WO2016091126A1 - Procédé, dispositif et système d'élaboration de politique - Google Patents

Procédé, dispositif et système d'élaboration de politique Download PDF

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WO2016091126A1
WO2016091126A1 PCT/CN2015/096505 CN2015096505W WO2016091126A1 WO 2016091126 A1 WO2016091126 A1 WO 2016091126A1 CN 2015096505 W CN2015096505 W CN 2015096505W WO 2016091126 A1 WO2016091126 A1 WO 2016091126A1
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  • the embodiments of the present invention relate to communication technologies, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, and a system for formulating policies.
  • the Policy Control and Charging (PCC) architecture in the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is used to implement the policy and charging control of network service data transmission for wireless packets.
  • PCC Policy Control and Charging
  • policy control of various levels such as user level, time, area, cumulative traffic, usage duration, service type, and bandwidth can be implemented.
  • the policies in the PCC architecture are based on the input information, for example, the online charging system (OCS), the policy and the charging rule function (Policy and Charging Rule Function, referred to as:
  • OCS online charging system
  • Policy and Charging Rule Function Policy and Charging Rule Function
  • the PCRF can obtain input information from the Gy and Gx interfaces respectively, and then formulate a policy according to the input information, and the input information can be, for example, user terminal information, access location, access technology, and the like.
  • the input information required by multiple policy-making devices is highly repetitive, and with the development of the business, corresponding business strategies need to be formulated, and the demand for input information is also increased by the added strategy.
  • the policy-making device needs new input information, its corresponding input interface needs to be expanded, and the policy-making logic inside the policy-making device should be upgraded separately, which is not conducive to the expansion of the PCC architecture.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides a strategy formulation method, device and system to improve the scalability of the PCC system.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a policy formulation method, including:
  • the input data comprising at least one of the following: data sent by the service support system BSS, data sent by the operation support system OSS, and data sent by the preset third-party support system;
  • the receiving input data includes:
  • the sender that actively triggers the input data transmits the input data and receives the input data.
  • the sending the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor to the policy Develop equipment including:
  • the policy decision factor includes an identity identifier.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a policy formulation method, including: receiving a policy decision factor sent by a policy decision factor analysis device and a value of the policy decision factor;
  • Corresponding policy control and charging rules are determined according to the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor.
  • the received policy decision factor analysis device sends a policy decision factor and a value of the policy decision factor, including:
  • the determining, according to the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor, Policy control and charging rules including:
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a policy decision factor analysis device, including:
  • a receiving module configured to receive input data, where the input data includes at least one of the following: data sent by the service support system BSS, data sent by the operation support system OSS, and data sent by a preset third-party support system;
  • a processing module configured to formulate a rule and the input data according to a preset policy, and obtain a policy decision factor and a value of the policy decision factor;
  • a sending module configured to send the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor to the policy making device, so that the policy making device determines a corresponding policy according to the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor Control and billing rules.
  • the receiving module is configured to receive the input data that is periodically sent by a sender of the input data; or actively trigger the input
  • the sender of the data transmits the input data and receives the input data.
  • the sending module is specifically configured to: when a value of the policy decision factor changes Transmitting the value of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor to the policy making device; or, according to the policy decision factor request sent by the policy formulation device, setting the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor Send to the policy making device.
  • the policy decision factor includes an identity identifier.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a policy formulation device, including:
  • a receiving module configured to receive a policy decision factor sent by the policy decision factor analysis device and a value of the policy decision factor
  • a processing module configured to determine a corresponding policy control and charging rule according to the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor.
  • the receiving module Specifically, the method is configured to send a policy decision factor request to the policy decision factor analysis device, and receive a value of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor sent by the policy decision factor analysis device according to the policy decision factor request; or And receiving, by the policy decision factor analysis device, the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor sent when the value of the policy decision factor changes.
  • the processing module is specifically configured to use the policy decision factor and the policy decision
  • the value of the factor is a judgment condition, and the policy control and charging rules corresponding to the value of the policy decision factor are obtained.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a PCC system for policy control and charging rules, including: a policy decision factor analysis device, a policy formulation device, a data source system, and a policy execution device;
  • the policy decision factor analysis device adopts the policy decision factor analysis device according to the third aspect, the first to the third possible implementation manner of the third aspect, and the policy formulation device adopts the fourth The policy formulation device of any one of the first to the second possible aspects of the fourth aspect;
  • the data source system includes at least one of the following: a service support system BSS, an operation support system OSS, and a preset third party support system;
  • the policy execution device is configured to perform a corresponding operation according to the policy control and the charging rule determined by the policy formulation device.
  • the method, the device and the system for formulating the strategy of the embodiment of the present invention process the input data according to the preset policy formulation rule by the policy decision factor analysis device, and send the obtained policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor to the policy formulation.
  • the device facilitates the upgrade of interface and policy development logic to improve the scalability of the PCC system.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a PCC system according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method for formulating a policy according to the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart of another embodiment of a method for formulating a policy according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a flow chart of still another embodiment of a method for formulating a policy according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a policy decision factor analysis apparatus according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a policy making device according to the present invention.
  • the system of the present embodiment includes: a policy decision factor analysis device 11, a policy formulation device 12, a data source system 13, and a policy execution device 14;
  • the data source system 13 includes at least one of the following: a service support system BSS, an operation support system OSS, and a preset third-party support system;
  • the policy execution device 14 is configured to determine the device according to the policy formulation device.
  • the policy control and charging rules perform the corresponding operations.
  • the data source system 13 in the present invention may be, for example, a business support system (BSS), an operation support system (OSS), and at least one of the preset third-party support systems.
  • the system can provide user subscription information, user quota usage information, user level, time, area, cumulative traffic, usage duration, service type, bandwidth, and other data.
  • the policy decision factor analysis device 11 receives the data provided by all of the surrounding data source systems 13, and may configure a data transfer interface between the data source system 13 and the policy decision factor analysis device 11.
  • the policy decision factor analysis device 11 obtains the values of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor according to the input data sent by the data source system 13 and the preset policy formulation rules, and sends the values to the policy formulation device 12.
  • the policy making device 12 may be, for example, a PCRF or an OCS, and the corresponding policy control and charging rules are determined according to the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor.
  • the policy enforcement device 14 may be, for example, a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF), which is responsible for controlling and accounting according to policies. The service data flow is detected, and service-based control and charging are performed.
  • PCEF Policy and Charging Enforcement Function
  • the PCC system shown in FIG. 1 can be used as an application scenario of the policy formulation method of the present invention.
  • the following describes the method embodiment based on this application scenario.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method for formulating a policy according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method in this embodiment may include:
  • Step 101 Receive input data.
  • the input data includes at least one of the following data: data sent by the service support system BSS, data sent by the operation support system OSS, and data sent by the preset third-party support system.
  • the execution subject of this embodiment may be a policy decision factor analysis device in the PCC system described above.
  • the policy decision factor analysis device receives all input data of the peripheral device, and the input data can have three sources, namely, BSS, OSS, and a preset third-party support system, and the preset third-party support system can be, for example, a short message center or an email.
  • Mail referred to as: E-mail
  • Step 102 Formulate rules and the input data according to a preset policy, and obtain a policy decision factor and a value of the policy decision factor.
  • the policy decision factor analysis device can comprehensively calculate the factors and factor values that can be used for the policy decision from the input data according to the preset policy formulation rules, and the policy formulation rules can be formulated for the service flow, the user, and the like. Different rules and thus the resulting policy decision factors are also different.
  • Each policy decision factor can be distinguished by an identity (ID).
  • ID the policy decision factor A is the location of the contracted user, which can be calculated by the service cell ID in the input information, and the policy decision factor A is associated with the Geographic Information System (GIS) map, and the policy decision factor analysis is performed.
  • the device can calculate the value of the policy decision factor A according to a general location calculation rule.
  • the policy decision factor B indicates whether the subscription user is a 4G user
  • the policy decision factor analysis device acquires the subscription information of the user, the user level, the terminal type of the user, and the signing place of the user from the input data according to the preset policy formulation rule. Based on the information, it is determined whether the user is a 4G user. If yes, the value of the policy decision factor B is set to 1, and if it is a 3G user, the value of the policy decision factor B is set to zero.
  • Step 103 Send the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor to the policy making device, so that the policy making device determines a corresponding policy control according to the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor. Billing rules.
  • the policy decision factor analysis device will obtain the values of the obtained policy decision factors and policy decision factors. Given to the policy making device, the policy making device can determine the corresponding policy control and charging rules according to the value of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor. For example, the location (eg, Shanghai) represented by the policy decision factor A is the policy control and charging rules for this area in Shanghai. For another example, according to the value of the policy decision factor B, if it is 1, the policy control and charging rule adopting the 4G scheme is determined for the subscriber, and if it is 0, the policy control and charging rules of the 3G scheme are determined for the subscriber.
  • the policy decision factor analysis device collects the input data according to the preset policy formulation rule, and sends the obtained policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor to the policy formulation device, facilitating interface and policy formulation logic. Upgrade to improve the scalability of the PCC system.
  • the specific implementation method may be: receiving the input data periodically sent by the sender of the input data; or sending the input data by the sender that actively triggers the input data. And receiving the input data.
  • the policy decision factor analysis device may periodically receive input data sent by the sender of the input data (ie, the data source system), or may actively trigger the data source system to send the input data, for example, by using a probe method, that is, a link in the data source system. Collect a piece of identical data, and then use this data for data analysis to know if the data source system has new input data.
  • a probe method that is, a link in the data source system.
  • the specific implementation method may be: when the value of the policy decision factor changes, the value of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor are sent to the policy making device; Or sending, according to the policy decision factor request sent by the policy, the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor to the policy making device.
  • the policy decision factor analysis device actively sends a value of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor to the policy making device if the value of the policy decision factor is changed, so that the policy formulation device updates the policy control and the charging rule.
  • the policy making device sends a policy decision factor request to the policy decision factor analysis device when the policy needs to be formulated, and the policy decision factor analysis device sends the value of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor to the policy formulation device according to the request.
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart of another embodiment of a method for formulating a policy according to the present invention, as shown in FIG.
  • the method of an embodiment may include:
  • Step 201 Receive a policy decision factor sent by the policy decision factor analysis device and a value of the policy decision factor.
  • the execution subject of this embodiment may be a policy making device in the PCC system described above.
  • Step 202 Determine a corresponding policy control and charging rule according to the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor.
  • the policy making device determines the corresponding policy control and charging rules according to the values of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor.
  • the policy making device only needs to pay attention to the policy decision factor and its value, and does not need to pay attention to how to obtain input information through a complex interface.
  • the policy control and charging rules are determined by the values of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor, which facilitates the upgrade of the interface and policy formulation logic, and improves the scalability of the PCC system.
  • the specific implementation method may be: sending a policy decision factor request to the policy decision factor analysis device, and receiving the policy decision factor analysis device to send according to the policy decision factor request. a value of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor; or receiving a value of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor sent by the policy decision factor analysis device when a value of the policy decision factor changes .
  • the specific implementation method may be: obtaining the policy corresponding to the value of the policy decision factor by using a value of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor as a judgment condition. Control and billing rules.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of a method for formulating a policy according to the present invention.
  • the service scenario of the embodiment is that a subscription access restriction policy for a subscriber that does not subscribe to a Tethering service needs to be established.
  • the method in this embodiment may include:
  • Step 301 The policy decision factor analysis device acquires the user terminal type, the traffic data, the terminal operating system information, and the Internet Protocol (IP) packet header information from the data source system.
  • IP Internet Protocol
  • Step 302 The policy decision factor analysis device obtains the values of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor according to the preset policy formulation rule and the foregoing information.
  • the preset policy formulation rule may be: the user terminal is an intelligent terminal, and The terminal operating system is a Microsoft system, and the user has shared behavior in the last 5 minutes, and the user has not signed up for the shared service. If the above conditions are met at the same time, the policy decision factor (TetheringCtrl) is set to 1, otherwise it is set to 0.
  • Step 303 The policy decision factor analysis device sends the policy decision factor and its value to the policy formulation device.
  • Step 304 The policy making device obtains policy control and charging rules by using a value of a policy decision factor and a policy decision factor as a judgment condition.
  • the policy making device can be configured according to the following logic:
  • Step 305 The policy decision factor analysis device sends the value of the updated policy decision factor to the policy formulation device when the user's policy decision factor changes.
  • the policy decision factor analysis device collects the input data according to the preset policy formulation rule, and sends the obtained policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor to the policy formulation device, facilitating interface and policy formulation logic. Upgrade to improve the scalability of the PCC system.
  • the device in this embodiment may include: a receiving module 11, a processing module 12, and a sending module 13, wherein the receiving module 11
  • the input data includes at least one of the following: data sent by the service support system BSS, data sent by the operation support system OSS, and data sent by the preset third-party support system
  • the processing module 12 is configured to Determining a policy formulation rule and the input data, acquiring a policy decision factor and a value of the policy decision factor; and sending, by the sending module 13, the value of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor to the policy formulation device And causing the policy making device to determine a corresponding policy control and charging rule according to the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor.
  • the device in this embodiment may be a policy decision factor analysis device in the PCC system shown in FIG. 1 , and may be used to implement the technical solution of the method embodiment shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 4 , and the implementation principle and technical effect are similar. No longer.
  • the receiving module 11 is specifically configured to receive the input data periodically sent by a sender of the input data; or, the sender that actively triggers the input data sends the input data, and receives the input data.
  • the sending module 13 is specifically configured to: when the value of the policy decision factor changes, send the value of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor to the policy making device; or, according to the policy A policy decision factor request sent by the device is formulated, and the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor are sent to the policy making device.
  • the policy decision factor includes an ID.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a policy making apparatus according to the present invention.
  • the apparatus in this embodiment may include: a receiving module 21 and a processing module 22, where the receiving module 21 is configured to receive a policy decision factor.
  • the policy decision factor sent by the device and the value of the policy decision factor are analyzed; the processing module 11 is configured to determine a corresponding policy control and charging rule according to the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor.
  • the device in this embodiment may be a policy-making device in the PCC system shown in FIG. 1 , and may be used to implement the technical solution of the method embodiment shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4 , and the implementation principle and the technical effect are similar. Narration.
  • the receiving module 21 is specifically configured to send a policy decision factor request to the policy decision factor analysis device, and receive the policy decision factor sent by the policy decision factor analysis device according to the policy decision factor request. a value of the policy decision factor; or receiving a value of the policy decision factor and the policy decision factor sent by the policy decision factor analysis device when a value of the policy decision factor changes.
  • processing module 22 is specifically configured to obtain, by using the policy decision factor and the value of the policy decision factor, a policy control and charging rule corresponding to the value of the policy decision factor.
  • the aforementioned program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium.
  • the program when executed, performs the steps including the various method embodiments described above;
  • the foregoing storage medium includes various media that can store program codes, such as a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

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Selon un mode de réalisation, la présente invention concerne un procédé, un dispositif et un système d'élaboration de politique, le procédé d'élaboration de politique consistant à : recevoir des données d'entrée, les données d'entrée comprenant au moins un type de données parmi : des données transmises par un système de soutien commercial (BSS), des données transmises par un système de soutien d'exploitation (OSS) et des données transmises par un système de soutien tiers prédéfini ; acquérir un facteur de prise de décision de politique et une valeur associée conformément à une règle d'élaboration de politique prédéfinie et des données d'entrée ; transmettre le facteur de prise de décision de politique et la valeur associée à un dispositif d'élaboration de politique, de sorte à permettre au dispositif d'élaboration de politique de déterminer une commande de politique correspondante et une règle de facturation en fonction du facteur de prise de décision de politique et de la valeur associée. La présente invention facilite la mise à jour d'une interface et d'une logique d'élaboration de politique, améliorant ainsi l'extensibilité d'un système PCC.
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