CN102369700A

CN102369700A - Method, system and gateway equipment for service initiation

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Publication number: CN102369700A
Application number: CN2010800016279A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周汉; 吴问付
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2010-05-04
Filing date: 2010-05-04
Publication date: 2012-03-07
Anticipated expiration: 2030-05-04
Also published as: WO2011137582A1; CN102369700B

Abstract

A method, system and gateway equipment for service initiation are provided by the embodiments of present invention. The service initiation method includes: receiving data information of user equipment (UE) from an application server; obtaining the internet protocol (IP) address of the UE according to the data information of UE; according to the IP address, inquiring a database, or storing information of a gateway equipment, so as to obtain the UE information; obtaining the information of mobility management network element serving the UE according to the UE information; and triggering the UE to initiate a connection establishment process through the mobility management network element which corresponds to the information of mobility management network element serving the UE.

Description

Method, system and gateway equipment for service initiation

Business Initiator's method and system, gateway device technical field

The present embodiments relate to mobile communication technology field, more particularly to Business Initiator's method and system, gateway device.Background technology

In Machine To Machine（Machine To Machine, abbreviation M2M) in application, due to being participated in the absence of artificial, it is necessary to which it is user equipment that network side, which triggers M2M terminals,（User Equipment, abbreviation UE) initiate business.In the prior art, gateway device is received after the data message of the IP address comprising UE, according to UE IP address, and the UE configured thereon IP address and UE international mobile subscriber identity (International Mobile Subscriber Identifier, abbreviation IMSI) mapping relations, know UE IMSI, and subscribed database is addressed according to UE IMSI, for example：Home subscriber server（Home Subscriber Server, abbreviation HSS) or attaching position register（Home Location Register, abbreviation HLR), the information of service UE mobile management net element is known, so that triggering UE by corresponding mobile management net element initiates business.

UE quantity in being applied due to M2M is more, if needing to configure the mapping relations of each UE IP address and UE IMSI on gateway device, then require that the configuration on gateway device is with a very high standard, result in the increase of gateway device implementation complexity and performance requirement.The content of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention provides Business Initiator's method and system, gateway device, complexity and performance requirement to reduce gateway device realization.

The embodiments of the invention provide a kind of Business Initiator's method, including：

The data message for the UE that application server is sent is received, the IP address of the UE is known according to the data message of the UE； Database is inquired about according to the IP address of the UE or the storage information of gateway device is inquired about, the information of the UE is known；

According to the information of the UE, the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE is known；By mobile management net element corresponding with the information of the mobile management net element of the service UE, trigger the UE and initiate connection building process.

The embodiments of the invention provide another Business Initiator's method, including：

The data message for the UE that application server is sent is received, the IP address of the UE is known according to the data message of the UE；

The configuration information of gateway device is inquired about according to the IP address of the UE, at least one in the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE and the positional information of the UE is known, and the UE mark；

By mobile management net element corresponding with the positional information of information or UE of the mobile management net element of the service UE, trigger the UE and initiate connection building process.

The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of gateway device, including：

Module is known in address, the data message of the UE for receiving application server transmission, and the IP address of the UE is known according to the data message of the UE；

The first information knows module, for inquiring about database according to the IP address of the UE or inquiring about the storage information of gateway device, knows the information of the UE；

Second information knows module, for the information according to the UE, knows the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE；

Business initiation module, for by mobile management net element corresponding with the information of the mobile management net element of the service UE, triggering the UE and initiating connection building process.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of business and initiates system again, including：

Gateway device, for the data message for the UE for receiving application server transmission, the IP address of the UE is known according to the data message of the UE, database is inquired about according to the IP address of the UE or the storage information of gateway device is inquired about, know the information of the UE, according to the information of the UE, know The information of the mobile management net element of the UE is serviced, by mobile management net element corresponding with the information of the mobile management net element of the service UE, the UE is triggered and initiates connection building process；

Mobile management net element, connection building process is initiated for triggering the UE.

The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides another gateway device, including：

Information knows module, the configuration information for inquiring about gateway device according to the IP address of the UE, knows at least one in the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE and the positional information of the UE, and the UE mark；

Business initiation module, for by mobile management net element corresponding with the positional information of information or UE of the mobile management net element of the service UE, triggering the UE and initiating connection building process.Brief description of the drawings

In order to illustrate more clearly about the embodiment of the present invention or technical scheme of the prior art, the required accompanying drawing used in embodiment or description of the prior art will be briefly described below, apparently, drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, on the premise of not paying creative work, other accompanying drawings can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a kind of schematic flow sheet for Business Initiator's method that the embodiment of the present invention one is provided；Fig. 2 is a kind of schematic flow sheet for Business Initiator's method that the embodiment of the present invention two is provided；Fig. 3 is the schematic flow sheet for another Business Initiator's method that the embodiment of the present invention three is provided；Fig. 4 is a kind of structural representation for gateway device that the embodiment of the present invention four is provided；

Fig. 5 is the structural representation that a kind of business that the embodiment of the present invention five is provided initiates system；Fig. 6 is the structural representation for another gateway device that the embodiment of the present invention six is provided.Embodiment

Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is carried out Clearly and completely describe, it is clear that described embodiment is only a part of embodiment of the invention, rather than whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, the every other embodiment that those of ordinary skill in the art are obtained under the premise of creative work is not made belongs to the scope of protection of the invention.

Following Business Initiator's methods provided in an embodiment of the present invention go for a variety of wireless access networks, for example：Evolved universal GSM (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System, abbreviation UMTS) land radio access web（Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunication System Territorial Radio Access Network, abbreviation E-UTRAN), UMTS Terrestrial radio access network（UMTS Territorial Radio Access Network, abbreviation UTRAN), the GSM evolution technologies of global system for mobile communications (Global System for Mobile Communications, abbreviation GSM)/raising data rate（Enhanced Data rate for GSM Evolution, abbreviation EDGE) wireless access network（GSM EDGE Radio Access Network, abbreviation GERAN), the network such as non-third generation partner program (the 3rd Generation Partner Project, abbreviation 3GPP) network.

Mobile management net element therein can be the mobility management entity in E-UTRAN（Mobility Management Entity, abbreviation MME), can also be the service universal grouping wireless service in UTRAN/GERAN（General Packet Radio Service, abbreviation GPRS) supporting node（Serving GPRS Supporting Node, abbreviation SGSN).

Gateway device therein can be the gateway in E-UTRAN（Serving Gateway, abbreviation SGW), can also be the grouped data network gateway in E-UTRAN（Packet Data Network Gateway, abbreviation PGW), can also be the gateway general packet radio service in UTRAN/GERAN（General Packet Radio Service, abbreviation GPRS) supporting node（Gateway GPRS Supporting Node, abbreviation GGSN) etc. network element.

Fig. 1 is a kind of schematic flow sheet for Business Initiator's method that the embodiment of the present invention one is provided, as shown in figure 1, Business Initiator's method of the present embodiment may comprise steps of：

Step 101, reception application server（MTC Server or MTC User) send UE data message, above-mentioned UE IP address is known according to above-mentioned UE data message；

In this step, gateway device receives the data message that application server is sent to UE（For example：Number According to bag）, just can know UE IP address by the blunt data message according to UE.

Step 102, the storage information according to above-mentioned UE IP address inquiry database or inquiry gateway device, know UE information；

Wherein, UE information can include UE mark, for example：IMSI, mobile station International Integrated Services digital network (Mobile Station International Integrated Service Digital Network, abbreviation MSISDN) (International Mobile Equipment Identity, abbreviation IM are said for number or International Mobile Station Equipment Identification）Deng.UE information can also include UE mark and service UE mobile management net element (including the mobile management net element that the attached mobile management net elements of UE or UE can adhere to）Information, wherein, the information of mobile management net element can include service universal grouping wireless service

(General Packet Radio Service, abbreviation GPRS) supporting node（Serving GPRS Supporting Node, abbreviation SGSN) address or qualified domain name（Fully Qualified Domain Name, abbreviation FQDN);The information of mobile management net element can also include mobility management entity

The address of (Mobility Management Entity, abbreviation MME) or qualified domain name（Fully Qualified Domain Name, abbreviation FQDN).UE information can also include UE mark, the information and UE positional information of service UE mobile management net element.UE information can also include UE mark and UE positional information.Wherein, UE positional information can be cell ID (cell ID or CGI), Routing Area Identifier (Routing Area Identity, abbreviation RAI), tracking area identification

(Tracking Area Identity, abbreviation TAI) and tracking area identification be bad ' at least one in J tables (Tracking Area Identity List).

In this step, gateway device can at least know UE information by following several ways, including：A, gateway device inquiry database, know UE information；

Wherein, database is inquired about in gateway device, knows before UE information, UE information is stored in the database, for example：The corresponding relation of UE IP address and UE mark, or UE IP address, the corresponding relation of UE mark and the information of service UE mobile management net element, either the corresponding relation of UE IP address, UE mark and UE positional information or UE IP address, UE mark, service UE mobile management net element information and UE positional information corresponding relation. Wherein, the method for UE information is stored in above-mentioned database includes at least one in following manner：A, in above-mentioned database configure UE information, for example：The corresponding relation of UE IP address and UE mark is configured in above-mentioned database, or UE IP address, the corresponding relation of UE mark and the information of service UE mobile management net element, either the corresponding relation of UE IP address, UE mark and UE positional information or UE IP address, UE mark, service UE mobile management net element information and UE positional information corresponding relation；

Alternatively, UE user name can also be included in the corresponding relation configured in above-mentioned database, for example：UE URL（Uniform Resource Locator, abbreviation URL).

B, in above-mentioned database configure UE IP address and UE mark corresponding relation, database root according to gateway device or mobile management net element notice, by service UE the information of mobile management net element and UE positional information at least one storage to corresponding UE IP address and UE mark corresponding relation in.

Database root, by the corresponding relation of the IP address of at least one storage in the information of mobile management net element and UE positional information that service UE to corresponding UE and UE mark, can include according to the notice of gateway device or mobile management net element：

Gateway device or mobile management net element are by UE mark and the information for the mobile management net element for servicing UE, or UE mark and UE positional information, or UE mark, service UE the information of mobile management net element and UE positional information be sent to above-mentioned database.The information for the UE that above-mentioned database can be sent by above-mentioned gateway device or mobile management net element knows UE IP address and services the mapping relations between UE mobile management net element or UE positional information.Or, the information for the UE that above-mentioned database can be sent by above-mentioned gateway device or mobile management net element knows the mapping relations between UE mark and service UE mobile management net element or UE positional information.Or, the information for the UE that above-mentioned database can be sent by above-mentioned gateway device or mobile management net element knows UE mark and UE IP addresses and services the mapping relations between UE mobile management net element or UE positional information.Alternatively, UE user name can also be included in the information for the UE that above-mentioned gateway device or mobile management net element are sent.The user name of UE in the information for the UE that above-mentioned database can also be sent by gateway device or mobile management net element knows the mapping relations between the mapping relations between UE IP address and UE user name or UE mark and UE user name.

C receives the information for the UE that gateway device or mobile management net element are sent, for example：The corresponding relation of UE IP address and UE mark, or UE IP address, the corresponding relation of UE mark and the information of the good business UE of Λ mobile management net element, either the corresponding relation of UE IP address, UE mark and UE positional information or UE IP address, UE mark, service UE mobile management net element information and UE positional information corresponding relation.Alternatively, UE user name can also be included in the information for the UE that above-mentioned gateway device or mobile management net element are sent.

Wherein, the information that gateway device or mobile management net element send UE to database can include：First, information from gateway device to above-mentioned database notification UE；

When UE to network initiate session establishment, for example：During the flows such as attachment flow/Routing Area Update flow/tracing section updating flow/service request that the PDN connection building process or UE that activation PDP Context flow that UE is initiated, UE are initiated are initiated, information from gateway device to above-mentioned database notification UE.

Specifically, UE sends access request message to mobile management net element, mobile management net element sends session management request message to gateway device, the information for the UE known in the session management request message comprising mobile management net element, gateway device receives above-mentioned session management request message, and gateway device knows UE information.Gateway device notifies above-mentioned UE information to above-mentioned database.

Wherein, mobile management net element knows that the mode of UE information can include following manner：UE information is known in the access request message that mobile management net element can be sent from UE, for example：The user name of UE mark, UE IP address or UE；Or

Mobile management net element can also be received after the access request message of UE transmissions, know UE subscription data, mobile management net element knows UE information from UE subscription data, for example：The positional information of UE IP addresses, UE user name or UE；Or

Mobile management net element can also receive the access request message of UE transmissions, know UE context Information, mobile management net element knows UE information from UE context, for example：UE mark, UE IP address, UE user name or UE positional information；Or

Mobile management net element can also know UE information from the UE access requests sent and UE subscription data, for example：Mobile management net element knows UE mark from above-mentioned access request message, and mobile management net element knows the user name of UE IP address, UE positional information or UE from UE subscription data；Or

Mobile management net element can also know UE information from the UE access requests sent and UE context, for example：Mobile management net element knows UE positional information from above-mentioned access request message, and mobile management net element knows UE mark from UE context, alternatively, and mobile management net element can also know UE user name from UE context；Or

UE information is known in access request, UE subscription data and UE that mobile management net element is sent from UE context, for example：Mobile management net element knows UE positional information from above-mentioned access request message, mobile management net element knows UE mark from UE context, mobile management net element knows UE IP address from UE subscription data, alternatively, mobile management net element can know U E user name from UE subscription data.

Gateway device is known after UE information, and above-mentioned UE information is notified to above-mentioned database.For example：Gateway device sends user profile to above-mentioned database and notified（User information Notification) message, UE information is included in above-mentioned user profile notification message, for example：UE IP address and UE mark, or UE IP address, the information of UE mark and service UE mobile management net element, or UE IP address, UE mark and UE positional information, or UE IP address, UE mark, service the information and UE positional information of UE mobile management net element, or the information of UE IP address and service UE mobile management net element, or UE IP address and UE positional information, or UE IP address, service the information and UE positional information of UE mobile management net element, or UE mark and service UE mobile management net element information, or UE mark and UE positional information, or UE mark and service UE mobile management net element information and UE positional information.Alternatively, UE user name can be included in above-mentioned UE information. (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service, abbreviation Radius) agreement, Radius upgradings（Diameter) agreement or other agreements, this patent are not restricted to this.Above-mentioned database can be Radius servers, DHCP（Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, abbreviation DHCP) server or other servers, this patent is not restricted to this.

Optionally, gateway device is received after the UE of mobile management net element transmission information, and gateway device can also include following manner to the concrete mode of above-mentioned database notification UE information：

1st, the configured information that gateway device is included according to mobile management net element in session management request message, UE information is sent to above-mentioned database, and above-mentioned configured information indicates that gateway device notifies UE information to above-mentioned database；

For example：Mobile management net element contains UE IP address in session management request message（UE IP address is considered as above-mentioned configured information）, then gateway device to above-mentioned database send UE information.

2nd, gateway device knows UE application feature（MTC Feature) it is low mobility（Low mobility MTC Feature), UE information is sent to above-mentioned database, above-mentioned low mobility is not moved comprising UE, UE is in the characteristic such as FX is mobile or UE is nomadic；

For example：If the application that mobile management net element is included in session management request message is characterized as low mobility, gateway device sends UE information to above-mentioned database；

3rd, gateway device is according to the UE of configuration group identification, to above-mentioned database notification UE information.For example：Configuration needs the group identification of the UE sent to database information on gateway device, gateway device receives the session management request message of mobile management net element transmission, the mark comprising UE belongs to or is contained in the group identification of above-mentioned configuration in above-mentioned session management request message, or the group identification comprising UE is equal to the group identification of above-mentioned configuration in above-mentioned session management request message, then gateway device notifies the information for the UE known from above-mentioned session management request message to above-mentioned database.

Above-mentioned group identification can be the mark (Group ID) of the affiliated group of user equipment, can also be the shared mark of multiple user equipmenies in group, for example：International mobile subscriber identity（ International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number, abbreviation IMSI), mobile station International Integrated Services digital network number (Mobile Station International Integrated Services Digital Network Number, abbreviation MSISDN), International Mobile Station Equipment Identification (International Mobile Equipment Identity, abbreviation IMEI) etc., it can also be IMSI number section, MSISDN number sections etc., the mark of a group can also can be indicated for other, for example：APN（Access Point Name, abbreviation APN).The embodiment of the present invention is not restricted to the form of group identification.

Further, before gateway device sends UE information to database, the identification information for knowing above-mentioned database is can also carry out, for example：The IP address of above-mentioned database, or above-mentioned database FQDN, the step of, can specifically include：

1st, UE group identification is configured in gateway device（For example：Group identification can be characterized as APN, MTC Group ID, IMSI number section or MSISDN number sections etc.）With the corresponding relation of the identification information of database；

UE group identification is known in the session management request message that gateway device is sent from mobile management net element, the identification information of database is known according to the information of UE group identification and configuration.

2nd, IP address section or IP address prefix are configured (for example in gateway device:IPv4 address fields or IPv6 address prefixs（Prefix)) with the corresponding relation of the identification information of database；

UE IP address information is known in the session management request message that gateway device is sent from mobile management net element, just the blunt IP address information according to UE and the information of configuration know the identification information of database.

3rd, subscribed database, which issues the subscription data of mobile management net element, includes the identification information of database, the identification information of above-mentioned database is notified that, to gateway device, gateway device knows the identification information of above-mentioned database from session management request message by mobile management net element in session management request message.

Access request message described in the embodiment of the present invention can include attach request (Attach Request) message, activation PDP Context request（Activate PDP Context Request) message, PDN connections set up request（PDN Connectivity Request) message, tracing section updating request（TAU Request) message, Routing Area Update request（RAU Request) message or service request（Service Request) any one in message etc.. Session management request message described in the embodiment of the present invention includes creating PDP context requests (Create PDP Context Request) message, creates session request（Create Session Request) message, modification session request (Modify Session Request) message, modification carrying request（Modify Bearer Request) message or update PDP Context request（Update PDP Context Request) any one in message etc..

Mobile management net element described in the embodiment of the present invention sends session management request message can include the participation of intermediate NE to gateway device, for example：Mobile management net element transmission session management request message sends session management request message to PGW to SGW, then SGW.

2nd, information from mobile management net element to above-mentioned database notification UE.

When UE to network initiate access process, for example：During the flow such as PDN connection building process that the activation PDP Context flow or UE that service request that tracing section updating flow that Routing Area Update flow that attachment flow that UE is initiated, UE are initiated, UE are initiated, UE are initiated, UE are initiated are initiated, information from mobile management net element to above-mentioned database notification UE.

Specifically, mobile management net element knows that the mode of UE information may refer to the description in above-mentioned one, and no longer Redundant is stated herein.

Mobile management net element is known after UE information, and above-mentioned UE information is notified to above-mentioned database.For example：Mobile management net element sends user profile to above-mentioned database and notified（User information Notification) message, the information comprising UE is for example in above-mentioned user profile notification message：UE IP addresses and UE mark, or UE IP address, UE mark and the mobile management net element for servicing UE, or UE IP address, UE mark and UE positional information, or UE IP address, UE mark and service UE mobile management net element and UE positional information, or UE IP address and service UE mobile management net element, or UE IP address and UE positional information, or the positional information of UE IP address and service UE mobile management net element and UE, or UE mark and service UE mobile management net element information, or UE mark and UE positional information, or UE mark and service UE mobile management net element information and UE positional information.Alternatively, UE user name can be included in above-mentioned UE information.Alternatively, UE user name can be included in above-mentioned UE information. The agreement used between mobile management net element and above-mentioned database can be MAP protocol, Diameter agreements or other agreements, and this patent is not restricted to this.Above-mentioned database can be domain name analysis system (Domain Name System, the abbreviation DNS) moon good business device, DHCP months good be engaged in device or other month good business device, and this patent is not restricted to this.

Further, before mobile management net element sends UE information to database, the identification information for knowing above-mentioned database is can also carry out, for example：The IP address of above-mentioned database, or above-mentioned database FQDN, the step of, can specifically include：

1st, UE group identification is configured in mobile management net element（For example：Group identification can be characterized as APN, MTC Group ID, IMSI number section or MSISDN number sections etc.）With the corresponding relation of the identification information of database；

UE group identification is known in access request message or UE subscription data that mobile management net element is sent from UE, the identification information of database is known according to the information of UE group identification and configuration.

2nd, IP address section or IP address prefix are configured (for example in mobile management net element：IPv4 address fields or IPv6 address prefixs（Prefix)) with the corresponding relation of the identification information of database；

Mobile management net element knows UE IP address information from UE subscription data, and the identification information of database is known according to the information of UE I P addresses information and configuration.

3rd, subscribed database, which issues the subscription data of mobile management net element, includes the identification information of database, and Database Identification information of the mobile management net element in subscription data knows the identification information of above-mentioned database.

Further, mobile management net element is known after UE information, and the concrete mode to corresponding database notification UE information can also include following manner：

1st, the configured information included in subscription data of the mobile management net element according to UE, UE information is sent to above-mentioned database, and above-mentioned configured information indicates that mobile management net element notifies UE information to above-mentioned database；

2nd, mobile management net element knows UE application feature（MTC Feature) it is low mobility（Low mobility MTC Feature), to above-mentioned database notification UE information, above-mentioned low mobility bag Contain that UE is not moved, UE is in the characteristic such as FX is mobile or UE is nomadic；

For example：Know that UE application is characterized as low mobility in access request message or UE subscription data that mobile management net element is sent from UE, then mobile management net element sends UE information to above-mentioned database.

3rd, mobile management net element is according to the UE of configuration group identification, to above-mentioned database notification UE information.

For example：Configuration needs the group identification of the UE sent to database information on mobile management net element, UE group identification is known in access request message or UE subscription data that mobile management net element is sent from UE, if UE group identification is in configuration, mobile management net element notifies UE information to above-mentioned database.

Above-mentioned group identification can be the mark (Group ID) of the affiliated group of user equipment, can also be the shared mark of multiple user equipmenies in group, for example：International mobile subscriber identity（International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number, abbreviation IMSI), mobile station International Integrated Services digital network number (Mobile Station International Integrated Services Digital Network Number, abbreviation MSISDN), International Mobile Station Equipment Identification (International Mobile Equipment Identity, abbreviation IMEI) etc., it can also be IMSI number section, MSISDN number sections etc., the mark of a group can also can be indicated for other, for example：APN（Access Point Name, abbreviation APN).The embodiment of the present invention is not restricted to the form of group identification.

UE user profile notification message or the information of configuration that above-mentioned database can be sent by above-mentioned gateway device or mobile management net element know UE information.For example：Above-mentioned database can obtain the mapping between UE IP address and UE mark（Correspondence is associated）Relation.Alternatively, above-mentioned database can also know at least one in service the UE information of mobile management net element and UE positional information.Alternatively, above-mentioned database can also know U E user name.

Alternatively, before the data message that application server sends UE to gateway device, application server can know UE IP address from above-mentioned database, the IP address without individually configuring UE on the application server, reduce the workload of Operation and Maintenance.For example：Application server utilizes UE use The mark of name in an account book or UE, to above-mentioned data base querying UE IP address, above-mentioned database knows UE user name or UE mark, and above-mentioned database returns to UE IP address to above-mentioned application server.IP address from application server to above-mentioned data base querying UE, for example：Application server sends user information request to above-mentioned database（User information Request) message, above-mentioned message（It is properly termed as query messages）In comprising UE user name or UE mark.Above-mentioned database receives the query messages of gateway device transmission, according to the UE included in query messages user name or UE mark, the IP address with above-mentioned UE user name or the UE corresponding UE of mark is inquired, above-mentioned database returns to UE IP address to gateway device.

In this step, gateway device can be by inquiring about on gateway device according to IP address section（For example：IPv4 address fields）Or IP address prefix (IPv6 address prefixs）The identification information of configuration database is (for example：IP address or FQDN), for example：IP address section or the addressing relation of IP address prefixs and database are configured on gateway device by inquiring about, the identification information of database is known.Specifically, gateway device receives the data message of application server transmission, know UE IP address, the IP address prefix lookups configuration information of IP address section or above-mentioned IP address of the gateway device according to belonging to above-mentioned IP addresses, knows the identification information of above-mentioned database (database of (association) corresponding with above-mentioned IP address section or IP address prefix).

In this step, if there is no UE contextual information on gateway device（For example：Carrying or PDP Context）, then gateway device can according to information from the UE known IP address to data base querying UE.Information from gateway device to above-mentioned data base querying UE, for example：Gateway device sends user information request to above-mentioned database（User information Request) message, above-mentioned message（It is properly termed as query messages）In include UE IP address.Above-mentioned database receives the query messages of gateway device transmission, and according to the UE included in query messages IP address, UE (correspondences are returned to gateway device（Association）The UE of above-mentioned IP address) information, for example：At least one of in UE mark or UE mark and service the UE information of mobile management net element and UE positional information.

The method for the information for knowing UE that this step is provided, if application server（MTC Server/MTC User) triggering UE initiation connection foundation, then gateway device can be from above-mentioned database Know UE information, so that the information for the UE that magnanimity is configured on gateway device is avoided, and above-mentioned UE information only needs to configure in above-mentioned database, it is to avoid and UE information is configured in different network elements, the workload of Operation and Maintenance is reduced.In addition, if gateway device has known at least one in service the UE information of mobile management net element and UE positional information from above-mentioned database, then gateway device need not know UE information to subscribed database, Gc interfaces are supported so as to avoid gateway device, the complexity of gateway device realization is reduced.

B, gateway device inquire about the storage information of gateway device, know UE information.

The storage information of gateway device is inquired about in gateway device, is known before UE information, gateway device stores UE information.Specifically, UE sends access request message to mobile management net element, and mobile management net element sends session management request message to gateway device, and gateway device receives above-mentioned session management request message, and gateway device knows the information of the UE.For example：Gateway device knows the IP address of the UE and UE mark from session management request message, or the information of the mobile management net element of UE IP address, UE mark and service UE, or the positional information of UE IP address, UE mark and UE, or UE IP address, UE mark, service UE mobile management net element information and UE positional information.Gateway device stores the above-mentioned UE known information.

Optionally, gateway device knows UE information, then the mode of gateway device storage UE information can include following manner：

1st, the configured information that gateway device can be sent according to mobile management net element stores UE information；For example：If mobile management net element contains UE IP address in session management request message（Above-mentioned UE IP address is considered as above-mentioned configured information）, then gateway device store UE information.

2nd, gateway device knows UE application feature（MTC Feature) it is low mobility（Low mobility MTC Feature), then store UE information, above-mentioned low mobility contains that UE is not moved, UE is in the characteristic such as FX is mobile or UE is nomadic；

For example：If the application that mobile management net element is included in session management request message is characterized as Hypomobility, gateway device stores UE information.

3rd, gateway device stores UE information according to the UE of configuration group identification. For example：Configuration needs to store the group identification of UE information on gateway device, if gateway device receives the session management request message of mobile management net element transmission, the mark comprising UE belongs to or is contained in the group identification of above-mentioned configuration in above-mentioned session management request message, or the group identification comprising UE is equal to the group identification of above-mentioned configuration in above-mentioned session management request message, then gateway device stores the information for the UE known from above-mentioned session management request message.

In this step, if there is no UE contextual information on gateway device（For example：Carrying or PDP Context）If gateway device receives UE data message, gateway device knows UE IP address according to UE data message, then the information that gateway device inquires about storage according to above-mentioned UE IP address knows UE information, for example：UE mark or UE mark and mark, the information and the information of UE positions of service UE mobile management net element for servicing the UE information of mobile management net element or the information or UE of UE mark and UE positions.

The method for the information for knowing UE that this step is provided, if application server（MTC User or MTC Server) triggering UE initiation connection foundation, then gateway device can know UE information from storage information, so as to avoid the information for the UE that magnanimity is configured on gateway device, and the information that UE is configured in different network elements is avoided, the workload of Operation and Maintenance is reduced.In addition, if gateway device has known at least one in service the UE information of mobile management net element and the information of UE positions from above-mentioned storage information, then gateway device need not know UE information to subscribed database, Gc interfaces are supported so as to avoid gateway device, the complexity of gateway device realization is reduced. Step 103, the information according to the above-mentioned UE known, know the information for the mobile management net element for servicing above-mentioned UE；

Gateway device initiates to need to know the information of service UE mobile management net element before connection is set up in triggering UE, can specifically there is following three kinds of modes：

A, from above-mentioned UE information, know service UE mobile management net element information；

B, the positional information according to the UE in above-mentioned UE information, know the information of service UE mobile management net element；

Specifically, gateway device can according to storage or configuration UE positional information and service UE mobile management net element information between relation, know service UE mobile management net element information.

C, the mark according to the UE in above-mentioned UE information（For example：IMSI), subscribed database is inquired about, the information of service UE mobile management net element is known.

For example：Gateway device sends GPRS routing iinformations to subscribed database（Send Routing Information for GPRS) message, UE mark is included in above-mentioned message, subscribed database returns to the information for the mobile management net element for servicing UE to gateway device.Further, if storing UE positional information in subscribed database, subscribed database returns to UE positional information to gateway device.

Step 104, by the corresponding mobile management net element of the information of the mobile management net element of the above-mentioned UE of above-mentioned service with knowing, trigger above-mentioned UE and initiate connection building process.

Gateway device initiates triggering UE and initiates connection building process, for example according to the information for the UE known：Gateway device can be triggered UE by mobile management net element and initiate connection foundation.

In this step, gateway device knows the information of service UE mobile management net element, and sending triggering U E to corresponding mobile management net element initiates in the instruction message that connection is set up, above-mentioned instruction message comprising the mark for needing to initiate to connect the UE set up.Wherein,

In UTRAN/GERAN systems, the above-mentioned gateway device of the present embodiment can be GGSN, then above-mentioned instruction message can notify request for grouped data report（PDU Notification Request) message, the mark for the UE for needing to trigger is included in above-mentioned grouped data report notification request message.Alternatively, the positional information for the UE for needing to trigger can also be included in above-mentioned grouped data report notification request message, For example：Cell ID (cell ID or CGI) or Routing Area Identifier (Routing Area Identity, abbreviation RAI).

In E-UTRAN systems, the above-mentioned gateway device of the present embodiment can be PGW, then above-mentioned instruction message can be downlink data notification（Downlink Data Notification) message, the mark for the UE for needing to trigger is included in above-mentioned downlink data notification message（Specifically, PGW can send downlink data notification message by SGW）.Alternatively, the positional information for the UE for needing to trigger can also be included in above-mentioned downlink data notification message, for example：Cell ID (cel l ID or CGI), tracking area identification (Tracking Area Identity, abbreviation TAI) or tracking area identification list (Tracking Area Identity List).

It should be noted that：Those skilled in the art should be appreciated that, the instruction message that gateway device is sent is except can be grouped data report notification request message, or downlink data notification message is outer or other existing message, or newly-increased message, and UE mark is included within the message.

Alternatively, UE positional information can also be included in above-mentioned instruction message, for above-mentioned mobile management net element above-mentioned UE positional information indicate in the range of paging UE.

Mobile management net element is received after above-mentioned instruction message, if UE is in Idle state or UE is in separation state, UE of the mobile management net element in instruction message mark triggers corresponding UE and sets up connection.Specifically, above-mentioned mobile management net element can initiate the paging of the mark comprising UE according to the mark for indicating the UE in message, with the UE included in the paging instruction message the corresponding UE of mark;Alternatively, the configured information that business is set up can be initiated comprising UE is indicated in above-mentioned beep-page message, for example：Indicate that UE initiates the configured information of PDP context activation flow.

Mobile management net element can be in specific scope（For example：Cell, Route Area, tracking area or tracking area identification list）Interior paging UE, without the paging UE in the service range of whole mobile management net element, so as to improve the specific aim and efficiency of paging, reduces paging amount, reduces the probability of network congestion, so as to ensure the normal operation of network.Specifically, mobile management net element can know the scope of paging by following method：

1st, UE positional information is included in the instruction message that gateway device is sent, then mobile management net element paging UE in the range of above-mentioned UE positional information is indicated; 2nd, mobile management net element initiates paging according to customized paging rule；

Specifically, if including UE mark in the instruction message that gateway device is sent, the positional information for the UE that mobile management net element inquiry is configured thereon is (for example:According to the scope of UE mark on mobile management net element, for example：IMSI number section etc., configures UE positional information）, paging UE in the scope indicated by positional information in above-mentioned UE.

3rd, there is UE positional information in UE subscription data, mobile management net element knows the UE of paging positional information, mobile management net element paging UE in the scope indicated by above-mentioned positional information from UE subscription data.

Wherein, the business that mobile management net element triggering UE is initiated, which is set up, can specifically include form：

If the 1, UE is in connected state, mobile management net element can send Non-Access Stratum (Non-Access Stratum, abbreviation NAS) message to UE, for example：PDP context activations (Request PDP Context Activation) message is asked, above-mentioned NAS message triggering UE initiates connection and set up.For example：Mobile management net element is received after above-mentioned instruction message, mobile management net element knows the UE included in above-mentioned instruction message mark, if the corresponding UE of above-mentioned UE mark is in connected state, then mobile management net element sends NAS message to above-mentioned UE, is set up with indicating that above-mentioned UE initiates connection.

If the 2, UE is in connected state, mobile management net element translates the connection for putting UE（For example：Lu connections or S1 connections）, after UE connection is translated and put, mobile management net element can initiate the paging of the mark comprising UE, with the UE included in the paging instruction message the corresponding UE of mark.For example：Mobile management net element is received after above-mentioned instruction message, mobile management net element knows the UE included in above-mentioned instruction message mark, if the corresponding UE of above-mentioned UE mark is in connected state, then mobile management net element, which is translated, puts the connection for stating UE, the paging of the mark comprising UE is initiated, with the UE included in the paging instruction message the corresponding UE of mark.Specifically the method for the paging of mark of the mobile management net element initiation comprising UE may refer to above description, and no longer Redundant is stated herein.

Alternatively, mobile management net element is received after above-mentioned instruction message, can also be returned to gateway device and be indicated response message.Specifically, after the instruction message for the mark comprising UE for receiving gateway device transmission, above-mentioned mobile management net element can make response, and return to instruction response message.Wherein, if above-mentioned finger It is grouped data report notification request message to show message, then the instruction response message that mobile management net element is returned can be grouped data report push-notification-answer（PDU Notification Response) message；If above-mentioned instruction message is downlink data notification message, the instruction response message that mobile management net element is returned can confirm (Downlink Date Notification Ack) message for downlink data notification.

UE is received after the NAS message set up comprising instruction UE initiation connections or beep-page message of mobile management net element transmission, is initiated foundation and is connected flow, including：

If the 1, UE is in separation state, after UE receives above-mentioned beep-page message, UE will initiate attachment flow；

For example：In E-UTRAN systems, UE initiates attachment flow, and sets up in attachment flow packet data network（Packet Data Network, abbreviation PDN) connect, service connection is set up in the PDN connections in above-mentioned attachment flow；In UTRAN/GERAN systems, UE is received after above-mentioned beep-page message, and UE initiates attachment flow, then initiates packet data protocol（Packet Data Protocol, abbreviation PDP) context active flow, set up and connected by above-mentioned PDP context activation flow.Or, UE has been initiated after attachment flow, further, initiates to connect the instruction message set up further according to the instruction UE in above-mentioned beep-page message（For example：Indicate that UE initiates the instruction message of PDP context activation flow）Initiate PDP context activation flow.

If the 2, UE is in Idle state, after UE receives above-mentioned beep-page message, UE initiates attachment flow；

For example：In E-UTRAN systems, UE initiates attachment flow, and sets up in attachment flow packet data network（Packet Data Network, abbreviation PDN) connect, service connection is set up in the PDN connections in above-mentioned attachment flow；In UTRAN/GERAN systems, UE is received after above-mentioned beep-page message, and UE initiates attachment flow, then initiates packet data protocol（Packet Data Protocol, abbreviation PDP) context active flow, set up and connected by above-mentioned PDP context activation flow.Or, UE has been initiated after attachment flow, further, and the instruction message that business is set up is initiated further according to the instruction UE in above-mentioned beep-page message（For example：Indicate that UE initiates the configured information of PDP context activation flow）Initiate PDP context activation flow. If the 3, UE is in Idle state, after UE receives above-mentioned beep-page message, the blunt instruction UE according in above-mentioned beep-page message of UE initiate the instruction message that business is set up（For example：Indicate that UE initiates the instruction message of PDP context activation flow）Initiate PDP context activation flow or PDN connection building process；

If the 4, UE is in connected state, receives above-mentioned instruction UE in UE and initiate the NAS message of connection foundation (for example:Request PDP Context Activation message）Afterwards, then UE initiates PDP context active flows or PDN connection building process.

UE is set up after connection according to the method described above, you can realize the business of its own, for example：Related business information is received or sent, the business needs of UE or application server can be effectively met.

In Business Initiator's method of the present embodiment, UE information is known from database or storage information by gateway device, trigger UE and initiate connection foundation, meet the demand that industry user's triggering UE initiates business, because gateway device can know UE information from above-mentioned database or storage information, the information that UE is configured on gateway device is avoided, and avoids the information that UE is configured in different network elements, the workload of Operation and Maintenance is reduced；At least one in the information for the mobile management net element for having serviced UE and the information of UE positions can be known from above-mentioned database or storage information due to gateway device, then gateway device need not know UE information to subscribed database, Gc interfaces are supported so as to avoid gateway device, the complexity of gateway device realization is reduced.

Fig. 2 is a kind of schematic flow sheet for Business Initiator's method that the embodiment of the present invention two is provided, and the present embodiment is the instantiation of a upper embodiment, as shown in Fig. 2 Business Initiator's method of the present embodiment may comprise steps of：

Step 201, user equipment（UE) access request message is sent to mobile management net element；Step 202, mobile management net element are received after the access request message of UE transmissions, know UE information；

Wherein mobile management net element can know UE information from the context of access request message, UE subscription data or UE；

The UE such as UE mark, UE IP address, UE positional information or UE user name information can be included in above-mentioned access request message, mobile management net element can be known from access request message UE information；

If access request message is Attach Request message, Routing Area Update request message or tracing section updating request message, mobile management net element is then to subscribed database, for example：Attaching position register（Home Location Register, abbreviation HLR), home subscriber server (Home Subscriber Server, abbreviation HSS), more new position request (Update Location Request) message is sent, subscribed database is returned to mobile management net element updates location confirmation（Update Location Ack) message, the UE such as the mark comprising UE in UE subscription data, above-mentioned UE subscription data, UE IP address, UE user name or UE positional information information is included in above-mentioned renewal location confirmation message；

If access request message is Attach Request message, Routing Area Update request message or tracing section updating request message, mobile management net element knows the UE such as the mark comprising UE in UE context, above-mentioned UE context, UE IP address, UE user name or UE positional information information according to above-mentioned access request message.

Step 203, alternatively, mobile management net element sends the information for including UE in registration message, above-mentioned registration message to database, to database registration UE information.

Specific method may be referred in the embodiment of the present invention one that mobile management net element is to the description of database notification UE information, and no longer Redundant is stated herein.

Step 204, database return to registration confirmation message to mobile management net element；

Step 205, mobile management net element send the information for including UE in session management request message, above-mentioned session management request message to gateway device.

If gateway device is PGW, above-mentioned session management messages can be sent to PGW by mobile management net element by SGW.

Step 206, alternatively, gateway device sends the information for including UE in registration message, above-mentioned registration message to database, to database registration UE information.

Specific method may be referred in the embodiment of the present invention one that gateway device is to the description of database notification UE information, and no longer Redundant is stated herein.

Step 207, database return to registration confirmation message to gateway device； Step 208, gateway device return to session management request response to mobile management net element.

Above-mentioned session management request response can respond to create PDP Context（Create PDP Context Response) message, create the message such as conversational response (Create Session Response) message.

Step 209, mobile management net element return to access request response message to UE.

Above-mentioned access request response message can be attachment receiving/refusal（Attach Accept/Reject) message, Routing Area Update receiving/refusal（Routing Area Update Accept/Reject) message, tracing section updating receiving/refusal（Tracking Area Update Accept/Reject) message, the moon good business request receiving/refusal（Service Request Accept/Reject) message, PDN connections set up receiving/refusal (PDN Connectivity Accept/Reject) message, activation PDP Context receiving/refusal（Active PDP Context Accept/Reject) message such as message.

Now, UE, which may be at separation state, attached state, has carrying or attached state not to carry any state.Step 210, alternatively, application server sends the user name for include UE in query messages, above-mentioned query messages, inquiry UE IP address to database；

Step 211, database return to the IP address for including UE in query response message, above-mentioned query response message to application server；

Step 212, application server construct data message according to the I P addresses for the U E known, UE data message is sent to gateway device；

Step 213, gateway device send the IP for including UE in query messages, above-mentioned query messages to database;

Specific method may be referred to the related content in the embodiment of the present invention one, and no longer Redundant is stated herein.

Step 214, database return to the information for including UE in query response message, above-mentioned query response message to gateway device；Breath, knows UE information, you can not perform above-mentioned steps 213 and step 214.Specific method may be referred to the related content in the embodiment of the present invention one, and no longer Redundant is stated herein. Step 215, gateway device send triggering UE to mobile management net element and initiated in the instruction message that connection is set up, above-mentioned instruction message comprising the mark for needing to initiate to connect the U E set up.

Above-mentioned instruction message can notify the mark for including the UE for needing to trigger in request (PDU Notification Request) message, above-mentioned grouped data report notification request message for grouped data report；Or can also be downlink data notification（Downlink Data Notification) message, the mark for the UE for needing to trigger is included in above-mentioned downlink data notification message.

Alternatively, UE positional information can also be included in the above-mentioned instruction message in this step, for mobile management net element above-mentioned UE positional information indicate in the range of paging UE.

Step 216, mobile management net element send the mark for including UE in beep-page message, above-mentioned beep-page message to UE；

Alternatively, mobile management net element sends NAS message to UE, and above-mentioned NAS message indicates that UE initiates connection and set up.

Step 217, UE initiate connection building process.

In this step, UE can initiate attachment flow；Or can also order initiation attachment flow and PDP context active flows.

In the present embodiment, the no sequential relationship of execution of above-mentioned steps 206 and step 208.

Fig. 3 is the schematic flow sheet for another Business Initiator's method that the embodiment of the present invention three is provided, and as shown in Fig. 3, Business Initiator's method of the present embodiment may comprise steps of：

Step 301, reception application server（MTC Server or MTC User) send UE data message, above-mentioned UE IP address is known according to above-mentioned UE data message；

In this step, gateway device receives the data message that application server is sent to UE（For example：Data message）, just can know UE IP address by the blunt data message according to UE.

Step 302, the configuration information for inquiring about according to above-mentioned UE IP address gateway device, know at least one in the information of mobile management net element and UE positional information that service above-mentioned UE, and above-mentioned UE mark；

In gateway device query configuration information, know before UE information, UE is configured on gateway device Information.For example：UE IP address, the corresponding relation of UE mark and the information of service UE mobile management net element are configured on gateway device, UE IP address, the corresponding relation of UE mark and UE positional information can also be configured, the corresponding relation of UE IP address, UE mark, the information of service UE mobile management net element and UE positional information can also be configured.

In this step, if there is no UE contextual information on gateway device（For example：Carrying or PDP Context）If gateway device receives UE data message, gateway device knows UE IP address according to UE data message, then gateway device knows UE information according to above-mentioned UE IP address query configuration information, for example：UE mark and service UE mobile management net element information, or UE mark and UE positional information, or UE mark, service UE mobile management net element information and UE positional information.

Step 303, by the corresponding mobile management net element of the information of the mobile management net element of the above-mentioned UE of above-mentioned service with knowing, trigger above-mentioned UE and initiate connection building process.

Specifically, this step may be referred to the related content in the embodiments of the present invention one, and no longer Redundant is stated herein.

If UE information is configured on gateway device includes the UE positional information of IP address, UE mark and UE, then gateway device also needs to know according to UE positional information the information of service UE mobile management net element, and concrete mode can include following manner：

Gateway device inquiry UE positional information and the mapping relations of mobile management net element, know the information of service UE mobile management net element.

In Business Initiator's method of the present embodiment, UE information is known from configuration information by gateway device, trigger UE and initiate connection foundation, meet the demand that industry user's triggering UE initiates business, at least one in the service UE information of mobile management net element and UE positional information can have been known from the configuration information of gateway device due to gateway device, then gateway device need not know UE information to subscribed database, Gc interfaces are supported so as to avoid gateway device, the complexity of gateway device realization is reduced.

It should be noted that：For foregoing each method embodiment, in order to be briefly described, therefore by its all table State as a series of combination of actions, but those skilled in the art should know, the present invention is not limited by described sequence of movement, because according to the present invention, some steps can be carried out using other orders or simultaneously.Secondly, those skilled in the art should also know, embodiment described in this description belongs to preferred embodiment, and involved action and the module not necessarily present invention are necessary.

In the above-described embodiments, the description to each embodiment all emphasizes particularly on different fields, and does not have the part being described in detail in some embodiment, may refer to the associated description of other embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a kind of structural representation for gateway device that the embodiment of the present invention four is provided, as shown in figure 4, the gateway device of the present embodiment can know that module 41, the first information know that module 42, the second information know module 43 and business initiation module 44 including address.Wherein, know that module 41 receives the data message for the UE that application server is sent in address, above-mentioned UE IP address is known according to above-mentioned UE data message, the first information knows that module 42 inquires about database according to above-mentioned UE IP address or inquires about the storage information of gateway device, know above-mentioned UE information, second information knows information of the module 43 according to above-mentioned UE, know the information for the mobile management net element for servicing above-mentioned UE, business initiation module 44 passes through mobile management net element corresponding with the information of the above-mentioned UE of above-mentioned service mobile management net element, trigger above-mentioned UE and initiate connection building process.

The gateway device that the function of gateway device can be provided by the present embodiment in the methods of the embodiments of the present invention one, the embodiment of the present invention two is realized.

Further, if the first information in the embodiment of the present invention knows that the information for the UE that module 42 is known is to inquire about database according to UE IP address to know that the gateway device of the embodiment of the present invention can further include relation configuration module 45 and addressed module 46.Wherein, the configuration IP address section of relation configuration module 45 or IP address prefix and the addressing relation of database, addressed module 46 address corresponding database according to above-mentioned UE IP address and the above-mentioned addressing relation of configuration.

Alternatively, if the first information in the embodiment of the present invention knows that the information for the UE that module 42 is known is to inquire about storage information according to UE IP address to know, then the gateway device of the embodiment of the present invention can further include information storage module 47, the information of the above-mentioned UE for storing mobile management net element transmission. Further, the second information in the present embodiment knows that module specifically can be used for

From above-mentioned UE information, the information for the mobile management net element for servicing above-mentioned UE is known；Or according to the positional information of the above-mentioned UE in above-mentioned UE information, know the information for the mobile management net element for servicing above-mentioned UE；Or

The mark of above-mentioned UE in above-mentioned UE information, knows the information for the mobile management net element for servicing above-mentioned UE from subscribed database.

In the gateway device of the present embodiment, know that module knows UE information from database or storage information by the first information, so that business initiation module, which can trigger UE, initiates connection foundation, meet the demand that industry user's triggering UE initiates business, because the first information knows that module can know UE information from above-mentioned database or storage information, avoid the information that UE is configured on gateway device, and the information that UE is configured in different network elements is avoided, the workload of Operation and Maintenance is reduced；Because the first information knows that module can know at least one in the information for the mobile management net element for having serviced UE and the information of UE positions from above-mentioned database or storage information, then gateway device need not know UE information to subscribed database, Gc interfaces are supported so as to avoid gateway device, the complexity of gateway device realization is reduced.

Fig. 5 is the structural representation that a kind of business that the embodiment of the present invention five is provided initiates system, as shown in figure 5, the business of the present embodiment, which initiates system, can include gateway device 51 and mobile management net element 52.Wherein, gateway device 51 receives the data message for the UE that application server is sent, above-mentioned UE IP address is known according to above-mentioned UE data message, database is inquired about according to above-mentioned UE IP address or the storage information of gateway device is inquired about, know above-mentioned UE information, according to above-mentioned UE information, know the information for the mobile management net element for servicing above-mentioned UE, by mobile management net element 52 corresponding with the information of the above-mentioned UE of above-mentioned service mobile management net element, trigger above-mentioned UE and initiate connection building process；Mobile management net element 52 triggers above-mentioned UE and initiates connection building process.

Gateway device 51 in the business initiation system that the function of gateway device can be provided by the present embodiment in the method and the embodiment of the present invention two of the embodiments of the present invention one is realized.

In the business initiation system of the present embodiment, known by gateway device from database or storage information UE information, so that gateway device, which can trigger UE, initiates connection foundation, meet the demand that industry user's triggering UE initiates business, because gateway device can know UE information from above-mentioned database or storage information, avoid the information that UE is configured on gateway device, and the information that UE is configured in different network elements is avoided, the workload of Operation and Maintenance is reduced；At least one in the information for the mobile management net element for having serviced UE and the information of UE positions can be known from above-mentioned database or storage information due to gateway device, then gateway device need not know UE information to subscribed database, Gc interfaces are supported so as to avoid gateway device, the complexity of gateway device realization is reduced.

Further, the business of the present embodiment initiates system and can further include database, information for configuring UE, or receive the information for the UE that gateway device 51 is sent, or the UE of above-mentioned reception mobile management net element transmission information, and according to the request of gateway device 51, the UE corresponding with above-mentioned UE IP address information is inquired about, and above-mentioned UE information is sent to gateway device 51;Mobile management net element 52 can also be further used for the above-mentioned UE of acquisition information being sent to gateway device 51 or above-mentioned database.

Further, the business of the present embodiment initiates system and can further include application server, for sending query messages to above-mentioned database, inquires about the user name comprising above-mentioned UE or UE mark in above-mentioned UE IP address, above-mentioned query messages；Above-mentioned database can also be further used for the user name or UE mark of the above-mentioned UE in above-mentioned query messages, inquire about above-mentioned UE IP address, and be sent to above-mentioned application server.

Further, the gateway device 51 in the present embodiment can also be further used for storing the information for the above-mentioned UE that mobile management net element is sent.

Further, the mobile management net element 52 in the present embodiment can also be further used for receiving the mark that the above-mentioned UE of triggering initiates to include above-mentioned UE in the instruction message that connection is set up, above-mentioned instruction message；According to above-mentioned instruction message, the beep-page message of the mark comprising above-mentioned UE is sent；Or according to above-mentioned instruction message, send the configured information set up in the beep-page message of the mark comprising above-mentioned UE, above-mentioned beep-page message comprising the above-mentioned UE initiations connection of triggering；Or according to above-mentioned instruction message, send the above-mentioned UE of triggering and initiate the NAS message that connection is set up. Fig. 6 is the structural representation for another gateway device that the embodiment of the present invention six is provided, as shown in fig. 6, the gateway device of the present embodiment can know that module 61, information know module 62 and business initiation module 63 including address.Wherein, know that module 61 receives the data message for the UE that application server is sent in address, above-mentioned UE IP address is known according to above-mentioned UE data message, information knows that module 62 inquires about the configuration information of gateway device according to above-mentioned UE IP address, know at least one in the information for the mobile management net element for servicing above-mentioned UE and above-mentioned UE positional information, and above-mentioned UE mark, business initiation module 63 passes through mobile management net element corresponding with the positional information of information or UE of the above-mentioned UE of above-mentioned service mobile management net element, trigger above-mentioned UE and initiate connection building process.

The gateway device that the method for the embodiments of the present invention three can be provided by the present embodiment is realized.

In the gateway device of the present embodiment, know that module knows UE information from configuration information by information, so that business initiation module, which can trigger UE, initiates connection foundation, meet the demand that industry user's triggering UE initiates business, because information knows that module can know at least one in service the UE information of mobile management net element and UE positional information from the configuration information of gateway device, then gateway device need not know UE information to subscribed database, Gc interfaces are supported so as to avoid gateway device, reduce the complexity of gateway device realization.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that：Realizing all or part of step of above method embodiment can be completed by the related hardware of programmed instruction, foregoing program can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium, the program upon execution, performs the step of including above method embodiment；And foregoing storage medium includes：ROM, RAM, magnetic disc or CD etc. are various finally should be noted that with Jie of store program codes：The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than its limitations；Although the present invention is described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those within the art that：It can still modify to the technical scheme described in foregoing embodiments, or carry out equivalent substitution to which part technical characteristic；And these modifications or replacement, the essence of appropriate technical solution is departed from the spirit and scope of various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.

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Claim

1st, a kind of Business Initiator's method, it is characterised in that including：

The data message for the user equipment (UE) that application server is sent is received, the IP address of the UE is known according to the data message of the UE；

Database is inquired about according to the IP address of the UE or the storage information of gateway device is inquired about, the information of the UE is known；

According to the information of the UE, the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE is known；By mobile management net element corresponding with the information of the mobile management net element of the service UE, trigger the UE and initiate connection building process.

2nd, according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterised in that the information of the UE includes UE mark；Or UE mark and service UE mobile management net element information；Or UE mark and UE positional information；Or UE mark, the information and UE positional information of service UE mobile management net element.

3rd, according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterised in that include before inquiring about database according to the IP address of the UE：

Configure IP address section or IP address prefix and the addressing relation of database；

According to the IP address of the UE and the addressing relation of configuration, the database is addressed.

4th, according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterised in that also include before inquiring about database, the information for knowing the UE according to the IP address of the UE：

The information of the UE is configured on the database；Or

Gateway device sends the information of the UE to the database；Or

Mobile management net element sends the information of the UE to the database.

5th, method according to claim 4, it is characterised in that the gateway device sends UE information to the database, or the information that the mobile management net element sends UE to the database includes：

The configured information that the gateway device is sent according to the mobile management net element, sends out to the database Send the information of the UE；Or

The configured information contracted in the configured information or the subscription data of the UE that are included in the access request message that the mobile management net element is sent according to the UE, the information of the UE is sent to the database；Or

The gateway device or mobile management net element send the information of the UE to the database according to the UE of configuration group identification；Or

The gateway device or mobile management net element are characterized as low mobility according to the application of the UE, and the information of the UE is sent to the database.

6th, according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterised in that also include before the storage information of gateway device, the information for knowing the UE are inquired about according to the IP address of the UE：

Store the information for the UE that mobile management net element is sent.

7th, method according to claim 6, it is characterised in that the information for the UE that the storage mobile management net element is sent includes：

The configured information sent according to the mobile management net element, stores the information of the UE；Or the group identification of the UE according to configuration, store the information of the UE；Or

Low mobility is characterized as according to the application of the UE, the information of the UE is stored.

8th, the method according to claim 1 to 7 any claim, it is characterised in that also include before the data message for the UE that the reception application server is sent：

Application server sends the user name comprising the UE or UE mark in the IP address that query messages inquire about the UE, the query messages to the database；

Application server sends the IP address that the UE inquired is included in the data message of the UE, the data message of the UE to gateway device.

9th, method according to claim 8, it is characterised in that described by mobile management net element corresponding with the information of the mobile management net element of the service UE, triggering the UE initiations connection building process includes：

Sent to mobile management net element corresponding with the information of the mobile management net element of the service UE Trigger the mark that the UE initiates to include the UE in the instruction message that connection is set up, the instruction message；

The mobile management net element sends the beep-page message of the mark comprising the UE according to the instruction message；Or

The mobile management net element sends the configured information set up in the beep-page message of the mark comprising the UE, the beep-page message comprising the triggering UE initiations connection according to the instruction message；Or the mobile management net element is according to the instruction message, sends the triggering UE and initiate the non access stratum NAS message that connection is set up.

10th, method according to claim 9, it is characterised in that the mobile management net element also includes according to the instruction message before the beep-page message for sending the mark comprising the UE：

If the UE is in connected state, the mobile management net element translates the connection for putting the UE.

11st, method according to claim 9, it is characterised in that the information according to the UE, knowing the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE includes：

From the information of the UE, the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE is known；Or according to the positional information of the UE in the information of the UE, know the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE；Or

The mark of the UE in the information of the UE, knows the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE from subscribed database.

12nd, method according to claim 11, it is characterised in that the mark of the UE in the information according to the UE, the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE is known from subscribed database to be included：

The mark of the UE in the information of the UE, knows the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE and the positional information of the UE from subscribed database；

The positional information of the UE is also included in the instruction message sent to the mobile management net element.

13rd, the method according to claim 12, it is characterised in that the mobile management net element is according to the instruction message, and sending the beep-page message of the mark comprising the UE includes： The mobile management net element is according to the instruction message, in the corresponding position range of positional information of the UE, sends the beep-page message of the mark comprising the U E.

14th, method according to claim 9, it is characterised in that the triggering UE, which initiates connection building process, to be included：

Trigger the UE and initiate attachment flow；Or

Trigger the UE orders and initiate attachment flow and packet data protocol PDP context activation flow；Or

Trigger the UE and initiate PDP context activation flow or packet data network PDN connection building process；Or

Trigger configured informations of the UE in the beep-page message and initiate PDP context activation flow or PDN connection building process.

15th, a kind of Business Initiator's method, it is characterised in that including：

The data message for the UE that application server is sent is received, the IP address of the UE is known according to the data message of the UE；

The configuration information of gateway device is inquired about according to the IP address of the UE, at least one in the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE and the positional information of the UE is known, and the UE mark；

By mobile management net element corresponding with the positional information of information or UE of the mobile management net element of the service UE, trigger the UE and initiate connection building process.

16th, method according to claim 15, it is characterised in that also include：

According to the positional information of the UE, the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE is known.

17th, a kind of gateway device, it is characterised in that including：

Module is known in address, the data message of the UE for receiving application server transmission, and the IP address of the UE is known according to the data message of the UE；

The first information knows module, for inquiring about database according to the IP address of the UE or inquiring about the storage information of gateway device, knows the information of the UE； Second information knows module, for the information according to the UE, knows the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE；

Business initiation module, for by mobile management net element corresponding with the information of the mobile management net element of the service UE, triggering the UE and initiating connection building process.

18th, gateway device according to claim 17, it is characterised in that also include：Relation configuration module, the addressing relation for configuring IP address section or IP address prefix and database；Addressed module, for the IP address according to the UE and the addressing relation of configuration, addresses corresponding database.

19th, gateway device according to claim 17, it is characterised in that also include：Information storage module, the information of the UE for storing mobile management net element transmission.

20th, the gateway device according to claim 17, it is characterised in that second information know module specifically for

From the information of the UE, the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE is known；Or according to the positional information of the UE in the information of the UE, know the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE；Or

The mark of the UE in the information of the UE, knows the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE from subscribed database.

21st, a kind of business initiates system, it is characterised in that including：

Gateway device, for the data message for the UE for receiving application server transmission, the IP address of the UE is known according to the data message of the UE, database is inquired about according to the IP address of the UE or the storage information of gateway device is inquired about, know the information of the UE, according to the information of the UE, know the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE, by mobile management net element corresponding with the information of the mobile management net element of the service UE, trigger the UE and initiate connection building process；

Mobile management net element, connection building process is initiated for triggering the UE.

22nd, system according to claim 21, it is characterised in that also include：

Database, the information for configuring UE, or receive the letter for the UE that the gateway device is sent Breath, or the information for the UE that the mobile management net element is sent is received, and according to the request of the gateway device, the UE corresponding with the IP address of UE information is inquired about, and the information of the UE is sent to the gateway device；

The mobile management net element, is additionally operable to the UE of acquisition information being sent to the gateway device or the database.

23rd, system according to claim 22, it is characterised in that also include：

Application server, for sending query messages to the database, inquires about the user name comprising the UE or UE mark in the IP address of the UE, the query messages；

The database, the UE being additionally operable in the query messages user name or UE mark inquire about the IP address of the UE, and are sent to the application server.

24th, system according to claim 21, it is characterised in that

The gateway device, is additionally operable to store the information for the UE that mobile management net element is sent.

25th, the system according to claim 21 to 24 any claim, it is characterised in that the mobile management net element, is additionally operable to receive the mark that the triggering U E initiate to include the UE in the instruction message that connection is set up, the instruction message；According to the instruction message, the beep-page message of the mark comprising the UE is sent；Or according to the instruction message, send the configured information set up in the beep-page message of the mark comprising the UE, the beep-page message comprising the triggering UE initiations connection；Or according to the instruction message, send the triggering UE and initiate the NAS message that connection is set up.

26th, a kind of gateway device, it is characterised in that including：

Module is known in address, the data message of the UE for receiving application server transmission, and the IP address of the UE is known according to the data message of the UE；

Information knows module, the configuration information for inquiring about gateway device according to the IP address of the UE, knows at least one in the information for the mobile management net element for servicing the UE and the positional information of the UE, and the UE mark；

Business initiation module, for by mobile management net element corresponding with the positional information of information or UE of the mobile management net element of the service UE, triggering the UE and initiating connection building process.