WO2018040867A1 - 一种用量配额的授权方法及装置 - Google Patents

一种用量配额的授权方法及装置 Download PDF

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WO2018040867A1
WO2018040867A1 PCT/CN2017/096605 CN2017096605W WO2018040867A1 WO 2018040867 A1 WO2018040867 A1 WO 2018040867A1 CN 2017096605 W CN2017096605 W CN 2017096605W WO 2018040867 A1 WO2018040867 A1 WO 2018040867A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for authorizing usage quotas.
  • the PCC (Policy Control and Charging) architecture maps the QoS (Quality of Service) requirements of the application-level session service data flow to the IP-CAN (IP-Connectivity Access Network) access transport network bearer level.
  • the QoS requirements of the service ensure data transmission, and the charging function of the service data flow level can be implemented according to the charging policy of the operator.
  • the PCC architecture includes a PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function) entity, a PCEF (Policy and Charging Enforcement Function) entity, and an AF (Application Function) entity.
  • the AF can provide service information to the PCRF.
  • the PCRF is a policy and charging control policy decision point for service data flows and IP bearer resources, and can select and provide available policy and charging control decisions for the PCEF.
  • the PCEF can report the usage amount to the PCRF, and after the PCRF is reported, the RAR (Re-Auth-Request) message is used to report the usage amount to the AF, and the AF immediately responds to the RAA after receiving the usage amount (Re- The Auth-Answer message is acknowledged, and then the next quota quota is sent to the PCRF through the AAR (AA-Request, Authentication Authorization Request).
  • the PCRF sends the usage quota fragment to the PCEF, so that the PCEF monitors the usage according to the usage fragment.
  • the message interaction process of the usage report and the quota delivery method is cumbersome, and a large delay may occur in the reporting and delivery, so that the usage monitoring is not timely, which not only affects the accuracy of the usage monitoring, but also increases the AF, PCRF, The messaging load of network elements such as PCEF.
  • the technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to provide a method and a device for authorizing the usage quota, which are used to solve the problem that the usage monitoring in the related art is not timely, the usage monitoring accuracy is low, and the message transmission load of the network element is heavy.
  • the disclosure provides a method for authorizing a usage quota, comprising: receiving a usage report from a policy control and charging rule function entity PCRF; sending a response message to the usage report to the PCRF, in the response message The configuration information of the next usage quota fragment is carried in to carry out the corresponding usage quota authorization.
  • the receiving the usage report from the policy control and charging rule function entity PCRF comprises: receiving the usage report by receiving a re-authorization request RAR message from the PCRF; the response message to the usage report Includes a reauthorization reply RAA message.
  • the method further includes: reporting according to the usage amount Determine the size of the next usage quota fragment; configure the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment after the size is determined. In the response message.
  • the configuration information of the usage quota fragment is implemented by adding a connection connection data, a Sponsored-Connectivity-Data field, in the response message.
  • the disclosure further provides an authorization method for the usage quota, which includes: sending a usage report to the application function entity AF; receiving a response message of the AF to the usage report, and carrying the next usage amount in the response message.
  • the configuration information of the quota fragment is sent to the policy and accounting execution function entity PCEF to send the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment, so that the PCEF performs usage monitoring according to the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment.
  • the sending the usage report to the application function entity AF includes: sending the usage report by sending a re-authorization request RAR message to the application function entity AF; the response message to the usage report includes a re-authorization response RAA Message.
  • the disclosure further provides an authorization device for the usage quota, comprising: a first receiving unit, receiving the usage report from the policy control and charging rule function entity PCRF; and a first sending unit, configured to send to the PCRF
  • the response message of the usage report carries the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment in the response message to perform the corresponding usage quota authorization.
  • the first receiving unit is configured to receive the usage report by receiving a re-authorization request RAR message from the PCRF; the response message to the usage report includes a re-authorization response RAA message.
  • the apparatus may further include: a determining unit, after receiving the usage report from the policy control and charging rule function entity PCRF, before sending the response message to the usage report to the PCRF, according to the The usage report determines the size of the next usage quota fragment; the configuration unit is configured to configure configuration information of the next usage quota fragment after the determining unit determines the size into the response message.
  • the configuration information of the usage quota fragment is implemented by adding a connection connection data, a Sponsored-Connectivity-Data field, in the response message.
  • an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an authorization device for the usage quota, including: a second sending unit, configured to send a usage report to the application function entity AF; and a second receiving unit, configured to receive the AF pair The response message of the usage report, where the response message carries the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment; the second sending unit is further configured to send the next usage quota to the policy and charging execution function entity PCEF
  • the configuration information of the fragment is such that the PCEF performs usage monitoring according to the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment.
  • the second sending unit is configured to send the usage report by sending a re-authorization request RAR message to the application function entity AF; the response message to the usage report includes a re-authorization response RAA message.
  • the application function entity can receive the usage report from the PCRF, and feed back the response message to the PCRF in time, and implement the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment in the response message. Authorization for the next round of usage quotas. In this way, only one information interaction is required to deliver the configuration information of the usage quota fragment, thereby effectively reducing the message interaction and waiting delay between the network elements of the AF and PCRF systems, so that the usage monitoring is more accurate.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a network system on which an authorization method for usage quotas according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is based;
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for authorizing an amount quota according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 3 is another flowchart of an authorization method for usage quota provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 4 is a detailed flowchart of an authorization method for usage quota provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for authorizing an amount quota according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 6 is another schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for authorizing usage quotas according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the PCC architecture includes several functional entities as shown in Figure 1: PCRF, PCEF, Bearer Binding and Event Reporting Function (BBERF), AF (Application Function), TDF (Traffic Detection Function), SPR (Subscription Profile Repository), OFCS (Offline charging system), OCS (Online charging system).
  • PCRF Bearer Binding and Event Reporting Function
  • BBERF Bearer Binding and Event Reporting Function
  • AF Application Function
  • TDF Traffic Detection Function
  • SPR Subscription Profile Repository
  • OFCS Offline charging system
  • OCS Online charging system
  • the PCRF is responsible for the formulation of the policy and accounting rules.
  • the PCC policy and the accounting rules are sent to the PCEF through the Gx interface.
  • the PCEF installs and executes the PCC policy, reports related events, and exchanges accounting information with the charging system.
  • the PCRF sends the QoS (Quality of Service) rules to the BBERF through the Gxx interface.
  • the BBERF does not exchange accounting information with the accounting system. It is only responsible for reporting bearer bindings and related events.
  • the PCRF sends the service information to be monitored to the TDF through the Sd interface.
  • the TDF performs service monitoring and reports it to the PCRF.
  • the AF provides service information to the PCRF through the Rx interface.
  • the SPR saves the service information that the user subscribes to.
  • the PCRF can query the SPR for the service information subscribed by the user through the Sp interface.
  • the OCS reports policy counter status information related to user consumption to the PCRF through the Sy interface.
  • the PCEF sends the online charging information to the OCS through the Gy interface for online charging statistics, and sends the offline charging information to the OFCS through the Gz interface.
  • the TDF sends the service-based online charging information to the OCS through the Gyn interface, and sends the service-based offline charging information to the OFCS through the Gz n interface.
  • an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an authorization method for usage quota, which is based on AF, and includes:
  • S12 Send a response message to the usage report to the PCRF, where the response message carries configuration information of the next usage quota fragment to perform corresponding usage quota authorization.
  • the application function entity can receive the usage report from the PCRF, and feed back the response message to the PCRF in time, and implement the next configuration by carrying the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment in the response message.
  • Authorization of a round of usage quota In this way, only one information interaction is required to slice the usage quota.
  • the configuration information is delivered, which effectively reduces the message interaction and waiting delay between the network elements of the AF and PCRF systems, so that the usage monitoring is more accurate.
  • the core network can perform usage control and charging for various services of the user equipment.
  • the user can control the usage of the number of clicks, the duration of the call, and the traffic.
  • the PCC system can do this.
  • receiving the usage report from the policy control and charging rule function entity PCRF may include: receiving the usage report by receiving a re-authorization request RAR message from the PCRF; based on this, in step S12
  • the response message to the usage report may include a re-authorization response RAA message.
  • the PCEF can monitor the corresponding service usage, and use the CCR (Credit Control-Request) to carry the usage amount to the PCRF, and then the PCRF can report the usage to the AF through the RAR message.
  • the AF is made to know the corresponding service usage through the RAR message, so as to perform the next instruction.
  • the usage report carried in the RAR message may indicate a corresponding usage amount. For example, a user uses 350M traffic from the beginning of the month to the present, and uses 74 minutes of talk time.
  • the AF can allocate the usage amount of the traffic, the call time or the click number that can be used in the next period according to the usage of the corresponding usage, and pass the The response message of the RAR message, that is, the RAA message, transmits the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment to the PCRF to perform the corresponding usage quota authorization.
  • the usage report may also be carried by other messages, and the embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the AF can configure different usage quota fragments for the next stage according to the usage of the user service usage.
  • the usage quota authorization method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include:
  • the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment after the sizing is configured into the response message, and then the response message is sent to the PCRF.
  • the configuration information of the usage quota fragment may be implemented by adding a corresponding field in the response message, for example, the initiated connection data Sponsored-Connectivity-Data field may be added.
  • the usage quota fragmentation information may be added to the RAA of the Rx interface of the PCRF.
  • the configuration information is carried by using the Sponsored-Connectivity-Data.
  • Sponsored-Connectivity-Data contains authorized usage and usage.
  • the usage quota information may be transmitted without using the Sponsored-Connectivity-Data, and the usage quota information may be sent by other types of AVP (attribute value pair), and the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit.
  • AVP attribute value pair
  • an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an authorization method for the usage quota, based on the PCRF, including:
  • S22 Receive a response message of the AF to the usage report, where the response message carries configuration information of a next usage quota fragment;
  • the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment is sent to the PCEF, so that the PCEF performs usage monitoring according to the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment.
  • the PCRF can send the usage report to the AF, and the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment is obtained from the response message of the AF usage report, and the next usage quota is fragmented.
  • the configuration information is sent to the PCEF, so that the PCEF performs usage monitoring according to the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment. In this way, only one information interaction is required to deliver the configuration information of the usage quota fragment, thereby effectively reducing the message interaction and waiting delay between the network elements of the AF and PCRF systems, so that the usage monitoring is more accurate.
  • sending the usage report to the application function entity AF may include: sending the usage report by sending a re-authorization request RAR message to the AF; correspondingly, the response message to the usage report may include Authorization to answer RAA messages.
  • the PCEF can monitor the corresponding service usage through CCR (Credit Control-Request, The credit control request carries the usage amount to the PCRF, and then the PCRF can report the usage to the AF through the RAR message, so that the AF learns the corresponding service usage through the RAR message for the next indication.
  • the usage report carried in the RAR message may indicate a corresponding usage amount.
  • the authorization method for providing the usage quota in this embodiment may include the following steps:
  • Step 101 The PCEF reports the usage amount of the CCR carrying message to the PCRF through the Gx interface message;
  • Step 102 The PCRF replies to the CCA to inform the PCEF that the relevant usage information has been received;
  • Step 103 The PCRF simultaneously reports the related usage information to the AF through the Rx interface message RAR;
  • Step 104 The AF reply RAA carries a new usage quota slice to the PCRF;
  • Step 105 The PCRF immediately sends a new quota quota to the PCEF through the RAR;
  • Step 106 The PCEF replies to the RAA to the PCRF, and monitors the usage according to the new usage quota fragment.
  • the AFF when the AF receives the usage amount of the RAR carried by the PCRF, the AFF is used to deliver the next quota quota to the PCRF according to the usage. Based on the quota quotas issued by the RAA, the PCRF sends a new quota quota to the PCEF.
  • the method of directly distributing the usage quota fragmentation in the RAA reduces the original process and sends a new usage quota fragmentation mode through the AAR message, effectively reducing the message interaction and waiting delay between the AF and PCRF systems. It is also faster to obtain usage quota shards for usage monitoring, which makes usage monitoring more accurate.
  • an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an authorization device for the usage quota, including:
  • the first receiving unit 51 receives the usage report from the policy control and charging rule function entity PCRF;
  • the first sending unit 52 is configured to send a response message to the usage report to the PCRF, where the response message carries configuration information of the next usage quota fragment to perform corresponding usage quota authorization.
  • the authorization device of the usage quota provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can receive the usage report from the PCRF, and feed back the response message to the PCRF in time, and implement the next round of usage by carrying the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment in the response message.
  • Authorization of quotas In this way, only one information interaction is required to deliver the configuration information of the usage quota fragment, thereby effectively reducing the message interaction and waiting delay between the network elements of the AF and PCRF systems, so that the usage monitoring is more accurate.
  • the first receiving unit 51 is configured to receive the usage report by receiving a re-authorization request RAR message from the PCRF; the response message to the usage report includes a re-authorization response RAA message.
  • the authorization device of the usage quota may further include:
  • a determining unit configured to determine, according to the usage report, a next usage quota fragment, after receiving the usage report from the policy control and charging rule function entity PCRF, before sending the response message to the PCRF to the PCRF the size of;
  • a configuration unit configured to configure configuration information of the next usage quota fragment after the determining unit determines the size into the response message.
  • the configuration information of the usage quota fragment is implemented by adding a connection connection data, a Sponsored-Connectivity-Data field, in the response message.
  • an authorization device for the usage quota includes:
  • a second sending unit 61 configured to send a usage report to the application function entity AF;
  • the second receiving unit 62 is configured to receive a response message of the AF to the usage report, where the response message carries configuration information of a next usage quota fragment;
  • the second sending unit 62 is further configured to send the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment to the policy and charging execution function entity PCEF, so that the PCEF performs the usage according to the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment. monitor.
  • the authorization device of the usage quota provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can send the usage report to the AF, and the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment is obtained from the response message of the AF usage report, and the next usage quota is fragmented.
  • the configuration information is sent to the PCEF, so that the PCEF performs usage monitoring according to the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment. In this way, only one information interaction is required to deliver the configuration information of the usage quota fragment, thereby effectively reducing the message interaction and waiting delay between the network elements of the AF and PCRF systems, so that the usage monitoring is more accurate.
  • the second sending unit 62 is configured to send the usage report by sending a re-authorization request RAR message to the application function entity AF; the response message to the usage report includes a re-authorization response RAA message.
  • the application function entity can receive the usage report from the PCRF, and feed back the response message to the PCRF in time, and implement the configuration information of the next usage quota fragment in the response message. Authorization for the next round of usage quota. In this way, only one information interaction is required to deliver the configuration information of the usage quota fragment, thereby effectively reducing the message interaction and waiting delay between the network elements of the AF and PCRF systems, so that the usage monitoring is more accurate.

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本公开提供一种用量配额的授权方法及装置，涉及通信技术领域，用以解决相关技术中用量监控不及时，用量监控精度低，网元的消息传递负荷重的问题。所述方法包括：接收来自策略控制与计费规则功能实体PCRF的用量报告；向所述PCRF发送对所述用量报告的应答消息，在所述应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息，以进行相应的用量配额授权。

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一种用量配额的授权方法及装置 技术领域
本公开涉及通信技术领域，特别是涉及一种用量配额的授权方法及装置。
背景技术
PCC(Policy Control and Charging，策略控制和计费)架构将应用层级会话服务数据流的QoS(Quality of Service，服务质量)要求映射为IP-CAN(IP-Connectivity Access Network)接入传输网络承载级服务的QoS要求来保障数据传输，还可根据运营商的计费策略实现服务数据流层级的计费功能。PCC架构包括：PCRF(Policy and Charging Rules Function，策略与计费规则功能)实体、PCEF(Policy and Charging Enforcement Function，策略及计费执行功能)实体、AF(Application Function，应用功能)实体等。
其中，AF可以向PCRF提供业务信息。PCRF是业务数据流和IP承载资源的策略与计费控制策略决策点，可以为PCEF选择及提供可用的策略和计费控制决策。
相关技术中，PCEF可以向PCRF上报使用用量，PCRF得到上报后，通过RAR(Re-Auth-Request，重授权请求)消息将使用用量上报给AF，AF收到使用用量后立即回复RAA(Re-Auth-Answer，重授权应答)消息予以确认，随后通过AAR(AA-Request，认证授权请求)下发下一个用量配额分片给PCRF。PCRF将这个用量配额分片下发给PCEF，以使PCEF根据该用量分片进行用量监控。
然而，这种用量上报和配额下发方式的消息交互过程较为繁琐，在上报和下发中可能出现较大延迟，从而使用量监控不及时，不但影响用量监控精度，也增加了AF、PCRF、PCEF等网元的消息传递负荷。
发明内容
本公开要解决的技术问题是提供一种用量配额的授权方法及装置，用以解决相关技术中用量监控不及时，用量监控精度低，网元的消息传递负荷重的问题。
一方面，本公开提供一种用量配额的授权方法，包括：接收来自策略控制与计费规则功能实体PCRF的用量报告；向所述PCRF发送对所述用量报告的应答消息，在所述应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息，以进行相应的用量配额授权。
可选的，所述接收来自策略控制与计费规则功能实体PCRF的用量报告包括：通过接收来自所述PCRF的重授权请求RAR消息接收所述用量报告；所述对所述用量报告的应答消息包括重授权应答RAA消息。
可选的，所述接收来自策略控制与计费规则功能实体PCRF的用量报告之后，所述向所述PCRF发送对所述用量报告的应答消息之前，所述方法还包括：根据所述用量报告确定下一个用量配额分片的大小；将确定大小后的下一个用量配额分片的配置信息配置到所 述应答消息中。
可选的，所述用量配额分片的配置信息通过在所述应答消息中增加发起连接数据Sponsored-Connectivity-Data字段实现。
另一方面，本公开还提供一种用量配额的授权方法，包括：向应用功能实体AF发送用量报告；接收所述AF对所述用量报告的应答消息，在所述应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息；向策略及计费执行功能实体PCEF发送所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息，以使所述PCEF根据所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息进行用量监控。
可选的，所述向应用功能实体AF发送用量报告包括：通过向应用功能实体AF发送重授权请求RAR消息来发送所述用量报告；所述对所述用量报告的应答消息包括重授权应答RAA消息。
另一方面，本公开还提供一种用量配额的授权装置，包括：第一接收单元，接收来自策略控制与计费规则功能实体PCRF的用量报告；第一发送单元，用于向所述PCRF发送对所述用量报告的应答消息，在所述应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息，以进行相应的用量配额授权。
可选的，所述第一接收单元，用于通过接收来自所述PCRF的重授权请求RAR消息接收所述用量报告；所述对所述用量报告的应答消息包括重授权应答RAA消息。
进一步的，所述装置还可包括：确定单元，用于在接收来自策略控制与计费规则功能实体PCRF的用量报告之后，在向所述PCRF发送对所述用量报告的应答消息之前，根据所述用量报告确定下一个用量配额分片的大小；配置单元，用于将确定单元确定大小后的所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息配置到所述应答消息中。
可选的，所述用量配额分片的配置信息通过在所述应答消息中增加发起连接数据Sponsored-Connectivity-Data字段实现。
另一方面，本公开的实施例还提供一种用量配额的授权装置，包括：第二发送单元，用于向应用功能实体AF发送用量报告；第二接收单元，用于接收所述AF对所述用量报告的应答消息，在所述应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息；所述第二发送单元，还用于向策略及计费执行功能实体PCEF发送所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息，以使所述PCEF根据所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息进行用量监控。
可选的，所述第二发送单元，用于通过向应用功能实体AF发送重授权请求RAR消息来发送所述用量报告；所述对所述用量报告的应答消息包括重授权应答RAA消息。
本公开实施例提供的用量配额的授权方法及装置，应用功能实体能够接收来自PCRF的用量报告，并及时向PCRF反馈应答消息，通过在应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息来实现对下一轮用量配额的授权。这样，只需要一个信息交互即可将用量配额分片的配置信息下发，从而有效减少AF、PCRF系统网元间的消息交互和等待时延，使得用量监控更为精确。
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为了对本公开提供的用量配额的授权方法进行更为准确的说明，先对该授权方法针对的网络系统进行简要介绍。如图1所示，PCC架构包含图1所示的几个功能实体：PCRF、PCEF、承载绑定和事件上报功能(BBERF，Bearer Binding and Event Reporting Function)、AF(Application Function，应用功能)、TDF(Traffic Detection Function，业务检测功能)、SPR(Subscription Profile Repository，用户签约数据库)、OFCS(Offline charging system，离线计费系统)、OCS(Online charging system，在线计费系统)。
PCRF主要负责策略和计费规则的制定，通过Gx接口将制定的PCC策略和计费规则下发给PCEF，PCEF安装、执行PCC策略，并上报相关事件，与计费系统交互计费信息。PCRF通过Gxx接口将业务服务质量(QoS，Quality of Service)规则下发给BBERF，BBERF不和计费系统交互计费信息，只负责承载绑定和相关事件的上报。PCRF通过Sd接口把需要监控的业务信息下发给TDF，TDF执行业务监控，并上报给PCRF。AF通过Rx接口向PCRF提供业务信息。SPR保存了用户签约的业务信息，PCRF可以通过Sp接口向SPR查询用户签约的业务信息。OCS通过Sy接口向PCRF报告与用户消费相关的策略计数器状态信息。PCEF通过Gy接口将在线计费信息发送给OCS进行在线计费的统计，通过Gz接口将离线计费信息发送给OFCS。TDF通过Gyn接口将基于业务的在线计费信息发送给OCS，通过Gz n接口将基于业务的离线计费信息发送给OFCS。
如图2所示，本公开实施例提供一种用量配额的授权方法，基于AF，包括：
S11，接收来自策略控制与PCRF的用量报告；
S12，向所述PCRF发送对所述用量报告的应答消息，在所述应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息，以进行相应的用量配额授权。
本公开实施例提供的用量配额的授权方法，应用功能实体能够接收来自PCRF的用量报告，并及时向PCRF反馈应答消息，通过在应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息来实现对下一轮用量配额的授权。这样，只需要一个信息交互即可将用量配额分片的 配置信息下发，从而有效减少AF、PCRF系统网元间的消息交互和等待时延，使得用量监控更为精确。
示例性而言，核心网与用户设备进行交互的过程中，可以对用户设备的各种业务进行用量控制和计费，例如，可以对用户的点击次数、通话时间、流量进行用量监控。PCC系统就可以完成这些工作。
可选的，在步骤S11中，接收来自策略控制与计费规则功能实体PCRF的用量报告可包括：通过接收来自所述PCRF的重授权请求RAR消息接收所述用量报告；基于此，在步骤S12中，对所述用量报告的应答消息可包括重授权应答RAA消息。
示例性的，在PCC系统中，PCEF可以监控相应的业务用量，通过CCR(Credit Control-Request，信用控制请求)，携带使用的用量给PCRF，然后PCRF可以将该用量通过RAR消息上报给AF，使AF通过该RAR消息获知相应的业务用量，以便进行下一步指示。可选的，该RAR消息中携带的用量报告可以指示相应的使用用量，例如，某个用户从月初至今使用了350M流量，使用了74分钟的通话时间等。
相应的，AF在接收到RAR消息获知了相应的业务用量后，可以根据相应的用量使用情况，为用户分配接下来的一段时间可以使用的流量、通话时间或点击次数等的用量，并通过对该RAR消息的应答消息即RAA消息将下一个用量配额分片的配置信息传送给PCRF，以进行相应的用量配额授权。
当然，在本公开的其他实施例中，也可以通过其他消息承载用量报告，本公开的实施例对此不限。
进一步的，为了对用户用量进行更好的监控，有效提升用户体验，AF可以根据用户业务用量使用情况的不同，为下一阶段配置不同的用量配额分片。示例性而言，在接收来自PCRF的用量报告之后，在向PCRF发送对用量报告的应答消息之前，本公开实施例提供的用量配额授权方法还可包括：
根据所述用量报告确定下一个用量配额分片的大小；
将确定大小后的下一个用量配额分片的配置信息配置到所述应答消息中，然后向PCRF发送该应答消息。
可选的，用量配额分片的配置信息可以通过在所述应答消息中增加相应的字段来实现，例如可以增加发起连接数据Sponsored-Connectivity-Data字段实现。
示例性而言，可以在AF对PCRF的Rx接口的RAA中增加用量配额分片信息，本实施例中，使用Sponsored-Connectivity-Data携带该配置信息。Sponsored-Connectivity-Data中包含着授权用量和使用用量等。
Sponsored-Connectivity-Data在标准协议3GPPTS29.214中已有规定，在RAA中增加用量配额的消息如下。
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当然，也可以不借用Sponsored-Connectivity-Data来传输用量配额信息，也可以以其它形式的AVP(attribute value pair，属性值对)来下发用量配额分片信息，本公开的实施例对此不限。
相应的，如图3所示，本公开的实施例还提供一种用量配额的授权方法，基于PCRF，包括：
S21，向AF发送用量报告；
S22，接收所述AF对所述用量报告的应答消息，在所述应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息；
S23，向PCEF发送所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息，以使所述PCEF根据所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息进行用量监控。
本公开实施例提供的用量配额的授权方法，PCRF能够向AF发送用量报告，从AF对用量报告的应答消息中获知下一个用量配额分片的配置信息，从并将该下一个用量配额分片的配置信息向PCEF发送，以使PCEF根据所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息进行用量监控。这样，只需要一个信息交互即可将用量配额分片的配置信息下发，从而有效减少AF、PCRF系统网元间的消息交互和等待时延，使得用量监控更为精确。
可选的，在步骤S21中，向应用功能实体AF发送用量报告可包括：通过向AF发送重授权请求RAR消息来发送所述用量报告；相应的，对所述用量报告的应答消息可包括重授权应答RAA消息。
在PCC系统中，PCEF可以监控相应的业务用量，通过CCR(Credit Control-Request， 信用控制请求)，携带使用的用量给PCRF，然后PCRF可以将该用量通过RAR消息上报给AF，使AF通过该RAR消息获知相应的业务用量以便进行下一步指示。可选的，该RAR消息中携带的用量报告可以指示相应的使用用量。
下面通过具体实施例对本公开提供的用量配额的授权方法进行详细说明。
如图4所示，本实施例提供用量配额的授权方法可包括如下步骤：
步骤101：PCEF通过Gx接口消息CCR携带使用的用量上报给PCRF；
步骤102：PCRF回复CCA告知PCEF已收到相关用量信息；
步骤103：PCRF同时将相关用量信息通过Rx接口消息RAR上报给AF；
步骤104：AF回复RAA携带新的用量配额分片给PCRF；
步骤105：PCRF立即通过RAR下发新的用量配额分片给PCEF；
步骤106：PCEF回复RAA给PCRF，按照新的用量配额分片进行用量监控。
本实施例中，AF收到PCRF上报的RAR携带使用用量时，根据使用用量情况通过RAA捎带下发下一个用量配额分片给PCRF。PCRF根据RAA下发的用量配额分片，决策下发新的用量配额分片给PCEF。通过在RAA中直接下发用量配额分片的方式，减少了原有流程另外通过AAR消息下发新的用量配额分片的方式，有效减少AF、PCRF系统间的消息交互和等待时延，PCEF也能更快获取到用量配额分片进行用量监控，从而使得用量监控更准确。
相应的，如图5所示，本公开的实施例还提供一种用量配额的授权装置，包括：
第一接收单元51，接收来自策略控制与计费规则功能实体PCRF的用量报告；
第一发送单元52，用于向所述PCRF发送对所述用量报告的应答消息，在所述应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息，以进行相应的用量配额授权。
本公开实施例提供的用量配额的授权装置，能够接收来自PCRF的用量报告，并及时向PCRF反馈应答消息，通过在应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息来实现对下一轮用量配额的授权。这样，只需要一个信息交互即可将用量配额分片的配置信息下发，从而有效减少AF、PCRF系统网元间的消息交互和等待时延，使得用量监控更为精确。
可选的，第一接收单元51，用于通过接收来自所述PCRF的重授权请求RAR消息接收所述用量报告；所述对所述用量报告的应答消息包括重授权应答RAA消息。
进一步的，本公开实施例提供的用量配额的授权装置还可包括：
确定单元，用于在接收来自策略控制与计费规则功能实体PCRF的用量报告之后，在向所述PCRF发送对所述用量报告的应答消息之前，根据所述用量报告确定下一个用量配额分片的大小；
配置单元，用于将确定单元确定大小后的所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息配置到所述应答消息中。
可选的，所述用量配额分片的配置信息通过在所述应答消息中增加发起连接数据Sponsored-Connectivity-Data字段实现。
相应的，如图6所示，一种用量配额的授权装置，包括：
第二发送单元61，用于向应用功能实体AF发送用量报告；
第二接收单元62，用于接收所述AF对所述用量报告的应答消息，在所述应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息；
第二发送单元62，还用于向策略及计费执行功能实体PCEF发送所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息，以使所述PCEF根据所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息进行用量监控。
本公开实施例提供的用量配额的授权装置，能够向AF发送用量报告，从AF对用量报告的应答消息中获知下一个用量配额分片的配置信息，从并将该下一个用量配额分片的配置信息向PCEF发送，以使PCEF根据所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息进行用量监控。这样，只需要一个信息交互即可将用量配额分片的配置信息下发，从而有效减少AF、PCRF系统网元间的消息交互和等待时延，使得用量监控更为精确。
可选的，第二发送单元62，用于通过向应用功能实体AF发送重授权请求RAR消息来发送所述用量报告；对所述用量报告的应答消息包括重授权应答RAA消息。
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通过以上的实施方式的描述，本领域的技术人员可以清楚地了解到上述实施例方法可借助软件加必需的通用硬件平台的方式来实现，当然也可以通过硬件，但很多情况下前者是更佳的实施方式。基于这样的理解，本公开的技术方案本质上或者说对现有技术做出贡献的部分可以以软件产品的形式体现出来，该计算机软件产品存储在一个存储介质(如ROM/RAM、磁碟、光盘)中，包括若干指令用以使得一台终端设备(可以是手机，计算机，服务器，空调器，或者网络设备等)执行本公开各个实施例所述的方法。
以上仅为本公开的优选实施例，并非因此限制本公开的专利范围，凡是利用本公开说明书及附图内容所作的等效结构或等效流程变换，或直接或间接运用在其他相关的技术领域，均同理包括在本公开的专利保护范围内。
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本公开实施例的用量配额的授权方法及装置，应用功能实体能够接收来自PCRF的用量报告，并及时向PCRF反馈应答消息，通过在应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息来实现对下一轮用量配额的授权。这样，只需要一个信息交互即可将用量配额分片的配置信息下发，从而有效减少AF、PCRF系统网元间的消息交互和等待时延，使得用量监控更为精确。

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  1. 一种用量配额的授权方法，包括：
    接收来自策略控制与计费规则功能实体PCRF的用量报告；
    向所述PCRF发送对所述用量报告的应答消息，在所述应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息，以进行相应的用量配额授权。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其中，所述接收来自策略控制与计费规则功能实体PCRF的用量报告包括：
    通过接收来自所述PCRF的重授权请求RAR消息接收所述用量报告；
    所述对所述用量报告的应答消息包括重授权应答RAA消息。
  3. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其中，所述接收来自策略控制与计费规则功能实体PCRF的用量报告之后，所述向所述PCRF发送对所述用量报告的应答消息之前，所述方法还包括：
    根据所述用量报告确定下一个用量配额分片的大小；
    将确定大小后的下一个用量配额分片的配置信息配置到所述应答消息中。
  4. 根据权利要求1至3中任一项所述的方法，其中，
    所述用量配额分片的配置信息通过在所述应答消息中增加发起连接数据Sponsored-Connectivity-Data字段实现。
  5. 一种用量配额的授权方法，包括：
    向应用功能实体AF发送用量报告；
    接收所述AF对所述用量报告的应答消息，在所述应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息；
    向策略及计费执行功能实体PCEF发送所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息，以使所述PCEF根据所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息进行用量监控。
  6. 根据权利要求5所述的方法，其中，所述向应用功能实体AF发送用量报告包括：通过向应用功能实体AF发送重授权请求RAR消息来发送所述用量报告；
    所述对所述用量报告的应答消息包括重授权应答RAA消息。
  7. 一种用量配额的授权装置，包括：
    第一接收单元，设置为接收来自策略控制与计费规则功能实体PCRF的用量报告；
    第一发送单元，设置为向所述PCRF发送对所述用量报告的应答消息，在所述应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息，以进行相应的用量配额授权。
  8. 根据权利要求7所述的装置，其中，所述第一接收单元设置为通过接收来自所述PCRF的重授权请求RAR消息接收所述用量报告；
    所述对所述用量报告的应答消息包括重授权应答RAA消息。
  9. 根据权利要求7所述的装置，其中，还包括：
    确定单元，设置为在接收来自策略控制与计费规则功能实体PCRF的用量报告之后，在向所述PCRF发送对所述用量报告的应答消息之前，根据所述用量报告确定下一个用量配额分片的大小；
    配置单元，设置为将确定单元确定大小后的所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息配置到所述应答消息中。
  10. 根据权利要求7至9中任一项所述的装置，其中，
    所述用量配额分片的配置信息通过在所述应答消息中增加发起连接数据Sponsored-Connectivity-Data字段实现。
  11. 一种用量配额的授权装置，包括：
    第二发送单元，设置为向应用功能实体AF发送用量报告；
    第二接收单元，设置为接收所述AF对所述用量报告的应答消息，在所述应答消息中携带下一个用量配额分片的配置信息；
    所述第二发送单元，还设置为向策略及计费执行功能实体PCEF发送所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息，以使所述PCEF根据所述下一个用量配额分片的配置信息进行用量监控。
  12. 根据权利要求11所述的装置，其中，所述第二发送单元设置为通过向应用功能实体AF发送重授权请求RAR消息来发送所述用量报告；
    所述对所述用量报告的应答消息包括重授权应答RAA消息。
  13. 一种存储介质，用于存储程序代码，所述程序代码用于执行权利要求1-6任一项所述的用量配额的授权方法。
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