenarioss, here be: the user has bought e-book, the third party service provider provides certain business to allow to the user, can be information such as the flow that allows or duration, here do not do qualification, this embodiment is that example provides free flow to download the e-book that (Volume Allowance) bought for user's download with the flow information that allows.
Step 405:AF gives PCRF by Rx interface issuing service traffic flow information and corresponding free information of using of permission subscriber equipment (that is, the information of above-mentioned certain consumption is the flow information Volume Allowance that allows in this embodiment) and charging advisory information (Advice ofCharging).Need to prove, the charging advisory information here can be that 0% expression suggestion load side adopts 0% of original rate to charge to this section consumption, because the user has bought e-book at third-party charging, the third party downloads this part consumption and had received expense, does not advise that the load side of operator is charged once more.Certainly for the concrete form and the value defined of charging advisory information, be example here, do not limit.
Step 406:PCRF returns the Ack response message to AF.
Step 407:PCRF carries out the charging regulation distribution.
Step 408:PCRF provides charging regulation (rule) and the corresponding free flow information (Volume Allowance) that uses of permission subscriber equipment, relevant charging advisory information and Event triggered (Event trigger) etc. by the Gx interface to P-GW.
Step 409: the P-GW of embedded PCEF installs and carries out charging regulation.
Step 410: during online charging, P-GW sends to the flow information Volume Allowance and relevant charging advisory information etc. that carries the permission of corresponding described business among the credit control request CCR of OCS.
Step 411: in case contain flow information VolumeAllowance and corresponding charging advisory information (as: being that 0% expression suggestion load side adopts 0% of original rate to charge to this section consumption) among the CCR that OCS finds to receive here, the rate computational costs of advising and just from the user account amount of money (user's account not being withheld) of withholding according to this routine situation according to chargeing.
Step 412:OCS returns CCA message and gives P-GW, makes the user not consume the business of obtaining free corresponding flow under the prerequisite of self account charges.
Step 413: after the flow that allows executes, P-GW begins the online charging credit control as prior art with OCS, no longer carry the charging advisory information that allows free flow information Volume Allowance that uses of subscriber equipment and correspondence among the CCR at this moment or carry this two fields, but value all is 0, and the present invention does not limit the concrete mode that realizes.
Simultaneously, in said process, OCS can also carry out real-time credit control with AF.
Fig. 5 is the flow chart at the tactful application side online charging message that proposes of dynamic data consumption enhancing according to the embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figure 5, comprises following step:
Step 501:UE is attached to network, and attempts the business that visit is provided by operator or third party service provider, and AF is triggered the dynamic data consumption that the user sets up the free of permission or other rate suggestion.
Step 502:AF comprises in sending to the credit control request CCR of OCS and allows subscriber equipment with other rate and/or the free flow information Volume Allowance that uses (promptly, the information of above-mentioned certain consumption embodies by flow information in this embodiment) with relevant charging advisory information (as: advise that here load side charges with 0% rate, that is to say business side need charge with 100% rate) etc.
Step 503:OCS carries out credit control, in case find to exist among the CCR consumption information and corresponding charging suggestion, just carry out the business side credit of this part consumption is controlled according to the suggestion of chargeing, such as: here business side need be chargeed with 100% rate, the present invention does not limit concrete form, value and the implementation of the suggestion of chargeing.
Step 504:OCS returns the network element that credit control response message is given embedded PCEF.
Step 505: after this part consumption was handled, network element side and OCS side continued to carry out according to the credit control interaction flow of prior art, no longer carry consumption and corresponding charging suggestion among the follow-up CCR, even or carry this two fields, its value also is 0.The present invention does not limit this realization possibility.
Embodiment two
Before the user determines to pay the purchase on-line film, this third party service provider allows this user freely to browse the film clips of certain hour, as: the mode (Time Allowance) of the film clips preview by allowing certain duration is described in detail this process below in conjunction with Fig. 4.
Fig. 4 is the flow chart at the tactful load side online charging message that proposes of dynamic data consumption enhancing according to the embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figure 4, suppose that this embodiment is that the EPC core net is example with what use, the production process of concrete charge information comprises following step:
Step 401:UE is attached on the EPS network, that is, UE is attached on the P-GW.
Step 402, P-GW and PCRF carry out the IP-CAN session and set up.
Step 403:UE attempts the free browse service of film film clips that visit is provided by operator or third party service provider to AF, that is, UE is connected to service provider's requested service.
Step 404: third party service provider's AF is triggered the dynamic data consumption connection that the user sets up permission, this triggering can be based on different application scenarioss, here be: the user is before film is watched in the decision paying, and the third party service provider provides the free film clips of certain time length to browse (Time Allowance) and gives the user.
Step 405:AF gives PCRF by Rx interface issuing service traffic flow information and corresponding free information of using (that is that, the information of above-mentioned certain consumption allows in this embodiment is duration information Time Allowance) of permission subscriber equipment and charging advisory information (Advice ofCharging).Need to prove, the charging advisory information here can be that 0% expression suggestion load side adopts 0% of original rate to charge to this section consumption, because the third party service provider allows this user freely to browse the film clips of certain hour, do not advise that the load side of operator is charged to this.Certainly for the concrete form and the value defined of charging advisory information, be example here, do not limit.
Step 406:PCRF returns the Ack response message to AF.
Step 407:PCRF carries out the charging regulation distribution.
Step 408:PCRF provides charging regulation and corresponding free duration information Time Allowance that uses of permission subscriber equipment and Event triggered etc. by the Gx interface to P-GW.
Step 409: the P-GW of embedded PCEF installs and carries out charging regulation.
Step 410: during online charging, P-GW sends to other rate of use and/or the free consumption information of using of carrying corresponding described business among the credit control request CCR of OCS: duration information Time Allowance and corresponding rate advisory information etc.
Step 411: allow free duration information Time Allowance that uses of subscriber equipment and corresponding charging advisory information (as: being that 0% expression suggestion load side adopts 0% of original rate to charge to this section consumption) here in case contain among the CCR that OCS finds to receive, just according to the rate computational costs of the suggestion of chargeing and from the user account amount of money of withholding, (user's account not being withheld according to this routine situation) also returned CCA message and given P-GW, makes the user obtain the free business to application quantity not consuming under the prerequisite of self account charges.
Step 412:OCS returns CCA message and gives P-GW.
Step 413: after the consumption that allows executes, P-GW begins the online charging credit control as prior art with OCS, no longer carry the rate advisory information that allows free consumption information Time Allowance that uses of subscriber equipment and correspondence among the CCR at this moment or carry this two fields, but value all is 0, and the present invention does not limit the concrete mode that realizes.
Simultaneously, in said process, OCS can also carry out real-time credit control with AF.
Fig. 5 is the flow chart at the tactful application side online charging message that proposes of dynamic data consumption enhancing according to the embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figure 5, comprises following step:
Step 501:UE is attached to network, and attempts the business that visit is provided by operator or third party service provider, and AF is triggered the dynamic data consumption that the user sets up the free of permission or other rate suggestion.
Step 502:AF comprises in sending to the credit control request CCR of OCS and allows subscriber equipment with other rate and/or the free duration information Time Allowance that uses (promptly, the information of above-mentioned certain consumption embodies by duration information in this embodiment) with relevant charging advisory information (as: advise here business side charge with 0% rate, that is to say that the service provider need open for free to attract the follow-up paying buying behavior of user to this section) etc.
Step 503:OCS carries out credit control, in case find to exist among the CCR consumption information and corresponding charging suggestion, with regard to basis the charging suggestion of load side is carried out the business side credit of this part consumption is controlled, such as: advise that here business side charges with 0% rate, that is to say that the service provider need open for free to attract the follow-up paying buying behavior of user to this section, the present invention does not limit concrete form, value and the implementation of the suggestion of chargeing.
Step 504:OCS returns the network element that credit control response message is given embedded PCEF.
Step 505: after this part consumption was handled, network element side and OCS side continued to carry out according to the credit control interaction flow of prior art, no longer carry consumption and corresponding charging suggestion among the follow-up CCR, even or carry this two fields, its value also is 0.The present invention does not limit this realization possibility.
Embodiment three
Before the user determined to pay the purchase on-line film, this third party service provider allowed this user to hang down the film clips that rate are browsed certain hour, below in conjunction with Fig. 4 this process is described in detail.
Fig. 4 is the flow chart at the tactful load side online charging message that proposes of dynamic data consumption enhancing according to the embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figure 4, suppose that this embodiment is that the EPC core net is example with what use, this embodiment only distinguishes with embodiment two in the rate suggestion to some extent, and the production process of concrete charge information comprises following step:
Step 401:UE is attached on the EPS network, that is, UE is attached on the P-GW.
Step 402, P-GW and PCRF carry out the IP-CAN session and set up.
Step 403:UE attempts visit to AF and browses the film clips business of certain hour by what operator or third party service provider provided with low rate, that is, UE is connected to service provider's requested service.
Step 404: third party service provider's AF is triggered the dynamic data consumption that the user sets up permission, this triggering can be based on different application scenarioss, here be: the user is before film is watched in the decision paying, and the third party service provider provides the free film clips of certain time length to browse (Time Allowance) and gives the user.
Step 405:AF gives PCRF by Rx interface issuing service traffic flow information and corresponding permission subscriber equipment with information (that is, the information of above-mentioned certain consumption is duration information Time Allowance in this embodiment) and charging advisory information (Advice ofCharging) that low rate use.Need to prove, the charging advisory information here can be that 5% expression suggestion load side adopts 5% of original rate to charge to this section consumption, because the film clips that the third party service provider wants to allow this user to browse certain hour with low rate are to attract user's follow-up buying behavior.Certainly for the concrete form and the value defined of charging advisory information, be example here, do not limit.
Step 406:PCRF returns the Ack response message to AF.
Step 407:PCRF carries out the charging regulation distribution.
Step 408:PCRF provides charging regulation and corresponding free duration information Time Allowance that uses of permission subscriber equipment and Event triggered etc. by the Gx interface to P-GW.
Step 409: the P-GW of embedded PCEF installs and carries out charging regulation.
Step 410: during online charging, P-GW sends to other rate of use and/or the free consumption information of using of carrying corresponding described business among the credit control request CCR of OCS: duration information Time Allowance and corresponding rate advisory information etc.
Step 411: in case contain the duration information Time Allowance and corresponding charging advisory information (as: being that 5% expression suggestion load side adopts 5% of original rate to charge to this section consumption) that allows subscriber equipment to use among the CCR that OCS finds to receive here with low rate, just according to the rate computational costs of the suggestion of chargeing and from the user account amount of money of withholding, and return CCA message and give P-GW, make the user seldom obtain business under the prerequisite of expense consuming self account to application quantity.
Step 412:OCS returns CCA message and gives P-GW.
Step 413: after the consumption that allows executes, P-GW begins the online charging credit control as prior art with OCS, no longer carry the rate advisory information that allows free consumption information Time Allowance that uses of subscriber equipment and correspondence among the CCR at this moment or carry this two fields, but value all is 0, and the present invention does not limit the concrete mode that realizes.
Simultaneously, in said process, OCS can also carry out real-time credit control with AF.
Fig. 5 is the flow chart at the tactful application side online charging message that proposes of dynamic data consumption enhancing according to the embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figure 5, comprises following step:
Step 501:UE is attached to network, and attempts the business that visit is provided by operator or third party service provider, and AF is triggered the dynamic data consumption that the user sets up the free of permission or other rate suggestion.
Step 502:AF comprises in sending to the credit control request CCR of OCS and allows subscriber equipment with other rate and/or the free duration information Time Allowance (that is, the information of above-mentioned certain consumption embodies by duration information in this embodiment) that uses and relevant charging advisory information (as: advising that here business side is with 0% rate charging) etc.
Step 503:OCS carries out credit control, in case find to exist among the CCR consumption information and corresponding charging suggestion, just carry out the business side credit of this part consumption is controlled according to the suggestion of chargeing, such as: be 0% rate here to the charging of business side suggestion, the present invention does not limit concrete form, value and the implementation of the suggestion of chargeing.
Step 504:OCS returns the network element that credit control response message is given embedded PCEF.
Step 505: after this part consumption was handled, network element side and OCS side continued to carry out according to the credit control interaction flow of prior art, no longer carry consumption and corresponding charging suggestion among the follow-up CCR, even or carry this two fields, its value also is 0.The present invention does not limit this realization possibility.
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According to embodiments of the invention, a kind of online charging device is provided, this device can be used to realize above-mentioned online charging method, this device comprises: sending module, be used for when subscriber equipment is allowed to other rate beyond the former rate and/or freely uses certain consumption professional, send the credit control request to OCS, wherein, carry the information of certain consumption in the credit control request.
Preferably, the information of certain consumption can comprise one of following at least: flow information, duration information.
Wherein, this device can realize by the network element of embedded PCEF, and it is one of following that the network element of embedded PCEF can comprise: P-GW, GGSN.
Before sending module transmission credit control request was to OCS, AF sent the information of certain consumption to the network element of embedded PCEF via PCRF.
Before sending module transmission credit control request was to OCS, OCS received the information from certain consumption of AF; OCS is carrying out the control of online charging credit according to the information of the certain consumption that carries.
Preferably, when subscriber equipment is allowed to use certain consumption professional with other rate beyond the former rate, also carry charging advisory information in the credit control request that sending module sends corresponding to the information of certain consumption.
After sending module transmission credit control request was to OCS, OCS received the credit control request from the network element of embedded PCEF; OCS carries out credit control for the certain consumption that is used for subscriber equipment according to the charging advisory information.
OCS carries out credit control according to the charging advisory information for the certain consumption that is used for subscriber equipment after, the network element of OCS and embedded PCEF carry out credit control no longer carry among CCR when mutual the information of certain consumption or necessarily the value of consumption be 0.
Before sending module transmission credit control request was to OCS, AF sent the information and the charging advisory information of certain consumption to the network element of embedded PCEF via PCRF.
Before sending module transmission credit control request was to OCS, OCS received information and the charging advisory information from certain consumption of AF; OCS carries out the control of online charging credit in information and charging advisory information according to the certain consumption that carries.
Pass through the above embodiment of the present invention, when subscriber equipment is allowed to other rate beyond the former rate and/or freely uses certain consumption professional, the network element of embedded strategy and charging execution function entity PCEF sends the credit control request to Online Charging System, wherein, carry the information of described certain consumption in the described credit control request, solved in third party service provider or operator and allow the user with other rate or freely use the problem that can't realize online charging in the scene of certain business, and then can allow the user with other rate or freely use in the scene of certain business and realize online charging in third party service provider or operator.
Obviously, those skilled in the art should be understood that, above-mentioned each module of the present invention or each step can realize with the general calculation device, they can concentrate on the single calculation element, perhaps be distributed on the network that a plurality of calculation element forms, alternatively, they can be realized with the executable program code of calculation element, thereby, they can be stored in the storage device and carry out by calculation element, and in some cases, can carry out step shown or that describe with the order that is different from herein, perhaps they are made into each integrated circuit modules respectively, perhaps a plurality of modules in them or step are made into the single integrated circuit module and realize.Like this, the present invention is not restricted to any specific hardware and software combination.
The above is the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, is not limited to the present invention, and for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various changes and variation.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of being done, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. an online charging method is characterized in that, comprising:
When subscriber equipment is allowed to other rate beyond the former rate and/or freely uses certain consumption professional, the network element of embedded strategy and charging execution function entity PCEF sends the credit control request to Online Charging System, wherein, carry the information of described certain consumption in the described credit control request.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, when subscriber equipment is allowed to freely to use certain consumption professional, the network element of described embedded PCEF send described credit control request to described Online Charging System after, described method also comprises:
Described Online Charging System receives the described credit control request from the network element of described embedded PCEF;
Described Online Charging System carries out the control of online charging credit according to the information of described certain consumption.
3. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the network element of described embedded PCEF send described credit control request to described Online Charging System before, described method also comprises:
Application Function sends the information of described certain consumption to the network element of described embedded PCEF via "Policy and Charging Rules Function entity PCRF.
4. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the network element of described embedded PCEF send described credit control request to described Online Charging System before, described method also comprises:
Described Online Charging System receives the information from described certain consumption of Application Function;
Described Online Charging System carries out the control of online charging credit according to the information of described certain consumption.
5. method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, when subscriber equipment is allowed to use described certain consumption professional with other rate beyond the former rate, also carry charging advisory information in the described credit control request corresponding to the information of described certain consumption.
6. method according to claim 5 is characterized in that, the network element of described embedded PCEF send described credit control request to described Online Charging System after, described method also comprises:
Described Online Charging System receives the described credit control request from the network element of described embedded PCEF;
Described Online Charging System carries out credit control for the described certain consumption that is used for described subscriber equipment according to described charging advisory information.
7. method according to claim 6 is characterized in that, described Online Charging System carried out credit control according to described charging advisory information for the described certain consumption that is used for subscriber equipment after, described method also comprised:
Carrying out credit at the network element of described Online Charging System and described embedded PCEF controls and no longer carries the information of described certain consumption among CCR when mutual or the value of described certain consumption is 0.
8. method according to claim 5 is characterized in that, the network element of described embedded PCEF send described credit control request to described Online Charging System before, described method also comprises:
Application Function sends the information and the described charging advisory information of described certain consumption to the network element of described embedded PCEF via "Policy and Charging Rules Function entity PCRF.
9. method according to claim 5 is characterized in that, the network element of described embedded PCEF send described credit control request to described Online Charging System before, described method also comprises:
Described Online Charging System receives information and the described charging advisory information from described certain consumption of described Application Function;
Described Online Charging System carries out the control of online charging credit according to the information and the described charging advisory information of described certain consumption.
10. according to each described method in the claim 1 to 9, it is characterized in that it is one of following that the information of described certain consumption comprises at least: flow information, duration information.
11., it is characterized in that it is one of following that the network element of described embedded PCEF comprises: grouped data network gateway P-GW, ggsn GGSN according to each described method in the claim 1 to 9.
12. an online charging method is characterized in that, comprising:
Online Charging System receives the credit control request from the network element of embedded strategy and charging execution function entity PCEF, and wherein, described credit control request carries the information that subscriber equipment is allowed to certain consumption of the free business of using;
Described Online Charging System carries out the control of online charging credit according to the information of described certain consumption.
13. an online charging method is characterized in that, comprising:
Online Charging System receives the credit control request from the network element of embedded strategy and charging execution function entity PCEF, wherein, described credit control request carry subscriber equipment be allowed to the business used with other rate beyond the former rate certain consumption information and to the rate advisory information of described business;
Described Online Charging System carries out credit control for the described certain consumption that is used for described subscriber equipment according to described charging advisory information.
14. an online charging method is characterized in that, comprising:
Online Charging System receives the information that is allowed to certain consumption of the free business of using from the subscriber equipment of Application Function;
Described Online Charging System carries out the control of online charging credit according to described consumption information.
15. an online charging method is characterized in that, comprising:
Online Charging System receive subscriber equipment from Application Function be allowed to the business used with other rate beyond the former rate certain consumption information and to the rate advisory information of described business;
Described Online Charging System carries out the control of online charging credit according to the information and the described charging advisory information of described certain consumption.
16. an online charging device is characterized in that, comprising:
Sending module, be used for when subscriber equipment is allowed to other rate beyond the former rate and/or freely uses certain consumption professional, send the credit control request to Online Charging System, wherein, carry the information of described certain consumption in the described credit control request.
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