Communication Method and Apparatus
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorShan Chen
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Abstract
A communication method implements accurate charging before and after slice replacement in a slice replacement or slice recovery scenario. The communication method includes a first apparatus determining that a slice corresponding to a first data connection session is updated from a first slice to a second slice; and sending a first charging message to a second apparatus. The first charging message includes an identifier of the first slice, an identifier of the second slice, and a related charging parameter, and the first charging message is used to perform associated charging for usage of the first slice and/or the second slice.
Claims20
A method, applied to a first apparatus, wherein the method comprises:
- determining that a slice corresponding to a first data connection session is updated from a first slice to a second slice;
- and
- sending, to a second apparatus, a first charging message comprising a first identifier of the first slice, a second identifier of the second slice, and a related charging parameter,
- wherein the first charging message enables associated charging for usage of at least one of the first slice or the second slice.
A method, applied to a second apparatus, wherein the method comprises:
- receiving, from a first apparatus, first charging message comprising a first identifier of a first slice, a second identifier of a second slice, and a related charging parameter, wherein the first charging message enables associated charging for usage of at least one of the first slice or the second slice that corresponds to a first data connection session;
- and
- operating, based on the first charging message, a charging data record (CDR) corresponding to the first data connection session and comprising at least one of first charging information corresponding to the first slice or second charging information corresponding to the second slice.
A first communication apparatus, comprising:
- a memory, configured to store instructions;
- and
- one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to execute instructions to cause the first communication apparatus to:
- determine that a slice corresponding to a first data connection session is updated from a first slice to a second slice;
- and
- send, to a second apparatus, a first charging message comprising a first identifier of the first slice, second identifier of the second slice, and a related charging parameter,
- wherein the first charging message is used to perform associated charging for usage of at least one of the first slice or the second slice.
A second communication apparatus, comprising:
- a memory configured to store instructions;
- and
- one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to execute instructions to cause the second communication apparatus to:
- receive, from a first apparatus, a first charging message comprising a first identifier of a first slice, a second identifier of a second slice, and a related charging parameter, wherein the first charging message is configured to perform associated charging for usage of at least one of the first slice or the second slice that corresponds to a first data connection session;
- and
- operate, based on the first charging message, a charging data record (CDR) corresponding to the first data connection session and comprising at least one of first charging information corresponding to the first slice or second charging information corresponding to the second slice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.