CN105025453A

CN105025453A - proximity communication charging method and device

Info

Publication number: CN105025453A
Application number: CN201410183206.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周燕飞; 张娟
Original assignee: China Academy of Telecommunications Technology CATT
Current assignee: China Academy of Telecommunications Technology CATT; Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2014-04-30
Filing date: 2014-04-30
Publication date: 2015-11-04
Anticipated expiration: 2034-04-30
Also published as: CN105025453B

Abstract

The invention discloses a proximity communication charging method and device, used for solving the problem that the business data generated by communication of proximity communication does not go through gateways, and accordingly a present charging mechanism is not suitable for proximity communication. The method of the embodiment comprises: a gateway obtaining the information related to the proximity communication of a terminal reported by a base station; and the gateway determining and reporting the charging information related to the proximity communication of the terminal to a charging system based on the information reported by the base station, thereby realizing the charging of the proximity communication of the terminal.

Description

A kind of charging method of adjacent communication and equipment

Technical field

The present invention relates to communication technical field, particularly a kind of charging method of adjacent communication and equipment.

Background technology

Third generation partner program (The3 ^rdgeneration Partnership, 3GPP) two subscriber equipment (User Equipment of protocol definition, during the communication UE) carried out, as shown in Figure 1, data are sent to the evolved base station (evolved NodeB, eNB) of service to its data channel by UE1, and eNB can pass data to the equipment of the core network of service, i.e. gateway (Serving Gateway, SGW) and grouped data network gateway (PDN Gateway, PGW; PDN, Packet Data Network), PGW routes data to data network, and arrives the PGW for UE2 service, and the PGW of UE2 service passes data to the eNB into UE2 service, then passes to UE2 by eNB.Example shown in figure is the scene when SGW with PGW of UE1 with UE2 service is identical, and the PGW now eliminated as UE1 service routes data to the process of PGW into UE2 service.

As can be seen from Figure 1, even if the distance between two terminals of communication is very near, communication data also needs the eNB by serving separately and core net to arrive opposite end.And adjacent communication technology is studying when communicating pair meets certain condition (as very near in distance), direct communication between two UE or only via the direct communication of eNB, namely UE1 and UE2 can not need directly to transmit data (as shown in Figure 2) through mobile network appliance, or, do not needed through core net (as shown in Figure 3) by same eNB forwarding data.This transmission means can reduce transfer of data time delay, and can save the Internet resources of the resource of network, particularly core net.

Existing billing mechanism is divided into two large classes: offline charging and online charging, below simple introduction respectively.

1. offline charging, it is by charging data function (Charging Data Function, CDF), Charging Gateway Functionality (Charging Gateway Function, CGF) the mutual cooperation and between "Policy and Charging Rules Function (Policy andCharging Rules Function, PCRF) completes.

Wherein, CDF can be implemented in SGW and PGW, CGF realizes in charging gateway, PCRF controls (Policy and Charging Control, PCC) rule to SGW and/or PGW distributing policy and charging, and SGW/PGW carries out billing data acquisition according to the charge information in PCC rule, such as, the duration, flow etc. of capturing service stream, then send to charging gateway by charging data record (Charging Data Record, CDR).

2. online charging, it can carry out the charging based on stream.

PCC rule indicates business data flow the need of online charging to PGW, if needed, then PGW asks corresponding quota at the forward direction online charging server (Online Charging System, OCS) of service data transmission stream.Information (such as service quality (the Quality of Service that OCS provides based on PGW, QoS), APN (Access Point Name, APN) etc.) provide mandate, and provide the quota information of flow, duration or event for the rate group of specifying.When quota exhausts, or effective time arrive etc. event occur time, PGW will report OCS.By above-mentioned mechanism, OCS dynamically can configure the quota of each business data flow flexibly, to reach the object of the charging that becomes more meticulous.

Long Term Evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) in system, network side can provide direct communication transfer of data for two mutually contiguous terminals, makes two terminals can the different interface-free resources transceiving data directly used by core net between two terminals.Due to the resource of adjacent communication by base station to terminal configuration, need to carry out charging to adjacent communication.But in existing billing mechanism, no matter being online charging or offline charging, is all the mechanism reported again based on gateway statistic flow.For adjacent communication, the business datum that its communication produces is without gateway, and therefore existing billing mechanism cannot be applicable to adjacent communication.

Summary of the invention

The charging method of a kind of adjacent communication of the embodiment of the present invention and equipment, cannot be applicable to the problem of adjacent communication for solving existing billing mechanism.

The charging method of a kind of adjacent communication that the embodiment of the present invention provides, the method comprises:

Gateway obtains the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that base station reports;

The information that described gateway reports according to described base station, determines the charge information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and described charge information is reported charge system.

In force, before described gateway obtains the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal that described base station reports, the method also comprises:

After described gateway receives the adjacent communication charging trigger information of policy control and charging rule functions PCRF transmission, determine to need to carry out charging to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and indicate described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal; Or,

What described gateway received that core net controlled entity sends be used to indicate need indication information to the adjacent communication charging of described terminal after, determine to need to carry out charging to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and indicate described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal; Or,

Described gateway, according to pre-configured configuration information, is determined to need to carry out charging to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and is indicated described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal.

Preferably, described gateway indicates described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, comprise: described gateway sends to core net controlled entity and is used to indicate the first control information that described base station reports the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, indicates described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal to make described core net controlled entity;

Described gateway obtains the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that described base station reports, comprise: described gateway receives the second reporting message that core net controlled entity sends, wherein, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal that described base station reports to described core net controlled entity is carried in described second reporting message.

Further, described method also comprises:

Described core net controlled entity is after receiving described first control information, the second control information is sent to described base station, wherein, described second control information comprises and is used to indicate the identification information that described base station reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal and described terminal;

Described core net controlled entity, after the first reporting message receiving the transmission of described base station, sends described second reporting message to described gateway, wherein, carries the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal in described first reporting message

Preferably, described core net controlled entity is after receiving described first control information, and switch if described terminal triggers S1, then described method also comprises:

In S1 handoff procedure, described core net controlled entity sends forward redirect request as source core net controlled entity to target core network controlled entity, carries and be used to indicate the identification information that described target BS reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal and described terminal in described forward redirect request.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, the information that described base station reports comprises at least one in following information: the first indication information being used to indicate the beginning of the adjacent communication of described terminal, the second indication information of end being used to indicate the adjacent communication of described terminal, described base station are the relevant information of the resource that the adjacent communication of described terminal distributes.

Preferably, described base station is the resource quantity that the relevant information of resource that the adjacent communication of described terminal distributes comprises distribution.

Preferably, the information that described base station reports also comprises: the service quality QoS information that the adjacent communication of described terminal is corresponding.

Embodiments provide the charging method of another kind of adjacent communication, the method comprises:

The information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal is determined in base station;

Described base station reports the information relevant to adjacent communication that is terminal that is that determine to gateway.

In force, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal is determined in described base station, comprising:

Described base station receives after described gateway indicates described base station to report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, determines the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal.

Preferably, described base station receives described gateway and indicates described base station to report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, comprise: described base station receives the second control information that core net controlled entity sends, wherein, described second control information comprises and is used to indicate the identification information that described base station reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal and described terminal;

Described base station reports the information relevant to adjacent communication that is terminal that is that determine to gateway, comprise: described base station sends the first reporting message to core net controlled entity, wherein, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal determined described base station is carried in described first reporting message.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, preferably, to switch and described base station is source base station if described terminal triggers X2, described base station receives after described gateway indicates described base station to report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and described method also comprises:

Described base station is in the X2 handoff procedure of described terminal, send X2 handover request to target BS, and carry in described X2 handover request and be used to indicate the identification information that described target BS reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal and described terminal.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, preferably, if described terminal trigger X2 switch and described base station is target BS, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal is determined in described base station, comprising:

Described base station is after the X2 handover request receiving source base station transmission, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, wherein, carry in described X2 handover request and be used to indicate the identification information that described target BS reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal and described terminal.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, preferably, switch if described terminal triggers S1, and described base station is target BS, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal is determined in described base station, comprising:

Described base station is after the S1 handover request receiving the transmission of target core network controlled entity, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, wherein, carry in described S1 handover request and be used to indicate the identification information that described target BS reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal and described terminal.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, preferably, after the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that described base station reports self to determine to described gateway, described method also comprises:

The dispose procedure that S1 connects, when determining between described terminal and core net without transfer of data, is not initiated in described base station.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that described base station is determined comprises at least one in following information:

Second indication information of the first indication information being used to indicate the beginning of the adjacent communication of described terminal, the end being used to indicate the adjacent communication of described terminal, described base station are the relevant information of the resource that the adjacent communication of described terminal distributes.

Preferably, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal is determined in described base station, comprising:

Described base station, by from the moment as the adjacent communication Resources allocation of described terminal, is defined as the beginning of the adjacent communication of described terminal; And,

In the release moment of the resource that the adjacent communication certainly as described terminal distributes by described base station, be defined as the end of the adjacent communication of described terminal.

Preferably, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that described base station is determined also comprises service quality QoS information corresponding to the adjacent communication of described terminal.

A kind of gateway that the embodiment of the present invention provides, this gateway comprises:

First processing module, for obtaining the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that base station reports;

Second processing module, for the information reported according to described base station, determines the charge information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and described charge information is reported charge system.

In force, described first processing module before obtaining the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal that reports of described base station, also for:

After receiving the adjacent communication charging trigger information of PCRF transmission, determine to need to carry out charging to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and indicate described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal;

Or, after being used to indicate of receiving that core net controlled entity sends needs indication information to the adjacent communication charging of described terminal, determine to need to carry out charging to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and indicate described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal;

Or, according to pre-configured configuration information, determine to need to carry out charging to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and indicate described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal.

Preferably, described first processing module indicates described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, is specially:

Send to core net controlled entity and be used to indicate the first control information that described base station reports the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, indicate described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal to make described core net controlled entity;

Receive the second reporting message that core net controlled entity sends, wherein, in described second reporting message, carry the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal that described base station reports to described core net controlled entity.

Embodiments provide a kind of base station, this base station comprises:

Determination module, for determining the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal;

Reporting module, for reporting the information relevant to adjacent communication that is terminal that is that determine to gateway.

In force, described determination module specifically for:

Receiving after described gateway indicates described base station to report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal.

Preferably, described determination module specifically for: receive the second control information that core net controlled entity sends, wherein, described second control information comprises and is used to indicate the identification information that described base station reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal and described terminal;

Described reporting module specifically for: send the first reporting message to core net controlled entity, wherein, in described first reporting message, carry the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal that described determination module is determined.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, preferably, switch if described terminal triggers X2, and described base station is source base station, then described base station also comprises:

Notification module, for in the X2 handoff procedure of described terminal, send X2 handover request to target BS, and carry in described X2 handover request and be used to indicate the identification information that described target BS reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal and described terminal.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, preferably, switch if described terminal triggers X2, and described base station is target BS, then described determination module specifically for:

After the X2 handover request receiving source base station transmission, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, carry in described X2 handover request and be used to indicate the identification information that described target BS reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal and described terminal.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, preferably, switch if described terminal triggers S1, and described base station is target BS, then described determination module specifically for:

After the S1 handover request receiving the transmission of target core network controlled entity, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, wherein, carry in described S1 handover request and be used to indicate the identification information that described target BS reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal and described terminal.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, preferably, described reporting module to after the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that described gateway reports described determination module to determine, described determination module also for:

When determining between described terminal and core net without transfer of data, do not initiate the dispose procedure that S1 connects.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, preferably, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that described determination module is determined comprises at least one in following information: the first indication information being used to indicate the beginning of the adjacent communication of described terminal, the second indication information of end being used to indicate the adjacent communication of described terminal, described base station are the relevant information of the resource that the adjacent communication of described terminal distributes.

Preferably, described determination module determines the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, comprising:

By the moment that the base station belonging to self is the adjacent communication Resources allocation of described terminal, be defined as the beginning of the adjacent communication of described terminal; And,

Be the release moment of the resource that the adjacent communication of described terminal distributes by the base station belonging to self, be defined as the end of the adjacent communication of described terminal.

The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of gateway, the memory that this gateway comprises transceiver, at least one processor be connected with this transceiver and is connected with transceiver and processor respectively, wherein:

Transceiver is arranged to: obtain the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that base station reports; And the charge information to be determined by processor reports charge system;

Processor is arranged to: the information reported according to base station, determines the charge information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal;

Memory is arranged to: store the information that base station reports.

In force, transceiver is before obtaining the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal that reports of base station, also be arranged to: after receiving the adjacent communication charging trigger information of PCRF transmission, determine to need the adjacent communication to terminal to carry out charging, and indicate the current affiliated base station of this terminal to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal; Or,

What receive the transmission of core net controlled entity is used to indicate the indication information needed the adjacent communication charging of described terminal.

Further, processor is also arranged to: after transceiver receives adjacent communication charging trigger information, determine to need to carry out charging to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and trigger transceiver and indicate described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal; Or,

After transceiver being used to indicate of receiving that core net controlled entity sends needs indication information to the adjacent communication charging of described terminal, determine to need to carry out charging to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and indicate described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal; Or,

According to pre-configured configuration information, determine to need to carry out charging to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and trigger transceiver and indicate described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal.

Preferably, transceiver indicates described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, is specially:

Send to core net controlled entity and be used to indicate the first control information that described base station reports the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, indicate described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal to make described core net controlled entity; And

In the embodiment of the present invention, the information that base station reports comprises at least one in following information: the first indication information being used to indicate the beginning of the adjacent communication of terminal, the second indication information of end being used to indicate the adjacent communication of terminal, base station are the relevant information of the resource that the adjacent communication of terminal distributes.

The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides another kind of base station, at least one processor that this base station comprises transceiver and is connected with this transceiver, wherein:

Processor is arranged to: determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal;

Transceiver is arranged to: report the information relevant to adjacent communication that is terminal that is that determine to gateway.

In force, transceiver is also arranged to: get described gateway and indicate described base station to report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal;

Processor be configured specifically for: receive after described gateway indicates described base station to report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal at transceiver, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal.

Preferably, transceiver be configured specifically for: receive the second control information that core net controlled entity sends, wherein, described second control information comprises and is used to indicate the identification information that described base station reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal and described terminal; And

Send the first reporting message to core net controlled entity, wherein, in described first reporting message, carry the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal that processor is determined.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, preferably, to switch and base station in the embodiment of the present invention is source base station if terminal triggers X2, transceiver is also arranged to:

In the X2 handoff procedure of this terminal, send X2 handover request to target BS, and carry in this X2 handover request and be used to indicate target BS and report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal and the identification information of this terminal.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, preferably, to switch and base station in the embodiment of the present invention is target BS if terminal triggers X2, processor be configured specifically for:

Receive the X2 handover request of source base station transmission at transceiver after, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, wherein, carry in this X2 handover request and be used to indicate target BS and report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal and the identification information of this terminal.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, preferably, switch if terminal triggers S1, and the base station in the embodiment of the present invention is target BS, processor be configured specifically for:

Receive the S1 handover request of target core network controlled entity transmission at transceiver after, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal, wherein, carry in this S1 handover request and be used to indicate target BS and report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal and the identification information of this terminal.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, preferably, processor is also arranged to: when determining between terminal and core net without transfer of data, does not initiate the dispose procedure that S1 connects.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, preferably, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that processor is determined comprises at least one in following information: the first indication information being used to indicate the beginning of the adjacent communication of described terminal, the second indication information of end being used to indicate the adjacent communication of described terminal, described base station are the relevant information of the resource that the adjacent communication of described terminal distributes.

In force, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal determined by processor, comprising:

Be the moment of the adjacent communication Resources allocation of terminal by base station, be defined as the beginning of the adjacent communication of this terminal; And,

Be the release moment of the resource of the adjacent communication distribution of terminal by base station, be defined as the end of the adjacent communication of this terminal.

In the charging method of the adjacent communication that the embodiment of the present invention provides and equipment, gateway obtains the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that base station reports, according to the information that base station reports, determine the charge information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal, and this charge information is reported charge system, thus achieve the charging of the adjacent communication to terminal.

Accompanying drawing explanation

The first data channel schematic diagram during the communication that Fig. 1 carries out for two subscriber equipmenies provided in background technology;

The second data channel schematic diagram during the communication that Fig. 2 carries out for two subscriber equipmenies provided in background technology;

The third data channel schematic diagram during the communication that Fig. 3 carries out for two subscriber equipmenies provided in background technology;

Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of the charging method of the adjacent communication of a kind of gateway side provided by the invention;

Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the charging method of the adjacent communication of a kind of base station side provided by the invention;

Fig. 6 is the schematic flow sheet of embodiment one provided by the invention;

Fig. 7 is the schematic flow sheet of embodiment two provided by the invention;

Fig. 8 is the schematic flow sheet of embodiment three provided by the invention;

Fig. 9 is the schematic flow sheet of embodiment four provided by the invention;

Figure 10 is the schematic flow sheet of embodiment five provided by the invention;

Figure 11 is the schematic flow sheet of embodiment nine provided by the invention;

Figure 12 is the schematic flow sheet of embodiment ten provided by the invention;

Figure 13 is the schematic flow sheet of embodiment 12 provided by the invention;

Figure 14 is the schematic diagram of a kind of gateway provided by the invention;

Figure 15 is the schematic diagram of a kind of base station provided by the invention;

Figure 16 is the schematic diagram of another kind of gateway provided by the invention;

Figure 17 is the schematic diagram of another kind of base station provided by the invention.

Embodiment

The information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that gateway of the present invention reports based on base station, determines the charge information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal, and this charge information is reported charge system, thus achieve the charging of the adjacent communication to terminal.

Below in conjunction with Figure of description, the embodiment of the present invention is described in further detail.Should be appreciated that embodiment described herein is only for instruction and explanation of the present invention, is not intended to limit the present invention.

As shown in Figure 4, embodiments provide a kind of charging method of adjacent communication of gateway side, the method comprises:

Step 41, gateway obtain the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that base station reports.

In this step, gateway obtains the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal that the current affiliated base station of terminal reports, and the base station belonging to this terminal is current refers to the current base station for this Terminal for service.

The information that step 42, gateway report according to base station, determines the charge information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal, and this charge information is reported charge system.

In the embodiment of the present invention, gateway obtains the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that base station reports, and according to the information that base station reports, determines the charge information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal, and this charge information is reported charge system, thus achieve the charging of the adjacent communication to terminal.

Preferably, base station be terminal adjacent communication distribute resource relevant information can for base station be terminal adjacent communication distribution resource quantity.

Preferably, the information that base station reports also comprises: service quality (Quality of Service, the QoS) information that the adjacent communication of terminal is corresponding.

In force, before step 41, the method also comprises:

Gateway is determined to need the adjacent communication to terminal to carry out charging after receiving the adjacent communication charging trigger information of PCRF transmission, and indicates the current affiliated base station of this terminal to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal; Or,

What gateway received that core net controlled entity sends be used to indicate need indication information to the adjacent communication charging of described terminal after, determine to need the adjacent communication to terminal to carry out charging, and indicate the current affiliated base station of this terminal to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal; Or,

Gateway, according to pre-configured configuration information, is determined to need the adjacent communication to terminal to carry out charging, and indicates the current affiliated base station of this terminal to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal.

Concrete, before step 41, gateway first determines whether to start and carries out charging to the adjacent communication of terminal, when the indication information that the adjacent communication charging trigger information sent according to PCRF, core net controlled entity send or pre-configured configuration information determine that startup carries out charging to the adjacent communication of terminal, the current affiliated base station of this terminal is indicated to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal.

In force, generally communicated by core net controlled entity between gateway with base station, then:

Gateway instruction base station reports the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, be specially: gateway sends to core net controlled entity and is used to indicate the first control information that base station reports the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, indicate base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal to make core net controlled entity;

Gateway obtains the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that base station reports, comprise: gateway receives the second reporting message that core net controlled entity sends, wherein, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal that described base station reports to described core net controlled entity is carried in this second reporting message.

Further, core net controlled entity is after receiving the first control information, and the method also comprises:

Core net controlled entity sends the second control information to base station, wherein, this second control information comprises and is used to indicate base station and reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal and the identification information of terminal, reports to indicate base station the information that the adjacent communication of the terminal corresponding to the identification information that the second control information comprises is relevant; And

Core net controlled entity, after the first reporting message receiving base station transmission, sends the second reporting message to gateway, wherein, carries the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal in this first reporting message.

In the embodiment of the present invention, gateway comprises PGW and SGW, is communicated between PGW with core net controlled entity by SGW.Above-mentioned instruction process is: the first control information is sent to SGW by PGW; The first control information received is sent to core net controlled entity by SGW; After this core net controlled entity receives the first control information, send the second control information to base station, the information that the adjacent communication of the terminal reporting the identification information that comprises to this second control information corresponding to indicate base station is relevant;

The process that reports of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal is: information relevant for the adjacent communication with terminal is sent to core net controlled entity by the first reporting message by base station; The information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that base station reports by core net controlled entity again sends to SGW by the second reporting message; The information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal is sent to PGW by existing message or the new message defined by SGW again.

In the embodiment of the present invention, core net controlled entity is the network entity be arranged between gateway and base station, can directly communicate with base station with gateway.Preferably, this core net controlled entity is Mobility Management Entity (Mobility Management Entity, MME).

In force, the first control information can be carried, as conversation establishing response message by message existing between gateway and core net controlled entity.Certainly, this first control information also can be carried by the message newly defined between gateway and core net controlled entity.

In force, the second control information can be carried, as S1 message by message existing between core net controlled entity and base station.Certainly, this second control information also can be carried by the message newly defined between core net controlled entity and base station.

In force, the first reporting message can be existing message between core net controlled entity and base station, also can be the message newly defined between core net controlled entity and base station.

In force, the second reporting message can be existing message between core net controlled entity and gateway, also can be the message newly defined between core net controlled entity and gateway.

In force, core net controlled entity is after receiving the first control information, and switch if this terminal triggers S1, then the method also comprises:

In S1 handoff procedure, core net controlled entity sends forward redirect request as source core net controlled entity to target core network controlled entity, carries to be used to indicate target BS and to report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal and the identification information of this terminal in this forward redirect request.

Based on same inventive concept, the embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of charging method of adjacent communication of base station side, shown in Figure 5, and the method comprises:

Step 51, base station determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal;

Step 52, base station report the information relevant to adjacent communication that is terminal that is that determine to gateway.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal is determined in base station, and report the information relevant to adjacent communication that is terminal that is that determine to gateway, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that can report based on base station to make gateway determines corresponding charge information, thus realizes the charging to the adjacent communication of terminal.

Preferably, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal is determined in base station, comprising:

Base station, by from the moment as the adjacent communication Resources allocation of terminal, is defined as the beginning of the adjacent communication of this terminal; And,

In the release moment of the resource that the adjacent communication certainly as terminal distributes by base station, be defined as the end of the adjacent communication of this terminal.

In force, step 51 is specially: the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, after receiving gateway instruction base station reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, is determined in base station.

Base station receives the indication information that gateway instruction base station reports the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, comprise: base station receives the second control information that core net controlled entity sends, wherein, the second control information comprises and is used to indicate base station and reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal and the identification information of terminal;

Base station reports the information relevant to adjacent communication that is terminal that is that determine to gateway, comprising: base station sends the first reporting message to core net controlled entity, wherein, carries the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that base station is determined in the first reporting message.

Further, the method also comprises: core net controlled entity is after being used to indicate of receiving that gateway sends, base station reports the first control information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, the second control information is sent to base station, wherein, this second control information comprises and is used to indicate base station and reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal and the identification information of terminal, reports to indicate base station the information that the adjacent communication of the terminal corresponding to the identification information that the second control information comprises is relevant; And

The process that reports of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal is: the information that the adjacent communication with terminal is correlated with by base station sends to core net controlled entity by the first reporting message newly defined; The information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that base station reports by core net controlled entity again sends to SGW by the second reporting message newly defined; The information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal is sent to PGW by existing message or the new message defined by SGW again.

In force, to switch and base station in the embodiment of the present invention is source base station if terminal triggers X2, then this base station receives after gateway indicates this base station to report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal, and the method also comprises:

Source base station, in the X2 handoff procedure of this terminal, sends X2 handover request to target BS, and carries in this X2 handover request and be used to indicate target BS and report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal and the identification information of this terminal.

In force, if terminal is before carrying out X2 switching, source base station is for the adjacent communication of this terminal is assigned with resource, in this situation, optionally, when source base station sends X2 handover request to target BS, also carry the information that source base station is the resource of the adjacent communication distribution of terminal.

Certainly, in this situation, source base station also can not notify that this source base station of target BS is the information of the resource of the adjacent communication distribution of terminal.

In force, to switch and base station in the embodiment of the present invention is target BS if terminal triggers X2, then step 51 specifically comprises:

Target BS is after the X2 handover request receiving source base station transmission, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, wherein, carry in this X2 handover request and be used to indicate target BS and report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal and the identification information of this terminal.

Optionally, the information that source base station is the resource of the adjacent communication distribution of terminal is also carried in this X2 handover request.

In force, switch if terminal triggers S1, and the base station in the embodiment of the present invention is target BS, then step 51 specifically comprises:

Target BS is after the S1 handover request receiving the transmission of target core network controlled entity, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal, wherein, carry in this S1 handover request and be used to indicate target BS and report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal and the identification information of this terminal.

Wherein, to be target core network controlled entity send to target BS S1 handover request after receiving the forward redirect request that source core net controlled entity sends, and carries to be used to indicate target BS and to report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal and the identification information of this terminal in this forward redirect request.

Optionally, the information that source base station is the resource of the adjacent communication distribution of terminal is also carried in this S1 handover request.

Concrete, if terminal is before carrying out S1 switching, source base station is assigned with resource for the adjacent communication of this terminal, and in this situation, optionally, the message notice of the resource that the adjacent communication certainly as terminal distributes by source base station is to source core net controlled entity; The information that source base station is the resource that the adjacent communication of terminal distributes also is carried in the forward redirect request that source core net controlled entity sends to target core network controlled entity; The information that source base station is the resource that the adjacent communication of terminal distributes also is carried in the S1 handover request that target core network controlled entity sends to target BS.Certainly, in this situation, source base station can not this source base station of notification source core net controlled entity be also the information of resource that the adjacent communication of terminal distributes.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, after base station detects to exceed the time threshold of setting without the time of transfer of data between terminal and core net, will initiate the dispose procedure of S1 connection, release base station is connected with the S1 between core net, and after this UE will enter idle condition.In the embodiment of the present invention, base station is by core net controlled entity, after the information relevant to adjacent communication that is terminal that is that report self to determine to described gateway, if base station to determine between terminal and core net without transfer of data and this terminal is still carrying out adjacent communication, as the optional implementation of one, the method also comprises: the dispose procedure that S1 connects is not initiated in base station.

Below in conjunction with several specific embodiment, the charging method of the adjacent communication that the embodiment of the present invention provides is described in detail.

In embodiment one, the present embodiment, core net controlled entity is MME, and base station is eNB, and gateway comprises SGW and PGW, and wherein, gateway adjacent communication being carried out to charging is PGW.PGW reports the detailed process of the beginning of adjacent communication and end shown in Figure 6 by core net controlled entity informing base station, comprises the following steps:

1.UE initiates PDN connection establishment, and this PDN connects and can be used for carrying the communication between UE and adjacent communication (Proximity Service, ProSe) functional entity.In PDN connection procedure, MME sends establishment conversation request message by SGW to PGW.

After 2.PGW receives and creates conversation request message, initiate to be connected access network (IP Connectivity Access Network, IP-CAN) session establishment process with the IP between PCRF.In this process, PCRF is known that this PDN connects and be can be used for carrying communication between UE and ProSe functional entity (such as, by APN (Access Point Name, APN) information), send adjacent communication charging trigger information to PGW.

After 3.PGW receives adjacent communication event trigger, arrange and be used to indicate the first control information that eNB reports the information relevant to the adjacent communication of UE, and this first control information is sent to SGW, SGW and then this first control information is sent to MME by conversation establishing response.

After 4.MME receives the first control information, by the message between MME and the eNB that newly defines, send the second control information to eNB, this second control information comprises the first control information and UE mark.

After 5.eNB receives the second control information, start beginning and the end of monitoring relevant UE adjacent communication.

In embodiment two, the present embodiment, PGW judges whether to start to the charging of adjacent communication according to configuration information and notifies SGW, and SGW reports beginning and the end of adjacent communication by core net controlled entity informing base station, and idiographic flow is shown in Figure 7, comprising:

1.UE initiates PDN connection establishment, and this PDN connects and can be used for carrying the communication between UE and ProSe functional entity.In PDN connection procedure, MME sends to SGW and creates conversation request message.

2.SGW sends agent binding update messages to PGW, wherein comprises APN information.

3.PGW is according to pre-configured configuration information, and the PDN that this APN is corresponding connects the communication that can carry between UE and ProSe functional entity, determines to start adjacent communication charging.

4.PGW arranges and is used to indicate the first control information that eNB reports the information relevant to the adjacent communication of UE, and is carried in agent binding response message and sends to SGW.

5.SGW returns to MME and creates conversational response message, and carries the first control information in this establishment conversational response message.

After 6.MME receives the first control information, send S1 message to eNB, this message is existing message between a MME and eNB, in this S1 message, carry the second control information, and this second control information comprises the first control information and UE mark.

After 7.eNB receives the S1 message of carrying the second control information, start beginning and the end of monitoring relevant UE adjacent communication.

In embodiment three, the present embodiment, eNB reports the first indication information of the beginning of the adjacent communication being used to indicate UE, and detailed process is shown in Figure 8, comprising:

0.UE asks adjacent communication correlated process, as contiguous discovery, adjacent communication registration etc.

The service eNB of 1.UE is that UE distributes adjacent communication resource.

2., owing to have received the second control information before eNB, therefore after distribution adjacent communication resource, namely send the first reporting message to MME, wherein carry the instruction that adjacent communication starts.

The instruction (the second reporting message in figure) that adjacent communication starts through SGW by 3.MME sends to PGW, and this instruction can be included in existing message and send, and also can be sent by new information.

After 4.PGW receives this instruction, initiate the IP-CAN session modification between PCRF, notice PCRFUE starts adjacent communication.PCRF may issue amended PCC rule to PGW.

After 5.PGW receives this instruction, the time that record UE adjacent communication starts.

5a. is according to configuration, and PGW may send charge information according to certain hour interval to charge system.

6.PGW returns response to SGW, and SGW returns response to MME.

In embodiment four, the present embodiment, eNB reports the second indication information of the end of the adjacent communication being used to indicate UE, and PGW reports charge information.Detailed process is shown in Figure 9, comprising:

0.UE adjacent communication terminates.

Alternately, eNB discharges adjacent communication resource for 1.UE and service eNB.

2., owing to have received the first control information before eNB, therefore after release adjacent communication resource, namely send the first reporting message to MME, wherein carry the instruction that adjacent communication terminates.

The instruction (the second reporting message in figure) that adjacent communication terminates through SGW by 3.MME sends to PGW, this instruction can be included in existing message and send, also can be sent by new information, namely this second reporting message can be existing message, also can be the message of new definition.

After 4.PGW receives this instruction, initiate the IP-CAN session modification between PCRF, the adjacent communication of notice PCRFUE terminates.PCRF may issue amended PCC rule to PGW.

After 5.PGW receives this instruction, the time that record UE adjacent communication terminates.

5a. is according to configuration, and PGW may send charge information according to certain way to charge system, as adjacent communication duration.

6.PGW returns response to SGW, and SGW returns response to MME.

In embodiment five, the present embodiment, after UE starts adjacent communication according to embodiment three, do not have transfer of data between UE and core net, but base station still keeps the connection between core net, detailed process is shown in Figure 10, comprising:

0 ~ 6. is identical with step 0 ~ 6 in embodiment three.

7.eNB to detect between UE and core net without transfer of data and certain time.

8., because eNB knows the adjacent communication well afoot of now UE, therefore do not initiate S1 dispose procedure.ENB may initiate the release ensureing that bit rate (Guaranteed Bit Rate, GBR) carries, but maintenance S1 connection does not discharge (such as, keeping certain non-GBR carrying) by eNB.

Embodiment six, the present embodiment and embodiment three is similar, and difference is, Resource Block quantity into adjacent communication distributes and optional adjacent communication start instruction are carried in base station in the first reporting message.PGW receives above-mentioned information by MME, and stores.

Embodiment seven, the present embodiment and embodiment four is similar, and difference is, resource quantity for adjacent communication distributes is carried in base station in the first reporting message and optional adjacent communication terminates instruction.PGW receives above-mentioned information by MME, and stores.PGW generates metering data corresponding to adjacent communication based on resource quantity and/or duration, and reports charge system.

Embodiment eight, similar with embodiment six, difference is, resource quantity, adjacent communication start instruction and QoS information corresponding to adjacent communication into adjacent communication distributes are carried in base station in the first reporting message.Particularly, UE asks in adjacent communication process, sets up the QoS of two adjacent communication carryings and correspondence to base station requests.Base station is that above-mentioned two carryings distribute corresponding resource according to asked QoS, and reports PGW by MME.The QoS etc. that resource quantity, resource are corresponding is comprised in the information that base station reports.

In embodiment nine, the present embodiment, PGW judges whether to start to the charging of adjacent communication according to the notice of MME and notifies SGW, and SGW reports beginning and the end of adjacent communication by MME informing base station, and idiographic flow is shown in Figure 11, comprises following process:

1.UE initiates attaching process.

2., in attaching process, MME obtains the subscription data of UE from home subscriber server (Home Subscriber Server, HSS), comprises the charge information needing adjacent communication to be carried out to charging in this subscription data.

3. for carrying the PDN connection establishment of the communication between UE and ProSe functional entity.In PDN connection procedure, MME sends to SGW and creates conversation request message, comprises the indication information needing adjacent communication to be carried out to charging in this establishment conversation request message.SGW sends to PGW and creates conversation request message, comprises the indication information needing adjacent communication to be carried out to charging in this establishment conversation request message.

4.PGW, according to creating the indication information needing to carry out adjacent communication charging carried in conversation request message, determines to start adjacent communication charging.Alternatively, PGW initiates IP-CAN session interaction.

5.PGW arranges and is used to indicate the first control information that eNB reports the information relevant to the adjacent communication of UE, and is carried to create in conversational response message and sends to SGW.SGW returns to MME and creates conversational response message, and carries the first control information in this establishment conversational response message.

Embodiment ten, UE access from source eNB, and pass through the process of embodiment one, embodiment two or embodiment nine, have issued the second control information to source eNB.Before UE initiates adjacent communication, UE moves and triggers X2 switching, and detailed process is shown in Figure 12, comprising:

1.MME is after receiving the first control information that PGW sent by SGW, and send the second control information to source eNB, this second control information comprises the mark of the first control information and UE.

2. source eNB starts beginning and the end of monitoring relevant UE adjacent communication.

3. because the movement of UE triggers X2 switching.

4. source eNB is in X2 handoff procedure, sends X2 handover request, and carry the second control information to target eNB in this X2 handover request.

5. target eNB is according to the second control information, starts beginning and the end of monitoring adjacent communication.

Embodiment 11, the present embodiment are from the different of embodiment ten, and MME is to after source eNB has issued the second control information, and UE initiates adjacent communication at source eNB, subsequently because the mobile X2 of triggering of this UE switches.In the present embodiment, source eNB carries the information that the second control information is the resource of the adjacent communication distribution of UE with this source eNB in the X2 handover request sent to target eNB, and other processes are identical with embodiment ten.

In embodiment 12, the present embodiment, UE accesses from source eNB, and passes through the process of embodiment one, embodiment two or embodiment nine, has issued the second control information to source eNB.Before UE initiates adjacent communication, the movement due to UE triggers S1 and switches, and in handoff procedure, MME changes, and detailed process is shown in Figure 13, comprising:

3. because the movement of UE triggers S1 switching.

4., in S1 handoff procedure, source MME sends forward Redirection Request message to target MME, and carries the second control information in this forward Redirection Request message.

5. target MME preserves this second control information, and sends handover request to target eNB, and carries the second control information in this handover request.

6. target eNB is according to the second control information, starts beginning and the end of monitoring adjacent communication.

Embodiment 13, the present embodiment are from the different of embodiment 12, and MME is to after source eNB has issued the second control information, and UE initiates adjacent communication at source eNB, subsequently because the mobile S1 of triggering of this UE switches.In the present embodiment, in the forward Redirection Request message that source MME sends to target MME, carry the information that the second control information and source eNB are the resource that the adjacent communication of UE distributes; Accordingly, carry the information that the second control information and source eNB are the resource that the adjacent communication of UE distributes in the handover request that target MME sends to target eNB, other processes are identical with embodiment 12.

Said method handling process can realize with software program, and this software program can be stored in storage medium, when the software program stored is called, performs said method step.

Based on same inventive concept, additionally provide a kind of gateway in the embodiment of the present invention, shown in Figure 14, this gateway comprises:

First processing module 141, for obtaining the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that base station reports;

Second processing module 142, for the information reported according to described base station, determines the charge information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and described charge information is reported charge system.

In force, the first processing module 141 before obtaining the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal that reports of described base station, also for:

After receiving the adjacent communication charging trigger information of PCRF transmission, determine to need the adjacent communication to terminal to carry out charging, and indicate the current affiliated base station of this terminal to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal; Or,

After being used to indicate of receiving that core net controlled entity sends needs indication information to the adjacent communication charging of described terminal, determine to need to carry out charging to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and indicate described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal; Or,

According to pre-configured configuration information, determine to need to carry out charging to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and indicate described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal.

In force, generally communicated by core net controlled entity between gateway with base station, then: the first processing module 141 indicates described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, is specially:

Further, core net controlled entity is after receiving the first control information, the second control information is sent to base station, wherein, this second control information comprises and is used to indicate base station and reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal and the identification information of terminal, reports to indicate base station the information that the adjacent communication of the terminal corresponding to the identification information that the second control information comprises is relevant; And

In the embodiment of the present invention, gateway comprises PGW and SGW, is communicated between PGW with core net controlled entity by SGW.

Preferably, this core net controlled entity is MME.

In force, core net controlled entity is after receiving the first control information, switch if this terminal triggers S1, then in S1 handoff procedure, core net controlled entity sends forward redirect request as source core net controlled entity to target core network controlled entity, carries to be used to indicate target BS and to report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal and the identification information of this terminal in this forward redirect request.

Based on same inventive concept, the embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of base station, shown in Figure 15, and this base station comprises:

Determination module 151, for determining the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal;

Reporting module 152, for reporting the information relevant to adjacent communication that is terminal that is that determine to gateway.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that determination module 151 is determined comprises at least one in following information: the first indication information being used to indicate the beginning of the adjacent communication of terminal, the second indication information of end being used to indicate the adjacent communication of terminal, base station are the relevant information of the resource that the adjacent communication of terminal distributes.

Preferably, determination module 151 determines the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, comprising:

Preferably, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that determination module 151 is determined also comprises: service quality (Quality of Service, the QoS) information that the adjacent communication of terminal is corresponding.

In force, determination module 151 specifically for: after receiving gateway instruction base station reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, in force, generally communicated by core net controlled entity between gateway with base station, then:

Determination module 151 specifically for: receive the second control information that core net controlled entity sends, wherein, this second control information comprises and is used to indicate base station and reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal and the identification information of this terminal;

Reporting module 152 specifically for: send the first reporting message to core net controlled entity, wherein, in this first reporting message, carry the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal that described determination module is determined.

Further, core net controlled entity is after being used to indicate of receiving that gateway sends, base station reports the first control information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, the second control information is sent to base station, wherein, this second control information comprises and is used to indicate base station and reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal and the identification information of terminal, reports to indicate base station the information that the adjacent communication of the terminal corresponding to the identification information that the second control information comprises is relevant; And

In force, to switch and base station in the embodiment of the present invention is source base station if terminal triggers X2, then this base station also comprises:

Notification module 153, for in the X2 handoff procedure of this terminal, send X2 handover request to target BS, and carry in this X2 handover request and be used to indicate target BS and report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal and the identification information of this terminal.

In force, if terminal is before carrying out X2 switching, source base station is for the adjacent communication of this terminal is assigned with resource, in this situation, optionally, when notification module 153 sends X2 handover request to target BS, also carry the information that source base station is the resource of the adjacent communication distribution of terminal.

Certainly, in this situation, notification module 153 also can not notify that this source base station of target BS is the information of the resource of the adjacent communication distribution of terminal.

In force, to switch and base station in the embodiment of the present invention is target BS if terminal triggers X2, determination module 151 specifically for:

After the X2 handover request receiving source base station transmission, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, wherein, carry in this X2 handover request and be used to indicate target BS and report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal and the identification information of this terminal.

In force, switch if terminal triggers S1, and the base station in the embodiment of the present invention is target BS, determination module 151 specifically for:

After the S1 handover request receiving the transmission of target core network controlled entity, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal, wherein, carry in this S1 handover request and be used to indicate target BS and report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal and the identification information of this terminal.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, after base station detects to exceed the time threshold of setting without the time of transfer of data between terminal and core net, will initiate the dispose procedure of S1 connection, release base station is connected with the S1 between core net, and after this UE will enter idle condition.In the embodiment of the present invention, as the optional implementation of one, determination module also for: when determining between terminal and core net without transfer of data, do not initiate the dispose procedure that S1 connects.

Below in conjunction with preferred hardware configuration, the structure of the gateway that the embodiment of the present invention provides, processing mode are described.As shown in figure 16, the memory 163 that this gateway comprises transceiver 161, at least one processor 162 be connected with this transceiver 161 and is connected with transceiver 161 and processor 162 respectively, wherein:

Transceiver 161 is arranged to: obtain the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that base station reports; And the charge information that processor 162 is determined is reported charge system;

Processor 162 is arranged to: the information reported according to base station, determines the charge information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal;

Memory 163 is arranged to: store the information that base station reports.

Preferably, the information that base station reports also comprises: the QoS information that the adjacent communication of terminal is corresponding.

In force, transceiver 161 is before obtaining the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal that reports of base station, also be arranged to: after receiving the adjacent communication charging trigger information of PCRF transmission, determine to need the adjacent communication to terminal to carry out charging, and indicate the current affiliated base station of this terminal to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal; Or,

Further, processor 162 is also arranged to: after transceiver 161 receives adjacent communication charging trigger information, determine to need to carry out charging to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and trigger transceiver 161 and indicate described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal; Or,

After transceiver 161 being used to indicate of receiving that core net controlled entity sends needs indication information to the adjacent communication charging of described terminal, determine to need to carry out charging to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and indicate described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal; Or,

According to pre-configured configuration information, determine to need to carry out charging to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and trigger transceiver 161 and indicate described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal.

In force, generally communicated by core net controlled entity between gateway with base station, then: transceiver 161 indicates described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, is specially:

Preferably, this core net controlled entity is MME.

Optionally, the information that source base station is the resource of the adjacent communication distribution of terminal is also carried in this forward redirect request.

Below in conjunction with preferred hardware configuration, the structure of the base station that the embodiment of the present invention provides, processing mode are described.As shown in figure 17, at least one processor 172 that this base station comprises transceiver 171 and is connected with this transceiver 171, wherein:

Processor 172 is arranged to: determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal;

Transceiver 171 is arranged to: report the information relevant to adjacent communication that is terminal that is that determine to gateway.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that processor 172 is determined comprises at least one in following information: the first indication information being used to indicate the beginning of the adjacent communication of terminal, the second indication information of end being used to indicate the adjacent communication of terminal, base station are the relevant information of the resource that the adjacent communication of terminal distributes.

Preferably, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal determined by processor 172, comprising:

Preferably, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that processor 172 is determined also comprises: service quality (Quality of Service, the QoS) information that the adjacent communication of terminal is corresponding.

In force, transceiver 171 is also arranged to: get described gateway and indicate described base station to report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal;

Processor 172 be configured specifically for: receive after described gateway indicates described base station to report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal at transceiver 171, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal.

Transceiver 171 be configured specifically for: receive the second control information that core net controlled entity sends, wherein, described second control information comprises and is used to indicate the identification information that described base station reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal and described terminal; And

Send the first reporting message to core net controlled entity, wherein, in described first reporting message, carry the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal that processor 172 is determined.

In force, to switch and base station in the embodiment of the present invention is source base station if terminal triggers X2, transceiver 171 is also arranged to:

In force, if terminal is before carrying out X2 switching, source base station is for the adjacent communication of this terminal is assigned with resource, in this situation, optionally, when transceiver 171 sends X2 handover request to target BS, also carry the information that source base station is the resource of the adjacent communication distribution of terminal.

Certainly, in this situation, transceiver 171 also can not notify that this source base station of target BS is the information of the resource of the adjacent communication distribution of terminal.

In force, to switch and base station in the embodiment of the present invention is target BS if terminal triggers X2, processor 172 be configured specifically for:

Receive the X2 handover request of source base station transmission at transceiver 171 after, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, wherein, carry in this X2 handover request and be used to indicate target BS and report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal and the identification information of this terminal.

In force, switch if terminal triggers S1, and the base station in the embodiment of the present invention is target BS, processor 172 be configured specifically for:

Receive the S1 handover request of target core network controlled entity transmission at transceiver 171 after, determine the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal, wherein, carry in this S1 handover request and be used to indicate target BS and report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of this terminal and the identification information of this terminal.

Based on above-mentioned any embodiment, after base station detects to exceed the time threshold of setting without the time of transfer of data between terminal and core net, will initiate the dispose procedure of S1 connection, release base station is connected with the S1 between core net, and after this UE will enter idle condition.In the embodiment of the present invention, as the optional implementation of one, processor 172 is also arranged to: when determining between terminal and core net without transfer of data, does not initiate the dispose procedure that S1 connects.

Those skilled in the art should understand, embodiments of the invention can be provided as method, system or computer program.Therefore, the present invention can adopt the form of complete hardware embodiment, completely software implementation or the embodiment in conjunction with software and hardware aspect.And the present invention can adopt in one or more form wherein including the upper computer program implemented of computer-usable storage medium (including but not limited to magnetic disc store, CD-ROM, optical memory etc.) of computer usable program code.

The present invention describes with reference to according to the flow chart of the method for the embodiment of the present invention, equipment (system) and computer program and/or block diagram.Should understand can by the combination of the flow process in each flow process in computer program instructions realization flow figure and/or block diagram and/or square frame and flow chart and/or block diagram and/or square frame.These computer program instructions can being provided to the processor of all-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, Embedded Processor or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, making the instruction performed by the processor of computer or other programmable data processing device produce device for realizing the function of specifying in flow chart flow process or multiple flow process and/or block diagram square frame or multiple square frame.

These computer program instructions also can be stored in can in the computer-readable memory that works in a specific way of vectoring computer or other programmable data processing device, the instruction making to be stored in this computer-readable memory produces the manufacture comprising command device, and this command device realizes the function of specifying in flow chart flow process or multiple flow process and/or block diagram square frame or multiple square frame.

These computer program instructions also can be loaded in computer or other programmable data processing device, make on computer or other programmable devices, to perform sequence of operations step to produce computer implemented process, thus the instruction performed on computer or other programmable devices is provided for the step realizing the function of specifying in flow chart flow process or multiple flow process and/or block diagram square frame or multiple square frame.

Although describe the preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art once obtain the basic creative concept of cicada, then can make other change and amendment to these embodiments.So claims are intended to be interpreted as comprising preferred embodiment and falling into all changes and the amendment of the scope of the invention.

Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various change and modification to the present invention and not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Like this, if these amendments of the present invention and modification belong within the scope of the claims in the present invention and equivalent technologies thereof, then the present invention is also intended to comprise these change and modification.

Claims

1. a charging method for adjacent communication, is characterized in that, the method comprises:

2. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that, before described gateway obtains the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal that described base station reports, the method also comprises:

3. method as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, described gateway indicates described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, comprise: described gateway sends to core net controlled entity and is used to indicate the first control information that described base station reports the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, indicates described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal to make described core net controlled entity;

4. method as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, described method also comprises:

Described core net controlled entity, after the first reporting message receiving the transmission of described base station, sends described second reporting message to described gateway, wherein, carries the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal in described first reporting message.

5. method as claimed in claim 4, is characterized in that, described core net controlled entity is after receiving described first control information, and switch if described terminal triggers S1, then described method also comprises:

6. the method as described in any one of Claims 1 to 4, it is characterized in that, the information that described base station reports comprises at least one in following information: the first indication information being used to indicate the beginning of the adjacent communication of described terminal, the second indication information of end being used to indicate the adjacent communication of described terminal, described base station are the relevant information of the resource that the adjacent communication of described terminal distributes.

7. method as claimed in claim 6, is characterized in that, described base station is the resource quantity that the relevant information of the resource that the adjacent communication of described terminal distributes comprises distribution.

8. method as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, the information that described base station reports also comprises: the service quality QoS information that the adjacent communication of described terminal is corresponding.

9. a charging method for adjacent communication, is characterized in that, the method comprises:

10. method as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal is determined in described base station, comprising:

11. methods as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that,

Described base station receives described gateway and indicates described base station to report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, comprise: described base station receives the second control information that core net controlled entity sends, wherein, described second control information comprises and is used to indicate the identification information that described base station reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal and described terminal;

12. methods as described in any one of claim 10 ~ 11, it is characterized in that, if described terminal triggers X2 switching and described base station is source base station, described base station receives after described gateway indicates described base station to report the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, and described method also comprises:

13. methods as claimed in claim 9, is characterized in that, if described terminal trigger X2 switch and described base station is target BS, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal is determined in described base station, comprising:

14. methods as claimed in claim 9, is characterized in that, switch if described terminal triggers S1, and described base station is target BS, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal is determined in described base station, comprising:

15. methods as claimed in claim 9, is characterized in that, after the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that described base station reports self to determine to described gateway, described method also comprises:

16. methods according to any one of claim 9 ~ 11,13 ~ 14, it is characterized in that, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that described base station is determined comprises at least one in following information:

17. methods as claimed in claim 16, it is characterized in that, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal is determined in described base station, comprising:

18. methods as claimed in claim 16, is characterized in that, described base station is the resource quantity that the relevant information of resource that the adjacent communication of described terminal distributes comprises distribution.

19. methods as claimed in claim 16, is characterized in that, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that described base station is determined also comprises service quality QoS information corresponding to the adjacent communication of described terminal.

20. 1 kinds of gateways, is characterized in that, this gateway comprises:

21. gateways as claimed in claim 20, is characterized in that, described first processing module before obtaining the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal that reports of described base station, also for:

22. gateways as claimed in claim 21, it is characterized in that, described first processing module indicates described base station to report the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal, is specially:

23. gateways as described in any one of claim 20 ~ 22, it is characterized in that, the information that described base station reports comprises at least one in following information: the first indication information being used to indicate the beginning of the adjacent communication of described terminal, the second indication information of end being used to indicate the adjacent communication of described terminal, described base station are the relevant information of the resource that the adjacent communication of described terminal distributes.

24. 1 kinds of base stations, is characterized in that, this base station comprises:

25. base stations as claimed in claim 24, is characterized in that, described determination module specifically for:

26. base stations as claimed in claim 25, it is characterized in that, described determination module specifically for: receive the second control information that core net controlled entity sends, wherein, described second control information comprises and is used to indicate the identification information that described base station reports the indication information of the information relevant to the adjacent communication of described terminal and described terminal;

27. base stations as described in any one of claim 24 ~ 26, is characterized in that, switch if described terminal triggers X2, and described base station is source base station, then described base station also comprises:

28. base stations as claimed in claim 24, is characterized in that, switch if described terminal triggers X2, and described base station is target BS, then described determination module specifically for:

29. base stations as claimed in claim 24, is characterized in that, switch if described terminal triggers S1, and described base station is target BS, then described determination module specifically for:

30. base stations according to any one of claim 24 ~ 26,28 ~ 29, is characterized in that, described reporting module to after the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that described gateway reports described determination module to determine, described determination module also for:

31. base stations according to any one of claim 24 ~ 26,28 ~ 29, it is characterized in that, the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal that described determination module is determined comprises at least one in following information: the first indication information being used to indicate the beginning of the adjacent communication of described terminal, the second indication information of end being used to indicate the adjacent communication of described terminal, described base station are the relevant information of the resource that the adjacent communication of described terminal distributes.

32. base stations as claimed in claim 31, it is characterized in that, described determination module determines the information relevant to the adjacent communication of terminal, comprising: