Traffic billing method, system and device

Abstract

The invention discloses a traffic billing method, system and device, and relates to the technical field of communication. A traffic billing device is arranged in a traffic billing system; after the user passes the authentication and the online connection is successful, the user information is collected and sent by the authorization and accounting server AAA to the traffic billing device, and a broadband network gateway BNG acquires the user real-time traffic information and sends the user real-time traffic information to the traffic billing device, so that the traffic billing device generatesthe user's billing information based on the user information and the user real-time traffic information; and the user traffic billing can be efficiently and accurately performed without affecting theexisting service.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of communication, and in particular to a method, system and device for flow accounting. Background technique [0002] With the increasing maturity and popularization of Internet applications and users' demands for high-speed wireless access, operators at home and abroad are vigorously developing broadband services. How to effectively grasp and manage user access conditions in real time and perform reasonable billing has become a an important issue. [0003] At present, the broadband user access technology mainly adopts Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) + authorization and accounting server (Authentication Anthorization Accounting, AAA) to realize user traffic accounting, specifically, it can use duration or monthly / yearly subscription The billing method, the time-based billing is to charge the user according to the length of the user's online time, and the monthly / yearly billing method is to charge th...

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[0004] However, all the billing methods are extensive when the duration or monthly / yearly billing methods are adopted. In the mainstream monthly / yearly network resources, and cannot enjoy discounts or reduced or exempted tariffs

In addition, the time-based billing method is adopted. The user is billed from the time the user connects to the network, and stops when the user actively logs off the account. If the user forgets to log off the account after using the network, the billing will continue Calculation time will lead to certain economic losses for users

However, if the method of regularly reporting user traffic information through the RADIUS protocol is used, if the time interval for BNG to regularly report traffic statistics is long, the billing delay will lead to insufficient accuracy. If the reporting interval is shortened, the AAA server and BNG will interact frequently. Often incomplete reception or repeated billing problems lead to billing errors. In addition, frequent reporting will consume too much BNG resources and performance, affecting normal business

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