Embodiment
The flow chart of a kind of method for selecting gateway during for subscriber equipment access 3GPP network that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention.The present embodiment is selected flow process from HSS side explanation gateway, as shown in Figure 1, comprising:
Range information in the positional information of step 11, the access network that uses according to subscriber equipment and packet data network between gateway, obtain the best routing iinformation of this subscriber equipment to the purpose gateway.
Wherein, the access network that subscriber equipment uses can be the 3GPP network, can be also non-3GPP network.
This range information can turn the jumping number of times for geographic range information or Internet Protocol (Internet Protocol, IP).Range information in packet data network between gateway, can be the distance between ePDG and PDN GW, can be also between gateway and PDN GW the distance etc.
According to the positional information of the access network that subscriber equipment was used and the range information between ePDG and PDN GW, obtain the best routing iinformation of this subscriber equipment to PDN GW as HSS, this best routing iinformation comprises that ePDG selects information and PDN GW to select information.
Step 12, this subscriber equipment is sent to this subscriber equipment to the best routing iinformation of purpose gateway, so that this subscriber equipment is chosen corresponding purpose gateway according to this best routing iinformation.
As HSS sends to this subscriber equipment by this subscriber equipment to the best routing iinformation of PDN GW, so that this subscriber equipment selects Information Selection to corresponding ePDG according to the ePDG in this best routing iinformation, this corresponding ePDG selects Information Selection to corresponding PDN GW according to the PDN GW in this best routing iinformation.
In the embodiment of the present invention, range information between the positional information of the access network that HSS is used according to UE and ePDG and PDN GW, can obtain on the whole the best routing iinformation of subscriber equipment to PDN GW, by best routing iinformation is issued to UE, make UE to choose best gateway according to best routing iinformation, thereby realize the best route of UE to PDN GW.
Wherein, the range information between the positional information of the access network used according to subscriber equipment and ePDG and PDN GW, obtain this subscriber equipment to before the best routing iinformation of PDN GW, also can comprise:
Receive the non-3 GPP access network sign (ID) that subscriber equipment sends, the access network that this non-3 GPP access network is used for this subscriber equipment.
According to non-3 GPP access network sign and the ability of this non-3 GPP access network sign and local storage, know the positional information of the access network that this subscriber equipment uses;
Obtain the range information between ePDG and PDN GW according to the ePDG sign (ePDG ID) of this locality storage.
Alternatively, receive the non-3 GPP access network sign that subscriber equipment sends, comprising:
Receive the Authentication Authorization request message that this subscriber equipment sends, this Authentication Authorization request message comprises the non-3 GPP access network sign.In the process of the initial access authentication of UE/mandate, complete the best route selection of UE to PDN GW by HSS, than prior art reduced by IPsec tunnel establishment procedure, reduced tunnel by 3GPP network authentication/licensing process, reduced IPsec tunnel delete procedure one time, thereby reduced network load.
Correspondingly, this subscriber equipment is sent to this subscriber equipment to the best routing iinformation of purpose gateway, comprising:
Send the Authentication Authorization response message to this subscriber equipment, this Authentication Authorization response message comprises the best routing iinformation of this subscriber equipment to the purpose gateway.
It should be noted that; the access network that subscriber equipment uses can be also the 3GPP network; when the access network used when subscriber equipment is the 3GPP network; corresponding network configuration, message or signaling etc. can be revised accordingly according to the concrete condition of 3GPP network; the situation when access network that basic invention thinking can be used with reference to subscriber equipment is non-3GPP network, this is also in protection scope of the present invention.
The flow chart of the method for selecting gateway when another kind that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention accesses the 3GPP network.The present embodiment describes method for selecting gateway from the UE side, as shown in Figure 2, comprising:
The subscriber equipment that step 21, reception home subscribed services device return is to the best routing iinformation of purpose gateway, and the range information in the positional information of the access network that this best routing iinformation is used according to this subscriber equipment by this home subscribed services device and packet data network between gateway obtains.
The subscriber equipment that home subscribed services device home subscribed services device returns as received is to the best routing iinformation of PDN GW, range information between the positional information of the access network that this best routing iinformation is used according to this subscriber equipment by this home subscribed services device and ePDG and PDN GW obtains, this the best routing iinformation refers to the explanation of said method in embodiment illustrated in fig. 1, comprises that ePDG selects information and PDN GW to select information.Wherein, range information is that geographic range information or IP turn the jumping number of times.Range information in packet data network between gateway, can be the distance between ePDG and PDN GW, can be also between gateway and PDN GW the distance etc.
Step 22, according to this best routing iinformation, choose corresponding purpose gateway.As UE selects the corresponding ePDG of Information Selection according to the ePDG in this best routing iinformation.
Wherein, receive subscriber equipment that the home subscribed services device returns to before the best routing iinformation of PDN GW, also can comprise:
Send the non-3 GPP access network sign to this home subscribed services device, so that this home subscribed services device is according to non-3 GPP access network sign and the ability of this non-3 GPP access network sign and local storage, know the positional information of the access network that this subscriber equipment uses, wherein, the non-3 GPP access network of transmission is designated the access network sign that this subscriber equipment uses.
Alternatively, to the home subscribed services device, send the non-3 GPP access network sign, comprising:
Send the Authentication Authorization request message to this home subscribed services device, this Authentication Authorization request message comprises the non-3 GPP access network sign.In the process of the initial access authentication of UE/mandate, complete the best route selection of UE to PDN GW by HSS, than prior art reduced by IPsec tunnel establishment procedure, reduced tunnel by 3GPP network authentication/licensing process, reduced IPsec tunnel delete procedure one time, thereby reduced network load.
Correspondingly, receive this subscriber equipment that this home subscribed services device returns best routing iinformation to the purpose gateway, comprising:
Receive the Authentication Authorization response message that this home subscribed services device returns, this Authentication Authorization response message comprises the best routing iinformation of this subscriber equipment to the purpose gateway.
Alternatively, this best routing iinformation comprises that ePDG selects information and PDN GW to select information;
Correspondingly, after selecting the corresponding ePDG of Information Selection according to the ePDG in this best routing iinformation, also comprise:
PDN GW selection information in this best routing iinformation is sent to this corresponding ePDG, so that this corresponding ePDG selects the corresponding PDN GW of Information Selection according to this PDN GW.
In the embodiment of the present invention, UE selects corresponding gateway by the UE that receives the HSS transmission to the best routing iinformation of PDN GW, the positional information of the access network used according to UE due to HSS and the range information between ePDG and PDN GW, can obtain on the whole the best routing iinformation of subscriber equipment to PDN GW, by best routing iinformation is issued to UE, and UE selects corresponding gateway according to best routing iinformation, realized the best route of UE to PDN GW.
The flow chart of another method for selecting gateway during for subscriber equipment access 3GPP network that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention.The present embodiment, from ePDG side explanation method for selecting gateway, as shown in Figure 3, comprising:
PDN GW in the best routing iinformation that step 31, reception subscriber equipment send selects information, range information between the positional information of the access network that this best routing iinformation is used according to this subscriber equipment by this home subscribed services device and ePDG and PDN GW obtains, this the best routing iinformation refers to the explanation of said method in embodiment illustrated in fig. 1, comprises that ePDG selects information and PDN GW to select information;
Step 32, according to this PDN GW, select the corresponding PDN GW of Information Selection.
The ePDG that the ePDG that it will be understood by those skilled in the art that execution above-mentioned steps 31, step 32 is appointment in best routing iinformation, and by UE, chosen.
In the embodiment of the present invention, ePDG selects information by the PDN GW in the best routing iinformation that receives the UE transmission, and the PDN GW selection information sent according to UE is selected corresponding PDN GW, the positional information of the access network used according to UE due to HSS and the range information between ePDG and PDN GW, can obtain on the whole the best routing iinformation of subscriber equipment to PDN GW, by best routing iinformation is issued to UE, and UE selects corresponding ePDG according to best routing iinformation, PDN GW in the best routing iinformation that the ePDG selected by UE sends according to UE again selects the corresponding PDN GW of Information Selection, realized the best route of UE to PDN GW.
It should be noted that; the access network that subscriber equipment uses can be also the 3GPP network; when the access network used when subscriber equipment is the 3GPP network; corresponding network configuration, message or signaling etc. can be revised accordingly according to the concrete condition of 3GPP network; the situation when access network that basic invention thinking can be used with reference to subscriber equipment is non-3GPP network, this is also in protection scope of the present invention.
Below by embodiment mono-, embodiment bis-, from overall angle, method for selecting gateway is further elaborated.
Embodiment mono-
As shown in Figure 4, UE in fly-by-night non-3GPP network is by S2b interface accessing 3GPP core net, when UE accesses 3GPP EPC by non-3GPP IP Access Network, UE is in the authentication of non-3GPP IP Access Network/mandate, be finally by with the completing alternately of 3GPP authentication/mandate/accounting server (3GPPAuthentication Authorization Accounting server, 3GPP AAA server).In this process, home subscribed services device (Home Subscriber Server, HSS) CAMEL-Subscription-Information of this UE is sent to 3GPP aaa server or agency (3GPP AAA sever/proxy), HSS can send best routing iinformation to UE by 3GPP AAA sever/proxy.Concrete access process as shown in Figure 5, comprising:
Step 51: storage non-3 GPP access network sign, non-3 GPP access network ability in HSS, and storage ePDG ID.Wherein, non-3 GPP access network sign and non-3 GPP access network ability can mean the positional information of non-3 GPP access network.If the non-3GPP network identity that the known UE of HSS is used, just can know its position.
Step 52:UE by with ANDSF(Access Network Discovery and Selection Function, access network discovery and selection function) reciprocal process obtains the sign of its access network used, i.e. non-3 GPP access network sign.
Step 53a:UE comprises message element (Information in access authentication/authorization request message, Element, IE, message element): the non-3 GPP access network sign is sent to HSS/AAA server or proxy by this message by the non-3 GPP access network sign.
Step 54: after HSS/AAA server judges non-3 GPP access network to be trustless Access Network (23.402 prior art), HSS finds out the best route of UE to PDN GW according to the distance between non-3 GPP access network sign, ePDG and PDN GW.UE is UE-to the best route of PDN GW > ePDG-> the best route of integral body of PDN GW.
Step 53b:HSS comprises the best routing iinformation of IE:UE to PDN GW in access authentication/authorization response message, by this message, UE is sent to UE to the best routing iinformation of PDN GW.UE comprises ePDG selection information and PDN GW selection information to the best routing iinformation of PDN GW.
Step 55:UE selects information and DNS server interactive selection to ePDG according to UE to the ePDG in the best routing iinformation of PDN GW.
Step 56a:UE comprises the PDN GW selection information of IE:UE to the best routing iinformation of PDN GW in IPsec building tunnel request message, by this message, PDN GW selection information is sent to ePDG.After ePDG receives ipsec tunnel and sets up request message, trigger ipsec tunnel authentication/licensing process.
After step 56b:ePDG receives ipsec tunnel authentication/authorization response message, send ipsec tunnel to UE and set up response message.
Step 57:ePDG selects information and DNS server interactive selection to PDN GW according to UE to the PDN GW in the best routing iinformation of PDN GW.
Step 58, ePDG send " agent binding update " message to PDN GW.
Step 59, PDN GW and PCRF set up the IP-CAN session.
Step 510, PDN GW and HSS upgrade the address of PDN GW.
Step 511, PDN GW send " confirmation agent binding " message to ePDG.
Remaining step is the operation in traditional attachment flow.
In the embodiment of the present invention, pass through the sight of S2b interface accessing 3GPP core net for the UE in fly-by-night non-3GPP network, HSS is by storing ePDG ID in this locality, non-3GPP network identity and ability can be known the positional information of each ePDG and the positional information of each non-3GPP network, and know that by receiving non-3GPP network identity that UE sends subscriber equipment is used for the particular location of the non-3GPP network that accesses, thereby can obtain on the whole the optimal path of subscriber equipment to PDN GW, and by best routing iinformation is sent to UE, UE carries out Route Selection according to this best routing iinformation, select corresponding ePDG and PDN GW, realized the best route of UE to PDN GW.
Embodiment bis-
As shown in Figure 6, UE in fly-by-night non-3GPP network is by S2c interface accessing 3GPP core net, when UE accesses 3GPP EPC by non-3GPP IP Access Network, UE is in the authentication of non-3GPP IP Access Network/mandate, be finally by with the completing alternately of 3GPP authentication/mandate/accounting server (3GPPAuthentication Authorization Accounting server, 3GPP AAA server).In this process, home subscribed services device (Home Subscriber Server, HSS) CAMEL-Subscription-Information of this UE is sent to 3GPP aaa server or agency (3GPP AAA sever/proxy), HSS can send best routing iinformation to UE by 3GPP AAA sever/proxy.Concrete access process as shown in Figure 7, comprising:
Step 71: storage non-3 GPP access network sign, non-3 GPP access network ability in HSS, and storage ePDG ID.Wherein, non-3 GPP access network sign and non-3 GPP access network ability can mean the positional information of non-3 GPP access network.If the non-3GPP network identity that the known UE of HSS is used, just can know its position.
Step 72:UE is by obtaining the non-3 GPP access network sign with ANDSF reciprocal process.
Step 73a:UE comprises IE in access authentication/authorization request message: the non-3 GPP access network sign is sent to HSS/AAA server or proxy by this message by the non-3 GPP access network sign.
Step 74: after HSS/AAA server judges non-3 GPP access network to be trustless Access Network (23.402 prior art), HSS finds out the best route of UE to PDN GW according to the distance between non-3 GPP access network sign, ePDG and PDN GW.UE is UE-to the best route of PDN GW > ePDG-> the best route of integral body of PDN GW.
Step 73b:HSS comprises the best routing iinformation of IE:UE to PDN GW in access authentication/authorization response message, by this message, UE is sent to UE to the best routing iinformation of PDN GW.UE comprises ePDG selection information and PDN GW selection information to the best routing iinformation of PDN GW.
Step 75:UE selects information and DNS server interactive selection to ePDG according to UE to the ePDG in the best routing iinformation of PDN GW.
Step 76a:UE comprises the PDN GW selection information of IE:UE to the best routing iinformation of PDN GW in IPsec building tunnel request message, by this message, PDN GW selection information is sent to ePDG.After ePDG receives ipsec tunnel and sets up request message, trigger ipsec tunnel authentication/licensing process.
After step 76b:ePDG receives ipsec tunnel authentication/authorization response message, send ipsec tunnel to UE and set up response message.
Step 77:ePDG selects information and DNS server interactive selection to PDN GW according to UE to the PDN GW in the best routing iinformation of PDN GW.
Step 78, ePDG send " IKE v2(internet key exchange Version2, second version of the Internet Key Exchange) " message that has comprised the IP address to UE.
Successfully set up the IPsec tunnel between step 79, UE and ePDG.
Step 710, UE and PDN GW complete the MIPV6 security association and set up and the home address configuration, carry out authentication/mandate between PDN GW and HSS.
Step 711, UE send " Binding Update " message to PDN GW.
Step 712, PDN GW and PCRF set up the IP-CAN session.
Step 713, PDN GW send " binding acknowledgement " message to UE.
Then complete the foundation in IPsec tunnel and DSMIPv6 tunnel, remaining step is the operation in traditional attachment flow.
In the embodiment of the present invention, pass through the sight of S2c interface accessing 3GPP core net for the UE in fly-by-night non-3GPP network, range information between the positional information of the access network that HSS is used according to UE and ePDG and PDN GW, can obtain on the whole the best routing iinformation of subscriber equipment to PDN GW, by best routing iinformation is issued to UE, and UE selects corresponding gateway according to best routing iinformation, realized the best route of UE to PDN GW.
In prior art, UE only forms ePDG FQDN with PLMN ID as foundation, do not consider that the residing Access Network of UE do not consider the residing position of UE, so can't form location comparison ePDG FQDN accurately, thereby the problem that accurate selection ePDG is exerted an influence, and, with respect in prior art, set up the IPsec tunnel between UE and the ePDG that utilizes prior art one to select after, HSS/AAA reselects ePDG.Cause between UE and network carrying out one time the IPsec tunnel establishment procedure more, carry out authentication/licensing process that IPsec tunnel is undertaken by the 3GPP network more, carry out IPsec tunnel delete procedure one time more, the 3GPP core network signalling caused increases, initially adhere to the problem that time delay increases, the embodiment of the present invention has not only been considered the positional information of UE when HSS selects UE to the route of PDN GW, make the HSS can the nearest route optimization of chosen distance UE, more importantly also considered the distance relation between ePDG and PDN GW, make HSS can choose UE to the best route between PDN GW, and for providing ePDG, UE select information and PDN GW to select information.And the embodiment of the present invention completes the best route selection of UE to PDN GW by HSS in the initial access authentication/licensing process of UE, thereby obtain ePDG, select information and PDN GW to select information.Than prior art, reduced by IPsec tunnel establishment procedure, reduced tunnel by 3GPP network authentication/licensing process, reduced IPsec tunnel delete procedure one time, reduced network load.
It should be noted that; the access network that subscriber equipment uses can be also the 3GPP network; when the access network used when subscriber equipment is the 3GPP network; corresponding network configuration, message or signaling etc. can be revised accordingly according to the concrete condition of 3GPP network; the access network that basic invention thinking can be used with reference to subscriber equipment is the situation of each embodiment of non-3GPP network, and this is also in protection scope of the present invention.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: realize that the hardware that all or part of step of above-mentioned each embodiment of the method can be relevant by program command completes.Aforesaid program can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium.This program, when carrying out, is carried out the step that comprises above-mentioned each embodiment of the method; And aforesaid storage medium comprises: various media that can be program code stored such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disc or CDs.
The structural representation of the home subscribed services device that Fig. 8 provides for the embodiment of the present invention.The home subscribed services device that the embodiment of the present invention provides is for the above-mentioned method provided embodiment illustrated in fig. 1 is provided, and as shown in Figure 8, the home subscribed services device comprises: best route acquisition unit 81 and routing iinformation transmitting element 82.
Best route acquisition unit 81, for the positional information of the access network that uses according to subscriber equipment and the range information between the packet data network gateway, obtains the best routing iinformation of this subscriber equipment to the purpose gateway.Wherein, this range information is that geographic range information or Internet Protocol (Internet Protocol, IP) turn the jumping number of times.Range information in packet data network between gateway, can be the distance between ePDG and PDN GW, can be also between gateway and PDN GW the distance etc.
As the range information between best route acquisition unit 81 positional informations according to the access network that subscriber equipment was used and ePDG and PDN GW, obtain the best routing iinformation of this subscriber equipment to PDN GW, this best routing iinformation comprises that ePDG selects information and PDN GW to select information.
Routing iinformation transmitting element 82 is for this subscriber equipment is sent to this subscriber equipment to the best routing iinformation of purpose gateway, so that this subscriber equipment is chosen corresponding purpose gateway according to this best routing iinformation.As routing iinformation transmitting element 82 sends to this subscriber equipment by this subscriber equipment to the best routing iinformation of PDN GW, so that this subscriber equipment selects Information Selection to corresponding ePDG according to the ePDG in this best routing iinformation, this corresponding ePDG selects Information Selection to corresponding PDN GW according to the PDN GW in this best routing iinformation.Can be specifically for to this subscriber equipment, sending the Authentication Authorization response message as this routing iinformation transmitting element 82, this Authentication Authorization response message comprises the best routing iinformation of this subscriber equipment to the purpose gateway.
Alternatively, the home subscribed services device that the embodiment of the present invention provides also can comprise: sign receiving element 83, positional information are known unit 84 and range information acquiring unit 85.
Sign receiving element 83 is for the positional information of the access network that uses according to subscriber equipment in this best route acquisition unit 81 and the range information between ePDG and PDN GW, obtain this subscriber equipment to before the best routing iinformation of PDN GW, receive the non-3 GPP access network sign that subscriber equipment sends, the access network that this non-3 GPP access network is used for this subscriber equipment.As the Authentication Authorization request message that this sign receiving element 83 can send specifically for receiving this subscriber equipment, this Authentication Authorization request message comprises the non-3 GPP access network sign.Positional information knows that unit 84 identifies and ability for the non-3 GPP access network according to this non-3 GPP access network sign and local storage, knows the positional information of the access network that this subscriber equipment uses.Range information acquiring unit 85 obtains the range information between ePDG and PDN GW for the ePDG sign according to this locality storage.
In the embodiment of the present invention, range information between the positional information of the access network that HSS is used according to UE by best route acquisition unit and ePDG and PDN GW, can obtain on the whole the best routing iinformation of subscriber equipment to PDN GW, by the routing iinformation transmitting element, best routing iinformation is issued to UE, make UE to choose best gateway according to best routing iinformation, thereby realize the best route of UE to PDN GW.
Fig. 9 selects the structural representation of the subscriber equipment of gateway when accessing the 3GPP network for what the embodiment of the present invention provided.In the embodiment of the present invention, select when accessing the 3GPP network subscriber equipment of gateway for the above-mentioned method provided embodiment illustrated in fig. 2 is provided.Particularly, subscriber equipment comprises: routing iinformation receiving element 91 and Route Selection unit 92.
Routing iinformation receiving element 91 is the best routing iinformation to the purpose gateway for the subscriber equipment that receives the home subscribed services device and return, and the range information in the positional information of the access network that this best routing iinformation is used according to this subscriber equipment by this home subscribed services device and packet data network between gateway obtains.
As routing iinformation receiving element 91 receives subscriber equipment that the home subscribed services devices the return best routing iinformation to PDNGW, range information between the positional information of the access network that this best routing iinformation is used according to this subscriber equipment by this home subscribed services device and ePDG and PDN GW obtains, this the best routing iinformation refers to the explanation in said method embodiment, comprises that ePDG selects information and PDNGW to select information.As the Authentication Authorization response message that this routing iinformation receiving element 91 can return specifically for receiving this home subscribed services device, this Authentication Authorization response message comprises the best routing iinformation of this subscriber equipment to the purpose gateway.Wherein, range information is that geographic range information or IP turn the jumping number of times.Range information in packet data network between gateway, can be the distance between ePDG and PDN GW, can be also between gateway and PDN GW the distance etc.
Route Selection unit 92 is for choosing corresponding purpose gateway according to this best routing iinformation.As selected the corresponding ePDG of Information Selection according to the ePDG in this best routing iinformation in Route Selection unit 92.
Alternatively, the subscriber equipment of gateway of selecting for from non-3GPP network insertion 3GPP network time that the embodiment of the present invention provides also comprises: sign transmitting element 93.
This sign transmitting element 93 for the subscriber equipment that receives home subscribed services devices at this routing iinformation receiving element 91 and return to before the best routing iinformation of PDN GW, send the non-3 GPP access network sign to the home subscribed services device, this non-3 GPP access network is the access network that subscriber equipment uses.Can be specifically for to the home subscribed services device, sending the Authentication Authorization request message as this sign transmitting element 93, this Authentication Authorization request message comprises the non-3 GPP access network sign.
Alternatively, the subscriber equipment of gateway of selecting for from non-3GPP network insertion 3GPP network time that the embodiment of the present invention provides also comprises: select information transmitting unit 94, after the corresponding ePDG of ePDG selection Information Selection according to this best routing iinformation in this Route Selection unit 92, PDN GW selection information in this best routing iinformation is sent to this corresponding ePDG, so that this corresponding ePDG selects the corresponding PDN GW of Information Selection according to this PDN GW.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the UE that UE receives the HSS transmission by the routing iinformation receiving element selects corresponding gateway to the best routing iinformation of PDNGW, and the positional information of the access network used according to UE due to HSS and the range information between ePDG and PDN GW, can obtain on the whole the best routing iinformation of subscriber equipment to PDN GW, by best routing iinformation is issued to UE, and UE selects corresponding gateway by the Route Selection unit according to best routing iinformation, realized the best route of UE to PDN GW.
The structural representation of the packet data gateway of the evolution that Figure 10 provides for the embodiment of the present invention.In the embodiment of the present invention, the packet data gateway of evolution (ePDG) is for the above-mentioned method provided embodiment illustrated in fig. 3 is provided.Particularly, ePDG comprises: select information receiving unit 101 and Route Selection unit 102.
Select information receiving unit 101 to select information for the PDNGW of the best routing iinformation that receives subscriber equipment and send, range information between the positional information of the access network that this best routing iinformation is used according to this subscriber equipment by this home subscribed services device and ePDG and PDN GW obtains, this the best routing iinformation refers to the explanation in said method embodiment, comprises that ePDG selects information and PDN GW to select information.
Route Selection unit 102 is for selecting the corresponding PDN GW of Information Selection according to this PDN GW.
In the embodiment of the present invention, ePDG selects information by the PDN GW in the best routing iinformation of selecting information receiving unit reception UE transmission, and the PDN GW selection information sent by Route Selection unit by using UE is selected corresponding gateway, the positional information of the access network used according to UE due to HSS and the range information between ePDG and PDN GW, can obtain on the whole the best routing iinformation of subscriber equipment to PDN GW, by best routing iinformation is issued to UE, and UE selects corresponding ePDG according to best routing iinformation, PDN GW in the best routing iinformation that the ePDG selected by UE sends according to UE again selects the corresponding PDN GW of Information Selection, realized the best route of UE to PDN GW.
The structural representation of the block data system of the evolution that Figure 11 provides for the embodiment of the present invention.In the present embodiment, the block data system of evolution (EPS) can be realized the method that above-described embodiment one and embodiment bis-provide.The block data system of concrete evolution comprises the packet data gateway 112 of home subscribed services device 111 and evolution.Any home subscribed services device provided in above-described embodiment is provided home subscribed services device 111, and any ePDG provided in above-described embodiment is provided the packet data gateway 112 of evolution.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the HSS that EPS provides by above-described embodiment obtains the best routing iinformation of UE to PDN GW, and this information is sent to UE, after UE selects the corresponding ePDG of Information Selection according to the ePDG in this best routing iinformation, selecteed ePDG selects the corresponding PDN GW of Information Selection according to the PDNGW in best routing iinformation, has realized the best route of UE to PDN GW.
It should be noted that; the access network that described user equipment (UE) is used herein can be also the 3GPP network; when the access network used when subscriber equipment is the 3GPP network; corresponding network configuration, message or signaling etc. can be revised accordingly according to the concrete condition of 3GPP network; the access network that basic invention thinking can be used with reference to subscriber equipment is the situation of each embodiment of non-3GPP network, and this is also in protection scope of the present invention.
Finally it should be noted that: above each embodiment, only in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described, is not intended to limit; Although with reference to aforementioned each embodiment, the present invention is had been described in detail, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: its technical scheme that still can put down in writing aforementioned each embodiment is modified, or some or all of technical characterictic wherein is equal to replacement; And these modifications or replacement do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution break away from the scope of various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.