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For the purpose, technical scheme and the advantage that make the embodiment of the invention clearer, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the invention, technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment 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.
The technical problem that the embodiment of the invention solves is: MSC, GGSN (Gateway GPRS SupportNode, Gateway GPRS Support Node) or SMSC (Short Message Service Center, short message service center) or MMSC (Multimedia Message Service center, MMS center) etc. when supporting multiple charging scene, each session need be initiated a plurality of charging requests, and these a plurality of charging requests are sent to different Online Charging Systems; The result that MSC, GGSN, SMSC or MMSC etc. need return according to a plurality of OCS in a session context handles.
Fixing/mobile core network is on intelligent call, the business of deducting fees; At 3GPP (Third GenerationPartnership Proiect, third generation partner program) in the next-generation billing framework, core network element can go out Ro (Ro Interface, the online charging interface of 3GPP definition) interface, uses the DCC agreement to call out/control of authentications such as business.In the core net evolution process, the situation that core network element is supported traditional intelligence net (intelligent network) agreement and Ro charging protocol simultaneously may appear.
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of Online Charging System, and Fig. 2 is the configuration diagram of a kind of Online Charging System of the embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 2, this system 20 comprises network-switching equipment 210 and at least two Online Charging Systems 220 and 230, network-switching equipment 210 with at OCS220, OCS230 connects by online charging interface Ro, to realize online charging control.Fig. 2 only illustrates two OCS, and alternatively, network-switching equipment can also lead to Ro interface and be connected with a plurality of OCS.Above-mentioned network-switching equipment 210 comprises the parts of being responsible for functions such as the professional route control of network side assignment, can be for example MSC, SCP, GGSN or SMSC etc.
On network-switching equipment 210 or any one OCS, can dispose control and trigger logic, control triggers logic and is used for judging whether this business is triggered at least two different OCS according to the operating position of business.Network-switching equipment 210 both can send to charge simultaneously asks OSC220 and OCS230, also can send the request of charging successively according to sequencing.Be that network-switching equipment 210 can be judged that triggering principle is to adopt triggering simultaneously to charge to ask OSC220 and OSC230, or trigger charging earlier and ask OSC220 according to the service request of user's transmission, trigger charging again and asks OSC230.
Please consult Fig. 2 once more, below the function of network-switching equipment 210, OSC220 and OCS230 is elaborated.
Network-switching equipment 210 is used for the service request according to user's transmission, sends the first charging request at least two Online Charging System OCS; Receive the charging response that described at least two OCS return, comprise described user's mandate traffic carrying capacity in the described charging response; According to described mandate traffic carrying capacity, judge whether to connect described service request; When allow connecting described service request, in the described professional process of carrying out, send second request of chargeing, to trigger described at least two OCS respectively to the described user operation of deducting fees to described at least two OCS;
At least two OCS220 and 230 are used to receive network-switching equipment sends first request of chargeing; According to the described first charging request, calculate the user's who authorizes the described first charging request correspondence mandate traffic carrying capacity; Return the first charging response to described network-switching equipment, comprise described mandate traffic carrying capacity in the described first charging response; Receive the second charging request that described network-switching equipment sends; According to described second request of chargeing, the traffic carrying capacity that described user has been consumed the operation of deducting fees.
Alternatively, above-mentioned OCS220 or OSC230 can also be used to receive the first charging request that network-switching equipment sends; According to the described first charging request, the user's of the described first charging request correspondence mandate traffic carrying capacity is authorized in calculating, and generates the sign of the cooperation Online Charging System OCS of at least one cooperation charging; Return corresponding to the first charging response to described network-switching equipment, comprise the sign of described mandate traffic carrying capacity and described at least one cooperation OCS in the described first charging response; Receive described network-switching equipment and send the second charging request; According to described second request of chargeing, the traffic carrying capacity that described user has been consumed the operation of deducting fees.
Alternatively, network-switching equipment 210 can also be used for the service request according to user's transmission, sends the first charging request to an OCS220; First response of chargeing that receives that a described OCS220 returns, described first charges comprises that a described OCS220 authorizes described user's mandate traffic carrying capacity in the response, and the sign of at least one the cooperation OCS230 that charges of being used to cooperate; According to described sign, send the first charging request to described at least one cooperation OCS230.
Below by the Signalling exchange flow chart course of work of the Online Charging System of the embodiment of the invention is described.Fig. 3 is a kind of Signalling exchange flow chart of the embodiment of the invention.In flow process shown in Figure 3, network-switching equipment triggers 2 requests of chargeing simultaneously, arrives OCS1, OCS2 simultaneously and asks to charge.As shown in Figure 3, this flow process comprises:
S301, network-switching equipment receive service request, and the principle of judging the Ro charging triggering then is to be triggered to OCS1 and OCS2 simultaneously, still is triggered to OCS1 earlier, is triggered to OCS2 again; When being triggered to OSC1 and OSC2 simultaneously, carry out S302A and S302B;
Particularly, can be deployed with control on the network-switching equipment and trigger logic, it is used for judging whether this business is triggered at least two different OCS according to the operating position of business.For example judge whether this service request relates at least two business scenarios, whether need to send the request of charging at least two OCS with decision.
For example, for trunk call business, services of roaming or an international long-distance service, may relate to a plurality of charging scenes, need a plurality of OCS to cooperate and charge, therefore network-switching equipment will send the request of charging at least two OCS after receiving above-mentioned professional corresponding service request.
Because control this moment triggers logic section and is deployed on the network-switching equipment, network-switching equipment can judge whether be triggered to an OCS according to the operating position of business after receiving service request, still be triggered at least two OCS.And when the network-switching equipment judgement need be triggered at least two OCS simultaneously, send the request of charging to above-mentioned at least two OCS simultaneously.
In another kind of situation, be not deployed on the network-switching equipment if control triggers logic section, but be deployed on the OCS, when for example being deployed on the OCS1, network-switching equipment needs to trigger earlier charging and asks OCS1 after receiving service request, by OCS1 judge whether need at least two the OCS cooperation cooperate and charge at this service request, the result that network-switching equipment also returns according to OCS1 is at least one is used for sending the request of charging at this business OCS2 that charges that cooperates in addition.In this case, network-switching equipment is to trigger earlier to charge to ask OCS1, and triggering charges again asks OCS2.
S302A, network-switching equipment send asks OCS1 based on the charging of DCC agreement, and request is carried out service authentication and calculated and authorize traffic carrying capacity;
S302B, network-switching equipment send asks OCS2 based on the charging of DCC agreement, and traffic carrying capacity is authorized in requested service authentication and calculating;
S302A and S302B can carry out simultaneously, or carry out S302A earlier, carry out S302B again, also can carry out in reverse order.
S303A and S303B, OCS1, OCS2 all return the response of chargeing;
S304, network-switching equipment analyze the response of chargeing of returning of OCS1 and OCS2, and judge whether to connect this service request (as it is called to continue, the online request perhaps continuing) according to the mandate traffic carrying capacity that comprises in the response;
For example, can comprise following message in the response of returning: { Result-Code} represents that authenticating result is that the result code, [Granted-Service-Unit] granted unit, [CC-Time] of success or failure authorizes duration, [CC-Total-Octets] to authorize flow etc.Network-switching equipment can carry out analysis and judgement according to above-mentioned information.
S305A-S305B, use in the professional process the user, network-switching equipment sends to charge and asks to OSC220 and OSC230, carries out expense with the traffic carrying capacity that described user has been consumed and reduces.
For example, the information that can comprise in this charging request is including but not limited to calling number, called number, caller roaming place information, the duration of consuming/having used, the flow of having consumed, type of service (3G calls out or 2G calls out) etc.
S306A-S306B, OCS1 and OCS2 return response to network-switching equipment respectively.
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of online charging method.Fig. 4 is the flow chart of a kind of online charging method of the embodiment of the invention.This method is the processing method of network-switching equipment, and as shown in Figure 4, this method comprises the steps:
S401, the service request that sends according to the user send first request of chargeing at least two Online Charging System OCS;
Particularly, above-mentioned business is including but not limited to speech business, data service etc., for example call business, business of networking etc.Can comprise the user's of requested service information and type of service in this service request, finish charging same business so that judge whether a plurality of Online Charging System cooperations of needs.Sending the first charging request mode can be to send simultaneously, also can be to send successively according to sequencing.
The charging that S402, described at least two OCS of reception return responds, and comprises described user's mandate traffic carrying capacity in the described charging response;
Particularly, all comprise the mandate traffic carrying capacity of authorizing this user that this OCS calculates in the response that each OCS returns.Above-mentioned mandate traffic carrying capacity comprises the air time length that licenses to the user and network traffics of mandate etc.Whether can also comprise the authenticating result to this user in the response that each OCS returns, for example whether this user is validated user, be in the blacklist, and whether the user has is set up professional authority etc.
S403, according to described mandate traffic carrying capacity, judge whether to connect described service request;
Particularly, when having one to be 0 in the mandate traffic carrying capacity that described at least two OCS return respectively, disconnect this service request; The mandate traffic carrying capacity of returning respectively as described at least two OCS all greater than 0 the time, is connected this service request.
S404, when allow connecting described service request, in the described professional process of carrying out, send second request of chargeing, to trigger described at least two OCS respectively to the described user operation of deducting fees to described at least two OCS;
Alternatively, sending the second charging request mode at least two OCS also can be for sending or successively sending successively simultaneously; Also can periodically send for using the user in the professional process; Also can approaching, meet or exceed when authorizing traffic carrying capacity, second request of chargeing that sends is deducted fees, for example approaching, meet or exceed when authorizing air time length, authorisation network flow, second request of chargeing that sends is deducted fees; Also can when stop, business send second and charge request to deduct fees.
Alternatively, the detailed process of S401 also can comprise: the service request according to the user sends sends the first charging request to an OCS; First response of chargeing that receives that a described OCS returns, described first charges comprises that a described OCS authorizes described user's mandate traffic carrying capacity in the response, and the sign of at least one the cooperation OCS that charges of being used to cooperate; According to described sign, send the first charging request to described at least one cooperation OCS.
Below to trigger with network-switching equipment that two Online Charging Systems charge to same speech business be example, the idiographic flow of method shown in Figure 4 under this application scenarios is described.Fig. 4 A is that in this scene, network-switching equipment is SCP according to a kind of flow chart of method shown in Figure 4 in the call charging scene.Shown in Fig. 4 A, this flow process comprises:
S401A, the voice service request that sends according to the user send first request of chargeing to an OCS and the 2nd OCS;
The first charging response that S402A, the described OCS of reception return comprises that a described OCS authorizes described user to carry out the very first time length of local call in the described first charging response;
The second charging response that S403A, described the 2nd OCS of reception return comprises that described the 2nd OCS authorizes described user to carry out second time span of toll message in the described second charging response;
S404A, according to the described very first time length and second time span, judge whether to connect described voice service request;
S405A, when allow connecting described voice service request, in the implementation of described speech business, send the second charging request to a described OCS and described the 2nd OCS, triggering a described OCS, and trigger described the 2nd OCS to the operation of deducting fees of described user's long-distance speech business expense to the operation of deducting fees of described user's local voice operating cost.
Wherein, S402A and S403A can carry out or the transposing order simultaneously.Among the S404A,, then disconnect this voice service request when described very first time length and second time span have one to be 0, when described very first time length and second time span all greater than 0, then connect this voice service request.After connecting this speech business, the air time length that licenses to the user is the smaller in the very first time length and second time span.
Below to trigger with network-switching equipment that two Online Charging Systems charge to same data service be example, the idiographic flow of method shown in Figure 4 under this application scenarios is described.Fig. 4 B is that in this scene, network-switching equipment is GGSN according to a kind of flow chart of method shown in Figure 4 in online charging scene.Shown in Fig. 4 B, this flow process comprises:
S401B, the data service request that sends according to the user send first request of chargeing to an OCS and the 2nd OCS;
Alternatively, comprise in this data service request that user's information and user ask the network address of visiting, the quantity and the sign of the Online Charging System that charges according to these network address decidable needs.
The first charging response that S402B, the described OCS of reception return comprises that a described OCS authorizes described user's the first authorisation network flow in the described first charging response;
The second charging response that S403B, described the 2nd OCS of reception return comprises that described the 2nd OCS authorizes described user's the second authorisation network flow in the described second charging response;
S404B, according to described first authorisation network flow and the described second authorisation network flow, judge whether to connect described data service request;
Particularly, when having one to be 0 in the first authorisation network flow and the second authorisation network flow, disconnect this online request; When the first authorisation network flow and the second authorisation network flow all greater than 0 the time, connect this online request.
Alternatively, can also work as the first authorisation network flow and the second authorisation network flow all greater than 0 the time, get smaller in the first authorisation network flow and the second authorisation network flow as giving the network traffics that the user uses.
S405B, when allow connecting described data service request, in the implementation of described data service, send second request of chargeing to a described OCS and described the 2nd OCS, to trigger the operation of deducting fees of network traffics that a described OCS and described the 2nd OCS consumed to described user respectively.
Alternatively, an OCS is used for that the domestic network flow of having consumed is carried out expense and reduces, and the 2nd OCS is used for that the external network traffics of having consumed are carried out expense and reduces.
The method of the embodiment of the invention, overcome prior art can't online in real time ground, the defective of simultaneously a business being chargeed at least two OCS can be initiated charging request based on the online charging agreement simultaneously at least two OCS.
The embodiment of the invention also provides another kind of online charging method.Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the another kind of online charging method of the embodiment of the invention.This method is the processing method of the Online Charging System among Fig. 2, and as shown in Figure 5, this method comprises:
The first charging request that S501, reception network-switching equipment send;
S502, according to described first request of chargeing, calculate and authorize the described first corresponding user's of request the mandate traffic carrying capacity of chargeing, and generate the sign of the cooperation Online Charging System OCS that at least one cooperation charges;
Particularly, the information that can comprise the user of requested service in the first charging request, for example user's number or other sign, can determine the account balance of user in this OCS according to user's information, again in conjunction with the expenses standard of institute's requested service, for example the expense of the expense of time per unit or per unit flow calculates the mandate traffic carrying capacity of authorizing the user.And, whether the call request that can judge the user according to Subscriber Number is cross operator call request or trunk call request, in this way, then determine the cooperation OCS that at least one cooperation is chargeed, and generate the sign of this at least one cooperation OCS, also need at least one cooperation OCS to cooperate by the response informing network switch that returns at this service request then and charge.
Alternatively, can determine that according to the network address that the user asks to visit user's online request is the online request that belongs to home or overseas, thereby also need can determine whether at least one cooperation OCS to finish charging.
S503, return first response of chargeing to described network-switching equipment, described first charges comprises the sign of described mandate traffic carrying capacity and described at least one cooperation OCS in the response;
S504, the described network-switching equipment of reception send the second charging request;
S505, according to described second request of chargeing, the traffic carrying capacity that described user has been consumed the operation of deducting fees.
Alternatively, method shown in Figure 5 can also comprise: return the second charging response to described network-switching equipment, comprise the remaining traffic carrying capacity of described user in the described second charging response.
Adopt embodiment of the invention method shown in Figure 5, by in stating the response that network-switching equipment returns, carrying OCS sign that at least one cooperation is chargeed, thereby at least two OCS can be chargeed simultaneously to business procedure.
Below further describe system shown in Figure 2 and Fig. 3-method shown in Figure 5 for two concrete examples.
Example 1:
Fig. 6 is another Signalling exchange flow chart of the embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 6, support at least 2 DCC agreement automatons (FSM:Finite State Machine, finite state machine) in session of SCP simultaneously, also can support more agreement automaton, SCP sends respectively to charge and asks OCS1 and OCS2.
S601, SCP send and ask OCS1 based on the charging of DCC agreement according to call request, for example send CCR{initial} message;
CCR (Credit Control Request, charge request), CCA (Credit Control Answer charges and replys) belongs to 2 message of DCC agreement the inside, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that.
The essential information of S602, OCS1 authentication user, and carry out call charging and calculate, return CCA{initial} to SCP, carry the sign of OSC2 in the message;
The sign of the OSC2 that comprises in S603, the SCP return results according to OCS1 judges that this calling for the cross operator calling, need trigger OCS2 once more;
S604, SCP send the DCC charging and ask OCS2 for calling, so that OCS2 carries out long-distance calculating of closing the account and takes off, for example send CCR{initial} message;
The essential information of S605, OCS2 authentication user, and carry out call charging and calculate, CCA{initial} returned;
S606, SCP judge whether the return results that returns with OCS2 of OCS1 is success, in this way, then connects the called subscriber, and the user so far uses business;
S607, in calling procedure, SCP sends CCR{Update/Term} request local call to OSC1 and deducts fees;
S608, OSC1 return CCA{update/Term} to SCP;
S609, in calling procedure, SCP sends long-distance the closing the account of CCR{Update/Term} request to OSC2 and reduces;
S610, OSC2 return CCA{update/Term} to SCP.
CCR{initial} is the primary request of session/call; CCR{Update} is the charging request that periodically sends in the session/call process, (for example per 5 minutes just send/report one time CCR{Update}), and CCR{Update} can have repeatedly, also can once also not have; Report when CCR{Term} is end of calling, fixedly meeting once.
Example 2:
Fig. 7 is another Signalling exchange flow chart of the embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 7, support at least 2 DCC agreement automatons in session of GGSN simultaneously, sending simultaneously or respectively charges asks OCS1 and OCS2, this handling process to be applied to the user to use GPRS to go up in the network process.
S701, GGSN send and ask OCS1 based on the charging of DCC agreement for user's online request, for example send CCR{initial} message;
The essential information of S702, OCS1 authentication user, and carry out call charging and calculate, to calculate first network traffics of authorizing the user, return CCA{initial} then;
Alternatively, also can generate the sign of at least one association among the S702, and in the CCA{initial} that returns, carry this sign, so that at least one cooperation OCS sends the request of charging to this by GGSN with the cooperation OCS that charges.
S703, GGSN be for user's online request, send and ask OCS2 based on the charging of DCC agreement so that OSC2 carry out the outlet of international critical point expenses of surfing Internet calculating and take off, for example send CCR{initial} message;
The essential information of S704, OCS2 authentication user, and calculate and authorize this user's the second authorisation network flow, and return CCA{initial}, indication need be reduced the expenses of surfing Internet of international critical point outlet;
Alternatively, the detailed process of S704 also can comprise: the essential information of OCS2 authentication user, and carry out call charging and calculate, return CCA{initial} and indicate this service request, need not to reduce the expenses of surfing Internet of international critical point outlet; And needn't come authentication and deduct fees to OCS2 again in the indication GGSN charging flow afterwards;
S705, SCP judge the return results with OCS2 of returning of OCS1, when authenticating result be successfully the time, and the network address that connecting subscribers participating is visited, the user so far uses business.
S706A-S706B, in last network process, SCP sends the CCR{Update/Term} request to OCS 1 and OCS2 and deducts fees, request online traffic fee is reduced;
Alternatively, when the response indication of returning among the S704 need not to reduce the expenses of surfing Internet of international critical point outlet, then in last network process, SCP did not send the request CCR{Update} that deducts fees to OSC2, does not promptly carry out S706B.
S707A-S707B, OSC1 and OCS2 return CCA{update/Term} to SCP.
Alternatively, when not carrying out S706B, do not carry out S707B yet.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of network-switching equipment, and Fig. 8 is the functional block diagram of the network-switching equipment of the embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 8, this device 80 comprises:
Request unit 810 is used for the service request according to user's transmission, sends the first charging request at least two Online Charging System OCS;
Receiving element 820 is used to receive the charging response that described at least two OCS return, and comprises described user's mandate traffic carrying capacity in the described charging response;
Judging unit 830 is used for judging whether to connect described service request according to described mandate traffic carrying capacity;
Processing unit 840 is used for when allow connecting described service request, in the described professional process of carrying out, sends second request of chargeing to described at least two OCS, to trigger described at least two OCS respectively to the described user operation of deducting fees.
Alternatively, in one embodiment, above-mentioned request unit 810-processing unit 840 specifically is to carry out following function:
Described request unit 810 specifically can be used for the voice service request according to user's transmission, sends the first charging request to an OCS and the 2nd OCS;
Described receiving element 820 specifically can be used to receive the first charging response that a described OCS returns, and comprises that a described OCS authorizes described user to carry out the very first time length of local call in the described first charging response; And receive the second charging response that described the 2nd OCS returns, comprise that described the 2nd OCS authorizes described user to carry out second time span of toll message in the described second charging response;
Described judging unit 830 specifically can be used for judging whether to connect described voice service request according to the described very first time length and second time span;
Described processing unit 840, specifically can be used for when allowing to connect described voice service request, in the implementation of described speech business, send the second charging request to a described OCS and described the 2nd OCS, triggering a described OCS, and trigger described the 2nd OCS to the operation of deducting fees of described user's long-distance speech business expense to the operation of deducting fees of described user's local voice operating cost.
Alternatively, in another embodiment, above-mentioned request unit 810-processing unit 840 specifically is to carry out following function:
Described request unit 810 specifically can also be used for the data service request according to user's transmission, sends the first charging request to an OCS and the 2nd OCS;
Described receiving element 820 specifically can also be used to receive the first charging response that a described OCS returns, and comprises that a described OCS authorizes described user's the first authorisation network flow in the described first charging response; And receive the second charging response that described the 2nd OCS returns, comprise that described the 2nd OCS authorizes described user's the second authorisation network flow in the described second charging response;
Described judging unit 830 specifically can also be used for judging whether to connect described data service request according to described first authorisation network flow and the described second authorisation network flow;
Described processing unit 840, specifically can also be used for when allow connecting described data service request, in the implementation of described data service, send second request of chargeing to a described OCS and described the 2nd OCS, to trigger the operation of deducting fees of network traffics that a described OCS and described the 2nd OCS consumed to described user respectively.
Alternatively, In yet another embodiment, above-mentioned request unit 810-processing unit 840 specifically is to carry out following function:
Described request unit 810 can also be used for the service request according to user's transmission, sends the first charging request to an OCS; First response of chargeing that receives that a described OCS returns, described first charges comprises that a described OCS authorizes described user's mandate traffic carrying capacity in the response, and the sign of at least one the cooperation OCS that charges of being used to cooperate; According to described sign, send the first charging request to described at least one cooperation OCS.
Described receiving element 820 can also be used to receive that a described OCS and described at least one cooperation OCS return corresponding to the described first charging request responding, comprises the mandate traffic carrying capacity of authorizing described user in the described response;
Described judging unit 830 can also be used for judging whether to connect described service request according to described mandate traffic carrying capacity;
Described processing unit 840, can also be used for when judged result when being, connect described service request, and in the implementation of described business, send second request of chargeing to a described OCS and described at least one cooperation OCS, to trigger a described OCS and described at least one cooperation OCS respectively to the described user operation of deducting fees.
The function of the course of work of the network-switching equipment of the embodiment of the invention and each unit that comprises thereof is described in preceding method embodiment, does not give unnecessary details at this.
The network-switching equipment that the embodiment of the invention provides can be initiated a plurality of charging requests based on the online charging agreement simultaneously to a plurality of Online Charging Systems, thereby can charge to a business simultaneously in a plurality of Online Charging Systems to online in real time.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of Online Charging System.Fig. 9 is the functional block diagram of a kind of Online Charging System of the embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 9, this device 90 comprises:
Receiving element 910 is used to receive the first charging request that network-switching equipment sends;
Processing unit 920 is used for according to the described first charging request, and the user's of the described first charging request correspondence mandate traffic carrying capacity is authorized in calculating, and generates the sign of the cooperation Online Charging System OCS of at least one cooperation charging;
Transmitting element 930 is used for returning corresponding to the first charging response to described network-switching equipment, comprises the sign of described mandate traffic carrying capacity and described at least one cooperation OCS in the described first charging response;
Described receiving element 910 also is used to receive described network-switching equipment and sends the second charging request;
Charging Detail Record unit 940 is used for according to described second request of chargeing, the traffic carrying capacity that described user has been consumed the operation of deducting fees.
Alternatively, described transmitting element 930 can also be used for responding to second charging that described network-switching equipment returns, and comprises the remaining traffic carrying capacity of described user in the described second charging response.
The function of the course of work of the Online Charging System of the embodiment of the invention and each unit that comprises thereof is described in preceding method embodiment, does not give unnecessary details at this.
The Online Charging System of the embodiment of the invention by carrying OCS sign that at least one cooperation is chargeed in stating the response that network-switching equipment returns, thereby can charge at least two OCS simultaneously to business procedure.
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, described 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, described storage medium can be magnetic disc, CD, read-only storage memory body (Read-OnlyMemory, ROM) or at random store memory body (Random Access Memory, RAM) etc.
Above embodiment only in order to the technical scheme of the explanation embodiment of the invention, is not intended to limit; Although the embodiment of the invention is had been described in detail with reference to previous embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can be made amendment to the technical scheme that aforementioned each embodiment put down in writing, and perhaps part technical characterictic wherein is equal to replacement; And these modifications or replacement do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution break away from the spirit and scope of each embodiment technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention.