CN104219656A

CN104219656A - Service control method for machine type communication equipment, related devices and service control systems

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Publication number: CN104219656A
Application number: CN201410446804.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张万强; 郭小龙; 于琦; 胡华东
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2010-08-26
Filing date: 2010-08-26
Publication date: 2014-12-17
Anticipated expiration: 2030-08-26
Also published as: CN104219656B

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention discloses a service control method for machine type communication equipment, related devices and service control systems. The service control method includes that access network elements receive service request information from a core network element, wherein the service request information includes equipment type indication information of UE (user equipment), and the equipment type indication information of the UE is used for indicating whether the UE is the machine type communication equipment or not; the equipment type of the UE is determined according to the equipment type indication information of the UE; if current loads of the access network elements exceed set thread values, whether to execute service operations corresponding to the service request information is decided according to the equipment type of the UE. The service control method, the related devices and the service control systems are beneficial for limitation on MTC (machine type communication) services triggered by the core network element or other access network elements, so that influences of the MTC services on H2H (human to human) services can be reduced.

Description

The service control method of machine type communication equipment and relevant apparatus and system

Technical field

The present invention relates to the communications field, particularly relate to the service control method of machine type communication equipment and relevant apparatus and system.

Background technology

Machine type communication (MTC, Machine Type Communications) apply the network communication referring to and carry out when not needing artificial participation between one or more network element, as application such as traffic control and management, remote meter reading, remote monitoring, mobile payment, locating and tracking, medical monitorings.Business as remote monitoring, typical scene is the information that sensor node obtains environment, then by radio communication, environmental data is sent to corresponding Controlling vertex, Controlling vertex more environmentally data carry out different process.

In actual applications, usually subscriber equipment (UE, User Equipment) is divided into two kinds of main Types, i.e. MTC device and Human To Human (H2H, Human to Human) communication apparatus.

At System Architecture Evolution (SAE, System Architecture Evolution) in communication system, H2H communication apparatus or MTC device are by the evolution base station (eNB of Access Network, E-UTRAN NodeB) be linked into the Mobility Management Entity (MME of core net, Mobility Management Entity) and gateway (S-GW, Serving Gateway), and be connected to grouped data network gateway (P-GW, Packet Data Network Gateway) through S-GW.

In downlink business controls, existing wireless network is when serving for UE (MTC device or H2H communication apparatus), network side is normally served MTC device and H2H communication apparatus according to identical business processing logic, and due to Radio Resource restriction, a large amount of deployment of MTC device can affect greatly H2H business, and access or the business that such as may limit H2H equipment are carried out.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of service control method of machine type communication equipment and relevant apparatus and system, carries out for the business limiting MTC device, to reduce its impact on H2H business.

For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the embodiment of the present invention provides following technical scheme:

A service control method for machine type communication equipment, comprising:

Access network elements receives the business request information from core network element, and carry the device type indication information of user equipment (UE) in above-mentioned business request information, the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether above-mentioned UE is machine type communication equipment;

The device type of above-mentioned UE is determined according to the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE;

If above-mentioned access network elements present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, then determine whether perform business operation corresponding to above-mentioned business request information according to the device type of above-mentioned UE.

A service control method for machine type communication equipment, comprising:

Target access network network element receives the handover request message from source access network elements, and carry the device type indication information of UE in above-mentioned handover request message, the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether above-mentioned UE is machine type communication equipment;

If the present load of above-mentioned target access network network element exceedes the threshold value of setting, then determine whether perform handover operation corresponding to above-mentioned handover request message according to the device type of above-mentioned UE.

A kind of access network elements, comprising:

First receiving element, for receiving the business request information from core network element, carries the device type indication information of UE in above-mentioned business request information, the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether above-mentioned UE is machine type communication equipment;

First determination module, for determining the device type of above-mentioned UE according to the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE;

First Service Control Unit, for when above-mentioned access network elements present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, the device type according to above-mentioned UE determines whether perform business operation corresponding to above-mentioned business request information.

A kind of access network elements, comprising:

Second receiving element, for receiving the handover request message from source access network elements, carries the device type indication information of UE in above-mentioned handover request message, the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether above-mentioned UE is machine type communication equipment;

Second determination module, for determining the device type of above-mentioned UE according to the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE;

Second Service Control Unit, for when above-mentioned access network elements present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, the device type according to above-mentioned UE determines whether perform handover operation corresponding to above-mentioned handover request message.

A kind of service control system, comprising:

Core network element and access network elements,

Above-mentioned access network elements, for receiving the business request information from above-mentioned core network element, carry the device type indication information of UE in above-mentioned business request information, wherein, the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether above-mentioned UE is machine type communication equipment; The device type of above-mentioned UE is determined according to the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE; If above-mentioned access network elements present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, then determine whether perform business operation corresponding to above-mentioned business request information according to the device type of above-mentioned UE.

A kind of service control system, comprising:

Target access network network element and source access network elements,

Wherein, above-mentioned target access network network element, for receiving the handover request message from above-mentioned source access network elements, carry the device type indication information of UE in above-mentioned handover request message, the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether above-mentioned UE is machine type communication equipment; If the present load of above-mentioned target access network network element exceedes the threshold value of setting, then determine whether perform handover operation corresponding to above-mentioned handover request message according to the device type of above-mentioned UE.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, core network element or other access network elements carry the device type indication information of UE in the business request information issued to access network elements, the device type indication information of this UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether this UE is MTC device, make access network elements can after receiving this business request information, type instruction according to UE determines whether this UE is machine type communication equipment, if the current load of access network elements exceedes the threshold value of setting, then can determine whether perform business operation corresponding to this business request information according to the device type of this UE, this mechanism can control for MTC device, be conducive to the carrying out of the MTC service limiting core network element or the triggering of other access network elements, thus the impact of MTC service on H2H business can be reduced.

Accompanying drawing explanation

The schematic flow sheet of the service control method of a kind of machine type communication equipment that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The schematic flow sheet of the service control method of the another kind of machine type communication equipment that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The schematic flow sheet of the service control method of the another kind of machine type communication equipment that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The schematic flow sheet of the service control method of the another kind of machine type communication equipment that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The schematic flow sheet of the service control method of the another kind of machine type communication equipment that Fig. 5 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The schematic flow sheet of the service control method of the another kind of machine type communication equipment that Fig. 6 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The schematic flow sheet of the service control method of the another kind of machine type communication equipment that Fig. 7 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The structural representation of a kind of access network elements that Fig. 8 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The structural representation of the another kind of access network elements that Fig. 9 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The structural representation of a kind of service control system that Figure 10 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The structural representation of the another kind of service control system that Figure 11 provides for the embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment

Embodiments provide a kind of service control method of machine type communication equipment, carry out for the business limiting MTC device, to reduce its impact on H2H business.

What first illustrate is, embodiment of the present invention indication access network elements is the entity that can realize terminal wireless access-in management, different titles may be had in different networks, position and product form, the access network elements of the embodiment of the present invention such as can refer to: evolved universal mobile communication system (UMTS, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) land radio access web (E-UTRAN, Evolved UMTS Territorial Radio Access Network) in evolution base station (eNodeB), the base station of Home eNodeB (HeNB) or other type, or, UMTS Terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN, UMTS Territorial Radio Access Network)/GSM EDGE wireless access network (GERAN, GSM EDGE Radio Access Network) in base station controller or radio network controller (RNC, Radio Network Controller) etc., in non-3 GPP network, access network elements can refer to: WLAN (wireless local area network) (WLAN, Wireless Local Area Network) in there is evolution packet data gateway (ePDG, Evolved Packet Data Gateway) entity of Access Network logic function, micro-wave access global inter communication (WiMAX, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) access service network base station (ASN BS in network, Access Service Network Base Station), or Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) (CDMA, Code Division Multiple Access) there is High Rate Packet Data Access Network (HRPD AN in network, High Rate Packet Data Access Network) entity of Access Network logic function, or in other network, realize the entity of terminal wireless access-in management.

Embodiment of the present invention indication mobile management network element is the entity that can realize terminal mobility management logic function, different titles, position and product form may be had in different networks, the mobile management network element of the embodiment of the present invention such as can refer to: the MME be connected with E-UTRAN, the service node (SGSN, Serving GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Support Node) of GPRS be connected with UTRAN/GERAN; IAD (AGW in non-3 GPP network, Access Gateway) there is in WLAN the entity realizing mobile management logic function in the entity or other network in access service network gateway (ASN GW, Access Service Network Gateway) in the entity of ePDG mobile management logic function, Wimax network, cdma network with HRPD AN mobile management logic function.

Below the service control method of machine type communication equipment in the embodiment of the present invention is described.

An embodiment of the service control method of machine type communication equipment in the embodiment of the present invention, can comprise: access network elements receives the business request information from core network element, carry the device type indication information of user equipment (UE) in this business request information, the device type indication information of this UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether this UE is machine type communication equipment; The device type of this UE is determined according to the device type indication information of UE; If access network elements present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, then determine whether perform business operation corresponding to above-mentioned business request information according to the device type of this UE.

Refer to Fig. 1, concrete steps can comprise:

101, access network elements receives the business request information from core network element;

In actual applications, as needing paging UE (as MTC device or H2H communication apparatus), need to set up the initial context of corresponding UE, need to carry out the access network elements of UE and to switch or under other application scenarios, core network element (as mobile management network element) can send business request information to access network elements, performs business operation corresponding to this business request information with triggering access network network element.

For example, mobile management network element can send to access network elements the paging request message triggering paging UE, triggering access network network element paging UE; Or mobile management network element can send initial context to access network elements and set up request message, and triggering access network network element sets up the initial context of corresponding UE; Or mobile management network element can send handover request message to access network elements, triggering access network network element performs the access network elements handover operation etc. of corresponding UE.

Core network element can carry the device type indication information of UE in business request information, the device type indication information of this UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether this UE is machine type communication equipment, access network elements is when receiving this business request information, can according to the UE device type indication information carried in business request information, whether the device type knowing the UE that this business request information is corresponding is MTC device, and the device type of this UE can be MTC device or H2H equipment.

Be understandable that, the mode that core network element carries the device type indication information of UE in business request information has a lot, as new parameter can be increased to indicate the device type of UE in the business request information of existing standard, also can be indicated by the device type of meaning to UE of parameter existing in extended request message, as increased some to indicate the device type of UE in existing parameter, same, also indicating bit can not be increased in existing parameter, and use some position of existing parameter to indicate, be not construed as limiting herein.

Further, core network element also can carry the business indication information of the priority being used to indicate this business in business request information.Wherein, the business indication information being used to indicate the priority of business such as can indicate the priority sequence number of this business, also can indicate service attribute such as time tolerance (such as to allow to postpone or do not allow to postpone, or allow to postpone duration etc.) information (in actual applications, can think that time tolerance is lower, namely allow the time of delay shorter, the priority of its correspondence is also higher), or other directly or indirectly can indicate the information of the priority of this business, is not construed as limiting herein.Same, the mode that core network element carries business indication information in business request information also has a lot, priority as indicating services can by increasing parameter priority instruction (can be high priority, low priority or set of number as 0 to 13 etc. mode) in business request information, also can use existing parameter to represent, be not construed as limiting herein.

Be understandable that, core network element can also carry out of Memory in business request information, the mark of such as UE, and bearing identification etc., are not construed as limiting herein.

102, access network elements determines the device type of this UE according to the device type indication information of UE;

103, access network elements determines whether perform business operation corresponding to this business request information according to the device type of this UE;

Wherein, if access network elements present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, then access network elements can determine whether perform business operation corresponding to this business request information according to the device type of UE, if so, then performs step 104; If not, then step 105 is performed.

Under a kind of application scenarios, if access network elements present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, then can determine whether perform business operation corresponding to above-mentioned business request information according to the device type of UE, specifically can comprise: if the device type of UE is MTC device, can refuse to perform business operation corresponding to this business request information, and the message that refusal performs business operation corresponding to business request information can be sent, certainly, if meet predetermined condition, access network elements also can perform business operation corresponding to this business request information; If the device type of UE is H2H equipment, then access network elements can perform business operation corresponding to this business request information.

In another embodiment, when access network elements present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, if also carry the business indication information of the priority being used to indicate this business in business request information, access network elements can determine whether perform business operation corresponding to this business request information according to the device type of UE and service priority, specifically can comprise: if the device type of UE is MTC device, and service priority is less than predetermined value, then refusal performs business operation corresponding to this business request information, the message that refusal performs business operation corresponding to business request information can be sent, if the device type of UE is MTC device, and service priority is greater than predetermined value, then perform the business operation that this business request information is corresponding, if the device type of UE is H2H equipment, then can perform business operation corresponding to this business request information.

In actual applications, access network elements can refuse the service request of all corresponding MTC device, or, or, under the prerequisite of priority knowing this business, according to the current load degree of access network elements, only accept the request with the business of certain priority of corresponding MTC device, or, also can according to access network elements current load degree, according to the priority of business, accept the service request of a certain proportion of corresponding MTC device.

104, access network elements performs business operation corresponding to this business request information;

Under a kind of application scenarios, if access network elements determines to perform business operation corresponding to this business request information, then perform the business operation that this business request information is corresponding.

For example, if business request information is paging request message, then access network elements can to core network element want paging MTC device initiate paging, or, if business request information is initial context set up request message, access network elements can set up the initial context of corresponding MTC device and corresponding empty port load-supporting, and can accept message to the core network element transmission initial context foundation of correspondence; If business request information is handover request message, then access network elements performs the access network elements handover operation of corresponding MTC device, and can send handover request ack message to core network element.

Further, access network elements sets up request message receiving initial context, after the initial context setting up corresponding MTC device and corresponding empty port load-supporting, request message or bearing modification request message are set up in the carrying that also can receive from core network element, now, if access network elements determine can perform this carrying set up request message or bearing modification request message corresponding carrying process operation, corresponding empty port load-supporting be set up or be revised to access network elements can, and can accept message etc. to the core network element transmission carrying foundation of correspondence or amendment.

105, service request is refused;

Under a kind of application scenarios, access network elements is when refusing this service request, service denial message can be sent to core network element, and refusal reason for claim can be carried in service denial message, as access network elements present load overload, Access Network network busy etc., also can carry time parameter in service denial message, so that core network element can according to this time parameter, initiating business request again between Late phase is seasonable.Certainly, also can not carry refusal reason for claim and time parameter in service denial message, or not send service denial message to core network element, be not construed as limiting herein.

The service control method of the machine type communication equipment of the embodiment of the present invention can apply to such as Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) access (WCDMA, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), global interconnection inserting of microwave (WIMAX, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), global system for mobile communications (GSM, Global System for Mobile communication), under the scene such as SAE communication system, Long Term Evolution (LTE, Long Term Evolution) communication system.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, core network element (as mobile management network element) carries the device type indication information of UE in the business request information issued to access network elements, make access network elements can after receiving this business request information, the device type of this UE can be determined according to the type instruction of UE, if determine, this UE is MTC device and the current load of access network elements exceedes the threshold value of setting, then whether can perform business operation corresponding to this business request information according to the preset Service control strategy decision about MTC device, this mechanism can control for MTC device, be conducive to the carrying out limiting the MTC service that core network element triggers, thus the impact of MTC service on H2H business can be reduced.

For ease of understanding technical scheme of the present invention better, below with under LTE communication system, the process that MME initiates paging to eNB is example, be described in detail with the service control method of an embody rule scene to the machine type communication equipment that the embodiment of the present invention describes, refer to Fig. 2, specifically comprise:

201, S-GW sends downlink data notification message to MME, needs to issue to UE, trigger MME paging UE to have indicated downlink data;

Under a kind of application scenarios, S-GW can by the bearer path of corresponding certain UE (as MTC device or H2H communication apparatus), downlink data notification message is sent to MME, MME can preserve for the contextual information of this UE and the bearer path of downlink data receiving notification message according to this locality, knows that the device type of the UE needing to issue downlink data is MTC device or H2H communication apparatus.Wherein, the present embodiment has downlink data to need to be handed down to MTC device for SGW.

S-GW can carry bearing identification in the downlink data notification message sent to MME, if the service priority that different carryings is corresponding different, then MME can know the priority of business and this business that will initiate according to this bearing identification, certainly, also bearing identification can not be carried, and indicate the service priority of business and this business that will initiate by the such as default bearer such as APN (APN, Access Point Name), link bearer mark (Linked Bearer ID) mark.S-GW also can carry the business indication information that other is used to indicate the priority of business in downlink data notification message, wherein, the business indication information being used to indicate the priority of business such as can indicate the priority sequence number of this business, also service attribute can be indicated as time tolerance (such as allowing to postpone or do not allow to postpone) information, or other directly or indirectly can indicate the information of the priority of this business, is not construed as limiting herein.The mode of carrying business indication information in downlink data notification message has a lot, priority as indicating services can by increasing parameter priority instruction (can be high priority, low priority or set of number as 0 to 13 etc. mode) in business request information, also existing parameter can be used as the QCI in Qos, or the Priority level in ARP carrys out the priority of indicating services, is not construed as limiting herein.

Be appreciated that, if indicated the priority of this business to MME when setting up business before this or used the priority of parameter to business in existing Qos to indicate, then S-GW does not need to carry this business indication information in addition, and MME can obtain the precedence information of this business from the contextual information preserved.

202, MME sends paging request message to eNB;

Under a kind of application scenarios, MME is when receiving downlink data notification message, can know UE pointed by this downlink data notification message by downlink data notification message, and the contextual information that can store according to this locality know the type of this UE, such as, be MTC device or H2H communication apparatus.

If MME finds that this UE is in Idle state, MME sends paging request message to the eNB in Access Network, this UE of paging, and in paging request message, carry the mark of UE, the device type indication information of UE, will the device type of UE of paging with instruction, whether the device type indication information of UE can be used for indicating this UE is machine type communication equipment.

Be understandable that, the mode that MME carries the device type indication information of UE in paging request message has a lot, as new parameter can be increased as MTC device or the instruction of H2H communication apparatus in the paging request message of existing standard, or use some having parameter to indicate the device type of the UE of wanted paging, or the expansion carrying out existing parameter is as expanded core network domain, the expansion of paging reason indicates the device type etc. of the UE of wanted paging, is not construed as limiting herein.

Further, MME also can carry the business indication information of the priority being used to indicate this business in paging request message, so that eNB knows the priority of this business.Wherein, the business indication information being used to indicate the priority of business such as can indicate the priority sequence number of this business, also service attribute can be indicated as time tolerance (such as allowing to postpone or do not allow to postpone) information, or other directly or indirectly can indicate the information of the priority of this business, is not construed as limiting herein.

Same, the mode that MME carries business indication information in paging request message also has a lot, priority as indicating services can by increasing parameter priority instruction (can be high priority, low priority or set of number as 0 to 13 etc. mode) in paging request message, also existing parameter can be used as the QCI in Qos, or the Priority level in ARP indicates, and is not construed as limiting herein.

Certainly, MME can also carry out of Memory in paging request message, is not construed as limiting herein.

It should be noted that, at MME to before eNB paging UE, if the device type of the UE of MME paging is MTC device, then MME the information such as priority of business indicated by current load situation, business indication information can determine whether send paging request message to eNB, or, when MME knows that the eNB wanting paging is in overload, then can not send paging request message to this eNB.

203, eNB determines whether this UE of paging according to the device type of UE;

Under a kind of application scenarios, eNB is when receiving the paging request message that MME sends, if know that the device type of UE is MTC device according to the device type indication information of the UE carried in paging request message, and eNB present load is when exceeding the threshold value of setting, then eNB can determine whether this MTC device of paging according to the device type of UE, if also carry the business indication information of the priority of the business of being used to indicate in such as paging request message, then eNB can determine whether this UE of paging according to the priority of business indicated by business indication information and the device type of UE

If decision paging, then perform step 204;

If determine not paging, then perform step 205.

In actual applications, according to the difference of application scenarios, according to the device type of UE, eNB determines that whether performing business operation corresponding to business request information can be such as: the MTC device that not paging is all, or, the MTC device accessed is permitted in this Service control strategy of paging, or, under the prerequisite of priority knowing this business, according to eNB current load degree, a paging has MTC device corresponding to the business of certain priority.Certainly can also be other scheme, can arrange according to the network condition of reality, be not construed as limiting herein.

204, eNB paging UE;

If such as UE is MTC device, then the mode of eNB paging MTC device can be:

If have special paging resource or special process for MTC device, then can use the special paging resource into MTC device distribution, can be special paging channel (PCH, PAGING CHANNEL) or use the paging parameters of special way calculating MTC device to comprise paging frame number and paging occasion, be not construed as limiting herein.

If do not distribute special resource for MTC device or do not carry out special process, then eNB is by this MTC device of paging of eating dishes without rice or wine.

205, eNB sends paging refuse information to MME;

If determine not paging, eNB can send paging refuse information to MME,

Further, eNB can carry Reason For Denial in paging refuse information, if UE is MTC device, Reason For Denial can be eNB overload, MTC service overload etc., also time parameter can be increased in paging refuse information, MME receive this time parameter Late phase seasonable between after initiate paging request again, further, in time of delay section, MME no longer can initiate paging to UE, wherein UE comprises MTC device and non-MTC device (H2H communication apparatus), or only paging is initiated to non-MTC device, and no longer paging MTC device, be not construed as limiting herein.

The embody rule scene of above-described embodiment is with under LTE communication system, when MME receives downlink data notification message and finds that UE corresponding to downlink data notification message is in idle pulley, issued the paging request message of the device type indication information carrying UE to the eNB in Access Network by MME, the process triggering this UE of eNB paging is that example is specifically described, it should be noted that, the service control method of the machine type communication equipment of the embodiment of the present invention can be used in other communication systems equally, how to be used in particularly in other communication systems, substituting of similar network element can be carried out with reference to foregoing invention embodiment, do not repeating one by one herein.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, MME by carrying the device type indication information of UE in paging request message, the device type indication information of this UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether this UE is machine type communication equipment, make eNB after receiving this paging request message, can determine whether this UE is machine type communication equipment according to the type instruction of UE, if eNB present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, eNB can determine whether this UE of paging according to the device type of this UE, this mechanism can control for MTC device, be conducive to the carrying out of the MTC service limiting core network element or triggering, reduce its impact on H2H business.

Further, in above-described embodiment, MME also can carry business indication information in paging request message, so that eNB knows the priority of this business.When eNB present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, eNB can the priority of business indicated by business indication information, determines that whether paging MTC device, which are conducive to limiting the carrying out of non-emergent MTC service, relatively can reduce offered load.

Simultaneously, when eNB refuses the paging request of MME, eNB sends paging refuse information to MME, and carries Reason For Denial and time parameter in paging refuse information, is rejected reason so that MME is known and again initiates paging request according to after the time parameter prolongation corresponding time.

For ease of understanding technical scheme of the present invention better, below with under LTE communication system, the process that MME sets up initial context to eNB request is example, be described in detail with the service control method of an embody rule scene to the machine type communication equipment that the embodiment of the present invention describes, refer to Fig. 3, specifically can comprise:

301, MME sends initial context and sets up request message;

Under a kind of application scenarios, when MME such as receive UE send Attach Request message, service request or location update request message time, MME can send initial context to eNB and set up request message, to trigger the initial context that eNB sets up this corresponding UE, distributes bearing resource.

MME sends initial context to the eNB in Access Network and sets up request message, and the device type indication information carrying UE is set up in request message at this initial context, be used to refer to the device type that this initial context sets up UE corresponding to request message, whether the device type indication information of this UE can be used for indicating this UE is machine type communication equipment.

Be understandable that, MME sets up in request message the device type indication information carrying UE mode at initial context has a lot, new parameter is increased as MTC device or H2H communication apparatus type indication parameter as set up in request message at existing initial context, or use some having parameter to indicate the device type of this UE, or the device type of expansion to this UE of carrying out existing parameter indicates, and is not construed as limiting herein.

Further, MME also can set up in request message at initial context the business indication information carrying the priority being used to indicate this business, so that eNB knows the priority of this business.Wherein, the business indication information being used to indicate the priority of business such as can indicate the priority sequence number of this business, also service attribute can be indicated as time tolerance (such as allowing to postpone or do not allow to postpone) information, or other directly or indirectly can indicate the information of the priority of this business, is not construed as limiting herein.

Same, MME sets up in request message the mode of carrying business indication information at initial context also to be had a lot, if the priority of indicating services by increasing parameter priority instruction (can be high priority, low priority or set of number as 0 to 13 etc. mode) in this request message, as the business instruction based on carrying granularity can be increased in E-RAB to Be Setup List; Also existing parameter can be used as under E-RAB to Be Setup List, the QCI in E-RAB Level QoS Parameters, or the Priority level in ARP indicate.Be not construed as limiting herein.

Be understandable that, MME can also set up in request message at initial context and carry out of Memory, the mark of such as UE, and bearing identification etc., are not construed as limiting herein.

302, eNB determines whether accept to set up all or part of carrying according to the device type of UE;

ENB is when the initial context receiving MME transmission sets up request message, if the device type indication information setting up the UE carried in request message according to this initial context knows that the device type of UE is MTC device, and eNB present load is when exceeding the threshold value of setting, then eNB can determine whether accept to set up all or part of carrying according to the device type of UE.If such as initial context sets up the business indication information of the priority also carrying the business of being used to indicate in request message, then eNB can according to the priority of business indicated by business indication information and the device type of UE, determine whether accept to set up all or part of carrying

If so, then step 303 and 304 is performed;

If not, then step 305 is performed.

In actual applications, according to the difference of application scenarios, according to the device type of UE, eNB determines that whether performing business operation corresponding to this business request information can be such as: the initial context refusing all corresponding MTC device sets up request, or, only accept to correspond to the initial context being permitted acceptable MTC device in this Service control strategy and set up request, or, initial context according to the corresponding MTC device in an eNB current load degree receiving portion sets up request, or, under the prerequisite of priority knowing this business, according to eNB current load degree, the initial context with the business of certain priority only accepting corresponding MTC device sets up request, also can according to eNB current load degree, according to the priority of business, the initial context accepting a certain proportion of corresponding MTC device sets up request.Certainly can also be other scheme, can arrange according to the network condition of reality, be not construed as limiting herein.

303, eNB sets up the corresponding empty port load-supporting to UE;

When eNB determines that all or part of carrying is set up in acceptance, set up the corresponding empty port load-supporting to UE.

304, eNB sends initial context foundation to MME and accepts message;

When eNB determines that all or part of carrying is set up in acceptance, also can send initial context to MME and accept message.

305, eNB sends initial context to MME and sets up refuse information;

ENB sends initial context to MME and sets up refuse information, further, can set up in refuse information at initial context and carry Reason For Denial, if UE is MTC device, Reason For Denial can be eNB overload, MTC service overload etc., and also can set up in refuse information at initialization context increases time parameter, MME receive this time parameter Late phase seasonable between after initiate initial context again and set up request, be not construed as limiting herein.

The embody rule scene of above-described embodiment is with under LTE communication system, when UE is in connected state, and MME need application bearing resource time, the initial context issuing the device type indication information carrying UE to the eNB in Access Network is set up request for example and is specifically described, it should be noted that, the service control method of the machine type communication equipment of the embodiment of the present invention can be used in other communication systems equally, how to be used in particularly in the similar scene of other communication systems, substituting of similar network element can be carried out with reference to foregoing invention embodiment, do not repeating one by one herein.

Therefore, the present embodiment MME carries the device type indication information of UE by setting up in request message at initial context, the device type indication information of this UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether this UE is machine type communication equipment, eNB is made to set up request message receiving this initial context, can determine whether this UE is machine type communication equipment according to the type instruction of UE, if when eNB present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, eNB can determine whether accept to set up all or part of carrying according to the device type of this UE, this mechanism can control for MTC device, be conducive to the carrying out limiting the MTC service that core network element triggers, reduce its impact on H2H business.

Further, in above-described embodiment, MME also sets up in request message at initial context and carries business indication information, so that eNB knows the priority of this business, if UE is machine type communication equipment and when eNB present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, eNB can the priority of business indicated by business indication information, determines whether accept to set up all or part of carrying, be conducive to the carrying out limiting non-emergent MTC service, relatively can reduce offered load.

Simultaneously, when the initial context that eNB refuses MME sets up request, eNB sends initial context to MME and sets up refuse information, and set up in refuse information at initial context and carry Reason For Denial and time parameter, so that MME is known to be rejected reason and again to initiate initial context after extending the corresponding time according to time parameter set up request.

For ease of understanding technical scheme of the present invention better, below with under LTE communication system, the process that MME initiates carrying foundation or amendment to eNB is example, be described in detail with the service control method of an embody rule scene to the machine type communication equipment that the embodiment of the present invention describes, refer to Fig. 4, specifically can comprise:

401, MME sends carrying and sets up request message or bearing modification request message;

Under a kind of application scenarios, the initial context of corresponding MTC device is set up at eNB, and set up after corresponding empty port load-supporting to MTC device, MME can send carrying to the eNB in Access Network and set up request message or bearing modification request message, requires the empty port load-supporting set up or revise between itself and MTC device.

Be understandable that, eNB according to the initial context set up, can know that request message is set up in this carrying or bearing modification request message points to MTC device.

Further, MME also can set up the business indication information carrying in request message or bearing modification request message and be used to indicate service priority, so that eNB knows the priority of this business in carrying.

Under a kind of application scenarios, the business indication information being used to indicate the priority of business such as can indicate the priority sequence number of this business, also service attribute can be indicated as time tolerance (postponing or do not allow to postpone as allowed) information, or other directly or indirectly can indicate the information of the priority of this business, is not construed as limiting herein.

Same, MME sets up the mode of carrying the business indication information being used to indicate service priority in request message or bearing modification request message in carrying also to be had a lot, priority as indicating services can by increasing parameter priority instruction (can be high priority, low priority or set of number as 0 to 13 etc. mode) in this request message, as increased the business instruction based on carrying granularity in E-RAB to Be Setup List; Also existing parameter can be used as under E-RAB to Be Setup List, the QCI in E-RAB Level QoS Parameters, or the Priority level in ARP indicate.Be not construed as limiting herein.

Be understandable that, MME can also set up request message or bearing modification request message carries out of Memory in carrying, and the such as mark of UE, bearing identification etc., are not construed as limiting herein.

402, eNB determines according to the device type of UE all or part of carrying of setting up or revising that whether accepts request;

Under a kind of application scenarios, eNB is when request message or bearing modification request message are set up in the carrying receiving MME transmission, if according to the device type indication information of the UE carried in this request message or know that the device type of this UE is MTC device or H2H equipment according to the contextual information of the UE set up before this, and eNB present load is when exceeding the threshold value of setting, then eNB can determine whether accept set up or revise all or part of carrying according to the device type of UE, if the business indication information also carrying the priority being used to indicate this business in request message or bearing modification request message is set up in carrying, then eNB can determine whether accept set up or revise all or part of carrying according to the device type of the priority of the business indicated by business indication information and UE,

If so, then step 403 and 404 is performed;

If not, then step 405 is performed.

In actual applications, according to the difference of application scenarios, eNB according to the device type of UE determine whether to perform this carrying foundation or carrying process operational example corresponding to modify request messages as: the carrying refusing all corresponding MTC device is set up or amendment request, or, only accept to correspond to the carrying of being permitted acceptable MTC device in this Service control strategy to set up or amendment request, or, set up or amendment request according to the carrying of the corresponding MTC device in an eNB current load degree receiving portion, or, under the prerequisite of priority knowing this business, according to eNB current load degree, the carrying with the business of certain priority only accepting corresponding MTC device is set up or amendment request, also can according to eNB current load degree, according to the priority of business, the carrying accepting a certain proportion of corresponding MTC device is set up or amendment request.Certainly can also be other scheme, can arrange according to the network condition of reality, be not construed as limiting herein.

403, eNB sets up or revises the corresponding empty port load-supporting to UE;

If such as UE is MTC device, then when eNB determines to accept to set up or when revising all or part of carrying, set up or revise the corresponding empty port load-supporting to MTC device.

404, eNB sends carrying foundation to MME or revises and accepts message;

When eNB determines that acceptance is set up or when revising all or part of carrying, sets up or revise accepting message to MME transmission carrying.

405, eNB sends carrying foundation or amendment refuse information to MME;

ENB sends carrying to MME and sets up or amendment refuse information, further, can set up in carrying or carry Reason For Denial in amendment refuse information, if UE is MTC device, Reason For Denial can be eNB overload, MTC service overload etc., also can also set up in carrying or increase time parameter in amendment refuse information, MME can receive this time parameter Late phase seasonable between after initiate carrying again and set up or amendment request, be not construed as limiting herein.

The embody rule scene of above-described embodiment is with under LTE communication system, when after the initial context setting up UE (as MTC device), MME issues should the carrying foundation of UE or modify request messages to eNB, require to set up or amendment MTC device be carried as that example is specifically described, it should be noted that, the service control method of the machine type communication equipment of the embodiment of the present invention can be used in other communication systems equally, how to be used in particularly in the similar scene of other communication systems, substituting of similar network element can be carried out with reference to foregoing invention embodiment, do not repeating one by one herein.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, MME is by setting up in carrying the device type indication information carrying UE in request message or bearing modification request message, the device type indication information of this UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether this UE is machine type communication equipment, eNB is made to receive this request message, can determine whether this UE is machine type communication equipment according to the type instruction of UE, if when eNB present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, eNB can determine whether accept all or part of carrying according to the device type of this UE, this mechanism can control for MTC device, be conducive to the carrying out limiting the MTC service that core network element triggers, reduce its impact on H2H business.

Further, in above-described embodiment, MME also can set up in request message or bearing modification request message in carrying and carry business indication information, so that eNB knows the priority of this business, and when eNB present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, the priority of the business indicated by eNB can indicate according to business, determines all or part of carrying whether accepting foundation or amendment and MTC device, be conducive to the carrying out limiting non-emergent MTC service, relatively can reduce offered load.

Simultaneously, when the carrying that eNB refuses MME transmission is set up or revises request, eNB sends carrying to MME and sets up or amendment refuse information, and set up in carrying or carry Reason For Denial and time parameter in amendment refuse information, again initiate carrying after the corresponding time set up or amendment request so that MME is known to be rejected reason and to extend according to time parameter.

For ease of understanding technical scheme of the present invention better, below to carry out cell merge under LTE communication system, be described in detail with the service control method of an embody rule scene to the machine type communication equipment that the embodiment of the present invention describes, refer to Fig. 5, specifically can comprise:

501, target MME sends handover request message to target eNB;

Under a kind of application scenarios, connected state is at UE, when needing to carry out cell merge, target MME sends handover request message to target eNB, and in this request message, carry the device type indication information of UE, be used to refer to the device type of UE corresponding to this handover request message, whether the device type indication information of UE can be used for indicating this UE is machine type communication equipment.

Be understandable that, the mode of carrying the device type indication information of UE in handover request message has a lot, as new parameter can be increased as MTC device or the instruction of H2H communication apparatus in existing handover request message, or use some bit-identify of existing parameter to indicate the device type of this UE, or the device type of expansion to this UE of carrying out existing parameter indicates, and is not construed as limiting herein.

Further, target MME also can carry the business indication information of the priority being used to indicate this business in handover request message, so that target eNB knows the priority of this business.Wherein, the business indication information being used to indicate the priority of business such as can indicate the priority sequence number of this business, also service attribute can be indicated as time tolerance (such as allowing to postpone or do not allow to postpone) information, or other directly or indirectly can indicate the information of the priority of this business, is not construed as limiting herein.

Same, the mode that target MME carries business indication information in handover request message also has a lot, the priority of such as indicating services can by increasing parameter instruction priority (can indicate high priority, low priority or set of number as the mode such as 0 to 13) in this handover request message, as increased the business instruction based on carrying granularity in E-RAB to Be Setup List; Also existing parameter can be used as under E-RAB to Be Setup List, the QCI in E-RAB Level QoS Parameters, or the Priority level in ARP indicate.Be not construed as limiting herein.

Be understandable that, target MME can also carry out of Memory in handover request message, the mark of such as UE, and bearing identification etc., are not construed as limiting herein.

502, target eNB determines whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message according to the device type of UE;

Under a kind of application scenarios, target eNB is when receiving the handover request message that target MME sends, if know that the device type of UE is MTC device according to the device type indication information of the UE carried in this handover request message, and target eNB present load is when exceeding the threshold value of setting, then target eNB can determine whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message according to the device type of UE, if also carry the business indication information of the priority of the business of being used to indicate in handover request message, then target eNB can according to the priority of business indicated by business indication information and the device type of UE, determine whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message,

If so, then step 503 and 504 is performed;

If not, then step 505 is performed.

In actual applications, according to the difference of application scenarios, according to the device type of UE, target eNB determines that whether performing handover operation corresponding to this handover request message can be such as: the handover request refusing all corresponding MTC device, or, only accept to correspond to the handover request being permitted acceptable MTC device in this Service control strategy, or, according to the handover request of the corresponding MTC device in a target eNB current load degree receiving portion, or, under the prerequisite of priority knowing this business, according to target eNB current load degree, only accept the handover request with the business of certain priority of corresponding MTC device, also can according to target eNB current load degree, and according to the priority of business, accept the handover request of a certain proportion of corresponding MTC device.Certainly can also be other scheme, can arrange according to the network condition of reality, be not construed as limiting herein.

503, target eNB sets up empty port load-supporting corresponding to UE;

If UE is MTC device, when the handover operation that this handover request message of target eNB decision execution is corresponding, set up the corresponding empty port load-supporting of this MTC device.

504, target eNB sends handover request ack message to target MME;

When the handover operation that this handover request message of target eNB decision execution is corresponding, send handover request ack message to target MME.

505, target eNB sends to target MME and switches refuse information;

Target eNB sends to target MME and switches refuse information, further, Reason For Denial can be carried in switching refuse information, if UE is MTC device, but Reason For Denial target eNB is transshipped, MTC service overload etc., also time parameter can be increased in switching refuse information, target MME receive this time parameter Late phase seasonable between after initiate handover request again, be not construed as limiting herein.

The embody rule scene of above-described embodiment is specifically described to carry out cell merge under LTE communication system, it should be noted that, the service control method of the machine type communication equipment of the embodiment of the present invention can be used in other communication systems equally, how to be used in particularly in the similar scene of other communication systems, substituting of similar network element can be carried out with reference to foregoing invention embodiment, not repeat one by one herein.

Therefore, the present embodiment MME by carrying the device type indication information of UE in handover request message, the device type indication information of this UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether this UE is machine type communication equipment, target eNB is made to receive this handover request message, can determine whether this UE is MTC device according to the type instruction of UE, if when target eNB present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, target eNB can determine whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message according to the device type of this UE, this mechanism can control for MTC device, be conducive to the carrying out limiting the MTC service that core network element triggers, reduce its impact on H2H business.

Further, in above-described embodiment, target MME also carries business indication information in handover request message, so that target eNB knows the priority of this business, if UE is machine type communication equipment and when target eNB present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, the priority of the business indicated by eNB can indicate according to business, determines whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message, be conducive to the carrying out limiting non-emergent MTC service, relatively can reduce offered load.

Simultaneously, when the handover request of target eNB refusal target MME, target eNB sends to target MME and switches refuse information, and Reason For Denial and time parameter is carried in switching refuse information, be rejected reason so that target MME is known and again initiate handover request according to after the time parameter prolongation corresponding time.

Above-described embodiment is the process that the execution of core network element trigger target access network elements switches is that example is described, the process switched is performed below for source access network elements trigger target access network elements, the service control method of machine type communication equipment of the present invention is described, refer to Fig. 6, in the embodiment of the present invention, another embodiment of service control method of machine type communication equipment comprises:

601, target access network network element receives the handover request message from source access network elements;

Under a kind of application scenarios, when needs carry out access network elements switching, source access network elements can send handover request message to target access network network element.

Source access network elements carries the device type indication information of UE in handover request message, target access network network element is when receiving this handover request message, can according to the device type indication information of the UE carried in handover request message, know the device type of the UE that this handover request message is corresponding, whether the device type indication information of UE can be used for indicating this UE is machine type communication equipment.

Be understandable that, the mode that source access network elements carries the device type indication information of UE in handover request message has a lot, as new parameter can be increased to indicate the device type of UE in existing handover request message, also can be indicated by the device type of meaning to UE of parameter existing in extended request message, as increased some to indicate the device type of UE in existing parameter, same, also indicating bit can not be increased in existing parameter, and use some position of existing parameter to indicate, be not construed as limiting herein.

Further, source access network elements also can carry the business indication information of the priority being used to indicate this business in handover request message.Wherein, the business indication information being used to indicate the priority of business such as can indicate the priority sequence number of this business, also service attribute can be indicated as time tolerance (such as allowing to postpone or do not allow to postpone) information, or other directly or indirectly can indicate the information of the priority of this business, is not construed as limiting herein.

Same, the mode that source access network elements carries business indication information in handover request message also has a lot, priority as indicating services can by increasing parameter priority instruction (can be high priority, low priority or set of number as 0 to 13 etc. mode) in this handover request message, also can use existing parameter to represent, be not construed as limiting herein.

Be understandable that, source access network elements also can carry out of Memory in handover request message, and the mark etc. of such as UE, is not construed as limiting herein.

602, target access network network element determines the device type of UE according to the device type indication information of UE;

603, target access network network element determines whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message according to the device type of UE;

Under a kind of application scenarios, if the device type indication information of UE indicates the device type of this UE to be MTC device, and the present load of target access network network element has exceeded the threshold value of setting, then target access network network element can determine whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message according to the device type of UE, if so, then step 604 is performed; If not, then step 605 is performed.

In actual applications, according to the difference of application scenarios, according to the device type of UE, target access network network element determines that whether performing handover operation corresponding to this handover request message can be such as: the handover request refusing all corresponding MTC device, or, only accept to correspond to the handover request being permitted acceptable MTC device in this Service control strategy, or, the handover request of corresponding MTC device is only accepted according to target access network network element current load degree, or, under the prerequisite of priority knowing this business, according to target access network network element current load degree, only accept the handover request with the business of certain priority of corresponding MTC device, also can according to target access network network element current load degree, according to the priority of business, accept the handover request of a certain proportion of corresponding MTC device.Be understandable that, except the above-mentioned scheme enumerated, target access network network element can arrange according to the network condition of reality the handover request whether performing corresponding MTC device, is not construed as limiting herein.

Further, when the present load of target access network network element exceedes the threshold value of setting, if UE is MTC device, handover request message carries the business indication information of the priority being used to indicate this business, then target access network network element can determine whether performing handover operation corresponding to this handover request message according to the priority of the business of business indication information instruction.

604, target access network network element performs handover operation corresponding to this handover request message;

Under a kind of application scenarios, if target access network network element determines to perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message, then, perform the handover operation that this handover request message is corresponding.

605, handover request is refused;

Under a kind of application scenarios, if when target access network network element refuses this handover request, can send to source access network elements and switch refuse information, and refusal reason for claim can be carried in switching refuse information, as target access network network element present load overload, target access network network busy etc., also can carry time parameter in switching refuse information, so that source access network elements according to this time parameter, can initiate handover request between Late phase is seasonable again.Certainly, target access network network element also can not carry refusal reason for claim and time parameter in switching refuse information, or also can not send switching refuse information to source access network elements, is not construed as limiting herein.

Under the service control method of the machine type communication equipment of the embodiment of the present invention can apply to the scene such as SAE communication system, WCDMA, WIMAX, GSM.

Therefore, by carrying the device type indication information of UE in handover request message in the embodiment of the present invention, the device type indication information of this UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether this UE is machine type communication equipment, make target access network network element after receiving this handover request message, can determine whether this UE is machine type communication equipment according to the device type instruction of UE, when the present load of target access network network element exceedes the threshold value of setting, target access network network element can determine whether perform operation corresponding to this handover request according to the device type of this UE, this mechanism can control for MTC device, be conducive to the carrying out limiting the MTC service that other access network elements triggers, reduce its impact on H2H business.

For ease of understanding technical scheme of the present invention better, example is switched to below to carry out eNB under LTE communication system, be described in detail with the service control method of an embody rule scene to the machine type communication equipment that the embodiment of the present invention describes, refer to Fig. 7, concrete:

701, source eNB sends handover request message to target eNB;

Under a kind of application scenarios, connected state is at UE, when needing to carry out eNB switching, source eNB sends handover request message to target eNB, and in this handover request message, carry the device type indication information of UE, be used to refer to the device type of UE corresponding to this handover request message, whether the device type indication information of this UE can be used for indicating this UE is machine type communication equipment.

Be understandable that, the mode of carrying the device type indication information of UE in handover request message has a lot, as new parameter can be increased as MTC device or the instruction of H2H communication apparatus in existing request message, or use some bit-identify of existing parameter to indicate the device type of this UE, or the device type of expansion to this UE of carrying out existing parameter indicates, and is not construed as limiting herein.

Further, source eNB also can carry the business indication information of the priority being used to indicate this business in handover request message, so that target eNB knows the priority of this business.Wherein, the business indication information being used to indicate the priority of business such as can indicate the priority sequence number of this business, also service attribute can be indicated as time tolerance (such as allowing to postpone or do not allow to postpone) information, or other directly or indirectly can indicate the information of the priority of this business, is not construed as limiting herein.

Same, the mode that source eNB carries business indication information in handover request message also has a lot, priority as indicating services can by increasing parameter priority instruction (can be high priority, low priority or set of number as 0 to 13 etc. mode) in this handover request message, as increased the business instruction based on carrying granularity in E-RAB to Be Setup List; Also existing parameter can be used as under E-RAB to Be Setup List, the QCI in E-RAB Level QoS Parameters, or the Priority level in ARP indicate.Be not construed as limiting herein.

Be understandable that, source eNB can also carry out of Memory in handover request message, the mark of such as UE, and bearing identification etc., are not construed as limiting herein.

702, target eNB determines whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message according to the device type of UE;

Target eNB is when receiving the handover request message that source eNB sends, if know that the device type of UE is MTC device according to the device type indication information of the UE carried in this handover request message, and target eNB present load is when exceeding the threshold value of setting, then target eNB can determine whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message according to the device type of UE, if also carry the business indication information of the priority being used to indicate this business in such as handover request message, then target eNB can according to the priority of business indicated by business indication information and the device type of UE, determine whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message.

If so, then step 703 and 704 is performed;

If not, then step 705 is performed.

In actual applications, according to the difference of application scenarios, according to the device type of UE, target eNB determines that whether performing handover operation corresponding to this handover request message can be such as: the handover request refusing all corresponding MTC device, or, only accept to correspond to the handover request being permitted acceptable MTC device in this Service control strategy, or, according to the handover request of the corresponding MTC device in a target eNB current load degree receiving portion, or, under the prerequisite of priority knowing this business, according to target eNB current load degree, only accept the handover request that the business with certain priority of corresponding MTC device is corresponding, also can according to target eNB current load degree, according to the priority of business, accept the handover request of a certain proportion of corresponding MTC device.Certainly can also be other scheme, can arrange according to the network condition of reality, be not construed as limiting herein.

703, target eNB sets up empty port load-supporting corresponding to UE;

If such as UE is MTC device, when the handover operation that this handover request message of target eNB decision execution is corresponding, the corresponding empty port load-supporting to this MTC device can be set up.

704, target eNB sends handover request ack message to source eNB;

When the handover operation that this handover request message of target eNB decision execution is corresponding, send handover request ack message to source eNB.

705, target eNB sends to source eNB and switches refuse information;

Target eNB sends to source eNB and switches refuse information, further, Reason For Denial can be carried in switching refuse information, if UE is MTC device, Reason For Denial can be target eNB overload, MTC service overload etc., also can increase time parameter in switching refuse information, source eNB receive this time parameter Late phase seasonable between after initiate handover request again, be not construed as limiting herein.

The embody rule scene of above-described embodiment switches to example to be specifically described to carry out eNB under LTE communication system, it should be noted that, the service control method of the machine type communication equipment of the embodiment of the present invention can be used in other communication systems equally, how to be used in particularly in other communication systems, substituting of similar network element can be carried out with reference to foregoing invention embodiment, not repeat one by one herein.

Therefore, the present embodiment source access network elements by carrying the device type indication information of UE in handover request message, the device type indication information of this UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether this UE is machine type communication equipment, make target eNB after receiving this handover request message, can determine whether this UE is machine type communication equipment according to the device type instruction of UE, when target eNB present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, target eNB can determine whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message according to the device type of this UE, this mechanism can control for MTC device, be conducive to the carrying out limiting the MTC service that other access network elements triggers, reduce its impact on H2H business.

Further, in above-described embodiment, source eNB also carries business indication information in handover request message, so that target eNB knows the priority of this business, if UE is machine type communication equipment and when target eNB present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, the priority of the business indicated by target eNB can indicate according to business, determines whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message, be conducive to the carrying out limiting non-emergent MTC service, relatively can reduce offered load.

Simultaneously, when the handover request of target eNB refusal source eNB, target eNB sends to source eNB and switches refuse information, and carries Reason For Denial and time parameter in switching refuse information, is rejected reason so that source eNB is known and again initiates handover request according to after the time parameter prolongation corresponding time.

Below to for carrying out alternately with core network element, and being described based on a kind of access network elements of the service control method of above-mentioned machine type communication equipment, referring to Fig. 8, a kind of access network elements that the embodiment of the present invention provides, can comprise:

First receiving element 801, for receiving the business request information from core network element, carries the device type indication information of UE in this business request information, the device type indication information of this UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether this UE is machine type communication equipment.

In actual applications, as needing paging UE (as MTC device or H2H communication apparatus), need to set up the initial context of corresponding UE, need to carry out the access network elements of UE and to switch or under other application scenarios, the business request information of carrying the device type indication information of UE that core network element can issue to access network elements;

Further, core network element can also carry the business indication information of the priority being used to indicate this business in the business request information issued.Wherein, the business indication information being used to indicate the priority of business such as can indicate the priority sequence number of this business, also service attribute can be indicated as time tolerance (such as allowing to postpone or do not allow to postpone) information, or other directly or indirectly can indicate the information of the priority of this business, is not construed as limiting herein.

First determination module 802, for determining the device type of this UE according to the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE;

First Service Control Unit 803, for when above-mentioned access network elements present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, according to the device type of the UE that the first determination module 802 is determined, determines whether perform business operation corresponding to this business request information.

Under a kind of application scenarios, if carry the business indication information of the priority being used to indicate this business in business request information, then the first Service Control Unit 803 according to the priority of business of business indication information instruction and the device type of UE, can determine whether perform business operation corresponding to this business request information.

First performance element 804, during for the business operation corresponding when first this business request information of Service Control Unit 803 decision execution, performs the business operation that this business request information is corresponding.Such as, when the business operation that first this business request information of Service Control Unit 803 decision execution is corresponding, and UE is MTC device, if this business request information is paging request message, then the first performance element 804 to core network element want paging MTC device initiate paging, or, if this business request information is initial context set up request message, then the first performance element 804 sets up the initial context of corresponding MTC device, or, if this business request information is handover request message, then the first performance element 804 performs handover operation corresponding to this handover request message, or, if this business request information is the carrying after initialization context is set up set up request message or bearing modification request message, then the first performance element 804 carries the carrying setting up or revise corresponding MTC device.

Under a kind of application scenarios, access network elements also can comprise further:

First transmitting element 805, during for determining not perform business operation corresponding to this business request information when the first Service Control Unit 803, service denial message is sent to the core network element sending this business request information, wherein, refusal reason for claim and time parameter can be carried in service denial message, so that this core network element is known be rejected reason, and after the corresponding time can being extended according to time parameter, again initiate request.

It should be noted that, the access network elements of the present embodiment may be used for the whole technical schemes realized in said method embodiment one to five, the function of its each functional module can according to the method specific implementation in said method embodiment one to five, its specific implementation process can refer to the associated description in above-described embodiment one to five, repeats no more herein.

Therefore, access network elements in the present embodiment receive core network element send carry the business request information of device type indication information of UE time, can know whether this UE is machine type communication equipment according to the device type indication information of this UE, if access network elements present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, then can determine whether perform business operation corresponding to this business request information according to the device type of this UE, this mechanism can control for MTC device, be conducive to the carrying out limiting the MTC service that core network element triggers, reduce its impact on H2H business.

Simultaneously, the present embodiment access network elements is when determining not perform business operation corresponding to this business request information, the core network element transmission service denial message of this business request information can also be sent to core network element, the feedback information of this service request can be got in time and according to the time parameter carried in this refuse information, postpone initiating business request again of corresponding time.

Below to for carrying out alternately with source access network elements, and being described based on a kind of access network elements of the service control method of above-mentioned machine type communication equipment, referring to Fig. 9, a kind of access network elements that the embodiment of the present invention provides, can comprise:

Second receiving element 901, for receiving the handover request message of carrying the device type indication information of UE that source access network elements sends, the device type indication information of this UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether this UE is machine type communication equipment;

Further, the business indication information of the priority of the business of being used to indicate can also be carried in this handover request message.

Second determination module 902, for determining the device type of this UE according to the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE;

Second Service Control Unit 903, for when above-mentioned access network elements present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, according to the device type of the UE that the second determination module 902 is determined, determines whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message.

Under a kind of application scenarios, if carry the business indication information of the priority being used to indicate this business in handover request message, then the second Service Control Unit 903 according to the priority of business of business indication information instruction and the device type of UE, can determine whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message.

Second performance element 904, during for the handover operation corresponding when second this handover request message of Service Control Unit 903 decision execution, performs the handover operation that this handover request message is corresponding.

Second transmitting element 905, during for determining not perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message when the second Service Control Unit 903, sends to source access network elements and switches refuse information.

Wherein, switch in refuse information and can carry refusal reason for claim and time parameter, so that source access network elements is known be rejected reason, and again initiate handover request after the corresponding time can being extended according to time parameter.

It should be noted that, the access network elements of the present embodiment may be used for the whole technical schemes realizing said method, and the function of its each functional module according to the method specific implementation in said method enforcement, can repeat no more herein.

Therefore, access network elements in the present embodiment receive that source access network elements sends carry the handover request message of the device type indication information of UE time, can know whether UE is machine type communication equipment according to the device type indication information of this UE, if access network elements present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, then can determine whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message according to the device type of this UE, this mechanism can control for MTC device, be conducive to the carrying out limiting the MTC service that other access network elements triggers, reduce its impact on H2H business.

Simultaneously, the present embodiment access network elements is when determining not perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message, send to source access network elements and switch refuse information, the feedback information of this handover request can be got in time, and according to the time parameter carried in this switching refuse information, postponing the corresponding time initiates handover request again.

A kind of service control system that the embodiment of the present invention provides, specifically refer to Figure 10, this Service control comprises:

Core network element 1001, for sending the business request information of carrying the device type indication information of UE to access network elements 1002, to indicate the device type of the UE corresponding to this service request, wherein, the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether UE is machine type communication equipment.

Wherein, in actual applications, core network element 1001 as needing paging UE (as MTC device or H2H communication apparatus), need to set up the initial context of corresponding UE, need to carry out the access network elements of UE and switch or under other application scenarios, send the business request information of carrying the device type indication information of UE to access network elements 1002.

Further, the business indication information of the priority of the business of being used to indicate is carried in the business request information that core network element 1001 can also send.Wherein, the business indication information being used to indicate the priority of business such as can indicate the priority sequence number of this business, also service attribute can be indicated as time tolerance (such as allowing to postpone or do not allow to postpone) information, or other directly or indirectly can indicate the information of the priority of this business, is not construed as limiting herein.

Access network elements 1002, for receiving the business request information that core network element 1001 issues; The device type of this UE is determined according to the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE; When access network elements 1002 present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, the device type according to UE determines whether perform business operation corresponding to this business request information.

Under a kind of application scenarios, if carry the business indication information of the priority of the business of being used to indicate in business request information, then access network elements 1002 according to the priority of business of business indication information instruction and the device type of UE, can determine whether perform business operation corresponding to this business request information.

Further, access network elements 1002 can also when determining not perform business operation corresponding to this business request information, service denial message is sent to core network element 1001, wherein, refusal reason for claim and time parameter can be carried in service denial message, so that core network element 1001 is known be rejected reason, and initiating business request again after the corresponding time can being extended according to time parameter.

The structure of the access network elements 1002 in the present embodiment can access network elements as shown in Figure 8.

Therefore, in service control system in the present embodiment, core network element by carrying the device type indication information of UE in business request information, the device type indication information of this UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether this UE is machine type communication equipment, can realize when core network element carries out downlink business request to access network elements, access network elements carries out the function of selectivity access to MTC device, this mechanism can control for MTC device, be conducive to limiting the carrying out of MTC service that core network element triggers, reduce its impact on H2H business.

Below, be described the another kind of service control system that the embodiment of the present invention provides, specifically refer to Figure 11, this service control system comprises:

Source access network elements 1101, during for carrying out access network elements switching at needs, the handover request message of carrying the device type indication information of UE is sent to target access network network element 1102, with the device type of the UE indicating this handover request message corresponding, the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether this UE is machine type communication equipment.

Further, source access network elements 1101 also can carry the business indication information of the priority of the business of being used to indicate in the handover request message sent.Wherein, the business indication information being used to indicate the priority of business such as can indicate the priority sequence number of this business, also service attribute can be indicated as time tolerance (such as allowing to postpone or do not allow to postpone) information, or other directly or indirectly can indicate the information of the priority of this business, is not construed as limiting herein.

Target access network network element 1102, for receiving the handover request message that source access network elements 1101 sends, the device type of this UE is determined according to the device type indication information of above-mentioned UE, if when target access network present load exceedes the threshold value of setting, the device type according to UE determines whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message.

Under a kind of application scenarios, if carry the business indication information of the priority being used to indicate this business in handover request message, then target access network network element 1102 according to the priority of business of business indication information instruction and the device type of UE, can determine whether perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message.

Further, target access network unit 1102 can also when determining not perform handover operation corresponding to this handover request message, send to source access network elements 1101 and switch refuse information, wherein, switch in refuse information and can carry refusal reason for claim and time parameter, so that source access network elements 1101 is known be rejected reason, and again initiate handover request after the corresponding time can being extended according to time parameter.

Target access network network element 1102 internal structure unit in the present embodiment can access network elements as shown in Figure 9.

Therefore, in service control system in the present embodiment, source access network elements by carrying the device type indication information of UE in handover request message, the device type indication information of this UE is used in reference to and illustrates whether this UE is machine type communication equipment, can realize when carrying out access network elements and switching, target access network carries out the function of selectivity access to MTC device, this mechanism can control for MTC device, be conducive to limiting the carrying out of the MTC service that other access network elements triggers, reduce its impact on H2H business.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of step realized in above-described embodiment method is that the hardware that can carry out instruction relevant by program completes, described program can be stored in a kind of computer-readable recording medium, the above-mentioned storage medium mentioned can be read-only memory, disk or CD etc.

Above the service control method of a kind of machine type communication equipment provided by the present invention and relevant apparatus and system are described in detail, for one of ordinary skill in the art, according to the thought of the embodiment of the present invention, all will change in specific embodiments and applications, in sum, this description should not be construed as limitation of the present invention.

Claims

1. a service control method for machine type communication MTC device, is characterized in that, comprising:

Access network elements receives the paging request message from core network element, and carry the device type indication information of the user equipment (UE) of institute's paging in described paging request message, whether the device type indication information of described UE is used to indicate described UE is MTC device;

The device type of described UE is determined according to the device type indication information of described UE;

If described UE is MTC device, perform following business operation:

Use as UE described in the special paging resource paging of MTC device distribution, or

Judge that whether described UE is the MTC device permitting in Service control strategy to access, and only permit the MTC device that accesses in Service control strategy described in paging, or

Determine UE described in not paging, and send paging refuse information to described core network element.

2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described paging request message also carries the business indication information of the priority of the business of being used to indicate;

The described device type according to described UE determines UE described in whether paging, comprising:

The priority of business indicated by described business indication information and the device type of described UE determine whether this UE of paging.

3. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, carry time parameter in described paging refuse information, described method also comprises:

After the time of delay of described time parameter, receive the paging request message that described core network element resends.

4. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described special paging resource comprises special paging channel PCH or the paging parameters of MTC device, and described paging parameters comprises paging frame number and paging occasion.