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Mobile communication method and switching node

Mobile communication method and switching node
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FIELD: radio engineering, communication.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to mobile communication. A new SGSN receives a location update message from a terminal having moved from the management area of an old SGSN to the management area of the new SGSN, and the new SGSN having received the location update message sends a GTPv2 signal for obtaining communication path information corresponding to GTPv2, to the old SGSN. The old SGSN, upon receiving the GTPv2 signal, if having communication path information of GTPv1 as a logical communication path established for the terminal, sends, as a response, a GTPv2 signal in which the communication path information by GTPv1 is set in an additional parameter, to the new SGSN.

EFFECT: reliable transmission of link information between an old SGSN and a new SGSN.

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The technical field

The invention relates to a method of mobile communication and the switching node to control packet access permissions to the new node SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node serving GPRS support node), the maintenance terminal after you move, get information about the communication channel from the previous node SGSN serving the specified terminal to move.

The level of technology

According to the current 3GPP specifications in the procedure update location between service areas of nodes SGSN when the terminal is in the idle state (idle mode), defined the process in which a new node SGSN receives the communication channels in a saved state from the previous node SGSN (non-patent document 1). As for the types of communication channels, there is a PDP context for users of GPRS and EPS context for users of the EPS, and the current 3GPP specifications describe them getting only through signals GTPv1 (GTP Protocol, version 1) and signals GTPv2 Protocol (GTP version 2) (non-patent documents 2 and 3), respectively.

Fig(a) and 8(B) illustrate the procedure of obtaining information about the communication channel from the previous node SGSN to the new node SGSN, where Fig(A) depicts the case information on the communication channel (PDP context), which is information about the logical communication path, using the signal GTPv1 the signal quality of the second Protocol, and Fig(C) depicts the case information on the communication channel (context EPS)using GTPv2 signal as a signal of the first Protocol.

As shown in Fig(A), when the terminal UE (User Equipment, a user device is in the idle state moves between nodes SGSN and sends a message about the update location to the new node SGSN, the new node SGSN receives from the previous node SGSN information about the GPRS communication channel that is defined at the previous party communication. For this new node SGSN requests information about the communication channel at the previous node SGSN, using the signal GTPv1. After receiving signal GTPv1 from the new node's previous node SGSN SGSN sets in response to the signal information about the communication channel for a communication channel GPRS installed in a given time, and returns the specified response signal. The new node SGSN receives the information about the communication channel based on the information about the communication channel specified in the specified response signal from the previous node SGSN, and on the basis of the aforementioned information about the channel connection (PDP context) sets the GPRS communication channel between the new node SGSN and the node GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node gateway GPRS support node).

Also, as shown in Fig(B), when a new node SGSN receives the information about the communication channel EPS installed between the previous node SGSN and the device S-GW (Serving Gateway serving gateway), a new node SGSN C is prashivaet the previous node SGSN information about the communication channel, using GTPv2 signal. After taking the GTPv2 signal from the new node's previous node SGSN SGSN sets in response to the signal information about the communication channel (context EPS) for the communication channel EPS installed in a given time, and returns the specified response signal. Based on the information about the communication channel specified in the response signal, the new node SGSN establishes a new communication channel between the new EPS node SGSN and the device S-GW.

At the same time to achieve compatibility between UMTS and EPS node SGSN, which connects the terminal supporting network UTRAN (W-CDMA/HSPA)network EPC supports both signal GTPv1 and GTPv2 signal.

Sources list

Non-patent literature

Non-patent document 1: 3GPP TS23.060 (version 8.7.0).

Non-patent document 2: 3GPP TS29.060 (version 8.10.0).

Non-patent document 3: 3GPP TS29.274 (version 8.4.0).

However, according to the current specifications in the GTPv2 signal can be set only information about the communication channel EPS and GPRS communication channel cannot be set. Also, on the contrary, in the signal GTPv1 can be set only information about the GPRS communication channel and the information about the communication channel EPS cannot be set. Therefore, when the previous node SGSN supports both protocols (GTPv1 and GTPv2), and information about the communication channel, which is the previous node SGSN, and the version of the GTP signal, received from a new node SGSN, do not match, this may lead to the case, is when you cannot get information about the communication channel. For example, in the example in Fig(A), where the previous node SGSN supports protocols GTPv1 and GTPv2 and has GPRS communication channel established with a GPRS user if the request for information on the communication channel between the new node SGSN is made using GTPv2 signal, then the previous node SGSN cannot be set in the signal-transferable information about the communication channel GPRS and therefore returns an error, causing the problem, consisting in the fact that the service user GPRS is aborted.

It should be noted that as shown in Fig.9, paragraph 7.10 document 3 describes a case when the previous node SGSN that supports only Protocol GTPv1, takes GTPv2 signal from the new node SGSN, the previous node SGSN applies the rollback to the Protocol GTPv1 and performs retransmission. However, when the previous node SGSN is configured to support a Protocol GTPv1 and GTPv2 Protocol, there are the problems described above.

Disclosure of inventions

The present invention has been made considering the problems outlined above, and, therefore, an object of the present invention is a method of mobile communication and the switching node, providing reliable data transmission on the communication channel between the previous node SGSN and the new node SGSN, so that can be prevented a situation where the service is terminated.

One aspect is the t of the present invention includes the following steps: reception in the second communication node from the terminal, moving from the realm of control of the first switching node in the management area of the second switching node, the update message location; transmitting the first communication node from the second switching node that accepted the message about the update location signal of the first Protocol to obtain information about the path of communication; notice of the second switching node error using the signal of the first Protocol to ensure rollback to the second Protocol, when between the gateway GPRS support node (node GGSN)connected to the first switching node and an external IP network, and the first switching node has a communication channel as the communication channel for the specified terminal; and changing the type of Protocol to the second Protocol from the second switching node, which was informed of an error the first switching node using a signal of the first Protocol, and re-transmission of the first switching node signal Protocol for information about the communication path using the changed Protocol type.

Thus, the first switching node learns the Protocol type of the logical communication path which is set for a terminal at a given time, and thus can easily implement undo the second switching node.

Technical financial p is tat inventions

According to the present invention the process of obtaining reliable communication channel is between the previous node SGSN and the new node SGSN, so that it is possible to prevent the situation interruption of service.

Brief description of drawings

Figure 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication network in accordance with the first embodiment;

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the configuration parameters for GTPv2 signal used in the first embodiment;

Figure 3 is a flow diagram illustrating a procedure in which a new node SGSN receives the communication channel from the previous node SGSN in accordance with the first embodiment;

Figure 4 represents a diagram of the sequence of actions corresponding to the receiving channel, illustrated in figure 3;

Figure 5 is a chart illustrating the procedure for obtaining a communication channel in accordance with the second embodiment;

6(A) is a diagram of the sequence of actions corresponding to the receiving channel, illustrated in figure 5 and Fig.6(B) is a diagram of the sequence of actions that illustrates the implementation of the rollback upon receipt of the communication channel, defined in non-patent document 3;

IG is a diagram sequence with partial modification of the procedures for obtaining a communication channel in accordance with the second embodiment;

Fig(a) and 8(B) are a diagram illustrating the procedure for obtaining information about the communication channel to the new node SGSN from the previous node SGSN; and

Fig.9 is a diagram for explaining rollback signals unsupported Protocol.

The implementation of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The first option exercise

Figure 1 represents a diagram illustrating the configuration of a mobile communication network, and part of the core network mainly constitutes part of the packet core. The mobile communications network includes a radio access network 2, which communicates with the mobile terminal 1 via radio waves, and core network 3, which performs the join operation and the transfer of user data.

This version of implementation refers to a terminal that supports UMTS/GPRS, and terminal supporting the LTE, as the mobile terminal 1. Network 2 established radio access network UTRAN (radio access network UMTS or GERAN network (radio access network GSM/EDGE), which is capable of radio communication with the mobile terminal 1.

The radio access network 2 includes a base station 11, provided in the respective cells, and the device 12 controls the base station, which is haunted manage many radio base stations 11. In the UMTS base station 11 is called the node, but may also be called "BTS" (Base Transceiver Station, base transceiver station). The device 12 controls the base station controls a set of base stations 11, and also controls the allocation and change of radio channel to the terminal 1. The device 12 controls the base station is called the "device control" (RNC: Radio Network Controller, the radio network controller) or also known as "BSC" (Base Station Controller, base station controller).

The control network includes such functional elements as nodes SGSN 13A, the node GGSN 14, the gateway S-GW 15, the gateway P-GW 16 and server HSS 17.

Nodes SGSN 13A-13C determine the location of terminal 1 accesses the domain of packet switching, and control the transmission of user traffic between node GGSN 14 and the radio access network 2. Also the nodes SGSN 13A-13C are routing/forwarding of IP packets using a Protocol packet and perform mobility management and session management (the control channel), which are necessary for mobile communications.

Under this option the implementation of the nodes SGSN 13A and 13B contain the interface S3/S4 (GTP Protocol, version 2). Nodes SGSN with the interface S3/S4, are advanced functional elements for ensuring collaboration between UMTS and EPS. The S4 interface provided in the nodes SGSN 13A and 13B, features session management (the management communication channel EPS) with gateway S-GW 15 using GTPv2 signal, and transmission of user packets. In figure 1 the nodes SGSN 13A and 13B that supports version 2 of the Protocol GTP, are called nodes S4-SGSN. Nodes SGSN 13A and 13B also contain the interface Gn/Gp (GTP Protocol, version 1). Nodes SGSN 13A and 13B are able to connect to the node GGSN 14 packet core using signals GTPv1, and set the communication channel GPRS. Node SGSN 13C represents a functional element that does not have interface S3/S4, and having only the interface Gn/Gp (GTP Protocol, version 1). Figure 1 is a node SGSN 13C that only support version 1 of the Protocol GTP, is called the node Gn/Gp-SGSN.

Node GGSN 14 is a functional element for controlling a connection between a packet core UMTS/GPRS network and an external IP network in accordance with the connection requests from the terminal 1. Node GGSN 14 forms a packet core UMTS/GPRS together with the node SGSN 13C

The gateway S-GW 15 connects the user plane (U-plane) between the radio access network 2 and the network EPC and provides functions for routing and transmission of user packets. The terminal 1 transmits the IP packets over the communication channel EPS, which is installed between nodes SGSN 13A and 13B and the gateway S-GW 15 nodes SGSN 13A and 13B. Gateway P-GW 16 acts as the connection point to the external IP network and transmits the user packets to the external IP network. The EPC network is formed by the function of the regional elements, such as nodes S4-SGSN 13A and 13B, the gateway S-GW 15 and P-GW 16, and the node MME (Mobility Management Entity, node mobility management), which is not shown. Server HSS 17 is a subscriber server that manages information about the subscribers. Information about the subscribers registered in the server HSS 17, can be carried out search by user ID, and it can contain information about the communication channel.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the configuration parameters of the GTPv2 signal used in this embodiment. As shown in figure 2, the configuration includes a user identifier (ID) 20 type 21 of the Protocol, the name of the 22 signal operating parameters 23 and an additional parameter 24. User ID 20 represents the identification information of the user terminal 1, from which it has received the message about the update location. In the type 21 of the Protocol is set to "GTPv1 or GTPv2". In the name 22 of the signal is set to "request context" (Context, Request) when you request information about the communication channel or set the "response context" (Context Response when returning information about the communication channel. In current settings 23 you can set various parameters a, b and the like, as defined by the applicable specifications for GTPv2"specified in the type 21 of the Protocol. Operating parameters 23 are configured so h is about information 23a of the communication channel EPS can be set as a parameter GTPv2. An additional parameter 24 is configured so that it can be information about the communication channel GPRS channel (PDP context) for processing in accordance with the Protocol GTPv1, which is the Protocol along with the GTPv2 Protocol. It should be noted that since the configuration parameters of the signal GTPv2 signal shown in figure 2, has a name 22 signal = "response context", and therefore added an additional parameter 24 to specify information about the communication channel for various types of Protocol, to request information about the communication channel optional parameter 24 in the "context request" is not added.

Thus, under this option the implementation of the configuration parameters GTPv2 as an additional parameter 24 provides information about the communication channel GPRS (PDP context), which is processed using different versions of the Protocol GTPv1. Thus, in the GTPv2 signal it is possible to set the information about the communication channel (the channel of communication GPRS) for different versions of the Protocol.

Next will be described the actions performed in the present embodiment, performed as described above. Figure 3 illustrates the procedure in which a new node SGSN receives the communication channel from the previous node SGSN, and figure 4 represents the sequence of actions corresponding to the receiving channel, produced Luterana figure 3. The new node SGSN figure 3 is a node S4-SGSN 13A depicted in figure 1, and the previous node SGSN is another node S4-SGSN 13B shown in figure 1. In other words, the previous node SGSN (13B) and the new node SGSN (13A) are both nodes SGSN that supports the Protocol GTPv1 and GTPv2 Protocol.

As shown in figure 3, the previous node SGSN (13B), which acts as a first switching node, sets the GPRS communication channel to the node GGSN 14 as a communication channel to perform in the core network packet user data of the terminal 1, which has already access to the domain of packet switching. The terminal 1 is in the idle state and does not receive any user data, and, therefore, assume the save state (preservation state) (S1), in which radioresource released, while the communication channel GPRS is supported.

As shown in figure 4, in a state of preservation, when the terminal 1 moves from the area of management of the previous node SGSN 13B in the management area of the new node SGSN 13A, acting as the second switching node (S2), the terminal 1 transmits to the new node SGSN 13A to which you are moving (S3) terminal 1, the message about the update location via the network 2 wireless access. The new node SGSN 13A after the reception of a specific message about the updated location of the terminal 1 will ship the t request information about the communication channel to the previous node SGSN 13B using GTPv2 signal (S11). Here we can assume that the new node SGSN 13A consistently uses the signal GTPv2 Protocol to query information about the communication channel.

When the previous node SGSN 13B receives the request information link (GTPv2), establishes a communications channel GPRS. In other words, while information about the communication channel, which is the previous node SGSN 13B is a communication channel GPRS Protocol (GTPv1, Protocol request information about the communication channel is the GTPv2 Protocol, and, therefore, the information about the communication channel and Protocol request information about the communication channel does not match each other. If the specifications of the above-mentioned non-patent document 2 apply unchanged, the information about the communication channel GPRS another Protocol cannot be set as information 23a of the communication channel EPS in the GTPv2 signal, and therefore, an error is returned. This version of the implementation is realized in such a way that in the configuration settings GTPv2 signal (figure 2) provides an additional parameter 24, which can be information about the communication channel GPRS another Protocol, and error at this point of time is not refundable. In other words, after receiving request information about the communication channel using GTPv2 signal from the new node SGSN 13A previous node SGSN 13B determines the Protocol type type 21 Protocol GTPv2 signal (S12). In case the, if the Protocol type is GTPv2 based on the above preconditions, the previous node SGSN 13B supports the GTPv2 Protocol, so the result is the determination of the continuation process (S13).

The previous node SGSN 13B, decided to continue the process that identifies the user terminal for the user ID 20 GTPv2 signal, receives the information about the communication channel by means of finding information about the communication channel, which is currently set for the user terminal, the subscriber information contained in the database node SGSN 13B (S14), and determines the type of information about the communication channel (S15). In other words, determines whether the communication channel, which is currently set for the user terminal 1, the GPRS communication channel or communication channel EPS. From the above pre-conditions is determined that the communication channel is a communication channel GPRS. If the information about the communication channel set in the present time, the search is performed, is information about the communication channel GPRS another Protocol, the error is not returned, and configuration parameters of the signal GTPv2 additional parameter 24 sets the information about the communication channel GPRS. Thus, the GTPv2 signal in which information about the GPRS communication channel is defined in an extra pair is the ETP 24, sent as a response to the new node SGSN 13A (S16).

The new node SGSN 13A retrieves information about the communication channel from the GTPv2 signal received from the previous node SGSN 13B. Here, as shown in figure 2, if the optional parameter 24 GTPv2 signal is set to "PDP context", on the basis of this PDP context for the terminal 1 according to the Protocol GTPv1 establishes a communications channel with GPRS node GGSN 14 (S17). Then, the terminal 1 returns "OK".

As described above, this version of the implementation is designed in such a way that in the GTPv2 signal may be added to the parameter of the communication channel GPRS another Protocol, and in the case of non-communication channel established, when it passed the signal GTP, the previous node SGSN who request information on the communication channel using GTPv2 signal, and signal GTP specifies information about the communication channel contained in the additional parameter 24 GTPv2 signal. As a result, the old node SGSN in case of discrepancy of the communication channel established after signal reception, GTP, and GTP signal, even if the function doesn't work to roll back to a different Protocol is a reliable process communication channel between the previous node SGSN and the new node SGSN, and, consequently, it is possible to prevent the situation when the service is interrupted.

The second option exercise

This option will group the n assuming a mobile network having the same configuration as the mobile communications network depicted in figure 1. An additional parameter 24 in the configuration settings GTPv2 signal is not significant.

This version of the implementation is realized in such a way that when the previous node SGSN receives the signal GTPv2 to request receipt of the communication channel on the GTPv2 Protocol determines the type of information about the communication channel established at this point in time contained in the previous node SGSN with respect to the user terminal. When the type of communication channel is a GPRS despite the fact that a request for a communication channel was adopted by the GTPv2 signal, as GTPv2 error is returned "rollback to GTPv1", which assigns the Protocol.

The operation of this variant of the implementation will be described with reference to figure 5 and 6. Figure 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a procedure in which a new node SGSN receives the communication channel from the previous node SGSN, and 6(A) is a diagram of the sequence of actions corresponding to the receiving channel, illustrated in figure 5. The new node SGSN figure 5 is a node S4-SGSN 13A, shown in figure 1, and the previous node SGSN is another node S4-SGSN 13B, shown in figure 1. In other words, the previous node SGSN 13B and the new node SGSN 13A supports both Protocol GTPv1 and GTPv2 Protocol.

Following the same steps, as in the above embodiment, a new node SGSN 13A after receiving the message about the update location from the terminal 1 sends a request for information about the communication channel to the previous node SGSN 13B using GTPv2 signal (S11). The new node SGSN 13A consistently uses the signal GTPv2 Protocol to query information about the communication channel.

As shown in Fig.6(A), the steps are the same as those in the above-described first embodiment, from the stage when a new node SGSN 13A, accepted the message about the update location from the terminal 1 sends a request for information about the communication channel (S11), prior to the stage when the previous node SGSN 13B determines the type of information about the communication channel (S15). Further, the main image will be described the steps after step S15. The previous node SGSN 13B receives the information about the communication channel (S14), and the type definition information about the communication channel according to the above pre-conditions (S15) the type of information about the communication channel is defined as the channel of communication GPRS. The previous node SGSN 13B sends the new node SGSN 13B error "rollback to GTPv1", which instructs to perform a rollback to the Protocol GTPv1 (S21).

The new node SGSN 13A after receiving GTPv2 error from the previous node SGSN 13B performs the detection of an error GTPv2 and determines the cause of the error (S22). Because the cause of the error is rolled back to GTPv1", proto is Ola applies the rollback from the GTPv2 Protocol to the Protocol GTPv1, and sends a request for information about the communication channel to the previous node SGSN 13B using signal GTPv1 (S23).

As a result, the previous node SGSN 13B can specify information about the GPRS communication channel established in a given time (PDP context), the signal GTPv1 and returns the signal to the new node SGSN 13A (S24).

6(B) depicts as a comparative example, the sequence of functional activities for the implementation of the rollback defined in non-patent document 3 (Chapter 7.10 3GPP TS29.274 (version 8.4.0)). As shown in this drawing, the procedure is the same until the stage at which the previous node SGSN receives a request for information about the communication channel and determines the Protocol, but in accordance with the provisions of this specification the previous node SGSN does not support the GTPv2 Protocol and, therefore, this area is determined by the transmission error, and error is returned when using the signal GTPv1 supported the previous node SGSN. Therefore, flexible support, similar to the illustrated in this second embodiment, is difficult.

Thus, this second variant implementation is configured to determine the type of information about the communication channel, which in the current time set the previous node SGSN who request information about the communication channel and returns an error GTPv2 so, to allow suitable rollback, so that the new node SGSN, accepted the GTPv2 error, can reliably translate the information about the communication channel in the Protocol that can be adopted, and the process of obtaining reliable communication channel is between the previous node SGSN and the new node SGSN, preventing the situation where service is interrupted.

It should be noted that although the above-described second variant of implementation of the previous node SGSN determines the type of information about the communication channel and specifies the Protocol type of the destination rollback in the GTPv2 error, a specific method for determining the content of the error for errors GTPv2 can be changed if necessary.

For example, as shown in Fig.7, although up to the step of determining the type of information about the communication channel (from S11 to 815) used the same procedure that is depicted in Fig.6(A), can also be sent to the new node SGSN GTPv2 error that does not indicate the content of the error (S31). When an error is returned GTPv2, a new node SGSN determines the rollback to the signal GTPv1 belonging to another Protocol, the Protocol to use to query information about the communication channel (S32), and reissues the request for information about the communication channel using the signal GTPv1 (S33).

Thus, there is the possibility of exclusion of the process of determining the content of the error when the error GTPv2 comes from new the th node SGSN.

The present invention is in no way limited to the above variants of the implementation and can be implemented in various modifications without departing from the scope of the present invention.

The content of the patent application of Japan No. 2009-293016 from 24.12.2009, including description, drawings and summary, are fully incorporated herein by reference.

1. The way mobile communication, comprising the following steps:
receiving the second service GPRS support node (SGSN) from terminal moving from the management of the first node SGSN in the management area of the second node SGSN, the message about the update location;
transfer to the first node from the second SGSN node SGSN, accepted the message about the update location signal of the GTP Protocol version 2 (GTPv2) for information about the communication path;
notice the second node SGSN error using GTPv2 signal to provide rollback to the Protocol GTP version 1 (GTPv1), when between the gateway GPRS support node (node GGSN)connected to the first node SGSN and the external IP network, and the first node SGSN has the communication channel as the communication channel for the specified terminal; and
changing the type of Protocol to GTPv1 second node SGSN, which was notified about the error first node SGSN using GTPv2 signal, and re-transmission of the first node SGSN signal Protocol for information about tra is the connection with your use changed so the Protocol type.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the phase of the error notice, when the node GGSN and the first node SGSN is selected communication channel, the first node SGSN transmits to the second node SGSN GTPv2 signal containing the command to revert to GTPv1 as the cause of the error.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that
at the stage of the error notice, when the node GGSN and the first node SGSN is selected communication channel, the first node SGSN transmits to the second node SGSN GTPv2 signal containing the command to revert to GTPv1 as the cause of the error; and
after receiving from the first node SGSN GTPv2 signal containing the command to revert to GTPv1 as the cause of the error, the second node SGSN transmits to the first node SGSN signal GTPv1 for information about the communication path corresponding to GTPv1.

4. The serving GPRS support node (SGSN), made with the possibility of transmission to another node SGSN information about the communication path relating to the terminal, moving the terminal from the management node SGSN in the management area of another node SGSN, and the node SGSN contains
module, configured to receive from another node SGSN GTPv2 signal to obtain information about the communication path; and
module, configured to transmit to the second node SGSN GTPv2 signal containing the command to revert to GTPv1 as the cause of the error, when the node GGSN connected to the first node SGSN and the external P network and the first node SGSN has the communication channel as the communication channel for the terminal.

5. The serving GPRS support node (SGSN), made with the possibility of obtaining information about the communication path relating to the terminal, from another node SGSN when moving the terminal from the management of another node SGSN in the area management node SGSN, and the node SGSN contains
module, configured to transmit to another node SGSN GTPv2 signal to obtain information about the communication path;
module, configured to transmit to another node SGSN signal GTPv1 for information about the communication path corresponding to GTPv1, when another node SGSN using GTPv2 signal received notice of the error to ensure fallback to GTPv1; and
module, configured to receive a communication channel to the terminal based on the information about the communication path according to an appropriate Protocol when the information about the communication path or GTPv2 GTPv1 specified in the GTPv2 signal or GTPv2 adopted from another node SGSN.

 

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