WO2017088501A1 - 一种计费方法及装置 - Google Patents

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WO2017088501A1
WO2017088501A1 PCT/CN2016/090307 CN2016090307W WO2017088501A1 WO 2017088501 A1 WO2017088501 A1 WO 2017088501A1 CN 2016090307 W CN2016090307 W CN 2016090307W WO 2017088501 A1 WO2017088501 A1 WO 2017088501A1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a charging method and apparatus.
  • S-GW Serving Gateway
  • P-GW Packet Data Network Gateway
  • MECC Mobile Edge Content and Compute
  • the so-called MECC refers to providing an information technology service environment and cloud computing capability at a location close to a mobile user, and pushing content distribution to a user side (such as a base station) to deploy applications, services, and content in a highly distributed environment. Therefore, the service requirements of low latency and high bandwidth in the 5G network can be better supported.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a charging method and device, which can implement charging for local services without affecting the existing charging process when the service platform is deployed on the base station side.
  • the Mobile Edge Compute Gateway determines that when the local service of the User Equipment (UE) needs to be charged, a request message for performing statistics on the local service information of the UE is sent to the mobile Edge Edge (MEC) server;
  • the MEC-GW receives the local service statistics information of the UE sent by the MEC server, and generates a billing data CDR of the local service of the UE according to the local service statistics information of the UE;
  • the MEC-GW sends the billing data CDR of the local service to a Charging Gateway (CG).
  • CG Charging Gateway
  • the local service information of the UE is collected by the MEC server that is set on the base station side, and the local service statistics information of the UE is reported to the MEC-GW that is set on the core network side.
  • the MEC-GW of the network side generates the local version of the UE according to the local service statistics information of the UE sent by the MEC server.
  • the local service billing data bill is sent to the CG of the UE's local service billing data, so that when the service platform is deployed on the base station side, the existing billing process can be set to the base station without affecting the existing billing process.
  • the MEC server on the side and the MEC-GW set on the core network side implement charging for local services.
  • the MEC-GW determines that the local service of the user equipment UE needs to be charged, and specifically includes:
  • the MEC-GW receives an indication message that is sent by the packet data gateway P-GW to charge the local service of the UE;
  • the MEC-GW determines that the local service of the UE needs to be charged according to the indication message for charging the local service of the UE.
  • the MEC-GW determines that the local service of the user equipment UE needs to be charged, the MEC-GW sends a request message for collecting the local service information of the UE to the mobile edge computing MEC server.
  • the method further includes:
  • the MEC-GW sends an acknowledgement message for charging the local service of the UE to the P-GW.
  • the indication message includes a cell identifier where the UE is located;
  • the MEC-GW sends a request message for the local service information of the UE to the mobile edge computing MEC server, which specifically includes:
  • the MEC-GW sends a request message for performing statistics on the local service of the UE to the MEC server corresponding to the local area.
  • the packet data gateway P-GW determines that the local service of the user equipment UE needs to be charged
  • the P-GW sends an indication message for charging the local service of the UE to the mobile edge calculation gateway MEC-GW.
  • the method further includes:
  • the P-GW receives an acknowledgement message sent by the MEC-GW to charge a local service of the UE.
  • the mobile edge computing MEC server receives a request message that is sent by the mobile edge computing gateway MEC-GW to collect local service information of the user equipment UE, where the request message is received by the MEC-GW by the packet data gateway P-GW. Sending an indication message for charging the local service of the UE, and sending the indication message to the MEC server;
  • the MEC server determines, according to the request message, a letter that needs to be reported in the local service information of the UE. interest;
  • the MEC server sends the information that needs to be reported to the mobile edge computing gateway MEC-GW, and the MEC-GW generates the billing data bill of the local service of the UE according to the reported information, and then sends the data. Give the billing gateway CG.
  • the request message includes an identifier of the UE, a charging rule, and an identifier of each IP Connectivity Access Network (IP-CAN) bearer of the UE;
  • IP-CAN IP Connectivity Access Network
  • the MEC server includes:
  • the MEC server determines, according to the charging rule and the identifier of each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, the information that needs to be reported in the local service information corresponding to the UE.
  • the method further includes:
  • the MEC server sends a response message to the MEC-GW to collect statistics on local service information of the UE.
  • the charging gateway CG receives the charging data CDR of the local service of the user equipment UE sent by the mobile edge computing gateway MEC-GW;
  • the CG sends the billing data CDR of the local service of the UE to a Business Operation Supporting System (BOSS).
  • BOSS Business Operation Supporting System
  • the method further comprises:
  • the CG receives a charging data CDR of the non-local service of the UE that is sent by the serving gateway S-GW and the packet data gateway P-GW;
  • the CG merges the billing data bill of the local service of the UE, and the billing data bill of the non-local service of the UE sent by the S-GW and the P-GW, and merges the merged bills
  • the billing data CDR of the UE is sent to the BOSS.
  • the CG merges the billing data bill of the local service of the UE, and the billing data bill of the non-local service of the UE sent by the S-GW and the P-GW, specifically include:
  • the CG is based on the identifier of the UE in the billing data bill of the local service, the Charging ID and the P-GW address corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, and the billing data bill of the non-local service.
  • the identity of the UE, the charging identifier corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, the Charging ID, the S-GW address, and the P-GW address combine the billing data bills belonging to the UE.
  • a determining module configured to determine that a local service of the user equipment UE needs to be charged
  • a first sending module configured to: when the determining unit determines that the local service of the UE needs to be charged, send a request message for performing statistics on the local service information of the UE to the mobile edge computing MEC server;
  • the second sending module is configured to send the charging data CDR of the local service of the UE to the charging gateway CG.
  • the determining module is specifically configured to:
  • the foregoing apparatus further includes a third sending module, configured to: after the determining module determines that the local service of the user equipment UE needs to be charged, the second sending module sends the local service information of the UE Before the statistical request message is sent to the mobile edge computing MEC server, an acknowledgement message for charging the local service of the UE is sent to the P-GW.
  • a third sending module configured to: after the determining module determines that the local service of the user equipment UE needs to be charged, the second sending module sends the local service information of the UE Before the statistical request message is sent to the mobile edge computing MEC server, an acknowledgement message for charging the local service of the UE is sent to the P-GW.
  • the indication message includes a cell identifier where the UE is located;
  • the first sending module is specifically configured to:
  • a determining module configured to determine that a local service of the user equipment UE needs to be charged
  • a transmitting module configured to send an indication message for charging the local service of the UE to the mobile edge computing gateway MEC-GW.
  • the transmission module in the second charging device is further configured to:
  • a receiving module configured to receive a request message that is sent by the mobile edge computing gateway MEC-GW to collect local service information of the user equipment UE, where the request message is received by the MEC-GW, and the packet data gateway P-GW is received by the MEC-GW. Sending an indication message for charging the local service of the UE, and sending the indication message to the MEC server;
  • a determining module configured to determine, according to the request message, information that needs to be reported in the local service information of the UE;
  • a sending module configured to send the information to be reported to the mobile edge computing gateway MEC-GW, and the MEC-GW generates a billing data CDR of the local service of the UE according to the reported information. Send to the billing gateway CG.
  • the request message includes an identifier of the UE, a charging rule, and an identifier of each IP-CAN bearer of the UE;
  • the determining module in the third charging device is specifically configured to:
  • the sending module in the third charging device is further configured to:
  • a receiving module configured to receive a charging data CDR of a local service of the user equipment UE sent by the mobile edge computing gateway MEC-GW;
  • the sending module is configured to send the billing data CDR of the local service of the UE to the service operation support system BOSS.
  • the receiving module in the fourth charging device is further configured to:
  • the sending module in the fourth charging device is further configured to:
  • the sending module sends the billing data bill of the local service of the UE, and the non-local service of the UE sent by the S-GW and the P-GW.
  • the data data bills are specifically used to:
  • the identifier of the UE in the billing data bill according to the local service, the Charging ID and the P-GW address corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, and the UE in the billing data bill of the non-local service The identifier, the Charging ID, the S-GW address, and the P-GW address corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE combine the billing data bills belonging to the UE.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a charging method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a second charging method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a third charging method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a fourth charging method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a charging method when an IP-CAN session is established between a UE and a P-GW according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a charging method when an IP-CAN session is released between a UE and a P-GW according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a second charging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a third charging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a fourth charging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a charging method and device, which can implement charging for local services without affecting the existing charging process when the service platform is deployed on the base station side.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a schematic diagram of a network architecture.
  • the service application deployed on the base station side is called Local Traffic and corresponds to the local service platform.
  • the non-local service application deployed after the core network (P-GW) is called Remote Traffic, corresponding to the remote service platform.
  • the dotted line in the figure represents the transmission path of the billing information, and the solid line represents the transmission path of the service data.
  • a functional entity such as an evolved Node B (eNB), an S-GW, a P-GW, a CG, a BOSS, an MEC server, an MEC-GW, a local service platform, and a remote service platform are involved.
  • eNB evolved Node B
  • S-GW Serving Mobility Management Entity
  • P-GW Packet Control Function
  • CG CG
  • BOSS Backbone Service Entity
  • MEC server MEC-GW
  • MEC-GW Mobility Management Entity
  • the local deployment of the MEC server is responsible for the offloading of the local service and the remote service.
  • the service data flow direction is eNB, MEC server, and local service platform.
  • the service data flow is eNB, MEC server, S/P-GW, remote service platform.
  • the local service platform and/or the remote service platform may include multiple applications such as video, cloud storage, calls, smart home, mobile medical, industrial control, car networking, and the like. Since the local service platform is deployed close to the base station side, the bandwidth consumption of the transmission network can be reduced, the delay can be reduced, and the user experience can be improved.
  • MEC-GW is a logical functional entity that can be deployed in a single physical device or with S-GW and P-GW. They are deployed together in a physical device, which is not limited by the present invention.
  • the MEC-GW is deployed at the remote end (core network side) and is connected to multiple MEC servers through the transport network. It is responsible for charging control of local services.
  • an interface may be defined between the MEC-GW and the CG, and an interface is defined between the MEC-GW and the P-GW, so as to implement a calculation between the MEC-GW and the CG, between the MEC-GW and the P-GW.
  • the interaction of the fee information enables the billing process for the local service.
  • the charging method for the local service provided by the embodiment of the present invention is briefly introduced from the perspective of the whole.
  • the P-GW When determining that the local service of the UE needs to be charged, the P-GW sends an indication message for charging the local service of the UE to the MEC-GW; after receiving the indication message, the MEC-GW sends the MEC to the local area.
  • the server sends a request message for the local service of the UE.
  • the MEC server reports the local service statistics of the UE to the MEC-GW.
  • the MEC-GW generates the report according to the report message sent by the MEC server.
  • the local service charging data CDR of the UE is sent to the CG of the local service charging data CDR of the UE; the CG combines the charging data CDRs of the UE and sends the CDR to the BOSS.
  • MEC servers are deployed in different local areas, such as local area 1, MEC server 1 and local area 2, MEC server 2 shown in FIG. 1, and local services are calculated for UEs in different local areas.
  • the MEC server corresponding to the local area to which the UE belongs may be reported to the MEC-GW deployed at the remote end (see FIG. 1), and the MEC-GW may be based on the MEC server of different local areas.
  • the charging method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below from different network function entity side.
  • a charging method provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes:
  • the mobile edge computing gateway MEC-GW determines that when the local service of the user equipment UE needs to be charged, sending a request message for performing statistics on the local service information of the UE to the mobile edge computing MEC server;
  • the MEC-GW receives the local service statistics information of the UE sent by the MEC server, and generates a billing data CDR of the local service of the UE according to the local service statistics information of the UE.
  • the MEC-GW sends a charging data CDR of the local service of the UE to the charging gateway CG.
  • the MEC-GW determines that the local service of the user equipment UE needs to be charged, and specifically includes:
  • the MEC-GW receives an indication message that is sent by the packet data gateway P-GW to charge the local service of the UE;
  • the MEC-GW determines that the local service of the UE needs to be charged according to the indication message for charging the local service of the UE.
  • the indication message includes the following information: a charging reason, an identifier of the UE, and where the UE is located.
  • the cell identifier the address of the P-GW, the identifier of each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, the charging identifier Charging ID corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, and the charging rule.
  • the foregoing charging reason may be, for example, an IP-CAN session establishment, an IP-CAN session release, or the like.
  • the identifier of the UE may include, for example, one or any combination of the following: an International Mobile Subscriber (IMSI) of the UE, and a Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network Number (MSISDN) of the UE.
  • IMSI International Mobile Subscriber
  • MSISDN Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network Number
  • the IP address of the UE, and the like, and the UE identifier may be set according to different UEs, and is not limited to the foregoing identifier.
  • the charging identifier Charging ID corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE is a charging identifier allocated by the P-GW for each IP-CAN bearer of the UE during the IP-CAN session with the UE, and
  • the charging identifier is carried in the indication message and sent to the MEC-GW, so that the MEC-GW can distinguish the charging corresponding to the different bearers of the UE according to the charging identifier corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE.
  • Business information is provided.
  • the binding relationship between the identifier of the UE and the Charging ID of the IP-CAN bearer identifier of the UE and the IP-CAN bearer identifier of the UE is established.
  • the method further includes:
  • the MEC-GW sends an acknowledgement message for charging the local service of the UE to the P-GW.
  • the MEC-GW determines that the local service of the UE needs to be charged, it first sends an acknowledgement message for charging the local service of the UE to the P-GW, and then sends the local information to the UE to the MEC server.
  • a service request message for statistical information For statistical information,
  • the MEC-GW sends a request message for the local service information of the UE to the MEC server, which specifically includes:
  • the MEC-GW sends a request message for performing statistics on the local service of the UE to the MEC server corresponding to the local area.
  • the correspondence between the identifier of the cell covered by the different base stations and the local area identifier, and the correspondence between the local area identifier and the MEC server may be pre-configured. Therefore, the MEC-GW may determine the local area identifier corresponding to the cell identifier by using the cell identifier of the UE; and further determine the MEC server corresponding to the local area identifier according to the local area identifier; and finally perform statistics on the local service of the UE.
  • the request message is sent to the MEC server corresponding to the local area identifier.
  • the MEC-GW generates, according to the local service statistics information of the UE, the MEC-GW, the billing data bill of the local service of the UE, for example, the following information: the UE Standard The local area identifier to which the UE belongs, the statistics information of the local service, the P-GW address, and the Charging ID corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE.
  • the statistics of the local service are collected according to the charging rule.
  • the charging rule requires charging based on the used traffic
  • the statistics of the local service is the traffic information used by the UE to execute each service application, and The identity of each application can be carried at the same time.
  • a charging method provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes:
  • the packet data gateway P-GW determines that the local service of the user equipment UE needs to be charged.
  • the P-GW sends an indication message for charging the local service of the UE to the mobile edge calculation gateway MEC-GW.
  • the P-GW determines that the local service of the user equipment UE needs to be charged, for example, when the IP-CAN session is established between the UE and the P-GW, or the IP-CAN between the UE and the P-GW. When the session is released, or other situations, the present invention does not limit this.
  • the P-GW allocates a charging identifier Charging ID for each IP-CAN bearer of the UE.
  • the Charging ID corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE when the P-GW needs to charge the remote service carried by the IP-CAN, the P-GW performs the Charging ID corresponding to the IP-CAN bearer.
  • the charging of the remote service when the local service of the IP-CAN bearer needs to be charged, the P-GW sends the Charging ID corresponding to the IP-CAN bearer to the MEC-GW, and the MEC-GW utilizes the IP.
  • the Charging ID corresponding to the CAN bearer performs charging for the local service. That is to say, for the same IP-CAN bearer, the corresponding Charging ID is unique, and the same Charging ID is used when billing the local service and the remote service carried by the same IP-CAN.
  • the indication message that is sent by the P-GW to charge the local service of the UE includes the following information: a charging reason, an identifier of the UE, a cell identifier where the UE is located, and the The address of the P-GW, the identifier of each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, the Charging ID corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, and the charging rule.
  • the charging rule may be, for example, charging based on usage traffic, charging based on usage duration, content-based charging, etc., which is not limited by the present invention.
  • the method further includes:
  • the P-GW receives an acknowledgement message sent by the MEC-GW to charge a local service of the UE.
  • the charging method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is used for charging the local service of the UE, and can perform charging for the local services of multiple different UEs at the same time.
  • the charging method provided by the embodiment of the present invention does not affect the charging process in the prior art, that is, the P-GW can perform the charging control of the local service of the UE by the MEC-GW. The process of charging the remote service of the UE.
  • the S-GW and the P-GW charge the remote service of the UE, and generate a charging data CDR of the remote service of the UE; the MEC-GW generates the UE The charging data CDR of the local service; the CG combines the charging data CDRs of the local service of the same UE with the charging data CDRs of the remote service, and then sends the CDRs to the BOSS, thereby realizing the local service and the remote service to the UE. Billing.
  • a charging method includes:
  • the mobile edge calculation MEC server receives a request message that is sent by the mobile edge calculation gateway MEC-GW to collect local service information of the user equipment UE, where the request message is received by the MEC-GW. Sending, by the GW, an indication message for charging the local service of the UE, and sending the indication message to the MEC server;
  • the request message for collecting the local service information of the UE sent by the MEC-GW carries the identifier of the UE, the charging rule, and the identifier of each IP-CAN bearer of the UE.
  • the MEC server determines, according to the request message, information that needs to be reported in the local service information of the UE.
  • the MEC server sends the information that needs to be reported to the mobile edge computing gateway MEC-GW, and the MEC-GW generates a billing data CDR of the local service of the UE according to the reported information. It is then sent to the billing gateway CG.
  • step S402 specifically includes:
  • the MEC server determines, according to the charging rule in the request message and the identifier of each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, the information that needs to be reported in the local service information corresponding to the UE.
  • the information to be reported is the usage duration of each local service application corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE.
  • the MEC server sends the information to be reported to the mobile edge computing gateway MEC-GW, which may be sent periodically, or is triggered by an event, which is not limited by the present invention.
  • the MEC server reports the local service of the UE, and the specific application in the local service is used as the reporting granularity. For example, if the local service used by the UE has an Internet application, a video application, or a call application, the MEC server reports the When the local service of the UE is used, the information based on the Internet application, the information based on the video application, and the information based on the call application are separately reported and reported.
  • the method further includes:
  • the MEC server sends a response message to the MEC-GW to collect statistics on local service information of the UE.
  • the MEC server After receiving the request message for collecting the local service information of the UE sent by the MEC-GW, the MEC server returns a response message to the MEC-GW. After that, the MEC server will process the information to be reported. It is sent to the MEC-GW after counting.
  • a charging method provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes:
  • the charging gateway CG receives the charging data CDR of the local service of the user equipment UE that is sent by the mobile edge computing gateway MEC-GW.
  • the CG sends a billing data CDR of the local service of the UE to the service operation support system BOSS.
  • the method further comprises:
  • the CG receives a charging data CDR of the non-local service of the UE that is sent by the serving gateway S-GW and the packet data gateway P-GW;
  • the CG merges the billing data bill of the local service of the UE, and the billing data bill of the non-local service of the UE sent by the S-GW and the P-GW, and merges the merged bills
  • the billing data CDR of the UE is sent to the BOSS.
  • the CG receives both the charging data CDR of the local service of the UE sent by the MEC-GW, and the charging data of the non-local service (the remote service) of the UE sent by the S-GW and the P-GW. Bills. It can be seen that the charging method provided by the embodiment of the present invention does not affect the existing charging process for the remote service.
  • the CG merges the billing data bill of the local service of the UE, and the billing data bill of the non-local service of the UE sent by the S-GW and the P-GW, specifically include:
  • the CG is based on the identifier of the UE in the billing data bill of the local service, the Charging ID, the P-GW address corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, and the billing data bill of the non-local service.
  • the identity of the UE, the charging identifier corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, the Charging ID, the S-GW address, and the P-GW address combine the billing data bills belonging to the UE.
  • the CG may set a timer to receive the charging data CDR of the local service of the UE sent by the MEC-GW within a predetermined time, and the non-local of the UE sent by the S-GW and the P-GW.
  • the charging data CDR of the service after exceeding the specified time, the CG merges the charging data CDRs of the same UE.
  • the CG may also merge the same IP-CAN bearer service of the same UE according to the charging rule.
  • the invention is not limited thereto.
  • the CG may combine the billing data CDRs of the UE according to actual needs, and may be merged only once according to the indication, or may be merged periodically. The present invention does not limit this.
  • the billing data bill of the same UE of the UE is included in the billing data bill of the UE and the billing data bill of the remote service of the UE.
  • the following information may be included in the billing data CDR of the local service of the UE: the identifier of the UE, the local area identifier to which the UE belongs, and the statistics of each application in the local service of the UE.
  • the information, the P-GW address, and the Charging ID corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE; the billing data bill of the remote service of the UE may include the following information: the identifier of the UE, and the locality to which the UE belongs.
  • the operator can extract the CDRs for business analysis, and can comprehensively and conveniently grasp different local areas and different local service applications. Use, so as to provide reference for the promotion and application of subsequent business.
  • the BOSS can also set different rates for the local service and the remote service respectively. For example, for the local service, the fee is set to 0.5 MB for the traffic, and for the remote service, the traffic is 1 MB, and the fee is 1 yuan.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a charging method when an IP-CAN session is established between a UE and a P-GW according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the network elements involved are: UE, P-GW, MEC-GW, MEC server, and CG.
  • the billing process is as follows:
  • An IP-CAN session is established between the UE and the P-GW.
  • the P-GW allocates a Charging ID to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, and sends the charging identifier to the MEC-GW, where the MEC-GW targets the UE. Local service information carried by an IP-CAN is charged.
  • the P-GW sends an indication message for charging the local service of the UE to the MEC-GW, to indicate that the P-GW performs charging for the local service of the UE.
  • the charging indication message carries the charging reason (the reason is the IP-CAN session establishment), the identifier of the UE (including the IMSI, the MSISDN, the IP address of the UE), the identifier of the cell where the UE is located, and the identifier The address of the P-GW, the identifier of each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, the Charging ID corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, and the charging rule (here is based on the usage flow meter) fee).
  • the MEC-GW After receiving the indication message that the local service of the UE is sent by the P-GW, the MEC-GW establishes an identifier of each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, and corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE. Binding relationship between the Charging ID and the identity of the UE.
  • the MEC-GW replies to the P-GW with an acknowledgement message for charging the local service of the UE.
  • the MEC-GW sends a request message for performing statistics on the local service information of the UE to the MEC server.
  • the request message carries the identifier of the UE, the charging rule, and the identifier of each IP-CAN bearer of the UE.
  • the MEC server after receiving the request message for the local service information of the UE sent by the MEC-GW, the MEC server reports each IP-CAN of the UE by reading the identifier of each IP-CAN bearer of the UE. Local business information carried.
  • the identifier of the UE carried in the request message for collecting the local service information of the UE is the IP address of the UE.
  • other identifiers of the UE may also be carried.
  • the MEC-GW determines the identifier of the local area corresponding to the cell where the UE is located according to the cell identifier of the UE, and secondly, the MEC-GW determines, according to the identifier of the local area, the location corresponding to the local area. MEC server; finally, the MEC-GW sends a request message for performing statistics on the local service of the UE to the office.
  • the MEC server corresponding to the local area.
  • the MEC server After receiving the local service statistics request message sent by the MEC-GW, the MEC server sends a response message to the MEC-GW to perform statistics on the local service information of the UE.
  • the MEC server reports the usage traffic information of the local service of the UE to the MEC-GW.
  • the manner in which the MEC server periodically reports is adopted.
  • the identifier of the UE and the identifier of each IP-CAN bearer of the UE may be carried in the report message, so that the MEC-GW passes the identifier of the IP-CAN bearer, and according to the binding established in step S603 The relationship is determined, the Charging ID corresponding to the IP-CAN bearer is determined, and the Charging ID is carried in the generated billing data bill.
  • the MEC-GW generates a local service charging data CDR after receiving the statistics message of the local service traffic of the UE reported by the MEC server.
  • the following information is included in the local service charging data CDR: the identifier of the UE, the local area identifier to which the UE belongs, the application identifier of the local service, and the traffic information (such as the usage duration and usage) for each local service application.
  • the MEC-GW sends the generated local service charging data CDR to the CG.
  • the CG combines the received billing data bill of the local service of the UE sent by the MEC-GW and the billing data bill of the non-local service of the UE sent by the S-GW and the P-GW.
  • the CG may send the billing data CDR of the merged UE to the BOSS, and the BOSS charges the service of the UE. Since the interaction process between CG and BOSS is prior art, the present invention does not introduce too much.
  • the method provided by the embodiment of the present invention can implement charging for the local service and the remote service of the UE at the same time.
  • BOSS can also set different rates for local and remote services.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a charging method when an IP-CAN session is released between a UE and a P-GW according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the network elements involved are: UE, P-GW, MEC-GW, MEC server, and CG.
  • the billing process is as follows:
  • the IP-CAN session is released between the UE and the P-GW.
  • the P-GW since the P-GW has allocated a Charging ID for each IP-CAN bearer of the UE in the process of establishing an IP-CAN session between the UE and the P-GW, there is no need to A Charging ID is assigned to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE.
  • the P-GW sends an indication message for charging the local service of the UE to the MEC-GW, to indicate that the P-GW performs charging for the local service of the UE.
  • the charging indication message carries the charging reason (the reason is the IP-CAN session release), the identifier of the UE (including the IMSI, the MSISDN, the IP address of the UE), the cell identifier of the UE, and the P - the address of the GW, the identifier of each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, and the charging identifier corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE ID, charging rules (here set to use traffic based charging);
  • the MEC-GW replies to the P-GW with a confirmation message for charging the local service of the UE.
  • the MEC-GW sends a request message for performing statistics on the local service information of the UE to the MEC server.
  • the request message carries the identifier of the UE, the charging rule, and the identifier of each IP-CAN bearer of the UE.
  • the MEC server After receiving the local service statistics request message sent by the MEC-GW, the MEC server sends a response message to the MEC-GW to perform statistics on the local service information of the UE.
  • the MEC server collects the traffic usage information of the local service of the UE and reports the traffic information to the MEC-GW.
  • the MEC server reports the usage traffic information of the local service, it only needs to report the usage traffic information of the local service that occurs after the latest report.
  • the MEC-GW generates a local service charging data CDR after receiving the statistics message of the local service traffic of the UE reported by the MEC server.
  • the MEC-GW sends the generated local service charging data CDR to the CG, and releases the binding relationship between the identifier of the UE and each of the IP-CAN bearers of the UE and the Charging ID corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE. .
  • the CG combines the received billing data bill of the local service of the UE sent by the MEC-GW and the billing data bill of the non-local service of the UE sent by the S-GW and the P-GW.
  • the CG may send the billing data CDR of the merged UE to the BOSS, and the BOSS charges the service of the UE.
  • a charging apparatus includes:
  • the determining module 11 is configured to determine that the local service of the user equipment UE needs to be charged;
  • the first sending module 12 is configured to: when the determining unit determines that the local service of the UE needs to be charged, send a request message for performing statistics on the local service information of the UE to the mobile edge computing MEC server;
  • the second sending module 13 is configured to send the billing data CDR of the local service to the billing gateway CG, and the CG combines the billing data bills of the UE and sends the bill to the service operation support system BOSS. .
  • the determining module 11 is specifically configured to:
  • the indication message carries a charging reason, an identifier of the UE, an identifier of a cell where the UE is located, an address of the P-GW, and an identifier of each IP-CAN bearer of the UE.
  • the charging device on the MEC-GW side further includes a third sending module 14 configured to: after the determining module 11 determines that the local service of the user equipment UE needs to be charged, the second sending module 13 sending a request message for collecting statistics on the local service information of the UE to the mobile edge computing MEC server, sending the opposite An acknowledgement message for charging the local service of the UE to the P-GW.
  • a third sending module 14 configured to: after the determining module 11 determines that the local service of the user equipment UE needs to be charged, the second sending module 13 sending a request message for collecting statistics on the local service information of the UE to the mobile edge computing MEC server, sending the opposite An acknowledgement message for charging the local service of the UE to the P-GW.
  • the first sending module 12 is specifically configured to:
  • a charging apparatus includes:
  • a determining module 21 configured to determine that a local service of the user equipment UE needs to be charged
  • the transmitting module 22 is configured to send an indication message for charging the local service of the UE to the MEC-GW.
  • the determining module 21 is further configured to:
  • the transmitting module 22 sends an indication message for charging the local service of the UE to the MEC-GW, which is the UE.
  • the IP-CAN default bearer assigns a Charging ID.
  • the indication message for charging the local service of the UE sent by the transmission module 22 carries the charging reason, the identifier of the UE, the identifier of the cell where the UE is located, and the P-GW.
  • the transmission module 22 is further configured to:
  • a charging apparatus includes:
  • the receiving module 31 is configured to receive a request message that is sent by the mobile edge computing gateway MEC-GW to collect local service information of the user equipment UE, where the request message is received by the MEC-GW by the packet data gateway P- Sending, by the GW, an indication message for charging the local service of the UE, and sending the indication message to the MEC server;
  • the request message for collecting the local service information of the UE that is sent by the MEC-GW includes the identifier of the UE, the charging rule, and the identifier of each IP-CAN bearer of the UE.
  • the determining module 32 is configured to determine information that needs to be reported in the local service information of the UE according to the request message;
  • the sending module 33 is configured to send the information that needs to be reported to the mobile edge computing gateway MEC-GW, and generate, by the MEC-GW, the charging data CDR of the local service of the UE according to the reported information. It is then sent to the billing gateway CG.
  • the determining module 32 is specifically configured to:
  • the sending module 33 is further configured to:
  • a charging apparatus includes:
  • the receiving module 41 is configured to receive a charging data CDR of the local service of the user equipment UE that is sent by the mobile edge computing gateway MEC-GW;
  • the sending module 42 is configured to send the billing data bill of the local service of the UE to the service operation support system BOSS.
  • the receiving module 41 is further configured to:
  • the sending module 42 is also used to:
  • the sending module 42 combines the billing data bills of the local service of the UE, and the billing data bills of the non-local service of the UE sent by the S-GW and the P-GW, Specifically used for:
  • the identifier of the UE in the billing data bill according to the local service, the Charging ID and the P-GW address corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE, and the UE in the billing data bill of the non-local service The identifier, the Charging ID, the S-GW address, and the P-GW address corresponding to each IP-CAN bearer of the UE combine the billing data bills belonging to the UE.
  • the foregoing functional modules may be implemented by a physical device such as a processor having functions of transmitting, receiving, and the like.
  • the processor may be, for example, a central buried device (CPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or a complex programmable logic device (Complex). Programmable Logic Device, CPLD), etc.
  • CPU central buried device
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA field-programmable gate array
  • Complex complex programmable logic device
  • CPLD Programmable Logic Device
  • embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware. Moreover, the invention can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage and optical storage, etc.) including computer usable program code.
  • the computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising the instruction device.
  • the apparatus implements the functions specified in one or more blocks of a flow or a flow and/or block diagram of the flowchart.
  • These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device such that a series of operational steps are performed on a computer or other programmable device to produce computer-implemented processing for execution on a computer or other programmable device.
  • the instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of a flow diagram.

Abstract

本发明公开了一种计费方法及装置，用以在业务平台部署在基站侧的情况下，不影响现有的计费流程即可实现对本地业务的计费。本发明提供的一种计费方法，包括：移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW确定当需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费时，发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给移动边缘计算MEC服务器；所述MEC-GW接收所述MEC服务器发送的所述UE的本地业务统计信息，并根据所述UE的本地业务统计信息生成所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单；所述MEC-GW将所述本地业务的计费数据话单发送给计费网关CG。

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一种计费方法及装置
本申请要求在2015年11月27日提交中国专利局、申请号为201510850299.4、发明名称为“一种计费方法及装置”的中国专利申请的优先权，其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
技术领域
本发明涉及通信技术领域，尤其涉及一种计费方法及装置。
背景技术
现有的计费网络架构中，业务平台部署在核心网之后，所有的业务数据流均途经服务网关(Serving Gateway，S-GW)和分组数据网关(Packet data network Gateway，P-GW)，因而可以产生计费数据话单，并据此计费。
随着5G网络的提出，进一步提出了移动边缘内容与计算(Mobile Edge Content and Compute，MECC)的概念。所谓MECC，是指在靠近移动用户的位置上提供信息技术服务环境和云计算能力，并将内容分发推送到靠近用户侧(如基站)，使应用、服务和内容部署在高度分布的环境中，从而可以更好地支持5G网络中低时延和高带宽的业务要求。
然而，5G网络中一些低时延、高带宽的业务应用平台在基站侧的就近部署，使得这些业务数据并不经过核心网络，因此，按照现有的计费架构，运营商无法针对这些业务进行计费。
发明内容
有鉴于此，本发明实施例提供了一种计费方法及装置，用以在业务平台部署在基站侧的情况下，不影响现有的计费流程即可实现对本地业务的计费。
本发明实施例提供的一种计费方法，包括：
移动边缘计算网关(Mobile Edge Compute Gateway，MEC-GW)确定当需要对用户设备(User Equipment，UE)的本地业务进行计费时，发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给移动边缘计算(Mobile Edge Compute，MEC)服务器；
所述MEC-GW接收所述MEC服务器发送的所述UE的本地业务统计信息，并根据所述UE的本地业务统计信息生成所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单；
所述MEC-GW将所述本地业务的计费数据话单发送给计费网关(Charging Gateway，CG)。
本发明实施例提供的该方法中，由设置在基站侧的MEC服务器对UE的本地业务信息进行统计，并将该UE的本地业务统计信息上报给设置在核心网侧的MEC-GW，由核心网侧的MEC-GW根据该MEC服务器发送的该UE的本地业务统计信息，生成该UE的本 地业务计费数据话单，并将该UE的本地业务计费数据话单发送给CG，从而在业务平台部署在基站侧的情况下，不影响现有的计费流程即可通过设置在基站侧的MEC服务器以及设置在核心网侧的MEC-GW实现对本地业务的计费。
较佳地，所述MEC-GW确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费，具体包括：
所述MEC-GW接收分组数据网关P-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息；
所述MEC-GW根据对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息，确定需要对所述UE的本地业务进行计费。
较佳地，在所述MEC-GW确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费之后，所述MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给移动边缘计算MEC服务器之前，该方法还包括：
所述MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的确认消息给所述P-GW。
较佳地，所述指示消息中包括所述UE所在的小区标识；
所述MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给移动边缘计算MEC服务器，具体包括：
所述MEC-GW根据所述UE所在的小区标识，确定所述UE所在的小区对应的本地区域标识；
所述MEC-GW根据所述本地区域标识，确定与所述本地区域对应的MEC服务器；
所述MEC-GW将对所述UE的本地业务进行统计的请求消息发送给与所述本地区域对应的MEC服务器。
本发明实施例提供的一种计费方法，包括：
分组数据网关P-GW确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费；
所述P-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW。
较佳地，所述P-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW之后，该方法还包括：
所述P-GW接收所述MEC-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的确认消息。
本发明实施例提供的一种计费方法，包括：
移动边缘计算MEC服务器接收移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW发送的对用户设备UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息，其中所述请求消息是由所述MEC-GW在接收到分组数据网关P-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息后发送给所述MEC服务器的；
所述MEC服务器根据所述请求消息，确定所述UE的本地业务信息中需要上报的信 息；
所述MEC服务器将所述需要上报的信息进行统计后发送给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW，由所述MEC-GW根据该上报的信息生成所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单后发送给计费网关CG。
较佳地，所述请求消息中包括所述UE的标识、计费规则、所述UE的每一IP连通接入网络(IP Connectivity Access Network，IP-CAN)承载的标识；
所述MEC服务器根据所述请求消息，确定所述UE的本地业务信息中需要上报的信息，具体包括：
所述MEC服务器根据所述UE的标识，确定所述UE对应的本地业务信息；
所述MEC服务器根据所述计费规则及所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识，确定所述UE对应的本地业务信息中需要上报的信息。
较佳地，所述MEC服务器将所述需要上报的信息进行统计后发送给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW之前，该方法还包括：
所述MEC服务器向所述MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的响应消息。
本发明实施例提供的一种计费方法，包括：
计费网关CG接收移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW发送的用户设备UE的本地业务的计费数据话单；
所述CG将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单发送给业务运营支撑系统(Business Operation Supporting System，BOSS)。
较佳地，该方法还包括：
所述CG接收服务网关S-GW和分组数据网关P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单；
所述CG将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单，以及所述S-GW和P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单进行合并，并将合并后的该UE的计费数据话单发送给所述BOSS。
较佳地，所述CG将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单，以及所述S-GW和P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单进行合并，具体包括：
所述CG根据本地业务的计费数据话单中的UE的标识、UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID和P-GW地址，以及非本地业务的计费数据话单中的UE的标识、UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID、S-GW地址、P-GW地址，将属于所述UE的计费数据话单进行合并。
本发明实施例提供的一种计费装置，包括：
确定模块，用于确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费；
第一发送模块，用于当所述确定单元确定需要对所述UE的本地业务进行计费时，发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给移动边缘计算MEC服务器；
第二发送模块，用于将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单发送给计费网关CG。
较佳地，所述确定模块具体用于：
接收分组数据网关P-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息；
根据对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息，确定需要对所述UE的本地业务进行计费。
较佳地，上述装置还包括第三发送模块，用于在所述确定模块确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费之后，所述第二发送模块发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给移动边缘计算MEC服务器之前，发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的确认消息给所述P-GW。
较佳地，所述指示消息中包括所述UE所在的小区标识；
所述第一发送模块具体用于：
根据所述UE所在的小区标识，确定所述UE所在的小区对应的本地区域标识；
所述MEC-GW根据所述本地区域标识，确定与所述本地区域对应的MEC服务器；
将对所述UE的本地业务进行统计的请求消息发送给与所述本地区域对应的MEC服务器。
本发明实施例提供的第二种计费装置，包括：
确定模块，用于确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费；
传输模块，用于发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW。
较佳地，所述第二种计费装置中的传输模块还用于：
在发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW之后，接收所述MEC-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的确认消息。
本发明实施例提供的第三种计费装置，包括：
接收模块，用于接收移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW发送的对用户设备UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息，其中所述请求消息是由所述MEC-GW在接收到分组数据网关P-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息后发送给所述MEC服务器的；
确定模块，用于根据所述请求消息，确定所述UE的本地业务信息中需要上报的信息；
发送模块，用于将所述需要上报的信息进行统计后发送给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW，由所述MEC-GW根据该上报的信息生成所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单后发送给计费网关CG。
较佳地，所述请求消息中包括所述UE的标识、计费规则、所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识；
所述第三种计费装置中的确定模块具体用于：
根据所述UE的标识，确定所述UE对应的本地业务信息；
根据所述计费规则及所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识，确定所述UE对应的本地业务信息中需要上报的信息。
较佳地，所述第三种计费装置中的发送模块还用于：
在发送所述需要上报的统计信息给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW之前，向所述MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的响应消息。
本发明实施例提供的第四种计费装置，包括：
接收模块，用于接收移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW发送的用户设备UE的本地业务的计费数据话单；
发送模块，用于将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单发送给业务运营支撑系统BOSS。
较佳地，所述第四种计费装置中的接收模块还用于：
接收服务网关S-GW和分组数据网关P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单；
所述第四种计费装置中的发送模块还用于：
将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单，以及所述S-GW和P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单进行合并，并将合并后的该UE的计费数据话单发送给所述BOSS。
较佳地，所述第四种计费装置中发送模块将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单，以及所述S-GW和P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单进行合并时，具体用于：
根据本地业务的计费数据话单中的UE的标识、UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID和P-GW地址，以及非本地业务的计费数据话单中的UE的标识、UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID、S-GW地址、P-GW地址，将属于所述UE的计费数据话单进行合并。
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具体实施方式
本发明实施例提供了一种计费方法及装置，用以在业务平台部署在基站侧的情况下，不影响现有的计费流程即可实现对本地业务的计费。
为了使本发明的目的、技术方案及优点更加清楚明白，以下结合附图及实施例，对本发明进行进一步详细说明。应当理解，此处所描述的具体实施例仅仅用以解释本发明，并不用于限定本发明。
参见图1，本发明实施例提供了一种网络架构示意图。
其中，部署在基站侧的业务应用我们称之为本地业务(Local Traffic)，对应本地业务平台。相应地，部署在核心网(P-GW)之后的非本地业务应用我们称之为远端业务(Remote Traffic)，对应远端业务平台。并且，图中虚线所示代表计费信息的传输路径，实线所示代表业务数据的传输路径。
在该网络架构中，涉及演进型基站(evolved Node B，eNB)、S-GW、P-GW、CG、BOSS、MEC服务器、MEC-GW、本地业务平台及远端业务平台等功能实体。其中，图中所示S/P-GW表示S-GW和P-GW部署在同一个实体设备中。并且，图中所示的各功能实体之间交互数据时均可由传输网(例如PTN网络)传输。
MEC服务器本地部署，负责本地业务与远端业务的分流，对于本地业务，其业务数据流向依次为eNB、MEC服务器、本地业务平台；对于远端业务，其业务数据流向依次为eNB、MEC服务器、S/P-GW、远端业务平台。本地业务平台和/或远端业务平台可以包括多个应用，例如视频、云存储、通话、智能家居、移动医疗、工业控制、车联网等等。由于本地业务平台靠近基站侧部署，因此，可以降低传输网络的带宽消耗、降低延迟，提升用户体验。
MEC-GW为逻辑功能实体，可以单独部署在一个实体设备中，也可以与S-GW、P-GW 一起部署在一个实体设备中，本发明对此不作限定。MEC-GW部署在远端(核心网侧)，通过传输网与多个MEC服务器相连，负责本地业务的计费控制。
具体实施中，可以在MEC-GW与CG之间定义接口，在MEC-GW与P-GW之间定义接口，从而实现MEC-GW与CG之间、MEC-GW与P-GW之间的计费信息的交互，实现对本地业务的计费过程。
下面从整体角度对本发明实施例提供的对本地业务的计费方法进行简单介绍。
P-GW当确定需要对UE的本地业务进行计费时，向MEC-GW发送对该UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息；MEC-GW在接收到该指示消息后，向本地区域的MEC服务器发送对该UE的本地业务进行统计的请求消息；MEC服务器收到该请求消息后，将该UE的本地业务统计后上报给MEC-GW；MEC-GW根据MEC服务器发送的上报消息，生成该UE的本地业务计费数据话单，并将该UE的本地业务计费数据话单发送给CG；CG将该UE的计费数据话单进行合并后发送给BOSS。
另外，不同的本地区域内，部署不同的MEC服务器，例如图1中所示的本地区域1、MEC服务器1和本地区域2、MEC服务器2，并且对不同本地区域内的UE进行本地业务的计费时，均可由UE所属的本地区域对应的MEC服务器对该UE的本地业务信息统计后上报给部署在远端的MEC-GW(参见图1)，由MEC-GW根据不同本地区域的MEC服务器发送的上报消息，生成不同区域内的UE的本地业务计费数据话单，并将不同区域内的UE的本地业务计费数据话单分别发送给CG；CG将同一UE的计费数据话单进行合并后发送给BOSS。从而，通过BOSS提取话单进行经营分析，运营商可以全面、便捷地掌握不同本地区域、不同本地业务应用的使用情况，为后续业务的推广应用提供参考。
以下从不同网络功能实体侧对本发明实施例提供的计费方法进行详细地阐述。
在MEC-GW侧，参见图2，本发明实施例提供的一种计费方法，包括：
S201、移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW确定当需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费时，发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给移动边缘计算MEC服务器；
S202、所述MEC-GW接收所述MEC服务器发送的所述UE的本地业务统计信息，并根据所述UE的本地业务统计信息生成所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单；
S203、所述MEC-GW将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单发送给计费网关CG。
较佳地，MEC-GW确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费，具体包括：
所述MEC-GW接收分组数据网关P-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息；
所述MEC-GW根据对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息，确定需要对所述UE的本地业务进行计费。
较佳地，所述指示消息中包括以下信息：计费原因、所述UE的标识、所述UE所在 的小区标识、所述P-GW的地址、所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识、所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID、计费规则。
其中，上述计费原因例如可以为IP-CAN会话建立、IP-CAN会话释放等。上述UE的标识例如可以包括以下标识之一或任意组合：UE的国际移动用户识别码(International Mobile Subscriber，IMSI)、UE的移动用户综合业务数字网号码(Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network Number，MSISDN)、UE的IP地址等，并且，UE标识可根据不同的UE进行设定，并不限于上述标识。
此外，上述UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID是P-GW在与该UE建立IP-CAN会话过程中为该UE的每一IP-CAN承载分配的计费标识，并将该计费标识携带在上述指示消息中发送给MEC-GW的，以便MEC-GW可以根据该UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID区分该UE的不同承载对应的计费业务信息。
较佳地，MEC-GW确定需要对UE的本地业务进行计费时，建立UE的标识与该UE的IP-CAN承载标识、该UE的IP-CAN承载标识对应的Charging ID的绑定关系。
较佳地，在所述MEC-GW确定需要对UE的本地业务进行计费之后，MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给MEC服务器之前，该方法还包括：
MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的确认消息给P-GW。
也就是，MEC-GW确定需要对UE的本地业务进行计费后，先向P-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的确认消息，之后再向MEC服务器发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息。
较佳地，MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给MEC服务器，具体包括：
MEC-GW根据所述UE所在的小区标识，确定所述UE所在的小区对应的本地区域的标识；
所述MEC-GW根据所述本地区域的标识，确定与所述本地区域对应的MEC服务器；
所述MEC-GW将对所述UE的本地业务进行统计的请求消息发送给与所述本地区域对应的MEC服务器。
较佳地，在MEC-GW中，可预先配置不同基站覆盖的小区的标识与本地区域标识的对应关系，以及本地区域标识与MEC服务器的对应关系。从而，MEC-GW可通过UE所在的小区标识，确定与该小区标识对应的本地区域标识；进而根据本地区域标识，确定出本地区域标识对应的MEC服务器；最后将对该UE的本地业务进行统计的请求消息发送给与该本地区域标识对应的MEC服务器。
较佳地，步骤S202中MEC-GW根据MEC服务器发送的所述UE的本地业务统计信息，生成的所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单中，例如可包括以下信息：所述UE的标 识、所述UE所属的本地区域标识、本地业务的统计信息、P-GW地址、所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的Charging ID。具体地，本地业务的统计信息是依据计费规则进行统计的，例如计费规则中要求基于使用流量进行计费，则本地业务的统计信息为UE执行每一业务应用时使用的流量信息，并且可以同时携带每一应用的标识。
在P-GW侧，参见图3，本发明实施例提供的一种计费方法，包括：
S301、分组数据网关P-GW确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费；
S302、所述P-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW。
其中，P-GW确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费，例如可以是当UE与P-GW之间建立IP-CAN会话时，或者是当UE与P-GW之间的IP-CAN会话释放时，或者是其他的情况，本发明对此不作限定。
需要说明的是，P-GW在与UE建立IP-CAN会话过程中，为该UE的每一IP-CAN承载分配计费标识Charging ID。并且，针对UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的Charging ID：当P-GW需要对该IP-CAN承载的远端业务进行计费时，P-GW利用该IP-CAN承载对应的Charging ID进行远端业务的计费；当需要对对该IP-CAN承载的本地业务进行计费时，P-GW将该IP-CAN承载对应的Charging ID发送给MEC-GW，由MEC-GW利用该IP-CAN承载对应的Charging ID进行本地业务的计费。也就是说，对于同一个IP-CAN承载，其对应的Charging ID是唯一的，对同一个IP-CAN承载的本地业务及远端业务进行计费时，均采用同一个Charging ID。
较佳地，在所述P-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息中包括以下信息：计费原因、所述UE的标识、所述UE所在的小区标识、所述P-GW的地址、所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识、所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID、计费规则。
所述计费规则，例如可以为基于使用流量的计费、基于使用时长的计费，基于内容的计费等等，本发明对此不作限定。
较佳地，P-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息给MEC-GW之后，该方法还包括：
所述P-GW接收所述MEC-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的确认消息。
需要说明的是，本发明实施例提供的计费方法，用于对UE的本地业务进行计费，可以同时对多个不同的UE的本地业务进行计费。并且，本发明实施例提供的计费方法并不影响现有技术中的计费流程，也就是说，P-GW在指示MEC-GW对UE的本地业务进行计费控制的同时，也可以执行对UE的远端业务进行计费的过程。从而，S-GW和P-GW对UE的远端业务进行计费，并生成UE的远端业务的计费数据话单；MEC-GW生成UE的 本地业务的计费数据话单；CG对同一UE的本地业务的计费数据话单和远端业务的计费数据话单进行合并后发送给BOSS，最终实现对UE的本地业务及远端业务的计费。
在MEC服务器侧，参见图4，本发明实施例提供的一种计费方法，包括：
S401、移动边缘计算MEC服务器接收移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW发送的对用户设备UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息，其中所述请求消息是由所述MEC-GW在接收到分组数据网关P-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息后发送给所述MEC服务器的；
较佳地，在MEC-GW发送的对UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息中携带所述UE的标识、计费规则以及所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识。
S402、所述MEC服务器根据所述请求消息，确定所述UE的本地业务信息中需要上报的信息；
S403、所述MEC服务器将所述需要上报的信息进行统计后发送给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW，由所述MEC-GW根据该上报的信息生成所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单后发送给计费网关CG。
较佳地，步骤S402具体包括：
所述MEC服务器根据所述请求消息中的UE的标识，确定所述UE对应的本地业务信息；
所述MEC服务器根据所述请求消息中的计费规则及所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识，确定所述UE对应的本地业务信息中需要上报的信息。
例如，计费规则指示基于使用时长的上报，则需要上报的信息为该UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的每一本地业务应用的使用时长。
较佳地，MEC服务器将所述需要上报的信息进行统计后发送给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW，例如可以是周期性地发送，或者是事件触发性发送，本发明对此不作限定。并且，较佳地，MEC服务器上报UE的本地业务时，可以以本地业务中的具体的应用为上报粒度，例如，UE使用的本地业务有上网应用、视频应用、通话应用，则MEC服务器上报该UE的本地业务时，将基于上网应用的信息、基于视频应用的信息及基于通话应用的信息分别统计后上报。
较佳地，MEC服务器将所述需要上报的信息进行统计后发送给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW之前，该方法还包括：
所述MEC服务器向所述MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的响应消息。
也就是说，MEC服务器在收到MEC-GW发送的对UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息后，向MEC-GW回复响应消息。在此之后，MEC服务器将需要上报的信息进行统 计后发送给MEC-GW。
在CG侧，参见图5，本发明实施例提供的一种计费方法，包括：
S501、计费网关CG接收移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW发送的用户设备UE的本地业务的计费数据话单；
S502、所述CG将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单发送给业务运营支撑系统BOSS。
较佳地，该方法还包括：
所述CG接收服务网关S-GW和分组数据网关P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单；
所述CG将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单，以及所述S-GW和P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单进行合并，并将合并后的该UE的计费数据话单发送给所述BOSS。
也就是说，CG既接收MEC-GW发送的UE的本地业务的计费数据话单，也接收S-GW和P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务(远端业务)的计费数据话单。可见，本发明实施例提供的计费方法并不影响现有的对远端业务的计费流程。
较佳地，所述CG将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单，以及所述S-GW和P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单进行合并，具体包括：
所述CG根据本地业务的计费数据话单中的UE的标识、UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID、P-GW地址，以及非本地业务的计费数据话单中的UE的标识、UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID、S-GW地址、P-GW地址，将属于所述UE的计费数据话单进行合并。
较佳地，CG可设定一定时器，在规定的时间内接收MEC-GW发送的UE的本地业务的计费数据话单，以及S-GW和P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单，当超过规定的时间后，CG对同一UE的计费数据话单进行合并，当然CG也可以根据计费规则，针对同一UE的同一IP-CAN承载业务进行合并，本发明对此不作限定。此外，具体实施中，CG可根据实际需要对UE的计费数据话单进行合并，可以按照指示只合并一次，也可以是周期性地合并，本发明对此不作限定。
较佳地，在合并后的同一UE的计费数据话单中，同时包含该UE的本地业务的计费数据话单和该UE的远端业务的计费数据话单。并且，较佳地，在UE的本地业务的计费数据话单中可以包含以下信息：所述UE的标识、所述UE所属的本地区域标识、所述UE的本地业务中每一应用的统计信息、P-GW地址、UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的Charging ID；在UE的远端业务的计费数据话单中可以包含以下信息：所述UE的标识、所述UE所属的本地区域标识、所述UE的本地业务中每一应用的统计信息、P-GW地址、S-GW地址、UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的Charging ID。
从而，CG将该合并后的包含上述信息的计费数据话单发送给BOSS后，运营商可通过BOSS提取话单进行经营分析，就可以全面、便捷地掌握不同本地区域、不同本地业务应用的使用情况，从而为后续业务的推广应用提供参考。此外，BOSS也可以对本地业务和远端业务分别设置不同的费率，例如对于本地业务，设置为流量使用1MB收费0.5元；对于远端业务，流量使用1MB，收费1元等。
下面给出具体的实施例。
图6所示为本发明实施例提供的一种UE与P-GW之间建立IP-CAN会话时的计费方法的流程示意图。其中，涉及到的网元有：UE、P-GW、MEC-GW、MEC服务器、CG。计费流程如下：
S601、UE与P-GW之间建立IP-CAN会话。
同时，在该步骤中，P-GW为UE的每一IP-CAN承载分配计费标识(Charging ID)，用以将该计费标识发送给MEC-GW，由MEC-GW针对该UE的每一IP-CAN承载的本地业务信息进行计费。
S602、P-GW向MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息，用以指示P-GW对该UE的本地业务进行计费。
其中，在计费指示消息中携带计费原因(原因为IP-CAN会话建立)、所述UE的标识(包括IMSI、MSISDN、UE的IP地址)、所述UE所在的小区的标识、所述P-GW的地址、所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识、所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID、计费规则(此处设为基于使用流量的计费)。
S603、MEC-GW接收到P-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息后，建立该UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识、该UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的Charging ID与该UE的标识的绑定关系。
S604、MEC-GW向P-GW回复对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的确认消息。
S605、MEC-GW向MEC服务器发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息。其中，在该请求消息中携带UE的标识、计费规则、UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识。
这样，当MEC服务器接收到MEC-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息后，通过读取UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识，上报该UE的每一IP-CAN承载的本地业务信息。
本实施例中，在对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息中携带的UE的标识为UE的IP地址。当然，也可以携带UE的其他标识。
具体地，MEC-GW根据所述UE所在的小区标识，确定所述UE所在的小区对应的本地区域的标识；其次，MEC-GW根据所述本地区域的标识，确定与所述本地区域对应的MEC服务器；最后，MEC-GW将对所述UE的本地业务进行统计的请求消息发送给与所 述本地区域对应的MEC服务器。
S606、MEC服务器接收到MEC-GW发送的本地业务统计请求消息后，向MEC-GW回复对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的响应消息。
S607、MEC服务器将UE的本地业务的使用流量信息进行统计后上报给MEC-GW。
本发明实施例中，采取MEC服务器周期性上报的方式。
并且，较佳地，在该上报消息中可以携带UE的标识以及该UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识，从而，MEC-GW通过IP-CAN承载的标识，并根据步骤S603中建立的绑定关系，确定出该IP-CAN承载对应的Charging ID，并将该Charging ID携带在生成的计费数据话单中。
S608、MEC-GW接收到MEC服务器上报的所述UE的本地业务流量的统计消息后，生成本地业务计费数据话单。
其中，在该本地业务计费数据话单中包括以下信息：UE的标识、UE所属的本地区域标识、本地业务的应用标识、针对每一本地业务应用的流量信息(如使用时长、使用量)、P-GW地址、UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的Charging ID等。
S609、MEC-GW将生成的本地业务计费数据话单发送给CG。
S610、CG将接收到的MEC-GW发送的UE的本地业务的计费数据话单以及S-GW和P-GW发送的UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单进行合并。
此后，CG可将合并后的UE的计费数据话单发送给BOSS，由BOSS对UE的业务进行计费。由于CG与BOSS之间的交互过程为现有技术，本发明对此不作过多介绍。通过本发明实施例提供的方法，可同时实现对UE的本地业务和远端业务进行计费。此外，BOSS也可以对本地业务和远端业务设置不同的费率。
图7所示为本发明实施例提供的一种UE与P-GW之间的IP-CAN会话释放时的计费方法的流程示意图。其中，涉及到的网元有：UE、P-GW、MEC-GW、MEC服务器、CG。计费流程如下：
S701、UE与P-GW之间释放IP-CAN会话。
这里，由于在UE与P-GW之间建立IP-CAN会话的过程中，P-GW已经为UE的每一IP-CAN承载分配了计费标识(Charging ID)，因此，在此时无需再次为该UE的每一IP-CAN承载分配计费标识(Charging ID)。
S702、P-GW向MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息，用以指示P-GW对该UE的本地业务进行计费。
其中，在计费指示消息中携带计费原因(原因为IP-CAN会话释放)、所述UE的标识(包括IMSI、MSISDN、UE的IP地址)、所述UE所在的小区标识、所述P-GW的地址、所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识、所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging  ID、计费规则(此处设为基于使用流量的计费)；
S703、MEC-GW向P-GW回复对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的确认消息。
S704、MEC-GW向MEC服务器发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息。其中，在该请求消息中携带UE的标识、计费规则、UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识。
S705、MEC服务器接收到MEC-GW发送的本地业务统计请求消息后，向MEC-GW回复对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的响应消息。
S706、MEC服务器将UE的本地业务的使用流量信息进行统计后上报给MEC-GW。
这里，MEC服务器上报本地业务的使用流量信息时，只需上报最近一次上报之后发生的本地业务的使用流量信息即可。
S707、MEC-GW接收到MEC服务器上报的所述UE的本地业务流量的统计消息后，生成本地业务计费数据话单。
S708、MEC-GW将生成的本地业务计费数据话单发送给CG，同时释放UE的标识与UE的每一IP-CAN承载、UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的Charging ID的绑定关系。
S709、CG将接收到的MEC-GW发送的UE的本地业务的计费数据话单以及S-GW和P-GW发送的UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单进行合并。
此后，CG可将合并后的UE的计费数据话单发送给BOSS，由BOSS对UE的业务进行计费。
在MEC-GW侧，参见图8，本发明实施例提供的一种计费装置，包括：
确定模块11，用于确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费；
第一发送模块12，用于当所述确定单元确定需要对所述UE的本地业务进行计费时，发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给移动边缘计算MEC服务器；
第二发送模块13，用于将所述本地业务的计费数据话单发送给计费网关CG，由所述CG对所述UE的计费数据话单进行合并后发送给业务运营支撑系统BOSS。
较佳地，所述确定模块11具体用于：
接收分组数据网关P-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息；
根据对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息，确定需要对所述UE的本地业务进行计费。
较佳地，在所述指示消息中携带计费原因、所述UE的标识、所述UE所在的小区的标识、所述P-GW的地址、所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识、所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID、计费规则。
较佳地，上述在MEC-GW侧的计费装置还包括第三发送模块14，用于在所述确定模块11确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费之后，所述第二发送模块13发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给移动边缘计算MEC服务器之前，发送对所 述UE的本地业务进行计费的确认消息给所述P-GW。
较佳地，第一发送模块12具体用于：
根据所述UE所在的小区标识，确定所述UE所在的小区对应的本地区域标识；
所述MEC-GW根据所述本地区域标识，确定与所述本地区域对应的MEC服务器；
将对所述UE的本地业务进行统计的请求消息发送给与所述本地区域对应的MEC服务器。
在P-GW侧，参见图9，本发明实施例提供的一种计费装置，包括：
确定模块21，用于确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费；
传输模块22，用于发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息给MEC-GW。
较佳地，确定模块21还用于：
在所述确定模块21确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费之后，所述传输模块22发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息给MEC-GW之前，为所述UE的IP-CAN默认承载分配计费标识Charging ID。
较佳地，在传输模块22发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息中携带计费原因、所述UE的标识、所述UE所在的小区的标识、所述P-GW的地址、所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识、所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID、计费规则。
较佳地，传输模块22还用于：
在发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW之后，接收所述MEC-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的确认消息。
在MEC服务器侧，参见图10，本发明实施例提供的一种计费装置，包括：
接收模块31，用于接收移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW发送的对用户设备UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息，其中所述请求消息是由所述MEC-GW在接收到分组数据网关P-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息后发送给所述MEC服务器的；
较佳地，在所述MEC-GW发送的对UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息中包括所述UE的标识、计费规则、所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识；
确定模块32，用于根据所述请求消息，确定所述UE的本地业务信息中需要上报的信息；
发送模块33，用于将所述需要上报的信息进行统计后发送给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW，由所述MEC-GW根据该上报的信息生成所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单后发送给计费网关CG。
较佳地，确定模块32具体用于：
根据所述请求消息中的UE的标识，确定所述UE对应的本地业务信息；
根据所述请求消息中的计费规则及所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识，确定所述UE对应的本地业务信息中需要上报的信息。
较佳地，发送模块33还用于：
在发送所述需要上报的统计信息给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW之前，向所述MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的响应消息。
在CG侧，参见图11，本发明实施例提供的一种计费装置，包括：
接收模块41，用于接收移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW发送的用户设备UE的本地业务的计费数据话单；
发送模块42，用于将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单发送给业务运营支撑系统BOSS。
较佳地，接收模块41还用于：
接收服务网关S-GW和分组数据网关P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单；
发送模块42还用于：
将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单，以及所述S-GW和P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单进行合并，并将合并后的该UE的计费数据话单发送给所述BOSS。
较佳地，发送模块42将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单，以及所述S-GW和P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单进行合并时，具体用于：
根据本地业务的计费数据话单中的UE的标识、UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID和P-GW地址，以及非本地业务的计费数据话单中的UE的标识、UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID、S-GW地址、P-GW地址，将属于所述UE的计费数据话单进行合并。
本发明实施例，可以由具有发送、接收等功能的处理器等实体设备实现上述各功能模块。
所述处理器，例如可以是中央处埋器(CPU)、专用集成电路(Application Specific Integrated Circuit，ASIC)、现场可编程门阵列(Field－Programmable Gate Array，FPGA)或复杂可编程逻辑器件(Complex Programmable Logic Device，CPLD)等。
本领域内的技术人员应明白，本发明的实施例可提供为方法、系统、或计算机程序产品。因此，本发明可采用完全硬件实施例、完全软件实施例、或结合软件和硬件方面的实施例的形式。而且，本发明可采用在一个或多个其中包含有计算机可用程序代码的计算机可用存储介质(包括但不限于磁盘存储器和光学存储器等)上实施的计算机程序产品的形式。
本发明是参照根据本发明实施例的方法、设备(系统)、和计算机程序产品的流程图和/或方框图来描述的。应理解可由计算机程序指令实现流程图和/或方框图中的每一流程和/或方框、以及流程图和/或方框图中的流程和/或方框的结合。可提供这些计算机程序指令到通用计算机、专用计算机、嵌入式处理机或其他可编程数据处理设备的处理器以产生一个机器，使得通过计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备的处理器执行的指令产生用于实现在流程图一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能的装置。
这些计算机程序指令也可存储在能引导计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备以特定方式工作的计算机可读存储器中，使得存储在该计算机可读存储器中的指令产生包括指令装置的制造品，该指令装置实现在流程图一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能。
这些计算机程序指令也可装载到计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备上，使得在计算机或其他可编程设备上执行一系列操作步骤以产生计算机实现的处理，从而在计算机或其他可编程设备上执行的指令提供用于实现在流程图一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能的步骤。
显然，本领域的技术人员可以对本发明进行各种改动和变型而不脱离本发明的精神和范围。这样，倘若本发明的这些修改和变型属于本发明权利要求及其等同技术的范围之内，则本发明也意图包含这些改动和变型在内。

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  1. 一种计费方法，其特征在于，该方法包括：
    移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW确定当需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费时，发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给移动边缘计算MEC服务器；
    所述MEC-GW接收所述MEC服务器发送的所述UE的本地业务统计信息，并根据所述UE的本地业务统计信息生成所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单；
    所述MEC-GW将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单发送给计费网关CG。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，所述MEC-GW确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费，具体包括：
    所述MEC-GW接收分组数据网关P-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息；
    所述MEC-GW根据对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息，确定需要对所述UE的本地业务进行计费。
  3. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，在所述MEC-GW确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费之后，所述MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给移动边缘计算MEC服务器之前，该方法还包括：
    所述MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的确认消息给所述P-GW。
  4. 根据权利要求2所述的方法，其特征在于，所述指示消息中包括所述UE所在的小区标识；
    所述MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给移动边缘计算MEC服务器，具体包括：
    所述MEC-GW根据所述UE所在的小区标识，确定所述UE所在的小区对应的本地区域的标识；
    所述MEC-GW根据所述本地区域的标识，确定与所述本地区域对应的MEC服务器；
    所述MEC-GW将对所述UE的本地业务进行统计的请求消息发送给与所述本地区域对应的MEC服务器。
  5. 一种计费方法，其特征在于，该方法包括：
    分组数据网关P-GW确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费；
    所述P-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW。
  6. 根据权利要求5所述的方法，其特征在于，所述P-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW之后，该方法还包括：
    所述P-GW接收所述MEC-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的确认消息。
  7. 一种计费方法，其特征在于，该方法包括：
    移动边缘计算MEC服务器接收移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW发送的对用户设备UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息，其中所述请求消息是由所述MEC-GW在接收到分组数据网关P-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息后发送给所述MEC服务器的；
    所述MEC服务器根据所述请求消息，确定所述UE的本地业务信息中需要上报的信息；
    所述MEC服务器将所述需要上报的信息进行统计后发送给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW，由所述MEC-GW根据该上报的信息生成所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单后发送给计费网关CG。
  8. 根据权利要求7所述的方法，其特征在于，所述请求消息中包括所述UE的标识、计费规则、所述UE的每一IP连通接入网络IP-CAN承载的标识；
    所述MEC服务器根据所述请求消息，确定所述UE的本地业务信息中需要上报的信息，具体包括：
    所述MEC服务器根据所述UE的标识，确定所述UE对应的本地业务信息；
    所述MEC服务器根据所述计费规则及所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识，确定所述UE对应的本地业务信息中需要上报的信息。
  9. 根据权利要求7所述的方法，其特征在于，所述MEC服务器将所述需要上报的信息进行统计后发送给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW之前，该方法还包括：
    所述MEC服务器向所述MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的响应消息。
  10. 一种计费方法，其特征在于，该方法包括：
    计费网关CG接收移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW发送的用户设备UE的本地业务的计费数据话单；
    所述CG将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单发送给业务运营支撑系统BOSS。
  11. 根据权利要求10所述的方法，其特征在于，该方法还包括：
    所述CG接收服务网关S-GW和分组数据网关P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单；
    所述CG将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单，以及所述S-GW和P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单进行合并，并将合并后的该UE的计费数据话单发送给所述BOSS。
  12. 根据权利要求11所述的方法，其特征在于，所述CG将所述UE的本地业务的计 费数据话单，以及所述S-GW和P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单进行合并，具体包括：
    所述CG根据本地业务的计费数据话单中的UE的标识、UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID、P-GW地址，以及非本地业务的计费数据话单中的UE的标识、UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID、S-GW地址、P-GW地址，将属于所述UE的计费数据话单进行合并。
  13. 一种计费装置，其特征在于，该装置包括：
    确定模块，用于确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费；
    第一发送模块，用于当所述确定单元确定需要对所述UE的本地业务进行计费时，发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给移动边缘计算MEC服务器；
    第二发送模块，用于将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单发送给计费网关CG。
  14. 根据权利要求13所述的装置，其特征在于，所述确定模块具体用于：
    接收分组数据网关P-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息；
    根据对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息，确定需要对所述UE的本地业务进行计费。
  15. 根据权利要求13所述的装置，其特征在于，该装置还包括第三发送模块，用于在所述确定模块确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费之后，所述第二发送模块发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息给移动边缘计算MEC服务器之前，发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的确认消息给所述P-GW。
  16. 根据权利要求14所述的装置，其特征在于，所述指示消息中包括所述UE所在的小区标识；
    所述第一发送模块具体用于：
    根据所述UE所在的小区标识，确定所述UE所在的小区对应的本地区域标识；
    所述MEC-GW根据所述本地区域标识，确定与所述本地区域对应的MEC服务器；
    将对所述UE的本地业务进行统计的请求消息发送给与所述本地区域对应的MEC服务器。
  17. 一种计费装置，其特征在于，该装置包括：
    确定模块，用于确定需要对用户设备UE的本地业务进行计费；
    传输模块，用于发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW。
  18. 根据权利要求17所述的装置，其特征在于，所述传输模块还用于：
    在发送对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW之后，接收所述MEC-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的确认消息。
  19. 一种计费装置，其特征在于，该装置包括：
    接收模块，用于接收移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW发送的对用户设备UE的本地业务信息进行统计的请求消息，其中所述请求消息是由所述MEC-GW在接收到分组数据网关P-GW发送的对所述UE的本地业务进行计费的指示消息后发送给所述MEC服务器的；
    确定模块，用于根据所述请求消息，确定所述UE的本地业务信息中需要上报的信息；
    发送模块，用于将所述需要上报的信息进行统计后发送给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW，由所述MEC-GW根据该上报的信息生成所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单后发送给计费网关CG。
  20. 根据权利要求19所述的装置，其特征在于，所述请求消息中包括所述UE的标识、计费规则、所述UE的每一IP连通接入网络IP-CAN承载的标识；
    所述确定模块具体用于：
    根据所述UE的标识，确定所述UE对应的本地业务信息；
    根据所述计费规则及所述UE的每一IP-CAN承载的标识，确定所述UE对应的本地业务信息中需要上报的信息。
  21. 根据权利要求19所述的装置，其特征在于，所述发送模块还用于：
    在发送所述需要上报的统计信息给移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW之前，向所述MEC-GW发送对所述UE的本地业务信息进行统计的响应消息。
  22. 一种计费装置，其特征在于，该装置包括：
    接收模块，用于接收移动边缘计算网关MEC-GW发送的用户设备UE的本地业务的计费数据话单；
    发送模块，用于将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单发送给业务运营支撑系统BOSS。
  23. 根据权利要求22所述的装置，其特征在于，所述接收模块还用于：
    接收服务网关S-GW和分组数据网关P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单；
    所述发送模块还用于：将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单，以及所述S-GW和P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单进行合并，并将合并后的该UE的计费数据话单发送给所述BOSS。
  24. 根据权利要求23所述的装置，其特征在于，所述发送模块将所述UE的本地业务的计费数据话单，以及所述S-GW和P-GW发送的所述UE的非本地业务的计费数据话单进行合并时，具体用于：
    根据本地业务的计费数据话单中的UE的标识、UE的每一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID和P-GW地址，以及非本地业务的计费数据话单中的UE的标识、UE的每 一IP-CAN承载对应的计费标识Charging ID、S-GW地址、P-GW地址，将属于所述UE的计费数据话单进行合并。
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