WO2025035990A1 - 卫星计费方法、卫星计费功能、计费功能及存储介质 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to the field of satellite communication technology, and in particular to a satellite billing method, a satellite billing function, a billing function and a storage medium.
- Satellite-ground fusion communication network is becoming a global research hotspot.
- 3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
- NTN Non-Terrestrial Networks
- the billing system has also evolved into a converged charging system (CCS), which integrates online and offline billing functions and provides a unified interface to the outside world using a service-based architecture.
- CCS converged charging system
- FIGs 1 and 2 provide a service-based converged billing architecture of the related art, which includes logical billing functions and an interface Bx between these functions and the billing domain (BD).
- the network element in which the charging trigger function (CTF) is embedded such as the session management function (SMF), generates a billing event to the charging function (CHF) to implement converged billing of data connections.
- CTF charging trigger function
- CHF charging function
- CDR charging data record
- CDF charging data function
- CGF charging gateway function
- 5G functional modules and billing architecture are based on service-oriented interfaces.
- CTF cannot recognize that this billing event is based on satellite access, which will cause losses to the satellite mobile network operator (Satellite Mobile network Operator) or the satellite service provider (Satellite Service Provider).
- the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a satellite billing method, a satellite billing function, a billing function and a storage medium, which are used to implement billing of satellite-related services when a terminal accesses via a satellite.
- an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a satellite billing method, which is applied to a satellite billing function, including:
- the satellite billing information includes at least one of the following:
- the terminal's satellite access type The terminal's satellite access type
- the satellite-related parameters include one or more of the following parameters: satellite name, satellite catalog number, orbital altitude, orbital plane, ephemeris information, destination, and country of origin; the terminal location information
- the information includes at least one of the following: the current location of the terminal, the PRA identifier, and an indicator of whether the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- determining satellite billing information related to the terminal includes:
- the terminal location information Based on one or more of the satellite access indication flag, the wireless access type, and the terminal location information, it is determined that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite, and the satellite billing information related to the terminal is determined based on the resource usage information and/or service duration of the terminal.
- determining satellite billing information related to the terminal includes:
- the satellite billing information includes the terminal location information and/or the PRA information
- the PRA information includes at least one of the following: a tracking area list TrackingAreaList, a PRA identifier, and an indicator that the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- the satellite charging function is a charging trigger function CTF, and the CTF is deployed in an access and mobility management function AMF, a short message service function entity SMSF, or a session management function SMF;
- the satellite charging function is a charging enabling function CEF, and the CEF determines the satellite charging information related to the terminal by interacting with the AMF and/or the operation maintenance management OAM.
- determining satellite billing information related to the terminal includes:
- satellite billing information related to the terminal is determined, and the satellite billing information further includes: indication information for indicating that the short message is sent based on a satellite.
- the satellite charging function is a charging trigger function CTF, and the CTF is deployed in a short message service function entity SMSF;
- the satellite charging function is CEF, and the CEF determines the satellite charging information related to the terminal by interacting with SMSF and/or OAM.
- determining satellite billing information related to the terminal includes:
- satellite charging information related to the terminal is determined.
- the star billing information also includes: relevant information of the PDU session.
- the satellite charging function is a charging trigger function CTF, and the CTF is deployed in a session management function SMF;
- the satellite charging function is CEF, and the CEF determines the satellite charging information related to the terminal by interacting with SMF and/or OAM.
- an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a satellite charging method, which is applied to a charging function CHF, including:
- a charging data response message is sent to the satellite charging function.
- the satellite billing information includes at least one of the following:
- the terminal's satellite access type The terminal's satellite access type
- the satellite-related parameters include one or more of the following parameters: satellite name, satellite catalog number, orbital altitude, orbital plane, ephemeris information, destination, and country;
- the terminal location information includes at least one of the following: terminal current location, field reporting area PRA identifier, and an indicator of whether the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- creating or updating a charging data record CDR according to the satellite charging information includes:
- the satellite charging information indicates that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite and the satellite charging information includes resource usage information and/or service duration of the terminal
- a CDR is created according to the service resource usage information and/or service duration of the terminal.
- creating or updating a charging data record CDR according to the satellite charging information includes:
- a CDR is created for a charging event of the location report; wherein the PRA information includes at least one of the following: a tracking area list TrackingAreaList, a PRA identifier, and an indicator that the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- the satellite billing information further includes: indication information for indicating sending a short message based on a satellite;
- the step of creating or updating a charging data record CDR according to the satellite charging information includes:
- the satellite charging information indicates that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite
- the satellite charging information further includes indication information for indicating that a short message is sent via a satellite
- a CDR is created for a charging event of sending a short message via a satellite.
- the satellite billing information further includes: information related to the PDU session;
- the step of creating or updating a charging data record CDR according to the satellite charging information includes:
- the satellite charging information indicates that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite, and the satellite charging information also includes relevant information of the PDU session, a CDR is created or updated for the PDU session.
- the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a satellite billing function, including: a memory, a transceiver, and a processor:
- a memory storing a computer program; a transceiver transmitting and receiving data under the control of the processor; and a processor reading the computer program in the memory and performing the following operations:
- the satellite billing information includes at least one of the following:
- the terminal's satellite access type The terminal's satellite access type
- the satellite-related parameters include one or more of the following parameters: satellite name, satellite catalog number, orbital altitude, orbital plane, ephemeris information, destination, and country;
- the terminal location information includes at least one of the following: terminal current location, field reporting area PRA identifier, and an indicator of whether the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- the processor further reads the computer program in the memory and performs the following operations:
- the terminal location information Based on one or more of the satellite access indication flag, the wireless access type, and the terminal location information, it is determined that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite, and the satellite billing information related to the terminal is determined based on the resource usage information and/or service duration of the terminal.
- the processor further reads the computer program in the memory and performs the following operations:
- the satellite billing information includes the terminal location information and/or the PRA information
- the PRA information includes at least one of the following: a tracking area list TrackingAreaList, a PRA identifier, and an indicator that the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- the satellite charging function is a charging trigger function CTF, and the CTF is deployed in an access and mobility management function AMF, a short message service function entity SMSF, or a session management function SMF;
- the satellite charging function is a charging enabling function CEF, and the CEF determines the satellite charging information related to the terminal by interacting with the AMF and/or the operation maintenance management OAM.
- the processor further reads the computer program in the memory and performs the following operations:
- satellite billing information related to the terminal is determined, and the satellite billing information further includes: indication information for indicating that the short message is sent based on a satellite.
- the satellite charging function is a charging trigger function CTF, and the CTF is deployed in a short message service function entity SMSF;
- the satellite charging function is CEF, and the CEF determines the satellite charging information related to the terminal by interacting with SMSF and/or OAM.
- the processor further reads the computer program in the memory and performs the following operations:
- satellite billing information related to the terminal is determined, and the satellite billing information also includes: relevant information of the PDU session.
- the satellite charging function is a charging trigger function CTF, and the CTF is deployed in a session management function SMF;
- the satellite charging function is CEF, and the CEF determines the satellite charging information related to the terminal by interacting with SMF and/or OAM.
- an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a billing function, including: a memory, a transceiver, and a processor:
- a memory storing a computer program; a transceiver transmitting and receiving data under the control of the processor; and a processor reading the computer program in the memory and performing the following operations:
- a charging data response message is sent to the satellite charging function.
- the satellite billing information includes at least one of the following:
- the satellite access type of the terminal is the satellite access type of the terminal.
- the satellite-related parameters include one or more of the following parameters: satellite name, satellite catalog number, orbital altitude, orbital plane, ephemeris information, destination, and country of origin; the terminal location information includes at least one of the following: current location of the terminal, PRA identifier, and location of the terminal in the PRA. Indicator of internal or external.
- the processor further reads the computer program in the memory and performs the following operations:
- the satellite charging information indicates that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite and the satellite charging information includes resource usage information and/or service duration of the terminal
- a CDR is created according to the service resource usage information and/or service duration of the terminal.
- the processor further reads the computer program in the memory and performs the following operations:
- a CDR is created for a charging event of the location report; wherein the PRA information includes at least one of the following: a tracking area list TrackingAreaList, a PRA identifier, and an indicator that the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- the satellite billing information further includes: indication information for indicating sending a short message based on a satellite;
- the processor further reads the computer program in the memory and performs the following operations:
- the satellite charging information indicates that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite
- the satellite charging information further includes indication information for indicating that a short message is sent via a satellite
- a CDR is created for a charging event of sending a short message via a satellite.
- the satellite billing information further includes: information related to the PDU session;
- the processor further reads the computer program in the memory and performs the following operations:
- the satellite charging information indicates that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite, and the satellite charging information also includes relevant information of the PDU session, a CDR is created or updated for the PDU session.
- an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a satellite billing device, which is applied to a satellite billing function, including:
- a first determining unit configured to determine satellite billing information related to the terminal
- a first sending unit configured to send the satellite billing information to a billing function CHF;
- the first receiving unit is used to receive the charging data response message sent by the CHF.
- an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a satellite billing device, which is applied to a billing function, including:
- a first receiving unit configured to receive satellite billing information sent by a satellite billing function
- a first processing unit configured to create or update a charging data record CDR according to the satellite charging information
- the first sending unit is used to send a billing data response message to the satellite billing function.
- an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a processor-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored.
- a computer program is stored on which a computer program is stored.
- the satellite billing function collects relevant billing information when the terminal is accessed via a satellite, obtains the terminal-related satellite billing information and sends it to the CHF, so that the CHF can implement satellite-related service billing based on the terminal-related satellite billing information.
- FIG. 1 and 2 are schematic diagrams of a service-oriented interface-based converged billing architecture of the related art
- FIG3 is an example diagram of a fusion billing process in the related art
- FIG4 is a flow chart of a satellite billing method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG5 is another schematic diagram of a flow chart of a satellite billing method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- 6 to 10 are several example flow charts of satellite billing methods provided in embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG11 is a structural diagram of a satellite billing function provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG12 is a structural diagram of a billing function provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG13 is a structural diagram of a satellite billing device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 14 is another structural diagram of the satellite billing device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the term "and/or” describes the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist.
- a and/or B may represent three situations: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone.
- the character "/" generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or” relationship.
- plurality in the embodiments of the present disclosure refers to two or more than two, and other quantifiers are similar thereto.
- the embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a satellite billing method, which can realize the flexible configuration of beam hopping resources in the 5G-based satellite communication scenario, improve the efficiency of beam scheduling and management, and thus provide support for improving resource utilization and system communication capacity.
- the disclosed embodiment provides a satellite billing method, which can realize satellite-related service billing when a terminal accesses via a satellite.
- FIG4 provides a flow chart of the above method when applied to a satellite billing function, wherein the satellite billing function can be a charging trigger function (CTF), which can be deployed independently in the core network or in one or more core network elements, for example, in an access and mobility management function (AMF) or a short message service function entity (SMSF).
- CTF charging trigger function
- AMF access and mobility management function
- SMSF short message service function entity
- the satellite billing function can also be a charging enablement function (CEF) in the related art, which can usually use management services or services exposed by network functions.
- CEF charging enablement function
- the method includes:
- Step 401 determining satellite billing information related to the terminal.
- the satellite billing function can determine the satellite billing information related to the terminal when the terminal accesses the network via a satellite.
- the terminal can specifically be a user equipment (UE), an Internet of Things device, a broadband vehicle-mounted or fixed terminal, etc. Based on different billing requirements, the satellite billing information related to the terminal can be determined, which can specifically include at least one of the following:
- the satellite access type of the terminal for example, according to the orbital altitude of the satellite accessed by the terminal, it can be divided into low earth orbit (LEO) satellite, medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite, geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) satellite and other satellites (OTHERSAT), etc.
- the AMF can be based on the global RAN node ID associated with the N2 interface and the next generation radio access network (NG-RAN)
- the indicated tracking area determines the type of Radio Access Technology (RAT) where the terminal resides.
- AMF determines the RAT type of New Radio (NR) satellite access, namely NR (LEO), NR (MEO), NR (GEO) and NR (OTHERSAT).
- NR New Radio
- the type of satellite access NR namely the satellite access type, will be displayed on the N2 interface.
- the terminal location information includes at least one of the following: the current location of the terminal, a Presence Reporting Area (PRA) identifier, and an indicator of whether the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- PRA Presence Reporting Area
- TAC Tracking Area Identifier
- Satellite related parameters include one or more of the following parameters: satellite name, satellite catalog number, orbit altitude, orbit plane, ephemeris information, destination, and country.
- the ephemeris information may specifically include at least one of the following information:
- Resource usage information such as the amount of service data sent and received by the terminal
- Service duration which may be the time interval from the establishment of a protocol data unit (PDU) session by the terminal to the release of the PDU session.
- PDU protocol data unit
- the terminal-related satellite billing information may also include more billing auxiliary information, such as a Quality of Service (QoS) flow usage report, which may specifically include at least one of the following information: QoS flow identifier (Qos flow ID, QFI), QoS flow start time, end time, uplink traffic, downlink traffic, etc.
- QoS Quality of Service
- Step 402 Send the satellite billing information to a billing function (CHF).
- CHF billing function
- the satellite charging function sends the satellite charging information to the CHF, so that the CHF can create or update the charging data record (CDR) based on the satellite charging information, thereby realizing the charging of satellite-related services.
- the satellite charging function can send the satellite charging information to the CHF through the Hchf interface, and the satellite charging information can be carried in the charging data request (Charging Data Request). Request) message.
- Step 403 Receive the charging data response message sent by the CHF.
- CHF can send a charging data response (Charging Data Response) message to the satellite billing function.
- the message is used to indicate that CHF has created or updated the CDR.
- the message can carry the result of CHF processing the CTF request.
- the embodiment of the present disclosure collects relevant billing information through the satellite billing function when the terminal is accessed via a satellite, obtains the terminal-related satellite billing information and sends it to the CHF, so that the CHF can implement satellite-related service billing based on the terminal-related satellite billing information.
- the satellite billing function can collect satellite billing information related to the terminal.
- the following example illustrates this.
- the satellite billing function can determine the satellite billing information related to the terminal when it is determined that the terminal accesses the network via satellite. Specifically, the satellite billing function can determine whether the terminal accesses the network via satellite based on one or more of the satellite access indication flag (the satellite access indication flag is a flag used to indicate whether the terminal accesses the network via satellite), the wireless access type, and the terminal location information.
- the satellite billing information related to the terminal can be determined based on the resource usage information and/or service duration of the terminal.
- the satellite billing information may include information such as resource usage information and/or service duration, and may also include other auxiliary billing information.
- the satellite billing function may be a charging trigger function (CTF), which may be deployed in AMF so that CTF may obtain the satellite billing information directly from AMF; or, the satellite billing function may be a charging enabling function (CEF), which determines the terminal-related satellite billing information by interacting with AMF and/or Operation Administration and Maintenance (OAM).
- CTF charging trigger function
- CEF charging enabling function
- the satellite charging function can determine the satellite charging information related to the terminal based on the terminal location information and/or the terminal's presence reporting area (PRA) information, wherein the satellite charging information includes the terminal location information and/or PRA information, and the PRA information includes at least one of the following: a tracking area list, a PRA identifier, and an indicator that the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- the terminal location information may include at least one of the following: the current location of the terminal, the PRA Identifier, indicator of whether the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- the satellite billing function may be a CTF deployed in the AMF, so that the CTF can obtain the satellite billing information directly from the AMF; or, the satellite billing function may be a CEF, and the CEF may determine the satellite billing information related to the terminal by interacting with the AMF and/or OAM.
- the satellite billing function may also be a CTF deployed in the SMF or SMSF.
- the satellite billing function can determine whether the short message sent by the terminal is sent based on the satellite. For example, if the short message service is used when the terminal accesses the network via a satellite, it can be determined that the short message sent by the terminal is sent based on the satellite. In the case where the short message sent by the terminal is sent based on the satellite, the satellite billing function determines the satellite billing information related to the terminal, and the satellite billing information also includes: indication information for indicating that the short message is sent based on the satellite.
- SMS short message service
- the satellite billing function can be a CTF deployed in a short message service function entity (Short Message Service Function, SMSF), so that the CTF can directly obtain the satellite billing information from the SMSF; or, the satellite billing function can be a CEF, and the CEF can determine the satellite billing information related to the terminal by interacting with the SMSF and/or OAM.
- SMSF Short Message Service Function
- the satellite billing function can determine the terminal-related satellite billing information when it detects that the terminal initiates a PDU session via NTN and the PDU session and/or the service data in the PDU session need to be billed, and the satellite billing information also includes: relevant information of the PDU session.
- the satellite billing function can be a CTF deployed in a Session Management Function (SMF), so that the CTF can directly obtain the satellite billing information from the SMF; or, the satellite billing function can be a CEF, and the CEF can determine the terminal-related satellite billing information by interacting with the SMF and/or OAM.
- SMF Session Management Function
- the satellite charging method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure when applied to CHF, includes:
- Step 501 receiving satellite billing information sent by a satellite billing function.
- the CHF may receive a charging data request message sent by the satellite charging function, and obtain the satellite charging information from the message.
- the satellite charging information may include at least one of the following:
- the satellite-related parameters include one or more of the following parameters: satellite name, satellite catalog number, orbital altitude, orbital plane, ephemeris information, destination, and country.
- the terminal location information includes at least one of the following: current location of the terminal, PRA identifier, and an indicator of whether the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- Step 502 Create or update a CDR according to the satellite billing information.
- step 502 the CHF creates or updates the CDR according to the information included in the satellite billing information.
- the CHF when the satellite billing information indicates that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite, and the satellite billing information includes resource usage information and/or service duration of the terminal, the CHF creates a CDR based on the service resource usage information and/or service duration of the terminal. In some embodiments, when the satellite billing information also includes billing assistance information, the CHF can also create a CDR based on the billing assistance information to achieve more accurate accounting and billing.
- a CDR is created for a billing event of a location report; wherein the PRA information includes at least one of the following: a tracking area list (TrackingAreaList), a PRA identifier, and an indicator that the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- TrackAreaList a tracking area list
- PRA identifier a PRA identifier
- the satellite charging information may further include: indication information for indicating that a short message is sent based on a satellite.
- the satellite charging information indicates that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite
- the satellite charging information further includes indication information for indicating that a short message is sent based on a satellite
- the CHF creates a CDR for a charging event of the terminal sending a short message via a satellite.
- the satellite billing information may further include: relevant information of the PDU session.
- the satellite billing information indicates that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite and the satellite billing information also includes relevant information of the PDU session, the CHF creates or updates a CDR for the PDU session.
- the CHF may determine whether the terminal accesses the network via a satellite based on one or more of the satellite access type of the terminal, the terminal location information, the TAC information of the NTN of the terminal, satellite-related parameters, and the like in the satellite billing information. For example, when the satellite access type of the terminal is LEO, MEO, GEO, or OTHERSAT, it may be determined that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite.
- Step 503 Send a billing data response message to the satellite billing function.
- the CHF may send a Charging Data Response message to the satellite charging function to indicate that a CDR has been created or updated.
- Step 601-Step 603 the UE accesses the New Radio (NR) system through NTN and sends a registration message to the network.
- NR New Radio
- Step 604 The UE initiates a registration process, for details, please refer to the relevant technology.
- Step 605 After the UE successfully registers, the AMF sends a registration acceptance message to the UE.
- the CTF may need to obtain satellite-related parameters from the OAM or Unified Data Management (UDM) entity.
- UDM Unified Data Management
- satellite-related parameters include: satellite name (name), satellite directory number (norad id), orbital altitude, orbital plane, ephemeris information, destination (destination), country (owner), and other information.
- the AMF determines that the access is initiated via satellite based on one or more of the satellite access indication flag of the terminal (for example, the AMF generates and saves the flag based on the access information of the terminal), the radio access type RAT (such as "NR(LEO)", “NR(MEO)”, “NR(GEO)”, “NR(OTHERSAT)”, etc.), and the location information of the UE.
- the charging trigger function CTF collects the satellite billing information and sends the satellite billing information to the CHF through a charging data request (Charging Data Request) message.
- Satellite billing information includes at least one of the following:
- - Satellite access type such as RAT ("NR(LEO)”, “NR(MEO)”, “NR(GEO)”, “NR(OTHERSAT)”, etc.
- NTN Tracking Area Identifier (TAI) information such as:
- Step 608 CHF generates a charging report (CDR) based on the received satellite charging information.
- CDR charging report
- Step 609 CHF reports a Charging Data Response message to AMF.
- Example 2 Satellite Position Report Charging (Post Event Charging)
- CTF is also deployed on AMF.
- This example specifically includes:
- Step 701 establish a new N2 connection between the Next Generation Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) and AMF, activate location reporting billing in the AMF billing profile, and there may be a status reporting area list.
- the "terminal status" in the status area list PRA describes whether the terminal enters or leaves the PRA.
- step 702 the AMF sends a Location Reporting Control to the NG-RAN according to the startup procedure described in the relevant technology, indicating that the location change of the UE or the reporting area where the UE exists needs to be reported.
- Step 703 AMF receives the location report sent by NG-RAN, which includes the current location of the UE and the potential PRA area.
- the cell and TAI reported by NG-RAN refer to the fixed cell and fixed TA of the UE's geographical location.
- Step 704 If location reporting charging is activated in step 701, the AMF (CTF) determines that the access is initiated by satellite based on one or more of the information such as the satellite access indication flag of the terminal (for example, the AMF generates and saves the flag based on the access information of the terminal), the radio access type RAT (such as "NR (LEO)”, “NR (MEO)”, “NR (GEO)”, “NR (OTHERSAT)”, etc.), and the location information of the UE, and the AMF (CTF) collects the satellite-related information about the charging event.
- the satellite access indication flag of the terminal for example, the AMF generates and saves the flag based on the access information of the terminal
- the radio access type RAT such as "NR (LEO)", “NR (MEO)", “NR (GEO)", “NR (OTHERSAT)", etc.
- CTF may need to obtain satellite-related parameters from OAM or UDM.
- Satellite-related parameters include: satellite name (name), satellite directory number (norad id), orbital altitude, orbital plane, ephemeris information, destination (destination), country (owner) and other information.
- CTF Charging Data Request message
- Step 705 CHF creates a CDR for this location report.
- Step 706 CHF confirms the creation of the CDR by sending a Charging Data Response message to AMF.
- Step 707 according to the AMF standard provided in step 702, a change in the UE location or presence status reporting area occurs.
- Step 708 AMF receives the updated location report sent by NG-RAN.
- step 709 the AMF sends a Charging Data Request message to the CHF, which contains the new UE location, the PRA identifier, and an indication of whether the UE is inside or outside the status reporting area (if any).
- step 710 the CHF creates a CDR for the updated location report.
- Step 711 CHF confirms by sending a Charging Data Response to AMF.
- CTF is deployed in AMF.
- the interaction between SMSF and CHF is actually the interaction between SMSF (CTF) and CHF.
- This example specifically includes:
- Step 801 the initialization process between the UE and the SMSF, can refer to the relevant technology and will not be repeated in this example.
- Step 802 SMSF receives the SMS Submit message sent by UE.
- Step 803 The SMSF determines whether the short message is sent via satellite by at least one of the following indication information:
- SMSServiceType The short message service type adds an indication bit for short messages to be sent via satellite (VAS4SMS_SHORT_MESSAGE_NTN). Through this indication bit, it can be determined that the short message is sent based on the satellite.
- Satellite access type e.g. RAT ("NR(LEO)”, “NR(MEO)”, “NR(GEO)”, “NR(OTHERSAT)”, etc.
- SMSF In response to the received caller (Mobile Originate, MO) short message, SMSF sends a charging data request message (Charging Data Request [Event]) to CHF.
- the relevant parameters of the charging data request message also include the information whether the short message determined above belongs to the satellite.
- Step 804 CHF creates a call record (CDR) for the short message.
- Step 805 CHF confirms by sending a charging data response [Event] to the SMSF.
- Step 806 SMSF returns a short message submission response (SMS Submit Answer) and gives the corresponding result: whether SMSF successfully receives the short message (SMS).
- Step 807 forwarding the SMS according to the applicable process, which will not be described in detail here.
- CTF is deployed in SMF.
- the example includes:
- Step 901 UE initiates a PDU session connection process through NTN.
- NTN Network-to-Network Interface
- Step 902 When a PDU session or a service data flow in a PDU session needs to be charged, the CTF determines that this is a data flow accessed by a satellite and collects satellite-related charging information.
- Step 903 CTF may need to obtain satellite related parameters from OAM or UDM.
- Satellite related parameters include: satellite name (name), satellite directory number (norad id), orbital altitude, orbital plane, ephemeris information, destination (destination), country (owner) and other information or one or more.
- Step 904 the SMF (CTF) determines that the access is initiated via satellite based on one or more of the information such as the satellite access indication flag of the terminal, the radio access type RAT (such as "NR (LEO)”, “NR (MEO)”, “NR (GEO)”, “NR (OTHERSAT)”, etc.), and the location information of the UE, and the charging trigger function CTF collects the satellite charging information and sends the satellite charging information to the CHF through a charging request message (Charging Data Request);
- the radio access type RAT such as "NR (LEO)”, “NR (MEO)”, “NR (GEO)”, “NR (OTHERSAT)”, etc.
- Satellite billing information includes at least one of the following:
- RAT Satellite access type: RAT ("NR(LEO)”, “NR(MEO)”, “NR(GEO)”, “NR(OTHERSAT)”);
- NTN Tracking Area Identifier information NTN Tracking Area Identifier information
- Step 905 CHF opens the billing statement (Open CDR) and performs billing.
- Step 906 CHF sends Charging Data Response to SMF.
- step 907 AMF sends a message to SMF: SM Request with PDU Session Update Requst N2 SM information, requesting PDU session update.
- Step 908-Step 910 CTF sends a charging Data Request message to CHF, and CHF updates CDR.
- step 911 SMF sends a message to AMF: SM Request with PDU session Update Response to AMF, indicating that the PDU session has been updated.
- CEF can use both management services and services exposed by network functions, as shown in Figure 10.
- CTF in Example 1 is replaced by CEF.
- the specific steps of Example 5 are similar to those of Example 1, except that CEF can obtain the required information from AMF and OAM, and CEF sends the billing request message of the satellite service to CHF. This will not be repeated here.
- GSM global system of mobile communication
- CDMA code division multiple access
- WCDMA wideband code division multiple access
- GPRS general packet radio service
- LTE long term evolution
- FDD frequency division duplex
- TDD LTE time division duplex
- LTE-A long term evolution advanced
- UMTS universal mobile telecommunication system
- WiMAX worldwide interoperability for microwave access
- NR 5G new radio
- the terminal device involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to a user, a handheld device with a wireless connection function, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem.
- the name of the terminal device may also be different.
- the terminal device may be called a user equipment (UE).
- the wireless terminal device can communicate with one or more core networks (CN) via a radio access network (RAN).
- CN core networks
- RAN radio access network
- the wireless terminal device may be a mobile terminal device, such as a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone) and a computer with a mobile terminal device, for example, a portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-built-in or vehicle-mounted mobile device, which exchanges language and/or data with a radio access network.
- Wireless terminal devices may also be referred to as systems, subscriber units, subscriber stations, mobile stations, mobile stations, remote stations, access points, remote terminal devices, access terminal devices, user terminal devices, user agents, and user devices, which are not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the network side device involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be a base station, which may include multiple cells providing services for the terminal.
- the base station may also be called an access point, or may be a device in the access network that communicates with the wireless terminal device through one or more sectors on the air interface, or other names.
- the network device can be used to interchange received air frames with Internet Protocol (IP) packets, and serve as a router between the wireless terminal device and the rest of the access network, wherein the rest of the access network may include an Internet Protocol (IP) communication network.
- IP Internet Protocol
- the network device may also coordinate the attribute management of the air interface.
- the network device involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be a network device (Base Transceiver Station, BTS) in the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) or Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), or a network device (NodeB) in Wide-band Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), or an evolutionary network device (evolutional Node B, eNB or e-NodeB) in the long term evolution (LTE) system, 5G
- the 5G base station (the next Generation Node B, gNB) in the network architecture (next generation system) may also be a home evolved Node B (Home evolved Node B, HeNB), a relay node, a home base station (femto), a pico base station (pico), etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the network equipment may include a centralized unit (CU) node and a distributed unit (DU) node, and the centralized unit and the distributed unit may also be arranged geographically separately.
- the network side device and the terminal device can each use one or more antennas for multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmission.
- MIMO transmission can be single user MIMO (SU-MIMO) or multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO).
- MIMO transmission can be two-dimensional MIMO (2D-MIMO), three-dimensional MIMO (3D-MIMO), full-dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO) or multi-dimensional MIMO (massive-MIMO), or it can be diversity transmission, precoded transmission or beamforming transmission, etc.
- the embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a satellite billing function, including a processor 1100, a transceiver 1110, a memory 1120, and a program stored in the memory 1120 and executable on the processor 1100; wherein the transceiver 1110 is connected to the processor 1100 and the memory 1120 via a bus interface, wherein the processor 1100 is used to read the program in the memory and execute the following process:
- the transceiver 1110 is configured to receive and send data under the control of the processor 1100 .
- the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically one or more processors represented by processor 1100 and various circuits of memory represented by memory 1120 are linked together.
- the bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and are therefore not further described herein.
- the bus interface provides an interface.
- the transceiver 1110 may be a plurality of components, namely, a transmitter and a receiver, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices on a transmission medium, which may include a wireless channel, a wired channel, an optical cable, and other transmission media.
- the processor 1100 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 1120 can store processing Data used by the device 1100 when performing operations.
- Processor 1100 can be a central processing unit (CPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or a complex programmable logic device (CPLD).
- CPU central processing unit
- ASIC application specific integrated circuit
- FPGA field programmable gate array
- CPLD complex programmable logic device
- the processor can also adopt a multi-core architecture.
- the satellite billing information includes at least one of the following:
- the satellite access type of the terminal is the satellite access type of the terminal.
- the satellite-related parameters include one or more of the following parameters: satellite name, satellite catalog number, orbital altitude, orbital plane, ephemeris information, destination, and country;
- the terminal location information includes at least one of the following: terminal current location, field reporting area PRA identifier, and an indicator of whether the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- the processor 1100 is further configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
- the terminal location information Based on one or more of the satellite access indication flag, the wireless access type, and the terminal location information, it is determined that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite, and the satellite billing information related to the terminal is determined based on the resource usage information and/or service duration of the terminal.
- the processor 1100 is further configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
- Satellite billing information related to the terminal according to the terminal location information and/or the PRA information of the terminal, wherein the satellite billing information includes the terminal location information and/or the PRA information, and the PRA information includes at least one of the following: a tracking area list (TrackingAreaList), a PRA identifier, and an indicator that the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- TrackAreaList a tracking area list
- PRA identifier a PRA identifier
- the satellite charging function is a charging trigger function CTF, and the CTF is deployed in the access and mobility management function AMF, the short message service function entity SMSF or the session management function SMF;
- the satellite charging function is a charging enabling function CEF, and the CEF determines the satellite charging information related to the terminal by interacting with the AMF and/or the operation maintenance management OAM.
- the processor 1100 is further configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
- satellite billing information related to the terminal is determined, and the satellite billing information further includes: indication information for indicating that the short message is sent based on a satellite.
- the satellite charging function is a charging trigger function CTF, and the CTF is deployed in a short message service function entity SMSF;
- the satellite charging function is CEF, and the CEF determines the satellite charging information related to the terminal by interacting with SMSF and/or OAM.
- the processor 1100 is further configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
- satellite billing information related to the terminal is determined, and the satellite billing information also includes: relevant information of the PDU session.
- the satellite charging function is a charging trigger function CTF, and the CTF is deployed in a session management function SMF;
- the satellite charging function is CEF, and the CEF determines the satellite charging information related to the terminal by interacting with SMF and/or OAM.
- At least one embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a satellite billing function, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor.
- a satellite billing function including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor.
- the embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a charging function CHF, including a processor 1200, A transceiver 1210, a memory 1220, and a program stored in the memory 1220 and executable on the processor 1200; wherein the transceiver 1210 is connected to the processor 1200 and the memory 1220 via a bus interface, wherein the processor 1200 is configured to read the program in the memory and execute the following process:
- a charging data response message is sent to the satellite charging function.
- the transceiver 1210 is configured to receive and send data under the control of the processor 1200 .
- the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically one or more processors represented by processor 1200 and various circuits of memory represented by memory 1220 are linked together.
- the bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and are therefore not further described herein.
- the bus interface provides an interface.
- the transceiver 1210 may be a plurality of components, including a transmitter and a receiver, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices on a transmission medium, which may include a wireless channel, a wired channel, an optical cable, and other transmission media.
- the processor 1200 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 1220 can store data used by the processor 1200 when performing operations.
- Processor 1200 can be a central processing unit (CPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or a complex programmable logic device (CPLD).
- CPU central processing unit
- ASIC application specific integrated circuit
- FPGA field programmable gate array
- CPLD complex programmable logic device
- the processor can also adopt a multi-core architecture.
- the satellite billing information includes at least one of the following:
- the terminal's satellite access type The terminal's satellite access type
- the satellite-related parameters include one or more of the following parameters: satellite name, satellite catalog number, orbital altitude, orbital plane, ephemeris information, destination, and country of origin; the terminal location information
- the information includes at least one of the following: the current location of the terminal, the PRA identifier, and an indicator of whether the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- the processor 1200 is further configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
- the satellite charging information indicates that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite and the satellite charging information includes resource usage information and/or service duration of the terminal
- a CDR is created according to the service resource usage information and/or service duration of the terminal.
- the processor 1200 is further configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
- a CDR is created for a charging event of the location report; wherein the PRA information includes at least one of the following: a tracking area list (TrackingAreaList), a PRA identifier, and an indicator that the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- TrackAreaList a tracking area list
- PRA identifier a PRA identifier
- the satellite billing information also includes: indication information for indicating sending a short message based on a satellite; the processor 1200 is used to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following operations: when the satellite billing information indicates that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite, and the satellite billing information also includes indication information for indicating sending a short message based on a satellite, create a CDR for a billing event of sending a short message via a satellite.
- the satellite billing information further includes: relevant information of the PDU session; the processor 1200 is further configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
- the satellite charging information indicates that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite, and the satellite charging information also includes relevant information of the PDU session, a CDR is created or updated for the PDU session.
- the above-mentioned network device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented by the above-mentioned method embodiment applied to the network device, and can achieve the same technical effect.
- the parts and beneficial effects of this embodiment that are the same as the method embodiment will not be described in detail here.
- At least one embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a billing function, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor.
- a billing function including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor.
- an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a satellite billing device 1300, which is applied to a satellite billing function, including:
- the first determining unit 1301 is used to determine satellite billing information related to the terminal;
- the first sending unit 1302 is used to send the satellite billing information to the billing function CHF;
- the first receiving unit 1303 is configured to receive a charging data response message sent by the CHF.
- the satellite billing information includes at least one of the following:
- the terminal's satellite access type The terminal's satellite access type
- the satellite-related parameters include one or more of the following parameters: satellite name, satellite catalog number, orbital altitude, orbital plane, ephemeris information, destination, and country;
- the terminal location information includes at least one of the following: terminal current location, field reporting area PRA identifier, and an indicator of whether the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- the first determining unit 1301 is further configured to:
- the terminal location information Based on one or more of the satellite access indication flag, the wireless access type, and the terminal location information, it is determined that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite, and the satellite billing information related to the terminal is determined based on the resource usage information and/or service duration of the terminal.
- the first determining unit 1301 is further configured to:
- Satellite billing information related to the terminal according to the terminal location information and/or the PRA information of the terminal, wherein the satellite billing information includes the terminal location information and/or the PRA information, and the PRA information includes at least one of the following: a tracking area list (TrackingAreaList), a PRA identifier, and an indicator that the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- TrackAreaList a tracking area list
- PRA identifier a PRA identifier
- the satellite charging function is a charging trigger function CTF, and the CTF is deployed in an access and mobility management function AMF, a short message service function entity SMSF, or a session management function SMF;
- the satellite charging function is a charging enabling function CEF, and the CEF determines the satellite charging information related to the terminal by interacting with the AMF and/or the operation maintenance management OAM.
- the first determining unit 1301 is further configured to:
- satellite billing information related to the terminal is determined, and the satellite billing information further includes: indication information for indicating that the short message is sent based on a satellite.
- the satellite charging function is a charging trigger function CTF, and the CTF is deployed in a short message service function entity SMSF;
- the satellite charging function is CEF, and the CEF determines the satellite charging information related to the terminal by interacting with SMSF and/or OAM.
- the first determining unit 1301 is further configured to:
- satellite billing information related to the terminal is determined, and the satellite billing information also includes: relevant information of the PDU session.
- the satellite charging function is a charging trigger function CTF, and the CTF is deployed in a session management function SMF;
- the satellite charging function is CEF, and the CEF determines the satellite charging information related to the terminal by interacting with SMF and/or OAM.
- the device embodiment is a device that corresponds one-to-one to the above-mentioned method embodiment, and all implementation methods in the above-mentioned method embodiment are applicable to the device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect.
- a satellite billing device 1400 As shown in FIG. 14 , a satellite billing device 1400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied to a billing function and includes:
- the first receiving unit 1401 is used to receive satellite billing information sent by the satellite billing function
- the first processing unit 1402 is used to create or update a charging data record CDR according to the satellite charging information
- the first sending unit 1403 is configured to send a charging data response message to the satellite charging function.
- the satellite billing information includes at least one of the following:
- the terminal's satellite access type The terminal's satellite access type
- the satellite-related parameters include one or more of the following parameters: satellite name, satellite catalog number, orbital altitude, orbital plane, ephemeris information, destination, and country;
- the terminal location information includes at least one of the following: terminal current location, field reporting area PRA identifier, and an indicator of whether the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- the first processing unit 1402 is further configured to:
- the satellite charging information indicates that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite and the satellite charging information includes resource usage information and/or service duration of the terminal
- a CDR is created according to the service resource usage information and/or service duration of the terminal.
- the first processing unit 1402 is further configured to:
- a CDR is created for a charging event of the location report; wherein the PRA information includes at least one of the following: a tracking area list (TrackingAreaList), a PRA identifier, and an indicator that the terminal is inside or outside the PRA.
- TrackAreaList a tracking area list
- PRA identifier a PRA identifier
- the satellite charging information further includes: indication information for indicating sending a short message based on a satellite; the first processing unit 1402 is further used to:
- the satellite charging information indicates that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite
- the satellite charging information further includes indication information for indicating that a short message is sent via a satellite
- a CDR is created for a charging event of sending a short message via a satellite.
- the satellite billing information further includes: relevant information of the PDU session; the first processing unit 1402 is further configured to:
- the satellite charging information indicates that the terminal accesses the network via a satellite, and the satellite charging information also includes relevant information of the PDU session, a CDR is created or updated for the PDU session.
- each functional unit in each embodiment of the present disclosure may be integrated into a processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.
- the above-mentioned integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional units.
- the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a processor-readable storage medium.
- the technical solution of the present disclosure is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product.
- the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including several instructions to enable a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) or a processor (processor) to perform all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the aforementioned storage medium includes: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), disk or optical disk and other media that can store program code.
- the embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a processor-readable storage medium, on which a program is stored.
- the readable storage medium can be any available medium or data storage device that can be accessed by the processor, including but not limited to magnetic storage devices. (e.g. floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, magneto-optical disc (MO), etc.), optical storage (e.g. compact disc (CD), digital video disc (DVD), Blu-ray disc (BD), high-definition versatile disc (HVD), etc.), and semiconductor storage (e.g. ROM, erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), non-volatile memory (NAND FLASH), solid state disk (SSD)), etc.
- magnetic storage devices e.g. floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, magneto-optical disc (MO), etc.
- optical storage e.g. compact disc (CD), digital video disc (DVD), Blu-ray disc (BD), high-de
- the embodiments of the present disclosure may be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, the present disclosure may take the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware. Moreover, the present disclosure may take the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage and optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.
- a computer-usable storage media including but not limited to disk storage and optical storage, etc.
- processor-executable instructions may also be stored in a processor-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the processor-readable memory produce a product including an instruction device that implements the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and/or one or more boxes in the block diagram.
- processor-executable instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operational steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, whereby the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable device provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and/or one or more boxes in the block diagram.
- the division of the above modules is only a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into one physical entity, or they can be physically separated. And these modules can all be implemented in the form of software called by processing elements; they can also be all implemented in the form of hardware; some modules can also be implemented in the form of software called by processing elements, and some modules can be implemented in the form of hardware.
- the determination module can be a separately established processing element, or it can be integrated in a chip of the above-mentioned device for implementation. In addition, it can also be stored in the memory of the above-mentioned device in the form of program code, and called and executed by a processing element of the above-mentioned device.
- each step of the above method or each module above can be completed by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in the processor element or instructions in the form of software.
- each module, unit, sub-unit or sub-module may be one or more integrated circuits configured to implement the above method, such as one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), or one or more microprocessors (DSP), or one or more field programmable gate arrays (FPGA).
- ASIC application specific integrated circuit
- DSP microprocessors
- FPGA field programmable gate arrays
- a module above is implemented in the form of a processing element scheduling program code
- the processing element may be a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or other processor that can call program code.
- these modules may be integrated together and implemented in the form of a system-on-a-chip (SOC).
- SOC system-on-a-chip
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Abstract
本公开实施例公开了卫星计费方法、卫星计费功能、计费功能及存储介质,其中,所述方法包括:确定终端相关的卫星计费信息;向计费功能CHF发送所述卫星计费信息;接收所述CHF发送的计费数据响应消息。
Description
本公开要求于2023年08月11日提交中国专利局、申请号为202311010993.6、申请名称为“卫星计费方法、卫星计费功能、计费功能及存储介质”的中国专利申请的优先权,其全部内容通过引用结合在本公开中。
本公开涉及卫星通信技术领域,尤其涉及一种卫星计费方法、卫星计费功能、计费功能及存储介质。
作为一种新型的移动通信网络架构,星地融合通信网络正成为全球范围的研究热点。第三代合作伙伴计划(3rd Generation Partnership Project,3GPP)非地面网络(Non-Terrestrial Networks,NTN)相关项目已经研究第五代移动通信技术(5th Generation Mobile Communication Technology,5G)和卫星融合的场景、架构、以及相应的移动性管理、寻呼等问题潜在问题,并且对于星地融合网络中卫星接入计费有了初步研究。
随着5G核心网基于服务架构(Service Based Architecture,SBA)的部署,计费系统也演进到融合计费系统(Converged Charging System,CCS),将在线计费和离线计费功能融合在一起,采用基于服务的架构对外提供统一的接口。5G行业的快速发展和标准工作的深入推进,需要在融合计费系统中解决卫星接入计费的问题。
图1~图2提供了相关技术的一种基于服务化接口的融合计费架构,该架构包括逻辑计费功能以及这些功能与计费域(Billing Domain,BD)之间的接口Bx。计费触发功能(Charging Trigger Function,CTF)嵌入的网元,如会话管理功能(Session Management Function,SMF),向计费功能(CHarging Function,CHF)生成计费事件,以实现数据连接的融合计费。例如,如图3所示,相关
技术中CTF生成朝向CHF的计费事件,以进行融合的融合计费处理(包括在线和离线)。计费数据记录(Charging Data Record,CDR)的生成由CHF作为计费数据功能(Charging Data Function,CDF)执行,并将其转移到计费网关功能(Charging Gateway Function,CGF)。最后,CGF创建CDR文件并将它们转发给BD。
5G功能模块和计费架构是基于服务化接口。在相关技术中,无论对于透传模式或者是再生模式的卫星接入,当卫星服务客户(Satellite Service Customer,如用户设备(User Equipment,UE)、物联网设备、宽带车载或固定终端等)接入时,CTF无法识别此计费事件是基于卫星接入发生,因此会给卫星移动网络运营商(Satellite Mobile network Operator)或者是卫星服务提供商(Satellite Service Provider)造成损失。
发明内容
本公开实施例提供一种卫星计费方法、卫星计费功能、计费功能及存储介质,用于在终端通过卫星接入时实现与卫星相关的业务计费。
第一方面,本公开实施例提供了一种卫星计费方法,应用于卫星计费功能,包括:
确定终端相关的卫星计费信息;
向计费功能CHF发送所述卫星计费信息;
接收所述CHF发送的计费数据响应消息。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费信息包括以下至少一项:
终端的卫星接入类型;
终端位置信息;
终端的非地面网络NTN的跟踪区识别TAC信息;
卫星相关参数;
资源使用信息;
业务时长;
其中,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家;所述终端位置信
息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
在一些实施例中,所述确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,包括:
根据卫星接入指示标志位、无线接入类型、终端位置信息中的一项或多项,确定终端是通过卫星接入网络,并根据所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
在一些实施例中,所述确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,包括:
根据所述终端位置信息和/或终端的PRA信息,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,其中,所述卫星计费信息包括所述终端位置信息和/或PRA信息,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表TrackingAreaList、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于接入和移动管理功能AMF、短消息服务功能实体SMSF或会话管理功能SMF;
或者,
所述卫星计费功能为计费使能功能CEF,所述CEF通过与AMF和/或操作维护管理OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
在一些实施例中,所述确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,包括:
确定终端发送的短消息是否基于卫星发送;
在所述终端发送的短消息基于卫星发送的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫星计费信息还包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于短消息服务功能实体SMSF;
或者,
所述卫星计费功能为CEF,所述CEF通过与SMSF和/或OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
在一些实施例中,所述确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,包括:
在检测到终端通过NTN发起PDU会话,且所述PDU会话和/或所述PDU会话中的业务数据需要计费的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫
星计费信息还包括:所述PDU会话的相关信息。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于会话管理功能SMF;
或者,
所述卫星计费功能为CEF,所述CEF通过与SMF和/或OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
第二方面,本公开实施例提供了一种卫星计费方法,应用于计费功能CHF,包括:
接收卫星计费功能发送的卫星计费信息;
根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR;
向所述卫星计费功能发送计费数据响应消息。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费信息包括以下至少一项:
终端的卫星接入类型;
终端位置信息;
所述终端的非地面网络NTN的跟踪区识别TAC信息;
卫星相关参数;
资源使用信息;
业务时长;
其中,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家;所述终端位置信息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
在一些实施例中,所述根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR,包括:
在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息包括所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长的情况下,根据所述终端的业务资源使用信息和/或业务时长,创建CDR。
在一些实施例中,所述根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR,包括:
在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息包含终端位置信息和/或PRA信息的情况下,针对位置报告的计费事件,创建CDR;其中,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表TrackingAreaList、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费信息还包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息;
所述根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR,包括:
在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息的情况下,针对通过卫星发送短消息的计费事件,创建CDR。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费信息还包括:PDU会话的相关信息;
所述根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR,包括:
在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括所述PDU会话的相关信息的情况下,针对所述PDU会话,创建或更新CDR。
第三方面,本公开实施例提供了一种卫星计费功能,包括:存储器,收发机,处理器:
存储器,存储计算机程序;收发机,在所述处理器的控制下收发数据;处理器,读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
确定终端相关的卫星计费信息;
向计费功能CHF发送所述卫星计费信息;
接收所述CHF发送的计费数据响应消息。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费信息包括以下至少一项:
终端的卫星接入类型;
终端位置信息;
终端的非地面网络NTN的跟踪区识别TAC信息;
卫星相关参数;
资源使用信息;
业务时长;
其中,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家;所述终端位置信息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
在一些实施例中,所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
根据卫星接入指示标志位、无线接入类型、终端位置信息中的一项或多项,确定终端是通过卫星接入网络,并根据所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
在一些实施例中,所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
根据所述终端位置信息和/或终端的PRA信息,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,其中,所述卫星计费信息包括所述终端位置信息和/或PRA信息,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表TrackingAreaList、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于接入和移动管理功能AMF、短消息服务功能实体SMSF或会话管理功能SMF;
或者,
所述卫星计费功能为计费使能功能CEF,所述CEF通过与AMF和/或操作维护管理OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
在一些实施例中,所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
确定终端发送的短消息是否基于卫星发送;
在所述终端发送的短消息基于卫星发送的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫星计费信息还包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于短消息服务功能实体SMSF;
或者,
所述卫星计费功能为CEF,所述CEF通过与SMSF和/或OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
在一些实施例中,所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
在检测到终端通过NTN发起PDU会话,且所述PDU会话和/或所述PDU会话中的业务数据需要计费的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫星计费信息还包括:所述PDU会话的相关信息。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于会话管理功能SMF;
或者,
所述卫星计费功能为CEF,所述CEF通过与SMF和/或OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
第四方面,本公开实施例提供了一种计费功能,包括:存储器,收发机,处理器:
存储器,存储计算机程序;收发机,在所述处理器的控制下收发数据;处理器,读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
接收卫星计费功能发送的卫星计费信息;
根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR;
向所述卫星计费功能发送计费数据响应消息。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费信息包括以下至少一项:
终端的卫星接入类型;
终端位置信息;
所述终端的非地面网络NTN的跟踪区识别TAC信息;
卫星相关参数;
资源使用信息;
业务时长;
其中,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家;所述终端位置信息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域PRA标识符、终端在PRA
内部或外部的指示符。
在一些实施例中,所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息包括所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长的情况下,根据所述终端的业务资源使用信息和/或业务时长,创建CDR。
在一些实施例中,所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息包含终端位置信息和/或PRA信息的情况下,针对位置报告的计费事件,创建CDR;其中,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表TrackingAreaList、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费信息还包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息;
在一些实施例中,所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息的情况下,针对通过卫星发送短消息的计费事件,创建CDR。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费信息还包括:PDU会话的相关信息;
在一些实施例中,所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括所述PDU会话的相关信息的情况下,针对所述PDU会话,创建或更新CDR。
第五方面,本公开实施例提供了一种卫星计费装置,应用于卫星计费功能,包括:
第一确定单元,用于确定终端相关的卫星计费信息;
第一发送单元,用于向计费功能CHF发送所述卫星计费信息;
第一接收单元,用于接收所述CHF发送的计费数据响应消息。
第六方面,本公开实施例提供了一种卫星计费装置,应用于计费功能,包括:
第一接收单元,用于接收卫星计费功能发送的卫星计费信息;
第一处理单元,用于根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR;
第一发送单元,用于向所述卫星计费功能发送计费数据响应消息。
第七方面,本公开实施例还提供一种处理器可读存储介质,所述可读存储介质上存储计算机程序,所述计算机程序被处理器执行时实现如上所述的方法中的步骤。
在本公开实施例中,通过卫星计费功能在终端通过卫星接入的情况下,收集相关的计费信息,得到终端相关的卫星计费信息并发送给CHF,使得CHF能够基于所述终端相关的卫星计费信息,实现与卫星相关的业务计费。
图1~图2是相关技术的一种基于服务化接口的融合计费架构的示意图;
图3为相关技术的融合计费处理的示例图;
图4是本公开实施例提供的卫星计费方法的一种流程示意图;
图5是本公开实施例提供的卫星计费方法的另一种流程示意图;
图6~图10是本公开实施例提供的卫星计费方法的若干示例流程图;
图11是本公开实施例提供的卫星计费功能的一种结构图;
图12是本公开实施例提供的计费功能的一种结构图;
图13是本公开实施例提供的卫星计费装置的一种结构图;
图14是本公开实施例提供的卫星计费装置的另一种结构图。
本公开实施例中术语“和/或”,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。字符“/”一般表示前后关联对象是一种“或”的关系。
本公开实施例中术语“多个”是指两个或两个以上,其它量词与之类似。
下面将结合本公开实施例中的附图,对本公开实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述,显然,所描述的实施例仅仅是本公开一部分实施例,并不是全部的实施例。基于本公开中的实施例,本领域普通技术人员在没有做出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其他实施例,都属于本公开保护的范围。
为了解决动态跳波束下终端接入和数据服务问题,实现跳波束资源的配置,本公开实施例提出了一种卫星计费方法,能够在基于5G的卫星通信场景下实现跳波束资源的灵活配置,提高波束调度和管理的效率,从而为提高资源利用率和系统通信容量提供支持。
本公开实施例提供了一种卫星计费方法,能够在终端通过卫星接入时实现与卫星相关的业务计费,图4提供了上述方法在应用于卫星计费功能时的一种流程图,其中,所述卫星计费功能具体可以是计费触发功能(Charging Trigger Function,CTF),CTF可以独立部署于核心网中,也可以部署于某个或某些核心网网元中,例如,部署于接入和移动管理功能(Access and Mobility Management Function,AMF)或短消息服务功能实体(Short Message Service Function,SMSF)中。卫星计费功能还可以是相关技术中的计费使能功能(Charging Enablement Function,CEF),CEF通常可以使用管理服务,也可以使用网络功能公开的服务。
如他4所示,该方法包括:
步骤401,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
这里,卫星计费功能可以终端通过卫星接入网络的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。所述终端具体可以是用户设备(User Equipment,UE)、物联网设备、宽带车载或固定终端等。基于不同的计费需求,可以确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,具体可以包括以下至少一项:
(1)终端的卫星接入类型,例如,根据终端接入的卫星的轨道高度,可以分为低轨(Low Earth Orbit,LEO)卫星、中轨(Medium Earth Orbit,MEO)卫星、静止轨道(Geosynchronous Earth Orbit,GEO)卫星和其他卫星(OTHERSAT)等。例如,AMF可以根据与N2接口关联的全局RAN节点ID以及下一代无线接入网络(Next Generation Radio Access Network,NG-RAN)
指示的跟踪区域来确定终端所驻留的无线接入技术(Radio Access Technology,RAT)类型。AMF决定了新空口(New Radio,NR)卫星接入的RAT类型,即NR(LEO)、NR(MEO)、NR(GEO)和NR(OTHERSAT)。当终端使用卫星接入方式接入NR时,在N2接口上会显示卫星接入NR的类型,即卫星接入类型。
(2)终端位置信息。所述终端位置信息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域(Presence Reporting Area,PRA)标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
(3)终端的NTN的跟踪区识别(Tracking Area Identifier,TAC)信息。
(4)卫星相关参数,例如,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家。所述星历信息具体可以包括以下信息中的至少一种:
-半长轴(Semi-major axis);
-偏心度(Eccentricity);
-近心点(辐)角(Argument of periapsis);
-升交点经度(Longitude of ascending node);
-轨道交角(Inclination);
-历元时平均异常(Mean anomaly at epoch time)。
(5)资源使用信息,例如,终端收发的业务数据量;
(6)业务时长,具体可以是从终端建立协议数据单元(Protocol Data Unit,PDU)会话到释放PDU会话的时间间隔。
在一些实施例中,所述终端相关的卫星计费信息还可以包括更多的计费辅助信息,例如包括基于服务质量(Quality of Service,QoS)流(Flow)使用报告,该报告具体可以包括以下信息中的至少一项:QoS流标识符(Qos flow ID,QFI)、QoS流的开始时间、结束时间、上行流量、下行流量等。
步骤402,向计费功能(CHF)发送所述卫星计费信息。
这里,卫星计费功能向CHF发送所述卫星计费信息,以使CHF可以基于所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录(CDR),从而实现与卫星相关的业务计费。具体的,卫星计费功能可以通过Hchf接口将所述卫星计费信息发送给CHF,所述卫星计费信息可以携带在计费数据请求(Charging Data
Request)消息中。
步骤403,接收所述CHF发送的计费数据响应消息。
这里,CHF在创建或更新CDR后,可以向卫星计费功能发送计费数据响应(Charging Data Response)消息,该消息用于指示CHF已创建或更新CDR,该消息可以携带CHF处理CTF请求的结果。
通过以上步骤,本公开实施例通过卫星计费功能在终端通过卫星接入的情况下,收集相关的计费信息,得到终端相关的卫星计费信息并发送给CHF,使得CHF能够基于所述终端相关的卫星计费信息,实现与卫星相关的业务计费。
基于不同的计费需求,卫星计费功能可以收集终端相关的卫星计费信息。下面举例说明。
例如,如果需要对终端通过卫星接入进行计费,卫星计费功能可以在确定出终端通过卫星接入网络时,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。具体的,卫星计费功能可以根据卫星接入指示标志位(卫星接入指示标志位是用于指示终端是否是通过卫星接入的标志位)、无线接入类型、终端位置信息中的一项或多项,确定终端是否通过卫星接入网络。在确定出终端通过卫星接入网络时,可以根据所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长等信息,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。所述卫星计费信息可以包括资源使用信息和/或业务时长等信,还可以包括其他辅助计费信息。该示例中,所述卫星计费功能可以是计费触发功能(CTF),所述CTF可以部署于AMF,这样CTF可以直接从AMF获取所述卫星计费信息;或者,所述卫星计费功能可以是计费使能功能(CEF),所述CEF通过与AMF和/或操作维护管理(Operation Administration and Maintenance,OAM)交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
又例如,在终端通过卫星接入时,如果需要对位置报告进行计费,卫星计费功能可以根据所述终端位置信息和/或终端的现场报告区域(Presence Reporting Area,PRA)信息,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,其中,所述卫星计费信息包括所述终端位置信息和/或PRA信息,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表(Tracking Area List)、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。所终端位置信息可以包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、PRA
标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。该示例中,所述卫星计费功能可以是部署于AMF的CTF,这样CTF可以直接从AMF获取所述卫星计费信息;或者,所述卫星计费功能可以是CEF,CEF通过与AMF和/或OAM交互,可以确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。所述卫星计费功能还可以是部署于SMF或SMSF的CTF。
又例如,在终端通过卫星接入时,如果需要对短消息服务(Short Message Service,SMS)进行计费,卫星计费功能可以确定终端发送的短消息是否基于卫星发送,例如,在终端通卫星接入网络的情况下使用了短消息业务,则可以确定终端发送的短消息是基于卫星发送。在所述终端发送的短消息是基于卫星发送的情况下,卫星计费功能确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫星计费信息还包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息。该示例中,所述卫星计费功能可以是部署于短消息服务功能实体(Short Message Service Function,SMSF)的CTF,这样CTF可以直接从SMSF获取所述卫星计费信息;或者,所述卫星计费功能可以是CEF,CEF通过与SMSF和/或OAM交互,可以确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
又例如,在终端通过卫星接入时,如果需要终端的协议数据单元(Protocol Data Unit,PDU)会话进行计费,卫星计费功能可以在检测到终端通过NTN发起PDU会话,且所述PDU会话和/或所述PDU会话中的业务数据需要计费的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫星计费信息还包括:所述PDU会话的相关信息。该示例中,所述卫星计费功能可以是部署于会话管理功能(Session Management Function,SMF)的CTF,这样CTF可以直接从SMF获取所述卫星计费信息;或者,所述卫星计费功能可以是CEF,CEF通过与SMF和/或OAM交互,可以确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
请参照图5本公开实施例提供的卫星计费方法,在应用于CHF时,包括:
步骤501,接收卫星计费功能发送的卫星计费信息。
这里,CHF可以接收卫星计费功能发送的计费数据请求(Charging Data Request)消息,从该消息中获得所述卫星计费信息。具体的,所述卫星计费信息可以包括以下至少一项:
(1)终端的卫星接入类型;
(2)终端位置信息;
(3)所述终端的非地面网络NTN的跟踪区识别TAC信息;
(4)卫星相关参数;
(5)资源使用信息;
(6)业务时长;
其中,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家。所述终端位置信息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
步骤502,根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新CDR。
这里,在步骤502中,CHF根据所述卫星计费信息中包含的信息,创建或更新CDR。
例如,在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息包括所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长的情况下,CHF根据所述终端的业务资源使用信息和/或业务时长,创建CDR。在一些实施例中,在所述卫星计费信息还包括计费辅助信息时,CHF还可以根据所述计费辅助信息,创建CDR,以实现更加精准的核算和计费。
又例如,在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息包含终端位置信息和/或PRA信息的情况下,针对位置报告的计费事件,创建CDR;其中,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表(TrackingAreaList)、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
又例如,所述卫星计费信息还可以包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息。此时,CHF在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息的情况下,针对所述终端通过卫星发送短消息的计费事件,创建CDR。
又例如,所述卫星计费信息还可以包括:所述PDU会话的相关信息。此时,CHF在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括所述PDU会话的相关信息的情况下,针对所述PDU会话,创建或更新CDR。
本公开实施例中,CHF可以基于所述卫星计费信息中的终端的卫星接入类型、终端位置信息、所述终端的NTN的TAC信息、卫星相关参数等信息中的一种或多种,确定终端是否通过卫星接入网络。例如,终端的卫星接入类型为LEO、MEO、GEO或OTHERSAT时,可以确定终端通过卫星接入网络。
步骤503,向所述卫星计费功能发送计费数据响应消息。
这里,CHF可以向卫星计费功能发送计费数据响应(Charging Data Response)消息,以指示已创建或更新CDR。
为帮助更好的理解以上实施例,下面结合附图,以不同的计费场景,通过功能实体间的交互,对本公开实施例的具体实现作进一步的说明。
示例1:移动性和连接性计费
请参照图6,CTF部署于AMF。该示例包括:
步骤601-步骤603,UE通过NTN接入新空口(New Radio,NR)系统,并向网络发送注册消息。
步骤604,UE发起的注册流程,具体可以参考相关技术。
步骤605,UE注册成功后,AMF向UE发送注册接受消息。
步骤606(可选的),CTF可能需要从OAM或统一数据管理(Unified Data Management,UDM)实体获得卫星相关参数。
具体的,卫星相关参数包括:卫星名称(name)、卫星目录号(norad id),轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地(destination)、所属国家(owner)等信息中的一种或多种。
步骤607,AMF(CTF)根据终端的卫星接入指示标志位(例如,AMF根据终端的接入信息,生成并保存该标志位)、无线接入类型RAT(如"NR(LEO)"、"NR(MEO)"、"NR(GEO)"、"NR(OTHERSAT)"等),和UE的位置信息等信息中的一种或多种,判断该次接入为通过卫星发起,计费触发功能CTF收集卫星计费信息,并通过计费数据请求(Charging Data Request)消息将卫星计费信息发送到CHF。
卫星计费信息至少包括如下之一:
-卫星接入类型:如RAT("NR(LEO)"、"NR(MEO)"、"NR(GEO)"、"NR(OTHERSAT)"等。
-UE的位置信息以及NTN跟踪区域识别(Tracking Area Identifier,TAI)信息,例如:
servingPLMN PLMNIdentity,
tACListInNRNTN TACListInNRNTN,
uELocationDerivedTACInNRNTN TAC
-步骤606中的所述卫星相关参数;
步骤608,CHF根据接收到的卫星计费信息,生成计费账单(CDR)。
步骤609,CHF上报计费数据响应(Charging Data Response)消息给AMF。示例2:卫星位置报告计费(事件后收费(Post Event Charging))
请参照图7,CTF也是部署于AMF。该示例具体包括:
步骤701,在下一代无线接入网络(Next Generation Radio Access Network,NG-RAN)和AMF之间建立一个新的N2连接,AMF计费配置文件中激活位置报告计费,可能会有一个状态报告区域列表,该状区域列表PRA中的“终端状态”描述了终端是否进入或离开PRA。
步骤702,AMF根据相关技术描述的启动程序,向NG-RAN发送位置报告控制(Location Reporting Control),表明需要报告UE的位置变化或UE存在的报告区域。
步骤703,AMF接收NG-RAN发送的位置报告(Location Report),该位置报告包括UE的当前位置,以及潜在PRA区域中。UE使用NR卫星接入时,NG-RAN报告的小区和TAI是指UE所处的地理位置的固定小区和固定TA。
步骤704,如果在步骤701中位置报告计费被激活,AMF(CTF)根据终端的卫星接入指示标志位(例如,AMF根据终端的接入信息,生成并保存该标志位)、无线接入类型RAT(如"NR(LEO)"、"NR(MEO)"、"NR(GEO)"、"NR(OTHERSAT)"等),和UE的位置信息等信息中的一种或多种,判断该次接入为通过卫星发起时,AMF(CTF)收集卫星关于该计费事件的相关信息。
在一些实施例中,CTF可能需要从OAM或UDM获得卫星相关参数。卫星相关参数包括:卫星名称(name)、卫星目录号(norad id),轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地(destination)、所属国家(owner)等信息中的一种或多种。
AMF(CTF)将Charging Data Request消息发送给CHF,其中包含当前UE位置和已订阅PRA(Presence Reporting Area)中存在的初始状态。
步骤705,CHF为这个位置报告创建CDR。
步骤706,CHF通过向AMF发送Charging Data Response消息,确认创建了CDR。
步骤707,根据步骤702中提供的AMF标准,发生UE位置或存在状态报告区域的变化。
步骤708,AMF接收NG-RAN发送的更新后的位置报告。
步骤709,AMF向CHF发送Charging Data Request消息,其中包含新UE位置、PRA标识符以及UE是否在状态报告区域(如果有)内或外的指示信息。
步骤710,CHF为这个更新后的位置报告创建CDR。
步骤711,CHF通过向AMF发送Charging Data Response确认。
示例3:卫星短消息业务计费
请参照图8,CTF部署于AMF。该示例中,SMSF与CHF的交互实质上是SMSF(CTF)与CHF的交互。该示例具体包括:
步骤801,UE与SMSF之间的初始化过程,可参考相关技术,本示例不再赘述。
步骤802,SMSF接收到UE发送的发送短消息(SMS Submit)消息。
步骤803,SMSF通过如下指示信息的至少一种,判断此短消息是基于卫星发送:
a)短消息服务类型(SMServiceType):短消息服务类型增加了短消息通过卫星发送指示位(VAS4SMS_SHORT_MESSAGE_NTN),通过该指示位,可以确定短消息是基于卫星发送。
b)卫星接入类型:如,RAT("NR(LEO)"、"NR(MEO)"、"NR(GEO)"、"NR(OTHERSAT)"等。
c)UE的位置信息以及NTN跟踪区域识别(Tracking Area Identifier)信息:
servingPLMN PLMNIdentity,
tACListInNRNTN TACListInNRNTN,
uELocationDerivedTACInNRNTN TAC
d)从OAM获取的卫星参数(参考以上示例的内容);
针对收到的主叫(Mobile Originate,MO)短消息,SMSF向CHF发送计费数据请求消息(Charging Data Request[Event])。计费数据请求消息相关参数也包括上述确定的短消息是否属于卫星的信息。
步骤804,CHF为该短消息创建话单(CDR)。
步骤805,CHF通过向SMSF发送计费数据响应[Event]进行确认。
步骤806,SMSF返回短消息提交应答(SMS Submit Answer),并给出相应的结果:SMSF是否成功接收了短消息(SMS)。
步骤807,按适用流程转发SMS,此处不再赘述。
示例4:卫星数据业务计费
请参照图9,该示例中CTF部署于SMF中,该示例包括:
步骤901,UE通过NTN发起PDU会话(PDU session)连接流程,具体可参考相关技术,此处不再赘述。
步骤902,当PDU会话或者PDU会话中的业务数据流需要被计费时。CTF判断这是卫星接入的数据流并收集卫星相关的计费信息。
步骤903(可选的),CTF可能需要从OAM或UDM获得卫星相关参数。卫星相关参数包括:卫星名称(name)、卫星目录号(norad id),轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地(destination)、所属国家(owner)等信息中的一种或多种。
步骤904,SMF(CTF)根据终端的卫星接入指示标志位、无线接入类型RAT(如"NR(LEO)"、"NR(MEO)"、"NR(GEO)"、"NR(OTHERSAT)"等),和UE的位置信息等信息中的一种或多种,判断该次接入为通过卫星发起,计费触发功能CTF收集卫星计费信息,并通过计费请求消息(Charging Data Request)将卫星计费信息发送到CHF;
卫星计费信息至少包括如下之一:
-卫星接入类型:RAT("NR(LEO)"、"NR(MEO)"、"NR(GEO)"、"NR(OTHERSAT)";
-UE的位置信息以及NTN跟踪区域识别(Tracking Area Identifier)信息:
servingPLMN PLMNIdentity,
tACListInNRNTN TACListInNRNTN,
uELocationDerivedTACInNRNTN TAC
-步骤903中的卫星相关参数;
步骤905,CHF打开计费账单(Open CDR),进行计费。
步骤906,CHF发送Charging Data Response给SMF。
步骤907,AMF向SMF发送消息:SM Request with PDU Session Update Requst N2 SM information,请求PDU会话更新。
步骤908-步骤910,CTF发送charging Data Request消息给CHF,CHF更新CDR。
步骤911,SMF向AMF发送消息:SM Request with PDU session Update Response to AMF,表示更新了PDU会话。
示例5:由CEF发起的卫星数据业务计费
根据相关技术定义的架构,CEF既可以使用管理服务,也可以使用网络功能公开的服务,如图10所示,本示例5中,将示例1中的CTF替换为CEF。示例5的具体步骤与示例1相类似,不同的是,CEF可以从AMF和OAM获取所需要的信息,并由CEF将卫星业务的计费请求消息发给CHF。此处不再赘述。
本公开实施例提供的技术方案可以适用于多种系统,尤其是5G系统。例如适用的系统可以是全球移动通讯(global system of mobile communication,GSM)系统、码分多址(code division multiple access,CDMA)系统、宽带码分多址(Wideband Code Division Multiple Access,WCDMA)通用分组无线业务(general packet radio service,GPRS)系统、长期演进(long term evolution,LTE)系统、LTE频分双工(frequency division duplex,FDD)系统、LTE时分双工(time division duplex,TDD)系统、高级长期演进(long term evolution advanced,LTE-A)系统、通用移动系统(universal mobile telecommunication system,UMTS)、全球互联微波接入(worldwide interoperability for microwave access,WiMAX)系统、5G新空口(New Radio,NR)系统等。这多种系统中均包括终端设备和网络设备。系统中还可以包括核心网部分,例如演进的分
组系统(Evolved Packet System,EPS)、5G系统(5G System,5GS)等。
本公开实施例涉及的终端设备,可以是指向用户提供语音和/或数据连通性的设备,具有无线连接功能的手持式设备、或连接到无线调制解调器的其他处理设备等。在不同的系统中,终端设备的名称可能也不相同,例如在5G系统中,终端设备可以称为用户设备(User Equipment,UE)。无线终端设备可以经无线接入网(Radio Access Network,RAN)与一个或多个核心网(Core Network,CN)进行通信,无线终端设备可以是移动终端设备,如移动电话(或称为“蜂窝”电话)和具有移动终端设备的计算机,例如,可以是便携式、袖珍式、手持式、计算机内置的或者车载的移动装置,它们与无线接入网交换语言和/或数据。例如,个人通信业务(Personal Communication Service,PCS)电话、无绳电话、会话发起协议(Session Initiated Protocol,SIP)话机、无线本地环路(Wireless Local Loop,WLL)站、个人数字助理(Personal Digital Assistant,PDA)等设备。无线终端设备也可以称为系统、订户单元(subscriber unit)、订户站(subscriber station),移动站(mobile station)、移动台(mobile)、远程站(remote station)、接入点(access point)、远程终端设备(remote terminal)、接入终端设备(access terminal)、用户终端设备(user terminal)、用户代理(user agent)、用户装置(user device),本公开实施例中并不限定。
本公开实施例涉及的网络侧设备,可以是基站,该基站可以包括多个为终端提供服务的小区。根据具体应用场合不同,基站又可以称为接入点,或者可以是接入网中在空中接口上通过一个或多个扇区与无线终端设备通信的设备,或者其它名称。网络设备可用于将收到的空中帧与网际协议(Internet Protocol,IP)分组进行相互更换,作为无线终端设备与接入网的其余部分之间的路由器,其中接入网的其余部分可包括网际协议(IP)通信网络。网络设备还可协调对空中接口的属性管理。例如,本公开实施例涉及的网络设备可以是全球移动通信系统(Global System for Mobile communications,GSM)或码分多址接入(Code Division Multiple Access,CDMA)中的网络设备(Base Transceiver Station,BTS),也可以是带宽码分多址接入(Wide-band Code Division Multiple Access,WCDMA)中的网络设备(NodeB),还可以是长期演进(long term evolution,LTE)系统中的演进型网络设备(evolutional Node B,eNB或e-NodeB)、5G
网络架构(next generation system)中的5G基站(the next Generation Node B,gNB),也可以是家庭演进基站(Home evolved Node B,HeNB)、中继节点(relay node)、家庭基站(femto)、微微基站(pico)等,本公开实施例中并不限定。在一些网络结构中,网络设备可以包括集中单元(centralized unit,CU)节点和分布单元(distributed unit,DU)节点,集中单元和分布单元也可以地理上分开布置。
网络侧设备与终端设备之间可以各自使用一或多根天线进行多输入多输出(Multi Input Multi Output,MIMO)传输,MIMO传输可以是单用户MIMO(Single User MIMO,SU-MIMO)或多用户MIMO(Multiple User MIMO,MU-MIMO)。根据根天线组合的形态和数量,MIMO传输可以是二维MIMO(2Dimension MIMO,2D-MIMO)、三维MIMO(3Dimension MIMO,3D-MIMO)、全维MIMO(Full Dimension MIMO,FD-MIMO)或多维MIMO(massive-MIMO),也可以是分集传输或预编码传输或波束赋形传输等。
如图11所示,本公开实施例还提供了一种卫星计费功能,包括处理器1100、收发机1110、存储器1120及存储在所述存储器1120上并可在所述处理器1100上运行的程序;其中,收发机1110通过总线接口与处理器1100和存储器1120连接,其中,所述处理器1100用于读取存储器中的程序,执行下列过程:
确定终端相关的卫星计费信息;
向计费功能CHF发送所述卫星计费信息;
接收所述CHF发送的计费数据响应消息。
收发机1110,用于在处理器1100的控制下接收和发送数据。
其中,在图11中,总线架构可以包括任意数量的互联的总线和桥,具体由处理器1100代表的一个或多个处理器和存储器1120代表的存储器的各种电路链接在一起。总线架构还可以将诸如外围设备、稳压器和功率管理电路等之类的各种其他电路链接在一起,这些都是本领域所公知的,因此,本文不再对其进行进一步描述。总线接口提供接口。收发机1110可以是多个元件,即包括发送机和接收机,提供用于在传输介质上与各种其他装置通信的单元,这些传输介质包括无线信道、有线信道、光缆等传输介质。
处理器1100负责管理总线架构和通常的处理,存储器1120可以存储处理
器1100在执行操作时所使用的数据。
处理器1100可以是中央处理器(Central Processing Unit,CPU)、专用集成电路(Application Specific Integrated Circuit,ASIC)、现场可编程门阵列(Field-Programmable Gate Array,FPGA)或复杂可编程逻辑器件(Complex Programmable Logic Device,CPLD),处理器也可以采用多核架构。
可选地,所述卫星计费信息包括以下至少一项:
终端的卫星接入类型;
终端位置信息;
终端的非地面网络NTN的跟踪区识别TAC信息;
卫星相关参数;
资源使用信息;
业务时长;
其中,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家;所述终端位置信息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
可选地,所述处理器1100,还用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
根据卫星接入指示标志位、无线接入类型、终端位置信息中的一项或多项,确定终端是通过卫星接入网络,并根据所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
可选地,所述处理器1100,还用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
根据所述终端位置信息和/或终端的PRA信息,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,其中,所述卫星计费信息包括所述终端位置信息和/或PRA信息,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表(TrackingAreaList)、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于接入和移动管理功能AMF、短消息服务功能实体SMSF或会话管理功能
SMF;
或者,
所述卫星计费功能为计费使能功能CEF,所述CEF通过与AMF和/或操作维护管理OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
可选地,所述处理器1100,还用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
确定终端发送的短消息是否基于卫星发送;
在所述终端发送的短消息基于卫星发送的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫星计费信息还包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于短消息服务功能实体SMSF;
或者,
所述卫星计费功能为CEF,所述CEF通过与SMSF和/或OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
可选地,所述处理器1100,还用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
在检测到终端通过NTN发起PDU会话,且所述PDU会话和/或所述PDU会话中的业务数据需要计费的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫星计费信息还包括:所述PDU会话的相关信息。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于会话管理功能SMF;
或者,
所述卫星计费功能为CEF,所述CEF通过与SMF和/或OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
本公开的至少一个实施例还提供一种卫星计费功能,包括存储器、处理器及存储在所述存储器上并可在所述处理器上运行的计算机程序,所述处理器执行所述程序时实现应用于卫星计费功能的方法实施例中的各个过程,且能达到相同的技术效果,为避免重复,这里不再赘述。
如图12所示,本公开施例还提供了一种计费功能CHF,包括处理器1200、
收发机1210、存储器1220及存储在所述存储器1220上并可在所述处理器1200上运行的程序;其中,收发机1210通过总线接口与处理器1200和存储器1220连接,其中,所述处理器1200用于读取存储器中的程序,执行下列过程:
接收卫星计费功能发送的卫星计费信息;
根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR;
向所述卫星计费功能发送计费数据响应消息。
收发机1210,用于在处理器1200的控制下接收和发送数据。
其中,在图12中,总线架构可以包括任意数量的互联的总线和桥,具体由处理器1200代表的一个或多个处理器和存储器1220代表的存储器的各种电路链接在一起。总线架构还可以将诸如外围设备、稳压器和功率管理电路等之类的各种其他电路链接在一起,这些都是本领域所公知的,因此,本文不再对其进行进一步描述。总线接口提供接口。收发机1210可以是多个元件,即包括发送机和接收机,提供用于在传输介质上与各种其他装置通信的单元,这些传输介质包括无线信道、有线信道、光缆等传输介质。
处理器1200负责管理总线架构和通常的处理,存储器1220可以存储处理器1200在执行操作时所使用的数据。
处理器1200可以是中央处理器(Central Processing Unit,CPU)、专用集成电路(Application Specific Integrated Circuit,ASIC)、现场可编程门阵列(Field-Programmable Gate Array,FPGA)或复杂可编程逻辑器件(Complex Programmable Logic Device,CPLD),处理器也可以采用多核架构。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费信息包括以下至少一项:
终端的卫星接入类型;
终端位置信息;
所述终端的非地面网络NTN的跟踪区识别TAC信息;
卫星相关参数;
资源使用信息;
业务时长;
其中,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家;所述终端位置信
息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
可选地,所述处理器1200,还用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息包括所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长的情况下,根据所述终端的业务资源使用信息和/或业务时长,创建CDR。
可选地,所述处理器1200,还用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息包含终端位置信息和/或PRA信息的情况下,针对位置报告的计费事件,创建CDR;其中,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表(TrackingAreaList)、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费信息还包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息;所述处理器1200,用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息的情况下,针对通过卫星发送短消息的计费事件,创建CDR。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费信息还包括:所述PDU会话的相关信息;所述处理器1200,还用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括所述PDU会话的相关信息的情况下,针对所述PDU会话,创建或更新CDR。
在此需要说明的是,本公开实施例提供的上述网络设备,能够实现上述应用于网络设备的方法实施例所实现的所有方法步骤,且能够达到相同的技术效果,在此不再对本实施例中与方法实施例相同的部分及有益效果进行具体赘述。
本公开的至少一个实施例还提供一种计费功,包括存储器、处理器及存储在所述存储器上并可在所述处理器上运行的计算机程序,所述处理器执行所述程序时实现应用于计费功能的方法实施例中的各个过程,且能达到相同的技术
效果,为避免重复,这里不再赘述。
如图13所示,本公开实施例提供一种卫星计费装置1300,应用于卫星计费功能,包括:
第一确定单元1301,用于确定终端相关的卫星计费信息;
第一发送单元1302,用于向计费功能CHF发送所述卫星计费信息;
第一接收单元1303,用于接收所述CHF发送的计费数据响应消息。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费信息包括以下至少一项:
终端的卫星接入类型;
终端位置信息;
终端的非地面网络NTN的跟踪区识别TAC信息;
卫星相关参数;
资源使用信息;
业务时长;
其中,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家;所述终端位置信息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
在一些实施例中,所述第一确定单元1301,还用于:
根据卫星接入指示标志位、无线接入类型、终端位置信息中的一项或多项,确定终端是通过卫星接入网络,并根据所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
在一些实施例中,所述第一确定单元1301,还用于:
根据所述终端位置信息和/或终端的PRA信息,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,其中,所述卫星计费信息包括所述终端位置信息和/或PRA信息,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表(TrackingAreaList)、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于接入和移动管理功能AMF、短消息服务功能实体SMSF或会话管理功能SMF;
或者,
所述卫星计费功能为计费使能功能CEF,所述CEF通过与AMF和/或操作维护管理OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
在一些实施例中,所述第一确定单元1301,还用于:
确定终端发送的短消息是否基于卫星发送;
在所述终端发送的短消息基于卫星发送的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫星计费信息还包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于短消息服务功能实体SMSF;
或者,
所述卫星计费功能为CEF,所述CEF通过与SMSF和/或OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
在一些实施例中,所述第一确定单元1301,还用于:
在检测到终端通过NTN发起PDU会话,且所述PDU会话和/或所述PDU会话中的业务数据需要计费的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫星计费信息还包括:所述PDU会话的相关信息。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于会话管理功能SMF;
或者,
所述卫星计费功能为CEF,所述CEF通过与SMF和/或OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
需要说明的是,该装置实施例是与上述方法实施例一一对应的装置,上述方法实施例中所有实现方式均适用于该装置的实施例中,也能达到相同的技术效果。
在此需要说明的是,本公开实施例提供的上述装置,能够实现图4所示方法实施例所实现的所有方法步骤,且能够达到相同的技术效果,在此不再对本实施例中与方法实施例相同的部分及有益效果进行具体赘述。
如图14所示,本公开实施例的卫星计费装置1400,应用于计费功能,包括:
第一接收单元1401,用于接收卫星计费功能发送的卫星计费信息;
第一处理单元1402,用于根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR;
第一发送单元1403,用于向所述卫星计费功能发送计费数据响应消息。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费信息包括以下至少一项:
终端的卫星接入类型;
终端位置信息;
所述终端的非地面网络NTN的跟踪区识别TAC信息;
卫星相关参数;
资源使用信息;
业务时长;
其中,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家;所述终端位置信息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
在一些实施例中,所述第一处理单元1402,还用于:
在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息包括所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长的情况下,根据所述终端的业务资源使用信息和/或业务时长,创建CDR。
在一些实施例中,所述第一处理单元1402,还用于:
在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息包含终端位置信息和/或PRA信息的情况下,针对位置报告的计费事件,创建CDR;其中,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表(TrackingAreaList)、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费信息还包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息;所述第一处理单元1402,还用于:
在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息的情况下,针对通过卫星发送短消息的计费事件,创建CDR。
在一些实施例中,所述卫星计费信息还包括:所述PDU会话的相关信息;所述第一处理单元1402,还用于:
在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括所述PDU会话的相关信息的情况下,针对所述PDU会话,创建或更新CDR。
在此需要说明的是,本公开实施例提供的上述装置,能够实现图5所示方法实施例所实现的所有方法步骤,且能够达到相同的技术效果,在此不再对本实施例中与方法实施例相同的部分及有益效果进行具体赘述。
需要说明的是,本公开实施例中对单元的划分是示意性的,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。另外,在本公开各个实施例中的各功能单元可以集成在一个处理单元中,也可以是各个单元单独物理存在,也可以两个或两个以上单元集成在一个单元中。上述集成的单元既可以采用硬件的形式实现,也可以采用软件功能单元的形式实现。
所述集成的单元如果以软件功能单元的形式实现并作为独立的产品销售或使用时,可以存储在一个处理器可读取存储介质中。基于这样的理解,本公开的技术方案本质上或者说对现有技术做出贡献的部分或者该技术方案的全部或部分可以以软件产品的形式体现出来,该计算机软件产品存储在一个存储介质中,包括若干指令用以使得一台计算机设备(可以是个人计算机,服务器,或者网络设备等)或处理器(processor)执行本公开各个实施例所述方法的全部或部分步骤。而前述的存储介质包括:U盘、移动硬盘、只读存储器(Read-Only Memory,ROM)、随机存取存储器(Random Access Memory,RAM)、磁碟或者光盘等各种可以存储程序代码的介质。
在此需要说明的是,本公开实施例提供的上述装置,能够实现上述方法实施例所实现的所有方法步骤,且能够达到相同的技术效果,在此不再对本实施例中与方法实施例相同的部分及有益效果进行具体赘述。
本公开实施例还提供一种处理器可读存储介质,可读存储介质上存储有程序,该程序被处理器执行时实现上述方法实施例的各个过程,且能达到相同的技术效果,为避免重复,这里不再赘述。其中,所述的可读存储介质,可以是处理器能够存取的任何可用介质或数据存储设备,包括但不限于磁性存储器
(例如软盘、硬盘、磁带、磁光盘(Magneto-Optical disc,MO)等)、光学存储器(例如光盘(Compact Disc,CD)、数字通用光盘(Digital Video Disc,DVD)、蓝光光碟(Blu-ray Disc,BD)、高清通用光盘(High-Definition Versatile Disc,HVD)等)、以及半导体存储器(例如ROM、可擦除可编程只读存储器(Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory,EPROM)、带电可擦可编程只读存储器(Electrically Erasable Programmableread only memory,EEPROM)、非易失性存储器(NAND FLASH)、固态硬盘(Solid State Disk/Drive,SSD))等。
需要说明的是,在本文中,术语“包括”、“包含”或者其任何其他变体意在涵盖非排他性的包含,从而使得包括一系列要素的过程、方法、物品或者装置不仅包括那些要素,而且还包括没有明确列出的其他要素,或者是还包括为这种过程、方法、物品或者装置所固有的要素。在没有更多限制的情况下,由语句“包括一个……”限定的要素,并不排除在包括该要素的过程、方法、物品或者装置中还存在另外的相同要素。
通过以上的实施方式的描述,本领域的技术人员可以清楚地了解到上述实施例方法可借助软件加必需的通用硬件平台的方式来实现,当然也可以通过硬件,但很多情况下前者是更佳的实施方式。根据这样的理解,本公开的技术方案本质上或者说对现有技术做出贡献的部分可以以软件产品的形式体现出来,该计算机软件产品存储在一个存储介质(如ROM/RAM、磁盘、光盘)中,包括若干指令用以使得一台终端(可以是手机,计算机,服务器,空调器,或者网络设备等)执行本公开各个实施例所述的方法。
本领域内的技术人员应明白,本公开的实施例可提供为方法、系统、或计算机程序产品。因此,本公开可采用完全硬件实施例、完全软件实施例、或结合软件和硬件方面的实施例的形式。而且,本公开可采用在一个或多个其中包含有计算机可用程序代码的计算机可用存储介质(包括但不限于磁盘存储器和光学存储器等)上实施的计算机程序产品的形式。
本公开是参照根据本公开实施例的方法、设备(系统)、和计算机程序产品的流程图和/或方框图来描述的。应理解可由计算机可执行指令实现流程图和/或方框图中的每一流程和/或方框、以及流程图和/或方框图中的流程和
/或方框的结合。可提供这些计算机可执行指令到通用计算机、专用计算机、嵌入式处理机或其他可编程数据处理设备的处理器以产生一个机器,使得通过计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备的处理器执行的指令产生用于实现在流程图一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能的装置。
这些处理器可执行指令也可存储在能引导计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备以特定方式工作的处理器可读存储器中,使得存储在该处理器可读存储器中的指令产生包括指令装置的制造品,该指令装置实现在流程图一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能。
这些处理器可执行指令也可装载到计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备上,使得在计算机或其他可编程设备上执行一系列操作步骤以产生计算机实现的处理,从而在计算机或其他可编程设备上执行的指令提供用于实现在流程图一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能的步骤。
需要说明的是,应理解以上各个模块的划分仅仅是一种逻辑功能的划分,实际实现时可以全部或部分集成到一个物理实体上,也可以物理上分开。且这些模块可以全部以软件通过处理元件调用的形式实现;也可以全部以硬件的形式实现;还可以部分模块通过处理元件调用软件的形式实现,部分模块通过硬件的形式实现。例如,确定模块可以为单独设立的处理元件,也可以集成在上述装置的某一个芯片中实现,此外,也可以以程序代码的形式存储于上述装置的存储器中,由上述装置的某一个处理元件调用并执行以上确定模块的功能。其它模块的实现与之类似。此外这些模块全部或部分可以集成在一起,也可以独立实现。这里所述的处理元件可以是一种集成电路,具有信号的处理能力。在实现过程中,上述方法的各步骤或以上各个模块可以通过处理器元件中的硬件的集成逻辑电路或者软件形式的指令完成。
例如,各个模块、单元、子单元或子模块可以是被配置成实施以上方法的一个或多个集成电路,例如:一个或多个特定集成电路(Application Specific Integrated Circuit,ASIC),或,一个或多个微处理器(Digital Signal Processor,DSP),或,一个或者多个现场可编程门阵列(Field Programmable Gate Array,FPGA)等。再如,当以上某个模块通过处理元件调度程序代码的形式实现时,
该处理元件可以是通用处理器,例如中央处理器(Central Processing Unit,CPU)或其它可以调用程序代码的处理器。再如,这些模块可以集成在一起,以片上系统(system-on-a-chip,SOC)的形式实现。
本公开的说明书和权利要求书中的术语“第一”、“第二”等是用于区别类似的对象,而不必用于描述特定的顺序或先后次序。应该理解这样使用的数据在适当情况下可以互换,以便这里描述的本公开的实施例,例如除了在这里图示或描述的那些以外的顺序实施。此外,术语“包括”和“具有”以及他们的任何变形,意图在于覆盖不排他的包含,例如,包含了一系列步骤或单元的过程、方法、系统、产品或设备不必限于清楚地列出的那些步骤或单元,而是可包括没有清楚地列出的或对于这些过程、方法、产品或设备固有的其它步骤或单元。此外,说明书以及权利要求中使用“和/或”表示所连接对象的至少其中之一,例如A和/或B和/或C,表示包含单独A,单独B,单独C,以及A和B都存在,B和C都存在,A和C都存在,以及A、B和C都存在的7种情况。类似地,本说明书以及权利要求中使用“A和B中的至少一个”应理解为“单独A,单独B,或A和B都存在”。
上面结合附图对本公开的实施例进行了描述,但是本公开并不局限于上述的具体实施方式,上述的具体实施方式仅仅是示意性的,而不是限制性的,本领域的普通技术人员在本公开的启示下,在不脱离本公开宗旨和权利要求所保护的范围情况下,还可做出很多形式,均属于本公开的保护之内。
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- 一种卫星计费方法,应用于卫星计费功能,所述方法包括:确定终端相关的卫星计费信息;向计费功能CHF发送所述卫星计费信息;接收所述CHF发送的计费数据响应消息。
- 如权利要求1所述的方法,其中,所述卫星计费信息包括以下至少一项:终端的卫星接入类型;终端位置信息;终端的非地面网络NTN的跟踪区识别TAC信息;卫星相关参数;资源使用信息;业务时长;其中,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家;所述终端位置信息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
- 如权利要求1或2所述的方法,其中,所述确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,包括:根据卫星接入指示标志位、无线接入类型、终端位置信息中的一项或多项,确定终端是通过卫星接入网络,并根据所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
- 如权利要求1或2所述的方法,其中,所述确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,包括:根据所述终端位置信息和/或终端的PRA信息,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,其中,所述卫星计费信息包括所述终端位置信息和/或PRA信息,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表TrackingAreaList、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
- 如权利要求3或4所述的方法,其中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于接入和移动管理功能AMF、短消息服务功能实体SMSF或会话管理功能SMF;或者,所述卫星计费功能为计费使能功能CEF,所述CEF通过与AMF和/或操作维护管理OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
- 如权利要求1或2所述的方法,其中,所述确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,包括:确定终端发送的短消息是否基于卫星发送;在所述终端发送的短消息基于卫星发送的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫星计费信息还包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息。
- 如权利要求6所述的方法,其中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于短消息服务功能实体SMSF;或者,所述卫星计费功能为CEF,所述CEF通过与SMSF和/或OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
- 如权利要求1或2所述的方法,其中,所述确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,包括:在检测到终端通过NTN发起PDU会话,且所述PDU会话和/或所述PDU会话中的业务数据需要计费的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫星计费信息还包括:所述PDU会话的相关信息。
- 如权利要求8所述的方法,其中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于会话管理功能SMF;或者,所述卫星计费功能为CEF,所述CEF通过与SMF和/或OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
- 一种卫星计费方法,应用于计费功能CHF,所述方法包括:接收卫星计费功能发送的卫星计费信息;根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR;向所述卫星计费功能发送计费数据响应消息。
- 如权利要求10所述的方法,其中,所述卫星计费信息包括以下至少一项:终端的卫星接入类型;终端位置信息;所述终端的非地面网络NTN的跟踪区识别TAC信息;卫星相关参数;资源使用信息;业务时长;其中,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家;所述终端位置信息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
- 如权利要求10或11所述的方法,其中,所述根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR,包括:在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息包括所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长的情况下,根据所述终端的业务资源使用信息和/或业务时长,创建CDR。
- 如权利要求10或11所述的方法,其中,所述根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR,包括:在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息包含终端位置信息和/或PRA信息的情况下,针对位置报告的计费事件,创建CDR;其中,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表TrackingAreaList、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
- 如权利要求10或11所述的方法,其中,所述卫星计费信息还包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息;所述根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR,包括:在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息的情况下,针对通过卫星发送短消息的计费事件,创建CDR。
- 如权利要求10或11所述的方法,其中,所述卫星计费信息还包括:PDU会话的相关信息;所述根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR,包括:在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括所述PDU会话的相关信息的情况下,针对所述PDU会话,创建或更新CDR。
- 一种卫星计费功能,包括:存储器,收发机,处理器:存储器,存储计算机程序;收发机,在所述处理器的控制下收发数据;处理器,读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:确定终端相关的卫星计费信息;向计费功能CHF发送所述卫星计费信息;接收所述CHF发送的计费数据响应消息。
- 如权利要求16所述的卫星计费功能,其中,所述卫星计费信息包括以下至少一项:终端的卫星接入类型;终端位置信息;终端的非地面网络NTN的跟踪区识别TAC信息;卫星相关参数;资源使用信息;业务时长;其中,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家;所述终端位置信息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
- 如权利要求16或17所述的卫星计费功能,其中,所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:根据卫星接入指示标志位、无线接入类型、终端位置信息中的一项或多项,确定终端是通过卫星接入网络,并根据所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
- 如权利要求16或17所述的卫星计费功能,其中,所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:根据所述终端位置信息和/或终端的PRA信息,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,其中,所述卫星计费信息包括所述终端位置信息和/或PRA信息,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表TrackingAreaList、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
- 如权利要求18或19所述的卫星计费功能,其中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于接入和移动管理功能AMF、短消息服务功能实体SMSF或会话管理功能SMF;或者,所述卫星计费功能为计费使能功能CEF,所述CEF通过与AMF和/或操作维护管理OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
- 如权利要求16或17所述的卫星计费功能,其中,所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:确定终端发送的短消息是否基于卫星发送;在所述终端发送的短消息基于卫星发送的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫星计费信息还包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息。
- 如权利要求21所述的卫星计费功能,其中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于短消息服务功能实体SMSF;或者,所述卫星计费功能为CEF,所述CEF通过与SMSF和/或OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
- 如权利要求16或17所述的卫星计费功能,其中,所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:在检测到终端通过NTN发起PDU会话,且所述PDU会话和/或所述PDU 会话中的业务数据需要计费的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫星计费信息还包括:所述PDU会话的相关信息。
- 如权利要求23所述的卫星计费功能,其中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于会话管理功能SMF;或者,所述卫星计费功能为CEF,所述CEF通过与SMF和/或OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
- 一种计费功能,包括:存储器,收发机,处理器:存储器,存储计算机程序;收发机,在所述处理器的控制下收发数据;处理器,读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:接收卫星计费功能发送的卫星计费信息;根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR;向所述卫星计费功能发送计费数据响应消息。
- 如权利要求25所述的计费功能,其中,所述卫星计费信息包括以下至少一项:终端的卫星接入类型;终端位置信息;所述终端的非地面网络NTN的跟踪区识别TAC信息;卫星相关参数;资源使用信息;业务时长;其中,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家;所述终端位置信息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
- 如权利要求25或26所述的计费功能,其中,所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息 包括所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长的情况下,根据所述终端的业务资源使用信息和/或业务时长,创建CDR。
- 如权利要求25或26所述的计费功能,其中,所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息包含终端位置信息和/或PRA信息的情况下,针对位置报告的计费事件,创建CDR;其中,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表TrackingAreaList、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
- 如权利要求25或26所述的计费功能,其中,所述卫星计费信息还包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息;所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息的情况下,针对通过卫星发送短消息的计费事件,创建CDR。
- 如权利要求25或26所述的计费功能,其中,所述卫星计费信息还包括:PDU会话的相关信息;所述处理器,还读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括所述PDU会话的相关信息的情况下,针对所述PDU会话,创建或更新CDR。
- 一种卫星计费装置,应用于卫星计费功能,所述卫星计费装置包括:第一确定单元,用于确定终端相关的卫星计费信息;第一发送单元,用于向计费功能CHF发送所述卫星计费信息;第一接收单元,用于接收所述CHF发送的计费数据响应消息。
- 如权利要求31所述的卫星计费装置,其中,所述卫星计费信息包括以下至少一项:终端的卫星接入类型;终端位置信息;终端的非地面网络NTN的跟踪区识别TAC信息;卫星相关参数;资源使用信息;业务时长;其中,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家;所述终端位置信息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
- 如权利要求31或32所述的卫星计费装置,其中,所述第一确定单元还用于:根据卫星接入指示标志位、无线接入类型、终端位置信息中的一项或多项,确定终端是通过卫星接入网络,并根据所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
- 如权利要求31或32所述的卫星计费装置,其中,所述确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,包括:根据所述终端位置信息和/或终端的PRA信息,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,其中,所述卫星计费信息包括所述终端位置信息和/或PRA信息,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表TrackingAreaList、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
- 如权利要求33或34所述的卫星计费装置,其中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于接入和移动管理功能AMF、短消息服务功能实体SMSF或会话管理功能SMF;或者,所述卫星计费功能为计费使能功能CEF,所述CEF通过与AMF和/或操作维护管理OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
- 如权利要求31或32所述的卫星计费装置,其中,所述第一确定单元,还用于:确定终端发送的短消息是否基于卫星发送;在所述终端发送的短消息基于卫星发送的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫星计费信息还包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息。
- 如权利要求36所述的卫星计费装置,其中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于短消息服务功能实体SMSF;或者,所述卫星计费功能为CEF,所述CEF通过与SMSF和/或OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
- 如权利要求31或32所述的卫星计费装置,其中,所述第一确定单元,还用于:在检测到终端通过NTN发起PDU会话,且所述PDU会话和/或所述PDU会话中的业务数据需要计费的情况下,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息,所述卫星计费信息还包括:所述PDU会话的相关信息。
- 如权利要求38所述的卫星计费装置,其中,所述卫星计费功能为计费触发功能CTF,所述CTF部署于会话管理功能SMF;或者,所述卫星计费功能为CEF,所述CEF通过与SMF和/或OAM交互,确定终端相关的卫星计费信息。
- 一种卫星计费装置,应用于计费功能,所述卫星计费装置包括:第一接收单元,用于接收卫星计费功能发送的卫星计费信息;第一处理单元,用于根据所述卫星计费信息,创建或更新计费数据记录CDR;第一发送单元,用于向所述卫星计费功能发送计费数据响应消息。
- 如权利要求40所述的卫星计费装置,其中,所述卫星计费信息包括以下至少一项:终端的卫星接入类型;终端位置信息;所述终端的非地面网络NTN的跟踪区识别TAC信息;卫星相关参数;资源使用信息;业务时长;其中,所述卫星相关参数包括以下参数中的一项或多项:卫星名称、卫星目录号、轨道高度、轨道面、星历信息、目的地、所属国家;所述终端位置信息包括以下至少一项:终端当前位置、现场报告区域PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
- 如权利要求40或41所述的卫星计费装置,其中,所述第一处理单元,还用于:在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息包括所述终端的资源使用信息和/或业务时长的情况下,根据所述终端的业务资源使用信息和/或业务时长,创建CDR。
- 如权利要求40或41所述的卫星计费装置,其中,所述第一处理单元,还用于:在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息包含终端位置信息和/或PRA信息的情况下,针对位置报告的计费事件,创建CDR;其中,所述PRA信息包括以下至少一项:跟踪区域列表TrackingAreaList、PRA标识符、终端在PRA内部或外部的指示符。
- 如权利要求40或41所述的卫星计费装置,其中,所述卫星计费信息还包括:用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息;所述第一处理单元,还用于:在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括用于指示基于卫星发送短消息的指示信息的情况下,针对通过卫星发送短消息的计费事件,创建CDR。
- 如权利要求40或41所述的卫星计费装置,其中,所述卫星计费信息还包括:PDU会话的相关信息;所述第一处理单元,还用于:在所述卫星计费信息指示终端是通过卫星接入网络,且所述卫星计费信息还包括所述PDU会话的相关信息的情况下,针对所述PDU会话,创建或更新CDR。
- 一种计算机可读存储介质,所述计算机可读存储介质上存储有计算机 程序,所述计算机程序被处理器执行时,实现如权利要求1至9任一项所述的方法的步骤,或者,实现如权利要求10至15任一项所述的方法的步骤。
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