CN101951584B

CN101951584B - Charging method and system for group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network

Info

Publication number: CN101951584B
Application number: CN201010289142.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 侯智荣
Original assignee: ZTE Corp
Current assignee: ZTE Corp
Priority date: 2010-09-19
Filing date: 2010-09-19
Publication date: 2015-06-03
Anticipated expiration: 2030-09-19
Also published as: CN101951584A; WO2012034338A1

Abstract

The invention provides a charging method and a charging system for group intelligent service of a mobile virtual private network. The method comprises a charging control step, in which a service control point (SCP) determines the type of a call according to the type of a called number or the type of a calling number and the associated information of a calling user and a called user after receiving the call and selects a corresponding preset charging scheme according to the type of the call so as to perform charging control, and a call charge recording step, in which the SCP records the charge of the call in a corresponding account according to the type of the call and the charging scheme after the call is finished. The method and the system have the advantages of reasonably distinguishing accounts inside the group intelligent service of the mobile virtual private network and reducing telephone expenses for a group user.

Description

A kind of charging method of group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network and system

Technical field

The present invention relates to Mobile Intelligent Network Technology field, be applicable to GSM (Global System for Mobile communications, global system for mobile communications) intelligent network and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access, code division multiple access) intelligent network, be specifically related to a kind of group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network charging method and system.

Background technology

Mobile Intelligent Networks System is as the emerging business service network of mobile communications industry, can facilitate, flexibly, economical, effectively provide various value-added service, and by with business system, Customer Service Center, short message service center and banking system integrated, for user provide more high-quality, in time, the service of hommization.Mobile Intelligent Networks System is one of very large business growth point of telecom operators.

Mobile virtual private network group business is application intelligent network business very widely.This business take group customer as target, such as enterprise, group, school, hospital, government bodies etc.After enterprise or group have applied for this business, the short codes numbering plan of oneself inside can be formulated according to the feature of group (enterprise).Its objective is convenient memory and management, short codes can unique identification group member, the numbering plan of its short codes can not be affected when the true number of group member changes, like this, the employee of group internal can not affect working relation because of the change of the true number of mobile communication terminal, as long as user remembers that group internal short codes just can find him to wish the user found in group, and can will call out in addition exhaustive division according to the information of calling: such as in the calling of a group internal, be called on-net call; Group can also arrange the outer client of some important nets, composition net nickname code character, the calling in time calling out net nickname code character become the group calling of net External Number.Business can according to the difference of type of call, and to on-net call, the group calling of net External Number, giving preferential largely with common net outcall, makes the communication fee of the group using this business reduce.And for operator, this business has attracted large group customer, its good profit can be realized.Therefore this business can make group's communication fee reduce, and facilitates group internal employee to use, operator can be made again to attract a large amount of group customer, realize its profit preferably.These characteristics make this business extensive use.

In the operation of reality, the general Dou Shi group of expense that group internal calling occurs pays, and has nothing to do with individual.In present actualizing technology, the type of call of group internal is all decide according to the user of the whether same group of numbers of calling and called parties.As long as that is user of calling subscriber and the same group of called subscriber, the long code no matter caller dials is called or short codes, what all think that calling subscriber occurs is on-net call, and expense is all remembered on group account; For called, be also like this.For the people of unit of same group, announcing long code contact method is inevitable thing.The facility that the mode of this charging makes some member of group internal utilize group to call out, for private service, wastes group's telephone expenses without restraint, and cause group's telephone expenses to remain high, over-burden for group customer, and then cause group customer to run off.

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is to provide a kind of group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network charging method and system, reasonably dividing the account in group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network, evade a large amount of telephone expenses resources that on business non-and calling that is that occur occupies group.

In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the invention provides a kind of charging method of group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network, comprising:

Charging rate-determining steps, after SCP receives calling, according to the attaching information determination type of call of called number type or calling number type, calling subscriber and called subscriber, selects the corresponding billing scheme preset according to described type of call, carries out charging control;

Metered call expense step, this calling charge is recorded in corresponding account according to described type of call and described billing scheme by SCP after the call has ended.

Further, said method also has feature below: described charging rate-determining steps comprises:

After the SCP of described calling subscriber ownership receives calling, according to the attaching information determination type of call of called number type, calling subscriber and called subscriber, select the corresponding billing scheme preset according to described type of call, and carry out charging control; Then issue the replay call request being routed to called subscriber to MSC, carry the calling number identical with described called number type;

After the SCP of described called subscriber ownership receives the calling of MSC, according to the attaching information determination type of call of calling number type, calling subscriber and called subscriber, select the corresponding billing scheme preset according to described type of call, carry out charging control.

Further, said method also has feature below: also comprise:

The SCP that described called subscriber belongs to by call proceeding to described called subscriber, carries the calling number identical with described called number type after carrying out charging control.

Further, said method also has feature below:

Describedly determine that billing scheme step comprises:

After the SCP that described calling subscriber belongs to receives calling, if judge, called number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is the first type of call, then select the first billing scheme to carry out charging control according to described first type of call; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, select the second billing scheme to carry out charging control according to described second type of call;

Described metered call expense step comprises:

The calling charge of calling procedure is recorded on group account according to described first type of call and described first billing scheme by the SCP of described calling subscriber's ownership after the call has ended, or is recorded on the personal account of calling subscriber by the calling charge of calling procedure according to described second type of call and described second billing scheme.

Further, said method also has feature below: describedly determine that billing scheme step comprises:

After the SCP that described called subscriber belongs to receives calling, if judge, calling number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is the first type of call, then select the first billing scheme to carry out charging control according to described first type of call; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, select the second billing scheme to carry out charging control according to described second type of call;

Described metered call expense step comprises:

The calling charge of called flow is recorded on group account according to described first type of call and described first billing scheme by the SCP of described called subscriber's ownership after the call has ended, or is recorded on the personal account of called subscriber by the calling charge of called flow according to described second type of call and described second billing scheme.

Further, said method also has feature below: describedly determine that described type of call is that the step of the second type of call comprises:

After described SCP receives calling, if judge, called number or calling number are long code and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described second type of call is on-net call type two, then select the billing scheme of the first rate to carry out charging control according to described on-net call type two; Or

If judge, called subscriber belongs to the net nickname code character of group of described calling subscriber ownership, then determine described second type of call be the group calling of net External Number, then carry out charging control according to the group calling of described net External Number the billing scheme of selection second rate.

In order to solve the problem, present invention also offers a kind of system realizing group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network charging, be arranged on the SCP of group's distribution, will trigger described system after SCP receives the calling of group user, described system comprises:

Billing scheme determination module, for the attaching information determination type of call according to called number type or calling number type, calling subscriber and called subscriber, select the corresponding billing scheme preset according to described type of call, described type of call and described billing scheme are sent to accounting module;

Described accounting module, for carrying out charging control according to described billing scheme; For this calling charge being recorded in corresponding account according to described type of call and described billing scheme after the call has ended.

Further, said method also has feature below: also comprise,

Call proceeding module, in calling procedure, issues the replay call request being routed to called subscriber, carries the calling number identical with described called number type to MSC; For in called flow, by call proceeding to called subscriber, carry the calling number identical with described called number type.

Further, said system also has feature below:

Described billing scheme determination module, specifically in calling procedure, if judge, called number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is the first type of call, then select the first billing scheme according to described first type of call; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, the second billing scheme is selected, then by described first type of call and described first billing scheme or described second type of call and described second billing scheme are sent to described accounting module according to described second type of call;

Described accounting module, specifically for carrying out charging control according to described first billing scheme or described second billing scheme; For the calling charge of calling procedure being recorded in group account according to described first type of call and described first billing scheme after the call has ended, or according to described second type of call and described second billing scheme, the calling charge of calling procedure is recorded on the personal account of calling subscriber.

Further, said system also has feature below:

Described billing scheme determination module, specifically in called flow, if judge, calling number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is the first type of call, then select the first billing scheme according to described first type of call; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, the second billing scheme is selected, then by described first type of call and described first billing scheme or described second type of call and described second billing scheme are sent to described accounting module according to described second type of call;

Described accounting module, specifically for carrying out charging control according to described first billing scheme or described second billing scheme; For the calling charge of called flow being recorded in group account according to described first type of call and described first billing scheme after the call has ended, or according to described second type of call and described second billing scheme, the calling charge of called flow is recorded on the personal account of called subscriber.

Further, said system also has feature below: described billing scheme determination module, for determining that described type of call is that the second type of call comprises:

If judge, called number or calling number are long code and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described second type of call is on-net call type two, then select the billing scheme of the first rate to carry out charging control according to described on-net call type two; Or

In order to solve the problem, present invention also offers a kind of mobile intelligent network system, comprising: MSC and SCP, described SCP comprises the above-mentioned system realizing group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network charging,

Described MSC, for receiving after group user makes a call, the SCP to calling subscriber's ownership makes a call; For after the call has ended, to the SCP transmission end of calling message of calling subscriber's ownership;

The SCP of calling subscriber's ownership, after receiving described calling, according to the attaching information determination type of call of called number type, calling subscriber and called subscriber, selects the corresponding billing scheme preset to carry out charging control according to described type of call; After receiving described end of calling message, according to described type of call and described billing scheme, the calling charge of this calling procedure is recorded in corresponding account.

Further, above-mentioned mobile intelligent network system also has feature below:

The SCP of described calling subscriber ownership, also for issuing replay call request to described MSC carrying out the rear of charging control, carries the calling number identical with described called number type;

Described MSC, also for after receiving described replay call request, by the SCP that call proceeding belongs to called subscriber; Also for after the call has ended, the SCP belonged to described called subscriber sends described end of calling message;

The SCP of described called subscriber ownership, for the attaching information determination type of call according to calling number type, calling subscriber and called subscriber, selects the corresponding billing scheme preset to carry out charging control according to described type of call; After receiving described end of calling message, according to described type of call and described billing scheme, the calling charge of this called flow is recorded in corresponding account.

To sum up, a kind of group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network charging method provided by the invention and system, take full advantage of mobile intelligent network service to generate fast, convenient, flexibly, economical, effective feature, make full use of existing network resource, new network element device need not be increased, appropriate reconstruction is done on existing mobile virtual private network group business, the present invention reasonably can distinguish the account of group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network inside, telephone expenses can be reduced for group user, attract for operator simultaneously and stationed large group customer, well achieve the profit of operator, and can provide convenience for the employee of virtual private network group user.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram realizing the system of group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network charging of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the flow chart realizing the method for group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network charging of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the signaling process figure of the calling procedure of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the flow chart selecting billing scheme in the calling procedure of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the flow chart carrying out charging in the calling procedure of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is the signaling process figure of the called flow of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is the flow chart selecting billing scheme in the called flow of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is the flow chart carrying out charging in the calling procedure of the embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment

Group internal really because of need of work and the calling occurred, major part occurs in a little colony, such as section's chamber interior or a department inside.Group can arrange coding rule flexibly between different department, and then accomplishes that between department, short codes is different.Such as department 1 short codes numbering is with 60 beginnings, and department 2 short codes numbering is with 85 beginnings, and can announce the short codes of respective department respectively in department 1 and department 2, department internal members contacts employing short codes, and the member contact between department can adopt long code.Therefore short codes to accomplish comparatively strong privacy.Utilize the feature of the privacy of short codes, by the judgement of the dial mode to user, come further to the restriction that judgment rule and the charging regulation of on-net call carry out.Simultaneously, group's payment account and group internal individual subscriber payment account are set, make the expense really occurred because of need of work be recorded in group account, the expense of unprovoked work calling is recorded in individual subscriber account, is the effective ways rationally reducing group's telephone expenses.

In view of the foregoing, the present invention discloses a kind of charging method and system of group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network, the member account of group internal and group account are arranged respectively, by the judgement of calling procedure and called flow type of call and calling there is the account of expense record, be associated with the called length type of number of the calling of calling subscriber.The same group of calling and called user attaching, when calling subscriber calls, according to calling is the type of call that the long code of callee or short codes determine calling subscriber.When calling subscriber only dials the short codes of called subscriber, just think on-net call, on-net call preferential rate is enjoyed in the calling of generation, and expense note is on group account.Simultaneously by number display control technology, by caller dials is that the long code of called subscriber or short codes inform called subscriber.During the calling that called subscriber only answers the called short codes of calling subscriber calls and occurs, just think on-net call, on-net call preferential rate is enjoyed in the calling of generation, and expense note is on group account.Although calling and called user belongs to same group, but what adopt when calling is the called long code of calling, the then called preferential rate all can enjoying on-net call of caller, but can not enjoy group account pays calling charge, and calling charge is recorded in above calling and called user account respectively.Reduced further and account classifying rationally by call coverage criterion in calling and called user network like this, namely the real need of work of group internal is reasonably supported and the on-net call occurred, also to evade on business non-and calling that is that occur occupies a large amount of telephone expenses resources of group, thus evade the high problem of group's telephone expenses.

Below in conjunction with drawings and Examples, technical scheme of the present invention is described in detail.

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram realizing the system of group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network charging of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, the system of the present embodiment can comprise: subscriber information storing module, billing scheme determination module, call proceeding module, accounting module and charging configuration module.Wherein,

Subscriber information storing module: store group member user profile, comprise group's information that Member Users belongs to, the long code of Member Users and short codes, the information such as the call authority of Member Users.

Billing scheme determination module: for the attaching information determination type of call according to called number type or calling number type, calling subscriber and called subscriber, select the corresponding billing scheme preset according to described type of call, described type of call and described billing scheme are sent to accounting module;

Particularly, billing scheme determination module determines type of call according to the length number information of the length number information of the ownership group information of calling and called user and the called subscriber of calling subscriber calls or the calling number that is routed to called subscriber, and then determines to call out the billing scheme be suitable for.

Accounting module: for carrying out charging control according to described billing scheme; For this calling charge being recorded in corresponding account according to described type of call and described billing scheme after the call has ended;

Particularly, the billing scheme of accounting module selected by billing scheme determination module, carries out charging control to calling, call charging, provides calling ticket, and on corresponding account, deduct corresponding calling charge according to type of call.

Particularly, in calling procedure, if described billing scheme determination module is used for judging that called number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is the first type of call, then select the first billing scheme according to described first type of call; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, the second billing scheme is selected, then by described first type of call and described first billing scheme or described second type of call and described second billing scheme are sent to described accounting module according to described second type of call;

Described accounting module is used for carrying out charging control according to described first billing scheme or described second billing scheme; For the calling charge of calling procedure being recorded in group account according to described first type of call and described first billing scheme after the call has ended, or according to described second type of call and described second billing scheme, the calling charge of calling procedure is recorded on the personal account of calling subscriber.

Particularly, in called flow, if described billing scheme determination module is used for judging that calling number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is the first type of call, then select the first billing scheme according to described first type of call; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, the second billing scheme is selected, then by described first type of call and described first billing scheme or described second type of call and described second billing scheme are sent to described accounting module according to described second type of call;

Described accounting module is used for carrying out charging control according to described first billing scheme or described second billing scheme; For the calling charge of called flow being recorded in group account according to described first type of call and described first billing scheme after the call has ended, or according to described second type of call and described second billing scheme, the calling charge of called flow is recorded on the personal account of called subscriber.

Wherein, to determine that described type of call is that the second type of call can comprise following several for described billing scheme determination module:

If judge, called subscriber belongs to the net nickname code character of group of described calling subscriber ownership, then determine described second type of call be the group calling of net External Number, then carry out charging control according to the group calling of described net External Number the billing scheme of selection second rate; Or

If judge, called subscriber and calling subscriber do not belong to same group and called subscriber does not belong to the net nickname code character of the group that calling subscriber belongs to, then determine that described second type of call is common net outcall, then select the billing scheme of the 3rd rate to carry out charging control according to described common net outcall.

The system of the present embodiment can also comprise: billing scheme configuration module, for configuring different billing schemes according to different type of calls, and for billing scheme configure concrete billing amount (such as billing scheme 1, long-distance 1 minute 2 maos, roam 1 minute 3 maos; Billing scheme 2, long-distance 1 minute 5 maos, roam 1 minute 8 maos), the positional information of configuration call charging (whether according to the positional information of calling and called, charge system determines whether calling is roamed, long-distance, counts different expenses) etc.

Such as, the first type of call (also claiming on-net call type one) corresponding first billing scheme can be configured, corresponding second billing scheme of second type of call, particularly, the billing scheme of corresponding first rate of on-net call type two, the billing scheme of net External Number group calling corresponding second rate, the billing scheme of corresponding 3rd rate of common net outcall is configured.

On-net call rate can be segmented further, such as, be divided into: called secondary preferential rate in caller one-level preferential rate, the interior caller secondary preferential rate of net, the interior called one-level preferential rate of net, net in netting.When in net, caller one-level preferential rate is applicable to group internal calling user dials called short codes, the call rate of calling subscriber; When in net, caller secondary preferential rate is applicable to group internal calling user dials called long code, the call rate of calling subscriber; When in net, called one-level preferential rate is applicable to group internal calling user dials called short codes, the call rate of called subscriber; When in net, called secondary preferential rate is applicable to group internal calling user dials called long code, the call rate of called subscriber.

Further, the system of the present embodiment can also comprise: call proceeding module, for when calling procedure is routed to called flow, issues the replay call request being routed to called subscriber to MSC, carries the calling number identical with described called number type.

Such as, if calling user dials is the long code of called subscriber, then when replay call to called flow, to need the long code of calling subscriber, as GN (GENERIC NUMBER) number, to be placed in connect, to be routed to called flow; If calling user dials is the short codes of called subscriber, then when replay call to called flow, to need the short codes of calling subscriber, as GN number, to be placed in connect, to be routed to called flow.

Such as, if calling user dials is the long code of called subscriber, then when replay call to called subscriber, need the long code of calling subscriber as GN number, be placed in connect, be routed to called subscriber, the long code of called subscriber side and display of calling user; If calling user dials is the short codes of called subscriber, then when replay call to called subscriber, to need the short codes of calling subscriber, as GN number, to be placed in connect, be routed to called subscriber, the short codes of called subscriber side and display of calling user.

In addition, the system of the present embodiment can also comprise: account sets up module, for setting up group account for each virtual group, for record group's internal main dial called short codes user time, the caller expense of the calling procedure occurred and the called expense of called flow; For each user of virtual group sets up member's personal account, be used for recording the expense that when group internal main makes user dial called long code, calling and called occur, calling user dials group network nickname code character, common net be the caller expense that occurs of user outward; The called expense that called subscriber answers group network nickname code character, the outer user of common net occurs.

Fig. 2 is the flow chart realizing the method for group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network charging of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 2, comprises step below:

S10, charging rate-determining steps, after SCP receives calling, according to the attaching information determination type of call of called number type or calling number type, calling subscriber and called subscriber, select the corresponding billing scheme preset according to described type of call, carry out charging control;

S20, metered call expense step, this calling charge is recorded in corresponding account according to described type of call and described billing scheme by SCP after the call has ended.

Wherein, step S10 can comprise:

After the SCP of described calling subscriber ownership receives calling, according to the attaching information determination type of call of called number type, calling subscriber and called subscriber, select the corresponding billing scheme preset according to described type of call, carry out charging control;

Then the SCP of described calling subscriber's ownership issues the replay call request being routed to called subscriber to MSC, carries the calling number identical with described called number type;

Further, after the SCP that described called subscriber belongs to carries out charging control, by call proceeding to described called subscriber, carry the calling number identical with described called number type, the calling number that the upper display of described like this called subscriber is identical with described called number type.

Particularly, in calling procedure:

After the SCP that described calling subscriber belongs to receives calling, if judge, called number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is on-net call type one, then select the billing scheme of caller one-level preferential rate in net to carry out charging control according to described on-net call type one; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, select the second billing scheme to carry out charging control according to described second type of call;

The calling charge of calling procedure is recorded on group account according to the billing scheme of caller one-level preferential rate in described on-net call type one and described net by the SCP of described calling subscriber's ownership after the call has ended, or is recorded in respectively on the personal account of calling subscriber by the calling charge of calling procedure according to described second type of call and described second billing scheme.

Particularly, in called flow:

After the SCP that described called subscriber belongs to receives calling, if judge, calling number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is on-net call type one, then select the billing scheme of called one-level preferential rate in net to carry out charging control according to described on-net call type one; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, select the second billing scheme to carry out charging control according to described second type of call;

The calling charge of called flow is recorded on group account according to the billing scheme of one-level preferential rate called in described on-net call type one and described net by the SCP of described called subscriber's ownership after the call has ended, or is recorded on the personal account of called subscriber by the calling charge of called flow according to described second type of call and described second billing scheme.

Further, can segment further the rate in billing scheme according to type of call, such as, for determining that the second type of call and the second billing scheme can be further subdivided into:

If judge, called number or calling number are long code and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described second type of call is on-net call type two, then select the billing scheme of caller secondary preferential rate or the interior called secondary preferential rate of net in net according to described on-net call type two; Or

If judge, called subscriber belongs to the net nickname code character of group of described calling subscriber ownership, then determine described second type of call be the group calling of net External Number, then according to the billing scheme of described net External Number group calling selection second rate; Or

If judge, called subscriber and calling subscriber do not belong to same group and called subscriber does not belong to the net nickname code character of the group that calling subscriber belongs to, then determine that described second type of call is common net outcall, then select the billing scheme of the 3rd rate according to described common net outcall.

With specific embodiment, method of the present invention is described in detail below.

Suppose that the short codes length that group 1111111111 distributes is 4, with 6 beginnings, group's short codes numbering is from 6000 ~ 6999, on each SCP, in this group, user can not more than 99, first 2 that then can select short codes is short codes section, for SCP1 distribution short codes section is 61, the short codes section of distributing for SCP 2 is 62.SCP1 upper user short codes, from the upper user's short codes of 6100 ~ 6199, SCP2 from 6200 ~ 6299, so both can meet group and hold quantitative limitation, can distinguish SCP1 and SCP2 again by short codes section.For SCP1 distribution MSISDN (The Mobile Station ISDN, travelling carriage integrated services digital network) number segment is 1390519, be 1590513 for SCP2 distributes short codes section.Also can distinguish the SCP of user attaching according to Mobile Subscriber International ISDN Number section like this.

Fig. 3 is the signaling process figure of the calling procedure of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, comprises step below:

S2-01: calling subscriber makes a call under MSC, and MSC receives calling, obtains the CAMEL-Subscription-Information O_CSI of caller from master home HLR (attaching position register).

S2-02: the MSC of caller current position is according to CAMEL-Subscription-Information O_CSI, ownership SCP to calling subscriber sends IDP (Initial detection point, start Detection Point) message, and the positional information at current for calling subscriber place is placed in the Locationnumber parameter in IDP message.

S2-03: the ownership SCP of calling subscriber selects billing scheme according to the call information carried in IDP message, carries out charging control.

S2-04: the ownership SCP of calling subscriber issues RRBE (Request Report BCSM Event, request BCSM event report) to MSC, request MSC (mobile switching centre) supervising connections for calling event.

S2-05: the ownership SCP of calling subscriber issues AC (Apply Charging, Apply Charging) to MSC, Apply Charging.

S2-06: the ownership SCP of calling subscriber issues Connect to MSC, requires to continue calling.

S2-07: the current location MSC of calling subscriber is called to called subscriber place SCP.

S2-08: after call through, the ownership SCP of calling subscriber receive the caller response event that MSC reports.

S2-09: during end of calling, the ownership SCP of calling subscriber receive caller that MSC reports and to take out stitches event.

S2-10: during end of calling, the ownership SCP of calling subscriber receive the ACR event that MSC reports, and report calling subscriber calls duration.

S2-11: the ownership SCP of calling subscriber, according to billing scheme selected inside step S03, collects caller cost of the phone call, and according to the type of call of caller, by expense note in corresponding account.

S2-12: the ownership SCP of calling subscriber issues RC to MSC, requires call release.

Fig. 4 is the flow chart selecting billing scheme in the calling procedure of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, comprises step below:

S3-01: the MSC at calling subscriber place, according to the CAMEL-Subscription-Information of calling subscriber, trigger the virtual group business of calling subscriber place SCP.

S3-02: virtual group business is according to IDP gain of parameter calling subscriber long code, called number and call subscriber positional information.

S3-03: group's number that virtual group business belongs to local data library inquiry calling subscriber according to caller long code.

S3-04: judge whether calling subscriber is the group user belonging to this SCP, if so, then turns S3-05 according to the Query Result of S3-03, otherwise call release.

S3-05: according to called number length, virtual group business judges that called number is long code or short codes, if long code, then turn S3-06; If short codes, then turn S3-07.

S3-06: virtual group business is according to the called ownership group number of called long code inquiry.

S3-07: virtual group business is according to the called ownership group of called short codes inquiry number and called long code.

S3-08: according to the Query Result of S3-06 or S3-07, virtual group business judges whether called number belongs to the virtual group user of this SCP, if so, then turns S3-10; Otherwise turn S3-09.

S3-09: virtual group business judges whether called be caller net nickname code character user, if then turn S3-12, otherwise turns S3-13.

S3-10: virtual group business judges whether caller group number equals called group number, if then turn S3-11, otherwise turns S3-09.

S3-11: virtual group business judges that called number is long code or short codes, and long code then turns S3-14, and short codes then turns S3-15.

S3-12: virtual group business determination type of call be the group calling of net External Number, use net nickname code character caller billing scheme.

S3-13: virtual group business determination type of call is common net outcall, uses the outer caller billing scheme of net.

S3-14: virtual group business determination type of call is on-net call type two, uses caller rate two billing scheme in net.

S3-15: virtual group business determination type of call is on-net call type one, uses caller rate one billing scheme in net.

Fig. 5 is the flow chart carrying out charging in the calling procedure of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 5, comprises step below:

S3-16: virtual group business, by the positional information of selected billing scheme and calling subscriber, caller long code and called long code, is given charge system, carried out charging control.

S3-17: virtual group business controls result according to the charging of S3-16, judges whether to allow calling, allows calling then to turn S3-18, otherwise call release.

Such as, convert remaining sum current for user to available call duration, judge whether available call duration is greater than most I call duration, if so, then allow calling.

S3-18:SCP issues RRBE to MSC and requires supervising connections for calling, and SCP issues AC to MSC, and AC signaling carries calling subscriber can use call duration.

S3-19: virtual group business judges that called number is long code or short codes, and long code then turns S3-20, and short codes then turns S3-21.

S3-20: virtual group business using the long code of calling subscriber as GN number.

S3-21: virtual group business using the short codes of calling subscriber as GN number.

S3-22:SCP business issues connect to MSC, carries the GN number of calling subscriber, requires MSC continuing called subscriber.

S3-23: end of calling, MSC report caller to take out stitches event, and report ACR, wherein ACR carries the call duration of calling subscriber.

S3-24: virtual group business is by the positional information of selected billing scheme and calling subscriber, and caller long code and called long code, call duration, gives charge system, carries out charging.

S3-25: virtual group business judges this type of call, if common net outcall or the group calling of net External Number or net in type two call out, turn S3-27, if type one is called out in net, turn S3-26.

S3-26: this calling charge of calling subscriber is counted group's payment account by virtual group business.

S3-27: this calling charge of calling subscriber is counted the individual payment account of calling subscriber by virtual group business.

S3-28: virtual group business call release.

Further, in above-mentioned S3-20, S3-21, S3-22 step, the GN number in connect, after MSC continues, the calling number of called flow is this GN number.Therefore in called flow, by judging the length of calling number, just can know in calling procedure, calling user dials be called long code or short codes.

Fig. 6 is the flow chart selecting billing scheme in the called flow of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, comprises step below:

S4-01, S4-02: after calling access MSC receives the subsequent request of caller virtual group business initiation, then send SRI message to called ownership HLR, then return called user subscription information O_CSI+T_CSI.Wherein, O_CSI is caller signing service, and T_CSI is called signing service.

S4-03, S4-04: calling access MSC, by the address obtaining called ownership SCP in T_CSI data, sends IDP message to called ownership SCP, is placed in the parameter LocationInformation in IDP message by originating MS C position trunk code.

S4-05: the ownership SCP of called subscriber, according to the Information Selection called subscriber billing scheme of calling and called, carries out charging control.

S4-06, S4-07, S4-08: called ownership SCP sends RRBE, AC and Connect to calling access MSC.

S4-09, S4-10, S4-11, S4-12: after calling access MSC receives Connect message, again send SRI message to called ownership HLR, this time SRI message suppresses T_CSI, obtain called MSRN (Mobile Station Roaming Number, mobile station roaming number).

S4-13, S4-14, S4-15: caller access MSC continues according to called MSRN.

S4-16, S4-17: call stops, caller access MSC reports charging report, the billing scheme that called ownership SCP selects according to S4-05, collects called cost of the phone call.

S4-18, S4-19: caller access MSC reports onhook event, SCP issues call release signaling to caller access MSC.

Fig. 7 is the flow chart selecting billing scheme in the called flow of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 7, comprises step below:

S5-01: the MSC (i.e. calling access MSC) at calling subscriber place, according to the CAMEL-Subscription-Information of called subscriber, trigger the virtual group business of called subscriber place SCP.

S5-02: virtual group business is according to IDP gain of parameter rear subscriber number, called subscriber's long code and called subscriber's positional information.What relation does called subscriber's positional information have to charging of the present invention?

S5-03: group's number that virtual group business belongs to local data base according to called long code inquiry called subscriber.

S5-04: judge whether called subscriber is the group user belonging to this SCP, if so, then turns S5-05 according to the Query Result of S5-03, otherwise call release.

S5-05: according to calling number length, virtual group business judges that calling number is long code or short codes, if long code, then turn S5-06; If short codes then, turns S5-07.

S5-06: virtual group business is according to caller long code inquiry master home group number.

S5-07: virtual group business is according to caller short codes inquiry master home group number and caller long code.

S5-08: according to the Query Result of S5-06 or S5-07, virtual group business judges whether calling number belongs to the virtual group user of this SCP, if so, then turns S5-10; Otherwise turn S5-09.

S5-09: virtual group business judges whether caller is called net nickname code character user, if then turn S5-12, otherwise turns S5-13.

S5-10: virtual group business judges whether caller group number equals called group number, if then turn S5-11, otherwise turns S5-09.

S5-11: virtual group business judges that calling number is long code or short codes, and long code then turns S5-14, and short codes then turns S5-15.

S5-12: virtual group business determination type of call be the group calling of net External Number, use the called billing scheme of net nickname code character.

S5-13: virtual group business determination type of call is common net outcall, uses the outer called billing scheme of net.

S5-14: virtual group business determination type of call is on-net call type two, uses called rate two billing scheme in net.

S5-15: virtual group business determination type of call is on-net call type one, uses called rate one billing scheme in net.

Fig. 8 is the flow chart carrying out charging in the calling procedure of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 8, comprises step below:

S5-16: virtual group business, by the positional information of selected billing scheme and called subscriber, caller long code and called long code, is given charge system, carried out charging control.

S5-17: virtual group business controls result according to the charging of S5-16, judges whether to allow called calling, allows calling then to turn S5-18, otherwise call release.

S5-18:SCP issues RRBE to MSC and requires supervising connections for calling, and SCP issues AC to MSC, and AC signaling carries called subscriber can use call duration.

S5-19: virtual group business judges that calling number is long code or short codes, and long code then turns 5-20, and short codes then turns S5-21.

S5-20: virtual group business using the long code of calling subscriber as GN number.

S5-21: virtual group business using the short codes of calling subscriber as GN number.

S5-22:SCP business issues connect to MSC, carries the GN number of calling subscriber, requires MSC continuing called subscriber.

S5-23: end of calling, MSC report called event of taking out stitches, and report ACR, and wherein ACR carries the call duration of called subscriber.

S5-24: virtual group business, by the positional information of selected billing scheme and called subscriber, caller long code and called long code, call duration, is given charge system, carried out charging.

S5-25: virtual group business judges this type of call, if common net outcall or the group calling of net External Number or net in type two call out, turn S5-27, if type one is called out in net, turn S5-26.

S5-26: this calling charge of called subscriber is counted group's payment account by virtual group business.

S5-27: this calling charge of called subscriber is counted the individual payment account of called subscriber by virtual group business.

S5-28: virtual group business call release.

Further, calling procedure sends out the GN number in connect, and after MSC continues, the calling number of called flow is this GN number.Therefore in above-mentioned called flow S5-05, S5-06, S5-07 step, by judging the length of calling number, just can know in calling procedure, calling user dials be called long code or short codes, and then determine the rate that is suitable for of called subscriber.

According to above method, the dial mode of called number can be dialed very easily according to calling number, realize the further segmentation of the on-net call to caller and called flow, realize the differentiation of billing accounts very easily, this service implementation method take full advantage of mobile intelligent network service generate fast, facilitate, flexibly, economic, effective feature, make full use of existing network resource, new network element device need not be increased, on existing virtual private network group business, do appropriate reconstruction.Method of the present invention was both provided convenience for the employee of virtual private network group user, again for group user reduces telephone expenses, attracted simultaneously and had stationed large group customer, well achieve the profit of operator for operator.

The all or part of step that one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that in said method is carried out instruction related hardware by program and is completed, and described program can be stored in computer-readable recording medium, as read-only memory, disk or CD etc.Alternatively, all or part of step of above-described embodiment also can use one or more integrated circuit to realize.Correspondingly, each module/unit in above-described embodiment can adopt the form of hardware to realize, and the form of software function module also can be adopted to realize.The present invention is not restricted to the combination of the hardware and software of any particular form.

These are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention; certainly; the present invention also can have other various embodiments; when not deviating from the present invention's spirit and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art are when making various corresponding change and distortion according to the present invention, but these change accordingly and are out of shape the protection range that all should belong to the claim appended by the present invention.

Claims

1. a charging method for group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network, comprising:

Metered call expense step, this calling charge is recorded in corresponding account according to described type of call and described billing scheme by SCP after the call has ended;

Determine that billing scheme step comprises:

After the SCP that described calling subscriber belongs to receives calling, if judge, called number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is the first type of call, then select the first billing scheme to carry out charging control according to described first type of call; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, select the second billing scheme to carry out charging control according to described second type of call; After the SCP that described called subscriber belongs to receives calling, if judge, calling number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is the first type of call, then select the first billing scheme to carry out charging control according to described first type of call; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, select the second billing scheme to carry out charging control according to described second type of call;

Describedly determine that described type of call is that the step of the second type of call comprises:

After described SCP receives calling, if judge, called number or calling number are long code and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described second type of call is on-net call type two, then select the billing scheme of the first rate to carry out charging control according to described on-net call type two.

2. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that: described charging rate-determining steps comprises:

3. method as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that, also comprise:

4. method as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that,

Determine that billing scheme step is when described: after the SCP that described calling subscriber belongs to receives calling, if judge, called number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is the first type of call, then select the first billing scheme to carry out charging control according to described first type of call; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, when selecting the second billing scheme to carry out charging control according to described second type of call, described metered call expense step comprises:

5. method as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that,

Determine that billing scheme step is when described: after the SCP that described called subscriber belongs to receives calling, if judge, calling number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is the first type of call, then select the first billing scheme to carry out charging control according to described first type of call; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, when selecting the second billing scheme to carry out charging control according to described second type of call, described metered call expense step comprises:

6. the method as described in claim 4 or 5, is characterized in that, describedly determines that described type of call is that the step of the second type of call also comprises:

7. realize a system for group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network charging, be arranged on the SCP of group's distribution, will trigger described system after SCP receives the calling of group user, described system comprises:

Described billing scheme determination module, specifically in calling procedure, if judge, called number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is the first type of call, then select the first billing scheme according to described first type of call; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, the second billing scheme is selected, then by described first type of call and described first billing scheme or described second type of call and described second billing scheme are sent to described accounting module according to described second type of call; Specifically in called flow, if judge, calling number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is the first type of call, then select the first billing scheme according to described first type of call; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, the second billing scheme is selected, then by described first type of call and described first billing scheme or described second type of call and described second billing scheme are sent to described accounting module according to described second type of call;

Described billing scheme determination module, for determining that described type of call is that the second type of call comprises:

If judge, called number or calling number are long code and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described second type of call is on-net call type two, then select the billing scheme of the first rate to carry out charging control according to described on-net call type two;

8. system as claimed in claim 7, is characterized in that, also comprise,

9. system as claimed in claim 7, is characterized in that,

When described billing scheme determination module is used in calling procedure, if judge, called number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is the first type of call, then select the first billing scheme according to described first type of call; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, the second billing scheme is selected according to described second type of call, then by described first type of call and described first billing scheme or when described second type of call and described second billing scheme being sent to described accounting module

10. system as claimed in claim 8, is characterized in that,

When described billing scheme determination module is used in called flow, if judge, calling number is short codes and called subscriber and described calling subscriber belong to same group, then determine that described type of call is the first type of call, then select the first billing scheme according to described first type of call; Otherwise determine that described type of call is the second type of call, the second billing scheme is selected according to described second type of call, then by described first type of call and described first billing scheme or when described second type of call and described second billing scheme being sent to described accounting module

11. systems as described in claim 9 or 10, is characterized in that,

Described billing scheme determination module, for determining that described type of call is that the second type of call also comprises:

12. 1 kinds of mobile intelligent network systems, comprising: MSC and SCP, and described SCP comprises the system realizing group intelligent service of mobile virtual private network charging as described in any one of claim 7-11,

13. mobile intelligent network systems as claimed in claim 12, is characterized in that,