KR100586232B1 - Method for supporting multiple sessions to mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-session support method. When a mobile terminal capable of supporting multi-session supports a session data protocol (SDP) configuration for a multimedia service, a separator for distinguishing each protocol layer is assigned to a session. Set differently and classify multiple sessions by linking the classifiers. In addition, a main handling task and a subtask are provided to process multiple sessions. These tasks use traffic quality of service (QoS) attributes to perform traffic management on a per-session wireless interface. Based on this, queuing, admission control, load control, resource allocation, and scheduling are processed based on session priority. Through this, by providing various types of services to one mobile terminal, it is possible to coexist services that require different resource allocation, such as voice, video, data services.

Next-generation mobile communication, multi-session, mobile terminal, priority, coexistence

Description

METHOD FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE SESSIONS TO MOBILE TERMINAL}

1 is a diagram illustrating a multi-session establishment method in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a multi-session establishment method in an access point (AS) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an MSC table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 5 conceptually illustrate an operation process of a main task and a sub task according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a priority table for each session according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating an admission control process according to a handover of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 through 10 are flowcharts sequentially illustrating a call admission control and resource allocation process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a multi-session support method for a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a multi-session support method for providing a mobile terminal with an application service requiring different resource allocation.

In general, the next generation mobile communication system (4G) is a new system that is completely different from 3G, and aims to provide various multimedia services at a higher data rate, and has a single MT (Mobile Terminal). Is assumed to be capable of multi-media communication.

Currently, packet services based on internet services are evolving in various forms regardless of wired or wireless networks, and voice and video services based on circuit networks are attempting to evolve into packet networks.

In detail, various multimedia services have different resource limits, performance, capacity, and efficiency, and each MT should be supported by one MT.

Similarly, the MT for supporting packet services must be able to accommodate various multimedia services simultaneously, and these services that are simultaneously accommodated require conditions of different radio resources, so the session setup for providing these services is independent. It should also be possible.

Therefore, in the next generation mobile communication system, the MT must support multiple sessions and provide a multi-session support method so that various application services can be simultaneously accommodated in one MT.

Therefore, there is a demand for a multi-session support method that can simultaneously accommodate various application services in one MT.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve this problem, to provide a multi-session support method for a mobile terminal that can support a multi-session to the mobile terminal to simultaneously accommodate a variety of application services. It is for.

A multi-session support method in a base station according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving this object is a multi-session (SESSION) support method in the base station for transmitting or receiving packet data to the mobile terminal. a) generating at least one separator for distinguishing at least one session established between the mobile terminal and the base station; b) managing the generated delimiter through the multi-session reference table by mapping the generated delimiter with the set-up session; c) retrieving a delimiter corresponding to the packet data received from the outside in the multi-session reference table, and then transmitting the packet data to the mobile terminal through a session according to the retrieved delimiter; And d) searching for a delimiter corresponding to the packet data requested from the mobile terminal, and simultaneously providing at least one packet data service to the mobile terminal through a session according to the delimiter retrieved from the multi-session reference table. It includes.

In this case, the multi-session reference table may include a caller / session ID (CSID) for identifying at least one set session, a radio bearer (RB) number for a radio resource channel, and a connection in a network. It may include at least one of NID (Network ID, specifically, partner IP address) that can be.

In addition, the multi-session support method in the mobile terminal according to another aspect of the present invention, the multi-session (SESSION) support method in the mobile terminal for receiving or transmitting packet data from the base station. a) generating at least one separator for distinguishing at least one session established between the mobile terminal and the base station; b) managing the generated delimiter through the multi-session reference table by mapping the generated delimiter with the set-up session; c) requesting, by the mobile terminal user, packet data requested by the mobile terminal user to the base station by referring to the multi-session reference table; And d) searching for the identifier corresponding to the packet data received from the base station in the multi-session reference table, and then simultaneously providing at least one packet data service through a session according to the retrieved identifier. .

In addition, the multi-session support method in the base station according to another aspect of the present invention, the multi-session (SESSION) support method in the base station for transmitting or receiving packet data to the handover (HANDOVER) mobile terminal. a) accepting a service request for each mobile terminal established with the mobile terminal for a mobile terminal handed over to a cell controlled by the base station; b) allocating radio resources for each mobile terminal established with the mobile terminal for a mobile terminal handed over to a cell controlled by the base station; c) adjusting the load of a cell controlled by the base station for each session; And d) sequentially determining priorities for each of the set session units, and then controlling steps a) to c) according to the priority of the determined session unit in the session unit.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention. Like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the specification.

1 is a diagram illustrating a multi-session establishment method in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in (a) control and (b) a multi-session establishment method in terms of data.

First, according to a user's new service request, the mobile terminal (not shown) generates a delimiter to distinguish between a session in service and a session according to the new service.

To this end, when the packet service is started, the mobile terminal waits to receive the related data according to the new service while activating the packet service and the task.

First, whenever a new service is called from an application of a mobile terminal to a base station (Access Point, not shown), CSID (Call / Session ID, hereinafter called 'CSID'), which is a connection identifier for identifying a session, may be used. Create and manage (S110).

Subsequently, the mobile terminal requests (S111) generation of a Session Data Protocol (SDP) suitable for an application to the base station (S111), and the RRC requests radio resource (Radio Bearer, hereinafter referred to as 'RB') allocation. The message is received from the mobile terminal and transmitted to the base station (S112).

In addition, the mobile terminal requests (S113) an NID (Network ID, 'NID') allocation, which is an identifier for identifying connections in a network, to the base station and manages the assigned NID in association with the corresponding CSID.

When a plurality of sessions are established through the above process, several CSIDs and NIDs are sequentially generated, and the mobile terminal manages them. In addition, the mobile terminal manages the management identifiers in association with the RB number, which is the number of the radio resource channel that has substantially delivered, and provides efficient application services by classifying each session in service in the mobile terminal.

In detail, each identifier is used as a separator for each layer of the protocol, and the separators may be linked to distinguish a plurality of sessions.

That is, when configuring a plurality of SDPs, the mobile terminal is configured to distinguish the plurality of SDPs using CSI, NID and RB numbers, and through this, the CSID between the application layer and the IP (Internet Protocol) layer when providing data services. NID is used between the IP layer and the PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) layer.

In addition, an RB number is used between the PDCP layer and the RLC layer so that a plurality of service data can be transmitted through a corresponding session.

Accordingly, a plurality of sessions may be set internally in the mobile terminal, and various multimedia services may be realized at the same time. That is, each time a session is established, an SDP is generated and radio resources (RBs) are captured, and they have different performance parameters, so that requirements are provided through radio resources to which different application services are allocated.

Next, when the mobile terminal transmits uplink data to the IM (IP-Multimedia, hereinafter referred to as 'IM') CN subsystem, the data requested by the user is transferred to the Internet protocol layer TCP / IP or UDP (User Datagram Protocol, Hereinafter, the data is transmitted to a PDCP processing block (not shown) via 'UDP' / IP (S131 to S133). At this time, the MCS (Multiple Call / Session) table stored in the mobile terminal is referred to and transmitted.

Then, the PDCP processing block refers to the received MCS table and designates an RB number and the like (S134), and delivers the received data to the RLC block, and the RLC block sends the received data back to the IM CN using the RB already allocated through MAC / PHY. After the transfer to the subsystem (S135), it returns to the data reception mode again and waits for data reception.

On the other hand, when the mobile terminal receives downlink data from the IM CN subsystem, the downlink data is transmitted to the PDCP block through the PHY / MAC / RLC (S140 and S141), and the PDCP block receives the downlink data. After processing the function for (S142) for and delivers it to the application of the mobile terminal. Then, the application performs a service process on the received downlink data (S143).

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a multi-session establishment method in an access point (AS) according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown, a multi-session establishment method in terms of (a) control and (b) data.

When the base station (AP) receives an SDP generation request for activating a session from the mobile terminal (MT) (S220), a SIP (Standard Installation Package, hereinafter referred to as 'SIP') is a bearer between end-to-end. Perform setup.

Thereafter, if the SDP generation result is unsuccessful, the base station restarts from the packet service start step, and if the SDP generation result is successful, the base station receives the SDP generation result from the terminal (S221).

In addition, when receiving a radio resource allocation request (RB generation request) message from the wireless terminal (S222), the base station allocates the radio resources necessary for the requested session and transmits the result to the wireless terminal (S222, S223).

Next, in terms of data, when the mobile terminal transmits downlink data to the core network, the core network transmits the data requested by the user to the PDCP via TCP / IP or UDP / IP, which is an internet protocol layer (S240). . At this time, the stored MCS table is referred to.

Then, the PDCP block specifies an RB number and the like by referring to the MCS table (S241), and the RLC block forwards the received data to the mobile terminal using the RB already allocated through MAC / PHY ( S242 and S243), the process returns to the data receiving mode again and waits for data reception.

On the other hand, when the mobile terminal transmits uplink data (-service data) to the IM CN subsystem, the IM CN subsystem forwards the uplink data to the PDCP block through the lower protocol (PHY / MAC / RLC), and the PDCP block After processing the function, it forwards it to the IM CN subsystem via TCP / IP or UDP / IP.

As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a separator is generated to distinguish sessions in service in a mobile terminal, and when there is a request for data transmission and reception from a user, a related service is provided by classifying sessions using a separator corresponding to the packet service. .

To this end, in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, the separator generated using the MCS table is stored in the MSC table and managed.

As shown, the first to third delimiters are stored and managed in the MSC table, where the first delimiter is a CSID for identifying each session connection, the second delimiter is an RB number assigned by a RAN (Radio Access Network), and 3 The identifier is a NID that identifies the connections in the network.

Next, in an embodiment of the present invention, an mCS Manager Task, which is a main handling task, is placed to process multiple sessions in a mobile terminal.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the main task receives the session request, a subtask for processing the session is created. The generated subtasks perform traffic management on a wireless interface formed in units of flows using a quality of service (QoS) attribute. That is, admission control, load control, and resource allocation are performed from all queuing, and scheduling is processed in units of flows of lower tasks.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the service request of the user is received by the operation task, the sub task is generated according to the procedure.

As shown in FIG. 5, the subtask first performs authentication on a user's connection request. If authentication fails, the session terminates and the subtask goes to sleep.

On the other hand, if the authentication is obtained, the session is terminated and the sub-task sleeps if the radio resource allocation is requested and the radio resource for the requested session cannot be obtained.

However, if the occupation of the radio resource is accepted, the network resource reservation and setting are performed. When the network resource setting is accepted, it switches to the traffic processing mode for processing the forwarded packet.

Subsequently, if a handover occurs while performing a service, the above process is repeatedly performed to obtain acceptance, thereby occupying a radio resource and a wired resource, and performing a continuous service through this.

As such, when a subtask is generated by a service request to perform processing (each independent control or associated control) suitable for each algorithm, such as admission control, resource allocation, and handover, the subtask is configured to perform three kinds of tasks appropriate to the service. The priority (priority in the class, priority in the mobile terminal, and priority in the cell) is determined, and accordingly, the inter-session quality of service (QoS) priority table as shown in FIG. 6 is updated.

On the other hand, the fourth generation system (eg, HMm system and IMT-2000, etc.) that provide mobile multimedia services must simultaneously transmit traffic having various traffic characteristics. To this end, the fourth generation system must provide a transport service in the network that can guarantee traffic in accordance with its quality of service.

To this end, the fourth generation system defines several representative service classes and assigns sessions to the QoS classes that match their characteristics. Therefore, the service class is determined at each service request, and accordingly, the priority in the class of the service, the priority in the mobile terminal, and the priority in the cell are sequentially determined.

7 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating an admission control process according to a handover of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, a mobile terminal has various types of channel / load environments through handover that occurs due to a location movement of the mobile terminal. In other words, when moving from a cell with a low load to a cell region with a high load, it should be possible to ensure each quality of service required by multiple sessions of the mobile terminal.

In this handover situation, the mobile terminal performs admission control on a per session basis because it must guarantee a certain level of quality of service as in the case where no handover is performed. This performs admission control based on session priority within the mobile terminal of FIG. 6.

8 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating an admission control process when requesting a new session according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, if the air interface load is allowed to increase excessively in frequent handover situations, the area of the cell may be reduced to less than the planned value, thereby preventing the quality of the currently connected service.

Therefore, the basic policy of acceptance is to accept the service request to the extent that guarantees a minimum transfer rate for all sessions. In other words, the minimum data rate value should be guaranteed in any case including handoff, which means that if a new request is accepted, it should not affect the delay of existing class traffic. .

As such, since the quality of service of each session needs to be supported, admission control and resource allocation are performed on a session basis, and admission control and resource allocation are performed based on the service class acceptance condition of each session.

9 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating an operation process according to load control-rate reduction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 9, when RT (total resource usage)> R _{+ 0} , the load control algorithm operates. That is, the load control algorithm reduces the amount of resources currently in use and adjusts the RT to be lower than R ₀ .

The method of reallocating resources reduces the transmission rate until the RT is lower than R _{0 in the} order of the priority among the intra-session sessions in FIG. 6 (in order of priority of LL>LH>HL> HH).

Here, LL and LH refer to real time service classes, and LH refers to classes that are more resistant to loss than LL. In addition, HL and HH mean a non-real-time service class, and HH means a class that is more resistant to loss than HL.

In addition, when rebalancing the total throughput, the minimum rate allowed for each service must be guaranteed. Accordingly, the sessions of the service class to which the rate is to be reassigned are sorted in ascending order of the rate, and the minimum rate is calculated and allocated until the RT becomes less than or equal to R ₀ .

Next, FIG. 10 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating an operation process according to load control-rate increase according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 10, if RT <R _-0 continues for a certain time, a load control algorithm is performed to increase the quota within the R ₀ limit.

The increase in the transmission amount is performed in the order of high priority among the intra-session sessions in FIG. 6 (by priority of LL> LH> HL> HH).

As such, the multi-session support method for a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention supports multiple sessions to a mobile terminal in a next-generation mobile communication system so that the mobile terminal can simultaneously accommodate various application services. This allows the mobile terminal to coexist services requiring different resource allocations such as voice to video and data services.

The drawings and detailed description of the invention are exemplary only, and are used for the purpose of illustrating the invention only, and are not intended to be limiting or to limit the scope of the invention described in the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from this. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

The multi-session support method for a mobile terminal according to the present invention supports multiple sessions to a mobile terminal in a next-generation mobile communication system so that the mobile terminal can simultaneously accommodate various application services. This has the effect of allowing the mobile terminal to coexist services requiring different resource allocations such as voice, video and data services.

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A method for supporting multiple sessions at a base station for transmitting or receiving packet data to a mobile terminal. a) generating at least one separator for distinguishing at least one session established between the mobile terminal and the base station; b) managing the generated delimiter through the multi-session reference table by mapping the generated delimiter with the set-up session; c) retrieving a delimiter corresponding to the packet data received from the outside in the multi-session reference table, and then transmitting the packet data to the mobile terminal through a session according to the retrieved delimiter; And d) searching for a delimiter corresponding to the packet data requested from the mobile terminal, and simultaneously providing at least one packet data service to the mobile terminal through a session according to the delimiter retrieved from the multi-session reference table; Multiple session support method at the base station comprising a. According to claim 1, The multi-session reference table, At least one of a caller / session ID (CSID) for identifying at least one set session, a radio bearer (RB) number for a radio resource channel, and a network ID (NID) for identifying a connection in a network Multiple session support method in the base station, characterized in that it comprises any one. The method of claim 2, Step b), And managing the CSID, the RB number, and the NID for each set session. The method of claim 3, wherein Step c) is i) establishing a Session Data Protocol (SDP) between the mobile terminal and the base station; ii) allocating radio resources according to a request of the mobile terminal; And iii) transmitting at least packet data to the mobile terminal using the allocated radio resource Multiple session support method at the base station comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein Step iii), Transmitting packet data between an application layer, which is an Internet protocol layer, and an IP layer, to the mobile terminal using the CSID; Transmitting packet data between an IP layer and a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer to the mobile terminal using the NID; And Transmitting packet data between a PDCP layer and an RLC layer to the mobile terminal using the RB number; Multiple session support method at the base station comprising a. A method for supporting multiple sessions in a mobile terminal receiving or transmitting packet data from a base station. a) generating at least one separator for distinguishing at least one session established between the mobile terminal and the base station; b) managing the generated delimiter through the multi-session reference table by mapping the generated delimiter with the set-up session; c) requesting, by the mobile terminal user, packet data requested by the mobile terminal user to the base station by referring to the multi-session reference table; And d) searching for the identifier corresponding to the packet data received from the base station in the multi-session reference table, and then simultaneously providing at least one packet data service through a session according to the retrieved identifier; Multiple session support method in a mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 6, The multi-session reference table, At least one of a caller / session ID (CSID) for identifying at least one set session, a radio bearer (RB) number for a radio resource channel, and a network ID (NID) for identifying a connection in a network Multiple session support method in a mobile terminal comprising any one. A method for supporting multiple sessions at a base station for transmitting or receiving packet data to a handovered mobile terminal. a) accepting a service request for each mobile terminal established with the mobile terminal for a mobile terminal handed over to a cell controlled by the base station; b) allocating radio resources for each mobile terminal established with the mobile terminal for a mobile terminal handed over to a cell controlled by the base station; c) adjusting the load of a cell controlled by the base station for each session; And d) sequentially determining priorities for each of the set session units, and then controlling steps a) to c) for each session unit according to the determined priority of the session unit. Multiple session support method at the base station comprising a. The method of claim 8, In step d), Determining a service class for each session unit configured; Determining priorities in the determined service class, respectively; Determining priority of each session unit in the handed over mobile terminal; And Determining priority of each session unit in a cell controlled by the base station; Multiple session support method at the base station comprising a. The method of claim 9, Step c) is Adjusting the load in the cell according to the order of real time class> class stronger to loss than the real time class> non-real time class> stronger class lost than the non-real time class Multiple session support method at the base station comprising a.

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