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Method and device for processing charging requests

A billing request and billing information technology, which is applied in the field of communication network, can solve the problems of integrating into one system without solving the problems of B2B billing and B2C billing, so as to reduce workload, construction cost and maintenance cost Effect

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-10-30
ALCATEL LUCENT SAS
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[0013] The 3GPP standard defines the integrated online charging (that is, prepaid charging) and offline charging (postpaid charging) system to specify how operators charge terminal users, but it still only solves the problem of B2C charging Convergence problem, does not solve the problem of how to integrate B2B billing and B2C billing into one system

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[0036] The basic idea of ​​the present invention is: only one system can be used to process various billing activities, specifically, for a session or a user event, by using the method and device of the present invention, the types of all billing activities contained therein can be obtained And the billing entity corresponding to each type of billing activity.

[0037] First, some concepts are explained.

[0038] [Charging activity]: The cost relationship between network entities due to the use of network resources.

[0039] [Types of billing activities]: Currently, there are five common types in communication networks, which are end-user billing, batch billing, revenue sharing billing, interconnection settlement billing, and roaming billing. See the "Background" section for an explanation of each type.

[0040] [Session]: The session mentioned in this article usually refers to network usage with a certain duration of network usage. Such as voice calls, data sessions, etc.

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The invention provides a method and device for processing charging requests. After a converged charging system receives the charging requests, the types of all charging activities related to the charging requests and all the charging entities corresponding to all types of charging activities are defined according to information contained in the charging requests. Firstly, certain rules are preset in the converged charging system, then the rules are executed in sequence according to information contained in the charging requests, and corresponding charging entities of the rules meeting conditions are defined. Then charging is carried out on all the defined charging entities at the same time, and a charging information record is generated on each charging entity. Through the utilization of the method, convergence of B2C charging and B2B charging can be completed simply by using one charging system, almost all the charging activities can be covered, the cost of establishment and maintenance can be greatly reduced, precious network resources are saved, and processing efficiency is improved.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a communication network, and in particular to a method and a device for processing charging requests in the communication network. Background technique [0002] Currently, billing in a telecommunication network is mainly divided into two types: B2C (Business to Customer, business to customer) billing and B2B (Business to Business, business to business) billing. [0003] B2C charging refers to the charging of network operators to their end users. The terminal user pre-selects a certain charging plan, uses the network resources and services provided by the network operator, and the network operator charges the terminal user according to the predetermined charging plan. For example, the current prepaid service and postpaid service both belong to B2C billing. [0004] B2B billing refers to how network operators and their partners share the fees received from end users. Usually, operators and their partners (such as conte...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04W4/26H04L12/14H04W4/24
CPCH04M15/43H04L12/1403H04M15/8228H04M2215/52H04L12/1446H04M15/50H04M15/54H04M15/8038H04M15/41
Inventor 李向阳
Owner ALCATEL LUCENT SAS
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