CN103929726A

CN103929726A - Relevant method and system for access control in wireless local area network (WLAN) and fixed network interaction

Info

Publication number: CN103929726A
Application number: CN201310012929.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 尤建洁; 魏元; 朱春晖; 孟伟; 范亮
Original assignee: ZTE Corp
Current assignee: ZTE Corp
Priority date: 2013-01-14
Filing date: 2013-01-14
Publication date: 2014-07-16
Anticipated expiration: 2033-01-14
Also published as: CN103929726B; WO2014107970A1

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for charging in WLAN and fixed network interaction. The method comprises the steps that after UE is attached to a network successfully, an AC sends a user online notice message to a BNG; meanwhile, the AC sends a charging request message to an AAA; after the AAA receives the charging request message, charging processing is carried out on the UE. The invention further discloses a system for charging in WLAN and fixed network interaction, and a method and system for distributing user addresses in WLAN and fixed network interaction. Under the structure of interaction of the WLAN and the fixed network, access of the UE to a network is effectively controlled.

Description

Access control correlation technique and system during WLAN and fixed network are mutual

Technical field

The present invention relates to wireless communication technology, relate in particular to a kind of WLAN (WLAN, Wireless Local Area Networks) and the mutual middle access control correlation technique of fixed network and system.

Background technology

Along with increasingly mature and the universal and user of WLAN (WLAN, Wireless Local Area Networks) the access technology demand to high-speed radio access, domestic and overseas operators is all being greatly developed WLAN business.WLAN access technology, as the shunting means of 2G and 3G, acts on more and more important.

WLAN access technology belongs to the supplementary access way of fixed network access, and how grasp and leading subscriber, by the access situation of WLAN, become the key of carrying out WLAN business effectively in real time.Meanwhile, this will contribute to operator to carry out the network optimization.

WALN network is mainly by subscriber equipment (UE, User Equipment), access node (AP, Access Point,), access controller (AC, Access Controller), wideband network gateway (BNG, Broadband Network Gateway) and AAA server (AAA, Authentication Authorization Accounting) form.Wherein, AP is the bridge that is connected with spider lines and WLAN, and UE accesses outside Internet resources by AP.In prior art, under WLAN and the mutual framework of fixed network, the function of AP, AC and BNG, AAA is cut apart not yet clear and definite, particularly, under WLAN and the mutual framework of fixed network, for how carrying out charging, how carrying out traffic management and how to carry out policy control, also there is no solution.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, main purpose of the present invention be to provide a kind of WLAN and fixed network mutual in access control correlation technique and system, can, under WLAN and the mutual framework of fixed network, UE access network be controlled effectively.

For achieving the above object, technical scheme of the present invention is achieved in that

The invention provides a kind of method that WLAN and fixed network carry out charging in mutual, the method comprises:

After UE attach to network success, AC sends user's notification message of reaching the standard grade to BNG; Meanwhile, described AC sends charging request message to AAA;

Described AAA receives after charging request message, and described UE is carried out to charging processing.

In such scheme, the described user notification message of reaching the standard grade carries Internet Protocol (IP, Internet Protocol) address and/or user ID and/or the subscriber policy of described UE.

In such scheme, described charging request message is carried user profile.

In such scheme, described user profile comprises: the IP address of described UE and/or user ID and/or media access control (MAC, Medium Access Control) address.

In such scheme, in carrying out the process of charging processing, the method also comprises:

In the time of need to reporting Intermediate Charging ICH data, described BNG reports Intermediate Charging ICH data by described AC to described AAA.

In the time of need to upgrading charging policy, described AAA issues new charging policy by described AC to described BNG;

Described BNG receives after charging policy, carries out policy update, and carries out according to new charging policy the data statistics that charging is relevant.

In such scheme, the method also comprises:

When needs stop charging, described AC sends user offline notification message to described BNG; Meanwhile, described AC sends charging termination messages to described AAA.

In such scheme, be the opportunity that need to stop charging: receive the notice that rolls off the production line of described UE, or described UE detected and roll off the production line, or described UE detected and reach the condition of rolling off the production line.

In such scheme, described in described UE detected and reach the condition of rolling off the production line, for:

Detect flow that described UE uses and/or time long data reached the signing upper limit of described UE.

In such scheme, described user offline notification message carries IP address and/or the user ID of described UE.

The method that the present invention provides again another kind of WLAN and fixed network to carry out charging in mutual, the method comprises:

After UE attach to network success, AC sends user's notification message of reaching the standard grade to BNG;

Described BNG receives that user reaches the standard grade after notification message, to AAA, initiates charging request message;

In such scheme, the described user notification message of reaching the standard grade carries IP address and/or user ID and/or the subscriber policy of described UE.

In such scheme, described charging request message is carried user profile.

In such scheme, described user profile comprises: the IP address of described UE and/or user ID and/or MAC Address.

In the time of need to reporting Intermediate Charging ICH data, described BNG reports Intermediate Charging ICH data to described AAA.

In the time of need to upgrading charging policy, described AAA issues new charging policy to described BNG;

In such scheme, the method also comprises:

When needs stop charging, described AC sends user offline notification message to described BNG;

Described BNG receives after user offline notice, to described AAA, sends charging termination messages.

The present invention also provides a kind of method of WLAN and the mutual middle distributing user of fixed network address, and the method comprises:

After authentication success, AC, according to the positional information of UE, is described UE distributing IP address; Or,

Described AC reports the positional information of described UE to AAA; Described AAA is described UE distributing IP address according to the positional information of described UE.

In such scheme, the positional information of described UE is: the positional information that AP reports; Or be: the positional information that described AC obtains according to the configuration relation of self and AP.

In such scheme, for described UE distributes behind IP address, the method also comprises:

In the time of need to formulating subscriber policy, described AC formulates subscriber policy, and is handed down to AP and/or BNG.

In such scheme, described AC formulates subscriber policy, for:

The user profile that AC reports according to described BNG is formulated subscriber policy.

In such scheme, the user profile that AC also reports according to described AP and/or from the user profile of described AAA, formulates subscriber policy.

In such scheme, the user profile that described AP reports comprises: the position of described UE and/or current self number of users and/or present flow rate information;

The user profile that described BNG reports comprises: the flow information of described UE;

The described user profile from AAA comprises: the subscription data of described UE.

In such scheme, the user profile that described BNG reports also comprises: the duration information of described UE.

In such scheme, described subscriber policy comprises: speed limit and/or duration threshold value and total flow threshold value.

The system that the present invention also provides a kind of WLAN and fixed network to carry out charging in mutual, this system comprises: AC, BNG and AAA; Wherein,

AC, for after UE attach to network success, sends user's notification message of reaching the standard grade to BNG; Meanwhile, to AAA, send charging request message;

BNG, for receiving user that AC the sends notification message of reaching the standard grade;

AAA, for receiving after the charging request message of AC transmission, carries out charging processing to described UE.

In such scheme, described BNG, while also reporting Intermediate Charging ICH data for needs, reports Intermediate Charging ICH data by described AC to described AAA; And/or, receive after the charging policy that described AAA issues by described AC, carry out policy update, and carry out according to new charging policy the data statistics that charging is relevant;

Described AAA, the Intermediate Charging ICH data that also report by described AC for receiving described BNG; And/or, by described AC, to described BNG, issue new charging policy.

In such scheme, described AC, also for when needs are ended charging, sends user offline notification message to described BNG; Meanwhile, to described AAA, send charging termination messages;

Described BNG, the user offline notification message also sending for receiving described AC;

Described AAA, the charging termination messages also sending for receiving described AC.

The system that the present invention provides again another kind of WLAN and fixed network to carry out charging in mutual, this system comprises: AC, BNG and AAA; Wherein,

AC, for after UE attach to network success, sends user's notification message of reaching the standard grade to BNG;

BNG, for receiving that the user that AC sends reaches the standard grade after notification message, sends charging request message to AAA;

AAA, for receiving after the charging request message of BNG transmission, carries out charging processing to described UE.

In such scheme, described BNG, while also reporting Intermediate Charging ICH data for needs, reports Intermediate Charging ICH data to described AAA; And/or, receive after the charging policy that described AAA issues, carry out policy update, and carry out according to new charging policy the data statistics that charging is relevant.

Described AAA, the Intermediate Charging ICH data that also report for receiving described BNG; And/or, to described BNG, issue new charging policy.

In such scheme, described AC, also for when needs are ended charging, sends user offline notification message to described BNG;

Described BNG, also, for receiving after the user offline notification message of described AC transmission, sends charging termination messages to described AAA;

Described AAA, the charging termination messages also sending for receiving described BNG.

The present invention also provides the system of a kind of WLAN and the mutual middle distributing user of fixed network address, and this system comprises: AC, after authentication success, according to the positional information of UE, is described UE distributing IP address; Or this system comprises: AC and AAA; Wherein,

AC, after authentication success, reports the positional information of described UE to AAA;

AAA, for receiving after the positional information of the described UE that AC reports, is described UE distributing IP address according to the positional information of described UE.

In such scheme, this system also comprises: AP and/or BNG; Wherein,

Described AC, while also formulating subscriber policy for needs, formulates subscriber policy, and is handed down to AP and/or BNG;

AP, the subscriber policy issuing for receiving described AC; And/or,

BNG, the subscriber policy issuing for receiving described AC.

The method and system of carrying out charging during WLAN provided by the invention and fixed network are mutual, after the success of UE attach to network, AC sends user's notification message of reaching the standard grade to BNG; Meanwhile, AC sends charging request message to AAA; AAA receives after charging request message, and described UE is carried out to charging processing; Or AC sends user's notification message of reaching the standard grade to BNG; BNG receives that user reaches the standard grade after notification message, to AAA, initiates charging request message; AAA receives after charging request message, and described UE is carried out to charging processing, so, can, under the mutual framework of WLAN and fixed network, effectively to accessing the UE of WLAN, carry out charging.

In addition, technical scheme provided by the invention, in carrying out the process of charging processing, in the time of need to reporting Intermediate Charging ICH data, BNG reports Intermediate Charging ICH data by AC to AAA; And/or in the time of need to upgrading charging policy, AAA issues new charging policy by AC to BNG; When needs stop charging, AC sends user offline notification message to BNG; Meanwhile, AC sends charging termination messages to AAA; Or in carrying out the process of charging processing, in the time of need to reporting Intermediate Charging ICH data, BNG reports Intermediate Charging ICH data to AAA; And/or in the time of need to upgrading charging policy, AAA issues new charging policy to BNG; When needs stop charging, AC sends user offline notification message to BNG; BNG receives after user offline notice, to AAA, sends charging termination messages, so, the function of each network element under the mutual framework of further clear and definite WLAN and fixed network, thus can carry out charging more exactly to accessing the UE of WLAN.

The method and system of distributing user address during WLAN provided by the invention and fixed network are mutual, after authentication success, AC, according to the positional information of UE, is described UE distributing IP address; Or AC reports the positional information of described UE to AAA; AAA is described UE distributing IP address according to the positional information of described UE, so, can, under WLAN and the mutual framework of fixed network, effectively realize the distribution of station address.

In addition, in the time of need to formulating subscriber policy, AC formulates subscriber policy, and be handed down to AP and/or BNG, the function of each network element under the mutual framework of clear and definite WLAN and fixed network, so, can, under WLAN and the mutual framework of fixed network, effectively to the UE of access WLAN, carry out policy control.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the method flow schematic diagram that a kind of WLAN of the present invention and fixed network carry out charging in mutual;

Fig. 2 method flow schematic diagram that to be the another kind of WLAN of the present invention carry out charging with fixed network in alternately;

Fig. 3 is the networking scene schematic diagram of embodiment;

Fig. 4 is the method flow schematic diagram that embodiment mono-WLAN and fixed network authenticate in mutual;

Fig. 5 be embodiment bis-WLAN and fixed network mutual in distributing IP address and the method flow schematic diagram that carries out charging;

Fig. 6 is the method flow schematic diagram that the mutual middle BNG of embodiment tri-WLAN and fixed network reports Intermediate Charging ICH data;

Fig. 7 is the mutual middle method flow schematic diagram that upgrades charging policy of embodiment tetra-WLAN and fixed network;

Fig. 8 is the method flow schematic diagram that the mutual middle charging of embodiment five WLAN and fixed network stops;

Fig. 9 be embodiment six WLAN and fixed network mutual in distributing IP address and the method flow schematic diagram that carries out charging;

Figure 10 is the mutual middle method flow schematic diagram that upgrades charging policy of embodiment eight WLAN and fixed network;

Figure 11 is the method flow schematic diagram that the mutual middle charging of embodiment nine WLAN and fixed network stops;

Figure 12 is the mutual middle method flow schematic diagram of formulating subscriber policy of embodiment ten WLAN and fixed network;

Figure 13 is the system configuration schematic diagram that a kind of WLAN of the present invention and fixed network carry out charging in mutual;

Figure 14 system configuration schematic diagram that to be the another kind of WLAN of the present invention carry out charging with fixed network in alternately;

Figure 15 is the system configuration schematic diagram of WLAN of the present invention and the mutual middle distributing user of fixed network address.

Embodiment

Below in conjunction with drawings and the specific embodiments, the present invention is further described in more detail.

The invention provides a kind of method that WLAN and fixed network carry out charging in mutual, as shown in Figure 1, the method comprises the following steps:

After step 101:UE attach to network success, AC sends user's notification message of reaching the standard grade to BNG; Meanwhile, AC sends charging request message to AAA;

Here, the described user notification message of reaching the standard grade carries IP address and/or user ID and/or the subscriber policy of described UE.

Described charging request message is carried user profile, and wherein, described user profile specifically can comprise: the IP address of described UE and/or user ID and/or MAC Address.

Step 102:AAA receives after charging request message, and described UE is carried out to charging processing.

Here, the specific implementation of this step is not the content that the present invention is concerned about.

In carrying out the process of charging processing, the method can further include:

In the time of need to reporting Intermediate Charging ICH data, BNG reports Intermediate Charging ICH data by AC to AAA;

Particularly, BNG reports Intermediate Charging ICH data to AC; AC receives after Intermediate Charging ICH data, to AAA, reports Intermediate Charging ICH data;

Wherein, described Intermediate Charging ICH data comprise: the flow that user has used, duration etc.

In the time of need to upgrading charging policy, AAA issues new charging policy by AC to BNG;

Particularly, AAA issues new charging policy to AC; AC receives after charging policy, to BNG, issues charging policy;

BNG receives after charging policy, carries out policy update, and carries out according to new charging policy the data statistics that charging is relevant.

The method can further include:

When needs stop charging, AC sends user offline notification message to BNG; Meanwhile, AC sends charging termination messages to AAA.

Wherein, be the opportunity that need to stop charging: receive the notice that rolls off the production line of described UE, or described UE detected and roll off the production line, or described UE detected and reach the condition of rolling off the production line;

Here, described in described UE detected and reach the condition of rolling off the production line, be specially:

Described user offline notification message carries IP address and/or the user ID of described UE.

A kind of method that the present invention also provides WLAN and fixed network to carry out charging in mutual, as shown in Figure 2, the method comprises the following steps:

After step 201:UE attach to network success, AC sends user's notification message of reaching the standard grade to BNG;

Step 202:BNG receives that user reaches the standard grade after notification message, to AAA, initiates charging request message;

Here, in described charging request message, carry user profile, wherein, described user profile can be specifically IP address and/or user ID and/or the MAC Address of described UE.

Step 203:AAA receives after charging request message, and described UE is carried out to charging processing.

In the time of need to reporting Intermediate Charging ICH data, BNG reports Intermediate Charging ICH data to AAA;

In the time of need to upgrading charging policy, AAA issues new charging policy to BNG;

The method can further include:

When needs stop charging, AC sends user offline notification message to BNG; BNG receives after user offline notice, to AAA, sends charging termination messages.

Wherein, be the opportunity that need to stop charging: AC receives the notice that rolls off the production line of described UE, or described UE detected and roll off the production line, or described UE detected and reach the condition of rolling off the production line;

Described user offline notification message carries IP address and/or the user ID of UE.

The present invention provides again a kind of method of WLAN and the mutual middle distributing user of fixed network address, and the method comprises: after authentication success, AC, according to the positional information of UE, is described UE distributing IP address; Or AC reports the positional information of described UE to AAA; AAA is described UE distributing IP address according to the positional information of described UE;

Wherein, the positional information of described UE is: the positional information that AP reports, or, the positional information that AC obtains according to the configuration relation of self and AP.

For described UE distributes behind IP address, the method can further include:

In the time of need to formulating subscriber policy, AC formulates subscriber policy, and is handed down to AP and/or BNG;

Here, described AC formulates subscriber policy, is specially:

The user profile that AC reports according to BNG is formulated subscriber policy;

Further, the user profile that AC also reports according to AP and/or from the user profile of AAA, formulates subscriber policy;

Wherein, the user profile that described AP reports, specifically comprises: the position of described UE and/or current self number of users and/or present flow rate information etc.;

The user profile that described BNG reports, specifically comprises: the flow information of described UE, further can also comprise: the duration information of described UE etc.;

The described user profile from AAA, specifically comprises: the subscription data of UE etc.

Described subscriber policy comprises: speed limit and/or duration threshold value and total flow threshold value etc.

Below in conjunction with embodiment, the present invention is described in further detail again.

As shown in Figure 3, under this scene, UE is 802.1X client to the networking scene of embodiment mono-to embodiment ten; UE has access to spider lines by AP; AC is used for managing AP, and issues configuration parameter to AP, and meanwhile, AC serves as 802.1X authenticator and radius client; In addition, AC transmits user's going on line or off line notification message by the interface with BNG to BNG; The transmission of BNG participating user data, and the interface of utilization and AC reports the flow information of UE to AC; AAA is radius server.Wherein, in Fig. 3, solid line represents the transmission trend of signaling flow, that is: signaling flow transmits between AAA, AC, AP, BNG; Dotted line represents the transmission trend of data flow, that is: data flow is transmitted between BNG, AP.

It should be noted that: the mutual all direct forwardings by AP in embodiment mono-, embodiment bis-and embodiment six between UE and AC realize.

Embodiment mono-

The application scenarios of the present embodiment is: UE is attached to the process authenticating after network; The method authenticating during the present embodiment WLAN and fixed network are mutual, as shown in Figure 4, comprises the following steps:

Step 401: be attached to after network, UE sends authentication to AC and starts (EAPoL-Start) message, starts 802.1X authentication access;

Step 402:AC receives after message, to UE, sends identity request (EAP-Identity-Request) message, request UE report of user sign;

Step 403:UE receives after message, to AC, replys identity response (EAP-Identity-Response) message;

Here, described EAP-Identity-Response message comprises user ID.

Step 404:AC receives after message, and EAP (EAP, Extensible Authentication Protocol) frame is encapsulated in access request (RADIUS-Access-Request) message, and sends to AAA;

Here, alternatively, AC inserts the MAC Address of UE in RADIUS-Access-Request message.

Step 405:AAA receives after message, to AC, replys access response (RADIUS-Access-Response) message;

Here, described RADIUS-Access-Response message comprises EAP Challenge.

Step 406 ~ 407:AC receives after message, and from message, deblocking goes out EAP frame, and sends to UE; UE receives after EAP frame, by EAP frame, to AC, replys;

Here, in the EAP frame of reply, comprise Challenged Password.

Step 408:AC receives after EAP frame, the EAP frame of receiving is encapsulated in RADIUS-Access-Request message, and sends to AAA;

Here, described RADIUS-Access-Request message comprises Challenged Password.

Step 409:AAA receives after message, authenticates, and after authentication success, replys access allow (RADIUS-Access-Accept) message to AC;

Step 410:AC receives after message, and deblocking goes out EAP frame, and sends EAP success (EAP-Success) message to UE.

So far, complete verification process.

It should be noted that: the handling process that the present embodiment authenticates is identical with prior art.

Embodiment bis-

The application scenarios of the present embodiment is: after the flow process of embodiment mono-completes, after authentication authorization and accounting success, need to give UE distributing IP address, and carry out charging.The mutual middle distributing IP address of the present embodiment WLAN and fixed network and the method for carrying out charging, as shown in Figure 5, comprise the following steps:

Step 501: after authentication success, UE initiates DHCPv4/v6 address request to AC;

Step 502:AC receives after address request, according to the positional information of UE, to UE, distributes corresponding IP address, and to UE, returns to the IP address of distribution; Or AC is transmitted to AAA by address request, AAA distributes corresponding IP address according to the positional information of UE to UE, and to UE, returns to the IP address of distribution by AC;

Here, when distributing IP address, AP reports the positional information of UE to AC, or AC, according to the configuration relation of self and AP, gets described positional information;

When AC supports that DynamicHost arranges agreement (DHCP, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) relaying (Relay) function, AC is transmitted to AAA by the address request of receiving, and to AAA, reports the positional information of UE.

When by AAA being UE while distributing corresponding IP address, AC can, according to the MAC Address of carrying in address request, judge that whether described UE is by authentication, if by authentication, this address request is transmitted to AAA; Or AC can directly be transmitted to AAA by the address request from UE, AAA, according to the MAC Address of carrying in address request, judges that whether described UE is by authentication, if by authentication, distribute corresponding IP address to UE.

After the success of step 503:IP address assignment, AC initiates charging request message to AAA; Meanwhile, AC sends user's notification message of reaching the standard grade to BNG;

Here, in described charging request message, carry user profile, wherein, described user profile can be specifically IP address and/or user ID and/or the MAC Address of UE.

The described user notification message of reaching the standard grade carries IP address and/or user ID and/or the subscriber policy of UE; Wherein, to obtain the specific implementation of subscriber policy be not the content that the present invention is concerned about to AC.

Step 504:AAA receives after charging request message, to AC, replys charge response message.

Here, AAA replys after charge response message to AC, shows that charging starts.

Embodiment tri-

The application scenarios of the present embodiment is: after the flow process of embodiment bis-completes, and in the process of charging, BNG reports the flow process of Intermediate Charging ICH data.During the present embodiment WLAN and fixed network are mutual, BNG reports the method for Intermediate Charging ICH data, as shown in Figure 6, comprises the following steps:

Step 601: in the time of need to reporting Intermediate Charging ICH data, BNG reports Intermediate Charging ICH data according to charging policy to AC;

Here, described Intermediate Charging ICH data comprise: the flow that user has used, duration etc.

Step 602:AC receives after Intermediate Charging ICH data, to AAA, reports Intermediate Charging ICH data.

Here, AAA carries out according to the Intermediate Charging ICH data of receiving the processing that charging is relevant.

Embodiment tetra-

The application scenarios of the present embodiment is: after the flow process of embodiment bis-or embodiment tri-completes, and in the process of charging, carry out the flow process of charging policy renewal.The method of upgrading charging policy during the present embodiment WLAN and fixed network are mutual, as shown in Figure 7, comprises the following steps:

Step 701: when needs upgrade charging policy, AAA issues new charging policy to AC;

Step 702:AC receives after charging policy, to BNG, issues new charging policy;

Step 703:BNG receives after charging policy, carries out policy update, and carries out according to new charging policy the data statistics that charging is relevant.

Embodiment five

The application scenarios of the present embodiment is: based on embodiment bis-, embodiment tri-and embodiment tetra-, the flow process of carrying out charging termination.The method that during the present embodiment WLAN and fixed network are mutual, charging stops, as shown in Figure 8, comprises the following steps:

Step 801: when receiving the notice that rolls off the production line of UE, or UE detected and roll off the production line, or UE detected and reach while rolling off the production line condition, AC sends charging termination messages to AAA;

Here, described in UE detected and reach the condition of rolling off the production line, be specially:

Detect flow that UE uses and/or time long data reached the signing upper limit of UE.

AAA receives after charging termination messages, shows that this charging finishes.

Step 802: meanwhile, AC sends user offline notification message to BNG.

Here, described user offline notification message carries IP address and/or the user ID of UE.

Embodiment six

The application scenarios of the present embodiment is: after the flow process of embodiment mono-completes, after authentication authorization and accounting success, need to give UE distributing IP address, and carry out charging.The mutual middle distributing IP address of the present embodiment WLAN and fixed network and the method for carrying out charging, as shown in Figure 9, comprise the following steps:

Step 901: after authentication success, UE initiates DHCPv4/v6 address request;

Step 902:AC receives after address request, according to the positional information of UE, to UE, distributes corresponding IP address, and to UE, returns to the IP address of distribution; Or AC is transmitted to AAA by address request, AAA distributes corresponding IP address according to the positional information of UE to UE, and to UE, returns to the IP address of distribution by AC;

When AC supports DHCP Relay function, AC is transmitted to AAA by the address request of receiving, and to AAA, reports the positional information of UE.

After step 903:IP address assignment success, AC sends user's notification message of reaching the standard grade to BNG;

Here, the described user notification message of reaching the standard grade carries IP address and/or user ID and/or the subscriber policy of UE; Wherein, to obtain the specific implementation of subscriber policy be not the content that the present invention is concerned about to AC.

Step 904:BNG receives that user reaches the standard grade after notification message, to AAA, initiates charging request message;

Step 905:AAA receives after charging request message, to BNG, replys charge response message;

Here, AAA replys after charge response message to BNG, shows that charging starts.

Embodiment seven

The application scenarios of the present embodiment is: after the flow process of embodiment six completes, and in the process of charging, BNG reports the flow process of Intermediate Charging ICH data.During the present embodiment WLAN and fixed network are mutual, BNG reports the method for Intermediate Charging ICH data, comprising:

In the time of need to reporting Intermediate Charging ICH data, BNG reports Intermediate Charging ICH data according to charging policy to AAA;

AAA carries out according to the Intermediate Charging ICH data of receiving the processing that charging is relevant.

Embodiment eight

The application scenarios of the present embodiment is: after the flow process of embodiment six or embodiment seven completes, and in the process of charging, carry out the flow process of charging policy renewal.The method of upgrading charging policy during the present embodiment WLAN and fixed network are mutual, as shown in figure 10, comprises the following steps:

Step 1001: when needs upgrade charging policy, AAA issues new charging policy to BNG;

Step 1002:BNG receives after charging policy, carries out policy update, and carries out according to new charging policy the data statistics that charging is first closed.

Embodiment nine

The application scenarios of the present embodiment is: based on embodiment six, embodiment seven and embodiment eight, the flow process of carrying out charging termination.The method that during the present embodiment WLAN and fixed network are mutual, charging stops, as shown in figure 11, comprises the following steps:

Step 1101: when receiving the notice that rolls off the production line of UE, or UE detected and roll off the production line, or UE detected and reach while rolling off the production line condition, AC sends user offline notification message to BNG;

Step 1102:BNG receives after user offline notice, to AAA, sends charging termination messages.

Here, AAA receives after charging termination messages, shows that this charging finishes.

Embodiment ten

The method of formulating subscriber policy during the present embodiment WLAN and fixed network are mutual, as shown in figure 12, comprises the following steps:

Step 1201: in the time of need to formulating subscriber policy, BNG reports user profile corresponding to described user to AC;

Here, described user profile comprises: the flow information of the UE that described user is corresponding; Further, can also comprise: the duration information of the UE that described user is corresponding etc.

The user profile that step 1202:AC reports according to BNG is formulated subscriber policy;

Further, the user profile that AC also reports according to AP and/or formulate subscriber policy from the user profile of AAA;

Wherein, the interface of AP by self and AC is to AC report of user information, and wherein, the user profile that AP reports, specifically comprises: the position of UE and/or current self number of users and/or present flow rate information etc.

AC obtains required user profile by the interface of self and AAA, wherein, comprises: the subscription data of UE etc. from the user profile of AAA.

The specific implementation that AC formulates subscriber policy is not the content that the present invention is concerned about.

Step 1203:AC issues described subscriber policy to AP and/or BNG.

For realizing the method shown in Fig. 1, the system that the present invention also provides a kind of WLAN and fixed network to carry out charging in mutual, as shown in figure 13, this system comprises: AC131, BNG132 and AAA133; Wherein,

AC131, for after UE attach to network success, sends user's notification message of reaching the standard grade to BNG132; Meanwhile, to AAA133, send charging request message;

BNG132, for receiving user that AC131 the sends notification message of reaching the standard grade;

AAA133, for receiving after the charging request message of AC131 transmission, carries out charging processing to described UE.

Wherein, described BNG132, while also reporting Intermediate Charging ICH data for needs, reports Intermediate Charging ICH data by AC131 to AAA133;

Described AAA133, the Intermediate Charging ICH data that also report by AC131 for receiving BNG132.

Described AAA133, also for issuing new charging policy by AC131 to BNG132;

Described 132, also, for receiving after the charging policy that AAA133 issues by AC131, carry out policy update, and carry out according to new charging policy the data statistics that charging is relevant.

Described AC131, also for when needs are ended charging, sends user offline notification message to BNG132; Meanwhile, to AAA133, send charging termination messages;

Described BNG132, the user offline notification message also sending for receiving AC131;

Described AAA133, the charging termination messages also sending for receiving AC131.

For realizing the method shown in Fig. 2, the system that the present invention also provides a kind of WLAN and fixed network to carry out charging in mutual, as shown in figure 14, this system comprises: AC141, BNG142 and AAA143; Wherein,

AC141, for after UE attach to network success, sends user's notification message of reaching the standard grade to BNG142;

BNG142, for receiving that the user that AC141 sends reaches the standard grade after notification message, sends charging request message to AAA143;

AAA143, for receiving after the charging request message of BNG142 transmission, carries out charging processing to described UE.

Wherein, described BNG142, while also reporting Intermediate Charging ICH data for needs, reports Intermediate Charging ICH data to AAA143;

Described AAA143, the Intermediate Charging ICH data that also report for receiving BNG142.

Described AAA143, also for issuing new charging policy to BNG142;

Described BNG142, also, for receiving after the charging policy that AAA143 issues, carries out policy update, and carries out according to new charging policy the data statistics that charging is relevant.

Described AC141, also for when needs are ended charging, sends user offline notification message to BNG142;

Described BNG132, also, for receiving after the user offline notification message of AC141 transmission, sends charging termination messages to AAA143;

Described AAA143, the charging termination messages also sending for receiving BNG142.

For realizing the method for the mutual middle distributing user of WLAN and fixed network address, the present invention also provides the system of a kind of WLAN and the mutual middle distributing user of fixed network address, as shown in figure 15, this system comprises: AC151, for after authentication success, according to the positional information of UE, be described UE distributing IP address; Or this system can further include: AAA152; Wherein,

Described AC151, after authentication success, reports the positional information of described UE to AAA152;

AAA152, for receiving after the positional information of the described UE that AC151 reports, is described UE distributing IP address according to the positional information of described UE.

Wherein, this system can further include: AP153 and/or BNG154; Wherein,

Described AC151, while also formulating subscriber policy for needs, formulates subscriber policy, and is handed down to AP153 and/or BNG154;

AP153, the subscriber policy issuing for receiving AC151; And/or,

BNG154, the subscriber policy issuing for receiving AC151.

The above, be only preferred embodiment of the present invention, is not intended to limit protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. the method that WLAN (WLAN) and fixed network carry out charging in mutual, is characterized in that, the method comprises:

After subscriber equipment (UE) attach to network success, access controller (AC) sends user's notification message of reaching the standard grade to wideband network gateway (BNG); Meanwhile, described AC sends charging request message to AAA server (AAA);

2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that,

The described user notification message of reaching the standard grade carries Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or user ID and/or the subscriber policy of described UE.

3. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described charging request message is carried user profile.

4. method according to claim 3, is characterized in that, described user profile comprises: the IP address of described UE and/or user ID and/or media access control (MAC) address.

5. according to the method described in claim 1 to 4 any one, it is characterized in that, in carrying out the process of charging processing, the method also comprises:

6. according to the method described in claim 1 to 4 any one, it is characterized in that, in carrying out the process of charging processing, the method also comprises:

7. according to the method described in claim 1 to 4 any one, it is characterized in that, the method also comprises:

8. method according to claim 7, is characterized in that, be the opportunity that need to stop charging: receive the notice that rolls off the production line of described UE, or described UE detected and roll off the production line, or described UE detected and reach the condition of rolling off the production line.

9. method according to claim 8, is characterized in that, described in described UE detected and reach the condition of rolling off the production line, for:

10. method according to claim 7, is characterized in that, described user offline notification message carries IP address and/or the user ID of described UE.

The method of carrying out charging during 11. 1 kinds of WLAN and fixed network are mutual, is characterized in that, the method comprises:

12. methods according to claim 11, is characterized in that, the described user notification message of reaching the standard grade carries IP address and/or user ID and/or the subscriber policy of described UE.

13. methods according to claim 11, is characterized in that, described charging request message is carried user profile.

14. methods according to claim 13, is characterized in that, described user profile comprises: the IP address of described UE and/or user ID and/or MAC Address.

15. according to claim 11 to the method described in 14 any one, it is characterized in that, in carrying out the process of charging processing, the method also comprises:

16. according to claim 11 to the method described in 14 any one, it is characterized in that, in carrying out the process of charging processing, the method also comprises:

17. according to claim 11 to the method described in 14 any one, it is characterized in that, the method also comprises:

18. methods according to claim 17, is characterized in that, be the opportunity that need to stop charging: receive the notice that rolls off the production line of described UE, or described UE detected and roll off the production line, or described UE detected and reach the condition of rolling off the production line.

19. methods according to claim 18, is characterized in that, described in described UE detected and reach the condition of rolling off the production line, for:

20. methods according to claim 17, is characterized in that, described user offline notification message carries IP address and/or the user ID of described UE.

During 21. 1 kinds of WLAN and fixed network are mutual, the method for distributing user address, is characterized in that, the method comprises:

22. methods according to claim 21, is characterized in that, the positional information of described UE is: the positional information that access node (AP) reports; Or be: the positional information that described AC obtains according to the configuration relation of self and AP.

23. according to the method described in claim 21 or 22, it is characterized in that, for described UE distributes behind IP address, the method also comprises:

24. methods according to claim 23, is characterized in that, described AC formulates subscriber policy, for:

25. methods according to claim 24, is characterized in that, the user profile that AC also reports according to described AP and/or from the user profile of described AAA is formulated subscriber policy.

26. methods according to claim 25, is characterized in that,

The user profile that described AP reports comprises: the position of described UE and/or current self number of users and/or present flow rate information;

27. methods according to claim 26, is characterized in that, the user profile that described BNG reports also comprises: the duration information of described UE.

28. methods according to claim 23, is characterized in that,

Described subscriber policy comprises: speed limit and/or duration threshold value and total flow threshold value.

The system of carrying out charging during 29. 1 kinds of WLAN and fixed network are mutual, is characterized in that, this system comprises: AC, BNG and AAA; Wherein,

30. systems according to claim 29, is characterized in that,

Described BNG, while also reporting Intermediate Charging ICH data for needs, reports Intermediate Charging ICH data by described AC to described AAA; And/or, receive after the charging policy that described AAA issues by described AC, carry out policy update, and carry out according to new charging policy the data statistics that charging is relevant;

31. according to the system described in claim 29 or 30, it is characterized in that,

Described AC, also for when needs are ended charging, sends user offline notification message to described BNG; Meanwhile, to described AAA, send charging termination messages;

The system of carrying out charging during 32. 1 kinds of WLAN and fixed network are mutual, is characterized in that, this system comprises: AC, BNG and AAA; Wherein,

33. systems according to claim 32, is characterized in that, described BNG, while also reporting Intermediate Charging ICH data for needs, reports Intermediate Charging ICH data to described AAA; And/or, receive after the charging policy that described AAA issues, carry out policy update, and carry out according to new charging policy the data statistics that charging is relevant.

34. according to the system described in claim 32 or 33, it is characterized in that,

Described AC, also for when needs are ended charging, sends user offline notification message to described BNG;

During 35. 1 kinds of WLAN and fixed network are mutual, the system of distributing user address, is characterized in that, this system comprises: AC, after authentication success, according to the positional information of UE, is described UE distributing IP address; Or this system comprises: AC and AAA; Wherein,

36. systems according to claim 35, is characterized in that, this system also comprises: AP and/or BNG; Wherein,

AP, the subscriber policy issuing for receiving described AC; And/or, BNG, the subscriber policy issuing for receiving described AC.