CN101895858A - Location update strategy acquisition, location update reject and paging methods and equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a location update strategy acquisition method, location update strategy acquisition equipment, a location update reject method, location update reject equipment, a paging method and paging equipment. The location update strategy acquisition method comprises the following steps of: acquiring the type information MTC Type of the machine type communication of user equipment or the MTC Type of a group, and setting a location update strategy according to the MTC Type; or acquiring the location update strategy of the user equipment or the location update strategy of the group from a server. The method further comprises the step of: transmitting the location update strategy to the user equipment or the user equipment in the group. Through a location update method and location update equipment of the embodiment of the invention, the load of a network side can be lightened, and the normal running of the network side can be ensured.

Description

Obtain the method and apparatus of position update strategy, the renewal of refusal position and paging

Technical field

The embodiment of the invention relates to the network communications technology, relates in particular to MTC (Machine TypeCommunications; The Machine Type communication) method and apparatus in the application architecture.

Background technology

MTC uses and refers between one or more network element the network communication that does not need to carry out under the artificial situation about participating in (that is, M2M uses), as application such as traffic control and management, factory's monitoring, remote meter readings.Use at a large amount of MTC, mobile network is still very competitive.But current mobile network mainly is at H2H (Human To Human; The all optimization and the construction that the Human To Human) should be used as are to M2M (Machine To Machine; Machine is to machine) use, M2H (Machine To Human; Machine is to the people), H2M (Human To Machine; The Human-to-Machine) optimization and build considerably less.During MTC uses, a plurality of M2ME (Machine To MachineEquipment with identical MTC application; Machine is to machinery equipment, and we replace with UE among the present invention) form a whole, be called for short group (Group), Virtual network operator or industry user can do the group as a wholely to manage or control.For example the remote meter reading of power industry is used, and the ammeter that we can be all with Shanghai City is formed a group, and Virtual network operator and power industry user can do this group as a whole mobile management optimization or the access-in management of carrying out.Fig. 1 provides the Organization Chart that a kind of MTC uses, and along with technical development, later network architecture diagram may be different, and the present invention does not limit this.

As shown in Figure 1, mainly comprise mobile management network element 10, MTCServer (MTC application server) 20, access network elements 30, HSS (home subscriber server) 40 several logic function bodies in the framework that MTC uses, also comprise at least one user equipment (UE) 50.Wherein mobile management network element 10 is responsible for functions such as NAS signalings and the encryption of NAS signaling and roaming, tracking, distributing user temporary identity sign, safety function etc.MTC Server 20 is the MTC application server, but data or information that store M 2ME (being UE) or faciation close.The subscription data that HSS 40 main storage UE or faciation close.

During MTC uses, exist the MTC of a lot of various kinds (Category) to use.Wherein MO Only (business only starts) refers to that UE only carries out the business that UE initiatively initiates.Low Data Usage (low data use) expression network side and UE have seldom data interaction or UE and network side not to have in the long time section alternately.UE is seldom mobile in expression for Low Mobility (weak moving), such as UE fixed-site or nomadic.

The mode of available technology adopting H2H is carried out the position of UE and is upgraded, and promptly UE can initiate the more new technological process position of informing network side UE, position when the UE position changes, so that network side is known the position of UE, carries out paging and data distributing.In order to guarantee that network side can know the existence of UE, UE can clocklike initiate the periodic location update flow process.In the paging flow process, mobile management network element is that (in the E-UTRAN network, the position refers to the tracking area tabulation to the position distributed of UE at network side; In the UTRAN/GERAN network, the lane place shows the way by district or lane place) initiate paging to all access network elements of described position correspondence, access network elements is initiated paging at all sub-districts of described position correspondence.

Because MTC is widely used, occur so have a large amount of M2M terminal UE.If the position of adopting the mode of H2H (Human to Human) to carry out UE is upgraded and paging, do not consider the UE or the group's of MTC application characteristics, then a large amount of UE can be because signaling be upgraded in a large amount of positions and call signaling causes serious signaling to impact to network side, cause the network side load very high, influence the normal operation of network side.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of method and apparatus that obtains method and apparatus, refusal position method for updating and the equipment and the paging of position update strategy, can alleviate the load of network side, ensures the normal operation of network side.

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of method of obtaining the position update strategy, comprising: obtain subscriber equipment the Machine Type communication type information MTC Type or group MTC Type, according to described MTCType the position update strategy is set; Perhaps obtain the position update strategy of subscriber equipment or group's position update strategy from server.This method also comprises: described position update strategy is sent to subscriber equipment in described subscriber equipment or the group.

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of method of paging, comprising: obtain subscriber equipment the Machine Type communication type information MTC Type or group MTC Type, determine paging range according to described MTC Type; Subscriber equipment in described subscriber equipment of paging or the group in described paging range.

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of refusal position method for updating, comprising: receive the position updating request that subscriber equipment sends; According to network side is the position update strategy that described subscriber equipment is provided with, if the position updating request of subscriber equipment does not meet the position update strategy, then refuses the position updating request that described subscriber equipment sends; Send the position to described subscriber equipment and upgrade refuse information.

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of equipment that obtains the position update strategy, comprising: acquiring unit is used to obtain the type information MTC Type of Machine Type communication of subscriber equipment or group's MTCType; The unit is set, is used for the position update strategy being set according to described MTC Type; Transmitting element is used for described position update strategy is sent to subscriber equipment in described subscriber equipment or the group.

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of equipment that obtains the position update strategy, comprising: tactful acquiring unit is used for obtaining from server the position update strategy that is used for subscriber equipment or group's position update strategy; Transmitting element is used for described position update strategy is sent to subscriber equipment in described subscriber equipment or the group.

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of equipment of paging, comprising: first acquiring unit is used to obtain the type information MTC Type of Machine Type communication of subscriber equipment or group's MTC Type; First determining unit is used for determining paging range according to described MTC Type; Paging unit is used in described paging range subscriber equipment in described subscriber equipment of paging or the group.

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of equipment of paging, comprising: second acquisition unit is used for obtaining positional information from server; Second determining unit is used for determining paging range according to described positional information; Paging unit is used for described at least one subscriber equipment of paging in described paging range.

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of equipment that the position is upgraded of refusing, and comprising: receiving element is used to receive the position updating request that subscriber equipment sends; The refusal unit, being used for according to network side is the position update strategy that described subscriber equipment is provided with, if the position updating request of subscriber equipment does not meet the position update strategy, refuse the position updating request that described subscriber equipment sends, send the position to described subscriber equipment and upgrade refuse information.

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of mobile management network element device, comprises each equipment recited above.

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of access network elements device, comprises the equipment that top described position is upgraded and refuses the equipment that the position is upgraded.

The embodiment of the invention can be provided with the position update strategy or obtain the position update strategy from server according to UE or group's MTC Type, then the position update strategy is issued UE in UE or the group, so that UE carries out corresponding the processing according to the position update strategy in follow-up UE or the group, thereby reducing a large amount of positions of MTC in using upgrades signaling and significantly reduces more new technological process of the position of MTC in using, reduce the load of network, reduce the risk of network congestion, ensure the normal operation of network.

The embodiment of the invention can be determined paging range according to UE or group's MTC Type, paging UE is known UE in the group in the paging range of determining, thereby can among a small circle, paging arrive UE, alleviated the ICQ amount greatly, improve network security and reliability, ensure the normal operation of network and customer service.

Description of drawings

In order to be illustrated more clearly in the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention, to do to introduce simply to the accompanying drawing of required use in embodiment or the description of the Prior Art below, apparently, accompanying drawing in describing below only is some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skills, under the prerequisite of not paying creative work, can also obtain other accompanying drawing according to these accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is the schematic block diagram that the framework of MTC application is shown.

Fig. 2 is the schematic flow diagram that illustrates according to the method for obtaining the position update strategy of the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 shows the schematic diagram according to the method for obtaining the position update strategy of the embodiment of the invention one.

Fig. 4 shows the schematic diagram according to the method for obtaining the position update strategy of the embodiment of the invention two.

Fig. 5 shows the schematic diagram according to the method for obtaining the position update strategy of the embodiment of the invention three.

Fig. 6 shows the schematic diagram according to the method for obtaining the position update strategy of the embodiment of the invention four.

Fig. 7 shows the schematic flow diagram according to the refusal position method for updating of the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram that illustrates according to the refusal position method for updating of the embodiment of the invention five.

Fig. 9 is the schematic diagram that illustrates according to the refusal position method for updating of the embodiment of the invention six.

Figure 10 shows the flow chart according to the method for the paging of the embodiment of the invention.

Figure 11 is the schematic diagram that illustrates according to the method for the paging of the embodiment of the invention seven.

Figure 12 is the schematic diagram that illustrates according to the method for the paging of the embodiment of the invention eight.

Figure 13 illustrates the schematic block diagram of updating the equipment in position according to an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 14 illustrates the schematic block diagram of subscriber equipment according to an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 15 illustrates the schematic block diagram of updating the equipment in position according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 16 is the schematic block diagram that the equipment of refusing the position renewal according to an embodiment of the invention is shown.

Figure 17 illustrates the schematic block diagram of paging equipment according to an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 18 illustrates the schematic block diagram of paging equipment according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment

Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment among the present invention, those of ordinary skills belong to the scope of protection of the invention not making the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite.

Be that example is described embodiments of the invention hereinafter with MTC application architecture shown in Figure 1.It should be noted that along with technical development this framework can change to some extent, so the MTC application architecture is not construed as limiting to scope of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the schematic flow diagram that illustrates according to the method for obtaining the position update strategy 100 of the embodiment of the invention.This method 100 can be carried out by mobile management network element among Fig. 1 10 or access network elements 30.

Particularly, at S1010, the type information MTC Type that mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30 obtain the Machine Type communication of user equipment (UE) 50 (also can be described as MTC Category (MTC kind), other local same processing among the present invention), and according to the MTC Type that is obtained the position update strategy is set.Perhaps, at S1010, mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30 can directly obtain the position update strategy of user equipment (UE) 50 from server.

Then, at S1020, mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30 send to UE 50 with the position update strategy.It should be noted that the user equipment (UE) 50 here can be a plurality of, and can form the group and as a wholely manage or control doing.In the case, Qun MTC Type can be the MTC Type of UE50.

Below, in conjunction with the method for obtaining position update strategy 100 of object lesson description according to the embodiment of the invention.It should be noted that these examples only are for the principle of the clearer description embodiment of the invention rather than will limit the scope of the invention.

Embodiment one

Each term that uses in the embodiment of the invention is at first described.

" network side " that uses in the embodiment of the invention includes but not limited to that server that mobile management network element, HSS, MTC Server or other are used to issue the position update strategy (for example, the server that issues the position update strategy in the embodiment of the invention is replaced by MTC Server or HSS, can unify to be called " server "), the present invention not to the title of MTC Server or the title that is used to issue the server of position update strategy impose any restrictions.

" the position update strategy " that use in the embodiment of the invention includes but not limited to following several strategy:

A, network side dynamically arrange periodic location update Timer (timer) value of the cycle of operation that is greater than or equal to the MTC application, and wherein the cycle of operation of MTC application refers to the time interval of UE 50 or the living MTC application of mass-sending.For example in the remote meter reading, if the industry user requires ammeter to report a secondary data in one month, then the cycle of operation of the MTC application here can be one month, and network side is that the periodical position renewing timer that UE 50 or group are provided with is one month or one and a half months.Mobile management network element 10 brings UE 50 with the periodic location update Timer value that is provided with in NAS message.

B, network side are provided with deexcitation position update functions, be UE 50 or the group's executing location update functions not that network side is provided with Low Mobility or MO Only or Low Data Usage, specific as follows: UE 50 or group's position changes, all UE 50 executing location new technological process more not in UE 50 or the group, perhaps all UE 50 execution cycle property position update functions not in UE 50 or the group.

Particularly, the specific implementation that LE 50 obtains deexcitation position update functions is, mobile management network element 10 carries indication information notice UE 50 or group's deexcitation position update functions in NAS message, the concrete manifestation form of this indication information includes but not limited to following mode.Mode one: mobile management network element carries cell Disabled LAU Function (deexcitation position update functions) in NAS message, if this cell is 1, expression deexcitation position update functions, if this cell is 0, expression position update functions normal (when for example the position of UE 50 changed, UE 50 can initiate more new technological process of position).Mode two: mobile management network element carries cell Enabled LAU Function (active position update functions) in NAS message, if this cell is 1, the position update functions of expression UE 50 normal (when for example the position of UE 50 changed, UE 50 can initiate more new technological process of position).If this cell is 0, expression network side deexcitation position update functions.Mode three: the temporary mark cell of mobile management network element in NAS message is (at the E-UTRAN network, the temporary mark cell refers to GUTI, at the UTRAN/GERAN network, the temporary mark cell refers to P-TMSI) reservation position (the perhaps reservation position of other cells) be set to DisabledLAU Function, keep the position and be set to 1, expression deexcitation position update functions keeps the position and is set to 0, and expression position update functions is normal.Mode four: the reservation position of temporary mark cell (the perhaps reservation position of other cells) is set to Enabled LAU Function, keeps the position and is set to 1, and expression position update functions is normal, keeps the position and is set to 0, expression deexcitation position update functions.Mode five: mobile management network element sends NAS message Disabled LAU Message (deexcitation location update message) or EnabledLAU Message (active position updating message) sends to UE 50, after UE 50 receives this message, the position update functions that can know UE 50 according to type of message is by deexcitation or activation, and the present invention does not impose any restrictions this message name.Mode six: mobile management network element is if the position update functions of deexcitation UE 50, mobile management network element carries cell Disabled LAUFunction in NAS message, UE 50 receives expression deexcitation position update functions behind this cell, i.e. UE 50 execution cycle property position new technological process or because the position that change in location causes new technological process more not; If mobile management network element does not carry cell Disabled LAU Function in NAS message, UE 50 does not receive described cell, and promptly UE 50 can be according to periodic location update Timer value execution cycle property position new technological process more; Perhaps when UE 50 change in location, UE 50 can initiate more new technological process of position.The concrete manifestation form of deexcitation position update functions is not construed as limiting the scope of the embodiment of the invention.

C, network side are provided with deexcitation periodic location update function.It is zero the realization that this function can be provided with periodic location update Timer value by network side.Mobile management network element 10 can bring UE 50 with periodic location update Timer value in NAS message.

D, network side static configuration position update strategy, for example UE 50 or group's position update strategy fixed configurations is in HSS or MTC Server or other servers.Such as the UE 50 or the group of MO Only type, network side static configuration deexcitation position update functions or deexcitation periodic location update function.The UE 50 of Low Mobility type or group, network side static configuration deexcitation position update functions.The UE 50 of Low Data Usage type or group, static configuration periodic location update duration is a certain specific numerical value on the network side.Mobile management network element obtains UE 50 or group's position update strategy from HSS or MTC Server or other servers, mobile management network element brings UE 50 with the position update strategy in NAS message.

" the NAS message " used in the embodiment of the invention includes but not limited to AttachAccept (adhering to acceptance) message, TAU Accept (tracing section updating acceptance) message, LAU Accept (position is upgraded and accepted) message, RAUAccept (Routing Area Update acceptance), Attach Reject (adhering to refusal), TAUReject (tracing section updating refusal) or LAU Reject (refusal is upgraded in the position), GUTI ReallocationCommand (the heavy assignment commands of global unique temporary identity) etc.

" mobile management network element " that use in the embodiment of the invention includes but not limited to: the mobile management network element in the E-UTRAN network refers to MME; Mobile management network element refers to SGSN in the UTRAN/GERAN network; The mobile management network element of non-3GPP network refers to access gateway AG W, promptly the mobile management network element in wlan network refers to the logic function of the mobile management among the ePDG, at the WiMAX network, mobile management network element refers to ASN GW, in the cdma network, mobile management network element refers to the logic function of mobile management among the HRPD AN.

" access network elements " that use in the embodiment of the invention includes but not limited to: the access network elements in the E-UTRAN network refers to eNodeB or HeNB; Access network elements refers to RNC or BSC or HNB in the UTRAN/GERAN network; In the non-3GPP network, the access network elements in wlan network refers to the Access Network logic function among the ePDG, and at the WiMAX network, access network elements refers to ASNBS, and in the cdma network, access network elements refers to the Access Network logic function among the HRPDAN.

" the MTC Server " that use in the embodiment of the invention includes but not limited to: the M2M application server, comprise in this server UE 50 or group information or data, the present invention does not impose any restrictions the title of MTC Server.The MTC Type of UE 50 in the embodiment of the invention (M2M uses kind or system optimization kind) can be stored among the MTC Server 20 and (the MTC Type of UE 50 can also be stored among the HSS).If one group of M2M uses kind or the identical group of UE composition of system optimization kind, then Qun MTC Type is stored in (group's MTC Type also can be stored among the HSS) among the MTC Server.

" the MTC Type " that use in the embodiment of the invention includes but not limited to: MO Only, Low DataUsage, Low Mobility.It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that to be easy to increase according to actual needs, to delete, replace above-mentioned particular type, such MTC Type also drops in the scope of the embodiment of the invention.

" UE " that uses in the embodiment of the invention (may comprise M2ME) is that the embodiment of the invention is not subjected to the restriction of the concrete form of UE to a kind of address of the equipment of M2M application, and all calls the equipment that M2M uses with UE in the embodiment of the invention.

" UE 50 " described in the embodiment of the invention comprising: all UE in part UE or the group in single UE, the group.

The situation of using " the position update strategy " that use in the embodiment of the invention can include but not limited to: the tracking area in the E-UTRAN network (TA) update strategy; Route district (RA) update strategy in the UTRAN/GERAN network or lane place (LA) update strategy; Lane place (LA) update strategy in the non-3GPP network.

" the periodic location update Timer " that use in the embodiment of the invention includes but not limited to: the periodicity tracing section updating Timer in the E-UTRAN network; Periodicity Routing Area Update Timer in the UTRAN/GERAN network or periodical location area upgrade Timer; Periodical location area in the non-3GPP network upgrades Timer.

Low Mobility or MO Only or Low Data Usage are stored in HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 as the MTCType of UE 50 or group's MTC Type.At the S1010 of the method 100 of Fig. 2, mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30 obtain the MTC Type of UE 50 or the MTC Type of the group under the UE 50 from HSS 40 or MTC Server20.Then, mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30 are provided with the position update strategy for UE 50 according to the MTC Type of UE 50 or group's MTCType.At S1020, mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30 issue the position update strategy, and UE 50 can carry out more new technological process of position according to this position update strategy.

Particularly, mobile management network element 10 can be in attachment flow or position more in new technological process a plurality of mobile management flow processs such as (RAU, TAU or LAU), obtains the MTC Type of UE 50 or group's MTC Type from HSS 40 or MTC Server 20.

Fig. 3 shows the schematic diagram according to the method 100a that obtains the position update strategy of the embodiment of the invention one.In this embodiment, mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30 can obtain the MTC Type of UE 50 or group's MTC Type from HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 or other servers.

At S110a, UE 50 sends and adheres to request or position updating request (LAU, TAU or RAU), carries the UE sign in this request message and/or carries group identification.

At S120a, mobile management network element 10 sends the subscription data request message to HSS 40 or MTCServer 20 or other servers, carries UE sign and/or group identification in this subscription data request message.If carry the UE sign in this subscription data request message, then the CAMEL-Subscription-Information that obtains in S 130a is the CAMEL-Subscription-Information of UE 50.If carry group identification in this subscription data request message, the CAMEL-Subscription-Information that then obtains in S130a is the CAMEL-Subscription-Information of the group under the UE 50, described message is the message that is used for acquisition request UE or group's subscription data, and the present invention does not impose any restrictions the concrete title of this message.

At S130a, HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 or other servers obtain UE 50 or group's CAMEL-Subscription-Information according to the sign of UE 50 and/or group identification, and HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 take back UE 50 or group's CAMEL-Subscription-Information at the subscription data response message.If the group's at UE 50 or UE 50 places MTC Type is signatory in HSS 40 or MTC Server 20, then mobile management network element 10 is Low Mobility or MO Only or Low Data Usage by the MTC Type that obtains UE 50 among the S130a; Perhaps mobile management network element 10 is Low Mobility or MO Only or Low Data Usage by the MTC Type that S130a obtains the group.Alternatively, the cycle of operation that also comprises UE 50 or group in the subscription data.The cycle of operation of UE 50 is the parameter that mobile management network element 10 is used for dynamically determining the periodic location update Timer of UE 50.If MTC Type is the subscription data at the group, there has been the group's subscription data under the UE 50 in mobile management network element 10 discoveries, then mobile management network element 10 can be less than obtaining subscription data among HSS 40 or the MTC Server20, described message is the message that is used to send UE or group's subscription data, and the present invention does not impose any restrictions the concrete title of this message.

Mobile management network element 10 obtains UE 50 or group's MTCType except adopting said method, and mobile management network element 10 can also be that UE 50 or group are provided with the position update strategy according to UE 50 or group's MTC Type.For example, the UE 50 of Low Mobility type or group, but deexcitation position update functions.The LE 50 of Low Data Usage type or group, it is a certain specific numerical value that the periodic location update duration can be set.

Replacedly, UE 50 or group's position update strategy can be configured in HSS 40 or MTCServer 20 or other servers.Such as the UE 50 or the group of MO Only type, static configuration position update strategy on HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 or other servers.The UE 50 of Low Mobility type or group, network side static configuration deexcitation position update functions.The UE 50 of Low Data Usage type or group, static configuration periodic location update duration is a certain specific numerical value on the network side.In this embodiment, mobile management network element 10 obtains UE 50 or group's position update strategy from HSS or MTC Server in S130a.Described position update strategy can be as described in the embodiment one.In other words, in this embodiment, mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30 obtain the position update strategy that is used for UE 50 or group from server (HSS40 or MTC Server 20 or other servers), and wherein said position update strategy is configured in the server.Mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30 send to group under UE 50 or the UE with described position update strategy, and (in the group in a part of UE or the group all UE) carries out the position according to this position update strategy and upgrade so that UE in UE 50 or the group.

Mobile management network element 10 brings UE 50 with described position update strategy in S140a.For example, can accept message or location update message brings UE 50 with the position update strategy by adhering to.

Follow-up UE carries out corresponding the processing according to the position update strategy that obtains, as, if the position update strategy is a deexcitation position update functions, executing location new technological process more not when then UE changes in the position.

Mobile management network element is provided with the position update strategy or obtains the position update strategy from HSS or MTC Server or other server according to UE or group's MTC Type in the present embodiment, then the position update strategy is issued UE in UE or the group, UE carries out corresponding the processing according to the position update strategy in follow-up UE or the group, thereby significantly reduce more new technological process of the position of MTC in using, thereby reduce the load of network, ensure the normal operation of network.

S 120a-S 130a can be corresponding to the S1010 of method among Fig. 2 100 in the present embodiment, and S140a can be corresponding to the S1020 of method 100.

Embodiment two

Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram that illustrates according to the method 100b that obtains the position update strategy of the embodiment of the invention two.In this embodiment, mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30 can obtain the MTC Type that UE 50 carries from UE 50.

Hereinafter, obtaining the MTC Type that UE 50 carries with mobile management network element 10 from UE 50 is that example is described the method 100b according to the embodiment of the invention two.It should be noted that this method 100b also can be carried out by access network elements 30, only need adjust accordingly to get final product.Certainly, the user of present embodiment can only be example with the unique user at this for all UE in part UE in the group or the group also.

MTC Server 20 or HSS 40 or other servers are by OMA DM (OpenMobile Alliance Device Management, open mobile alliance device management) or OTA (OverThe Air, the aerial download) or broadcasting or multicast mode give UE (present embodiment is described as an example in the mode of OMADM, and the way of realization of other modes is identical with the mode of OMADM) in UE 50 or the group with UE 50 or group's signing data distributing.Comprise in this subscription data UE's 50 or group MTC Type.UE carries MTC Type in UE 50 or the group when follow-up access network.The MTC Type that mobile management network element 10 carries according to UE in UE 50 or the group is provided with a suitable position update strategy for UE 50 or the interior UE of group.

Mobile management network element 10 can be in attachment flow or position more in new technological process a plurality of mobile management flow processs such as (RAU, TAU or LAU), obtain UE 50 or group's MTCType from UE 50, perhaps for example, network side is known in the time of need issuing the position update strategy to the UE in the group, when for example the position update strategy of certain group being changed, then network side can obtain group's MTC Type from server or other equipment.

At S110b, UE 50 is registered in the network, sets up default bearer.

At S120b, MTC Server 20 or HSS 40 or other servers mode by OMA DM is handed down to UE 50 with UE 50 or group's MTC Type.

At S130b, UE 50 sends the MTC Type that carries UE 50 or group when adhering to request or position updating request (LAU, TAU or RAU) and gives mobile management network element 10.Mobile management network element 10 is provided with the position update strategy for UE 50 according to described MTC Type.Described position update strategy can be as described in the embodiment one.

At S140b, mobile management network element 10 is accepted set position update strategy message or position and is upgraded and accept to bring in the message UE 50 adhering to.

Mobile management network element 10 obtains UE 50 or group's MTCType except adopting said method, and mobile management network element 10 can also be that UE 50 is provided with the position update strategy according to UE 50 or group's MTC Type.

Replacedly, UE 50 or group's position update strategy is configured in HSS 40 or MTCServer 20 or other servers.Such as the UE 50 or the group of MO Only type, static configuration position update strategy on HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 or other servers.The UE 50 of Low Mobility type or group, network side static configuration deexcitation position update functions.The UE 50 of Low Data Usage type or group, static configuration periodic location update duration is a certain specific numerical value on the network side.UE 50 obtains UE 50 or group's position update strategy from HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 or other servers in S120b.UE 50 brings mobile management network element 10 with described position update strategy among the S130b, and afterwards, mobile management network element 10 is judged the legitimacy of the position updating request of UE50 according to described position update strategy.Perhaps, mobile management network element 10 can obtain UE 50 or group's position update strategy from server (for example, HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 or other servers).In other words, in this embodiment, mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30 obtain the position update strategy that is used for UE 50 or group from server (HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 or other servers), and wherein said position update strategy is configured in the server.Server sends to UE 50 or the interior UE of group (the interior UE of group refers to whole UE in crowd interior a part of UE or the group among the present invention) with described position update strategy by OMADM, OTA, broadcasting or multicast mode, upgrades so that the interior UE of UE 50 or group carries out the position according to this position update strategy.

Follow-up UE carries out corresponding the processing according to the position update strategy that obtains, as, if the position update strategy is a deexcitation position update functions, executing location new technological process more not when then UE changes in the position.

Mobile management network element is provided with the position update strategy or obtains the position update strategy from HSS or MTC Server or other server according to the MTC Type of UE in UE or the group in the present embodiment, mobile management network element or server are issued UE or group with the position update strategy, UE carries out corresponding the processing according to the position update strategy in follow-up UE or the group, thereby significantly reduce more new technological process of the position of MTC in using, thereby reduce the load of network, ensure the normal operation of network.

S120b-S130b can be corresponding to the S 1010 of method among Fig. 2 100 in the present embodiment, and S140b can be corresponding to the S1020 of method 100.

Embodiment three

Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram that illustrates according to the method 100c that obtains the position update strategy of the embodiment of the invention three.In this embodiment, mobile management network element 10 can obtain UE 50 or group's MTC Type from access network elements 30.

Access network elements 30 obtains UE 50 or group's subscription data from MTC Server or other servers, comprise UE 50 or group's MTC Type in the subscription data.After access network elements 30 gets access to this information, described MTC Type is sent to mobile management network element 10.For example, in E-UTRAN, eNodeB brings mobile management network element by the S1 interface with MTC Type; In the UTRAN/GERAN network, RNC or BSC bring mobile management network element by Iu interface or Gb Interface with MTC Type.Mobile management network element 10 is handed down to UE 50 with the position update strategy according to MTC Type in NAS message, UE 50 is according to this update strategy completing place, position new technological process more afterwards.Described NAS message includes but not limited to Attach Accept, TAU Accept, RAU Accept or LAU Accept etc.

Replacedly, if access network elements 30 is provided with the position update strategy according to described MTC Type, then access network elements is handed down to UE 50 with the position update strategy in RRC message behind the MTC Type that gets access to UE 50 or group.Described RRC message includes but not limited to RRC ConnectionReconfiguration (wireless connections are reshuffled) or Radio Bearer Setup (radio bearer foundation) etc.

Access network elements 30 can be in attachment flow or position more in new technological process a plurality of mobile management flow processs such as (RAU, TAU or LAU), obtains UE 50 or group's MTC Type from MTC Server or other servers.

At S110c, request is adhered in UE 50 transmissions or position updating request (LAU, RAU or TAU) arrives access network elements 30, carries the group identification of UE sign and/or UE 50 in this request message.

At S120c, access network elements 30 receive UE 50 adhere to the request or position updating request after, send Subscriber Data Request message and obtain UE50 or group's MTC application subscription data to MTC Server or other server requests, carry the sign of UE 50 and/or the group identification of UE 50 in the message, described message is the request message of access network elements request subscription data, and the present invention is not called any restriction to the name of this message.

At S 130c, MTC Server 20 obtains configuration UE 50 or the CAMEL-Subscription-Information used of group's MTC thereon according to UE sign and/or group identification, MTC Server 20 or other servers by Subscriber Data Response message with UE 50 or group MTC Type send to access network elements 30, the information such as the cycle of operation that comprise UE 50 or group alternatively, described message is the response message that sends subscription data, and the present invention is not called any restriction to the name of this message.

At S140c, after access network elements 30 is received the CAMEL-Subscription-Information of the MTC application that MTC Server 20 or other servers send, request is adhered in transmission or position updating request (LAU, RAU or TAU) is given mobile management network element 10, carries UE 50 or group's MTC Type in Attach Request message or the position updating request.

At S150c, mobile management network element 10 according to UE 50 that in S140c, obtains or group's MTC Type (alternatively according to UE 50 or group the cycle of operation periodic location update Timer value that is greater than or equal to the cycle of operation is set for UE 50) for UE 50 the position update strategy is set, accept message or position and upgrade and accept in the message (TAU Accept or RAU Accept or LAUAccept) described position update strategy to be sent to UE 50 adhering to, wherein the type that is provided with of position update strategy can be as mentioned above.

S140c and S150c are that mobile management network element 10 is provided with the position update strategy according to MTC Type, and promptly S110c-S150c is the embodiment of an independent completion.

Replacedly, access network elements 30 is provided with the position update strategy and is handed down to UE 50 according to MTC Type, and promptly S110c-S140c and S160c-S170c have realized that access network elements 30 is provided with the position update strategy and is handed down to UE 50 in RRC message according to MTC Type.Access network elements 30 sends Attach Request or location update request message to mobile management network element 10 among the S140c.Mobile management network element 10 transmission Attach Accept or position are upgraded and are accepted message to access network elements 30 in this step.

At S 170c, access network elements 30 is according to UE 50 that obtains among the S130c or group's MTC Type, and access network elements 30 sends RRC Connection Reconfiguration message or other RRC message to UE 50, wherein carries the position update strategy.Described position update strategy can be as described in the embodiment one.

No matter take the sort of mode, UE 50 is after getting access to corresponding position update strategy, afterwards with this position update strategy executing location new technological process more.

Mobile management network element 10 obtains UE 50 or group's MTCType except adopting said method, and mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30 can also be that UE 50 is provided with the position update strategy according to UE 50 or group's MTCType.Replacedly, UE 50 or group's position update strategy is configured in HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 or other servers.Such as the UE 50 or the group of MO Only type, static configuration position update strategy on HSS or MTC Server or other servers.The UE 50 of Low Mobility type or group, network side static configuration deexcitation position update functions.The UE 50 of Low Data Usage type or group, static configuration periodic location update duration is a certain specific numerical value on the network side.Access network elements 30 obtains network side in S130c be the position update strategy that UE 50 is provided with, and in S140c, bringing mobile management network element 10 with described position update strategy, mobile management network element 10 is judged the legitimacy of the position updating request of UE 50 according to described position update strategy afterwards.Mobile management network element 10 brings UE 50 with described position update strategy in S150c, UE 50 carries out more new technological process of position according to this strategy.

Perhaps, access network elements 30 obtains UE 50 or group's position update strategy in S130c, bring UE 50 with this position update strategy in S170c, and UE 50 carries out more new technological process of follow-up position according to this position update strategy.Access network elements 30 is also judged the legitimacy of the position updating request of UE 50 according to this position update strategy.

Follow-up UE carries out corresponding the processing according to the position update strategy that obtains, as, if the position update strategy is a deexcitation position update functions, executing location new technological process more not when then UE changes in the position.

In the present embodiment in UE or the group UE obtain the position update strategy from access network elements or mobile management network element and send to UE in UE or the group (referring to group interior a part of UE or crowd interior all UE the present invention), UE carries out corresponding the processing according to the position update strategy in follow-up UE or the group, thereby significantly reduce more new technological process of the position of MTC in using, thereby reduce the load of network, ensure the normal operation of network.

S120c-S130c or S120c-S140c can be corresponding to the S1010 of method among Fig. 2 100 in the present embodiment, and S150c or S170c can be corresponding to the S1020 of method 100.

Embodiment four

Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram that illustrates according to the method 100d that obtains the position update strategy of the embodiment of the invention four.In this embodiment, if do not have interface between the servers such as mobile management network element 10 and MTC Server 20, then to server requests MTC Type or position update strategies such as MTC Server 20, mobile management network element 10 issues corresponding position update strategy for UE 50 according to MTC Type or position update strategy to mobile management network element 10 by HSS 40.

At S110d, UE 50 sends and adheres to request or position updating request (as shown in Figure 6), carries UE sign and/or group identification in this request.

At S120d, mobile management network element 10 sends Update location Request message to HSS, carries UE sign and/or group identification in this message.

At S130d, HSS sends Subscribe Data Request message to MTC Server 20, carries UE sign and/or group identification in this message, and described message is the request message of HSS request subscription data, and the present invention is not called any restriction to the name of this message.

At S 140d, MTC Server 20 or other servers are given HSS 40 according to UE sign and/or group identification with UE 50 and/or the corresponding signing data distributing of group, comprise the MTC Type of UE50 or group's MTC Type in the wherein said subscription data, described message is the response message that MTC Server or server issue subscription data, and the present invention is not called any restriction to the name of this message.。

At S150d, HSS 40 Update LocationAck message take back UE 50 or group MTCType, mobile management network element 10 obtain UE 50 or group MTC Type be Low Mobility or MO Only or Low Data Usage etc.Alternatively, the information such as the cycle of operation that also comprise UE 50 or group in the subscription data.The cycle of operation is the parameter that mobile management network element is used for dynamically determining periodic location update Timer.The method of dynamically determining periodic location update Timer can be as described in the embodiment one.

At S160d, mobile management network element 10 is Low Mobility or MO Only or Low Data Usage according to the MTC Type of the UE 50 that obtains in S150d, perhaps the MTC Type of the group under the UE 50 is Low Mobility or MO Only or Low Data Usage, the UE 50 of 10 couples of Low Mobility of mobile management network element or MO Only or Low Data Usage or group are provided with the position update strategy, and accept to be handed down in the message UE50 at Attach Accept or position renewal.Described position update strategy can be as described in the embodiment one.

Mobile management network element 10 obtains UE 50 or group's MTCType except adopting said method, and mobile management network element 10 can also be that UE 50 is provided with the position update strategy according to UE 50 or group's MTC Type.Replacedly, UE 50 or group's position update strategy is configured in HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 or other servers.Such as the LE 50 or the group of MO Only type, static configuration position update strategy on HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 or other servers.The UE 50 of LowMobility type or group, network side static configuration deexcitation position update functions.The UE 50 of LowData Usage type or group, static configuration periodic location update duration is a certain specific numerical value on the network side.Mobile management network element 10 obtains described position update strategy (the position update strategy on the HSS 40 can from MTC Server 20 or other servers obtain or the position update strategy is configured in the HSS 40) from HSS 40 in S150d, and bring UE 50 with described position update strategy in S160d.

Follow-up LE carries out corresponding the processing according to the position update strategy that obtains, as, if the position update strategy is a deexcitation position update functions, executing location new technological process more not when then UE changes in the position.

The interior UE of UE or group obtains the position update strategy from mobile management network element and sends to UE in UE or the group (referring to all UE in crowd interior a part of UE or the group the present invention) in the present embodiment, UE carries out corresponding the processing according to the position update strategy in follow-up UE or the group, thereby significantly reduce more new technological process of the position of MTC in using, thereby reduce the load of network, ensure the normal operation of network.

S120d-S150d can be corresponding to the S1010 of method among Fig. 2 100 in the present embodiment, and S 160d can be corresponding to the S1020 of method 100.

Adopt Fig. 2 to position method for updating shown in Figure 6, can alleviate the load of network side, reduce the risk of network congestion, ensure the normal operation of network side.

Embodiment five

The foregoing description has been described the method that UE obtains the position update strategy that network side is provided with.Refusal position method for updating according to the embodiment of the invention is described below, promptly the position update strategy that after UE gets access to described position update strategy, is not provided with according to network side is initiated under the situation of position updating request, perhaps UE does not get access to described position update strategy and initiates under the situation of position updating request according to existing mode, and how network side refuses the illegal position updating request of UE.By the method, network side can be controlled the illegal operation of UE, conserve network resources, and refusal illegally inserts.

Fig. 7 shows the schematic flow diagram according to the refusal position method for updating 200 of the embodiment of the invention.This method 200 can be carried out by mobile management network element among Fig. 1 10 or access network elements 30.

Particularly, at S2010, mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30 receive the position updating request that user equipment (UE) 50 sends.At S2020, mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30 are the position update strategy that UE 50 is provided with according to network side, and the position updating request that refusal UE 50 sends sends the position to UE 50 and upgrades refuse information.The indication information of the described position updating request of portability indication network lateral confinement system in the refuse information is upgraded in described position, for example described indication information can be failure reason value or failure indication information or refuse information, and the present invention does not do any restriction to the form of expression of described indication information.

Should note, method 200 is not carried out any restriction to the obtaining of position update strategy/method to set up, can obtain the position update strategy according to above-described method 100,100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, also can obtain/be provided with the position update strategy according to additive method, for example that policy configurations is first-class at mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30.

Below, in conjunction with the refusal position method for updating 200 of object lesson description according to the embodiment of the invention.It should be noted that these examples only are for the principle of the clearer description embodiment of the invention rather than will limit the scope of the invention.

Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram that illustrates according to the refusal position method for updating 200a of the embodiment of the invention five.This method 200a can be carried out by mobile management network element 10.

At S2010a, it can be periodic location update request or because the position updating request due to the change in location to mobile management network element 10. these position updating request that UE 50 initiates position updating request.

At S2020a, mobile management network element 10 is judged the legitimacy of the position updating request that UE 50 initiates according to the position update strategy.If this position update strategy allows the position updating request of UE 50, then mobile management network element 10 sends the position renewal and accepts message to UE 50; Otherwise the position updating request of mobile management network element 10 refusal UE 50 sends the position and upgrades refuse information.This position is upgraded in the refuse information and is carried indication information with the described position updating request of indication network lateral confinement system, for example carries failure reason value Restricted for LAU strategy.Inform the described position updating request of UE 50 network side restricts by this cause value.Alternatively, mobile management network element 10 upgrades in the position and carries the position update strategy that network side is provided with in the refuse information.Described position update strategy can be as described in the front embodiment one.

Should note, method 200a does not carry out any restriction to the obtaining of position update strategy/method to set up, can obtain the position update strategy according to above-described method 100,100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, also can obtain/be provided with the position update strategy according to additive method.

For example: if when UE 50 access networks, the position update strategy that mobile management network element 10 is provided with for UE 50 is deexcitation position update functions and described position update strategy is sent to UE 50 (for example, the correlation method that can describe according to front embodiment).When UE 50 positions change afterwards, send position updating request.After mobile management network element 10 was received this position updating request, the requester network side was the position update strategy that UE 50 is provided with.Because network side is that the position update strategy that UE 50 is provided with is a deexcitation position update functions, upgrades refuse information so mobile management network element 10 sends the position.This position is upgraded and is carried position renewal failure reason value Restricted for LAU strategy in the refuse information, and this cause value is used to inform the described position updating request of UE network side restricts.The concrete title of failure reason value is not construed as limiting the scope of the embodiment of the invention.Alternatively, the portability network side is the position update strategy that UE 50 is provided with in the position renewal refuse information.

Again for example: if when UE 50 access networks, the position update strategy that mobile management network element 10 is provided with for UE is deexcitation periodic location update function and described position update strategy is sent to UE50 (for example, the correlation method that can describe according to front embodiment).UE 50 after periodically behind the timer expiry, send position updating request.After mobile management network element 10 was received position updating request, the requester network side was the set position update strategy of UE.Because this position update strategy is a deexcitation periodic location update function,, mobile management network element 10 upgrades refuse information so sending the position.This position is upgraded in the refuse information and is carried indication information with the described position updating request of indication network lateral confinement system.The concrete manifestation form of indication information is not construed as limiting the scope of the embodiment of the invention.Alternatively, the portability network side is the position update strategy that UE is provided with in the position renewal refuse information.

In the present embodiment in network side refusal UE or the group UE upgrade illegal position, can significantly reduce more new technological process of the illegal position of MTC in using, thereby improve network security, ensure the normal operation of network and customer service.

Embodiment six

Fig. 9 is the schematic diagram that illustrates according to the refusal position method for updating 200b of the embodiment of the invention six.This method 200b can be carried out by access network elements 30.According to this embodiment, the illegal operation of access network elements 30 control UE, but conserve network resources, refusal illegally inserts.

At S2010b, UE 50 initiates position updating request to access network elements 30.This position updating request can be periodic location update request or because the position updating request due to the change in location.

At S2020b, access network elements 30 is judged the legitimacy of the position updating request that UE 50 initiates according to the position update strategy.If the position update strategy allows the position updating request of UE 50, then access network elements 30 continues location update request message is sent to mobile management network element; Otherwise the position updating request of access network elements 30 refusal UE sends the position and upgrades refuse information.This position is upgraded in the refuse information and is carried indication information with the described position updating request of indication network lateral confinement system, for example carries failure reason value Restricted for LAU strategy.Inform the described position updating request of UE 50 network side restricts by this cause value.Alternatively, access network elements 30 upgrades in the position and carries the position update strategy that network side is provided with in the refuse information.Described position update strategy can be as described in the front embodiment one.

Should note, method 200b does not carry out any restriction to the obtaining of position update strategy/method to set up, can obtain the position update strategy according to above-described method 100,100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, also can obtain/be provided with the position update strategy according to additive method.

For example: if when UE 50 access networks, the position update strategy that access network elements 30 is provided with for UE 50 is deexcitation position update functions and described position update strategy is sent to UE 50 (for example, front embodiment three describe correlation method).When UE 50 positions change afterwards, send position updating request.After access network elements 30 was received position updating request, the requester network side was the position update strategy that UE 50 is provided with.Because network side is that the position update strategy that UE 50 is provided with is a deexcitation position update functions, upgrades refuse information so access network elements 30 sends the position.This position is upgraded and is carried position renewal failure reason value Restricted for LAU strategy in the refuse information, and this cause value is used to inform the described position updating request of UE network side restricts.The concrete title of failure reason value is not construed as limiting the scope of the embodiment of the invention.Alternatively, the portability network side is the position update strategy that UE 50 is provided with in the position renewal refuse information.

Again for example: if when UE 50 access networks, the position update strategy that access network elements 30 is provided with for UE 50 is deexcitation periodic location update function and described position update strategy is sent to UE50 (for example, front embodiment describe correlation method).UE 50 sends position updating request when the periodicity timer expiry.After access network elements 30 was received position updating request, the requester network side was the set position update strategy of UE 50.Because the position update strategy is a deexcitation periodic location update function,, access network elements 30 upgrades refuse information so sending the position.This position is upgraded in the refuse information and is carried indication information with the described position updating request of indication network lateral confinement system.The concrete manifestation form of indication information is not construed as limiting the scope of the embodiment of the invention.Alternatively, the portability network side is the position update strategy that UE 50 is provided with in the position renewal refuse information.

But the method conserve network resources of Fig. 8 and refusal position updating request shown in Figure 9, refusal illegally inserts.

In the present embodiment in network side refusal UE or the group UE upgrade illegal position, can significantly reduce more new technological process of the illegal position of MTC in using, thereby improve network security, ensure the normal operation of network and customer service.

Embodiment seven

Figure 10 shows the flow chart according to the method 300 of the paging of the embodiment of the invention.This method 300 can be carried out by mobile management network element 10.

Particularly,, obtain user equipment (UE) 50 (or group's) MTC Type, determine paging range according to described MTC Type at S3010.Perhaps,, obtain the positional information of UE 50 (or group), determine paging range according to described positional information from server at S3010.At S3020, calling user device UE 50 in described paging range (or group in subscriber equipment).

Below, in conjunction with the method 300 of object lesson description according to the paging of the embodiment of the invention.It should be noted that these examples only are for the principle of the clearer description embodiment of the invention rather than will limit the scope of the invention.

Figure 11 is the schematic diagram that illustrates according to the method 300a of the paging of the embodiment of the invention seven.

UE 50 or group's MTC Type is stored in HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 or other servers, and mobile management network element 10 obtains UE 50 or group's MTCType according to the method for front embodiment.During network side paging UE 50, mobile management network element 10 is determined paging range according to MTC Type, thus in described paging range paging UE 50 or group.Described paging range can refer to sub-district, lane place (for example route district RA or tracking area TA), position area list, access network elements coverage etc.

At S310a, UE 50 sends and adheres to request or position updating request to access network elements 30, and this adheres to and carries the UE sign in request or the position updating request and/or carry group identification.Perhaps, UE 50 can send service request (Service Request) message to access network elements.

At S320a, access network elements 30 is that UE 50 selects mobile management network element 10, send Attach Request message or position updating request or service request to mobile management network element 10, wherein carry cell ID in Attach Request message or position updating request or the service request, optionally carry FQDN (the Full Qualified Domain Name of access network elements sign or access network elements; The universe name).Mobile management network element 10 described cell IDs of record and/or access network elements sign (the perhaps FQDN of access network elements).

At S330a, mobile management network element 10 obtains the MTC Type of UE 50 or the MTC Type of the group under the UE 50 as the front described method of each embodiment.

At S340a, what mobile management network element 10 was accepted UE 50 adheres to request or position updating request or service request, sends to adhere to accept or the position is upgraded and accepted or service request is accepted message to UE50.Service request described in the embodiment of the invention is accepted message and is meant that network side accepts the message of the service request of UE50, and this message can be set up message for radio bearer, and the present invention is not called any restriction to the message name of described message.

At S350a, when mobile management network element 10 sent pagings, mobile management network element 10 was determined the paging range of UE 50 according to the MTC Type UE 50 that S330a obtained or group, and in described paging range paging UE 50.Mobile management network element 10 sends paging request message to the access network elements in the paging range 30.Carry paging range and the UE sign of paging UE 50 in this paging request message.If the MTC Type of the group under UE 50 or the UE 50 is Low Mobility, the fixed-site or nomadic of then representing UE 50 or group, thus mobile management network element 10 can be in the service access network elements of UE 50 or in the sub-district under the UE paging UE 50.Described paging range includes but not limited to the zone of access network elements (being the access network elements of access network elements sign or access network elements FQDN correspondence) coverage or UE 50 residing sub-districts or UE 50 residing lane place or position area list correspondence.

Perhaps, mobile management network element 10 knows that UE 50 or group's MTCType is Low Mobility or Low Data Usage or other MTC Type, can determine that then the order of described paging range is: all lane place that the residing sub-district of described at least one subscriber equipment, all sub-districts of the residing access network elements of described at least one subscriber equipment, the residing lane place of described at least one subscriber equipment, the residing position area list of described at least one subscriber equipment are comprised.Mobile management network element 10 is according to each paging range of said sequence, and paging UE 50 successively.That is to say, mobile management network element 10 is paging UE 50 in UE 50 residing sub-districts at first, if UE 50 does not respond paging, mobile management network element is paging UE 50 in all sub-districts of UE 50 residing access network elements again, if UE 50 does not still respond paging, mobile management network element paging UE 50 in UE 50 residing lane place then, if UE 50 is not response still, paging UE 50 in all lane place of being comprised at UE 50 residing position area lists of mobile management network element then, mobile management network element is among a small circle to expanded scope paging UE 50 progressively on a large scale, if the fixed-site of UE 50, then in the sub-district, just can paging arrive UE 50, can reduce the paging amount of network with the method greatly.

Perhaps, mobile management network element 10 knows that UE 50 or group's MTC Type is Low Mobility or Low Data Usage or other MTC Type, can determine that then the order of described paging range is: all lane place that the residing sub-district of described at least one subscriber equipment, the residing lane place of described at least one subscriber equipment, all sub-districts of the residing access network elements of described at least one subscriber equipment, the residing position area list of described at least one subscriber equipment are comprised.Mobile management network element 10 is according to each paging range of said sequence, and paging UE 50 successively.That is to say, mobile management network element 10 is paging UE 50 in UE 50 residing sub-districts at first, if UE 50 does not respond paging, mobile management network element is paging UE 50 in the district of UE 50 present position again, if UE 50 does not still respond paging, paging UE 50 in mobile management network element all sub-districts in the access network entity of UE 50 residing access network elements correspondences then, if UE 50 is not response still, paging UE 50 in all lane place of being comprised at UE 50 residing position area lists of mobile management network element then, mobile management network element is among a small circle to expanded scope paging UE 50 progressively on a large scale, if the fixed-site of UE 50, then in the sub-district, just can paging arrive UE 50, can reduce the paging amount of network with the method greatly

At S360a, after UE 50 receives the paging request, respond described paging request to network side.

Network side effectively according to characteristics paging UE or the interior UE of group of UE in UE or the group, can paging alleviate the ICQ amount to UE greatly in the present embodiment among a small circle, improves network security and reliability, ensures the normal operation of network and customer service.

S310a-S340a can be corresponding to the S2010 of method among Figure 10 200 in the present embodiment, and S350a-S360a can be corresponding to the S2020 of method 200.

Embodiment eight

Figure 12 is the schematic diagram that illustrates according to the method 300b of the paging of the embodiment of the invention eight.

In the paging flow process, if UE 50 or corresponding group's fixed-site or nomadic, then UE 50 or group's positional information (described positional information includes but not limited to lane place LA or route district RA or tracking area TA or sub-district or the corresponding access network elements of access network elements sign (or FQDN)) can be stored/is configured in HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 or other servers as subscription data, mobile management network element 10 obtains UE 50 or the residing positional information of group from HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 afterwards.During paging, mobile management network element 10 is determined paging range according to described positional information, thus in paging range paging UE 50.

At S310b, request is adhered in UE 50 transmissions or position updating request arrives access network elements 30, carries the UE sign in this request message and/or carries group identification.Perhaps, UE 50 sends service request (ServiceRequest) to access network elements 30.

At S320b, access network elements 30 is that UE 50 selects mobile management network element 10, sends and adheres to request or position updating request or service request information to mobile management network element 10.

At S330b, mobile management network element 10 obtains UE 50 or group's positional information according to the method for the MTC Type that obtains the group under UE 50 or the UE 50 as described in the embodiment of front from HSS 40 or MTC Server 20 or other servers.

At S340b, what mobile management network element 10 was accepted UE 50 adheres to request or position updating request or service request, sends to adhere to accept or the position is upgraded and accepted or service request is accepted message to UE50.Service request described in the embodiment of the invention is accepted message and is meant that network side accepts the message of the service request of UE50, and this message can be set up message for radio bearer, and the present invention is not called any restriction to the message name of described message.

At S350b, when mobile management network element 10 needed paging UE 50, mobile management network element 10 was determined paging range according to the described positional information of obtaining in S330b.Mobile management network element 10 is paging UE 50 in described paging range.Mobile management network element adopts identical method paging UE of embodiment seven or the group under the UE.

At S360b, after UE 50 receives the paging request, respond described paging request to network side.

Network side effectively according to characteristics paging UE or the interior UE of group of UE in UE or the group, can paging alleviate the ICQ amount to UE greatly in the present embodiment among a small circle, improves network security and reliability, ensures the normal operation of network and customer service.

S310b-S340b can be corresponding to the S2010 of method among Figure 10 200 in the present embodiment, and S350b-S360b can be corresponding to the S2020 of method 200.

Employing can reduce the paging amount of network according to the method for Figure 10 to the described paging of Figure 12.

Figure 13 illustrates the schematic block diagram that position update strategy according to an embodiment of the invention obtains equipment 400.Updating the equipment and 400 can comprise acquiring unit 410 in this position, is used to obtain user equipment (UE) 50 (or group's) MTC Type; Unit 420 is set, is used for the position update strategy being set according to described MTC Type; Transmitting element 430 is used for described position update strategy is sent to UE 50 (or group).

Updating the equipment and 400 can carry out the foregoing description one to four described method 100,100a, 100b, 100c or 100d in the position, for avoiding repetition, repeats no more.

For example, acquiring unit 410 can obtain UE 50 or group's MTC Type from following arbitrary equipment: server (for example, including but not limited to HSS, MTC Server etc.), UE 50, access network elements.

For example, equipment 400 can be included in mobile management network element 10 or the access network elements 30.

Figure 14 illustrates the schematic block diagram of subscriber equipment 50 ' according to an embodiment of the invention.

Subscriber equipment 50 ' can comprise tactful receiving element 50a ' and processing unit 50b '.Strategy receiving element 50a ' receives the position update strategy that obtains equipment 400 (transmitting element 430) from the position update strategy.The position update strategy that processing unit 50b ' receives according to tactful receiving element 50a ', processing will send to the position updating request of mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30.For example, when this position updating request meets the position update strategy, processing unit 50b ' can send this position updating request, and when this position updating request does not meet the position update strategy, processing unit 50b ' does not send this position updating request, thereby can significantly reduce more new technological process of the position of MTC in using, reduce the load of network, ensure the normal operation of network.

Figure 15 illustrates the schematic block diagram that position update strategy according to another embodiment of the present invention obtains equipment 400 '.Update the equipment and 400 ' can comprise in this position: tactful acquiring unit 410 ', obtain the position update strategy that is used for UE 50 (or group) from server (for example, including but not limited to HSS, MTC Server etc.); Transmitting element 430 ' is used for described position update strategy is sent to UE 50 (or group).

For example, equipment 400 ' can be included in mobile management network element 10 or the access network elements 30.

It should be noted that equipment 400 and 400 ' not necessarily is concentrated arranged in an equipment, also can be distributed in as required in the communication system on the distinct device.For example, the tactful acquiring unit 410 ' that the position update strategy obtains equipment 400 ' can be arranged in mobile management network element 10 or access network elements 30,400 ' transmitting element 430 ' can be positioned in the server (for example, including but not limited to HSS, MTC Server etc.) and update the equipment in the position.

Figure 16 is the schematic block diagram that the equipment 500 of refusing the position renewal according to an embodiment of the invention is shown.This equipment 500 comprises: receiving element 510 is used to receive the position updating request that UE 50 sends; And refusal unit 520, be used for sending the position to UE50 and upgrading refuse information according to the position update strategy of network side for these UE 50 settings.Equipment 500 can be carried out the foregoing description five, six described methods 200,200a or 200b, for avoiding repetition, repeats no more.

For example, this equipment 500 can be included in mobile management network element 10 or the access network elements 30.

It should be noted that equipment 500 not necessarily is concentrated arranged in an equipment, also can be distributed on the distinct device in the communication system as required.

Figure 17 illustrates the schematic block diagram of paging equipment 600 according to an embodiment of the invention.This paging equipment 600 can comprise: first acquiring unit 610 is used to obtain user equipment (UE) 50 (or group's) MTC Type; First determining unit 620 is used for determining paging range according to described MTC Type; And paging unit 630, be used for paging UE 50 in described paging range (or group).

Figure 18 illustrates the schematic block diagram of paging equipment 600 ' according to an embodiment of the invention.This paging equipment 600 ' can comprise: second acquisition unit 610 ' is used for obtaining from server the positional information of UE 50 (or group); Second determining unit 620 ' is used for determining paging range according to described positional information; Paging unit 630 ' is used for paging UE 50 in described paging range (or group).

Paging equipment 600 or 600 ' can be carried out the foregoing description seven, eight described paging methods 300,300a or 300b, for avoiding repetition, repeats no more.

For example, paging equipment 600 can be included in the mobile management network element 10.

It should be noted that to update the equipment in the position 600 and 600 ' not necessarily is concentrated arranged in an equipment, also can be distributed in as required on the distinct device in the communication system.

The position more new technological process be for allow network side know UE particular location in case can paging to the issuing of UE or downlink data, the periodic location update flow process is for the existence to network side proof UE.

After network side gets access to UE or group's MTC Type or position update strategy, the group of Low Mobility or UE are because fixed-site or nomadic, so the position that change in location causes more new technological process can deexcitation, simplify MTC and realize alleviating simultaneously network load.And because UE or group's fixed-site or nomadic,, reduced the network side paging amount greatly so can come paging UE with a relatively little position during network side paging UE.

For the group of Low Data Usage or UE and network side alternately seldom, so network side is known the existence of UE when not required the time.Therefore the cycle that suitably increases this class UE or group's periodic location update can make UE and network interaction signaling reduce greatly.Because M2M UE is widely used, UE quantity is huge, and these position update strategies can be good at alleviating network load and do not influence UE and normally carry out business.

Group or UE for MO Only, all terminals all are that UE initiatively initiates when initiating business, therefore the deexcitation position more new technological process and periodic location update flow process can alleviate Signalling exchange between a large amount of UE and the network greatly, thereby alleviated network load greatly.

Those of ordinary skills can recognize, the unit and the algorithm steps of each example of describing in conjunction with embodiment disclosed herein, can realize with electronic hardware, computer software or the combination of the two, for the interchangeability of hardware and software clearly is described, the composition and the step of each example described prevailingly according to function in the above description.These functions still are that software mode is carried out with hardware actually, depend on the application-specific and the design constraint of technical scheme.The professional and technical personnel can use distinct methods to realize described function to each specific should being used for, but this realization should not thought and exceeds scope of the present invention.

The method of describing in conjunction with embodiment disclosed herein or the step of algorithm can use the software module of hardware, processor execution, and perhaps the combination of the two is implemented.Software module can place the storage medium of any other form known in random asccess memory (RAM), internal memory, read-only memory (ROM), electrically programmable ROM, electrically erasable ROM, register, hard disk, moveable magnetic disc, CD-ROM or the technical field.

Although illustrated and described some embodiments of the present invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention can carry out various modifications to these embodiment, such modification should fall within the scope of the present invention.

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1. a method of obtaining the position update strategy is characterized in that, comprising:

Obtain subscriber equipment the Machine Type communication type information MTC Type or group MTCType, according to described MTC Type the position update strategy is set; Perhaps obtain the position update strategy of subscriber equipment or group's position update strategy from server,

Described position update strategy is sent to subscriber equipment in described subscriber equipment or the group.

2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, described method also comprises: subscriber equipment carries out the position renewal according to described position update strategy in described subscriber equipment or the group.

3. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, described method is carried out by mobile management network element or access network elements.

4. as claim 1 or 3 described methods, it is characterized in that described MTC Type that obtains subscriber equipment or group's MTC Type comprises:

From server, obtain the MTC Type of described subscriber equipment or group's MTC Type; Perhaps

Obtain the MTC Type of described subscriber equipment or group's MTC Type from described subscriber equipment or the interior subscriber equipment of group.

5. method as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, when described method was carried out by mobile management network element, described MTC Type that obtains subscriber equipment or group's MTC Type comprised: obtain the MTC Type of described subscriber equipment or group's MTC Type from access network elements.

6. method as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, described from access network elements obtain subscriber equipment MTC Type or group MTC Type also comprise: described access network elements from server, obtain described subscriber equipment MTC Type or group MTC Type.

7. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, described position update strategy comprises at least one in following:

Network side deexcitation position update functions;

Network side dynamically arranges periodic location update Timer value;

Network side deexcitation periodic location update function.

8. the method for the paging of a MTC is characterized in that, comprising:

Obtain subscriber equipment the Machine Type communication type information MTC Type or group MTCType, determine paging range according to described MTC Type;

Subscriber equipment in described subscriber equipment of paging or the group in described paging range.

9. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, describedly determines that according to described MTC Type paging range comprises:

Determine that described paging range is at least one in following: all lane place that the residing position area list of subscriber equipment is comprised in the residing lane place of subscriber equipment, described subscriber equipment or the group in the residing access network elements of subscriber equipment, described subscriber equipment or the group in the residing sub-district of subscriber equipment, described subscriber equipment or the group in described subscriber equipment or the group.

10. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that,

Describedly determine that according to described MTC Type paging range comprises: the order of determining described paging range is: all lane place that the residing position area list of subscriber equipment is comprised in the residing lane place of subscriber equipment, described subscriber equipment or the group in the residing access network elements of subscriber equipment, described subscriber equipment or the group in the residing sub-district of subscriber equipment, described subscriber equipment or the group in described subscriber equipment or the group;

Described in described paging range the described subscriber equipment of paging or group in subscriber equipment comprise: according to the described order of determined paging range, subscriber equipment in described subscriber equipment of paging or the group successively, until paging in described subscriber equipment or the group till the subscriber equipment.

11. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that,

Describedly determine that according to described MTC Type paging range comprises: the order of determining described paging range is: all lane place that the residing position area list of subscriber equipment is comprised in all sub-districts of the residing access network elements of subscriber equipment, described subscriber equipment or the group in the residing lane place of subscriber equipment, described subscriber equipment or the group in the residing sub-district of subscriber equipment, described subscriber equipment or the group in described subscriber equipment or the group;

Described in described paging range the described subscriber equipment of paging or group in subscriber equipment comprise: according to the described order of determined paging range, subscriber equipment in described subscriber equipment of paging or the group successively, until paging in described subscriber equipment or the group till the subscriber equipment.

12. a refusal position method for updating is characterized in that, comprising:

Receive the position updating request that subscriber equipment sends;

According to network side is the position update strategy that described subscriber equipment is provided with, if the position updating request of subscriber equipment does not meet the position update strategy, then refuses the position updating request that described subscriber equipment sends;

Send the position to described subscriber equipment and upgrade refuse information.

13. method as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, indication information and/or the described position update strategy that carries the described position updating request of indication network lateral confinement system in the refuse information upgraded in described position.

14. method as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, described method is carried out by mobile management network element or access network elements.

15. an equipment that obtains the position update strategy is characterized in that, comprising:

Acquiring unit is used to obtain the type information MTC Type of Machine Type communication of subscriber equipment or group's MTC Type;

The unit is set, is used for the position update strategy being set according to described MTC Type;

Transmitting element is used for described position update strategy is sent to subscriber equipment in described subscriber equipment or the group.

16. equipment as claimed in claim 15, it is characterized in that at least one from following of described acquiring unit obtained the MTC Type of described subscriber equipment or group's MTC Type: subscriber equipment, access network elements in server, described subscriber equipment or the group.

17. equipment as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, described position update strategy comprises at least one in following:

Network side deexcitation position update functions;

Network side dynamically arranges periodic location update Timer value;

Network side deexcitation periodic location update function.

18. an equipment that obtains the position update strategy is characterized in that, comprising:

The strategy acquiring unit is used for obtaining from server the position update strategy that is used for subscriber equipment or group's position update strategy;

Transmitting element is used for described position update strategy is sent to subscriber equipment in described subscriber equipment or the group.

19. the equipment of a paging is characterized in that, comprising:

First acquiring unit is used to obtain the type information MTC Type of Machine Type communication of subscriber equipment or group's MTC Type;

First determining unit is used for determining paging range according to described MTC Type;

Paging unit is used in described paging range subscriber equipment in described subscriber equipment of paging or the group.

20. refuse the equipment that the position is upgraded for one kind, it is characterized in that, comprising:

Receiving element is used to receive the position updating request that subscriber equipment sends;

The refusal unit, being used for according to network side is the position update strategy that described subscriber equipment is provided with, if the position updating request of subscriber equipment does not meet the position update strategy, refuse the position updating request that described subscriber equipment sends, send the position to described subscriber equipment and upgrade refuse information.

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