CN103685172A

CN103685172A - Method, equipment and system for triggering applications

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Publication number: CN103685172A
Application number: CN201210332171.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 薛国栋
Original assignee: Huawei Device Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Device Co Ltd
Priority date: 2012-09-10
Filing date: 2012-09-10
Publication date: 2014-03-26
Anticipated expiration: 2032-09-10
Also published as: WO2014036970A1; CN103685172B

Abstract

The invention provides a method, equipment and a system for triggering applications. According to the embodiment of the invention, MTC SP utilizes signing identifiers, application identifiers and external identifiers of MTC (Machine Type Communication) equipment to trigger MTC service; as triggering messages contain internal identifiers of the MTC equipment and the application identifiers, mobile management equipment can be enabled to record the internal identifiers of the MTC equipment and the application identifiers according to the received triggering messages, so that core network equipment can control and manage the applications triggered by the MTC equipment.

Description

Applications trigger method and apparatus, system

Technical field

The application relates to the communication technology, relates in particular to applications trigger method and apparatus, system.

Background technology

At machine to machine (Machine To Machine, M2M) communication also can be described as machine type communication (Machine Type Communication, MTC) in application, having the subscriber equipment (User Equipment, UE) of a large amount of low data traffic application is MTC equipment (MTC Device).

In prior art, MTC equipment adopts the mode based on data flow, carries out MTC business, is included in certain class packet with the business information of MTC traffic aided, to equipment of the core network, be transparent, thereby caused equipment of the core network cannot MTC business be managed and be controlled.

Summary of the invention

The application's many aspects provide applications trigger method and apparatus, system, in order to realize equipment of the core network, MTC business are managed and are controlled.

The application's one side, provides a kind of applications trigger method, comprising:

Equipment of the core network receives first and triggers message; Described first triggers the internal indicator that comprises application identities, MTC equipment in message, address and the trigger message of MTC SP;

Described equipment of the core network triggers message according to described first, to MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, send second and trigger message, described second triggers address and the described trigger message that comprises described application identities, described MTC SP in message, so that described MTC equipment according to described trigger message, trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTC SP; Wherein,

MTC-IWF entity receives the 3rd triggering message that described MTC SP sends, the described the 3rd triggers outside sign and the described trigger message that comprises signatory mark, described application identities, described MTC equipment in message, and utilize the outside of described signatory mark, described application identities and described MTC equipment to identify, to subscription data library inquiry, to obtain the address of internal indicator and the described MTC SP of described MTC equipment, and send described the first triggering message to described equipment of the core network.

Aspect as above and arbitrary possible implementation, further provide a kind of implementation,

Described equipment of the core network is mobile management device, and described the second triggering message is triggering request; Or

Described equipment of the core network is gateway device, and described the second triggering message is that request message is set up in Mobile Termination carrying.

Aspect as above and arbitrary possible implementation, further provide a kind of implementation, and described equipment of the core network also comprises before receiving the first triggering message:

Described MTC SP and described MTC equipment are carried out application register flow path, so that described MTC SP obtains the outside sign of described MTC equipment.

The application on the other hand, provides a kind of applications trigger method, comprising:

MTC SP generates the 3rd and triggers message, and the described the 3rd triggers outside sign and the trigger message that comprises signatory mark, application identities, MTC equipment in message;

Described MTC SP sends the described the 3rd to MTC-IWF entity and triggers message, so that described MTC-IWF entity utilizes the outside sign of described signatory mark, described application identities and described MTC equipment, to subscription data library inquiry, to obtain the address of internal indicator and the described MTC SP of described MTC equipment, and send the first triggering message to equipment of the core network;

Described first triggers the internal indicator that comprises described application identities, described MTC equipment in message, address and the described trigger message of described MTC SP, so that described equipment of the core network triggers message according to described first, to MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, send second and trigger message;

Described second triggers address and the described trigger message that comprises described application identities, described MTC SP in message so that described MTC equipment according to described trigger message, trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTC SP.

Aspect as above and arbitrary possible implementation, further provide a kind of implementation, and described MTC SP also comprises before sending described the 3rd triggering message to MTC-IWF entity:

Aspect as above and arbitrary possible implementation, further provide a kind of implementation, and described MTC SP and described MTC equipment are carried out application register flow path, so that described MTC SP obtains the outside sign of described MTC equipment, comprising:

Described MTC SP generating network application login request message, comprises described signatory mark and described application identities in described network application login request message;

Described MTC SP sends described network application login request message to NSCL entity, to apply registration;

Described MTC SP receives the equipment of described NSCL entity transmission and applies the message that succeeds in registration, described equipment is applied the outside sign that comprises described MTC equipment in the message that succeeds in registration, wherein, the outside of described MTC equipment is designated described NSCL entity and carries out in application register flow path and obtain at described MTC equipment.

The application on the other hand, provides a kind of equipment of the core network, comprising:

Receiving element, for receiving the first triggering message, and triggers transmission of messages to transmitting element, the internal indicator that comprises application identities, MTC equipment in described the first triggering message, address and the trigger message of MTC SP by described first;

Described transmitting element, for triggering message according to described first, to MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, send second and trigger message, described second triggers address and the described trigger message that comprises described application identities, described MTC SP in message, so that described MTC equipment according to described trigger message, trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTC SP; Wherein,

Described equipment of the core network is mobile management device; Described the second triggering message that described transmitting element sends is triggering request; Or

Described equipment of the core network is gateway device; Described the second triggering message that described transmitting element sends is that request message is set up in Mobile Termination carrying.

The application on the other hand, provides a kind of MTC SP, comprising:

Generation unit, triggers message for generating the 3rd, and triggers transmission of messages to transmitting element, the outside sign and the trigger message that in described the 3rd triggering message, comprise signatory mark, application identities, MTC equipment by the described the 3rd;

Described transmitting element, for send the described the 3rd to MTC-IWF entity, trigger message, so that described MTC-IWF entity utilizes described signatory mark, the outside sign of described application identities and described MTC equipment, to subscription data library inquiry, to obtain the address of internal indicator and the described MTCSP of described MTC equipment, and send the first triggering message to equipment of the core network, in described the first triggering message, comprise described application identities, the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, the address of described MTC SP and described trigger message, so that described equipment of the core network triggers message according to described first, to MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, send second and trigger message, in described the second triggering message, comprise described application identities, the address of described MTC SP and described trigger message, so that described MTC equipment is according to described trigger message, trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTC SP.

Aspect as above and arbitrary possible implementation, further provide a kind of implementation, and described MTC SP also comprises registering unit, for

Carry out application register flow path with described MTC equipment, to obtain the outside sign of described MTC equipment, and the outside sign of described MTC equipment is transferred to described generation unit, for described generation unit, according to the outside sign of described MTC equipment, generate the described the 3rd and trigger message.

Described generation unit, specifically for generating network application login request message, comprises described signatory mark and described application identities in described network application login request message;

Described registering unit is specifically for sending described network application login request message to NSCL entity, to apply registration, and the equipment that receives described NSCL entity transmission is applied the message that succeeds in registration, described equipment is applied the outside sign that comprises described MTC equipment in the message that succeeds in registration, wherein, the outside of described MTC equipment is designated described NSCL entity and carries out in application register flow path and obtain at described MTC equipment.

The application on the other hand, provides a kind of applications trigger system, comprises MTC SP, MTC-IWF entity and equipment of the core network; Wherein,

Described MTC SP, triggers message for generating the 3rd, and the described the 3rd triggers outside sign and the trigger message that comprises signatory mark, application identities, MTC equipment in message, and sends described the 3rd triggering message to described MTC-IWF entity;

Described MTC-IWF entity, be used for receiving the described the 3rd and trigger message, utilize the outside sign of described signatory mark, described application identities and described MTC equipment, to subscription data library inquiry, to obtain the address of internal indicator and the described MTC SP of described MTC equipment, and send the first triggering message to described equipment of the core network, described first triggers the internal indicator that comprises described application identities, described MTC equipment in message, address and the described trigger message of described MTC SP;

Described equipment of the core network, be used for receiving described first and trigger message, and trigger message according to described first, to MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, send second and trigger message, described second triggers address and the described trigger message that comprises described application identities, described MTC SP in message, so that described MTC equipment according to described trigger message, trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTC SP.

Aspect as above and arbitrary possible implementation, further provide a kind of implementation, described MTC SP also for, carry out application register flow path with described MTC equipment, so that described MTCSP obtains the outside sign of described MTC equipment.

Aspect as above and arbitrary possible implementation, further provide a kind of implementation, described MTC SP specifically for

Generating network application login request message, in described network application login request message, comprise described signatory mark and described application identities, and send described network application login request message to NSCL entity, to apply registration, the equipment that receives described NSCL entity transmission is applied the message that succeeds in registration, described equipment is applied the outside sign that comprises described MTC equipment in the message that succeeds in registration, wherein, the outside of described MTC equipment is designated described NSCL entity and carries out in application register flow path and obtain at described MTC equipment.

Receive the 3rd triggering message that MTC SP sends, the described the 3rd triggers outside sign and the trigger message that comprises signatory mark, application identities, MTC equipment in message;

The outside sign of utilizing described signatory mark, described application identities and described MTC equipment, to subscription data library inquiry, obtains the address of internal indicator and the described MTC SP of described MTC equipment;

To equipment of the core network, send first and trigger message, described first triggers the internal indicator that comprises described application identities, described MTC equipment in message, address and the described trigger message of described MTC SP.

The application on the other hand, provides a kind of MTC-IWF entity, comprising:

Receiving element, the 3rd triggering message sending for receiving MTC SP, the described the 3rd triggers outside sign and the trigger message that comprises signatory mark, application identities, MTC equipment in message;

Query unit, for utilizing the outside sign of described signatory mark, described application identities and described MTC equipment, to subscription data library inquiry, obtains the address of internal indicator and the described MTC SP of described MTC equipment;

Transmitting element, triggers message for sending first to equipment of the core network, and described first triggers the internal indicator that comprises described application identities, described MTC equipment in message, address and the described trigger message of described MTC SP.

As shown from the above technical solution, the embodiment of the present application utilizes the outside sign of signatory mark, application identities and MTC equipment to trigger MTC business by MTC SP, owing to triggering internal indicator and the described application identities that has comprised described MTC equipment in message, therefore, make the mobile management device can be according to the triggering message receiving, described equipment of the core network records internal indicator and the described application identities of described MTC equipment, so that can carry out control and management to the described application of described MTC device trigger.

Accompanying drawing explanation

In order to be illustrated more clearly in the embodiment of the present application or technical scheme of the prior art, to the accompanying drawing of required use in embodiment or description of the Prior Art be briefly described below, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is some embodiment of the application, for those of ordinary skills, do not paying under the prerequisite of creative work, can also obtain according to these accompanying drawings other accompanying drawing.

The schematic flow sheet of the applications trigger method that Fig. 1 provides for the application one embodiment;

The schematic flow sheet of the applications trigger method that Fig. 2 provides for another embodiment of the application;

The schematic flow sheet of the applications trigger method that Fig. 3 provides for another embodiment of the application;

The schematic flow sheet of the applications trigger method that Fig. 4 provides for another embodiment of the application;

The schematic flow sheet of the applications trigger method that Fig. 5 provides for another embodiment of the application;

The structural representation of the equipment of the core network that Fig. 6 provides for another embodiment of the application;

The structural representation of the MTC SP that Fig. 7 provides for another embodiment of the application;

The structural representation of the MTC SP that Fig. 8 provides for another embodiment of the application;

The structural representation of the equipment of the core network that Fig. 9 provides for another embodiment of the application;

The structural representation of the MTC SP that Figure 10 provides for another embodiment of the application;

The structural representation of the applications trigger system that Figure 11 provides for another embodiment of the application.

The schematic flow sheet of the applications trigger method that Figure 12 provides for another embodiment of the application;

The structural representation of the MTC-IWF entity that Figure 13 provides for another embodiment of the application;

The structural representation of the MTC-IWF entity that Figure 14 provides for another embodiment of the application.

Embodiment

For making object, technical scheme and the advantage of the embodiment of the present application clearer, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present application, technical scheme in the embodiment of the present application is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is the application's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Embodiment based in the application, those of ordinary skills are not making the every other embodiment obtaining under creative work prerequisite, all belong to the scope of the application's protection.

The application's technical scheme, can be applied to various mobile cellular networks, for example: global system for mobile communications (Global System for Mobile Communications, GSM) network, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service, GPRS) network, code division multiple access (Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA) network, CDMA2000 network, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA) network, TD SDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access, TD-SCDMA) network, Long Term Evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) network or World Interoperability for Microwave Access, WiMax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access, WiMAX) network etc.

Mobile management device, can be packet switching (Packet Switching, PS) mobile management device in territory, for example, Mobility Management Entity in LTE network (Mobility Management Entity, MME), can also be GPRS (General Packet Radio Service, GPRS) network, code division multiple access (Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA) network, CDMA2000 network, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA) network or TD SDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access, TD-SCDMA) the service universal grouping wireless service in network (General Packet Radio Service, GPRS) support node (Serving GPRS Supporting Node, SGSN), can also be circuit switching (Circuit Switching, CS) mobile management device in territory, for example, (the Mobile Switching Center of mobile switching centre in GSM network, MSC).

Gateway device, can be gateway general packet radio service (the General Packet Radio Service in GPRS network or cdma network, GPRS) support node (Gateway GPRS Supporting Node, GGSN), can also be grouped data network gateway (the Packet Data Network Gateway in LTE network, PGW), can also be the gateway (Access Service Network GateWay, ASN GW) of the access service network in WiMAX network.

Subscribed database can be attaching position register (Home Location Register, HLR)/home subscriber server (Home Subscriber Server, HSS).

In addition, term "and/or", is only a kind of incidence relation of describing affiliated partner herein, and expression can exist three kinds of relations, and for example, A and/or B, can represent: individualism A exists A and B, these three kinds of situations of individualism B simultaneously.In addition, character "/", generally represents that forward-backward correlation is to liking a kind of relation of "or" herein.

The schematic flow sheet of the applications trigger method that Fig. 1 provides for the application one embodiment, as shown in Figure 1.

101, equipment of the core network receives first and triggers message; Described first triggers the internal indicator that comprises application identities, MTC equipment in message, address and the trigger message of MTC SP.

Wherein, MTC-IWF (Interworking Function, abbreviation IWF) entity receives described MTC ISP (Service Provider, SP) the 3rd triggering message sending, in described the 3rd triggering message, comprise signatory mark, described application identities, outside sign and the described trigger message of described MTC equipment, and utilize described signatory mark, the outside sign of described application identities and described MTC equipment, to subscription data library inquiry, to obtain the address of internal indicator and the described MTC SP of described MTC equipment, and send described the first triggering message to described equipment of the core network.

102, described equipment of the core network triggers message according to described first, to MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, send second and trigger message, described second triggers address and the described trigger message that comprises described application identities, described MTC SP in message, so that described MTC equipment according to described trigger message, trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTC SP.

So-called trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTC SP, refer to that described MTC equipment, according to described trigger message, triggers application corresponding to described application identities, with the data that described application is related to, send to described MTC SP.

So far, described equipment of the core network can, according to described the first triggering message, record internal indicator and the described application identities of described MTC equipment, so that described equipment of the core network carries out control and management to the described application of described MTC device trigger.

It should be noted that, " application " mentioned in various embodiments of the present invention, is the abbreviation of " application program ", can be understood as MTC application, can include but not limited to mobility application and stationarity application.Wherein, mobility application, for example, the industries such as traffic, public security, customs, the tax, medical treatment, logistics are for the application of the mobile systems such as hand system, onboard system or shipborne system; Stationarity application, for example, the fixed system application used such as the trade information collections such as electric power, water conservancy, oil recovery, mining, environmental protection, meteorology, tobacco, finance or transaction system.

Alternatively, in one of the present embodiment possible implementation, equipment of the core network can be mobile management device, for example, and MME or SGSN etc., or can also be gateway device, for example, PGW or GGSN etc., the present embodiment does not limit this.

Alternatively, in one of the present embodiment possible implementation, it can be trigger request (Trigger Request) message that described the first triggering message and the described the 3rd triggers message.

Correspondingly, if equipment of the core network is mobile management device, so, described the second triggering message can be also trigger request (Trigger Request) message; If equipment of the core network is gateway device, so, described second triggers message can set up request (Bearer Set Up Request) message for Mobile Termination (Mobile Terminated, MT) carrying.

Alternatively, in one of the present embodiment possible implementation, before 101, MTC SP and MTC equipment can also further be carried out application register flow path, so that described MTC equipment obtains the outside sign of described MTC equipment.

It should be noted that, the internal indicator of related described MTC equipment in the present embodiment, refer to the sign of the operator inside of described MTC equipment belonging network, for example, international mobile subscriber identity (International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number, IMSI); The outside sign of described MTC equipment, refer to the sign for operator outside, the sign that normally the MTC equipment owner distributes, such as water supply company can be its each all piece water meter sign of allocating a device, for example, " water supply company+13244324, Haidian " etc.

In the present embodiment, by MTC SP, utilize the outside sign of signatory mark, application identities and MTC equipment to trigger MTC business, owing to triggering internal indicator and the described application identities that has comprised described MTC equipment in message, therefore, make the mobile management device can be according to the triggering message receiving, described equipment of the core network records internal indicator and the described application identities of described MTC equipment, so that can carry out control and management to the described application of described MTC device trigger.

The schematic flow sheet of the applications trigger method that Fig. 2 provides for another embodiment of the application, as shown in Figure 2.

201, MTC SP generates the 3rd and triggers message, and the described the 3rd triggers outside sign and the trigger message that comprises signatory mark, application identities, MTC equipment in message.

202, described MTC SP sends the described the 3rd to MTC-IWF entity and triggers message, so that described MTC-IWF entity utilizes described signatory mark, the outside sign of described application identities and described MTC equipment, to subscription data library inquiry, to obtain the address of internal indicator and the described MTCSP of described MTC equipment, and send the first triggering message to equipment of the core network, in described the first triggering message, comprise described application identities, the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, the address of described MTC SP and described trigger message, so that described equipment of the core network triggers message according to described first, to MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, send second and trigger message, in described the second triggering message, comprise described application identities, the address of described MTC SP and described trigger message, so that described MTC equipment is according to described trigger message, trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTC SP.

That is to say, described MTC equipment, according to described trigger message, triggers application corresponding to described application identities, with the data that described application is related to, sends to described MTC SP.

The schematic flow sheet of the applications trigger method that Figure 12 provides for another embodiment of the application, as shown in figure 12.

1201, receive the 3rd triggering message that MTC SP sends, the described the 3rd triggers outside sign and the trigger message that comprises signatory mark, application identities, MTC equipment in message;

1202, the outside sign of utilizing described signatory mark, described application identities and described MTC equipment, to subscription data library inquiry, obtains the address of internal indicator and the described MTC SP of described MTC equipment;

1203, to equipment of the core network, send first and trigger message, described first triggers the internal indicator that comprises described application identities, described MTC equipment in message, address and the described trigger message of described MTC SP.

It should be noted that, the executive agent of the present embodiment is MTC-IWF entity.

Particularly, described MTC SP specifically can generating network application login request message, in described network application login request message, comprise described signatory mark and described application identities, and send described network application login request message to NSCL entity, to apply registration, the equipment that receives described NSCL entity transmission is applied the message that succeeds in registration, described equipment is applied the outside sign that comprises described MTC equipment in the message that succeeds in registration, wherein, the outside of described MTC equipment is designated described NSCL entity and carries out in application register flow path and obtain at described MTC equipment.

For the method that the embodiment of the present application is provided is clearer, below will be with LTE network as an example.

The schematic flow sheet of the applications trigger method that Fig. 3 provides for another embodiment of the application, as shown in Figure 3.In the present embodiment, in advance at HLR/HSS, MTC-IWF entity and Network capability layer (Network Service Capability Layer, NSCL) between entity, carry out MTC business pre-configured, the content of described configuration comprises the internal indicator of the address of the NSCL entity of current service, the address of MTC SP and MTC equipment and the outside of MTC equipment sign.

301, MTC SP sends network application registration request (Network Application Registration Request) message to NSCL entity, comprises signatory mark (Subscription ID) and application identities (Application ID) in this network application login request message.

302, NSCL entity sends network application registration request to MTC SP and accepts (Network Application Registration Ack) message.

303, MTC equipment is by chain of command passage, to HLR/HSS, send signing inquiry and authentication request (Authenticationg) message, in this signing inquiry and authentication request message, comprise signatory mark (Subscription ID) and application identities (Application ID).

304, HLR/HSS sends signing inquiry and authentication request is accepted (Authenticationg Ack) message to MTC equipment, and the address that this signing inquiry and authentication request are accepted to comprise the NSCL entity that described MTC equipment is corresponding in message and the outside of described MTC equipment identify.

305, MTC equipment is by user's face passage, to NSCL entity transmitting apparatus application registration request (Device Application Registration Request) message, in this equipment application login request message, comprise the outside sign of signatory mark (Subscription ID), application identities (Application ID) and MTC equipment.

306, NSCL entity is accepted (Device Application Registration Ack) message to MTC equipment transmitting apparatus application registration request, this equipment application registration request accept to comprise in message network application succeed in registration (Network Application Registration Success) indicate.

307, NSCL entity applies to MTC SP transmitting apparatus (the Device Application Registration Success) message that succeeds in registration, and this equipment is applied the outside sign that comprises MTC equipment in the message that succeeds in registration.

308, MTC SP applies to NSCL entity transmitting apparatus acceptance (the Device Application Registration Success ACK) message that succeeds in registration.

So far, MTC SP obtains the outside sign that the relevant information that described MTC equipment completed the application of registration is application identities (Application ID) and described MTC equipment.

The schematic flow sheet of the applications trigger method that Fig. 4 provides for another embodiment of the application, after embodiment corresponding to Fig. 3, as shown in Figure 4.

401, MTC SP sends the 3rd trigger request (Trigger Request) message by NSCL entity to MTC-IWF entity, comprises outside sign and the trigger message of signatory mark (Subscription ID), application identities (Application ID), MTC equipment in the 3rd triggering request.

Particularly, MTC SP specifically can pass through HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) (HyperText Transfer Protocol, HTTP) request (HTTP Request) message sends described the 3rd triggering request to NSCL entity, then, by NSCL entity, by Tsp interface, to MTC-IWF entity, send described the 3rd triggering request.

402, MTC-IWF entity sends authentication and subscription request (Authentication and Subscription Request) message to HLR/HSS, comprises the outside sign of described signatory mark (Subscription ID), described application identities (Application ID) and described MTC equipment in this authentication and subscription request message.

Particularly, MTC-IWF entity specifically can send described authentication and subscription request message to HLR/HSS by S6m interface.

403, HLR/HSS sends authentication success (Authentication Success) message, the internal indicator that comprises described MTC equipment in this authentication success message and the address of described MTC SP to MTC-IWF entity.

Particularly, HLR/HSS specifically can send authentication success message to MTC-IWF entity by S6m interface.

404, MTC-IWF entity sends the first trigger request (Trigger Request) message to MME, comprises the internal indicator of described application identities, described MTC equipment, the address of described MTC SP and described trigger message in described the first triggering request.

Particularly, MTC-IWF entity specifically can send described the first triggering request to MME by T5 interface.

405, MME sends the second trigger request (Trigger Request) message to MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, comprises address and the described trigger message of described application identities, described MTC SP in this second triggering request.

Particularly, MME specifically can pass through Non-Access Stratum (Non-Access Stratum, NAS) signaling and sends described the second triggering request to MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator of described MTC equipment.

406, MTC equipment is according to described trigger message, to MME, send the second trigger request and accept (Trigger Ack) message, with trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTC SP.

Particularly, MTC equipment specifically can send described the second trigger request to MME by NAS signaling and accept message.

407, MME sends the first trigger request to MTC-IWF entity and accepts (Trigger Ack) message.

Particularly, MME specifically can send described the first trigger request to MTC-IWF entity by T5 interface and accept message.

408, MTC-IWF entity sends the 3rd trigger request by NSCL entity to MTC SP and accepts (Trigger Ack) message.

Particularly, MTC-IWF entity specifically can send described the second trigger request to NSCL entity by Tsp interface and accept message, then, by NSCL entity, by http response (HTTP Response) message, to MTC SP, send described the second trigger request and accept message.

So far, MME can be according to the internal indicator of the described MTC equipment comprising in described the first triggering request and described application identities, record internal indicator and the described application identities of described MTC equipment, so that this MME carries out control and management to the described application of described MTC device trigger.

The schematic flow sheet of the applications trigger method that Fig. 5 provides for another embodiment of the application, after embodiment corresponding to Fig. 3, as shown in Figure 5.

501, MTC SP sends the 3rd trigger request (Trigger Request) message by NSCL entity to MTC-IWF entity, comprises outside sign and the trigger message of signatory mark (Subscription ID), application identities (Application ID), MTC equipment in the 3rd triggering request.

502, MTC-IWF entity sends authentication and subscription request (Authentication and Subscription Request) message to HLR/HSS, comprises the outside sign of described signatory mark (Subscription ID), described application identities (Application ID) and described MTC equipment in this authentication and subscription request message.

503, HLR/HSS sends authentication success (Authentication Success) message, the internal indicator that comprises described MTC equipment in this authentication success message and the address of described MTC SP to MTC-IWF entity.

504, MTC-IWF entity sends the first trigger request (Trigger Request) message to PGW, comprises the internal indicator of described application identities, described MTC equipment, the address of described MTC SP and described trigger message in described the first triggering request.

Particularly, MTC-IWF entity specifically can send described the first triggering request to PGW by T5 interface.

505, PGW sends Mobile Termination (Mobile Terminated to MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, MT) request (Bearer Set Up Request) message is set up in carrying, and address and the described trigger message that comprises described application identities, described MTC SP in request message set up in this MT carrying.

506, MTC equipment is according to described trigger message, to PGW, send the MT carrying request of setting up and accept (Bearer Set Up Ack) message, with trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTC SP.

507, PGW sends the first trigger request to MTC-IWF entity and accepts (Trigger Ack) message.

Particularly, PGW specifically can send described the first trigger request to MTC-IWF entity by T5 interface and accept message.

508, MTC-IWF entity sends the 3rd trigger request by NSCL entity to MTC SP and accepts (Trigger Ack) message.

So far, PGW can be according to the internal indicator of the described MTC equipment comprising in described the first triggering request and described application identities, record internal indicator and the described application identities of described MTC equipment, so that this PGW carries out control and management to the described application of described MTC device trigger.

It should be noted that, for aforesaid each embodiment of the method, for simple description, therefore it is all expressed as to a series of combination of actions, but those skilled in the art should know, the application is not subject to the restriction of described sequence of movement, because according to the application, some step can adopt other orders or carry out simultaneously.Secondly, those skilled in the art also should know, the embodiment described in specification all belongs to preferred embodiment, and related action and module might not be that the application is necessary.

In the above-described embodiments, the description of each embodiment is all emphasized particularly on different fields, in certain embodiment, there is no the part of detailed description, can be referring to the associated description of other embodiment.

The structural representation of the equipment of the core network that Fig. 6 provides for another embodiment of the application, as shown in Figure 6, the equipment of the core network of the present embodiment can comprise receiving element 61 and transmitting element 62.Wherein, receiving element 61, for receiving the first triggering message, and triggers transmission of messages to transmitting element 62, the internal indicator that comprises application identities, MTC equipment in described the first triggering message, address and the trigger message of MTC SP by described first; Described transmitting element 62, for triggering message according to described first, to MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, send second and trigger message, described second triggers address and the described trigger message that comprises described application identities, described MTC SP in message, so that described MTC equipment according to described trigger message, trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTC SP.

Wherein, MTC-IWF entity receives the 3rd triggering message that described MTC SP sends, the described the 3rd triggers outside sign and the described trigger message that comprises signatory mark, described application identities, described MTC equipment in message, and utilize the outside of described signatory mark, described application identities and described MTC equipment to identify, to subscription data library inquiry, to obtain the address of internal indicator and the described MTC SP of described MTC equipment, and send described the first triggering message to described equipment of the core network.

The structural representation of the MTC-IWF entity that Figure 13 provides for another embodiment of the application, as shown in figure 13.The MTC-IWF entity of the present embodiment can comprise:

Receiving element 1301, the 3rd triggering message sending for receiving MTC SP, the described the 3rd triggers outside sign and the trigger message that comprises signatory mark, application identities, MTC equipment in message;

Query unit 1302, for utilizing the outside sign of described signatory mark, described application identities and described MTC equipment, to subscription data library inquiry, obtains the address of internal indicator and the described MTC SP of described MTC equipment;

Transmitting element 1303, triggers message for sending first to equipment of the core network, and described first triggers the internal indicator that comprises described application identities, described MTC equipment in message, address and the described trigger message of described MTC SP.

Correspondingly, if equipment of the core network is mobile management device, so, described the second triggering message that described transmitting element 62 sends can be also trigger request (Trigger Request) message; If equipment of the core network is gateway device, so, described the second triggering message that described transmitting element 62 sends can be that request (Bearer Set Up Request) message is set up in Mobile Termination (Mobile Terminated, MT) carrying.

This equipment is carried out as Fig. 1, Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and method embodiment illustrated in fig. 5 for corresponding, for Fig. 1, Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and the details of having described embodiment illustrated in fig. 5, repeats no more herein.

The structural representation of the MTC SP that Fig. 7 provides for another embodiment of the application, as shown in Figure 7, the MTC SP of the present embodiment can comprise generation unit 71 and transmitting element 72.Wherein, generation unit 71, triggers message for generating the 3rd, and triggers transmission of messages to transmitting element 72, the outside sign and the trigger message that in described the 3rd triggering message, comprise signatory mark, application identities, MTC equipment by the described the 3rd, described transmitting element 72, for send the described the 3rd to MTC-IWF entity, trigger message, so that described MTC-IWF entity utilizes described signatory mark, the outside sign of described application identities and described MTC equipment, to subscription data library inquiry, to obtain the address of internal indicator and the described MTC SP of described MTC equipment, and send the first triggering message to equipment of the core network, in described the first triggering message, comprise described application identities, the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, the address of described MTC SP and described trigger message, so that described equipment of the core network triggers message according to described first, to MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, send second and trigger message, in described the second triggering message, comprise described application identities, the address of described MTC SP and described trigger message, so that described MTC equipment is according to described trigger message, trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTC SP.

Alternatively, in one of the present embodiment possible implementation, as shown in Figure 8, the MTC SP of the present embodiment can further include registering unit 81, for carrying out application register flow path with described MTC equipment, to obtain the outside sign of described MTC equipment, and the outside sign of described MTC equipment is transferred to described generation unit 71, for described generation unit 71, according to the outside sign of described MTC equipment, generates the described the 3rd and trigger message.

Particularly, described generation unit 71 specifically can, for generating network application login request message, comprise described signatory mark and described application identities in described network application login request message; Correspondingly, described registering unit 81 specifically can be for sending described network application login request message to NSCL entity, to apply registration, and the equipment that receives described NSCL entity transmission is applied the message that succeeds in registration, described equipment is applied the outside sign that comprises described MTC equipment in the message that succeeds in registration, wherein, the outside of described MTC equipment is designated described NSCL entity and carries out in application register flow path and obtain at described MTC equipment.

This equipment is carried out as Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and method embodiment illustrated in fig. 5 for corresponding, for Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and the details of having described embodiment illustrated in fig. 5, repeats no more herein.

The structural representation of the equipment of the core network that Fig. 9 provides for another embodiment of the application, as shown in Figure 9, the equipment of the core network of the present embodiment can comprise network interface 91 and processor 92.Wherein, network interface 91, for receiving the first triggering request, described first triggers the internal indicator that comprises application identities, MTC equipment in message, address and the trigger message of MTC SP; Processor 92 is for triggering message, generation the second triggering message, the address and the described trigger message that comprise described application identities, described MTC SP in described the second triggering message according to described first; Described network interface 91 also sends described second for MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator to described MTC equipment and triggers message so that described MTC equipment according to described trigger message, trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTC SP.

It should be noted that, described network interface can include but not limited to wireline interface and/or wave point, and the present embodiment does not limit this.

Correspondingly, if equipment of the core network is mobile management device, so, described the second triggering message that described network interface 91 sends can be also trigger request (Trigger Request) message; If equipment of the core network is gateway device, so, described the second triggering message that described network interface 91 sends can be that request (Bearer Set Up Request) message is set up in Mobile Termination (Mobile Terminated, MT) carrying.

The structural representation of the MTC SP that Figure 10 provides for another embodiment of the application, as shown in figure 10, the MTC SP of the present embodiment can comprise processor 1001 and network interface 1002.Wherein, processor 1001, triggers message for generating the 3rd, and triggers transmission of messages to network interface 1002, the outside sign and the trigger message that in described the 3rd triggering message, comprise signatory mark, application identities, MTC equipment by the described the 3rd, described network interface 1002, for send the described the 3rd to MTC-IWF entity, trigger message, so that described MTC-IWF entity utilizes described signatory mark, the outside sign of described application identities and described MTC equipment, to subscription data library inquiry, to obtain the address of internal indicator and the described MTC SP of described MTC equipment, and send the first triggering message to equipment of the core network, in described the first triggering message, comprise described application identities, the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, the address of described MTC SP and described trigger message, so that described equipment of the core network triggers message according to described first, to MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, send second and trigger message, in described the second triggering message, comprise described application identities, the address of described MTC SP and described trigger message, so that described MTC equipment is according to described trigger message, trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTCSP.

Alternatively, in one of the present embodiment possible implementation, described processor 1001 can also be further used for carrying out application register flow path with described MTC equipment, to obtain the outside sign of described MTC equipment.

Particularly, described processor 1001 specifically can be for generating network application login request message, in described network application login request message, comprise described signatory mark and described application identities, to NSCL entity, send described network application login request message, to apply registration, and the equipment that receives described NSCL entity transmission is applied the message that succeeds in registration, described equipment is applied the outside sign that comprises described MTC equipment in the message that succeeds in registration, wherein, the outside of described MTC equipment is designated described NSCL entity and carries out in application register flow path and obtain at described MTC equipment.

The structural representation of the MTC-IWF entity that Figure 14 provides for another embodiment of the application, as shown in figure 10, the MTC SP of the present embodiment can comprise processor 1401 and network interface 1402.

Wherein, described network interface 1402, the 3rd triggering message sending for receiving MTC SP, triggers message by the described the 3rd and sends to described processor 1401, and the described the 3rd triggers outside sign and the trigger message that comprises signatory mark, application identities, MTC equipment in message.

Described processor 1401, for utilizing the outside sign of described signatory mark, described application identities and described MTC equipment, the inquiry request of generation to subscribed database, obtain the address of internal indicator and the described MTC SP of described MTC equipment, and generate the first triggering message, described first triggers the internal indicator that comprises described application identities, described MTC equipment in message, address and the described trigger message of described MTC SP.

Described network interface 1402, also for send described first to equipment of the core network, trigger message, for example, to the network equipment at described subscribed database place (attaching position register, HLR) send described inquiry request, and receive the internal indicator of described MTC equipment and the address of described MTC SP that the network equipment at described subscribed database place is sent.

As shown in figure 14, in the middle of a distortion of the present embodiment, described MTC-IWF entity can also comprise memory 1403, described subscribed database is stored in the memory 1403 of described MTC-IWF entity, now, processor 1401 can directly obtain the internal indicator of described MTC equipment and the address of described MTC SP from memory 1403 dedicated query, and without generating the inquiry request sending by network interface 1402.

The structural representation of the applications trigger system that Figure 11 provides for another embodiment of the application, as shown in figure 11.The applications trigger system of the present embodiment comprises MTC SP 1101, MTC-IWF entity 1102 and equipment of the core network 1103; Wherein,

Described MTC SP 1101, triggers message for generating the 3rd, and the described the 3rd triggers outside sign and the trigger message that comprises signatory mark, application identities, MTC equipment in message, and sends described the 3rd triggering message to described MTC-IWF entity;

Described MTC-IWF entity 1102, be used for receiving the described the 3rd and trigger message, utilize the outside sign of described signatory mark, described application identities and described MTC equipment, to subscription data library inquiry, to obtain the address of internal indicator and the described MTC SP of described MTC equipment, and send the first triggering message to described equipment of the core network, described first triggers the internal indicator that comprises described application identities, described MTC equipment in message, address and the described trigger message of described MTC SP;

Described equipment of the core network 1103, be used for receiving described first and trigger message, and trigger message according to described first, to MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, send second and trigger message, described second triggers address and the described trigger message that comprises described application identities, described MTC SP in message, so that described MTC equipment according to described trigger message, trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTC SP.

Alternatively, in one of the present embodiment possible implementation, described MTC SP1101 is also for carrying out application register flow path with described MTC equipment, so that described MTC SP obtains the outside sign of described MTC equipment.

Particularly, described MTC SP1101 specifically can be for generating network application login request message, in described network application login request message, comprise described signatory mark and described application identities, and send described network application login request message to NSCL entity, to apply registration, the equipment that receives described NSCL entity transmission is applied the message that succeeds in registration, described equipment is applied the outside sign that comprises described MTC equipment in the message that succeeds in registration, wherein, the outside of described MTC equipment is designated described NSCL entity and carries out in application register flow path and obtain at described MTC equipment.

Those skilled in the art can be well understood to, for convenience and simplicity of description, the system of foregoing description, the specific works process of device and unit, can, with reference to the corresponding process in preceding method embodiment, not repeat them here.

In the several embodiment that provide in the application, should be understood that, disclosed system, apparatus and method, can realize by another way.For example, device embodiment described above is only schematic, for example, the division of described unit, be only that a kind of logic function is divided, during actual realization, can have other dividing mode, for example a plurality of unit or assembly can in conjunction with or can be integrated into another system, or some features can ignore, or do not carry out.Another point, shown or discussed coupling each other or direct-coupling or communication connection can be by some interfaces, indirect coupling or the communication connection of device or unit can be electrically, machinery or other form.

The described unit as separating component explanation can or can not be also physically to separate, and the parts that show as unit can be or can not be also physical locations, can be positioned at a place, or also can be distributed in a plurality of network element.Can select according to the actual needs some or all of unit wherein to realize the object of the present embodiment scheme.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the application can be integrated in a processing unit, can be also that the independent physics of unit exists, and also can be integrated in a unit two or more unit.Above-mentioned integrated unit both can adopt the form of hardware to realize, and the form that also can adopt hardware to add SFU software functional unit realizes.

The integrated unit that the above-mentioned form with SFU software functional unit realizes, can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium.Above-mentioned SFU software functional unit is stored in a storage medium, comprise that some instructions are with so that a computer equipment (can be personal computer, server, or the network equipment etc.) or processor (processor) carry out the part steps of method described in each embodiment of the application.And aforesaid storage medium comprises: various media that can be program code stored such as USB flash disk, portable hard drive, read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), magnetic disc or CDs.

Finally it should be noted that: above embodiment only, in order to the application's technical scheme to be described, is not intended to limit; Although the application is had been described in detail with reference to previous embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: its technical scheme that still can record aforementioned each embodiment is modified, or part technical characterictic is wherein equal to replacement; And these modifications or replacement do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution depart from the spirit and scope of each embodiment technical scheme of the application.

Claims

1. an applications trigger method, is characterized in that, comprising:

Equipment of the core network receives first and triggers message; Described first triggers the internal indicator that comprises application identities, machine type communication MTC equipment in message, address and the trigger message of MTC ISP SP;

MTC-IWF IWF entity receives the 3rd triggering message that described MTC SP sends, the described the 3rd triggers outside sign and the described trigger message that comprises signatory mark, described application identities, described MTC equipment in message, and utilize the outside of described signatory mark, described application identities and described MTC equipment to identify, to subscription data library inquiry, to obtain the address of internal indicator and the described MTC SP of described MTC equipment, and send described the first triggering message to described equipment of the core network.

2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that,

3. method according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that, described equipment of the core network also comprises before receiving the first triggering message:

4. an applications trigger method, is characterized in that, comprising:

Machine type communication MTC ISP SP generates the 3rd and triggers message, and the described the 3rd triggers outside sign and the trigger message that comprises signatory mark, application identities, MTC equipment in message;

Described MTC SP sends the described the 3rd to MTC-IWF IWF entity and triggers message, so that described MTC-IWF entity utilizes the outside sign of described signatory mark, described application identities and described MTC equipment, to subscription data library inquiry, to obtain the address of internal indicator and the described MTCSP of described MTC equipment, and send the first triggering message to equipment of the core network;

5. method according to claim 4, is characterized in that,

6. according to the method described in claim 4 or 5, it is characterized in that, described MTC SP also comprises before sending described the 3rd triggering message to MTC-IWF entity:

7. method according to claim 6, is characterized in that, described MTC SP and described MTC equipment are carried out application register flow path, so that described MTC SP obtains the outside sign of described MTC equipment, comprising:

Described MTC SP sends described network application login request message to Network capability layer NSCL entity, to apply registration;

8. an equipment of the core network, is characterized in that, comprising:

Receiving element, be used for receiving the first triggering message, and trigger transmission of messages to transmitting element, the internal indicator that comprises application identities, machine type communication MTC equipment in described the first triggering message, address and the trigger message of MTC ISP SP by described first;

9. equipment of the core network according to claim 8, is characterized in that,

10. a machine type communication MTC ISP SP, is characterized in that, comprising:

Described transmitting element, for send the described the 3rd to MTC-IWF IWF entity, trigger message, so that described MTC-IWF entity utilizes described signatory mark, the outside sign of described application identities and described MTC equipment, to subscription data library inquiry, to obtain the address of internal indicator and the described MTC SP of described MTC equipment, and send the first triggering message to equipment of the core network, in described the first triggering message, comprise described application identities, the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, the address of described MTC SP and described trigger message, so that described equipment of the core network triggers message according to described first, to MTC equipment corresponding to the internal indicator of described MTC equipment, send second and trigger message, in described the second triggering message, comprise described application identities, the address of described MTC SP and described trigger message, so that described MTC equipment is according to described trigger message, trigger described application identities corresponding be applied to described MTC SP.

11. MTC SP according to claim 10, is characterized in that,

12. according to the MTC SP described in claim 10 or 11, it is characterized in that, described MTC SP also comprises registering unit, for

13. MTC SP according to claim 12, is characterized in that,

Described registering unit is specifically for sending described network application login request message to Network capability layer NSCL entity, to apply registration, and the equipment that receives described NSCL entity transmission is applied the message that succeeds in registration, described equipment is applied the outside sign that comprises described MTC equipment in the message that succeeds in registration, wherein, the outside of described MTC equipment is designated described NSCL entity and carries out in application register flow path and obtain at described MTC equipment.

14. 1 kinds of applications trigger systems, is characterized in that, comprise machine type communication MTC ISP SP, MTC-IWF IWF entity and equipment of the core network; Wherein,

15. systems according to claim 14, is characterized in that,

16. according to the system described in claims 14 or 15, it is characterized in that, described MTC SP is also for carrying out application register flow path with described MTC equipment, so that described MTC SP obtains the outside sign of described MTC equipment.

17. systems according to claim 16, it is characterized in that, described MTC SP is specifically for generating network application login request message, in described network application login request message, comprise described signatory mark and described application identities, and send described network application login request message to Network capability layer NSCL entity, to apply registration, the equipment that receives described NSCL entity transmission is applied the message that succeeds in registration, described equipment is applied the outside sign that comprises described MTC equipment in the message that succeeds in registration, wherein, the outside of described MTC equipment is designated described NSCL entity and carries out and obtain in application register flow path at described MTC equipment.

18. 1 kinds of applications trigger methods, is characterized in that, comprising:

Receive the 3rd triggering message that machine type communication MTC ISP SP sends, the described the 3rd triggers outside sign and the trigger message that comprises signatory mark, application identities, MTC equipment in message;

19. 1 kinds of machine type communication MTC-IWF IWF entities, is characterized in that, comprising:

Receiving element, the 3rd triggering message sending for receiving MTC ISP SP, the described the 3rd triggers outside sign and the trigger message that comprises signatory mark, application identities, MTC equipment in message;