Wireless communication system and method for charging control
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorTakanori IWAI
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Abstract
A wireless communication system includes an entity (1) configured to send a charging rule generation indication to a PCEF (55) in response to receiving, from an SCS (2), a device action request containing trigger information to be sent to an MTC device (3). The charging rule generation indication contains a first address specifying a node or a network with which the MTC device communicates when the MTC device receives the trigger information. It is thus possible, for example, to allow charging a communication fee for the MTC device to a party having used the MTC device.
Claims9
A wireless communication system comprising:
- a controller comprising at least one hardware processor configured to send a charging rule generation indication to a Policy and Charging Rule Function (PCRF) entity in response to receiving, from a Service Capability Server (SCS), a device action request containing trigger information to be sent to a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device, wherein
- the charging rule generation indication contains a first address specifying a node or a network with which the MTC device communicates when the MTC device receives the trigger information.
A method for charging control comprising:
- sending a charging rule generation indication to a Policy and Charging Rule Function (PCRF) entity in response to receiving, from a Service Capability Server (SCS), a device action request containing trigger information to be sent to a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device, wherein
- the charging rule generation indication contains a first address specifying a node or a network with which the MTC device communicates when the MTC device receives the trigger information.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to perform a method for charging control, the method comprising:
- sending a charging rule generation indication to a Policy and Charging Rule Function (PCRF) entity in response to receiving, from a Service Capability Server (SCS), a device action request containing trigger information to be sent to a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device, wherein
- the charging rule generation indication contains a first address specifying a node or a network with which the MTC device communicates when the MTC device receives the trigger information.
A Machine Type Communication Inter Working Function (MTC-IWF) entity comprising:
- at least one hardware processor configured to send a charging rule generation indication to a Policy and Charging Rule Function (PCRF) entity in response to receiving, from a Service Capability Server (SCS), a device action request containing trigger information to be sent to an MTC device, wherein
- the charging rule generation indication contains a first address specifying a node or a network with which the MTC device communicates when the MTC device receives the trigger information.
A wireless communication system comprising:
- a Machine Type Communication Inter Working Function (MTC-IWF) entity;
- a Policy and Charging Rule Function (PCRF) entity;
- and
- a packet transfer node, wherein
- the MTC-IWF entity is configured to receive from a Service Capability Server (SCS) a device action request containing trigger information,
- the MTC-IWF entity is configured to send a device trigger request containing the trigger information to a serving node in response to receiving the device action request,
- the MTC-IWF entity is configured to send a charging rule generation indication to the Policy and Charging Rule Function (PCRF) entity in response to receiving the device action request,
- the charging rule generation indication contains a first address specifying a node or a network with which a target MTC device communicates on a user plane in response to delivery of the trigger information based on the device trigger request,
- the PCRF entity is configured to generate a charging rule in response to the charging rule generation indication,
- the charging rule defines at least one of an uplink packet flow to be sent from the target MTC device where the first address is designated as a destination address and a downlink packet flow to be sent to the target MTC device where the first address is designated as a source address,
- the PCRF entity is configured to send the charging rule to a packet transfer node placed in a core network, and
- the packet transfer node is configured to count at least one of the uplink packet flow and the downlink packet flow based on the charging rule and create a Charging Data Record (CDR) containing charging information collected with regard to the first address.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.