CN102595649A - Mobile station proxy, base station sub-system and network adaptation method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a mobile station proxy, a base station sub-system and a network adaptation method. The mobile station proxy is used for connecting an accessing layer of an idle interface protocol stack of a first network and an accessing layer of a core net interface protocol stack of a second network, transforming a signaling message of a first network mobile station into the signaling message of a core net of the corresponding second network, transmitting the obtained signaling message of the core net of the second network to the accessing layer of the core net interface protocol stack of the second network and transforming the signaling message of the core net interface protocol stack of the second network into the signaling message of the mobile station of the first network, and transmitting the obtained signaling message of the mobile station of the first network to the accessing layer of the idle interface protocol stack of the first network. In a network evolution procedure, the mobile station proxy can realize backward compatibility of the mobile station and the network, and can realize smooth evolution.

Description

Mobile station proxy, base station sub-system and network adapting method

Technical field

The present invention relates to wireless communication field, particularly relate to mobile station proxy, base station sub-system and network adapting method.

Background technology

The development of mobile communication has formed the various wireless communication system; Like second generation GSM (2G): global system for mobile communications (GSM; Global System for Mobile Communication), General Packet Radio System (GPRS, General Packet Radio System), enhancing data rate GSM professional (EDGE, Enhanced Data rates for GSM service), code division multiple access (CDMA; Code Division Multiple Access); 3-G (Generation Three mobile communication system) (3G): unified GSM (UMTS, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System is also referred to as WCDMA (WCDMA; Wideband CDMA)) Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA; Time Division-Synchronous CDMA), next generation mobile communication system: Long Term Evolution (LTE, Long Term Evolution).The maximum difference of various wireless communication system standards is generally in radio open (air interface) technology; Network and radio open technology have the standards system Matching Relationship; Wireless access network (the RAN of different system; Radio Access Network) and core net (CN, Core Network) certain difference is also arranged on network configuration, protocol stack.

GPRS is superimposed upon on the existing gsm system, in the GSM network, introduces the functional entity of packet switching, supports mobile subscriber's Packet Service, and GPRS host-host protocol stack architecture is as shown in Figure 1:

Travelling carriage (MS, Mobile Station) is the functional unit that application interface and service are provided to the user, is responsible for the communication function of another corresponding with network terminal in wave point entity, and its function and total protocol structure are all followed standard.MS (for example mobile phone, Vehicle mounted station) and base station sub-system (BSS; Base Station System) carries out transmission of messages through Um Interface (eating dishes without rice or wine) between; Core network interface between the GPRS serving GPRS support node of BSS and core net (SGSN, Serving GPRS Supporting Node) is a Gb Interface.Gb Interface adopts frame relay (FR; Frame Relay), adopt Base Station Subsystem GPRS Protocol (BSSGP, BSS GPRS protocol) to carry out signaling management as the bottom transmission; Signaling control is at logic link control (LLC; Logical Link Control) the following and transfer of data shared protocol stack of layer, promptly the chain of command of Gb Interface (control signaling plane) does not separate with user plane (user's transport plane), and transfer resource is shared at chain of command and user plane.In user plane; Adopt the relevant convergence protocol (SNDCP of subnet between MS and the SGSN; Sub-network dependent convergence protocol) carries out transfer of data,, adopt GPRS Mobility Management agreement/session management (GMM/SM between MS and the SGSN at chain of command; GPRS Mobility Management/Session Management, not shown) realize the relevant control of mobile management and network insertion.

EDGE is the enhancing of GPRS, and new modulation system and chnnel coding is provided, to improve the packet switch domain service bandwidth.EDGE is limited to Radio Link control (RLC, Radio Link Control), medium access control (MAC, Media Access Control) protocol layer and the physical layer of eating dishes without rice or wine to the change of GPRS, does not change the network architecture of GPRS.The every theoretically MS data rate of GPRS is 160kbit/s to the maximum, and when EDGE eated dishes without rice or wine to use 8 time slots, data rate was 473kbit/s to the maximum theoretically.

WCDMA and TD-SCDMA are 3-G (Generation Three mobile communication system); Maximum data rate can reach 2000kbit/s; The core net standard of the two employing is basic identical, the difference of the technology of just eating dishes without rice or wine, and high-speed packet inserts (HSPA; High-Speed Packet Access) is the further improvement of the technology of eating dishes without rice or wine of WCDMA, improved the data rate of Packet Service.The base station sub-system of UMTS is land radio access web (UTRAN; UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network); The interface of itself and core net is the Iu interface; The packet domain interface is Iu PS (Iu for Packet Switched Domain) interface, and the protocol stack structure of the Iu PS interface of UMTS is as shown in Figure 2:

The Iu interface is the standard interface of an opening; Iu PS interface control plane agreement comprises: Radio Access Network application protocol (RANAP; Radio Access Network Application Protocol), Signaling System 7(SS-7) (SS7; Signaling System Number 7), SCTP (SCTP, Stream Control Transmission Protocol); Iu PS interface user plane protocol comprises: GPRS Tunnel Protocol user plane (GTPU, GPRS Tunneling Protocol for User Plane), UDP (UDP, User Datagram Protocol).

LTE is that (3GPP, the 3 for third generation partner program ^RdGeneration Partnership Project) Long Term Evolution project, core are all-IP, WiMAX and flat framework.LTE adopts two-layer flattening network configuration, and core network interface is the S1 interface, and its protocol stack structure is as shown in Figure 3, and the RANAP that the S1 interface is based on the Iu interface revises, and at chain of command, S1 interface application protocol (S1-AP) substitutes the RANAP of Iu-PS interface; In user plane, adopt the GTPU that strengthens, i.e. GTPU '.LTE is in the standard formulation process at present.

Mobile communications network will to support the new business demand, satisfy the fast-developing needs of data service to next generation communication system evolution.According to the relation between the standards system, the network evolution process has multiple route: 2G to 3G, next generation mobile communication system evolution, like GPRS (EDGE) → WCDMA (HSPA) → LTE; Perhaps stride across 3G, 2G directly evolves to next generation mobile communication system, like GPRS (EDGE) → LTE; Perhaps in the same generation GSM, some technology is improved, improved performance, like GPRS → EDGE, GPRS (EDGE) → GERAN (GSM EDGE wireless access network).

As previously mentioned; When adopting standards system to carry out network upgrade, the technology of eating dishes without rice or wine generally all has modification, because supporting with the technology of eating dishes without rice or wine; The Access Network of different system and core net also have certain difference on network configuration, protocol stack, the travelling carriage of different system can not directly insert the core net of different system.Please be simultaneously with reference to figure 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3; The core network interface of different system; Be that difference between Gb Interface (2G), Iu PS interface (3G), the S1 interface (next generation mobile communication system) mainly contains: Access Layer (signaling and process are relevant with access) protocol processes is different, and particularly the difference of Gb Interface is bigger; Because it is relevant with the technology of eating dishes without rice or wine that protocol stack develops, the Non-Access Stratum of three kinds of systems (NAS, Non Access Stratum) message and handling process etc. also have some difference.

Therefore, existing GPRS (EDGE) carries out network evolution, can have following shortcoming:

Because the chain of command of the Gb Interface of GPRS network does not separate with user plane, resource is shared all users, and its core network interface difference with the 3G network that chain of command separates with user plane is big, network evolution difficulty;

GPRS (EDGE) network is after the technological improvement of eating dishes without rice or wine; And Gb Interface bandwidth, time delay constitute bottleneck; The Gb Interface quality of handoff is poor; The Packet data service development can not be satisfied fully,, thereby the core network interface of more optimizing (like Iu PS interface, S1 interface) can not be directly adopted because the difference of the core network interface protocol stack of Gb Interface protocol stack and 3G, next generation mobile communication system is big;

The network upgrade of standards system is a kind of replacement of equipment, generally can not guarantee backward compatibility, and the MS of GPRS (EDGE) network can not use in new network, can not insert the core net of Iu PS interface like GPRS (EDGE) mobile phone, and the improvement of network is formed restriction;

Actual network upgrade need consider that backward compatibility, smooth evolution save cost; The emphasis of considering be successively travelling carriage, secondly be the base station, be core net at last; When operator had a large amount of storage networks, if can not accomplish backward compatibility travelling carriage or network, the network upgrade cost was big; Existing investment can't be protected, thereby can bring huge investment waste.

Likewise; The needs of the also oriented unified LTE core net evolution of 3G network, but the core net disunity of heterogeneous networks system, improvement core net that can not be independent when making network evolution; The core network interface disunity causes the difficulty of network interworking and unified management, has hindered the smooth evolution of network.

Please continue with reference to figure 4,3GPP has proposed the evolution version of Rel ' 5 version GERAN as GSM/EDGE, and promptly GPRS (EDGE) is to the evolution of GERAN, and it is the evolution in the same generation GSM, makes the 2G network can be connected to the 3G core net.GERAN comprises user face protocol stack and chain of command protocol stack, its to eat dishes without rice or wine with the core network interface agreement change is all arranged.GERAN adopts the Iu interface, and UTRAN and GSM are combined, and merges (Gb Interface, Iu interface) through interface and makes GERAN be connected to the 3G core net, and the Iu interface is revised very little, the basic symbols standardization.GERAN is main is modified in air protocol: the SNDCP of user plane, LLC are by the PDCP (PDCP of UTRAN; Packet Data Convergence Protocol) replaces; Chain of command is introduced Radio Resource control (RRC, Radio Resource Control) redetermination of laying equal stress on, and RLC and MAC agreement are made amendment; Through the improvement of air protocol, it is similarly professional with UTRAN that GERAN provides.

But, please be simultaneously with reference to figure 1 and Fig. 4, GERAN compares with GPRS (EDGE), and wireless protocols has been carried out huge change, has increased the complexity of air protocol; The change of GERAN wave point is very big to the influence of base station sub-system and travelling carriage, need change accordingly base station sub-system and travelling carriage, and already present GPRS (EDGE) travelling carriage can not use in the GERAN network.Therefore, GPRS (EDGE) can not guarantee smooth evolution, backward compatibility equally to the evolution of GERAN, causes the huge waste of existing investment.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of mobile station proxy, base station sub-system and network adapting method, can make travelling carriage, network backward compatibility in the network evolution process, and can realize the network smooth evolution.

One aspect of the present invention provides a kind of mobile station proxy, and mobile station proxy is used to connect the air protocol stack Access Layer of first network and the Access Layer of the second server network interface protocol stack; Mobile station proxy also is used for the signaling message of the first network mobile platform is converted into the signaling message of the second corresponding server net; The signaling message of the second server net that mobile station proxy will be converted to is forwarded to the Access Layer of the second server network interface protocol stack; Mobile station proxy converts the signaling message of the second server net into the signaling message of the travelling carriage of the first corresponding network; The travelling carriage signaling message of first network that mobile station proxy will be converted to is forwarded to the Access Layer of the air protocol stack of first network.

The present invention also provides a kind of base station sub-system on the other hand, comprising: comprising: the Access Layer of the air protocol stack of first network; The Access Layer of the second server fidonetFido stack; Mobile station proxy as above.

The present invention also provides a kind of network adapting method on the other hand, comprises the steps: the signaling message of the first network mobile platform is converted into the signaling message of the second corresponding server net; The signaling message of the second server net that is converted to is forwarded to the Access Layer of the second server network interface protocol stack; The signaling message of the second server net is converted into the signaling message of the travelling carriage of the first corresponding network; The travelling carriage signaling message of first network that is converted to is forwarded to the Access Layer of the air protocol stack of first network.

In the embodiments of the invention, through in base station sub-system, using mobile station proxy, can on the basis that reservation is eated dishes without rice or wine, improve Access Network and core network architecture, make the travelling carriage of first network (existing network) can backward compatibility, the greatly existing investment of protection; The replacement of employing core network interface reaches common core net with second network (new network), has improved network performance, has promoted the evolution ability; When network improves, core network interface basic symbols standardization, intercommunication and compatibility between system are improved; Use mobile station proxy, less to the change of existing network, easy to implement.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the host-host protocol stack architecture of GPRS (2G);

Fig. 2 is the protocol stack structure of the core network interface (Iu PS interface) of UMTS (3G);

Fig. 3 is the protocol stack structure of the core network interface (S1 interface) of LTE;

Fig. 4 is the user plane of GERAN and the protocol stack structure of chain of command;

Fig. 5 is the protocol stack structure sketch map of the network system that includes mobile station proxy of embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is the protocol stack structure of the network system of embodiment of the invention GPRS (EDGE)+Iu PS interface;

Fig. 7 A to 7I is the flow chart of message treatment method of the operation flow of the network system shown in Figure 6;

Fig. 8 is the protocol stack structure of the network system of embodiment of the invention GPRS (EDGE)+S1 interface;

Fig. 9 A to 9E is the flow chart of message treatment method of the operation flow of the network system shown in Figure 8;

Figure 10 is the protocol stack structure of the network system of embodiment of the invention UMTS+S1 interface;

Figure 11 A to 11D is the flow chart of message treatment method of the operation flow of the network system shown in Figure 10.

Embodiment

The embodiment of the invention is through the mobile station proxy (MSA in the base station sub-system; Mobile Station Agent) realizes the adaptive of travelling carriage and core net; Message to the travelling carriage of former network sends is handled; Convert the receivable message of new server net into, promptly simulate the travelling carriage of new network; Message to new server net sends is handled, and converts the receivable message of travelling carriage of former network into, promptly simulates former server net.Therefore, when system evolved, only need in base station sub-system, to realize the adaptive of mobile station proxy that the evolution of core net can not have influence on original travelling carriage, wave point (eating dishes without rice or wine) can remain unchanged.

Said mobile station proxy connects the Access Layer of core network interface protocol stack of Access Layer and second network (being new network) of the air protocol stack of first network (being former network), to the signaling message of the travelling carriage of first network and the second server net with data are carried out adaptive and transmit.

Said mobile station proxy comprises: the chain of command mobile station proxy; The Access Layer and the Access Layer of the second server network interface chain of command protocol stack that connect the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of first network carry out adaptive and transmit the signaling message of the travelling carriage of said first network and the second server net; The user plane mobile station proxy; The Access Layer and the Access Layer of the second server network interface user face protocol stack that connect the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of first network carry out adaptive and transmit the data of the travelling carriage of said first network and the second server net.

Said chain of command mobile station proxy comprises:

The mobile management adaptation unit; The signaling message of the travelling carriage of said first network is converted into the signaling message of the second corresponding server net; Convert the signaling message of the said second server net signaling message of the travelling carriage of the first corresponding network into, keep the mobility management states of travelling carriage, the second server net of first network consistent;

The session management adaptation unit; The signaling message of the travelling carriage of said first network is converted into the signaling message of the second corresponding server net; Convert the signaling message of the said second server net signaling message of the travelling carriage of the first corresponding network into, set up or discharge user plane bearer;

The signaling retransmission unit; The signaling message of the travelling carriage of first network of said conversion is forwarded to the Access Layer of the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of first network, the signaling message of the second server net of said conversion is forwarded to the Access Layer of the second server network interface chain of command protocol stack.

Said user plane mobile station proxy comprises the data forwarding unit; With the data forwarding of the Access Layer of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of said first network Access Layer, with the data forwarding of the Access Layer of the said second server network interface user face protocol stack Access Layer to the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of first network to the second server network interface user face protocol stack.

Said user plane mobile station proxy also comprises the sign map unit, and the data of the Access Layer of the Access Layer of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of said first network or the second server network interface user face protocol stack are identified mapping.

Fig. 5 is the protocol stack structure sketch map of the network system that includes mobile station proxy of embodiment of the present invention.As shown in Figure 5, the described network system comprises travelling carriage, base station sub-system and core net.Wherein, said travelling carriage is the travelling carriage of first network, and itself and base station sub-system are through signaling message transmission and the data of eating dishes without rice or wine; Said core net is the second server net, and it passes through core network interface signaling message transmission and data with base station sub-system.

The air protocol stack architecture of the travelling carriage of first network comprises physical layer, Access Layer and Non-Access Stratum.

The core network protocols stack architecture of the second server net comprises physical layer, Access Layer and Non-Access Stratum.

Base station sub-system comprises:

Physical layer, the Access Layer of the air protocol stack of first network, physical layer, the Access Layer with the air protocol stack of the travelling carriage of said first network is corresponding respectively;

Physical layer, the Access Layer of the second server fidonetFido stack, physical layer, the Access Layer with the core network protocols stack of the said second server net is corresponding respectively;

Mobile station proxy; Be arranged in base station sub-system; First network eat dishes without rice or wine and the second server network interface between; The Access Layer and the Access Layer of the second server network interface protocol stack that connect the air protocol stack of said first network are to the signaling message of the travelling carriage of first network and the second server net with data are carried out adaptive and transmit.

In above-mentioned base station sub-system, the Access Layer of the air protocol stack of said first network comprises the Access Layer of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of Access Layer and first network of the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of first network;

The Access Layer of the said second server fidonetFido stack comprises the Access Layer of the second server network control surface protocol stack and the Access Layer of the second server network users face protocol stack;

Said mobile station proxy comprises:

The chain of command mobile station proxy, connect said first network the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine Access Layer and the second server network interface chain of command protocol stack Access Layer, the signaling message of the travelling carriage of said first network and the second server net is carried out adaptive and transmits

The user plane mobile station proxy, connect said first network the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine Access Layer and the second server network interface user face protocol stack Access Layer, the data of the travelling carriage of said first network and the second server net are carried out adaptive and are transmitted.

The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of network adapting method, comprising:

The signaling message of the travelling carriage of said first network is converted into the signaling message of the second corresponding server net;

The signaling message of the said second server net is converted into the signaling message of the travelling carriage of the first corresponding network;

With the data forwarding of the Access Layer of the signaling message of the travelling carriage of said first network that is converted to, the second server network interface protocol stack Access Layer to the air protocol stack of first network;

With the data forwarding of the Access Layer of the air protocol stack of the signaling message of the said second server net that is converted to, first network Access Layer to the second server network interface protocol stack.

The data forwarding of the signaling message of above-mentioned travelling carriage with said first network that is converted to, the Access Layer of the second server network interface protocol stack is meant to the Access Layer of the air protocol stack of first network: the signaling message of the travelling carriage of first network of said conversion is forwarded to the Access Layer of the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of first network, with the data forwarding of the Access Layer of the second server network interface user face protocol stack Access Layer to the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of first network.

The data forwarding of the Access Layer of the air protocol stack of above-mentioned signaling message with the said second server net that is converted to, first network is meant to the Access Layer of the second server network interface protocol stack: the signaling message of the second server net of said conversion is forwarded to the Access Layer of the second server network interface chain of command protocol stack, and the data forwarding of the Access Layer of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of first network is to the Access Layer of the second server network interface user face protocol stack.

Above-mentioned network adapting method also comprises: keep the travelling carriage of first network, the mobility management states unanimity of the second server net.

Above-mentioned network adapting method also comprises: the data to the Access Layer of the Access Layer of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of said first network or the second server network interface user face protocol stack identify mapping.

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and embodiment technical scheme of the present invention is elaborated.

Fig. 6 is the protocol stack structure of the network system of embodiment of the invention GPRS (EDGE)+Iu PS interface, and promptly former network is GPRS (EDGE), and core net is the UMTS core net in the new network.Core network interface adopts Iu PS interface replacement Gb Interface, in BSS, adopts MSA, realizes core net adaptive of travelling carriage, BSS and the 3G of 2G.

The MSA of present embodiment comprises chain of command MSA and user plane MSA; Wherein, Chain of command MSA; The Access Layer of Iu-PS interface chain of command protocol stack of Access Layer and UMTS that connects the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of GPRS (EDGE) carries out adaptive and forwarding to the signaling message of the core net of the MS of GPRS (EDGE) and UMTS; User plane MSA connects the Access Layer of Iu-PS interface user face protocol stack of Access Layer and UMTS of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of GPRS (EDGE), and carries out adaptive and forwarding to the data of the core net of the MS of GPRS (EDGE) and UMTS.

The BSS of GPRS (EDGE) directly links to each other with the SGSN of 3G through Iu PS interface.The SNDCP of Gb Interface, the LLC agreement with eat dishes without rice or wine relevantly, therefore move down into BSS from SGSN, other agreements of Gb Interface are replaced by the agreement of Iu PS interface.Wherein, at chain of command, the RANAP of Iu PS interface substitutes the signaling management function of the BSSGP of Gb Interface, and transport layer adopts Signaling System 7(SS-7) (SCCP, M3UA) as carrying; In user plane, the GTPU agreement is born original subscriber's surface function of Gb Interface.

At chain of command, chain of command MSA is positioned at the LLC of BSS protocol stack, on the RANAP; In user plane, user plane MSA is positioned on SNDCP and the GTPU.MSA carries out adaptive to signaling process and user plane data transfer respectively; Comprise the adaptive of mobility and switching, adaptive to the NAS signaling, signaling is transmitted between LLC and the RANAP; Service quality (the Qos of 3G and GPRS; Quality of service) parameter maps, safety certification, user plane addressing and mapping etc.

The chain of command MSA of present embodiment comprises mobile management adaptation unit, session management adaptation unit and signaling retransmission unit.

Said mobile management adaptation unit is described below to the adaptive of mobility flow process:

(1) MSA is between LLC and RANAP, the adaptive unanimity that makes 3G SGSN and MS keep mobile management (MM, Mobility Management) state of MSA, the i.e. unanimity of the MM of the MM/GPRS in UMTS PS territory (PMM/GMM) state.Wherein, MS carries out the GMM state procedure of GPRS, and the state implication of GMM is adjusted to the Iu interface modes; 3G SGSN carries out the PMM state procedure of Iu PS interface, and the state implication of PMM is identical with the Iu interface modes.

(2) adhere to, in the flow processs such as cell update, routing area/location renewal, paging, MSA triggers or control RANAP flow process is carried out adaptively, can construct NAS message in case of necessity.

(3) MSA carries out the parameter conversion to NAS layer or RANAP layer message: like safety certification parameter, and Qos parameter etc.

Said session management adaptation unit is described below to the adaptive of session flow process: after Iu PS interface replaces the Gb mouth; In the session flow process; Assign flow process to set up/discharge user plane bearer (comprising GTPU tunnel and interface-free resources) through the RAB (RAB, Radio Access Bearer) of RANAP.

Said signaling retransmission unit is transmitted the signaling message of RANAP layer of Iu-PS interface chain of command protocol stack of LLC layer, the UMTS of the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of GPRS (EDGE) mutually.

The user plane MSA of present embodiment comprises sign map unit and data forwarding unit.Said sign map unit is described below to the adaptive of user plane data transfer: at SNDCP; After the LLC agreement moves down into BSS; TLLI (TLLI; Temporary Logical Link Identity) the BSS that is maintained into stops, and MSA need be responsible for the mapping between the GTPU Tunnel Identifier of TLLI and Iu interface.Said data forwarding unit when transfer of data, is transmitted the data of GTPU layer of Iu-PS interface user face protocol stack of SNDCP layer, the UMTS of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of GPRS (EDGE) mutually.

Be example with Fig. 7 A to 7I below, the operation flow of the network system of present embodiment GPRS (EDGE)+Iu PS interface is described in conjunction with Fig. 6.

Fig. 7 A is the flow chart of the message treatment method that adheres to (Attach) flow process of the network system shown in Figure 6, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step, and LLC-PDU is meant that MS passes through the upper layer message that the LLC agreement is sent, and is NAS message.

Step S11, the MS of GPRS (EDGE) initiates the Attach flow process, and the LLC-PDU message that will include attach request (Attach Req) sends to BSS.

Step S12 after the MSA of BSS receives LLC-PDU message, carries out adaptively to the NAS message of MS, comprise from LLC-PDU message and to resolve Attach Req message, and Attach Req message is carried out the parameter conversion between GPRS (EDGE) and the UMTS.Then, to RANAP, structure comprises RANAP initial user (Initial UE) message of Attach Req to MSA with Attach Req forwards.

Step S13, BSS initiate Initial UE flow process, comprise connection request (CR, the Connect Request) message of Initial UE message to the SGSN transmission through the Iu interface of BSS.

After step S14, SGSN received CR message, the Iu interface through BSS returned CONNect Acknowledgement (CC, Connect Confirm) message to BSS, set up Iu and connected.

Step S15, mobile station identification (Identity Function) process by SGSN initiates is optional step.

Step S16, authentication (safety certification, the Security Function) process by SGSN initiates is optional step.

Step S17 and S18 upgrade (Update Location) process by the position that SGSN initiates, and are optional step.Step S17, SGSN sends position updating request (Update Location Req) message to attaching position register (HLR, Home Location Register); Step S18, HLR upgrade to SGSN passback position and reply (Update Location Ack) message.

Step S19, SGSN adhere to acceptance (Attach Accept) message through direct-sending message to the MS response.

Step S20, if Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI, Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity) has renewal, MS adheres to completion (Attach Complete) message through direct-sending message to the SGSN loopback.After SGSN receives Attach Complete message, discharge Iu and connect.

Fig. 7 B is the flow chart of message treatment method of attachment removal (Detach) flow process of the network system shown in Figure 6, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.

Step S21, the MS of GPRS (EDGE) initiates the Detach flow process, and the LLC-PDU message that will include detach request (Detach Req) sends to BSS.

Step S22 after the MSA of BSS receives LLC-PDU message, carries out adaptively to NAS message, comprise from LLC-PDU message and to resolve Detach Req message, and Detach Req message is carried out the parameter conversion between GPRS (EDGE) and the UMTS.Then Detach Req forwards is arrived RANAP, structure includes the RANAP Initial UE message of Detach Req.

Step S23, BSS initiate Initial UE flow process, comprise the CR message of Initial UE message to the SGSN transmission through the Iu interface of BSS.

After step S24, SGSN received CR message, the Iu interface through BSS was set up Iu and is connected to BSS passback CC message.

Step S25, SGSN initiate to discharge block data protocol context (PDP Context, Packet Data Protocol Context) flow process, and SGSN sends to GGSN and discharges PDP Context request (Delete PDP Context Req) message.

Step S26, GGSN discharges PDP Context response (Delete PDP Context Rsp) message to the SGSN passback.

Step S27, SGSN respond attachment removal to MS and accept (Detach Accept) message through direct-sending message, and discharge the Iu connection.

Fig. 7 C is the flow chart of message treatment method of the cell update flow process of the network system shown in Figure 6, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.Cell update flow process shown in Fig. 7 C is used Routing Area Update request (RAU Req, Routing Area Update Request), is in the PDP un-activation, does not carry out business, and inner SGSN (being that SGSN does not change) carries out.

Step S31, the MS of GPRS (EDGE) get into the new sub-district of identical route district (RA, Routing area), send LLC-PDU message to new BSS, the GMM state of the MS SBR (READY) of moving into.

Step S32, the MSA of BSS receives LLC-PDU message, according to the LLC-PDU type, structure RAUReq message (because RA does not change, TYPE fills into periodic RA update), and to Iu interface forwarding RAU Req message.

Step S33, the Iu interface of BSS structure include the RANAP Initial UE message of RAU Req and new Cell Global Identity (new CGI, new Cell Global Identity), and Initial UE message is sent to SGSN.

After step S34, SGSN received the CR message that comprises Initial UE message, the Iu interface through BSS was set up Iu and is connected to BSS passback CC message.

Step S35 is by the Security Function process of SGSN initiation.

Step S36, SGSN judge the PMM state for connecting (Connected), and the PDP un-activation does not distribute RAB, and SGSN discharges and is connected with the Iu of former BSS.Then, SGSN responds Routing Area Update to the MSA of BSS and accepts (RAU Accept) message through direct-sending message.The MSA of BSS starts timer; Overtime back is initiated Iu by MSA and is discharged request (Iu Release Req); Trigger Iu and connect release; The GMM state of MS is from the READY armed state (STANDBY) of moving into, and the PMM state of SGSN is from the CONNECTED idle condition (IDLE) of moving into, and promptly keeps the consistent of GMM/PMM state among MS and the SGSN.

Fig. 7 D is the flow chart of message treatment method of the cell update flow process of the network system shown in Figure 6, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.Cell update flow process shown in Fig. 7 D is used RAU Req, is to activate at PDP, carries out business, and inner SGSN carries out.

Step S41, the MS of GPRS (EDGE) gets into the new sub-district of identical RA, sends LLC-PDU message to new BSS, the GMM state of the MS SBR (READY) of moving into.

Step S42, the MSA of BSS receives LLC-PDU message, according to the LLC-PDU type, structure RAU Req message (because RA does not change, TYPE fills into periodic RA update), and to Iu interface forwarding RAU Req message.

Step S43, the Iu interface structure of BSS includes the RANAP Initial UE message of RAU Req and new CGI, and Initial UE message is sent to SGSN.

After step S44, SGSN received the CR message that includes Initial UE, the Iu interface through BSS was set up Iu and is connected to BSS passback CC message.

Step S45 is by the Security Function process of SGSN initiation.

Step S46; SGSN judges that the PMM state is Connected; PDP activates, and has distributed RAB, and SGSN sends the SRNS Serving Radio Network Subsystem (SRNS that includes RAB ID to former BSS; Serving Radio Network Subsystem) data forward direction instruction (Data Forward Command) is to former BSS request msg.

Step S47, former BSS sends forward data bag (Forward Packets) to SGSN, and then, SGSN discharges and is connected with the Iu of former BSS.

Step S48, SGSN respond RAU Accept message through direct-sending message to the Iu of BSS interface.

Step S49, SGSN initiates RAB and assigns (possibly need PMM to be directed against GPRS user makes an amendment) here, and SGSN sends RAB assignment request (Rab Assign Req) message to the Iu of BSS interface.

Step S50, the Iu interface of BSS is assigned response (Rab Assign Rsp) message to SGSN loopback RAB, and SGSN upgrades PDP Context, notice GTPU resume data transmission.

Fig. 7 E is the flow chart of message treatment method of the cell update flow process of the network system shown in Figure 6, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.Cell update flow process shown in Fig. 7 E adopts RANAP reorientation (relocation) flow process.

Step S51, the MS of GPRS (EDGE) gets into the new sub-district of identical RA, sends LLC-PDU message to new BSS, the GMM state of the MS SBR (READY) of moving into.

Step S52, the MSA of new BSS receives LLC-PDU message, according to the LLC-PDU type, trigger re-positioning is constructed reorientation demand (Relocation Required) message, and is forwarded to the Iu interface of BSS.

Step S53, the Iu interface structure of BSS includes the CR message of Relocation Required and new CGI, and sends to SGSN.Because Relocation Required message is that former BSS sends in agreement, and this step Relocation Required message is sent by new BSS, therefore needs 3G SGSN to make corresponding modification.

After step S54, SGSN received CR message, the Iu interface through BSS was set up Iu and is connected, and send re-positioning request (Relocation Request) message to BSS passback CC message.

Step S55, SGSN judge that the PMM state is Connected, if the PDP un-activation, then SGSN discharges with the Iu of new BSS and is connected; If PDP activates, distributed RAB, then on new BSS, set up and carry, SGSN initiates RAB and assigns, and sends Rab Assign Req message, the flow process below carrying out to the Iu of BSS interface.

Step S56, the Iu interface of BSS is to SGSN loopback Rab Assign Rsp message.

Step S57, the Iu interface of BSS is responded reorientation to SGSN and is replied (Relocation Ack) message.

Step S58, SGSN sends the SRNS Data Forward Command that includes RAB ID to former BSS, to former BSS request msg.

Step S59, former BSS sends forward direction SRNS context (Forward SRNS Context) message to SGSN.

After step S60, SGSN receive the Forward SRNS Context message of former BSS transmission, be transmitted to the Iu interface of BSS.

Step S61, (Relocation Compete) message is accomplished in the Iu interface loopback reorientation of BSS, and SGSN discharges and is connected with the Iu of former BSS.SGSN upgrades PDP Context, resume data transmission.

Fig. 7 F is the routing area/location flow chart of the message treatment method of new technological process more of the network system shown in Figure 6, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.Routing area/location shown in Fig. 7 F more new technological process is that business is not carried out in the PDP un-activation, and carry out SGSN inside.

Step S71, the MS of GPRS (EDGE) be (being the Attached state) after adhering to, and gets into new route district, sends RAU Req message to new BSS, the state of the MS GMM-READY that moves into.

Step S72, the MSA of BSS receive RAU Req message, transmit RAU Req message to the Iu interface.

Step S73, the Iu interface structure of BSS includes the RANAP Initial UE message of RAU Req, and Initial UE message is sent to SGSN.

After step S74, SGSN received the CR message that comprises Initial UE message, the Iu interface through BSS was set up Iu and is connected to BSS passback CC message.

Step S75 is by the Security Function process of SGSN initiation.

Step S76, SGSN judge that the PMM state is CONNECTED or free time (IDLE), and the PDP un-activation does not distribute RAB, and SGSN discharges and is connected with the Iu of former BSS.Then, SGSN responds RAU Accept message through direct-sending message to the MSA of BSS.

Step S77, MS accomplish (RAU Complete) message through direct-sending message to SGSN loopback Routing Area Update.After SGSN receives RAU Complete message, discharge Iu and connect.

Fig. 7 G is the routing area/location flow chart of the message treatment method of new technological process more of the network system shown in Figure 6, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.Routing area/location shown in Fig. 7 G more new technological process is to activate at PDP, and business is carried out, and carry out SGSN inside.

Step S81, the MS of GPRS (EDGE) be (being the Attached state) after adhering to, and gets into new route district, sends RAU Req message to new BSS, the state of the MS GMM-READY that moves into.

Step S82, the MSA of BSS receive RAU Req message, transmit RAU Req message to the Iu interface.

Step S83, the Iu interface structure of BSS includes the RANAP Initial UE message of RAU Req, and Initial UE message is sent to SGSN.

After step S84, SGSN received the CR message that comprises Initial UE message, the Iu interface through BSS was set up Iu and is connected to BSS passback CC message.

Step S85 is by the Security Function process of SGSN initiation.

Step S86, SGSN judge that the PMM state is CONNECTED, and PDP activates, and has distributed RAB, and SGSN sends the SRNS Data Forward Command that includes RAB ID to former BSS, to former BSS request msg.

Step S87, former BSS sends forward data bag (Forward Packets) to SGSN, and then, SGSN discharges and is connected with the Iu of former BSS.

Step S88, SGSN respond RAU Accept message through direct-sending message to the Iu of BSS interface.

Step S89, SGSN initiate RAB and assign, and promptly SGSN sends Rab Assign Req message to the Iu of BSS interface.

Step S90, the Iu interface of BSS is to SGSN loopback Rab Assign Rsp message, and SGSN upgrades PDP Context, notice GTPU resume data transmission.

Fig. 7 H is the flow chart of message treatment method of the paging flow process of the network system shown in Figure 6.

Step S91, when 3G SGSN need send downlink data, the PMM state was in IDLE, sent paging (Paging) message to the Iu of BSS interface.

Step S92, the Iu interface of BSS give the Paging forwards MSA of BSS.

Step S93 after the MSA of BSS receives Paging message, constructs GPRS paging request (GPRS Paging Request) message, and sends to the MS of GPRS.

After step S94, MS received GPRS Paging Request message, the GMM state was from the Standby Ready that moves into, and the LLC frame (frame) that returns a non-NULL (not NULL) to the MSA of BSS is as paging reply.

Step S95 after the MSA of BSS receives the LLC frame, judges the MM state, and structure services request (Service Req) message is initiated the services request flow process, Service Req message is sent to the Iu interface of BSS.

Step S96, the Iu interface structure of BSS include the Initial UE information and sending of Service Req and give SGSN, connect to the SGSN request.

Fig. 7 I is the flow chart of message treatment method of PDP context activation (MS initiation) flow process of the network system shown in Figure 6, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.

Step S100, the MS of GPRS (EDGE) send the LLC_PDU message that comprises activation request (Active Req) message and arrive BSS after adhering to.

Step S101, the MSA of BSS carries out adaptive to LLC_PDU message, with the Iu interface of Active Req forwards to BSS.

Step S102, the Iu interface structure of BSS comprises the RANAP direct-sending message of Active Req, and sends to SGSN.

Step S103 is by the Security Function process of SGSN initiation.

Step S104, SGSN send to GGSN and create PDP request (Create PDP Req) message, and PDP Context is created in request.

Step S105, GGSN respond to SGSN and create PDP response (Create PDP Rsp) message.

Step S106, SGSN initiate RAB and assign, and send Rab Assign Req message to the Iu of BSS interface.

Step S107, the Iu interface of BSS is to SGSN loopback Rab Assign Rsp message.

Step S108, after carrying was set up, SGSN sent to GGSN and upgrades PDP request (Update PDP Req) message, notifies GGSN to upgrade PDP Context.

Step S109, GGSN respond to SGSN and upgrade PDP response (Update PDP Rsp) message.

Step S110, SGSN send activation to MS and accept (Active Accept) message through direct-sending message.

Comprehensive above-mentioned explanation, the MSA of present embodiment is said to PMM state variation such as the following table of the GMM state of the MS of the adaptation method of operation flow and GPRS (EDGE), 3G SGSN:

The network system of GPRS shown in Figure 6 (EDGE)+Iu PS interface; Mobile station proxy through base station sub-system carries out adaptive to the core net of travelling carriage, BSS and the 3G of 2G; Provide the 2G network to evolve to the technical scheme of 3G network, present embodiment has the following advantages:

On the basis of eating dishes without rice or wine that keeps GPRS (EDGE); Improve Access Network and core network architecture, 3G is provided on the EDGE basis service, make the MS of GPRS (EDGE) can backward compatibility; The greatly existing investment of protection also is applicable to the evolution that does not have 3G frequency spectrum licence plate situation lower network;

Adopt Iu PS interface replacement Gb Interface, reach common core net, improved network performance, eliminated the deficiency of Gb Interface, promoted the evolution ability with 3G;

When network improves, Iu PS interface basic symbols standardization (possibly change core net to certain requirements of process, but change very little), intercommunication and compatibility between system are improved;

Use mobile station proxy, less, easy to implement to the change of GPRS (EDGE) existing network.

Fig. 8 is the protocol stack structure of the network system of embodiment of the invention GPRS (EDGE)+S1 interface, and promptly former network is GPRS (EDGE), and core net is the LTE core net in the new network.Core network interface adopts S1 interface replacement Gb Interface, in BSS, adopts MSA, realizes core net adaptive of travelling carriage, BSS and the LTE of 2G.

The MSA of present embodiment comprises chain of command MSA and user plane MSA; Wherein, Chain of command MSA; The Access Layer of S1 interface control plane protocol stack of Access Layer and LTE that connects the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of GPRS (EDGE) carries out adaptive and forwarding to the signaling message of the core net of the MS of GPRS (EDGE) and UMTS; User plane MSA connects the Access Layer of S1 interface user plane protocol stack of Access Layer and LTE of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of GPRS (EDGE), and carries out adaptive and forwarding to the data of the core net of the MS of said GPRS (EDGE) and LTE.

The BSS of GPRS (EDGE) directly links to each other through Mobility Management Entity (MME, Mobility Management Entity) and the gateway (SGW, Serving Gateway) of S1 interface and LTE.Gb Interface agreement SNDCP, the LLC agreement with eat dishes without rice or wine relevantly, therefore move down into BSS from SGSN, other agreements of Gb Interface are replaced by the agreement of S1 interface.Wherein, at chain of command, the S1-AP of S1 interface substitutes the BSSGP signaling management function of Gb Interface, and transport layer adopts SCTP as signaling bear; In user plane, GTPU ' agreement is born original subscriber's surface function of Gb Interface.

At chain of command, MSA is positioned at the LLC of BSS protocol stack, on the S1-AP agreement; In user plane, MSA is positioned on SNDCP and the GTPU '.MSA carries out adaptive respectively to signaling process and user plane data transfer, comprise the adaptive of mobility and switching, adaptive to NAS layer signaling, and signaling is transmitted between LLC and the S1-AP, the Qos parameter maps of LTE and GPRS, safety certification, user plane addressing and mapping etc.

The chain of command MSA of present embodiment comprises mobile management adaptation unit, session management adaptation unit and signaling retransmission unit.

Said mobile management adaptation unit is described below to the adaptive of mobility flow process:

(1) MSA is between LLC and S1-AP, and the adaptive MME that makes of MSA keeps the consistent of MM state with MS.Wherein, MS carries out the GMM state procedure of GPRS, and MME carries out the MM state procedure of S1 interface.

(2) adhere to, in the flow processs such as cell update, routing area/location renewal, paging, MSA triggers or control S1-AP flow process is carried out adaptively, can construct NAS layer message in case of necessity.

(3) MSA carries out the parameter conversion to NAS layer or S1-AP layer message: like safety certification parameter, and Qos parameter etc.

Said session management adaptation unit is described below to the adaptive of session flow process: user plane bearer (comprising GTPU tunnel and interface-free resources) is set up/discharged to the S1 interface in the session flow process, through the session management flow process of S1-AP after replacing Gb Interface.

Said signaling retransmission unit is transmitted the signaling message of S1-AP layer of S1 interface control plane protocol stack of LLC layer, the LTE of the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of GPRS (EDGE) mutually.

The user plane MSA of present embodiment comprises sign map unit and data forwarding unit.Said sign map unit is described below to the adaptive of user plane data transfer: at SNDCP, after the LLC agreement moved down into BSS, the BSS that is maintained into of TLLI stopped, and MSA need be responsible for the mapping between the GTPU Tunnel Identifier of TLLI and S1 interface.Said data forwarding unit when transfer of data, is transmitted the data of GTPU ' layer of S1 interface user plane protocol stack of SNDCP layer, the LTE of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of GPRS (EDGE) mutually.

Be example with Fig. 9 A to 9E below, the operation flow of the network system of present embodiment GPRS (EDGE)+S1 interface is described in conjunction with Fig. 8.

Fig. 9 A is the flow chart of message treatment method of the attachment flow of the network system shown in Figure 8, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.

Step S111, the MS of GPRS (EDGE) initiates the Attach flow process, and the LLC-PDU message that will include Attach Req sends to BSS.

Step S112 after the MSA of BSS receives LLC-PDU message, carries out adaptively to NAS message, comprise from LLC-PDU message and to resolve Attach Req message, and Attach Req message is carried out the parameter conversion between GPRS (EDGE) and the LTE.Then Attach Req forwards is arrived S1-AP, structure S1 Initial UE message.

Step S113, BSS initiate Initial UE flow process, include the S1 Initial UE message of Attach Req to the MME transmission through the S1 interface of BSS.

Step S114 is by the Identity Function process of MME initiation.

Step S115 is by the Security Function process of MME initiation.

Step S116 and S117, by the Update Location process that MME initiates, step S116, MME sends Update Location Req message to HLR; Step S117, HLR is to MME passback Update Location Ack message.

Step S118, MME respond Attach Accept message through direct-sending message to MS.

Step S119, if TMSI has renewal, MS is through direct-sending message, to MME loopback Attach Complete message.

Fig. 9 B is the flow chart of message treatment method of the Routing Area Update flow process of the network system shown in Figure 8, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.

Step S121, the MS of GPRS (EDGE) get into new route district after adhering to, send RAU Req message to new BSS, the state of the MS GMM-READY that moves into.

Step S122, the MSA of BSS receive RAU Req message, structure tracing section updating request (TAU Req, Tracing Area Update Req) message, and send to the S1 interface.

Step S123, the S1 interface structure of BSS includes the S1 Initial UE message of TAU Req, and S1 Initial UE message is sent to MME.

Step S124 is by the Security Function process of MME initiation.

Step S125 and S126, by the Update Location process that MME initiates, step S125, MME sends Update Location Req message to HLR; Step S126, HLR is to MME passback Update Location Ack message.

Step S127, MME accept (TAU Accept) message through direct-sending message to the MSA of BSS tracing section updating.

After step S128, the MSA of BSS receive TAU Accept message, structure RAU Accept message, and send to MS.

Step S129, if redistributed TMSI, MSA structure tracing section updating is accomplished (TAU Complete) message, and through direct-sending message, returns TAU Complete message to MME.

Fig. 9 C is the flow chart of message treatment method of the cell update flow process of the network system shown in Figure 8, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.Cell update flow process shown in Fig. 9 C is used TAU Req, is in the PDP un-activation, does not carry out business, carries out under the situation of MME inside.

Step S131, the MS of GPRS (EDGE) gets into the new sub-district of identical RA, sends LLC-PDU message to new BSS, the GMM state of the MS SBR GMM READY that moves into.

Step S132, the MSA of BSS receives LLC-PDU message, according to the LLC-PDU type, structure TAU Req message (because RA does not change, TYPE fills into periodic TA update), and to S1 interface transmission TAU Req message.

Step S133, the S1 interface structure of BSS includes the S1 Initial UE message of TAU Req and new CGI, and S1 Initial UE message is sent to MME.

Step S134 is by the Security Function process of MME initiation.

Step S135, MME judge that the MM state is LTE state of activation (ACTIVE), but PDP Context does not distribute carrying, and MME discharges the connection resource with former BSS.Then, MME responds TAU Accept message through direct-sending message to the MSA of BSS.

Step S136, if redistributed TMSI, MSA constructs and returns direct-sending message to MME, i.e. TAU Complete message.

Fig. 9 D is the flow chart of message treatment method of the cell update flow process of the network system shown in Figure 8, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.Cell update flow process shown in Fig. 9 D is used TAU Req message, is to activate at PDP, carries out business, and carry out MME inside.

Step S141, the MS of GPRS (EDGE) gets into the new sub-district of identical RA, sends LLC-PDU message to new BSS, the GMM state of the MS SBR GMM READY that moves into.

Step S142, the MSA of BSS receives LLC-PDU message, according to the LLC-PDU type, structure TAU Req message (because RA does not change, TYPE fills into periodic TA update), and to S1 interface transmission TAU Req message.

Step S143, the S1 interface structure of BSS includes the S1 Initial UE message of TAU Req and new CGI, and S1 Initial UE message is sent to MME.

Step S144 is by the Security Function process of MME initiation.

Step S145, MME judge that its MM state is LTE ACTIVE, and PDP Context has distributed carrying, and MME sends the SRNS Data Forward Command that includes RAB ID to former BSS, to former BSS request msg.

Step S146, former BSS sends Forward Packets to MME.

Step S 147, and MME responds TAU Accept message through direct-sending message to the MSA of BSS.

Step S148; MME initiates initial context and sets up flow process (possibly need MME to be directed against GPRS user makes an amendment) here; MME sends the initial user context to the S1 of BSS interface and sets up (Initial UE Context Setup) message, and BSS sets up BSS packet flow context (flow process is set up in carrying).

Step S149; After setting up the completion of BSS packet flow context, BSS sends the initial user context to MME and sets up completion (Initial UE Context Setup Complete) message, and MME upgrades PDP Context; Notice GTPU resume data transmission, the connection resource of MME release and former BSS then.

Fig. 9 E is the flow chart that the session pipe of the network system shown in Figure 8 flows the message treatment method of (PDP that MS initiates activates) flow process, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.

Step S151, the MS of GPRS (EDGE) send the LLC_PDU message that comprises the request of activating (Active Req) and arrive BSS after adhering to.

Step S152, the MSA of BSS constructs services request (Service Request) message, and sends to the S1 interface of BSS.

Step S153, the S1 interface of BSS construct Service Req message, and send to MME through direct-sending message.

Step S154 is by the Security Function process of MME initiation.

Step S155, MME initiates initial context and sets up flow process, and MME sends Initial UE Context Setup message to the S1 of BSS interface.

Step S156 sets up BSS packet flow context (flow process is set up in carrying).

Step S157, BSS sends the initial user context to MME and sets up completion (Initial UE Context Setup Complete) message.

Step S158, MME send more new bearer request (Update Bearer Req) message and give SGW.

Step S159, more behind the new bearer, SGW returns more new bearer response and answers (Update Bearer Rsp) message.

Step S160, the MSA structure NAS message of BSS, promptly Active Accept message returns to MS.

The network system of GPRS shown in Figure 8 (EDGE)+S1 interface; Mobile station proxy through base station sub-system carries out adaptive to the core net of travelling carriage, BSS and the LTE of 2G; Provide the 2G network to evolve to the feasible program of next generation mobile communication network, present embodiment has the following advantages:

On the basis of eating dishes without rice or wine that keeps GPRS (EDGE), improve Access Network and core network architecture, LTE is provided on the EDGE basis service, make the MS of GPRS (EDGE) can backward compatibility, the greatly existing investment of protection;

Adopt S1 interface replacement Gb Interface, reach common core net, improved network performance, eliminated the deficiency of Gb Interface, promoted the evolution ability with LTE;

Use mobile station proxy, less, easy to implement to the change of GPRS (EDGE) existing network.

Figure 10 is the protocol stack structure of the network system of embodiment of the invention UMTS+S1 interface, and promptly former network is UMTS, and core net is the LTE core net in the new network.Core network interface adopts the original Iu PS interface of S1 interface replacement, in UTRAN, adopts MSA, realizes core net adaptive of travelling carriage, UTRAN and the LTE of 3G.

The MSA of present embodiment comprises chain of command MSA and user plane MSA; Wherein, Chain of command MSA connects the Access Layer of S1 interface control plane protocol stack of Access Layer and LTE of the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of UMTS, and carries out adaptive and forwarding to the signaling message of the core net of the MS of UMTS and UMTS; User plane MSA connects the Access Layer of S1 interface user plane protocol stack of Access Layer and LTE of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of UMTS, and carries out adaptive and forwarding to the data of the core net of the MS of said UMTS and LTE.

The UTRAN of UMTS directly links to each other with SGW with the MME of LTE through the S1 interface.Iu PS interface protocol is replaced by the S1 interface protocol.Wherein, at chain of command, the S1-AP of S1 interface substitutes the signaling management function of the RANAP of Iu PS interface, and transport layer adopts SCTP as signaling bear; In user plane, adopt the GTPU ' agreement that strengthens to bear user plane functions.

At chain of command, MSA is positioned at the RRC of UTRAN protocol stack, on the S1-AP agreement; In user plane, MSA is positioned on PDCP and the GTPU '.MSA carries out adaptive respectively to signaling process and user plane data transfer, comprise the adaptive of mobility and switching, adaptive to NAS layer signaling, and signaling is transmitted between RRC and the S1-AP, the Qos parameter maps of LTE and 3G, safety certification, user plane addressing etc.

The chain of command MSA of present embodiment comprises mobile management adaptation unit, session management adaptation unit and signaling retransmission unit.

Said mobile management adaptation unit is described below to the adaptive of mobility flow process:

(1) MSA is between RRC and S1-AP, and the adaptive MME that makes of MSA keeps the consistent of MM state with MS.Wherein, MS carries out the GMM state procedure of UMTS, and MME carries out the MM state procedure of S1 interface.

(2) adhere to, in the flow processs such as attachment removal, cell update, routing area/location renewal, paging, MSA triggers or control S1-AP flow process is carried out adaptively, can construct NAS layer message in case of necessity.

(3) MSA carries out the parameter conversion to NAS layer or S1-AP layer message: like safety certification parameter, and Qos parameter etc.

Said session management adaptation unit is described below to the adaptive of session flow process: user plane bearer (comprising GTPU tunnel and interface-free resources) is set up/discharged to the S1 interface in the session flow process, through the session management flow process of S1-AP after replacing Iu PS interface.

Said signaling retransmission unit is transmitted the signaling message of S1-AP layer of S1 interface control plane protocol stack of rrc layer, the LTE of the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of UMTS mutually.

The MSA of present embodiment comprises the data forwarding unit, when transfer of data, transmits the data of GTPU ' layer of S1 interface user plane protocol stack of PDCP layer, the LTE of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of UMTS mutually.

Be example with Figure 11 A to 11D below, the operation flow of the network system of present embodiment UMTS+S1 interface is described in conjunction with Figure 10.

Figure 11 A is the flow chart of message treatment method of the attachment flow of the network system shown in Figure 10, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.

Step S211, the MS of UTRAN initiates the Attach flow process, Attach Req message is sent to the MSA of UTRAN.

After step S212, the MSA of UTRAN receive Attach Req message, NAS message is carried out adaptive, comprise and resolve Attach Req message, Attach Req message is carried out the parameter conversion between UMTS and the LTE.Then Attach Req forwards is arrived S1-AP.

Step S213, the S1-AP structure S1 Initial UE message of the S1 interface of UTRAN, UTRAN initiates Initial UE flow process, includes the S1 Initial UE message of Attach Req to the MME transmission through the S1 interface of UTRAN.

Step S214 is by the Identity Function process of MME initiation.

Step S215 is by the Security Function process of MME initiation.

Step S216 and S217, by the Update Location process that MME initiates, step S216, MME sends Update Location Req message to HLR; Step S117, HLR is to MME passback Update Location Ack message.

Step S218, MME respond Attach Accept message through direct-sending message to MS.

Step S219, if TMSI has renewal, MS is through direct-sending message, to MME loopback Attach Complete message.

Figure 11 B is the flow chart of message treatment method of Routing Area Update (MME inner, the stride UTRAN) flow process of the network system shown in Figure 10, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.

Step S221, the MS of UMTS get into new route district after adhering to, send RAU Req message to new UTRAN.

Step S222, the MSA of UTRAN receive RAU Req message, structure TAU Req message, and send to the S1 interface.

Step S223, the S1 interface structure of UTRAN includes the S1 Initial UE message of TAU Req, and S1 Initial UE message is sent to MME.

Step S224 is by the Security Function process of MME initiation.

Step S225 and S226, by the Update Location process that MME initiates, step S225, MME sends Update Location Req message to HLR; Step S226, HLR is to MME passback Update Location Ack message.

Step S227, MME respond TAU Accept message through direct-sending message to the MSA of UTRAN.

After step S228, the MSA of UTRAN receive TAU Accept message, structure RAU Accept message, and send to MS.

Step S229, if redistributed TMSI, MSA structure TAU Complete message, and, return TAU Complete message to MME through direct-sending message.

Figure 11 C is the flow chart of message treatment method of cell update and reorientation (MME the is inner) flow process of the network system shown in Figure 10, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.

Step S231 after the MS of UTRAN gets into new sub-district, sends the MSA of cell update (Cell/URA Update) message to new UTRAN.

Step S232, former UTRAN send Relocation Required message and give MME.

Step S233, MME sends Relocation Request message through UTRAN S1 interface to new UTRAN.

Step S234, the MSA of new UTRAN set up RAB and carry (Establishment of Rabs), give MME loopback Relocation Request Ack message.

Step S235, MME sends repositioning instruction (Relocation Command) message to former UTRAN.

Step S236, former UTRAN and new UTRAN transmit data (Forwarding Data) through the Iur interface.

Step S237, former UTRAN sends reorientation to new UTRAN and submits (Relocation Commit) message to.

Step S238, the MSA of new UTRAN sends reorientation detecting (Relocation Detect) message to MME.

Step S239, the MSA of new UTRAN sends cell update to MS and confirms (Cell/URA Update Confirm) message.

Step S240, MS respond the UTRAN mobility information and confirm the MSA of (UTRAN Mobility Information Confirm) message to new UTRAN.

Step S241, the MSA of new UTRAN sends Relocation Complete message to MME.

Step S242, MME send to former UTRAN and discharge S1 UE context instruction (S1 UE Context Release Command).

Step S243, former UTRAN respond S1 UE Context Release Complete message and give MME.

Figure 11 D is the flow chart that the session pipe of the network system shown in Figure 10 flows the message treatment method of (PDP that MS initiates activates) flow process, and wherein, dotted line is represented optional step.

Step S251, the MS of UTRAN send Active Req message to UTRAN after adhering to.

Step S252, the MSA of UTRAN constructs services request (Service Request) message, and sends to the S1 interface of UTRAN.

Step S253, the S1 interface of UTRAN construct Service Req message, and send to MME through direct-sending message.

Step S254 is by the Security Function process of MME initiation.

Step S255, MME initiates initial context and sets up flow process, and MME sends Initial UE Context Setup message to the S1 of UTRAN interface.

Step S256, UTRAN carry and set up flow process.

Step S257, UTRAN sends Initial UE Context Setup Complete message to MME.

Step S258, MME send Update Bearer Req message and give SGW.

Step S259, SGW more behind the new bearer, return Update Bearer Rsp message.

Step S260, MSA structure NAS message, promptly Active Accept message returns to MS.

The network system of UMTS+S1 interface shown in Figure 10; Mobile station proxy through UTRAN carries out adaptive to the core net of travelling carriage, UTRAN and the LTE of 3G; Provide 3G network to evolve to the feasible program of next generation mobile communication network, present embodiment has the following advantages:

Keeping on the basis of eating dishes without rice or wine of UMTS, improve Access Network and core network architecture, LTE is provided on the UMTS basis service, make the MS of UMTS can backward compatibility, the greatly existing investment of protection;

Reach common core net with LTE, improved network performance, promoted the evolution ability;

Use mobile station proxy, less to the change of UMTS existing network, easy to implement.

In sum, in the embodiments of the invention,, can make existing network and travelling carriage backward compatibility in the network evolution process, and can realize the network smooth evolution through in base station sub-system, using mobile station proxy.

Need to prove that the embodiment of the invention is in core net evolution, adaptive in the time of utilizing original eating dishes without rice or wine through the mobile station proxy in the base station sub-system, realize the network smooth evolution and do not influence original eating dishes without rice or wine.In fact, after the improvement of eating dishes without rice or wine, utilize original core net, also can adopt same thought, adaptive through the mobile station proxy in the base station sub-system, realization is eated dishes without rice or wine improvement and is not influenced original core net.

In addition; The embodiment of the invention is in GSM, to adopt mobile station proxy, for technical fields such as other wireless communication system, landline telephone communication systems, also can adopt the terminal agency; Guarantee backward compatibility, realize the improvement of network evolution or terminal existed system.

In addition; One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of step that realizes in the foregoing description method is to instruct relevant hardware to accomplish through program; Described program can be stored in the computer read/write memory medium, as: ROM/RAM, magnetic disc, CD etc.

Though the present invention with preferred embodiment openly as above; But it is not to be used for limiting the present invention; Any those skilled in the art are not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the present invention; Can make possible change and modification, so protection scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with the scope that claim of the present invention was defined.

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1. a mobile station proxy is characterized in that,

Said mobile station proxy is used to connect the air protocol stack Access Layer of first network and the Access Layer of the second server network interface protocol stack;

Said mobile station proxy also is used for the signaling message of the said first network mobile platform is converted into the signaling message of the corresponding said second server net;

Said mobile station proxy is forwarded to the signaling message of the said second server net that is converted to the Access Layer of the second server network interface protocol stack;

Said mobile station proxy converts the signaling message of the said second server net into the signaling message of the travelling carriage of corresponding said first network;

The travelling carriage signaling message of said first network that said mobile station proxy will be converted to is forwarded to the Access Layer of the air protocol stack of said first network.

2. mobile station proxy according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said mobile station proxy comprises, chain of command mobile station proxy and user plane mobile station proxy, wherein

Said chain of command mobile station proxy is used to connect Access Layer and the Access Layer of the said second server network interface chain of command protocol stack of the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of said first network;

Said user plane mobile station proxy is used to connect Access Layer and the Access Layer of the said second server network interface user face protocol stack of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of said first network.

3. mobile station proxy according to claim 2 is characterized in that, said chain of command mobile station proxy comprises:

The mobile management adaptation unit; Be used in the mobile management flow process; The signaling message of the travelling carriage of said first network is converted into the signaling message of the corresponding said second server net; Convert the signaling message of the said second server net signaling message of the travelling carriage of corresponding said first network into, keep the mobility management states of the travelling carriage of said first network, the said second server net consistent;

The session management adaptation unit; Be used in the session management flow process; The signaling message of the travelling carriage of said first network is converted into the signaling message of the corresponding said second server net; Convert the signaling message of the said second server net signaling message of the travelling carriage of the first corresponding network into, set up or discharge user plane bearer;

The signaling retransmission unit; The signaling message of the travelling carriage of said first network that is converted to is forwarded to the Access Layer of the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of first network, the signaling message of the said second server net that is converted to is forwarded to the Access Layer of the second server network interface chain of command protocol stack.

4. mobile station proxy according to claim 2 is characterized in that, said user plane mobile station proxy comprises the data forwarding unit,

Said data forwarding unit is used for the data forwarding of the Access Layer of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of said first network Access Layer to the said second server network interface user face protocol stack, with the data forwarding of the Access Layer of the said second server network interface user face protocol stack Access Layer to the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of first network.

5. mobile station proxy according to claim 4 is characterized in that, said user plane mobile station proxy also comprises the sign map unit,

Said sign map unit is used for the data of the Access Layer of the Access Layer of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of said first network or the said second server network interface user face protocol stack are identified mapping.

6. a base station sub-system is characterized in that, comprising:

The Access Layer of the air protocol stack of first network;

The Access Layer of the second server fidonetFido stack;

Follow according to each described mobile station proxy among the claim 1-5.

7. base station sub-system according to claim 6 is characterized in that,

The Access Layer of the air protocol stack of said first network comprises the Access Layer of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of Access Layer and said first network of the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of said first network;

The Access Layer of the said second server fidonetFido stack comprises the Access Layer of the said second server network control surface protocol stack and the Access Layer of the said second server network users face protocol stack.

8. base station sub-system according to claim 7 is characterized in that,

The Access Layer of the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of said first network comprises: media access control layer (MAC), the wireless chain control layer (RLC) that is connected with said media access control layer, the logical link control layer (LLC) that is connected with said wireless chain control layer;

The Access Layer of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of said first network comprises: media access control layer; The wireless chain control layer that is connected with said media access control layer; The logical link control layer that is connected with said wireless chain control layer is with the relevant convergence protocol of subnet (SNDCP) of said logical link control layer connection.

9. base station sub-system according to claim 8 is characterized in that,

The Access Layer of the said second server network control surface protocol stack comprises: SCTP layer (SCTP); The Signaling System 7(SS-7) layer (SS7) that is connected with said SCTP layer, the wireless access network application protocol layer (RANAP) that is connected with said Signaling System 7(SS-7) layer;

The Access Layer of the said second server network users face protocol stack comprises: UDP layer (UDP), the General Packet Radio System tunnel protocol user surface layer (GTPU) that is connected with said UDP layer.

10. base station sub-system according to claim 8 is characterized in that,

The Access Layer of the said second server network control surface protocol stack comprises: SCTP layer, the S1 interface application protocol layer (S1-AP) that is connected with said SCTP layer;

The Access Layer of the said second server network users face protocol stack comprises: UDP layer, the General Packet Radio System tunnel protocol user surface layer that is connected with said UDP layer.

11. base station sub-system according to claim 7 is characterized in that,

The Access Layer of the chain of command protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of said first network comprises: media access control layer, the wireless chain control layer that is connected with said media access control layer, the radio resource control layer (RRC) that is connected with said wireless chain control layer;

The Access Layer of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of said first network comprises: media access control layer, the wireless chain control layer that is connected with said media access control layer, the packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) that is connected with said wireless chain control layer.

12. base station sub-system according to claim 11 is characterized in that,

The Access Layer of the said second server network control surface protocol stack comprises: SCTP layer, the S1 interface application protocol layer that is connected with said SCTP layer;

The Access Layer of the said second server network users face protocol stack comprises: UDP layer, the General Packet Radio System tunnel protocol user surface layer that is connected with said UDP layer.

13. a network adapting method is characterized in that, comprises the steps:

The signaling message of the first network mobile platform is converted into the signaling message of the second corresponding server net;

The signaling message of the said said second server net that is converted to is forwarded to the Access Layer of the said second server network interface protocol stack;

The signaling message of the said second server net is converted into the signaling message of the travelling carriage of corresponding said first network;

The travelling carriage signaling message of said first network that is converted to is forwarded to the Access Layer of the air protocol stack of said first network.

14. method according to claim 13 is characterized in that, also comprises: keep the travelling carriage of said first network consistent with the mobility management states of the said second server net.

15. method according to claim 13 is characterized in that, also comprises: the data to the Access Layer of the Access Layer of the user face protocol stack of eating dishes without rice or wine of said first network or the said second server network interface user face protocol stack identify mapping.

16. method according to claim 13; It is characterized in that; The signaling message of said travelling carriage with first network converts the signaling message of the second corresponding server net into; Specifically comprise, the signaling message of the travelling carriage of said first network is resolved and the parameter conversion signaling message of the said second server net that structure is corresponding.

17. method according to claim 13; It is characterized in that; The signaling message of the travelling carriage of said first network is converted into the signaling message of the second corresponding server net; Specifically comprise, according to the signaling message type of the travelling carriage of said first network, the signaling message of the said second server net that structure is corresponding.

18. according to claim 16 or 17 described methods, it is characterized in that, also comprise: receive the signaling message of the said second server net of said correspondence in core net after, set up user plane bearer through carrying assignment messages.

19. method according to claim 16 is characterized in that, also comprises: receive the signaling message of the said second server net of said correspondence in core net after, set up message through the initial user context and set up user plane bearer.

20. method according to claim 19 is characterized in that, also comprises: also comprise, after setting up user plane bearer, the signaling message of the travelling carriage of said first network that structure is corresponding.

21. method according to claim 13; It is characterized in that; The signaling message of the said second server net is converted into the signaling message of the travelling carriage of the first corresponding network; Specifically comprise, the signaling message of the second server net is resolved and parameter conversion, the signaling message of the travelling carriage of first network that structure is corresponding.

22. method according to claim 21; It is characterized in that; The signaling message of the travelling carriage of said first network is converted into the signaling message of the second corresponding server net; Specifically comprise, according to the signaling message and the mobility management states of the travelling carriage of said first network, the signaling message of the said second server net that structure is corresponding.

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