Triggering and Implementing Method and System for Terminating a Session

• US 20110026466A1
• Filed: 12/15/2008
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Zhou, Xiaoyun, Zong, Zaifeng, Rui, Tong
• Application Number:
  US12/937,212
• Publication Number:
  US 20110026466A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1457 using an account
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/62 based on trigger specification
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/63 based on the content carried by the session initiation protocol [SIP] messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/64 On-line charging system [OCS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/66 Policy and charging system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8228 Session based
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8292 Charging for signaling or unsuccessful connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7833 Session based
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/30 Connection release

Abstract

The present invention discloses a session termination triggering method, an implementing method and a system, wherein the session termination triggering method comprises: a policy control and charging rules function entity (PCRF) detects that the policy control session between the PCRF and a policy and charging enforcement function entity (PCEF) shall be terminated; the PCRF sends a first request message to the PCEF, and carries the session identifier of the policy control session and the session termination indicator for indicating to terminate the policy control session in the first request message; in response to the first request message, the PCEF removes/deactivates the policy and charging control rules related to the policy control session according to the session termination indicator.

Claims

1. A method for triggering a session termination, comprising:

a policy and charging rules function entity, PCRF, detecting that a policy control session between the PCRF and a policy and charging enforcement function entity, PCEF, shall be terminated;

the PCRF sending to the PCEF a request message which carries a session identifier of the policy control session and a session termination indicator for indicating to terminate the policy control session;

in response to the request message, the PCEF removing/deactivating a policy and charging control rule related to the policy control session according to the session termination indicator.

2. A method for triggering a session termination, comprising:

a policy and charging rules function entity, PCRF, detecting that a gateway control session between the PCRF and a bearer binding and event reporting function entity, BBERF, shall be terminated;

the PCRF sending to the BBERF a request message which carries a session identifier of the gateway control session and a session termination indicator for indicating to terminate the gateway control session;

in response to the request message, the BBERF removing/deactivating a quality of service, QoS, rule related to the gateway control session according to the session termination indicator.

3. A method for implementing a session termination, comprising:

a policy and charging rules function entity, PCRF, detecting that a policy control session between the PCRF and a policy and charging enforcement function entity, PCEF, shall be terminated, and sending to the PCEF a first request message which carries a session identifier of the policy control session and a session termination indicator for indicating to terminate the policy control session;

in response to the first request message, the PCEF removing/deactivating a policy and charging control rule related to the policy control session according to the session termination indicator, and sending a first confirmation message to the PCRF;

the PCEF sending a second request message to the PCRF to indicate to terminate the policy control session;

in response to the second request message, the PCRF identifying the application function session bound with the terminated policy control session, and sending a second confirmation message to the PCEF.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the policy control session comprises an IP connectivity access network, IP-CAN, session.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the operation of the PCEF removing/deactivating the policy and charging control rule related to the policy control session according to the session termination indicator comprises:

the PCEF reading the session termination indicator in the first request message, and judging which session need to be terminated;

the PCEF determining the policy control session need to be terminated according to the session indicator;

the PCEF removing/deactivating the policy and charging control rule related to the policy control session.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein under the circumstance that the PCRF identified the application function session bound with the terminated policy control session, the method further comprises:

the PCRF sending a third request message to the application function entity to indicate to terminate the identified application function session;

the application function entity sending a third confirmation message to the PCRF to confirm that the application function session is terminated;

the application function entity sending a fourth request message to the PCRF to indicate that the application function session has been terminated;

the PCRF sending a fourth confirmation message to the application function entity to confirm that the application function session is terminated.

7. A method for implementing a session termination, comprising:

a policy and charging rules function entity, PCRF, detecting that a gateway control session between the PCRF and a bearer binding and event reporting function entity, BBERF, shall be terminated, and sending to the BBERF a first request message which carries a session identifier of the gateway control session and a session termination indicator for indicating to terminate the gateway control session;

in response to the first request message, the BBERF removing/deactivating a quality of service, QoS, rule related to the gateway control session according to the session termination indicator, and sending a first confirmation message to the PCRF;

the BBERF sending a second request message to the PCRF to indicate to terminate the gateway control session;

the PCRF sending a second confirmation message to the BBERF.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the operation of the BBERF removing/deactivating the QoS rule related to the gateway control session according to the session termination indicator comprises:

the BBERF reading the session termination indicator in the first request message, and judging which session need to be terminated;

the BBERF determining the gateway control session which need to be terminated according to the session indicator;

the BBERF removing/deactivating the QoS rule related to the gateway control session.

9. A session termination system, comprising:

a policy and charging rules function entity, PCRF, a policy and charging enforcement function entity, PCEF or a bearer binding and event reporting function entity, BBERF, characterized by, further comprising;

a termination indicator setting module, located in the PCRF and configured to set a termination indicator for indicating to terminate a session when the PCRF detects that a policy control session between the PCRF and the PCEF or a gateway control session between the PCRF and the BBERF need to be terminated;

a first request message sending module, located in the PCRF and configured to send a first request message which carries the termination indicator to the PCEF or the BBERF; and

a processing module, located in the PCEF and configured to remove/deactivate the policy and charging control rule related to the policy control session according to the first request message, or located in the BBERF and configured to remove/deactivate the QoS rule related to the gateway control session according to the first request message.