CN106162592A - The correlating method of policy control and charging controlled session and device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention provides correlating method and the device of a kind of policy control and charging controlled session；Described method, comprising: "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCEF acquisition strategy and charging rule functions PCRF, and send the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment to policy agent, wherein said PCRF is for setting up the Gx session of user equipment.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, particularly relate to the affiliated party of a kind of policy control and charging controlled session
Method and device.
Background technology
In order to provide the user with the service of differentiation, introduce policy control and charging control in a network
PCC (Policy and Charging Control) framework, strategy and charging rule functions PCRF (Policy
And Charging Rules Function) connected by the IP operation network of interface Rx and operator, obtain
Take business information；PCRF is by gateway device PGW (the Packet Data of Gx interface and Packet Data Network
Network Gateway, PDN Gateway) it is connected, it is responsible for initiating the foundation of IP carrying, it is ensured that business
The Qos (Quality of service) of data, and carry out charging control.Wherein, PGW bears
Duty strategy and the execution of charging regulation, be i.e. PCEF (Policy and Charging Enforcement
Function) function.
User reaches the standard grade or during PDN connection establishment, can set up Gx between PGW (PCEF) and PCRF
Session；When user's access service, set up between policy agent PA (Policy Agent) and PCRF
Business information is simultaneously transferred to PCRF by the Rx session of described user equipment, and PCRF is according to information such as business
Carry out decision-making, generate control and the charging regulation being suitable for user, and be issued to PCEF by Gx interface,
PCEF is responsible for execution, thus provides the user the service of differentiation.The Gx of only same user
Session and Rx session collect on same PCRF, and this PCRF could be by Gx session and Rx session
It is associated together, thus produce policing rule and the charging regulation being applicable to this user, otherwise PCC management and control
Flow process cannot complete.
Due to signaling processing ability and the capacity limit of PCRF, exist when reality is runed and dispose many sets
The scene of PCRF, so may cause the Gx session of user may be associated in different PCRF from Rx session
On, causing can not be that user generates strategy according to business information, thus can not reach contract network and business
Purpose.Therefore, it is necessary to there is a kind of method to guarantee on Gx interface and Rx interface, can correct addressing
To service for user to identical PCRF, the PCC session association solving under many PCRF deployed environment is asked
Topic.
In the 3 gpp specifications, DRA (Diameter Routing Agent is used；Route agent) equipment is in fact
Existing, on Gx interface and Rx interface, the PCC meeting of same user is i.e. realized by same a pair DRA equipment
Words association.But when reality is runed, DRA equipment may not necessarily be disposed, how carry out the pass of PCC session
Connection is problem demanding prompt solution.
Content of the invention
The present invention provides correlating method and the device of a kind of policy control and charging controlled session, to be solved
Technical problem is that when there is many PCRF in a network and do not dispose DRA equipment, how to associate PCC meeting
Words.
For solving above-mentioned technical problem, the technical scheme is that
A kind of policy control and the correlating method of charging controlled session, comprising:
"Policy and Charging Rules Function PCEF acquisition strategy and charging rule functions PCRF, and to strategy
Agency sends the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment, and wherein said PCRF is for setting up user equipment
Gx session.
Wherein, described PCEF sends the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment to policy agent, comprising:
Described PCEF, when receiving Operational Visit request, adds the mark of described PCRF to Operational Visit
In request, and the Operational Visit including the mark of PCRF is asked to be sent to policy agent.
Wherein, the mark of described PCRF is added in Operational Visit request by described PCEF, comprising:
Add described in the Optional Field of described PCEF heading in the message that described Operational Visit is asked
The mark of PCRF.
Wherein, described PCEF obtains PCRF, comprising: described PCEF is according to the load of each PCRF
Information, is that described user equipment selects PCRF；Or, described PCEF is according to described user equipment
Mark, from the corresponding relation with PCRF for the user equipment pre-setting, determines described user equipment pair
The PCRF answering.
Wherein, described PCEF obtain PCRF, comprising: when detect described user equipment reach the standard grade or
When described equipment sets up the connection of grouped data network PDN, described PCEF selects PCRF.
A kind of policy control and the correlating method of charging controlled session, comprising: policy agent acquisition strategy with
Charging rule functions PCRF, wherein said PCRF are for setting up the Gx session of user equipment；Described plan
Slightly agency and described PCRF sets up the Rx session of described user equipment.
Wherein, described policy agent obtains PCRF, comprising: described policy agent receives strategy and charging
The Operational Visit request that rule functional PCEF sends, wherein said business request information includes PCRF's
Mark；The mark of the PCRF in asking according to described Operational Visit, determines described PCRF.
Wherein, the mark of the PCRF during described policy agent is asked according to described Operational Visit, determines institute
State PCRF, comprising: described policy agent obtains the mark of storage PCRF in the request of described Operational Visit
The positional information of field；Described policy agent is according to described positional information, from the request of described Operational Visit
The middle mark obtaining described PCRF.
A kind of "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCEF entity, comprising: the first acquisition module, is used for obtaining
Strategy and charging rule functions PCRF, wherein said PCRF is for setting up the Gx session of user equipment；
Sending module, for sending the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment to policy agent.
Wherein, described sending module includes:
Adding device, for when receiving Operational Visit request, adding to the mark of described PCRF
In Operational Visit request；
Transmitting element, the Operational Visit request for the mark by including PCRF is sent to policy agent.
Wherein, described adding device, specifically for heading in the message that described Operational Visit is asked
Add the mark of described PCRF in Optional Field.
Wherein, described first acquisition module, specifically for the information on load according to each PCRF, for institute
State user equipment and select PCRF；Or, according to the mark of described user equipment, from the use pre-setting
Family equipment, with the corresponding relation of PCRF, determines the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment.
Wherein, described first acquisition module specifically for: when detecting that described user equipment is reached the standard grade or institute
When the equipment of stating sets up the connection of grouped data network PDN, described PCEF selects described PCRF.
Wherein, described PCEF is physically located at the gateway device PGW of Packet Data Network.
A kind of policy agent, comprising: the second acquisition module, is used for acquisition strategy and charging rule functions
PCRF, wherein said PCRF are for setting up the Gx session of user equipment；Set up module, be used for and institute
State PCRF and set up the Rx session of described user equipment.
Wherein, described second acquisition module includes: receiving unit, is used for receiving strategy and charging regulation work(
The Operational Visit request that energy PCEF sends, wherein said business request information includes the mark of PCRF；
Determining unit, for the mark according to the PCRF in the request of described Operational Visit, determines described PCRF.
Wherein, described determining unit includes: the first acquisition subelement, and being used for obtaining described Operational Visit please
Seek the positional information of the field of the mark of middle storage PCRF；Second acquisition subelement, for according to described
Positional information, obtains the mark of described PCRF from the request of described Operational Visit.
A kind of policy control and the interconnected system of charging controlled session, system includes: strategy and charging regulation
Function PCEF, policy agent and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF, wherein: described PCEF, use
In acquisition strategy and charging rule functions PCRF, and it is corresponding to send described user equipment to policy agent
PCRF, wherein said PCRF are for setting up the Gx session of user equipment；Described policy agent, is used for
Acquisition strategy and charging rule functions PCRF, wherein said PCRF is for setting up the Gx meeting of user equipment
Words, and the Rx session of described user equipment is set up with described PCRF；Described PCRF, is used for associating institute
State Gx session and the Rx session of user equipment.
Wherein, described PCEF, specifically for when receiving Operational Visit request, by described PCRF
Mark add to Operational Visit request in, and will include the mark of PCRF Operational Visit request send
To policy agent；Described policy agent, specifically for receiving the Operational Visit request that PCEF sends, its
Described in business request information include the mark of PCRF, and the PCRF in asking according to described Operational Visit
Mark, determine described PCRF.
Wherein, described PCEF, specifically for heading in the message that described Operational Visit is asked can
Add the mark of described PCRF in word selection section.
Wherein, described policy agent, specifically for obtaining storage PCRF in the request of described Operational Visit
The positional information of the field of mark, and according to described positional information, obtain from the request of described Operational Visit
The mark of described PCRF.
Wherein, described PCEF, specifically for the information on load according to each PCRF, is described user
Equipment choice PCRF；Or, according to the mark of described user equipment, from the user equipment pre-setting
With the corresponding relation of PCRF, determine the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment.
Wherein, specifically for working as, described PCEF, detects that described user equipment is reached the standard grade or described equipment
When setting up the connection of grouped data network PDN, select described PCRF.
Wherein, described PCEF is positioned at the gateway device PGW of Packet Data Network.
The present invention provides embodiment, and at multiple PCRF and when not disposing DRA equipment, PCEF selects suitable
Closing the PCRF of user equipment, and selected PCRF mark being carried to PA, PA selects one PCRF
Set up the Rx session of user equipment, it is achieved on same PCRF, carry out Gx and Rx session, solve
The problem of PCC session association in prior art.
Brief description
A kind of policy control that Fig. 1 provides for the present invention and the flow process of the correlating method of charging controlled session
Figure；
Another kind of policy control that Fig. 2 provides for the present invention and the flow process of the correlating method of charging controlled session
Figure；
The schematic diagram of many PCRF deployment system that Fig. 3 provides for the present invention；
The flow process of the PCC session association method under many PCRF deployment system that Fig. 4 provides for the present invention
Figure；
Policy control that Fig. 5 provides for the present invention and the friendship of the correlating method application example of charging controlled session
Figure mutually；
The schematic diagram of the PCEF entity that Fig. 6 provides for the present invention；
The structure chart of the policy agent that Fig. 7 provides for the present invention；
Policy control that Fig. 8 provides for the present invention and the structure chart of the interconnected system of charging controlled session.
Detailed description of the invention
For making the object, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and concrete
The present invention is described in further detail for embodiment.It should be noted that in the case of not conflicting,
Embodiment in the application and the feature in embodiment can mutually be combined.
A kind of policy control that Fig. 1 provides for the present invention and the flow process of the correlating method of charging controlled session
Figure.Method shown in Fig. 1, comprising:
Step 101, PCEF obtain PCRF, and wherein said PCRF is for setting up the Gx of user equipment
The PCRF that session is used；
Step 102, described PCEF send the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment to PA.
The embodiment of the method that the present invention provides, at multiple PCRF and when not disposing DRA equipment, PCEF
Select to be suitable for the PCRF of user equipment, and selected PCRF mark is carried to PA so that PA selects
One PCRF sets up the Rx session of user equipment, it is achieved carry out Gx and Rx on same PCRF
Session, the problem solving PCC session association in prior art.
Another kind of policy control that Fig. 2 provides for the present invention and the flow process of the correlating method of charging controlled session
Figure.Method shown in Fig. 2, comprising:
Step 201, PA obtain PCRF, and wherein said PCRF is for setting up the Gx meeting of user equipment
Talk about used PCRF；
Step 202, described PA and described PCRF set up the Rx session of described user equipment.
The embodiment of the method that the present invention provides, at multiple PCRF and when not disposing DRA equipment, PA obtains
It is taken as user equipment and sets up the PCRF that Gx session is used, and select one PCRF to set up user equipment
Rx session, it is achieved on same PCRF, carry out Gx and Rx session, solve in prior art
The problem of PCC session association.
The method providing the present invention below is described further:
Wherein, the mark of PCRF, can be sent to PA by the message of new definition, it is also possible to by
Message in PCEF and PA communication process is transmitted.To utilization, existing message is transmitted below
Bright:
Described PCEF sends the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment to PA, comprising:
Described PCEF is when receiving Operational Visit request, by the Gx meeting for setting up described user equipment
The mark talking about used PCRF is added in Operational Visit request, and will include the mark of PCRF
Operational Visit request is sent to PA.
Accordingly, described PA is retrieved as setting up the PCRF that the Gx session of described user equipment is used,
Including:
Described PA receives the Operational Visit request that PCEF sends, and wherein said business request information includes
Mark by the PCRF that the Gx session setting up described user equipment is used；
The mark of the PCRF in asking according to described Operational Visit, is defined as setting up described user equipment
The PCRF that Gx session is used.
As seen from the above, the present invention is by PCEF and the Operational Visit request in PA communication process,
Carry the mark of PCRF by the request of this Operational Visit so that PCEF and PA all knows which PCEF of use
Set up corresponding session, it is not necessary to modification increases new message in existing protocol, it is achieved simple and convenient.
Wherein, the mark of described PCRF is added in Operational Visit request by described PCEF, comprising:
Add described in the Optional Field of described PCEF heading in the message that described Operational Visit is asked
The mark of PCRF.
As seen from the above, the Optional Field of heading is typically null field, makes full use of above-mentioned blank
Field transmits the identification information of PCRF, makes full use of the field resource of message, improves the utilization of resources
Rate.
Wherein, the mark of the PCRF during described policy agent is asked according to described Operational Visit, determines institute
State PCRF, comprising:
Described policy agent obtains the position of the field of the mark of storage PCRF in the request of described Operational Visit
Information；
Described policy agent, according to described positional information, obtains described from the request of described Operational Visit
The mark of PCRF.
Concrete, this positional information can be the position that policy agent consults with PCEF, it is also possible to every
During the mark of secondary transmission PCRF, PCEF notification strategy acts on behalf of the position of this storage PCRF identification information
Confidence ceases.
In addition, PCEF can select to set up the PCEF of Gx session for each user equipment in advance, it is possible to
With user equipment set up Gx session need when, for the corresponding PCEF of user equipment allocation.
Wherein, described PCEF obtains PCRF, comprising:
When detecting that described user equipment is reached the standard grade or described equipment sets up the connection of grouped data network PDN,
Described PCEF selects described PCRF.
When described user equipment is reached the standard grade or described equipment sets up the connection of grouped data network PDN, can be true
Determine user equipment and set up Gx session needs, be therefore the corresponding PCRF of user equipment allocation again, more in advance
First configure corresponding PCRF, it is ensured that the reasonable employment of the upper resource of PCRF.
The method providing the present invention with application example below is described further:
Under multiple PCRF scenes, when not disposing DRA equipment, the PCEF being positioned at user side have selected
Being suitable for the PCRF of user, and selected PCRF mark being carried to PA, PA selects one PCRF to build
Standing the Rx session of described user equipment, selected PCRF carries out Gx and Rx session association.
The schematic diagram of many PCRF deployment system that Fig. 3 provides for the present invention.As it is shown on figure 3, many PCRF
Deployment system includes PCEF unit the 100th, multiple PCRF200_1 ... 200_m (wherein m for more than
Integer equal to 2), PA unit 300.It is positioned at the PCEF100 of user side to generally reside on gateway and set
Standby, it is positioned at GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node) in case of gprs, in LTE feelings
It is positioned at PGW (PDN Gateway) under condition.When user reaches the standard grade or sets up PDN connection, PCEF100
Selecting suitable PCRF, being the PDN connection establishment Gx session of user, PCEF100 shifts to an earlier date preset choosing
Select the strategy of PCRF, for example, according to APN information or according to IMSI/MSISDN or root
According to PCRF load etc..When user's requested service accesses, the mark of selected PCRF is led to by PCEF100
Cross service request message, be carried to PA300；So, PCEF100 and PA300 is just for same user's
Same PDN have selected one PCRF so that selected PCRF can carry out Gx session and Rx session
Association.The method also simplify the process that PA selects PCRF, if the various selection of PCEF and PA
PCRF, then need selection strategy completely the same, otherwise arises that selected PCRF is not same feelings
Condition.
The flow process of the PCC session association method under many PCRF deployment system that Fig. 4 provides for the present invention
Figure.Shown in Fig. 4, flow process includes:
Step 401, user reach the standard grade or during PDN connection establishment, and PCEF is according to preset policy selection
Suitable PCRF, and set up Gx session with selected PCRF；On the other hand, step 401 also includes using
The scene of Gx session establishment is just triggered when family requested service accesses.
After step 402, PCEF choose PCRF, PCRF mark is preserved within a context.
Concrete, described PCEF obtains PCRF, comprising:
Described PCEF, according to the information on load of each PCRF, is that described user equipment selects PCRF；
Or,
Described PCEF is according to the mark of described user equipment, from the user equipment pre-setting and PCRF
Corresponding relation in, determine the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment.
For example, PCEF is according to the process strategy of the load balancing pre-setting, and obtains each RCRF
Information on load, therefrom select the minimum PCRF of load as the corresponding PCRF of user equipment；Or,
It according to the number order of PCRF, is followed successively by each PCRF one user equipment of distribution, when for this user
During equipment choice PCRF, obtain numbering N of the PCRF that the last time selects, then this is assigned as this use
The numbered N+1 of the PCRF of family equipment distribution.
It is of course also possible to allocated corresponding PCRF in advance for each user equipment, for example, arrange every
The corresponding user equipment of individual PCRF, makes a look up with the mark of this user equipment, determines this user equipment
Corresponding PCRF
Step 403, PCEF receive and parse through customer service access request, step 402 is preserved selected by
PCRF mark is inserted in business access request message；For IMS business, then PCRF mark is inserted into
In SIP signaling message；It for non-IMS business, then is inserted into PCRF mark in HTTP message.
The customer service access request message carrying selected PCRF mark is sent by step 404, PCEF
To PA.
Step 405, PA receive customer service access request message, parse PCRF selected by PCEF
Mark, and the Rx session of described user equipment is set up with selected PCRF.
Step 406, selected PCRF association Gx session and Rx session, and according to the information of Rx session
Formulate control and charging regulation, be handed down to PCEF by Gx interface, PCEF is performed control and charging
Strategy, provides the user QOS and ensures.
The application example that the present invention provides, at multiple PCRF and when not disposing DRA equipment, PCEF selects
Selecting the PCRF of applicable user equipment, and selected PCRF mark being carried to PA, PA selects same
PCRF sets up the Rx session of user equipment, it is achieved carry out Gx and Rx session on same PCRF,
The problem solving PCC session association in prior art.
Below method is described further by application example:
Policy control that Fig. 5 provides for the present invention and the friendship of the correlating method application example of charging controlled session
Figure mutually.Shown in Fig. 5, method includes:
Step 510, user equipment send user to PCEF and reach the standard grade or the information of PDN connection establishment；
Step 520, PCEF are that user equipment selects suitable PCRF；
For example, it is that user equipment selects a PCRF etc. according to the number order of PCRF.
Step 530, PCEF utilize CCR-I (Credit Control Request initial, initial credit control
Request)/CCA-I (Credit Control Answer initial, initial credit control response) sets up Gx session,
Step 540, user equipment send packet to PCEF；
Step 550, PCEF increase this user equipment corresponding PCER mark in the packet receiving,
And will include that the packet that PCRF identifies is sent to PA；
Step 560, PA, after receiving packet, read PCRF mark, with this from this packet
The equipment of this PCRF mark instruction sets up Rx session；
Step 570, PCRF are that the Gx session of same user equipment conversates with Rx session and associates.
The application example that the present invention provides, at multiple PCRF and when not disposing DRA equipment, PCEF selects
Selecting the PCRF of applicable user equipment, and selected PCRF mark being carried to PA, PA selects same
PCRF sets up the Rx session of user equipment, it is achieved carry out Gx and Rx session on same PCRF,
The problem solving PCC session association in prior art.
The schematic diagram of the PCEF entity that Fig. 6 provides for the present invention.Structure shown in Fig. 6, comprising:
First acquisition module 601, is used for obtaining PCRF, and wherein said PCRF is used for setting up user equipment
The PCRF that used of Gx session；
Sending module 602, for sending the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment to policy agent.
Wherein, described sending module 602 includes:
Mark for described PCRF, for when receiving Operational Visit request, is added by adding device
In Operational Visit request；
Transmitting element, the Operational Visit request for the mark by including PCRF is sent to policy agent.
Wherein, described adding device, specifically for heading in the message that described Operational Visit is asked
Add the mark of described PCRF in Optional Field.
Wherein, described first acquisition module 601, specifically for the information on load according to each PCRF,
Select PCRF for described user equipment；Or, according to the mark of described user equipment, from pre-setting
User equipment and PCRF corresponding relation in, determine the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment.
Wherein, described first acquisition module 601 specifically for: when detect described user equipment reach the standard grade or
When equipment described in person sets up the connection of grouped data network PDN, described PCEF selects described PCRF.
Wherein, described PCEF is physically located at the gateway device PGW of Packet Data Network.
The embodiment that the present invention provides, at multiple PCRF and when not disposing DRA equipment, PCEF selects
It is suitable for the PCRF of user equipment, and selected PCRF mark is carried to PA so that PA selects same
PCRF sets up the Rx session of user equipment, it is achieved carry out Gx and Rx session on same PCRF,
The problem solving PCC session association in prior art.
The structure chart of the policy agent that Fig. 7 provides for the present invention.Structure shown in Fig. 7, comprising:
Second acquisition module 701, is used for obtaining PCRF, and wherein said PCRF is used for setting up user equipment
The PCRF that used of Gx session；
Set up module 702, for setting up the Rx session of described user equipment with described PCRF.
Wherein, described second acquisition module 701 includes:
Receiving unit, for receiving the Operational Visit request that "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCEF sends,
Wherein said business request information includes the PCRF being used by the Gx session setting up described user equipment
Mark；
Determining unit, for the mark according to the PCRF in the request of described Operational Visit, is defined as setting up
The PCRF that the Gx session of described user equipment is used.
Wherein, described determining unit includes:
First acquisition subelement, for obtaining the word of the mark of storage PCRF in the request of described Operational Visit
The positional information of section；
Second acquisition subelement, for according to described positional information, obtaining from the request of described Operational Visit
The mark of described PCRF.
The embodiment that the present invention provides, at multiple PCRF and when not disposing DRA equipment, PA is retrieved as
The PCRF that Gx session is used set up by user equipment, and selects one PCRF to set up user equipment
Rx session, it is achieved carry out Gx and Rx session on same PCRF, solve PCC in prior art
The problem of session association.
Policy control that Fig. 8 provides for the present invention and the structure chart of the interconnected system of charging controlled session.Figure
Shown in 8, system includes: "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCEF, policy agent and strategy and charging regulation work(
Energy PCRF, wherein:
Described PCEF, for acquisition strategy and charging rule functions PCRF, and sends institute to policy agent
Stating the corresponding PCRF of user equipment, wherein said PCRF is for setting up the Gx session of user equipment；
Described policy agent, for acquisition strategy and charging rule functions PCRF, wherein said PCRF
For setting up the Gx session of user equipment, and set up the Rx session of described user equipment with described PCRF；
Described PCRF, for associating Gx session and the Rx session of described user equipment.
In a kind of embodiment that native system provides:
Described PCEF, specifically for when receiving Operational Visit request, by the mark of described PCRF
Add in Operational Visit request, and the Operational Visit including the mark of PCRF is asked to be sent to strategy
Agency；
Described policy agent, the business sending specifically for receiving "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCEF is visited
Asking request, wherein said business request information includes the mark of PCRF, and please according to described Operational Visit
The mark of the PCRF in asking, determines described PCRF.
In a kind of embodiment that native system provides:
Described PCEF, specifically for the Optional Field of heading in the message that described Operational Visit is asked
The interior mark adding described PCRF.
In a kind of embodiment that native system provides, described determining unit includes:
Described policy agent, specifically for obtaining the mark storing PCRF in the request of described Operational Visit
The positional information of field, and according to described positional information, obtain described from the request of described Operational Visit
The mark of PCRF
In a kind of embodiment that native system provides:
Described PCEF, specifically for the information on load according to each PCRF, is the choosing of described user equipment
Select PCRF；Or, according to the mark of described user equipment, from the user equipment pre-setting and PCRF
Corresponding relation in, determine the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment.
In a kind of embodiment that native system provides, described PCEF, described use detected specifically for working as
When family equipment is reached the standard grade or described equipment sets up the connection of grouped data network PDN, described PCEF selects described
PCRF。
In a kind of embodiment that native system provides, described PCEF is positioned at the gateway device of Packet Data Network
PGW。
The system embodiment that the present invention provides, at multiple PCRF and when not disposing DRA equipment, PA obtains
It is taken as user equipment and sets up the PCRF that Gx session is used, and select one PCRF to set up user equipment
Rx session, it is achieved on same PCRF, carry out Gx and Rx session, solve in prior art
The problem of PCC session association.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of step of above-described embodiment can make to use tricks
Calculation machine program circuit realizes, described computer program can be stored in a computer-readable recording medium,
Described computer program performs (such as system, unit, device etc.) on corresponding hardware platform,
Upon execution, including one or a combination set of step of embodiment of the method.
Alternatively, all or part of step of above-described embodiment also can use integrated circuit to realize, this
A little steps can be fabricated to integrated circuit modules one by one respectively, or by the multiple module in them or
Step is fabricated to single integrated circuit module and realizes.So, the present invention is not restricted to any specific hard
Part and software combine.
Each device/functional module/functional unit in above-described embodiment can use general computing device
Realizing, they can concentrate in single computing device, it is also possible to is distributed in multiple computing device institute group
On the network becoming.
Each device/functional module/functional unit in above-described embodiment realizes with the form of software function module
And during as independent production marketing or use, can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium.
Computer read/write memory medium mentioned above can be read-only storage, disk or CD etc..
The above, the only detailed description of the invention of the present invention, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited to
In this, any those familiar with the art, can be easily in the technical scope that the invention discloses
Expect change or replace, all should cover within protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, the protection of the present invention
Scope should be as the criterion with the protection domain described in claim.
Claims (24)
1. the correlating method of a policy control and charging controlled session, it is characterised in that include:
"Policy and Charging Rules Function PCEF acquisition strategy and charging rule functions PCRF, and to strategy
Agency sends the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment, and wherein said PCRF is for setting up user equipment
Gx session.
2. method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described PCEF sends out to policy agent
Send described user equipment corresponding PCRF, comprising:
Described PCEF, when receiving Operational Visit request, adds the mark of described PCRF to business
In access request, and the Operational Visit including the mark of PCRF is asked to be sent to policy agent.
3. method according to claim 2, it is characterised in that described PCEF is by described PCRF
Mark add to Operational Visit request in, comprising:
Add described in the Optional Field of described PCEF heading in the message that described Operational Visit is asked
The mark of PCRF.
4. method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described PCEF obtains PCRF,
Including:
Described PCEF, according to the information on load of each PCRF, is that described user equipment selects PCRF；
Or,
Described PCEF is according to the mark of described user equipment, from the user equipment pre-setting and PCRF
Corresponding relation in, determine the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment.
5. the method according to Claims 1-4 is arbitrary, it is characterised in that described PCEF obtains
PCRF, comprising:
When detecting that described user equipment is reached the standard grade or described equipment sets up the connection of grouped data network PDN,
Described PCEF selects PCRF.
6. the correlating method of a policy control and charging controlled session, it is characterised in that include:
Policy agent acquisition strategy and charging rule functions PCRF, wherein said PCRF is used for setting up use
The Gx session of family equipment；
Described policy agent and described PCRF set up the Rx session of described user equipment.
7. method according to claim 6, it is characterised in that described policy agent obtains PCRF,
Including:
Described policy agent receives the Operational Visit request that "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCEF sends, its
Described in business request information include the mark of PCRF；
The mark of the PCRF in asking according to described Operational Visit, determines described PCRF.
8. method according to claim 7, it is characterised in that described policy agent is according to described industry
The mark of the PCRF in business access request, determines described PCRF, comprising:
Described policy agent obtains the position of the field of the mark of storage PCRF in the request of described Operational Visit
Information；
Described policy agent, according to described positional information, obtains described from the request of described Operational Visit
The mark of PCRF.
9. a "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCEF entity, it is characterised in that include:
First acquisition module, for acquisition strategy and charging rule functions PCRF, wherein said PCRF
For setting up the Gx session of user equipment；
Sending module, for sending the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment to policy agent.
10. PCEF entity according to claim 9, it is characterised in that described sending module bag
Include:
Adding device, for when receiving Operational Visit request, adding to the mark of described PCRF
In Operational Visit request；
Transmitting element, the Operational Visit request for the mark by including PCRF is sent to policy agent.
11. PCEF entities according to claim 10, it is characterised in that
Described adding device, specifically for heading in the message that described Operational Visit is asked can word selection
Add the mark of described PCRF in section.
12. PCEF entities according to claim 9, it is characterised in that
Described first acquisition module, specifically for the information on load according to each PCRF, is described user
Equipment choice PCRF；Or, according to the mark of described user equipment, from the user equipment pre-setting
With the corresponding relation of PCRF, determine the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment.
The 13. PCEF entities according to claim 9 to 12 is arbitrary, it is characterised in that described
One acquisition module specifically for:
When detecting that described user equipment is reached the standard grade or described equipment sets up the connection of grouped data network PDN,
Described PCEF selects described PCRF.
14. PCEF entities according to claim 9, it is characterised in that described PCEF entity
It is positioned at the gateway device PGW of Packet Data Network.
15. 1 kinds of policy agents, it is characterised in that include:
Second acquisition module, for acquisition strategy and charging rule functions PCRF, wherein said PCRF
For setting up the Gx session of user equipment；
Set up module, for setting up the Rx session of described user equipment with described PCRF.
16. policy agents according to claim 15, it is characterised in that described second acquisition module
Including:
Receiving unit, for receiving the Operational Visit request that "Policy and Charging Rules Function PCEF sends,
Wherein said business request information includes the mark of PCRF；
Determining unit, for the mark according to the PCRF in the request of described Operational Visit, determines described
PCRF。
17. policy agents according to claim 16, it is characterised in that described determining unit includes:
First acquisition subelement, for obtaining the word of the mark of storage PCRF in the request of described Operational Visit
The positional information of section；
Second acquisition subelement, for according to described positional information, obtaining from the request of described Operational Visit
The mark of described PCRF.
18. 1 kinds of policy control and the interconnected system of charging controlled session, it is characterised in that system includes:
"Policy and Charging Rules Function PCEF, policy agent and strategy and charging rule functions PCRF, wherein:
Described PCEF, for acquisition strategy and charging rule functions PCRF, and sends institute to policy agent
Stating the corresponding PCRF of user equipment, wherein said PCRF is for setting up the Gx session of user equipment；
Described policy agent, for acquisition strategy and charging rule functions PCRF, wherein said PCRF
For setting up the Gx session of user equipment, and set up the Rx session of described user equipment with described PCRF；
Described PCRF, for associating Gx session and the Rx session of described user equipment.
19. systems according to claim 18, it is characterised in that；
Described PCEF, specifically for when receiving Operational Visit request, by the mark of described PCRF
Add in Operational Visit request, and the Operational Visit including the mark of PCRF is asked to be sent to strategy
Agency；
Described policy agent, specifically for receiving the Operational Visit request that PCEF sends, wherein said industry
Business request message includes the mark of PCRF, and according to the mark of the PCRF in the request of described Operational Visit,
Determine described PCRF.
20. systems according to claim 19, it is characterised in that
Described PCEF, specifically for the Optional Field of heading in the message that described Operational Visit is asked
The interior mark adding described PCRF.
21. systems according to claim 19, it is characterised in that
Described policy agent, specifically for obtaining the mark storing PCRF in the request of described Operational Visit
The positional information of field, and according to described positional information, obtain described from the request of described Operational Visit
The mark of PCRF.
22. systems according to claim 18, it is characterised in that
Described PCEF, specifically for the information on load according to each PCRF, is the choosing of described user equipment
Select PCRF；Or, according to the mark of described user equipment, from the user equipment pre-setting and PCRF
Corresponding relation in, determine the corresponding PCRF of described user equipment.
23. systems according to claim 18, it is characterised in that
Specifically for working as, described PCEF, detects that described user equipment is reached the standard grade or described equipment is set up and divided
When group data network PDN connects, select described PCRF.
24. systems according to claim 18, it is characterised in that described PCEF is positioned at packet count
Gateway device PGW according to net.
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