CN107483217A - A kind of online charging method and system - Google Patents

A kind of online charging method and system Download PDF

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CN107483217A
CN107483217A CN201710873469.XA CN201710873469A CN107483217A CN 107483217 A CN107483217 A CN 107483217A CN 201710873469 A CN201710873469 A CN 201710873469A CN 107483217 A CN107483217 A CN 107483217A
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唐雄燕
赫罡
高功应
王磊
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李沸乐
谭蓓
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Abstract

A kind of online charging method and system of disclosure, are related to communication technical field, for realizing the charging to NFV business.Methods described includes:Online Charging System receives the NFV service requests that client is sent, and NFV service requests are transmitted into MANO network elements, in order to resource specification and resource type of the MANO network elements in the NFV service requests, determines target quota;Then, Online Charging System receives the quota application request that MANO network elements are sent, and the quota application asks to be used to ask Online Charging System to issue target quota;The account of Online Charging System inquiring client terminal owning user, and from the account of user obtain user account balance;Online Charging System issues target quota in the case where the account balance of user is more than or equal to target quota to MANO network elements, in order to which MANO network elements perform the NFV business of user's application.The application is suitable for the charging process of NFV business.

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A kind of online charging method and system
Technical field
The application is related to communication technical field, more particularly to a kind of online charging method and system.
Background technology
Network function virtualizes (Network Function Virtualization, NFV), is logical by using X86 etc. With property hardware and virtualization technology, to carry the network equipment function of various software implementations, eliminate the reliance on network equipment function In specialized hardware, so as to which operator can realize the quick exploitation and deployment of new business, and carried out certainly based on practical business demand Dynamic deployment, elastic telescopic, Fault Isolation and self-healing etc..
Based on NFV platforms, operator can provide a user a variety of different NFV business, such as:NFV infrastructure is Service (NFV Infrastructure as a Service, NFVIaaS), NFV platforms service (NFV Platform as a Service, NFVPaaS), virtualization network function i.e. service (Virtualized Network Function as a Service, VNFaaS) and virtualization network function software i.e. service (Virtualized Network Function Software as a Service, VNFSaaS).
In the prior art, typically after user uses NFV business, operator just collects the expense of NFV business to user.This Under kind charging method, it is understood that there may be user is in arrears with the situation of NFV functional expenses.Based on this, operator urgently improves existing NFV The charging method of business.
The content of the invention
The application provides a kind of online charging scheme, for solving the problems, such as that user is in arrears with NFV functional expenses.
To reach above-mentioned purpose, the application provides following technical scheme:
In a first aspect, the application provides a kind of online charging method, methods described includes:
The NFV service requests that client is sent are received, and the NFV service requests are transmitted to management and arranging system (Management and Orchestration, MANO) network element, in order to which the MANO network elements are according to the NFV service requests In resource specification and resource type, determine target quota;
The quota application request that the MANO network elements are sent is received, the quota application asks to be used to ask online charging system System issues target quota;
The account of the client owning user is inquired about, and is obtained from the account of the user more than the account of the user Volume;
In the case where the account balance of the user is more than or equal to target quota, issues target to the MANO network elements and match somebody with somebody Volume, in order to which the MANO network elements perform the NFV business of user's application.
Second aspect, the application provide a kind of Online Charging System, and the system includes:
Receiving unit, for receiving the NFV service requests of client transmission;
Transmitting element, for the NFV service requests to be transmitted into MANO network elements, in order to which the MANO network elements are according to institute Resource specification and the resource type in NFV service requests are stated, determines target quota;
The receiving unit, it is additionally operable to receive the quota application request that the MANO network elements are sent, the quota application please Ask for asking Online Charging System to issue target quota;
Query unit, for inquiring about the account of the client owning user, and institute is obtained from the account of the user State the account balance of user;
The transmitting element, in the case where the account balance of the user is more than or equal to target quota, to the MANO Network element issues target quota, in order to which the MANO network elements perform the NFV business of user's application.
The third aspect, the application provide a kind of network equipment, including transceiver, memory and one or more processors; The memory is used to store computer program code, and the computer program code includes instruction, when one or more of When being instructed described in computing device, the network equipment performs any specific implementation such as first aspect or first aspect Described in method.
Fourth aspect, the application provide a kind of computer-readable recording medium, deposited in the computer-readable recording medium One or more programs are contained, one or more of programs include instruction, when being instructed described in the computing device of computer, The computer performs the method as described in any specific implementation of first aspect or first aspect.
The application provides a kind of online charging method and system, the NFV that Online Charging System is sent by receiving client Service request, and the NFV service requests are transmitted to MANO network elements, in order to which MANO network elements are according to the NFV service requests In resource specification and resource type, determine target quota;Then, Online Charging System receives the quota Shen that MANO network elements are sent It please ask;Online Charging System is more than or equal to the situation of the target quota in the account balance of the client owning user Under, target quota is issued to MANO network elements, in order to which the MANO network elements perform the NFV business of user's application.Run Business just performs the NFV business of user's application, so as to solve to use in the case where the account balance of user is more than target quota It is in arrears with the problem of NFV functional expenses in family.
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In order to illustrate more clearly of the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present application, will use below required in embodiment Accompanying drawing is briefly described, it should be apparent that, drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, for ability For the those of ordinary skill of domain, on the premise of not paying creative work, it can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings other attached Figure.
Fig. 1 is a kind of configuration diagram for NFV systems that the embodiment of the present application provides;
Fig. 2 is a kind of flow chart for online charging method that the embodiment of the present application provides;
Fig. 3 is the flow chart for another online charging method that the embodiment of the present application provides;
Fig. 4 is the flow chart for another online charging method that the embodiment of the present application provides;
Fig. 5 is the flow chart for another online charging method that the embodiment of the present application provides;
Fig. 6 is a kind of structural representation for Online Charging System that the embodiment of the present application provides;
Fig. 7 is a kind of structural representation for network equipment that the embodiment of the present application provides.
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Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present application, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present application is carried out clear, complete Site preparation describes, it is clear that described embodiment is only some embodiments of the present application, rather than whole embodiments.
As shown in figure 1, a kind of NFV systems that the embodiment of the present application provides, the NFV systems include:NFV infrastructure (Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure, NFVI), MANO, the network function mould of virtualization Block (Virtualized Network Function, VNF) and OSS (Operation Support System, OSS)/business support system (Business support system, BSS).
Wherein, NFVI be mainly responsible for calculating, the hardware resource all-round virtualization of storage and network, and be mapped to virtual Resource.VNF is then that various traditional physical network functions are realized using software, and VNF is operated on NFVI, use through The virtual resource crossed after NFVI virtualizations.MANO is responsible for life cycle management and layout to NFVI software and hardware resources, and Life cycle management and layout to VNF.It should be noted that MANO includes virtualized infrastructure manager (Virtualized Infrastructure Managers, VIM), virtual network function manager (Virtualized Network Function Managers, VNFM) and network function virtualization composer (Network Function Virtualization Orchestrator, NFVO).Wherein, VIM is responsible for carrying out physical hardware virtual resources unified pipe Reason, monitoring and optimization;VNFM is responsible for VNF life cycle management;And NFVO is responsible for the volume of basic resource and upper layer software (applications) resource Row and management, realize network service (network service, NS).OSS/BSS is the integration of telecom operators, information money The shared support system in source, is mainly used in network management, system administration, charging, business, customer service etc..
As shown in Fig. 2 the embodiment of the present application provides a kind of online charging method, methods described includes:
101st, client sends NFV service requests to Online Charging System.
It should be noted that the user of the client can be personal user or enterprise customer.It is appreciated that , the client can realize by hardware, such as:The client is mobile phone, notebook;The client can also be by Software realizes, such as:Client is application software or webpage.
Wherein, the NFV service requests are used to apply for NFV business.The NFV service requests include:Resource type and money Source specification.Exemplary, resource type can be virtual machine manager (Hypervisor), virtual cpu, virtual memory, virtual Network, virtual accelerator, VNF examples, NS examples.Resource specification can be:Virtual cpu number, virtual machine number, internal memory are big It is small.
102nd, the NFV service requests are transmitted to MANO network elements by Online Charging System.
It should be noted that MANO network elements include:VIM, VNFM and NFVO.
103rd, resource type and resource specification of the MANO network elements in the NFV service requests, determines target quota.
Optionally, target quota is total quota required for the NFV business of user's application;Or target quota is user A part for total quota required for the NFV business of application.
In a kind of specific implementation, resource type and resource specification of the MANO network elements in the NFV service requests, Total quota required for the NFV business of user's application is determined, so as to which MANO network elements are according to total quota and preset ratio, really Set the goal quota.As an example it is assumed that total quota is 100, preset ratio 20%, then target quota is 20.
104th, MANO network elements send quota application request to Online Charging System.
Wherein, the quota application asks to be used to ask Online Charging System to issue target quota.
105th, Online Charging System inquires about the account of the client owning user, and is obtained from the account of the user The account balance of the user.
In a kind of specific implementation, the mark of user is carried in the service request.Online Charging System passes through solution The service request is analysed, obtains the mark of the user.So as to which Online Charging System is according to the mark of the user, described in inquiry The account of user, and obtain from the account of the user account balance of the user.Getting the account of the user After remaining sum, Online Charging System judges whether the account balance is more than or equal to the target quota.In the account balance In the case of the target quota, Online Charging System performs step 106.It is less than the mesh in the account balance In the case of standard configuration volume, Online Charging System performs step 107.
Optionally, in the case where the account balance is less than the target quota, Online Charging System can inquire about institute The credit grade of user is stated, the credit grade is used for the credit situation for characterizing user;If the credit grade of the user is more than Equal to default credit grade, then illustrating that the credit of the user is good, Online Charging System can allow the subscriber arrearage, from And Online Charging System can perform step 106.
106th, Online Charging System issues the target quota to MANO network elements.
In a kind of specific implementation, Online Charging System deducts the target in the account balance of the user and matched somebody with somebody Volume, while Online Charging System issues the target quota to MANO network elements, in order to which MANO network elements perform user's application NFV business.
Optionally, Online Charging System may have two kinds of different charge mode, be respectively:Unit reserves event charging Pattern and unit reserve session charging pattern.
When Online Charging System, which is in unit, reserves event charging pattern, Online Charging System is receiving the quota After application request, disposably target quota is issued to MANO network elements;Meanwhile Online Charging System freezes the account of the user Corresponding part in remaining sum.If user terminated before target quota exhausts its application NFV business, Online Charging System to The account of the user returns to remaining part.If target quota exhausts, Online Charging System can indicate that MANO network elements stop The only business of user's application.
When Online Charging System, which is in unit, reserves session charging pattern, Online Charging System is receiving the quota After application request, disposably target quota is issued to MANO network elements;Meanwhile Online Charging System freezes the account of the user Corresponding part in remaining sum.If user terminated before target quota exhausts its application NFV business, Online Charging System to The account of the user returns to remaining part.If target quota exhausts, Online Charging System can be again to MANO network elements Issue quota.The specific number of quota determines according to actual conditions.
Optionally, charge mode information is carried in NFV service requests, so as to handle the NFV industry when Online Charging System When apllied NFV business is asked in business, the charge mode information is used to determine the charge mode residing for Online Charging System.
107th, Online Charging System to client send Sorry, your ticket has not enough value remind.
In a kind of specific implementation, Online Charging System to client send Sorry, your ticket has not enough value remind, to remind user to enter Row is supplemented with money.If after user supplements with money, the account balance of the user is more than the target quota, then Online Charging System performs step 106。
The embodiment of the present application provides a kind of online charging method, the NFV that Online Charging System is sent by receiving client Service request, and the NFV service requests are transmitted to MANO network elements, in order to which MANO network elements are according to the NFV service requests In resource specification and resource type, determine target quota;Then, Online Charging System receives the quota Shen that MANO network elements are sent It please ask;Online Charging System is more than or equal to the situation of the target quota in the account balance of the client owning user Under, target quota is issued to MANO network elements, in order to which the MANO network elements perform the NFV business of user's application.Run Business just performs the NFV business of user's application, so as to solve to use in the case where the account balance of user is more than target quota It is in arrears with the problem of NFV functional expenses in family.
Further, the embodiment of the present application also provides another online charging method, as shown in figure 3, methods described is also wrapped Include:
201st, MANO network elements check whether the available resources in resource pool can meet the NFV business that user applies.
It should be noted that the resource pool includes virtual resource and device resource all in NFV platforms.It is described to use Resource is the virtual resource and device resource not taken by other NFV business.
In a kind of specific implementation, if the available resources in resource pool can not meet the NFV business of user's application, Then next MANO network elements perform step 202;If the available resources in resource pool can meet the NFV business of user's application, Then next MANO network elements perform step 103.
202nd, MANO network elements return to inadequate resource notice to Online Charging System.
It should be noted that the inadequate resource notifies that for the available resources represented in resource pool the use can not be met The NFV business of family application.
203rd, Online Charging System returns to inadequate resource notice to client.
In the embodiment of the present application, after the inadequate resource notice of MANO network elements return is received, Online Charging System Inadequate resource notice is returned to client, in order to remind user to change the NFV business of its application.
By the above method, Online Charging System is only when available resources meet the NFV business of user's application, to NFV industry Business carries out charging.
Further, the embodiment of the present application also provides another online charging method, as shown in figure 4, step 106 it Afterwards, methods described also includes:
108th, the service condition of MANO network element monitorings target quota.
In a kind of specific implementation, the running situation of the NFV business of MANO network element monitorings user application, and according to corresponding Charging policy, calculate corresponding expense;Then, MANO network elements deduct corresponding expense from target quota.
109th, MANO network elements exhaust notice to Online Charging System transmission quota.
In the embodiment of the present application, the quota exhausts notice and is used to prompt target quota described in Online Charging System Exhaust.
In a kind of specific implementation, when the expense that the NFV business of user's application is consumed reaches target quota, MANO Network element sends quota to Online Charging System and exhausts notice.
It is understood that during practical application, some NFV business allow to interrupt, and some NFV business do not allow Interrupt.Therefore, in the case where the NFV business of user's application allows interruption, the quota application request that MANO network elements are sent can be with Carrying business can interrupt instruction.In the case where the NFV business of user's application does not allow interruption, the quota Shen of MANO network elements transmission Please ask, which can carry business, can not interrupt instruction.
So as to which if instruction can be interrupted by carrying business in quota application request, Online Charging System is receiving Quota performs step 110 after exhausting notice;If instruction can not be interrupted by carrying business in the quota application request, online meter Charge system performs step 111 after receiving quota and exhausting notice.
110th, Online Charging System is sent to MANO network elements stops message.
Wherein, the message that stops is used for the NFV business for indicating that MANO network elements suspend user's application.
111st, Online Charging System issues quota to MANO network elements.
It should be noted that the specific number for the quota that Online Charging System issues can determine according to actual conditions.
Optionally, in the account balance deficiency of the user, Online Charging System still issues quota to MANO network elements. Meanwhile Online Charging System to client return Sorry, your ticket has not enough value remind.
By the above method, not interruptable NFV business can be avoided because target quota exhausts and interrupts.
As shown in figure 5, the embodiment of the present application provides a kind of online charging method, applied in the NFV systems shown in Fig. 1. Methods described includes:
301st, client sends NFV service requests to OSS/BSS.
Exemplary, the NFV service requests are used to apply for a virtual router.
302nd, the NFV service requests are transmitted to NFVO by OSS/BSS.
In the embodiment of the present application, the NFV service requests are transmitted to by NFVO after NFV service requests are received VIM and VNFO, in order to which VIM and VNFO distributes the resource needed for the NFV business.
303rd, NFVO checks whether the available resources in resource pool meet the NFV business that user applies.
304th, the available resources in resource pool meet under the NFV service conditions of user's application that NFVO is according to Resource type and resource specification in NFV service requests, determine target quota.
305th, NFVO sends quota application request to OSS/BSS.
306th, OSS/BSS inquires about the account of the user, and the account of the user is obtained from the account of the user Remaining sum.
307th, in the case where the account balance is more than or equal to the target quota, OSS/BSS issues target to NFVO Quota.
308th, resource types and resource specification of the VNFM in service request, first resource is applied for VIM.
Wherein, first resource is the virtual resource and/or device resource needed for the NFV business of user's application.
309th, VIM counts the service condition of first resource.
In the embodiment of the present application, VIM counts the duration that uses of first resource, or the use of VIM statistics first resources Amount.
310th, the service condition of first resource is reported NFVO by VIM.
311st, NFVO carries out charging according to the service condition of first resource, and determines the service condition of target quota.
312nd, the service condition of target quota is reported OSS/BSS by NFVO.
313rd, after target quota exhausts, OSS/BSS is sent to NFVO stops message.
314th, NFVO is sent to VNFM stops service message.
315th, VNFM stops the NFV business of user's application.
By the above method, operator can realize the charging to NFV business.
As shown in fig. 6, the embodiment of the present application provides a kind of Online Charging System, for performing foregoing online charging method. The system includes:
Receiving unit 11, for receiving the NFV service requests of client transmission.
Transmitting element 12, for the NFV service requests to be transmitted into MANO network elements, in order to the MANO network elements according to Resource specification and resource type in the NFV service requests, determine target quota.
The receiving unit 11, it is additionally operable to receive the quota application request that the MANO network elements are sent, the quota application Ask to be used to ask Online Charging System to issue target quota.
Query unit 13, for inquiring about the account of the client owning user, and obtained from the account of the user The account balance of the user.
The transmitting element 12, in the case where the account balance of the user is more than or equal to target quota, to described MANO network elements issue target quota, in order to which the MANO network elements perform the NFV business of user's application.
In a kind of specific implementation, the receiving unit 11, the quota for being additionally operable to receive the MANO reported by network elements consumes Notice to the greatest extent.The transmitting element 12, it is additionally operable to carry business in quota application request and can interrupt the situation of configured information Under, Stop message is sent to the MANO network elements, the Stop message is used to indicate that MANO network elements suspend user's application NFV business.
In a kind of specific implementation, the receiving unit 11, the quota for being additionally operable to receive the MANO reported by network elements consumes Notice to the greatest extent.The transmitting element 12, it is additionally operable to carry business in quota application request and can not interrupt the feelings of configured information Under condition, quota is issued to the MANO network elements again, in order to which the NFV business being capable of normal operation.
In a kind of specific implementation, the query unit 13, it is additionally operable to be less than target in the account balance of the user In the case of quota, the credit grade of the user is inquired about.The transmitting element 12, is additionally operable to the credit grade in the user In the case of more than or equal to default credit grade, target quota is issued to the MANO network elements.
The embodiment of the present application provides a kind of Online Charging System, the NFV that Online Charging System is sent by receiving client Service request, and the NFV service requests are transmitted to MANO network elements, in order to which MANO network elements are according to the NFV service requests In resource specification and resource type, determine target quota;Then, Online Charging System receives the quota Shen that MANO network elements are sent It please ask;Online Charging System is more than or equal to the situation of the target quota in the account balance of the client owning user Under, target quota is issued to MANO network elements, in order to which the MANO network elements perform the NFV business of user's application.Run Business just performs the NFV business of user's application, so as to solve to use in the case where the account balance of user is more than target quota It is in arrears with the problem of NFV functional expenses in family.
As shown in fig. 7, the embodiment of the present application provides a kind of network equipment, the network equipment includes:Processor 21, storage Device 22, transceiver 23 and bus 24.The processor 21, memory 22 and transceiver 23 are mutually communicated by the bus 24 Letter.Wherein, the memory 22 is used to store multiple instruction to realize a kind of online charging method of the embodiment of the present application offer. The network equipment, for receiving the NFV service requests of client transmission, and the NFV service requests are transmitted to MANO nets Member, in order to resource specification and resource type of the MANO network elements in the NFV service requests, determine target quota; The quota application request that the MANO network elements are sent is received, the quota application asks to be used to ask Online Charging System to issue mesh Standard configuration volume;The account of the client owning user is inquired about, and is obtained from the account of the user more than the account of the user Volume;In the case where the account balance of the user is more than or equal to target quota, target quota is issued to the MANO network elements, with It is easy to the MANO network elements to perform the NFV business of user's application.
Further, the network equipment, the quota for being additionally operable to receive the MANO reported by network elements exhaust notice;Described Quota application request is carried in the case that business can interrupt configured information, and Stop message is sent to the MANO network elements, described Stop message is used for the NFV business for indicating that MANO network elements suspend user's application.
Further, the network equipment, the quota for being additionally operable to receive the MANO reported by network elements exhaust notice;Described Quota application request is carried in the case that business can not interrupt configured information, issues quota to the MANO network elements again, with It is easy to the NFV business being capable of normal operation.
Further, the network equipment, it is additionally operable in the case where the account balance of the user is less than target quota, Inquire about the credit grade of the user;In the case where the credit grade of the user is more than or equal to default credit grade, to institute State MANO network elements and issue target quota.
Wherein, the processor 21 described in the embodiment of the present application can be a processor or multiple treatment elements General designation.For example, the processor 21 can be central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, abbreviation CPU), also may be used To be specific integrated circuit (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, abbreviation ASIC), or by with The one or more integrated circuits for implementing the embodiment of the present application are set to, such as:One or more microprocessors (digital Signal processor, abbreviation DSP), or, one or more field programmable gate array (Field Programmable Gate Array, abbreviation FPGA).
Memory 22 can be the general designation of a storage device or multiple memory elements, and for storing and can hold Line program code etc..And memory 22 can include random access memory (RAM), can also include nonvolatile memory (non- Volatile memory), such as magnetic disk storage, flash memory (Flash) etc..
Bus 24 can be industry standard architecture (Industry Standard Architecture, ISA) bus, External equipment interconnection (Peripheral Component, PCI) bus or extended industry-standard architecture (Extended Industry Standard Architecture, EISA) bus etc..The bus 24 can be divided into address bus, data/address bus, Controlling bus etc..For ease of representing, only represented in Fig. 7 with a thick line, it is not intended that an only bus or a type Bus.
The embodiment of the present application provides a kind of computer-readable recording medium, is stored thereon with computer program, the calculating Machine program is loaded into when being computer-executed on computer, computer is performed the method as shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5.
Wherein, computer-readable recording medium, such as electricity, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared ray can be but not limited to or partly led System, device or the device of body, or any combination above.The more specifically example of computer-readable recording medium is (non-poor The list of act) include:Electrical connection, portable computer diskette with one or more wires, hard disk, random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), read-only storage (Read-Only Memory, ROM), erasable type may be programmed read-only Memory (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory, EPROM), optical fiber, portable compact disc are read-only Memory (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory, CD-ROM), light storage device, magnetic memory device or above-mentioned Any appropriate combination.In the embodiment of the present application, computer-readable recording medium can be any includes or storage program Tangible medium, the program can be commanded the either device use or in connection of execution system, device.
Each embodiment in this specification is described by the way of progressive, identical similar portion between each embodiment Divide mutually referring to what each embodiment stressed is the difference with other embodiment.It is real especially for system For applying example, because it is substantially similar to embodiment of the method, so describing fairly simple, related part is referring to embodiment of the method Part explanation.
Described above, the only embodiment of the application, but the protection domain of the application is not limited thereto is any Change or replacement in the technical scope that the application discloses, should all cover within the protection domain of the application.Therefore, this Shen Protection domain please should be defined by scope of the claims.

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  1. A kind of 1. online charging method, it is characterised in that methods described includes:
    Receive client send network function virtualization NFV service requests, and by the NFV service requests be transmitted to management and Arranging system MANO network elements, in order to resource specification and resource type of the MANO network elements in the NFV service requests, Determine target quota;
    The quota application request that the MANO network elements are sent is received, the quota application asks to be used to ask under Online Charging System Send out target quota;
    The account of the client owning user is inquired about, and the account balance of the user is obtained from the account of the user;
    In the case where the account balance of the user is more than or equal to target quota, target quota is issued to the MANO network elements, In order to which the MANO network elements perform the NFV business of user's application.
  2. 2. according to the method for claim 1, it is characterised in that methods described also includes:
    The quota for receiving the MANO reported by network elements exhausts notice;
    Carried in quota application request in the case that business can interrupt configured information, send and stop to the MANO network elements Information, the Stop message are used for the NFV business for indicating that MANO network elements suspend user's application.
  3. 3. according to the method for claim 1, it is characterised in that methods described also includes:
    The quota for receiving the MANO reported by network elements exhausts notice;
    Carried in quota application request in the case that business can not interrupt configured information, again under the MANO network elements Volume is transported to, in order to which the NFV business of user application being capable of normal operation.
  4. 4. according to the method described in any one of claims 1 to 3, it is characterised in that in the account from the client owning user After the account balance that the user is obtained in family, methods described also includes:
    In the case where the account balance of the user is less than target quota, the credit grade of the user is inquired about;
    In the case where the credit grade of the user is more than or equal to default credit grade, issues target to the MANO network elements and match somebody with somebody Volume.
  5. 5. a kind of Online Charging System, it is characterised in that the system includes:
    Receiving unit, the network function for receiving client transmission virtualize NFV service requests;
    Transmitting element, for the NFV service requests to be transmitted into management and arranging system MANO network elements, in order to the MANO Resource specification and resource type of the network element in the NFV service requests, determine target quota;
    The receiving unit, it is additionally operable to receive the quota application request that the MANO network elements are sent, the quota application request is used Target quota is issued in request Online Charging System;
    Query unit, for inquiring about the account of the client owning user, and the use is obtained from the account of the user The account balance at family;
    The transmitting element, in the case where the account balance of the user is more than or equal to target quota, to the MANO network elements Target quota is issued, in order to which the MANO network elements perform the NFV business of user's application.
  6. 6. system according to claim 5, it is characterised in that
    The receiving unit, the quota for being additionally operable to receive the MANO reported by network elements exhaust notice;
    The transmitting element, it is additionally operable to carry in the case that business can interrupt configured information in quota application request, to The MANO network elements send Stop message, and the Stop message is used for the NFV industry for indicating that MANO network elements suspend user's application Business.
  7. 7. system according to claim 5, it is characterised in that
    The receiving unit, the quota for being additionally operable to receive the MANO reported by network elements exhaust notice;
    The transmitting element, it is additionally operable to carry in the case that business can not interrupt configured information in quota application request, Quota is issued to the MANO network elements again, in order to which the NFV business of user application being capable of normal operation.
  8. 8. according to the system described in any one of claim 5 to 7, it is characterised in that
    The query unit, it is additionally operable to, in the case where the account balance of the user is less than target quota, inquire about the user Credit grade;
    The transmitting element, in the case that the credit grade being additionally operable in the user is more than or equal to default credit grade, to institute State MANO network elements and issue target quota.
  9. 9. a kind of network equipment, it is characterised in that including transceiver, memory and one or more processors;The memory For storing computer program code, the computer program code includes instruction, when one or more of computing devices During the instruction, the network equipment performs the method as described in any one of Claims 1-4.
  10. A kind of 10. computer-readable recording medium, it is characterised in that be stored with the computer-readable recording medium one or Multiple programs, one or more of programs include instruction, when being instructed described in the computing device of computer, the computer Perform the method as any one of Claims 1-4.
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