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Management method and apparatus for billing package before and after package time limit

A management method and package technology, applied in the field of communication, can solve complex problems, achieve the effects of reducing complexity, accurate judgment, and avoiding network delay

Active Publication Date: 2015-05-27
HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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Since the expiration time of the old package has not yet expired, after the user uses it, OCS still needs to distinguish from which package the actual quota consumption should be deducted, and the processing is more complicated
Especially in some abnormal scenarios, such as before the expiration of the old package, the actual consumption quota has exceeded the upper limit of the old package, and OCS has to settle the expenses across packages. The start time point must be after the expiration point of the old package, and OCS has to give up the deduction of the part that exceeds the quota limit of the old package before the expiration point of the old package

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[0078] The embodiment of the present invention provides a management method before and after the billing package expires, such as figure 2 As shown, the executor of this method can specifically be OCS, but is not limited to OCS. This solution adopts the online charging double quota technology, wherein two multi-service credit control instances of the same rate group are included in the same CCA message (MSCC, Multiple Services Credit Control) Attribute-Value Pair (AVP, Attribute-Value Pair) group, each MSCC contains a quota, which is used separately before and after the rate switching. In the prior art, single-quota technology is adopted, that is, one CCA only issues one MSCC of the same rate group, and it is impossible to distinguish the quotas before and after rate switching.

[0079] The method specifically includes as follows:

[0080] Step 201: Before the old package expires, send a first message to GGSN, the first message at least includes: the time when the old packag...

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[0090] The embodiment of the present invention provides a management method before and after the billing package expires. This embodiment is an embodiment corresponding to the first embodiment above. The first embodiment is described from the perspective of OCS. In this embodiment two, From the perspective of GGSN. Such as image 3 As shown, the subject of execution of the method may specifically be the GGSN, but is not limited to the GGSN, and the method specifically includes as follows:

[0091] Step 301: receiving the first message sent by the OCS, the first message at least includes: the expiration time of the old package and the remaining quota of the old package;

[0092]Wherein, the GGSN usually receives the first message sent by the OCS before the old package expires, and the first message may be specifically carried on a CCA sent by the OCS. By sending the first message including the time point when the old package expires, the OCS does not need to repeatedly calcul...

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[0099] An embodiment of the present invention provides a management method before and after the billing package expires. This embodiment combines the first and second embodiments above, and adds a specific example of a redirection operation. Such as Figure 4 As shown, the method includes:

[0100] Step 401: OCS sends a first message to GGSN before the old package expires, the first message at least includes: the time when the old package expires and the remaining quota of the old package, and the first message also includes: redirection page address , redirection valid time (VT) timer;

[0101] It should be understood that a typical application of the Advice of Charge (AoC, Advice of Charge) function in the online charging function of the mobile packet domain is to perform a recharge reminder after the balance of the user account is exhausted. It is completed by network elements such as OCS, GGSN, and Portal Server. The OCS sends the address of the reminder page to the GGS...

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Abstract

A management method and apparatus for a billing package before and after the package time limit. The technical solution enables an OCS not to be required to calculate whether a fixed 5 minutes is left between the current time and a time limit of an old package, after receiving a message sent by a GGSN each time, and avoids the network latency generated in message transmission between the OCS and the GGSN, thereby enabling the GGSN to accurately determine a time limit point of the old package. At the same time, a first message further comprises a remaining quota of the old package, so that the GGSN can control the use of resources within the remaining quota of the old package before the old package extends the time limit, thereby reducing the follow-up billing complexity in the OCS.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of communication technology, in particular to a management method and device before and after the expiration of a billing package. Background technique [0002] Prepaid users can purchase multiple billing packages. Each package has a validity period, that is, it can be used within the validity period. After the validity period expires, the current package cannot be used and a new package needs to be used. Moreover, usually the operator will give the user a reminder before the new package is activated, such as: "The old package has expired, and the new package will be activated". After the user agrees to enable it, the new package will start to deduct fees. [0003] Such as figure 1 As shown, it is a management method commonly used in the prior art before and after the billing package expires, including: [0004] Step 101: The Online Charging System (OCS, Online Charging System) receives a Gateway GPRS (General Packe...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04W4/24
CPCH04L12/1403H04L12/1467H04M15/43H04M15/66H04M15/8214H04W4/24
Inventor 夏霄轶赵林东
Owner HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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