CN101594603B - IMS online-charging method and IMS gateway device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses an IMS online-charging method and an IMS gateway device. The method comprises the following steps of: confirming that the call of a user is connected by an IMS gateway functional entity; and after confirming that the call of a user is connected, informing an online-charging system to start the charge control of the user by the IMS gateway functional entity. The technical proposal of the method improves an IMS online-charging process, increases the handling of session establishment confirmation conditions, overcomes the drawbacks of the prior IMS online-charging process and avoids mischarging the user when the call is not connected.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, particularly relate to the method and the IMS gateway apparatus of a kind of IMS online charging (Online Charging).
Background technology
(IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem IMS) is the next generation network standard of third generation affiliate tissue (3rd Generation Partnership Project is called for short 3GPP) definition to IP Multimedia System; Its distinguishing feature is to have adopted session initiation protocol (Session Initial Protocol; Be called for short SIP) system, communication is irrelevant with access, can possess the multimedia service controlled function and separate with bearing capacity; Call out and service detach; Application separates with service, business and network detach, and multiple abilities such as mobile network and internet service fusion.
IP Multimedia System provides online call charge service.Fig. 1 is the framework sketch map of the IMS Online Charging System of prior art.Whole framework comprises subscriber equipment (User Equipment; Be called for short UE) 101, proxy call conversation control function entity (Proxy Call Session Control Function; Be called for short P-CSCF) 102, service call session control function entity (Serving Call Session ControlFunction; Be called for short S-CSCF) 103, home subscriber server (Home Subscriber Server; Be called for short HSS) 104, IMS Gateway Function entity (IMS GateWay Function; Be called for short IMS-GWF) 105 with Online Charging System (Online Charging System, abbreviation OCS) 106, in conversation procedure, also relate to query call conversation control function entity (Interrogating Call Session ControlFunction in addition; Abbreviation I-CSCF), application server functional entitys (expression in the drawings) such as (Application Server are called for short AS).Wherein IMS-GWF 105 has introduced a new functional entity in the IMS territory; Itself and S-CSCF 103 are arranged in same network; Be responsible for receiving SIP conversation message from S-CSCF 103; When needs carry out online charging, will notify Online Charging System OCS106 that the user is chargeed through Ro interface.
According to IMS online charging business demand; In the IMS network, the S-CSCF online charging adopts ISC interface, if UE need carry out online charging; The user IMS-GWF that must contract is its user's a AS; S-CSCF can not trigger any online charging incident, this means that online charging is transparent to S-CSCF, IMS-GWF and the professional control of the SIP of S-CSCF and and the Ro credit control of OCS between conversion.From the angle of online charging structure, IMS GWF is a charging triggering function (Charging Trigger Function is called for short CTF), and from S-CSCF, IMS-GWF is a sip application server.
Fig. 2 is the processing procedure sketch map of method under the call setup failure scenarios of the IMS online charging of prior art.As shown in Figure 2, may further comprise the steps:
S201, the user makes a call;
S202 when P-CSCF receives call request, finds the S-CSCF of user attaching;
S203, S-CSCF is according to the signatory online charging gateway IMS-GWF that triggers;
S204, IMS-GWF judge that initial request message need trigger online charging;
S205, IMS-GWF send initial credit control request and carry out authentification of user to OCS;
S206, the OCS authentication is passed through, and is the legal authorization user;
S207, the response of OCS success initial credit control informs that the IMS-GWF authentification of user passes through;
S208, IMS-GWF returns initial request message to S-CSCF;
S209, S-CSCF to called forwardings, call out initial request message to continue;
S210, optional existence is set up in the process in session, and other early talks with SIP disappear signaling and credit control reciprocal process;
S211, called receive the conversation initial request message after, the loopback session is set up response message to S-CSCF;
S212, S-CSCF sets up response message with session and is forwarded to online charging gateway IMS-GWF;
S213, IMS-GWF carry out the professional control of online charging, and the judgement session is set up message and need be triggered online charging; IMS-GWF thinks to call out and connects in this step, and beginning credit is reserved;
S214, IMS-GWF send and refresh credit control request to OCS request reservation credit line;
S215, OCS carry out the credit reservation operations from user balance;
S216, OCS return success and refresh credit control response, inform IMS-GWF user's available credit amount;
S217, IMS-GWF sets up message with session and returns S-CSCF;
S218, S-CSCF sets up message with session and transmits to P-CSCF;
S219, P-CSCF handle when message is set up in session and make a mistake, and need to discharge session;
S220, P-CSCF discharges left half side calling to the errored response of Calling Side UE loopback initial request earlier;
S221, P-CSCF send session to callee side S-CSCF again and discharge the right half side session of having set up of request message release
S222, S-CSCF transmits the session release message to IMS-GWF
S223, IMS-GWF judge that the session release message need trigger online charging;
S224, IMS-GWF returns the session release message to S-CSCF;
S225, S-CSCF to called forwarding, discharge session with the session release message;
S226, IMS-GWF think to call out and set up and the generation expense, send to stop credit control request and report the cost of the phone call situation to OCS, and the request expense deduction;
S227, OCS deducts the fee from user balance;
S228, OCS return success and stop credit control response, inform the completion of IMS-GWF customer charge deduction;
Can find out that from said process IMS-GWF just thinks after message is set up in session to call out and connects receiving, and to OCS request charge future, begins to carry out session charging.Under the situation of call setup failure, when session is set up message when Calling Side is sent to P-CSCF, P-CSCF handles failure and discharges session; To Calling Side loopback errored response terminated call; Caller receives and thinks call failure under the called situation of no show after the errored response, and P-CSCF sends session to callee side and discharges request message simultaneously, is forwarded to IMS-GWF through S-CSCF; IMS-GWF receives the session release message; Stop chargeing and notice OCS calling termination, carry out expense deduction, and this moment, phone was connected truly.
Can find out according to above analysis; The IMS online charging is handled and is had defective at present; Because IMS-GWF is not knowing to carry out billing operation under the situation whether caller connects; Cause the situation that mistake is chargeed under the situation of above-mentioned calling access failure, occurring, the IMS online charging method of prior art is not further handled this flow process mistake.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of method and IMS gateway apparatus of IMS online charging, when the user calling access failure, can produce the technical problem that mistake is chargeed with the IMS online charging method that solves prior art.
To achieve these goals, the invention provides a kind of method of IMS online charging, it is characterized in that, comprising:
This calling of IMS Gateway Function entity IMS-GWF affirmation user is connected;
Said IMS-GWF is after confirming that said calling has been connected, and the notice Online Charging System begins the control of chargeing to said user.
Wherein, said IMS-GWF confirms that the mode that this calling of user has been connected is:
Said IMS-GWF receives the session acknowledge message that service call session control function entity S-CSCF sends.
Preferably, described method wherein, after said IMS-GWF receives said session acknowledge message, also comprises:
Said IMS-GWF sends and refreshes credit control request to said Online Charging System request credit line;
Said Online Charging System carries out credit and reserves from said user's remaining sum;
Said Online Charging System returns success and refreshes credit control response, informs the credit line that the said user of said IMS-GWF can use;
Said IMS-GWF returns said session acknowledge message to said S-CSCF.
Preferably, described method wherein, before said IMS-GWF receives said session acknowledge message, also comprises:
Step a1; The user makes a call; After said S-CSCF receives the initial session request message; Be provided with according to user contracting data or preset this locality and determine whether that needs initiate online charging to said user, and when the needs online charging, said initial session request message is forwarded to said IMS-GWF.
Preferably, described method, wherein, after said initial session request message was forwarded to said IMS-GWF, said IMS-GWF received before the said session acknowledge message, also comprises:
After step b1, said IMS-GWF receive said initial session request message, send initial credit control request and carry out authentification of user to said Online Charging System; If said user through authentication, then returns said initial session request to said S-CSCF; If said user authentication failure, said IMS-GWF are transferred to said S-CSCF transmission errored response this calling of refusal or with said user and supplement server with money, and the prompting user can continue this business after supplementing completion with money.
Preferably, described method wherein, after the expense that said Online Charging System is reserved is finished using, also comprises:
Said IMS-GWF sends credit control request continuation application charge future to said Online Charging System once more;
If said IMS-GWF does not receive the Credit Control Answer that said Online Charging System sends, then said IMS-GWF confirms to continue this business or stops this business according to preset local policy.
Preferably, described method wherein, after said IMS-GWF returns said session acknowledge message to said S-CSCF, also comprises:
Said IMS-GWF sends credit control request to said Online Charging System after receiving call release message, notify said Online Charging System this calling having finished to carry out customer charge deduction;
Said IMS-GWF receives this call cost information that said online operation system is returned, and in terminated call, notifies the cost information of said this call business of user.
The present invention also provides a kind of IMS gateway apparatus, is used for the IMS online charging of IMS network, comprises IMS Gateway Function entity IMS-GWF, and wherein, said IMS-GWF comprises:
Call through is confirmed module, is used to confirm that this calling of user connects;
The advice of charge module is used for after said call through confirms that module confirms that said calling has been connected, and the Online Charging System that notice is connected with said IMS-GWF begins the control of chargeing to said user.
Wherein, said call through confirms that module comprises:
Session acknowledge message receiver module is used to receive the session acknowledge message that service call session control function entity S-CSCF sends;
Message sink confirms module to be used to confirm whether said session acknowledge message receiver module has received said session acknowledge message, and after confirming that said session acknowledge message receiver module has received said session acknowledge message, confirms that said calling connects.
Technique effect of the present invention is:
Whether the method for IMS online charging of the present invention is connected through the calling of judges; After user calling is connected; Just notify Online Charging System to begin the control of chargeing to the user; The IMS online charging method of having avoided prior art like this notify Online Charging System to charge, and the mistake of when the user calling access failure, the user being carried out that causes is chargeed owing to receive after session sets up response message at IMS-GWF at once; The method of IMS online charging of the present invention has realized only calling out under the true situation about connecting; Just the user is carried out online charging; Overcome the defective in the existing online charging process, satisfied user in the IMS network can correctly carry out online charging under situation about connecting with access failure demand.
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Fig. 1 is the framework sketch map of the IMS Online Charging System of prior art;
Fig. 2 is the accounting processing process sketch map of method under the call setup failure scenarios of the IMS online charging of prior art;
Fig. 3 is the schematic flow sheet of the IMS online charging method of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the accounting processing flow chart of IMS online charging method under customer call connection situation of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the accounting processing flow chart of IMS online charging method under customer call access failure situation of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the structural representation of the IMS gateway apparatus of the embodiment of the invention.
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For making the object of the invention, technical scheme and advantage clearer, will combine accompanying drawing and specific embodiment to describe the present invention below.
The invention provides a kind of method of IMS online charging, the difference with the method for existing IMS online charging in this method is that IMS online charging method of the present invention comprises: IMS Gateway Function entity IMS-GWF confirms that this calling of user connects; With IMS-GWF after confirming that said calling has been connected, the notice Online Charging System begins the charge step of control to the user.IMS online charging method of the present invention is not after response message is set up in the session that IMS-GWF receives S-CSCF; Notify Online Charging System to charge at once; Confirm the step whether this calling of user has connected but increased IMS-GWF; This that only confirm the user at IMS-GWF called out under the situation about having connected, and IMS-GWF just notifies Online Charging System to begin the control of chargeing to the user.Avoided like this user who calls out access failure is missed charging.
Fig. 3 is the schematic flow sheet of the IMS online charging method of one embodiment of the invention.The IMS online charging method of this embodiment may further comprise the steps:
S301; After S-CSCF receives the initial session request message; Determine according to user contracting data whether needs are initiated online charging to the calling subscriber, if the user needs online charging, then S-CSCF arrives IMS-GWF through ISC interface with the initial session request trigger; And the follow-up all SIP sessions of this session all need be passed through IMS-GWF, and IMS-GWF can perceive the operation such as modification and release of this session with this;
After S302, IMS-GWF received the initial session request, whether notice OCS carries out authentification of user was validated user with the decision user, has the authority of conversation; If user authentication failure, IMS-GWF will this time call out to S-CSCF loopback errored response refusal, and process ends; The execution in step S303 if authentification of user is successful;
S303, IMS-GWF when determining the SDP media information and change taken place or had early media negotiation, send refresh credit control request (Credit Control Request, CCR) to Online Charging System OCS, notice OCS upgrades and preserves up-to-date media information;
S304, IMS-GWF confirm that it is that session is set up that user calling has been connected, exemplarily; IMS-GWF confirms to call out through the caller session acknowledge message that receives and connects; IMS-GWF is after receiving that acknowledge message is set up in the caller session, and notice OCS begins the control of chargeing, exemplarily; This charging control comprises: send credit control request to Online Charging System OCS, notice OCS carries out credit and reserves; OCS is according to local policy decision reservation amount, if user balance is not enough, (Credit Control Answer CCA) gives IMS-GWF, and this user balance of notice IMS-GWF is not enough, need stop related service, and process ends to send Credit Control Answer; If user balance foot, then execution in step S305;
S305, after the expense that OCS reserves was finished using, IMS-GWF needed to send credit control request continuation application charge future to OCS once more;
S306 after IMS-GWF receives call release message, sends credit control request to Online Charging System OCS, and notice OCS business has finished to carry out the customer charge deduction.
Preferably; Among the S301; When S-CSCF receives the initial session request message; Can be according to signatory and do not determine according to preset this locality configuration whether needs trigger online charging, and can according to preset this locality configuration decision whether during in the initial session request or session confirm that the reservation expense carries out authentification of user simultaneously.
Preferably; Among the S302, whether after IMS-GWF receives the initial session request, needing the online charging server to carry out authentification of user is validated user with the decision user; If user authentication failure; IMS-GWF can be this time calls out to S-CSCF loopback errored response refusal, supplement server with money and the user is transferred to, and the prompting user can continue this business after supplementing completion with money.
Preferably, among the S304, IMS-GWF carries out credit and reserves after receiving the session acknowledge message, and IMS-GWF also can receive that carrying out credit after message is set up in session reserves, and concrete selection can determine according to preset local policy; That is, the user can select the IMS online charging method utilizing the IMS online charging method of prior art or utilize the embodiment of the invention as required.
Preferably, among the S305, after the expense that OCS reserves was finished using, IMS-GWF needed to send credit control request continuation application charge future to OCS once more; (CreditControl Answer, when CCA) giving IMS-GWF, in the time of possibly opening circuit owing to link, when IMS-GWF can't receive CCA, whether IMS-GWF can continue business or stop professional OCS loopback Credit Control Answer according to the preset local policy decision temporarily.
Preferably, among the S306, after IMS-GWF receives call release message, can be to send credit control request earlier according to preset this locality configuration decision to Online Charging System OCS, notice OCS business has finished to carry out the customer charge deduction.And etc. after OCS returns this professional cost information, winding-up is notified the user this professional cost information simultaneously.
Fig. 4 is the accounting processing flow chart of IMS online charging method under the situation that customer call is connected of the embodiment of the invention.Like Fig. 4, the IMS online charging method of this embodiment may further comprise the steps:
S401, the user makes a call;
S402 when P-CSCF receives call request, finds the S-CSCF of user attaching;
S403, S-CSCF is according to the signatory online charging gateway IMS-GWF that triggers;
S404 after the IMS-GWF judgement receives initial request message, triggers the professional control of online charging, the beginning current business;
S405, IMS-GWF send initial credit control request to OCS, insert with notice OCS business, need OCS that the user is carried out authentication;
S406, the OCS authentication is passed through, and the active user is the legal authorization user;
S407, the response of OCS success initial credit control informs that the IMS-GWF authentification of user passes through;
S408, IMS-GWF returns initial request message to S-CSCF;
S409, S-CSCF to called forwardings, call out initial request message to continue;
S410, optional existence is set up in the process in session, and other early talks with sip message signaling and credit control reciprocal process;
After S411, called subscriber received the conversation initial request message, the loopback session was set up response message to S-CSCF;
S412, S-CSCF sets up response message with session and is forwarded to IMS-GWF;
After S413, IMS-GWF judge session and set up message, trigger the professional control of online charging, confirm the success of current business media negotiation;
S414, IMS-GWF send and refresh credit control request to OCS report conversation media information situation of change, promptly notify OCS the professional media information of confirming;
S415, OCS upgrades media information;
S416, OCS return success and refresh credit control response;
S417, IMS-GWF sets up message with session and returns S-CSCF;
S418, S-CSCF sets up message with session and transmits to P-CSCF;
S419, P-CSCF sets up forwards with session and gives calling UE;
S420, UE set up message to the session of called loopback and confirm;
S421, P-CSCF transmits the session acknowledge message to S-CSCF;
S422, S-CSCF transmits the session acknowledge message to IMS-GWF;
S423, IMS-GWF judge receive for after the session acknowledge message, trigger and control at line service; Professional formal generation of notice OCS; Can begin the user is carried out online charging control, exemplarily, this charging control comprises: notice OCS carries out credit and reserves; Promptly can use expense, so that the user is begun to charge to OCS application user available credit amount; In this step, IMS-GWF confirms this calling on of user through receiving the session acknowledge message, and notifies OCS to begin the credit reservation and promptly reserve expense, so that the user is chargeed;
S424, the IMS-GWF transmission refreshes credit control request asks credit line to OCS;
S425, OCS carry out credit and reserve from user balance;
S426, OCS return success and refresh credit control response, inform IMS-GWF user's available credit amount;
S427, IMS-GWF returns the session acknowledge message to S-CSCF;
S428, S-CSCF to called forwardings, call out the session acknowledge message to continue;
S429 possibly exist SIP signaling and credit control reciprocal process in the dialogue in the communication process;
S430, calling UE is initiatively sent the session release message and is discharged session;
S431, P-CSCF transmit session release and ask ownership S-CSCF;
S432, S-CSCF discharge request with session and transmit to IMS-GWF;
After S433, IMS-GWF judge and receive the session release message, trigger the professional control of online charging, stop current business;
S434, IMS-GWF returns the session release message to S-CSCF;
S435, S-CSCF to called forwarding, discharge session with the session release message;
S436, IMS-GWF send and stop credit control request to the release of OCS announcement session, promptly notify the OCS business to stop, and need the actual operating position of its reporting service expense;
S437, OCS discharge credit control session;
S438, OCS return success and stop credit control response, inform that IMS-GWF credit control session discharges.
Fig. 5 is the accounting processing flow chart of IMS online charging method under customer call access failure situation of the embodiment of the invention.The IMS online charging method of this embodiment may further comprise the steps:
S501, the user makes a call;
S502 when P-CSCF receives call request, finds the S-CSCF of user attaching;
S503, S-CSCF is according to the signatory online charging gateway IMS-GWF that triggers;
After S504, IMS-GWF judge and receive initial request message, trigger the professional control of online charging;
S505, IMS-GWF send initial credit control request and carry out authentification of user to OCS;
S506, the OCS authentication is passed through, and is the legal authorization user;
S507, the response of OCS success initial credit control informs that the IMS-GWF authentification of user passes through;
S508, IMS-GWF returns initial request message to S-CSCF;
S509, S-CSCF to called forwardings, call out initial request message to continue;
S510, optional existence is set up in the process in session, and other early talks with SIP disappear signaling and credit control reciprocal process;
S511, called receive the conversation initial request message after, the loopback session is set up response message to S-CSCF;
S512, S-CSCF sets up response message with session and is forwarded to online charging gateway IMS-GWF;
After S513, IMS-GWF judge that receiving session sets up message, trigger the professional control of online charging;
S514, IMS-GWF send and refresh credit control request to OCS report conversation media information situation of change;
S515, OCS upgrades media information;
S516, OCS return success and refresh credit control response;
S517, IMS-GWF sets up message with session and returns S-CSCF;
S518, S-CSCF sets up message with session and transmits to P-CSCF;
S519, P-CSCF handle when message is set up in session and make a mistake, and need to discharge session;
S520, P-CSCF discharges left half side calling to the errored response of Calling Side UE loopback initial request earlier;
S521, P-CSCF send session to callee side S-CSCF again and discharge the right half side session of having set up of request message release;
S522, S-CSCF transmits the session release message to IMS-GWF;
S523 after the IMS-GWF judgement receives the session release message, triggers the professional control of online charging;
S524, IMS-GWF returns the session release message to S-CSCF;
S525, S-CSCF to called forwarding, discharge session with the session release message;
S526, IMS-GWF send the termination credit control request and discharge to the OCS announcement session;
S527, OCS discharge credit control session;
S528, OCS return success and stop credit control response, inform that IMS-GWF credit control session discharges.
The IMS online charging of prior art is handled and is had defective, because IMS-GWF is not knowing to carry out billing operation under the situation whether caller connects, causes calling out the situation that the appearance mistake is chargeed under the access failure situation.In the IMS of embodiment of the invention online charging method; Increase session and set up the handling process of affirmation situation; Utilize the session acknowledge message to trigger online charging control as the reservation of triggering credit; For the situation of customer call access failure,,, IMS-GWF do not begin to charge like this so can not triggering OCS because IMS-GWF does not receive that S-CSCF sends the session acknowledge message; Thereby having avoided at the customer call access failure is the defective that user's online charging mistake under the situation is not set up in session, has promoted network reliability of service and user experience.
In sum, improve the online charging flow process in the present embodiment, increased the processing that the affirmation situation is set up in session, reached user's correct purpose of online charging under various situation.
The present invention also provides a kind of IMS gateway apparatus, and this gateway apparatus is used for the IMS online charging of IMS network.Fig. 6 is the structural representation of the gateway apparatus of the embodiment of the invention.Like Fig. 6, this IMS gateway apparatus comprises: IMS Gateway Function entity IMS-GWF 601, and said IMS-GWF comprises again:
Call through is confirmed module 602, is used to confirm that this calling of user connects;
Advice of charge module 603, be used for said calling answer confirm that module confirms that said calling has been connected after, the Online Charging System that notice is connected with said IMS-GWF begins the control of chargeing to said user.
Preferably, described gateway apparatus, wherein, said call through confirms that module comprises:
Session acknowledge message receiver module is used to receive the session acknowledge message that service call session control function entity S-CSCF sends;
Message sink confirms module to be used to confirm whether said session acknowledge message receiver module has received said session acknowledge message, and after confirming that said session acknowledge message receiver module has received said session acknowledge message, confirms that said calling connects.
The above only is a preferred implementation of the present invention; Should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the prerequisite that does not break away from the principle of the invention; Can also make some improvement and retouching, these improvement and retouching also should be regarded as protection scope of the present invention.
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1. the method for an IMS online charging is characterized in that, comprising:
This calling of IMS Gateway Function entity IMS-GWF affirmation user is connected;
Said IMS-GWF is after confirming that said calling has been connected, and the notice Online Charging System begins the control of chargeing to said user,
Wherein, said IMS-GWF confirms that the mode that this calling of user has been connected is:
Said IMS-GWF receives the session acknowledge message that service call session control function entity S-CSCF sends.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, after said IMS-GWF receives said session acknowledge message, also comprises:
Said IMS-GWF sends and refreshes credit control request to said Online Charging System request credit line;
Said Online Charging System carries out credit and reserves from said user's remaining sum;
Said Online Charging System returns success and refreshes credit control response, informs the credit line that the said user of said IMS-GWF can use;
Said IMS-GWF returns said session acknowledge message to said S-CSCF.
3. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, before said IMS-GWF receives said session acknowledge message, also comprises:
Step a1; The user makes a call; After said S-CSCF receives the initial session request message; Be provided with according to user contracting data or preset this locality and determine whether that needs initiate online charging to said user, and when the needs online charging, said initial session request message is forwarded to said IMS-GWF.
4. method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, after said initial session request message was forwarded to said IMS-GWF, said IMS-GWF received before the said session acknowledge message, also comprises:
After step b1, said IMS-GWF receive said initial session request message, send initial credit control request and carry out authentification of user to said Online Charging System; If said user through authentication, then returns said initial session request to said S-CSCF; If said user authentication failure, said IMS-GWF are transferred to said S-CSCF transmission errored response this calling of refusal or with said user and supplement server with money, and the prompting user can continue this business after supplementing completion with money.
5. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, after the credit that said Online Charging System is reserved is finished using, also comprises:
Said IMS-GWF sends credit control request continuation application credit to said Online Charging System once more and reserves;
If said IMS-GWF does not receive the Credit Control Answer that said Online Charging System sends, then said IMS-GWF confirms to continue this business or stops this business according to preset local policy.
6. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, after said IMS-GWF returns said session acknowledge message to said S-CSCF, also comprises:
Said IMS-GWF sends credit control request to said Online Charging System after receiving call release message, notify said Online Charging System this calling having finished to carry out customer charge deduction;
Said IMS-GWF receives this call cost information that said Online Charging System returns, and in terminated call, notifies the cost information of said this call business of user.
7. IMS gateway apparatus is used for the IMS online charging of IMS network, comprises IMS Gateway Function entity IMS-GWF, it is characterized in that said IMS-GWF comprises:
Call through is confirmed module, is used to confirm that this calling of user connects;
The advice of charge module is used for after said call through confirms that module confirms that said calling has been connected, and the Online Charging System that notice is connected with said IMS-GWF begins the control of chargeing to said user,
Wherein, said call through confirms that module comprises:
Session acknowledge message receiver module is used to receive the session acknowledge message that service call session control function entity S-CSCF sends;
Message sink confirms module to be used to confirm whether said session acknowledge message receiver module has received said session acknowledge message, and after confirming that said session acknowledge message receiver module has received said session acknowledge message, confirms that said calling connects.
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