Method and controller for network charging

摘要

Disclosed is a method for network charging, which includes: user state information is received from a mobility management network element and charging strategy information is received from a charging rule network element, then a charging resource request message containing the charging strategy information, the user state information and information of a universal gateway (UGW) are sent to a data centre management network element; information of a processing network element is received from the data centre management network element; a flow table for the UGW is configured according to the information of the processing network element, and the configured flow table is sent to the UGW; and charging processing information fed back from the data centre management network element is received when the processing network element charges for a traffic flow. The disclosure further provides a controller for network charging.

主权项

1. A method for network charging, comprising:
receiving user state information from a mobility management network element device and charging strategy information from a charging rule network element device, then sending a charging resource request message containing the charging strategy information, the user state information and information of a universal gateway (UGW) to a data centre management network element device; receiving information of a processing network element device from the data centre management network element device; configuring a flow table for the UGW according to the information of the processing network element device, and sending the configured flow table to the UGW; and receiving charging processing information fed back from the data centre management network element device when the processing network element device charges for a traffic flow; wherein the information of the processing network element device comprises address or tunnel information of the processing network element device; the charging strategy information comprises a charging level, a charging mode, a measurement method and a data usage report level; the user state information comprises a user identifier, user location information, service network information, an access network type, closed user group (CSG) information, and a charging feature for a subscriber; and the information of the UGW comprises address or tunnel information of the UGW.