CN101400040B - Network charging system and charging method thereof - Google Patents

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CN101400040B
CN101400040B CN200710149992.4A CN200710149992A CN101400040B CN 101400040 B CN101400040 B CN 101400040B CN 200710149992 A CN200710149992 A CN 200710149992A CN 101400040 B CN101400040 B CN 101400040B
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The invention relates to PCC (Policy and Charging Control) structure, especially relating to charging technology for a network integration PCC structure. A network charging method comprises: a certificate server acquires user identity mark and corresponding user charging mark; charging client terminal acquires user charging mark and interacts charging information with charging system by using theuser charging mark; the charging system acquires corresponding relation of user identity mark and user charging mark, and matches charging information interacting with charging client terminal with user identity mark according to corresponding relation, and performs charging for user.

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A kind of network charge system and charging method thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to PCC (Policy and Charging Control, strategy and the control function of chargeing) framework, relate in particular to a kind of billing technology of network integration PCC framework.
Background technology
WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, the microwave interoperability is inserted in the whole world) is a kind of wireless metropolitan area network technology based on the IEEE802.16 standard.The WiMAX network reference model as shown in Figure 1, formed by 3 logic entities: MS (Mobile Station, portable terminal), ASN (Access Service Network, accessing business network), CSN (Connectivity Service Network connects service network).CSN can regard WiMAX server net as, by NSP (Network Service Provider, Internet Service Provider) managed operation, ASN can regard the Access Network of WiMAX network as, by NAP (Network Access Provider, Network Access Provider) managed operation.
ASN is as a logic entity, and its function is managing I EEE 802.16 air interfaces, for WiMAX user provides wireless access.ASN is made up of at least 1 BS (Base Station, base station) and 1 ASN GW (ASN Gateway, IAD) at least, and BS is connected to one or more ASN GW in logic.
CSN comprises a cover network function combination, connects for WiMAX user provides IP (Internet Protocol, Internet protocol).The major function that CSN provides has: for user conversation connects, give terminal distribution IP address; Internet inserts; Authentication (AAA) agency; QoS (Quality of Service, service quality) and permission control based on the custom system parameter; Tunnel between ASN and the CSN develops and manages; The user charges and clearing; Mobile management between the ASN; WiMAX service, for example location-based service, ptp services etc.CSN can be made up of router, AAA agency or server, customer data base, Internet gateway device etc.
Communication network must be the network that can run, for this reason, need to professional in the network and professional employed resource be carried out accurately, in time and comprehensively control, it is exactly one of important contents wherein that strategy and chargeing is controlled.
In the standardized partnership projects of 3G (Third Generation) Moblie stage 7 (3GPP release7) system, strategy and billing function are realized by PCC (Policy and Charging Control, strategy and the control function of chargeing) framework.The PCC framework is a functional framework that can be applied to multiple access technology, typical access technology for example: universal mobile telecommunications system (UTMS), terrestrial radio Access Network (UTRAN), GSM EDGE Radio Access Network (GERAN), I-WLAN (Interworking WLAN, interworking WLAN) and WiMAX etc.
The PCC framework has mainly been realized two big functions, the one, and policy control functions, another is billing function.
Policy control functions mainly comprises: 1, user's service parameter (mainly being qos parameter) negotiations process is monitored; 2, according to the business information that obtains, the employed network carrying resource of business is authorized; 3, control whether passing through of Business Stream in real time at the data loading end; 4, with the associated change advisory of service surface to the data loading end; 5, with the associated change advisory of data loading end to service surface etc.; 6, carry out policy control based on user signing contract information.In the PCC framework, the logic entity that policy control functions relates generally to comprises AF (Application Function, Application Function), PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function, strategy and charging regulation function entity), PCEF (Policy and Charging Enforcement Function, strategy and charging execution function entity) and SPR (Subscription Profile Repository, signatory specification storehouse) etc.
Billing function mainly comprises: 1, integrated service information, beared information and user signing contract information, work out charging regulation; 2, between the metering data of the metering data of service surface and loading end, carry out association; 3, under dynamic charge mode, carry out credit control.In the PCC framework, the logic entity that billing function relates generally to comprises: AF, PCRF, PCEF, SPR, OCS (Online Charging System, Online Charging System) and OFCS (Offline Charging System, off-line accounting system) etc.
The general frame of PCC as shown in Figure 2, the functional description of each logical functional entity and interface thereof is as follows:
AF: the application function logic entity, provide the access point of service application, and the employed Internet resources of these service application need carry out dynamic policy control.When service surface was carried out parameter negotiation, AF passed to PCRF with related service information.If these business information are tactful consistent with PCRF's, PCRF accepts this negotiation, otherwise PCRF refuses this negotiation, and can provide the acceptable service parameter of PCRF in feedback simultaneously.Subsequently, AF can return to these parameters UE (User Equipment, subscriber equipment).Interface between AF and the PCRF is Rx interface.In the IMS system, Proxy Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) is exactly AF.
PCRF: policy control and charging rule functions logic entity are the core of PCC system in fact, are responsible for the regulation of strategic decision-making and charging regulation.PCRF provides the network control rule based on business data flow, and these network controls comprise detection, gate (Gating Control), the QoS control of business data flow and based on the charging control of stream etc.PCRF sends to PCEF with strategy and the charging regulation of its formulation, and by its implementation strategy and charging regulation, PCRF will guarantee that also these rules and user's signatory specification is consistent simultaneously.PCRF works out strategy and comprises with the foundation of charging regulation: obtain and professional relevant information from AF; Obtain and user signing contract information from SPR; Obtain the information relevant with bearer network from PCEF.
PCEF: policy control and charging regulation are carried out the function logic entity, be usually located at gateway (GW, GataWay) in, carry out strategy and the charging regulation that PCRF works out at loading end.Traffic filtering device in the rule that PCEF sends according to PCRF carries out the detection of business data flow, and then these business data flows are carried out strategy and the control of chargeing that PCRF works out.When carrying was set up, the rule that PCEF sends according to PCRF was carried out the QoS mandate, and carried out the gate operation according to the indication of AF.According to the charging regulation that PCRF sends, PCEF carries out corresponding Business Stream billing operation.Chargeing both can be online charging, also can be offline charging.If online charging, PCEF needs and OCS carries out credit management together.During offline charging, exchange correlation charge information between PCEF and the OFCS.Interface between PCEF and the PCRF is the Gx interface, and the interface between the OCS is the Gy interface, and the interface between the OFCS is the Gz interface.PCEF generally is positioned on the gateway of network.For example, the GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node, GGSN) among the GPRS (General Packet Radio Service, GPRS).
SPR: signatory specification storehouse, stored and policy control and the relevant user signing contract information that charges.For example, the spendable business information of user, the spendable QoS information of customer service and charge relevant user signing contract information and user's realm do not wait.Utilize SPR institute canned data, PCRF just can carry out policy control and the billing operation based on user signing contract information.Interface between SPR and the PCRF is the Sp interface.
OCS: Online Charging System and PCEF carry out control and the management of user credit under the online charging mode (credit) together.In carrying foundation, modification and abort process, PCEF must carry out the credit authentication to OCS.The result of credit authentication can directly influence the use of customer service.For example, if user credit uses up, then professional employed data carrying meeting is deleted immediately, and customer service is interrupted.
OFCS: off-line accounting system, finish billing operation under the offline charging mode with PCEF.
Stipulated to utilize described PCC framework to carry out the process of strategy and control charging control in the existing protocol: when PCRF receives from the policy charging rule request message of PCEF, watch this locality and whether preserve associated user's CAMEL-Subscription-Information, if not then obtain corresponding information to SPR.Subsequently, PCRF utilizes user signing contract information to carry out making a strategic decision based on the policy charging rule of user signing contract information, and the policy charging rule after will making a strategic decision sends to PCEF.
The network architecture behind the WiMAX fusion PCC framework as shown in Figure 3.Wherein PDF (Policy Distribution Function, regular distribution function) is a logic entity, is convenient to the fusion of PCC framework.PDF is the point of departure of PCC rule, is responsible for the rule to PCEF distribution PCC, and it transmits the message between PCEF and the PCRF.CDF (Charging Distribution Function, charging distribution function) shields the mobility of PCC Policy Enforcement Point PCEF in the WiMAX network to OCS or OFCS; PCEF generates station message recording or request prepayment quota by CDF and OCS or the mutual charge information of OFCS.
MS is by the ASN access network, in user MS access procedure, MS produces Outer-NAI (Outer-Network Access Identifier, external network inserts sign) sign, Outer-NAI is casual user's sign, the Outer-NAI that uses in each user-network access verification process can be different, and ASN finds corresponding aaa server according to the Outer-NAI sign, and MS is carried out access authentication, authentication.And the true identity Inner-NAI of MS (Inner-Network Access Identifier, internal network insert sign) in user authentication process with the cipher mode transmission, only at user terminal MS and aaa server as seen, invisible to Access Network.Aaa server for the user distributes AAA-Session-ID, is gone into network process in order to this time of identifying user in user's initial authentication, Accounting Client and aaa server use this AAA-Session-ID identifying user when mutual charge information.
When MS initiates business, Accounting Client (generally being positioned at PCEF) is as the flow information of charging point recording user business, professional duration information and professional QoS and rate information, and should report the station message recording to charge system OCS application pre-payment quota or to OFCS, by charge system (comprising OCS and OFCS) charge information and associated user are mapped, handle for the user does corresponding the charging.But because the above-mentioned different user totem information (Inner-NAI and AAA-Session-ID) that exists, user terminal MS and aaa server can be known user's true identity Inner-NAI, and Accounting Client can't be known user's true identity Inner-NAI, in the mutual charge information of Accounting Client and charge system AAA-Session-ID is arranged, and the true identity that does not have the user identifies Inner-NAI, can't this charge information is corresponding with real user after so inconsistent user profile sign makes charge system receive this charge information, cause and can't charge.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the invention provides two kinds of network charge systems and charging method thereof, WiMAX merge in the system of PCC framework charge system can with the mutual charge information of Accounting Client, and this charge information corresponded to particular user, be implemented in the function of chargeing for the user in this system.
A kind of network charging method comprises:
Certificate server obtains user's User Identity and corresponding user's charging identifier;
Accounting Client obtains described user's charging identifier, and uses this user's charging identifier and the mutual charge information of charge system;
Described charge system obtains the corresponding relation of described User Identity and user's charging identifier, and will correspond to User Identity with the mutual charge information of Accounting Client according to described corresponding relation, handles for this user does corresponding the charging.
A kind of network charge system comprises:
Certificate server is for the User Identity and the user's charging identifier that obtain the user;
After Accounting Client and charge system, described Accounting Client are used for obtaining described user's charging identifier, with this user's charging identifier and the mutual charge information of described charge system;
Described charge system obtains the corresponding relation of described User Identity and user's charging identifier, and will correspond to the User Identity of storage with the mutual charge information of Accounting Client according to described corresponding relation, handles for this user does corresponding the charging; Wherein, in user's authentication process, described charge system obtains described corresponding relation; Perhaps in user's exiting network process, described charge system obtains described corresponding relation; Perhaps described charge system is when needed or after receiving charge information, obtains described corresponding relation with described certificate server is mutual.
A kind of certificate server comprises:
Sign obtains module, is used for obtaining described User Identity and corresponding user's charging identifier;
The corresponding relation interactive module, be used for charge system reciprocal process, obtain described User Identity that module obtains and user's charging identifier according to described sign and generate corresponding relation between described User Identity and the user's charging identifier, and described corresponding relation is sent to charge system; Perhaps obtain User Identity that module obtains and user's charging identifier and described charge system according to described sign and carry out alternately, described charge system generates described corresponding relation in reciprocal process.
A kind of Accounting Client comprises:
User's charging identifier obtains module, is used for obtaining user's charging identifier of user;
The first charge information interactive module is used for using described user's charging identifier to obtain user's charging identifier that module obtains, with the charge information of charge system interactive user.
A kind of charge system comprises:
Corresponding relation obtains module, is used for obtaining the corresponding relation of User Identity and user's charging identifier; Wherein, in user's authentication process, described corresponding relation obtains module and obtains described corresponding relation; Perhaps in user's exiting network process, described corresponding relation obtains module and obtains described corresponding relation; Perhaps described corresponding relation obtains module when needed or after receiving charge information, obtains described corresponding relation alternately with described certificate server;
The second charge information interactive module is used for using the mutual charge information of described user's charging identifier with Accounting Client;
The charging processing module is used for obtaining the corresponding relation that module obtains according to described corresponding relation, will correspond to the User Identity of storage from the charge information that the described second charge information interactive module receives, and handles for the user does corresponding the charging.
Another kind of network charging method comprises:
Certificate server obtains user's User Identity and corresponding user's charging identifier;
Accounting Client obtains described user's charging identifier;
The mapping function entity obtains the corresponding relation between described User Identity and the user's charging identifier, and transmits charge information according to described corresponding relation between Accounting Client and charge system; Described mapping function entity uses described user's charging identifier and the mutual charge information of described Accounting Client, and described mapping function entity uses described User Identity and the mutual charge information of described charge system;
Described charge system corresponds to described user according to the User Identity in the described mutual charge information with described charge information, and handles for this user does corresponding the charging; Described charge system uses User Identity to identify charge information; Described charge system stores User Identity.
Another kind of network charge system comprises:
Certificate server is for the User Identity and the user's charging identifier that obtain the user;
Accounting Client, mapping function entity and charge system,
Described Accounting Client is used for obtaining described user's charging identifier, and uses described user's charging identifier and mapping function entity interaction charge information;
Described mapping function entity is used for obtaining the corresponding relation of described User Identity and user's charging identifier, and transmits charge information according to described corresponding relation between described Accounting Client and described charge system;
Described charge system is used described User Identity and mapping function entity interaction charge information, and according to the User Identity in the described charge information described charge information is corresponded to described user, handles for this user does corresponding the charging; Described charge system stores User Identity.
A kind of mapping function entity comprises:
Corresponding relation obtains module, is used for obtaining described corresponding relation from certificate server or charge system;
The Accounting Client interactive module is used for using the mutual charge information of user's charging identifier with Accounting Client;
The charge system interactive module is used for using the mutual charge information of User Identity with described charge system;
Mapping block, be used for receiving the charge information that described Accounting Client interactive module receives from described Accounting Client, user's charging identifier in this charge information is mapped as User Identity, and the charge information after will shining upon sends to described charge system interactive module; Receive described charge system interactive module from the charge information that described charge system receives, the User Identity in this charge information is mapped as user's charging identifier, and the charge information after will shining upon sends to described Accounting Client interactive module.
Another kind of Accounting Client comprises:
User's charging identifier obtains module, is used for obtaining user's charging identifier;
The first charge information interactive module is used for obtaining user's charging identifier and the described mapping function entity interaction charge information that module obtains according to described user's charging identifier.
Another kind of charge system comprises:
Corresponding relation obtains module, is used for obtaining from the mapping function entity corresponding relation of User Identity and user's charging identifier; Wherein, described corresponding relation is generated in reciprocal process according to described User Identity and user's charging identifier by certificate server; And described mapping function entity obtains described corresponding relation from described certificate server; Perhaps described corresponding relation by charge system according to described User Identity and user's charging identifier with the mutual process of certificate server in generate; And described mapping function entity obtains described corresponding relation from described charge system;
The second charge information interactive module is used for the mapping function entity with the mutual charge information of User Identity;
The charging processing module is used for receiving the charge information that the described second charge information interactive module receives, and obtains the corresponding relation that module obtains according to corresponding relation, and described charge information is corresponded to particular user, handles for the user does corresponding the charging.
The embodiment of the invention is owing to adopt user's charging identifier and this user's User Identity to generate corresponding relation, make that can to carry out charge information between charge system and the Accounting Client mutual, and charge system can correspond to mutual charge information concrete user, do corresponding the charging and handle, be embodied as the function that the user charges.
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Fig. 1 is the WiMAX network architecture diagram of prior art;
Fig. 2 is the PCC configuration diagram of prior art;
Fig. 3 is the network architecture diagram after the WiMAX of prior art merges the PCC framework;
Fig. 4 a is the network charge system structure chart of the embodiment of the invention one;
Fig. 4 b is the network charge system certificate server cut-away view of the embodiment of the invention one;
Fig. 4 c is the network charge system Accounting Client cut-away view of the embodiment of the invention one;
Fig. 4 d is the charge system cut-away view in the network charge system of the embodiment of the invention one;
Fig. 4 e is the charging method flow chart of the embodiment of the invention one;
Fig. 5 is the charging method flow chart of the embodiment of the invention two;
Fig. 6 is the charging method flow chart of the embodiment of the invention three;
Fig. 7 is the charging method flow chart of the embodiment of the invention four;
Fig. 8 is the charging method flow chart of the embodiment of the invention five;
Fig. 9 is the charging method flow chart of the embodiment of the invention six;
Figure 10 is the charging method flow chart of the embodiment of the invention seven;
Figure 11 a is the network charge system structure chart of the embodiment of the invention eight;
Figure 11 b is the network charge system certificate server cut-away view of the embodiment of the invention eight;
Figure 11 c is the network charge system Accounting Client cut-away view of the embodiment of the invention eight;
Figure 11 d is the charge system cut-away view in the network charge system of the embodiment of the invention eight;
Figure 11 e is the mapping function entity cut-away view in the network charge system of the embodiment of the invention eight;
Figure 11 f is the charging method flow chart of the embodiment of the invention eight.
Embodiment
The charging method that the embodiment of the invention provides, user's charging identifier of Accounting Client is corresponding with user's User Identity, obtain both corresponding relations, utilize this corresponding relation realize Accounting Client and charge system charge information alternately, and make charge system charge information and particular user can be mapped, thereby be embodied as the purpose that this user charges.
The embodiment of the invention provides four kinds of schemes:
Scheme one: session is identified AAA-Session-ID (or many session identifications Acct-Multi-Session-ID that charges) as user's charging identifier, (this certificate server is arranged in aaa server to certificate server, authenticate during for user access networks, authentication) session is identified AAA-Session-ID (or Acct-Multi-Session-ID) and be handed down to Accounting Client, and the corresponding relation that user real identification identifies Inner-NAI and this user's charging identifier AAA-Session-ID (or Acct-Multi-Session-ID) sent to charge system, charge system corresponds to real user according to this corresponding relation with charge information;
Scheme two: first Outer-NAI that the user is this time networked is as user's charging identifier, Accounting Client obtains this Outer-NAI in the user-network access authentication process, charge system obtains the corresponding relation of this sign and User Identity Inner-NAI from certificate server, charge system corresponds to real user according to this corresponding relation with charge information, realizes chargeing;
Scheme three: user's fee is identified CUI as user's charging identifier, in certificate server and charge system reciprocal process, generate the corresponding relation of this CUI and user real identification sign Inner-NAI, charge system corresponds to real user according to this corresponding relation with charge information, realizes chargeing;
Scheme four: utilize the mapping function entity to convert the user's charging identifier in the mutual charge information to the real user sign, perhaps convert the sign of the real user in the charge information to the user charging identifier, the system that makes realizes chargeing mutual, thereby finishes charging.
Scheme one
According to scheme one, the embodiment of the invention provides three specific embodiments, wherein:
Embodiment one is that charge system obtains AAA-Session-ID (or Acct-Multi-Session-ID) and Inner-NAI corresponding relation in user's access authentication process, thereby unified user ID realizes the scheme of charging;
Embodiment two is that charge system obtains AAA-Session-ID (or Acct-Multi-Session-ID) and Inner-NAI corresponding relation in user's exiting network process, thereby unified user ID realizes the scheme of charging;
Embodiment three for charge system after receiving charge information, charge system obtains AAA-Session-ID (or Acct-Multi-Session-ID) and Inner-NAI corresponding relation from certificate server, thus unified user ID is finished billing function.
Below so that each embodiment is elaborated.
Embodiment one
Present embodiment provides a kind of charge system, shown in Fig. 4 a, comprising: user terminal 411, certificate server 412, Accounting Client 413, charge system 414.
User terminal 411 is mutual at process and the certificate server 412 of Access Network, carries out authentication, authentication.In authentication, verification process, certificate server 412 can obtain the User Identity Inner-NAI of user terminal 411; Certificate server 412 also obtains user's charging identifier; Certificate server 412 is mutual with charge system 414, obtains the corresponding relation of User Identity Inner-NAI and user's charging identifier.
Accounting Client 413 obtains user's charging identifier, and with the mutual charge information of charge system 414 in carry this user's charging identifier, and identify the indication user's fee with this.
Charge system 414 obtains the corresponding relation of User Identity and user's charging identifier, and will correspond to User Identity with the mutual charge information of Accounting Client 413 according to this corresponding relation, thereby correspond to particular user, handle for the user does corresponding the charging, corresponding charging is handled and is comprised that OFCS (off-line accounting system) generates the station message recording for the user and/or OCS (Online Charging System) distributes the prepayment quota.
Charge system 414 can be OCS or OFCS, and for OFCS, Accounting Client 413 reports charge information to it, and OFCS adds up this charge information, calculates charging result, and record; For OCS, Accounting Client 413 is to its application prepayment quota, and OCS sends the prepayment quota to Accounting Client.
The internal structure of above-mentioned certificate server 412 comprises as lower module, and shown in Fig. 4 b: sign obtains module 421, corresponding relation interactive module 422, user's charging identifier sending module 423.
Identify and obtain module 421, be used for obtaining user's charging identifier of User Identity and this user of correspondence.
Corresponding relation interactive module 422, be used for charge system reciprocal process, obtain User Identity that module obtains and user's charging identifier according to sign and generate corresponding relation between User Identity and the user's charging identifier; Perhaps obtaining User Identity that module obtains and user's charging identifier and charge system according to sign carries out generating corresponding relation by charge system in reciprocal process alternately.
User's charging identifier sending module 423, the user's charging identifier that sign is obtained the module acquisition sends to Accounting Client 413.
Above-mentioned Accounting Client 413 generally is positioned at PCEF, and its structure comprises as lower module, shown in Fig. 4 c:
User's charging identifier obtains module 431, is used for obtaining user's charging identifier of user.
The first charge information interactive module 432 is used for using user's charging identifier to obtain user's charging identifier that module obtains, with the charge information of charge system 414 interactive user.
Above-mentioned charge system 414 can be that the OSC Online Charging System also can be the OFCS off-line accounting system, also can be the charge system that comprises OSC Online Charging System and OFCS off-line accounting system, and its structure comprises as lower module, shown in Fig. 4 d:
Corresponding relation obtains module 441, is used for obtaining the corresponding relation of User Identity and user's charging identifier;
The second charge information interactive module 442 is used for using the mutual charge information of user's charging identifier with Accounting Client 413;
Charging processing module 443 is used for obtaining the corresponding relation that module obtains according to corresponding relation, will correspond to User Identity from the charge information that the second charge information interactive module receives, and handles for the user does corresponding the charging.The corresponding processing of chargeing comprises that the OFSC system generates station message recording or OCS system assignment prepayment quota.
Use above-mentioned network charge system, present embodiment also provides a kind of network charging method, and this method is to obtain the corresponding relation of user's charging identifier and User Identity in user's access authentication process, thereby finishes billing function, its flow process comprises following concrete steps shown in Fig. 4 e:
S401: user terminal 411 networks, and carries out access authentication.
User terminal 411 sends the request of networking to certificate server 412, and certificate server 412 carries out authentication to it, and in authentication, authentication process, the internal network that certificate server 412 obtains the user inserts sign Inner-NAI, i.e. user's true identity sign.
S402: certificate server 412 generates AAA-Session-ID.
Certificate server 412 generates the session identification AAA-Session-ID that this time networks for this user in authentication process, thereby certificate server 412 obtains the corresponding relation of AAA-Session-ID and user's true identity sign Inner-NAI.
S403: certificate server 412 is issued to Accounting Client 413 with AAA-Session-ID.
Certificate server 412 is issued to Accounting Client 413 as user's charging identifier with AAA-Session-ID, and Accounting Client 413 uses this user's of AAA-Session-ID mark for marking charge information.
S404: certificate server 412 is issued to charge system 414 with the relation of AAA-Session-ID and Inner-NAI.
Certificate server 412 also sends to charge system 414 with the relation of AAA-Session-ID and Inner-NAI, alternately the time, charge system 414 just can correspond to concrete user with this charge information according to this corresponding relation to the charge information that uses the AAA-Session-ID sign when Accounting Client 413 with charge system 414 like this.
S405: Accounting Client 413 uses AAA-Session-ID and charge system 414 mutual charge informations.
When Accounting Client 413 uses the mutual charge information of AAA-Session-ID sign and charge system 414, because charge system 414 has had the corresponding relation of AAA-Session-ID and Inner-NAI, the real user identity of the user in the charge information and current networking can be mapped, thereby be embodied as the function that the user of current networking charges.
AAA-Session-ID in the present embodiment is replaceable be Acct-Multi-Session-ID as user's charging identifier, can reach billing purpose equally.
Present embodiment is owing to adopt certificate server 412 that the corresponding relation of user's charging identifier AAA-Session-ID and User Identity Inner-NAI is issued to charge system, make charge system to identify and insert the corresponding relation of user and user's fee, thereby be embodied as the function that the user of current access charges.
Embodiment two
Use the network charge system that above-described embodiment one provides, present embodiment provides a kind of network charging method, and this method is the corresponding relation that obtains user's charging identifier and User Identity in user's exiting network process, finishes billing function, flow process comprises following concrete steps as shown in Figure 5:
S501-S503 repeats no more with the S401-S403 of embodiment one herein.
S504: Accounting Client 413 uses AAA-Session-ID and charge system 414 mutual charge informations.
Accounting Client 413 uses AAA-Session-ID and charge system 414 mutual charge informations, and this moment, charge system 414 was only preserved this charge information, did not carry out the station message recording.
S505: the user initiates to move back the net flow process.
When the user finishes this time professionally, when determining to exit network, user terminal 411 initiates to move back the net request to certificate server 412.
S506: before moving back the anastomose bundle, charge system 414 obtains the relation of AAA-Session-ID and Inner-NAI.
Certificate server 412 is after the net request of moving back that receives this user, and certificate server 412 sends to charge system 414 with the relation of AAA-Session-ID and Inner-NAI alternately with charge system.
S507: charge system 414 corresponds to particular user according to the corresponding relation of AAA-Session-ID and Inner-NAI with the charge information of preserving, and does corresponding the charging and handle.
Charge system 414 is behind the corresponding relation that receives AAA-Session-ID and Inner-NAI, the charge information that to preserve in step S504 corresponds to concrete user, and for this user does corresponding charging processing, corresponding charging is handled and is comprised the generation station message recording.
AAA-Session-ID in the present embodiment is replaceable be Acct-Multi-Session-ID as user's charging identifier, can reach billing purpose equally.
Present embodiment is because employing charge system before moving back net obtains the method for the corresponding relation of AAA-Session-ID and Inner-NAI from certificate server 412, make charge system to identify and insert the corresponding relation of user and user's fee, thereby be embodied as the function that the user of current access charges.
Embodiment three
Use the network charge system that above-described embodiment one provides, present embodiment provides a kind of network charging method, this method is after charge system receives charge information, obtain the corresponding relation of user's charging identifier and User Identity, finish billing function, flow process comprises following concrete steps as shown in Figure 6:
S601-S603 repeats no more with the S401-S403 of embodiment one herein.
S604: Accounting Client 413 uses AAA-Session-ID and charge system 414 mutual charge informations.
S605: charge system 414 obtains the Inner-NAI of AAA-Session-ID correspondence to certificate server 412 requests.
Behind the charge information that has obtained to report in charge system 414, to the Inner-NAI of certificate server 412 request acquisition AAA-Session-ID correspondences, certificate server 412 issues the corresponding relation of AAA-Session-ID and Inner-NAI to charge system 414.
S606: according to the AAA-Session-ID that obtains and the corresponding relation of Inner-NAI, do corresponding the charging and handle.
Charge system 414 corresponds to concrete user with the charge information that reports behind the corresponding relation that has obtained AAA-Session-ID and Inner-NAI, and handles for this user does corresponding the charging, comprises generating the station message recording and/or distributing the prepayment quota.
AAA-Session-ID in the present embodiment is replaceable be Acct-Multi-Session-ID as user's charging identifier, can reach billing purpose equally.
Present embodiment is owing to adopt the method that obtains the corresponding relation of AAA-Session-ID and Inner-NAI after charge system receives charge information from certificate server, make charge system to identify and insert the corresponding relation of user and user's fee, thereby be embodied as the function that the user of current access charges.
Scheme two
Scheme two provides three specific embodiments, wherein:
Embodiment four is in user's access authentication process, first Outer-NAI that charge system obtains to use in the network process and Inner-NAI corresponding relation, thus the scheme of unified user ID is finished billing function;
Embodiment five is in user's exiting network process, first Outer-NAI that charge system obtains to use in the network process and Inner-NAI corresponding relation, thus unified user ID is finished billing function;
Embodiment six for charge system after receiving charge information, remove first Outer-NAI and the Inner-NAI corresponding relation that obtain to use in the network process, unify user ID, finish billing function.
Below so that each embodiment is elaborated.
Embodiment four
Use the network charge system that above-described embodiment one provides, present embodiment provides a kind of network charging method, this method is the corresponding relation that obtains user's charging identifier and User Identity in user's access authentication process, thereby finish billing function, flow process comprises following concrete steps as shown in Figure 7:
S701: user terminal 411 networks, and carries out access authentication.
User terminal 411 sends the request of networking to certificate server 412, generates the casual user and identifies Outer-NAI, and carry out alternately with this Outer-NAI and certificate server 412.412 pairs of user terminals of certificate server 411 carry out authentication simultaneously, and in authentication, authentication process, the internal network that certificate server 412 obtains the user inserts sign Inner-NAI, i.e. user's true identity sign.Therefore, certificate server 412 has obtained the corresponding relation of this Outer-NAI and User Identity Inner-NAI.
S702: Accounting Client obtains this Outer-NAI in user's authentication process.
Accounting Client obtains this casual user from user terminal and identifies Outer-NAI in user's authentication process.
S703: certificate server 412 is issued to charge system 414 with the relation of this Outer-NAI and Inner-NAI.
Certificate server 412 also sends to charge system 414 with the relation of this Outer-NAI and Inner-NAI, when Accounting Client 413 used the mutual charge information of these Outer-NAI user's charging identifier and charge system 414, charge system 414 just can correspond to concrete user with charge information like this.
S704: Accounting Client 413 uses this Outer-NAI and charge system 414 mutual charge informations.
When Accounting Client 413 uses the mutual charge information of these Outer-NAI and charge system 414, because charge system 414 has had the corresponding relation of this Outer-NAI and Inner-NAI, the real user identity of the user in the charge information and current networking can be mapped, thereby be embodied as the function that the user of current networking charges.
Present embodiment is owing to adopt certificate server that the corresponding relation of user's charging identifier Outer-NAI and User Identity Inner-NAI is issued to charge system, make charge system to identify and insert the corresponding relation of user and user's fee, thereby be embodied as the function that the user of current access charges.
Embodiment five
Use the network charge system that above-described embodiment one provides, present embodiment provides a kind of network charging method, and this method is the corresponding relation that obtains user's charging identifier and User Identity in user's exiting network process, finishes billing function, flow process comprises following concrete steps as shown in Figure 8:
S801-S802 repeats no more with the S701-S702 of embodiment four herein.
S803: Accounting Client 413 uses this Outer-NAI to charge system 414 mutual charge informations.
Accounting Client 413 uses this Outer-NAI and charge system 414 mutual charge informations, and this moment, charge system 414 was only preserved this charge information, did not carry out the station message recording.
S804: the user initiates to move back the net flow process.
When the user finishes this time professionally, when determining to exit network, user terminal 411 initiates to move back the net request to certificate server 412.
S805: before moving back the anastomose bundle, certificate server 412 is issued to charge system 414 with the relation of this Outer-NAI and Inner-NAI.
Certificate server 412 is issued to charge system 414 with the relation of this Outer-NAI and Inner-NAI after the net request of moving back that receives this user.
S806: charge system 414 corresponds to particular user according to the corresponding relation of this Outer-NAI and Inner-NAI with the charge information of preserving, and does corresponding the charging and handle.
Charge system 414 is behind the corresponding relation that receives this Outer-NAI and Inner-NAI, and the charge information that will preserve in step S803 corresponds to concrete user, and handles for this user does corresponding the charging.
Present embodiment is because employing charge system before moving back net obtains the method for the corresponding relation of Outer-NAI and Inner-NAI from certificate server, make charge system to identify and insert the corresponding relation of user and user's fee, thereby be embodied as the function that the user of current access charges.
Embodiment six
Use the network charge system that above-described embodiment one provides, present embodiment provides a kind of network charging method, and this method is after receiving charge information, obtain the corresponding relation of user's charging identifier and User Identity, finish billing function, flow process comprises following concrete steps as shown in Figure 9:
S901-S902 repeats no more with the S701-S702 of embodiment four herein.
S903: Accounting Client 413 uses Outer-NAI and charge system 414 mutual charge informations.
Accounting Client 413 uses this Outer-NAI and charge system 414 mutual charge informations, after charge system 414 is received the charge information of Accounting Client 413, earlier this charge information is preserved.
S904: the Inner-NAI that obtains this Outer-NAI correspondence to certificate server 412 requests.
Behind the charge information that has obtained to report in charge system 414, to the Inner-NAI of certificate server 412 these Outer-NAI correspondences of request acquisition, certificate server 412 issues the corresponding relation of Outer-NAI and Inner-NAI to charge system 414.
S905: charge system 414 is done corresponding the charging and is handled according to this Outer-NAI that obtains and the corresponding relation of Inner-NAI.
Charge system 414 corresponds to concrete user with the charge information that reports behind the corresponding relation that has obtained this Outer-NAI and Inner-NAI, and handles for this user does corresponding the charging.
Present embodiment is owing to adopt the method that obtains the corresponding relation of Outer-NAI and Inner-NAI after charge system receives charge information from certificate server, make charge system to identify and insert the corresponding relation of user and user's fee, thereby be embodied as the function that the user of current access charges.
In the scheme two, the flow process between charge system and certificate server and scheme one are basic identical as can be seen, and just the user's charging identifier in the scheme two is generated by terminal, distinguishes to some extent with the sign of scheme one.
Scheme three
Embodiment seven
Use the network charge system that above-described embodiment one provides, present embodiment provides a kind of network charging method, this method is to adopt the CUI sign as user's charging identifier, and make charge system learn the corresponding relation of this CUI and User Identity Inner-NAI, thereby charge system corresponds to real user with the user's charging identifier in the charge information, finishes the charging meter record to real user.Wherein CUI is interim charging identifier, in order to identify the user's fee identity.Flow process comprises the steps: as shown in figure 10
S1001: user terminal 411 networks, and carries out access authentication.
User terminal 411 sends the request of networking to certificate server 412 to carry out authenticating and authentication alternately with certificate server 412.
S1002: certificate server 412 is mutual with charge system 414, generates CUI.
Certificate server 412 is mutual with charge system 414 in the process of authentication, generates casual user's charging identifier CUI, and generates the corresponding relation of this CUI and User Identity Inner-NAI.This CUI both can be that charge system 414 generates, and also can be that certificate server 412 generates.
Generate if CUI is charge system 414, then charge system 414 also generates the corresponding relation of this CUI and User Identity Inner-NAI, and in reciprocal process, certificate server 412 also obtains this corresponding relation;
Generate if CUI is certificate server 412, then certificate server 412 also generates the corresponding relation of this CUI and User Identity Inner-NAI, and in reciprocal process, charge system 414 also obtains this corresponding relation.
S1003: certificate server 412 is issued to Accounting Client 413 with CUI.
Certificate server 412 is issued to Accounting Client 413 with CUI, and Accounting Client 413 usefulness CUI identify as user's charging identifier.
S1004: Accounting Client 413 uses CUI and charge system 414 mutual charge informations.
Accounting Client 413 uses CUI and charge system 414 mutual charge informations.Because in authentication process, charge system 414 has obtained the corresponding relation of CUI and User Identity Inner-NAI, charge system 414 can correspond to particular user with charge information, does corresponding the charging and handles.
Present embodiment is owing to generate the CUI sign as user's charging identifier in the subscription authentication process, and make charge system know the corresponding relation of this CUI and User Identity Inner-NAI, thereby charge system can correspond to real user with the user's charging identifier in the charge information, realization is handled user's charging, namely generates user's station message recording and/or distributes the prepayment quota.
By the scene that certificate server generates, also there are the various execution modes of describing in the scheme one for CUI simultaneously, do not repeat them here.
Scheme four
Embodiment eight
Present embodiment makes charge system to carry out the station message recording for user's charge information by the relation of mapping function entity mapping user's charging identifier and User Identity, realizes network billing.This mapping function entity both can be in the physical entity with CDF, also can be in the physical system with charge system.And CDF also can be in the same physical entity with certificate server or charge system, perhaps as physical entity independently.Mutual transfer by the mapping function entity between Accounting Client and the charge system, the mapping function entity is to transmit charge information between Accounting Client and the charge system, and adopt mapping to replace the method for sign, make Accounting Client and charge system can identify mutual charge information.
Present embodiment provides a kind of charge system, shown in Figure 11 a, comprising: user terminal 1111, certificate server 1112, Accounting Client 1113, charge system 1114, mapping function entity 1115.
User terminal 1111 is mutual at process and the certificate server 1112 of Access Network, carries out authentication, authentication.In authentication, verification process, certificate server 1112 can obtain the User Identity Inner-NAI of user terminal 1111; Certificate server 1112 also obtains user's charging identifier of user; Certificate server 1112 is mutual with charge system 1114, obtains the corresponding relation of User Identity Inner-NAI and user's charging identifier.
Accounting Client 1113 obtains user's charging identifier, Accounting Client 1113 with the mutual charge information of charge system 1114 in carry this user's charging identifier, and identify the indication user's fee with this.
Mapping function entity 1115 obtains the corresponding relation of User Identity and user's charging identifier from certificate server 1112 or charge system 1114.And according to described User Identity and corresponding user's charging identifier thereof at 1114 transmission of Accounting Client 1113 and described charge system charge information.
Accounting Client 1113 and mapping function entity 1115 have the charge information of user's charging identifier alternately.
Charge system 1114 has the User Identity charge information alternately with mapping function entity 1115, and according to the User Identity in the described charge information described charge information is corresponded to particular user, handles for the user does corresponding the charging.
The internal structure of above-mentioned certificate server 1112 comprises as lower module, and shown in Figure 11 b: sign obtains module 1121, corresponding relation interactive module 1122, user's charging identifier sending module 1123.
Identify and obtain module 1121, be used for obtaining user's charging identifier of User Identity and this user of correspondence.
Corresponding relation interactive module 1122, be used for charge system reciprocal process, obtain User Identity that module obtains and user's charging identifier according to sign and generate corresponding relation between User Identity and the user's charging identifier; Perhaps obtaining User Identity that module obtains and user's charging identifier and charge system according to sign carries out generating corresponding relation by charge system in reciprocal process alternately.
User's charging identifier sending module 1123 is used for identifying the user's charging identifier that obtains the module acquisition and sends to Accounting Client 1113.
Above-mentioned Accounting Client 1113 internal structures comprise as lower module, and shown in Figure 11 c: user's charging identifier obtains module 1131, the first charge information interactive module 1132.
User's charging identifier obtains module 1131, is used for obtaining user's charging identifier;
The first charge information interactive module 1132 is used for obtaining user's charging identifier and the described mapping function entity 1115 mutual charge informations that module obtains according to described user's charging identifier.
Above-mentioned charge system 1114 internal structures comprise as lower module, shown in Figure 11 d: the second charge information interactive module 1142, charging processing module 1143.
The second charge information interactive module 1142 is used for and the mutual charge information of the described User Identity of mapping function entity 1115 usefulness;
Charging processing module 1143 is used for receiving the charge information that the second charge information interactive module 1142 receives, and charge information is corresponded to particular user, handles for the user does corresponding the charging.
Above-mentioned mapping function entity 1115 internal structures comprise as lower module, and shown in Figure 11 e: corresponding relation obtains module 1154, Accounting Client interactive module 1151, charge system interactive module 1153, mapping block 1152.
Corresponding relation obtains module 1154, is used for from the corresponding relation of certificate server 1112 or charge system 1114 acquisition User Identity and user's charging identifier;
Accounting Client interactive module 1151 is used for and the mutual institute of Accounting Client 1113 usefulness user charging identifier charge information;
Charge system interactive module 1153 is used for and the mutual charge information of charge system 1114 usefulness User Identity;
Mapping block 1152, be used for receiving the charge information that Accounting Client interactive module 1151 receives from Accounting Client 1113, user's charging identifier in this charge information is mapped as User Identity, and the charge information after will shining upon sends to described charge system interactive module 1153; Receive described charge system interactive module 1153 from the charge information that described charge system 1114 receives, the User Identity in this information is mapped as user's charging identifier, and the charge information after will shining upon sends to described Accounting Client interactive module 1152.
Use the network charge system that present embodiment provides, present embodiment provides a kind of network charging method, and this method is by the mapping function entity, the charge information of realizing Accounting Client and charge system is mutual, and for the user does the corresponding processing of chargeing, shown in Figure 11 f, comprise the steps:
S1101: Accounting Client 1113 sends to mapping function entity 1115 with charge information.
Accounting Client 1113 is transmitted to charge system 1114 by mapping function entity 1115 with charge information.
S1102: mapping function entity 1115 is mapped as User Identity with user's charging identifier.
Mapping function entity 1115 is mapped as User Identity with the user's charging identifier in the charge information behind the charge information that receives Accounting Client 1113 transmissions.
In the authentication process of user-network access, certificate server 1112 has obtained the relation of User Identity and user's charging identifier, the method for acquisition and aforementioned schemes one, two, the 3rd, identical process.Mapping function entity 1115 obtains the relation of User Identity and user's charging identifier from certificate server 1112.
S1103: mapping function entity 1115 is transmitted charge information and is given charge system.
The charge information that mapping function entity 1115 will shine upon is forwarded to charge system 1114 again.
S1104: charge system is replied this charge information, and does corresponding the charging and handle.
Because the user's charging identifier in the charge information has been mapped as User Identity, charge system 1114 can correspond to this charge information corresponding particular user, do corresponding the charging and handle, and reply this charge information, and charging replied send to mapping function entity 1115.
S1105: mapping function entity 1115 is mapped as user's charging identifier with User Identity.
Mapping function entity 1115 is after the charging that receives charge system 1114 is replied, and the User Identity during this charging replied is mapped as user's charging identifier.
S1106: mapping function entity 1115 is transmitted this charging and is replied.
The charging that mapping function entity 1115 will execute mapping is replied and is transmitted to Accounting Client 1113.At this moment, Accounting Client can be identified to charge and reply middle corresponding associated user.
Present embodiment is owing to adopted the mapping tool of mapping function entity as User Identity and user's charging identifier, the relation of mapping user's charging identifier and User Identity, make Accounting Client can with the mutual charge information of charge system, charge system can be identified the true identity of the user's fee in the charge information, thereby for this user forms the station message recording, finish network billing.
In sum, the embodiment of the invention is owing to adopt user's charging identifier and this user's User Identity to generate corresponding relation, make that can to carry out charge information between charge system and the Accounting Client mutual, and charge system can correspond to mutual charge information concrete user, do corresponding the charging and handle, be embodied as the function that the user charges.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of step that realizes in above-described embodiment method is to instruct relevant hardware to finish by program, the program of being somebody's turn to do can be stored in the computer read/write memory medium, as: ROM/RAM, magnetic disc, CD etc.
The above only is preferred implementation of the present invention; should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the prerequisite that does not break away from the principle of the invention; can also make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be considered as protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a network charging method is characterized in that, comprising:
Certificate server obtains user's User Identity and corresponding user's charging identifier;
Accounting Client obtains described user's charging identifier, and uses this user's charging identifier and the mutual charge information of charge system;
Described charge system obtains the corresponding relation of described User Identity and user's charging identifier, and will correspond to the User Identity of storage with the mutual charge information of Accounting Client according to described corresponding relation, handles for this user does corresponding the charging; Wherein, in user's authentication process, described charge system obtains described corresponding relation from described certificate server; Perhaps in user's exiting network process, described charge system obtains described corresponding relation from described certificate server; Perhaps described charge system is when needed or after receiving charge information, obtains described corresponding relation with described certificate server is mutual; Described charge system is positioned on the different physical entities with described certificate server.
2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, described certificate server obtains User Identity and corresponding user's charging identifier in user-network access authentication process.
3. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that:
Described user's charging identifier comprises: casual user's sign that user's session identification, user terminal generate or user's interim charging identifier;
Described User Identity comprises that internal network inserts sign Inner-NAI.
4. method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that:
Described session identification comprises: authentication session identification AAA--Session-ID or many session identifications Acct-Multi-Session-ID that charges;
Described interim charging identifier comprises user's fee sign CUI.
5. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, the method that described Accounting Client obtains described user's charging identifier comprises:
If described user's charging identifier is casual user's sign, described Accounting Client obtains casual user's sign as user's charging identifier from user terminal in user-network access authentication process;
If described user's charging identifier is session identification or user's interim charging identifier, described Accounting Client obtains described user's charging identifier from described certificate server.
6. a network charge system is characterized in that, comprising:
Certificate server is for the User Identity and the user's charging identifier that obtain the user;
After Accounting Client and charge system, described Accounting Client are used for obtaining described user's charging identifier, with this user's charging identifier and the mutual charge information of described charge system;
Described charge system obtains the corresponding relation of described User Identity and user's charging identifier, and will correspond to the User Identity of storage with the mutual charge information of Accounting Client according to described corresponding relation, handles for this user does corresponding the charging; Wherein, in user's authentication process, described charge system obtains described corresponding relation from described certificate server; Perhaps in user's exiting network process, described charge system obtains described corresponding relation from described certificate server; Perhaps described charge system is when needed or after receiving charge information, obtains described corresponding relation with described certificate server is mutual; Described charge system is positioned on the different physical entities with described certificate server.
7. system as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that:
Described certificate server is arranged in the authentication aaa server;
Described Accounting Client is arranged in strategy and charging execution function entity PCEF.
8. as claim 6 or 7 described systems, it is characterized in that described charge system comprises: Online Charging System and/or off-line accounting system.
9. a certificate server is characterized in that, comprising:
Sign obtains module, is used for obtaining User Identity and corresponding user's charging identifier;
The corresponding relation interactive module, be used for charge system reciprocal process, obtain described User Identity that module obtains and user's charging identifier according to described sign and generate corresponding relation between described User Identity and the user's charging identifier, and described corresponding relation is sent to charge system; Perhaps obtain User Identity that module obtains and user's charging identifier and described charge system according to described sign and carry out alternately, described charge system generates described corresponding relation in reciprocal process.
10. certificate server as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, also comprises:
User's charging identifier sending module is used for sending described sign to Accounting Client and obtains user's charging identifier that module obtains.
11. a charge system is characterized in that, comprising:
Corresponding relation obtains module, is used for obtaining the corresponding relation of User Identity and user's charging identifier; Wherein, in user's authentication process, described corresponding relation obtains module and obtains described corresponding relation from certificate server; Perhaps in user's exiting network process, described corresponding relation obtains module and obtains described corresponding relation from certificate server; Perhaps described corresponding relation obtains module when needed or after receiving charge information, obtains described corresponding relation alternately with described certificate server;
The second charge information interactive module is used for using the mutual charge information of described user's charging identifier with Accounting Client;
The charging processing module is used for obtaining the corresponding relation that module obtains according to described corresponding relation, will correspond to the User Identity of storage from the charge information that the described second charge information interactive module receives, and handles for the user does corresponding the charging.
12. a network charging method is characterized in that, comprising:
Certificate server obtains user's User Identity and corresponding user's charging identifier;
Accounting Client obtains described user's charging identifier;
The mapping function entity obtains the corresponding relation between described User Identity and the user's charging identifier, and transmits charge information according to described corresponding relation between Accounting Client and charge system; Described mapping function entity uses described user's charging identifier and the mutual charge information of described Accounting Client, and described mapping function entity uses described User Identity and the mutual charge information of described charge system;
Described charge system obtains corresponding relation between described User Identity and the user's charging identifier from described mapping function entity, according to the User Identity in the described mutual charge information described charge information is corresponded to described user, and handle for this user does corresponding the charging; Described charge system uses User Identity to identify charge information; Described charge system stores User Identity.
13. method as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that:
Described corresponding relation is generated in reciprocal process according to described User Identity and user's charging identifier by certificate server; And described mapping function entity obtains described corresponding relation from described certificate server; Perhaps
Described corresponding relation by charge system according to described User Identity and user's charging identifier with the mutual process of certificate server in generate; And described mapping function entity obtains described corresponding relation from described charge system.
14. method as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, described certificate server obtains User Identity and corresponding user's charging identifier in user-network access authentication process.
15. method as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that:
Described user's charging identifier comprises: casual user's sign that user's session identification, user terminal generate or user's interim charging identifier;
Described User Identity comprises that internal network inserts sign Inner-NAI.
16. method as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, the method that described Accounting Client obtains described user's charging identifier comprises:
If described user's charging identifier is casual user's sign, described Accounting Client obtains casual user's sign as user's charging identifier from user terminal in user-network access authentication process;
If described user's charging identifier is session identification or user's interim charging identifier, described Accounting Client obtains described user's charging identifier from described certificate server.
17. method as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, the interim charging identifier of described user:
Be that charge system generates and sends to certificate server in mutual with certificate server; Perhaps
Be that certificate server generates in mutual with charge system.
18. method as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that:
Described session identification comprises: authentication session identification AAA-Session-ID or many session identifications Acct-Multi-Session-ID that charges;
Described interim charging identifier comprises user's fee sign CUI.
19. method as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, described mapping function entity transmits the method for charge information according to described corresponding relation between Accounting Client and charge system, comprising:
The mapping function entity receives the charge information that has user's charging identifier that described Accounting Client sends;
Described mapping function entity is mapped as User Identity with the user's charging identifier in the described charge information, and the charge information after will shining upon sends to charge system;
Charge system receives also replys described charge information, generates the charging that has User Identity and replys, and described charging replied send to described mapping function entity;
Described mapping function entity receives described charging and replys, and the User Identity during described charging replied is mapped as user's charging identifier, and the charging after will shining upon is replied and sent to Accounting Client.
20. a network charge system is characterized in that, comprising:
Certificate server is for the User Identity and the user's charging identifier that obtain the user;
Accounting Client, mapping function entity and charge system,
Described Accounting Client is used for obtaining described user's charging identifier, and uses described user's charging identifier and mapping function entity interaction charge information;
Described mapping function entity is used for obtaining the corresponding relation of described User Identity and user's charging identifier, and transmits charge information according to described corresponding relation between described Accounting Client and described charge system;
Described charge system obtains corresponding relation between described User Identity and the user's charging identifier from described mapping function entity, use described User Identity and mapping function entity interaction charge information, and according to the User Identity in the described charge information described charge information is corresponded to described user, for doing corresponding the charging, this user handles; Described charge system stores User Identity.
21. system as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that, described mapping function entity and charging distribution function entity are in the same physical entity, perhaps are in the same physical entity with charge system.
22. system as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that:
Described certificate server is arranged in the authentication aaa server;
Described Accounting Client is arranged in strategy and charging execution function entity PCEF.
23. system as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that, described charge system comprises: Online Charging System and/or off-line accounting system.
24. a mapping function entity is characterized in that, comprising:
Corresponding relation obtains module, is used for from the corresponding relation of certificate server or charge system acquisition User Identity and user's charging identifier;
The Accounting Client interactive module is used for using the mutual charge information of user's charging identifier with Accounting Client;
The charge system interactive module is used for using the mutual charge information of User Identity with described charge system;
Mapping block, be used for receiving the charge information that described Accounting Client interactive module receives from described Accounting Client, user's charging identifier in this charge information is mapped as User Identity, and the charge information after will shining upon sends to described charge system interactive module; Receive described charge system interactive module from the charge information that described charge system receives, the User Identity in this charge information is mapped as user's charging identifier, and the charge information after will shining upon sends to described Accounting Client interactive module.
25. a charge system is characterized in that, comprising:
Corresponding relation obtains module, is used for obtaining from the mapping function entity corresponding relation of User Identity and user's charging identifier; Wherein, described corresponding relation is generated in reciprocal process according to described User Identity and user's charging identifier by certificate server; And described mapping function entity obtains described corresponding relation from described certificate server; Perhaps described corresponding relation by charge system according to described User Identity and user's charging identifier with the mutual process of certificate server in generate; And described mapping function entity obtains described corresponding relation from described charge system;
The second charge information interactive module is used for the mapping function entity with the mutual charge information of User Identity;
The charging processing module, be used for receiving the charge information that the described second charge information interactive module receives, and according to the corresponding relation that corresponding relation acquisition module obtains, described charge information is corresponded to particular user according to the User Identity of storing, for the user does the corresponding processing of chargeing.
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