CN102711086A - Method for processing sponsored data connectivity and policy and charging rules function (PCRF) entity - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method for processing sponsored data connectivity. User equipment establishes an Internet protocol connectivity access network (IP-CAN) session and accesses the sponsored data connectivity. Specifically, when a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) entity determines that the UE roams, the PCRF entity sends the indication information of roaming of the UE to an application function (AF) entity. The invention also provides the PCRF entity. According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, processing of the sponsored data connectivity in a roaming scene and in a visiting place access roaming scene is realized.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to communication technical field, relate in particular to a kind of processing method and strategy and charging regulation function entity that is connected by the patronage data.
Background technology
Third generation partner program (3GPP; 3rd Generation Partnership Project) the strategy and the control (PCC that charges; Policy and Charging Control) framework is a functional framework that can be applied to multiple access technology; For example; Can be applied to terrestrial radio Access Network (UTRAN, UMTS TerrestrialRadio Access Network), the global system for mobile communications (GSM of UMTS (UMTS, Universal MobileTelecommunications System); Global system for MobileCommunication)/GSM data enhancing evolution (EDGE; Enhanced Data rates for GlobalEvolution) grouping system (EPS, Evolved PacketSystem) of wireless access network, intercommunicated wireless local area network (I-WLAN, Abbreviation for Interworking-Wireless Local Area Network) and evolution etc.
Fig. 1 is the sketch map of the non-roaming framework of Rel-8PCC in the prior art; As shown in Figure 1; Application Function (AF, Application Function) provides the access point of service application, and the employed Internet resources of these service application need carry out dynamic policy control; When service surface was carried out parameter negotiation, AF passed to strategy and charging regulation function entity (PCRF, Policy and Charging RulesFunction) with related service information, if these business information and PCRF's is tactful consistent, then PCRF accepts parameter negotiation; Otherwise PCRF refuses parameter negotiation, and in feedback, provides the acceptable service parameter of PCRF; Then, AF can return to subscriber equipment (UE, User Equipment) with acceptable service parameter; Wherein, the interface between AF and the PCRF is a Rx interface.
PCRF is the core of PCC, is used for the formulation of strategy and charging regulation; PCRF provides based on the network control of business data flow rule, and these network controls comprise the monitoring, gate (GatingControl), service quality (QoS, Quality of Service) control of business data flow and based on the charging regulation of data flow etc.PCRF sends to strategy and charging execution function entity (PCEF, Policy and Charging Enforcement Function) execution with the strategy and the charging regulation of its formulation, and PCRF need guarantee that also these rules are consistent with user's CAMEL-Subscription-Information simultaneously.PCRF generates strategy and the foundation of charging regulation comprises: obtain service related information from AF; From user-subscribed database (SPR; Subscription ProfileRepository) obtains user policy, billing control and subscription information, the information of obtaining and carrying network of relation from PCEF.
PCEF is used for carrying out strategy and the charging regulation that PCRF formulated at loading end; PCEF is according to the strategy of PCRF transmission and the business datum flow filter in the charging regulation; Business data flow is monitored, and then these business data flows are carried out strategy and the charging regulation that PCRF formulated.When carrying was set up, PCEF carried out the QoS mandate according to strategy and the charging regulation that PCRF sends, and carries out gate control according to the execution of AF.According to the charging regulation that PCRF sends, PCEF carries out corresponding business data flow billing operation, and charging is online charging or offline charging; If online charging; PCEF need carry out credit management together with Online Charging System (OCS, Online Charging System), if offline charging; PCEF need with exchange correlation charge information between the off-line accounting system (OFCS, Offiine Charging System).Interface between PCEF and the PCRF is the Gx interface, and the interface between the OCS is the Gy interface, and the interface between the OFCS is the Gz interface.PCEF be usually located at network gateway (GW, Gate-Way) in, the packet data gateway (PDG, Packet Data Gateway) among GGSN among the GPRS (GGSN, Gateway GPRS Support Node) and the I-WLAN for example.
Bearing binding and event reporting function entity (BBERF, Bearer Binding and Event ReportingFunction), its function comprises testing of bearing binding, up bearing binding and event report.When passing through E-UTRAN, UE inserts, and gateway (S-GW, Serving GW) and packet data network (PDN; Packet Data Network) gateway (P-GW; When adopting proxy mobile internet protocol version 6 (PMIPv6, Proxy Mobile Internet Protocol Version 6) agreement PON GW), BBERF is located in S-GW; When UE inserts through the non-3GPP connecting system of trusted; BBERF is positioned at the trusted non-3 GPP access network and closes, and when UE inserted through trustless non-3GPP connecting system, BBERF was positioned at the packet data gateway (ePDG of evolution; Evolved Packet Data Gateway), this moment, PCEF no longer carried out the bearing binding function.
SPR is used for the storage policy control and the relevant user policy, billing control and subscription information that charges, and wherein, the interface between SPR and the PCRF is the Sp interface.OCS is used for carrying out with PCEF the control and the management of user credit under the online charging mode.OFCS is used for accomplishing the billing operation under the offline charging mode with PCEF.
Above-mentioned Rel-8PCC framework has been realized through each functional entity, is the policy and charging control of IP connection access network that PDN set up of visit (IP-CAN, IP Connectivity Access Network) session to UE.
At present; The support of PCC framework is called by the patronage data and connects (Sponsored data connectivity), and what is called is connected the consumption consumption that is meant that user institute access service produces by the patronage data, is not to be born by user oneself; But bear by professional provider; At this moment, when the user initiated such Operational Visit, AF was when providing the business information that is connected by the patronage data to PCRF; Also provide by patronage data link information; For example sponsor sign (Sponsor Identity), identification service provider (Application Service Provider) and application message, and such professional consumption threshold value of professional provider's sponsored visit that possibly provide to PCRF, promptly the user can such professional consumption of free access.
Connect document in order to realize the strategy that is connected by the patronage data and the control of chargeing, in SPR or PCRF, will to preserve, comprising the application information list of sponsor's sign and each Applications Service Provider by the patronage data.For being connected by the patronage data, PCRF also will authorize the data link information of being supported that AF provides according to being connected document by the patronage data except that business information being carried out the QoS mandate, promptly determines whether to allow to carry out being supported data to connect.But; The strategy that is connected by the patronage data under the non-roaming scene and the control of chargeing have only been considered in the prior art; And the method for the strategy under visit ground access roaming scene and the control of chargeing; And under the route access roaming scene of local, also do not propose effective scheme solution and how to handle by the connection of patronage data.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of processing method and strategy and charging regulation function entity that is connected by the patronage data, realized local route roaming scence down with visit ground access roaming scene under the processing that is connected by the patronage data.
For achieving the above object, technical scheme of the present invention is achieved in that
The present invention provides a kind of processing method that is connected by the patronage data, and IP connection access network (IP-CAN) session set up by subscriber equipment (UE) and visit is connected by the patronage data; Comprise:
When strategy and charging regulation function entity (PCRF) confirmed that said UE roams, said PCRF sent to Application Function (AF) with the indication information of said UE roaming.
In the said method, said when PCRF confirms that said UE roams, the indication information that said PCRF roams said UE sends to AF and is:
When AF initially provided the session information that is connected by the patronage data to PCRF, PCRF confirmed said UE roaming, and the indication information of UE roaming is sent to AF;
Or the UE visit is by in the patronage data connection procedure, and when PCRF confirmed that said UE roams, PCRF sent to AF with the indication information of said UE roaming.
In the said method, said when PCRF confirms that said UE roams, the indication information that said PCRF roams said UE sends to AF and is:
When AF initially provided the session information that is connected by the patronage data to said PCRF, PCRF confirmed said UE roaming, and returned refuse information to AF;
Or the UE visit is said by in the patronage data connection procedure, and when PCRF confirmed the UE roaming, PCRF sent the said message that is connected by the patronage data of request termination to AF.
In the said method, said AF is initial said when the session information that is connected by the patronage data is provided to PCRF, and PCRF confirms that said UE roaming is:
Set up in the IP-CAN conversation procedure or after setting up the IP-CAN session at UE; The indication information that strategy and charging execution function entity (PCEF) and/or bearing binding and event reporting function entity (BBERF) report UE to roam to PCRF, PCRF confirms the UE roaming according to the indication information of said UE roaming.
In the said method, said when PCRF confirms that said UE roams, the indication information that PCRF roams said UE sends to AF and is:
When UE roamed, PCEF reported the incident of UE roaming to PCRF; PCRF confirms said UE roaming according to the incident of said UE roaming, and the indication information of said UE roaming is sent to AF.
In the said method, said when PCRF confirms that said UE roams, the indication information that PCRF roams said UE sends to AF and is:
When UE roamed, the BBERF of visited network set up the message of gateway control session to the PCRF (V-PCRF) on the visit ground request of sending;
When said V-PCRF confirms that said UE is the roamer, set up the message of S9 session to the said PCRF request of sending;
Said PCRF confirms said UE roaming according to the message that described request is set up the S9 session, and the indication information that said UE is roamed sends to said AF.
In the said method,
Carry the cause value of said UE roaming in the said refuse information;
The said cause value that is carried said UE roaming in the message of patronage data connection of described request termination.
In the said method, this method also comprises:
Said PCRF provides the accumulative total consumption of said UE to said AF.
In the said method, this method also comprises:
After said AF receives the indication information of said UE roaming, stops saidly being connected or upgrading said by the connection of patronage data by the patronage data.
The present invention also provides a kind of strategy and charging regulation function entity, and this strategy and charging regulation function entity are used for that UE sets up the IP-CAN session and visit is connected by the patronage data, and when definite UE roaming, the indication information that UE is roamed sends to AF.
Processing method and strategy and the charging regulation function entity that is connected by the patronage data provided by the invention, UE set up the IP-CAN session and visit is connected by the patronage data; When PCRF confirms that said UE roams; Said PCRF sends to AF with the indication information of said UE roaming; Can realize being supported under the route roaming scence of local the processing of data connection, having remedied does not have in the prior art to be supported data to connect the blank of the processing method of business under the route roaming scence of local; In addition, the invention allows for other a kind of processing method that is connected business by the patronage data of visiting under the ground access roaming scene.
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Fig. 1 is the sketch map of the non-roaming framework of Rel-8 PCC in the prior art;
Fig. 2 is that the present invention realizes by the schematic flow sheet of the embodiment one of the processing method of supporting data to connect;
Fig. 3 is that the present invention realizes by the schematic flow sheet of the embodiment two of the processing method of supporting data to connect;
Fig. 4 is that the present invention realizes by the schematic flow sheet of the embodiment three of the processing method of supporting data to connect;
Fig. 5 is the sketch map of Rel-8 PCC local route roaming framework in the prior art;
Fig. 6 is that the present invention realizes by the schematic flow sheet of the embodiment four of the processing method of supporting data to connect;
Fig. 7 is that the present invention realizes by the schematic flow sheet of the embodiment five of the processing method of supporting data to connect;
Fig. 8 is that the present invention realizes by the schematic flow sheet of the embodiment six of the processing method of supporting data to connect.
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Basic thought of the present invention is: UE sets up the IP-CAN session and visit is connected by the patronage data, and when PCRF confirmed the UE roaming, PCRF sent to AF with the indication information of UE roaming.
Through accompanying drawing and specific embodiment the present invention is done further detailed description more below.
The present invention provides a kind of processing method that is connected by the patronage data, and this method comprises:
UE sets up the IP-CAN session and visit is connected by the patronage data, and when PCRF confirmed the UE roaming, PCRF sent to AF with the indication information of UE roaming.
Embodiment one
Fig. 2 is that the present invention realizes by the schematic flow sheet of the embodiment one of the processing method of supporting data to connect; Be to set up in the IP-CAN conversation procedure or after setting up the IP-CAN session at UE; When PCRF initially provides the session information that is connected by the patronage data (when the AF session is set up), PCRF confirms the UE roaming at AF, and PCRF sends to the indication information of UE roaming the concrete implementation one of AF; As shown in Figure 2, this method may further comprise the steps:
Step 201; UE sets up the IP-CAN session, and in setting up the IP-CAN conversation procedure or after setting up the IP-CAN session, PCEF and/or BBERF report PCRF with the indication information of UE roaming; Carry the sign of the network of the current access of UE in this information, PCRF confirms the UE roaming according to this information.
Step 202, UE initiates service request through the IP-CAN session of setting up to ASP, and ASP will be sent to AF by the business information that the patronage data are connected with sponsor server;
Concrete, UE connects through IP-CAN session and the third-party applied business supplier (ASP, Application Service Provider) who sets up, and initiates service request; Provide when being connected by the patronage data when ASP confirms as this UE, ASP provides dynamically by the business information of supporting data to be connected to AF with patronage (Sponsor) server; Wherein, by the business information of support data to connect comprise be used to identify the UE information (for example IP address) of being supported, by the IP stream description information of the business of support data to connect, medium type, bandwidth, supported that the data connection is distinctive is supported the data link information; Wherein, Connected the distinctive data link information of being supported by the patronage data and comprise that sponsor identifies, is used to identify the information of ASP and application; In addition, support data to connect is distinctively supported the data link information also possibly comprise consumption threshold value (UT, Usage Threshold); So that PCRF formulates the consumption monitoring policy according to UT, PCEF can carry out the consumption monitoring.
Step 203, the business information that is connected by the patronage data that AF will receive offers PCRF;
Concrete, the business information that is connected by the patronage data that AF will receive through the session information that is connected by the patronage data that initially provides offers PCRF, and the said session information that is connected by the patronage data that initially provides is set up message for the AF session; Wherein, it is distinctive by patronage data link information to be comprised that by the business information of supporting data to connect the UE information (for example IP address), the quilt that are used to identify patronage are supported IP stream description information, medium type, bandwidth, the quilt of the business of data connection to be supported data to connect; Wherein, quilt is supported, and the data connection is distinctive to be comprised that by patronage data link information sponsor identifies, is used to identify the information of ASP and application, and in addition, quilt is supported, and the data connection is distinctive is supported the data link information also possibly comprise UT; AF can also send obtain the request of the indication of UE roaming to PCRF in addition, so that PCRF is when confirming the UE roaming, and notice AF.
Step 204, PCRF returns acknowledge message to AF after the business information of receiving that is connected by the patronage data is authorized, and wherein carries the indication information of UE roaming;
Concrete; PCRF judges whether that according to connected document by the patronage data quilt patronage data that AF is provided connect business information and authorize; Whether the information that is connected sponsor's sign in the business information by the patronage data, is used to identify ASP and application of judging promptly that AF provides has corresponding CAMEL-Subscription-Information; If exist, then authorize successfully, PCRF returns acknowledge message to AF; If do not exist, authorization failure then, process ends; Wherein, said is that PCRF obtains from SPR in advance by patronage data connection document, or dispose at PCRF in advance;
When AF when PCRF initially provides the session information that is connected by the patronage data; PCRF confirms that then UE is in roaming; If therefore authorize successfully, the request of the indication that the acquisition UE that sends to PCRF according to AF in the step 203 roams, PCRF carries the indication information of UE roaming in the affirmation message of returning; Or when PCRF confirms the UE roaming, always in acknowledge message, carry the indication information of UE roaming; In addition, PCRF can also provide the network of network sign of UE current roaming to AF;
The indication information of said UE roaming can be realized through following mode: special action (SpecificAction) public land mobile network changes (PLMN_CHANGE; Public Land MobileNetwork_CHANGE); Or roaming change incident, or in message, carry the parameter that is used to identify the UE roaming.
Step 205, AF judges whether to continue to provide by the patronage data to connect;
Concrete, after AF receives the notice of the indication information that UE roams, confirm to continue to provide to connect by the patronage data according to local policy, still stop quilt patronage data and connect; If the AF decision stops being connected by the patronage data, then AF will initiate the flow process of AF session termination to PCRF; Connect if AF continues to provide by the patronage data, then AF provides the new business information that is connected by the patronage data to PCRF.
When AF continued to provide by the connection of patronage data, this method also comprised:
Step 206, PCRF formulates the PCC strategy, or formulates PCC strategy and consumption monitoring policy, and the strategy that will formulate sends to PCEF;
Concrete; PCRF formulates the PCC strategy according to pre-configured network strategy and by the business information that the patronage data connect; If AF has offered PCRF with UT in advance, PCRF also need formulate the consumption monitoring policy here, and the consumption monitoring policy of formulating is sent to PCEF;
Wherein, The method of formulating the consumption monitoring policy is: PCRF is according to sponsor's sign structure monitoring key (Monitoring Key); And this Monitoring Key is included in the PCC strategy of formulation, the UT that provides according to AF simultaneously is provided with the consumption thresholding for this Monitoring Key; In addition, PCRF sends the request (this request can through subscribing to PLMN_CHANGE to PCEF or roaming change incident realizes) of the incident know the UE roaming to PCEF, so that PCEF is when confirming the UE roaming, and notice PCRF.
Step 207, PCEF carries out the strategy of receiving, and returns acknowledge message to PCRF, and UE can visit and connected professional by the patronage data this moment.
Embodiment two
Fig. 3 is that the present invention realizes by the schematic flow sheet of the embodiment two of the processing method of supporting data to connect; Be after UE sets up in the process or sets up the IP-CAN session; When PCRF initially provides the session information that is connected by the patronage data (when the AF session is set up), PCRF confirms the UE roaming at AF, and PCRF sends to the indication information of UE roaming the concrete implementation two of AF; As shown in Figure 3, this method may further comprise the steps:
Step 301～step 303 is with step 201～step 203.
Step 304, PCRF confirms the UE roaming, PCRF returns refuse information to AF, wherein carries the indication information of UE roaming;
Concrete, when AF when PCRF initially provides the session information that is connected by the patronage data, PCRF confirms that then UE is in roaming, so PCRF returns refuse information to AF, wherein carries the indication information of UE roaming, the said UE of indication AF is in roaming; The indication information of the UE roaming of wherein, carrying in the refuse information is the cause value that UE is in roaming.
Step 305, after AF received the refuse information of PCRF transmission, notice ASP stopped to provide by the connection of patronage data to UE.
Embodiment one and embodiment two are applicable to that local route and visit ground insert two kinds of roaming scences; For local route roaming scence; PCEF among embodiment one and the embodiment two is positioned at home network, and for visit ground access roaming scene, the PCEF among embodiment one and the embodiment two with being positioned at visit.
Embodiment three
At AF when PCRF initially provides the session information that is connected by the patronage data; In practical application, also there is the UE that is in non-roaming state; Therefore, when PCRF confirmed that UE is in non-roaming state, PCRF still need feed back UE to AF and be in non-roaming indication information; Wherein this indication information can be realized through the indication information that in acknowledge message, carries explicit non-roaming indication information or do not carry expression roaming, and it is non-roaming that the indication information that does not promptly carry roaming representes that promptly UE is in.UE can visit by the patronage data and connect business, is connected in the business procedure by the patronage data in the UE visit, if UE is moved and then roams, when PCRF confirmed that UE roams, PCRF still need send to AF with the indication information of UE roaming.
Fig. 4 is that the present invention realizes by the schematic flow sheet of the embodiment three of the processing method of supporting data to connect; Supported in the data connection procedure in the UE visit, UE is moved and causes UE to be in roaming, when PCRF confirms the UE roaming; PCRF sends to the indication information of UE roaming the concrete implementation one of AF; As shown in Figure 4, based on route roaming framework in local shown in Figure 5, this method may further comprise the steps:
Step 401; UE sets up the IP-CAN session; In setting up the IP-CAN conversation procedure or after setting up the IP-CAN session; PCEF and/or BBERF notify the information of UE access network to PCRF, carry the sign of the network of the current access of UE in this information, and it is non-roaming that PCRF can judge whether UE is in according to the sign of the network of the current access of UE of carrying in this information.
Step 402, UE initiates service request through the IP-CAN session of setting up to ASP, and ASP will be sent to AF by the business information that the patronage data are connected with sponsor server.
Step 403, the business information that is connected by the patronage data that AF will receive offers PCRF.
Step 404, PCRF returns acknowledge message to AF after the quilt patronage data connection business information of receiving is authorized; When PCRF confirms that according to the sign of the network of the current access of UE UE is in when non-roaming; PCRF carries UE and is in non-roaming indication information in the affirmation information of returning; Wherein, This indication information can realize through the indication information that in acknowledge message, carries explicit non-roaming indication information or do not carry expression roaming, and it is non-roaming that the indication information that does not promptly carry roaming representes that UE is in.
Step 405, after AF received confirmation, notice ASP provided by the patronage data to UE and connects;
Step 406, when roaming took place UE, PCEF reported the incident of UE roaming to PCRF;
Concrete, UE is moved and causes roaming, and the network element device at PCEF place can know that UE roams, and gives PCEF with the information reporting of UE roaming then; PCEF according to PCRF in advance to the request of the incident of knowing the UE roaming of self sending; Confirming need be tactful to the PCC that PCRF please look for novelty; Therefore PCEF reports the incident of UE roaming to PCRF, and in addition, PCEF can also send to PCRF with the sign of the network of UE current roaming.
Step 407 when PCRF receives the incident of the UE roaming that PCEF reports, is confirmed the UE roaming, and is returned acknowledge message to PCEF.
Step 408, PCEF reports PCRF according to the request of PCRF with consumption;
Concrete, this step is an optional step, if promptly PCRF sends to PCEF with the consumption monitoring policy of formulating in advance, then PCRF request PCEF reports consumption, after PCEF receives the request of PCRF, the consumption that adds up is reported PCRF.
Step 409, PCRF sends to AF with the indication information of UE roaming;
Concrete, PCRF sends to AF with the indication information of UE roaming, is used to notify the said UE of AF to be in roaming; Wherein, The indication information of said UE roaming can be realized through following mode: special action (Specific Action) public land mobile network changes (PLMN_CHANGE; Public LandMobile Network_CHANGE); Or roaming change incident, or carry the parameter that is used to identify the UE roaming in the message; If AF provides UT to PCRF in advance, then PCRF also need report the consumption of accumulative total to AF; In addition, PCRF can also provide the sign of the network of UE current roaming to AF.
Here, no matter whether AF sends the request of the incident of knowing the UE roaming in advance to PCRF, and PCRF need be when definite UE roaming, with the event notice of UE roaming to AF.
Step 410, AF returns acknowledge message to PCRF after receiving that the indication information of UE roaming sends, and can confirm to continue to provide by the patronage data to connect according to local policy, still stops being connected by the patronage data;
If the AF decision stops being connected by the patronage data, then AF will initiate the flow process of AF session termination to PCRF; Connect if AF continues to provide by the patronage data, then AF can provide the new business information that is connected by the patronage data to PCRF.
When AF provided the new business information that is connected by the patronage data, this method also comprised:
Step 411, the PCC strategy of formulating before PCRF upgrades, or PCC is tactful and the consumption monitoring policy, and updating strategy is sent to PCEF.
Step 412, PCEF carries out the strategy receive, and returns acknowledge message to PCRF, and UE can continue visit and connected by the patronage data this moment.
Embodiment four
Fig. 6 is that the present invention realizes by the schematic flow sheet of the embodiment four of the processing method of supporting data to connect; Supported in the data connection procedure in the UE visit, UE is moved and causes UE to be in roaming, when PCRF confirms the UE roaming; PCRF sends to the indication information of UE roaming the concrete implementation two of AF; As shown in Figure 6, based on route roaming framework in local shown in Figure 5, this method may further comprise the steps:
Step 601～step 606 is with step 401～step 406.
Step 607, PCRF sends the request termination by the message that the patronage data connect to AF, wherein carries the cause value that UE is in roaming;
Concrete, PCRF sends message that the request termination connected by the patronage data promptly ask the to terminate message of AF session to AF, wherein carries the cause value of request termination, and this cause value is the cause value that UE is in roaming, is used to indicate this UE of AF to be in roaming; If AF provides the consumption threshold value in advance, the accumulative total consumption that PCRF also need provide the user to consume to AF.
Step 608 after AF receives the message of the request termination quilt patronage data connection that PCRF sends, is initiated the flow process of the AF session of termination foundation; In addition, AF and ASP carry out alternately, and notice ASP stops to provide by the connection of patronage data to UE.
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Fig. 7 is that the present invention realizes by the schematic flow sheet of the embodiment five of the processing method of supporting data to connect; Supported in the data connection procedure in the UE visit, UE is moved and causes UE to be in roaming, when PCRF confirms the UE roaming; PCRF sends to the indication information of UE roaming the concrete implementation three of AF; As shown in Figure 7, based on route roaming framework in local shown in Figure 5, this method may further comprise the steps:
Step 701～with step 401;
Step 702, the UE visit is by the patronage data link.
The concrete performing step of step 702 is referring to step 402～step 405.
Step 703, when roaming took place UE, BBERF set up the message of gateway control session to the V-PCRF request of sending;
Concrete, when UE was moved and then roam, UE can switch to objective network by source network, and in the present embodiment, source network is called home network, and objective network is called visited network; In handoff procedure; UE will ask to insert the gateway or the IAD of visited network; After the BBERF that is arranged in gateway or the IAD of UE roaming network (being visited network) receives request; Will (V-PCRF, Visit-PCRF) message of gateway control session be set up in the request of sending, and wherein carries ID and PDN and identifies to the PCRF on visit ground.
Step 704 when the message of setting up gateway control session according to request as V-PCRF confirms that UE is the roamer, is set up the message of S9 session, the sign of wherein carrying the UE roaming network to the PCRF request of sending;
Concrete; Gateway control session ground message is set up in the V-PCRF request of receiving, know the home network information of this UE according to the ID of wherein carrying, and then definite UE produces roaming; Be the roamer; When V-PCRF confirmed that UE is the roamer, V-PCRF set up the message of S9 session to the PCRF request of sending, and wherein carried ID and PDN sign.
Step 705, PCRF receives that V-PCRF goes up the request of sending and sets up the message of S9 session, confirms the UE roaming.
Step 706, PCRF sets up ID and PDN in the message of S9 session and identifies and the S9 session and the Gx session of foundation are carried out related according to the request of receiving, be used for same IP-CAN is controlled; PCRF is according to the PCC policy development qos policy of formulating, and sends to V-PCRF; Wherein, said Gx session is the PCEF that in setting up the IP-CAN conversation procedure, sets up and the session between the PCRF.
Step 707, V-PCRF sends to BBERF with the qos policy of receiving;
Step 708, gateway or IAD send agent binding update messages to grouped data network gateway, carry ID and PDN sign in the message.
Step 709, the PCEF that is positioned at grouped data network gateway sends the modification indication of IP-CAN session to PCRF.
Step 710, if upgrading appears in PCC strategy, PCRF returns acknowledge message to PCEF, carries the PCC strategy after the renewal in the acknowledge message.
Step 711, grouped data network gateway returns proxy binding acknowledgment messages to gateway or IAD, wherein carries IP address allocated.Gateway control session message is set up in gateway or the request of IAD echo reply, wherein carries the IP address.
Step 712, PCEF reports PCRF according to the request of PCRF with consumption;
Concrete, this step is an optional step, if issued the consumption monitoring policy to PCEF before the PCRF, request PCEF carries out the consumption monitoring, and then in the present embodiment, PCEF need report the consumption of accumulative total according to the request of PCRF.
Step 713, PCRF sends to AF with the indication information of UE roaming;
Concrete, when PCRF confirmed the UE roaming, PCRF reported the incident of UE roaming to AF; The incident of said UE roaming specifically can realize in the following manner: special action (Specific Action) public land mobile network changes (PLMN_CHANGE, Public Land MobileNetwork_CHANGE) or roaming change incident; Perhaps directly in message, carry the parameter of sign UE roaming; Here, if AF provides the consumption threshold value, then PCRF also need provide the accumulative total consumption to AF; In addition, PCRF can also provide the sign of the network of UE roaming to AF.
Here, no matter whether AF sends the request of the incident of knowing the UE roaming in advance to PCRF, and PCRF need be when definite UE roaming, with the event notice of UE roaming to AF.
Step 714, after AF received that the indication information of UE roaming sends, AF returned acknowledge message to PCRF, and can confirm to continue to provide by the patronage data to connect according to local policy, still stopped being connected by the patronage data;
If the AF decision stops being connected by the patronage data, then AF will initiate the flow process of AF session termination to PCRF; Connect if AF continues to provide by the patronage data, then AF can provide the new business information that is connected by the patronage data to PCRF.
When AF provided the new business information that is connected by the patronage data, this method also comprised:
Step 715, the PCC strategy of formulating before PCRF will upgrade, or PCC is tactful and the consumption monitoring policy, and updating strategy is sent to PCEF.
Step 716, PCEF carries out the strategy receive, and returns acknowledge message to PCRF, and UE can continue visit and connected by the patronage data this moment.
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Fig. 8 is that the present invention realizes by the schematic flow sheet of the embodiment six of the processing method of supporting data to connect; Supported in the data connection procedure in the UE visit, UE is moved and causes UE to be in roaming, when PCRF confirms the UE roaming; PCRF sends to the indication information of UE roaming the concrete implementation four of AF; As shown in Figure 8, based on route roaming framework in local shown in Figure 5, this method may further comprise the steps:
Step 801～step 812 is with step 701～step 712.
Step 813, PCRF sends the request termination by the message that the patronage data connect to AF, wherein carries the cause value that UE is in roaming;
Concrete, PCRF sends message that the request termination connected by the patronage data promptly ask the to terminate message of AF session to AF, wherein carries the cause value of request termination, and this cause value is the cause value that UE is in roaming, is used to indicate this UE of AF to be in roaming; If AF provides the consumption threshold value in advance, the accumulative total consumption that PCRF also need provide the user to consume to AF.
Step 814 after AF receives the message of the request termination quilt patronage data connection that PCRF sends, is initiated the flow process of the AF session of termination foundation.In addition, AF and ASP carry out alternately, and ASP stops to provide by the connection of patronage data to UE.
What need to specify is, the PCRF described in the present invention be ownership place PCRF (H-PCRF, Home-PCRF).
For realizing said method; The present invention also provides a kind of strategy and charging regulation function entity; This strategy and charging regulation function entity are used for this strategy and charging regulation function entity, are used for UE and set up IP-CAN session and the connection of visit quilt patronage data; When definite UE roamed, the indication information that UE is roamed sent to AF.
It is said when PCRF confirms that said UE roams; The indication information that said PCRF roams said UE sends to AF and is: when AF initially provides the session information that is connected by the patronage data to PCRF; PCRF confirms said UE roaming, and the indication information of UE roaming is sent to AF; Or the UE visit is said by in the patronage data connection procedure, and when PCRF confirmed that said UE roams, PCRF sent to AF with the indication information of said UE roaming.
Said when PCRF confirms that said UE roams, the indication information that said PCRF roams said UE sends to AF and is: when AF initially provided the session information that is connected by the patronage data to said PCRF, PCRF confirmed said UE roaming, and returned refuse information to AF; Or the UE visit is said by in the patronage data connection procedure, and when PCRF confirmed the UE roaming, PCRF sent the said message that is connected by the patronage data of request termination to AF.
When said AF initially provides the session information that is connected by the patronage data to PCRF; PCRF confirms that said UE roaming is: set up in the IP-CAN conversation procedure or after setting up the IP-CAN session at UE; The indication information that strategy and charging execution function entity (PCEF) and/or bearing binding and event reporting function entity (BBERF) report UE to roam to PCRF, PCRF confirms the UE roaming according to the indication information of said UE roaming.
Said when PCRF confirms that said UE roams, the indication information that PCRF roams said UE sends to AF and is: when UE roamed, PCEF reported the incident of UE roaming to PCRF; PCRF confirms said UE roaming according to the incident of said UE roaming, and the indication information of said UE roaming is sent to AF.
Said when PCRF confirms that said UE roams, the indication information that PCRF roams said UE sends to AF and is: when UE roamed, the BBERF of visited network sent the message of asking to set up gateway control session to the PCRF (V-PCRF) on visit ground; When said V-PCRF confirms that said UE is the roamer, set up the message of S9 session to the said PCRF request of sending; Said PCRF confirms said UE roaming according to the message that described request is set up the S9 session, and the indication information that said UE is roamed sends to said AF.
Carry the cause value of said UE roaming in the said refuse information; The said cause value that is carried said UE roaming in the message of patronage data connection of described request termination.
The above is merely preferred embodiment of the present invention, is not to be used to limit protection scope of the present invention, all any modifications of within spirit of the present invention and principle, being done, is equal to replacement and improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. processing method that is connected by the patronage data, IP connection access network (IP-CAN) session set up by subscriber equipment (UE) and visit is connected by the patronage data; It is characterized in that this method comprises:
When strategy and charging regulation function entity (PCRF) confirmed that said UE roams, said PCRF sent to Application Function (AF) with the indication information of said UE roaming.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said when PCRF confirms that said UE roams, the indication information that said PCRF roams said UE sends to AF and is:
When AF initially provided the session information that is connected by the patronage data to PCRF, PCRF confirmed said UE roaming, and the indication information of UE roaming is sent to AF;
Or the UE visit is by in the patronage data connection procedure, and when PCRF confirmed that said UE roams, PCRF sent to AF with the indication information of said UE roaming.
3. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said when PCRF confirms that said UE roams, the indication information that said PCRF roams said UE sends to AF and is:
When AF initially provided the session information that is connected by the patronage data to said PCRF, PCRF confirmed said UE roaming, and returned refuse information to AF;
Or the UE visit is said by in the patronage data connection procedure, and when PCRF confirmed the UE roaming, PCRF sent the said message that is connected by the patronage data of request termination to AF.
4. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, said AF is initial said when the session information that is connected by the patronage data is provided to PCRF, and PCRF confirms that said UE roaming is:
Set up in the IP-CAN conversation procedure or after setting up the IP-CAN session at UE; The indication information that strategy and charging execution function entity (PCEF) and/or bearing binding and event reporting function entity (BBERF) report UE to roam to PCRF, PCRF confirms the UE roaming according to the indication information of said UE roaming.
5. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, said when PCRF confirms that said UE roams, the indication information that PCRF roams said UE sends to AF and is:
When UE roamed, PCEF reported the incident of UE roaming to PCRF; PCRF confirms said UE roaming according to the incident of said UE roaming, and the indication information of said UE roaming is sent to AF.
6. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, said when PCRF confirms that said UE roams, the indication information that PCRF roams said UE sends to AF and is:
When UE roamed, the BBERF of visited network set up the message of gateway control session to the PCRF (V-PCRF) on the visit ground request of sending;
When said V-PCRF confirms that said UE is the roamer, set up the message of S9 session to the said PCRF request of sending;
Said PCRF confirms said UE roaming according to the message that described request is set up the S9 session, and the indication information that said UE is roamed sends to said AF.
7. method according to claim 3 is characterized in that,
Carry the cause value of said UE roaming in the said refuse information;
The said cause value that is carried said UE roaming in the message of patronage data connection of described request termination.
8. according to claim 5 or 6 described methods, it is characterized in that this method also comprises:
Said PCRF provides the accumulative total consumption of said UE to said AF.
9. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, this method also comprises:
After said AF receives the indication information of said UE roaming, stops saidly being connected or upgrading said by the connection of patronage data by the patronage data.
10. strategy and charging regulation function entity is characterized in that,
This strategy and charging regulation function entity are used for that UE sets up the IP-CAN session and visit is connected by the patronage data, and when definite UE roaming, the indication information that UE is roamed sends to AF.
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