WO2020215869A1 - 计费管理方法、设备及系统 - Google Patents

计费管理方法、设备及系统 Download PDF

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WO2020215869A1
WO2020215869A1 PCT/CN2020/076177 CN2020076177W WO2020215869A1 WO 2020215869 A1 WO2020215869 A1 WO 2020215869A1 CN 2020076177 W CN2020076177 W CN 2020076177W WO 2020215869 A1 WO2020215869 A1 WO 2020215869A1
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  • This application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to charging management methods, equipment and systems.
  • the fifth generation (5rd generation, 5G) converged billing service is a billing standard developed by the 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) organization mainly for 5G data networks, and is used to provide reliable 5G network operators Billing solution.
  • 3GPP 3rd generation partnership project
  • the 5G converged charging service architecture defined by 3GPP includes network function (NF) and charging function (CHF).
  • Charging Trigger Function (CTF) is integrated in NF, and the service interface provided by CHF is Nchf.
  • NF is the consumer of converged billing services
  • CHF is the producer of converged billing services
  • CTF mainly implements the charging event trigger function.
  • 3GPP currently defines the following two convergent charging scenarios, namely event-based charging and session-based charging.
  • scenario in the existing converged charging process defined by 3GPP is relatively simple, and the message processing in the normal scenario of the Nchf interface link is mainly considered.
  • 3GPP only stipulates that the CHF issues a failure handling flag to indicate the action processing of the NF in the abnormal scenario.
  • Failure handling actions include: deactivate (terminate), authorize to continue using (continue) and deactivate after retry (retry_and_terminate). Among them, going to activities affects users' data experience using 5G. However, the agreement does not specify how to charge in the future if the authorization is used directly to continue using the action.
  • the embodiments of the present application provide a charging management method, device, and system, which can ensure that the terminal user's use of the 5G data network is not affected during the link interruption period, and at the same time, it does not affect the operator's accurate deduction of the terminal user.
  • a charging management method includes: a charging trigger function network element determines that a link between the charging trigger function network element and the charging function network element is interrupted; and the charging trigger function network element The charging trigger is used to continue to generate charging information for the user's session; the charging trigger function network element sends the charging information, and the charging information is used to perform supplementary deduction processing for the user.
  • the charging trigger function network element can use the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the user's session, and Send the charging information, the charging information is used to perform supplementary deduction processing for the user, so it can ensure that the end user's use of the 5G data network will not be affected during the link interruption, and the operator will not affect the accuracy of the end user Deduction.
  • the charging trigger function network element sending the charging information includes: when the charging trigger function network element learns that the link is back to normal, the charging trigger function network element sends the charging function network element to the charging function network.
  • the element sends the charging information and first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the charging information is charging information generated during the link interruption.
  • the charging information may be sent by the charging trigger function network element to the charging function network element when the link returns to normal.
  • the charging trigger function network element needs to send to the charging function network element first indication information indicating that the charging information is the charging information generated during the link interruption, so that the charging function network element Knowing that the charging information is the charging information generated during the link interruption, so that supplementary deduction processing can be performed.
  • the charging trigger function network element sending the charging information includes: the charging trigger function network element sends the charging information to the server, and the charging function network element reads the charging information from the server. Fee information. That is, in the embodiment of the present application, the charging information may be stored in the server by the charging trigger function network element, and the charging function network element may then obtain it from the server. This solution does not need to be executed when the link returns to normal.
  • the charging trigger function network element uses the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the user's session, including: the charging trigger function network element determines to use the charging trigger to continue generating the charging information for the session In the case of charging information, the charging trigger function network element uses the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the session. Based on this solution, the situation that the charging trigger is not needed to continue to generate charging information for the session can be avoided, and the charging trigger function network element still uses the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the session, resulting in unnecessary resources. The problem of waste.
  • the charging trigger function network element determines to use the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the user's session, including: the charging trigger function network element determines to use the charging switch according to the locally configured charging switch The charging trigger continues to generate charging information for the session. Based on this solution, the charging trigger function network element can determine to use the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the user's session.
  • the charging trigger function network element determines to use the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the user's session, including: the charging trigger function network element receives the first charge from the charging function network element Two indication information, the second indication information is used to indicate that when the link is interrupted, continue to authorize the user to use the session; the charging trigger function network element determines to continue using the charging trigger according to the second indication information The session generates charging information. Based on this solution, the charging trigger function network element can determine to use the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the user's session.
  • the method further includes: the charging trigger function network element acquiring first information, the first information including the maximum duration of the session or the maximum traffic of the session in the case of the link interruption According to the first information, the charging trigger function network element controls whether the session is terminated when the link is interrupted. Based on this solution, the charging trigger function network element can control whether the session is terminated when the link is interrupted.
  • the first information includes the maximum duration of the session or the maximum traffic of the session; the charging trigger function network element controls the session when the link is interrupted according to the first information Whether to terminate includes: if the charging trigger function network element determines that the first information is satisfied when the link is interrupted, the charging trigger function network element terminates the session. Based on this solution, the charging trigger function network element can control whether the session is terminated when the link is interrupted.
  • the first information includes the maximum duration of the session and the maximum traffic of the session; the charging trigger function network element controls whether the session is not in the case of the link interruption according to the first information Termination includes: if the charging trigger function network element determines that one of the maximum duration of the session or the maximum flow rate of the session has been met when the link is interrupted, the charging trigger function network element terminates the session. Based on this solution, the charging trigger function network element can control whether the session is terminated when the link is interrupted.
  • the charging trigger function network element acquiring the first information includes: the charging trigger function network element receiving the first information or the third indication information from the charging function network element, the third indication The information is used to indicate the first information. Based on this solution, the charging trigger function network element can obtain the first information.
  • the charging trigger function network element acquiring the first information includes: the charging trigger function network element acquiring the first information according to the local configuration. Based on this solution, the charging trigger function network element can obtain the first information.
  • a charging management method includes: a charging function network element acquiring charging information, where the charging information is a link between a charging trigger function network element and the charging function network element
  • the charging trigger function network element uses the charging trigger to continue the charging information generated for the user's session; the charging function network element performs supplementary deduction processing for the user according to the charging information.
  • the charging trigger function network element can use the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the user's session, and calculate
  • the charging function network element can obtain the charging information and perform supplementary deduction processing for the user based on the charging information. Therefore, it can ensure that the end user's use of the 5G data network is not affected during the link interruption, and the operation is not affected at the same time Merchants accurately deduct fees from end users.
  • the charging function network element acquiring charging information includes: the charging function network element receives the charging information and first indication information from the charging trigger function network element, and the first indication information is used Indicating that the charging information is the charging information generated during the link interruption; correspondingly, the charging function network element performs supplementary deduction processing on the user according to the charging information, including: the charging function network element according to the calculation The fee information and the first instruction information perform supplementary fee deduction processing for the user. That is, in the embodiment of the present application, the charging information may be sent to the charging function network element by the charging trigger function network element when the link is restored to normal.
  • the charging trigger function network element needs to send to the charging function network element first indication information indicating that the charging information is the charging information generated during the link interruption, so that the charging function network element Knowing that the charging information is the charging information generated during the link interruption, so that supplementary deduction processing can be performed.
  • the obtaining of the charging information by the charging function network element includes: the charging function network element reading from a server the charging information sent by the charging trigger function network element to the server. That is, in the embodiment of the present application, the charging information may be stored in the server by the charging trigger function network element, and the charging function network element may then obtain it from the server. This solution does not need to be executed when the link returns to normal.
  • a communication device for implementing the above-mentioned various methods.
  • the communication device may be the charging trigger function network element in the first aspect described above, or a device including the charging trigger function network element described above.
  • the communication device may be the charging function network element in the second aspect described above, or a device including the charging function network element described above.
  • the communication device includes a module, unit, or means corresponding to the foregoing method, and the module, unit, or means can be implemented by hardware, software, or hardware execution of corresponding software.
  • the hardware or software includes one or more modules or units corresponding to the above-mentioned functions.
  • a communication device including: a processor and a memory; the memory is used to store computer instructions, and when the processor executes the instructions, the communication device executes the method described in any of the above aspects.
  • the communication device may be the charging trigger function network element in the first aspect described above, or a device including the charging trigger function network element described above.
  • the communication device may be the charging function network element in the second aspect described above, or a device including the charging function network element described above.
  • a communication device including: a processor; the processor is configured to couple with a memory, and after reading an instruction in the memory, execute the method according to any of the foregoing aspects according to the instruction.
  • the communication device may be the charging trigger function network element in the first aspect described above, or a device including the charging trigger function network element described above.
  • the communication device may be the charging function network element in the second aspect described above, or a device including the charging function network element described above.
  • a computer-readable storage medium stores instructions that, when run on a computer, enable the computer to execute the method described in any of the above aspects.
  • a computer program product containing instructions which when run on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in any of the above aspects.
  • a communication device for example, the communication device may be a chip or a chip system
  • the communication device includes a processor for implementing the functions involved in any of the foregoing aspects.
  • the communication device further includes a memory for storing necessary program instructions and data.
  • the communication device is a chip system, it may be composed of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices.
  • the technical effects brought by any one of the design methods of the third aspect to the eighth aspect can be referred to the technical effects brought about by the different design methods in the first aspect or the second aspect, which will not be repeated here.
  • a charging management method including: the charging trigger function network element determines that the link between the charging trigger function network element and the charging function network element is interrupted; the charging trigger function network element uses The charging trigger continues to generate charging information for the user's session, and sends the charging information; the charging function network element obtains the charging information, and performs supplementary deduction processing for the user according to the charging information.
  • the technical effect of the ninth aspect can be referred to the above-mentioned first aspect or the second aspect, which will not be repeated here.
  • the charging trigger function network element sending the charging information includes: the charging trigger function network element sends the charging information to the charging function network element upon learning that the link returns to normal And first indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate that the charging information is the charging information generated during the link interruption; the charging function network element obtains the charging information, and based on the charging information,
  • the user’s supplementary deduction processing includes: the charging function network element receives the charging information and the first indication information from the charging trigger function network element, and according to the charging information and the first indication information, The user performs supplementary deduction processing.
  • the charging trigger function network element sending the charging information includes: the charging trigger function network element sending the charging information to the server; the charging function network element acquiring the charging information includes: The charging function network element reads the charging information from the server.
  • a communication system which includes: a charging trigger function network element and a charging function network element; a charging trigger function network element for determining the charging trigger function network element and the charging The link between the functional network elements is interrupted; the charging trigger function network element is also used to use the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the user’s session and to send the charging information; the charging function network element is used for Obtain the charging information, and perform supplementary deduction processing on the user according to the charging information.
  • the technical effect of the tenth aspect can be referred to the above-mentioned first aspect or the second aspect, which is not repeated here.
  • the charging trigger function network element is used to send the charging information, including: the charging trigger function network element is used to send the charging function to the charging function when the link is known to be back to normal
  • the network element sends the charging information and first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the charging information is charging information generated during the link interruption; the charging function network element is used to obtain the charging information , And perform supplementary deduction processing for the user according to the charging information, including: a charging function network element for receiving the charging information and the first indication information from the charging trigger function network element, and according to The charging information and the first instruction information perform supplementary deduction processing for the user.
  • the communication system further includes a server; a charging trigger function network element for sending the charging information, including: a charging trigger function network element for sending the charging information to the server;
  • the charging function network element is used to obtain the charging information, including: a charging function network element is used to read the charging information from the server.
  • Figure 1 shows the existing 5G converged billing service architecture
  • Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the application.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the application of the communication system provided by an embodiment of the application in the 5G converged charging service architecture
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the application.
  • FIG. 5 is a first flowchart of a charging management method provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 6 is a second flowchart of a charging management method provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging trigger function network element provided by an embodiment of the application.
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging function network element provided by an embodiment of the application.
  • At least one item (a) refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of a single item (a) or plural items (a).
  • at least one item (a) of a, b, or c can mean: a, b, c, ab, ac, bc, or abc, where a, b, and c can be single or multiple .
  • words such as “first” and “second” are used to distinguish the same items or similar items with substantially the same function and effect.
  • words such as “first” and “second” do not limit the quantity and order of execution, and words such as “first” and “second” do not limit the difference.
  • words such as “exemplary” or “for example” are used as examples, illustrations, or illustrations. Any embodiment or design solution described as “exemplary” or “for example” in the embodiments of the present application should not be construed as being more preferable or advantageous than other embodiments or design solutions.
  • words such as “exemplary” or “for example” are used to present related concepts in a specific manner to facilitate understanding.
  • the communication system 20 includes a charging trigger function network element 201 and a charging function network element 202.
  • the charging trigger function network element 201 and the charging function network element 202 may directly communicate with each other, or communicate through forwarding by other devices, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the charging trigger function network element 201 is used to determine that the link between the charging trigger function network element 201 and the charging function network element 202 is interrupted; the charging trigger function network element 201 is also used to use the charging trigger Continue to generate charging information for the user's session, and send the charging information; the charging function network element 202 is used to obtain the charging information, and perform supplementary deduction processing for the user according to the charging information.
  • the charging trigger function network element can use the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the user's session, and After sending the charging information, the charging function network element 202 can obtain the charging information, and perform supplementary deduction processing for the user based on the charging information, so that it can ensure that the end user's use of 5G is not affected during the link interruption.
  • the data network does not affect the operator's accurate deduction of terminal users.
  • the charging trigger function network element 201 is used to send charging information, including: the charging trigger function network element 201 is used to send the charging function to the charging function when it is known that the link is restored to normal
  • the network element 202 sends the charging information and first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the charging information is the charging information generated during the link interruption; the charging function network element 202 is used to obtain the accounting information.
  • Charge information, and perform supplementary deduction processing for the user according to the charging information including: a charging function network element 202 for receiving charging information and first indication information from a charging trigger function network element 201, and Perform supplementary deduction processing on the user according to the charging information and the first instruction information.
  • the charging information may be sent by the charging trigger function network element 201 to the charging function network element 202 when the link is restored to normal.
  • the charging trigger function network element 201 needs to send to the charging function network element 202 the first indication information for indicating that the charging information is the charging information generated during the link interruption, so that the charging function
  • the network element 202 learns that the charging information is the charging information generated during the link interruption, so that it can perform supplementary deduction processing.
  • the communication system 20 further includes a server 203.
  • the charging trigger function network element 201 is used to send the charging information, including: the charging trigger function network element 201 is used to send the charging information to the server 203; the charging function network element 202 is used to obtain the charging information
  • the information includes: a charging function network element 202 for reading the charging information from the server 203. That is to say, in this solution, the charging information can be stored in the server 203 by the charging trigger function network element 201, and then the charging function network element 202 may obtain it from the server 203. That is, this solution does not necessarily require the link to return to normal Execute under circumstances.
  • the communication system 20 shown in FIG. 2 can be applied to the current 5G converged charging service architecture defined by 3GPP or other future networks, which are not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the network element or entity corresponding to the charging trigger function network element 201 may be It is the network element corresponding to the CTF in the 5G converged charging service architecture (referred to as the CTF network element in the embodiment of this application), and the network element or entity corresponding to the above-mentioned charging function network element 202 may be the 5G converged meter.
  • the network element corresponding to the CHF in the fee service architecture (referred to as the CHF network element in the embodiment of this application).
  • the service-oriented interface provided by the CHF network element is Nchf.
  • the CTF network element in the embodiment of this application can be the network element corresponding to the NF integrated in the 5G converged charging service architecture (referred to as the NF network element in the embodiment of this application), or it can be independent For deployment in NF network elements, the embodiment of this application does not specifically limit this.
  • the charging trigger function network element or the charging function network element in the embodiment of the present application may also be referred to as a communication device or a communication device, which may be a general-purpose device or a special-purpose device. This is not specifically limited.
  • the charging trigger function network element or the related functions of the charging function network element in the embodiment of the present application can be implemented by one device, or by multiple devices, or by one or the other in one device. Multiple functional modules are implemented, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application. It is understandable that the above functions can be network elements in hardware devices, software functions running on dedicated hardware, or a combination of hardware and software, or instantiated on a platform (for example, a cloud platform) Virtualization function.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 400 provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • the communication device 400 includes one or more processors 401, a communication line 402, and at least one communication interface (in FIG. 4, the communication interface 404 and one processor 401 are taken as an example for illustration), optional
  • the memory 403 may also be included.
  • the processor 401 may be a general-purpose central processing unit (central processing unit, CPU), a microprocessor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more programs for controlling the execution of the program of this application. integrated circuit.
  • CPU central processing unit
  • ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
  • the communication line 402 may include a path for connecting different components.
  • the communication interface 404 may be a transceiver module for communicating with other devices or communication networks, such as Ethernet, radio access network (RAN), wireless local area networks (WLAN), etc.
  • the transceiver module may be a device such as a transceiver or a transceiver.
  • the communication interface 404 may also be a transceiver circuit located in the processor 401 to implement signal input and signal output of the processor.
  • the memory 403 may be a device having a storage function. For example, it can be read-only memory (ROM) or other types of static storage devices that can store static information and instructions, random access memory (RAM), or other types that can store information and instructions Dynamic storage devices can also be electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), or other optical disk storage, optical disc storage ( Including compact discs, laser discs, optical discs, digital universal discs, Blu-ray discs, etc.), magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage devices, or can be used to carry or store desired program codes in the form of instructions or data structures and can be stored by a computer Any other media taken, but not limited to this.
  • the memory may exist independently and is connected to the processor through the communication line 402. The memory can also be integrated with the processor.
  • the memory 403 is used to store computer-executed instructions for executing the solution of the present application, and the processor 401 controls the execution.
  • the processor 401 is configured to execute computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 403, so as to implement the charging management method provided in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the processor 401 may also perform processing-related functions in the charging management method provided in the following embodiments of the present application, and the communication interface 404 is responsible for communicating with other devices or communication networks.
  • the embodiment of the application does not specifically limit this.
  • the computer-executable instructions in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as application program code, which is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.
  • the processor 401 may include one or more CPUs, such as CPU0 and CPU1 in FIG. 4.
  • the communication device 400 may include multiple processors, such as the processor 401 and the processor 408 in FIG. 4. Each of these processors can be a single-CPU (single-CPU) processor or a multi-core (multi-CPU) processor.
  • the processor here may refer to one or more devices, circuits, and/or processing cores for processing data (for example, computer program instructions).
  • the communication device 400 may further include an output device 405 and an input device 406.
  • the output device 405 communicates with the processor 401 and can display information in a variety of ways.
  • the output device 405 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED) display device, a cathode ray tube (CRT) display device, or a projector (projector) Wait.
  • the input device 406 communicates with the processor 401 and can receive user input in a variety of ways.
  • the input device 406 may be a mouse, a keyboard, a touch screen device, or a sensor device.
  • the aforementioned communication device 400 may sometimes be called a communication device, and it may be a general-purpose device or a special-purpose device.
  • the communication device 400 may be a desktop computer, a portable computer, a network server, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wireless terminal device, an embedded device, the foregoing terminal device, the foregoing network device, or a picture 4 similar structure equipment.
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • the embodiment of the present application does not limit the type of the communication device 400.
  • the charging management The method includes the following steps:
  • the CTF network element generates charging information for the user's session according to the traffic usage of the user, and sends a charging data request (charging data request) message 1 to the CHF network element.
  • the CHF network element receives the charging data request message 1 from the CTF network element.
  • the CHF network element sends a charging data response (charging data response) message 1 to the CTF network element.
  • the CTF network element receives the charging data response message 1 from the CHF network element.
  • the charging data response message 1 may include indication information 1, which is used to indicate whether to continue to authorize the user to use the session when the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is interrupted.
  • the indication information 1 may be, for example, a failure handling mark.
  • the failure handling action includes: deactivation (terminate), authorization to continue using (continue) or deactivation after retry (retry_and_terminate).
  • the failure handling action includes authorization to continue, it instructs the user to continue to authorize the user to use the session when the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is interrupted; if the failure handling action includes termination or restart Deactivate after a try (retry_and_terminate), which indicates that when the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is interrupted, interrupt or stop continuing to authorize the user to use the session.
  • the charging data response message 1 may also include first information or indication information 2.
  • the indication information 2 is used to indicate the first information, and the first information includes the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element. After the road is interrupted, at least one of the maximum duration of the user's session (permit time) or the maximum traffic of the user's session (permit volume).
  • the first information includes the maximum duration of the user’s session after the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is interrupted; or, the first information includes the user’s maximum session duration after the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is interrupted.
  • the first information includes the maximum value of the user’s session duration and the maximum value of the user’s session traffic after the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is interrupted.
  • one or more attributes in the following Table 1 may be added to the charging data response message 1.
  • the attributes in Table 1 are only an example, but the attribute name, data type, selection, cardinality, description, etc. are not limited, which are unified here and will not be repeated here.
  • the indication information 1 in the embodiment of this application can also be referred to as second indication information; the indication information 2 in the embodiment of this application can also be referred to as the third indication information, which is not specifically described in the embodiment of this application. limited.
  • the CTF network element determines that the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is broken.
  • the CTF network element if the CTF network element fails to send a message to the CHF network element; or the CTF network element sends the charging data request message multiple times, but does not receive the charging data response from the CHF network element, the CTF The network element determines that the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is broken.
  • the CTF network element determines that the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is broken. It can also be understood that the CTF network element determines that the servicing Nchf interface provided by the CHF network element is unavailable. This unified description will not be repeated here.
  • the CTF network element determines to use a charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the user's session.
  • the CTF network element determines that the charging trigger continues to generate charging information for the user's session, which may include: the CTF network element determines that the charging trigger continues to be the user according to the locally configured charging switch The session generates charging information.
  • the CTF network element determines that the charging trigger continues to generate charging information for the user's session, which may include: the CTF network element determines that the charging trigger continues to be the user according to the instruction information 1.
  • the session generates charging information. For example, if the failure handling action includes authorization to continue, that is, the indication 1 indicates that when the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is interrupted, and the user continues to be authorized to use the session, the CTF network element can determine that the CHF network element and When the link between the CTF network elements is interrupted, the charging trigger is used to continue to generate charging information for the user's session.
  • the charging trigger in the embodiment of the present application may be pre-configured on the CTF network element, or may be sent by the CHF network element to the CTF network element, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the CTF network element uses the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the user's session.
  • the charging information may also be stored, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the CTF network element may terminate the user's session at this time.
  • the failure handling action includes deactivation (terminate), or retry_and_terminate after retry, that is, indication message 1 indicates that when the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is interrupted, interrupt or stop continuing to authorize users Using the session, the CTF network element can determine that when the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is interrupted, the charging trigger is not used to continue to generate charging information for the user's session, and the CTF network element can terminate the user's session.
  • the CTF network element learns that the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is restored to normal, the CTF network element sends a charging data request message 2 to the CHF network element.
  • the CHF network element receives the charging data request message 2 from the CTF network element.
  • the charging data request message 2 includes the indication information 3 and the charging information in step S505.
  • the indication information 3 is used to indicate that the charging information is charging information generated during the link interruption between the CHF network element and the CTF network element, or the indication information 3 is used to instruct the CHF network element to perform supplementary deduction processing for the user.
  • the indication information 3 may be a cache sending flag or a failure continue flag, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the attributes in Table 2 below can be added to the charging data response message 2. Among them, the attribute in Table 2 is only an example, but the attribute name, data type, selection, cardinality, description, etc. are not limited, which are unified here and will not be repeated here.
  • the indication information 3 in the embodiment of the present application may also be referred to as the first indication information, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the charging data request message 2 in the embodiment of the application may also include other information such as a session identifier.
  • the session identifier is used to identify the user as an online user or an offline user. There is no specific limitation.
  • the online users in the embodiments of the present application can be understood as users whose sessions have not yet ended, and offline users can be understood as users whose sessions have ended, which will be described in a unified manner here, and will not be repeated hereafter.
  • the CHF network element performs supplementary deduction processing for the user according to the charging information and the instruction information 3.
  • the CHF network element may learn that the charging information is the charging information generated during the interruption of the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element according to the indication information 3; or, the CHF network element may According to the instruction information 3, it is learned that the CHF network element needs to perform supplementary deduction processing for the user.
  • the CHF network element sends a charging data response message 2 to the CTF network element.
  • the CTF network element receives the charging data response message 2 from the CHF network element.
  • the CTF network element controls, according to the first information, whether the user's session is terminated when the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is interrupted.
  • the first information may be the first information carried in the charging data response message 1 in step S502; or, the first information may be the charging data response message in step S502.
  • the first information indicated by the indication information 1 carried in 1; or, the first information may be the first information obtained by the CTF network element according to the local configuration, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the first information includes the maximum duration of the session or the maximum flow of the session; the first information of the CTF network element controls the user when the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is interrupted Whether the session is terminated includes: if the CTF network element determines that the first information is satisfied when the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is interrupted, the CTF network element terminates the user's session.
  • the first information includes the maximum length of the session and the maximum flow of the session; the first information of the CTF network element controls the interruption of the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element If the user’s session is terminated, if the CTF network element determines that if the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is interrupted, one of the maximum session duration or the maximum session traffic has been met, the CTF network element Terminate the user's session.
  • Step S506 may be executed first, and then step S509 may be executed; or step S509 may be executed first, and then step S506 may be executed; It is also possible to perform step S506 and step S509 at the same time, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the CTF network element can use the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the user's session, and When it is known that the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element returns to normal, the charging information is sent to the CHF network element, and the CHF network element performs supplementary deduction processing for the user based on the charging information.
  • the CHF network element performs supplementary deduction processing for the user based on the charging information.
  • the actions of the CTF network element or the CHF network element in the above steps S501 to S509 can be executed by the processor 401 in the communication device 400 shown in FIG. 4 calling the application program code stored in the memory 403. There are no restrictions.
  • a charging management method provided in an embodiment of this application.
  • the fee management method includes the following steps:
  • S601-S605 are the same as steps S501-S505 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, and related descriptions can refer to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, which will not be repeated here.
  • the CHF network element stores the generated charging information on the server.
  • the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit the storage mode, for example, it may be stored in the form of a file.
  • the server in the embodiment of the present application may be a device independent of the CHF network element and the CTF network element, or may be integrated on the CHF network element or the CTF network element, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the charging management process shown in FIG. 6 is illustrated by taking the deployment of the server independent of the CHF network element and the CTF network element as an example, which is described here in a unified manner.
  • the CHF network element reads the cached charging information from the server.
  • the CHF network element performs supplementary deduction processing for the user according to the charging information.
  • the CHF network element can perform supplementary deduction processing for the user according to the charging information, which is explained here in a unified manner and will not be repeated here.
  • the charging information which is explained here in a unified manner and will not be repeated here.
  • step S506 for related descriptions of online users or offline users, please refer to step S506 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, which will not be repeated here.
  • the CTF network element controls, according to the first information, whether the user's session is terminated when the link between the CHF network element and the CTF network element is interrupted.
  • step S609 For the relevant implementation of step S609, reference may be made to step S509 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, which will not be repeated here.
  • step S609 there is no necessary order of execution between step S609 and step S606 in the embodiment of the present application, and step S606 can be executed first, and then step S609; or step S609 can be executed first, and then step S606 can be executed; It is also possible to perform step S606 and step S609 at the same time, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the CTF network element can use the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the user's session, and
  • the charging information is stored in the server.
  • the CHF network element reads the charging information from the server, the user will be charged with supplementary deduction based on the charging information, so that it can ensure that the end user's use of 5G will not be affected during the link interruption.
  • the data network does not affect the operator's accurate deduction of terminal users.
  • the actions of the CTF network element or the CHF network element in the above steps S601 to S609 can be executed by the processor 401 in the communication device 400 shown in FIG. 4 calling the application program code stored in the memory 403. This embodiment There are no restrictions.
  • the methods and/or steps implemented by the charging trigger function network element can also be implemented by components (such as chips or circuits) that can be used for the charging trigger function network element;
  • the methods and/or steps implemented by the functional network elements may also be implemented by components (for example, chips or circuits) that can be used for charging functional network elements.
  • an embodiment of the present application also provides a communication device, which is used to implement the foregoing various methods.
  • the communication device may be a charging trigger function network element in the foregoing method embodiment, or a device including the charging trigger function network element, or a component that can be used for a charging trigger function network element; or, the communication device may be
  • the charging function network element in the foregoing method embodiment is either a device containing the foregoing charging function network element, or a component that can be used for the charging function network element.
  • the communication device includes hardware structures and/or software modules corresponding to each function.
  • the present application can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a certain function is executed by hardware or computer software-driven hardware depends on the specific application and design constraint conditions of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods for each specific application to implement the described functions, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.
  • the embodiments of the present application may divide the communication device into functional modules according to the foregoing method embodiments.
  • each functional module may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing module.
  • the above-mentioned integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or software functional modules. It should be noted that the division of modules in the embodiments of the present application is illustrative, and is only a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation.
  • FIG. 7 shows a schematic structural diagram of a charging trigger function network element 70.
  • the charging trigger function network element 70 includes a transceiver module 701 and a processing module 702.
  • the transceiver module 701 may also be referred to as a transceiver unit to implement a transceiver function, for example, it may be a transceiver circuit, a transceiver, a transceiver or a communication interface.
  • the processing module 702 is used to determine that the link between the charging trigger function network element and the charging function network element is interrupted; the processing module 702 is also used to use the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the user's session;
  • the transceiver module 701 is configured to send charging information, which is used to perform supplementary deduction processing for the user.
  • the transceiver module 701 is specifically configured to: when the processing module 702 learns that the link returns to normal, send charging information and first indication information to the charging function network element, where the first indication information is used to indicate the charging information It is the charging information generated during the link interruption.
  • the transceiver module 701 is specifically configured to send charging information to the server, and the charging function network element reads the charging information from the server.
  • the processing module 702 is configured to use a charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the user's session, including: when it is determined that the charging trigger is used to continue to generate charging information for the session, use the charging trigger The device continues to generate charging information for the session.
  • the processing module 702 is configured to determine that the charging trigger continues to generate charging information for the user's session, including: determining that the charging trigger continues to generate charging information for the session according to a locally configured charging switch .
  • the processing module 702 is configured to determine that the charging trigger is used to continue to generate charging information for the user's session, including: receiving second indication information from a charging function network element, the second indication information being used for Indicate that when the link is interrupted, continue to authorize the user to use the session; according to the second instruction information, determine the use of the charging trigger to continue to generate charging information for the session.
  • the processing module 702 is further configured to obtain first information, where the first information includes at least one of the maximum duration of the session or the maximum traffic of the session when the link is interrupted; the processing module 702 is further configured to The first information controls whether the session is terminated in the event of a link interruption.
  • the first information includes the maximum duration of the session or the maximum traffic of the session.
  • the processing module 702 is configured to control whether the session is terminated in the case of a link interruption according to the first information, including: being configured to terminate the session if it is determined that the first information is satisfied in the case of a link interruption.
  • the first information includes the maximum length of the session and the maximum flow of the session; correspondingly, the processing module 702 is configured to control whether the session is terminated in the case of a link interruption according to the first information, including: It is determined that one of the maximum session duration or the maximum session traffic volume has been met in the case of link interruption, and the session is terminated.
  • the processing module 702 is configured to obtain the first information, including: receiving the first information or third indication information from the charging function network element through the transceiver module 701, and the third indication information is used to indicate the first information.
  • the processing module 702 is configured to obtain the first information, including: being configured to obtain the first information according to a local configuration.
  • the charging trigger function network element 70 is presented in the form of dividing various functional modules in an integrated manner.
  • the "module” here can refer to a specific ASIC, circuit, processor and memory that executes one or more software or firmware programs, integrated logic circuit, and/or other devices that can provide the above-mentioned functions.
  • the charging trigger function network element 70 may take the form of the communication device 400 shown in FIG. 4.
  • the processor 401 in the communication device 400 shown in FIG. 4 may invoke the computer execution instructions stored in the memory 403 to make the communication device 400 execute the charging management method in the foregoing method embodiment.
  • the functions/implementation process of the transceiver module 701 and the processing module 702 in FIG. 7 may be implemented by the processor 401 in the communication device 400 shown in FIG. 4 calling a computer execution instruction stored in the memory 403.
  • the function/implementation process of the processing module 702 in FIG. 7 can be implemented by the processor 401 in the communication device 400 shown in FIG. 4 calling a computer execution instruction stored in the memory 403, and the function of the transceiver module 701 in FIG. 7
  • the implementation process can be implemented through the communication interface 404 in the communication device 400 shown in FIG. 4.
  • the charging trigger function network element 70 provided in this embodiment can execute the above-mentioned charging management method, the technical effects that can be obtained can refer to the above-mentioned method embodiment, which will not be repeated here.
  • FIG. 8 shows a schematic structural diagram of a charging function network element 80.
  • the charging trigger function network element 80 includes an acquisition module 803 and a processing module 802.
  • the charging trigger function network element 80 further includes a transceiver module 801.
  • the transceiver module 801 may also be referred to as a transceiver unit to implement a transceiver function, for example, it may be a transceiver circuit, a transceiver, a transceiver or a communication interface.
  • the obtaining module 803 is configured to obtain charging information, and the charging information is the charging trigger for the charging trigger function network element when the link between the charging trigger function network element and the charging function network element is interrupted
  • the device continues to generate charging information for the user’s session;
  • the processing module 802 is configured to perform supplementary deduction processing for the user according to the charging information.
  • the acquiring module 803 is specifically configured to: receive the charging information and first indication information from the charging trigger function network element through the transceiver module 801, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the charging information is generated during the link interruption.
  • Charging information correspondingly, the processing module 802 is specifically configured to: perform supplementary deduction processing on the user according to the charging information and the first indication information.
  • the obtaining module 803 is specifically configured to read the charging information sent to the server by the charging trigger function network element from the server.
  • the charging function network element 80 is presented in the form of dividing various functional modules in an integrated manner.
  • the "module” here can refer to a specific ASIC, circuit, processor and memory that executes one or more software or firmware programs, integrated logic circuit, and/or other devices that can provide the above-mentioned functions.
  • the charging function network element 80 may take the form of the communication device 400 shown in FIG. 4.
  • the processor 401 in the communication device 400 shown in FIG. 4 may invoke the computer execution instructions stored in the memory 403 to make the communication device 400 execute the charging management method in the foregoing method embodiment.
  • the functions/implementation processes of the transceiver module 801, the processing module 802, and the acquiring module 803 in FIG. 8 can be implemented by the processor 401 in the communication device 400 shown in FIG. 4 calling the computer execution instructions stored in the memory 403.
  • the function/implementation process of the processing module 802 and the acquisition module 803 in FIG. 8 can be implemented by the processor 401 in the communication device 400 shown in FIG. 4 calling the computer execution instructions stored in the memory 403, and the transceiver in FIG.
  • the function/implementation process of the module 801 can be implemented through the communication interface 404 in the communication device 400 shown in FIG. 4.
  • the charging function network element 80 provided in this embodiment can execute the above-mentioned charging management method, the technical effects that can be obtained can refer to the above-mentioned method embodiment, which will not be repeated here.
  • one or more of the above modules or units can be implemented by software, hardware or a combination of both.
  • the software exists in the form of computer program instructions and is stored in the memory, and the processor can be used to execute the program instructions and implement the above method flow.
  • the processor can be built in SoC (system on chip) or ASIC, or it can be an independent semiconductor chip.
  • SoC system on chip
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • the processor's internal processing is used to execute software instructions for calculations or processing, and may further include necessary hardware accelerators, such as field programmable gate array (FPGA), PLD (programmable logic device) , Or a logic circuit that implements dedicated logic operations.
  • FPGA field programmable gate array
  • PLD programmable logic device
  • the hardware can be a CPU, a microprocessor, a digital signal processing (digital signal processing, DSP) chip, a microcontroller unit (MCU), an artificial intelligence processor, an ASIC, Any one or any combination of SoC, FPGA, PLD, dedicated digital circuit, hardware accelerator, or non-integrated discrete device can run necessary software or do not rely on software to perform the above method flow.
  • DSP digital signal processing
  • MCU microcontroller unit
  • an artificial intelligence processor an ASIC
  • Any one or any combination of SoC, FPGA, PLD, dedicated digital circuit, hardware accelerator, or non-integrated discrete device can run necessary software or do not rely on software to perform the above method flow.
  • an embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device (for example, the communication device may be a chip or a chip system), and the communication device includes a processor for implementing the method in any of the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the communication device further includes a memory.
  • the memory is used to store necessary program instructions and data, and the processor can call the program code stored in the memory to instruct the communication device to execute the method in any of the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the memory may not be in the communication device.
  • the communication device is a chip system, it may be composed of a chip, or may include a chip and other discrete devices, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the computer may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof.
  • a software program it may be implemented in the form of a computer program product in whole or in part.
  • the computer program product includes one or more computer instructions.
  • the computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices.
  • the computer instructions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium.
  • the computer instructions may be transmitted from a website, computer, server, or data center.
  • the computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer, or may include one or more data storage devices such as servers and data centers that can be integrated with the medium.
  • the usable medium may be a magnetic medium (for example, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (for example, a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (for example, a solid state disk (SSD)).

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Abstract

本申请实施例提供计费管理方法、设备及系统，可以在链路中断期间，保证不影响终端用户使用5G数据网络，同时又不影响运营商对终端用户进行准确扣费。方法包括：计费触发功能网元确定该计费触发功能网元和计费功能网元之间的链路中断；计费触发功能网元使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息；计费触发功能网元发送该计费信息，该计费信息用于对该用户进行补充扣费处理。

Description

计费管理方法、设备及系统
[根据细则91更正 10.06.2020]　
本申请要求于2019年04月22日提交国家知识产权局、申请号为201910324885.3、申请名称为“计费管理方法、设备及系统”的中国专利申请的优先权，其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
技术领域
本申请涉及通信技术领域，尤其涉及计费管理方法、设备及系统。
背景技术
第五代(5rd generation，5G)融合计费服务，是第三代合作伙伴计划(3rd generation partnership project，3GPP)组织主要针对5G数据网络制定的计费标准，用于为5G网络运营商提供可靠的计费解决方案。如图1所示，为3GPP定义的5G融合计费服务架构，包括网络功能(network function，NF)和计费功能(charging function，CHF)。NF中集成了计费触发功能(Charging Trigger Function，CTF)，CHF提供的服务化接口为Nchf。其中，NF为融合计费服务的消费者，CHF为融合计费服务的生产者，CTF主要实现计费事件触发功能。
3GPP目前定义了如下两种融合计费场景，分别为基于事件的计费和基于会话的计费。但是，现有3GPP定义的融合计费流程中场景相对简单，主要考虑Nchf接口链路正常场景下的消息处理。在异常场景处理时，3GPP只规定了CHF下发故障处理(failure handling)标记，指示NF在异常场景下的动作处理。failure handling动作包括：去活(terminate)，授权继续使用(continue)和重试后再去活(retry_and_terminate)。其中，去活动作影响用户的使用5G的数据体验。而直接使用授权继续使用动作，协议未明确后续如何计费。因此，NF(CTF)到CHF的链路中断期间，如果运营商要授权用户继续使用业务，如何保证不影响终端用户使用5G数据网络，同时又不影响运营商对终端用户进行准确扣费，目前并没有一种可靠的解决方案。
发明内容
本申请实施例提供计费管理方法、设备及系统，可以在链路中断期间，保证不影响终端用户使用5G数据网络，同时又不影响运营商对终端用户进行准确扣费。
为达到上述目的，本申请的实施例采用如下技术方案：
第一方面，提供了一种计费管理方法，该方法包括：计费触发功能网元确定该计费触发功能网元和计费功能网元之间的链路中断；计费触发功能网元使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息；计费触发功能网元发送该计费信息，该计费信息用于对该用户进行补充扣费处理。基于该方案，由于计费触发功能网元和计费功能网元之间的链路中断的情况下，计费触发功能网元可以使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，并发送该计费信息，该计费信息用于对该用户进行补充扣费处理，因此可以在链路中断期间，保证不影响终端用户使用5G数据网络，同时又不影响运营商对终端用户进行准确扣费。
在一种可能的设计中，计费触发功能网元发送该计费信息，包括：在计费触发功能网元获知该链路恢复正常的情况下，计费触发功能网元向计费功能网元发送该计费信息和第一指示信息，该第一指示信息用于指示该计费信息为该链路中断期间产生的计费信息。也 就是说，本申请实施例中，计费信息可以是由计费触发功能网元在链路恢复正常的情况下发送给计费功能网元的。同时，该场景下，计费触发功能网元需要向计费功能网元发送用于指示该计费信息为该链路中断期间产生的计费信息的第一指示信息，以便计费功能网元获知该计费信息是链路中断期间产生的计费信息，从而可以进行补充扣费处理。
在一种可能的设计中，计费触发功能网元发送该计费信息，包括：计费触发功能网元向服务器发送该计费信息，由该计费功能网元从该服务器读取该计费信息。也就是说，本申请实施例中，计费信息可以是计费触发功能网元存储至服务器，计费功能网元再从服务器获取的。该方案不需要一定在链路恢复正常的情况下执行。
在一种可能的设计中，计费触发功能网元使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，包括：在计费触发功能网元确定使用该计费触发器继续为该会话产生计费信息的情况下，计费触发功能网元使用该计费触发器继续为该会话产生计费信息。基于该方案，可以避免不需要使用计费触发器继续为会话产生计费信息的情况，计费触发功能网元仍然使用计费触发器继续为该会话产生计费信息，从而导致不必要的资源浪费的问题。
在一种可能的设计中，计费触发功能网元确定使用该计费触发器继续为该用户的会话产生计费信息，包括：计费触发功能网元根据本地配置的计费开关，确定使用该计费触发器继续为该会话产生计费信息。基于该方案，计费触发功能网元可以确定使用该计费触发器继续为该用户的会话产生计费信息。
在一种可能的设计中，计费触发功能网元确定使用该计费触发器继续为该用户的会话产生计费信息，包括：计费触发功能网元接收来自该计费功能网元的第二指示信息，该第二指示信息用于指示在该链路中断时，继续授权该用户使用该会话；计费触发功能网元根据该第二指示信息，确定使用该计费触发器继续为该会话产生计费信息。基于该方案，计费触发功能网元可以确定使用该计费触发器继续为该用户的会话产生计费信息。
在一种可能的设计中，该方法还包括：计费触发功能网元获取第一信息，该第一信息包括该链路中断的情况下该会话的时长最大值或该会话的流量最大值中的至少一个；计费触发功能网元根据该第一信息，控制在该链路中断的情况下该会话是否终止。基于该方案，计费触发功能网元可以控制在该链路中断的情况下该会话是否终止。
在一种可能的设计中，该第一信息包括该会话的时长最大值或该会话的流量最大值；计费触发功能网元根据该第一信息，控制在该链路中断的情况下该会话是否终止，包括：若计费触发功能网元确定在该链路中断的情况下该第一信息满足，计费触发功能网元终止该会话。基于该方案，计费触发功能网元可以控制在该链路中断的情况下该会话是否终止。
在一种可能的设计中，该第一信息包括该会话的时长最大值和该会话的流量最大值；计费触发功能网元根据该第一信息，控制在该链路中断的情况下会话是否终止，包括：若计费触发功能网元确定在该链路中断的情况下该会话的时长最大值或该会话的流量最大值中存在一个已经满足，计费触发功能网元终止该会话。基于该方案，计费触发功能网元可以控制在该链路中断的情况下该会话是否终止。
在一种可能的设计中，计费触发功能网元获取第一信息，包括：计费触发功能网元接收来自该计费功能网元的该第一信息或第三指示信息，该第三指示信息用于指示该第一信息。基于该方案，计费触发功能网元可以获取第一信息。
在一种可能的设计中，计费触发功能网元获取第一信息，包括：计费触发功能网元根 据本地配置获取该第一信息。基于该方案，计费触发功能网元可以获取第一信息。
第二方面，提供了一种计费管理方法，该方法包括：计费功能网元获取计费信息，该计费信息为计费触发功能网元和该计费功能网元之间的链路中断的情况下，该计费触发功能网元使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生的计费信息；计费功能网元根据该计费信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理。基于该方案，由于计费触发功能网元和计费功能网元之间的链路中断的情况下，计费触发功能网元可以使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，计费功能网元可以获取该计费信息，并根据该计费信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理，因此可以在链路中断期间，保证不影响终端用户使用5G数据网络，同时又不影响运营商对终端用户进行准确扣费。
在一种可能的设计中，计费功能网元获取计费信息，包括：计费功能网元接收来自计费触发功能网元的该计费信息和第一指示信息，该第一指示信息用于指示该计费信息为该链路中断期间产生的计费信息；相应的，计费功能网元根据该计费信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理包括：计费功能网元根据该计费信息和该第一指示信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理。也就是说，本申请实施例中，计费信息可以是由计费触发功能网元在链路恢复正常的情况下发送给计费功能网元的。同时，该场景下，计费触发功能网元需要向计费功能网元发送用于指示该计费信息为该链路中断期间产生的计费信息的第一指示信息，以便计费功能网元获知该计费信息是链路中断期间产生的计费信息，从而可以进行补充扣费处理。
在一种可能的设计中，计费功能网元获取计费信息，包括：计费功能网元从服务器读取该计费触发功能网元发送给该服务器的该计费信息。也就是说，本申请实施例中，计费信息可以是计费触发功能网元存储至服务器，计费功能网元再从服务器获取的。该方案不需要一定在链路恢复正常的情况下执行。
第三方面，提供了一种通信装置用于实现上述各种方法。该通信装置可以为上述第一方面中的计费触发功能网元，或者包含上述计费触发功能网元的装置。或者，该通信装置可以为上述第二方面中的计费功能网元，或者包含上述计费功能网元的装置。该通信装置包括实现上述方法相应的模块、单元、或手段(means),该模块、单元、或means可以通过硬件实现，软件实现，或者通过硬件执行相应的软件实现。该硬件或软件包括一个或多个与上述功能相对应的模块或单元。
第四方面，提供了一种通信装置，包括：处理器和存储器；该存储器用于存储计算机指令，当该处理器执行该指令时，以使该通信装置执行上述任一方面所述的方法。该通信装置可以为上述第一方面中的计费触发功能网元，或者包含上述计费触发功能网元的装置。或者，该通信装置可以为上述第二方面中的计费功能网元，或者包含上述计费功能网元的装置。
第五方面，提供了一种通信装置，包括：处理器；该处理器用于与存储器耦合，并读取存储器中的指令之后，根据该指令执行如上述任一方面所述的方法。该通信装置可以为上述第一方面中的计费触发功能网元，或者包含上述计费触发功能网元的装置。或者，该通信装置可以为上述第二方面中的计费功能网元，或者包含上述计费功能网元的装置。
第六方面，提供了一种计算机可读存储介质，该计算机可读存储介质中存储有指令，当其在计算机上运行时，使得计算机可以执行上述任一方面所述的方法。
第七方面，提供了一种包含指令的计算机程序产品，当其在计算机上运行时，使得计 算机可以执行上述任一方面所述的方法。
第八方面，提供了一种通信装置(例如，该通信装置可以是芯片或芯片系统)，该通信装置包括处理器，用于实现上述任一方面中所涉及的功能。在一种可能的设计中，该通信装置还包括存储器，该存储器，用于保存必要的程序指令和数据。该通信装置是芯片系统时，可以由芯片构成，也可以包含芯片和其他分立器件。
其中，第三方面至第八方面中任一种设计方式所带来的技术效果可参见上述第一方面或第二方面中不同设计方式所带来的技术效果，此处不再赘述。
第九方面，提供了一种计费管理方法，包括：计费触发功能网元确定该计费触发功能网元和该计费功能网元之间的链路中断；计费触发功能网元使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，并发送该计费信息；计费功能网元获取该计费信息，并根据该计费信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理。其中，第九方面的技术效果可参考上述第一方面或第二方面，在此不再赘述。
在一种可能的设计中，计费触发功能网元发送该计费信息，包括：计费触发功能网元在获知该链路恢复正常的情况下，向计费功能网元发送该计费信息和第一指示信息，该第一指示信息用于指示该计费信息为该链路中断期间产生的计费信息；计费功能网元获取该计费信息，并根据该计费信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理，包括：计费功能网元接收来自该计费触发功能网元的该计费信息和该第一指示信息，并根据该计费信息和该第一指示信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理。
在一种可能的设计中，计费触发功能网元发送该计费信息，包括：计费触发功能网元向服务器发送该计费信息；计费功能网元获取该计费信息，包括：计费功能网元从该服务器读取该计费信息。
第十方面，提供了一种通信系统，该通信系统包括：计费触发功能网元和计费功能网元；计费触发功能网元，用于确定该计费触发功能网元和该计费功能网元之间的链路中断；计费触发功能网元，还用于使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，并发送该计费信息；计费功能网元，用于获取该计费信息，并根据该计费信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理。其中，第十方面的技术效果可参考上述第一方面或第二方面，在此不再赘述。
在一种可能的设计中，计费触发功能网元，用于发送该计费信息，包括：计费触发功能网元，用于在获知该链路恢复正常的情况下，向该计费功能网元发送该计费信息和第一指示信息，该第一指示信息用于指示该计费信息为该链路中断期间产生的计费信息；计费功能网元，用于获取该计费信息，并根据该计费信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理，包括：计费功能网元，用于接收来自该计费触发功能网元的该计费信息和该第一指示信息，并根据该计费信息和该第一指示信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理。
在一种可能的设计中，该通信系统还包括服务器；计费触发功能网元，用于发送该计费信息，包括：计费触发功能网元，用于向该服务器发送该计费信息；计费功能网元，用于获取该计费信息，包括：计费功能网元，用于从该服务器读取该计费信息。
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下面将结合本申请实施例中的附图，对本申请实施例中的技术方案进行描述。其中，在本申请的描述中，除非另有说明，“/”表示前后关联的对象是一种“或”的关系，例如，A/B可以表示A或B；本申请中的“和/或”仅仅是一种描述关联对象的关联关系，表示可以存在三种关系，例如，A和/或B，可以表示：单独存在A，同时存在A和B，单独存在B这三种情况，其中A,B可以是单数或者复数。并且，在本申请的描述中，除非另有说明，“多个”是指两个或多于两个。“以下至少一项(个)”或其类似表达，是指的这些项中的任意组合，包括单项(个)或复数项(个)的任意组合。例如，a，b，或c中的至少一项(个)，可以表示：a，b，c，a-b，a-c，b-c，或a-b-c，其中a，b，c可以是单个，也可以是多个。另外，为了便于清楚描述本申请实施例的技术方案，在本申请的实施例中，采用了“第一”、“第二”等字样对功能和作用基本相同的相同项或相似项进行区分。本领域技术人员可以理解“第一”、“第二”等字样并不对数量和执行次序进行限定，并且“第一”、“第二”等字样也并不限定一定不同。同时，在本申请实施例中，“示例性的”或者“例如”等词用于表示作例子、例证或说明。本申请实施例中被描述为“示例性的”或者“例如”的任何实施例或设计方案不应被解释为比其它实施例或设计方案更优选或更具优势。确切而言，使用“示例性的”或者“例如”等词旨在以具体方式呈现相关概念，便于理解。
此外，本申请实施例描述的网络架构以及业务场景是为了更加清楚的说明本申请实施例的技术方案，并不构成对于本申请实施例提供的技术方案的限定，本领域普通技术人员可知，随着网络架构的演变和新业务场景的出现，本申请实施例提供的技术方案对于类似的技术问题，同样适用。
如图2所示，为本申请实施例提供的一种通信系统20。该通信系统20包括计费触发功能网元201和计费功能网元202。计费触发功能网元201和计费功能网元202之间可以直接通信，也可以通过其他设备的转发进行通信，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
其中，计费触发功能网元201，用于确定计费触发功能网元201和计费功能网元202之间的链路中断；计费触发功能网元201，还用于使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，并发送该计费信息；计费功能网元202，用于获取该计费信息，并根据计费信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理。基于该方案，由于计费触发功能网元和计费功能网元之间的链路中断的情况下，计费触发功能网元可以使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，并发送该计费信息，计费功能网元202可以获取该计费信息，并根据该计费信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理，因此可以在链路中断期间，保证不影响终端用户使用5G数据网络，同时又不影响运营商对终端用户进行准确扣费。
一种可能的实现方式中，计费触发功能网元201，用于发送计费信息，包括：计费触发功能网元201，用于在获知该链路恢复正常的情况下，向计费功能网元202发送该计费信息和第一指示信息，该第一指示信息用于指示该计费信息为该链路中断期间产生的计费 信息；计费功能网元202，用于获取该计费信息，并根据该计费信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理，包括：计费功能网元202，用于接收来自计费触发功能网元201的计费信息和第一指示信息，并根据该计费信息和该第一指示信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理。也就是说，该方案中，计费信息可以是由计费触发功能网元201在链路恢复正常的情况下发送给计费功能网元202的。同时，该场景下，计费触发功能网元201需要向计费功能网元202发送用于指示该计费信息为该链路中断期间产生的计费信息的第一指示信息，以便计费功能网元202获知该计费信息是链路中断期间产生的计费信息，从而可以进行补充扣费处理。
另一种可能的实现方式中，如图2所示，该通信系统20还包括服务器203。计费触发功能网元201，用于发送该计费信息，包括：计费触发功能网元201，用于向服务器203发送该计费信息；计费功能网元202，用于获取该计费信息，包括：计费功能网元202，用于从服务器203读取该计费信息。也就是说，该方案中，计费信息可以是计费触发功能网元201存储至服务器203，计费功能网元202再从服务器203获取的，即该方案不需要一定在链路恢复正常的情况下执行。
可选的，图2所示的通信系统20可以应用于目前3GPP定义的5G融合计费服务架构或者未来的其他网络等，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
示例性的，假设图2所示的通信系统20应用于目前3GPP定义的5G融合计费服务架构，则如图3所示，上述的计费触发功能网元201所对应的网元或者实体可以为该5G融合计费服务架构中的CTF所对应的网元(本申请实施例称之为CTF网元)，上述的计费功能网元202所对应的网元或者实体可以为该5G融合计费服务架构中的CHF所对应的网元(本申请实施例称之为CHF网元)。其中，CHF网元提供的服务化接口为Nchf。
需要说明的是，本申请实施例中的CTF网元可以是集成在5G融合计费服务架构中的NF所对应的网元(本申请实施例称之为NF网元)中，也可以是独立于NF网元部署，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
可选的，本申请实施例中的计费触发功能网元或者计费功能网元也可以称之为通信装置或通信设备，其可以是一个通用设备或者是一个专用设备，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
可选的，本申请实施例中的计费触发功能网元或者计费功能网元的相关功能可以由一个设备实现，也可以由多个设备共同实现，还可以是由一个设备内的一个或多个功能模块实现，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。可以理解的是，上述功能既可以是硬件设备中的网络元件，也可以是在专用硬件上运行的软件功能，或者是硬件与软件的结合，或者是平台(例如，云平台)上实例化的虚拟化功能。
例如，本申请实施例中的计费触发功能网元或者计费功能网元的相关功能可以通过图4中的通信设备400来实现。图4所示为本申请实施例提供的通信设备400的结构示意图。该通信设备400包括一个或多个处理器401，通信线路402，以及至少一个通信接口(图4中仅是示例性的以包括通信接口404，以及一个处理器401为例进行说明)，可选的还可以包括存储器403。
处理器401可以是一个通用中央处理器(central processing unit，CPU)，微处理器，特定应用集成电路(application-specific integrated circuit，ASIC)，或一个或多个用于控制本申请方案程序执行的集成电路。
通信线路402可包括一通路，用于连接不同组件之间。
通信接口404，可以是收发模块用于与其他设备或通信网络通信，如以太网，无线接入网(radio access network，RAN)，无线局域网(wireless local area networks，WLAN)等。例如，所述收发模块可以是收发器、收发机一类的装置。可选的，所述通信接口404也可以是位于处理器401内的收发电路，用以实现处理器的信号输入和信号输出。
存储器403可以是具有存储功能的装置。例如可以是只读存储器(read-only memory，ROM)或可存储静态信息和指令的其他类型的静态存储设备，随机存取存储器(random access memory，RAM)或者可存储信息和指令的其他类型的动态存储设备，也可以是电可擦可编程只读存储器(electrically erasable programmable read-only memory，EEPROM)、只读光盘(compact disc read-only memory，CD-ROM)或其他光盘存储、光碟存储(包括压缩光碟、激光碟、光碟、数字通用光碟、蓝光光碟等)、磁盘存储介质或者其他磁存储设备、或者能够用于携带或存储具有指令或数据结构形式的期望的程序代码并能够由计算机存取的任何其他介质，但不限于此。存储器可以是独立存在，通过通信线路402与处理器相连接。存储器也可以和处理器集成在一起。
其中，存储器403用于存储执行本申请方案的计算机执行指令，并由处理器401来控制执行。处理器401用于执行存储器403中存储的计算机执行指令，从而实现本申请实施例中提供的计费管理方法。
或者，可选的，本申请实施例中，也可以是处理器401执行本申请下述实施例提供的计费管理方法中的处理相关的功能，通信接口404负责与其他设备或通信网络通信，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
可选的，本申请实施例中的计算机执行指令也可以称之为应用程序代码，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
在具体实现中，作为一种实施例，处理器401可以包括一个或多个CPU，例如图4中的CPU0和CPU1。
在具体实现中，作为一种实施例，通信设备400可以包括多个处理器，例如图4中的处理器401和处理器408。这些处理器中的每一个可以是一个单核(single-CPU)处理器，也可以是一个多核(multi-CPU)处理器。这里的处理器可以指一个或多个设备、电路、和/或用于处理数据(例如计算机程序指令)的处理核。
在具体实现中，作为一种实施例，通信设备400还可以包括输出设备405和输入设备406。输出设备405和处理器401通信，可以以多种方式来显示信息。例如，输出设备405可以是液晶显示器(liquid crystal display，LCD)，发光二级管(light emitting diode，LED)显示设备，阴极射线管(cathode ray tube，CRT)显示设备，或投影仪(projector)等。输入设备406和处理器401通信，可以以多种方式接收用户的输入。例如，输入设备406可以是鼠标、键盘、触摸屏设备或传感设备等。
上述的通信设备400有时也可以称为通信装置，其可以是一个通用设备或者是一个专用设备。例如通信设备400可以是台式机、便携式电脑、网络服务器、掌上电脑(personal digital assistant，PDA)、移动手机、平板电脑、无线终端设备、嵌入式设备、上述终端设备，上述网络设备、或具有图4中类似结构的设备。本申请实施例不限定通信设备400的类型。
下面将结合图2至图4对本申请实施例提供的计费管理方法进行具体阐述。
需要说明的是，本申请下述实施例中各个网元之间的消息名字或消息中各参数的名字等只是一个示例，具体实现中也可以是其他的名字，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
首先，以图2所示的通信系统20应用于目前3GPP定义的5G融合计费服务架构为例，如图5所示，为本申请实施例提供的一种计费管理方法，该计费管理方法包括如下步骤：
S501、正常场景下，CTF网元按照用户使用流量的情况，为用户的会话产生计费信息，并向CHF网元发送计费数据请求(charging data request)消息1。相应的，CHF网元接收来自CTF网元的计费数据请求消息1。
S502、CHF网元向CTF网元发送计费数据响应(charging data response)消息1。相应的，CTF网元接收来自CHF网元的计费数据响应消息1。
可选的，该计费数据响应消息1中可以包括指示信息1，该指示信息1用于指示CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断时，是否继续授权用户使用会话。
示例性的，该指示信息1例如可以为故障处理(failure handling)标记。该failure handling动作包括：去活(terminate)，授权继续使用(continue)或重试后再去活(retry_and_terminate)。其中，若failure handling动作包括授权继续使用(continue)，则指示CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断时，继续授权用户使用会话；若failure handling动作包括去活(terminate)，或重试后再去活(retry_and_terminate)，则指示CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断时，中断或者停止继续授权用户使用会话。
可选的，该计费数据响应消息1中还可以包括第一信息或者指示信息2，该指示信息2用于指示第一信息，该第一信息包括CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断后，用户的会话的时长最大值(permit time)或用户的会话的流量最大值(permit volume)中的至少一个。如第一信息包括CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断后，用户的会话的时长最大值；或者，第一信息包括CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断后，用户的会话的流量最大值；或者，第一信息包括CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断后，用户的会话的时长最大值和用户的会话的流量最大值。
结合上述描述，示例性的，可以在计费数据响应消息1中增加下述表一中的一个或多个属性。其中，表一中的属性仅是一个示例，但不限定属性名称，数据类型、选择、基数和描述等，在此统一说明，以下不再赘述。
表一
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可选的，本申请实施例中的指示信息1还可以称之为第二指示信息；本申请实施例中的指示信息2还可以称之为第三指示信息，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
S503、CTF网元确定CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断。
可选的，本申请实施例中，若CTF网元向CHF网元发送消息失败；或者CTF网元多次发送charging data request消息，但是并未收到来自CHF网元的charging data response，则CTF网元确定CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断。
可选的，本申请实施例中，CTF网元确定CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断，也可以理解为CTF网元确定CHF网元提供的服务化Nchf接口为不可用，在此统一说明，以下不再赘述。
S504、可选的，CTF网元确定使用计费触发器(trigger)继续为用户的会话产生计费信息。
一种可能的实现方式中，CTF网元确定使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，可以包括：CTF网元根据本地配置的计费开关，确定使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息。
或者，另一种可能的实现方式中，CTF网元确定使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，可以包括：CTF网元根据指示信息1，确定使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息。比如，若failure handling动作包括授权继续使用(continue)，即指示信息1指示CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断时，继续授权用户使用会话，则CTF网元可以确定CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断时，使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息。
可选的，本申请实施例中的计费触发器可以是预配置在CTF网元上的，也可以是CHF网元发送给CTF网元的，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
S505、CTF网元使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息。
可选的，CTF网元使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息之后，还可以存储该计费信息，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
可选的，本申请实施例中，若CTF网元确定不使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，则此时CTF网元可以终止用户的会话。比如，若failure handling动作包括去活(terminate)，或重试后再去活(retry_and_terminate)，即指示信息1指示CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断时，中断或者停止继续授权用户使用会话，则CTF网元可以确定CHF 网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断时，不使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，进而CTF网元可以终止用户的会话。
S506、在CTF网元获知CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路恢复正常的情况下，CTF网元向CHF网元发送计费数据请求消息2。相应的，CHF网元接收来自CTF网元的计费数据请求消息2。
其中，该计费数据请求消息2中包括指示信息3和步骤S505中的计费信息。该指示信息3用于指示计费信息为CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断期间产生的计费信息，或者该指示信息3用于指示CHF网元对用户进行补充扣费处理。
示例性的，该指示信息3可以为缓存发送标记或者故障继续(failure continue)标记，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。比如，可以在计费数据响应消息2中增加下述表二中的属性。其中，表二中的属性仅是一个示例，但不限定属性名称，数据类型、选择、基数和描述等，在此统一说明，以下不再赘述。
表二
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可选的，本申请实施例中的指示信息3还可以称之为第一指示信息，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
可选的，本申请实施例中的计费数据请求消息2中还可以包括会话标识(session identifier)等其他信息，该会话标识用于识别用户为在线用户或离线用户，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
可选的，本申请实施例中的在线用户可以理解为会话还未终结的用户，离线用户可以理解为会话已经终结的用户，在此统一说明，以下不再赘述。
S507、CHF网元根据计费信息和指示信息3，对用户进行补充扣费处理。
可选的，本申请实施例中，CHF网元可以根据指示信息3，获知计费信息为CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断期间产生的计费信息；或者，CHF网元可以根据指示信息3，获知CHF网元需要对用户进行补充扣费处理。
需要说明的是，本申请实施例中，不论该用户是在线用户还是离线用户，均需要进行相应的补充扣费处理，在此统一说明，以下不再赘述。
S508、CHF网元向CTF网元发送计费数据响应消息2。相应的，CTF网元接收来自CHF网元的计费数据响应消息2。
S509、CTF网元根据第一信息，控制在CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断的情况下用户的会话是否终止。
可选的，本申请实施例中，第一信息可以是上述步骤S502中的计费数据响应消息1中携带的第一信息；或者，第一信息可以是上述步骤S502中的计费数据响应消息1中携带的指示信息1所指示的第一信息；或者，第一信息可以是CTF网元根据本地配置获取的 第一信息，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
一种可能的实现方式中，第一信息包括会话的时长最大值或会话的流量最大值；CTF网元第一信息，控制在CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断的情况下用户的会话是否终止，包括：若CTF网元确定在CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断的情况下第一信息满足，CTF网元终止用户的会话。
或者，另一种可能的实现方式中，第一信息包括会话的时长最大值和会话的流量最大值；CTF网元第一信息，控制在CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断的情况下用户的会话是否终止，若CTF网元确定在CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断的情况下会话的时长最大值或会话的流量最大值中存在一个已经满足，CTF网元终止用户的会话。
需要说明的是，本申请实施例中的步骤S509与步骤S506之间没有必然的执行先后顺序，可以是先执行步骤S506，再执行步骤S509；也可以是先执行步骤S509，再执行步骤S506；还可以是同时执行步骤S506和步骤S509，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
基于本申请实施例提供的计费管理方法，由于CTF网元和CHF网元之间的链路中断的情况下，CTF网元可以使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，并在获知CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路恢复正常的情况下，将该计费信息发送给CHF网元，由CHF网元根据计费信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理，因此可以在链路中断期间，保证不影响终端用户使用5G数据网络，同时又不影响运营商对终端用户进行准确扣费。
其中，上述步骤S501至S509中的CTF网元或者CHF网元的动作可以由图4所示的通信设备400中的处理器401调用存储器403中存储的应用程序代码来执行，本实施例对此不作任何限制。
可选的，以图2所示的通信系统20应用于目前3GPP定义的5G融合计费服务架构为例，如图6所示，为本申请实施例提供的一种计费管理方法，该计费管理方法包括如下步骤：
S601-S605、同图5所示的实施例中的步骤S501-S505，相关描述可参考图5所示的实施例，在此不再赘述。
S606、在CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断的情况下，CHF网元将产生的计费信息存储到服务器上。
其中，本申请实施例对存储方式不做具体限定，比如，可以是以文件的方式来存储。
可选的，本申请实施例中的服务器可以是独立于CHF网元和CTF网元的设备，也可以是集成在CHF网元或CTF网元上的，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。其中，图6所示的计费管理流程以服务器独立于CHF网元和CTF网元部署为例进行示意，在此统一说明。
S607、CHF网元从服务器上读取缓存的计费信息。
S608、CHF网元根据计费信息，对用户进行补充扣费处理。
其中，本申请实施例中，无论用户是在线用户还是离线用户，CHF网元均可以根据计费信息，对用户进行补充扣费处理，在此统一说明，以下不再赘述。在线用户或离线用户的相关描述可参考图5所示的实施例中的步骤S506，在此不再赘述。
S609、CTF网元根据第一信息，控制在CHF网元和CTF网元之间的链路中断的情况下用户的会话是否终止。
其中，步骤S609的相关实现可参考图5所示的实施例中的步骤S509，在此不再赘述。
需要说明的是，本申请实施例中的步骤S609与步骤S606之间没有必然的执行先后顺序，可以是先执行步骤S606，再执行步骤S609；也可以是先执行步骤S609，再执行步骤S606；还可以是同时执行步骤S606和步骤S609，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
基于本申请实施例提供的计费管理方法，由于CTF网元和CHF网元之间的链路中断的情况下，CTF网元可以使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，并将计费信息存储至服务器，由CHF网元从服务器读取计费信息之后，根据计费信息，对该用户进行补充扣费处理，因此可以在链路中断期间，保证不影响终端用户使用5G数据网络，同时又不影响运营商对终端用户进行准确扣费。
其中，上述步骤S601至S609中的CTF网元或者CHF网元的动作可以由图4所示的通信设备400中的处理器401调用存储器403中存储的应用程序代码来执行，本实施例对此不作任何限制。
可以理解的是，以上各个实施例中，由计费触发功能网元实现的方法和/或步骤，也可以由可用于计费触发功能网元的部件(例如芯片或者电路)实现；由计费功能网元实现的方法和/或步骤，也可以由可用于计费功能网元的部件(例如芯片或者电路)实现。
上述主要从各个网元之间交互的角度对本申请实施例提供的方案进行了介绍。相应的，本申请实施例还提供了通信装置，该通信装置用于实现上述各种方法。该通信装置可以为上述方法实施例中的计费触发功能网元，或者包含上述计费触发功能网元的装置，或者为可用于计费触发功能网元的部件；或者，该通信装置可以为上述方法实施例中的计费功能网元，或者包含上述计费功能网元的装置，或者为可用于计费功能网元的部件。可以理解的是，该通信装置为了实现上述功能，其包含了执行各个功能相应的硬件结构和/或软件模块。本领域技术人员应该很容易意识到，结合本文中所公开的实施例描述的各示例的单元及算法步骤，本申请能够以硬件或硬件和计算机软件的结合形式来实现。某个功能究竟以硬件还是计算机软件驱动硬件的方式来执行，取决于技术方案的特定应用和设计约束条件。专业技术人员可以对每个特定的应用来使用不同方法来实现所描述的功能，但是这种实现不应认为超出本申请的范围。
本申请实施例可以根据上述方法实施例中对通信装置进行功能模块的划分，例如，可以对应各个功能划分各个功能模块，也可以将两个或两个以上的功能集成在一个处理模块中。上述集成的模块既可以采用硬件的形式实现，也可以采用软件功能模块的形式实现。需要说明的是，本申请实施例中对模块的划分是示意性的，仅仅为一种逻辑功能划分，实际实现时可以有另外的划分方式。
比如，以通信装置为上述方法实施例中的计费触发功能网元为例，图7示出了一种计费触发功能网元70的结构示意图。该计费触发功能网元70包括收发模块701和处理模块702。所述收发模块701，也可以称为收发单元用以实现收发功能，例如可以是收发电路，收发机，收发器或者通信接口。
其中，处理模块702，用于确定计费触发功能网元和计费功能网元之间的链路中断；处理模块702，还用于使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息；收发模块701，用于发送计费信息，该计费信息用于对用户进行补充扣费处理。
可选的，收发模块701具体用于：在处理模块702获知链路恢复正常的情况下，向计 费功能网元发送计费信息和第一指示信息，第一指示信息用于指示计费信息为链路中断期间产生的计费信息。
或者，可选的，收发模块701具体用于：向服务器发送计费信息，由计费功能网元从服务器读取计费信息。
可选的，处理模块702用于使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，包括：用于在确定使用计费触发器继续为会话产生计费信息的情况下，使用计费触发器继续为会话产生计费信息。
可选的，处理模块702用于确定使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，包括：用于根据本地配置的计费开关，确定使用计费触发器继续为会话产生计费信息。
或者，可选的，处理模块702用于确定使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，包括：用于接收来自计费功能网元的第二指示信息，第二指示信息用于指示在链路中断时，继续授权用户使用会话；根据第二指示信息，确定使用计费触发器继续为会话产生计费信息。
可选的，处理模块702，还用于获取第一信息，第一信息包括链路中断的情况下会话的时长最大值或会话的流量最大值中的至少一个；处理模块702，还用于根据第一信息，控制在链路中断的情况下会话是否终止。
可选的，第一信息包括会话的时长最大值或会话的流量最大值。相应的，处理模块702用于根据第一信息，控制在链路中断的情况下会话是否终止，包括：用于若确定在链路中断的情况下第一信息满足，终止会话。
可选的，第一信息包括会话的时长最大值和会话的流量最大值；相应的，处理模块702用于根据第一信息，控制在链路中断的情况下会话是否终止，包括：用于若确定在链路中断的情况下会话的时长最大值或会话的流量最大值中存在一个已经满足，终止会话。
可选的，处理模块702用于获取第一信息，包括：用于通过收发模块701接收来自计费功能网元的第一信息或第三指示信息，第三指示信息用于指示第一信息。
或者，可选的，处理模块702，用于获取第一信息，包括：用于根据本地配置获取第一信息。
其中，上述方法实施例涉及的各步骤的所有相关内容均可以援引到对应功能模块的功能描述，在此不再赘述。
在本实施例中，该计费触发功能网元70以采用集成的方式划分各个功能模块的形式来呈现。这里的“模块”可以指特定ASIC，电路，执行一个或多个软件或固件程序的处理器和存储器，集成逻辑电路，和/或其他可以提供上述功能的器件。在一个简单的实施例中，本领域的技术人员可以想到该计费触发功能网元70可以采用图4所示的通信设备400的形式。
比如，图4所示的通信设备400中的处理器401可以通过调用存储器403中存储的计算机执行指令，使得通信设备400执行上述方法实施例中的计费管理方法。
具体的，图7中的收发模块701和处理模块702的功能/实现过程可以通过图4所示的通信设备400中的处理器401调用存储器403中存储的计算机执行指令来实现。或者，图7中的处理模块702的功能/实现过程可以通过图4所示的通信设备400中的处理器401调用存储器403中存储的计算机执行指令来实现，图7中的收发模块701 的功能/实现过程可以通过图4中所示的通信设备400中的通信接口404来实现。
由于本实施例提供的计费触发功能网元70可执行上述的计费管理方法，因此其所能获得的技术效果可参考上述方法实施例，在此不再赘述。
或者，比如，以通信装置为上述方法实施例中的计费功能网元为例，图8示出了一种计费功能网元80的结构示意图。该计费触发功能网元80包括获取模块803和处理模块802。可选的，该计费触发功能网元80还包括收发模块801。所述收发模块801，也可以称为收发单元用以实现收发功能，例如可以是收发电路，收发机，收发器或者通信接口。
其中，获取模块803，用于获取计费信息，该计费信息为计费触发功能网元和计费功能网元之间的链路中断的情况下，计费触发功能网元使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生的计费信息；处理模块802，用于根据计费信息，对用户进行补充扣费处理。
可选的，获取模块803具体用于：通过收发模块801接收来自计费触发功能网元的计费信息和第一指示信息，第一指示信息用于指示计费信息为链路中断期间产生的计费信息；相应的，处理模块802具体用于：根据计费信息和第一指示信息，对用户进行补充扣费处理。
或者，可选的，获取模块803具体用于：从服务器读取计费触发功能网元发送给服务器的计费信息。
其中，上述方法实施例涉及的各步骤的所有相关内容均可以援引到对应功能模块的功能描述，在此不再赘述。
在本实施例中，该计费功能网元80以采用集成的方式划分各个功能模块的形式来呈现。这里的“模块”可以指特定ASIC，电路，执行一个或多个软件或固件程序的处理器和存储器，集成逻辑电路，和/或其他可以提供上述功能的器件。在一个简单的实施例中，本领域的技术人员可以想到该计费功能网元80可以采用图4所示的通信设备400的形式。
比如，图4所示的通信设备400中的处理器401可以通过调用存储器403中存储的计算机执行指令，使得通信设备400执行上述方法实施例中的计费管理方法。
具体的，图8中的收发模块801、处理模块802和获取模块803的功能/实现过程可以通过图4所示的通信设备400中的处理器401调用存储器403中存储的计算机执行指令来实现。或者，图8中的处理模块802和获取模块803的功能/实现过程可以通过图4所示的通信设备400中的处理器401调用存储器403中存储的计算机执行指令来实现，图8中的收发模块801的功能/实现过程可以通过图4中所示的通信设备400中的通信接口404来实现。
由于本实施例提供的计费功能网元80可执行上述的计费管理方法，因此其所能获得的技术效果可参考上述方法实施例，在此不再赘述。
需要说明的是，以上模块或单元的一个或多个可以软件、硬件或二者结合来实现。当以上任一模块或单元以软件实现的时候，所述软件以计算机程序指令的方式存在，并被存储在存储器中，处理器可以用于执行所述程序指令并实现以上方法流程。该处理器可以内置于SoC(片上系统)或ASIC，也可是一个独立的半导体芯片。该处理器内处理用于执行软件指令以进行运算或处理的核外，还可进一步包括必要的硬件加速器，如现场可编程门阵列(field programmable gate array，FPGA)、PLD(可编程逻辑 器件)、或者实现专用逻辑运算的逻辑电路。
当以上模块或单元以硬件实现的时候，该硬件可以是CPU、微处理器、数字信号处理(digital signal processing，DSP)芯片、微控制单元(microcontroller unit，MCU)、人工智能处理器、ASIC、SoC、FPGA、PLD、专用数字电路、硬件加速器或非集成的分立器件中的任一个或任一组合，其可以运行必要的软件或不依赖于软件以执行以上方法流程。
可选的，本申请实施例还提供了一种通信装置(例如，该通信装置可以是芯片或芯片系统)，该通信装置包括处理器，用于实现上述任一方法实施例中的方法。在一种可能的设计中，该通信装置还包括存储器。该存储器，用于保存必要的程序指令和数据，处理器可以调用存储器中存储的程序代码以指令该通信装置执行上述任一方法实施例中的方法。当然，存储器也可以不在该通信装置中。该通信装置是芯片系统时，可以由芯片构成，也可以包含芯片和其他分立器件，本申请实施例对此不作具体限定。
在上述实施例中，可以全部或部分地通过软件、硬件、固件或者其任意组合来实现。当使用软件程序实现时，可以全部或部分地以计算机程序产品的形式来实现。该计算机程序产品包括一个或多个计算机指令。在计算机上加载和执行计算机程序指令时，全部或部分地产生按照本申请实施例所述的流程或功能。所述计算机可以是通用计算机、专用计算机、计算机网络、或者其他可编程装置。所述计算机指令可以存储在计算机可读存储介质中，或者从一个计算机可读存储介质向另一个计算机可读存储介质传输，例如，所述计算机指令可以从一个网站站点、计算机、服务器或者数据中心通过有线(例如同轴电缆、光纤、数字用户线(digital subscriber line，DSL))或无线(例如红外、无线、微波等)方式向另一个网站站点、计算机、服务器或数据中心进行传输。所述计算机可读存储介质可以是计算机能够存取的任何可用介质或者是包含一个或多个可以用介质集成的服务器、数据中心等数据存储设备。所述可用介质可以是磁性介质(例如，软盘、硬盘、磁带)，光介质(例如，DVD)、或者半导体介质(例如固态硬盘(solid state disk，SSD))等。
尽管在此结合各实施例对本申请进行了描述，然而，在实施所要求保护的本申请过程中，本领域技术人员通过查看所述附图、公开内容、以及所附权利要求书，可理解并实现所述公开实施例的其他变化。在权利要求中，“包括”(comprising)一词不排除其他组成部分或步骤，“一”或“一个”不排除多个的情况。单个处理器或其他单元可以实现权利要求中列举的若干项功能。相互不同的从属权利要求中记载了某些措施，但这并不表示这些措施不能组合起来产生良好的效果。
尽管结合具体特征及其实施例对本申请进行了描述，显而易见的，在不脱离本申请的精神和范围的情况下，可对其进行各种修改和组合。相应地，本说明书和附图仅仅是所附权利要求所界定的本申请的示例性说明，且视为已覆盖本申请范围内的任意和所有修改、变化、组合或等同物。显然，本领域的技术人员可以对本申请进行各种改动和变型而不脱离本申请的精神和范围。这样，倘若本申请的这些修改和变型属于本申请权利要求及其等同技术的范围之内，则本申请也意图包含这些改动和变型在内。

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  1. 一种计费管理方法，其特征在于，所述方法包括：
    计费触发功能网元确定所述计费触发功能网元和计费功能网元之间的链路中断；
    所述计费触发功能网元使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息；
    所述计费触发功能网元发送所述计费信息，所述计费信息用于对所述用户进行补充扣费处理。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，所述计费触发功能网元发送所述计费信息，包括：
    在所述计费触发功能网元获知所述链路恢复正常的情况下，所述计费触发功能网元向所述计费功能网元发送所述计费信息和第一指示信息，所述第一指示信息用于指示所述计费信息为所述链路中断期间产生的计费信息。
  3. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，所述计费触发功能网元发送所述计费信息，包括：
    所述计费触发功能网元向服务器发送所述计费信息，由所述计费功能网元从所述服务器读取所述计费信息。
  4. 根据权利要求1-3任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述计费触发功能网元使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，包括：
    在所述计费触发功能网元确定使用所述计费触发器继续为所述会话产生计费信息的情况下，所述计费触发功能网元使用所述计费触发器继续为所述会话产生计费信息。
  5. 根据权利要求4所述的方法，其特征在于，所述计费触发功能网元确定使用所述计费触发器继续为所述用户的会话产生计费信息，包括：
    所述计费触发功能网元根据本地配置的计费开关，确定使用所述计费触发器继续为所述会话产生计费信息。
  6. 根据权利要求4所述的方法，其特征在于，所述计费触发功能网元确定使用所述计费触发器继续为所述用户的会话产生计费信息，包括：
    所述计费触发功能网元接收来自所述计费功能网元的第二指示信息，所述第二指示信息用于指示在所述链路中断时，继续授权所述用户使用所述会话；
    所述计费触发功能网元根据所述第二指示信息，确定使用所述计费触发器继续为所述会话产生计费信息。
  7. 根据权利要求1-6任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述计费触发功能网元获取第一信息，所述第一信息包括所述链路中断的情况下所述会话的时长最大值或所述会话的流量最大值中的至少一个；
    所述计费触发功能网元根据所述第一信息，控制在所述链路中断的情况下所述会话是否终止。
  8. 根据权利要求7所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一信息包括所述会话的时长最大值或所述会话的流量最大值；
    所述计费触发功能网元根据所述第一信息，控制在所述链路中断的情况下所述会话是否终止，包括：
    若所述计费触发功能网元确定在所述链路中断的情况下所述第一信息满足，所述 计费触发功能网元终止所述会话。
  9. 根据权利要求7所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一信息包括所述会话的时长最大值和所述会话的流量最大值；
    所述计费触发功能网元根据所述第一信息，控制在所述链路中断的情况下会话是否终止，包括：
    若所述计费触发功能网元确定在所述链路中断的情况下所述会话的时长最大值或所述会话的流量最大值中存在一个已经满足，所述计费触发功能网元终止所述会话。
  10. 根据权利要求7-9任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述计费触发功能网元获取第一信息，包括：
    所述计费触发功能网元接收来自所述计费功能网元的所述第一信息或第三指示信息，所述第三指示信息用于指示所述第一信息。
  11. 根据权利要求7-9任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述计费触发功能网元获取第一信息，包括：
    所述计费触发功能网元根据本地配置获取所述第一信息。
  12. 一种计费管理方法，其特征在于，所述方法包括：
    计费功能网元获取计费信息，所述计费信息为计费触发功能网元和所述计费功能网元之间的链路中断的情况下，所述计费触发功能网元使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生的计费信息；
    所述计费功能网元根据所述计费信息，对所述用户进行补充扣费处理。
  13. 根据权利要求12所述的方法，其特征在于，所述计费功能网元获取计费信息，包括：
    所述计费功能网元接收来自所述计费触发功能网元的所述计费信息和第一指示信息，所述第一指示信息用于指示所述计费信息为所述链路中断期间产生的计费信息；
    相应的，所述计费功能网元根据所述计费信息，对所述用户进行补充扣费处理包括：
    所述计费功能网元根据所述计费信息和所述第一指示信息，对所述用户进行补充扣费处理。
  14. 根据权利要求12所述的方法，其特征在于，所述计费功能网元获取计费信息，包括：
    所述计费功能网元从服务器读取所述计费触发功能网元发送给所述服务器的所述计费信息。
  15. 一种计费触发功能网元，其特征在于，所述计费触发功能网元包括：处理模块和收发模块；
    所述处理模块，用于确定所述计费触发功能网元和计费功能网元之间的链路中断；
    所述处理模块，还用于使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息；
    所述收发模块，用于发送所述计费信息，所述计费信息用于对所述用户进行补充扣费处理。
  16. 根据权利要求15所述的计费触发功能网元，其特征在于，所述收发模块具体用于：
    在所述处理模块获知所述链路恢复正常的情况下，向所述计费功能网元发送所述计费信息和第一指示信息，所述第一指示信息用于指示所述计费信息为所述链路中断期间产生的计费信息。
  17. 根据权利要求15所述的计费触发功能网元，其特征在于，所述收发模块具体用于：
    向服务器发送所述计费信息，由所述计费功能网元从所述服务器读取所述计费信息。
  18. 根据权利要求15-17任一项所述的计费触发功能网元，其特征在于，所述处理模块用于使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，包括：
    用于在确定使用所述计费触发器继续为所述会话产生计费信息的情况下，使用所述计费触发器继续为所述会话产生计费信息。
  19. 根据权利要求18所述的计费触发功能网元，其特征在于，所述处理模块用于确定使用所述计费触发器继续为所述用户的会话产生计费信息，包括：
    用于根据本地配置的计费开关，确定使用所述计费触发器继续为所述会话产生计费信息。
  20. 根据权利要求18所述的计费触发功能网元，其特征在于，所述处理模块用于确定使用所述计费触发器继续为所述用户的会话产生计费信息，包括：
    用于接收来自所述计费功能网元的第二指示信息，所述第二指示信息用于指示在所述链路中断时，继续授权所述用户使用所述会话；根据所述第二指示信息，确定使用所述计费触发器继续为所述会话产生计费信息。
  21. 根据权利要求15-20任一项所述的计费触发功能网元，其特征在于，
    所述处理模块，还用于获取第一信息，所述第一信息包括所述链路中断的情况下所述会话的时长最大值或所述会话的流量最大值中的至少一个；
    所述处理模块，还用于根据所述第一信息，控制在所述链路中断的情况下所述会话是否终止。
  22. 根据权利要求21所述的计费触发功能网元，其特征在于，所述第一信息包括所述会话的时长最大值或所述会话的流量最大值；
    所述处理模块用于根据所述第一信息，控制在所述链路中断的情况下所述会话是否终止，包括：
    用于若确定在所述链路中断的情况下所述第一信息满足，终止所述会话。
  23. 根据权利要求21所述的计费触发功能网元，其特征在于，所述第一信息包括所述会话的时长最大值和所述会话的流量最大值；
    所述处理模块用于根据所述第一信息，控制在所述链路中断的情况下会话是否终止，包括：
    用于若确定在所述链路中断的情况下所述会话的时长最大值或所述会话的流量最大值中存在一个已经满足，终止所述会话。
  24. 根据权利要求21-23任一项所述的计费触发功能网元，其特征在于，所述处理模块用于获取第一信息，包括：
    用于通过所述收发模块接收来自所述计费功能网元的所述第一信息或第三指示信 息，所述第三指示信息用于指示所述第一信息。
  25. 根据权利要求21-23任一项所述的计费触发功能网元，其特征在于，所述处理模块用于获取第一信息，包括：
    用于根据本地配置获取所述第一信息。
  26. 一种计费功能网元，其特征在于，所述计费功能网元包括：获取模块和处理模块；
    所述获取模块，用于获取计费信息，所述计费信息为计费触发功能网元和所述计费功能网元之间的链路中断的情况下，所述计费触发功能网元使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生的计费信息；
    所述处理模块，用于根据所述计费信息，对所述用户进行补充扣费处理。
  27. 根据权利要求26所述的计费功能网元，其特征在于，所述计费功能网元还包括收发模块；所述获取模块具体用于：
    通过所述收发模块接收来自所述计费触发功能网元的所述计费信息和第一指示信息，所述第一指示信息用于指示所述计费信息为所述链路中断期间产生的计费信息；
    相应的，所述处理模块具体用于：
    根据所述计费信息和所述第一指示信息，对所述用户进行补充扣费处理。
  28. 根据权利要求26所述的计费功能网元，其特征在于，所述获取模块具体用于：
    从服务器读取所述计费触发功能网元发送给所述服务器的所述计费信息。
  29. 一种通信系统，其特征在于，所述通信系统包括：计费触发功能网元和计费功能网元；
    所述计费触发功能网元，用于确定所述计费触发功能网元和所述计费功能网元之间的链路中断；
    所述计费触发功能网元，还用于使用计费触发器继续为用户的会话产生计费信息，并发送所述计费信息；
    所述计费功能网元，用于获取所述计费信息，并根据所述计费信息，对所述用户进行补充扣费处理。
  30. 根据权利要求29所述的通信系统，其特征在于，所述计费触发功能网元，用于发送所述计费信息，包括：
    所述计费触发功能网元，用于在获知所述链路恢复正常的情况下，向所述计费功能网元发送所述计费信息和第一指示信息，所述第一指示信息用于指示所述计费信息为所述链路中断期间产生的计费信息；
    所述计费功能网元，用于获取所述计费信息，并根据所述计费信息，对所述用户进行补充扣费处理，包括：
    所述计费功能网元，用于接收来自所述计费触发功能网元的所述计费信息和所述第一指示信息，并根据所述计费信息和所述第一指示信息，对所述用户进行补充扣费处理。
  31. 根据权利要求29所述的通信系统，其特征在于，所述通信系统还包括服务器；
    所述计费触发功能网元，用于发送所述计费信息，包括：
    所述计费触发功能网元，还用于向所述服务器发送所述计费信息；
    所述计费功能网元，用于获取所述计费信息，包括：
    所述计费功能网元，用于从所述服务器读取所述计费信息。
  32. 一种通信装置，其特征在于，包括：处理器和存储器；所述存储器用于存储计算机执行指令，当所述通信装置运行时，所述处理器执行所述存储器存储的所述计算机执行指令，以使所述通信装置执行如权利要求1-11任一项所述的计费管理方法；或者，以使所述通信装置执行如权利要求12-14任一项所述的计费管理方法。
  33. 一种处理装置，其特征在于，包括：
    存储器，用于存储计算机程序；
    处理器，用于从所述存储器调用并运行所述计算机程序，以执行如权利要求1-11任一项所述的计费管理方法；或者，以执行如权利要求12-14任一项所述的计费管理方法。
  34. 一种处理器，其特征在于，用于执行如权利要求1-11任一项所述的计费管理方法；或者，用于执行如权利要求12-14任一项所述的计费管理方法。
  35. 一种芯片系统，其特征在于，包括：
    存储器，用于存储计算机程序；
    处理器，用于从所述存储器调用并运行所述计算机程序，使得安装有所述芯片系统的设备执行如权利要求1-11任一项所述的计费管理方法；或者，使得安装有所述芯片系统的设备执行如权利要求12-14任一项所述的计费管理方法。
  36. 一种计算机可读存储介质，包括计算机程序，当其在计算机上运行时，使得所述计算机执行如权利要求1-11任一项所述的计费管理方法；或者，使得所述计算机执行如权利要求12-14任一项所述的计费管理方法。
  37. 一种计算机程序产品，所述计算机程序产品包括计算机程序，当所述计算机程序在计算机上运行时，使得计算机执行如权利要求1-11任一项所述的计费管理方法；或者，使得计算机执行如权利要求12-14任一项所述的计费管理方法。
  38. 一种装置，其特征在于，所述装置用来执行如权利要求1-11任一项所述的计费管理方法；或者，所述装置用来执行如权利要求12-14任一项所述的计费管理方法。
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