CN106717043A - Communication method and communication apparatus - Google Patents

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CN106717043A
CN106717043A CN201580052105.4A CN201580052105A CN106717043A CN 106717043 A CN106717043 A CN 106717043A CN 201580052105 A CN201580052105 A CN 201580052105A CN 106717043 A CN106717043 A CN 106717043A
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Disclosed are a communication method and a communication apparatus, which are applied to a communication system comprising a first mode network and a second mode network, wherein a first mode access network device in the first mode network is used for controlling data unloading from the first mode network to the second mode network. The method comprises: a second mode network device in the second mode network determining the first mode access network device accessed by a user equipment; and sending a tunnel establishment request to the first mode access network device, wherein the tunnel establishment request is used for requesting to establish a data transmission tunnel between the second mode network device and the first mode access network device. The communication method and the communication apparatus disclosed in the present invention can realize data unloading from the first mode network to the second mode network, which is controlled by the first mode access network device, thereby improving the system performance and user experience.

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Communication means and communicator Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, and more particularly, to communication means and communicator.
Background technology
In order to make full use of Internet resources, lift Consumer's Experience, existing third generation cooperative programme (3rd Generation Partnership Project, the technology that 3GPP networks and wlan network are interconnected 3GPP) has been proposed in standard, load shedding is carried out to 3GPP networks using wlan network.What is discussed in Current standards is mainly based upon the load shedding of 3GPP core nets.As shown in figure 1, if wlan network is trustable network, the grouped data network gateway (Packet Data Network Gateway, PDN-GW) that wlan network can be by S2a interfaces directly with 3GPP core nets is connected;If wlan network is unreliable network, then wlan network can access packet data network gateway (the Evolved Packet Data Gateway of evolution by SWn interfaces, ePDG), then PDN-GW of the ePDG again by S2b interfaces directly with 3GPP core nets is connected.
In the prior art, no matter wlan network belongs to trustable network or unreliable network, and the business in 3GPP networks is unloaded (offload) by the PDN-GW in 3GPP core nets.Specifically, so that downlink data is transmitted as an example, the PDN-GW receives the data that packet data network is sent to user equipment, and the PDN-GW is further according to load shedding strategy, it is determined whether need the load shedding to wlan network.If desired by the load shedding to wlan network, then the PDN-GW sends the data by wlan network to user equipment.But, it is the equipment in 3GPP core nets due to PDN-GW, therefore PDN-GW can not consider the factors such as current ink quality, the load of 3GPP network and the load of wlan network of the user equipment in access network when determining whether to carry out load shedding, may result in the decision whether unloaded that PDN-GW makes not is the optimal case under current network state, so as to reduce systematic function.
The content of the invention
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of communication means and communicator, can carry out improving systematic function and Consumer's Experience under the scene of load shedding between the network of different systems.
First aspect is there is provided a kind of communication means, applied to the communication system including the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, and this first Standard access network equipment is used to control to be included by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, this method:The second standard network equipment determines the first standard access network equipment of user equipment access, wherein, the second standard network equipment belongs to the second standard network;The second standard network equipment sends tunnel building request to the first standard access network equipment, and the tunnel building asks the data transmission tunnel for asking to set up between the second standard network equipment and the first standard access network equipment.
In the first possible implementation, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in second of possible implementation, the second standard network equipment determines the first standard access network equipment of user equipment access, including:The second standard network equipment receives the first configured information that authentication, authorization, accounting aaa server is sent, and first configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network equipment.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the third possible implementation, the second standard network equipment determines the first standard access network equipment of user equipment access, including:The second standard network equipment receives the second configured information of user equipment transmission, and second configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network equipment.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 4th kind of possible implementation, this method also includes:The second standard network equipment receives the first standard access network equipment asks the tunnel building sent to respond according to the tunnel building;The second standard network equipment is responded according to the tunnel building, WLAN control protocol WLCP signalings are sent to the user equipment, the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish the data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, the first standard access network equipment that user equipment is accessed is determined by the second standard network equipment, and the data transmission tunnel set up between the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of user equipment in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Second aspect, there is provided another communication means, applied to the communication system including the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control to be included by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, this method:The second standard access network equipment that user equipment is accessed in the second standard network;The user equipment sends the first configured information to the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment, the configured information is used for the first standard access network equipment for indicating user equipment access, in order to which the second standard network equipment initiates to set with the first standard access network according to first configured information The foundation of data transmission tunnel between standby.
In the first possible implementation, before the user equipment accesses the second standard access network equipment in the second standard network, this method also includes:The signal that the user equipment is sent to each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is measured, to obtain the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, at least one the candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network;The user equipment sends measurement report to the first standard access network equipment, and the measurement report includes measurement result of the user equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment;The user equipment receives the second configured information that the first standard access network equipment is sent according to the measurement report, and second configured information is used to indicate the second standard access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment;The second standard access network equipment that the user equipment is accessed in the second standard network, including:The user equipment accesses the second standard access network equipment according to second configured information.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in second of possible implementation, before the user equipment accesses the second standard access network equipment in the second standard network, this method also includes:The signal that the user equipment is sent to each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is measured, to obtain the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, at least one the candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network;The user equipment determines the second standard access network equipment according to the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment from least one the candidate access network equipment.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the third possible implementation, before the signal that the user equipment is sent to each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is measured, this method also includes:The user equipment receives the measurement configuration message of the first standard access network equipment transmission, and the measurement configuration information includes the measurement configuration information of at least one the candidate access network equipment;The signal that the user equipment is sent to each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is measured, including:The user equipment configures message according to the measurement, and the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment is sent is measured.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 4th kind of possible implementation, this method also includes:The user equipment sends access to the first standard access network equipment and completes configured information, and the access, which completes configured information, to be used to indicate that the user equipment is successfully accessed the second standard access network equipment.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 5th kind of possible implementation, this method also includes:The user equipment receives the radio resource control signaling of the first standard access network equipment transmission, and the radio resource control signaling carries tunnel configured information, and the tunnel configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network Data transmission tunnel is established between equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the radio resource control signaling carries the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel;The user equipment is transmitted according to the radio resource control signaling it is determined that the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information is unloaded in the second standard network.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 6th kind of possible implementation, the radio resource control signaling also carries unloading type and indicated, the unloading type indicates to be used to indicate that the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, wherein, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, the corresponding all data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, if the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, the corresponding a part of data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, and the corresponding another part data of the service bearer are remained in the first standard network and transmitted;The user equipment is transmitted according to the radio resource control signaling it is determined that the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information is unloaded in the second standard network, including:The user equipment is indicated according to the unloading type, is transmitted it is determined that the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information is partly or entirely unloaded in the second standard network.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 7th kind of possible implementation, this method also includes:If the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type, the user equipment discharges the Data Radio Bearer corresponding with the service bearer set up between the user equipment and the first standard access network equipment.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 8th kind of possible implementation, this method also includes:The user equipment receives the WLAN control protocol WLCP signalings of the second standard access network equipment transmission, wherein, the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 9th kind of possible implementation, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the tenth kind of possible implementation, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, second standard access network equipment is accessed by user equipment, and the first configured information of the first standard access network equipment for indicating user equipment access is sent to the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment, to cause second standard The network equipment initiates the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the second standard network equipment and the first standard access network equipment according to the information of the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment that the business datum of user equipment is unloaded in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
The third aspect, there is provided another communication means, applied to the communication system including the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control to be included by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, this method:The user equipment determines the second standard access network equipment from least one candidate access network equipment in the second standard network;The user equipment accesses the second standard access network equipment;The user equipment sends configured information to the first standard access network equipment, and the configured information is used to indicate the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment.
In the first possible implementation, the configured information is additionally operable to indicate that the second standard network equipment supports load shedding, is transmitted in order to which the first standard access network equipment determines whether the data of the user equipment being unloaded in the second standard network by the second standard network equipment according to the configured information.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in second of possible implementation, this method also includes:The user equipment receives the WLAN control protocol WLCP signalings of the second standard access network equipment transmission, and the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the third possible implementation, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 4th kind of possible implementation, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, second standard access network equipment is determined from least one candidate access network equipment of the second standard network by user equipment, and after the second standard access network equipment is accessed, the configured information for the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is sent to the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of the user equipment in the second standard network by the second standard network equipment to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Fourth aspect is there is provided another communication means, applied to the communication system including the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, and this One standard access network equipment is used to control to be included by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, this method:The first standard access network equipment receives the configured information of user equipment transmission, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment of user equipment access, wherein, the second standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment belong to the second standard network;The first standard access network equipment sends tunnel building request according to the configured information to the second standard network equipment, and the tunnel building is asked for asking to set up the first standard access network equipment and the data transmission tunnel of the second standard network equipment.
In the first possible implementation, before the configured information that the first standard access network equipment receives user equipment transmission, this method also includes:The first standard access network equipment receives the measurement report of user equipment transmission, and the measurement report includes measurement result of the user equipment at least one candidate access network equipment, wherein, the second standard network includes at least one the candidate access network equipment;The first standard access network equipment determines the second standard access network equipment according to the measurement report from least one the candidate access network equipment;The first standard access network equipment sends the second configured information to the user equipment, and second configured information is used to indicate that the user equipment accesses the second standard access network equipment.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in second of possible implementation, before the configured information that the first standard access network equipment receives user equipment transmission, this method also includes:The first standard access network equipment sends measurement configuration message to the user equipment, and measurement configuration message includes the measurement configuration information of at least one the candidate access network equipment in the second standard network;The first standard access network equipment receives the configured information of user equipment transmission, including:The first standard access network equipment receives the user equipment and configures the configured information that message is sent according to the measurement.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the third possible implementation, this method also includes:The first standard access network equipment receives the second standard network equipment asks the tunnel building sent to respond according to the tunnel building;The first standard access network equipment is responded according to the tunnel building, radio resource control signaling is sent to the user equipment, the radio resource control signaling carries tunnel configured information, the tunnel configured information is used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the radio resource control signaling carries the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 4th kind of possible implementation, the radio resource control signaling also carries up unloading and indicated, the up unloading indicates to be used to indicate whether the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information can be transmitted by the data transmission tunnel.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 5th kind of possible implementation, the Radio Resource control Signaling processed also carries unloading type and indicated, the unloading type indicates to be used to indicate that the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, wherein, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, the corresponding all data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, if the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, the corresponding a part of data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, and the corresponding another part data of the service bearer are remained in the first standard network and transmitted.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 6th kind of possible implementation, this method also includes:The first standard access network equipment receives the downlink data of the service bearer corresponding with the data transmission tunnel of the user equipment;First standard access network equipment is determined the downlink data received being unloaded in the second standard network and transmitted;The first standard access network equipment sends the downlink data by the data transmission tunnel to the second standard network equipment.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 7th kind of possible implementation, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 8th kind of possible implementation, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, the configured information that user equipment is sent is received by the first standard access network equipment, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment that the user equipment is currently accessed, and initiate the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the second standard network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of user equipment in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
5th aspect, there is provided a kind of communicator, applied to the communication system including the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control to belong to the second standard network by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, the communicator, and the communicator includes:Determining module, the first standard access network equipment for determining user equipment access;Sending module, the first standard access network equipment for being determined to the determining module sends tunnel building request, and the tunnel building asks the data transmission tunnel for asking to set up between the communicator and the first standard access network equipment.
In the first possible implementation, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in second of possible implementation, the communicator also includes:First receiving module, the first configured information for receiving the transmission of authentication, authorization, accounting aaa server, first configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network equipment;The determining module determines the first standard access network equipment specifically for first configured information received according to first receiving module.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the third possible implementation, the communicator also includes:Second receiving module, the second configured information for receiving user equipment transmission, second configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network equipment;The determining module determines the first standard access network equipment specifically for second configured information received according to second receiving module.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 4th kind of possible implementation, the communicator also includes:3rd receiving module, the tunnel building sent for receiving the tunnel building that the first standard access network equipment is sent according to the sending module to ask is responded;The sending module is additionally operable to the tunnel building request received according to the 3rd receiving module, WLAN control protocol WLCP signalings are sent to the user equipment, the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish the data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the communicator.
Therefore, communicator according to embodiments of the present invention, by determining the first standard access network equipment that user equipment is accessed, and the data transmission tunnel set up between the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of user equipment in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
6th aspect, there is provided another communicator, applied to the communication system including the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control to be included by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, the communicator:AM access module, for accessing the second standard access network equipment in the second standard network;Sending module, the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment for being accessed to the AM access module sends the first configured information, the configured information is used for the first standard access network equipment for indicating communicator access, in order to which the second standard network equipment initiates the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment according to first configured information.
In the first possible implementation, the communicator also includes:Measurement module, for before the AM access module accesses the second standard access network equipment, the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is sent is measured, to obtain the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, at least one the candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network; The sending module is additionally operable to send measurement report to the first standard access network equipment, and the measurement report includes measurement result of the measurement module at least one the candidate access network equipment;The communicator also includes:First receiving module, for receiving the second configured information that the measurement report that the first standard access network equipment is sent according to the sending module is sent, second configured information is used to indicate the second standard access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment;The AM access module accesses the second standard access network equipment specifically for second configured information received according to first receiving module.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in second of possible implementation, the communicator also includes:Measurement module, for before the AM access module accesses the second standard access network equipment, the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is sent is measured, to obtain the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, at least one the candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network;First determining module, for according to measurement result of the measurement module at least one the candidate access network equipment, the second standard access network equipment to be determined from least one the candidate access network equipment;The AM access module is specifically for accessing the second standard access network equipment that first determining module is determined.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the third possible implementation, the communicator also includes:Second receiving module, for before the signal that the measurement module is sent to each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is measured, the measurement configuration message of the first standard access network equipment transmission is received, the measurement configuration information includes the measurement configuration information of at least one the candidate access network equipment;The measurement module configures message specifically for the measurement received according to second receiving module, and the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment is sent is measured.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 4th kind of possible implementation, the sending module is additionally operable to send access completion configured information to the first standard access network equipment, and the access, which completes configured information, to be used to indicate that the communicator is successfully accessed the second standard access network equipment.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 5th kind of possible implementation, the communicator also includes:3rd receiving module, radio resource control signaling for receiving the first standard access network equipment transmission, the radio resource control signaling carries tunnel configured information, the tunnel configured information is used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the radio resource control signaling carries the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel;Second determining module, for the radio resource control signaling received according to the 3rd receiving module, is transmitted it is determined that the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information is unloaded in the second standard network.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 6th kind of possible implementation, the radio resource control signaling also carries unloading type and indicated, the unloading type indicates to be used to indicate that the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, wherein, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, the corresponding all data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, if the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, the corresponding a part of data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, and the corresponding another part data of the service bearer are remained in the first standard network and transmitted;Second determining module is additionally operable to be indicated according to the unloading type, transmitted it is determined that the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information is partly or entirely unloaded in the second standard network.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 7th kind of possible implementation, the communicator also includes:Release module is carried, if belonging to the first unloading type for the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel, the Data Radio Bearer corresponding with the service bearer set up between the communicator and the first standard access network equipment is discharged.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 8th kind of possible implementation, the communicator also includes:4th receiving module, WLAN control protocol WLCP signalings for receiving the second standard access network equipment transmission, wherein, the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 9th kind of possible implementation, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the tenth kind of possible implementation, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
Therefore, communicator according to embodiments of the present invention, by accessing the second standard access network equipment, and the first configured information of the first standard access network equipment for indicating communicator access is sent to the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment, to cause the second standard network equipment to initiate the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the second standard network equipment and the first standard access network equipment according to the information of the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment that the business datum of communicator is unloaded in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
7th aspect is made there is provided another communicator applied to including the first standard network and second The communication system of formula network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, and the first standard access network equipment is used to control to be included by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, the communicator:Determining module, for determining the second standard access network equipment from least one candidate access network equipment in the second standard network;AM access module, the second standard access network equipment for accessing determining module determination;Sending module, for sending configured information to the first standard access network equipment, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment of AM access module access.
In the first possible implementation, the configured information is additionally operable to indicate that the second standard network equipment supports load shedding, is transmitted in order to which the first standard access network equipment determines whether the data of the communicator being unloaded in the second standard network by the second standard network equipment according to the configured information.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in second of possible implementation, the communicator also includes:Receiving module, the WLAN control protocol WLCP signalings for receiving the second standard access network equipment transmission, WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the third possible implementation, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 4th kind of possible implementation, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
Therefore, communicator according to embodiments of the present invention, by determining the second standard access network equipment from least one candidate access network equipment of the second standard network, and after the second standard access network equipment is accessed, the configured information for the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is sent to the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of the communicator in the second standard network by the second standard network equipment to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Eighth aspect, there is provided another communicator, applied to the communication system including the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control to be included by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, the communicator:Receiving module, configured information for receiving user equipment transmission, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment of user equipment access, wherein, the second standard network includes the second standard access network equipment;Sending module, For the configured information received according to the receiving module, it is determined that sending tunnel building request to the second standard network equipment, the tunnel building is asked for asking to set up the first standard access network equipment and the data transmission tunnel of the second standard network equipment.
In the first possible implementation, the receiving module is additionally operable to before the configured information that the user equipment is sent is received, receive the measurement report of user equipment transmission, the measurement report includes measurement result of the user equipment at least one candidate access network equipment, wherein, the second standard network includes at least one the candidate access network equipment;The communicator also includes:First determining module, for the measurement report received according to the receiving module, determines the second standard access network equipment from least one the candidate access network equipment;The sending module is additionally operable to send the second configured information to the user equipment, and second configured information is used for the second standard access network equipment for indicating that the user equipment accesses first determining module determination.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in second of possible implementation, the sending module is additionally operable to before the configured information that the receiving module receives user equipment transmission, measurement configuration message is sent to the user equipment, measurement configuration message includes the measurement configuration information of at least one the candidate access network equipment in the second standard network;The receiving module is specifically for receiving the configured information that the measurement configuration message that the user equipment is sent according to the sending module is sent.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the third possible implementation, the tunnel building that the receiving module is additionally operable to receive the tunnel building request transmission that the second standard network equipment is sent according to the sending module is responded;The sending module is additionally operable to the tunnel building response received according to the receiving module, radio resource control signaling is sent to the user equipment, the radio resource control signaling carries tunnel configured information, the tunnel configured information is used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the radio resource control signaling carries the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 4th kind of possible implementation, the radio resource control signaling also carries up unloading and indicated, the up unloading indicates to be used to indicate whether the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information can be transmitted by the data transmission tunnel.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 5th kind of possible implementation, the radio resource control signaling also carries unloading type and indicated, the unloading type indicates to be used to indicate that the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, wherein, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, the corresponding all data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, if the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, the service bearer Corresponding a part of data are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, and the corresponding another part data of the service bearer are remained in the first standard network and transmitted.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 6th kind of possible implementation, the receiving module is additionally operable to receive the downlink data of the service bearer corresponding with the data transmission tunnel of the user equipment;The communicator also includes:Second determining module, downlink data for determining to receive the receiving module is unloaded in the second standard network and transmitted;The sending module is additionally operable to by the data transmission tunnel, and the downlink data is sent to the second standard network equipment.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 7th kind of possible implementation, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
With reference to above-mentioned possible implementation, in the 8th kind of possible implementation, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
Therefore, communicator according to embodiments of the present invention, by receiving the configured information that user equipment is sent, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment that the user equipment is currently accessed, and initiate the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the second standard network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of user equipment in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
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Fig. 1 is the system architecture schematic diagram that wlan network carries out load shedding to 3GPP networks in the prior art.
Fig. 2 is the application scenarios schematic diagram of the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram that different pieces of information according to embodiments of the present invention transmits example.
Fig. 4 is the indicative flowchart of communication means provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the indicative flowchart of another communication means provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the indicative flowchart of another communication means provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the indicative flowchart of another communication means provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the indicative flowchart of another communication means provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is the indicative flowchart of another communication means provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 10 is the indicative flowchart of another communication means provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 11 is the indicative flowchart of another communication means provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 12 is the indicative flowchart of another communication means provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 13 is the schematic block diagram of communicator provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 14 is the schematic block diagram of another communicator provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 15 is the schematic block diagram of another communicator provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 16 is the schematic block diagram of another communicator provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 17 is the schematic block diagram of another communicator provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 18 is the schematic block diagram of another communicator provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 19 is the schematic block diagram of another communicator provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 20 is the schematic block diagram of another communicator provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 21 is the indicative flowchart of another communication means provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 22 is the indicative flowchart of another communication means provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 23 is the schematic block diagram of another communicator provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
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Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, it is clear that described embodiment is a part of embodiment of the present invention, rather than whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, the every other embodiment that those of ordinary skill in the art are obtained on the premise of creative work is not made should all belong to the scope of protection of the invention.
It should be understood that the technical scheme of the embodiment of the present invention can apply to various communication systems, such as:Global system for mobile telecommunications (Global System of Mobile communication, GSM) system, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA) system, WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA) system, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service, GPRS), Long Term Evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) system, LTE FDDs (Frequency Division Duplex, FDD) system, LTE time division duplexs (Time Division Duplex, TDD), UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System, UMTS), global interconnection inserting of microwave (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, WiMAX) communication system etc..
It will also be understood that, in embodiments of the present invention, user equipment (User Equipment, UE terminal (Terminal) can) be referred to as, mobile station (Mobile Station, MS), mobile terminal (Mobile Terminal) etc., the user equipment can be through wireless access network (Radio Access Network, RAN) communicated with one or more core nets, for example, user equipment can be mobile phone (or being cell phone), computer with mobile terminal etc., for example, user equipment can also be portable, pocket, hand-held, built-in computer or vehicle-mounted mobile device, they exchange voice and/or data with wireless access network.
It will also be understood that, in embodiments of the present invention, base station, can be base station (the Base Transceiver Station in GSM or CDMA, BTS the base station (NodeB)) or in WCDMA, can also be evolved base station (the evolved Node B in LTE, eNB or e-NodeB), the present invention is to this and is not construed as limiting.
Fig. 2 shows the communication system 100 of application of the embodiment of the present invention.The communication system 100 includes the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network and the second standard network can have different communication standards.Alternatively, the first standard network can be 3GPP networks, for example, the first standard network is LTE or GSM;The second standard network can be non-3 GPP network, for example, the second standard network is WLAN, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in Figure 2, the first standard network includes the first standard access network and the first standard core net, the first standard access network can include the first standard access network equipment 102 (such as base station), the first standard core net includes one or more equipments of the core network, for example, PDN-GW 104, mobile management entity (Mobile Management Entity, MME), etc..The second standard network includes the second standard network equipment 106, wherein, the second standard network equipment 106 can be the controller (such as access controller) or other equipment of access network equipment (such as access point) in the second standard network or access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
In addition, the communication system 100 can also include one or more user equipmenies 108, the user equipment 108 can access the first standard access network equipment 102 by performing random access procedure, now, PDN-GW can distribute an internet (Internet Protocol for the user equipment 108, IP) address, and the IP address can be notified by the user equipment 108 by Non-Access Stratum (Non-Access Stratum, NAS) message by MME.After the first standard access network equipment 102 is accessed, instruction or the scanning result according to 108 pair of second standard network of user equipment that the user equipment 108 can be sent according to the first standard access network equipment 102 access the second standard access network equipment 106.So, The user equipment 108 can keep wireless heterogeneous networks (Radio Resource Control with the first standard access network equipment 102, RRC while) connection, associated with the second standard access network equipment 106, i.e. the first standard access network equipment 102 and the second standard access network equipment 106 provide service, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention for the user equipment 108 simultaneously.
The first standard access network equipment 102 is used to the load shedding in the first standard network is controlled and managed, and goes to the load shedding of the second standard network.Specifically, load shedding, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention can be performed by PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP) layer of the first standard access network equipment.There can be wave point between the first standard access network equipment 102 and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment 106, to enable the first standard access network equipment 102 to be unloaded to the data of user equipment in the second standard network by the second standard network equipment, wherein, the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment 106 can not be limited this for the second standard access network equipment 106 itself or the control device or miscellaneous equipment of the second standard access network equipment, the embodiment of the present invention.The first standard access network equipment 102 may determine whether the load shedding of a certain service bearer of user equipment to the second standard network.Specifically, the first standard access network equipment 102 can determine all data in the service bearer by the first standard network transmission, i.e. not by the load shedding in the service bearer to the second standard network, now, the downlink data in the service bearer sequentially passes through the first standard core net, the first standard access network equipment and reaches user equipment.Or, the first standard access network equipment 102 can determine all data in the service bearer by the second standard network transmission, will the service bearer all load sheddings to the second standard network, now, the downlink data of the service bearer sequentially passes through the first standard core net, the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment and reaches user equipment.Or, the first standard access network equipment 102 can determine that the partial data in the service bearer passes through the first standard network transmission, another part data pass through the second standard network transmission, will the partial data of the service bearer be unloaded to the second standard network, and another part data be retained in the first standard network transmitted.Alternatively, in the case where the first standard access network equipment 102 determines to be unloaded to the partial data in service bearer into the second standard network, when the first standard access network equipment 102 receives the downlink data of the service bearer of the first standard core net transmission, the first standard access network equipment can be according to factors such as current network load state and link-qualities, the downlink data for determining the need for receiving is unloaded to the second standard network, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
In the communication system 100, by the way that load shedding is managed and controlled by the first standard access network equipment, compared with being controlled in the prior art by PDN-GW is responsible to load shedding, first system Formula access network equipment can know the factors such as the current loading condition of current ink quality of the user equipment in access network, the first standard network and the second standard network immediately, therefore the decision for more meeting current network state can be made when determining whether load shedding to the second standard network, so as to improve systematic entirety energy.In addition, the communication system 100 supports multithread convergence (Multi-Stream Aggregation, MSA) technology, i.e. a data part for service bearer can directly be transmitted by the first standard network, and another part data can be unloaded to the second standard network transmission, compared with all data of a service bearer in the prior art can only be transmitted in same network, systematic function and Consumer's Experience can be further improved.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the second standard network can be WLAN, for example, Wireless Fidelity (Wireless Fidelity, abbreviation WiFi).There are two kinds of network architectures in access network equipment WLAN AP in a wlan:Manage independently framework and centralized management framework.Autonomous management framework is also known as " fat " AP frameworks, under this architecture, WLAN AP are responsible for task, autonomous control WLAN AP configuration and the radio functions such as user equipment access, user equipment disconnection, purview certification, security strategy implementation, data forwarding, data encryption, network management.Centralized management framework is also known as " thin " AP frameworks, and under this architecture, administrative power is generally concentrated on wireless local net access controller (Wireless Local Area Network Access Controller, abbreviation WLAN AC).The WLAN AC are used to manage IP address, certification and encryption of user equipment etc., and WLAN AP only have encryption, data forwarding, radio-frequency enabled, it is impossible to work independently.Can be using control and configuration WAP (Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points, abbreviation CAPWAP) specification protocol between WLAN AP and WLAN AC.So that downlink data is transmitted as an example, it is sent to UE data and is encapsulated via WLAN AC, and sent by CAPWAP tunnel, and realizes via WLAN AP the forward process of the above-mentioned data for being sent to UE.Optionally, above-mentioned WLAN AP can be with base station integrated setting.The embodiment of the present invention can apply to above-mentioned WLAN AP two kinds of network architectures.For ease of understanding and illustrating, it is described below exemplified by managing independently framework i.e. " thin " AP frameworks, but the present invention is not limited this.
It should be understood that Fig. 2 illustrate only the part related to the embodiment of the present invention, the communication system 100 can also include other parts, and the first standard network and the second standard network can also include other parts, not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is to transmit example schematic diagram according to the different pieces of information of the embodiment of the present invention.Wherein, for the ease of description, it is assumed here that the first standard network is LTE, the second standard network is WLAN.There is Sx interfaces between eNB and WLAN node (can be the second standard network equipment).Specifically, the transmission path of all business datums of evolved packet system (Evolved Packet System, EPS) carrying 1 sequentially passes through S-GW, eNB and UE, i.e. all business datums of EPS carryings 1 are transmitted by LTE network. The transmission path of all business datums of EPS carryings 2 sequentially passes through S-GW, eNB, WLAN node and UE, i.e. all business datums of EPS carryings 2 are unloaded in the WLAN by eNB to be transmitted.A part of business datum of EPS carryings 3 sequentially passes through S-GW, eNB and UE, and the transmission path of another part business datum sequentially passes through S-GW, eNB, WLAN node and UE, that is a part of business datum of EPS carryings 3 passes through LTE transmission, another part load shedding is transmitted into WLAN, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 shows another communication means 200 provided in an embodiment of the present invention.This method 200 can apply to include the communication system of the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, and the first standard access network equipment is used to control the load shedding by the first standard network to the second standard network.Alternatively, the communication system can be communication system 100, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.This method 200 can be performed by the second standard network equipment in the second standard network.
S210, determines the first standard access network equipment of user equipment access;
S220, tunnel building request is sent to the first standard access network equipment, and the tunnel building asks the data transmission tunnel for asking to set up between the second standard network equipment and the first standard access network equipment.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, the first standard access network equipment that user equipment is accessed is determined by the second standard network equipment, and the data transmission tunnel set up between the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of user equipment in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Alternatively, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
Now, the first standard access network equipment can be base station, and the second standard network equipment can be AP or AC or miscellaneous equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
In embodiments of the present invention, the second standard network equipment can determine the first standard access network equipment of user equipment access in several ways, that is, determine currently to provide the first standard access network equipment of service for the user equipment.Alternatively, S210, determines the first standard access network equipment of user equipment access, including:
The first configured information that authentication, authorization, accounting (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting, AAA) server is sent is received, first configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network equipment.
First configured information can carry the identification information or Internet protocol (Internet Protocol, IP) address information of the first standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.Specifically, the second standard network equipment can receive safety certificate equipment (for example, aaa server) in Extended Protocol certification (Extensible Authentication Protocol, EAP first configured information) sent during certification, wherein, the safety certificate equipment can obtain the information of the first standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention in the safety certification process that the user equipment accesses the first standard access network equipment.
As another alternative embodiment, S210 determines the first standard access network equipment of user equipment access, including:
The second configured information of user equipment transmission is received, second configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network equipment.
Second configured information can carry the identification information or IP address information of the first standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.Specifically, the user equipment can be after the corresponding second standard access network equipment of the second standard network equipment be accessed, pass through WLAN control protocol (WLAN Control Protocol, WLCP) signaling sends the information of the first standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention to the second standard network equipment.
In embodiments of the present invention, there may be wireless communication interface between the second standard network equipment and the first standard access network equipment.So that the second standard network is WLAN as an example, the second standard network equipment can be access point (Access Point, AP) or access controller (Access Controller, AC) or miscellaneous equipment.Alternatively, if the second standard network equipment is AP, the user equipment directly can send second configured information to the AP.If the second standard network equipment is AC, the user equipment to the second standard network equipment can send second configured information by the second standard access network equipment corresponding with the second standard network equipment.For example, the user equipment can send the information of the first standard access network equipment to the AP with the user device association, in order to which the AP sends the information of the first standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention to AC corresponding with the AP.
The second standard network equipment is it is determined that after the first standard access network equipment, the foundation of data transmission tunnel can be initiated, alternatively, the data transmission tunnel can be general packet wireless service tunnel protocol (GPRS tunnel protocol, GTP) tunnel, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.Specifically, the second standard network equipment can send tunnel building request to the first standard access network equipment, and tunnel building request can be specially session establishment request (create session request).The tunnel building please The IP address information and tunnel endpoint identifier (Tunnel Endpoint Identifier, TEID) information transmitted for user plane that the second standard network equipment distributes for user equipment can be carried by asking.Alternatively, the second standard network equipment can also receive the tunnel building response that the first standard access network equipment asks to send according to the tunnel building, and tunnel building response can serve to indicate that the data transmission tunnel is set up in agreement.Alternatively, tunnel building response can be specially session establishment response (create session response), and tunnel building response can carry the first standard access network equipment is used for IP address information and TEID information that user plane is transmitted for what the user equipment was distributed.Alternatively, tunnel building response can also further carry the information of IP address of the user equipment in the first standard network, to cause the second standard network equipment to store the information of the IP address, for example, store the corresponding relation between the IP address and the MAC Address of the user equipment, and when receiving downlink data packet of the first standard access network equipment transmission (destination address is IP address of the user equipment in the first standard network), according to the destination address carried in the downlink data packet, determine the user equipment corresponding to the downlink data packet, and the downlink data carried in the downlink data packet is sent to the user equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Alternatively, the data transmission tunnel can be first data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment.It is used as another alternative embodiment, when the second standard network equipment receives the tunnel building response of the first standard access network equipment transmission, it is meant that the data transmission tunnel between the second standard network equipment and the first standard access network equipment is successfully established.Now, the second standard network equipment can notify the foundation of the user equipment data transmission tunnel.Correspondingly, this method 200 also includes:
Receive the first standard access network equipment asks the tunnel building sent to respond according to the tunnel building;
Responded according to the tunnel building, WLCP signalings are sent to the user equipment, the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment.
The WLCP signalings can also carry the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel, be transmitted with alloing the user equipment to determine the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information being unloaded in the second standard network, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.Alternatively, the second standard network equipment can also pass through other foundation for signaling the user equipment data transmission tunnel.In addition it is also possible to notify the foundation of the user equipment data transmission tunnel, not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention by the first standard access network equipment.
As another alternative embodiment, this method 200 also includes:
Receive the second tunnel building request of the first standard access network equipment transmission, second tunnel building asks the second data transmission tunnel for asking to set up between the second standard network equipment and the first standard access network equipment, and second tunnel building request carries the corresponding service bearer information of second data transmission tunnel;
According to the request of the second tunnel building and the current state of the second standard network equipment, it is determined that allowing to set up second data transmission tunnel;
The response of the second tunnel building is sent to the first standard access network equipment.
The first standard access network equipment can be it is determined that data division or whole that Added Business is carried be unloaded to when being transmitted in the second standard network, second tunnel building request is sent to the second standard network equipment, can also be it is determined that the data division of existing service bearer or whole be unloaded to when being transmitted in the second standard network, sending second tunnel building to the second standard network equipment asks.Alternatively, second tunnel building request can be specially that request (create bearer request) is set up in carrying, second tunnel building request can carry the first standard access network equipment is used for IP address information and TEID information that user plane is transmitted for what the user equipment was distributed, in addition, second tunnel building request can also carry the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.Alternatively, second tunnel building response can be specially that response (create bearer response) is set up in carrying, second tunnel building response can carry the second standard network equipment is used for IP address information and TEID information that user plane is transmitted, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention for what user equipment was distributed.
The second standard network equipment is when receiving second tunnel building request, the service bearer information and the current state of the second standard network equipment carried in being asked according to second tunnel building, determine whether to agree to the service bearer being unloaded in the second standard network to transmit, determine whether that second data transmission tunnel is set up in agreement, wherein, the current state can include load condition, buffer data size, etc., but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, the first standard access network equipment that user equipment is accessed is determined by the second standard network equipment, and the data transmission tunnel set up between the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of user equipment in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Fig. 5 is the indicative flowchart of the communication means 300 of the embodiment of the present invention.This method 300 can apply to include the communication system of the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, and the first standard access network equipment is used to control the load shedding by the first standard network to the second standard network.Alternatively, the communication system can be communication system 100, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.This method can be performed by user equipment.
S310, the second standard access network equipment accessed in the second standard network;
S320, the first configured information is sent to the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment, wherein, first configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network equipment that the user equipment is currently accessed, in order to which the second standard network equipment initiates the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment according to first configured information.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, second standard access network equipment is accessed by user equipment, and the first configured information of the first standard access network equipment for indicating user equipment access is sent to the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment, to cause the second standard network equipment to initiate the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the second standard network equipment and the first standard access network equipment according to the information of the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment that the business datum of user equipment is unloaded in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
As an alternative embodiment, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
As another alternative embodiment, the first standard access network equipment is base station.The corresponding second standard network equipment of second standard access network equipment can be specially the second standard access network equipment in itself or be the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
In embodiments of the present invention, there may be wireless communication interface between the second standard network equipment and the first standard access network equipment, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment can be the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.So that the second standard network is WLAN as an example, the second standard access network equipment can be with AP, and the second standard network equipment is AP or AC or miscellaneous equipment.If the second standard network equipment be AP, the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment be the second standard access network equipment in itself.If the second standard network equipment is AC, the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the control device of the second standard access network equipment, i.e., AC corresponding with AP, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
In S310, the user equipment accesses the second standard access network equipment and can associated including the user equipment with the second standard access network equipment foundation.Specifically, the user equipment can set up request to the second standard access network equipment transmission association, and receive the association foundation response of the second standard access network equipment transmission, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
First configured information can include the information of the first standard access network equipment, such as identification information of the first standard access network equipment, IP address information, etc..In S320, the user equipment can send first configured information to the second standard network equipment in several ways.Alternatively, user equipment to the second standard network equipment can send first configured information by WLCP signalings.If the second standard network equipment for the second standard access network equipment control device (for example, the second standard network equipment is AC), then the user equipment to the second standard network equipment can send first configured information, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention by the second standard access network equipment.
In embodiments of the present invention, the user equipment can determine the second standard access network equipment in several ways.As an alternative embodiment, before S310, this method 300 also includes:
The signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is sent is measured, to obtain the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, at least one the candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network;
Measurement report is sent to the first standard access network equipment, the measurement report includes measurement result of the user equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment;
The second configured information of the first standard access network equipment transmission is received, second configured information is used to indicate the second standard access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment.
Now, S310, the second standard access network equipment accessed in the second standard network, including:
According to second configured information, the second standard access network equipment is accessed.
The user equipment can be measured to the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is sent, for example, beacon (beacon) frame that each candidate access network equipment is sent is measured, to obtain the measurement result to each candidate access network equipment.The user equipment can send measurement result of the user equipment to each candidate access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment to the first standard access network equipment, the measurement result can include signal receiving strength and/or signal receiving quality, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.The first standard access network equipment is received after the measurement report, can be according to measurement result of the user equipment to each candidate access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment, the second standard access network equipment is determined from least one the candidate access network equipment, and send second configured information to the user equipment, wherein, second configured information can include the information of the second standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As another alternative embodiment, before S310, this method 300 also includes:
The signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is sent is measured, to obtain the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, this at least one Candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network;
According to the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, the second standard access network equipment is determined from least one the candidate access network equipment.
Now, the user equipment determines the second standard access network equipment according to the measurement result to each candidate access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment from least one the candidate access network equipment.
In embodiments of the present invention, the user equipment can actively to this, at least one candidate access network equipment be measured, i.e. the user equipment can actively carry out WLAN search, to obtain the measurement result of each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment around the user equipment.Or, the user equipment can also be according to the instruction of the first standard access network equipment, and to this, at least one candidate access network equipment is measured, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As an alternative embodiment, before the signal that each candidate access network equipment in this pair at least one candidate access network equipment is sent is measured, this method 300 also includes:
The measurement configuration message of the first standard access network equipment transmission is received, the measurement configuration information includes the measurement configuration information of at least one the candidate access network equipment;
Correspondingly, the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is sent is measured, including:
Message is configured according to the measurement, the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment is sent is measured.
Measurement configuration message can carry the measurement configuration information of each candidate access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, the measurement configuration information can include the identification information of candidate access network equipment, for example, BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier, BSSID), or the measurement amount of reporting (such as signal receiving strength and/or signal receiving quality), but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention can be further carried.
The first standard access network equipment can be after user equipment and the first standard access network equipment be set up and are connected, accessed in the user equipment by performing random access procedure after the first standard access network equipment, actively measurement configuration message is sent to the user equipment, can also be when receiving the request message of user equipment transmission, measurement configuration message is sent to the user equipment according to the request message, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited this.
As another alternative embodiment, if the user equipment determines according to the second configured information of the first standard access network equipment and accesses the second standard access network equipment, after S310, this method 300 also include:
Access is sent to the first standard access network equipment and completes configured information, and the access, which completes configured information, to be used to indicate that the user equipment is successfully accessed the second standard access network equipment.
The access, which completes configured information, can specifically include at least one bit, the value of each bit at least one bit can be " 0 " or " 1 ", for indicating that the user equipment is successfully accessed the second standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
In embodiments of the present invention, after data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment is successfully established, the first standard access network equipment can send radio resource control signaling or the second standard access network equipment to the user equipment to send WLCP signalings to the user equipment, to notify the foundation of the user equipment data transmission tunnel, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited this.
As an alternative embodiment, this method 300 also includes:
Receive the radio resource control signaling of the first standard access network equipment transmission, the radio resource control signaling carries tunnel configured information, the tunnel configured information is used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the radio resource control signaling carries the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel;
According to the radio resource control signaling, transmitted it is determined that the corresponding uplink business data of service bearer information is unloaded in the second standard network.
The radio resource control signaling can carry tunnel configured information, for indicating to establish data transmission tunnel corresponding with a certain service bearer of user equipment between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment.So, the user equipment can determine that the data of the service bearer can be discharged into transmission in the second standard network according to the tunnel configured information.Alternatively, system can be given tacit consent to when establishing the corresponding data transmission tunnel of service bearer between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the up-downgoing data of the service bearer, which can be unloaded in the second standard network, to be transmitted.Now, the user equipment can determine that the upstream data of the service bearer can be sent to the second standard network equipment according to the tunnel configured information, and the second standard network equipment can be sent the upstream data of the service bearer received to the first standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention by the data transmission tunnel.
Or, the corresponding data transmission tunnel of service bearer is established between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment merely mean that the downlink data of the service bearer can be unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment by the data transmission tunnel and transmit, and the business Whether the upstream data of carrying can be needed by data transmission tunnel transmission is additionally indicated.Now, whether the first standard access network equipment can be transmitted with upstream data that is dominant or implicitly indicating the service bearer to the user equipment by the data transmission tunnel.For example, the first standard access network equipment can carry up unloading in the radio resource control signaling and indicate, the up unloading indicates whether the upstream data for being used to indicate the service bearer can be transmitted by the data transmission tunnel, that is, indicates whether the upstream data of the service bearer can be unloaded in the second standard network and transmit;Or, the first standard access network equipment just carries up unloading in the radio resource control signaling and indicated only when the upstream data of the service bearer can or can not be by the second standard network transmission, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As an alternative embodiment, the radio resource control signaling also carries up unloading and indicated, the up unloading indicates that the upstream data for being used to indicate the service bearer can be transmitted by the data transmission tunnel.Now, the user equipment can be indicated according to the up unloading, be transmitted it is determined that the corresponding uplink business data of service bearer information is unloaded in the second standard network.
If the upstream data of the service bearer can not be transmitted by the data transmission tunnel, the user equipment can send the upstream data of the service bearer by the first standard network to the first standard access network equipment.Specifically, the user equipment can be by Data Radio Bearer corresponding with the service bearer (the Data Radio Bearer that are set up between the user equipment and the first standard access network equipment, DRB), the upstream data of the service bearer is sent to the first standard access network equipment.And if the upstream data of the service bearer can be by the second standard network transmission, then the user equipment can determine the unloading type of the service bearer, and the transmission path of the upstream data of the service bearer is determined according to the unloading type of the service bearer, that is, determine to send the upstream data of the service bearer to the first standard access network equipment by the first standard network or the second standard network.The unloading type of the service bearer can be the first unloading type or the second unloading type, wherein, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, then all data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, such as the transmission means of the EPS carryings 2 shown in Fig. 3.Now, the user equipment can determine to send all upstream datas of the service bearer to the first standard access network equipment by the second standard network equipment.If the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, then a part of data in the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, another part data of the service bearer are transmitted still in the first standard network, such as the transmission means of the EPS carryings 3 shown in Fig. 3.Now, the user equipment can both send the upstream data of the service bearer by the first standard network to the first standard access network equipment, and can also be sent by the second standard network to the first standard access network equipment should The upstream data of service bearer;Correspondingly, in the transmitting procedure of upstream data each time, the user equipment can determine that this is carried out to the transmitting uplink data of the first standard access network equipment by the first standard network or the second standard network, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
In embodiments of the present invention, the user equipment can determine the unloading type belonging to the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel in several ways.The unloading type of the service bearer can be pre-configured with, or notify the user equipment by the first standard access network equipment or the second standard network equipment.Alternatively, the first standard access network equipment can indicate the unloading type belonging to the service bearer in the radio resource control signaling, wherein, the first standard access network equipment can be dominant in the radio resource control signaling or implicitly indicates unloading type belonging to the service bearer, it is used as an alternative embodiment, the radio resource control signaling also carries unloading type and indicated, the unloading type indicates to be used to indicate that the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, wherein, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, all data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, if the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, a part of data in the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment to be transmitted, another part data of the service bearer are transmitted still in the first standard network.Correspondingly, this method 300 also includes:
Indicated, transmitted it is determined that the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information is partly or entirely unloaded in the second standard network according to the unloading type.
Specifically, the uplink downlink of the service bearer can have identical to unload type, and now, the unloading type of the service bearer goes for uplink downlink.Or, the up-link and downlink of the service bearer can have different unloading types, now, and the unloading type indicates that indicated unloading type can be only applicable to up-link or downlink, not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As another alternative embodiment, the first standard access network equipment can implicitly indicate the unloading type belonging to the service bearer in the radio resource control signaling.Specifically, the first standard access network equipment can be it is determined that data division or whole that Added Business is carried be unloaded to when being transmitted in the second standard network, tunnel building request is sent to the second standard network equipment, now, between the first standard access network equipment and the user equipment and the corresponding Data Radio Bearer of the service bearer is not set up.If the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, then the first standard access network equipment can send carrying to the user equipment and set up configured information (for example, the carrying is set up configured information and can carried in the radio resource control signaling), configured information is set up in the carrying is used to indicate to set up the Data Radio Bearer corresponding to business corresponding with the service bearer between the user equipment and the first standard access network equipment, so, user equipment can be according to Data Radio Bearer identical business corresponding with the data transmission tunnel Determine that the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the second unloading type.If the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, then the first standard access network equipment can not send the carrying to the user equipment and set up configured information, so, the user equipment can determine that the Data Radio Bearer corresponding to business corresponding with the data transmission tunnel is not present, and then determine that the business belongs to the first unloading type, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Or, the first standard access network equipment can also it is determined that existing service bearer is partly or entirely unloaded to transmitted in the second standard network when, to the second standard network equipment send the tunnel building request.Now, the corresponding Data Radio Bearer of the business is had built up between the first standard access network equipment and the user equipment.If the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, then the radio resource control signaling can carry carrying release and indicate to indicate that the business belongs to the first unloading type, wherein, carrying release indicates to be used to indicate user equipment release with setting up Data Radio Bearer corresponding with the service bearer between the first standard access network equipment.If the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, carrying release instruction can not be then carried in the radio resource control signaling, correspondingly, the relevant information that the user equipment can be completed according to tunnel building between the user equipment carried in the radio resource control signaling and the second standard network equipment, to further determine that the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
If the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type for uplink downlink, then the user equipment can receive all downlink datas of the service bearer by the second standard network equipment, and all upstream datas of the service bearer are sent by the second standard network equipment to the first standard access network equipment.Now, if having been set up Data Radio Bearer corresponding with the service bearer between the user equipment and the first standard access network equipment, alternatively, this method 300 also includes:
If the corresponding carrying of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type, the Data Radio Bearer corresponding with the service bearer set up between the user equipment and the first standard access network equipment is discharged.
The user equipment can discharge the corresponding Data Radio Bearer of the service bearer according to the instruction of the first standard access network equipment, for example, the radio resource control signaling carries carrying release and indicated, carrying release indicates to be used to indicate that the user equipment deletes Data Radio Bearer corresponding with the service bearer configuration set up between the user equipment and the first standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As another alternative embodiment, if the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, the same EPS carryings of the user equipment can have the transmission of two paths.Now, if not setting up the corresponding Data Radio Bearer of the service bearer, the user between the user equipment and the first standard access network equipment Equipment can set up Data Radio Bearer corresponding with the service bearer, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As another alternative embodiment, this method 300 also includes:
The WLCP signalings of the second standard access network equipment transmission are received, the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment.
Alternatively, the WLCP signalings can also include the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel, now, the user equipment can be determined the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information being unloaded in the second standard network and transmitted according to the WLCP signalings, determine to send the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention to the first standard access network equipment by the data transmission tunnel.The WLCP signalings are additionally operable to indicate that the corresponding carrying of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, second standard access network equipment is accessed by user equipment, and the first configured information of the first standard access network equipment for indicating user equipment access is sent to the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment, to cause the second standard network equipment to initiate the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the second standard network equipment and the first standard access network equipment according to the information of the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment that the business datum of user equipment is unloaded in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Fig. 6 shows another communication means 400 provided in an embodiment of the present invention.This method 400 can apply to include the communication system of the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control the load shedding by the first standard network to the second standard network, and the first standard access network equipment user equipment is accessed.Alternatively, the communication system can be communication system 100, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.This method 400 can be performed by user equipment.
S410, the second standard access network equipment is determined from least one candidate access network equipment in the second standard network.
The user equipment has accessed the first standard access network family equipment before the second standard access network equipment is accessed.The user equipment can be measured to the signal (such as beacon frames) that each candidate access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment is sent, to obtain the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, alternatively, the measurement result can include signal receiving strength and / or signal receiving quality, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
The user equipment can select a candidate access network equipment to be used as the second standard network equipment according to the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment from least one the candidate access network equipment.For example, signal receiving strength highest at least one the candidate access network equipment and/or the best candidate access network equipment of signal quality can be defined as the second standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention by the user equipment.
S420, accesses the second standard access network equipment.
S430, the first standard access network equipment accessed to the user equipment sends configured information, and the configured information is used to indicate the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment.
In embodiments of the present invention, the user equipment can determine at least one the candidate access network equipment in several ways.Alternatively, the user equipment can be by actively or passively scanning for, to determine at least one the candidate access network equipment.Or, the user equipment can receive the measurement configuration message of the first standard access network equipment transmission, measurement configuration message carries the measurement configuration information of at least one the candidate access network equipment, correspondingly, the user equipment can configure message according to the measurement and the signal of each candidate access network equipment transmission at least one the candidate access network equipment is measured, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Alternatively, the user equipment is after the second standard access network equipment is accessed, the user equipment can send the configured information to the first standard access network equipment, wherein, the configured information can include the information of the second standard network equipment, for example, the identification information of the second standard network equipment.Now, the first standard access network equipment can determine the IP address of the second standard network equipment according to the identification information, and the foundation of data transmission tunnel is initiated according to the IP address to the second standard network equipment.Alternatively, if the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is different from the second standard access network equipment, then the configured information can also include the information of the second standard access network equipment, such as BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier,) and/or IP address BSSID, now, the first standard access network equipment can determine the second standard network equipment corresponding with the second standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention according to the information of the second standard access network equipment.The first standard access network equipment may further determine whether the business datum of the user equipment being unloaded in the second standard access network by the second standard network equipment and transmit after the second standard network equipment is determined according to the configured information.If the first standard access network equipment determines to carry out load shedding, the first standard access network equipment can initiate the foundation of data transmission tunnel, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention to the second standard network equipment.
In embodiments of the present invention, the first standard access network equipment is after the configured information is received, and can determine whether to transmit into the second standard network load shedding by the second standard network equipment in several ways.For example, the first standard access network equipment can be by inquiring about the information of the second standard network equipment that the local or other network equipments are stored, it is determined whether allow to transmit into the second standard network load shedding by the second standard network equipment;Or the first standard access network equipment can be by holding consultation with the second standard network equipment, it is determined whether allow to transmit into the second standard network load shedding by the second standard network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
It is used as another alternative embodiment, the configured information is additionally operable to indicate that the second standard network equipment supports load shedding, is transmitted in order to which the first standard access network equipment determines whether data of the user equipment in the first standard network being unloaded in the second standard network by second network equipment according to the configured information.
It should be understood that, the embodiment of the present invention stresses to describe the difference of communication means 400 and communication means 300, other flows and step that the communication means 400 includes are referred to the description in previous embodiment to communication means 300, for sake of simplicity, being not discussed herein.
In another communication means provided in an embodiment of the present invention, user equipment can access the second standard access network equipment, and configured information is sent to the first standard access network equipment, the configured information is used to indicate the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment.Wherein, the access configured information for being used to indicate the second standard access network equipment that the user equipment can be sent according to the first standard access network equipment, determines the second standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, second standard access network equipment is determined from least one candidate access network equipment of the second standard network by user equipment, and after the second standard access network equipment is accessed, the configured information for the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is sent to the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of the user equipment in the second standard network by the second standard network equipment to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Fig. 7 shows another communication means 500 provided in an embodiment of the present invention.This method 500 can apply to include the communication system of the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control the load shedding by the first standard network to the second standard network, and the first standard access network equipment user equipment is accessed.Alternatively, the communication system can be communication system 100, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.This method 500 can be performed by the first standard access network equipment.
S510, receive the configured information of user equipment transmission, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment of user equipment access, wherein, the second standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment belong to the second standard network.
Alternatively, the first standard access network equipment is after the configured information is received, it may be determined that whether carry out load shedding by the second standard network equipment.If it is determined that carrying out load shedding by the second standard network equipment, then the first standard access network equipment can initiate the foundation of data transmission tunnel to the second standard network equipment.And if it is determined that not carrying out load shedding by the second standard network equipment, then the first standard access network equipment can not initiate the foundation of data transmission tunnel, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention to the second standard network equipment.
S520, according to the configured information, tunnel building request is sent to the second standard network equipment, the tunnel building is asked for asking to set up the first standard access network equipment and the data transmission tunnel of the second standard network equipment.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, the configured information that user equipment is sent is received by the first standard access network equipment, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment that the user equipment is currently accessed, and initiate the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the second standard network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of user equipment in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Alternatively, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
Alternatively, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.So that the second standard network is WLAN as an example, the second standard network equipment can be AP, correspondingly, and corresponding second network equipment of the second standard access network equipment can be for the second standard network equipment in itself;Or, the second standard network equipment can be AC, and correspondingly, corresponding second network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the AC for controlling AP, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
In embodiments of the present invention, the data transmission tunnel can be first data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, now, tunnel building request can be specially session establishment request (create session request);Or the data transmission tunnel is not first data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, this When, tunnel building request can be specially that request (create bearer request), but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention are set up in carrying.Tunnel building request can carry the first standard access network equipment is used for IP address information and TEID information that user plane is transmitted for what the user equipment was distributed, alternatively, tunnel building request can also further carry the information of IP address of the user equipment in the first standard network, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.Alternatively, the first standard access network equipment can also receive the tunnel building response that the second standard network equipment asks to send according to the tunnel building.Tunnel building response can be specially that response (create bearer response) is set up in session establishment response (create session response) or carrying, tunnel building response can carry the second standard network equipment is used for IP address information and TEID information that user plane is transmitted, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention for what user equipment was distributed.
It should be understood that, in embodiments of the present invention, IP address of the user equipment in the first standard network is used for the load shedding by the first standard access network equipment to the second standard network equipment, the second standard network equipment can determine the corresponding user equipment of the downlink data packet and the downlink data carried in the downlink data packet sent to the user equipment according to the IP address carried in the downlink data packet received.Alternatively, IP address of the user equipment in the first standard network can be that PDN-GW is distributed, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
The first standard access network equipment is that the IP address for being used for user plane transmission that the user equipment is distributed can be used for distinguishing the different data transmission tunnels set up between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, wherein, the first standard access network equipment can distribute the different IP address that user plane is transmitted that are used for for different data transmission tunnels, now, the IP address for being used for user plane transmission can be exploited separately for identifying a data transmission tunnel;Or, the first standard access network equipment can distribute identical for multiple data transmission tunnels is used for the IP address that user plane is transmitted, now, the IP address and TEID that are used for user plane transmission can be with one data transmission tunnels of common ID, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
In embodiments of the present invention, can clearly it find out unless explicitly defined otherwise or from context, " IP address of user equipment " refers to IP address of the user equipment in the first standard network, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
The first standard access network equipment can know the IP address by number of ways.Alternatively, the first standard access network equipment can receive the information that the IP address is carried in the first configured information (such as S1 signalings) of MME transmissions, first configured information;Or, the first standard access network equipment can receive the second configured information (such as RRC signaling) of user equipment transmission, second configured information The information of the IP address is carried, wherein, the information of the IP address, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention are obtained in the NAS signaling that the user equipment can be sent from the MME.
In embodiments of the present invention, the user equipment can be according to the measurement result at least one candidate access network equipment, the second standard access network equipment is determined from least one the candidate access network equipment, and the second standard access network equipment is accessed, the information of the second standard network equipment is then sent to the first standard access network equipment.Or, the user equipment can also determine according to the instruction of the first standard access network equipment and access the second standard access network equipment, then be sent to the first standard access network equipment for indicating to be successfully accessed the configured information of the second standard network equipment and/or the information of the second standard network equipment.As an alternative embodiment, before S510, this method 500 also includes:
The measurement report that user equipment is sent is received, the measurement report includes measurement result of the user equipment at least one candidate access network equipment, wherein, at least one the candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network;
According to the measurement report, the second standard access network equipment is determined from least one the candidate access network equipment;
The second configured information is sent to the user equipment, second configured information is used to indicate that the user equipment accesses the second standard access network equipment.
The measurement report can include measurement result of the user equipment to each candidate access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, at least one the candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network, the measurement result can include signal receiving strength and/or signal receiving quality, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
The first standard access network equipment can select a candidate access network equipment as the second standard access network equipment, and indicate that the user equipment accesses the second standard access network equipment according to the measurement report from least one candidate access network.Specifically, the first standard access network equipment can determine the second standard access network equipment in several ways.For example, the first standard access network equipment can regard the access network equipment of measurement result at least one access network equipment preferably (for example, signal receiving quality is best and/or signal receiving strength is most strong) as the second standard access network equipment;Or the first standard access network equipment can be according to user equipment to the measurement result of at least one access network equipment and the current state of at least one access network equipment (such as load condition, buffer data size, etc.), the second standard access network equipment is determined from least one access network equipment, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited this.
The access indicates that message is used to indicate that the user equipment accesses the second standard access network equipment.Specifically Ground, second configured information can carry the identification information of the second standard access network equipment, for example, BSSID, or second configured information can serve to indicate that the secondary cell or secondary carrier that the second standard access network equipment is configured to the user equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
It is used as another embodiment, if before the configured information that the first standard access network equipment receives user equipment transmission, the first standard access network equipment sends second configured information to the user equipment, then the configured information can be further used for indicating that the user equipment is successfully accessed the second standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As another alternative embodiment, before S510, this method 500 also includes:
Measurement configuration message is sent to the user equipment, measurement configuration message includes the measurement configuration information of at least one the candidate access network equipment in the second standard network;
Correspondingly, S510, receives the configured information that user equipment is sent, including:
Receive the user equipment and the configured information that message is sent is configured according to the measurement.
Measurement configuration message can include the measurement configuration information of each candidate access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment, the measurement configuration information can include the identification information of candidate access network equipment, measurement amount of reporting (such as signal receiving strength or signal receiving quality), etc..Alternatively, each candidate access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment can support load shedding, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As another alternative embodiment, this method 500 also includes:
Receive the second standard network equipment asks the tunnel building sent to respond according to the tunnel building;
Responded according to the tunnel building, radio resource control signaling is sent to the user equipment, the radio resource control signaling carries tunnel configured information, the tunnel configured information is used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the radio resource control signaling carries the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel.
The tunnel building response that the first standard access network equipment receives the second standard network equipment transmission means that the data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment is successfully established.Now, the first standard access network equipment can notify the foundation of the user equipment data transmission tunnel, to allow the user equipment to be determined according to the radio resource control signaling by the first standard network or the second standard network transmission corresponding upstream data of service bearer information.
As another alternative embodiment, the first standard access network equipment can also be determined the unloading type belonging to the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel.Correspondingly, the radio resource control signaling also carries unloading type and indicated, the unloading type indicates to be used to indicate the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel Belong to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, wherein, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, the corresponding all data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, if the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, the corresponding a part of data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, and the corresponding another part business datum of the service bearer is remained in the first standard network and transmitted.
As another alternative embodiment, the first standard access network equipment can implicitly indicate the unloading type belonging to the service bearer in the radio resource control signaling.Specifically, the first standard access network equipment can be it is determined that data division or whole that Added Business is carried be unloaded to when being transmitted in the second standard network, tunnel building request is sent to the second standard network equipment, now, between the first standard access network equipment and the user equipment and the corresponding DRB of the service bearer is not set up.If the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, then the first standard access network equipment can send carrying to the user equipment and set up configured information (for example, the carrying is set up configured information and can carried in the radio resource control signaling), configured information is set up in the carrying to be used to indicate to set up between the user equipment and the first standard access network equipment and the DRB corresponding to the service bearer, so, user equipment can be according to DRB identical business corresponding with the data transmission tunnel, determine that the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the second unloading type.If the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, then the first standard access network equipment can not send the carrying to the user equipment and set up configured information, so, the user equipment can determine that the DRB corresponding to business corresponding with the data transmission tunnel is not present, and then determine that the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Or, the first standard access network equipment can also it is determined that existing service bearer is partly or entirely unloaded to transmitted in the second standard network when, to the second standard network equipment send the tunnel building request.Now, the corresponding DRB of the business is had built up between the first standard access network equipment and the user equipment.If the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, the radio resource control signaling can carry carrying release and indicate to indicate that the business belongs to the first unloading type.If the service bearer, which belongs to, can not carry carrying release instruction in the second unloading type, the radio resource control signaling, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
If the first standard access network equipment determines that the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, the first standard access network equipment can also implicitly indicate the second unloading type in the radio resource control signaling.For example, if having been set up the corresponding DRB of the service bearer between the first standard access network equipment and the user equipment, it can then be set up in the radio resource control signaling by the data transmission tunnel carried between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment and complete to indicate, implicitly to refer to Show that the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type;If not yet setting up the corresponding DRB of the service bearer between the first standard access network equipment and the user equipment, then the radio resource control signaling can set up instruction by carrying the DRB, implicitly to indicate that the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, wherein, the DRB, which is set up, to be indicated to be used to indicate that the user equipment sets up DRB corresponding with the service bearer between the first standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
It is used as another alternative embodiment, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, then the radio resource control signaling can also carry service bearer release instruction, and service bearer release indicates to be used to indicate that the user equipment discharges the Data Radio Bearer corresponding with the service bearer set up between the user equipment and the first standard access network equipment.
Now, the up-downgoing data of the service bearer can be unloaded in the second standard network and transmit.The user equipment can discharge the corresponding DRB of the business according to the radio resource control signaling, to improve resource utilization.
In addition, the service bearer can have identical or different unloading type on the uplink and downlink, correspondingly, the radio resource control signaling also can indicate that the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention in up-link and/or downlink.
It is used as another alternative embodiment, the radio resource control signaling can also further carry unloading and indicate, the unloading indicates to be used to indicate the corresponding link direction of the data transmission tunnel, indicating the upstream data and/or downlink data of the service bearer can be transmitted by the data transmission tunnel, for example, the data transmission tunnel can be used in the unloading of the up-downgoing data of service bearer, or the data transmission tunnel can be only used for the upstream data of service bearer or the load shedding of downlink data.If the data transmission tunnel can be only used for the load shedding of a link direction of service bearer, then the user equipment can be by carrying out the data transfer of another link direction, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention between the first standard network and the first standard access network equipment.
It is used as an alternative embodiment, all data transmission tunnels that the foundation between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment can be preset are applied to downlink, and the first standard access network equipment can be every time after the data transmission tunnel between the second standard network equipment be set up, whether the notifying user equipment data transmission tunnel is applied to up-link, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention in radio resource control signaling.
Alternatively, the radio resource control signaling also carries up unloading and indicated, the up unloading indicates to be used to indicate whether the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information can be transmitted by the data transmission tunnel.
As another alternative embodiment, the first standard access network equipment can also receive the second tunnel building request for being used to ask to set up the second data transmission tunnel of the second standard network equipment transmission.Wherein, the second standard network equipment can determine the first standard access network equipment that the user equipment is currently accessed in several ways.For example, the second standard network equipment can receive the information of the first standard access network equipment of user equipment transmission, or the second standard network equipment can be during EAP authentication be carried out with the safety certificate equipment of network side, receive the safety certificate equipment (for example, aaa server) information of the first standard access network equipment that sends, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.Now, this method 500 also includes:
The second tunnel building request of the second standard network equipment transmission is received, second tunnel building asks the second data transmission tunnel for asking to set up between the second standard network equipment and the first standard access network equipment;
Asked according to the second tunnel building, the response of the second tunnel building is sent to the second standard network equipment.
As another alternative embodiment, established between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment after data transmission tunnel, this method 500 also includes:
Receive the downlink data of the service bearer corresponding with the data transmission tunnel of the user equipment;
Transmitted it is determined that the downlink data is unloaded in the second standard network;
By the data transmission tunnel, the downlink data is sent to the second standard network equipment.
The first standard network can also include the first standard equipment of the core network, now, the first standard access network equipment can receive the downlink data that the first standard equipment of the core network is sent by the data transmission tunnel corresponding with the service bearer set up between the first standard access network equipment and the first standard equipment of the core network, wherein, the downlink data can be specially PDCP protocol Data Units (Protocol Data Unit, PDU), the first standard access network equipment can be according to the data transmission tunnel for receiving the downlink data, determining the downlink data packet is sent to the user equipment, and determine whether the downlink data carried in the downlink data packet being unloaded in the second standard network and transmit.For example, when the first standard access network equipment determines that the corresponding service bearer of the downlink data belongs to the first unloading type, i.e. the corresponding all data of the service bearer are discharged into the second standard network, then the first standard access network equipment can determine the downlink data being unloaded to the second standard network, and send the downlink data to the second standard network equipment by the data transmission tunnel;And when the first standard access network equipment determines that the corresponding service bearer of the downlink data belongs to the second unloading type, i.e. the corresponding partial data of the service bearer is discharged into the second standard network and another part data can be retained in the first standard network and transmit, then should First standard access network equipment can be according to current network state, it is determined whether the downlink data is unloaded in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel and transmitted, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
The first standard access network equipment it is determined that the downlink data is unloaded to transmitted in the second standard network when, the first standard access network equipment can be sent the downlink data to the second standard network equipment by the corresponding data transmission tunnel of the downlink data (i.e. the corresponding data transmission tunnel of the affiliated service bearer of the downlink data), in order to which the second standard network equipment sends the downlink data to the user equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Alternatively, this sends the downlink data to the second standard network equipment, including:
Determine IP address of the user equipment in the first standard network;
The downlink data is encapsulated as IP bags, wherein, the destination address of the IP bags is the IP address;
The downlink data carried in the IP bags is sent to the second standard network equipment.
It is determined that the downlink data carried in downlink data packet is unloaded to transmitted in the second standard network when, the downlink data carried in the downlink data packet can be encapsulated as IP bags by the first standard access network equipment, to cause the destination address of the IP bags as the IP address, for example, additionally add a packet header outside the downlink data, and the destination address in the packet header is set to the IP address, to obtain the IP bags.Specifically, the first standard access network equipment can will handle obtained PDU as payload by PDCP layers, and add packet header outside the PDU, to obtain IP bags.Then, the first standard access network equipment can send the IP bags to the second standard network equipment, to cause destination address of the second standard network equipment in the IP bags, determining the IP bags is sent to the user equipment, and the downlink data carried in the IP bags is sent to the user equipment.Alternatively, the second standard network equipment directly can send the IP bags and without any processing to the user equipment, or sent after can also handling the IP bags, for example, the second standard network equipment can perform packet header and operate, to obtain the downlink data carried in the IP bags, and the downlink data is encapsulated as the IP bags that destination address is IP address of the user equipment in the second standard network, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
It is used as another alternative embodiment, when user equipment determines to transmit the upstream data of service bearer by the second standard network equipment, the upstream data can be encapsulated as the first upstream data bag by the user equipment, wherein, the source address of the first upstream data bag is IP address of the user equipment in the first standard network, and sends the first upstream data bag to the second standard network equipment.The second standard network equipment is after the first upstream data bag is received, can be according to the source address in the first upstream data bag, it is determined that sending the first upstream data bag to the first standard access network equipment, and the second upstream data bag is sent to the first standard access network equipment by GTP passages corresponding with the service bearer Wherein, the second upstream data bag carries the upstream data.Alternatively, the second standard network equipment directly can send the first upstream data bag to the first standard access network equipment, i.e. the second upstream data bag is identical with the first upstream data bag, or the second standard network equipment the first upstream data bag can be handled after obtain the second upstream data bag, for example, the source address of the second upstream data bag is IP address of the user equipment in the second standard network, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
The first standard access network equipment can receive the second upstream data bag of the second standard network equipment transmission, the second upstream data bag can carry the upstream data (being specifically as follows PDCP PDU) being unloaded in the second standard network, and the source address of the second upstream data bag can be IP address of the user equipment in the first standard network or be IP address of the user equipment in the second standard network, wherein, IP address of the user equipment in the second standard network can be with DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, DHCP) mode is distributed.Now, the first standard access network equipment can be according to the source address in the second upstream data bag, determine that the second upstream data bag comes from the user equipment, and the second upstream data bag is handled, to obtain the 3rd upstream data bag (for example, service data unit (service data unit, SDU)).Then, the first standard access network equipment can send the 3rd upstream data bag, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention to the first standard core net.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, the configured information that user equipment is sent is received by the first standard access network equipment, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment that the user equipment is currently accessed, and initiate the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the second standard network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of user equipment in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
More detailed description is done to communication means provided in an embodiment of the present invention below in conjunction with specific example.Describe for convenience, in this example, it is assumed that the first standard network is LTE, first standard access network equipment is evolved base station (evolved node B, eNB), and the second standard network is WLAN, the second standard network equipment is AP, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the indicative flowchart of the communication means 600 of another embodiment of the present invention.Wherein, AP obtains the eNB of UE attachments information in verification process, and initiates the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the eNB.
S610, UE access eNB by performing random access procedure.
S620, UE complete the safety certification between eNB by HSS/AAA servers.
In the verification process, the information (such as eNB mark or eNB IP address) for the eNB that eNB or MME can adhere to UE informs HSS/AAA servers.The HSS/AAA servers can store the eNB of UE attachments information.
S630, when eNB determines that the UE needs to carry out MSA operations, then sends the neighbor AP list at least one AP compositions being located at around the user equipment to the UE.
S640, the UE can be measured according to eNB measurement configuration message at least one AP that the neighbor AP list includes, and obtain the measurement result at least one AP.
S650, UE are to eNB report measurement results.
S655, eNB are according to UE reported result, and selection carries out MSA target AP for the UE from least one AP.
Target AP is allocated to UE by S660, eNB, and indicates that UE accesses target AP.
S665, UE access target AP, and carry out safety certification by HSS/AAA servers and target AP.
In the verification process, the UE of storage eNB adhered to information can be notified target AP by HSS/AAA servers.
S670, target AP send session establishment request message, first data transmission tunnel that triggering is set up between eNB to eNB.
S675, eNB return to session establishment response to target AP.
So, the process of setting up of first data transmission tunnel between target AP and eNB terminates.
, can be with triggering authentication complete process after the foundation of first data transmission tunnel of S680, target AP between completion and eNB.
By the certification complete process, UE can implicitly know that first data transfer tunnel building between target AP and eNB is completed, so as to carry out the transmission of the corresponding business of first data transmission tunnel.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, the information for the first standard access network equipment that user equipment is currently accessed is obtained in verification process by the second standard network equipment, and the second standard network equipment initiates the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is conducive to transmit the load shedding of user equipment into the second standard network, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Fig. 9 is the indicative flowchart of the communication means 700 of another embodiment of the present invention.Wherein, AP The eNB for the UE attachments that UE is reported information is received, and initiates the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the eNB.
S710, UE access eNB by performing random access procedure.
S720, when eNB determines that the UE needs to carry out MSA operations, then sends the neighbor AP list at least one AP compositions being located at around the user equipment to the UE.
S730, the UE can be measured according to eNB measurement configuration message at least one AP that the neighbor AP list includes, and obtain the measurement result at least one AP.
S740, UE are to eNB report measurement results.
S750, eNB are according to UE reported result, and selection carries out MSA target AP for the UE from least one AP.
Target AP is allocated to UE by S755, eNB, and indicates that UE accesses target AP.
S760, UE access target AP, wherein, during access target AP, the UE reports the eNB of UE attachments information by WLCP signalings to target AP.
Or, the UE can send AP accesses to the eNB and complete to indicate, the access completes to indicate that target AP identification information (such as BSSID) can be carried, to inform that the UE is successfully accessed target AP after access target AP.
S765, UE carry out safety certification by HSS/AAA servers and target AP.
Alternatively, in the access or verification process, the UE can send configured information to target AP, to indicate that the purpose that the UE accesses target AP is for carrying out load shedding, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention to the PDN connections on eNB.
S770, target AP send session establishment request message, first data transmission tunnel that triggering is set up between eNB to eNB.
S775, eNB return to session establishment response to WLAN node.
So, the process of setting up of first data transmission tunnel between target AP and eNB terminates.
After the first data transfer tunnel building of S780, target AP between completion and eNB, the foundation of first data transmission tunnel is notified by UE by WLCP signalings.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, the first standard access network equipment being currently accessed is reported to the second standard network equipment by user equipment, and the second standard network equipment initiates the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to transmit the load shedding of user equipment into the second standard network, thus improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Figure 10 is the indicative flowchart of the communication means 800 of another embodiment of the present invention.Wherein, UE has found surrounding AP presence according to active or drive sweep, and selects a target AP to be used to carry out MSA operations, then target AP can be reported into eNB.Now, if eNB allows target AP to carry out UE load sheddings, target AP as secondary cell can be allocated to UE.
S810, UE carry out active or drive sweep, and to find the AP of surrounding, and selection one is used for the target AP accesses that MSA is operated from least one AP of discovery.
S820, UE carry out safety certification by HSS/AAA servers and WLAN node.
S830, UE report the target AP of UE accesses information to eNB.
Alternatively, the UE can carry a unloading configured information in the reporting message, and the unloading configured information is used to indicate that target AP can be used in eNB load shedding, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
S840, eNB determine whether that target AP carries out load shedding.
S850, if eNB allows target AP to carry out load shedding, session establishment request message, first data transmission tunnel that triggering is set up between target AP are sent to target AP.
S860, target AP return to session establishment response to eNB, so that complete first data transmission tunnel between target AP and eNB sets up process.
Target AP is allocated to UE by S870, eNB as SCell, in order to carry out MSA operations.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, the second standard access network equipment being currently accessed is reported to the first standard access network equipment by user equipment, and the first standard access network equipment initiates the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the second standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is conducive to transmit the load shedding of user equipment into the second standard network, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Figure 11 is the indicative flowchart of the communication means 900 of another embodiment of the present invention.Wherein, eNB is diverted on the AP that UE is currently accessed by the data division of Added Business or all.
The PDN connections that S910, UE are set up between PDN by LTE.
S915, "Policy and Charging Rules Function (Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF) IP connectivity access network (IP-Connectivity Access Network, IP-CAN) session modification (session modification) message is sent to PDN-GW.
S920, PDN-GW send carrying to S-GW and set up request (create bearer request).
S925, S-GW send carrying to MME and set up request (create bearer request).
S930, MME set up request, the unappropriated EPS carryings mark of selection one according to the carrying received, and send service bearer setting request (bearer setup request) to eNB.
S935, eNB can set request to determine the Added Business being partly or entirely unloaded on the AP according to the service bearer received, and set up request to AP transmission carryings.
S940, AP set up request and current state (load condition, buffer data size, etc.) according to the carrying received, it is determined that agreeing to the Added Business being partly or entirely unloaded to the AP, and set up response to eNB transmission carryings.
So, data transmission tunnel corresponding with the Added Business is established between the AP and eNB.
S945, eNB set up according to the carrying and responded, and sending RRC to UE reconfigures signaling.
The RRC reconfigures signaling and can carried for indicating that the data transmission tunnel that data transmission tunnel is successfully established between eNB and AP sets up completion instruction, the unloading type of the unloading type of the corresponding service bearer information of data transmission tunnel business corresponding with for indicating the service bearer information is indicated, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
The RRC reconfiguration messages can be with dominant or implicitly indicate the unloading type of the business, for example, the unloading type indicates that a bit can be taken, now, it can indicate that the business belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type by the way that the bit is respectively set into " 0 " and " 1 ", or it is on the contrary.Or, the RRC reconfiguration messages can indicate that the business belongs to the second unloading type by carrying DRB foundation instruction, and indicate that the business belongs to the first type of service by not carrying DRB foundation instruction, wherein, the DRB, which is set up, indicates to be used to indicate to set up DRB corresponding with the business between the UE and eNB.Or when the business belongs to the second unloading type, the unloading type that the RRC reconfiguration messages can be carried for indicating the unloading type belonging to the business is indicated and the DRB sets up and indicated, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention simultaneously.
Alternatively, the RRC reconfiguration messages may be used to indicate that whether the business is supported to be unloaded to the AP on uplink.When the business is not supported to be unloaded to the AP on uplink, then the UE can be by the first standard network to the first standard access network equipment;When the business support is unloaded to the AP on uplink, then the UE can be by the second standard network equipment to the first standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
S950, UE send RRC to eNB and reconfigure completion message.
S955, eNB send carrying to MME and set response (bearer setup response).
S960, MME send carrying to S-GW and set up response.
So, data transmission tunnel corresponding with the Added Business is established between the eNB and S-GW.
S965, S-GW send carrying to PDN-GW and set up response.
So, data transmission tunnel corresponding with the Added Business is established between the S-GW and PDN-GW.
S970, PDN-GW send IP-CAN session modification to PCRF.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, is partly or entirely unloaded to the second standard network equipment, it is possible to increase systematic function and Consumer's Experience by the first standard access network equipment by the new business of the user equipment.
Figure 12 is the indicative flowchart of the communication means 1000 of another embodiment of the present invention.Wherein, eNB is diverted on the AP that UE is currently accessed by the data division of existing business or all.
The PDN connections that S1010, UE are set up between PDN by LTE.
S1020, eNB are determined the existing service part or are all unloaded on AP, and set up request to AP transmission carryings.
S1030, AP set up request and current state according to the carrying received, it is determined that agreeing to the Added Business being partly or entirely unloaded to the AP, and set up response to eNB transmission carryings.
So, data transmission tunnel corresponding with the existing business is established between the AP and eNB.
S1040, eNB set up according to the carrying and responded, and sending RRC to UE reconfigures signaling.
The RRC reconfigures signaling and can carried for indicating that the data transmission tunnel that data transmission tunnel is successfully established between eNB and AP sets up completion instruction, the unloading type of the unloading type of the corresponding service bearer information of data transmission tunnel business corresponding with for indicating the service bearer information is indicated, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Alternatively, if the UE determines that the GTP carries corresponding business and belongs to the first unloading type, the UE can delete the DRB corresponding with the business set up between UE and eNB, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
The RRC reconfiguration messages can be with dominant or implicitly indicate the unloading type of the business, for example, the unloading type indicates that a bit can be taken, now, it can indicate that the business belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type by the way that the bit is respectively set into " 0 " and " 1 ", or it is on the contrary.Or, the unloading type indicates to indicate that the business belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type by enumeration type.Or, the RRC reconfiguration messages can indicate that the business belongs to the first unloading type by carrying carrying release instruction, and indicate that the business belongs to the second unloading type by not carrying carrying release instruction, wherein, carrying release indicates the DRB corresponding with the business for being used to indicate to set up between UE releases UE and eNB.Or when the business belongs to the first unloading type, should The unloading type that RRC reconfiguration messages can be carried for indicating the unloading type belonging to the business simultaneously is indicated and carrying release is indicated, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Alternatively, the RRC reconfiguration messages may be used to indicate that whether the business is supported to be unloaded to the AP on uplink.When the business is not supported to be unloaded to the AP on uplink, then the UE can be by the first standard network to the first standard access network equipment;When the business support is unloaded to the AP on uplink, then the UE can be by the second standard network equipment to the first standard access network equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
S1050, UE send RRC to eNB and reconfigure completion message.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, is unloaded to the second standard network equipment, it is possible to increase systematic function and Consumer's Experience by the first standard access network equipment by the existing service part of the user equipment or all.
It should be noted that Fig. 8 to Figure 12 example, which is to aid in those skilled in the art, more fully understands the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the embodiment of the present invention have to be limited.Those skilled in the art are according to given Fig. 8 to Figure 12 example, it is clear that can carry out various modifications or change of equal value, and such modification or change are also fallen into the range of the embodiment of the present invention.
It should be understood that in embodiments of the present invention, data transmission tunnel can be specially GTP tunnel or other tunnels, not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
It should also be understood that the size of the sequence number of above-mentioned each process is not meant to the priority of execution sequence, the execution sequence of each process should be determined with its function and internal logic, and any limit is constituted without tackling the implementation process of the embodiment of the present invention.
Above in conjunction with Fig. 1 to Figure 12, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention is described in detail, below in conjunction with Figure 13 to Figure 20, communicator according to embodiments of the present invention is described.
Figure 13 shows communicator 1100 provided in an embodiment of the present invention, the communicator 1100 is applied to include the communication system of the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control to belong to the second standard network by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, the communicator 1100.Alternatively, the communicator can be specially the second standard network equipment.As shown in figure 13, the communicator 1100 includes:
Determining module 1110, the first standard access network equipment for determining user equipment access;
Sending module 1120, the first standard access network equipment for being determined to the determining module 1110 sends tunnel building request, and the tunnel building asks to set up the communicator and first standard for request Data transmission tunnel between access network equipment.
Alternatively, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
As an alternative embodiment, the communicator 1100 also includes:First receiving module, the first configured information for receiving aaa server transmission, first configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network equipment;
Correspondingly, the determining module 1110 determines the first standard access network equipment specifically for first configured information received according to first receiving module.
As another alternative embodiment, the communicator 1100 also includes:Second receiving module, the second configured information for receiving user equipment transmission, second configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network equipment;
Correspondingly, the determining module 1110 determines the first standard access network equipment specifically for second configured information received according to second receiving module.
As another alternative embodiment, the communicator 1100 also includes:3rd receiving module, the tunnel building sent for receiving the tunnel building that the first standard access network equipment is sent according to the sending module 1120 to ask is responded, correspondingly, the sending module 1120 is additionally operable to the tunnel building response received according to the 3rd receiving module, WLCP signalings are sent to the user equipment, the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish the data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the communicator 1100.
In embodiments of the present invention, any two receiving module in first receiving module, second receiving module and the 3rd receiving module can be with different, or at least two modules in these three receiving modules can be same module, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
The second standard network equipment that communicator 1100 according to embodiments of the present invention may correspond in communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, and above and other operation and/or function of the modules in communicator 1100 is respectively in order to realize the corresponding flow of each methods of the Fig. 4 into Figure 12, for sake of simplicity, will not be repeated here.
Therefore, communicator according to embodiments of the present invention, by determining the first standard access network equipment that user equipment is accessed, and the data transmission tunnel set up between the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of user equipment in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Figure 14 shows another communicator 1200 provided in an embodiment of the present invention.The communicator 1200 It can apply to include the communication system of the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, and the first standard access network equipment is used to control the load shedding by the first standard network to the second standard network.As shown in figure 14, the communicator 1200 includes:
AM access module 1210, for accessing the second standard access network equipment in the second standard network;
Sending module 1220, the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment for being accessed to the AM access module 1210 sends the first configured information, the configured information is used for the first standard access network equipment for indicating communicator access, in order to which the second standard network equipment initiates the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment according to first configured information.
As an alternative embodiment, the communicator 1200 also includes:
Measurement module, for before the AM access module 1210 accesses the second standard access network equipment, the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is sent is measured, to obtain the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, at least one the candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network.
Now, the sending module 1220 is additionally operable to send measurement report to the first standard access network equipment, and the measurement report includes measurement result of the measurement module at least one the candidate access network equipment.The communicator 1200 also includes:First receiving module, for receiving the second configured information that the measurement report that the first standard access network equipment is sent according to the sending module 1220 is sent, second configured information is used to indicate the second standard access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment;Correspondingly, the AM access module 1210 accesses the second standard access network equipment specifically for second configured information received according to first receiving module.
As another alternative embodiment, the communicator 1200 also includes:
Measurement module, for before the AM access module 1210 accesses the second standard access network equipment, the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is sent is measured, to obtain the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, at least one the candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network;
First determining module, for according to measurement result of the measurement module at least one the candidate access network equipment, the second standard access network equipment to be determined from least one the candidate access network equipment.
Now, the AM access module 1210 is specifically for accessing the second standard access network equipment that first determining module is determined.
As another alternative embodiment, the communicator 1200 also includes:
Second receiving module, for before the signal that the measurement module is sent to each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is measured, the measurement configuration message of the first standard access network equipment transmission is received, the measurement configuration information includes the measurement configuration information of at least one the candidate access network equipment;Correspondingly, the measurement module configures message specifically for the measurement received according to second receiving module, and the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment is sent is measured.
As another alternative embodiment, the sending module 1220 is additionally operable to send access completion configured information to the first standard access network equipment, and the access, which completes configured information, to be used to indicate that the communicator is successfully accessed the second standard access network equipment.
As another alternative embodiment, the communicator 1200 also includes:
3rd receiving module, radio resource control signaling for receiving the first standard access network equipment transmission, the radio resource control signaling carries tunnel configured information, the tunnel configured information is used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the radio resource control signaling carries the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel;
Second determining module, for the radio resource control signaling received according to the 3rd receiving module, is transmitted it is determined that the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information is unloaded in the second standard network.
Alternatively, the radio resource control signaling also carries unloading type and indicated, the unloading type indicates to be used to indicate that the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, wherein, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, the corresponding all data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, if the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, the corresponding a part of data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, and the corresponding another part data of the service bearer are remained in the first standard network and transmitted.Now, second determining module is additionally operable to be indicated according to the unloading type, is transmitted it is determined that the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information is partly or entirely unloaded in the second standard network.
As another alternative embodiment, the communicator 1200 also includes:
Release module is carried, if belonging to the first unloading type for the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel, the Data Radio Bearer corresponding with the service bearer set up between the communicator and the first standard access network equipment is discharged.
As another alternative embodiment, the communicator 1200 also includes:
4th receiving module, the WLCP signalings for receiving the second standard access network equipment transmission, its In, the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment.
Alternatively, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
Alternatively, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
In embodiments of the present invention, any two receiving module in first receiving module, second receiving module, the 3rd receiving module and the 4th receiving module can be with different, or at least two modules in this four receiving modules can be same module.In addition, first determining module and second determining module can be identical or different module, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited this.
The user equipment that communicator 1200 according to embodiments of the present invention may correspond in communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, and above and other operation and/or function of the modules in communicator 1200 is respectively in order to realize the corresponding flow of each methods of the Fig. 5 into Figure 12, for sake of simplicity, will not be repeated here.
Therefore, communicator according to embodiments of the present invention, by accessing the second standard access network equipment, and the first configured information of the first standard access network equipment for indicating communicator access is sent to the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment, to cause the second standard network equipment to initiate the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the second standard network equipment and the first standard access network equipment according to the information of the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment that the business datum of communicator is unloaded in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Figure 15 shows another communicator 1300 provided in an embodiment of the present invention.The communicator 1300 can apply to include the communication system of the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, and the first standard access network equipment is used to control the load shedding by the first standard network to the second standard network.As shown in figure 15, the communicator 1300 includes:
Determining module 1310, for determining the second standard access network equipment from least one candidate access network equipment in the second standard network;
AM access module 1320, the second standard access network equipment for accessing the determining module 1310 determination;
Sending module 1330, for sending configured information to the first standard access network equipment, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment of the AM access module 1320 access.
It is used as an alternative embodiment, the configured information is additionally operable to indicate that the second standard network equipment supports load shedding, is transmitted in order to which the first standard access network equipment determines whether the data of the communicator 1300 being unloaded in the second standard network by the second standard network equipment according to the configured information.
As another alternative embodiment, the communicator 1300 also includes:
Receiving module, the WLCP signalings for receiving the second standard access network equipment transmission, WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment.
Alternatively, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
Alternatively, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
The user equipment that communicator 1300 according to embodiments of the present invention may correspond in communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, and above and other operation and/or function of the modules in communicator 1300 is respectively in order to realize the corresponding flow of each methods of the Fig. 6 into Figure 12, for sake of simplicity, will not be repeated here.
Therefore, communicator according to embodiments of the present invention, by determining the second standard access network equipment from least one candidate access network equipment of the second standard network, and after the second standard access network equipment is accessed, the configured information for the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is sent to the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of the communicator in the second standard network by the second standard network equipment to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Figure 16 shows another communicator 1400 provided in an embodiment of the present invention.The communicator 1400 can apply to include the communication system of the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, and the first standard access network equipment is used to control the load shedding by the first standard network to the second standard network.Such as Figure 16, the communicator 1400 includes:
Receiving module 1410, the configured information for receiving user equipment transmission, configured information is used for The second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment of user equipment access is indicated, wherein, the second standard network includes the second standard access network equipment;
Sending module 1420, for the configured information received according to the receiving module 1410, it is determined that sending tunnel building request to the second standard network equipment, the tunnel building is asked for asking to set up the first standard access network equipment and the data transmission tunnel of the second standard network equipment.
It is used as an alternative embodiment, the receiving module 1410 is additionally operable to before the configured information that the user equipment is sent is received, receive the measurement report of user equipment transmission, the measurement report includes measurement result of the user equipment at least one candidate access network equipment, wherein, the second standard network includes at least one the candidate access network equipment.
Now, the communicator 1400 also includes:First determining module, for the measurement report received according to the receiving module 1410, determines the second standard access network equipment from least one the candidate access network equipment;Correspondingly, the sending module 1420 is additionally operable to send the second configured information to the user equipment, and second configured information is used for the second standard access network equipment for indicating that the user equipment accesses first determining module determination.
It is used as another alternative embodiment, the sending module 1420 is additionally operable to before the receiving module 1410 receives the configured information that the user equipment is sent, measurement configuration message is sent to the user equipment, measurement configuration message includes the measurement configuration information of at least one the candidate access network equipment in the second standard network;
Correspondingly, the receiving module 1410 is specifically for receiving the configured information that the measurement configuration message that the user equipment is sent according to the sending module 1420 is sent.
It is used as another alternative embodiment, the tunnel building that the receiving module 1410 is additionally operable to receive the tunnel building request transmission that the second standard network equipment is sent according to the sending module 1420 is responded, correspondingly, the sending module 1420 is additionally operable to the tunnel building response received according to the receiving module 1410, radio resource control signaling is sent to the user equipment, the radio resource control signaling carries tunnel configured information, the tunnel configured information is used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the radio resource control signaling carries the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel.
As another alternative embodiment, the radio resource control signaling also carries up unloading and indicated, the up unloading indicates to be used to indicate whether the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information can be transmitted by the data transmission tunnel.
As another alternative embodiment, the radio resource control signaling also carries unloading type and indicated, should Unloading type indicates to be used to indicate that the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, wherein, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, the corresponding all data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, if the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, the corresponding a part of data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, and the corresponding another part data of the service bearer are remained in the first standard network and transmitted.
As another alternative embodiment, the receiving module 1410 is additionally operable to receive the downlink data of the service bearer corresponding with the data transmission tunnel of the user equipment.
Now, the communicator 1400 also includes:Second determining module, downlink data for determining to receive the receiving module 1410 is unloaded in the second standard network and transmitted;Correspondingly, the sending module 1420 is additionally operable to by the data transmission tunnel, and the downlink data is sent to the second standard network equipment.
Alternatively, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
Alternatively, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
In embodiments of the present invention, first determining module and second determining module can be identical or different module, and the embodiment of the present invention is not construed as limiting to this.
The first standard access network equipment that communicator 1400 according to embodiments of the present invention may correspond in communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, and above and other operation and/or function of the modules in communicator 1400 is respectively in order to realize the corresponding flow of each methods of the Fig. 6 into Figure 12, for sake of simplicity, will not be repeated here.
Therefore, communicator according to embodiments of the present invention, by receiving the configured information that user equipment is sent, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment that the user equipment is currently accessed, and initiate the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the second standard network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of user equipment in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Figure 17 shows communicator 1500 provided in an embodiment of the present invention, the communicator 1500 is applied to include the communication system of the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, and the first standard access network equipment is used to control by the first standard network To the load shedding of the second standard network, the communicator 1500 belongs to the second standard network.Alternatively, the communicator can be specially the second standard network equipment.As shown in figure 17, the communicator 1500 includes:
Processor 1510, the first standard access network equipment for determining user equipment access;
Transmitter 1520, the first standard access network equipment for being determined to the processor 1510 sends tunnel building request, and the tunnel building asks the data transmission tunnel for asking to set up between the communicator and the first standard access network equipment.
It should be understood that, in embodiments of the present invention, the processor 1510 can be CPU (Central Processing Unit, referred to as " CPU "), the processor 1510 can also be other general processors, digital signal processor (DSP), application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), ready-made programmable gate array (FPGA) or other PLDs, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components etc..General processor can be microprocessor or the processor can also be any conventional processor etc..
The communicator can also include memory, and the memory can include read-only storage and random access memory, and provide instruction and data to processor 1510.The a part of of memory can also include nonvolatile RAM.For example, memory can be with the information of storage device type.
In implementation process, each step of the above method can be completed by the integrated logic circuit of the hardware in processor 1510 or the instruction of software form.The step of method with reference to disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention, can be embodied directly in hardware processor and perform completion, or perform completion with the hardware in processor and software module combination.Software module can be located in random access memory, flash memory, read-only storage, the ripe storage medium in this area such as programmable read only memory or electrically erasable programmable memory, register.The storage medium is located at memory, and processor 1510 reads the information in memory, the step of completing the above method with reference to its hardware.To avoid repeating, it is not detailed herein.
Alternatively, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
As an alternative embodiment, the communicator also includes:Receiver, the first configured information for receiving aaa server transmission, first configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network equipment;
Correspondingly, the processor 1510 determines the first standard access network equipment specifically for first configured information received according to the receiver.
As another alternative embodiment, the communicator 1500 also includes receiver, and the second configured information for receiving user equipment transmission, second configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network Equipment;
Correspondingly, the processor 1510 determines the first standard access network equipment specifically for second configured information received according to the receiver.
It is used as another alternative embodiment, the communicator 1500 also includes receiver, the tunnel building sent for receiving the tunnel building that the first standard access network equipment is sent according to the transmitter 1520 to ask is responded, correspondingly, the transmitter 1520 is additionally operable to the tunnel building response received according to the receiver, WLCP signalings are sent to the user equipment, the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish the data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the communicator 1500.
The second standard network equipment that communicator 1500 according to embodiments of the present invention may correspond in communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, and above and other operation and/or function of the modules in communicator 1500 is respectively in order to realize the corresponding flow of each methods of the Fig. 4 into Figure 12, for sake of simplicity, will not be repeated here.
Therefore, communicator according to embodiments of the present invention, by determining the first standard access network equipment that user equipment is accessed, and the data transmission tunnel set up between the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of user equipment in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Figure 18 shows another communicator 1600 provided in an embodiment of the present invention.The communicator 1600 can apply to include the communication system of the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, and the first standard access network equipment is used to control the load shedding by the first standard network to the second standard network.As shown in figure 18, the communicator 1600 includes:
Processor 1610, for accessing the second standard access network equipment in the second standard network;
Transmitter 1620, the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment for being accessed to the processor 1610 sends the first configured information, the configured information is used for the first standard access network equipment for indicating communicator access, in order to which the second standard network equipment initiates the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment according to first configured information.
It should be understood that, in embodiments of the present invention, the processor 1610 can be CPU, and the processor 1610 can also be other general processors, DSP, ASIC, FPGA or other PLDs, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components etc..General processor can be microprocessor or the processor can also be any conventional processor etc..
The communicator can also include memory, and the memory can include read-only storage and deposit at random Access to memory, and provide instruction and data to processor 1610.The a part of of memory can also include nonvolatile RAM.For example, memory can be with the information of storage device type.
In implementation process, each step of the above method can be completed by the integrated logic circuit of the hardware in processor 1610 or the instruction of software form.The step of method with reference to disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention, can be embodied directly in hardware processor and perform completion, or perform completion with the hardware in processor and software module combination.Software module can be located in random access memory, flash memory, read-only storage, the ripe storage medium in this area such as programmable read only memory or electrically erasable programmable memory, register.The storage medium is located at memory, and processor 1610 reads the information in memory, the step of completing the above method with reference to its hardware.To avoid repeating, it is not detailed herein.
It is used as an alternative embodiment, the processor 1610 is additionally operable to before the second standard access network equipment is accessed, the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is sent is measured, to obtain the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, at least one the candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network.
Now, the transmitter 1620 is additionally operable to send measurement report to the first standard access network equipment, and the measurement report includes the measurement result of 1610 pairs of at least one candidate access network equipment of processor.The communicator 1600 also includes:Receiver, for receiving the second configured information that the measurement report that the first standard access network equipment is sent according to the transmitter 1620 is sent, second configured information is used to indicate the second standard access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment;Correspondingly, the processor 1610 accesses the second standard access network equipment specifically for second configured information received according to the receiver.
It is used as another alternative embodiment, the processor 1610 is additionally operable to before the second standard access network equipment is accessed, the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is sent is measured, to obtain the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, at least one the candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network;According to the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, the second standard access network equipment is determined from least one the candidate access network equipment.
As another alternative embodiment, the communicator 1600 also includes:
Receiver, for manage in this place device 1610 at least one candidate access network equipment each candidate access network equipment send signal measure before, the measurement configuration message of the first standard access network equipment transmission is received, the measurement configuration information includes the measurement configuration information of at least one the candidate access network equipment;Correspondingly, the processor 1610 disappears specifically for the measurement configuration received according to the receiver Breath, is measured to the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment is sent.
As another alternative embodiment, the transmitter 1620 is additionally operable to send access completion configured information to the first standard access network equipment, and the access, which completes configured information, to be used to indicate that the communicator is successfully accessed the second standard access network equipment.
As another alternative embodiment, the communicator 1600 also includes:Receiver, radio resource control signaling for receiving the first standard access network equipment transmission, the radio resource control signaling carries tunnel configured information, the tunnel configured information is used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the radio resource control signaling carries the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel;
Correspondingly, the processor 1610 is additionally operable to the radio resource control signaling received according to the receiver, is transmitted it is determined that the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information is unloaded in the second standard network.
Alternatively, the radio resource control signaling also carries unloading type and indicated, the unloading type indicates to be used to indicate that the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, wherein, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, the corresponding all data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, if the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, the corresponding a part of data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, and the corresponding another part data of the service bearer are remained in the first standard network and transmitted.Now, second determining module is additionally operable to be indicated according to the unloading type, is transmitted it is determined that the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information is partly or entirely unloaded in the second standard network.
It is used as another alternative embodiment, if the processor 1610, which is additionally operable to the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel, belongs to the first unloading type, the Data Radio Bearer corresponding with the service bearer set up between the communicator and the first standard access network equipment is discharged.
As another alternative embodiment, the communicator 1600 also includes:
Receiver, the WLCP signalings for receiving the second standard access network equipment transmission, wherein, the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment.
Alternatively, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is WLAN.
Alternatively, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the second standard access network equipment is corresponding The second standard network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
The user equipment that communicator 1600 according to embodiments of the present invention may correspond in communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, and above and other operation and/or function of the modules in communicator 1600 is respectively in order to realize the corresponding flow of each methods of the Fig. 5 into Figure 12, for sake of simplicity, will not be repeated here.
Therefore, communicator according to embodiments of the present invention, by accessing the second standard access network equipment, and the first configured information of the first standard access network equipment for indicating communicator access is sent to the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment, to cause the second standard network equipment to initiate the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the second standard network equipment and the first standard access network equipment according to the information of the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment that the business datum of communicator is unloaded in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Figure 19 shows another communicator 1700 provided in an embodiment of the present invention.The communicator 1700 can apply to include the communication system of the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, and the first standard access network equipment is used to control the load shedding by the first standard network to the second standard network.As shown in figure 19, the communicator 1700 includes:
Processor 1710, for determining the second standard access network equipment from least one candidate access network equipment in the second standard network, and accesses the second standard access network equipment;
Transmitter 1720, for sending configured information to the first standard access network equipment, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment of the processor 1710 access.
It is used as an alternative embodiment, the configured information is additionally operable to indicate that the second standard network equipment supports load shedding, is transmitted in order to which the first standard access network equipment determines whether the data of the communicator 1700 being unloaded in the second standard network by the second standard network equipment according to the configured information.
As another alternative embodiment, the communicator 1700 also includes:
Receiver, the WLCP signalings for receiving the second standard access network equipment transmission, WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment.
Alternatively, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is wireless local Net.
Alternatively, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
The user equipment that communicator 1700 according to embodiments of the present invention may correspond in communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, and above and other operation and/or function of the modules in communicator 1700 is respectively in order to realize the corresponding flow of each methods of the Fig. 6 into Figure 12, for sake of simplicity, will not be repeated here.
Therefore, communicator according to embodiments of the present invention, by determining the second standard access network equipment from least one candidate access network equipment of the second standard network, and after the second standard access network equipment is accessed, the configured information for the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is sent to the first standard access network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of the communicator in the second standard network by the second standard network equipment to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Figure 20 shows another communicator 1800 provided in an embodiment of the present invention.The communicator 1800 can apply to include the communication system of the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, and the first standard access network equipment is used to control the load shedding by the first standard network to the second standard network.Such as Figure 20, the communicator 1800 includes:
Receiver 1810, configured information for receiving user equipment transmission, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment of user equipment access, wherein, the second standard network includes the second standard access network equipment;
Transmitter 1820, for the configured information received according to the receiver 1810, it is determined that sending tunnel building request to the second standard network equipment, the tunnel building is asked for asking to set up the first standard access network equipment and the data transmission tunnel of the second standard network equipment.
It is used as an alternative embodiment, the receiver 1810 is additionally operable to before the configured information that the user equipment is sent is received, receive the measurement report of user equipment transmission, the measurement report includes measurement result of the user equipment at least one candidate access network equipment, wherein, the second standard network includes at least one the candidate access network equipment.
Now, the communicator 1800 also includes:Processor, for the measurement report received according to the receiver 1810, determines that the second standard access network is set from least one the candidate access network equipment It is standby;Correspondingly, the transmitter 1820 is additionally operable to send the second configured information to the user equipment, and second configured information is used for the second standard access network equipment for indicating that the user equipment accesses processor determination.
It is used as another alternative embodiment, the transmitter 1820 is additionally operable to before the receiver 1810 receives the configured information that the user equipment is sent, measurement configuration message is sent to the user equipment, measurement configuration message includes the measurement configuration information of at least one the candidate access network equipment in the second standard network;
Correspondingly, the receiver 1810 is specifically for receiving the configured information that the measurement configuration message that the user equipment is sent according to the transmitter 1820 is sent.
It is used as another alternative embodiment, the tunnel building that the receiver 1810 is additionally operable to receive the tunnel building request transmission that the second standard network equipment is sent according to the transmitter 1820 is responded, correspondingly, the transmitter 1820 is additionally operable to the tunnel building response received according to the receiver 1810, radio resource control signaling is sent to the user equipment, the radio resource control signaling carries tunnel configured information, the tunnel configured information is used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the radio resource control signaling carries the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel.
As another alternative embodiment, the radio resource control signaling also carries up unloading and indicated, the up unloading indicates to be used to indicate whether the corresponding upstream data of service bearer information can be transmitted by the data transmission tunnel.
It is used as another alternative embodiment, the radio resource control signaling also carries unloading type and indicated, the unloading type indicates to be used to indicate that the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, wherein, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, the corresponding all data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, if the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, the corresponding a part of data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, and the corresponding another part data of the service bearer are remained in the first standard network and transmitted.
As another alternative embodiment, the receiver 1810 is additionally operable to receive the downlink data of the service bearer corresponding with the data transmission tunnel of the user equipment.
Now, the communicator 1800 also includes:Processor, downlink data for determining to receive the receiver 1810 is unloaded in the second standard network and transmitted;Correspondingly, the transmitter 1820 is additionally operable to by the data transmission tunnel, and the downlink data is sent to the second standard network equipment.
Alternatively, the first standard network is long-term evolving network, and the second standard network is wireless local Net.
Alternatively, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
The first standard access network equipment that communicator 1800 according to embodiments of the present invention may correspond in communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, and above and other operation and/or function of the modules in communicator 1800 is respectively in order to realize the corresponding flow of each methods of the Fig. 6 into Figure 12, for sake of simplicity, will not be repeated here.
Therefore, communicator according to embodiments of the present invention, by receiving the configured information that user equipment is sent, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment that the user equipment is currently accessed, and initiate the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the second standard network equipment, be conducive to the first standard access network equipment to be unloaded to the data of user equipment in the second standard network by the data transmission tunnel to transmit, so as to improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of communication means and communicator, this method and device can apply to include the communication system of the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control the load shedding by the first standard network to the second standard network, and the first standard access network equipment user equipment is accessed.Alternatively, the communication system can be communication system 100, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 21 shows communication means 2100 provided in an embodiment of the present invention.In S2110, first standard access network equipment obtains at least one first IP address and medium education (Medium Access Control, MAC) address and Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier/Identity, Cell-RNTI symbol (Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier, at least one of) C-RNTI the corresponding relation between, obtain the corresponding relation between at least one first IP address and MAC Address, or obtain corresponding relation between at least one first IP address and C-RNTI, or obtain corresponding relation between at least one first IP address and C-RNTI and MAC Address.
In S2120, when the first standard access network equipment, which determines the downlink data of user equipment being unloaded to, to be transmitted in the second standard network, corresponding first IP address of the downlink data can be determined according at least one corresponding relation.Specifically, the first standard access network equipment can include the corresponding MAC Address of the downlink data and/or C-RNTI corresponding relation by inquiring about at least one corresponding relation, and the first IP address that the corresponding relation includes is defined as corresponding first IP address of the downlink data, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.In S2130, the first standard access network equipment can be with According to first IP address, the downlink data is sent to the corresponding second standard network equipment of the user equipment, i.e., the downlink data is sent to the user equipment by the second standard network equipment.It is used as an alternative embodiment, the first standard access network equipment can generate unloading packet, wherein, the unloading packet carries the downlink data and corresponding first IP address of the downlink data, for example, the destination address of the unloading packet is first IP address;Then, the first standard access network equipment can send the unloading packet, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention to the corresponding second standard network equipment of the user equipment.
The first standard access network equipment can determine the corresponding MAC Address of the downlink data and/or C-RNTI in several ways.It is used as an optional example, the first standard access network equipment can receive the downlink data by the data transmission tunnel set up between the first standard equipment of the core network (such as S-GW) and the first standard access network equipment, and according to the corresponding data transmission tunnel of the downlink data, determine the corresponding user equipment of the downlink data, and determine the MAC Address and/or C-RNTI of the user equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
The first standard access network equipment can determine the MAC Address of the user equipment in several ways.As an alternative embodiment, the first standard access network equipment can receive the configured information for being used to indicate the MAC Address of the user equipment of user equipment transmission, and determine according to the configured information MAC Address of the user equipment.Alternatively, the user equipment to the first standard access network equipment can send the configured information by the first standard network, for example, the configured information can be carried in RRC signaling, the user equipment can specifically send the RRC signaling of the information for the MAC Address for carrying the user equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention to the first standard access network equipment.
Alternatively, as another embodiment, the first standard access network equipment can also determine at least one at least one first IP address and the second IP address, MAC Address and C-RNTI between corresponding relation.
In embodiments of the present invention, the first IP address is outer net IP address of the user equipment in the second standard network, and IP address of the user equipment in the second standard network also includes the second IP address, i.e. IP address of internal network.Specifically, the data transfer that second IP address of the user equipment can be used in LAN, data transfer i.e. between the user equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the first IP address of the user equipment can be used between the second standard network equipment and outer net equipment the data for transmitting user equipment.So that downlink data is transmitted as an example, the second standard network equipment can receive the downlink data packet of the user equipment, wherein, the downlink data packet can be that the first standard access network equipment or other outer net equipment are sent, and the downlink data packet carries the first IP address of the user equipment.The second standard network First IP address and other information that equipment can be carried according to the downlink data packet, determining the downlink data packet is sent to the user equipment, and the first IP address in the downlink data packet is replaced with to the second IP address of the user equipment, then the downlink data packet, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention are sent to the user equipment.
Alternatively, first IP address can be AC/ network address translations (Network Address Translation, NAT) server-assignment, second IP address can be AC/ DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, DHCP) server-assignment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
The different user devices of second standard network equipment control can have different internal address, correspondingly, for the second standard network equipment, second IP address can be with the unique mark user equipment, and multiple user equipmenies of the second standard network equipment control can have the outer net address of identical, now, first IP address and other information can jointly unique mark user equipmenies, the other information can include the port numbers of the user equipment, such as User Data Protocol message (User Datagram Protocol, UDP) port numbers or transmission control protocol (Transmission Control Protocol, TCP) port numbers, etc., but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
In embodiments of the present invention, the first standard access network equipment knows the MAC Address and C-RNTI of the user equipment, and the MAC Address and C-RNTI of the user equipment can be used for uniquely identifying the user equipment.So, the corresponding relation between at least one first IP address and MAC Address and/or C-RNTI is stored by the first standard access network equipment, the first IP address corresponding with some MAC Address and/or C-RNTI can be determined, and the business datum of user equipment is unloaded to by the second standard network by first IP address.The second standard network equipment can be according to the corresponding user equipment of first IP address identification unloading data, and sends the unloading data to corresponding user equipment.
In embodiments of the present invention, the first standard access network equipment can obtain at least one corresponding relation in several ways.As an alternative embodiment, the first standard access network equipment can receive the packet that each user equipment at least one user equipment is sent by the second standard network equipment corresponding with each user equipment.Wherein, the packet that the second standard network equipment corresponding with some user equipment is sent to the first standard access network equipment can carry the information of the first IP address of the user equipment, and carry at least one in the following message of the user equipment:The information of MAC Address and C-RNTI information.Correspondingly, the first standard access network equipment can determine at least one corresponding relation according at least one packet received.Alternatively, the packet can be specially IP bags, UDP bags or TCP bags, and the packet can also carry other information, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited In this.
It is used as another alternative embodiment, the packet that the user equipment is sent by the corresponding second standard network equipment of the user equipment to the first standard access network equipment can also carry configured information, the configured information is used to indicate whether the packet carries the identification information of the user equipment, and the identification information can include at least one of C-RNTI, MAC Address and second IP address.For example, the configured information can specifically take a bit, and the bit position is used for the identification information for indicating that the packet carries user equipment for 1 or 0, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited this.Now, the first standard access network equipment can be according to the configured information carried in the packet, determine whether the packet carries the identification information of user equipment, and it is determined that the packet obtains the identification information of the user equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention when carrying the identification information of user equipment.
At least one user equipment send packet can at least one user equipment respectively access the second standard access network equipment after actively send, or the first standard access network equipment can be sent to each user equipment at least one user equipment for indicating that each user equipment sends the instruction of the packet, correspondingly, at least one user equipment by the second standard network equipment can send the packet, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention according to the instruction of the first standard access network equipment.
Figure 22 shows another communication means 2200 provided in an embodiment of the present invention.In S2210, the second standard network equipment can receive the first packet that user equipment is sent to the first standard access network equipment, wherein, the source address of first packet can be the second IP address of the user equipment, and the destination address of first packet can be the IP address of the first standard access network equipment.Alternatively, first packet can be specially IP bags, UDP bags or TCP bags, not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.First packet can user equipment actively sent after the second standard access network equipment is accessed, or user equipment is accessing what is sent after the second standard access network equipment according to the instruction of the first standard access network equipment.Alternatively, if the second standard access network equipment is specially AP, and the second standard network equipment is specially AC corresponding with the AP, then the AC can receive first packet that the user equipment is sent by the AP, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
In S2220, the second standard network equipment can be handled first packet, to obtain the second packet, wherein, second packet carries the first IP address of the user equipment, and carries at least one of MAC Address and C-RNTI of user equipment.In S2230, the second standard network equipment can send second packet to the first standard access network equipment.Correspondingly, the first standard access network equipment can obtain first IP address after second packet is received With the corresponding relation between at least one in MAC Address and C-RNTI.
Alternatively, the second standard network equipment can also receive the unloading packet of the first standard access network equipment transmission, and the unloading packet carries the first IP address of user equipment, for example, the destination address of the unloading packet is first IP address.The second standard network equipment can be according to the first IP address carried in the unloading packet, determine the corresponding user equipment of unloading packet, and the unloading packet is handled, for example, the destination address of the unloading packet is replaced with to the second IP address of the user equipment by first IP address, then, the second standard network equipment sends unloading packet Jing Guo the processing, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention to the user equipment.How the second standard network equipment determines that user equipment may be referred to current mechanism according to first IP address, for sake of simplicity, repeating no more here.
Communication means provided in an embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below by several specific examples.
Example 1:The second standard network equipment receives the first packet that user equipment is sent to the first standard access network equipment, wherein, first packet carries the C-RNTI of user equipment information, and does not carry the information of the MAC Address of the user equipment.Now, the second standard network equipment can be replaced with the source address of first packet by second IP address the first IP address of the user equipment, to obtain second packet.So, second packet carries first IP address and the C-RNTI of the user equipment information.The second standard network equipment can send second packet to the first standard access network equipment, and the first standard access network equipment determines the corresponding relation between first IP address and the C-RNTI according to second packet.
Alternatively, the second standard network equipment can also be according to second IP address carried in first packet, it is determined that MAC Address corresponding with second IP address, and the information of the MAC Address, i.e. second packet are carried in second packet and carries the information of first IP address, the information of the C-RNTI and the MAC Address.Now, after the first standard access network equipment receives second packet, it may be determined that in first IP address and the C-RNTI and the MAC Address at least one of between relation, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Example 2:The second standard network equipment receives the first packet that user equipment is sent to the first standard access network equipment, wherein, first packet carries the information of the C-RNTI of user equipment information and the MAC Address of the user equipment.Now, the second standard network equipment can be replaced with the source address of first packet by second IP address the first IP address of the user equipment, to obtain second packet.So, second packet carries first IP address, the C-RNTI of the user equipment Information and the user equipment MAC Address information.Correspondingly, after the first standard access network equipment receives second packet, it may be determined that in first IP address and the C-RNTI and the MAC Address at least one of between relation, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Example 3:The second standard network equipment receives the first packet that user equipment is sent to the first standard access network equipment, wherein, first packet carries the information of the MAC Address of the user equipment, and first packet does not carry the C-RNTI of user equipment information.Now, the second standard network equipment can be replaced with the source address of first packet by second IP address the first IP address of the user equipment, and add the information of MAC Address corresponding with second IP address, to obtain second packet.Now, second packet carries first IP address and the information of the MAC Address.Correspondingly, after the first standard access network equipment receives second packet, it may be determined that the relation between first IP address and the MAC Address, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Example 4:The second standard network equipment receives the first packet that user equipment is sent to the first standard access network equipment, wherein, first packet does not carry the information and C-RNTI information of the MAC Address of the user equipment, for example, first packet is empty packet.Now, the second standard network equipment can be replaced with the source address of first packet by the second IP address of the user equipment the first IP address of the user equipment, and the information of the MAC Address of the user equipment is added in first packet, to obtain second packet.Now, second packet carries first IP address and the information of MAC Address.Correspondingly, the first standard access network equipment is after second packet is received, it may be determined that the relation between first IP address and the MAC Address, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As another alternative embodiment, first packet can also carry configured information, and the configured information is used to indicate whether first packet carries the identification information of the user equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Therefore, communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, corresponding relation between at least one first IP address and MAC Address and/or C-RNTI is obtained by the first standard access network equipment, and when it is determined that a certain downlink data is unloaded into the second standard network, according at least one corresponding relation, determine corresponding first IP address of the downlink data, and according to first IP address, the downlink data is sent to the second standard network equipment, to enable the second standard network equipment to determine the corresponding user equipment of the downlink data according to first IP address, and send the downlink data to the user equipment, so as to realize the load shedding to the second standard network equipment controlled by the first standard access network equipment, improve systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
Figure 23 shows communicator 2300 provided in an embodiment of the present invention.The communicator 2300 can be specially the first standard access network equipment.As shown in figure 23, the communicator 2300 includes:Acquisition module 2310, determining module 2320 and sending module 2330.The acquisition module 2310 is used to obtain the corresponding relation between at least one first IP address and at least one of MAC Address and C-RNTI, obtain the corresponding relation between at least one first IP address and MAC Address or obtain the corresponding relation between at least one first IP address and C-RNTI, or obtain the corresponding relation between at least one first IP address and C-RNTI and MAC Address.
The determining module 2320 be used for when it is determined that the downlink data of user equipment is unloaded to transmitted in the second standard network when, according to the acquisition module 2310 obtain at least one corresponding relation, determine corresponding first IP address of the downlink data.The sending module 2330 is used for first IP address determined according to the determining module 2320, and the downlink data is sent to the corresponding second standard network equipment of the user equipment.
As an alternative embodiment, the communicator 2300 also includes:Generation module, for generating unloading packet, wherein, the unloading packet carries the downlink data and corresponding first IP address of the downlink data, for example, the destination address of the unloading packet is first IP address;Correspondingly, the sending module 2330 to the corresponding second standard network equipment of the user equipment specifically for sending the unloading packet that the generation module is generated, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As another alternative embodiment, the communicator 2300 also includes:Receiving module, the downlink data is received for the data transmission tunnel by being set up between the first standard equipment of the core network (such as S-GW) and the first standard access network equipment, correspondingly, the determining module 2320 is specifically for the data transmission tunnel according to corresponding to the downlink data that the receiving module is received, determine the corresponding MAC Address of the downlink data and/or C-RNTI, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As another alternative embodiment, if at least one corresponding relation includes the corresponding relation between the first IP address of user equipment and the MAC Address of the user equipment, the communicator 2300 also includes:Receiving module, the configured information for being used to indicate the MAC Address of the user equipment for receiving user equipment transmission.Now, the determining module 2320 can be specifically for:The configured information received according to the receiving module, determines the corresponding MAC Address of the downlink data;At least one corresponding relation obtained according to the corresponding MAC Address of the downlink data and the acquisition module 2310, determines corresponding first IP address of the downlink data.
As another alternative embodiment, the acquisition module 2310 can be set specifically for receiving each user equipment at least one user equipment by the second standard network corresponding with each user equipment The packet that preparation is sent.Wherein, the packet that the second standard network equipment corresponding with some user equipment is sent to the first standard access network equipment can carry the information of the first IP address of the user equipment, and carry at least one in the following message of the user equipment:The information of MAC Address and C-RNTI information.Correspondingly, the acquisition module 2310 can determine at least one corresponding relation according at least one packet received.
It is used as another alternative embodiment, the first packet at least one packet also carries configured information, the configured information is used to indicate whether first packet carries the identification information of the user equipment, correspondingly, the acquisition module 2310 is additionally operable to when the configured information indicates that first packet carries the identification information of user equipment, obtain the identification information of the user equipment of first packet carrying, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
The first standard access network equipment that communicator 2300 according to embodiments of the present invention may correspond in communication means according to embodiments of the present invention, and above and other operation and/or function of the modules in communicator 2300 is respectively in order to realize the corresponding flow of each method in Figure 21, for sake of simplicity, will not be repeated here.
Figure 24 shows another communicator 2400 provided in an embodiment of the present invention.The communicator 2400 includes receiving module 2410, processing module 2420 and sending module 2430.The receiving module 2410 is used to receive the first packet that user equipment is sent to the first standard access network equipment, wherein, the source address of first packet can be the second IP address of the user equipment, and the destination address of first packet can be the IP address of the first standard access network equipment.
The processing module 2420 is used to handle first packet that the receiving module 2410 is received, to obtain the second packet, wherein, second packet carries the first IP address of the user equipment, and carries at least one of MAC Address and C-RNTI of user equipment.The sending module 2430 is used for second packet that the processing module 2420 acquisition is sent to the first standard access network equipment.
Alternatively, the second standard network equipment can be specially AC, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As an alternative embodiment, first packet carries the C-RNTI of user equipment information, and does not carry the information of the MAC Address of the user equipment.Now, the processing module can be specifically for the source address of first packet to be replaced with to the first IP address of the user equipment by second IP address, to obtain second packet.So, second packet carries first IP address and the C-RNTI of the user equipment information.Or, the processing module can be also used for according to first packet Second IP address of middle carrying, it is determined that MAC Address corresponding with second IP address, and carries in second packet information of the MAC Address.Now, second packet carries the information of first IP address, the information of the C-RNTI and the MAC Address, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As another alternative embodiment, first packet carries the information of the C-RNTI of user equipment information and the MAC Address of the user equipment.Now, the processing module can be specifically for the source address of first packet to be replaced with to the first IP address of the user equipment by second IP address, to obtain second packet.So, second packet carries the information of the MAC Address of first IP address, the C-RNTI of user equipment information and the user equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As another alternative embodiment, first packet carries the information of the MAC Address of the user equipment, and first packet does not carry the C-RNTI of user equipment information.Now, the processing module can be specifically for the source address of first packet to be replaced with to the first IP address of the user equipment by second IP address, and the information of MAC Address corresponding with second IP address is added to first packet, to obtain second packet.Now, second packet carries first IP address and the information of the MAC Address, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As another alternative embodiment, first packet does not carry the information and C-RNTI information of the MAC Address of the user equipment, for example, first packet is empty packet.Now, the processing module can be replaced with the source address of first packet by the second IP address of the user equipment the first IP address of the user equipment, and the information of the MAC Address of the user equipment is added in first packet, to obtain second packet.Now, second packet carries first IP address and the information of MAC Address, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
As another alternative embodiment, first packet can also carry configured information, and the configured information is used to indicate whether first packet carries the identification information of the user equipment, but not limited to this of the embodiment of the present invention.
Therefore, communicator according to embodiments of the present invention, by obtaining the corresponding relation between at least one first IP address and MAC Address and/or C-RNTI, and when it is determined that a certain downlink data is unloaded into the second standard network, according at least one corresponding relation, determine corresponding first IP address of the downlink data, and according to first IP address, the downlink data is sent to the second standard network equipment, to enable the second standard network equipment to determine the corresponding user equipment of the downlink data according to first IP address, and send the downlink data to the user equipment, so as to realize by the first standard access network The load shedding to the second standard network equipment of equipment control, improves systematic function and Consumer's Experience.
It should be understood that for sake of simplicity, laying particular emphasis on the difference for describing various communication means and communicator herein, it can mutually refer to, repeat no more here each other.
It should also be understood that in embodiments of the present invention, term and/or only a kind of incidence relation for describing affiliated partner, expression may have three kinds of relations.For example, A and/or B, can be represented:Individualism A, while there is A and B, these three situations of individualism B.In addition, herein character/, typically represent forward-backward correlation object be it is a kind of or relation.
Those of ordinary skill in the art can be appreciated that, various method steps and unit with reference to described in the embodiments described herein, it can be realized with electronic hardware, computer software or the combination of the two, in order to clearly demonstrate the interchangeability of hardware and software, the step of generally describing each embodiment according to function in the above description and composition.These functions are performed with hardware or software mode actually, depending on the application-specific and design constraint of technical scheme.Those of ordinary skill in the art can realize described function to each specific application using distinct methods, but this realization is it is not considered that beyond the scope of this invention.
It is apparent to those skilled in the art that, for convenience of description and succinctly, the specific work process of the system of foregoing description, device and unit may be referred to the corresponding process in preceding method embodiment, will not be repeated here.
In several embodiments provided herein, it should be understood that disclosed systems, devices and methods, it can realize by another way.For example, device embodiment described above is only schematical, for example, the division of the unit, it is only a kind of division of logic function, there can be other dividing mode when actually realizing, such as multiple units or component can combine or be desirably integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored, or do not perform.In addition, shown or discussed coupling or direct-coupling or communication connection each other can be by the INDIRECT COUPLING of some interfaces, device or unit or communication connection or electricity, mechanical or other forms are connected.
The unit illustrated as separating component can be or may not be physically separate, and the part shown as unit can be or may not be physical location, you can with positioned at a place, or can also be distributed on multiple NEs.Some or all of unit therein can be selected to realize the purpose of scheme of the embodiment of the present invention according to the actual needs.
In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the invention can be integrated in a processing unit or unit is individually physically present or two or more units are integrated in a unit.Above-mentioned integrated unit can both be realized in the form of hardware, it would however also be possible to employ software The form of functional unit is realized.
If the integrated unit is realized using in the form of SFU software functional unit and as independent production marketing or in use, can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium.Understood based on such, the part that technical scheme substantially contributes to prior art in other words, or all or part of the technical scheme can be embodied in the form of software product, the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including some instructions to cause a computer equipment (can be personal computer, server, or the network equipment etc.) perform all or part of step of each embodiment methods described of the invention.And foregoing storage medium includes:USB flash disk, mobile hard disk, read-only storage (Read-Only Memory, ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), magnetic disc or CD etc. are various can be with the medium of store program codes.
It is described above; only embodiment of the invention; but protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto; any one skilled in the art the invention discloses technical scope in; various equivalent modifications or substitutions can be readily occurred in, these modifications or substitutions should be all included within the scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be defined by scope of the claims.

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  1. A kind of communication means, it is characterized in that, applied to the communication system including the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control to be included by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, methods described:
    The second standard network equipment determines the first standard access network equipment of user equipment access, wherein, the second standard network equipment belongs to the second standard network;
    The second standard network equipment sends tunnel building request to the first standard access network equipment, and the tunnel building asks the data transmission tunnel for asking to set up between the second standard network equipment and the first standard access network equipment.
  2. According to the method described in claim 1, it is characterised in that the first standard network is long-term evolving network, the second standard network is WLAN.
  3. Method according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that the second standard network equipment determines the first standard access network equipment of user equipment access, including:
    The second standard network equipment receives the first configured information that authentication, authorization, accounting aaa server is sent, and first configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network equipment.
  4. Method according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that the second standard network equipment determines the first standard access network equipment of user equipment access, including:
    The second standard network equipment receives the second configured information that the user equipment is sent, and second configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network equipment.
  5. Method according to any one of claim 1 to 4, it is characterised in that methods described also includes:
    The second standard network equipment receives the first standard access network equipment asks the tunnel building sent to respond according to the tunnel building;
    The second standard network equipment is responded according to the tunnel building, WLAN control protocol WLCP signalings are sent to the user equipment, the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish the data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment.
  6. A kind of communication means, it is characterized in that, applied to the communication system including the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control to be included by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, methods described:
    The second standard access network equipment that user equipment is accessed in the second standard network;
    The user equipment sends the first configured information to the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment, the configured information is used for the first standard access network equipment for indicating the user equipment access, in order to which the second standard network equipment initiates the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment according to first configured information.
  7. Method according to claim 6, it is characterised in that before the user equipment accesses the second standard access network equipment in the second standard network, methods described also includes:
    The signal that the user equipment is sent to each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is measured, to obtain the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, at least one described candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network;
    The user equipment sends measurement report to the first standard access network equipment, and the measurement report includes measurement result of the user equipment at least one the candidate access network equipment;
    The user equipment receives the second configured information that the first standard access network equipment is sent according to the measurement report, and second configured information is used to indicate the second standard access network equipment at least one described candidate access network equipment;
    The second standard access network equipment that the user equipment is accessed in the second standard network, including:
    The user equipment accesses the second standard access network equipment according to second configured information.
  8. Method according to claim 6, it is characterised in that before the user equipment accesses the second standard access network equipment in the second standard network, methods described also includes:
    The signal that the user equipment is sent to each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is measured, to obtain the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, at least one described candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network;
    The user equipment determines the second standard access network equipment according to the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment from least one described candidate access network equipment.
  9. Method according to claim 7 or 8, it is characterised in that before the signal that the user equipment is sent to each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is measured, methods described also includes:
    The user equipment receives the measurement configuration message that the first standard access network equipment is sent, and the measurement configuration information includes the measurement configuration information of at least one the candidate access network equipment;
    The signal that the user equipment is sent to each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is measured, including:
    The user equipment configures message according to the measurement, and the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one described candidate access network equipment is sent is measured.
  10. Method according to any one of claim 6 to 9, it is characterised in that methods described also includes:
    The user equipment sends access to the first standard access network equipment and completes configured information, and the access, which completes configured information, to be used to indicate that the user equipment is successfully accessed the second standard access network equipment.
  11. Method according to any one of claim 6 to 10, it is characterised in that methods described also includes:
    The user equipment receives the radio resource control signaling that the first standard access network equipment is sent, the radio resource control signaling carries tunnel configured information, the tunnel configured information is used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the radio resource control signaling carries the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel;
    The user equipment is transmitted according to the radio resource control signaling it is determined that the corresponding upstream data of the service bearer information is unloaded in the second standard network.
  12. Method according to claim 11, it is characterized in that, the radio resource control signaling also carries unloading type and indicated, the unloading type indicates to be used to indicate that the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, wherein, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, the corresponding all data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, if the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, the corresponding a part of data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment to be transmitted, and the corresponding another part data of the service bearer, which are remained in the first standard network, to be transmitted;
    The user equipment is transmitted according to the radio resource control signaling it is determined that the corresponding upstream data of the service bearer information is unloaded in the second standard network, including:
    The user equipment is indicated according to the unloading type, is transmitted it is determined that the corresponding upstream data of the service bearer information is partly or entirely unloaded in the second standard network.
  13. Method according to claim 12, it is characterised in that methods described also includes:
    If the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type, the user equipment discharges the Data Radio Bearer corresponding with the service bearer set up between the user equipment and the first standard access network equipment.
  14. Method according to any one of claim 6 to 10, it is characterised in that methods described also includes:
    The user equipment receives the WLAN control protocol WLCP signalings that the second standard access network equipment is sent, wherein, the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment.
  15. Method according to any one of claim 6 to 14, it is characterised in that the first standard network is long-term evolving network, the second standard network is WLAN.
  16. Method according to any one of claim 6 to 15, it is characterized in that, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
  17. A kind of communication means, it is characterized in that, applied to the communication system including the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control to be included by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, methods described:
    The user equipment determines the second standard access network equipment from least one candidate access network equipment in the second standard network;
    The user equipment accesses the second standard access network equipment;
    The user equipment sends configured information to the first standard access network equipment, and the configured information is used to indicate the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment.
  18. Method according to claim 17, it is characterized in that, the configured information is additionally operable to indicate that the second standard network equipment supports load shedding, is transmitted in order to which the first standard access network equipment determines whether the data of the user equipment being unloaded in the second standard network by the second standard network equipment according to the configured information.
  19. Method according to claim 17 or 18, it is characterised in that methods described also includes:
    The user equipment receives the WLAN control protocol WLCP signalings that the second standard access network equipment is sent, and the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment.
  20. Method according to any one of claim 17 to 19, it is characterised in that the first standard network is long-term evolving network, the second standard network is WLAN.
  21. Method according to any one of claim 17 to 20, it is characterised in that described One standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
  22. A kind of communication means, it is characterized in that, applied to the communication system including the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control to be included by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, methods described:
    The first standard access network equipment receives the configured information that the user equipment is sent, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment of the user equipment access, wherein, the second standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment belong to the second standard network;
    The first standard access network equipment is according to the configured information, tunnel building request is sent to the second standard network equipment, the tunnel building asks to set up the data transmission tunnel of the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment for request.
  23. Method according to claim 22, it is characterised in that before the first standard access network equipment receives the configured information that the user equipment is sent, methods described also includes:
    The first standard access network equipment receives the measurement report that the user equipment is sent, the measurement report includes measurement result of the user equipment at least one candidate access network equipment, wherein, the second standard network includes at least one described candidate access network equipment;
    The first standard access network equipment determines the second standard access network equipment according to the measurement report from least one described candidate access network equipment;
    The first standard access network equipment sends the second configured information to the user equipment, and second configured information is used to indicate that the user equipment accesses the second standard access network equipment.
  24. Method according to claim 22, it is characterised in that before the first standard access network equipment receives the configured information that the user equipment is sent, methods described also includes:
    The first standard access network equipment sends measurement configuration message to the user equipment, and the measurement configuration message includes the measurement configuration information of at least one the candidate access network equipment in the second standard network;
    The first standard access network equipment receives the configured information that the user equipment is sent, including:
    The first standard access network equipment receives the user equipment and configures the configured information that message is sent according to the measurement.
  25. Method according to any one of claim 22 to 24, it is characterised in that the side Method also includes:
    The first standard access network equipment receives the second standard network equipment asks the tunnel building sent to respond according to the tunnel building;
    The first standard access network equipment is responded according to the tunnel building, radio resource control signaling is sent to the user equipment, the radio resource control signaling carries tunnel configured information, the tunnel configured information is used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the radio resource control signaling carries the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel.
  26. Method according to claim 25, it is characterized in that, the radio resource control signaling also carries up unloading and indicated, the up unloading indicates to be used to indicate whether the corresponding upstream data of the service bearer information can be transmitted by the data transmission tunnel.
  27. Method according to claim 25 or 26, it is characterized in that, the radio resource control signaling also carries unloading type and indicated, the unloading type indicates to be used to indicate that the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, wherein, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, the corresponding all data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, if the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, the corresponding a part of data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment to be transmitted, and the corresponding another part data of the service bearer, which are remained in the first standard network, to be transmitted.
  28. Method according to any one of claim 22 to 27, it is characterised in that methods described also includes:
    The first standard access network equipment receives the downlink data of the service bearer corresponding with the data transmission tunnel of the user equipment;
    First standard access network equipment is determined the downlink data received being unloaded in the second standard network and transmitted;
    The first standard access network equipment sends the downlink data by the data transmission tunnel to the second standard network equipment.
  29. Method according to any one of claim 22 to 28, it is characterised in that the first standard network is long-term evolving network, the second standard network is WLAN.
  30. Method according to any one of claim 22 to 29, it is characterised in that the first standard access network equipment is base station, the corresponding second standard network of the second standard access network equipment is set Standby is the control device of the second standard access network equipment or the second standard access network equipment.
  31. A kind of communicator, it is characterized in that, applied to the communication system including the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control to belong to the second standard network by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, the communicator, and the communicator includes:
    Determining module, the first standard access network equipment for determining user equipment access;
    Sending module, the first standard access network equipment for being determined to the determining module sends tunnel building request, and the tunnel building asks the data transmission tunnel for asking to set up between the communicator and the first standard access network equipment.
  32. Communicator according to claim 31, it is characterised in that the first standard network is long-term evolving network, the second standard network is WLAN.
  33. Communicator according to claim 31 or 32, it is characterised in that the communicator also includes:
    First receiving module, the first configured information for receiving the transmission of authentication, authorization, accounting aaa server, first configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network equipment;
    The determining module determines the first standard access network equipment specifically for first configured information received according to first receiving module.
  34. Communicator according to claim 31 or 32, it is characterised in that the communicator also includes:
    Second receiving module, for receiving the second configured information that the user equipment is sent, second configured information is used to indicate the first standard access network equipment;
    The determining module determines the first standard access network equipment specifically for second configured information received according to second receiving module.
  35. Communicator according to any one of claim 31 to 34, it is characterised in that the communicator also includes:
    3rd receiving module, the tunnel building sent for receiving the tunnel building that the first standard access network equipment is sent according to the sending module to ask is responded;
    The sending module is additionally operable to the tunnel building request received according to the 3rd receiving module, WLAN control protocol WLCP signalings are sent to the user equipment, the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish the data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the communicator.
  36. A kind of communicator, it is characterized in that, applied to the communication system including the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control to be included by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, the communicator:
    AM access module, for accessing the second standard access network equipment in the second standard network;
    Sending module, the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment for being accessed to the AM access module sends the first configured information, the configured information is used for the first standard access network equipment for indicating the communicator access, in order to which the second standard network equipment initiates the foundation of the data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment according to first configured information.
  37. Communicator according to claim 36, it is characterised in that the communicator also includes:
    Measurement module, for before the AM access module accesses the second standard access network equipment, the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is sent is measured, to obtain the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, at least one described candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network;
    The sending module is additionally operable to send measurement report to the first standard access network equipment, and the measurement report includes measurement result of the measurement module at least one the candidate access network equipment;
    The communicator also includes:First receiving module, for receiving the second configured information that the measurement report that the first standard access network equipment is sent according to the sending module is sent, second configured information is used to indicate the second standard access network equipment at least one described candidate access network equipment;
    The AM access module accesses the second standard access network equipment specifically for second configured information received according to first receiving module.
  38. Communicator according to claim 36, it is characterised in that the communicator also includes:
    Measurement module, for before the AM access module accesses the second standard access network equipment, the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is sent is measured, to obtain the measurement result at least one the candidate access network equipment, wherein, at least one described candidate access network equipment belongs to the second standard network;
    First determining module, for according to measurement result of the measurement module at least one the candidate access network equipment, determining that the second standard access network is set from least one described candidate access network equipment It is standby;
    The AM access module is specifically for accessing the second standard access network equipment that first determining module is determined.
  39. Communicator according to claim 37 or 38, it is characterised in that the communicator also includes:
    Second receiving module, for before the signal that the measurement module is sent to each candidate access network equipment at least one candidate access network equipment is measured, the measurement configuration message that the first standard access network equipment is sent is received, the measurement configuration information includes the measurement configuration information of at least one the candidate access network equipment;
    The measurement module configures message specifically for the measurement received according to second receiving module, and the signal that each candidate access network equipment at least one described candidate access network equipment is sent is measured.
  40. Communicator according to any one of claim 36 to 39, it is characterized in that, the sending module is additionally operable to send access completion configured information to the first standard access network equipment, and the access, which completes configured information, to be used to indicate that the communicator is successfully accessed the second standard access network equipment.
  41. Communicator according to any one of claim 36 to 40, it is characterised in that the communicator also includes:
    3rd receiving module, for receiving the radio resource control signaling that the first standard access network equipment is sent, the radio resource control signaling carries tunnel configured information, the tunnel configured information is used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the radio resource control signaling carries the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel;
    Second determining module, for the radio resource control signaling received according to the 3rd receiving module, is transmitted it is determined that the corresponding upstream data of the service bearer information is unloaded in the second standard network.
  42. Communicator according to claim 41, it is characterized in that, the radio resource control signaling also carries unloading type and indicated, the unloading type indicates to be used to indicate that the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, wherein, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, the corresponding all data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, and are unloaded if the service bearer belongs to described second Type is carried, the corresponding a part of data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment to be transmitted, and the corresponding another part data of the service bearer are remained in the first standard network and transmitted;
    Second determining module is additionally operable to be indicated according to the unloading type, transmitted it is determined that the corresponding upstream data of the service bearer information is partly or entirely unloaded in the second standard network.
  43. Communicator according to claim 42, it is characterised in that the communicator also includes:
    Release module is carried, if belonging to the first unloading type for the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel, the Data Radio Bearer corresponding with the service bearer set up between the communicator and the first standard access network equipment is discharged.
  44. Communicator according to any one of claim 36 to 40, it is characterised in that the communicator also includes:
    4th receiving module, for receiving the WLAN control protocol WLCP signalings that the second standard access network equipment is sent, wherein, the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment.
  45. Communicator according to any one of claim 36 to 44, it is characterised in that the first standard network is long-term evolving network, the second standard network is WLAN.
  46. Communicator according to any one of claim 36 to 45, it is characterized in that, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
  47. A kind of communicator, it is characterized in that, applied to the communication system including the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control to be included by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, the communicator:
    Determining module, for determining the second standard access network equipment from least one candidate access network equipment in the second standard network;
    AM access module, for accessing the second standard access network equipment that the determining module is determined;
    Sending module, for sending configured information to the first standard access network equipment, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment of the AM access module access.
  48. Communicator according to claim 47, it is characterized in that, the configured information is additionally operable to indicate that the second standard network equipment supports load shedding, is transmitted in order to which the first standard access network equipment determines whether the data of the communicator being unloaded in the second standard network by the second standard network equipment according to the configured information.
  49. Communicator according to claim 47 or 48, it is characterised in that the communicator also includes:
    Receiving module, for receiving the WLAN control protocol WLCP signalings that the second standard access network equipment is sent, the WLCP signalings are used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment.
  50. Communicator according to any one of claim 47 to 49, it is characterised in that the first standard network is long-term evolving network, the second standard network is WLAN.
  51. Communicator according to any one of claim 47 to 50, it is characterized in that, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
  52. A kind of communicator, it is characterized in that, applied to the communication system including the first standard network and the second standard network, wherein, the first standard network includes the first standard access network equipment, the first standard access network equipment is used to control to be included by the load shedding of the first standard network to the second standard network, the communicator:
    Receiving module, for receiving the configured information that the user equipment is sent, the configured information is used to indicate the second standard network equipment corresponding to the second standard access network equipment of the user equipment access, wherein, the second standard network includes the second standard access network equipment;
    Sending module, for the configured information received according to the receiving module, it is determined that sending tunnel building request to the second standard network equipment, the tunnel building asks to set up the data transmission tunnel of the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment for request.
  53. Communicator according to claim 52, it is characterized in that, the receiving module is additionally operable to before the configured information that the user equipment is sent is received, receive the measurement report that the user equipment is sent, the measurement report includes measurement result of the user equipment at least one candidate access network equipment, wherein, the second standard network includes at least one described candidate access network equipment;
    The communicator also includes:First determining module, for the measurement report received according to the receiving module, the second standard access network equipment is determined from least one described candidate access network equipment;
    The sending module is additionally operable to send the second configured information to the user equipment, and second configured information is used to indicate that the user equipment accesses the second standard access network equipment that first determining module is determined.
  54. Communicator according to claim 52, it is characterized in that, the sending module is additionally operable to before the receiving module receives the configured information that the user equipment is sent, measurement configuration message is sent to the user equipment, the measurement configuration message includes the measurement configuration information of at least one the candidate access network equipment in the second standard network;
    The receiving module is specifically for receiving the configured information that the measurement configuration message that the user equipment is sent according to the sending module is sent.
  55. Communicator according to any one of claim 52 to 54, it is characterised in that the tunnel building that the receiving module is additionally operable to receive the tunnel building request transmission that the second standard network equipment is sent according to the sending module is responded;
    The sending module is additionally operable to the tunnel building response received according to the receiving module, radio resource control signaling is sent to the user equipment, the radio resource control signaling carries tunnel configured information, the tunnel configured information is used to indicate to establish data transmission tunnel between the first standard access network equipment and the second standard network equipment, and the radio resource control signaling carries the corresponding service bearer information of the data transmission tunnel.
  56. Communicator according to claim 55, it is characterized in that, the radio resource control signaling also carries up unloading and indicated, the up unloading indicates to be used to indicate whether the corresponding upstream data of the service bearer information can be transmitted by the data transmission tunnel.
  57. Communicator according to claim 55 or 56, it is characterized in that, the radio resource control signaling also carries unloading type and indicated, the unloading type indicates to be used to indicate that the corresponding service bearer of the data transmission tunnel belongs to the first unloading type or the second unloading type, wherein, if the service bearer belongs to the first unloading type, the corresponding all data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment and transmitted, if the service bearer belongs to the second unloading type, the corresponding a part of data of the service bearer are unloaded in the second standard network by the first standard access network equipment to be transmitted, and the corresponding another part data of the service bearer, which are remained in the first standard network, to be transmitted.
  58. Communicator according to any one of claim 52 to 57, it is characterised in that the receiving module is additionally operable to receive the downlink data of the service bearer corresponding with the data transmission tunnel of the user equipment;
    The communicator also includes:Second determining module, the downlink data for determining to receive the receiving module is unloaded in the second standard network and transmitted;
    The sending module is additionally operable to by the data transmission tunnel, and the downlink data is sent to the second standard network equipment.
  59. Communicator according to any one of claim 52 to 58, it is characterised in that the first standard network is long-term evolving network, the second standard network is WLAN.
  60. Communicator according to any one of claim 52 to 59, it is characterized in that, the first standard access network equipment is base station, and the corresponding second standard network equipment of the second standard access network equipment is the second standard access network equipment or the control device of the second standard access network equipment.
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