WO2014153720A1

WO2014153720A1 - Charging method, access device, and charging device

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Publication number: WO2014153720A1
Application number: PCT/CN2013/073200
Authority: WO
Inventors: 谢孟玮
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2013-03-26
Filing date: 2013-03-26
Publication date: 2014-10-02
Also published as: CN103518349A

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a charging method, an access device, and a charging device. The charging method is used for charging an access requesting terminal, comprising: receiving a payment website indication from a charging device, the payment website indication being used for indicating a payment website associated with a terminal; collecting traffic generated by accessing the payment website by the terminal; and reporting the collected access traffic to the charging device, so that the charging device charges, according to the access traffic, an account corresponding to the payment website. The embodiments of the present invention further provide the access device and the charging device. In the embodiments of the present invention, a payment website accessed by a terminal can pay for traffic generated by accessing the payment website by the terminal, satisfying a requirement for paying, by a website accessed by a user instead of by the user, communication expense generated in a website access process.

Description

Billing method, access device and billing device

The present invention relates to a communication charging technology, and in particular, to a charging method, an access device, and a charging device. Background technique

The rapid development of communication technology has greatly changed the way people obtain information. With increasingly sophisticated wired and wireless data communication technologies, people can access the latest news from anywhere in the world, keep abreast of the weather in the geographic area of interest, and get the most up-to-date prices for the products they care about.

While enjoying the convenience of communication technology, people need to pay for the communication services they use. At present, various prepaid and postpaid technology solutions adopted by telecom operators have been able to support the charging of users using communication services.

However, when the business philosophy changes, the payment model may change. For example, in the business philosophy of shifting from providing goods to providing services, more and more companies are willing to pay for the communication costs incurred in the service process. For example, the cost of communication required to call a product service hotline (such as, but not limited to, various 800, 400 phones) will be paid by the merchant who provided the item, not the user.

At this stage, in the field of voice communication services, technology for paying communication charges by the called party has already appeared. However, in the field of data communication services, particularly in the field of wireless data communication services where service costs are relatively high, technology for paying communication fees by websites visited by users has not yet been developed. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a billing solution applied to the field of data communication services to satisfy the needs of users who visit websites rather than users to pay for communication fees generated during website visits. Summary of the invention

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a charging method to satisfy the needs of the website accessed by the user rather than the user to pay for the communication fee generated during the website access. At the same time, an access device is provided to satisfy the needs of the website accessed by the user rather than the user to pay for the communication fee generated during the website access.

At the same time, a billing device is provided to satisfy the needs of the website accessed by the user rather than the user to pay for the communication fee generated during the website access.

The first aspect provides a charging method for charging a terminal that requests access, including:

Receiving a payment website indication from the charging device, the payment website indication indicating a payment website associated with the terminal;

Counting the access traffic of the terminal to the payment website;

The logged traffic is reported to the charging device, so that the charging device charges the account corresponding to the payment website according to the access traffic.

In conjunction with the first possibility of the first aspect, the receiving a payment website indication from the charging device is specifically: receiving an initial credit control response from the charging device, wherein the initial credit control response carries the payment website Instructions.

Combining the first aspect or the first possible second possibility, the reporting the reported access traffic to the charging device, specifically, sending an update credit control request or terminating the credit control request to the charging device, where Updating the credit control request or terminating the credit control request carries the access traffic.

And in combination with the second possible third possibility, the access traffic carries the used traffic parameter associated with the paying premium group identifier in the update credit control request or the termination credit control request, and the paying premium group The identification is associated with the payment website.

A second aspect provides a charging method for charging a terminal that requests access, including:

Sending, to the access device, a payment website indication, where the payment website indication is used to indicate a payment website associated with the terminal; The account corresponding to the payment website is charged according to the access traffic.

In combination with the first possibility of the second aspect, the sending the payment website indication to the access device is specifically: sending an initial credit control response to the access device, where the initial credit control response carries the payment website Instructions.

Combining the second aspect or the first possible second possibility, the access traffic of the terminal reported by the receiving access device to the payment website is specifically, receiving an update credit control request or terminating credit control from the access device. The request, wherein the update credit control request or the termination credit control request carries the access traffic.

In a third aspect, an access device is provided for charging a terminal that requests access, including:

a receiving module, configured to receive a payment website indication from the charging device, where the payment website indication is used to indicate a payment website associated with the terminal;

a statistic module, configured to report the access traffic of the terminal to the payment website; the reporting module is configured to report the statistic access traffic to the charging device, so that the charging device searches the website according to the access traffic. The corresponding account is charged.

In conjunction with the first aspect of the third aspect, the receiving module is specifically configured to receive an initial credit control response from the charging device, where the initial credit control response carries the proxy network indication.

In combination with the third aspect or the first possible second possibility, the reporting module is specifically configured to send an update credit control request or a termination credit control request to the charging device, where the update credit control request or the termination credit control Request to carry the access traffic.

In conjunction with a second possible third possibility, the access traffic carries the used traffic volume associated with the payroll group identification in the update credit control request or the termination credit control request And wherein the payment fee group identifier is associated with the payment website.

A fourth aspect provides a charging device, configured to perform charging on a terminal that requests access, including:

a sending module, configured to send a payment website indication to the access device, where the payment website indication is used to indicate a payment website associated with the terminal;

a receiving module, configured to receive, by the terminal, the access traffic of the terminal to the payment website;

And a charging module, configured to perform charging on an account corresponding to the payment website according to the access traffic.

In conjunction with the first aspect of the fourth aspect, the sending module is specifically configured to: send an initial credit control response to the access device, where the initial credit control response carries the proxy network indication.

In combination with the fourth aspect or the first possible second possibility, the receiving module is specifically configured to receive an update credit control request or a termination credit control request from the access device, where the update credit control request or the termination credit control request Carrying the access traffic.

According to the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the access device receives the payment website indication from the charging device for indicating the payment website associated with the terminal, and the statistical terminal access traffic to the payment website, and the statistical access traffic. It is reported to the charging device, so that the charging device charges the account corresponding to the payment website according to the access traffic. Therefore, the embodiment of the present invention can implement the payment website accessed by the terminal to pay for the access amount of the website to the payment website, and satisfy the need for the website accessed by the user instead of the user to pay the communication fee generated during the website access process. . DRAWINGS In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings to be used in the embodiments of the present invention will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention, Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

1 is a schematic diagram of an application environment of an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of hardware of an access device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is an exemplary flowchart of a charging method according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

4 is an exemplary flowchart of a charging method according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an exemplary flowchart of a charging method according to still another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

6 is an exemplary signaling diagram of a charging method in accordance with still another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an exemplary logical structure of an access device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an exemplary logical structure of a charging device according to an embodiment of the present invention; Schematic diagram of an exemplary logical structure of a billing system. detailed description

1 is a schematic diagram of an application environment 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, terminals 102-106, base stations 108-112, access device 114, and billing device 116 are shown in application environment 100.

Terminals 102-106 may be various types of wireless data service access terminals such as, but not limited to, portable computers, tablets, smart phones, and the like. The user can use the various data services provided by the telecommunications carrier through the terminals 102-106, such as, but not limited to, access to the Internet. Although only three terminals 102-106 are shown in the application environment 100, those skilled in the art should understand that the number of terminals is not limited to three in a specific implementation process, and the specific number may be set according to specific needs.

Upon requesting to use the data service, the terminals 102-106 send an access request to the access device 114. Base stations 108-112 are used to implement communications between terminals 102-106 and access devices 114. In In a specific implementation process, for example, but not limited to, TD-SCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access) and CDMA2000 (Code Division Multiple Access) between the base stations 108-112 and the terminals 102-106 2000) Communicates with standards such as WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access).

The access device 114 is configured to receive an access request from the terminal 102-106, and accordingly send an initial traffic request to the charging device 116. In a specific implementation process, the initial traffic request may be, for example, but not limited to, an initial credit control request (Credit Control Request{Initial}, CCR{Initial}). CCR{Initial} is specified in the Diameter protocol.

Thereafter, upon receiving the authorized traffic returned by the charging device 116, the terminal 102-106 is notified that the access is successful. After that, the terminals 102-106 can start using the data service, and the access device 114 starts to count the data accesses of the terminals 102-106, and when it detects that the data traffic of the terminals 102-106 reaches the authorized traffic, An update traffic request is sent to the billing device 116. In a specific implementation process, the foregoing update traffic request may be, for example, but not limited to, a Credit Control Request {Update } (CCR { Update } ). CCR{Update} is specified in the Diameter protocol.

The charging device 116 is configured to receive the traffic request sent by the access device 114, calculate the authorized traffic, and return the calculated authorized traffic to the access device 114.

In a specific implementation process, the billing device 116 may use an initial credit control response (Credit Control Answer {Initial}, CCA{Initial}) or an updated credit control response (Credit Control Answer {Up date} and, CCA{Update}). The calculated authorized traffic is returned to the access device 114, where CCA{Initial} corresponds to CCR {Initial}, and CCA{Update} corresponds to CCR {Update}. CCA{Initial} and CCA{Update} are specified in the Diameter protocol.

It should be noted that those skilled in the art should understand that, in the specific application process, the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present invention is applicable to the application in addition to the wireless data communication service scenario. Line data communication service scenario. In this case, the terminals 102-106 may also be wired data service access terminals, such as desktop computers or the like. In this manner, terminals 102-106 can communicate with access device 114 without the need for base stations 108-112.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the hardware structure of an access device 200 according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 2, access device 200 includes a processor 202, a memory 204, an input/output interface 206, a communication interface 208, and a bus 210. Among them, the processor 202, the memory 204, the input/output interface 206, and the communication interface 208 implement a communication connection with each other through the bus 210.

The processor 202 can use a general-purpose central processing unit (CPU), a processor, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits for executing related programs, The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention is implemented.

The memory 204 may be a read only memory (ROM), a static storage device, a dynamic storage device, or a random access memory (RAM). The memory 204 can store an operating system and other applications. When the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention is implemented by software or firmware, the program code for implementing the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention is stored in the memory 204 and executed by the processor 202.

The input/output interface 206 is used to receive input data and information, and output data such as operation results.

Communication interface 208 implements communication between access device 200 and other devices or communication networks using transceivers such as, but not limited to, transceivers.

Bus 210 may include a path for communicating information between various components of access device 200 (e.g., processor 202, memory 204, touch screen 206, and communication interface 208).

It should be noted that although the access device 200 shown in FIG. 2 only shows the processor 202, the memory 204, the input/output interface 206, the communication interface 208, and the bus 210, in a specific implementation process, those skilled in the art should It is understood that the access device 200 also includes other devices necessary to achieve proper operation. At the same time, according to specific needs, those skilled in the art should understand that Access device 200 may also include hardware devices that implement other additional functions.

In addition, the hardware structure and the above description shown in FIG. 2 are also applicable to the charging device and the terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary flow diagram of a charging method 300 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The charging method 300 is used for charging the terminal that requests access. In a specific implementation process, the charging method 300 may be performed by, for example, but not limited to, an access device, which may be, for example but not limited to, a GGSN (Gateway) GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Support Node, Gateway GPRS Support Node).

Step 302: Receive a payment website indication from a charging device, where the payment website indication is used to indicate a payment website associated with the terminal.

In the implementation process, step 302 may specifically be: receiving an initial credit control response CCA{Initial} from the charging device, where the above-mentioned payment website indication is carried in the CCA{Initial}. For example, a generation of payment website parameters may be introduced in the CCA{Initial} message, and the payment website parameter may be named Visited-Charging-URL, where the URL represents the Uniform I Universal Resource Locator (Uniform Resource Locator) ). The value of the payment website parameter can be empty or a network address. When the value of the payment website parameter is null, it means that the terminal is not associated with a payment website. When the value of the payment website parameter is a network address, it indicates that the terminal is associated with a payment website, and the value of the payment website parameter is the network address of the payment website. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that when a terminal is associated with multiple payment websites, the value of the above-mentioned payment website parameters will include the network address of each payment website. In the specific implementation process, the above-mentioned payment website parameters can be implemented by the reserved parameters in the CCA{Initial} message, or new parameters can be added based on the existing message structure of the CCA{Initial} message.

In the specific implementation process, various ways can be used to register the payment website associated with the terminal. For example, when a user to which a terminal belongs purchases an item (such as, but not limited to, a vehicle, a home appliance, etc.), many product manufacturers record user information (such as, but not limited to, a terminal phone number, etc.) after obtaining the user's consent. In this way, the product manufacturer can regularly enter the user after the product is sold. Return visits and provide services to users. If the product manufacturer wants to provide the user with a payment service when the user visits the product manufacturer's website, the product manufacturer can provide the telephone number of the terminal together with the network address of the product manufacturer's own website to the telecommunication operator for operation by the telecom. Business registration. In a specific implementation process, the association relationship between the telephone number of the terminal and the network address of the product manufacturer website may be registered by the charging device of the telecommunication operator. After that, after receiving the CCR{Initial}, the charging device of the telecommunication operator can determine whether the user terminal is associated with the payment website, and return to the access device when determining that the terminal is associated with the payment website. Instructions for the payment website indicating the payment website associated with the terminal. It should be noted that during the implementation process, certain websites may wish to provide a payment service to all users accessing the website. In this case, the association between the network address of the website and the telephone number of each terminal can be registered by the charging device of the telecommunications carrier.

Step 304: Statistics the access traffic of the terminal to the payment website.

Specifically, for example, the access device may select, according to the network address of the payment website associated with the terminal, the access traffic of the terminal to the payment website from all the access traffic generated during the process of accessing the Internet by the terminal.

Step 306: Report the logged traffic to the charging device, so that the charging device charges the account corresponding to the payment website according to the access traffic. In this way, the charging device only charges the account corresponding to the payment website, and does not charge the account corresponding to the terminal.

In the implementation process, step 306 may specifically be: sending an update credit control request CCR {Update} or a credit control request (Certificate Request {Termination}, CCR{ Termination}) to the charging device, where the CCR {Update } or CCR{Termination} carries the access traffic. More specifically, the foregoing access traffic is carried in the used traffic parameter associated with the paying fee group identifier in the CCR {Update} or CCR {Termination}, and the above-mentioned paid tariff group identifier is related to the above-mentioned payment website. Union. CCR {Termination} is specified in the Diameter protocol. According to the Diameter protocol, the CCR{Update} and CCR{Termination} messages often carry the used-service-unit (USU) parameter, and the value of the parameter is the traffic that the terminal has used, for example, the terminal is accessing. Access traffic generated during the Internet process. In the charging process, the charging device charges the terminal according to the USU parameter. In addition, according to the Diameter protocol, in the CCR {Update} and CCR{ Termination} messages, each USU parameter is generally associated with a Rating-Group (RG) identifier, which is used to notify the charging device. Which rate should be used to bill the used traffic recorded in the USU parameters associated with the tariff group identification. In the specific implementation process, the RG identifier may indicate a specific rate, and may also indicate a rate number.

In the specific implementation process, in the CCR{Update} and CCR{Termination} messages

The definition of the RG identifier is modified so that the RG identifier can be used to notify the charging device in addition to the rate used to notify the charging device, and the value of the USU parameter associated with the RG identifier is the terminal pair payment. The access traffic of the website, that is, the RG identifier is a generation payment group identifier. For example, if the value of the RG identifier is 8 bits, the first bit of the value of the RG identifier is used to indicate whether the value of the USU parameter associated with the RG identifier is the access traffic of the terminal to the payment website. That is, whether the RG identifier is a generation payment group identifier, and other bits of the value of the RG identifier are used to indicate a specific rate or rate number. In addition, the RG identifier is further used to indicate the payment website associated with the terminal, so that the charging device determines the payment website associated with the terminal according to the RG identifier, thereby charging the account corresponding to the payment website. In particular, when the terminal is associated with multiple payment websites, the definition of the RG identifier may be further modified, so that each RG identifier may indicate the associated payment website, for example, the RG indication may indicate that it is associated. The specific name of the payment website, or the number of the payment website in all the payment websites associated with the terminal.

It can be seen from the above description that, by means of the RG identifier carried in the CCR {Update} and the CCR { Termination}, the charging device can know whether the used traffic carried in the USU parameter associated with the RG identifier is a terminal-to-pay website. Visits; the USU associated with the RG identifier When the used traffic carried in the parameter is the access amount of the terminal to the payment website (that is, the RG identifier is a generation payment group identifier), the charging device may further know, which one is specifically associated with the RG identifier. The website, in order to decide which debiting website corresponds to the deduction of the account; Finally, with the RG identification, the billing device can also know the specific rate.

According to the method 100, according to the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the access device receives the payment website indication from the charging device for indicating the payment website associated with the terminal, and the statistics terminal access traffic to the payment website, The logged traffic is reported to the charging device, so that the charging device charges the account corresponding to the payment website according to the access traffic. Therefore, the embodiment of the present invention can implement the payment website accessed by the terminal to pay for the access amount of the website to the payment website, and satisfy the need for the website accessed by the user instead of the user to pay the communication fee generated during the website access process. .

4 is an exemplary flow diagram of a charging method 400 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. The charging method 400 is used to perform charging for the terminal that requests access. In a specific implementation process, the charging method 400 may be performed by, for example, but not limited to, a charging device, which may be, for example but not limited to, OCS (Online Charging System, online billing system).

Step 402: Send a payment website indication to the access device, where the payment website indication is used to indicate a payment website associated with the terminal.

In the implementation process, the step 402 may be specifically: sending an initial credit control response to the access device, where the initial credit control response carries the proxy website indication.

The contents of the payment website instructions and the like have been described in detail above in connection with the method 300, and therefore will not be described again here.

Step 404: Receive access traffic of the terminal to the payment website by the terminal on the access device. Step 406: Perform charging on an account corresponding to the payment website according to the access traffic. In this way, the charging device only charges the account corresponding to the payment website, and does not charge the account corresponding to the terminal.

In the implementation process, step 406 may specifically be: receiving an updated credit control from the access device. Requesting or terminating a credit control request, wherein the access traffic carries the used traffic parameter associated with the payment charge group identifier in the update credit control request or the termination credit control request, and the payment charge The group identification is associated with the payment website.

The content of the charge group identification and the used traffic parameters have been described in detail above in connection with method 300, and therefore will not be described here.

FIG. 5 is an exemplary flow diagram of a billing method 500 in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention. The charging method 500 is used to charge the terminal requesting access.

Step 502: The charging device sends a payment website indication to the access device, where the payment website indication is used to indicate the payment website associated with the terminal.

In the implementation process, the step 502 may be specifically: the charging device sends an initial credit control response to the access device, where the initial credit control response carries the proxy website indication.

Step 504: The access device receives the indication of the payment website, and collects the access traffic of the terminal to the payment website, and reports the logged traffic to the charging device. In the implementation process, the reported access traffic is reported to the charging device. Specifically, the access device sends an update credit control request CCR {Update} or a credit control request (Credit Control Request {Termination}, CCR to the charging device. { Termination} ), wherein the foregoing access traffic is carried in the used traffic parameter associated with the paying fee group identifier in the above CCR {Update} or CCR {Termination}, and the above-mentioned paying fee group identifier and the above payment Website related.

Step 506: The charging device charges the account corresponding to the payment website according to the access traffic. In this way, the charging device only charges the account corresponding to the payment website, and does not charge the account corresponding to the terminal. 6 is an exemplary signaling diagram of a charging method 600 in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention. In the charging method 600 shown in FIG. 6, the access device may be, for example but not limited to, a GGSN, and the charging device may be, for example, but not limited to, an OCS, and the access device communicates with the charging device through a Diameter protocol. At the same time, the initial credit control response CCA{Initial} carries the parameter Visited-Charging-URL, and the value of the parameter may be empty or at least one network address. When the value of the parameter is null, it indicates that the terminal is not associated with the payment website; when the value of the parameter is at least one network address, it indicates that the terminal is associated with at least one payment website, and the value of the parameter is the above payment. The web address of the website. In this embodiment, the terminal requesting access is associated with a payment website, and the network address of the payment website is www.ABC.com. In addition, the tariff group identifier RG carried in the update credit control request CCR {Update} and the termination credit control request CCR (Termination) can be used to indicate whether the used traffic USU associated with the RG is the access traffic of the terminal to the payment website. When the used traffic USU associated with the RG is the access traffic of the terminal to the payment website, the RG may further indicate the payment website associated with the terminal, that is, when the terminal is associated with multiple payment websites, the RG The associated payment website is one of these payment websites. In addition, the RG can also indicate specific rate information.

Step 602: The access device receives an access request from the terminal, and sends an initial credit control request CCR{Initial} to the accounting device according to the access request.

Specifically, for example, the user to whom the terminal belongs wants to use the wireless data communication service, in which case the terminal transmits an access request to the access device through the base station.

Step 604: The charging device receives the CCR{Initial}, and returns an initial credit control response CCA{Initial} to the access device. Since the terminal is associated with a payment website, the value of the Visited-Charging-URL parameter carried in the CCA{Initial} returned by the charging device will not be null, and the value of the Visited-Charging-URL parameter is associated with the terminal. The website address of the payment website is www.ABC.com. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that when there are more than one paying website associated with the terminal, the value of the Visited-Charging-URL parameter will contain the network address of each paying website associated with the terminal. According to the Diameter protocol, after receiving the initial credit control request from the access device, the charging device first determines whether to allow the terminal to access according to the account balance of the terminal. If the terminal is allowed to access according to the account balance of the terminal, the value of the Result-Code parameter carried in the initial credit control response returned by the charging device to the access device is 268, indicating that the terminal is allowed to access. Generally, the charging device may continue to determine whether the terminal is associated with a payment website after determining that the terminal is allowed to access according to the account balance of the terminal.

Step 606: The access device receives the CCA{Initial}, and determines that the terminal is associated with the payment website according to the Visited-Charging-URL parameter carried in the CCA{Initial}. Therefore, the access device starts to count the access amount of the terminal to the payment website while allowing the terminal to access, so that the charging device charges the account corresponding to the payment website. Of course, those skilled in the art should understand that the access device also starts to count the amount of access of the terminal to the non-paying website, so that the charging device charges the account corresponding to the terminal.

According to the Diameter protocol, the access device allows the terminal to access when it determines that the value of the Result-Code parameter carried in the received CCA {Initial} is 268.

Step 608: The access device sends an update credit control request CCR{Update} to the charging device, where the CCR{Update} carries the paid service group identifier RG1, and the used service volume USUI associated with RG1 is 5M, indicating that the terminal pair The access traffic of the associated payment website is 5M. Those skilled in the art should understand that when the terminal is associated with multiple payment websites, the corresponding multiple payment group identifications will be carried in the CCR {Update}, and is not limited to one payment fee group described in FIG. Identification (ie RG1). In addition, in the case of carrying multiple paying fee group identifiers, CCR{Update} will also carry the used traffic USU associated with each paying premium group identifier.

In addition, CCR{Update} carries another tariff group identifier RG2, which is a non-payment group identifier. The USG2 used by the RG2 is 10M, which indicates that the terminal has 10M access to all non-paying websites.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that a particular terminal may be associated with a plurality of different payment websites during a particular implementation. In this case, each paying website will be charged with a fee. The group ID is associated.

Step 610: The charging device receives the CCR{Update}, and performs charging on the account corresponding to the payment website according to the used payment group identifier RG1 carried in the RG1 and the used service volume USUI associated with the RG1. In addition, the charging device charges the account corresponding to the terminal according to the non-paying premium group identifier RG2 carried in the CCR {Update} and the used traffic USU2 associated with the RG2. Thereafter, the charging device returns an update credit control response CCA{Update} to the access device.

When the terminal terminates using the data service for a period of time, for example, the terminal actively issues an offline request, or the terminal does not use the data service for a period of time, in step 612, the access device sends a termination credit control to the charging device. Request CCR{ Termination}, where the CCR{Termination} carries the paid tariff group identifier RG1, and the used traffic USUI associated with RG1 is 3M, indicating that the terminal has 3M access traffic to its associated payment website. In addition, the CCR {Termination} carries the non-paying fee group identifier RG2, and the used traffic volume USU2 associated with the RG2 is 5M, indicating that the terminal has 5M access traffic to all non-paying websites.

In step 614, the charging device receives the CCR {Termination}, and charges the account corresponding to the payment website according to the paid tariff group identifier RG1 carried in and the used service volume USUI associated with the RG1. In addition, the charging device charges the account corresponding to the terminal according to the non-paying premium group identifier RG2 carried in the CCR {Update} and the used traffic USU2 associated with the RG2. Thereafter, the charging device returns a termination credit control response CCA{ Termination} to the access device.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an exemplary logical structure of an access device 700 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The access device 700 is configured to perform charging on the terminal that requests the access. As shown in FIG. 7, the access device 700 includes a receiving module 702, a statistics module 704, and a reporting module 706.

The receiving module 702 is configured to receive a payment website indication from the charging device, where the payment website indication is used to indicate a payment website associated with the terminal. In the implementation process, the receiving module 702 is specifically configured to: receive an initial credit control response from the charging device, where the initial credit control response carries the proxy website indication.

The statistics module 704 is configured to collect the access traffic of the terminal to the payment website.

The reporting module 706 is configured to report the logged traffic to the charging device, so that the charging device charges the account corresponding to the payment website according to the access traffic. In this way, the metering device only charges the account corresponding to the payment website, and does not charge the account corresponding to the terminal.

In the implementation process, the reporting module 706 is specifically configured to send an update credit control request or a termination credit control request to the charging device, where the access traffic is carried in the update credit control request or the termination credit control request. The paying premium group identifies the associated used traffic parameter, and the payee group identifier is associated with the paying website.

In a particular implementation, access device 700 is operative to perform the method 300 described above. The related operations have been described in detail above in connection with method 300, and therefore will not be described again here.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an exemplary logical structure of a charging device 800 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The charging device 800 is configured to charge the terminal that requests access. As shown in FIG. 8, the charging device 800 includes a sending module 802, a receiving module 804, and a charging module 806.

The sending module 802 is configured to send a payment website indication to the access device, the payment website indication being used to indicate the payment website associated with the terminal.

In the implementation process, the sending module 802 is specifically configured to send an initial credit control response to the access device, where the initial credit control response carries the proxy website indication.

The content of the payment website and the like have been described in detail above in connection with the method 300, and therefore will not be described again here. The receiving module 804 is configured to receive, by the terminal, the access traffic of the terminal to the payment website.

In the implementation process, the receiving module 804 may be specifically configured to receive an update credit control request or a termination credit control request from the access device, where the access traffic is carried in the update credit control request or the termination credit control request. The paying premium group identifies the associated used traffic parameter, and the payee group identifier is associated with the paying website.

The charging module 806 is configured to charge the account corresponding to the payment website according to the access traffic. In this way, the billing module 806 only charges the account corresponding to the payment website, and does not charge the account corresponding to the terminal.

In a particular implementation process, the billing device 800 is operative to perform the method 400 described above. The related operations have been described in detail above in connection with method 400, and therefore will not be described again here.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an exemplary logical structure of a billing system 900 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The charging system 900 is configured to charge the terminal requesting access. As shown in FIG. 9, the charging system 900 includes an access device 902 and a charging device 904.

The access device 902 is configured to receive a payment website indication from the charging device 904 for indicating the payment website associated with the terminal, and collect statistics on the access traffic of the terminal to the payment website, and the statistical access traffic. Reported to the billing device 904.

In the implementation process, the access device 902 is specifically configured to receive an initial credit control response from the charging device 904, where the initial credit control response carries the proxy website indication.

In the implementation process, the access device 902 is specifically configured to send an update credit control request or a termination credit control request to the charging device 904, where the access traffic is carried in the update credit control request or the termination credit control request. The paying premium group identifies the associated used traffic parameter, and the payee group identifier is associated with the paying website.

The charging device 904 is configured to send, to the access device 902, a payment website for indicating the terminal association. The payment website indicates that the access traffic of the terminal reported by the access device 902 to the payment website is charged, and the account corresponding to the payment website is charged according to the access traffic. In this way, the charging device 904 only charges the account corresponding to the payment website, and does not charge the account corresponding to the terminal.

In the implementation process, the charging device 904 may be specifically configured to send an initial credit control response to the access device 902, where the initial credit control response carries the proxy website indication.

In the implementation process, the charging device 904 may be specifically configured to receive an update credit control request or a termination credit control request from the access device 902, where the access traffic is carried in the update credit control request or the termination credit control request And a used traffic parameter associated with the paying fee group identifier, and the paying premium group identifier is associated with the paying website.

For a more detailed description of the access device 902 and the charging device 904, refer to the access device 700 shown in FIG. 7 and the charging device 800 shown in FIG. 8, respectively, and the related content will not be described herein.

A person skilled in the art may know that all or part of the above steps may be completed by hardware related to program instructions, and the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium such as a ROM, a RAM, an optical disc, or the like. .

In conclusion, the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

claims

1. A charging method for charging a terminal requesting access, which is characterized by including:

Receive a payment website indication from the billing device, the payment website indication being used to indicate the payment website associated with the terminal;

Count the access traffic of the terminal to the payment agency website;

Report the collected access traffic to the billing device, so that the billing device charges the account corresponding to the payment website based on the access traffic.

2. The charging method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving the payment website instruction from the charging device specifically includes receiving an initial credit control response from the charging device, wherein the initial credit control The response carries the payment website instructions.

3. The charging method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: reporting the counted access traffic to the charging device specifically includes sending an update credit control request or terminating credit control to the charging device. request, wherein the update credit control request or the terminate credit control request carries the access traffic.

4. The charging method according to claim 3, characterized in that, the access traffic is carried in the used business volume parameter associated with the payment group identifier in the update credit control request or the termination credit control request. , and the payment fee group identifier is associated with the payment website.

5. A charging method for charging a terminal requesting access, which is characterized by including:

Send a payment website instruction to the access device, where the payment website instruction is used to indicate the payment website associated with the terminal; and bill the account corresponding to the payment website according to the access traffic.

6. The charging method according to claim 5, wherein the sending the payment website instruction to the access device specifically includes: sending an initial credit control response to the access device, wherein the initial credit control The response carries the payment website instructions.

7. The charging method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the step of receiving the access traffic of the terminal on the access device to the payment website is specifically to receive the traffic from the access device. Update credit control request or terminate credit control request, wherein the update credit control request or terminate credit control request carries the access traffic.

8. The charging method according to claim 7, characterized in that, the access traffic is carried in the used business volume parameter associated with the payment group identifier in the update credit control request or the termination credit control request. , and the payment fee group identifier is associated with the payment website.

9. An access device used to charge terminals requesting access, which is characterized by including:

A receiving module, configured to receive an agency payment website indication from the billing device, where the agency payment website indication is used to indicate the agency payment website associated with the terminal;

A statistics module, used to count the access traffic of the terminal to the payment website;

The reporting module is used to report the counted access traffic to the billing device, so that the billing device charges the account corresponding to the payment website based on the access traffic.

10. The access device according to claim 9, wherein the receiving module is specifically configured to receive an initial credit control response from the charging device, wherein the initial credit control response carries the payment on behalf of Website instructions.

11. The access device according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the reporting module is specifically configured to send an update credit control request or a credit control termination request to the charging device, wherein the update credit The control request or the termination credit control request carries the access traffic.

12. The access device according to claim 11, characterized in that the access traffic carries carried in the used service volume parameter associated with the agency payment group identifier in the update credit control request or the termination credit control request, and the agency payment group identifier is associated with the agency payment website.

13. A charging device used to charge terminals requesting access, which is characterized by including:

A sending module, configured to send a payment website instruction to the access device, where the payment website instruction is used to indicate the payment website associated with the terminal;

A receiving module, configured to receive the access traffic of the terminal to the payment website reported by the access device;

A billing module is used to bill the account corresponding to the payment website according to the access traffic.

14. The charging device according to claim 13, wherein the sending module is specifically configured to send an initial credit control response to the access device, wherein the initial credit control response carries the code. Pay site instructions.

15. The charging device according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the receiving module is specifically configured to receive an update credit control request or a credit control termination request from the access device, wherein the update credit control request Or terminate the credit control request carrying the access traffic.

16. The charging device according to claim 15, characterized in that, the access traffic is carried in the used business volume parameter associated with the payment group identifier in the update credit control request or the termination credit control request, And the agency payment group identifier is associated with the agency payment website.