Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the invention provides method and the device of a kind of RN of transmission information, paging UE, is used to realize that equipment of the core network obtains RN information, and realizes the paging to idle UE under the RN.
A kind of method that obtains RN information may further comprise the steps:
Equipment of the core network receives in position updating process and moves the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE that RN sends;
Equipment of the core network confirms to send the sign of the mobile RN of the relevant S1AP message of this uplink UE through the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE, and the sign that moves RN is saved in the context of the relevant UE of relevant S1AP message with uplink UE.
A kind of method that reports RN information may further comprise the steps:
Move RN and receive the location update request message that UE sends;
Move RN and send the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE to equipment of the core network, the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE carries the sign that moves RN.
A kind of method that reports RN information may further comprise the steps:
Move RN sign and address information to equipment of the core network transmission self when connecting with equipment of the core network;
Move RN and receive the location update request message that UE sends;
Move RN and send the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE to equipment of the core network, the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE carries the address information that moves RN.
The method of a kind of paging UE may further comprise the steps:
Equipment of the core network is confirmed the UE initiation paging of needs to idle condition according to trigger condition;
Whether equipment of the core network resides under the mobile RN according to this UE of context determination of this UE;
If the sign of the mobile RN that then preserves in the context of equipment of the core network according to this UE is sent beep-page message to corresponding mobile RN.
A kind of equipment of the core network comprises:
Interface module is used for receiving the relevant S1AP message of the uplink UE that moves the RN transmission at position updating process;
Control module is used for through the definite sign of sending the mobile RN of the relevant S1AP message of this uplink UE of the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE, and the sign that moves RN is saved in the context of the relevant UE of relevant S1AP message with uplink UE.
A kind of mobile RN comprises:
Subscriber Interface Module SIM is used to receive the location update request message that UE sends;
Network Interface Module is used for sending the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE to equipment of the core network, and the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE carries the sign that moves RN.
A kind of mobile RN comprises:
Network Interface Module is used for when connecting with equipment of the core network sending to equipment of the core network self sign and address information;
Subscriber Interface Module SIM is used to receive the location update request message that UE sends;
Said Network Interface Module sends the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE to equipment of the core network, and the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE carries the address information that moves RN.
A kind of equipment of the core network comprises:
Trigger module is used for confirming the UE initiation paging of needs to idle condition according to trigger condition;
Whether control module is used for residing under the mobile RN according to this UE of context determination of this UE;
Interface module is used for being judged as when being, the sign of the mobile RN that preserves in the context according to this UE is sent beep-page message to corresponding mobile RN.
Equipment of the core network judges whether this UE resides under the mobile RN in the embodiment of the invention in the time need carrying out paging to the UE of idle condition, if then move RN to this and send beep-page message, rather than beep-page messages are sent in all base stations in TA.Both solved moving the paging problem of idle condition UE under the RN, and realized again beep-page message is sent to specific RN, saved Internet resources.Equipment of the core network need confirm to move the sign of RN in position updating process before sending beep-page message to mobile RN.Equipment of the core network can be in position updating process directly obtains to move the sign of RN in the embodiment of the invention, perhaps in the process that connects with mobile RN, moves the sign of RN.
Embodiment
Equipment of the core network judges whether this UE resides under the mobile RN in the embodiment of the invention in the time need carrying out paging to the UE of idle condition, if then move RN to this and send beep-page message, rather than beep-page messages are sent in all base stations in TA.Both solved moving the paging problem of idle condition UE under the RN, and realized again beep-page message is sent to specific RN, saved Internet resources.Equipment of the core network need confirm to move the sign of RN in position updating process before sending beep-page message to mobile RN.Equipment of the core network can be in position updating process directly obtains to move the sign of RN in the embodiment of the invention, perhaps in the process that connects with mobile RN, moves the sign of RN.
Referring to Fig. 3, the main method flow process of the mobile RN information of equipment of the core network acquisition is following in the present embodiment:
Step 301: equipment of the core network receives in position updating process and moves relevant S1AP (S1 interface application protocol) message of uplink UE that RN sends.
Step 302: equipment of the core network confirms to send the sign of the mobile RN of the relevant S1AP message of this uplink UE through the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE, and the sign that moves RN is saved in the context of the relevant UE of relevant S1AP message with uplink UE.
The relevant S1AP message of uplink UE is specially location update message, and portability moves the sign of RN or the address information of mobile RN (like IP (Internet protocol) address etc.).
When the relevant S1AP message of employing uplink UE carried the scheme of the sign that moves RN, equipment of the core network was directly through the definite sign of sending the mobile RN of the relevant S1AP message of this uplink UE of the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE.
When adopting the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE to carry the scheme of the address information that moves RN; Equipment of the core network obtains to move sign and the address information of RN in the process that connects with mobile RN; Confirm the address information of the mobile RN of the relevant S1AP message of this uplink UE of transmission then through the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE, and confirm to move the sign of RN through this address information.
Preferable, the Base Station Identification that is designated particular range of mobile RN perhaps comprises Base Station Identification and mobile RN type.
Shift out the overlay area of mobile RN at UE after, UE sends position updating request to the base station.Equipment of the core network receives the relevant S1AP message of the uplink UE of sending the base station in position updating process; And the context of the relevant UE of the relevant S1AP message of inquiry and uplink UE; If inquire the sign that moves RN, the sign of then deleting the mobile RN that preserves in this UE context.
More than introduced the implementation procedure in the context that equipment of the core network confirms to move the RN sign and be saved in UE; Because the sign of the mobile RN that equipment of the core network obtains is reported by mobile RN; Therefore the process that reports that moves RN is improved; In the face of reporting the implementation procedure of RN information to introduce, mainly contain two kinds of implementations, down referring to Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 5.
Referring to Fig. 4, report the first method flow process of RN information following in the present embodiment:
Step 401: move RN and receive the location update request message that UE sends.
Step 402: move RN and send the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE to equipment of the core network, the relevant S 1AP message of uplink UE carries the sign that moves RN.
Preferable, the Base Station Identification that is designated particular range of mobile RN perhaps comprises Base Station Identification and mobile RN type.
Referring to Fig. 5, report the second method flow process of RN information following in the present embodiment:
Step 501: move RN sign and address information to equipment of the core network transmission self when connecting with equipment of the core network.
Step 502: move RN and receive the location update request message that UE sends.
Step 503: move RN and send the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE to equipment of the core network, the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE carries the address information that moves RN.
Preferable, the Base Station Identification that is designated particular range of mobile RN perhaps comprises Base Station Identification and mobile RN type.
More than be to be presented in the realization the position updating process respectively,, introduce the implementation procedure of confirming and preserving mobile RN sign in detail below in conjunction with both sides from equipment of the core network and mobile RN both sides.
Referring to Fig. 6, when the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE carried the sign that moves RN in the present embodiment, the method flow of the mobile RN sign of definite and preservation was following:
Step 601:UE sends to mobile RN through eating dishes without rice or wine with location update request message.
Step 602: through the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE, Mobile Relay sends to equipment of the core network with self moving RN sign and location update request message.(the relevant S1AP message of wherein concrete uplink UE comprises " Initial UE Message (initial UE information) " message or " Uplink NAS Transport (the up link Non-Access Stratum direct transfers) " message, particular content can referring to 3GPP TS 36.413).Moving the RN sign has multiple; Can reserve special-purpose eNB ID scope like network uses to moving RN as moving RN sign special configuration; ENB ID definition can be referring to 3GPP TS36.413, and MME comes to distinguish moving RN and common eNB according to the scope of eNB ID; And for example move the RN sign and form, comprise existing eNB ID part and mobile RN type indicating section, wherein move the indication of RN type and be used to indicate the current device type for moving RN by two parts.
Step 603: the mobile RN sign that equipment of the core network will be received is saved in the context of UE.
Referring to Fig. 7, when the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE carried the address information that moves RN in the present embodiment, the method flow of the mobile RN sign of definite and preservation was following:
When mobile RN and MME set up S1 interface (interface between Access Network and the core net); Move RN self identification is sent to equipment of the core network; Equipment of the core network will move the RN sign and be saved in the context that this moves RN, and through receiving the address information that the message that moves the RN sign obtains to move RN.Moving the RN sign has multiple; Can reserve special-purpose eNB ID scope like network uses to moving RN as moving RN sign special configuration; ENB ID definition can be referring to 3GPP TS36.413, and equipment of the core network distinguishes moving RN and common eNB according to the scope of eNB ID; And for example move the RN sign and form, comprise existing eNB ID part and mobile RN type indicating section, wherein move the indication of RN type and be used to indicate the current device type for moving RN by two parts.
Step 701:UE sends to mobile RN through eating dishes without rice or wine with location update request message.
Step 702:, move RN location update request message is sent to MME through the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE.Location update request message carries the address information that moves RN.The particular content of the relevant S1AP message of wherein concrete uplink UE can be referring to 3GPP TS36.413.
Step 703: according to the address information of the corresponding mobile RN of S 1 interface of the S 1AP informed source of being received; And according to sign and the address information of setting up the mobile RN that obtains when the S1 interface connects, the sign of the mobile RN that equipment of the core network will be preserved before is saved in the context of UE.
Referring to Fig. 8, the contextual method flow of renewal UE was following after UE shifted out the overlay area of moving RN in the present embodiment:
UE is moved under the base station from moving RN.
Step 801:UE sends to base station (eNB) through eating dishes without rice or wine with location update request message.
Step 802: through the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE, the base station sends to equipment of the core network with location update request message.The particular content of the relevant S1AP message of wherein concrete uplink UE can be referring to 3GPPTS36.413.
Step 803: the context determination of equipment of the core network through inquiry UE goes out UE and shifts out and move RN, the identification information of the mobile RN that the UE that preserves in the deletion UE context successfully inserted last time.
Equipment of the core network can be judged in view of the above in paging just whether the UE that needs paging resides under the mobile RN, and carry out corresponding paging after the sign of RN is moved in definite and preservation.
Referring to Fig. 9, the method flow of paging UE is following in the present embodiment:
Step 901: equipment of the core network is confirmed the UE initiation paging of needs to idle condition according to trigger condition.Trigger condition comprises: " downlink data arrival " and " being exhaled the side core net to receive call request in the audio call process " etc.
Step 902: whether equipment of the core network resides under the mobile RN according to this UE of context determination of this UE.Concrete mode comprises: a kind of method is special TAI (tracking area identification) or the TAI scope of mobile RN configuration for the whole network; Being the shared specific TAI of mobile RN of the whole network or several specific TAI are distributed to the mobile RN of the whole network, is not to distribute unique TAI for each moves RN.This specific TAI can only use by moving RN and residing in the UE that moves under the RN, and UE carries TAI in the position updating request that reports, after equipment of the core network is received it is kept in the context of this UE.Equipment of the core network judges according to the TAI of UE current register whether UE resides under the mobile RN.Another kind method is that equipment of the core network judges according to the sign of whether having preserved mobile RN in the UE context whether UE resides under the mobile RN.
Step 903: if the sign of the mobile RN that then preserves in the context of equipment of the core network according to this UE is sent beep-page message to corresponding mobile RN.
If not, the TA identification information of then preserving in the context of equipment of the core network according to this UE sends beep-page message to all base stations that disposed this TA sign.For LTE (Long Term Evolution) system; With TA is that granularity is carried out paging; For GSM (Global System for Mobile communication; Global system for mobile communications) or UMTS systems such as (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System, UMTSs), be that granularity is carried out paging with the lane place.
More than introduced the process of confirming to move RN and paging UE, this process is mainly realized by equipment of the core network and RN, introduces to the internal structure and the function of these two equipment below.
Referring to Figure 10, equipment of the core network comprises in the present embodiment: interface module 1001 and control module 1002.Wherein, for LTE (Long Term Evolution) system and follow-up evolution system, equipment of the core network is MME (Mobility Management Entity).For GSM or UMTS system, equipment of the core network comprises MSC (Mobile Switching Center, mobile switching centre) and SGSN (Serving GSN, Serving GPRS Support Node; GPRS:General Packet Radio Service, GPRS).
Interface module 1001 is used for receiving the relevant S1AP message of the uplink UE that moves the RN transmission at position updating process.
Control module 1002 is used for confirming through the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE the sign of the mobile RN of the relevant S1AP message of this uplink UE of transmission, and the sign that moves RN is saved in the context of the relevant UE of relevant S1AP message with uplink UE.
The relevant S1AP message of uplink UE carries the sign that moves RN.Control module 1002 is directly confirmed the sign of the mobile RN of the relevant S1AP message of this uplink UE of transmission through the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE.
Perhaps, interface module 1001 also is used for obtaining to move in the process that connects with mobile RN sign and the address information of RN.The relevant S1AP message of uplink UE carries the address information that moves RN.Control module 1002 is passed through the address information that the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE is confirmed the mobile RN of the relevant S1AP message of this uplink UE of transmission, and passes through the sign that this address information confirms to move RN.
Preferable, the Base Station Identification that is designated particular range of mobile RN perhaps comprises Base Station Identification and mobile RN type.
Interface module 1001 also is used for receiving the relevant S1AP message of the uplink UE of sending the base station at position updating process.Control module 1002 also is used to inquire about the context of the relevant UE of relevant S1AP message with uplink UE, if inquire the sign that moves RN, the sign of then deleting the mobile RN that preserves in this UE context.
Referring to Figure 11, RN comprises: Subscriber Interface Module SIM 1101 and Network Interface Module 1102.
Subscriber Interface Module SIM 1101 is used to receive the location update request message that UE sends.
Network Interface Module 1102 is used for sending the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE to equipment of the core network, and the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE carries the sign that moves RN.
Perhaps:
Network Interface Module 1102 is used for when connecting with equipment of the core network sending to equipment of the core network sign and the address information of self.
Subscriber Interface Module SIM 1101 is used to receive the location update request message that UE sends.
Said Network Interface Module 1102 sends the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE to equipment of the core network, and the relevant S1AP message of uplink UE carries the address information that moves RN.
Preferable, the Base Station Identification that is designated particular range of mobile RN perhaps comprises Base Station Identification and mobile RN type.
In carrying out paging, equipment of the core network also comprises: trigger module 1003, and referring to shown in Figure 12.
Trigger module 1003 is used for confirming the UE initiation paging of needs to idle condition according to trigger condition.
Whether control module 1002 is used for residing under the mobile RN according to this UE of context determination of this UE.Concrete: whether control module 1002 is judged to preserve in the context of this UE and is moved the special-purpose tracking area identification TAI of RN, if confirm that then this UE resides under the mobile RN.Perhaps, control module 1002 is judged the sign of whether preserving mobile RN in the context of this UE, if confirm that then this UE resides under the mobile RN.
Interface module 1001 is used for being judged as when being, the sign of the mobile RN that preserves in the context according to this UE is sent beep-page message to corresponding mobile RN.
Interface module 1001 also is used for when being judged as not, and the TA identification information of preserving in the context according to this UE sends beep-page message to all base stations that disposed this TA sign.
Equipment of the core network judges whether this UE resides under the mobile RN in the embodiment of the invention in the time need carrying out paging to the UE of idle condition, if then move RN to this and send beep-page message, rather than beep-page messages are sent in all base stations in TA.Both solved moving the paging problem of idle condition UE under the RN, and realized again beep-page message is sent to specific RN, saved Internet resources.Equipment of the core network need confirm to move the sign of RN in position updating process before sending beep-page message to mobile RN.Equipment of the core network can be in position updating process directly obtains to move the sign of RN in the embodiment of the invention, perhaps in the process that connects with mobile RN, moves the sign of RN.Mobile RN can report the sign of self in several ways, and its sign can be the Base Station Identification of particular range or be made up of Base Station Identification and mobile RN type information.
Those skilled in the art should understand that embodiments of the invention can be provided as method, system or computer program.Therefore, the present invention can adopt the form of the embodiment of complete hardware embodiment, complete software implementation example or combination software and hardware aspect.And the present invention can be employed in the form that one or more computer-usable storage medium (including but not limited to magnetic disc store and optical memory etc.) that wherein include computer usable program code go up the computer program of implementing.
The present invention is that reference is described according to the flow chart and/or the block diagram of method, equipment (system) and the computer program of the embodiment of the invention.Should understand can be by the flow process in each flow process in computer program instructions realization flow figure and/or the block diagram and/or square frame and flow chart and/or the block diagram and/or the combination of square frame.Can provide these computer program instructions to the processor of all-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, Embedded Processor or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, make the instruction of carrying out through the processor of computer or other programmable data processing device produce to be used for the device of the function that is implemented in flow process of flow chart or a plurality of flow process and/or square frame of block diagram or a plurality of square frame appointments.
These computer program instructions also can be stored in ability vectoring computer or the computer-readable memory of other programmable data processing device with ad hoc fashion work; Make the instruction that is stored in this computer-readable memory produce the manufacture that comprises command device, this command device is implemented in the function of appointment in flow process of flow chart or a plurality of flow process and/or square frame of block diagram or a plurality of square frame.
These computer program instructions also can be loaded on computer or other programmable data processing device; Make on computer or other programmable devices and to carry out the sequence of operations step producing computer implemented processing, thereby the instruction of on computer or other programmable devices, carrying out is provided for being implemented in the step of the function of appointment in flow process of flow chart or a plurality of flow process and/or square frame of block diagram or a plurality of square frame.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various changes and modification to the present invention and not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Like this, belong within the scope of claim of the present invention and equivalent technologies thereof if of the present invention these are revised with modification, then the present invention also is intended to comprise these changes and modification interior.