CN105451209A - Method, device and system of user information processing, PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function) and RCAF (RAN Congestion Awareness Function) - Google Patents

Method, device and system of user information processing, PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function) and RCAF (RAN Congestion Awareness Function) Download PDF

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CN105451209A
CN105451209A CN201410495942.1A CN201410495942A CN105451209A CN 105451209 A CN105451209 A CN 105451209A CN 201410495942 A CN201410495942 A CN 201410495942A CN 105451209 A CN105451209 A CN 105451209A
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周晓云
宗在峰
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The present invention discloses a method, device and system of user information processing, a PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function) and a RCAF (RAN Congestion Awareness Function). The method provided by the invention comprises: sending requests configured to obtain user information in a preset region to at least one preset network element (a RCAF (RAN Congestion Awareness Function), a MME (Mobility Management Entity) and a SGSN (Service GPRS Supporting Node), and receiving the user information in the preset region provided by the preset network element according to the requests. According to the invention, the problem is solved that the user information in a specific region cannot be obtained in the prior art, and therefore the effect of effectively acquiring user information in the specific region is achieved.

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User profile processing method, device, system, PCRF and RCAF
Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, in particular to a kind of user profile processing method, device, system, PCRF and RCAF.
Background technology
Fig. 1 is third generation partner program (3rdGenerationPartnershipProject in correlation technique, referred to as 3GPP) strategy that defines and charging control architecture (PolicyandChargingControl, referred to as PCC) schematic diagram, as shown in Figure 1, the core of "Policy and Charging Rules Function (PolicyandChargingRulesFunction, referred to as PCRF) whole PCC framework.PCRF formulates described control strategy to be needed to combine from application function (ApplicationFunction, referred to as AF) business information that receives, from user-subscribed database (SubscriptionProfileRepository, referred to as SPR) user signing contract information that receives, the strategy etc. of operator's configuration.The control strategy formulated for business is handed down to strategy and charge execution function (PolicyandChargingEnforcementFunction by PCRF, referred to as PCEF) or bearing binding and reporting events function (BearerBindingandEventReportFunction, referred to as BBERF) perform.Simultaneously PCRF can subscribe to bearing bed dependent event to PCEF and/or BBERF, timely perception when there is described event with convenient bearing bed, and changes control strategy.PCEF also can support application detection control function.The PCC rule comprising application identities that PCEF can issue according to this locality configuration or PCRF is carried out application and is detected and carry out strategy execution (as gate, being redirected and bandwidth restriction).PCEF is generally positioned on the gateway of network, as the grouped data network gateway (PDN-GW) of EPS.In addition, network can also realize applying detection control by disposing separate traffic measuring ability (TrafficDetectionFunction, referred to as TDF).TDF and PCRF is connected by Sd interface, and application detection control (ApplicationDetectionandControl, referred to as the ADC) rule that TDF can issue according to pre-configured or PCRF is carried out application and detected and strategy execution.Wireless access network congestion aware function (RANCongestionAwarenessFunction, referred to as RCAF) by Np interface, unlimited user of access network face congestion information (RANUserPlaneCongestionInformation, referred to as RUCI) is reported to PCRF and carries out strategic decision-making to alleviate network load for PCRF.RCAF is from RAN operation management maintain (OperationAdministrationMaintenance, referred to as OAM) systematic collection user face congestion information.For E-UTRAN, RCAF obtains Node B (EvolvedNodeB in specific evolution by Nq interface from MME, referred to as eNB) UE (IMSI) list for each activation APN under the cellular global identity (EvolvedCellGlobalIdentifier, referred to as ECGI) of/evolution.For UTRAN access, RCAF directly can obtain the IMSI list specific NB/CGI from RAN, and passes through the IMSI list of Nq ' acquisition for each activation APN.Such RCAF just can the IMSI list for each activation APN under each congested base station (eNB/NB)/community (ECGI/CGI).These information reportings are given correct PCRF by RCAF, and PCRF just to these UE Developing Tactics, can alleviate the load of congested base station or community.
Operator, when carrying out transmission service, may need to the user's transmission service business in specific region and specific grade, such as push the advertising message of some high values at the Gold Subscriber of certain community.Therefore operator wishes the user profile of the specific class user that can obtain below specific region.
In the prior art, the positional information perceiving user that PCRF can be real-time by the mode of subscribing to the event trigger that position changes to PCEF/BBERF.But this quadrat method can bring signaling consumption, when particularly will obtain the positional information of cell level, signaling storm can be caused.
In addition, in prior art, PCRF can by obtaining the current positional information of certain user to the mode of PCEF/BBERF active inquiry, this arrangement reduces signaling consumption, but the motion track of user cannot be obtained, also just cannot be informed in the information of all users under ad-hoc location.
Therefore, in the related, the user profile of the user below specific region cannot be obtained.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of user profile processing method, device, system, PCRF and RCAF, at least to solve in correlation technique, the problem of the user profile of the user below specific region cannot be obtained.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of user profile processing method, comprising: the request one of at least sending the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area to following predetermined network element: wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, mobile management entity MME, service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN; Receive the user profile of the user in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request.
Preferably, the described user profile receiving the user in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request comprise following one of at least: when described predetermined network element is wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, receive the described user profile that described RCAF provides, wherein, described user profile is provided to described RCAF by all mobile management entity MME corresponding to described presumptive area and/or all service universal packet wireless business support node SGSN that is engaged in; When described predetermined network element be mobile management entity MME corresponding to described presumptive area and/or service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN, receive the described user profile that described MME and/or described SGSN provides.
Preferably, the described user profile receiving the user in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request comprises: when also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described predetermined network element provides in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
Preferably, when meet following trigger condition one of at least, send the described request of the described user profile of the user for obtaining described presumptive area to described predetermined network element: the internal trigger sending the network element of described request; Receive the request from application layer.
Preferably, the described user profile receiving the user in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request comprises: in described request, carry the event trigger that described fate intra domain user changes, and when described fate intra domain user changes, what receive that described predetermined network element provides causes described fate intra domain user to change and the described user profile of user in the described presumptive area upgraded because user is moved.
Preferably, after the user profile receiving the user in the described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request, also comprise: be receive the request from application layer in described trigger condition, and when also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, provide the described user profile of the user meeting described user gradation information to described application layer.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of user profile processing method, comprising: the request receiving the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area that "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF sends; Ask the user profile of the user in described presumptive area to all mobile management entity MME corresponding to described presumptive area and/or service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN according to the described request that receives; Receive the user profile of the user in described presumptive area that described all MME and/or all SGSN provide, and gather; The described user profile gathered is sent to described PCRF.
Preferably, the described user profile receiving the user in described presumptive area that described all MME and/or all SGSN provide comprises: when also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described all MME and/or described all SGSN provide in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
Preferably, the described user profile receiving the user in described presumptive area that described all MME and/or all SGSN provide comprises: in described request, carry the event trigger that described fate intra domain user changes, and when described fate intra domain user changes, what receive that described all MME and/or all SGSN provide causes described fate intra domain user to change and the described user profile of user in the described presumptive area upgraded because user is moved.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of user profile processing method, comprising: the request receiving the user profile of the user for obtaining presumptive area that "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF and/or wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF sends; The user profile of the user in described presumptive area is provided to described PCRF and/or described RCAF according to the described request received.
Preferably, the described user profile of the user in described presumptive area is provided to comprise according to the described request received to described PCRF and/or described RCAF: when also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, be provided in described presumptive area to described PCRF and/or described RCAF, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
Preferably, the described user profile of the user in described presumptive area is provided to comprise according to the described request received to described PCRF and/or described RCAF: in described request, carry the event trigger that described fate intra domain user changes, and when described fate intra domain user changes, provide to described PCRF and/or described RCAF and cause described fate intra domain user to change because user is moved and the described user profile of user in the described presumptive area upgraded.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of user profile processing method, comprising: the request sending the user profile of the user for obtaining presumptive area to "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF; Receive the user profile of the user in described presumptive area that described PCRF reports.
Preferably, the described user profile receiving the user in described presumptive area that described PCRF reports comprises: when also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described PCRF reports in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
According to also one side of the present invention, provide a kind of user profile processing method, comprising: "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF one of at least sends the request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area to following predetermined network element: wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, Mobility Management Entity MME, service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN; The user profile of the user that described PCRF receives in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request comprise following one of at least: when all MME that described PCRF is corresponding to described reservation region send described request, described PCRF receives the user profile of the user in the described reservation region that provides from described all Mobility Management Entity, described PCRF determines the user profile of the user in described presumptive area after gathering the user profile that all MME got provide; When the wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF that described PCRF is corresponding to described reservation region sends described request, all Mobility Management Entity that described request sends to described reservation region corresponding by described RCAF, the user profile of the user in the described reservation region provided from all MME is provided by described RCAF, and the described user profile after gathering is sent to described PCRF.
Preferably, also comprise: before described PCRF one of at least sends the request of user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area to following predetermined network element, application function AF sends described request to described PCRF; After the user profile receiving the user in the described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request, described PCRF sends the user profile of the user in the described presumptive area that obtains to described AF.
Preferably, the user profile of the user that described PCRF receives in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request comprises: when also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described predetermined network element provides in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
According to also one side of the present invention, provide a kind of user profile processing unit, comprise: the first sending module, for one of at least sending the request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area to following predetermined network element: wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, mobile management entity MME, service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN; First receiver module, for receiving the user profile of the user in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request.
Preferably, described first receiver module comprise following one of at least: the first receiving element, for when described predetermined network element is wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, receive the described user profile that described RCAF provides, wherein, described user profile is provided to described RCAF by all mobile management entity MME corresponding to described presumptive area and/or all service universal packet wireless business support node SGSN that is engaged in; Second receiving element, at described predetermined network element be mobile management entity MME corresponding to described presumptive area and/or service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN, receive the described user profile that described MME and/or described SGSN provides.
Preferably, described first receiver module comprises: the 3rd receiving element, for also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described predetermined network element provides in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
Preferably, described first sending module, also for when meet following trigger condition one of at least, send the described request of the described user profile of the user for obtaining described presumptive area to described predetermined network element: the internal trigger sending the network element of described request; Receive the request from application layer.
Preferably, described first receiver module comprises: the 4th receiving element, the event trigger that described fate intra domain user changes is carried in described request, and when described fate intra domain user changes, what receive that described predetermined network element provides causes described fate intra domain user to change and the described user profile of user in the described presumptive area upgraded because user is moved.
Preferably, this device also comprises: the second sending module, for being receive the request from application layer in described trigger condition, and when also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, provide the described user profile of the user meeting described user gradation information to described application layer.
According to also one side of the present invention, provide a kind of "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF, comprise the device described in above-mentioned any one.
According to another aspect of the invention, provide a kind of user profile processing unit, comprising: the second receiver module, for receiving the request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area that "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF sends; First request module, for asking the user profile of the user in described presumptive area to all mobile management entity MME corresponding to described presumptive area and/or service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN according to the described request that receives; 3rd receiver module, for receiving the user profile of the user in described presumptive area that described all MME and/or all SGSN provide, and gathers; 3rd sending module, for sending to described PCRF by the described user profile gathered.
Preferably, described 3rd receiver module comprises: the 5th receiving element, for also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described all MME and/or described all SGSN provide in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
Preferably, described 3rd receiver module comprises: the 6th receiving element, for carrying the event trigger that described fate intra domain user changes in described request, and when described fate intra domain user changes, what receive that described all MME and/or all SGSN provide causes described fate intra domain user to change and the described user profile of user in the described presumptive area upgraded because user is moved.
According to also one side of the present invention, provide a kind of wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, comprise the device described in above-mentioned any one.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of user profile processing unit, comprise: the 4th receiver module, for receiving the request of the user profile of the user for obtaining presumptive area that "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF and/or wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF sends; First provides module, for providing the user profile of the user in described presumptive area to described PCRF and/or described RCAF according to the described request received.
Preferably, described first provides module to comprise: the first providing unit, for also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, be provided in described presumptive area to described PCRF and/or described RCAF, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
Preferably, described first provides module to comprise: the second providing unit, for carrying the event trigger that described fate intra domain user changes in described request, and when described fate intra domain user changes, provide to described PCRF and/or described RCAF and cause described fate intra domain user to change because user is moved and the described user profile of user in the described presumptive area upgraded.
According to also one side of the present invention, provide a kind of mobile management entity MME, comprise the device described in above-mentioned any one.
According to also one side of the present invention, provide a kind of service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN, comprise the device described in above-mentioned any one.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of user profile processing unit, comprising: the 3rd sending module, for sending the request of the user profile of the user for obtaining presumptive area to "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF; 5th receiver module, for receiving the user profile of the user in described presumptive area that described PCRF reports.
Preferably, described 5th receiver module comprises: the 7th receiving element, for also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described PCRF reports in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
According to also one side of the present invention, provide a kind of application function AF, comprise the device described in above-mentioned any one.
According to also one side of the present invention, provide a kind of user profile treatment system, comprise: "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF, wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, Mobility Management Entity MME, GPRS support node SGSN, wherein, described PCRF, for one of at least sending the request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area: wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, Mobility Management Entity MME, service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN to following predetermined network element; The user profile of the user that described PCRF receives in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request comprise following one of at least: when all MME that described PCRF is corresponding to described reservation region send described request, described PCRF receives the user profile of the user in the described reservation region that provides from described all Mobility Management Entity, described PCRF determines the user profile of the user in described presumptive area after gathering the user profile that all MME got provide; When the wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF that described PCRF is corresponding to described reservation region sends described request, all Mobility Management Entity that described request sends to described reservation region corresponding by described RCAF, the user profile of the user in the described reservation region provided from all MME is provided by described RCAF, and the described user profile after gathering is sent to described PCRF.
Preferably, this system also comprises: application function AF, described AF, before described PCRF one of at least sends the request of user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area to following predetermined network element, sends described request to described PCRF; Described PCRF, also for after the user profile receiving the user in the described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request, sends the user profile of the user in the described presumptive area obtained to described AF.
Preferably, described PCRF also for: when also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described predetermined network element provides in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
By the present invention, adopt the request one of at least sending the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area to following predetermined network element: wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, mobile management entity MME, service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN; Receive the user profile of the user in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request, solve in correlation technique, the problem of the user profile of the user below specific region cannot be obtained, and then reach the effect of the user profile effectively obtaining user under specific region.
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Accompanying drawing described herein is used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and form a application's part, schematic description and description of the present invention, for explaining the present invention, does not form inappropriate limitation of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the strategy and charging control architecture PCC schematic diagram that in correlation technique, third generation partner program 3GPP defines;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the user profile processing method one according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the user profile processing method two according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the user profile processing method three according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the user profile processing method four according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the user profile processing method five according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is the structured flowchart of the user profile processing unit one according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is the preferred structure block diagram one of the first receiver module 74 in the user profile processing unit one according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 9 is the preferred structure block diagram two of the first receiver module 74 in the user profile processing unit one according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 10 is the preferred structure block diagram three of the first receiver module 74 in the user profile processing unit one according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 11 is the preferred structure block diagram of the user profile processing unit one according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 12 is the structured flowchart of the "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 13 is the structured flowchart of the user profile processing unit two according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 14 is the preferred structure block diagram one of the 3rd receiver module 136 in the user profile processing unit two according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 15 is the preferred structure block diagram two of the 3rd receiver module 136 in the user profile processing unit two according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 16 is the structured flowchart with wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 17 is the structured flowchart of the user profile processing unit three according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 18 is the first preferred structure block diagram one providing module 174 in the user profile processing unit three according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 19 is the first preferred structure block diagram two providing module 174 in the user profile processing unit three according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 20 is the structured flowchart of the mobile management entity MME according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 21 is the structured flowchart of the service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 22 is the structured flowchart of the user profile processing unit four according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 23 is the preferred structure block diagram of the 5th receiver module 224 in the user profile processing unit four according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 24 is the structured flowchart of the application function AF according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 25 is the structured flowchart of the user profile treatment system according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 26 is the preferred structure block diagram of the user profile treatment system according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 27 is the flow chart according to flow process one in the preferred embodiment for the present invention one;
Figure 28 is the flow chart according to flow process two in the preferred embodiment for the present invention one;
Figure 29 is the flow chart according to flow process three in the preferred embodiment for the present invention one;
Figure 30 is the flow chart according to flow process four in the preferred embodiment for the present invention two;
Figure 31 is the flow chart according to flow process five in the preferred embodiment for the present invention two;
Figure 32 is the flow chart according to flow process six in the preferred embodiment for the present invention two;
Figure 33 is the flow chart according to the preferred embodiment for the present invention three.
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Hereinafter also describe the present invention in detail with reference to accompanying drawing in conjunction with the embodiments.It should be noted that, when not conflicting, the embodiment in the application and the feature in embodiment can combine mutually.
Provide a kind of user profile processing method in the present embodiment, Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the user profile processing method one according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 2, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S202, one of at least sends the request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area to following predetermined network element: wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, mobile management entity MME, service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN;
Step S204, receives the user profile of predetermined network element according to the user in the presumptive area of asking to provide.
Pass through above-mentioned steps, to the user profile one of at least sent for asking the user in presumptive area in wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, mobile management entity MME, service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN, receive the user profile that said network element one of at least provides, solve the problem of the user profile that cannot obtain the user below specific region in correlation technique, and then reach the effect of the user profile effectively obtaining user under specific region.
Different according to the predetermined network element sent request, receiving predetermined network element also can be different according to the mode of the user profile of the user asked in the presumptive area that provides, such as, when predetermined network element is wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, receive the user profile that RCAF provides, wherein, user profile is provided to RCAF by all mobile management entity MME corresponding to presumptive area and/or all service universal packet wireless business support node SGSN that is engaged in; Again such as, when predetermined network element be mobile management entity MME corresponding to presumptive area and/or service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN, receive the user profile that MME and/or SGSN provides.
Preferably, receive predetermined network element also to comprise according to the user profile of the user asked in the presumptive area that provides: when also including the user gradation information for identifying fate intra domain user in this request, receive that predetermined network element provides in presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of user gradation information.
In addition, before the request of user profile sending the user for obtaining presumptive area to predetermined network element, determine to meet following trigger condition one of at least: the internal trigger of the network element sent request; Receive the request from application layer.
According to the difference of trigger condition received, receiving predetermined network element also can be different according to the user profile of the user in the presumptive area of asking to provide, and illustrates respectively below:
Such as, carry the event trigger that fate intra domain user changes in the request, and when fate intra domain user changes, what receive that predetermined network element provides causes fate intra domain user to change and the user profile of user in the presumptive area upgraded because user is moved.
Again such as, after receiving the user profile of predetermined network element according to the user in the presumptive area of asking to provide, also comprise: be receive the request from application layer in trigger condition, and when also including the user gradation information for identifying fate intra domain user in request, provide the user profile of the user meeting user gradation information to application layer.
Provide a kind of user profile processing method in the present embodiment, Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the user profile processing method two according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 3, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S302, receives the request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area that "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF sends;
Step S304, asks the user profile of the user in presumptive area to all mobile management entity MME corresponding to presumptive area and/or service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN according to the request that receives;
Step S306, receives the user profile of the user in presumptive area that all MME and/or all SGSN provide, and gathers;
Step S308, sends to PCRF by the user profile gathered.
Pass through above-mentioned steps, after the request receiving the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area that PCRF sends, all mobile management entity MME corresponding to presumptive area and/or service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN ask the user profile of the user in presumptive area; And receive the user profile of the user that above-mentioned MME and/or SGSN provides, solve the problem of the user profile that cannot obtain the user below specific region in correlation technique, and then reach the effect of the user profile effectively obtaining user under specific region.
Accordingly, when also including the user gradation information for identifying fate intra domain user in the request, receive that all MME and/or all SGSN provide in presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of user gradation information.
Preferably, the user profile receiving the user in presumptive area that all MME and/or all SGSN provide also comprises: carry the event trigger that fate intra domain user changes in the request, and when fate intra domain user changes, what receive that all MME and/or all SGSN provide causes fate intra domain user to change and the user profile of user in the presumptive area upgraded because user is moved.
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the user profile processing method three according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 4, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S402, receives the request of the user profile of the user for obtaining presumptive area that "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF and/or wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF sends;
Step S404, provides the user profile of the user in presumptive area to PCRF and/or RCAF according to the request received.
Pass through above-mentioned steps, after the request receiving the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area that PCRF and/or RCAF sends, obtain the user profile of the user in presumptive area, the user profile of the user of acquisition is sent to above-mentioned PCRF and/or RCAF, solve the problem of the user profile that cannot obtain the user below specific region in correlation technique, and then reach the effect of the user profile effectively obtaining user under specific region.
Accordingly, the user profile of the user in presumptive area is provided to comprise according to the request received to PCRF and/or RCAF: when also including the user gradation information for identifying fate intra domain user in the request, be provided in presumptive area to PCRF and/or RCAF, meet the user profile of the user of user gradation information.
Preferably, the user profile of the user in presumptive area is provided to comprise according to the request received to PCRF and/or RCAF: to carry the event trigger that fate intra domain user changes in the request, and when fate intra domain user changes, provide to PCRF and/or RCAF and cause fate intra domain user to change because user is moved and the user profile of user in the presumptive area upgraded.
Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the user profile processing method four according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 5, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S502, sends the request of the user profile of the user for obtaining presumptive area to "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF;
Step S504, receives the user profile of the user in presumptive area that PCRF reports.
Pass through above-mentioned steps, after the request of user profile sending the user for obtaining presumptive area to PCRF, receive the user profile of the user in this presumptive area that PCRF reports, solve the problem of the user profile that cannot obtain the user below specific region in correlation technique, and then reach the effect of the user profile effectively obtaining user under specific region.
Preferably, the user profile receiving the user in presumptive area that PCRF reports comprises: when also including the user gradation information for identifying fate intra domain user in the request, receive that PCRF reports in presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of user gradation information.
Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the user profile processing method five according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 6, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S602, "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF one of at least send the request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area to following predetermined network element: wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, Mobility Management Entity MME, service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN;
Step S604, PCRF receive predetermined network element according to the user profile of the user asked in the presumptive area that provides comprise following one of at least: when PCRF to subscribe all MME corresponding to region send request, PCRF receives the user profile of the user in the reservation region that provides from all Mobility Management Entity, PCRF determines the user profile of the user in presumptive area after gathering the user profile that all MME got provide; When PCRF sends request to the wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF that reservation region is corresponding, request sends to and subscribes all Mobility Management Entity corresponding to region by RCAF, the user profile of the user in the reservation region provided from all MME is provided by RCAF, and the user profile after gathering is sent to PCRF.
Preferably, before PCRF one of at least sends the request of user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area to following predetermined network element, application function AF sends request to PCRF; After receiving the user profile of predetermined network element according to the user in the presumptive area of asking to provide, PCRF sends the user profile of the user in the presumptive area of acquisition to AF.
Preferably, PCRF receives predetermined network element and comprises according to the user profile of the user asked in the presumptive area that provides: when also including the user gradation information for identifying fate intra domain user in the request, receive that predetermined network element provides in presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of user gradation information.
Additionally provide a kind of user profile processing unit in the present embodiment, this device is used for realizing above-described embodiment and preferred implementation, has carried out repeating no more of explanation.As used below, term " module " can realize the software of predetermined function and/or the combination of hardware.Although the device described by following examples preferably realizes with software, hardware, or the realization of the combination of software and hardware also may and conceived.
Fig. 7 is the structured flowchart of the user profile processing unit one according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 7, this device comprises the first sending module 72 and the first receiver module 74, is described below to this device.
First sending module 72, for one of at least sending the request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area: wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, mobile management entity MME, service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN to following predetermined network element; First receiver module 74, is connected to above-mentioned first sending module 72, for receiving the user profile of predetermined network element according to the user in the presumptive area of asking to provide.
Fig. 8 is the preferred structure block diagram one of the first receiver module 74 in the user profile processing unit one according to the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 8, this first receiver module 74 comprise following one of at least: the first receiving element 82, second receiving element 84, is described this first receiver module 74 below.
First receiving element 82, for being wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF at predetermined network element, receive the user profile that RCAF provides, wherein, user profile is provided to RCAF by all mobile management entity MME corresponding to presumptive area and/or all service universal packet wireless business support node SGSN that is engaged in; Second receiving element 84, at predetermined network element be mobile management entity MME corresponding to presumptive area and/or service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN, receive the user profile that MME and/or SGSN provides.
Fig. 9 is the preferred structure block diagram two of the first receiver module 74 in the user profile processing unit one according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 9, this first receiver module 74 comprises: the 3rd receiving element 92, is described below to this first receiver module 74.
3rd receiving element 92, when for also including the user gradation information for identifying fate intra domain user in the request, receive that predetermined network element provides in presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of user gradation information.
Preferably, above-mentioned first sending module 72, also for when meet following trigger condition one of at least, send the request of the user profile of the user for obtaining presumptive area to predetermined network element: the internal trigger of the network element sent request; Receive the request from application layer.
Figure 10 is the preferred structure block diagram three of the first receiver module 74 in the user profile processing unit one according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 10, this first receiver module 74 comprises: the 4th receiving element 102, is described below to this first receiver module 74.
4th receiving element 102, carry the event trigger that fate intra domain user changes in the request, and when fate intra domain user changes, what receive that predetermined network element provides causes fate intra domain user to change and the user profile of user in the presumptive area upgraded because user is moved.
Figure 11 is the preferred structure block diagram of the user profile processing unit one according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 11, this device, except comprising all structures shown in Fig. 7, also comprises the second sending module 112, is described below to this second sending module 112.
Second sending module 112, be connected to above-mentioned first receiver module 74, for being receive the request from application layer in trigger condition, and when also including the user gradation information for identifying fate intra domain user in request, provide the user profile of the user meeting user gradation information to application layer.
Figure 12 is the structured flowchart of the "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 12, this "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF120, comprises the user profile processing unit 1 of above-mentioned any one.
Figure 13 is the structured flowchart of the user profile processing unit two according to the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in figure 13, this device comprises the second receiver module 132, first request module 134, the 3rd receiver module 136 and the 3rd sending module 138, is described below to this device.
Second receiver module 132, for receiving the request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area that "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF sends; First request module 134, be connected to above-mentioned second receiver module 132, for asking the user profile of the user in presumptive area to all mobile management entity MME corresponding to presumptive area and/or service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN according to the request that receives; 3rd receiver module 136, is connected to above-mentioned first request module 134, for receiving the user profile of the user in presumptive area that all MME and/or all SGSN provide, and gathers; 3rd sending module 138, is connected to above-mentioned 3rd receiver module 136, for the user profile gathered is sent to PCRF.
Figure 14 is the preferred structure block diagram one of the 3rd receiver module 136 in the user profile processing unit two according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 14, the 3rd receiver module 136 comprises: the 5th receiving element 142, is described below to the 5th receiving element 142.
5th receiving element 142, when for also including the user gradation information for identifying fate intra domain user in the request, receive that all MME and/or all SGSN provide in presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of user gradation information.
Figure 15 is the preferred structure block diagram two of the 3rd receiver module 136 in the user profile processing unit two according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 15, the 3rd receiver module 136 comprises: the 6th receiving element 152, is described below to the 6th receiving element 152.
6th receiving element 152, for carrying the event trigger that fate intra domain user changes in the request, and when fate intra domain user changes, what receive that all MME and/or all SGSN provide causes fate intra domain user to change and the user profile of user in the presumptive area upgraded because user is moved.
Figure 16 is the structured flowchart with wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 16, this wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF160 comprises the user profile processing unit 2 162 of above-mentioned any one.
Figure 17 is the structured flowchart of the user profile processing unit three according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 17, this device comprises: the 4th receiver module 172 and first provides module 174, is described below to this device.
4th receiver module 172, for receiving the request of the user profile of the user for obtaining presumptive area that "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF and/or wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF sends; First provides module 174, is connected to above-mentioned 4th receiver module 172, for providing the user profile of the user in presumptive area to PCRF and/or RCAF according to the request received.
Figure 18 is the first preferred structure block diagram one providing module 174 in the user profile processing unit three according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 18, this first provides module 174 to comprise the first providing unit 182, is described below to this first providing unit 182.
First providing unit 182, when for also including the user gradation information for identifying fate intra domain user in the request, being provided in presumptive area to PCRF and/or RCAF, meeting the user profile of the user of user gradation information.
Figure 19 is the first preferred structure block diagram two providing module 174 in the user profile processing unit three according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 19, this first provides module 174 to comprise the second providing unit 192, is described below to this second providing unit 192.
Second providing unit 192, for carrying the event trigger that fate intra domain user changes in the request, and when fate intra domain user changes, provide to PCRF and/or RCAF and cause fate intra domain user to change because user is moved and the user profile of user in the presumptive area upgraded.
Figure 20 is the structured flowchart of the mobile management entity MME according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 20, this MME200 comprises the user profile processing unit 3 202 of above-mentioned any one.
Figure 21 is the structured flowchart of the service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 21, this service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN210 comprises the user profile processing unit 3 202 of above-mentioned any one.
Figure 22 is the structured flowchart of the user profile processing unit four according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 22, this device comprises the 3rd sending module 222 and the 5th receiver module 224, is described below to this device.
3rd sending module 222, for sending the request of the user profile of the user for obtaining presumptive area to "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF; 5th receiver module 224, is connected to above-mentioned 3rd sending module 222, for receiving the user profile of the user in presumptive area that PCRF reports.
Figure 23 is the preferred structure block diagram of the 5th receiver module 224 in the user profile processing unit four according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 23, the 5th receiver module 224 comprises: the 7th receiving element 232, is described below to the 7th receiving element 232.
7th receiving element 232, when for also including the user gradation information for identifying fate intra domain user in the request, receive that PCRF reports in presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of user gradation information.
Figure 24 is the structured flowchart of the application function AF according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 24, this AF240 comprises the user profile processing unit 4 242 of above-mentioned any one.
Figure 25 is the structured flowchart of the user profile treatment system according to the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in figure 25, this system 250 comprises: "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF120, wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF160, Mobility Management Entity MME200 and/or GPRS support node SGSN210, wherein, PCRF120, for one of at least sending the request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area to following predetermined network element: wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF160, Mobility Management Entity MME200, service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN210, PCRF120 receive predetermined network element according to the user profile of the user asked in the presumptive area that provides comprise following one of at least: when PCRF120 to subscribe all MME200 corresponding to region send request, PCRF120 receives the user profile of the user in the reservation region that provides from all Mobility Management Entity, PCRF120 determines the user profile of the user in presumptive area after gathering the user profile that all MME200 got provide, when PCRF120 sends request to the wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF160 that reservation region is corresponding, request sends to and subscribes all Mobility Management Entity corresponding to region by RCAF160, the user profile of the user in the reservation region provided from all MME200 is provided by RCAF160, and the user profile after gathering is sent to PCRF120.
Figure 26 is the preferred structure block diagram of the user profile treatment system according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 26, this system, except comprising all structures shown in Figure 25, also comprises application function AF262, is described below to this AF262.
AF262, before PCRF one of at least sends the request of user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area to following predetermined network element, sends request to PCRF; PCRF, also for after receiving the user profile of predetermined network element according to the user in the presumptive area of asking to provide, sends the user profile of the user in the presumptive area obtained to AF.
Preferably, above-mentioned PCRF120 also for: when also including the user gradation information for identifying fate intra domain user in the request, receive that predetermined network element provides in presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of user gradation information.
By the user profile processing method of above-described embodiment and preferred implementation, PCRF provides area information to RCAF or Mobility Management Entity, and RCAF or Mobility Management Entity to provide the user totem information under this region to PCRF according to this area information.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the preferred embodiment for the present invention is described.
Preferred implementation one
In the preferred embodiment, PCRF obtains the user profile of specific region flow process by RCAF is described.Namely following flow process is comprised:
Figure 27 is the flow chart according to flow process one in the preferred embodiment for the present invention one, as shown in figure 27.
Flow process one: this flow process describes PCRF obtains specific region user profile by RCAF, and is filtered the user list meeting specific user's grade by PCRF.
Step S2702.PCRF receives triggering, needs to obtain the user list of specific region, and this triggering may from PCRF inside, or from outside (such as application layer AF).Specific region can be community or base station.This triggering may also comprise user gradation information, as gold medal, silver medal or Bronze Subscriber.
Step S2704.PCRF determines corresponding RCAF according to area information, and PCRF asks the user profile of ad-hoc location to RCAF, and carry specific area information in message, area information cell ID or Base Station Identification represent.
Step S2706.RCAF determines MME and/or SGSN be correlated with according to the area information received.RCAF sends the user profile of message request specific region to each MME and/or SGSN, carrier area information in message.
Step S2708. receives each MME of message and/SGSN according to the area information received, and to determine after the IMSI of the user under this region, to RCAF report of user information, to carry the user IMSI list under this region in message;
Step S2710.RCAF collects the user list that each relevant MME/SGSN reports, and generates complete user IMSI list;
Step S2712.RCAF reports the user profile of ad-hoc location to PCRF, carries the IMSI list of user in message;
If what step S2714. PCRF received in step S2702 is external trigger, so PCRF is by the IMSI list to the further report of user of requesting party.If the external trigger in step S2702 additionally provides user gradation information, so PCRF will filter the IMSI list received from RCAF according to class information, and the IMSI list after filtering is reported requesting party, such as the Gold Subscriber grade that requesting party only asks, so PCRF reports requesting party again after picking out the IMSI of Gold Subscriber in the IMSI list received from RCAF.
Flow process two:
Figure 28 is the flow chart according to flow process two in the preferred embodiment for the present invention one, as shown in figure 28.
This flow process describes PCRF obtains the user profile of specific region flow process by RCAF, and PCRF provides the class information of the user that will obtain to RCAF, has MME and/or SGSN to filter the user list meeting specific user's grade.
Step S2802.PCRF receives triggering, needs to obtain the user list of specific region, and this triggering may from PCRF inside, or from outside (such as application layer AF).Specific region can be community or base station.This triggering may also comprise user gradation information, as gold medal, silver medal or Bronze Subscriber.
Step S2804.PCRF determines corresponding RCAF according to area information, and PCRF asks the user profile of ad-hoc location to RCAF, carries specific area information and user gradation information in message.Area information cell ID or Base Station Identification represent, user gradation information can be shown with the QCI of default bearing and ARP table
Step S2806.RCAF determines MME and/or SGSN be correlated with according to the area information received.RCAF sends the user profile of message request specific region to each MME and/or SGSN, carrier area information and user gradation information in message;
Step S2808. receive message each MME and/SGSN is according to the area information received and user gradation information, to meet after the IMSI of the user of user gradation information to RCAF report of user information under determining this region, in message, carry the user IMSI list meeting user gradation information under this region;
Step S2810.RCAF collects the user list that each relevant MME/SGSN reports, and generates complete user IMSI list;
Step S2812.RCAF reports the user profile of ad-hoc location to PCRF, carries the IMSI list of user in message;
If what step S2814. PCRF received in step S2802 is external trigger, so PCRF is by the IMSI list to the further report of user of requesting party.
Can obtain the user list of current time under specific region by above-mentioned flow process one and flow process two, PCRF/ application layer, now PCRF can perform specific policy control, and application layer also can be commenced business for these users.Then, in the process that strategy execution or application are carried out, because UE can be moved, therefore can change to the user list under specific region.Several method can be had to address this problem:
If the cycle that strategy execution or business are carried out is not very long, so can ignores UE and be moved and the user list caused situation about changing.
PCRF/ application layer can the flow process of periodically start flow one or flow process two, the user list under acquisition request current time specific region
Adopt the method for subscribing to event trigger.In step S2702 or step S2802, PCRF subscribes to RCAF the event trigger that a district intra domain user changes, this trigger for when having user to leave or to enter this region, needs report the user entering or leave this region.This subscription event trigger is sent to MME and/or SGSN by RCAF further.MME or/SGSN detects and to change to given zone intra domain user and to report RCAF, and RCAF reports PCRF further.Know when to cancel to allow PCAF, MME/SGSN and report, application layer/or PCRF can issue a time cycle or a time point simultaneously when issuing event trigger, represent the event needing to report this given zone intra domain user to change within this week time or before this time point, or PCRF or application layer are when needs are cancelled, and cancel subscriptions this event trigger.
Flow process three: this flow process describes the method adopting and subscribe to event trigger, the flow chart of the report of user list when user changes under specific region.
Figure 29 is the flow chart according to flow process three in the preferred embodiment for the present invention one, as shown in figure 29.
Step S2902:MME/SGSN detects and there occurs change (enter this specific region if any new UE or have UE to have left this specific region) this specific user.If MME/SGSN receives specific QoS class requirement, and this user changed meets QoS class requirement.
The user IMSI list that step S2904:MME/SGSN is current under reporting this region to RCAF;
Step S2906:RCAF determines the IMSI list (comprising MME/SGSN newly reports the IMSI list of renewal and other MME/SGSN originally to report) reported of MME and/or SGSN be correlated with according to the area information received.
Step S2908:RCAF reports the user profile of ad-hoc location to PCRF, carries the IMSI list of user in message;
If what step S2910. PCRF received in step S2902 is external trigger, so PCRF is by the IMSI list to the further report of user of requesting party.If external trigger additionally provides user gradation information, and MME/SGSN does not filter before, so PCRF will filter the IMSI list received from RCAF according to class information, and the IMSI list after filtering is reported requesting party, such as the Gold Subscriber grade that requesting party only asks, so PCRF reports requesting party again after picking out the IMSI of Gold Subscriber in the IMSI list received from RCAF.
Preferred implementation two
In the preferred embodiment, PCRF directly obtains the user profile of specific region flow process from MME/SGSN is described:
Figure 30 is the flow chart according to flow process four in the preferred embodiment for the present invention two, as shown in figure 30.
Flow process four: this flow process describes PCRF obtains specific region user profile by RCAF, and is filtered the user list meeting specific user's grade by PCRF.
Step S3002.PCRF receives triggering, needs to obtain the user list of specific region, and this triggering may from PCRF inside, or from outside (such as application layer AF).Specific region can be community or base station.This triggering may also comprise user gradation information, as gold medal, silver medal or Bronze Subscriber.
Step S3004.PCRF determines MME and/or SGSN be correlated with according to area information.PCRF sends the user profile of message request specific region to each MME and/or SGSN, carrier area information in message;
Step S3006. receives each MME of message and/SGSN according to the area information received, and to determine after the IMSI of the user under this region, to PCRF report of user information, to carry the user IMSI list under this region in message;
Step S3008.PCRF collects the user list that each relevant MME/SGSN reports, the user IMSI list generated;
If what step S3010. PCRF received in step S3002 is external trigger, so PCRF is by the IMSI list to the further report of user of requesting party.If the external trigger in step S3002 additionally provides user gradation information, so PCRF will filter the IMSI list received from RCAF according to class information, and the IMSI list after filtering is reported requesting party, such as the Gold Subscriber grade that requesting party only asks, so PCRF reports requesting party again after picking out the IMSI of Gold Subscriber in the IMSI list received from RCAF.
Figure 31 is the flow chart according to flow process five in the preferred embodiment for the present invention two, as shown in figure 31.
Flow process five: this flow process describes PCRF directly obtains the user profile of specific region flow process from MME/SGSN, and PCRF provides the class information of the user that will obtain to MME/SGSN:
Step S3102.PCRF receives triggering, needs to obtain the user list of specific region, and this triggering may from PCRF inside, or from outside (such as application layer AF).Specific region can be community or base station.This triggering may also comprise user gradation information, as gold medal, silver medal or Bronze Subscriber.
Step S3104.PCRF determines MME and/or SGSN be correlated with according to area information.RCAF sends the user profile of message request specific region to each MME and/or SGSN, carrier area information and user gradation information in message; Area information cell ID or Base Station Identification represent, user gradation information can be shown with the QCI of default bearing and ARP table.
Step S3106. receive message each MME and/SGSN is according to the area information received and user gradation information, to meet after the IMSI of the user of user gradation information to PCRF report of user information under determining this region, in message, carry the user IMSI list meeting user gradation information under this region;
Step S3108.PCAF collects the user list that reports of each relevant MME/SGSN, if the user IMSI list .. PCRF generated receives in step S3202 is external trigger, so PCRF is by the IMSI list to the further report of user of requesting party.
Can obtain the user list of current time under specific region by above-mentioned flow process four and flow process five, PCRF/ application layer, now PCRF can perform specific policy control, and application layer also can be commenced business for these users.Then, in the process that strategy execution or application are carried out, because UE can be moved, therefore can change to the user list under specific region.Several method can be had to address this problem:
If the cycle that strategy execution or business are carried out is not very long, so can ignores UE and be moved and the user list caused situation about changing.
PCRF/ application layer can the flow process of periodically start flow one or flow process two, the user list under acquisition request current time specific region
Adopt the method for subscribing to event trigger.In step S3002 or step S3102, PCRF subscribes to MME/SGSN the event trigger that a district intra domain user changes, this trigger for when having user to leave or to enter this region, needs report the user entering or leave this region.MME or/SGSN detects and to change to given zone intra domain user and to report RCAF, and RCAF reports PCRF further.Know when to cancel to allow MME/SGSN and report, application layer/or PCRF can issue a time cycle or a time point simultaneously when issuing event trigger, represent the event needing to report this given zone intra domain user to change within this week time or before this time point, or PCRF or application layer are when needs are cancelled, send message and to cancel subscriptions this event trigger.
Figure 32 is the flow chart according to flow process six in the preferred embodiment for the present invention two, as shown in figure 32.
Flow process six: this flow process describes the method adopting and subscribe to event trigger, the flow chart of the report of user list when user changes under specific region.
Step S3202:MME/SGSN detects and there occurs change (enter this specific region if any new UE or have UE to have left this specific region) this specific user.If MME/SGSN receives specific QoS class requirement, and this user changed meets QoS class requirement.
The user IMSI list that step S3204:MME/SGSN is current under reporting this region to PCRF;
Step S3206:PCAF collects the user list that each relevant MME/SGSN reports, the user IMSI list generated (comprising MME/SGSN newly reports the IMSI list of renewal and other MME/SGSN originally to report).. if external trigger additionally provides user gradation information, and MME/SGSN does not filter before, so PCRF will filter the IMSI list received from RCAF according to class information, and the IMSI list after filtering is reported requesting party, such as the Gold Subscriber grade that requesting party only asks, so PCRF reports requesting party again after picking out the IMSI of Gold Subscriber in the IMSI list received from RCAF.
Preferred implementation three
Figure 33 is the flow chart according to the preferred embodiment for the present invention three, as shown in figure 33.
In the preferred embodiment, the flow chart of AF as user profile under the PCRF acquisition request ad-hoc location of position requests direction is described:
Step S3302.AF sends a request message to all PCRF in carrier network, the user profile of request ad-hoc location, carrier area information and user gradation information in message.Area information cell ID or Base Station Identification represent, user gradation information can use gold medal, silver medal or bronze medal to determine.The time point of the time cycle that AF also can provide business to carry out to PCRF or service ending.
Each PCRF of step S3304. receives the request message of AF, adopts the flow process of flow process one, flow process two, flow process four or flow process five to obtain the user IMSI list of ad-hoc location message.According to the flow process of flow process one and flow process four, after PCRF receives the IMSI list reported, the signing user IMSI list filtering out the user gradation meeting AF request that PCRF preserves according to self; According to the flow process of embodiment two or flow process five, then, after PCRF is mapped to corresponding acquiescence QCI/ARP according to the user gradation received, QCI/ARP is sent to RCAF or MME/SGSN as parameter.
Step S3306.PCRF reports IMSI list to AF, after AF collects the IMSI list that all PCRF report, and the user IMSI list generated.AF performs corresponding operation according to IMSI list.User will be write to this as application server and business will be provided.
Obviously, those skilled in the art should be understood that, above-mentioned of the present invention each module or each step can realize with general calculation element, they can concentrate on single calculation element, or be distributed on network that multiple calculation element forms, alternatively, they can realize with the executable program code of calculation element, thus, they can be stored and be performed by calculation element in the storage device, and in some cases, step shown or described by can performing with the order be different from herein, or they are made into each integrated circuit modules respectively, or the multiple module in them or step are made into single integrated circuit module to realize.Like this, the present invention is not restricted to any specific hardware and software combination.
The foregoing is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, be not limited to the present invention, for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various modifications and variations.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any amendment done, equivalent replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a user profile processing method, is characterized in that, comprising:
The request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area one of is at least sent: wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, mobile management entity MME, service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN to following predetermined network element;
Receive the user profile of the user in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request.
2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the described user profile receiving the user in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request comprise following one of at least:
When described predetermined network element is wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, receive the described user profile that described RCAF provides, wherein, described user profile is provided to described RCAF by all mobile management entity MME corresponding to described presumptive area and/or all service universal packet wireless business support node SGSN that is engaged in;
When described predetermined network element be mobile management entity MME corresponding to described presumptive area and/or service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN, receive the described user profile that described MME and/or described SGSN provides.
3. method according to claim 2, is characterized in that, the described user profile receiving the user in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request comprises:
When also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described predetermined network element provides in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
4. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, when meet following trigger condition one of at least, send the described request of the described user profile of the user for obtaining described presumptive area to described predetermined network element:
Send the internal trigger of the network element of described request; Receive the request from application layer.
5. the method as requested described in 4, is characterized in that, the described user profile receiving the user in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request comprises:
The event trigger that described fate intra domain user changes is carried in described request, and when described fate intra domain user changes, what receive that described predetermined network element provides causes described fate intra domain user to change and the described user profile of user in the described presumptive area upgraded because user is moved.
6. method according to claim 4, is characterized in that, after the user profile receiving the user in the described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request, also comprises:
Be receive the request from application layer in described trigger condition, and when also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, provide the described user profile of the user meeting described user gradation information to described application layer.
7. a user profile processing method, is characterized in that, comprising:
Receive the request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area that "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF sends;
Ask the user profile of the user in described presumptive area to all mobile management entity MME corresponding to described presumptive area and/or service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN according to the described request that receives;
Receive the user profile of the user in described presumptive area that described all MME and/or all SGSN provide, and gather;
The described user profile gathered is sent to described PCRF.
8. method according to claim 7, is characterized in that, the described user profile receiving the user in described presumptive area that described all MME and/or all SGSN provide comprises:
When also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described all MME and/or described all SGSN provide in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
9. method according to claim 7, is characterized in that, the described user profile receiving the user in described presumptive area that described all MME and/or all SGSN provide comprises:
The event trigger that described fate intra domain user changes is carried in described request, and when described fate intra domain user changes, what receive that described all MME and/or all SGSN provide causes described fate intra domain user to change and the described user profile of user in the described presumptive area upgraded because user is moved.
10. a user profile processing method, is characterized in that, comprising:
Receive the request of the user profile of the user for obtaining presumptive area that "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF and/or wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF sends;
The user profile of the user in described presumptive area is provided to described PCRF and/or described RCAF according to the described request received.
11. methods according to claim 10, is characterized in that, provide the described user profile of the user in described presumptive area to comprise according to the described request received to described PCRF and/or described RCAF:
When also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, being provided in described presumptive area to described PCRF and/or described RCAF, meeting the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
12. methods according to claim 10, is characterized in that, provide the described user profile of the user in described presumptive area to comprise according to the described request received to described PCRF and/or described RCAF:
The event trigger that described fate intra domain user changes is carried in described request, and when described fate intra domain user changes, provide to described PCRF and/or described RCAF and cause described fate intra domain user to change because user is moved and the described user profile of user in the described presumptive area upgraded.
13. 1 kinds of user profile processing methods, is characterized in that, comprising:
The request of the user profile of the user for obtaining presumptive area is sent to "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF;
Receive the user profile of the user in described presumptive area that described PCRF reports.
14. methods according to claim 13, is characterized in that, the described user profile receiving the user in described presumptive area that described PCRF reports comprises:
When also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described PCRF reports in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
15. 1 kinds of user profile processing methods, is characterized in that, comprising:
"Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF one of at least sends the request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area to following predetermined network element: wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, Mobility Management Entity MME, service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN;
The user profile of the user that described PCRF receives in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request comprise following one of at least:
When all MME that described PCRF is corresponding to described reservation region send described request, described PCRF receives the user profile of the user in the described reservation region that provides from described all Mobility Management Entity, described PCRF determines the user profile of the user in described presumptive area after gathering the user profile that all MME got provide;
When the wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF that described PCRF is corresponding to described reservation region sends described request, all Mobility Management Entity that described request sends to described reservation region corresponding by described RCAF, the user profile of the user in the described reservation region provided from all MME is provided by described RCAF, and the described user profile after gathering is sent to described PCRF.
16. methods according to claim 15, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Before described PCRF one of at least sends the request of user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area to following predetermined network element, application function AF sends described request to described PCRF;
After the user profile receiving the user in the described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request, described PCRF sends the user profile of the user in the described presumptive area that obtains to described AF.
17. methods according to claim 15 or 16, is characterized in that, the user profile of the user that described PCRF receives in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request comprises:
When also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described predetermined network element provides in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
18. 1 kinds of user profile processing unit, is characterized in that, comprising:
First sending module, for one of at least sending the request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area: wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, mobile management entity MME, service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN to following predetermined network element;
First receiver module, for receiving the user profile of the user in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request.
19. devices according to claim 18, is characterized in that, described first receiver module comprise following one of at least:
First receiving element, for when described predetermined network element is wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, receive the described user profile that described RCAF provides, wherein, described user profile is provided to described RCAF by all mobile management entity MME corresponding to described presumptive area and/or all service universal packet wireless business support node SGSN that is engaged in;
Second receiving element, at described predetermined network element be mobile management entity MME corresponding to described presumptive area and/or service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN, receive the described user profile that described MME and/or described SGSN provides.
20. devices according to claim 19, is characterized in that, described first receiver module comprises:
3rd receiving element, for also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described predetermined network element provides in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
21. devices according to claim 18, it is characterized in that, described first sending module, also for when meet following trigger condition one of at least, send the described request of the described user profile of the user for obtaining described presumptive area to described predetermined network element:
Send the internal trigger of the network element of described request; Receive the request from application layer.
22. devices as requested described in 21, it is characterized in that, described first receiver module comprises:
4th receiving element, the event trigger that described fate intra domain user changes is carried in described request, and when described fate intra domain user changes, what receive that described predetermined network element provides causes described fate intra domain user to change and the described user profile of user in the described presumptive area upgraded because user is moved.
23. devices according to claim 21, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Second sending module, for being receive the request from application layer in described trigger condition, and when also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, provide the described user profile of the user meeting described user gradation information to described application layer.
24. 1 kinds of "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF, is characterized in that, comprise the device according to any one of claim 18 to 23.
25. 1 kinds of user profile processing unit, is characterized in that, comprising:
Second receiver module, for receiving the request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area that "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF sends;
First request module, for asking the user profile of the user in described presumptive area to all mobile management entity MME corresponding to described presumptive area and/or service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN according to the described request that receives;
3rd receiver module, for receiving the user profile of the user in described presumptive area that described all MME and/or all SGSN provide, and gathers;
3rd sending module, for sending to described PCRF by the described user profile gathered.
26. devices according to claim 25, is characterized in that, described 3rd receiver module comprises:
5th receiving element, for also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described all MME and/or described all SGSN provide in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
27. devices according to claim 25, is characterized in that, described 3rd receiver module comprises:
6th receiving element, for carrying the event trigger that described fate intra domain user changes in described request, and when described fate intra domain user changes, what receive that described all MME and/or all SGSN provide causes described fate intra domain user to change and the described user profile of user in the described presumptive area upgraded because user is moved.
28. 1 kinds of wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, is characterized in that, comprise the device according to any one of claim 25 to 27.
29. 1 kinds of user profile processing unit, is characterized in that, comprising:
4th receiver module, for receiving the request of the user profile of the user for obtaining presumptive area that "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF and/or wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF sends;
First provides module, for providing the user profile of the user in described presumptive area to described PCRF and/or described RCAF according to the described request received.
30. devices according to claim 29, is characterized in that, described first provides module to comprise:
First providing unit, for also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, be provided in described presumptive area to described PCRF and/or described RCAF, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
31. devices according to claim 29, is characterized in that, described first provides module to comprise:
Second providing unit, for carrying the event trigger that described fate intra domain user changes in described request, and when described fate intra domain user changes, provide to described PCRF and/or described RCAF and cause described fate intra domain user to change because user is moved and the described user profile of user in the described presumptive area upgraded.
32. 1 kinds of mobile management entity MME, is characterized in that, comprise the device according to any one of claim 29 to 31.
33. 1 kinds of service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN, is characterized in that, comprise the device according to any one of claim 29 to 31.
34. 1 kinds of user profile processing unit, is characterized in that, comprising:
3rd sending module, for sending the request of the user profile of the user for obtaining presumptive area to "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF;
5th receiver module, for receiving the user profile of the user in described presumptive area that described PCRF reports.
35. devices according to claim 34, is characterized in that, described 5th receiver module comprises:
7th receiving element, for also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described PCRF reports in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
36. 1 kinds of application function AF, is characterized in that, comprise the device according to any one of claim 34 to 35.
37. 1 kinds of user profile treatment systems, is characterized in that, comprising: "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF, wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, Mobility Management Entity MME, GPRS support node SGSN, wherein,
Described PCRF, for one of at least sending the request of the user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area: wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF, Mobility Management Entity MME, service universal packet wireless business business support node SGSN to following predetermined network element;
The user profile of the user that described PCRF receives in described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request comprise following one of at least:
When all MME that described PCRF is corresponding to described reservation region send described request, described PCRF receives the user profile of the user in the described reservation region that provides from described all Mobility Management Entity, described PCRF determines the user profile of the user in described presumptive area after gathering the user profile that all MME got provide;
When the wireless access network congestion aware function RCAF that described PCRF is corresponding to described reservation region sends described request, all Mobility Management Entity that described request sends to described reservation region corresponding by described RCAF, the user profile of the user in the described reservation region provided from all MME is provided by described RCAF, and the described user profile after gathering is sent to described PCRF.
38., according to system according to claim 37, is characterized in that, also comprise: application function AF,
Described AF, before described PCRF one of at least sends the request of user profile for obtaining the user in presumptive area to following predetermined network element, sends described request to described PCRF;
Described PCRF, also for after the user profile receiving the user in the described presumptive area that described predetermined network element provides according to described request, sends the user profile of the user in the described presumptive area obtained to described AF.
39. systems according to claim 37 or 38, is characterized in that, described PCRF also for:
When also including the user gradation information for identifying described user in described presumptive area in described request, receive that described predetermined network element provides in described presumptive area, meet the user profile of the user of described user gradation information.
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