CN101984689B - A kind of method of optimal selection of operators for mobile communication network and device - Google Patents

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CN101984689B
CN101984689B CN201010510657.4A CN201010510657A CN101984689B CN 101984689 B CN101984689 B CN 101984689B CN 201010510657 A CN201010510657 A CN 201010510657A CN 101984689 B CN101984689 B CN 101984689B
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The invention discloses a kind of method and device of optimal selection of operators for mobile communication network, described method comprises: HLR preservation agreement roaming country is corresponding with preferred operator to be shown; When terminal roaming is to an agreement roaming country, if according to described agreement roaming country is corresponding with preferred operator, HLR shows to judge that the current operator of terminal is not that described agreement roams national corresponding preferred operator, then for described terminal selects described agreement to roam preferred operator corresponding to country, and indicate described terminal switch to described preferred operator.Adopt the present invention, do not need to introduce the new network equipment, initiatively switch IMSI number when user roams by HLR and realize preferred operator initiatively switching, and non-passive switches, thus make the service quality of roaming network more stable.

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A kind of method of optimal selection of operators for mobile communication network and device
Technical field
The present invention relates to mobile communication technology field, particularly relate to a kind of method and device of optimal selection of operators for mobile communication network.
Background technology
Mobile operator is using this country as basic roaming range mostly at present, roams the requirement of going abroad to meet user, can sign an agreement with each operator international, consults roaming payment settlement mode each other.If there is the mobile network of multiple operator in certain roaming country, then need a kind of convenient, flexible method, the carrier network of tariffs selectable optimum automatically can carry out access service, thus the satisfaction of adding users, improve the competitiveness of operator.
In disclosed patent documentation, Chinese patent CN200610170584.2 discloses " a kind of device and method controlling international visit user to log into preferred operator network ", provide a kind of scheme helping mobile subscriber's preferred operator, but there are the following problems for the program: its realization needs to introduce the new network equipment in a network, by the signaling international signalling transfer point interception international roaming user, impel that user is passive is registered to preferred operator network.The method needs to realize by after repeatedly signaling catching, and efficiency is not optimum, adds the quantity of user's registration message in network; And if when the preferred network signal quality of user roaming place is not good, user's handoff failure can be caused and cannot use.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem that the present invention solves is to provide a kind of method and device of optimal selection of operators for mobile communication network, and when user international roaming, mobile terminal and the network equipment can select preferred operator automatically.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the invention provides a kind of method of optimal selection of operators for mobile communication network, described method comprises:
Attaching position register (HLR) is preserved agreement roaming country and correspondingly with preferred operator to be shown;
When terminal roaming is to an agreement roaming country, if according to described agreement roaming country is corresponding with preferred operator, described HLR shows to judge that the current operator of described terminal is not that described agreement roams national corresponding preferred operator, then for described terminal selects described agreement to roam preferred operator corresponding to country, and indicate described terminal switch to described preferred operator.
Further, described HLR, after described terminal selects described agreement to roam preferred operator corresponding to country, indicates described terminal switch to described preferred operator by the mode of over the air, OTA (OTA) note.
Further, described HLR is further by judging that with under type whether the current operator of described terminal is preferred operator corresponding to described agreement roaming country:
The operator of described HLR according to preservation and the corresponding relation of IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number section, by judging whether the IMSI number of the current use of described terminal belongs to IMSI number section corresponding to described preferred operator, judge that whether the current operator of described terminal is preferred operator corresponding to described agreement roaming country.
Further, described HLR is the IMSI number under the preset multiple operator of mobile subscriber number (MSISDN) of terminal;
Described HLR indicates described terminal switch to described preferred operator, specifically comprise: the IMSI number under preset described preferred operator is indicated to described terminal by OTA note by described HLR, the IMSI number under indicating described terminal the IMSI number of current use to be switched to preset described preferred operator.
Further, when described terminal roaming is to described agreement roaming country, VLR Visitor Location Register (VLR) number comprised in the location register message that described HLR sends according to described terminal and IMSI number, know the agreement roaming country at the current place of described terminal and the IMSI number of the current use of described terminal.
Further, described method also comprises:
IMSI number in subscriber identification module (SIM) card of terminal under preset multiple operator.
Present invention also offers a kind of device of optimal selection of operators for mobile communication network, be applied in HLR, described device comprises:
Memory module, for preserving, agreement roaming country is corresponding with preferred operator to be shown;
Select module, for when terminal roaming is to an agreement roaming country, show to judge that the current operator of described terminal is not that described agreement roam preferred operator corresponding to country if the described agreement roaming country preserved according to described memory module is corresponding with preferred operator, is then the preferred operator that described terminal selects the national correspondence of described agreement roaming;
Indicating module, being used to indicate described terminal switch to described selection module is the described preferred operator that described terminal is selected.
Further, described memory module also for, preserve the corresponding relation of operator and IMSI number section;
Described selection module is further used for, the corresponding relation of the operator preserved according to described memory module and IMSI number section, by judging whether the IMSI number of the current use of described terminal belongs to IMSI number section corresponding to described preferred operator, judge that whether the current operator of described terminal is preferred operator corresponding to described agreement roaming country.
Further, described memory module also for, preserve the IMSI number under the preset multiple operators of mobile subscriber number (MSISDN) that described HLR is terminal;
Described indicating module is further used for, indicate described terminal switch to described preferred operator in the following manner: the IMSI number under preset described preferred operator is indicated to described terminal by OTA note, the IMSI number under indicating described terminal the IMSI number of current use to be switched to preset described preferred operator.
Further, described selection module is further used for, when described terminal roaming is to described agreement roaming country, according to the VLR number comprised in the location register message that described terminal sends and IMSI number, know the agreement roaming country at the current place of described terminal and the IMSI number of the current use of described terminal.
As seen from the above technical solution provided by the invention, compared with prior art, feature of the present invention is not need to introduce the new network equipment, by HLR (HomeLocationRegister, attaching position register) equipment, initiatively switch IMSI number when user roams to realize preferred operator, and non-passive switches, thus make the service quality of roaming network more stable.
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Fig. 1 is the method flow diagram of the optimal selection of operators for mobile communication network according to the embodiment of the present invention.
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Basic thought of the present invention is, there is provided one when mobile communications network international roaming by OTA (OverTheAir, over the air, OTA) method of note preferred operator, it is the Mobile Subscriber International ISDN Number (MobileSubscriberISDNnumber arranging a permission user at HLR that its technology realizes, mobile subscriber number) corresponding multiple IMSI (InternationalMobileSubscriberIdentification, IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity) number, simultaneously can also at the SIM (SubscriberIdentityModule of user, subscriber identification module) IMSI number in card under preset multiple agreement operator, when user roams into external, HLR selects corresponding IMSI number according to the operator of user current the country one belongs to rate optimum, and automatically switch to other IMSI number by OTA SMS notification user SIM card, thus realize the object that preferred operator reduces telephone expenses.
Based on above-mentioned thought, the invention provides a kind of method of optimal selection of operators for mobile communication network, the following technical scheme of concrete employing:
HLR preservation agreement roaming country is corresponding with preferred operator to be shown;
When terminal roaming is to an agreement roaming country, if according to described agreement roaming country is corresponding with preferred operator, HLR shows to judge that the current operator of described terminal is not that described agreement roams national corresponding preferred operator, then for described terminal selects described agreement to roam preferred operator corresponding to country, and indicate described terminal switch to described preferred operator.
Further, HLR, after described terminal selects described agreement to roam preferred operator corresponding to country, indicates described terminal switch to described preferred operator by the mode of over the air, OTA (OTA) note.
In addition, described HLR is further by judging that with under type whether the current operator of described terminal is preferred operator corresponding to described agreement roaming country:
The operator of described HLR according to preservation and the corresponding relation of IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number section, by judging whether the IMSI number of the current use of described terminal belongs to IMSI number section corresponding to described preferred operator, judge that whether the current operator of described terminal is preferred operator corresponding to described agreement roaming country.
In addition, described HLR is the IMSI number under the preset multiple operator of mobile subscriber number (MSISDN) of terminal;
Described HLR indicates described terminal switch to described preferred operator, specifically comprise: the IMSI number under preset described preferred operator is indicated to described terminal by OTA note by described HLR, the IMSI number under indicating described terminal the IMSI number of current use to be switched to preset described preferred operator.
In addition, when described terminal roaming is to described agreement roaming country, VLR Visitor Location Register (VLR) number comprised in the location register message that described HLR sends according to described terminal and IMSI number, know the agreement roaming country at the current place of described terminal and the IMSI number of the current use of described terminal.
Further, can also IMSI number in terminal SIM card under preset multiple operator, initiatively select preferred operator to realize user.
For the ease of setting forth the present invention, be described in further detail below with reference to the enforcement of drawings and the specific embodiments to technical solution of the present invention.
Fig. 1 shows the method flow diagram according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 1, this flow process specifically describes as follows:
Step 101. user terminal carries out location updating the mobile network of roaming country, sends location update request message to roaming place network;
Step 102. roaming place network sends location update request message to the HLR of user attaching, the IMSI number of roaming place network identity and the current use of user is comprised in this location update request message, described roaming place network identity can be VLR (VisitorLocationRegister, VLR Visitor Location Register) number;
The HLR executing location renewal rewards theory of step 103. user attaching, home position upgrades response message;
Step 104. roaming place network sends location updating response message to terminal;
Step 105.HLR is according to the IMSI number in the location update request message received and roaming place network identity, and the agreement roaming country preserved in HLR correspondingly with preferred operator shows, and determines the IMSI number of preferred operator and correspondence;
Step 106.HLR judge whether to want indicating user terminal/card carry out IMSI handover operation (such as judge the IMSI number of the current use of user with for the IMSI number of the preset corresponding described preferred operator of this user whether inconsistent, if inconsistent, instruction is then needed to switch), suppose in the present embodiment that confirmation needs indicating user terminal/card to carry out IMSI handover operation, then HLR sends OTA note to user terminal to roaming place network, and indicating user switches IMSI number;
Step 107. roaming place network by OTA short-message foreward turning to user terminal;
Step 108. user terminal coordinates SIM card, completes IMSI and switches;
After this, user can use preferred operator to serve after re-registering.
Step 109. user terminal returns success response to roaming place network;
Step 110. roaming place network sends success response message to HLR.
In addition, the embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of device (not shown) of optimal selection of operators for mobile communication network, and be applied in HLR, this device mainly comprises following functional module:
Memory module, for preserving, agreement roaming country is corresponding with preferred operator to be shown;
Select module, for when terminal roaming is to an agreement roaming country, show to judge that the current operator of described terminal is not that described agreement roam preferred operator corresponding to country if the described agreement roaming country preserved according to described memory module is corresponding with preferred operator, is then the preferred operator that described terminal selects the national correspondence of described agreement roaming;
Indicating module, being used to indicate described terminal switch to described selection module is the described preferred operator that described terminal is selected.
Further, described memory module also for, preserve the corresponding relation of operator and IMSI number section;
Described selection module is further used for, the corresponding relation of the operator preserved according to described memory module and IMSI number section, by judging whether the IMSI number of the current use of described terminal belongs to IMSI number section corresponding to described preferred operator, judge that whether the current operator of described terminal is preferred operator corresponding to described agreement roaming country.
Further, described memory module also for, preserve the IMSI number under the preset multiple operators of mobile subscriber number (MSISDN) that described HLR is terminal;
Described indicating module is further used for, indicate described terminal switch to described preferred operator in the following manner: the IMSI number under preset described preferred operator is indicated to described terminal by OTA note, the IMSI number under indicating described terminal the IMSI number of current use to be switched to preset described preferred operator.
Further, described selection module is further used for, when described terminal roaming is to described agreement roaming country, according to the VLR number comprised in the location register message that described terminal sends and IMSI number, know the agreement roaming country at the current place of described terminal and the IMSI number of the current use of described terminal.
These are only preferred case study on implementation of the present invention; be not limited to the present invention; the present invention also can have other various embodiments; when not deviating from the present invention's spirit and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art can make various corresponding change and distortion according to the present invention, but these change accordingly and are out of shape the protection range that all should belong to the claim appended by the present invention.
Obviously, those skilled in the art should be understood that, above-mentioned of the present invention each module or each step can realize with general calculation element, they can concentrate on single calculation element, or be distributed on network that multiple calculation element forms, alternatively, they can realize with the executable program code of calculation element, thus, they can be stored and be performed by calculation element in the storage device, and in some cases, step shown or described by can performing with the order be different from herein, or they are made into each integrated circuit modules respectively, or the multiple module in them or step are made into single integrated circuit module to realize.Like this, the present invention is not restricted to any specific hardware and software combination.

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1. a method for optimal selection of operators for mobile communication network, is characterized in that, described method comprises:
Attaching position register HLR preservation agreement roaming country is corresponding with preferred operator to be shown;
When terminal roaming is to an agreement roaming country, if according to described agreement roaming country is corresponding with preferred operator, described HLR shows to judge that the current operator of described terminal is not that described agreement roams national corresponding preferred operator, then for described terminal selects described agreement to roam preferred operator corresponding to country, and indicate described terminal switch to described preferred operator;
Wherein, described HLR indicates described terminal switch to described preferred operator, specifically comprise: the IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMSI number under preset described preferred operator is indicated to described terminal by over the air, OTA OTA note by described HLR, the IMSI number under indicating described terminal the IMSI number of current use to be switched to preset described preferred operator.
2. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that,
Described HLR, after described terminal selects described agreement to roam preferred operator corresponding to country, indicates described terminal switch to described preferred operator by the mode of over the air, OTA OTA note.
3. method as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that,
Described HLR is further by judging that with under type whether the current operator of described terminal is preferred operator corresponding to described agreement roaming country:
The operator of described HLR according to preservation and the corresponding relation of IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMSI number section, by judging whether the IMSI number of the current use of described terminal belongs to IMSI number section corresponding to described preferred operator, judge that whether the current operator of described terminal is preferred operator corresponding to described agreement roaming country.
4. method as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that,
Described HLR is the IMSI number under the preset multiple operator of mobile subscriber number MSISDN of terminal.
5. the method as described in claim 3 or 4, is characterized in that,
When described terminal roaming is to described agreement roaming country, the VLR Visitor Location Register VLR number comprised in the location register message that described HLR sends according to described terminal and IMSI number, know the agreement roaming country at the current place of described terminal and the IMSI number of the current use of described terminal.
6. the method as described in claim 1,2,3 or 4, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
IMSI number in the subscriber identification module SIM card of terminal under preset multiple operator.
7. a device for optimal selection of operators for mobile communication network, is characterized in that, is applied in HLR, and described device comprises:
Memory module, for preserving, agreement roaming country is corresponding with preferred operator to be shown;
Select module, for when terminal roaming is to an agreement roaming country, show to judge that the current operator of described terminal is not that described agreement roam preferred operator corresponding to country if the described agreement roaming country preserved according to described memory module is corresponding with preferred operator, is then the preferred operator that described terminal selects the national correspondence of described agreement roaming;
Indicating module, being used to indicate described terminal switch to described selection module is the described preferred operator that described terminal is selected;
Wherein, described indicating module is further used for, indicate described terminal switch to described preferred operator in the following manner: the IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMSI number under preset described preferred operator is indicated to described terminal by over the air, OTA OTA note, the IMSI number under indicating described terminal the IMSI number of current use to be switched to preset described preferred operator.
8. device as claimed in claim 7, is characterized in that,
Described memory module also for, preserve the corresponding relation of operator and IMSI number section;
Described selection module is further used for, the corresponding relation of the operator preserved according to described memory module and IMSI number section, by judging whether the IMSI number of the current use of described terminal belongs to IMSI number section corresponding to described preferred operator, judge that whether the current operator of described terminal is preferred operator corresponding to described agreement roaming country.
9. device as claimed in claim 8, is characterized in that,
Described memory module also for, preserving described HLR is IMSI number under the preset multiple operators of the mobile subscriber number MSISDN of terminal.
10. device as claimed in claim 9, is characterized in that,
Described selection module is further used for, when described terminal roaming is to described agreement roaming country, according to the VLR number comprised in the location register message that described terminal sends and IMSI number, know the agreement roaming country at the current place of described terminal and the IMSI number of the current use of described terminal.
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