Data analysis in the intelligent network
Technical field
The present invention relates in a communication system, for example in a telecommunication system, particularly in a telecommunication system that comprises an Intelligent Network or mobile network higher-order logic customization application program (CAMEL) architecture, provide the method and system of analyzing data.
Background technology
Telecommunications network is designed to the intelligent network architecture with independent of service sometimes, thereby a programmable platform that can utilize the external control program to change function rapidly is provided.The basic structure of Intelligent Network specifically can be referring to standard ETS 300374-1 to ETS 300 374-9 for example by ETSI (ETSI) definition.Basically, intelligent network has one or more centralized management offices (centralizedauthority) that are called Service Control Point or Service Control Function, controls various calling.Addressing when service control function can run into concrete condition by the network switch such as Service Switching Point in handling a calling.Switch offers SCF with the call information of appointment, waits for that SCF beams back the call treatment instruction.The new digit that SCF for example can provide calling to be sent to also can ask to interrupt a call setup, plays notice etc.
Can occur the test point of appointment (Detection Point, DP) particularly trigger detection point (Trigger Detection Point, in the time of TDP) to the service control function addressing.
In mobile network higher-order logic customization application program (CAMEL) structure, provide a kind of similar structure.ETSI has also stipulated this intelligent network architecture of specific adaptation gsm system.For example in the EN of standard ETS 301 142-1 ,-2 concrete regulation this architecture.
Usually, the information that obtain the usage degree (for example intensity) of relevant intelligent network or CAMEL business is difficult.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is in a telecommunication system, to provide and analyze data and significantly do not increase network load or do not need much expenses.
A kind of method of analyzing data that provides in communication system is provided, in described communication system, can the trigger detection point request of particular event occur or send professional or relevant professional information in indication, wherein, for the collection analysis data, the appearance of trigger detection point is detected with the relevant business of asking when trigger detection point occurring or sending and/or the information of message, and wherein appearance and/or the use to trigger detection point monitors; When detecting the appearance of trigger detection point, the kind of trigger detection point and the service control function that calls and/or the intelligent network IN IN task identifier professional or that send that calls are detected, and in counter, increase progressively detected trigger detection point and the service control function that calls and/or the count value of message; In addition, detect and register the success or the failure of the business of calling; And wherein the count value of the storage of described counter and the detected successful or failure of the relevant business of calling are sent to a statistical processing device to carry out statistical disposition.
In addition, a kind of system that analyzes data that provides in a communication system also is provided in the present invention, can be in described communication system at trigger detection point that particular event appears in indication in request between one first entity of communication system and one second entity or send the information of professional or relevant business, described system comprises a checkout gear, be used for when trigger detection point occurring, detecting respectively information and relevant the business of asking or sending and/or the information of message about trigger detection point occurring, comprise and be used for when trigger detection point occurring, counting respectively, the device of the number of times of the appearance trigger detection point that storage and/or collection related detection arrive and the information of relevant request or business that sends and/or message, wherein checkout gear is adapted to the appearance and/or the use of trigger detection point are monitored; When detecting the appearance of trigger detection point, the kind of trigger detection point and the service control function that calls and/or the intelligent network IN IN task identifier professional or that send that calls are detected; A counter is provided, and a count value is used to increase progressively detected trigger detection point and service control function and/or the message called; In addition, described system is adapted to detect and register the success or the failure of the business of calling; And one of them statistical processing device that is used for statistical disposition is provided, and the information detected successful or failure of the count value of the storage of described counter and the relevant business of calling is sent to described statistical processing device to carry out statistical disposition.
According to the present invention, come the collection analysis data by the appearance of detection test point with in the message professional and/or that send that test point calls.This information can be handled in a kind of suitable mode, for example store, thereby for example in service control function, provide about by the type of the used business of the business key label that is sent and about using the degree of some service control functions and the information of success rate like this for operator.In call the material particular that structure show relevant resource use of different trigger detection points to intelligent network.
Best, the information stores of the professional of the number of detected test point and relevant request and/or the message that sends is got up.These message can contain business cipher key.These specific incidents can occur during the calling of process user and/or other service request usually.In general, by one first these business of entity requests of telecommunication system, and information sends one second entity to.Best, the success rate of calling service is detected, for example the total degree by detecting calling service and the number of times of calling service failure.The failure of this calling service may be for example contain at intelligent network and relevantly how occurs during to the information handled by the particular case of the message report that sends from a SSP, therefore just beams back a failed message rather than a suitable business.Other possible failures also may appear.
Therefore, the present invention preferably generates some measurement reports to trigger detection point with such as the operating position that is included in to the data item the business cipher key in the triggering message of Service Control Function.These reports can have a kind of predetermined format.Operator can monitor calls professional type, and can analyze type of service used in Service Switching Function and trigger point.Therefore, might obtain the information of the usage degree (for example intensity) of relevant Network such as IN business or CAMEL business.In addition, the suitable function of these business can also be controlled, perhaps any error, for example systematic error can be successfully discerned.
Can be by the user and/or the first entity requests business of communication system, and information is transmitted to one second entity of communication system.
In one embodiment, measurement is carried out in Service Switching Point.Measure and also can in Service Control Point, carry out, perhaps additionally in Service Control Point, carry out.This measurement of carrying out in SCP and SSP is not favourable mutually simultaneously.The measurement of carrying out in SCP gives the information of relevant problem in other network switchs (SSP), and vice versa.
In SSP, carry out and user when being in the district of this SSP measuring, in the CAMEL architecture, will trigger calling the SCP of home network (home network).In the IN of standard net, with the calling that triggers local SCP.
Therefore, SSP can measurement triggering what to the calling of the SCP of heterogeneous networks, how many return messages are correctly wherein arranged, and how many not return messages are correctly arranged.Therefore, can see which SCP causes maximum problems in each SCP.
When measurement was carried out in SCP, all users trigger all will be in the SCP of home network (in the CAMEL structure), and no matter whether the user roams.
Therefore, how many IN callings the user how many home network SCP can measure has carried out in home network, thereby can detect which SSP problem is arranged.
Therefore SSF and/or SCP can edit the relevant statistical information of calling SCF and so on.Similar, a SCP can edit the relevant statistical information of calling from different SSP.Best, in SCP, edit statistical information respectively, and in each SSP, edit statistical information respectively for each SCP address for each SSP address.
Owing in Service Switching Function or service control function, generate measurement report, make it possible to monitor the operating position of different business and their trigger detection point of an Intelligent Network or CAMEL for the operating position of trigger detection point and business cipher key.
Usually, for example in intelligent network application protocol (INAP) and CAMEL codes and standards, defined as trigger detection point used in IN and CAMEL architecture and business cipher key (task identifier in giving the triggering message of SCF).
Basically in Service Switching Function (and/or service control function), add up the number of times that different trigger detection points call.In addition, in SSF, add up the operating position of the different business key that sends to service control function.According to these data,, for example, form some measurement reports according to an arrangement of time according to predetermined an arrangement.This makes operator can monitor and analyze in the SSF that an execution is measured and has used which business and trigger point.These reports help operator to carry out the network planning and introduce new intelligent network business.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 schematically shows a basic structure that comprises the intelligent network architecture of Service Switching Point and service control point;
Fig. 2 illustration a flow chart that generates the process of measurement report;
Fig. 3 shows the measurement report that constitutes with histogram; And
Fig. 4 illustration the measurement report of form shape.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 shows the intelligent network architecture with at least one Service Switching Point 1, and Service Switching Point 1 comprises that one handle to be called out and/or professional device 2 and one Service Switching Function of the reciprocal exchange of business (SSF) 3 when needed.Service Switching Function 3 is cooperated with a counter 4, is used for to trigger detection point and SCF that calls and/or business cipher key counting.Service Switching Point 1 is connected in known manner with a plurality of telephone sets 5,6, is used to set up necessary connection.In addition, Service Switching Point 1 also contains a statistical processing device 9.
Service Switching Point 1 is received on the Service Control Point 7, and service control point 7 comprises the device 8 of the controlled function of managing business (SCF).Handle to call out or professional device 2 handle one call out or service period between can get in touch the relevant further instruction how to continue to handle of request or just circulate a notice of an incident by SSF 3 to SCF 8 and SCP 7 with the service control function 8 of SCP 7.This contact utilizes calling and related Service Switching Function 3 realizations of service processing function with device 2.Initial contact in a calling or business can be carried out at defined trigger detection point (TDP) in the ETSI standard.This is the basic structure of Intelligent Network.In the CAMEL architecture, function gsmSSF and gsmSCF are respectively corresponding to SSF and SCF.Below, term SSF and SCF also comprise gsmSSF and gsmSCF respectively automatically, vice versa.
At these trigger detection points, a message that also contains one and be called the data item of " business cipher key (service key) " (IN task identifier) except that other data sends to SCF 8 (or gsmSCF).This business key label service control function 8 (or gsmSCF) need the service logic of usefulness.These business cipher keys that are identified at the service logic that the SCF domestic demand uses are for example coordinated between Service Switching Point 1 and service control function 8 in traditional intelligent network.In the CAMEL architecture, business cipher key preferably is included in user's the subscription data (subscription data).
Usually, the usage degree of different business is a Useful Information for operator.Equally, at different trigger detection points the structural table of the call type of intelligent network or CAMEL architecture is understood the important resource operating position.Therefore, according to the present invention, the usage count by to use of the trigger detection point number of trigger detection point of requested service (promptly be used for) and business cipher key can make operator obtain this information.The best additional function as Service Switching Function 3 (or gsmSSF) of this counting is carried out.This additional function of SSF (or gsmSSF) calls and all successes of different business key and the operating positions of failing with all trigger detection points successful and failure of counter 4 statistics.
Best, data are pressed service control function address (gsmSCF Address) tissue.This makes operator can obtain about which service control function using and what details usage degree and success rate be.Also can contact with the SCF (gsmSCF) of other networks at a SSF/gsmSSF in the CAMEL architecture of (this is owing to may roam structure with the CAMEL architecture in mobile radio communication), this also is a Useful Information.Then, Service Switching Function (SSF or gsmSSF) sends to statistical function with the number of the incident that detected, and promptly statistical processing device 9, generates a report according to the predetermined arrangement of statistical disposition data according to receiving data by it.
The operating position of special concern business of the present invention, success rate and use the situation of different business controlled function (SCF/gsmSCF) by Service Switching Function.Therefore operator can analyze the operating position and the success rate of intelligent network business (IN or CAMEL business) in the Service Switching Function.In addition, can from report, see the distribution of service control function operating position.
Counter 4 shown in Fig. 1 to the usage count of test point, promptly sends the number of the used trigger detection point of message by Service Switching Function 3 controls to service control point 7.In addition, counter 4 writes down under the control of Service Switching Function 3 from the be called business (by business key label) of Service Switching Function 3 to service control point 7 business of triggering controlled function.
Counter 4 also can be configured in the service control point 7.Preferably, service control point 7 contains one and counter 4 similarly additional counters, is used for counting to the operating position of trigger detection point and from Service Switching Point 1 with from message and/or business cipher key that other Service Switching Points that are connected with service control point 7 receive.Service control point 7 preferably includes one and device 9 similar additional statistical processing unit in this case, is used for these incidents that its counter is counted are carried out statistical disposition.
Statistical processing device 9 in operation exchange (control) point 1 (7) carries out statistical disposition from the content of operation exchange (control) function 3 (8) count pick up devices 4 to the data that received.For example, statistical processing device 9 is evaluated at trigger detection point (the non-condition trigger detection point of conditioned disjunction that occurs which kind of type in one period concrete time interval, for example see ETS 300 374-1, and for example provide the indication of use mean value with respect to the specific transactions key of the sum of handled calling and so on appendix C) and use the business (by business key label) of which kind of type.
Statistical processing device 9 also can be configured in the network management system (nms).
Fig. 2 shows an example of handling according to the present invention.At step S1, monitor the appearance and/or the use of trigger detection point.If detect use, a trigger detection point (step S2) promptly appears, process proceeds to step S3, detect the type (acknowledgement type of trigger detection point, for example " callee can not connect ", condition/non-condition trigger detection point, number and so on) and the service control function that calls and/or the IN that calls are professional or the IN task identifier (business cipher key) that sends.In addition, in counter 4, will add 1 for the count value of detected trigger detection point and service control function that calls and/or message.
In addition, detect and the success or the failure (step S4) of business that record calls (as using the business cipher key request, i.e. the business that is called of service control function).This information also can be stored in the counter 4.At step S5, the content of counter 4, the i.e. count value of being stored and send to statistical processing device 9 at success/failure information that step S4 draws and carry out statistical disposition (preparation statistical function).Step S5 can periodically carry out, and also can carry out when refresh counter 4 contents.
Fig. 3 shows and is recorded in selectively one period selected time interval the number of the different trigger detection point that occurs in (for example a hour, a day or month and so on).For example, the trigger detection point of Class1 can be " acquisition of information ": telecommunications switch is called out required full detail from calling party's collection and treatment; Type 2 can be " replying ": calling subscriber's answering call; Type 3 can be " the line is busy for the callee ": the line is busy to find the callee in the terminating telecommunications switch, like that.
This histogram can be stored in the counter 4 and/or be stored in the memory of statistical processing device 9.
Fig. 4 shows the another kind of mode that writes down the statistic of establishment with matrix form.Each hand-manipulating of needle is to the appearance of intelligent network or CAMEL calling service, the business cipher key of the type that trigger detection point is arranged of being stored, the service control function that calls, transmission, time point that SCF calls etc. occurs, shown in the eyebrow mark of these row.The form shape is arranged the incident write down and is made the people can see the situation of whole network well like this.Can carry out statistical disposition by 9 pairs of table content of statistical processing device in addition, for example draw average that occurs calling and so on.