CN102726076B - Policy and charging control method, policy and charging rules function and policy and charging control system - Google Patents
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provides a policy and charging control method, a policy and charging rules function and a policy and charging control system. The policy and charging control method comprises that a first policy and charging rules function (PCRF) receives a second policy and charging rule and the priority of the second PCRF which are sent by a second PCRF; the first PCRF, according to the priority, determines and then transmits the current policy and charging rules to a policy and charging enforcement function (PCEF). With the provides policy and charging control method, the policy and charging rules function and the policy and charging control system in the embodiments, a defect of confliction between rules due to the multiple rules set in the first PCRF can be prevented, and flexibility and reliability of the PCRF can be improved.
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Technical field
The embodiment of the present invention relates to the communication technology, relates in particular to a kind of strategy and billing control method, entity and system.
Background technology
Along with mobile operator 3G (Third Generation) Moblie technology (3rd-Generation is called for short 3G), the propelling of networking, Internet has obtained huge development aspect wireless domain.In order to instruct better the construction of charging support system under 3G environment, third generation partner program tissue (The 3rd Generation Partnership Project, abbreviation 3GPP) strategy and charging control (Policy and Charging Control have been defined, be called for short PCC) framework, by strategy and charging controlled entity (Policy and Charging Rules Function, abbreviation PCRF) carry out generation strategy, by strategy and charging, carry out entity (Policy and Charging Enforcement Function is called for short PCEF) and carry out implementation strategy.
Operator is widespread deployment PCRF in radio communication service, provides policy control and rule flexibly to issue.Because PCRF is a standard network element, when the PCRF having disposed with operator realizes the management and control function of specific environment (as government), there is rule conflict problem.For example, during government management and control, forbid that user surfs the Net, and the speed online of the rule that operator defines in PCRF to be user can use 2Mbps, there is conflict in these two rules, causes PCRF cannot realize specific management and control function.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of strategy and billing control method, entity and system, with the defect of multiple rule conflict in avoidance strategy and charging controlled entity, improves flexibility and the reliability of strategy and charging controlled entity.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of strategy and billing control method, comprising:
The first strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF receive the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and the charging regulation of the 2nd PCRF transmission, wherein, described the second strategy and charging regulation are that described the 2nd PCRF generates according to the type information of the second decision references information and strategy and charging execution entity PCEF;
A described PCRF is according to described priority, determine this strategy and charging regulation and send to described PCEF, wherein, described this strategy and charging regulation comprise the first strategy that a described PCRF generates and charging regulation or described the second strategy and charging regulation or according to strategy and the charging regulation of the described first tactful and charging regulation and the described second tactful and charging regulation generation.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of strategy and billing control method, comprising:
The second strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF receive the credit of a PCRF transmission and control the type information that entity PCEF is carried out in request and strategy and charging, and wherein, described type information is to initiate the type that described credit is controlled the PCEF of request;
Described the 2nd PCRF controls request according to described credit and determines the second decision references information, according to the priority of described the second decision references information and described type information generation the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation;
Described the 2nd PCRF by described priority and described second strategy and charging regulation send to a described PCRF.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of strategy and charging controlled entity, comprising:
The first receiving element, for receiving the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and the charging regulation of the second strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF transmission, wherein, described the second strategy and charging regulation are that described the 2nd PCRF generates according to the type information of the second decision references information and strategy and charging execution entity PCEF;
Strategy determining unit, be used for according to described priority, determine this strategy and charging regulation and send to described PCEF, wherein, described this strategy and charging regulation comprise the first strategy that described strategy and charging controlled entity generate and charging regulation or described the second strategy and charging regulation or according to strategy and the charging regulation of the described first tactful and charging regulation and the described second tactful and charging regulation generation.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of strategy and charging controlled entity, comprising:
The second receiving element, controls for receiving the credit of the first strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF transmission the type information that entity PCEF is carried out in request and strategy and charging, and wherein, described type information is to initiate the type that described credit is controlled the PCEF of request;
The second tactful generation unit, determines the second decision references information for controlling request according to described credit, according to the priority of described the second decision references information and described type information generation the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation;
Transmitting element, for by described priority and described second strategy and charging regulation send to a described PCRF.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of strategy and charging control system, comprises strategy and charging execution entity PCEF, also comprises the first strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF and the 2nd PCRF;
Strategy and charging controlled entity that a described PCRF provides for the embodiment of the present invention;
Strategy and charging controlled entity that described the 2nd PCRF provides for the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown from the above technical solution, the strategy that the embodiment of the present invention provides and billing control method, entity and system, the credit that the one PCRF sends according to PCEF is controlled the type information of acquisition request PCEF, controls request determine the first decision references information according to this credit.According to the first decision references information and type information, generate the first strategy and charging regulation, credit control request and type information are sent to the 2nd PCRF.The one PCRF, when receiving the priority of the second strategy that the 2nd PCRF generates according to the second decision references information and type information and charging regulation and the second strategy and charging regulation, according to priority, determines this tactful and charging regulation and sends to PCEF.Because the second strategy and charging regulation are generated by the 2nd PCRF, and without multiple rule is set in a PCRF, avoided, in a PCRF, multiple rule is set and caused the defect of conflicting between rule, improved flexibility and the reliability of PCRF.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the embodiment of the present invention or technical scheme of the prior art, to the accompanying drawing of required use in embodiment or description of the Prior Art be briefly described below, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skills, do not paying under the prerequisite of creative work, can also obtain according to these accompanying drawings other accompanying drawing.
Strategy and billing control method flow chart that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention one;
Strategy and billing control method flow chart that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention two;
Strategy and billing control method flow chart that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention three;
Strategy and charging controlled entity structural representation that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present invention four;
Strategy and charging controlled entity structural representation that Fig. 5 provides for the embodiment of the present invention five;
Strategy and charging control system structural representation that Fig. 6 provides for the embodiment of the present invention six;
Strategy and charging control system structural representation that Fig. 7 provides for the embodiment of the present invention seven.
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For making object, technical scheme and the advantage of 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.Embodiment based in the present invention, those of ordinary skills, not making the every other embodiment obtaining under creative work prerequisite, belong to the scope of protection of the invention.
Strategy and billing control method embodiment mono-
Strategy and billing control method flow chart that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention one.As shown in Figure 1, the strategy that the present embodiment provides and billing control method specifically can be applied to strategy and charging control under PCC framework.Strategy and billing control method that the present embodiment provides specifically comprise:
Steps A 10, the first strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF receive the second strategy of the 2nd PCRF transmission and the priority of charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation, wherein, described the second strategy and charging regulation are that described the 2nd PCRF generates according to the type information of the second decision references information and strategy and charging execution entity PCEF;
Particularly, the one PCRF can be the PCRF of operator's deployment, PCEF can be GPRS gateway (Gateway GPRS Support Node, be called for short GGSN), while being provided with a plurality of PCEF in PCC framework, PCEF can also be deep-packet detection (Deep Packet Inspection, be called for short DPI), other equipment such as video optimized, DPI equipment and video optimized equipment can be independent of GGSN and arrange separately, also can be integrated in GGSN.Between PCEF, can carry out data interaction by Gi interface, between PCEF and PCRF, can carry out data interaction by Gx interface.
Wireless user is conventionally by GGSN access of radio network, when user reaches the standard grade, user sends network connecting request by terminal to GGSN, GGSN obtains user's corresponding user information according to this network connecting request, particularly, user profile can be pre-stored in GGSN, also can be stored in other subscriber information management equipment.User profile specifically can comprise Internet protocol (Internet Protocol, abbreviation IP) address, access point (Access Point Name, abbreviation APN), access style or service quality (Quality of Service, be called for short QoS) etc. information, be certainly also not limited to above-mentioned information.GGSN can be included in this user profile credit and control in request (Credit Control Request is called for short CCR), and the credit control request that this is carried to user profile sends to a PCRF.While being also provided with DPI or other equipment such as video optimized in PCC framework, GGSN also can send to user profile DPI equipment or video optimized equipment.So that the credit that DPI equipment or video optimized equipment are included in each self-generating by this user profile is controlled in request, this credit is controlled to request and send to a PCRF.
The one PCRF controls acquisition request according to the credit receiving and sends the type information that this credit is controlled the PCEF of request, and the type information of PCEF can be pre-stored in a PCRF, also can be stored in other equipment management devices.In the one PCRF, set in advance decision references information.The user profile that the one PCRF specifically can control in request according to this credit is determined the first decision references information, and the first decision references information specifically can comprise the information such as user signing contract information or network support information, is certainly also not limited to above-mentioned information.The one PCRF generates the first strategy and charging regulation according to the type information of the first decision references information and PCEF, wherein, the first strategy is corresponding with the type of PCEF with charging regulation, for example, for GGSN, the first strategy and charging regulation can comprise charging policy and QoS corresponding strategies, for DPI, the first strategy and charging regulation can comprise the relevant strategy of business (as HTTP, Skype, P2P, Facebook, Twitter etc.), and the business that need to forbid and business speed limit etc. can be set.
The type information that the one PCRF controls request and PCEF by credit sends to the 2nd PCRF.The 2nd PCRF specifically can be safeguarded by particular organization (as government), store the decision references information that is applicable to particular range management and control in the 2nd PCRF.The user profile that the 2nd PCRF specifically can control in request according to this credit is determined the second decision references information, generates the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation and the second strategy and charging regulation according to the type information of the second decision references information and PCEF.Priority is in order to indicate the grade of the second strategy and charging regulation, and the second strategy and charging regulation also adapt with the type of PCEF.The 2nd PCRF by priority and second strategy and charging regulation send to a PCRF.The second decision references information can be also the strategy that configures in the 2nd PCRF or CAMEL-Subscription-Information of user etc., for example, when the 2nd PCRF is the equipment of government's maintenance, the second decision references information goes for the network connection strategy of user within the scope of specific management and control, for example the 2nd PCRF is the equipment that enterprise safeguards again, and the second decision references information can be also user Yu Gai enterprise appointed information.The second decision references information can need to arrange according to concrete application scenarios, with the present embodiment, is not limited.Because the second decision references information is stored in the 2nd PCRF of particular organization deployment, can effectively avoid the leakage of important information.
Steps A 20, a described PCRF are according to described priority, determine this strategy and charging regulation and send to described PCEF, wherein, described this strategy and charging regulation comprise the first strategy that a described PCRF generates and charging regulation or described the second strategy and charging regulation or according to strategy and the charging regulation of the described first tactful and charging regulation and the described second tactful and charging regulation generation.
When a PCRF receives by the second strategy of the 2nd PCRF transmission and the priority of charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation, the one PCRF is according to priority, by the first strategy and charging regulation or the second strategy and charging regulation or according to the first strategy and charging regulation and the second strategy and charging regulation tactful and charging regulation generation, sends to PCEF.PCEF carries out strategy and the charging regulation that a PCRF issues, and user's wireless network access is realized to corresponding control.
For example, in the CAMEL-Subscription-Information of user and operator, operator, for the networking speed that user provides 2Mbps, still, in government's management and control region, forbids this user's online.When user carries out wireless network connection in the region of government's management and control, user terminal sends network connecting request to GGSN, GGSN obtains user's corresponding user information according to this network connecting request, GGSN is included in credit by this user profile and controls in request, and the credit control request that this is carried to user profile sends to a PCRF.The one PCRF controls acquisition request according to the credit receiving and sends the type information that this credit is controlled the PCEF of request, the one PCRF controls request according to credit and determines the first decision references information, according to the first decision references information and type information, generates the first strategy and charging regulation.Credit is controlled to request to the one PCRF and type information sends to the 2nd PCRF, the 2nd PCRF controls request according to this credit and determines the second decision references information, according to the priority of the second decision references information and type information generation the second strategy and charging regulation and the second strategy and charging regulation.The priority of the second strategy and charging regulation can arrange exclusive priority.The one PCRF is only handed down to PCEF by the second strategy and charging regulation according to this priority.PCEF carries out this second strategy and charging regulation, realizes and forbids that user surfs the Net in government's management and control region.
The strategy that the present embodiment provides and billing control method, a PCRF receives the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation and the second strategy and the charging regulation of the 2nd PCRF transmission, according to priority, determines this strategy and charging regulation and sends to PCEF.Because this strategy and charging regulation comprise the first strategy and charging regulation or the second strategy and charging regulation or according to strategy and the charging regulation of the first tactful and charging regulation and the second tactful and charging regulation generation, and second strategy and charging regulation by the 2nd PCRF, generated, without in a PCRF, multiple rule being set, avoided, in a PCRF, multiple rule is set and caused the defect of conflicting between rule, having improved flexibility and the reliability of PCRF.
Strategy and billing control method embodiment bis-
Strategy and billing control method flow chart that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention two.As shown in Figure 2, on the strategy that the strategy that the present embodiment provides and billing control method provide at embodiment mono-and the basis of billing control method, increased steps A 30.
Concrete, before the second strategy of steps A 10, the first strategies and charging controlled entity PCRF reception the 2nd PCRF transmission and the priority of charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation, specifically can also comprise the steps:
The type information of PCEF described in the credit control acquisition request that steps A 30, a described PCRF send according to described PCEF, according to described credit, control request and determine the first decision references information, according to described the first decision references information and described type information, generate described the first strategy and charging regulation.
The first strategy and charging regulation that the one PCRF generates are to generate according to the type information of the first decision references information and PCEF, the first decision references information is that the credit control request sending according to this PCEF is determined, the first decision references information is to determine according to the actual conditions of the PCEF of user profile and access thereof, pointed.
In the present embodiment, steps A 20, a described PCRF according to described priority, determines this strategy and charging regulation and sends to PCEF, specifically can comprise the steps:
If described priority is exclusive priority, a described PCRF sends to described PCEF by described the second strategy and charging regulation.
Exclusive priority is specifically in order to indicate the second strategy and the grade of charging regulation the highest,, regardless of when, only issues this second strategy and charging regulation.When a PCRF receives the second strategy and the priority of charging regulation and is exclusive priority, only tactful by second in charging regulation sends to PCEF.The first strategy and charging regulation that the one PCRF can generate oneself are deleted processing.
Optionally, in the present embodiment, steps A 20, a described PCRF according to described priority, determines this strategy and charging regulation and sends to PCEF, specifically can comprise the steps:
If described priority is high level priority, a described PCRF compares described the first strategy and charging regulation with described the second strategy and charging regulation, if existence conflicts, tactful by described second in charging regulation sends to described PCEF.
If priority is high level priority, can the first strategy and charging regulation and the second tactful and charging regulation be contrasted a PCRF, judge whether the first strategy and charging regulation exist and conflict with the second strategy and charging regulation, if there is conflict, only the second strategy and charging regulation are sent to PCEF.If there is not conflict, can also first the second strategy and charging regulation be sent to PCEF, then the first strategy and charging regulation are sent to PCEF.PCEF can carry out the second strategy and charging regulation and the first strategy and charging regulation successively.
Optionally, in the present embodiment, steps A 20, a described PCRF according to described priority, determines this strategy and charging regulation and sends to PCEF, specifically can comprise the steps:
If described priority is normal priority, a described PCRF will send to described PCEF according to this strategy and the charging regulation of described the first strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation generation.
If priority is normal priority, a PCRF can generate this strategy and charging regulation with the second strategy and charging regulation according to the first strategy and charging regulation, and this strategy and charging regulation can include the part or all of of the first tactful and charging regulation and the second tactful and charging regulation.When including the first strategy and charging regulation and the second strategy and charging regulation whole, a PCRF can also according to default transmitting sequence, by first, tactful and charging regulation and the second tactful and charging regulation send to PCEF.PCEF carries out the strategy receiving successively, when PCEF run into after strategy and the strategy of first carrying out between exist while conflicting, do not carry out after strategy.
It should be noted that priority can need to carry out concrete setting according to actual strategy execution, with the present embodiment, be not limited.
In the present embodiment, described the first decision references information comprises user signing contract information or user network support information.User network support information is specially the on-site network support information of user, owing to being deployed in its network support situation difference of network of different geographical, so part using user signing contract information and/or user network support information as the first decision references information, and generate the first strategy and charging regulation according to this first decision references information, can improve the adaptability of the first strategy and charging regulation.
In actual applications, the 2nd PCRF can have two kinds of operating states, as decision-making state and non-decision-making state.When the 2nd PCRF is during in decision-making state, when receiving credit that a PCRF sends and control request and type information, generate the priority of the second strategy and rule and this second strategy and charging regulation, and priority and the second strategy and rule are sent to a PCRF, so that a PCRF determines issue tactful and regular.When the 2nd PCRF is during in non-decision-making state, when receiving credit that a PCRF sends and control request and type information, the 2nd PCRF does not need to produce strategy, in the response message that the 2nd PCRF produces, do not carry this second strategy and charging regulation, be null message, send to a PCRF to indicate the 2nd PCRF to know the residing state of the 2nd PCRF according to this null message this null message.When a PCRF receives the null message of the 2nd PCRF transmission, the first strategy and charging regulation are sent to PCEF.The residing state of the 2nd PCRF specifically can arrange by artificial, also can arrange voluntarily according to the status indication information receiving.
Strategy and billing control method embodiment tri-
Strategy and billing control method flow chart that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention three.As shown in Figure 3, the strategy that the present embodiment provides and billing control method specifically can be applied to strategy and charging control under PCC framework, strategy and the billing control method that can provide with embodiment mono-or embodiment bis-coordinate realization, and this repeats no more specific implementation process.
Strategy and billing control method that the present embodiment provides specifically comprise:
Step B10, the second strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF receive the credit of a PCRF transmission and control the type information that entity PCEF is carried out in request and strategy and charging, and wherein, described type information is for initiating the type of the PCEF of described credit control request;
Step B20, described the 2nd PCRF control request according to described credit and determine the second decision references information, according to the priority of described the second decision references information and described type information generation the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation;
Step B30, described the 2nd PCRF send to a described PCRF by described priority and described the second strategy and charging regulation.
The strategy that the present embodiment provides and billing control method, the 2nd PCRF can control request according to the credit receiving from a PCRF and determine the second decision references information, according to the type information of the PCEF receiving and the second decision references Information generation the second strategy and charging regulation, and the priority of this second strategy and charging regulation, and priority and the second strategy and charging regulation are sent to a PCRF, so that a PCRF determines this tactful and charging regulation and issues according to this priority.The second strategy and charging regulation are generated and sent to a PCRF by the 2nd PCRF, thereby without in a PCRF, multiple rule being set, avoided, in a PCRF, multiple rule is set and caused the defect of conflicting between rule, having improved flexibility and the reliability of PCRF.
In the present embodiment, step B20, described the 2nd PCRF generates the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation according to the second decision references information and described type information, specifically can comprise the steps:
If described credit is controlled the predeterminable area that the upper line position of the indicated user of request is arranged in described the second decision references information, described the 2nd PCRF generates the priority of described the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation according to described the second decision references information and described type information.
Particularly, credit is controlled in the user profile in request and is included the information in order to line position on indicating user.In the second decision references information, include predeterminable area information, if the upper line position of user is positioned at predeterminable area, the 2nd PCRF generates the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation and the second strategy and charging regulation.If the upper line position of user is not positioned at predeterminable area, can not carry out the operation of the priority that generates the second strategy and charging regulation and the second strategy and charging regulation.The one PCRF can send to PCEF by the first strategy and the charging regulation that generate.
Strategy and charging controlled entity embodiment tetra-
Strategy and charging controlled entity structural representation that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present invention four.As shown in Figure 4, the strategy that the present embodiment provides and charging controlled entity 12 specifically can be realized strategy that the embodiment of the present invention one or embodiment bis-provide and each step of billing control method, this repeats no more, and this strategy and charging controlled entity 12 can be the first PCRF.
The strategy that the present embodiment provides and charging controlled entity 12 specifically can comprise the first receiving element 121 and tactful determining unit 122.The first receiving element 121 is for receiving the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and the charging regulation of the second strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF13 transmission, wherein, described the second strategy and charging regulation are that described the 2nd PCRF13 generates according to the type information of the second decision references information and strategy and charging execution entity PCEF11.Strategy determining unit 122 is for according to described priority, determine this strategy and charging regulation and send to described PCEF11, wherein, described this strategy and charging regulation comprise the first strategy that described strategy and charging controlled entity 12 generates and charging regulation or described the second strategy and charging regulation or according to strategy and the charging regulation of the described first tactful and charging regulation and the described second tactful and charging regulation generation.
The strategy that the present embodiment provides and charging controlled entity 12, the first receiving elements 121 receive the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation and the second strategy and the charging regulation of the second strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF13 transmission.Strategy determining unit 122 is according to priority, determine this strategy and charging regulation and send to PCEF11, wherein, this strategy and charging regulation comprise the first strategy that this strategy and charging controlled entity 12 generates and charging regulation or the second strategy and charging regulation or according to strategy and the charging regulation of the first tactful and charging regulation and the second tactful and charging regulation generation.Due to second strategy and charging regulation by the 2nd PCRF13, generated, and without multiple rule is set in this strategy and charging controlled entity 12, avoided, in strategy and charging controlled entity 12, multiple rule is set and caused the defect of conflicting between rule, having improved flexibility and the reliability of PCRF.
Optionally, in the present embodiment, this strategy and charging controlled entity 12 specifically can also comprise the first tactful generation unit, the first tactful generation unit is for the type information of PCEF11 described in the credit control acquisition request sending according to described PCEF11, according to described credit, control request and determine the first decision references information, according to described the first decision references information and described type information, generate described the first strategy and charging regulation.
Optionally, in the present embodiment, if described tactful determining unit 122 is also exclusive priority for described priority, described the second strategy and charging regulation are sent to described PCEF11.
Optionally, in the present embodiment, if described tactful determining unit 122 is also high level priority for described priority, described the first strategy and charging regulation and described the second tactful and charging regulation are compared, if there is conflict, described the second strategy and charging regulation are sent to described PCEF11.
Optionally, in the present embodiment, if described tactful determining unit 122 is also normal priority for described priority, will send to described PCEF11 according to strategy and the charging regulation of described the first strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation generation.
By the setting of multiple priorities, can this priority need to be set according to actual policy distribution, can adapt to neatly different scene demands.
Strategy and charging controlled entity embodiment five
Strategy and charging controlled entity structural representation that Fig. 5 provides for the embodiment of the present invention five.As shown in Figure 5, the strategy that the present embodiment provides and charging controlled entity 13 specifically can be realized strategy that embodiment tri-provides and each step of billing control method, and this repeats no more, and strategy and charging controlled entity 13 can be the second PCRF.The strategy that the present embodiment provides and charging controlled entity 13 specifically comprise the tactful generation unit 132 of the second receiving element 131, second and transmitting element 133.The second receiving element 131 controls for receiving the credit of the first strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF12 transmission the type information that entity PCEF11 is carried out in request and strategy and charging, wherein, described type information is controlled the type of the PCEF11 of request for initiating described credit.The second tactful generation unit 132 is determined the second decision references information for controlling request according to described credit, according to the priority of described the second decision references information and described type information generation the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation.Transmitting element 133 for by described priority and described second strategy and charging regulation send to a described PCRF12.
The strategy that the present embodiment provides and charging controlled entity 13, can control request according to the credit receiving from a PCRF12 and determine the second decision references information, according to the type information of the PCEF11 receiving and this second decision references Information generation the second strategy and charging regulation, and the priority of this second strategy and charging regulation, and priority and the second strategy and charging regulation are sent to a PCRF12, so that a PCRF12 determines this tactful and charging regulation and issues according to this priority.The second strategy and charging regulation are generated and sent to a PCRF12 by this strategy and charging controlled entity 13, thereby without in a PCRF12, multiple rule being set, avoided, in a PCRF12, multiple rule is set and caused the defect of conflicting between rule, having improved flexibility and the reliability of PCRF.
In the present embodiment, if described the second tactful generation unit 132 specifically can also be controlled the predeterminable area that the upper line position of the indicated user of request be positioned at described the second decision references information for described credit, according to described the second decision references information and described type information, generate the priority of described the second strategy and charging regulation and the described second tactful and charging regulation.
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Strategy and charging control system structural representation that Fig. 6 provides for the embodiment of the present invention six.As shown in Figure 6, the strategy that the present embodiment provides and charging control system specifically comprise strategy and charging execution entity PCEF11, also comprise the first strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF12 and the 2nd PCRF13.Strategy and charging controlled entity that a described PCRF12 provides for the embodiment of the present invention four.Strategy and charging controlled entity that described the 2nd PCRF13 provides for the embodiment of the present invention five.This repeats no more the specific implementation process of this strategy and charging control system.
The strategy that the present embodiment provides and charging control system, by the setting of a PCRF12 and the 2nd PCRF13, the one PCRF12 and the 2nd PCRF13 can generate respectively the first strategy and charging regulation and the second strategy and charging regulation according to the decision references information of self, the 2nd PCRF13 also generates the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation, so that a PCRF12 determines that according to this priority this strategy and charging regulation are handed down to PCEF11.The second strategy and charging regulation are generated and sent to a PCRF12 by this strategy and charging controlled entity 13, thereby without in a PCRF12, multiple rule being set, avoided, in a PCRF12, multiple rule is set and caused the defect of conflicting between rule, having improved flexibility and the reliability of PCRF.
Strategy and charging control system embodiment seven
Strategy and charging control system structural representation that Fig. 7 provides for the embodiment of the present invention seven.As shown in Figure 7, the present embodiment provides strategy and charging control system specifically can be supported roaming network.The strategy that the present embodiment provides and charging control system specifically comprise strategy and charging execution entity PCEF11, also comprise visited place strategy and charging controlled entity V-PCRF14 and ownership place strategy and charging controlled entity H-PCRF15.Wherein, strategy and charging controlled entity that described V-PCRF14 provides for the embodiment of the present invention four, strategy and charging controlled entity that described H-PCRF15 provides for the embodiment of the present invention five.
The first decision references information of storing in V-PCRF14 specifically can comprise the user policy information of visited place, and the second decision references information of storing in H-PCRF15 specifically can comprise the user signing contract information of ownership place.V-PCRF14 can generate the first strategy and the charging regulation that is adapted to local network and home town ruling, and H-PCRF15 can generate the second strategy and the charging regulation that is suitable for user's agreement.Due to V-PCRF14 and do not know that user is at the CAMEL-Subscription-Information of ownership place, H-PCRF15 sends to V-PCRF14 by the second strategy generating and charging regulation and priority, so that V-PCRF14 can consider, carry out issuing of strategy, improve the flexibility of services of roaming.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: all or part of step that realizes said method embodiment can complete by the relevant hardware of program command, aforesaid program can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium, this program, when carrying out, is carried out the step that comprises said method embodiment; And aforesaid storage medium comprises: various media that can be program code stored such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disc or CDs.
Finally it should be noted that: above embodiment only, in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described, is not intended to limit; Although the present invention is had been described in detail with reference to previous embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: its technical scheme that still can record aforementioned each embodiment is modified, or part technical characterictic is wherein equal to replacement; And these modifications or replacement do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution depart from the scope of various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.
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1. strategy and a billing control method, is characterized in that, comprising:
The first strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF receive the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and the charging regulation of the 2nd PCRF transmission, wherein, described the second strategy and charging regulation are that described the 2nd PCRF generates according to the type information of the second decision references information and strategy and charging execution entity PCEF;
A described PCRF is according to described priority, determine this strategy and charging regulation and send to described PCEF, wherein, described this strategy and charging regulation comprise the first strategy that a described PCRF generates and charging regulation or described the second strategy and charging regulation or according to strategy and the charging regulation of the described first tactful and charging regulation and the described second tactful and charging regulation generation;
Wherein, a described PCRF according to described priority, determines this strategy and charging regulation and sends to described PCEF, comprising:
If described priority is exclusive priority, a described PCRF sends to described PCEF by described the second strategy and charging regulation.
2. strategy according to claim 1 and billing control method, it is characterized in that, the first strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF also comprise before receiving the second strategy of the 2nd PCRF transmission and the priority of charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation:
The type information of PCEF described in the credit control acquisition request that a described PCRF sends according to described PCEF, according to described credit, control request and determine the first decision references information, according to described the first decision references information and described type information, generate described the first strategy and charging regulation.
3. strategy according to claim 2 and billing control method, is characterized in that: described the first decision references information comprises user signing contract information or user network support information.
4. strategy and a billing control method, is characterized in that, comprising:
The first strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF receive the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and the charging regulation of the 2nd PCRF transmission, wherein, described the second strategy and charging regulation are that described the 2nd PCRF generates according to the type information of the second decision references information and strategy and charging execution entity PCEF;
A described PCRF is according to described priority, determine this strategy and charging regulation and send to described PCEF, wherein, described this strategy and charging regulation comprise the first strategy that a described PCRF generates and charging regulation or described the second strategy and charging regulation or according to strategy and the charging regulation of the described first tactful and charging regulation and the described second tactful and charging regulation generation;
Wherein, a described PCRF according to described priority, determines this strategy and charging regulation and sends to described PCEF, comprising:
If described priority is high level priority, a described PCRF compares described the first strategy and charging regulation with described the second strategy and charging regulation, if existence conflicts, tactful by described second in charging regulation sends to described PCEF.
5. strategy according to claim 4 and billing control method, it is characterized in that, the first strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF also comprise before receiving the second strategy of the 2nd PCRF transmission and the priority of charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation:
The type information of PCEF described in the credit control acquisition request that a described PCRF sends according to described PCEF, according to described credit, control request and determine the first decision references information, according to described the first decision references information and described type information, generate described the first strategy and charging regulation.
6. strategy according to claim 5 and billing control method, is characterized in that: described the first decision references information comprises user signing contract information or user network support information.
7. strategy and a billing control method, is characterized in that, comprising:
The first strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF receive the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and the charging regulation of the 2nd PCRF transmission, wherein, described the second strategy and charging regulation are that described the 2nd PCRF generates according to the type information of the second decision references information and strategy and charging execution entity PCEF;
A described PCRF is according to described priority, determine this strategy and charging regulation and send to described PCEF, wherein, described this strategy and charging regulation comprise the first strategy that a described PCRF generates and charging regulation or described the second strategy and charging regulation or according to strategy and the charging regulation of the described first tactful and charging regulation and the described second tactful and charging regulation generation;
Wherein, a described PCRF according to described priority, determines this strategy and charging regulation and sends to described PCEF, comprising:
If described priority is normal priority, a described PCRF will send to described PCEF according to strategy and the charging regulation of described the first strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation generation.
8. strategy according to claim 7 and billing control method, it is characterized in that, the first strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF also comprise before receiving the second strategy of the 2nd PCRF transmission and the priority of charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation:
The type information of PCEF described in the credit control acquisition request that a described PCRF sends according to described PCEF, according to described credit, control request and determine the first decision references information, according to described the first decision references information and described type information, generate described the first strategy and charging regulation.
9. strategy according to claim 8 and billing control method, is characterized in that: described the first decision references information comprises user signing contract information or user network support information.
10. strategy and a billing control method, is characterized in that, comprising:
The second strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF receive the credit of a PCRF transmission and control the type information that entity PCEF is carried out in request and strategy and charging, and wherein, described type information is to initiate the type that described credit is controlled the PCEF of request;
Described the 2nd PCRF controls request according to described credit and determines the second decision references information, if described credit is controlled the predeterminable area that the upper line position of the indicated user of request is arranged in described the second decision references information, described the 2nd PCRF generates the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation according to described the second decision references information and described type information;
Described the 2nd PCRF by described priority and described second strategy and charging regulation send to a described PCRF.
11. 1 kinds of strategies and charging controlled entity, is characterized in that, comprising:
The first receiving element, for receiving the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and the charging regulation of the second strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF transmission, wherein, described the second strategy and charging regulation are that described the 2nd PCRF generates according to the type information of the second decision references information and strategy and charging execution entity PCEF;
Strategy determining unit, be used for according to described priority, determine this strategy and charging regulation and send to described PCEF, wherein, described this strategy and charging regulation comprise the first strategy that described strategy and charging controlled entity generate and charging regulation or described the second strategy and charging regulation or according to strategy and the charging regulation of the described first tactful and charging regulation and the described second tactful and charging regulation generation;
Wherein, described tactful determining unit, if be also exclusive priority for described priority, sends to described PCEF by described the second strategy and charging regulation.
12. strategies according to claim 11 and charging controlled entity, is characterized in that, also comprises:
The first tactful generation unit, type information for PCEF described in the credit control acquisition request sending according to described PCEF, according to described credit, control request and determine the first decision references information, according to described the first decision references information and described type information, generate described the first strategy and charging regulation.
13. 1 kinds of strategies and charging controlled entity, is characterized in that, comprising:
The first receiving element, for receiving the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and the charging regulation of the second strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF transmission, wherein, described the second strategy and charging regulation are that described the 2nd PCRF generates according to the type information of the second decision references information and strategy and charging execution entity PCEF;
Strategy determining unit, be used for according to described priority, determine this strategy and charging regulation and send to described PCEF, wherein, described this strategy and charging regulation comprise the first strategy that described strategy and charging controlled entity generate and charging regulation or described the second strategy and charging regulation or according to strategy and the charging regulation of the described first tactful and charging regulation and the described second tactful and charging regulation generation;
Wherein, described tactful determining unit, if be also high level priority for described priority, compares described the first strategy and charging regulation and described the second tactful and charging regulation, if there is conflict, described the second strategy and charging regulation are sent to described PCEF.
14. strategies according to claim 13 and charging controlled entity, is characterized in that, also comprises:
The first tactful generation unit, type information for PCEF described in the credit control acquisition request sending according to described PCEF, according to described credit, control request and determine the first decision references information, according to described the first decision references information and described type information, generate described the first strategy and charging regulation.
15. 1 kinds of strategies and charging controlled entity, is characterized in that, comprising:
The first receiving element, for receiving the priority of the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and the charging regulation of the second strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF transmission, wherein, described the second strategy and charging regulation are that described the 2nd PCRF generates according to the type information of the second decision references information and strategy and charging execution entity PCEF;
Strategy determining unit, be used for according to described priority, determine this strategy and charging regulation and send to described PCEF, wherein, described this strategy and charging regulation comprise the first strategy that described strategy and charging controlled entity generate and charging regulation or described the second strategy and charging regulation or according to strategy and the charging regulation of the described first tactful and charging regulation and the described second tactful and charging regulation generation;
Wherein, described tactful determining unit, if be also normal priority for described priority, will send to described PCEF according to strategy and the charging regulation of described the first strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation generation.
16. strategies according to claim 15 and charging controlled entity, is characterized in that, also comprises:
The first tactful generation unit, type information for PCEF described in the credit control acquisition request sending according to described PCEF, according to described credit, control request and determine the first decision references information, according to described the first decision references information and described type information, generate described the first strategy and charging regulation.
17. 1 kinds of strategies and charging controlled entity, is characterized in that, comprising:
The second receiving element, controls for receiving the credit of the first strategy and charging controlled entity PCRF transmission the type information that entity PCEF is carried out in request and strategy and charging, and wherein, described type information is to initiate the type that described credit is controlled the PCEF of request;
The second tactful generation unit, for controlling request according to described credit, determine the second decision references information, if described credit is controlled the predeterminable area that the upper line position of the indicated user of request is arranged in described the second decision references information, according to the priority of described the second decision references information and described type information generation the second strategy and charging regulation and described the second strategy and charging regulation;
Transmitting element, for by described priority and described second strategy and charging regulation send to a described PCRF.
18. 1 kinds of strategies and charging control system, comprise that strategy and charging carry out entity PCEF, it is characterized in that: also comprise the first tactful and charging controlled entity PCRF and the 2nd PCRF;
A described PCRF is strategy and the charging controlled entity as described in as arbitrary in claim 11-16; Described the 2nd PCRF is strategy as claimed in claim 17 and charging controlled entity.
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