WO2016109970A1 - 网络实体及服务策略管理方法 - Google Patents

网络实体及服务策略管理方法 Download PDF

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WO2016109970A1
WO2016109970A1 PCT/CN2015/070407 CN2015070407W WO2016109970A1 WO 2016109970 A1 WO2016109970 A1 WO 2016109970A1 CN 2015070407 W CN2015070407 W CN 2015070407W WO 2016109970 A1 WO2016109970 A1 WO 2016109970A1
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马景旺
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  • the present invention relates to the field of network technologies, and in particular, to a network entity and a service policy management method.
  • service flows are subject to service policy control on both the core network side and the LAN side.
  • the core network side accepts policy and charging control (English name: Policy and Charging Control, abbreviation: PCC) policy control
  • the local area side accepts business chain policy control.
  • PCC Policy and Charging Control
  • the control of the service chain policy is generally only applied to the Gi Local area network, and has not been applied to the 3GPP network, so the PCC policy control and the service chain policy control of the service flow can only be Manage separately.
  • the PCC policy is defined by the Policy and Charging Rule Function (PCRF) entity and is sent to the execution entity of the PCC policy, such as a packet data network gateway (English name: Packet Data Network Gateway, Abbreviation: P-GW) or PCEF (Policy and Charging Enforcement Function, PCEF) entity; for the business chain strategy, it is generated by the service chain controller in the Gi LAN and sent to control the service flow.
  • PCRF Policy and Charging Rule Function
  • PCEF Policy and Charging Enforcement Function
  • the PCC policy control and the service chain policy control are respectively managed by different networks. Therefore, the PCC policy control information and the service chain policy control information are transmitted separately between the enterprise application server and the network side, resulting in excessive signaling resources. , affecting system performance.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a network entity and a service policy management method.
  • the technical solution is as follows:
  • a policy and charging formulation function entity includes:
  • a receiving module configured to receive a service request sent by an application server
  • a policy generating module configured to generate a service policy according to the service request, where the service policy includes at least one network policy, where the at least one network policy includes a policy and charging control PCC policy and a service chain policy;
  • a rule generating module configured to generate a network rule according to the service policy
  • a sending module configured to send the network rule to a corresponding network rule execution device, where the network rule is a PCC rule, or is a service chain control rule, or is a PCC rule and a service chain control rule.
  • the rule generating module is configured to generate a PCC rule according to the PCC policy
  • the sending module is configured to send the PCC rule to a policy and charging execution function entity.
  • the rule generating module is configured to generate a service chain control rule according to the service chain policy
  • the sending module is configured to send the service chain control rule to the flow identification and the flow classifier.
  • the PCC policy includes the PCC policy The network policy identifier, where the service chain control rule includes a network policy identifier of the service chain policy.
  • the policy and charging formulation function entity further includes:
  • a path generation module configured to generate a service chain path corresponding to the service request
  • the sending module is configured to send the service chain path to a Gi local area network control device.
  • the receiving module is configured to receive, sent by the application server a service information query request, the service information query request is used to request to query service information corresponding to the service policy;
  • the sending module is configured to send an information query request to the service charging function entity, where the information query request is used to request to query service information corresponding to the service policy;
  • the receiving module is configured to receive service information corresponding to the service policy returned by the service charging function entity according to the information query request;
  • the sending module is configured to send service information corresponding to the service policy to the application service Device
  • the service information corresponding to the service policy includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy and network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy;
  • the fee information includes the charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy;
  • the network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes the network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy, and the Network resource usage information corresponding to the business chain strategy.
  • the sending module is configured to: before the receiving module receives the service information query request sent by the application server, Transmitting, to the service charging function entity, a correspondence between a service policy identifier of the service policy and a network policy identifier of the at least one network policy;
  • the sending module is configured to send, to the service charging function entity, an information query request that includes the service policy identifier, so that the service charging function entity determines, according to the service policy identifier, a service corresponding to the service policy information.
  • the sending module configured to send, to the service charging function entity, a network that includes the at least one network policy Determining, by the policy, the information query request, so that the service charging function entity determines the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy;
  • the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy is a network policy identifier of the PCC policy and a network policy identifier of the service chain policy.
  • a policy and charging formulation functional entity comprising: a processor, a memory, a transmitter, and a receiver.
  • the memory is for storing a plurality of instructions, the instructions being configured to be executed by the processor;
  • the processor is configured to control the receiver to receive a service request sent by an application server
  • the processor is configured to generate a service policy according to the service request, where the service policy includes at least one network policy, where the at least one network policy includes a policy and charging control PCC policy and a service chain policy;
  • the processor is configured to generate a network rule according to the service policy
  • the processor is configured to control the transmitter to send the network rule to a corresponding network rule execution device; wherein the network rule is a PCC rule, or is a service chain control rule, or is a PCC rule and a service chain Control rules.
  • the processor is configured to generate a PCC rule according to the PCC policy
  • the processor is configured to control the transmitter to send the PCC rule to a policy and charging execution function entity.
  • the processor is configured to generate a service chain control rule according to the service chain policy
  • the processor is configured to control the transmitter to send the service chain control rule to a stream identification and a stream classifier.
  • the PCC policy includes the PCC policy The network policy identifier, where the service chain control rule includes a network policy identifier of the service chain policy.
  • the processor is further configured to generate a service chain path corresponding to the service request
  • the processor is configured to control the transmitter to send the service chain path to a Gi local area network control device.
  • the processor is configured to control the receiver to receive a service information query request sent by the application server, where the service information query request is used to request to query service information corresponding to the service policy;
  • the processor is configured to control the transmitter to send an information query request to a service charging function entity, where the information query request is used to request to query service information corresponding to the service policy;
  • the processor is configured to control, by the receiver, service information corresponding to the service policy returned by the service charging function entity according to the information query request;
  • the processor is configured to control, by the transmitter, the service information corresponding to the service policy to be sent to the application server;
  • the service information corresponding to the service policy includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy and network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy;
  • the fee information includes the charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy; and the network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy.
  • the network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy and the network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy are included.
  • the processor before the controlling the receiver to receive the service information query request sent by the application server And controlling, by the transmitter, the correspondence between the service policy identifier of the service policy and the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy to the service charging function entity;
  • the processor is configured to, after controlling the transmitter, send an information query request that includes the service policy identifier to the service charging function entity, so that the service charging function entity determines, according to the service policy identifier, The service information corresponding to the service policy.
  • the processor configured to, after controlling the transmitter to send to the service charging function entity, An information query request of the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy, so that the service charging function entity determines the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy;
  • the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy is a network policy identifier of the PCC policy and a network policy identifier of the service chain policy.
  • a third aspect provides a service charging function entity, where the service charging function entity includes:
  • a receiving module configured to receive an information query request sent by a policy and a charging and formulating function entity, where the information query request is used to request service information corresponding to the query service policy, where the service policy includes at least one network policy, At least one network policy includes a policy and charging control PCC policy and a business chain strategy;
  • a service information determining module configured to determine service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request, where the service information corresponding to the service policy includes charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy, and the at least one network At least one of the network resource usage information corresponding to the policy, where the charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and charging information corresponding to the service chain policy;
  • the network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy and network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy;
  • a sending module configured to return service information corresponding to the service policy to the policy and charging formulation function entity.
  • the receiving module is configured to be used in the service
  • the information determining module receives, according to the information query request, the service information corresponding to the PCC policy sent by the charging execution function entity, and the service information corresponding to the PCC policy, before determining the service information corresponding to the service policy. And at least one of charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy.
  • the receiving module is configured to: in the service information determining module, query the request according to the information, Before determining the service information corresponding to the service policy, receiving service information corresponding to the uplink data flow of the service chain sent by the last service switching node in the service chain corresponding to the service chain policy, and receiving the service chain And the service information corresponding to the downlink data flow of the service chain sent by the traffic classifier;
  • the receiving module is configured to: before the service information determining module determines, according to the information query request, the service information corresponding to the service policy, send the last service switching node in the service chain corresponding to the service chain policy to send The service information corresponding to the uplink data flow of the service chain and the service information corresponding to the downlink data flow of the service chain;
  • the service information corresponding to the uplink data stream includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the uplink data stream and network resource usage information corresponding to the uplink data stream; and the service information corresponding to the downlink data stream includes At least one of the charging information corresponding to the downlink data stream and the network resource usage information corresponding to the downlink data stream; the service information corresponding to the uplink data stream and the service information corresponding to the downlink data stream comprise The network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy, or the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy, or the network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy and the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy.
  • the information query request includes the service The service policy identifier corresponding to the policy
  • the receiving module is configured to receive, after the service information determining module determines the service information corresponding to the service policy, according to the information query request, the service policy identifier of the service policy sent by the PCRF entity, and the Correspondence between network policy identifiers of at least one network policy;
  • the service information determining module is configured to: identify, according to a service policy identifier of the service policy, a network policy identifier of the at least one network policy, and a service policy of the service policy included in the information query request Identifying, determining a network policy label of the at least one network policy And obtaining the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy.
  • the information query request includes the at least a network policy identifier for a network policy
  • the service information determining module is configured to obtain service information corresponding to the service policy according to the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy.
  • a service charging function entity includes: a processor, a memory, a transmitter, and a receiver.
  • the memory is for storing a plurality of instructions, the instructions being configured to be executed by the processor;
  • the processor is configured to control, by the receiver, an information query request sent by a policy and a charging and formulating function entity, where the information query request is used to request service information corresponding to a query service policy, where the service policy includes At least one network policy, the at least one network policy including a policy and charging control PCC policy and a service chain policy;
  • the processor is configured to determine service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request, where the service information corresponding to the service policy includes charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy, and the at least one network At least one of the network resource usage information corresponding to the policy, where the charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and charging information corresponding to the service chain policy;
  • the network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy and network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy;
  • the processor is configured to control the transmitter to return service information corresponding to the service policy to the policy and charging formulation function entity.
  • the processor is configured to control the receiver to receive the policy and the charging execution before determining the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request.
  • the processor is configured to determine, according to the information query request, the service policy corresponding to Controlling the receiver to receive the service chain corresponding to the service chain policy before the service information
  • the processor configured to: after receiving the service information corresponding to the service policy, according to the information query request, controlling, by the receiver, the last service switching node in the service chain corresponding to the service chain policy Service information corresponding to the uplink data flow of the service chain and service information corresponding to the downlink data flow of the service chain;
  • the service information corresponding to the uplink data stream includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the uplink data stream and network resource usage information corresponding to the uplink data stream; and the service information corresponding to the downlink data stream includes At least one of the charging information corresponding to the downlink data stream and the network resource usage information corresponding to the downlink data stream; the service information corresponding to the uplink data stream and the service information corresponding to the downlink data stream comprise The network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy, or the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy, or the network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy and the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy.
  • the information query request includes the service The service policy identifier corresponding to the policy
  • the processor configured to: after receiving the service information corresponding to the service policy, according to the information query request, controlling, by the receiver, a service policy identifier of the service policy sent by the PCRF entity, and the at least Correspondence between network policy identifiers of a network policy;
  • the processor is configured to identify, according to the service policy of the service policy, a correspondence between the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy and a service policy identifier of the service policy included in the information query request, And determining the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy, and acquiring the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy.
  • the information query request includes the at least a network policy identifier for a network policy
  • the processor is configured to obtain service information corresponding to the service policy according to the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy.
  • a fifth aspect provides a service policy management method, where the method includes:
  • the policy and charging formulation function entity receives the service request sent by the application server
  • the policy and charging formulation function entity generates a service policy according to the service request, where the service policy includes at least one network policy, where the at least one network policy includes a policy and charging control PCC policy and a service chain policy;
  • the policy and billing function entity generates a network rule according to the service policy, and sends the network rule to a corresponding network rule execution device; wherein the network rule is a PCC rule or a service chain control rule, Or for PCC rules and business chain control rules.
  • the policy and the charging and formulating function entity generate the network rule according to the service policy, and the sending the network rule to the corresponding network rule execution device includes:
  • the policy and charging formulation function entity generates a PCC rule according to the PCC policy, and sends the PCC rule to the policy and charging execution function entity.
  • the policy and charging formulating function entity generates a network rule according to the service policy, and
  • the sending of the network rule to the corresponding network rule execution device includes:
  • the policy and charging formulation function entity generates a service chain control rule according to the service chain policy, and sends the service chain control rule to the flow identification and flow classifier.
  • the PCC policy includes the PCC policy The network policy identifier, where the service chain control rule includes a network policy identifier of the service chain policy.
  • the method further includes:
  • the policy and charging formulation function entity generates a service chain path corresponding to the service request, and sends the service chain path to the Gi LAN control device.
  • the method further includes:
  • the policy and charging formulation function entity receives a service information query request sent by the application server, where the service information query request is used to request to query service information corresponding to the service policy;
  • the policy and charging formulating function entity sends an information query request to the service charging function entity, where the information query request is used to request to query service information corresponding to the service policy;
  • the policy and charging formulation function entity receives service information corresponding to the service policy returned by the service charging function entity according to the information query request;
  • the policy and charging formulation function entity sends service information corresponding to the service policy to the application server;
  • the service information corresponding to the service policy includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy and network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy;
  • the fee information includes the charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy;
  • the network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes the network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy, and the Network resource usage information corresponding to the business chain strategy.
  • the policy and charging formulation function entity sends an information query request to the service charging function entity, including:
  • the policy and charging and formulating function entity sends an information query request including the service policy identifier to the service charging function entity, so that the service charging function entity determines, according to the service policy identifier, that the service policy corresponds to Service information.
  • the policy and charging formulating function entity sends an information query to the service charging function entity according to the service information query request
  • the request includes:
  • the policy and charging and formulating function entity sends an information query request for the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy to the service charging function entity, so that the service charging function entity is configured according to the at least one network policy a network policy identifier, which determines service information corresponding to the service policy;
  • the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy is a network policy identifier of the PCC policy and a network policy identifier of the service chain policy.
  • a sixth aspect provides a service policy management method, where the method includes:
  • the service charging function entity receives the information query request sent by the policy and charging formulation function entity.
  • the information query request is used to request the service information corresponding to the query service policy; wherein the service policy includes at least one network policy, and the at least one network policy includes a policy and charging control PCC policy and a service chain policy;
  • the service charging function entity determines the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request, and the service information corresponding to the service policy includes the charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy and the at least one network. At least one of the network resource usage information corresponding to the policy, where the charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and charging information corresponding to the service chain policy; The network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy and network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy;
  • the service charging function entity returns service information corresponding to the service policy to the policy and charging formulation function entity.
  • the method before the determining, by the service charging function entity, the service information corresponding to the service policy, the method further includes:
  • the service charging function entity receives the service information corresponding to the PCC policy sent by the charging execution function entity, where the service information corresponding to the PCC policy includes the charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and the PCC At least one of the network resource usage information corresponding to the policy.
  • the service charging function entity determines, according to the information query request, the service policy Before the service information, the method further includes:
  • the service charging function entity receives the service information corresponding to the uplink data flow of the service chain sent by the last service switching node in the service chain corresponding to the service chain policy, and receives the flow identification in the service chain.
  • the service charging function entity receives the service information corresponding to the uplink data flow of the service chain sent by the last service switching node in the service chain corresponding to the service chain policy, and the service corresponding to the downlink data flow of the service chain. information;
  • the service information corresponding to the uplink data stream includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the uplink data stream and network resource usage information corresponding to the uplink data stream; and the service information corresponding to the downlink data stream includes Corresponding to the charging information corresponding to the downlink data stream and the downlink data stream At least one of the network resource usage information; the service information corresponding to the uplink data stream and the service information corresponding to the downlink data stream constitute network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy, or the service chain policy Corresponding charging information, or network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy and charging information corresponding to the service chain policy.
  • the information query request includes the service The service policy identifier corresponding to the policy, before the service charging function entity determines the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request, the method further includes:
  • the service charging function entity determines, according to the information query request, the service information corresponding to the service policy, including:
  • the service charging function entity identifies a correspondence between the service policy identifier of the service policy and a network policy identifier of the at least one network policy, and a service policy identifier of the service policy included in the information query request, Determining a network policy identifier of the at least one network policy;
  • the information query request includes the at least a network policy identifier for a network policy
  • the service charging function entity determines, according to the information query request, the service information corresponding to the service policy, including:
  • the service charging function entity acquires service information corresponding to the service policy according to the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy.
  • a service policy management system comprising:
  • the service policy including the policy and charging control PCC policy is generated according to the service request, and the corresponding PCC rule and the service chain control rule are further generated and sent to the corresponding network rule execution device, PCC.
  • Both the policy and the service chain policy are managed by the PCRF entity in the 3GPP network.
  • the application server and the network side transmit the PCC policy control information and the service chain policy control information, only the signaling interaction with the PCRF entity is required, and the existing solution is solved.
  • the PCC policy control and the service chain policy control are respectively managed by different networks, and the signaling resources are excessively occupied, thereby saving signaling resources and optimizing the network layout.
  • FIG. 1 is a network element architecture diagram of a network environment involved in a service policy management method provided by some embodiments of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for managing a service policy according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for managing a service policy according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for managing a service policy according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of a PCRF entity provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of a service charging function entity provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of a network entity provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the network environment includes at least the following network entities: an application server 110, a PCRF entity 120, a PCEF entity 130, a flow identification and flow classifier 140, a Gi-LAN controller 150, and a plurality of service switching nodes.
  • the application server 110 is an enterprise server of an Internet service provider, configured to request a network service from the Internet, and provide the user with service data of the specific application based on the requested network service
  • the PCRF entity 120 is A PCC policy decision point for the service data flow and the IP bearer resource, used to select and provide available PCC rules for the PCEF entity 130, so that the PCEF entity 130 performs service data flow detection, policy execution, and flow-based charging functions
  • the stream classifier 140 and the respective service switching nodes 160 are located between the user area network and the Internet, and the stream identification and stream classifier 140 is configured to identify and classify the service flow and mark the data packets so that the service switching node 160 identifies the data.
  • the service to which the packet belongs is used to coordinate the service switching nodes 160 to forward the service flow data.
  • each service switching node 160 can control the service flow data to receive different ones under the coordination of the Gi LAN control device 150.
  • Value-added service; the service charging function entity 170 can obtain the PCEF entity 130
  • the service information, such as billing data, is provided, and the service information query function of the PCC rule is provided to the application server.
  • PCC rules are generated and managed by PCRF entities in a 3GPP network
  • service chain control rules are generated and managed by a service chain controller in a Gi local area network.
  • the application server requests the network service, it needs to separately initiate the request to the two different networks. Therefore, the application server and the network side need to transmit the PCC policy control information and the service chain policy control information separately, and the occupied signaling resources are used. many.
  • the value-added services corresponding to the service chain policy are mostly paid services.
  • the service charging function entity 170 can only provide the PCC policy-related service information query service to the server, but lacks the service chain-related service information. Query function.
  • the PCRF entity 120 is modified so that the PCRF can complete the management of the service chain control rule by the Gi local area network in the prior art, so that when the application server 110 requests the network service, the PCRF entity can be
  • the service request is initiated by the PCRF entity 120, and the PCC policy and the service chain policy are uniformly generated, and the PCC rule and the service chain control rule are further generated and sent to the corresponding execution entity.
  • the application server only needs to perform with the PCRF entity 120 on the 3GPP network side. Signaling interaction, which saves signaling resources and optimizes network layout.
  • the traffic identification and traffic classifier 140 and the service switching node 160 may also send the service information corresponding to the service chain policy to the service charging function entity 170, and the service charging function entity 170 provides the service.
  • the query service of the service information corresponding to the chain strategy extends the system function.
  • One or more service enabling units are deployed in the Gi LAN between the operator gateway and the external network, and each service enabling unit can provide one or more value-added services for the traffic flow data flowing through, Such as content filtering, caching services, firewalls or wide-area application acceleration.
  • the order of each service enablement unit and the service enablement unit through which the service flow data of one service flows is the service chain of the service.
  • the PCC policy and the PCC rule include a charging group and a quality of service (English name: Quality of Service, abbreviation: QoS) parameters, such as a service level identifier and bandwidth information, etc., for the PCEF entity to correspond to
  • the service performs QoS management and billing.
  • the service chain policy and the service chain control rule include a service chain ID, an identifier of a service enabling unit through which the service flow flows, and a sequence in which the service flow flows through each service enabling unit, and the flow identification and flow classification
  • the device may identify the service flow data corresponding to the service chain policy according to the service chain control rule.
  • the generation of the PCC rule and the service chain control rule are separately described.
  • the information of the service chain control rule may be included in the PCC rule.
  • the PCC rule may include the information of the foregoing service chain control rule in addition to the information of the foregoing PCC rule.
  • the PCC rule can implement the PCC policy and the service chain policy at the same time, and the PCRF sends the PCC rule and service when the rule is delivered. Chain control rules are sent to the respective executing entities.
  • the generated PCC rule information can also be included in the service chain control rules, that is, the service chain control rules can also implement the PCC policy and the business chain strategy.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for managing a service policy according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the service policy management method may be performed by the PCRF entity 120 in the network environment shown in FIG. 1.
  • the service policy management method may include:
  • Step 201 The policy and charging formulation function entity receives the service request sent by the application server.
  • Step 202 The policy and charging formulating function entity generates a service policy according to the service request, where the service policy includes at least one network policy, where the at least one network policy includes a policy and charging control PCC policy and a service chain policy.
  • Step 203 The policy and charging formulation function entity generates a network rule according to the service policy, and sends the network rule to the corresponding network rule execution device.
  • the network rule is a PCC rule, or is a service chain control rule, or PCC rules and business chain control rules.
  • the PCRF entity after receiving the service request sent by the application server, the PCRF entity generates a service policy including a policy and a charging control PCC policy according to the service request, and further generates a corresponding PCC. Rules and service chain control rules are sent to the corresponding network rule execution device, and the PCC policy and the service chain policy are all implemented by the PCRF in the 3GPP network.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for managing a service policy according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the service policy management method may be performed by the service charging function entity 170 in the network environment shown in FIG. 1.
  • the service policy management method may include:
  • Step 301 The service charging function entity receives an information query request sent by the policy and the charging and formulating function entity, where the information query request is used to request service information corresponding to the query service policy.
  • the service policy includes at least one network policy, where the at least one network policy includes a policy and charging control PCC policy and a service chain policy.
  • the service policy is a service policy generated by the PCRF entity according to the service request when receiving the service request sent by the application server.
  • Step 302 The service charging function entity determines the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request.
  • the service information corresponding to the service policy includes at least one of the charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy and the network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy, where the charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes the The charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy; the network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes the network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy and the network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy.
  • Step 303 The service charging function entity returns the service information corresponding to the service policy to the policy and charging formulation function entity.
  • the service charging function entity when the service charging function entity receives the information query request sent by the PCRF entity, the service charging function entity determines the charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and the service chain policy corresponding to the request.
  • the service information including the billing information, the network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy, and the network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy can not only provide the service information query related to the PCC policy, but also provide the service information related to the service chain policy. Query to achieve the effect of extending system functionality.
  • FIG. 4 shows a method flowchart of a service policy management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the service policy management method may include the PCRF entity 120 and service charging in the network environment shown in FIG.
  • the functional entities 170 are executed by various network entities.
  • the service policy management method may include:
  • step 401 the application server sends a service request to the PCRF entity.
  • the service request may be sent to the PCRF entity on the operator network side through the open platform, and the service request may include the service request.
  • the service chain service of the request indicates which additional services may be needed for the data stream, such as video acceleration service, data stream compression service, and security service.
  • Step 402 The PCRF entity generates a service policy according to the service request, where the service policy includes at least one network policy, where the at least one network policy includes a policy and charging control PCC policy and a service chain policy.
  • the at least one network policy may also include only a PCC policy, and does not include a service chain policy.
  • the PCRF entity generates a service policy according to the content of the service request provided by the application server, where the service policy includes a service policy identifier and one or more network policies, where the network policies include respective network policy identifiers, corresponding application identifiers, and
  • the PCC policy in the policy also needs to include the requirement information related to the PCC policy (such as the requested QoS parameter, the requested media type, etc.); if the network policy belongs to the service chain policy, the service chain identifier needs to be included. If the request message initiated by the application server does not include the service chain request message, the service policy includes only one PCC policy; if the request message includes related PCC information and service chain request information, the service policy includes a PCC policy. And one or more business chain strategies.
  • Step 403 The PCRF entity generates a service chain path corresponding to the service request, and sends the service chain path to the Gi-LAN control device.
  • the Gi LAN Gi-Local Area Network, abbreviation: Gi-LAN
  • Gi-LAN Gi-Local Area Network
  • the data flow corresponding to the chain policy is forwarded.
  • the PCRF The entity also needs to generate a service chain path and send it to the Gi-LAN control device in the Gi-LAN, and the Gi-LAN control device controls each service forwarding node in the service chain path to forward data.
  • Step 404 The PCRF entity generates a PCC rule according to the PCC policy, and sends the PCC rule to the PCEF entity.
  • the PCC rule includes the network policy identifier of the PCC policy.
  • the PCRF entity After receiving the foregoing service policy, the PCRF entity parses one or more network policies including the PCC policy from the service policy, and according to the PCC related requirement information in the PCC policy (for example, the requested QoS parameter, the requested media) Type, etc.) Generate the corresponding PCC rules and deliver the PCC rules to the PCEF entity.
  • the PCC related requirement information in the PCC policy for example, the requested QoS parameter, the requested media
  • Type etc.
  • step 405 the PCEF entity executes the PCC rule.
  • Step 406 The PCRF entity generates a service chain control rule according to the service chain policy, and sends the service chain control rule to the flow identification and the flow classifier.
  • the service chain control rule includes a network policy identifier of the service chain policy.
  • the PCRF parses the service chain identifier from the corresponding network policy, and sends a service chain control rule carrying the service chain identifier to the flow identification and flow classifier flow classifier to support the flow classifier.
  • the service flow detection function is executed later.
  • step 407 the flow identification and the flow classifier execute the service chain control rule.
  • Step 408 The PCRF entity receives a service information query request sent by the application server, where the service information query request is used to request to query service information corresponding to the service policy.
  • the service information corresponding to the service policy includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy and network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy, and charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy. And including the charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy; the network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes the network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy and the network resource corresponding to the service chain policy. Use information.
  • the application server can actively initiate a service information query request for the service to the PCRF entity through the capability open platform, and query the service information corresponding to the service policy of the service, where the service policy can be carried in the request.
  • the service information may include the charging information and the network resource usage information.
  • the network resource usage information includes a traffic resource or a time resource corresponding to the PCC policy, and may also include a service flow corresponding to the service chain policy in the service chain. Specifically, it may be the number of accesses, the processed traffic, and the like.
  • Step 409 the PCRF entity sends an information query request to the service charging function entity, and the information is checked.
  • the request is used to request to query the service information corresponding to the service policy.
  • the PCRF entity After receiving the service information query request, the PCRF entity initiates an information query request for querying the service information to the service charging function unit.
  • the information query request may carry the service policy identifier of the service policy, or the information query request may also carry the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy included in the service policy.
  • Step 410 The service charging function entity determines the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request.
  • the service charging function entity may receive, according to the information query request, the service information corresponding to the PCC policy sent by the policy and the charging execution function entity, before determining the service information corresponding to the service policy; wherein the PCC policy
  • the corresponding service information includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy.
  • the billing information and the network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy may be performed by the PCEF entity. After the PCEF entity collects the billing information and the network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy, the billing corresponding to the PCC policy may be performed. The information and network resource usage information is sent to the service charging function entity along with the network policy identity of the PCC policy.
  • the service charging function entity may receive the uplink of the service chain sent by the last service switching node in the service chain corresponding to the service chain policy before determining the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request.
  • the service information corresponding to the uplink data stream includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the uplink data stream and network resource usage information corresponding to the uplink data stream; the service information corresponding to the downlink data stream includes the downlink data.
  • the billing information corresponding to the stream and the network resource corresponding to the downlink data stream Using at least one of the information; the service information corresponding to the uplink data stream and the service information corresponding to the downlink data stream constitute network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy, or charging information corresponding to the service chain policy, or The network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy and the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy.
  • flow identification and The flow classifier or service switching node performs statistics.
  • For the uplink data flow of the service chain corresponding to the service chain policy since the upstream data flow flows through the flow identification and the flow classifier, it will enter the Gi-LAN, and will not flow through the flow identification and the flow classifier again, so the uplink data is The flow accounting information and network resource usage information can only be counted by the last service switching node through which the data stream passes.
  • For the downlink data stream the data stream will first pass through the stream identification and stream classifier, then enter the Gi-LAN, and then aggregated again to the stream identification and stream classifier, so the billing information and network resource usage information of the downlink data stream can be used.
  • the flow identification and flow classifier perform statistics, and the last service switching node through which the data stream passes may also be used for statistics.
  • the flow identification and the traffic classifier or the service switching node After the flow identification and the flow classifier or the service switching node counts the charging information and the network resource usage information corresponding to one service chain policy, the flow identification and the traffic classifier or the service switching node charge the corresponding to the service chain policy.
  • the information and network resource usage information is sent to the service charging function unit, and the message also carries the network policy identifier of the service chain policy.
  • the flow identification and the flow classifier may send the network policy identifier of the service chain policy to the last service switching node through which the data flow corresponding to the service chain policy passes, or the flow identification and the flow classifier may also use the service.
  • the network policy identifier of the chain policy is added to the data stream corresponding to the service chain policy, and the last service switching node that the data stream corresponding to the service chain policy passes obtains the network policy identifier from the data stream.
  • the policy and the charging and formulating function entity may send the information query request to the service charging function entity according to the service information query request, and send the network policy identifier that includes the at least one network policy to the service charging function entity.
  • the information query request so that the service charging function entity determines the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy; wherein the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy is the network policy identifier of the PCC policy And the network policy identifier of the business chain policy.
  • each service information of the service policy corresponds to the network policy identifier of each network policy included in the service policy, and when the PCRF entity queries the service information corresponding to the service policy, each of the service policies may be directly included in the service policy.
  • the network policy identifier of the network policy is sent to the service charging function entity, and the service charging function entity directly queries the service information corresponding to each network policy identifier.
  • the service policy identifier of the service policy may also be sent to the service charging function entity.
  • the service charging function entity may send the service policy identifier The information query request, so that the service charging function entity determines the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the service policy identifier.
  • the correspondence between the service policy identifier of the service policy and the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy and the information query may be The service policy identifier of the service policy included in the request, the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy is determined, and the service information corresponding to the service policy is obtained according to the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy.
  • the service charging function entity may also obtain the correspondence between the service policy identifier and each network policy identifier from the PCRF in advance, and the PCRF may only send the service policy identifier when sending the information query request, and the service charging function entity may The pre-acquisition corresponding relationship queries the corresponding network policy identifiers, and then queries the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the queried network policy identifier.
  • Step 411 The service charging function entity returns the service information corresponding to the service policy to the PCRF entity according to the information query request.
  • Step 412 The PCRF entity sends the service information corresponding to the service policy to the application server.
  • the PCRF entity after receiving the service request sent by the application server, the PCRF entity generates a service policy including a policy and a charging control PCC policy according to the service request, and further generates a corresponding PCC.
  • the rules and service chain control rules are sent to the corresponding network rule execution device.
  • the PCC policy and the service chain policy are all managed by the PCRF entity in the 3GPP network, and the PCC policy control information and the service chain policy are transmitted between the application server and the network side.
  • the service charging function entity obtains service information from the PCEF, the flow identification and the flow classifier, and the service switching node, and when receiving the information query request sent by the PCRF entity, according to The request determines the service information including the charging information corresponding to the PCC policy, the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy, the network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy, and the network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy, and not only provides the PCC policy.
  • Relevant service information query can also perform statistics on the service information related to the business chain strategy and provide query services, thereby achieving the effect of expanding the system function.
  • FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of a policy and charging formulation function entity provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the policy and charging formulation function entity may be the PCRF entity 120 in the network environment shown in FIG. 1, and the policy and charging formulation function entity may perform all the steps of the method shown in FIG. 2 or execute the method shown in FIG. Part of the steps.
  • the policy and charging formulation function entity may include:
  • the receiving module 501 is configured to receive a service request sent by an application server.
  • the policy generation module 502 is configured to generate a service policy according to the service request, where the service policy includes at least one network policy, where the at least one network policy includes a policy and charging control PCC policy and a service chain policy;
  • a rule generating module 503, configured to generate a network rule according to the service policy
  • the sending module 504 is configured to send the network rule to a corresponding network rule execution device, where the network rule is a PCC rule, or is a service chain control rule, or is a PCC rule and a service chain control rule.
  • the rule generating module 503 is configured to generate a PCC rule according to the PCC policy
  • the sending module 504 is configured to send the PCC rule to a policy and charging execution function entity.
  • the rule generating module 503 is configured to generate a service chain control rule according to the service chain policy
  • the sending module 504 is configured to send the service chain control rule to the flow identification and the flow classifier.
  • the PCC rule includes a network policy identifier of the PCC policy, where the service chain control rule includes a network policy identifier of the service chain policy.
  • the policy and charging formulation function entity further includes:
  • a path generation module 505 configured to generate a service chain path corresponding to the service request
  • the sending module 504 is configured to send the service chain path to a Gi local area network control device.
  • the receiving module 501 is configured to receive a service information query request sent by the application server, where the service information query request is used to request to query service information corresponding to the service policy;
  • the sending module 504 is configured to send an information query request to the service charging function entity, where the information query request is used to request to query service information corresponding to the service policy;
  • the receiving module 501 is configured to receive service information corresponding to the service policy returned by the service charging function entity according to the information query request;
  • the sending module 504 is configured to send service information corresponding to the service policy to the application server;
  • the service information corresponding to the service policy includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy and network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy;
  • the fee information includes the charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy;
  • the network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes the network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy, and the Network resource usage information corresponding to the business chain strategy.
  • the sending module 504 is configured to send, to the service charging function entity, a service policy identifier and location of the service policy, before the receiving module 501 receives the service information query request sent by the application server. Determining a correspondence between network policy identifiers of at least one network policy;
  • the sending module 504 is configured to send, to the service charging function entity, an information query request that includes the service policy identifier, so that the service charging function entity determines, according to the service policy identifier, the service policy Service Information.
  • the sending module 504 is configured to send, to the service charging function entity, an information query request that includes the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy, so that the service charging function entity is configured according to the at least one piece. a network policy identifier of the network policy, determining service information corresponding to the service policy;
  • the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy is a network policy identifier of the PCC policy and a network policy identifier of the service chain policy.
  • the policy and charging formulation function entity shown in the embodiment of the present invention generates a service policy including a policy and a charging control PCC policy according to the service request after receiving the service request sent by the application server, and further generates a corresponding service policy.
  • the PCC rules and the service chain control rules are sent to the corresponding network rule execution device.
  • the PCC policy and the service chain policy are all managed by the PCRF entity in the 3GPP network, and the PCC policy control information and service are transmitted between the application server and the network side.
  • the chain policy control information only needs to perform signaling interaction with the PCRF entity, which solves the problem that the signaling resources occupied by the PCC policy control and the service chain policy control are controlled by different networks in the prior art, and the saving is achieved. Signaling resources to optimize the effect of network layout.
  • FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of a service charging function entity provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the service charging function entity may be the service charging function entity 170 in the network environment shown in FIG. 1 , and the service charging function entity may perform all the steps of the method shown in FIG. 3 or execute as shown in FIG. 4 . Part of the steps in the method shown.
  • the service charging function entity may include:
  • the receiving module 601 is configured to receive an information query request sent by the policy and the charging and formulating function entity, where the information query request is used to request service information corresponding to the query service policy, where the service policy includes at least one network policy.
  • the at least one network policy includes a policy and charging control PCC policy and a service chain strategy;
  • the service information determining module 602 is configured to determine service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request, where the service information corresponding to the service policy includes charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy, and the at least one piece At least one of the network resource usage information corresponding to the network policy, where the charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and charging information corresponding to the service chain policy;
  • the network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy and network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy;
  • the sending module 603 is configured to return service information corresponding to the service policy to the policy and charging formulating function entity.
  • the receiving module 601 is configured to receive, by the service information determining module, the PCC sent by the policy and charging execution function entity before determining the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request.
  • the service information corresponding to the policy wherein the service information corresponding to the PCC policy includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy.
  • the receiving module 601 is configured to receive, in the service chain corresponding to the service chain policy, before the service information determining module 602 determines the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request.
  • the receiving module 601 is configured to receive the last service exchange in the service chain corresponding to the service chain policy before the service information determining module 602 determines the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request.
  • the service information corresponding to the uplink data stream includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the uplink data stream and network resource usage information corresponding to the uplink data stream;
  • the downlink data stream Corresponding service information includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the downlink data stream and network resource usage information corresponding to the downlink data stream; service information corresponding to the uplink data stream and corresponding to the downlink data stream
  • the service information constitutes the network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy, or the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy, or the network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy and the charging corresponding to the service chain policy. information.
  • the information query request includes a service policy identifier corresponding to the service policy
  • the receiving module 601 is configured to determine, according to the information query request, that the service policy is corresponding to the service information determining module 602.
  • receiving Before receiving the service information, receiving a correspondence between a service policy identifier of the service policy sent by the PCRF entity and a network policy identifier of the at least one network policy;
  • the service information determining module 602 is configured to identify, according to the service policy of the service policy, a correspondence between the service policy and the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy, and a service of the service policy included in the information query request.
  • the policy identifier is used to determine the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy, and obtain the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy.
  • the information query request includes the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy
  • the service information determining module 602 is configured to obtain the service policy corresponding to the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy. Service information.
  • the service charging function entity shown in the embodiment of the present invention obtains service information from the PCEF, the flow identification and the flow classifier, and the service switching node, and receives the information query request sent by the PCRF entity, according to The request determines the service information including the charging information corresponding to the PCC policy, the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy, the network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy, and the network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy, and not only provides the PCC policy.
  • Relevant service information query can also perform statistics on the service information related to the business chain strategy and provide query services, thereby achieving the effect of expanding the system function.
  • FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of a network entity provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the network entity 700 may be a PCRF entity or a service charging function entity in the network environment shown in FIG. 1 above.
  • the network The entity may include a bus 701, and a processor 702, a memory 703, a transmitter 704, and a receiver 705 connected to the bus.
  • the memory 703 is configured to store a plurality of instructions, the instructions being configured to be executed by the processor 702;
  • the processor 702 is configured to control the receiver 705 to receive a service request sent by the application server.
  • the processor 702 is configured to generate a service policy according to the service request, where the service policy includes at least one network policy, where the at least one network policy includes a policy and charging control PCC policy and a service chain policy;
  • the processor 702 is configured to generate a network rule according to the service policy
  • the processor 702 is configured to control the transmitter 704 to send the network rule to a corresponding network rule execution device, where the network rule is a PCC rule, or is a service chain control rule, or is a PCC rule and Business chain control rules.
  • the processor 702 is configured to generate a PCC rule according to the PCC policy.
  • the processor 702 is configured to control the transmitter 704 to send the PCC rule to a policy and charging execution function entity.
  • the processor 702 is configured to generate a service chain control rule according to the service chain policy.
  • the processor 702 is configured to control the transmitter 704 to send the service chain control rule to the flow identification and the flow classifier.
  • the PCC rule includes a network policy identifier of the PCC policy, where the service chain control rule includes a network policy identifier of the service chain policy.
  • the processor 702 is further configured to generate a service chain path corresponding to the service request.
  • the processor 702 is configured to control the transmitter 704 to send the service chain path to a Gi local area network control device.
  • the processor 702 is configured to control the receiver 705 to receive a service information query request sent by the application server, where the service information query request is used to request to query service information corresponding to the service policy;
  • the processor 702 is configured to control the transmitter 704 to send an information query request to the service charging function entity, where the information query request is used to request to query service information corresponding to the service policy;
  • the processor 702 is configured to control the receiver 705 to receive service information corresponding to the service policy returned by the service charging function entity according to the information query request;
  • the processor 702 is configured to control the transmitter 704 to send service information corresponding to the service policy to the application server;
  • the service information corresponding to the service policy includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy and network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy;
  • the fee information includes the charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy;
  • the network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes the network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy, and the Network resource usage information corresponding to the business chain strategy.
  • the processor 702 is configured to control the transmitter 704 to send the service to the service charging function entity before controlling the receiver 705 to receive a service information query request sent by the application server.
  • the processor 702 is configured to, after controlling the transmitter 704, send an information query request that includes the service policy identifier to the service charging function entity, so that the service charging function entity is configured according to the service policy identifier. Determining service information corresponding to the service policy.
  • the processor 702 is configured to, after controlling the transmitter 704, send, to the service charging function entity, an information query request that includes the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy, so that the service is charged. Determining, by the functional entity, the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy;
  • the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy is a network policy identifier of the PCC policy and a network policy identifier of the service chain policy.
  • the network entity shown in the embodiment of the present invention is implemented as a PCRF entity
  • the service policy including the policy and charging control PCC policy is generated according to the service request, and further generated.
  • Corresponding PCC rules and service chain control rules are sent to the corresponding network rule execution device.
  • the PCC policy and the service chain policy are all managed by the PCRF entity in the 3GPP network, and the PCC policy control information is transmitted between the application server and the network side.
  • the service chain policy control information only needs to perform signaling interaction with the PCRF entity, which solves the problem that the signaling resources occupied by the PCC policy control and the service chain policy control are controlled by different networks in the prior art. Save signaling resources and optimize the effect of network layout.
  • the processor 702 is configured to control the receiver 705 to receive the policy and charging formulating function.
  • An information query request that can be sent by the entity, where the information query request is used to request service information corresponding to the query service policy; wherein the service policy includes at least one network policy, and the at least one network policy includes a policy and charging control PCC Strategy and business chain strategy;
  • the processor 702 is configured to determine service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request, where the service information corresponding to the service policy includes charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy, and the at least one piece At least one of the network resource usage information corresponding to the network policy, where the charging information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and charging information corresponding to the service chain policy;
  • the network resource usage information corresponding to the at least one network policy includes network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy and network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy;
  • the processor 702 is configured to control the transmitter 704 to return service information corresponding to the service policy to the policy and charging formulation function entity.
  • the processor 702 is configured to control, by the receiver 705, the PCC sent by the policy and charging execution function entity, before determining the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request.
  • the service information corresponding to the policy wherein the service information corresponding to the PCC policy includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the PCC policy and network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy.
  • the processor 702 is configured to: after receiving the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request, control the receiver 705 to receive the last one in the service chain corresponding to the service chain policy.
  • the processor 702 is configured to control the receiver 705 to receive the last service switching node in the service chain corresponding to the service chain policy, before determining the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request.
  • the service information corresponding to the uplink data stream includes at least one of charging information corresponding to the uplink data stream and network resource usage information corresponding to the uplink data stream; and the service information corresponding to the downlink data stream includes At least one of charging information corresponding to the downlink data stream and network resource usage information corresponding to the downlink data stream; service information corresponding to the uplink data stream and the next
  • the service information corresponding to the line data stream constitutes the network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy, or the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy, or the network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy and the service chain. Billing information corresponding to the policy.
  • the information query request includes a service policy identifier corresponding to the service policy
  • the processor 702 is configured to: before determining the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the information query request, Receiving, by the receiver 705, a correspondence between a service policy identifier of the service policy sent by the PCRF entity and a network policy identifier of the at least one network policy;
  • the processor 702 is configured to: identify, according to the service policy of the service policy, a correspondence between the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy and a service policy identifier of the service policy included in the information query request And determining the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy, and acquiring the service information corresponding to the service policy according to the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy.
  • the information query request includes a network policy identifier of the at least one network policy
  • the processor 702 is configured to obtain, according to the network policy identifier of the at least one network policy, a service corresponding to the service policy. information.
  • the service information is obtained from the PCEF, the flow identification and the flow classifier, and the service switching node, and is received by the PCRF entity.
  • the service information including the charging information corresponding to the PCC policy, the charging information corresponding to the service chain policy, the network resource usage information corresponding to the PCC policy, and the network resource usage information corresponding to the service chain policy is determined according to the request.
  • the service information query related to the PCC policy be provided, but also the service information related to the business chain strategy can be counted and the query service can be provided, thereby achieving the effect of expanding the system function.
  • the network entity 700 shown in the embodiment of the present invention may be implemented as the foregoing PCRF entity 120 or the service charging function entity 170, and may be implemented as any other network entity in the network environment shown in FIG.
  • the application server 110, the PCEF entity 130, the flow identification and stream classifier 140, the Gi LAN control device 150, the service switching node 160, and the like in FIG. 1 described above are implemented.
  • For the operation steps performed by the network entity 700 when the network entity is implemented as the foregoing entity refer to the method steps performed by the corresponding entity in the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 4, which is not repeatedly described in the embodiment of the present invention.
  • An embodiment of the present invention further provides a service policy management system, which may include a PCEF entity and a service charging function entity.
  • the PCRF entity is the strategy shown in Figure 5 above.
  • the billing function entity, the service billing function entity is the service billing function entity shown in FIG. 6 above.
  • the PCRF entity and the service charging function entity may also be implemented as the network entity shown in FIG. 7 above.
  • the service policy management system may further include an application server, a PCEF entity, a flow identification and a flow classifier, a Gi LAN control device, or a service switching node, and the network included in the service policy management system.
  • the connection relationship between the entities may be as shown in FIG. 1 and will not be described in detail in the embodiments of the present invention.
  • each network entity provided by the foregoing embodiment when managing or executing a service policy, only exemplifies the division of each functional module.
  • the foregoing functions may be allocated differently according to requirements.
  • the function module is completed, that is, the internal structure of the network entity is divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the functions described above.
  • the embodiments of the network entity and the service policy management method provided by the foregoing embodiments are in the same concept, and the specific implementation process is described in the method embodiment, and details are not described herein again.
  • a person skilled in the art may understand that all or part of the steps of implementing the above embodiments may be completed by hardware, or may be instructed by a program to execute related hardware, and the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium.
  • the storage medium mentioned may be a read only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk or the like.

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本发明公开了一种网络实体及服务策略管理方法，属于网络技术领域。所述方法包括：策略与计费制定功能实体接收应用服务器发送的服务请求，根据所述服务请求生成PCC策略和业务链策略，进一步生成PCC规则和业务链控制规则并发送给对应的网络规则执行设备；其中，PCC策略和业务链策略均由3GPP网络中的PCRF实体进行管理，应用服务器与网络侧之间传输PCC策略控制信息和业务链策略控制信息时，只需要与PCRF实体进行信令交互，解决了现有技术中PCC策略控制和业务链策略控制分别由不同的网络进行管理导致的信令资源占用过多的问题，达到节约信令资源，优化网络布局的效果。

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网络实体及服务策略管理方法 技术领域
本发明涉及网络技术领域，特别涉及一种网络实体及服务策略管理方法。
背景技术
对于很多企业业务，业务流在核心网侧与局域网侧都会接受服务策略控制。其中，在核心网侧接受策略与计费控制(英文全称：Policy and Charging Control，缩写：PCC)策略控制，局域侧接受业务链策略控制。由于在现有技术中，对业务链策略的控制通常仅应用于Gi局域网(Gi Local area network)中，还未应用到3GPP网络中，因此对业务流的PCC策略控制和业务链策略控制只能分开进行管理。其中，对于PCC策略，由策略与计费制定功能(缩写：Policy and Charging Rule Function，PCRF)实体制定并下发至PCC策略的执行实体，比如分组数据网络网关(英文全称：Packet Data Network Gateway，缩写：P-GW)或者PCEF(英文全称：Policy and Charging Enforcement Function，缩写：PCEF)实体；对于业务链策略，则由Gi局域网中的业务链控制器生成，并下发给用于控制业务流所经过的各个网络节点的控制设备。
在实现本发明的过程中，发明人发现现有技术至少存在以下问题：
由于PCC策略控制和业务链策略控制分别由不同的网络进行管理，因此，企业应用服务器与网络侧之间传输PCC策略控制信息和业务链策略控制信息时需要分开传输，导致信令资源占用过多，影响系统性能。
发明内容
为了解决现有技术中PCC策略控制和业务链策略控制分别由不同的网络进行管理导致的信令资源占用过多的问题，本发明实施例提供了一种网络实体及服务策略管理方法。所述技术方案如下：
第一方面，提供一种策略与计费制定功能实体，所述策略与计费制定功能实体包括：
接收模块，用于接收应用服务器发送的服务请求；
策略生成模块，用于根据所述服务请求生成服务策略，所述服务策略包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
规则生成模块，用于根据所述服务策略生成网络规则；
发送模块，用于将所述网络规则发送给对应的网络规则执行设备；其中，所述网络规则为PCC规则，或者为业务链控制规则，或者为PCC规则和业务链控制规则。
在第一方面的第一种可能实现方式中，所述规则生成模块，用于根据所述PCC策略生成PCC规则；
所述发送模块，用于将所述PCC规则发送给策略与计费执行功能实体。
结合第一方面或者第一方面的第一种可能实现方式，在第一方面的第二种可能实现方式中，所述规则生成模块，用于根据所述业务链策略生成业务链控制规则；
所述发送模块，用于将所述业务链控制规则发送给流识别及流分类器。
结合第一方面、第一方面的第一种可能实现方式或者第一方面的第二种可能实现方式，在第一方面的第三种可能实现方式中，所述PCC规则中包含所述PCC策略的网络策略标识，所述业务链控制规则中包含所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
结合第一方面或者第一方面的第一至第三种可能实现方式中的任一种，在第一方面的第四种可能实现方式中，所述策略与计费制定功能实体还包括：
路径生成模块，用于生成所述服务请求对应的业务链路径；
所述发送模块，用于将所述业务链路径发送给Gi局域网控制设备。
结合第一方面或者第一方面的第一至第四种可能实现方式中的任一种，在第一方面的第五种可能实现方式中，所述接收模块，用于接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求，所述服务信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
所述发送模块，用于向业务计费功能实体发送信息查询请求，所述信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
所述接收模块，用于接收所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求返回的所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
所述发送模块，用于将所述服务策略对应的服务信息发送给所述应用服务 器；
其中，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息。
结合第一方面的第五种可能实现方式，在第一方面的第六种可能实现方式中，所述发送模块，用于在所述接收模块接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求之前，向所述业务计费功能实体发送所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
所述发送模块，用于向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述服务策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述服务策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
结合第一方面的第五种可能实现方式，在第一方面的第七种可能实现方式中，所述发送模块，用于向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
其中，所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识为所述PCC策略的网络策略标识和所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
第二方面，提供一种策略与计费制定功能实体，所述策略与计费制定功能实体包括：处理器、存储器、发射器和接收器。其中，所述存储器用于存储若干个指令，所述若干个指令被配置成由所述处理器执行；
所述处理器，用于控制所述接收器接收应用服务器发送的服务请求；
所述处理器，用于根据所述服务请求生成服务策略，所述服务策略包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
所述处理器，用于根据所述服务策略生成网络规则；
所述处理器，用于控制所述发射器将所述网络规则发送给对应的网络规则执行设备；其中，所述网络规则为PCC规则，或者为业务链控制规则，或者为PCC规则和业务链控制规则。
在第二方面的第一种可能实现方式中，所述处理器，用于根据所述PCC策略生成PCC规则；
所述处理器，用于控制所述发射器将所述PCC规则发送给策略与计费执行功能实体。
结合第二方面或者第二方面的第一种可能实现方式，在第二方面的第二种可能实现方式中，所述处理器，用于根据所述业务链策略生成业务链控制规则；
所述处理器，用于控制所述发射器将所述业务链控制规则发送给流识别及流分类器。
结合第二方面、第二方面的第一种可能实现方式或者第二方面的第二种可能实现方式，在第二方面的第三种可能实现方式中，所述PCC规则中包含所述PCC策略的网络策略标识，所述业务链控制规则中包含所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
结合第二方面或者第二方面的第一至第三种可能实现方式中的任一种，在第二方面的第四种可能实现方式中，
所述处理器，还用于生成所述服务请求对应的业务链路径；
所述处理器，用于控制所述发射器将所述业务链路径发送给Gi局域网控制设备。
结合第二方面或者第二方面的第一至第四种可能实现方式中的任一种，在第二方面的第五种可能实现方式中，所述处理器，用于控制所述接收器接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求，所述服务信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
所述处理器，用于控制所述发射器向业务计费功能实体发送信息查询请求，所述信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
所述处理器，用于控制所述接收器接收所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求返回的所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
所述处理器，用于控制所述发射器将所述服务策略对应的服务信息发送给所述应用服务器；
其中，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息 包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息。
结合第二方面的第五种可能实现方式，在第二方面的第六种可能实现方式中，所述处理器，用于在控制所述接收器接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求之前，控制所述发射器向所述业务计费功能实体发送所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
所述处理器，用于在控制所述发射器向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述服务策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述服务策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
结合第二方面的第五种可能实现方式，在第二方面的第七种可能实现方式中，所述处理器，用于在控制所述发射器向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
其中，所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识为所述PCC策略的网络策略标识和所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
第三方面，提供一种业务计费功能实体，所述业务计费功能实体包括：
接收模块，用于接收策略与计费制定功能实体发送的信息查询请求，所述信息查询请求用于请求查询服务策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述服务策略中包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
服务信息确定模块，用于根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；其中，所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息；
发送模块，用于将所述服务策略对应的服务信息返回给所述策略与计费制定功能实体。
在第三方面的第一种可能实现方式中，所述接收模块，用于在所述服务信 息确定模块根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，接收策略与计费执行功能实体发送的所述PCC策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述PCC策略对应的服务信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种。
结合第三方面或者第三方面的第一种可能实现方式，在第三方面的第二种可能实现方式中，所述接收模块，用于在所述服务信息确定模块根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息，以及接收所述业务链中的流识别及流分类器发送的所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
或者，
所述接收模块，用于在所述服务信息确定模块根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息以及所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
其中，所述上行数据流对应的服务信息包括所述上行数据流对应的计费信息和所述上行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述下行数据流对应的服务信息包括所述下行数据流对应的计费信息和所述下行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述上行数据流对应的服务信息和所述下行数据流对应的服务信息组成了所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的计费信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息。
结合第三方面、第三方面的第一种可能实现方式或者第三方面的第二种可能实现方式，在第三方面的第三种可能实现方式中，所述信息查询请求中包含所述服务策略对应的服务策略标识，
所述接收模块，用于在所述服务信息确定模块根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，接收所述PCRF实体发送的所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
所述服务信息确定模块，用于根据所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系和所述信息查询请求中包含的所述服务策略的服务策略标识，确定所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标 识，并根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
结合第三方面、第三方面的第一种可能实现方式或者第三方面的第二种可能实现方式，在第三方面的第四种可能实现方式中，所述信息查询请求中包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识；
所述服务信息确定模块，用于根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
第四方面，提供一种业务计费功能实体，所述业务计费功能实体包括：处理器、存储器、发射器和接收器。其中，所述存储器用于存储若干个指令，所述若干个指令被配置成由所述处理器执行；
所述处理器，用于控制所述接收器接收策略与计费制定功能实体发送的信息查询请求，所述信息查询请求用于请求查询服务策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述服务策略中包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
所述处理器，用于根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；其中，所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息；
所述处理器，用于控制所述发射器将所述服务策略对应的服务信息返回给所述策略与计费制定功能实体。
在第四方面的第一种可能实现方式中，所述处理器，用于在根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，控制所述接收器接收策略与计费执行功能实体发送的所述PCC策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述PCC策略对应的服务信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种。
结合第四方面或者第四方面的第一种可能实现方式，在第四方面的第二种可能实现方式中，所述处理器，用于在根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，控制所述接收器接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链 中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息，以及接收所述业务链中的流识别及流分类器发送的所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
或者，
所述处理器，用于在根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，控制所述接收器接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息以及所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
其中，所述上行数据流对应的服务信息包括所述上行数据流对应的计费信息和所述上行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述下行数据流对应的服务信息包括所述下行数据流对应的计费信息和所述下行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述上行数据流对应的服务信息和所述下行数据流对应的服务信息组成了所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的计费信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息。
结合第四方面、第四方面的第一种可能实现方式或者第四方面的第二种可能实现方式，在第四方面的第三种可能实现方式中，所述信息查询请求中包含所述服务策略对应的服务策略标识，
所述处理器，用于在根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，控制所述接收器接收所述PCRF实体发送的所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
所述处理器，用于根据所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系和所述信息查询请求中包含的所述服务策略的服务策略标识，确定所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，并根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
结合第四方面、第四方面的第一种可能实现方式或者第四方面的第二种可能实现方式，在第四方面的第四种可能实现方式中，所述信息查询请求中包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识；
所述处理器，用于根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
第五方面，提供一种服务策略管理方法，所述方法包括：
策略与计费制定功能实体接收应用服务器发送的服务请求；
所述策略与计费制定功能实体根据所述服务请求生成服务策略，所述服务策略包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
所述策略与计费制定功能实体根据所述服务策略生成网络规则，并将所述网络规则发送给对应的网络规则执行设备；其中，所述网络规则为PCC规则，或者为业务链控制规则，或者为PCC规则和业务链控制规则。
在第五方面的第一种可能实现方式中，所述策略与计费制定功能实体根据所述服务策略生成网络规则，并将所述网络规则发送给对应的网络规则执行设备包括：
所述策略与计费制定功能实体根据所述PCC策略生成PCC规则，并将所述PCC规则发送给策略与计费执行功能实体。
结合第五方面或者第五方面的第一种可能实现方式，在第五方面的第二种可能实现方式中，所述策略与计费制定功能实体根据所述服务策略生成网络规则，并将所述网络规则发送给对应的网络规则执行设备包括：
所述策略与计费制定功能实体根据所述业务链策略生成业务链控制规则，并将所述业务链控制规则发送给流识别及流分类器。
结合第五方面、第五方面的第一种可能实现方式或者第五方面的第二种可能实现方式，在第五方面的第三种可能实现方式中，所述PCC规则中包含所述PCC策略的网络策略标识，所述业务链控制规则中包含所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
结合第五方面或者第五方面的第一至第三种可能实现方式中的任一种，在第五方面的第四种可能实现方式中，所述方法还包括：
所述策略与计费制定功能实体生成所述服务请求对应的业务链路径，并将所述业务链路径发送给Gi局域网控制设备。
结合第五方面或者第五方面的第一至第四种可能实现方式中的任一种，在第五方面的第五种可能实现方式中，所述方法还包括：
所述策略与计费制定功能实体接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求，所述服务信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
所述策略与计费制定功能实体向业务计费功能实体发送信息查询请求，所述信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
所述策略与计费制定功能实体接收所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求返回的所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
所述策略与计费制定功能实体将所述服务策略对应的服务信息发送给所述应用服务器；
其中，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息。
结合第五方面的第五种可能实现方式，在第五方面的第六种可能实现方式中，在所述策略与计费制定功能实体接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求之前，还包括：
所述策略与计费制定功能实体向所述业务计费功能实体发送所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
则所述策略与计费制定功能实体向业务计费功能实体发送信息查询请求，包括：
所述策略与计费制定功能实体向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述服务策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述服务策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
结合第五方面的第五种可能实现方式，在第五方面的第七种可能实现方式中，所述策略与计费制定功能实体根据所述服务信息查询请求向业务计费功能实体发送信息查询请求包括：
所述策略与计费制定功能实体向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
其中，所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识为所述PCC策略的网络策略标识和所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
第六方面，提供一种服务策略管理方法，所述方法包括：
业务计费功能实体接收策略与计费制定功能实体发送的信息查询请求，所 述信息查询请求用于请求查询服务策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述服务策略中包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；其中，所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息；
所述业务计费功能实体将所述服务策略对应的服务信息返回给所述策略与计费制定功能实体。
在第六方面的第一种可能实现方式中，所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，所述方法还包括：
所述业务计费功能实体接收策略与计费执行功能实体发送的所述PCC策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述PCC策略对应的服务信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种。
结合第六方面或者第六方面的第一种可能实现方式，在第六方面的第二种可能实现方式中，所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，所述方法还包括：
所述业务计费功能实体接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息，以及接收所述业务链中的流识别及流分类器发送的所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
或者，
所述业务计费功能实体接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息以及所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
其中，所述上行数据流对应的服务信息包括所述上行数据流对应的计费信息和所述上行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述下行数据流对应的服务信息包括所述下行数据流对应的计费信息和所述下行数据流对应 的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述上行数据流对应的服务信息和所述下行数据流对应的服务信息组成了所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的计费信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息。
结合第六方面、第六方面的第一种可能实现方式或者第六方面的第二种可能实现方式，在第六方面的第三种可能实现方式中，所述信息查询请求中包含所述服务策略对应的服务策略标识，所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，所述方法还包括：
所述业务计费功能实体接收所述PCRF实体发送的所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
则所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括：
所述业务计费功能实体根据所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系和所述信息查询请求中包含的所述服务策略的服务策略标识，确定所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识；
根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
结合第六方面、第六方面的第一种可能实现方式或者第六方面的第二种可能实现方式，在第六方面的第四种可能实现方式中，所述信息查询请求中包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识；
则所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括：
所述业务计费功能实体根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
第七方面，提供一种服务策略管理系统，所述系统包括：
如上述第一方面或者第一方面的任一可能实现方式所述的策略与计费制定功能实体以及如上述第三方面或者第三方面的任一可能实现方式所述的业务计费功能实体；
或者，
如上述第二方面或者第二方面的任一可能实现方式所述的策略与计费制定功能实体以及如上述第四方面或者第四方面的任一可能实现方式所述的业 务计费功能实体。
本发明实施例提供的技术方案带来的有益效果是：
通过接收应用服务器发送的服务请求后，根据该服务请求生成包括策略与计费控制PCC策略的服务策略，进一步生成相应的PCC规则和业务链控制规则，并发送给对应的网络规则执行设备，PCC策略和业务链策略均由3GPP网络中的PCRF实体进行管理，应用服务器与网络侧之间传输PCC策略控制信息和业务链策略控制信息时，只需要与PCRF实体进行信令交互，解决了现有技术中PCC策略控制和业务链策略控制分别由不同的网络进行管理而导致的信令资源占用过多的问题，达到节约信令资源，优化网络布局的效果。
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请参考图1，其示出了本发明部分实施例提供的服务策略管理方法所涉及的网络环境的网元架构图。该网络环境至少包含以下网络实体：应用服务器110、PCRF实体120、PCEF实体130、流识别及流分类器(flow classifier)140、Gi局域网控制设备(Gi-LAN controller)150、若干个业务交换节点(switch) 160以及业务计费功能实体170；其中，应用服务器110是互联网服务提供商的企业服务器，用于向互联网请求网络服务，并基于请求的网络服务向用户提供特定应用的业务数据；PCRF实体120是业务数据流和IP承载资源的PCC策略决策点，用于为PCEF实体130选择及提供可用的PCC规则，以便PCEF实体130进行业务数据流的检测、策略执行和基于流的计费功能；流识别及流分类器140和各个业务交换节点160位于用户局域网和互联网之间，流识别及流分类器140用于对业务流进行识别与分类，并对数据包进行标记，以便业务交换节点160识别数据包所属的业务；Gi局域网控制设备150用于协调各个业务交换节点160转发业务流数据，具体的，各个业务交换节点160可以在Gi局域网控制设备150的协调下，控制业务流数据依次接受不同的增值服务；业务计费功能实体170可以获取PCEF实体130统计的服务信息，比如计费数据等，并向应用服务器提供PCC规则的服务信息查询功能。
在现有技术中，PCC规则由3GPP网络中的PCRF实体生成并管理，业务链控制规则由Gi局域网中的业务链控制器生成并管理。当应用服务器请求网络服务时，需要分别向两个不同的网络发起请求，这样导致应用服务器与网络侧之间传输PCC策略控制信息和业务链策略控制信息时需要分开传输，占用的信令资源过多。此外，业务链策略所对应的增值服务大多为付费服务，在现有技术中，业务计费功能实体170只能向服务器提供PCC策略相关的服务信息查询服务，而缺乏业务链策略相关的服务信息的查询功能。
在本发明所示的方案中，对PCRF实体120进行了改进，使得PCRF可以完成现有技术中由Gi局域网侧的业务链控制规则的管理，从而应用服务器110请求网络服务时，可以向PCRF实体120发起服务请求，由PCRF实体120统一生成PCC策略和业务链策略，进一步生成PCC规则和业务链控制规则，并下发给相应的执行实体，应用服务器只需要与3GPP网络侧的PCRF实体120进行信令交互，从而节约了信令资源，优化了网络布局。同时，本发明所示的方案中，流识别及流分类器140和业务交换节点160还可以将业务链策略对应的服务信息发送给业务计费功能实体170，由业务计费功能实体170提供业务链策略对应的服务信息的查询服务，从而扩展了系统功能。
运营商网关与外部网络之间的Gi局域网中部署有一个或多个业务使能单元，每个业务使能单元可以为流经的业务流数据提供一种或多种增值服务，比 如内容过滤、缓存服务、防火墙或者广域应用加速等。一个业务的业务流数据所流经的各个业务使能单元以及所流经的各个业务使能单元的顺序即为该业务的业务链(service chain)。
在本发明中，PCC策略和PCC规则中包含有计费群组以及服务质量(英文全称：Quality of Service，缩写：QoS)参数，比如服务等级标识和带宽信息等，用于使PCEF实体对相应的业务进行QoS管理和计费。业务链策略和业务链控制规则中包含有业务链标识(service chain ID)、业务流流经的业务使能单元的标识以及业务流流经各个业务使能单元的顺序等，流识别及流分类器可以根据该业务链控制规则来识别该业务链策略对应的业务流数据。
此外，本发明实施例中对PCC规则和业务链控制规则的生成分开描述，在实际应用中，PCRF实体在生成PCC规则和业务链控制规则时，业务链控制规则的信息可以包含在PCC规则中，即PCC规则除了包含前述PCC规则的信息，还可以包含前述业务链控制规则的信息，此时，PCC规则可以同时实现PCC策略与业务链策略，PCRF在下发规则时，再将PCC规则和业务链控制规则分别发送给相应的执行实体。同理，生成的PCC规则的信息也可以包含在业务链控制规则，即业务链控制规则也可以同时实现PCC策略与业务链策略。
请参考图2，其示出了本发明一个实施例提供的服务策略管理方法的方法流程图，该服务策略管理方法可以由图1所示的网络环境中的PCRF实体120来执行。如图2所示，该服务策略管理方法可以包括：
步骤201，策略与计费制定功能实体接收应用服务器发送的服务请求。
步骤202，策略与计费制定功能实体根据该服务请求生成服务策略，该服务策略包含至少一条网络策略，该至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略。
步骤203，策略与计费制定功能实体根据该服务策略生成网络规则，并将该网络规则发送给对应的网络规则执行设备；其中，该网络规则为PCC规则，或者为业务链控制规则，或者为PCC规则和业务链控制规则。
综上所述，本发明实施例所示的服务策略管理方法，PCRF实体接收应用服务器发送的服务请求后，根据该服务请求生成包括策略与计费控制PCC策略的服务策略，进一步生成相应的PCC规则和业务链控制规则，并发送给对应的网络规则执行设备，PCC策略和业务链策略均由3GPP网络中的PCRF实 体进行管理，应用服务器与网络侧之间传输PCC策略控制信息和业务链策略控制信息时，只需要与PCRF实体进行信令交互，解决了现有技术中PCC策略控制和业务链策略控制分别由不同的网络进行管理导致的信令资源占用过多的问题，达到节约信令资源，优化网络布局的效果。
请参考图3，其示出了本发明一个实施例提供的服务策略管理方法的方法流程图，该服务策略管理方法可以由图1所示的网络环境中的业务计费功能实体170来执行。如图3所示，该服务策略管理方法可以包括：
步骤301，业务计费功能实体接收策略与计费制定功能实体发送的信息查询请求，该信息查询请求用于请求查询服务策略对应的服务信息。
其中，该服务策略中包含至少一条网络策略，该至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略。
可选的，该服务策略是由PCRF实体在接收应用服务器发送的服务请求时，根据该服务请求生成的服务策略。
步骤302，业务计费功能实体根据该信息查询请求，确定该服务策略对应的服务信息。
该服务策略对应的服务信息包括该至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和该至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；其中，该至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括该PCC策略对应的计费信息和该业务链策略对应的计费信息；该至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括该PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和该业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息。
步骤303，业务计费功能实体将该服务策略对应的服务信息返回给该策略与计费制定功能实体。
综上所述，本发明实施例所示的服务策略管理方法，业务计费功能实体接收到PCRF实体发送的信息查询请求时，根据该请求确定包括PCC策略对应的计费信息、业务链策略对应的计费信息、PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息以及业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息在内的服务信息，不仅可以提供PCC策略相关的服务信息查询，还可以提供业务链策略相关的服务信息查询，从而达到扩展系统功能的效果。
上述图2和图3所示的方法的具体实现方式，以及PCRF与其他网元之间的交互，具体可以参考图4。
如图4所示，其示出了本发明一个实施例提供的服务策略管理方法的方法流程图，该服务策略管理方法可以由图1所示的网络环境中，包括PCRF实体120和业务计费功能实体170在内的各个网络实体来执行。如图4所示，该服务策略管理方法可以包括：
步骤401，应用服务器向PCRF实体发送服务请求。
企业侧的应用服务器需要为其所属的一个或一组用户设备发起服务数据流时，在发起数据流之前，可以通过开放平台向运营商网络侧的PCRF实体发送服务请求，该服务请求可以包括该数据流对应的应用标识，用户IP(Internet Protocol，网络协议)地址、用户标识(也可以是群组用户标识)，请求的QoS参数，请求的媒体类型，以及请求的业务链业务等信息。
其中，该请求的业务链业务指明了该数据流可能需要哪些附加业务，例如视频加速业务，数据流压缩业务以及安全业务等。
步骤402，PCRF实体根据该服务请求生成服务策略，该服务策略包含至少一条网络策略，该至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略。
可选的，该至少一条网络策略中也可以只包含PCC策略，不包含业务链策略。
PCRF实体根据该应用服务器所提供的服务请求的内容生成服务策略，该服务策略包含服务策略标识，以及一条或多条网络策略，这些网络策略包含各自的网络策略标识，对应的应用标识，对于网络策略中的PCC策略，则还需要包含与PCC策略相关的需求信息(例如请求的QoS参数，请求的媒体类型等)；如果网络策略属于业务链策略，则需要包含业务链标识。如果该应用服务器发起的请求消息中不包含业务链请求消息，则服务策略中仅包含一条PCC策略；如果上述请求消息中包含相关的PCC信息及业务链请求信息，则服务策略中包含一条PCC策略以及一条或多条业务链策略。
步骤403，PCRF实体生成该服务请求对应的业务链路径，并将该业务链路径发送给Gi-LAN控制设备。
如果请求消息中包含业务链请求信息，则还需要Gi局域网(英文全称：Gi-Local Area Network，缩写：Gi-LAN)控制设备控制业务链策略所对应的业务链中的各个业务转发节点对业务链策略对应的数据流进行转发，此时，PCRF 实体还需要生成业务链路径并发送给Gi-LAN中的Gi-LAN控制设备，由Gi-LAN控制设备控制该业务链路径中的各个业务转发节点转发数据。
步骤404，PCRF实体根据PCC策略生成PCC规则，并将PCC规则发送给PCEF实体。
可选的，该PCC规则中包含该述PCC策略的网络策略标识。
PCRF实体在接收到上述服务策略后，从服务策略中解析出包含PCC策略在内的一条或多条网络策略，并根据PCC策略中的PCC相关的需求信息(例如请求的QoS参数，请求的媒体类型等)生成相应的PCC规则，并将PCC规则下发给PCEF实体。
步骤405，PCEF实体执行该PCC规则。
步骤406，PCRF实体根据业务链策略生成业务链控制规则，并将业务链控制规则发送给流识别及流分类器。
可选的，该业务链控制规则中包含该业务链策略的网络策略标识。
如果在服务策略中包含业务链策略，则PCRF从相应网络策略中解析出业务链标识，并向流识别及流分类器flow classifier发送携带有该业务链标识的业务链控制规则，以支撑flow classifier后续执行业务流检测功能。
步骤407，流识别及流分类器执行该业务链控制规则。
步骤408，PCRF实体接收应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求，该服务信息查询请求用于请求查询该服务策略对应的服务信息。
可选的，该服务策略对应的服务信息包括该至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和该至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；该至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括该PCC策略对应的计费信息和该业务链策略对应的计费信息；该至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括该PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和该业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息。
基于企业的应用服务器的决策，应用服务器可以主动通过能力开放平台向PCRF实体发起某个业务的服务信息查询请求，用以查询该业务的服务策略对应的服务信息，该请求中可以携带该服务策略的服务策略标识。服务信息可以包括计费信息和网络资源使用信息两种，其中，网络资源使用信息包含PCC策略对应的流量资源或时间资源，也可以包括业务链策略所对应的业务流在业务链中使用情况，具体可以是访问次数，处理的流量等。
步骤409，PCRF实体向业务计费功能实体发送信息查询请求，该信息查 询请求用于请求查询该服务策略对应的服务信息。
接到上述服务信息查询请求后，PCRF实体向业务计费功能单元发起查询该服务信息的信息查询请求。
可选的，该信息查询请求中可以携带该服务策略的服务策略标识，或者，该信息查询请求中也可以携带该服务策略中包含的至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识。
步骤410，业务计费功能实体根据该信息查询请求，确定该服务策略对应的服务信息。
可选的，该业务计费功能实体根据该信息查询请求，确定该服务策略对应的服务信息之前，可以接收策略与计费执行功能实体发送的该PCC策略对应的服务信息；其中，该PCC策略对应的服务信息包括该PCC策略对应的计费信息和该PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种。
其中，对于PCC策略对应的计费信息和网络资源使用信息，可以通过PCEF实体来统计执行，PCEF实体统计PCC策略对应的计费信息和网络资源使用信息之后，可以将该PCC策略对应的计费信息和网络资源使用信息与该PCC策略的网络策略标识一起发送给业务计费功能实体。
可选的，该业务计费功能实体根据该信息查询请求，确定该服务策略对应的服务信息之前，可以接收该业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的该业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息，以及接收该业务链中的流识别及流分类器发送的该业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；或者，该业务计费功能实体根据该信息查询请求，确定该服务策略对应的服务信息之前，可以接收该业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的该业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息以及该业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；其中，该上行数据流对应的服务信息包括该上行数据流对应的计费信息和该上行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；该下行数据流对应的服务信息包括该下行数据流对应的计费信息和该下行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；该上行数据流对应的服务信息和该下行数据流对应的服务信息组成了该业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息，或者该业务链策略对应的计费信息，或者该业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息和该业务链策略对应的计费信息。
对于业务链策略对应的计费信息和网络资源使用信息，可以采用流识别及 流分类器或业务交换节点进行统计。对于业务链策略对应的业务链的上行数据流，由于上行数据流流经流识别及流分类器后将会进入Gi-LAN，并且不会再次流经流识别及流分类器，因此对于上行数据流的计费信息和网络资源使用信息只能采用数据流经过的最后一个业务交换节点进行统计。对于下行数据流，数据流将首先经过流识别及流分类器，然后进入Gi-LAN，然后再次汇总到流识别及流分类器，因此下行数据流的计费信息和网络资源使用信息既可以采用流识别及流分类器执行统计，也可以采用数据流经过的最后一个业务交换节点进行统计。
当流识别及流分类器或业务交换节点统计完成一个业务链策略对应的的计费信息和网络资源使用信息后，流识别及流分类器或业务交换节点将该业务链策略对应的的计费信息和网络资源使用信息发送至业务计费功能单元，消息中还携带该业务链策略的网络策略标识。其中，流识别及流分类器可以预先将该业务链策略的网络策略标识发送给该业务链策略对应的数据流经过的最后一个业务交换节点，或者，流识别及流分类器也可以将该业务链策略的网络策略标识添加在该业务链策略对应的数据流中，由该业务链策略对应的数据流经过的最后一个业务交换节点从该数据流中获取该网络策略标识。
可选的，该策略与计费制定功能实体根据该服务信息查询请求向业务计费功能实体发送信息查询请求时，可以向该业务计费功能实体发送包含该至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识的信息查询请求，以便该业务计费功能实体根据该至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，确定该服务策略对应的服务信息；其中，该至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识为该PCC策略的网络策略标识和该业务链策略的网络策略标识。
由于业务计费功能实体接收PCEF、流识别及流分类器以及业务交换节点发送的服务信息时，一并接收相应的PCC策略的网络策略标识或者业务链策略的网络策略标识，因此，在业务计费功能实体中，服务策略的各条服务信息各自与该服务策略包含的各个网络策略的网络策略标识相对应，PCRF实体查询服务策略对应的服务信息时，可以直接将该服务策略中包含的各个网络策略的网络策略标识发送给业务计费功能实体，由业务计费功能实体直接查询各个网络策略标识对应的服务信息。
可选的，在该策略与计费制定功能实体接收该应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求之前，还可以向该业务计费功能实体发送该服务策略的服务策略标识 与该至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；该策略与计费制定功能实体向业务计费功能实体发送信息查询请求时，可以向该业务计费功能实体发送包含该服务策略标识的信息查询请求，以便该业务计费功能实体根据该服务策略标识，确定该服务策略对应的服务信息。该业务计费功能实体根据该信息查询请求，确定该服务策略对应的服务信息时，可以根据该服务策略的服务策略标识与该至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系和该信息查询请求中包含的该服务策略的服务策略标识，确定该至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，并根据该至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取该服务策略对应的服务信息。
或者，业务计费功能实体还可以预先从PCRF获取服务策略标识与各个网络策略标识之间的对应关系，PCRF在发送信息查询请求时，可以只发送该服务策略标识，由业务计费功能实体根据预先获取到的对应关系查询相应的各个网络策略标识，再根据查询到的网络策略标识查询服务策略对应的服务信息。
步骤411，业务计费功能实体根据该信息查询请求将该服务策略对应的服务信息返回给PCRF实体。
步骤412，PCRF实体将该服务策略对应的服务信息发送给应用服务器。
综上所述，本发明实施例所示的服务策略管理方法，PCRF实体接收应用服务器发送的服务请求后，根据该服务请求生成包括策略与计费控制PCC策略的服务策略，进一步生成相应的PCC规则和业务链控制规则，并发送给对应的网络规则执行设备，PCC策略和业务链策略均由3GPP网络中的PCRF实体进行管理，应用服务器与网络侧之间传输PCC策略控制信息和业务链策略控制信息时，只需要与PCRF实体进行信令交互，解决了现有技术中PCC策略控制和业务链策略控制分别由不同的网络进行管理导致的信令资源占用过多的问题，达到节约信令资源，优化网络布局的效果。
此外，本发明实施例所示的服务策略管理方法，业务计费功能实体从PCEF、流识别及流分类器以及业务交换节点处获取服务信息，在接收到PCRF实体发送的信息查询请求时，根据该请求确定包括PCC策略对应的计费信息、业务链策略对应的计费信息、PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息以及业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息在内的服务信息，不仅可以提供PCC策略相关的服务信息查询，还可以对业务链策略相关的服务信息进行统计并提供查询服务，从而达到扩展系统功能的效果。
请参考图5，其示出了本发明一个实施例提供的策略与计费制定功能实体的结构图。该策略与计费制定功能实体可以是图1所示的网络环境中的PCRF实体120，该策略与计费制定功能实体可以执行图2所示方法的全部步骤或者执行如图4所示方法中的部分步骤。如图5所示，该策略与计费制定功能实体可以包括：
接收模块501，用于接收应用服务器发送的服务请求；
策略生成模块502，用于根据所述服务请求生成服务策略，所述服务策略包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
规则生成模块503，用于根据所述服务策略生成网络规则；
发送模块504，用于将所述网络规则发送给对应的网络规则执行设备；其中，所述网络规则为PCC规则，或者为业务链控制规则，或者为PCC规则和业务链控制规则。
可选的，所述规则生成模块503，用于根据所述PCC策略生成PCC规则；
所述发送模块504，用于将所述PCC规则发送给策略与计费执行功能实体。
可选的，所述规则生成模块503，用于根据所述业务链策略生成业务链控制规则；
所述发送模块504，用于将所述业务链控制规则发送给流识别及流分类器。
可选的，所述PCC规则中包含所述PCC策略的网络策略标识，所述业务链控制规则中包含所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
可选的，所述策略与计费制定功能实体还包括：
路径生成模块505，用于生成所述服务请求对应的业务链路径；
所述发送模块504，用于将所述业务链路径发送给Gi局域网控制设备。
可选的，所述接收模块501，用于接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求，所述服务信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
所述发送模块504，用于向业务计费功能实体发送信息查询请求，所述信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
所述接收模块501，用于接收所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求返回的所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
所述发送模块504，用于将所述服务策略对应的服务信息发送给所述应用 服务器；
其中，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息。
可选的，所述发送模块504，用于在所述接收模块501接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求之前，向所述业务计费功能实体发送所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
所述发送模块504，用于向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述服务策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述服务策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
可选的，所述发送模块504，用于向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
其中，所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识为所述PCC策略的网络策略标识和所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
综上所述，本发明实施例所示的策略与计费制定功能实体，通过接收应用服务器发送的服务请求后，根据该服务请求生成包括策略与计费控制PCC策略的服务策略，进一步生成相应的PCC规则和业务链控制规则，并发送给对应的网络规则执行设备，PCC策略和业务链策略均由3GPP网络中的PCRF实体进行管理，应用服务器与网络侧之间传输PCC策略控制信息和业务链策略控制信息时，只需要与PCRF实体进行信令交互，解决了现有技术中PCC策略控制和业务链策略控制分别由不同的网络进行管理导致的信令资源占用过多的问题，达到节约信令资源，优化网络布局的效果。
请参考图6，其示出了本发明一个实施例提供的业务计费功能实体的结构图。该业务计费功能实体可以是图1所示的网络环境中的业务计费功能实体170，该业务计费功能实体可以执行图3所示方法的全部步骤或者执行如图4 所示方法中的部分步骤。如图6所示，该业务计费功能实体可以包括：
接收模块601，用于接收策略与计费制定功能实体发送的信息查询请求，所述信息查询请求用于请求查询服务策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述服务策略中包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
服务信息确定模块602，用于根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；其中，所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息；
发送模块603，用于将所述服务策略对应的服务信息返回给所述策略与计费制定功能实体。
可选的，所述接收模块601，用于在所述服务信息确定模块根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，接收策略与计费执行功能实体发送的所述PCC策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述PCC策略对应的服务信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种。
可选的，所述接收模块601，用于在所述服务信息确定模块602根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息，以及接收所述业务链中的流识别及流分类器发送的所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
或者，
所述接收模块601，用于在所述服务信息确定模块602根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息以及所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
其中，所述上行数据流对应的服务信息包括所述上行数据流对应的计费信息和所述上行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述下行数据流 对应的服务信息包括所述下行数据流对应的计费信息和所述下行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述上行数据流对应的服务信息和所述下行数据流对应的服务信息组成了所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的计费信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息。
可选的，所述信息查询请求中包含所述服务策略对应的服务策略标识，所述接收模块601，用于在所述服务信息确定模块602根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，接收所述PCRF实体发送的所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
所述服务信息确定模块602，用于根据所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系和所述信息查询请求中包含的所述服务策略的服务策略标识，确定所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，并根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
可选的，所述信息查询请求中包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识；所述服务信息确定模块602，用于根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
综上所述，本发明实施例所示的业务计费功能实体，通过从PCEF、流识别及流分类器以及业务交换节点处获取服务信息，在接收到PCRF实体发送的信息查询请求时，根据该请求确定包括PCC策略对应的计费信息、业务链策略对应的计费信息、PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息以及业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息在内的服务信息，不仅可以提供PCC策略相关的服务信息查询，还可以对业务链策略相关的服务信息进行统计并提供查询服务，从而达到扩展系统功能的效果。
上述图5和图6所示的各个模块中，接收模块所执行的步骤可以由接收器在处理器的控制下完成，发送模块所执行的步骤可以由发射器在处理器的控制下完成，其它各个模块所执行的步骤可以由处理器独立完成。进一步的，请参考图7，其示出了本发明一个实施例提供的网络实体的框图。该网络实体700可以是上述图1所示的网络环境中的PCRF实体或者业务计费功能实体。该网 络实体可以包括：总线701，以及连接到所述总线的处理器702、存储器703、发射器704和接收器705。其中，所述存储器703用于存储若干个指令，所述若干个指令被配置成由所述处理器702执行；
当所述网络实体700实现为上述图1所示的网络环境中的PCRF实体120时，所述处理器702，用于控制所述接收器705接收应用服务器发送的服务请求；
所述处理器702，用于根据所述服务请求生成服务策略，所述服务策略包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
所述处理器702，用于根据所述服务策略生成网络规则；
所述处理器702，用于控制所述发射器704将所述网络规则发送给对应的网络规则执行设备；其中，所述网络规则为PCC规则，或者为业务链控制规则，或者为PCC规则和业务链控制规则。
可选的，所述处理器702，用于根据所述PCC策略生成PCC规则；
所述处理器702，用于控制所述发射器704将所述PCC规则发送给策略与计费执行功能实体。
可选的，所述处理器702，用于根据所述业务链策略生成业务链控制规则；
所述处理器702，用于控制所述发射器704将所述业务链控制规则发送给流识别及流分类器。
可选的，所述PCC规则中包含所述PCC策略的网络策略标识，所述业务链控制规则中包含所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
可选的，所述处理器702，还用于生成所述服务请求对应的业务链路径；
所述处理器702，用于控制所述发射器704将所述业务链路径发送给Gi局域网控制设备。
可选的，所述处理器702，用于控制所述接收器705接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求，所述服务信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
所述处理器702，用于控制所述发射器704向业务计费功能实体发送信息查询请求，所述信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
所述处理器702，用于控制所述接收器705接收所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求返回的所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
所述处理器702，用于控制所述发射器704将所述服务策略对应的服务信息发送给所述应用服务器；
其中，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息。
可选的，所述处理器702，用于在控制所述接收器705接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求之前，控制所述发射器704向所述业务计费功能实体发送所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
所述处理器702，用于在控制所述发射器704向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述服务策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述服务策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
可选的，所述处理器702，用于在控制所述发射器704向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
其中，所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识为所述PCC策略的网络策略标识和所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
综上所述，当本发明实施例所示的网络实体实现为PCRF实体时，通过接收应用服务器发送的服务请求后，根据该服务请求生成包括策略与计费控制PCC策略的服务策略，进一步生成相应的PCC规则和业务链控制规则，并发送给对应的网络规则执行设备，PCC策略和业务链策略均由3GPP网络中的PCRF实体进行管理，应用服务器与网络侧之间传输PCC策略控制信息和业务链策略控制信息时，只需要与PCRF实体进行信令交互，解决了现有技术中PCC策略控制和业务链策略控制分别由不同的网络进行管理导致的信令资源占用过多的问题，达到节约信令资源，优化网络布局的效果。
当所述网络实体700实现为上述图1所示的网络环境中的业务计费功能实体170时，所述处理器702，用于控制所述接收器705接收策略与计费制定功 能实体发送的信息查询请求，所述信息查询请求用于请求查询服务策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述服务策略中包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
所述处理器702，用于根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；其中，所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息；
所述处理器702，用于控制所述发射器704将所述服务策略对应的服务信息返回给所述策略与计费制定功能实体。
可选的，所述处理器702，用于在根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，控制所述接收器705接收策略与计费执行功能实体发送的所述PCC策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述PCC策略对应的服务信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种。
可选的，所述处理器702，用于在根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，控制所述接收器705接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息，以及接收所述业务链中的流识别及流分类器发送的所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
或者，
所述处理器702，用于在根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，控制所述接收器705接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息以及所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
其中，所述上行数据流对应的服务信息包括所述上行数据流对应的计费信息和所述上行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述下行数据流对应的服务信息包括所述下行数据流对应的计费信息和所述下行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述上行数据流对应的服务信息和所述下 行数据流对应的服务信息组成了所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的计费信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息。
可选的，所述信息查询请求中包含所述服务策略对应的服务策略标识，所述处理器702，用于在根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，控制所述接收器705接收所述PCRF实体发送的所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
所述处理器702，用于根据所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系和所述信息查询请求中包含的所述服务策略的服务策略标识，确定所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，并根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
可选的，所述信息查询请求中包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识；所述处理器702，用于根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
综上所述，当本发明实施例所示的网络实体实现为业务计费功能实体时，通过从PCEF、流识别及流分类器以及业务交换节点处获取服务信息，在接收到PCRF实体发送的信息查询请求时，根据该请求确定包括PCC策略对应的计费信息、业务链策略对应的计费信息、PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息以及业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息在内的服务信息，不仅可以提供PCC策略相关的服务信息查询，还可以对业务链策略相关的服务信息进行统计并提供查询服务，从而达到扩展系统功能的效果。
另外，本发明实施例所示的网络实体700除了可以实现为上述PCRF实体120或者业务计费功能实体170之外，还可以实现为上述图1所示的网络环境中的其它任意网络实体，比如，实现为上述图1中的应用服务器110、PCEF实体130、流识别及流分类器140、Gi局域网控制设备150以及业务交换节点160等。并且，网络实体700实现为上述实体时所执行的操作步骤请参考图4对应的实施例中相应实体所执行的方法步骤，本发明实施例不再赘述。
本发明一个实施例还提供一种服务策略管理系统，该服务策略管理系统可以包含PCEF实体和业务计费功能实体。该PCRF实体为上述图5所示的策略 与计费制定功能实体，该业务计费功能实体为上述图6所示的业务计费功能实体。或者，该PCRF实体和业务计费功能实体也可以分别实现为上述图7所示的网络实体。
此外，本发明实施例提供的服务策略管理系统，还可以包含应用服务器、PCEF实体、流识别及流分类器、Gi局域网控制设备或者业务交换节点等，且该服务策略管理系统中包含的各个网络实体之间的连接关系可以如图1所示，本发明实施例不再赘述。
需要说明的是：上述实施例提供的各个网络实体在对服务策略进行管理或执行时，仅以上述各功能模块的划分进行举例说明，实际应用中，可以根据需要而将上述功能分配由不同的功能模块完成，即将网络实体的内部结构划分成不同的功能模块，以完成以上描述的全部或者部分功能。另外，上述实施例提供的各个网络实体和服务策略管理方法实施例属于同一构思，其具体实现过程详见方法实施例，这里不再赘述。
上述本发明实施例序号仅仅为了描述，不代表实施例的优劣。
本领域普通技术人员可以理解实现上述实施例的全部或部分步骤可以通过硬件来完成，也可以通过程序来指令相关的硬件完成，所述的程序可以存储于一种计算机可读存储介质中，上述提到的存储介质可以是只读存储器，磁盘或光盘等。
以上所述仅为本发明的较佳实施例，并不用以限制本发明，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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  1. 一种策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，所述策略与计费制定功能实体包括：
    接收模块，用于接收应用服务器发送的服务请求；
    策略生成模块，用于根据所述服务请求生成服务策略，所述服务策略包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
    规则生成模块，用于根据所述服务策略生成网络规则；
    发送模块，用于将所述网络规则发送给对应的网络规则执行设备；其中，所述网络规则为PCC规则，或者为业务链控制规则，或者为PCC规则和业务链控制规则。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，
    所述规则生成模块，用于根据所述PCC策略生成PCC规则；
    所述发送模块，用于将所述PCC规则发送给策略与计费执行功能实体。
  3. 根据权利要求1或2所述的策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，
    所述规则生成模块，用于根据所述业务链策略生成业务链控制规则；
    所述发送模块，用于将所述业务链控制规则发送给流识别及流分类器。
  4. 根据权利要求1-3任一项所述的策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，所述PCC规则中包含所述PCC策略的网络策略标识，所述业务链控制规则中包含所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
  5. 根据权利要求1-4任一项所述的策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，所述策略与计费制定功能实体还包括：
    路径生成模块，用于生成所述服务请求对应的业务链路径；
    所述发送模块，用于将所述业务链路径发送给Gi局域网控制设备。
  6. 根据权利要求1-5任一项所述的策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，
    所述接收模块，用于接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求，所述服务信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
    所述发送模块，用于向业务计费功能实体发送信息查询请求，所述信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
    所述接收模块，用于接收所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求返回的所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
    所述发送模块，用于将所述服务策略对应的服务信息发送给所述应用服务器；
    其中，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息。
  7. 根据权利要求6所述的策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，
    所述发送模块，用于在所述接收模块接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求之前，向所述业务计费功能实体发送所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
    所述发送模块，用于向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述服务策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述服务策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
  8. 根据权利要求6所述的策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，
    所述发送模块，用于向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
    其中，所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识为所述PCC策略的网络策略标识和所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
  9. 一种策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，所述策略与计费制定功能 实体包括：处理器、存储器、发射器和接收器。其中，所述存储器用于存储若干个指令，所述若干个指令被配置成由所述处理器执行；
    所述处理器，用于控制所述接收器接收应用服务器发送的服务请求；
    所述处理器，用于根据所述服务请求生成服务策略，所述服务策略包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
    所述处理器，用于根据所述服务策略生成网络规则；
    所述处理器，用于控制所述发射器将所述网络规则发送给对应的网络规则执行设备；其中，所述网络规则为PCC规则，或者为业务链控制规则，或者为PCC规则和业务链控制规则。
  10. 根据权利要求9所述的策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，
    所述处理器，用于根据所述PCC策略生成PCC规则；
    所述处理器，用于控制所述发射器将所述PCC规则发送给策略与计费执行功能实体。
  11. 根据权利要求9或10所述的策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，
    所述处理器，用于根据所述业务链策略生成业务链控制规则；
    所述处理器，用于控制所述发射器将所述业务链控制规则发送给流识别及流分类器。
  12. 根据权利要求9-11任一项所述的策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，所述PCC规则中包含所述PCC策略的网络策略标识，所述业务链控制规则中包含所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
  13. 根据权利要求9-12任一项所述的策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，
    所述处理器，还用于生成所述服务请求对应的业务链路径；
    所述处理器，用于控制所述发射器将所述业务链路径发送给Gi局域网控制设备。
  14. 根据权利要求9-13任一项所述的策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，
    所述处理器，用于控制所述接收器接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求，所述服务信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
    所述处理器，用于控制所述发射器向业务计费功能实体发送信息查询请求，所述信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
    所述处理器，用于控制所述接收器接收所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求返回的所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
    所述处理器，用于控制所述发射器将所述服务策略对应的服务信息发送给所述应用服务器；
    其中，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息。
  15. 根据权利要求14所述的策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，
    所述处理器，用于在控制所述接收器接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求之前，控制所述发射器向所述业务计费功能实体发送所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
    所述处理器，用于在控制所述发射器向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述服务策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述服务策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
  16. 根据权利要求14所述的策略与计费制定功能实体，其特征在于，
    所述处理器，用于在控制所述发射器向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
    其中，所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识为所述PCC策略的网络策略 标识和所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
  17. 一种业务计费功能实体，其特征在于，所述业务计费功能实体包括：
    接收模块，用于接收策略与计费制定功能实体发送的信息查询请求，所述信息查询请求用于请求查询服务策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述服务策略中包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
    服务信息确定模块，用于根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；其中，所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息；
    发送模块，用于将所述服务策略对应的服务信息返回给所述策略与计费制定功能实体。
  18. 根据权利要求17所述的业务计费功能实体，其特征在于，
    所述接收模块，用于在所述服务信息确定模块根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，接收策略与计费执行功能实体发送的所述PCC策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述PCC策略对应的服务信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种。
  19. 根据权利要求17或18所述的业务计费功能实体，其特征在于，
    所述接收模块，用于在所述服务信息确定模块根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息，以及接收所述业务链中的流识别及流分类器发送的所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
    或者，
    所述接收模块，用于在所述服务信息确定模块根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息以及所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
    其中，所述上行数据流对应的服务信息包括所述上行数据流对应的计费信息和所述上行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述下行数据流对应的服务信息包括所述下行数据流对应的计费信息和所述下行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述上行数据流对应的服务信息和所述下行数据流对应的服务信息组成了所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的计费信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息。
  20. 根据权利要求17-19任一项所述的业务计费功能实体，其特征在于，所述信息查询请求中包含所述服务策略对应的服务策略标识，
    所述接收模块，用于在所述服务信息确定模块根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，接收所述PCRF实体发送的所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
    所述服务信息确定模块，用于根据所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系和所述信息查询请求中包含的所述服务策略的服务策略标识，确定所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，并根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
  21. 根据权利要求17-19任一项所述的业务计费功能实体，其特征在于，所述信息查询请求中包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识；
    所述服务信息确定模块，用于根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
  22. 一种业务计费功能实体，其特征在于，所述业务计费功能实体包括：处理器、存储器、发射器和接收器。其中，所述存储器用于存储若干个指令，所述若干个指令被配置成由所述处理器执行；
    所述处理器，用于控制所述接收器接收策略与计费制定功能实体发送的信息查询请求，所述信息查询请求用于请求查询服务策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述服务策略中包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
    所述处理器，用于根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；其中，所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息；
    所述处理器，用于控制所述发射器将所述服务策略对应的服务信息返回给所述策略与计费制定功能实体。
  23. 根据权利要求22所述的业务计费功能实体，其特征在于，
    所述处理器，用于在根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，控制所述接收器接收策略与计费执行功能实体发送的所述PCC策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述PCC策略对应的服务信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种。
  24. 根据权利要求22或23所述的业务计费功能实体，其特征在于，
    所述处理器，用于在根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，控制所述接收器接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息，以及接收所述业务链中的流识别及流分类器发送的所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
    或者，
    所述处理器，用于在根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，控制所述接收器接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息以及所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
    其中，所述上行数据流对应的服务信息包括所述上行数据流对应的计费信息和所述上行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述下行数据流对应的服务信息包括所述下行数据流对应的计费信息和所述下行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述上行数据流对应的服务信息和所述下行数据流对应的服务信息组成了所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的计费信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息。
  25. 根据权利要求22-24任一项所述的业务计费功能实体，其特征在于，所述信息查询请求中包含所述服务策略对应的服务策略标识，
    所述处理器，用于在根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，控制所述接收器接收所述PCRF实体发送的所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
    所述处理器，用于根据所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系和所述信息查询请求中包含的所述服务策略的服务策略标识，确定所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，并根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
  26. 根据权利要求22-24任一项所述的业务计费功能实体，其特征在于，所述信息查询请求中包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识；
    所述处理器，用于根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
  27. 一种服务策略管理方法，其特征在于，所述方法包括：
    策略与计费制定功能实体接收应用服务器发送的服务请求；
    所述策略与计费制定功能实体根据所述服务请求生成服务策略，所述服务策略包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
    所述策略与计费制定功能实体根据所述服务策略生成网络规则，并将所述网络规则发送给对应的网络规则执行设备；其中，所述网络规则为PCC规则，或者为业务链控制规则，或者为PCC规则和业务链控制规则。
  28. 根据权利要求27所述的方法，其特征在于，所述策略与计费制定功能实体根据所述服务策略生成网络规则，并将所述网络规则发送给对应的网络规则执行设备包括：
    所述策略与计费制定功能实体根据所述PCC策略生成PCC规则，并将所述PCC规则发送给策略与计费执行功能实体。
  29. 根据权利要求27或28所述的方法，其特征在于，所述策略与计费制定功能实体根据所述服务策略生成网络规则，并将所述网络规则发送给对应的网络规则执行设备包括：
    所述策略与计费制定功能实体根据所述业务链策略生成业务链控制规则，并将所述业务链控制规则发送给流识别及流分类器。
  30. 根据权利要求27-29任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述PCC规则中包含所述PCC策略的网络策略标识，所述业务链控制规则中包含所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
  31. 根据权利要求27-30任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述策略与计费制定功能实体生成所述服务请求对应的业务链路径，并将所述业务链路径发送给Gi局域网控制设备。
  32. 根据权利要求27-31任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述策略与计费制定功能实体接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求，所述服务信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
    所述策略与计费制定功能实体向业务计费功能实体发送信息查询请求，所述信息查询请求用于请求查询所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
    所述策略与计费制定功能实体接收所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求返回的所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
    所述策略与计费制定功能实体将所述服务策略对应的服务信息发送给所述应用服务器；
    其中，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计 费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息。
  33. 根据权利要求32所述的方法，其特征在于，在所述策略与计费制定功能实体接收所述应用服务器发送的服务信息查询请求之前，还包括：
    所述策略与计费制定功能实体向所述业务计费功能实体发送所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
    则所述策略与计费制定功能实体向业务计费功能实体发送信息查询请求，包括：
    所述策略与计费制定功能实体向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述服务策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述服务策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
  34. 根据权利要求32所述的方法，其特征在于，所述策略与计费制定功能实体根据所述服务信息查询请求向业务计费功能实体发送信息查询请求包括：
    所述策略与计费制定功能实体向所述业务计费功能实体发送包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识的信息查询请求，以便所述业务计费功能实体根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息；
    其中，所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识为所述PCC策略的网络策略标识和所述业务链策略的网络策略标识。
  35. 一种服务策略管理方法，其特征在于，所述方法包括：
    业务计费功能实体接收策略与计费制定功能实体发送的信息查询请求，所述信息查询请求用于请求查询服务策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述服务策略中包含至少一条网络策略，所述至少一条网络策略包括策略与计费控制PCC策略和业务链策略；
    所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息，所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括所述至少一条网络策略对应的计 费信息和所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；其中，所述至少一条网络策略对应的计费信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息；所述至少一条网络策略对应的网络资源使用信息包括所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息和所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息；
    所述业务计费功能实体将所述服务策略对应的服务信息返回给所述策略与计费制定功能实体。
  36. 根据权利要求35所述的方法，其特征在于，所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述业务计费功能实体接收策略与计费执行功能实体发送的所述PCC策略对应的服务信息；其中，所述PCC策略对应的服务信息包括所述PCC策略对应的计费信息和所述PCC策略对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种。
  37. 根据权利要求35或36所述的方法，其特征在于，所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述业务计费功能实体接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息，以及接收所述业务链中的流识别及流分类器发送的所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
    或者，
    所述业务计费功能实体接收所述业务链策略对应的业务链中的最后一个业务交换节点发送的所述业务链的上行数据流对应的服务信息以及所述业务链的下行数据流对应的服务信息；
    其中，所述上行数据流对应的服务信息包括所述上行数据流对应的计费信息和所述上行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述下行数据流对应的服务信息包括所述下行数据流对应的计费信息和所述下行数据流对应的网络资源使用信息中的至少一种；所述上行数据流对应的服务信息和所述下行数据流对应的服务信息组成了所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的计费信息，或者所述业务链策略对应的网络资源使用信 息和所述业务链策略对应的计费信息。
  38. 根据权利要求35-37任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述信息查询请求中包含所述服务策略对应的服务策略标识，所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述业务计费功能实体接收所述PCRF实体发送的所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系；
    则所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括：
    所述业务计费功能实体根据所述服务策略的服务策略标识与所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识之间的对应关系和所述信息查询请求中包含的所述服务策略的服务策略标识，确定所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识；
    根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
  39. 根据权利要求35-37任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述信息查询请求中包含所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识；
    则所述业务计费功能实体根据所述信息查询请求，确定所述服务策略对应的服务信息包括：
    所述业务计费功能实体根据所述至少一条网络策略的网络策略标识，获取所述服务策略对应的服务信息。
  40. 一种服务策略管理系统，其特征在于，所述系统包括：
    如权利要求1-8任一项所述的策略与计费制定功能实体以及如权利要求17-21任一项所述的业务计费功能实体；
    或者，
    如权利要求9-16任一项所述的策略与计费制定功能实体以及如权利要求22-26任一项所述的业务计费功能实体。
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