WO2010051778A1 - 一种容灾方法、系统及设备 - Google Patents

一种容灾方法、系统及设备 Download PDF

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WO2010051778A1
WO2010051778A1 PCT/CN2009/074885 CN2009074885W WO2010051778A1 WO 2010051778 A1 WO2010051778 A1 WO 2010051778A1 CN 2009074885 W CN2009074885 W CN 2009074885W WO 2010051778 A1 WO2010051778 A1 WO 2010051778A1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of network communication technologies, and in particular, to a disaster tolerance method, system, and device.
  • Data disaster refers to a major disaster in which a computer system experiences a wide range of interruptions during data processing and cannot recover within a certain period of time.
  • System disaster recovery refers to the system being seriously damaged, such as: earthquakes, fires, floods, re-ordering hardware and software for installation, and recovery from backup data.
  • OCS Online Charging System
  • OCS online charging system
  • the request for the user telecommunication service can be sent to the alternative system. , to ensure that users can continue to enjoy telecommunications services.
  • the existing disaster recovery solution is to replicate all the data to be replicated on the production equipment to the disaster recovery equipment through the data replication link, so that the disaster recovery equipment is consistent with the data on the production equipment.
  • Daily operation ⁇ through the data replication software, automatically copy the incremental data newly generated by the production equipment to the disaster recovery equipment, and maintain the consistency of the data between the two parties.
  • OCS Online Charging System
  • the online Charging System (OCS) establishes a connection and completes the disaster recovery service takeover.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a disaster recovery charging method, including: pre-setting a disaster recovery charging device without authentication data, [10] When a disaster recovery occurs, the disaster recovery charging device accepts a service request sent by the production service platform;
  • the embodiment of the present invention further provides a disaster tolerance system, including a production service platform and a disaster recovery charging device without authentication data;
  • the production service platform is configured to send a service request to the disaster recovery charging device after the disaster recovery occurs; [14] the disaster recovery charging device, configured to receive the service request of the production service platform And executing the business request to generate a fee list.
  • the embodiment of the present invention further provides a disaster recovery charging device, including:
  • the receiving module is configured to receive the service request sent by the production service platform after the disaster recovery;
  • a processing module configured to process according to the service request.
  • the disaster recovery charging device accepts and processes the service request sent by the production service platform, directly releases the service request, and does not perform authentication on the service request, so that the user saved on the production charging device does not need to be saved.
  • the data information or other data information is copied to the disaster recovery charging device, which greatly speeds up the disaster recovery switching and achieves the effect of rapid disaster recovery.
  • the peers also improve the user experience.
  • FIG. 1 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a disaster tolerance method according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a flow chart of still another embodiment of the disaster tolerance method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of the disaster tolerance method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a disaster tolerance system according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a disaster recovery charging device according to the present invention.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a disaster tolerance method, as shown in FIG. 1 , including:
  • Step 101 When a disaster recovery occurs, the disaster recovery charging device accepts the service request sent by the production service platform.
  • the disaster recovery billing equipment unconditionally accepts the service request.
  • the unconditional acceptance of the service request means: Since the disaster recovery charging device does not have the relevant authentication data of the user, the service request is cancelled and the service request is directly released.
  • the charging device is to authenticate the service request. For example, the user's credit balance is queried according to the service request, and the user is judged whether the user owes a fee, and then the service request is determined according to the judgment result.
  • the disaster recovery charging device does not authenticate the service request and directly releases the service. Request.
  • the user data or other data information stored on the production accounting device does not need to be copied to the disaster recovery accounting device.
  • the disaster recovery accounting device does not need to authenticate the service request, which greatly accelerates the disaster recovery. Switch speed.
  • Step 102 The disaster recovery charging device performs processing according to the service request.
  • the disaster recovery charging device processes the service request, including: identifying the service request, and arranging different business processes and billing by identifying the service request.
  • Identifying the service request includes: identifying, according to the service request, whether the service request is a basic call service request, or a short message service request or other value added service request. After identifying the service request, different business processes are arranged according to different services, and the fee is calculated according to different business processes, and a list of expenses after the service request is released is generated. For example, the voice service can generate a bill, including the start of the call. Information such as user terminal identification information during and after the end.
  • the disaster recovery billing device does not perform the chargeback operation on the fee list generated by the execution of the service request, that is, only the fee list generated by the execution of the service request is retained, and the operation of deducting the fee according to the fee list is cancelled. All users can use the service during the entire disaster recovery process, which greatly improves the user experience.
  • the disaster recovery billing device can use various services, including: calling, texting, etc.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a disaster tolerance method, as shown in FIG. 2, including:
  • the production service platform establishes links with production billing devices and disaster recovery billing devices.
  • the ratio of the disaster recovery billing device to the production billing device can exceed 1: 4 , that is, one disaster recovery billing device with the same processing capacity as the production billing device can process the production corresponding to more than four production billing devices.
  • the address information of the production accounting device and the disaster recovery accounting device is saved and maintained on the production service platform, so that the link to the disaster recovery charging device can be connected if the address information of the production accounting device cannot be accessed. Successfully access the disaster recovery billing equipment to ensure that the production service platform and production billing equipment and disaster recovery billing equipment can maintain normal communication. However, in the case that the production billing device is in normal operation, the link between the production service platform and the disaster recovery billing device is not connected.
  • the production billing device fails, and the backup billing device that produces the billing device does not function properly, or there is no backup billing device. That is, the production service platform detects production billing equipment and production billing equipment. After the address of the backup accounting device is unavailable, the production service platform automatically connects to the link of the disaster recovery charging device. That is, the switching as shown in FIG. 2 is switched from state A to state B.
  • the disaster recovery billing device can be connected to several production service platforms.
  • the service request of the disaster recovery billing equipment to handle the production service platform mainly has the following characteristics:
  • the preprocessing process of the service request by the disaster recovery charging device is simple after receiving the service request.
  • the disaster recovery charging device provides standardization of charging request and service identification (sorting), but cancels the authentication process for the service request, which greatly speeds up the pre-processing of the service request.
  • the disaster recovery charging device cancels the authentication of the service request, that is, the disaster tolerance meter
  • the fee device directly releases the service request. Not only has it increased the speed of business request acceptance, but it has also improved the user's experience. For example, in the event of a large-scale accident such as a tsunami or an earthquake, many users need rapid emergency rescues often using mobile terminals to call for help. If authentication is set, there is no doubt that arrears users have less relief in the disaster. In the disaster recovery process, the authentication is cancelled, and the service request is directly released to enable the user to improve the experience.
  • the disaster recovery billing device disconnects from the production service platform, and the production service platform restores the connection with the production billing device, that is, from state B to state C.
  • the disaster recovery billing device will send the fee generated after the service request recorded in the business request process of the production service platform is released, that is, the fee list is sent to the production billing device, and the production service platform is disconnected. Connection.
  • the production billing device resumes the connection with the production service platform, and receives the disaster recovery billing device to send List of fees.
  • Production billing equipment can perform deductions based on the expense list.
  • the disaster recovery charging device does not authenticate the service request, which greatly improves the disaster recovery switching speed, so that the user can use the service in the disaster tolerance.
  • the processing resources of the disaster recovery billing device are saved, and the disaster recovery cost is reduced.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a disaster tolerance method, as shown in FIG. 3, including:
  • Step 301 the production service platform sends a service request to the production billing device.
  • the production service platform establishes a link with the production billing device and the disaster recovery billing device.
  • the address information of the production accounting device and the disaster recovery accounting device is saved and maintained on the production service platform, so that the link to the disaster recovery charging device can be connected and accessed smoothly when the address information of the production accounting device cannot be accessed.
  • the disaster recovery billing device ensures that the production service platform and production billing equipment and disaster recovery billing equipment can maintain normal communication. However, in the normal operation of the production billing device, the link between the production service platform and the disaster recovery accounting device is not connected. When the production billing device fails, and the backup billing device that produces the billing device cannot operate normally, or there is no backup billing device. That is, the production service platform detects that the addresses of the backup billing devices of the production billing device and the production billing device are inaccessible, and the production service platform automatically connects to the link of the disaster recovery billing device.
  • the disaster recovery charging device can load the same application software, such as billing software and control software, loaded on the production billing device.
  • Step 302 The production service platform receives an access failure message.
  • the production billing device fails in the disaster recovery, and the production service platform cannot access the address information of the production billing device, so the production service platform receives the message that the return access failed.
  • Step 303 The production service platform sends a service request to the disaster recovery charging device.
  • the production service platform sends a service request to the disaster recovery billing device after the address information of the production billing device cannot be accessed.
  • the production service platform establishes a link with the disaster recovery billing device before the disaster recovery, and saves the address information of the disaster recovery billing device. Therefore, after the disaster recovery occurs, the production service platform connects to the link of the disaster recovery accounting device based on the address information of the saved disaster recovery accounting device, that is, the disaster recovery switch.
  • Step 304 The disaster recovery charging device sends a response message to the production service platform to accept the service request.
  • the disaster recovery billing device accepts the service request sent by the production service platform. The specific reasons are as described above, and are not mentioned here. Similarly, the disaster recovery charging device sends a response message to the production service platform to receive the service request.
  • the disaster recovery billing device processes the business request sent by the production service platform and generates a fee list. The process is as described above and will not be mentioned here.
  • the disaster recovery charging device can also set a certain service to be restricted.
  • disaster recovery charging can release basic call service requests, short message service requests, and reject requests for use of some value-added services, such as MMS.
  • communication resources can be fully applied to basic services such as basic calls, and some value-added services are used to avoid disaster-relieving communication resources.
  • Step 305 after the production billing device is troubleshooting, send a message that can be accessed to the production service platform.
  • Step 306 The production service platform informs the disaster recovery charging device of the message that the service request is terminated.
  • the production service platform informs the disaster recovery billing device of the message that the processing of the service request is terminated. After receiving the message that terminates the processing of the service request, the disaster recovery billing device stops processing the service request of the production service platform.
  • the production service platform disconnects the link with the disaster recovery accounting device, and restores the link connection with the production accounting device, that is, the disaster recovery switchback.
  • the disaster recovery charging device sends a fee list to the production charging device.
  • step 308 the production charging device returns a message for receiving the processing result and the fee list to the disaster recovery charging device.
  • the production billing device receives the processing result and the fee list sent by the disaster recovery billing device, and returns a message to the disaster recovery billing device. And the user performs a chargeback operation according to the list of sending charges.
  • the disaster recovery billing device knows that the production billing device has received the processing result and the fee list sent by it, and deletes the processing result and the fee list.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a disaster tolerance system, as shown in FIG. 4, including:
  • the disaster recovery charging device 401 is configured to accept a service request of the production service platform, and request the service request Line processing.
  • the disaster recovery charging device uses the disaster tolerance online charging system (Online Charging)
  • OCS OCS
  • the production service platform When the production billing device fails, the production service platform automatically connects to the link of the disaster recovery charging device 401.
  • the production service platform may be a Service Control Point (SCP), an Application Server (AS), or It is another value-added business platform.
  • SCP Service Control Point
  • AS Application Server
  • SCP business control point
  • the disaster recovery charging device 401 Before receiving the service request of the production service platform, the disaster recovery charging device 401 has no relevant authentication data of the user, and after receiving the service request, the pre-processing process of the service request by the disaster recovery charging device 401 is compared. simple. In the preprocessing process, the disaster recovery charging device 401 provides standardization of charging requests, service identification (sorting), and cancels the authentication process for service requests. Greatly speed up the pre-processing of business requests.
  • the disaster recovery charging device 401 cancels the authentication process of the service request, and the disaster recovery meter, after receiving the service request of the production service platform, the disaster recovery charging device 401 cancels the authentication process of the service request.
  • the fee device 401 directly releases the service request. Not only has it increased the speed of business request acceptance, but it has also improved the user's experience. For example, in the event of a large-scale accident such as a tsunami or an earthquake, many users need rapid emergency rescues often using mobile terminals to call for help. If authentication is set, there is no doubt that arrears users have less relief in the disaster. In the disaster recovery process, the authentication is cancelled, and the service request is directly released to enable the user to improve the experience.
  • the disaster recovery billing device 401 records only the list of expenses generated after the service request is released, and cancels the fee deduction operation according to the fee list. After the production billing device is restored, the bill list generated after the recorded service request is released is sent to the production billing device, and is deducted by the production billing device. Enable users to use services throughout the disaster recovery process.
  • the service control point (SCP) 402 is configured to save the address information of the disaster recovery charging device 401. If the address information of the production accounting device corresponding to the self-service is not available, the disaster recovery device 401 is connected according to the address information of the disaster recovery device 401. link.
  • the service control point (SCP) 402 is connected to the disaster recovery charging device 401, and the disaster recovery charging device 401 is unconditionally accepted. And process the service request of the Service Control Point (SCP) 402. Because it is unconditionally accepted and processed The service request of the SCP 402 does not need to copy the data in the production billing device corresponding to the Service Control Point (SCP) 4 02 before the disaster recovery switch, which greatly saves the disaster recovery switch response. Improve the user experience.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a disaster recovery charging device 401.
  • the method includes: a receiving module 501, a processing module 502, a feedback module 503, and optionally, a storage module 504, and a deleting module 505. specifically,
  • the receiving module 501 is configured to receive a service request of the production service platform.
  • the production service platform establishes a link with the production billing device and the disaster recovery billing device 402 before the disaster recovery, and saves and maintains the address information of the production billing device and the disaster recovery billing device on the production service platform.
  • the production service platform cannot access the address information of the production accounting device, the address information of the disaster recovery charging device 402 is accessed by connecting to the previously established link, and the service request is sent through the connected link.
  • the receiving module 501 unconditionally receives the service request of the production service platform.
  • the processing module 502 is configured to process the service according to the service sent by the production service platform.
  • the processing module 502 processes the service request.
  • the billing device has an authentication process for the service request, that is, whether the service request described has the right to access and can be released. For example, the user's database is retrieved according to the service request, and it is determined whether the user is in arrears, and whether the service request is released is determined according to the judgment result. If the user owes a fee, the billing device will not release the call request of the arrears user.
  • the disaster recovery accounting system cancels the authentication of the service request and directly releases the service request because the user's data is not obtained before the disaster recovery switchover.
  • the processing module 502 includes a bill generation sub-module (not shown), that is, after the service request is released, after the service request is executed, the bill generation sub-module records the service request to be executed.
  • the cost that is, the list of expenses generated.
  • the disaster recovery charging device may further include a storage module 504, configured to store, according to the processing of the processing module 502, a fee list generated by the service request being executed.
  • the disaster recovery charging device may further include a feedback module 503, configured to feed back a service request generated cost list to the production charging device or its standby charging device.
  • the production service platform disconnects from the disaster recovery billing device, and the production service platform reconnects to the production billing device. And, feedback module 5 03 The list of expenses generated by the execution of the service request during the disaster tolerance process is sent to the production billing device.
  • the production billing device receives the charge list fed back by the feedback module 503, and performs a chargeback operation according to the fee list.
  • the disaster recovery charging device may further include a deleting module 505, configured to delete the fee list saved in the storage module 504 after the fee list is fed back to the production charging device. After the next disaster recovery switch is prevented, a duplicate fee list or an expired fee list is generated and fed back to the production billing device.
  • a deleting module 505 configured to delete the fee list saved in the storage module 504 after the fee list is fed back to the production charging device. After the next disaster recovery switch is prevented, a duplicate fee list or an expired fee list is generated and fed back to the production billing device.
  • the disaster recovery charging device unconditionally accepts the service request sent by the production service platform and processes the data, thereby greatly speeding up the disaster recovery switching, and can improve the capacity of about 80% compared with the existing technology.
  • the speed of the disaster also improves the user experience.
  • the disaster recovery switching response is greatly saved.
  • the software requirements of the embodiment of the present invention are relatively simple. In the process of handling disaster recovery, the memory usage is small, and the processing capacity of the central processing unit (CPU) is not high, and the disaster recovery system does not need to be separately established. Save disaster recovery costs.
  • CPU central processing unit
  • the ratio of the disaster recovery charging device to the production charging device may exceed 1 : 4
  • the disaster recovery billing device can simultaneously accept and process the service request of the service control point (SCP) corresponding to more than four production billing devices.
  • SCP service control point

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一种容灾方法,该方法包括:预先设置无鉴权数据的容灾计费设备,当发生容灾时,所述容灾计费设备接受生产业务平台发送的业务请求;容灾计费设备根据业务请求进行处理,产生费用清单。同时,本发明还公开了一种容灾系统及设备。本发明提高了容灾切换的速度,实现了快速容灾。

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Title of Invention:一种容灾方法、 系统及设备
[1] 本申请要求于 2008年 11月 10日提交中国专利局、 申请号为 200810217414.4、 发 明名称为"一种容灾方法、 系统及设备"的中国专利申请的优先权, 其全部内容通 过引用结合在本申请中。
[2] 技术领域
[3] 本发明涉及网络通信技术领域, 具体涉及一种容灾方法、 系统及设备。
[4] 发明背景
[5] 数据灾难是指计算机系统在数据处理过程中出现大范围的中断, 不能在一定吋 期内恢复的重大灾难。 系统容灾是指系统在遭到严重破坏后, 如: 发生地震、 火灾、 水灾吋, 重新定购软硬件进行安装, 并从备份数据中恢复。 如, 在在线 计费系统 (Online Charging System, OCS) 容灾方案中, 在不可预见灾难把在线 计费系统 (Online Charging System, OCS) 破坏后, 能把用户电信服务的请求发 送到替代系统中, 保证用户能够继续享受电信服务。
[6] 现有的容灾方案主要是将生产设备上的所有需要复制的数据, 通过数据复制链 路复制到容灾设备上, 使容灾设备同生产设备上的数据保持一致性。 日常运行 吋, 通过数据复制软件, 自动将生产设备新产生的增量数据复制到容灾设备, 保持双方数据的实吋一致性。 当检测到灾难 /故障发生之后, 进行人工决策并切 换。 人工决策后, 通过网管下发切换指令到容灾在线计费系统 (Online Charging System, OCS) 设备, 进行应用启动, 通过网管下发切换指令到周边网元, 进行 网元与容灾在线计费系统 (Online Charging System, OCS) 建立连接, 完成容灾 业务接管。
[7] 现有的容灾方案由于切换条件复杂, 另外还要考虑数据复制问题及应用启动问 题, 釆用手工切换, 导致切换周期较长, 延误了容灾吋间。
[8] 发明内容
[9] 为了缩短容灾切换的周期和响应吋间, 本发明实施例提供了一种容灾方法, 包 括: 预先设置无鉴权数据的容灾计费设备, [10] 当发生容灾吋, 所述容灾计费设备接受生产业务平台发送的业务请求;
[11] 执行所述业务请求, 并产生费用清单。
[12] 本发明实施例还提供了一种容灾系统, 包括生产业务平台和无鉴权数据的容灾 计费设备;
[13] 所述生产业务平台, 用于在发生容灾吋向所述容灾计费设备发送业务请求; [14] 所述容灾计费设备, 用于接受所述生产业务平台的业务请求, 并执行所述业务 请求, 产生费用清单。
[15] 同吋, 本发明实施例还提供了一种容灾计费设备, 包括:
[16] 接收模块, 用于容灾吋接受生产业务平台发送的业务请求;
[17] 处理模块, 用于根据所述的业务请求进行处理。
[18] 本发明实施例中容灾计费设备接受生产业务平台发送的业务请求并进行处理, 直接放通业务请求, 不对业务请求执行鉴权, 这样无需将保存在生产计费设备 上的用户数据信息或其他数据信息复制给容灾计费设备, 大大加快了容灾切换 的速度, 达到了快速容灾的效果, 同吋也提高了用户的体验。
[19] 附图简要说明
[20] 图 1为本发明的容灾方法一个实施例的流程图;
[21] 图 2为本发明的容灾方法又一个实施例的流程图;
[22] 图 3为本发明的容灾方法又一个实施例的流程图;
[23] 图 4为本发明的容灾系统一个实施例的结构示意图;
[24] 图 5为本发明的容灾计费设备一个实施例的结构示意图。
[25] 实施本发明的方式
[26] 本发明实施例提供了一种容灾方法, 如图 1所示, 包括:
[27] 步骤 101, 当发生容灾吋, 容灾计费设备接受生产业务平台发送的业务请求。
[28] 当容灾发生吋, 容灾计费设备无条件接受业务请求。 无条件接受业务请求是指 : 由于容灾计费设备没有用户的相关鉴权数据, 所以取消对业务请求进行鉴权 , 直接放通业务请求。 一般的, 计费设备都是要对业务请求进行鉴权。 例如, 根据业务请求査询用户的话费余额, 判断用户是否欠费, 然后根据判断结果决 定是否放通业务请求。 而容灾计费设备不对业务请求进行鉴权, 直接放通业务 请求。 在容灾切换吋, 无需将保存在生产计费设备上的用户数据信息或其他数 据信息复制给容灾计费设备, 容灾计费设备也无需对业务请求进行鉴权, 大大 加快了容灾切换速度。
[29] 步骤 102, 所述容灾计费设备根据所述的业务请求进行处理。
[30] 容灾计费设备对业务请求进行处理包括: 对业务请求进行识别, 通过识别业务 请求, 安排不同的业务流程和计费。
[31] 对业务请求进行识别包括: 根据业务请求识别业务请求是基本通话业务请求, 还是短消息业务请求或其他增值业务请求。 识别业务请求后根据不同业务安排 不同的业务流程, 同吋, 根据不同的业务流程计算费用, 并产生放通该业务请 求后的费用清单, 例如, 语音业务可以生成话单, 包括通话的开始吋间、 结束 吋间, 用户终端标识信息等信息。
[32] 但容灾计费设备对执行业务请求产生的费用清单不执行扣费操作, 即只保留执 行业务请求产生的费用清单, 而取消根据费用清单进行扣除费用的操作。 使所 有用户在整个容灾过程中可以使用业务, 大大提高了用户的体验度。
[33] 同吋, 容灾计费设备在处理生产业务平台的业务请求过程中, 用户可以正常使 用各种业务, 包括: 通话、 发短信等业务。
[34] 本发明实施例提供了一种容灾方法, 如图 2所示, 包括:
[35] 状态 A, 生产业务平台分别建立与生产计费设备和容灾计费设备的链路。 容灾 计费设备与生产计费设备的比率可以超过 1 : 4, 即一台与生产计费设备处理能 力一样的容灾计费设备可以同吋处理 4台以上生产计费设备相对应的生产业务平 台的业务请求。
[36] 生产业务平台上保存和维护生产计费设备和容灾计费设备的地址信息, 使在生 产计费设备的地址信息无法访问的情况下, 能够连接与容灾计费设备的链路, 顺利访问容灾计费设备, 确保生产业务平台与生产计费设备和容灾计费设备能 够保持正常通讯。 但是在生产计费设备正常运行的情况吋, 生产业务平台与容 灾计费设备之间的链路不连接。
[37] 当生产计费设备发生故障, 并且生产计费设备的备用计费设备也无法正常运作 , 或者没有备用计费设备。 即生产业务平台检测到生产计费设备和生产计费设 备的备用计费设备的地址均不可访问吋, 生产业务平台自动连接与容灾计费设 备的链路。 即如图 2所述的切换, 由状态 A切换到状态 B。 可选的, 容灾计费设备 可以连接数个生产业务平台。
[38] 状态 B, 由于生产计费设备处于故障状态, 生产业务平台与生产计费设备断开 连接, 生产业务平台与容灾计费设备之间的链路正式连接。 即生产计费设备处 于故障期间由容灾计费设备处理生产业务平台的业务请求。
[39] 其中, 容灾计费设备处理生产业务平台的业务请求主要有以下特点:
[40] 首先, 在接收生产业务平台的业务请求之前, 由于容灾计费设备没有用户的相 关鉴权数据, 所以在接收业务请求后, 容灾计费设备对业务请求的预处理过程 简单。 容灾计费设备在该预处理过程中, 提供计费请求标准化、 业务识别 (分 拣) , 但取消了对业务请求的鉴权过程, 大大加快了对业务请求预处理的速度
[41] 其次, 由于容灾计费设备中无用户的与鉴权有关的数据, 所以在接收生产业务 平台的业务请求后, 容灾计费设备取消对业务请求进行鉴权, 即容灾计费设备 直接放通业务请求。 不但提高了业务请求受理的速度, 同吋也提高了用户的体 验。 例如, 在发生海啸、 地震等大规模的意外事件吋, 许多用户需要快速的急 救往往利用移动终端来呼救。 如果设置鉴权, 无疑让欠费用户在灾难中少了一 种救济手段。 在容灾过程中取消鉴权, 直接放通业务请求使用户提高了体验。
[42] 最后, 容灾计费设备中只记录业务请求放通后产生的费用清单, 取消对根据费 用清单进行费用扣除操作。 在生产计费设备恢复以后, 将记录的业务请求放通 后产生的费用清单传送给生产计费设备, 由生产计费设备来扣除。 使所有用户 在整个容灾过程中可以使用业务。 取消扣费操作节省了容灾计费设备的处理资 源, 同吋提高了用户体验度, 降低了容灾成本。
[43] 当生产计费设备故障排除后, 容灾计费设备断开与生产业务平台的连接, 生产 业务平台恢复与生产计费设备的连接, 即由状态 B到状态 C。
[44] 状态 C, 容灾计费设备将在处理生产业务平台的业务请求过程中记录的业务请 求放通后产生的费用, 即费用清单发送给生产计费设备, 并断开与生产业务平 台的连接。 生产计费设备恢复与生产业务平台的连接, 接收容灾计费设备发送 的费用清单。 生产计费设备可以根据费用清单执行扣除费用操作。
[45] 在本实施例中, 由于容灾计费设备不对业务请求进行鉴权, 大大提高了容灾切 换速度, 使用户可以在容灾中使用业务。 同吋, 由于在容灾过程中不对用户执 行扣费操作, 节约了容灾计费设备的处理资源, 降低了容灾成本。 、
[46] 本发明实施例提供了一种容灾方法, 如图 3所示, 包括:
[47] 步骤 301, 生产业务平台向生产计费设备发送业务请求。
[48] 当发生容灾吋, 生产计费设备出现故障, 生产业务平台无法获知生产计费设备 发生了故障, 故仍然向生产计费设备发送业务请求。
[49] 可选的, 生产业务平台分别建立与生产计费设备和容灾计费设备的链路。 生产 业务平台上保存和维护生产计费设备和容灾计费设备的地址信息, 使在生产计 费设备的地址信息无法访问的情况下, 能够连接与容灾计费设备的链路, 顺利 访问容灾计费设备, 确保生产业务平台与生产计费设备和容灾计费设备能够保 持正常通讯。 但是在生产计费设备正常运行的情况吋, 生产业务平台与容灾计 费设备之间的链路不连接。 当生产计费设备发生故障, 并且生产计费设备的备 用计费设备也无法正常运作, 或者没有备用计费设备。 即生产业务平台检测到 生产计费设备和生产计费设备的备用计费设备的地址均不可访问吋, 生产业务 平台自动连接与容灾计费设备的链路。
[50] 可选的, 容灾计费设备可以加载与生产计费设备上加载的相同的应用软件, 如 计费软件、 控制软件等。
[51] 步骤 302, 生产业务平台接收访问失败消息。
[52] 生产计费设备在容灾中发生故障, 生产业务平台无法访问生产计费设备的地址 信息, 故生产业务平台接收返回访问失败的消息。
[53] 步骤 303, 生产业务平台向容灾计费设备发送业务请求。
[54] 生产业务平台在无法访问生产计费设备的地址信息吋, 向容灾计费设备发送业 务请求。 生产业务平台在容灾前建立了与容灾计费设备的链路, 并且保存了容 灾计费设备的地址信息。 所以当发生容灾后, 生产业务平台根据保存的容灾计 费设备的地址信息, 连接与容灾计费设备的链路, 即容灾切换。
[55] 步骤 304, 容灾计费设备向生产业务平台发送接受业务请求的响应消息。 [56] 容灾计费设备接受生产业务平台发送的业务请求, 具体原因如前所述, 此处不 再赞述。 同吋, 容灾计费设备向生产业务平台发送接收业务请求的响应消息。
[57] 同吋, 容灾计费设备对生产业务平台发送的业务请求进行处理, 并产生费用清 单。 处理过程如前所述, 此处不再赞述。
[58] 可选的, 容灾计费设备也可以设定一定业务受限使用。 例如, 容灾计费可以放 通基本通话业务请求, 短消息业务请求, 而拒绝一些增值业务的使用的请求, 如彩信等。 在容灾吋, 可以将通信资源充分应用到基本通话等基本业务上, 避 免一些增值业务占用救灾通信资源。
[59] 步骤 305, 生产计费设备排除故障后向生产业务平台发送其可以访问的消息。
[60] 生产计费设备排除故障后, 向生产业务平台发送可以访问生产计费设备的消息
[61] 步骤 306, 生产业务平台向容灾计费设备告知其终止处理业务请求的消息。
[62] 生产业务平台接收生产计费设备发送的可以访问的消息后, 向容灾计费设备告 知终止对其业务请求进行处理的消息。 容灾计费设备收到告知其终止处理业务 请求的消息后, 停止处理生产业务平台的业务请求。
[63] 同吋, 生产业务平台断开与容灾计费设备的链路, 恢复与生产计费设备的链路 连接, 即容灾回切。
[64] 可选的, 步骤 307, 容灾计费设备向生产计费设备发送费用清单。
[65] 容灾计费设备与生产业务平台断开连接后, 将对生产业务平台发送的业务请求 的处理及产生的费用清单发送给生产计费设备。
[66] 可选的, 步骤 308, 生产计费设备向容灾计费设备返回接收处理结果及费用清 单的消息。
[67] 生产计费设备接收容灾计费设备发送的处理结果及费用清单, 并向容灾计费设 备返回消息。 并且根据发送费用清单对用户执行扣费操作。
[68] 同吋, 容灾计费设备获知生产计费设备已经接收其发送的处理结果及费用清单 后, 删除处理结果及费用清单。
[69] 本发明实施例提供了一种容灾系统, 如图 4所示, 包括:
[70] 容灾计费设备 401, 用于接受生产业务平台的业务请求, 并对所述业务请求进 行处理。 本发明实施例中容灾计费设备以容灾在线计费系统 (Online Charging
System, OCS) 设备为例。
当生产计费设备发生故障, 生产业务平台自动连接与容灾计费设备 401的链路 其中, 生产业务平台可以是业务控制点 (Service Control Point, SCP) 、 应用 服务器 (Application Server, AS) 或者是其他增值业务平台。 本发明实施例以业 务控制点 (SCP) 为例进行阐述。
[73] 容灾计费设备 401处理生产业务平台的业务请求有如下特点:
[74] 1、 在接收生产业务平台的业务请求之前, 容灾计费设备 401中无用户的相关鉴 权数据, 在接收业务请求后, 容灾计费设备 401对业务请求的预处理过程比较简 单。 容灾计费设备 401在该预处理过程中, 提供计费请求标准化、 业务识别 (分 拣) , 取消了对业务请求的鉴权过程。 大大加快了对业务请求预处理的速度。
[75] 2、 由于容灾计费设备 401中无用户的相关鉴权数据, 在接收生产业务平台的业 务请求后, 容灾计费设备 401取消了对业务请求的鉴权过程, 容灾计费设备 401 直接放通业务请求。 不但提高了业务请求受理的速度, 同吋也提高了用户的体 验。 例如, 在发生海啸、 地震等大规模的意外事件吋, 许多用户需要快速的急 救往往利用移动终端来呼救。 如果设置鉴权, 无疑让欠费用户在灾难中少了一 种救济手段。 在容灾过程中取消鉴权, 直接放通业务请求使用户提高了体验。
[76] 3、 容灾计费设备 401中仅仅记录业务请求放通后产生的费用清单, 取消对根据 费用清单进行费用扣除操作。 在生产计费设备恢复以后, 将记录的业务请求放 通后产生的费用清单发送给生产计费设备, 由生产计费设备来扣除。 使用户在 整个容灾过程中可以使用业务。
业务控制点 (SCP) 402, 用于保存容灾计费设备 401的地址信息, 若无法访问 与自身对应的生产计费设备的地址信息, 根据容灾设备 401的地址信息, 连接容 灾设备 401链路。
在本发明实施例中, 与业务控制点 (SCP) 402相对应的生产计费设备发生故 障吋, 业务控制点 (SCP) 402连接到容灾计费设备 401, 容灾计费设备 401无条 件接受并处理业务控制点 (SCP) 402的业务请求。 由于是无条件接受并处理业 务控制点 (SCP) 402的业务请求, 无需在容灾切换前复制业务控制点 (SCP) 4 02相对应的生产计费设备中的数据, 大大节省了容灾切换响应的吋间, 同吋提 高了用户的体验度。
[79] 请结合参看图 5, 本发明实施例提供了一种容灾计费设备 401。 包括: 接收模块 501、 处理模块 502、 反馈模块 503, 可选的, 存储模块 504, 删除模块 505。 具体 地,
[80] 接收模块 501, 用于接收生产业务平台的业务请求。
[81] 生产业务平台在容灾前分别建立了与生产计费设备和容灾计费设备 402的链路 , 生产业务平台上保存和维护生产计费设备和容灾计费设备的地址信息。 当生 产业务平台在无法访问生产计费设备的地址信息情况下, 通过访问容灾计费设 备 402的地址信息连接先前与之建立的链路, 并通过连接的链路发送业务请求。 接收模块 501无条件接收生产业务平台的业务请求。 处理模块 502, 用于根据生 产业务平台发送的业务请求对其进行处理。
[82] 处理模块 502对业务请求进行处理。 计费设备都有对业务请求的鉴权过程, 即 考察所述的业务请求是否有权访问和可以被放通。 例如, 根据业务请求调取用 户的数据库, 判断用户是否欠费, 根据判断结果决定是否放通业务请求。 如果 用户欠费, 计费设备不会放通该欠费用户的通话请求。 而容灾计费系统由于在 容灾切换前没有得到用户的数据, 取消对业务请求进行鉴权, 直接放通业务请 求。
[83] 同吋, 处理模块 502包括一个话单生成子模块 (图中未示出) , 即在放通业务 请求后, 在业务请求被执行完毕吋, 话单生成子模块记录业务请求被执行的费 用, 即产生费用清单。
[84] 可选的, 容灾计费设备还可以包含一个存储模块 504, 用于根据处理模块 502的 处理, 存储业务请求被执行产生的费用清单。
[85] 可选的, 容灾计费设备还可以包含一个反馈模块 503, 用于将业务请求被执行 产生费用清单反馈给生产计费设备或其备用计费设备上。
[86] 当生产计费设备或者其备用计费设备恢复正常使用后, 生产业务平台断开与容 灾计费设备的连接, 生产业务平台重新连接到生产计费设备。 并且, 反馈模块 5 03将在容灾过程中业务请求被执行产生的费用清单发送给生产计费设备上。 生 产计费设备接收反馈模块 503反馈的费用清单, 并根据费用清单执行扣费操作。
[87] 可选的, 容灾计费设备还可以包含一个删除模块 505, 用于在费用清单反馈给 生产计费设备后, 删除存储模块 504中保存的费用清单。 防止下次容灾切换吋, 产生重复费用清单或过期费用清单反馈给生产计费设备。
[88] 本发明实施例通过容灾计费设备无条件接受生产业务平台发送的业务请求, 并 进行处理, 大大加快了容灾切换的速度, 与现有的技术相比可以提高 80%左右的 容灾速度, 也提高了用户的体验。 同吋, 由于釆用自动切换的容灾方案, 也大 大节省了容灾切换响应的吋间。
[89] 本发明实施例对软件要求比较简单, 在处理容灾过程中, 占用内存小, 对中央 处理单元 (Central Processing Unit, CPU) 处理能力要求不高, 不需要单独建立 容灾系统, 大大节省了容灾成本。
[90] 同吋, 由于本发明实施例中容灾计费设备与生产计费设备的比率可以超过 1 : 4
, 即容灾计费设备可以同吋接受并处理 4台以上的生产计费设备对应的业务控制 点 (SCP) 的业务请求。 大大节省了容灾计费成本, 节省了容灾成本。
[91] 本领域普通技术人员通过阅读本申请可知, 上述方法中的全部或部分步骤也可 以通过程序指令相关的硬件完成, 该程序可以存储于计算机可读存储介质中, 所述计算机可读存储介质如: ROM、 RAM或光盘等。
[92] 综上所述, 以上仅为本发明的较佳实施例而已, 并非用于限定本发明的保护范 围。 凡在本发明的精神和原则之内, 所作的任何修改、 等同替换、 改进等, 均 应包含在本发明的保护范围之内。

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一种容灾方法, 其特征在于, 预先设置无鉴权数据的容灾计费设 备, 所述方法包括:
当发生容灾吋, 所述容灾计费设备接受生产业务平台发送的业务 请求;
执行所述业务请求, 并产生费用清单。
如权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述方法还包括: 接受与所述生产业务平台建立链路的请求, 当发生容灾吋, 接收 自动连接所述链路的请求。
如权利要求 1或 2所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述方法还包括: 容灾结束后, 将执行所述业务请求的结果及产生的费用清单发送 给生产计费设备, 以便所述生产计费设备根据所述费用清单进行 扣费。
如权利要求 3所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述方法还包括: 所述容灾计费设备将所述结果及费用清单发送给所述生产计费设 备后删除所述结果及费用清单。
一种容灾系统, 其特征在于, 所述系统包括生产业务平台和无鉴 权数据的容灾计费设备;
所述生产业务平台, 用于在发生容灾吋向所述容灾计费设备发送 业务请求;
所述容灾计费设备, 用于接受所述生产业务平台的业务请求, 并 执行所述业务请求, 产生费用清单。
如权利要求 5所述的系统, 其特征在于,
所述生产业务平台, 还用于建立与容灾计费设备的链路。
如权利要求 6所述的系统, 其特征在于, 所述生产业务平台, 还用 于保存所述容灾计费设备的地址信息, 若无法访问生产计费设备 的地址信息, 根据所述容灾设备的地址信息, 连接所述容灾计费 设备。 如权利要求 5-7任一项所述的系统, 其特征在于,
所述容灾计费设备, 还用于在容灾结束后, 将所述费用清单发送 给所述生产计费设备, 以便所述生产计费设备根据所述费用清单 进行扣费。
如权利要求 8所述的系统, 其特征在于,
所述容灾计费设备, 还用于断开与所述生产业务平台连接的链路 , 将执行所述业务请求的结果返回给所述生产计费设备, 并删除 所述结果。
一种容灾计费设备, 其特征在于, 所述设备包括:
接收模块, 用于容灾吋接受生产业务平台发送的业务请求; 处理模块, 用于根据所述的业务请求进行处理。
如权利要求 10所述的设备, 其特征在于, 所述处理模块还包括: 话单生成子模块, 用于根据对所述的业务请求处理产生费用清单 如权利要求 11所述的设备, 其特征在于, 所述设备还包括: 存储模块, 用于保存所述费用清单。
如权利要求 11或 12所述的设备, 其特征在于, 所述设备还包括: 反馈模块, 用于容灾结束后将所述费用清单反馈给生产计费设备 如权利要求 13所述的设备, 其特征在于, 所述设备还包括: 删除模块, 用于将所述费用清单反馈给生产计费设备后, 删除所 述费用清单。
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