C ch tnh cc online trong mng IMS

Nguyn Th Thanh Thy Cu trc tnh cc trong IMS c m t trong chun c t tnh cc 3GPP TS 32.200 [3] cho phin bn 5 v 3GPP TS 32.240 [4] cho phin bn 6 vi hai m hnh tnh cc: tnh cc online v offline. Tnh cc offline c p dng cho ngi dng tr tin theo chu k cho cc dch v, tnh cc online hay cn gi l tnh cc da trn th c p dng tnh cc cho nhng dch v tr trc. C hai m hnh tnh cc online v offline c kh nng kt hp trong cng mt phin lin lc. Cu trc tnh cc online Chc nng phc v iu khin phin/cuc gi (S-CSCF - Serving Call/Session Control Function ), my ch cung cp ng dng (AS - Application Server) v chc nng phn phi ngun media (MRFC - Media Resource Function) l nhng thc th IMS tham gia thc hin tnh cc online. AS v MRFC s dng giao din Ro, trong khi S-CSCF s dng giao din iu khin dch v IMS (ISC - IMS Service Control) lin lc vi h thng tnh cc online (OCS Online Charging System) (Hnh 1) [2].

Hnh 1: H thng tnh cc online Phn loi chc nng tnh cc online Chc nng tnh cc s kin (ECF Event Charging Function) Khi thit b ngi dng yu cu phc v mt ng dng no ti AS hoc MRFC, AS hoc MRFC lin lc vi chc nng tnh cc s kin thng qua im giao din Ro trc khi phn pht dch v ti ngi dng. ECF phc v hai loi hnh tnh cc online: tnh cc s kin tc th (IEC Immediate Event Charging) v tnh cc s kin vi n v t trc/d tr (ECUR Event Charging with Unit Reservation ).

Khi chc nng tnh cc s kin tc th c thc hin, ECF tr i mt s n v tn dng t ti khon ca ngi dng, sau cho php MRFC hoc AS cung cp dch v cho ngi dng. Trong chc nng tnh cc tc th, ECF s dng chc nng tnh t l a ra mc ph thch hp cho mt s kin. Sau khi bit c mc ph v gi, ECF tr s lng tin ph hp t ti khon ngi dng v cp nhng bn tin yu cu tnh cc (ACR- Accounting Request ) t AS hoc MRFC. Khi s dng m hnh tnh cc ny AS hoc MRFC bit c th cp pht nhng dch v c yu cu ti bao nhiu ngi dng. Khi ECUR c thc hin, trong trng hp nu gi khng c a vo bn tin yu cu tnh cc ACR, ECF s dng chc nng tnh t l xc nh gi ca dch v c thit k theo thng tin ring ca tng dch v. Sau ECF dnh trc mt s lng n v ph hp t ti khon ngi dng v cho php AS hoc MRFC cung cp dch v cho ngi dng. S lng ti nguyn c th l thi gian hoc mc d liu cho php. Khi ti nguyn c cp ti ngi dng va c s dng hoc dch v va c phn pht thnh cng hoc kt thc, AS hoc MRFC thng bo cho ECF s lng ti nguyn c s dng. Cui cng, ECF tr i s lng c dng t ti khon ngi dng. M hnh ny ph hp khi AS hoc MRFC khng th xc nh trc dch v no c phc v hoc khi no s lng ti nguyn c yu cu . Chc nng tnh cc phin (SCF - Session Charging Function) Chc nng tnh cc phin (SCF - Session Charging Function) c s dng thc hin tnh cc da trn ngun phin c s dng, da trn nhng yu cu nhn t S-CSCF qua im giao din ISC. SCF c th iu khin s thit lp phin bng cch cho php hoc t chi nhng yu cu thit lp phin sau khi kim tra ti khon ngi dng. Thm vo , SCF c th kt thc phin ang tn ti khi ti khon ngi dng trng. SCF h tr tnh cc s kin vi n v t trc/ d tr . Chc nng tnh cc knh mang (BCF Bearer Charging Function) im h tr cung cp dch v GPRS (SGSN - Serving GPRS Support Node) s dng thnh phn ng dng ty chn i vi mng di ng logic cao cp ( Customised Applications for Mobile Network Enhanced Logic (CAMEL) Application Part CAP) im giao din c bn cho php cung cp yu cu cho knh mang t chc nng tnh cc knh mang. BCF iu khin cc knh mang thng dng. BCF tng tc vi chc nng tnh t l v ti khon ngi dng. Trong phin bn 6 nhng chc nng ca BCF cn c m rng bao gm c min mng LAN khng dy (WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network) v lung IP da trn nhng yu cu tnh cc t im h tr chuyn tip GPRS (GGSN Gateway GPRS Support Node). Chc nng lin kt tnh cc (CFC Correlation Charging Function) C th thy trn hnh 1, c nhiu ti nguyn c th tnh cc trn tng phin IMS. Nu nh khai thc mun lin kt thng tin n t nhiu ti nguyn khc nhau (ECF, SCF v BCF) th cn m bo duy nht tng nh danh tnh cc (ICID IMS Charging Identity) c gn cho tng s kin tnh cc. Chc nng lin kt l thc th m lin kt nhng bn ghi chi tit cuc gi/phin (CDR Call Detail Record ) khc nhau, da trn nhng

nh danh tnh cc. Bng 1 ch ra nhng nh danh no c dng v lm th no thng tin ny c phn tn trong mng. Lnh Tn Mc ch Vit tt Ngun ch MRFC , ECF Tnh cc Yu ACR c dng bo co/ ACR AS cu ngng thng tin tnh cc ti chc nng thu thp tnh cc (CCF Charging Collection Function) ECF MRFC , Tnh cc Tr ACA (Accounting Answer) ACA AS li c dng p tr bn tin ACR v bo co kt qu Bng 1: Bng tham kho nhng thng ip tnh cc online [1] im giao din Ro AS v MRFC s dng bn tin ACR v ACA da trn giao thc Diameter gi thng tin tnh cc online thng qua giao din Ro ti ECF khi tnh cc online. C hai m hnh tnh cc online v offline u c nhng thng ip v giao thc ging nhau, chnh v th AS v MRFC phi phn bit ci no dnh cho tnh cc online hoc tnh cc offlline. Quyt nh ny c th da trn thng tin c cung cp bi nh khai thc hoc thng tin nhn c trong bo hiu SIP (a ch CCF hoc ECF). Cu trc cho php s dng c hai m hnh tnh cc online hoc offline cng lc [5]. Khi AS hoc MRFC s dng tnh cc s kin lp tc, bn tin ACR c dng bo thng tin tnh cc ti ECF. Tri li, khi tnh cc s kin vi n v t trc/d tr th bn tin ACR bt u, dng v tm thi c dng cho tnh ton d liu c lin quan n nhng phin lin lc SIP thnh cng. Danh sch cc bn tin tnh cc online qua giao din Ro (Bng 1). Kt lun Vic trin khai IMS s c nhiu con ng v c nhiu gii php c th ty thuc vo cc hng cung cp do khi la chn gii php phi r sot cc chc nng trnh thiu, trng lp hoc khng theo tiu chun. Cn phi cn nhc vic xc nh c ch tnh cc online v offline gim c chi ph xy dng h thng tnh cc khi tn dng c cc thc th cung cp chc nng gia hai c ch ny. Khun dng CDR dng trong h thng hin ti c th c b sung cc trng tnh cc sang khun dng CDR trong h thng IMS mi, nh vy c th tn dng hoc nng cp cc phn mm qun l, thng k t h thng tnh cc c. Ti liu tham kho [1] Miikka Poikselka, Georg Mayer, Hisham Khartabil, Aki Niemi, The IMS IP Multimedia Concepts and Services in the Mobile Domain, NXB JOHN WILEY and SONS, nm 2006.

[2] GONZALO CAMARILLO MIGUEL A.GARCIA MARTIN, The 3G IP multimedia subsystem the third edition, NXB JOHN WILEY and SONS, nm 2008 [3] 3GPP. Telecommunication management; Charging management; Charging principles. TS 32.200, 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) , March 2005. [4] 3GPP. Telecommunication management; charging management; charging architecture and principles. TS 32.240, 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) , June 2005. [5] 3GPP. Telecommunication management; charging management; charging architecture and principles. TS 32.225, 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) , May 2005.