CN101610490B - Method for implementing credit call and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for implementing a credit call. The method comprises the following steps: a home location register (HLR) determines a service control point (SCP) equipment fault or determines a link fault between the SCP equipment and an SSP; and converts pre-paid users managed by the SCP into post-paid users. The embodiment of the invention further provides an apparatus for implementing a credit call. The method and the apparatus help ensure voice service of the users managed by the SCP not to be affected in case of the SCP fault or the link fault between the SCP equipment and the SSP, and better service is provided for the users.

Description

A kind of method and apparatus of realizing credit call

Technical field

The present invention relates to communication field, specifically, relate to a kind of method and apparatus of realizing credit call.

Background technology

Mobile intelligent net is all present, following mobile communications network services, and the new business that satisfies user's needs is provided.These characteristics receive mobile network network operator and user's favor deeply, and therefore mobile intelligent network service has obtained development rapidly, has caused the attention of countries in the world telecommunication departments, and intellectuality becomes one of mobile radio communication developing goal.

Prepayment service is a most basic a kind of IN service.For the prepaid user, user's expense billing information all is kept in the service control point (SCP) equipment in the network, will carry out real-time deduction when carrying out voice call service, so the user speech calling procedure needs SCP equipment to participate in.In case the SCP equipment fault, the prepaid user's who then manages in this SCP equipment voice call service will be affected.

In case credit call is meant when IN service is not supported in SCP equipment fault or user visiting ground, transfers the prepaid user to postpaid service user, postpaid service user's voice call service does not need SCP equipment to participate in.In this case, the basic speech business of user is unaffected, and the ticket that audio call produced is produced by MSC equipment, is chargeed by the accounting system of operator, in SCP, reduces after waiting SCP equipment to recover again.

In the prior art at (the Mobile Switch Center of mobile switching centre; MSC) realize interim credit call; Be that MSC is found to certain SCP link when unreachable, do not trigger intelligent contactor when then this is called out, less than inspection user's among the SCP cost information and real-time deduction.But in this case, only be the professional unaffected of the interior prepaid user of this MSC service area, for other MSC, if do not support interim credit call, then the prepaid user of SCP management can not normally carry out business.Because the user moves among the mobile network; The prepaid user who belongs to a certain SCP management possibly roam in various places; So do not support interim credit call at some regional MSC after the user roams away under the SCP failure condition, just can not normally carry out speech business.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of method and apparatus of realizing credit call; At SCP fault, SCP and service control point (Service Switching Point; Under the situation of the link failure SSP), the user's voice that can not influence this SCP management is professional, better is user's service.

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of method that realizes credit call, comprising:

Attaching position register HLR confirms the service control point (SCP) equipment fault, or the link failure between definite SCP equipment and the SSP;

Said HLR receives moving exchanging center MSC/Visited Location Registor VLR, or the customer location solicitation message of gateway MSC GMSC transmission; Said HLR is to said MSC/VLR, or GMSC sends the position application response message that does not carry intelligent contactor information, makes the user with said SCP management transfer the postpaid service user to by the prepaid user.The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of device of realizing credit call, comprises

Confirm the unit, be used for confirming the service control point (SCP) device fails, or confirm the link failure between said SCP equipment and the SSP;

Second receiving element is used to receive MSC/VLR, or the user's of GMSC transmission position solicitation message;

Performance element is used for the device fails in definite service control point (SCP), or after confirming the link failure between said SCP equipment and the SSP, to said MSC/VLR, or GMSC sends the position application response message that does not carry intelligent contactor information.

In the technical scheme that the embodiment of the invention provided, attaching position register HLR confirms the service control point (SCP) equipment fault, or the link failure between definite SCP equipment and the SSP; Transfer the user of this SCP management to postpaid service user by the prepaid user.Thereby the user's voice that can not influence the SCP management because of the link failure between SCP fault or SCP equipment and the SSP is professional, can promote user satisfaction better for user's service.

Description of drawings

The method flow diagram of the realization credit call that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 for the embodiment of the invention provide after the user completes successfully location registers, SCP break down or SCP and SSP between the situation of link failure under realize the method flow diagram of credit call;

Fig. 3 be the embodiment of the invention provide SCP break down or SCP and SSP between link failure after, the user carries out realizing under the situation of location registers the method flow diagram of credit call;

Fig. 4 is that the described method of Fig. 3 is applied in the method flow diagram in the cdma system;

Fig. 5 is that the described method of Fig. 3 is applied in the method flow diagram in the gsm system;

Fig. 6 is that the prepaid user that provides of the embodiment of the invention is as the method flow diagram of realizing credit call under the called situation;

Fig. 7 is that the prepaid user that provides of the embodiment of the invention is as the another kind of method flow diagram of realizing credit call under the called situation;

Fig. 8 is a kind of structural representation of realizing the device of credit call that the embodiment of the invention provides;

Fig. 9 is the structural representation that the another kind that provides of the embodiment of the invention is realized the device of credit call.

Embodiment

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of method and apparatus of realizing credit call.Technical scheme for a better understanding of the present invention describes in detail embodiment provided by the invention below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.

Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the method flow diagram of the realization credit call that provides of the embodiment of the invention.

S101, HLR confirm the service control point (SCP) equipment fault, or the link failure between definite SCP equipment and the SSP.

Wherein, SSP can close with MSC and establish, and also can be used as an independent network element and is arranged in the network.If SSP and MSC close establish, the link between SCP and the SSP breaks down so, also is appreciated that to the link between SCP and the MSC to break down.

Wherein, HLR can confirm that SCP breaks down according to preset flag bit, perhaps also can confirm the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP according to preset flag bit.

Confirm that according to preset flag bit SCP breaks down for HLR: present embodiment is through increasing a flag bit in the office data of HLR, after the SCP fault, it is effective that this flag bit is set.This flag bit can called after ScpFailure, when the SCP fault, and this mark position 1; When SCP just often, this mark position 0.For example, send warning information after the SCP fault, the attendant is under the situation of knowing the SCP fault, and the preset flag bit in the HLR office data is set to 1 (malfunction).

Confirm the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP for HLR according to preset flag bit: present embodiment is through increasing a flag bit in the office data of HLR, behind the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP, it is effective that this flag bit is set.For example, this flag bit called after ScpSsplinkFailure, when the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP, this mark position 1; Link between SCP equipment and SSP just often, this mark position 0.For example, behind the link failure that detects between SSP and the SCP, being somebody's turn to do in the attendant HLR office data preset flag bit be set to 1 (malfunction).

S103, the intelligent subscriber that this SCP of ownership is managed transfers the postpaid service user to by the prepaid user.

HLR confirms that SCP breaks down, or the link failure between definite SCP and the SSP, and the user that then will belong to this SCP management transfers the postpaid service user to by the prepaid user.

Wherein, whether the user is that the prepaid user need contract in HLR, if the prepaid user then gives this user signatory intelligent contactor in HLR.For the prepaid user, user's expense billing information all is kept in the service control point (SCP) equipment in the network, when MSC receives user calling, triggers and calls out SCP, will carry out real-time deduction when carrying out voice call service.

HLR when MSC receives user calling, does not trigger and calls out SCP after transferring the user to the back paying by pre-payment.Be the detailed ticket of recording user among the MSC, charge to the tent center, wait the link failure recovery between SCP fault recovery or HLR and the SCP then after, carry out expense in the SCP again and reduce.

Through the method that present embodiment provides, the prepaid user's of SCP management speech business can not be affected because of the link failure between SCP fault or SCP and the SSP, thereby can promote user satisfaction better for user's service.And can not reduce the income of operator yet.

Referring to Fig. 2, be the embodiment of the invention provide after the user completes successfully location registers, SCP break down or SCP and SSP between the situation of link failure under realize the method flow diagram of credit call.

S201, the prepaid user completes successfully location registers at HLR.

S203, HLR confirm the SCP equipment fault, or the link failure between definite SCP equipment and the SSP.Then, carry out S205.

S205, HLR sends the message of deleting intelligent contactor information to the MSC/VLR that said user carries out location registers.

The user transfers the postpaid service user to by the prepaid user temporarily like this.Wherein, the message of deletion intelligent contactor information can be unreliable roaming data-indication message (UnreliableRoamerDataDirective), perhaps qualification Indication message (QualificationDirective).Certainly also be not limited thereto.

Optional, the message of deletion intelligent contactor information can be the message of deletion intelligent contactor information; Also can be the message of deletion user profile, wherein, user profile comprises intelligent contactor information.If deletion is user profile, then the user can carry out location registers to HLR once more.If only delete user's intelligent contactor information, the user does not need to carry out location registers to HLR once more like this, thereby can reduce unnecessary signaling interaction between MSC and the HLR, alleviates network burden.

Further, optional, after the MSC/VLR that the user carries out location registers receives the message of deletion intelligent contactor information, with those the prepaid user of successful location registers be converted into the postpaid service user.When MSC/VLR receives user calling, do not trigger and call out SCP.Be the detailed ticket of recording user among the MSC/VLR, charge, and then carry out expense in the SCP and reduce to the tent center.

The credit call method that present embodiment provides; HLR breaks down or SCP and the link between the SSP of managing the caller prepaid user when breaking down at management caller prepaid user's SCP; Do not change user's signatory attribute; But,, transfer the user to postpaid service user by the prepaid user according to the office data configuration to the message that said user carries out the MSC/VLR transmission deletion intelligent contactor information of location registers temporarily.Thereby make the prepaid user's of SCP management speech business, can not be affected, thereby can promote user satisfaction better for user's service because of the link failure between SCP fault or SCP and the SSP.And can not reduce the income of operator because of the link failure between SCP fault or SCP and the SSP yet.

Referring to Fig. 3, be the embodiment of the invention provide SCP break down or SCP and SSP between link failure after, the user carries out realizing under the situation of location registers the method flow diagram of credit call.

S301, SCP break down or SCP and SSP between link failure.Confirm that for HLR SCP breaks down: present embodiment is through increasing a flag bit in the office data of HLR, after the SCP fault, it is effective that this flag bit is set.This flag bit can called after ScpFailure, when the SCP fault, and this mark position 1; When SCP just often, this mark position 0.For example, send warning information after the SCP fault, the attendant is under the situation of knowing the SCP fault, and the preset flag bit in the HLR office data is set to 1 (malfunction).

Confirm the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP for HLR: present embodiment is through increasing a flag bit in the office data of HLR, behind the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP, it is effective that this flag bit is set.For example, this flag bit called after ScpSsplinkFailure, when the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP, this mark position 1; Link between SCP equipment and SSP just often, this mark position 0.For example, behind the link failure that detects between SSP and the SCP, being somebody's turn to do in the attendant HLR office data preset flag bit be set to 1 (malfunction).

S303, HLR receives the customer location register request message that MSC/VLR sends.

S305, HLR send the message of not carrying intelligent contactor information to said MSC/VLR.

The user transfers the postpaid service user to by the prepaid user temporarily like this.Follow-up, when MSC/VLR receives this user calling, do not trigger and call out SCP.Be the detailed ticket of recording user among the MSC/VLR, charge to the tent center, wait the link failure recovery between SCP fault recovery or SCP and the SSP then after, carry out expense in the SCP again and reduce.

In cdma system, it can be the location registers response message that HLR sends the message of not carrying intelligent contactor information to said MSC/VLR; In GSM, it can be to insert subscriber data message that HLR sends the message of not carrying intelligent contactor information to said MSC/VLR.

Referring to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is that the method for Fig. 3 is applied in the method flow diagram in CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access, the full name code division multiple access) system.

S401, SCP break down or SCP and SSP between link failure.

Confirm that for HLR SCP breaks down: present embodiment is through increasing a flag bit in the office data of HLR, after the SCP fault, it is effective that this flag bit is set.This flag bit can called after ScpFailure, when the SCP fault, and this mark position 1; When SCP just often, this mark position 0.For example, send warning information after the SCP fault, the attendant is under the situation of knowing the SCP fault, and the preset flag bit in the HLR office data is set to 1 (malfunction).

Confirm the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP for HLR: present embodiment is through increasing a flag bit in the office data of HLR, behind the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP, it is effective that this flag bit is set.For example, this flag bit called after ScpSsplinkFailure, when the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP, this mark position 1; Link between SCP equipment and SSP just often, this mark position 0.For example, behind the link failure that detects between SSP and the SCP, being somebody's turn to do in the attendant HLR office data preset flag bit be set to 1 (malfunction).

S403, HLR receives the customer location register request message (REGNOT) that MSC/VLR sends.

Wherein, carry international mobile subscriber identity IMSI in the REGNOT message.IMSI is the unique international member identification code that system distributes for each mobile subscriber, and these sign indicating number all positions in network comprise that the roaming district all is effective.The corresponding user of each IMSI.

S405, HLR send the customer location enrollment response message (regnot) of not carrying intelligent contactor information to said MSC/VLR.

The user transfers the postpaid service user to by the prepaid user temporarily like this.

Referring to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is that the described method of Fig. 3 is applied in the method flow diagram in GSM (Global System for MobileCommunications, the global system for mobile communications) system.

S501, SCP break down or SCP and SSP between link failure.

Confirm that for HLR SCP breaks down: present embodiment is through increasing a flag bit in the office data of HLR, after the SCP fault, it is effective that this flag bit is set.This flag bit can called after ScpFailure, when the SCP fault, and this mark position 1; When SCP just often, this mark position 0.For example, send warning information after the SCP fault, the attendant is under the situation of knowing the SCP fault, and the preset flag bit in the HLR office data is set to 1 (malfunction).

Confirm the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP for HLR: present embodiment is through increasing a flag bit in the office data of HLR, behind the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP, it is effective that this flag bit is set.For example, this flag bit called after ScpSsplinkFailure, when the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP, this mark position 1; Link between SCP equipment and SSP just often, this mark position 0.For example, behind the link failure that detects between SSP and the SCP, being somebody's turn to do in the attendant HLR office data preset flag bit be set to 1 (malfunction).

S503, HLR receives the customer location register request message (Uplocation) that MSC/VLR sends.

S505, HLR send the insertion subscriber data message of not carrying intelligent contactor information to said MSC/VLR.

S507, MSC/VLR send to HLR and insert the user data response message.

S509, HLR sends the location registers response message to MSC/VLR.

Among this embodiment, because HLR sends the insertion subscriber data message of not carrying intelligent contactor information to said MSC/VLR, the user transfers the postpaid service user to by the prepaid user temporarily like this.Follow-up, when MSC/VLR receives this user calling, do not trigger and call out SCP.Thereby user calling can be affected.

The prepaid user is as called, and two kinds of scenes are arranged: (one) calling subscriber and called subscriber belong to same MSC/VLR; (2) calling subscriber and called subscriber belong to different MS C/VLR.

Referring to Fig. 6, Fig. 6 is that the prepaid user that provides of the embodiment of the invention is as the method flow diagram of realizing credit call under the called situation.Wherein, calling subscriber and called subscriber belong to same MSC/VLR.

S601, SCP break down or SCP and SSP between link failure.

Confirm that for HLR SCP breaks down: present embodiment is through increasing a flag bit in the office data of HLR, after the SCP fault, it is effective that this flag bit is set.This flag bit can called after ScpFailure, when the SCP fault, and this mark position 1; When SCP just often, this mark position 0.For example, send warning information after the SCP fault, the attendant is under the situation of knowing the SCP fault, and the preset flag bit in the HLR office data is set to 1 (malfunction).

Confirm the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP for HLR: present embodiment is through increasing a flag bit in the office data of HLR, behind the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP, it is effective that this flag bit is set.For example, this flag bit called after ScpSsplinkFailure, when the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP, this mark position 1; Link between SCP equipment and SSP just often, this mark position 0.For example, behind the link failure that detects between SSP and the SCP, being somebody's turn to do in the attendant HLR office data preset flag bit be set to 1 (malfunction).

S603, when the prepaid user was called, HLR received the position solicitation message (LOCREQ) that begins to exhale the MSC/VLR transmission.

Wherein, carried Digits (Dialed) in the LOCREQ message, HLR is according to the user signing contract information of preserving, and knows the corresponding called subscriber of called number Digits (Dialed) prepayment service of whether having contracted.

S605, HLR exhales the MSC/VLR transmission not carry the position application response message (locreq) of intelligent contactor information to the beginning.

The intelligent subscriber that present embodiment provides is as the method that realizes credit call under the called situation; When caller during with the identical MSC of called ownership; HLR SCP break down or SCP and SSP between link failure the time, do not change called subscriber's signatory attribute, do not exhale among the MSC/VLR to the beginning but in locreq, do not issue intelligent contactor information; According to the office data configuration, transfer the user to postpaid service user by the prepaid user temporarily.The speech business of the intelligent subscriber of SCP management, not can because of SCP break down or SCP and SSP between link failure and be affected, thereby can better be user's service, the lifting user satisfaction.And also not can because of SCP break down or SCP and SSP between link failure and reduce the income of operator.

Referring to Fig. 7, Fig. 7 is that the intelligent subscriber that provides of the embodiment of the invention is as the another kind of method flow diagram of realizing credit call under the called situation.Wherein, calling subscriber and called subscriber belong to different MS C/VLR.

S701 among Fig. 7, S703, S705 are identical with S601, S603, S605 embodiment illustrated in fig. 6.Different with embodiment shown in Figure 6 is, because the calling subscriber belongs to different MS C/VLR with the called subscriber, so HLR also will carry out S704a and S704b exhale MSC/VLR transmission locreq message to the beginning before.

S704a, HLR sends route solicitation message (ROUTREQ) to visit ground MSC/VLR.

Wherein, said route solicitation message is not carried intelligent contactor information.

Wherein, HLR finds called subscriber's information according to called number, comprises called subscriber's IMSI.HLR sends ROUTREQ message according to called subscriber's positional information to called visit ground MSC/VLR then.

S704b, HLR receive the route application response message (routreq) that visit ground MSC/VLR returns.

Wherein, carry in the routreq message interim local directory number (Temporary Local DirectoryNumber, TLDN).This number is transparent to and begins to exhale MSC/VLR in 7605.Beginning exhales MSC/VLR can be routed to called visit ground MSC/VLR according to TLDN.

In this embodiment, if the customer call mobile phone users of fixed terminal, then to exhale MSC/VLR can be gateway MSC (GMSC) beginning among this embodiment.

The prepaid user that present embodiment provides is as the method that realizes credit call under the called situation; When caller and called ownership different MS C; HLR SCP break down or SCP and SSP between link failure the time; Do not change called subscriber's signatory attribute, do not exhale among the MSC/VLR to the beginning but in the application response of position, do not issue intelligent contactor information, in the route application information, do not issue intelligent contactor information to visit ground MSC/VLR.According to the office data configuration, transfer the called subscriber to postpaid service user by the prepaid user temporarily.The prepaid user's of SCP management speech business can not be affected because of the link failure between SCP fault or SCP and the SSP like this, thereby can promote user satisfaction better for user's service.And can be and reduce the income of operator because of the fault of SCP or the link failure between SCP and the SSP yet.

Referring to Fig. 8, Fig. 8 is the structural representation of a kind of attaching position register of providing of the embodiment of the invention.This attaching position register comprises: confirms unit 80, is used for confirming the service control point (SCP) device fails, or the link failure between definite SCP equipment and the SSP;

Performance element 82 is used for confirming the service control point (SCP) device fails, or when confirming the link failure between said SCP equipment and the SSP, the user with this SCP management in attaching position register transfers the postpaid service user to by the prepaid user.

Optional, if said user completing place registration, then performance element 82, specifically are used for carrying out to said user the message of the MSC/VLR transmission deletion intelligent contactor information of location registers.

Referring to Fig. 9, Fig. 9 is the structural representation of the another kind of attaching position register that provides of the embodiment of the invention.

The attaching position register that provides among this embodiment, except comprising that Fig. 8 really cell and the performance element, can also comprise, first receiving element 94 is used to receive the user's that MSC/VLR sends position register request message; Accordingly, said performance element 82 specifically is used for confirming the service control point (SCP) device fails, or when confirming the link failure between said SCP equipment and the SSP, sends the message of not carrying intelligent contactor information to said MSC/VLR.

This attaching position register is if be applied in the cdma system, and performance element 82 is the location registers response message to the message of not carrying intelligent contactor information that MSC/VLR sends so; This attaching position register is if be applied in the gsm system, and performance element 82 is the insertion subscriber data message to the message of not carrying intelligent contactor information that MSC/VLR sends so.

Optional, the attaching position register that provides among this embodiment can also comprise second receiving element 96, is used to receive MSC/VLR, or the user's of GMSC transmission position solicitation message; Accordingly; Said performance element 82 specifically is used for the device fails in definite service control point (SCP), or when confirming the link failure between said SCP equipment and the SSP; To said MSC/VLR, or GMSC sends the position application response message that does not carry intelligent contactor information.

Further, if the prepaid user is when called, and calling subscriber and called prepaid user be when belonging to different MS C, and then performance element 82 also is used to send the route application information of not carrying intelligent contactor information.

Concrete enforcement is repeated no more with the description among the method embodiment here.

The attaching position register of the realization credit call that provides through present embodiment; The prepaid user's of SCP management speech business; Can not be affected, thereby can promote user satisfaction better for user's service because of the link failure between SCP fault or SCP and the SSP.And can be and reduce the income of operator because of the fault of SCP or the link failure between SCP and the SSP yet.

Through the description of above execution mode, those skilled in the art can be well understood to the present invention and can realize by the mode that software adds essential hardware platform, can certainly all implement through hardware.Based on such understanding; All or part of can the coming out that technical scheme of the present invention contributes to background technology with the embodied of software product; This computer software product can be stored in the storage medium, like ROM/RAM, magnetic disc, CD etc., comprises that some instructions are with so that a computer equipment (can be a personal computer; Server, the perhaps network equipment etc.) carry out the described method of some part of each embodiment of the present invention or embodiment.

The above; Be merely the preferable embodiment of the present invention, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, any technical staff who is familiar with the present technique field is in the technical scope that the present invention discloses; The variation that can expect easily or replacement all should be encompassed within protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with the protection range of claim.

Claims (5)

1. a method that realizes credit call is characterized in that, comprising:

Attaching position register HLR confirms the service control point (SCP) equipment fault, or the link failure between definite SCP equipment and the service switching point;

Said HLR receives moving exchanging center MSC/Visited Location Registor VLR, or the customer location solicitation message of gateway MSC GMSC transmission; Said HLR is to said MSC/VLR, or GMSC sends the position application response message that does not carry intelligent contactor information, makes the user with said SCP management transfer the postpaid service user to by the prepaid user.

2. like power 1 described method, it is characterized in that said HLR confirms the SCP equipment fault, or the link failure between definite SCP equipment and the SSP comprises:

Said HLR confirms that according to flag bit said SCP equipment breaks down, and perhaps confirms the link failure between SCP equipment and the SSP according to flag bit.

3. like power 1 described method, it is characterized in that, further comprise: MSC/VLR sends the route application information of not carrying intelligent contactor information to visit ground.

4. an attaching position register of realizing credit call is characterized in that, comprising:

Confirm the unit, be used for confirming the service control point (SCP) device fails, or confirm the link failure between said SCP equipment and the service control point SSP;

Second receiving element is used to receive MSC/VLR, or the user's of GMSC transmission position solicitation message;

Performance element is used for the device fails in definite service control point (SCP), or after confirming the link failure between said SCP equipment and the SSP, to said MSC/VLR, or GMSC sends the position application response message that does not carry intelligent contactor information.

5. like power 4 described attaching position registers, it is characterized in that said performance element also is used to send the route application information of not carrying intelligent contactor information.

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