Metering method in 3G mobile communication system

Abstract

A charging method of the third generation mobile communication system includes inserting user type and/or contracted priority level information as portion of user contracted data in MSC / VLR by HLR when user device position is updated, deciding priority level to be used on current call in call course dynamically by MSC / VLR, carrying user type and/or priority level information in toll ticket sent to charging center or in IDP message sent to SCP, applying different charge rate or mode to carry out charging by SCP or charging center according to user type and/or priority level information.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the third generation mobile communication technology, in particular to the charging method in the third generation mobile communication system. Background technique [0002] Since the mobile communication network entered the second generation mobile communication (The Second Generation, referred to as "2G") at the end of the 20th century, it has developed rapidly. Among them, the Global System of Mobile Communication (Global System of Mobile communication, referred to as "GSM") relies on Now it has become the largest mobile business network in the world. [0003] The fixed communication network represented by the Public Switched Telephone Network ("PSTN" for short) and the mobile communication network represented by GSM are very mature technologies, which can provide users with complete voice communication services. In PSTN and GSM, basic calling services such as telephone calling and roaming and basic charging methods...

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Problems solved by technology

[0039] In this way, SCP can only charge different rates for prepaid calling users according to the user category signed by the operator

[0040] (2) In the current 3GPP TS 32.205 (billing protocol), there is no user category information in the bill passed by the switch to the billing center, so the billing center cannot differentiate the billing for different customer groups according to the user category

Correspondingly, according to the priority level of the user's subscription, or the priority level of service provided to the user in this call, the operator can adopt different rates for charging. The user priority actually used in the call dynamically determines the rate of the current call, and there is currently no billing method for this service

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