CN102857893B - IP data charging method and device - Google Patents

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CN102857893B
CN102857893B CN201110175385.1A CN201110175385A CN102857893B CN 102857893 B CN102857893 B CN 102857893B CN 201110175385 A CN201110175385 A CN 201110175385A CN 102857893 B CN102857893 B CN 102857893B
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王静
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The invention discloses an IP data charging method and device. The method comprises the following steps that: a charging system receives continuity information and/or IP flow distribution information; and the charging system charges the IP data according to the continuity information and/or IP flow distribution information. Through the invention, the problems that the IP flow distribution connection and the non-IP flow distribution connection can not be distinguished and differential charging is performed in the related technology are solved, and the complicated system maintenance is avoided.

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IP data charging methods and device
Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, in particular to a kind of IP data charging methods and device.
Background technology
Third generation partner program (3rd Generation Partnership Project, referred to as 3GPP) evolution Grouping system (Evolved Packet System, referred to as EPS) wirelessly connect by the UMTS land of evolution Network (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, referred to as E-UTRAN), moving tube Reason unit (Mobility Management Entity, referred to as MME), gateway (Serving Gateway, referred to as S-GW), grouped data network gateway (Packet Data Network Gateway, referred to as P-GW or PDN GW), ownership Client server (Home Subscriber Server, referred to as HSS), the authentication and authorization charging of 3GPP (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting, referred to as AAA) server, strategy and charging regulation Function (Policy and Charging Rules Function, referred to as PCRF) entity and other support node compositions.
Fig. 1 is the mobile communications network connection diagram one according to correlation technique, as shown in figure 1, Mobility Management Entity The related work of the chains of command such as responsible mobile management, the process of Non-Access Stratum signaling and the management of user's mobile management context Make;S-GW is the accessing gateway equipment being connected with E-UTRAN, and data are forwarded between E-UTRAN and P-GW, and is responsible for seeking The pending data such as exhale to be cached;P-GW is then EPS and packet data network (Packet Data Network, referred to as PDN) net The borde gateway of network, is responsible for the access of PDN and the functions such as data is forwarded between EPS and PDN;S-GW and P-GW belong to core net The gateway of connection.
Base station from home is a kind of small-sized, lower powered base station, is deployed in the interior place such as family and office, Main Function It is in order to provide the user with higher service rate and reduce using the expense required for high rate services, while make up having divided The deficiency that cloth cellular radio Communication system is covered.The advantage of base station from home is economical, convenient, low-power is exported, plug and play Deng.In home base station system, base station from home is wireless side network element.
Fig. 2 is the mobile communications network connection diagram two according to correlation technique, as shown in Fig. 2 base station from home can lead to Cross home base-station gateway this logical ne and be linked into core network, it is also possible to be directly connected to core network (as shown in Figure 1), Wherein, home base-station gateway major function is:The safety of checking base station from home, processes the registration of base station from home, to domestic base Station carries out operation maintenance management, and base station from home is configured and controlled according to Carrier Requirements, is responsible for exchcange core net and base station from home Data.
In addition to supporting the access of mobile core network, mobile communication system (including home base station system) can also be supported IP diverter functions, under conditions of wireless side network element possesses IP separation capacities and user's signing allows IP to shunt, are capable of achieving eventually Local access of the end to other IP device of home network or internet.
Fig. 3 is the mobile communications network connection diagram three according to correlation technique, as shown in Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3 in system The realization of IP shuntings can be provided powerful support for provide by setting up shunting gateway to IP dividing technologies, and shunting gateway is used as local It is linked into the gateway of external network (such as Internet), there is provided address distribution, charging, packet packet filtering, policy control, data (Radios Access Network Application Part, wireless access network should for diverter function, NAS/S1-AP/RANAP With part)/GTP (General Tunneling Protocol, universal tunnel agreement)/PMIP (Proxy Mobile IP, generation Reason mobile IP protocol)/MIP (Mobile IP, mobile IP protocol) message parsing, NAT (Network Address Translation, network address translation), IP distributing strategies route and perform etc. function.Shunting gateway can enter with wireless side network element Row conjunction sets.
In the case of it there is home base-station gateway, shunting gateway not only can carry out conjunction and set (such as Fig. 2 institutes with base station from home Show) or set up separately, also can carry out conjunction with home base-station gateway and set (as shown in Figure 3) or set up separately.
Wherein, it can be Home serving gateway (Local SGW, referred to as L-SGW) and local grouped data to shunt gateway Gateway (Local PGW, referred to as L-PGW), or individually L-PGW, can be data distribution functional entitys.Additionally, Home base-station gateway can carry out conjunction and set with base station from home.
By taking Fig. 1 communication systems as an example, IP shuntings can be by shutting in wireless side network element (as shown in Figure 5 a) or shunting net Set up (as shown in Figure 5 b) or do not set up (as shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 6 a and Fig. 6 b) NAT address translation features realizing, be not limited to lead to Cross a connection to come while realizing the access function that core net is accessed and IP is shunted.
In the case of there is IP shuntings, for different users, the service needed of some APN possesses business continuance, and The business of other APN can keep business continuance, and continuity business brings more excellent experience for user, but may take Compared with multi-operator resource, therefore, operator wishes that the business required for different serialitys carries out differentiated charging.Similarly, For the data and core network data of IP shuntings also likely to be present differentiated charging, in the case of shunting in IP, operator Data management can neatly be carried out, be effectively realized intelligent operation.
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Connect and carry out the problem of differentiated charging for cannot be distinguished by IP shuntings connection and non-IP shuntings in correlation technique And the present invention is proposed, for this purpose, present invention is primarily targeted at provide a kind of IP data charging methods and device, it is above-mentioned to solve Problem.
To achieve these goals, according to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a kind of IP data charging methods.
IP data charging methods of the invention include:Charge system receives continuity information and/or IP shunting letters Breath;Charge system carries out charging according to continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations to IP data.
Preferably, before charge system receives continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations, said method also includes: Shunting gateway to charge system sends continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations.
Preferably, before shunting gateway sends continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations to charge system, said method Also include one below:Mobility Management Entity Jing gateways to shunting gateway sends continuity information;Mobile management reality Body Jing wireless sides network element to shunting gateway sends continuity information, and wherein wireless side network element includes one below:Base station, domestic base Stand, RNC, shunting gateway, diverter function entity, home base-station gateway.
Preferably, Mobility Management Entity includes one below:MME, MSC, SGSN, home base-station gateway.
Preferably, before shunting gateway sends continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations to charge system, said method Also include:PCRF to shunting gateway sends continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations.
Preferably, shunting gateway includes one below:Single L-GGSN, L-GGSN and L-SGSN conjunction sets, single L- PGW, L-PGW and L-SGW conjunction sets, data distribution functional entity.
Preferably, shunting gateway includes shunting access gateway and/or shunting gateway, wherein shunting access gateway is L- PGW or L-GGSN, shunting gateway is L-SGW or L-SGSN.
Preferably, continuity information includes one below:Whether IP connections support mobility/business continuance;Packet count Mobility/business continuance whether is supported according to network PDN connection;Whether APN APN supports mobility/business continuance.
Preferably, IP diffluent informations include one below:Whether IP connections are IP shunting connections;Whether PDN connections are IP Shunting connection;Whether APN is IP shunting connections.
To achieve these goals, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a kind of IP billing datas device.
IP billing datas device of the invention includes:Receiver module, for receiving continuity information and/or IP shuntings Information;Accounting module, for according to continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations, to IP data charging being carried out.
In the present invention, continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations can be used for distinguishing IP shunting connections and shunting with non-IP connecting Connect, use it for IP billing datas so as to realize differentiated charging, system maintenance can be avoided complicated.
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Accompanying drawing described herein is used for providing a further understanding of the present invention, constitutes the part of the application, this Bright schematic description and description does not constitute inappropriate limitation of the present invention for explaining the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the mobile communications network connection diagram one according to correlation technique;
Fig. 2 is the mobile communications network connection diagram two according to correlation technique;
Fig. 3 is the mobile communications network connection diagram three according to correlation technique;
Fig. 4 is the mobile communication system IP streamed data flow diagram one according to correlation technique;
Fig. 5 a are the mobile communication system IP streamed data flow diagrams two according to correlation technique;
Fig. 5 b are the mobile communication system IP streamed data flow diagrams three according to correlation technique;
Fig. 6 a are the mobile communication system IP streamed data flow diagrams four according to correlation technique;
Fig. 6 b are the mobile communication system IP streamed data flow diagrams five according to correlation technique;
Fig. 7 is the flow chart of IP data charging methods according to embodiments of the present invention;
Fig. 8 a are according to embodiments of the present invention on the basis of Fig. 1 system architectures, there is provided to terminal IP connection obtain The flow chart one of charge information process;
Fig. 8 b are according to embodiments of the present invention on the basis of Fig. 1 system architectures, there is provided to terminal IP connection obtain The flowchart 2 of charge information process;
Fig. 9 is according to embodiments of the present invention on the basis of Fig. 1 system architectures, Fig. 6 a data flows, and user is initially accessed Carry out the flow chart one that IP shunts connection establishment process;
Figure 10 is according to embodiments of the present invention on the basis of Fig. 1 system architectures, Fig. 6 a data flows, and user is initially accessed Carry out the flowchart 2 that IP shunts connection establishment process;
Figure 11 is the structured flowchart of IP billing data devices according to embodiments of the present invention.
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It should be noted that in the case where not conflicting, the feature in embodiment and embodiment in the application can phase Mutually combination.Below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with the embodiments describing the present invention in detail.
The invention provides a kind of IP data charging methods.Fig. 7 is IP data charging methods according to embodiments of the present invention Flow chart, including steps S702 is to step S704.
Step S702, charge system receives continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations.
Step S704, charge system carries out charging according to continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations to IP data.
In correlation technique, it is impossible to distinguish IP shuntings connection and non-IP shuntings connect and carry out differentiated charging.It is of the invention real In applying example, continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations can be used for distinguishing IP shuntings connection and non-IP shunting connections, use it for IP billing datas can avoid system maintenance complicated so as to realize differentiated charging.
Preferably, before charge system receives continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations, said method also includes: Shunting gateway to charge system sends continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations.
In this preferred embodiment, continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations are sent to charge system by shunting gateway.Due to Shunting net shuts the connection of foundation and is IP shunting connections, therefore, shunting gateway to charge system sends charge information or charging Data record, and continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations are carried wherein, it is easy to charge system to distinguish IP shuntings and connects and non- IP shunting connections carry out differentiated charging, and this embodiment is simple, reliable.
It should be noted that the physical location of shunting gateway can be near wireless network or user or user's attachment point.Point Drift net closes the function that can realize gateway S-GW and/or grouped data network gateway P-GW.Shunting gateway can be position Close to wireless network or the gateway S-GW and/or grouped data network gateway P-GW of user or user's attachment point.
Preferably, before shunting gateway sends continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations to charge system, said method Also include:"Policy and Charging Rules Function (Policy and Charging Rules Function, referred to as PCRF) to point Drift net is closed and sends continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations.
Preferably, before shunting gateway sends continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations to charge system, gateway is shunted Continuity information can be obtained by one of following two ways:
(1) continuity information is sent to shunting gateway by Mobility Management Entity Jing gateways.
In the step, shunting gateway obtains the continuity information (referred to as strategy 1) of gateway transmission, PCRF and transmits After seriality and/or IP distributing strategies (referred to as strategy 2), then can with comprehensive strategic 1 and strategy 2 generate continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations or shunting gateway can using strategy 1 or strategy 2 as the continuity information transmitted to charge system and/or IP diffluent informations.
(2) continuity information, wherein wireless side are sent to shunting gateway by Mobility Management Entity Jing wireless sides network element Network element includes one below:Base station, base station from home, radio network controller (Radio Network Controller, referred to as RNC), gateway, diverter function entity, home base-station gateway are shunted.
In the step, continuity information (referred to as strategy 1), PCRF transmission that gateway obtains the transmission of wireless side network element are shunted Seriality and/or IP distributing strategies (referred to as strategy 2) after, then can be generated to charge system transmission with comprehensive strategic 1 and strategy 2 Continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations or shunting gateway can using strategy 1 or strategy 2 as to charge system transmit Continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations.
Preferably, Mobility Management Entity includes one below:Mobility Management Entity (Mobile Management Entity, abbreviation MME), mobile switching centre (Mobile Switching Center, referred to as MSC), service general packet Wireless traffic support node (Serving General packet radio service Support Node, referred to as SGSN), home base-station gateway.
Preferably, shunting gateway includes one below:Single L-GGSN, L-GGSN and L-SGSN conjunction sets, single L- PGW, L-PGW and L-SGW conjunction sets, data distribution functional entity.
Preferably, shunting gateway includes shunting access gateway and/or shunting gateway, wherein shunting access gateway is L- PGW or L-GGSN, shunting gateway is L-SGW or L-SGSN.
Preferably, continuity information includes one below:Whether IP connections support mobility/business continuance;Packet count Mobility/business continuance whether is supported according to network PDN connection;Whether APN APN supports mobility/business continuance.
Preferably, IP diffluent informations include one below:Whether IP connections are IP shunting connections;Whether PDN connections are IP Shunting connection;Whether APN is IP shunting connections.
Preferably, IP shuntings include one below:Local IP access user's local network, local IP access company LAN Network, local IP access the Internet, the triage operator of Internet service, specific IP data distributions.
Process is described in detail to be realized to the embodiment of the present invention below in conjunction with example, it should be noted that following Preferred embodiment can be based on the applied field of the land radio access web (Evolved UTRAN, referred to as E-UTRAN) of evolution Scape and realize.
Fig. 8 a are according to embodiments of the present invention on the basis of Fig. 1 system architectures, there is provided to terminal IP connection obtain The flow chart one of charge information process, as shown in Figure 8 a, the company of carrying is transmitted in the embodiment from shunting gateway to charge system The charge information of continuous property information and/or IP diffluent informations, including steps S8a01 is to step S8a05.
Step S8a01, has IP shunting connections after terminal access to wireless communication system.
Step S8a02, between terminal, wireless side network element and shunting gateway IP streamed data transmission is carried out, and the data can be with Through gateway.
Step S8a03, shunts gateway and the information (such as flow, duration) that IP shunts connection is collected or is counted.
Step S8a04, shunting gateway to charge system transmits charge information, carries continuity information and/or IP shunting letters Breath.
Step S8a05, charge system receives and processes the charge information of IP shunting connections, and the process to charge information is operated Can include carrying out differentiated charging according to continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations.
Fig. 8 b are according to embodiments of the present invention on the basis of Fig. 1 system architectures, there is provided to terminal IP connection obtain The flowchart 2 of charge information process, as shown in Figure 8 a, the company of carrying is transmitted in the embodiment from shunting gateway to charge system The charging data record of continuous property information and/or IP diffluent informations, including steps S8b01 is to step S8b05.
Step S8b01, has IP shunting connections after terminal access to wireless communication system.
Step S8b02, between terminal, wireless side network element and shunting gateway IP streamed data transmission is carried out, and the data can be with Through gateway.
Step S8b03, shunting gateway is that IP shunting connections generate charging data record.
Step S8b04, shunting gateway to charge system transmits charging data record, carries continuity information and/or IP point Stream information.
Step S8b05, charge system receives and processes the charging data record of IP shunting connections, the process to charge information Operation can include carrying out differentiated charging according to continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations.
In above-described embodiment, continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations are sent to charge system by shunting gateway, due to dividing Drift net shuts the connection of foundation and is IP shunting connections, therefore, once shunting gateway sends charge information or meter to charge system Continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations are carried during expense data record, is easy to charge system to distinguish IP shuntings connection and non-IP Shunting connection carries out differentiated charging, and this mode can avoid the configuration shunting gateway information in charge system from causing system to be tieed up Shield is complicated, additionally, shunting gateway can obtain continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations by following examples.
It should be noted that shunting gateway can avoid configuring shunting net in charge system as a kind of preferred equipment Pass information causes system maintenance complicated, but the continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations of charge system reception are not in the present invention Shunting net pass is only can only come from, from the continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations of other any equipment, as long as can solve IP shuntings connection and the non-IP of cannot be distinguished by be solved by this invention shunts the problem for connecting and carrying out differentiated charging, should Include protection scope of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is according to embodiments of the present invention on the basis of Fig. 1 system architectures, Fig. 6 a data flows, and user is initially accessed The flow chart one that IP shunts connection establishment process is carried out, as shown in figure 9, describe in detail being serviced by Mobility Management Entity Jing Gateway sends the flow process of continuity information to shunting gateway, including steps S901 is to step S919.
Step S901, user needs to set up RRC (Radio Resource Control, Radio Resource before being communicated Control) connection as signaling message or business datum carrying.
Step S902, user sends initialization NAS (Non-Access-Stratum, Non-Access Stratum) message and carries out attachment behaviour Make.
Initial user message Jing home base-station gateways are issued Mobility Management Entity by step S903, wireless side network element, And NAS message is forwarded to Mobility Management Entity.
Step S904, Mobility Management Entity opens authentication and safe procedures, and user is verified.
Step S905, Mobility Management Entity request HSS carries out location updating.
Step S906, HSS to Mobility Management Entity responds location updating response, can carry seriality CAMEL-Subscription-Information.
Step S907, Mobility Management Entity to gateway sends session establishment request, carries out IP shunting connection establishments, Carry continuity information.
Step S908, gateway to shunting gateway sends session establishment request message, carries continuity information;Shunting net Close to gateway and send session establishment response.Carry out IP-CAN session establishments between shunting gateway and PCRF, wherein PCRF to Shunting gateway sends seriality or/and IP distributing strategies.
In the step, shunting gateway obtains the continuity information (referred to as strategy 1) of gateway transmission, PCRF and transmits After seriality or/and IP distributing strategies (referred to as strategy 2), then Fig. 8 a and Fig. 8 b can be generated to charging with comprehensive strategic 1 and strategy 2 The continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations of systems communicate or shunting gateway can using strategy 1 or strategy 2 as Fig. 8 a and Continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations that Fig. 8 b are transmitted to charge system.
Step S909, gateway to Mobility Management Entity sends session establishment response.
Step S910, Mobility Management Entity is initiated initial context and sets up request to wireless side network element.
Step S911, performs RRC connection configuration process.
Step S912, wireless side network element is replied Mobility Management Entity initial context and sets up response.
Step S913, terminal to wireless side network element sends direct-sending message, including attachment completes information.
Step S914, wireless side network element to Mobility Management Entity sends attachment completion message.
, to step S917, Mobility Management Entity Jing gateways are to shunting gateway requests more new bearer for step S915.Point Drift net closes Jing gateways replys bearer update response message to Mobility Management Entity.
Step S918, wireless side network element to shunting gateway requests carry out carrying foundation.
Step S919, shunting gateway responds wireless side network element and carries foundation response.
Figure 10 is according to embodiments of the present invention on the basis of Fig. 1 system architectures, Fig. 6 a data flows, and user is initially accessed Carry out IP shunt connection establishment process flowchart 2, as shown in Figure 10, describe in detail by Mobility Management Entity Jing without Line side network element sends the flow process of continuity information to shunting gateway, including steps S1001 is to step S1019.
Step S1001, user needs to set up RRC (Radio Resource Control, Radio Resource before being communicated Control) connection as signaling message or business datum carrying.
Step S1002, user sends initialization NAS (Non-Access-Stratum, Non-Access Stratum) message and is adhered to Operation.
Initial user message Jing home base-station gateways are issued Mobility Management Entity by step S1003, wireless side network element, And NAS message is forwarded to Mobility Management Entity.
Step S1004, Mobility Management Entity opens authentication and safe procedures, and user is verified.
Step S1005, Mobility Management Entity request HSS carries out location updating.
Step S1006, HSS to Mobility Management Entity responds location updating response, can carry seriality CAMEL-Subscription-Information.
Step S1007, Mobility Management Entity to gateway sends session establishment request, carries out IP shunting connections and builds It is vertical.
Step S1008, gateway to shunting gateway sends session establishment request message;Shunting gateway to gateway is sent out Session establishment is sent to respond.IP-CAN session establishments are carried out between shunting gateway and PCRF, wherein PCRF sends to shunting gateway and connects Continuous property or/and IP distributing strategies.
Step S1009, gateway to Mobility Management Entity sends session establishment response.
Step S1010, Mobility Management Entity is initiated initial context and sets up request to wireless side network element, carries seriality Information.
Step S1011, performs RRC connection configuration process.
Step S1012, wireless side network element is replied Mobility Management Entity initial context and sets up response.
Step S1013, terminal to wireless side network element sends direct-sending message, including attachment completes information.
Step S1014, wireless side network element to Mobility Management Entity sends attachment completion message.
, to step S1017, Mobility Management Entity Jing gateways are to shunting gateway requests more new bearer for step S1015. Shunting gateway Jing gateways to Mobility Management Entity replys bearer update response message.
Step S1018, wireless side network element to shunting gateway requests carry out carrying foundation, carry continuity information.
Step S1019, shunting gateway responds wireless side network element and carries foundation response.
In above-described embodiment, continuity information (referred to as strategy 1), PCRF that gateway obtains the transmission of wireless side network element are shunted After the seriality or/and IP distributing strategies (referred to as strategy 2) of transmission, then Fig. 8 a and Fig. 8 b can be generated with comprehensive strategic 1 and strategy 2 To charge system transmission continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations or shunting gateway can using strategy 1 or tactful 2 as Continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations that Fig. 8 a and Fig. 8 b is transmitted to charge system.
In order to simplify description, above example illustrates the charging acquisition modes to IP connections only in case of Fig. 1. Fig. 1 shunt gateway and wireless side network element set up separately, in the case of Fig. 2, Fig. 3 system, no matter Fig. 4, Fig. 5 a, Fig. 5 b, Fig. 6 a or figure Data distribution mode shown in 6b, no matter UTRAN or E-UTRAN systems, IP connection data accounting information acquisition modes and charging The generation network element of record is very much like with above-described embodiment, to illustrating that the present invention is impacted, therefore will not repeat no more.
It should be noted that can be in such as one group computer executable instructions the step of the flow process of accompanying drawing is illustrated Perform in computer system, and, although show logical order in flow charts, but in some cases, can be with not The order being same as herein performs shown or described step.
A kind of IP billing datas device is embodiments provided, the IP billing data devices can be used for realizing above-mentioned IP data charging methods.Figure 11 is the structured flowchart of IP billing data devices according to embodiments of the present invention, as shown in figure 11, bag Include receiver module 1102 and accounting module 1104.
Receiver module 1102, for receiving continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations;Accounting module 1104, is connected to and connects Module 1102 is received, for the continuity information that received according to receiver module 1102 and/or IP diffluent informations, IP data is counted Take.
It should be noted that the IP billing datas device described in device embodiment corresponds to above-mentioned embodiment of the method, Its concrete implementation process had carried out detailed description in embodiment of the method, will not be described here.
In sum, according to the abovementioned embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a kind of IP data charging methods and device.The present invention In, continuity information and/or IP diffluent informations can be used for distinguishing IP shuntings connection and non-IP shunting connections, use it for IP numbers According to charging so as to realize differentiated charging, system maintenance can be avoided complicated.
Obviously, those skilled in the art should be understood that above-mentioned each module of the invention or each step can be with general Computing device realizing, they can be concentrated on single computing device, or are distributed in multiple computing devices and are constituted Network on, alternatively, they can be realized with the executable program code of computing device, it is thus possible to they are stored Performed by computing device in the storage device, or they be fabricated to respectively each integrated circuit modules, or by they In multiple modules or step be fabricated to single integrated circuit module to realize.So, the present invention is not restricted to any specific Hardware and software is combined.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention are the foregoing is only, the present invention is not limited to, for the skill of this area For art personnel, the present invention can have various modifications and variations.It is all within the spirit and principles in the present invention, made any repair Change, equivalent, improvement etc., should be included within the scope of the present invention.

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1. a kind of IP data charging methods, it is characterised in that include:
Charge system receives continuity information;The charge system carries out charging according to the continuity information to IP data; Or,
Charge system receives continuity information and IP diffluent informations;The charge system is according to the continuity information and described IP data are carried out charging by IP diffluent informations;
Wherein, the continuity information includes one below:
Whether IP connections support mobility/business continuance;
Whether the connection of grouped data network PDN supports mobility/business continuance;
Whether APN APN supports mobility/business continuance.
2. method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that receive continuity information and/or IP point in charge system Before stream information, methods described also includes:Shunting gateway to the charge system sends the continuity information and/or the IP Diffluent information.
3. method according to claim 2, it is characterised in that send described continuous to the charge system in shunting gateway Property information and/or the IP diffluent informations before, methods described also include one below:
Mobility Management Entity Jing gateways to the shunting gateway sends the continuity information;
Mobility Management Entity Jing wireless sides network element to the shunting gateway sends the continuity information, wherein the wireless side Network element includes one below:Base station, base station from home, radio network controller (RNC), shunting gateway, diverter function entity, domestic base Stand gateway.
4. method according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the Mobility Management Entity includes one below:It is mobile Property management entity MME, moving exchanging center MSC, service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN, home base-station gateway.
5. method according to claim 2, it is characterised in that send described continuous to the charge system in shunting gateway Before property information and/or the IP diffluent informations, methods described also includes:"Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF is to the shunting Gateway sends the continuity information and/or the IP diffluent informations.
6. the method according to any one of claim 2 to 5, it is characterised in that the shunting gateway includes one below: Single local gateway universal grouping wireless business supporting node L-GGSN, L-GGSN and the local GPRS (general packet radio service) of service Support node L-SGSN conjunctions set, individually local grouped data network gateway L-PGW, L-PGW and Home serving gateway L-SGW are closed If, data distribution functional entity.
7. the method according to any one of claim 2 to 5, it is characterised in that the shunting gateway includes that shunting is accessed Gateway and/or shunting gateway, wherein the shunting access gateway is L-PGW or L-GGSN, the shunting gateway is L-SGW or L-SGSN.
8. method according to any one of claim 1 to 5, it is characterised in that the IP diffluent informations are included with purgation One:
Whether IP connections are IP shunting connections;
Whether PDN connections are IP shunting connections;
Whether APN is IP shunting connections.
9. a kind of IP billing datas device, it is characterised in that include:
Receiver module, for receiving continuity information;
Accounting module, for according to the continuity information, to IP data charging being carried out;
The receiver module, is additionally operable to receive continuity information and IP diffluent informations;
The accounting module, is additionally operable to, according to the continuity information and the IP diffluent informations, to IP data charging be carried out.
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