CN101959166A - Method and system for controlling online charging - Google Patents
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The invention provides a method for controlling online charging. The method comprises the following steps that: in a session process, a credit control request message which carries a used service unit is sent to an online charging system by charging trigger function, wherein the credit control request message also carries report mode information corresponding to the used service unit; and after receiving the credit control request message, the online charging system performs corresponding charging control processing on the used service unit according to the report mode information corresponding to the used service unit. The invention also provides a system for controlling the online charging. The method and the system of the invention can flexibly report the used service unit and meet flexible charging requirements of a service operator.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, in particular to a kind of online charging control method and system.
Background technology
In current 3GPP wireless communication standard, charging triggering function (Charging Trigger Function, CTF) be integrated in the network element of foreground, and CTF and Online Charging System (Online Charging System, OCS) connect by Ro interface between, follow on the Ro interface Diameter transmit online charging message comprise credit control request information (Credit Control Request, CCR) and credit control response message (Credit Control Answer, CCA) etc.
In conversation procedure, the charging message between CTF and the OCS alternately as shown in Figure 1.
Step 101-104: in the conversation request process, CTF sends to carry and reserves business unit (Reserved Service Units, RSU) credit control initial request CCR[Initial] message gives OCS, OCS charges after the control, return credit control response CCA message and give CTF, wherein carry business unit (Granted Service Units, the GSU) information of assurance.
Step 105-109: in the session process of transmitting, CTF sends business unit (the Used Service Units that portably uses, USU) credit control update request CCR[Update] message gives OCS, OCS charges after the control, return credit control response CCA message and give CTF, wherein carry business unit (Granted Service Units, the GSU) information of assurance.
Step 110-113: in the conversation end process, CTF sends business unit (the Used Service Units that portably uses, USU) credit control ending request CCR[Terminate] message gives OCS, OCS charges after the control, return credit control response CCA message and give CTF, wherein carry consumption information (Cost Information, CI).
As shown in Figure 1, in session transmission and conversation end process, carry the business unit USU information of the use that reports to OCS from CTF (CTF generally is integrated in the foreground network element) among the CCR.USU information is with following the charging value of Diameter to (Accounting Value Pair, AVP) Used-Service-Units represents.Used-Service-Units is a combined AVP, form by a plurality of sub-AVP, the definition of 3GPP Freight Basis is followed in its definition, comprises the credit control time to stab, report reason, credit control input word joint number, credit control output word joint number, credit control total bytes and professional specific information such as unit.
At present, most of manufacturers adopt the CTF increments to report USU to give OCS, and the USU that OCS reports according to increment carries out the mode of charging control and treatment such as accumulation calculating.In fact, report outside the mode mode that also has full dose to report USU at increment.Illustrating respectively for example below that increment reports with full dose reports mode, if converse 10 minutes, each timeslice is 3 minutes, increment reports under the mode so, current conversation has 4 USU corresponding timeslice 3,3,3,1 respectively, and if full dose reports mode, 4 then respectively corresponding time periods 3,6,9,10 of USU.
The problem that prior art exists is: existing USU information does not fill in clearly that full dose reports or the value that increment reports, and there is understanding separately in each producer at present.In most cases, the mode that adopts increment to report, the USU that OCS reports for the increment control of chargeing accordingly.Therefore, be necessary to propose a kind of online charging method, can carry out the USU control that reports and charge flexibly.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is, a kind of online charging control method and system are provided, and carries out the USU control that reports and charge flexibly.
In order to address the above problem, the invention provides a kind of online charging control method, comprise: in conversation procedure, the charging triggering function sends the credit control request information of the business unit that portably uses to Online Charging System, wherein, also carry in the described credit control request information business unit with described use corresponding report mode information; After described Online Charging System is received described credit control request information, according to corresponding with the business unit of the described use mode information that reports to the business unit of the described use control and treatment of chargeing accordingly.
Further, said method also can have following characteristics, and described credit control request information is credit control update inquiry information or credit control ending request message.
Further, said method also can have following characteristics, and the described mode information that reports is that increment reports and/or full dose reports.
Further, said method also can have following characteristics, the described mode information that reports is that full dose reports to report with increment and is meant, in the business unit of the use of carrying in the described credit control request information, the mode information that reports of its correspondence of business unit that a part is used reports as increment, and the reporting information that reports of its correspondence of business unit that another part uses reports as full dose.
Further, said method also can have following characteristics, and described to report the business unit of the use of mode information and its correspondence be that same other a pair of charging value of level is right; The perhaps described mode information that reports is right for the right child charging value of the charging value of the business unit of the use of its correspondence.
The present invention also provides a kind of online charging control system, comprising: charging triggering function and Online Charging System, wherein,
Described charging triggering function, be used for sending the credit control request information of the business unit that portably uses to Online Charging System at conversation procedure, wherein, also carry in the described credit control request information business unit with described use corresponding report mode information;
Described Online Charging System is used for after receiving described credit control request information, according to corresponding with the business unit of the described use mode information that reports to the business unit of the described use control and treatment of chargeing accordingly.
Further, said system also can have following characteristics, and the described credit control request information that described charging triggering function sends is credit control update inquiry information or credit control ending request message.
Further, said system also can have following characteristics, and the described mode information that reports that described charging triggering function is carried in described credit control request information is that increment reports and/or full dose reports.
Further, said system also can have following characteristics, described charging triggering function is carried in described credit control request information, and the described mode information that reports is that increment reports to report with full dose and is meant, in the business unit of the use of carrying in the credit control request information that described charging triggering function sends, the mode information that reports of its correspondence of business unit that a part is used reports as increment, and the reporting information that reports of its correspondence of business unit that another part uses reports as full dose.
Further, said system also can have following characteristics, and described charging triggering function is right as same other a pair of charging value of level with the business unit of the described use that reports mode information and its correspondence; Perhaps that the described mode information that reports is right as the right child charging value of the charging value of the business unit of the use of its correspondence.
In sum, can realize on the online charging Ro interface of the present invention that multiple USU reports mode (increment and/or full dose) to reach the purpose that the multiple USU of flexible configuration reports mode, the further abundant and perfect interface of online charging, satisfy the flexible charging of service provider, the USU that selects to be beneficial to the OCS performance reports the needs of mode.
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Accompanying drawing described herein is used to provide further understanding of the present invention, constitutes the application's a part, and illustrative examples of the present invention and explanation thereof are used to explain the present invention, do not constitute improper qualification of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is existing online charging interacting message schematic diagram;
Fig. 2 is an online charging control method schematic diagram of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is an embodiment of the invention online charging interacting message schematic diagram;
Fig. 4 is an online charging control system method schematic diagram of the present invention.
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Because the OCS side can be selected the USU increment to report with full dose and report dual mode to carry out different charging control and treatment, corresponding CTF side also should allow the increment of flexible configuration to report and/or full dose reports the mode of USU, and what can notify the OCS:CTF employing on the interface of CTF and OCS is that increment reports or full dose reports mode.
Core concept of the present invention is, in conversation procedure (comprise session carry out and terminal procedure), CTF sends the USU that carries USU and correspondence and reports the CCR message of mode information to OCS, OCS reports mode information to charge accordingly control and treatment and return CCA message and give CTF of the USU of correspondence according to USU, wherein, to report mode information be that increment reports and/or full dose reports to USU.
The invention provides a kind of online charging control method, as shown in Figure 2, comprising:
Wherein, described credit control request information is credit control update inquiry information or credit control ending request message.
Wherein, the described mode information that reports is that increment reports and/or full dose reports.
The described mode information that reports is that full dose reports to report with increment and is meant, in the business unit of the use of carrying in the described credit control request information, the mode information that reports of its correspondence of business unit that a part is used reports as increment, and the reporting information that reports of its correspondence of business unit that another part uses reports as full dose.
It is further, described that to report the business unit of the use of mode information and its correspondence be that same other a pair of charging value of level is right; The perhaps described mode information that reports is right for the right child charging value of the charging value of the business unit of the use of its correspondence.
Adopt full dose to report USU and CTF to adopt increment to report with regard to CTF respectively below and/or full dose reports the mode of USU to set forth thought of the present invention.
Embodiment one: CTF adopts full dose to report USU to give the mode of OCS
Allow configuration CTF to adopt which kind of USU to report mode on the network element of foreground, be configured to full dose among this embodiment and report mode, also can be configured to increment and report mode, specific implementation and Fig. 3 are similar.
As shown in Figure 3, comprise the steps:
Step 301-304: in the conversation request process, CTF sends the credit control initial request CCR[Initial carry RSU] message gives OCS, and OCS charges after the control, returns credit control response CCA message and gives CTF, wherein carries GSU information.
Step 305-309: in the session process of transmitting, CTF sends the credit control update request CCR[Update carry USU] message gives OCS, and OCS charges after the control, returns credit control response CCA message and gives CTF, wherein carries GSU information.
Wherein, in the step 306: CCR[Update] contain USU in the message and corresponding USU reports mode information USU-Report-Mode, to report the value of mode information be that full dose reports to USU in the present embodiment, and promptly the value of USU-Report-Mode is Accumulated quota.
During actual definition AVP, USU-Report-Mode can become same other a pair of AVP of level with USU, uses in pairs; Perhaps directly expanding a sub-AVP in this combined AVP of USU is USU-Report-Mode.The present invention does not do qualification for concrete AVP definition mode.
Step 310-313: in the conversation end process, CTF sends the credit control ending request CCR[Terminate carry USU] message gives OCS; After OCS charges and controls, return credit control response CCA message and give CTF, wherein carry CI information.
Wherein, CCR[Terminate in the step 311] contain USU in the message and corresponding USU reports mode information USU-Report-Mode, here to report the value of mode information be that full dose reports to USU, that is: the value of USU-Report-Mode is Accumulated quota (accumulation limit), be used to represent currently report mode for full dose, can adopt other value representations, the present invention does not limit this yet.
During actual definition AVP, USU-Report-Mode can become same other a pair of AVP of level with USU, uses in pairs; Perhaps directly expanding a sub-AVP in this combined AVP of USU is USU-Report-Mode.The present invention reports the concrete AVP definition mode of mode information not do qualification for USU.
Embodiment two: CTF employing increment reports with full dose and reports mode to report USU to give the mode of OCS
Allow configuration CTF to adopt which kind of USU to report mode on the network element of foreground, be configured to increment among this embodiment and report with full dose and report mode.
Step 401-404: in the conversation request process, CTF sends the credit control initial request CCR[Initial carry RSU] message gives OCS, and OCS charges after the control, returns credit control response CCA message and gives CTF, wherein carries GSU information.
Step 405-409: in the session process of transmitting, CTF sends the credit control update request CCR[Update that carries USU] message is to OCS, and OCS returns credit control response CCA message and gives CTF after carrying out corresponding charging control, wherein carries GSU information.
Wherein, in the step 406, CCR[Update] contain USU in the message and corresponding USU reports mode information USU-Report-Mode, here to report the value of mode information be that increment reports with full dose and reports and can occur to USU, that is: when the value of USU-Report-Mode is Delta quota (increment limit), be used to represent current, also can adopt other value representations for increment reports mode, the present invention does not limit this, and CTF carries the USU that increment reports in CCR; While, CTF carried the USU that full dose reports when also allowing the value of USU-Report-Mode to be Accumulated quota in CCR.
During actual definition AVP, USU-Report-Mode can become same other a pair of AVP of level with USU, uses in pairs; Perhaps directly expanding a sub-AVP in this combined AVP of USU is USU-Report-Mode.The present invention does not do qualification for concrete AVP definition mode.
Step 410-413: in the conversation end process, CTF sends the credit control ending request CCR[Terminate carry USU] message gives OCS; OCS returns credit control response CCA message and gives CTF after carrying out corresponding charging control, wherein carries CI information.
CCR[Terminate in the same step 411] contain USU in the message and corresponding USU reports mode information USU-Report-Mode, here to report the value of mode information be that increment reports with full dose and reports and can occur to USU, that is: CCR[Terminate] value of its corresponding USU-Report-Mode of a part of USU of carrying in the message is Delta quota, this part USU is the USU that increment reports; When the value of its corresponding USU-Report-Mode of another part USU was Accumulated quota, this part USU was the USU that full dose reports.
During actual definition AVP, USU-Report-Mode can become same other a pair of AVP of level with USU, uses in pairs; Perhaps directly expanding a sub-AVP in this combined AVP of USU is USU-Report-Mode.The present invention reports the concrete AVP definition mode of mode information not do qualification for USU.
As mentioned above, CTF can report mode according to the USU of configuration, and the USU that carries USU and correspondence flexibly in CCR message reports mode information and sends CCR and reaches the purpose that the multiple mode of flexible configuration reports USU to OCS.
Need be that during actual definition AVP, USU-Report-Mode can become same other a pair of AVP of level with USU, uses in pairs to what the foregoing description described; Perhaps directly expanding a sub-AVP in this combined AVP of USU is USU-Report-Mode; The definition mode that perhaps adopts other to be more suitable for.Its aim is can carry USU in the CCR message and corresponding USU reports mode information in order to make, and concrete AVP definition mode does not constitute limitation of the invention.
The present invention also provides a kind of online charging control system, comprising: charging triggering function and Online Charging System, as shown in Figure 4, wherein,
Described charging triggering function, be used for sending the credit control request information of the business unit that portably uses to Online Charging System at conversation procedure, wherein, also carry in the described credit control request information business unit with described use corresponding report mode information;
Described Online Charging System is used for after receiving described credit control request information, according to corresponding with the business unit of the described use mode information that reports to the business unit of the described use control and treatment of chargeing accordingly.
Further, the described credit control request information of described charging triggering function transmission is credit control update inquiry information or credit control ending request message.
Further, the described mode information that reports that described charging triggering function is carried in described credit control request information is that increment reports and/or full dose reports, further, described charging triggering function is carried in described credit control request information, and the described mode information that reports is that increment reports to report with full dose and is meant, in the business unit of the use of carrying in the credit control request information that described charging triggering function sends, the mode information that reports of its correspondence of business unit that a part is used reports as increment, and the reporting information that reports of its correspondence of business unit that another part uses reports as full dose.
Further, described charging triggering function is right as same other a pair of charging value of level with the business unit of the described use that reports mode information and its correspondence; Perhaps that the described mode information that reports is right as the right child charging value of the charging value of the business unit of the use of its correspondence.
In sum, can realize on the online charging Ro interface of the present invention that multiple USU reports mode (increment and/or full dose) to reach flexible configuration, multiple USU reports the purpose of mode, the further abundant and perfect interface of online charging, satisfy the flexible charging of service provider, the USU that selects to be beneficial to the OCS performance reports the needs of mode.
The above is the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, is not limited to the present invention, and for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various changes and variation.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of being done, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. online charging control method, it is characterized in that, comprise: in conversation procedure, the charging triggering function sends the credit control request information of the business unit that portably uses to Online Charging System, wherein, also carry in the described credit control request information business unit with described use corresponding report mode information; After described Online Charging System is received described credit control request information, according to corresponding with the business unit of the described use mode information that reports to the business unit of the described use control and treatment of chargeing accordingly.
2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, described credit control request information is credit control update inquiry information or credit control ending request message.
3. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, the described mode information that reports is that increment reports and/or full dose reports.
4. method as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, the described mode information that reports is that full dose reports to report with increment and is meant, in the business unit of the use of carrying in the described credit control request information, the mode information that reports of its correspondence of business unit that a part is used reports as increment, and the reporting information that reports of its correspondence of business unit that another part uses reports as full dose.
5. as the arbitrary described method of claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that described to report the business unit of the use of mode information and its correspondence be that same other a pair of charging value of level is right; The perhaps described mode information that reports is right for the right child charging value of the charging value of the business unit of the use of its correspondence.
6. an online charging control system is characterized in that, comprising: charging triggering function and Online Charging System, wherein,
Described charging triggering function, be used for sending the credit control request information of the business unit that portably uses to Online Charging System at conversation procedure, wherein, also carry in the described credit control request information business unit with described use corresponding report mode information;
Described Online Charging System is used for after receiving described credit control request information, according to corresponding with the business unit of the described use mode information that reports to the business unit of the described use control and treatment of chargeing accordingly.
7. system as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, the described credit control request information that described charging triggering function sends is credit control update inquiry information or credit control ending request message.
8. system as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, the described mode information that reports that described charging triggering function is carried in described credit control request information is that increment reports and/or full dose reports.
9. system as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that, described charging triggering function is carried in described credit control request information, and the described mode information that reports is that increment reports to report with full dose and is meant, in the business unit of the use of carrying in the credit control request information that described charging triggering function sends, the mode information that reports of its correspondence of business unit that a part is used reports as increment, and the reporting information that reports of its correspondence of business unit that another part uses reports as full dose.
10. as the arbitrary described system of claim 6 to 9, it is characterized in that described charging triggering function is right as same other a pair of charging value of level with the business unit of the described use that reports mode information and its correspondence; Perhaps that the described mode information that reports is right as the right child charging value of the charging value of the business unit of the use of its correspondence.
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