Embodiment
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of method, Mobility Management Entity, policy functional entity and user terminal of setting up carrying.
In order to make those skilled in the art person understand the present invention program better, the embodiment of the invention is done further to specify below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and execution mode.
Below introduce first embodiment that the present invention sets up bearing method, Fig. 4 shows the flow process of this embodiment, like Fig. 4, comprising:
S501:UE carries the professional indication of IMS and initiates the attach request.
APN can represent one or more business.When APN representes multiple business, there is a kind of business to give tacit consent to.The business of this acquiescence can be that IMS is professional.Special, when APN represented a kind of business, this APN can default table be shown the IMS business.
IMS Signalling Flag is optional field in the SAE attach message, and effect is that the default bearing that indication is set up is used to transmit the IMS signaling, can judge the back extended meeting through IMS Signalling Flag and carry out the IMS service request.
P-CSCF Address Request also is optional field in the SAE attach message; Effect is need carry out the discovery procedure of P-CSCF after default bearing has been set up in indication; Because P-CSCF is core network element of IMS network, the purpose of the address of UE request P-CSCF must be follow-uply will initiate the IMS service request.
Therefore, only be used to indicate the professional situation of IMS for APN, said IMS business is designated as APN; Be used to indicate professional and other the professional situation of IMS for APN; Also comprise IMS signaling sign and/or P-CSCF Address requests in the said attach request, the professional indication of said IMS comprises APN and IMS signaling sign and/or P-CSCF Address requests.
S502:MME starts authentication ciphering process, the authentication ciphering of completion and UE and HSS.
This step is conventional authentication ciphering step, and based on the purpose that the embodiment of the invention will realize, this step can be omitted.
S503:MME initiates in the position updating request process, and the professional indication of IMS that follow-up needs are carried out sends to HSS, with the corresponding IMS subscription information of acquisition request.
S504:HSS sends to MME with SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information and the professional CAMEL-Subscription-Information of IMS of UE.
As previously mentioned, said SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information comprises and sets up the needed user signing contract information of default bearing.
S505:MME returns and receives data-acknowledge message.
The S506:HSS home position upgrades acknowledge message.
S507:MME selects PDN-GW according to SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information and the professional CAMEL-Subscription-Information of IMS.Select after the PDN-GW the follow-up acquiescence connection foundation request that could be initiated to selected PDN-GW to S-GW.Suppose among this embodiment that selected is hPDN-GW.
MME selects SGW and PDN-GW according to the professional indication of the follow-up IMS that carries out corresponding CAMEL-Subscription-Information and SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information.
Here, can indicate in the CAMEL-Subscription-Information of IMS business needs home routed, and at this moment, MME selects hPDN-GW.
Mainly be the selection of carrying out home routed or local breakout of factor during setting up carrying in the prior art, promptly select hPDN-GW or vPDN-GW from the SAE aspect.And in the embodiment of the invention one, MME is carrying out taking all factors into consideration at least two kinds of factors when PDN-GW selects, and promptly takes all factors into consideration SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information and IMS service profile at least.For example, can select local breakout if judge from the professional CAMEL-Subscription-Information of IMS, not support local breakout but judged by the SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information according to current UE place access zone network, then MME still will select the hPDN-GW of UE ownership place.Again for example, if judge support localbreakout according to current UE place access zone network by the SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information, judge according to the professional CAMEL-Subscription-Information of IMS simultaneously and do not select local breakout, then MME selects the hPDN-GW of UE ownership.That is to say, when the access zone network at UE place supports that the IMS business of local breakout and UE request can local breakout, select the vPDN-GW on visit ground; The access zone network at UE place does not support the IMS business of local breakout and UE request not support local breakout yet, selects the hPDN-GW of ownership place.
Take all factors into consideration two kinds of factors of SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information and IMS service profile set up carry successfully after; When UE really initiates the IMS service request; Can set up corresponding the carrying according to the IMS service request of being asked; And the situation that the carrying that can not occur setting up is not satisfied the demand, the process that has also rebulid the carrying that needs with regard to having avoided needing to remove original carrying.
Among this embodiment; Having provided indication in the IMS service profile needs the situation of home routed; Those skilled in the art can understand; Draw needs localbreakout in the CAMEL-Subscription-Information according to the IMS business, and draw the situation that needs are supported local breakout, then can select vPDN-GW according to the SAE corresponding informance.
S508:MME initiates to set up the default bearing request to S-GW.This carrying can be used for the transmitting SIP signaling.
S509:S-GW initiates default bearing to hPDN-GW and sets up request.
S510:hPDN-GW sets up the relevant information of default bearing to the hPCRF request.
S511:hPCRF initiates to obtain to set up the default bearing request-related information to HSS.
S511 is optional, in hPCRF, has had under the situation of setting up bearer related information, and S511 can not carry out.
S512:HSS returns the relevant information of setting up default bearing to hPCRF.
To be HSS obtain the bearer related information request of setting up according to what hPCRF among the S511 sent to S512, will set up bearer related information and return to HSS.If S511 does not carry out, then S512 can not carry out yet.
S513:hPCRF will set up bearer related information and send to hPDN-GW.
S514:hPDN-GW sets up relevant information according to carrying and sets up default bearing, and sends default bearing to S-GW and set up confirmation.
S515:S-GW sends default bearing to MME and sets up confirmation.
S516:MME sends the attach acknowledge message to UE.
S517:UE returns attach and accomplishes message.
Visible by above-mentioned first embodiment; MME receives the attach request of carrying the professional indication of the follow-up IMS of carrying out that UE sends; MME arrives HSS through the request that transmission comprises the professional indication of IMS; Obtain the professional corresponding CAMEL-Subscription-Information of IMS from HSS, MME selects S-GW and PDN-GW according to the IMS that obtains professional CAMEL-Subscription-Information and SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information, can set up and the corresponding to carrying of IMS business demand.Particularly set up under the situation of default bearer with the mode of home routed in the IMS service needed of UE request; Can set up default bearer with home routed mode, promptly select hPDN-GW to set up and carry, like this; Needing in the prior art to have avoided removing and roaming place vPDN-GW between the process of the carrying of setting up; Save Internet resources, reduced session settling time simultaneously, improved user experience.
Below introduce second embodiment of the inventive method, Fig. 5 shows the flow process of this embodiment, shown in Fig. 5, comprising:
S601:UE carries the professional indication of IMS and initiates the attach request.
As previously mentioned, APN can represent one or more business.When APN representes multiple business, there is a kind of business to give tacit consent to.The business of this acquiescence can be that IMS is professional.Special, when APN represented a kind of business, this APN can default table be shown the IMS business.
IMS Signalling Flag is optional field in the SAE attach message, and effect is that the default bearing that indication is set up is used to transmit the IMS signaling, can judge the back extended meeting through IMS Signalling Flag and carry out the IMS service request.
P-CSCF Address Request also is optional field in the SAE attach message; Effect is need carry out the discovery procedure of P-CSCF after default bearing has been set up in indication; Because P-CSCF is core network element of IMS network, the purpose of the address of UE request P-CSCF must be follow-uply will initiate the IMS service request.
Therefore, only be used to indicate the professional situation of IMS for APN, said IMS business is designated as APN; Be used to indicate professional and other the professional situation of IMS for APN; Also comprise IMS signaling sign and/or P-CSCF Address requests in the said attach request, the professional indication of said IMS comprises APN and IMS signaling sign and/or P-CSCF Address requests.
S602:MME starts authentication ciphering process, the authentication ciphering of completion and UE and HSS.
S603:MME initiates position updating request to HSS.
S604:HSS sends to MME with the relevant CAMEL-Subscription-Information of SAE of UE.
S605:MME returns and receives that data-acknowledge message arrives HSS.
The S606:HSS home position updates confirmation message to MME, and so far position updating process is accomplished.
S607:MME initiates to set up the default bearing request to SGW, comprises the indication of the IMS communication service that follow-up needs are set up in the described request.
Concrete, MME can know that UE needs the follow-up application IMS that needs professional through one of following condition or several combinations:
a、IMS?APN
b、IMS?Signalling?Flag
c、P-CSCF?Address?Request
S608:S-GW initiates default bearing to vPCRF and sets up strategy request.
S609:vPCRF sends to the default policy request of receiving the hPCRF of ownership place.
S610:hPCRF initiates to obtain the request of the professional CAMEL-Subscription-Information of being correlated with of the follow-up IMS that carries out to HSS.
S610 is optional, and under the situation of the corresponding CAMEL-Subscription-Information of the follow-up IMS that carries out that indication arranged in hPCRF, S610 can not carry out.
S611:HSS returns the professional corresponding CAMEL-Subscription-Information of IMS to hPCRF.
S611 is the request of obtaining the professional corresponding CAMEL-Subscription-Information of IMS that HSS sends according to hPCRF among the S610, and the professional corresponding CAMEL-Subscription-Information of IMS is returned to HSS.If S610 does not carry out, then S611 can not carry out yet.
S612:hPCRF draws the strategy of selecting hPDN-GW or vPDN-GW to set up default bearing according to the IMS service profile of UE.
Here, the CAMEL-Subscription-Information professional according to IMS draws needs home routed, and at this moment, hPCRF draws the strategy of selecting hPDN-GW to set up default bearing according to the professional information such as CAMEL-Subscription-Information of the IMS of UE.Certainly, the CAMEL-Subscription-Information professional according to IMS draws needs local breakout, and at this moment, hPCRF draws the strategy of selecting vPDN-GW to set up default bearing according to the professional information such as CAMEL-Subscription-Information of IMS.
The strategy that S613:hPCRF sets up default bearing sends to vPCRF.
The strategy that S614:vPCRF sets up default bearing sends to SGW.
S615:SGW sends the strategy that default bearing is set up to MME.
S616:MME sets up policy selection PDN-GW according to SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information and the default bearing that obtains, and the default bearing that is initiated to selected PDN-GW to S-GW is set up request.
MME selection SGW and prior art are similar, are according to SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information and APN.
Mainly be the selection of carrying out home routed or local breakout of factor during setting up carrying in the prior art, promptly select hPDN-GW or vPDN-GW from the SAE aspect.And in the embodiment of the invention two, the strategy that also draws from the factor of the professional aspect of IMS according to hPCRF.MME takes all factors into consideration at least two kinds of factors in selecting hPDN-GW or vPDN-GW process, promptly take all factors into consideration SAE at least and be connected the foundation strategy with the acquiescence that obtains.For example; Set up strategy and judge and to select local breakout if connect by the acquiescence that obtains; Promptly select vPDN-GW, do not support localbreakout but judged by the SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information, then MME still selects the hPDN-GW of UE ownership to set up default bearing.Again for example; If judge support local breakout by the SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information; Connected by the acquiescence that obtains simultaneously and set up strategy and judge and do not support promptly to select hPDN-GW by local breakout, then MME draws and selects the hPDN-GW of UE ownership place to set up default bearing.That is to say that the access zone network at UE place is supported localbreakout and connected by acquiescence to set up strategy and learn that can local breakout the time, MME selects the vPDN-GW on visit ground to set up default bearing; The access zone network at UE place is not supported local breakout and is connected by acquiescence to set up strategy and learn that when also not supporting local breakout, MME selects the hPDN-GW of ownership place to set up default bearing.Certainly, set up policy selection localbreakout, promptly select vPDN-GW if the acquiescence that draws connects, and the situation of SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information support local breakout, then can select vPDN-GW.
Support home routed with the access zone network at UE place below and connected by acquiescence to set up strategy and learn can home routed the time, MME selects the hPDN-GW of ownership place to set up default bearing to describe.
S617:S-GW initiates default bearing to hPDN-GW and sets up request.
The relevant information that S618:hPDN-GW sets up to hPCRF request default bearing.
S619:hPCRF draws the relevant information that default bearing is set up, and sends to hPDN-GW according to the information that CAMEL-Subscription-Information and the hPDN-GW of UE provides.
S620:hPDN-GW sets up relevant information according to carrying and sets up default bearing, and sends default bearing to S-GW and set up confirmation.
S621:S-GW sends default bearing to MME and sets up confirmation.
S622:MME sends the attach acknowledge message to UE.
S623:UE returns attach and accomplishes message.
Visible by above-mentioned second embodiment; UE carries the professional indication initiation attach request of IMS that follow-up needs carry out; MME initiates to comprise the professional default bearing request of setting up of the follow-up IMS that carries out of indication to SGW, and SGW initiates default bearing and sets up strategy request, arrives hPCRF via vPCRF; HPCRF draws the strategy of selecting hPDN-GW or vPDN-GW to set up default bearing according to the professional corresponding CAMEL-Subscription-Information of IMS; And should return to MME via vPCRF, S-GW by strategy, and then MME sets up policy selection PDN-GW according to SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information and the default bearing that obtains, the acquiescence that is initiated to selected PDN-GW to S-GW connects the request of foundation.Owing to considered that in setting up load bearing process the follow-up IMS that will carry out is professional, the carrying of foundation can with the corresponding to carrying of IMS business demand.Particularly set up under the situation of default bearer with the mode of home routed in the IMS service needed of UE request; Can set up default bearer with home routed mode, promptly select hPDN-GW to set up and carry, like this; Needing in the prior art to have avoided removing and roaming place vPDN-GW between the process of the carrying of setting up; Save Internet resources, reduced session settling time simultaneously, improved user experience.
Below introduce the embodiment of Mobility Management Entity of the present invention, Fig. 6 has used the block diagram of this embodiment, like Fig. 6:
A kind of Mobility Management Entity comprises:
Attach request receiving element 71 is used to receive the attach request of sending that comprises the IMS business; Only be used to indicate the professional situation of IMS for APN, said IMS business is an APN; Be used to indicate professional and other the professional situation of IMS for APN; Also comprise IMS signaling sign and/or P-CSCF Address requests in the said attach request, the professional indication of said IMS comprises APN and IMS signaling sign and/or P-CSCF Address requests;
Unit 72 is set up in carrying, is used for setting up corresponding carrying based on professional corresponding CAMEL-Subscription-Information of IMS and SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information.
Preferably, said carrying is set up unit 72 and is comprised:
CAMEL-Subscription-Information acquiring unit 721 obtains corresponding CAMEL-Subscription-Information through sending the professional indication of the follow-up IMS that carries out in position updating process;
Set up unit 722, be used for setting up corresponding carrying based on said CAMEL-Subscription-Information and SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information.
Said carrying is set up unit 72 and is comprised that CAMEL-Subscription-Information acquiring unit 721 and the example of setting up unit 722 can be as shown in Figure 7.
Preferably; When the IMS service profile that obtains through CAMEL-Subscription-Information acquiring unit 721 is judged the selection local breakout; Do not support local breakout and judge through said SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information, the then said unit 722 of setting up is selected ownership place PDN IADs to set up to carry;
When judging the support local breakout through the SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information through CAMEL-Subscription-Information acquiring unit 721; Do not support local breakout and judge through the IMS service profile that CAMEL-Subscription-Information acquiring unit 721 obtains, the then said unit 722 of setting up is selected ownership place PDN IADs to set up to carry;
When judging the support local breakout through the SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information through CAMEL-Subscription-Information acquiring unit 721; And the IMS service profile through CAMEL-Subscription-Information acquiring unit 721 obtains is judged the support local breakout, and the then said unit 722 of setting up selects visit ground PDN IAD to set up carrying.
Preferably, said carrying is set up unit 72 and is comprised:
Default bearing is set up tactful acquiring unit 723, is used for obtaining corresponding default bearing foundation strategy through sending the professional indication of the follow-up IMS that carries out;
Set up unit 724, be used for setting up strategy and the corresponding carrying of SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information foundation based on said default bearing.
Said carrying set up unit 72 comprise that default bearing is set up tactful acquiring unit 723 can be as shown in Figure 8 with the example of setting up unit 724.
Preferably, said default bearing is set up tactful acquiring unit 723 and is carried the professional indication of the follow-up IMS that carries out and initiate to set up the default bearing request to ownership place PCRF; Receive the said ownership place PCRF default bearing that professional indication obtains according to the said follow-up IMS that carries out and set up strategy.
Preferably; When set up the tactful CAMEL-Subscription-Information acquiring unit 721 selection local breakouts that pass through of default bearing foundation that tactful acquiring unit 723 obtains based on default bearing; And do not support local breakout through CAMEL-Subscription-Information acquiring unit 721 based on said SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information, the then said unit 724 of setting up selects ownership place PDN IAD to set up carrying;
When supporting local breakout through CAMEL-Subscription-Information acquiring unit 721 based on the SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information; Set up strategy and do not support local breakout through CAMEL-Subscription-Information acquiring unit 721 and set up said default bearing that tactful acquiring unit 723 obtains based on said default bearing, the then said unit 724 of setting up selects ownership place PDN IADs to set up carrying;
When supporting local breakout through CAMEL-Subscription-Information acquiring unit 721 according to the SAE CAMEL-Subscription-Information; And set up said default bearing that tactful acquiring unit 723 obtains according to said default bearing and set up strategy and support local breakouts through CAMEL-Subscription-Information acquiring unit 721, the then said unit 724 of setting up is selected visit ground PDN IADs to set up to carry.
Below introduce the embodiment of policy functional entity of the present invention, Fig. 9 has used the block diagram of this embodiment, like Fig. 9:
A kind of policy functional entity comprises:
Default bearing is set up request receiving element 101, is used to receive the default bearing request of setting up that carries the professional indication of the follow-up IMS that carries out of sending;
Default bearing is set up strategy and is confirmed unit 102, is used for setting up strategy based on the professional indication decision default bearing of the said follow-up IMS that carries out.
Preferably, said default bearing foundation strategy confirms that unit 102 comprises:
The IMS service profile obtains unit 1021, is used to obtain the professional corresponding CAMEL-Subscription-Information of indication of the said follow-up IMS that carries out;
Default bearing is set up strategy decision unit 1022, is used for setting up strategy based on the corresponding CAMEL-Subscription-Information decision default bearing of the professional indication of the said follow-up IMS that carries out.
Preferably, do not support local breakout when from the corresponding CAMEL-Subscription-Information of the professional indication of the said follow-up IMS that carries out, judging, said default bearing is set up strategy decision unit 1022 and is drawn the strategy of selecting ownership place PDN IAD to set up default bearing;
When from the corresponding CAMEL-Subscription-Information of the professional indication of the said follow-up IMS that carries out, judging the support local breakout, said default bearing is set up strategy decision unit 1022 and is drawn the strategy of selecting visit ground PDN IAD to set up default bearing.
Below introduce the embodiment of user terminal of the present invention, Figure 10 has used the block diagram of this embodiment, like Figure 10:
A kind of user terminal comprises:
Attach request is provided with unit 111, only is used to indicate the professional situation of IMS for APN, the IMS business is set is designated as APN; Be used to indicate professional and other the professional situation of IMS for APN; Be provided with and also comprise IMS signaling sign and/or P-CSCF Address requests in the said attach request, the professional indication of said IMS comprises APN and IMS signaling sign and/or P-CSCF Address requests;
Attach request transmitting element 112 is used to send said attach request the attach request that the unit is provided with is set.
Though described the embodiment of the invention through embodiment, those of ordinary skills know, the present invention has many distortion and variation and do not break away from spirit of the present invention, hope that appended claim comprises these distortion and variation and do not break away from spirit of the present invention.