CN101227300B - Post-paying charge rate switch method and access service network gateway - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method for switching postpaid fee rates, which comprises: arranging fee rate switching points with different types on an access service network gateway the according to types, collecting fee rates switching information according to the types by the access service network gateway when the fee rate switching points arrive, storing fee rates switching relative information, wherein the fee rates switching relative information comprises fee rates switching frequency and corresponding fee rates switching information, carrying the fee rates switching relative information into an intermediate or stop telephone bill and reporting to an authentication authorization accounting server, when in renewing or stopping accounting. The invention also discloses the access service network gateway. The invention has the advantages that the access service network gateway performance is provided and the safety and reliability of WiMAX accounting is increased.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to mobile communication technology, relate in particular to a kind of back paying changing method and access service network gateway.
Background technology
The charging way of micro-wave access to global intercommunication (WiMAX, Worldwide Interoperability for MicrowaveAccess Forum) has pre-payment and back to pay two kinds.Charging way based on pre-payment requires portable terminal (MS, Mobile Station) when setting up Business Stream (Service Flow) access network business, prepayment client in the access service network gateway is by authentication and authorization charging server (AAA Server, Authentication Authorization Accounting Server) notice prepaid server (PPS, PrepaidServer), prepaid server is to prepayment client (PPC, Prepaid Client) issues the charging amount, be that the time span of the operable Network of user or the maximum data flow that can transmit also will issue available thresholding simultaneously, (generally before not reaching quota) was once more to the authentication and authorization charging server quota application after promptly the user carried out certain business.After MS used up the charging amount, prepayment client can report to prepaid server, if user account still has remaining sum, then prepaid server can be handed down to the next charging amount of prepayment client.If the user uses up all quotas, at this moment cut off the business that the user uses, and notify the user to move back net by prepayment client.
At present the realization flow that switches of WiMAX post-paying charge rate is as shown in Figure 1:
At first, on ASN GW, dispose the postpaid service user's of this network element tariff switch point at complete machine; After MS obtained the IP address, when initiating the access network business, the authentication and authorization charging client in the access service network gateway was created this user's usage data record (UDR, Usage Data Record);
At step S100, the authentication and authorization charging client begins request (start ticket) by charging and reports charge information to authentication and authorization charging server;
At step S101, the authentication and authorization charging client receives the response of authentication and authorization charging server to the beginning request message that charges.
At step S102, MS carries out between service period, and the authentication and authorization charging client reports charge information by update request (Interim ticket) in the middle of chargeing to authentication and authorization charging server with the set time;
At step S103, the authentication and authorization charging client receives the response of authentication and authorization charging server;
At step S104, after arriving tariff switch point, access service network gateway (ASN GW, AccessService Network Gateway) send charging to authentication and authorization charging server and stop request (stop ticket), effect is that the charge information (flow and duration) before rate is switched reports authentication and authorization charging server;
At step S105, ASN GW sends a charging to authentication and authorization charging server again and begins request (start ticket), and its effect is a notification authentication mandate accounting server, and ASN GW begins to write down again the charge information (flow and duration) after rate is switched again;
At step S106, ASN GW reception authentication and authorization charging server stops request responding to the charging of the described stop of comprising ticket;
At step S107, ASN GW reception authentication and authorization charging server begins request responding to the charging of the described start of comprising ticket;
At last, if MS stops using business, then at step S108, ASN GW stops request (stop ticket) to the charging that the follow-up transmission of authentication and authorization charging server user moves back net;
At step S109, access service network gateway receives charging that authentication and authorization charging server returns and stops the request responding response of described Stop ticket (promptly to).
Entrained charge information comprises user ID, time span, data traffic, service quality (QoS) and the type of service (HTTP, FTP, streaming media service, multimedia short message service etc.) that the user uses business in described start ticket, stop ticket and the Interim ticket.Authentication and authorization charging server is received after the ticket that access service network gateway reports, and further is the standard Consolidate CDR with user, and the customer charging information after will merging then mails to the charging center, and the wholesale price charge is then carried out according to these charge informations in the charging center.
In the process of innovation and creation, the present inventor finds that there is following shortcoming in existing post-paying charge rate handoff technique:
When tariff switch point arrived, all online users sent charging message to authentication and authorization charging server simultaneously on the ASN GW: stop ticket and start ticket, however authentication and authorization charging server disposal ability at short notice is limited.If all online users send start and stop ticket to authentication and authorization charging server simultaneously, will cause following two problems:
(1), ASN GW CPU occupation rate in a period of time is higher, influences performance;
(2) if be with a plurality of ASN GW under the authentication and authorization charging server, authentication and authorization charging server receives a large amount of tickets at short notice, then can have a strong impact on the performance of authentication and authorization charging server, thus the reliability that influence is chargeed.
Summary of the invention
Method and access service network gateway that the embodiment of the invention provides a kind of post-paying charge rate to switch can solve network load, improve the security reliability of chargeing.
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of post-paying charge rate switch method, comprising:
On access service network gateway according to the dissimilar tariff switch point of type configuration;
When arriving tariff switch point, access service network gateway is collected the rate handover information according to type;
Preserve the rate handover relevant information, described rate handover relevant information comprises rate switching times and corresponding rate handover information;
Upgrading/when stopping to charge, in the middle of described rate handover relevant information is carried at/stop to report in the ticket authentication and authorization charging server.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of access service network gateway, comprising:
The type configuration module is used to dispose dissimilar tariff switch point;
The information gathering module when arriving tariff switch point, is collected the rate handover information according to type;
Information is preserved module, preserves the rate handover relevant information, and described rate handover relevant information comprises rate switching times and corresponding rate handover information;
The bill report module is being upgraded/in the middle of when stopping to charge the rate handover relevant information being carried at/stop to report in the ticket authentication and authorization charging server.
Implement the present invention, have following beneficial effect:
In the WiMAX system, switch based on the rate of Business Stream, switch,, strengthened according to the different business stream type based on the rate switching in territory etc. based on user's rate by configuration in ASN GW, different user types, same area does not carry out the charging policy that rate is switched; ASN GW is at each tariff switch point, after collecting the rate handover information, record rate handover relevant information, and described rate handover relevant information is carried in follow-up interim or the stop ticket is dealt on the authentication and authorization charging server, rather than send a large amount of stop tickets and start bill report rate handover information to authentication and authorization charging server at tariff switch point, thereby reduced network load, improved the performance of ASN GW and the security reliability that WiMAX charges.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic flow sheet of existing post-paying charge rate switch method;
Fig. 2 is the schematic flow sheet of post-paying charge rate switch method first embodiment that provides of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the schematic flow sheet of post-paying charge rate switch method second embodiment that provides of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the schematic flow sheet of post-paying charge rate switch method the 3rd embodiment that provides of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of the access service network gateway that provides of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of type configuration module in the access service network gateway that provides of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram that logging modle is provided in the access service network gateway that provides of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of bill report module in the access service network gateway that provides of the embodiment of the invention.
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Method and access service network gateway that the invention process provides a kind of post-paying charge rate to switch, switch to support dissimilar rates by disposing dissimilar tariff switch point, during the tariff switch point that disposes reaching, access service network gateway is preserved the rate handover relevant information of tariff switch point get off, all rate handover relevant information are carried at follow-up centre/stop to be sent in ticket authentication and authorization charging server, rather than to a large amount of ticket of authentication and authorization charging server transmission, to solve network load, improve the security reliability of chargeing.
Referring to Fig. 2, the schematic flow sheet of post-paying charge rate switch method first embodiment that provides for the embodiment of the invention;
Described post-paying charge rate switch method flow process is as follows:
At step S200, configuration is based on the tariff switch point of traffic flow types or based on user's tariff switch point or based on the tariff switch point in territory on ASN GW, what dispose on ASN GW also can be the combination in any of these three kinds of tariff switch point types, here only for giving an example, the tariff switch point type that can dispose on ASN GW is not limited only to this; Need to prove, territory (Domain) is the set that has the user of same alike result in the packet data network, identical attribute is meant and uses identical dynamic host control protocol server (DHCP Server, Dynamic Host Control Protocol Server), bind identical Virtual Channel network (VPN, Virtual Path Network) etc.
At step S201, the authentication and authorization charging client begins request (start ticket) by charging and reports charge information to authentication and authorization charging server;
At step S202, the authentication and authorization charging client receives the response of authentication and authorization charging server to the beginning request message that charges;
At step S203, MS carries out between service period, and the rate switching type according to configuration on the ASN GW judges whether to arrive tariff switch point; In this step, can judge whether to arrive tariff switch point according to Business Stream, or judge whether to arrive tariff switch point, or judge whether to arrive tariff switch point according to the territory according to the user;
At step S204, if ASN GW judges the tariff switch point that arrives based on the Business Stream of certain type, then collect the rate handover information of the Business Stream of the type, described rate handover information comprises the moment that rate is switched, the duration before flow before rate is switched and rate are switched;
Need to prove, ASN GW is at the rate handover information of collecting all the type Business Streams, and preserve described rate handover relevant information, described rate handover relevant information comprises rate switching times and corresponding rate handover information, and ASN GW does not send to charge to authentication and authorization charging server and stops to ask (stop ticket) and charging to begin request (start ticket);
At step S205, in the middle update request of charging (Interim ticket) of the follow-up transmission of authentication and authorization charging server, whether the corresponding Business Stream of inquiry has corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW at ASN GW;
If there is corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW, ASN GW is carried at the mode of corresponding rate handover relevant information by newly-increased attribute in the Interim ticket that authentication and authorization charging server reports;
If there is not corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW, ASN GW does not increase attribute at the Interim ticket that reports to authentication and authorization charging server, and described Interim ticket is directly reported to authentication and authorization charging server, the process that the Interim ticket is directly reported to authentication and authorization charging server is same as the prior art, does not repeat them here;
At step S206, access service network gateway receives update request response in the middle of the charging that authentication and authorization charging server the returns response of Interim ticket (promptly to);
Perhaps at step S207, when the charging that the follow-up user of transmission of authentication and authorization charging server moves back net stopped to ask (stop ticket), whether the corresponding Business Stream of inquiry had corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW at ASN GW;
If there is corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW, ASN GW is carried at corresponding rate handover relevant information in the stop ticket that authentication and authorization charging server reports by newly-increased attribute;
If there is not corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW, ASN GW does not increase attribute at the stop ticket that reports to authentication and authorization charging server, and described stop ticket is directly reported to authentication and authorization charging server, the process that the stop ticket is directly reported to authentication and authorization charging server is same as the prior art, does not repeat them here;
At step S208, access service network gateway receives charging that authentication and authorization charging server returns and stops the request response response of Stop ticket (promptly to);
Need to prove that the attribute representation who increases in Interim ticket between ASN GW and authentication and authorization charging server in the charging message and the stop ticket is as follows:
| Attribute-name | Implication | Type | Optional or essential |
| Tariff-Info | The rate handover information | String | Optional |
Its attribute description is as follows:
| Attribute-name | Describe |
| Tariff-Info | Tariffswitch ID=n: the ID value of representing this attribute.Tarifftime=T: the moment that rate is switched takes place in expression.Tariffvolume=v: the flow before the expression rate is switched.Tarifftimelen=t: the duration before the expression rate is switched.N/T/t/v represents arbitrary value. |
Need to prove, if charge by flow, must in the ticket interface that reports to authentication and authorization charging server, carry so the expression rate switch before the v value of flow, and it is optional represent that rate is switched the t value conduct of preceding duration.If press the duration charging, represent that so the t value of the preceding duration of rate switching must be carried, and will represent that the v value conduct of the preceding flow of rate switching is optional.If according to duration+charge on traffic, t value and v value all must be carried so.
Need to prove that this attribute is optionally, can carry 0, this attribute more than 1 and 1 in ticket; If do not carry this attribute, represent that then this Business Stream does not carry out rate and switches; If carry 1 attribute, then to represent to take place a rate and switch, the flow before the moment that rate is switched and the switching i.e. the value of this attribute; If carry a plurality ofly, then to represent to have taken place repeatedly on this Business Stream before this bill report rate and switch, the rate handover information i.e. information in this attribute.
Also need to prove, can also in Interim ticket or stop ticket, increase by an attribute, be used to represent whether ASN GW exists corresponding rate handover relevant information, whether rate promptly taking place switch, and described attribute is carried in Interim ticket or the stop ticket reports to authentication and authorization charging server;
Attribute description is as follows:
| Attribute-name | Describe |
| Tariff-Info | Tariffswitch S=(0,1): whether expression rate takes place switches.Tariffswitch ID=n: the ID value of representing this attribute.Taarifftime=T: the moment that rate is switched takes place in expression.Tariffvolume=v: the flow before the expression rate is switched.Taarifftimelen=t: the duration before the expression rate is switched.N/T/t/v represents arbitrary value. |
In the attribute description as implied above, increase by a parameter value tariffswitch S, be used for expression whether the rate switching takes place, if rate does not take place to be switched, then this parameter value is set to 0, switches if rate takes place, and then this parameter value is set to 1, here only for illustrating, the embodiment of the invention is used to distinguish the identification method whether the rate switching takes place and is not limited only to this.Authentication and authorization charging server is received described Interim ticket or stop ticket, resolves the value of its tariffswitch S, when finding taariffswitch S=0, knows that then rate does not take place to be switched; If authentication and authorization charging server is received described Interim ticket or stop ticket, resolve the value of its tariffswitch S, when finding taariffswitchS=1, then know the rate switching has taken place, then know the number of times that rate is switched by the value of tariffswitch ID, know the moment that rate is switched by the value of tarifftime=T, know the preceding flow of rate switching, perhaps know the preceding information such as duration of rate switching by Tarifftimelen=t by tariffvolume=v.
Authentication and authorization charging server is received Interim ticket or the stop ticket that ASN GW reports, and then according to whether existing respective attributes value described above to do corresponding processing in the ticket, merges user's charging bill, issues the charging center.
Fig. 3 is the schematic flow sheet of post-paying charge rate switch method second embodiment that provides of the embodiment of the invention;
Described post-paying charge rate switch method flow process is as follows:
At step S300, configuration is based on the tariff switch point of traffic flow types or based on user's tariff switch point or based on the tariff switch point in territory on ASN GW, what dispose on ASN GW also can be the combination in any of these three kinds of tariff switch point types, here only for giving an example, the tariff switch point type that can dispose on ASN GW is not limited only to this; Need to prove, territory (Domain) is the set that has the user of same alike result in the packet data network, identical attribute is meant and uses identical dynamic host control protocol server (DHCP Server, Dynamic Host Control Protocol Server), bind identical Virtual Channel network (VPN, Virtual Path Network) etc.
At step S301, the authentication and authorization charging client begins request (start ticket) by charging and reports charge information to authentication and authorization charging server;
At step S302, the authentication and authorization charging client receives the response of authentication and authorization charging server to the beginning request message that charges;
At step S303, MS carries out between service period, and the rate switching type according to configuration on the ASN GW judges whether to arrive tariff switch point; In this step, can judge whether to arrive tariff switch point according to Business Stream, or judge whether to arrive tariff switch point, or judge whether to arrive tariff switch point according to the territory according to the user;
At step S304, if ASN GW judges the tariff switch point that arrives based on certain user service flow, then collect the rate handover information of this user service flow, described rate handover information comprises the moment that rate is switched, the duration before flow before rate is switched and rate are switched;
Need to prove, ASN GW is at the rate handover information of collecting all these users, and preserve described rate handover relevant information, described rate handover relevant information comprises rate switching times and each rate handover information, and ASN GW does not send to charge to authentication and authorization charging server and stops to ask (stop ticket) and charging to begin request (start ticket);
At step S305, in the middle update request of charging (Interim ticket) of the follow-up transmission of authentication and authorization charging server, whether the inquiry respective user has corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW at ASN GW;
If there is corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW, ASN GW is carried at the mode of corresponding rate handover relevant information by newly-increased attribute in the Interim ticket that authentication and authorization charging server reports;
If there is not corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW, ASN GW is at the single attribute that do not increase of the Interim that reports to authentication and authorization charging server, and described Interim ticket is directly reported to authentication and authorization charging server, the process that the Interim ticket is directly reported to authentication and authorization charging server is same as the prior art, does not repeat them here;
At step S306, access service network gateway receives update request response in the middle of the charging that authentication and authorization charging server the returns response of described Interim ticket (promptly to);
Perhaps at step S307, when the charging that the follow-up user of transmission of authentication and authorization charging server moves back net stopped to ask (stop ticket), whether the corresponding user of inquiry had corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW at ASN GW;
If there is corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW, ASN GW is carried at corresponding rate handover relevant information in the stop ticket that authentication and authorization charging server reports by newly-increased attribute;
If there is not corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW, ASN GW does not increase attribute at the stop ticket that reports to authentication and authorization charging server, and described stop ticket is directly reported to authentication and authorization charging server, the process that the stop ticket is directly reported to authentication and authorization charging server is same as the prior art, does not repeat them here;
At step S308, access service network gateway receives charging that authentication and authorization charging server returns and stops the request responding response of described Stop ticket (promptly to);
Need to prove that the attribute representation who increases in Interim ticket between ASN GW and authentication and authorization charging server in the charging message and the stop ticket is as follows:
| Attribute-name | Implication | Type | Optional or essential |
| Tariff-Info | The rate handover information | String | Optional |
Its attribute description is as follows:
| Attribute-name | Describe |
| Tariff-Info | Tariffswitch ID=n: the ID value of representing this attribute.Tarifftime=T: the moment that rate is switched takes place in expression.Tariffvolume=v: the flow before the expression rate is switched.Tarifftimelen=t: the duration before the expression rate is switched.N/T/t/v represents arbitrary value. |
Need to prove, if charge by flow, must in the ticket interface that reports to authentication and authorization charging server, carry so the expression rate switch before the v value of flow, and it is optional represent that rate is switched the t value conduct of preceding duration.If press the duration charging, represent that so the t value of the preceding duration of rate switching must be carried, and will represent that the v value conduct of the preceding flow of rate switching is optional.If according to duration+charge on traffic, t value and v value all must be carried so.
Need to prove that this attribute is optionally, can carry 0, this attribute more than 1 and 1 in ticket; If do not carry this attribute, represent that then this Business Stream does not carry out rate and switches; If carry 1 attribute, then to represent to take place a rate and switch, the flow before the moment that rate is switched and the switching i.e. the value of this attribute; If carry a plurality ofly, then to represent to have taken place repeatedly on this Business Stream before this bill report rate and switch, the rate handover information i.e. information in this attribute.
Also need to prove, can also in Interim ticket or stop ticket, increase by an attribute, be used to represent whether ASN GW exists corresponding rate handover relevant information, whether rate promptly taking place switch, and described attribute is carried in Interim ticket or the stop ticket reports to authentication and authorization charging server;
Attribute description is as follows:
| Attribute-name | Describe |
| Tariff-Info | Tariffswitch S=(0,1): whether expression rate takes place switches.Tariffswitch ID=n: the ID value of representing this attribute.Tarifftime=T: the moment that rate is switched takes place in expression.Tariffvolume=v: the flow before the expression rate is switched.Tarifftimelen=t: the duration before the expression rate is switched.N/T/t/v represents arbitrary value. |
In the attribute description as implied above, increase by a parameter value tariffswitch S, be used for expression whether the rate switching takes place, if rate does not take place to be switched, then this parameter value is set to 0, switches if rate takes place, and then this parameter value is set to 1, here only for illustrating, the embodiment of the invention is used to distinguish the identification method whether the rate switching takes place and is not limited only to this.Authentication and authorization charging server is received described Interim ticket or stop ticket, resolves the value of its tariffswitch S, when finding tariffswitch S=0, knows that then rate does not take place to be switched; If authentication and authorization charging server is received described Interim ticket or stop ticket, resolve the value of its tariffswitch S, when finding tariffswitch S=1, then know the rate switching has taken place, then know the number of times that rate is switched by the value of tariffswitch ID, know the moment that rate is switched by the value of tarifftime=T, know the preceding flow of rate switching, perhaps know the preceding information such as duration of rate switching by Tarifftimelen=t by tariffvolume=v.
Authentication and authorization charging server is received Interim ticket or the stop ticket that ASN GW reports, and then according to whether existing respective attributes value described above to do corresponding processing in the ticket, merges user's charging bill, issues the charging center.
Fig. 4 is the schematic flow sheet of post-paying charge rate switch method the 3rd embodiment that provides of the embodiment of the invention;
Described post-paying charge rate switch method flow process is as follows:
At step S400, configuration is based on the tariff switch point of traffic flow types or based on user's tariff switch point or based on the tariff switch point in territory on ASN GW, what dispose on ASN GW also can be the combination in any of these three kinds of tariff switch point types, here only for giving an example, the tariff switch point type that can dispose on ASN GW is not limited only to this; Need to prove, territory (Domain) is the set that has the user of same alike result in the packet data network, identical attribute is meant and uses identical dynamic host control protocol server (DHCP Server, Dynamic Host Control Protocol Server), bind identical Virtual Channel network (VPN, Virtual Path Network) etc.
At step S401, the authentication and authorization charging client begins request (start ticket) by charging and reports charge information to authentication and authorization charging server;
At step S402, the authentication and authorization charging client receives the response of authentication and authorization charging server to the beginning request message that charges;
At step S403, MS carries out between service period, and the rate switching type according to configuration on the ASN GW judges whether to arrive tariff switch point; In this step, can judge whether to arrive tariff switch point according to Business Stream, or judge whether to arrive tariff switch point, or judge whether to arrive tariff switch point according to the territory according to the user;
At step S404, if ASN GW judges the tariff switch point that arrives based on certain territory, then collect the rate handover information of all user service flow in this territory, described rate handover information comprises the moment that rate is switched, the duration before flow before rate is switched and rate are switched;
Need to prove, ASN GW user's in collecting all these territories rate handover information, and preservation rate handover relevant information, described rate handover relevant information comprises rate switching times and each rate handover information, and ASN GW does not send to charge to authentication and authorization charging server and stops to ask (stop ticket) and charging to begin request (start ticket);
At step S405, in the middle of the charging of the follow-up transmission of authentication and authorization charging server, in the update request (Interim ticket), in ASN GW, inquire about the relevant information whether user in the corresponding domain has corresponding rate to switch at ASN GW;
If there is corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW, ASN GW is carried at the mode of corresponding rate handover relevant information by newly-increased attribute in the Interim ticket that authentication and authorization charging server reports;
If there is not corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW, ASN GW does not increase attribute at the Interim ticket that reports to authentication and authorization charging server, and described Interim ticket is directly reported to authentication and authorization charging server, the process that the Interim ticket is directly reported to authentication and authorization charging server is same as the prior art, does not repeat them here;
At step S406, access service network gateway receives update request response in the middle of the charging that authentication and authorization charging server the returns response of described Interim ticket (promptly to);
Perhaps at step S407, when the charging that the follow-up user of transmission of authentication and authorization charging server moves back net stopped to ask (stop ticket), whether the user in ASN GW in the inquiry corresponding domain had corresponding rate handover relevant information at ASN GW;
If there is corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW, ASN GW is carried at corresponding rate handover relevant information in the stop ticket that authentication and authorization charging server reports by newly-increased attribute;
If there is not corresponding rate handover relevant information in ASN GW, ASN GW does not increase attribute at the stop ticket that reports to authentication and authorization charging server, and described stop ticket is directly reported to authentication and authorization charging server, the process that the stop ticket is directly reported to authentication and authorization charging server is same as the prior art, does not repeat them here;
At step S408, access service network gateway receives charging that authentication and authorization charging server returns and stops the request responding response of described Stop ticket (promptly to);
Need to prove that the attribute representation who increases in Interim ticket between ASN GW and authentication and authorization charging server in the charging message and the stop ticket is as follows:
| Attribute-name | Implication | Type | Optional or essential |
| Tariff-Info | The rate handover information | String | Optional |
Its attribute description is as follows:
| Attribute-name | Describe |
| Tariff-Info | Tariffswitch ID=n: the ID value of representing this attribute.Tarifftime=T: the moment that rate is switched takes place in expression.Tariffvolume=v: the flow before the expression rate is switched.Tarifftimelen=t: the duration before the expression rate is switched.N/T/t/v represents arbitrary value. |
Need to prove, if charge by flow, must in the ticket interface that reports to authentication and authorization charging server, carry so the expression rate switch before the v value of flow, and it is optional represent that rate is switched the t value conduct of preceding duration.If press the duration charging, represent that so the t value of the preceding duration of rate switching must be carried, and will represent that the v value conduct of the preceding flow of rate switching is optional.If according to duration+charge on traffic, t value and v value all must be carried so.
Need to prove that this attribute is optionally, can carry 0, this attribute more than 1 and 1 in ticket; If do not carry this attribute, represent that then this Business Stream does not carry out rate and switches; If carry 1 attribute, then to represent to take place a rate and switch, the flow before the moment that rate is switched and the switching i.e. the value of this attribute; If carry a plurality ofly, then to represent to have taken place repeatedly on this Business Stream before this bill report rate and switch, the rate handover information i.e. information in this attribute.
Also need to prove, can also in Interim ticket or stop ticket, increase by an attribute, be used to represent whether ASN GW exists corresponding rate handover relevant information, whether rate promptly taking place switch, and described attribute is carried in Interim ticket or the stop ticket reports to authentication and authorization charging server;
Attribute description is as follows:
| Attribute-name | Describe |
| Tariff-Info | Tariffswitch S=(0,1): whether expression rate takes place switches.Tariffswitch ID=n: the ID value of representing this attribute.Tarifftime=T: the moment that rate is switched takes place in expression.Tariffvolume=v: the flow before the expression rate is switched.Tarifftimelen=t: the duration before the expression rate is switched.N/T/t/v represents arbitrary value. |
In the attribute description as implied above, increase by a parameter value tariffswitch S, be used for expression whether the rate switching takes place, if rate does not take place to be switched, then this parameter value is set to 0, switches if rate takes place, and then this parameter value is set to 1, here only for illustrating, the embodiment of the invention is used to distinguish the identification method whether the rate switching takes place and is not limited only to this.Authentication and authorization charging server is received described Interim ticket or stop ticket, resolves the value of its tariffswitch S, when finding tariffswitch S=0, knows that then rate does not take place to be switched; If authentication and authorization charging server is received described Interim ticket or stop ticket, resolve the value of its tariffswitch S, when finding tariffswitch S=1, then know the rate switching has taken place, then know the number of times that rate is switched by the value of tariffswitch ID, know the moment that rate is switched by the value of tarifftime=T, know the preceding flow of rate switching, perhaps know the preceding information such as duration of rate switching by Tarifftimelen=t by tariffvolume=v.
Authentication and authorization charging server is received Interim ticket or the stop ticket that ASN GW reports, and then according to whether existing respective attributes value described above to do corresponding processing in the ticket, merges user's charging bill, issues the charging center.
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of the access service network gateway that provides of the embodiment of the invention.
Described access service network gateway comprises:
Information is preserved module 3, is used to preserve the rate handover relevant information, and described rate handover relevant information comprises rate switching times and corresponding rate handover information;
Bill report module 4 is being upgraded/when stopping to charge, with information preserve module 3 rate handover relevant information be carried in the middle of/stop to report in the ticket authentication and authorization charging server.
Referring to Fig. 6, the schematic diagram of type configuration module 1 in the access service network gateway that provides for the embodiment of the invention;
1 described comprising of type configuration module:
Traffic flow configuration unit 10 is used to dispose the tariff switch point based on Business Stream;
User's dispensing unit 11 is used to dispose the tariff switch point based on the user;
The type configuration module 1 that the embodiment of the invention provides, can dispose tariff switch point therein based on Business Stream, tariff switch point based on the user, based on the tariff switch point in territory or the like, or dispose the combination in any of these three kinds of tariff switch point types, realized in the WiMAX system, the postpaid service user carries out rate at different business stream and switches, carrying out rate at different users switches, switch at different territories, overcome in the prior art ASN GW and switched for rate and carry out the complete machine configuration, after causing arriving tariff switch point, the user will carry out the shortcoming of the charging reliability decrease that the rate switching brought ASN GW on.
Referring to Fig. 7, the schematic diagram of information gathering module 2 in the access service network gateway that provides for the embodiment of the invention;
Described information gathering module 2 comprises:
Judging unit 20 judges whether to arrive the dissimilar tariff switch point that described type configuration module is disposed according to type; Can judge whether to arrive tariff switch point according to Business Stream, judge whether to arrive tariff switch point, judge whether to arrive tariff switch point according to the territory according to the user;
Particularly, judging unit 20 can judge whether to arrive tariff switch point according to Business Stream, if arrive tariff switch point, then collects the rate handover information of this traffic flow types correspondence by information collection unit 21; Judging unit 20 judges whether to arrive tariff switch point according to the user, if arrive tariff switch point, then collects this user's rate handover information by information collection unit 21; Judging unit 20 judges whether to arrive tariff switch point according to the territory; If arrive tariff switch point, then collect the rate handover information of the user in this territory by information collection unit 21.
Referring to Fig. 8, the schematic diagram of bill report module 3 in the access service network gateway that provides for the embodiment of the invention;
Described bill report module 4 comprises:
Query Information unit 40, middle when sending/as when stopping ticket, to inquire about described information according to the rate switching type and preserve whether corresponding rate handover relevant information is arranged in the module to authentication and authorization charging server;
Ticket is provided with unit 41, if described Query Information unit 40 inquires the rate handover relevant information that has corresponding types, be set to carry the centre of described rate handover relevant information/stop ticket to centre that authentication and authorization charging server reports/stop ticket;
Bill report unit 42 is used for the described centre that carries the rate handover relevant information/stop bill report to authentication and authorization charging server.
Need to prove that ticket is provided with unit 41 corresponding rate handover relevant information is carried to centre that authentication and authorization charging server reports/stop in (Interim/stop) ticket by newly-increased attribute;
Need to prove that the attribute representation who increases in Interim ticket between ASN GW and authentication and authorization charging server in the charging message and the stop ticket is as follows:
| Attribute-name | Implication | Type | Optional or essential |
| Tariff-Info | The rate handover information | String | Optional |
Its attribute description is as follows:
| Attribute-name | Describe |
| Tariff-Info | Tariffswitch ID=n: the ID value of representing this attribute.Tarifftime=T: the moment that rate is switched takes place in expression.Tariffvolume=v: the flow before the expression rate is switched.Tarifftimelen=t: the duration before the expression rate is switched.N/T/t/v represents arbitrary value. |
Need to prove, if charge by flow, must in the ticket interface that reports to authentication and authorization charging server, carry so the expression rate switch before the v value of flow, and it is optional represent that rate is switched the t value conduct of preceding duration.If press the duration charging, represent that so the t value of the preceding duration of rate switching must be carried, and will represent that the v value conduct of the preceding flow of rate switching is optional.If according to duration+charge on traffic, t value and v value all must be carried so.
Need to prove that this attribute is optionally, can carry 0, this attribute more than 1 and 1 in ticket; If do not carry this attribute, represent that then this Business Stream does not carry out rate and switches; If carry 1 attribute, then to represent to take place a rate and switch, the flow before the moment that rate is switched and the switching i.e. the value of this attribute; If carry a plurality ofly, then to represent to have taken place repeatedly on this Business Stream before this bill report rate and switch, the rate handover information i.e. information in this attribute.
Need to prove, when not inquiring the record of rate switching, above-mentioned attribute is not with in 32 of bill report unit, described centre (Interim) ticket or user are moved back net to be sent (stop) ticket that stops to charge and directly reports to authentication and authorization charging server, this is same as the prior art, does not repeat them here.
Also need to prove, can also in Interim ticket or stop ticket, increase by an attribute, be used to represent whether ASN GW exists corresponding rate handover relevant information, whether rate promptly taking place switch, and described attribute is carried in Interim ticket or the stop ticket reports to authentication and authorization charging server;
Attribute description is as follows:
| Attribute-name | Describe |
| Tariff-Info | Tariffswitch S=(0,1): whether expression rate takes place switches.Tariffswitch ID=n: the ID value of representing this attribute.Tarifftime=T: the moment that rate is switched takes place in expression.Tariffvolume=v: the flow before the expression rate is switched.Tarifftimelen=t: the duration before the expression rate is switched.N/T/t/v represents arbitrary value. |
In the attribute description as implied above, increase by a parameter value tariffswitch S, be used for expression whether the rate switching takes place, if rate does not take place to be switched, then this parameter value is set to 0, switches if rate takes place, and then this parameter value is set to 1, here only for illustrating, the embodiment of the invention is used to distinguish the identification method whether the rate switching takes place and is not limited only to this.Authentication and authorization charging server is received described Interim ticket or stop ticket, resolves the value of its tariffswitch S, when finding tariffswitch S=0, knows that then rate does not take place to be switched; If authentication and authorization charging server is received described Interim ticket or stop ticket, resolve the value of its tariffswitch S, when finding tariffswitch S=1, then know the rate switching has taken place, then know the number of times that rate is switched by the value of tariffswitch ID, know the moment that rate is switched by the value of tarifftime=T, know the preceding flow of rate switching, perhaps know the preceding information such as duration of rate switching by Tarifftimelen=t by tariffvolume=v.
Implement post-paying charge rate switch method and access service network gateway that embodiments of the invention provide, switch based on the rate of Business Stream by configuration in ASN GW, rate based on the user is switched, based on the rate switching in territory etc., strengthened according to the different business stream type, different user types, same area does not carry out the charging policy that rate is switched; ASN GW is at each tariff switch point, after collecting the rate handover information, preserve the rate handover relevant information, and all rate handover informations are carried in follow-up interim or the stop ticket are dealt on the authentication and authorization charging server, rather than send a large amount of stop tickets and start bill report rate handover information to authentication and authorization charging server at tariff switch point, thereby reduced network load, improved the performance of ASN GW and the security reliability that WiMAX charges.
Above disclosed only is an embodiment of the present invention, can not limit the present invention's interest field certainly with this, and therefore the equivalent variations of doing according to claim of the present invention still belongs to the scope that the present invention is contained.
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1. a post-paying charge rate switch method is characterized in that, comprising:
On access service network gateway according to the dissimilar tariff switch point of type configuration;
When arriving tariff switch point, access service network gateway is collected the rate handover information according to type;
Preserve the rate handover relevant information, described rate handover relevant information comprises rate switching times and corresponding rate handover information;
Upgrading/when stopping to charge, in the middle of described rate handover relevant information is carried at/stop to report in the ticket authentication and authorization charging server.
2. post-paying charge rate switch method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, upgrading/when stopping to charge, in the middle of described rate handover relevant information is carried at/step that stops to report in the ticket authentication and authorization charging server comprises:
Middle when sending/as when stopping ticket, whether corresponding rate handover relevant information to be arranged according to the inquiry of rate switching type to authentication and authorization charging server;
If there is the rate handover relevant information of corresponding types, then behind the centre that reports to authentication and authorization charging server/stop to carry in the ticket described rate handover relevant information, report authentication and authorization charging server.
3. post-paying charge rate switch method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described dissimilar tariff switch point comprises: based on the tariff switch point of Business Stream, based on user's tariff switch point, based on the tariff switch point in territory.
4. as each described post-paying charge rate switch method in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that described rate handover information comprises: the duration before flow before rate switching instant, rate are switched and rate are switched.
5. an access service network gateway is characterized in that, comprising:
The type configuration module is used to dispose dissimilar tariff switch point;
The information gathering module when arriving tariff switch point, is collected the rate handover information according to type;
Information is preserved module, preserves the rate handover relevant information, and described rate handover relevant information comprises rate switching times and corresponding rate handover information;
The bill report module is being upgraded/in the middle of when stopping to charge the rate handover relevant information being carried at/stop to report in the ticket authentication and authorization charging server.
6. access service network gateway as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described type configuration module comprises:
The traffic flow configuration unit is used to dispose the tariff switch point based on Business Stream;
User's dispensing unit is used to dispose the tariff switch point based on the user;
The territory dispensing unit is used to dispose the tariff switch point based on the territory.
7. access service network gateway as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described information gathering module comprises:
Judging unit judges whether to arrive the dissimilar tariff switch point that described type configuration module is disposed according to type;
Information collection unit when described judgment unit judges arrives tariff switch point, is collected the rate handover information of respective type.
8. as each described access service network gateway in the claim 5 to 7, it is characterized in that described bill report module comprises:
The Query Information unit, middle when sending/as when stopping ticket, to inquire about the relevant information whether described information is preserved has corresponding rate to switch in the module according to the rate switching type to authentication and authorization charging server;
Ticket is provided with the unit, if described Query Information unit inquires the rate handover relevant information that has corresponding types, is set to carry the centre of described rate handover relevant information/stop ticket to centre that authentication and authorization charging server reports/stop ticket;
The bill report unit is used for the described centre that carries the rate handover relevant information/stop bill report to authentication and authorization charging server.
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