WO2019140648A1

WO2019140648A1 - Method and device for reporting information by terminal, and a computer storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2019140648A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/073468
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘建华
Original assignee: Oppo广东移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2018-01-19
Filing date: 2018-01-19
Publication date: 2019-07-25
Also published as: CN111201806B; CN115314885A; CN111201806A

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and apparatus for reporting information by a terminal, and a computer storage medium. The method comprises: a terminal encapsulates UE related information into a first container; the terminal sends the first container to a core access and mobility management function (AMF) by means of a non-access stratum (NAS) message, so as to send the first container to a policy control function (PCF) by means of the AMF.

Description

Method and device for reporting information by terminal, computer storage medium

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of wireless communication technologies, and in particular, to a method and device for reporting information by a terminal, and a computer storage medium.

Background technique

With the advent of big data technology, it is very important to change the policy of the terminal according to the real-time situation of the terminal. Currently, the terminal cannot report data related to wireless communication, such as the current location of the terminal, the current data usage of the terminal, etc., and the terminal can only report application-related data to the OTT (Over The Top) server.

How the terminal reports data related to wireless communication to the core network is a problem to be solved.

Summary of the invention

To solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method and device for reporting information by a terminal, and a computer storage medium.

The method for reporting information by a terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes:

The terminal encapsulates the UE related information into the first container;

The terminal sends the first container to a Core Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) through a non-access stratum (NAS) message to pass the AMF. Sending the first container to a Policy Control Function (PCF).

In the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal sends the first container to the AMF by using the NAS message to send the first container to the PCF by using the AMF, including:

Transmitting, by the first NAS message, the first container to the AMF, to detect content in the first NAS message by using the AMF, where the first NAS message includes the first container The first container is sent to the PCF.

Sending, by the second NAS message, the first container to the AMF, to send the first container to the PCF by using the AMF, where the second NAS message is used for the terminal The AMF transmits a proprietary NAS message of the UE related information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a first type of message is newly added in a protocol discriminator in the NAS message structure, where the first type of message is used to carry UE related information in the first container.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the UE related information includes at least one of the following:

UE Route Slection Policy (URSP) information, WLAN Selection Policy (WLANSP) information, and UE status information.

The AMF receives the first container sent by the terminal by using the NAS message, where the first container encapsulates UE related information of the terminal;

The AMF sends the first container to the PCF.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the AMF sends the first container by using the NAS message, and the AMF sends the first container to the PCF, including:

Receiving, by the first NAS message, the first container sent by the terminal by using the first NAS message;

The AMF detects content in the first NAS message, and when the first NAS message includes the first container, sends the first container to the PCF.

Receiving, by the second NAS message, the first container sent by the terminal by using the second NAS message, where the second NAS message is a dedicated NAS message used by the terminal to transmit the UE related information to the AMF;

The AMF sends the first container to the PCF.

URSP information, WLANSP information, UE status information.

The apparatus for reporting information by a terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes:

a packaging unit, configured to encapsulate UE related information into the first container;

And a sending unit, configured to send the first container to the AMF by using a NAS message, to send the first container to the PCF by using the AMF.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the sending unit is configured to send the first container to the AMF by using a first NAS message, to detect content in the first NAS message by using the AMF, when the When the first container is included in a NAS message, the first container is sent to the PCF.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the sending unit is configured to send the first container to the AMF by using a second NAS message, to send the first container to the PCF by using the AMF; The two NAS message is a proprietary NAS message for the terminal to transmit the UE related information to the AMF.

URSP information, WLANSP information, UE status information.

a receiving unit, configured to receive, by the NAS message, a first container sent by the terminal, where the first container is encapsulated with UE related information of the terminal;

And a sending unit, configured to send the first container to the PCF.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the receiving unit is configured to receive, by using a first NAS message, a first container sent by the terminal;

The device further includes: a detecting unit, configured to detect content in the first NAS message;

When the first NAS message includes the first container, the sending unit sends the first container to the PCF.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the receiving unit is configured to receive, by using a second NAS message, a first container that is sent by the terminal, where the second NAS message is used by the terminal to transmit the UE to the AMF. Proprietary NAS messages for related information;

The sending unit is configured to send the first container to the PCF.

URSP information, WLANSP information, UE status information.

The computer storage medium provided by the embodiment of the present invention has stored thereon computer executable instructions, and the computer executable instructions are implemented by the processor to implement the method for reporting the information by the terminal.

In the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal encapsulates the UE related information into the first container; the terminal sends the first container to the AMF by using a NAS message, to send the first container to the AMF by using the AMF PCF. With the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal can report the UE related information to the PCF of the core network through the control plane, and enhance the management of the terminal by the core network.

DRAWINGS

The drawings described herein are intended to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are intended to be a part of the invention. In the drawing:

1 is a system architecture diagram of a 5G network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic flowchart 1 of a method for reporting information by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a second schematic flowchart of a method for reporting information by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic diagram of a message delivery path according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a first schematic structural diagram of a device for reporting information by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a second schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for reporting information by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a NAS message according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system architecture diagram of a 5G network according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the devices involved in the 5G network system include:

Terminal (UE, User Equipment), Radio Access Network (RAN), User Plane Function (UPF), Data Network (DN, Data Network), Core Network Access, and Mobility Management (AMF) , Core Access and Mobility Management Function), Session Management Function (SMF), Policy Control Function (PCF, Policy Control Function), Application Function (AF), Authentication Server Function (AUSF, Authentication Server Function) ), Unified Data Management (UDM).

The foregoing example of FIG. 1 is only an example of a network architecture that implements an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the network structure described in FIG. 1 above.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for reporting information by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method for reporting information by a terminal in this embodiment is applied to a terminal side. As shown in FIG. 2, the method for reporting information by the terminal includes the following steps:

Step 201: The terminal encapsulates the UE related information into the first container.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal may be any device capable of communicating with a network, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or a desktop computer.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the UE related information may be any information related to the state of the terminal, and the UE related information includes at least one of the following: URSP information, WLANSP information, and UE status information (such as the current power of the UE, the location of the UE). Information, UE moving speed, etc.).

In the embodiment of the present invention, a new container, called a first container, is designed, and the terminal encapsulates UE related information reported to the PCF into the first container.

Step 202: The terminal sends the first container to the AMF by using a NAS message to send the first container to the PCF by using the AMF.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal sends the first container to the AMF by using a NAS message, which can be implemented in the following two manners:

Manner 1: The terminal sends the first container to the AMF by using a first NAS message, to detect content in the first NAS message by using the AMF, where the first NAS message includes the The first container is sent to the PCF when the first container is in use.

Here, the first NAS message is a normal NAS message. Referring to FIG. 4, the terminal may send the first container and other information, such as context information, to the AMF through a normal NAS message, and after receiving the first NAS message, the AMF receives the first NAS message. Detecting content in the first NAS message, and performing corresponding processing or forwarding according to the content in the first NAS message. If the first container includes the first container, the AMF sends the first container to the PCF through a direct connection port N15. Furthermore, the content in the first container (ie the UE related information) is not visible to the AMF, ie the AMF does not need to parse the content in the first container.

Manner 2: the terminal sends the first container to the AMF by using a second NAS message, to send the first container to the PCF by using the AMF, where the second NAS message is used for The terminal transmits a proprietary NAS message of the UE related information to the AMF.

Here, the second NAS message is a dedicated NAS message for the terminal to transmit the UE related information to the AMF. Referring to FIG. 4, after receiving the second NAS message, the AMF may not be in the second NAS message. The content is detected, and the second NAS message is directly converted into a protocol of the control plane, and then sent to the PCF. Furthermore, the content in the first container (ie the UE related information) is not visible to the AMF, ie the AMF does not need to parse the content in the first container.

In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a first type of message is newly added in a Protocol Discriminator in the NAS message structure, and the type of the message may be referred to as: Policy Data Transfer. The first type of message is used to carry UE related information in the first container.

In the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal may send the UE related information encapsulated in the first container to the AMF by using a normal first NAS message or a proprietary second NAS message; if the AMF receives the first NAS The message, the AMF needs to detect the content of the first NAS message, determine whether the first NAS message is a message that needs to be sent to the PCF, and if yes, forward the first container in the first NAS message to the PCF. If the AMF receives the second NAS message, the AMF does not need to detect the content of the second NAS message, and can directly determine that the second NAS message is a message that needs to be sent to the PCF, and then performs a protocol conversion on the control plane. A container is forwarded to the PCF.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for reporting information by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method for reporting information by a terminal in this embodiment is applied to a network side. As shown in FIG. 3, the method for reporting information by the terminal includes the following steps:

Step 301: The AMF receives the first container sent by the terminal by using the NAS message, where the first container encapsulates UE related information of the terminal.

Step 302: The AMF sends the first container to the PCF.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the AMF sends the first container by using the NAS message, and the AMF sends the first container to the PCF, which can be implemented in the following two manners:

Manner 1: The AMF receives the first container sent by the terminal by using the first NAS message, and the AMF detects the content in the first NAS message, where the first NAS message includes the first The container is sent to the PCF when the container is in use.

Here, the first NAS message is a normal NAS message. Referring to FIG. 4, the terminal may send the first container and other information, such as context information, to the AMF through a normal NAS message, and after receiving the first NAS message, the AMF receives the first NAS message. Detecting content in the first NAS message, and performing corresponding processing or forwarding according to the content in the first NAS message. If the first container includes the first container, the AMF sends the first container to the PCF through a direct connection port N15. Furthermore, the content in the first container (i.e., the UE related information) is not visible to the AMF, i.e., the AMF does not need to parse the content in the first container.

Manner 2: The AMF receives a first container sent by the terminal by using a second NAS message, where the second NAS message is a dedicated NAS message used by the terminal to transmit the UE related information to the AMF. The AMF sends the first container to the PCF.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for reporting information by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The device for reporting information by the terminal is applied to the terminal side. As shown in FIG. 5, the device for reporting information by the terminal includes:

The encapsulating unit 501 is configured to encapsulate the UE related information into the first container;

The sending unit 502 is configured to send the first container to the AMF by using a NAS message, to send the first container to the PCF by using the AMF.

In an embodiment, the sending unit 502 is configured to send the first container to the AMF by using a first NAS message, to detect content in the first NAS message by using the AMF, when When the first container includes the first container, the first container is sent to the PCF.

In an embodiment, the sending unit 502 is configured to send the first container to the AMF by using a second NAS message, to send the first container to the PCF by using the AMF; The second NAS message is a proprietary NAS message for the terminal to transmit the UE related information to the AMF.

In an embodiment, a first type of message is newly added in a Protocol Discriminator in the NAS message structure, where the first type of message is used to carry UE related information in the first container.

In an embodiment, the UE related information includes at least one of the following:

URSP information, WLANSP information, UE status information.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the implementation function of each unit in the apparatus for reporting information by the terminal shown in FIG. 5 can be understood by referring to the related description of the method for reporting information by the terminal. The functions of the units in the apparatus for reporting information by the terminal shown in FIG. 5 can be realized by a program running on the processor, or can be realized by a specific logic circuit.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for reporting information reported by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The device for reporting information by the terminal is applied to the network side. As shown in FIG. 6, the device for reporting information by the terminal includes:

The receiving unit 601 is configured to receive, by using the NAS message, the first container that is sent by the terminal, where the first container is encapsulated with UE related information of the terminal;

The sending unit 602 is configured to send the first container to the PCF.

In an embodiment, the receiving unit 601 is configured to receive, by using a first NAS message, a first container sent by the terminal;

The device further includes: a detecting unit 603, configured to detect content in the first NAS message;

When the first container includes the first container, the sending unit 602 sends the first container to the PCF.

In an embodiment, the receiving unit 601 is configured to receive, by using a second NAS message, a first container that is sent by the terminal, where the second NAS message is used by the terminal to transmit the a proprietary NAS message for UE related information;

The sending unit 602 is configured to send the first container to the PCF.

URSP information, WLANSP information, UE status information.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the implementation function of each unit in the apparatus for reporting information by the terminal shown in FIG. 6 can be understood by referring to the related description of the method for reporting information by the terminal. The functions of the units in the apparatus for reporting information by the terminal shown in FIG. 6 can be realized by a program running on the processor, or can be realized by a specific logic circuit.

In the embodiment of the present invention, if the device for reporting information by the terminal is implemented in the form of a software function module and is sold or used as an independent product, it may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product in essence or in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, including a plurality of instructions. A computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) is caused to perform all or part of the methods described in various embodiments of the present invention. The foregoing storage medium includes various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read only memory (ROM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. Thus, embodiments of the invention are not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

Correspondingly, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer storage medium, wherein the computer executable instructions are stored, and the computer executable instructions are executed by the processor to implement the method for reporting the information by the terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The computer device may be a terminal or a network device. As shown in FIG. 8, computer device 100 may include one or more (only one shown) processor 1002 (processor 1002 may include, but is not limited to, a Micro Controller Unit (MCU) or a programmable logic device. A processing device such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), a memory 1004 for storing data, and a transmission device 1006 for a communication function. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the structure shown in FIG. 8 is merely illustrative and does not limit the structure of the above electronic device. For example, computer device 100 may also include more or fewer components than shown in FIG. 8, or have a different configuration than that shown in FIG.

The memory 1004 can be used to store software programs and modules of application software, such as program instructions/modules corresponding to the method in the embodiment of the present invention, and the processor 1002 executes various functional applications by running software programs and modules stored in the memory 1004. And data processing, that is, to achieve the above method. Memory 1004 can include high speed random access memory, and can also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic storage devices, flash memory, or other non-volatile solid state memory. In some examples, memory 1004 can further include memory remotely located relative to processor 1002, which can be connected to computer device 100 over a network. Examples of such networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet, intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof.

Transmission device 1006 is for receiving or transmitting data via a network. The network specific examples described above may include a wireless network provided by a communication provider of computer device 100. In one example, the transmission device 1006 includes a Network Interface Controller (NIC) that can be connected to other network devices through a base station to communicate with the Internet. In one example, the transmission device 1006 can be a radio frequency (RF) module for communicating with the Internet wirelessly.

The technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present invention can be arbitrarily combined without conflict.

In the several embodiments provided by the present invention, it should be understood that the disclosed method and smart device may be implemented in other manners. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of the unit is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be another division manner, such as: multiple units or components may be combined, or Can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the coupling, or direct coupling, or communication connection of the components shown or discussed may be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be electrical, mechanical or other forms. of.

The units described above as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as the unit may or may not be physical units, that is, may be located in one place or distributed to multiple network units; Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one second processing unit, or each unit may be separately used as one unit, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit; The above integrated unit can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.

The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention. It should be covered by the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A method for reporting information by a terminal, the method comprising:

The terminal encapsulates the UE related information into the first container;

The terminal sends the first container to the core network access and mobility tube entity AMF through a non-access stratum NAS message, to send the first container to the policy control function entity PCF through the AMF.
The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal sends the first container to the AMF via a NAS message to send the first container to the PCF via the AMF, including:

Transmitting, by the first NAS message, the first container to the AMF, to detect content in the first NAS message by using the AMF, where the first NAS message includes the first container The first container is sent to the PCF.
The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal sends the first container to the AMF via a NAS message to send the first container to the PCF via the AMF, including:

Sending, by the second NAS message, the first container to the AMF, to send the first container to the PCF by using the AMF, where the second NAS message is used for the terminal The AMF transmits a proprietary NAS message of the UE status information.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a first type message is newly added in a protocol discriminator Protocol Discriminator in the NAS message structure, and the first type message is used to carry the first UE related information in the container.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the UE related information comprises at least one of the following:

UE routing policy URSP information, WLAN selection policy WLANSP information, UE status information.
A method for reporting information by a terminal, the method comprising:

The AMF receives the first container sent by the terminal by using the NAS message, where the first container encapsulates the policy association information of the terminal;

The AMF sends the first container to the PCF.
The method according to claim 6, wherein the AMF receives the first container sent by the terminal through the NAS message, and the AMF sends the first container to the PCF, including:

Receiving, by the first NAS message, the first container sent by the terminal by using the first NAS message;

The AMF detects content in the first NAS message, and when the first NAS message includes the first container, sends the first container to the PCF.
The method according to claim 6, wherein the AMF receives the first container sent by the terminal through the NAS message, and the AMF sends the first container to the PCF, including:

Receiving, by the second NAS message, the first container sent by the terminal, where the second NAS message is a dedicated NAS message used by the terminal to transmit the UE related information to the AMF;

The AMF sends the first container to the PCF.
The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein a first type message is newly added in a Protocol Discriminator in the NAS message structure, and the first type message is used to carry the first type of message UE related information.
The method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the UE related information comprises at least one of the following:

URSP information, WLANSP information, UE status information.
A device for reporting information by a terminal, the device comprising:

a packaging unit, configured to encapsulate UE related information into the first container;

And a sending unit, configured to send the first container to the AMF by using a NAS message, to send the first container to the PCF by using the AMF.
The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the sending unit is configured to send the first container to the AMF by using a first NAS message to detect content in the first NAS message by using the AMF And when the first container includes the first container, sending the first container to the PCF.
The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the transmitting unit is configured to send the first container to the AMF by using a second NAS message to send the first container to the PCF by using the AMF; The second NAS message is a proprietary NAS message used by the terminal to transmit the UE related information to the AMF.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein a first type message is newly added in a Protocol Discriminator in the NAS message structure, and the first type message is used to carry the first type of message UE related information.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein the UE related information comprises at least one of the following:

URSP information, WLANSP information, UE status information.
A device for reporting information by a terminal, the device comprising:

a receiving unit, configured to receive, by the NAS message, a first container sent by the terminal, where the first container is encapsulated with UE related information of the terminal;

And a sending unit, configured to send the first container to the PCF.
The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive, by using a first NAS message, a first container sent by the terminal;

The device further includes: a detecting unit, configured to detect content in the first NAS message;

The transmitting unit transmits the first container to the PCF when the first container includes the first container.
The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive, by using a second NAS message, a first container sent by the terminal, where the second NAS message is used by the terminal to A proprietary NAS message for transmitting the UE related information by the AMF;

The sending unit is configured to send the first container to the PCF.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein a first type message is newly added in a Protocol Discriminator in the NAS message structure, and the first type message is used to carry the first type of message UE related information.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 16 to 19, wherein the UE related information comprises at least one of the following:

URSP information, WLANSP information, UE status information.
A computer storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions for performing the method steps of any one of claims 1 to 5 when executed by a processor, or by any of claims 6 to 10 Method steps described.