CN105338505A

CN105338505A - Method, device and system for obtaining account information of mobile user

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Publication number: CN105338505A
Application number: CN201410306769.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李向阳
Original assignee: Alcatel Optical Networks Israel Ltd
Current assignee: Alcatel Optical Networks Israel Ltd
Priority date: 2014-06-30
Filing date: 2014-06-30
Publication date: 2016-02-17

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for obtaining the account information of a mobile user in a billing system of a communication system, wherein the billing system has first address information of the billing system when a service provider corresponding to the billing system is adopted as an attribution service provider and second address information of the billing system when the service provider corresponding to the billing system is adopted as a non-attribution service provider, and the mobile user correspondingly has first account information used for the billing of the attribution service provider of the mobile user and second account information used for the billing of the non-attribution service provider of the mobile user. The method comprises the following steps that: a, a roaming-billing request which comes from a proxy device and is used for the mobile user is received; b, when the first address information is obtained from the roaming-billing request, the first account information of the first account information is obtained, and billing can be performed; and c, when the second address information is obtained from the roaming-billing request, the second account information of the mobile user is obtained, and billing can be performed.

Description

A kind of methods, devices and systems of the accounts information for obtaining mobile subscriber

Technical field

The present invention relates to moving communicating field, particularly relating to a kind of methods, devices and systems of the accounts information for obtaining mobile subscriber.

Background technology

In prior art, a mobile subscriber only has a service provider (i.e. the home service business of this mobile subscriber), by this service provider for this mobile subscriber provides roaming service and non-roaming service, and this mobile subscriber only has the accounts information of the charging for this service provider, charge system can according to the identification information of this mobile subscriber, and directly acquisition account information carries out charging.

Summary of the invention

The object of this invention is to provide a kind of methods, devices and systems of the accounts information for obtaining mobile subscriber.

According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of in the charge system of communication system for obtaining the method for the accounts information of mobile subscriber, the method comprises the following steps:

A. receive from agent equipment, for the roam charge request of mobile subscriber, wherein, described charge system has service provider corresponding to this charge system as the first address information during home service business and service provider corresponding to this charge system as the second address information during non-attribution service provider, and described mobile subscriber's correspondence has the second accounts information of the first accounts information of the charging of the home service business for this mobile subscriber and the charging for the non-attribution service provider of this mobile subscriber;

B., when obtaining described first address information from described roam charge request, obtaining first accounts information of described mobile subscriber and carrying out charging;

C., when obtaining described second address information from described roam charge request, obtaining second accounts information of described mobile subscriber and carrying out charging.

According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of in the agent equipment of communication system for accounting request being sent to the method for charge system, wherein, the method comprises the following steps:

A. receive automatic network, for the roam charge request of mobile subscriber, wherein, the home service business providing the service provider of roaming service to comprise this mobile subscriber for this mobile subscriber and non-attribution service provider, the charge system of a service provider has this service provider as the first address information during home service business and this service provider as the second address information during non-attribution service provider;

B. determine according to described roam charge request the service provider this roam charge request being carried out to charging, and when this service provider is as home service business, described first address information is added in described roam charge request, when this service provider is as non-attribution service provider, described second address information is added in described roam charge request;

C. the charge system of the non-attribution service provider of charging is carried out described in the roam charge request adding described first address information or described second address information being sent to.

According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of in the charge system of communication system for obtaining the first device of the accounts information of mobile subscriber, this first device comprises with lower device:

First receiving device, for receive from agent equipment, for the roam charge request of mobile subscriber, wherein, described charge system has service provider corresponding to this charge system as the first address information during home service business and service provider corresponding to this charge system as the second address information during non-attribution service provider, and described mobile subscriber's correspondence has the second accounts information of the first accounts information of the charging of the home service business for this mobile subscriber and the charging for the non-attribution service provider of this mobile subscriber;

First acquisition device, for when obtaining described first address information from described roam charge request, obtaining first accounts information of described mobile subscriber and carrying out charging;

Second acquisition device, for when obtaining described second address information from described roam charge request, obtaining second accounts information of described mobile subscriber and carrying out charging.

According to another aspect of the present invention, additionally provide a kind of in the agent equipment of communication system for accounting request being sent to the second device of charge system, wherein, this second device comprises with lower device:

Second receiving system, for receive automatic network, for the roam charge request of mobile subscriber, wherein, the home service business providing the service provider of roaming service to comprise this mobile subscriber for this mobile subscriber and non-attribution service provider, the charge system of a service provider has this service provider as the first address information during home service business and this service provider as the second address information during non-attribution service provider;

Determining device, for determining according to described roam charge request the service provider this roam charge request being carried out to charging, and when this service provider is as home service business, described first address information is added in described roam charge request, when this service provider is as non-attribution service provider, described second address information is added in described roam charge request;

Dispensing device, for carrying out the charge system of the non-attribution service provider of charging described in the roam charge request adding described first address information or described second address information being sent to.

According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of communication system, this communication system comprises first device of the present invention and the second device.

Compared with prior art, the present invention has the following advantages: 1) when mobile subscriber has two accounts informations, and scheme provided by the invention also can carry out normal billing to mobile subscriber; 2) service provider of a mobile subscriber comprises its home service business and non-attribution service provider, and mobile subscriber has the second accounts information of the first accounts information for the charging of its home service business and the charging for its non-attribution service provider; When the non-attribution service provider of mobile subscriber provides roaming service for it, second address information of charge system can be added in roam charge request by agent equipment, charge system can obtain second accounts information of mobile subscriber according to the identification information of this second address information and mobile subscriber, carry out charging with the expenses standard of the non-attribution service provider according to mobile subscriber; When the home service business of mobile subscriber provides roaming service for it, first address information of charge system can be added in roam charge request by agent equipment, charge system directly can obtain first accounts information of mobile subscriber according to the identification information of mobile subscriber, carry out charging with the expenses standard of the home service business according to mobile subscriber.

Accompanying drawing explanation

By reading the detailed description done non-limiting example done with reference to the following drawings, other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will become more obvious:

Fig. 1 be a preferred embodiment of the invention in a communications system for obtaining the schematic flow sheet of the method for the accounts information of mobile subscriber;

Fig. 2 be another preferred embodiment of the present invention in a communications system for obtaining the schematic flow sheet of the method for the accounts information of mobile subscriber;

Fig. 3 be a preferred embodiment of the invention in a communications system for obtaining the system configuration schematic diagram of the accounts information of mobile subscriber;

Fig. 4 be another preferred embodiment of the present invention in a communications system for obtaining the system configuration schematic diagram of the accounts information of mobile subscriber;

Fig. 5 shows the configuration diagram of the charge system platform of the present invention's example;

Fig. 6 is the configuration diagram of the communication system of the present invention's example;

Fig. 7 is the structural representation of the communication system of another example of the present invention.

In accompanying drawing, same or analogous Reference numeral represents same or analogous parts.

Embodiment

The invention provides a kind of in a communications system for obtaining the method for the accounts information of mobile subscriber.

In the present invention, the home service business providing the service provider of roaming service to comprise this mobile subscriber for a mobile subscriber and non-attribution service provider.Each service provider of a mobile subscriber, all there is the accounts information for this mobile subscriber, therefore, usually, corresponding second accounts information having the first accounts information of the charging of the home service business for this mobile subscriber and the charging for the non-attribution service provider of this mobile subscriber of mobile subscriber.Namely a service provider can be used as the home service business of some mobile subscribers, also can be used as the non-attribution service provider of some mobile subscribers, and the charge system of a service provider has this service provider as the first address information during home service business and this service provider as the second address information during non-attribution service provider.

Wherein, described home service is commercial in representing the service provider that mobile subscriber is registered to, and described non-attribution service provider can be any one service provider beyond home service business; Preferably, non-attribution service provider is applicable to identical SIM card with the service that home service business provides, as non-attribution service provider and home service business are the service provider that mobile subscriber registers country, for same SIM card provides roaming service.Preferably, select one of them as the non-attribution service provider of this mobile subscriber in multiple service providers that mobile subscriber can register in country beyond home service business at it, for this mobile subscriber provides roaming service.More preferably, the service provider that can select for mobile subscriber includes but not limited to: Mobile Network Operator (MNO, MobileNetworkOperator), MVNO (MVNO, MobileVirtualNetworkOperator), Mobile Communication Service dealer (ResellerofMobileCommunicationServices) etc.

It should be noted that, when mobile subscriber has only signed roaming agreement with its home service business, this mobile subscriber is corresponding the first accounts information having the charging for its home service business only; When mobile subscriber has signed roaming agreement with its home service business and non-attribution service provider simultaneously, this mobile subscriber's correspondence has had the second accounts information of the first accounts information of the charging of the home service business for this mobile subscriber and the charging for the non-attribution service provider of this mobile subscriber.In the present invention, mobile subscriber has signed roaming agreement with its home service business and non-attribution service provider usually simultaneously.

Communication system of the present invention comprises agent equipment and charge system.

Preferably, described agent equipment is connected to charge system platform; Preferably, described charge system platform can comprise multiple charge system, each charge system corresponds to a service provider and carries out charging to the mobile subscriber signed an agreement with this service provider.Preferably, in the database that agent equipment uses, store the mapping relations between the first address information of the charge system of service provider and this service provider and the second address information, and the mapping relations between mobile subscriber and its service provider.

Wherein, the charge system of two different service providers, may be erected in identical charge system platform, or, may be erected in different charge system platforms.Such as, the charge system of service provider MNO1 and MVNO1 is erected in identical charge system platform platform1, and the charge system of service provider MNO2 is erected at charge system platform platform2, as shown in Figure 5.Thus, the charge system of the home service business of a mobile subscriber and the charge system of non-attribution service provider, may be erected in identical charge system platform, or, may be erected in different charge system platforms.Such as, in Figure 5 in example shown, the home service business of mobile subscriber A is MNO1, and its non-attribution service provider is MVNO1; The home service business of mobile subscriber B is MNO1, and its non-attribution service provider is MNO2; The charge system of the home service business of mobile subscriber A and the charge system of non-attribution service provider are erected in identical charge system platform, and the charge system of the home service business of mobile subscriber B and the charge system of non-attribution service provider are erected in different charge system platforms.

Fig. 6 is the configuration diagram of the communication system of an example of the present invention.Wherein, the charge system of service provider MNO1 and MVNO1 is all erected at charge system platform platform1, and charge system when MNO2 and MNO3 is non-attribution service provider is the charge system being positioned at platform1 outside.Wherein, the home service business of mobile subscriber A and the charge system of non-attribution service provider are erected at identical charge system platform, and the home service business of mobile subscriber B and the charge system of non-attribution service provider are erected at different charge system platforms.Wherein, agent equipment is connected to charge system when platform1 and MNO2 and MNO3 is non-attribution service provider.

Fig. 7 is the configuration diagram of the communication system of another example of the present invention.Wherein, the charge system of service provider MNO1 and MVNO1 is all erected at charge system platform platform1, and charge system when charge system when MNO2 is home service business and MNO2 are non-attribution service provider is the charge system being positioned at platform1 outside.The home service business of mobile subscriber C and D and the charge system of non-attribution service provider are erected at different charge system platforms.Wherein, first agent's equipment connection is to first network, and second agent's equipment connection is to second network.

Method provided by the invention comprises the following steps:

Agent equipment receive automatic network, for the roam charge request of mobile subscriber.

Then, agent equipment determines according to described roam charge request the service provider this roam charge request being carried out to charging, and when this service provider is as home service business, described first address information is added in described roam charge request, when this service provider is as non-attribution service provider, described second address information is added in described roam charge request.

Afterwards, agent equipment the roam charge request adding described first address information or described second address information is sent to described in carry out the charge system of the non-attribution service provider of charging.

Charge system receive from agent equipment, for the roam charge request of mobile subscriber.

When obtaining described first address information from described roam charge request, charge system obtains first accounts information of described mobile subscriber and carries out charging.

When obtaining described second address information from described roam charge request, charge system obtains second accounts information of described mobile subscriber and carries out charging.

When mobile subscriber has two accounts informations, scheme provided by the invention also can carry out normal billing to mobile subscriber.

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the present invention is described in further detail.

Fig. 1 be a preferred embodiment of the invention in a communications system for obtaining the schematic flow sheet of the method for the accounts information of mobile subscriber.Present embodiment illustrates the situation of by the non-attribution service provider of mobile subscriber, roam charge request being carried out to charging.

Wherein, the method for the present embodiment realizes mainly through agent equipment and charge system; Wherein, described agent equipment and charge system are all positioned at the registration country of mobile subscriber.Wherein, the communication protocol that uses of described agent equipment is consistent with the communication protocol that described communication system uses; Such as, based in the communication system of Diameter, described agent equipment can be the equipment based on Diameter, as Diameter route agent etc.; Again such as, in the communication system based on CSSS7 signaling protocol, described agent equipment can be the equipment based on CSSS7 signaling protocol, as music program equipment etc.

It should be noted that, described agent equipment and charge system are only citing, and other agent equipments that are existing or that may occur from now on and charge system, as being applicable to the present invention, within also should being included in scope, and are contained in this with way of reference.

Step S101, step S102, step S103, step S104 and step S105 is comprised according to the method for the present embodiment.

In step S101, agent equipment receive automatic network, for the roam charge request of mobile subscriber.

Wherein, described roam charge request comprises any request for carrying out charging to the mobile subscriber roamed.Such as, roam charge request is used for carrying out charging to the calling that the mobile subscriber roamed initiates.

In step s 102, agent equipment determines according to roam charge request the service provider this roam charge request being carried out to charging, and when this service provider is as non-attribution service provider, described second address information is added in described roam charge request.

Wherein, described second address information is used to indicate the address information of service provider as its charge system during non-attribution service provider; Preferably, described second address information includes but not limited to:

1) described roam charge request is based on SS7 agreement, and described second address information indicates described service provider as the end-point encoding (PointCode) of charge system during non-attribution service provider and/or global title (GlobalTitle).

Wherein, described end-point encoding and/or global title are for identifying based on the equipment in the signaling network of SS7 agreement.Preferably, described end-point encoding can have multiple another name end-point encoding (AliasPointCode).

2) described roam charge request is based on Diameter, and described second address information indicates described service provider as the aiming field (DestinationRealm) of charge system during non-attribution service provider and/or destination host (DestinationHost).

Wherein, described aiming field is used to indicate the territory of described service provider as charge system place during non-attribution service provider.

Wherein, described destination host is used to indicate the concrete main frame of described service provider as charge system place during non-attribution service provider.

3) described second address information indicates the IP address information of described service provider as charge system during non-attribution service provider.

Preferably, agent equipment obtains second address information of service provider as charge system during non-attribution service provider from the database that it uses, and this second address information is added in roam charge request.

Such as, described request is based on SS7 agreement, agent equipment obtains the end-point encoding of service provider as charge system during non-attribution service provider from the database that it uses, and this end-point encoding is added in the object end-point encoding (DPC, DestinationPointCode) of this roam charge request.

Again such as, described request is based on Diameter, agent equipment obtains service provider as the aiming field of charge system during non-attribution service provider and destination host from the database that it uses, and the property value this aiming field being added into the corresponding aiming field of this roam charge request is to (AVP, AttributeValuePair) in, and this destination host is added into the property value centering of the corresponding destination host of this roam charge request.

Again such as, described request is based on IP agreement, and agent equipment obtains the IP address information of service provider as charge system during non-attribution service provider from the database that it uses, and this IP address information is added in the object IP address of this roam charge request.

Particularly, agent equipment determines the mobile subscriber corresponding to this roam charge request according to roam charge request, then, when agent equipment is determined to carry out charging by the non-attribution service provider of this mobile subscriber for this roam charge request, the second address information of the non-attribution service provider of this mobile subscriber adds in roam charge request by agent equipment.

Wherein, agent equipment can adopt various ways, is defined as the service provider of this roam charge request charging.Such as, agent equipment obtains the telephone number of mobile subscriber from roam charge request, and whether endorsed roaming agreement with non-attribution service provider according to this telephone number, and, whether the current position of this mobile subscriber belongs to the scope of application etc. of the roaming agreement that itself and non-attribution service provider sign, and determines whether by the non-attribution service provider of this mobile subscriber as charging is carried out in this roam charge request.

Preferably, when according to roam charge request, when judging that described mobile subscriber is positioned at predetermined roaming country or predetermined random zone, agent equipment determines that the service provider carrying out charging to this roam charge request is the non-attribution service provider of this mobile subscriber, and the second address information of the charge system of this non-attribution service provider is added in this roam charge request.

Such as, when agent equipment is according to roam charge request, when judging that mobile subscriber is positioned at predetermined roaming country, agent equipment determines that the service provider carrying out charging to this roam charge request is the non-attribution service provider MVMO of this mobile subscriber, and the second address information of the charge system of MVMO is added in this roam charge request.

Wherein, for each service provider as non-attribution service provider, described predetermined roaming country can be identical; Or each service provider, when as non-attribution service provider, can specify different predetermined roaming countries or predetermined random zone.Preferably, described predetermined roaming country comprises the country of European Union, and described non-attribution service provider specifies above-mentioned predetermined roaming country or predetermined roaming area based on European Union's roaming regulation (EURoamingRegulation).Such as, the home country of mobile subscriber is France, and the non-attribution service provider of mobile subscriber specifies the predetermined roaming country of this mobile subscriber to comprise: Italy, Holland, Britain.

It should be noted that, above-mentioned citing is only and technical scheme of the present invention is described better, but not limitation of the present invention, those skilled in the art should understand that, anyly determine according to roam charge request the service provider this roam charge request being carried out to charging, and when this service provider is as non-attribution service provider, described second address information is added the implementation in described roam charge request, all should be within the scope of the present invention.

In step s 103, the roam charge request adding the second address information is sent to the charge system of the non-attribution service provider carrying out charging by agent equipment.

Particularly, the roam charge request adding the second address information, according to described second address information, is sent to the charge system of the non-attribution service provider carrying out charging by agent equipment.

In step S104, charge system receive from agent equipment, for the roam charge request of mobile subscriber.

In step S105, when obtaining the second address information of this charge system from roam charge request, charge system obtains second accounts information of this mobile subscriber and carries out charging.

Wherein, described second accounts information is the accounts information of the charging of non-attribution service provider for mobile subscriber; Preferably, described second accounts information includes but not limited to identification information, the balance amount information of mobile subscriber, the information etc. relevant to the set meal of the non-attribution service provider selected by mobile subscriber of mobile subscriber.Preferably, described second accounts information is stored on the charge system platform at the charge system place of this non-attribution service provider.

Particularly, charge system obtains the address information being used to indicate this charge system from roam charge request, and when this address information is the second address information of this charge system, charge system obtains second accounts information of this mobile subscriber and carries out charging.

Preferably, described step S105 is further comprising the steps: when obtaining described second address information from described roam charge request, charge system is according to the identification information of this second address information and described mobile subscriber, obtain second accounts information of described mobile subscriber, and carry out charging.

Wherein, the identification information of described mobile subscriber comprise any can the information of this mobile subscriber of unique identification; Preferably, the identification information of described mobile subscriber includes but not limited to the IMSI (InternationalMobileSubscriberIdentificationNumber of mobile subscriber, international mobile subscriber identity), mobile subscriber ISDN (integrated services digital network, IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork) number etc.Wherein, charge system can obtain the identification information of mobile subscriber according to roam charge request.

Particularly, when obtaining described second address information from described roam charge request, charge system, according to the identification information of this second address information and described mobile subscriber, obtain second accounts information of described mobile subscriber, and the mode of carrying out charging includes but not limited to:

1) when the second address information as service provider as identification information during non-attribution service provider, when obtaining described second address information from described roam charge request, charge system obtains the accounts information corresponding with the identification information of this second address information and described mobile subscriber, as second accounts information of described mobile subscriber.

Such as, charge system obtains the end-point encoding of charge system from roam charge request, and judges that this end-point encoding is the second address information of charge system, and using the identification information of this end-point encoding as the non-attribution service provider of mobile subscriber; Then, charge system obtains the accounts information corresponding with the identification information of this mobile subscriber with this end-point encoding, as second accounts information of this mobile subscriber, and carries out charging according to this second accounts information.

2) when the second address information is not service provider as identification information during non-attribution service provider, when obtaining described second address information from described roam charge request, according to the second address information, charge system determines that service provider is as identification information during non-attribution service provider, and obtain the accounts information corresponding with the identification information of identification information during this non-attribution service provider and described mobile subscriber, as second accounts information of described mobile subscriber.In this implementation, the identification information of described non-attribution service provider comprises and anyly except the second address information can be used for indicating service provider to be the information of non-attribution service provider.

It should be noted that, above-mentioned citing is only and technical scheme of the present invention is described better, but not limitation of the present invention, those skilled in the art should understand that, any when obtaining the second address information of this charge system from roam charge request, obtain second accounts information of this mobile subscriber and carry out the implementation of charging, all should be within the scope of the present invention.

According to the scheme of the present embodiment, the service provider of a mobile subscriber comprises its home service business and non-attribution service provider, and mobile subscriber has the second accounts information of the first accounts information for the charging of its home service business and the charging for its non-attribution service provider, when the non-attribution service provider of mobile subscriber provides roaming service for it, second address information of charge system can be added in roam charge request by agent equipment, charge system can obtain second accounts information of mobile subscriber according to the identification information of this second address information and mobile subscriber, charging is carried out with the expenses standard of the non-attribution service provider according to mobile subscriber.

Fig. 2 be another preferred embodiment of the present invention in a communications system for obtaining the schematic flow sheet of the method for the accounts information of mobile subscriber.Wherein, present embodiment illustrates the situation of by the home service business of mobile subscriber, roam charge request being carried out to charging.The method of the present embodiment realizes mainly through agent equipment and charge system; Wherein, to any explanation done with reference to the agent equipment described in embodiment illustrated in fig. 1 and charge system, be contained in all by reference in the present embodiment.

Step S201, step S202, step S203, step S204 and step S205 is comprised according to the method for the present embodiment.

In step s 201, agent equipment receive automatic network, for the roam charge request of mobile subscriber.

Wherein, described step S201 is same or similar with the implementation with reference to step S101 described in Fig. 1, does not repeat them here.

In step S202, agent equipment determines according to roam charge request the service provider this roam charge request being carried out to charging, and when this service provider is as home service business, described first address information is added in described roam charge request;

Wherein, described first address information is used to indicate the address information of service provider as its charge system during home service business; Preferably, described first address information includes but not limited to:

1) described roam charge request is based on SS7 agreement, and described first address information indicates described service provider as the end-point encoding (PointCode) of charge system during home service business and/or global title (GlobalTitle).

2) described roam charge request is based on Diameter, and described first address information indicates described service provider as the aiming field (DestinationRealm) of charge system during home service business and/or destination host (DestinationHost).

3) described first address information indicates the IP address information of described service provider as charge system during home service business.

Preferably, agent equipment obtains first address information of service provider as charge system during home service business from the database that it uses, and this first address information is added in roam charge request.

Such as, described request is based on SS7 agreement, agent equipment obtains the end-point encoding of service provider as charge system during home service business from the database that it uses, and this end-point encoding is added in the object end-point encoding (DPC, DestinationPointCode) of this roam charge request.

Again such as, described request is based on Diameter, agent equipment obtains service provider as the aiming field of charge system during home service business and destination host from the database that it uses, and the property value this aiming field being added into the corresponding aiming field of this roam charge request is to (AVP, AttributeValuePair) in, and this destination host is added into the property value centering of the corresponding destination host of this roam charge request.

Again such as, described request is based on IP agreement, and agent equipment obtains the IP address information of service provider as charge system during home service business from the database that it uses, and this IP address information is added in the object IP address of this roam charge request.

Particularly, agent equipment determines the mobile subscriber corresponding to this roam charge request according to roam charge request, when agent equipment determines that this mobile subscriber has only signed roaming agreement with its home service business, or, this mobile subscriber and non-attribution service provider have signed roaming agreement but this roam charge request does not meet when carrying out the situation of charging by non-attribution service provider, agent equipment determines the home service business of this mobile subscriber, and obtain the first address information of the charge system of this home service business, and this first address information is joined in this roam charge request.

Preferably, when according to described roam charge request, when judging that described mobile subscriber is positioned at outside predetermined roaming country or predetermined random zone, agent equipment determines that the service provider carrying out charging to this roam charge request is the home service business of this mobile subscriber, and the first address information of the charge system of this home service business is added in described roam charge request.

Such as, when agent equipment is according to roam charge request, when judging that mobile subscriber is positioned at outside predetermined roaming country or predetermined random zone, agent equipment determines that the service provider carrying out charging to this roam charge request is the home service business MNO of this mobile subscriber, and the first address information of the charge system of MNO is added in this roam charge request.

It should be noted that, above-mentioned citing is only and technical scheme of the present invention is described better, but not limitation of the present invention, those skilled in the art should understand that, anyly determine according to roam charge request the service provider this roam charge request being carried out to charging, and when this service provider is as home service business, described first address information is added the implementation in described roam charge request, all should be within the scope of the present invention.

In step S203, the roam charge request adding the first address information is sent to the charge system of the home service business carrying out charging by agent equipment.

Particularly, the roam charge request adding the first address information, according to described first address information, is sent to the charge system of the home service business carrying out charging by agent equipment.

In step S204, charge system receive from agent equipment, for the roam charge request of mobile subscriber.

In step S205, when obtaining the first address information of this charge system from roam charge request, charge system obtains first accounts information of this mobile subscriber and carries out charging.

Wherein, described first accounts information is the accounts information of the charging of home service business for mobile subscriber; Preferably, described first accounts information includes but not limited to identification information, the balance amount information of mobile subscriber, the information etc. relevant to the set meal of the home service business selected by mobile subscriber of mobile subscriber.Preferably, described first accounts information is stored on the charge system platform at the charge system place of this home service business.

Particularly, charge system obtains the address information being used to indicate this charge system from roam charge request, when this address information is the first address information of this charge system, charge system directly obtains first accounts information of this mobile subscriber according to the identification information of mobile subscriber, and carries out charging.

Such as, charge system obtains the end-point encoding of charge system from roam charge request, and judging that this end-point encoding is the first address information of charge system, then charge system directly obtains its first accounts information according to the identification information of this mobile subscriber, and carries out charging.

It should be noted that, above-mentioned citing is only and technical scheme of the present invention is described better, but not limitation of the present invention, those skilled in the art should understand that, any when obtaining the first address information of this charge system from roam charge request, obtain first accounts information of this mobile subscriber and carry out the implementation of charging, all should be within the scope of the present invention.

According to the scheme of the present embodiment, when the home service business of mobile subscriber provides roaming service for it, first address information of charge system can be added in roam charge request by agent equipment, charge system directly can obtain first accounts information of mobile subscriber according to the identification information of mobile subscriber, carry out charging with the expenses standard of the home service business according to mobile subscriber.

Fig. 3 be a preferred embodiment of the invention in a communications system for obtaining the system configuration schematic diagram of the accounts information of mobile subscriber.Present embodiment illustrates the situation of by the non-attribution service provider of mobile subscriber, roam charge request being carried out to charging.

Agent equipment and charge system is comprised according to the system of the present embodiment; Wherein, described agent equipment comprises the second device, and described second device comprises the second receiving system 101, determining device 102 and dispensing device 103; Wherein, described charge system comprises first device, and described first device comprises first receiving device 104 and the second acquisition device 105.

Second receiving system 101 of agent equipment receive automatic network, for the roam charge request of mobile subscriber.

The determining device 102 of agent equipment determines according to roam charge request the service provider this roam charge request being carried out to charging, and when this service provider is as non-attribution service provider, described second address information is added in described roam charge request.

Preferably, determining device 102 obtains second address information of service provider as charge system during non-attribution service provider from the database that agent equipment uses, and this second address information is added in roam charge request.

Such as, described request is based on SS7 agreement, determining device 102 obtains the end-point encoding of service provider as charge system during non-attribution service provider from the database that agent equipment uses, and this end-point encoding is added in the object end-point encoding (DPC, DestinationPointCode) of this roam charge request.

Again such as, described request is based on Diameter, determining device 102 obtains service provider as the aiming field of charge system during non-attribution service provider and destination host from the database that agent equipment uses, and the property value this aiming field being added into the corresponding aiming field of this roam charge request is to (AVP, AttributeValuePair) in, and this destination host is added into the property value centering of the corresponding destination host of this roam charge request.

Again such as, described request is based on IP agreement, determining device 102 obtains the IP address information of service provider as charge system during non-attribution service provider from the database that agent equipment uses, and this IP address information is added in the object IP address of this roam charge request.

Particularly, determining device 102 determines the mobile subscriber corresponding to this roam charge request according to roam charge request, then, when determining device 102 is determined to carry out charging by the non-attribution service provider of this mobile subscriber for this roam charge request, the second address information of the non-attribution service provider of this mobile subscriber adds in roam charge request by determining device 102.

Wherein, determining device 102 can adopt various ways, is defined as the service provider of this roam charge request charging.Such as, determining device 102 obtains the telephone number of mobile subscriber from roam charge request, and whether endorsed roaming agreement with non-attribution service provider according to this telephone number, and, whether the current position of this mobile subscriber belongs to the scope of application etc. of the roaming agreement that itself and non-attribution service provider sign, and determines whether by the non-attribution service provider of this mobile subscriber as charging is carried out in this roam charge request.

Preferably, described determining device 102 comprises the first sub-determining device (not shown).When according to roam charge request, when judging that described mobile subscriber is positioned at predetermined roaming country or predetermined random zone, first sub-determining device determines that the service provider carrying out charging to this roam charge request is the non-attribution service provider of this mobile subscriber, and the second address information of the charge system of this non-attribution service provider is added in this roam charge request.

Such as, when according to roam charge request, when judging that mobile subscriber is positioned at predetermined roaming country, first sub-determining device determines that the service provider carrying out charging to this roam charge request is the non-attribution service provider MVMO of this mobile subscriber, and the second address information of the charge system of MVMO is added in this roam charge request.

Then, the roam charge request adding the second address information is sent to the charge system of the non-attribution service provider carrying out charging by the dispensing device 103 of agent equipment.

Particularly, the roam charge request adding the second address information, according to described second address information, is sent to the charge system of the non-attribution service provider carrying out charging by dispensing device 103.

The first receiving device 104 of charge system receive from agent equipment, for the roam charge request of mobile subscriber.

When obtaining the second address information of this charge system from roam charge request, the second acquisition device 105 of charge system obtains second accounts information of this mobile subscriber and carries out charging.

Particularly, second acquisition device 105 of charge system obtains the address information being used to indicate this charge system from roam charge request, and when this address information is the second address information of this charge system, the second acquisition device 105 obtains second accounts information of this mobile subscriber and carries out charging.

Preferably, the second acquisition device 105 comprises sub-acquisition device (not shown).When obtaining described second address information from described roam charge request, sub-acquisition device, according to the identification information of this second address information and described mobile subscriber, obtains second accounts information of described mobile subscriber, and carries out charging.

Particularly, when obtaining described second address information from described roam charge request, sub-acquisition device, according to the identification information of this second address information and described mobile subscriber, obtain second accounts information of described mobile subscriber, and the mode of carrying out charging includes but not limited to:

1) when the second address information as service provider as identification information during non-attribution service provider, when obtaining described second address information from described roam charge request, sub-acquisition device obtains the accounts information corresponding with the identification information of this second address information and described mobile subscriber, as second accounts information of described mobile subscriber.

Such as, sub-acquisition device obtains the end-point encoding of charge system from roam charge request, and judges that this end-point encoding is the second address information of charge system, and using the identification information of this end-point encoding as the non-attribution service provider of mobile subscriber; Then, sub-acquisition device obtains the accounts information corresponding with the identification information of this mobile subscriber with this end-point encoding, as second accounts information of this mobile subscriber, and carries out charging according to this second accounts information.

2) when the second address information is not service provider as identification information during non-attribution service provider, when obtaining described second address information from described roam charge request, according to the second address information, sub-acquisition device determines that service provider is as identification information during non-attribution service provider, and obtain the accounts information corresponding with the identification information of identification information during this non-attribution service provider and described mobile subscriber, as second accounts information of described mobile subscriber.In this implementation, the identification information of described non-attribution service provider comprises and anyly except the second address information can be used for indicating service provider to be the information of non-attribution service provider.

Fig. 4 be another preferred embodiment of the present invention in a communications system for obtaining the system configuration schematic diagram of the accounts information of mobile subscriber.Wherein, present embodiment illustrates the situation of by the home service business of mobile subscriber, roam charge request being carried out to charging.

The system of the present embodiment comprises agent equipment and charge system; Wherein, described agent equipment comprises the second device, and described second device comprises the second receiving system 101, determining device 102 and dispensing device 103; Wherein, described charge system comprises first device, and described first device comprises first receiving device 104 and the second acquisition device 106.

Wherein, the operation that described second receiving system 101 performs, being described in detail with reference in Fig. 1, does not repeat them here.

The determining device 102 of agent equipment determines according to roam charge request the service provider this roam charge request being carried out to charging, and when this service provider is as home service business, described first address information is added in described roam charge request;

Preferably, determining device 102 obtains first address information of service provider as charge system during home service business from the database that it uses, and this first address information is added in roam charge request.

Such as, described request is based on SS7 agreement, determining device 102 obtains the end-point encoding of service provider as charge system during home service business from the database that agent equipment uses, and this end-point encoding is added in the object end-point encoding (DPC, DestinationPointCode) of this roam charge request.

Again such as, described request is based on Diameter, determining device 102 obtains service provider as the aiming field of charge system during home service business and destination host from the database that agent equipment uses, and the property value this aiming field being added into the corresponding aiming field of this roam charge request is to (AVP, AttributeValuePair) in, and this destination host is added into the property value centering of the corresponding destination host of this roam charge request.

Again such as, described request is based on IP agreement, determining device 102 obtains the IP address information of service provider as charge system during home service business from the database that agent equipment uses, and this IP address information is added in the object IP address of this roam charge request.

Particularly, determining device 102 determines the mobile subscriber corresponding to this roam charge request according to roam charge request, when agent equipment determines that this mobile subscriber has only signed roaming agreement with its home service business, or, this mobile subscriber and non-attribution service provider have signed roaming agreement but this roam charge request does not meet when carrying out the situation of charging by non-attribution service provider, determining device 102 determines the home service business of this mobile subscriber, and obtain the first address information of the charge system of this home service business, and this first address information is joined in this roam charge request.

Preferably, determining device 102 comprises the second sub-determining device (not shown).When according to described roam charge request, when judging that described mobile subscriber is positioned at outside predetermined roaming country or predetermined random zone, second sub-determining device determines that the service provider carrying out charging to this roam charge request is the home service business of this mobile subscriber, and the first address information of the charge system of this home service business is added in described roam charge request.

Such as, when according to roam charge request, when judging that mobile subscriber is positioned at outside predetermined roaming country or predetermined random zone, second sub-determining device determines that the service provider carrying out charging to this roam charge request is the home service business MNO of this mobile subscriber, and the first address information of the charge system of MNO is added in this roam charge request.

The roam charge request adding the first address information is sent to the charge system of the home service business carrying out charging by the dispensing device 103 of agent equipment.

Particularly, the roam charge request adding the first address information, according to described first address information, is sent to the charge system of the home service business carrying out charging by dispensing device 103.

When obtaining the first address information of this charge system from roam charge request, the first acquisition device 106 of charge system obtains first accounts information of this mobile subscriber and carries out charging.

Particularly, first acquisition device 106 obtains the address information being used to indicate this charge system from roam charge request, when this address information is the first address information of this charge system, first acquisition device 106 directly obtains first accounts information of this mobile subscriber according to the identification information of mobile subscriber, and carries out charging.

Such as, first acquisition device 106 obtains the end-point encoding of charge system from roam charge request, and judging that this end-point encoding is the first address information of charge system, then the first acquisition device 106 directly obtains its first accounts information according to the identification information of this mobile subscriber, and carries out charging.

It should be noted that the present invention can be implemented in the assembly of software and/or software restraint, such as, each device of the present invention can adopt application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC) or any other similar hardware device to realize.In one embodiment, software program of the present invention can perform to realize step mentioned above or function by processor.Similarly, software program of the present invention (comprising relevant data structure) can be stored in computer readable recording medium storing program for performing, such as, and RAM memory, magnetic or CD-ROM driver or floppy disc and similar devices.In addition, steps more of the present invention or function can adopt hardware to realize, such as, as coordinating with processor thus performing the circuit of each step or function.

To those skilled in the art, obviously the invention is not restricted to the details of above-mentioned one exemplary embodiment, and when not deviating from spirit of the present invention or essential characteristic, the present invention can be realized in other specific forms.Therefore, no matter from which point, all should embodiment be regarded as exemplary, and be nonrestrictive, scope of the present invention is limited by claims instead of above-mentioned explanation, and all changes be therefore intended in the implication of the equivalency by dropping on claim and scope are included in the present invention.Any Reference numeral in claim should be considered as the claim involved by limiting.In addition, obviously " comprising " one word do not get rid of other unit or step, odd number does not get rid of plural number.Multiple unit of stating in system claims or device also can be realized by software or hardware by a unit or device.First, second word such as grade is used for representing title, and does not represent any specific order.

Claims

1. in the charge system of communication system for obtaining a first device for the accounts information of mobile subscriber, this first device comprises with lower device:

2. first device according to claim 1, wherein, described second acquisition device comprises with lower device:

Sub-determining device, for when obtaining described second address information from described roam charge request, according to the identification information of this second address information and described mobile subscriber, obtaining second accounts information of described mobile subscriber, and carrying out charging.

3. first device according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, described roam charge request is based on SS7 agreement, described first address information indicates described service provider as the end-point encoding of charge system during home service business and/or global title, and described second address information indicates described service provider as the end-point encoding of charge system during non-attribution service provider and/or global title.

4. first device according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, described roam charge request is based on Diameter, described first address information indicates described service provider as the aiming field of charge system during home service business and/or destination host, and described second address information indicates described service provider as the aiming field of charge system during non-attribution service provider and/or destination host.

5. first device according to any one of claim 1 to 4, wherein, the charge system of the home service business of described mobile subscriber and the charge system of non-attribution service provider, be all erected in identical charge system platform, or, be erected in different charge system platforms.

6. in the agent equipment of communication system for accounting request being sent to second device of charge system, wherein, this second device comprises with lower device:

7. the second device according to claim 6, wherein, described determining device comprises with lower device:

First sub-determining device, for working as according to described roam charge request, when judging that described mobile subscriber is positioned at predetermined roaming country or predetermined random zone, determine that the service provider carrying out charging to this roam charge request is the non-attribution service provider of this mobile subscriber, and the second address information of the charge system of this non-attribution service provider is added in described roam charge request;

Second sub-determining device, for working as according to described roam charge request, when judging that described mobile subscriber is positioned at outside predetermined roaming country or predetermined random zone, determine that the service provider carrying out charging to this roam charge request is the home service business of this mobile subscriber, and the first address information of the charge system of this home service business is added in described roam charge request.

8. the second device according to claim 6 or 7, wherein, described roam charge request is based on SS7 agreement, described first address information indicates described service provider as the end-point encoding of charge system during home service business and/or global title, and described second address information indicates described service provider as the end-point encoding of charge system during non-attribution service provider and/or global title.

9. the second device according to claim 6 or 7, wherein, described roam charge request is based on Diameter, described first address information indicates described service provider as the aiming field of charge system during home service business and/or destination host, and described second address information indicates described service provider as the aiming field of charge system during non-attribution service provider and/or destination host.

10. in the charge system of communication system for obtaining a method for the accounts information of mobile subscriber, the method comprises the following steps:

11. methods according to claim 10, wherein, described roam charge request is based on SS7 agreement, described first address information indicates described service provider as the end-point encoding of charge system during home service business and/or global title, and described second address information indicates described service provider as the end-point encoding of charge system during non-attribution service provider and/or global title.

12. methods according to claim 10, wherein, described roam charge request is based on Diameter, described first address information indicates described service provider as the aiming field of charge system during home service business and/or destination host, and described second address information indicates described service provider as the aiming field of charge system during non-attribution service provider and/or destination host.

13. 1 kinds in the agent equipment of communication system for accounting request being sent to the method for charge system, wherein, the method comprises the following steps:

14. methods according to claim 13, wherein, described step B comprises the following steps:

-when according to described roam charge request, when judging that described mobile subscriber is positioned at predetermined roaming country or predetermined random zone, determine that the service provider carrying out charging to this roam charge request is the non-attribution service provider of this mobile subscriber, and the second address information of the charge system of this non-attribution service provider is added in described roam charge request;

-when according to described roam charge request, when judging that described mobile subscriber is positioned at outside predetermined roaming country or predetermined random zone, determine that the service provider carrying out charging to this roam charge request is the home service business of this mobile subscriber, and the first address information of the charge system of this home service business is added in described roam charge request.

15. 1 kinds of communication systems, comprise the first device according to any one of claim 1 to 5 and the second device according to any one of claim 6 to 9.