CN1210970C - Reat-time charging method in block domain - Google Patents
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The present invention discloses a real-time charging method in grouping regions, which relates to a method for supporting a real-time charging function in grouping regions. The present invention comprises the following steps: a. A charging starting request is sent by a GGSN to a Radius charging server; b. An answering message is returned by the Radius charging server, and charging is started; c. A charging refreshing request message is sent by the GGSN to the Radius charging server, and real-time charging information interaction is carried out between the GGSN and the Radius charging server; d. A charging ending request is sent by the GGSN to the Radius charging server; e. A charging ending answering message is returned by the Radius charging server, and the charging is ended. The charging method of real-time information interaction of the present invention is adopted, the loss of charging information is reduced as much as possible in the event of the failure by reporting the charging information to the Radius charging server at real time, and charging reliability is effectively increased.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to moving communicating field, relate in particular to the method for supporting the real time billing function in a kind of packet domain.
Technical background
In GPRS (GPRS General Packet Radio Service) and WCDMA (the multiplexed Wideband CDMA of wideband code division) system, the user uses terminal equipment to pass through packet domain gateway GGSN (GPRS Support Node Gateway GPRS Support Node) equipment and inserts APN (APN Access Point Name), wherein, an APN represents the external packet data net, and it may be ISP (Intenet service provider Internet Service Provider), WAP (WAP (wireless application protocol) Wireless Application Protocal) gateway, Internet or enterprise network etc.Because the GPRS/WCDMA mobile network may belong to different network operators with Packet Data Network, need respectively the user to be chargeed revenue sharing between them.Their networking relation as shown in Figure 1.Wherein, PLMN is public packet mobile network (Public Land Monbile Network), and AAA is authentication, mandate and charging (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting)
Introduced the support explanation that GGSN charges to dial-in customer's remote validation service (RadiusRemote Authentication Dial in User Sevice) in 3GPP 29061 agreements, the non real-time that belongs in traditional Radius charging charges.(during context activation) GGSN sends to charge to the Radius accounting server and begins request when the user just surfs the Net; On the user in the network process, unless GGSN in handling the updating context process, GGSN can send the charging update inquiry information to the Radius accounting server, between other situation GGSN and the Radius accounting server without any alternately; GGSN sent the charging ending request to the Radius accounting server when user was off line, by the duration and the flow of charging ending request message decision user online.There is a defective like this, if because some the breaking down in the transmission network between GGSN equipment or Radius accounting server or GGSN and the Radius server, will cause just losing at Internet user's charge information, operator can't charge to these users, causes damage.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to support Radius real time billing function, for operator provides a kind of reliable charging method at GGSN equipment.
The method of real time billing in a kind of packet domain is characterized in that may further comprise the steps:
A, GGSN send to charge to the Radius accounting server and begin request;
B, Radius accounting server return to charge to begin to respond answers message, and begins to charge;
C, GGSN send the charging update inquiry information to the Radius accounting server, by carrying out the real time billing information interaction between GGSN and the Radius accounting server;
D, GGSN send the charging ending request to the Radius accounting server;
E, Radius return to charge and finish response message, charge and finish.
The method of real time billing in the described packet domain after the Radius accounting server receives the charging update inquiry information, is returned the renewal response message of chargeing to GGSN.
Described GGSN waits for when response message is upgraded in the charging of Radius accounting server, can set a threshold value, if wait for when surpassing this threshold value, and can re-transmission request message.
The method of real time billing in the described packet domain, the request message that GGSN is sent to the Radius accounting server at every turn comprises the duration or the flow of accumulative total, the Radius accounting server with the content of up-to-date charging updating message as rates ground.
The method of real time billing in the described packet domain, GGSN reports charging request message to the Radius accounting server, takes the method that regularly length reports, constant flow reports or timing is long and constant flow combines and reports.
The method of real time billing in the described packet domain, GGSN Radius charging update inquiry information that produces when handling updating context message is as a real time billing message.
The method of real time billing in the described packet domain, the content of real time billing information reporting are the already used total duration of user or the already used total flow of user or duration that uses to user after the Radius accounting server real-time report since the last time or the flow that the user uses after Radius accounting server real-time report since the last time.
Described customer charging information can be user's duration based accounting information.
Described customer charging information can be the customer flow charge information.
The method of real time billing in the described packet domain, Radius charging update inquiry information is identical with the Radius charging updating message of response message form and 3GPP 29061 protocol definitions.
Owing to adopted the charging method of real-time information interaction of the present invention, by reporting charge information to the Radius accounting server in real time, when breaking down, reduce losing of charge information as far as possible, effectively increase the reliability of chargeing.
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Fig. 1 is the networking schematic diagram when inserting by packet domain GGSN equipment;
Fig. 2 is a charging flow figure of the present invention.
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Below in conjunction with Figure of description the specific embodiment of the present invention is described.
As shown in Figure 2, be charging flow of the present invention, as we can see from the figure, charging method of the present invention may further comprise the steps:
A, GGSN send to charge to the Radius accounting server and begin to ask: when new customer requirements is served, initiate request by GGSN to the Radius accounting server, send charging to the Radius accounting server and begin request message;
B, Radius accounting server return the beginning response message of chargeing, and begin to charge;
C, GGSN send charging update request information to the Radius accounting server, and be mutual by carrying out real-time charge information between GGSN and the Radius accounting server;
In user's Internet data transmittance process, send the charging update inquiry information by GGSN to the Radius accounting server, this also is an innovative point of the present invention, in fact be exactly on traditional charging way basis, increase the content of a charge information real-time, interactive, increase after this content, can improve the reliability of charging greatly.
D, GGSN send the charging ending request to the Radius accounting server;
When the user will finish its service, send the charging ending request to the Radius accounting server by GGSN;
E, Radius return to charge and finish response message, charge and finish.
Wherein Radius charging update inquiry information is identical with the Radius charging updating message of response message form and 3GPP 29061 protocol definitions.
In the present invention, this customer charging information can be user's duration based accounting information or charge on traffic information, adopts which kind of mode to be determined by the user.
Information interaction mode between GGSN and the Radius accounting server can have multiple, such as being after the Radius accounting server receives the charging update inquiry information, returns the renewal response message of chargeing to GGSN.Also can be not require that the Radius accounting server replys, and the request message that adopts GGSN at every turn to be sent to the Radius accounting server comprises the duration or the flow of accumulative total, the Radius accounting server always with the content of up-to-date charging updating message as rates ground, if there is the part charging request message to lose, do not influence last charging result yet.
The Radius charging update inquiry information that GGSN also can produce when handling updating context message is as a real time billing message, (is not to be used for carrying out real time billing by agreement)
No matter adopt which kind of mode to carry out information interaction, GGSN reports charging request message to the Radius accounting server, can take the method that regularly length reports, constant flow reports or timing is long and constant flow combines and reports, promptly Gui Ding duration or flow condition satisfy one of them.
If the mode that adopts the Radius accounting server to reply then can be set a threshold value when GGSN waits for that response message is upgraded in the charging of Radius accounting server, if wait for when surpassing this threshold value, can re-transmission request message.
The content of this real time billing information reporting can be one of following content:
1, the already used total duration of user;
2, the already used total flow of user;
3, the duration that the user uses after Radius accounting server real-time report since the last time;
4, the flow that the user uses after Radius accounting server real-time report since the last time.
More than 4 kinds of modes can choose at random, itself do not have what influence to inventing.
The method of real time billing in the packet domain of the present invention also can obtain same application at the other field of radio communication.
The present invention by reporting charge information to the Radius accounting server in real time, reduces losing of charge information owing to adopted the processing method of real-time information interaction as far as possible when breaking down, effectively increase the reliability of chargeing.
The above; only for the preferable embodiment of the present invention, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and anyly is familiar with those skilled in the art in the technical scope that the present invention discloses; the variation that can expect easily or replacement all should be encompassed within protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with the protection range of claims.
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1, the method for real time billing in a kind of packet domain is characterized in that may further comprise the steps:
A, Gateway GPRS Support Node send to charge to remote validation service charging server and begin request;
B, remote validation service charging server return the beginning response message of chargeing, and begin to charge;
C, Gateway GPRS Support Node send the charging update inquiry information to remote validation service charging server, by carrying out the real time billing information interaction between Gateway GPRS Support Node and the remote validation service charging server;
D, Gateway GPRS Support Node send the charging ending request to remote validation service charging server;
E, remote validation service are returned to charge and are finished response message, charge and finish.
2, the method for real time billing in the packet domain as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that remote validation service charging server receives the charging update inquiry information after, return to Gateway GPRS Support Node and charge to upgrade response message.
3, the method for real time billing in the packet domain as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that described Gateway GPRS Support Node is waited for when response message is upgraded in the charging of remote validation service charging server, can be set a threshold value, if wait for when surpassing this threshold value, can re-transmission request message.
4, the method for real time billing in the packet domain as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that request message that Gateway GPRS Support Node is sent to remote validation service charging server at every turn comprises the duration or the flow of accumulative total, remote validation service charging server with the content of up-to-date charging updating message as rates ground.
5, the method for real time billing in the packet domain as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that Gateway GPRS Support Node reports charging request message to remote validation service charging server, take the method that regularly length reports, constant flow reports or timing is long and constant flow combines and reports.
6, the method for real time billing in the packet domain as claimed in claim 1, the remote validation service charging update inquiry information that produces when it is characterized in that Gateway GPRS Support Node processing updating context message is as a real time billing message.
7, the method for real time billing in the packet domain as claimed in claim 6, duration that the content that it is characterized in that the real time billing information reporting is used to user after the remote validation service charging server real-time report for the already used total duration of user or the already used total flow of user or since the last time or the flow that the user uses after remote validation service charging server real-time report since the last time.
8, as the method for real time billing in any described packet domain of claim 1-7, it is characterized in that described customer charging information, can be user's duration based accounting information.
9, as the method for real time billing in any described packet domain of claim 1-7, it is characterized in that described customer charging information, can be the customer flow charge information.
10, the method for real time billing in the packet domain as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that remote validation service charging update inquiry information is identical with the remote validation service charging updating message of response message form and 3GPP29061 protocol definition.
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