Iplook 5gc successfully connected with CICA international CHF (billing function)

IPLOOK 5GC With CICA International CHF（ Billing function ） Comply with 3GPP Standard use cases , The results show that the products of both sides are highly standardized , The docking is progressing very smoothly , It shows IPLOOK 5GC And CICA international CHF Good product performance .IPLOOK With CICA international, we can provide high-quality services for operators' customers , Highly reliable 5G Core network and billing products and solutions .

IPLOOK Of 5GC use SBA Microservice architecture , Include SMF( session management ) Such as multiple NF（Network Function, Network functional entity ）. CICA International's integration billing （CCS,Converged Charging System） System , The online billing function （CDF） And offline billing (OCF) Merge into CHF, Both offline and online billing are supported , On the one hand, generate billing bills , On the other hand, we should complete quota management , Control the available amount of business used by the current user . Using a unified service interface Nchf, With the network element side of each NF docking .

IPLOOK 5GC With CICA International CCS The interconnection between the two companies proves the close cooperation between the two companies , Will work together to create high quality , Highly reliable 5G Core network , Billing products and carrier solutions , And speed up 5G The application of network solutions in the market .

IPLOOK Vice president Wang Jian said ：“IPLOOK Adhere to the win-win principle of openness and cooperation , Cooperation with CICA international can bring more choices to customers ,IPLOOK We will work with CICA and other partners , by Emerging markets MNO Provide more innovative and cost-effective solutions .”

Wangjunwu, chief solution architect of CICA international, said .“ In addition to the traditional operator business , In the vertical industry 5G After a full understanding of the network , Operators and industry users will carry out more extensive cooperation . 5G Network and Cloud computing and edge computing The integration of will have a bright future . CICA international and IPLOOK Will work together , Provide end-to-end products and solutions for vertical industries .”
 

This docking is mainly for CHF( CICA International ) And SMF(IPLOOK),PCF(IPLOOK) and UPF(IPLOOK) Docking .
Integrate billing docking process ：
1、 Billing trigger function CTF Built in 5GC Network side SMF in , therefore ,SMF They are users of converged billing services .SMF After detecting the use of network resources , Trigger billing function , towards PCF Get billing policy .
2、SMF towards CHF Initiate a request to establish a billing session ,CCS The side begins to record the billing bill .
3、SMF choice UPF And establish data plane transmission channel , At the same time / Activate billing rules .
4、SMF Take from CHF The obtained business quota is distributed to UPF monitor .
5、UPF to SMF Report UE Usage information .
6、SMF Report the received information to CHF,CCS After the internal online deduction and synchronous generation of billing bill information , Redistribute a new share to SMF, Start a new round of quota monitoring .