WO2009143746A1 - Procédé, système et dispositif de facturation - Google Patents

Procédé, système et dispositif de facturation Download PDF

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WO2009143746A1
WO2009143746A1 PCT/CN2009/071846 CN2009071846W WO2009143746A1 WO 2009143746 A1 WO2009143746 A1 WO 2009143746A1 CN 2009071846 W CN2009071846 W CN 2009071846W WO 2009143746 A1 WO2009143746 A1 WO 2009143746A1
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徐志贤
朱良军
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
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    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
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    • H04M15/80—Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04M15/8044—Least cost routing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
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    • H04M15/8055—Selecting cheaper transport technology for a given service
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
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    • H04M15/8061—Selecting least cost route depending on origin or type of service
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
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    • H04M2215/745—Least cost routing, e.g. Automatic or manual, call by call or by preselection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/74—Rating aspects, e.g. rating parameters or tariff determination apects
    • H04M2215/745—Least cost routing, e.g. Automatic or manual, call by call or by preselection
    • H04M2215/7464—Select transport technology for a given service, e.g. use for data connection WLAN rather than GSM/UMTS/GPRS or use company's communication network rather than a public network
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/74—Rating aspects, e.g. rating parameters or tariff determination apects
    • H04M2215/745—Least cost routing, e.g. Automatic or manual, call by call or by preselection
    • H04M2215/7471—Select route depending on origin or type of service, e.g. route TDMA voice calls differently than VoIP calls

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  • Billing method Billing method, billing system and billing device
  • the present invention relates to the field of charging technologies, and in particular, to a charging method, a charging system, and a charging device. Background technique
  • charging data traffic includes two methods according to the duration of the data service or the traffic generated by the data service.
  • data services are defined as a product by time duration or according to traffic, and the user can select one of the products.
  • the type of traffic that an external network element can apply to OCS can only be one type, either traffic or duration.
  • OCS conducts the pricing deduction according to the type of business volume applied for.
  • the difference in user needs is very large. Some users may have a large amount of traffic on the Internet, and they want to pack time regardless of traffic. Some people have a small amount of traffic on the Internet, and they want to have unlimited traffic, so that The method of charging according to the same mode cannot meet the user's needs.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides a charging method, a charging system and a charging device, so as to implement charging according to user requirements.
  • Some embodiments provide a charging method, a charging system, and a charging device, which are implemented by: receiving a reported traffic request that includes at least two types of traffic types;
  • a billing system comprising:
  • An external network element configured to report an application that includes at least two types of traffic types
  • the billing device is configured to select one of the traffic types for each type of traffic and then authorize one of the traffic types for authorization.
  • a charging device comprising: The rating unit is used to separately price each type of traffic reported;
  • the first selection unit is configured to select one of the types of traffic types that can be priced to perform authorization.
  • the technical solution provided by the foregoing embodiment can receive the reported application including at least two types of traffic, and select one of the traffic types for each type of traffic to be authorized, and can flexibly select the type of the traffic to be charged. In order to meet the different needs of users.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a billing system of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a general embodiment of a charging method
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a specific embodiment of a charging method
  • FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the rating in an embodiment of a charging method
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a billing apparatus of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a block diagram thereof, including:
  • the external network element 51 is configured to report an application that includes at least two types of traffic types;
  • the charging device 52 is configured to select one of the traffic types for each type of traffic and then authorize one of the traffic types.
  • the external network element 51 sends a CCR INITIAL message to the charging device 52, and both types of traffic are reported to the application, that is, both the traffic and the duration are reported; the charging device 52 receives the external network element.
  • the two types of traffic are separately priced, and one of the traffic types is selected for authorization.
  • the billing device 52 separately rates the two types of traffic and selects one of the traffic types for authorization. Specifically, the priority of the two services can be compared, and the traffic type of the current session is selected as the priority.
  • one type of traffic can be preferentially selected.
  • the billing result can be preferentially selected.
  • the charging device 52 may specifically be a real-time charging system OCS.
  • OCS real-time charging system
  • FIG. 2 shows the flow of a charging method example, which may include:
  • S201 Receive a reported traffic request that includes at least two types of traffic types.
  • S202 Select one of the traffic types for each type of traffic and then select one of the traffic types for authorization.
  • each of the traffic volumes is separately priced and one of the traffic types is selected for authorization, which may specifically include the following cases:
  • Case 1 For only one type of traffic that can be priced, select the type of traffic for authorization.
  • Case 2 For at least two types of traffic that can be priced, the authorization is based on the priority of the traffic type or the type of cost.
  • the authorization is performed according to the priority type of the traffic type, and specifically, the following process may be included:
  • the above-mentioned authorization according to the fee selection service type may specifically include the following situations: Case 1: Different charges are generated for different traffic types, and a low-cost traffic type is selected for authorization;
  • Case 2 For the different traffic type types, the same fee is generated. Set a traffic type to the default option 4 to be authorized.
  • the authorization may also include reviewing the selected traffic type according to the account entry status.
  • the checking the selected traffic type according to the accounting situation may specifically include the following situations: if the balance is insufficient when the account is entered, the charging result is deducted according to the charging result of another traffic type of the same priority, and if the charging is successful, Select the type of business that the deduction is successful.
  • the method further includes checking the selected traffic type according to the account entry status.
  • the types of traffic selected according to the account entry review include:
  • the method may further include:
  • the external network element sends a credit control request (or called a CCR initialization message, a CCR Initial request) to the OCS.
  • a credit control request or called a CCR initialization message, a CCR Initial request
  • the two types of traffic types are reported to be reported through the CCR initialization message, that is, both the traffic and the duration are reported.
  • the OCS After receiving the CCR Initial request of the external network element, the OCS selects one of the traffic types after the service volume of the type is priced according to the foregoing two traffic types.
  • the OCS advertises the different types of traffic that are reported separately.
  • the subsequent process is similar to this embodiment. The following describes the traffic types and durations.
  • the purpose of the rating may include obtaining the type of product being reported, and may also include calculating the generated fee.
  • For default data traffic billing you can choose to define products by duration and/or by traffic, and different products have different priority configurations. For example, a time-based billing product with a default data traffic has a priority of 1000, and its traffic-based product has a priority of 1200. Users can choose the products they prefer to order, and can or cannot be ordered at the same time.
  • the system can define such fixed-time or flow-through websites or business products as non-ordered products, without the user having to order.
  • the priority of these products can be higher than the default data flow rate product.
  • a website reading channel product, according to the flow rate the priority can be 800.
  • OCS will separately price two types of business and will select one of the traffic types. Specifically, the priority of the two services can be compared, and the traffic type of the current session is selected as the priority.
  • one type of traffic can be preferentially selected.
  • the billing result can be preferentially selected.
  • S303 The OCS grants the selected traffic type to the external network element by using a CCA Initial message.
  • the follow-up can also include:
  • the external network element can also send a new traffic request (CCR Update) to the OCS to request the next fragment.
  • CCR Update a new traffic request
  • the new traffic request here can be similar to that in S301, including the traffic request of two types of traffic, that is, both the traffic and the duration are reported.
  • S307 The OCS grants a new request quantity of the selected traffic type to the external network element.
  • S305 to 307 may be repeated.
  • S309 When the service is terminated (for example, the user hangs up;), the external network element sends a CCR Termination to report the last usage;
  • S310 The OCS approves and deducts the traffic according to the used traffic, and releases the session.
  • the application for receiving at least two types of traffic is received, and each of the traffic volumes is separately priced, and one of the traffic types is selected for authorization, and the type of the traffic volume can be flexibly selected, thereby satisfying Different needs of users.
  • S401 determining whether both types of traffic can be priced or only one type of service can be successfully priced, if yes S402 is executed; if it is the former, S403 is executed.
  • the judgment of whether the rating is successful can be determined by whether the corresponding tariff definition can be found and the application volume is completed. For example, if the traffic volume of 20K traffic is reported, but the corresponding tariff is not found at the rating, or if all the pricing is not completed, it is judged that the price cannot be successfully awarded.
  • the traffic type that can be successfully rated is regarded as an Authenticated Traffic Type. 25
  • S403 Compare the product priorities of the two types of traffic billing. If the priorities are different, go to S404. If the priorities are the same, go to S405.
  • S404 Select a traffic type with a higher priority for charging.
  • Which traffic type is used for which business volume has a higher priority For example, the user has a priority value of 1000 for the time-based billing product, and a flow rate product with a priority value of 1200, and the priority value is specified to be small. In this way, because the time-based billing product has a high priority, the duration of the traffic is selected. If the service used by the user is the website reading channel, because the product of the website reading has a higher priority (set to 800), the flow rate is selected according to the product definition.
  • S405 Determine whether the charges generated by the two types of traffic billing are different. If they are different, the process proceeds to S406. If they are the same, the process proceeds to S407.
  • it may be a traffic type selected by default according to the traffic type of the time length, or may be a traffic type selected by default according to the traffic type of the traffic.
  • the selection in S406 or the setting in S407 may include S408 before the default selection authorization.
  • S408 Review the selected traffic type according to the account entry status.
  • the charging result is deducted according to the charging result of another traffic, and if the deduction is successful, the traffic type of the successful deduction is regarded as the type of the authorized traffic.
  • the price of the product and the traffic have the same priority, which is 1000.
  • the billing result traffic cost is 5 yuan, and the duration fee is 3 yuan. According to the foregoing method, if the cost is low, the billing result will be preferentially selected. fee.
  • the user's balance is insufficient, only 2 yuan, and at this time, if the user has a gift book, it can only be used to charge according to the flow. In this way, if the deduction of the flow rate is successful, the traffic type of the traffic should be selected.
  • the selection in S404 may further include step S409.
  • S409 If the balance is insufficient at the time of account entry, the backhand calculation is performed according to the type with higher priority to obtain the licensable traffic type.
  • the type of traffic requested by the user is the duration, which includes the 10-minute usage duration.
  • the charging result is 10 yuan, but the user balance is insufficient. If the balance is 2 yuan, the authorized traffic is obtained according to the user balance, for example.
  • the licensable time is 2 minutes, and the back-calculated traffic is used as the licensable traffic type.
  • the above selection according to the priority is convenient for the operator to manage different charging rules. For example, the operator mainly pushes a package that is charged on a long-term basis. However, if a product, such as a ringtone, is charged by traffic, the priority of the ringtone product is higher than that of the duration package, which can meet such a requirement.
  • FIG. 5 shows a block diagram thereof, including:
  • the rating unit 61 is configured to separately price each type of traffic reported
  • the first selecting unit 62 is configured to select one of the types of traffic that can be priced to perform authorization.
  • the first selecting unit 62 may include:
  • the priority comparison unit 63 is configured to compare the product priority of each type of traffic type billing for at least two types of traffic types;
  • a second selecting unit 64 configured to: when the traffic type with the highest priority includes only one type, select one type of traffic with the highest priority for authorization; and when the type of traffic with the highest priority includes at least two In this case, the authorization type is selected according to the cost.
  • the second selecting unit 64 may include:
  • the cost comparison unit 65 is configured to compare charges generated by charging of different traffic types when the type of traffic with the highest priority includes at least two types;
  • the third selecting unit 66 generates different charges for charging different types of traffic, and selects 4 types of traffic types for selecting low-cost traffic types; and generates the same fee for charging different traffic types, and is used for setting a traffic volume.
  • Type is the default selection authorization.
  • the charging device may specifically be a real-time charging system ocs.
  • the method for performing charging by using the foregoing charging device is similar to the foregoing method, and details are not described herein again.
  • the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, ie may be located A place, or it can be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objectives of the solution of the embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement without deliberate labor.

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Procédé, système et dispositif de facturation, le procédé de facturation comportant les étapes consistant à : recevoir une demande portant sur un volume d’affaires déclaré et comprenant au moins deux types de volume d’affaires; après avoir fixé un prix pour chaque type de volume d’affaires, sélectionner l’un des types de volume d’affaires à autoriser.
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