CN100358286C - Charge system and method based on IP short-message service - Google Patents

Charge system and method based on IP short-message service Download PDF

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CN100358286C
CN100358286C CNB2004100907354A CN200410090735A CN100358286C CN 100358286 C CN100358286 C CN 100358286C CN B2004100907354 A CNB2004100907354 A CN B2004100907354A CN 200410090735 A CN200410090735 A CN 200410090735A CN 100358286 C CN100358286 C CN 100358286C
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The present invention provides a charging system based on the IP short message service, which comprises an IP short message gateway, a short message center and a charging unit, wherein the short message center is connected with the IP short message gateway; the charging unit is connected with the IP short message gateway or the short message center. When the IP short message gateway or the short message center receives a short message based on the IP, which comes from an IP terminal or is sent to an IP terminal, the IP short message gateway or the short message center generates original charging information based on the IP short message service, and the charging unit obtains the charging information and charges. The present invention correspondingly provides a charging method based on the IP short message service and can realize the charging based on the IP short message service.

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A kind of charge system and charging method based on the IP short message service
Technical field
The present invention is meant a kind of charge system and charging method based on the IP short message service.
Background technology
Along with the rise and the development of various IP access technologies, how existing mobile network service is provided by the IP terminal, become a target of third generation partner program (3GPP) standardization body.Consider based on the network of IP access way more and more ripe (as wlan network, NGN network etc.), how realizing the IP terminal or support the IP operation of multimode terminal operation of IP access way and the intercommunication of existing mobile network service, also is each operator's question of common concern.
Show the network frame (can with reference to the description among the 3GPP TS23.234 V6.2.0) of IP terminal that 3GPP proposes and mobile network realization short message service interworking as Fig. 1.Wherein, the mobile network side comprises: Short Message Entity (SME, Short Message Entity), Short Message Service Center (SM-SC), mobile switching centre's gateway/short message intercommunication mobile switching centre (GMSC/SMS-IWMSC), home signature user server/attaching position register (HSS/HLR), the IP network side comprises: IP short messaging gateway (IP-SM-GW), IP terminal (UE).Wherein:
Three functional entitys of SM-SC, GMSC and SMS-IWMSC close at present and are located on the physical equipment, are referred to as short message service center, are used to realize exchange, authentication and the storage of short message.Hereinafter described short message service center all comprises this three functional entitys, no longer explanations.
IP-SM-GW is a gateway, and the conversion by IP agreement and MAP realizes the communication between IP client and short message service center.When the user uses the IP terminal UE to use IP-based short message service, this user at first is registered on the IP-SM-GW, this user's of IP-SM-GW notice HSS login state and Ip-SM-GW address are by the IP-SM-GW address at HSS preservation User Status and user place.Then, UE just can send IP-based short message, and sends to mobile network side short message service center by IP-SM-GW, is being sent to the other user's (being SME) by short message service center.
By this framework, can realize the short message intercommunication of IP terminal (UE) and mobile network short message entity (SME).But at present, the problem of chargeing how at short message service based on IP, 3GPP considers as yet, and in its network frame, does not also have corresponding billing interface to realize the charging of IP-based short message service.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of charge system and charging method based on the IP short message service, to realize the charging based on the IP short message service.
The invention provides a kind of charge system based on the IP short message service, comprise the IP short messaging gateway, also comprise: Charging Detail Record unit links to each other with the IP short messaging gateway; The IP short messaging gateway receives from the IP terminal or when mailing to the IP-based short message of IP terminal, produces the original charge information based on the IP short message service, and obtains the processing of chargeing of described charge information by Charging Detail Record unit.
Wherein, described Charging Detail Record unit is: regularly obtain the offline charging unit of described charge information, or: the online charging unit that obtains described charge information in real time.
Wherein, described online charging unit is the service control point (SCP), or is SCP and the credit control function entity CCF based on service data flow charge that is attached thereto.
The present invention also provides a kind of charging method based on the IP short message service, and charge system comprises IP short messaging gateway, the short message service center that is attached thereto, the Charging Detail Record unit that links to each other with the IP short messaging gateway, and wherein, described charging method may further comprise the steps:
The IP short messaging gateway receives the IP-based short message that the IP terminal sends or receive, and write down original charge information, and notifies the processing of chargeing of online charging unit;
Charging Detail Record unit is to the processing of chargeing of described original charge information, and notice IP short messaging gateway continues or stops transmitting described IP-based short message;
The IP short messaging gateway continues or the described IP-based short message of termination transmission according to the instruction of online charging unit.
Wherein, described Charging Detail Record unit is the service control point (SCP), adopts the mobile network to strengthen customized application logic CAMEL agreement between SCP and the IP short messaging gateway and carries out information interaction.
Wherein, described Charging Detail Record unit is service control point (SCP) and based on the credit control function entity CCF of service data flow charge, adopt the DIAMETER agreement to carry out information interaction between CCF and the IP short messaging gateway, adopt the mobile network to strengthen customized application logic CAMEL agreement between CCF and the SCP and carry out information interaction.
A kind of charging method based on the IP short message service also is provided, charge system comprises IP short messaging gateway, the short message service center that is attached thereto, the Charging Detail Record unit that links to each other with short message service center or IP short messaging gateway, this Charging Detail Record unit is the offline charging unit, wherein, described charging method may further comprise the steps:
Short message service center or IP short messaging gateway receive the IP-based short message that the IP terminal sends or receives, and write down original charge information;
The offline charging unit regularly obtains charge information and charges processing from short message service center or IP short messaging gateway.
Wherein, adopt operator's self defined interface to carry out information interaction between described offline charging unit and short message service center or the IP short messaging gateway.
By said method as can be seen, invention charge system and the charging method that provide based on the IP short message service, mutual by Charging Detail Record unit and IP-SM-GW or short message service center, can realize at charging based on the IP short message service.Can realize that not only UE sends the charging based on the IP short message, in the time of can also being implemented in the UE reception based on the IP short message UE be chargeed.
Be understood that rational charge system and charging method have been arranged, will help operator and carry out this business, promote the development of IP-based short message service, thereby promote carrying out of IP-based short message service and mobile network short message service intercommunication.
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Fig. 1 is the network frame that IP terminal and mobile network are realized short message service interworking.
Fig. 2 is the charge system based on the IP short message service.
Fig. 3 is the charging method based on the IP short message service.
Fig. 4 is for adopting the online charging flow process of CAMEL agreement.
Fig. 5 is for adopting the online charging flow process of DIAMETER agreement.
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Show the charge system that the present invention is based on the IP short message service as Fig. 2.On the network frame shown in former Fig. 1, increase Charging Detail Record unit.When Charging Detail Record unit is the online charging unit, provide interface with the online charging unit by IP-SM-GW, be used for IP-SM-GW and online charging unit interactive information, realize real time billing.
IP-SM-GW and Online Charging System mutual is used to realize the real time billing of UE short message service, generally speaking, may further comprise the steps:
Step 301:IP-SM-GW receives the IP-based short message that the IP terminal sends, and write down original charge information, and notifies the processing of chargeing of online charging unit; Original charge information comprises sender address, recipient address, short message size etc.
Step 302: the online charging unit is to this user's the short message service based on the IP processing of chargeing, and notice IP-SM-GW continues to transmit short message or stops transmitting short message.
Step 303:IP-SM-GW continues to transmit short message or stops transmitting short message according to the order of online charging unit.
To charge system of the present invention, further describe below for embodiment.In this embodiment, the online charging unit is realized by SCP, stores the cost information of short message service on the SCP.Adopt CAMEL (mobile network strengthens the customized application logic) interface between IP-SM-GW and the SCP, interface protocol is that CAP (CAMEL Application Part, CAMEL Application Part) agreement is chargeed alternately, and with reference to Fig. 4, charging flow is as follows:
Step 401: short message transmit leg IP terminal UE sends IP-based short message to IP-SM-GW;
After step 402:IP-SM-GW receives, send InitialDPSMS (short message initial examination and measurement) message to SCP, comprise short message receiving debit sign and transmitting side marking, SMS service center address etc. in the message, IP-SM-GW waits for the order of SCP then.
Step 403:SCP sends RequestReportSMSEvent (request of short message reporting events) message to IP-SM-GW, comprises the short message incident that requirement IP-SM-GW reports in the message, comprises that short message sends success or short message sends turkey.
Step 404:SCP detects this UE user account remaining sum of being stored, if sufficient, then sends ContinueSMS (continuation short message service) message to IP-SM-GW, and indication IP-SM-GW continues normal short message transmission flow, execution in step 405.Sorry, your ticket has not enough value if SCP detects user account, then direct execution in step 408.
Step 405:IP-SM-GW sends this IP-based short message to the SMSC of short message service center.
Step 406: after short message service center receives, return DeliveryReport (report is sent to) message to IP-SM-GW, informing message sends successfully or fails.
Step 407:IP-SM-GW sends EventReportSMS (short message event report) message according to the transmission report that obtains from short message service center to SCP, and the report short message sends successfully or fails; If short message sends successfully, SCP carries out corresponding fee deduction to this UE user account; If short message sends failure, SCP does not deduct fees to this user account.
Step 408:SCP sends ReleaseSMS (short message service release) message to IP-SM-GW, discharges this short message service process.
Step 409:IP-SM-GW transmits to the short message transmit leg and sends report, and the indication short message sends successfully or fails.
The online charging unit also can be realized by SCP and CCF, CCF (Service Data FlowBased Credit Control Function wherein, credit control function entity based on service data flow charge) is the functional entity of carrying out credit control, user credit is managed and controls.When the user used this based on the IP short message service, CCF carried out authentication to the credit in this user credit pond, and issues the credit that the user can use by interface to IP-SM-GW.Store cost information etc. on the SCP, be used to charge.Can adopt between IP-SM-GW and the CCF 3GPP definition based on the Gy interface in the flow based charging, use the DIAMETER agreement to realize its interaction flow, adopt the CAMEL agreement to carry out interactive information between CCF and the SCP, as shown in Figure 5, charging flow is as follows:
Step 501: short message transmit leg IP terminal UE sends the business request information of IP-based short message to IP-SM-GW.
Step 502:IP-SM-GW sends Credit-Control-Request (credit control request) message to CCF, comprises service related information in the message, as sender address, and recipient address, short message service center's number etc.
Step 503:CCF and SCP carry out information interaction, determine relevant service billing parameter.
Step 504:CCF returns Credit-Control-Answer (Credit Control Answer) message to IP-SM-GW, comprises service authorization information in the message, can also comprise functional expenses information,
Step 505:IP-SM-GW basis receives that the business of whether being asked of indicating after the message allows to be transmitted the execution corresponding action, indicates when the message of receiving to allow to be transmitted, and then IP-SM-GW carries out the business transmission.
Be understood that, also can adopt other interface and agreement between IP-SM-GW and the online charging unit, realize as the self-defining interface of operator.And be not limited only to above-mentioned interface of mentioning and agreement.
As shown in Figure 2, the present invention can also provide the offline charging unit, link to each other with IP-SM-GW or short message service center, be used for regularly reading the original short message charge information of storage from IP-SM-GW or short message service center, as information data, flow, transmit leg and recipient address etc., and according to the processing of chargeing of this information.IP-SM-GW or short message service center need be able to provide the function of the user's who preserves a period of time short message charge information.Wherein, the interface of IP-SM-GW or short message service center and off-line accounting system can be defined voluntarily by operator, and off-line accounting system belongs to the OSS system of operator.
Below all be to be that example is chargeed to example describes as the short message transmit leg to UE, also can with UE as the recipient when receiving short message, this UE is chargeed, with the debit's that achieves a butt joint charging.That is to say that when IP-SM-GW or short message service center received the short message that sends to UE, IP-SM-GW or short message service center and Charging Detail Record unit carried out alternately, to the recipient UE processing of chargeing.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is in order to restriction the present invention, within the spirit and principles in the present invention not all, any modification of being done, is equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.

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1, a kind of charge system based on the IP short message service comprises the IP short messaging gateway, it is characterized in that, also comprises:
Charging Detail Record unit links to each other with the IP short messaging gateway;
The IP short messaging gateway receives from the IP terminal or when mailing to the short message of IP terminal, produces the original charge information based on the IP short message service, and obtains the processing of chargeing of described charge information by Charging Detail Record unit.
2, system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described Charging Detail Record unit is:
Regularly obtain the offline charging unit of described charge information, or
Obtain the online charging unit of described charge information in real time.
3, system according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described online charging unit is the service control point (SCP), or is SCP and the credit control function entity CCF based on service data flow charge that is attached thereto.
4, a kind of charging method based on the IP short message service, charge system comprise IP short messaging gateway, the short message service center that is attached thereto, the Charging Detail Record unit that links to each other with the IP short messaging gateway, and wherein, described charging method may further comprise the steps:
The IP short messaging gateway receives the IP-based short message that the IP terminal sends or receive, and write down original charge information, and notifies the processing of chargeing of online charging unit;
Charging Detail Record unit is to the processing of chargeing of described original charge information, and notice IP short messaging gateway continues or stops transmitting described IP-based short message; The IP short messaging gateway continues or the described IP-based short message of termination transmission according to the instruction of online charging unit.
5, method according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described Charging Detail Record unit is the service control point (SCP), adopts the mobile network to strengthen customized application logic CAMEL agreement between SCP and the IP short messaging gateway and carries out information interaction.
6, method according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, described Charging Detail Record unit is service control point (SCP) and based on the credit control function entity CCF of service data flow charge, adopt the DIAMETER agreement to carry out information interaction between CCF and the IP short messaging gateway, adopt the mobile network to strengthen customized application logic CAMEL agreement between CCF and the SCP and carry out information interaction.
7, a kind of charging method based on the IP short message service, charge system comprises IP short messaging gateway, the short message service center that is attached thereto, the Charging Detail Record unit that links to each other with short message service center or IP short messaging gateway, this Charging Detail Record unit is the offline charging unit, and wherein, described charging method may further comprise the steps:
Short message service center or IP short messaging gateway receive the IP-based short message that the IP terminal sends or receives, and write down original charge information;
The offline charging unit regularly obtains charge information and charges processing from short message service center or IP short messaging gateway.
8, method according to claim 7 is characterized in that, adopts operator's self defined interface to carry out information interaction between described offline charging unit and short message service center or the IP short messaging gateway.
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