Credit Control Method, Policy and Charging Enforcement Function Entity, and Online Charging System

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention provide a credit control method, a policy and charging enforcement function entity, and an online charging system. The method includes: if an OCS determines that a service borne by a second bearer may share a credit pool with a service borne by a first bearer, sending a second quota allocated to the second bearer and a credit pool identifier corresponding to the first bearer to the PCEF, so that the PCEF stores the second quota and a first quota in a same credit pool, so that the second bearer and the first bearer use the same credit pool, thereby implementing sharing of the credit pool between IP-CAN bearers and even between IP-CAN sessions, and ensuring smoothness of a service

主权项

1. A credit control method comprising:
receiving a second request sent by a policy and charging enforcement function entity (PCEF), wherein the second request instructs to perform credit control on a second bearer; determining, according to the second request, whether a service borne by the second bearer shares a credit pool with a service borne by a first bearer, wherein the second bearer is established after the first bearer is established; and when the service borne by the second bearer shares the credit pool with the service borne by the first bearer, sending a second answer to the PCEF, wherein the second answer carries a credit pool identifier corresponding to the first bearer, so that the service borne by the first bearer shares the credit pool with the service borne by the second bearer.