Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of and transmits RN information, the method and device of paging UE, is used for realizing equipment of the core network and obtains RN information, and realizes the paging of idle UE under RN.
A kind of method obtaining RN information, comprises the following steps:
Equipment of the core network receives the uplink UE that mobile RN sends in position updating process and is correlated with S1AP message;
By uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with, equipment of the core network determines that sending this uplink UE is correlated with the mark of mobile RN of S1AP message, and the mark of mobile RN be saved in the context of the relevant UE of S1AP message of being correlated with uplink UE.
A kind of method reporting RN information, comprises the following steps:
Mobile RN receives the location update request message that UE sends;
Mobile RN sends uplink UE to equipment of the core network and is correlated with S1AP message, and uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with carries the mark of mobile RN.
A kind of method reporting RN information, comprises the following steps:
Mobile RN sends mark and the address information of self with equipment of the core network foundation when being connected to equipment of the core network;
Mobile RN receives the location update request message that UE sends;
Mobile RN sends uplink UE to equipment of the core network and is correlated with S1AP message, and uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with carries the address information of mobile RN.
A kind of method of paging UE, comprises the following steps:
Equipment of the core network determines according to trigger condition needs the UE to idle condition to initiate paging;
Whether equipment of the core network resides under mobile RN according to this UE of context determination of this UE;
The most then equipment of the core network is according to the mark of the mobile RN preserved in the context of this UE, sends beep-page message to corresponding mobile RN.
A kind of equipment of the core network, including:
Interface module, the uplink UE sent for receiving mobile RN in position updating process is correlated with S1AP message;
Control module, for determining that sending this uplink UE is correlated with the mark of mobile RN of S1AP message by uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with, and is saved in the mark of mobile RN in the context of the relevant UE of S1AP message of being correlated with uplink UE.
A kind of mobile RN, including:
Subscriber Interface Module SIM, for receiving the location update request message that UE sends;
Network Interface Module, is correlated with S1AP message for sending uplink UE to equipment of the core network, and uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with carries the mark of mobile RN.
A kind of mobile RN, including:
Network Interface Module, for sending self mark and address information with equipment of the core network foundation when being connected to equipment of the core network;
Subscriber Interface Module SIM, for receiving the location update request message that UE sends;
Described Network Interface Module sends uplink UE to equipment of the core network and is correlated with S1AP message, and uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with carries the address information of mobile RN.
A kind of equipment of the core network, including:
Trigger module, needs the UE to idle condition to initiate paging for determining according to trigger condition;
Whether control module, for residing under mobile RN according to this UE of context determination of this UE;
Interface module, for when being judged as YES, according to the mark of the mobile RN preserved in the context of this UE, sends beep-page message to corresponding mobile RN.
In the embodiment of the present invention, equipment of the core network is when needing to carry out paging to the UE of idle condition, it is judged that whether this UE resides under mobile RN, the most then move RN to this and send beep-page message rather than the transmission of all base stations in TA beep-page message.Both solved the paging problem of idle condition UE under mobile RN, and achieved again and beep-page message is sent to specific RN, save Internet resources.Equipment of the core network, before sending beep-page message to mobile RN, needs to determine the mark of mobile RN in position updating process.In the embodiment of the present invention, equipment of the core network can directly obtain the mark of mobile RN, or the mark of mobile RN during being connected with mobile RN foundation in position updating process.
Detailed description of the invention
In the embodiment of the present invention, equipment of the core network is when needing to carry out paging to the UE of idle condition, it is judged that whether this UE resides under mobile RN, the most then move RN to this and send beep-page message rather than the transmission of all base stations in TA beep-page message.Both solved the paging problem of idle condition UE under mobile RN, and achieved again and beep-page message is sent to specific RN, save Internet resources.Equipment of the core network, before sending beep-page message to mobile RN, needs to determine the mark of mobile RN in position updating process.In the embodiment of the present invention, equipment of the core network can directly obtain the mark of mobile RN, or the mark of mobile RN during being connected with mobile RN foundation in position updating process.
Seeing Fig. 3, in the present embodiment, the main method flow process of the mobile RN information of equipment of the core network acquisition is as follows:
Step 301: equipment of the core network receives the uplink UE that mobile RN sends in position updating process and is correlated with S1AP (S1 interface application protocol) message.
Step 302: by uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with, equipment of the core network determines that sending this uplink UE is correlated with the mark of mobile RN of S1AP message, and the mark of mobile RN be saved in the context of the relevant UE of S1AP message of being correlated with uplink UE.
Uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with is specially location update message, and portability moves mark or the address information (such as IP (Internet protocol) address etc.) of mobile RN of RN.
When the scheme of use uplink UE to be correlated with mark that S1AP message carries mobile RN, by uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with, equipment of the core network directly determines that this uplink UE of transmission is correlated with the mark of mobile RN of S1AP message.
When the scheme of use uplink UE to be correlated with address information that S1AP message carries mobile RN, equipment of the core network obtains mark and the address information of mobile RN with mobile RN foundation during being connected, then determine that sending this uplink UE is correlated with the address information of mobile RN of S1AP message by uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with, and determined the mark of mobile RN by this address information.
It is also preferred that the left the Base Station Identification being designated particular range of mobile RN, or include Base Station Identification and mobile RN type.
Behind the overlay area of the mobile RN of UE removal, UE sends position updating request to base station.Equipment of the core network receives the uplink UE that base station sends in position updating process and is correlated with S1AP message, and inquires about the context of the relevant UE of S1AP message of being correlated with uplink UE, if inquiring the mark of mobile RN, then deletes the mark of the mobile RN of preservation in this UE context.
It is described above equipment of the core network to determine that mobile RN identifies and is saved in the context of UE realizes process, owing to the mark of the mobile RN of equipment of the core network acquisition is reported by mobile RN, therefore process is reported to improve mobile RN, it is introduced reporting RN information to realize process below, mainly there are two kinds of implementations, see shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5.
Seeing Fig. 4, the first method flow process reporting RN information in the present embodiment is as follows:
Step 401: mobile RN receives the location update request message that UE sends.
Step 402: mobile RN sends uplink UE to equipment of the core network and is correlated with S1AP message, uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with carries the mark of mobile RN.
It is also preferred that the left the Base Station Identification being designated particular range of mobile RN, or include Base Station Identification and mobile RN type.
Seeing Fig. 5, the second method flow process reporting RN information in the present embodiment is as follows:
Step 501: mobile RN sends mark and the address information of self with equipment of the core network foundation when being connected to equipment of the core network.
Step 502: mobile RN receives the location update request message that UE sends.
Step 503: mobile RN sends uplink UE to equipment of the core network and is correlated with S1AP message, uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with carries the address information of mobile RN.
It is also preferred that the left the Base Station Identification being designated particular range of mobile RN, or include Base Station Identification and mobile RN type.
Be above introducing the realization position updating process respectively from equipment of the core network and mobile RN both sides, below in conjunction with both sides, be discussed in detail determine and preserve mobile RN mark realize process.
Seeing Fig. 6, in the present embodiment, uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with is when carrying the mark of mobile RN, determines and to preserve the method flow of mobile RN mark as follows:
Location update request message is sent to mobile RN by step 601:UE by eating dishes without rice or wine.
Step 602: by the S1AP message that uplink UE is relevant, self is moved RN mark by MobileRelay and location update request message is sent to equipment of the core network.(wherein concrete uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with includes " InitialUEMessage (initial UE information) " message or " UplinkNASTransport (up-link Non-Access Stratum direct transfers) " message, and particular content may refer to 3GPPTS36.413).Mobile RN is identified with multiple, can reserve special eNBID scope such as network and use to mobile RN as mobile RN mark special configuration, and eNBID definition can be found in 3GPPTS36.413, MME and makes a distinction mobile RN and common eNB according to the scope of eNBID;And for example move RN mark to be made up of two parts, including existing eNBID part and mobile RN type indicating section, wherein move the instruction of RN type for indicating current device type for mobile RN.
Step 603: the mobile RN received mark is saved in the context of UE by equipment of the core network.
Seeing Fig. 7, in the present embodiment, uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with is when carrying the address information of mobile RN, determines and to preserve the method flow of mobile RN mark as follows:
When mobile RN and MME sets up S1 interface (interface between access network and core net), self identification is sent to equipment of the core network by mobile RN, mobile RN mark is saved in this context moving RN by equipment of the core network, and is obtained the address information of mobile RN by the message receiving mobile RN mark.Mobile RN is identified with multiple, special eNBID scope can be reserved such as network to use to mobile RN as mobile RN mark special configuration, eNBID definition can be found in 3GPPTS36.413, and mobile RN and common eNB is made a distinction by equipment of the core network according to the scope of eNBID;And for example move RN mark to be made up of two parts, including existing eNBID part and mobile RN type indicating section, wherein move the instruction of RN type for indicating current device type for mobile RN.
Location update request message is sent to mobile RN by step 701:UE by eating dishes without rice or wine.
Step 702: by the S1AP message that uplink UE is relevant, location update request message is sent to MME by mobile RN.Location update request message carries the address information of mobile RN.Wherein the be correlated with particular content of S1AP message of concrete uplink UE may refer to 3GPPTS36.413.
Step 703: according to the address information of mobile RN corresponding to the S1 interface of the S1AP informed source received, and according to setting up mark and the address information of the mobile RN obtained when S1 interface connects, the mark of the mobile RN preserved before is saved in the context of UE by equipment of the core network.
Seeing Fig. 8, the method flow updating UE context in the present embodiment behind the overlay area of the mobile RN of UE removal is as follows:
UE is moved to base station from mobile RN.
Step 801:UE is by eating dishes without rice or wine location update request message is sent to base station (eNB).
Step 802: by the S1AP message that uplink UE is relevant, location update request message is sent to equipment of the core network by base station.Wherein the be correlated with particular content of S1AP message of concrete uplink UE may refer to 3GPPTS36.413.
Step 803: equipment of the core network goes out the UE mobile RN of removal by the context determination of inquiry UE, deletes the identification information of the mobile RN that the UE preserved in UE context was successfully accessed last time.
Equipment of the core network, after determining and preserving the mark of mobile RN, just can judge accordingly to need whether the UE of paging resides under mobile RN in paging, and carry out corresponding paging.
Seeing Fig. 9, in the present embodiment, the method flow of paging UE is as follows:
Step 901: equipment of the core network determines according to trigger condition needs the UE to idle condition to initiate paging.Trigger condition includes: " downlink data arrival " and " being exhaled side core net to receive call request in voice call procedure " etc..
Step 902: whether equipment of the core network resides under mobile RN according to this UE of context determination of this UE.Concrete mode includes: a kind of method is the mobile RN special TAI (tracking area identification) of configuration for the whole network or TAI scope, the i.e. mobile RN of the whole network shares a specific TAI or several specific TAI distributes to the mobile RN of the whole network, is not to distribute unique TAI for each mobile RN.This specific TAI can only be by moving RN and the UE use residing under mobile RN, and UE carries TAI in the position updating request reported, and equipment of the core network saves it in after receiving in the context of this UE.According to the TAI that UE currently registers, equipment of the core network judges whether UE resides under mobile RN.Another kind of method is according to the mark whether saving mobile RN in UE context, equipment of the core network judges whether UE resides under mobile RN.
Step 903: the most then equipment of the core network is according to the mark of the mobile RN preserved in the context of this UE, sends beep-page message to corresponding mobile RN.
If it is not, then equipment of the core network is according to the TA identification information preserved in the context of this UE, send beep-page message to all base stations being configured with this TA mark.For LTE (Long Term Evolution) system, paging is carried out for granularity with TA, for GSM (GlobalSystemforMobilecommunication, global system for mobile communications) or UMTS (UniversalMobileTelecommunicationSystem, UMTS) etc. system, carry out paging with lane place for granularity.
Being described above and determine mobile RN and the process of paging UE, this process is mainly realized by equipment of the core network and RN, and internal structure and function below for the two equipment are introduced.
Seeing Figure 10, in the present embodiment, equipment of the core network includes: 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 includes MSC (MobileSwitchingCenter, mobile switching centre) and SGSN (ServingGSN, Serving GPRS Support Node;GPRS:GeneralPacketRadioService, GPRS (general packet radio service)).
The uplink UE that interface module 1001 sends for receiving mobile RN in position updating process is correlated with S1AP message.
By uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with, control module 1002 is for determining that sending this uplink UE is correlated with the mark of mobile RN of S1AP message, and the mark of mobile RN be saved in the context of the relevant UE of S1AP message of being correlated with uplink UE.
Uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with carries the mark of mobile RN.By uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with, control module 1002 directly determines that sending this uplink UE is correlated with the mark of mobile RN of S1AP message.
Or, interface module 1001 is additionally operable to obtain mark and the address information of mobile RN with mobile RN foundation during being connected.Uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with carries the address information of mobile RN.By uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with, control module 1002 determines that sending this uplink UE is correlated with the address information of mobile RN of S1AP message, and determined the mark of mobile RN by this address information.
It is also preferred that the left the Base Station Identification being designated particular range of mobile RN, or include Base Station Identification and mobile RN type.
Interface module 1001 is additionally operable in position updating process to receive the uplink UE that base station sends and is correlated with S1AP message.Control module 1002 is additionally operable to inquire about the context of the relevant UE of S1AP message of being correlated with uplink UE, if inquiring the mark of mobile RN, then deletes the mark of the mobile RN preserved in this UE context.
See Figure 11, RN to include: Subscriber Interface Module SIM 1101 and Network Interface Module 1102.
Subscriber Interface Module SIM 1101 is for receiving the location update request message that UE sends.
Network Interface Module 1102 is correlated with S1AP message for sending uplink UE to equipment of the core network, and uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with carries the mark of mobile RN.
Or:
Network Interface Module 1102 for sending self mark and address information with equipment of the core network foundation when being connected to equipment of the core network.
Subscriber Interface Module SIM 1101 is for receiving the location update request message that UE sends.
Described Network Interface Module 1102 sends uplink UE to equipment of the core network and is correlated with S1AP message, and uplink UE S1AP message of being correlated with carries the address information of mobile RN.
It is also preferred that the left the Base Station Identification being designated particular range of mobile RN, or include Base Station Identification and mobile RN type.
In carrying out paging, equipment of the core network also includes: trigger module 1003, shown in Figure 12.
Trigger module 1003 needs the UE to idle condition to initiate paging for determining according to trigger condition.
Whether control module 1002 is for residing under mobile RN according to this UE of context determination of this UE.Concrete: control module 1002 judges whether preserve tracking area identification TAI special for mobile RN in the context of this UE, if, it is determined that this UE resides under mobile RN.Or, control module 1002 judges whether to preserve in the context of this UE the mark of mobile RN, if, it is determined that this UE resides under mobile RN.
Interface module 1001, for when being judged as YES, according to the mark of the mobile RN preserved in the context of this UE, sends beep-page message to corresponding mobile RN.
Interface module 1001 is additionally operable to when being judged as NO, and according to the TA identification information preserved in the context of this UE, sends beep-page message to all base stations being configured with this TA mark.
In the embodiment of the present invention, equipment of the core network is when needing to carry out paging to the UE of idle condition, it is judged that whether this UE resides under mobile RN, the most then move RN to this and send beep-page message rather than the transmission of all base stations in TA beep-page message.Both solved the paging problem of idle condition UE under mobile RN, and achieved again and beep-page message is sent to specific RN, save Internet resources.Equipment of the core network, before sending beep-page message to mobile RN, needs to determine the mark of mobile RN in position updating process.In the embodiment of the present invention, equipment of the core network can directly obtain the mark of mobile RN, or the mark of mobile RN during being connected with mobile RN foundation in position updating process.Mobile RN can report the mark of self in several ways, and its mark can be the Base Station Identification of particular range or is made up of Base Station Identification and mobile RN type information.
Those skilled in the art are it should be appreciated that embodiments of the invention can be provided as method, system or computer program.Therefore, the form of the embodiment in terms of the present invention can use complete hardware embodiment, complete software implementation or combine software and hardware.And, the present invention can use the form at one or more upper computer programs implemented of computer-usable storage medium (including but not limited to disk memory and optical memory etc.) wherein including computer usable program code.
The present invention is to describe with reference to method, equipment (system) and the flow chart of computer program according to embodiments of the present invention and/or block diagram.It should be understood that can be by the flow process in each flow process in computer program instructions flowchart and/or block diagram and/or square frame and flow chart and/or block diagram and/or the combination of square frame.These computer program instructions can be provided to produce a machine to the processor of general purpose computer, special-purpose computer, Embedded Processor or other programmable data processing device so that the instruction performed by the processor of computer or other programmable data processing device is produced for realizing the device of function specified in one flow process of flow chart or multiple flow process and/or one square frame of block diagram or multiple square frame.
These computer program instructions may be alternatively stored in and can guide in the computer-readable memory that computer or other programmable data processing device work in a specific way, the instruction making to be stored in this computer-readable memory produces the manufacture including command device, and this command device realizes the function specified in one flow process of flow chart or multiple flow process and/or one square frame of block diagram or multiple square frame.
These computer program instructions also can be loaded in computer or other programmable data processing device, make to perform sequence of operations step on computer or other programmable devices to produce computer implemented process, thus the instruction performed on computer or other programmable devices provides the step of the function specified in one flow process of flow chart or multiple flow process and/or one square frame of block diagram or multiple square frame for realization.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various change and modification without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention to the present invention.So, if these amendments of the present invention and modification belong within the scope of the claims in the present invention and equivalent technologies thereof, then the present invention is also intended to comprise these change and modification.