CN101426233A - Roaming user equipment gradation controlling method and gateway equipment for access service network - Google Patents
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The present invention provides a method for controlling level of roaming user facility in a WiMAX system, wherein the method comprises the following procedures: obtaining a general situation of service quality after the authentication of user facility and the network side is finished; collocating a user level to the user facility if the user facility which is required to be established with a service flow is the roaming user facility; and executing access controlling and resource reserving at least according to the user level and general situation of service quality. The present invention also provides a gateway device of access service network. In the method of the invention, the user level is selectively collocated to the roaming user facility which requires to be established with service flow, thus the subsequent processing such as access controlling and resource reserving can be executed according to the user level thereby obtaining the purpose of controlling the level of roaming user facility.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to World Interoperability for Microwave Access, WiMax (WiMAX, Worldwide Interoperabilityfor Microwave Access) technology, relate in particular to the control technology of roaming user equipment grade in the WiMAX system.
Background technology
WiMAX is a kind of wireless metropolitan area network technology based on IEEE 802.16 standards.The WiMAX system mainly is made up of three parts, that is, and and client, accessing business network and be connected service network.Client can be mobile subscriber station (MSS, Mobile Subscriber Station)/subscriber station (SS, SubscriberStation), for example be equipment such as mobile phone, stationary computers or mobile computer, here for convenience of description, the unified subscriber equipment (UE, User Equipment) that is called; Accessing business network can be access service network (ASN, Access Service Network), comprises base station (BS, Base Station) and access service network gateway (ASN GW, Access Service Network Gateway); Connecting service network can be interconnect service network (CSN, Connectivity Service Network), comprises prepaid server (PPS), AAA server (AAAServer), home agent logic entities such as (HA).The wireless side of WiMAX system is based on the wireless MAN access technology of IEEE 802.16d/e standard.
The target of the network work group of WiMAX Forum (NWG, Network working group) is: set up network reference model end to end, satisfy the demand that working group of WiMAX Forum operator proposes; Formulate the network standard end to end, functional entity in the define grid and network interface; For the intercommunication of WiMAX system authentication lays the foundation.
The service quality of NWG the 2nd stage (Stage2) normalized definition (QoS, Quality of Service) framework as shown in Figure 1, wherein, the Business Stream that the WiMAX system supports ASN to initiate is set up process, it is optional that the Business Stream that MS initiates is set up process; Application server (AF, Application Function) can be mutual on application layer protocol with subscriber equipment, and Business Stream is set up and renewal thereby trigger; Strategic server (PF, Policy Function) comprises policing rule and charging regulation; AAA server is used to preserve quality of services for users overview (QoS Profile, Quality of Service Profile) corresponding strategies rule; The permission that service flow authorization entity (SFA, Service Flow Authorization) is responsible for network level based on policy in resource management is controlled, and with policy server interaction, obtains quality of service policy, mainly carries out service flow authorization according to the service quality overview; Service flow management (SFM, Service FlowManagement) is used for access control, is responsible for establishment, access, activation, modification and deletion Business Stream.
When WiMAX used in early days, access service network gateway obtained user's the stream information that presets from AAA server, comprised how many bars the user can build and preset stream, every and preset information such as the static traffic quality overview of stream correspondence and grader.WiMAX system and IP multimedia system (IMS, IPMultimedia Subsystem) after the fusion, can support the foundation of dynamic service flow, the quality of service information of dynamic service flow is that result and the strategy that strategic server (for example strategy and charging controlled function (PCRF, Policy andCharging Rules Function)) is consulted according to application layer dynamically determines.
In actual applications, may have a plurality of subscriber equipmenies and need set up Business Stream, and the resource of WiMAX system is limited after all,, can grade be set for subscriber equipment, and take different processing means according to grade for reasonable use Limited resources more.The NWG standard has also proposed the graduate notion of user, but, the inventor in serious analysis, scrutinize the back and find, the NWG standard also only is to have proposed the graduate notion of user, the hierarchical problem of roaming user equipment when not considering actual operation, that is, when roaming user equipment need be set up Business Stream, how to control the grade of roaming user equipment.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem that the embodiment of the invention will solve is to provide the control method and the gateway device of access service network of roaming user equipment grade in a kind of WiMAX system, in order to be implemented in the grade of control roaming user equipment in the WiMAX system.
The invention provides the embodiment of the control method of roaming user equipment grade in a kind of WiMAX system, comprising: after subscriber equipment and network side authentication finish, obtain the service quality overview; The subscriber equipment of setting up Business Stream if desired is a roaming user equipment, then is described user device configuration user gradation; According to described user gradation and service quality overview, carry out the processing of access control and resource reservation at least.
The present invention also provides a kind of embodiment of gateway device of access service network, comprising: the service quality overview obtains the unit, is used for obtaining the service quality overview after subscriber equipment and the end of network side authentication; The roaming user equipment determining unit, being used for the definite subscriber equipment that need set up Business Stream is roaming user equipment; The user gradation dispensing unit is used for being described user device configuration user gradation when the definite subscriber equipment that need set up Business Stream of roaming user equipment determining unit is roaming user equipment; Processing unit is used for obtaining the service quality overview that the unit obtains according to the user gradation and the service quality overview of described user gradation dispensing unit configuration, carries out the processing of access control and resource reservation at least.
In an embodiment of the present invention, visit ground can be set up the roaming user equipment configure user grade of Business Stream for needs, and like this, visit ground can carry out subsequent treatment according to user gradation, for example access control and resource reservation, thus reached the purpose of the grade of control roaming user equipment.
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Fig. 1 is the quality of service architecture schematic diagram of NWG Stage2 normalized definition;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of first Application Example of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of second Application Example of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the 3rd Application Example of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the 4th Application Example of the present invention.
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At first the embodiment to the control method of roaming user equipment grade in the WiMAX of the present invention system describes, and method embodiment comprises: after subscriber equipment and network side authentication finish, obtain the service quality overview; The subscriber equipment of setting up Business Stream if desired is a roaming user equipment, then is described user device configuration user gradation; According to described user gradation and service quality overview, carry out the processing of access control and resource reservation at least.
If be before the described user device configuration user gradation, the home network that also obtains described subscriber equipment is the user gradation of described user device configuration, then can be described user device configuration user gradation in the following manner: determine whether to allow described subscriber equipment to use the user gradation of home network for its configuration, if, then be defined as its home network of described user device configuration and be the user gradation of its configuration, otherwise, be described user device configuration user gradation again.Again for the user gradation of described user device configuration can be user gradation arbitrarily, also can be minimum user gradation.
If be before the described user device configuration user gradation, the home network that also obtains described subscriber equipment is the user gradation of described user device configuration, then can be described user device configuration user gradation in the following manner: from the user gradation and the home network that are prepared as described user device configuration is the user gradation of described user device configuration, selects a user gradation to dispose to described subscriber equipment.The user gradation of selecting can be a minimum user gradation in described two user gradations.
Can also be described user device configuration user gradation in the following manner: be described user device configuration domestic consumer grade.
If in the access control process, the bandwidth that the WiMAX system is used meets or exceeds the bandwidth threshold that sets in advance, and the user gradation of described subscriber equipment is the Gold Subscriber grade, then allows described subscriber equipment to insert, otherwise, do not allow described subscriber equipment to insert.
Can obtain the service quality overview by access service network gateway, be described user device configuration user gradation and the processing of carrying out access control and resource reservation at least.
Can be by the authentication of visit ground, mandate and accounting server or visit ground strategic server obtain the service quality overview, be described user device configuration user gradation, at least carry out the processing of access control and resource reservation by access service network gateway, and be after the described user device configuration user gradation, at least the processing of carrying out access control and resource reservation can also comprise before: the authentication of visit ground, mandate and accounting server or visit ground strategic server will offer described access service network gateway for the user gradation information of described user device configuration and the service quality overview of acquisition.
The Business Stream of Jian Liing is a pre-provisioned service flow if desired, then service quality overview of Huo Deing and home network can be provided by the local AAA server for the user gradation of described user device configuration, the Business Stream of Jian Liing is a dynamic service flow if desired, and then service quality overview of Huo Deing and home network can be provided by the local strategic server by application server for the user gradation of described user device configuration.
At least after carrying out the processing of access control and resource reservation, can also comprise: the user gradation information of described subscriber equipment is offered the charging center, in order to charge according to user gradation.
Need to prove, the subscriber equipment of setting up Business Stream if desired is a local subscriber apparatus, then also can be according to user gradation and service quality overview, at least carry out the processing of access control and resource reservation, wherein, user gradation can be in advance by local AAA server or application server configuration.In addition, if in access procedure, only allow the subscriber equipment of Gold Subscriber grade to insert, and the user gradation for described local subscriber apparatus configuration also is the Gold Subscriber grade in advance, then allow described local subscriber apparatus to insert, on the contrary, if the user gradation that disposes for described local subscriber apparatus is other user gradations in advance, then do not allow described local subscriber apparatus to insert.
Said method embodiment can be realized by the device of various ways, the control device of roaming user equipment grade comprises in a kind of WiMAX system wherein: the service quality overview obtains the unit, be used for after subscriber equipment and the end of network side authentication, obtaining the service quality overview; The roaming user equipment determining unit, being used for the definite subscriber equipment that need set up Business Stream is roaming user equipment; The user gradation dispensing unit is used for being described user device configuration user gradation when the definite subscriber equipment that need set up Business Stream of roaming user equipment determining unit is roaming user equipment; Processing unit is used for obtaining the service quality overview that the unit obtains according to the user gradation and the service quality overview of described user gradation dispensing unit configuration, carries out the processing of access control and resource reservation at least.
If the user gradation dispensing unit is before the described user device configuration user gradation, the home network that service quality overview acquisition unit also obtains described subscriber equipment is the user gradation of described user device configuration, then the user gradation dispensing unit can comprise: determining unit is used to determine whether to allow described subscriber equipment to use the user gradation of home network for its configuration; Dispensing unit, be used for when determining unit determines to allow described subscriber equipment to use home network to be the user gradation of its configuration, for its home network of described user device configuration has been the user gradation of its configuration, when determining unit determines not allow described subscriber equipment to use home network to be the user gradation of its configuration, be described user device configuration user gradation again.Determining unit can be user gradation arbitrarily for the user gradation of described user device configuration again, also can be minimum user gradation.
If the user gradation dispensing unit is before the described user device configuration user gradation, the home network that service quality overview acquisition unit also obtains described subscriber equipment is the user gradation of described user device configuration, then can to obtain the home network that the unit obtains from the user gradation that is prepared as described user device configuration and service quality overview be the user gradation of described user device configuration to the user gradation dispensing unit, selects a user gradation to dispose to described subscriber equipment.The user gradation of selecting can be a minimum user gradation in described two user gradations.
The user gradation dispensing unit can also directly be a described user device configuration domestic consumer grade.
Said apparatus can also comprise: the bandwidth detection unit is used to detect the bandwidth that the WiMAX system is used.If in the access control process, the bandwidth detection unit detects the bandwidth that the WiMAX system is used and meets or exceeds the bandwidth threshold that sets in advance, and the user gradation dispensing unit is that the user gradation of described user equipment allocation is the Gold Subscriber grade, then processing unit allows described subscriber equipment to insert, otherwise, do not allow described subscriber equipment to insert.
The Business Stream of Jian Liing is a pre-provisioned service flow if desired, then the service quality overview of service quality overview acquisition unit acquisition and home network can be provided by the local AAA server for the user gradation of described user device configuration, the Business Stream of Jian Liing is a dynamic service flow if desired, and then the service quality overview of service quality overview acquisition unit acquisition and home network can be provided by the local strategic server by application server for the user gradation of described user device configuration.
Said apparatus can also comprise: user gradation information provides the unit, be used for after processing unit carries out the processing of access control and resource reservation at least, the user gradation information of described subscriber equipment is offered the charging center, can charge according to user gradation in the charging center.For example, if user gradation is the Gold Subscriber grade, then chargeing can be higher relatively, otherwise, low relatively.
Need to prove, the subscriber equipment of setting up Business Stream if desired is a local subscriber apparatus, then processing unit also can be according to user gradation and service quality overview, at least carry out the processing of access control and resource reservation, wherein, user gradation can be in advance by local AAA server or application server configuration.In addition, if in access procedure, processing unit only allows the subscriber equipment of Gold Subscriber grade to insert, and the user gradation for described local subscriber apparatus configuration also is the Gold Subscriber grade in advance, then processing unit allows described local subscriber apparatus to insert, on the contrary, if the user gradation that disposes for described local subscriber apparatus is other user gradations in advance, then processing unit does not allow described local subscriber apparatus to insert.
Need to prove that in addition each unit in the said apparatus can be provided with or be applied in the gateway device of access service network, the working method of these unit in access service network gateway is identical with working method in said apparatus, repeats no more here.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, introduce several application embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of first Application Example of the present invention.In first Application Example, access service network gateway is controlled the grade of roaming user equipment after obtaining to preset stream information.Concrete, as shown in Figure 2, comprising:
Step S201: subscriber equipment and local AAA server (HAAA) carry out authentication process.The employed message of authentication all will be through access service network gateway and visit ground authentication (VAAA) server.Access service network gateway belongs to same network service provider with visit ground AAA server, if subscriber equipment is a roaming user equipment with respect to visit ground, then the local AAA server belongs to different network service provider (NSP, Network Service Provider) respectively with visit ground AAA server.
Step S202: after authentication process finishes, the local AAA server sends visit to access service network gateway and accepts (Access Accept) message, the information such as service quality overview, grader and user gradation that message carries local AAA server mandate are accepted in described visit, and message is accepted in described visit need be through visit ground AAA server.Wherein, user gradation can directly show the rank of subscriber equipment, for example gold medal rank.
Step S203: access service network gateway is according to the local configuration of subscriber equipment domain name inquiry that obtains in authentication process, judge that subscriber equipment is local subscriber apparatus or roaming user equipment, if local subscriber apparatus, then change step S206, if roaming user equipment then changes step S204.
Step S204: determine whether to limit the user gradation of roaming user equipment, if, change step S205, otherwise, step S206 changeed.
Step S205: relatively prepare the user gradation of configuration and the user gradation of local AAA server configuration, select the user gradation of user gradation minimum among both as subscriber equipment.
Step S206: access service network gateway is according to user gradation information and service quality overview, carry out access control and resource reservation, and carry out differentiated service code point (Differentiated Services Code Point) mapping according to the scheduling type in user gradation information and the service quality overview, thereby the subscriber equipment that is embodied as different brackets provides different service quality to guarantee.Wherein, access control can also require, when the bandwidth that is used when the WiMAX system meets or exceeds the bandwidth threshold that sets in advance, then only allow high-grade roaming user equipment to insert, for example, when the utilization rate of the bandwidth of WiMAX system meets or exceeds 80%, only allow Gold Subscriber equipment to insert.In addition, scheduling type can be the real-time speed change business of enhancement mode (ertps, Enhanced Real-Time Polling System), also can be constant rate of speed business (UGS, Unsollicited Grant System), certainly, scheduling type can be other types also, enumerates no longer one by one here.
Step S207: after access service network gateway carries out access control and resource reservation, send resource reservation request (RRRequest) message to the base station, described message is carried the user gradation information into user device configuration.
Step S208: after the Business Stream of subscriber equipment is set up success and begun to transmit business datum, access service network gateway carries out charging flow, concrete, the user gradation information of subscriber equipment is carried in the back paying ticket that sends, thereby makes the charging center implement different charging policy according to the user gradation of subscriber equipment.
Need to prove, step S204 and S205 are a kind of processing mode of access service network gateway after definite subscriber equipment is roaming user equipment, in actual applications, access service network gateway can also have a variety of processing modes, for example, access service network gateway can judge whether to allow roaming user equipment to use its local authentication, the user gradation of mandate and accounting server configuration, if allow, then change step S206, if do not allow, then be the minimum user gradation of roaming user equipment configuration level, certainly, also can dispose the user gradation that adapts with roaming user equipment according to actual conditions; Again for example, access service network gateway can be inquired about pre-configured strategy, suppose that pre-configured strategy is that the user gradation of restriction roaming user equipment must not be higher than domestic consumer's grade of local subscriber apparatus, even then the local AAA server of roaming user equipment for its configuration be the Gold Subscriber grade, then the user gradation that access service network gateway also can roaming user equipment is set to domestic consumer's grade.Certainly, the processing mode of access service network gateway after definite subscriber equipment is roaming user equipment can be determined according to actual needs, illustrates no longer one by one here.
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of second Application Example of the present invention.In second Application Example, after visit ground AAA server obtains to preset stream information, the grade of roaming user equipment is controlled, and will be offered access service network gateway for the user gradation information of roaming user equipment setting.Concrete, as shown in Figure 3, comprising:
Step S301: subscriber equipment and local AAA server carry out authentication process.The employed message of authentication all will be through access service network gateway and visit ground AAA server.Access service network gateway belongs to same network service provider with visit ground AAA server, if subscriber equipment is a roaming user equipment with respect to visit ground, then the local AAA server belongs to different network service provider respectively with visit ground AAA server.
Step S302: after authentication process finishes, the local AAA server sends visit to visit ground AAA server and accepts message, and the information such as service quality overview, grader and user gradation that message carries local AAA server mandate are accepted in described visit.Wherein, user gradation can directly show the rank of subscriber equipment, for example gold medal rank.
Step S303: visit ground AAA server is according to the local configuration of subscriber equipment domain name inquiry that obtains in authentication process, judge that subscriber equipment is local subscriber apparatus or roaming user equipment, if local subscriber apparatus, then change step S306, if roaming user equipment then changes step S304.
Step S304: determine whether to limit the user gradation of roaming user equipment, if, change step S305, otherwise, step S306 changeed.
Step S305: relatively prepare the user gradation of configuration and the user gradation of local AAA server configuration, select the user gradation of user gradation minimum among both as subscriber equipment.
Step S306: visit ground AAA server is accepted message to access service network gateway transmission visit, and message is accepted in described visit, and to carry visit ground AAA server be the information such as user gradation of user device configuration.
Step S307: access service network gateway is according to user gradation information and service quality overview, carry out access control and resource reservation, and carry out differentiated service code point mapping according to the scheduling type in user gradation information and the service quality overview, thereby the subscriber equipment that is embodied as different brackets provides different service quality to guarantee.Wherein, access control can also require, when the bandwidth that is used when the WiMAX system meets or exceeds the bandwidth threshold that sets in advance, then only allow high-grade roaming user equipment to insert, for example, when the utilization rate of the bandwidth of WiMAX system meets or exceeds 80%, only allow Gold Subscriber equipment to insert.In addition, scheduling type can be the real-time speed change business of enhancement mode, also can be the constant rate of speed business, and certainly, scheduling type can be other types also, enumerates no longer one by one here.
Step S308: after access service network gateway carries out access control and resource reservation, send resource reservation request message to the base station, described message is carried the user gradation information into user device configuration.
Step S309: after the Business Stream of subscriber equipment is set up success and begun to transmit business datum, access service network gateway carries out charging flow, concrete, the user gradation information of subscriber equipment is carried in the back paying ticket that sends, thereby makes the charging center implement different charging policy according to the user gradation of subscriber equipment.
Need to prove, step S304 and S305 be the authentication of visit ground just, authorize and a kind of processing mode of accounting server after definite subscriber equipment is roaming user equipment, in actual applications, the authentication of visit ground, mandate and accounting server can also have a variety of processing modes, for example, the authentication of visit ground, mandate and accounting server can judge whether to allow roaming user equipment to use its local authentication, the user gradation of mandate and accounting server configuration, if allow, then change step S306, if do not allow, it then is the minimum user gradation of roaming user equipment configuration level, certainly, also can dispose the user gradation that adapts with roaming user equipment according to actual conditions; Again for example, visit ground AAA server can be inquired about pre-configured strategy, suppose that pre-configured strategy is that the user gradation of restriction roaming user equipment must not be higher than domestic consumer's grade of local subscriber apparatus, even then the local AAA server of roaming user equipment for its configuration be the Gold Subscriber grade, then the user gradation that visit ground AAA server also can roaming user equipment is set to domestic consumer's grade.Certainly, the visit ground processing mode of AAA server after definite subscriber equipment is roaming user equipment can be determined according to actual needs, illustrates no longer one by one here.
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the 3rd Application Example of the present invention.In the 3rd Application Example, access service network gateway is controlled the grade of roaming user equipment after obtaining the information of dynamic service flow.Concrete, as shown in Figure 4, comprising:
Step S401: subscriber equipment and application server carry out application layer to be consulted.Access service network gateway and visit ground strategic server (VPF) belong to same network service provider, if subscriber equipment is a roaming user equipment with respect to visit ground, then local strategic server (HPF) belongs to different network service provider respectively with visit ground strategic server.
Step S402: after negotiations process finishes, application server sends approval authentication request (AAR to the local strategic server, Authorize Authenticate Request) message, described approval authentication request message carries the information such as user gradation that application server is a user device configuration, the local strategic server sends to access service network gateway and re-authenticates request (RAR, Re-Auth-Request) message, describedly re-authenticate that request message carries the service quality overview and application server is the information such as user gradation of user device configuration, and need through visit ground strategic server.Wherein, user gradation can directly show the rank of subscriber equipment, for example gold medal rank.
Step S403: the local configuration of subscriber equipment domain name inquiry that obtains in the authentication process of access service network gateway according to subscriber equipment before negotiations process and local AAA server, judge that subscriber equipment is local subscriber apparatus or roaming user equipment, if local subscriber apparatus, then change step S406, if roaming user equipment then changes step S404.
Step S404: determine whether to limit the user gradation of roaming user equipment, if, change step S405, otherwise, step S406 changeed.
Step S405: relatively prepare the user gradation of configuration and the user gradation of application server configuration, select the user gradation of user gradation minimum among both as subscriber equipment.
Step S406: access service network gateway is according to user gradation information and service quality overview, carry out access control and resource reservation, and carry out differentiated service code point mapping according to the scheduling type in user gradation information and the service quality overview, thereby the subscriber equipment that is embodied as different brackets provides different service quality to guarantee.Wherein, access control can also require, when the bandwidth that is used when the WiMAX system meets or exceeds the bandwidth threshold that sets in advance, then only allow high-grade roaming user equipment to insert, for example, when the utilization rate of the bandwidth of WiMAX system meets or exceeds 80%, only allow Gold Subscriber equipment to insert.In addition, scheduling type can be the real-time speed change business of enhancement mode, also can be the constant rate of speed business, and certainly, scheduling type can be other types also, enumerates no longer one by one here.
Step S407: after access service network gateway carries out access control and resource reservation, send resource reservation request message to the base station, described message is carried the user gradation information into user device configuration.
Step S408: after the Business Stream of subscriber equipment is set up success and begun to transmit business datum, access service network gateway carries out charging flow, concrete, the user gradation information of subscriber equipment is carried in the back paying ticket that sends, thereby makes the charging center implement different charging policy according to the user gradation of subscriber equipment.
Need to prove, step S404 and S405 are a kind of processing mode of access service network gateway after definite subscriber equipment is roaming user equipment, in actual applications, access service network gateway can also have a variety of processing modes, for example, access service network gateway can judge whether to allow roaming user equipment to use the user gradation of application server configuration, if allow, then change step S406, if do not allow, then be the minimum user gradation of roaming user equipment configuration level, certainly, also can dispose the user gradation that adapts with roaming user equipment according to actual conditions; Again for example, access service network gateway can be inquired about pre-configured strategy, suppose that pre-configured strategy is that the user gradation of restriction roaming user equipment must not be higher than domestic consumer's grade of local subscriber apparatus, even then application server configuration is the Gold Subscriber grade, then the user gradation that access service network gateway also can roaming user equipment is set to domestic consumer's grade.Certainly, the processing mode of access service network gateway after definite subscriber equipment is roaming user equipment can be determined according to actual needs, illustrates no longer one by one here.
Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the 4th Application Example of the present invention.In the 4th Application Example, after visit ground strategic server obtains the information of dynamic service flow, the grade of roaming user equipment is controlled, and will be offered access service network gateway for the user gradation information of roaming user equipment setting.Concrete, as shown in Figure 5, comprising:
Step S501: subscriber equipment and application server carry out application layer to be consulted.Access service network gateway and visit ground strategic server belong to same network service provider, if subscriber equipment is a roaming user equipment with respect to visit ground, then the local strategic server belongs to different network service provider respectively with visit ground strategic server.
Step S502: after negotiations process finishes, application server sends the approval authentication request message to the local strategic server, described approval authentication request message carries the information such as user gradation that application server is a user device configuration, the local strategic server sends to visit ground strategic server and re-authenticates request message, describedly re-authenticates that request message carries the service quality overview and application server is the information such as user gradation of user device configuration.Wherein, user gradation can directly show the rank of subscriber equipment, for example gold medal rank.
Step S503: the local configuration of subscriber equipment domain name inquiry that obtains in the process of visit ground strategic server according to subscriber equipment before negotiations process and local AAA server authentication, judge that subscriber equipment is local subscriber apparatus or roaming user equipment, if local subscriber apparatus, then change step S506, if roaming user equipment then changes step S504.
Step S504: determine whether to limit the user gradation of roaming user equipment, if, change step S505, otherwise, step S506 changeed.
Step S505: relatively prepare the user gradation of configuration and the user gradation of application server configuration, select the user gradation of user gradation minimum among both as subscriber equipment.
Step S506: visit ground strategic server re-authenticates request message to the access service network gateway transmission, describedly re-authenticates that request message carries the service quality overview and application server is the information such as user gradation of user device configuration.
Step S507: access service network gateway is according to user gradation information and service quality overview, carry out access control and resource reservation, and carry out differentiated service code point mapping according to the scheduling type in user gradation information and the service quality overview, thereby the subscriber equipment that is embodied as different brackets provides different service quality to guarantee.Wherein, access control can also require, when the bandwidth that is used when the WiMAX system meets or exceeds the bandwidth threshold that sets in advance, then only allow high-grade roaming user equipment to insert, for example, when the utilization rate of the bandwidth of WiMAX system meets or exceeds 80%, only allow Gold Subscriber equipment to insert.In addition, scheduling type can be the real-time speed change business of enhancement mode, also can be the constant rate of speed business, and certainly, scheduling type can be other types also, enumerates no longer one by one here.
Step S508: after access service network gateway carries out access control and resource reservation, send resource reservation request message to the base station, described message is carried the user gradation information into user device configuration.
Step S509: after the Business Stream of subscriber equipment is set up success and begun to transmit business datum, access service network gateway carries out charging flow, concrete, the user gradation information of subscriber equipment is carried in the back paying ticket that sends, thereby makes the charging center implement different charging policy according to the user gradation of subscriber equipment.
Need to prove, step S504 and S505 be a kind of processing mode of visit ground strategic server after definite subscriber equipment is roaming user equipment just, in actual applications, visit ground strategic server can also have a variety of processing modes, for example, visit ground strategic server can judge whether to allow roaming user equipment to use the user gradation of application server configuration, if allow, then change step S506, if do not allow, then be the minimum user gradation of roaming user equipment configuration level, certainly, also can dispose the user gradation that adapts with roaming user equipment according to actual conditions; Again for example, visit ground strategic server can be inquired about pre-configured strategy, suppose that pre-configured strategy is that the user gradation of restriction roaming user equipment must not be higher than domestic consumer's grade of local subscriber apparatus, even then application server configuration is the Gold Subscriber grade, then the user gradation that visit ground strategic server also can roaming user equipment is set to domestic consumer's grade.Certainly, the visit ground processing mode of strategic server after definite subscriber equipment is roaming user equipment can be determined according to actual needs, illustrates no longer one by one here.
The above only is a 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. the control method of roaming user equipment grade in the WiMAX system is characterized in that, comprising:
After subscriber equipment and the end of network side authentication, obtain service quality overview QoS Profile;
The subscriber equipment of setting up Business Stream if desired is a roaming user equipment, then is described user device configuration user gradation;
According to described user gradation and service quality overview, carry out the processing of access control and resource reservation at least.
2. the control method of roaming user equipment grade in the WiMAX as claimed in claim 1 system, it is characterized in that, if be before the described user device configuration user gradation, the home network that also obtains described subscriber equipment is the user gradation of described user device configuration, then be described user device configuration user gradation in the following manner: determine whether to allow described subscriber equipment to use the user gradation of home network for its configuration, if, then be defined as its home network of described user device configuration and be the user gradation of its configuration, otherwise, be described user device configuration user gradation again.
3. the control method of roaming user equipment grade is characterized in that in the WiMAX as claimed in claim 2 system, is a user gradation or minimum user gradation arbitrarily for the user gradation of described user device configuration again.
4. the control method of roaming user equipment grade in the WiMAX as claimed in claim 1 system, it is characterized in that, if be before the described user device configuration user gradation, the home network that also obtains described subscriber equipment is the user gradation of described user device configuration, then be described user device configuration user gradation in the following manner: from the user gradation and the home network that are prepared as described user device configuration is the user gradation of described user device configuration, selects a user gradation to dispose to described subscriber equipment.
5. the control method of roaming user equipment grade is characterized in that the user gradation of selection is a minimum user gradation in described two user gradations in the WiMAX as claimed in claim 4 system.
6. the control method of roaming user equipment grade is characterized in that in the WiMAX as claimed in claim 1 system, is described user device configuration user gradation in the following manner: be described user device configuration domestic consumer grade.
7. the control method of roaming user equipment grade in the WiMAX as claimed in claim 1 system, it is characterized in that, if in the access control process, the bandwidth that the WiMAX system is used meets or exceeds the bandwidth threshold that sets in advance, and the user gradation of described subscriber equipment is the Gold Subscriber grade, then allow described subscriber equipment to insert, otherwise, do not allow described subscriber equipment to insert.
8. the control method of roaming user equipment grade in the WiMAX as claimed in claim 1 system, it is characterized in that, obtain the service quality overview, be described user device configuration user gradation and the processing of carrying out access control and resource reservation at least by access service network gateway.
9. the control method of roaming user equipment grade in the WiMAX as claimed in claim 1 system, it is characterized in that, by the authentication of visit ground, mandate and accounting server or visit ground strategic server obtain the service quality overview, be described user device configuration user gradation, at least carry out the processing of access control and resource reservation by access service network gateway, and be after the described user device configuration user gradation, at least the processing of carrying out access control and resource reservation also comprises before: the authentication of visit ground, mandate and accounting server or visit ground strategic server will offer described access service network gateway for the user gradation information of described user device configuration and the service quality overview of acquisition.
10. as the control method of roaming user equipment grade in any described WiMAX system of claim 2-6, it is characterized in that, the Business Stream of Jian Liing is a pre-provisioned service flow if desired, then service quality overview of Huo Deing and home network are provided by the local AAA server for the user gradation of described user device configuration, the Business Stream of Jian Liing is a dynamic service flow if desired, and then service quality overview of Huo Deing and home network are provided by the local strategic server by application server for the user gradation of described user device configuration.
11. the control method of roaming user equipment grade in the WiMAX as claimed in claim 1 system, it is characterized in that, at least after carrying out the processing of access control and resource reservation, also comprise: the user gradation information of described subscriber equipment is offered the charging center, in order to charge according to user gradation.
12. a gateway device of access service network is used for the access at WIMAX system control subscriber equipment, it is characterized in that, comprising:
The service quality overview obtains the unit, is used for obtaining the service quality overview after subscriber equipment and the end of network side authentication;
The roaming user equipment determining unit, being used for the definite subscriber equipment that need set up Business Stream is roaming user equipment;
The user gradation dispensing unit is used for being described user device configuration user gradation when the definite subscriber equipment that need set up Business Stream of roaming user equipment determining unit is roaming user equipment;
Processing unit is used for obtaining the service quality overview that the unit obtains according to the user gradation and the service quality overview of described user gradation dispensing unit configuration, carries out the processing of access control and resource reservation at least.
13. gateway device of access service network as claimed in claim 12, it is characterized in that, if the user gradation dispensing unit is before the described user device configuration user gradation, the home network that service quality overview acquisition unit also obtains described subscriber equipment is the user gradation of described user device configuration, then the user gradation dispensing unit comprises: determining unit is used to determine whether to allow described subscriber equipment to use the user gradation of home network configuration; Dispensing unit, be used for when determining unit is determined to allow the user gradation of described subscriber equipment use home network configuration, for described user device configuration home network has been the user gradation of its configuration, when determining unit determines not allow described subscriber equipment to use home network to be the user gradation of its configuration, be described user device configuration user gradation again.
14. gateway device of access service network as claimed in claim 12, it is characterized in that, if the user gradation dispensing unit is before the described user device configuration user gradation, the home network that service quality overview acquisition unit also obtains described subscriber equipment is the user gradation of described user device configuration, then to obtain the home network that the unit obtains from the user gradation that is prepared as described user device configuration and service quality overview be the user gradation of described user device configuration to the user gradation dispensing unit, selects a user gradation to dispose to described subscriber equipment.
15. gateway device of access service network as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, also comprises: the bandwidth detection unit be used to detect the bandwidth that the WiMAX system is used, and the result that will detect offers described processing unit.
16. gateway device of access service network as claimed in claim 15, it is characterized in that, if in the access control process, the bandwidth detection unit detects the bandwidth that the WiMAX system is used and meets or exceeds the bandwidth threshold that sets in advance, and the user gradation dispensing unit is that the user gradation of described user equipment allocation is the Gold Subscriber grade, then described processing unit allows described subscriber equipment to insert, otherwise, do not allow described subscriber equipment to insert.
17. gateway device of access service network as claimed in claim 12, it is characterized in that, also comprise: user gradation information provides the unit, be used for after described processing unit carries out the processing of access control and resource reservation at least, the information that is the user gradation of described user device configuration with described user gradation dispensing unit offers the charging center, in order to charge according to user gradation.
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