CN102231668A - Multicast service charging method, device and system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a multicast service charging method, a multicast service charging device and a multicast service charging system, which are used for solving the problem that a multicast service in the prior art only supports a flat-rate or yearly charging way to waste a great number of bandwidth resources. The method comprises that: an access node records the moment of starting providing multicast service data for a user and the moment of finishing providing the multicast service data for the user, carries the recorded starting moment and the recorded finishing moment into the charging information of the user, transmits the charging information to a service node, and indicates the service node to transmit the received charging information of the user to a charging server to charge the user. In the embodiment of the invention, the access node records the moments of starting and finishing providing the multicast service data for the user, carries the recorded starting moment and the recorded finishing moment into the charging information of the user and transmits the charging information to the service node so as to realize a way of charging the multicast service by the time and further save the bandwidth resources.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to communication technical field, relate in particular to a kind of charging method, Apparatus and system of multicast service.
Background technology
Along with rapid development of Internet, the popularity of miscellaneous service is also more and more higher, owing to the client constantly promotes the requirement of business experience, the coded format of business datum is also in the development that does not stop simultaneously, and quick growth has also appearred in the shared bandwidth of business data flow thereupon.In order when carrying out miscellaneous service on a large scale, to take less bandwidth resources as far as possible, adopt the mode of multicast and a small amount of clean culture to carry out miscellaneous service usually.Be that video traffic describes with this business below.
In the prior art, carry out comprising access node and service node in the network of video traffic that wherein, an access node links to each other with a plurality of users, and access node links to each other with service node, preserved video data in the service node.Fig. 1 is for carrying out the schematic network structure of video traffic in the prior art, as shown in Figure 1, comprise service node in this network, and access node A and access node B, access node A all links to each other with service node with access node B, wherein, access node A links to each other with user a, user b, user c, and access node B links to each other with user d, user e, user f.
When carrying out the clean culture video traffic, the user sends the request of obtaining of obtaining video data by the access node that connects to service node, and service node obtains request according to this, sends corresponding video data by access node to this user.This moment, service node can obtain corresponding charge information according to this user's charging way, and the charge information that obtains was sent to accounting server this user is chargeed.
For example if this user's charging way is periodic metering, then service node can recording start provides the time started of this video data to this user, and the concluding time that finishes to provide this video data to this user, the time span of determining to provide to this user video data according to time started of record and concluding time sends to accounting server with this time span as this user's charge information this user is chargeed.If this user's charging way is for charging by flow, then the flow of the video data that provides to this user can be provided service node, this flow is sent to accounting server as this user's charge information this user is chargeed.
When carrying out the group broadcasting video frequency business, service node sends to access node with video data, and this video data is offered each user of connection by access node.But, this moment, service node can not determine that each user who links to each other with this access node obtains the time span of this video data and the actual flow that each user obtains this video data, therefore can't obtain each user's who links to each other with this access node charge information.As shown in Figure 1, for example, when carrying out the group broadcasting video frequency business, service node sends to access node A with video data, provide this video data by access node A to user a, the user b, the user c that connect, but service node can not be determined user a, user b and user c and specifically obtain the time span of this video data, and the actual flow that obtains this video data, therefore can't obtain the charge information of user a, user b and user c, thereby also just can't realize user a, user b and user c are carried out periodic metering or charge by flow.Therefore, group broadcasting video frequency business of the prior art is only supported the charging way of monthly payment or bag year type, does not support on time or by the charging way of flow.
Yet the monthly payment or the charging way in bag year only often are fit to the user that needs obtain video data.If certain user often need not obtain video data, just to obtain certain video data once in a while, this user certainly will not can select the charging way in monthly payment or bag year so, and can select on time or the mode of charging by flow, but group broadcasting video frequency business of the prior art is not supported on time or by the charging way of flow, so this user can only be by supporting on time or the clean culture video traffic of the mode of charging by flow obtains the video data that it needs.If exist a large amount of users to obtain video data by the clean culture video traffic, then will certainly take a large amount of bandwidth resources, cause the waste of bandwidth resources.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of charging method, Apparatus and system of multicast service, only supports the charging way of monthly payment or bag year type in order to solve multicast service in the prior art, can cause the problems of a large amount of wastes of bandwidth resources.
The charging method of a kind of multicast service that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises:
Access node is offering multi-cast business data in user's the process, writes down the zero hour that described multi-cast business data is offered described user, and the finish time when described user provides described multi-cast business data; And
With described zero hour of record be carried at the described finish time in described user's the charge information and send to service node; And
Indicating the described user's that described service node will receive charge information to send to accounting server, is that described user charges.
The charging method of a kind of multicast service that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises:
Access node is offering multi-cast business data in user's the process, and the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that provides to described user is provided; And
The described data traffic information of record is carried in described user's the charge information sends to service node; And
Indicating the described user's that described service node will receive charge information to send to accounting server, is that described user charges.
The message accounting of a kind of multicast service that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises:
Logging modle is used in the process that multi-cast business data is offered the user, writes down the zero hour that described multi-cast business data is offered described user, and the finish time when described user provides described multi-cast business data;
Sending module is used for the described zero hour that will record and the charge information that is carried at described user the described finish time and sends to service node;
Indicating module is used to indicate the described user's that described service node will receive charge information to send to accounting server, is that described user charges.
The message accounting of a kind of multicast service that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises:
Logging modle is used in the process that multi-cast business data is offered the user, and the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that provides to described user is provided;
Sending module, the charge information that the described data traffic information that is used for writing down is carried at described user sends to service node;
Indicating module is used to indicate the described user's that described service node will receive charge information to send to accounting server, is that described user charges.
The charge system of a kind of multicast service that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises:
Access node, be used in the process that multi-cast business data is offered the user, record offers described multi-cast business data described user's the zero hour, and the finish time when described user provides described multi-cast business data, with described zero hour of record be carried at the described finish time in described user's the charge information and send to service node;
Service node, the charge information that is used for the described user that will receive sends to accounting server;
Accounting server, the charge information that is used for according to described user is that described user charges.
The charge system of a kind of multicast service that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises:
Access node, be used in the process that multi-cast business data is offered the user, the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that record provides to described user is carried at the described data traffic information of record in described user's the charge information and sends to service node;
Service node, the charge information that is used for the described user that will receive sends to accounting server;
Accounting server, the charge information that is used for according to described user is that described user charges.
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of charging method, Apparatus and system of multicast service, this method access node record offers multi-cast business data user's the zero hour, and the finish time that multi-cast business data is provided to the user, and with the record the zero hour and the finish time be carried at this user charge information in send to service node, this user's that the indicating services node will receive charge information sends to accounting server, for this user charges.Because the access node record provides the zero hour and the finish time of multi-cast business data in the embodiment of the invention to the user, and with the record the zero hour and the finish time be carried at this user charge information in send to service node, therefore realized charging way, thereby saved bandwidth resources the periodic metering of multicast service.
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Fig. 1 is for carrying out the schematic network structure of video traffic in the prior art;
The charging process of the multicast service that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the invention;
The charging detailed process of the multicast service periodic metering that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the invention;
The charging process of the another kind of multicast service that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the invention;
The charge by flow charging detailed process of mode of the multicast service that Fig. 5 provides for the embodiment of the invention;
The message accounting structural representation of the multicast service that Fig. 6 provides for the embodiment of the invention;
The message accounting structural representation of the multicast service that Fig. 7 provides for the embodiment of the invention;
The charge system structural representation of the multicast service that Fig. 8 provides for the embodiment of the invention;
The charge system structural representation of the multicast service that Fig. 9 provides for the embodiment of the invention;
The charge system structural representation when access node obtains data from resource acceptance control system that Figure 10 provides for the embodiment of the invention.
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For the charging way that realizes multicast service is carried out on time or charges by flow, expanded the function of access node in the embodiment of the invention, provide time span or the data traffic that data are provided to the user to service node by access node, and then realize charging way that multicast service is carried out on time or charges by flow, to save bandwidth resources.
Below in conjunction with Figure of description, the embodiment of the invention is described in detail.
The charging process of the multicast service that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the invention specifically may further comprise the steps:
S201: access node is offering multi-cast business data in user's the process, and record offers this user's the zero hour and the finish time that this multi-cast business data is provided to this user with this multi-cast business data.
In embodiments of the present invention, access node is receiving the request of obtaining of obtaining this multi-cast business data that the user sends, and when corresponding multi-cast business data offered the user, the record current time is as the zero hour that this multi-cast business data is offered this user, and finishing when this user provides this multi-cast business data, the record current time is as the finish time that this multi-cast business data is provided to this user.
S202: with the record the zero hour and the finish time be carried at this user charge information in send to service node.
Wherein, access node can pass through Access Node Control Protocol (Access Node Control Protocol, ANCP) message sends this user's charge information to service node, for example sends this user's charging message to service node by expansion multicast data flow reporting message (Multicast Flow Reporting).
S203: this user's that the indicating services node will receive charge information sends to accounting server, for this user charges.
In embodiments of the present invention, access node indicating services node sends to accounting server with this user's charge information, after accounting server receives this user's charge information, can be according to the zero hour of carrying in this charge information and the finish time, the difference of the finish time and the zero hour is defined as access node provides the time span of multi-cast business data, and be this user's charging according to the time span of determining to this user.
In said process, the access node record offers multi-cast business data user's the zero hour, and the finish time that multi-cast business data is provided to the user, and with the record the zero hour and the finish time be carried at this user charge information in send to service node, this user's that the indicating services node will receive charge information sends to accounting server, for this user charges.Therefore when carrying out multicast service, realized charging way to the periodic metering of multicast service, expanded the charging way of multicast service, improved the flexibility of the charging way of multicast service, thereby often need not obtain the user of data for some, the data that these users also can select the multicast service of periodic metering to obtain to need, these users can only select unicast service to obtain data in the prior art, have saved a large amount of bandwidth resources.
And, in said process, access node can be digital subscriber line access multiplex (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer, D SLAM), optical fiber cable termination equipment (Optical Line Terminal, OTL) or equipment such as Ethernet switch, service node can be wideband network gateway control appliance (Broadband Network Gateway, BNG), Broadband Remote Access Server (Broadband Remote Access Server, BRAS), full-service router (Service Router, SR) or network access server (Network Access Server, equipment such as NAS), accounting server can be authentication and authorization charging (Authentication Authorization Accounting, AAA) server or other accounting servers.
In embodiments of the present invention, access node is specially the process that multi-cast business data offers the user: access node receives the request of obtaining of obtaining multi-cast business data that the user sends, obtain the Data Identification information of this multi-cast business data that carries in the request according to this, search and extract the multi-cast business data of this Data Identification information correspondence of preserving in the service node, obtain this user's who carries in the request user totem information according to this, the multi-cast business data of this Data Identification information correspondence of extracting is sent to the user of this user totem information correspondence.Wherein, the Data Identification information of this multi-cast business data can be the multicast group address information of this multi-cast business data, this user's user totem information can be this user's medium access control (Medium Access Control, MAC) information, access link information or other these users' user totem information.
In addition, access node can also obtain the Data Identification information of this multi-cast business data that carries in the request according to this, from resource acceptance control system, obtain the multi-cast business data of this Data Identification information correspondence by service node, and whether the bandwidth of judging this user satisfies the bandwidth requirement of setting, if satisfy, then the multi-cast business data that gets access to is offered this user, otherwise send the information that bandwidth does not satisfy the bandwidth requirement of setting to this user.
In embodiments of the present invention, in order to improve the accuracy of charging, access node offers multi-cast business data at record user's the zero hour, and provided to the user before the finish time of multi-cast business data, also will be according to this user's user totem information, obtain the charging way information of this user totem information correspondence of preserving in the service node, and determine that according to this charging way information of obtaining this user's charging way is a periodic metering.And, access node can initiatively obtain the charging way information of preserving in the service node, detailed process is, access node sends the request of obtaining of the charging way information obtain this user totem information correspondence to service node, and receives the charging way information of this user totem information correspondence that service node returns.Perhaps, service node also can be when access node extracts multi-cast business data, initiatively send the charging way information of this user totem information correspondence to access node, detailed process is that access node receives the charging way information of this user totem information correspondence of service node transmission.Wherein, preserved the charging way information of each user totem information correspondence in the service node, service node also can provide charging way information to access node by the message of ANCP agreement, for example provide charging way information to access node by expansion multicast replication control messages (Multicast Replication Control), and, when adopting expansion multicast replication control messages that charging way information is provided, this user's user totem information can write in the Target TLV field of this expansion multicast replication control messages.
Certainly, the charging way information of each user totem information correspondence also can be kept in the accounting server, this moment, access node will obtain the charge information of this user totem information correspondence of preserving in the accounting server according to this user's user totem information by service node.
In embodiments of the present invention, in order further to improve the accuracy of chargeing, access node is after the charging way of determining this user is periodic metering, and writing down the zero hour that multi-cast business data is offered this user, and provided to this user before the finish time of multi-cast business data, also to determine self to support the charging of this periodic metering.Detailed process is that access node extracts the ability information of self, and according to this ability information of extracting, determines self to support the charging of periodic metering.Wherein, access node can be preserved the ability information of charging way information correspondence, the ability information that comprises the periodic metering correspondence, and the ability information of the mode correspondence of charging by flow, when the charging way of determining this user is periodic metering, ability information according to the periodic metering correspondence of preserving, judge whether self supports the charging of this periodic metering, if judged result is for being, then return the information of the charging of supporting this periodic metering to service node, and record offers multi-cast business data this user's the zero hour, and provide the finish time of multi-cast business data, otherwise return the information of the charging of not supporting this periodic metering to service node to this user.And, when access node returns the information of the charging of self supporting or do not support periodic metering to service node, can return corresponding prompt information by expanding universal response message (Generic Response).
In embodiments of the present invention, in step S203 shown in Figure 1, access node is carried at the zero hour and the finish time of record in the charge information, also this user's user totem information will be carried in this charge information, and the charge information that will carry the zero hour, the finish time and this user's user totem information sends to service node.After service node receives this charge information, this charge information is sent to accounting server, the indication accounting server is this user's charging according to this user's who carries in the charge information user totem information and the time span that provides data to this user.
The charging detailed process of the multicast service periodic metering that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the invention specifically may further comprise the steps:
S301: access node receives the request of obtaining of obtaining multi-cast business data that the user sends.
S302: obtain the Data Identification information of this multi-cast business data that carries in the request according to this, search and extract the multi-cast business data of this Data Identification information correspondence of preserving in the service node, obtain this user's who carries in the request user totem information according to this, the multi-cast business data of this Data Identification information correspondence of extracting is sent to the user of this user totem information correspondence.
S303: access node obtains the charging way information of this user totem information correspondence of preserving in the service node according to this user's user totem information, and determines that according to this charging way information of obtaining this user's charging way is a periodic metering.
S304: extract the ability information of self,, judge whether self supports the charging of periodic metering, if then carry out step S305, otherwise carry out step S309 according to the ability information of extracting.
S305: this multi-cast business data is being offered in this user's the process, record offers this user's the zero hour and the finish time that this multi-cast business data is provided to this user with this multi-cast business data.
S306: with the zero hour, the finish time of record, and this user's user totem information is carried in this user's the charge information and sends to service node.
S307: service node sends to accounting server with this charge information.
S308: accounting server is according to the zero hour of carrying in this charge information and the finish time, determine to provide the time span of multi-cast business data, and charge for this user according to this user's who carries in this time span determined and the charge information user totem information to this user.
S309: access node returns the information of the charging of not supporting periodic metering to service node.
In said process, the access node record offers multi-cast business data user's the zero hour, and the finish time that multi-cast business data is provided to the user, and with the record the zero hour and the finish time be carried at this user charge information in send to service node, this user's that the indicating services node will receive charge information sends to accounting server, for this user charges.Therefore when carrying out multicast service, realized charging way to the periodic metering of multicast service, expanded the charging way of multicast service, improved the flexibility of the charging way of multicast service, thereby often need not obtain the user of data for some, the data that these users also can select the multicast service of periodic metering to obtain to need, these users can only select unicast service to obtain data in the prior art, have saved a large amount of bandwidth resources.And the execution sequence of step S302 in the said process and step S303 can be carried out in no particular order simultaneously.
In order to further expand the charging way of multicast service, make the charging way of multicast service more flexible, with further saving bandwidth resources, the embodiment of the invention also provides another kind of charging method, as shown in Figure 4.The charging process of the another kind of multicast service that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the invention specifically may further comprise the steps:
S401: access node is offering multi-cast business data in user's the process, and the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that provides to this user is provided.
In embodiments of the present invention, access node is receiving the request of obtaining of obtaining this multi-cast business data that the user sends, and when corresponding multi-cast business data offered the user, the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that record provides to this user.
S402: the data traffic information of record is carried in this user's the charge information sends to service node.
Similar with the process of periodic metering, access node also can be by the ANCP agreement message send this user's charge information to service node, for example send this user's charging message to service node by expansion multicast data flow reporting message (Multicast Flow Reporting).
S403: indicating this user's that this service node will receive charge information to send to accounting server, is that this user charges.
In said process, the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that provides to the user is provided access node, the data traffic information of record is carried in this user's the charge information sends to service node, this user's that the indicating services node will receive charge information sends to accounting server, for this user charges.Therefore when carrying out multicast service, also can realize the charging way of charging by flow to multicast service, further expanded the charging way of multicast service, improved the flexibility of the charging way of multicast service, thereby often need not obtain the user of data for some, the multicast service that these users also can select to charge by flow obtains the data that need, and these users can only select unicast service to obtain data in the prior art, have saved a large amount of bandwidth resources.
Similar with the process of periodic metering, in embodiments of the present invention, access node is specially the process that multi-cast business data offers the user: access node receives the request of obtaining of obtaining multi-cast business data that the user sends, obtain the Data Identification information of this multi-cast business data that carries in the request according to this, search and extract the multi-cast business data of this Data Identification information correspondence of preserving in the service node, obtain this user's who carries in the request user totem information according to this, the multi-cast business data of this Data Identification information correspondence of extracting is sent to the user of this user totem information correspondence.Wherein, the Data Identification information of this multi-cast business data can be the multicast group address information of this multi-cast business data, this user's user totem information can be this user's medium access control (Medium Access Control, MAC) information, access link information or other these users' user totem information.
In addition, access node can also obtain the Data Identification information of this multi-cast business data that carries in the request according to this, from resource acceptance control system, obtain the multi-cast business data of this Data Identification information correspondence by service node, and whether the bandwidth of judging this user satisfies the bandwidth requirement of setting, if satisfy, then the multi-cast business data that gets access to is offered this user, otherwise send the information that bandwidth does not satisfy the bandwidth requirement of setting to this user.
And, in order to improve the accuracy of charging, access node was writing down before the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that the user provides, also will be according to this user's user totem information, obtain the charging way information of this user totem information correspondence of preserving in the service node, and determine that according to the charging way information of obtaining this user's charging way is the mode of charging by flow.And, access node can initiatively obtain the charging way information of preserving in the service node, detailed process is, access node sends the request of obtaining of the charging way information obtain this user totem information correspondence to service node, and receives the charging way information of this user totem information correspondence that service node returns.Perhaps, service node also can be when access node extracts multi-cast business data, initiatively send the charging way information of this user totem information correspondence to access node, detailed process is that access node receives the charging way information of this user totem information correspondence of service node transmission.Wherein, similar with the process of periodic metering, service node also can provide charging way information to access node by the message of ANCP agreement, for example provide charging way information to access node by expansion multicast replication control messages (Multicast Replication Control), and, when adopting expansion multicast replication control messages that charging way information is provided, this user's user totem information can write in the Target TLV field of this expansion multicast replication control messages.
Certainly, the charging way information of each user totem information correspondence also can be kept in the accounting server, this moment, access node will obtain the charge information of this user totem information correspondence of preserving in the accounting server according to this user's user totem information by service node.
In embodiments of the present invention, in order further to improve the accuracy of chargeing, access node determines that this user's charging way is for after the mode of charging by flow, record is before the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that this user provides, also to extract the ability information of self, and, determine self to support the charging of the mode of charging by flow according to the ability information of extracting.This process and access node determine self to support that the process of charging of periodic metering is basic identical, just give unnecessary details no longer one by one here.
In embodiments of the present invention, in order further to improve the accuracy of chargeing, access node writes down the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that provides to this user according to the time interval of setting.For example, the time interval of supposing this setting is 30 seconds, then the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that provides to this user in the 1st～30 second is provided when first time interval finishes access node, when finishing, write down the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that interior this user in the 1st～60 second provides in second time interval, when finishing, write down the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that interior this user in the 1st～90 second provides in the 3rd time interval, by that analogy, when finishing when this user provides multi-cast business data, when also promptly in the end a time interval finished, total data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that provides to this user was provided the data traffic information of access node record.Accordingly, access node is carried at the process that sends to service node in this user's the charge information with the data traffic information of record and is specially, and the access node in the end data traffic information to the multi-cast business data that this user provides of a time interval record is carried in this user's the charge information and sends to service node.Wherein, access node can be that unit carries out record with the byte number when the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that provides to the user is provided.And access node also will be carried at this user's user totem information in this user's the charge information and send to service node.
In follow-up step, service node sends to accounting server with this charge information, and the indication accounting server is according to this user's who carries in this charge information user totem information, and the data traffic information of the data that provide to this user, is that this user charges.
The charge by flow charging detailed process of mode of the multicast service that Fig. 5 provides for the embodiment of the invention specifically may further comprise the steps:
S501: access node receives the request of obtaining of obtaining multi-cast business data that the user sends.
S502: obtain the Data Identification information of this multi-cast business data that carries in the request according to this, search and extract the multi-cast business data of this Data Identification information correspondence of preserving in the service node, obtain this user's who carries in the request user totem information according to this, the multi-cast business data of this Data Identification information correspondence of extracting is sent to the user of this user totem information correspondence.
S503: access node obtains the charging way information of this user totem information correspondence of preserving in the service node according to this user's user totem information, and determines that according to this charging way information of obtaining this user's charging way is the mode of charging by flow.
S504: access node extracts the ability information of self, and according to the ability information of extracting, judges whether self supports the charging of the mode of charging by flow, if then carry out step S505, otherwise carry out step S508.
S505:, write down the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that provides to this user according to the time interval of setting.
S506: will be in the end the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that provides to this user of a time interval record, and this user's user totem information is carried in this user's the charge information and sends to service node.
S507: service node sends to accounting server with this charge information, and the indication accounting server is according to this user's who carries in this charge information user totem information and data traffic information, for this user charges.
S508: access node returns the information of the charging of not supporting the mode of charging by flow to service node.
In said process, the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that provides to the user is provided access node, the data traffic information of record is carried in this user's the charge information sends to service node, this user's that the indicating services node will receive charge information sends to accounting server, for this user charges.Therefore when carrying out multicast service, also can realize the charging way of charging by flow to multicast service, further expanded the charging way of multicast service, improved the flexibility of the charging way of multicast service, thereby often need not obtain the user of data for some, the multicast service that these users also can select to charge by flow obtains the data that need, and these users can only select unicast service to obtain data in the prior art, have saved a large amount of bandwidth resources.And step S502 in the said process and the execution sequence of S503 can be carried out in no particular order simultaneously.
The message accounting structural representation of the multicast service that Fig. 6 provides for the embodiment of the invention specifically comprises:
Sending module 602 is used for the described zero hour that will record and the charge information that is carried at described user the described finish time and sends to service node;
Indicating module 603 is used to indicate the described user's that described service node will receive charge information to send to accounting server, is that described user charges.
The message accounting structural representation of the multicast service that Fig. 7 provides for the embodiment of the invention specifically comprises:
Sending module 702, the charge information that the described data traffic information that is used for writing down is carried at described user sends to service node;
Indicating module 703 is used to indicate the described user's that described service node will receive charge information to send to accounting server, is that described user charges.
The charge system structural representation of the multicast service that Fig. 8 provides for the embodiment of the invention specifically comprises:
Access node 801, be used in the process that multi-cast business data is offered the user, record offers described multi-cast business data described user's the zero hour, and provide finish time of described multi-cast business data to described user, with described zero hour of record be carried at the described finish time in described user's the charge information and send to service node 802;
Service node 802, the charge information that is used for the described user that will receive sends to accounting server 803;
Accounting server 803, the charge information that is used for according to described user is that described user charges.
The charge system structural representation of the multicast service that Fig. 9 provides for the embodiment of the invention specifically comprises:
Certainly, when access node obtains data by service node from resource acceptance control system, also comprise resource acceptance control system in the charge system of the multicast service that the embodiment of the invention provides, as shown in figure 10.The charge system structural representation when access node obtains data from resource acceptance control system that Figure 10 provides for the embodiment of the invention, comprise access node 1001, service node 1002, resource acceptance control system 1003, accounting server 1004, wherein, access node 1001 obtains corresponding multi-cast business data by service node 1002 from resource acceptance control system 1003, the multi-cast business data that obtains is offered the user, and record provides the zero hour and the finish time of multi-cast business data to this user, perhaps data traffic information, with the zero hour and the finish time of record, perhaps data traffic information is carried in this user's the charge information and sends to service node 1002, and service node 1002 sends to accounting server 1004 with this charge information, is that this user charges.
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of charging method, Apparatus and system of multicast service, this method access node record offers multi-cast business data user's the zero hour, and the finish time that multi-cast business data is provided to the user, and with the record the zero hour and the finish time be carried at this user charge information in send to service node, this user's that the indicating services node will receive charge information sends to accounting server, for this user charges.Because the access node record provides the zero hour and the finish time of multi-cast business data in the embodiment of the invention to the user, and with the record the zero hour and the finish time be carried at this user charge information in send to service node, therefore realized charging way, thereby saved bandwidth resources the periodic metering of multicast service.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various changes and modification to the present invention and not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Like this, if of the present invention these are revised and modification belongs within the scope of claim of the present invention and equivalent technologies thereof, then the present invention also is intended to comprise these changes and modification interior.
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1. the charging method of a multicast service is characterized in that, comprising:
Access node is offering multi-cast business data in user's the process, writes down the zero hour that described multi-cast business data is offered described user, and the finish time that described multi-cast business data is provided to described user; And
With described zero hour of record be carried at the described finish time in described user's the charge information and send to service node; And
Indicating the described user's that described service node will receive charge information to send to accounting server, is that described user charges.
2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, described access node offers described user with described multi-cast business data, specifically comprises:
Described access node receives the request of obtaining of obtaining described multi-cast business data that described user sends; And
According to the described Data Identification information of obtaining the described multi-cast business data that carries in the request, search and extract the multi-cast business data of the described Data Identification information correspondence of preserving in the described service node; And
According to the described user totem information that obtains the described user who carries in the request, the multi-cast business data of the described Data Identification information correspondence extracted is sent to the user of described user totem information correspondence.
3. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, write down the zero hour that described multi-cast business data is offered described user, and before the finish time when described user provides described multi-cast business data, described method comprises also:
Described access node obtains the charging way information of the described user totem information correspondence of preserving in the service node according to described user's user totem information; And,
Determine that according to the described charging way information of obtaining described user's charging way is a periodic metering.
4. method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, obtains the charging way information of the described user totem information correspondence of preserving in the service node, specifically comprises:
Described access node sends the request of obtaining of the charging way information of obtaining described user totem information correspondence to described service node, and receives the charging way information of the described user totem information correspondence that described service node returns; Perhaps
Described access node receives the charging way information of the described user totem information correspondence of described service node transmission.
5. method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, determines that according to the described charging way information of obtaining described user's charging way is after the periodic metering, and described method also comprises:
Described access node extracts the ability information of self, and according to the described ability information of extracting, determines self to support the charging of periodic metering.
6. the charging method of a multicast service is characterized in that, comprising:
Access node is offering multi-cast business data in user's the process, and the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that provides to described user is provided; And
The described data traffic information of record is carried in described user's the charge information sends to service node; And
Indicating the described user's that described service node will receive charge information to send to accounting server, is that described user charges.
7. method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described access node offers described user with described multi-cast business data, specifically comprises:
Described access node receives the request of obtaining of obtaining described multi-cast business data that described user sends; And
According to the described Data Identification information of obtaining the described multi-cast business data that carries in the request, search and extract the multi-cast business data of the described Data Identification information correspondence of preserving in the described service node; And
According to the described user totem information that obtains the described user who carries in the request, the multi-cast business data of the described Data Identification information correspondence that finds is sent to the user of described user totem information correspondence.
8. method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, record is before the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that described user provides, and described method also comprises:
Described access node obtains the charging way information of the described user totem information correspondence of preserving in the service node according to described user's user totem information; And,
Determine that according to the described charging way information of obtaining described user's charging way is the mode of charging by flow.
9. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, obtains the charging way information of the described user totem information correspondence of preserving in the service node, specifically comprises:
Described access node sends the request of obtaining of the charging way information of obtaining described user totem information correspondence to described service node, and receives the charging way information of the described user totem information correspondence that described service node returns; Perhaps
Described access node receives the charging way information of the described user totem information correspondence of described service node transmission.
10. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, the charging way of determining described user according to the described charging way information of obtaining is for after the mode of charging by flow, and described method also comprises:
Described access node extracts the ability information of self, and according to the described ability information of extracting, determines self to support the charging of the mode of charging by flow.
11. method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that provides to described user is provided, and specifically comprises:
Described access node writes down the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that provides to described user according to the time interval of setting.
12. method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, the described data traffic information of record is carried in described user's the charge information sends to service node, specifically comprises:
The described access node in the end data traffic information to the multi-cast business data that described user provides of a time interval record is carried in described user's the charge information and sends to described service node.
13. the message accounting of a multicast service is characterized in that, comprising:
Logging modle is used in the process that multi-cast business data is offered the user, writes down the zero hour that described multi-cast business data is offered described user, and the finish time that described multi-cast business data is provided to described user;
Sending module is used for the described zero hour that will record and the charge information that is carried at described user the described finish time and sends to service node;
Indicating module is used to indicate the described user's that described service node will receive charge information to send to accounting server, is that described user charges.
14. the message accounting of a multicast service is characterized in that, comprising:
Logging modle is used in the process that multi-cast business data is offered the user, and the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that provides to described user is provided;
Sending module, the charge information that the described data traffic information that is used for writing down is carried at described user sends to service node;
Indicating module is used to indicate the described user's that described service node will receive charge information to send to accounting server, is that described user charges.
15. the charge system of a multicast service is characterized in that, comprising:
Access node, be used in the process that multi-cast business data is offered the user, record offers described multi-cast business data described user's the zero hour, and provide finish time of described multi-cast business data to described user, with described zero hour of record be carried at the described finish time in described user's the charge information and send to service node;
Service node, the charge information that is used for the described user that will receive sends to accounting server;
Accounting server, the charge information that is used for according to described user is that described user charges.
16. the charge system of a multicast service is characterized in that, comprising:
Access node, be used in the process that multi-cast business data is offered the user, the data traffic information of the multi-cast business data that record provides to described user is carried at the described data traffic information of record in described user's the charge information and sends to service node;
Service node, the charge information that is used for the described user that will receive sends to accounting server;
Accounting server, the charge information that is used for according to described user is that described user charges.
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