Embodiment
The embodiment of the present invention is for existing access restricted cell of carrying out urgency traffic carrying to be switched to when switch community UE in home network, cause reliability and the lower problem of continuity of urgency traffic in home network, provide the method for handover control in a kind of home network, in order to have promoted reliability and the continuity of urgency traffic in home network.
As shown in Figure 1, the method for handover control in home network comprises the steps:
S101, reception are switched to UE the first handover request message of target home base station cells, the beared information comprising UE in home base station cells, source side from home base station cells, source.
S102, judge whether target home base station cells is the access restricted cell of UE, if so, carries out S103, if not, carries out S106;
Wherein, judge that whether target home base station cells is the method for the access restricted cell of UE, specifically comprises:
Obtain the access module of the signing CSG cell list of UE and target home base station cells;
Judge according to the access module of the signing CSG cell list of UE and target home base station cells, in concrete enforcement, if target home base station cells is for sealing access module and not being the signing CSG of UE community; Or, target home base station cells is for mixing access module and not being the signing CSG of UE community, confirm that according to default access strategy target home base station cells does not allow UE access, can judge target home base station cells is the access restricted cell of UE simultaneously.
It is to be noted, same CSG identifies corresponding CSG community may be had multiple, because in real network is disposed, possible certain user has placed multiple Home eNodeB indoor, and for each Home eNodeB, identical CSG is set, the CSG of multiple Home eNodeB can use same CSG mark, and this has just occurred the situation of same CSG mark corresponding multiple CSG community.
S103, beared information according to UE in home base station cells, source side, further judge whether UE exists the urgency traffic carrying of setting up or activated in home base station cells, source side, if so, carry out S104, if not, carries out S105;
Consistent with prior art, can be according to the QoS of each carrying in beared information (Quality of Service in concrete enforcement, service quality) parameter determines whether urgency traffic carrying, in the qos parameter of each carrying, include an ARP (Allocation and Retention Priority, distribute and maintenance priority) parameter, ARP parameter can represent the access priority of UE and whether can seize the information such as other bearing resource.In existing protocol, regulation is carried for urgency traffic, its ARP parameter can be used special parameter value, by QoS (the Quality of Service of each carrying, service quality) special parameter value that whether the ARP parameter that comprises of parameter uses agreement to specify, can learn whether this carrying is urgency traffic carrying.
The switching of S104, the carrying of initiation urgency traffic, controls UE is switched to target home base station cells in the urgency traffic carrying of home base station cells, source side;
In concrete enforcement, if UE also exists non-emergent service bearer in home base station cells, source side, further can also comprise the step of deleting this non-emergent service bearer.
UE is switched to target home base station cells by S105, refusal.
UE is switched to target home base station cells by S106, control, that is to say, whole carryings of UE (comprising urgency traffic carrying and non-emergent service bearer) are all switched to target home base station cells.
Described home network specifically can comprise the 3G network of having disposed HNB (Home NodeB), has disposed LTE network and the follow-up evolvement network thereof of HeNB (Home evolution NodeB), etc.
In the embodiment of the present invention, be elaborated as an example of the LTE network of having disposed HeNB example, in LTE network, switching controls is carried out by the MME in core net, and in real network structure, source HeNB and target HeNB that UE relates in cell switch process may belong to same MME, also may belong to different MME, be elaborated for concrete application scenarios below.For the technical problem that will solve, suppose the access restricted cell that in each concrete application scenarios, target home base station cells is UE, and there is the urgency traffic carrying of setting up or activating in home base station cells, source side in UE.
Embodiment mono-
In the present embodiment, suppose that the source HeNB and the target HeNB that in cell switch process, relate to belong to different MME, MME under the HeNB of source can be called to source MME, the MME under target HeNB is called target MME, proposes switching controls and carried out by source MME in the present embodiment.
As shown in Figure 2, dispose the method for handover control in the LTE network of HeNB, specifically comprised:
S201, source HeNB initiate UE community and switch, the target home base station cells of selecting UE to be switched to, and send the first handover request message, the beared information comprising UE in home base station cells, source side to source MME;
UE can detect the signal strength signal intensity of current persistent district and neighbor cell, when UE detects the signal strength signal intensity of current persistent district lower than the threshold value of setting (being called the first threshold value for the ease of distinguishing), or the signal strength signal intensity of certain neighbor cell exceedes the threshold value (being called the second threshold value for the ease of distinguishing) of setting, UE can be to source HeNB reporting measurement result, measurement result comprises the ID (Identifier of neighbor cell, mark), the information such as signal strength signal intensity, the measurement result that source HeNB reports according to UE is initiated the cell switch process of UE.
S202, source MME obtain the access module of the signing CSG cell list of UE and target home base station cells;
S203, source MME judge the access restricted cell that target home base station cells is UE;
In concrete enforcement, if target home base station cells is for sealing access module and not being the signing CSG of UE community; Or, target home base station cells is for mixing access module and not being the signing CSG of UE community, confirm that according to default access strategy described target home base station cells does not allow UE access, judging target home base station cells is the access restricted cell of UE simultaneously;
The situation of the non-access restricted cell that is UE for target home base station cells, the present embodiment no longer relates to, can be consistent with processing mode of the prior art;
S204, source MME further confirm that at the beared information of home base station cells, source side UE exists the urgency traffic carrying of setting up or activating in home base station cells, source side according to UE;
In concrete enforcement, can judge whether it is urgency traffic carrying according to the qos parameter of each carrying in beared information;
For the situation that does not have the urgency traffic carrying of setting up or activated, the present embodiment no longer relates to, can be consistent with processing mode of the prior art;
S205, source MME send the second handover request message to target MME, comprising the relevant information of urgency traffic carrying;
Concrete, relevant information can comprise the ID (Identifier, mark), qos parameter, TEID (Tunnel End Point Identifier, endpoint of a tunnel message identification) of urgency traffic carrying etc.;
This second handover request message is transmitted to target HeNB by S206, target MME;
S207, target HeNB return to the first switching response message according to the second handover request message receiving to target MME;
This first switching response message is transmitted to source MME by S208, target MME;
S209, source MME receive after the first switching response message, return to the second switching response message to source HeNB, comprising instruction, due to limited of the community cause value of supporting that urgency traffic switches, this second switching response message sends for controlling source HeNB/HNB the switching command that urgency traffic carrying is switched to target HeNB/HNB from source HeNB/HNB to UE;
The urgency traffic of S210, execution UE carries the switching from home base station cells, source to target home base station cells;
Concrete, source HeNB, according to the second switching response message receiving, sends the switching command that urgency traffic carrying is switched to target HeNB from source HeNB to UE, and UE is switched to target HeNB by urgency traffic carrying from source HeNB according to the switching command receiving;
S211, source HeNB send the removal request of non-emergent service bearer to source MME according to the second switching response message receiving;
S212, source MME, according to the removal request receiving, delete the non-emergent service bearer of UE, and this switching completes.
It should be noted that, S208 can also carry out following steps after carrying out:
S209 ', source MME, according to the first switching response message receiving, delete the non-emergent service bearer of UE in home base station cells, source side.
If carried out S209 ', S211~S212 will be without execution so, and between S209 ' and S209~S210, there is no strict sequential relationship.
Embodiment bis-
In the present embodiment, suppose that the source HeNB and the target HeNB that in cell switch process, relate to belong to different MME, MME under the HeNB of source can be called to source MME, the MME under target HeNB is called target MME, proposes switching controls and carried out by target MME in the present embodiment.
As shown in Figure 3, dispose the method for handover control in the LTE network of HeNB, specifically comprised:
S301, source HeNB initiate the cell switch process of UE, the target home base station cells of selecting UE to be switched to, and send the first handover request message, the beared information comprising UE in home base station cells, source side to source MME;
The first handover request message is transmitted to target MME by S302, source MME;
S303, target MME obtain the access module of the signing CSG cell list of UE and target home base station cells;
S304, target MME judge the access restricted cell that target home base station cells is UE;
S305, target MME further confirm that at the beared information of home base station cells, source side UE exists the urgency traffic carrying of setting up or activating in home base station cells, source side according to UE;
S306, target MME send the second handover request message to target HeNB, comprising the relevant information of urgency traffic carrying;
S307, target HeNB return to the first switching response message according to the second handover request message receiving to target MME;
S308, target MME receive after the first switching response message, return to the second switching response message to source MME, the cause value switching due to limited of community support urgency traffic comprising instruction;
This second switching response message is transmitted to source HeNB by S309, source MME;
The urgency traffic of S310, execution UE carries the switching from home base station cells, source to target home base station cells;
S311, source HeNB send the removal request of non-emergent service bearer to source MME according to the second switching response message receiving;
S312, source MME, according to the removal request receiving, delete the non-emergent service bearer of UE, and this switching completes.
It should be noted that, S308 can also carry out following steps after carrying out:
S309 ', source MME, according to according to the second switching response message receiving, delete the non-emergent service bearer of UE in home base station cells, source side.
If carried out S309 ', S311~S312 will be without execution so, and between S309 ' and S309~S310, there is no strict sequential relationship.
Embodiment tri-
In the present embodiment, suppose that the source HeNB and the target HeNB that in cell switch process, relate to belong to same MME, propose switching controls and are carried out by this MME in the present embodiment.
As shown in Figure 4, dispose the method for handover control in the LTE network of HeNB, specifically comprised:
S401, source HeNB initiate the cell switch process of UE, the target home base station cells of selecting UE to be switched to, and send the first handover request message, the beared information comprising UE in home base station cells, source side to MME;
S402, MME obtain the access module of the signing CSG cell list of UE and target home base station cells;
S403, MME judge the access restricted cell that target home base station cells is UE;
S404, MME further confirm that at the beared information of home base station cells, source side UE exists the urgency traffic carrying of setting up or activating in home base station cells, source side according to UE;
S405, MME send the second handover request message to target HeNB, comprising the relevant information of urgency traffic carrying;
S406, target HeNB return to the first switching response message according to the second handover request message receiving to MME;
S407, MME receive after the first switching response message, return to the second switching response message to source HeNB, the cause value switching due to limited of community support urgency traffic comprising instruction;
The urgency traffic of S408, execution UE carries the switching from home base station cells, source to target home base station cells;
Concrete, source HeNB, according to the second switching response message receiving, sends the switching command that urgency traffic carrying is switched to target HeNB from source HeNB to UE, and UE is switched to target HeNB by urgency traffic carrying from source HeNB according to the switching command receiving;
S409, source HeNB send the removal request of non-emergent service bearer to MME according to the second switching response message receiving;
S410, MME, according to the removal request receiving, delete the non-emergent service bearer of UE, and this switching completes.
It should be noted that, S406 can also carry out following steps after carrying out:
S407 ', source MME, according to the first switching response message receiving, delete the non-emergent service bearer of UE in home base station cells, source side.
If carried out S407 ', S409~S410 will be without execution so, and between S407 ' and S407~S408, there is no strict sequential relationship.
It is to be noted, for the LTE network of having disposed HeNB GW (femto gateway), the method for handover control that the embodiment of the present invention provides stands good, the each signaling message between HeNB GW transparent transmission HeNB and MME, on the transmission of each signaling message without any impact.
If home network is the 3G network of having disposed HNB, switch in 3G network ZhongUE community by SGSN and control and carry out, and in real network structure, the source HNB that UE relates in cell switch process and target HNB may belong to same SGSN, also may belong to different SGSN.In like manner, the situation that the source HNB that relates to and target HNB in switching for UE community belong to different SGSN is proposed in the present embodiment, switching controls can be carried out by the source SGSN under the HNB of source, or the target SGSN under target HNB is carried out, the source HNB relating in switching for control execution UE community and target HNB belong to the situation of same SGSN, switching controls can be carried out by this SGSN, concrete execution flow process is with to have disposed execution flow process in the LTE system of HeNB in full accord, just HeNB is replaced with to HNB, MME replaces with SGSN, repeats no more.
Method for handover control in the home network that the embodiment of the present invention provides, handoff procedure at UE from home base station cells, source to target home base station cells, the situation of the access restricted cell that is UE for target home base station cells, if there is the urgency traffic carrying of setting up or activating in home base station cells, source side in UE, control urgency traffic carrying is switched to target home base station cells, thereby promoted reliability and the continuity of urgency traffic in home network;
Method for handover control in the home network that the embodiment of the present invention provides, realizes simply, and the transformation on existing protocol and the network equipment and impact are very little.
Based on same technical conceive, the embodiment of the present invention provides the switching control in a kind of home network, because the principle that this switching control is dealt with problems is similar to the method for handover control in home network, therefore the enforcement of this switching control can be referring to the enforcement of above-mentioned method for handover control, repeats part and repeat no more.
In concrete enforcement, if home network is the 3G network of having disposed HNB, suppose that source HNB and target HNB belong to same SGSN, this switching control can be arranged in this SGSN, suppose that source HNB and target HNB belong to different SGSN, this switching control can be arranged in the affiliated source SGSN of source HNB, also can be arranged in the affiliated target SGSN of target HNB.In like manner, if home network is the LTE network of having disposed HeNB, suppose that source HeNB and target HeNB belong to same MME, this switching control can be arranged in this MME, suppose that source HeNB and target HeNB belong to different MME, this switching control can be arranged in the affiliated source SGSN of source HeNB, also can be arranged in the affiliated target MME of target HeNB.
As shown in Figure 5, the switching control in the home network that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprising:
Receiving element 501, for receiving the first handover request message that UE is switched to target home base station cells from home base station cells, source, the beared information comprising UE in home base station cells, source side;
Judging unit 502, in the time receiving the first handover request message, judges that whether target home base station cells is the access restricted cell of UE, and report judged result;
Control unit 503, while being "Yes" for the judged result reporting when judging unit 502, if confirm that at the beared information of home base station cells, source side UE exists the urgency traffic carrying of setting up or activating in home base station cells, source side, control this urgency traffic carrying is switched to target home base station cells according to UE.
Preferably, this device can also comprise:
Delete cells, if also there is non-emergent service bearer for UE in home base station cells, source side, deletes described non-emergent service bearer.
Wherein, as shown in Figure 6, the one possibility structure of judging unit 502, specifically comprises:
Obtain subelement 601, for obtaining the access module of the signing CSG cell list of UE and target home base station cells;
Report subelement 602, if be sealing access module and be not the signing CSG of UE community for target home base station cells; Or target home base station cells, for mixing access module and not being the signing CSG of UE community, confirms that according to default access strategy this target home base station cells does not allow UE access simultaneously, reporting judged result is "Yes".
Preferably, control unit 503, while being also "Yes" for the judged result reporting when judging unit 502, if UE does not comprise the urgency traffic carrying of setting up or activated in the beared information of home base station cells, source side, refuse UE to be switched to target home base station cells.
Further, control unit 503, while being also "No" for the judged result reporting when judging unit 502, controlling UE is switched to target home base station cells.
It is apparent to those skilled in the art that the embodiment of the present invention can be provided as method, device or computer program.Therefore, the present invention can adopt complete hardware implementation example, completely implement software example or the form in conjunction with the embodiment of software and hardware.And the present invention can adopt the form at the upper computer program of implementing of one or more computer-usable storage medium comprising computer usable program code (including but not limited to magnetic disc store, CD-ROM, optical memory etc.).
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various changes and modification and not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention the present invention.Like this, if these amendments of the present invention and within modification belongs to the scope of the claims in the present invention and equivalent technologies thereof, the present invention is also intended to comprise these changes and modification interior.