US20070293241A1 - Communication system, operation control method, and location management server - Google Patents

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US20070293241A1
US20070293241A1 US11/806,955 US80695507A US2007293241A1 US 20070293241 A1 US20070293241 A1 US 20070293241A1 US 80695507 A US80695507 A US 80695507A US 2007293241 A1 US2007293241 A1 US 2007293241A1
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  • the present invention relates to a communication system, an operation control method, and a location management server. More particularly, the present invention relates to a communication system in which base stations and access gateways (AGWs) are configured in an Internet Protocol (IP) mesh network.
  • AGWs base stations and access gateways
  • IP Internet Protocol
  • a base station also referred to as a “Node B”
  • an AGW as an exchange for accommodating a mobile station (also referred to as a “User Equipment” or “UE”) which is a portable telephone subscriber
  • the mobile station transmits a location registration signal to the base station.
  • the base station selects an AGW, which is at a level above the base station, according to its own logic. For example, the base station may decide an AGW for accommodating the mobile station based on a certain bit array representing the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) of the mobile station contained in the location registration signal.
  • IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity
  • the base station then transmits a location registration signal to the AGW selected for accommodating the mobile station and the AGW transmits a location registration signal to an Authentication, Authorization, Accounting/Home Subscriber Server (AAA/HSS) which is a location management server at a level above the AGW.
  • AAA/HSS Authentication, Authorization, Accounting/Home Subscriber Server
  • the AAA/HSS makes location registration for the mobile station and manages its location (see “3 GPP TR 23.882 V0.11.0 3 GPP System Architecture Evolution: Report on Technical Options and Conclusions (Release 7)”, February 2006 and “3 GPP TS 23.236 V6.3.0, 5.2 RNC Functions”, March 2006, for example).
  • a first problem is that in such a communication system with base stations and AGWs being configured in an IP mesh network, a mobile station basically continues to use an AGW to which it initially registers its location and there is no mechanism that enables users to fully enjoy flexibility of a network which allows free combination of a base station and an AGW.
  • a second problem is that due to lack of such a mechanism for enabling users to fully enjoy flexibility of a network which allows free combination of a base station and an AGW, the AGWs have to support every service provided by portable telephone carrier networks.
  • a communication system is a communication system including a location management server for managing the location of a mobile station, a base station for deciding an exchange which accommodates the mobile station via the base station in response to a location registration request from the mobile station and making the location registration request to the exchange decided, and an exchange for making the location registration request to the location management server in response to the location registration request from the base station, wherein the location management server designates an exchange for accommodating the mobile station in response to the location registration request.
  • An operation control method is an operation control method for a communication system which includes a location management server for managing the location of a mobile station, a base station for deciding an exchange which accommodates the mobile station via the base station in response to a location registration request from the mobile station and making the location registration request to the exchange decided, and an exchange for making the location registration request to the location management server in response to the location registration request from the base station, the method including, at the location management server, designating an exchange for accommodating the mobile station in response to the location registration request.
  • a location management server is a location management server for a communication system which includes a location management server for managing the location of a mobile station, a base station for deciding an exchange which accommodates the mobile station via the base station in response to a location registration request from the mobile station and making the location registration request to the exchange decided, and an exchange for making the location registration request to the location management server in response to the location registration request from the base station, wherein the location management server designates an exchange for accommodating the mobile station in response to the location registration request.
  • a storage medium is a storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute an operation control method for a location management server of a communication system which includes a location management server for managing the location of a mobile station, a base station for deciding an exchange which accommodates the mobile station via the base station in response to a location registration request from the mobile station and making the location registration request to the exchange decided, and an exchange for making the location registration request to the location management server in response to the location registration request from the base station, wherein the program including a process of designating an exchange for accommodating the mobile station in response to the location registration request.
  • FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B show exemplary databases possessed by the AAA/HSS of FIG. 1 , FIG. 2A showing an example of a subscriber database and FIG. 2B showing an example of an AGW database;
  • FIG. 3 shows a sequence diagram illustrating operations of deciding an AGW when the mobile station of FIG. 1 makes location registration
  • FIG. 4 shows a sequence diagram illustrating operations of moving the mobile station of FIG. 1 already accommodated by an AGW to another AGW;
  • FIG. 5 illustrates communication channels before the AGWs accommodating the mobile stations of FIG. 1 are reselected
  • FIG. 6 illustrates communication channels after reselection of AGWs accommodating the mobile stations of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 7 shows an example of mobile stations that subscribe to CAMEL services in FIG. 1 being accommodated by the same AGW;
  • FIG. 8 shows an example of deciding AGWs for accommodating mobile stations based on telecommunication carriers supplying a trunk network to which the mobile stations subscribe in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 9 shows a flowchart illustrating an example of deciding an AGW for accommodating a mobile station with a number of determination conditions in combination
  • FIG. 10 illustrates the procedure for location update according to another exemplary embodiment of the invention, where the areas defined by the inner dotted lines are separated in the tracking area in terms of connection form;
  • FIG. 11 shows an information flow for network attachment
  • FIG. 12 shows an information flow for re-attachment initiated by a network.
  • FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a communication system according to a first exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • the communication system according to the first exemplary embodiment of the invention includes mobile stations 100 - 1 to 100 - 3 which are potable telephone subscribers, a base station 130 accessed by the mobile stations, AGWs 140 and 150 which accommodate the mobile stations, and an AAA/HSS 200 which manages subscriber data.
  • the base station 130 and the AGWs 140 and 150 are configured in an IP mesh network 300 .
  • FIG. 1 shows that the mobile stations 100 - 1 to 100 - 3 move into an area covered by the base station 130 .
  • an AGW is basically not changed along with movement of a mobile station. This is a mechanism effective for reducing mobility management signals.
  • a potential of a base station and AGWs being configured in an IP mesh network is that combination of nodes can be freely set.
  • the first exemplary embodiment combines this flexibility of a network and various databases provided by the AAA/HSS 200 to enable efficient operation and management of networks.
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B show exemplary databases possessed by the AAA/HSS 200 of FIG. 1 , FIG. 2A showing an example of a subscriber database and FIG. 2B showing an example of an AGW database.
  • the AAA/HSS 200 can use such databases as shown in FIG. 2 to designate an AGW for accommodating a mobile station.
  • FIG. 3 shows a sequence diagram illustrating operations of deciding an AGW when the mobile station 100 makes location registration.
  • the mobile station 100 when the mobile station 100 moves into the coverage of the base station 130 , the mobile station 100 transmits a location registration signal to the network to request location registration (step S 1 ).
  • the base station 130 selects an AGW for the mobile station 100 according to its own logic (step S 2 ). For example, the base station 130 may decide an AGW for accommodating the mobile station 100 based on a certain bit array representing the IMSI of the mobile station 100 contained in the location registration signal.
  • the base station 130 transmits a location registration signal to the AAA/HSS 200 via the AGW 140 (steps S 3 and S 4 ).
  • the operations so far are conventional procedures.
  • the AAA/HSS 200 determines at step S 5 whether it is appropriate for the AGW 140 to accommodate the mobile station 100 by utilizing various databases the AAA/HSS 200 possesses.
  • FIG. 3 shows operations for a case it is determined that the mobile station 100 should be accommodated by the AGW 150 , not the AGW 140 .
  • This determination is notified to the base station 130 via the AGW 140 as a failure notification indicating failure of location registration (steps S 6 and S 7 ).
  • information on an AGW which should accommodate the mobile station 100 i.e., the AGW 150
  • the base station 130 can again continue location registration for the AGW 150 utilizing the information.
  • the base station 130 transmits a location registration signal to the AAA/HSS 200 via the AGW 150 (steps S 8 and S 9 ).
  • the AAA/HSS 200 then makes location registration for the mobile station 100 in response to the location registration signal from the AGW 150 , enabling the mobile station 100 to be accommodated by the intended AGW 150 as requested by the AAA/HSS 200 .
  • the location registration is completed by the AAA/HSS 200 notifying the mobile station 100 of success of location registration via the AGW 150 and the base station 130 (steps S 10 , S 11 and S 12 ).
  • step S 5 if it is determined at step S 5 that the mobile station 100 should be accommodated by the AGW 140 , location registration for the mobile station 100 is made in response to a location registration signal from the AGW 140 and the processes at steps S 6 through S 9 are not performed.
  • FIG. 4 shows operations for when a portable telephone carrier changes an AGW accommodating the mobile station 100 due to network start-up.
  • the series of operations can be performed in response to movement of subscribers due to addition or reduction of AGWs, accommodation of a mobile station to the same AGW as a communication party with which it frequently communicates, and/or adjustment of load balancing among AGWs.
  • FIG. 4 assumes that the mobile station 100 has already gone through location registration and is now accommodated by the AGW 140 (step S 21 ).
  • the AAA/HSS 200 decides an AGW which should accommodate the mobile station 100 in a similar manner to step S 5 of FIG. 3 (step S 22 ).
  • the AAA/HSS 200 transmits a change instruction signal (or a location registration instruction signal) to which information on the AGW 150 is added to the base station 130 via the AGW 140 (steps S 23 and S 24 ).
  • the base station 130 in turn transmits a change instruction signal not containing the AGW information to the mobile station 100 (step S 25 ).
  • the mobile station 100 Upon receiving the change instruction signal, the mobile station 100 transmits a location registration signal to the network (step S 26 ), but the base station 130 which has received the signal transmits a location registration signal to the AGW 150 based on the AGW information contained in the change instruction signal received at step S 24 (step S 27 ).
  • the AAA/HSS 200 receives the location registration signal from the AGW 150 (step S 28 ) and makes location registration for the mobile station 100 , enabling the mobile station 100 to be accommodated by the intended AGW 150 as requested by the AAA/HSS 200 .
  • the location registration is completed by the AAA/HSS 200 notifying the mobile station 100 of success of location registration via the AGW 150 and the base station 130 (steps S 29 , S 30 and S 31 ).
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a case where mobile stations 100 - 1 and 100 - 2 subscribe to a service such as a family plan together and frequently make phone calls to each other but are accommodated by different AGWs 140 and 150 .
  • FIG. 6 shows a situation after the mobile stations 100 - 1 and 100 - 2 are re-accommodated by the same AGW (here the AGW 140 ) in accordance with the procedure shown in FIG. 3 or 4 .
  • the communication channel established between the AGWs 140 and 150 which is required in FIG. 5 , is no longer necessary, so that communication channels can be established more efficiently.
  • the AAA/HSS 200 decides an AGW which should accommodate the mobile station 100 based on information on the mobile station 100 stored in the subscriber database shown in FIG. 2A at step S 5 in FIG. 3 or S 22 in FIG. 4 .
  • the subscriber database stores, for each mobile station, information on whether or not it subscribes to any telephone rate discount for specific subscribers (e.g., a family plan), and if it does, information on AGWs which accommodate specific subscribers.
  • the AAA/HSS 200 decides that an AGW which accommodates a specific subscriber (i.e., a mobile station which subscribes to the family plan service with the mobile station 100 ) should accommodate the mobile station 100 .
  • a communication system will be described next.
  • the second exemplary embodiment has illustrated a case where mobile stations subscribe to a family plan service as an instance of deciding an AGW for accommodating a mobile station based on service to which the mobile station subscribes
  • the third exemplary embodiment will discuss a case where mobile stations subscribe to Customized Applications for Mobile network Enhanced Logic (CAMEL) services with reference to FIG. 7 .
  • CAMEL Mobile network Enhanced Logic
  • FIG. 7 mobile stations 100 - 1 , 100 - 3 and 100 - 4 subscribe to CAMEL services. Only the AGW 150 is connected to a CAMEL network 400 and thus can provide CAMEL services.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a case where the AAA/HSS 200 decides AGWs for accommodating the mobile stations with their subscription to CAMEL services as a determination condition in accordance with the procedure shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4 ; the mobile stations 100 - 1 , 100 - 3 and 100 - 4 which subscribe to CAMEL services are accommodated by the AGW 150 capable of providing CAMEL services. It is accordingly possible to make different functions be provided by the AGWs and/or to limit external networks to which the AGWs connect, which can reduce network infrastructure costs.
  • the AAA/HSS 200 decides an AGW which should accommodate the mobile station 100 at step S 5 in FIG. 3 or S 22 in FIG. 4 based on information on the mobile station 100 stored in the subscriber database of FIG. 2A and information on each AGW stored in the AGW database shown in FIG. 2B .
  • the subscriber database stores information on subscription of each mobile station to specific services as illustrated in FIG. 2A and the AGW database stores information on each AGW's capability to provide a particular service as illustrated in FIG. 2B .
  • the AAA/HSS 200 decides that an AGW capable of providing CAMEL services should accommodate the mobile station 100 .
  • an AGW may also be decided based on a codec implemented in a mobile station. For example, to make a video telephone call, a codec dedicated to video telephone is required of an AGW, so that a mobile station capable of video telephone and subscribing to a video telephone service is accommodated by an AGW which implements a video telephone codec. Consequently, an AGW which accommodates only mobile stations without video telephone capability does not have to implement a video telephone codec, thus equipment investment can be reduced.
  • the AAA/HSS 200 decides an AGW which should accommodate the mobile station 100 at step S 5 in FIG. 3 or S 22 in FIG. 4 based on information on the mobile station 100 stored in the subscriber database of FIG. 2A and information on each AGW stored in the AGW database of FIG. 2B .
  • the subscriber database stores information on subscription of each mobile station to specific services as illustrated in FIG. 2A and the AGW database stores information on each AGW's capability to provide a particular service as illustrated in FIG. 2B .
  • the AAA/HSS 200 decides that an AGW capable of providing a video telephone service should accommodate the mobile station 100 .
  • a communication system will be described next. Description will be given of a case where an AGW for accommodating a mobile station is decided based on a telecommunication carrier supplying a trunk network to which the mobile station subscribes with reference to FIG. 8 .
  • mobile stations 100 - 1 and 100 - 3 subscribe to a carrier A which provides a carrier A network 510 , a mobile station 100 - 2 to a carrier B which provides a carrier B network 520 , and a mobile station 100 - 4 to a carrier C which provides a carrier C network 530 . Only the AGW 140 is connected to the carrier A network 510 , only the AGW 150 is connected to the carrier B network 520 , and only an AGW 160 is connected to the carrier C network 530 .
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a case where AGWs for accommodating the mobile stations are decided based on a telecommunication carrier supplying a trunk network to which the mobile stations subscribe as a determination condition in accordance with the procedure shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4 .
  • the mobile stations 100 - 1 and 100 - 3 are accommodated by the AGW 140 , the mobile station 100 - 2 by the AGW 150 , and the mobile station 100 - 4 by the AGW 160 .
  • This makes it possible to establish efficient networks by limiting external networks to which the AGWs connect or to establish an efficient transmission channel when an AGW connects to an external network.
  • the AAA/HSS 200 decides an AGW which should accommodate the mobile station 100 based on information on the mobile station 100 stored in the subscriber database of FIG. 2A and information on each AGW stored in the AGW database shown in FIG. 2B at step S 5 in FIG. 3 or S 22 in FIG. 4 .
  • the subscriber database stores information on subscription of each mobile station to a trunk network operator as shown in FIG. 2A and the AGW database stores information on each AGW's capability to provide a particular service as shown in FIG. 2B .
  • the AAA/HSS 200 decides that an AGW which is connected to the trunk network provided by the carrier should accommodate the mobile station 100 .
  • the AAA/HSS 200 decides an AGW for accommodating a mobile station based on the status of mobile station accommodation by AGWs. Specifically, the AAA/HSS 200 decides an AGW which should accommodate the mobile station 100 based on information on each AGW stored in the AGW database of FIG. 2B at step S 5 in FIG. 3 or S 22 in FIG. 4 .
  • the AGW database stores information on the capability of each AGW (i.e., the maximum number of subscribers it can accommodate) and the number of currently accommodated subscribers.
  • the AAA/HSS 200 determines from reference to the AGW database that the mobile station 100 should be accommodated by a different AGW than the one which requested location registration at step S 4 in FIG. 3 (or the one currently accommodating the mobile station 100 ) for the purpose of keeping load balancing among AGWs uniform, it decides that the different AGW should accommodate the mobile station 100 .
  • the AAA/HSS 200 decides that an AGW which has the shortest communication channel to the base station which requested location registration at step S 3 in FIG. 3 should accommodate the mobile station 100 . That is, the AAA/HSS 200 decides an AGW which should accommodate the mobile station 100 based on information on each AGW stored in the AGW database of FIG. 2B at step S 5 in FIG. 3 or S 22 in FIG. 4 .
  • the AGW database stores information on the location of a base station each AGW can accommodate in the shortest channel on the network.
  • the AGW database shows, for each AGW, a base station the AGW can accommodate in the shortest channel on the network being associated with each other.
  • the AAA/HSS 200 decides that an AGW associated with the base station which requested location registration at step S 3 in FIG. 3 should accommodate the mobile station 100 .
  • the second to seventh exemplary embodiments decide an AGW for accommodating a mobile station using one determination condition, such as a service to which the mobile station subscribes and status of mobile station accommodation by AGWs, whereas the eighth exemplary embodiment decides an AGW for accommodating a mobile station using a number of determination conditions in combination.
  • FIG. 9 shows a flowchart illustrating operations in the eighth exemplary embodiment of the invention for deciding an AGW for accommodating a mobile station using a number of determination conditions in combination, the procedure shown in FIG. 9 being performed at step S 5 in FIG. 3 or S 22 in FIG. 4 .
  • the AAA/HSS 200 determines base stations to which the mobile station 100 have frequently made location registration, e.g., the top ten base stations, and determines AGWs associated with those base stations based on base station location information for each AGW stored in the AGW database of FIG.
  • the AAA/HSS 200 identifies AGWs which can accommodate the mobile station 100 from among the ones determined at step S 41 based on each AGW's capability (i.e., the maximum number of subscribers the AGW can accommodate) and the number of subscribers currently accommodated by it, which are stored in the AGW database of FIG. 2B (step S 42 ).
  • the AAA/HSS 200 determines outgoing call trunk groups each corresponding to outgoing call numbers which have been frequently called by the mobile station 100 , e.g., the top ten most frequently called numbers, based on the subscriber outgoing call history for the mobile station 100 which is stored in the subscriber database of FIG. 2A . In other words, the AAA/HSS 200 determines outgoing call trunk groups which have been used in outgoing calls from the mobile station 100 to those ten numbers (step S 43 ).
  • the AAA/HSS 200 also determines incoming call trunk groups each corresponding to incoming call numbers from which a call has been frequently made to the mobile station 100 , e.g., the numbers of the top ten most frequent incoming calls, based on the subscriber incoming call history for the mobile station 100 stored in the subscriber database of FIG. 2A .
  • the AAA/HSS 200 determines incoming call trunk groups that have been used in incoming calls to the mobile station 100 from those ten numbers (step S 44 ) Then, the AAA/HSS 200 identifies AGWs which accommodate many of the outgoing call trunk groups determined at step S 43 and the incoming call trunk groups determined at step S 44 from among the AGWs determined at step S 42 based on information on trunk groups interfaced by each AGW, which is stored in the AGW database of FIG. 2B (step S 45 ).
  • the AAA/HSS 200 determines whether CAMEL services have been frequently activated, for example. If CAMEL services have been activated more than a predetermined number of times, the AAA/HSS 200 identifies AGWs which can provide CAMEL services from among the ones determined at step S 45 based on information on each AGW's capability to provide a particular service, which is stored in the AGW database of FIG. 2B (step S 46 ).
  • the AAA/HSS 200 further narrows the AGWs determined at step S 46 to decide an AGW for accommodating the mobile station 100 taking into consideration an effect of optimizing the communication channel to an AGW which accommodates the other party if the mobile station 100 subscribes to a family plan service, based on whether the mobile station 100 subscribes to telephone rate discount for specific subscribers (e.g., a family plan) and AGWs accommodating specific subscribers which are stored in the subscriber database of FIG. 2A (step S 47 ).
  • specific subscribers e.g., a family plan
  • the AAA/HSS 200 preferably decides that the AGW should accommodate the mobile station 100 at step S 47 in terms of optimization of the communication channel between them and have the mobile station 100 and the other party be accommodated by the same AGW.
  • the ninth exemplary embodiment introduces the MME (Mobility Management Entity)/UPE (User Plane Entity) selection procedure.
  • the MME/UPE initiated reattach procedure is described in the section 7.13.2. This procedure is designed aiming for MME/UPE load redistribution, and also to configure more topologically optimal based on the current user location.
  • any MME/UPE can be chosen within operator's network whenever topologically reachable from the eNodeB (Enhanced Node B).
  • This network topology provides the significant benefit for mobility management point of view since a UE (User Equipment) can stay the same MME/UPE for a long time where ever a UE stays within its network.
  • this flexibility may cause the biased MME/UPE load distribution unless sophisticated MME/UPE load distribution mechanism should be designed for SAE architecture from the beginning.
  • HSS Home Subscriber Server
  • the HSS is the right node to do.
  • the HSS has operation and maintenance interface and any location update signal always directs to their HSS so that operator can easily designate the MME/UPE per user basis dynamically.
  • This function, designating the MME/UPE per user also provides the significant benefit in order to configure topologically optimal based on both current user location and user locations in the passed.
  • FIG. 10 explains an example how location update procedure works conjunction with the database in HSS.
  • the HSS knows two facts related to the subscriber's location update. One fact is that the UE usually stays in Tokyo area by referring his location update history. The other fact is that the MME 1 in Narita is going to be replaces with MME 2 . Because of this situation, the HSS designates the MME 3 as the alternative MME in the response of the location update signal so that UE can attach to the MME 3 .
  • a UE/user needs to register with the network to receive services that require registration. This registration is described as Network Attachment.
  • This registration is described as Network Attachment.
  • IP Internet Protocol
  • the network keeps UE/user registration information.
  • the UE/user registration information e.g. the mapping between temporary and permanent user identities and the registered tracking area in the past, is kept by the network.
  • FIG. 11 shows the network attachment of a UE.
  • the dashed entity is involved optionally.
  • MME and UPE are shown as combined; though they may be separate (in this case an additional interface is realized).
  • the steps shown in the information flow describe individual steps. This does not preclude any combining of multiple steps into one message or separating one step into a message sequence.
  • the sequence of the steps shown in the information flow may change depending on the solutions for related key issues.
  • the UE discovers the SAE/LTE (Long Term Evolution) access system(s) and performs access system and network selection. If network sharing is present, a shared network may be selected.
  • SAE/LTE Long Term Evolution
  • the UE sends an attach request to the MME/UPE, including its old registration information, e.g. temporary identity. If the UE has no old registration information it includes its permanent identity.
  • old registration information e.g. temporary identity
  • the attach request includes information for selecting network or MME/UPE.
  • the Evolved RAN (Radio Access Network) selects the MME/UPE.
  • the attach request may include information on Default IP Access Bearer (e.g. user preferred IP address and APN (Access Point Name)).
  • Default IP Access Bearer e.g. user preferred IP address and APN (Access Point Name)
  • the old MME/UPE sends user information, e.g. the permanent user identity, to the MME/UPE.
  • the MME/UPE registers itself as serving the UE in the HSS.
  • HSS may designate the other MME/UPE instead of one selected by Evolved RAN.
  • New MME/UPE is informed with the negative response to the UE.
  • the HSS confirms the registration of the new MME/UPE. Subscription data authorising the Default IP Access Bearer are transferred. Information for policy and charging control of the Default IP Access Bearer is sent to the MME/UPE.
  • IP address configuration is determined by user preferences received from the UE, by subscription data, or by HPLMN (Home Public Land Mobile Network) or VPLMN (Visited Public Land Mobile Network) policies.
  • the Inter AS Anchor configures the IP layer with the determined user IP address.
  • the user plane is established and the default policy and charging rules are applied.
  • the user plane establishment is initiated by the UE or by the MME/UPE.
  • the MME/UPE provides the Evolved RAN with QoS (Quality Of Service) configurations for the Default IP Access Bearer, e.g. the upper limits for transmission data rates.
  • QoS Quality Of Service
  • This provision of QoS configuration may require an additional trigger, e.g. the need to transfer uplink or downlink user data.
  • the MME/UPE accepts the UE's network attachment and allocates a temporary identity to the UE. Also the determined user IP address is transferred.
  • the UE acknowledges the success of the network attachment.
  • the HSS requests the UE to re-attach to the other MME/UPE.
  • New MME/UPE information is set on the re-attachment request message.
  • the Old MME/UPE relays the re-attach request to the UE.
  • the UE discovers the SAE/LTE (Long Term Evolution) access system(s) and perform access system and network selection. However, this could be skipped in the case of Re-attachment required to move the UE to a topologically more optimal MME/UPE.
  • SAE/LTE Long Term Evolution
  • the UE sends an attach request to the MME/UPE, including its old registration information, e.g. temporary identity. If the UE has no old registration information it includes its permanent identity.
  • the attach request includes information for selecting network or MME/UPE.
  • the Evolved RAN selects the MME/UPE.
  • the attach request may include information on Default IP Access Bearer (e.g. user preferred IP address and APN).
  • Default IP Access Bearer e.g. user preferred IP address and APN.
  • the old MME/UPE sends user information, e.g. the permanent user identity, to the MME/UPE.
  • the MME/UPE registers itself as serving the UE in the HSS.
  • the HSS confirms the registration of the new MME/UPE. Subscription data authorising the Default IP Access Bearer are transferred. Information for policy and charging control of the Default IP Access Bearer is sent to the MME/UPE.
  • the Inter AS Anchor configures the IP layer with the determined user IP address.
  • the user plane is established and the default policy and charging rules are applied.
  • the user plane establishment is initiated by the UE or by the MME/UPE.
  • the MME/UPE provides the Evolved RAN with QoS configurations for the Default IP Access Bearer, e.g. the upper limits for transmission data rates.
  • QoS configuration may require an additional trigger, e.g. the need to transfer uplink or downlink user data.
  • the MME/UPE accepts the UE's network attachment and allocates a temporary identity to the UE. Also the determined user IP address is transferred.
  • Roaming restrictions are checked and if violated the network attachment is rejected.
  • the UE acknowledges the success of the network attachment.
  • the re-attach procedure may include IP address re-allocation and Inter AS Anchor re-selection.
  • the UE may not change IP address and Inter AS Anchor during re-attach procedure.
  • the processing operations of the HSS in accordance with the sequence charts shown in FIGS. 3 , 4 , 11 and 12 as well as the ones in accordance with the flowchart shown in FIG. 9 can be realized by a program prestored in a storage medium such as ROM being read and executed by a computer which serves as a CPU (or control section) in the HSS.
  • An exemplary advantage according to the invention is that efficient operation and management of networks can be realized by utilizing flexibility of a network which allows free combination of a base station and an AGW.

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