Method for updating location of terminal in wireless communication system and apparatus for supporting same
First Claim
1. A method for performing a mobility management entity (MME) change by a first mobility management entity (MME) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- receiving a tracking area update (TAU) request message from a user equipment (UE) via a base station, wherein the TAU request message includes MME information about a second MME to be changed;
transmitting a context request message to the second MME to request context information of the user equipment;
receiving a context response message including the context information from the second MME, wherein the context information includes user equipment information related to one or more user equipments linked to the user equipments, and MME information related to at least one MME managing the one or more user equipments; and
transmitting a message to the at least one MME to inform that a MME managing a mobility of the user equipment (UE) has been changed from the second MME to the first MME.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for performing, by a first mobility management entity (MME), a change of an MME in a wireless communication system. The present invention may provide a method and an apparatus which receive a tracking area update (TAU) request message including MME information related to a second MME to be changed, from a terminal through a base station; transmits, to the second MME, a context request message requesting context information of the terminal; receives, from the second MME, a context response message including the context information; and transmits, to at least one MME, a message informing that an MME managing mobility of the terminal has changed from the second MME to the first MME.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for performing a mobility management entity (MME) change by a first mobility management entity (MME) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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receiving a tracking area update (TAU) request message from a user equipment (UE) via a base station, wherein the TAU request message includes MME information about a second MME to be changed; transmitting a context request message to the second MME to request context information of the user equipment; receiving a context response message including the context information from the second MME, wherein the context information includes user equipment information related to one or more user equipments linked to the user equipments, and MME information related to at least one MME managing the one or more user equipments; and transmitting a message to the at least one MME to inform that a MME managing a mobility of the user equipment (UE) has been changed from the second MME to the first MME. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for performing, by a home subscriber sever (HSS), a tracking area update (TAU) procedure with a mobility management entity (MME) change in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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receiving from a first MME a location updating request message requesting updating of a location of a user equipment; transmitting a location registration cancel message to a second MME to request cancellation of a location registration of the user equipment; receiving a location registration cancel acknowledge message from the second MME in response to the location registration cancel message; transmitting a location updating acknowledge message to the first MME in response to the location updating message; and transmitting a message to at least one MME managing a mobility of one or more user equipments linked to the user equipment in order to inform that a MME for the user equipment has been changed from the second MME to the first MME, wherein the HSS stores context information about each of the user equipment and the one or more user equipments. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A first mobility management entity (MME) for performing a MME change in a wireless communication system, the first MME comprising:
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a communication unit configured to transmit and receive a radio signal with an external; and a processor functionally coupled to the communication unit, wherein the processor is configured for; receiving a tracking area update (TAU) request message from a user equipment (UE) via a base station, wherein the TAU request message includes MME information about a second MME to be changed; transmitting a context request message to the second MME to request context information of the user equipment; receiving a context response message including the context information from the second MME, wherein the context information includes user equipment information related to one or more user equipments linked to the user equipments, and MME information related to at least one MME managing the one or more user equipments; and transmitting a message to the at least one MME to inform that a MME managing a mobility of the user equipment (UE) has been changed from the second MME to the first MME.
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