CN102164087B - Controlled traffic compensation method, device and system - Google Patents

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CN102164087B
CN102164087B CN201110104189.5A CN201110104189A CN102164087B CN 102164087 B CN102164087 B CN 102164087B CN 201110104189 A CN201110104189 A CN 201110104189A CN 102164087 B CN102164087 B CN 102164087B
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The embodiment of the invention discloses a controlled traffic compensation method, a controlled traffic compensation device and a controlled traffic compensation system, which are used for compensating charged and controlled traffic so as to solve the problems of charging errors caused by inconsistency between traffic actually used by a user and the charged traffic. The method of the embodiment of the invention comprises the following steps of: performing traffic control on a charged service message, and counting the controlled traffic information of the service message; and transmitting the controlled traffic information of the service message to traffic control and charging equipment, so that the traffic control and charging equipment can compensate a payer of the service message according to the received controlled traffic information of the service message.

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A kind of compensation method of controlled flow, Apparatus and system
Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, relate in particular to a kind of compensation method, Apparatus and system of controlled flow.
Background technology
At present, mobile broadband has entered fast-developing track, its explosive growth promotes by becoming the new highlight that telecommunications industry increases, telecom operators have carried out lean operation, implement Fair Usage Policy (FUP, Fair Usage Policy), such as controlling peer-to-peer network (P2P, Peer to Peer) service traffics bandwidth, forbid that individual user seizes massive band width resource, based on user, service implementation service quality (QoS, Quality of Service) control and guarantee etc.
What FUP emphasized is in the situation that Internet resources are limited, fair usability between user, FUP is for some a large amount of users that use Internet resources, have influence on network or other users, to control its access service, can be speed limit, termination business, charged extra etc., as long as user is the frequent business of using a large amount of bandwidth consumed, far beyond quota flow, the object that FUP controls just likely become.
Telecom operators are when implementing FUP, by deployment strategy charging execution function entity (PCEF, Policy and Charging Enforcement Function) and policy charging rule functional entity (PCRF, Policy and Charging Rule Function), the flow use amount of limited subscriber in some cycles implemented to control when user's visit capacity excess flow limit.PCEF generally comprises access subsystem and FUP service sub-system, and wherein FUP service sub-system can be realized identification, statistics, control and the billing function to business; The billing function that wherein access subsystem can access business, control and some are basic.
The present inventor finds that in realizing process of the present invention prior art at least exists following technical problem: first the uplink service message sending from user's side is access in that subsystem accesses and carry out charging, then by FUP service sub-system, carry out flow control, now, just exist and be access in the flow that subsystem charging is but controlled by FUP service sub-system; Equally, first the downlink business message sending when network side passes through FUP service sub-system by charging, and then carry out flow control by access subsystem, now, just exist and by the charging of FUP service sub-system, be but access in the flow of subsystem controls, this all can cause the use traffic of user's reality and by inconsistent between the flow of charging, thereby occurs charging error, is unfavorable for the enforcement of FUP.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of compensation method, Apparatus and system of controlled flow, for to being compensated by charging and controlled flow, avoid due to the use traffic of user's reality with by the inconsistent charging error problem causing between the flow of charging.
The compensation method of a kind of controlled flow that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprising:
To being carried out flow control by the service message of charging, and add up the controlled flow information of this service message;
Flow control counting equipment the controlled flow information of this service message sent to flow control counting equipment, so that can compensate to the payer of this service message according to the controlled flow information of the service message receiving.
A kind of FUP service sub-system that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprising:
Uplink traffic control unit, for carrying out flow control to being access in the uplink service message of subsystem charging, and adds up the controlled flow information of uplink service message;
Up transmitting element, for the controlled flow information of uplink service message is sent to flow control counting equipment, so that flow control counting equipment can compensate initiating the user of uplink service message according to the controlled flow information of the uplink service message receiving.
A kind of access subsystem that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprising:
Downlink traffic control unit, for to being carried out flow control by the downlink business message of FUP service sub-system charging, and adds up the controlled flow information of downlink business message;
Descending transmitting element, for the controlled flow information of downlink business message is sent to flow control counting equipment, so that flow control counting equipment can compensate according to the user of the controlled flow information butt joint receipts downlink business message of the downlink business message receiving.
The bucking-out system of a kind of controlled flow that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprising: FUP service sub-system and flow control counting equipment, wherein,
FUP service sub-system comprises: uplink traffic control unit and up transmitting element,
Uplink traffic control unit, for carrying out flow control to being access in the uplink service message of subsystem charging, and adds up the controlled flow information of uplink service message, and controlled flow information is the data traffic information of controlled uplink service message;
Up transmitting element, for the controlled flow information of uplink service message is sent to flow control counting equipment, so that flow control counting equipment can compensate initiating the user of uplink service message according to the controlled flow information of the uplink service message receiving.
Flow control counting equipment, for receiving the controlled flow information of the uplink service message of FUP service sub-system transmission; To initiating the user of uplink service message, compensate.
A kind of bucking-out system that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprising: bucking-out system and the Merging unit of the bucking-out system of the first controlled flow, the second controlled flow;
The bucking-out system of the first controlled flow, comprise FUP service sub-system and first flow control counting equipment, described FUP service sub-system is for carrying out flow control to being access in the uplink service message of subsystem charging, and controlled flow information and the use traffic information of adding up uplink service message, send to first flow to control counting equipment the controlled flow information of described uplink service message and use traffic information; Described first flow is controlled counting equipment, for receiving controlled flow information and the use traffic information of the uplink service message of FUP service sub-system transmission, the flow control counting equipment compensating initiating the user of uplink service message according to the controlled flow information receiving; According to the controlled flow information of the uplink service message receiving and use traffic Information generation ticket;
The bucking-out system of the second controlled flow, comprise: access subsystem and the second flow control counting equipment, access subsystem is used for being carried out flow control by the downlink business message of FUP service sub-system charging, and controlled flow information and the use traffic information of adding up downlink business message, the controlled flow information of described downlink business message and use traffic information are sent to the second flow control counting equipment; Described the second flow control counting equipment, for receiving controlled flow information and the use traffic information of the downlink business message of access subsystem transmission, the user who receives downlink business message according to the controlled flow information butt joint receiving compensates; According to the controlled flow information of the downlink business message receiving and use traffic Information generation ticket;
Merging unit, carries out merger for first flow being controlled to the ticket that ticket that counting equipment generates and the second flow control counting equipment generate.
As can be seen from the above technical solutions,
The compensation method of the controlled flow that the embodiment of the present invention provides has the following advantages: in embodiments of the present invention, controlled flow information that can statistical service message when being carried out flow control by the service message of charging, and send to flow control counting equipment, therefore flow control counting equipment can compensate the payer of service message according to the controlled flow information of the service message receiving, avoid the use traffic of payer's reality and by the inconsistent charging error problem causing between the flow of charging, met the demand for development of FUP.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention, below the accompanying drawing of required use during embodiment is described is briefly described, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is only some embodiments of the present invention, to those skilled in the art, can also obtain according to these accompanying drawings other accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 is the compensation method schematic diagram of the controlled flow that provides of the embodiment of the present invention one;
Fig. 2 is the networking structure schematic diagram of the charge system that provides of the embodiment of the present invention one;
Fig. 3 is the compensation method schematic diagram of the controlled flow that provides of the embodiment of the present invention two;
Fig. 4 is the FUP service sub-system schematic diagram that the embodiment of the present invention three provides;
Fig. 5 is the bucking-out system schematic diagram of the controlled flow that provides of the embodiment of the present invention four;
Fig. 6 is the access subsystem schematic diagram that the embodiment of the present invention five provides;
Fig. 7 is the bucking-out system schematic diagram of the controlled flow that provides of the embodiment of the present invention six;
Fig. 8 is the bucking-out system schematic diagram that the embodiment of the present invention seven provides.
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The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of compensation method, Apparatus and system of controlled flow, for to by charging controlled flow compensate, avoid, due to the use traffic of user's reality with by the inconsistent charging error problem causing between the flow of charging, meeting the demand for development of FUP.
For making goal of the invention of the present invention, feature, advantage can be more obvious and understandable, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, the embodiments described below are only the present invention's part embodiment, but not whole embodiment.Embodiment based in the present invention, the every other embodiment that those skilled in the art obtains, belongs to the scope of protection of the invention.
Embodiment mono-
The compensation method of a kind of controlled flow that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprise: to being access in the uplink service message of subsystem charging, carry out flow control, and add up the controlled flow information of uplink service message, controlled flow information is the data traffic information of controlled uplink service message; Flow control counting equipment the controlled flow information of uplink service message sent to flow control counting equipment, so that can compensate to initiating the user of uplink service message according to the controlled flow information of the uplink service message receiving.
Referring to Fig. 1, concrete steps can comprise:
101, to being access in the uplink service message of subsystem charging, carry out flow control, and add up the controlled flow information of uplink service message;
In embodiments of the present invention, PCEF generally comprises access subsystem and FUP service sub-system, FUP service sub-system provides the lean operation of business, realization is to the identification of business, statistics, control and billing function, and access subsystem provides access service, control and billing function that some are basic to business.When user's side is initiated uplink service message, first pass through access subsystem, access subsystem accesses uplink service message, control flow and charging, then, the uplink service message that has been access in subsystem controls flow and charging is transferred to FUP service sub-system, also monitoring network of FUP service sub-system in PCEF, user data is done and classified, FUP service sub-system carries out flow control to uplink service message, and add up the controlled flow information of uplink service message, wherein, controlled flow information is the data traffic information of controlled uplink service message, for example, the data traffic that is transferred to the uplink service message of FUP service sub-system is 2M, after passing through FUP service sub-system, only have the data traffic of 1.5M to be transferred to packet data network, in controlled flow information, the controlled flow of uplink service message is 0.5M.
102, the controlled flow information of uplink service message is sent to flow control counting equipment.
Flow control counting equipment is for issuing charging policy and flow control strategy to FUP service sub-system, in actual applications, at different application scenarios flow control counting equipments, be specifically as follows different network entities, as be specifically as follows PCRF or Online Charging System (OCS, Online ChargingSystem) or charging gateway (CG, Charging Gateway) or authentication and authorization charging (AAA, Authentication Authorization Accounting) server.As shown in Figure 2, with access subsystem, adopt aaa server, FUP service sub-system adopts PCRF to carry out flow control and charging is example, when FUP service sub-system counts after controlled flow information, FUP service sub-system sends to flow control counting equipment by the controlled flow information of uplink service message, so that flow control counting equipment can get controlled flow information, and according to this controlled flow information, can compensate initiating the user of uplink service message, in actual applications, user is compensated and specifically can comprise flow-compensated and expense compensation, the controlled flow of charging is compensated user with form flow-compensated or expense compensation.
Below will with an application scenarios, the present invention will be described, for example, the uplink service message that has been access in subsystem charging is 5M, as shown in Figure 2, first pass through access subsystem, access subsystem carries out flow control and charging to uplink service message, the flow of controlling is 1M, the flow of charging is 4M, the flow that enters FUP service sub-system is 4M, access subsystem carries out flow control and charging to uplink service message, the flow of controlling flow is 0.5M, the flow of FUP service sub-system charging is 3.5M, the flow that is transferred to network side is 3.5M, can find out, the charging flow of access subsystem and the charging flow of FUP are not identical, between have one by the controlled flow 0.5M of charging, FUP service sub-system can count on controlled flow information in embodiments of the present invention, and this controlled flow information is sent to flow control counting equipment, flow control counting equipment can compensate the controlled flow of this charging, as being the extra flow that increases 0.5M in this user's account, flow-compensated to carry out, also can directly the controlled flow 0.5M of this charging be converted into expense volume, directly fill into this user's account.
It should be noted that, in actual applications, when flow control counting equipment is specially PCRF, can in the mutual signaling of Gx interface, increase controlled flow static fields (Discard-Service-Unit), FUP service sub-system is carried at controlled flow information in this controlled flow static fields and sends to PCRF; When flow control counting equipment is specially OCS, can in the mutual signaling of Gy interface, increase controlled flow static fields (Discard-Service-Unit), FUP service sub-system is carried at controlled flow information in controlled flow static fields and sends to OCS; When flow control counting equipment is specially CG, can in the mutual signaling of Gz interface, increase controlled flow static fields (Discard-Service-Unit), FUP service sub-system is carried at controlled flow information in controlled flow static fields and sends to CG; When flow control counting equipment is specially aaa server, remote customer dialing authentication service (Radius can used, Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) in the mutual signaling of agreement, increase controlled flow static fields (Discard-Service-Unit), FUP service sub-system is carried at controlled flow information in controlled flow static fields and sends aaa server.
It should be noted that, alternatively, FUP service sub-system can also be added up the use traffic information of uplink service message, wherein, use traffic namely after flow control FUP service sub-system send to the flow of network equipment (example packet data network) as shown in Figure 2, use flow information to refer to the not information of controlled flow, in the present embodiment for flowing through the not data traffic information of controlled uplink message of FUP service sub-system; And the use traffic information of uplink service message is sent to flow control counting equipment.When flow control counting equipment receives after this use traffic information, can be according to this controlled flow information and this use traffic Information generation ticket, to facilitate user to carry out reconciliation etc., can also be by way of compensation according to so that user's inquiry.
In embodiments of the present invention, when carrying out flow control to uplink service message, can add up FUP service sub-system the controlled flow information of uplink service message, and send to flow control counting equipment, therefore flow control counting equipment can compensate the user as originating end according to the controlled flow information of the uplink service message receiving, and meets the demand for development of FUP.
Embodiment mono-has introduced the method that the controlled flow of uplink service message is compensated, and next introduces the method that the controlled flow of bis-pairs of downlink business messages of embodiment compensates.
Embodiment bis-
The compensation method of a kind of controlled flow that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprise: to being carried out flow control by the downlink business message of FUP service sub-system charging, and add up the controlled flow information of downlink business message, controlled flow information is the data traffic information of controlled downlink business message; Flow control counting equipment the controlled flow information of downlink business message sent to flow control counting equipment, so that can compensate according to the user of the controlled flow information butt joint receipts downlink business message of the downlink business message receiving.
Referring to Fig. 3, concrete steps can comprise:
301, to being carried out flow control by the downlink business message of FUP service sub-system charging, and add up the controlled flow information of downlink business message;
In embodiments of the present invention, PCEF generally comprises access subsystem and FUP service sub-system, FUP service sub-system provides the lean operation of business, realization is to the identification of business, statistics, control and billing function, and access subsystem provides access service, control and billing function that some are basic to business.When packet data network is initiated downlink business message, first pass through FUP service sub-system, FUP service sub-system is identified downlink business message, statistics, control flow and charging, then, the downlink business message transmissions of having been controlled flow and charging by FUP service sub-system is to access subsystem, also monitoring network of access subsystem in PCEF, according to dependency rule, user data is done and classified, access subsystem carries out flow control to downlink business message, and add up the controlled flow information of downlink business message, wherein, controlled flow information is the data traffic information of controlled downlink business message, for example, the data traffic that is transferred to the downlink business message of access subsystem is 2M, after passing through access subsystem, only have the data traffic of 1.5M to be transferred to user's side, in controlled flow information, the controlled flow of downlink business message is 0.5M.
302, the controlled flow information of downlink business message is sent to flow control counting equipment.
Flow control counting equipment is for issuing charging policy and flow control strategy to access subsystem, in actual applications, at different application scenarios flow control counting equipments, be specifically as follows different network entities, as be specifically as follows PCRF or OCS or CG or aaa server, when adopting different network entities, can realize the function that controlled flow information is sent to flow control counting equipment by increase controlled flow static fields in the mutual signaling of distinct interface, specifically can, referring to the description in embodiment mono-, repeat no more herein.As shown in Figure 2, the access subsystem of take adopts aaa server, FUP service sub-system to adopt PCRF to carry out flow control and charging is example, when access subsystem counts after controlled flow information, access subsystem sends to aaa server by the controlled flow information of downlink business message, so that aaa server can get controlled flow information, and according to this controlled flow information, the user that can dock receipts downlink business message compensates.In actual applications, user is compensated and specifically can comprise flow-compensated and expense compensation, the controlled flow of charging is compensated user with form flow-compensated or expense compensation.
It should be noted that, alternatively, access subsystem can also be added up the use traffic information of downlink business message, wherein, use traffic namely after flow control access subsystem send to user's flow, use flow information to refer to not controlled flow information, in the present embodiment for flowing through the not data traffic information of controlled downlink message of access subsystem; And the use traffic information of downlink business message is sent to flow control counting equipment.When flow control counting equipment receives after this use traffic information, can be according to this controlled flow information and this use traffic Information generation ticket, to facilitate user to carry out reconciliation etc., can also be by way of compensation according to so that user's inquiry.
In embodiments of the present invention, when carrying out flow control to downlink business message, can add up access subsystem the controlled flow information of downlink business message, and send to flow control counting equipment, therefore flow control counting equipment can compensate the user as receiving terminal according to the controlled flow information of the downlink business message receiving, and meets the demand for development of FUP.
Embodiment mono-and embodiment bis-take respectively FUP service sub-system uplink service message is compensated and with access subsystem, downlink business message compensated the compensation method of introducing the controlled flow that the embodiment of the present invention provides as example.Just executive agent is different with execution object with embodiment bis-to it should be noted that embodiment mono-, and the compensation method principle of controlled flow is substantially similar, and therefore the compensation method of controlled flow is equally applicable to the flow control scene that other relate to charging; In embodiment mono-and embodiment bis-, be to take payer that user is business board message to describe as example in addition, in fact, payer can also be network side operator or other third-party institutions except operator and user.
Above-described embodiment has been introduced respectively the method that the controlled flow of uplink service message and downlink business message is compensated, and next introduces the device that uses the method.
Embodiment tri-
A kind of FUP service sub-system that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprising: uplink traffic control unit and up transmitting element.
As shown in Figure 4, FUP service sub-system 400, comprising: uplink traffic control unit 401 and up transmitting element 402, wherein,
Uplink traffic control unit 401, for carrying out flow control to being access in the uplink service message of subsystem charging, and adds up the controlled flow information of uplink service message, and controlled flow information is the data traffic information of controlled uplink service message;
In embodiments of the present invention, when uplink service message transmissions is to uplink traffic control unit 401, uplink traffic control unit 401 monitoring networks, user data is done and classified, 401 pairs of uplink service messages of uplink traffic control unit carry out flow control, and add up the controlled flow information of uplink service message.
Up transmitting element 402, for the controlled flow information of the uplink service message of uplink traffic control unit 401 statistics is sent to flow control counting equipment, so that flow control counting equipment can compensate initiating the user of uplink service message according to the controlled flow information of the uplink service message receiving.In actual applications, up transmitting element 402 can be carried at the controlled flow information of the uplink service message of uplink traffic control unit 401 statistics Gx interface or Gy interface or Gz interface or use in the controlled flow static fields increasing in the mutual signaling of Radius agreement and send to flow control counting equipment.
It should be noted that, FUP service sub-system 400 can also comprise: up use traffic acquiring unit 403 (not shown in Fig. 4), for the use traffic information of adding up uplink service message, up transmitting element 402 is also for sending to flow control counting equipment by the use traffic information of uplink service message.When flow control counting equipment receives after this use traffic information, can be according to this controlled flow information and this use traffic Information generation ticket, to facilitate user to carry out reconciliation etc., can also be by way of compensation according to so that user's inquiry.
In embodiments of the present invention, when carrying out flow control, can add up 400 pairs of uplink service messages of FUP service sub-system the controlled flow information of uplink service message, and send to flow control counting equipment, therefore flow control counting equipment can compensate the user as originating end according to the controlled flow information of the uplink service message receiving, and meets the demand for development of FUP.
Embodiment tetra-
The bucking-out system of a kind of controlled flow that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprising: FUP service sub-system and flow control counting equipment.
As shown in Figure 5, the bucking-out system 500 of controlled flow, comprising: FUP service sub-system 501 and flow control counting equipment 502, wherein,
FUP service sub-system 501, for carrying out flow control to being access in the uplink service message of subsystem charging, and adds up the controlled flow information of uplink service message; The controlled flow information of uplink service message is sent to flow control counting equipment 502;
In embodiments of the present invention, when uplink service message transmissions is to FUP service sub-system 501, FUP service sub-system 501 monitoring networks, user data is done and classified, 501 pairs of uplink service messages of FUP service sub-system carry out flow control, and add up the controlled flow information of uplink service message, in actual applications, the controlled flow information of the uplink service message that FUP service sub-system 501 counts can be carried at the controlled flow static fields increasing in Gx interface or Gy interface or Gz interface or the mutual signaling by Radius agreement and send to flow control counting equipment 502.
Flow control counting equipment 502, for receiving the controlled flow information of the uplink service message of FUP service sub-system 501 transmissions; To initiating the user of uplink service message, compensate, in actual applications, flow control counting equipment 502 is specifically as follows: PCRF or OCS or CG or aaa server.
In embodiments of the present invention, flow control counting equipment 502 issues charging policy to FUP service sub-system 501, in this charging policy, comprise the quota flow to user assignment, flow control counting equipment 502 can also be after receiving the controlled flow information of uplink service message, according to this controlled flow information, can compensate initiating the user of uplink service message.
It should be noted that, FUP service sub-system 501 can also be added up the use traffic information of uplink service message; And the use traffic information of uplink service message is sent to flow control counting equipment 502.When flow control counting equipment 502 receives after this use traffic information, can be according to this controlled flow information and this use traffic Information generation ticket, to facilitate user to carry out reconciliation etc., can also be by way of compensation according to so that user's inquiry.
In embodiments of the present invention, when carrying out flow control, can add up 501 pairs of uplink service messages of FUP service sub-system the controlled flow information of uplink service message, and send to flow control counting equipment 502, therefore flow control counting equipment 502 can compensate the user as originating end according to the controlled flow information of the uplink service message receiving, and meets the demand for development of FUP.
Embodiment tri-and embodiment tetra-have introduced the Apparatus and system that the controlled flow of uplink service message is compensated, and next introduce the Apparatus and system that the controlled flow of downlink business message is compensated.
Embodiment five
A kind of access subsystem that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprising: downlink traffic control unit and descending transmitting element.
As shown in Figure 6, access subsystem 600, comprising: downlink traffic control unit 601 and descending transmitting element 602, wherein,
Downlink traffic control unit 601, for to being carried out flow control by the downlink business message of FUP service sub-system charging, and adds up the controlled flow information of downlink business message, and controlled flow information is the data traffic information of controlled downlink business message;
In embodiments of the present invention, when downlink business message transmissions arrives downlink traffic control unit 601, downlink traffic control unit 601 monitoring networks, user data is done and classified, 601 pairs of downlink business messages of downlink traffic control unit carry out flow control, and add up the controlled flow information of downlink business message.
Descending transmitting element 602, controlled flow information for downlink business message that downlink traffic control unit 601 is counted on sends to flow control counting equipment, so that the user that flow control counting equipment can be received downlink business message according to the controlled flow information butt joint of the downlink business message receiving compensate.In actual applications, the controlled flow information that descending transmitting element 602 can count on downlink traffic control unit 601 downlink business message is carried at the controlled flow static fields increasing in Gx interface or Gy interface or Gz interface or the mutual signaling by Radius agreement and sends to flow control counting equipment.
It should be noted that, access subsystem 600 can also comprise: descending use traffic acquiring unit 603 (not shown in Fig. 6), for adding up the use traffic information of downlink business message; Descending transmitting element 602 is also for sending to flow control counting equipment by the use traffic information of downlink business message.When flow control counting equipment receives after this use traffic information, can be according to this controlled flow information and this use traffic Information generation ticket, to facilitate user to carry out reconciliation etc., can also be by way of compensation according to so that user's inquiry.
In embodiments of the present invention, when carrying out flow control, can add up 600 pairs of downlink business messages of access subsystem the controlled flow information of downlink business message, and send to flow control counting equipment, therefore flow control counting equipment can compensate the user as receiving terminal according to the controlled flow information of the downlink business message receiving, and meets the demand for development of FUP.
Embodiment six
The bucking-out system of a kind of controlled flow that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprising: access subsystem and flow control counting equipment.
As shown in Figure 7, the bucking-out system 700 of controlled flow, comprising: access subsystem 701 and flow control counting equipment 702, wherein,
Access subsystem 701, for to being carried out flow control by the downlink business message of FUP service sub-system charging, and adds up the controlled flow information of downlink business message; The controlled flow information of downlink business message is sent to flow control counting equipment 702;
In embodiments of the present invention, when downlink business message transmissions arrives access subsystem 701, access subsystem 701 monitoring networks, user data is done and classified, 701 pairs of downlink business messages of access subsystem carry out flow control, and add up the controlled flow information of downlink business message, in actual applications, the controlled flow information of access subsystem 701 statistics downlink business messages can be carried in the controlled flow static fields increasing in Gx interface or Gy interface or Gz interface or the mutual signaling by Radius agreement and send to flow control counting equipment 702.
Flow control counting equipment 702, for receiving the controlled flow information of the downlink business message of access subsystem 701 transmissions; The user that downlink business message is received in docking compensates, and in actual applications, flow control counting equipment 702 is specifically as follows: PCRF or OCS or CG or aaa server.
In embodiments of the present invention, flow control counting equipment 702 receives after the controlled flow information of downlink business message, and according to this controlled flow information, the user that can dock receipts downlink business message compensates.
It should be noted that, access subsystem 701 can also be added up the use traffic information of downlink business message; And the use traffic information of downlink business message is sent to flow control counting equipment 702.When flow control counting equipment 702 receives after this use traffic information, can be according to this controlled flow information and this use traffic Information generation ticket, to facilitate user to carry out reconciliation etc., can also be by way of compensation according to so that user's inquiry.
In embodiments of the present invention, when carrying out flow control, can add up 701 pairs of downlink business messages of access subsystem the controlled flow information of downlink business message, and send to flow control counting equipment 702, therefore flow control counting equipment 702 can compensate the user as receiving terminal according to the controlled flow information of the downlink business message receiving, and meets the demand for development of FUP.
Embodiment seven
A kind of bucking-out system that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprising: the bucking-out system of the bucking-out system of the first controlled flow and the second controlled flow.
As shown in Figure 8, bucking-out system 800, comprising: bucking-out system 802 and the Merging unit 803 of bucking-out system 801, the second controlled flows of the first controlled flow.The bucking-out system 801 of the first controlled flow comprises: the bucking-out system 801 that FUP service sub-system 8011 and first flow are controlled counting equipment 8012, the second controlled flows comprises: access subsystem 8021 and the second flow control counting equipment 8022, wherein,
FUP service sub-system 8011, for carrying out flow control to being access in the uplink service message of subsystem charging, and adds up the controlled flow information of uplink service message; Send to first flow to control counting equipment 8012 the controlled flow information of uplink service message;
First flow is controlled counting equipment 8012, for receiving the controlled flow information of the uplink service message of FUP service sub-system 8011 transmissions; To initiating the user of uplink service message, compensate;
Access subsystem 8021, for to being carried out flow control by the downlink business message of FUP service sub-system charging, and adds up the controlled flow information of downlink business message; The controlled flow information of downlink business message is sent to the second flow control counting equipment 8022;
The second flow control counting equipment 8022, for receiving the controlled flow information of the downlink business message of access subsystem 8021 transmissions; The user that downlink business message is received in docking compensates.
It should be noted that, FUP service sub-system 8011 can also be added up the use traffic information of uplink service message; And send to first flow to control counting equipment 8012 the use traffic information of uplink service message.When first flow, control counting equipment 8012 and receive after this use traffic information, can be according to this controlled flow information and this use traffic Information generation ticket, access subsystem 8021 can also be added up the use traffic information of downlink business message; And the use traffic information of downlink business message is sent to the second flow control counting equipment 8022.When the second flow control counting equipment 8022 receives after this use traffic information, can be according to this controlled flow information and this use traffic Information generation ticket.
Accordingly, bucking-out system 800 can also comprise: Merging unit 803, for first flow being controlled to the ticket that ticket that counting equipment 8012 generates and the second flow control counting equipment 8022 generate, carry out merger, to facilitate user to carry out reconciliation etc., can also be by way of compensation according to so that user's inquiry.
It should be noted that in addition, first flow is controlled counting equipment 8012 and the second flow control counting equipment 8022 can be in actual applications: PCRF or OCS or CG or aaa server a kind of, first flow is controlled counting equipment 8012 and the second flow control counting equipment 8022 can be also identical PCRF or OCS or CG or aaa server, and access subsystem and FUP service sub-system can adopt identical flow control counting equipment.
Bucking-out system 800 in the embodiment of the present invention can be specially business operation support system (BOSS in actual applications, Business & Operation Support System), receive respectively first flow and control the flow control information that controlled flow information that counting equipment reports and the second flow control counting equipment report, be not construed as limiting herein.
In embodiments of the present invention, bucking-out system 800 can count the controlled flow information of uplink service message and the controlled flow information of downlink business message of charging, and user is compensated, and meets the demand for development of FUP.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of step in the whole bag of tricks of above-described embodiment is to come the hardware that instruction is relevant to complete by program, this program can be stored in a computer-readable recording medium, and storage medium can comprise: ROM, RAM, disk or CD etc.
Compensation method, the Apparatus and system of a kind of controlled the flow above embodiment of the present invention being provided are described in detail, applied specific case herein principle of the present invention and execution mode are set forth, the explanation of above embodiment is just for helping to understand method of the present invention and core concept thereof; , for one of ordinary skill in the art, according to thought of the present invention, all will change in specific embodiments and applications, in sum, this description should not be construed as limitation of the present invention meanwhile.

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1. a compensation method for controlled flow, is characterized in that, comprising:
Policy and charging enforcement function entity PCEF is to being carried out flow control by the service message of charging, and adds up the controlled flow information of described service message; Wherein, described PCEF comprises access subsystem and FUP service sub-system, and described FUP service sub-system is used for being carried out flow control by the uplink service message of described access subsystem charging, and adds up the controlled flow information of described uplink service message; Described access subsystem is used for being carried out flow control by the downlink business message of described FUP service sub-system charging, and adds up the controlled flow information of described downlink business message;
Described PCEF sends to flow control counting equipment by the controlled flow information of described service message, so that flow control counting equipment can compensate the payer of described service message according to the controlled flow information of the service message receiving; Wherein, described FUP service sub-system is for sending to flow control counting equipment by the controlled flow information of described uplink service message, so that flow control counting equipment can compensate initiating the user of described uplink service message according to the controlled flow information of the uplink service message receiving; Described access subsystem is for sending to flow control counting equipment by the controlled flow information of described downlink business message, so that the user that flow control counting equipment can be received described downlink business message according to the controlled flow information butt joint of the downlink business message receiving compensates.
2. the compensation method of controlled flow according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
Add up the use traffic information of described service message, described use traffic information refers to not controlled flow information;
The use traffic information of described service message is sent to described flow control counting equipment, so that flow control counting equipment can be according to described controlled flow information and described use traffic Information generation ticket.
3. the compensation method of controlled flow according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described flow control counting equipment is specially: policy charging rule functional entity PCRF or Online Charging System OCS or charging gateway CG or authentication and authorization charging aaa server;
The described controlled flow information by described service message sends to flow control counting equipment to be specially:
When described flow control counting equipment is PCRF, described controlled flow information is carried in the controlled flow static fields increasing in the mutual signaling of Gx interface and sends to PCRF;
When described flow control counting equipment is OCS, described controlled flow information is carried in the controlled flow static fields increasing in the mutual signaling of Gy interface and sends to OCS;
When described flow control counting equipment is CG, described controlled flow information is carried in the controlled flow static fields increasing in the mutual signaling of Gz interface and sends to CG;
When described flow control counting equipment is aaa server, described controlled flow information is carried in the controlled flow static fields increasing in the mutual signaling of using Radius agreement and sends to aaa server.
4. according to the compensation method of arbitrary described controlled flow in claims 1 to 3, it is characterized in that,
When described service message is uplink service message, the payer of described service message is for initiating the user of described uplink service message;
When described service message is downlink business message, the payer of described service message is for receiving the user of described downlink business message.
5. a Fair Usage Policy FUP service sub-system, is arranged in policy and charging enforcement function entity PCEF, it is characterized in that, described FUP service sub-system comprises:
Uplink traffic control unit, for to being carried out flow control by the uplink service message of the access subsystem charging of described PCEF, and adds up the controlled flow information of described uplink service message;
Up transmitting element, for the controlled flow information of described uplink service message is sent to flow control counting equipment, so that flow control counting equipment can compensate initiating the user of described uplink service message according to the controlled flow information of the uplink service message receiving.
6. FUP service sub-system according to claim 5, is characterized in that, also comprises:
Up use traffic acquiring unit, for adding up the use traffic information of described uplink service message, described use traffic information refers to not controlled flow information;
Described up transmitting element, also for the use traffic information of described uplink service message is sent to flow control counting equipment, so that flow control counting equipment can be according to described controlled flow information and described use traffic Information generation ticket.
7. a bucking-out system for controlled flow, is characterized in that, comprising: flow control counting equipment and the FUP service sub-system as described in claim 5 or 6, wherein,
Described flow control counting equipment, for receiving the controlled flow information of the described uplink service message of described FUP service sub-system transmission, compensates initiating the user of described uplink service message.
8. an access subsystem, is arranged in policy and charging enforcement function entity PCEF, it is characterized in that, comprising:
Downlink traffic control unit, for to being carried out flow control by the downlink business message of the FUP service sub-system charging of described PCEF, and adds up the controlled flow information of described downlink business message;
Descending transmitting element, for the controlled flow information of described downlink business message is sent to flow control counting equipment, so that the user that flow control counting equipment can be received described downlink business message according to the controlled flow information butt joint of the downlink business message receiving compensates.
9. access subsystem according to claim 8, is characterized in that, also comprises:
Descending use traffic acquiring unit, for adding up the use traffic information of described downlink business message, described use traffic information refers to not controlled flow information;
Described descending transmitting element, also for the use traffic information of described downlink business message is sent to flow control counting equipment, so that flow control counting equipment can be according to described controlled flow information and described use traffic Information generation ticket.
10. a bucking-out system, is characterized in that, comprises the bucking-out system of the first controlled flow, bucking-out system and the Merging unit of the second controlled flow:
The bucking-out system of the first controlled flow, comprise the FUP service sub-system in first flow control counting equipment and policy and charging enforcement function entity PCEF, described FUP service sub-system is used for being carried out flow control by the uplink service message of the access subsystem charging of described PCEF, and controlled flow information and the use traffic information of adding up described uplink service message, send to first flow to control counting equipment the controlled flow information of described uplink service message and use traffic information; Described first flow is controlled counting equipment, for receiving controlled flow information and the use traffic information of the described uplink service message of described FUP service sub-system transmission, according to the controlled flow information receiving, to initiating the user of described uplink service message, compensate; According to the controlled flow information of the uplink service message receiving and use traffic Information generation ticket;
The bucking-out system of the second controlled flow, comprise the access subsystem in the second flow control counting equipment and described PCEF, described access subsystem is used for being carried out flow control by the downlink business message of the FUP service sub-system charging of described PCEF, and controlled flow information and the use traffic information of adding up described downlink business message, the controlled flow information of described downlink business message and use traffic information are sent to the second flow control counting equipment; Described the second flow control counting equipment, for receiving controlled flow information and the use traffic information of the described downlink business message of described access subsystem transmission, the user who receives described downlink business message according to the controlled flow information butt joint receiving compensates; According to the controlled flow information of the downlink business message receiving and use traffic Information generation ticket;
Merging unit, carries out merger for first flow being controlled to the ticket that ticket that counting equipment generates and the second flow control counting equipment generate.
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