CN105763339A - Service billing method and system, feature service server and packet data network gateway - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a service billing method and system, a feature service server and a packet data network gateway. The service billing method is characterized in that after a user signs a feature service at the feature service server, the feature service server records signed service information, wherein the signed service information comprises a service billing mode; when the user accesses a network successfully and executes the feature service, the feature service server receives service traffic reported by the packet data network gateway (PGW) through a policy and charging rule function (PCRF); and the feature service server carries out billing according to the service billing mode and the service traffic. The service billing method can solve the technical problem that since it is hard to transform interfaces of a BOSS system frequently in the prior art, rapid deployment and flexible billing cannot be carried out on diversified feature services.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to moving communicating field, particularly relate to a kind of business charging method and system, characteristic service server, packet data network gateway.
Background technology
Fast development that current mobile Internet is faced with technology and the characteristic service emerged in an endless stream, for these diversified business, there is again rapid deployment and business is carried out in process conventional network equipment impact is wanted little demand, also can there is very big difference with traditional charging way in charging way, can be more flexible.
In existing network, it is usually and the online of user data service or offline charging by BOSS (Business&OperationSupportSystem, the business operation support system) System Take of operator.
As it is shown in figure 1, existing network data service billing flow process, including:
Step 101:UE initiates user's access request to PGW (PDNGateway, packet data network gateway)；
Step 102:PGW, after receiving user's access request, initiates subscription authentication/strategy request to PCRF (PolicyAndChargingRulesFunction, strategy and charging rule functions)；
Step 103:PCRF returns subscription authentication/policy response to PGW；
Step 104:PGW returns user's access and responds to UE；
Step 101-step 104: the upper line access network of user, PGW and PCRF has interacted the authentication of user and the process issued of business game；
Step 105: user uses data service, PGW carries out traffic identification and Business Stream statistics of variables；
Accumulative service traffics are reported BOSS system and carry out service billing by step 106:PGW；I.e. user traffic notice
Step 106:BOSS returns Business Stream push-notification-answer.
Under the diversified charging way demand of characteristic data service, need the open more interface of BOSS system external, facilitate service contracting and billing logic flexibly, but the BOSS system frequently transforming existing network will be relatively difficult, is unfavorable for carrying out rapidly and tackling business change of new business；Therefore diversified characteristic service can not be carried out rapid deployment and flexible charging.
Summary of the invention
The main technical problem to be solved in the present invention is, a kind of business charging method and system, characteristic service server, packet data network gateway are provided, can solve the problem that BOSS system interface is frequently transformed relatively difficult by prior art, it is impossible to diversified characteristic service is carried out the technical problem of rapid deployment and flexible charging.
For solving above-mentioned technical problem, the present invention provides a kind of characteristic service charging method, comprises the steps:
When user is after characteristic service server contracts characteristic service, the business information of described characteristic service server record signing, the business information of described signing includes: service billing mode；
User be successfully accessed network carry out characteristic service time, described characteristic service server receives packet data network gateway PGW by strategy and the service traffics that report of charging rule functions PCRF；
Described characteristic service server carries out charging according to described service billing mode and described service traffics.
Further, the business information of described signing also includes: service feature and traffic threshold；
Before user is successfully accessed network, user contracts after characteristic service at characteristic service server, described method also includes: described characteristic service server generates business rule according to described service feature and generates business consumption monitoring information according to described traffic threshold, and is handed down to described PGW by PCRF.
Further, after characteristic service server carries out charging, described method also includes:
Described characteristic service server sends new service feature and traffic threshold to PCRF, business rule is updated according to described new service feature for PCRF, monitor information according to new traffic threshold more new business consumption, then the business rule after renewal and business consumption monitoring information are handed down to described PGW.
It is similarly the above-mentioned technical problem of solution, present invention also offers another kind of business charging method, comprise the steps:
User be successfully accessed network carry out characteristic service time, PGW characteristic service is identified and service traffics statistics；
The service traffics of statistics are reported described characteristic service server by PCRF, carries out charging for characteristic service server.
Further, before user is successfully accessed network, described method also includes: PGW receives described characteristic service server and monitors information by the PCRF business rule sent and business consumption；
Characteristic service is identified by described PGW and the step of service traffics statistics includes:
Characteristic service is identified and service traffics statistics by PGW according to described business rule；
Described service traffics are included by the PCRF step reporting described characteristic service server:
When judging that service traffics reach thresholding according to business consumption monitoring information, service traffics are reported described characteristic service server by PCRF.
Further, described method also includes:
Receive the PCRF new business rule sent and business consumption monitoring information, wherein new business rule is that described business rule is updated generating by the PCRF new service feature sent according to characteristic service server, and wherein new business consumption monitoring information is that described business consumption monitoring information is updated generating by the PCRF new traffic threshold sent according to characteristic service server.
Further, described method also includes:
The rate group of characteristic service is configured between PGW and BOSS the free rate group of agreement by PGW；
Characteristic service is identified and after service traffics statistics, before service traffics report described characteristic service server, described service traffics are reported BOSS by PGW at PGW.
Being similarly the above-mentioned technical problem of solution, the present invention also provides for another kind of business charging method, comprises the steps:
User after characteristic service server contracts characteristic service, the business information of described characteristic service server record signing, the business information of described signing includes: service billing mode；
User be successfully accessed network carry out characteristic service time, characteristic service is identified and service traffics statistics by PGW, and by PCRF, service traffics is reported described characteristic service server；
Described characteristic service server carries out charging according to described service billing mode and described service traffics.
Further, the business information of described signing also includes: service feature and traffic threshold；
Before user is successfully accessed network, user contracts after characteristic service at characteristic service server, described method also includes: described characteristic service server generates business rule according to described service feature and generates business consumption monitoring information according to described traffic threshold, and is handed down to described PGW by PCRF；
Characteristic service is identified by described PGW and the step of service traffics statistics includes:
Characteristic service is identified and service traffics statistics by PGW according to described business rule；
Described service traffics are included by the PCRF step reporting described characteristic service server:
When judging that service traffics reach thresholding according to business consumption monitoring information, service traffics are reported described characteristic service server by PCRF.
Further, after characteristic service server carries out charging, described method also includes:
Described characteristic service server sends new service feature and traffic threshold to PCRF, business rule is updated according to described new service feature for PCRF, monitor information according to new traffic threshold more new business consumption, and the business rule after renewal and business consumption monitoring information are handed down to described PGW.
Further, described method also includes:
The rate group of characteristic service is configured between PGW and BOSS the free rate group of agreement by PGW；
Characteristic service is identified and after service traffics statistics, before service traffics report described characteristic service server, described service traffics are reported BOSS by PGW at PGW.
It is similarly the above-mentioned technical problem of solution, present invention also offers a kind of characteristic service server, including: logging modle, flow receiver module and accounting module；
Described logging modle, for when user is after characteristic service server contracts characteristic service, the business information of record signing, the business information of described signing includes: service billing mode；
Described flow receiver module, during for carrying out characteristic service after user is successfully accessed network, receives packet data network gateway PGW by strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF service traffics reported；
Described accounting module, for carrying out charging according to described service billing mode and described service traffics.
It is similarly the above-mentioned technical problem of solution, present invention also offers a kind of packet data network gateway, including: identify statistical module and flow reporting module；
Described identification statistical module, during for carrying out characteristic service after user is successfully accessed network, is identified characteristic service and service traffics statistics；
Described flow reporting module, for reporting described characteristic service server by service traffics by PCRF.
It is similarly the above-mentioned technical problem of solution, present invention also offers a kind of service billing system, including: PGW, PCRF and characteristic service server；
Described characteristic service server, is used for user after characteristic service server contracts characteristic service, and the business information of record signing, the business information of described signing includes: service billing mode；And carry out charging according to described service billing mode and service traffics；
Described PGW, during for carrying out characteristic service after user is successfully accessed network, is identified characteristic service and service traffics statistics；
Described PCRF, is sent to described characteristic service server for the PGW service traffics reported.
Further, described PGW, it is additionally operable to the rate group of characteristic service and is configured between PGW and BOSS the free rate group of agreement；And characteristic service is identified and after service traffics statistics, before service traffics are reported described characteristic service server, described service traffics reported BOSS.
The invention has the beneficial effects as follows:
The invention provides a kind of business charging method and system, characteristic service server, packet data network gateway；The business charging method of the present invention, when user is after characteristic service server contracts characteristic service, the business information of described characteristic service server record signing, the business information of described signing includes: service billing mode；When carrying out characteristic service after user is successfully accessed network, described characteristic service server receives packet data network gateway PGW by strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF service traffics reported；Described characteristic service server carries out charging according to described service billing mode and described service traffics；The charging method of the present invention, on existing network framework basis, introduces the new characteristic service server all kinds of characteristic data service billings for user, by all kinds of characteristic data service billings of user from original BOSS System guides to characteristic service server；Time in business is carried out if there is characteristic service change or Added Business, it is only necessary to carry out service deployment on characteristic service server and upgrade, it is not necessary to existing BOSS system is carried out transformation and can realize the deployment to new characteristic service and charging；The charging method of the present invention achieves quickly carrying out and flexible charging new characteristic service, and namely diversified characteristic service can carry out rapid deployment and flexible charging.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic flow sheet of existing network data service billing；
The schematic flow sheet of a kind of business charging method that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention one；
The schematic flow sheet of a kind of business charging method that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention two；
The schematic flow sheet of a kind of business charging method that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present invention three；
The schematic flow sheet of a kind of business charging method that Fig. 5 provides for the embodiment of the present invention four；
The structural representation of a kind of characteristic service server that Fig. 6 provides for the embodiment of the present invention five；
The structural representation of a kind of packet data network gateway that Fig. 7 provides for the embodiment of the present invention five；
The structural representation of a kind of service billing system that Fig. 8 provides for the embodiment of the present invention five.
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The present invention is described in further detail in conjunction with accompanying drawing below by detailed description of the invention.
Embodiment one:
Consider that BOSS system interface is frequently transformed relatively difficult by prior art, diversified characteristic service can not be carried out the technical problem of rapid deployment and flexible charging, present embodiments provide a kind of business charging method, as shown in Figure 2, it is applied to characteristic service server side, comprises the steps:
Step 201: when user is after characteristic service server contracts characteristic service, the business information of described characteristic service server record signing, the business information of described signing includes: service billing mode.
Characteristic service server is responsible for signing characteristic service in the present embodiment；User can pass through the approach signing in the enterprising industry business of characteristic service server, for instance directly buying, note obtains, APP acquisition etc..The present embodiment service billing mode can be diversified charging way, for instance exempt from charge on traffic, common charging, special charge etc..
Step 202: user be successfully accessed network carry out characteristic service time, described characteristic service server receives packet data network gateway PGW by strategy and the service traffics that report of charging rule functions PCRF.
When user uses characteristic service data, characteristic service is identified and service traffics statistics by PGW, then the service traffics of statistics is sent to PCRF, PCRF is sent to characteristic service server.
Step 203: described characteristic service server carries out charging according to described service billing mode and described service traffics.
The charging method of the present embodiment, on existing network framework basis, introduces the new characteristic service server all kinds of characteristic data service billings for user, by all kinds of characteristic data service billings of user from original BOSS System guides to characteristic service server；Time in follow-up business is carried out if there is characteristic service change or Added Business, it is only necessary to carry out service deployment on characteristic service server and upgrade, it is not necessary to existing BOSS system is carried out transformation and can realize the deployment to new characteristic service and charging；The charging method of the present embodiment achieves quickly carrying out and flexible charging new characteristic service, and namely diversified characteristic service can carry out rapid deployment and flexible charging.
In the present embodiment method, the characteristic service that user uses can be identified and traffic statistics by PGW according to the business rule that characteristic service server issues.Specifically, above-mentioned signing service information also includes: service feature and traffic threshold；The present embodiment method also includes between step 201 and step 202: described characteristic service server generates business rule according to described service feature and generates business consumption monitoring information according to described traffic threshold, and is handed down to described PGW by PCRF.
The business consumption monitoring information being handed down to PGW in the present embodiment may include that traffic threshold, when the service traffics at PGW current statistic reach this traffic threshold, it is necessary to reporting service flow supplies its charging to characteristic service server.Further, in the present embodiment, business consumption monitoring information can also include: flow reports granularity；When judging to arrive thresholding, report granularity reporting service flow according to flow.
In order to meet the motility of service billing, after characteristic service server completes charging, namely after step 203, the present embodiment method can also include:
Described characteristic service server sends new service feature and traffic threshold to PCRF, business rule is updated for service feature new according to described new service feature for PCRF, monitor information according to new traffic threshold more new business consumption, then the business rule after renewal and business consumption monitoring information are handed down to described PGW.
Embodiment two:
As it is shown on figure 3, present embodiments provide a kind of business charging method, it is applied to PGW side, comprises the steps:
Step 301: user is successfully accessed network when carrying out characteristic service, characteristic service is identified and service traffics statistics by PGW.
Step 302: the service traffics of statistics are reported described characteristic service server by PCRF, carries out charging for characteristic service server.
Characteristic service is carried out service traffics statistics by the business charging method that the present embodiment provides, and the service traffics of statistics are reported to characteristic service server carry out charging, visible, the method of the present embodiment is on existing network framework basis, introduce new characteristic service server for all kinds of characteristic data service billings of user, by all kinds of characteristic data service billings of user from original BOSS System guides to characteristic service server；Time in follow-up business is carried out if there is characteristic service change or Added Business, it is only necessary to carry out service deployment on characteristic service server and upgrade, it is not necessary to existing BOSS system is carried out transformation and can realize the deployment to new characteristic service and charging；The charging method of the present embodiment achieves quickly carrying out and flexible charging new characteristic service, and namely diversified characteristic service can carry out rapid deployment and flexible charging.
Preferentially, before user is successfully accessed network, namely before step 301, the present embodiment method can also include:
PGW receives described characteristic service server and monitors information by the PCRF business rule sent and business consumption；
Now, the process that in step 301, characteristic service is identified by PGW and service traffics are added up may include that characteristic service is identified and service traffics statistics by PGW according to described business rule；
Now, service traffics be may include that when judging that service traffics reach thresholding according to business consumption monitoring information by the PCRF process reporting described characteristic service server by step 302, service traffics are reported described characteristic service server by PCRF.
Considering the change of business and the demand of various charging, the present embodiment method can also include:
Receive the PCRF new business rule sent and business consumption monitoring information, wherein new business rule is that described business rule is updated generating by the PCRF new service feature sent according to characteristic service server, and wherein new business consumption monitoring information is that described business consumption monitoring information is updated generating by the PCRF new traffic threshold sent according to characteristic service server.
In the present embodiment use characteristic service server characteristic service is carried out charging at the same time it can also be original boss system charging flow is modified；
Specifically, on the basis of above-mentioned charging method, the charging method of the present embodiment can also include: the rate group of characteristic service is configured between PGW and BOSS the free rate group of agreement by PGW；
Characteristic service is identified and after service traffics statistics, before service traffics report described characteristic service server, described service traffics are reported BOSS by PGW at PGW.
Such PGW reports the user traffic of BOSS system all by free process, and real service traffics by consumption supervision and reporting to PCRF, and then be supplied to characteristic service accounting server and carry out diversified charging.
Embodiment three:
As shown in Figure 4, present embodiments provide a kind of business charging method, be applied to PGW and characteristic service server both sides, comprise the steps:
Step 401: user after characteristic service server contracts characteristic service, the business information of described characteristic service server record signing, the business information of described signing includes: service billing mode.
Characteristic service server is responsible for signing characteristic service in the present embodiment；User can pass through the approach signing in the enterprising industry business of characteristic service server, for instance directly buying, note obtains, APP acquisition etc..The present embodiment service billing mode can be diversified charging way, for instance exempt from charge on traffic, common charging, special charge etc..
Step 402: user be successfully accessed network carry out characteristic service time, characteristic service is identified and service traffics statistics by PGW, and by PCRF, the service traffics of statistics is reported described characteristic service server.
When user uses characteristic service data, characteristic service is identified and service traffics statistics by PGW, then the service traffics of statistics is sent to PCRF, PCRF is sent to characteristic service server.
Step 403: described characteristic service server carries out charging according to described service billing mode and described service traffics.
The charging method of the present embodiment, on existing network framework basis, introduces the new characteristic service server all kinds of characteristic data service billings for user, by all kinds of characteristic data service billings of user from original BOSS System guides to characteristic service server；Time in follow-up business is carried out if there is characteristic service change or Added Business, it is only necessary to carry out service deployment on characteristic service server and upgrade, it is not necessary to existing BOSS system is carried out transformation and can realize the deployment to new characteristic service and charging；The charging method of the present embodiment achieves quickly carrying out and flexible charging new characteristic service, and namely diversified characteristic service can carry out rapid deployment and flexible charging.
The characteristic service that user uses is identified and traffic statistics by the business rule that PGW issues according to special service device in the present embodiment method.Specifically, above-mentioned signing service information also includes: service feature and traffic threshold；The present embodiment method also includes between step 401 and step 402: described characteristic service server generates business rule according to described service feature and generates business consumption monitoring information according to described traffic threshold, and is handed down to described PGW by PCRF；
In the case, the process that in above-mentioned steps 402, characteristic service is identified by PGW and service traffics are added up may include that characteristic service is identified and service traffics statistics by PGW according to described business rule；Service traffics are reported described characteristic service server by PCRF by above-mentioned steps 402 may include that when judging that service traffics reach thresholding according to business consumption monitoring information, service traffics are reported described characteristic service server by PCRF.
Preferably, in the present embodiment, business consumption monitoring information includes: traffic threshold, when the service traffics at PGW current statistic reach this traffic threshold, it is necessary to reporting service flow supplies its charging to characteristic service server.Further, in the present embodiment, business consumption monitoring information can also include: flow reports granularity；When judging to arrive thresholding, report granularity reporting service flow according to flow.
In order to meet the motility of charging, after characteristic service server completes charging, namely after step 403, the present embodiment method can also include:
Described characteristic service server sends new service feature and traffic threshold to PCRF, business rule is updated according to described new service feature for PCRF, monitor information according to new traffic threshold more new business consumption, and the business rule after renewal and business consumption monitoring information are handed down to described PGW.
Preferably, characteristic service server described in the present embodiment method generates business rule according to described service feature and generates business consumption monitoring information according to described traffic threshold, and is handed down to the step of described PGW by PCRF and can specifically include:
PGW, after receiving user's access request, initiates user's access authentication and strategy request to PCRF；
Described PCRF, after receiving described user's access authentication and strategy request, initiates the request of characteristic service CAMEL-Subscription-Information to described characteristic service server；
Described characteristic service server is after receiving the request of characteristic service CAMEL-Subscription-Information, generate business rule according to described service feature and generate business consumption monitoring information according to described traffic threshold, and by the response of characteristic service CAMEL-Subscription-Information, described business rule and described business consumption monitoring information being sent to PCRF；
Described business rule and business consumption are monitored information by user's access authentication and policy response and are sent to PGW by described PCRF.
The present embodiment make characteristic service server characteristic service is carried out charging at the same time it can also be original boss system charging flow is modified；
Specifically, on the basis of above-mentioned charging method, the charging method of the present embodiment can also include:
The rate group of characteristic service is configured between PGW and BOSS the free rate group of agreement by PGW；
Characteristic service is identified and after service traffics statistics, before service traffics report described characteristic service server, described service traffics are reported BOSS by PGW at PGW.
Such PGW reports the user traffic of BOSS system all by free process, and real service traffics by consumption supervision and reporting to PCRF, and then be supplied to characteristic service accounting server and carry out diversified charging.
Embodiment four:
Present embodiments provide a kind of characteristic service charging method, shown in Fig. 5, comprise the steps:
Step 501: user carries out the signing of characteristic service on characteristic service server, the business information of characteristic service server record signing.
User can be undertaken by number of ways, and including being not limited to direct purchase, note obtains, APP acquisition etc.
Step 502: user is linked into mobile network, sends user's access request to PGW；
Step 5051:PGW sends user's access authentication/strategy request to PCRF；
Step 504:PCRF sends service contracting characteristic service information request to characteristic service accounting server；
Step 505: the business information that characteristic service accounting server is contracted according to user (includes service feature, traffic threshold, flow reports granularity etc.) generate business rule and business consumption monitoring information, by returning to PCRF with signing characteristic service information response；
Business rule and business consumption are monitored information by user's access authentication/policy response and are handed down to PGW by step 506:PCRF；
Step 507:PGW sends user and accesses and respond to user and respond user and be successfully accessed, and installs the PCRF business rule issued and business consumption monitoring information；
Step 508: user carries out characteristic data service under mobile network, and PGW judges that user enables content charging, carries out identification and the service traffics statistics of characteristic service；
This step is to characteristic service identification and traffic statistics according to business rule；
Step 509:PGW sends user traffic and notifies BOSS system, and this notice carries the service traffics of statistics；
Owing to characteristic service being configured to free rate group in PGW, these user traffics just process by free in BOSS system；
Step 510:BOSS system loopback customer flow push-notification-answer；
Step 511:PGW monitors after information judges to arrive thresholding reporting service flow to PCRF according to the consumption of the PCRF characteristic service issued；
Step 512:PCRF is by user's characteristic service traffic communication report of user service traffics information to characteristic service accounting server, and characteristic service accounting server carries out diversified charging according to the business information of signing；
Specifically according to service billing mode in the business information of signing, service traffics are carried out charging；
Step 513: characteristic service accounting server returns response message to PCRF, it may include the information such as new service feature and new traffic threshold；
Step 514:PCRF is updated the consumption monitoring parameter of business rule and business and is responded by the monitoring of customer service consumption and business rule and the consumption of renewal are monitored information and be issued to PGW；
Step 508 flow process between step 514 repeatedly can interact between said network element according to concrete service logic.
The present embodiment method, on the basis of existing network framework, by introducing characteristic service accounting server, solves the problem that mobile interchange various characteristic service off the net needs rapid deployment and flexible charging.The present embodiment charging method has changes advantage that is little, compatible good, that easily extend to existing network.
Embodiment five:
As shown in Figure 6, present embodiments provide a kind of characteristic service server, including: logging modle, flow receiver module and accounting module；
Described logging modle, for when user is after characteristic service server contracts characteristic service, the business information of record signing, the business information of described signing includes: service billing mode；
Described flow receiver module, during for carrying out characteristic service after user is successfully accessed network, receives packet data network gateway PGW by strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF service traffics reported；
Described accounting module, for carrying out charging according to described service billing mode and described service traffics.
As it is shown in fig. 7, the present embodiment additionally provides a kind of packet data network gateway, including: identify statistical module and flow reporting module；
Described identification statistical module, during for carrying out characteristic service after user is successfully accessed network, is identified characteristic service and service traffics statistics；
Described flow reporting module, for reporting described characteristic service server by service traffics by PCRF.
As shown in Figure 8, the present embodiment additionally provides a kind of service billing system, including: PGW, PCRF and characteristic service server；
Described characteristic service server, is used for user after characteristic service server contracts characteristic service, and the business information of record signing, the business information of described signing includes: service billing mode；And carry out charging according to described service billing mode and service traffics；
Described PGW, during for carrying out characteristic service after user is successfully accessed network, is identified characteristic service and service traffics statistics；
Described PCRF, is sent to described characteristic service server for the PGW service traffics reported.
On the basis of the above, a kind of improvement project of the present embodiment service billing system is: the business information of described signing also includes: service feature and traffic threshold；
Described characteristic service server, it is additionally operable to before user is successfully accessed network, user contracts after characteristic service at characteristic service server, generates business rule according to described service feature and generates business consumption monitoring information according to described traffic threshold, and being handed down to described PGW by PCRF；
Service traffics for characteristic service being identified and service traffics statistics according to described business rule, and when judging that service traffics reach thresholding according to business consumption monitoring information, are reported described characteristic service server by PCRF by described PGW.
On the basis of the above, the another kind of improvement project of the present embodiment service billing system is:
Described characteristic service server, is additionally operable to after carrying out charging, sends new service feature and traffic threshold to PCRF；
Described PCRF, is additionally operable to update business rule according to described new service feature, monitors information according to new traffic threshold more new business consumption, then the business rule after renewal and business consumption monitoring information are handed down to described PGW
On the basis of the above, it is preferable that in the present embodiment system:
Described PGW, is additionally operable to after receiving user's access request, initiates user's access authentication and strategy request to PCRF；
Described PCRF, is additionally operable to after receiving described user's access authentication and strategy request, initiates the request of characteristic service CAMEL-Subscription-Information to described characteristic service server；And by user's access authentication and policy response, business rule and business consumption monitoring information are sent to PGW；
Described characteristic service server, for after receiving the request of characteristic service CAMEL-Subscription-Information, generate business rule according to described service feature and generate business consumption monitoring information according to described traffic threshold, and by the response of characteristic service CAMEL-Subscription-Information, described business rule and described business consumption monitoring information being sent to PCRF.
On the basis of the above, it is preferable that in the present embodiment system, described PGW, it is additionally operable to the rate group of characteristic service and is configured between PGW and BOSS the free rate group of agreement；And characteristic service is identified and after service traffics statistics, before service traffics are reported described characteristic service server, described service traffics reported BOSS.
The charge system of the present embodiment, on existing network framework basis, introduces the new characteristic service server all kinds of characteristic data service billings for user, by all kinds of characteristic data service billings of user from original BOSS System guides to characteristic service server；Time in follow-up business is carried out if there is characteristic service change or Added Business, it is only necessary to carry out service deployment on characteristic service server and upgrade, it is not necessary to existing BOSS system is carried out transformation and can realize the deployment to new characteristic service and charging；The charge system of the present embodiment achieves quickly carrying out and flexible charging new characteristic service, and namely diversified characteristic service can carry out rapid deployment and flexible charging.
Above content is in conjunction with specific embodiment further description made for the present invention, it is impossible to assert that specific embodiment of the invention is confined to these explanations.For general technical staff of the technical field of the invention, without departing from the inventive concept of the premise, it is also possible to make some simple deduction or replace, protection scope of the present invention all should be considered as belonging to.
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1. a business charging method, it is characterised in that comprise the steps:
When user is after characteristic service server contracts characteristic service, the business information of described characteristic service server record signing, the business information of described signing includes: service billing mode；
User be successfully accessed network carry out characteristic service time, described characteristic service server receives packet data network gateway PGW by strategy and the service traffics that report of charging rule functions PCRF；
Described characteristic service server carries out charging according to described service billing mode and described service traffics.
2. the method for claim 1, it is characterised in that the business information of described signing also includes: service feature and traffic threshold；
Before user is successfully accessed network, user contracts after characteristic service at characteristic service server, described method also includes: described characteristic service server generates business rule according to described service feature and generates business consumption monitoring information according to described traffic threshold, and is handed down to described PGW by PCRF.
3. method as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that after characteristic service server carries out charging, described method also includes:
Described characteristic service server sends new service feature and traffic threshold to PCRF, business rule is updated according to described new service feature for PCRF, monitor information according to new traffic threshold more new business consumption, then the business rule after renewal and business consumption monitoring information are handed down to described PGW.
4. a business charging method, it is characterised in that comprise the steps:
User be successfully accessed network carry out characteristic service time, PGW characteristic service is identified and service traffics statistics；
The service traffics of statistics are reported described characteristic service server by PCRF, carries out charging for characteristic service server.
5. method as claimed in claim 4, it is characterised in that before user is successfully accessed network, described method also includes: PGW receives described characteristic service server and monitors information by the PCRF business rule sent and business consumption；
Characteristic service is identified by described PGW and the step of service traffics statistics includes:
Characteristic service is identified and service traffics statistics by PGW according to described business rule；
Described service traffics are included by the PCRF step reporting described characteristic service server:
When judging that service traffics reach thresholding according to business consumption monitoring information, service traffics are reported described characteristic service server by PCRF.
6. method as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that described method also includes:
Receive the PCRF new business rule sent and business consumption monitoring information, wherein new business rule is that described business rule is updated generating by the PCRF new service feature sent according to characteristic service server, and wherein new business consumption monitoring information is that described business consumption monitoring information is updated generating by the PCRF new traffic threshold sent according to characteristic service server.
7. the method as described in any one of claim 4-6, it is characterised in that described method also includes:
The rate group of characteristic service is configured between PGW and BOSS the free rate group of agreement by PGW；
Characteristic service is identified and after service traffics statistics, before service traffics report described characteristic service server, described service traffics are reported BOSS by PGW at PGW.
8. a business charging method, it is characterised in that comprise the steps:
User after characteristic service server contracts characteristic service, the business information of described characteristic service server record signing, the business information of described signing includes: service billing mode；
User be successfully accessed network carry out characteristic service time, characteristic service is identified and service traffics statistics by PGW, and by PCRF, service traffics is reported described characteristic service server；
Described characteristic service server carries out charging according to described service billing mode and described service traffics.
9. method as claimed in claim 8, it is characterised in that the business information of described signing also includes: service feature and traffic threshold；
Before user is successfully accessed network, user contracts after characteristic service at characteristic service server, described method also includes: described characteristic service server generates business rule according to described service feature and generates business consumption monitoring information according to described traffic threshold, and is handed down to described PGW by PCRF；
Characteristic service is identified by described PGW and the step of service traffics statistics includes:
Characteristic service is identified and service traffics statistics by PGW according to described business rule；
Described service traffics are included by the PCRF step reporting described characteristic service server:
When judging that service traffics reach thresholding according to business consumption monitoring information, service traffics are reported described characteristic service server by PCRF.
10. method as claimed in claim 9, it is characterised in that after characteristic service server carries out charging, described method also includes:
Described characteristic service server sends new service feature and traffic threshold to PCRF, business rule is updated according to described new service feature for PCRF, monitor information according to new traffic threshold more new business consumption, and the business rule after renewal and business consumption monitoring information are handed down to described PGW.
11. the method as described in any one of claim 8-10, it is characterised in that described method also includes:
The rate group of characteristic service is configured between PGW and BOSS the free rate group of agreement by PGW；
Characteristic service is identified and after service traffics statistics, before service traffics report described characteristic service server, described service traffics are reported BOSS by PGW at PGW.
12. a characteristic service server, it is characterised in that including: logging modle, flow receiver module and accounting module；
Described logging modle, for when user is after characteristic service server contracts characteristic service, the business information of record signing, the business information of described signing includes: service billing mode；
Described flow receiver module, during for carrying out characteristic service after user is successfully accessed network, receives packet data network gateway PGW by strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF service traffics reported；
Described accounting module, for carrying out charging according to described service billing mode and described service traffics.
13. a packet data network gateway, it is characterised in that including: identify statistical module and flow reporting module；
Described identification statistical module, during for carrying out characteristic service after user is successfully accessed network, is identified characteristic service and service traffics statistics；
Described flow reporting module, for reporting described characteristic service server by service traffics by PCRF.
14. a service billing system, it is characterised in that including: PGW, PCRF and characteristic service server；
Described characteristic service server, is used for user after characteristic service server contracts characteristic service, and the business information of record signing, the business information of described signing includes: service billing mode；And carry out charging according to described service billing mode and service traffics；
Described PGW, during for carrying out characteristic service after user is successfully accessed network, is identified characteristic service and service traffics statistics；
Described PCRF, is sent to described characteristic service server for the PGW service traffics reported.
15. system as claimed in claim 14, it is characterised in that described PGW, it is additionally operable to the rate group of characteristic service and is configured between PGW and BOSS the free rate group of agreement；And characteristic service is identified and after service traffics statistics, before service traffics are reported described characteristic service server, described service traffics reported BOSS.
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