CN115915044A - Usage information transmission method, device and network element - Google Patents
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The application provides a usage information transmission method, a usage information transmission device and a network element, and relates to the technical field of communication. The method comprises the following steps of sending a notification message through a CHF network element; the notification message includes: information of the terminal device, switching indication information; the switching indication information is used for indicating that the quota management mode of the terminal equipment is switched; sending an update request to a UPF network element corresponding to the terminal equipment; the update request includes: and updating an information unit of the usage reporting rule, wherein the information unit carries: presetting information of a zone bit and terminal equipment; the updating request is used for enabling the UPF network element to obtain the usage information of the terminal equipment before switching the quota management mode; receiving an update response sent by the UPF network element, wherein the update response comprises: usage information; and reporting the usage information to the CHF network element. By adding the preset zone bit, the signaling transmission overhead of a transmission interface is reduced, the data transmission rate is improved, the signaling redundancy is reduced, and the stability and the reliability of the data under the condition of high concurrency are improved.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a usage information transmission method, an apparatus, and a network element.
Background
In a 5G mobile network, an operator charges a subscriber through a CHF (Charging Function) network element. The SMF (Session Management Function) network element issues a URR (User Plane Function, usage Report Rule) to a UPF (User Plane Function) network element according to a charging Rule issued by the CHF network element; the UPF network element measures the traffic, time, etc. used by the user terminal (including events) according to the URR, and reports the measured usage to the SMF network element.
In the service delivery process, the CHF may perform quota management control on the user terminal through the SMF network element and the UPF network element, and change a quota management mode of the user terminal, that is, quota management switching. And the UPF network element is required to report the usage amount of the user terminal before quota management switching to the CHF network element. And the query and report of the usage are realized by QueryURR (query URR), which is a field of the SMF network element and the UPF network element in the N4 interface message, and is used for indicating the UPF to report the usage information of the specified URR.
In the existing method, when quota management is switched, the SMF needs to simultaneously send an UpdateURR IE and a QueryURR IE to the UPF, so as to update the URR after quota management switching to the UPF and indicate the UPF to report its usage amount. When a single ratingGroup associates multiple URRs, i.e. a single quota switch of a single ratingGroup involves multiple URRs, one UpdateURR IE and QueryURR IE needs to be produced for each URR, which results in signaling redundancy. When the number of users is large, a large amount of redundant data may be generated, and the data transmission efficiency may be reduced.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention provides a usage information transmission method, apparatus and network element to solve the problem of low user information transmission efficiency in the prior art.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical solutions adopted in the embodiments of the present application are as follows:
in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a usage information transmission method, which is applied to a session management function SMF network element, and the method includes:
receiving a notification message issued by a CHF network element of a charging function, wherein the notification message comprises: information of the terminal equipment and switching indication information; the switching indication information is used for indicating that the quota management mode of the terminal equipment is switched;
sending an update request to a User Plane Function (UPF) network element corresponding to the terminal device, where the update request includes: an information unit for updating the usage reporting rule, wherein the information unit carries: presetting a zone bit and information of the terminal equipment; the update request is used for enabling the UPF network element to acquire usage information of the terminal device before switching a quota management mode;
receiving an update response sent by the UPF network element, wherein the update response comprises: the usage information;
and reporting the usage information to the CHF network element.
Optionally, the notification message further includes: rate group information; before sending the update request to the UPF network element corresponding to the terminal device, the method further includes:
and determining the UPF network element corresponding to the rate group information as the UPF network element corresponding to the terminal equipment.
Optionally, before receiving the notification message issued by the CHF network element, the method further includes:
sending a charging update request to the CHF network element;
receiving a charging update response sent by the CHF network element, wherein the charging update response carries: the notification message.
Optionally, before sending the charging update request to the CHF network element, the method further includes:
receiving a re-authorization notification sent by the CHF network element.
Optionally, the preset flag occupies a preset bit in the information unit.
In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a usage information transmission method, which is applied to a UPF network element, where the method includes:
receiving an update request sent by an SMF network element, wherein the update request comprises: an information unit for updating the usage reporting rule, wherein the information unit carries: presetting a flag bit and information of terminal equipment; the update request is a request sent by the SMF network element after receiving a notification message issued by a CHF network element, where the notification message includes: information of the terminal device, switching indication information; the switching indication information is used for indicating that the quota management mode of the terminal equipment is switched;
acquiring usage information of the terminal equipment before switching a quota management mode;
sending an update response to the SMF network element, wherein the update response comprises: the usage information; and the update response is used for enabling the SMF network element to report the usage information to the CHF network element.
In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a usage information transmission apparatus, which is applied to an SMF network element, and the apparatus includes:
a first receiving module, configured to receive a notification message sent by a CHF network element, where the notification message includes: information of the terminal device, switching indication information; the switching indication information is used for indicating that the quota management mode of the terminal equipment is switched;
a first sending module, configured to send an update request to a UPF network element corresponding to the terminal device, where the update request includes: an information unit for updating the usage reporting rule, wherein the information unit carries: presetting a zone bit and information of the terminal equipment; the update request is used for enabling the UPF network element to acquire usage information of the terminal device before switching a quota management mode;
a second receiving module, configured to receive an update response sent by the UPF network element, where the update response includes: the usage information;
and the reporting module is used for reporting the usage information to the CHF network element.
In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a usage information transmission apparatus, which is applied to a UPF network element, and the apparatus includes:
a third receiving module, configured to receive an update request sent by an SMF network element, where the update request includes: an information unit for updating the usage reporting rule, wherein the information unit carries: presetting information of a zone bit and terminal equipment; the update request is a request sent by the SMF network element after receiving a notification message issued by a CHF network element, where the notification message includes: information of the terminal device, switching indication information; the switching indication information is used for indicating that the quota management mode of the terminal equipment is switched;
the acquisition module is used for acquiring the usage information of the terminal equipment before switching the quota management mode;
a second sending module, configured to send an update response to the SMF network element, where the update response includes: the usage information; and the update response is used for enabling the SMF network element to report the usage information to the CHF network element.
In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a session management function SMF network element, including: a first receiver, a first processor, and a first transmitter.
The first receiver is connected with the first processor through a bus, and the first processor is also connected with the first transmitter through the bus;
the first receiver is used for receiving signals and transmitting the signals to the first processor; the first processor is configured to execute the steps of the usage information transmission method according to any one of the first aspect, and transmit the processing result to the first transmitter; the first transmitter is used for transmitting the processing result.
In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a user plane function UPF network element, including: a second receiver, a second processor, and a second transmitter;
the second receiver is connected with the second processor through a bus, and the second processor is also connected with the second transmitter through the bus;
the second receiver is used for receiving signals and transmitting the signals to the second processor; the second processor is configured to execute the steps of the usage information transmission method according to the second aspect, and transmit the processing result to the second transmitter; the second transmitter is used for transmitting the processing result.
The application provides a usage information transmission method, a usage information transmission device and a network element. The method comprises the following steps of sending a notification message through a CHF network element; the notification message includes: information of the terminal equipment and switching indication information; the switching indication information is used for indicating that the quota management mode of the terminal equipment is switched; sending an update request to a UPF network element corresponding to the terminal equipment; the update request includes: and updating an information unit of the usage reporting rule, wherein the information unit carries: presetting information of a zone bit and terminal equipment; the updating request is used for enabling the UPF network element to acquire the usage information of the terminal equipment before switching the quota management mode; receiving an update response sent by the UPF network element, wherein the update response comprises: usage information; and reporting the usage information to the CHF network element. Therefore, by adding the preset zone bit, the signaling transmission overhead of a transmission interface is reduced, the data transmission rate is improved, the signaling redundancy is reduced, and the stability and the reliability of the whole transmission system under the condition of high concurrency are improved.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a usage information transmission system provided in the present application;
fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a usage information transmission method provided in the present application;
fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a charging request method provided in the present application;
fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of another usage information transmission method provided in the present application;
fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a usage information transmitting device according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of another usage information transmitting device according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of an SMF network element according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a UPF network element according to an embodiment of the present application.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present application, generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, can be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.
Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed application, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.
Furthermore, the appearances of the terms "first," "second," and the like, if any, are used solely to distinguish one from another and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
It should be noted that the features of the embodiments of the present invention may be combined with each other without conflict.
In the 5G mobile network, an operator charges the user according to the usage information of the user. In order to improve the transmission efficiency of the usage information, the application provides a usage information transmission method, a usage information transmission device and a network element.
Before explaining the usage information transmission method provided by the present application, a usage information transmission system provided by the present application is explained by using a specific example. Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a usage information transmission system provided in the present application. As shown in fig. 1, the system includes: CHF network element 100, SMF network element 200, UPF network element 300, terminal device 400.
The CHF network element 100 is communicatively connected to the SMF network element 200, the SMF network element 200 is further communicatively connected to the UPF network element 300, and the UPF network element 300 is further communicatively connected to the terminal device 400.
The CHF network element 100 is configured to send charging related messages (e.g., notification messages, authorization messages, response messages, etc.) to the SMF network element 200, and also receive charging related messages (e.g., request messages, usage reporting messages) sent by the SMF network element 200.
The SMF network element 200 is configured to receive the charging related message sent by the CHF network element 100, and further send the charging related message to the CHF network element 100; it is also possible to send session management related messages (e.g., update requests) to the UPF network element 300 and receive usage information sent by the UPF network element 300. Wherein, one SMF network element 200 can connect a plurality of UPF network elements 300.
The UPF network element 300 is configured to receive the session management related message sent by the SMF network element 200, switch the quota management mode of the terminal device 400 according to the session management related message, acquire the usage information of the terminal device 400 before switching the quota management mode, and send the usage information and the response message of successful switching to the SMF network element 200. Wherein each UPF network element 300 has a corresponding terminal device 400.
A usage information transmission method provided in the present application is explained by specific examples as follows. Fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a usage information transmission method provided in the present application, where an execution main body of the method is an SMF network element, and the SMF network element may be a device having functions of receiving, processing, and sending. As shown in fig. 2, the method includes:
s101, receiving a notification message issued by the CHF network element.
When a quota management mode needs to be switched for a user, the CHF network element sends a notification message to the SMF network element, so that the SMF network element performs session management according to the notification message.
Wherein the notification message includes: information of the terminal device, and handover instruction information. The switching indication information is used to indicate that the quota management mode of the terminal device has been switched. The information of the terminal device indicates which terminal devices are notified (in this application, usage information of one terminal device may be acquired, and usage information of a plurality of terminal devices may also be acquired).
Illustratively, the quota management mode includes: and three modes of quota management execution, quota management pause and quota management non-execution are provided.
And S102, sending an updating request to a UPF network element corresponding to the terminal equipment.
And after receiving the notification message issued by the CHF network element, generating a corresponding updating request according to the information of the terminal equipment and the switching indication information in the notification message. And sending an update request to the UPF network element corresponding to the terminal equipment included in the notification message.
Wherein the update request includes: an information unit of a Usage reporting Rule (Update user Report Rule) is updated, and the information unit carries: presetting information of a zone bit and terminal equipment; the update request is used for enabling the UPF network element to obtain the usage information of the terminal device before switching the quota management mode. Specifically, the information of the terminal device is used to indicate which terminal devices are notified; the preset flag bit is used for indicating a UPF network element corresponding to the terminal device to switch a quota management mode of the terminal device and indicating the UPF network element to acquire usage information of the terminal device before switching the quota management mode.
Illustratively, the information unit for updating the usage reporting rule includes: and a usage reporting rule identification field and a measurement information field. According to the embodiment of the application, the quota management mode switching and the usage information acquisition are realized by adding the preset zone bit at the preset position in the measurement information field, so that the updating request does not include the query information unit, and the preset zone bit plays a query role.
Compared with the query information unit, the memory occupied by the preset zone bit is very small. By adding the preset zone bit, when the updating request is transmitted, the signaling transmission overhead of a transmission interface is reduced, the data transmission rate is improved, and the signaling redundancy is reduced. When the updating requests are sent to a plurality of terminal devices at the same time, the stability and the reliability of the whole transmission system under the high concurrency condition can be improved.
S103, receiving an update response sent by the UPF network element.
Wherein the update response comprises: usage information and a response message that the quota management mode is successfully switched.
And after receiving the update request, the UPF network element acquires the usage information of the terminal equipment before switching the quota management mode according to the preset flag bit in the information unit, and switches the quota management mode of the terminal equipment.
And S104, reporting the usage information to the CHF network element.
Further, the usage information and the response message of successful quota management mode switching are reported to the CHF network element.
To sum up, in this embodiment, the notification message is sent by the CHF network element; the notification message includes: information of the terminal device, switching indication information; the switching indication information is used for indicating that the quota management mode of the terminal equipment is switched; sending an updating request to a UPF network element corresponding to the terminal equipment; the update request includes: and updating an information unit of the usage reporting rule, wherein the information unit carries: presetting information of a zone bit and terminal equipment; the updating request is used for enabling the UPF network element to acquire the usage information of the terminal equipment before switching the quota management mode; receiving an update response sent by the UPF network element, wherein the update response comprises: usage information; and reporting the usage information to the CHF network element. Therefore, by adding the preset zone bit, the signaling transmission overhead of a transmission interface is reduced, the data transmission rate is improved, the signaling redundancy is reduced, and the stability and the reliability of the whole transmission system under the condition of high concurrency are improved.
On the basis of the embodiment corresponding to fig. 2, the notification message in the embodiment of the present application further includes: rate group information. Before sending the update request to the UPF network element corresponding to the terminal device in S102, the method further includes:
and determining the UPF network element corresponding to the rate group information as the UPF network element corresponding to the terminal equipment.
In the charging field, a plurality of terminal devices are divided according to different rates, that is, each rate group includes a plurality of terminal devices having the same rate information. Each terminal device has a corresponding UPF network element, that is, each rate group includes a plurality of UPF network elements with the same rate information.
Illustratively, a plurality of rate groups are determined, and then a plurality of UPF network elements corresponding to the rate groups are determined. The UPF network element can be conveniently and rapidly searched, so that the data acquisition efficiency is improved.
In summary, in this embodiment, the UPF network element corresponding to the rate group information is determined to be the UPF network element corresponding to the terminal device. Therefore, the UPF network element can be conveniently and quickly searched, and the data acquisition efficiency is improved.
On the basis of the embodiment corresponding to fig. 2, the present application further provides a charging request method. Fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a charging request method according to the present application. As shown in fig. 3, before receiving the notification message issued by the CHF network element in S101, the method further includes:
s201, sending a charging updating request to the CHF network element.
Before the CHF network element indicates quota management mode switching, a charging updating request is sent to the CHF network element, and quota management mode switching and usage information reporting are requested.
S202, receiving a charging updating response sent by the CHF network element.
Wherein, the charging update response carries: a notification message.
And after the CHF network element receives the charging updating request sent by the SMF network element, sending a charging updating response according to the charging updating request. Receiving a charging updating response sent by the CHF network element, wherein the charging updating response carries: a notification message. I.e. receiving notification messages sent by the CHF network element. And the information security is ensured through the request interaction between the network elements.
To sum up, in this embodiment, a charging update request is sent to a CHF network element; receiving a charging updating response sent by the CHF network element, wherein the charging updating response carries: a notification message. Therefore, the information security is ensured through the request interaction between the network elements.
On the basis of the embodiment corresponding to fig. 3, before sending the charging update request to the CHF network element in S201, the method further includes:
receiving a re-authorization notification sent by the CHF network element.
In the charging field, an unauthorized user cannot connect a terminal device to a usage information transmission system and cannot acquire usage information. Therefore, before the usage information is acquired, the CHF network element sends a re-authorization notification to the SMF network element, so that the corresponding terminal device obtains quota authorization, and it is ensured that the usage information is stably transmitted.
In summary, in this embodiment, the re-authorization notification sent by the CHF network element is received. Therefore, the corresponding terminal equipment obtains quota authorization, and stable transmission of the usage information is ensured.
On the basis of the embodiment corresponding to fig. 2, the preset flag in the embodiment of the present application is preset to occupy the preset bit in the information unit.
For example, the preset flag only needs to be recognized, and for example, the preset flag may be a number. Therefore, the preset bit can be 1 bit, and the occupied position in the information unit is not more than 1 byte, so that the occupied memory is very small. Therefore, by adding the preset zone bit, the signaling transmission overhead of the transmission interface is reduced, and the data transmission rate is improved.
For example, the preset flag bit may be located at bit 1 in the 6 th byte in the measurement information field.
For example, when receiving the information unit of the updated usage reporting rule, the UPF network element detects a measurement information field in the information unit of the updated usage reporting rule, and then detects whether a preset flag bit exists according to a position of the preset flag bit. If the quota management mode exists, the UPF network element switches the quota management mode of the terminal equipment and acquires the usage information of the terminal equipment before switching the quota management mode; if not, the above operation is not performed.
Another usage information transmission method provided in the present application is explained below by way of specific examples. Fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of another usage information transmission method provided in the present application, where an execution main body of the method is a UPF network element, and the UPF network element may be a device having receiving, processing, and sending functions. As shown in fig. 4, the method includes:
s301, receiving an update request sent by the SMF network element.
Wherein the update request includes: and updating an information unit of the usage reporting rule, wherein the information unit carries: presetting a flag bit and information of terminal equipment; the update request is a request sent by the SMF network element after receiving a notification message issued by the CHF network element, and the notification message includes: information of the terminal device, switching indication information; the switching indication information is used for indicating that the quota management mode of the terminal equipment is switched;
specifically, the information of the terminal device is used to indicate which terminal devices are notified; the preset flag bit is used for indicating the UPF network element corresponding to the terminal device to switch the quota management mode of the terminal device and indicating the UPF network element to acquire the usage information of the terminal device before switching the quota management mode.
Illustratively, the information unit for updating the usage reporting rule includes: and the usage reporting rule identification field and the measurement information field. According to the embodiment of the application, the switching of quota management modes and the acquisition of the usage information are realized by adding the preset flag bit at the preset position in the measurement information field, so that the updating request does not include the query information unit.
Compared with the query information unit, the memory occupied by the preset zone bit is very small. By adding the preset zone bit, when the updating request is transmitted, the signaling transmission overhead of a transmission interface is reduced, the data transmission rate is improved, and the signaling redundancy is reduced. When the updating requests are sent to a plurality of terminal devices at the same time, the stability and the reliability of the whole transmission system under the condition of high concurrency can be improved.
S302, obtaining the usage information of the terminal equipment before switching the quota management mode.
And after receiving the update request, the UPF network element acquires the usage information of the terminal equipment before switching the quota management mode according to the preset flag bit in the information unit, and switches the quota management mode of the terminal equipment.
S303, sending an update response to the SMF network element.
Wherein the update response comprises: the volume information and a response message of successful switching of the quota management mode; the update response is used to cause the SMF network element to report usage information to the CHF network element.
And sending the response message of successful quota management mode switching and the usage information to the SMF network element.
In summary, in this embodiment, by receiving an update request sent by an SMF network element, the update request includes: and updating an information unit of the usage reporting rule, wherein the information unit carries: presetting a flag bit and information of terminal equipment; the update request is a request sent by the SMF network element after receiving a notification message issued by the CHF network element, and the notification message includes: information of the terminal device, switching indication information; the switching indication information is used for indicating that the quota management mode of the terminal equipment is switched; acquiring usage information of the terminal equipment before switching a quota management mode; sending an update response to the SMF network element, wherein the update response comprises: usage information; the update response is used for enabling the SMF network element to report the usage information to the CHF network element. Therefore, by adding the preset zone bit, the signaling transmission overhead of a transmission interface is reduced, the data transmission rate is improved, the signaling redundancy is reduced, and the stability and the reliability of the whole transmission system under the condition of high concurrency are improved.
The following describes a usage information transmission apparatus, a device, a storage medium, and the like for executing the usage information transmission apparatus, device, and storage medium provided by the present application, and specific implementation processes and technical effects thereof are referred to above, and are not described again below.
Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a usage information transmitting device according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 5, the apparatus is applied to an SMF network element, and the apparatus includes:
a first receiving module 501, configured to receive a notification message sent by a CHF network element, where the notification message includes: information of the terminal device, switching indication information; the switching indication information is used to indicate that the quota management mode of the terminal device has been switched.
A first sending module 502, configured to send an update request to a UPF network element corresponding to a terminal device, where the update request includes: and updating an information unit of the usage reporting rule, wherein the information unit carries: presetting a flag bit and information of terminal equipment; the update request is used for enabling the UPF network element to obtain the usage information of the terminal device before switching the quota management mode.
A second receiving module 503, configured to receive an update response sent by the UPF network element, where the update response includes: usage information.
A reporting module 504, configured to report the usage information to a CHF network element.
Further, the first sending module 502 is further configured to notify that the message further includes: rate group information; before sending the update request to the UPF network element corresponding to the terminal equipment, determining the UPF network element corresponding to the rate group information as the UPF network element corresponding to the terminal equipment.
Further, the first receiving module 501 is further configured to send a charging update request to a CHF network element; receiving a charging updating response sent by the CHF network element, wherein the charging updating response carries: a notification message.
Further, the first receiving module 501 is further configured to receive a re-authorization notification sent by the CHF network element.
Further, the first sending module 502 is configured to preset bits in the flag occupation information unit.
Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of another usage information transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 6, the apparatus is applied to a UPF network element, and the apparatus includes:
a third receiving module 601, configured to receive an update request sent by an SMF network element, where the update request includes: and updating an information unit of the usage reporting rule, wherein the information unit carries: presetting a flag bit and information of terminal equipment; the update request is a request sent by the SMF network element after receiving a notification message issued by the CHF network element, and the notification message includes: information of the terminal device, switching indication information; the switching indication information is used to indicate that the quota management mode of the terminal device has been switched.
The obtaining module 602 is configured to obtain usage information of the terminal device before switching the quota management mode.
A second sending module 603, configured to send an update response to the SMF network element, where the update response includes: usage information; the update response is used to cause the SMF network element to report usage information to the CHF network element.
Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of an SMF network element provided in an embodiment of the present application, where the network element includes: a first receiver 701, a first processor 702 and a first transmitter 703.
The first receiver 701 is connected to the first processor 702 through a bus, and the first processor 702 is further connected to the first transmitter 703 through the bus.
The first receiver 701 is configured to receive a signal and transmit the signal to the first processor 702; the first processor 702 is configured to perform the method embodiments as described above, and transmit the processing result to the first transmitter 703; the first transmitter 703 is configured to transmit a processing result.
Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a UPF network element provided in an embodiment of the present application, where the network element includes: a second receiver 801, a second processor 802 and a second transmitter 803.
The second receiver 801 is connected to the second processor 802 through a bus, and the second processor 802 is further connected to the second transmitter 803 through a bus.
The second receiver 801 is configured to receive a signal and transmit the signal to the second processor 802; the second processor 802 is configured to perform the above-described method embodiments and transmit the processing result to the second transmitter 803; the second transmitter 803 is used to transmit the processing result.
Optionally, the present invention also provides a storage medium comprising a program which, when executed by a processor, is adapted to perform the above-described method embodiments. In the embodiments provided in the present invention, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units is only one logical division, and other divisions may be realized in practice, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.
The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.
In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, or in a form of hardware plus a software functional unit.
The integrated unit implemented in the form of a software functional unit may be stored in a storage medium. The software functional unit is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to enable a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) or a processor (processor) to execute some steps of the methods according to the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes.
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1. A usage information transmission method is applied to a Session Management Function (SMF) network element, and the method comprises the following steps:
receiving a notification message issued by a CHF network element of a charging function, wherein the notification message comprises: information of the terminal device, switching indication information; the switching indication information is used for indicating that the quota management mode of the terminal equipment is switched;
sending an update request to a User Plane Function (UPF) network element corresponding to the terminal device, where the update request includes: an information unit for updating the usage reporting rule, wherein the information unit carries: presetting a zone bit and information of the terminal equipment; the update request is used for enabling the UPF network element to acquire usage information of the terminal device before switching a quota management mode;
receiving an update response sent by the UPF network element, wherein the update response comprises: the usage information;
and reporting the usage information to the CHF network element.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification message further comprises: rate group information; before sending the update request to the UPF network element corresponding to the terminal device, the method further includes:
and determining the UPF network element corresponding to the rate group information as the UPF network element corresponding to the terminal equipment.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein prior to receiving the notification message issued by the CHF network element, the method further comprises:
sending a charging updating request to the CHF network element;
receiving a charging update response sent by the CHF network element, wherein the charging update response carries: the notification message.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein prior to sending the charging update request to the CHF network element, the method further comprises:
receiving a re-authorization notification sent by the CHF network element.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined flag bit occupies a predetermined bit in the information unit.
6. A usage information transmission method is applied to a UPF network element, and the method comprises the following steps:
receiving an update request sent by an SMF network element, wherein the update request comprises: an information unit for updating the usage reporting rule, wherein the information unit carries: presetting a flag bit and information of terminal equipment; the update request is a request sent by the SMF network element after receiving a notification message issued by a CHF network element, where the notification message includes: information of the terminal device, switching indication information; the switching indication information is used for indicating that the quota management mode of the terminal equipment is switched;
acquiring usage information of the terminal equipment before switching a quota management mode;
sending an update response to the SMF network element, wherein the update response comprises: the usage information; and the update response is used for enabling the SMF network element to report the usage information to the CHF network element.
7. A usage information transmission apparatus, applied to an SMF network element, the apparatus comprising:
a first receiving module, configured to receive a notification message sent by a CHF network element, where the notification message includes: information of the terminal equipment and switching indication information; the switching indication information is used for indicating that the quota management mode of the terminal equipment is switched;
a first sending module, configured to send an update request to a UPF network element corresponding to the terminal device, where the update request includes: an information unit for updating the usage reporting rule, wherein the information unit carries: presetting a zone bit and information of the terminal equipment; the update request is used for enabling the UPF network element to acquire usage information of the terminal device before switching a quota management mode;
a second receiving module, configured to receive an update response sent by the UPF network element, where the update response includes: the usage information;
and the reporting module is used for reporting the usage information to the CHF network element.
8. A usage information transmission apparatus, applied to a UPF network element, the apparatus comprising:
a third receiving module, configured to receive an update request sent by an SMF network element, where the update request includes: an information unit for updating the usage reporting rule, wherein the information unit carries: presetting a flag bit and information of terminal equipment; the update request is a request sent by the SMF network element after receiving a notification message issued by a CHF network element, where the notification message includes: information of the terminal device, switching indication information; the switching indication information is used for indicating that the quota management mode of the terminal equipment is switched;
the acquisition module is used for acquiring the usage information of the terminal equipment before switching the quota management mode;
a second sending module, configured to send an update response to the SMF network element, where the update response includes: the usage information; and the update response is used for enabling the SMF network element to report the usage information to the CHF network element.
9. A session management function, SMF, network element, comprising: a first receiver, a first processor, and a first transmitter;
the first receiver is connected with the first processor through a bus, and the first processor is also connected with the first transmitter through the bus;
the first receiver is used for receiving signals and transmitting the signals to the first processor; the first processor is configured to perform the steps of the usage information transmission method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, and transmit the processing result to the first transmitter; the first transmitter is used for transmitting the processing result.
10. A user plane function, UPF, network element, comprising: a second receiver, a second processor, and a second transmitter;
the second receiver is connected with the second processor through a bus, and the second processor is also connected with the second transmitter through the bus;
the second receiver is used for receiving signals and transmitting the signals to the second processor; the second processor is configured to perform the steps of the usage information transmission method according to claim 6, and transmit the processing result to the second transmitter; the second transmitter is used for transmitting the processing result.
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