CN106507326A - A kind of charging method, system and relevant device - Google Patents

A kind of charging method, system and relevant device Download PDF

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CN106507326A
CN106507326A CN201510563751.9A CN201510563751A CN106507326A CN 106507326 A CN106507326 A CN 106507326A CN 201510563751 A CN201510563751 A CN 201510563751A CN 106507326 A CN106507326 A CN 106507326A
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Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of charging method, including:It is located at the service request of edge calculations network element receive user equipment (UE) of mobile wireless network side;When determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, by the corresponding down sending content to the UE;And send flow information to the charging network element for being located at core-network side.The present invention also discloses a charge system, edge calculations network element, charging network element, base station and packet data network gateway (P-GW).

Description

A kind of charging method, system and relevant device
Technical field
The present invention relates to wireless communication technology, more particularly to a kind of charging method, system and relevant device.
Background technology
Inventor has found that existing billing scheme at least has following defect during the present invention is realized:
With the fast development of mobile communication technology, user accesses the demand of Internet resources in a mobile network It is on the increase.At present, user can access Internet resources using the network architecture shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, And charging is realized by both network architectures:
As shown in figure 1, user equipment (UE, User Equipment) must pass through Packet Transport Network (PTN, Packet Transport Network) gateway, multiple nodes such as gateway are saved, can just have access to part the Internet (Internet) Internet resources in server.
Equally, in home network (Femtocell), as shown in Fig. 2 when the use under Femtocell When family desires access to certain server near end network, data must be transferred to after core net by user, then The Femtocell belonging to user is reached via Internet, the server is finally delivered to again.Conversely, working as the clothes When business device will transfer data to the user, data must first deliver to Femtocell, then enter via Internet The core net of operator, finally returns home network.
From the network architecture shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, it can be seen that data between user and data server Transfer rate can be limited by each gateway, and particularly the bandwidth (about 10Mbps) of home network is universal still low (Long Term Evolution (LTE, Long Term Evolution) is network-evaluated for the bandwidth that can be provided in wireless network Highest downloading rate 110Mbps), therefore, the bandwidth that user can enjoy can be limited by home network.
Content of the invention
For solving existing technical problem, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of charging method, system and phase Pass equipment.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the technical scheme of the embodiment of the present invention is realized in:
A kind of charging method is embodiments provided, the edge meter positioned at mobile wireless network side is applied to Network element is calculated, methods described includes:
Receive the service request of UE;
When determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, by the corresponding down sending content To the UE;And send flow information to the charging network element for being located at core-network side.
In such scheme, methods described also includes:Determine locally uncached when having corresponding content, by business Request passes through packet data network gateway (P-GW, PDN-GateWay).
In such scheme, IP address of the flow information comprising the UE.
The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of charging method, for being located at the charging network element of core-network side, institute The method of stating includes:
Receive the flow information that edge calculations network element sends;
Ticket is generated using the flow information, and is sent to BOSS.
In such scheme, before the flow information for receiving the transmission of edge calculations network element, methods described is also wrapped Include:
Receive Radius chargings (Accounting) request that P-GW sends;
Preserve the user profile that the Radius Accounting ask corresponding UE;The flow information be with The corresponding flow information of user profile;
Radius Accounting responses are returned to the P-GW.
In such scheme, before generating ticket using the flow information, methods described also includes:
The IP address of the UE, flow and UE mark is associated.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of charging method again, including:
UE sends service request to edge calculations network element;
After the edge calculations network element receives the service request, local cache is determined according to the service request When having corresponding content, by the corresponding down sending content to the UE;And send flow information to being located at The charging network element of core-network side;
The charging network element generates ticket using the flow information, and is sent to BOSS.
In such scheme, before the UE sends service request to edge calculations network element, methods described is also wrapped Include:
The UE is directed to the service request, sends to carry to P-GW and sets up request;
After the P-GW receives the carrying foundation request that the UE sends, send to the charging network element Radius Accounting are asked;
The charging network element preserves the user profile that the Radius Accounting ask corresponding UE;And to The P-GW returns Radius Accounting responses;
The P-GW completes to carry after setting up, and feeds back to the UE.
In such scheme, methods described also includes:The edge calculations network element determination is locally uncached to be had correspondingly Content when, service request is passed through the P-GW;
After the P-GW receives service request, the UE is given by corresponding for service request down sending content.
In such scheme, before the charging network element generates ticket using the flow information, methods described is also Including:
The IP address of the UE, flow and UE mark is associated by the charging network element.
The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of edge calculations network element, it is characterised in that the edge calculations net Unit is located at mobile wireless network side, and the edge calculations network element includes:Receiving unit and transmitting element;Wherein,
The receiving unit, for receiving the service request of UE;
The transmitting element, during for determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, will The corresponding down sending content is to the UE;And send flow information to the billing network for being located at core-network side Unit.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of charging network element again, and the charging network element is located at core-network side;Described Charging network element includes:Receiver module, ticket generation module and sending module;Wherein,
The receiver module, for receiving the flow information of edge calculations network element transmission;
The ticket generation module, for generating ticket using the flow information;
The sending module, for being sent to BOSS by the ticket.
The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of charge system, including:UE, edge calculations network element, billing network Unit and BOSS;Wherein,
The UE, for sending service request to the edge calculations network element;And receive the edge calculations net The content that unit issues;
The edge calculations network element, positioned at mobile wireless network side, for receiving after the service request, root When determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, by the corresponding down sending content to described UE;And send flow information to the charging network element for being located at core-network side;
The charging network element, positioned at core-network side, for generating ticket using the flow information, and sends Give the BOSS;
The BOSS, for receiving the ticket.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of charging method again, is applied to the base station positioned at mobile wireless network side, Methods described includes:
Receive the service request of UE;
When determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, by the corresponding down sending content To the UE;And send flow information to P-GW.
In such scheme, methods described also includes:Determine locally uncached when having corresponding content, by business Request passes through P-GW.
In such scheme, IP address of the flow information comprising the UE.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of charging again, is applied to P-GW, and methods described includes:
Receive the flow information from base station;
Ticket is generated using the flow information, and is sent to BOSS.
In such scheme, before the flow information of base station, methods described also includes for the reception:
Receive the carrying foundation request from UE;
Preserve the user profile of the UE;The flow information is flow information corresponding with user profile;
The carrying for completing the corresponding business of the flow information is set up, and feeds back to the UE.
In such scheme, before generating ticket using the flow information, methods described also includes:
The IP address of the UE, flow and UE mark is associated.
The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of charging method, including:
UE sends service request to base station;
After the base station receives the service request, determine that local cache has according to the service request corresponding During content, by the corresponding down sending content to the UE;And send flow information to P-GW;
The P-GW generates ticket using the flow information, and is sent to BOSS.
Before the UE sends service request to base station, methods described also includes:
The UE is directed to the service request, sends to carry to institute P-GW and sets up request;
After the P-GW receives the carrying foundation request, the user profile of the UE is preserved;
The P-GW is completed to carry and is set up, and feeds back to the UE.
In such scheme, methods described also includes:
The base station determines locally uncached when having corresponding content, and service request is passed through the P-GW;
After the P-GW receives service request, the UE is given by corresponding for service request down sending content.
In such scheme, before generating ticket using the flow information, methods described also includes:
The IP address of the UE, flow and UE mark is associated by the P-GW.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of base station again, including:Receiver module and sending module;Wherein,
The receiver module, for receiving the service request of UE;
The sending module, during for determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, will The corresponding down sending content is to the UE;And send flow information to P-GW.
The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of P-GW, including:Receiving unit, ticket signal generating unit and send out Send unit;Wherein,
The receiving unit, for receiving the flow information from base station;
The ticket signal generating unit, for generating ticket using the flow information;
The transmitting element, for being sent to BOSS by the ticket.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of charge system again, including:UE, base station, P-GW and BOSS; Wherein,
The UE, for sending service request to the base station;And receive the content that the base station issues;
According to the service request, the base station, for receiving after the service request, determines that local cache has During corresponding content, by the corresponding down sending content to the UE;And send flow information to described P-GW;
The P-GW, for generating ticket using the flow information, and is sent to the BOSS;
The BOSS, for receiving the ticket.
Charging method provided in an embodiment of the present invention, system and relevant device, Hot Contents active cache is arrived (base station or edge calculations network element, so as to reality while charging is realized for mobile wireless network side home server Existing mobile wireless network side (base station or edge calculations network element) caching, when user accesses this part Hot Contents, Data can be transmitted by home server;Thus, data transmission delay can be efficiently reduced, Consumer's Experience is lifted.
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In accompanying drawing (which is not necessarily drawn to scale), similar reference can be in different views Described in similar part.Similar reference numerals with different letter suffix can represent the difference of similar component Example.Accompanying drawing generally shows each embodiment discussed herein by way of example and not limitation.
Fig. 1 is mobile network architecture schematic diagram in correlation technique;
Fig. 2 is Femtocell configuration diagrams in correlation technique;
Fig. 3 is local access configuration diagram in correlation technique;
Fig. 4 is the charging method schematic flow sheet that the embodiment of the present invention one is applied to edge calculations network element;
Fig. 5 is the charging method schematic flow sheet that the embodiment of the present invention one is applied to charging network element;
Fig. 6 is the charging method schematic flow sheet of the interaction of the embodiment of the present invention one;
Fig. 7 is the charging method schematic flow sheet that the embodiment of the present invention two is applied to base station;
Fig. 8 is the charging method schematic flow sheet that the embodiment of the present invention two is applied to P-GW;
Fig. 9 is the charging method schematic flow sheet of the interaction of the embodiment of the present invention two;
Figure 10 is a kind of three network architecture schematic diagram of the embodiment of the present invention;
Method flow schematic diagrams of the Figure 11 for a kind of three charging of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 12 is the method flow schematic diagram of three another kind of charging of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 13 is four edge calculations network element structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 14 is four charging network element structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 15 is four charge system structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 16 is five architecture of base station schematic diagram of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 17 is five P-GW structural representations of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 18 is five charge system structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention.
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Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiment to the present invention be described in further detail again.
From the description of background technology as can be seen that adopting the network architecture shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, although user Internet resources can be had access to, and realizes billing function;But, during using both network architectures, data Transmission speed can be limited by each gateway, thus, the time delay of data transfer can be increased, affect user's body Test.
In order to solve the problems, such as data transmission delay, current third generation partner program (3GPP, 3rd Generation Partnership Project) local access (LIPA, Local IP Access) framework is defined, By service server is sunk down into wireless network, reduce the logical reach between user and service server, So as to reduce loop time delay, so as to lift Consumer's Experience.But LIPA schemes are mainly for Femtocell The technical scheme of design, and need to increase local gateway (L-GW, Local in Home eNodeB (HeNB) side Gateway), realizing that local point is converged (Local Breakout).
Specifically, LIPA schemes are meant that the data of user are directly carried out point from Home eNodeB (HeNB) Stream, without core network.After introducing LIPA technical schemes, in user and home network between other nodes Data transfer directly can be realized by HeNB completely, and without the need for passing to core network again, so both Data transmission delay can be reduced, the load of core network can be also reduced and be reduced transmission cost.Fig. 3 is LIPA Network architecture schematic diagram, its basic thought are to increase local gateway (L-GW, a Local newly in HeNB Gateway), its function is similar to P-GW and can be directly connected to HeNB through L-GW.
In LIPA schemes, the connection establishment of user and home server needs to inform using specific APN The Mobility Management Entity (MME, Mobility Management Entity) of core net, MME can be placed in the middle Coordinate to set up for the gateway (S-GW, Serving-GateWay) and L-GW of core net and belong to the UE S5 carry, set up the RAB (E-RAB, Evolved-Radio Access Bearer) of evolution Carry, the data between user and home server are via the carrying transmission.But, the program is not yet Relate to how the technical scheme of charging, that is to say, that, it is impossible to realize charging.In the case of so, charging is general Using backward charging way, i.e., collect with home server content supplier.
This is based on, in various embodiments of the present invention:By Hot Contents active cache to mobile wireless network Side home server (base station or edge calculations network element), so that realize mobile radio network while charging is realized Network side (base station or edge calculations network element) caches, when user accesses this part Hot Contents, by local service Device transfers data to UE.
Embodiment one
The present embodiment provides a kind of method of charging, is applied to the edge calculations net positioned at mobile wireless network side Unit, as shown in figure 4, the method is comprised the following steps:
Step 401:Receive the service request of UE;
Here, by service request described in the interface between the BBU of base station.
Specifically, the interface is S1 interfaces.
Step 402:When determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, will be described corresponding Down sending content to the UE;And send flow information to the charging network element for being located at core-network side, so that institute State charging network element ticket is generated using the flow information.
Here, the flow information is sent to the charging network element by Sb interfaces.
Described determine that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, specifically include:
By deep-packet detection (DPI, Deep Packet Inspection) technology, determine that local cache has right The content that answers.
During practical application, when according to the service request determine locally uncached have corresponding content when, edge Calculate network element and service request is passed through P-GW, by P-GW by corresponding for service request down sending content To the UE.
During practical application, include up-downgoing flow in the flow information of transmission, can also include the IP of the UE Address.
After flow information is sent to the charging network element, the charging network element can be to the edge calculations network element Return and confirm (ACK).
The present embodiment also provides a kind of method of charging, is applied to the charging network element positioned at core-network side, such as schemes Shown in 5, the method is comprised the following steps:
Step 501:Receive the flow information that edge calculations network element sends;
Specifically, by flow information described in Sb interfaces.
Here, the flow information includes:Up-downgoing flow and the IP address of UE.
Before this step is executed, the method can also include:
Receive the Radius Accounting requests that P-GW sends;
Preserve the user profile that the Radius Accounting ask corresponding UE;The flow information be with The corresponding flow information of user profile;
Radius Accounting responses are returned to the P-GW, so that the P-GW completes the flow The carrying of the corresponding business of information is set up.
Wherein, the Radius Accounting requests are received by WAP gateway billing interface;Correspondingly, Radius Accounting responses are returned to the P-GW by WAP gateway billing interface.
The user profile can include:Phone number, the IP address of UE, APN (APN, Access Point Name) etc..
Step 502:Ticket is generated using the flow information, and is sent to BOSS.
Here, before generating ticket using the flow information, the method can also include:
The charging network element is by the IP address of the UE, flow (up-downgoing flow) and the UE Mark is associated.
Specifically, instructed by credit control request (CCR, Credit Control Request), to described BOSS sends the ticket.
Wherein, the CCR instructions are sent to the BOSS by WAP gateway billing interface.
During practical application, after the BOSS receives the CCR instructions, letter can be sent to the charging network element Receive (CCA, Credit Control Accept) response with control.
The present embodiment also provides a kind of charging method, as shown in fig. 6, the method is comprised the following steps:
Step 601:UE sends service request to edge calculations network element;
Specifically, UE sends the service request to base station;The service request is pass-through to institute by the base station State edge calculations network element;
Wherein, the service request is pass-through to the edge calculations network element by Sb interfaces by the base station.
Before this step is executed, the method can also include:
UE is directed to the service request, sends to carry to P-GW and sets up request;
After the P-GW receives the carrying foundation request, Radius is sent to the charging network element Accounting is asked;
After the charging network element receives Radius Accounting requests, the user profile of the UE is preserved, And Radius Accounting responses are returned to the P-GW;
After the P-GW receives Radius Accounting responses, complete to carry and set up, and feed back to described UE.
Wherein, it can be that default bearing sets up request, or dedicated bearer is built that request is set up in the carrying Vertical request.
Interacted by WAP gateway billing interface between the P-GW and the edge calculations network element.
Described carrying sets up the transparent transmission that asks through sequentially passing through described eNB, S-GW, eventually arrives at described P-GW;Correspondingly, the feedback information of the P-GW sequentially passes through the transparent transmission of S-GW, base station, most Zhongdao Reach UE.
The user profile can include:Phone number, the address of UE IP, APN etc..
Step 602:After the edge calculations network element receives the service request, true according to the service request When determining local cache and having corresponding content, by the corresponding down sending content to the UE;And by flow information Send to the charging network element for being located at core-network side;
Here, described by the corresponding down sending content to the UE, specially:
The edge calculations network element sends the corresponding content to the base station;
The base station is by the corresponding down sending content to the UE.
Wherein, the edge calculations network element is sent the corresponding content to the base by the Sb interfaces Stand.
In other words, interacted by Sb interfaces between the edge calculations network element and the base station.
During practical application, when the edge calculations network element determine locally uncached have the corresponding content when, The service request is passed through the P-GW;After the P-GW receives service request, by service request Corresponding down sending content gives the UE.
Wherein, the content for issuing sequentially passes through the transparent transmission of S-GW, base station, eventually arrives at the UE.
During practical application, the flow information includes:Up-downgoing flow and the IP address of the UE.
After the flow information is sent to the charging network element, the charging network element can be to the edge calculations Network element returns ACK.
Determine that local cache has corresponding content, specially:
By DPI technology, determine that local cache has corresponding content.
Step 603:The charging network element generates ticket using the flow information, and is sent to BOSS.
Here, before generating ticket using the flow information, the method can also include:
The charging network element is by the IP address of the UE, flow (up-downgoing flow) and the UE Mark is associated.
Specifically, the charging network element is instructed by CCR, sends the ticket to the BOSS.
During practical application, after the BOSS receives the CCR instructions, can send to the charging network element CCA is responded.
Wherein, interacted by WAP gateway billing interface between the charging network element and the BOSS.
The method of the embodiment of the present invention, UE send service request to edge calculations network element;The edge calculations net After unit receives the service request, when determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, will The corresponding down sending content is to the UE;And send flow information to the billing network for being located at core-network side Unit;The charging network element generates ticket using the flow information, and is sent to BOSS, can realize meter While expense, the edge calculations network element can be directly by the down sending content of local cache to UE, thus, can have Effect ground reduces data transmission delay, lifts Consumer's Experience.
Embodiment two
The present embodiment provides a kind of charging method, is applied to the base station positioned at mobile wireless network side, such as Fig. 7 Shown, the method is comprised the following steps:
Step 701:Receive the service request of UE;
Step 702:When determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, will be described corresponding Down sending content to the UE;And send flow information to P-GW, so that the P-GW is using described Flow information generates ticket.
Here, described determine that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, specifically include:
By DPI technology, determine that local cache has corresponding content.
During practical application, when according to the service request determine locally uncached have corresponding content when, base station Service request is passed through the P-GW, by the P-GW by corresponding for service request down sending content To the UE.
During practical application, include up-downgoing flow in the flow information of transmission, can also include the IP of the UE Address.
After flow information is sent to the P-GW, the P-GW can return ACK to the base station.
Transparent transmission of the interactive information between base station and the P-GW by S-GW.
The present embodiment also provides a kind of method of charging, is applied to P-GW, as shown in figure 8, the method bag Include following steps:
Step 801:Receive the flow information from base station;
Here, the flow information includes:Up-downgoing flow and the IP address of UE.
Before this step is executed, the method can also include:
Receive the carrying foundation request from UE;
Preserve the user profile of the UE;The flow information is flow information corresponding with user profile;
The carrying for completing the corresponding business of the flow information is set up, and feeds back to the UE.
Wherein, it can be that default bearing sets up request, or dedicated bearer is built that request is set up in the carrying Vertical request.
The user profile can include:Phone number, UE IP address, APN etc..
The interactive information of the UE and P-GW passes through base station, the transparent transmission of S-GW;Specifically, institute State and carry the transparent transmission for setting up that request sequentially passes through base station, S-GW, eventually arrive at the P-GW;Feedback Information sequentially passes through the transparent transmission of S-GW, base station, eventually arrives at the UE.
Step 802:Ticket is generated using the flow information, and is sent to BOSS.
Here, before generating ticket using the flow information, the method can also include:
The IP address of the UE, flow (up-downgoing flow) and the UE are marked by the P-GW Knowledge is associated.
Specifically, instructed by CCR, the ticket is sent to the BOSS.
During practical application, after the BOSS receives the CCR instructions, CCA can be sent to the P-GW Response.
The embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of charging method, as shown in figure 9, the method is comprised the following steps:
Step 901:UE sends service request to base station;
Here, before this step is executed, the method can also include:
The UE is directed to the service request, sends to carry to institute P-GW and sets up request;
After the P-GW receives the carrying foundation request, the user profile of the UE is preserved;
The P-GW is completed to carry and is set up, and feeds back to the UE.
Wherein, it can be that default bearing sets up request, or dedicated bearer is built that request is set up in the carrying Vertical request.
The user profile can include:Phone number, UE IP address, APN etc..
The interactive information of the UE and P-GW passes through base station, the transparent transmission of S-GW;Specifically, institute State and carry the transparent transmission for setting up that request sequentially passes through base station, S-GW, eventually arrive at the P-GW;Feedback Information sequentially passes through the transparent transmission of S-GW, base station, eventually arrives at the UE.
Step 902:After the base station receives the service request, determined according to the service request local slow When having corresponding content, by the corresponding down sending content to the UE;And by flow information send to P-GW;
Here, described determine that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, specifically include:
By DPI technology, the base station determines that local cache has corresponding content.
During practical application, when according to the service request determine locally uncached have corresponding content when, base station Service request is passed through the P-GW, by the P-GW by corresponding for service request down sending content To the UE.
During practical application, the flow information includes:Up-downgoing flow and the IP address of the UE.
After flow information is sent to the P-GW, the P-GW can return ACK to the base station.
Step 903:The P-GW generates ticket using the flow information, and is sent to BOSS.
Here, before generating ticket using the flow information, the method can also include:
The IP address of the UE, flow (up-downgoing flow) and the UE are marked by the P-GW Knowledge is associated.
Specifically, instructed by CCR, the ticket is sent to the BOSS.
During practical application, after the BOSS receives the CCR instructions, CCA can be sent to the P-GW Response.
The method of the embodiment of the present invention, UE send service request to base station;The base station receives the business please After asking, when determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, corresponding interior hold described It is sent to the UE;And send flow information to the P-GW for being located at core-network side;The P-GW utilizes institute State flow information and generate ticket, and be sent to BOSS, can be while charging to be realized, the base station can be with Directly by the down sending content of local cache to UE, thus, data transmission delay can be efficiently reduced, lifted and used Experience at family.
Embodiment three
On the basis of embodiment one, the present embodiment describes the processing procedure of charging in detail.
Figure 10 shows the network architecture of the present embodiment.As shown in Figure 10, in the present embodiment, mobile wireless Network side has increased edge calculations network element newly, and core-network side has increased charging network element newly.
Wherein, edge calculations network element possesses the functions such as DPI, routing forwarding, traffic statistics;Charging network element has The functions such as standby output ticket, docking BOSS.
There is Sb interfaces between edge calculations network element and charging network element, the call parameter of transmission includes but do not limit In:Up-downgoing flow information, UE marks (ID), UE IP address etc.;Edge calculations network element and base station (eNB) BBU between interface be standard S1 interface;Charging network element follows standard with the interface of P-GW WAP gateway billing interface standard, (Radius's flow process makes a copy for the implementing of flow process to support Radius to make a copy for Process refers to the regulation of 3GPP standards).Here, due to supporting that Radius makes a copy for flow process, so P-GW Flow process can be made a copy for mobile subscriber's International Integrated Services digital network of charging network element transmission user by Radius Number (MSISDN), international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), dynamic IP addressing, wireless access technology (RAT) information such as type (Type), so that avoid the larger change to P-GW;Charging network element with The interface of BOSS systems follows the WAP gateway billing interface standard of standard.
The method of the present embodiment charging, as shown in figure 11, comprises the following steps:
Step 1101:UE sends default bearing to P-GW and sets up request or dedicated bearer foundation request;
Here, during practical application, the default bearing sets up request or dedicated bearer is set up request and can be carried The information such as User Identity (such as IMSI, MSISDN) etc., dynamic IP addressing, RAT Type.
UE sends default bearing foundation request to P-GW or dedicated bearer is set up when asking, and what UE sent writes from memory Recognize and carry the transparent transmission for setting up that request or dedicated bearer foundation request sequentially pass through eNB, S-GW, eventually arrive at P-GW.
During practical application, can select to be to send default bearing to set up request according to the type of service of UE Or dedicated bearer sets up request;For giving an example, service quality (QoS) requires that relatively low webpage is clear Look at business etc., can select to send default bearing and set up request;Correspondingly, higher some of qos requirement are straight Business etc. is broadcast, can select to send dedicated bearer foundation request.Wherein, which business can give higher QoS Control is managed by operator.
Step 1102:P-GW receives default bearing foundation request or dedicated bearer is set up after asking, and sends Radius Accounting are asked to charging network element;
Here, Radius Accounting request can include user identity (as IMSI, MSISDN etc.), dynamic IP addressing, the information such as RAT Type.
Step 1103:After charging network element receives Radius Accounting requests, user profile is preserved;
Here, the user profile of preservation can include phone number, UE IP address, APN etc..
Step 1104:Charging network element returns Radius Accounting and responds to P-GW;
Here, Radius Accounting responses can carry User Identity (such as IMSI, MSISDN Deng) etc., the information such as dynamic IP addressing, RAT Type.
Step 1105:After P-GW completes default bearing foundation or dedicated bearer foundation, and feed back to UE;
Here, when feeding back to UE, feedback information sequentially passes through the transparent transmission of S-GW, eNB, eventually arrives at UE.
Step 1106:After UE receives feedback, service request is sent to edge calculations network element and (such as accessed excellent Cruel video traffic request);
Here, the service request that UE sends reaches edge calculations network element after the transparent transmission of eNB.
Step 1107:After edge calculations network element receives service request, DPI, and the content for judging to detect is carried out Whether caching is had, if there are caching, execution step 1108;If do not cached, execution step 1109- Step 1110;
Here, the purpose for carrying out DPI is to check the URL in service request data bag (URL), and the content local with edge calculations network element is compared, slow to judge whether the content for detecting has Deposit.
Step 1108:Edge calculations network element carries out local content to UE and issues, afterwards execution step 1111;
In other words, corresponding for the service request of local cache down sending content is given by edge calculations network element UE.
Here, the content that edge calculations network element sends reaches UE through the transparent transmission of eNB.
Step 1109:Service request is passed through P-GW by edge calculations network element;
Step 1110:After P-GW receives service request, by corresponding for service request down sending content to UE;
Here, the content for issuing sequentially passes through the transparent transmission of S-GW, eNB, eventually arrives at UE.
It should be noted that:When by the corresponding down sending content of P-GW just service requests to UE, now Charging flow be prior art, repeat no more here.
Step 1111:Flow information comprising UE IP, up-downgoing flow is reported meter by edge calculations network element Take network element;
Here, the opportunity that flow information reports charging network element can be carried out by edge calculations network element as needed Set.
Step 1112:After charging network element receives flow information, by flow information in UE IP, by mobile phone Number, APN, flow etc. are associated;
Step 1113:Charging network element is returned to edge calculations network element and confirms (ACK);
Step 1114:Charging network element sends CCR instructions to BOSS, sends ticket;
Here, the concrete processing procedure of charging network element generation ticket includes:
Charging network element has known MSISDN/IMSI, the use of user by Radius flow processs of making a copy for from P-GW Family dynamic IP addressing;From data traffic, user's dynamic IP addressing that edge calculations network element has known user; Therefore the MSISDN/IMSI of user can be associated with user data traffic, while charging network element life Into charging ID, so as to generate call detail record (CDR, Call Detail Record), i.e. ticket.
Wherein, the content of CDR can include:The IMSI of user, MSISDN, charging ID, P-GW The significant fields such as address, duration (Duration).
Step 1115:BOSS responds CCA.
It should be noted that:During practical application, functional module can be increased in the enb, to realize above-mentioned side Edge calculates the function of network element;Correspondingly, increase functional module in P-GW, to realize above-mentioned charging network element Function.
In this case, the method based on embodiment two, the method for the present embodiment charging, as shown in figure 12, Comprise the following steps:
Step 1201:UE sends default bearing to P-GW and sets up request or dedicated bearer foundation request;
Here, UE sends default bearing foundation request to P-GW or dedicated bearer is set up when asking, and UE sends out The default bearing for sending sets up request or dedicated bearer sets up the transparent transmission that request sequentially passes through eNB, S-GW, most Zhongdao reaches P-GW.
During practical application, the default bearing sets up request or dedicated bearer is set up request and can carry user's body The information such as part mark (such as IMSI, MSISDN) etc., dynamic IP addressing, RAT Type.
During practical application, can select to be to send default bearing to set up request according to the type of service of UE Or dedicated bearer sets up request;For giving an example, relatively low web-browsing service of qos requirement etc. can To select to send default bearing foundation request;Correspondingly, some higher live broadcast services of qos requirement etc., can To select to send dedicated bearer foundation request.Wherein, which business can give higher QoS and be entered by operator Row management control.
Step 1202:P-GW receives default bearing foundation request or dedicated bearer is set up after asking, and preserves use Family information;
Here, the user profile of preservation can include phone number, UE IP address, APN etc..
Step 1203:After P-GW completes default bearing foundation or dedicated bearer foundation, and feed back to UE;
Here, when feeding back to UE, feedback information sequentially passes through the transparent transmission of S-GW, eNB, eventually arrives at UE.
Step 1204:After UE receives feedback, service request is sent to eNB and (such as access youku.com's video industry Business request);
Step 1205:After eNB receives service request, DPI is carried out, and it is slow to judge whether the content for detecting has Deposit, if there are caching, execution step 1206;If do not cached, execution step 1207- step 1208;
Here, the purpose for carrying out DPI be in order to check the URL in service request data bag, and with edge meter Calculate the local content of network element to be compared, to judge whether the content for detecting has caching.
Step 1206:ENB carries out local content to UE and issues, afterwards execution step 1209;
In other words, eNB by corresponding for the service request of local cache down sending content to UE.
Step 1207:Service request is passed through P-GW by eNB;
Here, the service request of eNB transparent transmissions eventually arrives at P-GW through the transparent transmission of S-GW.
Step 1208:After P-GW receives service request, by corresponding for service request down sending content to UE;
Here, the content for issuing sequentially passes through the transparent transmission of S-GW, eNB, eventually arrives at UE.
It should be noted that:When by P-GW by corresponding for service request down sending content to UE when, now Charging flow is prior art, repeats no more here.
Step 1209:Flow information comprising UE IP, up-downgoing flow information is reported P-GW by eNB;
Here, flow information reaches P-GW after the transparent transmission of S-GW.
The opportunity that flow information reports P-GW can be set by eNB as needed.
Step 1210:After P-GW receives flow information, by flow information in UE IP, by cell-phone number Code, APN, flow etc. are associated;
Step 1211:P-GW returns ACK to eNB;
Step 1212:P-GW sends CCR instructions to BOSS, sends ticket;
Here, the concrete processing procedure of charging network element generation ticket includes:
P-GW has made a copy for flow process with having known the MSISDN/IMSI of user, user's dynamic IP by Radius Location;From data traffic, user's dynamic IP addressing that eNB has known user;Therefore can be by user's MSISDN/IMSI is associated with user data traffic, while P-GW generates charging ID, so as to generate CDR, i.e. ticket.
Wherein, the content of CDR can include:The IMSI of user, MSISDN, charging ID, P-GW The significant fields such as address, Duration.
Step 1213:BOSS responds CCA.
From the above description, it will be seen that the network architecture of the embodiment of the present invention is one kind realizes service buffer Network construction in mobile wireless network side;Correspondingly, the method for the embodiment of the present invention, by Hot Contents master Move and be cached to mobile wireless network side home server (base station or edge calculations network element), so as to realize moving nothing Line network side (base station or edge calculations network element) side is delayed, when user accesses this part Hot Contents, can be by this Ground server transmissioning data;Thus, data transmission delay can be efficiently reduced, Consumer's Experience is lifted.
In addition, the method for the embodiment of the present invention, realizes billing function, ticket can be exported, and with existing network BOSS Achieve a butt joint.
In addition, the scheme of the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to use in Femtocell.
Example IV
Method for realizing the embodiment of the present invention, the present embodiment provide a kind of side positioned at mobile wireless network side Edge calculates network element, and as shown in figure 13, the edge calculations network element includes:Receiving unit 131 and transmitting element 132;Wherein,
The receiving unit 131, for receiving the service request of UE;
The transmitting element 132, during for determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, By the corresponding down sending content to the UE;And send flow information to the billing network for being located at core-network side Unit, so that the charging network element generates ticket using the flow information.
Wherein, the receiving unit 131 is by service request described in the interface between the BBU of base station;
Specifically, the interface is S1 interfaces.
The transmitting element 132 is sent the flow information to the charging network element by Sb interfaces.
Described determine that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, specifically include:
By DPI technology, determine that local cache has corresponding content.
During practical application, when according to the service request determine locally uncached have corresponding content when, edge Service request is passed through P-GW by the transmitting element 132 for calculating network element, by P-GW by the service request Corresponding down sending content is to the UE.
During practical application, include up-downgoing flow in the flow information of transmission, can also include the IP of the UE Address.
After flow information is sent to the charging network element, the charging network element can be to the edge calculations network element Return ACK.
During practical application, the receiving unit 131 can be realized by the receiver in edge calculations network element;Described Transmitting element 132 can be by central processing unit (CPU, the Central Processing in edge calculations network element Unit), microprocessor (MCU, Micro Control Unit), digital signal processor (DSP, Digital Signal Processor) or programmable logic array (FPGA, Field-Programmable Gate Array) Realize in conjunction with transmitter.
Method for realizing the embodiment of the present invention, the present embodiment provide a kind of charging network element positioned at core-network side, As shown in figure 14, the charging network element includes:Receiver module 141, ticket generation module 142 and sending module 143;Wherein,
The receiver module 141, for receiving the flow information of edge calculations network element transmission;
The ticket generation module 142, for generating ticket using the flow information;
The sending module 143, for being sent to BOSS by the ticket.
Wherein, the receiver module 141 passes through flow information described in Sb interfaces.
Here, the flow information includes:Up-downgoing flow and the IP address of UE.
The charging network element can also include:Memory module;Wherein,
The receiver module 141, is additionally operable to receive the Radius Accounting requests that P-GW sends;
The memory module, asks the user profile of corresponding UE for preserving the Radius Accounting; The flow information is flow information corresponding with user profile;
The sending module 143, is additionally operable to return Radius Accounting responses to the P-GW, with The carrying for making the P-GW complete the corresponding business of the flow information is set up.
Wherein, receiver module 141 receives the Radius Accounting by WAP gateway billing interface Request;Correspondingly, the sending module 143 is returned to the P-GW by WAP gateway billing interface Radius Accounting are responded.
The user profile can include:Phone number, the IP address of UE, APN etc..
The ticket generation module 142, is additionally operable to the IP address of the UE, flow and the UE Mark is associated.
The sending module 143, specifically for:Instructed by CCR, the words are sent to the BOSS Single.Wherein, the sending module 143 is sent described by WAP gateway billing interface to the BOSS CCR is instructed.
During practical application, after the BOSS receives the CCR instructions, can send to the charging network element CCA is responded.
During practical application, receiver module 141 can by charging network element in receiver realize;The ticket is generated Module 142 can by charging network element in CPU, MCU, DSP or FPGA realize;The sending module 143 can by charging network element in transmitter realize;The memory module can by charging network element in memorizer reality Existing.
Method for realizing the embodiment of the present invention, the present embodiment also provide a kind of charge system, as shown in figure 15, The system includes:UE 151, edge calculations network element 152, charging network element 153 and BOSS 154;Wherein,
The UE 151, for sending service request to the edge calculations network element 152;And receive the side Edge calculates the content that network element 152 is issued;
The edge calculations network element 152, positioned at mobile wireless network side, for receiving after the service request, When determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, by the corresponding down sending content to institute State UE;And send flow information to the charging network element 153 for being located at core-network side;
The charging network element 153, for generating ticket using the flow information, and is sent to the BOSS 154;
The BOSS 154, for receiving the ticket.
Wherein, the system can also include:Base station;Wherein,
The UE 151, for sending the service request to the base station;
The base station, for being pass-through to the edge calculations network element 152 by the service request.
Wherein, the service request is pass-through to the edge calculations network element by Sb interfaces by the base station 152.
The system can also include:P-GW;Wherein,
The UE 151, is additionally operable to for the service request, sends to carry to the P-GW and sets up request;
The P-GW, sets up after request for receiving described carrying, sends to the charging network element 153 Radius Accounting are asked;And receiving the Radius Accounting of the return of the charging network element 153 After response, complete to carry and set up, and feed back to the UE 151;
The edge calculations network element 152, after being additionally operable to receive Radius Accounting requests, preserves described The user profile of UE 151, and Radius Accounting responses are returned to the P-GW.
Wherein, it can be that default bearing sets up request, or dedicated bearer is built that request is set up in the carrying Vertical request.
Handed over by WAP gateway billing interface between the P-GW and the edge calculations network element 152 Mutually.
The system can also include S-GW;Wherein,
Described carrying sets up the transparent transmission that asks through sequentially passing through described eNB, S-GW, eventually arrives at described P-GW;Correspondingly, the feedback information of the P-GW sequentially passes through the transparent transmission of S-GW, base station, most Zhongdao Reach the UE 151.
The user profile can include:Phone number, the IP address of UE, APN etc..
The edge calculations network element 152, specifically for sending the corresponding content to the base station;
The base station, is additionally operable to the corresponding down sending content to the UE 151.
Wherein, the edge calculations network element 152 is sent the corresponding content to institute by the Sb interfaces State base station.
In other words, interacted by Sb interfaces between the edge calculations network element 152 and the base station.
During practical application, when the edge calculations network element 152 determines locally uncached there is the corresponding content When, the service request is passed through the P-GW;After the P-GW receives service request, by business Corresponding down sending content is asked to the UE.
Wherein, the content for issuing sequentially passes through the transparent transmission of S-GW, base station, eventually arrives at the UE.
During practical application, the flow information includes:Up-downgoing flow and the IP address of the UE.
After the flow information is sent to the charging network element 153, the charging network element 153 can be to described Edge calculations network element 152 returns ACK.
Determine that local cache has corresponding content, specially:
By DPI technology, the edge calculations network element 152 determines that local cache has corresponding content.
The charging network element 153, before being additionally operable to generate ticket using the flow information, by the UE IP address, flow and the UE mark be associated.
The charging network element 153, specifically for being instructed by CCR, is sent to the BOSS 154 described Ticket.
During practical application, after the BOSS 154 receives the CCR instructions, can be to the charging network element 153 Send CCA responses.
Wherein, entered by WAP gateway billing interface between the charging network element 153 and the BOSS 154 Row interaction.
The scheme of the embodiment of the present invention, UE send service request to edge calculations network element;The edge calculations net After unit receives the service request, when determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, will The corresponding down sending content is to the UE;And send flow information to the billing network for being located at core-network side Unit;The charging network element generates ticket using the flow information, and is sent to BOSS, can realize meter While expense, the edge calculations network element can be directly by the down sending content of local cache to UE, thus, can have Effect ground reduces data transmission delay, lifts Consumer's Experience.
Embodiment five
Method for realizing the embodiment of the present invention, the present embodiment provide a kind of base station, as shown in figure 16, the base Station includes:Receiver module 161 and sending module 162;Wherein,
The receiver module 161, for receiving the service request of UE;
The sending module 162, during for determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, By the corresponding down sending content to the UE;And send flow information to P-GW, so that the P-GW Ticket is generated using the flow information.
Wherein, described determine that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, specifically include:
By DPI technology, determine that local cache has corresponding content.
During practical application, when according to the service request determine locally uncached have corresponding content when, base station Sending module 162 service request is passed through the P-GW, by the P-GW by the service request Corresponding down sending content is to the UE.
During practical application, include up-downgoing flow in the flow information of transmission, can also include the IP of the UE Address.
After flow information is sent to the P-GW, the P-GW can return ACK to the base station.? That is, the receiver module 161 is additionally operable to receive the ACK that the P-GW is returned.
Transparent transmission of the interactive information between the base station and the P-GW by S-GW.
During practical application, the receiver module 161 can by base station in receiver realize;The sending module 162 can by base station in CPU, MCU, DSP or FPGA with reference to transmitter realize.
Method for realizing the embodiment of the present invention, the present embodiment also provide a kind of P-GW, as shown in figure 17, The P-GW includes:Receiving unit 171, ticket signal generating unit 172 and transmitting element 173;Wherein,
The receiving unit 171, for receiving the flow information from base station;
The ticket signal generating unit 172, for generating ticket using the flow information;
The transmitting element 173, for being sent to BOSS by the ticket.
Wherein, the flow information includes:Up-downgoing flow and the IP address of UE.
The P-GW can also include:Unit is set up in memory element and carrying;Wherein,
The receiving unit 171, is additionally operable to receive the carrying foundation request from UE;
The memory element, for preserving the user profile of the UE;The flow information is to believe with user Cease corresponding flow information;
Unit is set up in carrying, sets up for completing the carrying of the corresponding business of the flow information;
The transmitting element 173, after being additionally operable to complete the carrying foundation that the flow information corresponds to business, instead Feed the UE.
Wherein, it can be that default bearing sets up request, or dedicated bearer is built that request is set up in the carrying Vertical request.
The user profile can include:Phone number, UE IP address, APN etc..
The interactive information of the UE and P-GW passes through base station, the transparent transmission of S-GW;Specifically, institute State and carry the transparent transmission for setting up that request sequentially passes through base station, S-GW, eventually arrive at the P-GW;Feedback Information sequentially passes through the transparent transmission of S-GW, base station, eventually arrives at the UE.
The ticket signal generating unit 172, before being additionally operable to generate ticket using the flow information, will be described The IP address of UE, flow and UE mark is associated.
The transmitting element 173, specifically for:Instructed by CCR, the words are sent to the BOSS Single.
During practical application, after the BOSS receives the CCR instructions, CCA can be sent to the P-GW Response.
During practical application, the receiving unit 171 can by P-GW in receiver realize;The ticket life Into unit 172 and carry set up unit can by P-GW in CPU, MCU, DSP or FPGA realize; The transmitting element 173 can by P-GW in transmitter realize, memory element can by P-GW in storage Device is realized.
Method for realizing the embodiment of the present invention, the present embodiment also provide a kind of charge system, as shown in figure 18, The system includes:UE 181, base station 182, P-GW183 and BOSS 184;Wherein,
The UE 181, for sending service request to the base station 182;And receive under the base station 182 The content that sends out;
The base station 182, for receiving after the service request, determines according to the service request local slow When having corresponding content, by the corresponding down sending content to the UE 181;And flow information is sent To the P-GW 182;
The P-GW 183, for generating ticket using the flow information, and is sent to the BOSS 184;
The BOSS 184, for receiving the ticket.
Wherein, the UE 181, is additionally operable to for the service request, sends to institute P-GW 183 and carries Set up request;
The P-GW 183, after being additionally operable to receive the carrying foundation request, preserves the use of the UE 181 Family information;Complete to carry and set up, feed back to the UE 181.
Wherein, it can be that default bearing sets up request, or dedicated bearer is built that request is set up in the carrying Vertical request.
The user profile can include:Phone number, UE IP address, APN etc..
The system can also include:S-GW;Wherein,
Transparent transmission of the interactive information of the UE 181 and P-GW 183 by base station 182, S-GW; Specifically, described carrying sets up the transparent transmission for asking to sequentially pass through base station 182, S-GW, eventually arrives at described P-GW 183;Feedack sequentially passes through S-GW, the transparent transmission of base station 182, eventually arrives at the UE 181.
Described determine that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, specifically include:
By DPI technology, the base station 182 determines that local cache has corresponding content.
During practical application, when according to the service request determine locally uncached have corresponding content when, base station Service request is passed through the P-GW 183 by 182, the service request is corresponding by the P-GW 183 Down sending content to the UE 181.
During practical application, after flow information is sent to the P-GW183, the P-GW 183 can be to institute State base station 182 and return ACK.
The P-GW 183, be additionally operable to by the IP address of the UE, flow (up-downgoing flow) and The UE marks are associated.
The P-GW 183, specifically for instructing by CCR, sends the words to the BOSS 184 Single.
During practical application, after the BOSS 184 receives the CCR instructions, can be to the P-GW 183 Send CCA responses.
The scheme of the embodiment of the present invention, UE send service request to base station;The base station receives the business please After asking, when determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, corresponding interior hold described It is sent to the UE;And send flow information to the P-GW for being located at core-network side;The P-GW utilizes institute State flow information and generate ticket, and be sent to BOSS, can be while charging to be realized, the base station can be with Directly by the down sending content of local cache to UE, thus, data transmission delay can be efficiently reduced, lifted and used Experience at family.
Those skilled in the art are it should be appreciated that embodiments of the invention can be provided as method, system or meter Calculation machine program product.Therefore, the present invention can adopt hardware embodiment, software implementation or combine software and The form of the embodiment of hardware aspect.And, the present invention can be adopted and wherein include calculating one or more Computer-usable storage medium (including but not limited to disk memory and the optical storage of machine usable program code Device etc.) the upper computer program that implements form.
The present invention is with reference to method according to embodiments of the present invention, equipment (system) and computer program Flow chart and/or block diagram describing.It should be understood that can be by computer program instructions flowchart and/or side The knot of each flow process and/or square frame and flow chart and/or the flow process in block diagram and/or square frame in block diagram Close.Can provide these computer program instructions to general purpose computer, special-purpose computer, Embedded Processor or The processor of other programmable data processing devices is producing a machine so that by computer or other can The instruction of the computing device of programming data processing equipment is produced for realization in one flow process or multiple of flow chart The device of the function of specifying in one square frame of flow process and/or block diagram or multiple square frames.
These computer program instructions may be alternatively stored in and can guide computer or other programmable data processing devices In the computer-readable memory for working in a specific way so that be stored in the computer-readable memory Instruction produces the manufacture for including command device, and the command device is realized in one flow process of flow chart or multiple streams The function of specifying in one square frame of journey and/or block diagram or multiple square frames.
These computer program instructions can be also loaded in computer or other programmable data processing devices, made Obtaining, series of operation steps is executed on computer or other programmable devices to produce computer implemented place Reason, the instruction so as to execute on computer or other programmable devices are provided for realizing in flow chart one The step of function of specifying in flow process or one square frame of multiple flow processs and/or block diagram or multiple square frames.
The above, only presently preferred embodiments of the present invention is not intended to limit the protection model of the present invention Enclose.

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1. a kind of charging method, it is characterised in that be applied to the edge calculations net positioned at mobile wireless network side Unit, methods described include:
The service request of receive user equipment UE;
When determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, by the corresponding down sending content To the UE;And send flow information to the charging network element for being located at core-network side.
2. method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that methods described also includes:
Determine locally uncached when having corresponding content, service request is passed through packet data network gateway P-GW.
3. method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the flow information includes the UE IP address.
4. a kind of charging method, it is characterised in that for being located at the charging network element of core-network side, methods described Including:
Receive the flow information that edge calculations network element sends;
Ticket is generated using the flow information, and is sent to BOSS.
5. method according to claim 4, it is characterised in that the reception edge calculations network element sends Flow information before, methods described also includes:
Receive the Radius chargings Accounting requests that P-GW sends;
Preserve the user profile that the Radius Accounting ask corresponding UE;The flow information be with The corresponding flow information of user profile;
Radius Accounting responses are returned to the P-GW.
6. method according to claim 5, it is characterised in that generate ticket using the flow information Before, methods described also includes:
The IP address of the UE, flow and UE mark is associated.
7. a kind of charging method, it is characterised in that methods described includes:
UE sends service request to edge calculations network element;
After the edge calculations network element receives the service request, local cache is determined according to the service request When having corresponding content, by the corresponding down sending content to the UE;And send flow information to being located at The charging network element of core-network side;
The charging network element generates ticket using the flow information, and is sent to BOSS.
8. method according to claim 7, it is characterised in that the UE is sent out to edge calculations network element Before sending service request, methods described also includes:
The UE is directed to the service request, sends to carry to P-GW and sets up request;
After the P-GW receives the carrying foundation request that the UE sends, send to the charging network element Radius Accounting are asked;
The charging network element preserves the user profile that the Radius Accounting ask corresponding UE;And to The P-GW returns Radius Accounting responses;
The P-GW completes to carry after setting up, and feeds back to the UE.
9. method according to claim 8, it is characterised in that methods described also includes:
The edge calculations network element determines locally uncached when having corresponding content, and service request is passed through institute State P-GW;
After the P-GW receives service request, the UE is given by corresponding for service request down sending content.
10. method according to claim 8, it is characterised in that the charging network element utilizes the stream Before amount information generates ticket, methods described also includes:
The IP address of the UE, flow and UE mark is associated by the charging network element.
11. a kind of edge calculations network elements, it is characterised in that the edge calculations network element is located at mobile radio network Network side, the edge calculations network element include:Receiving unit and transmitting element;Wherein,
The receiving unit, for receiving the service request of UE;
The transmitting element, during for determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, will The corresponding down sending content is to the UE;And send flow information to the billing network for being located at core-network side Unit.
12. a kind of charging network elements, it is characterised in that the charging network element is located at core-network side;The charging Network element includes:Receiver module, ticket generation module and sending module;Wherein,
The receiver module, for receiving the flow information of edge calculations network element transmission;
The ticket generation module, for generating ticket using the flow information;
The sending module, for being sent to BOSS by the ticket.
13. a kind of charge systems, it is characterised in that the system includes:UE, edge calculations network element, meter Take network element and BOSS;Wherein,
The UE, for sending service request to the edge calculations network element;And receive the edge calculations net The content that unit issues;
The edge calculations network element, positioned at mobile wireless network side, for receiving after the service request, root When determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, by the corresponding down sending content to described UE;And send flow information to the charging network element for being located at core-network side;
The charging network element, positioned at core-network side, for generating ticket using the flow information, and sends Give the BOSS;
The BOSS, for receiving the ticket.
14. a kind of charging methods, it is characterised in that be applied to the base station positioned at mobile wireless network side, institute The method of stating includes:
Receive the service request of UE;
When determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, by the corresponding down sending content To the UE;And send flow information to P-GW.
15. methods according to claim 14, it is characterised in that methods described also includes:
Determine locally uncached when having corresponding content, service request is passed through P-GW.
16. methods according to claim 14, it is characterised in that the flow information is comprising described The IP address of UE.
A kind of 17. methods of charging, it is characterised in that be applied to P-GW, methods described includes:
Receive the flow information from base station;
Ticket is generated using the flow information, and is sent to BOSS.
18. methods according to claim 17, it is characterised in that flow of the reception from base station Before information, methods described also includes:
Receive the carrying foundation request from UE;
Preserve the user profile of the UE;The flow information is flow information corresponding with user profile;
The carrying for completing the corresponding business of the flow information is set up, and feeds back to the UE.
19. methods according to claim 18, it is characterised in that generate words using the flow information Before list, methods described also includes:
The IP address of the UE, flow and UE mark is associated.
20. a kind of charging methods, it is characterised in that methods described includes:
UE sends service request to base station;
After the base station receives the service request, determine that local cache has according to the service request corresponding During content, by the corresponding down sending content to the UE;And send flow information to P-GW;
The P-GW generates ticket using the flow information, and is sent to BOSS.
21. methods according to claim 20, it is characterised in that the UE sends business to base station Before request, methods described also includes:
The UE is directed to the service request, sends to carry to institute P-GW and sets up request;
After the P-GW receives the carrying foundation request, the user profile of the UE is preserved;
The P-GW is completed to carry and is set up, and feeds back to the UE.
22. methods according to claim 21, it is characterised in that methods described also includes:
The base station determines locally uncached when having corresponding content, and service request is passed through the P-GW;
After the P-GW receives service request, the UE is given by corresponding for service request down sending content.
23. methods according to claim 21, it is characterised in that generate words using the flow information Before list, methods described also includes:
The IP address of the UE, flow and UE mark is associated by the P-GW.
24. a kind of base stations, it is characterised in that the base station includes:Receiver module and sending module;Wherein,
The receiver module, for receiving the service request of UE;
The sending module, during for determining that local cache has corresponding content according to the service request, will The corresponding down sending content is to the UE;And send flow information to P-GW.
25. a kind of P-GW, it is characterised in that the P-GW includes:Receiving unit, ticket generate single Unit and transmitting element;Wherein,
The receiving unit, for receiving the flow information from base station;
The ticket signal generating unit, for generating ticket using the flow information;
The transmitting element, for being sent to BOSS by the ticket.
26. a kind of charge systems, it is characterised in that the system includes:UE, base station, P-GW, with And BOSS;Wherein,
The UE, for sending service request to the base station;And receive the content that the base station issues;
According to the service request, the base station, for receiving after the service request, determines that local cache has During corresponding content, by the corresponding down sending content to the UE;And send flow information to described P-GW;
The P-GW, for generating ticket using the flow information, and is sent to the BOSS;
The BOSS, for receiving the ticket.
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