CN105407472A - Method and apparatus for charging proximity based services - Google Patents

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CN105407472A
CN105407472A CN201410465118.1A CN201410465118A CN105407472A CN 105407472 A CN105407472 A CN 105407472A CN 201410465118 A CN201410465118 A CN 201410465118A CN 105407472 A CN105407472 A CN 105407472A
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Abstract

The invention provides a method and apparatus for charging proximity based services in a wireless communication network. The method comprises the steps of acquiring charging relevant information transmitted by a user device and related to proximity based services used by the user device; acquiring charging derived information according to the charging relevant information; and generating a charging request of the proximity based services used by the user device based on the charging relevant information and the charging derived information. Compared with the prior art, the scheme of the invention can charge the proximity based services used by the user device which has or does not have wireless communication connection, thereby forming a more effective charging solution.

Description

A kind of method and apparatus for carrying out charging to adjacent service
Technical field
The present invention relates to wireless communication field, particularly relate to for the method and apparatus to adjacent service charging.
Background technology
Adjacent service (ProximitybasedServices, ProSe) is the new technology in LTE-A, when mobile device is located adjacent one another, adjacent service can be used directly to connect and communicate.Adjacent service makes the communication between mobile device directly occur between mobile device, and without the need to via wireless access network and core net, thus alleviate the business load of wireless access network and core net.And because adjacent service is based on LTE technology, and being operated in LTE licensed band, is a part for radio communication, therefore, compared to such as bluetooth, the technology such as WiFiDirect, adjacent service can provide higher communication quality.It should be noted, time outside the coverage that mobile device moves to LTE network, it still can use adjacent service based on LTE technology in the frequency range be allowed to.
Current, normal structure is still in the incipient stage for the research of adjacent service, and the charging for adjacent service not yet has detailed scheme.Due to use connect between the mobile device of adjacent service after can carry out direct device-to-device communication and without the need to network intervention, even use the mobile device of adjacent service may not be in the network coverage of radio communication, therefore, how carrying out charging to adjacent service is a problem demanding prompt solution.
Summary of the invention
The object of this invention is to provide a kind of within a wireless communication network for carrying out the method and apparatus of charging to adjacent service.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of within a wireless communication network for carrying out the method for charging to adjacent service, wherein, comprising:
The accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that-acquisition subscriber equipment sends;
-according to described accounting-related information, obtain charging derivation information;
-based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, accounting request is generated to the adjacent service that described subscriber equipment uses.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of in the network equipment of cordless communication network for carrying out the device of charging to adjacent service, wherein, comprising:
-for obtaining the device of the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that subscriber equipment sends;
-for according to described accounting-related information, obtain the device of charging derivation information;
-for based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, to the device of the adjacent service generation accounting request that described subscriber equipment uses.
Compared with prior art, the present invention program can carry out charging to having or do not have the adjacent service used to the subscriber equipment of the connection of cordless communication network, thus defines more effective billing solution.
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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 illustrates the schematic diagram of adjacent service within a wireless communication network;
Fig. 2 illustrate according to the embodiment of one aspect of the invention within a wireless communication network for carrying out the flow chart of the method for charging to adjacent service;
Fig. 3 illustrate embodiment according to a further aspect of the present invention in the network equipment of cordless communication network for carrying out the schematic diagram of the device of charging to adjacent service.
In accompanying drawing, same or analogous Reference numeral represents same or analogous parts.
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the present invention is described in further detail.
Radio communication as herein described comprises the communication mode undertaken by wireless signal based on 3GPP agreement such as LTE.Wherein, cordless communication network comprises the communication network based on 3GPP agreement such as LTE, and usually, comprise multiple base station, each base station provides the wireless coverage of its community, place.Base station includes but not limited to NodeB, eNodeB.And this cordless communication network supports multiple subscriber equipment, each subscriber equipment can in different districts or between move, and also may move out the coverage of this cordless communication network.When subscriber equipment is in certain base station radio coverage, can carries out communicating with this base station and thus communicate with this cordless communication network.In addition, subscriber equipment can also pass through other via nodes, indirectly sets up and is connected with the IP of the corresponding entity of this cordless communication network, thus communicate with this cordless communication network.Subscriber equipment can be that any one can wirelessly directly or indirectly and the electronic equipment of base station communication, include but not limited to: mobile phone, PDA etc. herein.Preferably, each subscriber equipment in this cordless communication network and base station can adopt TDD mode (time-divisionduplexingmode, TDDmode) to receive and send messages and mode of frequency division duplexing (frequency-divisionduplexingmode, FDDmode) is received and sent messages.Those skilled in the art should understand that; the pattern of wireless communication technology and each subscriber equipment and base station transceiver information is not limited with above-mentioned; other wireless communication technologys that are existing or that may occur from now on and the pattern of receiving and sending messages are as being applicable to the present invention; also should be included within scope, and be contained in this with way of reference.
Fig. 1 illustrates the schematic diagram of adjacent service within a wireless communication network.As shown in the figure, within the coverage of this cordless communication network, and outside coverage, be dispersed with multiple subscriber equipment (UserEquipment, UE), wherein user equipment (UE) 1, UE2 and UE9 are within the coverage of this cordless communication network, and have the connection to base station eNodeB.And user equipment (UE) 3-UE8 is all in outside the coverage of this cordless communication network.Each contiguous subscriber equipment in Fig. 1 between adjacent service can be used to carry out device-to-device (Device-to-Device, D2D) communication.In FIG, the connection with D2D mark represents and uses adjacent service between subscriber equipment to have the direct connection of device-to-device.Such as, between UE1 and UE2, between UE2 and UE3, at UE3, UE4 and UE5 each other, and all have between UE6 and UE7 D2D connect.
In addition, use between subscriber equipment adjacent service carry out the connection communicated according to subscriber equipment and this cordless communication network and can be divided into Four types:
1. two subscriber equipmenies carrying out communicating all are in the coverage of cordless communication network, and such as, adjacent service between UE1 and UE2 communicates;
2. to carry out in two subscriber equipmenies communicated only one be in the coverage of cordless communication network, such as, adjacent service between UE2 and UE8 communicates;
3. two subscriber equipmenies carrying out communicating all are not in the coverage of cordless communication network, but wherein one or two subscriber equipment all can connect with another subscriber equipment be in the coverage of this cordless communication network, thus utilized it to be connected to this cordless communication network as via node, D2D such as between UE3 and UE4 or UE3 and UE5 communicates, and UE3 utilizes UE2 to be connected to this cordless communication network as via node; Or, in another scenario, two subscriber equipmenies carrying out communicating all are not in the coverage of cordless communication network, but wherein one or two subscriber equipment is all set up IP with the related entities of cordless communication network be connected (not shown) by trunking schemes such as such as WLAN;
4. two subscriber equipmenies carrying out communicating all are not in the coverage of cordless communication network, and these two subscriber equipmenies can not connect via via node and this cordless communication network, and such as, adjacent service between UE6 and UE7 communicates.
In the adjacent service communication of above-mentioned Four types, for the first to three types, cordless communication network all can by direct (the first) or the adjacent service communication being controlled subscriber equipment by the connection of relaying (the second, the third), and this is shown in broken lines in FIG by the control link of relaying.But for the adjacent service communication of Four types, cordless communication network cannot control it.
Correspondingly, for first to the adjacent service communication of the third type, subscriber equipment, when carrying out adjacent service communication, directly or can send accounting-related information via via node to cordless communication network.And for the adjacent service communication of Four types, subscriber equipment, when carrying out adjacent service communication, can not send accounting-related information to cordless communication network.Now, subscriber equipment can store the accounting-related information of the adjacent service that it uses, and can directly or when being connected to this cordless communication network via via node at this subscriber equipment, send the accounting-related information of the adjacent service that it stores to this cordless communication network, and also may comprise one or more accounting-related information of one or many adjacent service in accounting-related information.
It should be noted, in this article, accounting-related information comprises the various information that can be used in carrying out adjacent service charging.
In the prior art, usually obtained accounting-related information by charging triggering function (CTF, ChargingTriggerFunction) and generated accounting request and be sent to charge system.CTF is usually located in the adjacent service function (ProSeFunction) of the network equipment.Hereinafter, for simplicity's sake, the correlation function that support of the present invention is used for the charging of adjacent service by us is called CTF.Although it will be understood by those skilled in the art that we use " CTF " to come for its name herein, its object only for ease of understanding, but not for any restriction of range of application of the present invention.Further, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that CTF involved in the present invention is not limited in the adjacent service function being arranged in the network equipment, and can be integrated in any other assembly of the network equipment, can be maybe the independent network equipment.
Fig. 2 illustrate embodiment according to an aspect of the present invention within a wireless communication network for carrying out the flow chart of the method for charging to adjacent service.
In the step s 21, CTF obtains the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that subscriber equipment sends.Particularly, adjacent service that subscriber equipment uses for it generates accounting-related information, and directly or via via node this accounting-related information is sent to the CTF of this cordless communication network or other related network devices or assembly.CTF can directly obtain this accounting-related information, or by obtaining this accounting-related information with other related network devices or component interaction.In one embodiment, as described above, CTF is arranged in the adjacent service function of the network equipment.Subscriber equipment directly or via via node can send accounting-related information to this adjacent service function.In addition, based on the accounting-related information that this subscriber equipment sends, adjacent service function can also generate additional accounting-related information.Therefore, herein, CTF can obtain accounting-related information that is direct by subscriber equipment or that send via via node from adjacent service function, and obtains the additional accounting-related information generated by this adjacent service function from adjacent service function.
In one embodiment, CTF can obtain the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that subscriber equipment sends during using described adjacent service, and/or the accounting-related information be delayed by about its adjacent service used that subscriber equipment sends after using described adjacent service, wherein may comprise one or more accounting-related information of one or many adjacent service.
Subscriber equipment is using during adjacent service and/or repeatedly can send the accounting-related information of the adjacent service used about it after using adjacent service, such as when adjacent service starts, carry out in process in adjacent service, and at the end of adjacent service, subscriber equipment all can send corresponding accounting-related information, or after use adjacent service, subscriber equipment also can repeatedly send corresponding accounting-related information.Correspondingly, CTF repeatedly can obtain multiple accounting-related information that subscriber equipment sends during using adjacent service and/or after using adjacent service.
As described above, subscriber equipment by being connected with the direct of this cordless communication network, or can send corresponding accounting-related information via via node to this cordless communication network during use adjacent service.In a preferred embodiment, for the described subscriber equipment be in the overlay area of this cordless communication network, CTF can obtain the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that this subscriber equipment transmits via this cordless communication network during using adjacent service.And for the subscriber equipment be not in the overlay area of this cordless communication network, CTF can obtain this subscriber equipment by its use during described adjacent service via other communication modes send about its adjacent service used by the accounting-related information of relaying.Herein, other communication modes can comprise and such as have the subscriber equipment that is directly connected to carry out relaying via with this cordless communication network, or carry out relaying to send accounting-related information via WLAN.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that other cited communication modes to be only exemplary herein and indefiniteness describes, be anyly applicable within mode of the present invention also should be included in scope, and be contained in this with way of reference.
As described above, for the adjacent service of above-mentioned Four types, subscriber equipment can store the accounting-related information of the adjacent service that it uses, and can directly or when being connected to this cordless communication network via via node at this subscriber equipment, send its contiguous accounting-related information stored to this cordless communication network, and in accounting-related information, also may comprise one or more accounting-related information of one or many adjacent service.In one embodiment, CTF can obtain by the subscriber equipment not being connected to this cordless communication network during using adjacent service, is connected to the accounting-related information be delayed by about its adjacent service used that this cordless communication network sends after using adjacent service.Herein, the mode that subscriber equipment is connected to this cordless communication network comprises the radio communication service using this cordless communication network to provide and connects, or is connected with this cordless communication network via other communication modes.Herein, as mentioned above, other communication modes can comprise and such as have the subscriber equipment that is directly connected to carry out relaying via with this cordless communication network, or carry out relaying etc. to be connected to this cordless communication network via WLAN.
Then, in step S22, CTF, according to described accounting-related information, determines charging derivation information.Wherein, described charging derivation information comprises following at least any one:
-adjacent service event information and/or adjacent service session information;
The time started of-adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session;
Whether-described accounting-related information is the indication information of the accounting-related information be delayed by;
-charging way;
Whether-described accounting-related information is by the indication information of the accounting-related information of relaying;
Calling party's relevant information of-described adjacent service;
One or more callee's relevant informations of-described adjacent service.
Charging derivation information can comprise adjacent service event information and/or adjacent service session information.Adjacent service can be divided into adjacent service event and adjacent service session two type, and wherein adjacent service conversation type can comprise adjacent service voice call session type and adjacent service application data service flow conversation type.Herein, adjacent service event information refer to accounting-related information for the information needing the adjacent service event of charging, adjacent service session information refer to accounting-related information for the information needing the adjacent service session of charging.CTF can obtain from accounting-related information this accounting-related information for the mark of adjacent service event or the mark of adjacent service session, thus can further according to the mark of this adjacent service event/adjacent service session, by the corresponding entity with this cordless communication network obtain alternately this accounting-related information for adjacent service event or the information of adjacent service session as charging derivation information.
In addition, as described above, for the adjacent service of Four types, subscriber equipment is being set up to the connection of this cordless communication network, the accounting-related information of the adjacent service that it stores can be sent to this cordless communication network, and the accounting-related information of one or many adjacent service can be comprised in this accounting-related information, wherein can both comprise adjacent service event, and comprise the accounting-related information of adjacent service session.Namely also CTF can obtain one or more adjacent service event information and/or adjacent service session information as charging derivation information according to this accounting-related information.
Charging derivation information can comprise the time started of adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session.CTF, according to accounting-related information, obtains adjacent service event information and/or adjacent service session information by mode mentioned above, thus the time started that can obtain this adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session is as charging derivation information.
Charging derivation information can also comprise the indication information whether described accounting-related information is the accounting-related information be delayed by.As described above, such as, for the 4th kind of adjacent service, because subscriber equipment is after this adjacent service, be connected to this cordless communication network at it and be sent out corresponding accounting-related information afterwards, also namely this accounting-related information is the accounting-related information be delayed by.CTF according to accounting-related information, by mode mentioned above can obtain its for adjacent service event and/or time started of adjacent service session.Then, whether the time interval that CTF can receive between the time of this accounting-related information and described time started according to it exceedes predetermined threshold, determines whether described accounting-related information is the accounting-related information be delayed by.Also namely, when receive time of this accounting-related information and this accounting-related information for adjacent service event and/or time started of adjacent service session be greater than predetermined threshold, then can determine that this accounting-related information is the accounting-related information be delayed by; Otherwise, then its accounting-related information be not delayed by is determined.Further, whether above-mentioned accounting-related information is that the indication information of the accounting-related information result be delayed by is as charging derivation information by CTF.
Charging derivation information can also comprise charging way, and charging way comprises offline charging mode and online charging mode herein.CTF can according to accounting-related information from user and the operator of this cordless communication network between agreement, get charging way and should be offline charging mode or online charging mode.Or CTF according to method mentioned above, can determine whether this accounting-related information is the accounting-related information be delayed by.And when it is the accounting-related information be delayed by, CTF determines that charging way is offline charging mode.After CTF determines charging way, using this charging way as charging derivation information.
Whether charging derivation information can also comprise described accounting-related information is by the indication information of the accounting-related information of relaying.As described above, subscriber equipment can come directly by using the radio communication service of this cordless communication network and this cordless communication network connects, or subscriber equipment can pass through other communication modes, such as by other via nodes, as trunk subscriber equipment or WLAN come to connect with this cordless communication network.When subscriber equipment comes to send accounting-related information to cordless communication network by via node, this via node will add the information of himself in this accounting-related information, such as the various information such as via node mark, relaying jumping figure, relays authentication state, trunk type.Thus, whether CTF can determine whether it is by the accounting-related information of relaying according to the information whether comprising via node in this accounting-related information, and be as charging derivation information by the indication information of the accounting-related information of relaying using described accounting-related information.
Charging derivation information can also comprise calling party's relevant information of adjacent service.Subscriber equipment, in its accounting-related information sent, will comprise the entity of initiating this adjacent service, also be the mark of calling party.CTF, according to the mark of this calling party included in accounting-related information, by such as carrying out the relevant information communicating etc. to obtain this calling party with the related network device in cordless communication network, and can it can be used as charging derivation information.
In addition, charging derivation information can also comprise one or more callee's relevant informations of adjacent service.Adjacent service communication can be initiated by a subscriber equipment, to the man-to-man adjacent service communication of another subscriber equipment, also can be initiated, to the adjacent service communication of the one-to-many of multiple subscriber equipment by a subscriber equipment.Therefore, the mark of one or more callee can be comprised in accounting-related information.CTF is according to the mark of this one or more callee included in accounting-related information, by such as carrying out the relevant information communicating etc. to obtain this one or more callee with the related network device in cordless communication network, and charging derivation information can be it can be used as.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that; the mode of charging derivation information cited herein and acquisition charging derivation information is only exemplary and indefiniteness describes; anyly be applicable within charging derivation information of the present invention and its obtain manner also should be included in scope, and be contained in this with way of reference.
In step S23, CTF, based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, generates accounting request to the adjacent service that described subscriber equipment uses.
In an example, charging derivation information comprises adjacent service event information and/or adjacent service session information.Then CTF is based on this accounting-related information and this adjacent service event information and/or this adjacent service session information, generates accounting request to this adjacent service event and/or this adjacent service session.For adjacent service session, due to as described above, CTF repeatedly can obtain its corresponding accounting-related information, and in one embodiment, CTF can generate multiple accounting request for multiple accounting-related information of this adjacent service session.In another embodiment, for the multiple accounting-related information repeatedly obtained of adjacent service session, CTF only can generate an accounting request, and it corresponds to the plurality of accounting-related information.
In an example, charging derivation information comprises the indication information whether this accounting-related information is the accounting-related information be delayed by.When it is the accounting-related information be delayed by, as described above, this accounting-related information be delayed by can comprise the information of one or more adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session.In one embodiment, CTF, for each in this one or more adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session, generates corresponding accounting request respectively.In another embodiment, CTF, for all adjacent service events in this one or more adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session and/or adjacent service session, only generates an accounting request.In another embodiment, CTF is for some the adjacent service event in this one or more adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session and/or adjacent service session, an accounting request can be generated, and for other adjacent service events wherein and/or adjacent service session, accounting request will be generated respectively.
In addition, as described above, one or more accounting-related information can be comprised in the accounting-related information be delayed by.In one embodiment, for wherein each accounting-related information, CTF can generate accounting request respectively.In another embodiment, for each accounting-related information of certain adjacent service session included in accounting-related information, CTF only can generate an accounting request.
In an example, charging derivation information comprises charging way.When charging way is offline charging mode, CTF, based on this accounting-related information and this charging derivation information, generates offline charging request to the adjacent service that this subscriber equipment uses; When charging way is online charging mode, CTF, based on this accounting-related information and this charging derivation information, generates on-line charging request to the adjacent service that this subscriber equipment uses.
In an example, whether charging derivation information comprises this accounting-related information is by the indication information of the accounting-related information of relaying.In one embodiment, CTF, based on by the accounting-related information of relaying, generates accounting request, also will comprise the information relevant to relaying, such as via node mark, relaying jumping figure, relays authentication state, trunk type etc. in this accounting request.
In an example, charging derivation information comprises calling party's relevant information of this adjacent service.CTF, based on this accounting-related information and charging derivation information, will generate accounting request, comprising described calling party's relevant information.In an example, charging derivation information comprises one or more callee's relevant informations of this adjacent service.In one embodiment, CTF based on this accounting-related information and charging derivation information, for each callee in one or more callee generates accounting request respectively.In another embodiment, CTF based on this accounting-related information and charging derivation information, for each callee in one or more callee generates an accounting request.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that; the cited mode generating accounting request based on accounting-related information and different charging derivation information can be bonded to each other use herein; and it is only exemplary and indefiniteness describes; anyly be applicable within mode of the present invention also should be included in scope, and be contained in this with way of reference.
In a preferred embodiment, CTF obtains each accounting-related information about its adjacent service used separately sent from multiple subscriber equipment, and according to each accounting-related information of described multiple user, obtains corresponding charging derivation information.Then CTF is according to each accounting-related information of described multiple user and described charging derivation information, by associating each accounting-related information with identical charging identifier from described multiple user, to obtain association charging relevant information.Then CTF is based on each accounting-related information of described multiple user and charging derivation information and described association charging relevant information, generates accounting request to the adjacent service that described multiple subscriber equipment uses.
Herein, charging identifier refers to the charging identifier of the entity using this adjacent service.
Below adjacent service will be used to carry out D2D session to be described for subscriber equipment A and subscriber equipment B.First, CTF gets accounting-related information CI from subscriber equipment A and subscriber equipment B respectively according to method mentioned above awith accounting-related information CI b.And CTF, according to method mentioned above, gets CI aand CI bcharging derivation information corresponding respectively, in this instance, CTF gets CI respectively aand CI badjacent service session information, and determine that it is the adjacent service session S between identical subscriber equipment A and subscriber equipment B aB.And CTF is according to CI a, CI band corresponding charging derivation information, get CI a, CI bfor S aBcharging identifier be the mark UE of subscriber equipment A aand the mark UE of subscriber equipment B b.Thus CTF is by CI awith CI bassociate, thus for S aB, get for UE aand UE bassociation charging information CI aB.Next, CTF can based on CI a, CI b, and corresponding charging derivation information and association charging information CI aB, unify for this adjacent service session S aBgenerate accounting request.
In a further advantageous embodiment, CTF obtains the multiple accounting-related information about its described adjacent service used sent in Second Threshold time range by subscriber equipment, then according to described multiple accounting-related information, obtain corresponding charging derivation information, and according to described multiple accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, determine whether described multiple accounting-related information forms complete session charging relevant information.Next, CTF is based on described multiple accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, and the determination result of complete session charging relevant information whether is formed based on described multiple accounting-related information, accounting request is generated to the adjacent service that described subscriber equipment uses.
Such as, subscriber equipment A and subscriber equipment B uses adjacent service to carry out D2D session.Be described for subscriber equipment A below.During subscriber equipment A uses this adjacent service, CTF obtains the multiple accounting-related information about its described adjacent service used sent in Second Threshold time range by subscriber equipment A according to method mentioned above, it can be included in this adjacent service when starting, carry out multiple accounting-related information of sending in process and at the end of this adjacent service in this adjacent service.Second Threshold time range is the predetermined value of basis such as set by empirical value herein, and it can be dynamically adjusted according to actual needs.Then, CTF is according to method mentioned above, and according to described multiple accounting-related information, obtain corresponding charging derivation information, such as in this example, it is S that CTF gets adjacent service session identification aB, and get S according to method mentioned above aBsession terminates, and the plurality of accounting-related information reflects this S aBsession process from start to end.Thus CTF determines that described multiple accounting-related information is for S aBform complete session charging relevant information.Then, CTF based on the plurality of accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, and based on the plurality of accounting-related information for S aBform complete session charging relevant information, for S aBgenerate a complete session charging request, and in this accounting request, comprise its indication information being complete session request.In another example, assuming that CTF determines that described multiple accounting-related information can not form complete session charging relevant information for this adjacent service session, then correspondingly, CTF generates an incomplete session charging request, and in this accounting request, comprise its indication information being incomplete accounting request.It should be noted, this complete session charging request or this incomplete session charging request are the unified accounting request of of generating for described multiple accounting-related information.
Fig. 3 illustrate embodiment according to another aspect of the present invention within a wireless communication network for carrying out the schematic diagram of the device of charging to adjacent service.This device comprises the device 31 for obtaining the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that subscriber equipment sends, hereinafter referred to as the first accounting-related information acquisition device 31, for according to described accounting-related information, obtain the device 32 of charging derivation information, hereinafter referred to as the first charging derivation information acquisition device 32, and for based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, to the device 33 of the adjacent service generation accounting request that described subscriber equipment uses, hereinafter referred to as the first accounting request generating apparatus 33.
First, the first accounting-related information acquisition device 31 obtains the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that subscriber equipment sends.Particularly, subscriber equipment generates accounting-related information for its adjacent service used and sends to the related network device of this cordless communication network.First accounting-related information acquisition device 31 can directly obtain this accounting-related information, or by obtaining this accounting-related information alternately with related network device.
In one embodiment, first accounting-related information acquisition device 31 for obtaining described subscriber equipment at device 311 (not shown) using the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used sent during described adjacent service, can obtain hereinafter referred to as the second accounting-related information acquisition device 311 accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that subscriber equipment sends during using described adjacent service.Device 312 (not shown) for obtaining the accounting-related information be delayed by about its adjacent service used that described subscriber equipment sends after using described adjacent service of the first accounting-related information acquisition device 31, subscriber equipment can being obtained using the accounting-related information be delayed by about its adjacent service used sent after described adjacent service hereinafter referred to as the 3rd accounting-related information acquisition device 312, wherein may comprise one or more accounting-related information of one or many adjacent service.
Subscriber equipment is using during adjacent service and/or repeatedly can send the accounting-related information of the adjacent service used about it after using described adjacent service, such as when adjacent service starts, carry out in process in adjacent service, and at the end of adjacent service, subscriber equipment all can send corresponding accounting-related information, or after use adjacent service, subscriber equipment also can repeatedly send corresponding accounting-related information.Correspondingly, the second accounting-related information acquisition device 311 repeatedly can obtain multiple accounting-related information that subscriber equipment sends during using adjacent service and/or after using adjacent service.
As described above, subscriber equipment by being connected with the direct of this cordless communication network, or can send corresponding accounting-related information via via node to this cordless communication network during use adjacent service.In a preferred embodiment, for the described subscriber equipment be in the overlay area of this cordless communication network, the second accounting-related information acquisition device 311 can obtain the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that this subscriber equipment transmits via this cordless communication network during using adjacent service.And for the subscriber equipment be not in the overlay area of this cordless communication network, the second accounting-related information acquisition device 311 can obtain this subscriber equipment by its use during described adjacent service via other communication modes send about its adjacent service used by the accounting-related information of relaying.Herein, other communication modes can comprise and such as have the subscriber equipment that is directly connected to carry out relaying via with this cordless communication network, or carry out relaying to send accounting-related information via WLAN.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that other cited communication modes to be only exemplary herein and indefiniteness describes, be anyly applicable within mode of the present invention also should be included in scope, and be contained in this with way of reference.
As described above, for the adjacent service of above-mentioned Four types, subscriber equipment can store the accounting-related information of the adjacent service that it uses, and can directly or when being connected to this cordless communication network via via node at this subscriber equipment, send its contiguous accounting-related information stored to this cordless communication network, and in accounting-related information, also may comprise one or more accounting-related information of one or many adjacent service.In one embodiment, 3rd accounting-related information acquisition device 312 can obtain by the subscriber equipment not being connected to this cordless communication network during using adjacent service, is connected to the accounting-related information be delayed by about its adjacent service used that this cordless communication network sends after using adjacent service.Herein, the mode that subscriber equipment is connected to this cordless communication network comprises the radio communication service using this cordless communication network to provide and connects, or is connected with this cordless communication network via other communication modes.Herein, as mentioned above, other communication modes can comprise and such as have the subscriber equipment that is directly connected to carry out relaying via with this cordless communication network, or carry out relaying etc. to be connected to this cordless communication network via WLAN.
Then the first charging derivation information acquisition device 32 is according to described accounting-related information, determines charging derivation information.Wherein, described charging derivation information comprises following at least any one:
-adjacent service event information and/or adjacent service session information;
The time started of-adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session;
Whether-described accounting-related information is the indication information of the accounting-related information be delayed by;
-charging way;
Whether-described accounting-related information is by the indication information of the accounting-related information of relaying;
Calling party's relevant information of-described adjacent service;
One or more callee's relevant informations of-described adjacent service.
Charging derivation information can comprise adjacent service event information and/or adjacent service session information.Adjacent service can be divided into adjacent service event and adjacent service session two type.Herein, adjacent service event information refer to accounting-related information for the information needing the adjacent service event of charging, adjacent service session information refer to accounting-related information for the information needing the adjacent service session of charging.First charging derivation information acquisition device 32 can obtain from accounting-related information this accounting-related information for the mark of adjacent service event or the mark of adjacent service session, thus the first charging derivation information acquisition device 32 can further according to the mark of this adjacent service event/adjacent service session, by the corresponding entity with this cordless communication network obtain alternately this accounting-related information for adjacent service event or the information of adjacent service session as charging derivation information.
In addition, as described above, for the adjacent service of Four types, subscriber equipment is being set up to the connection of this cordless communication network, the accounting-related information of the adjacent service that it stores can be sent to this cordless communication network, and the accounting-related information of one or many adjacent service can be comprised in this accounting-related information, wherein can both comprise adjacent service event, and comprise the accounting-related information of adjacent service session.Namely also the first charging derivation information acquisition device 32 can obtain one or more adjacent service event information and/or adjacent service session information as charging derivation information according to this accounting-related information.
Charging derivation information can comprise the time started of adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session.First charging derivation information acquisition device 32 is according to accounting-related information, obtain adjacent service event information and/or adjacent service session information by mode mentioned above, thus the first charging derivation information acquisition device 32 can obtain the time started of this adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session as charging derivation information.
Charging derivation information can also comprise the indication information whether described accounting-related information is the accounting-related information be delayed by.As described above, such as, for the 4th kind of adjacent service, because subscriber equipment is after this adjacent service, be connected to this cordless communication network at it and be sent out corresponding accounting-related information afterwards, also namely this accounting-related information is the accounting-related information be delayed by.First charging derivation information acquisition device 32 according to accounting-related information, by mode mentioned above can obtain its for adjacent service event and/or time started of adjacent service session.Then, whether the time interval that the first charging derivation information acquisition device 32 can receive between the time of this accounting-related information and described time started according to it exceedes predetermined threshold, determines whether described accounting-related information is the accounting-related information be delayed by.Also be, when receive time of this accounting-related information and this accounting-related information for adjacent service event and/or time started of adjacent service session be greater than predetermined threshold, then the first charging derivation information acquisition device 32 can determine that this accounting-related information is the accounting-related information be delayed by; Otherwise then the first charging derivation information acquisition device 32 determines its accounting-related information be not delayed by.Further, whether above-mentioned accounting-related information is that the indication information of the accounting-related information result be delayed by is as charging derivation information by the first charging derivation information acquisition device 32.
Charging derivation information can also comprise charging way, and charging way comprises offline charging mode and online charging mode herein.First charging derivation information acquisition device 32 can according to accounting-related information from user and the operator of this cordless communication network between agreement, get charging way and should be offline charging mode or online charging mode.Or the first charging derivation information acquisition device 32 according to method mentioned above, can determine whether this accounting-related information is the accounting-related information be delayed by.And when it is the accounting-related information be delayed by, the first charging derivation information acquisition device 32 determines that charging way is offline charging mode.After first charging derivation information acquisition device 32 determines charging way, using this charging way as charging derivation information.
Whether charging derivation information can also comprise described accounting-related information is by the indication information of the accounting-related information of relaying.As described above, subscriber equipment can come directly by using the radio communication service of this cordless communication network and this cordless communication network connects, or subscriber equipment can pass through other communication modes, such as by other via nodes, as trunk subscriber equipment or WLAN come to connect with this cordless communication network.When subscriber equipment comes to send accounting-related information to cordless communication network by via node, this via node will add the information of himself in this accounting-related information, such as the various information such as via node mark, relaying jumping figure, relays authentication state, trunk type.Thus, first charging derivation information acquisition device 32 can determine whether it is by the accounting-related information of relaying according to the information whether comprising via node in this accounting-related information, and whether described accounting-related information is as charging derivation information by the indication information of the accounting-related information of relaying by the first charging derivation information acquisition device 32.
Charging derivation information can also comprise calling party's relevant information of adjacent service.Subscriber equipment, in its accounting-related information sent, will comprise the entity of initiating this adjacent service, also be the mark of calling party.First charging derivation information acquisition device 32 is according to the mark of this calling party included in accounting-related information, by such as carrying out the relevant information communicating etc. to obtain this calling party with the related network device in cordless communication network, and charging derivation information can be it can be used as.
In addition, charging derivation information can also comprise one or more callee's relevant informations of adjacent service.Adjacent service communication can be initiated by a subscriber equipment, to the man-to-man adjacent service communication of another subscriber equipment, also can be initiated, to the adjacent service communication of the one-to-many of multiple subscriber equipment by a subscriber equipment.Therefore, the mark of one or more callee can be comprised in accounting-related information.First charging derivation information acquisition device 32 is according to the mark of this one or more callee included in accounting-related information, by such as carrying out the relevant information communicating etc. to obtain this one or more callee with the related network device in cordless communication network, and charging derivation information can be it can be used as.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that; the mode of charging derivation information cited herein and acquisition charging derivation information is only exemplary and indefiniteness describes; anyly be applicable within charging derivation information of the present invention and its obtain manner also should be included in scope, and be contained in this with way of reference.
Then, the first accounting request generating apparatus 33, based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, generates accounting request to the adjacent service that described subscriber equipment uses.
In an example, charging derivation information comprises adjacent service event information and/or adjacent service session information.Then the first accounting request generating apparatus 33 is based on this accounting-related information and this adjacent service event information and/or this adjacent service session information, generates accounting request to this adjacent service event and/or this adjacent service session.For adjacent service session, due to as described above, first accounting-related information acquisition device 31 repeatedly can obtain its corresponding accounting-related information, in one embodiment, the first accounting request generating apparatus 33 can generate multiple accounting request for multiple accounting-related information of this adjacent service session.In another embodiment, for the multiple accounting-related information repeatedly obtained of adjacent service session, the first accounting request generating apparatus 33 only can generate an accounting request, and it corresponds to the plurality of accounting-related information.
In an example, charging derivation information comprises the indication information whether this accounting-related information is the accounting-related information be delayed by.When it is the accounting-related information be delayed by, as described above, this accounting-related information be delayed by can comprise the information of one or more adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session.In one embodiment, the first accounting request generating apparatus 33, for each in this one or more adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session, generates corresponding accounting request respectively.In another embodiment, the first accounting request generating apparatus 33, for all adjacent service events in this one or more adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session and/or adjacent service session, only generates an accounting request.In another embodiment, first accounting request generating apparatus 33 is for some the adjacent service event in this one or more adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session and/or adjacent service session, an accounting request can be generated, and for other adjacent service events wherein and/or adjacent service session, the first accounting request generating apparatus 33 will generate accounting request respectively.
In addition, as described above, one or more accounting-related information can be comprised in the accounting-related information be delayed by.In one embodiment, for wherein each accounting-related information, the first accounting request generating apparatus 33 can generate accounting request respectively.In another embodiment, for each accounting-related information of certain adjacent service session included in accounting-related information, the first accounting request generating apparatus 33 only can generate an only accounting request.
In an example, charging derivation information comprises charging way.When charging way is offline charging mode, the first accounting request generating apparatus 33, based on this accounting-related information and this charging derivation information, generates offline charging request to the adjacent service that this subscriber equipment uses; When charging way is online charging mode, the first accounting request generating apparatus 33, based on this accounting-related information and this charging derivation information, generates on-line charging request to the adjacent service that this subscriber equipment uses.
In an example, whether charging derivation information comprises this accounting-related information is by the indication information of the accounting-related information of relaying.In one embodiment, first accounting request generating apparatus 33 is based on by the accounting-related information of relaying, generate accounting request, also will comprise the information relevant to relaying in this accounting request, such as via node mark, relaying jumping figure, relays authentication state, trunk type etc.
In an example, charging derivation information comprises calling party's relevant information of this adjacent service.First accounting request generating apparatus 33, based on this accounting-related information and charging derivation information, will generate accounting request, comprising described calling party's relevant information.In an example, charging derivation information comprises one or more callee's relevant informations of this adjacent service.In one embodiment, the first accounting request generating apparatus 33 based on this accounting-related information and charging derivation information, for each callee in one or more callee generates accounting request respectively.In another embodiment, the first accounting request generating apparatus 33 based on this accounting-related information and charging derivation information, for each callee in one or more callee generates an accounting request.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that; the cited mode generating accounting request based on accounting-related information and different charging derivation information can be bonded to each other use herein; and it is only exemplary and indefiniteness describes; anyly be applicable within mode of the present invention also should be included in scope, and be contained in this with way of reference.
In a preferred embodiment, device 313 (not shown) for obtaining each accounting-related information about its adjacent service used separately sent from multiple subscriber equipment of the first accounting-related information acquisition device 31, hereinafter referred to as the 4th accounting-related information acquisition device 313, obtain each accounting-related information about its adjacent service used separately sent from multiple subscriber equipment.And the first charging derivation information acquisition device 32 for each accounting-related information according to described multiple user, obtain device 321 (not shown) of corresponding charging derivation information, hereinafter referred to as the second charging derivation information acquisition device 321, according to each accounting-related information of described multiple user, obtain corresponding charging derivation information.Then the first accounting request generating apparatus 33 for according to each accounting-related information of described multiple user and described charging derivation information, by associating each accounting-related information with identical charging identifier from described multiple user, to obtain device 331 (not shown) of association charging relevant information, hereinafter referred to as association charging relevant information acquisition device 331, according to each accounting-related information and the described charging derivation information of described multiple user, by associating each accounting-related information with identical charging identifier from described multiple user, to obtain association charging relevant information.Then the first accounting request generating apparatus 33 for based on each accounting-related information of described multiple user and described charging derivation information and described association charging relevant information, to device 332 (not shown) of the adjacent service generation accounting request that described multiple subscriber equipment uses, hereinafter referred to as the second accounting request generating apparatus 332, based on each accounting-related information of described multiple user and charging derivation information and described association charging relevant information, accounting request is generated to the adjacent service that described multiple subscriber equipment uses.
Herein, charging identifier refers to the charging identifier of the entity using this adjacent service.
Below adjacent service will be used to carry out D2D session to be described for subscriber equipment A and subscriber equipment B.First, the 4th accounting-related information acquisition device 313 gets accounting-related information CI from subscriber equipment A and subscriber equipment B respectively according to method mentioned above awith accounting-related information CI b.And the second charging derivation information acquisition device 321, according to method mentioned above, gets CI aand CI bcharging derivation information corresponding respectively, in this instance, the second charging derivation information acquisition device 321 gets CI respectively aand CI badjacent service session information, and determine that it is the adjacent service session S between identical subscriber equipment A and subscriber equipment B aB.And association charging relevant information acquisition device 331 is according to CI a, CI band corresponding charging derivation information, get CI a, CI bfor S aBcharging identifier be the mark UE of subscriber equipment A aand the mark UE of subscriber equipment B b.Thus association charging relevant information acquisition device 331 is by CI awith CI bassociate, thus for S aB, get for UE aand UE bassociation charging information CI aB.Next, the second accounting request generating apparatus 332 can based on CI a, CI b, and corresponding charging derivation information and association charging information CI aB, unify for this adjacent service session S aBgenerate accounting request.
In a further advantageous embodiment, device 314 (not shown) for obtaining the multiple accounting-related information about its described adjacent service used sent in Second Threshold time range by described subscriber equipment of the first accounting-related information acquisition device 31, hereinafter referred to as the 5th accounting-related information acquisition device 314, obtain the multiple accounting-related information about its described adjacent service used sent in Second Threshold time range by subscriber equipment.Then the first charging derivation information acquisition device 32 for according to described multiple accounting-related information, obtain device 322 (not shown) of corresponding charging derivation information, hereinafter referred to as the 3rd charging derivation information acquisition device 322, according to described multiple accounting-related information, obtain corresponding charging derivation information.And the first accounting request generating apparatus 33 for according to described multiple accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, determine whether described multiple accounting-related information forms device 333 (not shown) of complete session charging relevant information, hereinafter referred to as complete session charging relevant information determining device 333, according to described multiple accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, determine whether described multiple accounting-related information forms complete session charging relevant information.Next, first accounting request generating apparatus 33 for based on described multiple accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, and the determination result of complete session charging relevant information whether is formed based on described multiple accounting-related information, the adjacent service used described subscriber equipment generates device 334 (not shown) of complete session charging request or incomplete session charging request, hereinafter referred to as the 3rd accounting request generating apparatus 334, based on described multiple accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, and the determination result of complete session charging relevant information whether is formed based on described multiple accounting-related information, accounting request is generated to the adjacent service that described subscriber equipment uses.
Below adjacent service will be used to carry out D2D session with subscriber equipment A and subscriber equipment B,
And be described for subscriber equipment A.During subscriber equipment A uses this adjacent service, 5th accounting-related information acquisition device 314 obtains the multiple accounting-related information about its described adjacent service used sent in Second Threshold time range by subscriber equipment A according to method mentioned above, it can be included in this adjacent service when starting, carry out multiple accounting-related information of sending in process and at the end of this adjacent service in this adjacent service.Second Threshold time range is the predetermined value of basis such as set by empirical value herein, and it can be dynamically adjusted according to actual needs.Then, 3rd charging derivation information acquisition device 322, according to method mentioned above, according to described multiple accounting-related information, obtains corresponding charging derivation information, such as in this example, the 3rd charging derivation information acquisition device 322 gets adjacent service session identification is S aB, and complete session charging relevant information determining device 333 gets S according to method mentioned above aBsession terminates, and the plurality of accounting-related information reflects this S aBsession process from start to end, thus complete session charging relevant information determining device 333 determines that described multiple accounting-related information is for S aBform complete session charging relevant information.Then, the 3rd accounting request generating apparatus 334 based on the plurality of accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, and based on the plurality of accounting-related information for S aBform complete session charging relevant information, for S aBgenerate a complete session charging request, and in this accounting request, comprise its indication information being complete session request.In another example, assuming that complete session charging relevant information determining device 333 determines that described multiple accounting-related information can not form complete session charging relevant information for this adjacent service session, then correspondingly, 3rd accounting request generating apparatus 334 generates an incomplete session charging request, and in this accounting request, comprise its indication information being incomplete accounting request.It should be noted, this complete session charging request or this incomplete session charging request are the unified accounting request of of generating for described multiple accounting-related information.
It should be noted that the present invention can be implemented in the assembly of software and/or software restraint, such as, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC), general object computer or any other similar hardware device can be adopted 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.
In addition, a part of the present invention can be applied to computer program, such as computer program instructions, when it is performed by computer, by the operation of this computer, can call or provide according to method of the present invention and/or technical scheme.And call the program command of method of the present invention, may be stored in fixing or moveable recording medium, and/or be transmitted by the data flow in broadcast or other signal bearing medias, and/or be stored in the working storage of the computer equipment run according to described program command.At this, comprise a device according to one embodiment of present invention, this device comprises the memory for storing computer program instructions and the processor for execution of program instructions, wherein, when this computer program instructions is performed by this processor, trigger this plant running based on the aforementioned method according to multiple embodiment of the present invention and/or technical scheme.
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 devices of stating in device claim also can be realized by software or hardware by a device.First, second word such as grade is used for representing title, and does not represent any specific order.

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1., within a wireless communication network for carrying out a method for charging to adjacent service, it comprises:
The accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that-acquisition subscriber equipment sends;
-according to described accounting-related information, obtain charging derivation information;
-based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, accounting request is generated to the adjacent service that described subscriber equipment uses.
2. method according to claim 1, wherein, the step of the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that described acquisition subscriber equipment sends comprises following any one or appoints multinomial:
-obtain described subscriber equipment to use the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used sent during described adjacent service;
-obtain described subscriber equipment using the accounting-related information be delayed by about its adjacent service used sent after described adjacent service.
3. method according to claim 2, the step of the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that the described subscriber equipment of wherein said acquisition sends during using described adjacent service comprises:
-for the described subscriber equipment be in the overlay area of this cordless communication network, obtain the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that this subscriber equipment transmits via this cordless communication network during using described adjacent service;
-for the described subscriber equipment be not in the overlay area of this cordless communication network, obtain this subscriber equipment by its use during described adjacent service via other communication modes send about its adjacent service used by the accounting-related information of relaying.
4. method according to claim 2, wherein, the step of the accounting-related information be delayed by about its adjacent service used that the described subscriber equipment of described acquisition sends after using described adjacent service comprises:
-obtain by the described subscriber equipment not being connected to described cordless communication network during using described adjacent service, after using described adjacent service, be connected to the accounting-related information be delayed by about its adjacent service used that described cordless communication network sends.
5. method according to any one of claim 1 to 4, wherein, described charging derivation information comprises following at least any one:
-adjacent service event information and/or adjacent service session information;
The time started of-adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session;
Whether-described accounting-related information is the indication information of the accounting-related information be delayed by;
-charging way;
Whether-described accounting-related information is by the indication information of the accounting-related information of relaying;
Calling party's relevant information of-described adjacent service;
One or more callee's relevant informations of-described adjacent service.
6. method according to any one of claim 1 to 5, wherein, described charging derivation information comprises charging way,
Wherein, described based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, the step of the adjacent service generation accounting request that described subscriber equipment uses is comprised:
-when described charging way is online charging mode, based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, on-line charging request is generated to the adjacent service that described subscriber equipment uses;
-when described charging way is offline charging mode, based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, offline charging request is generated to the adjacent service that described subscriber equipment uses.
7. method according to any one of claim 1 to 6, wherein, the step of the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that described acquisition subscriber equipment sends comprises:
-obtain each accounting-related information about its adjacent service used separately sent from multiple subscriber equipment;
Wherein, described according to described accounting-related information, the step obtaining charging derivation information comprises:
-according to each accounting-related information of described multiple subscriber equipment, obtain corresponding charging derivation information;
Wherein, described based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, the step of the adjacent service generation accounting request that described subscriber equipment uses is comprised:
-according to each accounting-related information of described multiple subscriber equipment and described charging derivation information, by associating each accounting-related information with identical charging identifier from described multiple subscriber equipment, to obtain association charging relevant information;
-based on each accounting-related information of described multiple subscriber equipment and described charging derivation information and described association charging relevant information, accounting request is generated to the adjacent service that described multiple subscriber equipment uses.
8. method according to any one of claim 1 to 7, wherein, the step of the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that described acquisition subscriber equipment sends comprises:
-obtain the multiple accounting-related information about its described adjacent service used sent in Second Threshold time range by described subscriber equipment;
Wherein, described according to described accounting-related information, the step obtaining charging derivation information comprises:
-according to described multiple accounting-related information, obtain corresponding charging derivation information;
Wherein, described based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, the step of the adjacent service generation accounting request that described subscriber equipment uses is comprised:
-according to described multiple accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, determine whether described multiple accounting-related information forms complete session charging relevant information;
-based on described multiple accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, and the determination result of complete session charging relevant information whether is formed based on described multiple accounting-related information, complete session charging request or incomplete session charging request are generated to the adjacent service that described subscriber equipment uses.
9. in the network equipment of cordless communication network for carrying out a device for charging to adjacent service, comprising:
-for obtaining the device of the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that subscriber equipment sends;
-for according to described accounting-related information, obtain the device of charging derivation information;
-for based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, to the device of the adjacent service generation accounting request that described subscriber equipment uses.
10. device according to claim 9, wherein, the described device for obtaining the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that subscriber equipment sends comprises following any one or appoints multinomial:
-for obtaining the device of the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that described subscriber equipment sends during using described adjacent service;
-for obtaining the device of the accounting-related information be delayed by about its adjacent service used that described subscriber equipment sends after using described adjacent service.
11. devices according to claim 10, the wherein said device for obtaining the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that described subscriber equipment sends during using described adjacent service is used for:
-for the described subscriber equipment be in the overlay area of this cordless communication network, obtain the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that this subscriber equipment transmits via this cordless communication network during using described adjacent service;
-for the described subscriber equipment be not in the overlay area of this cordless communication network, obtain this subscriber equipment by its use during described adjacent service via other communication modes send about its adjacent service used by the accounting-related information of relaying.
12. devices according to claim 10, wherein, described for obtain described subscriber equipment use the device of the accounting-related information be delayed by about its adjacent service used sent after described adjacent service for:
-obtain by the described subscriber equipment not being connected to described cordless communication network during using described adjacent service, after using described adjacent service, be connected to the accounting-related information be delayed by about its adjacent service used that described cordless communication network sends.
13. devices according to any one of claim 9 to 12, wherein, described charging derivation information comprises following at least any one:
-adjacent service event information and/or adjacent service session information;
The time started of-adjacent service event and/or adjacent service session;
Whether-described accounting-related information is the indication information of the accounting-related information be delayed by;
-charging way;
Whether-described accounting-related information is by the indication information of the accounting-related information of relaying;
Calling party's relevant information of-described adjacent service;
One or more callee's relevant informations of-described adjacent service.
14. devices according to any one of claim 9 to 13, wherein, described charging derivation information comprises charging way,
Wherein, described for based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, the device that the adjacent service used described subscriber equipment generates accounting request is used for:
-when described charging way is online charging mode, based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, on-line charging request is generated to the adjacent service that described subscriber equipment uses;
-when described charging way is offline charging mode, based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, offline charging request is generated to the adjacent service that described subscriber equipment uses.
15. devices according to any one of claim 9 to 14, wherein, the described device for obtaining the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that subscriber equipment sends comprises:
-for obtaining the device of each accounting-related information about its adjacent service used separately sent from multiple subscriber equipment;
Wherein, described for according to described accounting-related information, the device obtaining charging derivation information comprises:
-for each accounting-related information according to described multiple subscriber equipment, obtain the device of corresponding charging derivation information;
Wherein, described for based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, the device that the adjacent service used described subscriber equipment generates accounting request comprises:
-for according to each accounting-related information of described multiple subscriber equipment and described charging derivation information, by associating each accounting-related information with identical charging identifier from described multiple user, to obtain the device of association charging relevant information;
-for based on each accounting-related information of described multiple subscriber equipment and described charging derivation information and described association charging relevant information, the adjacent service used described multiple subscriber equipment generates the device of accounting request.
16. devices according to any one of claim 9 to 15, wherein, the described device for obtaining the accounting-related information about its adjacent service used that subscriber equipment sends comprises:
-for obtaining the device of the multiple accounting-related information about its described adjacent service used sent in Second Threshold time range by described subscriber equipment;
Wherein, described for according to described accounting-related information, the device obtaining charging derivation information comprises:
-for according to described multiple accounting-related information, obtain the device of corresponding charging derivation information;
Wherein, described for based on described accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, the device that the adjacent service used described subscriber equipment generates accounting request comprises:
-for according to described multiple accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, determine whether described multiple accounting-related information forms the device of complete session charging relevant information;
-for based on described multiple accounting-related information and described charging derivation information, and the determination result of complete session charging relevant information whether is formed based on described multiple accounting-related information, the adjacent service used described subscriber equipment generates the device of complete session charging request or incomplete session charging request.
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