[go: up one dir, main page]

WO2012000367A1 - Procédé adapté pour activer des fonctions mtc, élément de réseau de gestion de la mobilité et dispositif mtc - Google Patents

Procédé adapté pour activer des fonctions mtc, élément de réseau de gestion de la mobilité et dispositif mtc Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2012000367A1
WO2012000367A1 PCT/CN2011/075182 CN2011075182W WO2012000367A1 WO 2012000367 A1 WO2012000367 A1 WO 2012000367A1 CN 2011075182 W CN2011075182 W CN 2011075182W WO 2012000367 A1 WO2012000367 A1 WO 2012000367A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
mtc
feature set
mobility management
network element
management network
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/CN2011/075182
Other languages
English (en)
Chinese (zh)
Inventor
谢宝国
李志军
Original Assignee
中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by 中兴通讯股份有限公司 filed Critical 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Publication of WO2012000367A1 publication Critical patent/WO2012000367A1/fr

Links

Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W48/00—Access restriction; Network selection; Access point selection
    • H04W48/02—Access restriction performed under specific conditions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W8/00—Network data management
    • H04W8/18—Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a mobile communication network or, in particular, to an activation method and a mobile device type communication (MTC) characteristic activation method, and a mobile device Sex management network elements and MTC devices.
  • M2M Machine to Machine
  • MTC Machine Type Communication
  • GPRS general packet radio service
  • EPS Evolved Packet System
  • the GPRS network is a second-generation mobile communication network based on packet switching.
  • GPRS evolved into a Universal Mobile Telecommunication System Packet Switch (UMTS PS) domain.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture of an M2M communication service applied to a UMTS PS.
  • an MTC terminal UE accesses a radio network system (Radio Network System, RNS for short) through an MTCu interface, where the RNS includes a NodeB.
  • the radio network controller Radio Network Controller, RFC for short
  • the machine type communication is the M2M application server, which is used to provide the user with the M2M application, and is connected;
  • the MTC terminal transmits data information to the MTC server or other MTC UEs through the GPRS network transmission.
  • the GPRS network establishes a tunnel between the RNC, the Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) and the GGSN to establish a RNC-SGSN-GGSN for the transmission.
  • the tunnel is based on the GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GPRS Tunneling Protocol, referred to as
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the network architecture of the M2M communication service applied to the SAE.
  • the MTC server passes the MTCi interface and the packet data network gateway (Packet Data Network Gate Way, referred to as PDN GW, PGW or P-GW). ) connected.
  • PDN GW Packet Data Network Gate Way
  • PGW Packet Data Network Gate Way
  • MTC Server is mainly responsible for information collection and data storage/processing of MTC devices, and necessary management of MTC devices.
  • the MTC device (MTC UE) is connected to the E-UTRAN through the MTCu interface, and is responsible for collecting the information of the Millennium Collector and interacting with the MTC Server through the EPS network.
  • the MTC UE needs to transmit data information to the MTC Server through the EPS network, and the EPS network is a GTP tunnel between the Serving GateWay (SGW or S-GW) and the PGW, and the data information passes the GTP.
  • SGW Serving GateWay
  • PGW Packet Radio Service
  • the communication object is machine-to-machine, which can be communication between people, machines, communication between machines and servers, and communication between different intelligent terminals.
  • Different application MTC devices have different MTC characteristics, for example, elevator equipment such as elevators have low mobility and PS only characteristics, while monitoring and alarm devices have low mobility, PS only, and also have data transmission and MTC monitoring. characteristic.
  • the various types of MTC features listed above need to be in the user subscription server (ie, the Home Location Register (HLR) in Figure 1 or the Home Subscriber Server (HSS) in Figure 2).
  • HLR Home Location Register
  • HSS Home Subscriber Server
  • the MTC features of the subscription need to be activated after the network side and the MTC device are activated, and the network side and the MTC device need to determine whether to support the activation of these MTC characteristics according to their capabilities or policies.
  • the MTC feature of the MTC device, the MTC device side and the MTC feature supported by the network side may be different.
  • the MTC feature is not supported by the network side or the MTC device, which leads to the MTC feature. For example, if the network side supports the time control feature and the MTC device does not support it, after the network activates the time control feature, the MTC device does not support the feature.
  • a primary object of the present invention is to provide a method for activating an MTC feature and a mobility management network element, so as to prevent the network side or the MTC device from being supported due to the activated MTC feature, thereby causing the service corresponding to the MTC feature to fail.
  • a method for activating an MTC feature including: a user subscription server transmitting an MTC feature set subscribed by an MTC device to a mobility management network element; and the mobility management network element is based on the contracted MTC feature
  • the set, the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device, and the MTC feature set supported by the network side obtain an activateable MTC feature set; the mobility management network element activates the MTC feature in the activatable MTC feature set.
  • the mobility management network element obtains an activateable MTC feature set, where: the MTC device sends the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device to the mobility management network element; the mobility management network element receives and saves the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device; The sex management network element obtains the intersection of the MTC feature set supported by the network side, the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device, and the signed MTC feature set, to obtain an activatable MTC feature set.
  • the method further includes: the mobility management network element sends the set of activatable MTC characteristics to the MTC device; the MTC device receives the set of activatable MTC characteristics, and the activation is activatable The MTC characteristics of the MTC feature set.
  • the mobility management network element deletes the MTC feature set supported by the saved MTC device when the MTC device is detached.
  • the mobility management network element obtains an activateable MTC feature set, where the mobility management network element sends the intersection of the MTC feature set supported by the network side and the subscribed MTC feature set to the MTC device; the MTC device obtains the received MTC feature set.
  • the intersection of the MTC feature set running with the MTC device results in an activatable MTC feature set; the MTC device sends the activatable MTC feature set to the mobility management network element.
  • the method further includes: the MTC device activating the MTC feature in the activatable MTC feature set.
  • the user subscription server sends the subscribed MTC feature set to the mobility management network element.
  • the mobility management network element requests the subscribed server to request the subscribed MTC feature set when receiving the attach request of the MTC device, and the user subscription server moves to the mobile device.
  • the SME management network element returns the signed MTC feature set; or the MTC feature set signed by the user subscription server is changed, the user subscription server sends a notification to the mobility management network element, and sends the changed contracted MTC feature set to the mobility.
  • Manage network elements After the mobility management network element activates the MTC feature in the activatable MTC feature set, the method further includes: the mobility management network element notifying the MTC device, the MTC server, or the MTC feature of the MTC user mobility management network element activation. If the specific MTC feature set in the activated MTC feature set does not include the specific MTC feature set in the contracted MTC feature set, or the set of the activable MTC feature is empty, the method further includes: the mobility management network element is preset to the operator policy or the MTC device.
  • the subscription attribute determines whether the MTC device is allowed to access.
  • the MTC feature set supported by the network side is pre-configured in the mobility management network element or the mobility management network element is generated according to the network capability or a preset operator policy.
  • the MTC feature set supported by the foregoing MTC device is pre-configured in the MTC device or the MTC device is generated according to the capability of the MTC device.
  • a mobility management network element including: a receiving module, configured to receive an MTC feature set of an MTC device subscription from a user subscription server; and an obtaining module configured to set the MTC feature set based on the subscription
  • the MTC feature set supported by the network side and the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device obtain an activateable MTC feature set; and the activation module is set to activate the MTC feature in the activatable MTC feature set.
  • the receiving module is further configured to receive the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device reported by the MTC device; the mobility management network element further includes: a storage module, configured to save the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device; and the acquiring module obtains the MTC supported by the network side The feature set, the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device, and the intersection of the signed MTC feature sets, obtain an activatable MTC feature set.
  • the mobility management network element further includes: a sending module, configured to send an intersection of the MTC feature set supported by the network side and the subscribed MTC feature set to the MTC device; and the receiving module is further configured to receive The set of activatable MTC features returned by the MTC device; the acquisition module obtains an activatable MTC feature set from the receiving module.
  • the mobility management network element further includes: a notification module, configured to notify the MTC device, the MTC server, or the MTC feature activated by the MTC user activation module.
  • a notification module configured to notify the MTC device, the MTC server, or the MTC feature activated by the MTC user activation module.
  • an MTC device including: an obtaining module, configured to obtain an activable MTC feature set, where the activatable MTC feature set is an MTC feature set and network that the MTC device subscribes to An intersection of the MTC feature set supported by the side and the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device; and an activation module configured to activate the MTC feature in the activateable MTC feature set.
  • the foregoing MTC device further includes: a sending module, configured to report the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device to the mobility management network element on the network side; and the acquiring module receives the message carrying the activatable MTC feature set sent by the mobility management network element Get the set of activatable MTC features.
  • the foregoing MTC device further includes: a receiving module, configured to receive an MTC feature set sent by the mobility management network element on the network side, where the MTC feature set is an intersection of the contracted MTC feature set and the MTC feature set supported by the network side; The module obtains an activatable MTC feature set by taking the intersection of the MTC feature set received by the receiving module and the MTC feature supported by the MTC device.
  • the mobility management network element is activated by the MTC feature supported by both the network side and the MTC device side, thereby avoiding the possibility that the MTC feature that cannot be supported by the MTC device side or that cannot be supported by the network side is activated, thereby ensuring The service corresponding to the activated MTC feature can be implemented.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture of an M2M service application in a GPRS network in the related art
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture of an M2M service application in an EPS network in the related art
  • FIG. 3 is a first embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobility management network element
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a preferred mobility management network element according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another preferred mobility management network element according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of still another preferred mobility management network element according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a preferred MTC device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another preferred MTC device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention
  • FIG. FIG. 11 is a signaling flowchart of an MTC feature activation according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention
  • FIG. 12 is a signaling flowchart of MTC feature activation according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention
  • FIG. 13 is a signaling flowchart of MTC feature activation according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention
  • FIG. 14 is a signaling flowchart of MTC feature activation according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention.
  • the mobility management network element 2 includes: a receiving module 20, an obtaining module 22, and an activation module 24.
  • the receiving module 20 is configured to receive the MTC feature set subscribed by the MTC device from the user subscription server 6;
  • the obtaining module 22 is configured to set the MTC feature set supported by the network side, the MTC feature set supported by the network side, and the MTC supported by the MTC device 4.
  • the feature set obtains an activatable MTC feature set;
  • the activation module 24 is configured to activate the MTC characteristics of the above activatable MTC feature set. In an actual application, if the M2M service is applied to the GPRS network as shown in FIG.
  • the mobility management network element 2 is the SGSN, and the user signing server 6 is the HLR; if the M2M service is applied in the figure In the EPS network shown in FIG. 2, the mobility management network element 2 is a Mobility Management Entity (abbreviated as ⁇ ), and the user subscription server 6 is an HSS therein.
  • ⁇ Mobility Management Entity
  • the network side activates the MTC feature, it does not consider whether the MTC feature is supported by the network side or the MTC device side, so that the service corresponding to the activated MTC feature cannot be implemented, and the foregoing is provided by the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a preferred mobility management network element 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Compared with the mobility management network element 2 shown in FIG.
  • the preferred The mobility management network element 2 further includes: a storage module 26, and the receiving module 20 of the preferred mobility management network element is further configured to receive the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device reported by the MTC device 4, and the storage module 26 is configured to After the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device 4 received by the receiving module 20 is saved, the obtaining module 22 obtains the intersection of the MTC feature set supported by the network side, the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device 4, and the MTC feature set signed by the MTC device 4. Go to the above set of activatable MTC features.
  • the MTC device 4 may carry the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device 4, and after receiving the attach request, the receiving module 4 saves the MTC feature set carried by the receiving module 4 to the storage module 26, when the mobility management network element 2 needs
  • the MTC feature is activated, for example, the subscription information of the MTC device 4 delivered by the user subscription server 6 (including the contracted MTC feature set) is obtained.
  • the obtaining module 22 takes the MTC feature set of the subscription, the MTC feature set supported by the network side, and the storage.
  • the intersection of the MTC feature sets supported by the MTC device 4 held by the module 26 activates the MTC characteristics of the intersection.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another preferred mobility management network element 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention, with respect to the mobility management network element 2 shown in FIG.
  • the preferred mobility management network element 2 further includes: a sending module 28 configured to send an intersection of the MTC feature set supported by the network side and the MTC feature set subscribed by the MTC device 4 to the MTC device 4; and the receiving module 20 further sets To receive the above set of activatable MTC features returned by the MTC device, the acquisition module 22 obtains the set of activatable MTC features from the receiving module 20.
  • the MTC device 4 After receiving the intersection of the MTC feature set supported by the network side and the MTC feature set signed by the MTC device 4, the MTC device 4 receives the MTC feature set and the MTC feature set.
  • the MTC feature set of the MTC device 4 is obtained by the MTC device 4, and the MTC feature set is reported to the mobility management network element 2, and the receiving module 20 receives the MTC feature set reported by the MTC device 4.
  • the preferred mobility management network element 2 does not need to actively report the supported MTC characteristics to the MTC device 4, but the MTC device 4 determines that the MTC device 4 can be activated upon receiving the MTC feature set delivered by the mobility management network element 2.
  • the set of MTC features thus avoiding unnecessary reporting.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of still another preferred mobility management network element 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The improvement of the mobility management network element 2 lies in the mobility management.
  • the network element 2 further includes: a notification module 29, configured to notify the MTC device 4, the MTC server, or the MTC feature activated by the MTC user activation module 24. Therefore, the MTC device 4, the MTC server, or the MTC user can obtain the MTC feature activated on the current network side, and perform corresponding operations.
  • the MTC user may be the client of the MTC server or the user's mobile terminal, and the notification module 29 may send a short message notification to the user's mobile terminal, or the notification module 29 may also trigger the MTC server to the MTC.
  • the client of the server sends a message, a message, etc. to notify.
  • the network side needs to be according to an operator policy or The subscription attribute of the MTC device 4 determines whether or not the MTC device 4 is accepted to access the network.
  • the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device 4 may be pre-configured in the MTC device 4, or may be generated by the MTC device 4 according to its capability; and the MTC feature set supported by the network side may be Pre-configured in the mobility management network element 2, it may also be that the mobility management network element 2 is generated according to the operator policy or network capability.
  • the MTC device 4 may include: an obtaining module 40 and an activation module 42.
  • the obtaining module 40 is configured to obtain an activable MTC feature set, where the activatable MTC feature set is an MTC feature set subscribed by the MTC device 4, an MTC feature set supported by the network side, and an MTC feature set supported by the MTC device 4
  • the intersection of the activation module 42 is set to activate the MTC feature in the set of activatable MTC features.
  • the MTC device 4 acquires the MTC feature that is supported by the network side and the MTC device and is contracted by the MTC device, and the activation module 42 activates the MTC feature acquired by the acquisition module 40, thereby ensuring the MTC device.
  • the activated MTC feature can be supported by the network side and the MTC device, and the service corresponding to the activated MTC feature can be implemented.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a preferred MTC device 4 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The preferred MTC device 4 is different from the MTC device 4 shown in FIG. 7.
  • the preferred MTC device 4 further includes: a sending module 44, configured to report the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device 4 to the mobility management network element 2 on the network side, where the obtaining module 40 receives the mobility management network element
  • the sent message carrying the above set of activatable MTC features acquires the set of activatable MTC features.
  • the sending module 44 reports the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device 4 to the mobility management network element 2
  • the mobility management network element 2 acquires and saves the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device 4, and needs to be activated.
  • the MTC feature obtains an intersection of the MTC feature set subscribed by the MTC device 4, the MTC feature set supported by the network side, and the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device 4, activates the MTC feature set in the intersection, and sends the intersection to the MTC device. 4.
  • the preferred MTC device 4 can report the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device 4 to the mobility management network element 2 in advance, so that the time for the mobility management network element 2 to acquire the activatable MTC feature set can be reduced, and the activated MTC feature can be improved. effectiveness.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another preferred MTC device 4 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • the preferred MTC device 4 is the same as the MTC device 4 shown in FIG. 7.
  • the preferred MTC device 4 further includes: a receiving module 46, configured to receive an MTC feature set sent by the mobility management network element 2 on the network side, where the MTC feature set is an MTC feature signed by the MTC device 4
  • the aggregation module sets the intersection of the MTC feature set supported by the network side; the obtaining module 40 obtains the above-mentioned activatable MTC feature set by taking the intersection of the MTC feature set received by the receiving module 46 and the MTC feature supported by the MTC device 4.
  • the preferred MTC device 4 determines the set of MTC features that can be activated only when the MTC feature set delivered by the mobility management network element 2 is received, thereby avoiding unnecessary reporting.
  • the network side needs to be according to an operator policy or The subscription attribute of the MTC device 4 determines whether or not to accept the access of the MTC device 4 to the network -
  • the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device 4 may be pre-configured in the MTC device 4, or may be generated by the MTC device 4 according to its capability; and the MTC feature set supported by the network side may be Pre-configured in the mobility management network element 2, it may also be that the mobility management network element 2 is generated according to the operator policy or network capability.
  • Step S 1002 The MTC feature set that the user subscription server 6 subscribes to the MTC device 4 Sending to the mobility management network element 2; for example, when receiving the attach request of the MTC device 4, the mobility management network element 2 requests the user subscription server 6 for the subscription information of the MTC device 4, and the user subscription server 6 sends the subscription information to the mobility management network.
  • the element 2 returns the subscription information of the MTC device 4, where the MTC feature set signed by the MTC device 4 is included.
  • Step S1004 The mobility management network element 2 obtains an activatable MTC feature set based on the subscribed MTC feature set, the MTC feature set supported by the network side, and the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device 4; for example, the MTC device 4 may be attached.
  • the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device 4 is obtained and saved by the mobility management network element 2, and the mobility management network element 2 takes the signed MTC feature set and the network side support in step S1004.
  • the intersection of the MTC feature set and the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device 4 results in the above set of activatable MTC features. It should be noted that, in this case, when the MTC device 4 is detached, the mobility management network element 2 can delete the saved MTC feature set. Alternatively, in step S1004, the mobility management network element 2 may also take the intersection of the signed MTC feature set and the MTC feature set supported by the network side, and send the intersection to the MTC device 4, and the MTC device 4 acquires the intersection and the intersection. The intersection of the MTC feature sets supported by the MTC device 4 obtains the above set of activatable MTC characteristics, and then sets the MTC feature set to the mobility management network element 2.
  • the MTC feature set supported by the MTC device 4 may be pre-configured in the MTC device 4, or may be generated by the MTC device 4 according to its capabilities; for example, the MTC feature set supported by the network side may be pre-configured in mobility management.
  • the mobility management network element 2 may be generated according to the operator policy or the network capability.
  • the mobility management network element 2 activates the MTC feature in the activateable MTC feature set. For example, after the MTC feature is activated, the mobility management network element 2 may notify the MTC device 4, the MTC Server, or the MTC User of the activated MTC feature information; so that the MTC device 4, the MTC Server, or the MTC User performs the corresponding operations.
  • the MTC user may be the client of the MTC server or the mobile terminal of the user, and the mobility management network element 2 may send a short message notification to the mobile terminal of the user, or the mobility management network element 2 may also trigger the MTC server to The client of the MTC server sends a message, a message, etc. to notify.
  • the mobility management network element 2 is based on The operator policy or the subscription attribute of the MTC device 4 determines whether to allow or allow the MTC device 4 to access.
  • the mobile device moves.
  • the sex management network element 2 uses the MTC feature supported by the network side, the MTC feature supported by the MTC device side, and the MTC feature subscribed by the MTC device 4 to share the MTC feature as an activatable MTC feature, and activates the MTC feature.
  • the MTC feature is activated. If the MTC characteristics of the subscription cannot be activated or the specific MTC characteristics of the subscription cannot be activated, then whether the MTC device 4 is allowed to access according to the operator policy or the subscription.
  • the possibility that the MTC device 4 cannot be supported or the MTC feature that cannot be supported by the network side is activated may be avoided, thereby avoiding the problem that the service corresponding to the MTC feature cannot be implemented.
  • the MTC device 4 cannot be accessed due to the inability of the partial MTC feature to be activated, so that subsequent functions such as monitoring, management, and remote wake-up of the MTC device 4 cannot be implemented.
  • Embodiment 4 In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, when the MTC UE (ie, the MTC device 4) initiates an attach request to the PS network (the GPRS network or the EPS network), the MTC feature supported by the terminal side is carried in the attach request; After the network (that is, the mobility management network element 2) downloads the subscription data of the user from the user subscription server 6 (HLR/HSS), the MTC feature supported by the network side, the MTC feature supported by the terminal side, and the signed MTC feature are used. The intersection, generate an activatable MTC feature to activate, and notify the remote MTC Server or MTC User.
  • the PS network the GPRS network or the EPS network
  • the MTC feature supported by the terminal side is carried in the attach request
  • the network that is, the mobility management network element 2 downloads the subscription data of the user from the user subscription server 6 (HLR/HSS)
  • HLR/HSS user subscription server 6
  • the intersection generate an activatable MTC feature to activate, and notify the remote MTC
  • Step S1101 The MTC UE initiates a network attach request to the SGSN/MME of the core network through a radio access network (RNS), where The attach request carries information such as an International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number (IMSI), a network access capability of the MTC UE, an MTC Feature List (MTC Feature listl) supported by the MTC UE, and an attachment type.
  • the MTC feature set contains a set of all MTC features supported by the terminal side according to its own capabilities.
  • the MTC feature set supported by the terminal side may be configured in advance in the MTC UE, or may be generated by the MTC UE according to the capability thereof;
  • the RNS selects one of the MTC UEs as the core network element SGSN/MME, and sends an attach request to the corresponding SGSN/MME.
  • Step S1102 After receiving the attach request, the SGSN/MME extracts the terminal side support The MTC feature set is saved. Then, the HLR/HSS is requested to download the authentication data to complete the authentication of the MTC UE. If the MTC UE is legal, the SGSN/MME sends a location update request to the HLR/HSS of the home network, carrying the identifier of the MTC UE (IMSI), requesting the terminal.
  • IMSI identifier of the MTC UE
  • the contract data is sent to the MME according to the identifier of the MTC UE, and the subscription user data includes the MTC feature set (ie, MTC Feature list2) signed by the MTC UE; SGSN/ The MME receives the subscriber data, checks whether the MTC UE is allowed to access the network, and returns an owed user response to the HLR/HSS.
  • Step S1104 The SGSN/MME matches the network capability and the terminal capability to determine an activatable MTC feature set.
  • the SGSN/MME may acquire the MTC feature set supported by the network side according to the configuration in the SGSN/MME in advance, or generate the MTC feature set supported by the network side according to the operator policy or the network capability.
  • the SGSN/MME generates an MTC feature set that can be activated by the network and the terminal according to the MTC feature set supported by the terminal side, the MTC feature set supported by the network side, and the contracted MTC feature set.
  • the SGSN/MME activates the MTC characteristics of the MTC feature set on the network side according to the above-mentioned activatable MTC feature set.
  • the SGSN/MME needs to determine whether to allow the MTC UE to access according to the subscription attribute or the operator policy of the MTC UE, for example, in the subscription attribute or operation, if the MTC feature is set to be in the MTC feature set by the MTC UE, or the specific MTC feature is not activated.
  • Step S 1105 SGSN
  • the MME port media plane network element establishes a user plane, and then the SGSN/MME sends an attach accept message to the MTC UE through the radio access network (RNS), allowing the MTC UE to access the network; the attach accept message carries the network and
  • the MTC UE activates all the MTC characteristics in the activatable MTC feature set.
  • the MTC UE returns an attach complete message to the SGSN/MME, in the message.
  • the relevant information about the successful activation of the terminal is notified, and the network is notified that the corresponding MTC feature is activated.
  • Step S1107 optionally, the SGSN/MME notifies the HLR/HSS of the activated MTC feature.
  • Step S 1108 After the MTC feature is activated, the SGSN/MME needs to further notify the remote MTC server or MTC user: Which of the subscribed MTC features The MTC feature has been activated, and the MTC server or MTC user can adjust the relevant M2M service application.
  • an MTC UE initiates an attach request to a PS network (GPRS network or EPS network).
  • the intersection of the MTC feature supported by the network side and the signed MTC feature is sent to the MTC UE as the network-activating MTC feature, and the MTC UE uses the terminal.
  • the intersection of the MTC feature set supported by the side and the received MTC feature set is generated, and the MTC feature that is activated by the network and the terminal is returned to the network, and the network activates all MTC characteristics in the MTC feature, and notifies the remote MTC Server or MTC User.
  • Step S1201 The MTC UE initiates a network attach request to the core network SGSN/MME through the radio access network (RNS), and carries information such as the network access capability and the attachment type of the IMSI and the MTC UE.
  • RNS radio access network
  • the RNS selects one of the MTC UEs as the core network element SGSN/MME, and sends an attach request to the corresponding SGSN/MME.
  • Step S1202 after receiving the attach request, the SGSN/MME requests to download from the HLR/HSS.
  • Authenticating data performing authentication on the MTC UE; if the MTC UE is legal, the SGSN/MME sends a location update request to the HLR/HSS of the home network, carrying the identifier of the MTC UE (IMSI), requesting the subscription user data of the MTC UE; S1203.
  • IMSI identifier of the MTC UE
  • the HLR/HSS sends the subscription user data according to the identifier of the MTC UE.
  • the MME the subscription subscriber data includes the MTC feature set subscribed by the MTC UE; the SGSN/MME receives the subscription subscriber data, checks whether the MTC UE is allowed to access the network, and returns a 4 owed user response to the HLR/HSS; Step S1204, The SGSN/MME matches the network capability, and determines the MTC feature set that can be activated on the network side. The SGSN/MME obtains the MTC feature set that can be activated on the network side according to the MTC feature set supported by the network side and the contracted MTC feature set.
  • Step S1205 The SGSN/MME port media plane network element establishes a user plane load, and then the SGSN/MME sends an attach accept message to the MTC UE through the radio access network (RNS), allowing the MTC UE to access the network, and the attach accept message
  • RNS radio access network
  • the MTC feature set that can be activated by the network side is carried in the network.
  • the MTC UE obtains the MTC feature set that can be activated on the network side from the attach accept message, and obtains the MTC feature supported by the terminal side according to the pre-configuration or according to the MTC UE capability.
  • the MTC UE generates the MTC feature set that the network and the terminal can activate based on the MTC feature set that can be activated on the network side and the MTC feature set supported by the terminal side.
  • the MTC UE activates all the MTC characteristics in the set of the activateable MTC feature on the terminal side.
  • the MTC UE returns an attach complete message to the SGSN/MME, where the message carries the MTC feature set that can be activated by the network and the terminal, and the terminal is successfully activated.
  • the SGSN/MME obtains the MTC feature set that can be activated by the network and the terminal from the attach complete message, and activates the MTC feature on the network side according to the activatable MTC feature set. If all the MTC features or the specific MTC features are not activated in the MTC UE subscription, the network needs to determine whether to allow the MTC UE to access according to the subscription attribute or the operator policy. For example, setting the MTC in the subscription attribute or the operator policy of the MTC UE. If the feature is not activated, the network cannot access the network. In this case, the network needs to reject the access of the MTC UE.
  • Step S 1208 optionally, the SGSN/MME notifies the HLR/HSS of the activated MTC feature, and the HLR/HSS save is activated.
  • the MTC feature information is queried by other network elements.
  • Embodiment 6 when the MTC UE initiates an attach request or a location update (TAU) request to the PS network (the GPRS network or the EPS network), the request message carries the MTC feature supported by the terminal side, and the MTC UE Successfully attached to the network.
  • the HLR/HSS notifies the network of the modified subscription data, and downloads the updated contracted MTC feature to the network.
  • the network uses the MTC feature supported by the network side, the MTC feature supported by the terminal side, and the modified contracted MTC feature to generate an MTC feature that can be activated by the network and the terminal to activate, and notify the remote MTC Server or MTC User.
  • Step S1301 An MTC UE attaches to a PS network, and uses an MTC feature supported by an MTC UE in an attach request or a TAU request message.
  • the set is sent to the SGSN/MME, and the SGSN/MME is saved.
  • the MTC feature set includes the set of all MTC features supported by the terminal side according to its own capabilities.
  • the MTC feature set supported by the terminal side is obtained according to the configuration in advance in the MTC UE, or the MTC UE is generated according to its capability; Step S1302, when the network operator needs to activate a certain MTC feature according to the requirements of the MTC user At the time, the HLR/HSS tampering with the MTC feature subscribed to the MTC UE, and then the HLR/HSS pass The SGSN/MME has changed the subscription user data of the MTC UE, and the modified subscription user data is sent to the network, and the subscription user data includes the MTC feature set of the modified MTC UE subscription. Step S1303: The SGSN/MME matches the MTC feature support capability of the network and the terminal, and determines an activateable MTC feature set.
  • the SGSN/MME obtains, or generates network side support according to the operator policy or network capability according to the pre-network configuration.
  • the set of MTC features Then, the SGSN/MME generates the MTC feature set that the network and the terminal can activate based on the MTC feature set supported by the terminal side, the MTC feature set supported by the network side, and the contracted MTC feature set.
  • the SGSN/MME activates the MTC feature in the MTC feature set on the network side according to the set of activatable MTC characteristics. If the specific MTC feature of the MTC feature set in the MTC UE is not activated, the network needs to determine whether to reject the access of the MTC UE according to the subscription attribute or the operator policy.
  • step S1304 the SGSN/MME sends the TAU accept to the MTC UE in the TAU process.
  • the message allows the MTC UE to perform the location update; the TAU accept message carries the MTC feature set that the network and the terminal can activate, and the MTC UE side activates all the MTC features in the activatable MTC feature set; the MTC UE can return the TAU to the SGSN/MME.
  • the message may carry relevant information about successful terminal activation in the message, and notify the network that the corresponding MTC feature has been activated.
  • Step S1305 optionally, the SGSN/MME notifies the HLR/HSS of the activated MTC feature, and the HLR/HSS saves the activated MTC feature information for other network elements to query;
  • Step S1306 after the MTC feature is activated, the SGSN
  • the /MME needs to further notify the remote MTC server or MTC user to inform the MTC UE of which MTC features are activated.
  • the MTC server or MTC user can adjust according to this information.
  • Related M2M business applications Embodiment 7
  • Embodiment 7 In the seventh embodiment of the present invention, the MTC UE is attached to the PS network (GPRS network or EPS network).
  • the HLR/HSS When an MTC feature of the MTC UE needs to be activated, the HLR/HSS notifies the network of the modified subscription data, and The MTC feature of the updated subscription is downloaded to the network.
  • the intersection of the MTC feature supported by the network side and the subscribed MTC feature of the network is sent to the MTC terminal as the network-activating MTC feature, and the MTC terminal is used.
  • the MTC feature set supported by the terminal side and the received MTC feature set are generated, and the generated MTC feature that is activated by the network and the terminal is returned to the network, and the network activates all MTC characteristics in the activating MTC feature, and notifies the remote MTC.
  • FIG. 14 is a signaling flow chart of MTC feature activation in the seventh embodiment of the present invention, which mainly includes the following steps: Step S 1401: The MTC UE is attached to the PS network, and the terminal has generated the MTC feature set supported by the terminal side.
  • the MTC feature set contains a collection of all MTC features supported by the terminal side according to its own capabilities.
  • Step S1402 When the network operator needs to activate a certain MTC feature according to the requirements of the MTC user, the HLR/HSS tampers with the MTC feature subscribed by the MTC UE; then the HLR/HSS notifies the SGSN/MME of the MTC UE.
  • the subscription user data has been modified, and the modified subscription user data is sent to the network.
  • the subscription user data includes a set of MTC features signed by the modified MTC UE.
  • Step S1403 The SGSN/MME matches the MTC feature support capability of the network, and determines the MTC feature set that can be activated on the network side.
  • the SGSN/MME obtains the MTC feature set supported by the network side according to the network configuration or according to the operator policy or network capability. Then, the SGSN/MME generates an MTC feature set that can be activated on the network side according to the MTC feature set supported by the network side and the modified subscription MTC feature set. Step S1404: The SGSN/MME sends an MTC feature activation request message to the MTC UE by using a certain NAS message, where the request message carries the MTC feature set that can be activated by the network side. Step S1405, the MTC UE obtains the activation request message.
  • Step S1406 The MTC UE returns an MTC feature activation response message to the SGSN/MME by using the NAS message, where the response message carries the information about the MTC feature set that the network and the terminal can activate and the information about the successful activation of the terminal, and notifies the network that the corresponding MTC has been activated. characteristic;
  • the SGSN/MME obtains the MTC feature set that can be activated by the network and the terminal from the MTC feature activation response, and activates the MTC feature in the MTC feature set on the network side according to the activatable MTC feature set. If the specific MTC feature of the MTC UE is not activated, the network needs to determine whether to reject the MTC UE access according to the subscription attribute or the operator policy of the MTC UE. For example, if the MTC feature is not activated in the subscription attribute or the operator policy, The network does not need to access the network. In this case, the network needs to reject the access of the MTC UE.
  • Step S 1407 optionally, the SGSN/MME notifies the HLR/HSS of the activated MTC feature, and the HLR/HSS saves the activated MTC feature information.
  • Step S 1408 after the MTC feature is activated, the SGSN/MME needs to further notify the remote MTC server or MTC user, and inform the MTC features of the signed MTC characteristics that the MTC features have been activated.
  • the MTC server or MTC user can adjust the relevant M2M service application based on this information. From the above description, it can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present invention, after the MTC feature subscribed by the MTC device 4 is sent to the mobility management network element 2, the mobility management network element 2 uses the MTC feature supported by the network side.
  • the MTC feature shared by the MTC device side and the MTC feature signed by the MTC device 4 are used as an activatable MTC feature, and the activatable MTC feature is activated. If the MTC feature of the subscription cannot be activated or the specific MTC feature of the subscription cannot be activated, it is determined whether to allow the MTC device 4 to access according to the operator policy or the subscription. Therefore, the possibility that the MTC device 4 cannot be supported or the MTC feature that cannot be supported by the network side is activated may be avoided, thereby avoiding the problem that the service corresponding to the MTC feature cannot be implemented.
  • the MTC device 4 cannot be accessed due to the inability of the partial MTC feature to be activated, so that subsequent functions such as monitoring, management, and remote wake-up of the MTC device 4 cannot be implemented.
  • a general-purpose computing device which can be concentrated on a single computing device or distributed over a network composed of multiple computing devices.
  • they may be implemented by program code executable by the computing device, such that they may be stored in the storage device by the computing device and, in some cases, may be different from the order herein.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Mobile Radio Communication Systems (AREA)

Abstract

La présente invention se rapporte à un procédé adapté pour activer des fonctions de communication de type machine (MTC). L'invention se rapporte par ailleurs à un élément de réseau de gestion de la mobilité et à un dispositif MTC. Le procédé selon l'invention comprend les étapes suivantes : un serveur d'abonnement d'utilisateur envoie une liste de fonctions MTC souscrites par le dispositif MTC, à l'élément de réseau de gestion de la mobilité (S1002); l'élément de réseau de gestion de la mobilité obtient une liste de fonctions MTC activables, sur la base de ladite liste de fonctions MTC souscrites, de la liste de fonctions MTC prise en charge par le dispositif MTC et de la liste de fonctions MTC prise en charge par le côté réseau (S1004); l'élément de réseau de gestion de la mobilité active les fonctions MTC de la liste de fonctions MTC activables (S1006). La solution technique de la présente invention permet de garantir la mise en œuvre des services correspondant à la liste de fonctions MTC activées.
PCT/CN2011/075182 2010-06-29 2011-06-02 Procédé adapté pour activer des fonctions mtc, élément de réseau de gestion de la mobilité et dispositif mtc WO2012000367A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN201010220424.0 2010-06-29
CN201010220424.0A CN102316436B (zh) 2010-06-29 2010-06-29 Mtc特性的激活方法、移动性管理网元及mtc设备

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2012000367A1 true WO2012000367A1 (fr) 2012-01-05

Family

ID=45401381

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/CN2011/075182 WO2012000367A1 (fr) 2010-06-29 2011-06-02 Procédé adapté pour activer des fonctions mtc, élément de réseau de gestion de la mobilité et dispositif mtc

Country Status (2)

Country Link
CN (1) CN102316436B (fr)
WO (1) WO2012000367A1 (fr)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN104936203A (zh) * 2014-03-17 2015-09-23 中兴通讯股份有限公司 一种确定移动终端能力的方法及装置

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN101552977A (zh) * 2008-03-31 2009-10-07 华为技术有限公司 创建承载方法和移动性管理实体
CN101640879A (zh) * 2008-08-01 2010-02-03 华为技术有限公司 系统间切换能力信息获取和系统接入的方法、装置及系统
WO2010054472A1 (fr) * 2008-11-17 2010-05-20 Sierra Wireless, Inc. Procédé et appareil pour associer des modules d’identité et équipement de terminal

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN101166363B (zh) * 2006-10-18 2012-11-07 华为技术有限公司 获取鉴权策略的方法、鉴权方法、鉴权器、通信设备以及终端

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN101552977A (zh) * 2008-03-31 2009-10-07 华为技术有限公司 创建承载方法和移动性管理实体
CN101640879A (zh) * 2008-08-01 2010-02-03 华为技术有限公司 系统间切换能力信息获取和系统接入的方法、装置及系统
WO2010054472A1 (fr) * 2008-11-17 2010-05-20 Sierra Wireless, Inc. Procédé et appareil pour associer des modules d’identité et équipement de terminal

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CN102316436B (zh) 2016-02-10
CN102316436A (zh) 2012-01-11

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CN103843379B (zh) 信息处理方法和装置
WO2011054299A1 (fr) Procédé et système pour obtenir des informations de terminal de communication de type machine
WO2012051890A1 (fr) Procédé et système de limite d'accès de terminal terminal access limit method and system
US11051268B2 (en) Service activation and deactivation method, device and computer storage medium
WO2011050689A1 (fr) Procédé et système de contrôle d'accès pour un terminal de communication de type machine
CN111277720B (zh) 一种计费方法、装置及系统
WO2013097332A1 (fr) Procédé et système de gestion d'un groupe de terminaux
US20210168585A1 (en) Indication information sending method, apparatus and system, and storage medium
KR101782650B1 (ko) 이동통신 시스템에서의 ｍｔｃ 서비스 네트워크 오버로드의 제어 방법 및 그 장치
WO2011050688A1 (fr) Procédé et système permettant d'obtenir des informations de terminal de communication de type machine
CN102625276B (zh) 一种激活终端的方法和系统
CN102449955B (zh) 控制机器类型通信mtc终端行为的方法、装置和系统
KR20200108863A (ko) 데이터 전송 방법 및 장치, 컴퓨터 저장 매체
CN102883297B (zh) 一种激活终端的方法和系统
CN103188728B (zh) 一种网络拥塞控制方法及系统
WO2012000367A1 (fr) Procédé adapté pour activer des fonctions mtc, élément de réseau de gestion de la mobilité et dispositif mtc
JP2024503095A (ja) アプリケーション関連機能のためのリソース割り当てステータスサブスクリプション
CN103108305A (zh) 一种终端触发消息有效时间控制方法及系统
WO2011134325A1 (fr) Procédé et système pour obtenir une adresse de serveur de communication de type machine
CN111372207B (zh) 对欠费用户的处理方法及相关设备
US11419176B2 (en) Data transmission method and apparatus
WO2013117056A1 (fr) Procédé et dispositif de déclenchement de terminal
WO2012109881A1 (fr) Procédé et dispositif pour le traitement du service de données de paquets en itinérance internationale

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 11800112

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase

Ref document number: 11800112

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1