CN102255813B - Method, server and system for dispatching group shared traffic - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method, a server and a system for dispatching group shared traffic, wherein the method comprises the steps: a first residual traffic and a first traffic upper limit are determined, wherein the first residual traffic is the un-dispatched group shared traffic, and the first traffic upper limit is equal to the quotient value between a preset total group shared traffic and the total number of the users included in the group; a policy request sent by a PCEF (Policy And Charging Enforcement Function) is received, wherein the policy request is used for requesting to obtain the policy information needed to perform traffic monitoring on any one online user in the group; if the first residual traffic is greater than or equal to the first traffic upper limit, then the first traffic upper limit is dispatched for the online user in the first residual traffic and the first policy information is sent to the PCEF, wherein the first policy information comprises the first traffic upper limit, and is used for indicating the PCEF to perform the traffic monitoring on the online user according to the first traffic upper limit. The method, the server and the system for dispatching the group shared traffic disclosed by the invention increase the dispatching efficiency of the group shared traffic.
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Technical field
The embodiment of the present invention relates to communication technical field, particularly relates to a kind of dispatching method, server and system of group shared traffic.
Background technology
Strategy and charging are controlled (Policy and Charging Control is called for short PCC) framework and have mainly been defined the general function of strategy and charging, realize charging control and policy control based on stream.Wherein, the charging control based on stream comprises: charging control and online credit line control etc.; Policy control comprises: gate and service quality (Quality of Service is called for short QoS) control etc.
Under the PCC framework, can be with a plurality of users, be set to a group as a plurality of users' bindings of same family, set group and share total flow.So-called group shares total flow and is: some cycles is as in one month, the sharable total flow of each user in this group; In this group, the sharable flow of each user, namely be called group shared traffic.Prior art is based on the mode of flow sheet, and group shared traffic is dispatched.Wherein, the flow sheet is that in that strategy and billing function (Policy and Charging Rules Function, be called for short PCRF) server are set, group, each user asks assignable traffic threshold at every turn.The big or small static configuration of flow sheet is on PCRF.After arbitrary user in group was finished the flow sheet that has distributed, strategy and charge execution function (Policy and Charging Enforcement Function is called for short PCEF) server was applied for new flow sheet to PCRF for this user.PCRF is the new flow sheet of this user assignment, until the group shared traffic of this group is used up, PCRF issues the new charging regulation of the charging way that is different from group shared traffic for the user of this group.
The inventor finds in putting into practice the process of prior art, and prior art is dispatched group shared traffic based on the mode of flow sheet, and the size of its flow sheet is difficult to determine.For example: if the flow sheet arranges too smallly, to distribute to the flow of unique user less for single, may cause PCEF frequently to the PCRF request for the new flow sheet of group user distribution, increased the signaling consumption between PCEF and PCRF; If it is too much that the flow sheet arranges, to distribute to the flow of unique user larger for single, may cause the underfed of certain user in group and certain user's flow is more than needed.This shows, dispatch the prior art of group shared traffic based on the mode of flow sheet, its dispatching efficiency is lower.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of dispatching method, server and system of group shared traffic, in order to improve the dispatching efficiency of group shared traffic.
The invention provides a kind of dispatching method of group shared traffic, comprising:
Determine the first residual flow and the first flow upper limit; Described the first residual flow is the group shared traffic of not dispatching; The described first flow upper limit equals, the quotient between the total number of users that the shared total flow of default group and group comprise;
Receive the strategy request that PCEF sends; Described strategy request is used for acquisition request arbitrary online user in group is carried out the required policy information of traffic monitoring;
If described the first residual flow more than or equal to the described first flow upper limit, is dispatched the described first flow upper limit for described online user in described the first residual flow, and send the first policy information to described PCEF; Described the first policy information comprises the described first flow upper limit, is used to indicate described PCEF and according to the described first flow upper limit, described online user is carried out traffic monitoring.
The present invention also provides a kind of strategy and billing function server, comprising:
Determination module is used for determining the first residual flow and the first flow upper limit; Described the first residual flow is the group shared traffic of not dispatching; The described first flow upper limit equals, the quotient between the total number of users that the shared total flow of default group and group comprise;
Receiver module is used for receiving the strategy request that PCEF sends; Described strategy request is used for acquisition request arbitrary online user in group is carried out the required policy information of traffic monitoring;
The group shared traffic scheduler module if be used for described the first residual flow more than or equal to the described first flow upper limit, is dispatched the described first flow upper limit for described online user in described the first residual flow;
Policy information issues module, is used for and sends the first policy information to described PCEF; Described the first policy information comprises the described first flow upper limit, is used to indicate described PCEF and according to the described first flow upper limit, described online user is carried out traffic monitoring.
The present invention also provides a kind of strategy and charging control system, comprises above-mentioned strategy and billing function server.
The dispatching method of group shared traffic provided by the invention, server and system, share total number of users that total flow, group comprise and the group shared traffic of scheduling not in conjunction with group, be the arbitrary online user's schedules traffic in group, can realize the dynamic flexible scheduling of group shared traffic, thereby improve the dispatching efficiency of group shared traffic.
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The dispatching method flow chart of the group shared traffic that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention one;
The dispatching method flow chart of the group shared traffic that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention two;
The PCC system architecture schematic diagram that Fig. 3 provides for embodiment of the present invention application scenarios;
The Signalling exchange figure of the dispatching method of the group shared traffic that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present invention three;
The structural representation of the PCRF that Fig. 5 provides for the embodiment of the present invention four;
The structural representation of Fig. 6 provides for the embodiment of the present invention five PCC system.
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For the purpose, technical scheme and the advantage that make the embodiment of the present invention clearer, 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, described embodiment is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skills belong to the scope of protection of the invention not paying the every other embodiment that obtains under the creative work prerequisite.
The sequence number of following examples of the present invention does not represent the quality of embodiment just to description.
The dispatching method flow chart of the group shared traffic that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention one.The executive agent of the present embodiment can be PCRF.As shown in Figure 1, the dispatching method of the group shared traffic that provides of the present embodiment comprises:
Step 11: determine the first residual flow and the first flow upper limit; Described the first residual flow is the group shared traffic of not dispatching; The described first flow upper limit equals, the quotient between the total number of users that the shared total flow of default group and group comprise.
PCRF can be a certain group and presets the shared total flow of group, and it is in some cycles that total flow is shared by this group, the sharable total flow of each user in this group.PCRF for the user in group dispatches group shared traffic, is defined as the first residual flow with the group shared traffic of not dispatching in the shared total flow of group, and adopts following formula to determine the first flow upper limit:
The total number of users (1) that shared total flow ÷ group of the first flow upper limit=group comprises
Step 12: receive the strategy request that PCEF sends; Described strategy request is used for acquisition request arbitrary online user in group is carried out the required policy information of traffic monitoring.
In the described group of this step, arbitrary online user can be specially: the user that in group, certain has just been reached the standard grade, perhaps certain in group is current online and be finished the user of the group shared traffic that PCRF dispatched.PCEF is used for acquisition request and this online user is carried out the policy information of traffic monitoring to the request of PCRF sending strategy.
Step 13: if described the first residual flow more than or equal to the described first flow upper limit, is dispatched the described first flow upper limit for described online user in described the first residual flow, and send the first policy information to described PCEF; Described the first policy information comprises the described first flow upper limit, is used to indicate described PCEF and according to the described first flow upper limit, described online user is carried out traffic monitoring.
After PCRF receives the strategy request of PCEF transmission, the first residual flow and the first flow upper limit can be compared.
If the first residual flow is more than or equal to the first flow upper limit, PCRF dispatches the described first flow upper limit for described online user in the first residual flow, and sends to described PCEF the first policy information that comprises the first flow upper limit.
If described the first residual flow is dispatched described the first residual flow for described online user less than the described first flow upper limit and more than or equal to default residual flow lower limit, and sends the second policy information to described PCEF; Described the second policy information comprises described the first residual flow, is used to indicate described PCEF and according to described the first residual flow, described online user is carried out traffic monitoring.
If described the first residual flow less than default residual flow lower limit, sends to described PCEF and reports indication, be used to indicate described PCEF and report the group shared traffic that in described group, each online user has used.Receive the group shared traffic information that in group that described PCEF reports, described, each online user has used, and determine the second residual flow; Described the second residual flow equals, the untapped group shared traffic sum of each online user in described the first residual flow and described group; In described group, the untapped group shared traffic of each online user equals, the difference between the group shared traffic that the group shared traffic of having dispatched for described each online user and described each online user have used.
If described the second residual flow more than or equal to described residual flow lower limit, is determined the second flow upper limit; The described second flow upper limit equals, the quotient in described the second residual flow and described group between total number of users; Dispatch respectively the described second amount upper limit for described each online user in described the second residual flow, and send the 3rd policy information to described PCEF; Described the 3rd policy information comprises the described second flow upper limit, is used to indicate described PCEF and according to the described second flow upper limit, described each online user is carried out respectively traffic monitoring.
If described the second residual flow less than default residual flow lower limit, sends the 4th policy information to described PCEF; Described the 4th policy information comprises the new charging regulation of the charging way that is different from group shared traffic, is used to indicate described PCEF and adopts described new charging regulation to carry out traffic monitoring to the online user in described group.
Default residual flow lower limit of the present invention, normally individual less number, its value can equal 0; Perhaps the value of residual flow lower limit can be greater than 0 and less than the first flow upper limit, normally be not enough to provide the user required service at residual flow under this situation, for avoid PCRF ceaselessly dispense flow rate the residual flow lower limit is set, thereby improve the efficient of PCRF scheduling group shared traffic.
This shows, the dispatching method of the group shared traffic that the present embodiment provides, share total number of users that total flow, group comprise and the group shared traffic of scheduling not in conjunction with group, be the arbitrary online user's schedules traffic in group, can realize the dynamic flexible scheduling of group shared traffic, thereby improve the dispatching efficiency of group shared traffic.Further, the dispatching method of the group shared traffic that the present embodiment provides, also the current untapped flow of each online user in group can be put together, and redistribute between each online user in group, thereby be conducive to improve the utilance of group shared traffic, thereby further improve the dispatching efficiency of group shared traffic.
The dispatching method flow chart of the group shared traffic that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention two.The executive agent of the present embodiment can be PCRF.As shown in Figure 2, the dispatching method of the group shared traffic that provides of the present embodiment comprises:
Step 21: n user is configured to a group, shares total flow for this group arranges group.
N represents the total number of users that group comprises, for more than or equal to 2 integer.
Step 22: receive the first strategy request that PCEF sends, this first strategy request is used for the policy information that acquisition request is carried out traffic monitoring to first online user in group.
First online user in group described in this step is in group, first need to use the user of group shared traffic.
Step 23: determine the first flow upper limit, sharing in total flow in group is that in group, first online user dispatches the first flow upper limit, and send the first policy information that comprises the first flow upper limit to PCEF, wherein, the first flow upper limit equals the 1/n that total flow is shared by group.
PCRF sends the first policy information that comprises the first flow upper limit to PCEF, be used to indicate PCEF and according to the first flow upper limit, first online user in group carried out traffic monitoring.
Step 24: determine the first residual flow, wherein the first residual flow is that the group shared traffic of not dispatching in total flow is shared by group.
Step 25: receive the second strategy request that PCEF sends, this second strategy request is used for acquisition request arbitrary online user in group is carried out the required policy information of traffic monitoring.
Online user described in this step can be specially: the user that in group, certain has just been reached the standard grade, perhaps certain in group is current online and be finished the user of the group shared traffic that PCRF dispatched.
Step 26: whether judge the first residual flow more than or equal to the first flow upper limit, if so, execution in step 27; Otherwise, execution in step 28.
Step 27: for this online user dispatches the first flow upper limit, and send the first policy information comprise the first flow upper limit to PCEF in the first residual flow; Execution in step 24.
PCRF sends the first policy information that comprises the first flow upper limit to PCEF, be used to indicate PCEF and according to the first flow upper limit, this online user carried out traffic monitoring.
Step 28: whether judge the first residual flow more than or equal to default residual flow lower limit, if so, execution in step 29; Otherwise, execution in step 210.
Described residual flow lower limit can equal 0, and perhaps, described residual flow lower limit can be greater than 0 and less than the first flow upper limit.
Step 29: for this online user dispatches the first residual flow, and send the second policy information that comprises the first residual flow to PCEF; Execution in step 24
PCRF sends the second policy information that comprises the first residual flow to PCEF, be used to indicate described PCEF and according to described the first residual flow, this online user carried out traffic monitoring.
Whether step 210: determine to have in group other users online, if so, execution in step 211; Otherwise, execution in step 215.
Step 211: send to PCEF and report indication, be used to indicate PCEF and report the group shared traffic that in group, each online user has used.
Step 212: receive the group shared traffic information that in that PCEF reports, group, each online user has used, and definite the second residual flow.
Described the second residual flow equals, the untapped group shared traffic sum of each online user in described the first residual flow and described group; In described group, the untapped group shared traffic of each online user equals, the difference between the group shared traffic that the group shared traffic of having dispatched for described each online user and described each online user have used.
Optionally, PCRF also can send to PCEF and suspend the traffic monitoring indication, is used to indicate described PCEF time-out each online user in described group is carried out traffic monitoring.
Step 213: whether judge the second residual flow more than or equal to default residual flow lower limit, if so, execution in step 214; Otherwise, execution in step 215.
Step 214: determine the second flow upper limit, dispatch respectively the second flow upper limit for each online user in group in the second residual flow, and send the 3rd policy information that comprises the second flow upper limit to PCEF, wherein the second flow upper limit equals the 1/n of the second residual flow; Execution in step 24.
PCRF comprises the second flow upper limit to the 3rd policy information that PCEF sends, and is used to indicate described PCEF and according to the second flow upper limit, each online user in group is carried out respectively traffic monitoring.
Step 215: send the 4th policy information that comprises new charging regulation to described PCEF; Process ends.
The described new charging regulation of this step is: the charging regulation that is different from the charging way of group shared traffic.PCRF comprises this new charging regulation to the 4th policy information that PCEF sends, and is used to indicate described PCEF and adopts described new charging regulation to carry out traffic monitoring to the online user in group.
This shows, the dispatching method of the group shared traffic that the present embodiment provides, share total number of users that total flow, group comprise and the group shared traffic of scheduling not in conjunction with group, be the arbitrary online user's schedules traffic in group, can realize the dynamic flexible scheduling of group shared traffic, thereby improve the dispatching efficiency of group shared traffic.Further, the dispatching method of the group shared traffic that the present embodiment provides, also the current untapped flow of each online user in group can be put together, and redistribute between each online user in group, thereby be conducive to improve the utilance of group shared traffic, thereby further improve the dispatching efficiency of group shared traffic.
The PCC system architecture schematic diagram that Fig. 3 provides for embodiment of the present invention application scenarios.PCC system architecture as shown in Figure 3 comprises: charge system (Charging System), PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function, strategy and billing function), PCEF (Policy and Charging Enforcement Function, the policy and charging enforcement function), SPR (Subscription Profile Repository, user property is stored) and AF (Application Function, application function).Wherein:
Charge system represents Online Charging System (Online Charging System is called for short OCS) and off-line accounting system (Offline Charging System is called for short OFCS).
PCRF is provided by the information that provides according to AF, SPR and PCEF, formulates and dynamically issues and control with charging policy to PCEF.
PCEF is responsible for business data flow is detected, and according to from the PCRF acquisition strategy, carries out control and the charging of service based.
SPR is in charge of with the stored logic entity and includes and all contracted users or signing relevant information, offer PCRF by the Sp interface, PCRF uses these information to determine that SPR may or distribute with other database combining of operator and arrange based on signing strategy and IP-CAN carrying level PCC rule.
AF provides business information to PCRF, and it is mutual by Rx interface and PCRF, and to the related informations such as sign that PCRF provides upper-layer service to use, PCRF needs these session informations to carry out the PCC decision-making.AF also receives the information of concrete IP-CAN and the notice of IP-CAN carrying level event alternately with PCRF in addition.AF is exactly P-CSCF (Proxy-Call Session Control Function) in IM CN subsystem (IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem).
PCEF can be positioned at gateway, as at general packet radio service technology (General Packet Radio Service, abbreviation GPRS) in network, PCEF can be positioned in Gateway GPRS Support Node (Gateway GPRS Support Node is called for short GGSN).The below's Signalling exchange between PCEF and PCRF in the GPRS network as example, illustrates the technical scheme of the dispatching method of group shared traffic of the present invention in conjunction with Fig. 4.As shown in Figure 4, the dispatching method of the group shared traffic that provides of the present embodiment comprises:
Step 41: in group, certain user reaches the standard grade, and PCEF sends CCR-I (Credit-Control-Request-Initial) message to PCRF.
In group, certain user reaches the standard grade, and this user is the online user in group.PCEF sends CCR-1 message to PCRF, the request PCRF group shared traffic thresholding new for this online user formulates.The group shared traffic thresholding that this is new is PCEF this online user is carried out the required policy information of traffic monitoring.
Step 42:PCRF receives CCR-I message, find that this online user is the online user of signing group shared traffic and all scheduling of the shared total flow of signing group of this group, calculate the first flow upper limit, share in total flow in group and dispatch the first flow upper limit for this online user.
Wherein, the first flow upper limit equals the 1/n that total flow is shared by group; N represents the total number of users that group comprises, for more than or equal to 2 integer.
Step 43:PCRF sends CCA-I (Credit-Control-Answer-Initial) message to PCEF.
Carry the first flow upper limit in CCA-I message, be used to indicate PCEF and according to the first flow upper limit, this online user in group carried out traffic monitoring.
Step 44:PCEF begins the online user in group is carried out flow, until the flow that this online user has used reaches the first flow upper limit.
Step 45:PCEF sends CCR-U (Credit-Control-Request-Update) message to PCRF.
CCR-U message includes the flow that this online user has used.PCEF is by sending CCR-U message to PCRF, the request PCRF group shared traffic thresholding new for this online user formulates.The group shared traffic thresholding that this is new is PCEF this online user is carried out the required policy information of traffic monitoring.
Step 46:PCRF calculates the first residual flow, at the first residual flow more than or equal to default residual flow lower limit, execution in step 47; Otherwise, execution in step 49.
Step 47:PCRF sends CCA-U (Credit-Control-Answer-Update) message to PCEF.
Carry the PCRF group shared traffic thresholding new for this online user formulates in this step CCA-U message.If the first residual flow is more than or equal to the first flow upper limit, this new traffic threshold equals the first flow upper limit; If the first residual flow is more than or equal to default residual flow lower limit and less than the first flow upper limit, this new traffic threshold equals the first residual flow.
Step 48: repeated execution of steps 44-step 47.
Whether step 49:PCRF examines has other users online in this group, if having, and execution in step 410; Otherwise, execution in step 417.
Step 410:PCRF sends CCA-U message to PCEF, and this CCA-U message is not carried traffic threshold.
Step 411:PCRF sends RAR (Re-Auth-Request) message to PCEF.
RAR message is used to indicate PCEF and reports the current group shared traffic that has used of other online users in group, suspends simultaneously other online users in group are carried out traffic monitoring.
Step 412:PCEF sends RAA (Re-Auth-Answer) message to PCRF.
Step 413:PCEF sends CCR-U message to PCRF.
Carry the group shared traffic that in group, other online users have used in CCR-U message.
Step 414:PCRF calculates the second residual flow, if the second residual flow more than or equal to default residual flow lower limit, the 1/n with the second residual flow is defined as the second flow upper limit, execution in step 415: otherwise, execution in step 417.
Step 415:PCRF returns to CCA-U message to PCEF.
Carry the second flow upper limit in this CCA-U message, be used to indicate PCEF and according to the second flow upper limit, this online user carried out traffic monitoring.
Step 416: repeated execution of steps 44-step 415.
Step 417:PCRF formulates new charging regulation.
Step 418:PCRF returns to CCA-U message to PCEF.
Carry the new charging regulation that PCRF formulates in this CCA-U message, be used to indicate PCEF charging regulation new for this, each online user in group is carried out traffic monitoring.
Step 419:PCEF adopts new charging regulation to carry out respectively traffic monitoring to each online user in group, until user offline.
The dispatching method of the group shared traffic that the present embodiment provides can be applicable to gprs system, PCEF is arranged in GGSN, share total number of users that total flow, group comprise and the group shared traffic of scheduling not by PCRF in conjunction with group, be the arbitrary online user's schedules traffic in group, can realize the dynamic flexible scheduling of group shared traffic, thereby improve the dispatching efficiency of group shared traffic.Further, PCRF also can put together the current untapped flow of each online user in group, and redistribute between each online user in group, thereby be conducive to improve the utilance of group shared traffic, thus the dispatching efficiency of group shared traffic further improved.
The structural representation of the PCRF that Fig. 5 provides for the embodiment of the present invention four.PCRF as shown in Figure 5 comprises: determination module 51, receiver module 52, group shared traffic scheduler module 53 and policy information issue module 54.
If group shared traffic scheduler module 53 can be used for described the first residual flow more than or equal to the described first flow upper limit, dispatch the described first flow upper limit for described online user in described the first residual flow.
Policy information issues that module 54 can be used for and sends the first policy information to described PCEF; Described the first policy information comprises the described first flow upper limit, is used to indicate described PCEF and according to the described first flow upper limit, described online user is carried out traffic monitoring.
Optionally, if group shared traffic scheduler module 53 also can be used for described the first residual flow less than the described first flow upper limit and more than or equal to default residual flow lower limit, dispatch described the first residual flow for described online user.Accordingly, policy information issues module 54 also for sending the second policy information to described PCEF; Described the second policy information comprises described the first residual flow, is used to indicate described PCEF and according to described the first residual flow, described online user is carried out traffic monitoring.
Optionally, PCRF also can comprise: use traffic reports indicating module 55.If use traffic reports indicating module 55 to can be used for described the first residual flow less than default residual flow lower limit, send to described PCEF and report indication, be used to indicate described PCEF and report the group shared traffic that in described group, each online user has used.Under this situation, receiver module 52 also can be used for receiving the group shared traffic information that in group that described PCEF reports, described, each online user has used.Determination module 51 also can be used for determining the second residual flow, and if described the second residual flow more than or equal to described residual flow lower limit, determine the second flow upper limit; Described the second residual flow equals, the untapped group shared traffic sum of each online user in described the first residual flow and described group; In described group, the untapped group shared traffic of each online user equals, the difference between the group shared traffic that the group shared traffic of having dispatched for described each online user and described each online user have used; The described second flow upper limit equals, the quotient in described the second residual flow and described group between total number of users.Group shared traffic scheduler module 53 also is used in described the second residual flow and dispatches respectively the described second amount upper limit for described each online user.Policy information issues module 54 and also can be used for sending the 3rd policy information to described PCEF; Described the 3rd policy information comprises the described second flow upper limit, is used to indicate described PCEF and according to the described second flow upper limit, described each online user is carried out respectively traffic monitoring.
Further, also can be used for described the second residual flow less than default residual flow lower limit if policy information issues module 54, send the 4th policy information to described PCEF; Perhaps, if described the first residual flow less than default residual flow lower limit, when not having other users online, sends the 4th policy information to described PCEF in determining group.Described the 4th policy information comprises the new charging regulation of the charging way that is different from group shared traffic, is used to indicate described PCEF and adopts described new charging regulation to carry out traffic monitoring to the online user in described group.
The PCRF that the present embodiment provides shares total number of users that total flow, group comprise and the group shared traffic of scheduling not in conjunction with group, be the arbitrary online user's schedules traffic in group, can realize the dynamic flexible scheduling of group shared traffic, thereby improve the dispatching efficiency of group shared traffic.Further, PCRF also can put together the current untapped flow of each online user in group, and redistribute between each online user in group, thereby be conducive to improve the utilance of group shared traffic, thus the dispatching efficiency of group shared traffic further improved.
The structural representation of Fig. 6 provides for the embodiment of the present invention five PCC system.PCC system as shown in Figure 6 comprises: the PCEF61 of communication connection and PCRF62; Wherein the mechanism of PCEF61 can be referring to the corresponding record of Fig. 1-4 about PCEF; The concrete structure of PCRF62 can be referring to the record of the corresponding embodiment of Fig. 5, and its working mechanism can be referring to the corresponding record of Fig. 1-4 about PCRF; Do not repeat them here.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: accompanying drawing is the schematic diagram of an embodiment, and the module in accompanying drawing or flow process might not be that enforcement the present invention is necessary.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: the module in the device in embodiment can be described according to embodiment and be distributed in the device of embodiment, also can carry out respective change and be arranged in the one or more devices that are different from the present embodiment.The module of above-described embodiment can be merged into a module, also can further split into a plurality of submodules.
It should be noted that at last: above embodiment only in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described, is not intended to limit; Although with reference to previous embodiment, the present invention is had been described in detail, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can be modified to the technical scheme that aforementioned each embodiment puts 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 various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.
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1. the dispatching method of a group shared traffic, is characterized in that, comprising:
Determine the first residual flow and the first flow upper limit; Described the first residual flow is the group shared traffic of not dispatching; The described first flow upper limit equals, the quotient between the total number of users that the shared total flow of default group and group comprise;
Receive the strategy request that PCEF sends; Described strategy request is used for acquisition request arbitrary online user in group is carried out the required policy information of traffic monitoring;
If described the first residual flow more than or equal to the described first flow upper limit, is dispatched the described first flow upper limit for described online user in described the first residual flow, and send the first policy information to described PCEF; Described the first policy information comprises the described first flow upper limit, is used to indicate described PCEF and according to the described first flow upper limit, described online user is carried out traffic monitoring;
If described the first residual flow is dispatched described the first residual flow for described online user less than the described first flow upper limit and more than or equal to default residual flow lower limit, and sends the second policy information to described PCEF; Described the second policy information comprises described the first residual flow, is used to indicate described PCEF and according to described the first residual flow, described online user is carried out traffic monitoring;
If described the first residual flow less than default residual flow lower limit, when having other users online in determining group, sends to described PCEF and reports indication, be used to indicate described PCEF and report the group shared traffic that in described group, each online user has used; Receive the group shared traffic information that in group that described PCEF reports, described, each online user has used, and determine the second residual flow; Described the second residual flow equals, the untapped group shared traffic sum of each online user in described the first residual flow and described group; In described group, the untapped group shared traffic of each online user equals, the difference between the group shared traffic that the group shared traffic of having dispatched for described each online user and described each online user have used; If described the second residual flow more than or equal to described residual flow lower limit, is determined the second flow upper limit; The described second flow upper limit equals, the quotient in described the second residual flow and described group between total number of users; Dispatch respectively the described second amount upper limit for described each online user in described the second residual flow, and send the 3rd policy information to described PCEF; Described the 3rd policy information comprises the described second flow upper limit, is used to indicate described PCEF and according to the described second flow upper limit, described each online user is carried out respectively traffic monitoring.
2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
If described the second residual flow less than default residual flow lower limit, sends the 4th policy information to described PCEF; Perhaps, if described the first residual flow less than default residual flow lower limit, when not having other users online, sends the 4th policy information to described PCEF in determining group;
Described the 4th policy information comprises the new charging regulation of the charging way that is different from group shared traffic, is used to indicate described PCEF and adopts described new charging regulation to carry out traffic monitoring to the online user in described group.
3. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, when reporting indication to described PCEF transmission, described method also comprises:
Send to described PCEF and suspend the traffic monitoring indication, be used to indicate described PCEF time-out each online user in described group is carried out traffic monitoring.
4. a strategy and billing function server, is characterized in that, comprising:
Determination module is used for determining the first residual flow and the first flow upper limit; Described the first residual flow is the group shared traffic of not dispatching; The described first flow upper limit equals, the quotient between the total number of users that the shared total flow of default group and group comprise;
Receiver module is used for receiving the strategy request that PCEF sends; Described strategy request is used for acquisition request arbitrary online user in group is carried out the required policy information of traffic monitoring;
The group shared traffic scheduler module if be used for described the first residual flow more than or equal to the described first flow upper limit, is dispatched the described first flow upper limit for described online user in described the first residual flow;
Policy information issues module, is used for and sends the first policy information to described PCEF; Described the first policy information comprises the described first flow upper limit, is used to indicate described PCEF and according to the described first flow upper limit, described online user is carried out traffic monitoring;
Wherein,
Described group shared traffic scheduler module if also be used for described the first residual flow less than the described first flow upper limit and more than or equal to default residual flow lower limit, is dispatched described the first residual flow for described online user;
Described policy information issues module, also is used for sending the second policy information to described PCEF; Described the second policy information comprises described the first residual flow, is used to indicate described PCEF and according to described the first residual flow, described online user is carried out traffic monitoring;
Wherein,
Described server also comprises: use traffic reports indicating module, if be used for described the first residual flow less than default residual flow lower limit, when having other users online in determining group, send to described PCEF and report indication, be used to indicate described PCEF and report the group shared traffic that in described group, each online user has used;
Described receiver module also is used for receiving the group shared traffic information that in group that described PCEF reports, described, each online user has used;
Described determination module also be used for to be determined the second residual flow, and if described the second residual flow more than or equal to described residual flow lower limit, determine the second flow upper limit; Described the second residual flow equals, the untapped group shared traffic sum of each online user in described the first residual flow and described group; In described group, the untapped group shared traffic of each online user equals, the difference between the group shared traffic that the group shared traffic of having dispatched for described each online user and described each online user have used; The described second flow upper limit equals, the quotient in described the second residual flow and described group between total number of users;
Described group shared traffic scheduler module also is used for dispatching respectively the described second amount upper limit at described the second residual flow for described each online user;
Described policy information issues module, also is used for sending the 3rd policy information to described PCEF; Described the 3rd policy information comprises the described second flow upper limit, is used to indicate described PCEF and according to the described second flow upper limit, described each online user is carried out respectively traffic monitoring.
5. server according to claim 4, is characterized in that,
Described policy information issues module, if also be used for described the second residual flow less than default residual flow lower limit, sends the 4th policy information to described PCEF; Perhaps, if described the first residual flow less than default residual flow lower limit, when not having other users online, sends the 4th policy information to described PCEF in determining group;
Described the 4th policy information comprises the new charging regulation of the charging way that is different from group shared traffic, is used to indicate described PCEF and adopts described new charging regulation to carry out traffic monitoring to the online user in described group.
6. a strategy and charging control system, is characterized in that, comprises described strategy as arbitrary in claim 4-5 and billing function server.
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