CN103079189B

CN103079189B - Method, device and system for controlling distribution of tunnel identifiers

Info

Publication number: CN103079189B
Application number: CN201310018606.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 银宇; 戚彩霞
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2009-06-10
Filing date: 2009-06-10
Publication date: 2015-05-27
Anticipated expiration: 2029-06-10
Also published as: CN103079189A

Abstract

The invention provides a method, a device and a system for controlling distribution of tunnel identifiers. The method for controlling distribution of tunnel identifiers comprises the following steps of: determining whether the type of a current process allows a service gateway to change a tunnel endpoint identifier and/or an IP (Internet Protocol) address; and sending an updating and bearing request message to the service gateway, wherein the updating and bearing request message is used for notifying the service gateway whether to allow the service gateway to change the tunnel endpoint identifier and/or the IP address. According to the method, device and system provided by the embodiment of the invention, customer service data packet loss or service interruption as the service gateway changes the tunnel endpoint identifier and/or the IP address is avoided.

Description

Control the methods, devices and systems that Tunnel Identifier distributes

Technical field

The present invention relates to communication technical field, particularly relate to a kind of methods, devices and systems controlling Tunnel Identifier and distribute.

Background technology

GTP tunnel is a key concept of GTP tunnel agreement (GTP, GPRS Tunneling Protocol), for transmitting signaling message and business data packet.GTP tunnel can be divided into tunnel, user face and chain of command tunnel, tunnel granularity can based on subscriber equipment (UE, User Equipment), packet data network connect (PDN Connection, Packet Data Network Connection), bearer context (Bearer Context) or PDP Context (PDP Context, Packet Data ProtocolContext).The network element of application GTP agreement is by IP address, and User Datagram Protoco (UDP) (UDP, UserDatagram Protocol) port numbers and Tunnel End Point Identifier (TEID, Tunnel EndpointIdentifier) identify a GTP tunnel.Wherein Tunnel End Point Identifier is distributed for opposite end network element by this network element, by GTP chain of command signaling message or wireless side signaling message switching tunnel Endpoint ID between network element.The Tunnel End Point Identifier that network element distributes also is divided into user face Tunnel End Point Identifier and chain of command Tunnel End Point Identifier.

Due to reasons such as apparatus overloads, GTP network element can revise the Tunnel End Point Identifier in the tunnel set up by signaling message, hand-off process module.Such as, GTP network element device has sub-processing module A and B, as fruit processing module A transships, the Tunnel End Point Identifier in the tunnel that GTP network element has been set up by signaling message amendment user, tunnel is switched on sub-processing module B, for the equipment of many internet protocol addresses (InternetProtocol Address is called for short: IP address), as fruit processing module A is different with the interface IP address of B, the IP address of network element can be revised while amendment Tunnel End Point Identifier.

In existing EPS network, mobile management net element is responsible for the function such as location management, connection management, safety certification, gateway selection of mobile subscriber terminal, mobile management net element can be mobile management entity (Mobility Management Entity, be called for short: MME) or GPRS Service support node (Serving GPRS Support Node, be called for short: SGSN).(Serving Gateway is called for short: local access network pass SGW) being user terminal, is responsible for the relevant connection management of access technology and data retransmission gateway.User terminal is by the access of local Radio Access Network, and Access Network can be UTRAN/GERAN/E-UTRAN.

User face data wraps between SGW and base station (eNodeB) and directly forwards, and does not pass through MME.But do not have direct signaling message mutual between SGW and eNodeB, foundation/amendment/the deletion forwarding the tunnel, GTP user face of user face data bag depends on MME, MME is responsible carries out signaling message alternately with eNodeB and SGW, the tunnel, GTP user face between foundation/amendment/deletion eNodeB and SGW.

SGW is by user's Tunnel Identifier or also comprise IP address and be carried in the first signaling message and send to MME, MME is by user's Tunnel Identifier of SGW or also comprise IP address and be carried in the second signaling message and send to eNodeB, and the tunnel that related data packets is identified by corresponding Tunnel End Point Identifier is sent to SGW by follow-up eNodeB.MME also preserves TEIDs and the IP address of SGW.

The scene stated is caught up with during direct tunnel mode similar under SGSN framework.So-called directly tunnel mode finger networks and SGW sets up tunnel, user face, and relative indirect tunnel mode refers to that SGSN and SGW sets up tunnel, user face.

In the flow processs such as switching, service request, reorientation, after SGW changes Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, but eNodeB/RNS(Radio Network Subsystem) situation of change cannot be known.The Tunnel Identifier that eNodeB/RNS still originally distributed with SGW and IP address forwarding data bag, because correctly cannot receive/forwarding data bag, and there is packet loss phenomenon in SGW, causes service disconnection, affect Consumer's Experience.SGW may reply mistake instruction (Error Indication) message to eNodeB/RNS, and eNodeB/RNS deletes corresponding contextual information after receiving message, brings more unusual conditions to network.

Summary of the invention

The object of the embodiment of the present invention is to provide a kind of methods, devices and systems controlling Tunnel Identifier and distribute, to realize controlling gateway change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method controlling Tunnel Identifier and distribute, and the method comprises: determine whether the type of current process allows gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address; Send and upgrade bearing request message to described gateway, whether described renewal bearing request message is used for notification service gateway and allows gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides the another kind of method controlling Tunnel Identifier and distribute, the method comprises: receive the renewal bearing request message that mobile management net element sends, and whether described renewal bearing request message is used for notice and allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address; If allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, then transmission carries the renewal bearing response message of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address to described mobile management net element.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of mobile management net element, and this mobile management net element comprises: determining unit, for determining whether the type of current process allows gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address; Transmitting element, upgrades bearing request message to described gateway for sending, and whether described renewal bearing request message is used for notification service gateway and allows gateway to change the information of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of gateway, this gateway comprises: receiver module, for receiving the renewal bearing request message that mobile management net element sends, described renewal bearing request message is used for notifying whether described gateway allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address; Sending module, if allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, for send carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address renewal bearing response message to described mobile management net element.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of system controlling Tunnel Identifier and distribute, and this system comprises: mobile management net element, for determining whether the type of current process allows gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address; Send and upgrade bearing request message to described gateway, whether described renewal bearing request message is used for notification service gateway and allows gateway to change the information of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address;

Gateway, for receiving the renewal bearing request message that mobile management net element sends, whether described renewal bearing request message is used for notice and allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address; If allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, then transmission carries the renewal bearing response message of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address to described mobile management net element.

Embodiments of the invention send in the renewal bearing request message of gateway the information of carrying and being used to indicate and whether allowing to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address at mobile management net element by the type for current process, thus the change of follow-up service gateway to Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address can be controlled, avoid gateway and privately change impact Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address user service data transmitted, ensure that the experience effect of user.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Accompanying drawing described herein is used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, forms a application's part, does not form limitation of the invention.In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the flow chart of the method that the control Tunnel Identifier of the embodiment of the present invention one distributes;

Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the method that the control Tunnel Identifier of the embodiment of the present invention two distributes;

Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the method that the control Tunnel Identifier of the embodiment of the present invention three distributes;

Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the method that the control Tunnel Identifier of the embodiment of the present invention four distributes;

Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the method that the control Tunnel Identifier of the embodiment of the present invention five distributes;

Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the method that the control Tunnel Identifier of the embodiment of the present invention six distributes;

Fig. 7 is the flow chart of the method that the control Tunnel Identifier of the embodiment of the present invention seven distributes;

Fig. 8 is the flow chart of the method that the control Tunnel Identifier of the embodiment of the present invention eight distributes;

Fig. 9 is the flow chart of the method that the control Tunnel Identifier of the embodiment of the present invention nine distributes;

Figure 10 is the structural representation of the mobile management net element of the embodiment of the present invention ten;

Figure 11 is the structural representation of the gateway of the embodiment of the present invention 11;

Figure 12 is the structural representation of the system that the control Tunnel Identifier of the embodiment of the present invention 12 distributes.

Embodiment

For making the object of the embodiment of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearly understand, below in conjunction with embodiment and accompanying drawing, the embodiment of the present invention is described in further details.At this, schematic description and description of the present invention is for explaining the present invention, but not as a limitation of the invention.

Embodiment one

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method controlling Tunnel Identifier and distribute, and as shown in Figure 1, the method comprises:

Step S110: determine whether the type of current process allows gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address;

In different current process, mobile management net element can receive different front end message, what thus determine it is the current process of type according to the front end message received, thus determine whether further to allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.Front end message refers to the message that user terminal, Access Network or other mobile management net element that mobile management net element received in the type of current process before transmission renewal bearing request message is to gateway are sent.The type of current process comprises attachment, service request, switch, reorientation, packet data network connection establishment (the PDN Connection of user terminal requests, Packet Data Network Connection), packet data protocol context activation (PDP Context, Packet Data Protocol Context), the flow process such as tracking area update, routing region updating.Mobile management net element comprises mobile management entity (MME, Mobility Management Entity) or GPRS Service support node (SGSN, Serving GPRS Support Node).Such as, the attachment flow that user terminal is initiated, mobile management net element knows that the type of current process is attachment flow after receiving the attachment request (Attach Request) that Access Network sends, and for attachment flow, does not allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.Except attachment flow, for service request, switching, reorientation, packet data network connection establishment or packet data protocol context activation flow process, gateway is not allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address yet.

If the type of current process is routing region updating or tracking area update flow process, gateway is allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

Step S120: send and upgrade bearing request message to described gateway, whether described renewal bearing request message is used for notification service gateway and allows gateway to change the information of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

The renewal bearing request message whether mobile management net element sends to the notice of gateway to allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address specifically can be taked to realize with under type:

1, can be realized by newly-increased cell or expansion cell.Comprise with under type:

Mode one: upgrade in bearing request message and carry instruction, represent that gateway can not change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, upgrade in bearing request message and do not carry instruction, allow gateway (SGW, Serving Gateway) to revise Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address;

Mode two: upgrade in bearing request message and carry instruction, represents that gateway can change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, when not carrying instruction in renewal bearing request message, does not allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address;

Mode three: upgrade in bearing request message and carry two kinds of different instructions, represent respectively and allow or do not allow gateway to revise Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

2, also can realize according to existing procedure, the renewal bearing request message sending the Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address carrying or do not carry Access Network distribution, to gateway, wherein, if carried, indicates and does not allow, if do not carried, indicate permission.

Embodiments of the invention by for the type of current process at mobile management net element by sending to the renewal bearing request message of gateway, whether notice allows the information changing Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, avoid gateway change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the impact that user service data is transmitted of IP address, ensure that the experience effect of user.

Embodiment two

The present embodiment is further explained the method that control Tunnel Identifier of the present invention distributes for attachment flow.As shown in Figure 2, the present embodiment specifically comprises the steps:

Step 201: user terminal initiates attachment flow, user terminal sends attachment request to Access Network.

Step 202: attachment request is sent to mobile management net element by Access Network.

Step 203: set up default bearer between mobile management net element and gateway.

Step 204: carry out the operations such as RRC (RadioResource Control) configures, initial context foundation between mobile management net element and Access Network, user terminal, mobile management net element sends attachment to user terminal and accepts message.

Step 205: mobile management net element knows that the type of current process is attachment flow after receiving the attachment request (Attach Request) that Access Network sends.In this case, gateway is not allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.Wherein, the mode of concrete mobile management net element notification service gateway can be realized by one of following:

Mode one: mobile management net element carries instruction in the renewal bearing request message sending to gateway, indicating service gateway can not change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

Mode two: upgrade in bearing request message and do not carry instruction, represents and does not allow gateway to revise Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

Mode three: mobile management net element carries in two kinds of different instructions and represents unallowed instruction in the renewal bearing request message sending to gateway, represents and does not allow gateway to revise Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

Wherein, in above-mentioned 3 kinds of modes, concrete, this indication information can be realized by newly-increased cell or expansion cell.

2, mobile management net element also can realize according to existing procedure, sends the renewal bearing request message of the Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address carrying Access Network distribution to gateway.

Step 206: after gateway receives and upgrades bearing request message, know and do not allow amendment Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address (corresponding to the mode two that step 205 defines, gateway by do not carry in message instruction know do not allow amendment Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address), gateway does not change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

Gateway also can according to upgrading in bearing request message the Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address that carry Access Network distribution, then gateway thinks that the type of current process does not allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of gateway distribution, and gateway does not change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

The present embodiment knows that the type of current process is attachment flow after receiving by mobile management net element the attachment request that Access Network sends.Under this flow process, gateway is not allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, namely gateway change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address can be avoided to cause user service data packet loss or service disconnection, the Operating Complexity under partial picture can be simplified again.

Embodiment three

The present embodiment is further explained the method that control Tunnel Identifier according to the present invention distributes for se ce request procedure, the se ce request procedure that this flow process also can trigger for network side paging.As shown in Figure 3, the present embodiment specifically comprises the steps:

Step 301: user terminal sends service request information to Access Network.

Step 302: service request information is sent to mobile management net element by Access Network.

Step 303: mobile management net element sends initial context foundation to Access Network or RAB sets up request message.For setting up mobile management net element or the RAB between gateway and Access Network.

Step 304: set up radio bearer between Access Network and user terminal.

Step 305: Access Network sends initial context foundation to mobile management net element or RAB sets up response message.This step is the response message of step 303.

Step 306: service request (ServiceRequest) message that mobile management net element is sent according to the Access Network received knows that current ongoing flow process is se ce request procedure.

If mobile management net element is MME, meaning person MME is before transmission renewal bearing request message is to gateway, and the Tunnel End Point Identifier that gateway has distributed by MME and/or IP address send to Access Network.In this case, do not allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, the mode of MME notification service gateway specifically can adopt one of method of definition in embodiment two.If mobile management net element is SGSN, then in two kinds of situation:

1, SGSN does not allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

2, SGSN also needs to determine whether further to allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address according to SOT state of termination, request type, the directly information such as tunnel mode or data preservation situation.The state of user terminal when SGSN judges to initiate this flow process, if user terminal is in Idle state, and user terminal requests sets up signaling connection, in this case, allows gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.If user terminal is in Idle state, and user terminal requests recovers PDP Context, and current be direct tunnel mode, in this case, do not allow gateway change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.If user terminal is in Idle state, and user terminal requests recovers PDP Context, and current be indirect tunnel mode, in this case, allow gateway change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.If user terminal is in connected state, for the situation of indirect tunnel mode, SGSN allows gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.If user terminal is in connected state, for the situation of direct tunnel mode, SGSN judges which packet data network to connect (PDN Connection for, Packet Data Network Connection), radio network controller (RNC, Radio NetworkController) on preserved the Tunnel End Point Identifier and IP address that gateway distributes, which PDN connects and RNC does not also preserve the Tunnel End Point Identifier and IP address that gateway distributes.For the situation that Tunnel End Point Identifier RNC having preserved gateway distribution is connected with the PDN of IP address, gateway is not allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.For the situation that Tunnel End Point Identifier RNC not preserving gateway distribution is connected with the PDN of IP address, gateway is allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.SGSN knows the tunnel state between SGW and Access Network, and the Tunnel End Point Identifier that gateway distributes and IP address send to Access Network by SGSN, and Access Network release tunnel also will notify SGW by SGSN.SGSN can know the Tunnel End Point Identifier and IP address of whether RNC preserving gateway distribution.

Wherein, the mode of SGSN notification service gateway specifically can adopt one of method of definition in embodiment one.

Step 307: gateway parses the indication information upgraded in bearing request message, if this indication information allows amendment Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, gateway upgrades corresponding the Tunnel End Point Identifier carrying change in bearing response message, can also comprise IP address.

Further, if this indication information allows amendment Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, gateway is according to self strategy, and as because reasons such as overloads, gateway current needs revises Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.Gateway carries the Tunnel End Point Identifier of change in the renewal bearing response message of replying, and can also comprise the IP address of change.

According to the Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address whether carrying Access Network distribution in renewal bearing request message, gateway also can know whether the type of current process allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.If carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of Access Network distribution in renewal bearing request message, then gateway thinks that the type of current process does not allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of gateway distribution.If do not carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of Access Network distribution in renewal bearing request message, then gateway thinks that the type of current process allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of gateway distribution.

When allowing gateway to change the Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address that distribute, gateway upgrades Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of carrying change in bearing response message corresponding.In addition, gateway also according to self strategy, as reasons such as overloads, when gateway needs to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, can upgrade Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of carrying change in bearing response message corresponding.

For direct tunnel mode, mobile management net element receives after gateway is carried at and upgrades Tunnel End Point Identifier in bearing response message and/or IP address, rear extended meeting sends to Access Network, if mobile management net element is by PDP Context more new technological process, the Tunnel End Point Identifier that gateway distributes by the flow processs such as routing region updating and/or IP address send to Access Network.For indirect tunnel mode, the Tunnel End Point Identifier that mobile management net element local update gateway distributes and/or IP address.Because allow gateway to change Access Network in the flow process of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address discharged the tunnel, user face between gateway, or gateway is the tunnel, user face set up with SGSN, gateway changes Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address can not affect business.

The present embodiment determines whether to allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address by the type of current process, SOT state of termination, request type, the directly information such as tunnel mode or data preservation situation, namely can avoid user service data packet loss or service disconnection, the Operating Complexity under partial picture can be simplified again.

Embodiment four

The present embodiment is further explained the method that control Tunnel Identifier according to the present invention distributes for switching, reorientation flow process, as shown in Figure 4, switch, reorientation flow process be correspond to that S1/X2 switches, Inter RAT(Radio Access Type), the switching/reorientation flow process of Serving Radio Network System reorientation flow process, PS switching flow, Gn/Gp SGSN to MME/S4SGSN, combine direct-cut operation and Serving Radio Network System reorientation flow process, flow process that the Serving Radio Network System reorientation flow process etc. of enhancing causes due to reasons such as connected state user terminal move.The present embodiment specifically comprises the steps:

Step 401:UE and source Access Network carry out switching and prepare.

Step 402: source Access Network sends handover request message to source mobile management net element.

Step 403: source mobile management net element sends to target mobile management net element and forwards RELOCATION REQUEST message.

Step 404: if gateway changes, set up session between target mobile management net element and gateway.

Step 405: target mobile management net element sends handover request message to target access network, the then switch acknowledgment message that returns of receiving target Access Network.

Step 406: set up indirect data forwarding tunnel between target mobile management net element and SGW, this step is optional step.

Step 407: target mobile management net element sends to source mobile management net element and forwards relocation response message.

Step 408: source mobile management net element sends switch acknowledgment message to source Access Network.

Step 409: source Access Network sends switch acknowledgment message to UE.

Step 410:UE sends switch acknowledgment message to target access network.

Step 411: target access network sends handoff notification message to target mobile management net element.

Step 412: target mobile management net element sends to source mobile management net element and forwards reorientation completion notice message, the forwarding reorientation that then reception source mobile management net element returns completes acknowledge message.

Step 413: target mobile management net element knows that current is switching/reorientation flow process after receiving and forwarding RELOCATION REQUEST message.If mobile management net element is MME, then meaning person MME is before transmission renewal bearing request message is to gateway, and the Tunnel End Point Identifier that gateway has distributed by MME and/or IP address send to Access Network.In this case, gateway is not allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.Wherein, the mode of MME notification service gateway specifically can adopt one of method of definition in embodiment two.If mobile management net element is SGSN, then in two kinds of situation:

1.SGSN does not allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

2.SGSN preserves situation according to data and tunnel mode determines whether to allow gateway amendment Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address further.When for indirect tunnel mode, SGSN allows gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.When for direct tunnel mode, SGSN judges which PDN connects, and RNC has preserved Tunnel End Point Identifier and the IP address of gateway distribution, which PDN connects, and RNC does not also preserve Tunnel End Point Identifier and the IP address of gateway distribution.For the situation that Tunnel End Point Identifier RNC having preserved gateway distribution is connected with the PDN of IP address, gateway is not allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.For the situation that Tunnel End Point Identifier RNC not preserving gateway distribution is connected with the PDN of IP address, gateway is allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

Wherein, the mode of concrete SGSN notification service gateway specifically adopts one of method of definition in embodiment one.

Step 414: gateway parses the indication information upgraded in bearing request message, if this indication information allows amendment Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, gateway upgrades corresponding the Tunnel End Point Identifier carrying change in bearing response message, can also comprise IP address.

Further, if this indication information allows amendment Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, gateway is according to self strategy, and as because reasons such as overloads, gateway current needs revises Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.Wherein, under IP address does not have vicissitudinous situation, gateway carries the Tunnel End Point Identifier of change in the renewal bearing response message of replying, and can not comprise the IP address of change; When in the vicissitudinous situation in IP address, gateway carries the Tunnel End Point Identifier of change in the renewal bearing response message of replying, and can further include the IP address of change.

According to the Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address whether carrying Access Network distribution in renewal bearing request message, gateway also can judge whether the type of current process allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.If carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of Access Network distribution in renewal bearing request message, then gateway thinks that the type of current process does not allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of gateway distribution.If do not carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of Access Network distribution in renewal bearing request message, then gateway thinks that the type of current process allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of gateway distribution.

Under direct tunnel mode, SGSN receives after gateway is carried at and upgrades Tunnel End Point Identifier in bearing response message and/or IP address, rear extended meeting sends to Access Network, and as utilized PDP, more the Tunnel End Point Identifier that distributed by gateway of new technological process or se ce request procedure and/or IP address send to Access Network.Under indirect tunnel mode, the Tunnel End Point Identifier that SGSN local update gateway distributes and/or IP address.Because allow gateway to change Access Network in the flow process of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address discharged the tunnel, user face between gateway, or gateway is the tunnel, user face set up with SGSN, gateway changes Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address can not affect business.

The present embodiment knows that current is switching/reorientation flow process after receiving forwarding RELOCATION REQUEST message by target mobile management net element, determine whether to allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, namely can avoid user service data packet loss or service disconnection, the Operating Complexity under partial picture can be simplified again.

Embodiment five

The present embodiment is further explained the method that control Tunnel Identifier according to the present invention distributes for PDN connection building process.

As shown in Figure 5, the present embodiment specifically comprises the steps:

Step 501: user terminal requests PDN connection building process, user terminal sends the request of PDN connection establishment to mobile management net element.This request message sends to mobile management net element through Access Network.

Step 502: set up default bearer between mobile management net element and gateway.

Step 503: mobile management net element sends carrying to Access Network and sets up request, comprises and sends to the PDN connection establishment of user terminal to accept message.

Step 504: carry out RRC between Access Network with user terminal and be connected and reshuffle.

Step 505: Access Network sends carrying to mobile management net element and sets up response message, comprises user terminal and sends to the PDN connection establishment of mobile management net element to accept message.

Step 506: mobile management net element knows after receiving PDN connection establishment request message that current is the PDN connection building process of user terminal requests.If mobile management net element knows that current is the PDN connection establishment of user terminal requests, meaning person's mobile management net element is before sending renewal bearing request message to gateway, the Tunnel End Point Identifier distributed by gateway and IP address send to Access Network, in this case, gateway is not allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.Wherein, the mode of mobile management net element notification service gateway specifically adopts one of method of definition in embodiment two.

Step 507: gateway parses the indication information upgraded in bearing request message, this indication information does not allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

Gateway also according to upgrading in bearing request message the Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address that carry Access Network distribution, can know that the type of current process does not allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of gateway distribution.

Gateway sends and upgrades bearing response message to mobile management net element, does not carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and IP address in this message.

The present embodiment is by knowing that current is that the PDN connection building process of user terminal requests determines whether to allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, namely can decrease user service data packet loss or service disconnection, the Operating Complexity under partial picture can be simplified again.

Embodiment six

The present embodiment is further explained the method that control Tunnel Identifier according to the present invention distributes for PDP context activation request flow process.

As shown in Figure 6, the present embodiment specifically comprises the steps:

Step 601: user terminal initiates PDP context activation request flow process, and user terminal sends PDP context activation request message to mobile management net element, and this message sends to mobile management net element through Access Network.

Step 602: set up default bearer between mobile management net element and gateway.

Step 603: mobile management net element sends RAB to Access Network and sets up request, for setting up the RAB of mobile management net element/between gateway and Access Network.

Step 604: set up access bearer between Access Network and user terminal.

Step 605: Access Network sends RAB to Access Network and sets up response message, and this message is the response message of step 603.

Step 606: mobile management net element knows after receiving Article 1 message that the type of current process is the PDP context activation flow process that user terminal is initiated.If mobile management net element knows that current is PDP context activation flow process, then in two kinds of situation:

1. do not allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

2. mobile management net element determines whether to allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address according to information such as tunnel modes further.Mobile management net element knows whether be direct tunnel mode, if direct tunnel mode, mean that mobile management net element is sending more before new bearer request to gateway, the Tunnel End Point Identifier distributed by gateway and IP address send to Access Network, in this case, gateway is not allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.If not direct tunnel mode, in this case, gateway is allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

Wherein, the mode of mobile management net element notification service gateway specifically adopts one of method of definition in embodiment two.

Step 607: gateway parses the indication information upgraded in bearing request message, if this indication information allows amendment Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, gateway upgrades corresponding the Tunnel End Point Identifier carrying change in bearing response message, can also comprise IP address.

Mobile management net element receives after gateway is carried at and upgrades Tunnel End Point Identifier in bearing response message and/or IP address, the Tunnel End Point Identifier that mobile management net element local update gateway distributes and/or IP address.Because allowing gateway to change gateway in the flow process of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address is the tunnel, user face set up with mobile management net element, gateway changes Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address can not affect business.

The present embodiment, by determining whether for tunnel mode to allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, namely can be avoided user service data packet loss or service disconnection, can simplify again the Operating Complexity under partial picture.

Embodiment seven

The present embodiment is that example is further explained the method that control Tunnel Identifier according to the present invention distributes with the tracking area update flow process in the packet switching network of evolution (EPS, Evolved Packet Core).

As shown in Figure 7, the present embodiment specifically comprises following steps:

Step 701: user terminal sends tracking area update message to eNodeB when connected state or Idle state.

Message is sent to MME by step 702:eNodeB.

Step 703: new MME obtains user's context, if MME does not change, does not carry out.

Step 704: by tracking area update message, new MME knows that this flow process is tracking area update flow process, then in two kinds of situation:

1. allow SGW to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

2.MME determines whether allow SGW to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address further according to the state information of user terminal.The state information of the upper also maintenance customer's terminal of MME, if MME judges the tracking area update flow process of the user terminal initiation being Idle state, this illustrates the Tunnel End Point Identifier and IP address of eNodeB also not preserving gateway distribution, in this case, SGW is allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.If MME judges the tracking area update flow process of the user terminal initiation being connected state, this illustrates the Tunnel End Point Identifier and IP address that eNodeB have saved SGW distribution.In this case, SGW is not allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

Wherein, the mode of MME notification service gateway specifically adopts one of method of definition in embodiment one.

Step 705:SGW parses the indication information upgraded in bearing request message, if this indication information allows amendment Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, SGW upgrades corresponding the Tunnel End Point Identifier carrying change in bearing response message, can also comprise IP address.

Further, if this indication information allows amendment Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, SGW is according to self strategy, and as because reasons such as overloads, SGW current needs revises Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.SGW carries the Tunnel End Point Identifier of change in the renewal bearing response message of replying, and can also comprise the IP address of change.

According to the Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address whether carrying eNodeB distribution in renewal bearing request message, SGW also can judge whether the type of current process allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.If carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of eNodeB distribution in renewal bearing request message, then SGW thinks that the type of current process does not allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of SGW distribution.If do not carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of eNodeB distribution in renewal bearing request message, then SGW thinks that the type of current process allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of SGW distribution.

When allowing SGW to change the Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address that distribute, SGW upgrades Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of carrying change in bearing response message corresponding.In addition, SGW also according to self strategy, as reasons such as overloads, when SGW needs to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, can upgrade Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of carrying change in bearing response message corresponding.

Step 706: location registration.

Step 707:MME sends tracking area update to user terminal and accepts message.

MME receives after SGW is carried at and upgrades Tunnel End Point Identifier in bearing response message and/or IP address, and rear extended meeting sends to eNodeB, as the Tunnel End Point Identifier that distributed by gateway in follow-up se ce request procedure and IP address send to eNodeB.Because allow SGW to change eNodeB in the flow process of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address discharged the tunnel, user face between SGW, SGW changes Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address can not affect business.

The present embodiment knows the tracking area update flow process of the user terminal initiation being Idle state by MME, determine whether to allow SGW to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, namely can decrease user service data packet loss or service disconnection, the Operating Complexity under partial picture can be simplified again.

Embodiment eight

The present embodiment is further explained the method that control Tunnel Identifier according to the present invention distributes for routing region updating flow process.

As shown in Figure 8, the present embodiment specifically comprises following steps:

Step 801: user terminal sends routing region updating message to RNC when connected state or Idle state.

Message is sent to SGSN by step 802:RNC.

Step 803: new SGSN obtains user's context, if SGSN does not change, does not carry out.

Step 804:SGSN knows that this flow process is routing region updating flow process after receiving the routing region updating request message that Access Network sends, then divide three kinds of situations:

1. allow SGW to revise Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

2.SGSN determines whether allow SGW to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address further according to the state of user terminal.The state information of the upper also maintenance customer's terminal of SGSN, if SGSN judges the routing region updating flow process of the user terminal initiation being Idle state, this illustrates that the Tunnel End Point Identifier that SGW does not also distribute by SGSN and IP address send to RNC, in the case, SGW is allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.If SGSN judges the routing region updating flow process of the user terminal initiation being connected state, in the case, SGW is not allowed to revise Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

3.SGSN determines whether allow SGW to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address further according to the state of user terminal or data situation of preserving.For the routing region updating flow process that the user terminal of connected state is initiated, according to the user's context preserved, SGSN judges which PDN connects, RNC preserves Tunnel End Point Identifier and the IP address of service SGW, which PDN connects, and RNC does not also preserve Tunnel End Point Identifier and the IP address of SGW distribution.For the situation that Tunnel End Point Identifier RNC having preserved SGW distribution is connected with the PDN of IP address, SGW can not change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.For the situation that Tunnel End Point Identifier RNC not preserving SGW distribution is connected with the PDN of IP address, SGW is allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.For the routing region updating flow process that the user terminal of Idle state is initiated, SGW is allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

Wherein, SGSN notifies that the mode of SGW specifically adopts one of method of definition in embodiment one.

Step 805:SGW parses the indication information upgraded in bearing request message, if this indication information allows amendment Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, SGW upgrades corresponding the Tunnel End Point Identifier carrying change in bearing response message, can also comprise IP address.

According to the Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address whether carrying RNC distribution in renewal bearing request message, SGW also can judge whether the type of current process allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.If carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of RNC distribution in renewal bearing request message, then SGW thinks that the type of current process does not allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of SGW distribution.If do not carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of RNC distribution in renewal bearing request message, then SGW thinks that the type of current process allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of SGW distribution.

Step 806: location registration.

Step 807:SGSN sends routing region updating to user terminal and accepts message.

Under direct tunnel mode, SGSN receives after SGW is carried at and upgrades Tunnel End Point Identifier in bearing response message and/or IP address, and rear extended meeting sends to RNC, as by PDP, more the Tunnel End Point Identifier that distributed by SGW of new technological process and/or IP address send to RNC.Under indirect tunnel mode, the Tunnel End Point Identifier that SGSN local update gateway distributes and/or IP address.Because allow SGW to change RNC in the flow process of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address discharged the tunnel, user face between SGW, or establish the connection of tunnel, user face between SGSN and SGW, SGW changes Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address can not affect business.

By SGSN, the present embodiment knows that this flow process is routing region updating flow process, determine whether to allow SGW to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, namely can decrease user service data packet loss or service disconnection, the Operating Complexity under partial picture can be simplified again.

Embodiment nine

The present embodiment provides the another kind of method controlling Tunnel Identifier and distribute, and as shown in Figure 9, the method comprises:

Step S910: receive the renewal bearing request message that mobile management net element sends, whether described renewal bearing request message is used for notice and allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address;

Wherein, whether mobile management net element notification service gateway allows the mode changing Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address to be:

Upgrade in bearing request message the indication information carrying and whether allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, the instruction of this indication information allows or does not allow amendment Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, and mobile management net element indicates whether to allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address by carrying newly-increased cell or expanding cell.

Upgrade in bearing request message the Tunnel End Point Identifier and IP address that whether carry Access Network distribution, if it is represent not allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address that the endpoint of a tunnel carrying Access Network distribution represents with IP address, if the endpoint of a tunnel not carrying Access Network distribution represents and IP address, represents and allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

Step S920: if allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, then transmission carries the renewal bearing response message of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address to described mobile management net element.

In this step, gateway parses the indication information upgraded in bearing request message, knows whether the type of current process allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

By the Tunnel End Point Identifier and IP address whether carrying Access Network distribution in renewal bearing request message, gateway also can know whether the type of current process allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.If carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of Access Network distribution in renewal bearing request message, then gateway thinks that the type of current process does not allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of gateway distribution.If do not carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of Access Network distribution in renewal bearing request message, then gateway thinks that the type of current process allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of gateway distribution.

Embodiments of the invention determine whether carrying in the response message Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of change by gateway according to upgrading the information changing Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address that whether allows of carrying in bearing request message, avoid gateway change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the impact that user service data is transmitted of IP address, ensure that the experience effect of user.

Embodiment ten

The present embodiment provides a kind of mobile management net element, and as shown in Figure 10, this mobile management net element comprises:

Determining unit 1010, for determining whether the type of current process allows gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address;

Transmitting element 1020, upgrades bearing request message to described gateway for sending, and whether described renewal bearing request message is used for notification service gateway and allows gateway to change the information of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

Mobile management net element determines whether to allow gateway to change the information of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address for the type of different current process.In different current process, mobile management net element can receive different front end message, thus determines it is what type according to the front end message received, thus determines whether further to allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.Front end message refers to the message that user terminal, Access Network or other mobile management net element that mobile management net element received in the type of current process before transmission renewal bearing request message is to gateway are sent.The type of current process comprises attachment, service request, switching/reorientation, packet data network connection establishment (the PDN Connection of user terminal requests, Packet Data Network Connection), packet data protocol context activation (PDP Context, the Packet Data Protocol Context) flow process such as tracking area update, routing region updating.Mobile management net element comprises mobile management entity (MME, MobilityManagement Entity) or GPRS Service support node (SGSN, Serving GPRS SupportNode).

Wherein, mobile management net element also comprises:

Receiving element 1030, for receiving the front end message in current process.Then described determining unit knows the type of current process according to described front end message, and determines whether to allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address according to the type of current process.

Further, described receiving element, also for receiving the more new bearer request response of the Tunnel End Point Identifier after the change of carrying that gateway returns and/or IP address,

Notification unit 1040, for informing to Access Network by Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

Embodiments of the invention are by the type for current process, mobile management net element sends and upgrades the information whether bearing request message notification service gateway allows gateway change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, avoid gateway change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the impact that user service data is transmitted of IP address, ensure that the experience effect of user.

Embodiment 11

The present embodiment provides a kind of gateway, and as shown in figure 11, this gateway comprises:

Receiving element 1110, for receiving the renewal bearing request message that mobile management net element sends, described renewal bearing request message is used for notifying whether described gateway allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address;

Wherein, whether mobile management net element notification service gateway allows the mode changing Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address to be: indicate whether to allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address by cell newly-increased in renewal bearing request message or expansion cell; Or by upgrading bearing request message and whether carry Tunnel End Point Identifier that Access Network distributes and IP address indicating whether to allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, if carried, indicate and do not allow, if do not carried, indicate permission.

Transmitting element 1120, if allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, for send carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address renewal bearing response message to described mobile management net element.If or do not allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, then upgrade bearing response message to described mobile management net element for sending, wherein said renewal bearing response message does not carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

Indication information in the renewal bearing request message that receiving element 1110 receives, knows whether the type of current process allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

Or according to whether carrying Tunnel End Point Identifier that Access Network distributes and IP address judges whether the type of current process allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.If carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and the IP address of Access Network distribution in renewal bearing request message, then think that the type of current process does not allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of gateway distribution.If do not carry Tunnel End Point Identifier and the IP address of Access Network distribution in renewal bearing request message, then think that the type of current process allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of gateway distribution.

Wherein, when allowing gateway to change the Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address that distribute, gateway also comprises determining unit 1130 and needs the current Tunnel End Point Identifier of change and/or IP address for determining whether further according to apparatus overload situation and/or single board default situation; If so, then transmitting element sends the renewal bearing response message of the Tunnel End Point Identifier after carrying change and/or IP address to described mobile management net element.

By gateway, according to upgrading indicating whether of carrying in bearing request message, the information allowing to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address comes code reassignment Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address to embodiments of the invention, avoid gateway change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the impact that user service data is transmitted of IP address, ensure that the experience effect of user.

Embodiment 12

The present embodiment provides a kind of system controlling Tunnel Identifier and distribute, and as shown in figure 12, this system comprises:

Mobile management net element 1210, for determining whether the type of current process allows gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address; Send and upgrade bearing request message to described gateway, whether described renewal bearing request message is used for notification service gateway and allows gateway to change the information of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address;

Gateway 1220, for receiving the renewal bearing request message that mobile management net element sends, whether described renewal bearing request message is used for notice and allows to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address; If allow to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, then transmission carries the renewal bearing response message of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address to described mobile management net element.

Mobile management net element pointer determines whether to allow gateway to change the information of Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address to the type of different current process.In different current process, mobile management net element can receive different front end message, thus is what type according to the front end message determination current process received, thus determines whether further to allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.Front end message refers to the message that user terminal, Access Network or other mobile management net element that mobile management net element received in the type of current process before transmission renewal bearing request message is to gateway are sent.The type of current process comprises attachment, service request, switch, reorientation, packet data network connection establishment (the PDN Connection of user terminal requests, Packet Data Network Connection), packet data protocol context activation (PDP Context, Packet Data Protocol Context), the flow process such as tracking area update, routing region updating.Mobile management net element comprises mobile management entity (MME, Mobility Management Entity) or GPRS Service support node (SGSN, Serving GPRSSupport Node).Such as, the attachment flow that user terminal is initiated, mobile management net element knows that the type of current process is attachment flow after receiving the attachment request (Attach Request) that Access Network sends, and for attachment flow, does not allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.Except attachment flow, service request, switching, reorientation, packet data network are connected or packet data protocol context activation flow process, also do not allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.The type of current process be routing region updating or tracking area update time allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.Further, the type of current process be se ce request procedure or routing region updating flow process time, SGSN first judges to initiate the state of terminal in the user of this flow process.When user terminal is in Idle state, gateway is allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address; When user terminal is in connected state, gateway is not allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.When the type of current process is tracking area update request, MME first judges the state of the user terminal of initiating this flow process.When user terminal is in Idle state, gateway is allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address; When user terminal is in connected state, gateway is not allowed to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.Wherein, connected state refers to user has signaling to be connected with network side, is connected and the connection of S1_MME interface as there being RRC between user terminal with MME, has RRC to be connected and the connection of Iu interface, the exact position of network side perception user terminal between user terminal with SGSN.The signaling connection that Idle state refers between user and network side discharges, the approximate location of network side perception user terminal.The type of current process be service request, switching/reorientation or routing region updating flow process time, SGSN first judges to connect for this packet data network, whether radio network controller saves Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the IP address of gateway distribution, if do not preserved, allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, if saved, do not allow gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.When the type of current process is packet data protocol context activation flow process, mobile management net element first determines whether direct tunnel mode, not allowing when being direct tunnel mode gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, allowing when not being direct tunnel mode gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address.

The renewal bearing request message whether mobile management net element notification service gateway allows gateway to change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address specifically can be taked with one of under type:

Embodiments of the invention are by the type for current process, mobile management net element sends and upgrades bearing request message to gateway, whether notification service gateway allows the information changing Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or IP address, avoid gateway change Tunnel End Point Identifier and/or the impact that user service data is transmitted of IP address, ensure that the experience effect of user.

Above-described specific embodiment; object of the present invention, technical scheme and beneficial effect are further described; be understood that; the foregoing is only specific embodiments of the invention; the protection range be not intended to limit the present invention; within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any amendment made, equivalent replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. a mobile management net element, is characterized in that, comprising:

Determining unit, for according to the type of current process and the state determination indication information of subscriber equipment; Wherein, described indication information is used to indicate the Tunnel End Point Identifier or the IP address that allow gateway to change tunnel, user face;

Transmitting element, for sending more, new bearer request is to described gateway, and described more new bearer request carries described indication information.

2. mobile management net element as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprise:

Receiving element, for receiving front-end message;

Described determining unit is also for determining the type of described current process according to described front end message.

3. mobile management net element as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,

Described mobile management net element is mobile management entity MME;

Described determining unit, specifically for when the type of described current process is tracking area update and described subscriber equipment is in Idle state, determines described indication information.

4. mobile management net element as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,

Described mobile management net element is Serving GPRS Support Node SGSN;

Described determining unit, specifically for when the type of described current process is routing region updating and described subscriber equipment is in Idle state, determines described indication information.

5. the mobile management network element as described in as arbitrary in claim 1,3 and 4, is characterized in that, also comprise:

Receiving element, for receiving the more new bearer response that described gateway sends, new Tunnel End Point Identifier or new IP address are carried in described more new bearer response.

6. mobile management net element as claimed in claim 5, is characterized in that,

Described transmitting element, also for sending described new Tunnel End Point Identifier or described new IP address to Access Network.

7. the mobile management net element as described in as arbitrary in claim 1-4, it is characterized in that, described more new bearer request carries indication information, is specially:

Described more new bearer request carries described indication information by newly-increased cell or expansion cell.

8. a mobile management net element, is characterized in that, described mobile management net element is SGSN, and described mobile management net element comprises:

Determining unit, during for being service request, switching, reorientation or routing region updating when the type of current process and radio network controller not preserved Tunnel End Point Identifier or the IP address in the tunnel, user face that gateway has distributed, determine indication information; Wherein, described indication information is used to indicate the Tunnel End Point Identifier or the IP address that allow described gateway to change tunnel, user face;

9. mobile management net element as claimed in claim 8, is characterized in that, also comprise:

10. a mobile management net element, is characterized in that, described mobile management net element is SGSN, and described mobile management net element comprises:

Determining unit, for when the type of current process is packet data protocol context activation and is not direct tunnel mode, determines indication information; Wherein, described indication information is used to indicate the Tunnel End Point Identifier or the IP address that allow gateway to change tunnel, user face;

11. mobile management net elements as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that, also comprise: receiving element, and for receiving the more new bearer response that described gateway sends, new Tunnel End Point Identifier or new IP address are carried in described more new bearer response.

12. 1 kinds of methods controlling Tunnel End Point Identifier and distribute, is characterized in that, comprising:

Mobile management net element is according to the state determination indication information of the type of current process and subscriber equipment; Wherein, described indication information is used to indicate the Tunnel End Point Identifier or the IP address that allow gateway to change tunnel, user face;

Described mobile management net element sends more new bearer request extremely described gateway, and described more new bearer request carries described indication information.

13. methods as claimed in claim 12, is characterized in that, also comprise:

Described mobile management net element receiving front-end message;

Described mobile management net element determines the type of described current process according to described front end message.

14. methods as claimed in claim 12, it is characterized in that, described mobile management net element is mobile management entity MME;

Mobile management net element, according to the state determination indication information of the type of current process and subscriber equipment, comprising:

When the type of described current process is tracking area update and described subscriber equipment is in Idle state, described mobile management network element determines described indication information.

15. methods as claimed in claim 12, it is characterized in that, described mobile management net element is Serving GPRS Support Node SGSN;

When the type of described current process is routing region updating and described subscriber equipment is in Idle state, determine described indication information.

16. as arbitrary in claim 12-15 as described in method, it is characterized in that, also comprise:

Described mobile management network element receives the more new bearer response that described gateway sends, and new Tunnel End Point Identifier or IP address are carried in described more new bearer response.

17. methods as claimed in claim 16, is characterized in that, also comprise:

The described mobile management net element described new Tunnel End Point Identifier of transmission or described new IP address are to Access Network.

18. as arbitrary in claim 12-15 as described in method, it is characterized in that, described more new bearer request carries indication information, is specially:

19. 1 kinds of methods controlling Tunnel End Point Identifier and distribute, is characterized in that, comprising:

When the type of current process is service request, switching, reorientation or routing region updating and radio network controller is not preserved Tunnel End Point Identifier or the IP address in the tunnel, user face that gateway has distributed, mobile management net element determination indication information; Wherein, described indication information is used to indicate the Tunnel End Point Identifier or the IP address that allow described gateway to change tunnel, user face, and described mobile management net element is SGSN;

20. methods as claimed in claim 19, is characterized in that, also comprise:

21. 1 kinds of methods controlling Tunnel End Point Identifier and distribute, is characterized in that, comprising:

When the type of current process is packet data protocol context activation and is not direct tunnel mode, mobile management net element determination indication information; Wherein, described indication information is used to indicate the Tunnel End Point Identifier or the IP address that allow gateway to change tunnel, user face, and described mobile management net element is SGSN;

22. methods as claimed in claim 21, is characterized in that, also comprise: described mobile management network element receives the more new bearer response that described gateway sends, and new Tunnel End Point Identifier or IP address are carried in described more new bearer response.

23. 1 kinds of mobile management net elements, is characterized in that, comprising:

Determining unit, for the type determination indication information according to current process; Wherein, described indication information is used to indicate the Tunnel End Point Identifier or the IP address that do not allow gateway to change tunnel, user face;

24. mobile management net elements as claimed in claim 23, is characterized in that, also comprise:

Receiving element, for receiving front-end message;

25. mobile management net elements as claimed in claim 23, is characterized in that,

Described determining unit, specifically for when the type of described current process be attachment, service request, switching, reorientation, packet data network connection establishment or packet data protocol context activation time, determine described indication information.

26. as arbitrary in claim 23-25 as described in mobile management net element, it is characterized in that, also comprise:

Receiving element, for receiving the more new bearer response that described gateway sends, new Tunnel End Point Identifier or new IP address are not carried in described more new bearer response.

27. 1 kinds of mobile management net elements, is characterized in that, described mobile management net element is mobile management entity MME, and described mobile management net element comprises;

Determining unit, for when the type of current process is tracking area update and subscriber equipment is in connected state, determines indication information; Wherein, described indication information is used to indicate the Tunnel End Point Identifier or the IP address that do not allow gateway to change the tunnel, user face that described gateway has distributed;

28. mobile management net elements as claimed in claim 27, is characterized in that, also comprise:

29. 1 kinds of mobile management net elements, is characterized in that, described mobile management net element is Serving GPRS Support Node SGSN, and described mobile management net element comprises;

Determining unit, for when the type of current process is routing region updating and subscriber equipment is in connected state, does not allow gateway to change the Tunnel End Point Identifier in the tunnel, user face that described gateway has distributed or described IP address described in determining;

30. mobile management net elements as claimed in claim 29, is characterized in that, also comprise:

31. 1 kinds of mobile management net elements, is characterized in that, described mobile management net element is Serving GPRS Support Node SGSN, and described mobile management net element comprises:

Determining unit, is service request, switching, reorientation or routing region updating for the type when current process and radio network controller has been preserved Tunnel End Point Identifier or the IP address in the tunnel, user face that gateway has distributed, determining indication information; Wherein, described indication information is used to indicate the Tunnel End Point Identifier or the IP address that do not allow described gateway to change tunnel, user face;

32. mobile management net elements as claimed in claim 31, is characterized in that, also comprise:

33. 1 kinds of mobile management net elements, it is characterized in that,

Described mobile management net element is Serving GPRS Support Node SGSN, and described mobile management net element comprises:

Determining unit, for when the type of current process is packet data protocol context activation and be direct tunnel mode time, determine indication information; Wherein, described indication information is used to indicate gateway and does not allow the Tunnel End Point Identifier in change tunnel, user face or described IP address;

34. mobile management net elements as claimed in claim 33, is characterized in that, also comprise:

35. 1 kinds of methods controlling Tunnel End Point Identifier and distribute, is characterized in that, comprising:

Mobile management network element is according to the type determination indication information of current process; Wherein, described indication information is used to indicate the Tunnel End Point Identifier or the IP address that do not allow gateway to change tunnel, user face;

36. methods as claimed in claim 35, is characterized in that, also comprise:

Described mobile management net element receiving front-end message;

37. methods as claimed in claim 35, is characterized in that, described mobile management network element, according to the type determination indication information of current process, comprising:

When the type of described current process be attachment, service request, switching, reorientation, packet data network connection establishment or packet data protocol context activation time, described mobile management net element determines described indication information.

38. as arbitrary in claim 35-37 as described in method, it is characterized in that, also comprise:

Described mobile management net element receives the more new bearer response that described gateway sends, and new Tunnel End Point Identifier or new IP address are not carried in described more new bearer response.

39. 1 kinds of methods controlling Tunnel End Point Identifier and distribute, is characterized in that, comprising:

When the type of current process is tracking area update and subscriber equipment is in connected state, mobile management net element determination indication information; Wherein, described indication information is used to indicate the Tunnel End Point Identifier or the IP address that do not allow gateway to change the tunnel, user face that described gateway has distributed, and described mobile management net element is MME;

40. methods as claimed in claim 39, is characterized in that, also comprise:

41. 1 kinds of methods controlling Tunnel End Point Identifier and distribute, is characterized in that, comprising:

When the type of current process is routing region updating and subscriber equipment is in connected state, mobile management net element determination indication information; Wherein, described indication information is used to indicate the Tunnel End Point Identifier or the IP address that do not allow gateway to change the tunnel, user face that described gateway has distributed, and described mobile management net element is SGSN;

42. methods as claimed in claim 41, is characterized in that, also comprise:

43. 1 kinds of methods controlling Tunnel End Point Identifier and distribute, is characterized in that, comprising:

When the type of current process is service request, switching, reorientation or routing region updating and radio network controller has been preserved the Tunnel End Point Identifier in the tunnel, user face that gateway has distributed or described IP address, mobile management net element determination indication information; Wherein, described indication information is used to indicate described gateway and does not allow to change the Tunnel End Point Identifier in tunnel, user face or described IP address, and described mobile management net element is SGSN;

44. methods as claimed in claim 43, is characterized in that, also comprise:

45. 1 kinds of methods controlling Tunnel End Point Identifier and distribute, is characterized in that, comprising:

When the type of current process is packet data protocol context activation and be direct tunnel mode time, mobile management net element determination indication information; Wherein, described indication information is used to indicate gateway and does not allow to change the Tunnel End Point Identifier in tunnel, user face or described IP address, and described mobile management net element is SGSN;

46. methods as claimed in claim 45, is characterized in that, also comprise: