WO2017202342A1

WO2017202342A1 - Method, device and system for reporting information

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Publication number: WO2017202342A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/085755
Authority: WO
Inventors: 汪钱纯
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2016-05-26
Filing date: 2017-05-24
Publication date: 2017-11-30

Abstract

Disclosed are a method, device and system for reporting information. The method comprises: a PGW acquiring at least the following location information: SAI, CGI or RAI; and the PGW reporting the acquired location information to a network side server.

Description

Information reporting method, device and system

Technical field

The present application relates to, but is not limited to, the field of communications, and more particularly to an information reporting method, apparatus, and system.

Background technique

The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) project for the next generation mobile wireless network is called System Architecture Evolution (SAE). The architecture of the SAE is shown in Figure 1, which includes the following network elements:

Evolved Radio Access Network (E-RAN, not shown in Figure 1): can provide higher uplink and downlink rates, lower transmission delay and more reliable wireless transmission. The network element included in the E-RAN is an eNodeB (Evolved NodeB, also called an evolved node), which provides radio resources for terminal access.

Home Subscriber Server (HSS): Permanently stores user subscription data.

Mobility Management Entity (MME): A control plane function entity that temporarily stores user data. It is responsible for managing and storing UE contexts (such as UE/user ID, mobility management status, user security parameters, etc.). The user assigns a temporary identity when the UE is camped on the tracking area or the network is responsible for authenticating the user; processing all non-access stratum messages between the MME and the UE; triggering paging at the SAE.

Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) supporting Gb or Iu access, server for temporarily storing user data, responsible for managing and storing global multimedia Mobility (Global Multimedia Mobility, GMM for short) context and Packet Data Protocol (PDP) context; processing all non-access stratum messages between the SGSN and the UE;

Service Gateway S-GW (Serving Gateway): This gateway is a user plane entity responsible for user plane data routing processing and terminating downlink data of UEs in idle state. Management and storage The SAE bearer context of the UE, such as IP bearer service parameters and network internal routing information. It is the anchor point of the internal user plane of the 3GPP system. A user can only have one Serving GW at a time;

Packet Data Network Gateway (PDN GW): The gateway responsible for accessing the Packet Data Network (PDN), assigning user IP addresses, and being a 3GPP and non-3GPP access system. Mobility anchor. Users can access multiple PDN GWs at the same time.

Policy and Charging Rule Functionality (PCRF): The functional entity generates quality of service (Quality of Service) for controlling user data transmission based on service information and user subscription information and operator configuration information. Referred to as Qos) rules and charging rules. The functional entity can also control the establishment and release of bearers in the access network.

Online Charging System (OCS): User service quota management and online billing credit control.

Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) Server: authenticates the user, authorizes the user, and charges the user.

Summary of invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

In an Evolved Packet System (EPS) network, the SGSN can carry the Service Area Identification (SAI)/Cell Global Identification (CGI) and routing of the user. The area identifier (RAI) is forwarded to the PGW through the SGW. The PGW can simultaneously report the SAI/CGI and RAI location information to the neighboring network elements. However, the PGW only includes the SAI/CGI/RAI. One reported to the surrounding network element OCS and AAA server, The OCS and AAA servers cannot obtain the location information of SAI/CGI and RAI at the same time. The location information of SAI/CGI and RAI is not included in the CDR, and the user cannot be charged, authorized, and credit controlled according to the location information.

The embodiment of the present invention provides an information reporting method, device, and system, so that the network side server can perform operations such as charging for the user according to the SAI, the CGI, and the RAI.

According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, an information reporting method is provided, including:

The PGW obtains at least the following location information: SAI, CGI, and RAI; the PGW reports the obtained location information to the network side server.

In an embodiment, the PGW reports the acquired location information to the network side server, and the PGW sends the specified message to the network side server, where the specified message carries the acquired location. information.

In an embodiment, when the network side server includes: an AAA server, the PGW sends a designation message to the network side server, including:

The PGW sends the access request information to the network side server, where the obtained access request information carries the acquired location information.

The PGW sends the charging request information to the network side server, where the obtained charging request information carries the acquired location information.

In an embodiment, when the network side server includes: an OCS server, the PGW sends a designation message to the network side server, including:

The PGW sends the credit control request information to the network side server, where the obtained location information is carried in the credit control request information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an information reporting apparatus is further provided, which is applied to a PGW, and includes: an obtaining module, configured to acquire at least the following location information: SAI, CGI, and RAI; and a reporting module, configured to be acquired The location information is reported to the network side server.

In an embodiment, the reporting module is configured to send a specified message to the network side server, where the specified message carries the acquired location information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an information reporting system is further provided, comprising: a PGW, a network side server, wherein the PGW is configured to acquire at least the following location information: SAI, CGI, and RAI, and The obtained location information is reported to the network side server; the network side server is configured to receive the location information.

In an embodiment, the network side server is further configured to send response information to the PGW, where the response information is used to indicate the content of the PGW: whether the network server successfully receives the location information.

In an embodiment, the network side server is further configured to save the location information.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a storage medium that can be configured to store program code for performing the following steps:

S1, at least obtain the following location information: SAI, CGI, and RAI;

S2. The obtained location information is reported to the network side server.

With the embodiment of the present invention, the PGW obtains the following location information: the SAI, the CGI, and the RAI are reported to the network side server, which facilitates the network side server to perform the charging and authorization operations on the user according to the received location information. It also facilitates operators to manage operations.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF abstract

1 is a network architecture diagram of an EPC in the related art;

2 is a flowchart of an information reporting method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic flowchart (1) of a PGW simultaneously reporting SAI, CGI, and RAI location information to an AAA server according to an example of the present invention;

4 is a schematic flow chart (2) of a PGW simultaneously reporting SAI, CGI, and RAI location information to an AAA server according to an example of the present invention;

5 is a schematic flowchart of a PGW simultaneously reporting SAI/CGI and RAI location information to an OCS according to an example of the present invention;

6 is a structural block diagram of an information reporting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a structural block diagram of an information reporting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed

The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in conjunction with the embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

It should be noted that the terms "first", "second" and the like in the specification and claims of the present specification and the above drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or order.

The steps illustrated in the flowchart of the figures may be executed in a computer system such as a set of computer executable instructions. Also, although logical sequences are shown in the flowcharts, in some cases the steps shown or described may be performed in a different order than the ones described herein.

Example 1

In the embodiment of the present invention, a device access method is provided. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an information reporting method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes the following steps:

Step S202, the PGW acquires at least the following location information: SAI, CGI, and RAI;

In step S204, the PGW reports the obtained location information to the network side server.

Through the above steps, the PGW will obtain the following location information: SAI, CGI, and RAI are reported to the network side server, which facilitates the network side server to perform more detailed and comprehensive operations on the user according to the received location information. It is convenient for operators to manage operations.

For the implementation of the foregoing step S204, the location information may be carried in the specified message, and the specified message may be sent to the network side server through the PGW, thereby achieving the effect of reporting the location information to the network side server.

In the actual application process, the SAI and the RAI can be acquired at the same time in the step S202, and the CGI and the RAI can be acquired at the same time, and the other methods are not limited.

The network side server of the embodiment of the present invention mainly includes an AAA server and an OCS server, and uses different specified messages to carry the location information acquired by the PGW for different servers. There are several implementations:

First case

When the network side server includes the AAA server, the PGW sends the specified message to the network side server, and the PGW sends the access request information to the network side server, where the access request information carries the acquired location information.

Second case

When the network side server includes the AAA server, the PGW sends the specified message to the network side server, and the PGW sends the charging request information to the network side server, where the charging request information carries the acquired location information.

Third case

When the network side server includes the OCS server, the PGW sends the specified message to the network side server, including: the PGW sends the credit control request information to the network side server, where the acquired credit location request information carries the acquired location information.

The above three cases are explained below in conjunction with the following examples, but are not intended to limit the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Example one

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart (1) of a PGW simultaneously reporting SAI, CGI, and RAI location information to an AAA server according to an example of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the method includes the following steps:

Step S302, the packet data gateway simultaneously acquires the SAI, CGI, and RAI location information, and sends an access request message to the AAA server, where the SAI, CGI, and RAI location information are simultaneously included;

Step S304, the AAA server stores the SAI, CGI, and RAI location information, and may further authorize the user according to the location information, and the AAA server sends an access reception message to the packet data gateway.

Example two

4 is a schematic flowchart (2) of a PGW simultaneously reporting SAI, CGI, and RAI location information to an AAA server according to an example of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the method includes the following steps:

Step S402, the packet data gateway simultaneously acquires the SAI, CGI, and RAI location information, and sends an accounting request message to the AAA server, where the SAI, CGI, and RAI location information are simultaneously included;

Step S404, the AAA server stores the SAI, CGI, and RAI location information, and may further charge the user according to the location information, and the AAA server sends a charging response message to the packet data gateway.

Example three

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a PGW simultaneously reporting SAI/CGI and RAI location information to an OCS according to an example of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the method includes the following steps:

Step S502, the packet data gateway simultaneously acquires the SAI, CGI, and RAI location information, and sends a credit control request message to the online charging system, where the SAI, CGI, and RAI location information are simultaneously included;

Step S504, the online charging system stores the SAI, CGI, and RAI location information, and may further perform charging, credit control, and the like according to the location information, and the online charging system sends a credit control response message to the packet data gateway.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method according to the above embodiment can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, by hardware, but in many cases, the former is A better implementation. Based on the understanding, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium (such as a ROM/RAM, a magnetic disk, an optical disk), and includes a plurality of instructions for making a A terminal device (which may be a cell phone, a computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) performs the methods of various embodiments of the present invention.

Example 2

In the embodiment, an information reporting device is also provided, which is applied to the PGW. The device is used to implement the foregoing embodiments and the existing embodiments, and details are not described herein. As used below, the term "module" may implement a combination of software and/or hardware of a predetermined function. Although the devices described in the following embodiments may be implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and contemplated.

FIG. 6 is a structural block diagram of an information reporting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the apparatus includes:

The obtaining module 60 is configured to obtain at least the following location information: SAI, CGI, and RAI;

The reporting module 62 is configured to report the obtained location information to the network side server.

Through the functions of the above modules, the following location information is obtained: the SAI, the CGI, and the RAI are reported to the network side server, which facilitates the network side server to perform more detailed and comprehensive operations on the user according to the received location information. It also facilitates operators to manage operations.

In an embodiment, the reporting module 62 is configured to send a specified message to the network side server, where the specified message carries the acquired location information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the network side server includes: an AAA server, the reporting module 62 is configured to send the access request information to the network side server, where the access request information carries the acquired location information; or The reporting module 62 is configured to send the charging request information to the network side server, where the obtained location information is carried in the charging request information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the network side server includes: an OCS server, the reporting module 62 is configured to send the credit control request information to the network side server, where the credit control request information carries the acquired location Location information.

It should be noted that each of the above modules may be implemented by software or hardware. For the latter, the foregoing may be implemented by, but not limited to, the foregoing modules are all located in the same processor; or, the above modules are in any combination. The forms are located in different processors.

Example 3

In the embodiment of the present invention, an information reporting system is also provided. FIG. 7 is a structural block diagram of an information reporting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the method includes:

The PGW 70, the network side server 72, wherein the PGW 70 is configured to acquire at least the following location information: SAI, CGI, and RAI, and report the acquired location information to the network side server 72; the network side server 72 is configured to receive the location. information.

Through the interaction between the PGW 70 and the network side server 72, the PGW 70 will obtain the following location information: the SAI, the CGI, and the RAI are reported to the network side server 72, which facilitates the network side server to be more comprehensive and comprehensive according to the received location information. Performing billing authorization for users, etc. It also facilitates the management and operation of operators.

In an embodiment, the network side server 72 is further configured to send a response message to the PGW 70, the response information being used to indicate whether the PGW network server successfully receives the location information.

In an embodiment, the network side server 72 is further configured to save location information.

In summary, the PGW also reports the SAI/CGI and RAI location information to the OCS/AAA server, which facilitates the OCS/AAA server to obtain the SAI/CGI and RAI location information at the same time, which is beneficial to the comprehensive location information of the bill. The OCS/AAA server flexibly provides billing, authorization, and credit control to users, which facilitates operators to refine operations.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a storage medium. In this embodiment, the above storage medium may be configured to store program code for performing the following steps:

S1, at least obtain the following location information: SAI, CGI, and RAI;

S2. The obtained location information is reported to the network side server.

In this embodiment, the foregoing storage medium may include, but not limited to, a U disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a mobile hard disk, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. A variety of media that can store program code.

For examples in this embodiment, reference may be made to the examples described in the foregoing embodiments and implementation manners, and details are not described herein again.

The modules or steps of the above embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by a general-purpose computing device, which may be centralized on a single computing device or distributed over a network of multiple computing devices, which may be implemented by computing devices. The executed program code is implemented such that they can be stored in a storage device by a computing device, and in some cases, the steps shown or described can be performed in a different order than here, or they can be Each of the integrated circuit modules is fabricated separately, or a plurality of modules or steps thereof are fabricated into a single integrated circuit module. Thus, embodiments of the invention are not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

The above description is only the prior embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present application. Various changes and modifications may be made to the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of this application are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

Industrial applicability

Claims

An information reporting method includes:

The packet data network gateway PGW obtains at least the following location information: a service area identifier SAI, a global cell identifier CGI, and a routing area identifier RAI;

The PGW reports the obtained location information to the network side server.
The method of claim 1, wherein the PGW reports the obtained location information to the network side server, including:

The PGW sends a specified message to the network side server, where the specified message carries the acquired location information.
The method according to claim 2, wherein, when the network side server comprises: an authentication, authorization, and accounting AAA server, the PGW sends a designation message to the network side server, including:

The PGW sends the access request information to the network side server, where the obtained access request information carries the acquired location information.
The method according to claim 2, wherein, when the network side server comprises: an AAA server, the PGW sends a designation message to the network side server, including:

The PGW sends the charging request information to the network side server, where the obtained charging request information carries the acquired location information.
The method according to claim 2, wherein, when the network side server comprises: an online charging system OCS server, the PGW sends a designation message to the network side server, including:

The PGW sends the credit control request information to the network side server, where the obtained location information is carried in the credit control request information.
An information reporting device is applied to a packet data network gateway PGW, including:

Obtaining a module, configured to obtain at least the following location information: a service area identifier SAI, a global cell identifier CGI, and a routing area identifier RAI;

The reporting module is configured to report the obtained location information to the network side server.
The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the reporting module is configured to send a specified message to the network side server, wherein the specified message carries the acquired location information.
An information reporting system includes: a packet data network gateway PGW, a network side server, wherein

The PGW is configured to obtain at least the following location information: a service area identifier SAI, a global cell identifier CGI, and a routing area identifier RAI, and report the obtained location information to the network side server;

The network side server is configured to receive the location information.
The system according to claim 8, wherein the network side server is further configured to send response information to the PGW, the response information being used to indicate the content of the PGW: whether the network server successfully receives the location information.
The system of claim 8 wherein said network side server is further configured to save said location information.
A storage medium, the storage medium being configured to store program code for performing the following steps:

Obtain at least the following location information: SAI, CGI, and RAI;

The obtained location information is reported to the network side server.