Patent ID: 9331857
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M

Claim Text:
1. An application charging method, comprising: receiving, by a charging Trigger function (CTF) device, a charging rule of an application from a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) device, wherein the charging rule of the application carries an application identifier and charging rule parameters of the application; executing, by the CTF device, the charging rule of the application, and detecting, according to the application identifier, a flow of the application transmitted on one or more bearers; sending, by the CTF device according to the charging rule parameters of the application, a charging session establishment request to a charging system, and establishing a charging session of the application; collecting, by the CTF device, charging information about the detected flow of the application; and sending, by the CTF device, the collected charging information about the flow of the application to the charging system by using the charging session of the application.