Credit Control Method, Policy and Charging Enforcement Function Entity, and Online Charging System
First Claim
1. A credit control method comprising:
- receiving a second request sent by a policy and charging enforcement function entity (PCEF), wherein the second request instructs to perform credit control on a second bearer;
determining, according to the second request, whether a service borne by the second bearer shares a credit pool with a service borne by a first bearer, wherein the second bearer is established after the first bearer is established; and
when the service borne by the second bearer shares the credit pool with the service borne by the first bearer, sending a second answer to the PCEF, wherein the second answer carries a credit pool identifier corresponding to the first bearer, so that the service borne by the first bearer shares the credit pool with the service borne by the second bearer.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a credit control method, a policy and charging enforcement function entity, and an online charging system. The method includes: if an OCS determines that a service borne by a second bearer may share a credit pool with a service borne by a first bearer, sending a second quota allocated to the second bearer and a credit pool identifier corresponding to the first bearer to the PCEF, so that the PCEF stores the second quota and a first quota in a same credit pool, so that the second bearer and the first bearer use the same credit pool, thereby implementing sharing of the credit pool between IP-CAN bearers and even between IP-CAN sessions, and ensuring smoothness of a service
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20 Claims
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1. A credit control method comprising:
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receiving a second request sent by a policy and charging enforcement function entity (PCEF), wherein the second request instructs to perform credit control on a second bearer; determining, according to the second request, whether a service borne by the second bearer shares a credit pool with a service borne by a first bearer, wherein the second bearer is established after the first bearer is established; and when the service borne by the second bearer shares the credit pool with the service borne by the first bearer, sending a second answer to the PCEF, wherein the second answer carries a credit pool identifier corresponding to the first bearer, so that the service borne by the first bearer shares the credit pool with the service borne by the second bearer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A credit control method comprising:
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sending a second request to an online charging system (OCS), wherein the second request instructs to perform credit control on a second bearer; receiving a second answer sent by the OCS, wherein the second answer carries a credit pool identifier corresponding to a first bearer, and the second bearer is established after the first bearer is established; and wherein according to the credit pool identifier, a credit pool is shared by a service borne by the first bearer and a service borne by the second bearer. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. An online charging system comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a second request sent by a policy and charging enforcement function entity (PCEF), wherein the second request instructs to perform credit control on a second bearer; a processor; a memory for storing a program to be executed in the processor, the program comprising instructions for determining, according to the second request, whether a service borne by the second bearer shares a credit pool with a service borne by a first bearer, wherein the second bearer is established after the first bearer is established; and a transmitter configured to send a second answer to the PCEF when the program further comprises instructions for determining that the service borne by the second bearer shares the credit pool with the service borne by the first bearer, wherein the second answer carries a credit pool identifier corresponding to the first bearer, so that the service borne by the first bearer shares the credit pool with the service borne by the second bearer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A policy and charging enforcement function entity (PCEF) comprising:
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a transmitter configured to send a second request to an online charging system OCS, wherein the second request instructs to perform credit control on a second bearer; a receiver configured to receive a second answer sent by the OCS, wherein the second answer carries a credit pool identifier corresponding to a first bearer, and the second bearer is established after the first bearer is established; and wherein according to the credit pool identifier, a credit pool is shared by a service borne by the first bearer and a service borne by the second bearer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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