CN1988711A - Moving method in gradual progress 3G system - Google Patents
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一种在演进的3G系统中移动的方法,包括步骤:负责用户设备移动性管理的实体网关向接入系统间移动管理器发送消息,告知当前用户设备所处的接入系统类型及转交地址;接入系统间移动管理器保存上述信息,并给还未分配家乡地址的用户设备分配家乡IP地址,并将地址信息发送给网关;网关向用户设备发送消息,接受用户登记。通过本发明解决了用户设备在不同的接入系统间移动时地址管理的问题,从而达到支持用户无缝移动的目的。通过本发明,使得用户设备在不同的接入系统间进行移动及切换的时候数据通道的建立简单而且快捷,并且防止了用户IP地址的改变,从而保证了会话的连续性。
A method for moving in an evolved 3G system, comprising steps: an entity gateway responsible for user equipment mobility management sends a message to a mobility manager between access systems to inform the current access system type and the care-of address of the user equipment; The inter-system mobility manager saves the above information, and assigns a home IP address to the user equipment that has not been assigned a home address, and sends the address information to the gateway; the gateway sends a message to the user equipment to accept user registration. The present invention solves the problem of address management when user equipment moves between different access systems, thereby achieving the purpose of supporting seamless mobility of users. Through the present invention, when the user equipment moves and switches between different access systems, the establishment of the data channel is simple and fast, and the change of the user IP address is prevented, thereby ensuring the continuity of the session.
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技术领域technical field
本发明涉及第三代移动通信,特别涉及在通用移动通信系统(以下简称UMTS)的基础上进行演进的移动通信系统(以下简称E-UMTS)。The present invention relates to the third generation of mobile communication, and in particular to a mobile communication system (hereinafter referred to as E-UMTS) evolved on the basis of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (hereinafter referred to as UMTS).
背景技术Background technique
图1是对现有UMTS系统的网络结构的描述。移动终端101(以下称为UE)是用来接收作为被叫的业务或者呼叫,发送作为主叫的业务或呼叫的一个设备。基站102(以下称为Node B)是通过发送接收器件与用户设备利用无线信号进行通信的设备。UE与Node B之间的空中接口涉及物理层和媒体接入层(以下称为MAC层)。物理层负责处理与无线信号收发相关的操作,MAC负责将不同的业务映射到物理层上去。控制无线网络控制器(以下称为CRNC)控制基站中各个小区的无线资源管理、分配及使用,负责将各个小区中的无线资源分配给用户设备UE。无线网络控制器RNC对于UE来说可以有服务无线网络控制器(以下称为SRNC)和漂移无线网络控制器(以下称为DRNC)的区别。SRNC是为用户设备提供无线资源控制连接(以下称为RRC)的实体,通过它用户设备才可以向网络发送控制信令和从网络接收控制信令。SRNC从CRNC处得到给该用户分配的网络资源,将该资源配置参数通过RRC信令发送给用户设备。这样用户设备才能够与网络进行通信。SRNC与用户设备之间的接口为Uu接口。服务GPRS支持节点105(以下称为SGSN)是负责管理用户设备的移动管理状态及会话管理状态的实体,用户设备的移动性管理和与会话相关的服务质量的协商也是发生在UE与SGSN之间的。SGSN与用户设备的SRNC之间的接口为Iu,负责为用户数据的传输建立用户平面的传输通道及传送信令的信令连接。网关GPRS支持节点106(以下称为GGSN)为用户设备与分组数据网络(以下称为PDN)的数据传输起到网关的功能。GGSN为用户设备分配因特网协议(以下称为IP)地址,用户发出的数据和发给该用户的数据都以该地址为标识。GGSN与SGSN之间的接口称为Gn,该接口负责在SGSN与GGSN之间对业务进行服务质量的协商,并建立用户平面的GPRS用户平面隧道(以下称为GTP-U)以便进行数据传输。GGSN与PDN之间的接口为Gi,该接口的功能比较广泛,可以用来对用户进行IP地址分配、鉴权认证、计费等功能。GGSN最主要的功能就是接收和分析收到的数据,然后将属于某一个用户设备的数据传到相应的GTP-U隧道上。Fig. 1 is a description of the network structure of the existing UMTS system. The mobile terminal 101 (hereinafter referred to as UE) is a device used to receive a called service or call and send a calling service or call. The base station 102 (hereinafter referred to as Node B) is a device that communicates with user equipment through wireless signals through sending and receiving devices. The air interface between UE and Node B involves physical layer and media access layer (hereinafter referred to as MAC layer). The physical layer is responsible for processing operations related to wireless signal transmission and reception, and the MAC is responsible for mapping different services to the physical layer. The controlling radio network controller (hereinafter referred to as CRNC) controls the radio resource management, allocation and use of each cell in the base station, and is responsible for allocating the radio resources in each cell to the user equipment UE. For the UE, the radio network controller RNC may be distinguished from a serving radio network controller (hereinafter referred to as SRNC) and a drift radio network controller (hereinafter referred to as DRNC). The SRNC is an entity that provides a radio resource control connection (hereinafter referred to as RRC) for the user equipment, through which the user equipment can send control signaling to the network and receive control signaling from the network. The SRNC obtains the network resources allocated to the user from the CRNC, and sends the resource configuration parameters to the user equipment through RRC signaling. In this way, the user equipment can communicate with the network. The interface between SRNC and user equipment is Uu interface. Serving GPRS Support Node 105 (hereinafter referred to as SGSN) is an entity responsible for managing the mobility management state and session management state of user equipment, and the mobility management of user equipment and the negotiation of session-related service quality also occur between UE and SGSN of. The interface between the SGSN and the SRNC of the user equipment is Iu, which is responsible for establishing the transmission channel of the user plane and the signaling connection for transmitting signaling for the transmission of user data. The gateway GPRS support node 106 (hereinafter referred to as GGSN) functions as a gateway for data transmission between user equipment and packet data network (hereinafter referred to as PDN). The GGSN allocates an Internet Protocol (hereinafter referred to as IP) address for the user equipment, and the data sent by the user and the data sent to the user are all identified by the address. The interface between GGSN and SGSN is called Gn, which is responsible for negotiating service quality between SGSN and GGSN, and establishing a user plane GPRS user plane tunnel (hereinafter referred to as GTP-U) for data transmission. The interface between the GGSN and the PDN is Gi, which has a wide range of functions and can be used to perform functions such as IP address allocation, authentication, and accounting for users. The main function of GGSN is to receive and analyze the received data, and then transmit the data belonging to a certain user equipment to the corresponding GTP-U tunnel.
现在,为了使得3G系统的用户吞吐量更高、用户接入业务的速度更快、用户可用的带宽更高等目的,3GPP正在对已有的基于图1的系统进行更合理的演进,在此基础上改进系统,从而满足以上要求。现在典型的系统结构如图2所示。Now, 3GPP is making a more reasonable evolution of the existing system based on Fig. Improve the system to meet the above requirements. The typical system structure is shown in Fig. 2 now.
传统的二代(2G)网络是支持分组域业务的GPRS网络和只支持电路域网络的GSM系统。传统的三代(3G)网络是基于宽带码分多址(WCDMA)的移动通信系统。The traditional second generation (2G) network is a GPRS network that supports packet domain services and a GSM system that only supports circuit domain networks. The traditional third generation (3G) network is a mobile communication system based on Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA).
支持在2G/3G系统和E-UMTS系统间切换的用户设备200,能够通过无线接口与E-RAN 201和2G/3G的RAN 204进行通信。2G/3G的RAN就是GPRS/GSM和UMTS中定义的无线接入网络。无线接入网络RAN或者E-RAN主要负责给用户设备分配无线资源等。无线接入网络与核心网连接,例如图1中的Iu接口。在E-UMTS中定义了两个属于核心网的功能模块,即移动管理实体(以下简称MME)和用户平面实体(UPE)202。MME负责维护用户登记的状态、移动性,安全及承载的状态。MME保存用户注册时的签约数据,例如暂时和永久的用户设备标识,所在位置区域等信息。UPE是负责处理用户平面数据的实体,对于处于空闲状态的用户设备来说,它作为下行数据用户平面的终结点。当有下行数据到来的时候负责触发对用户设备的寻呼。这两个实体可以在物理上处于一个部件中,也可以处于两个部件中。如果是分离的话,那么UPE与MME之间也会存在一个接口,该接口的功能主要是MME告知UPE用户现在的位置信息,及业务信息等,这样UPE就可以为该用户的数据传输建立用户平面。The
接入系统间移动管理器负责用户设备在多个接入系统之间移动和切换时用户数据的路由、IP地址的分配等功能。The inter-access system mobility manager is responsible for the routing of user data and the allocation of IP addresses when the user equipment moves and switches between multiple access systems.
205 2G/3G中的SGSN和206 2G/3G中的GGSN与图1中的105和106是一致的。The SGSN in 205 2G/3G and the GGSN in 206 2G/3G are consistent with 105 and 106 in FIG. 1 .
在2G/3G系统中,用户设备的IP地址是由GGSN206分配的,为了不影响以前的系统,当用户设备在2G/3G系统时,其IP地址还是由GGSN为其分配。但是该地址如果继续作为用户设备与其他用户设备之间通信的地址信息,就导致用户数据会被路由到GGSN,而如果用户设备移动到另外一个接入系统之后,如果新的接入系统的网关或者UPE为用户设备分配另外一个IP地址,这样就不能保证业务的连续性及无缝移动性,In the 2G/3G system, the IP address of the user equipment is allocated by the GGSN206. In order not to affect the previous system, when the user equipment is in the 2G/3G system, its IP address is still allocated by the GGSN. However, if the address continues to be used as the address information for communication between the user equipment and other user equipment, user data will be routed to the GGSN, and if the user equipment moves to another access system, if the gateway of the new access system Or the UPE allocates another IP address for the user equipment, so that the continuity of the business and seamless mobility cannot be guaranteed.
发明内容Contents of the invention
本发明的目的是提供一种在演进的3G系统中移动的方法。The object of the present invention is to provide a method of moving in an evolved 3G system.
为实现上述目的,一种在演进的3G系统中移动的方法,包括步骤:To achieve the above object, a method for moving in an evolved 3G system, comprising steps:
a)负责用户设备移动性管理的实体网关向接入系统间移动管理器发送消息,告知当前用户设备所处的接入系统类型及转交地址;a) The physical gateway responsible for the mobility management of the user equipment sends a message to the inter-access system mobility manager to inform the current access system type and the care-of address of the user equipment;
b)接入系统间移动管理器保存上述信息,并给还未分配家乡地址的用户设备分配家乡IP地址,并将地址信息发送给网关;b) The inter-access mobility manager saves the above information, and assigns a home IP address to the user equipment that has not yet been assigned a home address, and sends the address information to the gateway;
c)网关向用户设备发送消息,接受用户登记。c) The gateway sends a message to the user equipment to accept user registration.
通过本发明解决了用户设备在不同的接入系统间移动时地址管理的问题,从而达到支持用户无缝移动的目的。通过本发明,使得用户设备在不同的接入系统间进行移动及切换的时候数据通道的建立简单而且快捷,并且防止了用户IP地址的改变,从而保证了会话的连续性。The present invention solves the problem of address management when user equipment moves between different access systems, thereby achieving the purpose of supporting seamless mobility of users. Through the present invention, when the user equipment moves and switches between different access systems, the establishment of the data channel is simple and fast, and the change of the user IP address is prevented, thereby ensuring the continuity of the session.
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图1是UMTS的网络结构;Fig. 1 is the network structure of UMTS;
图2是E-UMTS的系统结构;Figure 2 is the system structure of E-UMTS;
图3是本发明的第一实施例;Fig. 3 is the first embodiment of the present invention;
图4是本发明的第二实施例;Fig. 4 is the second embodiment of the present invention;
图5是业务开始的信令流程;Fig. 5 is the signaling process of service initiation;
图6是网关的行为动作;Fig. 6 is the behavior action of gateway;
图7是接入系统间移动性管理器的行为动作。Fig. 7 shows the actions of the mobility manager between access systems.
具体实施方式Detailed ways
为了解决上述问题,需要一个节点,该节点能够为用户设备分配一个共同的IP地址,作为用户设备与其他用户设备进行通信的地址,这个节点即是接入系统间移动管理器。该地址成为用户设备的家乡地址,而不同接入系统的网关或者UPE为用户分配的IP地址只能作为用户设备的转交地址,即接入系统间移动管理器根据该转交地址将用户数据发送给相应的网关或者UPE,然后该网关通过地址对应,将数据包中的转交地址替换成用户设备的家乡地址,发送给相应的用户设备。In order to solve the above problems, a node is needed, which can assign a common IP address to the user equipment as an address for the user equipment to communicate with other user equipment, and this node is the inter-access mobility manager. This address becomes the home address of the user equipment, and the IP address assigned to the user by the gateway or UPE of different access systems can only be used as the care-of address of the user equipment, that is, the mobility manager between the access systems sends user data to the user according to the care-of address. The corresponding gateway or UPE, and then the gateway replaces the care-of address in the data packet with the home address of the user equipment through address correspondence, and sends it to the corresponding user equipment.
图3给出了本发明的第一实施例。Figure 3 shows a first embodiment of the invention.
当用户设备在旧的接入系统开机后,要告知网络其现在的位置,获得网络给其分配的临时标识等参数。用户设备向网络发送UE登记消息301,该消息中包含用户设备的永久性标识例如IMSI,暂时性标识例如P-TMSI或者TMSI,用户设备的网络能力和接入能力等。该消息发送给负责用户设备移动性管理的网关实体,在2G/3G系统中是SGSN,在E-UMTS系统中就是MME。当网关收到该消息后,先要与用户设备的归属位置寄存器HLR通信,获得用户设备的鉴权矢量组对用户设备进行鉴权,查看该用户是否是合法用户设备。本过程因为与本发明没有必然关系,因此在图3中没有描述,但该过程是必须要进行的步骤。假定网关收到301后,对用户设备进行鉴权,认定用户设备可信,那么它给用户设备在其分配的IP地址范围内分配一个IP地址,即转交地址。该网关向接入系统间移动管理器发送302 UE IP地址请求消息,该消息中包含网关给用户设备分配的IP地址,用户设备的标识IMSI,或者临时性标识例如P-TMSI,用户设备当前所在的系统类型,例如是GSM,还是GPRS还是UMTS还是E-UMTS等信息。接入系统间移动管理器收到该消息后,给该用户分配家乡IP地址,将其保存在消息303 UE IP地址响应消息里,该消息还包括用户设备的永久标识IMSI,临时性标识例如P-TMSI等信息。然后接入系统间移动管理器保存用户所处的接入系统类型305,用户设备的转交地址,给用户设备分配的家乡地址。网关收到303消息后,得到接入系统间移动管理器为用户设备分配的家乡地址,它要保存该地址,并将该地址包含在消息304中,该消息还包括用户的永久性标识例如IMSI,临时性标识例如P-TMSI,用户设备的位置信息例如跟踪区域标识等参数。网关向用户设备发送304消息UE登记接受。当用户设备收到304消息后,保存网络给其分配的家乡地址,作为与其他用户设备进行通信的地址信息。用户设备还要保存网络给其分配的临时性标识,作为以后在该系统中接入的标识。When the user equipment is turned on in the old access system, it needs to inform the network of its current location, and obtain parameters such as the temporary identifier assigned to it by the network. The user equipment sends a UE registration message 301 to the network, which includes the permanent identifier of the user equipment such as IMSI, the temporary identifier such as P-TMSI or TMSI, the network capability and access capability of the user equipment, and so on. This message is sent to the gateway entity responsible for user equipment mobility management, which is the SGSN in the 2G/3G system and the MME in the E-UMTS system. After the gateway receives the message, it first needs to communicate with the home location register HLR of the user equipment to obtain the authentication vector group of the user equipment to authenticate the user equipment and check whether the user is a legitimate user equipment. This process is not described in FIG. 3 because it has no necessary relationship with the present invention, but this process is a necessary step. Assuming that after receiving the 301, the gateway authenticates the user equipment and determines that the user equipment is trustworthy, then it assigns an IP address within the allocated IP address range to the user equipment, that is, the care-of address. The gateway sends a 302 UE IP address request message to the inter-access system mobility manager, which includes the IP address allocated by the gateway to the user equipment, the identifier IMSI of the user equipment, or a temporary identifier such as P-TMSI, and the current location of the user equipment The system type, such as GSM, GPRS, UMTS, E-UMTS and other information. After receiving the message, the inter-access mobility manager allocates the home IP address to the user, and stores it in the message 303 UE IP address response message. The message also includes the permanent identifier IMSI of the user equipment, and the temporary identifier such as P -TMSI and other information. Then the inter-access system mobility manager saves the access system type 305 where the user is located, the care-of address of the user equipment, and the home address allocated to the user equipment. After receiving the 303 message, the gateway obtains the home address assigned by the inter-access system mobility manager to the user equipment, and it needs to save the address and include the address in the message 304, which also includes the user's permanent identifier such as IMSI , temporary identifier such as P-TMSI, location information of user equipment such as tracking area identifier and other parameters. The gateway sends 304 a message UE Registration Accepted to the user equipment. After receiving the 304 message, the user equipment saves the home address assigned by the network as address information for communicating with other user equipment. The user equipment also needs to save the temporary identifier assigned by the network as an identifier for accessing the system in the future.
当用户设备移动到新的接入系统时306,它要在新的系统做登记操作。跟301一样,用户设备向新系统的负责用户设备移动性管理的网关实体发送消息307 UE登记。该网关实体在2G/3G系统中是SGSN,在E-UMTS系统中就是MME。307消息中应该包括用户的临时标识例如P-TMSI,用户设备的家乡地址,用户设备的网络能力和接入能力等。当网关收到该消息后,先要与用户设备的归属位置寄存器HLR通信,获得用户设备的鉴权矢量组对用户设备进行鉴权,查看该用户是否是合法用户设备。本过程因为与本发明没有必然关系,因此在图3中没有描述,但该过程是必须要进行的步骤。假定网关收到306后,对用户设备进行鉴权,认定用户设备可信,那么它给用户设备在其分配的IP地址范围内分配一个IP地址,即转交地址。转交地址用作接入系统间移动管理器与网关之间通信时所对应用户设备的IP地址。当网关对用户设备进行认证之后,它会请求HLR更新用户设备的位置信息,取消用户设备以前所在网关的位置信息。这些过程都可以使用现有的消息及规程实现,因为与本发明没有直接的关系,在此不作赘述。When the user equipment moves 306 to a new access system, it needs to perform a registration operation in the new system. Same as 301, the user equipment sends a message 307 UE registration to the gateway entity in charge of user equipment mobility management of the new system. The gateway entity is the SGSN in the 2G/3G system, and the MME in the E-UMTS system. The 307 message should include the user's temporary identifier such as P-TMSI, the home address of the user equipment, the network capability and access capability of the user equipment, and the like. After the gateway receives the message, it first needs to communicate with the home location register HLR of the user equipment to obtain the authentication vector group of the user equipment to authenticate the user equipment and check whether the user is a legitimate user equipment. This process is not described in FIG. 3 because it has no necessary relationship with the present invention, but this process is a necessary step. Assuming that after the gateway receives the 306, it authenticates the user equipment and determines that the user equipment is trustworthy, then it assigns an IP address within its assigned IP address range to the user equipment, that is, the care-of address. The care-of address is used as the IP address of the user equipment corresponding to the communication between the mobility manager and the gateway between the access systems. After the gateway authenticates the user equipment, it will request the HLR to update the location information of the user equipment, and cancel the location information of the gateway where the user equipment was previously located. All these processes can be realized by using existing messages and procedures, because they are not directly related to the present invention, and will not be described in detail here.
然后网关就会给接入系统间移动管理器发送消息308 UE IP地址请求,该消息中包含用户设备的临时标识例如P-TMSI(该标识应该是新系统的网关为其分配的),用户设备的永久标识例如IMSI,用户设备已分配的家乡IP地址,用户设备新的转交地址,用户设备当前所在的系统类型,例如是GSM,还是GPRS还是UMTS还是E-UMTS等信息。收到该消息后,309接入系统间移动管理器更新它所保存的用户设备的转交地址及所在的接入系统类型信息,相应地,还要保存用户设备新的临时标识P-TMSI。然后接入系统间移动管理器向网关发送310 UE IP地址响应消息,该消息是对309消息的确认,消息中包括用户设备的临时性标识例如P-TMSI等。311网关保存用户设备的临时性标识,转交地址及家乡地址的对应关系,向用户设备发送消息UE登记接受,该消息中包括用户设备的永久性标识IMSI,临时性标识P-TMSI,用户设备的位置信息例如跟踪区域标识等参数。当用户设备收到311消息后,保存网络给其分配的家乡地址,作为与其他用户设备进行通信的地址信息。用户设备还要保存网络给其分配的临时性标识,作为以后在该系统中接入的标识。Then the gateway will send a message 308 UE IP address request to the mobility manager between the access systems, which contains the temporary identifier of the user equipment such as P-TMSI (this identifier should be assigned by the gateway of the new system), and the user equipment The permanent identification of the user equipment such as IMSI, the home IP address assigned by the user equipment, the new care-of address of the user equipment, the current system type of the user equipment, such as GSM, GPRS, UMTS, or E-UMTS. After receiving the message, 309 the Inter-Access System Mobility Manager updates its saved information about the user equipment's care-of address and the type of access system it is in, and correspondingly, also saves the new temporary identifier P-TMSI of the user equipment. Then the inter-access mobility manager sends a 310 UE IP address response message to the gateway, which is an acknowledgment of the 309 message, including a temporary identifier such as P-TMSI of the user equipment in the message. 311 The gateway saves the temporary identifier of the user equipment, the corresponding relationship between the care-of address and the home address, and sends a message to the user equipment that UE registers and accepts. The message includes the permanent identifier IMSI of the user equipment, the temporary identifier P-TMSI, the user equipment's Location information such as tracking area identification and other parameters. After receiving the 311 message, the user equipment saves the home address assigned by the network as address information for communicating with other user equipment. The user equipment also needs to save the temporary identifier assigned by the network as an identifier for accessing the system in the future.
图4描述的是本发明的第二个实施例。What Fig. 4 has described is the second embodiment of the present invention.
在进行接入系统间切换之前,用户设备在旧的接入系统内接收数据,数据流的方向如401所示,接入系统间移动性管理器作为数据的最终点先收到用户数据,该用户数据的IP包头以用户设备的家乡地址作为目的地地址,因此使得数据流能够最终到达接入系统间移动性管理器。接入系统间移动性管理器保存着用户设备的家乡地址信息,当它收到该数据包之后,察看包头的IP地址,找出相应的用户设备的转交地址。接入系统间移动性管理器将IP数据包中的目的地IP地址替换成用户设备的转交地址,将该数据包进行发送。因为该数据包的最终结点是给用户设备分配转交IP地址的节点,即网关,当网关收到该数据包之后,察看数据包头中的目的地地址,从而得知该数据包是针对哪个用户设备的,然后它将该数据包的目的地IP地址替换成用户设备的家乡地址。完成该替换后,如果对于用户数据的其他处理例如头压缩,加密等操作如果也是放置在网关的话,那么网关或者UPE就要对数据进行相应的操作,然后将用户数据发送通过无线接口发送给用户设备。用户设备根据目的地IP地址,源端IP地址,源端端口号,目的端端口号和协议类型来确定唯一的一个IP流,从而将该用户数据递交给真正的高层应用。Before inter-access system handover, the user equipment receives data in the old access system, and the direction of the data flow is shown in 401. The inter-access system mobility manager receives user data first as the final point of the data. The IP header of the user data takes the home address of the user equipment as the destination address, thus enabling the data flow to finally reach the inter-access system mobility manager. The inter-access mobility manager keeps the home address information of the user equipment. After receiving the data packet, it checks the IP address of the packet header to find out the corresponding care-of address of the user equipment. The inter-access mobility manager replaces the destination IP address in the IP data packet with the care-of address of the user equipment, and sends the data packet. Because the final node of the data packet is the node that assigns the forwarding IP address to the user equipment, that is, the gateway, when the gateway receives the data packet, it checks the destination address in the data packet header to know which user the data packet is for device, it then replaces the destination IP address of the packet with the home address of the user device. After the replacement is completed, if other processing of user data such as header compression, encryption and other operations are also placed on the gateway, then the gateway or UPE will perform corresponding operations on the data, and then send the user data to the user through the wireless interface equipment. The user equipment determines a unique IP flow according to the destination IP address, source IP address, source port number, destination port number and protocol type, so as to submit the user data to the real high-level application.
旧的网关会从接入系统间移动性管理器处得知该业务能够应用的接入系统类型402,这通常是在业务开始的时候由接入系统间移动性管理器传递给网关的参数。这个过程将在图5中进行描述。The old gateway will learn from the inter-access system mobility manager the access system type 402 to which the service can be applied, which is usually a parameter passed to the gateway by the inter-access system mobility manager when the service starts. This process will be described in Figure 5.
当用户设备检测到一个新的接入系统的信号足够强时,向无线接入网络的控制实体(在2G/3G网中是BSC或者是RNC,在E-UMTS中可能是基站或者类似于RNC功能的一个实体)发送403测量报告消息,该消息中包括测量到的新系统的信号质量,具体的测量对象及测量值与具体的接入系统有关系,请参见具体文献。例如3G系统的测量以参见3GPP TS25.331中的定义。当无线接入网络的控制实体收到403测量报告后,如果认为目标接入系统的信号足够强,可以让用户切换到目标系统而不影响用户设备的数据接收,那么无线接入网络的控制实体向移动性管理实体(2G/3G中的SGSN或者E-UMTS中的MME),发送404切换需求消息,该消息中包含用户设备的标识,用户设备所在的目标接入系统的位置信息等参数。移动性管理实体察看该用户现在的业务是否在目标接入系统中能够得到很好的支持,如果能,它就要求目标接入系统的网关或者UPE准备网络和无线接口的资源405。这个过程也是与各个系统密切相关的,例如在3G系统中,SGSN会要求目标小区所在的RNC负责在基站中分配无线资源,及SGSN与RNC之间的网络资源,具体过程可以参见3GPP TS25.413和25.331等规范。当无线资源在目标系统中准备完毕之后,目标接入系统的网关会向接入系统间移动性管理器发送407 UE接入系统更新消息,该消息中包含用户设备的永久性标识例如IMSI,临时性标识例如P-TMSI,用户设备的转交地址,用户设备的家乡地址,用户设备所在的接入系统类型等信息。接入系统间移动性管理器收到该消息后,保存用户设备的永久性标识,用户设备的转交地址,用户设备的家乡地址,用户设备所在的接入系统类型等信息,向目标接入系统的网关返回确认消息408 UE接入系统更新确认。该消息中包含用户设备的标识。When the user equipment detects that the signal of a new access system is strong enough, the control entity of the radio access network (BSC or RNC in 2G/3G network, may be a base station or similar to RNC in E-UMTS) An entity of the function) sends a 403 measurement report message, which includes the measured signal quality of the new system. The specific measurement object and measurement value are related to the specific access system. Please refer to the specific literature. For example, the measurement of 3G system can refer to the definition in 3GPP TS25.331. When the control entity of the radio access network receives the 403 measurement report, if it believes that the signal of the target access system is strong enough to allow the user to switch to the target system without affecting the data reception of the user equipment, then the control entity of the radio access network To the mobility management entity (SGSN in 2G/3G or MME in E-UMTS), send 404 a handover requirement message, which includes parameters such as the identifier of the user equipment and the location information of the target access system where the user equipment is located. The mobility management entity checks whether the user's current service can be well supported in the target access system, and if so, it requires the gateway or UPE of the target access system to prepare network and radio interface resources 405 . This process is also closely related to each system. For example, in a 3G system, the SGSN will require the RNC where the target cell is located to be responsible for allocating wireless resources in the base station and network resources between the SGSN and the RNC. For the specific process, please refer to 3GPP TS25.413 and 25.331 and other specifications. After the radio resources are prepared in the target system, the gateway of the target access system will send a 407 UE access system update message to the inter-access system mobility manager, which contains the permanent identifier of the user equipment such as IMSI, temporary Information such as P-TMSI, care-of address of the user equipment, home address of the user equipment, access system type of the user equipment, etc. After receiving the message, the inter-access mobility manager stores information such as the permanent identifier of the user equipment, the care-of address of the user equipment, the home address of the user equipment, the type of the access system where the user equipment is located, and sends information to the target access system. The gateway returns a confirmation message 408 UE access system update confirmation. The message includes the identifier of the user equipment.
当目标接入系统的网关收到408之后,就可以确认该切换可以继续进行。它向源接入系统的移动性管理实体发送消息409切换响应,该消息包含用户设备的标识,用户设备在目标系统中的配置命令等参数。源接入系统的网关给源接入系统的无线接入网络的控制实体发送410切换命令,包含参数用户设备的标识,用户设备在目标系统中的配置命令。无线接入网络的控制实体将用户设备在目标系统中的配置命令包含在411的切换执行中,告知用户设备所在新的接入系统中的参数配置信息。用户设备按照该配置参数,配置其接收与发送参数,就可以实现在新的接入系统中的数据收发了。After the gateway of the target access system receives 408, it can confirm that the handover can continue. It sends a message 409 handover response to the mobility management entity of the source access system, and the message includes the identification of the user equipment, configuration commands of the user equipment in the target system and other parameters. The gateway of the source access system sends 410 a handover command to the control entity of the radio access network of the source access system, which includes the parameter user equipment identifier and configuration command of the user equipment in the target system. The control entity of the radio access network includes the configuration command of the user equipment in the target system in the handover execution in step 411, and notifies the user equipment of the parameter configuration information in the new access system. The user equipment configures its receiving and sending parameters according to the configuration parameters, and then the data sending and receiving in the new access system can be realized.
切换过程完成之后,下行数据流的方向就如412所示。接入系统间移动性管理器作为数据的最终点先收到用户数据,该用户数据的IP包头以用户设备的家乡地址作为目的地地址,因此使得数据流能够最终到达接入系统间移动性管理器。接入系统间移动性管理器保存着用户设备的家乡地址信息,当它收到该数据包之后,察看包头的IP地址,找出相应的用户设备的转交地址。接入系统间移动性管理器将IP数据包中的目的地IP地址替换成用户设备的转交地址,将该数据包进行发送。因为该数据包的最终结点是给用户设备分配转交IP地址的节点,即网关,当网关收到该数据包之后,察看数据包头中的目的地地址,从而得知该数据包是针对哪个用户设备的,然后它将该数据包的目的地IP地址替换成用户设备的家乡地址。完成该替换后,如果对于用户数据的其他处理例如头压缩,加密等操作如果也是放置在网关的话,那么网关或者UPE就要对数据进行相应的操作,然后将用户数据发送通过无线接口发送给用户设备。用户设备根据目的地IP地址,源端IP地址,源端端口号,目的端端口号和协议类型来确定唯一的一个IP流,从而将该用户数据递交给真正的高层应用。因为在切换前后IP流的标识是一直都不变的,因此可以保证数据的连续性。After the handover process is completed, the direction of the downlink data flow is shown in 412 . The inter-access system mobility manager receives user data as the final point of the data. The IP header of the user data uses the home address of the user equipment as the destination address, so that the data flow can finally reach the inter-access system mobility management device. The inter-access mobility manager keeps the home address information of the user equipment. After receiving the data packet, it checks the IP address of the packet header to find out the corresponding care-of address of the user equipment. The inter-access mobility manager replaces the destination IP address in the IP data packet with the care-of address of the user equipment, and sends the data packet. Because the final node of the data packet is the node that assigns the forwarding IP address to the user equipment, that is, the gateway, when the gateway receives the data packet, it checks the destination address in the data packet header to know which user the data packet is for device, it then replaces the destination IP address of the packet with the home address of the user device. After the replacement is completed, if other processing of user data such as header compression, encryption and other operations are also placed on the gateway, then the gateway or UPE will perform corresponding operations on the data, and then send the user data to the user through the wireless interface equipment. The user equipment determines a unique IP flow according to the destination IP address, source IP address, source port number, destination port number and protocol type, so as to submit the user data to the real high-level application. Because the identifier of the IP flow remains unchanged before and after the switchover, data continuity can be guaranteed.
当业务开始的时候,策略和计费规则实体PCRF会将针对该业务的QoS策略和计费规则等信息根据运营商的配置和用户设备的签约数据传送到接入系统间移动性管理器去501,该消息中除了包含用户设备的标识例如IP地址,QoS策略和计费规则之外,还包含该业务可以应用的接入系统类型等信息。502接入系统间移动性管理器保存收到的这些QoS策略和计费规则,及该业务可以应用的接入系统类型等信息。系统间移动性管理器将QoS根据用户设备所在的接入系统提供给网关或者UPE 503。该消息中包含每个IP流的带宽,业务类型,及该业务适用的接入系统类型等信息。网关收到QoS后,保存这些信息,并根据QoS参数给业务提供服务质量的保障。When the service starts, the policy and charging rule entity PCRF will send the information such as the QoS policy and charging rules for the service to the mobility manager between access systems according to the configuration of the operator and the subscription data of the user equipment to 501 , the message not only includes the identification of the user equipment such as IP address, QoS policy and charging rules, but also includes information such as the type of access system to which the service can be applied. 502 The inter-access system mobility manager saves the received QoS policies and charging rules, and the type of access system to which the service can be applied. The inter-system mobility manager provides QoS to the gateway or UPE 503 according to the access system where the user equipment is located. The message includes information such as bandwidth of each IP flow, service type, and access system type applicable to the service. After the gateway receives the QoS, it saves the information and provides service quality assurance for the business according to the QoS parameters.
601网关从用户设备处收到UE登记的消息,检查该消息中包含的用户设备永久性标识例如IMSI,和临时性标识例如P-TMSI。如果该消息中只有永久性标识例如IMSI,那么网关要与HLR进行通信,获得用户设备的鉴权矢量组,并利用这些鉴权矢量对用户设备进行认证。如果该消息中包含P-TMSI类似的临时性标识,那么该网关要通过解析临时性标识获得用户之前所在的旧网关,然后两个网关之间进行通信,获得用户设备的安全上下文等信息。新网关通过获得的安全上下文中的鉴权矢量组对用户设备进行认证。如果网络对该用户设备鉴权602之后认为该用户设备可信,那么网关向接入系统间移动性管理器发送UE IP地址请求消息603,该消息中包含用户设备的临时性标识例如P-TMSI,用户设备的永久性标识例如IMSI,网关给用户设备分配的转交地址,用户设备所处的接入系统类型例如GSM或者GPRS或者UMTS或者E-UMTS等等。随后,如果网关收到从系统间移动性管理器发送的UE IP地址响应消息后604,就将该消息中包含的IP地址作为用户设备的家乡地址保存起来。然后给用户设备发送UE登记接受消息605,该消息中包含用户设备的永久性标识例如IMSI,临时性标识例如P-TMSI,用户设备的家乡IP地址,用户设备所在位置的跟踪区域标识等信息。601 The gateway receives a UE registration message from the user equipment, and checks the permanent identifier of the user equipment such as IMSI and the temporary identifier such as P-TMSI included in the message. If there is only a permanent identifier such as IMSI in the message, the gateway needs to communicate with the HLR to obtain the authentication vector group of the user equipment, and use these authentication vectors to authenticate the user equipment. If the message contains a temporary identifier similar to P-TMSI, then the gateway needs to resolve the temporary identifier to obtain the old gateway where the user was before, and then communicate between the two gateways to obtain information such as the security context of the user equipment. The new gateway authenticates the user equipment through the obtained authentication vector group in the security context. If the network considers the user equipment to be authentic after authenticating the
606网关收到无线接入网络控制实体发送的消息切换需求,察看该消息中包含的目标位置信息例如小区标识等信息,从而得知目标接入系统的类型。根据网关中保存的业务适用接入系统的类型,察看该业务是否允许切换到目标接入系统中去607。如果允许的话,网关给目标接入系统的网关发送切换请求消息608,该消息中包括用户设备所处的目标小区的标识,用户设备的标识,用户设备所使用的业务类型,及业务的一些2/3层的配置等信息。有了这些信息,就可以让目标接入系统的无线接入网络控制实体对用户进行资源预留等操作。源接入系统的网关是通过网络运营商事先配置好的信息知道目标小区所在的接入系统的网关的。随后如果源接入系统网关收到目标接入系统网关的消息切换响应609,就查看该消息。如果该消息确认该切换已经被接受,并且该消息中包含了用户设备切换到目标接入系统的配置参数,那么网关就给用户设备发送切换命令,该命令中包含用户设备在目标接入系统的配置参数,包括物理层的配置,传输信道的配置等参数。配置完后,用户设备就可以在目标接入系统进行数据的收发了。606 The gateway receives the switch request message sent by the radio access network control entity, and checks the target location information contained in the message, such as the cell ID, so as to know the type of the target access system. According to the type of access system applicable to the service stored in the gateway, check whether the service is allowed to be switched to the target access system (607). If allowed, the gateway sends a handover request message 608 to the gateway of the target access system, which includes the identity of the target cell where the user equipment is located, the identity of the user equipment, the service type used by the user equipment, and some 2 of the service /3 layer configuration and other information. With this information, the radio access network control entity of the target access system can perform operations such as resource reservation on the user. The gateway of the source access system knows the gateway of the access system where the target cell is located through information configured in advance by the network operator. Then, if the source access system gateway receives a message switching response 609 from the target access system gateway, it checks the message. If the message confirms that the handover has been accepted, and the message contains the configuration parameters for the user equipment to switch to the target access system, then the gateway sends a handover command to the user equipment, which includes the configuration parameters of the user equipment in the target access system Configuration parameters, including physical layer configuration, transmission channel configuration and other parameters. After configuration, the user equipment can send and receive data in the target access system.
当网关收到从另外一个网关发送的切换请求611时,检查该消息中包含的参数,找到用户设备所在的位置信息,并与该小区所在的无线接入网络控制实体通信,为该用户设备在目标小区中的数据接收准备资源。然后,网关给接入系统间移动性管理器发送消息612 UE接入系统更新,该消息中包括用户设备的临时性标识例如P-TMSI,永久性标识例如IMSI,用户设备现在所处的接入系统类型,用户设备的家乡IP地址,用户设备的新的转交IP地址等信息。然后网关如果从接入系统间移动性管理器处收到613 UE接入系统更新确认消息,就证明接入系统间移动性管理器接受了该更新,以后的数据就会转发给新的网关。网关向源接入系统的网关返回切换响应614消息,该消息中包括用户设备切换到目标接入系统的配置参数,用户标识等参数。When the gateway receives a
网关收到接入系统间移动性管理器发送的关于业务的QoS和该业务适用的接入系统类型信息,就将这些信息保存下来,为用户设备的业务服务质量及以后用户设备的移动性使用。The gateway receives the QoS information about the service and the type of access system applicable to the service sent by the inter-access system mobility manager, and saves the information for the service quality of the user equipment and the mobility of the user equipment in the future. .
接入系统间移动性管理器收到网关发送的UE IP地址请求消息701,检查该消息中包含的用户设备永久性标识例如IMSI,临时性标识例如P-TMSI,并保存它们,然后给该用户设备在其IP地址范围内分配一个IP地址,将该地址包含在发送给网关的响应消息UE IP地址响应消息中702。该消息还包含用户设备的永久性标识和临时性标识。以后接入系统间移动性管理器收到发送给该IP地址的数据包,要按照401和412所述的方法将数据包转发给网关。The inter-access system mobility manager receives the UE IP address request message 701 sent by the gateway, checks the user equipment permanent identification such as IMSI and temporary identification such as P-TMSI contained in the message, saves them, and then sends the user equipment The device allocates an IP address within its IP address range, and includes this address in the response message UE IP Address Response message sent to the gateway 702. The message also contains the permanent identification and the temporary identification of the user equipment. After receiving the data packet sent to the IP address, the inter-access mobility manager will forward the data packet to the gateway according to the methods described in 401 and 412 .
接入系统间移动性管理器收到网关发送的UE接入系统更新消息703,检查该消息中包含的用户设备永久性标识例如IMSI,临时性标识例如P-TMSI,用户设备的家乡地址,用户设备的转交地址,接入系统类型等信息,如果确认该用户设备的家乡地址是由它提供的,并且目标接入系统的类型是允许的,那么就给网关返回UE接入系统更新确认消息,否则就返回UE接入系统更新失败消息。UE接入系统更新确认消息和UE接入系统更新失败中应该包含用户设备永久性标识例如IMSI,临时性标识例如P-TMSI等信息。以后接入系统间移动性管理器收到发送给该IP地址的数据包,要按照401和412所述的方法将数据包转发给网关。The inter-access system mobility manager receives the UE access system update message 703 sent by the gateway, and checks the permanent identifier of the user equipment such as IMSI, the temporary identifier such as P-TMSI, the home address of the user equipment, and the user equipment included in the message. The device's care-of address, access system type and other information, if it is confirmed that the home address of the user equipment is provided by it, and the type of the target access system is allowed, then return the UE access system update confirmation message to the gateway, Otherwise, a UE access system update failure message is returned. The UE access system update acknowledgment message and the UE access system update failure should include information such as the permanent identifier of the user equipment such as IMSI and the temporary identifier such as P-TMSI. After receiving the data packet sent to the IP address, the inter-access mobility manager will forward the data packet to the gateway according to the methods described in 401 and 412 .
接入系统间移动性管理器收到从策略和计费规则功能实体发送的业务质量参数和计费规则参数705,将其保存在对应的用户设备的上下文中706,并将服务质量参数发送给网关,网关利用此参数可以确定给用户提供服务质量的标准。The inter-access system mobility manager receives the QoS parameters and charging rule parameters sent from the policy and charging rule functional entity 705, saves them in the context of the corresponding user equipment 706, and sends the QoS parameters to Gateway, the gateway can use this parameter to determine the standard of service quality for users.
本发明中网关与接入系统间移动性管理器之间的消息也可以采用移动IP中定义的消息类型。图3中UE IP地址请求可以由绑定更新消息代替,而UE IP地址响应可以由绑定确认消息代替。具体的参数可以参见IETF RFC 3775中的定义。图4中UE接入系统更新可以由绑定更新消息代替,而UE接入系统更新确认可以由绑定确认消息代替。具体的参数可以参见IETF RFC 3775中的定义。In the present invention, the message between the gateway and the mobility manager between the access systems can also adopt the message type defined in the mobile IP. In Figure 3, the UE IP address request can be replaced by a binding update message, and the UE IP address response can be replaced by a binding confirmation message. For specific parameters, please refer to the definition in IETF RFC 3775. In Fig. 4, the UE access system update may be replaced by a binding update message, and the UE access system update confirmation may be replaced by a binding confirmation message. For specific parameters, please refer to the definition in IETF RFC 3775.
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