WO2023088031A1 - Procédé de facturation de trafic, élément de réseau et support de stockage - Google Patents

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WO2023088031A1
WO2023088031A1 PCT/CN2022/126709 CN2022126709W WO2023088031A1 WO 2023088031 A1 WO2023088031 A1 WO 2023088031A1 CN 2022126709 W CN2022126709 W CN 2022126709W WO 2023088031 A1 WO2023088031 A1 WO 2023088031A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to the technical field of mobile communication, and in particular to a flow accounting method, a wireless flow offloading functional entity, a wireless base station, a core network element and a storage medium.
  • Edge computing technology deploys servers at the edge of the wireless network and sinks cloud computing resources to the wireless access network, which can not only greatly reduce the delay, but also save the bandwidth of the backhaul network.
  • the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a traffic charging method, a wireless traffic offloading functional entity, a wireless base station, a core network element, and a storage medium.
  • the present disclosure provides a traffic charging method, the method includes: a wireless traffic offloading functional entity deployed on the wireless base station side obtains traffic usage information and a charging identifier of a local network; generates a first A traffic usage report, the first traffic usage report of the local network includes the usage information and the charging identifier; and reporting the first traffic usage report of the local network to the wireless base station, so that the wireless base station Report the second traffic usage report of the local network to the core network element according to the first traffic usage report, so that the core network element generates the local network bill according to the second traffic usage report of the local network .
  • the present disclosure provides a traffic charging method, the method comprising: a wireless base station receiving a first traffic usage report of a local network reported by a wireless traffic offloading functional entity, the first traffic usage report including the local network traffic usage information and billing identifier; generate a second traffic usage report for the local network according to the first traffic usage report, where the traffic usage report for the second local network includes a local network identifier, the usage information and The billing identifier; and reporting the second flow usage report of the local network to a network element of the core network, so that the network element of the core network generates a bill of the local network according to the second flow usage report of the local network .
  • the present disclosure provides a traffic charging method, the method comprising: a network element of the core network receives a second traffic usage report of a local network reported by a wireless base station, and the second traffic usage report of the local network includes identification, usage information and charging identification of the local network traffic; and according to the second traffic usage report of the local network, generate the bill of the local network, so that the billing domain completes the billing according to the bill of the local network Processing, the bill includes the local network identifier, the usage information of the local network traffic, and the charging identifier.
  • the present disclosure provides a wireless traffic offloading functional entity, including a communication circuit, a memory, and a processor, the communication circuit is used for communication; the memory is used to store a computer program; the processor is used to execute the computer program and implement the local traffic billing method as described in the first aspect above when the computer program is executed.
  • the present disclosure provides a wireless base station, including a communication circuit, a memory, and a processor, the communication circuit is used for communication; the memory is used to store a computer program; the processor is used to execute the computer program and When the computer program is executed, the local traffic charging method as described in the second aspect above is realized.
  • the present disclosure provides a core network element, including a communication circuit, a memory, and a processor, the communication circuit is used for communication; the memory is used to store a computer program; the processor is used to execute the computer program And when the computer program is executed, the local traffic charging method as described in the third aspect above is realized.
  • the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the processor implements the local traffic billing method.
  • the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the processor implements the local traffic billing method.
  • the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the processor implements the local traffic billing method.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall architecture of 4G and 5G wireless access networks defined by 3GPP;
  • Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a distributed cloud computing architecture formed by deploying edge computing in a mobile network
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the edge computing framework defined by the ETSI-MEC standard
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the application environment of the disclosed flow billing method
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart of an embodiment of the traffic charging method of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart of another embodiment of the traffic charging method of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic flow chart of another embodiment of the traffic charging method of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic flow chart of another embodiment of the traffic charging method of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic flow chart of another embodiment of the traffic charging method of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic flow diagram of an embodiment of the disclosed traffic billing method in 5G SA networking
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic flow diagram of an embodiment of the disclosed traffic billing method in a 4G network
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a wireless traffic offloading functional entity in the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the disclosed wireless base station.
  • Fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a core network element according to the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall architecture of the radio access network of 4G and 5G defined by 3GPP.
  • E-UTRAN Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network
  • eNB evolved NodeB
  • the structure of E-UTRAN is shown on the left side of Figure 1.
  • the eNBs are interconnected with each other through the X2 interface, and the eNB and the core network (EPC, Evolved Packet Core) are interconnected through the S1 interface.
  • EPC is mainly composed of network elements such as Mobility Management Entity (MME, Mobility Management Entity), Serving Gateway (S-GW, Serving Gateway), and Packet Data Network Gateway (P-GW, PDN Gateway).
  • MME Mobility Management Entity
  • S-GW Serving Gateway
  • P-GW Packet Data Network Gateway
  • the 5G network architecture mainly includes 5G radio access network (NG-RAN, Next Generation-Radio Access Network) and 5G core network (5GC, 5G Core Network), as shown on the right side of Figure 1.
  • the 5G radio access network mainly includes two types of nodes: gNB and ng-eNB.
  • the gNB provides the node of the NR user plane and control plane protocol terminal to the user equipment (UE, User Equipment) of the 5G network user, and connects to the 5GC via the NG interface.
  • ng-eNB provides the node of E-UTRA user plane and control plane protocol terminal to UE of 4G network users, and connects to 5GC via NG interface.
  • 5GC mainly includes access and mobility management function entity (AMF, Access and Mobility Management Function), session management function entity (SMF, Session Management Function), user plane function entity (UPF, User Plane Function) and other network elements.
  • AMF access and mobility management function entity
  • SMF Session Management Function
  • UPF User Plane Function
  • Edge computing technology sinks cloud computing resources to the wireless access network by configuring servers at the edge of the wireless network, shortening the physical distance between UE terminals and business applications (APP, Application), which can greatly reduce delays and save time. Network bandwidth.
  • Edge computing effectively integrates mobile communication network and Internet technology, and has the characteristics of business localization, short distance, and low delay.
  • the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI, European Telecommunications Standards Institute)-MEC standard defines the edge computing framework as shown in Figure 3. This framework is the most mainstream reference architecture for edge computing systems.
  • the main functional layers include: MEC system level management (MEC system level management), MEC host level management (MEC host level management), network layer (Networks).
  • the Networks layer includes 3GPP network, local network, external network and so on.
  • MEC host (MEC host) includes MEC platform (MEP, MEC platform), MEC application (MEC APP), and virtualization infrastructure.
  • the MEP is mainly responsible for providing multi-access edge services and collecting necessary operating information for edge applications.
  • the virtualization infrastructure includes the data plane (DP, Data plane).
  • the DP executes the traffic rules issued by the MEP, and processes the routing traffic between applications (apps), services (services), DNS servers/proxy, 3GPP networks, local networks, and external networks.
  • the traffic offloading to the local network is completed through DP, that is, local distribution.
  • the 3GPP network can refer to a wireless network that follows the 3GPP protocol; the local network can refer to a local area network or a campus network; protocol for wired WAN.
  • Another solution is to deploy a wireless traffic offload function entity (TOF, Traffic Offload Function) near the wireless base station.
  • the wireless TOF is connected in series between the wireless base station and the data plane of the core network to implement DP and complete local distribution; Directly connected to the core network elements, there are difficulties in the billing of the local network traffic, and it is impossible to complete the billing for the local network traffic. This has become a major obstacle for wireless TOF to promote the development of edge computing and affect the development of edge computing.
  • An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a traffic billing method, a wireless traffic offloading functional entity, a wireless base station, a core network element, and a storage medium.
  • fee identification generate the first traffic usage report of the local network; report the first traffic usage report of the local network to the wireless base station; the wireless base station receives the first traffic usage report of the local network reported by the wireless traffic offloading functional entity report; generate a second traffic usage report of the local network according to the first traffic usage report; report the second traffic usage report of the local network to a core network element; the core network element receives the report reported by the wireless base station A second traffic usage report of the local network; generating a bill for the local network according to the second traffic usage report for the local network, so that the billing domain completes charging processing according to the bill for the local network.
  • the wireless TOF cannot be directly connected to the core network elements, resulting in the inability to implement billing for the local network traffic.
  • the wireless TOF generates the first traffic usage report of the local network and reports it to the wireless base station, and then The wireless base station indicates it as the second traffic usage report of the local network and reports it to the core network; finally, the network element of the core network generates a bill of the local network, and the charging domain completes the billing processing of the local network traffic based on this.
  • This method does not need to change the 3GPP wireless network architecture, is compatible with 4G/5G wireless network architecture, does not need to deploy other equipment and complex networking, and creatively and quickly solves the problem of local network traffic billing in wireless TOF mode.
  • FIG. 4 The application environment of the embodiment of the present disclosure is shown in FIG. 4 , where a wireless terminal UE accesses a local network (local area network) through a wireless base station, and a wireless TOF is deployed near the wireless base station.
  • the traffic between UE and local network is offloaded locally through wireless TOF.
  • the UE accesses the Internet (Internet) through a wireless base station and a core network.
  • the core network completes functions such as call signaling control, bearer management, and call routing.
  • the core network is connected to the operator's billing domain to complete the reporting of UE bills.
  • the UE has local network data services.
  • the wireless TOF is deployed near the wireless base station to complete the offloading of traffic from the UE to the local network.
  • the traffic billing method in the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a method applied to wireless TOF (wireless TOF end method), a method applied to wireless base stations (referred to as wireless base station end method), and a method applied to core network elements (abbreviated as core network network method). element method).
  • wireless TOF end method wireless TOF end method
  • wireless base station end method wireless base stations
  • core network network method core network network method
  • element method the wireless TOF end method, the wireless base station end method and the core network element end method will be combined and described in detail below.
  • the wireless TOF end method enables the wireless TOF to report the first traffic usage report of the local network to the wireless base station, and provides technical support for the billing domain to be included in the cost of the local network traffic, thereby providing technical support for local network traffic billing;
  • the wireless base station end The method enables the wireless base station to report the second traffic usage report of the local network to the network element of the core network according to the first traffic usage report, and provides technical support for the billing domain to include the cost of the local network traffic, thereby providing technical support for local network traffic billing
  • the method at the core network element side can enable the core network element to generate a local network bill according to the second traffic usage report of the local network, and provide technical support for the charging domain to include the cost of the local network traffic, thereby realizing local network traffic billing provide technical support.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of an embodiment of the disclosed traffic charging method
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of another embodiment of the disclosed traffic charging method
  • FIG. 7 is another embodiment of the disclosed traffic charging method
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic flow chart of another embodiment of the traffic charging method of the present disclosure.
  • the method in Figure 5 is a wireless TOF-side method
  • the method in Figure 6 is a wireless base station-side method
  • the method in Figure 7 is a core network element-side method
  • the method in Figure 8 is a wireless TOF-side method and a wireless base station-side method.
  • the wireless TOF side method includes: step S101, step S102 and step S103; the wireless base station side method includes: step S201, step S202 and step S203; the core network element side method includes: step S301 and step S302.
  • Step S101 The wireless traffic offloading functional entity deployed on the wireless base station side obtains the usage information and the charging identifier of the local network traffic.
  • Step S102 Generate a first traffic usage report of the local network, where the first traffic usage report of the local network includes the usage information and the charging identifier.
  • Step S103 Report the first traffic usage report of the local network to the wireless base station, so that the wireless base station reports the second traffic usage report of the local network to the core network element according to the first traffic usage report and enabling the network element of the core network to generate the CDR of the local network according to the second traffic usage report of the local network.
  • the time for the wireless TOF to report the first traffic usage report of the local network to the wireless base station includes but is not limited to: periodic reporting, event reporting, and reporting upon release.
  • Periodic reporting may refer to reporting at a preset time period.
  • Event reporting may refer to reporting when a preset event occurs, for example: reporting when there is a local traffic offloading event, or reporting when the traffic reaches a certain preset threshold, and so on.
  • Reporting upon release may refer to reporting upon release of a wireless access bearer between the UE and the local network.
  • the local network may refer to a local area network or a campus network.
  • a local area network For example, industrial parks, office parks, campuses, shopping and sports centers, etc.
  • Step S201 The wireless base station receives the first traffic usage report of the local network reported by the wireless traffic offloading functional entity, and the first traffic usage report includes the traffic usage information and the charging identifier of the local network traffic.
  • Step S202 Generate a second traffic usage report of the local network according to the first traffic usage report, where the traffic usage report of the second local network includes a local network identifier, the usage information, and the charging identifier.
  • Step S203 Report the second traffic usage report of the local network to a network element of the core network, so that the core network element generates a bill of the local network according to the second traffic usage report of the local network.
  • the time for the wireless base station to report the second traffic usage report of the local network to the network element of the core network includes but is not limited to periodic reporting, event reporting, reporting when released, and reporting after being triggered by the wireless TOF.
  • Periodic reporting may refer to reporting at a preset time period.
  • Event reporting may refer to reporting when there is a local traffic offloading event.
  • Reporting upon release may refer to reporting upon release of a wireless access bearer between the UE and the local network.
  • Reporting after being triggered by the wireless TOF may mean that the wireless base station reports after the wireless TOF is reported to the wireless base station.
  • the wireless TOF can continuously trigger and report the first traffic usage report of the local network
  • the wireless base station can continuously trigger and report the second traffic usage report of the local network.
  • Step S301 The network element of the core network receives the second traffic usage report of the local network reported by the wireless base station, and the second traffic usage report of the local network includes a local network identifier, usage information of the local network traffic, and a charging identifier.
  • Step S302 According to the second traffic usage report of the local network, generate the bill of the local network, so that the billing domain completes the billing process according to the bill of the local network, and the bill includes the identifier of the local network, the Usage information and billing identifier of local network traffic.
  • the charging identifier may be an identifier for charging the wireless access bearer established this time, and the corresponding user may be queried according to the charging identifier.
  • the local network identifier may be the identifier of the local network type, and according to the local network identifier, it can be known that the network type (Type) of the radio access technology (RAT, Radio Access Technology) that needs to be charged is the local network type. For example: when the RAT Type is 2, it means that it is a local network type, or when the RAT Type is 14, it means that it is a local network type, and so on.
  • the network element of the core network may be a network element in the core network that is related to charging and cooperates with each other.
  • core network elements may include AMF, SMF, and charging function entities (CHF, Charging Function); in 4G systems, core network elements may include MME, SGW, PGW, and charging gateways. (CG, Charging Gate Way).
  • the wireless traffic offloading functional entity deployed on the wireless base station side obtains the traffic usage information and billing identifier of the local network; generates the first traffic usage report of the local network; reports the first traffic usage report of the local network report to the wireless base station; the wireless base station receives the first traffic usage report of the local network reported by the wireless traffic offloading functional entity; generates a second traffic usage report of the local network according to the first traffic usage report; The second flow usage report of the local network is reported to the network element of the core network; the network element of the core network receives the second flow usage report of the local network reported by the wireless base station; according to the second flow usage report of the local network, the local network is generated The bill, so that the billing domain completes the billing process according to the bill of the local network.
  • the wireless TOF cannot be directly connected to the core network elements, resulting in the inability to implement billing for the local network traffic.
  • the wireless TOF generates the first traffic usage report of the local network and reports it to the wireless base station, and then The wireless base station indicates it as the second traffic usage report of the local network and reports it to the core network; finally, the network element of the core network generates a bill of the local network, and the charging domain completes the billing processing of the local network traffic based on this.
  • This method does not need to change the 3GPP wireless network architecture, is compatible with 4G/5G wireless network architecture, does not need to deploy other equipment and complex networking, and creatively and quickly solves the problem of local network traffic billing in wireless TOF mode.
  • the first traffic usage report may also include but not limited to: data flow direction (uplink or downlink), and/or start and end time of collecting traffic, and/or delay, and/or packet loss rate , and/or business characteristics.
  • the first flow usage report may include the direction of the data flow; if the charging methods of the flow in different time periods are different, the first flow usage report may include the start and end time of collecting the flow; The time delay and/or packet loss rate can reflect the service quality. If the service quality is different and the billing methods are different, the first flow usage report can include the time delay and/or packet loss rate; if the business is different and the billing methods are different, then The first traffic usage report may include traffic characteristics.
  • the second traffic usage report may further include: data flow direction (uplink or downlink), and/or start and end time of collecting traffic, and/or delay, and/or packet loss rate, and/or or business characteristics.
  • the bill may further include: data flow direction (uplink or downlink), and/or start and end time of collecting traffic, and/or delay, and/or packet loss rate, and/or service characteristics .
  • the charging identifier includes an association identifier of a session (PDU Session, Protocol Data Unit Session) of a 5G system protocol data unit, or an association identifier of a 5G system PDU Session and a flow (QoS Flow) of a 5G system quality of service. , the association identifier of Quality of Service Flow).
  • the charging identifier includes an association identifier of an Enhanced Radio Access Bearer (E-RAB, Enhanced Radio Access Bearer) of the 4G system.
  • E-RAB Enhanced Radio Access Bearer
  • the billing identifier includes an association identifier of an application (APP, Application), an association identifier of an Internet Protocol (IP, Internet Protocol) flow, and an association identifier of a Media Access Control (MAC, Media Access Control) address one or more of .
  • APP Application
  • IP Internet Protocol
  • MAC Media Access Control
  • the charging identifier may also include a session association identifier of a 5G system protocol data unit, and one or more of an application association identifier, an Internet protocol flow association identifier, and a media access control address association identifier.
  • the charging identification may also include the association identification of the session of the 5G system protocol data unit and the association identification of the flow of the 5G system quality of service, as well as the association identification of the application, the association identification of the Internet Protocol flow, and the association of the media access control address One or more of the identities.
  • the charging identifier may include a 4G system enhanced radio access bearer association identifier, and one or more of an application association identifier, an Internet protocol flow association identifier, and a media access control address association identifier.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic flow diagram of another embodiment of the traffic charging method of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic flow diagram of the application environment of the present disclosure combined with a wireless TOF end method, a wireless base station end method, and a core network element end method. The following steps are included (steps 1 and 2 are the existing processing steps of the network).
  • the UE accesses the 3GPP wireless network, and the wireless network allocates a radio access bearer for the UE.
  • the wireless TOF near the wireless base station completes local traffic offloading for the UE.
  • the wireless TOF counts the local network traffic (that is, obtains the usage information of the local network traffic), generates the first traffic usage report of the local network, and sends it back to the wireless base station.
  • the wireless base station After receiving the above report, the wireless base station generates a second traffic usage report of the local network and sends it to the core network.
  • the wireless TOF and the wireless base station can continuously trigger and report the first traffic usage report and the second traffic usage report of the local network.
  • the core network After the core network receives the above report, it generates a call list for the local network.
  • the billing domain obtains the local traffic statistics from the call list of the local network of the core network.
  • Example 1 Billing scheme for wireless TOF in 5G independent (SA, Stand Alone) networking. As shown in Figure 10, the main processing steps are as follows.
  • Step 1-1 UE accesses the wireless network and establishes a PDU Session.
  • Step 1-2 The wireless TOF on the side of the NG-RAN base station completes local distribution.
  • Steps 1-3 Wireless TOF performs traffic statistics (that is, obtains traffic usage information of the local network), generates the first traffic usage report of the local network, and sends it to the NG-RAN base station (wireless base station).
  • Wireless TOF uses periodic reporting, and the first traffic usage report includes the tunnel identifier (ID identifier) of the PDU Session and the ID identifier (billing identifier) of the QoS Flow, usage information, data flow direction, and the start and end time of collecting traffic.
  • Steps 1-4 The NG-RAN base station sends the second traffic usage report of the local network to the AMF/SMF (core network element).
  • the second traffic usage report includes the ID of the PDU Session and the ID of the QoS Flow, usage information, and the local network identification RAT Type is 2 (RAT Type is 2, indicating that it is a local network type).
  • Step 1-5 AMF transfers to SMF for processing, and SMF generates local network bill, and records the ID of the above PDU Session, ID of QoS Flow, usage information, and local network identifier in the bill.
  • Steps 1-6 Release the PDU Session. Before the release, the wireless TOF reports when it is released, and completes the final report of traffic statistics, refer to steps 1-3.
  • Steps 1-7 The charging domain obtains the bill generated by the SMF from the charging function entity (CHF, Charging Function) of the core network, and completes the charging process for the local network traffic.
  • CHF Charging Function
  • Example 2 Billing scheme of wireless TOF in 4G network. As shown in Figure 11, the main processing steps are as follows.
  • Step 2-1 UE accesses the wireless network and establishes E-RAB.
  • Step 2-2 The wireless TOF on the side of the eNB (EUTRAN Node B) base station completes local distribution.
  • Step 2-3 The wireless TOF performs traffic statistics (that is, obtains the traffic usage information of the local network), generates the first traffic usage report of the local network, and sends it to the eNB base station (wireless base station).
  • the wireless TOF adopts event reporting, and the first traffic usage report includes the E-RAB tunnel identifier (namely, the ID identifier), usage information, data flow direction, and start and end time of collecting traffic.
  • Step 2-4 The eNB base station sends the second traffic usage report of the local network to the MME/SGW/PGW (core network element).
  • the second traffic usage report includes the ID of the E-RAB, the usage information, and the local network identifier.
  • Step 2-5 MME transfers to SGW/PGW for processing, and SGW/PGW generates a local network call list, and records the above-mentioned E-RAB ID, usage information, and local network identification in the call list.
  • RAT Type is 14 (RAT Type is 14, indicating the local network type).
  • Steps 2-6 E-RAB release. Before the release, the wireless TOF reports when it is released, and completes the final report of traffic statistics, refer to steps 2-3.
  • Step 2-7 The charging domain obtains the bill generated by the SGW/PGW from the charging gateway (CG, Charging Gate Way) of the core network, and completes charging processing for the local network traffic.
  • CG Charging Gate Way
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the wireless traffic offloading functional entity of the present disclosure. It should be noted that the wireless TOF of this embodiment can implement the above-mentioned traffic billing method applied to the wireless TOF. Detailed description of the relevant content , please refer to the above method section, and will not repeat them here.
  • the wireless TOF100 includes a communication circuit 3, a memory 1 and a processor 2, the communication circuit 3 is used for communication; the memory 1 is used for storing computer programs; the processor 2 is used for executing the computer programs and executing the The above computer program realizes the local traffic charging method as described above applied to the wireless TOF.
  • the processor 2 may be a micro control unit, a central processing unit or a digital signal processor, and so on.
  • the memory 1 can be a Flash chip, a read-only memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a U disk or a mobile hard disk, and the like.
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a wireless base station in the present disclosure. It should be noted that the wireless base station in this embodiment can implement the above-mentioned flow accounting method applied to a wireless base station. For detailed description of related content, please refer to The above method part will not be repeated here.
  • the wireless base station 200 includes a communication circuit 33, a memory 11 and a processor 22, the communication circuit 33 is used for communication; the memory 11 is used for storing computer programs; the processor 22 is used for executing the computer programs and executing The computer program implements the local traffic charging method as applied to any one of the wireless base stations.
  • the processor 22 may be a micro control unit, a central processing unit or a digital signal processor, and so on.
  • the memory 11 can be a Flash chip, a read-only memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a U disk or a mobile hard disk, and the like.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a core network element of the present disclosure. It should be noted that the core network element of this embodiment can implement the above-mentioned traffic charging method applied to the core network element, and related content For details, please refer to the above-mentioned method section, and will not repeat them here.
  • the core network element 300 includes a communication circuit 30, a memory 10, and a processor 20, the communication circuit 30 is used for communication; the memory 10 is used for storing a computer program; the processor 20 is used for executing the computer program and When the computer program is executed, the local traffic charging method as described above applied to the network element of the core network is realized.
  • the processor 20 may be a micro control unit, a central processing unit or a digital signal processor, and so on.
  • the memory 10 may be a Flash chip, a read-only memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a U disk or a mobile hard disk, and the like.
  • the present disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the processor realizes the local flow meter as described above for wireless TOF fee method.
  • the computer-readable storage medium may be an internal storage unit of the above-mentioned wireless TOF, such as a hard disk or a memory.
  • the computer-readable storage medium may also be an external storage device of the above-mentioned wireless TOF, such as an equipped plug-in hard disk, a smart memory card, a secure digital card, a flash memory card, and the like.
  • the present disclosure also provides another computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the processor realizes the local traffic as described above for the wireless base station billing method.
  • the computer-readable storage medium may be an internal storage unit of the wireless base station, such as a hard disk or a memory.
  • the computer-readable storage medium may also be an external storage device of the wireless base station, such as an equipped plug-in hard disk, smart memory card, secure digital card, flash memory card, and the like.
  • the present disclosure also provides yet another computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the processor implements the above-mentioned application to core network elements. Local traffic billing method.
  • the computer-readable storage medium may be an internal storage unit of the network element of the core network, such as a hard disk or a memory.
  • the computer-readable storage medium may also be an external storage device of the network element of the core network, such as a plug-in hard disk, a smart memory card, a secure digital card, a flash memory card, and the like.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a traffic billing method, a wireless traffic offloading functional entity, a wireless base station, a core network element, and a storage medium. fee identification; generate the first traffic usage report of the local network; report the first traffic usage report of the local network to the wireless base station; the wireless base station receives the first traffic usage report of the local network reported by the wireless traffic offloading functional entity report; generate a second traffic usage report of the local network according to the first traffic usage report; report the second traffic usage report of the local network to a core network element; the core network element receives the report reported by the wireless base station A second traffic usage report of the local network; generating a bill for the local network according to the second traffic usage report for the local network, so that the billing domain completes charging processing according to the bill for the local network.
  • the wireless TOF cannot be directly connected to the core network elements, resulting in the inability to implement billing for the local network traffic.
  • the wireless TOF generates the first traffic usage report of the local network and reports it to the wireless base station, and then The wireless base station indicates it as the second traffic usage report of the local network and reports it to the core network; finally, the network element of the core network generates a bill of the local network, and the charging domain completes the billing processing of the local network traffic based on this.
  • This method does not need to change the 3GPP wireless network architecture, is compatible with 4G/5G wireless network architecture, does not need to deploy other equipment and complex networking, and creatively and quickly solves the problem of local network traffic billing in wireless TOF mode.
  • the division between functional modules/units mentioned in the above description does not necessarily correspond to the division of physical components; for example, one physical component may have multiple functions, or one function or step may be composed of several physical components. Components cooperate to execute.
  • Some or all of the physical components may be implemented as software executed by a processor, such as a central processing unit, digital signal processor, or microprocessor, or as hardware, or as an integrated circuit, such as an application-specific integrated circuit .
  • a processor such as a central processing unit, digital signal processor, or microprocessor
  • Such software may be distributed on computer readable media, which may include computer storage media (or non-transitory media) and communication media (or transitory media).
  • computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information, such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. permanent, removable and non-removable media.
  • Computer storage media includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cartridges, tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or can Any other medium used to store desired information and which can be accessed by a computer.
  • communication media typically embodies computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism, and may include any information delivery media .

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La présente demande concerne un procédé de facturation de trafic, une fonction TOF sans fil, une station de base sans fil, un élément de réseau central et un support de stockage. Le procédé comprend : l'obtention, par la fonction TOF sans fil, d'informations de volume d'utilisation et d'un identifiant de facturation de trafic d'un réseau local ; la génération d'un premier rapport d'utilisation de trafic du réseau local ; le fait de rapporter le premier rapport d'utilisation de trafic du réseau local à la station de base sans fil ; la réception, par la station de base sans fil, du premier rapport d'utilisation de trafic du réseau local rapporté par la fonction TOF sans fil ; la génération d'un second rapport d'utilisation de trafic du réseau local selon le premier rapport d'utilisation de trafic ; le fait de rapporter le second rapport d'utilisation de trafic du réseau local à l'élément de réseau centre ; la réception, par l'élément de réseau central, du second rapport d'utilisation de trafic du réseau local rapporté par la station de base sans fil ; et la génération d'une facture du réseau local selon le second rapport d'utilisation de trafic du réseau local de sorte qu'un domaine de facturation accomplit le traitement de facturation selon la facture du réseau local.
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