CN101296095B - Association charging control method and communication system and charging system - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a correlated charge and control method, a communication system and a charge system, which are used for enhancing charging flexibility. The method comprises the following steps: the charge system receives a control request message of a first online charge credit sent by a first network element after receiving a service application; a control response message of the first online charge credit containing virtual authorization information is transmitted to the first network element; the first network element transmits a service request to a second network element after receiving the control response message of the first online charge credit containing the virtual authorization information; the charge system receives the control request message of the second online charge credit transmitted by the second network element; the control request message of the first online charge credit and the control request message of the second online charge credit are relevant credit controlled; the credit line of the user account is reserved, and the control response message of the second online charge credit containing the reserved credit line is transmitted to the second network element. The method and the systems of the invention can effectively improve the charge flexibility.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the service billing field, relate in particular to association charging control method and communication system and charge system.
Background technology
Along with telecommunication network technology is constantly progressive, the professional voice communication service of shunting traditional circuit domain gradually of Internet protocol voice (VoIP, Voice Over InternetProtocol).Content charging (CCF, ContentCharging Function) and charge on traffic (BCF, Bandwidth Charging Function) become the main means that operator charges and controls the data business gradually.CCF is meant that operator charges according to the business tine that provides to the user; BCF is meant that operator uses business according to the user and in the flow information of network carrying aspect record, the process of carrying out wholesale price, charging.The credit control information of data service has generally comprised the content credits control information of operation layer and the credit control information of bearing bed, also may need to consider professional charging factors such as session duration.
Charging method of the prior art mainly is divided into based on the charging of incident and conversation-based charging, common ground between them in the scheme of prior art is: each participates in all independent and Online Charging System (OCS of network element that service needed is chargeed, On-line Charging System) mutual, online charging credit control request information separately is sent to OCS, finish the reservation and the deduction of credit quota by OCS, time-based below charging is the billing scheme of example explanation prior art:
See also Fig. 1, charging method of the prior art is:
101, first network element (CTF1, Charging Trigger Function) receives service request;
102, CTF1 sends the online charging credit control request information (CCR, Credit Control Request) of the quota number that comprises reservation to OCS;
103, OCS inquiring user account if the account amount is enough, is then reserved successfully;
104, OCS is to CTF1 feedback online charging successful respond message (CCA, Credit controlAnswer);
105, CTF1 transmits service request to CTF2;
106, CTF2 sends the CCR of the quota number that comprises reservation to OCS;
107, OCS inquiring user account if the account amount is enough, is then reserved successfully;
108, OCS feeds back CCA to CTF2;
109, bring into use business.
But, in such scheme, OCS carries out amount separately at each CTF and reserves, do not consider situation related between a plurality of CTF, the charging regulation that is each CTF all immobilizes, can not provide unified flexibly charging policy according to user's professional operating position, so reduced user experience.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem that the embodiment of the invention will solve provides a kind of association charging control method and communication system and charge system, can increase the flexibility of service billing, improves user experience.
The association charging control method that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises: charge system receives the first online charging credit control request information that first network element sends after receiving service request; Send the first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message to described first network element; Described first network element is transmitted service request to second network element after receiving the described first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message; Charge system receives the second online charging credit control request information that second network element sends; The described first online charging credit control request information and the second online charging credit control request information are carried out related credit control; User account is carried out credit control back send the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises credit control result to second network element.
The association charging control method that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises: charge system receives the first online charging credit control request information that first network element sends after receiving service request; The described first online charging credit control request information is carried out credit control; User account is carried out credit control back send the first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises credit control result to described first network element; Described first network element is transmitted service request to second network element after receiving the described first online charging Credit Control Answer message; Charge system receives the second online charging credit control request information that second network element sends; Send the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message to described second network element.
The association charging control method that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises: charge system receives the first online charging credit control request information that first network element sends after receiving service request; Send the first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message to described first network element; Described first network element is transmitted service request to second network element after receiving the described first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message; Charge system receives the second online charging credit control request information that second network element sends; The described first online charging credit control request information and the second online charging credit control request information are carried out related credit control; Send the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises credit control result to second network element; Charge system is upgraded the credit control information of first network element; After business was finished using, charge system was chargeed according to the credit control information after upgrading.
The communication system that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises: user terminal, first network element, second network element and charge system; Described user terminal is used to initiate service request, and uses professional; Described first network element is used to receive service request, sends the first online charging credit control request information to charge system, and transmits service request to second network element after receiving the first online charging Credit Control Answer message of charge system; Described second network element is used to receive the business that first network element is transmitted, and sends the second online charging credit control request information to charge system, and receives the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that charge system sends; Described charge system is used to receive the first online charging credit control request information, send the first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message to first network element, and after receiving the second online charging credit control request information that second network element sends, the first online request message and the second online charging credit control request information are carried out the related credit line that obtains reserving, and user account is being carried out send the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises described reservation credit line to second network element after credit line is reserved.
The communication system that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises: user terminal, first network element, second network element and charge system; Described user terminal is used to initiate service request, and uses professional; Described first network element is used to receive service request, sends the first online charging credit control request information to charge system, and transmits service request to second network element after receiving the first online charging Credit Control Answer message of charge system; Described second network element is used to receive the business that first network element is transmitted, and sends the second online charging credit control request information to charge system, and receives the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that charge system sends; Described charge system is used to receive the first online charging credit control request information, the described first online charging credit control request information is carried out wholesale price obtain to reserve credit line, and user account is being carried out send the first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises described reservation credit line to described first network element after credit line is reserved, and receive the second online charging credit control request information that second network element sends, send the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message to described second network element.
The communication system that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises: user terminal, first network element, second network element and charge system; Described user terminal is used to initiate service request, and uses professional; Described first network element is used to receive service request, sends the first online charging credit control request information to charge system, and transmits service request to second network element after receiving the first online charging Credit Control Answer message of charge system; Described second network element is used to receive the business that first network element is transmitted, and sends the second online charging credit control request information to charge system, and receives the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that charge system sends; Described charge system is used to receive the first online charging credit control request information, send the first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message to first network element, and after receiving the second online charging credit control request information that second network element sends, the first online request message and the second online charging credit control request information are carried out the related credit line that obtains reserving, and user account is being carried out send the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises described reservation credit line to second network element after credit line is reserved, transmit professional back at second network element credit control information of first network element is upgraded, and after business is used to complete, charge according to the credit control information after upgrading.
The charge system that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises: online charging administrative unit, associative cell, wholesale price unit and user account administrative unit; Described online charging administrative unit is used to receive the online charging credit control request information that network element sends, and described online charging credit control request information is forwarded to associative cell, and to network element feedback online charging Credit Control Answer message; Described associative cell is used for judging whether related other network element of needs of this online charging control flow according to the online charging credit control request information, if need, then generate virtual authorization message, and ask described online charging administrative unit to carry this virtual authorization message in the online charging Credit Control Answer message that feeds back to corresponding network element, and each online charging credit control request information that receives carried out association, and association results is sent to the wholesale price unit; Described wholesale price unit is used for according to association results business being carried out wholesale price, and wholesale price information is sent to the user account administrative unit; Described user account administrative unit is used for chargeing at user account according to the wholesale price result.
As can be seen from the above technical solutions, the embodiment of the invention has the following advantages:
In the embodiment of the invention because OCS sends virtual authorization message to certain or a plurality of network element that participate in service billing controls by credit to indicate it, and unactual user account is reserved, so operator can use professional situation to adjust credit control strategy on each network element dynamically according to the user, and then increased the flexibility of service billing, improved user experience.
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Fig. 1 is the flow chart that charges in the prior art;
Fig. 2 is an association charging control method embodiment general illustration in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the association charging control method first embodiment flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the association charging control method second embodiment flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is association charging control method the 3rd an embodiment flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is association charging control method the 4th an embodiment phase I flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 is association charging control method the 4th an embodiment second stage flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 8 (a)～(b) is association charging control method the 4th an embodiment phase III flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 9 is a communication system embodiment schematic diagram in the embodiment of the invention;
Figure 10 is a charge system embodiment schematic diagram in the embodiment of the invention.
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The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of association charging control method and communication system and charge system, is used to increase the flexibility of service billing, improves user experience.
Method shown in the embodiment of the invention is mainly used in the online charging field, see also Fig. 2, wherein the first network element CTF1 and the second network element CTF2 are the different network elements that belongs in the same professional transport process, and OCS can obtain the credit control information of same professional different network elements respectively.
The characteristics of online charging are before service request is passed through, and network element must successfully carry out the control of online charging credit to OCS.
In Fig. 2, user terminal requests is professional to be used, and the service request order is by CTF1 and two network elements of CTF2, and CTF1 and CTF2 carry out online charging control by online charging interface Ro and OCS respectively.OCS at first handles the online charging credit control request from CTF1, unifies related wholesale price owing to need wait for follow-up network element billing information request, so OCS this moment allows CTF1 to control so that CTF1 is forwarded to next network element with service request by credit earlier.After OCS receives the online charging credit control request information of follow-up business network element transmission, after the unified wholesale price, these network element unifications that participate in professional use are sent credits reserve control information.
Particularly, charging and the conversation-based charging that charging is divided into based on incident is described in detail.
Below the charging based on incident is introduced:
See also Fig. 3, first embodiment of association charging control method is an example with the business charging method that comprises two charging network elements only in the embodiment of the invention, it is extended to the business charging method that comprises two above charging network elements for what those of ordinary skill in the art may be obvious that:
301, CTF1 receives the business transmission request that user terminal sends;
Based on being that example describes to send business in the charging present embodiment of incident, so the user sends the professional request that sends to CTF1, be understandable that, can also be other business event.
302, CTF1 sends a CCR to OCS, comprising subscriber's sign (Subscription-Id), the service identification (Service-Id) relevant and service billing relevant information (Service-Info) etc. with CTF1 with the charging wholesale price with handle relevant information;
303, OCS judges the online charging credit control flow that this is professional according to the billing parameter among the CCR;
OCS is according to the billing parameter among the CCR that receives, and for example service identification judges whether this business needs related other network element of control, if need, then execution in step 304, if do not need, then directly charge according to the credit control information that receives, this is a prior art, does not give unnecessary details.
304, OCS judges the unified related wholesale price of the follow-up network element credit of this service needed control information, to the online charging Credit Control Answer message CCA that comprises virtual authorization message of CTF1 answer.
This virtual authorization message is controlled by this online charging in order to indication CTF1, be currently temporarily user account not to be carried out amount and reserve, indication CTF1 transmits service request, in the present embodiment, virtual authorization message indication CTF1 controls by credit, and does not need CTF1 to report charging message in the subsequent charging process.
305, CTF1 transmits service request to this professional relevant next network element CTF2;
306, CTF2 sends the 2nd CCR to OCS, comprising subscriber's sign (Subscription-Id), the service identification (Service-Id) relevant and service billing relevant information (Service-Info) etc. with CTF2 with the charging wholesale price with handle relevant information;
307, OCS draws the reservation amount according to decide consumer's sign, service identification, service related information among a CCR and the 2nd CCR, and reserves this amount in user account;
If user account amount deficiency is then returned credit control failed message and stopped follow-up business, if amount is enough, then execution in step 308.
308, OCS replys the online charging Credit Control Answer message CCA of the credit line that comprises reservation to CTF2;
309, credit control is passed through, and CTF2 transmits professional;
310, after business sent successfully, CTF2 received the professional successful respond that sends;
311, CTF2 sends online charging credit control termination messages (stopping CCR) to OCS, has comprised the business unit USU (Used-service-unit) that has used;
312, after OCS charges to user account, stop replying to the control of CTF2 feedback online charging credit.
In the present embodiment, virtual authorization message is used to indicate the business logic processing strategy of network element, in order to support to reply the virtual authorization message in replying, need the Result-Code parameter of CCA be expanded, and concrete expansion has following dual mode:
One, increase by two kinds of parameter values, pass through in order to the virtual mandate of sign CTF, newly-increased parameter value is:
1, " DIAMETER_Virtual_Reserved_without_control ", expression is controlled and need not be monitored by credit;
2, " DIAMETER_Virtual_Reserved_with_control ", expression is by credit control and need monitoring.
Utilize the parameter value of this parameter to determine processing mode to CTF.In an embodiment of the present invention, the Result-Code parameter that receives among the online charging Credit Control Answer message CCA that comprises virtual authorization message as CTF1 is designated as " DIAMETER_Virtual_Reserved_without_control ", then CTF1 transmits service request to CTF2, and no longer reports charging message to OCS in the subsequent charging process; When the Result-Code parameter is designated as " DIAMETER_Virtual_Reserved_with_control ", then CTF1 transmits service request to CTF2, and reports charging message to OCS in the subsequent charging process.
Two, pass through parameter combinations:
A newly-increased AVP (Attribute Value Pair) parameter is used to identify virtual mandate Virtual_Credit, when occurring this parameter among the CCA, represents that professional virtual mandate passes through.
Simultaneously, can value among the Result-Code: whether monitor
Value is combined as
The virtual mandate of Virtual_Credit+Result-Code=4011 is passed through, and does not follow-uply monitor
The virtual mandate of Virtual_Credit is passed through
In embodiments of the present invention, whether CTF1 receives has Virtual_Credit to judge whether professional virtual mandate is passed through among the online charging Credit Control Answer message CCA that comprises virtual authorization message, and reports charging message to OCS by the value judgement of Result-Code in follow-up charging process.
In the present embodiment, OCS indication CTF1 directly controls by credit, and do not need CTF1 to report charging message in the subsequent charging process, introduce the flow process that a kind of CTF2 of indication directly controls by credit below, see also Fig. 4, association charging control method second embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention, present embodiment is an example with the business charging method that comprises two charging network elements only, it is extended to the business charging method that comprises two above charging network elements for what those of ordinary skill in the art may be obvious that:
401, CTF1 receives the business transmission request that user terminal sends;
Based on being that example describes to send business in the charging present embodiment of incident, so the user sends the professional request that sends to CTF1, be understandable that, can also be other business event.
402, CTF1 sends a CCR to OCS, comprising subscriber's sign (Subscription-Id), the service identification (Service-Id) relevant and service billing relevant information (Service-Info) etc. with CTF1 with the charging wholesale price with handle relevant information;
403, OCS calculates according to the billing parameter among the CCR and reserves amount, and reserves this amount in user account;
If user account amount deficiency is then returned credit control failed message and stopped follow-up business, if amount is enough, then execution in step 404.
404, OCS replys a CCA of the credit line that comprises reservation to CTF1;
405, CTF1 transmits service request to this professional relevant next network element CTF2;
406, CTF2 sends the 2nd CCR to OCS, comprising subscriber's sign (Subscription-Id), the service identification (Service-Id) relevant and service billing relevant information (Service-Info) etc. with CTF2 with the charging wholesale price with handle relevant information;
407, OCS judges the credit control flow according to the 2nd CCR that receives;
OCS is according to the billing parameter among the CCR that receives, and for example service identification judges whether the charging that operator sets this business needs CTF2 to report charging message, and situation about considering in the present embodiment reports charging message for not needing CTF2.
408, OCS sends the 2nd CCA that comprises virtual authorization message to CTF2;
This virtual authorization message is controlled by this online charging in order to indication CTF2, be currently temporarily user account not to be carried out amount and reserve that just to indicate CTF2 to send professional, in the present embodiment, indication CTF2 controls by credit in the virtual authorization message, and does not need CTF2 to report charging message in the subsequent charging process.
409, credit control is passed through, and CTF2 transmits professional;
410, after business sent successfully, CTF2 received the professional successful respond that sends;
411, CTF2 transmits the professional successful respond that sends to CTF1;
412, CTF1 sends to OCS and stops CCR, has comprised the business unit USU that has used;
413, after OCS charges to user account, stop replying to the control of CTF1 feedback online charging credit.
In the present embodiment, OCS directly charges according to the CCR that CTF1 provides, do not need CTF2 to participate in chargeing, so indication CTF2 directly controls by credit, and do not need the follow-up charging message that reports of CTF2, introducing a kind of CTF1 and CTF2 below all needs to report the flow process of charging message, see also Fig. 5, association charging control method the 3rd embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention, present embodiment is an example with the business charging method that comprises two charging network elements only, it is extended to the business charging method that comprises two above charging network elements for what those of ordinary skill in the art may be obvious that:
501, CTF1 receives the business transmission request that user terminal sends;
Based on being that example describes to send business in the charging present embodiment of incident, so the user sends the professional request that sends to CTF1, be understandable that, can also be other business event.
502, CTF1 sends a CCR to OCS, comprising subscriber's sign (Subscription-Id), the service identification (Service-Id) relevant and service billing relevant information (Service-Info) etc. with CTF1 with the charging wholesale price with handle relevant information;
503, OCS judges the online charging control flow that this is professional according to the billing parameter among the CCR;
OCS is according to the billing parameter among the CCR that receives, and for example service identification judges whether this business needs related other network element of control, if need, then execution in step 504, if do not need, then directly charge according to the credit control information that receives, this is a prior art, does not give unnecessary details.
504, OCS judges the unified related wholesale price of the follow-up network element credit of this service needed control information, to the online charging Credit Control Answer message CCA that comprises virtual authorization message of CTF1 answer.
This virtual authorization message is controlled by this online charging in order to indication CTF1, be currently temporarily user account not to be carried out amount and reserve and just to indicate CTF1 to transmit service request, in the present embodiment, indication CTF1 controls by credit in the virtual authorization message, and needs CTF1 to report charging message in the subsequent charging process.
505, CTF1 transmits service request to this professional relevant next network element CTF2;
506, CTF2 sends the 2nd CCR to OCS, comprising subscriber's sign (Subscription-Id), the service identification (Service-Id) relevant and service billing relevant information (Service-Info) etc. with CTF2 with the charging wholesale price with handle relevant information;
507, OCS draws the reservation amount according to decide consumer's sign, service identification, service related information among a CCR and the 2nd CCR, unifies wholesale price, and reserves this amount in user account;
If user account amount deficiency is then returned credit control failed message and stopped follow-up business, if amount is enough, then execution in step 508.
For unified wholesale price, be example below with the MMS:
For MMS, at GGSN (GGSN, Gateway GPRS SupportingNode) wholesale price that goes up flow is 0.5 yuan/M, and the wholesale price that goes up business in MMS center (MMSC, Multimedia MessageService Center) is 1 a yuan/bar.
Operator uses this business in order to encourage the user, then after the association and unified wholesale price through OCS, then can carry out dynamic wholesale price, when for example the MMS flow quantity of user's transmission is between 0～100K according to user's operating position, the flow wholesale price is 0.2 yuan/M, and professional wholesale price is 1 a yuan/bar; The MMS flow quantity that the user sends is during greater than 100K, and the flow wholesale price is 0.1 yuan/M, and professional wholesale price is 1 a yuan/bar.
508, OCS replys the online charging Credit Control Answer message CCA of the credit line that comprises reservation to CTF2;
509, credit control is passed through, and CTF2 transmits professional;
510, after business sent successfully, CTF2 received the professional successful respond that sends;
511, CTF2 sends second to OCS and stops CCR, has comprised the business unit USU that has used;
512, after OCS charges to user account, feed back the control of the second online charging credit to CTF2 and stop replying;
513, CTF2 transmits the professional successful respond that sends to CTF1;
514, CTF1 sends first to OCS and stops CCR, has comprised the business unit USU that has used;
515, after OCS charges to user account, feed back the control of the first online charging credit to CTF1 and stop replying.
In the various embodiments described above, network element all is to receive the professional successful respond that sends just to send online charging credit control termination messages to OCS afterwards, be understandable that, network element can just send the request of online charging credit control termination messages to OCS equally and charge when transmitting business, and need not to wait for that the business of receiving sends successful respond.
The foregoing description is the charging flow based on incident, below conversation-based charging flow is described in detail, conversation-based charging mainly can be divided into three phases, be respectively the charging in conversation initial stage, charging when charging in the session and conversation end, respectively the charging flow of this three phases is introduced below, see also Fig. 6, flow process comprises the 4th embodiment phase I of association charging control method (conversation initial stage) in the embodiment of the invention, present embodiment is an example with the business charging method that comprises two charging network elements only, it is extended to the business charging method that comprises two above charging network elements for what those of ordinary skill in the art may be obvious that:
601, CTF1 receives the business use request that user terminal sends;
In the conversation-based charging present embodiment to use business to describe as example.
602, CTF1 sends a CCR to OCS, comprising subscriber's sign (Subscription-Id), the service identification (Service-Id) relevant and service billing relevant information (Service-Info) etc. with CTF1 with the charging wholesale price with handle relevant information;
603, OCS judges the online charging control flow that this is professional according to the billing parameter among the CCR;
OCS is according to the billing parameter among the CCR that receives, and for example service identification judges whether this business needs related other network element of control, if need, then execution in step 604, if do not need, then directly charge according to the credit control information that receives, this is a prior art, does not give unnecessary details.
604, OCS judges the unified related wholesale price of the follow-up network element credit of this service needed control information, to the online charging Credit Control Answer message CCA that comprises virtual authorization message of CTF1 answer.
This virtual authorization message is controlled by this online charging in order to indication CTF1, be currently temporarily user account not to be carried out amount and reserve, indication CTF1 transmits service request, in the present embodiment, indication CTF1 controls by credit in the virtual authorization message, and needs CTF1 to report charging message in the subsequent charging process.
605, CTF1 transmits service request to this professional relevant next network element CTF2;
606, CTF2 sends the 2nd CCR to OCS, comprising subscriber's sign (Subscription-Id), the service identification (Service-Id) relevant and service billing relevant information (Service-Info) etc. with CTF2 with the charging wholesale price with handle relevant information;
607, OCS draws the reservation amount according to decide consumer's sign, service identification, service related information among a CCR and the 2nd CCR, unifies wholesale price;
608, OCS replys the online charging Credit Control Answer message CCA of the credit line that comprises reservation to CTF2;
609, credit control is passed through, and CTF2 transmits professional;
610, carry out the initialization follow-up flow process of chargeing.
Concrete follow-up flow process mainly is that OCS upgrades the credit control amount on the CTF1, and two kinds of situations can be arranged, and is respectively:
One, directly issue:
610a, OCS send to CTF1 and comprise the quota update request that the credit of a CCR and the 2nd CCR being carried out obtain after related is controlled amount;
611a, CTF1 reply the quota renewal to OCS and reply.
Two, acquisition request:
610b, OCS send the re-authorization request to CTF1, indication CTF1 active request re-authorization;
611b, CTF1 reply re-authorization to OCS and reply;
612b, CTF1 send CCR to OCS, comprising subscriber's sign (Subscription-Id), the service identification (Service-Id) relevant and service billing relevant information (Service-Info) etc. with CTF2 with the charging wholesale price with handle relevant information;
613b, OCS reply to CTF1 and comprise the CCA that the credit of a CCR and the 2nd CCR being carried out obtain after related is controlled amount.
See also Fig. 7, association charging control method the 4th embodiment second stage (session stage) flow process is as follows in the embodiment of the invention, need to prove: upgrade for quota in the session, the status of CTF1 and CTF2 is reciprocity, be the variation that credit control information that CTF2 reports has caused wholesale price, OCS also can notify CTF1 to upgrade:
701, CTF1 judges that the credit control information changes;
Concrete variation can be that the credit quota of CTF1 uses up, or other has taken place need report the situation of charging request message.
702, CTF1 sends the CCR that has comprised the credit control information after upgrading to OCS;
703, OCS judges whether the CCR that CTF1 sends has changed charging wholesale price information;
704, carry out subsequent treatment according to the judged result of step 703.
Concrete subsequent treatment comprises:
One, do not change charging wholesale price information if judge the CCR that CTF1 sends:
704a, OCS directly send CCA to CTF1, comprising the credit control amount of CTF1.
Two, changed charging wholesale price information if judge the CCR that CTF1 sends:
704b, OCS send re-authorization request RAR to CTF2, and indication CTF2 initiatively initiates the re-authorization request, have wherein comprised the moment that rate is switched;
705b, CTF2 reply re-authorization to OCS and reply;
706b, CTF2 send CCR to OCS, comprising before the business unit that has used and the rate switching instant with the rate switching instant after the credit control information;
707b, OCS unify to handle to the charging lastest imformation of CTF1 and CTF2;
708b and 709b, OCS reply the CCA of the credit control amount after comprising renewal to CTF1 and CTF2 respectively.
To the 4th embodiment phase III of association charging control method in the embodiment of the invention, promptly the conversation end stage is described below:
Can there be two kinds of situations in the conversation end stage:
One, the unified charging:
See also Fig. 8 (a), specifically comprise step:
801a, CTF1 judgement business are finished using;
802a, CTF1 send first to OCS and stop CCR, and request OCS charges;
803a, CTF1 are sent to CTF2 with the business message of finishing using;
804a, CTF2 send second to OCS and stop CCR, and request OCS charges;
805a, OCS are unified in the user account and charge after first and second termination CCR that receives is gathered;
806a, OCS send first to CTF1 and stop CCA;
807a, OCS send second to CTF2 and stop CCA.
Promptly after business was finished using, OCS waited for the termination CCR that receives CTF1 and CTF2 transmission, and gathered unified charging the from user account, replied to CTF1 and CTF2 feedback online charging credit control termination afterwards.
Two, charge respectively:
See also Fig. 8 (b), specifically comprise step:
801b, CTF1 judgement business are finished using;
802b, CTF1 send first to OCS and stop CCR, and request OCS charges;
803b, OCS stop CCR according to first and charge in user account;
After 804b, charging were finished, OCS sent first to CTF1 and stops CCA;
805b, CTF1 are sent to CTF2 with the business message of finishing using;
806b, CTF2 send second to OCS and stop CCR, and request OCS charges;
807b, OCS stop CCR according to second and charge in user account;
After 808b, charging were finished, OCS sent first to CTF1 and stops CCA.
Promptly after business is finished using, OCS just charges after receiving CCR, because each network element is can service ending different constantly, so OCS may charge to user account at each network element respectively.
In the present embodiment, in order to support OCS proactive notification CTF credit line lastest imformation, can use the RAR solicited message, and increase by one type among the Re-Auth-Request-Type in RAR message: upgrade and reserve quota, and in RAR, carry new credit control amount (Granted-Service-Unit) information; In order to support the transformation period of OCS proactive notification CTF wholesale price, can in the message of RAR, increase the parameter of a record wholesale price transformation period: Tariff-Time-Change in addition.
Introduce communication system embodiment in the embodiment of the invention below, see also Fig. 9, communication system embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention:
Respectively communication system embodiment is carried out following description at different situations:
Two:
Three:
Introduce charge system embodiment in the embodiment of the invention below, see also Figure 10, charge system embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention:
Online charging administrative unit 1001, associative cell 1002, wholesale price unit 1003 and user account administrative unit 1004;
Online charging administrative unit 1001 is used to receive the online charging credit control request information that network element sends, and described online charging credit control request information is forwarded to associative cell 1002, and to network element feedback online charging Credit Control Answer message;
Associative cell 1002 is used for judging whether related other network element of needs of this online charging control flow according to the online charging credit control request information, if need, then generate virtual authorization message, and ask described online charging administrative unit 1001 to carry this virtual authorization message in the online charging Credit Control Answer message that feeds back to corresponding network element; Online charging administrative unit 1001 is called a plurality of online charging credit control request information that 1002 pairs of associative cells receive and is carried out association, and obtains association results;
Online charging administrative unit 1001 is called wholesale price unit 1003 and according to association results business is carried out wholesale price, and obtains the wholesale price result;
User account administrative unit 1004 is used for carrying out credit control according to the wholesale price result at user account to be reserved, and according to the USU information in the online charging credit control request information of each reported by network elements user account is deducted fees.
More than a kind of association charging control method that the embodiment of the invention provided and communication system and charge system are described in detail, according to thought of the present invention, part in specific embodiments and applications all can change, in sum, this description should not be construed as limitation of the present invention.
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1. an association charging control method is characterized in that, comprising:
Charge system receives the first online charging credit control request information that first network element sends after receiving service request;
Send the first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message to described first network element;
Described first network element is transmitted service request to second network element after receiving the described first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message;
Charge system receives the second online charging credit control request information that second network element sends;
The described first online charging credit control request information and the second online charging credit control request information are carried out related credit control;
User account is carried out credit control back send the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises credit control result to second network element.
2. association charging control method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the step that described charge system receives the first online charging credit control request information comprises afterwards:
Judge according to the described first online charging credit control request information whether other network elements are controlled in the needs association to this professional online charging control flow, if need, then send the first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message to described first network element.
3. association charging control method according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, describedly user account is carried out credit control back comprises to the step that second network element sends the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises credit control result:
If user account is carried out credit to be controlled successfully, then send the described second online charging credit and control successful response message, if failure is then returned credit control failure response message to second network element to second network element;
Wherein the process of credit control comprises user account is carried out that credit line is reserved and/or to the authentication of customer service rights of using.
4. association charging control method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, the described step that comprises the first online charging Credit Control Answer message of virtual authorization message to described first network element transmission comprises:
Indicate the first network element credit to control successfully by virtual authorization message, follow-uply it is not monitored;
Wherein, the business logic processing strategy of described first network element of indication in the virtual authorization message.
5. association charging control method according to claim 4 is characterized in that, describedly comprises after second network element sends the step of the second online charging Credit Control Answer message comprise credit control result:
Second network element is transmitted professional and is sent online charging credit control termination messages to charge system;
Charge system is chargeed to business and is stopped replying to the control of second network element feedback online charging credit.
6. association charging control method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, the described step that comprises the first online charging Credit Control Answer message of virtual authorization message to described first network element transmission comprises:
Indicate the first network element credit to control successfully by virtual authorization message, and etc. control information to be associated, and follow-up need it monitoring;
Wherein, the business logic processing strategy of described first network element of indication in the virtual authorization message.
7. association charging control method according to claim 6 is characterized in that, describedly comprises after second network element sends the step of the second online charging Credit Control Answer message comprise credit control result:
Second network element is transmitted professional and is sent second online charging credit control termination messages to charge system;
Charge system is chargeed to business and is fed back the control of the second online charging credit to second network element and stops replying;
Second network element is transmitted the described professional successful respond that sends to first network element;
Described first network element sends first online charging credit control termination messages to charge system;
Charge system is chargeed to business and is fed back the control of the first online charging credit to first network element and stops replying.
8. an association charging control method is characterized in that, comprising:
Charge system receives the first online charging credit control request information that first network element sends after receiving service request;
The described first online charging credit control request information is carried out credit control;
User account is carried out credit control back send the first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises credit control result to described first network element;
Described first network element is transmitted service request to second network element after receiving the described first online charging Credit Control Answer message;
Charge system receives the second online charging credit control request information that second network element sends;
Send the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message to described second network element.
9. association charging control method according to claim 8 is characterized in that, describedly user account is carried out credit control back comprises to the step that described first network element sends the first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises credit control result:
If user account is carried out credit to be controlled successfully, then send the described first online charging credit and control successful response message, if failure is then returned credit control failure response message to first network element to first network element;
Wherein the process of credit control comprises user account is carried out that credit line is reserved and/or to the authentication of customer service rights of using.
10. according to Claim 8 or 9 described association charging control methods, it is characterized in that the described step that sends the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message to described second network element comprises:
Indicate the second network element credit to control successfully by virtual authorization message, follow-uply it is not monitored;
Wherein, the business logic processing strategy of described second network element of indication in the virtual authorization message;
Describedly after sending the step of the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message, described second network element comprises:
Second network element is transmitted professional;
After receiving professional transmission successful respond, second network element is transmitted the described professional successful respond that sends to first network element;
First network element sends online charging credit control termination messages to charge system after receiving described professional transmission successful respond;
Charge system is chargeed to business and is stopped replying to the control of first network element feedback online charging credit.
11. an association charging control method is characterized in that, comprising:
Charge system receives the first online charging credit control request information that first network element sends after receiving service request;
Send the first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message to described first network element;
Described first network element is transmitted service request to second network element after receiving the described first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message;
Charge system receives the second online charging credit control request information that second network element sends;
The described first online charging credit control request information and the second online charging credit control request information are carried out related credit control;
Send the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises credit control result to second network element;
Charge system is upgraded the credit control information of first network element;
After business was finished using, charge system was chargeed according to the credit control information after upgrading.
12. association charging control method according to claim 11 is characterized in that, the step that described charge system receives the first online charging credit control request information comprises afterwards:
Judge according to the described first online charging credit control request information whether other network elements are controlled in the needs association to this professional online charging control flow, if need, then send the first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message to described first network element.
13. association charging control method according to claim 12 is characterized in that, the described step that comprises the first online charging Credit Control Answer message of virtual authorization message to described first network element transmission comprises:
Indicate the first network element credit to control successfully by virtual authorization message, and etc. control information to be associated, and follow-up need it monitoring;
Wherein, the business logic processing strategy of described first network element of indication in the virtual authorization message.
14. association charging control method according to claim 13 is characterized in that, described charge system is carried out updating steps to the credit control information of first network element and is comprised:
Charge system sends the credit control update request comprise after the first online charging credit control request information and the second online charging credit control request information carried out association to first network element;
Described first network element feeds back Credit Control Answer to charge system.
15. association charging control method according to claim 13 is characterized in that, described charge system is carried out updating steps to the credit control information of first network element and is comprised:
Charge system sends the re-authorization request to first network element;
First network element sends the online charging credit control request information to charge system;
Charge system comprises the online charging Credit Control Answer message of the credit control result after the first online charging credit control request information and the second online charging credit control request information carried out association to first network element feedback.
16., it is characterized in that described second network element comprises after transmitting professional step according to claim 14 or 15 described association charging control methods:
When satisfying the charging triggering condition, first network element or second network element send new online charging credit control request information to charge system;
Charge system is unified to upgrade to the credit control result of first network element and/or second network element.
17. association charging control method according to claim 16 is characterized in that, described charge system is unified to comprise before the updating steps to the credit control result of first network element and/or second network element:
Judge whether described new online charging credit control request information causes that related credit control information changes,, then comprise the online charging Credit Control Answer message that new credit is controlled the result to first network element or second network element feedback if change.
18. association charging control method according to claim 17 is characterized in that, described credit control amount to first network element and/or second network element is unified updating steps and is comprised:
Charge system sends the re-authorization request to second network element or first network element;
Second network element or first network element send new online charging credit control request information to charge system;
Charge system is carried out credit control result after association obtains upgrading to two new online charging credit control request information that receive from first network element and second network element;
Charge system comprises described credit control result's online charging credit control request response message to first network element and second network element feedback.
19. association charging control method according to claim 18 is characterized in that, the step that described charge system is chargeed according to the credit control information after upgrading comprises:
Charge system gathers and unified the charging after receiving the online charging credit control termination messages that first network element and second network element send;
After finishing, charging feeds back the charging successful respond respectively to first network element and second network element.
20. association charging control method according to claim 18 is characterized in that, the step that described charge system is chargeed according to the credit control information after upgrading comprises:
Charge system receives the charging of the laggard hand-manipulating of needle of online charging credit control termination messages of first network element to first network element;
After finishing, charging feeds back the charging successful respond to first network element;
Charge system receives the charging of the laggard hand-manipulating of needle of online charging credit control termination messages of second network element to second network element;
After finishing, charging feeds back the charging successful respond to second network element.
21. a communication system is characterized in that, comprising:
User terminal, first network element, second network element and charge system;
Described user terminal is used to initiate service request, and uses professional;
Described first network element is used to receive service request, sends the first online charging credit control request information to charge system, and transmits service request to second network element after receiving the first online charging Credit Control Answer message of charge system;
Described second network element is used to receive the business that first network element is transmitted, and sends the second online charging credit control request information to charge system, and receives the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that charge system sends;
Described charge system is used to receive the first online charging credit control request information, send the first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message to first network element, and after receiving the second online charging credit control request information that second network element sends, the first online request message and the second online charging credit control request information are carried out the related credit line that obtains reserving, and user account is being carried out send the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises described reservation credit line to second network element after credit line is reserved.
22. a communication system is characterized in that, comprising:
User terminal, first network element, second network element and charge system;
Described user terminal is used to initiate service request, and uses professional;
Described first network element is used to receive service request, sends the first online charging credit control request information to charge system, and transmits service request to second network element after receiving the first online charging Credit Control Answer message of charge system;
Described second network element is used to receive the business that first network element is transmitted, and sends the second online charging credit control request information to charge system, and receives the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that charge system sends;
Described charge system is used to receive the first online charging credit control request information, the described first online charging credit control request information is carried out wholesale price obtain to reserve credit line, and user account is being carried out send the first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises described reservation credit line to described first network element after credit line is reserved, and receive the second online charging credit control request information that second network element sends, send the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message to described second network element.
23. a communication system is characterized in that, comprising:
User terminal, first network element, second network element and charge system;
Described user terminal is used to initiate service request, and uses professional;
Described first network element is used to receive service request, sends the first online charging credit control request information to charge system, and transmits service request to second network element after receiving the first online charging Credit Control Answer message of charge system;
Described second network element is used to receive the business that first network element is transmitted, and sends the second online charging credit control request information to charge system, and receives the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that charge system sends;
Described charge system is used to receive the first online charging credit control request information, send the first online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises virtual authorization message to first network element, and after receiving the second online charging credit control request information that second network element sends, the first online request message and the second online charging credit control request information are carried out the related credit line that obtains reserving, and user account is being carried out send the second online charging Credit Control Answer message that comprises described reservation credit line to second network element after credit line is reserved, transmit professional back at second network element credit control information of first network element is upgraded, and after business is used to complete, charge according to the credit control information after upgrading.
24. a charge system is characterized in that, comprising:
The online charging administrative unit, associative cell, wholesale price unit and user account administrative unit;
Described online charging administrative unit is used to receive the online charging credit control request information that network element sends, and described online charging credit control request information is forwarded to associative cell, and to network element feedback online charging Credit Control Answer message;
Described associative cell is used for judging whether related other network element of needs of this online charging control flow according to the online charging credit control request information, if need, then generate virtual authorization message, and ask described online charging administrative unit to carry this virtual authorization message in the online charging Credit Control Answer message that feeds back to corresponding network element; Described online charging administrative unit is called associative cell a plurality of online charging credit control request information that receive is carried out association, and obtains association results;
Described online charging administrative unit is called described wholesale price unit and according to described association results business is carried out wholesale price, and obtains the wholesale price result;
Described user account administrative unit is used for chargeing at user account according to described wholesale price result.
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