CN100428674C - Charging method taken part in by entities of intercommunication under scene of network intercommunication - Google Patents
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The present invention discloses a charging method taken part in by entities of intercommunication under a scene of network intercommunication, which is used for the charging under the intercommunication scene among different domains, wherein a boundary control entity of a control layer intercommunicated among the domains increases the charging function of supporting domains, and establishes interactive charging interfaces with charging functional modules in the domains. The method also comprises the steps that the boundary control entity and the charging functional modules in the domains perform interactive charging under postulated conditions. Because the present invention uses the interactive charging interfaces of the boundary control entity set on the control layer of a network, a boundary gateway entity and charging functional modules, the invention realizes the charging function under a scene of cross-domain intercommunication and eliminates charging entanglement among different operational managers.
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Technical field
Charging method when the present invention relates to a kind of NGN network inter-domain intercommunicate, in particular, interconnection entity participates in the method for chargeing in the network interworking scene.
Background technology
TISPAN (The Telecoms﹠amp; Internet converged Services﹠amp; Protocols forAdvanced Networks) formulates following NGN network of network framework as international organizing with European telecommunication standard, this framework is with IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem, IP Multimedia System) is core, wherein the framework of IMS core is shown in Fig. 1 grey square frame inside, the billing function of NGN network is realized at Charging Functions, comprises producing charging data record CDR (Charging Data Record).There is the entity of interface to comprise all functions entity of application server AS and IMS core with Charging Functions among the figure.But be responsible for functional entity-boundary Control entity IBCF (Interconnection Border Control Function of inter-domain intercommunicate, Interconnection Border Control Function) and-borde gateway entity IBGF (Interconnection Border Gateway Function, Interconnection Border Gateway Function) and billing function do not have interface.
Described inter-domain intercommunicate entity IBCF is the functional entity on two carrier network borders of control, its function comprises in the TISPAN definition: and transport layer resource function entity is that I-BGF is mutual in Fig. 1, also may be indirect mutual, finish NAPT (Network Address and Port Translation, network address port number translation)/functions such as FW (Fire Wall, fire compartment wall), medium encoding and decoding conversion, IP Qos label distribution; When needs and non-SIP (Session Initiation Protocol, Session initiation Protocol) territory intercommunication and IWF mutual, finish SIP to the conversion of non-SIP.
But for effect and the interface relationship of inter-domain intercommunicate entity in billing function, TISPAN is clearly definition not, and ITU (the International Telecommunication Union of International Telecommunications Union) does not yet relate to the relevant concrete function that charges and realizes and interface definition.
Prior art is owing to the inter-domain intercommunicate entity that converges as medium with signalling interworking does not participate in the charging, can cause at some and need obtain the relevant information of chargeing from the inter-domain intercommunicate entity, for example under the scene that flow information charges, charging can't be carried out or be inaccurate.Therefore, prior art awaits to continue to improve and development.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide the method that the interconnection entity participation is chargeed in a kind of network interworking scene, for the billing function under the inter-domain intercommunicate scene provides more complete solution.
Technical scheme of the present invention comprises:
Interconnection entity participates in the method for charging in a kind of network interworking scene, it is used for the charging under the different inter-domain intercommunicate scenes, wherein, increase billing function between support region at the boundary Control entity of the control aspect of inter-domain intercommunicate, and set up the charging interactive interface with the billing function module in this territory; Described method also comprises step:
A, the described boundary Control entity described billing function module in this territory under predetermined condition sends the request of charging and charges alternately with the billing function module, carry billing parameter in the described charging request, so that described billing function module is chargeed, described predetermined condition is an initiation session, the perhaps increase of Media Stream, deletion or professional trigger event, perhaps session discharges.
Described method, wherein, described steps A comprises:
A11, described predetermined condition are initiation session, and terminal initiates a session request to another cross-domain terminal, and after the other side replied, the described billing function module of described boundary Control entity in this territory sent the request of charging, and carries the transmission billing parameter;
A12, described billing function module send to charge to described boundary Control entity and reply, and the record billing parameter.
Described method, wherein, described steps A also comprises:
A21, described predetermined condition are increase, deletion or the professional trigger event of Media Stream, and in communication process, the described billing function module of described boundary Control entity in this territory sends the request of charging, and carries the transmission billing parameter;
A22, described billing function module send to charge to described boundary Control entity and reply, and the record billing parameter.
Described method, wherein, described steps A also comprises:
A31, described predetermined condition are that session discharges, and the described billing function module of described boundary Control entity in this territory sends the request of charging, and carries the transmission billing parameter;
A32, described billing function module send to charge to described boundary Control entity and reply, and the record billing parameter.
Interconnection entity participates in the method for charging in a kind of network interworking scene, and it is used for the charging under the different inter-domain intercommunicate scenes; It is characterized in that, increase billing function between support region, and the charging interactive interface is set with billing function module in this territory at the carrying aspect borde gateway entity of inter-domain intercommunicate; And described method also comprises step:
A, described borde gateway entity under predetermined condition in this territory described billing function module send the request of charging and charge alternately with the billing function module, carry billing parameter in the described charging request, so that the billing function module is chargeed, described predetermined condition be after media channel is consulted successfully unlatching, close or discharge.
Described method, wherein, described steps A specifically comprises:
A1, described predetermined condition for the unlatching after media channel is consulted successfully, close or when discharging, described borde gateway entity sends charging to described billing function module and asks, and wherein carries billing parameter;
A2, described billing function module send to charge to described borde gateway entity and reply, and write down and handle corresponding billing parameter.
Interconnection entity participates in the method for charging in a kind of network interworking scene provided by the present invention, owing to adopt boundary Control entity and the borde gateway entity of network carrying aspect and the charging interactive interface of billing function module that the network control aspect is set, realized the billing function under the cross-domain inter communication scene, eliminated the charging entanglement between the different operators.
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The NGN network architecture schematic diagram that Fig. 1 has defined for TISPAN;
Fig. 2 is the NGN network architecture schematic diagram of the inventive method;
Fig. 3 participates in the call flow schematic diagram of the method for charging for interconnection entity IBCF in the NGN network under the calling subscriber in the network interworking scene of the present invention;
Fig. 4 participates in the schematic flow sheet of the method for charging for the IBCF of interconnection entity in the NGN network under the called subscriber in the network interworking scene of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the example flow schematic diagram that the IBGF of the inventive method participates in charging.
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, will carry out comparatively detailed explanation to each preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Interconnection entity participates in the method for charging in the network interworking scene of the present invention, under two different NGN operator inter-domain intercommunicate scenes, especially do not have between the operator of trusting relationship, need a entity to collect in the control aspect with billing function, transmit the charge information of being responsible for charge accounting between carrier network, this information has intersection with carrier network internal network entity at the charge information of communicating by letter, latter's information side focuses on the charge information at certain communication of user, and the former stresses the charge information of certain communication of clearing between at operator, so information is also incomplete same.
Simultaneously between the net that cooperates operator at the charging demand of flow, also needing one can collect flow between operator's net between the bearing bed veil, and relevant information delivered to the network entity of corresponding charging center.Under present TISPAN framework, can be between the net of realizing above-mentioned control aspect on the I-BCF billing function, billing function between the net of realizing above-mentioned carrying aspect on the I-BGF.
Described billing function in the inventive method has comprised that offline charging and online charging are the real time billing function.Under the offline charging scene, the interface of IBCF and Charging Functions can be offline charging reference point Rf (Offline Charging Reference Point) interface; Under the real time billing situation, the interface of IBCF and Charging Functions can be real time billing reference point Ro (Online ChargingReference Point) interface, NGN Organization Chart after the renewal as shown in Figure 2, line is represented the interface set up between it respectively between IBCF, IBGF and Charging Functions.
A session of starting with NGN user is established as example, the callee of session this time belongs to another territory, the inter-domain intercommunicate function is finished by IBCF in the control aspect, finished by IBGF in the transmission aspect, IBCF is collecting charging information in whole communication process, by Accounting Requests (the ACR) [Start of Diameter signaling, Interim, Stop and Event] charge information is passed to Charging Functions, its handling process comprises step as shown in Figure 3:
1, terminal UE initiation session;
2, the callee replys;
3, after IBCF receives callee's response message, send the request Accounting Request message of chargeing to billing function module Charging Functions, wherein charge type Accounting-Record-Type parameter is recording start START RECORD, by the beginning of a session of Charging Functions record.
4, billing function module Charging Functions replys, the request that IBCF has been received in expression, and noted relevant information.
As shown in Figure 3,14 and 15 steps also are the charging reciprocal process in the inventive method; And other process step comprises that 5-6 and 7-8 are respectively S-CSCF and P-CSCF and transmit the beginning relevant information and replying of chargeing to ChargingFunctions, is all the existing charging flow of prior art, therefore repeats no more.Charging Functions can receive charge information from a plurality of network entities that participate in this session in a session, produces corresponding record.Charging Functions passes through some parameter such as the Session ID in these message, ICID, related these a plurality of records such as GCID.
A session with NGN user's termination is established as example, the calling party of session this time belongs to another territory, the inter-domain intercommunicate function is finished by IBCF in the control aspect, finish by IBGF in the transmission aspect, IBCF is collecting charging information in whole communication process, Accounting Requests (ACR) [Start, Interim, Stop and Event] by the Diameter signaling passes to Charging Functions with charge information.Be simplified flow chart, the I-CSCF in called NGN user attaching territory omits in the drawings, but obviously can know the syndeton that it is possible to those skilled in the art.
Fig. 4 has represented that above-mentioned called calling procedure IBCF participates in the flow process of chargeing, and the charging between IBCF and Charging Functions mutual (step 7,8 and step 10,11), other are all the connection procedure of prior art, so repeat no more.
From shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 as can be seen, stride in the intercommunication in different operators territory, (it is outstanding to attach most importance in the diagram for interconnection entity IBCF, omitted the participation of IBGF, IBGF need to participate in the whole session process in the enforcement) realized cross-domain intercommunication, and in this process, comprising that session initiation, passage set up in the process, IBCF has realized the offline charging mode under the inter-domain intercommunicate scene in each territory.
The performance of each entity and call establishment are similar in the dispose procedure of the inventive method, as the step 14 among Fig. 3,15 and Fig. 4 in step 10,11.
Be 3 different example flow diagram successively that the inter-domain intercommunicate bearing bed surface function entity IBGF of the inventive method participates in real time billing as shown in Figure 5, wherein SPDF is the functional entity of the participation resource reservation/control of TISPAN definition.3 different flow processs shown in Fig. 5 are relatively independent substantially, and it specifies as follows:
At first, when needing intercommunication, need carry out the negotiation of media channel cross-domain earlier, this process is not illustrated in Fig. 5; After media channel is consulted successfully, before opening use, a gate action need be arranged, the media channel that has consulted is opened, this moment, IBCF and SPDF and IBGF carried out the gate operation successively, described IBGF also sends the request of charging to billing function module Charging Functions simultaneously, informs the media channel open event, and relevant media parameter.Described billing function module ChargingFunctions will reply the request response of chargeing, and expression has received the request of charging, can carry out respective handling to the charging request of receiving simultaneously.
When media channel need be closed, the media channel of closing that IBCF, SPDF and IBGF carry out gate successively moved, and close and be not equal to release this moment, and described media channel still exists, and just temporarily need not.At this moment, free of data flow in the media channel, at this moment, described IBGF and described billing function module Charging Functions charge alternately, inform relevant charging reference parameter, thereby realize charge on traffic accurately.
When media channel discharges, described IBCF, SPDF and IBGF carry out in succession and discharge the media channel operation, at this moment, media channel will be released fully, described IBGF promptly charges alternately with described billing function module Charging Functions, inform the medium release event, thereby make ChargingFunctions can realize charge on traffic accurately.
By the implementation of the invention described above method, under the inter-domain intercommunicate scene, the perfect billing function of operator, and the problem that has solved charge accounting between operator.Be noted that above-mentioned interconnection entity IBCF and IBGF participated in relating to of charging, the participation that can relate separately to IBCF or IBGF is chargeed, and perhaps both fellowships charge, and carries out association by the billing function module and accepts or rejects.Can realize off-line or online charging process by above-mentioned interconnection entity, or based on charging process of flow or incident or the like, it is disclosed that the process of these chargings concrete is embodied as prior art, do not repeat them here.
But should be pointed out that above-mentioned explanation at specific embodiment is comparatively concrete, can not therefore be interpreted as the restriction to scope of patent protection of the present invention, scope of patent protection of the present invention should be as the criterion with claims.
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1, the method that the interconnection entity participation is chargeed in a kind of network interworking scene, it is used for the charging under the different inter-domain intercommunicate scenes, it is characterized in that, boundary Control entity in the control aspect of inter-domain intercommunicate increases billing function between support region, and sets up the charging interactive interface with the billing function module in this territory; Described method also comprises step:
A, the described boundary Control entity described billing function module in this territory under predetermined condition sends the request of charging and charges alternately with the billing function module, carry billing parameter in the described charging request, so that described billing function module is chargeed, described predetermined condition is an initiation session, the perhaps increase of Media Stream, deletion or professional trigger event, perhaps session discharges.
2, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described steps A comprises:
A11, described predetermined condition are initiation session, and terminal initiates a session request to another cross-domain terminal, and after the other side replied, the described billing function module of described boundary Control entity in this territory sent the request of charging, and carries the transmission billing parameter;
A12, described billing function module send to charge to described boundary Control entity and reply, and the record billing parameter.
3, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described steps A also comprises:
A21, described predetermined condition are increase, deletion or the professional trigger event of Media Stream, and in communication process, the described billing function module of described boundary Control entity in this territory sends the request of charging, and carries the transmission billing parameter;
A22, described billing function module send to charge to described boundary Control entity and reply, and the record billing parameter.
4, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described steps A also comprises:
A31, described predetermined condition are that session discharges, and the described billing function module of described boundary Control entity in this territory sends the request of charging, and carries the transmission billing parameter;
A32, described billing function module send to charge to described boundary Control entity and reply, and the record billing parameter.
5, the method that the interconnection entity participation is chargeed in a kind of network interworking scene, it is used for the charging under the different inter-domain intercommunicate scenes; It is characterized in that, increase billing function between support region, and the charging interactive interface is set with billing function module in this territory at the carrying aspect borde gateway entity of inter-domain intercommunicate; And described method also comprises step:
A, described borde gateway entity charge alternately to described billing function module transmission charging request and with the billing function module under predetermined condition, carry billing parameter in the described charging request, so that the billing function module is chargeed, described predetermined condition be after media channel is consulted successfully unlatching, close or discharge.
6, method according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described steps A specifically comprises:
A1, described predetermined condition for the unlatching after media channel is consulted successfully, close or when discharging, described borde gateway entity sends charging to described billing function module and asks, and wherein carries billing parameter;
A2, described billing function module send to charge to described borde gateway entity and reply, and write down and handle corresponding billing parameter.
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