CN2800675Y

CN2800675Y - Report terminal function for supporting short message service

Info

Publication number: CN2800675Y
Application number: CNU2005200177489U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 卡梅尔·M·沙恩
Original assignee: InterDigital Technology Corp
Current assignee: InterDigital Technology Corp
Priority date: 2004-06-02
Filing date: 2005-06-02
Publication date: 2006-07-26
Anticipated expiration: 2015-06-02
Also published as: CN101077018A

Abstract

The utility model relates to a system which is configurated with information for helping the short message exchange service between user equipment of a wireless local area network (UE) and a short message service centre (SMSC). The utility model comprises a UE, an internet network communication protocol short message communication gateway (IP-SM-GW) and an SMSC, wherein the UE comprises a function reporting device, a first information device and a first transmission reporting device, and the UE communicates with the first information device; the IP-SM-GW comprises a proxy device which communicates with the function reporting device and the first information device and a second transmission reporting device which communicates with the proxy device and the first transmission reporting device; the SMSC comprises a second information device which communicates with the proxy device and a third transmission reporting device which communicates with the second information device and the second transmission reporting device.

Description

Support the reporting terminal function of Short Message Service

Technical field

The utility model is about WLAN (WLAN), especially about a kind of method and device of reporting terminal function, to be supported in the Short Message Service (SMS) on the WLAN.

Background technology

Seeing through Internet Protocol (IP) now to support the framework of SMS on WLAN, is to use a SMS to represent user's equipment (UE) on the IP communication gate.The SMS agency is as the terminal front end of No.7 signalling system (SS7) MAP (MAP), (SMS of that is existing Global Systems for Mobile communications (GSM)/general packet radio service (GPRS)) sends about the control signal of SMS and not to be included in the agent functionality as yet at present.

The utility model content

The utility model is by acquisition SMS data message in the SS7/MAP form, and sends interconnection WLAN (I-WLAN) UE that this information to one is used the IP base communications protocol.In the utility model, the SMS agent functionality in SMS IP communication gate can carry out all SMS clients in GSM/GPRS UE performed all functions.

The utility model is configuration one system, to help exchanging Short Message Service (SMS) information between a WLAN user equipment (UE) and a SMS service center (SMSC), it comprises a UE, an Internet Protocol short message communication gateway (IP-SM-GW) and a SMSC.This UE comprises a function annunciator, a first information device and one first transmits annunciator, and it is to communicate by letter with this first information device.This IP-SM-GW comprises and acts on behalf of device, and it is to communicate by letter with this function annunciator and this first information device, and one second transmit annunciator, and it is to transmit annunciator with this agent apparatus and this first to communicate by letter.This SMSC comprises one second short message device, and it is to communicate by letter with this agent apparatus, and one the 3rd transmission annunciator, and it is to communicate by letter with this second massaging device and this second transmission annunciator.

Description of drawings

By the description of a hereinafter preferred embodiment, the example that is given, with reference to corresponding graphic, the utility model can obtain to understand in more detail, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a SMS system block diagrams;

Fig. 2 is in order to transmit the method flow diagram of short message to WLAN UE for a kind of;

Fig. 3 is in order to transmit the method flow diagram that a short message to uses the WLAN UE of SIP/IMS for a kind of;

Fig. 4 is a method flow diagram of being sent a short message by a WLAN UE for a kind of;

Fig. 5 is a method flow diagram of sending a short message for a kind of WLAN UE by a use SIP/IMS; And

Fig. 6 is the system diagram that exchanges short message for a kind of between a WLAN UE and SMSC.

Embodiment

After this, user's equipment (UE) comprises but any type of device that is not limited to a wireless transmission/receive unit (WTRU), a travelling carriage, a fixing or moving user unit, a calling set or can operates under a wireless environment.When after this this paper mention the base station, it comprises but is not limited to a Node B, a base station controller, an access point or any interface arrangement of getting to know under wireless environment.Although following execution mode is described in conjunction with UE, this execution mode also is applicable to WTRU.

Fig. 1 is the calcspar for SMS system 100.This system 100 comprises a Short Message Entity (SME) 102, and it can send or receive short message, and this SME 102 communicates by letter with a SMS service center (SMSC) 104, and it is to be responsible for relaying propagate and store and hop short message between this SME 102 and UE.

Communication gate moves main dispatching centre (GMSC)/SMS interconnection MSC (SMS-IWMSC) 106 and has two functions: GMSC function and SMS-IWMSC function.The GMSC function receives short message by this SMSC 104, inquires home subscriber server (HSS)/home location logger (HLR) 108 with the information route that is ranked, and transmits this short message to the MSC of visit or the Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) of this reception UE.This SMS-IWMSC function receives short message by a UE, and is sent to suitable SMSC.Only pipe is depicted as entity separately, and this SMSC 104 and this GMSC/SMS-IWMSC106 can be integrated into a single entities.

HSS/HLR 108 communicates by letter with Certificate Authority account (AAA) server 110 of this WLAN, this aaa server 110 comprise about UEs can access WLAN, UE allow the service that can use and

Information such as the account record of each UE.

At a non-IP is that this GMSC/SMS-IWMSC 106 communicates by letter with a MSC 112 and a SGSN 114 in the setting on basis, and this MSC 112 and this SGSN 114 all communicate by letter with a UE 116.This MSC 112 for example provides and exchanges, sends the function of switching in signal, calling and the MSC, and SGSN114 carries out the function of for example be ranked route and mobile management.

When the route of the SMS information that is ranked, GMSC/SMS-IWMSC 106 carries out the request to the MAP of this HSS/HLR 108, and with decision MSC 112 or the address of SGSN 114, it is that the SMS information that is ranked is sent to the route of this UE 116.

At an IP is in the setting on basis, one IP short message communication gateway (IP-SM-GW) 118 provides the connection communication agreement between this IP client and this network, in order to transmit this short message, this IP-SM-GW 118 communicates by letter with GMSC/SMS-IWMSC 106, it is to use the MAP communication protocol of setting up through SS7, makes that this GMSC/SMS-IWMSC 106 similarly is a MSC or a SGSN.This IP-SM-GW 118 accesses one IP address database 120 moves platform integrated service digital network (ISDN) number (MSIDSN) to get in touch one, and the IP address of a WLAN UE 122, although this IP database 120 is depicted as separate entity, it also can be positioned at this HSS/HLR108, aaa server 110, IP-SM-GW 118 or any suitable position.

IP-SM-GW 118 uses a block data communication gateway (PDG) 124 to communicate by letter with this WLAN UE122, login and the authentication of this WLAN UE 122 that this IP-SM-GW 118 supports aspect the SMS service, and support fail safe about this WLAN UE 122, this IP-SM-GW 118 uses IP to communicate by letter with this WLAN UE 122 as the communication protocol on basis, keeps the form and the function of this SMS information.

When the route of the SMS information that is ranked, this GMSC/SMS-IWMSC 106 carries out the MAP request to this HSS/HLR 108, to determine the address of this IP-SM-GW 118, except that this, this HSS/HLR 108 still provides an indication, indicating this WLAN UE 122 is based on IP (for example communicating by letter with IP-SM-GW 118 but not MSC 112 or SGSN 114), the SS7 MAP address of this IP-SM-GW118 is provided, and comprising necessary logic state connects via IP to determine this WLAN UE 122, and the address of return this IP-SM-GW 118, but not MSC address or SGSN address.This aaa server 110 is kept the additivity of this WLAN UE 122, and whether it is to be that IP is additional about this WLAN UE 122.

Transmit short message to WLAN UE

Figure 2 shows that a kind of in order to transmit the method 200 of short message to WLAN UE.Between WLANUE 122 and the PDG of family 124, set up channel (step 202).After this channel was set up, this UE 122 set up any necessary security relevant information and makes and support the SMS service to come into force to IP-SM-GW 118 logins, and in this relevant information (step 204) of login between between the MSISDN of this UE (E.164) and IP address thereof.

This UE 122 sends its function (as function report) to this IP-SM-GW 118 (step 206), this UE function comprises, for instance, whether memory size, terminal form, screen size and this UE support agenda initiation protocol (session initiation protocol, SIP), whether this IP-SM-GW118 uses this UE function to refuse to transmit SMS information with decision, and guarantees only to have SMS data and notice to be sent to this UE 122 through IP.

This SMSC 104 passes on SMS information to SMS-GMSC 106 (step 208), and these SMS-GMSC 106 these HSS/HLR 108 of inquiry are to capture the route information (step 210) that is ranked of this UE 122.When the user logined with transmission SMS information in WLAN is last, this HSS/HLR 108 just got back to IP-SM-GW 118 addresses (but not more suitable MSC or SGSN address), and this IP-SM-GW 118 just can be used as agency's (step 212) of this UE 122 by this.This SMS agency (that is IP-SM-GW 118) can be based on the function (for example memory size, screen size or terminal form) of this UE 122, and the characteristic of SMS data (literal, animation or the like) refusal transmits SMS information.

SMS-GMSC 106 uses communication protocol to transmit SMS information to IP-SM-GW 118, just just as SMS information is sent to MSC or SGSN (step 214), selectively, these databases 120 of IP-SM-GW 118 inquiry are to discern this IP address and about the security related parameter (step 216) of this UE 122.

SMS information can transmit by two kinds of methods: notice and directly transmission.When using notice transfer method, this IP-SM-GW 118 just sends a SMS notice request to this UE 122, to inform that UE122 has SMS information to wait transmission (step 218), when receiving this SMS announcement information, these IP-SM-GW 118 1 Notification Validations are given in UE 122 responses, whether are ready to receive this SMS information (step 220) to indicate it.

If use direct transfer approach (skips steps 218 and 220), if or receive from UE 122 and confirm in response to the forward of this SMS notice request, then loud, high-pitched sound IP-SM-GW 118 just uses one or several possible communication protocols, for example wireless application communication protocol (WAP), short message point to point protocol (SMPP), mobile message access communication agreement (MMAP), extensible markup language (XML) or SIP (for example IP Multimedia System (IMS) client) are to transmit this SMS information to this UE122 (step 222).If this IP-SM-GW 118 refusals transmit these short messages, then this skips steps 216 is to step 222, and this method 200 then carry out step 224.

This IP-SM-GW 119 sends a transmission and reports back SMS-GMSC 106 (step 224).This transmission report confirms that SMS information has been sent to this UE 122, or notifies these SMS-GMSC 106 these SMS and fail the reason that transmits and fail.This SMS-GMSC 106 sends a SM and transmits report condition to HSS/HLR 108 (step 226), and this SMS-GMSC 106 sends this SM and transmits report to this SMSC 104 (step 228).Because IP-SM-GW 118 is as the preceding terminal of this UE 122, although also can use other fault processing technology, fault processing is preferably use and carries out in the defined mechanism of 3GPP technical report (TS) 23.040 v6.3.0 (2004-03).

Fig. 3 is for using SIP/IMS to transmit method 300 flow charts of short message to WLAN UE 122.This UE 122 logins a service call agenda controlled function (S-CSCF) 302 (steps 310) according to this IMS logging program, and this log-on message also is stored to this HSS/HLR 108.This UE 122 sends function report to this IP-SM-GW 118 (step 312), this UE function comprises, for instance, whether memory size, terminal form, screen size and this UE support agenda initiation protocol (session initiation protocol, SIP), this IP-SM-GW 118 uses the UE function whether to refuse to transmit SMS information with decision by the agency as this UE 122.

This SMSC 104 hops SMS information to this SMS-GMSC 106 (step 314), this SMS-GMSC notifies this HSS/HLR 108 with the acquisition route information (step 316) that is ranked, when the user logined for IMS, this HSS/HLR 108 just got back to the address of IP-SM-GW 118 along the MSC address.

SMS-GMSC 106 transmits this SMS information to this IP-SM-GW 118, and it transmits SMS information to MSC or SGSN with same method, and carries the MSISDN (step 318) of object UE 122.This IP-SM-GW 118 uses the TEL-URL of this object UE 122 to transplant in SIP request URI, and then use this SIP MESSAGE method (step 320) to send this SMS information to this S-CSCF 302, this S-CSCF 302 then passes on this SIP MESSAGE (SMS information) to this UE 122 (step 322).

According to the SIP MESSAGE that is received (SMS information), this UE 122 responds (step 324) by the 200OK information of sending to this S-CSCF 302.It should be noted that this 200OK information is not one and transmits report, because 200 OK information can not be carried any information that transmits report that comprises.This S-CSCF 302 sends one 200 OK information to this IP-SM-GW (step 326).

This UE 122 then uses SIP MESSAGE method to send one and transmits report to this S-CSCF302 (step 328).Based on filter information, this S-CSCF 302 passes on this SIP MESSAGE (transmitting report) to this IP-SM-GW 118 (step 330), it is to capture this transmission report by this SIP MESSAGE form, and should transmit report and deliver to this SMS-GMSC 106 (step 332).

This SMS-GMSC 106 sends a SM and transmits reporting state information to HSS/HLR 108 (step 334).This SMS-GMSC 106 passes on this transmission report to this SMSC 104 (step 336), this IP-SM-GW 118 by send 200OK information to this S-CSCF 302 confirming this transmission report delivering to this SMSC 104 (step 338), this S-CSCF has delivered to UE 122 to confirm this transmissions report by the one 200 OK information of sending to this UE.

Send short message by WLAN UE

Fig. 4 is in order to be sent method 400 flow charts of short message by WLAN UE 122.Between UE122 and the PDG of family 124, set up a channel, after this channel is set up, this UE 122 is to IP-SM-GW 118 logins, set up any necessary security relevant information and make and support the SMS service to come into force, and in this relevant information (step 404) of login between between the MSISDN of this UE (E.164) and IP address thereof.These UE 122 relevant informations also are stored in this HSS/HLR 108, this UE 122 send its function information to this IP-SM-GW 118 to activate this SMS terminal server running (step 406).After sending function information, this IP-SM-GW 118 handles all SMS control informations of UE 122.

This UE 122 transmits SMS information to this IP-SM-GW 118, it is to use for example WAP, SMPP, MMPP or XML (step 410), these IP-SM-GW 118 these SMS information of acquisition and the standard of use MAP transfer to SMS-IWMSC 108, make this IP-SM-GW 118 just as MSC or SGSN (step 412).

This SMS-IWMSC 106 passes on this SMS information to SMSC 104 (step 414).According to the SMS information that is received, this SMSC 104 sends and transmits report to this SMS-IWMSC 106 (step 416), this SMS-IWMSC sends this IM-SM-GW 118 (step 418) that transmits report, this transmission report is sent with a notice, it is to notify this transmission whether success or failure, if bust this, these SMSC 104 these SMS-IWMSC 106 of repayment and this SMS-IWMSC will try to transmit again SMS information, surpass a threshold value if attempt quantity again, then transmit failure reporting and will deliver to UE 122.

This IP-SM-GW 118 uses privately owned mechanism and/or communication protocol to send this transmission report to this UE 122 (step 420).In a preferred implementation, this transmission report is to send for the transmission on basis via an IP, for example SMPP.This transmission report confirms that this SMS has been sent to this SMSC104 or has notified these UE 122 these SMS information can't transmit and transmit the reason of failure.

In the time of message pick-up, owing to the preceding terminal of IP-SM-GW 118 as this UE 122, although also can use other fault processing technology, fault processing is preferably use and carries out in the defined mechanism of TS 23.040 v6.3.0 (2004-03).

New procedures reduces in the execution of I-WLAN UE end, only has shirtsleeve operation to confirm the reception of SMS data with execution, or reports again the breaking-up information of transmission destination.

Fig. 5 is method 500 flow charts of sending a short message for the WLAN UE 122 by a use SIP/IMS.UE 122 logins program to S-CSCF 502 logins (step 510) according to IMS, and this log-on message also is stored among the HSS/HLR 118.This UE 122 sends a function and reports to IP-SM-GW118 (step 512), this UE function report comprises, for instance, memory size, terminal form, screen size and this UE whether support the agenda initiation protocol (session initiation protocol, SIP).This IP-SM-GW 118 uses the UE function to activate the running of SMS terminal server, allows this IP-SM-GW 119 can handle all SMS control informations of this UE 122.

This UE 122 uses this SIP MESSAGE method to submit to SMS information to this S-CSCF502 (step 514).This S-CSCF 502 passes on this SIP MESSAGE (SMS information) to this IP-SM-GW 118 (step 516) based on filter information.These IP-SM-GW 118 these SIPMESSAGE of indication (SMS information) are received, it is by sending SIP 202 Accepted information to this S-CSCF 502 (step 518), this message pick-up information is with SIP 202 Accepted information, transfers to this UE 122 (step 520) by S-CSCF 502.

This IP-SM-GW 118 is by this SIP MESSAGE acquisition SMS information, and the standard of use MAP transmission signal transfers to this SMS-IWMSC 106 (step 522) with it.The address of this SMSC 104 is the R-URI acquisition by this SIP MESSAGE, or by this SMS content acquisition.This SMS-IWMSC 106 passes on this SMS information to this SMSC 104 (step 524).

SMSC 104 sends one and turns in a report to this SMS-IWMSC 106 (step 526), and this turns in a report is for confirming that this SMS is received by this SMSC 104.This SMS-IWMSC 106 sends this and turns in a report to this IP-SM-GW 118 (step 528), and this IP-SM-GW 118 uses this SIPMESSAGE method to send this and turns in a report to this S-CSCF 502 (step 530).This S-CSCF502 passes on this SIP MESSAGE (turning in a report) to this UE 122 (step 532).This UE 122 confirms that to this S-CSCF 502 this SIP MESSAGE (turning in a report) receives (step 534) by the 200OK information of sending, and it is then to transfer to this IP-SM-GW 118 (step 536).

The system of exchange short message

Fig. 6 is system's 600 calcspars between WLAN

UE

602 and 606 exchange of short messages of SMSC, and it is to use IP-SM-GW 604 to help exchange.In order to explain this system 600, this SMSC 606 comprises SMSC function and GMSC/SMS-IWMSC function.

UE 602 comprises a function annunciator 610, a massaging device 612 and transmits annunciator 614.This IP-SM-GW comprises and acts on behalf of device 620 and and transmit annunciator 622.This SMSC 606 comprises a massaging device 630 and and transmits annunciator 632.

System 600 is following runnings, and this function annunciator 610 is sent a report to this agent apparatus 620, and it comprises the function of this UE 602, the agency of 620 conducts of this agent apparatus between this UE 602 and this SMSC 606.

If short message is to be sent to this UE 602 by this SMSC 606, then this massaging device 630 is sent a short message to this agent apparatus 620, the demand of these agent apparatus 620 these short messages of assessment, and determine whether this UE 602 can receive this short message, it is based on the function report of this UE.If this UE 602 can receive this short message, then act on behalf of 620 and just send this short message to this massaging device 612, according to the short message that receives, this transmission annunciator 614 can be sent one and transmit the transmission annunciator 622 report to the IP-SM-GW604, and it is then to send one to transmit the transmission annunciator of reporting to the SMSC 606 632.If this UE 602 can't receive this short message (normally because scarce capacity), then this agent apparatus 620 just can not pass on this short message to this UE 602, this IP-SM-GW 604 can transmit annunciator 622 via this, send one and transmit the transmission annunciator 632 report to the SMSC 606, transmit the reason of failure with the indication short message.

If short message is to deliver to SMSC 606 by UE 602, just then the massaging device in UE 602 612 is sent this short message to this agent apparatus 620.This agent apparatus 620 is then sent the massaging device 630 of this short message to the SMSC 606, short message according to the success reception, this SMSC 606 sends one via transmission annunciator 632 and transmits the transmission annunciator of reporting to IP-SM-GW 604 622, it is then sent one and transmits the transmission annunciator 614 report to the UE 602, if short message successfully is not sent to SMSC 606, then this agent apparatus 620 can be sent one via this transmission annunciator 622 and transmit the transmission annunciator of reporting to UE 602 614, transmits the reason of failure with the indication short message.

Although feature of the present utility model and assembly are all described in the particular combinations mode in embodiment, but each feature or assembly can use alone among the embodiment, and do not need and further feature or combination of components, also can with/do not do different combinations with further feature of the present utility model and assembly.

Claims

1. a system is configured to exchange of short messages service (SMS) information of help between a WLAN user equipment (UE) and a SMS service center (SMSC), and it comprises:

One user's equipment, it comprises:

One function annunciator;

One first information device; And

One first transmits annunciator, and this first information device is to communicate by letter with this first transmission annunciator;

One Internet Protocol short message communication gateway (IP-SM-GW), it comprises:

One acts on behalf of device, and this agent apparatus is to communicate by letter with this function annunciator and this first information device; And

One second transmits annunciator, and this second transmission annunciator is to communicate by letter with this agent apparatus and this first transmission annunciator; And

One SMSC, it comprises:

One second massaging device, this second massaging device are to communicate by letter with this agent apparatus; And

One the 3rd transmits annunciator, and the 3rd transmission annunciator is to communicate by letter with this second massaging device and this second transmission annunciator.

2. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is to be configured to help to send a SMS information to this UE, wherein by this SMSC:

This function annunciator is sent the function report of this UE to this agent apparatus;

This second massaging device is sent a SMS information to this agent apparatus, and this SMS information is to be addressed to this UE; And

This agent apparatus relatively this SMS information need with the function of this UE, and determine whether this SMS information can be transferred to this UE.

3. system as claimed in claim 2, if wherein this SMS information can be transferred into this UE, then this system is further configuration, wherein:

This agent apparatus is sent this SMS information to this first information device;

This first information device is sent a indication that SMS information successfully receives and first is transmitted annunciator to this;

This first transmission annunciator is sent one and is transmitted report to this second transmission annunciator; And

This second transmission annunciator is sent one and is transmitted report to the 3rd transmission annunciator.

4. system as claimed in claim 3, if wherein this SMS information can not successfully be received by this first information device, then this system is further configuration, wherein:

This agent apparatus is sent the fail indication that transmits of SMS information and second is transmitted annunciator to this; And

5. system as claimed in claim 2, if wherein this SMS information can't be sent to this UE, then this system is further configuration, wherein:

6. as claim 4 or 5 described systems, wherein this transmission report comprises the reason that SMS information fails and transmits.

7. the system as claimed in claim 1, its be configured to help by this UE send a SMS information to this SMSC communicating devices, wherein:

This first information device is sent a SMS information to this agent apparatus, and this SMS information is to be addressed to this device of communicating by letter with this SMSC;

This agent apparatus is sent this SMS information to this second massaging device, in order to be sent to this device of communicating by letter with this SMSC;

This second massaging device is sent an indication of this SMS information transfer state to the 3rd transmission annunciator; And

The 3rd transmits annunciator sends a transmission report to this second transmission annunciator.

8. system as claimed in claim 7, if wherein this this SMS information of transmission report indication is sent to this SMSC with failing, then this system is further configuration, wherein:

This agent apparatus is done one and is additionally attempted, and to send this SMS information to this second massaging device, this agent apparatus attempts sending this SMS information, till reaching a default number of retries; And

If surpass this default number of retries, then the 3rd transmission annunciator is sent one and is transmitted failure reporting to this second transmission annunciator.

9. system as claimed in claim 8, wherein this transmission failure reporting comprises the reason that SMS information fails and transmits.

10. system as claimed in claim 7, if wherein this this SMS information of transmission report indication is sent to this SMSC with failing, then this system is further configuration, wherein:

This second transmission annunciator is sent one and is transmitted report to this first transmission annunciator.