Method for Application Detection and Control in Roaming Scenario and V-PCRF

• US 20170111181A1
• Filed: 09/28/2014
• Published: 04/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: ZHOU, Xiaoyun
• Application Number:
  US15/128,408
• Publication Number:
  US 20170111181A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1407 Policy-and-charging control [PCC] architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/20 Traffic policing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/24 Traffic characterised by specific attributes, e.g. priority or QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2592 using tunnelling or encapsulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/164 Adaptation or special uses of UDP protocol
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/04 Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/02 Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks

Abstract

The embodiments of the present document disclose a method for application detection and control in a roaming scenario and a V-PCRF. The method includes: a V-PCRF receiving application information of a detected application reported by a TDF; creating a second PCC rule according to the application information and a first PCC rule that is provisioned by an H-PCRF for detecting the application; and sending the second PCC rule to a PCEF.

Claims

1. A method for application detection and control in a roaming scenario, comprising:

a visited policy control and charging rules function (V-PCRF) receiving application information of a detected application reported by a traffic detection function (TDF);

creating a second policy and charging control (PCC) rule according to the application information and a first PCC rule that is provisioned by a home policy control and charging function (H-PCRF) for detecting the application;

sending the second PCC rule to a policy and charging enforcement function (PCEF).

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the application information comprises an application identifier and corresponding flow description information;

the first PCC rule includes the application identifier and corresponding Quality of Service (QoS) information, and the second PCC rule includes the flow description information and the QoS information.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein:

if service data flow description of the application is deducible, the flow description information is service data flow description, and a service data flow filter in the second PCC rule is set according to the service data flow description;

if service data flow description of the application is not deducible, the flow description information is encapsulation flow description, and the service data flow filter in the second PCC rule is set according to the encapsulation flow description.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein:

the encapsulation flow description is a specific differentiated service code point (DSCP) tag that is marked in an IPv4 packet header of a packet of the application, or a specific flow label that is marked in an IPv6 packet header of the application;

or is packet header information by performing user datagram protocol UDP encapsulation outside the packet of the application.

5. The method according to claim 3, the method further comprises:

the TDF performing a packet encapsulation on packets of the detected application with the encapsulation flow description;

the PCEF performing a policy enforcement on packets of the application with the second PCC rule and deleting the encapsulation flow description.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

before the V-PCRF receives the application information of the detected application reported by the TDF, the method further comprises;

after the V-PCRF receives the first PCC rule provisioned by the H-PCRF, the V-PCRF creating an application detection and control (ADC) rule for detecting the application according to the following rules and provisioning the created ADC rule to the TDF;

the V-PCRF setting a value of ADC rule name attribute value pair (AVP) in the ADC rule;

if TDF-Application-Identifier AVP, Flow-Status AVP, Precedence AVP, Max-Requested-Bandwidth-UL AVP, Max-Requested-Bandwidth-DL AVP, Monitoring-Key AVP, Redirect-Information AVP, Service-Identifier AVP, Rating-Group AVP, Reporting-Level AVP, Online AVP, Offline AVP or Metering-Method AVP are included in the first PCC rule, the V-PCRF setting values of the corresponding TDF-Application-Identifier AVP, Flow-Status AVP, Precedence AVP, Max-Requested-Bandwidth-UL AVP, Max-Requested-Bandwidth-DL AVP, Monitoring-Key AVP, Redirect-Information AVP, Service-Identifier AVP, Rating-Group AVP, Reporting-Level AVP, Online AVP, Offline AVP or Metering-Method AVP in the ADC rule according to values of the TDF-Application-Identifier AVP, the Flow-Status AVP, the Precedence AVP, the Max-Requested-Bandwidth-UL AVP, the Max-Requested-Bandwidth-DL AVP, the Monitoring-Key AVP, the Redirect-Information AVP, the Service-Identifier AVP, the Rating-Group AVP, the Reporting-Level AVP, the Online AVP, the Offline AVP or Metering-Method AVP in the first PCC rule.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the V-PCRF creates the second PCC rule according to the following rules;

the V-PCRF setting a value of charging rule name AVP in the second PCC rule;

the V-PCRF setting values of corresponding QoS-information AVP, Flow-Status AVP and Precedence AVP in the second PCC rule according to values of the quality of service QoS-information AVP, Flow-Status AVP and Precedence AVP in the first PCC rule;

if Service-Identifier AVP, Rating-Group AVP, Reporting-Level AVP, Online AVP, Offline AVP and Metering-Method AVP are included in the first PCC rule provisioned by the H-PCRF, and the TDF does not support an Application-based Charging, then the V-PCRF setting values of the corresponding Service-Identifier AVP, Rating-Group AVP, Reporting-Level AVP, Online AVP, Offline AVP and Metering-Method AVP in the second PCC rule according to values of the Service-Identifier AVP, the Rating-Group AVP, the Reporting-Level AVP, the Online AVP, the Offline AVP and Metering-Method AVP in the first PCC rule;

the V-PCRF setting a value of Flow-Information AVP in the second PCC rule according to the value of the Flow-Information AVP that is reported by the TDF.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the application information comprises an application identifier and an APPLICATION_STOP event trigger;

the method further comprises;

the V-PCRF sending an instruction of deleting the second PCC rule that is installed in the PCEF to the PCEF.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the method further comprises:

the V-PCRF creating a quality of service (QoS) rule according to the second PCC rule and sending the QoS rule to a Bearer Binding and Event Reporting Function (BBERF).

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein:

the application information comprises an application identifier and an APPLICATION_STOP event trigger;

the method further comprises;

the V-PCRF sending an instruction of deleting the QoS rule that is installed in the BBERF to the BBERF.

18. A computer program comprising program instructions, which, when executed by a V-PCRF, enable the V-PCRF to perform the method of claim 1.

19. A carrier, carrying the computer program according to claim 18.

20. The method according to claim 4, the method further comprises:

the TDF performing a packet encapsulation on packets of the detected application with the encapsulation flow description;

the PCEF performing a policy enforcement on packets of the application with the second PCC rule and deleting the encapsulation flow description.

11. A visited policy control and charging rules function (V-PCRF), comprising:

a receiving module, configured to receive application information of a detected application reported by a traffic detection function (TDF);

a decision module, configured to create a second policy and charging control (PCC) rule according to the application information and a first PCC rule that is provisioned by a home policy control and charging rule function (H-PCRF) for detecting the application;

a sending module, configured to send the second PCC rule to a policy and charging enforcement function (PCEF).

12. The V-PCRF according to claim 11, wherein:

the application information comprises an application identifier and corresponding flow description information;

the first PCC rule includes the application identifier and corresponding Quality of Service (QoS) information, the second PCC rule includes the flow description information and the QoS information.

13. The V-PCRF according to claim 12, wherein:

if service data flow description of the application is deducible, the flow description information is service data flow description, and a service data flow filter in the second PCC rule is set according to the service data flow description;

if service data flow description of the application is not deducible, the flow description information is encapsulation flow description, and the service data flow filter in the second PCC rule is set according to the encapsulation flow description.

14. The V-PCRF according to claim 13, wherein:

the encapsulation flow description is a specific differentiated service code point (DSCP) tag that is marked in an IPv4 packet header of a packet of the application or a specific flow label that is marked in an IPv6 packet header of the application;

or is packet header information by performing user datagram protocol UDP encapsulation outside a packet of the application.

15. The V-PCRF according to claim 11, wherein:

the application information comprises an application identifier and an APPLICATION_STOP event trigger;

the decision module is further configured to make an instruction of deleting the second PCC rule that is installed in the PCEF;

the sending module is further configured to send an instruction of deleting the second PCC rule that is installed in the PCEF to the PCEF.

16. The V-PCRF according to claim 11, wherein:

the decision module is further configured to create a quality of service (QoS) rule according to the second PCC rule;

the sending module is further configured to send the QoS rule to a Bearer Binding and Event Reporting Function (BBERF).

17. The V-PCRF according to claim 16, wherein:

the application information comprises an application identifier and an APPLICATION_STOP event trigger;

the decision module is further configured to make an instruction of deleting the QoS rule that is installed in the BBERF;

the sending module is further configured to send an instruction of deleting the QoS rule that is installed in the BBERF to the BBERF.