CN109831752A - A kind of communication flow rate control method and system - Google Patents

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CN109831752A
CN109831752A CN201910267403.5A CN201910267403A CN109831752A CN 109831752 A CN109831752 A CN 109831752A CN 201910267403 A CN201910267403 A CN 201910267403A CN 109831752 A CN109831752 A CN 109831752A
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李政伟
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It includes: that the control strategy based at least one communication service is pre-configured in PCRF that the present invention, which discloses a kind of communication flow rate control method and system, method, and each communication service includes communication service identification, APN information and target area information;PCRF is based on preconfigured control strategy, controls the network access behavior of user equipment, generates the network ticket with corresponding communication service identification according to the APN information of user equipment access network and target area information and issue accounting server;Accounting server carries out respective communication flux cumulating according to the network ticket and communication service identification received, and the integrated flow bill of acquisition is issued CRM server;Integrated flow bill and preconfigured control strategy of the CRM server according to acquisition, triggering generation execute action command for the flow control of communication service and issue PCRF;PCRF executes the flow control operation to respective communication service according to the instruction received.

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A kind of communication flow rate control method and system
Technical field
The present invention relates to mobile communication technology field more particularly to a kind of communication flow rate control method and systems.
Background technique
It is existing based on platform of internet of things communication flows control and charging only support with single access point name (APN, Access Point Name) flow control and charging, the flexible flow control and charging of more APN are not supported, are not supported multiple yet The flexible flow control and charging of target area (destination address accessed).And often had in practical application based on more APN, And/or flexible flow control and the accounting requirements in multiple target region;Therefore, because the existing communication stream based on platform of internet of things The flexible flow control and charging in more APN, and/or multiple target region are not supported in amount control and charging, to be unable to satisfy current Some practical application requests, bring inconvenience.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the present invention provides a kind of communication flow rate control method and system, with solve it is in the prior art at least The above technical problem.
One aspect of the present invention provides a kind of communication flow rate control method, comprising:
The control strategy based at least one communication service is pre-configured in PCRF, wherein each described communication service packet Include communication service identification, APN information and target area information;
The PCRF is based on the preconfigured control strategy, controls the network access behavior of user equipment, And the net with corresponding communication service identification is generated according to the APN information of the user equipment access network and target area information The network ticket is sent to accounting server by network ticket;
The accounting server carries out respective communication flux cumulating according to the network ticket and communication service identification received, and The integrated flow bill of acquisition is sent to CRM server;
Integrated flow bill and the preconfigured control strategy of the CRM server according to acquisition, triggering produce The raw flow control for the communication service executes action command, and flow control execution action command is sent to institute State PCRF;
The PCRF executes action command according to the flow control received, executes the flow control to respective communication service and grasps Make.
In an embodiment, the preconfigured control strategy based at least one communication service in the PCRF, It is strategic server to be sent to after being configured by the CRM server, then be synchronized to the PCRF's by the strategic server;
It is also that the strategy clothes are sent to after being generated by CRM server triggering that the flow control, which executes action command, Business device, then it is synchronized to the PCRF's by the strategic server.
In an embodiment, the accounting server carries out phase according to the network ticket and communication service identification received Answer communication flows accumulative, comprising:
The accounting server is identified according to the correspondence communication service identification and user equipment card of the network ticket received, is looked into Preconfigured account book information is looked for, it is accumulative to carry out corresponding communication flows according to the account book information.
In an embodiment, the control strategy includes test phase control strategy, the test phase control strategy touching It includes at least one of that the flow control that hair generates, which executes action command: enabling excess traffic, blocks flow.
In an embodiment, the control strategy includes formal phase control strategy, the formal phase control strategy touching It includes at least one of that the flow control that hair generates, which executes action command: enabling excess traffic, blocks flow, redirection, limit Speed.
Another aspect of the invention provides a kind of communication flows control system, the system comprises: PCRF, accounting server and CRM server, wherein
The control strategy based at least one communication service is pre-configured in the PCRF, wherein each described communication clothes Business includes communication service identification, access point name APN information and target area information;
The PCRF is used for, and is based on the preconfigured control strategy, is carried out to the network access behavior of user equipment Control, and generated according to the APN information of the user equipment access network and target area information with corresponding communication service mark The network ticket is sent to accounting server by the network ticket of knowledge;
The accounting server is used for, and it is tired to carry out respective communication flow according to the network ticket and communication service identification received Meter, and the integrated flow bill of acquisition is sent to the CRM server;
The CRM server is used for, according to the integrated flow bill of acquisition and the preconfigured control strategy, Triggering generates the flow control execution action command for the communication service, and the flow control executes action command and sends To the PCRF;
The PCRF is also used to, and is executed action command according to the flow control received, is executed the stream to respective communication service Amount control operation.
In an embodiment, the system also includes strategic server,
The CRM is further used for, and preconfigured control strategy is sent to the strategic server;
The strategic server is used for, and the control strategy received is synchronized to the PCRF;
The CRM is also used to, and the flow control that triggering generates is executed action command and is sent to the strategic server;Institute It states strategic server to be used for, the flow control received execution action command is synchronized to the PCRF.
In an embodiment, the accounting server is further used for, logical according to the correspondence of the network ticket received Telecommunications services mark and user equipment card mark, search preconfigured bill information, are carried out according to the bill information corresponding Communication flows is accumulative.
In an embodiment, the control strategy includes test phase control strategy, the test phase control strategy touching It includes at least one of that the flow control that hair generates, which executes action command: enabling excess traffic, blocks flow.
In an embodiment, the control strategy includes formal phase control strategy, the formal phase control strategy touching It includes at least one of that the flow control that hair generates, which executes action command: enabling excess traffic, blocks flow, redirection, limit Speed.
A kind of communication flow rate control method and system provided by the embodiment of the present invention, can be based on different APN and mesh It marks area information and carries out ticket fractionation, in terms of flow control and charging policy, support list APN single goal district-share flow, The control of the various flow rate of single APN multiple target district-share flow and more APN multiple target district-share flows and charging policy, To realize the function of more flexible flow control and the charging of supporting more APN and multiple target region.
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Fig. 1 shows the communications service system configuration diagram that the embodiment of the present invention is applicable in;
Fig. 2 shows under the communications service system framework of the embodiment of the present invention, the IP of new application networking user was distributed Journey schematic diagram;
Fig. 3 is shown under the communications service system framework of the embodiment of the present invention, the process schematic of communication flows control;
Fig. 4 shows a kind of flow diagram of communication flow rate control method of the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 shows the flow diagram of another communication flow rate control method of the embodiment of the present invention.
Specific embodiment
To keep the purpose of the present invention, feature, advantage more obvious and understandable, below in conjunction with the embodiment of the present invention In attached drawing, technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, it is clear that described embodiment is only It is only a part of the embodiment of the present invention, and not all embodiments.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art are not having Every other embodiment obtained under the premise of creative work is made, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Embodiment one
The communication flows for introducing the embodiment of the present invention first controls the communications service system framework being applicable in, as shown in Figure 1, The communications service system includes forwarding equipment and control layer equipment, and forwarding is mainly used for providing to transmit to customer flow leading to Road, building user to the highly reliable data transmission channel between destination node, the topology design of forwarding is to reduce forwarding to the greatest extent The network equipment node of level is criterion, to provide more preferably data transmission experience;Control layer is mainly provided to customer flow Function is managed, the internet behavior of flexibly control user equipment is realized by control layer, which includes: blocking, clearance, redirection Etc., in addition, control layer is also used to realize the billing function to user equipment online.Wherein,
Forwarding equipment specifically includes that L2TP Network Server (LNS, L2TP NetworkServer), strategy and charging Rule functional unit (PCRF) and outlet routing device;LNS is point-to-point protocol (PPP, Point-to-Point Protocol) For handling Level 2 Tunnel Protocol (L2TP, Layer 2Tunneling Protocol) server-side portion on end system Equipment, the LNS in the embodiment of the present invention access private dialup network gateway (PGW), PGW be Virtual Private Dialup Network (VPDN, Virtual Private Dial-up Networks) access gateway, VPDN is Virtual Private Network (VPN, Virtual Private Network) business one kind, be the Virtual Private Dialup Network business based on dial user;In addition, the present invention is implemented LNS, PCRF in example are connected with outlet routing device by forwarding communication link, and Exit Road is by for connecting public network (internet)。
Control layer equipment includes: accounting server, strategic server, customer relation management (CRM) server and certification mirror Weigh server;Accounting server, strategic server, CRM and authentication server are based on control management interchanger, and pass through control Preparative layer link realizes communication interconnection;Strategic server is communicated to connect by control layer link and PCRF.Authentication server can To be authentication and authorization charging (AAA, Authentication Authorization Accounting) server.
Wherein, LNS, for establishing the channel L2TP VPN with PGW;
CRM server, for carrying out customer relation management, and distributing policy, to the strategic server, which includes Control strategy based on content area;
Strategic server will be configured on strategic server for the strategy configuration to the PCRF to be synchronous and control For policy synchronization to PCRF, the strategy includes the control strategy of content and region based on user equipment access, which specify with The control strategy of family equipment online;
PCRF is recorded for network ticket of the strategy execution based on configuration to user equipment, to user equipment Network access behavior is controlled, including the network visit for blocking user access network, allowing user access network, redirecting user It asks;
Accounting server is set for storing preconfigured SIM card information and account book information according to the user that PCRF is recorded Standby network ticket, and the flow bill of the SIM card information and account book information generation respective user equipment according to configuration;
Authentication server, the user equipment for networking to application carry out authentication and log recording.
In an embodiment, control layer equipment by control management interchanger and forwarding outlet routing device it Between establish IP connection, allow control layer equipment pass through outlet routing device access public network.That is, in order to guarantee control layer The accessible public network of server, control layer, forwarding multiplexing public network outlet so that control layer, forwarding equipment are provided simultaneously with Internet access function, simplifies network topology structure.
In addition, disposing outlet firewall in control layer carries out safeguard protection to the internal server of control layer, that is, controlling Deployment secure firewall between interchanger and outlet routing device is managed, is corresponded in firewall and configures traffic policy on interconnection port (Traffic Policy) only allows legitimate device flow to access;By the equipment of existing net according to function and safety status classification at Different domains configures access strategy between stringent domain, to reduce security risk.
In an embodiment, LNS includes primary LNS and spare LNS, and primary LNS and spare LNS are active and standby each other, and Primary LNS and spare LNS establishes L2TP respectively between PGW and connect.LNS-1 and LNS-2 as shown in Figure 1 is active and standby each other Server makes to establish the link that L2TP VPN agreement gets through VPDN between PGW and LNS by the APN special line of operator, realizes Forwarding plane can be with normal communication;LNS node deployment uses master-slave redundancy mode, and main-standby nodes are and PGW establishes L2TP Tunnel, Transmit VPN flow.When LNS-1 breaks down, it is switched to LNS-2 and executes data forwarding, while LNS-2 executes data forwarding The redundancy backup for also carrying out related data, is backuped to related data on LNS-1 after LNS-1 is again online with facilitating;Equally , when LNS-2 breaks down, it is switched to LNS-1 and executes data forwarding, LNS-1 also carries out phase while executing data forwarding The redundancy backup for closing data, is backuped to related data on LNS-1 after LNS-2 is again online with facilitating.
In an embodiment, PCRF includes primary PCRF and spare PCRF, and primary PCRF and spare primary PCRF are mutual To be active and standby, and primary LNS and spare LNS are established with primary PCRF and spare PCRF communicate to connect respectively.As shown in Figure 1 I.e. active/standby server, PCRF-1 and PCRF-2 are communicated to connect with LNS-1 and LNS-2 PCRF-1 and PCRF-2 each other, and PCRF is adopted With master-slave redundancy mode, it is assumed that current primary LNS is LNS-1, and when PCRF-1 breaks down, LNS-1 is switched to and PCRF-2 The link of intercommunication executes data forwarding, the redundancy backup of related data is carried out while PCRF-2 executes data forwarding, also with side Just related data is backuped on PCRF-1 after PCRF-1 is again online;Likewise, when PCRF-2 breaks down, LNS-1 It is switched to and executes data forwarding with the link of PCRF-1 intercommunication, PCRF-1 also carries out related data while executing data forwarding Redundancy backup is backuped to related data on PCRF-2 after PCRF-2 is again online with facilitating.Control strategy based on flow It realizes, forms High Availabitity node, the final internet behavior control for realizing user equipment using active and standby PCRF.
In addition, outlet routing device is more, primary PCRF and spare primary PCRF respectively with the more Exit Roads by Equipment establishes communication connection.
In an embodiment, based on inquiry Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP, Challenge between LNS and PGW Handshake Authentication Protocol) establish point-to-point ppp link.LNS is by establishing L2TP's with operator From dialing, realization user is gone not need to fill in use when editing access point name (APN, Access Point Name) information Name in an account book and password, PGW and LNS can establish dial-up connection automatically.
In an embodiment, LNS is based on ospf (OSPF, OpenShortest Path First) agreement is executed from LNS to the transmission route outlet routing device.That is LNS the whole network operation OSPF dynamic of forwarding Routing Protocol, the whole network route network segment and carry out dynamic release and study by ospf protocol;Simultaneously dispose two-way converting detection (BFD, BidirectionalForwarding Detection) agreement carry out link state quick detection, when link breaks down It can quickly detect, and trigger routing and be switched fast, guarantee switching for network millisecond (ms) grade.
The communications service system of the embodiment of the present invention be from carrier core network element, i.e. Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN, Gateway GPRS Support Node) below self-built be made of PCRF, charge system, crm system and authentication system Communications service system framework provides the charging based on content and region (access destination address) and behaviour control, so as to mention For richer function and more flexible extended capability, access safety is improved, billing accuracy is improved.
Embodiment two
It 2 introduces under the communications service system of the embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawing, to IP points of new application networking user With process, specifically include that
Step 201, new user applies networking, and completes new user's registration by CRM server.
Step 202, CRM server is that the user that new application networks distributes APN information and source IP information, wherein APN information Including APN username and password, source IP is the source address information of the user equipment internet behavior.
The APN information for the user equipment that new application networks and source IP information are sent to by step 203~204, CRM server Aaa server is saved by aaa server.It should be noted that CRM server is in the user's distribution to network for new application After source IP information, it is not the user equipment that the source IP information is directly provided and is networked to new application, but needs the source of distribution IP information preservation is to aaa server.User equipment only when application accesses network, has passed through the authentication of aaa server Afterwards, just relative user equipment can be accessed into source IP information used in network as aaa server and is sent to the user equipment.
Step 205, the user equipment that new application networks accesses network for the first time, and the request of access network is sent to LNS, is asked Seek the middle APN information for carrying user equipment.
Step 206, it after the access network request that the user equipment that LNS receives that new application networks is sent, needs to service to AAA Device initiates authentication request, judges whether the user equipment has the identity and permission of access network.
Step 207, aaa server carries out authentication to user equipment according to the APN information carried in request.
Step 208, authentication success of the aaa server to user equipment obtains the corresponding source IP letter of the user equipment It ceases and is sent to corresponding user equipment.Since then, user equipment has got corresponding source IP information, is accessing network next time When, the source IP information can be carried in request message as it accesses source address information used in network.Certainly, if Aaa server does not pass through the authentication of user equipment, and LNS returns to error message to user equipment, and user equipment can be tasted Test mass newly dials and authenticates.Before authenticating successfully, user by it is no access network permission.
The embodiment of the present invention is total, by the way of L2TP VPN+Radius, goes to carry out authentication by aaa server With to unique Internet of Things network interface card information (IMIS) dynamic IP address allocation.Aaa server can provide the mirror of every terminal card simultaneously Information (upper offline record, customer flow record etc.) is weighed, provides foundation for operation management and troubleshooting.
Embodiment three
Under the communications service system for introducing the embodiment of the present invention below with reference to Fig. 3 introduction, the general mistake of communication flows control Journey specifically includes that
Step 301~302, CRM server are the user device configuration control strategy that new application networks, and by the control plan Slightly it is sent to strategic server.
Step 303, the control strategy for the user equipment that new application networks is synchronized to PCRF by strategic server.
Step 304, user equipment access network sends the request of access network to LNS, carries user equipment in request APN information, source IP information and destination IP information.
Step 305, after LNS receives the access network request that user equipment is sent, need to initiate authentication to aaa server to ask It asks, judges whether the user equipment has the identity and permission of access network.
Step 306, aaa server carries out authentication to user equipment according to the APN information carried in request.
The embodiment of the present invention is total, by the way of L2TP VPN+Radius, goes to carry out authentication by aaa server With to unique Internet of Things network interface card information (IMIS) dynamic IP address allocation.Aaa server can provide the mirror of every terminal card simultaneously Information (upper offline record, customer flow record etc.) is weighed, provides foundation for operation management and troubleshooting.
Step 307, authentication success of the aaa server to user equipment, informs LNS for result.
It certainly, also can be unsanctioned by authentication if aaa server is failed to the authentication of user equipment As a result inform that LNS, LNS return to error message to user equipment, user equipment can be attempted to dial and authenticate again.Authentication at Before function, user by it is no access network permission.
Step 308, in authentication success, LNS is built according to the destination IP information carried in user equipment requests message The source IP information of vertical user equipment is to the routing forwarding path of destination IP information, i.e., the forwarding of communication system is between public network Routed path.
Step 309, the routing forwarding path that user equipment is created according to LNS, net operation in execution.
Step 310~311, PCRF controls the network access behavior of user equipment according to the control strategy of preservation, And the network ticket for recording and generating the user equipment that new application networks is sent to accounting server.
Step 312~313, accounting server is according to the network ticket of the PCRF user equipment recorded and is pre-configured with Bill information, match the communication service identification in ticket, the flow bill for generating respective user equipment is sent to CRM.
Step 314, CRM server is that user equipment is presented flow bill and completes to deduct fees.
In an embodiment, the APN that is carried in the network access request that forwarding equipment is sent according to user equipment Information, source IP information and destination IP information construct the routing forwarding path between source IP and destination IP based on ospf protocol.Turn The LNS the whole network for sending out layer runs OSPF dynamic routing protocol, and the whole network routes network segment and carries out dynamic release and study by ospf protocol; The quick detection that BFD agreement carries out link state is disposed simultaneously, can quickly be detected when link breaks down, and trigger routing It is switched fast, guarantees switching for network Millisecond.
Example IV
Under the communications service system framework shown in previous embodiment one, and distributed in the IP of embodiment two and embodiment three On the basis of process and communication flows control process, the embodiment of the present invention, which further realizes, supports more APN and multiple target region More flexible communication flow rate control method, as shown in figure 4, specifically including that
Step 401, the control strategy based at least one communication service is pre-configured in PCRF, wherein each communication clothes Business includes communication service identification, APN information and target area information.Target area information is the destination address letter surfed the Internet and accessed Destination IP information described in breath namely previous embodiment.
Each single item communication service is marked by unique communication service identification, and only includes in each single item communication service One APN information and one group of target address information include at least one target address information in one group of target address information.
When in a certain item communication service including an APN information and a target address information, indicate that this communicates clothes Business includes being accessed by the network of this APN to this destination address;
When including an APN information and one group of target address information in a certain item communication service, and one group of destination address letter When including multiple destination addresses in breath, indicate that this communication service includes the network by this APN to this multiple destination address Access;
Certainly, default value 0 also can be set into the target address information in a certain item communication service, this indicates that this communicates Service includes being accessed by the network of this APN to any destination address, does not limit the destination address of network access.
It should be understood that the communication flows in the embodiment of the present invention is accumulative including at least one of:
Integrated flow is shared in multinomial communication service in same user equipment card;
Multi-user installation card shares the integrated flow of same communication service.
User equipment card can be the SIM card of equipment, and integrated flow is shared in the multinomial communication service in same SIM card is Refer to: multinomial communication service can be configured in same SIM card, this multinomial communication service can share a flow packet and carry out charging; The integrated flow that plurality of SIM cards shares same communication service refers to: the flow packet of same communication service can be total to by multiple SIM cards Enjoy use and charging.
That is, the communication service and flow control of the embodiment of the present invention and charging regulation are all flexibly to match It sets, specifically, the APN information and target area information in communication service can be with flexible configurations, the flow based on communication service Control and charging regulation can also flexible configurations according to actual needs.
As a result, to realize that the side PCRF can split out the ticket of different APN and target area, realizes and be based on more APN and mesh Mark the flexible flow control and charging in region.
It may also be noted that preconfigured control strategy in PCRF, is to be sent to plan after being configured by CRM server Slightly server, then it is synchronized to PCRF's by strategic server.CRM issues control strategy to strategic server by api interface, by Strategic server is synchronous with PCRF progress policy information, to realize CRM to the policy distribution of PCRF.The function of strategic server It acts in previous embodiment one and has introduced, details are not described herein again.
In addition, CRM after having configured control strategy, will also carry out the strategy distribution of user equipment card, that is, which is distributed to User equipment card comes using configured strategy, and then, user equipment card information, account book information are also sent to charging and taken by CRM Business device.What kind of regular integrated flow bill which communication service account book information define according to.
Step 402, PCRF is based on preconfigured control strategy, controls the network access behavior of user equipment, And the network with corresponding communication service identification is generated according to the APN information of user equipment access network and target area information and is talked about It is single, network ticket is sent to accounting server.
The network access behavior of the user of networking is controlled by PCRF according to the control strategy of configuration in forwarding (block, let pass, redirect etc.), and the flowing of access by recording user in real time generates network ticket and is sent to billing of services Device, the cumulative calculation using flow of user equipment is carried out by accounting server, and integrated flow bill is sent to CRM service Device is finally that flow bill is presented in user equipment and completion is deducted fees by CRM server.
PCRF believes when carrying out flow control according to user equipment card mark, APN information and the target area of access network Breath, correspondence generate the network ticket of the communication service belonging to it, which carries corresponding communication service identification, thus When network ticket is sent to accounting server by PCRF, accounting server can distinguish should be toward which set meal and statistics flow Flux cumulating is carried out on packet/account book.
Wherein, it is generated according to the APN information of user equipment access network and target area information with corresponding communication service The network ticket of mark, comprising:
By preset first frequency, network ticket is periodically generated;Such as: default at interval of 3 minutes generation primary networks Ticket;
Alternatively, according to preset first flow threshold value, it is raw when interim flux cumulating reaches first flow threshold value At network ticket;Such as: the flow threshold of default 1000K just generates primary new when newly generated flux cumulating reaches 1000K Network ticket;
Alternatively, generating network words by second frequency when interim integrated flow reaches preset second flow threshold value It is single;When interim integrated flow is not up to preset third flow threshold, network ticket is generated by third frequency.Such as: Default second flow threshold value is 1000K, and third flow threshold is 500K, then when newly generated integrated flow reaches 1000K, Primary new network ticket is just generated when the time of integrated flow reaches 60 seconds, when newly generated integrated flow is not up to 500K (such as less situation of integrated flow in a period of time) just generates primary new net when the time of integrated flow reaches 5 minutes (even if interim integrated flow is not up to 500K, but the time of integrated flow has reached 5 minutes network ticket, and also default generates one Secondary new network ticket).Being configured so that is advantageous in that, when flow consumption is larger in certain time, is able to ascend generation net The frequency of network ticket accomplishes the timely statistical updating of network ticket;When flow consumption is smaller in certain time, life can reduce At the frequency of network ticket, reduces ticket and generate number, save calculating and the communication resource.
In addition, in control plane, PCRF is according to the control strategy of configuration, additionally it is possible to be accessed as unit of communication service The control of flow, including the blocking, clearance, redirection etc. accessed network.
Step 403, accounting server is tired according to network ticket and communication service identification the progress respective communication flow received Meter, and the integrated flow bill of acquisition is sent to CRM server.
Accounting server is identified according to the correspondence communication service identification and user equipment card of the network ticket received, is searched pre- The account book information first configured, and then distinguish and toward which set meal and count and carry out flux cumulating on flow packet/account book, and it completes Corresponding communication flows cumulative activation.The integrated flow bill of acquisition is sent to CRM server by accounting server, is taken by CRM Business device is that user equipment is presented flow bill and completes to deduct fees.
Embodiment five
Previous embodiment four describes the implementation process for supporting flow control and the charging of more APN and multiple target region, this Inventive embodiments five, which are laid particular emphasis on, supports the communication flow rate control method of more APN and multiple target region in the flow control policy side of execution The embodiment of method, as shown in figure 5, specifically including that
Step 501, the control strategy based at least one communication service is pre-configured in PCRF, wherein each communication clothes Business includes communication service identification, APN information and target area information.
Each single item communication service is marked by unique communication service identification, and only includes in each single item communication service One APN information and one group of target address information include at least one target address information in one group of target address information.
When in a certain item communication service including an APN information and a target address information, indicate that this communicates clothes Business includes being accessed by the network of this APN to this destination address;
When including an APN information and one group of target address information in a certain item communication service, and one group of destination address letter When including multiple destination addresses in breath, indicate that this communication service includes the network by this APN to this multiple destination address Access;
Certainly, default value 0 also can be set into the target address information in a certain item communication service, this indicates that this communicates Service includes being accessed by the network of this APN to any destination address, does not limit the destination address of network access.
In addition, the control of the embodiment of the present invention and charging policy also referred to as communicate set meal, define which or which in set meal A little communication services use what kind of flow control and charging regulation, that is to say, that can only include one in a communication set meal Communication service and its flow control and charging regulation also may include multinomial communication service and its flow control and charging regulation, As same flow packet is shared in multinomial communication service.Such as: test set meal can be configured, test set meal is configured with user equipment and is stuck in Control and charging policy in the test phase;Basic set meal can also be configured, basic set meal is configured with user equipment and is stuck in the formal phase Interior control and charging policy;Etc..
It should be understood that the communication flows in the embodiment of the present invention is accumulative including at least one of:
Integrated flow is shared in multinomial communication service in same user equipment card;
Multi-user installation card shares the integrated flow charging of same communication service.
User equipment card can be the SIM card of equipment, and integrated flow is shared in the multinomial communication service in same SIM card is Refer to: multinomial communication service can be configured in same SIM card, this multinomial communication service can share a flow packet and carry out charging; The integrated flow that plurality of SIM cards shares same communication service refers to: the flow packet of same communication service can be total to by multiple SIM cards Enjoy use and charging.
That is, the communication service and flow control of the embodiment of the present invention and charging regulation are all flexibly to match It sets, specifically, the APN information and target area information in communication service can be with flexible configurations, the flow based on communication service Control and charging regulation can also flexible configurations according to actual needs.
As a result, to realize that the side PCRF can split out the flow control execution of different APN and target area, realize based on more The flexible flow control and charging of APN and target area.
It should also be noted that, the preconfigured control strategy based at least one communication service in PCRF, is by CRM Server is sent to strategic server after configuring, then is synchronized to PCRF's by strategic server.The function of strategic server is made It has been introduced in previous embodiment one, details are not described herein again.
In addition, CRM after having configured control strategy, will also carry out the strategy distribution of user equipment card, that is, which is distributed to User equipment card comes using configured strategy, and then, user equipment card information, account book information are also sent to charging and taken by CRM Business device.What kind of regular integrated flow bill which communication service account book information define according to.
Step 502, PCRF is based on preconfigured control strategy, controls the network access behavior of user equipment, And the network with corresponding communication service identification is generated according to the APN information of user equipment access network and target area information and is talked about It is single, network ticket is sent to accounting server.
In control plane, PCRF is according to the control strategy of configuration, additionally it is possible to which accessed flow as unit of communication service Control, including the blocking, clearance, redirection etc. accessed network.
Step 503, accounting server is tired according to network ticket and communication service identification the progress respective communication flow received Meter, and the integrated flow bill of acquisition is sent to CRM server.
Step 504, integrated flow bill and preconfigured control strategy of the CRM server according to acquisition, triggering produce The raw flow control for communication service executes action command, and flow control execution action command is sent to PCRF.
Step 505, PCRF executes action command according to the flow control received, executes the flow control to respective communication service System operation.
By taking the test set meal of aforementioned list and basic set meal as an example, test set meal is configured with user equipment and is stuck in the test phase Control strategy, basic set meal is configured with the control strategy that user equipment was stuck in the formal phase.
For flow control, the control strategy that testing can choose in set meal has:
1) when the shared flow of communication service is finished in test set meal, excess traffic packet is enabled, corresponding flow control is held Action conduct: CRM server issues excess traffic packet account book to accounting server, accounting server according to excess traffic packet meter Take rule and charging is carried out to the network access traffic of respective user equipment, wherein PCRF continues the net of clearance respective user equipment Network access, blocks without flow;
2) when the shared flow of communication service is finished in test set meal, NextState, corresponding flow control are immediately entered Execute movement are as follows: CRM server Status Change is inventory or to be activated, and CRM server issues this state to accounting server;Such as Fruit is to enter inventory status, then CRM server issues blocking instruction to strategic server, and strategic server resynchronisation blocks instruction To PCRF, the blocking accessed respective user equipment network is executed at the end PCRF;If it is state to be activated is entered, then CRM takes Business device issues instruction to be activated to strategic server, strategic server resynchronisation instruction to be activated to PCRF, the end PCRF press to State of activation handle respective user equipment network access, i.e. PCRF in the network access request for receiving respective user equipment, Network ticket can be generated and be given to accounting server, it is state to be activated that accounting server, which is known, can generate initial activation file hair It is sent to CRM server, the corresponding states of respective user equipment can be changed to activate by CRM server, and generate the account book of formal phase Information is sent to accounting server, and the network that user equipment can be then handled according to state of activation accesses.
3) when the shared flow of communication service is finished in test set meal, deactivate to validity period terminates immediately, corresponding flow Control executes movement are as follows: the state of CRM server is constant, and CRM server, which is sent, blocks instruction to strategic server, policy service Device resynchronisation blocks instruction to PCRF, and the blocking accessed respective user equipment network is executed at the end PCRF, until test phase knot Beam enters back into NextState.
The control strategy that can choose in basic set meal has:
1) when the shared flow of communication service is finished in basic set meal, excess traffic packet is enabled, corresponding flow control is held Action conduct: CRM server issues excess traffic packet account book (for specific communication service) to accounting server, billing of services Device carries out charging to the network access traffic of respective user equipment according to the charging regulation of excess traffic packet, wherein PCRF continues The network for the communication service that clearance respective user equipment is applicable in excess traffic packet accesses, and blocks without flow;
2) when the shared flow of communication service is finished in basic set meal, corresponding communication service is deactivated immediately, it is corresponding to flow Amount control executes movement are as follows: CRM server issues blocking instruction to strategic server, and strategic server resynchronisation blocks instruction to give PCRF, the blocking accessed respective user equipment network is executed at the end PCRF, and the blocking is corresponding for movement is deactivated Communication service;
3) when the shared flow of communication service is finished in basic set meal, configuration is redirected, and corresponding flow control executes dynamic As: CRM server issues redirection instruction and redirects to strategic server when respective user equipment continues to access network The control of redirection is then terminated after user orders again and continues to pay dues successfully to specified network address, such as ordering page, according to Again the set meal ordered implements the flow and charging control of the communication service to user equipment;
When 4) the shared flow of communication service reaches preset threshold value in basic set meal (assuming that shared flow total amount is 10G, Preset threshold value is 8G), it executes network and accesses speed limit, corresponding flow control executes movement are as follows: CRM server issues speed limit and refers to It enables to strategic server, strategic server is by speed limit command synchronization to PCRF, and PCRF is according to the speed limit instruction execution received to phase The Control for Speed Limitation when user equipment network of communication service being answered to access, is restricted to preset rate.The instruction of this speed limit can also be with It is aforementioned 1)~3) in strategy combination come using the embodiment of the present invention does not do excessive limitation.
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Shown in Figure 1, a kind of communication flows control system provided in an embodiment of the present invention includes at least: PCRF, charging Server and CRM server,
The control strategy based at least one communication service is pre-configured in PCRF, wherein each described communication service packet Include communication service identification, APN information and target area information;
PCRF is used for, and is based on the preconfigured control strategy, is controlled the network access behavior of user equipment, And the net with corresponding communication service identification is generated according to the APN information of the user equipment access network and target area information The network ticket is sent to accounting server by network ticket;
Accounting server is used for, and carries out respective communication flux cumulating according to the network ticket and communication service identification received, And the integrated flow bill of acquisition is sent to CRM server;
CRM server is used for, and according to the integrated flow bill of acquisition and preconfigured control strategy, triggering is generated Flow control for communication service executes action command, and flow control executes action command and is sent to PCRF;
PCRF is also used to, and is executed action command according to the flow control received, is executed the flow control to respective communication service System operation.
In an embodiment, which further includes strategic server,
CRM is further used for, and preconfigured control strategy is sent to strategic server;
Strategic server is used for, and the control strategy received is synchronized to PCRF;
CRM is also used to, and the flow control that triggering generates is executed action command and is sent to strategic server;Strategic server For the flow control received execution action command to be synchronized to PCRF.
In an embodiment, accounting server is further used for, according to the corresponding communication clothes of the network ticket received Business mark and user equipment card mark, search preconfigured bill information, carry out corresponding communication flows according to bill information It is accumulative.
In an embodiment, control strategy includes test phase control strategy, and test phase control strategy triggering generates It includes at least one of that flow control, which executes action command: enabling excess traffic, blocks flow.
In an embodiment, control strategy includes formal phase control strategy, what formal phase control strategy triggering generated It includes at least one of that flow control, which executes action command: enabling excess traffic, blocks flow, redirection, speed limit.
The specific implementation process of communication flows control system has elaborated in the aforementioned embodiment, and details are not described herein again.
In conclusion by implementing the embodiment of the present invention ticket can be carried out based on different APN and target area information It splits, in terms of flow control and charging policy, supports list APN single goal district-share flow, list APN multiple target district-share The various control and charging policy of flow and more APN multiple target district-share flows support more APN and more to realize The more flexible flow control of target area and the function of charging.
In the description of this specification, reference term " one embodiment ", " some embodiments ", " example ", " specifically show The description of example " or " some examples " etc. means specific features, structure, material or spy described in conjunction with this embodiment or example Point is included at least one embodiment or example of the invention.Moreover, particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described It may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more of the embodiments or examples.In addition, without conflicting with each other, this The technical staff in field can be by the spy of different embodiments or examples described in this specification and different embodiments or examples Sign is combined.
In addition, term " first ", " second " are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or suggesting relative importance Or implicitly indicate the quantity of indicated technical characteristic." first " is defined as a result, the feature of " second " can be expressed or hidden It include at least one this feature containing ground.In the description of the present invention, the meaning of " plurality " is two or more, unless otherwise Clear specific restriction.
The above description is merely a specific embodiment, but scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto, any Those familiar with the art in the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, can easily think of the change or the replacement, and should all contain Lid is within protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be based on the protection scope of the described claims.

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1. a kind of communication flow rate control method, which is characterized in that the described method includes:
The control strategy based at least one communication service is pre-configured in Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF, wherein Each described communication service includes communication service identification, access point name APN information and target area information;
The PCRF is based on the preconfigured control strategy, controls the network access behavior of user equipment, and root The network words with corresponding communication service identification are generated according to the APN information and target area information of the user equipment access network It is single, the network ticket is sent to accounting server;
The accounting server carries out respective communication flux cumulating according to the network ticket and communication service identification received, and will obtain The integrated flow bill obtained is sent to manageming contacts CRM server;
Integrated flow bill and preconfigured control strategy of the CRM server according to acquisition, triggering, which generates, is directed to institute The flow control for stating communication service executes action command, and flow control execution action command is sent to the PCRF;
The PCRF executes action command according to the flow control received, executes the flow control operation to respective communication service.
2. communication flow rate control method according to claim 1, which is characterized in that preconfigured based on extremely in the PCRF The control strategy of one item missing communication service is that strategic server is sent to after being configured by the CRM server, then by the plan Slightly server sync is to the PCRF's;
It is also to be sent to the policy service after being generated by CRM server triggering that the flow control, which executes action command, Device, then it is synchronized to the PCRF's by the strategic server.
3. communication flow rate control method according to claim 1 or claim 2, which is characterized in that the accounting server is according to receiving Network ticket and communication service identification carry out respective communication flux cumulating, comprising:
The accounting server is identified according to the correspondence communication service identification and user equipment card of the network ticket received, is searched pre- It is accumulative to carry out corresponding communication flows according to the account book information for the account book information first configured.
4. communication flow rate control method according to claim 1 or claim 2, which is characterized in that the control strategy includes the test phase Control strategy, it includes at least one of that the flow control that the test phase control strategy triggering generates, which executes action command: being opened With excess traffic, block flow.
5. communication flow rate control method according to claim 1 or claim 2, which is characterized in that the control strategy includes the formal phase Control strategy, it includes at least one of that the flow control that the formal phase control strategy triggering generates, which executes action command: being opened With excess traffic, block flow, redirection, speed limit.
6. a kind of communication flows control system, which is characterized in that the system comprises: Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF, accounting server and manageming contacts CRM server, wherein
The control strategy based at least one communication service is pre-configured in the PCRF, wherein each described communication service packet Include communication service identification, access point name APN information and target area information;
The PCRF is used for, and is based on the preconfigured control strategy, is controlled the network access behavior of user equipment, And the net with corresponding communication service identification is generated according to the APN information of the user equipment access network and target area information The network ticket is sent to accounting server by network ticket;
The accounting server is used for, and carries out respective communication flux cumulating according to the network ticket and communication service identification received, And the integrated flow bill of acquisition is sent to the CRM server;
The CRM server is used for, and according to the integrated flow bill of acquisition and preconfigured control strategy, triggering is generated Flow control for the communication service executes action command, and the flow control execute action command be sent to it is described PCRF;
The PCRF is also used to, and is executed action command according to the flow control received, is executed the flow control to respective communication service System operation.
7. communication flows control system according to claim 6, which is characterized in that the system also includes strategic server,
The CRM is further used for, and preconfigured control strategy is sent to the strategic server;
The strategic server is used for, and the control strategy received is synchronized to the PCRF;
The CRM is also used to, and the flow control that triggering generates is executed action command and is sent to the strategic server;The plan Slightly server is used for, and the flow control received execution action command is synchronized to the PCRF.
8. communication flows control system described according to claim 6 or 7, which is characterized in that the accounting server is further used In being identified according to the correspondence communication service identification of the network ticket received and user equipment card, search preconfigured bill letter It is accumulative to carry out corresponding communication flows according to the bill information for breath.
9. communication flows control system described according to claim 6 or 7, which is characterized in that the control strategy includes the test phase Control strategy, it includes at least one of that the flow control that the test phase control strategy triggering generates, which executes action command: being opened With excess traffic, block flow.
10. communication flows control system described according to claim 6 or 7, which is characterized in that the control strategy includes the formal phase Control strategy, it includes at least one of that the flow control that the formal phase control strategy triggering generates, which executes action command: being opened With excess traffic, block flow, redirection, speed limit.
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