USAGE MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM

摘要

Disclosed is a usage monitoring method, comprising: an OCS receiving a usage monitoring request from a PCRF; the OCS making a usage monitoring decision, and delivering usage monitoring information to the PCRF; the PCRF making a policy decision, and delivering a control policy and a usage monitoring notification to a PCEF; the PCEF performing usage monitoring according to the control policy and the usage monitoring notification delivered by the PCRF, or, the OCS assigning a threshold value to users in a group according to group user subscription usage information, and delivering the threshold value to the PCRF; the PCRF making a usage monitoring decision and a policy decision according to the threshold value, and delivering the control policy and the usage monitoring notification to the PCEF; and the PCEF performing the usage monitoring according to the control policy and the usage monitoring notification delivered by the PCRF. Further disclosed is a usage monitoring system. By means of the present invention, usage monitoring of group users can be implemented.