CN1798040A - Charging method in communication system - Google Patents

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CN1798040A
CN1798040A CN 200410101763 CN200410101763A CN1798040A CN 1798040 A CN1798040 A CN 1798040A CN 200410101763 CN200410101763 CN 200410101763 CN 200410101763 A CN200410101763 A CN 200410101763A CN 1798040 A CN1798040 A CN 1798040A
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The method includes following steps: sets up the charging rule in term of the access network types and the subscription attributes, and saves the correlation relationship between the charging rule and the network types and subscription attributes; when an attachment request including the ID of current locating route area and the user own numbers is received from MS, the SGSN determines the type of access network and the attribute of the subscription that are sent to the GGSN; after the context of PDP in MS is built, the GGSN makes charging monitor for the MS service, and sends all charging messages monitored to the charging center through charging gateway; the charging center obtains the charging rule corresponding to the access network type and the subscription attributes of the MS from the correlation relationship above, and makes charge for the user in term of the received charging information.

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A kind of method of in communication system, chargeing
Technical field
The present invention relates to the billing technology field in the communication system, be meant a kind of method of in communication system, chargeing especially.
Background technology
Along with closing on day by day of domestic 3G step, in conjunction with China's Telecommunication's network, the particularly Chinese huge pragmatic construction of 2G network 3G all the more pays close attention to people to how.For the operator of traditional 2G network, have the GSM/GPRS network of wide covering, huge customer group, building for 3G is advantage, also is limiting factor.Traditional GSM carrier should keep its network coverage and user's advantage, needs that again 3G is introduced the harmful effect cause and drops to minimumly, and the inevitable and emerging 3G mobile operator of the planning of its network and construction mode is different.Cover perfect GSM network owing to had, it can become the huge advantage when building 3G network.Therefore, 2G and 3G will exist simultaneously in a long time.
At present, operator has proposed the demand for 2G and 3G customization different tariff strategy from the angle of network operation.As: at the 3G network first stage of construction, because the construction of 3G network and maintenance cost than higher, need customize than higher tariff policy for 3G subscription; After the extensive commercialization of 3G network, move to 3G subscription in order to attract 2G user, need to be the lower tariff policy of 3G subscription customization again.In 2G and 3G network coexistence process, need to provide a cover total solution, make operator can adjust tariff policy flexibly to satisfy the demand of actual operation.
Be GSM below with 2G, 3G is that example describes charging process in the prior art for the WCDMA network.Fig. 1 is the networking structure schematic diagram of GSM and WCDMA network.Monitoring can be carried out on SGSN or GGSN owing to charge, and is that example illustrates its concrete charging method here with GGSN therefore.Its concrete charging method is such: MS that SGSN receives sends contain Route Distinguisher and self Subscriber Number adhere to request after, SGSN determines this user's access network type, and after adhering to successfully, user and network side set up PDP Context, GGSN is to this MS monitoring of chargeing, GGSN produces the G-CDR ticket according to the charge information that the monitoring of chargeing obtains, and the ticket that produces sent to CG, be responsible for ticket is sent to the charging center by CG again, charge according to the access network type of this MS again by the charging center then.
Therefore, from said process as can be seen, in existing billing scheme, if by the GGSN monitoring of chargeing, be so the charging center for 2G or 3G subscription, all be to charge according to same charging regulation.But no matter single charging way still is the operator concerning the user, all unfair.If simple charge or simple chargeing and adopt, some defectives all arranged according to the signatory attribute of user according to the access network type.As: the attribute that defines among the simple dependence HLR is distinguished the rate of 2G, 3G subscription, for the 3G subscription unfairness that switches to the 2G network.The user switches to after the 2G network, use be the access service of 2G network, this moment, access network changed, the actual business that obtains of user is that the 2G network is supported, if and still use 3G network to charge this moment, if 3G network rate height, so might be unfair to this user.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of method of in communication system, chargeing, when this method can make the user chargeed, this user is chargeed according to signatory attribute of user and access network type.
In order to achieve the above object, the invention provides a kind of method of chargeing in communication system, this method comprises:
According to access network type and the signatory attribute of user charging regulation is set, and preserves the corresponding relation of access network type and signatory attribute of user and charging regulation, also comprise:
A.SGSN receives that user terminal MS sends contain current place Routing Area Identifier and self Subscriber Number adhere to request after, determine the access network type of this MS according to described Routing Area Identifier, and determine the signatory attribute of user of this MS, and access network type and the signatory attribute of user of this MS sent to GGSN according to Subscriber Number;
B. after the PDP Context of this MS is set up, GGSN is to the monitoring of chargeing of the business of this MS, and the charge information that is monitored is sent to the charging center by charging gateway, wherein contains the access network type of this MS and the user attribute of contracting;
C. the charging center obtains the access network type of this MS and the signatory pairing charging regulation of attribute of user from described corresponding relation, utilizes this charging regulation then and the charge information received charges to this user.
Described correspondence setting is in the charging center, or independently in the server.
Among the step b charge information that is monitored is comprised by the step that charging gateway sends to the charging center:
B1, GGSN send to charging gateway with the business of this MS charge information that obtains of monitoring that charges, and wherein contain access network type and the signatory attribute of user of this MS;
After b2, charging gateway are received charge information, it is merged, and the charge information after will merging sends to the charging center.
Described charge information comprises G-CDR, and the signatory attribute information of the access network type of this MS described in the step b1 and user is included among the G-CDR that GGSN generates.
The step that among the step a access network type of this MS and the signatory attribute of user is sent to GGSN is that SGSN realizes by send the activation request that contains access network type and the signatory attribute of user to GGSN.
Described activation request is further to increase access network type (System Type), signatory attribute (SubscriptionType) the parameter realization of user in the Create PDP Context Request message.
Method synthesis of the present invention is considered user's access network type and user's signatory attribute, and charging regulation is set.And, need at SGSN in the ticket of the user terminal that CG sends, further increase the signatory attribute of this user, promptly belonging to 2G still is the sign of 3G subscription.Then, it is 2G or 3G subscription that this user is distinguished by this attribute in the charging center, adopt in advance the rate that is provided with according to access network type and the signatory attribute of user then, this MS is chargeed, thereby more reasonably provide charging policy, the charging fair as far as possible more to different users improves client's satisfaction.
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Fig. 1 is the networking structure schematic diagram of GSM and WCDMA network;
Fig. 2 is for realizing the schematic flow sheet of the inventive method.
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For making the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention is described in further detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
Core concept of the present invention is: according to access network type and the signatory attribute of user charging regulation is set in advance, and preserves the corresponding relation of access network type and signatory attribute of user and charging regulation; SGSN receives that MS sends contain current place Routing Area Identifier and self Subscriber Number adhere to request after, determine the access network type of this MS according to described Routing Area Identifier, and determine the signatory attribute of user of this MS according to HLR; After the PDP Context of this MS was set up, SGSN was to the monitoring of chargeing of the business of this MS, and the charge information that is monitored is sent to the charging center by CG, wherein also comprised the access network type of this MS and the user attribute of contracting; The charging center obtains this MS from described corresponding relation access network type and the signatory pairing charging regulation of attribute of user utilize this charging regulation then, and the charge information of receiving charge to this user.
Above-mentioned charging regulation can be provided with arbitrarily according to the signatory attribute of access network type and user, and can be arranged on the charging center, also can be arranged on independently in the server, as long as the charging center can obtain.For example, as shown in table 1, the access network type can be 2G network, 3G network, and the signatory attribute of user can be 2G user, 3G subscription, regulation in the table 1, if 3G subscription inserts by 3G network, then charging rate is A; If 2G user inserts by 3G network, then charging rate is B; If 2G user passes through the 2G network insertion, then charging rate is C; If 3G subscription passes through the 2G network insertion, then charging rate is D.Charging regulation can be rate, charging way; it also can be charging criterion according to time, flow or its combination; the charging regulation of the signatory attribute correspondence of every kind of access network type and user can be identical; also can be different, the content of its concrete charging regulation does not influence protection scope of the present invention.
User's attribute of contracting Switch-in attribute Charging regulation
3G 3G A
3G 2G B
2G 2G C
2G 3G D
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Referring to shown in Figure 2, realize that method of the present invention may further comprise the steps:
Step 200: according to access network type and the signatory attribute of user charging regulation is set, and preserves the corresponding relation of access network type and signatory attribute of user and charging regulation.
Step 201:MS sends the request of adhering to that contains current place Routing Area Identifier and self Subscriber Number to SGSN.
After step 202~203:SGSN receives this request, this user is carried out authentication, if authentication is passed through, adhere to success message to this user's transmission, and determine the access network type of this MS according to the current place of this user Routing Area Identifier, and determine the signatory attribute of user of this MS according to the Subscriber Number of this MS from HLR, promptly the Subscriber Number of this MS belongs to 2G or 3G subscription.
Step 204~206: receive the activation request of this MS transmission as SGSN after, contain user's the access network type and the activation request of the signatory attribute of user to the GGSN transmission, GGSN writes down this user's access network type and the signatory attribute of user, and after the SGSN negotiation, set up PDP Context, and send the activation response to MS by SGSN.Simultaneously, GGSN begins the monitoring of chargeing of the business of this MS.
Step 207:GGSN sends to CG with the charge information that monitors, and wherein contains this user's access information and the signatory attribute of user.
Here, GGSN can send charge information, i.e. various charging bills of Sheng Chenging according to the CG that passes through of flow, time cycle property.
Step 208:CG after receiving these charge informations merges it, and the charge information after will merging sends to the charging center.Here, CG can merge processing etc. to the various tickets that receive, and also can not carry out any processing, and direct transparent transmission.The concrete processing through which kind of do not influence protection scope of the present invention.
Step 209: after charge information was received in the charging center, access information and the signatory attribute of user according to this user's correspondence according to obtaining charging regulation in the correspondence that is provided with in the step 200, chargeed according to the charging regulation that gets access to then.
In the above-mentioned steps 205, SGSN can contain user's the access network type and the activation request of the signatory attribute of user to the GGSN transmission by the Create PDP Context Request message after the expansion.Specifically can be referring to table 2, to compare with the Create PDP ContextRequest message of existing 3GPP 29.060 agreements regulation, this message has increased two cells newly: i.e. system type (System Type), signing type (Subscription Type).System Type represents the Radio Access Network type, shows that this user inserts or inserts from RNC from BSC, and Subscription Type represents user's attribute of contracting, and shows that this user is 3G subscription or 2G user.
Parameter name Requirement
The IMSI IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity Essential
Routing Area Identifier (RAI) Optionally
System type Optionally
Signing type Optionally
…… ……
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And, after GGSN obtains these two cells, these two cells are placed in the G-CDR ticket, and send to CG.G-CDR ticket content is as shown in table 3.Compare with original G-CDR ticket, increased signing type (Subscription Type) and two parameters of system type (System Type).Like this, the charging center can obtain this user's access network type and the signatory attribute of user by ticket.
Parameter Type Describe
Record Type record type M The PDP Context record of GGSN
The activation tagging that Network initiated PDP context network side is initiated Optionally This mark shows whether this PDP is the activation that network side is initiated
The IMSI of Served IMSI service Essential The IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity of mobile phone
The GGSN address that GGSN Address used uses Essential The control plane address of T GGSN
Charging ID charging identifier Essential The charging identifier that GGSN produces
SGSN Address SGSN address Essential The IP address of SGSN
Subscription Type signing type Optionally User's signatory attribute shows that it still is 2G user that this user belongs to 3G subscription.
System Type system type Optionally Show that the user eats dishes without rice or wine to adhere to from GSM, still eat dishes without rice or wine to adhere to from UTRAN.
…… …… ……
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In a word, the above is preferred embodiment of the present invention only, is not to be used to limit protection scope of the present invention.

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1, a kind of method of in communication system, chargeing, it is characterized in that, according to access network type and the signatory attribute of user charging regulation is set, and preserves the corresponding relation of access network type and signatory attribute of user and charging regulation, this method may further comprise the steps:
A.SGSN receives that user terminal MS sends contain current place Routing Area Identifier and self Subscriber Number adhere to request after, determine the access network type of this MS according to described Routing Area Identifier, and determine the signatory attribute of user of this MS, and access network type and the signatory attribute of user of this MS sent to GGSN according to Subscriber Number;
B. after the PDP Context of this MS is set up, GGSN is to the monitoring of chargeing of the business of this MS, and the charge information that is monitored is sent to the charging center by charging gateway, wherein contains the access network type of this MS and the user attribute of contracting;
C. the charging center obtains the access network type of this MS and the signatory pairing charging regulation of attribute of user from described corresponding relation, utilizes this charging regulation then and the charge information received charges to this user.
2, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described correspondence setting is in the charging center, or independently in the server.
3, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, among the step b charge information that is monitored is comprised by the step that charging gateway sends to the charging center:
B1, GGSN send to charging gateway with the business of this MS charge information that obtains of monitoring that charges, and wherein contain access network type and the signatory attribute of user of this MS;
After b2, charging gateway are received charge information, it is merged, and the charge information after will merging sends to the charging center.
4, method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described charge information comprises G-CDR, and the signatory attribute information of the access network type of this MS described in the step b1 and user is included among the G-CDR that GGSN generates.
5, method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that the step that among the step a access network type of this MS and the signatory attribute of user is sent to GGSN is that SGSN realizes by send the activation request that contains access network type and the signatory attribute of user to GGSN.
6, method according to claim 5, it is characterized in that described activation request is further to increase access network type (System Type), signatory attribute (Subscription Type) the parameter realization of user in the Create PDPContext Request message.
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