CN101399815A

CN101399815A - Service negotiating method, gateway and related device

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Publication number: CN101399815A
Application number: CNA2007101513921A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 于益俊
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2007-09-30
Filing date: 2007-09-30
Publication date: 2009-04-01
Anticipated expiration: 2027-09-30
Also published as: CN101399815B

Abstract

The invention discloses a business consultation method, a gateway and related equipment, which can be used for causing the gateway to realize the business consultation with the user equipment when data format is needed to be converted or data is needed to be forwarded. The method comprises: relevant business information is obtained according to trigger information; the relevant business information comprises a target business port number, a target business IP address and a user business port number; in the process of establishing bearing, the user equipment and the gateway exchange relevant business information. The invention also provides a gateway and related equipment. The invention can cause the gateway to realize the business consultation with the user equipment when the data format is needed to be converted or the data is needed to be forwarded.

Description

A kind of service negotiating method and gateway and relevant device

Technical field

The present invention relates to communication field, relate in particular to a kind of service negotiating method and gateway and relevant device.

Background technology

Existing mobile communication network can be according to the indication of subscriber equipment or service server, set up satisfactory carrying and come business transferring data and signaling, in being established to first load bearing process of certain packet data network, can be subscriber equipment (UE, User Equipment) distributes an available Internet protocol (IP, Internet Protocol) address, UE can be with this IP address registration to service server, and carry out service negotiation by mobile communications network and service server, reciprocal exchange of business relevant information is finished Business Processing.

Mobile communications network with evolution is an example, and when UE was attached to network, the mobile management entity in the mobile communications network of evolution can be set up a default bearer for this UE, and in this loading establishing process, gateway can distribute an available IP address for UE.UE can pass through this default bearer, communicate with service server (as the application server in the IMS network), finish the exchange of business information, comprise the IP address registration that UE is obtained in loading establishing process in service server, and the IP address of acquisition service server etc.UE finish with service server mutual after, can utilize the carrying of foundation to carry out Business Processing.

As shown in Figure 1, when gateway is received mobile management entity (MME, Mobile Management Entity) send " after setting up the carrying request information; can on gateway, set up bearer context; and be this available IP address of UE distribution; then this IP address packet is contained in that " carrying is set up and sent to MME in the request information, and further sends to UE.UE sets up bearer context after receiving this request message, the relevant parameter that comprises the IP address that the record network side provides, and to MME transmission " response is set up in carrying " message, and further send to gateway, thus the foundation of carrying in the mobile communications network finished.

Therefore flow process is set up in carrying of the prior art can only provide IP the address to UE, can't satisfy business demand under needs carry out the situation of Data Format Transform or data forwarding.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of service negotiating method and gateway and relevant device, can make gateway carry out at needs realizing under the situation of Data Format Transform or data forwarding and UE between service negotiation.

The service negotiating method that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises: obtain service related information according to trigger message, described service related information comprises purpose service port number, professional Internet protocol IP address of purpose and customer service port numbers; In loading establishing process, the mutual described service related information of subscriber equipment and gateway.

The service negotiating method that the embodiment of the invention provides, the step that comprises subscriber equipment and gateway foundation carrying, the step that described subscriber equipment and gateway are set up carrying comprises afterwards: obtain service related information, described service related information comprises purpose service port number, the purpose service IP address, customer service port numbers and IP address; The mutual described service related information of subscriber equipment and gateway.

The gateway that the embodiment of the invention provides, comprise: first information acquiring unit, be used to obtain service related information, described service related information comprises purpose service port number, customer service port numbers and purpose service IP address or comprise purpose service port number and the purpose service IP address; First interactive unit is used for and the mutual described service related information of subscriber equipment.

The subscriber equipment that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises: second information acquisition unit, be used to obtain service related information, and described service related information comprises the customer service port numbers at least; Second interactive unit is used for and the mutual described service related information of subscriber equipment.

The mobile management entity that the embodiment of the invention provides, comprise: the 3rd information acquisition unit, be used to obtain service related information, described service related information comprises a kind of in the following information at least: the customer service port numbers, the gateway service port numbers, gateway service IP address, service server port numbers and service server IP address; The service related information transmitting element is used for sending the service related information that described the 3rd information acquisition unit gets access to gateway.

As can be seen from the above technical solutions, the embodiment of the invention has the following advantages:

In the embodiment of the invention, owing to can obtain according to trigger message and comprise purpose service port number, the service related information of professional Internet protocol IP address of purpose and customer service port numbers, and by subscriber equipment and gateway this service related information is carried out alternately, so that gateway carries out at needs realizing under the situation of Data Format Transform or data forwarding and UE between service negotiation.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the service negotiating method first embodiment flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is the service negotiating method second embodiment flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 is service negotiating method the 3rd an embodiment flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 is service negotiating method the 4th an embodiment flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 is service negotiating method the 5th an embodiment flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 is service negotiating method the 6th an embodiment flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7 is service negotiating method the 7th an embodiment flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8 is service negotiating method the 8th an embodiment flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 9 is service negotiating method the 9th an embodiment flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 10 is service negotiating method the tenth an embodiment flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 11 is a gateway embodiment schematic diagram in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 12 is a subscriber equipment embodiment schematic diagram in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 13 is a mobile management entity embodiment schematic diagram in the embodiment of the invention.

Embodiment

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of service negotiating method and gateway and relevant device, be used to make gateway to carry out at needs realizing under the situation of Data Format Transform or data forwarding and UE between service negotiation.

In the embodiment of the invention, owing to can obtain the service related information that comprises service port number and/or professional Internet protocol IP address etc., and by subscriber equipment and gateway this service related information is carried out alternately, so that gateway carries out at needs realizing under the situation of Data Format Transform or data forwarding and UE between service negotiation.

Concrete service related information can comprise purpose service port number, customer service port numbers and purpose service IP address, wherein, the purpose service port number can be the gateway service port numbers, also can be the service server port numbers, perhaps comprise gateway port number and service server port numbers simultaneously, the purpose service IP address can be gateway service IP address, also service server IP address be can be, gateway service IP address and service server IP address perhaps comprised simultaneously.Be understandable that according to the difference of network application, the content that service related information comprised in the practical application does not limit.

Further, service related information in the embodiment of the invention can also comprise customer service IP address, below all describe among each embodiment with the situation that comprises customer service IP address in the service related information, be understandable that, can not comprise customer service IP address in the service related information, gateway is the UE IP address allocated in the prior art and directly use, and does not then need to obtain customer service IP address by other modes again.

Obtain manner and interactive mode according to service related information can be divided into service negotiating method in the embodiment of the invention following several situation:

One, gateway obtains all service related informations:

In such cases, service related information obtains by gateway, service related information in the present embodiment is a purpose service port number, the customer service port numbers, purpose service IP address and customer service IP address can specifically be divided into this kind situation following three kinds of forms according to the information interaction flow process in the loading establishing process:

A, with information be carried on the carrying set up in the request message:

With the purpose service port number is the gateway service port numbers, and the purpose service IP address is that gateway service IP address is an example, sees also Fig. 1, and service negotiating method first embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention:

101, MME sends to gateway and sets up bearing request message;

MME sends to gateway and sets up bearing request message, includes the relevant information of setting up carrying in the message and triggers sign.

Wherein, the relevant information of setting up carrying can comprise that this need set up the information such as type of the carrying of the sign of UE of carrying or needs foundation with gateway, and concrete information can not limit with of the prior art identical herein.

In the present embodiment, MME can also be included as the business information that UE and/or gateway distribute to setting up of sending of gateway in the bearing request message, be that MME can be UE and/or at least one relevant business information of gateway distribution service, comprise purpose service port number, the customer service port numbers, the purpose service IP address, customer service IP address etc.Wherein customer service IP address can obtain when adhering to and be stored among the MME for UE.

In addition, setting up the triggering sign that comprises in the bearing request message is used to indicate gateway to obtain service related information.

In the present embodiment, setting up bearing request message is a kind of indicative request message, and MME sends the purpose of setting up bearing request message to gateway and is to require gateway to initiate loading establishing process to the UE of correspondence.

102, gateway sends the carrying that comprises service related information by MME to UE and sets up request message;

Gateway obtains sets up the required service related information of carrying, comprise the gateway service port numbers, the customer service port numbers, gateway service IP address and customer service IP address, concrete obtaining means can be that gateway distributes voluntarily, gateway can be according to the raw information of this locality storage (information when comprising the signatory or service log-on of user) distribution service relevant information, can also obtain service related information from other network elements, for example from step 101, set up and obtain corresponding business information in the bearing request message, perhaps to other network element inquiries, for example obtain gateway service IP address and customer service IP address to dynamic host allocation protocol (DHCP, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.More than several means can only use a kind ofly, or use multiple simultaneously.

Relevant information according to the UE in the foundation carrying request that receives sends the service related information that gets access to the UE of correspondence.

103, UE sets up response message by MME to the carrying of gateway feedback.

After carrying is set up and is finished, UE can be according to the gateway service port numbers of obtaining, customer service port numbers, the collaborative Business Processing of carrying out of gateway service IP address and customer service IP address and gateway, the concrete flow process of carrying out Business Processing is same as the prior art, repeats no more herein.

In the present embodiment, step 101 is that MME sends the carrying request of setting up to gateway, be understandable that, in actual application, can be that other network elements send similar service request to gateway equally, carry with foundation between request gateway and the corresponding UE, wherein, carry in the service request and trigger sign, be used to indicate gateway to obtain service related information.

The foregoing description is number to be the gateway service port numbers with the purpose service port, and the purpose service IP address is that gateway service IP address is that example describes, and other two kinds of situations are described below:

1, the purpose service port number is the service server port numbers, and the purpose service IP address is service server IP address:

In such cases, in step 101, MME can be included in business information such as service server IP address, service server port numbers to set up and send to gateway in the bearing request message, wherein service server IP address, service server port numbers can be to send to MME after being distributed by service server, perhaps MME is to service server or other network elements (as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server) acquisition request, and perhaps MME is that the service server distribution obtains.Also can by gateway receive that MME sends set up bearing request message after send a request message to service server or other network elements (as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server), and the business information that comprises service server port numbers and service server IP address of reception service server feedback, afterwards with the service server port numbers that gets access to, service server IP address, customer service port numbers and customer service IP address are sent to UE as service related information, being understandable that, can be service server assignment of port numbers and IP address by gateway equally.

2, the purpose service port number comprises that simultaneously service server port numbers and gateway service port numbers, purpose service IP address comprise service server IP address and gateway service IP address simultaneously:

This kind situation also needs to obtain gateway service port numbers and gateway service IP address (concrete obtain manner is consistent with aforementioned manner) at the technical gateway of above-mentioned situation " 1 ", be sent to UE together, the service related information that promptly is sent to UE comprises: the gateway service port numbers, gateway service IP address, the customer service port numbers, customer service IP address, service server port numbers and service server IP address.

B, with information be carried on the carrying set up in the response message:

With the purpose service port number is the gateway service port numbers, and the purpose service IP address is that gateway service IP address is an example, sees also Fig. 2, and service negotiating method second embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention:

201, UE sends carrying by MME to gateway and sets up request message;

When UE need carry out Business Processing, at first need to set up and gateway between carrying, then send carrying and set up request message to gateway, this carrying is set up to include in the request message and is triggered sign, is used to indicate gateway to obtain service related information.

MME receives that the carrying that comprises this triggering sign sets up request message, also service related information can be included in the carrying that is transmitted to gateway and set up in the request message.

202, gateway sends the carrying that comprises service related information by MME to UE and sets up response message.

Gateway obtains sets up the required service related information of carrying, comprise the gateway service port numbers, the customer service port numbers, gateway service IP address and customer service IP address, concrete obtaining means can be to distribute in this locality, perhaps provide by other network elements, for example MME is included in the carrying that is transmitted to gateway with service related information and sets up and send to gateway in the request message in step 201, perhaps, for example obtain gateway service IP address and customer service IP address to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server to other network element inquiries etc.More than several means can only use a kind ofly, or use multiple simultaneously.

Gateway sends the service related information that gets access to the UE of correspondence.

After carrying is set up and is finished, UE can be according to the gateway service port numbers of obtaining, customer service port numbers, the collaborative Business Processing of carrying out of gateway service IP address and customer service IP address and gateway, the concrete flow process of carrying out Business Processing is a prior art, repeats no more herein.

In such cases, in step 201, MME can be included in the service server port numbers obtained and IP address in the message that is transmitted to gateway and send to gateway, or in step 202, gateway receives and sends a request message to service server or other network elements (as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server) after request message is set up in carrying that UE sends, and the business information that comprises service server port numbers and service server IP address of reception service server or other network elements (as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server) feedback, afterwards with the service server port numbers that gets access to, service server IP address, customer service port numbers and customer service IP address are sent to UE as service related information, being understandable that, can be service server assignment of port numbers and IP address by gateway equally.

C, information is carried on sets up in the bearing request message:

With the purpose service port number is the gateway service port numbers, and the purpose service IP address is that gateway service IP address is an example, sees also Fig. 3, and service negotiating method the 3rd embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention:

301, gateway sends the bearing request message of setting up that includes service related information by MME to UE;

When gateway need carry out Business Processing with certain UE, at first need to set up and this UE between carrying, then send and set up bearing request message to the UE of correspondence, initiate carrying with indication UE and set up the request flow process.

Gateway obtains sets up the required service related information of carrying, comprise the gateway service port numbers, the customer service port numbers, gateway service IP address and customer service IP address etc., concrete obtaining means can be to distribute in this locality, perhaps provide, perhaps, for example obtain gateway service IP address and customer service IP address to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server to other network element inquiries by other network elements.More than several means can only use a kind ofly, or use multiple simultaneously.

In the present embodiment, before the step 301, gateway can receive one and trigger sign, be used to indicate gateway to obtain service related information, thus execution in step 301, wherein, this triggering sign can send to gateway by business request information by service server, be service server when needs carry out Business Processing, send to gateway and to comprise the business request information that triggers sign, be used to indicate gateway to obtain service related information.

302, UE sends carrying by MME to gateway and sets up request message;

303, gateway sends carrying by MME to UE and sets up response message.

In the present embodiment, gateway sends service related information by setting up bearing request message to UE, is understandable that, can set up response message by carrying equally and send service related information to UE.

In such cases, before step 301, service server can carry information such as service server port numbers and service server IP address in sending to the service indication message of gateway; Also can detect and to set up carrying with UE at gateway, then send a request message to service server or other network elements (as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server), and the business information that comprises service server port numbers and service server IP address of reception service server or other network elements (as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server) feedback, afterwards with the service server port numbers that gets access to, service server IP address, customer service port numbers and customer service IP address are sent to UE as service related information, being understandable that, can be service server assignment of port numbers and IP address by gateway equally.

Obtain service related information and be issued to UE by gateway fully in the foregoing description, so thereby UE can carry out service negotiation with gateway carries out Business Processing;

Further, made full use of the powerful disposal ability of gateway in the foregoing description, so improved the utilance of overall network.

Introduce another service related information below and obtain situation:

Two, gateway and UE obtain service related information jointly:

In such cases, service related information is obtained jointly by gateway and UE, service related information in the present embodiment is a purpose service port number, the customer service port numbers, purpose service IP address and customer service IP address, a typical case of this method is that gateway obtains purpose service port number, the purpose service IP address, and customer service IP address, UE then obtains the customer service port numbers, but this method does not limit the business information that gateway and UE specifically obtain, and provides professional normal operation required business information as long as guarantee behind the interacting message through gateway and UE.The business information of in the present embodiment gateway being obtained is referred to as first service related information, and the business information that UE is obtained is referred to as second service related information.This kind situation specifically can be divided into following three kinds of forms according to the information interaction flow process in the loading establishing process:

A, with first service related information be carried on the carrying set up in the request message:

With the purpose service port number is the gateway service port numbers, and the purpose service IP address is that gateway service IP address is an example, sees also Fig. 4, and service negotiating method the 4th embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention:

401, MME sends to gateway and sets up bearing request message;

MME sends to gateway and sets up bearing request message, include needs in the message and set up relevant information and the triggering sign of the UE of carrying, in the present embodiment, MME can also be included as the business information that UE and/or gateway distribute to setting up of sending of gateway in the bearing request message, be that MME can be for UE and/or gateway distribution service relevant at least one but be not whole business information, typical situation can comprise purpose service port number, purpose service IP address, customer service IP address etc.Wherein customer service IP address can obtain when adhering to and be stored among the MME for UE.

Setting up the triggering sign that comprises in the bearing request message is used to indicate gateway to obtain service related information.

402, gateway sends the carrying that comprises first service related information by MME to UE and sets up request message;

Gateway obtains sets up the first required service related information of carrying, comprise the gateway service port numbers, gateway service IP address and customer service IP address etc., concrete obtaining means can be to distribute in this locality, perhaps provide by other network elements, for example MME provides business information to gateway in step 401, perhaps to other network element inquiries, for example obtains gateway service IP address and customer service IP address to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server.More than several means can only use a kind ofly, or use multiple simultaneously.

Relevant information according to the UE in the foundation carrying request that receives sends first service related information that gets access to the UE of correspondence.

In the present embodiment, this carrying is set up to comprise in the request and is triggered sign, is used to indicate UE to obtain second service related information.

403, UE sets up response message by MME to the carrying that the gateway feedback comprises second service related information.

UE self distributes a customer service port numbers as second service related information, and sets up response message by carrying this second service related information is sent to gateway by MME.

In the present embodiment, step 401 is that MME sends the carrying request of setting up to gateway, be understandable that, in actual application, can be that other network elements send similar service request to gateway equally, carry with foundation between request gateway and the corresponding UE, wherein, carry in the service request and trigger sign, be used to indicate gateway to obtain service related information.

In the present embodiment, UE only obtains the customer service port numbers, be understandable that, UE can also obtain information such as customer service IP address equally, it is similar specifically to obtain the mode of obtaining the customer service port numbers in the mode of customer service IP address and the present embodiment, can being decided according to concrete the application by the service related information that UE obtains of other do not limit herein.

In such cases, in step 401, MME can be included in business information such as service server IP address, service server port numbers to set up and send to gateway in the bearing request message, wherein service server IP address, service server port numbers can be to send to MME after being distributed by service server, perhaps MME obtains to service server or other network elements (as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server), and perhaps MME is that the service server distribution obtains.Also can by gateway receive that MME sends set up bearing request message after send a request message to service server, and the business information that comprises service server port numbers and service server IP address of reception service server feedback, afterwards with the service server port numbers that gets access to, service server IP address and customer service IP address are sent to UE as first service related information, being understandable that, can be service server assignment of port numbers and IP address by gateway equally.

This kind situation also needs to obtain gateway service port numbers and gateway service IP address (concrete obtain manner is consistent with aforementioned manner) at the technical gateway of above-mentioned situation " 1 ", be sent to UE together, business first relevant information that promptly is sent to UE comprises: the gateway service port numbers, gateway service IP address, customer service IP address, service server port numbers and service server IP address.

B, with first service related information be carried on the carrying set up in the response message:

With the purpose service port number is the gateway service port numbers, and the purpose service IP address is that gateway service IP address is an example, sees also Fig. 5, and service negotiating method the 5th embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention:

501, UE sends the carrying that comprises second service related information by MME to gateway and sets up request message;

When UE need carry out Business Processing, at first need to set up and gateway between carrying, then send carrying and set up request message to gateway.

UE self distributes a customer service port numbers as second service related information, and set up request message with this second service related information and trigger sign and be sent to gateway by MME by carrying, in the present embodiment, this triggering sign is used to indicate gateway to obtain first service related information.

In the present embodiment, before the step 501, UE can receive a trigger message, be used to indicate UE to obtain second service related information, thus execution in step 501, wherein, this trigger message can send to UE by operation layer, can be understood as: the user carries out Business Processing by the software application interface request, and then operation layer sends the business request information that comprises trigger message to UE, is used to indicate UE to obtain second service related information.

502, gateway sends the carrying that comprises first service related information by MME to UE and sets up response message.

The carrying that comprises second service related information that gateway reception UE sends is set up also to include in the request message and is triggered sign, and this triggering sign is used to indicate gateway to obtain first service related information.

Gateway obtains sets up the first required service related information of carrying, comprise the gateway service port numbers, gateway service IP address and customer service IP address etc., concrete obtaining means can be to distribute in this locality, perhaps provide by other network elements, for example MME is included in the carrying that is transmitted to gateway with business information and sets up in the request message in the step 501, perhaps to other network elements inquiries, for example obtains gateway service IP address and customer service IP address to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server.More than several means can only use a kind ofly, or use multiple simultaneously.

Gateway sends first service related information that gets access to the UE of correspondence.

In the present embodiment, UE only obtains the customer service port numbers, is understandable that, UE can also obtain information such as IP address equally, decides according to concrete the application, does not limit herein.

In such cases, in step 501, MME can be after request message be set up in the carrying of receiving the UE transmission, related service information is included in the carrying that sends to gateway to be set up in the request message, perhaps gateway receives and sends a request message to service server or other network elements (as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server) after request message is set up in carrying that UE sends, and the business information that comprises service server port numbers and service server IP address of reception service server or other network elements (as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server) feedback, afterwards with the service server port numbers that gets access to, service server IP address and customer service IP address are sent to UE as first service related information, being understandable that, can be service server assignment of port numbers and IP address by gateway equally.

This kind situation also needs to obtain gateway service port numbers and gateway service IP address (concrete obtain manner is consistent with aforementioned manner) at the technical gateway of above-mentioned situation " 1 ", be sent to UE together, first service related information that promptly is sent to UE comprises: the gateway service port numbers, gateway service IP address, customer service IP address, service server port numbers and service server IP address.

C, first service related information is carried on sets up in the bearing request message:

With the purpose service port number is the gateway service port numbers, and the purpose service IP address is that gateway service IP address is an example, sees also Fig. 6, and service negotiating method the 6th embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention:

601, gateway sends the bearing request message of setting up that includes first service related information by MME to UE;

Gateway obtains sets up the first required service related information of carrying, comprise the gateway service port numbers, gateway service IP address and customer service IP address, concrete obtaining means can be to distribute in this locality, perhaps provide by other gateways, for example external server can be set up in the loaded service request message and carry service related information sending to being used to refer to of gateway, perhaps to other network elements inquiries, for example obtains gateway service IP address and customer service IP address to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server.More than several means can only use a kind ofly, or use multiple simultaneously.

In the present embodiment, before the step 601, gateway can receive one and trigger sign, be used to indicate gateway to obtain first service related information, thus execution in step 601, wherein, this triggering sign can send to gateway by business request information by service server, be service server when needs carry out Business Processing, send to gateway and to comprise the business request information that triggers sign, be used to indicate gateway to obtain first service related information.

In the present embodiment, comprise trigger message in the foundation carrying request, this trigger message is used to indicate UE to obtain second service related information.

602, UE sends the carrying that comprises second service related information by MME to gateway and sets up request message;

UE self distributes a customer service port numbers as second service related information, and sets up request message by carrying this second service related information is sent to gateway by MME.

603, gateway sends carrying by MME to UE and sets up response message.

In the present embodiment, gateway sends first service related information by setting up bearing request message to UE, is understandable that, can set up response message by carrying equally and send first service related information to UE.

In such cases, before step 601, service server can carry information such as service server port numbers and service server IP address in sending to the service indication message of gateway; Also can detect and to set up carrying with UE at gateway, then send a request message to service server or other network elements (as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server), and the business information that comprises service server port numbers and service server IP address of reception service server or other network elements (as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server) feedback, afterwards with the service server port numbers that gets access to, service server IP address and customer service IP address are sent to UE as first service related information, being understandable that, can be service server assignment of port numbers and IP address by gateway equally.

In the foregoing description service related information obtain jointly by gateway and UE and carry out mutual, so thereby UE can carry out service negotiation with gateway carries out Business Processing;

Further, the processing capacity that some UE had in the foregoing description is shared the process of handling by gateway and UE, jointly so can improve network performance.

Introduce another service related information below and obtain situation:

Three, UE obtains all service related informations:

In such cases, service related information obtains by UE, service related information in the present embodiment is a purpose service port number, the customer service port numbers, purpose service IP address and customer service IP address can specifically be divided into this kind situation following three kinds of forms according to the information interaction flow process in the loading establishing process:

A, with information be carried on the carrying set up in the response message:

With the purpose service port number is the gateway service port numbers, and the purpose service IP address is that gateway service IP address is an example, sees also Fig. 7, and service negotiating method the 7th embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention:

701, MME sends to gateway and sets up bearing request message;

MME sends to gateway and sets up bearing request message, includes the relevant information that needs are set up the UE of carrying in the message.

MME can carry the related service indication in message, require gateway indication UE that service related information is provided.

702, gateway sends the carrying that comprises professional indication by MME to UE and sets up request message;

The indication subscriber equipment provides service related information in this business indication.

703, UE sends the carrying that comprises service related information by MME to gateway and sets up response message.

UE obtains and sets up the required service related information of carrying, comprise the gateway service port numbers, the customer service port numbers, gateway service IP address and customer service IP address, concrete obtaining means can be to distribute in this locality, is perhaps provided by other network elements, for example the UE service IP address that network provides in attaching process etc., perhaps, for example obtain gateway service IP address and customer service IP address to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server to other network element inquiries.More than several means can only use a kind ofly, or use multiple simultaneously.

UE sends the service related information that gets access to the gateway of correspondence.

After carrying is set up and is finished, UE can be according to the gateway service port numbers that gets access to, customer service port numbers, the collaborative Business Processing of carrying out of gateway service IP address and customer service IP address and gateway, the concrete flow process of carrying out Business Processing is a prior art, repeats no more herein.

In the present embodiment, step 701 is that MME sends the carrying request of setting up to gateway, be understandable that, in actual application, can be that other network elements send similar service request to gateway equally, carry with foundation between request gateway and the corresponding UE, wherein, carry in the service request and trigger sign, require gateway indication UE that service related information is provided.

Present embodiment is to be described considering on the basis of some special UE, and this type of UE has the ability of obtaining service related information.

In such cases, in step 703, UE can directly be service server distributing IP address and port numbers, afterwards with the service server port numbers that gets access to, service server IP address, customer service port numbers and customer service IP address are sent to gateway as service related information.Also can for example obtain service server IP address etc. to other network element inquiries to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server.

This kind situation also needs to obtain gateway service port numbers and gateway service IP address (concrete obtain manner is consistent with aforementioned manner) at the technical UE of above-mentioned situation " 1 ", be sent to gateway together, the service related information that promptly is sent to gateway comprises: the gateway service port numbers, gateway service IP address, the customer service port numbers, customer service IP address, service server port numbers and service server IP address.

B, with information be carried on the carrying set up in the request message:

With the purpose service port number is the gateway service port numbers, and the purpose service IP address is that gateway service IP address is an example, sees also Fig. 8, and service negotiating method the 8th embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention:

801, UE sends the carrying that comprises service related information by MME to gateway and sets up request message;

In the present embodiment, before the step 801, UE can receive a trigger message, be used to indicate UE to obtain service related information, thus execution in step 801, wherein, this trigger message can send to UE by operation layer, can be understood as: the user carries out Business Processing by the software application interface request, and then operation layer sends the business request information that comprises trigger message to UE, is used to indicate UE to obtain service related information.

802, gateway sends carrying by MME to UE and sets up response message.

In such cases, in step 801, UE can directly be service server distributing IP address and port numbers, afterwards with the service server port numbers that gets access to, service server IP address, customer service port numbers and customer service IP address are sent to gateway as service related information.Also can for example obtain service server IP address etc. to other network element inquiries to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server.

C, according to gateway indication information is carried on carrying and sets up in the request message:

With the purpose service port number is the gateway service port numbers, and the purpose service IP address is that gateway service IP address is an example, sees also Fig. 9, and service negotiating method the 9th embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention:

901, gateway sends the bearing request message of setting up that comprises professional indication by MME to UE;

Wherein setting up the business indication that comprises in the bearing request message is used to indicate subscriber equipment that service related information is provided.

902, UE sends the carrying that comprises service related information by MME to gateway and sets up request message;

903, gateway sends carrying by MME to UE and sets up response message.

In such cases, in step 902, UE directly is service server distributing IP address and port numbers, afterwards with the service server port numbers that gets access to, service server IP address, customer service port numbers and customer service IP address are sent to gateway as service related information.Also can for example obtain service server IP address etc. to other network element inquiries to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server.

What describe in the foregoing description is the situation of being obtained service related information by UE, has fully taken into account the ability that some special UE had, so further increased the scope of application of the embodiment of the invention.

The mutual situation of business information is carried out in being in the process that carrying is set up that the above embodiments are described, introduce below and a kind ofly after carrying is set up, carry out the mutual situation of business information, see also Figure 10, service negotiating method the tenth embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention:

1001, MME sends to gateway and sets up bearing request message;

1002, gateway sends carrying by MME to UE and sets up request message;

1003, UE sends carrying by MME to gateway and sets up response message;

1004, it is mutual to carry out service related information.

Wherein, UE and gateway are by signaling process interactive service relevant information, specifically obtain the process of service related information and concrete interactive means and all can adopt mode described in the previous embodiment, the main distinction is that the mutual employing of business information is different from the signaling process that carries foundation and finishes, obtain manner comprise fully by gateway obtain, gateway and UE obtain respectively, and obtained by UE fully etc.Repeat no more herein.

Need to prove, not limit the mode of carrying of service related information in the process of the interactive service relevant information of describing among the said method embodiment, specifically can comprise following several mode:

1, increase a new business information cell in existing message flow, this cell is a structure, can comprise the business information that all need transmit;

2, increase independently cell, rather than a structure, as comprising customer service IP address cell, purpose service IP address cell, customer service port numbers cell, purpose service port cell etc.;

3, reuse the cell structure that has now in the loading establishing process,, in PCO, comprise business information such as extension protocol config option (PCO, Protocol Configuration Options); Or reuse flow masterplate (TFT, Traffic Flow Template), comprise port numbers and IP address that business information is relevant in TFT, UE and gateway utilize the TFT that obtains in the loading establishing process to obtain business information such as the IP address of user and purpose business and port numbers.

Among the above embodiment, be used to refer to gateway or subscriber equipment and obtain the described triggering sign of business information or professional indication and can be used as a cell in the message or a specific message flow.

Introduce the device embodiment in the embodiment of the invention below, see also Figure 11, gateway embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention:

First information acquiring unit 1101 is used to obtain service related information, and service related information comprises purpose service port number, customer service port numbers, and purpose service IP address or comprise purpose service port number, and purpose service IP address;

In the present embodiment, service related information also comprises: customer service IP address.

Particularly, first information acquiring unit 1101 obtains the mode of service related information can determine that concrete steps are similar according to aforementioned each service negotiating method embodiment, repeats no more herein.

First interactive unit 1102 is used for and the mutual described service related information of subscriber equipment.

Wherein, first interactive unit 1102 comprises:

First receiving element 11021, be used to receive that request message is set up in carrying that subscriber equipment sends or response message is set up in carrying, perhaps mobile management entity sends sets up bearing request message, the perhaps business request information that sends of service server, perhaps the service interaction information that sends of subscriber equipment etc.;

First transmitting element 11022 is used for sending to subscriber equipment and comprises purpose service port number, the customer service port numbers, and response message is set up in the carrying of purpose service IP address and customer service IP address or request message or service interaction information are set up in carrying;

Or

First receiving element 11021, be used to receive that request message is set up in the carrying that comprises the customer service port numbers that subscriber equipment sends or response message is set up in carrying, perhaps mobile management entity sends sets up bearing request message, the perhaps business request information that sends of service server etc., perhaps the interactive service information that comprises the customer service port numbers that sends of subscriber equipment;

First transmitting element 11022 is used for sending to subscriber equipment and comprises purpose service port number, and response message is set up in the carrying of purpose service IP address and customer service IP address or request message or service interaction information are set up in carrying.

See also Figure 12, the subscriber equipment embodiment in the embodiment of the invention comprises:

Second information acquisition unit 1201 is used to obtain service related information, and service related information comprises the customer service port numbers at least;

Particularly, second information acquisition unit 1201 is obtained the mode of service related information can determine that concrete steps are similar according to aforementioned each service negotiating method embodiment, repeats no more herein.

Second interactive unit 1202 is used for and the mutual described service related information of subscriber equipment.

Wherein, second interactive unit 1202 comprises:

Second receiving element 12021, be used to receive purpose service port that gateway sends number, purpose service port number, purpose service IP address and customer service IP address set up bearing request message or request message is set up in carrying or response message or service interaction information are set up in carrying;

Second transmitting element 12022 is used for sending to gateway that response message is set up in carrying or request message is set up in carrying or response message is set up in carrying, perhaps sends service interaction information to gateway;

Or

Second receiving element 12021 is used to receive purpose service port that gateway sends number, purpose service IP address and customer service IP address set up bearing request message or request message is set up in carrying or response message or service interaction information are set up in carrying;

Second transmitting element 12022 is used for sending to gateway that response message is set up in the carrying comprise the customer service port numbers or request message is set up in carrying or response message or service interaction information are set up in carrying.

Be understandable that the service related information that second information acquisition unit 1201 is obtained in the present embodiment can also comprise customer service IP address, purpose service port number and purpose service IP address etc.

Wherein, the purpose service port number can be the gateway service port numbers, also can be the service server port numbers, perhaps comprise gateway port number and service server port numbers simultaneously, the purpose service IP address can be gateway service IP address, also service server IP address be can be, gateway service IP address and service server IP address perhaps comprised simultaneously.

See also Figure 13, mobile management entity embodiment comprises in the embodiment of the invention:

The 3rd information acquisition unit 1301 is used to obtain service related information, and described service related information comprises a kind of in the following information at least:

The customer service port numbers, gateway service port numbers, gateway service IP address, service server port numbers and business service IP address etc.;

Service related information transmitting element 1302 is used for sending the service related information that described the 3rd information acquisition unit gets access to gateway.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of step that realizes in the foregoing description method is to instruct relevant hardware to finish by program, described program can be stored in a kind of computer-readable recording medium, this program comprises the steps: when carrying out

Obtain service related information according to trigger message, described service related information comprises purpose service port number, purpose service IP address and customer service port numbers;

In loading establishing process or after setting up process, the mutual described service related information of subscriber equipment and gateway.

The above-mentioned storage medium of mentioning can be a read-only memory, disk or CD etc.

More than a kind of service negotiating method provided by the present invention and gateway and relevant device are described in detail, for one of ordinary skill in the art, thought according to the embodiment of the invention, part in specific embodiments and applications all can change, in sum, this description should not be construed as limitation of the present invention.

Claims

1, a kind of service negotiating method is characterized in that, comprising:

Obtain service related information according to trigger message, described service related information comprises purpose service port number, professional Internet protocol IP address of purpose and customer service port numbers;

In loading establishing process, the mutual described service related information of subscriber equipment and gateway.

2, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises in the described service related information: customer service IP address.

3, method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described purpose service port number is the gateway service port numbers, and described purpose service IP address is gateway service IP address;

The described step of obtaining service related information according to trigger message comprises:

Gateway or subscriber equipment initiatively distribute gateway service port number, gateway service IP address, customer service port numbers and customer service IP address according to described trigger message;

Or

Gateway or subscriber equipment send query requests to ext nal network element, receive the service related information that comprises gateway service IP address and customer service IP address of described ext nal network element feedback;

Or

Ext nal network element sends service related information to gateway, and described ext nal network element comprises mobile management entity.

4, method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described purpose service port number is the service server port numbers, and described purpose service IP address is service server IP address;

Gateway or subscriber equipment are according to described trigger message distribution service server end slogan, service server IP address, customer service port numbers and customer service IP address;

Or

Gateway or subscriber equipment send a request message to ext nal network element, receive the service related information that comprises service server port numbers and service server IP address of described ext nal network element feedback, described ext nal network element comprises service server and/or dynamic host allocation protocol Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server;

Or

Ext nal network element sends the service related information that comprises service server IP address and service server port numbers to gateway, and described ext nal network element comprises service server, mobile management entity.

5, method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described purpose service port number is service server port numbers and net element business port numbers, and described purpose service IP address is service server IP address and gateway service IP address;

The step that the trigger message that described basis receives obtains service related information comprises:

Gateway or subscriber equipment are according to described trigger message active distribution service server end slogan, service server IP address, customer service port numbers, customer service IP address, gateway service port numbers and gateway service IP address;

Or

Gateway sends a request message to service server according to described triggering sign;

Receive the service server port numbers and the service server IP address of described service server feedback;

The distributing user service IP address, customer service port numbers, gateway service IP address and gateway service port numbers;

Or

6, method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described trigger message is for triggering sign;

Gateway obtains according to the triggering that receives sign and comprises purpose service port number, customer service port numbers, the service related information of purpose service IP address and customer service IP address.

7, method according to claim 6 is characterized in that, the step of described subscriber equipment and the mutual described service related information of gateway comprises:

Gateway sends to subscriber equipment by mobile management entity and comprises purpose service port number, the customer service port numbers, and request message is set up in the carrying of purpose service IP address and customer service IP address;

Set up response message by the mobile management entity reception from the carrying of subscriber equipment.

8, method according to claim 6 is characterized in that, the step of described subscriber equipment and the mutual described service related information of gateway comprises:

Gateway receives by mobile management entity and sets up request message from the carrying of subscriber equipment;

Send to subscriber equipment by mobile management entity and to comprise purpose service port number, the customer service port numbers, response message is set up in the carrying of purpose service IP address and customer service IP address.

9, method according to claim 6 is characterized in that, the step of described subscriber equipment and the mutual described service related information of gateway comprises:

Gateway sends to subscriber equipment by mobile management entity and comprises purpose service port number, the customer service port numbers, purpose service IP address and customer service IP address set up bearing request message;

Or

Gateway sends to subscriber equipment by mobile management entity and sets up bearing request message;

Set up request message by the mobile management entity reception from the carrying of subscriber equipment;

10, method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described trigger message is for triggering sign;

Gateway obtains according to the triggering that receives sign and comprises purpose service port number, first service related information of purpose service IP address and customer service IP address;

Subscriber equipment obtains second service related information that comprises the customer service port numbers according to the triggering sign that receives.

11, method according to claim 10 is characterized in that, the step of described subscriber equipment and the mutual described service related information of gateway comprises:

Gateway sends the carrying that comprises first service related information by mobile management entity to subscriber equipment and sets up request message;

Set up response message by the mobile management entity reception from the carrying that comprises second service related information of subscriber equipment.

12, method according to claim 10 is characterized in that, the step of described subscriber equipment and the mutual described service related information of gateway comprises:

Gateway receives by mobile management entity and sets up request message from the carrying that comprises second service related information of subscriber equipment;

Send the carrying that comprises first service related information by mobile management entity to subscriber equipment and set up response message.

13, method according to claim 10 is characterized in that, the step of described subscriber equipment and the mutual described service related information of gateway comprises:

Gateway sends the bearing request message of setting up that comprises first service related information by mobile management entity to subscriber equipment;

Set up request message by the mobile management entity reception from the carrying that comprises second service related information of subscriber equipment;

Set up response message by mobile management entity to the carrying of subscriber equipment feedback;

Or

14, method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described trigger message is professional indication;

Subscriber equipment according to the business that receives indication obtain and comprise purpose service port number, customer service port numbers, the service related information of purpose service IP address and customer service IP address.

15, method according to claim 14 is characterized in that, the step that described subscriber equipment obtains service related information according to the business indication that receives comprises before:

Subscriber equipment is set up request message by the carrying that comprises professional indication that mobile management entity receives the gateway transmission, indicates subscriber equipment that service related information is provided in the described professional indication;

The step of described subscriber equipment and the mutual described service related information of gateway comprises:

Subscriber equipment sends the carrying that comprises described service related information by mobile management entity to gateway and sets up response message.

16, method according to claim 14 is characterized in that, the step that described subscriber equipment obtains service related information according to the business indication that receives comprises before:

Subscriber equipment receives the business request information that comprises professional indication, and the indication subscriber equipment provides service related information in the described professional indication;

Subscriber equipment sends the carrying that comprises described service related information by mobile management entity to gateway and sets up request message;

Response message is set up in the carrying that receives the gateway transmission by mobile management entity.

17, method according to claim 14 is characterized in that, the step that described subscriber equipment obtains service related information according to the business indication that receives comprises before:

Subscriber equipment receives the bearing request message of setting up that comprises professional indication that gateway sends by mobile management entity, and the indication subscriber equipment provides service related information in the described professional indication;

Response message is set up in the carrying that receives the gateway feedback by mobile management entity.

18, according to claim 3, each described method in 4,5,6,10 or 14 is characterized in that, comprises after the step of described subscriber equipment and the mutual described service related information of gateway:

Subscriber equipment carries out Business Processing according to mutual result and described gateway.

19, a kind of service negotiating method comprises the step that the foundation of subscriber equipment and gateway is carried, and it is characterized in that, the step that described subscriber equipment and gateway are set up carrying comprises afterwards:

Obtain service related information, described service related information comprises purpose service port number, purpose service IP address, customer service port numbers and IP address;

The mutual described service related information of subscriber equipment and gateway.

20, a kind of gateway is characterized in that, comprising:

First information acquiring unit is used to obtain service related information, and described service related information comprises purpose service port number, customer service port numbers and purpose service IP address or comprise purpose service port number and the purpose service IP address;

First interactive unit is used for and the mutual described service related information of subscriber equipment.

21, gateway according to claim 20 is characterized in that, described service related information also comprises: customer service IP address.

22, gateway according to claim 21 is characterized in that, described first interactive unit comprises:

First receiving element, be used to receive that request message is set up in carrying that subscriber equipment sends or response message is set up in carrying, perhaps mobile management entity sends sets up bearing request message, the perhaps business request information that sends of service server, perhaps the service interaction information that sends of subscriber equipment;

First transmitting element is used for sending to subscriber equipment and comprises purpose service port number, the customer service port numbers, and response message is set up in the carrying of purpose service IP address and customer service IP address or request message or service interaction information are set up in carrying;

Or

First receiving element, be used to receive that request message is set up in the carrying that comprises the customer service port numbers that subscriber equipment sends or response message is set up in carrying, perhaps mobile management entity sends sets up bearing request message, the perhaps business request information that sends of service server etc., perhaps the interactive service information that comprises the customer service port numbers that sends of subscriber equipment;

First transmitting element is used for sending to subscriber equipment and comprises purpose service port number, and response message is set up in the carrying of purpose service IP address and customer service IP address or request message or service interaction information are set up in carrying.

23, a kind of subscriber equipment is characterized in that, comprising:

Second information acquisition unit is used to obtain service related information, and described service related information comprises the customer service port numbers at least;

Second interactive unit is used for and the mutual described service related information of subscriber equipment.

24, subscriber equipment according to claim 23 is characterized in that, described second interactive unit comprises:

Second receiving element, be used to receive purpose service port that gateway sends number, purpose service port number, purpose service IP address and customer service IP address set up bearing request message or request message is set up in carrying or response message or service interaction information are set up in carrying;

Second transmitting element is used for sending to gateway that response message is set up in carrying or request message is set up in carrying or response message is set up in carrying, perhaps sends service interaction information to gateway;

Or

Second receiving element is used to receive purpose service port that gateway sends number, purpose service IP address and customer service IP address set up bearing request message or request message is set up in carrying or response message or service interaction information are set up in carrying;

Second transmitting element is used for sending to gateway that response message is set up in the carrying comprise the customer service port numbers or request message is set up in carrying or response message or service interaction information are set up in carrying.

25, a kind of mobile management entity is characterized in that, comprising:

The 3rd information acquisition unit, be used to obtain service related information, described service related information comprises a kind of in the following information at least: customer service port numbers, gateway service port numbers, gateway service IP address, service server port numbers and service server IP address;

The service related information transmitting element is used for sending the service related information that described the 3rd information acquisition unit gets access to gateway.