CN1996859A - A gateway GPRS support node device for charging based on the access location billing - Google Patents
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This invention relates to one network gate GPRS supportive point device based on earth charge, which comprises the following steps: firstly set unit controls address interface degrees according to different service GPRS supportive points; according to different definition and charge types adding one interface degree section on PDP messages; processing dialogue between GGSN and outer side; establishing GGSN and online charge system dialogue; responding the PDP message onto SGSN; receive terminal sends business set data unit PDU message.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to mobile Packet Service field, relate in particular to online charging device wherein.
Background technology
As shown in Figure 1, in GPRS (GPRS) network, Online Charging System comprises following network element and interface: travelling carriage (MS), wireless access network (RAN), Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN), Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN), packet data network (PDN) and Online Charging System (OCS), wherein:
SGSN:SGSN is the processing center of Packet Service, supports the access of BSC (base station controller) and RNC (radio network controller) simultaneously.SGSN directly serves the mobile subscriber, the business of mobile management, the contextual processing of PDP (packet data protocol) and other PS (packet-switched domain) type is provided to the mobile subscriber, SGSN stores PS territory user's relevant position and CAMEL-Subscription-Information, these data are necessary handling initial or passive packet data transmission, its very similar VLR (access location is deposited) is a dynamic database equally.
GGSN:GGSN is the node that PLMN network (PLMN) connects outside PDN network, and it is actually an internet gateway.By the Gi mouth and the PDN network interconnection, interconnected by Gn, Gp mouth and SGSN, GGSN comprises the routing iinformation that is used to connect the user, provides passage for the PDU (Packet Data Unit) of external data network delivers to MS.GGSN comprises a logical functional entity TPF (business platform function), and TPF must be with the data stream filtering of different user in different server data stream, so that collect the offline charging data and carry out on-line payment control.TPF supports predefined charging regulation (static filter) and dynamically receives charging regulation from CRF (charging regulation management function entity).
Gn interface: between the SGSN, the perhaps interface between SGSN and the GGSN.
Gi interface: GGSN is with the interface between the PDN.
The Gy interface: this interface is equal to Ro interface, is the online charging interface between the same OCS of TPF (Online Charging System).
Gp interface: be similar to gn interface, be used to connect the SGSN between the different PLMN networks, the SGSN of perhaps different PLMN networks and GGSN.
Description (4.2Charging Rules:4.2 charging regulation) for charging regulation is arranged in 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 29.210, also all there are the specific descriptions of having done the local configuring charging rule of GGSN realization content charging in the standard about content charging separately in China Telecom, China Mobile, CHINAUNICOM and China Mobile simultaneously.But these describe without exception all be the corresponding charging rate group (Rating group) of each rule, so no matter the user from which SGSN inserts, the charging rate group that it is used to charge all is identical, can't be according to the positional information Dynamic Selection charging rate group of user in the mobile network.
As shown in Figure 2, it is as follows to carry out the flow process of online charging behind the existing activation PDP:
201:SGSN receives that the PDP of portable terminal activates request;
202:SGSN sends to GGSN and creates the PDP Context request, carries the SGSN control plane address in the message;
203:GGSN sends on-line charging request (CCR) to OCS, and the online charging session between GGSN and the OCS is set up in request;
204:OCS returns online charging response (CCA) to GGSN, sets up the online charging session between GGSN and the OCS;
205:GGSN returns to SGSN and creates the PDP Context response;
206: portable terminal begins the message to GGSN transport service PDU;
207:GGSN is according to the charging regulation of the coupling of the local configuration of the L3-L7 layer in the PDU message (IP layer, TCP/UDP layer, application layer) information searching GGSN, charging regulation according to coupling is determined Rating group, and to OCS transmission CCR message, the request credit line is carried selected Rating group in the message;
208:OCS returns CCA message to GGSN, carries the credit line value of distribution in the CCA message;
209: begin the mutual of data message (PDU) between user and the PDN, the business that the user uses PDN to provide.
After the user brings into use business, switch, need renewal connecing not, as shown in Figure 3, upgrade access rank flow process when SGSN switched during PDP activated and may further comprise the steps if SGSN takes place:
301: portable terminal sends the routing update request to new SGSN;
302: new SGSN is completing successfully PDP Context renewal back to the request of GGSN transmission renewal PDP Context;
303:GGSN returns to new SGSN and upgrades the PDP Context response;
304: new SGSN returns the routing update response to portable terminal.
Can only be to be each charging rate group of professional fixed configurations (Ratinggroup) in the existing technology, no matter the user moves to everywhere be to charge according to the charging rate of this fixed configurations.The positional information of user in the mobile network is dynamic change, as the user from a city to the another one city, or even when National roaming was gone abroad, its corresponding rate should be different, existing charging way haves much room for improvement.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention provides a kind of message accounting, can insert the ground different mining according to the user and charge with different charging rates.
A kind of realization based on inserting the gateway GPRS support node device that ground charges comprises dispensing unit, interface unit, user and inserts rank determining unit and charging way selected cell, wherein:
Described dispensing unit is used for, increasing by one and insert level field in PDP Context according to inserting the different charging way of rank different definition according to the different different access ranks of Serving GPRS Support Node SGSN control plane address definition;
Described interface unit is used for GGSN and outside session, comprises receiving the establishment PDP Context request that SGSN sends, and carries the SGSN control plane address in the message; Create the online charging session between GGSN and the Online Charging System; After creating PDP Context, return the response of establishment PDP Context to SGSN; The business grouping data unit PDU message that mobile terminal receive sends;
Described user inserts the rank determining unit, is used for the SGSN control plane address that carries according to the establishment PDP Context request message that interface unit receives, determines that the user inserts rank, and it is write access level field in the PDP Context;
Described charging way selected cell is used for the PDU message information according to the interface unit reception, selects charging way in conjunction with the access rank in the PDP Context.
Described dispensing unit is the different different charging rate group of access level definition.
Described charging way selected cell mates charging regulation according to the L3-L7 layer information in the PDU message of interface unit reception, has determined further to determine charging way according to the access rank in the PDP Context again behind the charging regulation.
If SGSN switching takes place in PDP activation portable terminal, dispensing unit will upgrade the access level field in the PDP Context, and the access rank of the SGSN control plane address correspondence that newly switches to is write access level field in the PDP Context.
Device of the present invention, at first the user is being divided into different access ranks according to the SGSN control plane address difference that inserts, and the different corresponding different charging rate groups of rank that insert, in the PDP Context of GGSN, increase by one then and insert level field, GGSN selects the charging rate group with reference to inserting rank, inserts the ground difference and the purpose of employing different charge rate thereby reach according to the user.
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Fig. 1 is an online charging network architecture schematic diagram in the prior art;
Fig. 2 is a conventional online charging flow schematic diagram;
SGSN switching flow during Fig. 3 existing P DP activates;
Fig. 4 the present invention is based on to insert the charging flow that the charging rate group is selected on ground;
Fig. 5 upgrades when SGSN switched during PDP of the present invention activated to insert the rank flow process;
Fig. 6 is one embodiment of the invention GGSN device block diagram.
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Further describe device of the present invention below in conjunction with drawings and Examples.
Method provided by the invention, at first be divided into different access ranks according to SGSN control plane address (SGSNAddress for signaling) in GGSN this locality, in GGSN predefine charging regulation, according to inserting the different charging rate group of rank different definition, in the PDP Context of GGSN, increase by one simultaneously and insert level field.
When GGSN receives the establishment PDP Context request (Create PDP ContextRequest) of SGSN, determine the access rank of current PDP and be saved in the PDP Context according to the SGSN control plane address that carries in the message, when the user carries out follow-up business, GGSN selects the charging rate group with reference to inserting rank, thereby solved the user when difference inserts ground and inserts GGSN, the problem of selecting different Rating group to charge according to the difference that inserts ground.
The user can use a plurality of different business in the process that activates a PDP, such as visit Sina and Yahoo, present online charging technology can be distinguished the concrete business of user according to user's message at GGSN, and determine different Rating group according to the business of using (such as Sina and Yahoo), the present invention further will insert level field and write PDP Context, make the access rank of the different business of the each visit of user in can both be based on context further come to determine concrete Rating group.
As shown in Figure 4, the present invention is based on access ground selects Rating Group charging flow may further comprise the steps:
401:SGSN receives that the PDP of portable terminal activates request;
402:SGSN sends to GGSN and creates the PDP Context request, carries the SGSN control plane address in the message;
403:GGSN sends on-line charging request (CCR) to OCS, and the online charging session between GGSN and the OCS is set up in request;
404:OCS returns online charging response (CCA) to GGSN, sets up the online charging session between GGSN and the OCS;
405:GGSN determine that the user inserts rank, and the user who writes in the PDP Context inserts level field according to the SGSN control plane address the establishment PDP Context request message that receives from SGSN;
406:GGSN returns the establishment context response to SGSN;
407: portable terminal begins the message to GGSN transport service PDU;
The charging regulation that 408:GGSN disposes according to PDU message information coupling this locality, and insert rank in conjunction with the user and select Rating group;
Can determine rating group (charging rate) according to charging regulation, OCS charges according to ratinggroup.Comprise L3-L7 layer information in the charging regulation, GGSN mates charging regulation according to the L3-L7 layer information in the message, and further determines ratinggroup according to the charging regulation that matches.
The simplest mode is exactly: the rating group of a correspondence of each charging regulation configuration, determined that charging regulation just determined rating group.
Mode among the present invention is to have determined further to determine rating group according to user's access rank again behind the charging regulation that the dynamics of Ji Feiing has obtained reinforcement like this.
409:GGSN sends CCR message to OCS, and the request credit line is carried Rating group selected in the step 408 in the message;
410:OCS sends CCA message to GGSN, returns the credit line value of distribution;
411: begin the mutual of data message (PDU) between user and the PDN, the business that the user uses PDN to provide.
As shown in Figure 5, the user was taken place to upgrade when SGSN switches and is inserted the rank flow process during PDP of the present invention activated, and may further comprise the steps:
501: portable terminal sends the routing update request to the SGSN that newly switches to;
502: new SGSN carries new SGSN control plane address completing successfully PDP Context renewal back to the request of GGSN transmission renewal PDP Context in the message;
503:GGSN redefines the user according to the new SGSN control plane address in the message and inserts rank after receiving and upgrading the PDP Context request, and it is write access level field in the PDP Context, finishes the renewal of PDP Context;
504:GGSN returns to new SGSN and upgrades the PDP Context response;
505: new SGSN returns the routing update response to portable terminal.
Its characteristics of above-mentioned method are 405,408 and 503, in 405 steps, confirm the access rank of PDP, in 408 steps,, in 503 steps, finish and when the user takes place to switch between SGSN, upgrade the access rank of preserving in the PDP Context in conjunction with the selected Rating group of the access rank of determining.
Correspondingly, what the present invention proposed can comprise that dispensing unit, interface unit, user insert rank determining unit and charging way selected cell based on inserting the GGSN device that charges on ground, as shown in Figure 6, and wherein:
Dispensing unit, be used for according to the different different access ranks of Serving GPRS Support Node SGSN control plane address definition, according to inserting the different charging way of rank different definition, promptly different charging rate groups increases by one and inserts level field in PDP Context;
Interface unit is used for GGSN and outside session, comprises receiving the establishment PDP Context request that SGSN sends, and carries the SGSN control plane address in this message; Create the online charging session between GGSN and the Online Charging System; After creating PDP Context, return the response of establishment PDP Context to SGSN; The business grouping data unit PDU message that mobile terminal receive sends;
The user inserts the rank determining unit, is used for the SGSN control plane address that carries according to the establishment PDP Context request message that interface unit receives, determines that the user inserts rank, and it is write access level field in the PDP Context;
The charging way selected cell is used for the PDU message information according to the interface unit reception, selects charging way in conjunction with the access rank in the PDP Context.
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1, a kind of realization based on inserting the gateway GPRS support node device that ground charges comprises dispensing unit, interface unit, user and inserts rank determining unit and charging way selected cell, wherein:
Described dispensing unit is used for, increasing by one and insert level field in PDP Context according to inserting the different charging way of rank different definition according to the different different access ranks of Serving GPRS Support Node SGSN control plane address definition;
Described interface unit is used for GGSN and outside session, comprises receiving the establishment PDP Context request that SGSN sends, and carries the SGSN control plane address in the message; Create the online charging session between GGSN and the Online Charging System; After creating PDP Context, return the response of establishment PDP Context to SGSN; The business grouping data unit PDU message that mobile terminal receive sends;
Described user inserts the rank determining unit, is used for the SGSN control plane address that carries according to the establishment PDP Context request message that interface unit receives, determines that the user inserts rank, and it is write access level field in the PDP Context;
Described charging way selected cell is used for the PDU message information according to the interface unit reception, selects charging way in conjunction with the access rank in the PDP Context.
2, device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described dispensing unit is the different different charging rate group of access level definition.
3, device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described charging way selected cell mates charging regulation according to the L3-L7 layer information in the PDU message of interface unit reception, has determined further to determine charging way according to the access rank in the PDP Context again behind the charging regulation.
4, device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: switch if SGSN takes place in PDP activation portable terminal, dispensing unit will upgrade the access level field in the PDP Context, and the access rank of the SGSN control plane address correspondence that newly switches to is write access level field in the PDP Context.
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