CN101594603A - A kind of method of IMS online charging and IMS gateway apparatus - Google Patents

A kind of method of IMS online charging and IMS gateway apparatus Download PDF

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CN101594603A
CN101594603A CN 200910086609 CN200910086609A CN101594603A CN 101594603 A CN101594603 A CN 101594603A CN 200910086609 CN200910086609 CN 200910086609 CN 200910086609 A CN200910086609 A CN 200910086609A CN 101594603 A CN101594603 A CN 101594603A
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The invention provides a kind of method and IMS gateway apparatus of IMS online charging, this method comprises: this calling of IMS Gateway Function entity IMS-GWF affirmation user is connected; With, IMS-GWF confirm to call out connected after, the notice Online Charging System begins the control of chargeing to the user.Technical scheme of the present invention has been improved IMS online charging flow process, has increased the processing that the affirmation situation is set up in session, has overcome the defective in the existing IMS online charging process, has avoided producing mistake and charge when user's calling access failure.

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A kind of method of IMS online charging and IMS gateway apparatus
Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, particularly relate to the method and the IMS gateway apparatus of a kind of IMS online charging (Online Charging).
Background technology
IP Multimedia System (IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem, IMS) be third generation affiliate tissue (3rd Generation Partnership Project, abbreviation 3GPP) the next generation network standard of definition, its distinguishing feature is to have adopted session initiation protocol (Session Initial Protocol, be called for short SIP) system, communication is irrelevant with access, can possess the multimedia service controlled function separates with bearing capacity, call out and service detach, application separates with service, business and network detach, and multiple abilities such as mobile network and internet service fusion.
IP Multimedia System provides online call charge service.Fig. 1 is the framework schematic diagram of the IMS Online Charging System of prior art.Whole framework comprises subscriber equipment (User Equipment, be called for short UE) 101, proxy call conversation control function entity (Proxy Call Session Control Function, be called for short P-CSCF) 102, service call session control function entity (Serving Call Session ControlFunction, be called for short S-CSCF) 103, home subscriber server (Home Subscriber Server, be called for short HSS) 104, IMS Gateway Function entity (IMS GateWay Function, be called for short IMS-GWF) 105 and Online Charging System (Online Charging System, be called for short OCS) 106, in conversation procedure, also relate to query call conversation control function entity (Interrogating Call Session ControlFunction in addition, be called for short I-CSCF), application server functional entitys (not expression in the drawings) such as (Application Server are called for short AS).Wherein IMS-GWF 105 has introduced a new functional entity in the IMS territory, itself and S-CSCF 103 are arranged in same network, be responsible for receiving SIP conversation message from S-CSCF 103, when needs carry out online charging, will notify Online Charging System OCS106 that the user is chargeed by Ro interface.
According to IMS online charging business demand, in the IMS network, the S-CSCF online charging adopts ISC interface, if UE need carry out online charging, the user IMS-GWF that must contract is its user's a AS, S-CSCF can not trigger any online charging incident, this means that online charging is transparent to S-CSCF, IMS-GWF and the professional control of the SIP of S-CSCF and and the Ro credit control of OCS between conversion.From the angle of online charging structure, IMS GWF is a charging triggering function (Charging Trigger Function is called for short CTF), and from S-CSCF, IMS-GWF is a sip application server.
Fig. 2 is the processing procedure schematic diagram of method under the call setup failure scenarios of the IMS online charging of prior art.As shown in Figure 2, may further comprise the steps:
S201, the user makes a call;
S202 when P-CSCF receives call request, finds the S-CSCF of user attaching;
S203, S-CSCF is according to the signatory online charging gateway IMS-GWF that triggers;
S204, IMS-GWF judge that initial request message need trigger online charging;
S205, IMS-GWF send initial credit control request and carry out authentification of user to OCS;
S206, the OCS authentication is passed through, and is the legal authorization user;
S207, the response of OCS success initial credit control informs that the IMS-GWF authentification of user passes through;
S208, IMS-GWF returns initial request message to S-CSCF;
S209, S-CSCF to called forwardings, call out initial request message to continue;
S210, optional existence is set up in the process in session, and other early talks with SIP disappear signaling and credit control reciprocal process;
S211, called receive the conversation initial request message after, the loopback session is set up response message to S-CSCF;
S212, S-CSCF sets up response message with session and is forwarded to online charging gateway IMS-GWF;
S213, IMS-GWF carry out the professional control of online charging, and the judgement session is set up message and need be triggered online charging; IMS-GWF thinks to call out and connects in this step, and beginning credit is reserved;
S214, IMS-GWF send and refresh the credit control request to OCS request reservation credit line;
S215, OCS carry out the credit reservation operations from user balance;
S216, OCS return success and refresh credit control response, inform IMS-GWF user's available credit amount;
S217, IMS-GWF sets up message with session and returns S-CSCF;
S218, S-CSCF sets up message with session and transmits to P-CSCF;
S219, P-CSCF handle when message is set up in session and make a mistake, and need to discharge session;
S220, P-CSCF discharges left half side calling to the errored response of Calling Side UE loopback initial request earlier;
S221, P-CSCF send session to callee side S-CSCF again and discharge the right half side session of having set up of request message release
S222, S-CSCF transmits the session release message to IMS-GWF
S223, IMS-GWF judge that the session release message need trigger online charging;
S224, IMS-GWF returns the session release message to S-CSCF;
S225, S-CSCF to called forwarding, discharge session with the session release message;
S226, IMS-GWF think to call out and set up and the generation expense, send to stop the credit control request and report the cost of the phone call situation to OCS, and the request expense deduction;
S227, OCS deducts the fee from user balance;
S228, OCS return success and stop credit control response, inform that IMS-GWF customer charge deduction finishes;
As can be seen, IMS-GWF just thinks after message is set up in session to call out and connects receiving, and to OCS request charge future, begins to carry out session charging from said process.Under the situation of call setup failure, when session is set up message when Calling Side is sent to P-CSCF, P-CSCF handles failure and discharges session, to Calling Side loopback errored response terminated call, caller is received and is thought call failure under the called situation of no show after the errored response, P-CSCF sends session release request message to callee side simultaneously, be forwarded to IMS-GWF through S-CSCF, IMS-GWF receives the session release message, stop chargeing and notice OCS calling termination, carry out expense deduction, and this moment, phone was not connected truly.
According to above analysis as can be seen, the IMS online charging is handled and is had defective at present, because IMS-GWF is not knowing to carry out billing operation under the situation whether caller connects, cause the situation that mistake is chargeed occurring under the situation of above-mentioned calling access failure, the IMS online charging method of prior art is not further processed this flow process mistake.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of method and IMS gateway apparatus of IMS online charging, when user's the calling access failure, can produce the technical problem that mistake is chargeed with the IMS online charging method that solves prior art.
To achieve these goals, the invention provides a kind of method of IMS online charging, it is characterized in that, comprising:
This calling of IMS Gateway Function entity IMS-GWF affirmation user is connected;
Described IMS-GWF is after confirming that described calling has been connected, and the notice Online Charging System begins the control of chargeing to described user.
Preferably, described method, wherein, described IMS-GWF confirms that the mode that this calling of user has been connected is:
Described IMS-GWF receives the session acknowledge message that service call session control function entity S-CSCF sends.
Preferably, described method wherein, after described IMS-GWF receives described session acknowledge message, also comprises:
Described IMS-GWF sends and refreshes the credit control request to described Online Charging System request credit line;
Described Online Charging System carries out credit and reserves from described user's remaining sum;
Described Online Charging System returns success and refreshes credit control response, informs the credit line that the described user of described IMS-GWF can use;
Described IMS-GWF returns described session acknowledge message to described S-CSCF.
Preferably, described method wherein, before described IMS-GWF receives described session acknowledge message, also comprises:
Step a1, the user makes a call, after described S-CSCF receives the initial session request message, be provided with according to user contracting data or default this locality and determine whether that needs initiate online charging to described user, and when the needs online charging, described initial session request message is forwarded to described IMS-GWF.
Preferably, described method, wherein, after described initial session request message was forwarded to described IMS-GWF, described IMS-GWF received before the described session acknowledge message, also comprises:
After step b1, described IMS-GWF receive described initial session request message, send initial credit control request and carry out authentification of user to described Online Charging System; If described user then returns described initial session request to described S-CSCF by authentication; Supplement server with money if described user authentication failure, described IMS-GWF send that this calling is refused in errored response or described user is transferred to described S-CSCF, and the prompting user can continue this business after finishing supplementing with money.
Preferably, described method wherein, after the expense that described Online Charging System is reserved is finished using, also comprises:
Described IMS-GWF sends credit control request continuation application charge future to described Online Charging System once more;
If described IMS-GWF does not receive the Credit Control Answer that described Online Charging System sends, then described IMS-GWF determines to continue this business or stops this business according to preset local policy.
Preferably, described method wherein, after described IMS-GWF returns described session acknowledge message to described S-CSCF, also comprises:
Described IMS-GWF sends the credit control request to described Online Charging System after receiving call release message, notify described Online Charging System this calling having finished to carry out customer charge deduction;
Described IMS-GWF receives this call cost information that described online operation system is returned, and notifies the cost information of described this call business of user in terminated call.
The present invention also provides a kind of IMS gateway apparatus, is used for the IMS online charging of IMS network, comprises IMS Gateway Function entity IMS-GWF, and wherein, described IMS-GWF comprises:
Call through is confirmed module, is used to confirm that this calling of user connects;
The advice of charge module, be used for described calling answer confirm that module confirms that described calling has been connected after, the Online Charging System that notice is connected with described IMS-GWF begins the control of chargeing to described user.
Preferably, described gateway apparatus, wherein, described call through confirms that module comprises:
Session acknowledge message receiver module is used to receive the session acknowledge message that service call session control function entity S-CSCF sends;
Message sink confirms module to be used to confirm whether described session acknowledge message receiver module has received described session acknowledge message, and after confirming that described session acknowledge message receiver module has received described session acknowledge message, confirms that described calling connects.
Technique effect of the present invention is:
Whether the method for IMS online charging of the present invention is connected by the calling of judging the user, after user's calling has been connected, just notify Online Charging System to begin the control of chargeing to the user, avoided the IMS online charging method of prior art like this owing to receive after session sets up response message at IMS-GWF, notify Online Charging System to charge, and the mistake of when user's calling access failure the user being carried out that causes is chargeed at once; The method of IMS online charging of the present invention has realized only calling out under the true situation about connecting, just the user is carried out online charging, overcome the defective in the existing online charging process, satisfied user in the IMS network can correctly carry out online charging under situation about connecting with access failure demand.
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Fig. 1 is the framework schematic diagram of the IMS Online Charging System of prior art;
Fig. 2 is the charging processing procedure schematic diagram of method under the call setup failure scenarios of the IMS online charging of prior art;
Fig. 3 is the schematic flow sheet of the IMS online charging method of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the charging process chart of IMS online charging method under customer call connection situation of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the charging process chart of IMS online charging method under customer call access failure situation of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the structural representation of the IMS gateway apparatus of the embodiment of the invention.
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For making the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, describe the present invention below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and the specific embodiments.
The invention provides a kind of method of IMS online charging, the difference with the method for existing IMS online charging in this method is that IMS online charging method of the present invention comprises: IMS Gateway Function entity IMS-GWF confirms that this calling of user connects; With IMS-GWF after confirming that described calling has been connected, the notice Online Charging System begins the charge step of control to the user.IMS online charging method of the present invention is not after response message is set up in the session that IMS-GWF receives S-CSCF, notify Online Charging System to charge at once, confirm the step whether this calling of user has connected but increased IMS-GWF, only this that confirm the user at IMS-GWF called out under the situation about having connected, and IMS-GWF just notifies Online Charging System to begin the control of chargeing to the user.Avoided like this user who calls out access failure is missed charging.
Fig. 3 is the schematic flow sheet of the IMS online charging method of one embodiment of the invention.The IMS online charging method of this embodiment may further comprise the steps:
S301, after S-CSCF receives the initial session request message, determine according to user contracting data whether needs are initiated online charging to the calling subscriber, if the user needs online charging, then S-CSCF is triggered to IMS-GWF by ISC interface with the initial session request, and the follow-up all SIP sessions of this session all need through IMS-GWF, and IMS-GWF can perceive operations such as the modification of this session and release with this;
After S302, IMS-GWF received the initial session request, whether notice OCS carries out authentification of user was validated user with the decision user, has the authority of conversation; If user authentication failure, IMS-GWF will this time call out to S-CSCF loopback errored response refusal, and process ends; The execution in step S303 if authentification of user is successful;
S303, IMS-GWF when determining the SDP media information and change taken place or had early media negotiation, send refresh the credit control request (Credit Control Request, CCR) to Online Charging System OCS, notice OCS upgrades and preserves up-to-date media information;
S304, IMS-GWF confirms that it is that session is set up that user's calling has been connected, exemplarily, IMS-GWF confirms to call out by the caller session acknowledge message that receives and connects, IMS-GWF is after receiving that acknowledge message is set up in the caller session, and notice OCS begins the control of chargeing, exemplarily, this charging control comprises: send the credit control request to Online Charging System OCS, notice OCS carries out credit and reserves; OCS is according to local policy decision reservation amount, if the user balance deficiency, (Credit Control Answer CCA) gives IMS-GWF, and this user balance deficiency of notice IMS-GWF needs the termination related service, and process ends to send Credit Control Answer; If user balance foot, then execution in step S305;
S305, after the expense that OCS reserves was finished using, IMS-GWF needed to send credit control request continuation application charge future to OCS once more;
S306 after IMS-GWF receives call release message, sends the credit control request to Online Charging System OCS, and notice OCS business has finished to carry out the customer charge deduction.
Preferably, among the S301, when S-CSCF receives the initial session request message, can be according to signatory and do not determine according to default this locality configuration whether needs trigger online charging, and can according to default this locality configuration decision whether during in the initial session request or session confirm that the reservation expense carries out authentification of user simultaneously.
Preferably, among the S302, after IMS-GWF receives the initial session request, whether need the online charging server to carry out authentification of user is validated user with the decision user, if user authentication failure, IMS-GWF can be this time calls out to S-CSCF loopback errored response refusal, supplements server with money and the user is transferred to, and the prompting user can continue this business after finishing supplementing with money.
Preferably, among the S304, IMS-GWF carries out credit and reserves after receiving the session acknowledge message, and IMS-GWF also can receive that carrying out credit after message is set up in session reserves, and concrete selection can determine according to preset local policy; That is, the user can select the IMS online charging method utilizing the IMS online charging method of prior art or utilize the embodiment of the invention as required.
Preferably, among the S305, after the expense that OCS reserves was finished using, IMS-GWF needed to send credit control request continuation application charge future to OCS once more; (CreditControl Answer, when CCA) giving IMS-GWF, in the time of may opening circuit owing to link, when IMS-GWF can't receive CCA, whether IMS-GWF can continue business or stop professional OCS loopback Credit Control Answer according to the preset local policy decision temporarily.
Preferably, among the S306, after IMS-GWF receives call release message, can be to send the credit control request earlier according to default this locality configuration decision to Online Charging System OCS, notice OCS business has finished to carry out the customer charge deduction.And etc. after OCS returns this professional cost information, winding-up is notified the user this professional cost information simultaneously.
Fig. 4 is the charging process chart of IMS online charging method under the situation that customer call is connected of the embodiment of the invention.As Fig. 4, the IMS online charging method of this embodiment may further comprise the steps:
S401, the user makes a call;
S402 when P-CSCF receives call request, finds the S-CSCF of user attaching;
S403, S-CSCF is according to the signatory online charging gateway IMS-GWF that triggers;
S404 after the IMS-GWF judgement receives initial request message, triggers the professional control of online charging, the beginning current business;
S405, IMS-GWF send initial credit control request to OCS, insert with notice OCS business, need OCS that the user is authenticated;
S406, the OCS authentication is passed through, and the active user is the legal authorization user;
S407, the response of OCS success initial credit control informs that the IMS-GWF authentification of user passes through;
S408, IMS-GWF returns initial request message to S-CSCF;
S409, S-CSCF to called forwardings, call out initial request message to continue;
S410, optional existence is set up in the process in session, and other early talks with sip message signaling and credit control reciprocal process;
After S411, called subscriber received the conversation initial request message, the loopback session was set up response message to S-CSCF;
S412, S-CSCF sets up response message with session and is forwarded to IMS-GWF;
After S413, IMS-GWF judge session and set up message, trigger the professional control of online charging, confirm the success of current business media negotiation;
S414, IMS-GWF send and refresh the credit control request to OCS report conversation media information situation of change, promptly notify OCS the professional media information of confirming;
S415, OCS upgrades media information;
S416, OCS return success and refresh credit control response;
S417, IMS-GWF sets up message with session and returns S-CSCF;
S418, S-CSCF sets up message with session and transmits to P-CSCF;
S419, P-CSCF sets up forwards with session and gives calling UE;
S420, UE set up message to the session of called loopback and confirm;
S421, P-CSCF transmits the session acknowledge message to S-CSCF;
S422, S-CSCF transmits the session acknowledge message to IMS-GWF;
S423, IMS-GWF judge receive for after the session acknowledge message, triggering is controlled at line service, professional formal generation of notice OCS, can begin the user is carried out online charging control, exemplarily, this charging control comprises: notice OCS carries out credit and reserves, promptly can use expense, so that the user is begun to charge to OCS application user available credit amount; In this step, IMS-GWF confirms this calling on of user by receiving the session acknowledge message, and notifies OCS to begin the credit reservation and promptly reserve expense, so that the user is chargeed;
S424, the IMS-GWF transmission refreshes the credit control request asks credit line to OCS;
S425, OCS carry out credit and reserve from user balance;
S426, OCS return success and refresh credit control response, inform IMS-GWF user's available credit amount;
S427, IMS-GWF returns the session acknowledge message to S-CSCF;
S428, S-CSCF to called forwardings, call out the session acknowledge message to continue;
S429 may exist SIP signaling and credit control reciprocal process in the dialogue in the communication process;
S430, calling UE initiatively sends the session release message and discharges session;
S431, P-CSCF transmit session release and ask ownership S-CSCF;
S432, S-CSCF discharge request with session and transmit to IMS-GWF;
After S433, IMS-GWF judge and receive the session release message, trigger the professional control of online charging, stop current business;
S434, IMS-GWF returns the session release message to S-CSCF;
S435, S-CSCF to called forwarding, discharge session with the session release message;
S436, IMS-GWF send and stop the credit control request to the release of OCS announcement session, promptly notify the OCS business to stop, and need the actual operating position of its reporting service expense;
S437, OCS discharge credit control session;
S438, OCS return success and stop credit control response, inform that IMS-GWF credit control session discharges.
Fig. 5 is the charging process chart of IMS online charging method under customer call access failure situation of the embodiment of the invention.The IMS online charging method of this embodiment may further comprise the steps:
S501, the user makes a call;
S502 when P-CSCF receives call request, finds the S-CSCF of user attaching;
S503, S-CSCF is according to the signatory online charging gateway IMS-GWF that triggers;
After S504, IMS-GWF judge and receive initial request message, trigger the professional control of online charging;
S505, IMS-GWF send initial credit control request and carry out authentification of user to OCS;
S506, the OCS authentication is passed through, and is the legal authorization user;
S507, the response of OCS success initial credit control informs that the IMS-GWF authentification of user passes through;
S508, IMS-GWF returns initial request message to S-CSCF;
S509, S-CSCF to called forwardings, call out initial request message to continue;
S510, optional existence is set up in the process in session, and other early talks with SIP disappear signaling and credit control reciprocal process;
S511, called receive the conversation initial request message after, the loopback session is set up response message to S-CSCF;
S512, S-CSCF sets up response message with session and is forwarded to online charging gateway IMS-GWF;
After S513, IMS-GWF judge that receiving session sets up message, trigger the professional control of online charging;
S514, IMS-GWF send and refresh the credit control request to OCS report conversation media information situation of change;
S515, OCS upgrades media information;
S516, OCS return success and refresh credit control response;
S517, IMS-GWF sets up message with session and returns S-CSCF;
S518, S-CSCF sets up message with session and transmits to P-CSCF;
S519, P-CSCF handle when message is set up in session and make a mistake, and need to discharge session;
S520, P-CSCF discharges left half side calling to the errored response of Calling Side UE loopback initial request earlier;
S521, P-CSCF send session to callee side S-CSCF again and discharge the right half side session of having set up of request message release;
S522, S-CSCF transmits the session release message to IMS-GWF;
S523 after the IMS-GWF judgement receives the session release message, triggers the professional control of online charging;
S524, IMS-GWF returns the session release message to S-CSCF;
S525, S-CSCF to called forwarding, discharge session with the session release message;
S526, IMS-GWF send termination credit control request and discharge to the OCS announcement session;
S527, OCS discharge credit control session;
S528, OCS return success and stop credit control response, inform that IMS-GWF credit control session discharges.
The IMS online charging of prior art is handled and is had defective, because IMS-GWF is not knowing to carry out billing operation under the situation whether caller connects, causes calling out the situation that the appearance mistake is chargeed under the access failure situation.In the IMS of embodiment of the invention online charging method, increase session and set up the handling process of affirmation situation, utilize the session acknowledge message to trigger online charging control as the reservation of triggering credit, like this for the situation of customer call access failure, because IMS-GWF does not receive that S-CSCF sends the session acknowledge message, so can not triggering OCS, IMS-GWF do not begin to charge, thereby having avoided at the customer call access failure is the defective that user's online charging mistake under the situation is not set up in session, has promoted network reliability of service and user experience.
In sum, improve the online charging flow process in the present embodiment, increased the processing that the affirmation situation is set up in session, reached user's correct purpose of online charging in all cases.
The present invention also provides a kind of IMS gateway apparatus, and this gateway apparatus is used for the IMS online charging of IMS network.Fig. 6 is the structural representation of the gateway apparatus of the embodiment of the invention.As Fig. 6, this IMS gateway apparatus comprises: IMS Gateway Function entity IMS-GWF 601, and described IMS-GWF comprises again:
Call through is confirmed module 602, is used to confirm that this calling of user connects;
Advice of charge module 603, be used for described calling answer confirm that module confirms that described calling has been connected after, the Online Charging System that notice is connected with described IMS-GWF begins the control of chargeing to described user.
Preferably, described gateway apparatus, wherein, described call through confirms that module comprises:
Session acknowledge message receiver module is used to receive the session acknowledge message that service call session control function entity S-CSCF sends;
Message sink confirms module to be used to confirm whether described session acknowledge message receiver module has received described session acknowledge message, and after confirming that described session acknowledge message receiver module has received described session acknowledge message, confirms that described calling connects.
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 method for an IMS online charging is characterized in that, comprising:
This calling of IMS Gateway Function entity IMS-GWF affirmation user is connected;
Described IMS-GWF is after confirming that described calling has been connected, and the notice Online Charging System begins the control of chargeing to described user.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described IMS-GWF confirms that the mode that this calling of user has been connected is:
Described IMS-GWF receives the session acknowledge message that service call session control function entity S-CSCF sends.
3. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, after described IMS-GWF receives described session acknowledge message, also comprises:
Described IMS-GWF sends and refreshes the credit control request to described Online Charging System request credit line;
Described Online Charging System carries out credit and reserves from described user's remaining sum;
Described Online Charging System returns success and refreshes credit control response, informs the credit line that the described user of described IMS-GWF can use;
Described IMS-GWF returns described session acknowledge message to described S-CSCF.
4. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, before described IMS-GWF receives described session acknowledge message, also comprises:
Step a1, the user makes a call, after described S-CSCF receives the initial session request message, be provided with according to user contracting data or default this locality and determine whether that needs initiate online charging to described user, and when the needs online charging, described initial session request message is forwarded to described IMS-GWF.
5. method according to claim 4 is characterized in that, after described initial session request message was forwarded to described IMS-GWF, described IMS-GWF received before the described session acknowledge message, also comprises:
After step b1, described IMS-GWF receive described initial session request message, send initial credit control request and carry out authentification of user to described Online Charging System; If described user then returns described initial session request to described S-CSCF by authentication; Supplement server with money if described user authentication failure, described IMS-GWF send that this calling is refused in errored response or described user is transferred to described S-CSCF, and the prompting user can continue this business after finishing supplementing with money.
6. method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, after the expense that described Online Charging System is reserved is finished using, also comprises:
Described IMS-GWF sends credit control request continuation application charge future to described Online Charging System once more;
If described IMS-GWF does not receive the Credit Control Answer that described Online Charging System sends, then described IMS-GWF determines to continue this business or stops this business according to preset local policy.
7. method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, after described IMS-GWF returns described session acknowledge message to described S-CSCF, also comprises:
Described IMS-GWF sends the credit control request to described Online Charging System after receiving call release message, notify described Online Charging System this calling having finished to carry out customer charge deduction;
Described IMS-GWF receives this call cost information that described online operation system is returned, and notifies the cost information of described this call business of user in terminated call.
8. IMS gateway apparatus is used for the IMS online charging of IMS network, comprises IMS Gateway Function entity IMS-GWF, it is characterized in that described IMS-GWF comprises:
Call through is confirmed module, is used to confirm that this calling of user connects;
The advice of charge module, be used for described calling answer confirm that module confirms that described calling has been connected after, the Online Charging System that notice is connected with described IMS-GWF begins the control of chargeing to described user.
9. gateway apparatus according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described call through confirms that module comprises:
Session acknowledge message receiver module is used to receive the session acknowledge message that service call session control function entity S-CSCF sends;
Message sink confirms module to be used to confirm whether described session acknowledge message receiver module has received described session acknowledge message, and after confirming that described session acknowledge message receiver module has received described session acknowledge message, confirms that described calling connects.
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