UE, MME, communication control method of UE, and communication control method of MME

• US 10,531,501 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2016
• Issued: 01/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kawasaki, Yudai, Aramoto, Masafumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Towfighi, Afshawn M
• Application Number:
  US15/774,923
• Publication Number:
  US 20180332650A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,153 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0022 for transferring data sessions between adjacent core network technologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/16 Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/27 Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/28 Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/30 Connection release
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

First identification information is a detach type for requesting disconnection from a system optimized for Internet of Things (IoT). A procedure includes a step of transmitting a detach request message that includes at least the first identification information to a core network, and a step of receiving a detach accept message from the core network as a response to the detach request message. Thus, a communication procedure such as an attach procedure suitable for a CIoT terminal is provided.

Claims

1. A User Equipment (UE) comprising:

transmission and/or reception circuitry configured to perform an attach procedure; and

a controller,

wherein

in the attach procedure, the transmission and/or reception circuitry is further configured to;

transmit an ATTACH REQUEST message to a Mobility Management Entity (MME),

receive an ATTACH ACCEPT message from the MME, and

transmit an ATTACH COMPLETE message to the MME,

the UE indicates that, based on transmitting the ATTACH REQUEST message, the UE requests to use of a first processing,

the ATTACH ACCEPT message includes network capability information indicating that performing for a second processing, among the first processing and the second processing, is supported,

the controller is configured to;

interpret that performing for the second processing is accepted, based on receiving the network capability information, and

perform at least the second processing after completion of the attach procedure, based on acceptance of performing of the second processing,

the first processing is a processing that the UE transmits and/or receives user data via the MME by using a communication path for transmitting and/or receiving a control message, and

the second processing is a processing that the UE enters an idle mode with keeping a UE context, in a case that a message to suspend a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection is received from a base station device.

2. The UE according to claim 1, wherein

the UE indicates that, based on transmitting the ATTACH REQUEST message, the UE supports to perform the first processing.

3. A Mobility Management Entity (MME) comprising:

transmission and/or reception circuitry configured to perform an attach procedure; and

a controller,

wherein

in the attach procedure, the transmission and/or reception circuitry is further configured to;

receive an ATTACH REQUEST message from a User Equipment (UE),

transmit an ATTACH ACCEPT message to the UE, and

receive an ATTACH COMPLETE message from the UE,

the MME acquires that, based on receiving the ATTACH REQUEST message, the UE requests to use of a first processing,

the ATTACH ACCEPT message includes network capability information indicating that performing for a second processing, among the first processing and the second processing, is supported,

the network capability information is used by the UE for interpreting that performing for the second processing is accepted,

the controller is configured to perform at least the second processing after completion of the attach procedure, and

the first processing is a processing that the MME forwards user data between the UE and a PDN by using a communication path for transmitting and/or receiving a control message, and

the second processing is a processing that the MME enters an idle mode with keeping a bearer context, in a case that an S1 Application Protocol (S1AP) message is received from a base station device.

4. A communication control method performed by a Mobility Management Entity (MME), the communication control method comprising:

performing an attach procedure;

in the attach procedure,

receiving an ATTACH REQUEST message from a User Equipment (UE);

transmitting an ATTACH ACCEPT message to the UE; and

receiving an ATTACH COMPLETE message from the UE; and

acquiring that, based on receiving the ATTACH REQUEST message, the UE requests to use a first processing,

wherein

the ATTACH ACCEPT message includes network capability information indicating that performing for a second processing, among the first processing and the second processing, is supported,

the network capability information is used by the UE for interpreting that performing for the second processing is accepted,

the MME is configured to perform at least the second processing after completion of the attach procedure,

the first processing is a processing that the MME forwards user data between the UE and a PDN by using a communication path for transmitting and/or receiving a control message, and

the second processing is a processing that the MME enters an idle mode with keeping a bearer context, in a case that an S1 Application Protocol (S1AP) message is received from a base station device.

7. The MME according to claim 4, wherein

the MME acquires that, based on receiving the ATTACH REQUEST message, the UE supports to perform the first processing.

8. The communication control method according to claim 4, wherein

the MME acquires that, based on receiving the ATTACH REQUEST message, the UE supports to perform the first processing.

5. A communication control method performed by a User Equipment (UE), the communication control method comprising:

performing an attach procedure;

in the attach procedure,

transmitting an ATTACH REQUEST message to a Mobility Management Entity (MME);

receiving an ATTACH ACCEPT message from the MME; and

transmitting an attach completion message to the MME; and

indicating that, based on transmitting the ATTACH REQUEST message, the UE requests to use of a first processing,

wherein

the ATTACH ACCEPT message includes network capability information indicating that performing for a second processing, among the first processing and the second processing, is supported,

the UE interprets that performing for the second processing is accepted, based on receiving the network capability information,

the UE is configured to perform at least the second processing after completion of the attach procedure, based on acceptance of performing of the second processing,

the first processing is a processing that the UE transmits and/or receives user data via the MME by using a communication path for transmitting and/or receiving a control message, and

the second processing is a processing that the UE enters an idle mode with keeping a UE context, in a case that a message to suspend a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection is received from a base station device.

6. The communication control method according to claim 5, wherein

the UE indicates that, based on transmitting the ATTACH REQUEST message, the UE supports to perform the first processing.