CN102201930B - MTC device is carried out the method and system of grouping management - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a kind of method and system that MTC device is carried out grouping management, including: obtain the group information of group belonging to MTC device, the MTC device in the feature of group information with common denominator is merged in new MTC group.By the inventive method, the MTC device with common denominator being formed new MTC group, and this MTC device with common denominator is managed, alleviating network-signaling load and management process, thus avoiding the generation of network congestion.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to machine type communication (MTC, MachineTypeCommunication) technology, particularly relate to a kind of method and system that MTC device is carried out grouping management.
Background technology
Fig. 1 is the configuration diagram of existing cellular radio Communication system, as it is shown in figure 1, cellular radio Communication system is mainly made up of core net (CN, CoreNetwork), Access Network (RAN, RadioAccessNetwork) and terminal.Wherein, core net, it is responsible for Non-Access Stratum affairs such as updating of terminal position etc., core net is the anchor point in user face.Access Network is responsible for the management etc. of Access Layer affairs such as Radio Resource, Access Network includes base station, or base station and base station controller, can there is physics or connection in logic according to practical situation between base station, base station 1 in Fig. 1 and base station 2, connection between base station 1 and base station 3, and each base station can with one or the connection of more than one core net node.Namely terminal is subscriber equipment (UE, UserEquipment), refers to the various equipment that can communicate, such as mobile phone or notebook computer etc. with cellular radio communication network.
MTC service refers to the business communicated between machine, does not need the participation of people in MTC service, and all of communication is independently completed by machine.MTC service obtains data by awareness apparatus such as sensors, then pass through communication module and data are reported mobile communications network, and it is linked into public data network by mobile communications network, for instance apply at logistics monitoring, safety monitoring, tele-medicine detection, remote meter reading etc..These data are managed by the specific MTC server of mobile operator or special MTC operator, be available for MTC user or MTC manager checks.In this process, the equipment of the data required for acquisition business is MTC device.
MTC service is different with conventional mobile communications business, for a MTC user, it is likely to have multiple MTC device, such as in remote meter reading business, it is likely to the thousands of remote electricity meters as MTC device and broadly falls into this MTC user of certain Utilities Electric Co., in order to convenient, these remote electricity meters belonging to same MTC user are managed, more remote electricity meters has been grouped, to reduce control signaling, and conveniently management and charging.At present, in order to convenient, group being managed, the MTC device belonging to same MTC user is divided into same group, and relevant group information preserves in user attaching server (HSS).In MTC service execution process, Mobility Management Entity (MME) from HSS, obtain the grouping information of MTC device, and according to grouping information, MTC device is managed.
Here, HSS is for preserving the entity of the identity information of user or terminal unit, authentication information and authorization message etc. in communication network.According to different situations, HSS can be used for preserving the binding information of the identity information of user and user and terminal unit, or only preserve the identity information (binding information of user and terminal unit can be preserved by gateway) of user, or directly preserve the identity information of terminal unit.HSS is also responsible for the subscribed database of user, and performs authentication and the mandate etc. of user.Business platform can inquire about user or end message from HSS.MME is the entity controlling signaling in core net for managing user terminal, it is responsible for Access Control, including authentication control, mark (GUTI, TAIlist) assignment, ID and device identification checking, signaling plane is encrypted, and the consistency protection between evolution base station (eNB), the conversion of security parameter and service quality (QoS) parameter between 2G/3G and EPS, access permission controls, decide whether to obtain the resource of request these resources reserved, Lawful Interception, mobile management (realizes the tracking to UE current location and record), session management, associative operation to EPS carrying, network element selects, selection to gateway (S-GW) and grouped data network gateway (P-GW), and the selection etc. of target MME/S4SGSN during switching.
Under some scene, on the container of a movement, such as there is the MTC logistics monitoring equipment of multiple MTC user, the mobile management of these MTC logistics monitoring equipment possesses identical signaling and process, if such MTC device is managed also according to existing group technology, network-signaling load and management process will be increased, thus causing network congestion.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, present invention is primarily targeted at a kind of method and system that MTC device is carried out grouping management of offer, it is possible to reduce network-signaling load and management process, it is to avoid the generation of network congestion.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the technical scheme is that and be achieved in that:
A kind of method that machine type communication (MTC) equipment is carried out grouping management, the method includes:
Obtain the group information of group belonging to machine type communication MTC device；
The MTC device in the characteristic of group information with common denominator is merged in new MTC group.
Described the MTC device with common denominator be merged into new MTC group include:
The MTC device with common denominator is merged in a new MTC group by Mobility Management Entity (MME), join new MTC group mark for described new MTC component simultaneously, and after the group information association organized belonging to the group information of described new MTC group and each MTC device, be stored in MME this locality respectively.
The method also includes:
For having the new MTC device of the common denominator of the MTC device in described new MTC group, the group information of group belonging to the MTC device new by this and the group information association of described new MTC group, make this new MTC device become the group membership of described new MTC group.
The method also includes:
For the MTC device in described new MTC group, belong to this common denominator of new group if no longer had, then the group information of group belonging to this MTC device is deleted from described new MTC group.
Described have common denominator and be:
The MTC device belonging to different MTC group has identical MTC characteristic；Or,
The MTC device belonging to different MTC group is in identical position；Or,
The MTC device belonging to different MTC group possesses identical mobility.
Described MTC characteristic is time control characteristic, or time tolerance characteristic.
A kind of system that MTC device carries out grouping management, at least includes Mobility Management Entity MME and user attaching server (HSS), wherein,
MME, for obtaining the group information of group belonging to different MTC device from HSS, is merged into the MTC device in the feature of group information with common denominator in new MTC group；
HSS, for storing the group information of group belonging to different MTC device, and is supplied to MME.
Described MME, is additionally operable to the MTC device in the common denominator MTC device having in described new MTC group being detected, associates the group information of the group information of group belonging to this MTC device and described new MTC group.
Described MME, when being additionally operable to the MTC device without the common denominator belonging to this new MTC group in described new MTC group being detected, cancels associating of the group information with described new MTC group of the group information of group belonging to this MTC device.
Described have common denominator and be:
The MTC device belonging to different MTC group has identical MTC characteristic；Or,
The MTC device belonging to different MTC group is in identical position；Or,
The MTC device belonging to different MTC group possesses identical mobility.
The MTC device in the feature of group information with common denominator, it can be seen that the inventive method includes obtaining the group information of group belonging to MTC device, is merged in new MTC group by the technical scheme provided from the invention described above.By the inventive method, the MTC device with common denominator being formed new MTC group, and this MTC device with common denominator is managed, alleviating network-signaling load and management process, thus avoiding the generation of network congestion.
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Fig. 1 is the configuration diagram of existing cellular radio Communication system；
Fig. 2 is the flow chart that MTC device is carried out the method for grouping management by the present invention；
Fig. 3 is the system composition structural representation that MTC device is carried out grouping management by the present invention；
Fig. 4 is the flow chart that MTC device is carried out the embodiment of grouping management by the present invention.
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Fig. 2 is the flow chart that MTC device is carried out the method for grouping management by the present invention, as in figure 2 it is shown, comprise the following steps:
Step 200: obtain the group information of group belonging to MTC device.
In this step, MME obtains the group information of group belonging to different MTC device from HSS, and wherein, group information includes group mark and/or group membership's mark and/or group characteristic.
Step 201: the MTC device in the characteristic of group information with common denominator is merged in new MTC group.Here MTC device may belong to different groups, it is also possible to belongs to same group.
In this step, the MTC device with common denominator is merged in a new MTC group by MME, meanwhile, distributes new MTC group mark, and is stored in MME this locality after the group information association organized belonging to the group information of this new MTC group and each MTC device respectively.It should be noted that, new MTC group in this step can be an interim MTC group, it can also be a formal MTC group, if new MTC group is interim MTC group, then new group is designated and organizes mark temporarily, it is merely stored in MME this locality after the group information of this interim MTC group and the group information association of the affiliated group of each MTC device, so, when MME judges again the MTC device in newly-built MTC group need not to be unified mobile management, after such as goods handling arrives at, MME can delete this interim group voluntarily；If new MTC group is a formal MTC group, then, it is necessary to the same as with existing MTC group HSS recording-related information, its operation is consistent with existing MTC group, repeat no more here.
Wherein, common denominator following (being merely illustrative of here, be not used to limit the scope of common denominator):
(1) MTC device belonging to different MTC group has identical MTC characteristic, and such as MTC device all has time control characteristic, and namely MTC device is at default set time transceiving data；Or time tolerance characteristic, namely allow MTC device in its data transmission late of network load relatively long time delay and reception etc.；
(2) MTC device belonging to different MTC group is in identical position；
(3) MTC device belonging to different MTC group possesses identical mobility, such as initiates mobile management request etc. in same position, identical time.
The inventive method also includes: for the MTC device of the common denominator of the MTC device in new, to have foundation interim MTC group, the group information of group belonging to the MTC device new by this and the group information association of this interim MTC group, make this new MTC device become the group membership of interim MTC group；
The inventive method also includes: for the MTC device in interim MTC group, this common denominator temporarily organized is belonged to if no longer had, such as, MME has detected that MTC device initiates off-line application, or affiliated tracking area not with organize within the scope of the tracking area list associated etc. temporarily, so, the group information of group belonging to this MTC device is deleted from this interim MTC group (namely cancelling the group information of group belonging to this MTC device and this group information association temporarily organized).
By the inventive method, the MTC device with common denominator being formed new MTC group, and this MTC device with common denominator is managed, alleviating network-signaling load and management process, thus avoiding the generation of network congestion.
Fig. 3 is the system composition structural representation that MTC device is carried out grouping management by the present invention, as it is shown on figure 3, at least include MME and HSS, wherein,
MME, for obtaining the group information of group belonging to different MTC device from HSS, is merged into the MTC device in the feature of group information with common denominator in new MTC group.
HSS, for storing the group information of group belonging to different MTC device, and is supplied to MME.
MME in native system is additionally operable to, and the MTC device of the common denominator of the MTC device having in new MTC group detected, associates the group information of the group information of group belonging to this MTC device and this new MTC group.
MME in native system is additionally operable to, and when MTC device that exist in new MTC group, that no longer have the common denominator belonging to this new MTC group being detected, cancels associating of the group information with this new MTC group of the group information of group belonging to this MTC device.
Below in conjunction with embodiment, the inventive method is described in detail.
Fig. 4 is the flow chart that MTC device is carried out the embodiment of grouping management by the present invention, in the present embodiment, assume that MTC users need the goods of delivery in container is monitored, in order to meet the network congestion phenomenon that Virtual network operator requirement avoids the signaling of large number quipments to cause, with Virtual network operator signing group way to manage, respective moving property of MTC device is managed；Further, the MTC device CAMEL-Subscription-Information that MTC users are specified by Virtual network operator is saved in HSS, wherein the group mark of record Virtual network operator distribution, the mark of each group of group membership comprised, the characteristic that this group is corresponding.Physical record mode may is that and is designated index with single MTC device, adds the group mark belonging to this MTC device and/or group characteristic in information corresponding behind.As shown in Figure 4, specifically include:
Step 400:MTC equipment, after start, sends attachment request to network.
Step 401: after the attachment receiving MTC device is asked, MME obtains the information of this MTC device to HSS, including safety certificate, QoS parameter, MTC subscription data etc., and according to these information, MTC device is authenticated, if by certification, then send and accept attachment demand signalling to MTC device.
The moment that step 402～step 403:MME tracking area and mobility management process belonging to MTC device occur, it may be judged whether have the MTC device of different group to initiate handover request or tracing section updating request in identical position and moment.For initiating the MTC device of the different groups of handover request or tracing section updating request in identical position and moment, creates one new group, and join to new component and organize mark temporarily.
In this step, after MTC device is attached to network, MME can know the position of MTC device in the precision of tracking area.MTC device performs tracing section updating or switching in moving process, is required for sending signaling to MME, MME controls its mobility management process.
If there being the MTC device belonging to different group to meet the requirements, namely initiating handover request or tracing section updating request in identical position and moment, then creating one new group, join one interim group mark to new component.Here, what interim group identified is meant that record in this group information not CAMEL-Subscription-Information in HSS, is only stored in MME.Then, it would be desirable to the MTC group combined is associated with this and organizes under mark temporarily, namely identify, by interim group, each MTC group that correspondence can be retrieved, and it organizes information accordingly.
Further, after MME creates interim MTC group, also include step 404: when the MTC device in new interim group initiates switching or tracing section updating request, MME information associated by interim group mark, mutual with target MME by single MME control signaling by organizing all MTC device comprised temporarily, such as single handover request signaling, handoff response signaling, and MTC device context transmitting signaling.Thus can reduce network signaling overhead, it is to avoid the network congestion that a large amount of MTC groups cause.
Further, if after MME creates new group, also including step 405: if be detected that there is new MTC device to meet the common denominator of interim group, its MTC device mark is associated with under interim group mark, becomes the group membership of interim group；If MME detect interim group has MTC device initiate off-line application, or affiliated tracking area not with organize within the scope of the tracking area list associated temporarily, then this MTC device identify and associated information delete from interim group.
The above, be only presently preferred embodiments of the present invention, is not intended to limit protection scope of the present invention, all any amendment, equivalent replacement and improvement etc. made within the spirit and principles in the present invention, should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. the method that machine type communication (MTC) equipment is carried out grouping management, it is characterised in that the method includes:
Obtain the group information of group belonging to machine type communication MTC device；Described group of information includes group mark and/or group membership's mark and group characteristic；
The MTC device in the characteristic of group information with common denominator is merged in new MTC group.
2. method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that
Described the MTC device with common denominator be merged into new MTC group include:
The MTC device with common denominator is merged in a new MTC group by Mobility Management Entity (MME), join new MTC group mark for described new MTC component simultaneously, and after the group information association organized belonging to the group information of described new MTC group and each MTC device, be stored in MME this locality respectively.
3. method according to claim 2, it is characterised in that the method also includes:
For having the new MTC device of the common denominator of the MTC device in described new MTC group, the group information of group belonging to the MTC device new by this and the group information association of described new MTC group, make this new MTC device become the group membership of described new MTC group.
4. method according to claim 2, it is characterised in that the method also includes:
For the MTC device in described new MTC group, belong to this common denominator of new group if no longer had, then the group information of group belonging to this MTC device is deleted from described new MTC group.
5. the method according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, it is characterised in that described in there is common denominator be:
The MTC device belonging to different MTC group has identical MTC characteristic；Or,
The MTC device belonging to different MTC group is in identical position；Or,
The MTC device belonging to different MTC group possesses identical mobility.
6. method according to claim 5, it is characterised in that described MTC characteristic is time control characteristic, or time tolerance characteristic.
7. the system that MTC device is carried out grouping management, it is characterised in that at least include Mobility Management Entity MME and user attaching server (HSS), wherein,
MME, for obtaining the group information of group belonging to different MTC device from HSS, is merged into the MTC device in the feature of group information with common denominator in new MTC group；Described group of information includes group mark and/or group membership's mark and group characteristic；
HSS, for storing the group information of group belonging to different MTC device, and is supplied to MME.
8. system according to claim 7, it is characterised in that described MME, is additionally operable to the MTC device in the common denominator MTC device having in described new MTC group being detected, associates the group information of the group information of group belonging to this MTC device and described new MTC group.
9. system according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, described MME, when being additionally operable to the MTC device without the common denominator belonging to this new MTC group in described new MTC group being detected, cancels associating of the group information with described new MTC group of the group information of group belonging to this MTC device.
10. the system according to any one of claim 7～9, it is characterised in that described in there is common denominator be:
The MTC device belonging to different MTC group has identical MTC characteristic；Or,
The MTC device belonging to different MTC group is in identical position；Or,
The MTC device belonging to different MTC group possesses identical mobility.
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