CN105813046A

CN105813046A - Bandwidth control method, device and system

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Publication number: CN105813046A
Application number: CN201410853262.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 毛钱永
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2014-12-30
Filing date: 2014-12-30
Publication date: 2016-07-27
Also published as: WO2016107374A1

Abstract

The invention discloses a bandwidth control method, and an OCS (online charging system) for a flow monitoring system. The method comprises the steps: obtaining the total usage amount of the flow of a group according to the usage amount (of one user in the group uploaded by a PCEF entity) of the flow of the group; obtaining at least one bandwidth level corresponding to a preset threshold and the identifications of online users, corresponding to at least one bandwidth level, in the group when the total usage amount of the flow of the group exceeds the preset threshold; sending a notification message to the PCEF entity, wherein the notification message comprises at least one bandwidth level and the identifications of online users, corresponding to at least one bandwidth level, in the group. According to the embodiment of the invention, the method can reduce the number of notification messages between the OCS and a PCRF, and improves the utilization rate of system resources.

Description

The method of a kind of bandwidth control, Apparatus and system

Technical field

The present invention relates to communication technical field, be specifically related to method, Apparatus and system that a kind of bandwidth controls.

Background technology

Third generation partner program (3rdGenerationPartnershipProject, flux monitoring system 3GPP) includes strategy and charge execution function (PolicyandChargingEnforcementFunction, PCEF) entity, strategy and charging rule functions (PolicyandChargingRuleFunction, PCRF) entity and Online Charging System (OnlineChargingSystem, OCS).

When user uses data service, first PCEF can apply for available bandwidth to PCRF, and PCRF by obtaining the grade of bandwidth reference factor from OCS, and calculates bandwidth according to this grade, and returns to PCEF；PCEF reports accounting request to complete the reserved of expense and deduction to OCS.

Such as: PCRF entity and OCS arrange reference count mark (Counter-ID) and reference count rank (Counter-Level), PCRF obtains effective Counter-ID and corresponding Counter-Level in current business, it is then based on Counter-Level and locally configured bandwidth decision strategy to complete bandwidth decision-making, and bandwidth decision-making is handed down to PCEF entity.When OCS monitors Counter-Level change corresponding for Counter-ID, can by paying notice request (Spending-Notification-Request, SNR) message actively issues the Counter-Level after renewal to PCRF entity, it is indicated to recalculate bandwidth and issue re-authentication requests (Re-AuthenticationRequest, RAR) message to PCEF for bandwidth control discrimination weight.

Under existing technical scheme, if a set meal shares to the user in a group, if a user in group uses or orders when triggering the condition having reached to need to change band-width tactics, then OCS needs that each user in this group sends one and puts up a notice SNR message to PCRF entity.Being sent a RAR message for each user in group to PCEF entity by PCRF entity again, thus causing SNR to ask the substantial increase of message and RAR message, causing that system resource is taken in a large number.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method that bandwidth controls, it is possible to when the bandwidth in group user uses strategy to change, and reduces the quantity of notification message between OCS and PCRF, thus improve the utilization rate of system resource.The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides corresponding Apparatus and system.

First aspect present invention provides a kind of method that bandwidth controls, described method is applied to the Online Charging System OCS of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF entity, and described method includes:

According to the data service of a user in the group that described PCEF entity reports group traffic being made consumption, the flow obtaining described group always makes consumption；

When the flow of described group always makes consumption exceed preset gate in limited time, obtain the mark of all online users in described group；

Send a notification message to described PCRF entity, described notification message carries the mark of described all online users and the instruction information always making consumption exceed preset thresholding of described group.

In conjunction with first aspect, in the implementation that the first is possible, in the described group reported according to PCEF entity, group traffic is made consumption by the data service of a user, obtains before the flow of described group always makes consumption and also includes:

Receive the credit control request information that reports of PCEF, described credit control request information is carried the data service of a user in group group traffic made consumption.

In conjunction with first aspect or the first possible implementation of first aspect, in the implementation that the second is possible, described notification message is SNR message.

Second aspect present invention provides a kind of method that bandwidth controls, described method is applied to strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF entity of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and Online Charging System OCS, and described method includes:

Receive described OCS the first notification message sent, described first notification message carries the mark of all online users in described group and the instruction information always making consumption exceed preset thresholding of described group；

The bandwidth after the adjustment that described all online users are corresponding is determined according to described instruction information；

Send the second notification message to described PCEF entity, described second notification message carries described all online users mark and described adjustment after bandwidth.

In conjunction with second aspect, in the implementation that the first is possible, described determine, according to instruction information, the adjustment that described all online users are corresponding after bandwidth include:

The Bandwidth adjustment rule that group according to instruction information searching is corresponding, it is determined that the bandwidth after the adjustment that in described group, all online users are corresponding.

In conjunction with second aspect or the first possible implementation of second aspect, in the implementation that the second is possible, described second notification message is RAR message.

Third aspect present invention provides a kind of method that bandwidth controls, described method is applied to the Online Charging System OCS of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF entity, and described method includes:

When the flow of described group always makes consumption exceed preset gate in limited time, obtain at least one bandwidth class corresponding with described preset thresholding and the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group；

Send a notification message to described PCRF entity, described notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described and described group.

In conjunction with the third aspect, in the implementation that the first is possible, described send a notification message to described PCRF entity, described notification message carries at least one bandwidth class described, and in described group before the mark of the online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described, described method also includes:

According to described bandwidth class, the mark of the online user in described group is grouped；

Described send a notification message to described PCRF entity, described notification message carries at least one bandwidth class described and the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group, including:

For each packet, send a notification message to described PCRF entity, the notification message that described each packet is corresponding carries the bandwidth class that each packet is corresponding and the mark of the online user in described each packet.

In conjunction with the third aspect or the first possible implementation of the third aspect, in the implementation that the second is possible, at least one bandwidth class that described acquisition is corresponding with described preset thresholding, and the mark of the online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group, including:

From the corresponding relation of traffic threshold and bandwidth class, obtain at least one bandwidth class corresponding with described preset thresholding, and obtain ID corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group；

According to the state of user in pre-recorded described group, obtain the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group.

Fourth aspect present invention provides a kind of method that bandwidth controls, described method is applied to strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF entity of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and Online Charging System OCS, and described method includes:

Receive described OCS the first notification message sent, described first notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class and group；

Determine the bandwidth corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described；

Send the second notification message to described PCEF entity, described second notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described bandwidth corresponding respectively and described group.

In conjunction with fourth aspect, in the implementation that the first is possible, described send the second notification message to described PCEF entity, before carrying the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described bandwidth corresponding respectively and described group in described second notification message, described method also includes:

Described send the second notification message to described PCEF entity, described second notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described bandwidth corresponding respectively and described group, including:

For each packet, send and the second notification message corresponding to described each packet to described PCEF entity, described each the second notification message being grouped correspondence carries bandwidth corresponding to the bandwidth class of described each packet and the mark with the online user in described each packet.

Fifth aspect present invention provides the device that a kind of bandwidth controls, described device is applied to the Online Charging System OCS of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF entity, and described device includes:

First acquiring unit, makes consumption for the data service of a user in the group that reports according to described PCEF entity to group traffic, and the flow obtaining described group always makes consumption；

Second acquisition unit, the flow of described group for obtaining when described first acquiring unit always makes consumption exceed preset gate in limited time, obtains the mark of all online users in described group；

Transmitting element, for sending a notification message to described PCRF entity, the consumption that always makes of the mark and described group of carrying described all online users that described second acquisition unit obtains in described notification message exceedes the instruction information of preset thresholding.

In conjunction with the 5th aspect, in the implementation that the first is possible, described device also includes:

Receive unit, for the data service of a user in the group that described first acquiring unit reports according to PCEF entity group traffic made consumption, the flow obtaining described group always makes before consumption, receive the credit control request information that reports of PCEF, described credit control request information is carried the data service of a user in group group traffic made consumption.

Sixth aspect present invention provides the device that a kind of bandwidth controls, described device is applied to strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF entity of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and Online Charging System OCS, and described device includes:

Receive unit, for receiving described OCS the first notification message sent, described first notification message carries the mark of all online users in described group and the instruction information always making consumption exceed preset thresholding of described group；

Determining unit, the described instruction information for receiving according to described reception unit determines the bandwidth after the adjustment that described all online users are corresponding；

Transmitting element, for sending the second notification message to described PCEF entity, carries the mark of described all online users and described determines the bandwidth after the described adjustment that unit is determined in described second notification message.

In conjunction with the 6th aspect, in the implementation that the first is possible,

Described determine unit, specifically for the Bandwidth adjustment rule that group according to instruction information searching is corresponding, it is determined that the bandwidth after the adjustment that in described group, all online users are corresponding.

Seventh aspect present invention provides the device that a kind of bandwidth controls, described device is applied to the Online Charging System OCS of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF entity, and described device includes:

Second acquisition unit, for always making consumption exceed preset gate in limited time when the flow of the described group that described first acquiring unit obtains, obtain at least one bandwidth class corresponding with described preset thresholding and the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group；

Transmitting element, for sending a notification message to described PCRF entity, described notification message carries the mark of online user respectively corresponding with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described and described group that described second acquisition unit obtains.

In conjunction with the 7th aspect, in the implementation that the first is possible, described device also includes:

Grouped element, for being grouped the mark of the online user in described group according to described bandwidth class；

Described transmitting element, specifically for each packet after dividing for described grouped element, send a notification message to described PCRF entity, the notification message that described each packet is corresponding carries the bandwidth class that each packet is corresponding and the mark of the online user in described each packet.

In conjunction with the 7th aspect or the first possible implementation of the 7th aspect, in the implementation that the second is possible,

Described second acquisition unit, specifically for, in the corresponding relation from traffic threshold and bandwidth class, obtaining at least one bandwidth class corresponding with described preset thresholding, and obtain ID corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group；According to the state of user in pre-recorded described group, obtain the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group.

Eighth aspect present invention provides the device that a kind of bandwidth controls, described device is applied to strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF entity of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and Online Charging System OCS, and described device includes:

Receive unit, for receiving described OCS the first notification message sent, described first notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class and group；

Determine unit, for determining the bandwidth corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in the reception of described reception unit；

Transmitting element, for sending the second notification message to described PCEF entity, described second notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described at least one bandwidth class described determining that unit is determined bandwidth corresponding respectively and described group.

In conjunction with eighth aspect, in the implementation that the first is possible, described device also includes:

Described transmitting element, specifically for for each packet, send and the second notification message corresponding to described each packet to described PCEF entity, described each the second notification message being grouped correspondence carries bandwidth corresponding to the bandwidth class of described each packet and the mark with the online user in described each packet.

Ninth aspect present invention provides a kind of flux monitoring system, including: Online Charging System OCS, strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and tactful and charging rule functions PCRF entity,

Described OCS is used for:

Send the first notification message to described PCRF entity, described first notification message carries the mark of described all online users and the instruction information always making consumption exceed preset thresholding of described group；

Described PCRF entity is used for:

Tenth aspect present invention provides a kind of flux monitoring system, including: Online Charging System OCS, strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and tactful and charging rule functions PCRF entity,

Described OCS is used for:

Send the first notification message to described PCRF entity, described first notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described and described group；

Described PCRF entity is used for:

If the use with a user in group in prior art or order trigger the condition having reached to need to change band-width tactics, then need each user in this group is sent a SNR message to PCRF entity, cause that the substantial increase of SNR message is compared, the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, can when the bandwidth of group user uses strategy to change, reduce the quantity of notification message between OCS and PCRF, thus improve the utilization rate of system resource.

Accompanying drawing explanation

In order to be illustrated more clearly that the embodiment of the present invention or technical scheme of the prior art, the accompanying drawing used required in embodiment or description of the prior art will be briefly described below, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is only some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, under the premise not paying creative work, it is also possible to obtain other accompanying drawing according to these accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is an embodiment schematic diagram of flux monitoring system in the embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 2 is an embodiment schematic diagram of the method that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 3 is another embodiment schematic diagram of the method that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 4 is another embodiment schematic diagram of the method that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 5 is another embodiment schematic diagram of the method that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 6 is another embodiment schematic diagram of the method that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 7 A is another embodiment schematic diagram of the method that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 7 B is another embodiment schematic diagram of the method that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 7 C is another embodiment schematic diagram of the method that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 8 is another embodiment schematic diagram of the method that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 9 is another embodiment schematic diagram of the method that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Figure 10 is an embodiment schematic diagram of the device that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Figure 11 is an embodiment schematic diagram of the device that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Figure 12 is another embodiment schematic diagram of the device that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Figure 13 is another embodiment schematic diagram of the device that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Figure 14 is an embodiment schematic diagram of the device that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Figure 15 is another embodiment schematic diagram of the device that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Figure 16 is another embodiment schematic diagram of the device that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Figure 17 is another embodiment schematic diagram of the device that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Figure 18 is another embodiment schematic diagram of the device that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention；

Figure 19 is another embodiment schematic diagram of flux monitoring system in the embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed description of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method that bandwidth controls, it is possible to when the bandwidth in group user uses strategy to change, and reduces the quantity of notification message between OCS and PCRF, thus improve the utilization rate of system resource.The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides corresponding Apparatus and system.It is described in detail individually below.

In order to make those skilled in the art be more fully understood that the present invention program, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is only the embodiment of a present invention part, rather than whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, the every other embodiment that those of ordinary skill in the art obtain under not making creative work premise, all should belong to the scope of protection of the invention.

Consult Fig. 1, one embodiment of the flux monitoring system that the embodiment of the present invention provides includes: Online Charging System OCS, strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and tactful and charging rule functions PCRF entity, by Sy interface communication between PCRF entity and OCS, by Gx interface communication between PCEF entity and PCRF entity, by Gy interface communication between PCEF entity and OCS, when user uses data service, PCEF entity can first pass through Gx interface and apply for available bandwidth to PCRF；PCRF obtains bandwidth reference factor by Sy interface from OCS, as: reference count mark (Counter-ID) and reference count rank (Counter-Level), and according to Counter-Level) calculate the spendable bandwidth of user, such as: 2Mbps or 1Mbps, then spendable for user bandwidth is returned to PCEF entity, it is that user distributes bandwidth by PCEF entity according to the spendable bandwidth of user, it addition, PCEF entity reports accounting request to complete the reserved of expense and deduction to OCS by Gy interface.

In the embodiment of the present invention, notification message can be pay notice request (Spending-Notification-Request, SNR) message, first notification message can be SNR message, second notification message can be send out re-authentication requests (Re-AuthenticationRequest, RAR) message.Certainly, except SNR message and RAR message, it is also possible to be other notification messages in existing protocol, the embodiment of the present invention is not specifically limited.Below in multiple embodiments, being SNR message with notification message, the first notification message is SNR message, and the second notification message is RAR message is that example is introduced.

Group in the embodiment of the present invention can be group user, for instance: enterprise customer.

Bandwidth is for the user in group, in use may use the change of total amount because of flow, the use strategy causing bandwidth changes, such as: assume that a company has 1000 people, business entity A has applied for the flow every month of 100G to telecom operators, but for enterprise staff routine office work. in order to prevent from exceeding total consumption of business, require that the consumption that always makes at this month flow reduces bandwidth after reaching 80%, the consumption that always makes of this month flow reaches before 80%, bandwidth is 2Mbps, when this month flow always make consumption reach 80% after, namely when remaining 20G, bandwidth becomes 1Mbps, but operator can provide free less bandwidth 512kbps to use to the employee in enterprise after using up.

After employee B0 consumes, aggregate consumption has reached 80G, has namely reached the thresholding of 80%, then need the bandwidth of amendment employee B0, simultaneously need to revise the bandwidth of other online employees all.Assume all online employee (B0, B1, B2, B3 ... Bn) it is 800 people, then OCS is required for all of online employee (B0, B1, B2, B3, ... Bn) 800 people, send to PCRF entity and pay notice request (Spending-Notification-Request, SNR) message, then by PCRF entity for all of online employee (B0, B1, B2, B3 ... Bn) send re-authentication requests (Re-AuthenticationRequest to PCEF entity, RAR) message, then the bandwidth of all online employees is revised by PCEF entity.

In the embodiment of the present invention, method that under the scene of group user, SNR message and RAR message issue it is to be understood that

In the solution of the present invention, by increasing the mark of online user in spreading parameter group in SNR/RAR message, in group, the mark of online user is for uniquely identifying the user terminal under shared Counter.nullShared Counter refers to that the user in group shares a Counter-ID，In group, the mark of online user can be session identification (SessionID)，Mobile subscriber international number (MobileSubscriberInternationalISDN/PSTNnumber，MSISDN),International mobile subscriber identity (InternationalMobileSubscriberIdentificationNumber，The information such as IMSI)，OCS can pass through to issue the identification notification PCRF entity of online user in group when issuing SNR message，Or PCRF issue RAR message to PCEF entity in RAR message, also carry the mark of online user in group，So，PCRF entity understands the bandwidth of all online users in decision-making group when decision-making bandwidth uses strategy makes consumption，PCEF entity also to update the information of all online users in group when updating band-width tactics.Thereby assuring that SNR message and RAR message reduce between PCRF and OCS and PCEF and PCRF.Without issuing a SNR message and RAR message for each user in group, thus SNR message and RAR message have been greatly reduced, improve the utilization rate of system resource.Especially improve the utilization rate of network bandwidth resources and cpu resource.

The process of the method that bandwidth controls can be consulted Fig. 2 and be understood, and Fig. 2 is an embodiment schematic diagram of the method that bandwidth controls:

S100, PCEF entity reports charging request message (CreditControlRequest, CCR) to OCS, and that can carry flow in CCR message makes consumption.

S105, OCS deduct fees according to the consumption that makes of flow, and reserve, and calculate the new CounterLevel of CounterID.

S110, return charge response message (CreditControlAcknowledge, CCA) message are to PCEF.

In the embodiment of the present invention, CounterID is bandwidth.

If the CounterLevel calculated in S115 step S105 there occurs change, and the set meal bag (Counter) of this group is a shared Counter, then need to find out the SessionID of all other users sharing this Counter, then send SNR message to PCRF, in this SNR asks, carry the SessionID of other user simultaneously.

S120, PCRF not only to perform the band-width tactics of active user when performing the decision-making of bandwidth control strategy, in addition it is also necessary to perform the bandwidth decision-making of other user.

S125, PCRF can send payment push-notification-answer (SpendingNotificationAcknowledge, SNA) message to OCS after decision-making.

S130, PCRF are for needing instruction PCEF to perform bandwidth control after decision-making, then the multiple identical bandwidth for causing due to same SNR request uses strategy, PCRF issues RAR and asks to PCEF, and carries the SessionID of all online users and corresponding bandwidth in RAR.

S135, PCEF perform the instruction of PCRF, not only need the width performing current Session to use policing rule, but also need to extract association SessionID and use strategy to update the wide of other online users in group.

All online users in group use new bandwidth to surf the Net.

S140, PCEF return discrimination weight response (Re-AuthenticationAcknowledge, RAA) message to PCRF.

In the embodiment of the present invention, for the scene of group user, it is not necessary to issue a SNR message and RAR message for each user in group, thus SNR message and RAR message have been greatly reduced, improve the utilization rate of system resource.

Additionally, when OCS sends SNR message to PCRF, it is not limited to only one SNR message of transmission, can be according to the quantity of online user in group, the SessionID of online user in group is divided into several groups, then SNR the message corresponding with number of packet is sent, such as: when group has 800 people online, the SessionID of 800 online users can be divided into 8 groups, often group has 100 SessionID, then OCS has only to send 8 SNR message, so, SNR message can also be avoided excessive, the problem causing transmission abnormality.

In the embodiment of the present invention, message parameter extension concentrates on the SNR message of Sy interface and the RAR message of Gx, extends this parameter of the mark of online user in group respectively in SNR message and RAR message.For this parameter, the process logical definition of each network element side network element is as follows:

The application logic of OCS side, the extension for step S115 may include steps of, as shown in Figure 3:

S115-1, when initiate session SessionID0 cause that CounterLevel there occurs change, OCS checks whether the set meal bag (Counter) of the group belonging to this user is a shared Counter, when being shared Counter, then perform step S115-2, when not being share Counter, perform step S115-7.

S115-2, inquire the session identification (SessionID1 to SessionIDn) of other online users of this Counter shared.

Certainly, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to SessionID, it is also possible to be MSISDN or IMSI.

S115-3, confirm that whether the SessionID quantity of all online users is more than 1, if greater than 1, then performing step S115-4, if being not more than 1, then performing step S115-7.

S115-4, determine that whether the SessionID quantity of all online users is more than N, if greater than N, then performing step S115-5, if being not more than N, then performing step S115-6.

S115-5, in units of N, all online SessionID quantity are split as many groups.

Such as: as N=100, then in units of 100,800 SessionID are placed in 8 SNR requests.

It practice, it can be appreciated that in units of N-1, each SNR removes and arranges outside a main SessionID, then the SessionID of N-1 association is set.It practice, be identical with the above-mentioned principle in units of N.

S115-6, N number of SessionID is set in each SNR message.

S115-7, to PCRF send SNR request.

If the use with a user in group in prior art or order trigger the condition having reached to need to change band-width tactics, then need each user in this group is sent a SNR message to PCRF entity, cause that the substantial increase of SNR message is compared, the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, can when the bandwidth of group user uses strategy to change, reduce the quantity of SNR message between OCS and PCRF, thus improve the utilization rate of system resource.

After PCRF receives SNR request, the application logic of PCRF side, the extension for step S120 may include steps of, as shown in Figure 4:

S120-1, determine that the bandwidth with corresponding for the CounterLevel SessionID0 after change uses strategy according to the CounterLevel after the CounterID of SessionID0 and change.

In S120-2, parsing SNR, the quantity of SessionID, when SessionID is more than 1, performs step S120-3, if being not more than 1, then performs step S125.

S120-3, for the SessionID except SessionID0 it is also determined that corresponding bandwidth uses strategy.

Bandwidth uses in strategy can comprise service quality (QualityofService, QoS), the namely value of available bandwidth.

After PCRF sends SNA response, for the process logic of the mark of online users all in group during to PCEF transmission RAR message, for the extension of step S130, as shown in Figure 5:

S130-1, PCRF obtain the bandwidth of these all SessionID and use strategy.

S130-2, determine this whether only one of which session Session need to update, if not only one of which, then perform step S130-3, if only one of which needs to update, then perform step S130-8.

S130-3, identical bandwidth use strategy be divided into same packet.

S130-4, the SessionID determined in each packet number whether more than 1, if greater than 1, then perform step S130-5, if being not more than 1, then perform step S130-8.

S130-5, the SessionID determined in each packet number whether more than N, if greater than N, then perform step S130-6.

S130-6, in units of N, all online SessionID quantity are split as many groups.

S130-7, arrange in each RAR message N number of SessionID and correspondence bandwidth use strategy.

S130-8, to PCEF send RAR message.

If the use with a user in group in prior art or order trigger the condition having reached to need to change band-width tactics, then need each user in this group is sent a RAR message to PCEF entity, cause that RAR message substantial increase is compared, the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, can when the bandwidth of group user uses strategy to change, reduce the quantity of RAR message between PCRF and PCEF, thus improve the utilization rate of system resource.

After PCEF receives RAR request, for the process logic of online users all in group, for the extension of step S135, as shown in Figure 6:

S135-1, perform this session (SessionID0) bandwidth use strategy.

In S135-2, parsing RAR, the quantity of SessionID, when SessionID is more than 1, performs step S135-3, if being not more than 1, then performs step S140.

S135-3, also change for the SessionID except SessionID0 corresponding bandwidth use strategy.

Consulting Fig. 7 A, the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls includes:

S200, PCEF entity reports charging request message (CreditControlRequest, CCR) to OCS, and that can carry flow in CCR message makes consumption.

S205, OCS deduct fees according to the consumption that makes of flow, and reserve, and the flow obtaining described group always makes consumption.

S210, determine that the flow of described group always makes consumption exceed preset thresholding.

S215, OCS send SNR message to PCRF, and the consumption that always makes of the mark and described group of simultaneously carrying all online users in this SNR asks exceedes the instruction information of preset thresholding.

Can also be in SNR message, carry described flow always make consumption, PCRF always make consumption determine bandwidth according to flow, for instance: always making consumption is 80G, and corresponding bandwidth is 1Mbps.

S220, PCRF carry out bandwidth decision-making.

PCRF can be according to always making the instruction information that consumption exceedes preset thresholding determine corresponding bandwidth, for instance: when instruction information is 1, it is determined that corresponding bandwidth is 2Mbps, when instruction information is 2, it is determined that corresponding bandwidth is 1Mbps.

S225, PCRF can send payment push-notification-answer (SpendingNotificationAcknowledge, SNA) message to OCS after decision-making.

S230, PCRF are for needing instruction PCEF to perform bandwidth control after decision-making, then the multiple identical bandwidth for causing due to same SNR request uses strategy, PCRF issues RAR and asks to PCEF, and carries the SessionID of all online users and corresponding bandwidth in RAR.

S235, PCEF perform the instruction of PCRF, not only need the width performing current Session to use policing rule, but also need to extract association SessionID and use strategy to update the wide of other online users in group.

All online users in group use new bandwidth to surf the Net.

S240, PCEF return discrimination weight response (Re-AuthenticationAcknowledge, RAA) message to PCRF.

Consult Fig. 7 B, the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, being applied to the Online Charging System OCS of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF entity, and described method includes:

251, in the group reported according to described PCEF entity, group traffic is made consumption by the data service of a user, and the flow obtaining described group always makes consumption；

252, when the flow of described group always makes consumption exceed preset gate in limited time, the mark of all online users in described group is obtained；

253, send a notification message to described PCRF entity, described notification message carries the mark of described all online users and the instruction information always making consumption exceed preset thresholding of described group.

If the use with a user in group in prior art or order trigger the condition having reached to need to change band-width tactics, then need each user in this group is sent a SNR message to PCRF entity, cause that the substantial increase of SNR message is compared, the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, can when the bandwidth of group user uses strategy to change, reduce the quantity of notification message between OCS and PCRF, thus improve the utilization rate of system resource.Alternatively, on the basis of above-mentioned embodiment corresponding for Fig. 7 B, in another embodiment of the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, in the described group reported according to PCEF entity, group traffic is made consumption by the data service of a user, obtains before the flow of described group always makes consumption and can also include:

Alternatively, on the basis of above-mentioned embodiment corresponding for Fig. 7 B or alternative embodiment, in another embodiment of the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, described notification message is SNR message.

Consult Fig. 7 C, the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, being applied to strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF entity of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and Online Charging System OCS, and described method includes:

261, receive described OCS the first notification message sent, described first notification message carries the mark of all online users in described group and the instruction information always making consumption exceed preset thresholding of described group；

262, the bandwidth after the adjustment that described all online users are corresponding is determined according to described instruction information；

263, send the second notification message to described PCEF entity, described second notification message carries described all online users mark and described adjustment after bandwidth.

If the use with a user in group in prior art or order trigger the condition having reached to need to change band-width tactics, then need each user in this group is sent a RAR message to PCEF entity, cause that RAR message substantial increase is compared, the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, can when the bandwidth of group user uses strategy to change, reduce the quantity of notification message between PCRF and PCEF, thus improve the utilization rate of system resource.

Alternatively, on the basis of above-mentioned embodiment corresponding for Fig. 7 C, the embodiment of the present invention provide bandwidth control method another embodiment in, described determine, according to instruction information, the adjustment that described all online users are corresponding after bandwidth may include that

Alternatively, on the basis of above-mentioned embodiment corresponding for Fig. 7 C or alternative embodiment, in another embodiment of the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, described second notification message is RAR message.

Consult Fig. 8, the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, being applied to the Online Charging System OCS of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF entity, and described method may include that

301, in the group reported according to described PCEF entity, group traffic is made consumption by the data service of a user, and the flow obtaining described group always makes consumption.

Obtain the flow of described group always make the process of consumption can be by the group traffic offered calculated plus group traffic.

302, when the flow of described group always makes consumption exceed preset gate in limited time, at least one bandwidth class corresponding with described preset thresholding and the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group are obtained.

Preset thresholding in the embodiment of the present invention is generally percentage ratio, such as: 80%, such as: flow always with make consumption exceed predetermined total amount 80% time, then obtain the mark of all online users in described group and at least one bandwidth class corresponding with described preset thresholding.In the embodiment of the present invention, preset thresholding can have one or more, and the bandwidth class corresponding with each thresholding can also have at least one.Preset thresholding can be percentage ratio, it is also possible to be the flow concrete numerical value that always makes consumption, as: thresholding is 80G, rather than percentage ratio.

Such as: the corresponding 2Mbps bandwidth of bandwidth class 1, the corresponding 1Mbps bandwidth of bandwidth class 2.

Bandwidth class can represent by the marks such as 1,2.

303, send a notification message to described PCRF entity, described notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described and described group.

The method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, it is applied to the Online Charging System OCS of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF entity, described method includes: according to the data service of a user in the group that described PCEF entity reports group traffic being made consumption, the flow obtaining described group always makes consumption；When the flow of described group always makes consumption exceed preset gate in limited time, obtain at least one bandwidth class corresponding with described preset thresholding and the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group；Send a notification message to described PCRF entity, described notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described and described group.If the use with a user in group in prior art or order trigger the condition having reached to need to change band-width tactics, then need each user in this group is sent a SNR message to PCRF entity, cause that the substantial increase of SNR message is compared, the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, can when the bandwidth of group user uses strategy to change, reduce the quantity of notification message between OCS and PCRF, thus improve the utilization rate of system resource.

Alternatively, on the basis of embodiment corresponding for above-mentioned Fig. 8, in another embodiment of the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, described notification message carries at least one bandwidth class described, and in described group before the mark of the online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described, described method also includes:

In the embodiment of the present invention, the mark of all online users is split, it is possible to avoid SNR message excessive, cause sending unsuccessfully.

Alternatively, on the basis of above-mentioned Fig. 8 correspondence embodiment or alternative embodiment, in another embodiment of the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, at least one bandwidth class that described acquisition is corresponding with described preset thresholding, and the mark of the online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group, it is possible to including:

In the embodiment of the present invention, can including at least one bandwidth class in a strategy, each bandwidth class can have user's group of correspondence, the then presence according to user, it is determined that the mark of the online user corresponding with each bandwidth class.

Embodiment that Fig. 8 of the present invention is corresponding or the method that the bandwidth that alternative embodiment provides controls can be consulted the description of Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 part and be understood, and this place does not do and too much repeats.

Consult Fig. 9, the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, being applied to strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF entity of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and Online Charging System OCS, and described method includes:

401, receive described OCS the first notification message sent, described first notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class and group.

402, the bandwidth corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described is determined.

403, send the second notification message to described PCEF entity, described second notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described bandwidth corresponding respectively and described group.

The method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, it is applied to strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF entity of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and Online Charging System OCS, described method includes: receives described OCS the first notification message sent, carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class and group in described first notification message；Determine the bandwidth corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described；Send the second notification message to described PCEF entity, described second notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described bandwidth corresponding respectively and described group.If the use with a user in group in prior art or order trigger the condition having reached to need to change band-width tactics, then need each user in this group is sent a RAR message to PCEF entity, cause that RAR message substantial increase is compared, the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, can when the bandwidth of group user uses strategy to change, reduce the quantity of notification message between PCRF and PCEF, thus improve the utilization rate of system resource.

Alternatively, on the basis of embodiment corresponding for above-mentioned Fig. 9, in another embodiment of the method that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, described send the second notification message to described PCEF entity, before carrying the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described bandwidth corresponding respectively and described group in described second notification message, described method can also include:

Described send the second notification message to described PCEF entity, described second notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described bandwidth corresponding respectively and described group, it is possible to including:

Embodiment that Fig. 9 of the present invention is corresponding or the method that the bandwidth that alternative embodiment provides controls can be consulted the description of Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 part and be understood, and this place does not do and too much repeats.

Consult Figure 10, the device 50 that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, being applied to the Online Charging System OCS of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF entity, and described device 50 includes:

First acquiring unit 511, makes consumption for the data service of a user in the group that reports according to described PCEF entity to group traffic, and the flow obtaining described group always makes consumption；

Second acquisition unit 512, the flow of described group for obtaining when described first acquiring unit 511 always makes consumption exceed preset gate in limited time, obtains the mark of all online users in described group；

Transmitting element 513, for sending a notification message to described PCRF entity, carries the mark of described all online users that described second acquisition unit 512 obtains and the instruction information always making consumption exceed preset thresholding of described group in described notification message.

The device that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, it is possible to when the bandwidth in group user uses strategy to change, reduces the quantity of notification message between OCS and PCRF, thus improve the utilization rate of system resource.

Alternatively, on the basis of embodiment corresponding for above-mentioned Figure 10, consulting Figure 11, in another embodiment of the device 50 that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, described device 50 also includes:

Receive unit 514, for the data service of a user in the group that described first acquiring unit 511 reports according to PCEF entity group traffic made consumption, the flow obtaining described group always makes before consumption, receive the credit control request information that reports of PCEF, described credit control request information is carried the data service of a user in group group traffic made consumption.

Consult Figure 12, the bandwidth control apparatus 60 that the embodiment of the present invention provides, being applied to strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF entity of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and Online Charging System OCS, and described device 60 includes:

Receive unit 611, for receiving described OCS the first notification message sent, described first notification message carries the mark of all online users in described group and the instruction information always making consumption exceed preset thresholding of described group；

Determining unit 612, the described instruction information for receiving according to described reception unit 611 determines the bandwidth after the adjustment that described all online users are corresponding；

Transmitting element 613, for sending the second notification message to described PCEF entity, carries the mark of described all online users and described determines the bandwidth after the described adjustment that unit 612 is determined in described second notification message.

If the use with a user in group in prior art or order trigger the condition having reached to need to change band-width tactics, then need each user in this group is sent a RAR message to PCEF entity, cause that RAR message substantial increase is compared, the device that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, can when the bandwidth of group user uses strategy to change, reduce the quantity of notification message between PCRF and PCEF, thus improve the utilization rate of system resource.

Alternatively, on the basis of embodiment corresponding for above-mentioned Figure 12, in another embodiment of the device 60 that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls,

Described determine unit 612, specifically for the Bandwidth adjustment rule that group according to instruction information searching is corresponding, it is determined that the bandwidth after the adjustment that in described group, all online users are corresponding.

Consult Figure 13, the device 50 that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, being applied to the Online Charging System OCS of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF entity, and described device 50 includes:

First acquiring unit 501, makes consumption for the data service of a user in the group that reports according to described PCEF entity to group traffic, and the flow obtaining described group always makes consumption；

Second acquisition unit 502, for always making consumption exceed preset gate in limited time when the flow of the described group that described first acquiring unit 501 obtains, obtain at least one bandwidth class corresponding with described preset thresholding and the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group；

Transmitting element 503, for sending a notification message to described PCRF entity, described notification message carries the mark of online user respectively corresponding with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described and described group that described second acquisition unit 502 obtains.

The device 50 that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, it is applied to the Online Charging System OCS of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF entity, described device 50 includes: the first acquiring unit 501, for the data service of a user in the group that reports according to described PCEF entity group traffic being made consumption, the flow obtaining described group always makes consumption；Second acquisition unit 502, for always making consumption exceed preset gate in limited time when the flow of the described group that described first acquiring unit 501 obtains, obtain at least one bandwidth class corresponding with described preset thresholding and the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group；Transmitting element 503, for sending a notification message to described PCRF entity, described notification message carries the mark of online user respectively corresponding with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described and described group that described second acquisition unit 502 obtains, the device that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, can when the bandwidth of group user uses strategy to change, reduce the quantity of notification message between OCS and PCRF, thus improve the utilization rate of system resource.

Alternatively, on the basis of embodiment corresponding for above-mentioned Figure 13, consult Figure 14, in another embodiment of the device 50 that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls,

Grouped element 504, for being grouped the mark of the online user in described group according to described bandwidth class；

Described transmitting element 503, specifically for each packet after dividing for described grouped element 504, send a notification message to described PCRF entity, the notification message that described each packet is corresponding carries the bandwidth class that each packet is corresponding and the mark of the online user in described each packet.

Alternatively, on the basis of embodiment corresponding for above-mentioned Figure 13 or Figure 14, in another embodiment of the device 50 that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls,

Described second acquisition unit 502, specifically for, in the corresponding relation from traffic threshold and bandwidth class, obtaining at least one bandwidth class corresponding with described preset thresholding, and obtain ID corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group；According to the state of user in pre-recorded described group, obtain the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group.

Embodiment that Figure 13 and Figure 14 of the present invention is corresponding or the device that the bandwidth that alternative embodiment provides controls can be consulted the description of Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 part and understand, and this place does not do and too much repeats.

Consult Figure 15, the device 60 that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, being applied to strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF entity of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and Online Charging System OCS, and described device 60 includes:

Receive unit 601, for receiving described OCS the first notification message sent, described first notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class and group；

Determine unit 602, for determining the bandwidth corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in the reception of described reception unit 601；

Transmitting element 603, for sending the second notification message to described PCEF entity, described second notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described at least one bandwidth class described determining that unit 602 is determined bandwidth corresponding respectively and described group.

The device 60 that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, it is applied to strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF entity of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and Online Charging System OCS, described device 60 includes: receives unit 601 and receives described OCS the first notification message sent, carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class and group in described first notification message；Determine that unit 602 determines the bandwidth corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in the reception of described reception unit 601；Transmitting element 603 sends the second notification message to described PCEF entity, carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described at least one bandwidth class described determining that unit 602 is determined bandwidth corresponding respectively and described group in described second notification message.If the use with a user in group in prior art or order trigger the condition having reached to need to change band-width tactics, then need each user in this group is sent a RAR message to PCEF entity, cause that RAR message substantial increase is compared, the device that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, can when the bandwidth of group user uses strategy to change, reduce the quantity of notification message between PCRF and PCEF, thus improve the utilization rate of system resource.

Alternatively, on the basis of embodiment corresponding for above-mentioned Figure 15, consulting Figure 16, in another embodiment of the device 60 that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, described device 60 also includes:

Grouped element 604, for being grouped the mark of the online user in described group according to described bandwidth class；

Described transmitting element 603, specifically for for each packet, send and the second notification message corresponding to described each packet to described PCEF entity, described each the second notification message being grouped correspondence carries bandwidth corresponding to the bandwidth class of described each packet and the mark with the online user in described each packet.

Embodiment that Figure 15 or Figure 16 of the present invention the is corresponding or device that the bandwidth that alternative embodiment provides controls can consult Fig. 1 to Fig. 6, the description of Fig. 8 part is understood, this place does not do and too much repeats.

Figure 17 is the structural representation of the device 50 that bandwidth controls in the embodiment of the present invention.It is applied to the Online Charging System OCS of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF entity, and the device 50 that bandwidth controls can include input equipment 510, outut device 520, processor 530 and memorizer 540.

Memorizer 540 can include read only memory and random access memory, and provides instruction and data to processor 530.A part for memorizer 540 can also include nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM).

Memorizer 540 stores following element, executable module or data structure or their subset or their superset:

Operational order: include various operational order, is used for realizing various operation.

Operating system: include various system program, is used for realizing various basic business and processing hardware based task.

In embodiments of the present invention, processor 530, by calling the operational order (this operational order is storable in operating system) of memorizer 540 storage, performs following operation:

Sent a notification message to described PCRF entity by outut device 520, described notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described and described group.

If the use with a user in group in prior art or order trigger the condition having reached to need to change band-width tactics, then need each user in this group is sent a SNR message to PCRF entity, cause that the substantial increase of SNR message is compared, the device that the bandwidth that the embodiment of the present invention provides controls, can when the bandwidth of group user uses strategy to change, reduce the quantity of notification message between OCS and PCRF, thus improve the utilization rate of system resource.

Processor 530 controls the operation of the device 50 controlled for bandwidth, and processor 530 can also be called CPU (CentralProcessingUnit, CPU).Memorizer 540 can include read only memory and random access memory, and provides instruction and data to processor 530.A part for memorizer 540 can also include nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM).In concrete application, each assembly for the device 50 of bandwidth control is coupled by bus system 550, and wherein bus system 550 is except including data/address bus, it is also possible to includes power bus, control bus and status signal bus in addition etc..But in order to know for the purpose of explanation, in the drawings various buses are all designated as bus system 550.

The method that the invention described above embodiment discloses can apply in processor 530, or is realized by processor 530.Processor 530 is probably a kind of IC chip, has the disposal ability of signal.In realizing process, each step of said method can be completed by the instruction of the integrated logic circuit of the hardware in processor 530 or software form.Above-mentioned processor 530 can be general processor, digital signal processor (DSP), special IC (ASIC), ready-made programmable gate array (FPGA) or other PLDs, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components.Can realize or perform the disclosed each method in the embodiment of the present invention, step and logic diagram.The processor etc. that general processor can be microprocessor or this processor can also be any routine.Hardware decoding processor can be embodied directly in conjunction with the step of the method disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention to have performed, or combine execution by the hardware in decoding processor and software module and complete.Software module may be located at random access memory, flash memory, read only memory, in the storage medium that this area such as programmable read only memory or electrically erasable programmable memorizer, depositor is ripe.This storage medium is positioned at memorizer 540, and processor 530 reads the information in memorizer 540, completes the step of said method in conjunction with its hardware.

Alternatively, described processor 530 is additionally operable to according to described bandwidth class, the mark of the online user in described group is grouped；

Outut device 520 specifically for: for each packet, send a notification message to described PCRF entity, the notification message that described each packet is corresponding carry the bandwidth class that each packet is corresponding and the mark of the online user in described each packet.

Alternatively, described processor 530 specifically for:

Content described by embodiment of the present invention Figure 17 part can be consulted the content of Fig. 1 to Fig. 7 part and be understood, and this place does not do and too much repeats.

On the other hand, in embodiments of the present invention, processor 530, by calling the operational order (this operational order is storable in operating system) of memorizer 540 storage, performs following operation:

Sent a notification message to described PCRF entity by outut device 520, described notification message carries the mark of described all online users and the instruction information always making consumption exceed preset thresholding of described group.

Alternatively, group traffic is made consumption for the data service of a user in the described group reported according to PCEF entity by described input equipment 510, the flow obtaining described group always makes before consumption, receive the credit control request information that reports of PCEF, described credit control request information is carried the data service of a user in group group traffic made consumption.

Figure 18 is the structural representation of the device 60 that embodiment of the present invention bandwidth controls.Described device is applied to strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF entity of flux monitoring system, described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and Online Charging System OCS, and the device 60 that bandwidth controls can include input equipment 610, outut device 620, processor 630 and memorizer 640.

Memorizer 640 can include read only memory and random access memory, and provides instruction and data to processor 630.A part for memorizer 640 can also include nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM).

Memorizer 640 stores following element, executable module or data structure or their subset or their superset:

In embodiments of the present invention, processor 630, by calling the operational order (this operational order is storable in operating system) of memorizer 640 storage, performs following operation:

Receive described OCS the first notification message sent by input equipment 610, described first notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class and group；

Send the second notification message by outut device 620 to described PCEF entity, described second notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described bandwidth corresponding respectively and described group.

Processor 630 controls the operation of the device 60 that bandwidth controls, and processor 630 can also be called CPU (CentralProcessingUnit, CPU).Memorizer 640 can include read only memory and random access memory, and provides instruction and data to processor 630.A part for memorizer 640 can also include nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM).In concrete application, each assembly of the device 60 that bandwidth controls is coupled by bus system 650, and wherein bus system 650 is except including data/address bus, it is also possible to includes power bus, control bus and status signal bus in addition etc..But in order to know for the purpose of explanation, in the drawings various buses are all designated as bus system 650.

The method that the invention described above embodiment discloses can apply in processor 630, or is realized by processor 630.Processor 630 is probably a kind of IC chip, has the disposal ability of signal.In realizing process, each step of said method can be completed by the instruction of the integrated logic circuit of the hardware in processor 630 or software form.Above-mentioned processor 630 can be general processor, digital signal processor (DSP), special IC (ASIC), ready-made programmable gate array (FPGA) or other PLDs, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components.Can realize or perform the disclosed each method in the embodiment of the present invention, step and logic diagram.The processor etc. that general processor can be microprocessor or this processor can also be any routine.Hardware decoding processor can be embodied directly in conjunction with the step of the method disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention to have performed, or combine execution by the hardware in decoding processor and software module and complete.Software module may be located at random access memory, flash memory, read only memory, in the storage medium that this area such as programmable read only memory or electrically erasable programmable memorizer, depositor is ripe.This storage medium is positioned at memorizer 640, and processor 630 reads the information in memorizer 640, completes the step of said method in conjunction with its hardware.

Alternatively, described processor 630 is additionally operable to according to described bandwidth class, the mark of the online user in described group is grouped；

Described outut device 620 is specifically for for each packet, send and the second notification message corresponding to described each packet to described PCEF entity, described each the second notification message being grouped correspondence carries bandwidth corresponding to the bandwidth class of described each packet and the mark with the online user in described each packet.

Content described by embodiment of the present invention Figure 18 part can be consulted the content of Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 part and be understood, and this place does not do and too much repeats.

On the other hand, in embodiments of the present invention, processor 630, by calling the operational order (this operational order is storable in operating system) of memorizer 640 storage, performs following operation:

Receive described OCS the first notification message sent by input equipment 610, described first notification message carries the mark of all online users in described group and the instruction information always making consumption exceed preset thresholding of described group；

Send the second notification message by outut device 620 to described PCEF entity, described second notification message carries described all online users mark and described adjustment after bandwidth.

Alternatively, the Bandwidth adjustment rule that described processor 630 group according to instruction information searching is corresponding, it is determined that the bandwidth after the adjustment that in described group, all online users are corresponding.

Alternatively, described second notification message is RAR message.

Consulting Figure 19, an embodiment of the flux monitoring system that the embodiment of the present invention provides includes: Online Charging System OCS70, strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity 80 and tactful and charging rule functions PCRF entity 90,

Described OCS70 is used for:

Described PCRF entity 90 is used for:

The flux monitoring system that the embodiment of the present invention provides, it is not necessary to issue a SNR message and RAR message for each user in group, thus SNR message and RAR message have been greatly reduced, improve the utilization rate of system resource.

On the other hand, described OCS70 is used for:

Described PCRF entity 90 is used for:

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of step in the various methods of above-described embodiment can be by the hardware (such as processor) that program carrys out instruction relevant and completes, this program can be stored in a computer-readable recording medium, and storage medium may include that ROM, RAM, disk or CD etc..

Method, device and system that the bandwidth above embodiment of the present invention provided controls are described in detail, principles of the invention and embodiment are set forth by specific case used herein, and the explanation of above example is only intended to help to understand method and the core concept thereof of the present invention；Simultaneously for one of ordinary skill in the art, according to the thought of the present invention, all will change in specific embodiments and applications, in sum, this specification content should not be construed as limitation of the present invention.

Claims

1. the method that a bandwidth controls, it is characterized in that, described method is applied to the Online Charging System OCS of flux monitoring system, and described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF entity, and described method includes:

2. method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that group traffic is made consumption by the data service of a user in the described group reported according to PCEF entity, obtains before the flow of described group always makes consumption and also includes:

3. method according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterised in that described notification message is SNR message.

4. the method that a bandwidth controls, it is characterized in that, described method is applied to strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF entity of flux monitoring system, and described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and Online Charging System OCS, and described method includes:

5. method according to claim 4, it is characterised in that described determine, according to instruction information, the adjustment that described all online users are corresponding after bandwidth include:

6. the method according to claim 4 or 5, it is characterised in that described second notification message is RAR message.

7. the method that a bandwidth controls, it is characterized in that, described method is applied to the Online Charging System OCS of flux monitoring system, and described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF entity, and described method includes:

8. method according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, described send a notification message to described PCRF entity, described notification message carries at least one bandwidth class described, and in described group before the mark of the online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described, described method also includes:

9. the method according to claim 7 or 8, it is characterised in that at least one bandwidth class that described acquisition is corresponding with described preset thresholding, and the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described in described group, including:

10. the method that a bandwidth controls, it is characterized in that, described method is applied to strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF entity of flux monitoring system, and described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and Online Charging System OCS, and described method includes:

11. method according to claim 10, it is characterized in that, described send the second notification message to described PCEF entity, before carrying the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described bandwidth corresponding respectively and described group in described second notification message, described method also includes:

12. the device that a bandwidth controls, it is characterized in that, described device is applied to the Online Charging System OCS of flux monitoring system, and described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF entity, and described device includes:

13. device according to claim 12, it is characterised in that described device also includes:

14. the device that a bandwidth controls, it is characterized in that, described device is applied to strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF entity of flux monitoring system, and described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and Online Charging System OCS, and described device includes:

15. device according to claim 14, it is characterised in that

16. the device that a bandwidth controls, it is characterized in that, described device is applied to the Online Charging System OCS of flux monitoring system, and described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF entity, and described device includes:

17. device according to claim 16, it is characterised in that described device also includes:

18. the device according to claim 16 or 17, it is characterised in that

19. the device that a bandwidth controls, it is characterized in that, described device is applied to strategy and the charging rule functions PCRF entity of flux monitoring system, and described flux monitoring system also includes strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and Online Charging System OCS, and described device includes:

20. device according to claim 19, it is characterised in that described device also includes:

21. a flux monitoring system, it is characterised in that including: Online Charging System OCS, strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and tactful and charging rule functions PCRF entity,

Described OCS is used for:

Described PCRF entity is used for:

22. a flux monitoring system, it is characterised in that including: Online Charging System OCS, strategy and charge execution function PCEF entity and tactful and charging rule functions PCRF entity,

Described OCS is used for:

Send a notification message to described PCRF entity, described first notification message carries the mark of online user corresponding respectively with at least one bandwidth class described at least one bandwidth class described and described group；

Described PCRF entity is used for: