WO2010133181A1 - 一种多接入的数据连接管理方法、系统及相关设备 - Google Patents

一种多接入的数据连接管理方法、系统及相关设备 Download PDF

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WO2010133181A1
WO2010133181A1 PCT/CN2010/073046 CN2010073046W WO2010133181A1 WO 2010133181 A1 WO2010133181 A1 WO 2010133181A1 CN 2010073046 W CN2010073046 W CN 2010073046W WO 2010133181 A1 WO2010133181 A1 WO 2010133181A1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a multi-access data connection management method, system, and related device. Background technique
  • a user terminal can be connected through multiple access networks.
  • the data gateway is thus connected to the data network.
  • a user terminal can simultaneously access multiple different types of access networks, for example: simultaneously accessing a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) network and a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, and The two access connections share the same data connection, that is, the IP connection, and different service flows in the same data connection of the mobile terminal can be transmitted through different wireless networks.
  • WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • a data connection of a user is accessed through only one access network.
  • the user terminal can obtain an IP address assigned by the data gateway through a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) mechanism.
  • DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
  • the data gateway After the IP address is assigned to the user terminal, the data gateway notifies the policy control entity of the information of the newly added IP address of the data connection by using the address update information.
  • the user terminal accesses the same data gateway through multiple access gateways.
  • the service data of the user terminal cannot be transmitted through the tunnels of multiple access networks.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a multi-access data connection management method, system, and related device, such that when a user terminal accesses the same data gateway through multiple access gateways, the multiple access gateways may acquire user terminals.
  • the IP address so that the service data of the user terminal can be transmitted through the tunnel of multiple access networks.
  • a multi-access data connection management method when a user terminal accesses a data gateway through at least two access gateways, the method includes:
  • the data gateway receives a dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP Reques t message sent by the user terminal through the first access gateway;
  • the data gateway returns the allocated IP address to the user terminal by using the first access gateway; the data gateway sends the IP address to the user terminal to access other accesses of the data gateway except the first access gateway. Gateway.
  • a multi-access data connection management method when a user terminal accesses a data gateway through at least two access gateways, the method includes:
  • the data gateway receives the dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP Release message sent by the user terminal through the first access gateway, and instructs the data gateway to release the IP address of the user terminal;
  • the data gateway notifies the user terminal to access the access gateway of the data gateway other than the first access gateway to release the IP address.
  • a data gateway comprising: a receiving unit, a first sending unit, and a second sending unit, where the receiving unit is configured to receive a dynamic host configuration sent by the user terminal by using the first access gateway to perform a DHCP Reques t message;
  • the first sending unit is configured to return an allocated IP address to the user terminal by using the first access gateway;
  • the second sending unit is configured to send the IP address to a user terminal to access other access gateways of the data gateway except the first access gateway.
  • a policy control entity comprising: an address update information receiving unit, a third sending unit, wherein the address update information receiving unit is configured to receive address update information sent by a data gateway, where the address update information carries the data The IP address assigned by the gateway to the user terminal;
  • the searching unit is configured to search, according to the session information corresponding to the user terminal, an identifier of another access gateway of the data gateway that is connected to the data gateway except the first access gateway;
  • the third sending unit is configured to send, to the other access gateway, the IP address allocated for the user terminal.
  • a multi-access data connection management system comprising: at least two access gateways, a data gateway, wherein the user terminal accesses the data gateway through the at least two access gateways,
  • a first access gateway configured to forward a dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP Reques t message sent by the user terminal to the data gateway;
  • a data gateway configured to return, by using the first access gateway, an allocated IP address to the user terminal
  • a first access gateway configured to receive the IP address allocated by the data gateway, and send the IP address to the user terminal;
  • a data gateway configured to notify the user terminal of the IP address to access the access gateway of the data gateway except the first access gateway.
  • the user terminal accesses all the access gateways of the data gateway by using the IP address assigned by the data gateway to the user terminal, so that when the user terminal accesses the same data gateway through multiple access gateways, the multiple The access gateway can obtain the IP address of the user terminal, so that the service data of the user terminal can be transmitted through the tunnel of multiple access networks.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a multi-access data connection management method according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of another multi-access data connection management method according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • 3 is a schematic flowchart of another multi-access data connection management method according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart of another multi-access data connection management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart of another multi-access data connection management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a data gateway according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a policy control entity according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a multi-access data connection management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. detailed description
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a data connection management method for multiple access according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the method includes:
  • Step 101 The data gateway receives the dynamic host configuration sent by the user terminal through the first access gateway, and sends a DHCP Reques t message;
  • Step 102 The data gateway returns an allocated IP address to the user terminal by using the first access gateway.
  • Step 103 The data gateway sends the IP address to the user terminal to access other access gateways of the data gateway except the first access gateway.
  • the user terminal accesses all the access gateways of the data gateway by using the IP address assigned by the data gateway to the user terminal, so that when the user terminal accesses the same data gateway through multiple access gateways, the multiple The access gateway can obtain the IP address of the user terminal, so that the service data of the user terminal can be transmitted through the tunnel of multiple access networks.
  • the user terminal can access the same data connection through different types of access networks, and different tunnel connections can be used.
  • 3rd Generation Partnership Project 3rd Generat ion
  • Par tnership Project 3GPP
  • 3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
  • IPsec tunnel or Mobi le IP (MIP) tunnel of WLAN network IPsec tunnel or Mobi le IP (MIP) tunnel of WLAN network
  • Data path of WiMax network Non-3GPP access technology of next generation packet system (Evolved Packet System non-3GPP, EPS N3G) Proxy Mobi le IPv6 ( ⁇ GRE) tunnel, Dual-Stack Mobi le IPv6 (DSMIPv6) tunnel, MIPv4 tunnel, etc.
  • EPS N3G Non-3GPP access technology of next generation packet system
  • Proxy Mobi le IPv6 ⁇ GRE
  • DSMIPv6 Dual-Stack Mobi le IPv6
  • MIPv4 tunnel MIPv4 tunnel
  • the data connection is a connection for the user terminal to access a data network packet data network (Pcke t Da ta Ne t wo rk, PDN), such as an IP connection, a dual stack IP connection, a PDN connection, an IP-CAN, and the like.
  • Pcke t Da ta Ne t wo rk PDN
  • IP connection a connection for the user terminal to access a data network packet data network (Pcke t Da ta Ne t wo rk, PDN)
  • IP connection such as an IP connection, a dual stack IP connection, a PDN connection, an IP-CAN, and the like.
  • the network element corresponding to the access gateway in the embodiment of the present invention may be: a Serving Gateway (SGW) of the 3GPP network, a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN), and an access service network of the WiMax network (Access Services) Network Gateway, ASN GW); access gateway for WLAN network, Evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG), WLAN Access Gateway (WAG); packet data service node of 3GPP2 network (Packet) Data Serving Node, PDSN) GW, High Rate Packed Data Access Network Gateway (HRPD AN GW), High Speed Packet Data Network Service Gateway (HSPD), etc.
  • the corresponding network element of the data gateway may be a GPRS Gateway Support Node (GGSN) or a PDN GW.
  • the network element corresponding to the policy control entity may be a Polic and Charging Rule Functing (PCRF), a Policy Decision Function Entity (PDF), or the like.
  • PCRF Polic and Charging Rule Functing
  • PDF Policy Decision Function Entity
  • the user terminal accesses the same data network through two access networks as an example, and provides a data connection management method, but those skilled in the art can understand that For the case where the user terminal accesses the same data network through two or more access networks, a similar method can be adopted for the management of the data connection. For example, when the user terminal accesses the same data network through three access networks, the access connection of the user terminal corresponding to the third access network may be managed in the same manner as the second access network ( The access gateway of the third access network may be included to acquire or release the user terminal IP address).
  • the user terminal accesses the same data gateway through two access networks as an example. Then, the access terminal of the data gateway that accesses the data gateway other than the first access gateway is the second access gateway.
  • a multi-access data connection management method includes:
  • Step 201 The user terminal establishes a first access connection to the data network through the first access gateway, and the first access connection information is saved in the data gateway, where the first access connection information includes: a user terminal identifier, a data network Identifies the PDN ID, the access network type (Radio Acces s Technology, RAT), the data connection identifier, and the access gateway identifier. It should be noted that the first access connection information does not have to include all the above contents. In the manner, the first access connection information may include a part of the foregoing content;
  • Step 202 The user terminal establishes a second access connection for accessing the data network by using the second access gateway, and the second access connection information is saved in the data gateway.
  • the data gateway can associate two access connections by using the access connection information, for example: a data gateway.
  • the access connection information for example: a data gateway.
  • two access connections or data gateways associate two access connections according to the data connection identifier PDN ID, and the two access connections use the same user terminal IP address, corresponding to the same data connection.
  • Step 203 The user terminal sends a DHCP Di scovery message to the available DHCP server to allocate an IP address through the first access gateway. ;
  • a data connection may include multiple IP addresses, for example, one of IPv4 and IPv6.
  • the user terminal may send a DHCP Di scovery message through the first access gateway, requesting to allocate a new IP address.
  • Step 204 The data gateway receives the DHCP Di scovery message as the DHCP server, allocates an IP address to the user terminal, and carries the assigned IP address in the DHCP Offer message to the user terminal through the first access gateway, and the data gateway can be updated. Data connection information of the user terminal stored by itself;
  • Step 205 The user terminal extracts the IP address from the DHCP Offer message, and sends a DHCP Reques t message by using the first access gateway, where the DHCP Reques t message is used to request the data gateway, that is, the DHCP server, to use the IP address. ;
  • Step 206 The data gateway sends a DHCP ACK (Answer) message to the user terminal to carry the IP address by using the first access gateway, where the DHCP ACK message is used to confirm the IP address allocation to the user terminal.
  • a DHCP ACK (Answer) message
  • Step 207 The data gateway notifies the second access gateway of the IP address assigned to the user terminal according to the access connection information of the associated user terminal, and the data gateway may carry the IP address by using the address update information or the tunnel update information. ;
  • the data gateway associates the corresponding access connection information of the second access gateway according to the user terminal identifier and the data network identifier in steps 201 and 202; or the data gateway associates with the data connection identifier according to steps 201 and 202.
  • the corresponding access connection information of the second access gateway, the data gateway may obtain the identifier of the second access gateway from the associated access connection information.
  • Step 208 The second access gateway updates the IP address information of the user terminal.
  • the shell 'j if the multi-access network has the policy charging control function (PCC, Pol icy and Charging Control), the shell 'j:
  • the step 201 may further include: the data gateway establishing a session with the policy control entity, where the policy control entity may record the user terminal identifier, the data network identifier PDN ID, the IP address of the user terminal, and the data connection identifier;
  • the step 202 may further include: the second access gateway is a Bearer Binding and Event Reporting Funbench (BBERF), and the second access gateway is used in the embodiment of the present invention.
  • BBERF Bearer Binding and Event Reporting Funbench
  • Establishing a session with the policy control entity the policy control entity records session information, and the session information may include: a user terminal identifier, a PDN ID, an access network type RAT, a data connection identifier, or an access gateway identifier, etc., and the policy control entity identifies the user terminal by using The PDN ID will be associated with the session between the data gateway and the session with the second access gateway.
  • two or any one of the first access gateway and the second access gateway may be a policy enforcement point. Whereas, the policy control entity establishes a session with the policy enforcement point and associates the relationship between the policy execution point and the data gateway;
  • Step 205 may further include the step 205B: the data gateway sends the address update information to the policy control entity, where the address update information carries the IP address assigned to the user terminal.
  • the policy control entity updates the IP address information of the data connection corresponding to the user terminal according to the address update information;
  • step 207 can be replaced by step 207B.
  • Step 207B The policy control entity obtains the identifier or session of the associated second access gateway according to the association of step 202, and sends the IP address assigned to the user terminal to The second access gateway, the IP address may be carried by the address update information, and the second access gateway updates the access connection information with the user terminal according to the received IP address information of the user terminal. Further, the second access gateway may also update the user IP address information of the tunnel with the data gateway by sending connection update information to the data gateway.
  • the following describes the DHCP Di scovery, DHCP Offer, DHCP Di scovery, DHCP Reques t and DCHP ACK messages in the embodiment of the present invention, where the DHCP Di scovery message is a message sent by the user terminal through the access gateway, and the message is received.
  • the data gateway allocates an IP address to the user terminal, and is carried by the DHCP Offer message.
  • the user terminal receives the DHCP Of fer message sent by the data gateway, and sends a DHCP Reques t message to the data gateway to carry the data gateway to allocate to the user terminal.
  • the IP address, requesting to use the IP address, the data gateway returns a DCHP ACK message carrying the IP address, and determining that the user terminal uses the IP address. This description is equally applicable to other embodiments.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides a multi-access data connection management method, in which the network and the user terminal use the DHCP method to complete the IP address allocation, so that the access gateways of multiple access connections can obtain the IP allocated to the user terminal.
  • the address is such that the service data of the user terminal can be transmitted through a tunnel of multiple access networks.
  • another method for managing multiple access data connections includes:
  • Step 301 The user terminal establishes a first access connection to the data network through the first access gateway, and the first access connection information is saved in the data gateway, where the first access connection information includes: The identification, the data network identifier PDN ID, the access network type RAT, the data connection identifier, and the access gateway identifier, etc., it should be noted that the first access connection information does not have to include all the foregoing contents.
  • the first access connection information may include a part of the above content;
  • Step 302 The user terminal establishes a second access connection for accessing the data network by using the second access gateway, and the second access connection information is saved in the data gateway.
  • the data gateway can associate two access connections by using the access connection information, for example: a data gateway.
  • the access connection information for example: a data gateway.
  • two access connections or data gateways associate two access connections according to the data connection identifier PDN ID, and the two access connections use the same user terminal IP address, corresponding to the same data connection.
  • Step 303 The user terminal sends a DHCP Di scovery message to the available DHCP server through the first access gateway to request an IP address.
  • a data connection may include multiple IP addresses, for example, one of IPv4 and IPv6.
  • the user terminal may send a DHCP Di scovery message through the first access gateway, requesting to allocate a new IP address.
  • Step 304 The data gateway receives the DHCP Di scovery message as the DHCP server, allocates an IP address to the user terminal, and carries the assigned IP address in the DHCP Offer message to the user terminal through the first access gateway, and the data gateway can be updated. Data connection information of the user terminal stored by itself;
  • Step 305 The user terminal extracts the IP address from the DHCP Offer message, and the user terminal sends a DHCP Reques t message by using the first access gateway, where the DHCP Reques t message is used to request the data gateway, that is, the DHCP server. IP address;
  • Step 306 The data gateway sends a DHCP ACK (Answer) message to the user terminal to carry the IP address through the first access gateway, and confirms the IP address allocation.
  • a DHCP ACK Answer
  • Step 307 The user terminal sends a DHCP Di scovery message through the second access gateway, requesting to allocate an IP address, and the second access gateway forwards the DHCP Di scovery message to the data gateway.
  • Step 309 The user terminal extracts the IP address from the DHCP Offer message, and sends a DHCP Reques t message to the data gateway by using the second access gateway, where the DHCP Reques t message is used to request the data gateway DHCP server to use the IP address;
  • Step 310 The data gateway sends a DHCP ACK (Answer) message to the user terminal to carry the IP address by using the second access gateway, where the DHCP ACK message is used to confirm the IP address allocation to the user terminal, and the IP address and the step In 308, the data gateway allocates the same IP address to the user terminal.
  • a DHCP ACK Answer
  • step 307 and step 308 are optional steps, that is, in the multiple access network, after the user terminal obtains the IP address assigned by the data gateway through the first access gateway, the user terminal may directly pass
  • the second access gateway sends a DHCP Reques t message to the data gateway, where the message carries the IP address allocated by the data gateway returned by the first access gateway, and after receiving the DHCP Reques t message, the data gateway
  • the second access gateway returns a DHCP ACK message carrying the IP address, so that the second access gateway acquires an IP address assigned by the data gateway to the user terminal, so that the second access gateway uses the IP address as the
  • the user terminal establishes a data connection.
  • step 308 and step 310 the data gateway allocates the same IP address as that in step 304, and specifically may adopt any one of the following methods:
  • the first method the user terminal in step 307, the DHCP Di scovery message or the 309 DHCP Reques t message carries the IP address assigned by the data gateway in step 304, and the data gateway receives the DHCP Di scovery message or the DHCP Reques t message, and extracts the The IP address contained in the DHCP Di scovery message or the DHCP Reques t message, and the same IP address is assigned, and the assigned same IP address is sent to the user through the DHCP Offer message in step 308 or through the DHCP Ack message in step 310.
  • the user terminal may carry an IP address allocation indication identifier in the DHCP Di scovery message or the DHCP Reques t message in step 307, where the IP address is allocated.
  • the indication identifier is used to indicate that the data gateway allocates the same IP address as the first access connection.
  • step 304 after the data gateway allocates an IP address to the user terminal, the first access connection information is updated, and the IP address assigned to the user terminal is added.
  • the data gateway according to the user in step 308 or step 310 is performed according to the user.
  • the access connection information corresponding to the two access connections of the terminal is assigned the same IP address as in step 304.
  • the data gateway determines two connections of the first access gateway and the second access gateway.
  • the data gateway carries the IP address recorded in the first access connection information in a DHCP Offer message or a DHCP ACK message; or, the data gateway is based on the second access.
  • the connected data connection identifier is the same as the data connection identifier of the first access connection, thereby assigning the second access connection the same IP address as the first access connection.
  • the shellfish method further comprising:
  • Step 305B After receiving the DHCP Reques t message forwarded by the first access gateway and assigning an IP address to the user terminal, the data gateway sends the address update information to the policy control entity, where the address update information is carried to the user terminal. IP address. And the policy control entity updates the IP address information of the data connection corresponding to the user terminal according to the address update information;
  • Step 309B After receiving the DHCP Reques message forwarded by the second access gateway and assigning an IP address to the user terminal, the data gateway sends the address update information to the policy control entity, where the address update information carries the information assigned to the user terminal. IP address.
  • the policy control entity updates the IP address information of the data connection corresponding to the user terminal according to the address update information.
  • the data gateway notifies the policy control entity to update the IP address information corresponding to the user terminal. Specifically, the data gateway may notify the policy control entity after assigning the IP address to the user terminal in step 305 or step 309, respectively. .
  • the data gateway notifies the policy control entity to update the IP address information corresponding to the user terminal to distinguish the access connection or the access connection. For example, the data gateway notifies the policy control entity that the user terminal corresponds to the data connection (that is, the user terminal accesses the data network. Data connection) added an IP address, or the data gateway notifies the policy control entity An IP address has been added to the user's access connection (the first access connection or the second access connection).
  • the data gateway When the access connection is not distinguished, the data gateway only needs to notify the policy control entity to perform the IP address update of the data connection, that is, only one step in step 305B and step 309B is performed; when the access connection is distinguished, the data gateway can pass Step 305B and step 309B respectively notify the policy control entity to perform IP address update on the two access connections corresponding to the user terminal, and may also notify the policy control entity to update the IP addresses of the two access connections at one time.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides a multi-access data connection management method, in which the network and the user terminal use the DHCP method to complete the IP address allocation, so that the access gateways of multiple access connections can obtain the IP allocated to the user terminal.
  • the address is such that the service data of the user terminal can be transmitted through a tunnel of multiple access networks.
  • another method for managing multiple access data connections includes:
  • Step 401 The user terminal establishes a first access connection to the data network through the first access gateway, and the first access connection information is saved in the data gateway, where the first access connection information includes: a user terminal identifier, a data network The PDN ID, the access network type RAT, the data connection identifier, and the access gateway identifier, etc., need to be described, the first access connection information does not have to include all the foregoing contents.
  • the first access The connection information may include a part of the above;
  • Step 402 The user terminal sends a DHCP Di scovery message to the DHCP server to request an IP address by using the first access gateway.
  • a data connection may include multiple IP addresses, for example, one of IPv4 and IPv6.
  • the user terminal may send a DHCP Di scovery message through the first access gateway, requesting to allocate a new IP address.
  • Step 403 The data gateway is configured as a DHCP server to allocate an IP address to the user terminal, and the IP address is carried in the DHCP Offer message and sent to the first access gateway. At the same time, the data gateway can update the data connection information of the user terminal stored by the user.
  • the first access gateway forwards the DHCP Offer message to the user terminal;
  • Step 405 The data gateway sends a DHCP ACK (Answer) message to the user terminal to carry the IP address through the first access gateway, and confirms the IP address allocation.
  • a DHCP ACK Answer
  • Step 406 The user terminal receives the DHCP ACK message, confirms that the IP address allocated by the data gateway in step 403 is used, and the user terminal establishes a second access connection to access the data network through the second access gateway, and sends an access connection establishment or update request to the user terminal.
  • the second access gateway carries the acquired IP address, and the second access gateway forwards the access connection establishment or update request to the data gateway, and carries the acquired IP address;
  • Step 407 The data gateway increases the IP of the second access connection
  • the address information is sent to the second access gateway to establish an access connection establishment or update response, which is used to indicate that the establishment or update of the access connection is completed, and the second access gateway adds the IP address information of the second access connection to the user terminal.
  • the incoming connection setup or update response indicates that the establishment or update of the access connection is complete.
  • the second access gateway may also add the IP address information of the second access connection in step 406.
  • the shellfish method further comprising:
  • Step 404B After receiving the DHCP Reques t message forwarded by the first access gateway and assigning an IP address to the user terminal, the data gateway sends the address update information to the policy control entity, where the address update information is carried to the user terminal. IP address.
  • the policy control entity updates the IP address information of the data connection corresponding to the user terminal according to the address update information;
  • Step 406B After receiving the access connection establishment or update request sent by the second access gateway in step 406, the data gateway sends the address update information to the policy control entity, where the address update information carries the IP address assigned to the user terminal. . And the policy control entity updates the IP address information of the data connection corresponding to the user terminal according to the address update information;
  • the data gateway notifies the policy control entity to update the IP address information corresponding to the user terminal.
  • the data gateway may respectively be in step 404 or step 406.
  • the policy control entity is notified after the IP address is assigned.
  • the data gateway notifies the policy control entity to update the IP address information corresponding to the user terminal to distinguish the access connection or the access connection.
  • the data gateway notifies the policy control entity that the user terminal corresponds to the data connection (that is, the user accesses a data network).
  • the data connection adds an IP address, or the data gateway notifies the policy control entity that the user's access connection (the first access connection or the second access connection) has an IP address added.
  • the data gateway When the access connection is not distinguished, the data gateway only needs to notify the policy control entity to perform an IP address update, that is, only one step in step 404B and step 406B is performed; when distinguishing the access connection, the data gateway may pass step 404B and Step 406B notifies the policy control entity to perform IP address update on the two access connections corresponding to the user terminal, and may also notify the policy control entity to update the IP addresses of the two access connections at one time.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides a multi-access data connection management method, in which the network and the user terminal use the DHCP method to complete the IP address allocation, so that the access gateways of multiple access connections can obtain the IP allocated to the user terminal.
  • the address is such that the service data of the user terminal can be transmitted through a tunnel of multiple access networks.
  • the foregoing embodiment describes in detail how to perform data connection management in a multiple access network, so that multiple access gateways in a multiple access network can obtain an IP address assigned to a user terminal, and further, as shown in the figure
  • another multi-access data connection management method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal accesses the data network through the first access gateway and the second access gateway, and specifically, the embodiment of the present invention provides A method for releasing data connections in a multi-access network, including:
  • Step 501 The user terminal sends a DHCP Release message to the data gateway DHCP server through the first access gateway, indicating that the allocated IP address is released. After the data gateway accepts the DHCP Release message as the DHCP server, the data gateway is released and allocated to the user terminal. IP address;
  • Step 502 The first access gateway updates the access connection with the user terminal and the data gateway, and deletes the released IP address information.
  • Step 503 The data gateway obtains the identifier of the second access gateway according to the access connection information of the two access connections recorded by itself, and sends the address update information to the second access gateway, indicating that the second access gateway deletes In addition to the IP address information of the corresponding second access connection;
  • the data gateway may associate the second access connection information according to the user terminal identifier and the data network identifier in the access connection information; or, the data gateway searches for the access connection information corresponding to the data connection according to the data connection identifier. And associating the second access connection information, so as to obtain an access gateway identifier corresponding to the second access connection.
  • Step 504 The second access gateway updates the access connection with the user terminal, and deletes the released IP address information.
  • the shell 'j if the multi-access network has the policy charging control function (PCC, Pol icy and Charging Control), the shell 'j:
  • the data gateway When the user terminal establishes a connection with the data network through the first access gateway and the second access gateway, the data gateway establishes a session with the policy control entity, and the policy control entity may record the user terminal identifier, the data network identifier PDN ID, and the IP address of the user terminal.
  • step 503 in the method can be replaced by the following two steps:
  • Step 503B After receiving the DHCP Release message sent by the first access gateway, the data gateway sends an address update request to the policy control entity, instructing the policy control entity to delete the IP address information of the corresponding data connection or the access connection.
  • Step 503C The policy control entity sends the address update information to the second access gateway, and instructs the second access gateway to delete the IP address information of the corresponding second access connection.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a data connection management method for multiple access, in which the IP address is released by using the DHCP mode between the network and the user terminal, so that the access gateways of multiple access connections can obtain the information that the IP address is released.
  • the access gateway of the multiple access connections no longer transmits the data packet of the IP address for the user terminal.
  • the embodiment of the present invention further provides a data gateway. As shown in FIG. 6, the user terminal accesses the same data gateway through multiple access gateways.
  • the data gateway provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes: a receiving unit 601, a first sending unit 602, and a second sending unit 603, where
  • the receiving unit 601 is configured to receive a DHCP Reques t message sent by the user terminal by using the first access gateway;
  • the first sending unit 602 is configured to return, by using the first access gateway, an allocated IP address to the user terminal;
  • the second sending unit 603 is configured to send the IP address to the user terminal to access other access gateways of the data gateway except the first access gateway.
  • the second sending unit 603 is specifically configured to associate, according to the user terminal identifier and the data network identifier, the access connection of the user terminal to the data gateway by using an access gateway other than the first access gateway; or, data
  • the gateway according to the data connection identifier, associates the user terminal with an access gateway of the data gateway by using an access gateway other than the first access gateway, and sends the IP address to another corresponding to the access connection.
  • Access gateway is specifically configured to associate, according to the user terminal identifier and the data network identifier, the access connection of the user terminal to the data gateway by using an access gateway other than the first access gateway; or, data
  • the gateway according to the data connection identifier, associates the user terminal with an access gateway of the data gateway by using an access gateway other than the first access gateway, and sends the IP address to another corresponding to the access connection.
  • Access gateway is specifically configured to associate, according to the user terminal identifier and the data network identifier, the access connection of the user terminal to the data gateway by using an access gateway
  • the receiving unit 601 is further configured to receive a DHCP Reques t message sent by the user terminal by using the other access gateway, where the DHCP Reques t message carries the IP address returned by the data gateway through the first access gateway;
  • the second sending unit 603 is specifically configured to return a DHCP ACK message to the other access gateway, where the DHCP ACK message carries the IP address.
  • the receiving unit 601 is further configured to receive, by the user terminal, the second sending unit 603, by using the other access gateway, specifically, when the user terminal identifier and the data network identifier corresponding to the message are connected to the first access When the user terminal identifier and the data network identifier in the information are the same, the IP address returned by the first access gateway to the user terminal is sent to the other access gateway; or the second sending unit 603 is specific. Used for the first connection of the data connection identifier corresponding to the message When the data connection identifiers in the connection information are the same, the IP addresses returned by the first access gateway to the user terminal are sent to the other access gateways;
  • the message is a DHCP Di scovery message or a DHCP Reques t message.
  • the receiving unit 601 is further configured to receive an access connection establishment or update request message sent by the user terminal by using the other access gateway, where the access connection establishment or update request message carries the data gateway through the first The IP address returned by the access gateway;
  • the second sending unit 603 is specifically configured to return an access connection establishment or an update response to the user terminal by using the other access gateway, where the access connection establishment or update response is used to indicate that the other access gateway records The IP address of the user terminal.
  • a policy control entity includes: an address update information receiving unit 701, a searching unit 702, and a third sending unit 703, where
  • the address update information receiving unit 701 is configured to receive address update information sent by the data gateway, where the address update information carries an IP address allocated by the data gateway for the user terminal;
  • the searching unit 702 is configured to: according to the session information corresponding to the user terminal, search for an identifier of the access gateway other than the first access gateway that the user terminal accesses the data gateway;
  • the third sending unit 703 is configured to send, to the other access gateway, the IP address allocated for the user terminal.
  • the policy control entity provided by the embodiment of the present invention further includes an update unit 704, configured to update an IP address of the data connection corresponding to the user terminal according to the address update information.
  • a multiple access data connection management system includes: at least two access gateways (a first access gateway 801, other access gateways 803), and a data gateway 802.
  • the user terminal accesses the data gateway 802 through the at least two access gateways,
  • a first access gateway 801 configured to forward a DHCP Reques t message sent by the user terminal to the data gateway;
  • a data gateway 802 configured to return, by using the first access gateway 801, an allocated IP address to the user terminal;
  • the first access gateway 801 is configured to receive the IP address allocated by the data gateway, and send the IP address to the user terminal.
  • the data gateway 802 is configured to notify the user terminal other than the first access gateway 801 to access the other access gateways 803 of the data gateway 802.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a multi-access data connection management method, system, and related device, such that when a user terminal accesses the same data gateway through multiple access gateways, the multiple access gateways may acquire user terminals.
  • the IP address so that the service data of the user terminal can be transmitted through the tunnel of multiple access networks.
  • the storage medium is, for example, R0M/RAM, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or the like.

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一种多接入的数据连接管理方法、 系统及相关设备 本申请要求于 2009 年 5 月 22 日提交中国专利局、 申请号为 200910107614.9、 发明名称为 "一种多接入的数据连接管理方法、 系统及相关 设备" 的中国专利申请的优先权, 其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。 技术领域
本发明涉及通信技术领域, 尤其涉及一种多接入的数据连接管理方法、 系 统及相关设备。 背景技术
在多接入的 4艮文数据网络连接与 IP 流移动 (Multi Access Packet Data Network Connectivity and IP flow mobility, MAPIM) 的组网中的多接入 系统中, 用户终端可以通过多个接入网连接数据网关, 从而接入数据网。 多接 入技术中, 用户终端可以同时接入多个不同类型的接入网, 例如: 同时接入无 线局域网 (Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN ) 网络和长期演进( Long Term Evolution, LTE ) 网络, 并且这两个接入连接共享同一个数据连接即 IP连接, 移动终端的同一个数据连接中的不同业务流可以通过不同的无线网络传输。 在现有网络中, 用户的一个数据连接只通过一个接入网接入, 用户终端在数 据连接建立后, 可以通过动态主机配置协议 ( Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, DHCP)机制获取数据网关分配的 IP地址。 数据网关在为用户终端 分配 IP地址后,通过地址更新信息将数据连接新增 IP地址的信息通知给策略 控制实体。
对于多接入的网络, 用户终端通过多个接入网关接入同一数据网关, 但使用 现有的数据连接的管理方法, 用户终端的业务数据无法通过多个接入网的隧道 进行传输。 发明内容
本发明实施例提供了一种多接入的数据连接管理方法、 系统及相关设备, 使得当用户终端通过多个接入网关接入同一数据网关时, 所述多个接入网关可 以获取用户终端的 IP地址, 从而使得用户终端的业务数据可以通过多个接入 网的隧道进行传输。
一种多接入的数据连接管理方法, 当用户终端通过至少两个接入网关接入 数据网关时, 所述方法包括:
数据网关接收用户终端通过第一接入网关发送的动态主机配置协议 DHCP Reques t消息;
数据网关通过所述第一接入网关向所述用户终端返回分配的 IP地址; 数据网关将所述 IP地址发送给用户终端接入所述数据网关的除第一接入 网关以外的其他接入网关。
一种多接入的数据连接管理方法, 当用户终端通过至少两个接入网关接入 数据网关时, 所述方法包括:
数据网关接收用户终端通过第一接入网关发送的动态主机配置协议 DHCP Release消息, 指示数据网关释放所述用户终端的 IP地址;
数据网关通知用户终端接入所述数据网关的除第一接入网关以外的其他 接入网关释放所述 IP地址。
一种数据网关, 包括接收单元, 第一发送单元, 第二发送单元, 其中, 所述接收单元, 用于接收用户终端通过第一接入网关发送的动态主机配置 十办议 DHCP Reques t消息;
所述第一发送单元, 用于通过所述第一接入网关向所述用户终端返回分配 的 IP地址;
所述第二发送单元, 用于将所述 IP地址发送给用户终端接入所述数据网 关的除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关。 一种策略控制实体, 包括: 地址更新信息接收单元, 第三发送单元, 其中, 所述地址更新信息接收单元, 用于接收数据网关发送的地址更新信息, 所 述地址更新信息中携带所述数据网关为用户终端分配的 IP地址;
所述查找单元, 用于根据所述用户终端对应的会话信息, 查找用户终端接 入所述数据网关的除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关的标识;
所述第三发送单元, 用于向所述其他接入网关发送为所述用户终端分配的 所述 IP地址。
一种多接入的数据连接管理系统, 包括: 至少两个接入网关, 数据网关, 其中, 用户终端通过所述至少两个接入网关接入所述数据网关,
第一接入网关, 用于将用户终端发送的动态主机配置协议 DHCP Reques t 消息转发给所述数据网关;
数据网关, 用于通过所述第一接入网关向所述用户终端返回分配的 IP地 址;
第一接入网关, 用于接收数据网关分配的所述 IP地址, 并将所述 IP地址 发送给用户终端;
数据网关, 用于将所述 IP地址通知给用户终端接入所述数据网关的除第 一接入网关以外的其他接入网关。
本发明实施例通过将数据网关为用户终端分配的 IP地址通知给用户终端 接入数据网关的所有接入网关,使得当用户终端通过多个接入网关接入同一数 据网关时, 所述多个接入网关可以获取用户终端的 IP地址, 从而使得用户终 端的业务数据可以通过多个接入网的隧道进行传输。 附图说明
图 1是本发明实施例提供的一种多接入的数据连接管理方法流程示意图; 图 2 是本发明实施例提供的另一种多接入的数据连接管理方法流程示意 图; 图 3 是本发明实施例提供的另一种多接入的数据连接管理方法流程示意 图;
图 4 是本发明实施例提供的另一种多接入的数据连接管理方法流程示意 图;
图 5 是本发明实施例提供的另一种多接入的数据连接管理方法流程示意 图;
图 6是本发明实施例提供的一种数据网关;
图 7是本发明实施例提供的一种策略控制实体;
图 8是本发明实施例提供的一种多接入的数据连接管理系统。 具体实施方式
下面结合附图和实施例, 对本发明的具体实施方式作进一步详细描述。 如图 1所示为本发明实施例提供的一种多接入的数据连接管理方法, 所述 方法包括:
步骤 101: 数据网关接收用户终端通过第一接入网关发送的动态主机配置 十办议 DHCP Reques t消息;
步骤 102: 数据网关通过所述第一接入网关向所述用户终端返回分配的 IP 地址;
步骤 103:数据网关将所述 I P地址发送给用户终端接入所述数据网关的除 第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关。
本发明实施例通过将数据网关为用户终端分配的 IP地址通知给用户终端 接入数据网关的所有接入网关,使得当用户终端通过多个接入网关接入同一数 据网关时, 所述多个接入网关可以获取用户终端的 IP地址, 从而使得用户终 端的业务数据可以通过多个接入网的隧道进行传输。
需要说明的是, 用户终端可以通过不同类型的接入网络接入同一数据连 接,可以使用不同的隧道连接。例如:通过第三代合作伙伴计划( 3rd Generat ion Par tnership Project , 3GPP )网络的 GTP隧道或 EPS 载; WLAN网络的 IPsec 隧道或移动 IP ( Mobi le IP, MIP ) 隧道; WiMax网络的数据路径 Data path; 下一代分组系统非 3GPP接入技术(Evolved Packet Sys tem non-3GPP, EPS N3G ) 的代理移动 IP (Proxy Mobi le IPv6, ΡΜΙΡνό GRE) 隧道、 双栈移动 IP ( Dual-Stack Mobi le IPv6 , DSMIPv6 ) 隧道、 MIPv4隧道等等。 数据连接为 用户终端访问某个数据网报文数据网络( Pa cke t Da t a Ne t wo r k, PDN )的连接, 例如 IP连接、 双栈 IP连接、 PDN连接、 IP- CAN等。 本发明实施例中接入网关 对应的网元可以是: 3GPP网络的服务网关( Serving Gateway, SGW )、 GPRS服 务支撑节点 ( Serving GPRS Support Node, SGSN ); WiMax网络的接入服务网 络(Access Services Network Gateway, ASN GW); WLAN网络的接入网关、 演 进的 4艮文网关(Evolved Packet Data Gateway, ePDG )、 WLAN接入网关( WLAN Access Gateway, WAG ); 3GPP2网络的分组数据服务节点 ( Packet Data Serving Node, PDSN ) GW, 高速分组数据网^ ·入网关( High Rate Packed Data Access Network Gateway, HRPD AN GW ), 高速分组数据网络服务网关( HRPD Serving Gateway, HSGW )等等。数据网关对应网元可以是 GPRS网关支撑节点(Gateway GPRS Support Node, GGSN )或 PDN GW等等。 策略控制实体对应网元可以是策 略与计费规则决策功能实体 ( Pol icy and Charging Rule Funct ion, PCRF )、 策略决策功能实体 ( Pol icy Deci s ion Funct ion, PDF )等等。
还需要说明的是, 本发明的下述实施例中, 以用户终端通过两个接入网接 入同一数据网为例, 提供了数据连接的管理方法, 但本领域技术人员可以理解 的是, 对于用户终端通过两个以上的接入网接入同一数据网的情况, 对于数据 连接的管理可以采用类似的方法。 例如, 当用户终端通过三个接入网接入同一 数据网的情况下, 对于第三个接入网对应的用户终端的接入连接, 可以采用与 第二接入网同样的方式进行管理(可以包括第三接入网的接入网关获取或释放 用户终端 IP地址)。
在下述方法实施例中以用户终端通过两个接入网接入同一数据网关为例, 则所述用户终端接入所述数据网关的除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关即 为第二接入网关。
如图 2所示, 为本发明实施例提供的一种多接入的数据连接管理方法, 包 括:
步骤 201:用户终端通过第一接入网关建立了访问数据网的第一接入连接, 数据网关中保存第一接入连接信息, 所述第一接入连接信息包括: 用户终端标 识、 数据网络标识 PDN ID、 接入网类型 (Radio Acces s Technology , RAT ), 数据连接标识和接入网关标识等, 需要说明的是, 第一接入连接信息不是必须 包含上述所有内容, 在某些具体实施方式中, 第一接入连接信息可以包含上述 内容中的一部分;
步骤 202:用户终端通过第二接入网关建立了访问数据网的第二接入连接, 数据网关中保存第二接入连接信息;
需要说明的是, 用户终端通过第一接入网关和第二接入网关分别建立了访 问数据网的接入连接后, 数据网关可以通过接入连接信息关联两个接入连接, 例如: 数据网关根据用户终端标识和数据网络标识关联两个接入连接或数据网 关根据数据连接标识 PDN ID关联两个接入连接, 两个接入连接使用相同的用 户终端 IP地址, 对应于同一个数据连接。
步骤 203: 用户终端通过第一接入网关发送 DHCP Di scovery消息向可用的 DHCP Server请求分配 IP地址。;
需要说明的是, 一个数据连接可以包含多个 IP地址, 例如: IPv4、 IPv6 各一个, 本步骤中用户终端可以通过第一接入网关发送 DHCP Di scovery消息, 请求分配一个新的 I P地址。
步骤 204: 数据网关作为 DHCP Server接收 DHCP Di scovery消息, 为用户 终端分配 IP地址, 并将分配的 IP地址携带在 DHCP Offer消息中通过第一接 入网关发送给用户终端, 同时, 数据网关可以更新自身存储的用户终端的数据 连接信息; 步骤 205: 用户终端从所述 DHCP Offer消息中提取所述 IP地址, 通过第 一接入网关发送 DHCP Reques t消息, 所述 DHCP Reques t消息用于向数据网关 即 DHCP Server请求使用所述 IP地址;
步骤 206: 数据网关通过第一接入网关向用户终端发送 DHCP ACK (应答) 消息携带所述 IP地址, 所述 DHCP ACK消息用于向所述用户终端确认 IP地址 分配;
步骤 207: 数据网关根据关联的用户终端的接入连接信息, 将分配给所述 用户终端的 IP地址通知给第二接入网关, 数据网关可以通过地址更新信息或 隧道更新信息携带所述 IP地址;
需要说明的是, 数据网关根据步骤 201、 202 中的用户终端标识和数据网 络标识关联第二接入网关的对应的接入连接信息;或,数据网关根据步骤 201、 202中的数据连接标识关联第二接入网关的对应的接入连接信息, 数据网关可 以从关联的接入连接信息中获取第二接入网关的标识。
步骤 208: 第二接入网关更新用户终端的 IP地址信息。
需要说明的是, 如果多接入网络具备策略计费控制功能(PCC, Pol icy and Charging Control ), 贝' j :
步骤 201中还可以包括: 数据网关与策略控制实体建立会话, 策略控制实 体可以记录用户终端标识、 数据网络标识 PDN ID、 用户终端的 IP地址及数据 连接标识等;
步骤 202中还可以包括: 由于本发明实施例中第二接入网关是策略执行点 即 7 载绑定与事件艮告功能 ( Bearer Binding and Event Report ing Funct ion, BBERF ),第二接入网关与策略控制实体建立会话,策略控制实体记录会话信息, 会话信息可以包括: 用户终端标识、 PDN ID、 接入网类型 RAT、 数据连接标识 或接入网关标识等, 策略控制实体通过用户终端标识和 PDN ID将与数据网关 之间会话和与第二接入网关之间的会话进行关联。 需要说明的是, 在具体应用 中, 第一接入网关、 第二接入网关中的两个或任意一个可以为策略执行点, 相 应地, 策略控制实体建立与策略执行点之间的会话, 并将所述与策略执行点之 间的^舌和与数据网关之间的^舌进行关联;
步骤 205后还可以包括步骤 205B:数据网关发送地址更新信息给策略控制 实体, 所述地址更新信息携带分配给用户终端的 IP地址。 策略控制实体根据 所述地址更新信息更新所述用户终端对应的数据连接的 IP地址信息;
相应地, 步骤 207可以由步骤 207B代替, 步骤 207B: 策略控制实体才艮据 步骤 202的关联, 获取关联的第二接入网关的标识或会话, 将分配给所述用户 终端的 I P地址发送给所述第二接入网关, 所述 I P地址可以通过地址更新信息 携带, 第二接入网关根据接收到的所述用户终端的 IP地址信息更新与所述用 户终端间的接入连接信息。 更进一步的, 第二接入网关还可以通过发送连接更 新信息给数据网关, 更新与数据网关间隧道的用户 IP地址信息。
下面对本发明实施例中的 DHCP Di scovery、 DHCP Offer , DHCP Di scovery, DHCP Reques t及 DCHP ACK消息进行说明, 其中, DHCP Di scovery消息为用户 终端通过接入网关发送的消息,接收到所述消息的数据网关为用户终端分配 IP 地址,并通过 DHCP Offer消息携带,用户终端接收数据网关发送的 DHCP Of fer 消息, 并向数据网关发送 DHCP Reques t 消息携带所述数据网关为所述用户终 端分配的 IP地址, 请求使用所述 IP地址, 数据网关返回 DCHP ACK消息携带 所述 IP地址,确定用户终端使用所述 IP地址。本说明同样适用于其他实施例。
本发明实施例提供了一种多接入的数据连接管理方法, 网络与用户终端之 间使用 DHCP方式完成了 IP地址分配,使得多个接入连接的接入网关可以获取 分配给用户终端的 IP地址, 从而使得用户终端的业务数据可以通过多个接入 网的隧道进行传输。
如图 3所示, 为本发明实施例提供的另一种多接入的数据连接管理方法, 包括:
步骤 301:用户终端通过第一接入网关建立了访问数据网的第一接入连接, 数据网关中保存第一接入连接信息, 所述第一接入连接信息包括: 用户终端标 识、数据网络标识 PDN ID、接入网类型 RAT、数据连接标识和接入网关标识等, 需要说明的是, 第一接入连接信息不是必须包含上述所有内容, 在某些具体实 施方式中, 第一接入连接信息可以包含上述内容中的一部分;
步骤 302:用户终端通过第二接入网关建立了访问数据网的第二接入连接, 数据网关中保存第二接入连接信息;
需要说明的是, 用户终端通过第一接入网关和第二接入网关分别建立了访 问数据网的接入连接后, 数据网关可以通过接入连接信息关联两个接入连接, 例如: 数据网关根据用户终端标识和数据网络标识关联两个接入连接或数据网 关根据数据连接标识 PDN ID关联两个接入连接, 两个接入连接使用相同的用 户终端 IP地址, 对应于同一个数据连接。
步骤 303: 用户终端通过第一接入网关发送 DHCP Di scovery消息向可用的 DHCP Server请求分配 IP地址;
需要说明的是, 一个数据连接可以包含多个 IP地址, 例如: IPv4、 IPv6 各一个, 本步骤中用户终端可以通过第一接入网关发送 DHCP Di scovery消息, 请求分配一个新的 I P地址。
步骤 304: 数据网关作为 DHCP Server接收 DHCP Di scovery消息, 为用户 终端分配 IP地址, 并将分配的 IP地址携带在 DHCP Offer消息中通过第一接 入网关发送给用户终端, 同时, 数据网关可以更新自身存储的用户终端的数据 连接信息;
步骤 305: 用户终端从所述 DHCP Offer消息中提取所述 IP地址, 用户终 端通过第一接入网关发送 DHCP Reques t消息, 所述 DHCP Reques t消息用于向 数据网关即 DHCP Server请求使用所述 IP地址;
步骤 306: 数据网关通过第一接入网关向用户终端发送 DHCP ACK (应答) 消息携带所述 IP地址, 确认 IP地址分配;
步骤 307: 用户终端通过第二接入网关发送 DHCP Di scovery消息, 请求分 配 IP地址, 第二接入网关将 DHCP Di scovery消息转发给数据网关; 步骤 308: 数据网关作为 DHCP Server为用户终端分配 IP地址, 并将分配 的 IP地址携带在 DHCP Offer消息中发送给第二接入网关, 第二接入网关将所 述 DHCP Offer 消息转发给用户终端, 需要说明的是, 本步骤中数据网关为用 户终端分配的 IP地址与步骤 304中相同;
步骤 309: 用户终端从所述 DHCP Offer消息中提取所述 IP地址, 通过第 二接入网关向数据网关发送 DHCP Reques t消息, 所述 DHCP Reques t消息用于 向数据网关 DHCP Server请求使用所述 IP地址;
步骤 310: 数据网关通过第二接入网关向用户终端发送 DHCP ACK (应答) 消息携带所述 IP地址, 所述 DHCP ACK消息用于向所述用户终端确认 IP地址 分配, 所述 IP地址与步骤 308中数据网关为用户终端分配的 IP地址相同。
需要说明的是, 本实施例中, 步骤 307和步骤 308为可选步骤, 即, 在多 接入网络中, 当用户终端通过第一接入网关获取数据网关分配的 IP地址后, 可以直接通过第二接入网关向数据网关发送 DHCP Reques t 消息, 所述消息中 携带通过第一接入网关返回的所述数据网关分配的 IP地址, 数据网关接收到 所述 DHCP Reques t消息后, 向第二接入网关返回 DHCP ACK消息携带所述 IP 地址, 从而使得第二接入网关获取数据网关为所述用户终端分配的 IP地址, 使得所述第二接入网关使用所述 IP地址为所述用户终端建立数据连接。
需要说明的是, 在步骤 308和步骤 310中, 数据网关分配与步骤 304中相 同的 IP地址, 具体可以采用下述任意一种方法:
第一种方法: 用户终端在步骤 307 DHCP Di scovery消息或者步骤 309 DHCP Reques t消息中的携带步骤 304中数据网关分配的 IP地址,数据网关接收 DHCP Di scovery消息或者 DHCP Reques t消息, 提取所述 DHCP Di scovery消息或者 DHCP Reques t消息中包含的 IP地址, 并分配相同的 IP地址, 并将分配的相同 的 IP地址在步骤 308中通过 DHCP Offer消息或者在步骤 310中通过 DHCP Ack 消息发送给用户终端; 更进一步的, 用户终端可以在步骤 307 DHCP Di scovery 消息或者 DHCP Reques t消息中携带 IP地址分配指示标识, 所述 IP地址分配 指示标识用于指示数据网关分配与第一接入连接相同的 IP地址。
第二种方法: 步骤 304中, 当数据网关为用户终端分配 IP地址后, 更新 第一接入连接信息, 添加为用户终端分配的 IP地址, 相应地, 步骤 308或步 骤 310中数据网关根据用户终端的两个接入连接对应的接入连接信息, 分配与 步骤 304中相同的 IP地址, 例如, 步骤 308或步骤 310中数据网关判定第一 接入网关和第二接入网关的两个接入连接所对应的用户终端及所访问的数据 网相同时, 数据网关将第一接入连接信息中记录的 IP地址携带在 DHCP Offer 消息或 DHCP ACK消息中; 或, 数据网关根据第二接入连接的数据连接标识与 第一接入连接的数据连接标识相同,从而为第二接入连接分配与第一接入连接 相同的 IP地址。
还需要说明的是,如果多接入网络具备策略计费控制功能( PCC , Pol icy and Charging Control ), 贝1 j所述方法还包括:
步骤 305B: 数据网关在接收到第一接入网关转发的 DHCP Reques t消息并 为用户终端分配 IP地址后, 数据网关发送地址更新信息给策略控制实体, 所 述地址更新信息携带分配给用户终端的 IP地址。 策略控制实体根据所述地址 更新信息更新所述用户终端对应的数据连接的 I P地址信息;
步骤 309B: 数据网关在接收到第二接入网关转发的 DHCP Reques t消息并 为用户终端分配 IP地址后, 数据网关发送地址更新信息给策略控制实体, 所 述地址更新信息携带分配给用户终端的 IP地址。 策略控制实体根据所述地址 更新信息更新所述用户终端对应的数据连接的 I P地址信息。 上述步骤 305B和步骤 309B, 数据网关通知策略控制实体更新所述用户终 端对应的 IP地址信息, 具体的, 数据网关可以分别在步骤 305或步骤 309为 用户终端分配了该 IP地址后通知策略控制实体。 数据网关通知策略控制实体 更新所述用户终端对应的 IP地址信息可以区分接入连接或者不区分接入连接, 例如, 数据网关通知策略控制实体用户终端对应的数据连接(即用户终端访问 数据网的数据连接)新增了一个 IP地址, 或者数据网关通知策略控制实体该 用户的接入连接(第一接入连接或第二接入连接)新增了一个 IP地址。 当不 区分接入连接时, 数据网关只需通知策略控制实体执行一次数据连接的 IP地 址更新,即只需执行步骤 305B及步骤 309B中的一个步骤; 当区分接入连接时, 数据网关可以通过步骤 305B及步骤 309B分别通知策略控制实体对用户终端对 应的两个接入连接进行 I P地址更新, 也可以一次通知策略控制实体对两个接 入连接的 IP地址进行更新。
本发明实施例提供了一种多接入的数据连接管理方法, 网络与用户终端之 间使用 DHCP方式完成了 IP地址分配,使得多个接入连接的接入网关可以获取 分配给用户终端的 IP地址, 从而使得用户终端的业务数据可以通过多个接入 网的隧道进行传输。
如图 4所示, 为本发明实施例提供的另一种多接入的数据连接管理方法, 包括:
步骤 401:用户终端通过第一接入网关建立了访问数据网的第一接入连接, 数据网关中保存第一接入连接信息, 所述第一接入连接信息包括: 用户终端标 识、数据网络标识 PDN ID、接入网类型 RAT、数据连接标识和接入网关标识等, 需要说明的是, 第一接入连接信息不是必须包含上述所有内容, 在某些具体实 施方式中, 第一接入连接信息可以包含上述内容中的一部分;
步骤 402: 用户终端通过第一接入网关发送 DHCP Di scovery消息向 DHCP Server请求分配 IP地址;
需要说明的是, 一个数据连接可以包含多个 IP地址, 例如: IPv4、 IPv6 各一个, 本步骤中用户终端可以通过第一接入网关发送 DHCP Di scovery消息, 请求分配一个新的 I P地址。
步骤 403: 数据网关作为 DHCP Server为用户终端分配 IP地址, 并将分配 的 IP地址携带在 DHCP Offer消息中发送给第一接入网关, 同时, 数据网关可 以更新自身存储的用户终端的数据连接信息, 第一接入网关将所述 DHCP Offer 消息转发给用户终端; 步骤 404: 用户终端从所述 DHCP Offer消息中提取所述 IP地址, 通过第 一接入网关发送 DHCP Reques t消息, 所述 DHCP Reques t消息用于向数据网关 DHCP Server请求使用所述 IP地址;
步骤 405 : 数据网关通过第一接入网关向用户终端发送 DHCP ACK (应答) 消息携带所述 IP地址, 确认 IP地址分配;
步骤 406 : 用户终端接收 DHCP ACK消息, 确认使用步骤 403中数据网关分 配的 IP地址, 用户终端通过第二接入网关建立访问数据网的第二接入连接, 发送接入连接建立或更新请求给第二接入网关, 携带所获取的 IP地址, 第二 接入网关转发接入连接建立或更新请求给数据网关, 携带所获取的 IP地址; 步骤 407:数据网关增加第二接入连接的 IP地址信息, 向第二接入网关发 送接入连接建立或更新应答, 用于表示建立或更新接入连接完成, 第二接入网 关增加第二接入连接的 IP地址信息, 向用户终端发送接入连接建立或更新应 答, 表示建立或更新接入连接完成。 需要说明的是, 第二接入网关也可以在步 骤 406中增加第二接入连接的 IP地址信息。
还需要说明的是,如果多接入网络具备策略计费控制功能( PCC , Po l icy and Charging Control ), 贝1 j所述方法还包括:
步骤 404B: 数据网关在接收到第一接入网关转发的 DHCP Reques t消息并 为用户终端分配 IP地址后, 数据网关发送地址更新信息给策略控制实体, 所 述地址更新信息携带分配给用户终端的 IP地址。 策略控制实体根据所述地址 更新信息更新所述用户终端对应的数据连接的 IP地址信息;
步骤 406B:数据网关在步骤 406中接收第二接入网关发送的接入连接建立 或更新请求后, 数据网关发送地址更新信息给策略控制实体, 所述地址更新信 息携带分配给用户终端的 IP地址。 策略控制实体根据所述地址更新信息更新 所述用户终端对应的数据连接的 IP地址信息;
上述步骤 404B和步骤 406B, 数据网关通知策略控制实体更新所述用户终 端对应的 IP地址信息, 具体的, 数据网关可以分别在步骤 404或步骤 406分 配了 IP地址后通知策略控制实体。 数据网关通知策略控制实体更新所述用户 终端对应的 IP地址信息可以区分接入连接或者不区分接入连接, 例如, 数据 网关通知策略控制实体用户终端对应的数据连接(即该用户访问某数据网的数 据连接)新增了一个 IP地址, 或者数据网关通知策略控制实体该用户的接入 连接(第一接入连接或第二接入连接)新增了一个 IP地址。 当不区分接入连 接时, 数据网关只需通知策略控制实体执行一次 IP地址更新, 即只需执行步 骤 404B及步骤 406B中的一个步骤; 当区分接入连接时, 数据网关可以通过步 骤 404B及步骤 406B分别通知策略控制实体对用户终端对应的两个接入连接进 行 IP地址更新, 也可以一次通知策略控制实体对两个接入连接的 IP地址进行 更新。
本发明实施例提供了一种多接入的数据连接管理方法, 网络与用户终端之 间使用 DHCP方式完成了 IP地址分配,使得多个接入连接的接入网关可以获取 分配给用户终端的 IP地址, 从而使得用户终端的业务数据可以通过多个接入 网的隧道进行传输。
上述实施例详细介绍了如何在多接入网络中进行数据连接管理,使得在多 接入网络中多个接入连接的接入网关可以获取分配给用户终端的 IP地址, 更 进一步的, 如图 5所示, 为本发明实施例提供的另一种多接入的数据连接管理 方法, 用户终端通过第一接入网关和第二接入网关访问数据网, 具体的, 本发 明实施例给出了多接入网络中数据连接的释放方法, 包括:
步骤 501: 用户终端通过第一接入网关向数据网关 DHCP Server发送 DHCP Release消息, 指示释放已分配的 IP地址, 数据网关作为 DHCP Server接受该 DHCP Release消息后, 释放为所述用户终端所分配的 IP地址;
步骤 502: 第一接入网关更新与用户终端、 数据网关的接入连接, 删除被 释放的 IP地址信息。
步骤 503: 数据网关根据自身记录的两个接入连接的接入连接信息获取第 二接入网关的标识, 发送地址更新信息给第二接入网关, 指示第二接入网关删 除对应的第二接入连接的 IP地址信息;
需要说明的是,数据网关可以根据接入连接信息中的用户终端标识和数据 网络标识关联第二接入连接信息; 或, 数据网关根据数据连接标识, 查找所述 数据连接对应的接入连接信息, 关联所述第二接入连接信息, 从而获取第二接 入连接对应的接入网关标识。
步骤 504: 第二接入网关更新与用户终端的接入连接, 删除被释放的 IP 地址信息。
需要说明的是, 如果多接入网络具备策略计费控制功能(PCC, Pol icy and Charging Control ), 贝' j :
用户终端通过第一接入网关和第二接入网关与数据网建立连接时,数据网 关与策略控制实体建立会话, 策略控制实体可以记录用户终端标识、 数据网络 标识 PDN ID、 用户终端的 IP地址及数据连接标识等; 当第一接入网关和第二 接入网关中的至少一个为策略执行点 BBERF时, 策略执行实体与策略执行点建 立会话, 并记录会话信息, 会话信息可以包括: 用户终端标识、 PDN ID、 接入 网类型 RAT、 数据连接标识或接入网关标识等, 策略控制实体可以通过用户终 端标识和 PDN ID将与数据网关之间会话和与策略执行点之间的会话进行关联; 相应地, 所述方法中步骤 503可以由下述两个步骤替代:
步骤 503B: 数据网关接收到第一接入网关发送的 DHCP Release消息后, 发送地址更新请求给策略控制实体,指示策略控制实体删除对应的数据连接或 者接入连接的 IP地址信息。
步骤 503C: 策略控制实体发送地址更新信息给第二接入网关,指示第二接 入网关删除对应的第二接入连接的 IP地址信息。
本发明实施例提供了一种多接入的数据连接管理方法, 网络与用户终端之 间使用 DHCP方式完成了 IP地址释放,使得多个接入连接的接入网关可以获取 IP地址被释放的信息, 多个接入连接的接入网关不再为用户终端传输该 IP地 址的数据报文。 与本发明实施例提供的多接入的数据连接管理方法相对于,本发明实施例 还提供了一种数据网关, 如图 6所示, 为用户终端通过多个接入网关接入同一 数据网关时, 本发明实施例提供的一种数据网关, 包括: 接收单元 601, 第一 发送单元 602, 第二发送单元 603, 其中,
所述接收单元 601, 用于接收用户终端通过第一接入网关发送的 DHCP Reques t消息;
所述第一发送单元 602, 用于通过所述第一接入网关向所述用户终端返回 分配的 IP地址;
所述第二发送单元 603,用于将所述 IP地址发送给用户终端接入所述数据 网关的除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关。
所述第二发送单元 603具体用于根据用户终端标识和数据网络标识关联所 述用户终端通过除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关接入所述数据网关的接 入连接; 或, 数据网关根据数据连接标识, 关联所述用户终端通过除第一接入 网关以外的其他接入网关接入所述数据网关的接入连接, 将所述 IP地址发送 给所述接入连接对应的其他接入网关。
所述接收单元 601 还用于接收用户终端通过所述其他接入网关发送的 DHCP Reques t消息, 所述 DHCP Reques t消息中携带数据网关通过所述第一接 入网关返回的所述 I P地址;
所述第二发送单元 603具体用于向所述其他接入网关返回 DHCP ACK消息, 所述 DHCP ACK消息中携带所述 IP地址。
所述接收单元 601还用于接收用户终端通过所述其他接入网关发送的消 所述第二发送单元 603具体用于当所述消息对应的用户终端标识和数据网 络标识与第一接入连接信息中的用户终端标识和数据网络标识相同时,将通过 所述第一接入网关向所述用户终端返回的 I P地址发送给所述其他接入网关; 或, 所述第二发送单元 603具体用于当所述消息对应的数据连接标识与第一接 入连接信息中的数据连接标识相同时,将通过所述第一接入网关向所述用户终 端返回的 I P地址发送给所述其他接入网关;
其中, 所述消息为 DHCP Di scovery消息或 DHCP Reques t消息。
所述接收单元 601还用于接收所述用户终端通过所述其他接入网关发送的 接入连接建立或更新请求消息, 所述接入连接建立或更新请求消息中携带数据 网关通过所述第一接入网关返回的所述 IP地址;
所述第二发送单元 603具体用于通过所述其他接入网关向所述用户终端返 回接入连接建立或更新应答, 所述接入连接建立或更新应答用于指示所述其他 接入网关记录所述用户终端的所述 IP地址。
如图 7所示, 为本发明实施例提供的一种策略控制实体, 包括: 地址更新 信息接收单元 701, 查找单元 702, 第三发送单元 703, 其中,
所述地址更新信息接收单元 701,用于接收数据网关发送的地址更新信息, 所述地址更新信息中携带所述数据网关为用户终端分配的 IP地址;
所述查找单元 702, 用于 据所述用户终端对应的会话信息, 查找用户终 端接入所述数据网关的除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关的标识;
所述第三发送单元 703, 用于向所述其他接入网关发送为所述用户终端分 配的所述 IP地址。
本发明实施例提供的策略控制实体还包括更新单元 704, 用于根据所述地 址更新信息更新所述用户终端对应的数据连接的 IP地址。
如图 8所示, 为本发明实施例提供的一种多接入的数据连接管理系统, 包 括:至少两个接入网关(第一接入网关 801、其他接入网关 803 ),数据网关 802, 其中, 用户终端通过所述至少两个接入网关接入所述数据网关 802,
第一接入网关 801, 用于将用户终端发送的 DHCP Reques t消息转发给所述 数据网关;
数据网关 802, 用于通过所述第一接入网关 801向所述用户终端返回分配 的 IP地址; 第一接入网关 801, 用于接收数据网关分配的所述 IP地址, 并将所述 IP 地址发送给用户终端;
数据网关 802,用于将所述 IP地址通知给除第一接入网关 801以外的用户 终端接入所述数据网关 802的其他接入网关 803。
本发明实施例提供了一种多接入的数据连接管理方法、 系统及相关设备, 使得当用户终端通过多个接入网关接入同一数据网关时, 所述多个接入网关可 以获取用户终端的 IP地址, 从而使得用户终端的业务数据可以通过多个接入 网的隧道进行传输。
本领域普通技术人员可以理解实现上述实施例方法中的全部或部分步骤 是可以通过程序来指令相关的硬件来完成, 所述的程序可以存储于一计算机可 读取存储介质中。 所述的存储介质, 如: R0M/RAM、 磁碟、 光盘等。
以上所述仅是本发明的优选实施方式, 应当指出, 对于本技术领域的普通 技术人员来说, 在不脱离本发明原理的前提下, 还可以作出若干改进和润饰, 这些改进和润饰也应视为本发明的保护范围。

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1、 一种多接入的数据连接管理方法, 其特征在于, 当用户终端通过至少 两个接入网关接入数据网关时, 所述方法包括:
数据网关接收用户终端通过第一接入网关发送的动态主机配置协议 DHCP Reques t消息;
数据网关通过所述第一接入网关向所述用户终端返回分配的 IP地址; 数据网关将所述 IP地址发送给用户终端接入所述数据网关的除第一接入 网关以外的其他接入网关。
2、 如权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述数据网关将所述 IP地址 发送给用户终端接入所述数据网关的除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关包 括:
数据网关根据用户终端标识和数据网络标识关联所述用户终端通过除第 一接入网关以外的其他接入网关接入所述数据网关的接入连接; 或, 数据网关 根据数据连接标识, 关联所述用户终端通过除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网 关接入所述数据网关的接入连接;
关联所述接入连接后, 数据网关将所述 IP地址发送给所述接入连接对应 的其他接入网关。
3、 如权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述数据网关将所述 IP地址发 送给用户终端接入所述数据网关的除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关包括: 所述数据网关接收用户终端通过所述其他接入网关发送的 DHCP Reques t消 息, 所述 DHCP Reques t消息中携带数据网关通过所述第一接入网关返回的所述 IP地址;
数据网关向所述其他接入网关返回 DHCP ACK消息, 所述 DHCP ACK消息中携 带所述 IP地址。
4、 如权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述数据网关将所述 IP地址发 送给用户终端接入所述数据网关的除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关包括: 数据网关接收用户终端通过所述其他接入网关发送的 DHCP Di scovery消 息, 所述 DHCP Di scovery消息中携带数据网关通过所述第一接入网关返回的所 述 IP地址;
数据网关通过所述其他接入网关向所述用户终端返回 DHCP Offer消息, 所 述 DHCP Offer消息中携带所述 IP地址;
数据网关向所述其他接入网关返回 DHCP ACK消息, 所述 DHCP ACK消息中携 带所述 IP地址。
5、 如权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述数据网关将所述 IP地址发 送给用户终端接入所述数据网关的除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关包括: 数据网关接收用户终端通过所述其他接入网关发送的消息;
数据网关判定所述消息对应的用户终端标识和数据网络标识与第一接入 连接信息中的用户终端标识和数据网络标识相同,将通过所述第一接入网关向 所述用户终端返回的 IP地址发送给所述其他接入网关; 或, 数据网关判定所述 消息对应的数据连接标识与第一接入连接信息中的数据连接标识相同,将通过 所述第一接入网关向所述用户终端返回的 IP地址发送给所述其他接入网关; 所述消息为 DHCP Di scovery消息或 DHCP Reques t消息。
6、 如权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述数据网关将所述 IP地址发 送给用户终端接入所述数据网关的除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关包括: 数据网关接收所述用户终端通过所述其他接入网关发送的接入连接建立 或更新请求消息, 所述接入连接建立或更新请求消息中携带数据网关通过所述 第一接入网关返回的所述 I P地址;
数据网关向所述其他接入网关返回接入连接建立或更新应答, 所述接入连 接建立或更新应答用于指示所述其他接入网关记录所述用户终端的所述 IP地 址。
7、 如权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 若多接入网络具备策略计费控 制功能, 则所述数据网关将所述 I P地址发送给用户终端接入所述数据网关的除 第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关包括:
数据网关发送地址更新信息给策略控制实体, 所述地址更新信息中携带所 述 IP地址;
策略控制实体更新所述用户终端对应的数据连接的 IP地址;
策略控制实体 ^居所述用户终端对应的会话信息, 获取用户终端接入所述 数据网关的除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关的标识, 并向所述其他接入网 关发送为所述用户终端分配的所述 IP地址。
8、 一种多接入的数据连接管理方法, 其特征在于, 当用户终端通过至少 两个接入网关接入数据网关时, 所述方法包括:
数据网关接收用户终端通过第一接入网关发送的动态主机配置协议 DHCP Release消息, 指示数据网关释放所述用户终端的 IP地址;
数据网关通知用户终端接入所述数据网关的除第一接入网关以外的其他 接入网关释放所述 IP地址。
9、 如权利要求 8所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述数据网关通知用户终端接 入所述数据网关的除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关释放所述 I P地址包括: 数据网关根据用户终端标识和数据网络标识关联所述用户终端通过除第 一接入网关以外的其他接入网关接入所述数据网关的接入连接; 或, 数据网关 根据数据连接标识, 查找所述数据连接对应的接入连接信息, 关联所述用户终 端通过除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关接入所述数据网关的接入连接; 关联所述接入连接后, 数据网关向所述其他接入网关发送地址更新消息, 所述地址更新消息用于指示所述其他接入网关释放所述 I P地址。
10、 如权利要求 8所述的方法, 其特征在于, 若多接入网络具备策略计费 控制功能, 则所述数据网关通知用户终端接入所述数据网关的除第一接入网关 以外的其他接入网关释放所述 I P地址包括: 数据网关发送地址更新信息给策略控制实体, 所述地址更新信息用于指示 所述策略控制实体释放所述用户终端对应的 IP地址; 策略控制实体根据所述用户终端对应的会话信息, 查找用户终端接入所述 数据网关的除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关的标识,指示所述其他接入网 关释放所述 IP地址。
11、 一种数据网关, 其特征在于, 包括接收单元, 第一发送单元, 第二发 送单元, 其中, 所述接收单元, 用于接收用户终端通过第一接入网关发送的动态主机配置 十办议 DHCP Reques t消息; 所述第一发送单元, 用于通过所述第一接入网关向所述用户终端返回分配 的 IP地址; 所述第二发送单元, 用于将所述 IP地址发送给用户终端接入所述数据网 关的除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关。
12、 如权利要求 11 所述的数据网关, 其特征在于, 所述第二发送单元具 体用于根据用户终端标识和数据网络标识关联所述用户终端通过除第一接入 网关以外的其他接入网关接入所述数据网关的接入连接; 或, 数据网关 ^居数 据连接标识, 关联所述用户终端通过除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关接入 所述数据网关的接入连接, 将所述 IP地址发送给所述接入连接对应的其他接 入网关。
13、 如权利要求 11 所述的数据网关, 其特征在于, 所述接收单元还用于 接收用户终端通过所述其他接入网关发送的 DHCP Reques t 消息, 所述 DHCP Reques t消息中携带数据网关通过所述第一接入网关返回的所述 IP地址; 所述第二发送单元具体用于向所述其他接入网关返回 DHCP ACK消息, 所 述 DHCP ACK消息中携带所述 IP地址。
14、 如权利要求 11所述的数据网关, 其特征在于, 所述接收单元还用于接收用户终端通过所述其他接入网关发送的消息; 所述第二发送单元具体用于当所述消息对应的用户终端标识和数据网络 标识与第一接入连接信息中的用户终端标识和数据网络标识相同时,将通过所 述第一接入网关向所述用户终端返回的 IP地址发送给所述其他接入网关; 或, 所述第二发送单元具体用于当所述消息对应的数据连接标识与第一接入连接 信息中的数据连接标识相同时,将通过所述第一接入网关向所述用户终端返回 的 I P地址发送给所述其他接入网关;
其中, 所述消息为 DHCP Di scovery消息或 DHCP Reques t消息。
15、 如权利要求 11所述的数据网关, 其特征在于,
所述接收单元还用于接收所述用户终端通过所述其他接入网关发送的接 入连接建立或更新请求消息, 所述接入连接建立或更新请求消息中携带数据网 关通过所述第一接入网关返回的所述 IP地址;
所述第二发送单元具体用于通过所述其他接入网关向所述用户终端返回 接入连接建立或更新应答, 所述接入连接建立或更新应答用于指示所述其他接 入网关记录所述用户终端的所述 IP地址。
16、 一种策略控制实体, 其特征在于, 包括: 地址更新信息接收单元, 查 找单元, 第三发送单元, 其中,
所述地址更新信息接收单元, 用于接收数据网关发送的地址更新信息, 所 述地址更新信息中携带所述数据网关为用户终端分配的 IP地址;
所述查找单元, 用于根据所述用户终端对应的会话信息, 查找用户终端接 入所述数据网关的除第一接入网关以外的其他接入网关的标识;
所述第三发送单元, 用于向所述其他接入网关发送为所述用户终端分配的 所述 IP地址。
17、 如权利要求 16所述的策略控制实体, 其特征在于, 还包括: 更新单元, 用于根据所述地址更新信息更新所述用户终端对应的数据连接 的 IP地址。
18、 一种多接入的数据连接管理系统, 其特征在于, 包括: 至少两个接入 网关, 数据网关, 其中, 用户终端通过所述至少两个接入网关接入所述数据网 关,
第一接入网关, 用于将用户终端发送的动态主机配置协议 DHCP Reques t 消息转发给所述数据网关;
数据网关, 用于通过所述第一接入网关向所述用户终端返回分配的 IP地 址;
第一接入网关, 用于接收数据网关分配的所述 IP地址, 并将所述 IP地址 发送给用户终端;
数据网关, 用于将所述 IP地址通知给用户终端接入所述数据网关的除第 一接入网关以外的其他接入网关。
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