CN106332035B - A kind of roam charging method and relevant device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The embodiment of the invention discloses a kind of roam charging method and relevant device, roam charging method includes: the credit control request that OCS receiving front-end equipment is sent, and carries user identifier and the information for embodying time zone locating for user in credit control request；End equipment sends diameter credit control response to OCS forward, and carries out consumer record using the user that binding has the counter in time zone locating for user to identify user identifier；When meeting the reset time point of counter at the time of the time zone locating for the user, OCS resets counter, and the when boundary point in time zone locating for the period for the business that the reset time point of counter is ordered by user and user determines.The embodiment of the present invention can allow user to directly determine whether counter has reset according to the time of roaming place, and the user experience is improved.
Description
Technical field
The present embodiments relate to field of communication technology more particularly to a kind of roam charging methods and relevant device.
Background technique
Terminal user is in international roaming, it will usually open the international roaming set meal of operator's offer, this set meal has one
A common characteristic, that is, press period (such as day, week, the moon in customized period) charging, in end cycle, need trigger be used to pair
The resetting for the counter that user is recorded using portfolio or spending amount.Such as: bind the day of data service set meal,
In the case where international roaming, need reaching maximum gold by the day of counter controls user data service consuming maximum dollar amount
After volume, it can permit user and freely use data service or user is not allowed to use data service, specific processing mode depends on
In the operation way of operator.
I.e. terminal user in case of international roaming, needs by consuming most the day of counter controls user data service
The big amount of money, and subject to time of the reset period of counter usually according to user attaching country.Such as: Chinese user roaming
To Thailand, a data service international roaming orientation set meal is had subscribed, it is 35 that daily data service consumption, which is bound, current industry
Boundary it is general be according to 0~24 point of China (i.e. user attaching country) be a cycle, the record that binds of practical daily $ 35
All be subject to China 0 point, carry out consumption accumulation resetting.And this period corresponds to the time cycle of Thailand are as follows: previous
23 points of it 23~same day, since there are time zones differences, user can not be directly local according to Thailand's (i.e. user roams country)
Time confirmation consumption accumulation whether reset, cause user inconvenient to use, user experience is very poor.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the embodiment of the invention provides a kind of roam charging method and relevant device, can allow user according to
The time of roaming place directly determines whether counter has reset, and the user experience is improved.
In a first aspect, roam charging method provided in an embodiment of the present invention, comprising:
The credit control request that Convergence Billing System OCS receiving front-end equipment is sent carries in the credit control request
There are user identifier and the information for embodying time zone locating for user；
The OCS sends diameter credit control response to the headend equipment, and has time zone locating for the user using binding
The user that counter identifies the user identifier carries out consumer record；
When meeting the reset time point of the counter at the time of time zone locating for the user, described in the OCS resetting
Time zone locating for counter, the period for the business that the reset time point of the counter is ordered as the user and the user when
Boundary point determines.
With reference to first aspect, in the first embodiment of first aspect, the time zone locating for user at the time of, is full
When the reset time point of the foot counter, resetting the counter includes:
Whether the resetting of the counter is met at the time of checking time zone locating for the user according to the preset time interval
Time point, the preset time interval include whole world time zone interval minimum value；
When meeting the reset time point of the counter at the time of time zone locating for the user, the counter is reset.
With reference to first aspect, in second of embodiment of first aspect, the time zone locating for user at the time of, is full
When the reset time point of the foot counter, resetting the counter includes:
Whether the reset time point of the counter is met locating for user described in real-time monitoring at the time of time zone；
When meeting the reset time point of the counter at the time of time zone locating for the user, the counter is reset.
With reference to first aspect or the first or second of embodiment of first aspect, in the third reality of first aspect
It applies in mode, the information of operator belonging to the business that the user orders also is carried in the credit control request；
The user for having the counter in time zone locating for the user to identify the user identifier using binding carries out
Consumer record includes:
There is the counter of time zone locating for the user and the operator to identify the user identifier using binding
User carries out consumer record.
Second aspect, roam charging method provided in an embodiment of the present invention, comprising:
Headend equipment sends credit control request to Convergence Billing System OCS, carries in the credit control request useful
Family mark and the information for embodying time zone locating for user, so that the OCS has time zone locating for the user using binding
The user that counter identifies the user identifier carries out consumer record；
The headend equipment receives the diameter credit control response that the OCS is sent；
The headend equipment is based on diameter credit control response and provides network service for the user.
It is also carried in the credit control request in the first embodiment of second aspect in conjunction with second aspect
The information of operator belonging to the business that the user orders, the OCS have time zone locating for the user and described using binding
The user that the counter of operator identifies the user identifier carries out consumer record.
The third aspect, Convergence Billing System OCS provided in an embodiment of the present invention, comprising:
Receiving unit carries in the credit control request for the credit control request that receiving front-end equipment is sent
User identifier and information for embodying time zone locating for user；
Transmission unit, for sending diameter credit control response to the headend equipment；
Recording unit, for thering is the counter in time zone locating for the user to identify the user identifier using binding
User carries out consumer record；
Counter reset cell meets the reset time point of the counter at the time of for working as time zone locating for the user
When, reset the counter, the period for the business that the reset time point of the counter is ordered by the user and the user
The when boundary point in locating time zone determines.
In conjunction with the third aspect, in the first embodiment of the third aspect, the counter reset cell is specifically used for,
Whether the reset time point of the counter, institute are met at the time of checking time zone locating for the user according to the preset time interval
Stating preset time interval includes whole world time zone interval minimum value, and the time zone locating for user at the time of meets the counter
Reset time point when, reset the counter.
In conjunction with the third aspect, in second of embodiment of the third aspect, the counter reset cell is specifically used for,
The reset time point for whether meeting the counter locating for user described in real-time monitoring at the time of time zone, when locating for the user
When meeting the reset time point of the counter at the time of area, the counter is reset.
In conjunction with the first or second of embodiment of the third aspect or the third aspect, in the third reality of the third aspect
It applies in mode, the information of operator belonging to the business that the user orders also is carried in the credit control request；
The recording unit is specifically used for, and has the counter pair in time zone locating for the user and the operator using binding
The user that the user identifier is identified carries out consumer record.
Fourth aspect, headend equipment provided in an embodiment of the present invention, comprising:
Transmission unit carries in the credit control request for sending credit control request to Convergence Billing System OCS
There are user identifier and the information for embodying time zone locating for user, so that when the OCS has locating for the user using binding
The user that the counter in area identifies the user identifier carries out consumer record；
Receiving unit, the diameter credit control response sent for receiving the OCS；
Processing unit provides network service for responding based on the diameter credit control for the user.
It is also carried in the credit control request in the first embodiment of fourth aspect in conjunction with fourth aspect
The information of operator belonging to the business that the user orders, the OCS have time zone locating for the user and described using binding
The user that the counter of operator identifies the user identifier carries out consumer record.
As can be seen from the above technical solutions, the embodiment of the present invention has the advantage that
In the embodiment of the present invention, counter and time zone are bound in advance, in user's roaming, had locating for user using binding
The counter in time zone (i.e. roaming place) carries out consumer record to user, and the reset time of the counter is with time zone locating for user
Subject at the time of (i.e. roaming place), user can directly determine whether counter has reset according to the time of roaming place, improve
User experience.
Detailed description of the invention
It in order to more clearly explain the embodiment of the invention or the technical proposal in the existing technology, below will be to institute in embodiment
Attached drawing to be used is needed to be briefly described, it should be apparent that, the accompanying drawings in the following description is only some implementations of the invention
Example, for those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, can also obtain according to these attached drawings
Obtain other attached drawings.
Fig. 1 is roam charging method one embodiment schematic diagram of the present invention；
Fig. 2 is another embodiment schematic diagram of roam charging method of the present invention；
Fig. 3 is OCS one embodiment schematic diagram of the present invention；
Fig. 4 is another embodiment schematic diagram of OCS of the present invention；
Fig. 5 is headend equipment one embodiment schematic diagram of the present invention；
Fig. 6 is another embodiment schematic diagram of headend equipment of the present invention.
Specific embodiment
Following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and technical solution in the embodiment of the present invention is described, and shows
So, described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, instead of all the embodiments.Based on the reality in the present invention
Example is applied, every other embodiment obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts all belongs to
In the scope of protection of the invention.
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of roam charging method and relevant device, can allow user according to roaming place when
Between directly determine whether counter has reset, the user experience is improved.Specific business the present invention relates to charging may include
But it is not limited to the business such as data, voice, short message, multimedia message.
Referring to Fig. 1, roam charging method one embodiment of the present invention includes:
The letter that step 101, Convergence Billing System (online charging system, OCS) receiving front-end equipment are sent
It is requested with control, carries user identifier and the information for embodying time zone locating for user in credit control request；
In the specific implementation, user identifier for example can be mobile subscriber's international number (mobile subscriber
International Integrated Service Digital Network, MSISDN), for embodying time zone locating for user
Information can be user roaming place name information, or be directly the time-zone information of user roaming place, according to these information,
OCS can know the time zone that user is presently in.In addition, also carrying requested service amount in credit control request
(Requested-Service-Unit, RSU).
End equipment sends diameter credit control response forward by step 102, OCS, and has the counting in time zone locating for user using binding
The user that device identifies user identifier carries out consumer record；
Authorization portfolio (Granted-Service-Unit, GSU) is carried in diameter credit control response, OCS forward end is set
When preparation is delivered letters with control response, the counter that binding has time zone locating for user is searched, has time zone locating for user using binding
Counter carries out consumer record to user.
When meeting the reset time point of counter at the time of step 103, the time zone locating for the user, OCS resets the counting
The when boundary point in time zone locating for device, the period for the business that the reset time point of counter is ordered by user and user determines.
The when boundary point in some time zone can refer to the zero point in the time zone, and the when boundary point of different time zone is different, such as east eight
The zero point in 7th area zero point Bi Dong in an area early hour.
In the specific implementation, OCS can bind time zone, example on each counter for carrying out consumer record to user in advance
7th area time zone Wei Dong bound such as 8th area time zone Wei Dong that counter 1 is bound, counter 2.When user roams into Thailand from China,
After having subscribed a data service international roaming orientation set meal, OCS utilizes binding 7th area You Dong (the corresponding time zone of Thailand)
Counter carries out consumer record to the user.By taking data service as an example, corresponding headend equipment is gateway general packet radio service
Technical support node (Gateway General Packet Radio Service Support Node, GGSN), specifically can be such as
Under:
When terminal needs to access network, terminal sends the online request of user to GGSN, and the online request of the user specifically may be used
Think block data protocol context request to create (packet data protocol context create request
Number), GGSN sends block data protocol context creation response (PDP context response) to terminal.Next
GGSN can send credit control request (Credit Control Request, CCR) to OCS, and credit control request can be
User identifier, the information for embodying time zone locating for user and requested service amount RSU, OCS inquiry are carried in CCR-I, CCR-I
Binding has the current value of the counter in time zone locating for user, and the RSU carried in the business and CCR-I ordered according to user is criticized
Valence after reserving, sends diameter credit control response (Credit Control Answer, CCA), diameter credit control response to GGSN
CCA-I is corresponded to, authorization portfolio GSU, while the count value in OCS refresh counter are carried in CCA-I.User will request
Portfolio after use, GGSN can send credit control request CCR-U to OCS again, carry in CCR-U and use business
It measures (Used-Service-Unit, USU) and the counter for having time zone locating for user is bound in requested service amount RSU, OCS inquiry
Current value after carrying out wholesale price according to the RSU carried in CCR-U, reserve, sends diameter credit control to GGSN and responds CCA-U, CCA-
Authorization portfolio GSU is carried in U, while the count value in OCS refresh counter is recycled with this, thus realize to user into
Row consumer record.
In above process, whether meet at the time of OCS can check time zone locating for user according to the preset time interval
The reset time point of counter, if satisfied, then resetting counter.For example, user roams into Thailand, has subscribed monthly consumption and bind
Set meal is oriented for 135 international roamings, then when binding has the reset time point of the counter in the corresponding time zone of Thailand to be Thailand locality
Between monthly last day zero point.Preset time interval can be 15 minutes, i.e. whole world time zone interval minimum value, so that entirely
Ball different regions can support the solution of the present invention.That is check within OCS every 15 minutes whether a Thailand is to work as the current time
The zero point of the last day moon, if it is, resetting counter, if it is not, then continuing to do periodic inspection.
In addition, in this time interval, a certain moment may be due to periodically checking there are certain time interval
The reset time point of counter is met, thus, the present invention also provides the functions that counter is reset in real time.I.e. for user
During providing order business, whether time zone locating for real-time monitoring user at the time of meets the reset time point of counter, if
Meet, then resets counter in real time, and consumer record is carried out to user using the counter after real-time resetting.For example, upper
In the example in face, when OCS receives CCR-U, after carrying out wholesale price according to the RSU carried in CCR-U, reserve, if user at this time
The reset time point of the counter is met at the time of locating time zone, then real-time control counter is reset, and after utilization resetting
Counter this consumption of user is recorded.
In addition, OCS can also bind fortune other than binding time zone on counter on counter in the present embodiment
The other informations such as quotient are sought, to further expand application scenarios of the invention.For example, there is different fortune in time zone locating for user's roaming
Battalion quotient (operator A, operator B) can provide service for user, then can bind in time zone and operator with counter simultaneously, such as
Counter 1 binds eastern 8th area, and counter 2 binds eastern 7th area and operator A, counter 3 bind eastern 7th area and operator B.It is corresponding
Ground, headend equipment are sent in the credit control request of OCS operator belonging to the business that can also carry user's order
Information, OCS have the counter in time zone and operator locating for user to carry out consumer record to user using binding.
In the present embodiment, counter and time zone are bound in advance, in user's roaming, have time zone locating for user using binding
The counter of (i.e. roaming place) to user carry out consumer record, and the reset time of the counter be with time zone locating for user (i.e.
Roaming place) at the time of subject to, and not as the prior art be subject to user ascription area at the time of, thus user is according to roaming place
Time can directly determine whether counter has reset, and the user experience is improved.
Referring to Fig. 2, the method for the present embodiment includes:
Step 201, headend equipment send credit control request to OCS, carry in credit control request user identifier and
For embodying the information in time zone locating for user, so that OCS has the counter in time zone locating for user to user identifier using binding
The user identified carries out consumer record；
In the specific implementation, user identifier for example can be MSISDN, the information for embodying time zone locating for user be can be
User roaming place name information, or be directly the time-zone information of user roaming place, according to these information, OCS can know use
The time zone that family is presently in, in addition, also carrying requested service amount RSU in credit control request.
Step 202, headend equipment receive the diameter credit control response that OCS is sent；
Diameter credit control response in carry authorization portfolio GSU, OCS forward end equipment send diameter credit control response when, look into
It looks for binding to have the counter in time zone locating for user, there is the counter in time zone locating for user to carry out consumption note to user using binding
Record.
Step 203, headend equipment are based on diameter credit control response and provide network service for user.
In addition, OCS can also bind fortune other than binding time zone on counter on counter in the present embodiment
The other informations such as quotient are sought, to further expand application scenarios of the invention.For example, there is different fortune in time zone locating for user's roaming
Battalion quotient (operator A, operator B) can provide service for user, then can bind in time zone and operator with counter simultaneously, such as
Counter 1 binds eastern 8th area, and counter 2 binds eastern 7th area and operator A, counter 3 bind eastern 7th area and operator B.It is corresponding
Ground, headend equipment are sent in the credit control request of OCS operator belonging to the business that can also carry user's order
Information, OCS have the counter in time zone and operator locating for user to carry out consumer record to user using binding.
In the present embodiment, counter and time zone are bound in advance, in user's roaming, headend equipment will be used to embody user
The information carrying in locating time zone is sent to OCS in credit control request, so that OCS has time zone locating for user using binding
The counter of (i.e. roaming place) to user carry out consumer record, and the reset time of the counter be with time zone locating for user (i.e.
Roaming place) at the time of subject to, and not as the prior art be subject to user ascription area at the time of, thus user is according to roaming place
Time can directly determine whether counter has reset, and the user experience is improved.
OCS provided in an embodiment of the present invention is described below, referring to Fig. 3, the OCS of the present embodiment includes:
Receiving unit 301 carries useful for the credit control request that receiving front-end equipment is sent in credit control request
Family mark and the information for embodying time zone locating for user；
Transmission unit 302 sends diameter credit control response for end equipment forward；
Recording unit 303, the user for thering is the counter in time zone locating for user to identify user identifier using binding
Carry out consumer record；
Counter reset cell 304, when for meeting the reset time point of the counter at the time of time zone locating for the user,
Reset the counter, the when boundary in time zone locating for the period for the business that the reset time point of the counter is ordered as user and user
Point determines.
For ease of understanding, the interactive process in OCS of the present invention between each unit is illustrated with a specific embodiment below,
It is specific as follows:
OCS can bind time zone on each counter for carrying out consumer record to user in advance, such as counter 1 is tied up
Fixed 8th area time zone Wei Dong, 7th area time zone Wei Dong that counter 2 is bound.When user roams into Thailand from China, one is had subscribed
After data service international roaming orients set meal, OCS is using the counter of binding 7th area You Dong (the corresponding time zone of Thailand) to this
User carries out consumer record.It is illustrated by taking data service as an example below, corresponding headend equipment is GGSN.
When terminal needs to access network, terminal sends the online request of user to GGSN, and the online request of the user specifically may be used
Think block data protocol context request to create (packet data protocol context create request
Number), GGSN sends block data protocol context creation response (PDP context response) to terminal.Next
GGSN can send credit control request (Credit Control Request, CCR) to OCS, and receiving unit 301 receives GGSN hair
The credit control request sent, credit control request can be CCR-I, carry user identifier in CCR-I, for embodying user institute
Locate the information and requested service amount RSU in time zone, OCS inquiry binding has the current value of the counter in time zone locating for user, according to
After the RSU carried in the business and CCR-I that family is ordered carries out wholesale price, reserves, credit is sent to GGSN by transmission unit 302
Control response (Credit Control Answer, CCA), diameter credit control response correspond to CCA-I, carry and award in CCA-I
Weigh portfolio GSU, while the count value in 303 refresh counter of recording unit.User by the portfolio of request after use,
GGSN can send credit control request CCR-U to OCS again, carry in CCR-U and used portfolio (Used-Service-
Unit, USU) and requested service amount RSU, OCS inquires the current value that binding has the counter in time zone locating for user, according to CCR-U
After the RSU of middle carrying carries out wholesale price, reserves, diameter credit control is sent to GGSN by transmission unit 302 and responds CCA-U, CCA-U
In carry authorization portfolio GSU, while the count value in 303 refresh counter of recording unit is recycled with this, to realize pair
User carries out consumer record.
In above process, counter reset cell 304 can check time zone locating for user according to the preset time interval
At the time of whether meet the reset time point of counter, if satisfied, then resetting counter.For example, user roams into Thailand, order
Monthly consumption, which is bound, orients set meal for 135 international roamings, then binding has the reset time of the counter in Thailand corresponding time zone
Point is the zero point of monthly last day Thailand's local time.Preset time interval can be 15 minutes, i.e. whole world time zone interval
Minimum value, so that global different regions can support the solution of the present invention.It examines within i.e. counter reset cell 304 every 15 minutes
Whether the Cha Yici Thailand current time is the zero point of of that month last day, if it is, counter is reset, if it is not, then
Continue to do periodic inspection.
In addition, in this time interval, a certain moment may be due to periodically checking there are certain time interval
The reset time point of counter is met, thus, the present invention also provides the functions that counter is reset in real time.I.e. for user
During providing order business, whether time zone locating for 304 real-time monitoring user of counter reset cell at the time of meets counting
The reset time point of device if satisfied, then resetting counter in real time, and disappears to user using the counter after real-time resetting
Take record.For example, in the above example, when receiving unit 301 receives CCR-U, according to the RSU progress carried in CCR-U
Wholesale price, it is reserved after, if at this time time zone locating for user at the time of meet the reset time point of the counter, counter resetting
The resetting of 304 real-time control counter of unit, recording unit 303 carry out this consumption of user using the counter after resetting
Record.
In addition, OCS can also bind fortune other than binding time zone on counter on counter in the present embodiment
The other informations such as quotient are sought, to further expand application scenarios of the invention.For example, there is different fortune in time zone locating for user's roaming
Battalion quotient (operator A, operator B) can provide service for user, then can bind in time zone and operator with counter simultaneously, such as
Counter 1 binds eastern 8th area, and counter 2 binds eastern 7th area and operator A, counter 3 bind eastern 7th area and operator B.It is corresponding
Ground, headend equipment are sent in the credit control request of OCS operator belonging to the business that can also carry user's order
Information, recording unit 303 have the counter in time zone and operator locating for user to carry out consumer record to user using binding.
In the present embodiment, counter and time zone are bound in advance, in user's roaming, recording unit has user using binding
The counter of locating time zone (i.e. roaming place) carries out consumer record, and resetting of the counter reset cell to the counter to user
Be at the time of being subject to time zone locating for user (i.e. roaming place), and not as the prior art be subject to user ascription area at the time of,
Thus whether user can directly determine counter according to the time of roaming place and reset, and the user experience is improved.
Another embodiment of OCS of the present invention can be as shown in figure 4, include first memory 401, first processor 402 and first
Transceiver 403, wherein first processor 402 is for executing the software program stored in first memory 401 to execute:
The credit control request that 403 receiving front-end equipment of first transceiver is sent is controlled, is carried in credit control request
User identifier and information for embodying time zone locating for user；
Controlling first transceiver 403, end equipment sends diameter credit control response forward, and has time zone locating for user using binding
Counter user that user identifier is identified carry out consumer record；
When meeting the reset time point of the counter at the time of time zone locating for the user, counter is reset, counter
The when boundary point in time zone locating for the period for the business that reset time point is ordered by user and user determines.
Optionally, when meeting the reset time point of counter at the time of the time zone locating for user of first processor 402, resetting
Counter includes:
Whether first processor 402 meets counter at the time of checking time zone locating for user according to the preset time interval
Reset time point, preset time interval include whole world time zone interval minimum value, and the time zone locating for user at the time of, which meets, to be counted
When the reset time point of device, counter is reset.
Optionally, when meeting the reset time point of counter at the time of the time zone locating for user of first processor 402, resetting
Counter includes:
Whether the reset time point of counter is met at the time of time zone locating for 402 real-time monitoring user of first processor；When
When meeting the reset time point of counter locating for user at the time of time zone, counter is reset.
Optionally, the information of operator belonging to the business of user's order is also carried in credit control request；
First processor 402 is carried out using the user that binding has the counter in time zone locating for user to identify user identifier
Consumer record includes:
First processor 402 has time zone locating for user and the counter of the operator to mark user identifier using binding
The user of knowledge carries out consumer record.
Headend equipment provided in an embodiment of the present invention is described below, referring to Fig. 5, the headend equipment of the present embodiment includes:
Transmission unit 501, for sending credit control request to OCS, carry in credit control request user identifier and
For embodying the information in time zone locating for user, so that OCS has the counter in time zone locating for user to user identifier using binding
The user identified carries out consumer record；
Receiving unit 502, for receiving the diameter credit control response of OCS transmission；
Processing unit 503 provides network service for responding based on diameter credit control for user.
In the specific implementation, when user needs access network request business, end equipment sends that user is online to be asked to user forward
It asks, headend equipment returns to online response to user, and then transmission unit 501 sends credit control request to OCS, and diameter credit control is asked
The user identifier for asking middle carrying for example can be MSISDN, and what is carried in credit control request is used to embody time zone locating for user
Information can be user roaming place name information, or directly be the time-zone information of user roaming place, according to these information, OCS
The time zone that user is presently in can be known, in addition, also carrying request industry in the credit control request that transmission unit 501 is sent
Business amount RSU.
Receiving unit 502 receives the diameter credit control response that OCS is returned, and carries authorization portfolio in diameter credit control response
GSU, processing unit 503 are responded based on the diameter credit control that receiving unit 502 receives and provide network service for user.OCS is forward
When end equipment sends diameter credit control response, the counter that binding has time zone locating for user is searched, when having locating for user using binding
The counter in area carries out consumer record to user.In addition, OCS is other than binding time zone on counter, also in the present embodiment
The other informations such as operator can be bound, on counter to further expand application scenarios of the invention.For example, user roams
Locating time zone has different operator (operator A, operator B) that can provide service for user, then can be by time zone and operator
It is bound simultaneously with counter, such as counter 1 binds eastern 8th area, counter 2 binds eastern 7th area and operator A, counter 3 are bound
Eastern 7th area and operator B.Accordingly, transmission unit 501 is sent in the credit control request of OCS and can also carry user and order
The information of operator belonging to the business of purchase, OCS using binding have the counter in time zone and operator locating for user to user into
Row consumer record.
In the present embodiment, counter and time zone are bound in advance, in user's roaming, transmission unit will be used to embody user
The information carrying in locating time zone is sent to OCS in credit control request, so that OCS has time zone locating for user using binding
The counter of (i.e. roaming place) to user carry out consumer record, and the reset time of the counter be with time zone locating for user (i.e.
Roaming place) at the time of subject to, and not as the prior art be subject to user ascription area at the time of, thus user is according to roaming place
Time can directly determine whether counter has reset, and the user experience is improved.
Another embodiment of headend equipment of the present invention can as shown in fig. 6, include second memory 601, second processor 602 and
Second transceiver 603, wherein second processor 602 is for executing the software program stored in second memory 601 to execute:
Control second transceiver 603 and send credit control request to OCS, carry in credit control request user identifier and
For embodying the information in time zone locating for user, so that OCS has the counter in time zone locating for user to user identifier using binding
The user identified carries out consumer record；
It controls second transceiver 603 and receives the diameter credit control response that OCS is sent；
It is responded based on diameter credit control and provides network service for user.
Optionally, the information of operator belonging to the business of user's order is also carried in credit control request, OCS is utilized
The user that binding has the counter in time zone and operator locating for user to identify user identifier carries out consumer record.
Succinct to describe, it is corresponding that the process that apparatus of the present invention embodiment is not described in detail sees preceding method embodiment
Description.
In addition it should be noted that, the apparatus embodiments described above are merely exemplary, wherein described as separation
The unit of part description may or may not be physically separated, component shown as a unit can be or
It can not be physical unit, it can it is in one place, or may be distributed over multiple network units.It can be according to reality
Border needs to select some or all of the modules therein to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.In addition, provided by the invention
In Installation practice attached drawing, the connection relationship between module indicates there is communication connection between them, specifically can be implemented as one
Item or a plurality of communication bus or signal wire.Those of ordinary skill in the art are without creative efforts, it can
It understands and implements.
Through the above description of the embodiments, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can borrow
Help software that the mode of required common hardware is added to realize, naturally it is also possible to by specialized hardware include specific integrated circuit, specially
It is realized with CPU, private memory, special components and parts etc..Under normal circumstances, all functions of being completed by computer program are ok
It is easily realized with corresponding hardware, moreover, being used to realize that the specific hardware structure of same function is also possible to a variety of more
Sample, such as analog circuit, digital circuit or special circuit etc..But software program is real in situations more for the purpose of the present invention
It is now more preferably embodiment.Based on this understanding, technical solution of the present invention substantially in other words makes the prior art
The part of contribution can be embodied in the form of software products, which is stored in the storage medium that can be read
In, such as the floppy disk of computer, USB flash disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), random access memory
Device (RAM, Random Access Memory), magnetic or disk etc., including some instructions are with so that a computer is set
Standby (can be personal computer, server or the network equipment etc.) executes method described in each embodiment of the present invention.
It is provided for the embodiments of the invention a kind of roam charging method above and relevant device is described in detail, it is right
In those of ordinary skill in the art, thought according to an embodiment of the present invention can in specific embodiments and applications
There is change place, therefore, the contents of this specification are not to be construed as limiting the invention.
Claims (8)
1. a kind of roam charging method characterized by comprising
The credit control request that Convergence Billing System OCS receiving front-end equipment is sent carries in the credit control request useful
The information and information for embodying time zone locating for user of operator belonging to the business that family mark, the user order；
The OCS sends diameter credit control response to the headend equipment, and has time zone locating for the user and described using binding
The user that the counter of operator identifies the user identifier carries out consumer record；
When meeting the reset time point of the counter at the time of time zone locating for the user, the OCS resets the counting
The when boundary in time zone locating for device, the period for the business that the reset time point of the counter is ordered as the user and the user
Point determines.
2. roam charging method as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that meet institute at the time of the time zone locating for the user
When stating the reset time point of counter, resetting the counter includes:
Whether the reset time of the counter is met at the time of checking time zone locating for the user according to the preset time interval
Point, the preset time interval include whole world time zone interval minimum value；
When meeting the reset time point of the counter at the time of time zone locating for the user, the counter is reset.
3. roam charging method as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that meet institute at the time of the time zone locating for the user
When stating the reset time point of counter, resetting the counter includes:
Whether the reset time point of the counter is met locating for user described in real-time monitoring at the time of time zone；
When meeting the reset time point of the counter at the time of time zone locating for the user, the counter is reset.
4. a kind of roam charging method characterized by comprising
Headend equipment sends credit control request to Convergence Billing System OCS, and user's mark is carried in the credit control request
Know, the information of operator belonging to the business that the user orders and information for embodying time zone locating for user, so that institute
State the user that OCS has the counter of time zone locating for the user and the operator to identify the user identifier using binding
Carry out consumer record；
The headend equipment receives the diameter credit control response that the OCS is sent；
The headend equipment is based on diameter credit control response and provides network service for the user.
5. a kind of Convergence Billing System OCS characterized by comprising
Receiving unit carries user in the credit control request for the credit control request that receiving front-end equipment is sent
The information and information for embodying time zone locating for user of operator belonging to the business that mark, the user order；
Transmission unit, for sending diameter credit control response to the headend equipment；
Recording unit, for having the counter of time zone locating for the user and the operator to the user identifier using binding
The user identified carries out consumer record；
Counter reset cell, when for meeting the reset time point of the counter at the time of time zone locating for the user,
The counter is reset, locating for the period for the business that the reset time point of the counter is ordered as the user and the user
The when boundary point in time zone determines.
6. OCS as claimed in claim 5, which is characterized in that
The counter reset cell is specifically used for, and is at the time of checking time zone locating for the user according to the preset time interval
The no reset time point for meeting the counter, the preset time interval includes whole world time zone interval minimum value, when described
When meeting the reset time point of the counter locating for user at the time of time zone, the counter is reset.
7. OCS as claimed in claim 5, which is characterized in that
The counter reset cell is specifically used for, and whether meets the counting locating for user described in real-time monitoring at the time of time zone
When the reset time point of device, the time zone locating for user at the time of meet the reset time point of the counter, described in resetting
Counter.
8. a kind of headend equipment characterized by comprising
Transmission unit carries useful for sending credit control request to Convergence Billing System OCS in the credit control request
The information and information for embodying time zone locating for user of operator belonging to the business that family mark, the user order, so that
Obtain the OCS has the counter of time zone locating for the user and the operator to identify the user identifier using binding
User carries out consumer record；
Receiving unit, the diameter credit control response sent for receiving the OCS；
Processing unit provides network service for responding based on the diameter credit control for the user.
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