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- the present embodiment relates to a method for transmitting a downlink packet to a terminal device in an idle mode in a mobile communication system in which a control plane and a user plane of a gateway node are separated.
- the downlink traffic generated in the idle mode terminal device in the fifth generation mobile communication system is frequently generated or will be large traffic, it is efficiently processed to reduce the data transmission delay time for the user and reduce network resources. It is an important task to use it.
- Embodiments of the present invention in a mobile communication system in which the control plane and the user plane of the gateway node is separated, the downlink packet for the terminal device in the idle mode that can reduce the data transmission delay time for the user and efficiently use network resources
- the main purpose is to provide a transmission method.
- the control plane node is a user plane.
- a method for transmitting a downlink packet to an idle mode terminal device is provided.
- the control plane node transmits a first forwarding table update command message to the first user plane node and the second user plane node to change the routing path of the downlink packet, and the second user plane node Receiving and buffering a downlink packet, and transmitting a downlink packet reception notification message to the control plane node, wherein the control plane node corresponds to the first user plane node and the second user plane node in response to the reception notification message of the downlink packet.
- a buffered downlink packet is transmitted to the first user plane node by transmitting a second forwarding table update command message.
- the first user plane node that provides a downlink packet transmission method comprising transmitting a downlink packet buffered by the station unit to the terminal device.
- a method for transmitting a downlink packet to an idle mode terminal device is provided.
- the control plane node transmits a first forwarding table update command message to the first user plane node and the second user plane node, and the first user plane node in response to the first forwarding table update command message.
- the second user plane node buffering the downlink packet and transmitting a downlink packet reception notification message to the control plane node, receiving the downlink packet
- the control plane node updates the second forwarding table with the first user plane node and the second user plane node.
- Downlink packet transmission comprising the step of transmitting a command message, the buffered downlink packet being transmitted to the first user plane node, and the first user plane node transmitting the buffered downlink packet to the terminal device through the base station apparatus; Provide a method.
- a data transmission delay time for a user in transmitting downlink data to a terminal device in an idle mode in a mobile communication system in which a control plane and a user plane of a gateway node are separated can reduce the cost and make efficient use of network resources.
- an idle mode of a terminal device is supported to increase battery life.
- the gateway by separating the user plane node of the gateway into a user plane node for processing traffic generated in the connection mode of the terminal device and a user plane node for buffering downlink traffic generated in the idle mode of the terminal device, This can increase the quality of service experience or reduce the complexity of the gateway user plane node.
- routing is performed by configuring a user plane node for processing traffic generated in a connection mode of a terminal device and a user plane node for buffering downlink traffic generated in an idle mode of a terminal device with service chaining.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a conventional LTE mobile communication system.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a downlink data transmission method for an idle mode terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a downlink data transmission method for an idle mode terminal device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a downlink data transmission method for an idle mode terminal device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a conventional LTE mobile communication system.
- a conventional LTE mobile communication system includes a user equipment (UE) 10, a base station apparatus RAN 20, a mobility management entity (hereinafter referred to as “MME”), and serving.
- Serving Gateway hereinafter referred to as 'S-GW', 40
- Packet Gateway Packet Data Network Gateway, hereinafter referred to as 'P-GW', 60
- PCRF Policy and Charging Rule Function
- PDN Packet Data Network
- the conventional LTE mobile communication system can be largely divided into a terminal device 10, a base station device 20, and a core network.
- the core network here includes an MME 30, an S-GW 40, a P-GW 60, and a PCRF 50.
- the gateways S-GW and P-GW included in the core network perform a function of interworking the PDN 70 and the base station apparatus 20.
- the function of the gateway can be broadly classified into a function of a user plane (UP) for transmitting user data packets and a function of a control plane (CP) for controlling a function of the user plane.
- UP user plane
- CP control plane
- the function of the control plane is to finally determine the traffic transmission parameters to be used in the user plane in consideration of user service and network conditions such as session management, mobility management, and quality of service management. It is done.
- the function of the user plane is the main function to apply the parameters determined by the control plane to process the actual user traffic packet (for example, to transmit, discard, or buffer, etc. to another node).
- Most of the conventional gateway nodes S-GW and P-GW have both the function of the user plane and the function of the control plane.
- the mobile communication system separates and positions the control plane and the user plane of the gateway.
- the function performed in the user plane is to process the user traffic packet according to the determined parameter, there is a simple and repetitive characteristic compared to the function performed in the control plane. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the user plane is implemented as a switch of low complexity and low cost, and the control plane is centralized, thereby improving the performance of the entire mobile communication system.
- the system performance can be improved by realizing the system by separating the functions according to the performance required by the user plane and the control plane.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the mobile communication system 100 includes a terminal apparatus 110, a base station apparatus 120, an MME 132, gateway nodes 134 and 142, and a PCRF 136.
- the gateway nodes 134 and 142 are divided into a control plane node 134 (hereinafter referred to as GW CP) and a user plane node 142 (hereinafter referred to as GW UP).
- a 'node' may be implemented as a physical network device, a software module for performing a network function, or a combination of the two.
- the software module may be stored in a memory and executed by one or more processors to perform one or more functions according to embodiments of the present invention described later.
- Functions according to embodiments of the present invention may be performed by one processor, but may be performed in a form in which a plurality of processors are shared.
- the processor may have a memory inside or outside the processor and may be connected to the processor by various means known to those skilled in the art.
- the memory may be a computer-readable recording / storage medium such as random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), flash memory, optical disk, magnetic disk, solid state disk (SSD), or the like.
- the processor may be a general purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, individual gate or transistor logic, individual hardware components, or any of these. It can be implemented in combination.
- the terminal device 110 may access an external network (not shown) through the base station device 120, the central cloud 130, and the edge cloud 140.
- the terminal device 110 is an electronic device having a communication function, for example, a tablet PC, a laptop, a personal computer, a portable multimedia player (PMP), Wireless Communication Terminal, Smart Phone, Mobile Communication Terminal, Television, Digital Video Disc (DVD) Player, Audio, Refrigerator, Air Conditioner, Game Console, Set-top Box electronic devices of various types such as top boxes, medical devices, and measurement devices.
- PMP portable multimedia player
- PMP Portable Multimedia player
- Wireless Communication Terminal Smart Phone
- Mobile Communication Terminal Television
- Digital Video Disc (DVD) Player Audio, Refrigerator, Air Conditioner, Game Console
- Set-top Box electronic devices of various types such as top boxes, medical devices, and measurement devices.
- the base station apparatus 120 refers to a device configuring an access network for call processing of the terminal apparatus 110 as a RAN (Radio Access Network) node.
- the base station apparatus 120 may be, for example, an e-NodeB.
- the MME 132 provides signaling and control functions for supporting access, network resource allocation, tracking, paging, roaming, handover, and the like, to the network connection of the terminal 110.
- the node that does the job is not limited to, network resource allocation, tracking, paging, roaming, handover, and the like.
- the GW CP 134 refers to a node that performs a control plane function of the gateway, and the GW UP 142 refers to a node that performs a user plane function of the gateway.
- the GW UP 142 is a first user plane node 144 (hereinafter referred to as GW UP-C) and a second user plane node 146 (hereinafter referred to as GW UP-I) according to an embodiment of the present invention. It may include.
- the GW UP-C 144 and the GW UP-I 146 are nodes that share the functions of the GW UP 142 according to an idle mode and a connected mode of the terminal device 110. Detailed description thereof will be described later with reference to other drawings.
- the PCRF 136 is a node that determines a rule for policy and charging for each terminal device 110.
- the MME 132, GW CP 134, and PCRF 136 may be virtualized and run in the central cloud 130, and the GW UP 142 may be virtualized and run in the edge cloud 140.
- the central cloud 130 and the edge cloud 140 may be implemented as a commercial server.
- the edge cloud 140 is a cloud that provides communication and computing functions located near the edge of the operator network, that is, the user terminal device or the base station device.
- the function of the gateway may be separated to move the user plane node GW UP forward to the edge cloud 140.
- the physical paths of the terminal device 110 and the base station device 120 are shortened by the forward arrangement of the user plane node GW UP, the transmission latency of the user data can be shortened effectively.
- the downlink traffic arrives at the user plane node, but detects it and triggers paging and service request processes (ie, transmitting a downlink data notification message to the MME). This is done at the control plane node.
- Another problem stems from the fact that the packet storage (buffering) function must be included in the user plane node in order to process the downlink packet of the idle terminal 110. Specifically, when the buffering function is implemented in all user plane nodes, the packet that is to be transmitted to the terminal device in the connected state cannot be processed due to the buffering function, thereby degrading service quality. It also makes it difficult to implement user plane nodes into low complexity switches as described above.
- embodiments of the present invention provide a method in which a user plane node and a control plane node can process downlink traffic for an idle terminal device 110 by exchanging information.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a downlink data transmission method for an idle mode terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Step S312 may include transmitting, by the GW CP 134, information including at least one of International Mobile Subscriber Identification (IMSI) and IP address of the terminal device 110 to the GW UP.
- IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identification
- the information transmitted by the GW CP 134 to the GW UP 142 may distinguish a specific IP address.
- the filter information may further include.
- the GW UP 134 includes at least one of received information of a downlink packet matching the filter, a terminal device to which the received downlink packet belongs, an IP address, and tunnel endpoint identifier (TEID). Message to the GW CP 134.
- TEID tunnel endpoint identifier
- the GW UP-C 144 may include a buffering timer preset in the first forwarding table update command message and transmit the GW UP-C 144 to the GW UP.
- the preset buffering timer may be set based on, for example, subscription information or service characteristics of the user. In this case, even if the GW UP receives the downlink packet, the GW UP does not transmit the downlink packet reception notification message to the GW CP 134 until the preset buffering timer expires. This may provide an effect of reducing battery consumption of the terminal device 110 using a service that is not sensitive to delay.
- step S312 when the downlink packet destined for the identification information (IMSI) or IP address of the terminal device 110 is received by the GW UP 142, the GW UP 142 buffers the received downlink packet ( S314)
- the generation notification message of the downlink packet reception event is transmitted to the GW CP 134 (S316).
- the occurrence notification message of the downlink packet reception event may include at least one of identification information (IMSI), IP address, and tunnel end identification information (TEID) of the terminal device.
- the GW CP 134 transmits a reception notification message of a downlink packet indicating that a downlink packet for the terminal device 110 in the idle mode has been received to a mobility management entity (hereinafter referred to as 'MME') ( S318).
- the reception notification message of the downlink packet may include tunnel termination identification information (TEID) of the EPS bearer to which the packet belongs.
- TEID tunnel termination identification information
- the reception notification message of the downlink packet is at least one of the identification information (IMSI) and the IP address of the terminal device 110. It may include tunnel end identification information (TEID) of a default bearer of a packet data network connection (PDN connection) identified as one.
- the GW CP 134 transmits a message indicating that the downlink packet is received to the MME 132 by using the notification information received from the GW UP 142.
- the MME 132 transmits the paging request message to the terminal device 110 through the base station device 120 and receives the service request message from the terminal device 110, the terminal device 110 in the idle mode.
- the paging process S320 and the bearer setup process S322 are performed.
- the GW UP 134 transmits the downlink packet buffered through the base station apparatus 120 to the terminal apparatus 110 (S324 and S326).
- the GW UP 134 transmits the buffered downlink packet to the base station apparatus 120 using the bearer set in step S322, and the base station apparatus 120 transmits the received downlink packet to the terminal apparatus 110. It transmits (S326).
- each process is described as being sequentially executed, but is not necessarily limited thereto. In other words, since the process described in FIG. 3 may be applied by changing or executing one or more processes in parallel, FIG. 3 is not limited to the time series order.
- the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 has the effect of processing downlink traffic for the terminal device 110 in the idle mode in the mobile communication network 100 in which the GW CP 134 and the GW UP 142 are separated. .
- the GW UP 142 may process downlink traffic by performing a buffering function when the terminal device 110 is switched to the idle mode.
- the buffering function increases the complexity of the mobile communication system. It can be cause.
- the GW UP 142 should be equipped with a large buffering function, which may increase the complexity of the user plane node.
- traffic processing of the connected mode terminal device may be delayed due to traffic processing of the idle mode terminal devices. Therefore, by separating the functions of the GW UP 142 according to the connection mode or the idle mode of the terminal device 110, it is necessary to control the complexity of the node or to control the connection mode traffic processing from being influenced by the idle mode traffic processing. .
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a downlink data transmission method for an idle mode terminal device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the mobile communication system 100 is configured to idle traffic of a first user plane node GW UP-C and a terminal device 110 that process traffic generated in a connection mode of the terminal device 110. It may include a second user plane node (GW UP-I) for buffering the traffic generated in the.
- GW UP-I second user plane node
- the present embodiment separates the GW UP 142 into the GW UP-C 144 and the GW UP-I 146 to concentrate the buffering function in the idle mode on the GW UP-I 146.
- the complexity of the GW UP-C 144 may be reduced, and the influence on the connection mode traffic processing may be reduced.
- the terminal device 110 terminates data transmission in the connected mode (S410). Accordingly, the base station apparatus 120 transmits a terminal context release request message (eg, UE Context Release Request) to the MME 132 (S412), and the MME 132 sends a bearer modification / release request message to the GW CP 134. (Eg, Bearer Release Request) may be transmitted (S414).
- Steps S412 and S414 are merely examples for the process of switching the terminal device 110 to the idle mode, and various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present embodiment. And variations will be possible.
- the GW CP 134 transmits a first forwarding table update command message to the GW UP-I 146 and the GW UP-C 144 as the terminal device 110 is switched to the idle mode (S416). ).
- the first forwarding table update command message is a message for instructing the forwarding table update to be received by the GW UP-I 146 instead of the GW UP-C 144 in the downlink packet generated for the terminal device 110 in the idle mode. It may mean.
- the GW CP 134 sends a message to the GW UP-C 144 to instruct the GW UP-C 144 to update the forwarding table so that the GW UP-C 144 does not receive the downlink packet for the terminal device 110 in the idle mode. Can be transmitted (S416).
- the GW CP 134 may transmit a message to the GW UP-I 146 instructing the GW UP-I 146 to update the forwarding table so that the GW UP-I 146 receives the downlink packet for the terminal device 110 in the idle mode. (S418).
- the GW UP-C 144 may include a buffering timer preset in the first forwarding table update command message and transmit the same to the GW UP-I 146.
- the preset buffering timer may be set based on, for example, subscription information or service characteristics of the user. In this case, even if the downlink packet is received, the GW UP-I 146 does not transmit the downlink packet reception notification message to the GW CP 134 until the preset buffering timer expires. This may provide an effect of reducing battery consumption of the terminal device 110 using a service that is not sensitive to delay.
- the GW UP-I 146 Upon receiving the first forwarding table update command message, the GW UP-I 146 changes the transmission path of the downlink packet from the GW UP-C 144 to the GW UP-I 146 (S420). In detail, the GW UP-I 146 may transmit the routing information to the one or more routers 150 to change the routing path as described above.
- the GW UP-I 146 When the GW UP-I 146 receives the downlink packet for the terminal device 110 in the idle mode according to the changed routing path, the GW UP-I 146 receives the reception notification message of the downlink packet indicating the GW CP. And transmits to step 134 (S424).
- the reception notification message of the downlink packet may include identification information (IMSI), IP address, and tunnel end identification information (TEID) of the terminal device 110.
- IMSI identification information
- IP address IP address
- TEID tunnel end identification information
- step S426 is similar to the paging process and the service request process described above with reference to FIG. 3, description thereof will be omitted.
- the GW CP 134 transmits a second forwarding table update command message to the GW UP-C 144 and the GW UP-I 146 in response to the reception notification message of the downlink packet (S428 and S430).
- the GW CP 134 may transmit a message instructing the forwarding table update to allow the GW UP-C 144 to receive the downlink packet buffered in the GW UP-I 146 (S428).
- the GW CP 134 may transmit a message instructing the forwarding table update to deliver the downlink packet buffered to the GW UP-I 146 to the GW UP-C 144 (S430).
- the message for commanding the forwarding table update may include address or port information of the GW UP-C 144.
- the GW UP-I 146 transmits the buffered downlink packet to the GW UP-C 144 using the path generated according to the forwarding table update (S432).
- a process of reconfiguring a bearer (eg, an EPS bearer) may be performed (S434).
- the GW UP-C 144 changes the transmission path of the downlink packet generated after the terminal device 110 is switched from the idle mode to the connected mode from the GW UP-I 146 to the GW UP-C 144.
- routing information may be transmitted to one or more routers 150 (S436).
- the GW UP-C 144 transmits the downlink packet buffered in the GW UP-I 146 to the terminal device 110 through the base station apparatus 120 (S438 and S440). Specifically, the GW UP-C 144 transmits a downlink packet to the base station apparatus 120 by using the bearer set in step S434, and the base station apparatus 120 transmits the received downlink packet to the terminal apparatus 110. Transmit (S440).
- FIGS. 4A and 4B the processes are sequentially executed, but are not necessarily limited thereto. In other words, since the processes described in FIGS. 4A and 4B may be applied by changing or executing one or more processes in parallel, FIGS. 4A and 4B are not limited to the time series order.
- the packet buffered in the GW UP-I 146 is transmitted to the GW UP-C 144, and then the GW UP-
- the C 144 transmits the packets to the terminal device 110 through the base station device 120, but is not limited thereto.
- the GW CP 134 transmits packets buffered in the GW UP-I 146 to the base station apparatus 120 and then downlinks the base station apparatus 120.
- the forwarding information may be set to change the packet transmission path to the GW UP-C 144 and transmitted to the GW UP-I 146 and the GW UP-C 144.
- GW UP-C first user plane node
- GW UP second user plane node
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a downlink data transmission method for an idle mode terminal device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the terminal device 110 terminates data transmission in the connected mode (S510). Accordingly, the base station apparatus 120 transmits a terminal context release request message (eg, UE Context Release Request) to the MME 132 (S512), and the MME 132 sends a bearer modification / release request message to the GW CP 134. (Eg, Bearer Release Request) may be transmitted (S514).
- Steps S512 and S514 as a process for switching the terminal device 110 to the idle mode are merely exemplary, and various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present embodiment. And variations will be possible.
- the GW UP-C 144 and the GW UP-I 146 are connected by service chaining.
- the functions of the GW UP-C 144 and the GW UP-I 146 may be virtually connected.
- the fact that the service chaining is applied means that downlink packet transmission is performed through the path of the GW UP-C 144 ⁇ GW UP-I 146 ⁇ GW UP-C 144 ⁇ base station apparatus 120.
- the GW UP-I 146 receives and stores idle mode traffic from the GW UP-C.
- the GW UP-I 146 plays a role of transmitting the traffic back to the GW UP-C. do.
- the GW CP 134 transmits a first forwarding table update command message to the GW UP-I 146 and the GW UP-C 144 as the terminal device 110 is switched to the idle mode.
- the first forwarding table update command message is received by the GW UP-C 144 and transmitted to the GW UP-I 146 by the GW UP-C 144 receiving the downlink packet generated in the idle mode of the terminal 110.
- the GW CP 134 may transmit a message to the GW UP-C 144 to command the forwarding table update so that the downlink packet received by the GW UP-C 144 is delivered to the GW UP-I 146. There is (S516). In addition, the GW CP 134 may transmit a message instructing the forwarding table update to the GW UP-I 146 to buffer the downlink packet received from the GW UP-C 144 (S518).
- the GW UP-C 144 may include a buffering timer preset in the first forwarding table update command message and transmit the same to the GW UP-I 146.
- the preset buffering timer may be set based on, for example, subscription information or service characteristics of the user. In this case, even if the downlink packet is received, the GW UP-I 146 does not transmit the downlink packet reception notification message to the GW CP 134 until the preset buffering timer expires. This may provide an effect of reducing battery consumption of the terminal device 110 using a service that is not sensitive to delay.
- the downlink packet generated for the terminal device 110 in the idle mode is first transmitted to the GW UP-C 144 (S520), and the GW UP-C 144 sets the received downlink packet into a service chain. ) To the GW UP-I 146 (S522).
- the GW UP-I 146 buffers the received downlink packet (S522), and transmits a downlink reception notification message indicating the reception of the downlink packet to the GW CP 134 (S526). If the above-described buffering timer is set, the GW UP-I 146 may buffer the packet until the timer expires, and then transmit a reception notification message to the GW CP 134 when the timer expires.
- step S528 is similar to the paging process and the service request process described above with reference to FIG. 3, a description thereof will be omitted.
- the GW CP 134 transmits a second forwarding table update command message to the GW UP-C 144 and the GW UP-I 146 in response to the reception notification message of the downlink packet (S530 and S532).
- the downlink packet buffered in the UP-I 146 is transmitted to the GW UP-C 144 (S534).
- the GW CP 134 may transmit a message instructing the forwarding table update to allow the GW UP-C 144 to receive the downlink packet buffered in the GW UP-I 146 (S530).
- a downlink packet generated after the terminal apparatus 110 is switched to the connected mode may transmit a message for commanding the forwarding table update so that the downlink packet is not transmitted to the GW UP-I 146. This is to deactivate the service chain set in the terminal device 110 in the idle mode.
- the GW CP 134 may transmit a message to the GW UP-I 146 instructing the forwarding table update to forward the downlink packet buffered in the GW UP-I 146 to the GW UP-C 144.
- the command message (second forwarding table update command message) transmitted by the GW CP 134 may include address or port information of the GW UP-C 144.
- the GW UP-I 146 transmits the buffered downlink packet to the GW UP-C 144 (S534), and the GW UP-C 144 transmits the GW UP-I 146 through the base station apparatus 120.
- the downlink packet received from the UE may be transmitted to the terminal device 110 (S536 and S538). Since a detailed description thereof is similar to that described above with reference to FIG. 4B, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the packet buffered in the GW UP-I 146 is transmitted to the GW UP-C 144, and then the GW UP-
- the C 144 transmits the packets to the terminal device 110 through the base station device 120, but is not limited thereto.
- the GW CP 134 transmits packets buffered in the GW UP-I 146 to the base station apparatus 120 and then downlinks the base station apparatus 120.
- the forwarding information may be set to change the packet transmission path to the GW UP-C 144 and transmitted to the GW UP-I 146 and the GW UP-C 144.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B each process is described as being sequentially executed, but is not necessarily limited thereto. In other words, since the processes described in FIGS. 5A and 5B may be applied by changing or executing one or more processes in parallel, FIGS. 5A and 5B are not limited to the time series order.
- each step of the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 may be embodied as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium.
- the computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. That is, the computer-readable recording medium may be a magnetic storage medium (for example, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical reading medium (for example, CD-ROM, DVD, etc.) and a carrier wave (for example, the Internet Storage medium).
- the computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.
- the present embodiment is applied to a technique for transmitting downlink data to an idle terminal device, and thus, a control plane and a user plane of a gateway node are separated to reduce transmission delay time and improve network resource usage efficiency.
- the present invention is a useful invention for generating an effect of increasing the battery life by supporting the idle mode of the terminal device.
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- 게이트웨이가 사용자평면 노드와 제어평면 노드로 분리된 이동통신 시스템에서 유휴모드(Idle Mode)의 단말장치에 하향링크 패킷을 전송하는 방법에 있어서,상기 제어평면 노드가 상기 사용자평면 노드에 상기 단말장치에 대한 하향링크 패킷 수신을 위한 정보 및 수신 알림 이벤트를 등록하는 단계;상기 사용자평면 노드가 상기 단말장치에 대한 하향링크 패킷을 수신하여 버퍼링하고, 상기 제어평면 노드로 상기 하향링크 패킷 수신 이벤트의 발생 알림 메시지를 전송하는 단계; 및상기 사용자평면 노드가 기지국장치를 통해 상기 버퍼링된 하향링크 패킷을 상기 단말장치로 전송하는 단계를 포함하는 하향링크 패킷 전송방법.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 하향링크 패킷의 수신 알림 메시지는, 터널 종단 식별정보(TEID)를 포함하거나,상기 단말장치의 식별정보(IMSI) 및 IP 주소 중 적어도 하나로 식별되는 패킷 데이터 네트워크 연결(Packet Data Network Connection)의 디폴트 베어러(Default Bearer)의 터널 종단 식별정보(TEID)를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 하향링크 패킷 전송방법.
- 게이트웨이가 사용자평면 노드와 제어평면 노드로 분리된 이동통신 시스템에서 유휴모드(Idle Mode)의 단말장치에 하향링크 패킷을 전송하는 방법에 있어서,상기 단말장치가 유휴모드로 전환됨에 따라 상기 제어평면 노드가 제1 사용자평면 노드 및 제2 사용자평면 노드로 제1 포워딩 테이블(Forwarding Table) 갱신명령 메시지를 전송하여 상기 하향링크 패킷의 라우팅 경로를 변경하는 단계;상기 제2 사용자평면 노드가 상기 하향링크 패킷을 수신하여 버퍼링하고 상기 제어평면 노드로 상기 하향링크 패킷의 수신 알림 메시지를 전송하는 단계;상기 하향링크 패킷의 수신 알림 메시지에 대응하여 상기 제어평면 노드가 상기 제1 사용자평면 노드 및 상기 제2 사용자평면 노드로 제2 포워딩 테이블 갱신명령 메시지를 전송하여 상기 버퍼링된 하향링크 패킷이 상기 제1 사용자평면 노드로 전달되는 단계; 및상기 제1 사용자평면 노드가 지국장치를 통해 상기 버퍼링된 하향링크 패킷을 상기 단말장치로 전송하는 단계를 포함하는 하향링크 패킷 전송방법.
- 제3항에 있어서,상기 제1 포워딩 테이블 갱신명령 메시지는,상기 단말장치의 유휴모드에서 발생한 하향링크 패킷을 상기 제1 사용자평면 노드가 아닌 제2 사용자평면 노드가 수신하도록 포워딩 테이블 갱신을 명령하는 메시지인 것을 특징으로 하는 하향링크 패킷 전송방법.
- 제3항에 있어서,상기 제2 포워딩 테이블 갱신명령 메시지는 상기 제1 사용자평면 노드의 주소 정보를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 하향링크 패킷 전송방법.
- 제3항에 있어서,상기 제1 포워딩 테이블 갱신명령 메시지는 기 설정된 버퍼링 타이머를 포함하고, 상기 제2 사용자평면 노드는 상기 버퍼링 타이머가 만료될 때까지 상기 하향링크 패킷의 수신 알림 메시지 전송을 지연하는 것을 특징으로 하는 하향링크 패킷 전송방법.
- 게이트웨이가 사용자평면 노드와 제어평면 노드로 분리된 이동통신 시스템에서 유휴모드(Idle Mode)의 단말장치에 하향링크 패킷을 전송하는 방법에 있어서,상기 단말장치가 유휴모드로 전환됨에 따라 상기 제어평면 노드가 제1 사용자평면 노드 및 제2 사용자평면 노드로 제1 포워딩 테이블(Forwarding Table) 갱신명령 메시지를 전송하는 단계;상기 제1 포워딩 테이블 갱신명령 메시지에 대응하여 상기 제1 사용자평면 노드가 상기 하향링크 패킷을 수신하여 상기 제2 사용자평면 노드로 전달하는 단계;상기 제2 사용자평면 노드가 상기 하향링크 패킷을 버퍼링하고 상기 제어평면 노드로 상기 하향링크 패킷의 수신 알림 메시지를 전송하는 단계;상기 하향링크 패킷의 수신 알림 메시지에 대응하여 상기 제어평면 노드가 상기 제1 사용자평면 노드 및 상기 제2 사용자평면 노드로 제2 포워딩 테이블 갱신명령 메시지를 전송하여 상기 버퍼링된 하향링크 패킷이 상기 제1 사용자평면 노드로 전달되는 단계; 및상기 제1 사용자평면 노드가 기지국장치를 통해 상기 버퍼링된 하향링크 패킷을 상기 단말장치로 전송하는 단계를 포함하는 하향링크 패킷 전송방법.
- 제7항에 있어서,상기 제1 사용자평면 노드와 상기 제2 사용자평면 노드는 서비스 체이닝(Service Chaining)에 의해 연결되는 것을 특징으로 하는 하향링크 패킷 전송방법.
- 제7항에 있어서,상기 제1 포워딩 테이블 갱신명령 메시지는,상기 단말장치의 유휴모드에서 발생한 하향링크 패킷을 상기 제1 사용자평면 노드가 수신하여 상기 제2 사용자평면 노드로 전달하고, 상기 제2 사용자평면 노드는 상기 전달받은 하향링크 패킷을 버퍼링하도록 포워딩 테이블 갱신을 명령하는 메시지인 것을 특징으로 하는 하향링크 패킷 전송방법.
- 제7항에 있어서,상기 제2 포워딩 테이블 갱신명령 메시지는 상기 제1 사용자평면 노드의 주소 정보를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 하향링크 패킷 전송방법.
- 제7항에 있어서,상기 제1 포워딩 테이블 갱신명령 메시지는 기 설정된 버퍼링 타이머를 포함하고, 상기 제2 사용자평면 노드는 상기 버퍼링 타이머가 만료될 때까지 상기 하향링크 패킷의 수신 알림 메시지 전송을 지연하는 것을 특징으로 하는 하향링크 패킷 전송방법.
- 제3항 또는 제7항에 있어서,상기 제1 사용자평면 노드는 상기 단말장치의 연결모드(Connected Mode)에서 발생한 트래픽을 처리하고, 상기 제2 사용자평면 노드는 상기 단말장치의 유휴모드에서 발생한 트래픽을 버퍼링하는 것을 특징으로 하는 하향링크 패킷 전송방법.
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