WO2014080576A1 - Dispositif de gestion d'informations d'abonnés, dispositif relais, système de communication équipé de ceux-ci, programmes de communication pour dispositif de gestion d'informations d'abonnés et dispositif relais et procédé de communication pour système de communication - Google Patents

Dispositif de gestion d'informations d'abonnés, dispositif relais, système de communication équipé de ceux-ci, programmes de communication pour dispositif de gestion d'informations d'abonnés et dispositif relais et procédé de communication pour système de communication Download PDF

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WO2014080576A1
WO2014080576A1 PCT/JP2013/006427 JP2013006427W WO2014080576A1 WO 2014080576 A1 WO2014080576 A1 WO 2014080576A1 JP 2013006427 W JP2013006427 W JP 2013006427W WO 2014080576 A1 WO2014080576 A1 WO 2014080576A1
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圭一郎 大塚
崇 森田
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  • the present invention relates to a subscriber information management device for managing subscriber information such as terminal identification information of a mobile terminal device located in a roaming network that is a roaming destination, and for transmitting / receiving data to / from the mobile terminal device,
  • the present invention relates to a relay device, a communication system including them, a subscriber information management device, a communication program for the relay device, and a communication method for the communication system.
  • the base station apparatus determines whether or not the user can use the roaming service based on the user contract information included in the roaming request and the roaming provider list stored in the storage unit. Is disclosed. Further, in Patent Document 2, the communication device compares the provider code transmitted from the base station with the provider code stored in advance in the database, and displays predetermined help information according to the match / mismatch. Is disclosed.
  • the communication system which comprises a home network has the problem that the signal relevant to a LTE service may be transmitted with respect to the communication carrier which does not respond
  • the communication system uses 3G location information, which is information related to a location area based on the 3G (third generation mobile communication system) method, as the location information of the roaming destination of the mobile terminal device registered by the user, and the LTE method.
  • LTE area information which is information related to the area in which the area is located.
  • a communication system having a location registration signal reduction function (Idle mode Signaling Reduction (ISR) function) at the time of switching between LTE and 3G has both 3G location information and LTE location information.
  • ISR Idle mode Signaling Reduction
  • the communication system should derive the roaming destination communication carrier of the mobile terminal apparatus from LTE location information or 3G location information It is impossible to determine whether the mobile terminal device should be, and there is a possibility that a service request signal may be transmitted to a telecommunications carrier in an area where the mobile terminal device is not located.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a subscriber information management device that prevents a mobile terminal device from transmitting a service request signal to a communication carrier that is different from the communication carrier in the area where the mobile terminal device is supposed to be present, It is an object to provide a relay device, a communication system including them, a subscriber information management device, a communication program for the relay device, and a communication method for the communication system.
  • a subscriber information management device includes terminal identification information of a mobile terminal device, first location information that can identify a first location area of a first communication scheme, and And an information storage unit for individually storing second area information that can identify the second area of the second communication method that is a communication method different from the first communication method, A subscriber information management device for a home network that manages the terminal identification information and the first and second location information stored in an information storage unit as subscriber information, the terminal identification information of a mobile terminal device, The first or second location information of the first or second location area where the mobile terminal device is located in a roaming network that is a roaming destination of the mobile terminal device, and the mobile terminal device is located Identify the carrier that manages the area A location registration signal receiving unit that receives a location registration signal transmitted from the communication carrier, the information storage unit, and the first and second stored in the information storage unit.
  • a latest location information storage unit that stores the latest location information that can determine which of the location information is the latest information, the terminal identification information included in the location registration signal, and the first information
  • the subscriber information is stored by associating with the second location information in the information storage unit, and the latest location information is based on the first or second location information included in the location registration signal.
  • An information storage unit that updates the latest location information stored in a zone information storage unit, stores the updated latest location information in association with the terminal identification information included in the location registration signal, and the home
  • the mobile terminal device requested by the network relay device Based on the location information acquisition request including the terminal identification information, the information storage unit is referred to, and the first and the terminal identification information associated with the same terminal identification information as the terminal identification information included in the location information acquisition request
  • an information transmission unit According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the mobile terminal device from transmitting a signal to a telecommunications carrier different from the telecommunications carrier in the area where the mobile terminal device should be currently located.
  • the latest location information may include the operator identification information included in the location registration signal. According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the mobile terminal device from transmitting a signal to a telecommunications carrier different from the telecommunications carrier in the area where the mobile terminal device should be currently located.
  • the second communication method may be a next generation communication method with respect to the first communication method. According to such a configuration, the mobile terminal apparatus transmits a signal to a communication carrier that is different from the carrier in the area where the mobile terminal device is supposed to be located, and is a carrier of the LTE communication method. Can be prevented.
  • a relay apparatus includes a first coverage area of a first communication method and a second communication method that is a communication method different from the first communication method.
  • a home network relay device that transmits and receives data to and from mobile terminal devices that are located in a roaming network that is a roaming destination, and is located in the first or second location area.
  • a communication service request acquisition unit that acquires a communication service request that is transmitted from a communication service provider that provides a predetermined communication service based on a request from a mobile terminal device that is used and includes terminal identification information of the mobile terminal device; Based on the acquisition of the communication service request, the subscriber information management device according to the one aspect is referred to and associated with the same terminal identification information as the terminal identification information included in the communication service request. Based on the acquired first and second location information and the latest location information, the first location information is acquired based on the first and second location information and the latest location information.
  • Roaming of the mobile terminal device when the latest in-zone information determining unit for determining whether the information is the latest and the latest in-zone information determining unit determines that the first in-zone information is the latest When a service request signal is transmitted to a telecommunications carrier that provides a previous location area, and the latest location information determination unit determines that the first location information is not the latest, the communication service provider And a determination result information transmission unit that transmits non-response determination result information. According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the mobile terminal device from transmitting a signal to a telecommunications carrier different from the telecommunications carrier in the area where the mobile terminal device should be currently located.
  • a first communication carrier that manages the first location area specified by the acquired first location information, and the second location area specified by the acquired second location information.
  • the latest telecommunications information management unit is different from the second telecommunications carrier, and the telecommunications carrier identified by the acquired latest territory information is the same as the first telecommunications carrier. Only when it is determined that the first location information is the latest, the determination result information transmission unit can transmit the service request signal to the communication carrier providing the location area. According to such a configuration, it is possible to uniformly prevent a signal from being transmitted to the second communication carrier.
  • a first communication carrier that manages the first location area specified by the acquired first location information, and the second location area specified by the acquired second location information. Is different from the second telecommunications carrier that manages the telecommunications carrier, and the telecommunications carrier identified by the latest territory information obtained by the latest territory information determining unit is at least one of the first or second telecommunications carrier. If it is determined that they are the same as the other, the determination result information transmission unit may transmit the service request signal to a communication carrier that provides the located area. According to such a configuration, a signal is transmitted to a telecommunications carrier that manages the area where the mobile terminal device is currently located, and the area where the mobile terminal device is not currently located is managed. It is possible to prevent signals from being transmitted to the telecommunications carrier.
  • a communication system includes terminal identification information of a mobile terminal device, first location information that can identify a first location area of a first communication method, The second coverage area of the second communication method, which is a communication method different from the first communication method, and the second coverage information that can identify the communication carrier that manages the second coverage area are individually stored.
  • a subscriber information management device that manages, as subscriber information, the terminal identification information and the first and second location information stored in the information storage unit in association with each other,
  • a home network communication system including a first visited area and the second visited area, and comprising a relay device that transmits and receives data to and from a mobile terminal device located in a roaming network that is a roaming destination.
  • the subscriber information management device Serial a subscriber information management device of one embodiment, the relay apparatus is characterized in that a relay device of the above aspect. According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the mobile terminal device from transmitting a signal to a telecommunications carrier different from the telecommunications carrier in the area where the mobile terminal device should be currently located.
  • the communication program of the subscriber information management device can specify the terminal identification information of the mobile terminal device and the first coverage area of the first communication method.
  • An information storage unit that individually stores first area information and second area information that can identify a second area of the second communication method that is a communication method different from the first communication method;
  • a communication program for a subscriber information management device for a home network which manages, as subscriber information, the terminal identification information and the first and second location information stored in the information storage unit in association with each other.
  • the computer is connected to the terminal identification information of the mobile terminal device and the first or second area of the first or second area where the mobile terminal device is located in the roaming network that is the roaming destination of the mobile terminal device.
  • a location registration signal receiving unit for receiving a location registration signal transmitted from the telecommunications carrier, including carrier identification information that can identify a telecommunications carrier that manages the area where the mobile terminal device is located, and the information A storage unit; and a latest location information storage unit that stores latest location information that can determine which of the first and second location information stored in the information storage unit is the latest information.
  • the terminal identification information included in the location registration signal and the first or second location information are associated with each other and stored in the information storage unit to store subscriber information, and included in the location registration signal
  • the latest location information stored in the latest location information storage unit is updated based on the first or second location information, and the updated location information is included in the location registration signal.
  • Information storage stored in association with the terminal identification information
  • the first and second in-zone information associated with the same terminal identification information as the identification information, the in-zone information acquisition unit for acquiring the latest in-zone information, the acquired first and second in-zone information, and the latest It is made to function as a location information transmission part which transmits location information to the relay apparatus of the said home network. According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the mobile terminal device from transmitting a signal to a telecommunications carrier different from the telecommunications carrier in the area where the mobile terminal device should be currently located.
  • a communication program for a relay apparatus includes a first coverage area of a first communication method and a second communication that is a communication method different from the first communication method.
  • a communication program for a relay device of a home network that transmits / receives data to / from a mobile terminal device that is located in a roaming network that is a roaming destination.
  • a communication service that is transmitted from a communication service provider that provides a predetermined communication service based on a request from a mobile terminal device located in the first or second coverage area and includes terminal identification information of the mobile terminal device
  • a communication service request acquisition unit for acquiring a request, referring to the subscriber information management device according to claim 1 based on the acquisition of the communication service request, and included in the communication service request
  • the first and second in-zone information associated with the same terminal identification information as the terminal identification information, the in-zone information acquisition unit for acquiring the latest in-zone information, the acquired first and second in-zone information, Based on the latest location information, the latest location information determination unit that determines whether or not the first location information is the latest, and the latest location information determination unit determines that the first location information is the latest
  • a service request signal is transmitted to the communication area provider, and the latest area information determining unit transmits the first area information.
  • the information processing apparatus When it is determined that the communication service provider is not up-to-date, the information processing apparatus functions as a determination result information transmission unit that transmits non-response determination result information to the communication service provider. According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the mobile terminal device from transmitting a signal to a telecommunications carrier different from the telecommunications carrier in the area where the mobile terminal device should be currently located.
  • a communication method of a communication system includes a first area that can identify terminal identification information of a mobile terminal device and a first area of the first communication method.
  • An information storage unit is provided for storing information and second area information that can specify the second area of the second communication system, which is a communication system different from the first communication system, and is associated with each other.
  • a subscriber information management device for managing the terminal identification information and the first and second area information stored in the information storage unit as subscriber information, the first area and the second area
  • a communication method of a home network communication system including a relay device that transmits and receives data to and from a mobile terminal device located in a roaming network that is a roaming destination including an area, in the subscriber information management device
  • the end of the mobile terminal Identification information, the first or second area information of the first or second area where the mobile terminal apparatus is located in a roaming network that is a roaming destination of the mobile terminal apparatus, and the mobile terminal apparatus Receiving a location registration signal including carrier identification information that can identify a communication carrier that manages the area in which the terminal is located, and the terminal identification information included in the location registration signal and the first or second
  • the subscriber information is stored in association with the location information in the information storage unit, and the information storage unit stores the subscriber information based on the first or second location information included in the location registration signal.
  • Update the latest location information storage unit that stores the latest location information that can determine which of the stored first and second location information is the latest information.
  • the terminal identification information included in the location registration signal And is transmitted from a communication service provider that provides a predetermined communication service based on a request from a mobile terminal device located in the first or second coverage area,
  • a communication service request including terminal identification information is acquired, and based on the acquisition of the communication service request, a first associated with the same terminal identification information as the terminal identification information included in the location information acquisition request.
  • the first and second area information and the latest area information are acquired, and the acquired first and second area information and the latest area information are transmitted to the relay apparatus.
  • the subscriber information The first and second location information and the latest location information transmitted from the management device are acquired, and the first location information is acquired based on the acquired first and second location information and the latest location information.
  • Latest service information If the first location information is determined to be up-to-date, a service request signal is sent to a communication carrier that provides a roaming destination location area of the mobile terminal device. When the first location information is determined not to be the latest, non-response determination result information is transmitted to the communication service provider. According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the mobile terminal device from transmitting a signal to a telecommunications carrier different from the telecommunications carrier in the area where the mobile terminal device should be currently located.
  • the mobile terminal device it is possible to prevent the mobile terminal device from transmitting a service request signal to a telecommunications carrier different from the telecommunications carrier in the area where the mobile terminal device should be currently located.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a communication system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the subscriber information management apparatus (HSS11) and relay apparatus (GMLC5) by one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the subscriber information database memorize
  • FIG. 1 to 9 show a subscriber information management device, a relay device, a communication system including them, a communication program for the subscriber information management device and the relay device, and a communication method for the communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It explains using. First, a schematic configuration of the communication system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a communication system 1 according to the present embodiment.
  • the communication system 1 according to the present embodiment is connected to a GMLC (Gateway Mobile Location Center) 5, a subscriber management server (Home Subscriber Server: HSS) 11 connected to the GMLC 5, and the GMLC 5.
  • GMLC Global System for Mobile Communications
  • HSS Home Subscriber Server
  • XGSN serving / gateway General packet radio service Support Node
  • RNC Radio Network Controller
  • RNC Radio Network Controller
  • MME Mobility Management
  • a home network (hereinafter, the network may be abbreviated as “NW”) 2 includes at least GMLC5, HSS11, xGSN13, RNC15, BTS17, MME19, and eNodeB21.
  • the home network NW2 includes an LCS (LoCation Service) -Client30.
  • the LCS-Client 30 is a content provider that acquires location information of a mobile terminal device and provides a user interface with a location information searcher.
  • the LCS-Client 30 corresponds to a communication service provider that provides a predetermined communication service.
  • the BTS 17 is configured to form a 3G (third generation mobile communication system) area E1 by sending a cell identifier (for example, a cell ID) to a specific range.
  • a cell identifier for example, a cell ID
  • the BTS 17 can perform wireless communication with the mobile terminal device according to the 3G method.
  • the mobile terminal device communicates with the RNC 15, xGSN 13, and GMLC 5 located upstream (upstream) of the BTS 17 via the BTS 17.
  • a cell identifier is assigned to each base station. For this reason, by determining the cell identifier, it is possible to distinguish in which base station the in-service area is accommodated. In addition, the area itself can be identified by the cell identifier.
  • the RNC 15 is provided corresponding to the BTS 17 and performs processing related to the wireless communication of the mobile terminal device located in the 3G located area E1 formed by the BTS 17. Specifically, the RNC 15 performs a line connection process of the mobile terminal device, a handover process during a call, and the like.
  • the RNC 15 also has a cell identifier of the BTS associated with itself (in this example, BTS 17) and a terminal identifier of the mobile terminal device located in the area covered by the BTS (for example, the mobile phone NW). Is stored in association with a number (MSISDN) uniquely identifying the subscription to the network.
  • the terminal identifier corresponds to terminal identification information.
  • the RNC 15 can control a plurality of mobile terminal apparatuses via a plurality of BTSs.
  • the RNC may also be called a base station control device, a radio control station, or the like.
  • xGSN13 is one of the core network devices, and SGSN (Serving General packet radio service Support Node) (not shown) and GGSN (Gateway General packet radio service Super node) exchange process execution node (not shown) are exchanged.
  • SGSN Server General packet radio service Support Node
  • GGSN Gateway General packet radio service Super node
  • IP Internet Protocol
  • Processing such as so-called encapsulation is performed to wrap the packet with another IP packet.
  • SGSN is a device that performs packet switching in a packet switching domain.
  • the GGSN is also called a relay packet switch, and plays a role such as user authentication, connection control, and QoS (Quality of Service) during packet communication.
  • the eNodeB 21 forms a LTE (Long Term Evolution) area E2 by sending a cell identifier (for example, a cell ID) to a specific range.
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • the eNodeB 21 can perform wireless communication according to the LTE scheme with the mobile terminal device.
  • the mobile terminal device communicates with the MME 19 and the GMLC 5 located upstream (upper) of the eNodeB 21 via the eNodeB 21.
  • the eNodeB 21 has a radio access control function and does not need to be connected to the RNC. For this reason, unlike the BTS 17, the eNodeB 21 can be directly connected to the MME 19 that is one configuration of the LTE core network device.
  • the MME 19 constitutes a core network device together with PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function), P-GW (Packet Data Network-Gateway) and S-GW (Serving-Gateway) (all not shown).
  • the MME 19 performs mobility management of the mobile terminal device, authentication (security control) of the mobile terminal device based on authentication information notified from the HSS 11, and setting processing of a transfer path of user data between the S-GW and the eNodeB 21. It has become.
  • the HSS 11 stores subscriber information associated with the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal device, and manages authentication information and location information.
  • the HSS 11 is configured to identify terminal identification information of the mobile terminal device and 3G location information (first location area) that can specify the 3G coverage area E1 (example of the first coverage area) of the 3G scheme (example of the first communication scheme).
  • 3G location information first location area
  • LTE area information an example of second area information
  • LTE area information an example of second area information
  • An information storage unit (details will be described later) stored separately, and terminal identification information, 3G location information, and LTE location information stored in the information storage unit in association with each other are managed as subscriber information It is like that. Further, the HSS 11 sends, as a response to the location information acquisition request from the GMLC 5, the 3G location information, the LTE location information, and the latest location information associated with the specified terminal identification information to the GMLC 5. It has become. A specific schematic configuration of the HSS 11 and details of the latest location information will be described later.
  • the GMLC 5 manages position information such as latitude / longitude information of the BTS 17 and the eNodeB 21 that transmit / receive data to / from the mobile terminal device.
  • the GMLC 5 is a server device that performs a function of determining whether or not the mobile terminal device that has executed the positioning request matches the mobile terminal device corresponding to the terminal identification information included in the positioning request.
  • the GMLC 5 includes a 3G coverage area E101 of the 3G scheme and an LTE coverage area E102 of the LTE communication scheme which is a communication scheme different from the 3G scheme, and the mobile terminal device 23 located in the roaming network NW102 that is the roaming destination This corresponds to a relay device of the home network NW2 that transmits and receives data to and from the home network.
  • the specific configuration of GMLC 5 will be described later.
  • the home network NW2 is connected to the roaming network NW102 of another communication carrier via a network such as a GRX (GPRS Roaming Exchange) network 40 that controls roaming traffic.
  • the roaming network NW102 is a roaming destination network of the mobile terminal device 23.
  • the mobile terminal device 23 is a user terminal device in which terminal identification information is registered as a user in the HSS 11 constituting the communication system 1.
  • the communication system 100 of the other communication carrier constituting the roaming network NW102 is connected to the GMLC 105, the xGSN 113 connected to the GMLC 105, the RNC 115 connected to the xGSN 113, the BTS 117 connected to the RNC 115, and the GMLC 105.
  • the xGSN 113 has the same configuration as the xGSN 13
  • the RNC 115 has the RNC 15
  • the BTS 117 has the BTS 17
  • the MME 119 has the same configuration as the MME 19
  • the eNodeB 121 has the same configuration, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • the GMLC 105 has the same configuration as the GMLC 5 and exhibits the same functions except that it does not have the latest in-zone information determination unit and determination result information transmission unit, which will be described later. .
  • FIG. 1 shows a state where the mobile terminal device 23 registered as a user in the HSS 11 is in the 3G area E101.
  • the mobile terminal device 23 communicates with the communication system 1 via the BTS 117, the RNC 115, the xGSN 113, the GMLC 105, and the GRX network 40 according to the 3G system while being in the 3G service area E101. ing.
  • the mobile terminal device 23 communicates with the communication system 1 via the eNodeB 121, the MME 119, the GMLC 105, and the GRX network 40 in accordance with the LTE system while being in the LTE coverage area E102. Yes.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the HSS 11 and the GMLC 5.
  • the LCS-Client 30 provided in the home network NW is also shown for easy understanding.
  • the HSS 11 includes a location registration signal receiving unit 11a, an information storage unit 11b, a located area information obtaining unit 11c, and a located area information transmitting unit 11d.
  • the location registration signal reception unit 11a, the information storage unit 11b, the in-zone information acquisition unit 11c, and the in-zone information transmission unit 11d may be realized as physically separate devices, or as a function of the HSS 11, respectively. May be.
  • the location registration signal receiving unit 11a receives a location registration signal transmitted from a communication carrier that manages the 3G coverage area E101 and the LTE coverage area E102 in the roaming network NW102 that is the roaming destination of the mobile terminal device 23. It has become.
  • the location registration signal is transmitted from the communication system 100 constituting the roaming destination roaming network NW102 that the mobile terminal device 23 has moved and registered.
  • the location registration signal is transmitted from the xGSN 113 or the MME 119 that accommodates the service area managed by the communication carrier of the communication system 100.
  • the location registration signal includes the 3G coverage area information or LTE coverage information of the 3G coverage area E101 or LTE coverage area E102 in the roaming network NW102, and the 3G coverage area E101 or LTE coverage area E102 in the roaming network NW102.
  • the 3G location information or LTE location information and terminal identification information included in the location registration signal are information registered in the xGSN 113 or the MME 119 of the roaming destination. In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal device 23 roams to the 3G coverage area E101 and registers its location in the xGSN 113.
  • the location registration signal is transmitted from the xGSN 113, 3G location information regarding the 3G coverage area E101, operator identification information of the telecommunications carrier that manages the 3G coverage area E101, and terminal identification of the mobile terminal device 23 Information.
  • the information storage unit 11b includes an information storage unit (not shown in FIG. 2) in which terminal identification information, 3G in-zone information, and LTE in-zone information are individually stored, and 3G in-zone information stored in the information storage unit, It has a latest location information storage unit (not shown in FIG. 2) in which the latest location information that can determine which of the LTE location information is the latest information is stored.
  • the latest location information that can be determined includes, for example, information that can determine which of 3G and LTE location information is the latest only by the latest location information, and any of 3G and LTE location information in combination with other information Contains information that can be used to determine whether is up-to-date.
  • the latest location information storage unit that stores the latest location information of the former, for example, if the location registration signal includes 3G location information, the 3G flag associated with the 3G location information is turned on, and The LTE flag associated with the LTE location information is turned off, and if the location registration signal includes the LTE location information, the 3G flag is turned off, and the LTE flag is turned on to update the latest location Information may be stored.
  • the latest location information storage unit that stores the latest location information of the latter does not distinguish between the 3G location information and the LTE location information included in the location registration signal, and all or one of these location information. May be stored as the latest location information.
  • the location information that is the same as the latest location information stored in the latest location information storage unit is the latest. I can judge.
  • each telecommunications carrier based on 3G location information and LTE location information stored in the information storage unit is derived with reference to the telecommunications carrier information stored in GMLC5, and the two telecommunications carriers Of these, it can be determined that the location information of the one from which the same carrier as the carrier included in the latest location information is derived is the latest.
  • the information storage unit 11b associates the terminal identification information included in the location registration signal received by the location registration signal reception unit 11a with the 3G location information or LTE location information in the information storage unit and stores the information in the information storage unit. Is to be remembered. Furthermore, the information storage unit 11b updates the latest location information stored in the latest location information storage unit based on the operator identification information included in the location registration signal, and the updated latest location information is updated. The information is stored in association with the terminal identification information included in the location registration signal.
  • FIG. 3 shows an example of a subscriber information database (hereinafter, the database is abbreviated as “DB”) stored in the information storage unit 11b.
  • DB subscriber information database
  • the subscriber information DB includes “terminal identification information”, “location information”, “latest location information”, “packet roaming flag”, and other information (in FIG. Storage area) (information is expressed as “...”).
  • the storage area of “location information” is subdivided into storage areas of “3G” and “LTE”.
  • the “terminal identification information” is a storage area in which the terminal identification information of the mobile terminal device registered as a user in the HSS 11 is stored.
  • “3G” of “location information” is a storage area in which 3G location information included in the location registration signal is stored
  • “LTE” of “location information” is LTE included in the location registration signal. This is a storage area for storing location information.
  • the information stored in the “3G” storage area of “in-zone information” is 3G in-zone information
  • the information stored in the “LTE” storage area of “in-zone information” is LTE in-zone information.
  • the storage area of “terminal identification information” and “located area information” corresponds to the information storage unit 11b-1. Since the information storage unit 11b-1 has a storage area of “terminal identification information” and two storage areas of “3G” and “LTE” of “location information”, the terminal identification information and the 3G presence The area information and the LTE area information can be stored separately.
  • “Latest location information” is a storage area in which the latest location information is stored. In the present embodiment, the carrier identification information included in the location registration signal is stored in the storage area of “latest location information”. The storage area of “latest location information” corresponds to the latest location information storage unit 11b-2.
  • the “packet roaming flag” is a storage area in which information indicating whether or not the mobile terminal apparatus is in packet roaming is stored.
  • Stored information is associated with each other for each row of the subscriber information DB.
  • the movement stored in the “terminal identification information” is stored in “CC + NDC + aaa” which is 3G location information stored in “3G” of “location information” and “LTE” of “location information”.
  • the LTE location information “MCC + MNC + bbb”, the latest location information “A” stored in the “latest location information”, and the flag stored in the “packet roaming flag” are on. Is associated with “ON”.
  • terminal identification information indicate terminal identification information of the mobile terminal device registered as a subscriber.
  • A”, “B”, “C”, and “D” stored in the “latest location information” indicate carrier identification information (for example, carrier identifier) of the communication carrier.
  • CC + NDC stored in “3G” of “in-zone information” is provider information.
  • CC indicates a country code (country code for geometric area)
  • NDC indicates a domestic destination code (National Destination Code).
  • MCC + MNC stored in “LTE” of “Location information” is provider information.
  • MCC telecommunications carrier's operational region code
  • MNC indicates the identification code (Mobile Network Code) for identifying the telecommunications carrier.
  • Aaa”, “bbb”, “ccc”, and “ddd” stored in “Built-in information” are communication businesses with operator identification information “A”, “B”, “C”, and “D”, respectively.
  • the exchange identification information (for example, the exchange number) of the exchange (in this example, xGSN or MME) that accommodates the area in which the mobile terminal device managed and registered by the user is located is shown.
  • 3G location information includes exchange identification information and operator information (country code and domestic destination code), and LTE location information includes exchange identification information and operator information (telecommunications business). Operator's operational area code and identification code).
  • the provider information included in the 3G location information and the provider information stored in “3G” of the “provider information” in the communication provider information DB described later may be referred to as “3G provider information”.
  • 3G provider information the provider information included in the 3G location information and the provider information stored in “3G” of the “provider information” in the communication provider information DB described later
  • 3G provider information the provider information included in the 3G location information and the provider information stored in “3G” of the “provider information” in the communication provider information DB described later
  • LTE carrier information included in the LTE location information and the carrier information stored in “LTE” of the “carrier information” of the communication carrier information DB are referred to as “LTE carrier information”.
  • “ON” of the “packet roaming flag” indicates that the flag is on and the mobile terminal
  • the carrier identification information of the communication carrier is stored.
  • the latest location information stored in the latest location information storage unit 11b-2 is “A”, and the packet roaming flag is on. For this reason, it is determined that the mobile terminal device having the terminal identification information “ ⁇ ” is currently located in the area managed by the communication carrier having the carrier identification information “A” and is in packet roaming.
  • the latest location information stored in the latest location information storage unit 11b-2 is “C”, and the packet roaming flag is on.
  • the mobile terminal device having the terminal identification information “ ⁇ ” is currently located in the area managed by the communication carrier having the carrier identification information “C” and is in packet roaming.
  • the latest location information stored in the latest location information storage unit 11b-2 is “D”, and the packet roaming flag is off.
  • the mobile terminal device having the terminal identification information “ ⁇ ” is currently located in a service area managed by the communication carrier having the carrier identification information “D” and is not in packet roaming. That is, it is determined that the mobile terminal apparatus having the terminal identification information “ ⁇ ” is currently located in the area within the home network.
  • the information itself stored in the latest area information storage unit 11b-2 only identifies the telecommunications carrier that manages the area where the mobile terminal apparatus is currently located. It is not specified which of the 3G location information and the LTE location information stored in the information storage unit 11b-1 is the latest.
  • the communication system 1 includes the information stored in the latest location information storage unit 11b-2 and other information (in this embodiment, the carrier identification stored in the communication carrier information DB described later). Information) and determining which of the 3G location information and LTE location information stored in the information storage unit 11b-1 is the latest.
  • the location information acquisition unit 11 c provided in the HSS 11 requests the location information acquisition including the terminal identification information of the mobile terminal device 23 requested from the GMLC 5 (an example of a relay device) of the home network NW 2.
  • 3G location information, LTE location information, and latest location information associated with the same terminal identification information as the terminal identification information included in the location information acquisition request with reference to the information storage unit 11b To get.
  • the location information acquisition unit 11c refers to the subscriber information DB of the information storage unit 11b and “terminal identification information” In-zone information associated with “ ⁇ ” stored in “” is acquired.
  • the in-zone information acquisition unit 11c is associated with the terminal identification information " ⁇ "
  • the information “CC + NDC + aaa”, the LTE in-zone information “MCC + MNC + bbb”, and the latest in-zone information “A” are acquired.
  • the location information acquisition unit 11c transmits the acquired location information to the location information transmission unit 11d.
  • the located area information transmission unit 11d is configured to transmit the 3G located area information, the LTE located area information, and the latest located area information acquired by the located area information obtaining unit 11c to the GMLC 5 of the home network NW2.
  • the GMLC 5 includes a communication service request acquisition unit 5a, a location information acquisition unit 5b, a latest location information determination unit 5c, and a determination result information transmission unit 5d.
  • the communication service request acquisition unit 5a, the in-zone information acquisition unit 5b, the latest in-zone information determination unit 5c, and the determination result information transmission unit 5d may each be realized as physically separate devices, or one function of the GMLC 5 Each may be realized.
  • the communication service request acquisition unit 5a is a communication service provider (for example, LCS-) that provides a predetermined communication service based on a request from the mobile terminal device 23 located in the 3G area E101 or LTE area E102.
  • a communication service request transmitted from the Client 30) and including the terminal identification information of the mobile terminal device 23 is acquired.
  • the predetermined communication service includes, for example, a base station positioning request or a communication service unique to the communication carrier.
  • the communication service unique to the communication carrier includes, for example, a service that makes the display mode of the display unit of the mobile terminal device correspond to the roaming destination country.
  • the location information acquisition unit 5b refers to the subscriber information management device (for example, HSS11) based on the communication service request acquisition unit 5a acquiring the communication service request, and is the same as the terminal identification information included in the communication service request. 3G location information, LTE location information, and latest location information associated with the terminal identification information are acquired. Specifically, the location information acquisition unit 5b requests, for example, a location information acquisition request including the terminal identification information included in the communication service request to the HSS 11, and uses the 3G location as a response to the location information acquisition request. Get information, LTE location information and latest location information.
  • the located area information acquisition unit 5b requests the HSS 11 for a located area information acquisition request including “ ⁇ ” as the terminal identification information.
  • the area information acquisition unit 11c of the HSS 11 refers to the subscriber information DB of the information storage unit 11b.
  • the 3G location information “CC + NDC + aaa”, the LTE location information “MCC + MNC + bbb”, and the latest location information “A” associated with the terminal identification information “ ⁇ ” are acquired, and a response signal including these information Is transmitted to GMLC5 as a location information acquisition response.
  • the location information acquisition unit 5b provided in the GMLC 5 includes the “CC + NDC + aaa” of the 3G location information associated with the terminal identification information “ ⁇ ”, the “MCC + MNC + bbb” of the LTE location information, and the latest location information of the location information. Acquire “A”.
  • the in-zone information acquisition unit 5b transmits the acquired in-zone information to the latest in-zone information determination unit 5c.
  • the latest location information determination unit 5c determines whether the 3G location information is the latest based on the acquired 3G location information, LTE location information, and latest location information.
  • the latest location information determination unit 5c uses only the latest location information to determine 3G location information. Cannot determine whether is up-to-date.
  • the latest in-zone information determination unit 5c refers to the carrier information DB managed by the GMLC 5, and provides the carrier identification information and the latest in-zone information corresponding to the 3G carrier information included in the acquired 3G in-zone information. It is determined whether or not the operator identification information is the same.
  • the latest location information determination unit 5c determines whether the LTE location information is the latest.
  • FIG. 4 shows an example of the communication carrier information DB stored in the information storage unit provided in the GMLC 5.
  • the telecommunications carrier information DB has storage areas for “provider identification information” and “provider information”.
  • the storage area for “enterprise information” is subdivided into two storage areas, “3G” and “LTE”.
  • the “operator identification information” is a storage area in which the carrier identification information of the communication carrier registered in the GMLC 5 is stored.
  • the business operator identification information is registered in advance in the GMLC 5 or registered during the location registration process of the mobile terminal device.
  • “3G” of “operator information” is a storage area for storing 3G carrier information related to the 3G coverage area managed by the telecommunications carrier, and “LTE” of “operator information” is stored by the telecommunications carrier. This is a storage area in which LTE business information related to the LTE area to be managed is stored.
  • Information stored for each row of the communication carrier information DB is information associated with each other. For example, in the first line of the telecommunications carrier information DB (excluding the item line. Similarly, the number of lines excluding the item line of the telecommunications carrier information DB) is stored in “operator identification information”.
  • “A” which is the carrier identification information of the communication carrier includes “CC + NDC” which is 3G carrier information stored in “3G” of “carrier information” and “LTE” of “carrier information”. Is associated with “MCC + MNC”, which is LTE carrier information stored in “”.
  • the notation method of “A” indicating operator identification information, “CC + NDC” indicating 3G location information, and “MCC + MNC” indicating LTE location information is the same as the notation method in FIG.
  • the latest in-zone information determination unit 5c is associated with the same 3G operator information as the operator information included in the 3G in-zone information acquired by the in-zone information acquisition unit 5b, and is stored in the communication operator information DB. It is determined whether the operator identification information is the same as the operator identification information included in the latest location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 5b.
  • the latest in-zone information determination unit 5c is stored in the communication carrier information DB in association with the same LTE carrier information as the carrier information included in the LTE in-zone information acquired by the in-zone information acquisition unit 5b. It is determined whether or not the business operator identification information is the same as the business operator identification information included in the latest location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 5b.
  • the latest in-zone information determination unit 5c is associated with the same “CC + NDC” as “CC + NDC” included in “CC + NDC + aaa” of the 3G in-zone information acquired by the in-zone information acquisition unit 5b. It is determined whether or not the “A” of the business operator identification information stored in the “A” and the “A” of the business operator identification information included in the latest location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 5b are the same. . In this example, the latest in-zone information determination unit 5c determines that both of these two operator identification information are “A” and are the same, and does not execute the determination on the LTE in-zone information.
  • the latest location information determination unit 5c determines that the carrier identification information obtained by referring to the communication carrier information DB is not the same as the carrier identification information included in the latest location information.
  • the LTE area information acquired by the area information acquisition unit 5b is subjected to the same processing as that of the 3G area information, and the comparison determination of the operator identification information is executed.
  • the latest location information determination unit 5c stores the carrier identification information together with the 3G location information and the LTE location information in the information storage unit 11b-1, and stores the carrier identification information as the latest location information and the latest location information. It is determined whether or not the carrier identification information stored in the area information storage unit 11b-2 is the same, and is included in the carrier identification information as the latest area information and the LTE area information stored in the subscriber information DB It may be configured to determine whether or not the operator identification information is the same.
  • the in-zone information acquisition unit 5b associates “CC + NDC + aaa” stored in “3G” of “in-zone information” of the information storage unit 11b-1 and operator identification associated with “ ⁇ ” in the terminal identification information It is assumed that “A” of information, “MCC + MNC + bbb” stored in “LTE” of “in-zone information”, “B” of carrier identification information, and “A” of latest in-zone information are acquired. .
  • the latest in-zone information determination unit 5c has “A” as the operator identification information stored together with the 3G in-zone information, and “A” as the latest in-zone information. Are the same, it is determined that the 3G location information is the latest.
  • the latest location information determination unit 5c transmits determination result information that the 3G location information is the latest to the determination result information transmission unit 5d.
  • the latest location information storage unit 11b-2 stores information that can determine which of the 3G location information and the LTE location information is the latest only by the latest location information
  • the information determination unit 5c may determine whether the 3G location information is the latest only by the acquired latest location information, or whether the LTE location information is the latest.
  • the determination result information transmission unit 5 d provides the roaming destination area of the mobile terminal device 23 when the latest area information determination unit 5 c determines that the 3G area information is the latest.
  • a service request signal is transmitted to the telecommunications carrier.
  • the determination result information transmission unit 5d transmits the non-response determination result information to the communication service provider when the latest in-zone information determination unit 5c determines that the 3G in-zone information is not the latest.
  • the service request signal includes, for example, terminal identification information, 3G location information, LTE location information, or the like.
  • the non-response determination result information includes error response information indicating that it is not in the service area or out of the service provision range.
  • the first communication carrier managing the 3G located area specified by the 3G located information acquired by the located information acquisition unit 5b and the LTE located information acquired by the located information acquiring unit 5b A telecommunications carrier that is different from the second telecommunications carrier that manages the identified LTE territory and that is identified by the latest territory information acquired by the territory information acquisition unit 5b Is determined to be the same as the first telecommunications carrier and the 3G location information is the latest, the determination result information transmitter 5d sends a service request signal to the telecommunications carrier that provides the location area. In other cases, non-response determination result information may be transmitted to the communication service provider.
  • the location information acquisition unit 5b acquires 3G location information, LTE location information, and latest location information associated with the terminal identification information “ ⁇ ”.
  • “ ⁇ ” of the terminal identification information is associated with “CC + NDC + aaa” of 3G location information, “MCC + MNC + bbb” of LTE location information, and “A” of the latest location information.
  • the latest location information determination unit 5c refers to the communication carrier information DB shown in FIG. 4 and manages the 3G location area specified by the 3G location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 5b.
  • the carrier identification information of the first communication carrier is “A” and the carrier identification information of the second communication carrier that manages the LTE coverage area specified by the LTE coverage information is “B”. .
  • the latest location information determination unit 5c determines that the derived carrier identification information of the first and second communication carriers is different.
  • the latest in-zone information determination unit 5c determines that the derived carrier identification information of the first communication carrier and the carrier identification information as the latest in-zone information acquired by the in-zone information acquisition unit 5b are both “A”. It is determined that the 3G location information is the latest.
  • the determination result information transmission unit 5d transmits a service request signal including “ ⁇ ” as the terminal identification information and “CC + NDC + aaa” as the 3G in-zone information to the communication carrier that provides the in-area.
  • the latest in-zone information determination unit 5c has the same operator identification information of the first and second telecommunication carriers derived based on the 3G in-zone information acquired by the in-zone information acquisition unit 5b and the LTE in-zone information. Suppose that it is determined.
  • the determination result information transmission unit 5d transmits non-response determination result information to the communication service provider.
  • the GMLC 5 manages the 3G coverage area only when the 3G coverage information is the latest, that is, only when the mobile terminal device 23 is currently in the 3G coverage area.
  • the service request signal is transmitted to the communication carrier and the mobile terminal device 23 is currently in the LTE area, the service request signal is not transmitted regardless of the communication carrier.
  • the GMLC 5 transmits a signal to a communication carrier different from the communication carrier in the area where the mobile terminal device 23 should be currently located, or transmits the signal to the LTE area. Can be prevented.
  • the process in the latest location information determination unit 5c does not always transmit a service request signal when the mobile terminal device 23 is in the LTE coverage area, so the service level for LTE roaming by the communication carrier is low. It is valid for a period (for example, for a predetermined period after the start of provision of LTE roaming service).
  • the first communication carrier that manages the 3G area that is specified by the 3G area information acquired by the area information acquisition unit 5b, and the LTE area that the area information acquisition unit 5b acquires The second telecommunications carrier that manages the LTE area that is specified by the information is different, and the latest area information determination unit 5c is the communication that is specified by the latest area information acquired by the area information acquisition unit 5b. If it is determined that the carrier is the same as at least one of the first and second communication carriers, the determination result information transmission unit 5d provides the area where the mobile terminal device 23 is located.
  • a service request signal is transmitted to the telecommunications carrier that determines that the telecommunications carrier specified by the latest location information is different from either the first or second telecommunications carrier, It may be adapted to transmit the non-response determination result information to the operators.
  • the location information acquisition unit 5b acquires 3G location information, LTE location information, and latest location information associated with the terminal identification information “ ⁇ ”.
  • “ ⁇ ” of the terminal identification information is associated with “CC + NDC + aaa” of 3G location information, “MCC + MNC + bbb” of LTE location information, and “A” of the latest location information.
  • the latest location information determination unit 5c refers to the communication carrier information DB shown in FIG. 4 and manages the 3G location area specified by the 3G location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 5b.
  • the carrier identification information of the first communication carrier is “A” and the carrier identification information of the second communication carrier that manages the LTE coverage area specified by the LTE coverage information is “B”.
  • the latest in-zone information determination unit 5c is “A” for both the derived carrier identification information of the first telecommunication carrier and the carrier identification information as the latest in-zone information acquired by the in-zone information acquisition unit 5b. Therefore, it is determined that the 3G location information is the latest. Accordingly, the determination result information transmission unit 5d transmits a service request signal including the terminal identification information “ ⁇ ” and the 3G in-zone information “CC + NDC + aaa” to the communication carrier that provides the in-area.
  • the location information acquisition unit 5b acquires 3G location information, LTE location information, and latest location information associated with the terminal identification information “ ⁇ ”.
  • “ ⁇ ” of the terminal identification information is associated with “CC + NDC + aaa” of 3G location information, “MCC + MNC + ccc” of LTE location information, and “C” of the latest location information.
  • the latest location information determination unit 5c refers to the communication carrier information DB shown in FIG. 4 and manages the 3G location area specified by the 3G location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 5b.
  • the carrier identification information of the first communication carrier is “A” and the carrier identification information of the second communication carrier that manages the LTE coverage area specified by the LTE coverage information is “C”.
  • the latest area information determination unit 5c has the derived carrier identification information “A” of the first communication carrier, and the carrier identification information as the latest area information acquired by the area information acquisition unit 5b is “C”. It is determined that the 3G location information is not the latest.
  • the latest in-zone information determination unit 5c has “C” as the operator identification information of the derived second communication carrier, and the operator identification information as the latest in-zone information acquired by the in-zone information acquisition unit 5b. Are “C” and the same, and it is determined that the LTE location information is the latest.
  • the determination result information transmission unit 5d transmits a service request signal including the terminal identification information “ ⁇ ” and the LTE area information “MCC + MNC + ccc” to the communication carrier that provides the area.
  • the GMLC 5 A service request signal is transmitted to a telecommunications carrier that manages a service area or LTE service area, and a service is provided to a service provider that manages a service area of LTE or 3G service area in which the mobile terminal device 23 is not currently serviced. Do not send a request signal. Thereby, GMLC5 can prevent transmitting a signal to the communication carrier different from the communication carrier of the located area where the mobile terminal device 23 should be currently located.
  • the processing in the latest area information determination unit 5c is a communication business corresponding to LTE roaming. It is effective when the service level of the user is improved (for example, after the elapse of a predetermined period from the start of provision of the LTE roaming service).
  • the GMLC 5 stores the service contents that can be provided for each communication carrier in the communication carrier information DB, and determines that the LTE presence information is not the 3G location information but the LTE location information is the latest information. It is determined whether or not the content of the requested communication service is provided in the LTE roaming by the telecommunications carrier specified on the basis, and if the service is provided, a service request signal is sent to the telecommunications carrier. You may make it transmit.
  • FIG. 5 shows a schematic configuration of a conventional home network NW150 and roaming network NW200 before providing LTE roaming service.
  • the communication system 151 that configures the home network NW150 before providing the LTE roaming service includes a GMLC 155, a P-GW (Packet Data Network (PDN) -Gateway) 157, and a MAPS (Multi Access Platform System). 159 and HSS161.
  • the home network NW 150 is provided with an LCS-Client 180.
  • the GMLC 155 has the same configuration as the GMLC 5 except that it does not have the latest in-zone information determination unit 5c and the determination result information transmission unit 5d, and performs the same function. .
  • the HSS 161 has the same configuration as the HSS 11 and exhibits the same functions except that it does not have the latest location information storage unit 11b-2, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted. Since the LCS-Client 180 has the same configuration as the LCS-Client 30 and exhibits the same function, detailed description thereof is omitted.
  • the P-GW 157 forms a core network together with an MME (not shown).
  • the P-GW 157 is a connection point with the PDN and is a gateway device that assigns an IP address and receives all user data packets from the PDN to the mobile terminal device 23 and the like.
  • MAPS 159 is a system for providing a comfortable Internet connection environment from a mobile environment using data communication. The MAPS 159 performs blocking of unnecessary packets and bandwidth control in order to provide an optimal network service according to the characteristics of each access line such as bandwidth and constant connection.
  • the communication system 151 that configures the home network NW 150 can communicate with the communication system 201 that configures the roaming network NW 200 of another communication carrier using the 3G communication method.
  • the roaming network NW200 is a roaming destination network of the mobile terminal device 23.
  • the mobile terminal device 23 is a user terminal device in which terminal identification information is registered as a user in the HSS 161 constituting the communication system 151.
  • the communication system 201 of the other communication carrier constituting the roaming network NW200 is connected to the GMLC 205, the xGSN 213 connected to the GMLC 205, the RNC 215 connected to the xGSN 213, the BTS 217 connected to the RNC 215, and the GMLC 205.
  • the GMLC 205, the GMLC 105, the xGSN 213 have the same configuration as the xGSN 113, the RNC 215 has the same configuration as the RNC 115, and the BTS 217 has the same function as the BTS 117, and detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.
  • the MME 219 and the eNodeB 221 have the same configuration and the same function as the MME 119 and the eNodeB 121, respectively, except that the function to execute communication (packet communication) in accordance with the LTE scheme with the communication system 151 cannot be exhibited. Therefore, detailed description is omitted.
  • the S-GW 223 is connected to the MME 219 and is a gateway device that performs transmission control of user data packets based on a command from the MME 219.
  • the communication system 151 before providing the LTE roaming service cannot provide communication using the LTE scheme between the P-GW 157 and the S-GW 223 of the communication system 201 configuring the roaming network NW200. Therefore, the mobile terminal device 23 registered as a user in the HSS 161 transmits an LTE packet communication or base station positioning request to the P-GW 157 of the communication system 151 via the eNodeB 221 and the S-GW 223 from the roaming LTE coverage area E202. Cannot be implemented. Further, in the communication system 151 before providing the LTE roaming service, a signal transmitted from the roaming network NW200, for example, a base station positioning request signal, conforms to the 3G scheme. Therefore, the HSS 161 only needs to know the 3G coverage area E201 in the roaming destination roaming network NW200 to which the mobile terminal device 23 has roamed out and the communication carrier that manages the 3G coverage area E201.
  • FIG. 6 shows a conventional home network NW150 and roaming after provision of LTE roaming service and before provision of LTE base station positioning service (hereinafter referred to as “immediately after provision of LTE roaming service”).
  • 2 shows a schematic configuration of a network NW200.
  • the schematic configurations of the home network NW150 and the roaming network NW200 immediately after the provision of the LTE roaming service are the same as those of the home network NW150 and the roaming network NW200 immediately after the provision of the LTE roaming service before the provision of the LTE roaming service shown in FIG. It is the same as the schematic configuration.
  • the communication system 201 can provide a part of communication by the LTE scheme between the S-GW 223 and the P-GW 157 of the communication system 151 constituting the home network NW 150.
  • the roaming network NW200 immediately after provision of the LTE roaming service restricts, for example, a base station positioning request by the LTE method, but does not restrict other packet communication by the LTE method. Therefore, a packet signal may be transmitted to the communication system 151 of the home network NW150 from the mobile terminal device 23 located in the LTE coverage area E202 in the roaming network NW200.
  • the HSS 161 provided in the communication system 151 immediately after provision of the LTE roaming service is configured to individually manage 3G location information and LTE location information.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a problem of the communication system 151 immediately after provision of the LTE roaming service.
  • the GMLC 155 and the HSS 161 provided in the communication system 151 constituting the home network NW 150 are extracted and illustrated.
  • An area E302 is illustrated, and other components are not illustrated.
  • the HSS 161 provided in the communication system 151 immediately after provision of the roaming service needs to store 3G location information and LTE location information separately. For this reason, the HSS 161 has a subscriber information DB 161a having a storage unit for storing 3G location information and a storage unit for storing LTE location information.
  • the communication system that manages the 3G coverage area E201 sends a location registration signal to the HSS 161.
  • Send For example, “aaa” of the exchange number of the xGSN that accommodates the 3G coverage area E201 and “CC + NDC” of the operator information, for example, “CC + NDC” of the 3G coverage area E201 are stored in the subscriber information DB 161a of the HSS161. It is stored in the 3G in-zone information storage unit ("3G" in "in-zone information”) (arrow Y1).
  • the communication system that manages the LTE area E302 is located with respect to the HSS161.
  • “bbb” of the exchange number of the MME that accommodates the LTE coverage area E302 and “MCC + MNC” of the provider information for example, “MCC + MNC” of the LTE coverage area E302 are stored in the subscriber information DB 161a of the HSS 161. It is stored in the LTE area information storage section ("LTE" in "area information”) (arrow Y2).
  • the HSS 161 of the home network NW150 individually holds the area information (3G area information and LTE area information) of the area where the user-registered mobile terminal device 23 is located. .
  • the HSS 161 derives from which location information the mobile terminal device is located in the location area managed by the mobile operator from these location information, and determines whether or not the communication carrier can provide roaming. Before the LTE roaming service was provided, only 3G roaming, which is roaming using the 3G method, was provided, and it was only necessary to derive the communication carrier from 3G location information. However, after providing the LTE roaming service, the HSS 161 cannot determine whether the corresponding carrier is to be derived from the 3G location information or whether the corresponding carrier is to be derived from the LTE location information. In particular, whenever the mobile terminal device 23 changes the roaming destination, the 3G location information and the LTE location information in the subscriber information DB 161a are updated.
  • the subscriber information DB 161a stores 3G location information and LTE location information together. For this reason, the HSS 161 uses any of the coverage area managed by the communication carrier included in the 3G location information stored in the subscriber information DB 161a and the coverage area managed by the communication carrier included in the LTE location information. However, there is a problem that it is impossible to determine whether the mobile terminal device 23 is actually located.
  • a telecommunications carrier that manages the communication systems constituting the roaming networks NW200 and 300, which are roaming destinations of the mobile terminal device 23, can provide a base station positioning service from the LTE service area. You may not have a service level. It is assumed that the communication carrier provides the base station positioning request requested by the mobile terminal device from the roaming destination area only to the 3G area until it supports base station positioning in LTE roaming. Is done. Therefore, for example, a method of transmitting a base station positioning request signal to a communication carrier derived from 3G location information held by the communication system is conceivable.
  • the GMLC 155 when the GMLC 155 provided in the communication system 151 obtains the base station positioning request from the mobile terminal device 23, the GMLC 155 preferentially obtains the 3G location information from the subscriber information DB of the HSS 161 (arrow Y3) and obtains it. There is a possibility that the 3G located area E201 specified based on the 3G located information is managed, and the base station positioning request is executed to the communication carrier whose carrier identification information is “A” (arrow Y4). ). As shown in FIG. 7, since the mobile terminal device 23 is not located in the 3G located area E201 when the base station positioning request is made, it actually manages the visited area where the mobile terminal device 23 is not located. A base station positioning request signal is transmitted to the communication carrier.
  • the mobile terminal device 23 when the mobile terminal device 23 is actually located in the LTE area, it is inherently deterred against a telecommunications carrier different from the telecommunications carrier in the area where it is actually located. There is a possibility that a signal to be transmitted is transmitted. Within the same carrier, even if a signal to be transmitted to the LTE network is allowed to be erroneously transmitted to the 3G network, it should not be allowed to send an extra signal to a different carrier. .
  • the base station positioning request signal is transmitted, if the positioning request signal is transmitted to a telecommunications carrier irrelevant to the mobile terminal device 23, the equipment load of the telecommunications carrier is increased and unnecessary inter-operator settlement is performed. This causes a problem of occurrence.
  • the HSS 11 as the subscriber information management apparatus has the latest location information storage unit 11b-2 (see FIG. 3) in the subscriber information DB, and the 3G location information stored in the information storage unit 11b-1. It is possible to manage which of the area information and the LTE area information is the latest information. Further, the GMLC 5 as the relay device according to the present embodiment determines whether the 3G location information is the latest based on the 3G location information, the LTE location information, and the latest location information stored in the subscriber information DB. It is to judge whether.
  • the service request signal (for example, a positioning request including terminal identification information, etc.) is provided to the telecommunications carrier that provides the 3G location area of the roaming destination. Signal).
  • the GMLC 5 determines that the 3G location information is not the latest, the GMLC 5 transmits non-response determination result information to the communication service provider that requested the positioning, that is, provides the 3G location area of the roaming destination A service request signal is not transmitted to a certain carrier.
  • the subscriber information management device, the relay device, and the communication system including them according to the present embodiment can be used for a communication carrier or LTE roaming that provides a coverage area in which a user-registered mobile terminal device is not located. Suppressing the transmission of unnecessary service request signals such as positioning request signals to telecommunications carriers with low service levels against the increase in equipment load of the telecommunications carrier and unnecessary liquidation between carriers. Can be prevented.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the communication method of the communication system 1 and is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the communication system 1.
  • FIG. 8 shows the GGSN 13a provided in the P-GW 25 and the xGSN 13 constituting the core network together with the GMLC 5, HSS 11, and MME 19 among the components of the communication system 1, and the RNC 15 and BTS 17 originally provided in the communication system 1 are shown.
  • the MME 19 and the eNodeB 21 are not shown.
  • FIG. 8 shows the GGSN 13a provided in the P-GW 25 and the xGSN 13 constituting the core network together with the GMLC 5, HSS 11, and MME 19 among the components of the communication system 1, and the RNC 15 and BTS 17 originally provided in the communication system 1 are shown.
  • the MME 19 and the eNodeB 21 are not shown.
  • the mobile terminal device 23 that is registered as a user and whose subscriber information is managed in the HSS 11, and the communication carriers A and B that provide the roaming network NW that is the roaming destination of the mobile terminal device 23.
  • the communication carrier A only the SGSN 113a provided in the xGSN is extracted and shown among the components of the communication system 100 of the communication carrier A.
  • the communication carrier B only the GMLC 405, the S-GW 427, and the MME 419 are extracted from the components of the communication carrier 400's communication system 400.
  • the mobile terminal device 23 A position registration process is executed (step S1).
  • the signal transmitted to the SGSN 113a in the location registration process includes the terminal identification information of the mobile terminal device 23 (in this example, “ ⁇ ”).
  • the communication system 100 executes a location registration process including a location registration signal for the HSS 11 provided in the communication system 1 of the home network NW2 (step S2).
  • the user profile of the location registration signal includes terminal identification information of the mobile terminal device 23, 3G location information (location information of the area where the mobile terminal device 23 is located (in this example, the SGSN of the SGSN 113a).
  • SGSN number included in Number (hereinafter referred to as "SGSN number"), for example, "aaa”, and carrier information of carrier A (country code and domestic destination code, for example, "CC + NDC”)), And carrier identification information of communication carrier A (in this example, “A”).
  • the HSS 11 that has received the location registration signal via the location registration signal receiving unit 11a (see FIG. 2) stores the terminal identification included in the location registration signal in the information storage unit 11b-1 of the subscriber information DB of the information storage unit 11b.
  • the information “ ⁇ ” and the 3G location information “CC + NDC + aaa” are stored and updated, and the subscriber information is stored (step S3).
  • the HSS 11 stores “ ⁇ ” in the storage area of “terminal identification information” provided in the information storage unit 11b-1 of the subscriber information DB, and the storage area of “3G” in “location information” (FIG. 3).
  • the 3G location information is stored in (Ref.).
  • the HSS 11 stores “A” of the operator identification information included in the location registration signal in the storage area (see FIG. 3) of the latest location information storage unit 11b-2, and the latest location information storage unit 11b.
  • the latest location information stored in -2 is updated and stored (step S4).
  • the latest location information stored in the latest location information storage unit 11b-2 may be referred to as “latest NID”.
  • the subscriber information DB of the information storage unit 11b provided in the HSS 11 is associated with “ ⁇ ” of the terminal identification information of the mobile terminal device 23, and “CC + NDC + aaa” of the 3G in-zone information and the latest in-zone information "A" is held (see FIG. 3).
  • the mobile terminal device 23 moves from the roaming network NW managed by the communication carrier A to the roaming network NW managed by the communication carrier B, and the LTE presence in the roaming network NW It is assumed that the user is in the service area (step S5). Then, the mobile terminal device 23 executes a location registration process for the MME 419 provided in the communication system 400 of the communication carrier B (Step S6).
  • the signal transmitted to the MME 419 in the location registration process includes “ ⁇ ” of the terminal identification information of the mobile terminal device 23.
  • the communication system 400 executes location registration processing including a location registration signal for the HSS 11 provided in the communication system 1 of the home network NW2 (step S7).
  • the user profile of the location registration signal includes the terminal identification information of the mobile terminal device 23, LTE location information (location information of the area where the mobile terminal device 23 is located (in this example, the MME of the MME 419).
  • -MME exchange number included in Name hereinafter referred to as “MME name”
  • carrier B carrier information operating area code and identification code, eg “MCC + MNC”
  • B business operator identification information
  • the HSS 11 that has received the location registration signal via the location registration signal receiving unit 11a includes the information storage unit 11b-1 corresponding to the storage area in which “ ⁇ ” of the terminal identification information is stored, and the latest location information.
  • the LTE location information included in the location registration signal is stored in each storage area of the storage unit 11b-2.
  • the HSS 11a stores and updates the LTE location information “MCC + MNC + bbb” in the information storage unit 11b-1, and stores the subscriber information (step S8).
  • the HSS 11 is located in the same row as the storage area where the terminal identification information “ ⁇ ” is stored in the information storage unit 11b-1 of the subscriber information DB (the first row in the subscriber information DB shown in FIG. 3).
  • the LTE location information is stored in the “LTE” storage area of “Information”.
  • the HSS 11 uses the same row as the storage area in which the terminal identification information “ ⁇ ” is stored in the information storage unit 11b-1 of the subscriber information DB for the carrier identification information “B” included in the location registration signal.
  • the latest location information stored in the storage area of the latest location information storage unit 11b-2 (first line in the subscriber information DB shown in FIG. 3) and stored in the latest location information storage unit 11b-2 Is updated and stored (step S9).
  • the mobile terminal device 23 executes a base station positioning request including a base station positioning request signal to the LCS-Client 30 provided in the home network NW2 (step S10). ).
  • the base station positioning request signal includes “ ⁇ ” of the terminal identification information of the mobile terminal device 23.
  • the LCS-Client 30 that has received the base station positioning request signal executes a base station positioning request as a communication service request to the GMLC 5 (step S11).
  • the GMLC 5 acquires a base station positioning request signal as a communication service request signal included in the base station positioning request by the communication service request acquisition unit 5a (see FIG. 2).
  • the base station positioning request signal includes terminal identification information “ ⁇ ”.
  • the GMLC 5 transfers the base station positioning request signal to the HSS 11 via the location information acquisition unit 5b (Step S12).
  • the HSS 11 operates the in-zone information acquisition unit 11c to store the in-zone information stored in the information storage unit 11b-1 in association with the terminal identification information “ ⁇ ” included in the base station positioning request signal, the latest information The latest location information “B” stored in the location information storage unit 11b-2 is acquired, and a location information acquisition response is executed to the GMLC 5 (step S13).
  • the HSS 11 acquires the location information and the like from the information storage unit 11b
  • the HSS 11 also specifies the parameter of the latest location information as an acquisition target.
  • the in-zone information acquisition unit 11c can acquire the latest in-zone information stored in the information storage unit 11b.
  • the HSS 11 In response to the location information acquisition response, the HSS 11 stores “CC + NDC + aaa” of 3G location information stored in the information storage unit 11b-1, “MCC + MNC + bbb” of LTE location information, and the latest location information storage unit 11b-2. A response signal including “B” of the latest location information stored in is sent to the GMLC 5. The HSS 11 also acquires the roaming information stored in the “packet roaming flag” from the subscriber information DB, and transmits the roaming information to the GMLC 5 in the presence information acquisition response.
  • the GMLC 5 executes an existing domestic cell positioning process, and if the roaming information is information indicating that roaming is being performed, The following service provision condition determination processing (processing from step S14 to step S20 shown in FIG. 8) is executed.
  • the GMLC 5 acquires the location information and the latest location information via the location information acquisition unit 5b, the GMLC 5 is the same as the country code and the domestic destination code of the operator information extracted from the SGSN number “CC + NDC + aaa” of the 3G location information.
  • the carrier identification information (hereinafter referred to as “3G_NID”) associated with the country code and the domestic destination code of the 3G carrier information is derived from the communication carrier information DB (step S14).
  • the communication carrier information DB stores CC + NDC in association with the carrier identification information “A” (see FIG. 4). For this reason, the GMLC 5 derives “A” as 3G_NID by referring to the communication carrier information DB.
  • the GMLC 5 operates the LTE operator information operating region that is the same as the operating region code and identification code of the operator information extracted from the MMC name “MCC + MNC + bbb” of the LTE in-zone information acquired via the in-zone information acquiring unit 5b.
  • the carrier identification information (hereinafter referred to as “LTE_NID”) associated with the code and the identification code is derived from the communication carrier information DB (step S15).
  • the communication carrier information DB stores MCC + MNC in association with “B” of the carrier identification information (see FIG. 4). For this reason, the GMLC 5 derives “B” as LTE_NID by referring to the communication carrier information DB.
  • the GMLC 5 determines whether or not the derived 3G_NID is the same as the latest NID (step S16). In this example, since 3G_NID is “A” and the latest NID is “B”, GMLC 5 determines that 3G_NID and the latest NID are not the same (No in step S16). After step S16, the GMLC 5 determines whether or not the derived LTE_NID is the same as the latest NID (step S18). In this example, since LTE_NID is “B” and the latest NID is “B”, the GMLC 5 determines that the LTE_NID and the latest NID are the same (Yes in step S18).
  • the GMLC 5 determines that the LTE base station positioning request is uniformly restricted immediately after provision of the LTE roaming service, and returns an error response including information indicating that it is out of the service provision range to the LCS-Client 30 (step S19). ).
  • the error response is returned to the LCS-Client 30 using MLP_SLIA (MobileMoLocation Protocol (MLP) Standard Location Immediate Answer (SLIA)).
  • MLP_SLIA MobileMoLocation Protocol (MLP) Standard Location Immediate Answer (SLIA)
  • a communication service is provided to the GMLC 405 provided in the communication system 400 managed by the communication carrier B.
  • a base station positioning request is executed as a request (step S17).
  • the base station positioning request includes terminal identification information and 3G location information.
  • the GMLC 405 that acquired the base station positioning request sends a base station positioning response including latitude and longitude information of the area where the mobile terminal device of the terminal identification information included in the request is located to the GMLC 5 of the communication system 1. It performs with respect to (step S21).
  • the GMLC 5 transfers the latitude / longitude information included in the base station positioning response to the LCS-Client 30 (step S22).
  • the GMLC 5 determines in step S18 that the LTE_NID and the latest NID are not the same (No in step S18)
  • the mobile terminal device 23 is located in any of the 3G and LTE coverage areas.
  • An error response including information indicating that there is no (not present area) is returned to the LCS-Client 30 (step S20).
  • the mobile terminal device 23 should be currently located. It is possible to prevent a signal from being transmitted to a telecommunications carrier different from the telecommunications carrier in the service area or the signal from being transmitted to the LTE service area.
  • the communication system 1 according to the present embodiment can specify which of the 3G location information and the LTE location information is the latest even if the 3G location information and the LTE location information are individually managed. For this reason, this Embodiment is suitable for the communication system provided with the ISR function.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a communication method of the communication system 1 according to the present modification, and is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of the communication system 1.
  • the communication method of the communication system 1 according to the present modification can be suitably used when the service level for LTE roaming of the communication carrier that is the roaming destination of the mobile terminal device is improved.
  • 9 shows the communication system 1 and the like in the same manner as FIG. Further, since the communication method of the communication system 1 according to the present modification is substantially the same as that shown in FIG. 8, only the differences will be described briefly.
  • the processing from step S101 to step S117, step S121, and step S122 shown in FIG. 9 is the same as the processing from step S1 to step S7, step S21, and step S22 shown in FIG.
  • the GMLC 5 determines whether the derived LTE_NID is the same as the latest NID (step S118).
  • the base station positioning is performed as a communication service request to the GMLC 405 provided in the communication system 400 managed by the communication carrier B. The request is executed (step S117).
  • the base station positioning request can be executed even when the mobile terminal device 23 is located in the LTE area.
  • the present invention can be embodied as a computer program.
  • the function of each part of HSS11 and GMLC5 can also be realized as a communication program.
  • some or all of the present invention can be incorporated into hardware or software (including firmware, resident software, microcode, state machines, gate arrays, etc.).
  • the present invention may take the form of a computer program product on a computer-usable or computer-readable storage medium, which incorporates computer-usable or computer-readable program code. It is done.
  • a computer usable or computer readable medium includes, stores, communicates, propagates, programs that are used by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus or device, Alternatively, any medium that can be transported can be used.
  • the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made.
  • step S18 of the communication method of the communication system 1 according to the above-described embodiment described with reference to FIG. 8 when it is determined that the LTE_NID and the latest NID are not the same, the mobile terminal device 23 is uniformly 3G or LTE.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the GMLC 5 stores base station positioning information indicating whether or not a roaming destination communication carrier supports a base station positioning request by LTE roaming in the communication carrier information DB, and based on the base station positioning information.
  • the base station positioning request may be transmitted or an error response (MLP_SLIA) may be returned.
  • HSS was demonstrated as an example as a subscriber information management apparatus
  • this invention is not limited to this.
  • the present invention can also be applied to an IP service control apparatus (Internet Protocol Service Control Point) that includes HSS functions.
  • IP service control apparatus Internet Protocol Service Control Point
  • the 3G method is used as the first communication method
  • the LTE method is used as the second communication method.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the second communication method may be a next-generation communication method relative to the first communication method. Therefore, the present invention can be applied even when the first communication method is the 2G (second generation mobile communication system) method and the second communication method is either the 3G method or the LTE method.

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L'objet de la présente invention est de produire un dispositif de gestion d'informations d'abonnés, un dispositif relais, un système de communication équipé de ces dispositifs, des programmes de communication pour le dispositif de gestion d'informations d'abonnés et le dispositif relais et un procédé de communication pour le système de communication, avec lesquels il est possible d'éviter qu'un signal soit envoyé à une porteuse différente de la porteuse d'une zone visitée dans laquelle un dispositif terminal mobile est supposé se trouver actuellement. Un HSS (11) a : une unité de mémoire d'informations (11b) qui mémorise les informations de zone visitée 3G/LTE et les dernières informations de zone visitée en association avec des informations d'identification de terminal contenues dans les signaux d'enregistrement de localisation ; et une unité d'acquisition d'informations de zone visitée (11c) qui, sur la base d'une requête d'acquisition d'informations de zone visitée d'un GMLC (5) qui comprend des informations d'identification de terminal d'un dispositif terminal mobile (32), référence l'unité de mémoire d'informations (11b) et obtient les informations de zone visitée 3G/LTE et les dernières informations de zone visitée qui sont associées aux mêmes informations d'identification de terminal que les informations d'identification de terminal incluses dans la requête d'acquisition d'informations de zone visitée.
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