CN104301881B - A kind of charge mode and device - Google Patents
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of charge mode and device, solving existing message accounting, function caused by integrated control face and user plane functions is complicated simultaneously, the poor problem of disposition flexibility.This method includes：First equipment is that the business of user equipment (UE) establishes the GTP carryings of general packet radio service tunnel agreement；The first instruction information is generated, the first instruction information includes the correspondence of the GTP header informations and the load identification information of GTP carryings of the data packet corresponding to the business of the UE；First instruction information is sent to the second equipment, so that the second equipment carries out the business of UE by the first instruction information the statistics of flow and/or duration；Receive the flow of the business for the UE that the second equipment reports and/or the statistical information of duration；Accounting policy information of first equipment corresponding to the UE of the statistical information and pre-acquired generates charging bill.This method is suitable for field of communication technology.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to field of communication technology more particularly to a kind of charge mode and devices.
Background technology
Global radio communication is just showing mobile, broadband and IPization trend, and the competition of mobile communications industry is increasingly
Fierceness realizes higher data transmission speed in a network in order to maintain the competitiveness and leading position in mobile communications industry
Rate, lower time delay, third generation partner program (English：The 3rd Generation Partnership Project,
Referred to as：3GPP) group, which is woven in, starts long term evolution (English in November, 2004：Long Term Evolution, referred to as：LTE) with
Realize seamlessly transitting to 4G technologies.3GPP plan target be：Higher message transmission rate, lower time delay are improved
Power system capacity and coverage area and lower cost.
In LTE network framework, the control plane of most network elements and user plane are detached so that a part of network element master
It is responsible for control plane function, another part network element is mainly responsible for the function of user plane, to realize the flexible deployment of network element.
But in existing LTE network, for realizing the device of charging, such as charging gateway, still by control plane function
Together with forwarding surface Function Coupling so that message accounting function is complicated, and disposition flexibility is poor.
Invention content
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method and apparatus of charging, solves traditional message accounting control plane and use
Family face is highly coupled the caused problem that function is complicated and disposition flexibility is poor.
In order to achieve the above objectives, the embodiment of the present invention adopts the following technical scheme that：
In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of charging, this method includes：First equipment sets for user
The business of standby UE establishes the GTP carryings of general packet radio service tunnel agreement；
First equipment generates the first instruction information, and the first instruction information includes corresponding to the business of the UE
The correspondence of the GTP header informations of data packet and the load identification information of GTP carryings；
First equipment indicates that information is sent to the second equipment by described first, so that second equipment passes through institute
State the statistics that the first instruction information carries out the business of the UE flow and/or duration；
First equipment receives the flow of the business for the UE that second equipment reports and/or the statistics letter of duration
Breath；
Accounting policy information of first equipment corresponding to the UE of the statistical information and pre-acquired,
Generate charging bill.
Second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of charging, this method includes：
Second equipment receives the first instruction information that first equipment is sent, and the first instruction information is set comprising user
The general packet radio service tunnel agreement GTP header informations of data packet corresponding to the business of standby UE with used in the UE
The correspondence of the load identification information of GTP carryings；
Second equipment parses the data packet corresponding to the business of the UE received, obtains GTP headers
Information；
Second equipment matches the GTP headers with the first instruction information, obtains and the GTP headers
The identification information of the corresponding GTP carryings of information；
The identification information that second equipment is carried according to the GTP, to the data packet that gets carry out flow and/or when
Long statistics；
The statistical information of the flow and/or duration is sent to first equipment by second equipment, so that institute
It states the first equipment and charging bill is generated according to the statistical information.
The third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of message accounting, which includes：Unit is established, first generates
Unit, transmission unit, the first receiving unit and the second generation unit；
It is described to establish unit, it is held for establishing general packet radio service tunnel agreement GTP for the business of user equipment (UE)
It carries；
First generation unit, for generating the first instruction information, the first instruction information includes the industry of the UE
The correspondence of the GTP header informations of the corresponding data packet of business and the load identification information of GTP carryings；
The transmission unit, for indicating that information is sent to the second equipment by described first, so that second equipment
Indicate that information carries out the business of the UE statistics of flow and/or duration by described first；
First receiving unit, the flow of the business for receiving the UE that second equipment reports and/or when
Long statistical information；
Second generation unit, for the charging corresponding to the UE of the statistical information and pre-acquired
Policy information generates charging bill.
Fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of message accounting, which includes：Receiving unit, first obtains
Unit, second acquisition unit, statistic unit and transmission unit；
The receiving unit, the first instruction information for receiving the transmission of the first equipment, the first instruction information include
The general packet radio service tunnel agreement GTP header informations of data packet corresponding to the business of user equipment (UE) and the UE institutes
The correspondence of the load identification information of the GTP carryings used；
The first acquisition unit is obtained for parsing the data packet corresponding to the business of the UE received
Take GTP header informations；
The second acquisition unit, for the GTP headers to be matched with the first instruction information, acquisition and institute
State the identification information of the corresponding GTP carryings of GTP header informations；
The statistic unit, the identification information for being carried according to the GTP carry out flow to the data packet got
And/or the statistics of duration；
The transmission unit, for the statistical information of the flow and/or duration to be sent to first equipment, so that
It obtains first equipment and charging bill is generated according to the statistical information.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method and apparatus of charging, the control plane functions and user plane of former message accounting
Function by two detach equipment be respectively completed, to solve in the prior art message accounting simultaneously integrated control face function and
Function caused by user plane functions is complicated, the poor problem of disposition flexibility.
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In order to more clearly explain the embodiment of the invention or the technical proposal in the existing technology, to embodiment or will show below
There is attached drawing needed in technology description to be briefly described, it should be apparent that, the accompanying drawings in the following description is only this
Some embodiments of invention for those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts, can be with
Obtain other attached drawings according to these attached drawings.
Fig. 1 is a kind of method flow diagram of charging；
Fig. 2 is a kind of LTE network framework schematic diagram；
Fig. 3 is the method flow diagram of another charging；
Fig. 4 is the method flow diagram of another charging；
Fig. 5 is a kind of message accounting schematic diagram；
Fig. 6 is another message accounting schematic diagram；
Fig. 7 is another message accounting schematic diagram.
Specific implementation mode
Following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and technical solution in the embodiment of the present invention carries out clear, complete
Site preparation describes, it is clear that described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, instead of all the embodiments.It is based on
Embodiment in the present invention, it is obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts every other
Embodiment shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
3GPP improves LTE network architectural framework.Relative to traditional 2G or 3G network, the net in LTE network
Member realizes the separation of control plane and user plane to a certain extent, for example, in the network architecture of LTE, signaling traffic is ratio
Less, and business datum flow is relatively more, by mobile management entity (English：Mobility Management Entity, letter
Claim：MME) main carrier signaling flow, packet data gateway (English：Packet Gateway, referred to as：) and gateway PGW
(English：Serving Gateway, referred to as：SGW) main bearer service data traffic.In this way, the deployment quantity of MME can be small
In the deployment quantity of SGW/PGW, for example, only arranging a MME in a province with regard to much of that, and deployment one is needed in each districts and cities
Platform SGW/PGW, to realize the flexible deployment of the network equipment so that whole network framework is more efficiently, more economical.
But for realizing the device of charging, such as charging gateway in LTE network, the function of control plane and user plane is still
It is highly coupled together so that its function is complicated, and disposition flexibility is poor.
To solve this problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of charging, as described in Figure 1, this method includes：
101, the first equipment is that the business of user equipment (UE) establishes the GTP carryings of general packet radio service tunnel agreement.
The present invention completes the function of original message accounting by two the first equipment of separation and the second equipment.In conjunction with figure
2, a kind of LTE network framework figure is illustratively described, the first equipment is only responsible for the function of existing message accounting control plane, with
MME carries out Signalling exchange, and the second equipment is responsible for the function of existing message accounting user plane, is interacted with UE, receives and forward
The uplink and downlink data of UE, and it is responsible for the flow of user's uplink and downlink data and/or the statistics of duration.
Specifically, when UE needs to initiate a business, it, can be by connecing when such as sending upstream data or receiving downlink data
It networks and sends service requesting information to MME, specifically, the business request information can create conversation request message, MME connects
After receiving the service requesting information that the UE is sent, need to establish GTP carryings between the first equipment, the GTP carryings be by
The distribution of first equipment.Based on this, the MME is sent to first equipment creates carrying request.
After first equipment receives the establishment carrying request that the MME is sent, institute can be obtained by two ways
State quality of service Qos information and the billing features information corresponding to UE.
First way is that MME is signed before sending establishment carrying request to first equipment from the UE is stored with
The about equipment of information, the signing information of UE as described in being obtained server HSS, including the Qos information corresponding to the UE and charging
Characteristic information.The MME carries above- mentioned information sending the when of creating carrying request to first equipment, so that described the
One equipment can be directly obtained above- mentioned information.
The second way is, after first equipment receives the establishment carrying request that the MME is sent, to strategy and meter
Take rule functional unit PCRF and send charging policy solicited message, the user of the UE is included in the charging policy solicited message
Identification information, such as the international mobile subscriber identity IMSI information of UE, the PCRF according to the user identity information of the UE, to
First equipment sends quality of service Qos information and billing features information corresponding to the UE.
It should be noted that the billing features information refers to the way of paying of the UE, post-paid, pre- is generally comprised
One kind in payment, flat rate, hot paying.
After first equipment gets the Qos information and billing features information of the UE, so that it may with according to preset plan
Slightly, a GTP carrying is distributed for the UE.Specifically, the preset strategy may be set according to actual conditions, can have more
Kind, it is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.
102, first equipment generates the first instruction information, and the first instruction information includes that the business institute of the UE is right
The correspondence of the GTP header informations for the data packet answered and the load identification information of GTP carryings.
The service generation first that first equipment is the UE indicates information, specifically, the first instruction information can
To be the Extended forms based on existing openflow flow tables, including GTP header informations are distributed with first equipment for the UE
GTP carryings identification information one-to-one relationship, can also include occurrence based on existing openflow agreements and action
Between one-to-one relationship.Specifically, the identification information of the GTP carryings can be the tunnel endpoint identifier of GTP tunnel
TEID information can also be other identifier information, and it is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.
103, first equipment indicates that information is sent to the second equipment by described first, so that second equipment is logical
Cross the statistics that the first instruction information carries out the business of the UE flow and/or duration.
The transmission that first equipment carries out data with second equipment by the first agreement can optionally pass through
The openflow agreements of extension carry out the transmission of data.
Specifically, after first equipment indicates that information is sent to second equipment by described first, described first sets
It is standby to have successfully created GTP carryings, it is sent to MME and creates bearing response message, GTP carryings are included in the response message
After the MME receives the establishment bearing response message, response message is sent to the UE such as TEID information for identification information,
So that the GTP tunnel that the UE is distributed by first equipment, carries out the transmission of data between the second equipment.
104, first equipment receives the flow of the business for the UE that second equipment reports and/or the system of duration
Count information.
It, can will be from the data packet it should be noted that after second equipment receives the data packet that the UE is sent
In the GTP headers that are resolved to matched with the first instruction information, due to including the GTP in the first instruction information
The one-to-one relationship of the identification information of header and the GTP carrying, the GTP as described in when being identified as of GTP carryings are carried
TEID when, include the one-to-one relationship of the GTP headers and the TEID in the first instruction information, described second sets
It is standby to pass through the GTP headers, so that it may used GTP be carried out data transmission with the determination UE and second equipment and carried.
Second equipment carries out data transmission used carrying information according between the UE and second equipment,
The statistics of flow and/or duration is carried out to the business of the UE.It should be noted that in the lte networks, the speech business of user
And be transmitted by the forms of IP data packets.
Specifically, second equipment is carried according to the GTP carried out data transmission between the UE and second equipment
The statistics that flow and/or duration are carried out to the business of the UE, is the known technology of those skilled in the art, the embodiment of the present invention
This is repeated no more.
105, charging policy letter of first equipment corresponding to the UE of the statistical information and pre-acquired
Breath generates charging bill.
First equipment receives second equipment to the flow of the business of the UE and/or the statistical result of duration,
Accounting policy information in conjunction with corresponding to the UE being obtained ahead of time generates charging bill.
The corresponding accounting policy information of the UE refers to being directed to the different types of service of the UE, different destinations
The charging regulation of location etc., the equipment if the UE equipment and destination address for being respectively 1 to destination address is 2 send upstream data, mesh
Address be 1 equipment be peripatetic device, and the equipment that destination address is 2 is local device, then before using same traffic
It puts, the charge of the business between the equipment that UE and destination address are 1 is higher than the industry between the equipment that UE and destination address are 2
The charge of business.Certainly, this is a kind of feasible embodiment, specifically, the accounting policy information can according to actual conditions
There are many, the embodiment of the present invention repeats no more this.
Accounting policy information corresponding to the UE, first equipment are obtained ahead of time, specifically, described first sets
It is standby can be being obtained by way of the QoS information and billing features information that obtain the UE in step 101 corresponding to the UE
Accounting policy information, can also obtain the accounting policy information of the UE by other means, the embodiment of the present invention to this not
It limits.
For example, first equipment receives the flow of the business corresponding to the UE that second equipment reports
For A, the charging policy corresponding to the UE is that the charge per M flows is B members, then combines flow and charging policy, so that it may with life
At the charging bill corresponding to the UE.Certainly, this is a kind of feasible embodiment, and first equipment is according to the statistics
As a result be combined with the charging policy generate the charging bill corresponding to the UE mode can there are many, the present invention is real
Example is applied not limit this.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of charging, this method is detached applied to a kind of control plane and user plane
Charge system, the system are made of the first equipment detached and the second equipment, wherein the first equipment fills for realizing existing charging
The function of control plane is set, the second equipment fills for realizing the function of existing message accounting user plane to solve existing charging
It sets control plane and the integrated function caused within one device of user plane is complicated, the problem of disposition flexibility difference.
Further, the embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of method of charging, this method be applied to a kind of control plane and
The charge system of user plane separation, the system are made of the first equipment detached and the second equipment, and in conjunction with Fig. 3, this method includes：
301, the first equipment is that the business of user equipment (UE) establishes the GTP carryings of general packet radio service tunnel agreement.
302, first equipment generates the first instruction information, and the first instruction information includes that the business institute of the UE is right
The charging of the GTP header informations for the data packet answered and the correspondence and the UE of the load identification information of GTP carryings
Identification information.
Specifically, the charging identifier information refers to it being charging identifier information, that is, for distinguishing charging event, than
Using same if session of user, that is, generate a ticket.
Specifically, for example, UE sends upstream data, and the second equipment carries out flow to the upstream data that the UE is sent
And/or statistical result will be reported to first by the statistics of duration, second equipment when meeting a certain preset trigger condition
Equipment, at this point, the process that the UE sends upstream data may and be not finished, second equipment continues after the completion of reporting to institute
The upstream data for stating UE transmissions carries out the statistics of flow and/or duration, when meeting preset trigger condition again by statistical result
It is reported to first equipment.That is, a session for user, second equipment may be divided into repeatedly will statistics
As a result it is reported to first equipment, it is generally the case that first equipment only needs a session to user to generate one
Ticket.At this point, first equipment gets the charging identifier that other equipment is UE distribution, wherein first equipment
It can obtain, can also be obtained by other means from PCRF, specifically, it is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.
303, first equipment indicates that information is sent to the second equipment by described first, so that second equipment is logical
Cross the statistics that the first instruction information carries out the business of the UE flow and/or duration.
304, first equipment receives the flow of the business for the UE that second equipment reports and/or the system of duration
Information is counted, the charging identifier information of the user is included in the statistical information.
Second equipment carries out the business of the UE statistics of flow and/or duration, when second equipment meets
When preset trigger condition, statistical result is reported to first equipment by second equipment, and carries the charging identifier letter
Breath.
305, first equipment carries same charging identifier information according to the corresponding charging policy of the UE by all
Statistical information, generate the same charging bill.
A session for a user, first equipment may receive second equipment according to successively suitable
Multiple statistical informations that sequence is sent, first equipment is by the charging plan of statistical information and the UE with same charging identifier
It is slightly combined, generates a charging bill.
It should be noted that the detail technical features of other steps of the embodiment of the present invention can be found in the implementation corresponding to Fig. 1
Example, the embodiment of the present invention repeat no more this.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of charging, this method is detached applied to a kind of control plane and user plane
Charge system, the system are made of the first equipment detached and the second equipment, wherein the first equipment fills for realizing existing charging
The function of control plane is set, the second equipment fills for realizing the function of existing message accounting user plane to solve existing charging
It sets control plane and the integrated function caused within one device of user plane is complicated, the problem of disposition flexibility difference.
Further, an embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of charging, this method is applied to a kind of control plane and use
The charge system of family face separation, the system are made of the first equipment detached and the second equipment, and in conjunction with Fig. 4, this method includes：
401, second equipment receives the first instruction information that first equipment is sent, the first instruction packet
The general packet radio service tunnel agreement GTP header informations of data packet corresponding to business containing user equipment (UE) and the UE
The correspondence of the load identification information of used GTP carryings.
402, second equipment parses the data packet corresponding to the business of the UE received, obtains GTP
Header information.
403, second equipment matches the GTP headers with the first instruction information, obtains and the GTP
The identification information of the corresponding GTP carryings of header information.
404, the identification information that second equipment is carried according to the GTP, to the data packet that gets carry out flow and/
Or the statistics of duration.
Specifically, the detail technical features of step 401- steps 404 can be found in the embodiment corresponding to Fig. 1, the present invention is real
Example is applied to repeat no more this.
405, the statistical information of the flow and/or duration is sent to first equipment by second equipment, so that
It obtains first equipment and charging bill is generated according to the statistical information.
Specifically, when second equipment reaches predetermined threshold value to the traffic statistics of the UE data packets sent,
The statistical information of the flow and/or duration is sent to first equipment by second equipment；Or it sets when described second
When the duration statistics of the standby data packet sent to the UE reaches preset value, second equipment is by the flow and/or duration
Statistics be sent to first equipment.
Optionally, the charging identifier of the UE can also be included in the first instruction information, when second equipment to
When first equipment sends the statistical information, the charging identifier of the UE is carried, so that first equipment is to described
A same session of UE generates a charging bill.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of charging, this method is detached applied to a kind of control plane and user plane
Charge system, the system are made of the first equipment detached and the second equipment, wherein the first equipment fills for realizing existing charging
Set the function of control plane, the second equipment for realizing existing message accounting user plane function, to solve existing message accounting
Control plane and the integrated function caused within one device of user plane are complicated, the problem of disposition flexibility difference.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of message accountings, and in conjunction with Fig. 5, which includes：Establish the life of unit 501, first
At unit 502, transmission unit 503, the first receiving unit 504 and the second generation unit 505；
It is described to establish unit 501, for establishing general packet radio service tunnel agreement GTP for the business of user equipment (UE)
Carrying；
First generation unit 502, for generating the first instruction information, the first instruction information includes the UE's
The correspondence of the GTP header informations of data packet corresponding to business and the load identification information of GTP carryings；
The transmission unit 503, for indicating that information is sent to the second equipment by described first, so that described second sets
It is standby to indicate that information carries out the business of the UE statistics of flow and/or duration by described first；
First receiving unit 504, the flow of the business for receiving the UE that second equipment reports and/or
The statistical information of duration；
Second generation unit 505, for the meter corresponding to the UE of the statistical information and pre-acquired
Take policy information, generates charging bill.
Specifically, in conjunction with Fig. 6, the message accounting further includes：Second receiving unit 506 and acquiring unit 507；
Second receiving unit 506, the establishment for receiving mobile management entity MME transmission carry request, wherein institute
Stating and creating carrying request is sent after the MME receives the service requesting information that the UE is sent, and the establishment carrying is asked
Seek the middle identification information for carrying the UE；
The acquiring unit 507, for obtaining service quality QoS information and billing features information corresponding to the UE,
Wherein, the billing features information includes one kind in pre-payment, post-paid, unified payment and hot paying；
The unit 501 of establishing is specifically used for：It is the business of the UE according to the QoS information and billing features information
Establish GTP carryings.
Optionally, the transmission unit 503 is specifically used for：By the openflow agreements of extension, described first is indicated
Information is sent to the second equipment.
Optionally, the first instruction information further includes：The charging identifier information of the UE；
First receiving unit 504 is specifically used for：Receive the flow of the business for the UE that second equipment reports
And/or the statistical information of duration, the charging identifier information of the user is included in the statistical information；
Second generation unit 505 is specifically used for：According to the accounting policy information corresponding to the UE, by all carryings
The statistical information for having same charging identifier information, generates the same charging bill.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of message accounting, which is mainly responsible for control plane work(in existing message accounting
Can, there is message accounting to solve first function caused by integrated control face function and user plane functions is complicated simultaneously, deployment
The poor problem of flexibility.
The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of message accounting, and in conjunction with Fig. 7, which includes：Receiving unit 701, first
Acquiring unit 702, second acquisition unit 703, statistic unit 704 and transmission unit 705；
The receiving unit 701, the first instruction information for receiving the transmission of the first equipment, the first instruction packet
The general packet radio service tunnel agreement GTP header informations of data packet corresponding to business containing user equipment (UE) and the UE
The correspondence of the load identification information of used GTP carryings；
The first acquisition unit 702, for the data packet corresponding to the business of the UE received to be parsed,
Obtain GTP header informations；
The second acquisition unit 703 is obtained for matching the GTP headers with the first instruction information
The identification information of GTP carryings corresponding with the GTP header informations；
The statistic unit 704, the identification information for being carried according to the GTP, flows the data packet got
The statistics of amount and/or duration；
The transmission unit 705, for the statistical information of the flow and/or duration to be sent to first equipment,
So that first equipment generates charging bill according to the statistical information.
Specifically, the receiving unit 701 is specifically used for：
Receive the first instruction message that first equipment is sent by the openflow agreements of extension.
Specifically, the transmission unit 705 is used for：
When the traffic statistics of the data packet sent to the UE reach predetermined threshold value, by the flow and/or duration
Statistical information be sent to first equipment, alternatively, reach preset value when be counted to the durations of the UE data packets sent
When, the statistics of the flow and/or duration is sent to first equipment.
Optionally, first instruction message further includes：The charging identifier information of the UE；
The transmission unit 705 is specifically used for：The flow and/or duration statistical information are sent to described first to set
It is standby, wherein to include the charging identifier information of the user in the statistical information, so that first equipment is according to the UE
All statistical informations for carrying same charging identifier information are generated the same charging words by corresponding accounting policy information
It is single.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of message accounting, which is mainly responsible for user plane work(in existing message accounting
Can, there is message accounting to solve first function caused by integrated control face function and user plane functions is complicated simultaneously, deployment
The poor problem of flexibility.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that：Realize that all or part of step of above method embodiment can pass through
The relevant hardware of program instruction is completed, and program above-mentioned can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium, the program
When being executed, step including the steps of the foregoing method embodiments is executed；And storage medium above-mentioned includes：ROM, RAM, magnetic disc or light
The various media that can store program code such as disk.
The above description is merely a specific embodiment, but scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto, any
Those familiar with the art in the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, can easily think of the change or the replacement, and should all contain
Lid is within protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be based on the protection scope of the described claims.
Claims (16)
1. a kind of method of charging, this method is applied to a kind of charge system of the LTE network of control plane and user plane separation, should
System is made of the first equipment detached and the second equipment, which is characterized in that this method includes：
First equipment is that the business of user equipment (UE) establishes the GTP carryings of general packet radio service tunnel agreement；
First equipment generates the first instruction information, and the first instruction information includes the data corresponding to the business of the UE
The correspondence of the GTP header informations of packet and the load identification information of GTP carryings；
First equipment indicates that information is sent to the second equipment by described first, so that second equipment passes through described the
One instruction information carries out the business of the UE statistics of flow and/or duration；
First equipment receives the flow of the business for the UE that second equipment reports and/or the statistical information of duration；
Accounting policy information of first equipment corresponding to the UE of the statistical information and pre-acquired generates
Charging bill.
2. according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the business that the first equipment is user equipment (UE) establishes general point
The GTP carryings of group Radio Service Tunneling Protocol specifically include：
First equipment receives the establishment carrying request that mobile management entity MME is sent, wherein the establishment, which carries request, is
The MME, which is received, to be sent after the service requesting information that the UE is sent, and the establishments carrying carries the UE's in asking
Identification information；
First equipment obtains service quality QoS information and billing features information corresponding to the UE, wherein the charging
Characteristic information includes one kind in pre-payment, post-paid, unified payment and hot paying；
First equipment establishes GTP carryings according to the QoS information and billing features information, for the business of the UE.
3. method according to claim 1 or 2, which is characterized in that first equipment indicates that information is sent out by described first
It send to the second equipment and specifically includes：
First equipment indicates that information is sent to the second equipment by the openflow agreements of extension by described first.
4. according to the method described in claim 3, it is characterized in that, the first instruction information further includes：The charging of the UE
Identification information；
First equipment receives the flow of the business for the UE that second equipment reports and/or the statistical information tool of duration
Body includes：
First equipment receives the flow of the business for the UE that second equipment reports and/or the statistical information of duration,
Include the charging identifier information of the user in the statistical information；
Accounting policy information of first equipment corresponding to the UE of the statistical information and pre-acquired generates
Charging bill specifically includes：
Accounting policy information of first equipment corresponding to the UE carries same charging identifier information by all
Statistical information generates the same charging bill.
5. a kind of method of the charging of LTE network, the charge system that this method is applied to a kind of control plane and user plane detaches should
System is made of the first equipment detached and the second equipment, which is characterized in that this method includes：
Second equipment receives the first instruction information that first equipment is sent, and the first instruction information is set comprising user
The general packet radio service tunnel agreement GTP header informations of data packet corresponding to the business of standby UE with used in the UE
The correspondence of the load identification information of GTP carryings；
Second equipment parses the data packet corresponding to the business of the UE received, obtains GTP header informations；
Second equipment matches the GTP headers with the first instruction information, obtains and the GTP header informations
The identification information of corresponding GTP carryings；
The identification information that second equipment is carried according to the GTP carries out flow and/or duration to the data packet that gets
Statistics；
The statistical information of the flow and/or duration is sent to first equipment by second equipment, so that described
One equipment generates charging bill according to the statistical information.
6. according to the method described in claim 5, it is characterized in that, second equipment receive that first equipment sends the
One instruction information specifically includes：
Second equipment receives the first instruction message that first equipment is sent by the openflow agreements of extension.
7. method according to claim 5 or 6, which is characterized in that second equipment is by the flow and/or duration
Statistical information is sent to first equipment and specifically includes：
When second equipment reaches predetermined threshold value to the traffic statistics of the UE data packets sent, second equipment
The statistical information of the flow and/or duration is sent to first equipment, alternatively, when second equipment sends out the UE
When the duration statistics for the data packet sent reaches preset value, the statistics of the flow and/or duration is sent to by second equipment
First equipment.
8. the method according to the description of claim 7 is characterized in that first instruction message further includes：
The charging identifier information of the UE；
The statistical information of the flow and/or duration is sent to first equipment by second equipment, so that described
One equipment generates charging bill according to the statistical information and specifically includes：
The flow and/or duration statistical information are sent to first equipment by second equipment, wherein the statistics letter
Include the charging identifier information of the user in breath, so that charging policy letter of first equipment corresponding to the UE
All statistical informations for carrying same charging identifier information are generated the same charging bill by breath.
9. a kind of message accounting of LTE network, which is characterized in that the device includes：Unit is established, the first generation unit is sent
Unit, the first receiving unit and the second generation unit；
It is described to establish unit, for establishing the GTP carryings of general packet radio service tunnel agreement for the business of user equipment (UE)；
First generation unit, for generating the first instruction information, the first instruction information includes the business institute of the UE
The correspondence of the GTP header informations of corresponding data packet and the load identification information of GTP carryings；
The transmission unit, for indicating that information is sent to the second equipment by described first, so that second equipment passes through
The first instruction information carries out the business of the UE statistics of flow and/or duration；
First receiving unit, the flow of the business for receiving the UE that second equipment reports and/or duration
Statistical information；
Second generation unit, for the charging policy corresponding to the UE of the statistical information and pre-acquired
Information generates charging bill.
10. message accounting according to claim 9, which is characterized in that the device further includes：Second receiving unit and acquisition
Unit；
Second receiving unit, the establishment for receiving mobile management entity MME transmission carry request, wherein the establishment
Carrying request is sent after the MME receives the service requesting information that the UE is sent, and is taken in the establishment carrying request
Identification information with the UE；
The acquiring unit, for obtaining service quality QoS information and billing features information corresponding to the UE, wherein institute
It includes one kind in pre-payment, post-paid, unified payment and hot paying to state billing features information；
The unit of establishing is specifically used for：According to the QoS information and billing features information, GTP is established for the business of the UE
Carrying.
11. message accounting according to claim 9 or 10, which is characterized in that the transmission unit is specifically used for：
By the openflow agreements of extension, indicate that information is sent to the second equipment by described first.
12. message accounting according to claim 11, which is characterized in that described first indicates that information further includes：The UE
Charging identifier information；
First receiving unit is specifically used for：Receive the business for the UE that second equipment reports flow and/or when
Long statistical information includes the charging identifier information of the user in the statistical information；
Second generation unit is specifically used for：According to the accounting policy information corresponding to the UE, by it is all carry it is same
The statistical information of charging identifier information generates the same charging bill.
13. a kind of message accounting of LTE network, which is characterized in that the message accounting includes：Receiving unit, first acquisition unit,
Second acquisition unit, statistic unit and transmission unit；
The receiving unit, the first instruction information for receiving the transmission of the first equipment, the first instruction information includes user
The general packet radio service tunnel agreement GTP header informations of data packet corresponding to the business of equipment UE are used with the UE
GTP carrying load identification information correspondence；
The first acquisition unit obtains GTP for parsing the data packet corresponding to the business of the UE received
Header information；
The second acquisition unit, for by the GTP headers with it is described first instruction information match, obtain with it is described
The identification information of the corresponding GTP carryings of GTP header informations；
The statistic unit, for the identification information that carry according to the GTP, to the data packet progress flow that gets and/or
The statistics of duration；
The transmission unit, for the statistical information of the flow and/or duration to be sent to first equipment, so that institute
It states the first equipment and charging bill is generated according to the statistical information.
14. message accounting according to claim 13, which is characterized in that the receiving unit is specifically used for：
Receive the first instruction message that first equipment is sent by the openflow agreements of extension.
15. the message accounting according to claim 13 or 14, which is characterized in that the transmission unit is specifically used for：
When the traffic statistics of the data packet sent to the UE reach predetermined threshold value, by the flow and/or the system of duration
Meter information is sent to first equipment, alternatively, when the duration of the data packet sent to the UE statistics reaches preset value, it will
The statistics of the flow and/or duration is sent to first equipment.
16. message accounting according to claim 15, first instruction message further include：The charging identifier of the UE is believed
Breath；
The transmission unit is specifically used for：The flow and/or duration statistical information are sent to first equipment, wherein
Include the charging identifier information of the user in the statistical information, so that first equipment is according to corresponding to the UE
All statistical informations for carrying same charging identifier information are generated the same charging bill by accounting policy information.
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