CN101478742A

CN101478742A - Method and device for mobile communication system bearing modification

Info

Publication number: CN101478742A
Application number: CNA2008100028177A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 于琦; 周进怡; 刘岚; 陈喆
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2008-01-04
Filing date: 2008-01-04
Publication date: 2009-07-08

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and a device for bearing modification in mobile communication system. The method comprises the following procedures: a UMTS network element receives a piece of bearing modification request information which carries with a piece of non-negotiation indication attribute information in QoS information; the UMTS network element does not modify the quality operating system information in the bearing modification process according to the non-negotiation indication attribute information in QoS information; after finishing bearing modification, the UMTS network element returns to the bearing modification corresponding information. The invention can ensure the consistency between the UMTS in the bearing modification process in mobile communication system and the QoS information processing with SAE.

Description

The method and apparatus of mobile communication system bearing modification

Technical field

The present invention relates to the mobile communication technology field, relate in particular to the method and apparatus of mobile communication system bearing modification.

Background technology

Universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS, Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) is the 3-G (Generation Three mobile communication system) that adopts Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) (WCDMA, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) air interface.UMTS comprises Radio Access Network (RAN, Radio AccessNetwork) and core network (CN, Core Network).

Wherein, RAN is used to handle all and wireless function associated, is made up of radio network controller (RNC, Radio Network Controller) and base station (NodeB).CN handles the interior all audio calls of UMTS and is connected with data, and the exchange of realization and external network and routing function, CN mainly comprises service universal grouping wireless serving GPRS support node (SGSN, Serving GPRS Support Node) and gateway general packet wireless service support node basic Network Element Function entities such as (GGSN, Gateway GPRS Support Node).

SGSN is mainly used in Internet protocol (IP, the Internet Protocol) grouping of transmitting I/O into the travelling carriage of this SGSN coverage (MS, Mobile Station).The function that SGSN provides comprises: the route and the forwarding capability of the packet data package in this SGSN area, for all packet switched in this SGSN area (PS, Packet Switched) user provides service; Encrypt and authentication functions; Conversation management functional; The mobile management function; The function of same Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN, Universal Terrestrial RadioAccess Network), GGSN, attaching position register interfaces such as (HLR, Home Location Register).

GGSN is used to provide packet with route between the external data network and encapsulation.Which GGSN the user selects as gateway, is definite according to the APN (APN, Access PointName) of user's CAMEL-Subscription-Information and user's request in packet data protocol (PDP, Packet Data Protocol) context activation process.

Prior art, long-term evolving network/System Architecture Evolution network (LTE/SAE, Long TermEvolved/System Architecture Evolved) in, use PS territory business, bearer network all is the IP carrying, with reference to Fig. 1, be a kind of LTE/SAE network architecture schematic diagram in the prior art, the function to network element in the packet-based core networks of evolution under this framework describes below:

Mobility Management Entity (MME, Mobility Management Entity) 101 are used to preserve subscriber equipment (UE, User Equipment) MM Context, as user's sign, mobility management states, positional information etc., and to Non-Access Stratum (NAS, Non Access Stratum) signaling is handled, and is responsible for the safety of NAS signaling etc.

(GW Gateway) in Fig. 1, comprises gateway (SGW, ServingGateway) 102 and grouped data network gateway (PGW, Packet Date Network Gateway) 103 to the SAE gateway.SGW102 and PGW103 are two logic entities, may reside on the physical entity, also can exist on the different physical entities.SGW102 preserves user's face context of UE, as IP address and the routing iinformation of UE, carries out Lawful Interception, grouped data routing function etc.

MME101 is by S1-MME, and SGW102 is responsible for being connected of chains of command and user's face with evolution Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network) 105 respectively by S1-U.MME101 is by the S3 interface simultaneously, and SGW102 is connected with 2G/3G SGSN110 respectively by the S4 interface, is responsible for mobility chain of command anchor point and the user face anchor point function of UE104 between 3G and SAE network respectively.

PGW103 is responsible for user's face anchor point function that UE104 is linked into Packet Data Network, communicate by SGi reference point and external packet data net, have packet routing and transfer functions, and responsible policy, billing enhancement function, based on packet filtering function of each user etc.PGW103 links to each other with SGW102 by the S5 interface, transmits control informations such as carrying foundation, modification, deletion, and the grouped data route etc.PGW103 also can be used as policy, billing enhancement function entity (PCEF, Policy and ChargingEnforcement Function), by policy charging rule functional entity (PCRF, Policy and ChargingRules Function) passes through the S7 interface to PGW103 delivering service quality (QoS, Quality of Service) and charging policy control information etc.

For ease of describing, the whole SAE network architecture can be simplified, with reference to Fig. 2, rough schematic view for the LTE/SAE network architecture shown in Figure 1, can be with this network architecture divided by two parts, part 1 is linked into SGW204 for UE201 by RAN202, MME203, and this moment, all nodes belonged to the SAE system fully; Part 2 inserts SGW204 for UE201 by RAN207, SGSN206, and this moment, SGSN206 to UE201 partly belonged to UMTS, and SGW204 to PGW205 belongs to SAE, therefore relates to UMTS in this case with the uniformity of treatment problem between the SAE.

Because SAE supports that UE inserts by UMTS, promptly UE can be linked into the SGW among the SAE by RAN, the SGSN of UMTS, and UMTS and SAE all have the correlation procedure of oneself, therefore need to guarantee the separation SGSN of these two kinds of systems or the processing consistency of SGW.

In research and practice process to prior art, the inventor finds especially when bearing modification, there is following technical problem: the UE among the UMTS, RAN, SGSN and GGSN all can initiate bearing modification, and in the bearing modification process, allow to carry out service quality (QoS, Quality of Service) information reconciliation, promptly allow RAN, SGSN, GGSN makes amendment to the QoS information of carrying, and in SAE, have only PGW could initiate to trigger PGW initiation bearing modification to the modification of carrying or by MME, and in this process, can not carry out QoS information reconciliation, i.e. MME, SGW, eNodeB can not make amendment to QoS information wherein.To sum up, when mobile communication system bearing modification QoS information, the inconsistency for UMTS and SAE bearing modification QoS information processing does not have corresponding solution in the prior art.

Summary of the invention

The technical problem that the embodiment of the invention will solve provides the method and apparatus of mobile communication system bearing modification, can guarantee that UMTS and SAE in the mobile communication system bearing modification process handle the consistency of QoS information.

For solving the problems of the technologies described above, aspect of the embodiment of the invention provides the method for following mobile communication system bearing modification:

The method of a kind of mobile communication system bearing modification that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises:

The UMTS network element receives the bearing modification request message, carries service quality QoS information in the described message and does not consult to indicate attribute information;

The UMTS network element does not consult to indicate attribute information according to the QoS information of carrying in the described message, keeps described QoS information constant in revising load bearing process;

After the UMTS network element is finished bearing modification, return the bearing modification response message.

The method of the another kind of mobile communication system bearing modification that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises:

Receive the bearing modification request message that PGW sends, carry QoS information in the described message;

QoS information that sends according to described PGW and predetermined strategy are selected the qos value of the carrying that will revise and are sent to the UMTS network element, and carry out bearing modification by the UMTS network element.

The method of another mobile communication system bearing modification that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises:

PGW receives the bearing modification request message that other network elements send, and carries QoS information in the described message;

PGW selects qos value and is sent to the UMTS network element by the bearing modification response message according to network configuration, and carries out bearing modification by the UMTS network element.

PGW receives the bearing modification response message that the UMTS network element sends, and carries the QoS negotiation value that the UMTS network element is consulted in the described message;

PGW accepts the QoS negotiation value after UMTS network element entrained in the described bearing modification response message is consulted.

The embodiment of the invention also provides the method for another kind of mobile communication system bearing modification, and this method comprises:

Before sending the bearing modification request message or receiving the bearing modification request message, configuration carrying QoS information does not consult to indicate attribute information on the UMTS network element.

Before described mobile communication system bearing modification, send Indication message to UMTS system network element, carry QoS information in the described message and do not consult to indicate attribute information;

Receive the indication response message that the UMTS network element returns.

For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the embodiment of the invention also provides following telecommunication apparatus:

A kind of telecommunication apparatus that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises: message sink unit, bearing modification unit, message sending unit, wherein:

The message sink unit is used to receive the bearing modification request message, carries QoS information in the described request message and does not consult to indicate attribute information;

The bearing modification unit, be used for not consulting to indicate attribute information, carry out bearing modification, and in the bearing modification process, keep described QoS information constant according to the QoS information of the received message in message sink unit;

Message sending unit is used for sending the bearing modification response message after bearing modification is finished in described bearing modification unit.

The another kind of telecommunication apparatus that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises: the first message sink unit, qos value are chosen unit, message sending unit, wherein:

The first message sink unit is used to receive the bearing modification request message of transmission, carries QoS information in the described message;

Qos value is chosen the unit, is used for the qos value that entrained QoS information of the bearing modification request message that receives according to the first message sink unit and predetermined strategy are chosen the carrying that will revise;

Message sending unit is used to send the bearing modification request message, carries selected qos value in the described message.

A kind of telecommunication apparatus that also has that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises: message sink unit, qos value are chosen unit, message sending unit, wherein:

The message sink unit is used to receive the bearing modification request message, carries QoS information in the described message;

Qos value is chosen the unit, is used for choosing qos value according to network configuration from the QoS information that receives;

Message sending unit is used for according to network configuration selected qos value being sent by the bearing modification response message.

The another kind of telecommunication apparatus that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises: message sink unit, performance element, wherein:

The message sink unit is used to receive the bearing modification response message, carries the QoS negotiation value after the negotiation in the described message;

Performance element is used for accepting the QoS negotiation value of carrying when the message sink unit receives the bearing modification response message of described QoS negotiation value after carrying negotiation.

The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of telecommunication apparatus, and this telecommunication apparatus comprises: the attribute information dispensing unit, be used for before sending the bearing modification request or receiving the bearing modification request, and configuration QoS information does not consult to indicate attribute information.

The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of telecommunication apparatus, and this telecommunication apparatus comprises: message sending unit, and the message sink unit, wherein:

Message sending unit was used for before bearing modification, sent Indication message, carried QoS information in the described message and did not consult to indicate attribute information;

The message sink unit is used to receive the indication response message that returns.

In a kind of technical scheme among the said method embodiment, the UMTS network element does not consult to indicate attribute information according to QoS information entrained in the bearing modification request message, repair in the process in carrying and to keep described QoS information constant, make the UMTS network element in the bearing modification process, can not make amendment to QoS information, thereby UMTS and SAE have been solved with regard to the inconsistent problem of QoS information processing, in the bearing modification process, can guarantee that UMTS and SAE handle the consistency of QoS information.

Another kind of technical scheme in the technique scheme then sends the bearing modification request message that carries QoS information by PGW, and select a qos value and send to the UMTS network element according to predetermined strategy by network element, thereby also can solve UMTS and SAE with regard to the inconsistent problem of QoS information processing, in the bearing modification process, can guarantee that UMTS and SAE handle the consistency of QoS information.

Another technical scheme in the technique scheme then is the bearing modification request message that is received the QoS information that carries of other network elements transmissions by PGW, PGW can select qos value and send to the UMTS network element according to network configuration, can solve SAE and the UMTS system consistency problem in the QoS information processing equally, in the bearing modification process, can guarantee that SAE and UMTS handle the consistency of QoS information.

Another technical scheme in the technique scheme then be when PGW receive that the UMTS network element sends carry the bearing modification response message of QoS negotiation value the time, PGW directly accepts QoS negotiation value entrained in the described bearing modification response message.Can solve SAE and the UMTS system consistency problem in the QoS information processing equally, in the bearing modification process, can guarantee that SAE and UMTS handle the consistency of QoS information.

Another technical scheme in the technique scheme is by before sending the bearing modification request message or receiving the bearing modification request message, pre-configured carrying QoS information does not consult to indicate attribute information on the UMTS network element, at this moment, all QoS information dispose and revise by PGW, thereby can solve UMTS and SAE with regard to the inconsistent problem of QoS information processing in the bearing modification process, in the bearing modification process, can guarantee that SAE and UMTS handle the consistency of QoS information.

Last a kind of technical scheme in the technique scheme is carried QoS information and is not consulted to indicate attribute information by before bearing modification in the Indication message that the UMTS network element sends, make UMTS and SAE be consistent in the QoS information processing.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a kind of LTE/SAE network architecture schematic diagram in the prior art;

Fig. 2 is a LTE/SAE network architecture rough schematic view shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is the method one signaling process figure of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 is the embodiment one signaling process figure of the method one of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 is the embodiment two signaling process figure of the method one of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 is the embodiment three signaling process figure of the method one of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7 is the embodiment four signaling process figure of the method one of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8 is the embodiment five signaling process figure of the method one of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 9 is the method two signaling process figure of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 10 is the embodiment one signaling process figure of the method two of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 11 is the embodiment two signaling process figure of the method two of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 12 is the embodiment one signaling process figure of the method for mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 13 is the method four signaling process figure of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 14 is the embodiment one signaling process figure of the method four of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 15 is the embodiment one signaling process figure of the method six of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 16 is communication equipment embodiment one structural representation in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 17 is communication equipment embodiment two structural representations in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 18 is communication equipment embodiment three structural representations in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 19 is communication equipment embodiment four structural representations in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 20 is communication equipment embodiment five structural representations in the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 21 is communication equipment embodiment six structural representations in the embodiment of the invention.

Embodiment

The embodiment of the invention provides the method and apparatus of mobile communication system bearing modification, is used for being implemented in the consistency of bearing modification process UMTS and SAE bearing modification QoS information processing.

For the purpose, technical scheme and the advantage that make the embodiment of the invention more cheer and bright, below with reference to accompanying drawing, the embodiment of the invention is elaborated:

A kind of technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is when the UMTS network element receives the bearing modification request message, do not consult to indicate attribute information according to the QoS information of carrying in the message, carry out the PDP context modification flow process, like this, in the bearing modification process, the UMTS network element just can not made amendment to described QoS information, therefore can solve UMTS and SAE with regard to the inconsistent problem of QoS information processing, thereby, in the bearing modification process, can guarantee that UMTS and SAE handle the consistency of QoS information.

With reference to Fig. 3, be the method one signaling process figure of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention, concrete steps are as follows:

301, optional, PCRF sends policy and charging control (PCC, Policy and Charging Control) strategy and gives information to PGW, carries QoS information in the described message;

If PCC does not exist, PGW can use local QoS information.

302, PGW sends the bearing modification request message, initiates the bearing modification flow process, carries QoS information, bearing identification and QoS information in the described message and does not consult to indicate attribute information;

Wherein, bearing identification is used to identify the carrying that needs are revised.

Optionally, the operation that sends the bearing modification request message as described PGW is when being triggered by other network elements, also carries the process Transaction Identifier in the bearing modification request message that described PGW sends.The process Transaction Identifier uses in the time of can being initiated to trigger by the network element that triggers, and can be distributed by UE, SGSN or system's separation, and system's separation can be SGSN, SGW.

And,, have only PGW could initiate bearing modification request, and in the bearing modification process, other network elements can not be made amendment to QoS information about QoS information no matter for default bearer or dedicated bearing.

For example, can inform in the following manner that the UMTS network element can not make amendment to QoS information:

A kind of is to carry QoS by PGW in the bearing modification request message not consult to indicate attribute information, and QoS does not consult to indicate attribute information specifically can use some field in the existing message, also can expand new field or other modes are represented;

Another kind is to carry or increase QoS information in the bearing modification request that sends by system's separation not consult to indicate attribute information, equally, QoS does not consult to indicate attribute information can use some field in the existing message, can expand new field or other modes are represented yet.

Be understandable that, above-mentioned QoS does not consult to indicate attribute information only to be for convenience and the title that adopts, can not be construed as limiting embodiment of the invention institute applicable scope, promptly in some system, perhaps do not adopt this title, but can not think thus that the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention can not be applicable to these systems.

303, the UMTS side is carried out bearing modification, keeps described QoS information constant in modification process;

304, the SAE side sends the bearing modification response message, carries out the follow-up flow process of bearing modification;

Can send the bearing modification response message by system's separation of SGSN or SAE and UMTS.

305, optional, if the bearing modification flow process that PGW initiates is triggered by step 301, provide the response message echo reply by the PCC strategy.

Following according to different application scenarioss, the method one of bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention is elaborated by specific embodiment:

With reference to Fig. 4, be the embodiment one signaling process figure of the method one of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention, wherein, system's separation is initiated the bearing modification request by PGW on SGSN, and concrete steps are as follows:

401, optional, PCRF sends the PCC strategy and gives information, and carries QoS information in the described message;

If PCC does not exist, PGW can use local QoS information.

402, PGW sends the bearing modification request message to SGW, carries QoS information, bearing identification and QoS in the described message and does not consult to indicate attribute information;

No matter for default bearer or dedicated bearing, have only PGW could initiate to carry the bearing modification request of QoS information, and other network elements can not be made amendment in the bearing modification process to QoS information.

Because UMTS network element RAN, SGSN can make amendment to QoS information, therefore can carry QoS in the bearing modification request message by PGW does not consult to indicate attribute information, inform that the UMTS network element can not make amendment to QoS information, QoS does not consult to indicate attribute information specifically can use some field in the existing message, can expand new field or other modes are represented yet.

403, SGW transmits the bearing modification request message that PGW sent to SGSN, carries QoS information, bearing identification in the described message;

404, SGSN uses QoS information and the bearing identification that PGW provides, and carries out the operation that RAB (RAB, Radio Access Bearer) is revised alternately by RAN and UE;

405, SGSN sends to UE and revises the PDP Context request message;

406, system's separation SGSN receives the modification PDP Context acceptance response message that UE returns;

Carry out bearing modification by step 404～406, in the bearing modification process, keep the QoS information that PGW provided constant simultaneously.

407, SGSN returns the bearing modification response message to SGW;

408, SGW transmits the bearing modification response message to PGW;

409, optional, if the bearing modification flow process that PGW initiates is triggered by step 401, provide the response message echo reply by the PCC strategy.

As seen, this embodiment does not consult to indicate attribute information by entrained QoS information in the bearing modification request message of PGW transmission, forbid that other network elements comprise the modification to QoS information in the bearing modification process of UMTS network element, thereby can solve UMTS and SAE with regard to the inconsistent problem of QoS information processing, in the bearing modification process, can guarantee that UMTS and SAE handle the consistency of QoS information.

Be understandable that, in the bearing modification request message that PGW sends, also can not carry QoS and not consult to indicate attribute information, do not consult to indicate attribute information and in the bearing modification request message that sends, increase QoS information by the separation SGSN of system, equally, QoS does not consult to indicate attribute information can use some field in the existing message, can expand new field or other modes are represented yet.

Be understandable that, in this embodiment, do not consult to indicate attribute information, also can in the bearing modification request message that sends, increase Qos and not consult to indicate attribute information by SGW if carry QoS in the bearing modification request message that PGW sends.

With reference to Fig. 5, embodiment two signaling process figure for the method one of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention, be with the difference of a last embodiment, system's separation is at SGW in the present embodiment, send the bearing modification request message by PGW equally, initiate the bearing modification process, concrete steps are as follows:

501, optional, PCRF sends the PCC strategy and gives information, and carries QoS information in the described message;

If PCC does not exist, PGW can use local QoS information.

502, PGW sends the bearing modification request message to SGW, carries QoS information in the described message, QoS information does not consult to indicate attribute information, bearing identification;

503, SGW is as system's separation, after receiving the bearing modification request message, sends to SGSN and to upgrade the PDP Context request message, carries QoS information in the described message, QoS information does not consult to indicate attribute information, bearing identification;

504, SGSN QoS information, the QoS information of using PGW to provide does not consult to indicate attribute information and bearing identification, carries out the operation of RAB modification alternately by RAN and UE;

505～506, SGSN sends to UE and revises the PDP Context request message and receive the modification PDP Context acceptance response message that UE returns;

Finish bearing modification by revising PDP Context, the QoS information that keeps revising carrying in the bearing modification process is constant.

507, SGSN returns to the separation SGW of system and upgrades the PDP Context response message;

508, system's separation SGW returns the bearing modification response message to PGW;

509, optional, if the bearing modification flow process that PGW initiates is triggered by step 501, provide the response message echo reply by the PCC strategy.

As seen, identical with a last embodiment, present embodiment does not consult to indicate attribute information by entrained QoS information in the bearing modification request message of PGW transmission, forbid that other network elements comprise the modification to QoS information in the bearing modification process of UMTS network element, thereby can solve UMTS and SAE with regard to the inconsistent problem of QoS information processing, in the bearing modification process, can guarantee that UMTS and SAE handle the consistency of QoS information.

Be understandable that, in the bearing modification request message that PGW sends, also can not carry QoS and not consult to indicate attribute information, do not consult to indicate attribute information and in the bearing modification request message that sends, increase QoS information by the separation SGW of system, equally, QoS does not consult to indicate attribute information can use some field in the existing message, can expand new field or other modes are represented yet.

In above each embodiment, when PGW receives the bearing modification request of other network elements transmissions, can refuse described bearing modification request or send the load bearing deactivation request to delete described carrying by the bearing modification response message.

Be understandable that, in concrete the application, the described bearing modification process of initiating by PGW, also can trigger by other network elements, both can trigger, also can trigger, below described by specific embodiment by system's separation or UMTS network element by other network elements among the SAE:

With reference to Fig. 6, be the embodiment three signaling process figure of the method one of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention, wherein, system's separation is at SGW, sends the bearing modification request message by SGW and triggers PGW and initiate the bearing modification flow process, and concrete steps are as follows:

601, SGW sends the bearing modification request message to PGW, carries QoS information, bearing identification and process Transaction Identifier in the described message;

Wherein, the QoS information of carrying in the described message can be unique qos value, also can be QoS value range or QoS sequential value.Bearing identification is used to identify the carrying that needs are revised.The process Transaction Identifier triggers network element SGW by bearing modification and distributes, and is used to identify the process that SGW triggers bearing modification.

In the present embodiment, SGW sends the bearing modification request message to PGW and triggers PGW initiation bearing modification flow process, is understandable that, also can trigger PGW by other message and initiate the bearing modification flow process.

602, optional, if other network elements except that PGW can't be distinguished bearer types, and PGW is known the bearer types of the request modification carrying that current SGW triggers, and refuses or accept the bearing modification request message that SGW sends according to concrete bearer types and network configuration;

The bearer types of carrying may be default bearer or dedicated bearing, network pre-configured can for: if default bearer, then refuse the bearing modification request message that SGW sends; If dedicated bearing is then accepted the bearing modification request message that SGW sends.Certainly, also can adopt different collocation strategies as required.

603, optional, if QoS information is QoS value range or QoS sequential value in the step 601, then PGW selects one of them qos value according to network configuration, and PGW can make amendment to QoS to the QoS modification or with the mutual back of PCRF;

604, PGW initiates the bearing modification flow process.

The detailed embodiment two that sees also the method one of mobile communication system bearing modification of step 604 repeats no more.

Owing to do not distinguish default bearer and dedicated bearing among the UMTS, therefore, request message for the triggering bearing modification of initiating by the UMTS network element, can distinguish default bearer or dedicated bearing by system's separation or PGW, and accept or refuse the request of the triggering bearing modification of UMTS network element transmission according to pre-configured decision.Below be elaborated by specific embodiment:

With reference to Fig. 7, be the embodiment four signaling process figure of the method one of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention, wherein, system's separation initiates to trigger the bearing modification flow process at SGSN, SGSN, and concrete steps are as follows:

701, SGSN sends the bearing modification triggering request, carries bearing identification, QoS information and process Transaction Identifier in the message;

SGSN can distinguish bearer types as system's separation, and described process Transaction Identifier is distributed by SGSN.When subscription data changes, carry QoS in the SGSN judgement subscription data and change, and can judge the bearer types that will revise carrying, trigger PGW and initiate the bearing modification process.

QoS information can be unique qos value, also can be QoS value range or QoS sequential value.

The bearing modification triggering request specifically can be the bearing modification request message, can certainly be other message.

702, SGW receives the triggering request of SGSN transmission and is forwarded to PGW;

703, optional, if QoS information is QoS value range or QoS sequential value in the step 701, then PGW selects one of them qos value according to network configuration, and PGW can make amendment to QoS to the QoS modification or with the mutual back of PCRF;

704, PGW sends the bearing modification request message to SGW, carries QoS information, bearing identification, QoS information in the described message and does not consult to indicate attribute information and process Transaction Identifier;

705, SGW transmits to SGSN after receiving the bearing modification request message;

706, SGSN uses QoS information and the bearing identification that PGW provides, and carries out the operation that RAB revises alternately by RAN and UE;

707～708, system's separation SGSN sends to UE and revises the PDP Context request message and receive the modification PDP Context acceptance response message that UE returns;

709～710, system's separation SGSN returns the bearing modification response message by SGW to PGW.

If described bearing modification failure then can also be carried the cause value that is used to identify failure cause in the response message that is returned.

Also can send the bearing modification triggering request, trigger PGW and initiate the bearing modification flow process, below describe by specific embodiment by UE:

With reference to Fig. 8, be the embodiment five signaling process figure of the method one of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention, wherein, system's separation is SGSN, and UE initiates bearing modification and triggers flow process, and concrete steps are as follows:

801, UE sends to SGSN and revises the PDP Context request message, carries bearing identification and QoS information in the described message;

Entrained QoS information specifically can be unique qos value, also can be QoS value range or QoS sequential value in the described PDP Context request message.

UE can the assigning process Transaction Identifier and carry this sign in described PDP Context request message.

802, SGSN sends the bearing modification request message according to the PDP Context request message that receives to SGW;

Optionally, if UE is not a PDP Context request message assigning process Transaction Identifier in the step 801, then by SGSN assigning process Transaction Identifier and carry this sign.

And SGSN can distinguish bearer types as system's separation, and therefore, SGSN can judge the bearer types that request is revised, and refuses or accept the request of the modification PDP Context of UE according to network configuration.

803, SGW transmits the bearing modification request message and gives PGW;

804, optional, PGW and PCRF carry out alternately QoS being made amendment;

Optionally, if QoS information is QoS value range or QoS sequential value in the step 801, then PGW selects one of them qos value according to network configuration, and PGW can make amendment to QoS to the QoS modification or with the mutual back of PCRF.

The flow process of triggering bearing modification is initiated for UE in above step 801～804, and wherein, SGSN and SGW also can use other form of message to transmit described triggering request.

805, PGW sends the bearing modification request message to SGW, carries QoS information, bearing identification, QoS in the described message and does not consult to indicate attribute information and process Transaction Identifier;

806, SGW transmits to SGSN after receiving the bearing modification request message;

807, SGSN uses QoS information and the bearing identification that PGW provides, and carries out the operation that RAB revises alternately by RAN and UE;

808, system's separation SGSN sends to UE and revises PDP Context acceptance response message;

If the process Transaction Identifier is distributed by UE, then in step 808, carry this process Transaction Identifier.

809～810, system's separation SGSN returns the bearing modification response message by SGW to PGW.

Wherein, step 808 there is no the time order and function order with step 809, and the two is all triggered by SGSN.

Wherein, if the QoS information of carrying in the message of PDP Context described in the step 801 is QoS sequential value or Qos value range, then can select one of them qos value according to network configuration by SGSN, system's separation or PGW.

Another kind of technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention then is in the bearing modification request message that is sent by PGW, carries one group of discrete QoS sequential value or QoS value range, is selected a qos value and sends to the UMTS network element according to predetermined strategy by network element.This scheme also can solve UMTS and SAE with regard to the inconsistent problem of QoS information processing, in the bearing modification process, can guarantee that UMTS and SAE handle the consistency of QoS information.

With reference to Fig. 9, be the method two signaling process figure of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention, concrete steps are as follows:

901, optional, PCRF sends the PCC strategy and gives information to PGW, carries QoS information in the described message;

If PCC does not exist, PGW can use local QoS information.

902, PGW sends the bearing modification request message, initiates the bearing modification flow process, carries QoS information, bearing identification, process Transaction Identifier in the described message;

Wherein, the process Transaction Identifier is to be used to identify the bearing modification process that other network elements trigger, when bearing modification is to distribute when being triggered by other network elements outside the PGW and use, for example, specifically can distribute by the separation SGSN of system, SGW or other network element nodes such as SGSN, UE.Bearing identification is used to identify the carrying that needs are revised.

Because the UMTS side can only be accepted single qos value in carrying out the bearing modification process, therefore, possible processing mode is as follows:

Mode one: the qos value of separation SGSN of system or the SGW carrying that selection will be revised according to preset strategy also sends to the UMTS side;

Scheme two: system's separation does not carry out any processing, and the QoS information that PGW is sent is transparent to SGSN, is selected needed qos value of carrying and the transmission that will revise according to preset strategy by SGSN;

Scheme three: the QoS information that PGW is sent is transparent to RAN, is selected needed qos value of carrying and the transmission that will revise according to preset strategy by RAN.

Wherein, the predetermined strategy described in the above-mentioned variety of way may be based on following several modes:

One, it is maximum or send greater than the qos value of mean value to select PGW to send in QoS value range or the QoS sequential value;

Two, select the qos value transmission the most close with the QoS of the existing carrying that will revise;

Three, specify qos value apprizing system separation or the SGSN that is inclined to most by PGW;

Be understandable that described predetermined strategy is not limited to above several mode, also can select according to network pre-configured other algorithms or principle.

903, initiate the PDP context modification request message to the UMTS side, initiate the PDP context modification flow process, carry selected qos value in the described PDP context modification request message;

904, the UMTS side is returned the bearing modification response message, carries out the follow-up flow process of bearing modification;

905, optionally,, provide the response message echo reply by the PCC strategy if the bearing modification flow process that PGW initiates is triggered by step 901.

Following according to different application scenarioss, the method two of bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention is described by specific embodiment:

With reference to Figure 10, be the embodiment one signaling process figure of the method two of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention, wherein, system's separation is initiated the bearing modification flow process at SGW by PGW, and concrete steps are as follows:

1001, optional, PCRF sends the PCC strategy and gives information to PGW, carries QoS information in the described message;

If PCC does not exist, PGW can use local QoS information.

1002, PGW sends the dedicated bearing modify request messages, carries QoS information, bearing identification and process Transaction Identifier in the message;

Wherein, QoS information specifically can be QoS sequential value or QoS value range; Bearing identification is used to identify the carrying that needs are revised.The process Transaction Identifier is by other network element distributions and be used to identify the initiation process that this network element triggers this bearing modification.When bearing modification is to use when being triggered by other network elements except that PGW, this sign can be distributed by SGSN, UE, the separation SGSN of system or SGW.

1003～1005, SGW sends modification PDP Context request message as system's separation to SGSN, wherein carries QoS information and bearing identification;

Because the UMTS side can only be accepted single qos value, therefore, possible processing mode is as follows:

Mode one: the qos value of the separation SGW of the system carrying that selection will be revised according to preset strategy also sends to the UMTS side;

Three, specify the qos value that is inclined to most to inform SGSN or the separation SGW of system by PGW;

RAN, SGSN all can be to the QoS modifications of holding consultation, and can return to SGW by the qos value of revising after context response information will be consulted.

Optionally, can judge qos value after the UMTS network element is consulted whether in QoS sequential value or QoS scope that PGW sends by PGW, the separation SGW of system, SGSN, RAN, if, bearing modification then accepted; Otherwise refusal bearing modification.

1006, the qos value after SGW will consult by dedicated bearing modification response message sends to PGW;

1007, optional, if the bearing modification flow process that PGW initiates is triggered by step 1001, provide the response message echo reply by the PCC strategy.

In concrete the application, the bearing modification flow process that the bearing modification request that comprises QoS sequential value or QoS scope that PGW sends is initiated might be triggered by other network elements, below describes by specific embodiment:

With reference to Figure 11, be the embodiment two signaling process figure of the method two of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention, wherein, system's separation is initiated the bearing modification trigger process at SGW by SGSN, and concrete steps are as follows:

1101, SGSN sends to SGW and revises the PDP Context request message, carries QoS message and bearing identification in the described message;

Wherein, QoS message can be unique qos value, QoS sequential value or QoS value range.

Optionally, SGSN can the production process Transaction Identifier, is used to identify the process of initiating bearing modification; If SGSN does not produce, SGW can produce corresponding process Transaction Identifier in the bearing modification process.

1102, SGW is bearing modification trigger process assigning process Transaction Identifier as system's separation, and sends the bearing modification triggering request to PGW, carries QoS message, bearing identification and process Transaction Identifier in the described message;

1103, optional, if PCRF exists, PGW and PCRF carry out information interaction;

1104, PGW sends the dedicated bearing modify request messages to SGW, carries QoS sequential value or QoS value range, bearing identification and process Transaction Identifier in the message;

1105, SGW for revising the PDP Context response message, has carried QoS sequential value or QoS value range, bearing identification and process Transaction Identifier with message conversion as system's separation in the described message;

1106～1108, SGSN initiates to revise PDP Context request message start flow, carries selectable qos value and bearing identification in the described request message.

Wherein, RAN, SGSN all can be to the QoS modifications of holding consultation, and can return to SGW by the qos value of revising after context response information will be consulted.

1109, the qos value after SGW will consult by dedicated bearing modification response message sends to PGW.

Wherein, when the QoS information of carrying in the modification PDP Context request message in the step 1101 is QoS sequential value or QoS value range, can select one of them qos value according to network configuration by SGSN, system's separation, RAN, the QoS scope of several qos values or modification is given PGW, perhaps directly passes through PGW.

Wherein, step 1108 there is no temporal precedence relationship with step 1109, is all initiated by SGW.

When the network element of SGSN or triggering PGW initiation bearing modification flow process was RAN or UE, roughly the embodiment two of flow process and above-mentioned mobile communication system bearing modification method two was similar, describes no longer one by one for system's separation.

Be understandable that the modification process of being introduced among above-mentioned two embodiment also is applicable to the modification of default bearer, repeats no more.

Another technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention then is to receive the bearing modification request message that other network elements send by PGW, and carry QoS information in the described message, PGW selects qos value and sends to the UMTS network element by the bearing modification response message according to network configuration, thereby can solve SAE and the UMTS system consistency problem in the QoS information processing, can guarantee that SAE and UMTS handle the consistency of QoS information in the bearing modification process.

With reference to Figure 12, be the embodiment one signaling process figure of the method three of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention, wherein system's separation is SGSN, and SGSN initiates the bearing modification flow process, and concrete steps are as follows:

1201, SGSN sends the bearing modification request message to SGW, carries bearing identification and QoS information in the described message;

Bearing identification is used to identify the carrying that will revise.Optionally, SGSN can judge according to the information of carrying in bearing identification and the carrying to draw bearer types as system's separation.For example, when subscription data changed, SGSN can judge subscription data and change related carrying, and can to judge carrying be default bearer or dedicated bearing.

QoS information specifically can be unique qos value, also can be QoS sequential value or QoS value range.

1202, SGW transmits the bearing modification request message to PGW, with the bearing identification in the step 1201 and QoS information transparent transmission to PGW;

1203, optional, PGW and PCRF carry out information interaction;

PGW can also can select a qos value with PCRF alternately according to qos value of local selection of configuration.

1204～1205, PGW returns the bearing modification response message by SGW to SGSN;

Carry the qos value that PGW selects in the response message that returns, if the bearing modification failure carries the cause value that is used to identify the bearing modification failure in the response message that then returns.

1206, SGSN carries out the RAB modification alternately by RAN and UE;

1207～1208, SGSN sends to revise the PDP Context request message and receive to UE and revises the response message that PDP Context is accepted.

Roughly the same for the bearing modification flow process and this embodiment that are initiated as system's separation by SGW, illustrate no longer one by one.

The another kind of technical scheme that provides in the embodiment of the invention then allows the UMTS network element to hold consultation, and when PGW received the QoS negotiation value that the UMTS network element consults to obtain, directly acceptance got final product, and below is elaborated with reference to accompanying drawing:

With reference to Figure 13, be the method four signaling process figure of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention, concrete steps are as follows:

1301, optional, PCRF sends the PCC strategy and gives information to PGW, carries QoS information in the described message;

If PCC does not exist, PGW can use local QoS information.

1302, PGW sends the bearing modification request message, initiates the bearing modification flow process, carries QoS information, bearing identification and process Transaction Identifier in the described message;

Wherein, bearing identification is used to identify the carrying that needs are revised; The process Transaction Identifier is the employed sign when triggering PGW and initiating bearing modification of the network element outside the PGW, and this sign can be distributed by SGSN, UE or system's separation.

1303, revise the PDP Context flow process in the UMTS side;

Wherein, RAN, SGSN all can be to the modifications of holding consultation of QoS information.

1304, in the SAE side, carry out the follow-up flow process of bearing modification, the QoS negotiation value after by the bearing modification response message UMTS network element being consulted is informed PGW;

1305, PGW select to accept the QoS negotiation value of being consulted according to network configuration.Optionally, if the bearing modification flow process that PGW initiates is triggered by step 1301, provide the response message echo reply by the PCC strategy.

For those skilled in the art being understood better and realize the present invention, below describe by a specific embodiment:

With reference to Figure 14, be the embodiment one signaling process figure of the method four of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention, wherein, system's separation is SGW, initiates the bearing modification flow process by PGW, concrete steps are as follows:

1401, optional, PCRF sends the PCC strategy and gives information to PGW, carries QoS information in the described message;

If PCC does not exist, PGW can use local QoS information.

1402, PGW sends the dedicated bearing modify request messages, carries QoS information, bearing identification in the message;

Bearing identification is to be used to identify the carrying that needs are revised.

1403～1405, system's separation SGW sends to SGSN and revises the PDP Context request message, initiate to revise the PDP Context flow process, carrying QoS information and bearing identification RAN, SGSN in the described message all can be to the modification of holding consultation of QoS information, and returns to SGW by revising the PDP Context response message;

1406, the QoS negotiation value after SGW will consult by dedicated bearing modification response message sends to PGW;

1407, PGW accepts the QoS negotiation value after the UMTS network element is consulted, and optionally, if the bearing modification flow process that PGW initiates is triggered by step 1401, provides the response message echo reply by the PCC strategy.

Be understandable that, also can send the bearing modification triggering request and trigger the flow process that PGW initiates bearing modification by other network elements, idiographic flow can repeat no more referring to the embodiment three to four of mobile communication system bearing modification method one and the embodiment two of mobile communication system bearing modification method two.

Optionally, when SGSN, system's separation or PGW receive the bearing modification triggering request of UMTS network element transmission, can obtain the bearer types that to revise carrying, and can select to accept or refuse the bearing modification triggering request that the UMTS network element sends according to bearer types and network configuration, specifically can no longer illustrate referring to the associated description in the technical scheme of the method two correspondence of mobile communication system bearing modification.

The embodiment of the invention also provides the method five of mobile communication system bearing modification, this method is specially: before sending the bearing modification request message or receiving the bearing modification request message, pre-configured carrying QoS information does not consult to indicate attribute information on the UMTS network element.As can be seen, so, all QoS information dispose and revise by PGW, can solve UMTS and SAE with regard to the inconsistent problem of QoS information processing in the bearing modification process, also convenient simultaneously management.

And, when described bearing modification request sends for the UMTS network element, can go up loaded information according to bearing identification entrained in the bearing modification request message that receives and its and obtain the bearer types that to revise carrying, and can be the bearing modification request of accepting or refuse the transmission of UMTS network element according to bearer types and network configuration decision.

The embodiment of the invention also provides the method six of mobile communication system bearing modification, and this method is specially:

Before described bearing modification, send Indication message to the UMTS network element, carry QoS information in the described message and do not consult to indicate attribute information, and receive the indication response message that the UMTS network element returns.By this method, UMTS and SAE are consistent in the QoS information processing, can guarantee that UMTS and SAE handle the consistency of QoS information.

Specifically can send, also can send by separation SGSN of system or SGW by PGW; When being sent by SGSN or SGW, the carrying that PGW sends to SGSN or SGW is set up request message and can not carried described QoS information and do not consult to indicate attribute information.For those skilled in the art being understood better and realize this scheme, below describe by specific embodiment:

With reference to Figure 15, embodiment one signaling process figure for the method five of mobile communication system bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention, among this embodiment, carry QoS information in the request message and do not consult to indicate attribute information by setting up in carrying, make in the subsequent modification process, UMTS and SAE are in the bearing modification process, and information processing is consistent with regard to QoS, realize UMTS and the consistency of SAE in the QoS information processing.Wherein, SGSN is system's separation, and PGW initiates to set up the carrying flow process, and concrete steps are as follows:

1501, PGW sends carrying to SGW and sets up request message, carries QoS information in the described message and does not consult to indicate attribute information;

Described QoS information does not consult to indicate attribute information to be used for indicating the UMTS network element can not hold consultation to QoS information in the bearing modification process.

1502, SGW sets up request message with described carrying and is forwarded to SGSN, described QoS information is not consulted attribute information be transparent to SGSN;

1503, UMTS side loading establishing process, SGSN and UMTS network element are set up carrying alternately;

1504～1505, system's separation SGSN returns carrying by SGW to PGW and sets up response message.

Among this embodiment, carry QoS information in the request message and do not consult to indicate attribute information to realize that UMTS and SAE are with regard to the consistency in the QoS information processing by setting up in carrying, also can by receive that the UMTS network element sends set up bearing request message the time, set up in carrying and to carry QoS information in the response message and do not consult to indicate attribute information to realize that UMTS and SAE are with regard to the consistency in the QoS information processing.Be understandable that, except not consulting to indicate attribute information to forbid that the UMTS network element holds consultation to QoS information by in loading establishing process, carrying QoS information, guarantee outside UMTS and the consistency of SAE on QoS information, also can take before bearing modification, send other to the UMTS network element and carry the Indication message that QoS information does not consult to indicate attribute information, realize this purpose, illustrate no longer one by one.

Be understandable that, so-called QoS does not consult to indicate attribute information only to be for convenience and the title that adopts in the above technical scheme, can not be construed as limiting embodiment of the invention institute applicable scope, promptly in some system, perhaps do not adopt this title, but can not think thus that the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention can not be applicable to these systems.

More than the method for mobile communication system bearing modification that the embodiment of the invention is provided be described in detail, for those skilled in the art being understood better and realizing the embodiment of the invention, below from the embodiment of the invention on the other hand, the equipment that is adopted in the embodiment of the invention is described in detail:

With reference to Figure 16, be communication equipment embodiment one structural representation in the embodiment of the invention, this equipment comprises: message sink unit 1601, bearing modification unit 1602, message sending unit 1603, wherein:

Message sink unit 1601 is used to receive the bearing modification request message, carries QoS information in the described request message and does not consult to indicate attribute information;

Bearing modification unit 1602, be used for not consulting to indicate attribute information, carry out bearing modification, and in the bearing modification process, keep described QoS information constant according to the QoS information of the received message in message sink unit 1601;

Message sending unit 1603 is used for sending the bearing modification response message after PDP context modification is finished in described bearing modification unit 1602.

This equipment can be used for above-mentioned bearing modification method one corresponding scene, this equipment operation principle is: receive the bearing modification request message by the message sink unit, and attribute information is not consulted to indicate according to QoS information entrained in the message in the PDP context modification unit, carry out bearing modification and in the bearing modification process, keep described QoS information constant, and by message sending unit transmission bearing modification response message, therefore, this communication equipment can not be made amendment to QoS information, therefore, this equipment can solve UMTS and SAE with regard to the inconsistent problem of QoS information processing, thereby, in the bearing modification process, can guarantee that UMTS and SAE handle the consistency of QoS information.

More than be the communication equipment that the method one of bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention is suitable for, below with reference to accompanying drawing, the communication equipment that bearing modification method two in the embodiment of the invention is suitable for:

With reference to Figure 17, be communication equipment embodiment two structural representations in the embodiment of the invention, this communication equipment comprises: the first message sink unit 1701, qos value are chosen unit 1702, message sending unit 1703, wherein:

The first message sink unit 1701 is used to receive the bearing modification request message of transmission, carries QoS information in the described message;

Qos value is chosen unit 1702, is used for the qos value that entrained QoS information of the bearing modification request message that receives according to the first message sink unit 1701 and predetermined strategy are chosen the carrying that will revise;

Message sending unit 1703 is used to send the bearing modification request message, carries selected qos value in the described message.

Concrete, this telecommunication apparatus can receive the bearing modification request message that PGW sends, and can from this message, select a qos value and send according to predetermined strategy, this equipment can solve UMTS and SAE with regard to the inconsistent problem of QoS information processing, in the bearing modification process, can guarantee that UMTS and SAE handle the consistency of QoS information.

Can do further to optimize to this equipment, for example, this equipment also can comprise: performance element is judged in the second message sink unit, first, wherein:

The second message sink unit is used to receive the bearing modification request message that the UMTS network element sends, and carries the qos value after the UMTS network element is consulted in the described message;

First judges performance element, is used to judge qos value after described UMTS network element is consulted whether in the described QoS range of information that receives, and when in the described QoS range of information that receives, accepts described modification bearing request message.

Simultaneously, this equipment also can be used for deciding the bearing modification triggering request of accepting or refusing the transmission of UMTS network element according to the bearer types that will revise and network configuration, be specially, on above-mentioned communication equipment basis, also comprise: bearer types acquiring unit, second is judged performance element, wherein:

The bearer types acquiring unit is used for the bearing modification request message according to the received UMTS network element transmission in the second message sink unit, obtains the bearer types that will revise carrying, and is input to the second judgement performance element;

Second judges performance element, is used for refusing or accept the bearing modification triggering request that the UMTS network element sends according to bearer types and network configuration.

Following with reference to accompanying drawing, the communication equipment that bearing modification method three in the embodiment of the invention is suitable for, with reference to Figure 18, be communication equipment embodiment three structural representations in the embodiment of the invention, this communication equipment comprises: message sink unit 1801, qos value are chosen unit 1802, message sending unit 1803, wherein:

Message sink unit 1801 is used to receive the bearing modification request message, carries QoS information in the described message;

Qos value is chosen unit 1802, is used for choosing qos value according to network configuration from the QoS information that receives;

Message sending unit 1803 is used for according to network configuration selected qos value being sent by the bearing modification response message.

This communication equipment is by the bearing modification request message of the QoS information that carries that receives other network elements and send, and select qos value and send to the UMTS network element by the bearing modification response message according to network configuration, thereby can solve SAE and the UMTS system consistency problem in the QoS information processing, make SAE and the UMTS information processing in the bearing modification process be consistent for QoS.

Similar with the communication equipment of above-mentioned several schemes, this equipment can also decide reception or the described bearing modification request of refusal according to bearer types and network configuration, specifically comprises: bearer types acquiring unit, judgement performance element, wherein:

The bearer types acquiring unit is used for obtaining the bearer types that will revise carrying, and being input to the judgement performance element according to the received bearing modification solicited message in message sink unit;

Judge performance element, be used for refusing or accept described bearing modification request according to bearer types and network configuration.

Following with reference to accompanying drawing, the communication equipment that bearing modification method four in the embodiment of the invention is suitable for describes, and with reference to Figure 19, is communication equipment embodiment four structural representations in the embodiment of the invention, this communication equipment comprises: message sink unit 1901, performance element 1902, wherein:

Message sink unit 1901 is used to receive the bearing modification response message, carries the QoS negotiation value after the negotiation in the described message;

Performance element 1902 is used for accepting the QoS negotiation value of carrying when the message sink unit receives the bearing modification response message of described QoS negotiation value after carrying negotiation.

This communication equipment allows the UMTS network element to hold consultation, and when receiving the QoS negotiation value that the UMTS network element consults to obtain, directly acceptance gets final product, and can guarantee SAE and the UMTS consistency with regard to the QoS information processing equally.

The bearer types acquiring unit is used to obtain the bearer types that will revise carrying, and is input to the judgement performance element;

The communication equipment that bearing modification method five is suitable in the embodiment of the invention describes, with reference to Figure 20, be communication equipment embodiment five structural representations in the embodiment of the invention, this communication equipment comprises: attribute information dispensing unit 2001, be used for before sending the bearing modification request or receiving the bearing modification request, configuration QoS information does not consult to indicate attribute information.

By on the UMTS network element, carrying out the configuration that QoS information does not consult to indicate attribute information in advance, in concrete bearing modification process, the UMTS network element just can not made amendment to the QoS information that will revise carrying, thereby can guarantee UMTS and the SAE consistency with regard to the QoS information processing.

Below briefly introduce the method six pairing communication equipments of bearing modification in the embodiment of the invention, with reference to Figure 21, be communication equipment embodiment six structural representations in the embodiment of the invention, this communication equipment comprises: message sending unit 2101, message sink unit 2102, wherein:

Message sending unit 2101 was used for before bearing modification, sent Indication message, carried QoS information in the described message and did not consult to indicate attribute information;

Message sink unit 2102 is used to receive the indication response message that returns.

This equipment sends to the UMTS network element in advance and does not consult to indicate attribute information by before bearing modification, thereby can realize consistent with regard to the QoS information processing of UMTS and SAE.

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

The UMTS network element is not consulted indication information according to the QoS information of carrying in the described message, revises the packet data protocol PDP Context;

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

More than the method and apparatus of bearing modification provided by the present invention is 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. the method for a mobile communication system bearing modification is characterized in that, comprising:

2. the method for mobile communication system bearing modification as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, is specially:

Send described bearing modification request message by grouped data network gateway PGW;

Receive described bearing modification response message by PGW.

3. the method for mobile communication system bearing modification as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, is specially:

Receive the bearing modification request message that PGW sends by service universal grouping wireless serving GPRS support node SGSN, and send described bearing modification request message after increase QoS information does not consult to indicate attribute information in message;

Receive described bearing modification response message and be delivered to PGW by SGSN.

4. the method for mobile communication system bearing modification as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, is specially:

System's separation by UMTS and SAE receives the bearing modification request message that PGW sends, and sends described bearing modification request message after increase QoS information does not consult to indicate attribute information in message;

System's separation by UMTS and SAE receives described bearing modification response message and is delivered to PGW.

5. as the method for each described mobile communication system bearing modification of claim 2 to 4, it is characterized in that taking a step forward at PGW transmission bearing modification request message comprises:

PGW and policy charging rule functional entity PCRF obtain the QoS information of the carrying that will revise alternately.

6. as the method for each described mobile communication system bearing modification of claim 2 to 4, it is characterized in that, further comprise:

When PGW receives the bearing modification request of UMTS network element transmission, refuse described bearing modification request or send the load bearing deactivation request to delete described carrying by the bearing modification response message.

7. as the method for each described mobile communication system bearing modification of claim 2 to 4, it is characterized in that, further comprise:

When PGW receives the bearing modification triggering request that other network elements send, carry out the step that sends described bearing modification request message, wherein, carry QoS information in the described bearing modification request message.

8. the method for mobile communication system bearing modification as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, described QoS information is: unique qos value, QoS value range or QoS sequential value.

9. the method for mobile communication system bearing modification as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, when described QoS information is QoS value range or QoS sequential value, further comprises:

PGW selects a qos value according to network configuration.

10. the method for mobile communication system bearing modification as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, further comprise: the system's separation by PGW, SGSN or UMTS and SAE obtains the bearer types that will revise carrying according to the bearing modification triggering request that the UMTS network element sends, and refuses or accept the bearing modification triggering request that the UMTS network element sends according to bearer types and network configuration.

11. the method for a mobile communication system bearing modification is characterized in that, comprising:

12. the method for mobile communication system bearing modification as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, further comprises:

Receive the bearing modification request message that the UMTS network element sends, carry the qos value after the UMTS network element is consulted in the described message;

Judge qos value after described UMTS network element is consulted whether in the QoS range of information that described PGW sends, if, described bearing modification request message then accepted.

13. method as claim 11 or 12 described mobile communication system bearing modifications, it is characterized in that, further comprise: according to the bearing modification request message of UMTS network element transmission, judge the bearer types that to revise carrying, and refuse or accept the bearing modification triggering request that UMTS network element node sends according to the bearer types of carrying.

14. the method as claim 11 or 12 described mobile communication system bearing modifications is characterized in that, further comprises before PGW sends the bearing modification request message:

15. the method as claim 11 or 12 described mobile communication system bearing modifications is characterized in that, described QoS information is specially: QoS scope or QoS sequential value.

16. the method for mobile communication system bearing modification as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, when described QoS information was QoS scope or QoS sequential value, described predetermined strategy was specially:

Select in QoS scope that PGW sends or the sequential value maximum or send greater than the qos value of mean value;

Or select that the qos value the most close with existing carrying qos value sends in QoS scope that PGW sends or the sequential value.

17. the method for a mobile communication system bearing modification is characterized in that, comprising:

18. the method for mobile communication system bearing modification as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, described QoS information comprises: unique qos value, QoS scope or QoS sequential value.

19. the method for mobile communication system bearing modification as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, when described other network elements are the UMTS network element, further comprises:

According to the bearing modification request message that the UMTS network element sends, judge the bearer types that to revise carrying, and refuse or accept the bearing modification triggering request that UMTS network element node sends according to the bearer types and the network configuration of carrying.

20. the method for a mobile communication system bearing modification is characterized in that, comprising:

21. the method for mobile communication system bearing modification as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that, further comprises before PGW accepts QoS negotiation value entrained in the described bearing modification response message:

PGW judges the bearer types that will revise carrying according to the bearing modification response message that receives, and refuses or accept the bearing modification triggering request that UMTS network element node sends according to the bearer types of carrying.

22. the method for a mobile communication system bearing modification is characterized in that, comprising:

23. the method for mobile communication system bearing modification as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, described bearing modification request message sends for the UMTS network element, further comprises when receiving the bearing modification request message of UMTS network element transmission:

Obtain the bearer types that to revise carrying, and refuse or accept the bearing modification request message that UMTS network element node sends according to bearer types and network configuration.

24. the method for a mobile communication system bearing modification is characterized in that, comprising:

Receive the indication response message that the UMTS network element returns.

25. a communication equipment is characterized in that, comprising: message sink unit, bearing modification unit, message sending unit, wherein:

26. a communication equipment is characterized in that, comprising: the first message sink unit, qos value are chosen unit, message sending unit, wherein:

27. communication equipment as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that, further comprises: performance element is judged in the second message sink unit, first, wherein:

28. communication equipment as claimed in claim 27 is characterized in that, also comprises: bearer types acquiring unit, second is judged performance element, wherein:

The bearer types acquiring unit is used to obtain the bearer types that will revise carrying, and is input to the second judgement performance element;

29. a communication equipment is characterized in that, comprising: message sink unit, qos value are chosen unit, message sending unit, wherein:

30. communication equipment as claimed in claim 29 is characterized in that, also comprises: bearer types acquiring unit, judgement performance element, wherein:

Judge performance element, be used for refusing or accept described bearing modification request message according to bearer types and network configuration.

31. a communication equipment is characterized in that, comprising: message sink unit, performance element, wherein:

32. communication equipment as claimed in claim 31 is characterized in that, further comprises: bearer types acquiring unit, judgement performance element, wherein:

33. a communication equipment comprises: the attribute information dispensing unit, be used for before sending the bearing modification request or receiving the bearing modification request, configuration QoS information does not consult to indicate attribute information.

34. a communication equipment is characterized in that, comprising: message sending unit, the message sink unit, wherein: