CN100426725C - Ims network charging system and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention is concerned with the IMS network charging system and the method, includes: step S502, the charging entity adds the special charging marking to the charging respond sending to the net element according to the charging strategy when the charging request is without indication that need not process the special charging marking of the charging process in the charging request receiving from the net element; step S504, when the special charging marking exists in the charging response, the net element adds the special charging marking to the front net element operation response or the following net element operation request; step S506, when the special charging marking exists, the following net elements and the front net element according to the special charging marking and charging strategy confirms whether or not sends the charging request to the charging entity, and adds the special charging marking to the following net element operation request or the front net element operation respond; step S508, the charging entity recognizes the existing special charging marking, confirms whether or not processes charging process according to the special charging marking and charging strategy.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, relate in particular to a kind of IMS network charge system and method.
Background technology
IMS is a subsystem that is superimposed upon in the WCDMA network that increases in the 3GPP R5 stage on the existing packet domain, adopt the bearer path of packet domain for its upper strata control signaling and media delivery, introduce Session Initiation Protocol as professional control protocol, utilize simple, the easy expansion of SIP, media combination characteristics easily, by business control is separated with carrying control, provide abundant multimedia service; Main functional entity comprises controlling call entity CSCF, the home subscriber server HSS of centralized management user contracting data of functions such as control user registration, session control among the IMS, the application server AS of miscellaneous service logic control function is provided and is used for the Charging Collection Function CCF of offline charging and the Online Charging System OCS of online charging.
The relevant system architecture of the charging that defines in the 3GPP standard as shown in Figure 1, wherein the function of each charging entity and mechanism are described below:
One, CGF function:
1, receives CDR from CDF.
2, the preliminary treatment of CDR
(1) format analysis processing of checking, merging and CDR
(2) CDR fault processing
(3) preservation of CDR
3, CDR filters, and CDR is kept in the file of classification according to filtering rule, and wherein filtering rule can comprise: the CDF of CDR type, CDR parameter, generation CDR etc.
4, CDR file management comprises triggering, the file deletion of document creation, File Open/close.
5, the CDR file is sent to billing domain BD.
Two, CDF function:
1, according to single charging event structure CDR.
2, construct CDR according to the set of several charging event.
3, each charging event is used for a definite CDR.
4, between reception charging event and establishment CDR, there is not inevitable synchronized relation.CDF will receive and handle charging event in approaching real-time mode, and produce CDR.
5, can be one to one or the relation of one-to-many between CDF and NE.
6, all charging event that are used to construct a CDR must be to derive from same NE.
Three, the billing function of OCS is:
1, online charging function OCF: online charging function OCF comprises two modules, a billing function that is based on session, a billing function that is based on incident.
Conversation-based billing function is responsible for the online charging of network and user conversation, and for example: language is called out, the PDP Context of GPRS charges the perhaps charging of IMS session.
Carry out online charging based on the billing function of incident, be also referred to as content charging based on incident, relevant with application server or service network element, comprise sip application server.
2, rate function RF: the rate function is according to the price of the behavior decision Internet resources use of online charging function OCF.The responsible information of obtaining from charging event and indispensability being provided of OCF is to RF, then by obtain the rate of output from response.RF can handle rate type widely, for example: the rate of data traffic (for example, based on the charging that the access network entity is initiated, i.e. other charging of carrying level); The rate of session/connection event (using the charging of initiating, the i.e. charging of subsystem level) based on SIP; The rate of business event (based on the charging of WEB content or MMS, i.e. the charging of business-level).
3, account management function: account management function ABMF finishes the management of the user account among the OCS.
The charging process of IMS network element in the process of managing business of describing in the 3GPP standard is as shown in Figure 2, and be as follows for user's charging processing procedure:
1, the user initiates service request to network element.
2, network element sends the charging authorization requests to charging entity, and application is authorized.
3, charging entity judges that the user can carry out this business, and issuing charges authorizes by response.
4, network element forward pass service request.
5, network element is received service response.
6, network element is initiated to charge to charging entity and is begun to ask.
7, charging entity begins to charge, and issues to charge and begin response.
8, network element returns service response to the user, and the monitoring traffic process.
9, network element detects this professional process, regularly sends the charging update request to charging entity.
10, charging entity is upgraded charge information, and issues the renewal response of chargeing.
11, the user stops business, sends the professional request that stops to network element.
12, network element sends to charge to charging entity and stops request.
13, charging entity stops chargeing, and issuing charges stops response.
14, the professional termination of network element forward pass asked.
15, network element is received the professional response that stops.
16, network element sends the professional response that stops to the user.
In the IMS network, exist a plurality of network elements that the situation of billing interface is all arranged, a plurality of network elements all can be to the processing of chargeing of same business.In this case, have business that the user carries out and only need therein the processing of chargeing of a network element, do not handle, should business be coin free service (as urgent call) perhaps and do not need all network elements all this user's business to be done to charge, need not do to charge and handle at any network element.In the billing mechanism of 3GPP, the associated treatment of not chargeing mechanism can't only be done to charge at specific network element and handle customer service, does not handle and do not do charging at other network element at present.
As shown in Figure 3, for a customer service, its operation flow has been passed through originating S-CSCF, caller AS1, AS2, terminating S-CSCF etc., its operation flow process is: 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 6, wherein originating S-CSCF, caller AS1, AS2, terminating S-CSCF all have billing interface, need send charge information to charging entity.
If only wish originating S-CSCF or some AS now this customer service is done the processing of chargeing, other network element does not need again this customer service to be done to charge to handle, and under present billing mechanism, can't realize this demand.
Summary of the invention
At above problem, the invention provides a kind of network charge system and method, can realize service request from user is only done the processing of chargeing at some or certain several network element with billing interface, thereby can avoid customer service is repeated to charge.
IMS network charge system of the present invention comprises:
Network element side billing treatment plant, be positioned at network element side with billing interface, whether be used for identification services request or charging request exists indication not need the special charging marking of chargeing and handling, exist under the situation of special charging marking, determine whether to send the charging request that comprises special charging marking according to special charging marking and charging policy to charging entity, and to follow-up network element send comprise the service request of special charging marking or forward veil unit send the service response that comprises special charging marking; And
Charging entity side billing treatment plant, be positioned at the charging entity side, be used for the identification request of chargeing and whether have special charging marking, under the situation that does not have special charging marking, carrying out charges handles, and determine whether special charging marking is added in the charging response that is sent to network element according to charging policy, and exist under the situation of special charging marking, according to the processing that determines whether to charge of special charging marking and charging policy.
Above-mentioned charging policy comprises following at least a information: the local charging policy of service charging policy, user signing contract information and network element.
Above-mentioned network element side billing treatment plant comprises:
Network element side identification module is used for the identification services request and whether the response of chargeing exists special charging marking;
Network element side determination module is used under the situation that does not have special charging marking, determines whether to send the charging request that comprises special charging marking to charging entity according to service request and charging policy; Exist under the situation of special charging marking, indication network element side sign is added module and is added special charging marking; And
Network element side sign is added module, is used for the indication according to network element side determination module, special charging marking is added in the charging request that is sent to charging entity, or add in the service response of the service request that sends to follow-up network element or front network element.
Above-mentioned charging entity side billing treatment plant comprises:
Charging entity side identification module is used for the identification request of chargeing and whether has special charging marking;
Charging entity side determination module is used under the situation that does not have special charging marking, determines whether special charging marking is added in the charging response that is sent to network element according to service charging policy or user signing contract information; And exist under the situation of special charging marking, according to the processing that determines whether to charge of special charging marking and service charging policy; And
Charging entity side sign is added module, is used for the indication according to charging entity side determination module, and special charging marking is added in the charging response that is sent to network element.
Above-mentioned special charging marking can be free sign.Can carry special charging marking by the header field or the parameter of expansion calling control protocol message.Also can carry special charging marking by the parameter in the expansion billing interface protocol message.
Above-mentioned IMS network charge system can be used for Online Charging System and off-line accounting system.
IMS network charging method of the present invention may further comprise the steps:
Step S502, under the situation of the special charging marking that does not exist indication not need to charge the charging request that receives from network element to handle, charging entity is added special charging marking in the charging response that is sent to network element according to charging policy;
Step S504 exists under the situation of special charging marking the charging that receives from charging entity response, and network element adds special charging marking in the service response of the service request that is sent to follow-up network element or front network element;
Step S506, in service request or service response, exist under the situation of special charging marking, follow-up network element and front network element determine whether to send the request of charging to corresponding charging entity according to special charging marking and charging policy, and special charging marking are added in the service response of the service request that is sent to follow-up network element or front network element; And
Step S508 is after corresponding charging entity identifies and has special charging marking in the request of chargeing, according to the processing that determines whether to charge of special charging marking and charging policy.
Above-mentioned charging policy comprises following at least a information: the local charging policy of service charging policy, user signing contract information and network element.
Above-mentioned step S502 comprises:
Step a, whether identification exists special charging marking from the charging request that network element receives; And
Step b exists under the situation of special charging marking, and charging entity determines whether that according to service charging policy or user signing contract information needs add special charging marking in the charging response that is sent to network element to.
Above-mentioned step S504 comprises:
Step c, whether the network element inspection exists special charging marking from the charging response that charging entity receives; And
Steps d exists under the situation of special charging marking, and network element adds special charging marking in the service response of the service request that is sent to follow-up network element or front network element to.
Above-mentioned step S506 comprises:
Step e, follow-up network element and front network element check in service request and the service response whether have special charging marking; And
Step f, if there is special charging marking, then determine whether to send the request of charging, and special charging marking is added in the service response of the service request that is sent to follow-up network element or front network element to corresponding charging entity according to special charging marking and local charging policy.
Above-mentioned step S508 comprises:
Whether step g, corresponding charging entity inspection exist special charging marking in chargeing and asking;
Step h exists under the situation of special charging marking, and corresponding charging entity is according to the processing that determines whether to charge of special charging marking and service charging policy.
Can carry special charging marking by the header field or the parameter of expansion calling control protocol message.Also can carry special charging marking by the parameter in the expansion billing interface protocol message.
Above-mentioned IMS network charging method can be used for Online Charging System and off-line accounting system.
Can realize service request from user is only done the processing of chargeing at some or certain several network element with billing interface by this method, perhaps do not do to charge and handle for all network elements of coin free service, mask the charging processing procedure of some of them network element, thereby can avoid the charging that repeats, and simplify the processing procedure of charge system the customer service request.
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Accompanying drawing provides further understanding of the present invention, and is attached to a part that constitutes the application among the application, illustrates that with specification embodiments of the invention are to explain principle of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is the block diagram according to the charge system framework of prior art;
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram according to the charging process of IMS network element in the process of managing business of prior art;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of charging process that has the network element of billing interface according to prior art a plurality of;
Fig. 4 is the block diagram according to IMS network charge system of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the flow chart according to IMS network charging method of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the detail flowchart according to IMS network charging method of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is the flow chart of charging process according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 8 is the flow chart of charging process according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 9 is the flow chart of charging process according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 10 is the flow chart of charging process according to another embodiment of the present invention; And
Figure 11 is the flow chart of charging process according to another embodiment of the present invention.
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Describe the present invention in detail hereinafter with reference to accompanying drawing.
Fig. 4 is the block diagram according to IMS network charge system of the present invention.As shown in Figure 4, IMS network charge system of the present invention comprises: network element side billing treatment plant 402, be positioned at network element side with billing interface, whether be used for identification services request or charging request exists indication not need the special charging marking of chargeing and handling, exist under the situation of special charging marking, determine whether to send the charging request that comprises special charging marking according to special charging marking and charging policy to charging entity, and to follow-up network element send comprise the service request of special charging marking or forward veil unit send the service response that comprises special charging marking.
Above-mentioned network element side billing treatment plant 402 comprises: network element side identification module 402-2 is used for the identification services request and charges to respond whether have special charging marking; Network element side determination module 402-4 is used under the situation that does not have special charging marking, determines whether to send the charging request that comprises special charging marking to charging entity according to service request and charging policy; Exist under the situation of special charging marking, indication network element side sign is added module and is added special charging marking; And network element side sign is added module 402-6, be used for indication according to network element side determination module, special charging marking is added in the charging request that is sent to charging entity, or add in the service response of the service request that sends to follow-up network element or front network element.
Charging entity side billing treatment plant 404, be positioned at the charging entity side, be used for the identification request of chargeing and whether have special charging marking, under the situation that does not have special charging marking, carrying out charges handles, and determine whether special charging marking is added in the charging response that is sent to network element according to charging policy, and exist under the situation of special charging marking, according to the processing that determines whether to charge of special charging marking and charging policy.
Above-mentioned charging entity side billing treatment plant 404 comprises: charging entity side identification module 404-2 is used for the identification request of chargeing and whether has special charging marking; Charging entity side determination module 404-4 is used under the situation that does not have special charging marking, determines whether special charging marking is added in the charging response that is sent to network element according to service charging policy or user signing contract information; And exist under the situation of special charging marking, according to the processing that determines whether to charge of special charging marking and service charging policy; And charging entity side sign interpolation module 404-6, be used for indication according to charging entity side determination module, special charging marking is added in the charging response that is sent to network element.
Wherein, charging policy comprises following at least a information: the local charging policy of service charging policy, user signing contract information and network element.Special charging marking can be free sign.Can carry special charging marking by the header field or the parameter of expansion calling control protocol message.Also can carry special charging marking by the parameter in the expansion billing interface protocol message.
IMS network charge system of the present invention can be used for Online Charging System and off-line accounting system.
Fig. 5 is the flow chart according to IMS network charging method of the present invention.As shown in Figure 5, IMS network charging method of the present invention may further comprise the steps:
Step S502, under the situation of the special charging marking that does not exist indication not need to charge the charging request that receives from network element to handle, charging entity is added special charging marking in the charging response that is sent to network element according to charging policy;
Step S504 exists under the situation of special charging marking the charging that receives from charging entity response, and network element adds special charging marking in the service response of the service request that is sent to follow-up network element or front network element;
Step S506, in service request or service response, exist under the situation of special charging marking, follow-up network element and front network element determine whether to send the request of charging to corresponding charging entity according to special charging marking and charging policy, and special charging marking are added in the service response of the service request that is sent to follow-up network element or front network element; And
Step S508 is after corresponding charging entity identifies and has special charging marking in the request of chargeing, according to the processing that determines whether to charge of special charging marking and charging policy.
Above-mentioned charging policy comprises following at least a information: the local charging policy of service charging policy, user signing contract information and network element.
Above-mentioned step S502 comprises:
Step a, whether identification exists special charging marking from the charging request that network element receives; And
Step b exists under the situation of special charging marking, and charging entity determines whether that according to service charging policy or user signing contract information needs add special charging marking in the charging response that is sent to network element to.
Above-mentioned step S504 comprises:
Step c, whether the network element inspection exists special charging marking from the charging response that charging entity receives; And
Steps d exists under the situation of special charging marking, and network element adds special charging marking in the service response of the service request that is sent to follow-up network element or front network element to.
Above-mentioned step S506 comprises:
Step e, follow-up network element and front network element check in service request and the service response whether have special charging marking; And
Step f, if there is special charging marking, then determine whether to send the request of charging, and special charging marking is added in the service response of the service request that is sent to follow-up network element or front network element to corresponding charging entity according to special charging marking and local charging policy.
Above-mentioned step S508 comprises:
Whether step g, corresponding charging entity inspection exist special charging marking in chargeing and asking;
Step h exists under the situation of special charging marking, and corresponding charging entity is according to the processing that determines whether to charge of special charging marking and service charging policy.
Can carry special charging marking by the header field or the parameter of expansion calling control protocol message.Also can carry special charging marking by the parameter in the expansion billing interface protocol message.
Above-mentioned IMS network charging method can be used for Online Charging System and off-line accounting system.
All have under the situation of billing interface for a plurality of network elements in the IMS network, when service request arrival had the network element (as S-CSCF, AS etc.) of billing interface, this network element increased a service logic, and the charging that is used to the request of managing business is handled, its service logic may further comprise the steps as shown in Figure 6:
S602, S-CSCF/AS`1 receive business request information.
S604, S-CSCF/AS#1 send the request of charging to charging entity #1.
S606, a) charging entity #1 carries out corresponding charging and handles; B) charging entity #1 determines according to service charging policy or user signing contract information whether needs insert special charging marking in response message, and follow-up network element determines according to this special charging marking whether needs are done the processing of chargeing to this business.
S608, insert special charging marking if desired, charging entity #1 will have the charge response message of special charging marking and issue S-CSCF/AS#1.
After S610, S-CSCF/AS#1 receive the charging response that has special charging marking, carry out corresponding service processing and insert this special charging marking in business request information, the forward pass business request information is jumped network element to next.
S612, after a) S-CSCF/AS#2 receives business request information, check in the message whether carry special charging marking; B) whether S-CSCF/AS#2 sends the request of charging to charging entity # 2 according to special charging marking and the decision of local charging policy.
S614, if desired to the charging entity # 2 request of send chargeing, S-CSCF/AS#2 inserts special charging marking in charging request message, and charging request message is sent to charging entity # 2.
S616, after a) charging entity # 2 receives charging request message, check in the message whether carry special charging marking; B) charging entity # 2 determines according to special charging marking and service charging policy whether needs are done corresponding charging processing.
S618, charging entity # 2 return charge response message.
S620, S-CSCF/AS#2 forward pass business request information, and a jumping network element passes the special charging marking of coming on carrying in business request information.
Can realize service request from user is only done the processing of chargeing at some or certain several network element with billing interface by this method, perhaps customer service is freely handled, mask the charging process of other network element, with this can avoid to the customer service request repeat charge, and simplify the processing procedure of charge system.
Embodiment 1:
As shown in Figure 7, network element is received the SIP service request of not being with special charging marking in the IMS network, and the service charging policy on the charging entity is configured to not need to do at follow-up network element charge to handle again, and uses above working of an invention process and may further comprise the steps:
S702, S-CSCF/AS receive the SIP business request information, do not carry special charging marking in the request message.
S704, S-CSCF/AS send the charging authorization request message to charging entity.
S706, a) charging entity is carried out the charging authorisation process; B) charging entity is inserted special charging marking according to service charging policy or user signing contract information decision needs in response message, and identifying follow-up network element does not need to do the processing of chargeing again.
S708, charging entity send the charging authorization response message to S-CSCF/AS, wherein carry special charging marking, and identifying follow-up network element does not need to do the processing of chargeing again.
S710, S-CSCF/AS identify special charging marking from the charging authorization response message, carry out corresponding service processing, when forward pass SIP service request special charging marking are inserted in the business request information.Follow-up network element can identify the special charging marking in the SIP service request, and no longer does the processing of chargeing according to special charging marking.
S712, S-CSCF/AS receive the SIP service response that follow-up network element returns.
S714, S-CSCF/AS send to charge to charging entity and begin request.
S716, charging entity are returned to charge to S-CSCF/AS and are begun response.
S718, the S-CSCF/AS special charging marking that charging entity issues during according to front SIP service request is also inserted special charging marking when forward pass SIP service response message, the network element of front can be done corresponding charging according to this special charging marking and handle.
Embodiment 2:
As shown in Figure 8, network element is received the SIP service request that has special charging marking in the IMS network, it is designated follow-up network element does not need to do and charge to handle, according to the local charging policy of S-CSCF/AS also not needs do to charge and handle, use above working of an invention process and may further comprise the steps:
S802, S-CSCF/AS receive the SIP business request information, have special charging marking in the request message.
S804, a) S-CSCF/AS identifies the special charging marking in the SIP service request; B) S-CSCF/AS determines that according to the local charging policy of configuration needs do not send charging request message to charging entity.
S806, S-CSCF/AS execute forward pass SIP business request information after the corresponding SIP Business Processing, and in the SIP business request information, carrying the special charging marking that a jumping network element biography is come, follow-up network element can be done corresponding charging according to this special charging marking and handle.
S808, S-CSCF/AS receive the SIP service response message that follow-up network element is beamed back.
S810, S-CSCF/AS forward pass SIP service response message.
Embodiment 3:
As shown in Figure 9, network element is received the SIP service request that has special charging marking in the IMS network, it is designated follow-up network element does not need to do the processing of chargeing, but does the processing of chargeing according to the local charging policy needs of S-CSCF/AS, uses above working of an invention process and may further comprise the steps:
S902, S-CSCF/AS receive the SIP business request information, have special charging marking in the request message.
S904, a) S-CSCF/AS identifies the special charging marking in the SIP service request; B) S-CSCF/AS determines that according to the local charging policy of configuration needs send charging request message to charging entity.
S906, S-CSCF/AS send the charging authorization request message to charging entity, and insert special charging marking in the charging authorization request message.
S908, a) charging entity identifies the special charging marking in the charging authorization requests; B) charging entity determines according to special charging marking and service charging policy whether needs are done the charging authorisation process.
After S910, charging entity execute corresponding charging authorisation process, send the charging authorization response message to S-CSCF/AS.
S912, S-CSCF/AS forward pass SIP business request information, and in the SIP business request information, carry the special charging marking that a jumping network element biography is come.
Embodiment 4:
As shown in figure 10, network element is received the SIP service request of not being with special charging marking in the IMS network, network element is done normal charging and is handled, and charging entity is not carried special charging marking yet in the charging authorization response message, but when network element is received the SIP service response, identify in the SIP service response message and have special charging marking, use above working of an invention process and may further comprise the steps:
S1002, S-CSCF/AS receive the SIP business request information, do not carry special charging marking in the request message.
S1004, S-CSCF/AS carry out normal the charging and handle, and send the charging authorization request message to charging entity.
S1006, charging entity are carried out the charging authorisation process, and determine that according to service charging policy or user signing contract information needs do not insert special charging marking in response message, and charging entity sends the charging authorization response message to S-CSCF/AS.
S1008, S-CSCF/AS carry out corresponding service processing, forward pass SIP business request information.
S1010, S-CSCF/AS receive the SIP service response message that follow-up network element returns, and identify and wherein carry special charging marking.
S1012, S-CSCF/AS send the beginning request message that charges to charging entity, and insert this special charging marking in request message.
S1014, a) charging entity identifies the special charging marking in the beginning request message that charges; B) charging entity determines to carry out the corresponding processing of chargeing according to special charging marking and service charging policy, charges or does not charge.
S1016, charging entity are returned the beginning response message that charges to S-CSCF/AS.
S1018, S-CSCF/AS forward pass SIP service response message, and in response message, insert special charging marking, the network element of front can be done corresponding charging according to this special charging marking and handle.
Embodiment 5:
As shown in figure 11, network element is received the SIP service request of not being with special charging marking in the IMS network, it is coin free service (as urgent call) that network element can identify this business, but does the processing of chargeing according to the local charging policy needs of S-CSCF/AS, uses above invention process and may further comprise the steps:
S1102, S-CSCF/AS receive the SIP business request information, do not carry special charging marking in the request message.
S1104, a) S-CSCF/AS to identify this business be coin free service (as urgent call); B) S-CSCF/AS determines that according to the local charging policy of configuration needs send charging request message to charging entity.
S1106, S-CSCF/AS send the charging authorization request message to charging entity, and insert special charging marking in the charging authorization request message, and identifying this business does not need to charge.
S1108, a) charging entity identifies the special charging marking in the charging authorization requests; B) charging entity determines according to special charging marking and service charging policy whether needs are done the charging authorisation process.
After S1110, charging entity execute corresponding charging authorisation process, send the charging authorization response message to S-CSCF/AS.
S1112, S-CSCF/AS forward pass SIP business request information, and in the SIP business request information, insert special charging marking, identify this business follow-up do not need to do to charge handle.Follow-up network element can no longer be done to charge to this business and handle according to this special charging marking.
Embodiment 6:
In the IMS network, the business request information of the foregoing description can be a Session Initiation Protocol message, and the P-Charging-Vector header field of Session Initiation Protocol is expanded, and is used to transmit special charging marking.The P-Charging-Vector header field is defined as follows:
P-Charging-Vector＝″P-Charging-Vector″HCOLON?icid-value
*(SEMI?charge-params)
charge-params＝icid-gen-addr/orig-ioi/
term-ioi/generic-param
icid-value＝″icid-value″EQUAL?gen-value
icid-gen-addr＝″icid-generated-at″EQUAL?host
orig-ioi＝″orig-ioi″EQUAL?gen-value
term-ioi＝″term-ioi″EQUAL?gen-value
generic-param＝token[EQUAL?gen-value]
Can expand the generic-param parameter, form is: charging-flag=true/false, wherein parametric t rue represents that follow-up needs are done and charge to handle, false represent follow-up do not need to do to charge handle, the whole service request message is exemplified below:
INVITE?sip:joe@example.com?SIP/2.0
Via:SIP/2.0/UDP?P?1.home?1.net:5060；branch＝z9hG4bK34ghi7a
Via:SIP/2.0/UDP?192.0.2.4:5060；branch＝z9hG4bKnashds7
To:sip:joe@example.com
From:sip:ual@home?1.net；tag＝456248
Call-ID:843817637684230998sdasdh09
CSeq:18INVITE
Contact:sip:ual@192.0.2.4
P-Charging-Vector:icid-value＝1234bc9876e；
icid-generated-at＝192.0.6.8；
orig-ioi＝home?l.net；
charging-flag＝false
Can realize service request from user is only done the processing of chargeing at some or certain several network element with billing interface by this method, perhaps do not do to charge and handle for all network elements of coin free service, mask the charging processing procedure of some of them network element, thereby can avoid the charging that repeats, and simplify the processing procedure of charge system the customer service request.
In the present invention, the processing of can also chargeing by the following method all has for a plurality of network elements under the situation of billing interface, charges to handle and can also unify to concentrate in the charge system to handle.Each network element all sends the request of charging to charge system to user's same service request, charge system is after receiving all charging requests, at all requests of chargeing, the charging request of isolating same business, and merging is done in these requests handled, finish charging to same business.The shortcoming of this scheme is that processing has increased the complexity of charge system like this, has reduced the treatment effeciency of charge system.
The above is the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, is not limited to the present invention, and for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various changes and variation.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of being done, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. an IMS network charge system is characterized in that, described system comprises:
Whether network element side billing treatment plant is positioned at the network element side with billing interface, be used for identification services request or charging request and exist indication not need the special charging marking of chargeing and handling, exist under the situation of described special charging marking,
Determine whether to send the charging request that comprises described special charging marking according to described special charging marking and charging policy to charging entity; And to follow-up network element send comprise the service request of described special charging marking or forward veil unit send the service response that comprises described special charging marking;
And
Charging entity side billing treatment plant is positioned at the charging entity side, and be used for discerning described charging request and whether have described special charging marking,
Under the situation that does not have described special charging marking, carrying out charges handles, and determines whether described special charging marking is added in the charging response that is sent to network element according to described charging policy; And
Exist under the situation of described special charging marking, according to the processing that determines whether to charge of described special charging marking and described charging policy.
2. IMS network charge system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described charging policy comprises following at least a information: the local charging policy of service charging policy, user signing contract information and network element.
3. IMS network charge system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described network element side billing treatment plant comprises:
Network element side identification module is used for discerning described service request/response and whether the response of chargeing exists described special charging marking;
Network element side determination module is used under the situation that does not have described special charging marking, determines whether to send the charging request that comprises described special charging marking to charging entity according to described service request and described charging policy; Exist under the situation of described special charging marking, indication network element side sign is added module and is added described special charging marking; And
Described network element side sign is added module, be used for indication according to described network element side determination module, described special charging marking is added in the described charging request that is sent to described charging entity, or add in the service response of the service request that sends to follow-up network element or front network element.
4. IMS network charge system according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described charging entity side billing treatment plant comprises:
Charging entity side identification module is used for discerning described charging request and whether has described special charging marking;
Charging entity side determination module is used under the situation that does not have described special charging marking, determines whether described special charging marking is added in the charging response that is sent to described network element according to described service charging policy or user signing contract information; And exist under the situation of described special charging marking, according to the processing that determines whether to charge of described special charging marking and service charging policy; And
Charging entity side sign is added module, is used for the indication according to described charging entity side determination module, and described special charging marking is added in the charging response that is sent to described network element.
5. IMS network charge system according to claim 1 is characterized in that described special charging marking comprises free sign.
6. according to each described IMS network charge system in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that, can carry described special charging marking by the header field or the parameter of expansion calling control protocol message.
7. according to each described IMS network charge system in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that, can carry described special charging marking by the parameter in the expansion billing interface protocol message.
8. according to each described IMS network charge system in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that described IMS network charge system can be used for Online Charging System and off-line accounting system.
9. an IMS network charging method is characterized in that, said method comprising the steps of:
Step 1, under the situation of the special charging marking that does not exist indication not need to charge the charging request that receives from network element to handle, charging entity is added special charging marking in the charging response that is sent to network element according to charging policy;
Step 2 exists under the situation of described special charging marking the charging that receives from described charging entity response, and described network element adds described special charging marking in the service response of the service request that is sent to follow-up network element or front network element;
Step 3, in described service request or service response, exist under the situation of described special charging marking, described follow-up network element and front network element determine whether to send the request of charging to corresponding charging entity according to described special charging marking and charging policy, and described special charging marking are added in the service response of the service request that is sent to follow-up network element or front network element; And
After step 4, described corresponding charging entity identify and have described special charging marking in the described charging request, according to the processing that determines whether to charge of described special charging marking and charging policy.
10. IMS network charging method according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described charging policy comprises following at least a information: the local charging policy of service charging policy, user signing contract information and network element.
11. IMS network charging method according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described step 1 comprises:
Step a, whether identification exists described special charging marking from the charging request that network element receives; And
Step b exists under the situation of described special charging marking, and described charging entity determines whether that according to service charging policy or user signing contract information needs add special charging marking in the charging response that is sent to network element to.
12. IMS network charging method according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described step 2 comprises:
Step c, whether described network element inspection exists described special charging marking from the charging response that described charging entity receives; And
Steps d exists under the situation of described special charging marking, and described network element adds described special charging marking in the service response of the service request that is sent to follow-up network element or front network element to.
13. IMS network charging method according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described step 3 comprises:
Step e, described follow-up network element and front network element check whether there is described special charging marking in described service request and the service response; And
Step f, if there is described special charging marking, then determine whether to send the request of charging, and described special charging marking is added in the service response of the service request that is sent to follow-up network element or front network element to corresponding charging entity according to described special charging marking and local charging policy.
14. IMS network charging method according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described step 4 comprises:
Step g, described corresponding charging entity checks in the described charging request whether have described special charging marking;
Step h exists under the situation of described special charging marking, and described corresponding charging entity is according to the processing that determines whether to charge of described special charging marking and service charging policy.
15. according to each described IMS network charging method in the claim 9 to 14, it is characterized in that, can carry described special charging marking by the header field or the parameter of expansion calling control protocol message.
16. according to each described IMS network charging method in the claim 9 to 14, it is characterized in that, can carry described special charging marking by the parameter in the expansion billing interface protocol message.
17., it is characterized in that described IMS network charging method can be used for Online Charging System and off-line accounting system according to each described IMS network charging method in the claim 9 to 14.
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