Method and Controller for Network Charging
    1.
    发明申请
    Method and Controller for Network Charging 审中-公开
    网络充电方法与控制器

    公开(公告)号:US20170026523A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-26

    申请号:US15289840

    申请日:2016-10-10

    申请人: ZTE Corporation

    摘要: Disclosed is a method for network charging, which includes: user state information is received from a mobility management network element and charging strategy information is received from a charging rule network element, then a charging resource request message containing the charging strategy information, the user state information and information of a universal gateway (UGW) are sent to a data centre management network element; information of a processing network element is received from the data centre management network element; a flow table for the UGW is configured according to the information of the processing network element, and the configured flow table is sent to the UGW; and charging processing information fed back from the data centre management network element is received when the processing network element charges for a traffic flow. The disclosure further provides a controller for network charging.

    摘要翻译: 本发明公开了一种网络计费方法,其特征在于,包括:从移动性管理网元接收用户状态信息,从计费规则网元接收计费策略信息,接收包含计费策略信息的计费资源请求消息,用户状态 通用网关(UGW)的信息和信息被发送到数据中心管理网元; 从数据中心管理网元接收处理网元的信息; 根据处理网元的信息配置UGW的流表,配置流表发送给UGW; 并且当处理网络单元为业务流量收费时,接收从数据中心管理网元反馈的计费处理信息。 本公开还提供一种用于网络充电的控制器。

    Data flow distribution method and controller

    公开(公告)号:US10103977B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-16

    申请号:US15036877

    申请日:2014-05-30

    申请人: ZTE Corporation

    摘要: Provided are a data flow distribution method and a controller. The method includes: a software defined network (SDN) controller acquiring data flow description information of a data flow; and the SDN controller deciding, according to the data flow description information, whether the data flow needs distribution, and when the data flow needs the distribution, delivering a distribution rule flow table to a distribution gateway. By using the technical solutions, application/service data flow based distribution is implemented. Compared with the related art that distribution is implemented based on a PDN connection and based on a bearer, the technical solutions implement finer-granularity distribution, and improve experience of users and competition of operators.

    Method, controller, data center, system and storage medium for network charging
    3.
    发明申请
    Method, controller, data center, system and storage medium for network charging 有权
    方法,控制器,数据中心,网络充电的系统和存储介质

    公开(公告)号:US20160164691A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-09

    申请号:US14903546

    申请日:2014-04-30

    申请人: ZTE CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: H04L12/14 H04M15/00

    摘要: Disclosed is a method for network charging, which includes: a data centre management network element, upon reception of a charging resource request message from a controller, supports a charging function of a processing network element by a virtual machine and feeding back information of the processing network element to the controller; the data centre management network element sending charging strategy information, user state information and information of UGW to the processing network element, which implements transmission of a traffic flow with the UGW according to the information of UGW, charges for the traffic flow according to the charging strategy information and the user state information, and feeds back charging processing information to the data centre management network element; and the data centre management network element feeding back the charging processing information to the controller. The disclosure further provides a data centre, controller, UGW and system for network charging. Thus the charging service may be implemented for a SDN EPC network.

    摘要翻译: 本发明公开了一种网络计费方法,包括:数据中心管理网元,在从控制器接收到计费资源请求消息的情况下,通过虚拟机支持处理网元的计费功能,反馈处理信息 网元到控制器; 数据中心管理网元根据UGW的信息向处理网元发送计费策略信息,用户状态信息和UGW信息,实现与UGW的流量传输,根据收费对流量进行收费 策略信息和用户状态信息,并将计费处理信息反馈给数据中心管理网元; 数据中心管理网元将计费处理信息反馈给控制器。 本公开还提供了一种数据中心,控制器,UGW和用于网络计费的系统。 因此,可以为SDN EPC网络实现计费服务。

    SINGLE OPERATOR MANAGED POLICY AND CHARGING FUNCTION FOR FIXED MOBILE CONVERGENCE NETWORKS
    4.
    发明申请
    SINGLE OPERATOR MANAGED POLICY AND CHARGING FUNCTION FOR FIXED MOBILE CONVERGENCE NETWORKS 审中-公开
    固定移动通信网络的单一操作员管理策略和充电功能

    公开(公告)号:US20130252578A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-26

    申请号:US13848619

    申请日:2013-03-21

    IPC分类号: H04W4/24

    摘要: Systems, devices and techniques for policy and charging rule function that is responsive to the access network used by a user equipment include receiving policy enforcement information for operation of a user equipment (UE) from a policy and charging rule function-plus (PCRF+) in the FMC system; the policy enforcement information being based on an access technology used by the UE and enforcing a service policy based on the received policy enforcement information.

    摘要翻译: 响应于用户设备使用的接入网络的策略和计费规则功能的系统,设备和技术包括从策略和计费规则功能加(PCRF +)接收用于用户设备(UE)的操作的策略强制信息 FMC系统; 所述策略执行信息基于所使用的接入技术,并且基于所接收的策略执行信息来执行服务策略。

    Gateway update information notification method, and controller

    公开(公告)号:US10015712B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-03

    申请号:US15037812

    申请日:2014-06-04

    申请人: ZTE Corporation

    摘要: A method and system for notifying information applied to an Evolved Packet System/General Packet Radio Service network implemented by a Software Defined Network is provided, in which, a controller reselects a gateway to obtain a new gateway and sends user plane information of the new gateway to a front-end network element. The user plane information comprises user plane address information of the new gateway. The controller sends a GPRS Tunnel Protocol (GTP) notification message or GTP Update Bearer Request message carrying the user plane information of the new gateway to the front-end network element; or sends a GTP Update Bearer Request message carrying an update indication to the front-end network element, sends a bearer response message carrying the user plane information to the front-end network element through a GTP Modify Bearer Response after receiving a GTP Modify Bearer Request message sent by the front-end network element.

    Method, device, system for detecting data link, controller and gateway

    公开(公告)号:US09838262B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-05

    申请号:US14911018

    申请日:2014-05-21

    申请人: ZTE Corporation

    摘要: Disclosed are a method, device, system for detecting a data link, controller, and gateway. The method comprises: an SDN controller sends a GTP request message to a first UGW, and instructs the first UGW to send the GTP request message to another GTP endpoint in a GTP user plane signaling format; the SDN controller receives a GTP response message from the first UGW, and detects a data link between the first UGW and the another GTP endpoint according to the GTP response message, the GTP response message being corresponding to the GTP request message. The disclosure solves the problem in the prior art that logic of a user plane and logic of a control plane are unclear during detection of a data link between GTP endpoints, thereby improving the clarity of the logic of the user plane and the clarity of the logic of the control plane.

    METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING OPTIMAL PATH, MME AND GATEWAY, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM
    9.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING OPTIMAL PATH, MME AND GATEWAY, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM 审中-公开
    建立最佳路径,MME和网关以及计算机存储介质的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160295479A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-06

    申请号:US15037161

    申请日:2014-06-16

    申请人: ZTE Corporation

    IPC分类号: H04W36/16 H04W76/02 H04W36/12

    摘要: The present invention discloses a method for establishing an optimal path, an MME and gateway, and a computer storage medium, the method comprising: in the case of a terminal mobility event occurring, a mobility management entity (MME) determining whether the path to which a packet data network (PDN) is connected is the optimal path; if said path is a non-optimal path, said MME querying the local gateway whether there is data transmission; in the absence of said data transmission, said MME initiating a PDN connection reestablishment process.

    摘要翻译: 本发明公开了一种建立最优路径的方法,MME和网关以及计算机存储介质,所述方法包括:在发生终端移动性事件的情况下,移动性管理实体(MME) 分组数据网络(PDN)是连接的最佳路径; 如果所述路径是非最优路径,则所述MME查询所述本地网关是否存在数据传输; 在没有所述数据传输的情况下,所述MME启动PDN连接重建过程。

    Method and controller for network charging

    公开(公告)号:US09628634B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-18

    申请号:US15289840

    申请日:2016-10-10

    申请人: ZTE Corporation

    摘要: Disclosed is a method for network charging, which includes: user state information is received from a mobility management network element and charging strategy information is received from a charging rule network element, then a charging resource request message containing the charging strategy information, the user state information and information of a universal gateway (UGW) are sent to a data centre management network element; information of a processing network element is received from the data centre management network element; a flow table for the UGW is configured according to the information of the processing network element, and the configured flow table is sent to the UGW; and charging processing information fed back from the data centre management network element is received when the processing network element charges for a traffic flow. The disclosure further provides a controller for network charging.