JPH02166941A - Charging system for packet switching network - Google Patents

Charging system for packet switching network

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JPH02166941A
JPH02166941A JP63320651A JP32065188A JPH02166941A JP H02166941 A JPH02166941 A JP H02166941A JP 63320651 A JP63320651 A JP 63320651A JP 32065188 A JP32065188 A JP 32065188A JP H02166941 A JPH02166941 A JP H02166941A
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packet
charging
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Yoshio Imai
今井 喜生
Masahiko Tanaka
雅彦 田中
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To unnecessitate the storage of information for all the charging side terminals at a non-charging side by informing the rate division of each packet in communication from a packet switching machine housing the charging side terminal to the packet switching machine housing a non-charging side terminal. CONSTITUTION:A network packet 1 transferred between the packet switching boards is constituted of a network packet header part 1a, a charge division bit part 1b displaying the charge division in a network header, and network packet data i.e., the packet 1c transferred between a subscriber terminal and the packet switching machine. And the packet switching board housing the terminal targeted to be charged informs the rate division of the packet at every transmission packet to the packet switching board housing the non-charging side terminal by the charge division bit part 1b. In such a way, it is possible to dispense with the storage of a large amount of information at memory device in a non-charging packet switching board.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は時差の異なる端末間通信を実現し、該通信に料
金を課すバケツ1〜交換網に於いて、通常料金と夜間割
引き料金等2つ以上の料金区分をパケット交換機が識別
する方式に関する。
[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention realizes communication between terminals with different time zones, and imposes charges on the communication (1) to 2 (normal charges, nighttime discount charges, etc.) in the exchange network. This invention relates to a method in which a packet switch identifies two or more charge categories.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

従来、時差の異なる端末通信を実現し、該通信に料金を
課すパケット交換網に於いて、課金対象のパケットの網
内パケットに割引き課金区分を表現して相手端末に通知
する考えは見当らない。
Conventionally, in packet switching networks that realize terminal communications with different time differences and charge fees for the communications, there has been no idea of expressing a discount charging classification in an intra-network packet of a charging target packet and notifying the other terminal.

なおこの種の技術として関連するものには例えば日経デ
ータプロ・データコムの1988・3DC2−715−
605,1987・6DC2−715−801または1
986・11DC2−715−/102に記載された技
術等がある。
Related technologies of this type include Nikkei DataPro Datacom's 1988 3DC2-715-
605, 1987・6DC2-715-801 or 1
There are techniques such as those described in 986.11DC2-715-/102.

〔発明が解決しようとする課題〕[Problem to be solved by the invention]

上記従来技術は、時差の異なる端末間通信に於いて非課
金側端末を収容するパケット交換機での時間帯別料金区
分と課金側端末を収容するバケツ1〜交換機での時間帯
別料金区分とを一致させる手段に配慮がされておらず、
非課金側パケット交換機では通信の可能性をもった全端
末分の相手時差と相手時間帯別料金区分を得るため、記
憶装置上に多量の情報を持つ必要があり、かつこれらの
情報を課金対象パケット毎に索引処理しなければならな
いといった性能上の問題があった。
In communication between terminals with different time zones, the above-mentioned conventional technology divides charges by time zone in a packet switch that accommodates terminals on the non-charging side and charges by bucket 1 to the exchange that accommodates terminals on the billing side. No consideration was given to the means of matching,
In order to obtain the other party's time difference and the other party's time zone charge classification for all terminals with the possibility of communication, the non-charging side packet switching equipment needs to have a large amount of information on its storage device, and this information is subject to billing. There was a performance problem in that index processing had to be performed for each packet.

本発明の目的はこれら非課金側パケット交換機での課金
対象端末側の情報を記憶装置上に保有することなく、か
つそれらを索引する処理を不要とすることにある。
An object of the present invention is to eliminate the need for storing information on the charging terminal side in a non-charging side packet switch in a storage device and to eliminate the need for processing to index the information.

〔課題を解決するための手段〕[Means to solve the problem]

上記目的を達成するために、課金対象となるパケットの
網内ヘッダ部に該パケットの料金区分を示す標識を設け
、これにより課金対象の端末を収容したパケット交換機
が非課金端末、即ち課金対象でない相手端末を収容した
パケット交換機への送信パケット毎に該パケットの料金
区分を通知するものである。
In order to achieve the above purpose, an indicator indicating the charge classification of the packet is provided in the network header of the packet to be charged, so that the packet switching equipment that accommodates the terminal to be charged becomes a non-charging terminal, that is, it is not subject to charging. For each packet sent to the packet switch that accommodates the other party's terminal, the charge classification of the packet is notified.

〔作用〕[Effect]

非課金側の端末を収容したパケット交換機は通信の各パ
ケットの料金区分を課金側端末を収容したパケット交換
機から通知される。それによって非課金側と課金側端末
とで時差があり、時間帯によって料金区分が異なる課金
を行う場合、料金区分を決定するための時間は課金側端
末を収容したパケット交換機により定められるため、バ
ケツ1−交換機間で時間を一致させる必要がなく、この
ため一方の交換機が該交換機に収容された端末と相手交
換機に収容された端末との時差を認識するための情報を
持つ必要がない。
The packet switch that accommodates the terminal on the non-charging side is notified of the charge classification of each packet of communication from the packet switch that accommodates the terminal on the billing side. As a result, there is a time difference between the non-charging side and the charging side terminal, and when charging is performed with different charge categories depending on the time zone, the time for determining the charge category is determined by the packet switch that accommodates the charging side terminal, so the bucket 1- There is no need to match the time between the exchanges, and therefore there is no need for one exchange to have information for recognizing the time difference between the terminals accommodated in the exchange and the terminals accommodated in the other exchange.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

以下、本発明の一実施例について図面を用いて説明する
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

第3図は本発明に係るパケット交換機間で送受信される
網内パケットの網内ヘッダ上の課金区分を表示する位置
を示し、1は網内パケットの形式を、1αは構内パケッ
トヘッダ部を、1bは網内ヘシダ内での課金区分を表示
する課金区分ビット部を、1cは網内パケットデータ即
ち加入端末とパケット交換機間で送受信されるパケット
を示す。
FIG. 3 shows the position where the charging category is displayed on the intra-network header of the intra-network packet transmitted and received between the packet exchangers according to the present invention, where 1 indicates the format of the intra-network packet, 1α indicates the intra-network packet header part, Reference numeral 1b denotes a charging classification bit section indicating the charging classification within the intra-network header, and 1c represents intra-network packet data, that is, packets transmitted and received between the subscriber terminal and the packet switch.

第4図はパケット交換機2α、2bを介した拠点時差の
ある端末3α、3b間のデータパケットDTの通信シー
ケンスおよび課金制御を行なう契機を示す一例であり、
2αは発呼側パケット交換機を、2bは着呼側パケット
交換機を、DTはデータパケットを、4は端末よりパケ
ット受信時の課金区分を網内ヘッダに表示する契機を、
5は通信相手のパケット交換機より網内パケットを受信
時の課金度数加算を行う契機を、6は通常課金時間帯を
、7は課金対象時間帯が夜間および休日割引きが該当す
る割引き課金時間帯を示す。
FIG. 4 is an example showing the communication sequence of data packets DT between the terminals 3α and 3b with time differences between the bases via the packet exchangers 2α and 2b and the timing for performing billing control.
2α is the calling side packet switch, 2b is the called side packet switch, DT is the data packet, 4 is the trigger for displaying the charging classification in the network header when receiving the packet from the terminal,
5 indicates the trigger for adding the billing frequency when an intra-network packet is received from the packet switch of the communication partner, 6 indicates the normal billing time period, and 7 indicates the discount billing time period in which the billing period applies to night and holiday discounts. show.

第1図はパケット交換機の課金処理に関する課金区分を
網内ヘッダに表示する第4図の4の部分のフローチャー
トを示す。
FIG. 1 shows a flowchart of the portion 4 in FIG. 4 in which charging categories related to charging processing of a packet switch are displayed in an intra-network header.

第2図はバケツ1〜交換機の課金処理に関する課金度数
加算を行う第4図の5の部分のフローチャートを示す。
FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of the portion 5 in FIG. 4 in which the charging frequency is added for the charging processing of the bucket 1 to the exchange.

第4図の例に於いては端末3αを発呼側として端末3b
に該通信の料金が課せられる場合を示すが、端末3bが
発呼側であった場合、またはCCITT勧告X・25の
着信課金ファシリティに上り着呼側か課金側となった場
合等にも本発明が適用可能であることは言うまでもない
In the example of FIG. 4, terminal 3α is the calling party and terminal 3b is the calling party.
This example shows a case in which charges are imposed for the communication, but this also applies when the terminal 3b is the calling party, or when it enters the CCITT Recommendation X.25 incoming call charging facility and becomes the called party or the billing party. It goes without saying that the invention is applicable.

発呼側パケット交換1幾2αは発呼側端末3αよりの課
金対象パケットを受信すると、第1図に示すように発呼
側端末3α拠点の現地時刻の現時間より課金区分が通常
課金または夜間/休日割引き課金の割引き時間帯かの識
別を30にて行い、その結果により得た課金区分データ
を第3図に示す網内パケット1の網内パケットヘッダ部
1α内の課金区分ビット部1bに、割引き課金時間帯の
場合は1′をセット31、通常課金時間帯の場合はO#
をセット32し、網内パケットを編集後、着呼側パケッ
ト交換機2bに向は送信33する。
When the calling side packet exchange 12α receives a billing packet from the calling side terminal 3α, as shown in FIG. /Identification of the discount period for holiday discount charging is performed at 30, and the charging classification data obtained as a result is stored in the charging classification bit section 1b in the network packet header section 1α of the network packet 1 shown in FIG. , set 1' to 31 for discount billing time, O# for normal billing time.
After setting 32 and editing the intra-network packet, the packet is sent 33 to the called packet switch 2b.

次に課金対象の網内パケット1を受信したパケット交換
機は課金処理を第2図により以下のように行う。まず端
末に対し該パケットの送信(40)後、該通信の課金対
象端末側が発呼側か着呼側かさらに自端末側が発呼側か
着呼側、即ち自局側が課金側か否か(41)の判定を行
い、相手端末側の課金区分を使用するか自端末側の課金
区分を使用するかを決定する。自端末側の課金の場合は
現時刻より課金時間帯の判定(43)を行い、割引き課
金か通常課金かを決定し、相手端末側の課金の場合は受
信した網内パケットヘッダ部1α内の課金区分ビット部
1bのデータにより91′の時は割引き課金、O“の時
は通常課金の決定を行なう。この決定結果とさらにパケ
ットサイズ等の料金i&準より、該パケットの通信料金
度数を求め、度数カウンタに累計する(44.45)。
Next, the packet switching equipment which received the intra-network packet 1 to be charged performs the charging process as shown in FIG. 2 as follows. First, after transmitting the packet to the terminal (40), it is determined whether the terminal to be billed for the communication is the calling party or the called party. 41), and determines whether to use the charging classification of the other terminal or the charging classification of the own terminal. In the case of billing on the own terminal side, the billing time period is determined from the current time (43), and it is determined whether discount billing or normal billing is required.In the case of billing on the other terminal side, the information in the received intra-network packet header section 1α is determined. Based on the data in the charging classification bit part 1b, discount charging is determined when it is 91', and normal charging is determined when it is O''. Based on this determination result and the charges i and quasi such as packet size, the communication charge frequency of the packet is determined. , is accumulated in the frequency counter (44.45).

該通信の終了時には非課金側である着呼側パケット交換
機2bは呼切断時これまでに累積した課金情報を課金側
の発呼側パケット交換機2qに通知する。
At the end of the communication, the called packet switch 2b, which is the non-billing side, notifies the calling packet switch 2q, which is the billing side, of the billing information accumulated so far when the call is disconnected.

着呼側課金の場合も同様にして若呼側パケッ1〜交換機
2bに通知する。
In the case of billing on the called side, the young call side packets 1 to 2b are notified in the same manner.

本実施例によれば時差のある端末間通信の通(3時間帯
による割引きを設けた課金度数の演算用データを課金対
象端末側からの通知により識別でき、課金対象端末側の
時差と課金割引き時間帯等のデータの削除および索引、
演算等の処理を不要とする効果がある。
According to this embodiment, it is possible to identify communication data between terminals with time differences (data for calculation of billing frequency with discounts based on three time zones) by notification from the billing terminal side, and calculate the time difference and billing discount on the billing terminal side. Deleting and indexing data such as time zone,
This has the effect of eliminating the need for processing such as arithmetic operations.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

本発明によれば通信時間帯によって料金区分を設けるパ
ケット交換網に於いて、パケット交換機はこれに収容さ
れた端末と該端末の通信相手となる可能性をもった全端
末との時差を認識する必要がなく、かつバケツ1〜交換
機間で厳密に時間を一致させる必要がなくなり、パケッ
ト交換機の記憶装置の容量を削減できるばかりでなく、
それらの索引処理を不要とすることができる。
According to the present invention, in a packet switching network in which charges are divided according to communication time zones, the packet switching equipment recognizes the time difference between a terminal accommodated in the network and all terminals with which the terminal has the possibility of becoming communication partners. This eliminates the need for strict time synchronization between bucket 1 and the exchange, which not only reduces the storage capacity of the packet exchange.
Such index processing can be made unnecessary.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は端末よりパケット受信時の課金表示処理フロー
チャー1−1第2図は網内パケット受信による端末への
パケット送信時に於ける課金度数処理フローチャート、
第3図は本発明の一実施例のパケット交換網での送受信
される網内パケットの形式を示す図、第4図は端末間通
信のデータバケツ1−通信シーケンスと課金制御の契機
を示す図である。 1α・・・網内バケツ!へヘッダ部、 1b・・・課金区分ビット部、 2G・・・発呼側パケット交換機、 2b・・・着呼側パケット交換機、 3G・・・発呼側端末。 3b・・・着呼側端末、 4・・・課金区分表示契機、 5・・・課金度数加算契機、 6・・通常課金時間帯。 7・・割引き課金時間帯。 %l目 ′ip:、2日 晃5日 晃Δ目
Fig. 1 is a flowchart of charging display processing when receiving a packet from a terminal 1-1 Fig. 2 is a flowchart of charging frequency processing when transmitting a packet to a terminal by receiving a packet within the network;
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the format of intra-network packets transmitted and received in a packet switching network according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing data bucket 1 of terminal-to-terminal communication - communication sequence and timing of billing control. It is. 1α...net bucket! Header part, 1b... Charging classification bit part, 2G... Calling side packet switch, 2b... Calling side packet switch, 3G... Calling side terminal. 3b... Called side terminal, 4... Charging category display trigger, 5... Charging frequency addition trigger, 6... Normal charging time period. 7.Discount billing time period. %lth’ip:, 2nd day Akira 5th day Akira Δth

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1、時差のある端末間通信を実現し、該端末間通信に料
金を課す機能を有するパケット交換網に於いて、パケッ
トの網内ヘッダ部に該当パケットの料金区分を示す為の
標識を設け、該標識により課金対象の端末を収容したパ
ケット交換機が相手端末を収容したパケット交換機に該
パケットの料金区分を通知することを特徴とするパケッ
ト交換網の課金方式。
1. In a packet switching network that realizes communication between terminals with time differences and has the function of charging charges for communication between terminals, an indicator is provided in the network header of the packet to indicate the charge classification of the corresponding packet, A charging method for a packet switching network, characterized in that a packet switching equipment accommodating a terminal to be charged informs a packet switching equipment accommodating a partner terminal of the charge classification of the packet by means of the indicator.
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