WO2012088995A1

WO2012088995A1 - Service control method and device

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Publication number: WO2012088995A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/083501
Authority: WO
Inventors: 胡翔; 张静
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2010-12-30
Filing date: 2011-12-06
Publication date: 2012-07-05
Also published as: CN102065367A; CN102065367B

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a service control method and device. The service control method comprises: a service control device receiving a service data packet sent by a user equipment; the service control device obtaining the type of a service according to the service data packet, and acquiring a corresponding service control policy; the service control device performing control processing on the service data packet according to the service control policy. The service control method and device of the embodiments of the present invention acquire a service control policy according to the service type of a service, and control the service according to the service control policy, so as to provide multiple control functions including alerting and confirmation functions for different services.

Description

Service control method and device

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a service control method and apparatus. BACKGROUND With the development of 3G (The 3rd Generation, the third generation mobile communication technology), services such as mobile phone access and client applications have been vigorously developed. For a service that must be contracted for use, the service cannot be used if the user does not sign up. In addition, for the expenses incurred by using the service, the network operator adopts the method of post-event settlement, based on the content charging of the service flow, and provides the corresponding tariff prompting and query function for a period of time by means of short message tariff presentation or user self-inquiry.

In the process of implementing the present invention, the inventor has found that at least the following problems exist in the prior art: Since the network operator does not provide real-time prompting or control functions for different services, if a certain service must be contracted, the user can use it, but the user does not know. If the user does not sign the contract, the service cannot be used every time, resulting in a poor user experience. Summary of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a service control method and apparatus for controlling a service according to a service control policy.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a service control method, including:

The service control device receives the service data packet sent by the user equipment;

The service control device learns the type of the service by using the service data packet, and obtains a corresponding service control policy;

And the service control apparatus performs control processing on the service data packet according to the service control policy.

Correspondingly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a service control apparatus, including:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a service data packet sent by the user equipment; a first learning unit, configured to learn, by using the service data packet, a type of service;

And an obtaining unit, configured to obtain a corresponding service control policy by using the type of the service, and a control unit, configured to perform control processing on the service data packet according to the service control policy.

According to the technical solution provided by the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the service control policy is obtained according to the service type of the service, so as to control the service according to the service control policy, and implement various functions including prompting and confirming functions for different services. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are merely the present invention. Some of the embodiments can be obtained by those skilled in the art from the drawings without any inventive labor.

1 is a schematic flowchart 1 of a service control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural diagram 1 of a service control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a second schematic structural diagram of a service control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic diagram 1 of an application scenario of a service control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram 2 of an application scenario of a service control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. example. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the present invention provides a service control method, including:

Step 1: The service control device receives the service data packet sent by the user equipment. Step 12: The service control device obtains the type of the service by using the service data packet, and obtains the corresponding service control policy.

Step 13: The service control device controls the service data packet according to the service control policy. In the service control method of the embodiment of the present invention, the service control device may be a gateway device, and the gateway device may include a GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node), but is not limited to the GGSN, and the other network can implement the centralized convergence point of the service and implement the pair. The network element for user-accessed service flow for content analysis and control can be applied, for example, a PDSN (Packet Data Serving Node), a WASN (WiMAX Access Service Network) device, and the like.

Specifically, in the mobile network, the user equipment accesses the Web server (network server) to obtain a certain service, and the user equipment sends the service data packet to the gateway device, and then proceeds to step 1 1, the service control device receives the service data packet sent by the user equipment. .

Specifically, the service control device obtains the type of the service by using the service data packet, and obtains the corresponding service control policy, which may include:

The service control device receives the service control policy of the user sent by the policy server, and the service control policy of the user is determined by the policy server according to the service subscription information of the user, and the service subscription information of the user includes the type of the service and whether the contract is signed.

The service control device learns the type of the service through the service data packet, and obtains the corresponding service control policy by matching the service control policy of the user according to the type of the service.

Optionally, the policy server may be a PCRF (Policy and Charging Rule Function) entity. The user's service control policy may be formulated in advance according to the service subscription information of the user, and the service control policy of the user may be stored in the PCRF entity.

The user's business subscription information may include: whether the business is not contracted; the type of business, such as browsing business or non-browsing business; and so on. The user's service subscription information can be stored in the PCRF entity. For details, refer to the corresponding implementation technologies of the prior art.

Or, in step 12, the service control device learns the type of the service through the service data packet, and obtains the pair. The business control strategy should include:

The service control device learns the type of the service through the service data packet, and sends the type of the service to the policy server.

The policy server matches the service control policy of the user to obtain the corresponding service control policy according to the type of the service. The service control policy of the user is determined by the policy server according to the service subscription information of the user, and the service subscription information of the user includes the type of the service and whether the contract is signed. .

The policy server sends the corresponding service control policy to the service control device.

Optionally, the policy server may be an OCS (Online Charging Center) server. The user's service control policy may be formulated according to the user's service subscription information, and the user's service control policy may be stored at the OCS server.

The user's business subscription information may include: whether the business is not contracted; the type of business, such as browsing business or non-browsing business; and so on. The service subscription information of the user can be stored in the OCS server. For details, refer to the corresponding implementation technologies of the prior art.

It can be known that the policy server is not limited to the PCRF entity or the OCS server. The network elements that can be used for service subscription and user policy are applicable in other networks, for example: AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting, Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) ) server, and so on.

Optionally, the service control device obtains the type of the service by using the service data packet, and may include:

The service control device obtains the type of the service corresponding to the service data packet by performing DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) on the service data packet.

The types of services may include: browsing services or non-browsing services. Browse services such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) or WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) services. Non-browsing services, such as BT (Bit Torrent, Bitstream) download services, etc.

Optionally, the service control policy may include: When the type of the service is a browse service, and the service is a contracted service, the corresponding service control policy is to forward the service data packet. Specifically, the service control device forwards the service data packet, and the service control device forwards the service data packet to the Web server that the user equipment wants to access.

Or, when the type of the service is a browsing service, and the service is unsigned, the corresponding service control policy is to redirect the service data packet sent by the user equipment to the prompt and confirmation page. Specifically, the service control device redirects the service data packet sent by the user equipment to the prompt and confirmation page, and may include:

The service control device discards the service data packet, and sends a redirection indication to the user equipment, indicating that the user equipment sends the service data packet to the prompt and confirmation page of the portal server.

Exemplarily, the service control device indicates the URL of the redirect page that the user device needs to access.

(Uniform Resource Locator, Uniform Resource Locator), the URL of this redirect page is the prompt and confirmation page URL provided by the operator on its Portal Server, and the user device initiates a new prompt to the prompt and confirmation page URL. Business access request.

Or, when the type of the service is a non-browsing service, and the service is a contracted service, the corresponding service control policy is to forward the service data packet. Specifically, the service control device forwards the service data packet, and the service control device forwards the service data packet to the Web server that the user equipment wants to access.

Or, when the type of the service is a non-browsing service, and the service is unsigned, the corresponding service control policy is to discard the service data packet. Specifically, the service control device discards the service data packet, that is, the service data packet is prevented from being forwarded to the Web server that the user equipment wants to access.

Therefore, the service control device confirms that the type of the service can match the user's service control policy, thereby obtaining a corresponding service control policy, and implementing various control functions including prompting and confirming functions.

In addition, the user's business subscription information may also include: Whether the prompt and confirmation functions are set. At this time, optional, the service control policy may include:

Or, when the type of the service is a browsing service, and the service is unsigned, and the prompting and the confirmation are set, the corresponding service control policy is to redirect the service data packet sent by the user equipment to the prompt and Confirmation page.

Or, when the type of the service is a browsing service, and the service is unsigned, and the prompt and the confirmation are not set, the corresponding service control policy is to discard the service data packet.

In addition, when the type of the service is a non-browsing service, since the push function of the prompt page cannot be implemented by the URL redirection method, it is not necessary to set the prompt and confirmation function.

That is to say: If the browsing service is not signed, if there is a prompt and confirmation function, the push function of the prompt page can be implemented by the above URL redirection method, and vice versa, the push function of the prompt page is not implemented by the above URL redirection method.

According to the technical solution provided by the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, if the browsing service that is not subscribed is redirected to the prompting and confirming page, the pushing function of the prompting and confirming the page can be implemented by using the redirecting method for the browsing service. Further, it is possible for the user to select whether to sign a contract or the like. For non-browsing services, the gating function of discarding/forwarding messages can be implemented.

Therefore, if it is a browsing service that must be used for signing, when the user does not sign the contract, the service control device can prompt the user whether to sign the contract, and the user is unaware of the service, and the service cannot be used every time.

Optionally, the service control method of the embodiment of the present invention may further include:

The service control device learns the rate of the service through the service data packet, and the service rate may include: a high rate or a low rate.

Specifically, the service control device can learn the rate of the service by performing DPI and content charging analysis on the service data packet.

Further, the rate threshold may be agreed between the user and the operator, and the policy server may determine the rate as a high rate or a low rate according to the rate threshold, and no further details are provided herein.

At this time, when the rate of the service is a high rate, the service control strategy may include:

When the type of the service is a browse service, and the service is a contracted service, the corresponding service control policy is to forward the service data packet.

Or, when the type of the service is a browsing service and is an unsigned service, the corresponding service control The policy is to redirect the service data packets sent by the user equipment to the prompt and confirmation page.

Or, when the type of the service is a browsing service, and the service is unsigned, and the prompt and the confirmation are set, the corresponding service control policy is to redirect the service data packet sent by the user equipment to the prompt and confirmation page.

Or, when the type of the service is a browsing service, and the service is unsigned, and the prompting and the confirmation are not set, the corresponding service control policy is to discard the service data packet.

Or, when the type of the service is a non-browsing service, and the service is a contracted service, the corresponding service control policy is to forward the service data packet.

Or, when the type of the service is a non-browsing service, and the service is unsigned, the corresponding service control policy is to discard the service data packet.

When the rate of the service is low, the business control strategy may include:

When the type of the service is a browsing service, and the service is a contracted service, the corresponding service control policy is to forward the service data packet according to the destination address of the service data packet.

Or, when the type of the service is a browsing service, and the service is unsigned, the corresponding service control policy is to discard the service data packet.

In addition, for low-rate services, because there is usually no high call charge, the business control strategy can be unlimited without regard to browsing services or non-browsing services.

The forwarding, discarding, and redirection in the service control policy can be understood by referring to the forwarding, discarding, and redirection related content in the foregoing service control policy, and details are not described herein.

At this time, when the policy server is a PCRF entity, the above step 12 service control device passes the industry. Obtaining the type of the service data packet and obtaining the corresponding service control policy may include: the service control device receives the service control policy of the user sent by the policy server, and the service control policy of the user is determined by the policy server according to the service subscription information of the user, The service subscription information of the user includes the type of the service and whether the contract is signed. The service subscription information of the user includes the type of the service, the rate of the service, and whether the contract is signed.

Alternatively, optionally, when the policy server is an OCS server, the service control device obtains the service type by using the service data packet, and obtains the corresponding service control policy, which may include: the service control device learns the service by using the service data packet. The type and rate of the business, and the type of business and the rate of the business are sent to the policy server.

The policy server matches the service control policy of the user according to the type of the service and the rate of the service, and the service control policy of the user is determined by the policy server according to the service subscription information of the user. Includes the type of business, the rate of the business, and whether or not to sign up.

As can be seen from the technical solution provided by the foregoing embodiments of the present invention, for a high-rate browsing service that does not have a subscription, the push function of the prompt page can be implemented by using a URL redirection method, and further, the user can select whether to sign the contract or the like. . For non-browsing services, the gating function of discarding/transferring messages can be implemented.

Therefore, by prompting a high-rate browsing service that is not contracted, the user is prevented from using the service to cause a large bill for a large amount of money without knowing the rate, resulting in a decrease in user satisfaction.

For low-rate services, based on large-scale bills that usually do not cause high call charges, the business control strategy can be unlimited without regard to browsing services or non-browsing services.

Optionally, after the service control device redirects the service data packet sent by the user equipment to the prompting and confirming the page, the service control device may further include: The portal server learns that the user confirms the subscription service, and the portal server notifies the policy server to update the service control policy of the user equipment.

Specifically, the prompts and confirmation pages provided on the p _or tal Server can be provided to the user to confirm the signing, or to confirm the Internet access, or to no longer prompt, or to cancel the Internet.

If the user selects "confirm sign-on", the portal server notifies the policy server to update the service control policy of the user, and the policy server can update the service control policy to the gateway device in time, and when the user accesses the confirmed service, the gateway device according to the service control policy Allow users to access.

If the user selects "Confirm Internet Access", the Portal Server notifies the Policy Server to modify the current service control policy of the user to forward the service data packet and the accounting. The active activation of the Internet is no longer prompted and confirmed by the user. In a prompt period, when the user activates the Internet access next time, according to the service control policy, the user still needs to prompt and confirm.

If the user selects "Do not prompt again", the user will not be prompted and confirmed again during the prompt period. The Portal Server notifies the policy server to modify the user's service control policy to discard the message.

If the user selects "Cancel Internet", the activation of this activation is canceled, and the user cannot access the Internet this time. If the user does not select for a long time, the business control policy will not be modified and the user is not allowed to access. In addition, for non-browsing services, because the redirect prompt and confirmation page cannot be obtained, the user needs to actively access the prompt and confirmation page provided by the operator or perform the user confirmation signing by using the redirect prompt and confirmation page of the browsing service, or Confirm online, or no longer prompt, or cancel the Internet, and so on.

Moreover, when a non-browsing service changes service subscription information, the policy server actively updates the service control policy to the service control device.

In addition, the service control method in the embodiment of the present invention, the service is not limited to the high rate service, and other needs

Internet Protocol, VoIP service).

Moreover, in the service control method of the embodiment of the present invention, the network provided by the operator is not limited to GSM.

(Global System for Mobile Communications) network, Or GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) network, or WCDMA (Wide Code Division Multiplex Access) network, or TD-SCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access) Multiple access) Mobile networks such as networks, other networks that can provide Internet access services can be applied.

The service control method provided by the embodiment of the present invention implements the association management of a complete set of service control processes, such as signing, policy issuance, and policy execution, by using the unique identifier of the user equipment in the network between the gateway device, the policy server, and the portal server. . In the carrier network operation, the operator can use this mechanism to cooperate with the service provider SP (Service Provider) and the content provider CP (Content Provider) to realize the signing, control, and accounting of the services provided by the SP and the CP. , to provide better services for user equipment, SP, CP. As shown in FIG. 2, corresponding to the service control method of the foregoing embodiment, a service control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:

The receiving unit 21 is configured to receive a service data packet sent by the user equipment.

The first learning unit 22 is configured to learn the type of the service by using the service data packet.

The obtaining unit 23 is configured to obtain a corresponding service control policy by using a type of the service.

The control unit 24 is configured to perform control processing on the service data packet according to the service control policy. The service control device in the embodiment of the present invention may be a gateway device, and the gateway device may include a GGSN, but is not limited to the GGSN, and the network elements in the other network that can implement the centralized convergence point of the service and implement content analysis and control on the service flow accessed by the user equipment are all Applicable, for example: PDSN, WASN equipment, etc.

Specifically, the first learning unit 22 is specifically configured to learn the type of the service by performing deep packet parsing on the service data packet.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the policy server is a PCRF entity, the obtaining unit 23 may include: a first receiving subunit 231, configured to receive a service control policy of the user sent by the policy server, where The service control policy of the user is determined by the policy server according to the service subscription information of the user. The service subscription information of the user includes the type of the service and whether the contract is signed.

The first obtaining sub-unit 232 is configured to learn the type of the service by using the service data packet, and obtain the corresponding service control policy by matching the service control policy of the user according to the type of the service.

Alternatively, when the policy server is an OCS server, the obtaining unit 23 may include: a first sending subunit 233, configured to send the type of the service to the policy server.

The second receiving sub-unit 234 is configured to receive a service control policy sent by the policy server, where the service control policy sent by the policy server is that the policy server matches the service control policy of the user according to the type of the service, and the corresponding service control policy is obtained. The service control policy is defined by the policy server according to the service subscription information of the user, and the service subscription information of the user includes the type of the service and whether the contract is signed.

The types of services may include: browsing services or non-browsing services; at this time, business control policies, including:

When the service type is a browse service, and the service is contracted, the corresponding service control policy is to forward the service data packet.

Or, when the type of the service is a browsing service, and the service is unsigned, the corresponding service control policy is to redirect the service data packet sent by the user equipment to the prompt and confirmation page.

Or, when the type of the service is a browsing service, and the service is unsigned, and the prompt is set When the time is up, the corresponding service control policy is to redirect the service data packet sent by the user equipment to the prompt and confirmation page.

Specifically, the control unit 24 may include:

The redirecting unit 241 is configured to discard the service data packet, and send a redirection indication to the user equipment, and instruct the user equipment to send the service data packet to the prompt and confirmation page of the portal server. The discarding unit 243 is configured to discard the service data message.

Exemplarily, the redirecting unit 241 indicates the URL of the redirecting page that the user equipment needs to access. The URL of the redirecting page is the prompt and confirmation page URL provided by the operator on the Portal Server, and then, the user equipment prompts and confirms. The page URL initiates a new business access request. The service control device redirects the service data packet sent by the user equipment to the prompt and confirmation page.

The service control apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention may further include:

The second learning unit 25 is configured to learn the rate of the service by using the service data packet, and the service rate includes: a high rate or a low rate.

Specifically, the second learning unit 25 is configured to perform deep packet processing on the service data packet. Analyze DPI and content billing analysis to know the rate of the business.

When the rate of the service is low, the business control strategy may include:

Or, when the type of the service is a non-browsing service, and the service is unsigned, the corresponding service control policy is to discard the service data packet. In addition, for low-rate services, because there is usually no high call charge, the business control strategy can be unlimited without regard to browsing services or non-browsing services.

The forwarding, discarding, and redirection in the service control policy can be understood by referring to the forwarding, discarding, and redirection related content in the service control method in the foregoing embodiment, and details are not described herein.

At this time, when the policy server is a PCRF entity, the obtaining unit 23 may include: a third receiving sub-unit 235, configured to receive a service control policy of the user sent by the policy server, where the service control policy of the user is the policy server According to the service contract information of the user, the service subscription information of the user includes the type of the service and whether the contract is signed. The service subscription information of the user includes the type of the service, the rate of the service, and whether the contract is signed.

The second obtaining sub-unit 236 is configured to learn the type of the service by using the service data packet, and obtain the corresponding service control policy by matching the service control policy of the user according to the type of the service.

Or, when the policy server is an OCS server, the obtaining unit 23 may include: a second sending subunit 237, configured to learn the type of the service and the rate of the service by using the service data packet, and select the type of the service and the service. Rate is sent to the policy server;

The fourth receiving sub-unit 238 is configured to receive a service control policy sent by the policy server, where the service control policy sent by the policy server is that the policy server matches the service control policy of the user according to the type of the service, and the corresponding service control policy is obtained. The service control policy is set by the policy server according to the service subscription information of the user, and the service subscription information of the user includes the type of the service, the rate of the service, and whether the contract is signed.

Optionally, the policy server is not limited to the PCRF entity or the OCS server, and the network elements that can be serviced by the user policy can be applied in other networks, for example, an AAA server.

It can be seen that for the browsing service without signing, the push function of the prompt page can be implemented by the URL redirection method, and then, the user can select whether to sign the contract or the like. For non-browsing services, the gated function of discarding/forwarding can be implemented.

Therefore, if the service is available for signing, when the user does not sign the contract, the service control device can prompt the user whether to sign the contract, and the user is unaware of the service, and the service cannot be used every time. Further, the prompt and confirmation page may provide the user with a prompt to confirm the contract, or confirm the Internet access, or no longer prompt, or cancel the Internet.

If the user selects "Confirm Internet Access", the Portal Server notifies the Policy Server to modify the current service control policy of the user to forward packets and billing. The active Internet access is no longer prompted and confirmed by the user. In the prompt period, when the user activates the Internet access next time, according to the service control policy, the user still needs to prompt and confirm the user.

If the user selects "Cancel Internet", the activation of this activation is canceled, and the user cannot access the Internet this time. If the user does not select for a long time, the business control policy will not be modified and the user is not allowed to access. In addition, for the non-browsing service, the user is required to actively access the prompts and confirmation pages provided by the operator or the user to confirm the signing or confirmation by using the redirect prompt and confirmation page of the browsing service. Go online, or no longer prompt, or cancel the Internet, and so on.

The service control method provided by the embodiment of the present invention implements association management of a complete set of service control processes, such as subscription, policy delivery, and policy execution, by using a unique identifier of the user equipment in the network between the gateway, the policy server, and the portal server. In the carrier network operation, the operator can use this mechanism to cooperate with the service provider SP and the content provider CP to implement subscription, control, and accounting for services provided by the SP and the CP, for user equipment, SP, and CP. provide better service.

Figure 4 shows the UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) network as an example to illustrate how to apply the PCC (Policy and Charging Control) functional entity through the carrier's Portal Server. , The cooperation between the PCRF entity and the GGSN implements prompting and confirming functions for high-rate services accessed by the user.

First, different service control policies need to be defined for each high-rate service to distinguish its application protocol types: HTTP/WAP browsing services need to define two different policies: normal forwarding packets and accounting, and URL redirection. Non-HTTP/WAP browsing services need to define two different policies: normal forwarding of packets and accounting, and discarding.

Specifically, for the high-rate service, based on the user's service subscription information, the operator defines a service control policy for each high-rate service for each user on the PCRF entity, if it is an HTTP/WAP browsing service, if the user does not have After signing the contract and setting the prompt and confirmation function, the control policy for defining the service is URL redirection, and the URL redirection is the tariff prompt and confirmation page provided by the operator on the Portal; if the user does not sign the contract, and the prompt is not set and confirmed The function of defining the control policy of the service is to discard the message; if the user has already signed the contract, the control policy defining the service is normal forwarding and charging.

If it is a non-HTTP/WAP browsing service, if the user does not sign the contract, the control policy for defining the service is to discard the packet. If the user has already signed the contract, the control policy of the service is defined as normal forwarding of packets and accounting.

The service control method in the embodiment of the present invention may include:

The user equipment initiates an activation process in the network, and the GGSN carries the IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) of the user equipment, or the MSISDN (Mobile Subscriber ISDN Number) requests the PCRF entity to acquire the user. Business control strategy.

The PCRF entity queries the service control policy of the user based on the IMSI or the MSISDN of the user equipment, and delivers the service control policy to the GGSN.

42. The GGSN receives the service data flow of the user equipment accessing the Web server (the URI of the Web server is www.xyz.com), determines the service type of the service flow by using the DPI function, and determines the service control policy delivered by the PCRF entity. The service control policy corresponding to the service flow. For example, if the user does not subscribe to the service, the service control policy is URL redirection, and the GGSN redirects the service flow accessed by the user equipment to the operator on the Portal Server. The tariff reminder and confirmation page (the prompt and confirmation page URI is www.portal.com), then proceed to step 43 below.

If the HTTP/WAP browsing service is a high-rate service, the user has subscribed to the service, and the service control policy is to forward the packet and charge normally. The GGSN charges the service flow according to the configured rate and allows the user to access the service. The business.

If the user does not subscribe to the service, the service control policy is to discard the message, and the GGSN discards the service flow and does not allow the user to access the service.

If the user has subscribed to the service, the GGSN charges the service flow according to the configured rate and allows the user to subscribe to the service. Access the business.

43. The user equipment redirects the service flow to the tariff prompt and confirmation page provided by the operator on the Portal Server according to the indication of the GGSN.

If the user selects "confirm contract", the Portal Server notifies the policy server to update the service control policy of the user, and the policy server can update to the gateway device in time. When the user accesses the confirmed service, the user is allowed to access according to the service control policy. Go to step 44 below.

If the user selects "Confirm Internet Access", the Portal Server notifies the policy server to modify the current service control policy of the user but to forward the packet and the accounting. The active activation of the Internet is no longer prompted and confirmed by the user, but in a prompt period. Within the next activation of the Internet access, according to the business control strategy, the user still needs to be prompted and confirmed.

If the user selects "Cancel Internet", the activation of this activation is canceled, and the user cannot access the Internet this time. 44. The user selects "confirm signing", and the Portal Server notifies the PCRF entity to update the service control policy of the user, and the policy server can update to the GGSN in time, and the subsequent user access confirmation When signing up for a business, users are allowed access based on the business control policy.

45. The user accesses the Web Server.

It can be known that the identification information of the user equipment is not limited to MSISDN or IMSI, and other information capable of uniquely embodying the user equipment can be applied.

It can be seen from the technical solution provided by the foregoing embodiments of the present invention that a corresponding service control policy is obtained according to the service type of the service, so as to provide various control functions including prompting and confirming functions for different services. As shown in Figure 5, the UMTS network is used as an example to describe how to apply the online charging function. The portal server, the OCS server, and the GGSN cooperate with each other to implement the prompt and confirmation function for high-rate services accessed by users. .

First, for a high-rate service, based on the user's service subscription information, the operator defines a service control policy for each high-rate service for each user on the PCRF entity. If the service is HTTP/WAP browsing, if the user does not sign the service. If the prompt and confirmation functions are set, the control policy for defining the service is URL redirection, and the URL redirection is the tariff prompt and confirmation page provided by the operator on the Portal; if the user does not sign the contract, and the prompt is not prompted and confirmed. For the function, the control policy of the service is defined as discarding the message; if the user has already signed the contract, the control policy of the service is defined as normal forwarding of the message and charging.

If it is a non-HTTP/WAP browsing service, if the user does not sign the contract, the control policy for defining the service is to discard the packet. If the user has already signed the contract, the control policy of the service is defined as normal forwarding of packets and accounting. The service control method in the embodiment of the present invention may include:

51. After the user equipment is activated in the network, access the Web Server.

52. The GGSN receives the service data flow of the user equipment accessing the Web server. The GGSN determines the service type and service rate of the service flow through the DPI function and the content charging function. GGSN to OCS The server initiates a service request, and the OCS Server delivers the service control policy corresponding to the service flow to the GGSN according to the service type and the service rate of the service flow.

If the user is not subscribed to the service, the GGSN redirects the service flow accessed by the user equipment to the tariff prompt provided by the operator on the Portal Server. Confirm the page and proceed to step 53 below.

If the non-HTTP/WAP browsing service is a high-rate service, the user does not subscribe to the service, and the service control policy is abandoned. The GGSN discards the service flow and does not allow the user to access the service.

53. The user equipment redirects the service flow to the tariff prompt and confirmation page provided by the operator on the Portal Server according to the indication of the GGSN.

If the user selects "confirm contract", the portal server notifies the policy server to update the user's service control policy, and the policy server can update to the gateway device in time. When the user accesses the confirmed service, the user is allowed to access according to the service control policy.

If the user selects "Cancel Internet", the activation of this activation is canceled, and the user cannot access the Internet this time.

54. The user accesses the Web Server. According to the technical solution provided by the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, a corresponding service control policy is obtained according to the service type of the service, so as to provide various control functions including prompting and confirming functions for different services. A person skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the process of implementing the above embodiment method can be completed by a computer program to instruct related hardware, and the program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. In execution, the flow of an embodiment of the methods as described above may be included. The storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM), or a random access memory (RAM). The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention. Alternatives are intended to be covered by the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

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A service control method, characterized in that it comprises:

The service control method according to claim 1, wherein the service control device obtains the type of the service by using the service data packet, and obtains a corresponding service control policy, including:

The service control device receives the service control policy of the user that is sent by the policy server, where the service control policy of the user is determined by the policy server according to the service subscription information of the user, and the service subscription information of the user includes the service Type and whether to sign a contract;

The service control device learns the type of the service by using the service data packet, and obtains a corresponding service control policy by matching the service control policy of the user according to the type of the service.

The service control device learns the type of the service by using the service data packet, and sends the type of the service to the policy server;

The policy server obtains a corresponding service control policy by matching the service control policy of the user according to the type of the service, where the service control policy of the user is determined by the policy server according to the service subscription information of the user, The service subscription information of the user includes the type of the service and whether the contract is signed;

The policy server sends a corresponding service control policy to the service control device.

The service control method according to claim 1, wherein the type of the service includes: a browsing service or a non-browsing service;

And when the type of the service is a browsing service, and the service is a contracted service, the corresponding service control policy is to forward the service data packet;

Or, when the type of the service is a browsing service, and is an unsigned service, the corresponding service control policy is to redirect the service data packet sent by the user equipment to the prompting and confirming page; or, when the service is The service type policy is to redirect the service data packet sent by the user equipment to the prompting and confirming page when the type is a browsing service and is an unsigned service, and the prompting and the confirmation are set.

Or, when the type of the service is a browsing service, and is an unsigned service, and the prompting and the confirmation are not set, the corresponding service control policy is to discard the service data packet;

Or, when the type of the service is a non-browsing service, and the service is a contracted service, the corresponding service control policy is to forward the service data packet;

The service control method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: the service control device obtaining a rate of the service by using the service data packet, where the rate of the service includes : High rate or low rate.

The service control method according to claim 5, wherein the service control device obtains the type of the service by using the service data packet, and obtains a corresponding service control policy, including:

The service control device receives the service control policy of the user that is sent by the policy server, where the service control policy of the user is determined by the policy server according to the service subscription information of the user, and the service subscription information of the user includes the service The type of the service and whether the contract is signed, the service subscription information of the user includes the type of the service, the rate of the service, and whether the contract is signed;

The service control device learns the type of the service by using the service data packet, and according to The type of the service is matched from the service control policy of the user to obtain a corresponding service control policy.

The service control device learns the type of the service and the rate of the service by using the service data packet, and sends the type of the service and the rate of the service to the policy server;

The policy server obtains a corresponding service control policy by matching the type of the service and the rate of the service from the service control policy of the user, where the service control policy of the user is the policy server according to the user The service contract information is set, and the service subscription information of the user includes the type of the service, the rate of the service, and whether the contract is signed;

The service control method according to claim 5, wherein, when the rate of the service is a high rate, the service control policy includes:

Or, when the type of the service is a non-browsing service, and the service is unsigned, the corresponding The service control policy is to discard the service data packet.

The service control method according to claim 1, wherein the service control device determines the type of the service by using the service data packet, including:

The service control device learns the type of the service by performing deep packet parsing DPI on the service data packet.

The service control method according to claim 5, wherein the service control device learns the rate of the service by using the service data packet, and includes:

The service control device learns the rate of the service by performing deep packet parsing DPI and content billing analysis on the service data packet.

The service control method according to claim 4 or 8, wherein the service control device redirects the service data message sent by the user equipment to the prompt and confirmation page, including:

And the service control device discards the service data packet, and sends a redirection indication to the user equipment, and instructs the user equipment to send a service data packet to the portal server for prompting and confirming the page.

The service control method according to claim 11, wherein after the service control device redirects the service data packet sent by the user equipment to the prompting and confirming page, the method further includes:

The portal server learns that the user confirms the contracted service, and the portal server notifies the policy server to update the service control policy of the user equipment.

13. A service control device, comprising:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a service data packet sent by the user equipment;

a first learning unit, configured to learn, by using the service data packet, a type of service;

The service control device according to claim 13, wherein the acquisition unit, include:

a first receiving subunit, configured to receive a service control policy of the user sent by the policy server, where the service control policy of the user is determined by the policy server according to the service subscription information of the user, and the service subscription of the user Information includes the type of business and whether it is contracted;

And a first obtaining sub-unit, configured to learn the type of the service by using the service data packet, and obtain a corresponding service control policy by matching the service control policy of the user according to the type of the service.

The service control device according to claim 13, wherein the acquiring unit comprises:

a first sending subunit, configured to send the type of the service to a policy server;

a second receiving subunit, configured to receive a service control policy sent by the policy server, where the service control policy sent by the policy server is obtained by the policy server matching the service control policy of the user according to the type of the service Corresponding service control policy, the service control policy of the user is determined by the policy server according to the service subscription information of the user, and the service subscription information of the user includes a service type and whether to sign a contract.

The service control device according to claim 13, wherein the type of the service includes: a browsing service or a non-browsing service; at this time, the service control policy includes: when the type of the service When the service is browsed, and the service is contracted, the corresponding service control policy is to forward the service data packet;

Or, when the type of the service is a browsing service, and is an unsigned service, and the prompting and the acknowledgment are not set, the corresponding service control policy is to discard the service data packet; Or, when the type of the service is a non-browsing service, and the service is a contracted service, the corresponding service control policy is to forward the service data packet;

The service control device according to claim 13, wherein the device further comprises:

And a second learning unit, configured to learn, by using the service data packet, a rate of the service, where the rate of the service includes: a high rate or a low rate.

The service control device according to claim 17, wherein the acquiring unit comprises:

a third receiving subunit, configured to receive a service control policy of the user sent by the policy server, where the service control policy of the user is determined by the policy server according to the service subscription information of the user, and the service signing of the user The information includes the type of the service and whether the contract is signed. The service subscription information of the user includes the type of the service, the rate of the service, and whether the contract is signed;

And a second obtaining sub-unit, configured to learn the type of the service by using the service data packet, and obtain a corresponding service control policy by matching the service control policy of the user according to the type of the service.

a second sending subunit, configured to learn the type of the service and the rate of the service by using the service data packet, and send the type of the service and the rate of the service to a policy server; a receiving subunit, configured to receive a service control policy sent by the policy server, where the service control policy sent by the policy server is that the policy server matches the service control policy of the user according to the type of the service to obtain a corresponding The service control policy is that the policy control policy of the user is determined by the policy server according to the service subscription information of the user, and the service subscription information of the user includes a service type, a service rate, and a subscription.

The service control device according to claim 17, wherein when the service rate is a high rate, the service control policy includes:

The service control device according to claim 16 or 20, wherein the control unit comprises:

The redirecting unit is configured to discard the service data packet, and send a redirection indication to the user equipment, and instruct the user equipment to send a service data packet to the portal server for prompting and confirming the page.