Method and switchboard for charging and charging server and system

Abstract

The invention provides a method and a switchboard for charging , a charging server and a charging system, wherein the method relates to the switchboard, a client and the charging server and comprises the following steps of: receiving a request on charging in accordance with time by the switchboard, wherein the request is sent by the client; activating a charging update function by the switchboard when the charging update time is finished; informing the charging server to determine the on-line time of the client by the switchboard according to the charging update time; and calculating the expense of the client by the charging server on the basis of the on-line time. By virtue of the technology provided by the embodiment of the invention, the charging update of the client is processed on the switchboard in a mode of charging in accordance with time, so that various defects are avoided due to the adoption of flow charging.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to communication charging technology, in particular to a charging method, switch, charging server and system. Background technique [0002] In the field of data communication, it is generally adopted to set the billing method on the billing server side, such as setting billing by traffic, billing by time, etc. [0003] The existing billing method generally adopts traffic billing, and the client initiates an authentication and billing update request, which requires the client to have a more accurate statistical function in terms of traffic statistics. In the prior art, the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP, Point-to-Point Protocol) and Internet-related protocols associate the IP address with the user when authorizing after authentication, so as to update the billing of the traffic, and require the client to update the traffic. Has accurate statistics. If traffic accounting is adopted for clients that support the 802.1x protocol, since...

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Problems solved by technology

If traffic accounting is adopted for clients that support the 802.1x protocol, since the 802.1x protocol adopts the "no matter after authentication" mode, after the authentication is completed and the parameters are set, the switch will no longer do too much network traffic. Intervention, so the traffic statistics are inaccurate, which makes the traffic billing method called an extensive billing method, and the billing settlement is not accurate, which brings losses to operators or customers

[0004] In the process of implementing the present invention, the inventor found at least the following problems in the prior art: there are many types of clients in the data communication system, and there is currently no effective method that can update billing according to time according to different clients

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