JP2002077462A - Communication rate charging system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform charging processing for the charge for the use of a base station to be paid to the owner of the base station, when the installation of a private radio base station by the base station owner and a connection with a communication network are allowed in a state where the extension of a radio base station by a communication provider cannot be expected. SOLUTION: The communication rate charging system is equipped with the radio base station which is connected to an arbitrary radio terminal via a radio line, the connection network which has a communication with the radio terminal via the radio base station, and an authenticating and charging device which performs authentication for the connection with the communication network, by using an identification sent from the radio terminal and computes the line use charge, when the radio terminal connects to the communication network through the radio base station, and is further equipped with a base station charging device, which calculates the charge for the use of the base station regarding the user of the private radio base station, when the private radio base station that a person other than the communication provider, having the radio base station and communication network has is connected to the communication network and the radio terminal is connected to the communication network via the private radio base station.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system in which a wireless terminal is connected to a communication network via a wireless base station when the wireless base station is installed and owned by a person other than a communication carrier. And a communication fee charging system for calculating a base station usage fee to be paid to the owner of the wireless base station.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 9 shows a configuration example of a conventional radio communication system. In the figure, a wireless communication system represented by a mobile phone or a PHS has a plurality of wireless base stations 2-
The wireless terminal 3 owned by the user is connected to the communication network 1 via one of the wireless base stations 2-1 and 2-2. The base station controller 4 connected to the communication network 1 performs a known handover, for example, when the wireless terminal 3 in communication moves from the wireless zone of the wireless base station 2-1 to the wireless zone of the wireless base station 2-2. The radio base station that performs connection with the radio terminal 3 under control is the radio base station 2-1.
From the wireless base station 2-2.

[0005] The communication network 1 is connected to an authentication and billing device 5 for performing authentication of the wireless terminal 3 and billing of a line usage fee. Further, another communication network (telephone line or the Internet) 6 may be connected to the communication network 1.

In such a conventional radio communication system, at least the communication network 1 and the radio base stations 2-1 and 2-2 are operated by the same communication carrier. Therefore, the authentication charging device 5 performs a charging process for a usage fee (line usage fee) of a wireless line between the wireless terminal 3 and the wireless base station 2, a communication line integrating the wireless base station 2 and the communication network 1. Also, even when the wireless base station is switched due to handover, charging is continued as long as the line with the wireless terminal 3 is connected. The communication carrier charges the user for a line usage fee based on the charging data of the authentication charging device 5.

[0005]

By the way, it is necessary to increase the number of radio base stations (access points) for the following reasons. However, it is difficult for a communication carrier to install many radio base stations in response to the expansion. Economic difficulties are also expected. In such a case, a mode is considered in which a person other than the communication carrier installs the wireless base station and connects to the communication network of the communication carrier. A person who owns a wireless base station other than a carrier is called a “base station owner”, a wireless base station owned by a carrier is simply called a “wireless base station”, and a wireless base station owned by the base station owner is called a “base station owner”. The station is called a "private radio base station." At this time, means for calculating a base station usage fee to be paid to the base station owner is required.

Here, it is necessary to add wireless base stations.
An example will be described. A general wireless communication system uses a cellular system in which the wireless zone (cell) of one wireless base station is reduced and the same frequency is repeatedly used in order to use the frequency effectively. Therefore, in order to increase the area covered by the wireless communication system, it is necessary to install many wireless base stations. This is a first extension example.

The wireless communication system is used not only for voice communication but also for data communication on the Internet and the like. In this data communication, a higher signal transmission speed is required than in voice communication, and even in a wireless terminal, power consumption is increased due to an increase in signal processing speed. But,
The increase in power consumption is a major obstacle to the battery life of the wireless terminal and the reduction in size and weight of the terminal. for that reason,
A method of reducing the transmission power of a wireless terminal to reduce power consumption has been considered.

However, if the transmission power of a wireless terminal is reduced, it is necessary to reduce the wireless zone of one wireless base station, and many wireless base stations are required for the same area. That is, the transmission power and the power consumption of the wireless terminal can be reduced by densely installing a large number of wireless base stations. This is a second example of extension.

[0009] The present invention provides a method for installing a private wireless base station by a base station owner in a situation where expansion of a wireless base station is necessary for the reasons described above, but expansion by a communication carrier is not expected. It is another object of the present invention to provide a communication fee charging system which enables a base station usage fee to be charged to a base station owner when connection to a communication network is permitted.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless base station connected to an arbitrary wireless terminal via a wireless line, and a communication network for communicating with the wireless terminal via the wireless base station. And an authentication and billing device for performing authentication for connection to a communication network by an identification number notified from a wireless terminal, and calculating a line usage fee when the wireless terminal connects to the communication network via a wireless base station. In a communication fee charging system, a private wireless base station owned by a person other than a wireless carrier that owns a wireless base station and a communication network is connected to the communication network, and wireless terminals are connected to the communication network via the private wireless base station. A base station billing device for calculating a base station usage fee related to the use of the private wireless base station.

[0011] Here, the base station billing device, based on the communication time or communication data amount managed by the authentication billing device and the identification number notified from the private wireless base station, uses the base station related to the use of the private wireless base station. The usage fee is calculated (claim 2). Further, the base station charging device, based on the identification number of the wireless terminal authenticated by the authentication charging device and the identification number notified from the private wireless base station, adjusts the base station usage fee according to the number of accesses to the private wireless base station. It is a configuration for calculating (claim 3).

Further, the base station charging apparatus calculates a base station usage fee for each private wireless base station based on the identification number of the private wireless base station, and calculates a base station usage fee for each private wireless base station owner. A configuration for summing up (claim 4) or a configuration for calculating the base station usage fee for each owner of the private wireless base station based on the identification number of the private wireless base station (claim 5).

In the above communication fee charging system, the authentication charging device charges the line usage fee including the radio base station and the private radio base station, and the base station charging device charges the base station usage fee of the private radio base station. Configuration. On the other hand, in the communication fee billing system shown below, an authentication billing device bills a line usage fee excluding a radio base station and a private radio base station, and the base station billing device makes a base call without distinction between a radio base station and a private radio base station. This is a configuration for charging a station use fee.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a wireless base station connected to an arbitrary wireless terminal via a wireless line, a communication network for communicating with the wireless terminal via the wireless base station, and a notification from the wireless terminal are provided. A communication fee billing system comprising: an authentication billing device that performs authentication for connection to a communication network using an identification number to calculate a line usage fee when a wireless terminal connects to a communication network via a wireless base station. The authentication and billing device is configured to calculate a charge related to the use of a wireless line and a communication network between a wireless terminal and a wireless base station as a line use charge,
In addition, a base station billing device that calculates a base station usage fee related to the use of the wireless base station separately from the line usage fee is provided, and a private wireless base owned by a person other than a communication carrier that owns the wireless base station and the communication network. When the station is connected to the communication network and the wireless terminal is connected to the communication network via the private wireless base station, the base station billing device calculates a base station usage fee related to the use of the private wireless base station. is there.

[0015] Here, the base station billing device, based on the communication time or communication data amount managed by the authentication billing device and the identification numbers notified from the wireless base station and the private wireless base station,
The base station usage fee related to the use of the wireless base station and the private wireless base station is calculated (claim 7). Further, the base station billing device, based on the identification number of the wireless terminal authenticated by the authentication billing device and the identification number notified from the wireless base station and the private wireless base station, determines the number of times of access of the wireless base station and the private wireless base station. (Claim 8).

Further, the base station charging device calculates a base station usage fee for each of the wireless base station and the private wireless base station based on the identification numbers of the wireless base station and the private wireless base station, and calculates the wireless base station and the private wireless base station. A configuration for summing up the base station usage fee for each owner of the base station (claim 9), or for each owner of the wireless base station and the private wireless base station based on the identification number of the wireless base station and the private wireless base station It may be configured to calculate a base station usage fee (claim 10).

[0017]

(First Embodiment: Claim 1) FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a communication fee charging system according to the present invention. In the figure, a communication network 1 includes a plurality of wireless base stations 2-1 and 2-2 owned by a communication carrier and a plurality of private wireless base stations 7-1 and 7-2 owned by a base station owner. Connected. The wireless terminal 3 owned by the user is the wireless base station 2
-1, 2-2 and the private wireless base station 7-1, 7-2. Another communication network (telephone line or the Internet) 6 may be connected to the communication network 1. The communication network 1 also includes an authentication and charging device 5 for performing authentication of the wireless terminal 3 and charging of a line usage fee.
A base station charging device 8 is connected to charge the usage fee of the private wireless base station 7 owned by the base station owner.

Here, the communication network 1, the radio base stations 2-1 and 2-2,
-2, the wireless terminal 3 and the authentication and billing device 5 function similarly to the conventional system. In particular, it is assumed that the authentication / charging device 5 performs the charging process of the line usage fee as usual regardless of the radio base station or the private radio base station. In addition, the wireless terminal 3
Performs normal connection processing irrespective of the wireless base station or the private wireless base station.

The feature of the present invention is that the private radio base station 7-1,
The base station charging device 8 performs the charging process for the usage fee for communication via 7-2. for that reason,
The base station charging device 8 receives the information on the line usage time from the authentication charging device 5 and uses the private wireless base stations 7-1, 7-1,
The configuration is such that an identification number is input from 7-2.

Hereinafter, the flow of the processing of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. In addition, the wireless base stations 2-1 and 2-2 owned by the communication carrier
In the case of communication via -2, the operation is the same as the conventional one and the base station billing device 8 does not start, so the private wireless base station 7-
1 will be described.

When a user performs data communication using the present wireless communication system, a wireless line is first connected between the wireless terminal 3 and the private wireless base station 7-1 (FIG. 2: S1).
Next, the wireless terminal 3 transmits the identification number assigned to each wireless terminal to the authentication and charging device 5 via the private wireless base station 7-1 and the communication network 1 (S2). The authentication and billing device 5 collates the identification number of the wireless terminal 3 with an identification number registered in advance to determine whether or not to authenticate (S3). here,
If the authentication is not possible, the private wireless base station 7-1 notified from the authentication and charging device 5 disconnects the wireless line with the wireless terminal 3 (S6).

On the other hand, if the authentication is successful, the authentication / charging device 5 starts the charging process after the authentication in order to calculate the line usage fee according to the line usage time including wireless and wired (S4). At this point, the wireless terminal 3 can also communicate. When the authentication charging device 5 starts the charging process, the authentication charging device 5 transmits the information of the line use time to the base station charging device 8. Also,
The private wireless base station 7-1 transmits the identification number assigned to each wireless base station to the base station charging device 8. The base station charging device 8 performs a base station usage fee charging process for the private wireless base station 7-1 based on the identification number from the private wireless base station 7-1 and the line usage time information of the authentication charging device 5 ( S
5). As described above, the authentication charging device 5 and the base station charging device 8
Operate in parallel, and the wireless terminal 3 and the private wireless base station 7-1
Both operations are terminated when the wireless line with is disconnected.

The communication carrier can grasp the user's line use fee by the authentication and billing device 5 and can grasp the base station use fee of the private wireless base station 7-1 by the base station billing device 8. Therefore, the communication carrier collects the line usage fee from the user and distributes the base station usage fee included therein to the base station owner.

(Second Embodiment: Claims 1 to 5) FIG.
Shows a second embodiment of the communication fee charging system of the present invention. In the configuration of the present embodiment, a base station controller 4 is connected to the communication network 1 in the first embodiment, and a handover process of a wireless base station is enabled. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

The handover may be performed between radio base stations owned by a communication carrier, between private radio base stations owned by the same base station owner, or between a radio base station owned by a communication carrier and a base station owner. Are classified into private wireless base stations owned by base station owner A and private wireless base stations owned by base station owner B. Here, the handover mode is the same as the conventional one, and the base station billing device 8 is not activated, so the description is omitted.

Hereinafter, the flow of the processing of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Here, the charging process in the case of the above handover mode will be described first.

When a user performs data communication using the present wireless communication system, the wireless terminal 3 and the private wireless base station 7
-1 is connected to the wireless line, the authentication charging device 5 starts the charging process of the line usage fee, and the base station charging device 8 starts the charging process of the base station usage fee for the private wireless base station 7-1. The procedure (S1 to S5) to perform is the same as in the first embodiment.

Here, the wireless terminal 3 is connected to the private wireless base station 7-
The mobile station moves from the first wireless zone to the wireless zone of the private wireless base station 7-2, and is switched to the connection with the private wireless base station 7-2 by handover (S7). At this time, instead of the identification number from the private wireless base station 7-1, the base station charging device 8
The identification number is input from the wireless base station 7-2. Thus, the base station usage fee charging process for the private wireless base station 7-1 is completed, and the base station usage fee charging process for the private wireless base station 7-2 is started (S8). in this way,
The authentication charging device 5 and the base station charging device 8 operate in parallel,
Both operations end when the wireless link between the wireless terminal 3 and the private wireless base station 7-2 is disconnected.

The communication carrier can grasp the user's line use fee by the authentication and billing device 5 and grasp the base station use fee of the private wireless base stations 7-1 and 7-2 by the base station billing device 8, respectively. it can. Therefore, the communication carrier collects the line usage fee from the user and distributes the base station usage fee included therein to the base station owners A and B.

In the case of handover between private wireless base stations owned by the same base station owner, the base station usage fee charged to the private wireless base station 7-1 and the private wireless base station 7 The base station usage fee charged for -2 is ultimately paid to the same base station owner. Therefore, the base station charging device 8 may perform a process of totalizing the base station usage fee charged for each of the private wireless base stations 7-1 and 7-2 for each base station owner. Alternatively, the base station usage fee may be charged for each base station owner known from the identification number of the private wireless base station. In the latter case, if the handover is between private wireless base stations owned by the same base station owner, the charged base station usage fee is accumulated.

In the case of a handover between a wireless base station owned by a communication carrier and a private wireless base station owned by the base station owner, the base station billing device 8 is used for the private station owned by the base station owner. When an identification number is input from the wireless base station, a charging process is started based on line use time information obtained from the authentication charging device 5. Then, when the wireless link between the wireless terminal and the private wireless base station is disconnected or when handover to a wireless base station owned by a communication carrier is completed, the charging process is terminated. Thereby, it is possible to grasp only the base station usage fee for the private wireless base station owned by the base station owner.

(Base for calculating base station usage fee at handover) FIG. 5 shows the time of use of the line via each radio base station at the time of handover. In the figure, (1) indicates the usage time of the wireless terminal 3, (2) indicates the usage time of the wireless base station A, and (3) indicates the usage time of the wireless base station B. This is an example in which handover is performed from the wireless base station A to the wireless base station B at time x. The line usage time is managed by the authentication and charging device 5.

FIG. 6 shows the amount of communication data via each radio base station at the time of handover. In the figure,
(1) indicates the communication data amount (a + b) of the wireless terminal 3, (2) indicates the communication data amount a via the wireless base station A, and (3) indicates the communication data amount b via the wireless base station B. This communication data amount is measured by the authentication and charging device 5.

In the handover mode, the radio base stations A,
B is owned by the communication carrier, and the base station charging device 8 does not charge the base station usage fee. In the handover mode, the wireless base stations A and B are both private wireless base stations owned by the same base station owner, and the base station billing device 8 determines the time x or the communication data amount a based on the base station identification number. The base station usage fee corresponding to the base station usage fee and the base station usage fee corresponding to the time (yx) or the communication data amount b are calculated and totaled, or it is determined from the base station identification number that they are the same base station owner Then, the base station usage fee according to the time y or the communication data amount (a + b) is calculated.

In the handover mode, for example, assuming that the wireless base station A is owned by the communication carrier and the wireless base station B is a private wireless base station owned by the owner of the base station, the base station billing device 8 Is calculated based on the time (y−x) or the communication data amount b.

In the handover mode, for example, the wireless base station A is a private wireless base station owned by the base station owner A,
Assuming that the wireless base station B is a private wireless base station owned by the base station owner B, the base station charging device 8 uses the base station usage fee corresponding to the time x or the communication data amount a based on the base station identification number; The base station usage fee corresponding to the time (yx) or the communication data amount b is calculated.

Further, the base station charging device 8 may count the number of accesses of the radio base stations to the radio base stations A and B to be handed over, instead of counting the line use time and the amount of communication data. Item 3). This means that the access number of the private wireless base station A is counted as “1” by the identification number of the wireless terminal 3 authenticated by the authentication / charging device 5 and the base station identification number corresponding to the private wireless base station A. Next, when handover is performed to the private wireless base station B, the access count of the private wireless base station B is counted as “1”. As a result, the base station usage fee is calculated only by the number of accesses to the private wireless base station, regardless of the line usage time and the amount of communication data.

FIG. 7 shows the charging range of the authentication and charging device 5 and the base station charging device 8 in the first and second embodiments. This charging range is defined in claim 1 (claims 2 to 5).
This is the feature of

In the figure, the authentication / charging device 5 performs the charging process of the line usage fee C between the wireless terminal 3 and the communication network 1 as in the related art regardless of the wireless base station 2 or the private wireless base station 7. The base station billing device 8 communicates with the communication via the private wireless base station 7 by using the line use time, the communication data amount,
The base station usage fee D is charged based on the number of accesses.

Thus, in the case of communication via the private wireless base station 7 of the owner of the base station, the base station usage fee calculated by the base station charging device 8 is included in the line usage fee C calculated by the authentication charging device 5. Fee D will be included. Therefore,
The carrier is paid CD and the base station owner is paid base station usage fee D. On the other hand, in the case of communication via the wireless base station 2 of the communication carrier, the line usage fee C is paid to the communication carrier. In addition, for the above four forms of handover, the base station usage fee D is charged separately to each private wireless base station 7, so that the base station usage fee corresponding to each base station owner can be reduced. Can be calculated.

In this embodiment, a new communication fee billing system is constructed simply by adding the base station billing device 8 to the conventional billing system. Therefore, in the configuration of FIGS. 1 and 3, the base station charging device 8 is connected to the communication network 1, but the configuration for connecting to each private wireless base station 7 is similarly applied to the charging process for the private wireless base station 7. It can be performed. However, in this case, the base station billing device 8 recognizes the identification number of the private wireless base station 7 connected to each other, and it is unnecessary to transmit the identification number from the private wireless base station 7 to the base station billing device 8. Become. Therefore, in the case of hourly billing,
It is necessary to receive notification of the handover from the base station controller 4 when handover is performed, and to control the start and end of the charging process.

(Third Embodiment: Claims 6 to 10) FIG.
Indicates a charging range of the authentication charging device 5 and the base station charging device 8 in the third embodiment. This billing range is Claim 6
(Claims 7 to 10). In addition,
This embodiment is different from the first embodiment and the second embodiment in the processing contents of the authentication charging device 5 and the base station charging device 8, and the system configuration of FIG. 1 or FIG. Alternatively, the processing flow of FIG. 4 can be applied as it is.

In FIG. 8, the authentication / charging device 5 performs a charging process for a line usage fee E of the wireless network and the communication network 1 between the wireless terminal 3 and the wireless base station 2 or the private wireless base station 7. The base station charging device 8 separates the base station usage fee F from the communication via the radio base station 2 and the private radio base station 7 by using the line usage time, the communication data amount, and the number of accesses, separately from the line usage fee E. Is performed.

As a result, the base station usage fee F is charged regardless of the radio base station 2 and the private radio base station 7. Therefore, the wireless base station 2 of the communication carrier
In the case of communication via, E + F is paid to the communication carrier. Further, in the case of communication via the private wireless base station 7 of the base station owner, the communication carrier is paid a line usage fee E, and the base station owner is paid a base station usage fee F.

For the four types of handover described above, the base station usage fee F
Since the charging process is individually performed on the private wireless base station 7 and the private wireless base station 7, the base station usage fee corresponding to each base station owner can be calculated.

[0046]

As described above, in the communication fee charging system of the present invention, the base station charging device uses the base station usage fee of the private wireless base station owned by the base station owner other than the communication carrier. It can be charged separately from the fee. That is, the base station owner can pay the base station usage fee. In addition, about the form of payment,
A method in which a communication carrier once collects a line usage fee including a base station usage fee from a user and then distributes the base station usage fee to the base station owner, or conversely, the base station owner once uses the base station from the user. After collecting the line usage fee including the fee,
A method of distributing the line usage fee to the communication carrier, or the communication carrier and the base station owner may separately charge and collect the user.

This enables the base station owner to set up a private wireless base station, and requires a large number of wireless base stations in order to increase the area covered by the wireless communication system. In the case where a large number of radio base stations are required in order to reduce power consumption and reduce power consumption, it is possible to easily and promptly respond.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of a communication fee charging system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the communication fee accounting system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a process according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a line use time via each wireless base station at the time of handover.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a communication data amount via each wireless base station at the time of handover.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a charging range of an authentication charging device 5 and a base station charging device 8 in the first embodiment and the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a charging range of an authentication charging device 5 and a base station charging device 8 in a third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a conventional wireless communication system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 communication network 2 wireless base station 3 wireless terminal 4 base station controller 5 authentication and billing device 6 other communication network 7 private wireless base station 8 base station billing device

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A wireless base station connected to an arbitrary wireless terminal via a wireless line, a communication network for communicating with the wireless terminal via the wireless base station, and an identification number notified from the wireless terminal A communication fee billing system comprising: an authentication billing device that performs authentication for connection to the communication network and calculates a line usage fee when the wireless terminal connects to the communication network via the wireless base station. A private wireless base station owned by a person other than the communication carrier that owns the wireless base station and the communication network is connected to the communication network, and the wireless terminal is connected to the communication network via the private wireless base station. And a base station billing device for calculating a base station usage fee associated with the use of the private wireless base station. 2. The base station billing device uses the private wireless base station on the basis of a communication time or a communication data amount managed by the authentication billing device and an identification number notified from the private wireless base station. The communication fee charging system according to claim 1, wherein the communication fee charging system is configured to calculate a related base station usage fee. 3. The access number of the private wireless base station based on an identification number of the wireless terminal authenticated by the authentication and billing device and an identification number notified from the private wireless base station. The communication fee charging system according to claim 1, wherein the base station usage fee is calculated according to the following. 4. The base station charging apparatus calculates a base station usage fee for each of the private wireless base stations based on an identification number of the private wireless base station, and calculates a base charge for each owner of the private wireless base station. The communication fee charging system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the station usage fee is totalized. 5. The base station billing device is configured to calculate a base station usage fee for each owner of the private wireless base station based on an identification number of the private wireless base station. The communication fee charging system according to claim 2 or 3. 6. A wireless base station connected to an arbitrary wireless terminal via a wireless line, a communication network for communicating with the wireless terminal via the wireless base station, and an identification number notified from the wireless terminal. A communication fee billing system comprising: an authentication billing device that performs authentication for connection to the communication network and calculates a line usage fee when the wireless terminal connects to the communication network via the wireless base station. The authentication and billing device is configured to calculate, as the line usage fee, a fee related to the use of the wireless network and the communication network between the wireless terminal and the wireless base station, and further relates to the use of the wireless base station. A base station billing device that calculates a base station usage fee separately from the line usage fee, and a private wireless base station owned by a person other than a communication carrier that owns the wireless base station and the communication network When connected to the communication network and the wireless terminal is connected to the communication network via the private wireless base station, the base station billing device calculates a base station usage fee related to the use of the private wireless base station. A communication fee billing system, characterized in that: 7. The base station billing device, based on a communication time or communication data amount managed by the authentication billing device, and an identification number notified from the wireless base station and the private wireless base station. 7. The communication fee charging system according to claim 6, wherein the communication fee charging system is configured to calculate a base station usage fee related to the use of a station and the private wireless base station. 8. The base station billing device, based on an identification number of the wireless terminal authenticated by the authentication billing device and identification numbers notified from the wireless base station and the private wireless base station. The communication fee charging system according to claim 6, wherein the base station usage fee is calculated according to the number of times of access of a station and the private wireless base station. 9. The base station charging device calculates a base station usage fee for each of the wireless base station and the private wireless base station based on identification numbers of the wireless base station and the private wireless base station, 9. The communication fee charging system according to claim 7, wherein a base station usage fee is totalized for each owner of the wireless base station and the private wireless base station. 10. The base station charging apparatus calculates a base station usage fee for each owner of the wireless base station and the private wireless base station based on identification numbers of the wireless base station and the private wireless base station. 9. The communication fee charging system according to claim 7, wherein the communication fee is charged.