EP1393219A2 - Procede pour tarifer des services proposes dans un reseau informatique - Google Patents

Procede pour tarifer des services proposes dans un reseau informatique

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EP1393219A2
EP1393219A2 EP02729878A EP02729878A EP1393219A2 EP 1393219 A2 EP1393219 A2 EP 1393219A2 EP 02729878 A EP02729878 A EP 02729878A EP 02729878 A EP02729878 A EP 02729878A EP 1393219 A2 EP1393219 A2 EP 1393219A2
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message
identifier
network
billing
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Georg Kastelewicz
Peter Kim
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Nokia Solutions and Networks GmbH and Co KG
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Siemens AG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
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    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
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    • H04L12/14—Charging, metering or billing arrangements specially adapted for data communications, e.g. authentication, authorisation and accounting [AAA] framework
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    • H04L12/1453—Methods or systems for payment or settlement of the charges for data transmission involving significant interaction with the data transmission network
    • H04L12/1467—Methods or systems for payment or settlement of the charges for data transmission involving significant interaction with the data transmission network involving prepayment
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    • H04L63/00—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security
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    • H04L63/0407—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks wherein the identity of one or more communicating identities is hidden
    • H04L63/0421—Anonymous communication, i.e. the party's identifiers are hidden from the other party or parties, e.g. using an anonymizer

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  • the invention relates to a method for billing services provided in a computer network.
  • Services include, for example, the sale of all kinds of goods, information, business and entertainment services. Providers of such services are not only large, but also small, quickly emerging and passing companies with limited resources for their own debt collection.
  • the invention is based on the object of a method for accounting provided in a computer network
  • This object is achieved in a method of the type specified at the outset in that when a service user is located in a first telecommunications network and is used by a service provider node of the computer network a billing message provided with an identifier of the service user is sent to an accounting device of a further telecommunication network that can be connected to the computer network, from the further telecommunication network based on the identifier of the service user via a signaling system that controls the telecommunication connection, a billing message provided with the identifier of the service user of the billing message the first telecommunications network of the service user is sent, and the account management device bills the service usage via a credit account assigned to the service user.
  • the billing message is always sent to the other telecommunications network that can be connected to the computer network, and this is done regardless of the telecommunications network in which the service user is located (i.e. with which telecommunications network operator the service user has concluded a contract and in which telecommunication network the account management facility is therefore with the credit balance of the user).
  • the connection between the first telecommunication network and the further telecommunication network required for billing is advantageously implemented via a signaling system which is used for call setup, call control and call termination of telecommunication connections between the telecommunication networks.
  • the method according to the invention can be designed such that the first telecommunications network and / or the further telecommunications network is operated in accordance with UMTS guidelines. This is particularly advantageous because a UMTS telecommunications network has a telecommunications communication control signaling system (also called SIP session control).
  • the method according to the invention can be designed in such a way that the billing message is routed from a packet-oriented message routing mechanism of the signaling system to the account management device.
  • a signaling system can advantageously be used, in which a message transmission protocol called "Session Initiation Protocol" is used.
  • the method according to the invention can also be designed such that the computer network is connected to the further telecommunications network by means of a Parlay network connection node or an OSA network connection node. It is particularly advantageous that the parlay or. OSA technology a ready-to-use technology is available to connect telecommunication networks with non-telecommunication network elements.
  • the method according to the invention can also be configured in such a way that the service provider node receives a service request message with the identifier of the service user before sending the billing message, and then the service provider node creates a reservation message with a reservation amount assigned to the requested service, this reservation message together with the Identifier of the service user is sent to the billing device of the further telecommunication network, a reservation request message with the identifier of the service user and the reservation amount is sent to the account management device from the further telecommunication network via the telecommunication connection controlling signaling system, and a reservation is made by the account management device if the reservation is successful - Request confirmation is sent to the accounting device via the signaling connection, then from
  • the billing message is created and the service is rendered.
  • the method can be configured in such a way that a service request message is sent to the service provider node from a network computer of the service user before the billing message is sent, from an intermediate node arranged in relation to the message flow between the network computer and the service provider node, a payment reservation message provided with an identifier of the service user the account management device of the first telecommunication network is routed, the account management device replaces the identifier with the identifier of the service user, and the changed payment reservation message is then sent via the telecommunication connection-controlling signaling system to the billing device of the further telecommunication network, is passed by the accounting device Registration number stored and receipt of the changed payment reservation message by sending a Za containing the registration number confirmation of reservation is confirmed at the intermediate node, the intermediate request then passes the service request message together with the identifier to the service provider node.
  • the billing message is created by the service provider node and the service is rendered. It is particularly advantageous here that the identity of the service user can be hidden from the service provider by replacing the identifier of the service user with the identifier of the service user on the account management device side, the service provider nevertheless being able to carry out a billing of his services securely and reliably.
  • the method according to the invention can also be designed in such a way that, before the billing message is sent, a payment note message provided with an identifier of the service user is sent from a communication terminal of the service user to the account management device of the first telecommunications network, from this account management device the identifier by the identifier of the service user is replaced, thereupon the changed payment note message is sent via the signaling system controlling the telecommunications connection to the billing device
  • the billing device stores the identifier and the receipt of the changed payment reservation message is confirmed by sending a payment reservation confirmation containing the identifier to the communication terminal, the communication terminal then forwards a service request message together with the identifier to the service provider node, and then the billing node is created and the service is provided.
  • FIGS. 1 to 6 exemplary embodiments describing the method according to the invention are shown in the following FIGS. 1 to 6.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of network elements with message flows for carrying out the method according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows in a diagram the message flows occurring between the network elements corresponding to FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic representation of network elements with further message flows for carrying out the method according to the invention
  • FIG. 4 shows the diagram with the figure
  • FIG. 5 also shows a diagram representation of message flows which are related to the message flows of the figure
  • FIG. 6 shows a schematic illustration of network elements with a further exemplary embodiment of the method according to the invention.
  • a section of a computer network RN is shown, in which a network computer NR of a service user and a service provider node DAK of a service provider are located.
  • the service user would like to use a service via his network computer NR (which is connected to the computer network, for example, by means of a dial-up modem connection), which is located in the computer network RN (which is, for example, the Internet or an internal intranet an organizational unit can deal with)
  • Service provider node DAK is offered.
  • SIP Session Initiation " Protocol
  • the user maintains a contractual relationship (mobile phone contract) with a UMTS network operator; the telecommunications network of this network operator is therefore the home network of the user and is referred to below as the first telecommunications network TKNl. Since the user bills at least part of his telecommunication fees via a credit account (so-called prepaid method), there is a credit account K of the user in the first telecommunications network TKN1, which is managed by an account management device KFE.
  • the service provider would like to debit service fees for the services provided via his service provider node DAK from the credit account K of the service user, ie to bill the services via this account. Since the service provider node is located in America, for example, the service provider has a contract with an American telecommunications network provider which operates the further telecommunications network TKN2.
  • the service provider node is able to establish a data connection with a billing device AE (PaymentServer) of the further telecommunication network 2 via an OSA gateway or a parlay gateway.
  • the billing device AE is connected to a further switching center S-CSCF2.
  • the further telecommunications network TKN2 is now able to work from the further switching center S-CSCF2 to establish a connection to the switching center S-CSCF1 of the first telecommunications network TKNl.
  • a signaling system that controls the telecommunication connection serves to establish this communication connection, which is also referred to as an S P session.
  • Details on the structure of a SIP session in UMTS telecommunications networks are the document 3G TS 23.228 version 1.7.0 rd of February 2001 "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects; IP Multimedia (IM) subsystem stage 2 ", for example in chapter 4.4" Signaling concepts ".
  • http Hyper text transfer protocol
  • B. requests a website, a movie or a music file.
  • the service request message 1 arrives at the so-called http-proxy of the user, which forms an intermediate node ZK between the network computer NR and the service provider node DAK.
  • the intermediate node ZK adds a unique identifier of the service user to the service request message 1 by means of a so-called cookie.
  • This unique identifier can be, for example, the MSISDN of the user, his SIP address or a special pseudonym identifier (agreed with the home network operator).
  • the service request message 1 is then forwarded from the intermediate node ZK to the service provider node DAK.
  • the service provider node DAK then sends a reservation message 3 to the billing device AE of the further telecommunication network TKN2, the reservation message 3 being transmitted via the OSA gateway or the Parlay gateway.
  • the reservation message 3 also contains the indication of a reservation amount which is to be reserved on the user's credit account for the billing of the requested service. The amount of this reservation amount depends on the service requested.
  • the billing device AE now sets up a SIP connection to the user's SIP client, for this purpose it sends a reservation request message 4 provided with the identifier of the service user and the reservation amount to the first telecommunication network TKN1, the reservation request message 4 being the destination address SIP address of the SIP client of the service user is specified. According to this address, the reservation request message 4 is sent to the first switching center S-CSCF1 of the first telecommunications network 1 via the SIP connection.
  • CSCF1 of the first telecommunication network TKNl (the home network of the user) filters the SIP messages that pass through and forwards such SIP messages containing information relevant to billing to the account management device KFE of the first telecommunication network TKNl.
  • the reservation request message 4 is forwarded to the account management device KFE.
  • the account management device KFE terminates the SIP connection and does not forward the SIP messages, in this case the reservation request message 4, although these are addressed to the user's SIP client.
  • the account management device KFE recognizes on the basis of the identification of the service user that is sent to the service user. arranged credit account K and reserved an amount corresponding to the reservation amount from the credit available on this credit account.
  • the account management device KFE sends a reservation request confirmation 5 back to the further telecommunications network TKN2 via the signaling connection SIP.
  • the second switching center S-CSCF2 forwards this message to the billing device AE.
  • the billing device AE then sends a reservation confirmation 6 via the OSA gateway or the Parlay gateway to the service provider node DAK.
  • the service provider node DAK now has the information that a corresponding sum of money is reserved on the credit account K for the service to be provided by it, and consequently the payment of the service is ensured.
  • the service provider node DAK then sends a billing message 7 back to the billing device AE.
  • This billing message 7 contains the identifier of the service user and the specific amount to be billed for the service to be performed.
  • the billing device AE now sends a charge message 8 provided with the identifier of the service user to the account management device KFE of the first telecommunication network TKN1 via the telecommunication connection-controlling signaling connection or the telecommunication connection-controlling signaling system SIP used for this purpose.
  • This charging message 8 is transmitted analogously to the reservation request message 4 mentioned above.
  • the billing message 8 also contains the amount to be billed for the service, so that after the billing message 8 arrives at the account management facility, the credit account K can be debited with the corresponding amount. The corresponding The corresponding amount is therefore debited from the credit in the credit account.
  • All information necessary in connection with this debiting is stored in the account management device, which information was also transmitted to the account management device KFE in the charging message 8.
  • Such information is e.g. B. Date, time, identity of the service provider, type of service, identifier of the service user.
  • the actual financial accounting of the services generally takes place at a later point in time outside of the procedure presented here.
  • financial means are transmitted in a conventional manner, for example by bank transfers from the network operator of the first telecommunications network TKN1 to the network operator of the further telecommunications network TKN2; this network operator of the further telecommunication network TKN2 then transmits the financial resources to the service provider of the service provider node DAK.
  • the service provider node DAK can now provide the service / service for the service user by transmitting a message (http response) to the network computer NR of the service user.
  • This message can be used to send information or files to the service user, for example.
  • the service provider node DAK always sends all the information relating to the billing (for example the reservation message 3 and the billing message 7) to the same network element, namely to the billing device AE of the further telecommunications network TKN 2. This happens regardless of the user for whom a service provision is to be billed.
  • it is irrelevant for the service provider node DAK which telecommunications network is the user's home network, ie in which network the credit account is present.
  • the service provider therefore only has to maintain the contractual relationship with the operator of the further telecommunication network TKN2 and can only establish a data connection to the billing device AE of this further telecommunication network, as is realized in this example via the OSA gateway or the Parlay gateway.
  • the billing device AE then forwards the corresponding messages via the signaling system SIP controlling the telecommunication connection or by means of the SIP session set up via this system, the messages being transferred from a packet-oriented message line mechanism of the signaling system to the respective account management device KFE on the basis of the identifier of the service user used as the address of the user's home network.
  • This method can be understood such that the further telecommunications network TKN2 takes over the collection for the service provider.
  • the reservation of an amount on the credit account preceding the sending of the billing message 7 in the exemplary embodiment is optional and can also be omitted. So it is e.g. it is also possible that the service provider node DAK creates the billing message 7 immediately after receiving the service request message 1 and sends it to the billing device.
  • a reservation is not absolutely necessary in particular if the credit account is debited before the service is provided. In the event that the credit account then does not have sufficient funds, the service will not be provided.
  • a SIP session is also set up independently of the service session http session (mentioned as an example), which is used exclusively for billing the service (also called charging).
  • All suitable service control protocols can advantageously be used for communication between the service provider node DAK and the further telecommunications network TKN2, even if these are not constructed according to a generally recognized standard. This is made possible by the fact that the service provider node DAK (even in the case of service users who are located in different telecommunications networks) only ever has to communicate with another telecommunications network TKN2. Therefore, communication between the service provider node DAK and the further telecommunications network TKN2 is possible according to "own rules" (ie, for example, using proprietary protocols).
  • the OSA and parlay gateways mentioned in connection with the figures and the corresponding OSA and parlay protocols thus represent only two of many possible communication options that can be used.
  • a confirmation request 10 is sent to a user's SIP client by the account management device KFE via the signaling system before the credit amount K is debited with the required amount.
  • This SIP client can be, for example, the user's UMTS mobile phone.
  • the amount and optionally further descriptions of the service are transmitted to the user, for example on the display of his mobile phone.
  • the user is asked to confirm the debiting of this amount from his credit account. Only after this confirmation is a corresponding confirmation message 10 sent back to the account management device KFE and, with the consent of the user, does the account management device KFE debit the credit account K.
  • http hyper text transfer protocol
  • WAP wireless application protocol, proprietary protocols for games, etc.
  • IP Internet protocol
  • the process enables service providers to provide users with the cost of the service charge for usage using the prepaid payment method of their UMTS home network operator.
  • billing information is exchanged between the various telecommunications networks, the addressing of messages, the routing of messages and the security (authenticity, integrity and confidentiality) of the transmitted messages must be guaranteed.
  • the method according to the invention advantageously uses the already existing infrastructure of UMTS networks, so that no second infrastructure which guarantees the security of the transmitted messages has to be developed and set up with new network nodes specifically for the transmission of messages relating to billing.
  • no changes to the UMTS end device SIP client of the user
  • all UMTS end devices have a SIP stack and thus enable the use of the SIP protocol (which is used in the signaling system controlling the telecommunication connection) are.
  • the routing mechanisms used in SIP session control are used to exchange the billing messages between the different telecommunications networks.
  • the billing messages are routed between the networks along the same route as the messages from the session controller would be routed. However, the billing messages can have a different entry or exit point; you can e.g. B. terminate in other network nodes.
  • a possible termination point is the account management system KFE (the prepaid server) of the home network of the user.
  • a possible entry point is the billing device AE (the payment server in the further telecommunications network TKN2).
  • the account management device KFE can be found with the existing rooting mechanisms, since it is located in the path of the session control. For this purpose, the address of the account management device KFE need not be disclosed to the further telecommunications network TKN2.
  • the account management device KFE only needs to be known to the first switching center S-CSCFl in the first telecommunications network TKNl.
  • This first switching center has a filter function, filters the billing messages from the stream of SIP messages and forwards them to their destination (for example to the account management device KFE).
  • FIG. 2 summarizes the messages required for billing (billing messages), which are transmitted in and between the networks shown in FIG. 1.
  • the reference numerals in FIGS. 1 and 2 correspond to one another.
  • the network computer NR of the service user sends a service request message 21 to the service provider node DAK.
  • the intermediate node ZK arranged between the network computer NR and the service provider node DAK receives the service request message 21 from the network computer of the service user and then sends a payment reservation message 22 provided with an identifier of the service user to the first telecommunications network TKN1 via a SIP session.
  • the first switching center S-CSCF1 recognizes that the payment reservation message is a billing message intended for the account management device KFE and forwards the payment reservation message 22 to the account management device KFE.
  • the account management device now replaces the identifier of the service user transmitted with the payment flag message 22 with an identifier of the service user and forwards the message back to the first switching center S-CSCF1. By replacing the identifier with the indicator, a
  • the payment reservation message 23 (changed by the replacement) is sent to the further telecommunication network TKN2 via the signaling system SIP controlling the telecommunication connection. There, the payment reservation message 23 arrives at the further switching center S-CSCF2. This switching center filters the stream of the SIP messages. ten, recognizes that the payment reservation message 23 is intended for the billing device AE and forwards the message to the billing device AE. The billing device AE terminates the SIP connection and does not forward the payment reservation message 23, although this is addressed to the service provider.
  • the billing device AE stores the identifier of the service user receiving the payment reservation message 23 and confirms receipt of the payment reservation message 23 by sending a payment reservation confirmation 24 containing the identification to the intermediate node ZK, which was the sender of the first SIP message.
  • the intermediate node ZK http proxy
  • the label can be added using a so-called cookie.
  • the identifier is also added to all other service request messages from the service user, for example in the form of this cookie.
  • the service provider node DAK now creates a billing message 27 provided with the identifier of the service user and transmits it to the billing device AE of the further telecommunications network 2 via the OSA gateway or the parlay gateway.
  • the billing device AE then sends, in a known manner via the signaling system, a charge message 28 via the second switching center S-CSCF2 and the first switching center S-CSCF1 to the account management device KFE of the first telecommunications network TKN1.
  • the account management device KFE then bills the service via the credit account K.
  • a confirmation request for this can be made before the credit account K is debited, as shown in connection with FIG SIP client of the user can be sent.
  • the service provider node DAK now provides the service for the http client of the service user, for example by sending a service delivery message 29 (http response) to the http client of the service user.
  • FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 once again show in a summarized form the message flows between the network elements already explained in connection with FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 6 A further exemplary embodiment of the method according to the invention is shown in FIG. An essential difference to the method described in connection with FIGS. 3 to 5 is that in FIG. 6 the SIP client and the http client of the service user are together in one communication terminal of the service user (for example in his UMTS -Mobile phone) are realized. The service user therefore only needs to operate one device in order to both
  • a payment note message 42 which is provided with an identifier of the service user, is sent from the communication terminal KEG of the service user via a SIP session to the account management device KFE of the first telecommunications network TKN1.
  • This account management device KFE replaces the user's identifier with an identifier of the user and thus the identity of the service user. hidden hidden.
  • the replacement of the identifier by the identifier on the part of the account management device it should be noted that - if anonymization of the user is not necessary - the replacement of the identifier can also be omitted, so that the identifier is then sent in the further messages. This even simplifies the method, so that if the anonymization of the service user is not desired, the identifier can be replaced by the identifier.
  • the changed payment reservation message 43 is now routed via the signaling system SIP in a known manner to the billing device AE of the second telecommunications network TKN2, and thus a SIP connection or SIP session is established between the first telecommunications network TKN1 and the second telecommunications network TKN2.
  • the identifier is stored by the billing device AE and the receipt of this payment reservation message 43 is confirmed by sending a payment reservation confirmation 44 containing the identifier to the communication terminal KEG.
  • the SIP client of the communication terminal KEG receives the payment reservation confirmation 44, from which the identifier is extracted and transferred to the http client of the communication terminal.
  • the http client forwards the identifier together with the service request message 41 to the service provider node DAK via the intermediate node ZK.
  • the service provider node can now produce a billing message 47 in a known manner and transmit it to the billing device AE of the second telecommunications network TKN2.
  • the billing device AE then sends data in a known manner to FIGS 3 analogously, a charge message about the already existing SIP session to the account management device KFE, in which the amount to be paid for the service is debited from the credit account K of the service user.
  • FIG. 6 shows the communication terminal KEG belonging to both the first telecommunication network TKN1 and the computer network RN. This is symbolized by the fact that the communication terminal KEG covers the border between the two networks shown in dashed lines.
  • the switching centers S-CSCF1 and S-CSCF2 carry out a filter function by filtering all incoming SIP messages and thus examining whether they are related to the billing of services (whether they represent “billing messages”)
  • the SIP messages are not sent to the the addressees named in their address field are transmitted (in this case not to the service provider or the service user), but these SIP messages are sent to the network elements responsible for billing (for example, to the account management system KFE or the accounting system AE) ) forwarded.
  • all SI session control messages can be used as billing messages, in particular those with which the billing information can be transmitted.
  • Examples of this are INVITE, 200 OK, 183 PROVISIONAL RESPONSE, COMET, INFO.
  • the INVITE message that is followed by the "200 OK” message can be used as the SIP message to be transmitted first.
  • the message "200 OK" and the message "INFO" contain a field in which the information necessary for billing (identifier of the service user, debit amount, reservation amount, etc.) can be embedded.
  • the service provider is given the opportunity to bill the user for the costs of using the service using the prepaid payment method of the UMTS home network operator. This complements or eliminates other procedures.
  • the advantages of the process are:
  • a large number of potential customers are available, e.g. Both the participants in the network of the service provider (i.e. the other telecommunications network TKN2) and the participants in other networks with which the network of the service provider has a business relationship (the service users do not even have to be logged in to the network of the service provider).
  • the participants in the network of the service provider i.e. the other telecommunications network TKN2
  • the participants in other networks with which the network of the service provider has a business relationship the service users do not even have to be logged in to the network of the service provider.
  • the user can use the service anonymously.
  • the user has the security that only the specified amount will be charged.
  • Fees may be collected for the provision of the infrastructure that service providers need to charge for services.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé permettant de tarifer des services proposés dans un réseau informatique. Afin de pouvoir tarifer ce type de services de manière simple et fiable pour un prestataire de services et pour un utilisateur de services, lors de l'utilisation de services par un utilisateur de services domicilié dans un premier réseau de télécommunication, un message de tarification muni d'un signe caractéristique de l'utilisateur de services est envoyé à un dispositif de tarification d'un autre réseau de télécommunication pouvant être connecté au réseau informatique. Un message de taxation muni du signe caractéristique de l'utilisateur de services est envoyé à un dispositif de gestion de compte du premier réseau de télécommunication de l'utilisateur de services, par l'autre réseau de télécommunication sur la base du signe caractéristique de l'utilisateur de services, par l'intermédiaire d'un système de signalisation à commande de liaison de télécommunication. L'utilisation de services est facturée par le dispositif de gestion de compte, par l'intermédiaire d'un compte de dépôt affecté à l'utilisateur de services.
EP02729878A 2001-05-14 2002-04-22 Procede pour tarifer des services proposes dans un reseau informatique Withdrawn EP1393219A2 (fr)

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