CN1745539A - Prepaid wise network service - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for providing prepaid wise network service of multimedia data in mobile communication network. When a start accounting request and a reporting condition are received, an Internet Protocol Accounting System calculates the prepaid IN subscriber's usage amount of the wireless data service using call signals generated in the wireless data service network, transmits an information relating to the usage amount to a SCP when the reporting condition is satisfied, and transmits a billing request for the prepaid IN subscriber to an AAA server when a session disconnection request is received from the wireless data service apparatus. Thereby, the present invention can charge according to graded billing rate by services on real-time by combination of a prepaid IN service and a price plan for multimedia data.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of system and method that is used for providing the prepaid wise network service of mobile communications network multi-medium data.And more particularly, the present invention relates to be used for the paying classes of applications by the service classification is arrived traditional prepaid services to increase the system and method that wireless data service is used.
Background technology
Along with the continuous development of technology and the raising of economic level, with different is computer application the Internet that in the past can only be by being fixed on ad-hoc location people can be when moving by PC or portable terminal (for example, portable phone, personal digital assistant) applying Internet.Therefore, the no longer restriction of location aspect applying Internet.
Except that traditional back payment methods, studying the various methods of payment that are used to the data, services of using portable terminal to use the payment services expense recently such as pre-paying method by service time and charge on traffic.
Usually, in mobile communication system, pre-paying method is meant to be purchased in advance corresponding to the prepaid card of the currency of scheduled volume or for its wireless data uses the pre-payment of a certain amount of currency of prepayment, subscribing user can be used a kind of service of the wireless data service of pre-payment limit in the predetermined term of validity.
Though conventional pre-paying method is confined to main real-time debit to audio call, but along with the fast development of data, services in the mobile communications network, the method for exploitation is applicable to the data, services total amount of calculating by service time and use data volume is carried out real-time debit recently.
Be starved of according to the multiple multi-medium data service of concrete group categories, to use the application that different charging steps comes stimulus data to serve.The example of group comprises network, special service plan, target ip address, the use agreement of content, visit.
Disclosure of the Invention
Technical problem
But, because the real-time difficulty of the complexity of debit and this technology of enforcement, traditional prepaid wise network (below be referred to as IN) system is applied to and has limitation aspect each classified service will having the real-time debit method of selectable charging step (real timedebiting method).
Although in real time the debit method is applied to the multi-medium data service charge, its still exist such as for the standing charge grade of used service total amount, be used for accurately that calculate, extra shortcomings such as back paying program.Because the real-time debit method of routine is the pre-paid subscription user to be carried out real-time surplus according to time per unit or per unit bag amount (per unit ofnumber of package) with the standing charge grade deduct, therefore conventional payment device is carried out the real-time surplus deduction of the quantity of deducting effective time of using or packets of information from the account balance of the subscribing user of correspondence.And, another shortcoming of conventional charge system is because during data session (data session), the user uses the data, services of different service groups, can not carry out real-time surplus deduction so do not have by the message accounting of price list of the charging step of service classification.
Technical scheme
This invention is intended to overcome the problems referred to above of prior art.Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of system and method that is used for providing the prepaid wise network service of mobile communications network multi-medium data, wherein this system carries out the real-time debit that has by the charging step of service classification by pre-payment IN service and multi-medium data price plan are combined, and is provided for minimizing the integrated approach of payment data loss.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of system and method that is used for providing the prepaid wise network service of mobile communications network multi-medium data, wherein this system can collect the usage charges of multi-medium data by the information that periodically sends and receive use amount between message accounting and intelligent network system from the account of subscribing user with real-time debit method.
And, another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of system and method that is used for providing the prepaid wise network service of mobile communications network multi-medium data, and wherein the system load capacity that produces in the process that periodically sends and receives information is eliminated by adopting gateway system by this system between message accounting and intelligent network system.
Detailed description of the present invention
According to being used to realize described purpose the preferred embodiments of the present invention, be used for comprising in the Internet protocol accounting system (IPAS) of wireless data service network feature to the method for the use real charging of the wireless data service of pre-payment IN subscribing user: receive to keep accounts from the wireless data service device and begin request, wherein the wireless data service device be selected from IWF (IWF) and group data service node (PDSN) at least one of them; Receive the report condition (reporting condition) of the wireless data service use amount of pre-payment IN subscribing user from service control point (SCP) or SCP gateway, wherein this report condition be selected from least predetermined time interval and wireless data service predetermined use amount one of them; The call signal that results from the wireless data service network by employing is calculated the use amount of the wireless data service of pre-payment IN subscribing user; When satisfying the report condition, send the information of the use amount of pre-payment IN subscribing user to SCP; And when receiving the record keeping ending request, the wireless data service device sends charging request corresponding to the use amount information of pre-payment IN subscribing user to authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server.
Here, the scheduled volume that uses in the report condition is by final account (balance account) decision of pre-payment IN subscribing user, if and the different every bag charging step of a plurality of service groups employing, then available bag quantity is by the service groups decision with the most expensive every bag charging step.
And the call signal that results from the wireless data service network is for duplicating and send to the transaction data of IPAS by being connected in Transaction Information dispensing device between wireless data service device and the IP network.
According to preferred implementation of the present invention, in order to charge in real time to the pre-payment IN subscribing user of using wireless data service, be used for producing method, it is characterized in that comprising step: when receiving the information of returning pre-payment IN subscribing user final account when the report condition provides request from Internet protocol accounting system (IPAS) or the user terminal that is connected to the wireless data service network corresponding to the report condition of the information of the use amount of pre-payment IN subscribing user at Service Control Point or SCP gateway; Calculate available packages amount according to the predetermined charging step of each service groups corresponding to balance information; Selected minimum bag amount is as the report condition in the bag quantity that a plurality of service groups calculate; And to IPAS transmission this report condition.
Here, this method further comprises: the information that receives the wireless data service use amount of pre-payment IN subscribing user from IPAS; By using second balance information of this use amount information calculations corresponding to pre-payment IN subscribing user; Recomputate available packages quantity according to predetermined charging step corresponding to second balance information by a plurality of service groups; After the bag quantity that recomputates from a plurality of service groups, extracting the minimum of available packages, when prepaid user's use amount was consistent with the parcel amount that recomputates, the minimum that redefines available packages sent the report condition of using amount of information once more as being used for.
In addition, report condition further comprises the interval of predetermined period of time.
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To a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail, above-mentioned purpose of the present invention and other advantages will become clearer by with reference to the accompanying drawings.Wherein:
Figure 1 shows that preferred implementation according to the present invention uses the complete diagram of the system that carries out real time billing to the data, services of pre-payment IN subscribing user;
Figure 2 shows that preferred implementation according to the present invention is used to ask the call flows of pre-payment IN subscribing user data and the data flowchart of charging handling process;
Figure 3 shows that another preferred implementation according to the present invention is used to ask the call flows of pre-payment IN subscribing user data and the data flowchart of charging handling process; And
Figure 4 shows that a preferred implementation more according to the present invention is used to ask the call flows of pre-payment IN subscribing user data and the data flowchart of charging handling process.
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The invention provides prepaid services by the optional charging step of service groups classification to increase the application of wireless data service, and, reduce loss corresponding to the real time billing data of wireless data service application by periodically between message accounting and intelligent network (IN) system, sending and receiving use amount information.
Below, will be by further describing the system and method that the prepaid wise network service of multi-medium data in the mobile communications network is provided according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention by embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 shows that the complete diagram of preferred implementation according to the present invention to the system of the use real time billing of the data, services of pre-payment IN subscribing user.
With reference to Fig. 1, be used to provide the system of the pre-payment type IN service of multi-medium data to comprise PCS switch (PCX) 110 according to of the present invention, IWF (IWF) 115, Packet Control Function (PCF) 120, group data service node (PDSN) 125, Internet protocol accounting system (IPAS) 130, Service Control Point gateway 135, Service Control Point 140, Service Switching Point 143 and checking are authorized and record keeping (AAA) server 145.
The device of this PCX 110 for carrying out basic service and value-added service processing capacity, incoming call and exhalation processing capacity, execution station address location registration process and hand-off process function and a network being connected to the function at other networkings.This PCX 110 can comprise access switching subsystem (ASS), the Internet subsystem (INS), center control subsystem (CCS), address registration control subsystem (LRS) etc.
This IWF115 is used for the wireless data device that connects between mobile communication system and PSTN/ the Internet.
120 couples of PCF from user terminal (for example pass through base station (BTS) (not shown)/base station controller (BSC) (not shown), mobile phone, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), notebook etc.) the call data packing that receives, to utilize call data to carry out the bag communication, perhaps will be converted to the wireless data that is used to send to user terminal from the bag data that PDSN125 receives.
PDSN125 provides data, services according to the subscribing user information corresponding to user terminal that receives from the IN system that comprises the SCP140 that connects by IP network and aaa server to user terminal.
Here, connect PDSN125, SCP140 and aaa server 145 by IP network or IP backbone network.Usually they can mode as shown in Figure 1 directly connect.
IPAS130 is by being collected in the data that send between IWF115 and/or PDSN125 and the IP network and receive and analyzing this and collect data based predetermined rule execution charging processing.That is, IPAS130 carries out the processing of chargeing, is used for the classification charging step function that different data, services is used for the calling that all result from data network, and CCF.
IPAS130 comprises Internet protocol accounting filter (IPAF) (not shown), Internet protocol accounting management device (IPAM) (not shown) etc.
This IPAF receives transaction data and sends the transaction data that this duplicates to IPAF from the charging distribution function (BDF) that is replicated between IWF115 and/or PDSN125 and the IP network transaction data that sends and receive, and carries out data collection and charge by the rule that the transaction data of analyzing this reception is determined according to the subscribing user session.
In order to use the charging step of classification separately according to service, IPAM is used for charging, call treatment, generation and functions such as transmission charge information and IN service processing by interconnecting execution collections such as IWF115, PDSN125, IPAF, aaa server 145, SCP140.
This IPAS130 not only can by IPAF independently and independently IPAM constitute, and can form with a device carrying out IPAF and IPAM all functions.
Service is meant the prepaid services as a kind of service of a plurality of telecommunications service that are used for carrying out quickly and accurately new multiple service in the mobile communication service about IN of the present invention.
This IN system can be made of transportation network layer, signal network layer and service network layer.The service network layer comprises that SCP140 and transportation network layer comprise SSP143.
Charge for the load that reduces SCP140 with to the user, SCP gateway 135 receives use data corresponding to the subscribing user of pre-payment from IPAS130.
This SCP140 fetches IN information corresponding to the subscribing user of pre-payment from IN information database (not shown), and sends the information that this is fetched to SSP145.
This SSP145 (for example receives initial connectivity request message according to call signal from PCX, be used to ask the initial information that connects) and if this prepaid user be pre-payment IN subscribing user, receive IN information by request SCP140 transmission IN information from SCP140 so corresponding to the subscribing user of pre-payment.
AAA145 is by corresponding to the subscribing user information request of the pre-payment that receives from PDSN125 (for example using, be used to ask to send request corresponding to prepaid user's information) subscriber database determine whether the subscribing user of pre-payment is pre-payment IN service subscription user (for example, using the subscribing user of wireless data service at prepayment some currency later on).Then, when the subscribing user of pre-payment is the subscribing user of pre-payment, this AAA145 sends that request (for example, be used to ask to provide corresponding to prepaid user's details request) is provided details and from the details of SCP140 reception corresponding to the subscribing user of pre-payment to SCP140.
In addition, not shown in Fig. 1, comprise also that according to the pre-payment IN system of multi-medium data of the present invention application comes the billing treatment plant that total service fee is chargeed corresponding to the metering data of the use of wireless data service with by the surplus deduction data of IPAS130, SCP gateway 135, processing such as SCP140, AAA145.
Figure 2 shows that preferred implementation according to the present invention is used to ask the call flows of pre-payment IN subscribing user data and the data flowchart of charging handling process.
That is, Fig. 2 is illustrated in pre-payment IN subscriber requests PDSN125 and sends under the data conditions as terminal, call treatment and the flow process of chargeing and handling.
With reference to Fig. 2, PDSN125 receives outgoing call signals (step 210) from the user terminal 203 of the subscribing user of the pre-payment of wanting to use wireless data service.In step 215, PDSN125 is that user terminal 203 sends the authentication vs. authorization request to aaa server 145.
User terminal information the authentication vs. authorization request of aaa server 145 subscribing user by using the pre-payment that receives from PDSN125 (for example, mobile phone ID etc.) takes out whether the subscribing user of determining pre-payment is pre-payment IN subscribing user from the subscriber database (not shown).When the subscribing user of pre-payment is pre-payment IN subscribing user, aaa server 145 to SCP gateway 135 send corresponding to the subscribing user of pre-payment details request (for example, be used to ask to provide corresponding to prepaid user's details request) (step 220) is provided.These details provide request can comprise mobile identifying code (MIN) information, initial link information etc.
SCP gateway 135 sends checking request (step 222) corresponding to the subscribing user of pre-payment to SCP140, and receives checking result (step 224) corresponding to the subscribing user of pre-payment from SCP140.Can be used in the proof procedure of carrying out by SCP140 corresponding to the balance information of the subscribing user of pre-payment for the subscribing user of pre-payment.In this case, SCP140 can obtain the balance information corresponding to the subscribing user of pre-payment, adopts price-list to calculate the quantity of available packages, and the details that send corresponding prepaid user to SCP gateway 135 (for example, IN information, available bag quantity etc.).In addition, this SCP140 provides the details of asking to extract back corresponding to the subscribing user of the pre-payment of taking from IN information database (not shown) in response to the details that receive from aaa server 145, and sends the details of fetching to SCP gateway 135.
(steps 225) such as checking results that SCP gateway 135 sends details and receives from SCP140 to aaa server 145.
Here, the authentication vs. authorization response can comprise information processing result field, subscribing user details field and access reject reason (ADR) field 520.
The field whether the information processing result field provides processing of request to finish fully for the details that are used to represent corresponding to the subscribing user of pre-payment, and the field of the reason of ADR field when providing processing of request not finish fully for the details of the subscribing user that is used to be illustrated in corresponding pre-payment.
Subscribing user details field is the field that is used to represent the subscribing user details, and comprises VPN(Virtual Private Network) field, AUTH field, classification of service code (WIN code) field, price plan) PRICE_PLAN) field, WIN_CALL_ID field, SVC_TYPE (exchange virtual connections type) field, USBL_TIME field, USBL_PACKET field etc.
Then, between PDSN115 and user terminal 203, set up PPP and connect (step 235).
In step 240, PDSN115 sends record keeping corresponding to the use of wireless data service to IPAS130 and begins request (for example, be used to ask begin to keep accounts request).Record keeping begins to ask to comprise the IP address information of mobile identifying code, PDSN of user terminal 203 and IN information etc.
In step 245, IPAS130 sends the transmission be used to send use amount information to SCP140 (or SCP gateway 135) and asks (that is, being used to ask to send the request of interval information) at interval.
SCP140 or SCP gateway 135 produce and are used for after the transmission interval information of IPAS130 reception corresponding to the subscribing user use amount information of pre-payment, and it sends the transmission interval information (step 250) of this generation to IPAS130.Although do not receive the transmission time interval request at IPAS140, SCP140 can provide the request back to IPAS130 transmission interval information correctly in the details that receive from AAA145 corresponding to the subscribing user of pre-payment.
Send interval information and can be regular temporal information or predetermined use amount.In addition, sending interval information can be the combination of regular temporal information and predetermined use amount.To send to IPAS130 by the use amount information that SCP140 (perhaps other in SCP gateway or the IN system device) calculates, and this consumption information will be chosen to be minimum corresponding to the available packages in bag quantity surplus, that calculate with predetermined price-list according to a plurality of service groups.For example, suppose that the available quantity corresponding to the subscribing user surplus of pre-payment is 100 bytes for service groups A only, be 200 bytes only or be 80 bytes only for service groups C for service groups B, and the subscribing user of pre-payment is only used a service groups in a plurality of service groups, and it is 80 bytes that this transmission interval information can be set available quantity.Although available total amount does not use up, can further be provided for indicating the metering data loss of temporal information to avoid producing of use amount information of the subscribing user of the pre-payment that periodically sends to wireless data service owing to reasons such as the system failures.
In step 255, IPAS130 sends response message corresponding to the message that begins to keep accounts to PDSN115.
Between user terminal 203 and application server 206, send and receiving subscriber data (for example, data sending request, URL connection request) network data (steps 260) such as (for example, multi-medium datas).IPAS130 handles (step 265) by using corresponding to the information and executing charging of the data that sent and received by application server 206.Here, IPAS130 can further use the price-list data between PDSN125 and application server 206, and BDF is duplicated and be received in to these data by charging distribution function (BDF).
In step 270, if use amount information is consistent at interval with the transmission that is received by step 250, then IPAS130 is to the use amount information (for example, the use amount information of service groups) of SCP gateway 135 transmissions corresponding to the subscribing user of pre-payment.If there is the new information that recharges, then SCP gateway 140 sends the new charge information (for example, extra its account's of adding of expression monetary information) (step 275) that fills again corresponding to the subscribing user of pre-payment to IPAS130.The surplus deduction response that can receive from SCP140 and new fill charge information more together or transmission individually.Step 275 can comprise that step from use amount information to SCP140, SCP140 that SCP gateway 135 sends deducts and send the surplus deduction corresponding to the step of the expense of use amount and SCP140 to SCP gateway 135 and respond and/or the new steps of filling charge information again from surplus.
Price plan according to service groups employing classification charging step can be used for the subscribing user of pre-payment and can carry out real-time surplus deduction to step 275 by step 270.In addition, step 275, after producing the new transmission at interval corresponding to the prepaid user, SCP gateway 135 (or SCP140) is available to be sent corresponding to new transmission information at interval to IPAS130.For example, suppose that available quantity is 80 bytes, because available quantity is included in first transmission at interval by service groups C calculating and this use amount that calculates that employing has the most expensive charging step.In this case, yet the subscribing user of pre-payment only uses service groups A to be up to 80 bytes, because it is consistent that use amount and first sends available quantity at interval, then this IPAS130 will send the use amount information of the subscribing user of pre-payment to SCP140 (or SCP gateway 135).But the surplus corresponding to the subscribing user of pre-payment is used up fully.Therefore, this SCP140 (or SCP gateway 135) sends the second transmission interval in the back, the second transmission interval that produces corresponding to adopting the residue surplus of pressing service groups classification charging step.Here, if the new charge information that fills does not again exist, be included in second and send available quantity at interval less than being included in first transmission available quantity at interval.Therefore, the present invention is because so the available quantity that provides in the transmission is at interval just carried out the processing of surplus deduction can the minimization system load after satisfying.But, if the available consumption in sending at interval satisfy before the subscribing user of pre-payment just finish the use of wireless data service, then can carry out the processing of surplus deduction as follows.
If receiving session from user terminal 203, PDSN (for example disconnects request, be used to ask to disconnect the request of the session of having set up) (step 280), PDSN125 send to keep accounts to IPAS130 and stops request (for example, be used to ask stop to keep accounts request) (step 283).This session disconnect IP address information, IN information, the PDSN of MIN information that request can comprise user terminal 203, user terminal 203 the IP address information, discharge indicating device, use amount information etc.
This IPAS130 sends the response (step 286) of the information that disconnects in response to the session that receives from PDSN125 to PDSN125, and the use amount information (step 288) that sends corresponding to the subscribing user of pre-payment to SCP gateway 135.In this case, use amount information can comprise MIN information, the IN information of user terminal 203, use amount information of classification etc.
SCP gateway 135 (is for example asked corresponding to the surplus deduction of the data, services use amount information of the subscribing user of pre-payment to the SCP140 transmission, be used to ask the request that deducts the fee from the account) (step 290), receive surplus deduction response (for example, comprise amount of money information, balance information, newly fill the metering data of charge information etc. again) from SCP140 then.Here, as mentioned above, can further include SCP140 and from surplus, deduct step and SCP140 corresponding to the expense of information use amount send response of subscribing user surplus deduction from corresponding pre-payment to SCP gateway 135 and/or the new step of filling charge information again.
Then, if there is the new charge information that fills again, then this IPAS130 receives response of surplus deduction and/or the new charge information (step 293) that fills again from SCP gateway 135.New fill charge information again and can provide together or provide separately with the surplus deduction response that receives from SCP140.
Step 296 sends and receives the request of charging and response message between IPAS130 and AAA145.Then, in step 299, AAA145 is to billing treatment plant 209 (or the device in any other IN system) mail sending charge per message file.
Up to now, illustrated up to the user and closed under the unexhausted situation of radio data network surplus, the method that is used for the deal with data calling and the subscribing user of pre-payment IN service is chargeed.
But,, also exist in the situation of using surplus during the radio data network to be used up and/or used up in initial access phase surplus if the user is the subscribing user of pre-payment.To use the situation that surplus is used up during the radio data networks with reference to figure 3 explanation.Below, the processing of carrying out by PDSN125, IPAS130, SCP gateway 135 and SCP140 illustrates situation about having used up in initial access phase surplus.
At first, this PDSN125 sends the authentication vs. authorization request that is used for user terminal 203 to AAA145 after receiving the outgoing call signal from user terminal 203.
AAA140 provides request to the details that SCP gateway 135 sends corresponding to the subscribing user of pre-payment.These details provide the MIN information of asking to comprise user terminal 203, initial link information etc.
SCP gateway 135 is confirming that by using the balance information that obtains with the SCP140 cooperation surplus of the subscribing user of pre-payment uses up the back and sends surplus that all surplus of expression exhaust to AAA145 and use up the information details of the subscribing user of pre-payment (for example, corresponding to).
AAA145 sends corresponding to authentication vs. authorization request responding message (for example, " Result=unsuccessful, ADR=balance_exhaust ") to the PDSN125 of employing from the details of SCP gateway 135 receptions.
Figure 3 shows that another preferred implementation according to the present invention is used to ask the call flows of pre-payment IN subscribing user data and the data flowchart of charging handling process.
That is, Fig. 3 is illustrated in pre-payment IN service subscription user and uses the situation of being carried out the session disconnection when surplus uses up in the wireless data service process (for example, account balance is 0) by the PDSN of a terminal point of setting up as PPP.But, because step 310 is the same to step 265 to the step 210 among step 353 and Fig. 2, so will omit explanation here to it.
With reference to figure 3, step 356, IPAS130 is sending prepaid user's consumption (for example, the consumption information of classification) to SCP gateway 135 after using corresponding to the information and executing charging step of the data that sent and received by application server 206.
In addition, in order to determine whether to use up fully corresponding to the surplus of the subscribing user of pre-payment, because data flowchart shown in Figure 3 is for pre-payment IN service subscription user, so the consumption that regularly sends and receives information between IPAS130 and SCP140 (or SCP gateway 135), the response of surplus deduction and/or the new flow process of filling charge information again can be carried out before step 363.
Because be used to use the pre-payment surplus of wireless data service to use up, IPAS130 sends to PDSN125 and is used for the service limit request (step 369) that request restriction pre-paid subscription user uses (for example, QualificationDirective (Reason=balance_exhaust)).
PDSN125 also disconnects the session (step 376) of setting up with user terminal 203 to the response message (step 373) that IPAS130 sends corresponding to the service limit request.
PDSN125 sends session to IPAS130 and disconnects request (step 379).This session disconnect IP address information, the PDSN of MIN information that request comprises user terminal 203, user terminal 203 IP address information, IN information, discharge indicating device, use amount information etc.
IPAS130 sends corresponding to session to PDSN125 and disconnects request responding message (step 383).Then, IPAS130 sends the request of charging and receives response message (step 386) from AAA145 to AAA145, and to billing treatment plant 209 mail sending charge per messages file (step 389).
Figure 4 shows that a preferred implementation more according to the present invention is used to ask the call treatment step of pre-payment IN user data and the data flowchart of charging treatment step.
That is, Fig. 4 is illustrated in pre-payment IN subscriber requests with the flow process of IWF (IWF) as the call treatment under the situation that sends data endpoint and the processing of chargeing.
With reference to Fig. 4, PCS switch 110 (PCX) receives outgoing call signal (step 413) from the user terminal of the subscribing user of the pre-payment of wanting to use wireless data service, and sends to IWF (IWF) 115 and to be used to set up the isup message (step 416) that PPP connects.Here, PCX110 can be divided into exhalation PCX and incoming call PCX, and each PCX can carry out processing separately.
In addition, if the pre-paid subscription user is a pre-payment IN subscribing user, step 416 comprises that PCX110 is to the step of SSP143 transmission corresponding to the initial connection request signal of outgoing call signal, SSP143 requires the step of SCP140 transmission corresponding to pre-paid subscription user's IN information, SCP140 fetches the step corresponding to pre-paid subscription user's IN information, SCP140 sends the step of the IN information of fetching to SSP143, SSP143 receive from SCP140 after corresponding to pre-paid subscription user's IN information to IWF115 directly (or passing through PCX110) send the step etc. of data service request signal.
Step 419 is set up PPP by PCX110 and is connected between IWF115 and user terminal 203.
Then, IWF115 sends the record keeping of using corresponding to the employing wireless data, services to IPAS130 and begins request (step 423), and this record keeping begins to ask to comprise mobile identification code (MIN) information, IN information, the IP address information of user terminal 203, the IP address information of IWF of user terminal 203 etc.
IPAS130 sends corresponding to the beginning request responding information (step 426) of keeping accounts to IWF115, and the details that send corresponding to the pre-paid subscription user to SCP gateway 135 provide request (step 429).These details provide request to comprise MIN information, IN information request, IWF information etc.
SCP gateway 135 sends checking request (step 433) corresponding to the pre-paid subscription user to SCP140, and receives checking result (step 436) corresponding to the checking request from SCP140.Here, can be used in the pre-paid subscription user's who carries out by SCP140 proof procedure corresponding to pre-paid subscription user's balance information.In addition, this SCP140 (or SCP gateway 135) can obtain the balance information corresponding to the pre-paid subscription user, adopt price-list to calculate available bag quantity, the bag volume production life that calculates by application corresponding to pre-paid subscription user's details (for example, can comprise IN information, available Bao Liang etc.), and send details to IPAS130.In addition, SCP140 provides request from the details of IN information database (not shown) taking-up corresponding to the pre-paid subscription user in response to the details that receive from IPAS130, and sends these details of fetching to SCP gateway 135.
Produce after the transmission corresponding to pre-paid subscription user's use amount information be used for receiving from IPAS130 asks at interval at SCP140 (or SCP gateway 135), it sends the transmission interval information (step 446) of this generation to IPAS130.
Here, as mentioned above, even without receiving the request at interval that sends from IPAS140, SCP140 (or SCP gateway 135) can send this transmission interval information to IPAS130 arbitrary steps (for example, provide corresponding to pre-paid subscription user's details step).
Step 449 sends and receiving subscriber data (for example, data sending request, URL connection request etc.), network data (for example multi-medium data) etc. between user terminal 203 and application server 206.IPAS130 handles (step 453) by using corresponding to the information and executing charging of the data that sent and received by application server 206.Here, IPAS130 can further use the price data that is duplicated and be received from BDF by charging distribution function (BDF).
Employing can be used for the pre-paid subscription user and can carry out real-time surplus deduction to step 459 by step 456 according to the price plan of service groups classification charging step.
In addition, SCP140 (or SCP gateway 135) can remain the new transmission interval information of surplus generation corresponding to the pre-paid subscription user by adopting, and should new transmission interval information to the IPAS130 transmission.
Then, if receiving session disconnection request in step 463 from user terminal 203, PCX110 have residue (for example corresponding to the surplus of subscribing user simultaneously, surplus does not use up fully), PCX110 sends isup message to IWF115 and disconnect the PPP connection of setting up with indication between user terminal 203 and IWF115.
IPAS130 sends the response message (step 476) that stops message corresponding to record keeping to IWF115, and sends pre-paid subscription user's data service use amount information (step 479) to SCP140.
SCP gateway 135 sends corresponding to the surplus deduction of pre-paid subscription user's data service use amount information to SCP140 and asks (step 481), and receive surplus deduction response (for example, comprising amount of money information, residue balance information, the new metering data that fills charge information etc. again) (step 483) from SCP140.
In step 486, IPAS130 receives surplus deduction response corresponding to prepayment subscription fee user (for example, comprising amount of money information, residue balance information, the new metering data that fills charge information etc. again) from SCP gateway 135.This data, services use amount information can comprise user 203 MIN information, IN information, classification use amount information etc.
Then, IPAS130 sends the request of charging and receives response message (step 489) from AAA145 to AAA145.
Up to now, with reference to figure 4, having illustrated and closed up to the user under the situation that the radio data network surplus just uses up, is the method that pre-payment IN system subscribing user deal with data is called out and chargeed.
But,, also exist in the situation of using surplus during the radio data network to be used up and/or used up in initial access phase surplus if subscribing user is the pre-paid subscription user.Below, in each situation, with the processing of explanation by IWF115, IPAS130 and SCP140 execution.
First, if subscribing user has used up at initial access phase for the pre-paid subscription user by IWF and surplus, then since the IN system carried out and handled session and set up the processing of failure and can not carry out and IPAS130 co-operation and the processing that produces metering data.
The second, use up the while user fully in surplus and adopt the situation of IWF115 as PPP connection endpoint use wireless data service, the processing of managing conversation and charging is described.
After using up by the surplus of using the data, services use amount validation of information pre-paid subscription user who receives from IPAS130, SCP140 (or SCP gateway 135) sends surplus to IPAS130 and uses up information (for example, data-err (ADR=balance_exhuast)).
IPAS130 sends service limit request (for example, QualificationDirective (Reason=balance_exhaust)) to IWF115, and this IWF115 is used to disconnect the isup message of setting up session to the PCX110 transmission.Then, the session of the foundation between PCX110 disconnect user terminal 203 and the PCX110.Be subjected to the restriction of IWF115 and PCX110 up to the use of data, services, just use the cost of wireless data service to charge the pre-paid subscription user.
Owing to be used for term of the present invention by limiting with function associated of the present invention, so this area or correlative technology field personnel can replace different terms, and the implication of each definition must make an explanation in conjunction with whole specifications of the present invention.
And owing to by the present invention will be described with reference to preferred embodiment, make those of ordinary skill in the art can look technical difficulty and improve the present invention like a cork, above-mentioned execution mode and improvement thereof can not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Industrial applicability
As mentioned above, system and a method according to the invention can be passed through in conjunction with pre-payment IN service with to many The price plan of media data by charging according to the classification charging step of service, and is provided in real time Minimize the comprehensive method of metering data loss.
In addition, the present invention can be by periodically sending and connect between message accounting and intelligent network system Receive use amount information in real time from the expense of subscribing user account deduction corresponding to the multi-medium data use amount.
And, the present invention can by adopt gateway system solve with message accounting and intelligent network system it Between the system load capacity that periodically produces in the sending and receiving use amount information process improve relevant asking Topic.
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1. one kind is used the method for carrying out real charging to the wireless data service of prepaid wise network subscribing user in the Internet protocol accounting system of wireless data service network, comprises step:
Receive keeping accounts from the wireless data service device begins request, wherein said wireless data service device be selected from IWF and packet data serving node at least one of them;
Receive the report condition of the wireless data service use amount of prepaid wise network subscribing user from service control point or service control point gateway, wherein this report condition comprise be selected from predetermined period of time at interval and predetermined wireless data service use amount at least one of them;
The call signal that results from the wireless data service network by employing is calculated the use amount of the wireless data service of prepaid wise network subscribing user;
When satisfying the report condition, send the use amount information of prepaid wise network subscribing user to service control point; And
Send charging request corresponding to the use amount information of prepaid wise network subscribing user to the authentication, authorization, and accounting server when receive session from the wireless data service device when disconnecting request.
2. method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, predetermined use amount in the described report condition is by the surplus decision of corresponding prepaid wise network subscribing user, if and a plurality of service groups adopts every bag charging step of different classifications, then available bag quantity is by the service groups decision that has the most expensive charging step in each bag.
3. method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that the described call signal of wireless data service network that results from is for to duplicate the transaction data that sends to the Internet protocol accounting system by the Transaction Information dispensing device that is connected between wireless data service device and the IP network.
4. one kind produces method corresponding to the report condition of the used amount of information of prepaid wise network subscribing user at service control point or service control point gateway, is used for collecting to the pre-paid subscription user in real time the usage charges of wireless data service, comprises step:
When receiving the report condition at the Internet protocol accounting system when providing the request or the user terminal of prepaid wise network subscribing user to be connected to the wireless data service network, fetch first balance information of corresponding prepaid wise network subscribing user;
According to the available packages quantity of the predetermined charging step calculating of classifying corresponding to first balance information by a plurality of service groups;
After in the bag quantity that calculates for a plurality of service groups, extracting the minimum number of bag, when the use amount of prepaid wise network subscribing user is consistent with the minimum number of this bag, select the report condition that the minimum conduct of wrapping is used to send use amount information; And
Send this report condition to the Internet protocol accounting system.
5. method according to claim 4 is characterized in that, further comprises:
From the information of Internet protocol accounting system reception about the wireless data service use amount of prepaid wise network subscribing user;
By using this about the information calculations of use amount second balance information corresponding to the prepaid wise network subscribing user;
Recomputate available packages quantity according to predetermined charging step corresponding to second balance information by a plurality of service groups; And
After in the bag quantity that calculates once more for a plurality of service groups, extracting the minimum number of available packages, when prepaid user's use amount was consistent with the minimum number of the bag that calculates at this, the minimum number of selected available packages was as the report condition that is used for sending once more use amount information once more.
6. method according to claim 4 is characterized in that described report condition further comprises the interval of predetermined period of time.
7. one kind comprises comprising and is used for carrying out computer-readable media to the computer executable instructions of the method for the wireless data service real charging of prepaid wise network subscribing user at the Internet protocol accounting system of wireless data service network, and this computer executable instructions comprises that step is:
Receive keeping accounts from the wireless data service device begins request, wherein said wireless data service device be selected from IWF and packet data serving node at least one of them;
Receive the report condition of the wireless data service use amount of prepaid wise network subscribing user from service control point or service control point gateway, wherein this report condition comprise be selected from predetermined period of time at interval and the predetermined use amount of wireless data service at least one of them;
Result from the wireless data service use amount of the call signal calculating prepaid wise network subscribing user of wireless data service network by employing;
When satisfying the report condition, send the use amount information of prepaid wise network subscribing user to service control point; And
Send charging request to the authentication, authorization, and accounting server when disconnecting request receiving session from the wireless data service device corresponding to the use amount information of prepaid wise network subscribing user.
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