WO2018153253A1 - 一种选择会话管理功能实体的方法、装置和系统 - Google Patents
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- the present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method, apparatus, and system for selecting a session management function entity.
- the Service and Session Continuity mode is divided into three types, which are respectively introduced below.
- the first mode is to ensure session continuity if the Terminated User Plane Function (TUPF) is unchanged.
- TUPF Terminated User Plane Function
- TUPF is the last UPF that the user plane connects to the data network.
- TUPF can be considered as a user plane functional entity with anchor function.
- the second mode is to maintain session continuity in a certain area. The TUPF does not change in a certain area. When the user equipment (User Equipment, UE) used by the user moves out of the area, the TUPF changes.
- UE User Equipment
- the third is to ensure session continuity in the case of TUPF changes.
- the TUPF changes, and the session continuity can be guaranteed by using the new TUPF for the newly initiated session of the UE and the current TUPF for the existing session of the UE.
- the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode of the SSC mode are referred to as SSC mode 1, SSC mode 2, and SSC mode 3, respectively.
- a session management function entity (SMF) needs to be selected due to an event such as a UE location change (selected).
- SMF session management function entity
- the SMF selection operation will be performed by the Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), but this method has the following drawbacks: AMF does not Perceived PDU session management related information. If the SMF selection operation is continued by the AMF, the selected SMF may be unreasonable.
- the embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for selecting a session management function entity, so as to solve the problem that the session management function entity selected in the prior art is unreasonable.
- the embodiment of the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
- a method for selecting a session management function entity comprising: first receiving information of a first session of a user equipment UE from a first session management function entity and a reselection indication, the reselection indication And indicating to reselect the session management function entity; and then, according to the reselection indication, saving the correspondence between the information of the first session and the first session management function entity; and thereafter, receiving the session establishment request message carrying the information of the first session, determining different And a second session management function entity of the first session management function entity; sending a session management request to the second session management function entity.
- the first session management function entity is a session management function entity corresponding to the information of the first session determined by querying the corresponding relationship saved by itself.
- the first session management function entity Since the first session management function entity can perceive the session management related information, it is determined by the first session management function entity whether to reselect the session management function entity, if the reselection needs to be determined, the reselection indication is sent, and then the reselection indication is received.
- the party selects other session management function entities other than the first session management function entity to continue to serve the UE, which is more reasonable than the session management function entity selected in the prior art.
- the reselection indication may be specifically used to indicate that the first session needs to reselect the session management function entity.
- the information of the first session includes an identifier of the first session, or the information of the first session includes an identifier of the UE and an identifier of the first session.
- the session establishment request message carries the identifier of the second session to be created by the UE, in addition to the information of the first session.
- the session identifier assigned by the UE for the session to be created is different from the identifier of the first session.
- the method before receiving the session establishment request message, the method further includes: sending a re-establishment session indication to the UE to notify the UE to establish the second session.
- the method before receiving the location change notification message, the method further includes: establishing the first session; wherein the first session management function entity is a session management function entity serving the first session.
- an embodiment of the present invention provides another method for selecting a session management function entity, the method comprising: first, receiving information and session management function of a first session of a user equipment UE from a first session management function entity As a result of the weight selection, the session management function entity reselection result includes information of the second session management function entity; then, the correspondence between the information of the first session and the second session management function entity is saved; and thereafter, the information carrying the first session is received a session establishment request message, querying the correspondence relationship to determine a second session management function entity corresponding to the information of the first session; and sending a session management request to the second session management function entity.
- the first session management function entity Since the first session management function entity can perceive the session management related information, it is determined by the first session management function entity whether to reselect the session management function entity, and if the reselection needs to be determined, the reselected session management function entity is determined and sent The result is selected, and then the receiver of the reselection result selects the reselection result to continue to serve the UE, which is more reasonable than the session management function entity selected in the prior art.
- the reselection result may specifically include a second session management function entity reselected for the first session.
- an embodiment of the present invention provides another method for selecting a session management function entity, the method comprising: first, receiving information of a first session of a user equipment UE from a first session management function entity and a session management function entity Selecting a result, the session management function entity selection result includes information of the first session management function entity; or: receiving information and indication information of the first session of the user equipment UE from the first session management function entity; and then saving the Corresponding relationship between the information of the first session and the first session management function entity; then, receiving a session establishment request message, the session establishment request message carrying the first session information; querying the correspondence relationship to determine the first session Corresponding to the first session management function entity; sending a session management request to the first session management function entity. Since the first session management function entity can perceive the session management related information, it is more reasonable for the first session management function entity to determine the reselection session management function entity than the session management function entity selected in the prior art.
- an embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for selecting a session management function entity, the apparatus having the function of implementing an execution body of an embodiment of the method provided by any one of the above first to third aspects.
- This function can be implemented in hardware or in hardware by executing the corresponding software.
- the hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the functions described above.
- an embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for selecting a session management function entity, including: a processor, a memory, a bus, and a communication interface; the memory is configured to store a computer execution instruction, and the processor and the memory pass the bus Connecting, when the device is running, the processor executing the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory to cause the device selecting the session management function entity to perform the select session management function entity of any of the first to third aspects above Methods.
- an embodiment of the present invention provides a system for selecting a session management function entity, including the execution entity in the foregoing method embodiment or the device embodiment, and further includes a first session management function entity.
- the first session management function entity is configured to determine whether the session management function entity needs to be reselected, and sends a reselection indication; or the first session management function entity is configured to determine the reselected session management function entity, and send the reselection result.
- an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer program product comprising instructions that, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the methods described in the above aspects.
- an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer storage medium comprising instructions that, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the methods described in the above aspects.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a possible system network according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of another possible system network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a computer device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a method for selecting a session management function entity according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of another method for selecting a session management function entity according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of another method for selecting a session management function entity according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of another method for selecting a session management function entity according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of another method for selecting a session management function entity according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart of another method for selecting a session management function entity according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for selecting a session management function entity according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of another apparatus for selecting a session management function entity according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of another apparatus for selecting a session management function entity according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the network architecture and the service scenario described in the embodiments of the present invention are used to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, and do not constitute a limitation of the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention.
- the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention are equally applicable to similar technical problems.
- An embodiment of the present invention provides a system 100 for selecting a session management function entity, where the system 100 includes a mobility management function entity 10 and a session management function entity 20.
- the mobility management function entity 10 receives a location change notification message; then, the mobility management function entity 10 sends a session management message to the session management function entity 20, where the session management function entity 20 can be used as the first session management function entity.
- the session management function entity 20 determines whether to reselect the session management function entity. If reselection is required, the session management function entity 20 transmits information of the first session of the user equipment UE and a reselection indication to the mobility management function entity 10, the reselection indication being used to indicate reselection of the session management function entity.
- the mobility management function entity 10 saves the correspondence between the information of the first session and the first session management function entity according to the reselection indication. Then, the mobility management function entity 10 receives the session establishment request message, where the session establishment request message carries the information of the first session; after receiving the session establishment request message, the mobility management function entity 10 determines that it is different from the first The session management function entity of the session management function entity 20, such as the second session management function entity, then the mobility management function entity 20 sends a session management request to the second session management function entity.
- the mobility management function entity 10 selects other session management function entities other than the session management function entity 20 to continue to serve the UE, compared to the mobility management function entity in the prior art.
- the selected session management function entity is more reasonable.
- the reselection indication may be specifically used to indicate that the first session needs to reselect the session management function entity.
- the mobility management function entity 10 receives the location change notification message; then, the mobility management function entity 10 sends a session management message to the session management function entity 20.
- the session management function entity 20 can be used as the first session management function entity.
- the session management function entity 20 determines whether to reselect the session management function entity. If reselection is required, the session management function entity 20 determines a reselected session management function entity, such as a third session management function entity.
- the session management function entity 20 After determining the third session management function entity, the session management function entity 20 transmits the information of the first session of the user equipment UE and the session management function entity reselection result to the mobility management function entity 10, the session management function entity reselection result includes The information of the third session management function entity determined above. After receiving the session management function entity reselection result, the mobility management function entity 10 saves the correspondence between the information of the first session and the third session management function entity.
- the mobility management function entity 10 receives the session establishment request message, where the session establishment request message carries the first session information; after receiving the session establishment request message, the mobility management function entity 10 determines by using the saved correspondence relationship The session management function entity corresponding to the information of the first session, that is, the third session management function entity, then the mobility management function entity 10 sends the session management request third session management function entity.
- the information of the third session management function entity that is determined may be the identifier of the third session management function entity, the address of the third session management function entity, or other information that may represent the third session management function entity. This application is not limited.
- the session management function entity 20 since the session management function entity 20 can perceive the session management related information, it is determined by the session management function entity 20 whether to reselect the session management function entity, and if it is necessary to determine the reselection, Determining the reselected third session management function entity and sending a reselection result, and then the receiver of the reselection result selects the reselection result to continue to serve the UE, which is more than the session management function entity selected in the prior art. reasonable.
- the reselection result may specifically include a second session management function entity reselected for the first session.
- the mobility management function entity 10 receives the location change notification message; then, the mobility management function entity 10 sends a session management message to the session management function entity 20.
- the session management function entity 20 can be used as the first session management function entity.
- the session management function entity 20 After receiving the session management message, the session management function entity 20 determines that the UPF needs to be reselected, and the session management function entity 20 sends the information of the first session of the user equipment UE and the session management function entity selection result to the mobility management function entity 10,
- the session management function entity selection result includes information of the first session management function entity; or, after receiving the session management message, the session management function entity 20 determines that the UPF needs to be reselected, and the session management function entity 20 sends the mobility management function entity 10 to the mobility management function entity 10.
- Information and indication information of the first session of the user equipment UE After receiving the above information sent by the session management function entity 20, the mobility management function entity 10 saves the correspondence between the information of the first session and the first session management entity.
- the mobility management function entity 10 receives the session establishment request message, where the session establishment request message carries the first session information; after receiving the session establishment request message, the mobility management function entity 10 determines by using the saved correspondence relationship The session management function entity corresponding to the information of the first session, that is, the first session management function entity, then the mobility management function entity 10 sends a session management request first session management function entity.
- the information of the first session management function entity may be the identifier of the first session management function entity, the address of the first session management function entity, or other information that may represent the first session management function entity. Not limited.
- the indication information may be a session re-establishment indication, or may be an UPF re-selection indication, or may be an indication information that does not need to re-select the SMF, or may be a session release timer or other implicit indication message, and the application does not Make a limit.
- determining that the UPF needs to be reselected For example, it is determined whether the current UPF can continue to provide services for the UE. If the current UPF cannot provide services for the UE, the other UPFs managed by the session management function entity 20 may be The UE provides the service. Of course, other methods of the prior art can also be used to determine that the UPF needs to be reselected. The reason why the current UPF cannot continue to provide services for the UE may be that the load of the source UPF is too heavy, or the location of the UE may be moved, so that the source UPF cannot continue to provide services for the UE.
- the session management function entity 20 determines the session management function entity, which is higher than the mobility management function entity in the prior art. The selected session management function entity is more reasonable.
- the user equipment UE related to the present application may include various handheld devices having wireless communication functions, in-vehicle devices, wearable devices, computing devices, or other processing devices connected to the wireless modem, and various forms of user equipment UEs. , mobile station (MS), terminal, terminal equipment, soft terminal, and the like.
- MS mobile station
- terminal terminal equipment
- soft terminal soft terminal
- the mobility management function entity 10 and the session management function entity 20 are only one name, and the name itself does not limit the entity.
- the "mobility management function entity” may also be replaced with an "access and mobility management function entity” or other name; the session management function entity 20 may also be replaced with a "session management function” or other name.
- the mobility management function entity 10 may also correspond to an entity that includes other functions in addition to the mobility management function.
- the session management function entity 20 may also correspond to an entity that includes other functions in addition to the session management function. A unified explanation is given here, and will not be described below.
- the location change notification message may be a handover notification message, or may be a location area update request message, or may be a message of another name, which is not limited herein.
- the session management message may be a UE mobility event notification message, or may be a handover notification message, or may be a Non-Access-Stratume (NAS) notification message (NAS Message Notify), or may be a message of another name. There is no limit here.
- the session management request may be a session establishment request, or may be a message of another name, which is not limited herein.
- the information of the first session may include the identifier of the first session, and may also include the identifier of the UE and the identifier of the first session.
- the information of the first session may include the identifier of the first session, and may also include the identifier of the UE and the identifier of the first session.
- other content may also be included.
- the first session management function entity is a session management function entity serving the first session.
- the session management function entity 20 determines whether there are multiple methods for reselecting the session management function entity. First, the session management function entity 20 determines that the load is too heavy to continue to provide services for the UE; The session management function entity 20 determines that the source user plane function (UPF) entity currently serving the PDU session cannot continue to provide services for the UE, and the target UPF that can provide services for the UE is managed by other session management function entities. That is, the UE is not within the service scope of the session management function entity 20. The reason why the source UPF cannot continue to provide services for the UE may be that the source UPF is overloaded, or the source UPF cannot continue to provide services for the UE.
- UPF user plane function
- the session management function entity 20 can also use other methods in the prior art to determine whether to reselect the session management function entity. If the mobility management function entity 10 sends the session management message to the session management function entity 20 in the SMF granularity described in the following embodiment, the session management function entity 20 may first determine the PDU session that the UE itself provides for the service according to the UE identity. Then determine if the PDU session is to reselect the SMF.
- the mobility management function entity 10 determines that there are multiple methods for the session management function entity different from the session management function entity 20, and may adopt any one of the following methods, or may adopt other methods in the prior art. method.
- the mobility management function entity 10 queries the topology management function entity according to the UE location or according to the UE location and data network information, and acquires a session management function entity different from the session management function entity 20 that can provide services for the UE.
- the data network information may be an Access Point Name (APN) information or a Data Network Name (DNN) information.
- the topology management function entity may be separately set in the actual deployment, or may be combined with an existing network element in the network, such as a Domain Name System (DNS), a mobility management function entity 10, or a network element registration.
- DNS Domain Name System
- NRF Network Repository Function
- NRF Network Function Repository Function
- the topology management function entity may obtain other UPF lists that can currently provide services for the UE, and obtain (for example, query the DNS) the session management function entity information corresponding to each UPF in the UPF list, and select corresponding different session management.
- the session management function entity information includes an identifier of the session management function entity and/or a load of the session management function entity.
- the session management function entity corresponding to the session management function entity 20 corresponding to the PDU session is selected.
- the fourth type is configured to construct a session management function entity host name according to the UE identifier and the network configuration information, and obtain (for example, query the DNS) a session management function entity different from the session management function entity 20 corresponding to the host name.
- the session management function entity 20 determines a method for reselecting the third session management function entity. Specifically, the session management function entity 20 may determine the third session management function entity by using the foregoing first method, that is, according to the following: The UE location, or querying the topology management function entity according to the UE location and data network information, acquires a session management function entity different from the session management function entity 20 that can provide services for the UE.
- the session management function entity 20 can also employ other methods in the prior art.
- the UE location (or the target access area information) may be a target base station identifier, or a target cell identifier, or a target tracking area identifier, or may be other location information indicating that the UE is to be switched. limited.
- a specific example of a 5G system 200 provided by the present application is of course not limited to the system.
- the method for selecting a session management function entity provided by the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to the system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
- AMF and SMF are included.
- the AMF is an example of the mobility management function entity 10 of FIG. 1
- the SMF is an example of the session management function entity 20 of FIG.
- the AMF is an access and mobility management function entity, performs UE access and mobility management, and receives UE mobility and network selection policies provided by a Policy Function (PCF) and performs policy execution.
- PCF Policy Function
- the SMF is a session management function entity, performs session management, receives a session or service flow control policy provided by the PCF, and executes a policy. It can also select a TUPF or allocate a UE's Internet Protocol (IP) address.
- IP Internet Protocol
- the system 200 can also include a PCF, a TUPF, or an Access Network (AN).
- the PCF is a policy control function entity, and is mainly responsible for policy control such as charging, quality of service (QoS), and mobility for the session level or service flow level.
- TUPF functions as an interface user interface with the data network (Data Network) to perform user plane data forwarding, billing statistics based on session level or service flow level, and bandwidth limitation.
- Data Network data network
- the AN is an access network in 5G, and performs functions such as allocation and scheduling of bearer resources. Among them, there may be other user plane functional entities between AN and TUPF.
- the SMF can perceive session management related information, such as SMF service range, SMF load, UPF load or SSC mode, it is determined by the SMF whether it is heavy. Selecting the SMF, or selecting the reselected SMF by the SMF, is more reasonable than the SMF selected by the AMF in the prior art.
- the specific function node or the network element in the foregoing system 100 or the system 200 may be implemented by one physical device or may be implemented by multiple physical devices, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention. That is, it can be understood that any one of the function nodes or network elements in the system 100 or the system 200 may be a logical function module in the physical device, or may be a logical function module composed of multiple physical devices. The embodiment of the present invention does not specifically limit this.
- the mobility management function entity 10 of FIG. 1, or the AMF of FIG. 2 may be implemented in the manner of a computer device (or system) in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a computer device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the computer device 300 includes at least one processor 31, a communication bus 32, a memory 33, and at least one communication interface 34.
- the processor 31 can be a general purpose central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits for controlling the execution of the program of the present invention.
- CPU central processing unit
- ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
- Communication bus 32 can include a path for communicating information between the components described above.
- the communication interface 34 uses devices such as any transceiver for communicating with other devices or communication networks, such as Ethernet, Radio Access Network (RAN), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), and the like.
- RAN Radio Access Network
- WLAN Wireless Local Area Networks
- the memory 33 can be a read-only memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device that can store static information and instructions, a random access memory (RAM) or other type that can store information and instructions.
- the dynamic storage device can also be an Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), a Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disc storage, and a disc storage device. (including compact discs, laser discs, optical discs, digital versatile discs, Blu-ray discs, etc.), magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage devices, or can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and can be Any other media accessed, but not limited to this.
- the memory can exist independently and be connected to the processor via a bus.
- the memory can also be integrated with the processor.
- the memory 33 is used to store application code for executing the solution of the present invention, and is controlled by the processor 31 for execution.
- the processor 31 is configured to execute application code stored in the memory 33.
- processor 31 may include one or more CPUs, such as CPU0 and CPU1 in FIG.
- computer device 300 can include multiple processors, such as processor 31 and processor 38 in FIG. Each of these processors can be a single-CPU processor or a multi-core processor.
- a processor herein may refer to one or more devices, circuits, and/or processing cores for processing data, such as computer program instructions.
- computer device 300 may also include an output device 35 and an input device 36.
- the output device 35 is in communication with the processor 31 and can display information in a variety of ways.
- the output device 35 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED) display device, a cathode ray tube (CRT) display device, or a projector. Wait.
- Input device 36 is in communication with processor 31 and can accept user input in a variety of ways.
- input device 36 can be a mouse, keyboard, touch screen device, or sensing device, and the like.
- the computer device 300 described above can be a general purpose computer device or a special purpose computer device.
- the computer device 300 can be a desktop computer, a portable computer, a network server, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wireless terminal device, a communication device, an embedded device, or have FIG. A device of similar structure.
- Embodiments of the invention do not limit the type of computer device 300.
- the mobility management function entity 10 in FIG. 1 or the AMF in FIG. 2 may be the device shown in FIG. 3, and one or more software modules are stored in the memory of the mobility management function entity 10 or the AMF.
- the mobility management function entity 10 or the AMF can implement the software module through the processor and the program code in the memory to implement the selection of the session management function entity.
- FIG. 4 provides a schematic flowchart of a method for selecting a session management function entity.
- the interaction between the session management function entity 10 and the session management function entity 20 in FIG. 1 or the interaction with the external network element may adopt the method in the method embodiment.
- the interaction between the AMF and the SMF in FIG. 2, or the interaction with the external network element, may also adopt the method in the method embodiment.
- This embodiment takes SSC mode 2 as an example in the session and service continuity mode.
- the UE sends a session establishment request to the AMF through the AN, and the AMF selects the SMF to provide the service for the session, and saves the correspondence between the SMF and the PDU session, and sends the session establishment request to the SMF, and the SMF establishes a corresponding PDU session and establishes User plane transmission path.
- the AN here can be a next generation access network.
- the specific PDU session establishment process is the same as the prior art, and details are not described herein again.
- the UE may trigger a PDU session establishment.
- a PDU session establishment For convenience of description, it may be recorded as a PDU Session1 session; or multiple PDU session establishment procedures may be triggered.
- multiple PDU sessions may be respectively recorded as PDU Session1, PDU. Session2 and other sessions.
- the UE negotiates with the AN, and when the handover is needed, the AN sends a handover notification message to the AMF.
- the AMF receives the handover notification message.
- the scenario in which the UE performs the handover is relatively large. For example, the service quality of the network that provides services for the UE is relatively poor, or the network that is currently serving the UE is overloaded, and the details are not described herein.
- the handover notification message includes the UE location information (ie, the target access zone information) and the UE identifier.
- the target access zone information is exemplified by the target base station identifier.
- the AMF determines the PDU session information established for the UE in S401 according to the UE identifier, and sends a session management message to the SMF corresponding to the established PDU session.
- the PDU session established for the UE in S401 is PDU Session1 and PDU Session2
- the AMF will separately send a session management message to the SMF1 serving the PDU Session1 and the SMF2 serving the PDU Session2, where SMF1 and SMF2 may be the same SMF functional entity.
- the PDU session established for the UE in S401 is PDU Session1, and the AMF will send a session management message to SMF1 serving the PDU Session1.
- the PDU session established for the UE in S401 is PDU Session1.
- the AMF sends the session management message to the SMF1 corresponding to the PDU Session1.
- SMF1 receives the session management message.
- the session management message carries the information of the UE identifier, the PDU Session1, and the UE location information.
- the information of the PDU session1 may be the ID of the PDU session1, the ID of the UE ID and the PDU session1, or other information indicating the PDU session1.
- the SMF1 After receiving the session management message, the SMF1 determines that the SMF needs to be reselected.
- the SMF determines, according to the information of the PDU Session1, the session and service continuity mode of the corresponding PDU Session and the PDU Session 1 session as SSC mode 2.
- the method for determining whether to reselect the SMF by the SMF1 may be determined by the method described in FIG. 1. That is, it is determined that SMF reselection is required based on the load information of the SMF1, the UPF load information managed by the SMF1, or the service range of the SMF1.
- SMF1 determines that the SMF needs to be reselected.
- the SMF1 sends a session management response to the AMF, where the session management response carries information of the PDU Session1 and a reselection indication for indicating the reselection of the SMF.
- the AMF receives the session management response.
- the session management response may be a response to the UE mobility event, or may be a handover response, or may be a message of another name, which is not limited herein.
- the AMF After the AMF receives the session management response, if the request carries the reselection indication, the AMF saves the correspondence between the information of the PDU Session1 and the SMF1. The correspondence is used by the subsequent AMF to perform reselection of the SMF upon receiving the session establishment request from the UE.
- the correspondence may be saved in the form of a table or a chart, and is not limited herein.
- the correspondence may further include the foregoing reselection indication.
- the information of the saved SMF1 may be the name of the SMF1, or the SMF1ID, or other information indicating the SMF1. This application is not limited.
- the purpose of saving the SMF1 information is to prevent the AMF from reselecting to SMF1 when reselecting the SMF.
- the AMF sends a handover command to the AN to indicate that the subsequent handover procedure is completed.
- the SMF initiates a PDU Session 1 release process.
- the SMF will also send a reestablishment session indication to inform the UE to initiate a new PDU session establishment request after the session release is completed.
- the re-establishment session indication may be a specific cause value or a specific indication, which is not limited in this application.
- the UE After the UE releases the original session, the UE sends a session establishment request to the AMF.
- the AMF receives the session establishment request.
- the session establishment includes information of the PDU Session1.
- AMF will query the saved correspondence to prevent AMF from selecting SMF1 when reselecting SMF.
- the session establishment request carries the PDU Session ID allocated by the UE for the new PDU session to be established.
- the session establishment request carries the ID of the PDU Session1, or carries the ID of the UE and the ID of the PDU Session1.
- the session establishment request carries the new session ID and the ID of the PDU Session1, or carries the new session ID and the UE. ID and ID of the PDU Session1.
- the session establishment request may also carry the location information of the UE, and may also carry DNN information (such as a DNN identifier, etc.).
- the AMF determines that the second SMF different from the first SMF is a reselected SMF, that is, the second SMF serves the UE.
- the method in which the AMF determines the second SMF different from the first SMF may be determined by the method described in FIG. 1. I won't go into details here.
- the AMF searches for the saved correspondence to avoid selecting the SMF1 saved in the AMF.
- the AMF sends a session management request to the SMF2.
- SMF2 receives the session management request.
- the session management request may be a session creation request, or other names, which are not limited in this application.
- the SMF2 allocates a new TUPF and an IP address to the UE.
- the TUPF is used as the anchor UPF of the newly established session, and is used to establish a user plane path of the new side PDU session.
- the new IP address is used for data transmission between the UE and the data network.
- the SMF2 initiates a new PDU session establishment process for the UE.
- the SMF1 since the SMF1 can perceive the session management related information, it is determined by the SMF whether to reselect the SMF, and if the reselection needs to be determined, the reselection indication is sent to the AMF by the AMF. To select other SMFs other than SMF1 to continue to serve the UE is more reasonable than the SMF selected by AMF in the prior art.
- step 403 the AMF receives the handover notification.
- the session management function entity is also selected.
- the main difference between the method flow of selecting the session management function entity and the handover scenario described in FIG. 4 is S403, S413 and S415 are different.
- the UE initiates a location area update request message to the AMF through the target AN.
- the request may be triggered by the UE moving to a new location area, or by a timer triggering the UE to initiate a periodic location area update, or by the UE moving to another network coverage.
- the AMF sends a location area update response message (TAU Response or TAU Accept message) to the AN, and the indication information carried in the message does not change.
- TAU Response or TAU Accept message
- the original PDU session does not have an air interface bearer.
- the establishment process of the user plane connection between the UE, the target AN, and the UPF needs to be performed.
- the other steps are consistent with the process in the switching scenario.
- the session management message is sent to the SMF corresponding to each PDU session in the PDU session granularity, so that if an SMF is simultaneously a UE, The PDU session provides services, and the SMF may receive multiple session management messages in the process.
- the AMF may also send a session management message to the SMF currently serving the UE in the SMF granularity, that is, the same SMF serving multiple PDU sessions of the UE will receive only one session in the process.
- Manage messages In the message notification mode, the main difference from the original process is S405, S407, S409, and S411, and the specific differences are as follows.
- the S401 may be related to multiple PDU session establishment procedures. For ease of description, three PDU sessions are established by the UE, which are respectively recorded as PDU Session 1, PDU Session 2 and PDU Session 3. PDU Session1 and PDU Session 2 are served by SMF1, and PDU Session 3 is served by SMF2.
- the main difference between the flow and the current process is as follows: corresponding to S405 is S405', after the AMF receives the handover notification sent by the AN, the AMF will be based on the UE identifier in the handover notification and The correspondence between the PDU session and the SMF saved in S401 determines the information of the SMF that provides the service to the UE.
- the AMF sends a session management message to SMF1 and SMF2.
- the session management message carries the UE identity and the UE location information.
- each SMF after receiving the session management message sent by the AMF, each SMF first determines each PDU session that is served by the UE according to the UE identifier (in this example, the SMF1 query results in PDU Session 1) The result of the query with PDU Session 2 and SMF2 is PDU Session 3), and then it is determined whether the SMF needs to be reselected for each PDU session, and the basis for judging whether the SMF needs to be reselected is consistent with the manner described in the flow of FIG.
- the SMF1 determines that the PDU Session 1 and the PDU Session 2 need to reselect the SMF, and the SMF 2 determines that the PDU Session 3 needs to reselect the SMF.
- S409' after each SMF determines that the PDU session of the provided service needs to be reselected, the SMF will return a session management response to the AMF, and carry the PDU session with the SMF to be reselected in the response message. Re-election instructions.
- the SMF1 since both the PDU Session 1 and the PDU Session 2 need to reselect the SMF, the SMF1 will simultaneously return the information of the PDU Session 1 and the PDU Session 2 and the reselection indication; the SMF 2 returns the information of the PDU Session 3 and the reselection indication.
- the reselection indication in the session management response returned by the SMF may be one, or one PDU Session that needs to be reselected.
- Re-election instructions For example, the SMF1 in the above example may return: information of the PDU Session1, information of the PDU Session2, and a reselection indication; or: information of the PDU Session1, indicating that the PDU Session1 needs to be reselected, the reselection indication 1, the PDU The information of Session 2 indicates that the PDU Session 2 needs to be reselected by the reselection indication 2.
- one PDU Session corresponds to one reselection indication
- one PDU Session corresponding to one reselection indication may be used, that is, one PDU Session corresponds to one reselection indication, and is used in combination with one PDU Session corresponding to one reselection indication.
- other methods are not excluded, and this application does not limit this.
- the reselection indication may be a specific cause value or a specific indication, which is not limited by the present invention.
- the PDU session information the AMF saves the correspondence between the information of the corresponding PDU session and the SMF currently serving the service, and the save format is consistent with the manner described in the flow of FIG. The correspondence is used by the subsequent AMF to perform reselection of the SMF upon receiving the session establishment request from the UE.
- step 407 is triggered by a session management message sent by the AMF.
- the SMF determines that the UPF corresponding to the PDU Session1 is overloaded or the corresponding SMF is overloaded, the session management function entity is also selected.
- the main difference between the method flow for selecting the session management function entity and the handover scenario shown in FIG. 4 is S403, S405, S409, S413, and S415.
- the SMF directly acquires factors such as UPF or SMF load according to the message itself or from other functional entities, and triggers step S407.
- This information may include information such as UPF load conditions, SMF load conditions, or UPF failures.
- the message may be a session management notification message, or may be other messages, and is not limited herein.
- the indication information carried in the message does not change.
- step 415 the message will send a session re-establishment indication to the UE via the AMF.
- step 415 may be performed separately from step S409, or may be combined and sent in step S409.
- the other steps are consistent with the process in the switching scenario.
- the actions of the AMF can be performed by the AMF in accordance with the software modules in the memory mentioned above.
- the embodiment of the present invention does not impose any limitation on this.
- FIG. 5 provides another schematic flow chart of a method for selecting a session management function entity.
- the interaction between the session management function entity 10 and the session management function entity 20 in FIG. 1 or the interaction with the external network element may adopt the method in the method embodiment.
- the interaction between the AMF and the SMF in FIG. 2, or the interaction with the external network element, may also adopt the method in the method embodiment.
- This embodiment takes SSC mode 3 as an example in the session and service continuity mode.
- the SMF1 After receiving the session management message, the SMF1 determines whether the SMF needs to be reselected.
- the SMF determines, according to the information of the PDU Session1, the session and service continuity mode of the corresponding PDU Session and the PDU Session 1 session as SSC mode 3.
- the method for determining whether to reselect the SMF by the SMF1 may be determined by the method described in FIG. 1.
- the SMF sends a session redirection request to the UE after the handover is completed, and carries the reestablishment session indication in the request to notify the UE to initiate establishment of a new PDU session.
- the UE receives the redirect request.
- the session redirection request may be a session reestablishment request, or may be another message name, which is not limited in this application.
- the SMF1 since the SMF1 can perceive the session management related information, the SMF is selected by the SMF1, so that the selected SMF is more reasonable than the SMF selected by the AMF in the prior art. .
- the UE initiates a location area update request to the AMF through the target AN; correspondingly, corresponding to S513, the AMF sends a location area update response message to the AN.
- the session management message is sent to the SMF corresponding to each PDU session by using the PDU session granularity, so that if an SMF is simultaneously multiple of the UE, The PDU session provides services, and the SMF may receive multiple session management messages in the process.
- the AMF may also send a session management message to the SMF currently serving the UE in the SMF granularity, that is, the same SMF serving multiple PDU sessions of the UE will receive only one session in the process. Manage messages.
- the main difference from the original process is S505, S507, S509, and S511.
- S505, S507, S509, and S511 are replaced with S505', S507', S509', and S511', respectively.
- S505', S507', S509', and S511' are the same as S405', S407', S409', and S411', respectively, and will not be described again.
- step 507 is triggered by a session management message sent by the AMF.
- the SMF determines that the UPF corresponding to the PDU Session1 is overloaded or the corresponding SMF is overloaded, the session management function entity is also selected.
- the main difference between the method flow of selecting the session management function entity and the handover scenario described in FIG. 5 is S503, S505, S509, S513, and S515.
- the SMF directly obtains UPF or SMF load and other factors according to the message itself or from other functional entities.
- Step S507 is triggered.
- This information may include information such as UPF load conditions, SMF load conditions, or UPF failures.
- the message will send a session reestablishment indication to the UE via the AMF.
- the step may be performed separately from step S509, or may be combined and sent in step S509.
- the other steps are consistent with the process in the switching scenario.
- the actions of the AMF may be performed by the AMF in accordance with the software modules in the memory mentioned above.
- the embodiment of the present invention does not impose any limitation on this.
- FIG. 6 provides another schematic flow chart of a method for selecting a session management function entity.
- the interaction between the session management function entity 10 and the session management function entity 20 in FIG. 1 or the interaction with the external network element may adopt the method in the method embodiment.
- the interaction between the AMF and the SMF in FIG. 2, or the interaction with the external network element, may also adopt the method in the method embodiment.
- This embodiment takes SSC mode 2 as an example in the session and service continuity mode.
- the SMF1 determines whether the SMF needs to be reselected. If it is determined that the SMF needs to be reselected, the SMF1 determines the second SMF, that is, the second SMF is the reselected SMF, and the second SMF serves the UE.
- the SMF determines, according to the information of the PDU Session1, the session and service continuity mode of the corresponding PDU Session and the PDU Session 1 session as SSC mode 2.
- the method in which the SMF1 determines whether to reselect the SMF is the same as that described in S407.
- the method by which the SMF1 determines the second SMF may be determined by the method in which the session management function entity 20 of FIG. 1 determines the reselected third session management function entity. That is, the topology management function entity acquires the load information of other SMFs or the load information of the UPF, and determines an SMF different from SMF1 that can provide services for the UE to provide services for the UE.
- the SMF1 sends a session management response to the AMF, where the session management response carries the information of the PDU Session1 and the SMF reselection result.
- the SMF reselection result is the information of the second SMF.
- the AMF receives the session management response.
- the AMF After receiving the session management response, the AMF saves the correspondence between the information of the PDU Session1 and the second SMF information. The correspondence is used for subsequent purposes, and the AMF selects the second SMF as the SMF serving the UE upon receiving the session establishment request from the UE.
- the correspondence may be saved in the form of a table or a chart, and is not limited herein.
- the correspondence may further include indication information that needs to reselect the SMF.
- the indication information of the SMF to be re-selected may be a specific indication or a specific cause value, which is not limited in this application.
- the information of the saved second SMF may be the name of the second SMF, the ID of the second SMF, or other information indicating the SMF, which is not limited in this application.
- the AMF After receiving the session establishment request, the AMF queries the corresponding relationship to determine that the SMF corresponding to the information of the PDU session1 is SMF2. That is, the second SMF is selected to serve the UE.
- the AMF determines the SMF2 by querying the corresponding relationship according to the information of the PDU session1 carried in the session establishment request message during the process of determining the second SMF.
- the SMF1 since the SMF1 can perceive the session management related information, it is determined by the SMF1 whether to reselect the SMF, and if it is necessary to determine the reselection, the reselected SMF is determined and the reselection is sent. The result is more reasonable for AMF than for SMF selected by AMF in the prior art.
- the method described in FIG. 6 is also applicable to a scenario in which a UE location area is updated.
- the main difference between the method flow of selecting the session management function entity and the handover scenario described in FIG. 6 is S603, S613 and S615 are different.
- the UE initiates a location area update request message to the AMF through the target AN.
- the request may be triggered by the UE moving to a new location area, or by a timer triggering the UE to initiate a periodic location area update, or by the UE moving to another network coverage.
- the AMF sends a location area update response message to the AN, and the indication information carried in the message does not change.
- the location area update response message may be a TAU Response or a TAU Accept message, or other name.
- the original PDU session does not have an air interface bearer.
- the establishment process of the user plane connection between the UE, the target AN, and the UPF needs to be performed.
- the other steps are consistent with the process in the switching scenario.
- the session management message is sent to the SMF corresponding to each PDU session in the PDU session granularity, so that if an SMF is simultaneously multiple of the UE, The PDU session provides services, and the SMF may receive multiple session management messages in the process.
- the AMF may also send a session management message to the SMF currently serving the UE in the SMF granularity, that is, the same SMF serving multiple PDU sessions of the UE will receive only one session in the process.
- Manage messages In the message notification mode, the main difference from the original process is S605, S607, S609, and S611, and the specific differences are as follows.
- the S601 may be involved in multiple PDU session establishment procedures. For ease of description, three PDU sessions are established by the UE, which are respectively recorded as PDU Session 1, PDU Session 2 and PDU Session 3. PDU Session1 and PDU Session 2 are served by SMF1, and PDU Session 3 is served by SMF2.
- S605 Corresponding to S605 is S605', after the AMF receives the handover notification sent by the AN, the AMF determines the information of the SMF serving the UE according to the UE identifier in the handover notification and the correspondence between the PDU session and the SMF saved in S601. . In this example, corresponding to SMF1 and SMF2, the AMF sends a session management message to SMF1 and SMF2.
- the session management message carries the UE identity and the UE location information.
- each SMF after receiving the session management message sent by the AMF, each SMF first determines each PDU session that is served by the UE according to the UE identifier (in this example, the SMF1 query results in PDU Session1 and PDU Session 2, the SMF2 query results in the PDU Session 3), and then determines whether the SMF needs to be reselected for each PDU session. If the SMF needs to be reselected, the SMF reselection operation is performed to determine that another SMF provides the UE with a service, and determines whether The process of reselection and reselection is consistent with the approach described in the process of Figure 6.
- SMF1 determines that PDU Session 1 and PDU Session 2 need to reselect SMF, and selects SMF3 and SMF4 to provide services respectively.
- SMF2 determines that PDU Session 3 needs to reselect SMF and provides service for SMF5, wherein SMF3, SMF4 and SMF5 may be the same or different SMFs.
- S609' corresponding to S609 is S609', after each SMF determines that the PDU session of the provided service needs to be reselected, the SMF will return a session management response to the AMF, and carry the session information and the weight of the reselected SMF in the response message. Choose the result.
- the SMF1 since both the PDU Session 1 and the PDU Session 2 need to reselect the SMF, the SMF1 will simultaneously return the information of the PDU Session 1 and the PDU Session 2, and reselect the SMF reselection result, that is, the information of the SMF3 and the SMF4; SMF2 returns the information of PDU Session 3 to reselect the SMF reselection result, that is, the information of SMF5.
- S611 corresponding to S611 after the AMF receives the session management response returned by SMF1 and SMF2, if the response carries the reselection result and the PDU session information of the SMF to be reselected, the AMF saves the information of the corresponding PDU session.
- the save format is consistent with the manner described in the flow of FIG. 6. The correspondence is used for subsequent purposes, and the AMF selects a corresponding SMF providing service for the session establishment request from the UE.
- step 607 is triggered by a session management message sent by the AMF.
- the SMF determines that the UPF corresponding to the PDU Session1 is overloaded or the corresponding SMF is overloaded, the session management function entity is also selected.
- the main difference between the method flow for selecting the session management function entity and the handover scenario described in FIG. 6 is S603, S605, S609, S613, and S615. The specific difference is similar to that described in FIG. 4, and details are not described herein again.
- the actions of the AMF may be performed by the AMF in accordance with the software modules in the memory mentioned above.
- the embodiment of the present invention does not impose any limitation on this.
- FIG. 7 provides another schematic flow chart of a method for selecting a session management function entity.
- the interaction between the session management function entity 10 and the session management function entity 20 in FIG. 1 or the interaction with the external network element may adopt the method in the method embodiment.
- the interaction between the AMF and the SMF in FIG. 2, or the interaction with the external network element, may also adopt the method in the method embodiment.
- This embodiment takes SSC mode 3 as an example in the session and service continuity mode.
- the SMF1 After receiving the session management message, the SMF1 determines whether the SMF needs to be reselected. If it is determined that the SMF needs to be reselected, the SMF1 determines the second SMF, that is, the second SMF is the reselected SMF, and the second SMF serves the UE.
- the SMF determines, according to the information of the PDU Session1, the session and service continuity mode of the corresponding PDU Session and the PDU Session 1 session as SSC mode 3.
- the SMF1 since the SMF1 can perceive the session management related information, the SMF is selected by the SMF1, so that the selected SMF is more reasonable than the SMF selected by the AMF in the prior art. .
- the UE initiates a location area update request to the AMF through the target AN; correspondingly, corresponding to S713, the AMF sends a location area update response message to the AN.
- the session management message is sent to the SMF corresponding to each PDU session by using the PDU session granularity, so that if an SMF is simultaneously multiple of the UE, The PDU session provides services, and the SMF may receive multiple session management messages in the process.
- the AMF may also send a session management message to the SMF currently serving the UE in the SMF granularity, that is, the same SMF serving multiple PDU sessions of the UE will receive only one session in the process. Manage messages.
- the main difference from the original process is S705, S707, S709, and S711.
- S705, S707, S709, and S711 are replaced with S705', S707', S709', and S711', respectively.
- S705', S707', S709', and S711' are the same as S605', S607', S609', and S611', respectively, and will not be described again.
- step 707 is triggered by a session management message sent by the AMF.
- the SMF determines that the UPF corresponding to the PDU Session1 is overloaded or the corresponding SMF is overloaded, the session management function entity is also selected.
- the main difference between the method flow for selecting the session management function entity and the handover scenario described in FIG. 7 is S703, S705, S709, S713, and S715. The specific difference is similar to that described in FIG. 5, and details are not described herein again.
- the actions of the AMF can be performed by the AMF in accordance with the software modules in the memory mentioned above.
- the embodiment of the present invention does not impose any limitation on this.
- FIG. 8 provides a schematic flowchart of a method for selecting a session management function entity.
- the interaction between the session management function entity 10 and the session management function entity 20 in FIG. 1 or the interaction with the external network element may adopt the method in the method embodiment.
- the interaction between the AMF and the SMF in FIG. 2, or the interaction with the external network element may also adopt the method in the method embodiment.
- the session and service continuity mode is taken as an example of SSC mode2, and the UPF needs to be reselected, but the SMF does not need to be reselected.
- the SMF1 determines that a PDU session on the UE needs to reselect the UPF.
- PDU Session1 is taken as an example here.
- the triggering reason may be the UE location information, the UPF load information, or the SMF1 load information, and may be triggered by other information, which is not limited in this application.
- the SMF1 determines, according to the information of the PDU Session1, the session and service continuity mode of the corresponding PDU Session and the PDU Session1 session as SSC mode 2.
- the method for the SMF1 to determine that the UPF needs to be reselected may be determined by the method described in FIG. 1.
- the SMF1 returns a session management notification, and carries the PDU Session1 information and the indication information in the notification.
- the PDU Session1 information and the SMF1 information may also be carried in the session management notification returned by the SMF1.
- the session management notification may be a UE mobility event notification, or may be a session management event notification, or may be another name, which is not limited herein.
- the AMF After receiving the session management notification, the AMF saves the correspondence between the information of the PDU Session1 and the SMF1. The correspondence is used by the subsequent AMF to perform reselection of the SMF upon receiving the session establishment request from the UE.
- the indication information may also be included in the correspondence.
- the purpose of saving the SMF1 information is for the subsequent AMF to continue to select SMF1 to provide services for the UE when reselecting the SMF.
- the purpose of saving the indication information is for the subsequent AMF to avoid selecting another SMF different from SMF1 when selecting the SMF.
- the indication information as described in FIG. 1 can be in various forms.
- the SMF will also initiate a PDU session release command to the UE, and carry a reestablishment session indication in the message, and the message will be forwarded by the AMF during the delivery process.
- the message may be sent in combination with the message S805, which is not limited herein.
- the AMF queries the saved correspondence to ensure that the AMF continues to select SMF1 to provide services for the UE when selecting the SMF.
- the AMF determines to continue to select the first SMF to serve the UE, that is, SMF1.
- the AMF searches for the saved correspondence to avoid selecting an SMF different from the SMF1 saved in the AMF.
- the AMF sends a session management request to the SMF1.
- SMF1 receives the session management request.
- the session management request may be a session creation request, or other names, which are not limited in this application.
- SMF1 is processed in the same manner as SMF2 in S423.
- the SMF1 initiates a new PDU session establishment process for the UE.
- the SMF determined by the SMF is more reasonable than the SMF selected by the AMF in the prior art.
- FIG. 9 provides a schematic flowchart of a method for selecting a session management function entity.
- the interaction between the session management function entity 10 and the session management function entity 20 in FIG. 1 or the interaction with the external network element may adopt the method in the method embodiment.
- the interaction between the AMF and the SMF in FIG. 2, or the interaction with the external network element may also adopt the method in the method embodiment.
- the SSC mode 3 is taken as an example in the session and service continuity mode, and the UPF needs to be reselected, but the SMF does not need to be reselected.
- S903 The SMF1 determines that a PDU session on the UE needs to reselect the UPF.
- PDU Session1 is taken as an example here.
- the triggering reason may be triggered by the UE location information, the UPF load information, the SMF1 load information, or may be triggered by other information, which is not limited by the present invention.
- the SMF1 determines, according to the information of the PDU Session1, the session and service continuity mode of the corresponding PDU Session and the PDU Session1 session as SSC mode 3.
- the method for the SMF1 to determine that the UPF needs to be reselected may be determined by the method described in FIG. 1.
- SMF1 can continue to provide services for the UE, assuming that the current UPF cannot provide services to the UE due to overload or failure, and the target access area is still within the service range of the SMF1. Therefore, SMF1 determines that UPF needs to be reselected.
- the SMF will also initiate a session redirection request to the UE, and carry a session reestablishment indication in the message, and the message will be forwarded by the AMF during the delivery process.
- the session reestablishment indication is used to notify the UE to initiate a new PDU session establishment request.
- the message may be sent in combination with the message S905, which is not limited herein.
- the SMF determined by the SMF is more reasonable than the SMF selected by the AMF in the prior art.
- the solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention is mainly introduced from the perspective of interaction between the network elements.
- the foregoing device (or device) implementing the mobility management function entity or the session management function entity includes corresponding hardware structures and/or software modules for performing the respective functions in order to implement the above functions.
- the present invention can be implemented in a combination of hardware or hardware and computer software in combination with the elements and algorithm steps of the various examples described in the embodiments disclosed herein. Whether a function is implemented in hardware or computer software to drive hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the solution. A person skilled in the art can use different methods for implementing the described functions for each particular application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of the present invention.
- the embodiment of the present invention may divide the function module of the mobility management function entity or the session management function entity according to the foregoing method example.
- each function module may be divided according to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated in the function.
- a processing module In a processing module.
- the above integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional modules. It should be noted that the division of the module in the embodiment of the present invention is schematic, and is only a logical function division, and the actual implementation may have another division manner.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for implementing a session management function entity in the above embodiment, and the device 1000 includes: a transceiver module 1001. The processing module 1003 and the determining module 1005.
- the transceiver module is configured to receive a location change notification message, send a session management message to the first session management function entity, and receive information and a reselection indication of the first session of the user equipment UE from the first session management function entity.
- the reselection indication is used to indicate that the session management function entity is reselected;
- the processing module is configured to save, according to the reselection indication, a correspondence between the information of the first session and the first session management function entity;
- the transceiver module is further configured to receive a session establishment request message, where the session establishment request message carries information of the first session;
- the determining module is configured to determine a second session management function entity different from the first session management function entity, where the first session management function entity is determined by querying the correspondence relationship saved by itself a session management function entity corresponding to the information of one session;
- the transceiver module is further configured to send a session management request to the second session management function entity.
- the information of the first session includes an identifier of the first session; or the information of the first session includes an identifier of the UE and an identifier of the first session. .
- the session establishment request message further carries an identifier of the second session to be created by the UE.
- the transceiver module is further configured to send a reestablishment session indication to the UE to notify the UE to establish a second session.
- the device may be a mobility management function entity in the communication network, or may be an AMF, or may be another entity in the communication network. All related content of each step involved in the foregoing method embodiments may be referred to a corresponding function module. The functional description will not be repeated here.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for implementing a selective session management function entity in the foregoing embodiment.
- the device 1100 includes a transceiver module 1101, a processing module 1103, and a determination module 1105.
- the transceiver module is configured to receive a location change notification message, send a session management message to the first session management function entity, receive information of the first session of the user equipment UE from the first session management function entity, and reselect the result of the session management function entity
- the session management function entity reselection result includes information of the second session management function entity
- the processing module is configured to save a correspondence between the information of the first session and the second session management function entity;
- the transceiver module is further configured to receive a session establishment request message, where the session establishment request message carries the first session information;
- the determining module is configured to query the correspondence relationship to determine a second session management function entity corresponding to the information of the first session;
- the transceiver module is further configured to send a session management request to the second session management function entity.
- the information of the first session includes an identifier of the first session; or the information of the first session includes an identifier of the UE and an identifier of the first session. .
- the session establishment request message further carries an identifier of the second session to be created by the UE.
- the transceiver module is further configured to send a reestablishment session indication to the UE to notify the UE to establish a second session.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for implementing a selective session management function entity involved in the foregoing embodiment.
- the device 1200 includes a transceiver module 1201, a processing module 1203, and a determining module 1205.
- the transceiver module is configured to receive information about a first session of the user equipment UE from the first session management function entity and a session management function entity selection result, where the session management function entity selection result includes information of the first session management function entity; Or: a transceiver module, configured to receive information and indication information of the first session of the user equipment UE from the first session management function entity;
- the processing module is configured to save a correspondence between the information of the first session and the first session management function entity; the transceiver module is further configured to receive a session establishment request message, where the session establishment request message carries the a first session information; the determining module is configured to query the corresponding relationship to determine the first session management function entity corresponding to the information of the first session; the transceiver module is further configured to send a session management request to the first A session management function entity.
- the information of the first session includes an identifier of the first session; or the information of the first session includes an identifier of the UE and an identifier of the first session.
- the session establishment request message further carries an identifier of the second session to be created by the UE.
- the transceiver module is further configured to send a reestablishment session indication to the UE to notify the UE to establish a second session.
- the device may be a mobility management function entity in the communication network, or may be an AMF or other entity in the communication network. All related content of each step involved in the foregoing method embodiments may be referred to a corresponding function module. The functional description will not be repeated here.
- the device for selecting the session management function entity is presented in the form of dividing each function module corresponding to each function, or the device for selecting the session management function entity is configured to divide the form of each function module in an integrated manner.
- a “module” herein may refer to an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), circuitry, a processor and memory that executes one or more software or firmware programs, integrated logic circuitry, and/or other functions that provide the functionality described above. Device.
- ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
- the apparatus 1000 which implements the selection session management function entity, may take the form shown in FIG.
- the transceiver module 10 can be implemented by the processor 31 (and/or the processor 38) and the memory 33 of FIG. 3, specifically, the transceiver module 1001, the processing module 1003, and The determining module 1005 can be executed by calling the application code stored in the memory 33 by the processor 31 (and/or the processor 38), which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.
- the transceiver module 1101, the processing module 1103 and the determining module 1105 in FIG. 11 can be implemented by the processor 31 (and/or the processor 38) and the memory 33 of FIG. 3, specifically, the transceiver module 1101, the processing module 1103, and the determining module. 1105 may be performed by calling the application code stored in the memory 33 by the processor 31 (and/or the processor 38), which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.
- the transceiver module 1201, the processing module 1203, and the determination module 1205 in FIG. 12 may be implemented by the processor 31 (and/or the processor 38) and the memory 33 of FIG. 3, and in particular, by the processor 31 (and/or The processor 38) is to be executed by calling the application code stored in the memory 33, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.
- the embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer storage medium for storing computer software instructions for implementing the device for selecting a session management function entity shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5, which is used to execute the foregoing method embodiment. Designed program.
- the embodiment of the present invention further provides another computer storage medium for storing computer software instructions used by the apparatus for implementing the selection session management function entity shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 7 above, which includes an embodiment for performing the above method.
- the embodiment of the present invention further provides another computer storage medium for storing computer software instructions used by the apparatus for implementing the selection session management function entity shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 9 above, which includes an embodiment for performing the above method.
- the embodiment of the invention further provides a computer program product for storing as a mobility management function entity, or a computer software instruction used by the AMF, which comprises a program designed to execute the above method embodiment.
- the above embodiments it may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof.
- software it may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product.
- the computer program product includes one or more computer instructions.
- the computer program instructions When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the processes or functions described in accordance with embodiments of the present invention are generated in whole or in part.
- the computer can be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device.
- the computer instructions can be stored in a computer readable storage medium or transferred from one computer readable storage medium to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions can be from a website site, computer, server or data center Transfer to another website site, computer, server, or data center by wire (eg, coaxial cable, fiber optic, data subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (eg, infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.).
- the computer readable storage medium can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server, data center, or the like that includes one or more available media.
- the usable medium may be a magnetic medium (for example, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (for example, a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (for example, a solid state disk (SSD)).
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- 一种选择会话管理功能实体的方法,其特征在于,包括:接收来自第一会话管理功能实体的用户设备UE的第一会话的信息和重选指示,所述重选指示用于指示重选会话管理功能实体;根据该重选指示保存所述第一会话的信息与所述第一会话管理功能实体的对应关系;接收会话建立请求消息,所述会话建立请求消息中携带所述第一会话的信息;确定不同于所述第一会话管理功能实体的第二会话管理功能实体,其中,所述第一会话管理功能实体是通过查询自身保存的所述对应关系确定的所述第一会话的信息对应的会话管理功能实体;发送会话管理请求给所述第二会话管理功能实体。
- 如权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一会话的信息包括所述第一会话的标识;或,所述第一会话的信息包括所述UE的标识和所述第一会话的标识。
- 如权利要求1至2所述的方法,其特征在于,所保存的对应关系中还可包含重选指示,所述重选指示用于指示重选会话管理功能实体。
- 如权利要求1至3所述的方法,其特征在于,所述会话建立请求消息还携带所述UE待创建的第二会话的标识。
- 如权利要求1至4任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述接收会话建立请求消息之前,还包括:发送重建会话指示给所述UE,以通知所述UE建立第二会话。
- 如权利要求1至5任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述接收位置变更通知消息之前,还包括:建立所述第一会话;其中,第一会话管理功能实体是为所述第一会话服务的会话管理功能实体。
- 一种选择会话管理功能实体的方法,其特征在于,包括:接收来自第一会话管理功能实体的用户设备UE的第一会话的信息和会话管理功能实体重选结果,所述会话管理功能实体重选结果包括第二会话管理功能实体的信息;保存所述第一会话的信息与第二会话管理功能实体的对应关系;接收会话建立请求消息,所述会话建立请求消息中携带所述第一会话的信息;查询所述对应关系确定所述第一会话的信息对应的第二会话管理功能实体;发送会话管理请求给所述第二会话管理功能实体。
- 如权利要求7所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一会话的信息包括所述第一会话的标识;或,所述第一会话的信息包括所述UE的标识和所述第一会话的标识。
- 如权利要求7至8所述的方法,其特征在于,所述会话建立请求消息还携带所述UE待创建的第二会话的标识。
- 如权利要求7至9任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述接收会话建立请求消息之前,还包括:发送重建会话指示给所述UE,以通知所述UE建立第二会话。
- 如权利要求7至10任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述接收位置变更通知消息之前,还包括:建立所述第一会话;其中,第一会话管理功能实体是为所述第一会话服务的会话管理功能实体。
- 一种选择会话管理功能实体的装置,其特征在于,包括:收发模块,用于接收来自第一会话管理功能实体的用户设备UE的第一会话的信息和重选指示,所述重选指示用于指示重选会话管理功能实体;处理模块,用于根据该重选指示保存所述第一会话的信息与所述第一会话管理功能实体的对应关系;所述收发模块,还用于接收会话建立请求消息,所述会话建立请求消息中携带所述第一会话的信息;确定模块,用于确定不同于所述第一会话管理功能实体的第二会话管理功能实体;其中,所述第一会话管理功能实体是通过查询自身保存的所述对应关系确定的所述第一会话的信息对应的会话管理功能实体;所述收发模块,还用于发送会话管理请求给所述第二会话管理功能实体。
- 如权利要求12所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第一会话的信息包括所述第一会话的标识;或,所述第一会话的信息包括所述UE的标识和所述第一会话的标识。
- 如权利要求12或13所述的方法,其特征在于,所述会话建立请求消息还携带所述UE待创建的第二会话的标识。
- 如权利要求12至14任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述收发模块,还用于发送重建会话指示给所述UE,以通知所述UE建立第二会话。
- 一种选择会话管理功能实体的装置,其特征在于,包括:收发模块,用于接收来自第一会话管理功能实体的用户设备UE的第一会话的信息和会话管理功能实体重选结果,所述会话管理功能实体重选结果包括第二会话管理功能实体的信息;处理模块,用于保存所述第一会话的信息与第二会话管理功能实体的对应关系;所述收发模块,还用于接收会话建立请求消息,所述会话建立请求消息中携带所述第一会话信息;确定模块,用于查询所述对应关系确定所述第一会话的信息对应的第二会话管理功能实体;所述收发模块,还用于发送会话管理请求给所述第二会话管理功能实体。
- 如权利要求16所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第一会话的信息包括所述第一会话的标识;或,所述第一会话的信息包括所述UE的标识和所述第一会话的标识。
- 如权利要求16或17所述的装置,其特征在于,所述会话建立请求消息还携带所述UE待创建的第二会话的标识。
- 如权利要求17至18任一所述的装置,其特征在于,所述收发模块,还用于发送重建会话指示给所述UE,以通知所述UE建立第二会话。
- 一种选择会话管理功能实体的方法,其特征在于,包括:接收来自第一会话管理功能实体的用户设备UE的第一会话的信息和会话管理功能实体选择结果,所述会话管理功能实体选择结果包括第一会话管理功能实体的信息;或:接收来自第一会话管理功能实体的用户设备UE的第一会话的信息和指示信息;保存所述第一会话的信息与第一会话管理功能实体的对应关系;接收会话建立请求消息,所述会话建立请求消息中携带所述第一会话信息;查询所述对应关系确定所述第一会话的信息对应的所述第一会话管理功能实体;发送会话管理请求给所述第一会话管理功能实体。
- 如权利要求20所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一会话的信息包括所述第一会话的标识;或,所述第一会话的信息包括所述UE的标识和所述第一会话的标识。
- 如权利要求20至21所述的方法,其特征在于,若接收来自第一会话管理功能实体的用户设备UE的第一会话的信息和指示信息,则该对应关系中还包括指示信息。
- 如权利要求20至22所述的方法,其特征在于,所述会话建立请求消息还携带所述UE待创建的第二会话的标识。
- 一种选择会话管理功能实体的装置,其特征在于,包括:收发模块,用于接收来自第一会话管理功能实体的用户设备UE的第一会话的信息和会话管理功能实体选择结果,所述会话管理功能实体选择结果包括第一会话管理功能实体的信息;或:收发模块,用于接收来自第一会话管理功能实体的用户设备UE的第一会话的信息和指示信息;处理模块,用于保存所述第一会话的信息与第一会话管理功能实体的对应关系;所述收发模块,还用于接收会话建立请求消息,所述会话建立请求消息中携带所述第一会话信息;确定模块,用于查询所述对应关系确定所述第一会话的信息对应的所述第一会话管理功能实体;所述收发模块,还用于发送会话管理请求给所述第一会话管理功能实体。
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