WO2019071643A1 - 网络切换之后返回的方法、接入网设备和核心网设备 - Google Patents

网络切换之后返回的方法、接入网设备和核心网设备 Download PDF

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WO2019071643A1
WO2019071643A1 PCT/CN2017/106598 CN2017106598W WO2019071643A1 WO 2019071643 A1 WO2019071643 A1 WO 2019071643A1 CN 2017106598 W CN2017106598 W CN 2017106598W WO 2019071643 A1 WO2019071643 A1 WO 2019071643A1
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  • the present application relates to the field of communications, and more particularly, to a method, an access network device, and a core network device that are returned after network switching.
  • the 5G NR network will fall back to the 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • the 5G NR network After falling back from the 5G NR network to the 4G LTE network, it is impossible to accurately determine the fallback of the voice service, and does not explain how to return the 5G NR network. Therefore, in the presence of the 5G NR network After falling back to the 4G LTE network, it is impossible to accurately determine whether it is for the fall of the voice service, nor can it quickly return to the 5G NR network, affecting the user experience.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a method for determining a voice fallback, a method for returning after a network switch, a method for indicating a network handover purpose, a method and device for determining a voice service, an access network device, and a core network device, and a wireless connection of the terminal device.
  • the technology Radio Access Technology, RAT
  • RAT Radio Access Technology
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a method for determining a voice fallback, including:
  • the first device acquires the target connection of the second radio access network to be accessed by the terminal device.
  • the network access device identifier, the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions, and the coverage area of the first radio access network and the coverage of the second radio access network There are overlapping areas in the area;
  • the first device determines that the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, and the purpose is to perform a voice service, where the A set includes all access network device identifiers in the overlapping area within the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is a better network than the second radio access network, and the user can obtain a better experience under the first radio access network.
  • the first device determines that the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network for performing voice service, and thus, at the terminal When the device performs network switching, it can accurately determine whether the voice service is switched.
  • the voice service can be quickly executed after the handover, and the signaling overhead caused by the voice service is reduced.
  • the method further includes:
  • the first device determines that the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network for performing voice service, including :
  • the first device determines the terminal device The purpose of the RAT switching from the first radio access network to the second radio access network is to perform voice services.
  • the target access network device identifier exists in the first set and the first device determines that the flow/bearing of the ongoing voice service needs to be switched to the first
  • the second radio access network determines that the first device determines that the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network to perform voice services.
  • the first set is pre-configured.
  • the first radio access network is a new radio NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network, where the first device is accessing and moving. Dynamic management function AMF device.
  • the method further includes:
  • the AMF device sends indication information to the second device, where the indication information includes a voice identifier and/or a public land mobile communication network PLMN identifier before the handover, and the indication information is used to indicate that the second device is the RAT of the terminal device from the NR
  • the purpose of the network switching to the LTE network is to perform voice services.
  • the RAT of the terminal device in the first switching mode, is switched from the NR network to the LTE network, where, in the first switching mode, the NR is The core network 5GC of the network is unchanged, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network;
  • the AMF device sends the indication information to the second device, including:
  • the AMF device sends the indication information to the session management function SMF device.
  • the RAT of the terminal device in the second switching mode, is switched from the NR network to the LTE network, where, in the second switching mode, the NR is The 5GC of the network is unchanged, and the AMF in the 5GC is switched from the source AMF to the target AMF, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network;
  • the AMF device sends the indication information to the second device, including:
  • the source AMF device sends the indication information to the target AMF device.
  • the RAT of the terminal device in the third switching mode, is switched from the NR network to the LTE network, where, in the third switching mode, the NR is The 5GC of the network switches to the packet core evolution EPC for the LTE network;
  • the AMF device sends the indication information to the second device, including:
  • the AMF device sends the indication information to the mobility management entity MME device.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a method for returning after network switching, including:
  • the first device After the radio access technology RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, the first device sends, to the access network device, indication information for deleting the current bearer/flow, where the indication information includes before the handover.
  • Public land mobile communication network PLMN identity and/or access network device identity before handover the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions, the first radio access There is an overlapping area in the coverage area of the network and the coverage area of the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is a better network than the second radio access network, and the user is in the first A better experience can be obtained under the wireless access network.
  • the first device sends the delete current bearer to the access network device.
  • the device identifier determines that the RAT that triggers the terminal device returns from the second radio access network to the first radio access network. Further, the terminal device can experience the first radio access network to the greatest extent and improve the user experience.
  • the current bearer/flow is a bearer/flow for performing voice service.
  • the first radio access network is a new radio NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network
  • the first device is access and mobile.
  • the sexual management function AMF device or mobility management entity MME device which is a base station gNB for the NR network.
  • the method further includes:
  • the first device acquires the PLMN identity before the handover and/or the access network device identity before the handover.
  • the first device is an AMF device
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the NR network to the LTE network in the first switching mode, where In the first switching mode, the core network 5GC for the NR network is unchanged, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network.
  • the first device acquires the PLMN identity before the handover and/or the access network device identifier before the handover, including:
  • the AMF device acquires the PLMN identity before the handover and/or the access network device identity before the handover from the access network device before the handover.
  • the first device is an AMF device
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the NR network to the LTE network in the second switching mode
  • the 5GC for the NR network is unchanged
  • the AMF in the 5GC is switched from the source AMF to the target AMF
  • the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network.
  • the PLMN identity before the handover and/or the access network device before the handover Logo including:
  • the target AMF device acquires the PLMN identity before the handover and/or the access network device identity before the handover from the source AMF device.
  • the first device is an MME device
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the NR network to the LTE network in a third switching mode
  • the 5GC for the NR network switches to the packet core evolution EPC for the LTE network
  • the first device acquires the PLMN identity before the handover and/or the access network device identifier before the handover, including:
  • the MME device acquires the PLMN identity before the handover and/or the access network device identity before the handover from the AMF device.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a method for returning after network switching, including:
  • the access network device After the radio access technology RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, the access network device receives the indication information of deleting the current bearer/flow sent by the first device, where the indication information includes the handover.
  • the indication information includes the handover.
  • PLMN identity and/or an access network device identity before handover the first radio access network and the second radio access network being networks under different communication protocol versions, the first wireless connection There is an overlapping area between the coverage area of the network access and the coverage area of the second radio access network;
  • the access network device After deleting the current bearer according to the indication information, the access network device determines, according to the PLMN identifier before the handover and/or the access network device identifier before the handover, the RAT that triggers the terminal device from the second radio access. The network returns to the first radio access network.
  • the first device sends the delete current bearer to the access network device.
  • the device identifier determines that the RAT that triggers the terminal device returns from the second radio access network to the first radio access network. Further, the terminal device can experience the first radio access network to the greatest extent and improve the user experience.
  • the current bearer/stream is a bearer/flow for performing voice service.
  • the first radio access network is a new wireless An NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network
  • the access network device is a base station gNB for the NR network
  • the first device is an access and mobility management function AMF device or a mobility management entity MME device.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a method for returning after network switching, including:
  • the first device After the radio access technology RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, the first device sends a handover indication to the access network device, where the handover indication is used to indicate that the access network device triggers
  • the RAT of the terminal device returns from the second radio access network to the first radio access network, where the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions.
  • the first radio access network is a better network than the second radio access network, and the user can obtain a better experience under the first radio access network.
  • the first device sends a handover indication to the access network device.
  • the terminal device can ensure that the first radio access network is used to the greatest extent, thereby improving the user experience.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network.
  • the method further includes:
  • the first device triggers the access network device to establish a first bearer/flow for the terminal device, where the first bearer/flow is used to perform voice services under the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is a new radio NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network, where the first device is accessing and moving.
  • the access network device is an evolved universal road base radio access network E-UTRAN device;
  • the first device sends a handover indication to the access network device, including:
  • the AMF device or the SMF device or the SMF+PGW-C device sends the handover indication to the E-UTRAN device.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a method for returning after network switching, including:
  • the access network device After the radio access technology RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, the access network device receives a handover indication sent by the first device, where the handover indication is used to indicate the access network device.
  • the RAT that triggers the terminal device returns from the second radio access network to the first radio access network, where the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions;
  • the access network device triggers the RAT of the terminal device to return to the first radio access network from the second radio access network according to the handover indication.
  • the first radio access network is a better network than the second radio access network, and the user can obtain a better experience under the first radio access network.
  • the first device sends a handover indication to the access network device.
  • the terminal device can ensure that the first radio access network is used to the greatest extent, thereby improving the user experience.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is a new radio NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network, where the first device is accessing and moving.
  • a management device AMF device or session management function SMF device, the access network device is an evolved universal road-based radio access network E-UTRAN device;
  • the access network device receives the handover indication sent by the first device, including:
  • the E-UTRAN device receives the handover indication sent by the AMF device or the SMF device.
  • the access network device according to the handover indication, triggering the RAT of the terminal device to return the first radio access network from the second radio access network, including:
  • the access network device triggers the RAT of the terminal device to return to the first radio access network from the second radio access network in the first handover mode;
  • the core network 5GC for the NR network does not change.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network
  • the first device is a session management function and a core network side.
  • a data gateway SMF+PGW-C device the access network device being an E-UTRAN device;
  • the access network device receives the handover indication sent by the first device, including:
  • the E-UTRAN device receives the handover indication sent by the SMF+PGW-C device.
  • the access network device according to the handover indication, triggering the RAT of the terminal device to return the first radio access network from the second radio access network, including:
  • the access network device triggers the RAT of the terminal device to return to the first radio access network from the second radio access network in the second handover mode;
  • the packet core evolution EPC for the LTE network switches back to the 5GC for the NR network.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a method for returning after network switching, including:
  • the first device accesses the access network.
  • the device sends the indication information of the bearer of the voice service, where the indication information indicates that the current bearer of the access network device is used for the voice service, and the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, and the terminal device completes the voice under the second radio access network.
  • the first device sends the indication information of deleting the voice service bearer to the access network device, so that after the access network device deletes the current bearer according to the indication information, it is determined that the triggering terminal device RAT returns the first wireless from the second radio access network.
  • the access network can ensure that the terminal device uses the first radio access network to the greatest extent, thereby improving the user experience.
  • the first radio access network is a new radio NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network, where the first device is accessing and moving.
  • the access network device is an evolved universal road base radio access network E-UTRAN device;
  • the first device sends the indication information to the second device, including:
  • the AMF device or the SMF device or the SMF+PGW-C device sends the indication information to the E-UTRAN device.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a method for returning after network switching, including:
  • the access network device receives the first The indication information of the deleted voice service bearer sent by the device, the indication information indicating the access
  • the network device is currently used for voice services, and the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions;
  • the access network device After deleting the current bearer according to the indication information, the access network device triggers the RAT of the terminal device to return to the first radio access network from the second radio access network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, and the terminal device completes the voice under the second radio access network.
  • the first device sends the indication information of deleting the voice service bearer to the access network device, so that after the access network device deletes the current bearer according to the indication information, it is determined that the triggering terminal device RAT returns the first wireless from the second radio access network.
  • the access network can ensure that the terminal device uses the first radio access network to the greatest extent, thereby improving the user experience.
  • the first radio access network is a new radio NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network, where the first device is accessing and moving.
  • the access network device is an evolved universal road base radio access network E-UTRAN device;
  • the access network device receives the indication information of the deleted voice service bearer sent by the first device, including:
  • the E-UTRAN device receives the indication information sent by the AMF device or the SMF device or the SMF+PGW-C device.
  • the access network device is currently connected to the core network 5GC of the NR network,
  • the access network device triggers the RAT of the terminal device to return to the first radio access network from the second radio access network, including:
  • the access network device triggers the RAT of the terminal device to return to the first radio access network from the second radio access network;
  • the core network 5GC for the NR network does not change.
  • the access network device is currently connected to the packet core evolved EPC of the LTE network,
  • the access network device triggers the RAT of the terminal device to return to the first radio access network from the second radio access network, including:
  • the access network device triggers the RAT of the terminal device from the second The line access network switches back to the first radio access network;
  • the EPC for the LTE network switches back to the 5GC for the NR network.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a method for indicating a network switching purpose, including:
  • the first device acquires a fallback identifier, where the fallback identifier indicates that the RAT of the terminal device is from the first radio interface
  • the network access is switched to the second radio access network, and the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions.
  • the first device acquires a drop indicating the purpose of the network handover.
  • the identification in turn, can determine the purpose of the network fallback, and in turn, respond accurately.
  • the first device triggers the RAT of the terminal device to return the first radio access network from the second radio access network according to the fallback identifier.
  • the first radio access network is a better network than the second radio access network, and the user can obtain a better experience under the first radio access network.
  • the first device triggers the fallback identifier obtained in the process of switching from the first radio access network to the second radio access network according to the RAT of the terminal device, and triggers the The second radio access network returns to the first radio access network, thereby ensuring that the terminal device uses the first radio access network to the greatest extent, thereby improving the user experience.
  • the fallback identifier indicates that the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, and the purpose is to establish the terminal device Voice service under the second radio access network.
  • the first device acquiring the fallback identifier includes:
  • the first device acquires the fallback identifier, where the first switching mode is The core network of the first radio access network is unchanged, and the internal network element of the core network is also unchanged.
  • the core network serving the first radio access network simultaneously serves the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is a new radio NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network
  • the core network 5GC for the NR network is unchanged, and the access and mobility management function AMF in the 5GC is also unchanged, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network.
  • the first device is an AMF device
  • the first device acquires the fallback identifier, including:
  • the AMF device receives the fallback identifier from the access network device.
  • the method further includes:
  • the AMF device sends the fallback identifier to the session management function SMF.
  • the first device acquiring the fallback identifier includes:
  • the first device acquires the fallback identifier, wherein the second switching mode
  • the core network of the first radio access network is unchanged, and the internal network element of the core network is changed, and the core network serving the first radio access network simultaneously serves the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network
  • in the second switching mode, for the NR network 5GC is unchanged, and the AMF in the 5GC is switched from the source AMF to the target AMF, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network.
  • the first device is an SMF device
  • the first device acquires the fallback identifier, including:
  • the SMF device receives the fallback identifier from the access network device.
  • the SMF device receives the fallback identifier from the access network device, including:
  • the SMF device receives the fallback identifier forwarded by the target AMF device from the source AMF device, and the source AMF device obtains the fallback identifier from the access network device.
  • the first device acquiring the fallback identifier includes:
  • the first device acquires the fallback identifier, where the third switching mode is The core network for the first radio access network is switched to the core network for the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network
  • in the third switching mode, for the NR network The 5GC switches to the Packet Core Evolution EPC for this LTE network.
  • the first device is a session management function + a data gateway SMF+PGW-C device on the core network side,
  • the first device acquires the fallback identifier, including:
  • the SMF+PGW-C device receives the fallback identifier from the access network device.
  • the SMF+PGW-C device receives the fallback identifier from the access network device, including:
  • the SMF+PGW-C device receives the fallback identifier forwarded by the AMF device from the access network device.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a method for determining a voice service, which includes:
  • the first information is used to indicate that the first bearer/flow for the terminal device is not successfully established, and the first bearer/flow is used to perform the voice service under the first radio access network;
  • the second radio access network is a network under different communication protocol versions
  • the first information for indicating that the first bearer/flow for the terminal device is not successfully established is received, and the RAT of the terminal device is from the first wireless access.
  • the network is switched to the second radio access network, it is determined that the established second bearer/flow is used to perform the voice service under the second radio access network, so that the established bearer/flow can be accurately determined whether the established bearer/flow is performing voice service. Bearer/flow.
  • the method further includes:
  • the RAT that triggers the terminal device After releasing the second bearer/flow, the RAT that triggers the terminal device returns from the second radio access network to the first radio access network.
  • the purpose of the RAT of the terminal device to switch from the first radio access network to the second radio access network is to establish the second bearer/stream.
  • the RAT of the terminal device in the first switching mode, is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, where One In the switching mode, the core network of the first radio access network is unchanged, and the internal network element of the core network is also unchanged, and the core network serving the first radio access network simultaneously serves the second radio access. network.
  • the first radio access network is a new radio NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network
  • the core network 5GC of the NR network is unchanged, and the access and mobility management function AMF in the 5GC is also unchanged, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device in the second switching mode, is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, where In the second switching mode, the core network of the first radio access network is unchanged, and the internal network element of the core network is changed, and the core network serving the first radio access network simultaneously serves the second radio access. network.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network
  • in the second switching mode, for the NR network The core network 5GC is unchanged, and the AMF in the 5GC is switched from the source AMF to the target AMF, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device in the third switching mode, is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, where In the three-switch mode, the core network for the first radio access network is switched to the core network for the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network
  • in the third switching mode, for the NR network The 5GC switches to the Packet Core Evolution EPC for this LTE network.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a core network device, which can execute the module or unit of the method in the first aspect or any optional implementation manner of the first aspect.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a core network device, which can execute the module or unit of the method in the second aspect or any alternative implementation manner of the second aspect.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides an access network device, which can execute the module or unit of the method in any of the optional implementations of the third aspect or the third aspect.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a core network device, which can execute the module or unit of the method in any of the optional implementations of the fourth aspect or the fourth aspect.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides an access network device, which can execute the module or unit of the method in any optional implementation manner of the fifth aspect or the fifth aspect.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a core network device, which can execute the module or unit of the method in any of the optional implementations of the sixth aspect or the sixth aspect.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides an access network device, which can execute the module or unit of the method in any of the optional implementations of the seventh aspect or the seventh aspect.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a core network device, which can execute the module or unit of the method in any of the optional implementations of the eighth aspect or the eighth aspect.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a device for determining a voice service, which may be a module or a unit of the method in any one of the optional implementations of the ninth aspect or the ninth aspect.
  • a core network device comprising a processor, a memory, and a communication interface.
  • the processor is coupled to the memory and communication interface.
  • the memory is for storing instructions for the processor to execute, and the communication interface is for communicating with other network elements under the control of the processor.
  • the processor executes the instructions stored by the memory, the execution causes the processor to perform the method of the first aspect or any of the possible implementations of the first aspect.
  • a core network device comprising a processor, a memory, and a communication interface.
  • the processor is coupled to the memory and communication interface.
  • the memory is for storing instructions for the processor to execute, and the communication interface is for communicating with other network elements under the control of the processor.
  • the processor executes the instructions stored by the memory, the execution causes the processor to perform the method of any of the possible implementations of the second aspect or the second aspect.
  • an access network device comprising a processor, a memory, and a communication interface.
  • the processor is coupled to the memory and communication interface.
  • the memory is for storing instructions for the processor to execute, and the communication interface is for communicating with other network elements under the control of the processor.
  • the processor executes the instructions stored by the memory, the execution causes the processor to perform the method of any of the possible implementations of the third aspect or the third aspect.
  • a core network device including a processor, a memory, and a communication interface.
  • the processor is coupled to the memory and communication interface.
  • the memory is for storing instructions for the processor to execute, and the communication interface is for communicating with other network elements under the control of the processor.
  • the processor executes the instruction stored by the memory, the execution causes the processor to execute the fourth party A method in any of the possible implementations of the fourth aspect.
  • an access network device comprising a processor, a memory, and a communication interface.
  • the processor is coupled to the memory and communication interface.
  • the memory is for storing instructions for the processor to execute, and the communication interface is for communicating with other network elements under the control of the processor.
  • the processor executes the instructions stored by the memory, the execution causes the processor to perform the method of any of the possible implementations of the fifth or fifth aspect.
  • a core network device comprising a processor, a memory, and a communication interface.
  • the processor is coupled to the memory and communication interface.
  • the memory is for storing instructions for the processor to execute, and the communication interface is for communicating with other network elements under the control of the processor.
  • the processor executes the instructions stored by the memory, the execution causes the processor to perform the method of any of the possible implementations of the sixth or sixth aspect.
  • an access network device comprising a processor, a memory, and a communication interface.
  • the processor is coupled to the memory and communication interface.
  • the memory is for storing instructions for the processor to execute, and the communication interface is for communicating with other network elements under the control of the processor.
  • the processor executes the instructions stored by the memory, the execution causes the processor to perform the method of any of the possible implementations of the seventh aspect or the seventh aspect.
  • a core network device comprising a processor, a memory, and a communication interface.
  • the processor is coupled to the memory and communication interface.
  • the memory is for storing instructions for the processor to execute, and the communication interface is for communicating with other network elements under the control of the processor.
  • the processor executes the instructions stored by the memory, the execution causes the processor to perform the method of any of the possible implementations of the eighth or eighth aspect.
  • a device for determining a voice service includes a processor, a memory, and a communication interface.
  • the processor is coupled to the memory and communication interface.
  • the memory is for storing instructions for the processor to execute, and the communication interface is for communicating with other network elements under the control of the processor.
  • the processor executes the instructions stored by the memory, the execution causes the processor to perform the method of any of the possible implementations of the ninth or ninth aspect.
  • a twenty-eighth aspect a computer storage medium storing program code for instructing a computer to perform the first aspect or any of the possible implementations of the first aspect Method of instruction.
  • a computer storage medium storing program code for instructing a computer to perform the second aspect or the second aspect An instruction of a method in a possible implementation.
  • a computer storage medium storing program code for instructing a computer to perform the method in any one of the possible implementation manners of the third aspect or the third aspect Instructions.
  • a thirty-first aspect a computer storage medium storing program code for instructing a computer to perform the fourth aspect or any of the possible implementation manners of the fourth aspect Method of instruction.
  • a thirty-second aspect a computer storage medium storing program code for instructing a computer to perform the fifth aspect or the fifth aspect of any possible implementation manner Method of instruction.
  • a thirty-third aspect a computer storage medium storing program code for instructing a computer to perform any of the foregoing sixth or sixth possible implementations of the sixth aspect Method of instruction.
  • a thirty-fourth aspect a computer storage medium storing program code for instructing a computer to perform any of the above-mentioned seventh aspect or the seventh aspect of the possible implementation Method of instruction.
  • a thirty-fifth aspect a computer storage medium storing program code for instructing a computer to perform any of the foregoing eighth aspect or the eighth aspect of the possible implementation Method of instruction.
  • a thirty-sixth aspect a computer storage medium storing program code for instructing a computer to perform the ninth aspect or the ninth aspect of the possible implementation manner Method of instruction.
  • a computer program product comprising instructions for causing a computer to perform the method of the above aspects when executed on a computer is provided.
  • FIG. 1 shows a wireless communication system to which the embodiment of the present application is applied.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a voice fallback according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of overlapping coverage areas of a first radio access network and a second radio access network according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a method returned after network switching according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of another method for returning after network switching according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a method returned after another network handover according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a method returned after another network handover according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a method returned after another network handover according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart of a method returned after another network handover according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic flowchart of a method for indicating a network switching purpose according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a voice service according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic flowchart of a method for network handover according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic flowchart of another method for network switching according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic flowchart of still another method for network switching according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 15 is a schematic block diagram of a core network device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 16 is a schematic block diagram of another core network device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 17 is a schematic block diagram of an access network device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 18 is a schematic block diagram of still another core network device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 19 is a schematic block diagram of another access network device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 20 is a schematic block diagram of still another core network device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 21 is a schematic block diagram of still another access network device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 22 is a schematic block diagram of still another core network device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 23 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for determining a voice service according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 24 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 25 is a schematic structural diagram of a system chip according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application can be applied to a 5G NR communication system.
  • FIG. 1 shows a wireless communication system 100 to which an embodiment of the present application is applied.
  • the wireless communication system 100 can include an access network device 110.
  • Access network device 110 may be a device that communicates with the terminal device. Access network device 110 may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area and may communicate with terminal devices (e.g., UEs) located within the coverage area.
  • the access network device 110 may be a Next Generation Radio Access Network (NG RAN), or a base station (gNB) in the NR system, or a cloud radio access network (Cloud Radio).
  • the wireless controller in the Access Network, CRAN), or the access network device may be a relay station, an access point, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, or a future evolved public land mobile network (PLMN). Network equipment, etc.
  • the access network device 110 may also be a base station in an LTE system, for example, an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) device.
  • E-UTRAN Evolved
  • the wireless communication system 100 also includes at least one terminal device 120 located within the coverage of the access network device 110.
  • Terminal device 120 can be mobile or fixed.
  • the terminal device 120 may refer to an access terminal, a user equipment (User Equipment, UE), a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a user terminal, a terminal, and a wireless communication.
  • the access terminal may be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), with wireless communication.
  • the wireless communication system 100 also includes a core network device 130 in communication with an access network device.
  • the core network device 130 may be a 5G core network device, for example, an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), and, for example, a Session Management Function (SMF).
  • the core network device 130 may also be an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) device of the LTE network, for example, a session management function + a core network side data gateway (Session Management Function+Core Packet Gateway, SMF+) PGW-C) equipment.
  • EPC Evolved Packet Core
  • SMF+PGW-C can simultaneously implement the functions that SMF and PGW-C can achieve.
  • the AMF may perform information interaction with the SMF.
  • the SMF obtains information on the radio access network side from the AMF.
  • the AMF may obtain the fallback identifier from the radio access network, or may be used to indicate that the first bearer/stream for the terminal device is not successfully established.
  • the wireless communication system 100 exemplarily shows an access network device, a core network device, and two terminal devices.
  • the wireless communication system 100 may include multiple access network devices and coverage of each access network device.
  • Other numbers of terminal devices may be included in the scope, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.
  • the wireless communication system 100 may further include a Mobile Management Entity (MME), a Unified Data Management (UDM), an Authentication Server Function (AUSF), and a user plane function (User).
  • MME Mobile Management Entity
  • UDM Unified Data Management
  • AUSF Authentication Server Function
  • User user plane function
  • Other network entities such as a Plane Function (UPF) and a Signaling Gateway (SGW), are not limited in this embodiment of the present application.
  • PPF Plane Function
  • SGW Signaling Gateway
  • system and “network” are used interchangeably herein.
  • the term “and/or” in this context is merely an association describing the associated object, indicating that there may be three relationships, for example, A and/or B, which may indicate that A exists separately, and both A and B exist, respectively. B these three situations.
  • the character "/" in this article generally indicates that the contextual object is an "or" relationship.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method 200 for determining a voice fallback according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • the access network device may be an access network device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the terminal device may be a terminal device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the first device may be a core network device as shown in FIG. .
  • the method 200 includes the following.
  • the first device In a process of the RAT of the terminal device being switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, the first device acquiring the target access network under the second radio access network to be accessed by the terminal device Device identification, the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions, and the coverage area of the first radio access network and the coverage area of the second radio access network Overlapping area.
  • the first radio access network may be an NR network
  • the second radio access network may be an LTE network.
  • FIG. 3 there is an overlapping area in the coverage area of the NR network and the coverage area of the LTE network.
  • the coverage area of the NR network in FIG. 3 is smaller than the coverage area of the LTE network.
  • the coverage area of the NR network is greater than or equal to the coverage area of the LTE network, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.
  • the terminal device can perform normal data service in the overlapping area, and trigger when the terminal device needs to perform voice service.
  • the RAT of the terminal device falls back (switches) from the NR network to the LTE network.
  • the network may not support the voice service, and when the terminal device needs to perform the voice service, the NR network needs to be dropped (switched) to the LTE network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device switches from the first radio access network to the second radio access network.
  • the first device is an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) device.
  • AMF Access and Mobility Management Function
  • the target access network device identifier of the second radio access network to be accessed by the terminal device may be an Evolved Node B IDentity (eNB ID).
  • eNB ID Evolved Node B IDentity
  • the RAT of the terminal device may be switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network by using the following three switching modes:
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the NR network to the LTE network, and the core network (5G Core, 5GC) for the NR network is unchanged, and the AMF in the 5GC is also unchanged, serving The 5GC of the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network;
  • 5G Core, 5GC 5G Core
  • the RAT of the terminal device switches from the NR network to the LTE network, and the 5GC for the NR network is unchanged, and the AMF in the 5GC switches from the source AMF to the target AMF to serve the NR network.
  • 5GC serves the LTE network at the same time;
  • the RAT of the terminal device switches from the NR network to the LTE network, and the 5GC for the NR network switches to an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) for the LTE network.
  • EPC Evolved Packet Core
  • the switching in the first switching mode may be an HO based on an Xn interface.
  • the switching in the second switching mode may be an HO based on the N2 interface.
  • the access network device triggers the first switching mode, or the second switching mode, or the switching in the third switching mode.
  • the first device determines that the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network.
  • the voice service, the first set includes all access network device identifiers in the overlapping area in the second radio access network.
  • the first set is pre-configured.
  • the party 200 further includes:
  • the first device determines that the flow/bearer that is performing the voice service needs to be switched to the second radio access network.
  • a stream is used to perform voice traffic
  • a bearer is used to perform voice traffic
  • a quality of service (QoS) identification level may be used to distinguish bearers/flows for performing different services.
  • a QoS Class Identifier can be divided into 9 levels (1-9).
  • the first device determines The purpose of the RAT of the terminal device to switch from the first radio access network to the second radio access network is to perform voice services.
  • the first device determines that when the target access network device identifier exists in the first set and the flow/bearer that is performing the voice service needs to be simultaneously switched to the second radio access network.
  • the purpose of the handover of the RAT of the terminal device from the first radio access network to the second radio access network is to perform a voice service.
  • the method 200 further includes:
  • the AMF device sends indication information to the second device, where the indication information includes a voice identifier and/or a public land mobile communication network (PLMN) identifier before the handover, and the indication information is used to indicate the second device.
  • PLMN public land mobile communication network
  • the purpose of the handover of the RAT of the terminal device from the NR network to the LTE network is to perform voice traffic.
  • the voice identifier may be used to indicate the RAT of the second device of the terminal device from the NR
  • the purpose of the network switching to the LTE network is to perform voice services.
  • the voice identifier may be an identifier that identifies a network fallback purpose.
  • the AMF device sends the indication information to a Session Management Function (SMF) device.
  • SMF Session Management Function
  • the source AMF device sends the indication information to the target AMF device.
  • the AMF device sends the indication information to the MME device.
  • the first device determines that the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network for performing voice service, and thus, at the terminal When the device performs network switching, it can accurately determine whether the voice service is switched.
  • the voice service can be quickly executed after the handover, and the signaling overhead caused by the voice service is reduced.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a method 300 returned after network switching according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • the access network device may be an access network device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the terminal device may be a terminal device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the first device may be a core network device as shown in FIG. .
  • the method 300 includes the following.
  • the first device After the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, the first device sends, to the access network device, indication information for deleting the current bearer/flow, where the indication information includes the PLMN before the handover.
  • the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions, the coverage area of the first radio access network and the first There is an overlapping area in the coverage area of the two radio access networks.
  • the current bearer/flow is a bearer/flow for performing voice service.
  • the first device sends the indication information of deleting the current bearer/flow to the access network device.
  • the current bearer/flow may be a bearer/flow established before the handover, or may be a bearer/flow established after the handover.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network.
  • the first device is an AMF device or an MME device, where the access network device is directed to The gNB of the NR network.
  • the method 300 further includes:
  • the first device acquires the PLMN identity before the handover and/or the access network device identity before the handover.
  • the AMF device obtains the switch from the access network device before the handover.
  • the target AMF device acquires the PLMN before the handover from the source AMF device. Identify and/or access network device identification before handover.
  • the MME device acquires the PLMN identifier before the handover from the AMF device and/or Or the access network device identifier before switching.
  • the first device sends the delete current bearer to the access network device.
  • the device identifier determines that the RAT that triggers the terminal device returns from the second radio access network to the first radio access network. Further, the terminal device can experience the first radio access network to the greatest extent and improve the user experience.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a method 400 returned after network switching according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • the access network device may be an access network device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the terminal device may be a terminal device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the first device may be a core network device as shown in FIG. .
  • the method 400 includes the following.
  • the access network device After the radio access technology RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, the access network device receives the indication information of deleting the current bearer/flow sent by the first device, where the indication information is The PLMN identifier before the handover and/or the access network device identifier before the handover, where the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions, and the first radio access network The coverage area overlaps with the coverage area of the second radio access network region.
  • the current bearer/flow is a bearer/flow for performing voice service.
  • deleting the current bearer/flow may refer to releasing the current bearer/flow.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network.
  • the access network device is a gNB for the NR network
  • the first device is an AMF device or an MME device.
  • the access network device After deleting the current bearer according to the indication information, the access network device determines, according to the PLMN identifier before the handover and/or the access network device identifier before the handover, the RAT that triggers the terminal device from the second wireless. The access network returns to the first radio access network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device may return the first radio access network from the second radio access network by using the following two switching modes:
  • the first switching mode is unchanged for the core network (5G Core, 5GC) of the NR network.
  • the first device is an AMF device or a target AMF device, and the access network device is a gNB;
  • the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) of the LTE network is switched back to the 5GC for the NR network.
  • the first device is an MME device
  • the access network device is a gNB.
  • the first device sends the delete current bearer to the access network device.
  • the device identifier determines that the RAT that triggers the terminal device returns from the second radio access network to the first radio access network. Further, the terminal device can experience the first radio access network to the greatest extent and improve the user experience.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a method 500 returned after network switching according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • the access network device may be an access network device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the terminal device may be a terminal device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the first device may be a core network device as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the method 500 includes the following.
  • the first device sends a handover indication to the access network device, where the handover indication is used to indicate that the access network device touches
  • the RAT that sends the terminal device returns from the second radio access network to the first radio access network, where the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions.
  • the first radio access network may be an NR network
  • the second radio access network may be an LTE network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device switches from the first radio access network to the second radio access network.
  • the network may not support the voice service, and when the terminal device needs to perform the voice service, the NR network needs to be dropped (switched) to the LTE network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device switches from the first radio access network to the second radio access network.
  • the first device is an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) device or a Session Management Function (SMF) device or a session management function + a data gateway on the core network side ( A Session Management Function+Core Packet Gateway, SMF+PGW-C) device, which is an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) device.
  • AMF Access and Mobility Management Function
  • SMF Session Management Function
  • PGW-C Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
  • the RAT of the terminal device may return the first radio access network from the second radio access network by using the following two switching modes:
  • the first switching mode is unchanged for the core network (5G Core, 5GC) of the NR network.
  • the first device is an AMF device or an SMF device, and the access network device is an E-UTRAN device;
  • the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) of the LTE network is switched back to the 5GC for the NR network.
  • the first device is an SMF+PGW-C device, and the access network device For E-UTRAN equipment.
  • the method 200 further include:
  • the first device triggers the access network device to establish a first bearer/flow for the terminal device, where the first bearer/flow is used to perform voice services under the second radio access network.
  • a stream is used to perform voice traffic
  • a bearer is used to perform voice traffic
  • the quality of service (QoS) identification level can be used to distinguish Perform bearer/flow for different services.
  • a QoS Class Identifier can be divided into 9 levels (1-9).
  • the access network device after receiving the handover indication, triggers the RAT of the terminal device to return to the first radio access network from the second radio access network according to the handover indication.
  • the access network device may return the NR network from the LTE network according to the handover indication, so that the terminal device can use the NR network to the greatest extent, thereby improving the user experience.
  • the first device sends a handover indication to the access network device.
  • the terminal device can ensure that the first radio access network is used to the greatest extent, thereby improving the user experience.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a method 600 returned after network switching according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • the access network device may be an access network device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the terminal device may be a terminal device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the first device may be a core network device as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the method 600 includes the following.
  • the access network device receives a handover indication sent by the first device, where the handover indication is used to indicate that the access network device triggers the
  • the RAT of the terminal device returns from the second radio access network to the first radio access network, where the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions.
  • the RAT of the terminal device switches from the first radio access network to the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network.
  • the first device is an AMF device or an SMF device or an SMF+PGW-C device
  • the access network device is an E-UTRAN device.
  • the access network device triggers the RAT of the terminal device to switch from the first radio access network to the second radio access network.
  • the access network device triggers the establishment of the The bearer/stream of the terminal device for performing voice services.
  • the access network device triggers the RAT of the terminal device to return to the first radio access network from the second radio access network.
  • the access network device triggers the terminal device in the first switching mode according to the switching indication.
  • the RAT the first radio access network from the second radio access network;
  • the 5GC for the NR network is unchanged.
  • the access network device triggers a network return based on the first handover mode.
  • the handover indication sent by the first device is an internal (Intra) RAT handover (Hand Over, HO)
  • the access network device triggers a network return based on the first handover mode.
  • the Intra RAT HO may be an HO based on the Xn interface, or may be an HO based on the N2 interface.
  • the Xn interface is an interface between a 5G radio access network (RAN), and the N2 interface is a signaling plane interface between the RAN and the AMF.
  • RAN 5G radio access network
  • the access network device triggers the terminal device in the second switching mode according to the switching indication.
  • the RAT the first radio access network from the second radio access network
  • the EPC for the LTE network switches back to the 5GC for the NR network.
  • the access network device triggers a network return based on the second handover mode, where EPS is a combination of E-UTRAN and EPC, 5GS It is a collective name for 5GC and 5G wireless access networks.
  • the first radio access network is a better network than the second radio access network, and the user can obtain a better experience under the first radio access network.
  • steps in the method 600 returned after the network handover may refer to the description of the corresponding steps in the method 200 for determining the voice fallback or the method 500 returned after the network switch, and for brevity, no further details are provided herein.
  • the first device is connected to the access network device.
  • the handover indication is sent to enable the access network device to return to the first radio access network from the second radio access network, thereby ensuring that the terminal device uses the first radio access network to the greatest extent, thereby improving the user experience.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a method 700 returned after network switching according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • the access network device may be an access network device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the terminal device may be a terminal device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the first device may be a core network device as shown in FIG. .
  • the method 700 includes the following.
  • the first device sends the information to the access network device.
  • the indication information of the bearer of the voice service is deleted, and the indication information indicates that the current bearer of the access network device is used for the voice service, and the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions.
  • the RAT switches from the first radio access network to the second radio access network.
  • the first device may trigger the access network device to establish a bearer for performing the voice service for the terminal device. flow.
  • the access network device deletes the current bearer according to the indication information.
  • the RAT of the terminal device may be triggered to return to the first radio access network from the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network.
  • the first device is an AMF device or an SMF device or an SMF+PGW-C device
  • the access network device is an E-UTRAN device.
  • the first device sends the indication information to the access network device, including:
  • the AMF device or the SMF device or the SMF+PGW-C device sends the indication information to the E-UTRAN device.
  • the steps in the method 700 returned after the network switch may refer to the method 200 of determining the voice fallback, or the method 500 returned after the network switch, or the description of the corresponding step in the method 600 returned after the network switch, for the sake of brevity. , will not repeat them here.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, and the terminal device completes the second radio access.
  • the first device sends the indication information of deleting the voice service bearer to the access network device, so that the access network device deletes the current bearer according to the indication information, and determines to trigger the terminal device RAT from the second radio access network.
  • the terminal device can be guaranteed to use the first radio access network to the greatest extent, thereby improving the user experience.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart of a method 800 returned after network switching according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • the access network device may be an access network device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the terminal device may be a terminal device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the first device may be a core network device as shown in FIG. .
  • the method 800 includes the following.
  • the access network device receives the first device to send.
  • the indication information of the voice service bearer is deleted, where the indication information indicates that the access network device is currently carrying the voice service, and the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network.
  • the first device is an AMF device or an SMF device or an SMF+PGW-C device
  • the access network device is an E-UTRAN device.
  • the E-UTRAN device receives the indication information sent by the AMF device or the SMF device or the SMF+PGW-C device.
  • the access network device After deleting the current bearer according to the indication information, the access network device triggers the RAT of the terminal device to return to the first radio access network from the second radio access network.
  • the access network device triggers the RAT of the terminal device to return the first wireless connection from the second radio access network. Access to the network;
  • the 5GC for the NR network is unchanged.
  • the access network device triggers the RAT of the terminal device to switch back from the second radio access network to the first wireless Access Network;
  • the EPC for the LTE network switches back to the 5GC for the NR network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, and the terminal device completes the voice under the second radio access network.
  • the first device sends the indication information of deleting the voice service bearer to the access network device, so that after the access network device deletes the current bearer according to the indication information, it is determined that the triggering terminal device RAT returns the first wireless from the second radio access network.
  • the access network can ensure that the terminal device uses the first radio access network to the greatest extent, thereby improving the user experience.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic flowchart of a method 900 for indicating a network switching purpose according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • the access network device may be an access network device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the terminal device may be a terminal device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the first device may be a core network device as shown in FIG. .
  • the method 900 includes the following.
  • the first device acquires a fallback identifier, where the fallback identifier indicates that the RAT of the terminal device is from the first radio access network.
  • Switching to the second radio access network, the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions.
  • the fallback identifier may be some parameter information indicating a purpose of the fallback.
  • the fallback identifier indicates that the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, so that the voice service under the second radio access network is established for the terminal device.
  • the fallback identifier may further indicate that the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network for performing services other than voice services, for example, video services.
  • the first device may be an AMF device, an SMF device, or an SMF+PGW-C device.
  • the access network device is triggered to perform, according to the fallback identifier, a task of the RAT of the terminal device to return the first radio access network from the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device may be switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network by using the following three switching modes:
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, wherein, in the first switching mode, the 5GC for the NR network is unchanged, And the AMF in the 5GC is also unchanged, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network;
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, wherein in the second switching mode, the 5GC for the NR network is unchanged, and 5GC
  • the AMF in the source is switched from the source AMF to the target AMF, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network;
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, wherein in the third switching mode, the 5GC for the NR network is switched to the LTE EPC of the network.
  • the switching in the first switching mode may be an HO based on an Xn interface.
  • the first device is an AMF device.
  • the access network device triggers the handover in the first switching mode.
  • the AMF device receives the fallback identifier from the access network device.
  • the AMF device sends the fallback identifier to the SMF device.
  • the AMF device and the SMF device store the fallback identifier.
  • the switching in the second switching mode may be an HO based on the N2 interface.
  • the first device is an SMF device.
  • the access network device triggers the handover in the second switching mode.
  • the SMF device receives the fallback identifier from the access network device.
  • the SMF device receives the fallback identifier forwarded by the target AMF device from the source AMF device, and the source AMF device obtains the fallback identifier from the access network device.
  • the source AMF device, the target AMF device, and the SMF device store the fallback identifier. .
  • the first device is an SMF+PGW-C device.
  • the access network device triggers the switching in the third switching mode.
  • the SMF+PGW-C device receives the fallback identifier from the access network device. .
  • the SMF+PGW-C device receives the fallback identifier forwarded by the AMF device from the access network device.
  • the AMF device and the SMF+PGW-C device store the fallback identifier.
  • the steps in the method 900 for indicating the purpose of the network handover may refer to the method 200 for determining the voice fallback, or the description of the corresponding steps in the method 500 returned after the network switch, for the sake of brevity, no further details are provided herein.
  • the first device triggers the fallback identifier obtained in the process of switching from the first radio access network to the second radio access network according to the RAT of the terminal device, and triggers the The second radio access network returns to the first radio access network, thereby ensuring that the terminal device uses the first radio access network to the greatest extent, thereby improving the user experience.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic flowchart of a method 1000 for determining a voice service according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • the access network device may be an access network device as shown in FIG. 1
  • the terminal device may be a terminal device as shown in FIG.
  • the method 1000 includes the following.
  • the first information is used to indicate that the first bearer/flow for the terminal device is not successfully established, and the first bearer/flow is used to perform voice services under the first radio access network.
  • the access network is a network under different communication protocol versions.
  • the purpose of the RAT of the terminal device to switch from the first radio access network to the second radio access network is to establish the second bearer/flow.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, wherein, in the first switching mode, the first radio interface is used for the first radio access
  • the core network of the network is unchanged, and the internal network element of the core network is also unchanged.
  • the core network serving the first radio access network simultaneously serves the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network.
  • the 5GC for the NR network is unchanged, and the AMF in the 5GC is also unchanged, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, where, in the second switching mode, the first radio connection is The core network of the network is unchanged, and the internal network element of the core network is changed, and the core network serving the first radio access network simultaneously serves the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network.
  • the 5GC for the NR network is unchanged, and the AMF slave source in the 5GC The AMF switches to the target AMF, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, where, in the third switching mode, the first radio connection is The core network that is connected to the network is switched to the core network for the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network
  • the 5GC for the NR network is switched to an EPC for the LTE network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device may be triggered to return from the second radio access network to the first radio access network.
  • the steps in the method 1000 for determining the voice service may refer to the method 200 for determining the voice fallback, or the description of the corresponding steps in the method 500 returned after the network switch, for brevity, no further details are provided herein.
  • the first information for indicating that the first bearer/flow for the terminal device is not successfully established is received, and the RAT of the terminal device is from the first wireless access.
  • the network is switched to the second radio access network, it is determined that the established second bearer/flow is used to perform the voice service under the second radio access network, so that the established bearer/flow can be accurately determined whether the established bearer/flow is performing voice service. Bearer/flow.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is based on the Xn interface switching (the 5GC for the NR network is unchanged, and the AMF in the 5GC is also unchanged, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network. Switching from the NR network to the LTE network, in the Xn interface-based handover process, the terminal device switches from the source NG RAN to the target NG RAN.
  • the target NG RAN sends an N2 path switch request to the AMF.
  • the terminal equipment (UE), the source NG RAN, and the target NG RAN have completed handover preparation and handover execution, and when the handover is performed, the source NG RAN forwards data to the target NG RAN.
  • the N2 interface is the interface between the RAN and the AMF.
  • the AMF sends, to the source SMF, request information for updating Service Message (SM) context information in a Packet Data Unit (PDU) session.
  • SM Service Message
  • PDU Packet Data Unit
  • the source SMF sends an N4 change session request to the source UPF.
  • the N4 interface is an interface between the SMF and the UPF.
  • the source UPF sends an N4 change session response to the source SMF.
  • the source UPF sends an N3 end identifier to the source NG RAN.
  • the N3 interface is a user plane interface between the RAN and the UPF.
  • the source NG RAN forwards the N3 end identifier to the target NG RAN.
  • the source UPF may send some unfinished downlink data transmission tasks to the terminal device.
  • the source SMF sends, to the AMF, response information for updating the SM context information in the PDU session.
  • the AMF sends an N2 path switch success response to the target NG RAN.
  • the target NG RAN sends information about releasing resources to the source NG RAN.
  • the source NG RAN may release resources for the terminal device.
  • the terminal device has successfully switched to the target NG RAN.
  • the handover process of triggering the RAT of the terminal device from the NR network to the LTE network in the embodiment of the present application may be performed based on the handover process shown in FIG. 12 described above.
  • the process of triggering the RAT of the terminal device from the LTE network to return to the NR network in the embodiment of the present application may be performed based on the reverse process of the handover process shown in FIG. 12 described above.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is based on the handover of the N2 interface (the 5GC for the NR network is unchanged, and the AMF in the 5GC is switched from the source AMF to the target AMF, and the 5GC serving the NR network) At the same time serving the LTE network) switching from the NR network to In the LTE network, in the handover process based on the N2 interface, the terminal device switches from the source NG RAN to the target NG RAN.
  • the source NG RAN sends a handover request to the source AMF.
  • the source NG RAN may determine to trigger relocation by using N2 signaling.
  • the terminal device may interact with the source UPF through the source NG RAN to exchange user plane data on the uplink/downlink.
  • the source AMF sends a further relocation request to the target AMF.
  • the target AMF sends a PDU switching request to the SMF.
  • the SMF performs UPF selection.
  • the SMF can determine the target UPF.
  • the SMF sends an N4 session establishment request to the target UPF.
  • the target UPF sends an N4 session establishment response to the SMF.
  • the SMF sends an N4 session establishment request to the source UPF.
  • the source UPF sends an N4 session setup response to the SMF.
  • the SMF sends a PDU handover response to the target AMF.
  • the target AMF listens to the UPF handover response.
  • the target AMF sends a handover request to the target NG RAN.
  • the target NG RAN sends a handover request response to the target AMF.
  • the target AMF sends a PDU switch cancellation to the SMF.
  • the target AMF sends a correction PDU request to the SMF.
  • the SMF sends an N4 session correction request to the target UPF.
  • the target UPF sends an N4 session correction response to the SMF.
  • the SMF sends an N4 session correction request to the source UPF.
  • the source UPF sends an N4 session correction response to the SMF.
  • the SMF sends a modified PDU response to the target AMF.
  • the target AMF sends a further relocation response to the source AMF.
  • the source AMF may release related information for the terminal device.
  • the terminal device successfully switches from the source AMF to the target AMF, and at the same time, switches from the source NG RAN to the target NG RAN.
  • the RAT that triggers the terminal device in the embodiment of the present application is switched from the NR network to The handover procedure of the LTE network can be performed based on the handover procedure shown in FIG. 13 described above.
  • the process of triggering the RAT of the terminal device from the LTE network to return to the NR network in the embodiment of the present application may be performed based on the reverse process of the handover process shown in FIG. 13 described above.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the NR network to the LTE network based on the inter 5GC/EPC handover (the 5GC for the NR network is switched to the EPC for the LTE network), based on the inter During the handover of 5GC/EPC, the terminal equipment switches from NG RAN to E-UTRAN.
  • the NG RAN sends a handover request to the AMF.
  • the AMF sends an SM Context Request to the PGW-C+SMF.
  • PGW-C+SMF sends an SM context response to the AMF.
  • the AMF sends a relocation request to the MME.
  • the MME sends a session establishment request to the SGW.
  • the SGW sends a session establishment response to the MME.
  • the MME sends a handover request to the E-UTRAN.
  • the E-UTRAN sends a handover request response to the MME.
  • An indirect data forwarding tunnel request/response is established between the MME and the SGW.
  • the AMF sends a relocation response to the MME.
  • an indirect data forwarding tunnel request/response is established between the AMF and the PGW-C+SMF.
  • NGW session correction between PGW-C+SMF and User Plane Gateway + User Plane Function (PGW-U+UPF).
  • PGW-U+UPF can simultaneously implement the functions of the user plane gateway and user plane functions.
  • the AMF sends a handover command to the NG RAN.
  • the NG RAN sends a handover command to the UE.
  • the UE sends a handover completion to the E-UTRAN.
  • the E-UTRAN sends a handover notification to the MME.
  • the UE may send uplink data to the PGW-U+UPF at this time.
  • the MME sends a modified bearer request to the SGW.
  • the SGW sends a modified bearer request to the PGW-C+SMF.
  • the PGW-C+SMF sends a modified bearer response to the SGW.
  • the PGW-U+UPF may send downlink data to the UE.
  • the SGW sends a modified bearer response to the MME.
  • the PGW-C+SMF initiates dedicated bearer activation to the E-UTRAN, MME, and SGW.
  • the 5GC for the NR network switches to the EPC for the LTE network.
  • the handover process of triggering the RAT of the terminal device from the NR network to the LTE network in the embodiment of the present application may be performed based on the handover process shown in FIG. 14 above.
  • the process of triggering the RAT of the terminal device from the LTE network to return to the NR network in the embodiment of the present application may be performed based on the reverse process of the handover process shown in FIG. 14 described above.
  • FIG. 15 is a schematic block diagram of a core network device 1400 in accordance with an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 15, the core network device 1400 includes:
  • the processing unit 1410 is configured to: after the radio access technology RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, acquire the second radio access network to be accessed by the terminal device Target access network device identifier, the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions, the coverage area of the first radio access network and the second radio access network There is an overlapping area in the coverage area;
  • the processing unit 1410 is further configured to: if the target access network device identifier exists in the first set, determine that the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, and the purpose is to perform voice
  • the first set of services includes all access network device identifiers in the second radio access network in the overlapping area.
  • processing unit 1410 is further configured to: determine that the flow/bearer that is in the ongoing voice service needs to be switched to the second radio access network;
  • the processing unit 1410 determines the terminal device.
  • the purpose of the RAT switching from the first radio access network to the second radio access network is to perform voice services.
  • the first set is pre-configured.
  • the first radio access network is a new radio NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network
  • the core network device 1400 is an access and mobility management function AMF device.
  • the core network device 1400 further includes:
  • the sending unit 1420 is configured to send, to the second device, indication information, where the indication information includes a voice identifier and/or a public land mobile communication network PLMN identifier before the handover, and the indication information is used to indicate the RAT of the second device of the terminal device Switching from the NR network to the purpose of the LTE network Is to perform voice services.
  • indication information includes a voice identifier and/or a public land mobile communication network PLMN identifier before the handover, and the indication information is used to indicate the RAT of the second device of the terminal device Switching from the NR network to the purpose of the LTE network Is to perform voice services.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the NR network to the LTE network, where, in the first switching mode, the core network 5GC for the NR network is unchanged, serving the The 5GC of the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network;
  • the sending unit 1420 is specifically configured to:
  • the indication information is sent to the session management function SMF device.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the NR network to the LTE network, where, in the second switching mode, the 5GC for the NR network is unchanged, and the AMF in the 5GC Switching from the source AMF to the target AMF, the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network;
  • the sending unit 1420 is specifically configured to:
  • the indication information is sent to the target AMF device.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is handed over from the NR network to the LTE network, wherein, in the third switching mode, the 5GC for the NR network switches to a packet for the LTE network.
  • Core Evolution EPC Core Evolution EPC
  • the sending unit 1420 is specifically configured to:
  • the indication information is sent to the mobility management entity MME device.
  • the core network device 1400 may correspond to the first device in the method 200 of the present application, and the foregoing and other operations and/or functions of the respective units in the core network device 1400 are respectively implemented in FIG. The corresponding flow of the first device in the method 200 is not repeated here for brevity.
  • FIG. 16 is a schematic block diagram of a core network device 1500 in accordance with an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 16, the core network device 1500 includes:
  • the sending unit 1510 is configured to: after the radio access technology RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, send, to the access network device, indication information for deleting the current bearer/flow, the indication information And including the public land mobile communication network PLMN identifier before the handover and/or the access network device identifier before the handover, where the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions, the first There is an overlapping area in the coverage area of the radio access network and the coverage area of the second radio access network.
  • the current bearer/flow is a bearer/flow for performing voice service.
  • the first radio access network is a new wireless NR network
  • the second radio access network is long.
  • the evolved LTE network, the core network device device is an access and mobility management function AMF device or a mobility management entity MME device, and the access network device is a base station gNB for the NR network.
  • the core network device 1500 further includes:
  • the processing unit 1520 is configured to acquire the PLMN identifier before the handover and/or the access network device identifier before the handover.
  • the core network device is an AMF device
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the NR network to the LTE network in the first switching mode, where, in the first switching mode, the NR network is used
  • the core network 5GC is unchanged, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network.
  • the processing unit 1520 is specifically configured to: obtain the PLMN identity before the handover and/or the access network device identity before the handover from the access network device before the handover.
  • the core network device is an AMF device
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the NR network to the LTE network in a second switching mode, where the second switching mode is performed for the NR network.
  • 5GC is unchanged, and the AMF in the 5GC is switched from the source AMF to the target AMF, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network.
  • the processing unit 1520 is specifically configured to: obtain, from the source AMF device, the PLMN identifier before the handover and/or the access network device identifier before the handover.
  • the core network device is an MME device
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the NR network to the LTE network in a third switching mode, where the third switching mode is performed for the NR network.
  • 5GC switched to the packet core evolution EPC for the LTE network
  • the processing unit 1520 is specifically configured to: acquire, from the AMF device, the PLMN identity before the handover and/or the access network device identifier before the handover.
  • the core network device 1500 may correspond to the first device in the method 300 of the present application, and the foregoing and other operations and/or functions of the respective units in the core network device 1500 are respectively implemented in FIG.
  • the corresponding process of the first device in the method 300 is not described here for brevity.
  • FIG. 17 is a schematic block diagram of an access network device 1600 in accordance with an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 17, the access network device 1600 includes:
  • the receiving unit 1610 is configured to: after the radio access technology RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, receive indication information of deleting the current bearer/flow sent by the first device, where the indication information is Including the public land mobile communication network PLMN identity and/or cut before handover Replacing the previous access network device identifier, the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions, the coverage area of the first radio access network and the second radio access There is an overlapping area in the coverage area of the net;
  • the processing unit 1620 is configured to determine, after the current bearer is deleted according to the indication information, the RAT that triggers the terminal device from the second wireless connection according to the PLMN identifier before the handover and/or the access network device identifier before the handover.
  • the network returns to the first radio access network.
  • the current bearer/flow is a bearer/flow for performing voice service.
  • the first radio access network is a new radio NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network
  • the access network device is a base station gNB for the NR network
  • the first device is connected.
  • the access network device 1600 may correspond to the access network device in the method 400 of the present application, and the above and other operations and/or functions of the respective units in the access network device 1600 are respectively implemented.
  • the corresponding process of the access network device in the method 400 shown in FIG. 5 is not described here for brevity.
  • FIG. 18 is a schematic block diagram of a core network device 1700 in accordance with an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 18, the core network device 1700 includes:
  • the sending unit 1710 is configured to: after the radio access technology RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, send a handover indication to the access network device, where the handover indication is used to indicate the access
  • the network device triggers the RAT of the terminal device to return to the first radio access network from the second radio access network, where the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions.
  • the RAT of the terminal device switches from the first radio access network to the second radio access network.
  • the core network device also includes:
  • the processing unit 1710 is configured to trigger the access network device to establish a first bearer/flow for the terminal device, where the first bearer/flow is used to perform voice services under the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is a new wireless NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network
  • the core network device is an access and mobility management function AMF device or a session management function SMF device.
  • the access network device is an evolved universal road base radio access network E-UTRAN device;
  • the sending unit 1710 is specifically configured to:
  • the handover indication is sent to the E-UTRAN device.
  • the core network device 1700 may correspond to the first device in the method 500 of the present application, and the foregoing and other operations and/or functions of the respective units in the core network device 1700 are respectively implemented in FIG.
  • the corresponding flow of the first device in the method 500 is omitted for brevity.
  • FIG. 19 is a schematic block diagram of an access network device 1800 in accordance with an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 19, the access network device 1800 includes:
  • the receiving unit 1810 is configured to: after the radio access technology RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, receive a handover indication sent by the first device, where the handover indication is used to indicate the access
  • the network device triggers the RAT of the terminal device to return to the first radio access network from the second radio access network, where the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions;
  • the processing unit 1820 is configured to trigger, according to the handover indication, the RAT of the terminal device to return to the first radio access network from the second radio access network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device switches from the first radio access network to the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is a new radio NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network
  • the first device is an access and mobility management function AMF device or a session management function SMF device.
  • the access network device is an evolved universal road base radio access network E-UTRAN device;
  • the receiving unit 1810 is specifically configured to:
  • processing unit 1820 is specifically configured to:
  • the RAT that triggers the terminal device returns from the second radio access network to the first radio access network;
  • the core network 5GC for the NR network does not change.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network
  • the first device is a session management function + a data gateway SMF+PGW-C device on the core network side, where the connection is
  • the network access device is an E-UTRAN device
  • the receiving unit 1810 is specifically configured to:
  • processing unit 1820 is specifically configured to:
  • the RAT that triggers the terminal device returns from the second radio access network to the first radio access network;
  • the packet core evolution EPC for the LTE network switches back to the 5GC for the NR network.
  • the access network device 1800 may correspond to the access network device in the method 600 of the present application, and the foregoing and other operations and/or functions of the respective units in the access network device 1800 are respectively implemented.
  • the corresponding process of the access network device in the method 600 shown in FIG. 7 is not described here for brevity.
  • FIG. 20 is a schematic block diagram of a core network device 1900 in accordance with an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 20, the core network device 1900 includes:
  • the sending unit 1910 is configured to: after the radio access technology RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, and after the terminal device completes the voice service under the second radio access network,
  • the access network device sends the indication information of the deleted voice service bearer, where the indication information indicates that the current bearer of the access network device is used for the voice service, and the first radio access network and the second radio access network are in different communication protocol versions. network of.
  • the first radio access network is a new wireless NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network
  • the core network device is an access and mobility management function AMF device or a session management function SMF device.
  • the sending unit 1910 is specifically configured to:
  • the indication information is sent to the E-UTRAN device.
  • the core network device 1900 may correspond to the first device in the method 700 of the present application, and the foregoing and other operations and/or functions of the respective units in the core network device 1900 are respectively implemented in order to implement FIG.
  • the corresponding process of the first device in the method 700 is not described here for brevity.
  • FIG. 21 is a schematic block diagram of an access network device 2000 according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 21, the access network device 2000 includes:
  • the receiving unit 2010 is configured to use the radio access technology RAT of the terminal device from the first radio access After the network is switched to the second radio access network, and the terminal device completes the voice service in the second radio access network, receiving the indication information of the deleted voice service bearer sent by the first device, where the indication information indicates the access network
  • the device is currently used for voice services, and the first radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions;
  • the processing unit 2020 is configured to: after deleting the current bearer according to the indication information, trigger the RAT of the terminal device to return the first radio access network from the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is a new radio NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network
  • the first device is an access and mobility management function AMF device or a session management function SMF device.
  • the receiving unit 2010 is specifically configured to:
  • the access network device is currently connected to the core network 5GC of the NR network,
  • the processing unit 2020 is specifically configured to:
  • the RAT that triggers the terminal device returns from the second radio access network to the first radio access network;
  • the core network 5GC for the NR network does not change.
  • the access network device is currently connected to the packet core evolved EPC of the LTE network,
  • the processing unit 2020 is specifically configured to:
  • the RAT that triggers the terminal device is switched back from the second radio access network to the first radio access network;
  • the EPC for the LTE network switches back to the 5GC for the NR network.
  • the access network device 2000 may correspond to the access network device in the method 800 of the present application, and the foregoing and other operations and/or functions of the respective units in the access network device 2000 are respectively implemented.
  • the corresponding process of the access network device in the method 800 shown in FIG. 9 is not described here for brevity.
  • FIG. 22 is a schematic block diagram of a core network device 2100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 22, the core network device 2100 includes:
  • the processing unit 2110 is configured to use the radio access technology RAT of the terminal device from the first radio access And obtaining, in the process of switching to the second radio access network, the fallback identifier, where the fallback identifier indicates that the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, the first wireless
  • the access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions.
  • the fallback identifier indicates that the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, so that the voice service under the second radio access network is established for the terminal device.
  • processing unit 2110 is specifically configured to:
  • the first radio access network is a new radio NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network.
  • the core network 5GC for the NR network is unchanged, and The access and mobility management function AMF in the 5GC is also unchanged, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network.
  • the core network device is an AMF device.
  • the processing unit 2110 is specifically configured to:
  • the fallback identifier is received from the access network device.
  • the core network device further includes:
  • the sending unit 2120 is configured to send the fallback identifier to the session management function SMF.
  • processing unit 2110 is specifically configured to:
  • the fallback identifier in the process of the RAT of the terminal device being switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network in the second switching mode, where The core network of the first radio access network is unchanged, and the internal network element of the core network is changed, and the core network serving the first radio access network simultaneously serves the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network.
  • the 5GC for the NR network is unchanged, and the AMF slave source in the 5GC The AMF switches to the target AMF, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network.
  • the core network device is an SMF device.
  • the processing unit 2110 is specifically configured to:
  • the fallback identifier is received from the access network device.
  • processing unit 2110 is specifically configured to:
  • the source AMF device Receiving the fallback identifier forwarded by the target AMF device from the source AMF device, the source AMF device acquiring the fallback identifier from the access network device.
  • processing unit 2110 is specifically configured to:
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network
  • the 5GC for the NR network is switched to a packet core evolution for the LTE network. EPC.
  • the core network device is a session management function + a data gateway SMF+PGW-C device on the core network side,
  • the processing unit 2110 is specifically configured to:
  • the fallback identifier is received from the access network device.
  • processing unit 2110 is specifically configured to:
  • the core network device 2100 may correspond to the first device in the method 900 of the present application, and the foregoing and other operations and/or functions of the respective units in the core network device 2100 are respectively implemented in order to implement FIG.
  • the corresponding flow of the first device in the method 900 is not described herein for brevity.
  • FIG. 23 is a schematic block diagram of a device 2200 for determining a voice service according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 23, the device 2200 for determining a voice service includes:
  • the processing unit 2210 is configured to obtain first information, where the first information is used to indicate that the first bearer/flow for the terminal device is not successfully established, and the first bearer/flow is used to perform voice service under the first radio access network;
  • the processing unit 2210 is further configured to: after the radio access technology RAT of the terminal device switches from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, establish a second bearer/flow for the terminal device, where the a radio access network and the second radio access network are networks under different communication protocol versions;
  • the processing unit 2210 is further configured to determine that the second bearer/flow is used to perform the second radio access Voice service under the network.
  • the processing unit 2210 is further configured to: after releasing the second bearer/flow, trigger the RAT of the terminal device to return the first radio access network from the second radio access network.
  • the purpose of the RAT of the terminal device to switch from the first radio access network to the second radio access network is to establish the second bearer/flow.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, wherein, in the first switching mode, the first radio interface is used for the first radio access
  • the core network of the network is unchanged, and the internal network element of the core network is also unchanged.
  • the core network serving the first radio access network simultaneously serves the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is a new radio NR network
  • the second radio access network is a long term evolution LTE network.
  • the core network 5GC for the NR network is unchanged, and The access and mobility management function AMF in the 5GC is also unchanged, and the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, where, in the second switching mode, the first radio connection is The core network of the network is unchanged, and the internal network element of the core network is changed, and the core network serving the first radio access network simultaneously serves the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network.
  • the core network 5GC for the NR network is unchanged, and the AMF in the 5GC is Switching from the source AMF to the target AMF, the 5GC serving the NR network simultaneously serves the LTE network.
  • the RAT of the terminal device is switched from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, where, in the third switching mode, the first radio connection is The core network that is connected to the network is switched to the core network for the second radio access network.
  • the first radio access network is an NR network
  • the second radio access network is an LTE network
  • the 5GC for the NR network is switched to a packet core evolution for the LTE network. EPC.
  • the device 2200 for determining a voice service may correspond to the device in the method 1000 of the present application, and the foregoing operations and/or functions of the respective units in the device 2200 for determining the voice service are respectively implemented in order to implement the map.
  • the corresponding flow of the device in the method 1000 shown in FIG. 11 is not repeated here for brevity.
  • FIG. 24 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 2300 provided by an embodiment of the present application, where the device 2300 includes:
  • a memory 2310 configured to store a program, where the program includes a code
  • a transceiver 2320 configured to communicate with other devices
  • the processor 2330 is configured to execute program code in the memory 2310.
  • the transceiver 2320 is configured to perform specific signal transceiving under the driving of the processor 2330.
  • the processor 2330 can also implement the method 200 of FIG. 2, the method 300 of FIG. 4, or the method 500 of FIG. 6, or the method 700 of FIG. 8, or
  • the operations performed by the core network device (the first device) in the method 900 of FIG. 10 are not described herein for the sake of brevity.
  • the device 2300 can be a core network device (eg, AMF or SMF or PGW-C+SMF).
  • the processor 2330 may implement the method 400 in FIG. 5, or the method 600 in FIG. 7, or the operations performed by the access network device in the method 800 in FIG. Concise, no longer repeat here.
  • the device 2300 can be an access network device (eg, a base station).
  • the processor 2330 can also implement various operations performed by the device in the method 1000 in FIG. 11 , and details are not described herein for brevity.
  • the processor 2330 may be a central processing unit (CPU), and the processor 2330 may also be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), and application specific integrated circuits. (ASIC), off-the-shelf programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, and more.
  • the general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor or any conventional processor or the like.
  • the memory 2310 can include read only memory and random access memory and provides instructions and data to the processor 2330. A portion of the memory 2310 may also include a non-volatile random access memory. For example, the memory 2310 can also store information of the device type.
  • the transceiver 2320 can be used to implement signal transmission and reception functions, such as frequency modulation and demodulation functions or up-conversion and down-conversion functions.
  • At least one step of the above method may be completed by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in the processor 2330, or the integrated logic circuit may be driven by an instruction in a software form to complete the at least one step.
  • communication device 2300 can be a chip or chipset.
  • the steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present application may be directly implemented by the hardware processor, or may be performed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the processor.
  • the software module can be located in a conventional storage medium such as random access memory, flash memory, read only memory, programmable read only memory or electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, and the like.
  • the storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor 2330 reads the information in the memory and completes the steps of the above method in combination with the hardware thereof. To avoid repetition, it will not be described in detail here.
  • FIG. 25 is a schematic structural diagram of a system chip 2400 according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • the system chip 2400 of FIG. 25 includes an input interface 2401, an output interface 2402, a processor 2403, and a memory 2404 that can be connected by an internal communication connection line.
  • the processor 2403 is configured to execute code in the memory 2404.
  • the processor 2403 implements the method performed by the core network device in the method embodiment.
  • the processor 2403 implements the method performed by the core network device in the method embodiment. For the sake of brevity, it will not be repeated here.
  • the processor 2403 when the code is executed, the processor 2403 implements a method performed by the access network device in the method embodiment. For the sake of brevity, it will not be repeated here.
  • the processor 2403 when the code is executed, the processor 2403 implements a method performed by a device that determines a voice service in a method embodiment. For the sake of brevity, it will not be repeated here.
  • the disclosed systems, devices, and methods may be implemented in other manners.
  • the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative.
  • the division of the unit is only a logical function division.
  • there may be another division manner for example, multiple units or components may be combined or Can be integrated into another The system, or some features can be ignored or not executed.
  • the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interface, device or unit, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.
  • the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.
  • each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.
  • the functions may be stored in a computer readable storage medium if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a standalone product.
  • the technical solution of the present application which is essential or contributes to the prior art, or a part of the technical solution, may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium, including
  • the instructions are used to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in various embodiments of the present application.
  • the foregoing storage medium includes: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and the like. .

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本申请实施例提供了一种网络切换之后返回的方法、接入网设备和核心网设备,终端设备的RAT从5G NR网络回落至4G LTE网络之后,可以快速返回5G NR网络,从而,能够保证用户在最大程度上使用5G NR网络,进而,提高用户体验。该方法包括:在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送切换指示,该切换指示用于指示该接入网设备触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。

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网络切换之后返回的方法、接入网设备和核心网设备
本申请要求于2017年10月11日提交中国专利局、申请号为PCT/CN2017/105768、申请名称为“网络切换之后返回的方法、接入网设备和核心网设备”的PCT专利申请的优先权,其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
技术领域
本申请涉及通信领域,并且更具体地,涉及一种网络切换之后返回的方法、接入网设备和核心网设备。
背景技术
在5G新无线(New Radio,NR)网络部署初期,在某些场景下(例如,网络拥塞、需要进行语音业务等)会出现从5G NR网络回落至4G长期演进(Long Term Evolution,LTE)网络的情况,然而,现阶段,在从5G NR网络回落至4G LTE网络之后,无法准确判断是针对语音业务的回落,且并未对如何返回5G NR网络进行说明,因此,在出现从5G NR网络回落至4G LTE网络之后,无法准确判断是针对语音业务的回落,也无法快速返回5G NR网络,影响用户体验。
发明内容
本申请实施例提供了一种确定语音回落的方法、网络切换之后返回的方法、指示网络切换目的的方法、判断语音业务的方法和设备、接入网设备和核心网设备,终端设备的无线接入技术(Radio Access Technology,RAT)从5G NR网络回落至4G LTE网络之后,可以快速返回5G NR网络,从而,能够保证用户在最大程度上使用5G NR网络,进而,提高用户体验。
第一方面,本申请实施例提供了一种确定语音回落的方法,包括:
在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,第一设备获取该终端设备即将接入的该第二无线接入网下的目标接入网设备标识,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络,该第一无线接入网的覆盖区域与该第二无线接入网的覆盖 区域中存在重叠区域;
若第一集合中存在该目标接入网设备标识,该第一设备确定该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的是执行语音业务,该第一集合中包括该重叠区域内该第二无线接入网下的所有接入网设备标识。
可选地,第一无线接入网为比第二无线接入网更优的网络,用户在第一无线接入网下可以获取更好的体验。
因此,在本申请实施例的确定语音回落的方法中,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,若第一集合中存在终端设备即将接入的第二无线接入网下的目标接入网设备标识,第一设备确定终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的目的是执行语音业务,从而,在终端设备进行网络切换时,可以准确判断是否是针对语音业务的切换,进而,可以在切换之后,快速执行语音业务,减少因判断语音业务而产生的信令开销。
可选地,在第一方面的一种实现方式中,该方法还包括:
该第一设备确定有正在进行语音业务的流/承载需要一并切换到该第二无线接入网;
该若第一集合中存在该目标接入网设备标识,该第一设备确定该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的是执行语音业务,包括:
若该第一集合中存在该目标接入网设备标识且该第一设备确定有正在进行语音业务的流/承载需要一并切换到第二无线接入网,该第一设备确定该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的是执行语音业务。
因此,在本申请实施例的确定语音回落的方法中,进一步地,若第一集合中存在目标接入网设备标识且第一设备确定有正在进行语音业务的流/承载需要一并切换到第二无线接入网,第一设备确定终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的目的是执行语音业务。
可选地,在第一方面的一种实现方式中,该第一集合为预配置的。
可选地,在第一方面的一种实现方式中,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,该第一设备为接入和移 动性管理功能AMF设备。
可选地,在第一方面的一种实现方式中,该方法还包括:
该AMF设备向第二设备发送指示信息,该指示信息包括语音标识和/或切换之前的公用陆地移动通信网PLMN标识,以及该指示信息用于指示该第二设备该终端设备的RAT从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络的目的是执行语音业务。
可选地,在第一方面的一种实现方式中,在第一切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,其中,在该第一切换模式下,针对该NR网络的核心网5GC不变,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络;
该AMF设备向第二设备发送指示信息,包括:
该AMF设备向会话管理功能SMF设备发送该指示信息。
可选地,在第一方面的一种实现方式中,在第二切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络;
该AMF设备向第二设备发送指示信息,包括:
该源AMF设备向目标AMF设备发送该指示信息。
可选地,在第一方面的一种实现方式中,在第三切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,其中,在该第三切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC切换到了针对该LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC;
该AMF设备向第二设备发送指示信息,包括:
该AMF设备向移动性管理实体MME设备发送该指示信息。
第二方面,本申请实施例提供了一种网络切换之后返回的方法,包括:
在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送删除当前承载/流的指示信息,该指示信息包括切换之前的公用陆地移动通信网PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络,该第一无线接入网的覆盖区域与该第二无线接入网的覆盖区域中存在重叠区域。
可选地,第一无线接入网为比第二无线接入网更优的网络,用户在第一 无线接入网下可以获取更好的体验。
因此,在本申请实施例的网络切换之后返回的方法中,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送删除当前承载/流的指示信息,且指示信息中包括切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,从而,接入网设备可以根据切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识确定触发终端设备的RAT从第二无线接入网返回第一无线接入网,进而,终端设备可以在最大程度上体验第一无线接入网,提高用户体验。
可选地,在第二方面的一种实现方式中,该当前承载/流为用于执行语音业务的承载/流。
可选地,在第二方面的一种实现方式中,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,该第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或移动性管理实体MME设备,该接入网设备为针对该NR网络的基站gNB。
可选地,在第二方面的一种实现方式中,该方法还包括:
该第一设备获取该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
可选地,在第二方面的一种实现方式中,若该第一设备为AMF设备,以及该终端设备的RAT在第一切换模式下从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,其中,在该第一切换模式下,针对该NR网络的核心网5GC不变,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络,
该第一设备获取该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,包括:
该AMF设备从切换之前的接入网设备获取该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
可选地,在第二方面的一种实现方式中,若该第一设备为AMF设备,以及该终端设备的RAT在第二切换模式下从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络,
该第一设备获取该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备 标识,包括:
该目标AMF设备从该源AMF设备获取该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
可选地,在第二方面的一种实现方式中,若该第一设备为MME设备,以及该终端设备的RAT在第三切换模式下从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,其中,在该第三切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC切换到了针对该LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC,
该第一设备获取该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,包括:
该MME设备从AMF设备获取该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
第三方面,本申请实施例提供了一种网络切换之后返回的方法,包括:
在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,接入网设备接收第一设备发送的删除当前承载/流的指示信息,该指示信息包括切换之前的公用陆地移动通信网PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络,该第一无线接入网的覆盖区域与该第二无线接入网的覆盖区域中存在重叠区域;
在根据该指示信息删除该当前承载之后,该接入网设备根据该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或该切换之前的接入网设备标识,确定触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网。
因此,在本申请实施例的网络切换之后返回的方法中,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送删除当前承载/流的指示信息,且指示信息中包括切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,从而,接入网设备可以根据切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识确定触发终端设备的RAT从第二无线接入网返回第一无线接入网,进而,终端设备可以在最大程度上体验第一无线接入网,提高用户体验。
可选地,在第三方面的一种实现方式中,该当前承载/流为用于执行语音业务的承载/流。
可选地,在第三方面的一种实现方式中,该第一无线接入网为新无线 NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,该接入网设备为针对该NR网络的基站gNB,该第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或移动性管理实体MME设备。
第四方面,本申请实施例提供了一种网络切换之后返回的方法,包括:
在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送切换指示,该切换指示用于指示该接入网设备触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
可选地,第一无线接入网为比第二无线接入网更优的网络,用户在第一无线接入网下可以获取更好的体验。
因此,在本申请实施例的网络切换之后返回的方法中,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送切换指示,以使接入网设备从第二无线接入网返回第一无线接入网,从而,能够保证终端设备在最大程度上使用第一无线接入网,进而,提高用户体验。
可选地,在第四方面的一种实现方式中,在该终端设备需要执行语音业务时,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网。
可选地,在第四方面的一种实现方式中,在该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网之后,及该第一设备向该接入网设备发送该切换指示之前,该方法还包括:
该第一设备触发该接入网设备建立针对该终端设备的第一承载/流,该第一承载/流用于执行该第二无线接入网下的语音业务。
可选地,在第四方面的一种实现方式中,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,该第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备或会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,该接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
该第一设备向接入网设备发送切换指示,包括:
该AMF设备或该SMF设备或该SMF+PGW-C设备向该E-UTRAN设备发送该切换指示。
第五方面,本申请实施例提供了一种网络切换之后返回的方法,包括:
在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,接入网设备接收第一设备发送的切换指示,该切换指示用于指示该接入网设备触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络;
该接入网设备根据该切换指示,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网。
可选地,第一无线接入网为比第二无线接入网更优的网络,用户在第一无线接入网下可以获取更好的体验。
因此,在本申请实施例的网络切换之后返回的方法中,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送切换指示,以使接入网设备从第二无线接入网返回第一无线接入网,从而,能够保证终端设备在最大程度上使用第一无线接入网,进而,提高用户体验。
可选地,在第五方面的一种实现方式中,在该终端设备需要执行语音业务时,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网。
可选地,在第五方面的一种实现方式中,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,该第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备,该接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
该接入网设备接收第一设备发送的切换指示,包括:
该E-UTRAN设备接收该AMF设备或该SMF设备发送的该切换指示。
可选地,在第五方面的一种实现方式中,该接入网设备根据该切换指示,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网,包括:
该接入网设备根据该切换指示,在第一切换模式下,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网;
其中,在该第一切换模式下,针对该NR网络的核心网5GC不变。
可选地,在第五方面的一种实现方式中,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络,该第一设备为会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,该接入网设备为E-UTRAN设备;
该接入网设备接收第一设备发送的切换指示,包括:
该E-UTRAN设备接收该SMF+PGW-C设备发送的该切换指示。
可选地,在第五方面的一种实现方式中,该接入网设备根据该切换指示,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网,包括:
该接入网设备根据该切换指示,在第二切换模式,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网;
其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC切换回了针对该NR网络的5GC。
第六方面,本申请实施例提供了一种网络切换之后返回的方法,包括:
在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网,及该终端设备完成该第二无线接入网下的语音业务之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送删除语音业务承载的指示信息,该指示信息指示该接入网设备当前承载用于语音业务,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
因此,在本申请实施例的网络切换之后返回的方法中,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网,及终端设备完成第二无线接入网下的语音业务之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送删除语音业务承载的指示信息,以使接入网设备根据指示信息删除当前承载之后,确定触发终端设备RAT从第二无线接入网返回第一无线接入网,从而,能够保证终端设备在最大程度上使用第一无线接入网,进而,提高用户体验。
可选地,在第六方面的一种实现方式中,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,该第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备或会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,该接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
该第一设备向第二设备发送指示信息,包括:
该AMF设备或该SMF设备或该SMF+PGW-C设备向该E-UTRAN设备发送该指示信息。
第七方面,本申请实施例提供了一种网络切换之后返回的方法,包括:
在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网,及该终端设备完成该第二无线接入网下的语音业务之后,接入网设备接收第一设备发送的删除语音业务承载的指示信息,该指示信息指示该接入 网设备当前承载用于语音业务,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络;
在根据该指示信息删除该当前承载之后,该接入网设备触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网。
因此,在本申请实施例的网络切换之后返回的方法中,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网,及终端设备完成第二无线接入网下的语音业务之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送删除语音业务承载的指示信息,以使接入网设备根据指示信息删除当前承载之后,确定触发终端设备RAT从第二无线接入网返回第一无线接入网,从而,能够保证终端设备在最大程度上使用第一无线接入网,进而,提高用户体验。
可选地,在第七方面的一种实现方式中,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,该第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备或会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,该接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
该接入网设备接收第一设备发送的删除语音业务承载的指示信息,包括:
该E-UTRAN设备接收该AMF设备或该SMF设备或该SMF+PGW-C设备发送的该指示信息。
可选地,在第七方面的一种实现方式中,若该接入网设备当前连接该NR网络的核心网5GC,
该接入网设备触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网,包括:
在第一切换模式下,该接入网设备触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网;
其中,在该第一切换模式下,针对该NR网络的核心网5GC不变。
可选地,在第七方面的一种实现方式中,若该接入网设备当前连接该LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC,
该接入网设备触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网,包括:
在第二切换模式下,该接入网设备触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无 线接入网切换回该第一无线接入网;
其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该LTE网络的EPC切换回了针对该NR网络的5GC。
第八方面,本申请实施例提供了一种指示网络切换目的的方法,包括:
在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,第一设备获取回落标识,该回落标识指示该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
因此,在本申请实施例的指示网络切换目的的方法中,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,第一设备获取指示网络切换目的的回落标识,从而,可以确定网络回落的目的,进而,准确响应。
可选地,在第八方面的一种实现方式中,该第一设备根据该回落标识触发终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网。
可选地,第一无线接入网为比第二无线接入网更优的网络,用户在第一无线接入网下可以获取更好的体验。
因此,在本申请实施例的指示网络切换目的的方法中,第一设备根据终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中获取的回落标识,触发从第二无线接入网返回第一无线接入网,从而,能够保证终端设备在最大程度上使用第一无线接入网,进而,提高用户体验。
可选地,在第八方面的一种实现方式中,该回落标识指示该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的是为该终端设备建立该第二无线接入网下的语音业务。
可选地,在第八方面的一种实现方式中,该在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,第一设备获取回落标识,包括:
在该终端设备的RAT在第一切换模式下从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的过程中,该第一设备获取该回落标识,其中,在该第一切换模式下,针对该第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元也不变,服务于该第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于该第二无线接入网。
可选地,在第八方面的一种实现方式中,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,在该第一切换模式下, 针对该NR网络的核心网5GC不变,且5GC中的接入和移动性管理功能AMF也不变,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络。
可选地,在第八方面的一种实现方式中,该第一设备为AMF设备,
该第一设备获取回落标识,包括:
该AMF设备从接入网设备接收该回落标识。
可选地,在第八方面的一种实现方式中,在该AMF设备从该接入网设备接收该回落标识之后,该方法还包括:
该AMF设备向会话管理功能SMF发送该回落标识。
可选地,在第八方面的一种实现方式中,该在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,第一设备获取回落标识,包括:
在该终端设备的RAT在第二切换模式下从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的过程中,该第一设备获取该回落标识,其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元发生改变,服务于该第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于该第二无线接入网。
可选地,在第八方面的一种实现方式中,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在该第二切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络。
可选地,在第八方面的一种实现方式中,该第一设备为SMF设备,
该第一设备获取该回落标识,包括:
该SMF设备从接入网设备接收该回落标识。
可选地,在第八方面的一种实现方式中,该SMF设备从接入网设备接收该回落标识,包括:
该SMF设备接收该目标AMF设备从该源AMF设备转发的该回落标识,该源AMF设备从该接入网设备获取该回落标识。
可选地,在第八方面的一种实现方式中,该在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,第一设备获取回落标识,包括:
在该终端设备的RAT在第三切换模式下从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的过程中,该第一设备获取该回落标识,其中,在该第三切换模式下,针对该第一无线接入网的核心网切换到了针对该第二无线接入网的核心网。
可选地,在第八方面的一种实现方式中,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在该第三切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC切换到了针对该LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC。
可选地,在第八方面的一种实现方式中,该第一设备为会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,
该第一设备获取该回落标识,包括:
该SMF+PGW-C设备从接入网设备接收该回落标识。
可选地,在第八方面的一种实现方式中,该SMF+PGW-C设备从接入网设备接收该回落标识,包括:
该SMF+PGW-C设备接收AMF设备从该接入网设备转发的该回落标识。
第九方面,本申请实施例提供了一种判断语音业务的方法,其特征在于,包括:
获取第一信息,该第一信息用于指示针对终端设备的第一承载/流未成功建立,该第一承载/流用于执行第一无线接入网下的语音业务;
在该终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,建立针对该终端设备的第二承载/流,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络;
确定该第二承载/流用于执行该第二无线接入网下的语音业务。
因此,在本申请实施例的判断语音业务的方法中,在接收到用于指示针对终端设备的第一承载/流未成功建立的第一信息,以及在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,确定所建立的第二承载/流用于执行第二无线接入网下的语音业务,从而,可以准确判断所建立的承载/流是否为执行语音业务的承载/流。
可选地,在第九方面的一种实现方式中,该方法还包括:
在释放该第二承载/流之后,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网。
可选地,在第九方面的一种实现方式中,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的是建立该第二承载/流。
可选地,在第九方面的一种实现方式中,在第一切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网,其中,在该第一 切换模式下,针对该第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元也不变,服务于该第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于该第二无线接入网。
可选地,在第九方面的一种实现方式中,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,在该第一切换模式下,针对该NR网络的核心网5GC不变,且5GC中的接入和移动性管理功能AMF也不变,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络。
可选地,在第九方面的一种实现方式中,在第二切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网,其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元发生改变,服务于该第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于该第二无线接入网。
可选地,在第九方面的一种实现方式中,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在该第二切换模式下,针对该NR网络的核心网5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络。
可选地,在第九方面的一种实现方式中,该第一承载/流为服务质量标识5QI=1流,该第二承载/流为5QI=1流。
可选地,在第九方面的一种实现方式中,在第三切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网,其中,在该第三切换模式下,针对该第一无线接入网的核心网切换到了针对该第二无线接入网的核心网。
可选地,在第九方面的一种实现方式中,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在该第三切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC切换到了针对该LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC。
可选地,在第九方面的一种实现方式中,该第一承载/流为服务质量标识5QI=1流,该第二承载/流为服务质量等级标识QCI=1承载。
第十方面,本申请实施例提供了一种核心网设备,可以执行第一方面或第一方面的任一可选的实现方式中的方法的模块或者单元。
第十一方面,本申请实施例提供了一种核心网设备,可以执行第二方面或第二方面的任一可选的实现方式中的方法的模块或者单元。
第十二方面,本申请实施例提供了一种接入网设备,可以执行第三方面或第三方面的任一可选的实现方式中的方法的模块或者单元。
第十三方面,本申请实施例提供了一种核心网设备,可以执行第四方面或第四方面的任一可选的实现方式中的方法的模块或者单元。
第十四方面,本申请实施例提供了一种接入网设备,可以执行第五方面或第五方面的任一可选的实现方式中的方法的模块或者单元。
第十五方面,本申请实施例提供了一种核心网设备,可以执行第六方面或第六方面的任一可选的实现方式中的方法的模块或者单元。
第十六方面,本申请实施例提供了一种接入网设备,可以执行第七方面或第七方面的任一可选的实现方式中的方法的模块或者单元。
第十七方面,本申请实施例提供了一种核心网设备,可以执行第八方面或第八方面的任一可选的实现方式中的方法的模块或者单元。
第十八方面,本申请实施例提供了一种判断语音业务的设备,可以执行第九方面或第九方面的任一可选的实现方式中的方法的模块或者单元。
第十九方面,提供了一种核心网设备,该核心网设备包括处理器、存储器和通信接口。处理器与存储器和通信接口连接。存储器用于存储指令,处理器用于执行该指令,通信接口用于在处理器的控制下与其他网元进行通信。该处理器执行该存储器存储的指令时,该执行使得该处理器执行第一方面或第一方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法。
第二十方面,提供了一种核心网设备,该核心网设备包括处理器、存储器和通信接口。处理器与存储器和通信接口连接。存储器用于存储指令,处理器用于执行该指令,通信接口用于在处理器的控制下与其他网元进行通信。该处理器执行该存储器存储的指令时,该执行使得该处理器执行第二方面或第二方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法。
第二十一方面,提供了一种接入网设备,该接入网设备包括处理器、存储器和通信接口。处理器与存储器和通信接口连接。存储器用于存储指令,处理器用于执行该指令,通信接口用于在处理器的控制下与其他网元进行通信。该处理器执行该存储器存储的指令时,该执行使得该处理器执行第三方面或第三方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法。
第二十二方面,提供了一种核心网设备,该核心网设备包括处理器、存储器和通信接口。处理器与存储器和通信接口连接。存储器用于存储指令,处理器用于执行该指令,通信接口用于在处理器的控制下与其他网元进行通信。该处理器执行该存储器存储的指令时,该执行使得该处理器执行第四方 面或第四方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法。
第二十三方面,提供了一种接入网设备,该接入网设备包括处理器、存储器和通信接口。处理器与存储器和通信接口连接。存储器用于存储指令,处理器用于执行该指令,通信接口用于在处理器的控制下与其他网元进行通信。该处理器执行该存储器存储的指令时,该执行使得该处理器执行第五方面或第五方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法。
第二十四方面,提供了一种核心网设备,该核心网设备包括处理器、存储器和通信接口。处理器与存储器和通信接口连接。存储器用于存储指令,处理器用于执行该指令,通信接口用于在处理器的控制下与其他网元进行通信。该处理器执行该存储器存储的指令时,该执行使得该处理器执行第六方面或第六方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法。
第二十五方面,提供了一种接入网设备,该接入网设备包括处理器、存储器和通信接口。处理器与存储器和通信接口连接。存储器用于存储指令,处理器用于执行该指令,通信接口用于在处理器的控制下与其他网元进行通信。该处理器执行该存储器存储的指令时,该执行使得该处理器执行第七方面或第七方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法。
第二十六方面,提供了一种核心网设备,该核心网设备包括处理器、存储器和通信接口。处理器与存储器和通信接口连接。存储器用于存储指令,处理器用于执行该指令,通信接口用于在处理器的控制下与其他网元进行通信。该处理器执行该存储器存储的指令时,该执行使得该处理器执行第八方面或第八方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法。
第二十七方面,提供了一种判断语音业务的设备,该判断语音业务的设备包括处理器、存储器和通信接口。处理器与存储器和通信接口连接。存储器用于存储指令,处理器用于执行该指令,通信接口用于在处理器的控制下与其他网元进行通信。该处理器执行该存储器存储的指令时,该执行使得该处理器执行第九方面或第九方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法。
第二十八方面,提供了一种计算机存储介质,该计算机存储介质中存储有程序代码,该程序代码用于指示计算机执行上述第一方面或第一方面的任一种可能的实现方式中的方法的指令。
第二十九方面,提供了一种计算机存储介质,该计算机存储介质中存储有程序代码,该程序代码用于指示计算机执行上述第二方面或第二方面的任 一种可能的实现方式中的方法的指令。
第三十方面,提供了一种计算机存储介质,该计算机存储介质中存储有程序代码,该程序代码用于指示计算机执行上述第三方面或第三方面的任一种可能的实现方式中的方法的指令。
第三十一方面,提供了一种计算机存储介质,该计算机存储介质中存储有程序代码,该程序代码用于指示计算机执行上述第四方面或第四方面的任一种可能的实现方式中的方法的指令。
第三十二方面,提供了一种计算机存储介质,该计算机存储介质中存储有程序代码,该程序代码用于指示计算机执行上述第五方面或第五方面的任一种可能的实现方式中的方法的指令。
第三十三方面,提供了一种计算机存储介质,该计算机存储介质中存储有程序代码,该程序代码用于指示计算机执行上述第六方面或第六方面的任一种可能的实现方式中的方法的指令。
第三十四方面,提供了一种计算机存储介质,该计算机存储介质中存储有程序代码,该程序代码用于指示计算机执行上述第七方面或第七方面的任一种可能的实现方式中的方法的指令。
第三十五方面,提供了一种计算机存储介质,该计算机存储介质中存储有程序代码,该程序代码用于指示计算机执行上述第八方面或第八方面的任一种可能的实现方式中的方法的指令。
第三十六方面,提供了一种计算机存储介质,该计算机存储介质中存储有程序代码,该程序代码用于指示计算机执行上述第九方面或第九方面的任一种可能的实现方式中的方法的指令。
第三十七方面,提供了一种包括指令的计算机程序产品,当其在计算机上运行时,使得计算机执行上述各方面所述的方法。
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本申请实施例的技术方案可以应用于5G NR通信系统。
图1示出了本申请实施例应用的无线通信系统100。该无线通信系统100可以包括接入网设备110。接入网设备110可以是与终端设备通信的设备。接入网设备110可以为特定的地理区域提供通信覆盖,并且可以与位于该覆盖区域内的终端设备(例如UE)进行通信。可选地,该接入网设备110可以是下一代无线接入网(Next Generation Radio Access Network,NG RAN),或者是NR系统中的基站(gNB),或者是云无线接入网络(Cloud Radio Access Network,CRAN)中的无线控制器,或者该接入网设备可以为中继站、接入点、车载设备、可穿戴设备,或者未来演进的公共陆地移动网络(Public Land Mobile Network,PLMN)中的网络设备等。可选地,该接入网设备110也可以是LTE系统中的基站,例如,演进的通用路基无线接入网(Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network,E-UTRAN)设备。
该无线通信系统100还包括位于接入网设备110覆盖范围内的至少一个终端设备120。终端设备120可以是移动的或固定的。可选地,终端设备120可以指接入终端、用户设备(User Equipment,UE)、用户单元、用户站、移动站、移动台、远方站、远程终端、移动设备、用户终端、终端、无线通信设备、用户代理或用户装置。接入终端可以是蜂窝电话、无绳电话、会话启动协议(Session Initiation Protocol,SIP)电话、无线本地环路(Wireless Local Loop,WLL)站、个人数字处理(Personal Digital Assistant,PDA)、具有无线通信功能的手持设备、计算设备或连接到无线调制解调器的其它处理设备、车载设备、可穿戴设备、未来5G网络中的终端设备或者未来演进的PLMN中的终端设备等。
该无线通信系统100还包括与接入网设备进行通信的核心网设备130。可选地,该核心网设备130可以是5G核心网设备,例如,接入与移动性管理功能(Access and Mobility Management Function,AMF),又例如,会话管理功能(Session Management Function,SMF)。可选地,该核心网设备130也可以是LTE网络的分组核心演进(Evolved Packet Core,EPC)设备,例如,会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关(Session Management Function+Core Packet Gateway,SMF+PGW-C)设备。
应理解,SMF+PGW-C可以同时实现SMF和PGW-C所能实现的功能。
可选地,在本申请实施例中,AMF可以与SMF进行信息交互,例如,SMF从AMF获取一些无线接入网侧的信息。
可选地,在本申请实施例中,AMF可以从无线接入网中获取回落标识,或者,用于指示针对终端设备的第一承载/流未成功建立的消息。
图1示例性地示出了一个接入网设备、一个核心网设备和两个终端设备,可选地,该无线通信系统100可以包括多个接入网设备并且每个接入网设备的覆盖范围内可以包括其它数量的终端设备,本申请实施例对此不做限定。
可选地,该无线通信系统100还可以包括移动管理实体(Mobile Management Entity,MME)、统一数据管理(Unified Data Management,UDM),认证服务器功能(Authentication Server Function,AUSF),用户面功能(User Plane Function,UPF),信令网关(Signaling Gateway,SGW)等其他网络实体,本申请实施例对此不作限定。
应理解,本文中术语“系统”和“网络”在本文中常被可互换使用。本文中术语“和/或”,仅仅是一种描述关联对象的关联关系,表示可以存在三种关系,例如,A和/或B,可以表示:单独存在A,同时存在A和B,单独存在B这三种情况。另外,本文中字符“/”,一般表示前后关联对象是一种“或”的关系。
图2是根据本申请实施例的一种确定语音回落的方法200的示意性流程图。如图2所示,接入网设备可以是如图1所示的接入网设备,终端设备可以是如图1所示的终端设备,第一设备可以是如图1所示的核心网设备。该方法200包括以下内容。
210,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,第一设备获取该终端设备即将接入的该第二无线接入网下的目标接入网设备标识,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络,该第一无线接入网的覆盖区域与该第二无线接入网的覆盖区域中存在重叠区域。
可选地,该第一无线接入网可以是NR网络,该第二无线接入网可以是LTE网络。
可选地,如图3所示,该NR网络的覆盖区域与该LTE网络的覆盖区域中存在重叠区域。
应理解,图3中NR网络的覆盖区域小于LTE网络的覆盖区域仅仅只是 示例,还可以是NR网络的覆盖区域大于或者等于LTE网络的覆盖区域,本申请实施例对此不作限定。
可选地,若该终端设备处于该重叠区域且该终端设备接入的是NR网络,在该重叠区域内,该终端设备可以执行正常的数据业务,当该终端设备需要执行语音业务时,触发终端设备的RAT从NR网络回落(切换)至LTE网络。
可选地,在5G NR网络部署中,网络可能不支持语音业务,在终端设备需要执行语音业务时,需要从NR网络回落(切换)至LTE网络。
可选地,在该第一无线接入网处于拥塞状态时,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网。
可选地,该第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能(Access and Mobility Management Function,AMF)设备。
可选地,该终端设备即将接入的该第二无线接入网下的目标接入网设备标识可以是演进型基站标识(Evolved Node B IDentity,eNB ID)。
可选地,该终端设备的RAT可以通过如下三种切换模式从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网:
第一切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,以及,针对该NR网络的核心网(5G Core,5GC)不变,且5GC中的AMF也不变,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络;
第二切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,以及,针对该NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络;
第三切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,以及,针对该NR网络的5GC切换到了针对该LTE网络的分组核心演进(Evolved Packet Core,EPC)。
可选地,该第一切换模式下的切换可以是基于Xn接口的HO。
可选地,该第二切换模式下的切换可以是基于N2接口的HO。
可选地,接入网设备触发该第一切换模式,或者该第二切换模式,或者第三切换模式下的切换。
220,若第一集合中存在该目标接入网设备标识,该第一设备确定该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的是执行 语音业务,该第一集合中包括该重叠区域内该第二无线接入网下的所有接入网设备标识。
可选地,该第一集合为预配置的。
可选地,该方200还包括:
该第一设备确定有正在进行语音业务的流/承载需要一并切换到第二无线接入网。
具体地,AMF设备确定有正在进行语音业务的5QI=1的流需要一并切换到LTE网络
应理解,在NR网络中,流用于执行语音业务,而在LTE网络中,承载用于执行语音业务。
可选地,可以用服务质量(Quality of Service,QoS)标识等级来区分用于执行不同业务的承载/流。
例如,在LTE网络中,服务质量等级标识(QoS Class Identifier,QCI)可以分为9个等级(1-9),QCI=1的承载用于执行语音业务,QCI=2的承载用于执行视频业务,QCI=9的承载用于执行数据业务。
又例如,在NR网络中,5G网络下的服务质量标识(5G Quality of Service Identifier,5QI)也可以分为多个等级,如5QI=1的流用于执行语音业务。
可选地,若该第一集合中存在该目标接入网设备标识且该第一设备确定有正在进行语音业务的流/承载需要一并切换到第二无线接入网,该第一设备确定该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的是执行语音业务。
可选地,在同时满足该第一集合中存在该目标接入网设备标识,以及有正在进行语音业务的流/承载需要一并切换到第二无线接入网时,该第一设备确定该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的是执行语音业务。
可选地,该方法200还包括:
该AMF设备向第二设备发送指示信息,该指示信息包括语音标识和/或切换之前的公用陆地移动通信网(Public Land Mobile Network,PLMN)标识,以及该指示信息用于指示该第二设备该终端设备的RAT从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络的目的是执行语音业务。
可选地,可以用该语音标识指示该第二设备该终端设备的RAT从该NR 网络切换至该LTE网络的目的是执行语音业务。
可选地,该语音标识可以是标识网络回落目的的标识。
可选地,在第一切换模式下,该AMF设备向会话管理功能(Session Management Function,SMF)设备发送该指示信息。
可选地,在第二切换模式下,该源AMF设备向目标AMF设备发送该指示信息。
可选地,在第三切换模式下,该AMF设备向MME设备发送该指示信息。
因此,在本申请实施例的确定语音回落的方法中,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,若第一集合中存在终端设备即将接入的第二无线接入网下的目标接入网设备标识,第一设备确定终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的目的是执行语音业务,从而,在终端设备进行网络切换时,可以准确判断是否是针对语音业务的切换,进而,可以在切换之后,快速执行语音业务,减少因判断语音业务而产生的信令开销。
图4是根据本申请实施例的一种网络切换之后返回的方法300的示意性流程图。如图4所示,接入网设备可以是如图1所示的接入网设备,终端设备可以是如图1所示的终端设备,第一设备可以是如图1所示的核心网设备。该方法300包括以下内容。
310,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送删除当前承载/流的指示信息,该指示信息包括切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络,该第一无线接入网的覆盖区域与该第二无线接入网的覆盖区域中存在重叠区域。
可选地,该当前承载/流为用于执行语音业务的承载/流。
可选地,在终端设备执行完语音业务之后,该第一设备向该接入网设备发送删除当前承载/流的该指示信息。
可选地,该当前承载/流可以是切换之前建立的承载/流,也可以是切换之后建立的承载/流。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络。
可选地,该第一设备为AMF设备或MME设备,该接入网设备为针对 该NR网络的gNB。
可选地,该方法300还包括:
该第一设备获取该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
可选地,若该第一设备为AMF设备,以及该终端设备的RAT在第一切换模式下从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,该AMF设备从切换之前的接入网设备获取该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
可选地,若该第一设备为AMF设备,以及该终端设备的RAT在第二切换模式下从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,该目标AMF设备从该源AMF设备获取该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
可选地,若该第一设备为MME设备,以及该终端设备的RAT在第三切换模式下从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,该MME设备从AMF设备获取该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
应理解,网络切换之后返回的方法300中的步骤可以参考确定语音回落的方法200中的相应步骤的描述,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
因此,在本申请实施例的网络切换之后返回的方法中,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送删除当前承载/流的指示信息,且指示信息中包括切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,从而,接入网设备可以根据切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识确定触发终端设备的RAT从第二无线接入网返回第一无线接入网,进而,终端设备可以在最大程度上体验第一无线接入网,提高用户体验。
图5是根据本申请实施例的一种网络切换之后返回的方法400的示意性流程图。如图5所示,接入网设备可以是如图1所示的接入网设备,终端设备可以是如图1所示的终端设备,第一设备可以是如图1所示的核心网设备。该方法400包括以下内容。
410,在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,接入网设备接收第一设备发送的删除当前承载/流的指示信息,该指示信息包括切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络,该第一无线接入网的覆盖区域与该第二无线接入网的覆盖区域中存在重叠 区域。
可选地,该当前承载/流为用于执行语音业务的承载/流。
可选地,删除当前承载/流可以是指释放当前承载/流。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络。
可选地,该接入网设备为针对该NR网络的gNB,该第一设备为AMF设备或MME设备。
420,在根据该指示信息删除该当前承载之后,该接入网设备根据该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或该切换之前的接入网设备标识,确定触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网。
可选地,该终端设备的RAT可以通过如下两种切换模式从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网:
第一切换模式,针对该NR网络的核心网(5G Core,5GC)不变,此时,该第一设备为AMF设备或目标AMF设备,该接入网设备为gNB;
第二切换模式,针对该LTE网络的分组核心演进(Evolved Packet Core,EPC)切换回了针对该NR网络的5GC,此时,该第一设备为MME设备,该接入网设备为gNB。
应理解,网络切换之后返回的方法400中的步骤可以参考确定语音回落的方法200中的相应步骤的描述,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
因此,在本申请实施例的网络切换之后返回的方法中,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送删除当前承载/流的指示信息,且指示信息中包括切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,从而,接入网设备可以根据切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识确定触发终端设备的RAT从第二无线接入网返回第一无线接入网,进而,终端设备可以在最大程度上体验第一无线接入网,提高用户体验。
图6是根据本申请实施例的一种网络切换之后返回的方法500的示意性流程图。如图6所示,接入网设备可以是如图1所示的接入网设备,终端设备可以是如图1所示的终端设备,第一设备可以是如图1所示的核心网设备。该方法500包括以下内容。
510,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送切换指示,该切换指示用于指示该接入网设备触 发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
可选地,该第一无线接入网可以是NR网络,该第二无线接入网可以是LTE网络。
可选地,在该终端设备需要执行语音业务时,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网。
可选地,在5G NR网络部署中,网络可能不支持语音业务,在终端设备需要执行语音业务时,需要从NR网络回落(切换)至LTE网络。
可选地,在该第一无线接入网处于拥塞状态时,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网。
可选地,该第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能(Access and Mobility Management Function,AMF)设备或会话管理功能(Session Management Function,SMF)设备或会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关(Session Management Function+Core Packet Gateway,SMF+PGW-C)设备,该接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网(Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network,E-UTRAN)设备。
可选地,该终端设备的RAT可以通过如下两种切换模式从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网:
第一切换模式,针对该NR网络的核心网(5G Core,5GC)不变,此时,该第一设备为AMF设备或SMF设备,该接入网设备为E-UTRAN设备;
第二切换模式,针对该LTE网络的分组核心演进(Evolved Packet Core,EPC)切换回了针对该NR网络的5GC,此时,该第一设备为SMF+PGW-C设备,该接入网设备为E-UTRAN设备。
可选地,在该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网之后,及该第一设备向该接入网设备发送该切换指示之前,该方法200还包括:
该第一设备触发该接入网设备建立针对该终端设备的第一承载/流,该第一承载/流用于执行该第二无线接入网下的语音业务。
应理解,在NR网络中,流用于执行语音业务,而在LTE网络中,承载用于执行语音业务。
可选地,可以用服务质量(Quality of Service,QoS)标识等级来区分用 于执行不同业务的承载/流。
例如,在LTE网络中,服务质量等级标识(QoS Class Identifier,QCI)可以分为9个等级(1-9),QCI=1的承载用于执行语音业务,QCI=2的承载用于执行视频业务,QCI=9的承载用于执行数据业务。
又例如,在NR网络中,5G网络下的服务质量标识(5G Quality of Service Identifier,5QI)也可以分为多个等级,如5QI=1的流用于执行语音业务。
可选地,该接入网设备接收到该切换指示之后,根据该切换指示触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网。
例如,在终端设备的RAT从NR网络切换(回落)至LTE网络之后,接入网设备可以根据切换指示从LTE网络返回NR网络,以使终端设备可以最大程度上使用NR网络,提高用户体验。
因此,在本申请实施例的网络切换之后返回的方法中,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送切换指示,以使接入网设备从第二无线接入网返回第一无线接入网,从而,能够保证终端设备在最大程度上使用第一无线接入网,进而,提高用户体验。
图7是根据本申请实施例的一种网络切换之后返回的方法600的示意性流程图。如图7所示,接入网设备可以是如图1所示的接入网设备,终端设备可以是如图1所示的终端设备,第一设备可以是如图1所示的核心网设备。该方法600包括以下内容。
610,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,接入网设备接收第一设备发送的切换指示,该切换指示用于指示该接入网设备触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
可选地,在该终端设备需要执行语音业务时,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络。
可选地,该第一设备为AMF设备或SMF设备或SMF+PGW-C设备,该接入网设备为E-UTRAN设备。
可选地,在终端设备需要执行语音业务时,接入网设备触发终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网。
可选地,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,以及在接入网设备接收第一设备发送的切换指示之前,该接入网设备触发建立针对该终端设备的用于执行语音业务的承载/流。
例如,建立QCI=1的承载用于执行终端设备的语音业务。
620,该接入网设备根据该切换指示,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网。
可选地,若该第一设备为AMF设备或SMF设备,该接入网设备为E-UTRAN设备时,该接入网设备根据该切换指示,在第一切换模式下,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网;
其中,在该第一切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC不变。
可选地,若该第一设备发送的该切换指示为内部(Intra)RAT切换(Hand Over,HO),接入网设备触发基于该第一切换模式的网络返回。
可选地,Intra RAT HO可以是基于Xn接口的HO,也可以是基于N2接口的HO。
应理解,Xn接口为5G无线接入网(Radio Access Network,RAN)间的接口,N2接口为RAN与AMF间的信令面接口。
可选地,若该第一设备为SMF+PGW-C设备,该接入网设备为E-UTRAN设备时,该接入网设备根据该切换指示,在第二切换模式,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网;
其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该LTE网络的EPC切换回了针对该NR网络的5GC。
可选地,若该第一设备发送的该切换指示为Inter EPS/5GS HO,接入网设备触发基于该第二切换模式的网络返回,其中,EPS为E-UTRAN和EPC的合称,5GS为5GC和5G无线接入网的合称。
可选地,第一无线接入网为比第二无线接入网更优的网络,用户在第一无线接入网下可以获取更好的体验。
应理解,网络切换之后返回的方法600中的步骤可以参考确定语音回落的方法200或网络切换之后返回的方法500中的相应步骤的描述,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
因此,在本申请实施例的网络切换之后返回的方法中,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,第一设备向接入网设备 发送切换指示,以使接入网设备从第二无线接入网返回第一无线接入网,从而,能够保证终端设备在最大程度上使用第一无线接入网,进而,提高用户体验。
图8是根据本申请实施例的一种网络切换之后返回的方法700的示意性流程图。如图8所示,接入网设备可以是如图1所示的接入网设备,终端设备可以是如图1所示的终端设备,第一设备可以是如图1所示的核心网设备。该方法700包括以下内容。
710,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网,及该终端设备完成该第二无线接入网下的语音业务之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送删除语音业务承载的指示信息,该指示信息指示该接入网设备当前承载用于语音业务,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
可选地,在终端设备需要执行语音业务时,RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网。
可选地,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,该第一设备可以触发接入网设备建立针对该终端设备的用于执行语音业务的承载/流。
可选地,该接入网设备根据该指示信息,删除该当前承载。
可选地,在该接入网设备根据该指示信息删除该当前承载之后,可以触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络。
可选地,该第一设备为AMF设备或SMF设备或SMF+PGW-C设备,该接入网设备为E-UTRAN设备。
可选地,该第一设备向接入网设备发送指示信息,包括:
该AMF设备或该SMF设备或该SMF+PGW-C设备向该E-UTRAN设备发送该指示信息。
应理解,网络切换之后返回的方法700中的步骤可以参考确定语音回落的方法200,或者参考网络切换之后返回的方法500,或者参考网络切换之后返回的方法600中的相应步骤的描述,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
因此,在本申请实施例的网络切换之后返回的方法中,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网,及终端设备完成第二无线接 入网下的语音业务之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送删除语音业务承载的指示信息,以使接入网设备根据指示信息删除当前承载之后,确定触发终端设备RAT从第二无线接入网返回第一无线接入网,从而,能够保证终端设备在最大程度上使用第一无线接入网,进而,提高用户体验。
图9是根据本申请实施例的一种网络切换之后返回的方法800的示意性流程图。如图9所示,接入网设备可以是如图1所示的接入网设备,终端设备可以是如图1所示的终端设备,第一设备可以是如图1所示的核心网设备。该方法800包括以下内容。
810,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网,及该终端设备完成该第二无线接入网下的语音业务之后,接入网设备接收第一设备发送的删除语音业务承载的指示信息,该指示信息指示该接入网设备当前承载用于语音业务,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络。
可选地,该第一设备为AMF设备或SMF设备或SMF+PGW-C设备,该接入网设备为E-UTRAN设备。
可选地,该E-UTRAN设备接收该AMF设备或该SMF设备或该SMF+PGW-C设备发送的该指示信息。
820,在根据该指示信息删除该当前承载之后,该接入网设备触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网。
可选地,若该接入网设备当前连接该NR网络的5GC,在第一切换模式下,该接入网设备触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网;
其中,在该第一切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC不变。
可选地,若该接入网设备当前连接该LTE网络的EPC,在第二切换模式下,该接入网设备触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网切换回该第一无线接入网;
其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该LTE网络的EPC切换回了针对该NR网络的5GC。
应理解,网络切换之后返回的方法800中的步骤可以参考网络切换之后返回的方法700中的相应步骤的描述,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
因此,在本申请实施例的网络切换之后返回的方法中,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网,及终端设备完成第二无线接入网下的语音业务之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送删除语音业务承载的指示信息,以使接入网设备根据指示信息删除当前承载之后,确定触发终端设备RAT从第二无线接入网返回第一无线接入网,从而,能够保证终端设备在最大程度上使用第一无线接入网,进而,提高用户体验。
图10是根据本申请实施例的一种指示网络切换目的的方法900的示意性流程图。如图10所示,接入网设备可以是如图1所示的接入网设备,终端设备可以是如图1所示的终端设备,第一设备可以是如图1所示的核心网设备。该方法900包括以下内容。
910,在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,第一设备获取回落标识,该回落标识指示该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
可选地,该回落标识可以是指示回落目的的一些参数信息。
可选地,该回落标识指示该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的是为该终端设备建立该第二无线接入网下的语音业务。
可选地,该回落标识还可以指示该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的是执行除语音业务之外的其他业务,例如,视频业务。
可选地,该第一设备可以是AMF设备,也可以是SMF设备,还可以是SMF+PGW-C设备。
可选地,该第一设备获取该回落标识之后,根据该回落标识触发接入网设备执行该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网的任务。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络。
可选地,该终端设备的RAT可以通过如下三种切换模式从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网:
第一切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网,其中,在该第一切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC不变, 且5GC中的AMF也不变,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络;
第二切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网,其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络;
第三切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网,其中,在该第三切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC切换到了针对该LTE网络的EPC。
可选地,该第一切换模式下的切换可以是基于Xn接口的HO。
可选地,在基于该第一切换模式进行网络切换时,该第一设备为AMF设备。可选地,接入网设备触发该第一切换模式下的切换。
可选地,若该终端设备的RAT通过第一切换模式从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网时,该AMF设备从接入网设备接收该回落标识。可选地,在该AMF设备从该接入网设备接收该回落标识之后,该AMF设备向SMF设备发送该回落标识。
可选地,若该终端设备的RAT通过第一切换模式从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网时,该AMF设备和该SMF设备处保存有该回落标识。
可选地,该第二切换模式下的切换可以是基于N2接口的HO。
可选地,在基于该第二切换模式进行网络切换时,该第一设备为SMF设备。可选地,接入网设备触发该第二切换模式下的切换。
可选地,若该终端设备的RAT通过第二切换模式从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网时,该SMF设备从接入网设备接收该回落标识。
具体地,该SMF设备接收该目标AMF设备从该源AMF设备转发的该回落标识,该源AMF设备从该接入网设备获取该回落标识。
可选地,若该终端设备的RAT通过第二切换模式从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网时,源AMF设备、目标AMF设备和SMF设备处保存有该回落标识。
可选地,在基于该第三切换模式进行网络切换时,该第一设备为SMF+PGW-C设备。可选地,接入网设备触发该第三切换模式下的切换。
可选地,若该终端设备的RAT通过第三切换模式从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网时,该SMF+PGW-C设备从接入网设备接收该回落标识。
具体地,该SMF+PGW-C设备接收AMF设备从该接入网设备转发的该回落标识。
可选地,若该终端设备的RAT通过第三切换模式从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网时,AMF设备和SMF+PGW-C设备处保存有该回落标识。
应理解,指示网络切换目的的方法900中的步骤可以参考确定语音回落的方法200,或者参考网络切换之后返回的方法500中的相应步骤的描述,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
因此,在本申请实施例的指示网络切换目的的方法中,第一设备根据终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中获取的回落标识,触发从第二无线接入网返回第一无线接入网,从而,能够保证终端设备在最大程度上使用第一无线接入网,进而,提高用户体验。
图11是根据本申请实施例的一种判断语音业务的方法1000的示意性流程图。如图11所示,接入网设备可以是如图1所示的接入网设备,终端设备可以是如图1所示的终端设备。该方法1000包括以下内容。
1010,获取第一信息,该第一信息用于指示针对终端设备的第一承载/流未成功建立,该第一承载/流用于执行第一无线接入网下的语音业务。
1020,在该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,建立针对该终端设备的第二承载/流,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
可选地,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的是建立该第二承载/流。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络。
可选地,在第一切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网,其中,在该第一切换模式下,针对该第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元也不变,服务于该第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于该第二无线接入网。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络, 在该第一切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF也不变,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络。
可选地,在第二切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网,其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元发生改变,服务于该第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于该第二无线接入网。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在该第二切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络。
可选地,在基于第一切换模式或第二切换模式进行网络切换时,该第一承载/流为5QI=1流,该第二承载/流也为5QI=1流。
可选地,在第三切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网,其中,在该第三切换模式下,针对该第一无线接入网的核心网切换到了针对该第二无线接入网的核心网。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在该第三切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC切换到了针对该LTE网络的EPC。
可选地,在基于第三切换模式进行网络切换时,该第一承载/流为5QI=1流,该第二承载/流为QCI=1承载。
1030,确定该第二承载/流用于执行该第二无线接入网下的语音业务。
可选地,在释放该第二承载/流之后,可以触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网。
应理解,判断语音业务的方法1000中的步骤可以参考确定语音回落的方法200,或者参考网络切换之后返回的方法500中的相应步骤的描述,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
因此,在本申请实施例的判断语音业务的方法中,在接收到用于指示针对终端设备的第一承载/流未成功建立的第一信息,以及在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,确定所建立的第二承载/流用于执行第二无线接入网下的语音业务,从而,可以准确判断所建立的承载/流是否为执行语音业务的承载/流。
可以作为一个实施例,如图12所示,终端设备的RAT基于Xn接口的切换(针对NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF也不变,服务于NR网络的5GC同时服务于LTE网络)从NR网络切换至LTE网络,在基于Xn接口的切换过程中,终端设备从源NG RAN切换到了目标NG RAN。
1110,目标NG RAN向AMF发送N2路径切换请求。
可选地,在步骤1110之前,终端设备(UE)、源NG RAN和目标NG RAN已经完成了切换准备和切换执行,在切换执行时,源NG RAN向目标NG RAN转发数据。
应理解,N2接口是RAN与AMF之间的接口。
1120,AMF向源SMF发送更新分组数据单元(Packet Data Unit,PDU)会话中的业务消息(Service Message,SM)上下文信息的请求信息。
1130,源SMF向源UPF发送N4变更会话请求。
应理解,N4接口是SMF与UPF间的接口。
1140,源UPF向源SMF发送N4变更会话响应。
1150,源UPF向源NG RAN发送N3结束标识。
应理解,N3接口是RAN与UPF间的用户面接口。
可选地,源NG RAN向目标NG RAN转发该N3结束标识。
可选地,源UPF可以向终端设备发送一些未完成的下行数据传输任务。
1160,源SMF向AMF发送更新PDU会话中的SM上下文信息的响应信息。
1170,AMF向目标NG RAN发送N2路径切换成功响应。
1180,目标NG RAN向源NG RAN发送释放资源的信息。
可选地,此时源NG RAN可以释放针对该终端设备的资源。可选地,此时,该终端设备已经成功切换至了目标NG RAN。
可选地,在本申请实施例中的触发终端设备的RAT从NR网络切换至LTE网络的切换过程可基于上述图12所示的切换过程进行。
可选地,在本申请实施例中的触发终端设备的RAT从LTE网络返回NR网络的过程可基于上述图12所示的切换过程的逆过程进行。
可以作为一个实施例,如图13所示,终端设备的RAT基于N2接口的切换(针对NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至了目标AMF,服务于NR网络的5GC同时服务于LTE网络)从NR网络切换至 LTE网络,在基于N2接口的切换过程中,终端设备从源NG RAN切换到了目标NG RAN。
1201,源NG RAN向源AMF发送切换请求。
可选地,在进行步骤1201之前,源NG RAN可以确定通过N2信令触发重定位。
可选地,在进行步骤1201之前,终端设备可以通过源NG RAN与源UPF交互上行/下行链路上的用户面数据。
1202,源AMF向目标AMF发送进一步重定位请求。
1203,目标AMF向SMF发送PDU切换请求。
1204,SMF执行UPF选择。
可选地,SMF可以确定目标UPF。
1205a,SMF向目标UPF发送N4会话建立请求。
1205b,目标UPF向SMF发送N4会话建立响应。
1205c,SMF向源UPF发送N4会话建立请求。
1205d,源UPF向SMF发送N4会话建立响应。
1206,SMF向目标AMF发送PDU切换响应。
1207,目标AMF侦听UPF切换响应。
1208,目标AMF向目标NG RAN发送切换请求。
1209,目标NG RAN向目标AMF发送切换请求响应。
1210,目标AMF向SMF发送PDU切换取消。
1211a,目标AMF向SMF发送修正PDU请求。
1211b,SMF向目标UPF发送N4会话修正请求。
1211c,目标UPF向SMF发送N4会话修正响应。
1211d,SMF向源UPF发送N4会话修正请求。
1211e,源UPF向SMF发送N4会话修正响应。
1211f,SMF向目标AMF发送修正PDU响应。
1212,目标AMF向源AMF发送进一步重定位响应。
可选地,此时,源AMF可以释放针对该终端设备的相关信息。
可选地,此时,终端设备成功从源AMF切换至了目标AMF,同时,从源NG RAN切换至了目标NG RAN。
可选地,在本申请实施例中的触发终端设备的RAT从NR网络切换至 LTE网络的切换过程可基于上述图13所示的切换过程进行。
可选地,在本申请实施例中的触发终端设备的RAT从LTE网络返回NR网络的过程可基于上述图13所示的切换过程的逆过程进行。
可以作为一个实施例,如图14所示,终端设备的RAT基于inter 5GC/EPC的切换(针对该NR网络的5GC切换到了针对该LTE网络的EPC)从NR网络切换至LTE网络,在基于inter 5GC/EPC的切换过程中,终端设备从NG RAN切换到了E-UTRAN。
1301,NG RAN向AMF发送切换请求。
1302a,AMF向PGW-C+SMF发送SM上下文请求。
1302b,PGW-C+SMF向AMF发送SM上下文响应。
1303,AMF向MME发送重定位请求。
1304,MME向SGW发送会话建立请求。
1305,SGW向MME发送会话建立响应。
1306,MME向E-UTRAN发送切换请求。
1307,E-UTRAN向MME发送切换请求响应。
1308,MME与SGW之间建立间接数据转发隧道请求/响应。
1309,AMF向MME发送重定位响应。
1310a,AMF与PGW-C+SMF之间建立间接数据转发隧道请求/响应。
1310b,PGW-C+SMF与用户面网关+用户面功能(User Packet Gateway+User Plane Function,PGW-U+UPF)之间进行N4会话修正。
应理解,PGW-U+UPF可以同时实现用户面网关和用户面功能的作用。
1311a,AMF向NG RAN发送切换命令。
1311b,NG RAN向UE发送切换命令。
1312a,UE向E-UTRAN发送切换完成。
1312b,E-UTRAN向MME发送切换通知。
可选地,此时UE可以向PGW-U+UPF发送上行数据。
1313,MME向SGW发送修正承载请求。
1314a,SGW向PGW-C+SMF发送修正承载请求。
1314b,PGW-C+SMF与PGW-U+UPF之间进行会话修正。
1315,PGW-C+SMF向SGW发送修正承载响应。
可选地,此时,PGW-U+UPF可以向UE发送下行数据。
1316,SGW向MME发送修正承载响应。
1317,PGW-C+SMF向E-UTRAN、MME和SGW发起专用承载激活。
可选地,此时,针对NR网络的5GC切换到了针对LTE网络的EPC。
可选地,在本申请实施例中的触发终端设备的RAT从NR网络切换至LTE网络的切换过程可基于上述图14所示的切换过程进行。
可选地,在本申请实施例中的触发终端设备的RAT从LTE网络返回NR网络的过程可基于上述图14所示的切换过程的逆过程进行。
图15是根据本申请实施例的核心网设备1400的示意性框图。如图15所示,该核心网设备1400包括:
处理单元1410,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,获取该终端设备即将接入的该第二无线接入网下的目标接入网设备标识,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络,该第一无线接入网的覆盖区域与该第二无线接入网的覆盖区域中存在重叠区域;
该处理单元1410,还用于若第一集合中存在该目标接入网设备标识,确定该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的是执行语音业务,该第一集合中包括该重叠区域内该第二无线接入网下的所有接入网设备标识。
可选地,该处理单元1410,还用于确定有正在进行语音业务的流/承载需要一并切换到第二无线接入网;
若该第一集合中存在该目标接入网设备标识且该处理单元1410确定有正在进行语音业务的流/承载需要一并切换到第二无线接入网,该处理单元1410确定该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的是执行语音业务。
可选地,该第一集合为预配置的。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,该核心网设备1400为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备。
可选地,该核心网设备1400还包括:
发送单元1420,用于向第二设备发送指示信息,该指示信息包括语音标识和/或切换之前的公用陆地移动通信网PLMN标识,以及该指示信息用于指示该第二设备该终端设备的RAT从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络的目的 是执行语音业务。
可选地,在第一切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,其中,在该第一切换模式下,针对该NR网络的核心网5GC不变,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络;
该发送单元1420具体用于:
向会话管理功能SMF设备发送该指示信息。
可选地,在第二切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络;
该发送单元1420具体用于:
向目标AMF设备发送该指示信息。
可选地,在第三切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,其中,在该第三切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC切换到了针对该LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC;
该发送单元1420具体用于:
向移动性管理实体MME设备发送该指示信息。
应理解,根据本申请实施例的核心网设备1400可对应于本申请方法200中的第一设备,并且核心网设备1400中的各个单元的上述和其它操作和/或功能分别为了实现图2所示方法200中第一设备的相应流程,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
图16是根据本申请实施例的核心网设备1500的示意性框图。如图16所示,该核心网设备1500包括:
发送单元1510,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,向接入网设备发送删除当前承载/流的指示信息,该指示信息包括切换之前的公用陆地移动通信网PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络,该第一无线接入网的覆盖区域与该第二无线接入网的覆盖区域中存在重叠区域。
可选地,该当前承载/流为用于执行语音业务的承载/流。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长 期演进LTE网络,该核心网设备设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或移动性管理实体MME设备,该接入网设备为针对该NR网络的基站gNB。
可选地,该核心网设备1500还包括:
处理单元1520,用于获取该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
可选地,若该核心网设备为AMF设备,以及该终端设备的RAT在第一切换模式下从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,其中,在该第一切换模式下,针对该NR网络的核心网5GC不变,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络,
该处理单元1520具体用于:从切换之前的接入网设备获取该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
可选地,若该核心网设备为AMF设备,以及该终端设备的RAT在第二切换模式下从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络,
该处理单元1520具体用于:从该源AMF设备获取该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
可选地,若该核心网设备为MME设备,以及该终端设备的RAT在第三切换模式下从该NR网络切换至该LTE网络,其中,在该第三切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC切换到了针对该LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC,
该处理单元1520具体用于:从AMF设备获取该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
应理解,根据本申请实施例的核心网设备1500可对应于本申请方法300中的第一设备,并且核心网设备1500中的各个单元的上述和其它操作和/或功能分别为了实现图4所示方法300中第一设备的相应流程,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
图17是根据本申请实施例的接入网设备1600的示意性框图。如图17所示,该接入网设备1600包括:
接收单元1610,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,接收第一设备发送的删除当前承载/流的指示信息,该指示信息包括切换之前的公用陆地移动通信网PLMN标识和/或切 换之前的接入网设备标识,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络,该第一无线接入网的覆盖区域与该第二无线接入网的覆盖区域中存在重叠区域;
处理单元1620,用于在根据该指示信息删除该当前承载之后,根据该切换之前的PLMN标识和/或该切换之前的接入网设备标识,确定触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网。
可选地,该当前承载/流为用于执行语音业务的承载/流。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,该接入网设备为针对该NR网络的基站gNB,该第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或移动性管理实体MME设备。
应理解,根据本申请实施例的接入网设备1600可对应于本申请方法400中的接入网设备,并且接入网设备1600中的各个单元的上述和其它操作和/或功能分别为了实现图5所示方法400中接入网设备的相应流程,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
图18是根据本申请实施例的核心网设备1700的示意性框图。如图18所示,该核心网设备1700包括:
发送单元1710,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,向接入网设备发送切换指示,该切换指示用于指示该接入网设备触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
可选地,在该终端设备需要执行语音业务时,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网。
可选地,在该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网之后,及该发送单元1710向该接入网设备发送该切换指示之前,该核心网设备1700还包括:
处理单元1710,用于触发该接入网设备建立针对该终端设备的第一承载/流,该第一承载/流用于执行该第二无线接入网下的语音业务。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,该核心网设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备或会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设 备,该接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
该发送单元1710具体用于:
向该E-UTRAN设备发送该切换指示。
应理解,根据本申请实施例的核心网设备1700可对应于本申请方法500中的第一设备,并且核心网设备1700中的各个单元的上述和其它操作和/或功能分别为了实现图6所示方法500中第一设备的相应流程,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
图19是根据本申请实施例的接入网设备1800的示意性框图。如图19所示,该接入网设备1800包括:
接收单元1810,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,接收第一设备发送的切换指示,该切换指示用于指示该接入网设备触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络;
处理单元1820,用于根据该切换指示,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网。
可选地,在该终端设备需要执行语音业务时,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,该第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备,该接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
该接收单元1810具体用于:
接收该AMF设备或该SMF设备发送的该切换指示。
可选地,所示处理单元1820具体用于:
根据该切换指示,在第一切换模式下,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网;
其中,在该第一切换模式下,针对该NR网络的核心网5GC不变。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络,该第一设备为会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,该接入网设备为E-UTRAN设备;
该接收单元1810具体用于:
接收该SMF+PGW-C设备发送的该切换指示。
可选地,该处理单元1820具体用于:
根据该切换指示,在第二切换模式,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网;
其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC切换回了针对该NR网络的5GC。
应理解,根据本申请实施例的接入网设备1800可对应于本申请方法600中的接入网设备,并且接入网设备1800中的各个单元的上述和其它操作和/或功能分别为了实现图7所示方法600中接入网设备的相应流程,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
图20是根据本申请实施例的核心网设备1900的示意性框图。如图20所示,该核心网设备1900包括:
发送单元1910,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网,及该终端设备完成该第二无线接入网下的语音业务之后,向接入网设备发送删除语音业务承载的指示信息,该指示信息指示该接入网设备当前承载用于语音业务,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,该核心网设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备或会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,该接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
该发送单元1910具体用于:
向该E-UTRAN设备发送该指示信息。
应理解,根据本申请实施例的核心网设备1900可对应于本申请方法700中的第一设备,并且核心网设备1900中的各个单元的上述和其它操作和/或功能分别为了实现图8所示方法700中第一设备的相应流程,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
图21是根据本申请实施例的接入网设备2000的示意性框图。如图21所示,该接入网设备2000包括:
接收单元2010,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入 网切换至第二无线接入网,及该终端设备完成该第二无线接入网下的语音业务之后,接收第一设备发送的删除语音业务承载的指示信息,该指示信息指示该接入网设备当前承载用于语音业务,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络;
处理单元2020,用于在根据该指示信息删除该当前承载之后,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,该第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备或会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,该接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
该接收单元2010具体用于:
接收该AMF设备或该SMF设备或该SMF+PGW-C设备发送的该指示信息。
可选地,若该接入网设备当前连接该NR网络的核心网5GC,
该处理单元2020具体用于:
在第一切换模式下,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网;
其中,在该第一切换模式下,针对该NR网络的核心网5GC不变。
可选地,若该接入网设备当前连接该LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC,
该处理单元2020具体用于:
在第二切换模式下,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网切换回该第一无线接入网;
其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该LTE网络的EPC切换回了针对该NR网络的5GC。
应理解,根据本申请实施例的接入网设备2000可对应于本申请方法800中的接入网设备,并且接入网设备2000中的各个单元的上述和其它操作和/或功能分别为了实现图9所示方法800中接入网设备的相应流程,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
图22是根据本申请实施例的核心网设备2100的示意性框图。如图22所示,该核心网设备2100包括:
处理单元2110,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入 网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,获取回落标识,该回落标识指示该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
可选地,该回落标识指示该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的是为该终端设备建立该第二无线接入网下的语音业务。
可选地,该处理单元2110具体用于:
在该终端设备的RAT在第一切换模式下从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的过程中,获取该回落标识,其中,在该第一切换模式下,针对该第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元也不变,服务于该第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于该第二无线接入网。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,在该第一切换模式下,针对该NR网络的核心网5GC不变,且5GC中的接入和移动性管理功能AMF也不变,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络。
可选地,该核心网设备为AMF设备,
该处理单元2110具体用于:
从接入网设备接收该回落标识。
可选地,在该处理单元从该接入网设备接收该回落标识之后,该核心网设备还包括:
发送单元2120,用于向会话管理功能SMF发送该回落标识。
可选地,该处理单元2110具体用于:
在该终端设备的RAT在第二切换模式下从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的过程中,获取该回落标识,其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元发生改变,服务于该第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于该第二无线接入网。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在该第二切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络。
可选地,该核心网设备为SMF设备,
该处理单元2110具体用于:
从接入网设备接收该回落标识。
可选地,该处理单元2110具体用于:
接收该目标AMF设备从该源AMF设备转发的该回落标识,该源AMF设备从该接入网设备获取该回落标识。
可选地,该处理单元2110具体用于:
在该终端设备的RAT在第三切换模式下从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的过程中,获取该回落标识,其中,在该第三切换模式下,针对该第一无线接入网的核心网切换到了针对该第二无线接入网的核心网。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在该第三切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC切换到了针对该LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC。
可选地,该核心网设备为会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,
该处理单元2110具体用于:
从接入网设备接收该回落标识。
可选地,该处理单元2110具体用于:
接收AMF设备从该接入网设备转发的该回落标识。
应理解,根据本申请实施例的核心网设备2100可对应于本申请方法900中的第一设备,并且核心网设备2100中的各个单元的上述和其它操作和/或功能分别为了实现图10所示方法900中第一设备的相应流程,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
图23是根据本申请实施例的判断语音业务的设备2200的示意性框图。如图23所示,该判断语音业务的设备2200包括:
处理单元2210,用于获取第一信息,该第一信息用于指示针对终端设备的第一承载/流未成功建立,该第一承载/流用于执行第一无线接入网下的语音业务;
该处理单元2210,还用于在该终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,建立针对该终端设备的第二承载/流,该第一无线接入网和该第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络;
该处理单元2210,还用于确定该第二承载/流用于执行该第二无线接入 网下的语音业务。
可选地,该处理单元2210,还用于在释放该第二承载/流之后,触发该终端设备的RAT从该第二无线接入网返回该第一无线接入网。
可选地,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网的目的是建立该第二承载/流。
可选地,在第一切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网,其中,在该第一切换模式下,针对该第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元也不变,服务于该第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于该第二无线接入网。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,该第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,在该第一切换模式下,针对该NR网络的核心网5GC不变,且5GC中的接入和移动性管理功能AMF也不变,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络。
可选地,在第二切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网,其中,在该第二切换模式下,针对该第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元发生改变,服务于该第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于该第二无线接入网。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在该第二切换模式下,针对该NR网络的核心网5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于该NR网络的5GC同时服务于该LTE网络。
可选地,该第一承载/流为服务质量标识5QI=1流,该第二承载/流为5QI=1流。
可选地,在第三切换模式下,该终端设备的RAT从该第一无线接入网切换至该第二无线接入网,其中,在该第三切换模式下,针对该第一无线接入网的核心网切换到了针对该第二无线接入网的核心网。
可选地,该第一无线接入网为NR网络,该第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在该第三切换模式下,针对该NR网络的5GC切换到了针对该LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC。
可选地,该第一承载/流为服务质量标识5QI=1流,该第二承载/流为服务质量等级标识QCI=1承载。
应理解,根据本申请实施例的判断语音业务的设备2200可对应于本申请方法1000中的设备,并且判断语音业务的设备2200中的各个单元的上述和其它操作和/或功能分别为了实现图11所示方法1000中设备的相应流程,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
图24示出了本申请实施例提供的通信设备2300的示意性框图,该设备2300包括:
存储器2310,用于存储程序,该程序包括代码;
收发器2320,用于和其他设备进行通信;
处理器2330,用于执行存储器2310中的程序代码。
收发器2320用于在处理器2330的驱动下执行具体的信号收发。
可选地,当该代码被执行时,该处理器2330还可以实现图2中的方法200,图4中的方法300,或图6中的方法500,或图8中的方法700,或图10中的方法900中核心网设备(第一设备)执行的各个操作,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。此时,该设备2300可以为核心网设备(例如,AMF或者SMF或者PGW-C+SMF)。
可选地,当该代码被执行时,该处理器2330可以实现图5中的方法400,或图7中的方法600,或图9中的方法800中接入网设备执行的各个操作,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。此时,该设备2300可以为接入网设备(例如,基站)。
可选地,当该代码被执行时,该处理器2330还可以实现图11中的方法1000中设备执行的各个操作,为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
应理解,在本申请实施例中,该处理器2330可以是中央处理单元(Central Processing Unit,CPU),该处理器2330还可以是其他通用处理器、数字信号处理器(DSP)、专用集成电路(ASIC)、现成可编程门阵列(FPGA)或者其他可编程逻辑器件、分立门或者晶体管逻辑器件、分立硬件组件等。通用处理器可以是微处理器或者该处理器也可以是任何常规的处理器等。
该存储器2310可以包括只读存储器和随机存取存储器,并向处理器2330提供指令和数据。存储器2310的一部分还可以包括非易失性随机存取存储器。例如,存储器2310还可以存储设备类型的信息。
收发器2320可以是用于实现信号发送和接收功能,例如频率调制和解调功能或叫上变频和下变频功能。
在实现过程中,上述方法的至少一个步骤可以通过处理器2330中的硬件的集成逻辑电路完成,或该集成逻辑电路可在软件形式的指令驱动下完成该至少一个步骤。因此,通信设备2300可以是个芯片或者芯片组。结合本申请实施例所公开的方法的步骤可以直接体现为硬件处理器执行完成,或者用处理器中的硬件及软件模块组合执行完成。软件模块可以位于随机存储器,闪存、只读存储器,可编程只读存储器或者电可擦写可编程存储器、寄存器等本领域成熟的存储介质中。该存储介质位于存储器,处理器2330读取存储器中的信息,结合其硬件完成上述方法的步骤。为避免重复,这里不再详细描述。
图25是根据本申请实施例的系统芯片2400的示意性结构图。图25的系统芯片2400包括输入接口2401、输出接口2402、处理器2403以及存储器2404之间可以通过内部通信连接线路相连,该处理器2403用于执行该存储器2404中的代码。
可选地,当该代码被执行时,该处理器2403实现方法实施例中由核心网设备执行的方法。为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
可选地,当该代码被执行时,该处理器2403实现方法实施例中由接入网设备执行的方法。为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
可选地,当该代码被执行时,该处理器2403实现方法实施例中由判断语音业务的设备执行的方法。为了简洁,在此不再赘述。
本领域普通技术人员可以意识到,结合本文中所公开的实施例描述的各示例的单元及算法步骤,能够以电子硬件、或者计算机软件和电子硬件的结合来实现。这些功能究竟以硬件还是软件方式来执行,取决于技术方案的特定应用和设计约束条件。专业技术人员可以对每个特定的应用来使用不同方法来实现所描述的功能,但是这种实现不应认为超出本申请的范围。
所属领域的技术人员可以清楚地了解到,为描述的方便和简洁,上述描述的系统、装置和单元的具体工作过程,可以参考前述方法实施例中的对应过程,在此不再赘述。
在本申请所提供的几个实施例中,应该理解到,所揭露的系统、装置和方法,可以通过其它的方式实现。例如,以上所描述的装置实施例仅仅是示意性的,例如,所述单元的划分,仅仅为一种逻辑功能划分,实际实现时可以有另外的划分方式,例如多个单元或组件可以结合或者可以集成到另一个 系统,或一些特征可以忽略,或不执行。另一点,所显示或讨论的相互之间的耦合或直接耦合或通信连接可以是通过一些接口,装置或单元的间接耦合或通信连接,可以是电性,机械或其它的形式。
所述作为分离部件说明的单元可以是或者也可以不是物理上分开的,作为单元显示的部件可以是或者也可以不是物理单元,即可以位于一个地方,或者也可以分布到多个网络单元上。可以根据实际的需要选择其中的部分或者全部单元来实现本实施例方案的目的。
另外,在本申请各个实施例中的各功能单元可以集成在一个处理单元中,也可以是各个单元单独物理存在,也可以两个或两个以上单元集成在一个单元中。
所述功能如果以软件功能单元的形式实现并作为独立的产品销售或使用时,可以存储在一个计算机可读取存储介质中。基于这样的理解,本申请的技术方案本质上或者说对现有技术做出贡献的部分或者该技术方案的部分可以以软件产品的形式体现出来,该计算机软件产品存储在一个存储介质中,包括若干指令用以使得一台计算机设备(可以是个人计算机,服务器,或者网络设备等)执行本申请各个实施例所述方法的全部或部分步骤。而前述的存储介质包括:U盘、移动硬盘、只读存储器(ROM,Read-Only Memory)、随机存取存储器(RAM,Random Access Memory)、磁碟或者光盘等各种可以存储程序代码的介质。
以上所述,仅为本申请的具体实施方式,但本申请的保护范围并不局限于此,任何熟悉本技术领域的技术人员在本申请揭露的技术范围内,可轻易想到变化或替换,都应涵盖在本申请的保护范围之内。因此,本申请的保护范围应所述以权利要求的保护范围为准。

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  1. 一种确定语音回落的方法,其特征在于,包括:
    在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,第一设备获取所述终端设备即将接入的所述第二无线接入网下的目标接入网设备标识,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络,所述第一无线接入网的覆盖区域与所述第二无线接入网的覆盖区域中存在重叠区域;
    若第一集合中存在所述目标接入网设备标识,所述第一设备确定所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的目的是执行语音业务,所述第一集合中包括所述重叠区域内所述第二无线接入网下的所有接入网设备标识。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:
    所述第一设备确定有正在进行语音业务的流/承载需要一并切换到第二无线接入网;
    所述若第一集合中存在所述目标接入网设备标识,所述第一设备确定所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的目的是执行语音业务,包括:
    若所述第一集合中存在所述目标接入网设备标识且所述第一设备确定有正在进行语音业务的流/承载需要一并切换到第二无线接入网,所述第一设备确定所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的目的是执行语音业务。
  3. 根据权利要求1或2所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一集合为预配置的。
  4. 根据权利要求1至3中任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,所述第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备。
  5. 根据权利要求4所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:
    所述AMF设备向第二设备发送指示信息,所述指示信息包括语音标识和/或切换之前的公用陆地移动通信网PLMN标识,以及所述指示信息用于指示所述第二设备所述终端设备的RAT从所述NR网络切换至所述LTE网络的目的是执行语音业务。
  6. 根据权利要求5所述的方法,其特征在于,在第一切换模式下,所述终端设备的RAT从所述NR网络切换至所述LTE网络,其中,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的核心网5GC不变,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络;
    所述AMF设备向第二设备发送指示信息,包括:
    所述AMF设备向会话管理功能SMF设备发送所述指示信息。
  7. 根据权利要求5所述的方法,其特征在于,在第二切换模式下,所述终端设备的RAT从所述NR网络切换至所述LTE网络,其中,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络;
    所述AMF设备向第二设备发送指示信息,包括:
    所述源AMF设备向目标AMF设备发送所述指示信息。
  8. 根据权利要求5所述的方法,其特征在于,在第三切换模式下,所述终端设备的RAT从所述NR网络切换至所述LTE网络,其中,在所述第三切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的5GC切换到了针对所述LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC;
    所述AMF设备向第二设备发送指示信息,包括:
    所述AMF设备向移动性管理实体MME设备发送所述指示信息。
  9. 一种网络切换之后返回的方法,其特征在于,包括:
    在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送删除当前承载/流的指示信息,所述指示信息包括切换之前的公用陆地移动通信网PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络,所述第一无线接入网的覆盖区域与所述第二无线接入网的覆盖区域中存在重叠区域。
  10. 根据权利要求9所述的方法,其特征在于,所述当前承载/流为用于执行语音业务的承载/流。
  11. 根据权利要求9或10所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,所述第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或移动性管理实体MME设备,所述接入网设备为针对所述NR网络的基站gNB。
  12. 根据权利要求11所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:
    所述第一设备获取所述切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
  13. 根据权利要求12所述的方法,其特征在于,若所述第一设备为AMF设备,以及所述终端设备的RAT在第一切换模式下从所述NR网络切换至所述LTE网络,其中,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的核心网5GC不变,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络,
    所述第一设备获取所述切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,包括:
    所述AMF设备从切换之前的接入网设备获取所述切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
  14. 根据权利要求12所述的方法,其特征在于,若所述第一设备为AMF设备,以及所述终端设备的RAT在第二切换模式下从所述NR网络切换至所述LTE网络,其中,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络,
    所述第一设备获取所述切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,包括:
    所述目标AMF设备从所述源AMF设备获取所述切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
  15. 根据权利要求12所述的方法,其特征在于,若所述第一设备为MME设备,以及所述终端设备的RAT在第三切换模式下从所述NR网络切换至所述LTE网络,其中,在所述第三切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的5GC切换到了针对所述LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC,
    所述第一设备获取所述切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,包括:
    所述MME设备从AMF设备获取所述切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
  16. 一种网络切换之后返回的方法,其特征在于,包括:
    在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,接入网设备接收第一设备发送的删除当前承载/流的指示信息,所 述指示信息包括切换之前的公用陆地移动通信网PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络,所述第一无线接入网的覆盖区域与所述第二无线接入网的覆盖区域中存在重叠区域;
    在根据所述指示信息删除所述当前承载之后,所述接入网设备根据所述切换之前的PLMN标识和/或所述切换之前的接入网设备标识,确定触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网。
  17. 根据权利要求16所述的方法,其特征在于,所述当前承载/流为用于执行语音业务的承载/流。
  18. 根据权利要求16或17所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,所述接入网设备为针对所述NR网络的基站gNB,所述第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或移动性管理实体MME设备。
  19. 一种网络切换之后返回的方法,其特征在于,包括:
    在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送切换指示,所述切换指示用于指示所述接入网设备触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
  20. 根据权利要求19所述的方法,其特征在于,在所述终端设备需要执行语音业务时,所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网。
  21. 根据权利要求19或20所述的方法,其特征在于,在所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网之后,及所述第一设备向所述接入网设备发送所述切换指示之前,所述方法还包括:
    所述第一设备触发所述接入网设备建立针对所述终端设备的第一承载/流,所述第一承载/流用于执行所述第二无线接入网下的语音业务。
  22. 根据权利要求19至21中任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,所述第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备或会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,所述接入网设备 为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
    所述第一设备向接入网设备发送切换指示,包括:
    所述AMF设备或所述SMF设备或所述SMF+PGW-C设备向所述E-UTRAN设备发送所述切换指示。
  23. 一种网络切换之后返回的方法,其特征在于,包括:
    在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,接入网设备接收第一设备发送的切换指示,所述切换指示用于指示所述接入网设备触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络;
    所述接入网设备根据所述切换指示,触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网。
  24. 根据权利要求23所述的方法,其特征在于,在所述终端设备需要执行语音业务时,所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网。
  25. 根据权利要求23或24所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,所述第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备,所述接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
    所述接入网设备接收第一设备发送的切换指示,包括:
    所述E-UTRAN设备接收所述AMF设备或所述SMF设备发送的所述切换指示。
  26. 根据权利要求25所述的方法,其特征在于,所述接入网设备根据所述切换指示,触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网,包括:
    所述接入网设备根据所述切换指示,在第一切换模式下,触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网;
    其中,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的核心网5GC不变。
  27. 根据权利要求23或24所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为LTE网络,所述第一设备为会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,所述接入网设备为 E-UTRAN设备;
    所述接入网设备接收第一设备发送的切换指示,包括:
    所述E-UTRAN设备接收所述SMF+PGW-C设备发送的所述切换指示。
  28. 根据权利要求27所述的方法,其特征在于,所述接入网设备根据所述切换指示,触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网,包括:
    所述接入网设备根据所述切换指示,在第二切换模式,触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网;
    其中,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC切换回了针对所述NR网络的5GC。
  29. 一种网络切换之后返回的方法,其特征在于,包括:
    在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网,及所述终端设备完成所述第二无线接入网下的语音业务之后,第一设备向接入网设备发送删除语音业务承载的指示信息,所述指示信息指示所述接入网设备当前承载用于语音业务,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
  30. 根据权利要求29所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,所述第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备或会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,所述接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
    所述第一设备向接入网设备发送指示信息,包括:
    所述AMF设备或所述SMF设备或所述SMF+PGW-C设备向所述E-UTRAN设备发送所述指示信息。
  31. 一种网络切换之后返回的方法,其特征在于,包括:
    在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网,及所述终端设备完成所述第二无线接入网下的语音业务之后,接入网设备接收第一设备发送的删除语音业务承载的指示信息,所述指示信息指示所述接入网设备当前承载用于语音业务,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络;
    在根据所述指示信息删除所述当前承载之后,所述接入网设备触发所述 终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网。
  32. 根据权利要求31所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,所述第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备或会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,所述接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
    所述接入网设备接收第一设备发送的删除语音业务承载的指示信息,包括:
    所述E-UTRAN设备接收所述AMF设备或所述SMF设备或所述SMF+PGW-C设备发送的所述指示信息。
  33. 根据权利要求32所述的方法,其特征在于,若所述接入网设备当前连接所述NR网络的核心网5GC,
    所述接入网设备触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网,包括:
    在第一切换模式下,所述接入网设备触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网;
    其中,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的核心网5GC不变。
  34. 根据权利要求32所述的方法,其特征在于,若所述接入网设备当前连接所述LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC,
    所述接入网设备触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网,包括:
    在第二切换模式下,所述接入网设备触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网切换回所述第一无线接入网;
    其中,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述LTE网络的EPC切换回了针对所述NR网络的5GC。
  35. 一种指示网络切换目的的方法,其特征在于,包括:
    在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,第一设备获取回落标识,所述回落标识指示所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的目的,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
  36. 根据权利要求35所述的方法,其特征在于,所述回落标识指示所 述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的目的是为所述终端设备建立所述第二无线接入网下的语音业务。
  37. 根据权利要求35或36所述的方法,其特征在于,所述在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,第一设备获取回落标识,包括:
    在所述终端设备的RAT在第一切换模式下从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的过程中,所述第一设备获取所述回落标识,其中,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元也不变,服务于所述第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于所述第二无线接入网。
  38. 根据权利要求37所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的核心网5GC不变,且5GC中的接入和移动性管理功能AMF也不变,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络。
  39. 根据权利要求38所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一设备为AMF设备,
    所述第一设备获取回落标识,包括:
    所述AMF设备从接入网设备接收所述回落标识。
  40. 根据权利要求39所述的方法,其特征在于,在所述AMF设备从所述接入网设备接收所述回落标识之后,所述方法还包括:
    所述AMF设备向会话管理功能SMF发送所述回落标识。
  41. 根据权利要求35或36所述的方法,其特征在于,所述在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,第一设备获取回落标识,包括:
    在所述终端设备的RAT在第二切换模式下从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的过程中,所述第一设备获取所述回落标识,其中,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元发生改变,服务于所述第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于所述第二无线接入网。
  42. 根据权利要求41所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网 为NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络。
  43. 根据权利要求42所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一设备为SMF设备,
    所述第一设备获取所述回落标识,包括:
    所述SMF设备从接入网设备接收所述回落标识。
  44. 根据权利要求43所述的方法,其特征在于,所述SMF设备从接入网设备接收所述回落标识,包括:
    所述SMF设备接收所述目标AMF设备从所述源AMF设备转发的所述回落标识,所述源AMF设备从所述接入网设备获取所述回落标识。
  45. 根据权利要求35或36所述的方法,其特征在于,所述在终端设备的RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,第一设备获取回落标识,包括:
    在所述终端设备的RAT在第三切换模式下从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的过程中,所述第一设备获取所述回落标识,其中,在所述第三切换模式下,针对所述第一无线接入网的核心网切换到了针对所述第二无线接入网的核心网。
  46. 根据权利要求45所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在所述第三切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的5GC切换到了针对所述LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC。
  47. 根据权利要求46所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一设备为会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,
    所述第一设备获取所述回落标识,包括:
    所述SMF+PGW-C设备从接入网设备接收所述回落标识。
  48. 根据权利要求47所述的方法,其特征在于,所述SMF+PGW-C设备从接入网设备接收所述回落标识,包括:
    所述SMF+PGW-C设备接收AMF设备从所述接入网设备转发的所述回落标识。
  49. 一种判断语音业务的方法,其特征在于,包括:
    获取第一信息,所述第一信息用于指示针对终端设备的第一承载/流未成 功建立,所述第一承载/流用于执行第一无线接入网下的语音业务;
    在所述终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,建立针对所述终端设备的第二承载/流,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络;
    确定所述第二承载/流用于执行所述第二无线接入网下的语音业务。
  50. 根据权利要求49所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:
    在释放所述第二承载/流之后,触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网。
  51. 根据权利要求49或50所述的方法,其特征在于,所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的目的是建立所述第二承载/流。
  52. 根据权利要求49至51中任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,在第一切换模式下,所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网,其中,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元也不变,服务于所述第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于所述第二无线接入网。
  53. 根据权利要求52所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的核心网5GC不变,且5GC中的接入和移动性管理功能AMF也不变,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络。
  54. 根据权利要求49至51中任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,在第二切换模式下,所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网,其中,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元发生改变,服务于所述第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于所述第二无线接入网。
  55. 根据权利要求54所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的核心网5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络。
  56. 根据权利要求52至55中任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第 一承载/流为服务质量标识5QI=1流,所述第二承载/流为5QI=1流。
  57. 根据权利要求49至51中任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,在第三切换模式下,所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网,其中,在所述第三切换模式下,针对所述第一无线接入网的核心网切换到了针对所述第二无线接入网的核心网。
  58. 根据权利要求57所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在所述第三切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的5GC切换到了针对所述LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC。
  59. 根据权利要求57或58所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一承载/流为服务质量标识5QI=1流,所述第二承载/流为服务质量等级标识QCI=1承载。
  60. 一种核心网设备,其特征在于,包括:
    处理单元,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,获取所述终端设备即将接入的所述第二无线接入网下的目标接入网设备标识,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络,所述第一无线接入网的覆盖区域与所述第二无线接入网的覆盖区域中存在重叠区域;
    所述处理单元,还用于若第一集合中存在所述目标接入网设备标识,确定所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的目的是执行语音业务,所述第一集合中包括所述重叠区域内所述第二无线接入网下的所有接入网设备标识。
  61. 根据权利要求60所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述处理单元,还用于确定有正在进行语音业务的流/承载需要一并切换到第二无线接入网;
    若所述第一集合中存在所述目标接入网设备标识且所述处理单元确定有正在进行语音业务的流/承载需要一并切换到第二无线接入网,所述处理单元确定所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的目的是执行语音业务。
  62. 根据权利要求60或61所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述第一集合为预配置的。
  63. 根据权利要求60至62中任一项所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进 LTE网络,所述核心网设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备。
  64. 根据权利要求63所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述核心网设备还包括:
    发送单元,用于向第二设备发送指示信息,所述指示信息包括语音标识和/或切换之前的公用陆地移动通信网PLMN标识,以及所述指示信息用于指示所述第二设备所述终端设备的RAT从所述NR网络切换至所述LTE网络的目的是执行语音业务。
  65. 根据权利要求64所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,在第一切换模式下,所述终端设备的RAT从所述NR网络切换至所述LTE网络,其中,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的核心网5GC不变,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络;
    所述发送单元具体用于:
    向会话管理功能SMF设备发送所述指示信息。
  66. 根据权利要求64所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,在第二切换模式下,所述终端设备的RAT从所述NR网络切换至所述LTE网络,其中,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络;
    所述发送单元具体用于:
    向目标AMF设备发送所述指示信息。
  67. 根据权利要求64所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,在第三切换模式下,所述终端设备的RAT从所述NR网络切换至所述LTE网络,其中,在所述第三切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的5GC切换到了针对所述LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC;
    所述发送单元具体用于:
    向移动性管理实体MME设备发送所述指示信息。
  68. 一种核心网设备,其特征在于,包括:
    发送单元,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,向接入网设备发送删除当前承载/流的指示信息,所述指示信息包括切换之前的公用陆地移动通信网PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通 信协议版本下的网络,所述第一无线接入网的覆盖区域与所述第二无线接入网的覆盖区域中存在重叠区域。
  69. 根据权利要求68所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述当前承载/流为用于执行语音业务的承载/流。
  70. 根据权利要求68或69所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,所述核心网设备设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或移动性管理实体MME设备,所述接入网设备为针对所述NR网络的基站gNB。
  71. 根据权利要求70所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述核心网设备还包括:
    处理单元,用于获取所述切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
  72. 根据权利要求71所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,若所述核心网设备为AMF设备,以及所述终端设备的RAT在第一切换模式下从所述NR网络切换至所述LTE网络,其中,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的核心网5GC不变,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络,
    所述处理单元具体用于:
    从切换之前的接入网设备获取所述切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
  73. 根据权利要求71所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,若所述核心网设备为AMF设备,以及所述终端设备的RAT在第二切换模式下从所述NR网络切换至所述LTE网络,其中,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络,
    所述处理单元具体用于:
    从所述源AMF设备获取所述切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
  74. 根据权利要求71所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,若所述核心网设备为MME设备,以及所述终端设备的RAT在第三切换模式下从所述NR网络切换至所述LTE网络,其中,在所述第三切换模式下,针对所述NR网 络的5GC切换到了针对所述LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC,
    所述处理单元具体用于:
    从AMF设备获取所述切换之前的PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识。
  75. 一种接入网设备,其特征在于,包括:
    接收单元,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,接收第一设备发送的删除当前承载/流的指示信息,所述指示信息包括切换之前的公用陆地移动通信网PLMN标识和/或切换之前的接入网设备标识,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络,所述第一无线接入网的覆盖区域与所述第二无线接入网的覆盖区域中存在重叠区域;
    处理单元,用于在根据所述指示信息删除所述当前承载之后,根据所述切换之前的PLMN标识和/或所述切换之前的接入网设备标识,确定触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网。
  76. 根据权利要求75所述的接入网设备,其特征在于,所述当前承载/流为用于执行语音业务的承载/流。
  77. 根据权利要求75或76所述的接入网设备,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,所述接入网设备为针对所述NR网络的基站gNB,所述第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或移动性管理实体MME设备。
  78. 一种核心网设备,其特征在于,包括:
    发送单元,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,向接入网设备发送切换指示,所述切换指示用于指示所述接入网设备触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
  79. 根据权利要求78所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,在所述终端设备需要执行语音业务时,所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网。
  80. 根据权利要求78或79所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,在所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网之后,及 所述发送单元向所述接入网设备发送所述切换指示之前,所述核心网设备还包括:
    处理单元,用于触发所述接入网设备建立针对所述终端设备的第一承载/流,所述第一承载/流用于执行所述第二无线接入网下的语音业务。
  81. 根据权利要求78至80中任一项所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,所述核心网设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备或会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,所述接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
    所述发送单元具体用于:
    向所述E-UTRAN设备发送所述切换指示。
  82. 一种接入网设备,其特征在于,包括:
    接收单元,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,接收第一设备发送的切换指示,所述切换指示用于指示所述接入网设备触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络;
    处理单元,用于根据所述切换指示,触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网。
  83. 根据权利要求82所述的接入网设备,其特征在于,在所述终端设备需要执行语音业务时,所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网。
  84. 根据权利要求82或83所述的接入网设备,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,所述第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备,所述接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
    所述接收单元具体用于:
    接收所述AMF设备或所述SMF设备发送的所述切换指示。
  85. 根据权利要求84所述的接入网设备,其特征在于,所示处理单元具体用于:
    根据所述切换指示,在第一切换模式下,触发所述终端设备的RAT从 所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网;
    其中,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的核心网5GC不变。
  86. 根据权利要求82或83所述的接入网设备,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为LTE网络,所述第一设备为会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,所述接入网设备为E-UTRAN设备;
    所述接收单元具体用于:
    接收所述SMF+PGW-C设备发送的所述切换指示。
  87. 根据权利要求86所述的接入网设备,其特征在于,所述处理单元具体用于:
    根据所述切换指示,在第二切换模式,触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网;
    其中,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC切换回了针对所述NR网络的5GC。
  88. 一种核心网设备,其特征在于,包括:
    发送单元,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网,及所述终端设备完成所述第二无线接入网下的语音业务之后,向接入网设备发送删除语音业务承载的指示信息,所述指示信息指示所述接入网设备当前承载用于语音业务,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
  89. 根据权利要求88所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,所述核心网设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备或会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,所述接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
    所述发送单元具体用于:
    向所述E-UTRAN设备发送所述指示信息。
  90. 一种接入网设备,其特征在于,包括:
    接收单元,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网,及所述终端设备完成所述第二无线接入网下的语音业务之后,接收第一设备发送的删除语音业务承载的指示信息,所述指示信息 指示所述接入网设备当前承载用于语音业务,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络;
    处理单元,用于在根据所述指示信息删除所述当前承载之后,触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网。
  91. 根据权利要求90所述的接入网设备,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,所述第一设备为接入和移动性管理功能AMF设备或会话管理功能SMF设备或会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,所述接入网设备为演进的通用路基无线接入网E-UTRAN设备;
    所述接收单元具体用于:
    接收所述AMF设备或所述SMF设备或所述SMF+PGW-C设备发送的所述指示信息。
  92. 根据权利要求91所述的接入网设备,其特征在于,若所述接入网设备当前连接所述NR网络的核心网5GC,
    所述处理单元具体用于:
    在第一切换模式下,触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网;
    其中,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的核心网5GC不变。
  93. 根据权利要求91所述的接入网设备,其特征在于,若所述接入网设备当前连接所述LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC,
    所述处理单元具体用于:
    在第二切换模式下,触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网切换回所述第一无线接入网;
    其中,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述LTE网络的EPC切换回了针对所述NR网络的5GC。
  94. 一种核心网设备,其特征在于,包括:
    处理单元,用于在终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从第一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网的过程中,获取回落标识,所述回落标识指示所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的目的,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络。
  95. 根据权利要求94所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述回落标识 指示所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的目的是为所述终端设备建立所述第二无线接入网下的语音业务。
  96. 根据权利要求94或95所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述处理单元具体用于:
    在所述终端设备的RAT在第一切换模式下从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的过程中,获取所述回落标识,其中,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元也不变,服务于所述第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于所述第二无线接入网。
  97. 根据权利要求96所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的核心网5GC不变,且5GC中的接入和移动性管理功能AMF也不变,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络。
  98. 根据权利要求97所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述核心网设备为AMF设备,
    所述处理单元具体用于:
    从接入网设备接收所述回落标识。
  99. 根据权利要求98所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,在所述处理单元从所述接入网设备接收所述回落标识之后,所述核心网设备还包括:
    发送单元,用于向会话管理功能SMF发送所述回落标识。
  100. 根据权利要求94或95所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述处理单元具体用于:
    在所述终端设备的RAT在第二切换模式下从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的过程中,获取所述回落标识,其中,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元发生改变,服务于所述第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于所述第二无线接入网。
  101. 根据权利要求100所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至 目标AMF,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络。
  102. 根据权利要求101所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述核心网设备为SMF设备,
    所述处理单元具体用于:
    从接入网设备接收所述回落标识。
  103. 根据权利要求102所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述处理单元具体用于:
    接收所述目标AMF设备从所述源AMF设备转发的所述回落标识,所述源AMF设备从所述接入网设备获取所述回落标识。
  104. 根据权利要求94或95所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述处理单元具体用于:
    在所述终端设备的RAT在第三切换模式下从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的过程中,获取所述回落标识,其中,在所述第三切换模式下,针对所述第一无线接入网的核心网切换到了针对所述第二无线接入网的核心网。
  105. 根据权利要求104所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在所述第三切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的5GC切换到了针对所述LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC。
  106. 根据权利要求105所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述核心网设备为会话管理功能+核心网侧的数据网关SMF+PGW-C设备,
    所述处理单元具体用于:
    从接入网设备接收所述回落标识。
  107. 根据权利要求106所述的核心网设备,其特征在于,所述处理单元具体用于:
    接收AMF设备从所述接入网设备转发的所述回落标识。
  108. 一种判断语音业务的设备,其特征在于,包括:
    处理单元,用于获取第一信息,所述第一信息用于指示针对终端设备的第一承载/流未成功建立,所述第一承载/流用于执行第一无线接入网下的语音业务;
    所述处理单元,还用于在所述终端设备的无线接入技术RAT从所述第 一无线接入网切换至第二无线接入网之后,建立针对所述终端设备的第二承载/流,所述第一无线接入网和所述第二无线接入网为不同通信协议版本下的网络;
    所述处理单元,还用于确定所述第二承载/流用于执行所述第二无线接入网下的语音业务。
  109. 根据权利要求108所述的设备,其特征在于,所述处理单元,还用于在释放所述第二承载/流之后,触发所述终端设备的RAT从所述第二无线接入网返回所述第一无线接入网。
  110. 根据权利要求108或109所述的设备,其特征在于,所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网的目的是建立所述第二承载/流。
  111. 根据权利要求108至110中任一项所述的设备,其特征在于,在第一切换模式下,所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网,其中,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元也不变,服务于所述第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于所述第二无线接入网。
  112. 根据权利要求111所述的设备,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为新无线NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为长期演进LTE网络,在所述第一切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的核心网5GC不变,且5GC中的接入和移动性管理功能AMF也不变,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络。
  113. 根据权利要求108至110中任一项所述的设备,其特征在于,在第二切换模式下,所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网,其中,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述第一无线接入网的核心网不变,且核心网的内部网元发生改变,服务于所述第一无线接入网的核心网同时服务于所述第二无线接入网。
  114. 根据权利要求113所述的设备,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在所述第二切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的核心网5GC不变,且5GC中的AMF从源AMF切换至目标AMF,服务于所述NR网络的5GC同时服务于所述LTE网络。
  115. 根据权利要求111至114中任一项所述的设备,其特征在于,所 述第一承载/流为服务质量标识5QI=1流,所述第二承载/流为5QI=1流。
  116. 根据权利要求108至110中任一项所述的设备,其特征在于,在第三切换模式下,所述终端设备的RAT从所述第一无线接入网切换至所述第二无线接入网,其中,在所述第三切换模式下,针对所述第一无线接入网的核心网切换到了针对所述第二无线接入网的核心网。
  117. 根据权利要求116所述的设备,其特征在于,所述第一无线接入网为NR网络,所述第二无线接入网为LTE网络,在所述第三切换模式下,针对所述NR网络的5GC切换到了针对所述LTE网络的分组核心演进EPC。
  118. 根据权利要求116或117所述的设备,其特征在于,所述第一承载/流为服务质量标识5QI=1流,所述第二承载/流为服务质量等级标识QCI=1承载。
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