CN102056117A - Policy and charging control (PCC) framework-based charging method and system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a policy and charging control (PCC) framework-based charging method. The method comprises the following steps of: arranging an interface between a policy and charging rule function (PCRF) entity and an online charging system (OCS), wherein the PCRF entity reports information used for charging to the OCS through the interface and receives the response of the OCS, and the OCS actively sends a notice used for charging to the PCRF entity through the interface and receives the response of the PCRF entity; or arranging an interface for information interaction between the PCRF entity and an offline charging system (OFCS), wherein the PCRF entity sends the information used for charging to the OFCS through the interface. The invention discloses a system for implementing the method at the same time. By the method and the system, user terminals under each gateway can realize charging operation with various granularities, various PCC frameworks and improved structures thereof are supported, and the technical scheme is simple and practical.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to strategy and control (PCC, the Policy and Charging Control) technology of chargeing, relate in particular to a kind of charging method and system based on strategy and charging control architecture.
Background technology
Third generation partner program (3GPP, 3rd Generation Partnership Project) grouping system (EPS of evolution, Evolved Packet System) by the universal mobile telecommunications system land radio access web (E-UTRAN of evolution, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network), mobile management unit (MME, Mobility Management Entity), gateway (S-GW, ServingGateway), grouped data network gateway (P-GW or PDN GW, Packet Data NetworkGateway), home subscriber server (HSS, Home Subscriber Server), authentication and authorization charging (the AAA of 3GPP, Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) server, "Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF entity, Policy and Charging Rules Function) entity and other support nodes are formed.
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of EPS system architecture, as shown in Figure 1, the strategy wherein and the control (PCC that charges, Policy and Charging Control) framework is a part wherein, each functional entity of PCC mainly comprises in the EPS framework: the PCRF entity is the "Policy and Charging Rules Function entity, strategy and charging execution function entity entity (PCEF entity, Policy and Charging Enforcement Function) is present among the P-GW, bearing binding and event reporting function (BBERF, Bearer Binding and Event ReportFunction) entity can be present among the S-GW, professional application function (AF, Application Function) entity is present in carrier network agreement (IP, Internet Protocol) business network, user-subscribed database (SPR, Subscription Profile Repository) can close with HS S to be established.
In 3GPP, can find corresponding PDN network by APN (APN, Access Point Name).Usually UE is called the session of an IP connection Access Network (IP-CAN, IP Connectivity Access Network) to a connection of PDN network.
In the EPS system architecture, user's access style is by IP-CAN type and wireless access type (RAT, Radio Access Type) come common identification: the IP-CAN type is in order to distinguish access network type (for example: 3GPP or WiMAX etc.), when the IP-CAN type is 3GPP or 3GPP2 access, need further depend on RAT and distinguish wireless access type (when for example 3GPP inserts, being the wireless access of UTRAN or E-UTRAN).
PCC is applicable to all 3GPP IP-CAN, Fig. 2 is existing PCC system architecture schematic diagram, as shown in Figure 2, the PCRF entity mainly is responsible for the formulation of strategy and charging regulation, by the Gx interface PCC strategy and the charging regulation of formulating is handed down to the PCEF entity, the PCEF entity is installed and is carried out the PCC strategy, and reports dependent event, with the mutual charge information of charge system.The PCRF entity is given the BBERF entity by the Gxx interface with QoS (QoS, Quality of Service) rule downloading, the BBERF entity not with the mutual charge information of charge system, the reporting of only responsible bearing binding and dependent event.The AF entity provides business information by Rx interface to the PCRF entity, and SPR has preserved the business information that the user contracts, and the PCRF entity can be by the Sp interface to the signatory business information of SPR inquiring user.The PCEF entity sends to Online Charging System (OSC by the Gy interface with online charging information, Online Charging System) statistics of responsible online charging, by the Gz interface offline charging information is sent to off-line accounting system (OFCS, OfflineCharging System).
At present, in the PCC framework, the PCRF entity can dynamically issue the PCC strategy and give the PCEF entity, comprises the information of QoS and charging in the policy information.The business information that the user contracts among bearer related information that the service related information that the PCRF entity provides according to AF, PCEF entity report and the SPR is formulated the PCC strategy.
Development along with operator's demand, the network integration and multi-access technology, engender a plurality of gateway (GW in the network, Gateway), had a plurality of and message passing interface OCS, be used for reporting the notice of charge information and reception OCS to OCS, so just, can't be as originally finishing whole users' charge information statistics and reporting by a GW, to cause the inconsistent problem of granularity, method and performance that occurs chargeing, the multi-point selection problems of OCS etc., this can influence the uniformity and the stability of charging to a certain extent.On the other hand, in the network of introducing the PCC framework, the strategy and the charging rule functions of whole network finished in the unification of PCRF entity, with each GW in the network standardized interface is arranged all, existing charge information all sends to charge system (comprising online and off-line accounting system) by GW, increases the signaling burden of load bearing equipment.
In the prior art, in the network for a plurality of GW, how to realize the unification of charging method and performance, still do not have the method that solves at present.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of charging method and system based on strategy and charging control architecture, can realize the charging of various granularities in the PCC of multiple gateway framework.
For achieving the above object, technical scheme of the present invention is achieved in that
A kind of charging method based on strategy and charging control architecture comprises:
The mutual interface of configuration information between "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF entity and the Online Charging System OCS, described PCRF entity reports the information that is used to charge to give described OCS by described interface, and receives the response of described OCS; Described OCS sends the notice that is used to charge by described interface to described PCRF entity, and receives the response of described PCRF entity.
Preferably, described method also comprises:
When user terminal is initiated business, described PCRF entity generation strategy and charging control PCC rule, the charging of determining described business is an online charging, and after the request that receives the application of credit quota, sends the request of letter of application with quota by described interface to described OCS; Carry out billing operation receive the response of consumption quota of described OCS by described interface after, and report the result of billing operation;
In described business procedure, described PCRF entity receives the request of quota application once more, send the request of letter of application by described interface to described OCS with quota, and report the information of described professional actual amount, and after the response of the consumption quota that receives described OCS, carry out billing operation, report the result of billing operation; And
During described service ending, described PCRF entity sends the request that reports the current use consumption of described business by described interface to described OCS, notifies described service ending to described OCS.
Preferably, described method also comprises:
When user terminal was initiated business, described PCRF entity generated the PCC rule, and the charging of determining described business is an online charging, and after the request that receives the application of credit quota, sent the request of letter of application with quota by described interface to described OCS; Carry out billing operation receive the response of consumption quota of described OCS by described interface after; And
In described business procedure, described OCS sends the notice that is used to charge by described interface to described PCRF entity, and described PCRF entity is carried out billing operation according to the described notice that is used to charge, and reports the result of billing operation to described OCS.
Preferably, the described notice that is used to charge comprises that requirement reports use consumption information or re-authenticates information or the not enough information of described user terminal credit line.
A kind of charging method based on strategy and charging control architecture comprises:
The mutual interface of configuration information between described PCRF entity and off-line accounting system OFCS, described PCRF entity sends the information that is used to charge to described OFCS by described interface.
Preferably, described method also comprises:
When user terminal is initiated business, described PCRF entity generates the PCC rule, and the charging of determining described business is an offline charging, when charging reports trigger condition to satisfy, described PCRF entity receives and reports triggering, sends the request that carries the information that is used to charge to described OFCS by described interface.
Preferably, described charging reports trigger condition to comprise: satisfy traffic threshold or satisfy time threshold or satisfy that integral point reports or rate changes or the position is upgraded or access style upgrades or the time zone is upgraded or session modification or service ending.
A kind of charge system based on strategy and charging control architecture comprises:
The unit is set, is used for the mutual interface of configuration information between "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF entity and Online Charging System OCS;
First transmitting element is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for sending the information that is used to charge to described OCS by described interface;
First receiving element is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for receiving by described interface the response of described OCS;
Second transmitting element is arranged in described OCS, is used for sending the notice that is used to charge to described PCRF entity by described interface; And
Second receiving element is arranged in described OCS, is used for receiving by described interface the request of described PCRF entity.
Preferably, described system also comprises:
First generation unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for when user terminal is initiated business generation strategy and charging control PCC rule;
First determining unit, be arranged in described PCRF entity, be used for determining whether the charging of described business is online charging, after described first receiving element is receiving the request of credit quota application, send the request of letter of application to described OCS when being with quota by described first transmitting element; Described first receiving element triggers the first billing operation unit after receiving the response of consumption quota of described OCS;
The first billing operation unit is used to carry out billing operation; Described first transmitting element reports the result of billing operation to described OCS;
Described first receiving element receives the request of quota application once more in described business procedure, send the request of letter of application by described first transmitting element to described OCS with quota, and report the information of described professional actual amount, carry out billing operation receive the response of consumption quota of described OCS at described first receiving element after, and report the result of billing operation by described first transmitting element;
When service ending, described first transmitting element sends the request that reports the current use consumption of described business to described OCS, notifies described OCS described service ending.
Preferably, described system also comprises:
Second generation unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for generating when user terminal is initiated business the PCC rule;
Second determining unit, be used for determining whether the charging of described business is online charging, after described first receiving element receives the request of credit quota application, send the request of letter of application by described interface to described OCS when being with quota by described first transmitting element; Described first receiving element triggers the second billing operation unit receive the response of consumption quota of described OCS by described interface after;
The second billing operation unit is used to carry out billing operation;
In described business procedure, described two transmitting elements send the notice that is used to charge by described interface to described PCRF entity; Billing operation is carried out according to the described notice that is used to charge in the described first billing operation unit, and described first transmitting element reports described billing operation result to described OCS.
Preferably, the described notice that is used to charge comprises that requirement reports use consumption information or re-authenticates information or the not enough information of described user terminal credit line.
A kind of charge system based on strategy and charging control architecture comprises:
The unit is set, is used for the mutual interface of configuration information between PCRF entity and off-line accounting system OFCS; And
Transmitting element is arranged in described PCRF entity, and the information that is used for being used to charge by described interface transmission is to described OFCS.
Preferably, described system also comprises:
Generation unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for generating when user terminal is initiated business the PCC rule;
Determining unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for determining whether the charging of described business is offline charging, triggers judging unit when being;
Judging unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, be used to judge whether satisfy to charge report trigger condition, when satisfying, receive report triggering after, send the request that carries the information that is used to charge by described transmitting element to described OFCS by described interface.
Preferably, described charging reports trigger condition to comprise: satisfy traffic threshold or satisfy time threshold or satisfy that integral point reports or rate changes or the position is upgraded or access style upgrades or the time zone is upgraded or session modification or service ending.
Among the present invention, by setting and OCS and OFCS carry out the interface of information interaction respectively on the PCRF entity, relevant charge information is directly sent to OCS and OFCS charges or the charging policy operation by the PCRF entity, thereby when in the PCC framework, having a plurality of gateway, can be the user terminal (UE under each gateway, User Equipment) billing operation of the various granularities of realization is supported various PCC frameworks and is improved structure.Technical solution of the present invention is simple and practical.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of EPS system architecture;
Fig. 2 is existing PCC system architecture schematic diagram;
Fig. 3 is the PCC system architecture schematic diagram among the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the flow chart that the present invention is based on the charging method embodiment one of strategy and charging control architecture;
Fig. 5 is the flow chart that the present invention is based on the charging method embodiment two of strategy and charging control architecture;
Fig. 6 is the flow chart that the present invention is based on the charging method embodiment three of strategy and charging control architecture;
Fig. 7 is the composition structural representation that the present invention is based on the charge system embodiment one of strategy and charging control architecture;
Fig. 8 is the composition structural representation that the present invention is based on the charge system embodiment two of strategy and charging control architecture.
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Basic thought of the present invention is: by setting and OCS and OFCS carry out the interface of information interaction respectively on the PCRF entity, relevant charge information is directly sent to OCS and OFCS charges or the charging policy operation by the PCRF entity, thereby when in the PCC framework, having a plurality of gateway, can realize the billing operation of various granularities for the user terminal under each gateway, support various PCC frameworks and improve structure.
For making the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, by the following examples and with reference to accompanying drawing, the present invention is described in more detail.
Fig. 3 is the PCC system architecture schematic diagram among the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, technical scheme of the present invention is on PCC framework basis shown in Figure 2, the interface (first interface) that PCRF entity and OCS carry out information interaction is set between PCRF entity and OCS, the PCRF entity reports charge information to give OCS by this interface, and receives the response message of OCS; OCS issuees a notice to the PCRF entity by this interface, and receives the request message from the PCRF entity.Simultaneously, the interface (second interface) that PCRF entity and OFCS carry out information interaction is set between PCRF entity and OFCS, the PCRF entity sends charge information to OFCS by this interface, and receives the relevant response of OFCS.As shown in Figure 3, interface is set no longer between PCEF entity and the OCS, interface no longer is set between PCEF entity and the OFCS.Below, describe the present invention in detail and how to charge by above-mentioned information interactive interface by concrete billing operation.
Embodiment one
The PCC rule is an online charging, and the PCRF entity sends a request message to OCS.When UE initiates certain business, after generating the PCC rule, judge in the PCC rule whether be online charging, if then after the PCRF entity is subjected to the triggering of an outside or inner credit quota application, the PCRF entity sends the request message of letter of application with quota by first interface to OCS, and OCS returns response message to PCRF entity (issuing the consumption quota) after receiving request message; In the business procedure, the PCRF entity is received the triggering of outside or inner credit quota application once more, sends the letter of application quota request message to OCS, and reports charging relevant information such as actual amount to give OCS, the response message of reception OCS; During service ending, the PCRF entity sends a request message (report current use consumption, and be with professional all information, notify this service ending) to OCS, and receives the response that OCS returns.Above-mentioned charging flow specifically may further comprise the steps:
Step 401:UE initiates certain business, and after the PCC rule generated, the PCRF entity was received the triggering of the credit quota application of inside or outside.
Step 402:PCRF entity sends the request message of consumption credit quota to OCS, to OCS application consumption credit quota, carries business and charging relevant informations such as UE sign, service identification, rate group id in the message.
After step 403:OCS receives request message, send response message, carry the consumption quota information in the message to the PCRF entity, or refusal credit quota application information, if refusal credit quota application information, then current flow process finishes.
After step 404:PCRF entity receives the response message of OCS,, then make corresponding local handle (billing operation of being correlated with), maybe this credit quota is transmitted to ext nal network element (as GW) and carries out if creditable quota issues.
Step 405: in the business procedure, the PCRF entity receives the triggering of outside or inner credit quota application once more, sends the request message of letter of application with quota to OCS, and reports charging relevant information such as actual amount to give OCS.
After step 406:OCS receives request message, send response message, carry the consumption quota information in the message to the PCRF entity, or refusal credit quota application information, if carry refusal credit quota application information, then current flow process finishes.。
Step 407: professional continuation, repeating step 405～406.
Step 408: during service ending, the PCRF entity sends a request message to OCS, to the actual operating position that OCS reports current consumption, carries all charging relevant informations of this business, and informs this service ending of OCS.
The PCRF entity reports the charging relevant information in the message of OCS, can be the charging relevant information that directly comes from GW, also can be that other source-information (as the CAMEL-Subscription-Information of SPR) of obtaining of the reporting information (as flow, duration, incident, access style, time zone etc.) of GW, the local information of PCRF entity (as carrier policy etc.) and PCRF entity etc. is handled the charging relevant information that the back generates through PCRF entity local policy.The charging relevant information can comprise professional flow, duration, incident, service identification, rate group id, access style, time-zone information etc.
After step 409:OCS receives this request message, send response message for the PCRF entity, add up and handle whole correlometer charge informations of this business data flow.
The communication information granularity of present embodiment is at certain business data flow of UE, in addition, can expand to a certain group of business data flow of UE, UE whole business data flows, the business data flow of UE under certain APN under certain IP-CAN session, or whole business data flows of UE, its implementation and aforesaid above-mentioned handling process shown in Figure 4 are identical, repeat no more here.All message between above-mentioned PCRF entity and the OCS all send and receive by first interface.
Embodiment two
The PCC rule is an offline charging, and the PCRF entity sends message to OFCS.UE initiates certain business, after generating the PCC rule, judge whether current charging regulation is offline charging, when in business procedure, reporting trigger condition to satisfy when being when chargeing, the PCRF entity can be received the triggering that reports of inside or outside, send message (reporting charging relevant informations such as current use consumption) by second interface to OFCS, and accept the response of OFCS.Charging reports trigger condition to comprise: traffic threshold, time threshold, integral point, rate change, upgrade (position renewal, access style renewal, time zone renewal, relevant IP-CAN session modification etc.), service ending etc.Above-mentioned charging flow specifically may further comprise the steps:
Step 501:UE initiates certain business, after the PCC rule generates, determines that current business is an offline charging, then initiates the offline charging functional sequence, and promptly execution in step 502.
Step 502: in the business procedure, chargeing reports trigger condition to satisfy, then the PCRF entity receive inside or outside report triggering after, send a request message to OFCS, carry charging relevant informations such as current use consumption in the message.Trigger condition wherein comprises: traffic threshold, time threshold, integral point, rate change, upgrade (position renewal, access style renewal, time zone renewal, relevant IP-CAN session modification etc.).
After step 503:OFCS receives above-mentioned request message, return and receive response message to the PCRF entity.
Step 504: in the business procedure, repeating step 502～503, PCRF entity report relevant offline charging information.
Step 505: during service ending,, trigger the PCRF entity and send a request message, carry and use consumption (duration, flow, incident etc.) and professional whole charging relevant informations to OCS as one of trigger condition, and this service ending of notice PCRF entity.
After step 506:OFCS receives this request message, return and receive response message to the PCRF entity.
The communication information granularity of present embodiment is at certain business data flow of UE, in addition, can expand to the whole business data flows under a certain group of business data flow of UE, the UE IP-CAN session, the business data flow under the UE APN, or whole business data flows of UE, its implementation and aforesaid above-mentioned handling process shown in Figure 5 are identical, repeat no more here.All message between above-mentioned PCRF entity and the OFCS all send and receive by second interface.
Embodiment three
For online charging, OCS initiatively issuees a notice to PCRF entity (requirement reports consumption, re-authenticates etc.), and the PCRF entity sends response message (according to the request in the notification message, doing corresponding reporting) to OCS.When UE initiates certain business, after the PCC rule generates, if in the PCC rule is online charging, then be subjected to the triggering of an outside or inner credit quota application when the PCRF entity, the PCRF entity initiatively sends the request message of letter of application with quota to OCS by first interface, and OCS returns response message to PCRF entity (issuing the consumption quota) after receiving request message; In business procedure, OCS initiatively sends a notification message to the PCRF entity, requires to report the use consumption or re-authenticate, after the notified message of PCRF entity, carry out respective handling, send response message to the PCRF entity, inform current use consumption, or confirm to re-authenticate; OCS continues subsequent treatment according to response message.Above-mentioned charging flow specifically may further comprise the steps:
Step 601:UE initiates certain business, the success of PCC rule downloading, and the PCRF entity is received inside or outside triggering;
Step 602:PCRF entity sends a request message to OCS, to OCS application consumption quota, business and charging relevant informations such as user ID, service identification, rate group id on the message band;
After step 603:OCS receives request message, send response message, carry the consumption quota information in the message to the PCRF entity, or refusal credit quota application information.
After step 604:PCRF entity receives the response message of OCS, issue, then do corresponding local the processing, or be transmitted to ext nal network element (as GW) execution, finish if this application is rejected then current flow process as if creditable quota.
Step 605: in the business procedure, OCS initiatively sends a notification message to PCRF entity (requirement reports and uses consumption or re-authenticate or inform user credit amount deficiency etc.).
After step 606:PCRF entity is received this notification message, carry out respective handling, send response message to OCS (inform current use consumption, or processing such as confirm to re-authenticate).
Step 607:OCS continues follow-up billing operation and handles according to response message.This step operation is identical with existing OCS billing operation processing mode, repeats no more it here and realizes details.
The communication information granularity of present embodiment is at certain business data flow of UE, in addition, can expand to the whole business data flows under a certain group of business data flow of UE, the UE IP-CAN session, the business data flow under the UE APN, or its implementation of whole business data flows of UE and aforesaid above-mentioned handling process shown in Figure 6 are identical, repeat no more here.All message between above-mentioned PCRF entity and the OCS all send and receive by second interface.
Fig. 7 is the composition structural representation that the present invention is based on the charge system embodiment one of strategy and charging control architecture, as shown in Figure 7, comprising based on strategy and the charge system of charging control architecture of this example is provided with unit 70, first transmitting element 71, first receiving element 72, second transmitting element 73 and second receiving element 74, wherein, unit 70 is set and is used for the mutual interface (first interface) of configuration information between PCRF entity and OCS; First transmitting element 71 is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for sending the information that is used to charge to described OCS by described interface (first interface); First receiving element 72 is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for receiving by described interface (first interface) response of described OCS; Second transmitting element 73 is arranged in described OCS, is used for initiatively sending the notice that is used to charge to described PCRF entity by described interface (first interface); Second receiving element 74 is arranged in described OCS, is used for receiving by described interface (first interface) request of described PCRF entity.
The charge system that the present invention is based on strategy and charging control architecture also comprises first generation unit, first determining unit and the first billing operation unit, wherein, first generation unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for generating the PCC rule when user terminal is initiated business; First determining unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, be used for determining whether the charging of described business is online charging, after first receiving element 72 is receiving the request of credit quota application, send the request of letter of application to described OCS when being with quota by first transmitting element 71; First receiving element 72 triggers the first billing operation unit after receiving the response of consumption quota of described OCS; The first billing operation unit is used to carry out billing operation; First transmitting element 71 reports the result of billing operation to described OCS; First receiving element 72 receives the request of quota application once more in described business procedure, send the request of letter of application by first transmitting element 71 to described OCS with quota, and report the information of described professional actual amount, carry out billing operation receive the response of consumption quota of described OCS at first receiving element 72 after, and report the result of billing operation by first transmitting element 71; When service ending, first transmitting element 71 sends the request that reports the current use consumption of described business to described OCS, notifies described OCS described service ending.
The charge system that the present invention is based on strategy and charging control architecture also comprises second generation unit, second determining unit and the second billing operation unit, wherein, second generation unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for generating when user terminal is initiated business the PCC rule; Second determining unit is used for determining whether the charging of described business is online charging, after first receiving element 72 receives the request of credit quota application, send the request of letter of application by described interface (first interface) to described OCS when being with quota by first transmitting element 71; First receiving element 72 triggers the second billing operation unit receive the response of consumption quota of described OCS by described interface (first interface) after; The second billing operation unit is used to carry out billing operation; In described business procedure, described two transmitting elements initiatively send the notice that is used to charge to described PCRF entity by described interface (first interface); Billing operation is carried out according to the described notice that is used to charge in the described first billing operation unit, and first transmitting element 71 reports described billing operation result to described OCS.The above-mentioned notice that is used to charge comprises that requirement reports use consumption information or re-authenticates information or the not enough information of described user terminal credit line.
Those skilled in the art are to be understood that, charge system based on strategy and charging control architecture shown in Figure 7 is for realizing that aforesaid charging method based on strategy and charging control architecture is provided with, the function of each processing unit can be with reference to the description of Fig. 4, method shown in Figure 6 and understand in the system shown in Figure 7, the function of each processing unit can realize by the program that runs on the processor, also can realize by concrete logical circuit.
Fig. 8 is the composition structural representation that the present invention is based on the charge system embodiment two of strategy and charging control architecture, as shown in Figure 8, comprising based on strategy and the charge system of charging control architecture of this example is provided with unit 80 and transmitting element 81, wherein, unit 80 is set and is used for the mutual interface (second interface) of configuration information between PCRF entity and off-line accounting system OFCS; Transmitting element 81 is arranged in described PCRF entity, and the information that is used for being used to charge by described interface (second interface) transmission is to described OFCS.
The charge system that the present invention is based on strategy and charging control architecture also comprises generation unit, determining unit and judging unit, and wherein, generation unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for generating when user terminal is initiated business the PCC rule; Determining unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for determining whether the charging of described business is offline charging, triggers judging unit when being; Judging unit, be arranged in described PCRF entity, be used to judge whether satisfy charge reporting trigger condition, when satisfying, receive report triggering after, send the request that carries the information that is used to charge by transmitting element 81 to described OFCS by described interface (second interface).Described charging reports trigger condition to comprise: satisfy traffic threshold or satisfy time threshold or satisfy that integral point reports or rate changes or the position is upgraded or access style upgrades or the time zone is upgraded or session modification or service ending.
Those skilled in the art are to be understood that, charge system based on strategy and charging control architecture shown in Figure 8 is for realizing that aforesaid charging method based on strategy and charging control architecture is provided with, the function of each processing unit can be with reference to the description of method shown in Figure 5 and understand in the system shown in Figure 8, the function of each processing unit can realize by the program that runs on the processor, also can realize by concrete logical circuit.
The above is preferred embodiment of the present invention only, is not to be used to limit protection scope of the present invention.
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1. the charging method based on strategy and charging control architecture is characterized in that, comprising:
Between "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF entity and the Online Charging System OCS interface is set, described PCRF entity reports the information that is used to charge to give described OCS by described interface, and receives the response of described OCS; Described OCS sends the notice that is used to charge by described interface to described PCRF entity, and receives the response of described PCRF entity.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
When user terminal is initiated business, described PCRF entity generation strategy and charging control PCC rule, the charging of determining described business is an online charging, and after the request that receives the application of credit quota, sends the request of letter of application with quota by described interface to described OCS; Carry out billing operation receive the response of consumption quota of described OCS by described interface after, and report the result of billing operation;
In described business procedure, described PCRF entity receives the request of quota application once more, send the request of letter of application by described interface to described OCS with quota, and report the information of described professional actual amount, and after the response of the consumption quota that receives described OCS, carry out billing operation, report the result of billing operation; And
During described service ending, described PCRF entity sends the request that reports the current use consumption of described business by described interface to described OCS, notifies described service ending to described OCS.
3. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
When user terminal was initiated business, described PCRF entity generated the PCC rule, and the charging of determining described business is an online charging, and after the request that receives the application of credit quota, sent the request of letter of application with quota by described interface to described OCS; Carry out billing operation receive the response of consumption quota of described OCS by described interface after; And
In described business procedure, described OCS sends the notice that is used to charge by described interface to described PCRF entity, and described PCRF entity is carried out billing operation according to the described notice that is used to charge, and reports the result of billing operation to described OCS.
4. method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, the described notice that is used to charge comprises that requirement reports use consumption information or re-authenticates information or the not enough information of described user terminal credit line.
5. the charging method based on strategy and charging control architecture is characterized in that, comprising:
The mutual interface of configuration information between described PCRF entity and off-line accounting system OFCS, described PCRF entity sends the information that is used to charge to described OFCS by described interface.
6. method according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
When user terminal is initiated business, described PCRF entity generates the PCC rule, and the charging of determining described business is an offline charging, when charging reports trigger condition to satisfy, described PCRF entity receives and reports triggering, sends the request that carries the information that is used to charge to described OFCS by described interface.
7. method according to claim 6, it is characterized in that described charging reports trigger condition to comprise: satisfy traffic threshold or satisfy time threshold or satisfy that integral point reports or rate changes or the position is upgraded or access style upgrades or the time zone is upgraded or session modification or service ending.
8. the charge system based on strategy and charging control architecture is characterized in that, comprising:
The unit is set, is used for the mutual interface of configuration information between "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCRF entity and Online Charging System OCS;
First transmitting element is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for sending the information that is used to charge to described OCS by described interface;
First receiving element is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for receiving by described interface the response of described OCS;
Second transmitting element is arranged in described OCS, is used for sending the notice that is used to charge to described PCRF entity by described interface; And
Second receiving element is arranged in described OCS, is used for receiving by described interface the request of described PCRF entity.
9. system according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described system also comprises:
First generation unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for when user terminal is initiated business generation strategy and charging control PCC rule;
First determining unit, be arranged in described PCRF entity, be used for determining whether the charging of described business is online charging, after described first receiving element is receiving the request of credit quota application, send the request of letter of application to described OCS when being with quota by described first transmitting element; Described first receiving element triggers the first billing operation unit after receiving the response of consumption quota of described OCS;
The first billing operation unit is used to carry out billing operation; Described first transmitting element reports the result of billing operation to described OCS;
Described first receiving element receives the request of quota application once more in described business procedure, send the request of letter of application by described first transmitting element to described OCS with quota, and report the information of described professional actual amount, carry out billing operation receive the response of consumption quota of described OCS at described first receiving element after, and report the result of billing operation by described first transmitting element;
When service ending, described first transmitting element sends the request that reports the current use consumption of described business to described OCS, notifies described OCS described service ending.
10. system according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described system also comprises:
Second generation unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for generating when user terminal is initiated business the PCC rule;
Second determining unit, be used for determining whether the charging of described business is online charging, after described first receiving element receives the request of credit quota application, send the request of letter of application by described interface to described OCS when being with quota by described first transmitting element; Described first receiving element triggers the second billing operation unit receive the response of consumption quota of described OCS by described interface after;
The second billing operation unit is used to carry out billing operation;
In described business procedure, described two transmitting elements send the notice that is used to charge by described interface to described PCRF entity; Billing operation is carried out according to the described notice that is used to charge in the described first billing operation unit, and described first transmitting element reports described billing operation result to described OCS.
11. system according to claim 10 is characterized in that, the described notice that is used to charge comprises that requirement reports use consumption information or re-authenticates information or the not enough information of described user terminal credit line.
12. the charge system based on strategy and charging control architecture is characterized in that, comprising:
The unit is set, is used for the mutual interface of configuration information between PCRF entity and off-line accounting system OFCS; And
Transmitting element is arranged in described PCRF entity, and the information that is used for being used to charge by described interface transmission is to described OFCS.
13. system according to claim 12 is characterized in that, described system also comprises:
Generation unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for generating when user terminal is initiated business the PCC rule;
Determining unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, is used for determining whether the charging of described business is offline charging, triggers judging unit when being;
Judging unit is arranged in described PCRF entity, be used to judge whether satisfy to charge report trigger condition, when satisfying, receive report triggering after, send the request that carries the information that is used to charge by described transmitting element to described OFCS by described interface.
14. system according to claim 13, it is characterized in that described charging reports trigger condition to comprise: satisfy traffic threshold or satisfy time threshold or satisfy that integral point reports or rate changes or the position is upgraded or access style upgrades or the time zone is upgraded or session modification or service ending.
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