A charging method, comprising: collecting (S103, S203, S303, S403), by a forwarding plane network element, charging statistics; and sending (S104, S208, S306, S407), by the forwarding plane network element, forwarding plane charging statistics to a charging system; characterized in that the forwarding plane charging statistics are measurement information of the forwarding plane network element based on a network resource use of a user; wherein the method further comprising: receiving, by the forwarding plane network element, a control plane message sent by the control plane network element, wherein the control plane message is sent by the control plane network element when control plane charging information changes, and after receiving the control plane message, the forwarding plane network element performs the step of sending the forwarding plane charging statistics to the charging system; wherein the control plane charging information is status information of the control plane network element, wherein the status information comprises QoS information, user location information, and service policy and charging control information, or wherein the control plane charging information is re-authentication request information when the charging system is an online charging system. collecting (S103, S203, S303, S403), by a forwarding plane network element, charging statistics; and sending (S104, S208, S306, S407), by the forwarding plane network element, forwarding plane charging statistics to a charging system; characterized in that the forwarding plane charging statistics are measurement information of the forwarding plane network element based on a network resource use of a user; wherein the method further comprising: receiving, by the forwarding plane network element, a control plane message sent by the control plane network element, wherein the control plane message is sent by the control plane network element when control plane charging information changes, and after receiving the control plane message, the forwarding plane network element performs the step of sending the forwarding plane charging statistics to the charging system; wherein the control plane charging information is status information of the control plane network element, wherein the status information comprises QoS information, user location information, and service policy and charging control information, or wherein the control plane charging information is re-authentication request information when the charging system is an online charging system. receiving, by the forwarding plane network element, a control plane message sent by the control plane network element, wherein the control plane message is sent by the control plane network element when control plane charging information changes, and after receiving the control plane message, the forwarding plane network element performs the step of sending the forwarding plane charging statistics to the charging system; wherein the control plane charging information is status information of the control plane network element, wherein the status information comprises QoS information, user location information, and service policy and charging control information, or wherein the control plane charging information is re-authentication request information when the charging system is an online charging system.