CN102056117B - Based on strategy and the charging method of charging control architecture and system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of based on charging method that is tactful and charging control architecture, comprise: between "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF entity and Online Charging System OCS, interface is set, described PCRF entity reports information for charging to described OCS by described interface, and receives the response of described OCS; Described OCS initiatively sends the notice being used for charging to described PCRF entity by described interface, and receive the response of described PCRF entity; Or the interface that configuration information is mutual between described PCRF entity and off-line accounting system OFCS, described PCRF entity is used for the information of charging to described OFCS by described interface transmission.The present invention discloses a kind of system realizing preceding method.The present invention can realize the billing operation of various granularity for the user terminal under each gateway, support various PCC framework and modified node method thereof, technical scheme is simple and practical.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to strategy and charging controls (PCC, Policy and Charging Control) technology, particularly relate to a kind of charging method based on tactful and charging control architecture and system.
Background technology
Third generation partner program (3GPP, 3rd Generation Partnership Project) grouping system (EPS of evolution, Evolved Packet System) by the universal mobile telecommunications system land radio access web (E-UTRAN of evolution, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network), mobile management unit (MME, Mobility Management Entity), gateway (S-GW, ServingGateway), grouped data network gateway (P-GW or PDN GW, Packet Data NetworkGateway), home subscriber server (HSS, Home Subscriber Server), authentication and authorization charging (the AAA of 3GPP, Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) server, "Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF entity, Policy and Charging Rules Function) entity and other support nodes composition.
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of EPS framework, as shown in Figure 1, strategy wherein and charging control (PCC, Policy and Charging Control) framework is a part wherein, in EPS framework, each functional entity of PCC mainly comprises: PCRF entity is "Policy and Charging Rules Function entity, strategy and charging execution function entity entity (PCEF entity, Policy and Charging Enforcement Function) be present in P-GW, bearing binding and event reporting function (BBERF, Bearer Binding and Event ReportFunction) entity can be present in S-GW, application function (the AF of business, Application Function) entity is present in carrier network agreement (IP, Internet Protocol) business network, user-subscribed database (SPR, Subscription Profile Repository) can close with HSS and establish.
In 3 gpp, corresponding PDN network can be found by APN (APN, Access Point Name).Usually UE to PDN network connection is called that an IP connects Access Network (IP-CAN, IP Connectivity Access Network) session.
In EPS framework, the access style of user is by IP-CAN type and wireless access type (RAT, Radio Access Type) jointly identify: IP-CAN type is in order to distinguish access network type (such as: 3GPP or WiMAX etc.), when IP-CAN type is 3GPP or 3GPP2 access, need to depend on RAT further to distinguish wireless access type (such as during 3GPP access, the wireless access for UTRAN or E-UTRAN).
PCC is applicable to all 3GPP IP-CAN, Fig. 2 is existing PCC system architecture schematic diagram, as shown in Figure 2, the formulation of PCRF entity primary responsibility strategy and charging regulation, by Gx interface, the PCC of formulation strategy and charging regulation are handed down to PCEF entity, PCEF entity is installed and is performed PCC strategy, and reports dependent event, charge information mutual with charge system.QoS (QoS, Quality of Service) rule is handed down to BBERF entity by Gxx interface by PCRF entity, and BBERF entity is the mutual charge information with charge system not, only the reporting of responsible bearing binding and dependent event.AF entity provides business information by Rx interface to PCRF entity, and SPR saves the business information that user contracts, the business information that PCRF entity can be contracted to SPR inquiring user by Sp interface.Online charging information is sent to Online Charging System (OSC by Gy interface by PCEF entity, Online Charging System) be responsible for the statistics of online charging, by Gz interface, offline charging information is sent to off-line accounting system (OFCS, OfflineCharging System).
At present, in PCC framework, PCRF entity dynamically can issue PCC strategy to PCEF entity, comprises the information of QoS and charging in policy information.The business information that in the bearer related information that the service related information that PCRF entity provides according to AF, PCEF entity report and SPR, user contracts, formulates PCC strategy.
Along with the development of operator needs, the network integration and multi-access technology, multiple gateway (GW is engendered in network, Gateway), there is message passing interface that is multiple and OCS, for reporting the notice of charge information and reception OCS to OCS, so just, cannot as original, complete the charge information statistics of whole user by a GW and report, to cause occurring the problem that the granularity of charging, method and performance are inconsistent, the multi-point select permeability etc. of OCS, this can affect uniformity and the stability of charging to a certain extent.On the other hand, in the network introducing PCC framework, PCRF entity has unified strategy and the charging rule functions of whole network, standardized interface is had with each GW in network, existing charge information all sends to charge system (comprising online and off-line accounting system) by GW, increases the signaling burden of load bearing equipment.
In prior art, in the network for multiple GW, how to realize the unification of charging method and performance, the method still do not solved at present.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of charging method based on strategy and charging control architecture and system, can realize the charging of various granularity in the PCC framework of multiple gateway.
For achieving the above object, technical scheme of the present invention is achieved in that
Based on a charging method that is tactful and charging control architecture, comprising:
The interface that between "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF entity and Online Charging System OCS, configuration information is mutual, described PCRF entity reports information for charging to described OCS by described interface, and receives the response of described OCS; Described OCS sends the notice being used for charging to described PCRF entity by described interface, and receive the response of described PCRF entity.
Preferably, described method also comprises:
When user terminal initiates business, described PCRF solid generation strategy and charging control PCC rule, determine that the charging of described business is online charging, and after the request receiving the application of credit quota, sent the request of letter of application quota to described OCS by described interface; After the response of the consumption quota of described OCS, carry out billing operation by described interface, and report the result of billing operation;
In described business procedure, described PCRF entity receives the request of quota application again, sent the request of letter of application quota to described OCS by described interface, and report the information of described business actual amount, and billing operation is carried out after the response of consumption quota receiving described OCS, report the result of billing operation; And
During described service ending, described PCRF entity sends the request reporting the current use consumption of described business to described OCS by described interface, notify described service ending to described OCS.
Preferably, described method also comprises:
When user terminal initiates business, described PCRF solid generation PCC rule, determines that the charging of described business is online charging, and after the request receiving the application of credit quota, is sent the request of letter of application quota by described interface to described OCS; After the response of the consumption quota of described OCS, billing operation is carried out by described interface; And
In described business procedure, described OCS sends the notice being used for charging to described PCRF entity by described interface, and described PCRF entity performs billing operation according to the described notice for charging, and reports the result of billing operation to described OCS.
Preferably, the described notice for charging comprises requirement and reports and use consumption information or re-authenticate the not enough information of information or described user terminal credit line.
Based on a charging method that is tactful and charging control architecture, comprising:
The interface that configuration information is mutual between PCRF entity and off-line accounting system OFCS, described PCRF entity is used for the information of charging to described OFCS by described interface transmission.
Preferably, described method also comprises:
When user terminal initiates business, described PCRF solid generation PCC rule, determines that the charging of described business is offline charging, when charging reports trigger condition to meet, described PCRF entity receives and reports triggering, is sent the request of the information carried for charging by described interface to described OFCS.
Preferably, described charging reports trigger condition to comprise: meet traffic threshold or meet time threshold or meet integral point and to report or rate changes or location updating or access style upgrade or time zone upgrades or session modification or service ending.
Based on a charge system that is tactful and charging control architecture, comprising:
Setting unit, for the interface that configuration information between "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF entity and Online Charging System OCS is mutual;
First transmitting element, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for being sent the information being used for charging to described OCS by described interface;
First receiving element, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for the response by OCS described in described interface;
Second transmitting element, is arranged in described OCS, for being sent the notice being used for charging to described PCRF entity by described interface; And
Second receiving element, is arranged in described OCS, for the request by PCRF entity described in described interface.
Preferably, described system also comprises:
First generation unit, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for when user terminal initiates business, and generation strategy and charging control PCC rule;
First determining unit, be arranged in described PCRF entity, for determining whether the charging of described business is online charging, when being at described first receiving element after the request receiving the application of credit quota, sent the request of letter of application quota to described OCS by described first transmitting element; Described first receiving element triggers the first billing operation unit after receiving the response of the consumption quota of described OCS;
First billing operation unit, for carrying out billing operation; Described first transmitting element reports the result of billing operation to described OCS;
Described first receiving element again receives the request of quota application in described business procedure, sent the request of letter of application quota to described OCS by described first transmitting element, and report the information of described business actual amount, carry out billing operation receive the response of the consumption quota of described OCS at described first receiving element after, and report the result of billing operation by described first transmitting element;
When service ending, described first transmitting element sends the request reporting the current use consumption of described business to described OCS, notify service ending described in described OCS.
Preferably, described system also comprises:
Second generation unit, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for generating PCC rule when user terminal initiates business;
Second determining unit, for determining whether the charging of described business is online charging, when being after described first receiving element receives the request of credit quota application, sent the request of letter of application quota to described OCS by described interface by described first transmitting element; Described first receiving element triggers the second billing operation unit by described interface after the response of the consumption quota of described OCS;
Second billing operation unit, for carrying out billing operation;
In described business procedure, described second transmitting element sends the notice being used for charging to described PCRF entity by described interface; Described first billing operation unit performs billing operation according to the described notice for charging, and described first transmitting element reports described billing operation result to described OCS.
Preferably, the described notice for charging comprises requirement and reports and use consumption information or re-authenticate the not enough information of information or described user terminal credit line.
Based on a charge system that is tactful and charging control architecture, comprising:
Setting unit, for the interface that configuration information between PCRF entity and off-line accounting system OFCS is mutual; And
Transmitting element, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for being used for the information of charging to described OFCS by described interface transmission.
Preferably, described system also comprises:
Generation unit, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for generating PCC rule when user terminal initiates business;
Determining unit, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for determining whether the charging of described business is offline charging, triggers judging unit when being;
Judging unit, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for judging whether that meeting charging reports trigger condition, when meeting, after receiving and reporting triggering, is sent the request of the information carried for charging by described transmitting element by described interface to described OFCS.
Preferably, described charging reports trigger condition to comprise: meet traffic threshold or meet time threshold or meet integral point and to report or rate changes or location updating or access style upgrade or time zone upgrades or session modification or service ending.
In the present invention, by arranging the interface carrying out information interaction with OCS and OFCS on PCRF entity respectively, OCS and OFCS is directly sent to carry out charging relevant charge information by PCRF entity or charging policy operates, thus when there is multiple gateway in PCC framework, can be the user terminal (UE under each gateway, User Equipment) realize the billing operation of various granularity, support various PCC framework and modified node method thereof.Technical solution of the present invention is simple and practical.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of EPS framework;
Fig. 2 is existing PCC system architecture schematic diagram;
Fig. 3 is the PCC system architecture schematic diagram in the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the charging method embodiment one that the present invention is based on strategy and charging control architecture;
Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the charging method embodiment two that the present invention is based on strategy and charging control architecture;
Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the charging method embodiment three that the present invention is based on strategy and charging control architecture;
Fig. 7 is the composition structural representation of the charge system embodiment one that the present invention is based on strategy and charging control architecture;
Fig. 8 is the composition structural representation of the charge system embodiment two that the present invention is based on strategy and charging control architecture.
Embodiment
Basic thought of the present invention is: by arranging the interface carrying out information interaction with OCS and OFCS on PCRF entity respectively, OCS and OFCS is directly sent to carry out charging relevant charge information by PCRF entity or charging policy operates, thus when there is multiple gateway in PCC framework, the billing operation of various granularity can be realized for the user terminal under each gateway, support various PCC framework and modified node method thereof.
For making the object, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearly understand, by the following examples also with reference to accompanying drawing, the present invention is described in more detail.
Fig. 3 is the PCC system architecture schematic diagram in the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, technical scheme of the present invention is on the PCC framework basis shown in Fig. 2, the interface (first interface) that PCRF entity and OCS carry out information interaction is set between PCRF entity and OCS, PCRF entity reports charge information to OCS by this interface, and receives the response message of OCS; OCS is issued a notice to PCRF entity by this interface, and receives the request message from PCRF entity.Meanwhile, arrange the interface (the second interface) that PCRF entity and OFCS carry out information interaction between PCRF entity and OFCS, PCRF entity sends charge information to OFCS by this interface, and receives the relevant response of OFCS.As shown in Figure 3, between PCEF entity and OCS, no longer interface is set, between PCEF entity and OFCS, no longer interface is set.Below by way of concrete billing operation, describe the present invention in detail and how to carry out charging by above-mentioned information interactive interface.
Embodiment one
PCC rule is online charging, and PCRF entity sends a request message to OCS.When UE initiates certain business, after generation PCC rule, judge in PCC rule whether be online charging, if then after PCRF entity is subject to the triggering of credit quota application of an outside or inside, PCRF entity sends the request message of letter of application quota to OCS by first interface, OCS returns response message to PCRF entity (issuing consumption quota) after receiving request message; In business procedure, PCRF entity receives the triggering of the credit quota application of outside or inside again, sends letter of application quota request message, and report the accounting-related information such as actual amount to OCS to OCS, receives the response message of OCS; During service ending, PCRF entity sends a request message (report current use consumption, and bring all information of business, notify this service ending) to OCS, and receives the response that OCS returns.Above-mentioned charging flow specifically comprises the following steps:
Step 401:UE initiates certain business, and after PCC generate rule, PCRF entity receives the triggering of the credit quota application of an inside or outside.
Step 402:PCRF entity sends the request message of consumption credit quota to OCS, applies for consumption credit quota, carry business and the accounting-related information such as UE mark, service identification, rate group mark in message to OCS.
After step 403:OCS receives request message, send response message to PCRF entity, in message, carry consumption quota information, or refusal credit quota application information, if refusal credit quota application information, then current process terminates.
After step 404:PCRF entity receives the response message of OCS, if creditable quota issues, then make corresponding processing locality (carrying out the billing operation of being correlated with), maybe this credit quota is transmitted to ext nal network element (as GW) and performs.
Step 405: in business procedure, PCRF entity receives the triggering of the credit quota application of outside or inside again, sends the request message of letter of application quota, and report the accounting-related information such as actual amount to OCS to OCS.
After step 406:OCS receives request message, send response message to PCRF entity, in message, carry consumption quota information, or refusal credit quota application information, if carry refusal credit quota application information, then current process terminates.。
Step 407: business continues, repeats step 405 ~ 406.
Step 408: during service ending, PCRF entity sends a request message to OCS, reports the actual service condition of current consumption to OCS, carries all accounting-related information of this business, and informs this service ending of OCS.
PCRF entity reports the accounting-related information in the message of OCS, can be the accounting-related information directly coming from GW, also can be the reporting information (as flow, duration, event, access style, time zone etc.) of GW, accounting-related information that other source-information (CAMEL-Subscription-Information as SPR) etc. that the local information (as carrier policy etc.) of PCRF entity and PCRF entity obtain generates after the process of PCRF entity local policy.Accounting-related information can comprise the flow, duration, event, service identification, rate group mark, access style, time-zone information etc. of business.
After step 409:OCS receives this request message, send response message to PCRF entity, add up and process whole associated billing information of this business data flow.
The communication information granularity of the present embodiment is for certain business data flow of UE, in addition, easily extensible is UE a certain group of business data flow, the whole business data flows of UE under certain IP-CAN session, the business data flow of UE under certain APN, or whole business data flows of UE, handling process shown in its implementation with aforesaid above-mentioned Fig. 4 is identical, repeats no more here.All message between above-mentioned PCRF entity and OCS are all sent by first interface and receive.
Embodiment two
PCC rule is offline charging, and PCRF entity sends message to OFCS.UE initiates certain business, after generating PCC rule, judge whether current charging regulation is offline charging, when being in business procedure when charging reports trigger condition to meet, what PCRF entity can receive inside or outside reports triggering, send message (reporting the accounting-related information such as current use consumption) by the second interface to OFCS, and accept the response of OFCS.Charging reports trigger condition to comprise: traffic threshold, time threshold, integral point, rate change, upgrade (renewal of location updating, access style, time zone renewal, relevant IP-CAN session modification etc.), service ending etc.Above-mentioned charging flow specifically comprises the following steps:
Step 501:UE initiates certain business, after PCC generate rule, determines that current business is offline charging, then initiate offline charging functional sequence, namely performs step 502.
Step 502: in business procedure, charging reports trigger condition to meet, then PCRF entity receive inside or outside report triggering after, send a request message to OFCS, in message, carry the accounting-related information such as current use consumption.Trigger condition wherein comprises: traffic threshold, time threshold, integral point, rate change, renewal (renewal of location updating, access style, time zone renewal, relevant IP-CAN session modification etc.).
After step 503:OFCS receives above-mentioned request message, return and receive response message to PCRF entity.
Step 504: in business procedure, repeat step 502 ~ 503, PCRF entity reports relevant offline charging information.
Step 505: during service ending, as one of trigger condition, triggering PCRF entity sends a request message to OCS, carries the whole accounting-related information using consumption (duration, flow, event etc.) and business, and notifies this service ending of PCRF entity.
After step 506:OFCS receives this request message, return and receive response message to PCRF entity.
The communication information granularity of the present embodiment is for certain business data flow of UE, in addition, easily extensible is the whole business data flows under UE a certain group of business data flow, UE IP-CAN session, the business data flow under UE APN, or whole business data flows of UE, handling process shown in its implementation with aforesaid above-mentioned Fig. 5 is identical, repeats no more here.All message between above-mentioned PCRF entity and OFCS are all sent by the second interface and receive.
Embodiment three
For online charging, OCS initiatively issuees a notice to PCRF entity (requirement reports consumption, re-authenticates), and PCRF entity sends response message (according to the request in notification message, doing corresponding reporting) to OCS.When UE initiates certain business, after PCC generate rule, if in PCC rule be online charging, then when PCRF entity is subject to the triggering of the credit quota application of an outside or inside, PCRF entity initiatively sends the request message of letter of application quota to OCS by first interface, OCS returns response message to PCRF entity (issuing consumption quota) after receiving request message; In business procedure, OCS initiatively sends a notification message to PCRF entity, requires to report use consumption or re-authenticate, after the notified message of PCRF entity, carry out respective handling, send response message to PCRF entity, inform current use consumption, or confirm to re-authenticate; OCS, according to response message, continues subsequent treatment.Above-mentioned charging flow specifically comprises the following steps:
Step 601:UE initiates certain business, and PCC rule issues successfully, and PCRF entity receives the triggering of an inside or outside;
Step 602:PCRF entity sends a request message to OCS, applies for consumption quota to OCS, business and the accounting-related information such as user ID, service identification, rate group mark on message band;
After step 603:OCS receives request message, send response message to PCRF entity, in message, carry consumption quota information, or refusal credit quota application information.
After step 604:PCRF entity receives the response message of OCS, if creditable quota issues, then make corresponding processing locality, or be transmitted to ext nal network element (as GW) execution, if this application is rejected, current process terminates.
Step 605: in business procedure, OCS initiatively sends a notification message to PCRF entity (requirement reports and uses consumption or re-authenticate or inform user credit amount deficiency etc.).
After step 606:PCRF entity receives this notification message, carry out respective handling, send response message to OCS (inform current use consumption, or confirm process such as re-authenticating).
Step 607:OCS, according to response message, continues follow-up billing operation process.The operation of this step is identical with existing OCS billing operation processing mode, repeats no more it here and realizes details.
The communication information granularity of the present embodiment is for certain business data flow of UE, in addition, easily extensible is the whole business data flows under UE a certain group of business data flow, UE IP-CAN session, the business data flow under UE APN, or its implementation of whole business data flows of UE is identical with the handling process shown in aforesaid above-mentioned Fig. 6, repeats no more here.All message between above-mentioned PCRF entity and OCS are all sent by the second interface and receive.
Fig. 7 is the composition structural representation of the charge system embodiment one that the present invention is based on strategy and charging control architecture, as shown in Figure 7, the charge system based on strategy and charging control architecture of this example comprises setting unit 70, first transmitting element 71, first receiving element 72, second transmitting element 73 and the second receiving element 74, wherein, setting unit 70 is for the mutual interface (first interface) of configuration information between PCRF entity and OCS; First transmitting element 71 is arranged in described PCRF entity, for being sent the information being used for charging to described OCS by described interface (first interface); First receiving element 72 is arranged in described PCRF entity, for being received the response of described OCS by described interface (first interface); Second transmitting element 73 is arranged in described OCS, for initiatively being sent the notice being used for charging to described PCRF entity by described interface (first interface); Second receiving element 74 is arranged in described OCS, for being received the request of described PCRF entity by described interface (first interface).
The charge system that the present invention is based on strategy and charging control architecture also comprises the first generation unit, the first determining unit and the first billing operation unit, wherein, first generation unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, for when user terminal initiates business, generates PCC rule; First determining unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, for determining whether the charging of described business is online charging, when being at the first receiving element 72 after the request receiving the application of credit quota, sent the request of letter of application quota to described OCS by the first transmitting element 71; First receiving element 72 triggers the first billing operation unit after receiving the response of the consumption quota of described OCS; First billing operation unit, for carrying out billing operation; First transmitting element 71 reports the result of billing operation to described OCS; First receiving element 72 again receives the request of quota application in described business procedure, sent the request of letter of application quota to described OCS by the first transmitting element 71, and report the information of described business actual amount, carry out billing operation receive the response of the consumption quota of described OCS at the first receiving element 72 after, and report the result of billing operation by the first transmitting element 71; When service ending, the first transmitting element 71 sends the request reporting the current use consumption of described business to described OCS, notify service ending described in described OCS.
The charge system that the present invention is based on strategy and charging control architecture also comprises the second generation unit, the second determining unit and the second billing operation unit, wherein, second generation unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, for generating PCC rule when user terminal initiates business; Second determining unit is for determining whether the charging of described business is online charging, when being after the first receiving element 72 receives the request of credit quota application, sent the request of letter of application quota to described OCS by described interface (first interface) by the first transmitting element 71; First receiving element 72 triggers the second billing operation unit received the response of the consumption quota of described OCS by described interface (first interface) after; Second billing operation unit, for carrying out billing operation; In described business procedure, described two transmitting elements initiatively send the notice being used for charging to described PCRF entity by described interface (first interface); Described first billing operation unit performs billing operation according to the described notice for charging, and the first transmitting element 71 reports described billing operation result to described OCS.The above-mentioned notice for charging comprises requirement and reports use consumption information or re-authenticate information or the not enough information of described user terminal credit line.
Those skilled in the art are to be understood that, shown in Fig. 7 is arrange for realizing the aforesaid charging method based on tactful and charging control architecture based on strategy and the charge system of charging control architecture, in system shown in Fig. 7, the function of each processing unit can refer to the description of method shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 6 and understands, the function of each processing unit realizes by the program run on processor, also realizes by concrete logical circuit.
Fig. 8 is the composition structural representation of the charge system embodiment two that the present invention is based on strategy and charging control architecture, as shown in Figure 8, the charge system based on strategy and charging control architecture of this example comprises setting unit 80 and transmitting element 81, wherein, setting unit 80 is for the mutual interface (the second interface) of configuration information between PCRF entity and off-line accounting system OFCS; Transmitting element 81 is arranged in described PCRF entity, for being used for the information of charging to described OFCS by described interface (the second interface) transmission.
The charge system that the present invention is based on strategy and charging control architecture also comprises generation unit, determining unit and judging unit, and wherein, generation unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, for generating PCC rule when user terminal initiates business; Determining unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, for determining whether the charging of described business is offline charging, triggers judging unit when being; Judging unit, be arranged in described PCRF entity, for judging whether that meeting charging reports trigger condition, when meeting, after receiving and reporting triggering, sent the request of the information carried for charging to described OFCS by described interface (the second interface) by transmitting element 81.Described charging reports trigger condition to comprise: meet traffic threshold or meet time threshold or meet integral point and to report or rate changes or location updating or access style upgrade or time zone upgrades or session modification or service ending.
Those skilled in the art are to be understood that, shown in Fig. 8 is arrange for realizing the aforesaid charging method based on tactful and charging control architecture based on strategy and the charge system of charging control architecture, in system shown in Fig. 8, the function of each processing unit can refer to the description of method shown in Fig. 5 and understands, the function of each processing unit realizes by the program run on processor, also realizes by concrete logical circuit.
The above, be only preferred embodiment of the present invention, be not intended to limit protection scope of the present invention.
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1., based on a charging method that is tactful and charging control architecture, it is characterized in that, comprising:
Arrange interface between "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF entity and Online Charging System OCS, described PCRF entity reports information for charging to described OCS by described interface, and receives the response of described OCS; Described OCS sends the notice being used for charging to described PCRF entity by described interface, and receive the response of described PCRF entity;
Wherein, described method also comprises: when user terminal initiates business, described PCRF solid generation strategy and charging control PCC rule, determine that the charging of described business is online charging, and after the request receiving the application of credit quota, sent the request of letter of application quota to described OCS by described interface; After the response of the consumption quota of described OCS, carry out billing operation by described interface, and report the result of billing operation.
2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
In described business procedure, described PCRF entity receives the request of quota application again, sent the request of letter of application quota to described OCS by described interface, and report the information of described business actual amount, and billing operation is carried out after the response of consumption quota receiving described OCS, report the result of billing operation; And
During described service ending, described PCRF entity sends the request reporting the current use consumption of described business to described OCS by described interface, notify described service ending to described OCS.
3. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
When user terminal initiates business, described PCRF solid generation PCC rule, determines that the charging of described business is online charging, and after the request receiving the application of credit quota, is sent the request of letter of application quota by described interface to described OCS; After the response of the consumption quota of described OCS, billing operation is carried out by described interface; And
In described business procedure, described OCS sends the notice being used for charging to described PCRF entity by described interface, and described PCRF entity performs billing operation according to the described notice for charging, and reports the result of billing operation to described OCS.
4. method according to claim 3, is characterized in that, the described notice for charging comprises requirement and reports use consumption information or re-authenticate information or the not enough information of described user terminal credit line.
5., based on a charging method that is tactful and charging control architecture, it is characterized in that, comprising:
The interface that configuration information is mutual between PCRF entity and off-line accounting system OFCS, described PCRF entity is used for the information of charging to described OFCS by described interface transmission;
Wherein, described method also comprises: when user terminal initiates business, described PCRF solid generation PCC rule, determine that the charging of described business is offline charging, when charging reports trigger condition to meet, described PCRF entity receives and reports triggering, is sent the request of the information carried for charging by described interface to described OFCS.
6. method according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, described charging reports trigger condition to comprise: meet traffic threshold or meet time threshold or meet integral point and to report or rate changes or location updating or access style upgrade or time zone upgrades or session modification or service ending.
7., based on a charge system that is tactful and charging control architecture, it is characterized in that, comprising:
Setting unit, for the interface that configuration information between "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF entity and Online Charging System OCS is mutual;
First transmitting element, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for being sent the information being used for charging to described OCS by described interface;
First receiving element, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for the response by OCS described in described interface;
Second transmitting element, is arranged in described OCS, for being sent the notice being used for charging to described PCRF entity by described interface;
Second receiving element, is arranged in described OCS, for the request by PCRF entity described in described interface;
First generation unit, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for when user terminal initiates business, and generation strategy and charging control PCC rule;
First determining unit, be arranged in described PCRF entity, for determining whether the charging of described business is online charging, when being at described first receiving element after the request receiving the application of credit quota, sent the request of letter of application quota to described OCS by described first transmitting element; Described first receiving element triggers the first billing operation unit after receiving the response of the consumption quota of described OCS; And
First billing operation unit, for carrying out billing operation; Described first transmitting element reports the result of billing operation to described OCS.
8. system according to claim 7, is characterized in that,
Described first receiving element again receives the request of quota application in described business procedure, sent the request of letter of application quota to described OCS by described first transmitting element, and report the information of described business actual amount, carry out billing operation receive the response of the consumption quota of described OCS at described first receiving element after, and report the result of billing operation by described first transmitting element;
When service ending, described first transmitting element sends the request reporting the current use consumption of described business to described OCS, notify service ending described in described OCS.
9. system according to claim 7, is characterized in that, described system also comprises:
Second generation unit, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for generating PCC rule when user terminal initiates business;
Second determining unit, for determining whether the charging of described business is online charging, when being after described first receiving element receives the request of credit quota application, sent the request of letter of application quota to described OCS by described interface by described first transmitting element; Described first receiving element triggers the second billing operation unit by described interface after the response of the consumption quota of described OCS;
Second billing operation unit, for carrying out billing operation;
In described business procedure, described second transmitting element sends the notice being used for charging to described PCRF entity by described interface; Described first billing operation unit performs billing operation according to the described notice for charging, and described first transmitting element reports described billing operation result to described OCS.
10. system according to claim 9, is characterized in that, the described notice for charging comprises requirement and reports use consumption information or re-authenticate information or the not enough information of described user terminal credit line.
11. 1 kinds, based on charge system that is tactful and charging control architecture, is characterized in that, comprising:
Setting unit, for the interface that configuration information between PCRF entity and off-line accounting system OFCS is mutual; And
Transmitting element, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for being used for the information of charging to described OFCS by described interface transmission;
Generation unit, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for generating PCC rule when user terminal initiates business;
Determining unit, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for determining whether the charging of described business is offline charging, triggers judging unit when being;
Judging unit, is arranged in described PCRF entity, for judging whether that meeting charging reports trigger condition, when meeting, after receiving and reporting triggering, is sent the request of the information carried for charging by described transmitting element by described interface to described OFCS.
12. systems according to claim 11, it is characterized in that, described charging reports trigger condition to comprise: meet traffic threshold or meet time threshold or meet integral point and to report or rate changes or location updating or access style upgrade or time zone upgrades or session modification or service ending.
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