WO2018214665A1 - 定向流量计费方法、pcrf和pcef - Google Patents

定向流量计费方法、pcrf和pcef Download PDF

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WO2018214665A1
WO2018214665A1 PCT/CN2018/082824 CN2018082824W WO2018214665A1 WO 2018214665 A1 WO2018214665 A1 WO 2018214665A1 CN 2018082824 W CN2018082824 W CN 2018082824W WO 2018214665 A1 WO2018214665 A1 WO 2018214665A1
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  • This document relates to the field of communication technologies, for example, to a directional flow metering method, PCRF and PCEF.
  • the telecom operator's directional flow rate scheme mainly pre-configures the Internet Protocol Address (IP Address) or unified resource of the directed traffic service on the Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF).
  • IP Address Internet Protocol Address
  • PCEF Policy and Charging Enforcement Function
  • a locator Uniform Resource Locator, URL
  • PCC Policy and Charging Control
  • DPI Deep Packet Inspection
  • the embodiments herein provide a directional flow metering method, PCRF and PCEF, which can avoid the phenomenon that the related directional flow rate method will affect the gateway performance of the PCEF.
  • the embodiments herein provide a directional flow metering method, including:
  • the Policy and Charging Rules Function receives the directed traffic service information used by the application terminal sent by the Intelligent Traffic Operating Platform (ITOP);
  • the PCRF sends a corresponding policy and charging control PCC rule to the policy and charging execution function PCEF according to the directed traffic service information;
  • the PCRF receives the charging identifier sent by the PCEF, and the traffic information of the directed traffic service used by the application terminal, where the charging identifier is generated by the PCEF according to the PCC rule;
  • the PCRF sends the charging identifier and the traffic information to the ITOP to enable the ITOP to perform charging according to the charging identifier and the traffic information.
  • the embodiments herein also provide another directional flow metering method, including:
  • the policy and charging execution PCC receiving policy and charging rule function unit PCRF sends a policy and charging control PCC rule corresponding to the directed traffic service used by the application terminal;
  • the PCEF configures the PCC rule, and generates a corresponding charging identifier according to the PCC rule
  • the PCEF Sending, by the PCEF, the charging identifier to the PCRF, and the traffic information of the directed traffic service used by the application terminal, so that the PCRF sends the charging identifier to the intelligent traffic operating platform ITP and the
  • the traffic information further causes the ITOP to perform charging according to the charging identifier and the traffic information.
  • the embodiment of the present invention further provides a policy and charging rule function unit PCRF, including:
  • the first receiving module is configured to receive the directional traffic service information used by the application terminal sent by the intelligent traffic operation platform ITP;
  • the first sending module is configured to send, according to the directed traffic service information, a corresponding policy and charging control PCC rule to the policy and charging execution function PCEF;
  • the second receiving module is configured to receive the charging identifier sent by the PCEF and the traffic information of the directed traffic service used by the application terminal, where the charging identifier is generated by the PCEF according to the PCC rule. ;
  • the second sending module is configured to send the charging identifier and the traffic information to the ITOP, so that the ITOP performs charging according to the charging identifier and the traffic information.
  • the embodiment of the present invention further provides a policy and charging execution function PCEF, including:
  • the first receiving module is configured to receive a policy and charging control PCC rule corresponding to the directed traffic service used by the application terminal sent by the policy and charging rule function unit PCRF;
  • a first configuration module configured to configure the PCC rule, and generate a corresponding charging identifier according to the PCC rule
  • the first sending module is configured to send the charging identifier to the PCRF and the traffic information of the directed traffic service used by the application terminal, so that the PCRF sends the charging identifier to the intelligent traffic operating platform ITOP And the traffic information, so that the ITOP performs charging according to the charging identifier and the traffic information.
  • the embodiments herein also provide a computer readable storage medium storing a computer program configured to perform the directional flow meter method of any of the preceding claims.
  • the PCRF receives the directional traffic service information used by the application terminal sent by the ITOP; the PCRF sends a corresponding PCC rule to the PCEF according to the directional traffic service information; the PCRF receives the charging identifier sent by the PCEF, And the traffic information of the directional traffic service used by the application terminal, where the charging identifier is generated by the PCEF according to the PCC rule; and the PCRF sends the charging identifier to the ITOP
  • the traffic information is described to enable the ITOP to perform charging according to the charging identifier and the traffic information.
  • the PCEF can dynamically configure the PCC rule of the directed traffic service, and generate a corresponding charging identifier, so that the ITOP can charge the directed traffic service according to the charging identifier.
  • This charging method does not require DPI detection to be enabled, so that the performance of the PCEF can be improved.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network structure network that can be applied in an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of an ITOP provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart of a directional flow meter method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a quintuple information provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart of another directional flow metering method provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a location of an Rx interface and a Gx interface according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flow chart of another directional flow metering method provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic flow chart of another method for directional flow metering provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic flow chart of another directional flow rate method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a PCRF according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of another PCRF according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of another PCRF according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a PCEF according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of another PCEF according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of another PCEF according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network structure that can be applied in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the method includes: user equipment (UE), Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, and mobile Management entity (Mobility Management Entity, MME), PCEF, PCRF, ITOP, Business and Operation support system (BOSS), SMS Short Message Gateway (ISMG) and Application Server (AS) .
  • MME mobile Management entity
  • PCEF Packetelecommunication Entity
  • PCRF PCRF
  • ITOP Business and Operation support system
  • BOSS SMS Short Message Gateway
  • AS Application Server
  • the BOSS is used to help the telecommunication operator to formulate an operation support system that meets its own characteristics.
  • the ISMG is used to solve the problem of short message intercommunication between the network and each telecommunication operator and the access problem of the service provider.
  • a dynamic data exchange platform system provided by sending and receiving text messages, the AS is used to provide access to business logic for use by the application client.
  • the PCRF may be combined with a Subscriber Profile Register (SPR), or may be deployed independently.
  • the PCEF may be combined with a Packet Data Network Gateway (PGW). It can be deployed independently.
  • the mobile terminal can be a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer, a laptop computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile internet device (MID).
  • the terminal side device such as a wearable device, does not limit the specific type of the mobile terminal in the embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an ITOP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the ITOP 200 includes: a unified portal 201, a capability development subsystem 202, a core service processing module 203, and an operation and maintenance platform. 204.
  • the unified portal 201 is configured to provide a unified information management platform for the user, and can be divided into a user front end 2011, an enterprise portal 2012, and a management portal 2013 according to user categories.
  • the capability development subsystem 202 can include a service management subsystem 2021.
  • the traffic management subsystem 2022 and the data collection and statistical analysis subsystem 2023 are respectively configured to process the directed traffic service, the traffic management, and the data collection and statistical analysis transactions used by the application terminal, where the core service processing module 203 is configured to
  • the directional traffic information transmitted by the capability development subsystem 202 makes corresponding decisions on the directional traffic service used by the application terminal, for example, according to the directional traffic service category used by the application terminal, and corresponding traffic accounting mode, and the associated operation and maintenance platform 204 is used for maintenance. And managing the ITOP 200 to operate the ITOP 200 normally.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a method for directional flow rate, including steps 301 to S304.
  • the PCRF receives the directed traffic service information used by the application terminal sent by the ITOP.
  • the above ITOP is an intelligent traffic operation platform for processing transactions related to the directed traffic service used by the application terminal.
  • the PCRF includes a policy control decision and a flow-based charging control function, and mainly selects and provides available policy and charging control decisions for the PCEF.
  • the functional entity is located at the gateway, can be combined with the SPR, or can be independently deployed. Contains information related to all contracted users or contracted.
  • the directional traffic service is a directional traffic service jointly developed by a telecommunication operator and an Internet vendor, and the data traffic generated when the application terminal uses the directional traffic service is directed traffic. For example, if a telecom operator cooperates with an Internet website to incorporate the video service of the website into a directed traffic service, the data traffic generated by the user watching the video of the website is directed traffic.
  • the directional traffic service information can be understood as the basic information of the directional traffic service used by the application terminal, for example, the mobile subscriber number (Mobile Subscriber International ISDN/PSTN number, MSISDN), source address, and destination. Information such as address and media stream.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a quintuple information provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the ITOP sends the quintuple information to the PCRF.
  • the directional traffic service information used by the application terminal can be understood.
  • the quintuple information includes a media stream operation action, a media stream direction Dir, a protocol type protocol, a source address srcAddress, and a destination address dstAddress, where the media stream operation can be understood as the directional traffic service.
  • the data stream type is a video data stream, an audio data stream or other forms of data stream, and the media stream direction can be understood as whether the application terminal needs to download or upload data.
  • the type of the protocol is the type of the protocol used by the application terminal to access the directional traffic service. For example, when the value of the Protocol field of the Internet Protocol (IP) header is 6, it represents the quantity.
  • IP Internet Protocol
  • the traffic control service uses a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). When the value of the Protocol field of the IP header is 17, the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is used to represent the quantitative traffic service. .
  • the ITOP when the application terminal starts to use a certain directed traffic service, the ITOP first verifies whether the user mobile phone number corresponding to the application terminal is a specific telecommunication carrier user, and the service used by the application terminal. Whether it is a directed traffic service, and when the application terminal passes the verification, the ITOP sends the directed traffic service information to the PCRF. In this way, the PCRF can determine a corresponding traffic fee rule according to the type of the directed traffic service used by the application terminal.
  • the PCRF sends a corresponding PCC rule to the PCEF according to the directed traffic service information.
  • the above PCEF mainly includes detection of service data flows, policy execution, and flow-based charging functions.
  • This functional entity is located at the gateway.
  • the PCEF can be combined with a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN), an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) PGW, and a Wireless LAN (Wireless LAN).
  • GPRS General Packet Radio Service
  • GGSN Gateway GPRS Support Node
  • EPC Evolved Packet Core
  • Wireless LAN Wireless LAN
  • the Packet Data Gateway (PDG) in WLAN) can be deployed independently.
  • the PCC rule is a policy and a charging control rule, and the PCF rules related to the directional traffic service used by the application terminal are sent by the PCRF to the PCEF, and the PCEF is executed as a policy and charging control.
  • the unit configured to perform statistics and billing on the traffic of the directional traffic service used by the application terminal according to a corresponding charging rule.
  • the PCRF receives the charging identifier sent by the PCEF and the traffic information of the directed traffic service used by the application terminal, where the charging identifier is generated by the PCEF according to the PCC rule. .
  • the PCC rule is configured, and a corresponding charging identifier is generated according to the PCC rule.
  • the charging identifier is used to enable the ITOP to charge the directional traffic service used by the application terminal according to the charging identifier. It should be noted that the charging mode of different directional traffic service types may be different. Therefore, the PCRF sends a corresponding PCC rule to the PCEF according to the type of the directional traffic service, so that the PCEF generates. A billing identifier corresponding to it.
  • the PCEF will generate a charging identifier of 10 yuan/100 MB, or if the charging rule of the directional traffic service is 500 MB. If it is free, the PCEF will generate a 0 yuan / 500MB billing identifier.
  • the traffic information of the directional traffic service used by the application terminal may be a traffic quota of the directional traffic service that has been used by the application terminal.
  • the PCEF can monitor the traffic usage of the directional traffic service in real time, and send the traffic usage of the directional traffic service to the PCRF, so that the PCRF Forwarding the traffic usage of the directed traffic service to the ITOP.
  • the PCRF sends the charging identifier and the traffic information to the ITOP, so that the ITOP performs charging according to the charging identifier and the traffic information.
  • the charging identifier and the traffic information are forwarded to the ITOP, so that the ITOP
  • the directional traffic service used by the application terminal may be charged according to the charging identifier and the traffic usage of the directional traffic service. For example, if the charging identifier is 10 yuan/100 MB, and the traffic of the directional traffic service that the application terminal has used is 80M, the ITOP will charge 10 yuan; and if the application terminal has used the If the traffic of the directed traffic service is 120M, the ITOP will charge 20 yuan. For example, if the charging identifier is 0 yuan/500 MB, and the traffic of the directed traffic service used by the application terminal is within 500 MB, the ITOP will be processed for free, and the charging is 0 yuan.
  • the PCRF receives the directional traffic service information used by the application terminal sent by the ITOP; the PCRF sends a corresponding PCC rule to the PCEF according to the directional traffic service information; and the PCRF receives the charging identifier sent by the PCEF. And the traffic information of the directional traffic service used by the application terminal, where the charging identifier is generated by the PCEF according to the PCC rule; the PCRF sends the charging identifier to the ITOP
  • the traffic information is such that the ITOP performs charging according to the charging identifier and the traffic information.
  • the PCEF can dynamically configure the PCC rule of the directed traffic service, and generate a corresponding charging identifier, so that the ITOP can charge the directed traffic service according to the charging identifier.
  • This charging method can improve the performance of the PCEF without enabling DPI detection.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides another directional flow metering method.
  • the PCRF and the ITOP, and the PCRF and The manner of transmitting data between the PCEFs is defined, and the method includes steps S501 to S504.
  • the PCRF receives the directional traffic service information used by the application terminal sent by the ITOP through the Rx interface.
  • the Rx interface is an interface between the PCRF and the ITOP, and the Rx interface mainly implements an interaction function of application-level session information between the ITOP and the PCRF. For example, it is used to identify IP filter information of a service data flow, and perform policy control and charging on different service data flows.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a location of an Rx interface and a Gx interface according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the PCRF is configured to receive the directional traffic service information used by the application terminal sent by the ITOP through the Rx interface, where the interface location of the Rx may be as shown in FIG. 6.
  • the ITOP can notify the PCRF to send the PCC rule to the PCEF through the Rx interface after the request for accessing the directional traffic service by using the application terminal, so that the PCEF can send the PCEF to the PCEF.
  • the PCC rules can be dynamically configured without pre-configuring an IP address or URL, and enabling DPI detection to effectively avoid affecting the performance of the PCEF.
  • the PCRF sends a corresponding PCC rule to the PCEF through the Gx interface according to the directed traffic service information.
  • the Gx interface is an interface between the PCEF and the PCRF, and is used to implement the function of the PCRF to dynamically control the PCC rule of the PCEF, and to transmit related events from the PCEF to the PCRF.
  • the PCRF is configured to send a corresponding PCC rule to the PCEF through the Gx interface.
  • the interface position of the Gx can be as shown in FIG. 6.
  • the PCRF can send the PCC rule to the PCEF through the Gx interface, so that the PCEF can dynamically configure the PCC rules without the need to pre-configure IP addresses or URLs, and enable DPI detection to effectively avoid affecting the performance of the PCEF.
  • the method further includes:
  • the PCRF receives the quality of service (QoS) guarantee information required by the ITO to send the directional traffic service, where the QoS guarantee information is that the ITOP requires QoS guarantee when the directional traffic service is required Sent
  • the method further includes:
  • the PCRF sends the QoS guarantee information to the PCEF, so that the PCEF configures the QoS guarantee information.
  • the above QoS refers to a network capable of utilizing various basic technologies to provide better services for designated network communications, a security mechanism of the network, and a technology for solving problems such as network delay and congestion.
  • the network is only used for a specific time-limited application, no QoS is required, such as web applications or E-mail settings. However, it is necessary for critical applications and multimedia applications.
  • QoS can ensure that important traffic is not delayed or discarded, while ensuring efficient operation of the network.
  • the telecom operator can perform fine differential management and control on users and services through the QoS guarantee mechanism of the Packet Service (PS) domain. Therefore, when the directional traffic service requires QoS guarantee, the ITOP sends the QoS guarantee information required by the directed traffic service to the PCRF, so that the PCRF sends the QoS guarantee to the PCEF. Information, which in turn causes the PCEF to configure the QoS guarantee information. In this way, the PCEF can provide corresponding quality of service guarantee for the directional traffic service.
  • PS Packet Service
  • the ITOP The QoS guarantee information is sent to the PCRF according to the user level corresponding to the application terminal and the type of the directional traffic service, so that the directional traffic service used by the application terminal is equipped with corresponding quality of service guarantee.
  • the PCRF receives the charging identifier sent by the PCEF and the traffic information of the directed traffic service used by the application terminal by using the Gx interface, where the charging identifier is the PCEF according to the The PCC rules are generated.
  • the PCRF is configured to receive, by using the Gx interface, a charging identifier sent by the PCEF, and traffic information of the directed traffic service used by the application terminal.
  • a charging identifier sent by the PCEF For the function and function of the Gx interface, refer to the description of S502.
  • the PCRF sends the charging identifier and the traffic information to the ITOP through the Rx interface, so that the ITOP performs charging according to the charging identifier and the traffic information.
  • the PCRF is configured to send the charging identifier and the traffic information to the ITOP through the Rx interface.
  • the function and function of the Rx interface refer to the description of S501.
  • the specific implementation of the S504 refer to the implementation manner of S304 in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 3. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein again.
  • the method further includes:
  • the PCRF receives the notification of deleting the PCC rule sent by the ITOP, where the notification of deleting the PCC rule is that the traffic of the directed traffic service used by the ITOP in the application terminal exceeds a preset traffic. Sent when the amount is;
  • the PCRF sends the notification to delete the PCC rule to the PCEF, so that the PCEF deletes the PCC rule, and further causes the ITOP to perform charging according to a charging rule of a universal traffic service.
  • the preset traffic quota may be a traffic quota preset by the directional traffic service. For example, if the video traffic package of a website subscribed by the user is 10 yuan/100MBB, the preset traffic quota is 100MB, that is, the 10 yuan traffic quota that the user can use is 100MB, or a website provides 500MB free for all users. For traffic, the preset traffic quota is 500 MB, that is, the free traffic quota available to the user is 500 MB.
  • the ITOP determines whether the traffic of the directional traffic service used by the application terminal exceeds the preset traffic quota according to the received traffic information of the directional traffic service used by the application terminal. .
  • the ITOP sends a notification to the PCRF to delete the PCC rule, so that the PCRF notifies the PCEF. Deleting the configured PCC rules, so that the PCEF no longer performs directional traffic processing on the directional traffic service, but restores the original charging rule, so that the ITOP uses the application terminal.
  • the part of the traffic of the directional traffic service that exceeds the preset traffic quota is charged according to the charging rule of the general traffic service.
  • the video traffic package of a website subscribed by the user is 10 yuan/100MB
  • the charging rule of the general traffic service is 0.3 yuan/1MB.
  • the video traffic of the website exceeds 100MB
  • the user will no longer press 10 yuan/ 100MB billing standard billing, the excess will be charged according to the standard of 0.3 yuan / 1MB, or a website provides 500MB of free traffic for all users, then when the user uses the video traffic of the website exceeds 500MB, No longer free, the excess will be charged at a rate of 0.3 yuan / 1MB.
  • This embodiment adds various optional embodiments to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3. These optional implementations can be implemented in combination with each other, or can be implemented separately, and can improve the performance of the PCEF.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flow chart of another directional flow metering method provided by an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the method includes steps S701 to S703.
  • the PCEF receives the PCC rule sent by the PCRF corresponding to the directed traffic service used by the application terminal.
  • the PCEF configures the PCC rule in S702, and generates a corresponding charging identifier according to the PCC rule.
  • the PCEF sends the charging identifier to the PCRF, and the traffic information of the directed traffic service used by the application terminal, so that the PCRF sends the charging identifier to the ITP and the
  • the traffic information further causes the ITOP to perform charging according to the charging identifier and the traffic information.
  • the present embodiment is an implementation manner of the PCEF corresponding to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3.
  • This embodiment can improve the performance of the PCEF.
  • the embodiment herein provides another directional flow metering method, the method comprising the step S801 value S803.
  • the PCEF receives the PCC rule sent by the PCRF corresponding to the directed traffic service used by the application terminal through the Gx interface.
  • the PCEF configures the PCC rule, and generates a corresponding charging identifier according to the PCC rule.
  • the method further includes:
  • the PCEF receives the QoS guarantee information sent by the PCRF, where the QoS guarantee information is sent by the ITOP to the PCRF when the directional traffic service requires QoS guarantee;
  • the method further includes:
  • the PCEF configures the QoS guarantee information, where the QoS guarantee information is used to provide a corresponding quality of service guarantee for the directional traffic service used by the application terminal.
  • the PCEF sends the charging identifier to the PCRF through the Gx interface, and the traffic information of the directed traffic service used by the application terminal, so that the PCRF sends the meter to the ITP.
  • the fee identifier and the traffic information, and further, the ITOP is charged according to the charging identifier and the traffic information.
  • the method further includes:
  • the PCEF receives the notification that the PCC rule is deleted by the PCRF, where the notification of deleting the PCC rule is that the traffic of the directed traffic service used by the ITOP in the application terminal exceeds a preset traffic.
  • the PCEF deletes the PCC rule, so that the ITOP performs charging according to a charging rule of a general traffic service.
  • the present embodiment is an implementation manner of the PCEF corresponding to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5.
  • This embodiment can improve the performance of the PCEF.
  • the scenario in which the mobile terminal user accesses the enterprise directed traffic service through an enterprise application APP is described.
  • the enterprise may use an application programming interface (API) or an enterprise management portal provided by the telecommunications carrier's ITP.
  • API application programming interface
  • ITOP creates a free or special billing directed traffic activity, and the enterprise can choose whether the targeted traffic activity requires QoS guarantees.
  • the APP determines whether the service accessed by the mobile terminal user is a directed traffic service created by the enterprise. If yes, the APP sends an access request to the AS of the enterprise, and the AS forwards the access request to the ITOP through the API, where the API carries the MSISDN of the mobile terminal user and Five-tuple information.
  • the related authentication operation is performed according to the access request, for example, verifying whether the enterprise creates a directed traffic activity at the ITOP, and verifying the validity period during the validity period. Whether the mobile terminal user belongs to the telecommunications carrier user, and whether the directed traffic clerk needs QoS guarantee or the like. If the user of the mobile terminal passes the verification of the ITOP, the authentication is successful, and the ITOP sends the quintuple information and the QoS guarantee information of the mobile terminal user to the PCRF through the Rx interface.
  • the PCRF sends a corresponding PCC rule to the PCEF according to the quintuple information and the QoS guarantee information, and the PCF dynamically configures the PCC rule and the QoS guarantee information after receiving the PCEF. And generating a corresponding charging identifier according to the PCC rule.
  • the PCEF is configured with the PCC rule, the directional traffic situation used by the APP can be monitored in real time, and the directional traffic situation used by the APP and the charging identifier are sent to the Said PCRF.
  • the PCRF forwards the directional traffic situation and the charging identifier used by the APP to the ITP through the Rx interface, and the ITOP is based on the directional traffic situation used by the APP and the charging identifier pair.
  • the directional traffic service used by the mobile terminal user performs corresponding free or special charging processing, and generates corresponding traffic CDRs.
  • the ITOP determines whether the directed traffic used by the APP exceeds a preset traffic quota in the directed traffic activity created by the enterprise according to the directed traffic usage of the APP.
  • the ITOP sends a prompt message to the AS through the API, and the AS sends the prompt message to the APP.
  • the prompt message is displayed on the APP, or the ITOP sends a short message reminder to the mobile terminal user by using the ISMG, wherein the prompt message and the short message reminder are used to prompt the mobile terminal.
  • the user said that the APP has used the traffic quota of the directed traffic activity.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic flow chart of another method for directional flow metering provided by an embodiment of the present invention. The specific process of the example may be as shown in FIG. 9.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a PCRF according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 10, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a PCRF 1000, including:
  • the first receiving module 1001 is configured to receive the directed traffic service information used by the application terminal sent by the ITOP;
  • the first sending module 1002 is configured to send a corresponding PCC rule to the PCEF according to the directed traffic service information
  • the second receiving module 1003 is configured to receive the charging identifier sent by the PCEF, and the traffic information of the directed traffic service used by the application terminal, where the charging identifier is the PCEF according to the PCC rule. Generated;
  • the second sending module 1004 is configured to send the charging identifier and the traffic information to the ITOP, so that the ITOP performs charging according to the charging identifier and the traffic information.
  • the first receiving module 1001 is configured to receive the directional traffic service information sent by the ITOP through an Rx interface
  • the second sending module 1004 is configured to pass the Rx interface to the ITOP. Sending the charging identifier and the traffic information;
  • the first sending module 1002 is configured to send the PCC rule to the PCEF through a Gx interface
  • the second receiving module 1003 is configured to receive, by using the Gx interface, the charging identifier and the sent by the PCEF. Flow information.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of another PCRF according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 11, the PCRF 1000 further includes:
  • the third receiving module 1005 is configured to receive QoS guarantee information required for the directional traffic service sent by the ITOP, where the QoS guarantee information is sent by the ITOP when the directional traffic service requires QoS guarantee;
  • the third sending module 1006 is configured to send the QoS guarantee information to the PCEF, so that the PCEF configures the QoS guarantee information.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of another PCRF according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 12, the PCRF 1000 further includes:
  • the fourth receiving module 1007 is configured to receive the notification of deleting the PCC rule sent by the ITOP, where the notification for deleting the PCC rule is the directional traffic service used by the ITOP at the application terminal Sent when the traffic exceeds the preset traffic quota;
  • the fourth sending module 1008 is configured to send the notification to the PCEF to delete the PCC rule, so that the PCEF deletes the PCC rule, and further causes the ITOP to perform charging according to a charging rule of a universal traffic service. .
  • the PCRF may be the PCRF in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, and any embodiment of the PCRF in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 may be used in this embodiment.
  • the above PCRF is implemented, and will not be described here.
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a PCEF according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 13, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a PCEF 1300, including:
  • the first receiving module 1301 is configured to receive, by the PCRF, a PCC rule corresponding to the directional traffic service used by the application terminal;
  • the first configuration module 1302 is configured to configure the PCC rule, and generate a corresponding charging identifier according to the PCC rule;
  • the first sending module 1303 is configured to send the charging identifier to the PCRF, and the traffic information of the directed traffic service used by the application terminal, so that the PCRF sends the charging identifier to the ITP.
  • the traffic information is further described, and the ITOP is further charged according to the charging identifier and the traffic information.
  • the first receiving module 1301 is configured to receive the PCC rule sent by the PCRF through a Gx interface
  • the first sending module 1303 is configured to send the meter to the PCRF by using the Gx interface. Fee identification and the flow information.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of another PCEF according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the PCEF 1300 further includes:
  • the second receiving module 1304 is configured to receive the QoS guarantee information sent by the PCRF, where the QoS guarantee information is sent by the ITOP to the PCR F when the directional traffic service requires QoS guarantee;
  • the second configuration module 1305 is configured to configure the QoS guarantee information, where the QoS guarantee information is used to provide a corresponding quality of service guarantee for the directional traffic service used by the application terminal.
  • FIG. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of another PCEF according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the PCEF 1300 further includes:
  • the third receiving module 1306 is configured to receive, by the PCRF, a notification for deleting the PCC rule, where the notification for deleting the PCC rule is the directional traffic service used by the ITOP at the application terminal Sent to the PCR F when the traffic exceeds the preset traffic quota;
  • the deleting module 1307 is configured to delete the PCC rule, so that the ITOP performs charging according to a charging rule of a general traffic service.
  • the PCEF may be the PCEF in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7-8, and any implementation of the PCEF in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7-8 may be used in this embodiment.
  • the above PCEF is implemented, and the same beneficial effects are achieved, and will not be described here.
  • the PCRF receives the directional traffic service information used by the application terminal sent by the ITOP;
  • the PCRF receives the charging identifier sent by the PCEF, and the traffic information of the directed traffic service used by the application terminal, where the charging identifier is generated by the PCEF according to the PCC rule;
  • the PCRF sends the charging identifier and the traffic information to the ITOP, so that the ITOP performs charging according to the charging identifier and the traffic information.
  • the PCRF is configured to receive the directional traffic service information sent by the ITOP through an Rx interface, and the PCRF is configured to send the charging identifier and the identifier to the ITOP through the Rx interface.
  • the PCRF is configured to send the PCC rule to the PCEF through a Gx interface, and the PCRF is configured to receive, by using the Gx interface, the charging identifier and the traffic information sent by the PCEF.
  • the method further includes:
  • the PCRF receives the quality of service QoS guarantee information required by the ITO to send the directional traffic service, where the QoS guarantee information is sent by the ITOP when the directional traffic service requires QoS guarantee;
  • the PCRF receives the charging identifier sent by the PCEF, and the traffic information of the directional traffic service used by the application terminal.
  • the method further includes:
  • the PCRF sends the QoS guarantee information to the PCEF, so that the PCEF configures the QoS guarantee information.
  • the method further includes:
  • the PCRF receives the notification of deleting the PCC rule sent by the ITOP, where the notification of deleting the PCC rule is that the traffic of the directed traffic service used by the ITOP in the application terminal exceeds a preset traffic. Sent when the amount is;
  • the PCRF sends the notification to delete the PCC rule to the PCEF, so that the PCEF deletes the PCC rule, and further causes the ITOP to perform charging according to a charging rule of a universal traffic service.
  • the PCEF receives the PCC rule sent by the PCRF corresponding to the directed traffic service used by the application terminal;
  • the PCEF configures the PCC rule, and generates a corresponding charging identifier according to the PCC rule
  • the PCEF sends the charging identifier to the PCRF, and the traffic information of the directed traffic service used by the application terminal, so that the PCRF sends the charging identifier and the traffic information to the ITP, and further And causing the ITOP to perform charging according to the charging identifier and the traffic information.
  • the PCEF is configured to receive, by using a Gx interface, the PCC rule sent by the PCRF, and the PCEF is configured to send the charging identifier and the traffic to the PCRF by using the Gx interface. information.
  • the PCEF after the PCEF receives the PCC rule sent by the PCRF corresponding to the directed traffic service used by the application terminal, the PCEF configures the PCC rule, and generates a corresponding charging identifier according to the PCC rule.
  • the method further includes:
  • the PCEF receives the QoS guarantee information sent by the PCRF, where the QoS guarantee information is sent by the ITOP to the PCRF when the directional traffic service requires QoS guarantee;
  • the PCEF sends the charging identifier to the PCRF, and the directed traffic used by the application terminal.
  • the method further includes:
  • the PCEF configures the QoS guarantee information, where the QoS guarantee information is used to provide a corresponding quality of service guarantee for the directional traffic service used by the application terminal.
  • the method further includes:
  • the PCEF receives the notification that the PCC rule is deleted by the PCRF, where the notification of deleting the PCC rule is that the traffic of the directed traffic service used by the ITOP in the application terminal exceeds a preset traffic.
  • the PCEF deletes the PCC rule, so that the ITOP performs charging according to a charging rule of a general traffic service.
  • the storage medium includes: a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and the like, which can store program codes.
  • the directional traffic is charged by dynamically configuring the PCC rules, and the DPI detection is not required to improve the performance of the PCEF.

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Abstract

本文实施例提供一种定向流量计费方法、PCRF和PCEF，该方法可包括：PCRF接收ITOP发送的应用终端使用的定向流量业务信息；所述PCRF根据所述定向流量业务信息向PCEF发送相应的PCC规则；所述PCRF接收所述PCEF发送的计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，其中，所述计费标识是所述PCEF根据所述PCC规则生成的；所述PCRF向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，以使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。

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定向流量计费方法、PCRF和PCEF 技术领域
本文涉及通信技术领域，例如涉及一种定向流量计费方法、PCRF和PCEF。
背景技术
随着通信技术的发展，电信运营商和互联网厂商合作推出了定向流量业务，而“定向流量业务免流量”和“定向流量业务特殊计费”等活动已成为各互联网厂商营销和竞争的主要手段。例如：电信运营商和某互联网网站合作，将该网站的视频业务纳入定向免流量业务，则用户通过应用终端观看该网站的视频时产生数据流量是免费的。
目前，电信运营商定向流量计费方案主要是在策略和计费执行功能(Policy and Charging Enforcement Function，PCEF)上预先配置定向流量业务的因特网互联协议地址(Internet Protocol Address，IP Address)或统一资源定位符(Uniform Resource Locator，URL)，并对所有使用该定向流量业务的用户按相应的策略和计费控制(Policy and Charging Control，PCC)规则进行计费。然而，这种计费方式需要PCEF启用深度包检测技术(Deep Packet Inspection，DPI)，这样会使PCEF的性能受到影响。
发明内容
以下是对本文详细描述的主题的概述。本概述并非是为了限制权利要求的保护范围。本文实施例提供一种定向流量计费方法、PCRF和PCEF，可以避免相关定向流量计费方法会使PCEF的网关性能受到影响的现象。
本文实施例提供一种定向流量计费方法，包括：
策略和计费规则功能单元(Policy and Charging Rules Function，PCRF)接收智能流量运营平台(Intelligent traffic operate platform，ITOP)发送的应用终端使用的定向流量业务信息；
所述PCRF根据所述定向流量业务信息向策略和计费执行功能PCEF发送相应的策略和计费控制PCC规则；
所述PCRF接收所述PCEF发送的计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述 定向流量业务的流量信息，其中，所述计费标识是所述PCEF根据所述PCC规则生成的；
所述PCRF向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息以使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。
本文实施例还提供另一种定向流量计费方法，包括：
策略和计费执行PCEF接收策略和计费规则功能单元PCRF发送的与应用终端使用的定向流量业务相应的策略和计费控制PCC规则；
所述PCEF配置所述PCC规则，并根据所述PCC规则生成相应的计费标识；
所述PCEF向所述PCRF发送所述计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，以使所述PCRF向智能流量运营平台ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，进而使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。
本文实施例还提供一种策略和计费规则功能单元PCRF，包括：
第一接收模块，设置为接收智能流量运营平台ITOP发送的应用终端使用的定向流量业务信息；
第一发送模块，设置为根据所述定向流量业务信息向策略和计费执行功能PCEF发送相应的策略和计费控制PCC规则；
第二接收模块，设置为接收所述PCEF发送的计费标识以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，其中，所述计费标识是所述PCEF根据所述PCC规则生成的；
第二发送模块，设置为向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，以使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。
本文实施例还提供一种策略和计费执行功能PCEF，包括：
第一接收模块，设置为接收策略和计费规则功能单元PCRF发送的与应用终端使用的定向流量业务相应的策略和计费控制PCC规则；
第一配置模块，设置为配置所述PCC规则，并根据所述PCC规则生成相应的计费标识；
第一发送模块，设置为向所述PCRF发送所述计费标识以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，以使所述PCRF向智能流量运营平台ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，进而使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识 和所述流量信息进行计费。
本文实施例还提供一种计算机可读存储介质，存储有计算机程序，所述计算机程序配置成执行前述任一项所述的定向流量计费方法。
本文实施例中，PCRF接收ITOP发送的应用终端使用的定向流量业务信息；所述PCRF根据所述定向流量业务信息向PCEF发送相应的PCC规则；所述PCRF接收所述PCEF发送的计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，其中，所述计费标识是所述PCEF根据所述PCC规则生成的；所述PCRF向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，以使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。这样，所述PCEF便可以动态配置所述定向流量业务的PCC规则，并生成相应的计费标识，以使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识对所述定向流量业务进行计费。这种计费方式不需要启用DPI检测，从而可以改善所述PCEF的性能。
在阅读并理解了附图和详细描述后，可以明白其他方面。
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图1为本文一实施例中可应用的网络结构组网示意图；
图2为本文一实施例提供的一种ITOP的结构示意图；
图3为本文一实施例提供的一种定向流量计费方法的流程示意图；
图4为本文一实施例提供的一种五元组信息的示意图；
图5为本文一实施例提供的另一种定向流量计费方法的流程示意图；
图6为本文一实施例提供的一种Rx接口和Gx接口的位置示意图；
图7为本文一实施例提供的另一种定向流量计费方法的流程示意图；
图8为本文一实施例提供的另一种定向流量计费方法的流程示意图；
图9为本文一实施例提供的另一种定向流量计费方法的流程示意图；
图10为本文一实施例提供的一种PCRF的结构示意图；
图11为本文一实施例提供的另一种PCRF的结构示意图；
图12为本文一实施例提供的另一种PCRF的结构示意图；
图13为本文一实施例提供的一种PCEF的结构示意图；
图14为本文一实施例提供的另一种PCEF的结构示意图；
图15为本文一实施例提供的另一种PCEF的结构示意图。
具体实施方式
为使本文技术方案更加清楚，下面将结合附图及具体实施例进行详细描述。
参见图1，图1为本文一实施例中可应用的网络结构组网示意图，如图1所示，包括：用户终端(User Equipment，UE)、长期演进(Long Term Evolution，LTE)网络、移动管理实体(Mobility Management Entity，MME)、PCEF、PCRF、ITOP、电信业务运营支持系统(Business and Operation support system，BOSS)、短信网关(Internet Short Message Gateway，ISMG)和应用服务器(Application Server，AS)。其中，所述BOSS用于帮助电信运营商制订符合自身特点的运营支撑系统，所述ISMG用于解决各网络与各电信运营商之间的短信互通和服务提供商的接入问题，为应用单位收发短信而提供的一个动态数据交换平台系统，所述AS用于提供访问商业逻辑的途径以供应用程序客户端使用。需要说明的是，所述PCRF可与用户属性签约中心(Subscriber Profile register，SPR)合设，也可以独立部署，所述PCEF可与分组数据网网关(Packet Data Network Gateway，PGW)合设，也可以独立部署，所述移动终端可以是手机、平板电脑(Tablet Personal Computer)、膝上型电脑(Laptop Computer)、个人数字助理(personal digital assistant，PDA)、移动上网装置(Mobile Internet Device，MID)或可穿戴式设备(Wearable Device)等终端侧设备，在本文实施例中并不限定所述移动终端的具体类型。
参见图2，图2为本文一实施例提供的一种ITOP的结构示意图，如图2所示，所述ITOP200包括：统一门户201、能力开发子系统202、核心业务处理模块203和运营维护平台204。其中，所述统一门户201用于为用户提供统一的信息管理平台，按用户类别可分为用户前端2011、企业门户2012和管理门户2013，所述能力开发子系统202可包括业务管理子系统2021、流量管理子系统2022和数据采集和统计分析子系统2023，分别用于处理应用终端使用的定向流量业务、流量管理以及数据采集和统计分析事务，所述核心业务处理模块203用于根据所述能力开发子系统202传输的定向流量信息对应用终端使用的定向流量业务作出相应的决策，例如：根据应用终端使用的定向流量业务类别作出相应的流量计费方式，所属运营维护平台204用于维护和管理所述ITOP200，使所述ITOP200正常运营。
如图3所示，本文实施例提供一种定向流量计费方法，包括步骤301至步 骤S304。
在S301中，PCRF接收ITOP发送的应用终端使用的定向流量业务信息。
上述ITOP为智能流量运营平台，用于处理与所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务相关的事务。上述PCRF包含策略控制决策和基于流计费控制的功能，主要为PCEF选择及提供可用的策略和计费控制决策，该功能实体位于网关，可与SPR合设，也可独立部署，所述SPR包含有与所有签约用户或签约相关的信息。
上述定向流量业务为电信运营商和互联网厂商合作推出的定向流量业务，应用终端使用定向流量业务时产生的数据流量，即为定向流量。例如：电信运营商和某个互联网网站合作，将该网站的视频业务纳入定向流量业务，那么用户观看该网站的视频时产生数据流量即为定向流量。上述定向流量业务信息可以理解为所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的基本信息，例如：所述应用终端对应的用户手机号码(Mobile Subscriber International ISDN/PSTN number，MSISDN)、源地址、目的地址和媒体流等信息。
图4为本文一实施例提供的一种五元组信息的示意图。一般地，当所述应用终端在使用定向流量业务时，所述ITOP会向所述PCRF发送五元组信息，本文一实施例中，所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务信息即可理解为所述五元组信息。如图4所示，所述五元组信息包括媒体流操作Action、媒体流方向Dir、协议类型Protocol、源地址srcAddress和目的地址dstAddress，其中，所述媒体流操作可以理解为所述定向流量业务的数据流类型是视频数据流、音频数据流或者其他形式的数据流，所述媒体流方向可以理解为所述应用终端是需要下载还是上传数据。所述协议类型即为所述应用终端访问所述定向流量业务所采用的协议类型，例如：当因特网互联协议(Internet Protocol，IP)报头的协议Protocol字段的取值为6时，代表所述定量流量业务采用的是传输控制协议(Transmission Control Protocol，TCP)，而当IP报头的Protocol字段的取值为17时，代表所述定量流量业务采用的是用户数据报协议(User Datagram Protocol，UDP)。
在S301中，当所述应用终端开始使用某定向流量业务时，所述ITOP会先验证所述应用终端对应的用户手机号码是否为某特定的电信运营商用户，以及所述应用终端使用的业务是否为定向流量业务，而当所述应用终端通过验证后， 所述ITOP会向所述PCRF发送所述定向流量业务信息。这样，所述PCRF便可根据所述应用终端使用的定向流量业务类型确定相应的流量计费规则。
在S302中，所述PCRF根据所述定向流量业务信息向PCEF发送相应的PCC规则。
上述PCEF主要包含业务数据流的检测、策略执行和基于流的计费功能。该功能实体位于网关。例如，PCEF可以与通用分组无线服务(General Packet Radio Service，GPRS)的网关GPRS支持节点(Gateway GPRS Support Node，GGSN)、演进分组核心网(Evolved Packet Core，EPC)的PGW、无线局域网(Wireless LAN，WLAN)中的分组数据网关(Packet Data Gateway，PDG)合设，也可以独立部署。
上述PCC规则为策略和计费控制规则，主要由所述PCRF将与所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务相关的PCC规则下发给所述PCEF，所述PCEF作为策略和计费控制执行单元，对所述PCC规则进行配置，以使所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量按相应的计费规则进行统计和计费。
在S303中，所述PCRF接收所述PCEF发送的计费标识以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，其中，所述计费标识是所述PCEF根据所述PCC规则生成的。
在S303中，当所述PCEF接收到所述PCRF发送的所述PCC规则后，便对所述PCC规则进行配置，并根据所述PCC规则生成相应的计费标识。其中，所述计费标识用于使所述ITOP根据所述计费标识对所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务进行计费。需要说明的是，不同的定向流量业务类型的计费方式可能有所不同，因而，所述PCRF会根据所述定向流量业务的类型向所述PCEF发送相应的PCC规则，以使所述PCEF生成一个与之相应的计费标识。例如：若所述定向流量业务的计费规则为100MB内计费10元，则所述PCEF将生成一个10元/100MB的计费标识，或者若所述定向流量业务的计费规则为500MB内免费，则所述PCEF将生成一个0元/500MB的计费标识。
上述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息可以为所述应用终端已使用的所述定向流量业务的流量额度。当所述PCEF配置好所述PCC规则后，所述PCEF便可以实时监控所述定向流量业务的流量使用情况，并向所述PCRF发送所述定向流量业务的流量使用情况，以使所述PCRF将所述定向流量业务 的流量使用情况转发给所述ITOP。
在S304中，所述PCRF向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，以使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。
在S304中，当所述PCRF接收到所述PCEF发送的所述计费标识和所述流量信息后，便将所述计费标识和所述流量信息转发给所述ITOP，这样，所述ITOP便可根据所述计费标识和所述定向流量业务的流量使用情况对所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务进行计费。例如所述计费标识为10元/100MB，所述应用终端已使用的所述定向流量业务的流量为80M，则所述ITOP将计费10元；而若所述应用终端已使用的所述定向流量业务的流量为120M，则所述ITOP将计费20元。又例如所述计费标识为0元/500MB，所述应用终端已使用的所述定向流量业务的流量在500MB内时，所述ITOP都将作免费处理，计费0元。
本文一实施例中，PCRF接收ITOP发送的应用终端使用的定向流量业务信息；所述PCRF根据所述定向流量业务信息向PCEF发送相应的PCC规则；所述PCRF接收所述PCEF发送的计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，其中，所述计费标识是所述PCEF根据所述PCC规则生成的；所述PCRF向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，以使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。这样，所述PCEF便可以动态配置所述定向流量业务的PCC规则，并生成相应的计费标识，以使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识对所述定向流量业务进行计费。这种计费方式不需要启用DPI检测，就可以改善所述PCEF的性能。
如图5所示，本文一实施例提供另一种定向流量计费方法，本实施例在图1所示的实施例的基础上，对所述PCRF与所述ITOP间，以及所述PCRF与所述PCEF间传输数据的方式进行了限定，所述方法包括步骤S501至S504。
在S501中，PCRF通过Rx接口接收ITOP发送的应用终端使用的定向流量业务信息。
上述Rx接口为所述PCRF与所述ITOP之间的接口，所述Rx接口主要实现所述ITOP与所述PCRF之间应用级会话信息的交互功能。例如：用于识别业务数据流的IP过滤(IP filter)信息，对不同的业务数据流进行策略控制和计费。
图6为本文一实施例提供的一种Rx接口和Gx接口的位置示意图。本实施例中，所述PCRF设置为通过所述Rx接口接收ITOP发送的应用终端使用的定 向流量业务信息的，其中，所述Rx的接口位置可如图6所示。这样，所述ITOP可以在通过所述应用终端访问所述定向流量业务的请求后，便可通过所述Rx接口通知所述PCRF将所述PCC规则下发给所述PCEF，以使所述PCEF可以动态配置所述PCC规则，而无需预先配置IP地址或URL，以及启用DPI检测，从而有效避免影响所述PCEF的性能。
S501的具体实施方式可以参见图3所示的方法实施例中S301的实施方式，为避免重复，这里不再赘述。
在S502中，所述PCRF根据所述定向流量业务信息通过Gx接口向PCEF发送相应的PCC规则。
上述Gx接口为所述PCEF与所述PCRF之间的接口，用于实现所述PCRF动态控制所述PCEF的PCC规则的功能，以及将来自所述PCEF的相关事件传送至所述PCRF。
本实施例中，所述PCRF设置为通过所述Gx接口向PCEF发送相应的PCC规则的。其中，所述Gx的接口位置可如图6所示。这样，所述PCRF在接收到所述ITOP发送的所述定向流量业务信息后，便可通过所述Gx接口将所述PCC规则下发给所述PCEF，以使所述PCEF可以动态配置所述PCC规则，而无需预先配置IP地址或URL，以及启用DPI检测，从而有效避免影响所述PCEF的性能。
S502的具体实施方式可以参见图3所示的方法实施例中S302的实施方式，为避免重复，这里不再赘述。
在一实施例中，在S501之后，S502之前，所述方法还包括：
所述PCRF接收所述ITOP发送的所述定向流量业务所需的服务质量(Quality of Service，QoS)保障信息，其中，所述QoS保障信息是所述ITOP在所述定向流量业务需要QoS保障时发送的；
且在S502之后，S503之前，所述方法还包括：
所述PCRF向所述PCEF发送所述QoS保障信息，以使所述PCEF配置所述QoS保障信息。
上述QoS是指一个网络能够利用各种基础技术，为指定的网络通信提供更好的服务的能力，是网络的一种安全机制，是用来解决网络延迟和阻塞等问题的一种技术。在正常情况下，如果网络只用于特定的无时间限制的应用系统， 并不需要QoS，比如Web应用或E-mail设置等。但是对关键应用和多媒体应用就十分必要，当网络过载或拥塞时，QoS能确保重要业务量不被延迟或不被丢弃，同时保证网络的高效运行。
电信运营商可以通过分组业务(Packet Service，PS)域的QoS保障机制对以对用户和业务进行精细的差分化管理和控制。因此，当所述定向流量业务需要QoS保障时，所述ITOP会向所述PCRF发送所述定向流量业务所需的所述QoS保障信息，以使所述PCRF向所述PCEF发送所述QoS保障信息，进而使所述PCEF配置所述QoS保障信息。这样，所述PCEF便可为所述定向流量业务提供相应的服务质量保障。
由于电信运营商可对不同的定向流量业务或不同的用户等级(如预付费用户)进行服务区分，进而为不同的定向流量业务和不同的用户提供不同等级的服务质量保障，因此，所述ITOP会根据所述应用终端对应的用户等级以及所述定向流量业务的类型向所述PCRF发送相应的QoS保障信息，以使所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务配备相应的服务质量保障。
在S503中，所述PCRF通过所述Gx接口接收所述PCEF发送的计费标识以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，其中，所述计费标识是所述PCEF根据所述PCC规则生成的。
S503中，所述PCRF设置为通过所述Gx接口接收所述PCEF发送的计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息的。所述Gx接口的作用与功能可以参见S502的解释说明，且该步骤的具体实施方式可以参见图3所示的方法实施例中S303的实施方式，为避免重复，这里不再赘述。
在S504中，所述PCRF通过所述Rx接口向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，以使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。
S504中，所述PCRF设置为通过所述Rx接口向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息的。所述Rx接口的作用与功能可以参见S501的解释说明，且S504的具体实施方式可以参见图3所示的方法实施例中S304的实施方式，为避免重复，这里不再赘述。
在一实施例中，在504之后，所述方法还包括：
所述PCRF接收所述ITOP发送的删除所述PCC规则的通知，其中，所述删除所述PCC规则的通知是所述ITOP在所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业 务的流量超过预设流量额度时发送的；
所述PCRF向所述PCEF发送所述删除所述PCC规则的通知，以使所述PCEF删除所述PCC规则，进而使所述ITOP按通用流量业务的计费规则进行计费。
上述预设流量额度可以是所述定向流量业务预先设置的流量额度。例如：用户订购的某网站的视频流量套餐为10元/100MBB，则所述预设流量额度为100MB，即用户可使用的10元流量额度为100MB，或者某网站为所有用户均提供500MB的免费流量，则所述预设流量额度为500MB，即用户可使用的免费流量额度为500MB。
该实施方式中，所述ITOP会根据接收到的所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，判断所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量是否超过所述预设流量额度。当所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量超过所述预设流量额度时，所述ITOP将会向所述PCRF发送删除所述PCC规则的通知，以使所述PCRF通知所述PCEF删除已配置的所述PCC规则，从而使所述PCEF不再对所述定向流量业务作定向流量计费处理，而是恢复到原有的计费规则，使所述ITOP将所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量中超出所述预设流量额度的部分，按通用流量业务的计费规则进行计费。例如：用户订购的某网站的视频流量套餐为10元/100MB，通用流量业务的计费规则为0.3元/1MB，则当用户使用该网站的视频流量超过100MB后，将不再按10元/100MB的计费标准计费，超出部分将按0.3元/1MB的计费标准计费，或者某网站为所有用户均提供500MB的免费流量，则当用户使用该网站的视频流量超过500MB后，将不再免费，超出部分将按0.3元/1MB的计费标准计费。
本实施例在图3所示的实施例的基础上增加了多种可选的实施方式，这些可选的实施方式可以相互结合实现，也可以单独实现，且都能改善所述PCEF的性能。
图7为本文一实施例提供的另一种定向流量计费方法的流程示意图。如图7所示，所述方法包括步骤S701至步骤S703。
在S701中，PCEF接收PCRF发送的与应用终端使用的定向流量业务相应的PCC规则。
在S702中所述PCEF配置所述PCC规则，并根据所述PCC规则生成相应 的计费标识。
在S703中，所述PCEF向所述PCRF发送所述计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，以使所述PCRF向ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，进而使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。
需要说明的是，本实施例作为与图3所示的实施例中对应的PCEF的实施方式，其具体的实施方式可以参见图3所示的实施例的相关说明，为避免重复说明，本实施例不再赘述。本实施例可以改善所述PCEF的性能。
如图8所示，本文实施例提供另一种定向流量计费方法，所述方法包括步骤S801值S803。
在S801中，PCEF通过Gx接口接收PCRF发送的与应用终端使用的定向流量业务相应的PCC规则。
在S802中，所述PCEF配置所述PCC规则，并根据所述PCC规则生成相应的计费标识。
在一实施例中，在S801之后，S802之前，所述方法还包括：
所述PCEF接收所述PCRF发送的QoS保障信息，其中，所述QoS保障信息是所述ITOP在所述定向流量业务需要QoS保障时向所述PCRF发送的；
且在S802之后，S803之前，所述方法还包括：
所述PCEF配置所述QoS保障信息，其中，所述QoS保障信息用于为所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务提供相应的服务质量保障。
在S803中，所述PCEF通过所述Gx接口向所述PCRF发送所述计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，以使所述PCRF向ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，进而使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。
在一实施例中，在S803之后，所述方法还包括：
所述PCEF接收所述PCRF发送的删除所述PCC规则的通知，其中，所述删除所述PCC规则的通知是所述ITOP在所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量超过预设流量额度时向所述PCRF发送的；
所述PCEF删除所述PCC规则，以使所述ITOP按通用流量业务的计费规则进行计费。
需要说明的是，本实施例作为与图5所示的实施例中对应的PCEF的实施方式，其具体的实施方式可以参见图5所示的实施例的相关说明，为避免重复说明，本实施例不再赘述。本实施例可以改善所述PCEF的性能。
下面将结合图6，举例对前述实施例中介绍的实施方式进行说明：
以移动终端用户通过某企业应用程序APP访问该企业定向流量业务的场景进行说明。参见图6，当某企业与某电信运营商协商好定向流量活动后，该企业可以通过该电信运营商的ITOP提供的应用程序编程接口(Application Programming Interface，API)或企业管理门户，在所述ITOP创建一个免费或特殊计费的定向流量活动，同时该企业可以选择所述定向流量活动是否需要QoS保障。
当移动终端用户接入该电信运营商的网络，并通过该企业的APP开始访问该企业的业务时，所述APP会判断所述移动终端用户访问的业务是否为该企业创建的定向流量业务。若是，则所述APP会向该企业的AS发送访问请求，所述AS则会通过所述API向所述ITOP转发所述访问请求，其中，所述API会携带所述移动终端用户的MSISDN和五元组信息。
当所述ITOP收到所述访问请求后，会根据所述访问请求做出相关的鉴权操作，例如：验证该企业是否在所述ITOP创建了定向流量活动，且在有效期内，验证所述移动终端用户是否属于该电信运营商用户，以及所述定向流量业务员是否需要QoS保障等。若所述移动终端用户通过了所述ITOP的验证，则鉴权成功，所述ITOP便通过Rx接口向所述PCRF发送所述移动终端用户的五元组信息和QoS保障信息。
所述PCRF则通过Gx接口根据所述五元组信息和所述QoS保障信息向所述PCEF发送相应的PCC规则，所述PCEF接收后便会动态配置所述PCC规则和所述QoS保障信息，并根据所述PCC规则生成相应的计费标识。这样，由于所述PCEF配置了所述PCC规则，便可以实时监控所述APP使用的定向流量情况，并通过所述Gx接口将所述APP使用的定向流量情况和所述计费标识发送给所述PCRF。
所述PCRF则将所述APP使用的定向流量情况和所述计费标识通过所述Rx接口转发给所述ITOP，所述ITOP便根据所述APP使用的定向流量情况和所述计费标识对所述移动终端用户使用的定向流量业务做相应的免费或特殊计费处 理，并制作出相应的流量话单。此外，所述ITOP还会根据所述APP使用的定向流量情况判断所述APP使用的定向流量是否超过该企业创建的定向流量活动中预设的流量额度。
若所述APP已使用完所述定向流量业务预设的流量额度，所述ITOP则会通过所述API向所述AS发送提示消息，再由所述AS将所述提示消息发送给所述APP，所述APP上则会显示所述提示消息，或者是所述ITOP通过所述ISMG向所述移动终端用户发送短信提醒，其中，所述提示消息和所述短信提醒用于提示所述移动终端用户所述APP已经使用完所述定向流量活动的流量额度。
此外，当所述APP使用的定向流量超过该企业创建的定向流量活动中预设的流量额度时，所述ITOP便会通过所述Rx接口向所述PCRF发送删除所述PCC规则的消息。所述PCRF则将所述删除所述PCC规则的消息通过所述Gx接口转发给所述PCEF，所述PCEF接收到所述删除所述PCC规则的消息后，便将配置好的所述PCC规则以及所述QoS保障信息进行删除，并恢复到原有的计费规则。这样，所述ITOP将按所述移动终端用户的通用流量计费规则对超出所述定向流量活动的流量额度的部分流量进行计费。图9为本文一实施例提供的另一种定向流量计费方法的流程示意图，该举例的具体流程可以如图9所示。图10为本文一实施例提供的一种PCRF的结构示意图。如图10所示，本文实施例提供一种PCRF 1000，包括：
第一接收模块1001，设置为接收ITOP发送的应用终端使用的定向流量业务信息；
第一发送模块1002，设置为根据所述定向流量业务信息向PCEF发送相应的PCC规则；
第二接收模块1003，设置为接收所述PCEF发送的计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，其中，所述计费标识是所述PCEF根据所述PCC规则生成的；
第二发送模块1004，设置为向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，以使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。
在一实施例中，所述第一接收模块1001设置为通过Rx接口接收所述ITOP发送的所述定向流量业务信息，且所述第二发送模块1004设置诶通过所述Rx接口向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息的；
所述第一发送模块1002设置为通过Gx接口向所述PCEF发送所述PCC规则，且所述第二接收模块1003设置为通过所述Gx接口接收所述PCEF发送的所述计费标识和所述流量信息。
图11为本文一实施例提供的另一种PCRF的结构示意图。如图11所示，所述PCRF 1000还包括：
第三接收模块1005，设置为接收所述ITOP发送的所述定向流量业务所需的QoS保障信息，其中，所述QoS保障信息是所述ITOP在所述定向流量业务需要QoS保障时发送的；
第三发送模块1006，设置为向所述PCEF发送所述QoS保障信息，以使所述PCEF配置所述QoS保障信息。
图12为本文一实施例提供的另一种PCRF的结构示意图。如图12所示，所述PCRF 1000还包括：
第四接收模块1007，设置为接收所述ITOP发送的删除所述PCC规则的通知，其中，所述删除所述PCC规则的通知是所述ITOP在所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量超过预设流量额度时发送的；
第四发送模块1008，设置为向所述PCEF发送所述删除所述PCC规则的通知，以使所述PCEF删除所述PCC规则，进而使所述ITOP按通用流量业务的计费规则进行计费。
需要说明的是，本实施例中上述PCRF可以是图3和图5所示的实施例中的PCRF，图3和图5所示实施例中的PCRF的任意实施方式都可以被本实施例中的上述PCRF所实现，此处不再赘述。
图13为本文一实施例提供的一种PCEF的结构示意图。如图13所示，本文实施例提供一种PCEF1300，包括：
第一接收模块1301，设置为接收PCRF发送的与应用终端使用的定向流量业务相应的PCC规则；
第一配置模块1302，设置为配置所述PCC规则，并根据所述PCC规则生成相应的计费标识；
第一发送模块1303，设置为向所述PCRF发送所述计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，以使所述PCRF向ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，进而使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息 进行计费。
在一实施例中，所述第一接收模块1301设置为通过Gx接口接收PCRF发送的所述PCC规则，且所述第一发送模块1303设置为通过所述Gx接口向所述PCRF发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息。
图14为本文一实施例提供的另一种PCEF的结构示意图。在一实施例中，如图14所示，所述PCEF 1300还包括：
第二接收模块1304，设置为接收所述PCRF发送的QoS保障信息，其中，所述QoS保障信息是所述ITOP在所述定向流量业务需要QoS保障时向所述PCR F发送的；
第二配置模块1305，设置为配置所述QoS保障信息，其中，所述QoS保障信息用于为所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务提供相应的服务质量保障。
图15为本文一实施例提供的另一种PCEF的结构示意图。在一实施例中，如图15所示，所述PCEF 1300还包括：
第三接收模块1306，设置为接收所述PCRF发送的删除所述PCC规则的通知，其中，所述删除所述PCC规则的通知是所述ITOP在所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量超过预设流量额度时向所述PCR F发送的；
删除模块1307，设置为删除所述PCC规则，以使所述ITOP按通用流量业务的计费规则进行计费。
需要说明的是，本实施例中上述PCEF可以是图7-图8所示的实施例中的PCEF，图7-图8所示实施例中的PCEF的任意实施方式都可以被本实施例中的上述PCEF所实现，以及达到相同的有益效果，此处不再赘述。
上述实施例方法的全部或者部分步骤是可以通过程序指令相关的硬件来完成的。本文还提供一种计算机可读存储介质，存储有计算机程序，所述计算机程序配置成执行前述任一项所述的定向流量计费方法。该程序在执行时，包括以下步骤：
PCRF接收ITOP发送的应用终端使用的定向流量业务信息；
所述PCRF根据所述定向流量业务信息向PCEF发送相应的PCC规则；
所述PCRF接收所述PCEF发送的计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，其中，所述计费标识是所述PCEF根据所述PCC规则生成的；
所述PCRF向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，以使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。
在一实施例中，所述PCRF设置为通过Rx接口接收所述ITOP发送的所述定向流量业务信息，且所述PCRF设置为通过所述Rx接口向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息；
所述PCRF设置为通过Gx接口向所述PCEF发送所述PCC规则，且所述PCRF设置为通过所述Gx接口接收所述PCEF发送的所述计费标识和所述流量信息。
在一实施例中，在所述PCRF接收ITOP发送的应用终端使用的定向流量业务信息之后，所述PCRF根据所述定向流量业务信息向PCEF发送相应的PCC规则之前，所述方法还包括：
所述PCRF接收所述ITOP发送的所述定向流量业务所需的服务质量QoS保障信息，其中，所述QoS保障信息是所述ITOP在所述定向流量业务需要QoS保障时发送的；
且在所述PCRF根据所述定向流量业务信息向PCEF发送相应的PCC规则之后，所述PCRF接收所述PCEF发送的计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息之前，所述方法还包括：
所述PCRF向所述PCEF发送所述QoS保障信息，以使所述PCEF配置所述QoS保障信息。
在一实施例中，在所述PCRF向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息之后，所述方法还包括：
所述PCRF接收所述ITOP发送的删除所述PCC规则的通知，其中，所述删除所述PCC规则的通知是所述ITOP在所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量超过预设流量额度时发送的；
所述PCRF向所述PCEF发送所述删除所述PCC规则的通知，以使所述PCEF删除所述PCC规则，进而使所述ITOP按通用流量业务的计费规则进行计费。
或者该程序在执行时，包括以下步骤：
PCEF接收PCRF发送的与应用终端使用的定向流量业务相应的PCC规则；
所述PCEF配置所述PCC规则，并根据所述PCC规则生成相应的计费标识；
所述PCEF向所述PCRF发送所述计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，以使所述PCRF向ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，进而使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。
在一实施例中，所述PCEF设置为通过Gx接口接收所述PCRF发送的所述PCC规则，且所述PCEF设置为通过所述Gx接口向所述PCRF发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息。
在一实施例中，在所述PCEF接收PCRF发送的与应用终端使用的定向流量业务相应的PCC规则之后，所述PCEF配置所述PCC规则，并根据所述PCC规则生成相应的计费标识之前，所述方法还包括：
所述PCEF接收所述PCRF发送的QoS保障信息，其中，所述QoS保障信息是所述ITOP在所述定向流量业务需要QoS保障时向所述PCRF发送的；
且在所述PCEF配置所述PCC规则，并根据所述PCC规则生成相应的计费标识之后，所述PCEF向所述PCRF发送所述计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息之前，所述方法还包括：
所述PCEF配置所述QoS保障信息，其中，所述QoS保障信息用于为所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务提供相应的服务质量保障。
在一实施例中，在所述PCEF向所述PCRF发送所述计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息之后，所述方法还包括：
所述PCEF接收所述PCRF发送的删除所述PCC规则的通知，其中，所述删除所述PCC规则的通知是所述ITOP在所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量超过预设流量额度时向所述PCRF发送的；
所述PCEF删除所述PCC规则，以使所述ITOP按通用流量业务的计费规则进行计费。
所述的存储介质，包括：只读存储器(Read-Only Memory，简称ROM)、随机存取存储器(Random Access Memory，简称RAM)、磁碟或者光盘等各种可以存储程序代码的介质。
工业实用性
本文实施例通过动态配置PCC规则对定向流量进行计费，不需要启用DPI检测，可以改善PCEF的性能。

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  1. 一种定向流量计费方法，包括：
    策略和计费规则功能单元PCRF接收智能流量运营平台ITOP发送的应用终端使用的定向流量业务信息；
    所述PCRF根据所述定向流量业务信息向策略和计费执行功能PCEF发送相应的策略和计费控制PCC规则；
    所述PCRF接收所述PCEF发送的计费标识以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，其中，所述计费标识是所述PCEF根据所述PCC规则生成的；
    所述PCRF向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，以使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，所述PCRF设置为通过Rx接口接收所述ITOP发送的所述定向流量业务信息，且所述PCRF设置为通过所述Rx接口向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息；
    所述PCRF设置为通过Gx接口向所述PCEF发送所述PCC规则，且所述PCRF设置为通过所述Gx接口接收所述PCEF发送的所述计费标识和所述流量信息。
  3. 根据权利要求1或2所述的方法，在所述PCRF接收ITOP发送的应用终端使用的定向流量业务信息之后，所述PCRF根据所述定向流量业务信息向PCEF发送相应的PCC规则之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述PCRF接收所述ITOP发送的所述定向流量业务所需的服务质量QoS保障信息，其中，所述QoS保障信息是所述ITOP在所述定向流量业务需要QoS保障时发送的；
    且在所述PCRF根据所述定向流量业务信息向PCEF发送相应的PCC规则之后，所述PCRF接收所述PCEF发送的计费标识以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述PCRF向所述PCEF发送所述QoS保障信息，以使所述PCEF配置所述QoS保障信息。
  4. 根据权利要求1或2所述的方法，在所述PCRF向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息之后，所述方法还包括：
    所述PCRF接收所述ITOP发送的删除所述PCC规则的通知，其中，所述删除所述PCC规则的通知是所述ITOP在所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量超过预设流量额度时发送的；
    所述PCRF向所述PCEF发送所述删除所述PCC规则的通知，以使所述PCEF删除所述PCC规则，进而使所述ITOP按通用流量业务的计费规则进行计费。
  5. 一种定向流量计费方法，包括：
    策略和计费执行功能PCEF接收策略和计费规则功能单元PCRF发送的与应用终端使用的定向流量业务相应的策略和计费控制PCC规则；
    所述PCEF配置所述PCC规则，并根据所述PCC规则生成相应的计费标识；
    所述PCEF向所述PCRF发送所述计费标识，以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，以使所述PCRF向智能流量运营平台ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，进而使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。
  6. 根据权利要求5所述的方法，所述PCEF设置为通过Gx接口接收所述PCRF发送的所述PCC规则，且所述PCEF设置为通过所述Gx接口向所述PCRF发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息。
  7. 根据权利要求5或6所述的方法，在所述PCEF接收PCRF发送的与应用终端使用的定向流量业务相应的PCC规则之后，所述PCEF配置所述PCC规则，并根据所述PCC规则生成相应的计费标识之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述PCEF接收所述PCRF发送的服务质量QoS保障信息，其中，所述QoS保障信息是所述ITOP在所述定向流量业务需要QoS保障时向所述PCRF发送的；
    且在所述PCEF配置所述PCC规则，并根据所述PCC规则生成相应的计费标识之后，所述PCEF向所述PCRF发送所述计费标识以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述PCEF配置所述QoS保障信息，其中，所述QoS保障信息用于为所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务提供相应的服务质量保障。
  8. 根据权利要求5或6所述的方法，在所述PCEF向所述PCRF发送所述 计费标识以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息之后，所述方法还包括：
    所述PCEF接收所述PCRF发送的删除所述PCC规则的通知，其中，所述删除所述PCC规则的通知是所述ITOP在所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量超过预设流量额度时向所述PCRF发送的；
    所述PCEF删除所述PCC规则，以使所述ITOP按通用流量业务的计费规则进行计费。
  9. 一种策略和计费规则功能单元PCRF，包括：
    第一接收模块，设置为接收智能流量运营平台ITOP发送的应用终端使用的定向流量业务信息；
    第一发送模块，设置为根据所述定向流量业务信息向策略和计费执行功能PCEF发送相应的策略和计费控制PCC规则；
    第二接收模块，设置为接收所述PCEF发送的计费标识以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，其中，所述计费标识是所述PCEF根据所述PCC规则生成的；
    第二发送模块，设置为向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，以使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。
  10. 根据权利要求9所述的PCRF，所述第一接收模块设置为通过Rx接口接收所述ITOP发送的所述定向流量业务信息，且所述第二发送模块设置为通过所述Rx接口向所述ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息的；
    所述第一发送模块设置为通过Gx接口向所述PCEF发送所述PCC规则，且所述第二接收模块设置为通过所述Gx接口接收所述PCEF发送的所述计费标识和所述流量信息。
  11. 根据权利要求9或10所述的PCRF，所述PCRF还包括：
    第三接收模块，设置为接收所述ITOP发送的所述定向流量业务所需的服务质量QoS保障信息，其中，所述QoS保障信息是所述ITOP在所述定向流量业务需要QoS保障时发送的；
    第三发送模块，设置为向所述PCEF发送所述QoS保障信息，以使所述PCEF配置所述QoS保障信息。
  12. 根据权利要求9或10所述的PCRF，所述PCRF还包括：
    第四接收模块，设置为接收所述ITOP发送的删除所述PCC规则的通知，其中，所述删除所述PCC规则的通知是所述ITOP在所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量超过预设流量额度时发送的；
    第四发送模块，设置为向所述PCEF发送所述删除所述PCC规则的通知，以使所述PCEF删除所述PCC规则，进而使所述ITOP按通用流量业务的计费规则进行计费。
  13. 一种策略和计费执行功能PCEF，包括：
    第一接收模块，设置为接收策略和计费规则功能单元PCRF发送的与应用终端使用的定向流量业务相应的策略和计费控制PCC规则；
    第一配置模块，设置为配置所述PCC规则，并根据所述PCC规则生成相应的计费标识；
    第一发送模块，设置为向所述PCRF发送所述计费标识以及所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量信息，以使所述PCRF向智能流量运营平台ITOP发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息，进而使所述ITOP按照所述计费标识和所述流量信息进行计费。
  14. 根据权利要求13所述的PCEF，所述第一接收模块设置为通过Gx接口接收PCRF发送的所述PCC规则，且所述第一发送模块设置为通过所述Gx接口向所述PCRF发送所述计费标识和所述流量信息。
  15. 根据权利要求13或14所述的PCEF，所述PCEF还包括：
    第二接收模块，设置为接收所述PCRF发送的服务质量QoS保障信息，其中，所述QoS保障信息是所述ITOP在所述定向流量业务需要QoS保障时向所述PCRF发送的；
    第二配置模块，设置为配置所述QoS保障信息，其中，所述QoS保障信息用于为所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务提供相应的服务质量保障。
  16. 根据权利要求13或14所述的PCEF，所述PCEF还包括：
    第三接收模块，设置为接收所述PCRF发送的删除所述PCC规则的通知，其中，所述删除所述PCC规则的通知是所述ITOP在所述应用终端使用的所述定向流量业务的流量超过预设流量额度时向所述PCR F发送的；
    删除模块，设置为删除所述PCC规则，以使所述ITOP按通用流量业务的计费规则进行计费。
  17. 一种计算机可读存储介质，存储有计算机程序，所述计算机程序配置成执行权利要求1-8中任一项所述的定向流量计费方法。
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