CN102137372A - Method for charging communication and charging trigger network element - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method for charging communication and a charging trigger network element. The method comprises the following steps that: when the position updating of a user is detected, the charging trigger network element judges whether the granularity of the position updating accords with a preset granularity of selective flow unloading; and the charging trigger network element triggers a charging system to keep executing a charging flow or triggers the charging system to stop the charging process according to a judgment result. By the method for charging communication, the interactive flow between the charging trigger network element and the charging system is reduced, so redundant charging data is avoided, and the processing performance of the charging trigger network element and the charging system is improved.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to communication technical field, be specifically related to a kind of communication charging method and charging triggering network element.
Background technology
In communication system, network packet pass through usually grouped data network gateway (Packet Data network Gateway, P-GW), gateway (Service Gateway, S-GW) and the base station carry out routing forwarding to subscriber equipment.The user when sub-district switching or tracing area switching for example take place, needs to carry out the communication charging method based on customer location when carrying out the position renewal.
A kind of communication charging method based on customer location of the prior art mainly comprises:
Grouped data network gateway or GGSN (GPRS Gateway Supporting Node, GGSN) detect the user position update incident, PGW/GGSN continues to carry out charging flow according to above-mentioned user position update Event triggered charge system, when PGW/GGSN detects user's bearing bed connection disconnected event, connect disconnected event according to above-mentioned bearing bed and trigger charge system executive termination charging process.
The inventor finds in the process of research prior art, if the disconnection of the bearing bed connection that causes the user is upgraded in user's position, on the charging triggering network element, will detect the user position update incident and be connected disconnected event with bearing bed, the charging triggering network element needs and charge system carry out twice mutual, and above-mentioned position updating process does not have new metering data generation, existing communication charging method has produced more redundant step, has reduced the handling property of charge system.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of user when carrying out the position renewal, reduce the communication charging method and the charging triggering network element of charging triggering network element and charge system interaction flow.
On the one hand, the communication charging method that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises:
When the position that detects the user was upgraded, the charging triggering network element judged whether the granularity of upgrading described position satisfies the granularity of the selectivity flow unloading of presetting;
The charging triggering network element triggers charge system according to judged result to be continued to carry out charging flow or triggers charge system executive termination charging process.
On the other hand, the embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of charging triggering network element, comprising:
First judging unit when being used for upgrading in the position that detects the user, judges whether granularity that described position is upgraded satisfies the granularity of selectivity flow unloading;
First trigger element is used for triggering charge system continuation execution charging flow or triggering charge system executive termination charging process according to the judged result of described first judging unit.
In embodiments of the present invention, the granularity that the charging triggering network element upgrades in the position of judging the user satisfies under the situation of granularity of selectivity flow unloading, triggers charge system executive termination charging process.Compared with prior art, the charging triggering network element does not need to trigger charge system execution charging flow in the embodiment of the invention, directly trigger charge system executive termination charging flow, thereby can reduce interaction flow between charging triggering network element and the charge system, and then avoided redundant metering data to produce, improved the handling property of charging triggering network element and charge system.
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Fig. 1 is the flow chart of the communication charging method that provides of the embodiment of the invention one;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the communication charging method that provides of the embodiment of the invention two;
Fig. 3 is according to the method flow diagram of SIPTO granularity configuration based on the charging triggering incident of customer location in the communication charging method that provides of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the communication charging method that provides of the embodiment of the invention three;
Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the communication charging method that provides of the embodiment of the invention four;
Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the communication charging method that provides of the embodiment of the invention five;
Fig. 7 is the structural representation of the charging triggering network element that provides of the embodiment of the invention six;
Fig. 8 is the structural representation of an embodiment of first trigger element in the charging triggering network element that provides of the embodiment of the invention six;
Fig. 9 is the structural representation of another embodiment of first trigger element in the charging triggering network element that provides of the embodiment of the invention six;
Figure 10 is the structural representation of the communication charge system that provides of the embodiment of the invention seven.
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The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of charging method, system and charging triggering network element.The technical scheme of embodiment for a better understanding of the present invention, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment only is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment among the present invention, those of ordinary skills belong to the scope of protection of the invention not making the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite.
Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the flow chart of the communication charging method that provides of the embodiment of the invention one.
In communication system, (Selected IP Traffic Offload SIPTO) can optimize network transmission performance in selective flow unloading.Its theme is: according to configured strategy and user position information, choose routed path nearby, selectively the partial data flow in the network is used nearby the path to transmit, and the remainder data traffic still uses normal route to transmit.Disposed a plurality of charging triggering network elements at customer location in the communication network, wherein, the granularity of disposing the charging triggering network element is called the granularity of selectivity flow unloading, is specifically as follows sub-district, tracing area or Routing Area etc.
The communication charging method that provides in the embodiment of the invention one can comprise:
S101, when upgrading in the position that detects the user, the charging triggering network element judges whether the granularity of upgrading the position satisfies the granularity that the selectivity flow that presets unloads.
Specifically, when the charging triggering network element can upgrade in the position that detects the user, judge whether the granularity of user's position renewal satisfies the granularity of the selectivity flow unloading of presetting, judge promptly whether user's position renewal causes user's bearing bed to disconnect.
Wherein, if the granularity that user's position is upgraded satisfies the granularity of the selectivity flow unloading of presetting, then the communication network handed over service is in the charging triggering network element of customer service.Sub-district, Routing Area or tracing area that user's position is updated to the user place upgrade, and for example renewal has taken place in user's sub-district, and then renewal granularity in user's position is the sub-district.If renewal has taken place user's Routing Area, then the granularity of user's position renewal is a Routing Area.
Wherein, the charging triggering network element be local GGSN (Local GGSN, L-GGSN) or local PGW (Local PGW, L-PGW).The granularity of selectivity flow unloading can be pre-configured, for example can be tracing area, Routing Area or sub-district etc.
S102, charging triggering network element trigger charge system according to judged result to be continued to carry out charging flow or triggers charge system executive termination charging process.
Concrete, satisfy the granularity that the selectivity flow unloads if judge the granularity that user's position is upgraded among the step S101, for example the granularity of user's position renewal is a tracing area, and the granularity of selectivity flow unloading is the sub-district, then user's tracking area update must cause cell update, be that the granularity that the position is upgraded satisfies the granularity that the selectivity flow unloads, user's position is upgraded and will be caused bearing bed to disconnect, the charging triggering network element will switch, and then the charging triggering network element triggers charge system executive termination charging process.Do not satisfy the granularity that the selectivity flow unloads if judge the granularity that user's position is upgraded among the step S101, for example the granularity of user's position renewal is the sub-district, and the granularity of selectivity flow unloading is a Routing Area, then user's cell update can't cause Routing Area to upgrade, be that the granularity that the position is upgraded does not satisfy the granularity that the selectivity flow unloads, user's position is upgraded and can not caused bearing bed to switch, and charging triggering network element triggering this moment charge system continues to carry out charging flow.
In embodiments of the present invention, the charging triggering network element upgrades under the situation of the granularity that satisfies the unloading of selectivity flow in the granularity of the position of judging the user, triggers charge system executive termination charging process.Compared with prior art, the charging triggering network element does not need to trigger charge system execution charging flow in the embodiment of the invention, directly trigger charge system executive termination charging flow, thereby can reduce interaction flow between charging triggering network element and the charge system, and then avoided redundant metering data to produce, improved the handling property of charging triggering network element and charge system.
In the embodiment of the invention one, the charging triggering network element triggers charge system executive termination charging process and can comprise:
1) sends the termination on-line charging request to Online Charging System.
Concrete, in the online charging flow process based on customer location, the charging triggering network element triggers Online Charging System executive termination charging process and realizes by send the termination on-line charging request to Online Charging System.Online Charging System is after receiving the termination on-line charging request, and execution is deducted fees, and returns termination charging request response to the charging triggering network element, and the online charging session is closed.
2) send the offline charging request that stops to off-line accounting system.
Concrete, in the offline charging flow process based on customer location, the charging triggering network element triggers off-line accounting system executive termination charging process and realizes by send the request of termination offline charging to off-line accounting system.Off-line accounting system receive stop on-line charging request after, metering data is written to the detailed call record, and (Call Detail Record CDR) in the file, and returns offline charging request response to the charging triggering network element, and the offline charging session is closed.
3) user is written in user's the CDR file at the metering data under the reposition, closes the CDR file, the CDR file after closing is sent to Charging Gateway Functionality (Charging Gateway Function, CGF) entity.
Concrete, in ticketing flow process based on customer location, it is by the user is written in user's the CDR file at the metering data under the reposition that the charging triggering network element triggers charge system executive termination charging process, close the CDR file, the CDR file after closing is sent to CGF realizes.
In embodiments of the present invention, charging triggering network element triggering charge system continuation execution charging flow specifically can comprise:
1) the re-authorization on-line charging request of the position after renewal is carried in the Online Charging System transmission.
Concrete, in the online charging flow process based on customer location, it is to realize by the re-authorization on-line charging request that sends the position after carrying renewal to Online Charging System that the charging triggering network element triggers charge system continuation execution charging flow.Online Charging System is after the re-authorization on-line charging request that receives the position after carrying renewal, execution credit is reserved, according to the definite re-authorization charging triggering incident of SIPO granularity based on customer location, return the response of re-authorization online charging to the charging triggering network element then, carry the re-authorization result in this re-authorization online charging response.
2) the middle offline charging request of the position after renewal is carried in the off-line accounting system transmission;
Concrete, in the offline charging flow process based on customer location, it is to realize by the middle offline charging request that sends the position after carrying renewal to off-line accounting system that the charging triggering network element triggers charge system continuation execution charging flow.Off-line accounting system is after the middle offline charging request that receives the position after carrying renewal, and off-line accounting system is written to metering data in the CDR file, and returns offline charging request response to the charging triggering network element.
3) position that the user is upgraded and user's initial charging are written in user's the CDR file data traffic that the statistics user produces under the position of upgrading.
Concrete, in ticketing flow process based on customer location, charging triggering network element triggering charge system continuation execution charging flow is to be written in user's the CDR file by position that the user is upgraded and user's initial charging, and the data traffic that the statistics user produces under the position of renewal realizes.
Referring to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the communication charging method that provides of the embodiment of the invention two.
The communication charging method that the embodiment of the invention two provides mainly comprises:
S201, when upgrading in the position that detects the user, the charging triggering network element judges whether the granularity of upgrading the position satisfies the granularity that the selectivity flow that presets unloads.
In the embodiment of the invention two, the implementation of step S201 can no longer be repeated in this description at this with reference to the step S101 in the foregoing description one.
S202, the granularity of upgrading as if the position satisfy the granularity that the selectivity flow unloads, and then the charging triggering network element triggers charge system executive termination charging process.
In the embodiment of the invention two, if the granularity that user's position is upgraded satisfies the granularity of selectivity flow unloading, the position renewal that the user then is described will cause bearing bed to disconnect, and the charging triggering network element will switch, and then the charging triggering network element triggers charge system executive termination charging process.
S203, if do not satisfy the granularity of selectivity flow unloading, then the charging triggering network element judges further whether the granularity of upgrading the position satisfies the granularity of the charging triggering incident that presets.
Concrete, do not satisfy the granularity that the selectivity flow unloads if judge the granularity that user's position is upgraded among the step S202, the bearing bed switching that can not cause the user is upgraded in the position that the user then is described, this moment, the charging triggering network element judged further whether the granularity of upgrading this position satisfies the granularity of the charging triggering incident that presets.
Wherein, the initial value of the granularity of charging triggering incident can be undertaken pre-configured by the charge system in the communication system or other network elements.The granularity of charging triggering incident can be sub-district (Cell), tracing area or Routing Area etc.
S204, if satisfy the granularity of charging triggering incident, then the charging triggering network element triggers charge system and continues to carry out charging flow.
Concrete, the charging triggering network element can be judged in step S203 when the granularity of user's position renewal satisfies the granularity of charging triggering incident, triggers charge system and continues to carry out charging flow.Wherein, the charging triggering network element triggers charge system and continues to carry out in charging flow and the foregoing description one identical, and details are referring to the description among the embodiment one.
Upgrade the granularity that does not satisfy the charging triggering incident if judge user's position among the step S203, then the charging triggering network element does not trigger new charging flow, and the charge system of promptly getting along well is carried out alternately.
In embodiments of the present invention, the granularity that the charging triggering network element upgrades in the position of judging the user satisfies under the situation of granularity of selectivity flow unloading, triggers charge system executive termination charging process.Compared with prior art, the charging triggering network element does not need to trigger charge system execution charging flow in the embodiment of the invention, directly trigger charge system executive termination charging flow, thereby can reduce interaction flow between charging triggering network element and the charge system, and then avoided redundant metering data to produce, improved the handling property of charging triggering network element and charge system.
In addition, when the granularity that the embodiment of the invention two is upgraded in the position of judging the user does not satisfy the granularity of selectivity flow unloading, judge further whether the granularity of position renewal satisfies the granularity of charging triggering incident, and under the situation of the granularity that satisfies the charging triggering incident, trigger charge system and continue to carry out charging flow, thereby realize charging based on customer location.Compared with prior art, the granularity that the invention process two is just upgraded in the position satisfies under the situation of granularity of charging triggering incident and just triggers the execution charging flow, do not trigger new charging flow and do not satisfy under the situation of granularity of charging triggering incident in the granularity that the position is upgraded, thereby further reduced the interaction flow between charge system and the charging triggering network element, improved the handling property of charging triggering network element and charge system.
In the embodiment of the invention one and embodiment two, the charging triggering network element in the granularity of judging the position renewal granularity (step S101 and step S201) whether the satisfied selectivity flow that presets unloads before, can also judge whether charging triggering network element itself triggers SIPTO and connect, if triggered the SIPTO connection, then according to the charging triggering incident of SIPTO granularity configuration based on customer location; Do not connect if trigger SIPTO, then carry out the communication charge flow process of prior art.
Concrete, in offline charging session flow process and the ticketing session flow process based on customer location based on customer location, the charging triggering network element is specifically as follows according to the charging triggering incident of SIPTO granularity configuration based on customer location:
If the SIPTO granularity is not the Cell granularity, and different with granularity based on the charging triggering incident of customer location, then dispose charging triggering incident based on customer location.
Wherein, the SIPO granularity is not the Cell granularity, and in the granularity difference based on the charging triggering incident of customer location, and the bearing bed that the user then is described upgrades the positive connection that do not have with the charging triggering incident, then disposes the charging triggering incident based on customer location.
In embodiments of the present invention, after the charging triggering incident that has disposed based on customer location, charge system can be upgraded in the position that detects the user when not satisfying the granularity of charging triggering incident, trigger charge system and continue to carry out charging flow, for example the charging triggering network element sends the re-authorization on-line charging request according to the charging triggering incident that disposes to charge system in the subsequent charging flow process, or offline charging request in the middle of off-line accounting system sends.
In addition, unloading connects if the judgement of charging triggering network element itself has triggered the selectivity flow, and the SIPTO granularity is the Cell granularity, show that then the each occurrence positions of user upgrades the bearing bed that all can cause the user and switches, therefore triggered under the situation of SIPTO connection at the charging triggering network element, then determined the current charging triggering incident that need not to dispose based on customer location.
Unloading connects if the judgement of charging triggering network element itself has triggered the selectivity flow, and the SIPTO granularity is not the Cell granularity, and it is identical with granularity based on the charging triggering incident of customer location, the bearing bed renewal that the user then is described will cause the charging triggering incident to take place, therefore triggered under the situation of SIPTO connection at the charging triggering network element, then determined the current charging triggering incident that need not to dispose based on customer location.
In embodiments of the present invention, after the charging triggering network element is determined the current charging triggering incident that need not to dispose based on customer location, for example, when the offline charging session flow process of chargeing based on customer location, the charging triggering network element is when detecting user position update, the charging triggering network element does not need offline charging request in the middle of off-line accounting system sends, and off-line accounting system does not need to respond this request yet.In ticketing session flow process based on customer location, the charging triggering network element is when detecting user position update, do not need the uplink and downlink Counter Value is written among the CDR, thereby the embodiment of the invention can reduce redundant charging treatment step, avoid redundant metering data to produce.
Referring to Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is according to the method flow diagram of SIPTO granularity configuration based on the charging triggering incident of customer location in the communication charging method that provides of the embodiment of the invention.
In embodiments of the present invention, in the online charging session flow process based on customer location, the above-mentioned charging triggering incident that disposes based on customer location according to the SIPTO granularity comprises:
S301, send to Online Charging System and to carry that SIPTO enables to identify and the on-line charging request of SIPTO granularity sign, so that Online Charging System is determined granularity based on the re-authorization charging triggering incident of customer location according to the SIPTO granularity.
Concrete, the charging triggering network element sends to Online Charging System and carries that SIPTO enables to identify and the on-line charging request of SIPTO granularity sign, so that Online Charging System is determined based on the re-authorization charging triggering incident of customer location and the granularity of re-authorization charging triggering incident according to the SIPTO granularity.Wherein, if the SIPTO granularity is the Cell granularity, then Online Charging System determines to need not to issue the re-authorization charging triggering incident based on customer location; If the SIPTO granularity is not the Cell granularity, and it is different with granularity based on the re-authorization charging triggering incident of customer location, then Online Charging System returns the re-authorization charging triggering incident that comprises in the on-line charging request response based on customer location, and the granularity of this re-authorization charging triggering incident, charging triggering network element execution in step S302.If the SIPTO granularity is not the Cell granularity, and identical with granularity based on the charging triggering incident of customer location, then Online Charging System determines to need not to issue the re-authorization charging triggering incident based on customer location.
The on-line charging request response that S302, reception Online Charging System return is carried based on the re-authorization charging triggering incident of customer location and the granularity of re-authorization charging triggering incident in the on-line charging request response.
Concrete, the charging triggering network element receives the on-line charging request response that Online Charging System returns, and carries based on the re-authorization charging triggering incident of customer location and the granularity of re-authorization charging triggering incident, execution in step S303 then in the on-line charging request response.
S303, charging triggering network element are according to the granularity configuration of re-authorization charging triggering incident and the re-authorization charging triggering incident charging triggering incident based on customer location.
Concrete, the charging triggering network element carries the on-line charging request response of granularity of re-authorization charging triggering incident and re-authorization charging triggering incident in reception after, according to the granularity configuration of re-authorization charging triggering incident and re-authorization charging triggering incident charging triggering incident based on customer location.Wherein, the granularity that comprises the charging triggering incident in the charging triggering incident.
The embodiment of the invention is after the charging triggering incident that has disposed based on customer location, when can not satisfy the granularity of the selectivity flow unloading of presetting, judge whether the granularity of upgrading the position satisfies the granularity (execution in step S203) of the charging triggering incident that presets in the granularity of user position update.
For understanding the embodiment of the invention in more detail, provide the concrete application scenarios of the charging method that the embodiment of the invention provides below.Referring to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the communication charging method that provides of the embodiment of the invention three.
The online charging of going up based on customer location with L-GGSN is an example, and in embodiments of the present invention, the charging triggering network element is L-GGSN, charge system is an Online Charging System, the charging triggering incident is a re-authorization charging triggering incident, user SIPTO granularity be tracking area (Tracking Area, TA).The charging method that the embodiment of the invention three provides mainly comprises:
S401.L-GGSN receives the bearing bed request of setting up;
S402.L-GGSN sends initial on-line charging request to Online Charging System, comprises customer position information in the initial on-line charging request, the SIPTO_Enable sign.
Wherein, the SIPTO_Enable sign is optionally, is used for whether having triggered SIPTO to the Online Charging System indication network.Online Charging System also can judge whether triggered the SIPTO connection in the network according to mutual with it gateway, for example, if initiate on-line charging request from L-GGSN, then represents to have triggered in the network SIPTO connection; If initiate on-line charging request, then represent not trigger in the network SIPTO and connect from common GGSN.Gateway can pass through the IP address designation of gateway, or comprises the type that different gateway type parameter identifications shows gateway by on-line charging request.For example to identify gateway type respectively be L-GGSN and GGSN for gateway type parametric representation GW_Type=Local GGSN or GGSN.
S403. Online Charging System is carried out credit and is reserved definite re-authorization charging triggering incident based on customer location;
In embodiments of the present invention, re-authorization charging triggering incident is upgraded for example subdistrict position renewal, the renewal of tracing area position etc. for user's position.
S404. Online Charging System returns initial on-line charging request response to L-GGSN, wherein comprises the re-authorization charging triggering incident based on customer location;
S405.L-GGSN configuration re-authorization charging triggering incident;
S406.L-GGSN detects user TA and upgrades, and judges that TA upgrades triggering L-GGSN and switches, and L-GGSN triggers executive termination online charging flow process;
In embodiments of the present invention, TA upgrades the bearing bed that will cause the user and switches (satisfying the SIPTO granularity), and promptly L-GGSN will switch, and this moment, L-GGSN triggered Online Charging System executive termination online charging flow process, execution in step S407.
S407.L-GGSN sends and stops on-line charging request;
S408.OCS carries out and deducts fees;
S409.OCS returns and stops the on-line charging request response, and the online charging session is closed.
In embodiments of the present invention, L-GGSN is judging that user TA renewal will cause bearing bed to switch, direct executive termination online charging flow process, thereby avoided sending the re-authorization request to Online Charging System, OCS carries out credit and reserves and return steps such as re-authorization response, thereby can reduce interaction flow between charging triggering network element and the charge system, and then avoided redundant metering data to produce, improved the handling property of charging triggering network element and charge system.
Referring to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the communication charging method that provides of the embodiment of the invention four.
The embodiment of the invention is an example with the online charging flow process based on customer location, and user SIPTO granularity is TA, and in embodiments of the present invention, the charging triggering network element is L-PGW, and charge system is an Online Charging System, and the charging triggering incident is a re-authorization charging triggering incident.The communication charging method that the embodiment of the invention four provides mainly comprises:
S501.L-GGSN receives the bearing bed request of setting up;
S502.L-GGSN sends initial on-line charging request to Online Charging System, comprises customer position information in the initial on-line charging request, SIPTO_Enable sign, and SIPTO_Level sign.
Wherein, the SIPTO_Enable sign is used for whether having triggered SIPTO to the Online Charging System indication network, and SIPTO_Level is used for indication network and is based on which kind of granularity triggering SIPTO.In the present embodiment, the granularity of SIPTO configuration is the RA rank, and promptly each RA has disposed corresponding L-GGSN.
In addition, Online Charging System also can judge whether triggered the SIPTO connection in the network according to mutual with it gateway, for example, if initiate on-line charging request from L-GGSN, then represents to have triggered in the network SIPTO connection; If initiate on-line charging request, then represent not trigger in the network SIPTO and connect from common GGSN.Gateway can pass through the IP address designation of gateway, or comprises the type that different gateway type parameter identifications shows gateway by on-line charging request.For example to identify gateway type respectively be L-GGSN and GGSN for gateway type parametric representation GW_Type=Local GGSN or GGSN.
S503. Online Charging System is carried out the credit reservation, determines the granularity of re-authorization charging triggering incident according to the SIPTO granularity;
In embodiments of the present invention, the SIPTO granularity is RA, and the granularity of the re-authorization charging triggering incident in the Online Charging System is TA, and Online Charging System is determined to dispose re-authorization charging triggering incident, execution in step S504 on L-GGSN.
S504. Online Charging System returns initial on-line charging request response to L-GGSN, wherein comprises the granularity of re-authorization charging triggering incident and re-authorization charging triggering incident;
The S505.L-GGSN configuration is based on the re-authorization charging triggering incident of customer location;
Concrete, L-GGSN is according to the charging triggering incident of the granularity of re-authorization charging triggering incident and re-authorization charging triggering incident configuration based on customer location, charging triggering incident based on customer location is re-authorization charging triggering incident in embodiments of the present invention, and the granularity of re-authorization charging triggering incident is TA.
S506.L-GGSN detects user TA and upgrades, and judge that the TA granularity does not satisfy the SIPTO granularity, but the TA granularity satisfies the granularity of re-authorization charging triggering incident;
S507.L-GGSN sends the re-authorization on-line charging request to Online Charging System, comprises the customer position information after the renewal in the re-authorization on-line charging request;
S508. Online Charging System is carried out the user and is deducted fees and re-authorization;
S509. Online Charging System returns the on-line charging request response, wherein comprises the re-authorization result;
S510.L-GGSN detects user RA and upgrades, and judges that RA satisfies the SIPTO granularity;
S511.L-GGSN sends to Online Charging System and stops on-line charging request;
S512. Online Charging System is carried out and is deducted fees;
S513. Online Charging System returns the on-line charging request response.
In embodiments of the present invention, L-GGSN is judging that user RA renewal will cause bearing bed to switch, direct executive termination online charging flow process, thereby avoided sending the re-authorization request to Online Charging System, OCS carries out credit and reserves and return steps such as re-authorization response, thereby can reduce interaction flow between charging triggering network element and the charge system, and then avoided redundant metering data to produce, improved the handling property of charging triggering network element and charge system.
Referring to Fig. 6, Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the communication charging method that provides of the embodiment of the invention five.
The embodiment of the invention is an example with the L-PGW offline charging, and in embodiments of the present invention, the charging triggering network element is L-PGW, and charge system is an off-line accounting system.The L-PGW configuration is based on the charging triggering incident of customer location, and its user's granularity is Cell.In addition, triggered SIPTO in the network, the SIPTO granularity is TA, each TA in the network has been disposed corresponding L-PGW that is:.The communication charging method that the embodiment of the invention five provides comprises:
S601.L-PGW receives the bearing bed request of setting up, according to charging characteristic value configuration offline charging trigger event;
Wherein, set up and carry the charging characteristic value in the bearing bed request, comprise dissimilar charging triggering incidents in the charging characteristic value, for example open CDR trigger event (Open CDR Trigger), add metering data to CDR trigger event (Addition to CDR Trigger), close CDR trigger event (Close CDR Trigger)." position renewal " belongs to Addition to CDR Trigger, and " disconnecting bearing bed connects " belongs to Close CDR Trigger.
In embodiments of the present invention, middle offline charging trigger event comprises " based on Cell rank user position update ".
S602.L-PGW sends initial offline charging request to off-line accounting system, wherein comprises customer position information, SIPTO_Enable sign, and SIPTO_Level sign.
Wherein, the SIPTO_Enable sign is used for whether having triggered SIPTO to the off-line accounting system indication network, and SIPTO_Level is used for indication network and is based on which kind of granularity triggering SIPTO.In the present embodiment, the granularity of SIPTO configuration is the TA rank, and promptly each RA has disposed corresponding L-PGW;
S603. off-line accounting system is opened CDR, and metering data is written among the CDR;
S604. off-line accounting system returns initial offline charging request response to L-PGW;
S605.L-PGW detects user TA and upgrades, and judges and satisfies the SIPTO granularity, triggers off-line accounting system executive termination charging process;
S606.L-PGW sends the offline charging request that stops to off-line accounting system;
S607. off-line accounting system is written to metering data among the CDR;
S608. off-line accounting system returns and stops offline charging request response, closes the offline charging session.
In embodiments of the present invention, L-PGW is judging that user TA renewal will cause bearing bed to switch, direct executive termination offline charging flow process, thereby avoided offline charging request in the middle of off-line accounting system sends, off-line accounting system is written to metering data among the CDR, and return steps such as offline charging request response to L-PGW, thereby can reduce interaction flow between charging triggering network element L-PGW and the charge system, and then avoided redundant metering data to produce, improved the handling property of charging triggering network element and charge system.
In addition, the charging method that the embodiment of the invention provides by effective configuring charging trigger event, has reduced redundant charging treatment step in conjunction with the characteristics of SIPTO system according to customer location switching L-GGSN/L-PGW, optimize existing charging flow, avoided the generation of redundant metering data.
More than charging method that the embodiment of the invention is provided be described in detail corresponding charging triggering network element of the embodiment of the invention and above-mentioned charging method and communication charge system.
Referring to Fig. 7, Fig. 7 is the structural representation of the charging triggering network element that provides of the embodiment of the invention six.
The charging triggering network element that the embodiment of the invention six provides comprises:
First judging unit 610 when being used for upgrading in the position that detects the user, judges whether granularity that described position is upgraded satisfies the granularity of selectivity flow unloading;
The charging triggering network element that the embodiment of the invention six provides can use in charging method first embodiment of aforementioned correspondence, specifically referring to preceding method embodiment.
Further, the charging triggering network element that provides of the embodiment of the invention six can also comprise:
Trigger event dispensing unit 640 is used in the connection judgment unit 630 and judges when the unloading of triggering selection flows connects, according to the charging triggering incident of selectivity flow unloading granularity configuration based on customer location.
Referring to Fig. 8, Fig. 8 is the structural representation of an embodiment of first trigger element in the charging triggering network element that provides of the embodiment of the invention six.
Referring to Fig. 9, Fig. 9 is the structural representation of another embodiment of first trigger element in the charging triggering network element that provides of the embodiment of the invention six.
First trigger element comprises in the charging triggering network element that the embodiment of the invention six provides:
The 3rd trigger module 623 is used for triggering charge system executive termination charging process when the granularity that described position is upgraded satisfies the granularity of selectivity flow unloading;
The 4th trigger module 625 is used for triggering described charge system and continuing to carry out charging flow when the granularity of charging triggering incident is satisfied in described judge module 624 judgements.
In addition, the embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of communication charge system.
Referring to Figure 10, Figure 10 is the structural representation of the communication charge system that provides of the embodiment of the invention seven.
The communication charge system that the embodiment of the invention seven provides comprises charge system 810 and charging triggering network element 820, and wherein charging triggering network element 820 is identical with the charging triggering network element that the foregoing description six, seven provides, and no longer is repeated in this description at this.
Need to prove, contents such as the information interaction between said apparatus and intrasystem each unit, implementation since with the inventive method embodiment based on same design, particular content can repeat no more referring to the narration among the inventive method embodiment herein.
Network element that the embodiment of the invention is related and system in carrying out the process of correlation technique, related concrete implementation can repeat no more with reference to the description of correlation technique embodiment herein.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of flow process that realizes in the foregoing description method, be to instruct relevant hardware to finish by computer program, program can be stored in the computer read/write memory medium, this program can comprise the flow process as the embodiment of above-mentioned each side method when carrying out.Wherein, storage medium can be magnetic disc, CD, read-only storage memory body (Read-Only Memory, ROM) or at random store memory body (Random Access Memory, RAM) etc.
More than communication charging method, system and charging triggering network element that the embodiment of the invention is provided be described in detail, for one of ordinary skill in the art, thought according to the embodiment of the invention, the part that all can change in specific embodiments and applications, this description should not be construed as limitation of the present invention.
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1. a communication charging method is characterized in that, comprising:
When the position that detects the user was upgraded, the charging triggering network element judged whether the granularity of upgrading described position satisfies the granularity of the selectivity flow unloading of presetting;
The charging triggering network element triggers charge system according to judged result to be continued to carry out charging flow or triggers charge system executive termination charging process.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described charging triggering network element triggers charge system according to judged result to be continued to carry out charging flow or trigger charge system executive termination charging process, specifically comprises:
If the granularity that described position is upgraded satisfies the granularity of selectivity flow unloading, then the charging triggering network element triggers charge system executive termination charging process; Perhaps,
If the granularity that described position is upgraded does not satisfy the granularity of selectivity flow unloading, then the charging triggering network element triggers described charge system continues to carry out charging flow or the charging triggering network element is further judges whether the granularity of upgrading described position satisfies the granularity of the charging triggering incident that presets, and triggers described charge system and continue to carry out charging flow when satisfying the granularity of charging triggering incident.
3. method according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, described triggering charge system executive termination charging process comprises:
Send the termination on-line charging request to Online Charging System; Perhaps,
Send the offline charging request that stops to off-line accounting system; Perhaps,
Described user is written in user's the detailed call log file at the metering data under the reposition, closes described detailed call log file, the detailed call log file after closing is sent to CGF.
4. method according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, described triggering charge system continues to carry out charging flow and comprises:
Send the re-authorization on-line charging request of the position after carrying renewal to Online Charging System; Perhaps,
Send the middle offline charging request of the position after carrying renewal to off-line accounting system; Perhaps,
The position of user's renewal and described user's initial charging are written in user's the detailed call log file data traffic that the statistics user produces under the position of described renewal.
5. method according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, before whether the described granularity of judging that the position is upgraded satisfies the granularity of selectivity flow unloading, also comprises:
The charging triggering network element judges whether the unloading of triggering selection flow connects for itself;
If the unloading of triggering selection flow connects, then the charging triggering network element is according to the charging triggering incident of selectivity flow unloading granularity configuration based on customer location.
6. method according to claim 5 is characterized in that, the described charging triggering incident that disposes based on customer location according to selectivity flow unloading granularity specifically comprises:
If selectivity flow unloading granularity is not a cell granularity, and different with granularity based on the charging triggering incident of customer location, then dispose charging triggering incident based on customer location.
7. method according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, before whether the described granularity of judging that the position is upgraded satisfies the granularity of selectivity flow unloading, also comprises:
The charging triggering network element judges whether the unloading of triggering selection flow connects for itself;
If judging the unloading of triggering selection flow connects, then the charging triggering network element is when described selectivity flow unloading granularity is cell granularity, determine to need not to dispose charging triggering incident based on customer location, perhaps, if judging the unloading of triggering selection flow connects, then the charging triggering network element is not a cell granularity in selectivity flow unloading granularity, and with based on the granularity of the charging triggering incident of customer location when identical, determine to need not to dispose charging triggering incident based on customer location.
8. method according to claim 6 is characterized in that, the described charging triggering incident that disposes based on customer location according to selectivity flow unloading granularity comprises:
Send to Online Charging System and to carry that the unloading of selectivity flow enables to identify and the on-line charging request of selectivity flow unloading granularity sign, so that described Online Charging System is determined granularity based on the re-authorization charging triggering incident of customer location according to selectivity flow unloading granularity;
Receive the on-line charging request response that Online Charging System returns, carry based on the re-authorization charging triggering incident of customer location and the granularity of described re-authorization charging triggering incident in the described on-line charging request response;
According to the charging triggering incident of the granularity of described re-authorization charging triggering incident and described re-authorization charging triggering incident configuration based on customer location.
9. a charging triggering network element is characterized in that, comprising:
First judging unit when being used for upgrading in the position that detects the user, judges whether granularity that described position is upgraded satisfies the granularity of selectivity flow unloading;
First trigger element is used for triggering charge system continuation execution charging flow or triggering charge system executive termination charging process according to the judged result of described first judging unit.
10. charging triggering network element according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described first trigger element comprises:
First trigger module is used for triggering charge system executive termination charging process when the granularity that described position is upgraded satisfies the granularity of selectivity flow unloading;
Second trigger module is used for when the granularity that described position is upgraded does not satisfy the granularity of selectivity flow unloading, triggers described charge system and continues to carry out charging flow.
11. charging triggering network element according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described first trigger element comprises:
The 3rd trigger module is used for triggering charge system executive termination charging process when the granularity that described position is upgraded satisfies the granularity of selectivity flow unloading;
Judge module is used for when the granularity that described position is upgraded does not satisfy the granularity of selectivity flow unloading, judges further whether the granularity of upgrading described position satisfies the granularity of the charging triggering incident that presets;
The 4th trigger module is used for triggering described charge system and continuing to carry out charging flow when the granularity of charging triggering incident is satisfied in described judge module judgement.
12. according to each described charging triggering network element of claim 9 to 11, it is characterized in that, also comprise:
The connection judgment unit is used to judge whether the unloading of triggering selection flow connects charging triggering network element itself;
The trigger event dispensing unit is used for when the unloading of described connection judgment unit judges triggering selection flow connects, according to the granularity configuration of the selectivity flow unloading charging triggering incident based on customer location.
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