KR20110089839A - Method and system for proceduring operator determined barring data in mobile communication service system, mobile management entity for operator determined barring data process - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and system for processing operator determined barring information and a mobile communication exchange for processing the operator determined barring information are provided to supply a specific free data service to a data service barring subscriber by inserting partial data barring service information into operator determined barring information. CONSTITUTION: A UE(100) offers a broadband communications service to a subscriber. An MME(104) charges a signal control between an eNB and an SGW(106). The SGW manages the mobility of the UE between a 3GPP network and an EUTRAN. A PGW(108) maintains routing information with the SGW and PDN for a packet service. An SGSN(112) determines the operator determined barring information by querying HLR/HSS(10).

Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCEDURING OPERATOR DETERMINED BARRING DATA IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SERVICE SYSTEM, MOBILE MANAGEMENT ENTITY FOR OPERATOR DETERMINED BARRING DATA PROCESS }

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a mobile communication service, and in particular, a Long Term Evolution (LTE) including a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) network including a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) and an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (EUTRAN). Data call blocking by inserting partial data blocking service information into operator determined barring (ODB) information in the interworking network in which the network is interworked Operator call blocking (ODB) in a mobile communication service system suitable for providing free data service to subscribers An information processing method and system and a mobile communication switching center for operator call blocking information processing.

In the ^{3GPP (3 rd Generation Partnership Project)} , UTRAN access (WCDMA) scheme and a EUTRAN (LTE), and bar review made for a mobile communication system in which access method is a mixture, the service technology for this purpose, for example, location registration technology The research on development of billing technology, billing processing technology, etc. is being actively conducted.

In the 3GPP standard, subscribers applying for data blocking are supposed to block data calls at MME (Mobile Management Entity) end, which is an EUTRAN exchange.

Even if the data service is temporarily suspended for the convenience of the customer, it is necessary to partially allow the data service to receive / send the multimedia message service (MMS) or access the customer center website.

1. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0044865, Mobile communication method, switching station and mobile station 2. Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1039345, Mobile Communication Method and Exchange Office

Accordingly, in the embodiment of the present invention, the free data service is provided to the data service blocking subscriber by inserting partial data blocking service information into operator determined barring (ODB) information in the UTRAN (WCDMA) and EUTRAN (LTE) interworking networks. By doing so, we want to implement a real data service environment.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, even if the subscriber is determined to be blocked by the operator call blocking information, even if the subscriber is a data blocking subscriber without providing a partial data blocking service without rejecting the call immediately. We want to provide a data service environment where certain free data services can be used, such as a customer center connection service or an MMS call service.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a Long Term Evolution (LTE) access method including an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (EUTRAN) and a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) method including a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) are provided. Receiving the operator call blocking information for the data service blocking subscriber station device at the interworking switching center; and when the call connection attempt of the data service blocking subscriber terminal device is attempted, the operator determines the operator call blocking information. Inserting partial data blocking service information to generate expanded operator determined barring information, and transmitting the expanded operator call blocking information from the switching center to a packet data network gateway device of the mobile communication system; Process, and the packet data network gate Depending on the extension of an operator call blocking information from the device may comprise the step of partial acceptable data services for the data service blocked subscriber terminal equipment.

Here, the process of partially allowing the data service may include a process of allowing a call establishment for any free data allowable IP (internet protocol) band.

In addition, the process of partially allowing the data service may include a process of redirection to a web page for guiding data service block termination.

Operator call blocking information processing system in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a call connection is attempted from a data service blocking subscriber terminal device to query the subscriber database to determine operator call blocking information, the operator call blocking A switching station interworking the LTE access method and the WCDMA method for inserting the partial data blocking service information into the information to generate expanded operator determined barring information, and the extended operator call blocking information generated at the switching station. A packet data network gateway (PGW) device for receiving and partially allowing data service to the data service blocking subscriber terminal device according to the received extended operator call blocking information may be included.

Here, the packet data network gateway device may be characterized in that the call establishment for any free data allowed IP (internet protocol) band is allowed.

In addition, the packet data network gateway device may be redirected to a web page for guiding data service block termination.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a mobile communication switching center for operator call blocking information processing may include a receiving unit for receiving operator call blocking information from a subscriber database and a base station interface of an LTE access method or a WCDMA method for a data service blocking subscriber station device. An interface processing unit for processing and an operator call blocking information processing unit for generating extended operator call blocking information by inserting partial data blocking service information into the operator call blocking information when a call connection of the data service blocking subscriber terminal device is attempted; And a transmitter for transmitting the expanded operator call blocking information generated through the operator call blocking information processing unit to a packet data network gateway device.

Here, the partial data blocking service information may include any one of information for allowing the establishment of a call for an arbitrary free data allowable IP band or information for reassigning to a web page for guiding data service blocking. have.

According to the present invention, a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) network including a universal terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) and a long term evolution (LTE) network including an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) are interworked. When the data service blocking subscriber accesses UTRAN or EUTRAN, the packet data network is generated by inserting partial data blocking service information into the operator determined barring information indicating that the data service blocking subscriber is a subscriber. By providing the gateway device, it is possible to implement a practical data service environment by providing a specific free data service, for example, a customer center connection service or an MMS incoming / outgoing service, to a data service blocking subscriber.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an operator call blocking information processing system in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a functional block diagram illustrating a method for processing operator call blocking information in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a schematic structural block diagram of a mobile communication switching center for processing operator call blocking information according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be embodied in various different forms, and the present embodiments merely make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and are common in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform those skilled in the art of the scope of the invention, which is to be defined only by the scope of the claims. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

In describing the embodiments of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in an embodiment of the present invention, which may vary according to intention or custom of a user or an operator. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

Prior to the description of the embodiment, the present invention provides a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) network including a universal terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) and a long term evolution (LTE) network including an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN). Data service blocking in the interworking network of the subscriber, when the subscriber accesses the UTRAN or EUTRAN, by inserting the partial data blocking service information in the operator determined barring information (hereinafter referred to as ODB) information to the data service blocking subscriber, For example, to provide a practical data service by providing a customer center connection service (a service that provides free access to the customer center's website) or a multimedia message service (MMS) receiving / outgoing service that may include a large amount of attachments. From this technical idea to the purpose of the present invention What could be easily achieved.

In the following embodiments, reference will be made to UTRAN and EUTRAN by way of example, and it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that this may also apply to WCDMA and LTE.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an operator call blocking information processing system in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and includes a user equipment (UE) 100, an eNB (eNode B) 102, and an MME ( Mobile Management Entity (104), Serving Gateway (SGW) 106, Packet Data Network Gateway (PGW) 108, Node B (Node B) 110, Serving General Packet Radio Service (SGRS) Support Node (112), OFFLINE Charging System (OFCS) 114, Online Charging System (OCS) (116), Policy & Charging Rule Function (PCRF) (118), Home Location Register (HLR) / Home Subscriber Server (HSS) ( 10), PDN (Packet Data Network) 1 and the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the UE 100 is a subscriber station device and may selectively provide a data service or a data blocking service or a partial data blocking service to a subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention.

However, the UE 100 applied to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited to a communication terminal for performing a voice call or a data service, and may provide a multimedia device group or a plurality of multimedia devices capable of providing various multimedia functions. A multimedia terminal device group including multimedia terminal devices may be included. For example, the UE 100 may include various types of multimedia terminal devices or groups of multimedia terminal devices, such as a smart phone, a notepad, and a tablet computer.

The UE 100 may provide a broadband communication service to a subscriber by interfacing through a broadband connection through an eNB 102 or an NB 110 to be described later. Division Multiple Access) may include a communication environment supporting three generations or more generations. For example, the UE 100 may provide a broadband communication service including both a communication environment such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) or mobile world interoperability for microwave access (WIMAX), and an Internet Protocol (IP) based communication environment such as the Internet. It may include providing a communication environment.

The UE 100 may attempt to connect to the MME 104 or SGSN 112 described later.

The eNB 102 is an EUTRAN access base station equipment, and may perform functions such as RF transmission and reception of a transmission signal, signal strength and quality measurement, baseband signal processing, and channel card resource management.

The MME 104 is an EUTRAN access mobile communication switching station that is in charge of signal control between the eNB 102 and the SGW 106 to be described later. The MME 104 determines where to route incoming data from the UE 100. In addition, the mobile station may serve to manage subscriber information and mobility of the UE 100, session management, idle subscriber management, paging, and subscriber authentication.

The MME 104 determines the operator call blocking (ODB) information by querying the subscriber database HLR / HSS 10 when the call connection is attempted from the UE 100, and the present invention in the operator call blocking (ODB) information Inserting partial data blocking service information according to an embodiment of the present invention may serve to generate expanded operator call blocking (Expanded ODB, EODB) information.

That is, an embodiment of the present invention provides an MMS that may include a specific free data service, for example, a customer center connection service (a service that can be accessed free of charge on a website of a customer center) or a large amount of attachments, even to a data service blocking subscriber. The MME 104 creates the extended operator call blocking information for the partial data blocking service and provides the SGW 106, the PGW 108, and the like. can do.

The SGW 106 is a serving gateway device that manages mobility of the UE 100 between the eNB 102 and the second eNB, between the 3GPP network and the EUTRAN, and processes a payload traffic according to an established session. Control functions can be performed. In addition, the SGW 106 interworks with the eNB 102, supports handover between LTE / 3GPP, sets up the PGW 108 and the EPS bearer, and uses PDU (Packet Data) using tunneling. It can play the role of delivering unit). SGW 106 in an embodiment of the present invention may serve to convey extended operator call blocking information generated via MME 104 to PGW 108.

The PGW 108 is a packet data network gateway device for allocating IP of the UE 100 and controlling sessions interworking with the PDN 1 and the Non-3GPP network, and the SGW 106 and the PDN 1 for packet service. It maintains routing information and can perform tunneling and IP routing functions. In addition, PGW 108 may serve to deliver PDUs to SGW 106 and PDN 1.

This PGW 108 may be extended operator call blocking information generated through the MME 104 and passed through the SGW 106, or extended operator call generated through the SGSN 112, as will be seen in the description below. Receive the blocking information, and may provide partial data blocking service for the UE 100, in particular, the data service blocking subscriber terminal device according to the received extended operator call blocking information. That is, the PGW 108 may serve to partially allow data service for the UE 100.

The NB 110 is a UTRAN access base station equipment, and may perform functions such as RF transmission and reception of a transmission signal, signal strength and quality measurement, baseband signal processing, and channel card resource management.

SGSN 112 is a UTRAN access mobile communication switching center that determines where to route incoming data from UE 100, and manages subscriber information and mobility of UE 100, session management, idle subscriber management, It can play the role of paging, subscriber authentication function, etc.

The SGSN 112 determines the operator call blocking (ODB) information by querying the subscriber database HLR / HSS 10 when a call connection is attempted from the UE 100 and determines the operator call blocking (ODB) information. Inserting partial data blocking service information according to an embodiment of the present invention may serve to generate extended operator call blocking (EODB) information.

OFCS 114 is an offline charging processing device that collects the billing information generated by the EPC-GW, processes and transmits the billing data required by the billing system (BS). The OFCS 114 may accommodate various billing protocols such as Radius, Diameter, and GTPP to provide a unified BS interface.

The OCS 116 is an online billing processing device, and may receive a billing information of a subscriber requiring real-time billing information and provide a credit management function such as a limit service.

The PCRF 118 is a charging policy rule processing apparatus. The PCRF 118 may provide dynamic QoS and charging rules according to a service data flow to perform communication policy and charging processing in a communication network. .

The HLR / HSS 10 is a subscriber database, where the HSS is a network node that includes a database containing subscriber information for a wireless communication system, and may store profile information, authentication and location related data, etc. of a service subscriber. .

The PDN 1 is a packet data network and may include, for example, the Internet. Here, the Internet includes various services existing in the TCP / IP protocol and its upper layers, namely, HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Telnet, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). It can refer to a global open computer network architecture that provides Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Network File Service (NFS), and Network Information Service (NIS).

Hereinafter, with reference to the above-described configuration, with reference to the functional block diagram of Figure 2 attached to the operator call blocking information processing method in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

First, an embodiment of the present invention is based on a mobile communication system in which an EUTRAN access method and a UTRAN access method are mixed, and a UE accessing the EUTRAN or the UTRAN is limited to a data service blocking subscriber station device in advance. In FIG. 2 to be described below, the UE accessing the EUTRAN is denoted by reference numeral 100, and the UE accessing the UTRAN is blocked by reference numeral 100 'because the connection of the EUTRAN is blocked.

As shown in FIG. 2, the EUTRAN access switching center, for example, the MME 104 may receive operator call blocking (ODB) information for the UE 100, which is a data service blocking subscriber terminal device (S100-1). . As described above, the operator call blocking (ODB) information may be provided through the subscriber database HLR / HSS 10.

If operator call blocking (ODB) information is provided from the HLR / HSS 10, the MME 104 determines whether the data service blocking subscriber station device 100 attempts to connect to the EUTRAN (S102), and connects to the EUTRAN. When this is attempted, the MME 104 may generate extended operator call blocking (EODB) information by inserting partial data blocking service information according to an embodiment of the present invention into the above-described operator call blocking (ODB) information, and generating Extended operator call blocking information may be provided to the SGW 106 (S104).

SGW 106 may forward extended operator call blocking (EODB) information provided from MME 104 to PGW 108 (S106).

PGW 108 receives Extended Operator Call Blocking (EODB) information generated via MME 104 and communicated via SGW 106 and according to the received Extended Operator Call Blocking (EODB) information. In particular, the partial data blocking service may be provided to the data service blocking subscriber terminal device. That is, the PGW 108 may serve to partially allow data service for the UE 100.

In this case, the partial data blocking service performed through the PGW 108 may be redirected to a web page that guides the termination of data service blocking, for example, a service that allows a call to be opened for any free data allowable Internet Protocol (IP) band. (redirection) services, etc. may be included.

Meanwhile, the UTRAN access switching center, for example, the SGSN 112, may receive operator call blocking (ODB) information for the UE 100 ', which is a data service blocking subscriber terminal device (S100-2), and such operator call blocking. As described above, the information (ODB) may be provided through the HLR / HSS 10, which is a subscriber database.

At this time, when the UE 100 ′, which is a data service blocking subscriber terminal device in which the EUTRAN connection is blocked, is connected to the SGSN 112 (S112), the SGSN 112 indicates the above-described operator call blocking (ODB) information. The extended operator call blocking (EODB) information may be generated by inserting partial data blocking service information according to an embodiment (S114).

Thereafter, the SGSN 112 may transmit the extended operator call blocking (EODB) information to the PWG 108 (S116).

Accordingly, the PGW 108 may partially allow the data service for the UE 100 ′, which is the data service blocking subscriber terminal device, according to the extended operator call blocking information generated through the SGSN 112 (S112). . That is, the PGW 108 may partially allow data service for the UE 100 '.

3 is a detailed block diagram of a mobile communication switching center for a data service in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention, which includes a receiver 30, an interface processor 32, an operator call blocking information processor 34, The transmitter 36 may be included.

As shown in FIG. 3, the receiver 30 may serve to receive operator call blocking (ODB) information from the subscriber database HLR / HSS 10.

The interface processor 32 may serve to process the base station interface of the EUTRAN access method or the UTRAN access method for the data service blocking subscriber station device 100.

The operator call blocking information processing unit 34 inserts partial data blocking service information into the operator call blocking (ODB) information when the call connection of the data service blocking subscriber terminal device 100 is attempted to expand the operator call blocking (EODB). It can play a role in generating information.

In this case, the partial data blocking service information may include, for example, information for allowing a call to be established for any free data allowable IP band, or information for redirection to a web page for guiding data service blocking. Yes is as described above.

The transmitter 36 may serve to transmit the extended operator call blocking (EODB) information generated through the operator call blocking information processing unit 34 to the PGW 108.

The transmitter 36 may include, for example, a broadband communication module or a near field communication module, and this fact can be easily understood by those skilled in the art. The detailed description of the configuration will be omitted.

Embodiments of the present invention as described above, in the WCDMA network including the UTRAN and LTE interworking network including the EUTRAN, when the subscriber accesses the UTRAN or EUTRAN in the operator determined barring (ODB) information By inserting partial data blocking service information so that adaptive data service is provided, it is implemented to provide specific free data service such as customer center connection service or MMS incoming / outgoing service to data service blocking subscriber.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a data service blocking subscriber accesses UTRAN or EUTRAN in an interworking network of a WCDMA network including a universal terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) and an LTE network including an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN). In this case, the partial data blocking service information is inserted into the operator determined barring (ODB) information to provide a specific free data service, for example, a customer center connection service or an MMS call service to a data service blocking subscriber. can do. As a result, the wireless data service market is expected to be activated by realizing a more efficient and practical data service environment.

10: HLR or HSS 100: UE 104: MME
106: SGW 108: PGW 110: SGSN

Claims (8)

Receiving an operator call blocking information for a data service blocking subscriber station device at an exchange station in which a Long Term Evolution (LTE) access scheme and a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) scheme are interworked;
When the call access attempt of the data service blocking subscriber terminal device is attempted, the exchange station inserts partial data blocking service information into the operator determined barring information to generate expanded operator determined barring information. Process,
Transmitting the extended operator call blocking information from the switching center to a packet data network gateway device of the mobile communication system;
And partially allowing data service for the data service blocking subscriber terminal device according to the extended operator call blocking information in the packet data network gateway device.
Method of processing operator call blocking information in mobile communication system. The method of claim 1,
The process of partially allowing the data service,
Allowing the establishment of a call on any free data-allowed Internet Protocol (IP) band.
Method of processing operator call blocking information in mobile communication system. The method of claim 1,
The process of partially allowing the data service,
Redirection to a web page that guides the termination of the data service block.
Method of processing operator call blocking information in mobile communication system. LTE to query the subscriber database to determine operator call blocking information when a call connection is attempted from a data service blocking subscriber terminal device and to insert extended data blocking service information into the operator call blocking information to generate extended operator call blocking information Switching station which links access method and WCDMA method,
A packet data network gateway device that receives the extended operator call blocking information generated at the switching center and partially permits data service to the data service blocking subscriber terminal device according to the received extended operator call blocking information; doing
Operator call blocking information processing system in a mobile communication system. The method of claim 4, wherein
The packet data network gateway device,
Allowing the establishment of a call on any free data allowable IP band
Operator call blocking information processing system in a mobile communication system. The method of claim 4, wherein
The packet data network gateway device,
Redirecting to a web page that guides data service block termination
Operator call blocking information processing system in a mobile communication system. A receiving unit for receiving operator call blocking information from the subscriber database;
An interface processor for processing an LTE access method or a WCDMA base station interface to a data service blocking subscriber station device;
An operator call blocking information processing unit for generating extended operator call blocking information by inserting partial data blocking service information into the operator call blocking information when a call connection of the data service blocking subscriber terminal device is attempted;
And a transmitting unit for transmitting the expanded operator call blocking information generated through the operator call blocking information processing unit to a packet data network gateway device.
Mobile switching center for operator call blocking information processing. The method of claim 7, wherein
The partial data blocking service information,
Includes information to allow the establishment of a call on any free data-tolerant IP band, or to redirect to a web page that guides the termination of data services.
Mobile switching center for operator call blocking information processing.

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