Communication method, device, and system

• US 10,212,634 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2016
• Issued: 02/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wu, Xiaobo, Wang, Guangwei, Xi, Guobao, Sun, Chao, Wang, Xinyong
• Primary Examiner(s): Renner, Brandon M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rangel, Manuel
• Application Number:
  US15/099,086
• Publication Number:
  US 20160234744A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,041 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00226 wherein the core network technologies comprise IP multimedia system [IMS], e.g. single radio voice call continuity [SRVCC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/22 for handling the traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/32 by location or mobility data, e.g. speed data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/04 using triggered events
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/18 Management of setup rejection or failure

Abstract

A communication method includes: sending, by an MME, a bearer setup request message to an eNodeB, where the bearer setup request message is used to instruct the eNodeB to set up a voice bearer for user equipment; and when the MME receives a bearer setup failure message sent by the eNodeB in response to the bearer setup request message, sending, by the MME, an indication message to the user equipment, where the indication message is used to indicate that a voice over VoIMS of the user equipment is unavailable. When setup of a voice bearer of a VoLTE call fails, the user equipment is notified that a VoLTE is unavailable, so that the user equipment can be prevented from continuing attempting to initiate the VoLTE call and exacerbating cell congestion.

Claims

1. A communication method, comprising:

sending, by a mobility management entity (MME), a bearer setup request message to an evolved NodeB (eNodeB), the bearer setup request message to instruct the eNodeB to set up a voice bearer for user equipment;

when the MME receives a bearer setup failure message sent by the eNodeB in response to the bearer setup request message, sending, by the MME, an indication message to the user equipment, the indication message to indicate that a voice over Internet Protocol IP multimedia subsystem (VoIMS) of the user equipment is unavailable;

sending, by the MME, a first location update request message to a home subscriber server (HSS) according to the bearer setup failure message, wherein the first location update request message is to notify the HSS that the VoIMS of the user equipment is unavailable;

after the sending, by the MME, the indication message to the user equipment;

receiving, by the MME, a second registration request message or a second combined registration request message that is sent by the user equipment; and

sending, by the MME, a second registration acceptance message or a second combined registration acceptance message to the user equipment, wherein the second registration acceptance message or the second combined registration acceptance message comprises second indication information to indicate that the VoIMS of the user equipment is available,

after the sending, by the MME, the second registration acceptance message or the second combined registration acceptance message to the user equipment,

sending, by the MME, a second location update request message to the HSS, wherein the second location update request message is to notify the HSS that the VoIMS of the user equipment is available.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

sending, by the MME, a first registration acceptance message or a first combined registration acceptance message to the user equipment, wherein the first registration acceptance message or the first combined registration acceptance message comprises first indication information to indicate that the VoIMS of the user equipment is unavailable.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

sending, by the MME, a notification message to the user equipment, the notification message to trigger the user equipment to initiate registration or combined registration, wherein;

the notification message is a detach request message;

or

the notification message is a globally unique temporary identity (GUTI) reallocation message, wherein the GUTI reallocation message comprises an invalid tracking area identity (TAI) list.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein:

the detach request message comprises international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) detach indication information.

5. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, by the MME, a first registration request message or a first combined registration request message that is sent by the user equipment in response to a notification message to trigger the user equipment to initiate registration or combined registration, wherein;

the first registration request message is an attach message, and the first registration acceptance message is an attach acceptance message;

or

the first combined registration request message is a combined attach message, and the first combined registration acceptance message is a combined attach acceptance message;

or

the first registration request message is a tracking area update message, and the first registration acceptance message is a tracking area update acceptance message;

or

the first combined registration request message is a combined tracking area update message, and the first combined registration acceptance message is a combined tracking area update acceptance message.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the sending, by the MME, the second registration acceptance message or the second combined registration acceptance message to the user equipment, the method further comprises:

sending, by the MME, the second location update request message to the HSS, wherein the second location update request message is to notify the HSS that the voice over Internet Protocol IP multimedia subsystem IMS VoIMS of the user equipment is available.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein that the bearer setup request message is to instruct the eNodeB to set up the voice bearer for the user equipment comprises:

the bearer setup request message to instruct the eNodeB to set up a bearer whose quality of service class identifier (QCI) is equal to 1 for the user equipment.

8. A mobility management entity comprising:

a memory storing computer-readable instructions; and

at least one hardware processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to cause;

sending, by the mobility management entity (MME), a bearer setup request message to an evolved NodeB (eNodeB), the bearer setup request message to instruct the eNodeB to set up a voice bearer for user equipment;

when the MME receives a bearer setup failure message sent by the eNodeB in response to the bearer setup request message, sending, by the MME, an indication message to the user equipment, the indication message to indicate that a voice over Internet Protocol IP multimedia subsystem (VoIMS) of the user equipment is unavailable;

sending, by the MME, a first location update request message to a home subscriber server (HSS) according to the bearer setup failure message, wherein the first location update request message is to notify the HSS that the VoIMS of the user equipment is unavailable;

after the sending, by the MME, the indication message to the user equipment;

receiving, by the MME, a second registration request message or a second combined registration request message that is sent by the user equipment; and

sending, by the MME, a second registration acceptance message or a second combined registration acceptance message to the user equipment, wherein the second registration acceptance message or the second combined registration acceptance message comprises second indication information to indicate that the VoIMS of the user equipment is available,

after the sending, by the MME, the second registration acceptance message or the second combined registration acceptance message to the user equipment,

sending, by the MME, a second location update request message to the HSS, wherein the second location update request message is to notify the HSS that the VoIMS of the user equipment is available.

9. The mobility management entity according to claim 8, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to execute:

sending a first registration acceptance message or a first combined registration acceptance message to the user equipment, wherein the first registration acceptance message or the first combined registration acceptance message comprises first indication information to indicate that the VoIMS of the user equipment is unavailable.

10. A mobility management entity comprising:

a transmitter configured to send a bearer setup request message to an evolved NodeB (eNodeB), wherein the bearer setup request message is used to instruct the eNodeB to set up a voice bearer for user equipment; and

a receiver configured to receive a bearer setup failure message sent by the eNodeB in response to the bearer setup request message,

wherein;

the transmitter is further configured to send an indication message to the user equipment, wherein the indication message is to indicate that a voice over Internet Protocol IP multimedia subsystem (VoIMS) of the user equipment is unavailable,

the transmitter is further configured to send a first location update request message to a home subscriber server (HSS) according to the bearer setup failure message, wherein the first location update request message is to notify the HSS that the VoIMS of the user equipment is unavailable,

the receiver is further configured to receive a second registration request message or a second combined registration request message that is sent by the user equipment,

the transmitter is further configured to send a second registration acceptance message or a second combined registration acceptance message to the user equipment, wherein the second registration acceptance message or the second combined registration acceptance message comprises second indication information to indicate that the VoIMS of the user equipment is available, and

the transmitter is further configured to send a second location update request message to the HSS, wherein the second location update request message is to notify the HSS that the VoIMS of the user equipment is available.