Method and apparatus for determining a bearer for mobile edge computing
First Claim
1. A method for determining a bearer for mobile edge computing (MEC), wherein the method is applied to a handover procedure of user equipment (UE) from a first access network device to a second access network device, wherein data of the UE is handed over from a first bearer between the first access network device and a first serving gateway to a second bearer between the second access network device and a second serving gateway, and the method comprises:
- obtaining a data packet that includes an end marker, wherein the end marker is used to indicate that the UE is in a handover procedure;
obtaining a bearer identifier of the UE and an identifier of the UE according to the data packet that includes the end marker;
sending a first request message to a node of the second bearer, wherein the first request message includes the bearer identifier of the UE and the identifier of the UE, and the first request message is used to request information about the second bearer;
receiving a first response message from the node of the second bearer, wherein the first response message includes the information regarding the second bearer; and
storing the information regarding the second bearer according to the identifier of the UE and the bearer identifier of the UE.
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Abstract
Method and an apparatus for determining a bearer for mobile edge computing are disclosed. A Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) can obtain a data packet that includes an end marker. The MEC can obtain a bearer identifier and an identifier of UE in a handover procedure according to the data packet that includes the end maker, and requests information about the second bearer from a node of a second bearer. The request can include the bearer identifier of the UE and the identifier of the UE. The node of the second bearer can return a response message and information regarding the second bearer according to the request. The MEC can receive the response message and store the information regarding the second bearer according to the identifier of the UE and the bearer identifier of the UE.
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1. A method for determining a bearer for mobile edge computing (MEC), wherein the method is applied to a handover procedure of user equipment (UE) from a first access network device to a second access network device, wherein data of the UE is handed over from a first bearer between the first access network device and a first serving gateway to a second bearer between the second access network device and a second serving gateway, and the method comprises:
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obtaining a data packet that includes an end marker, wherein the end marker is used to indicate that the UE is in a handover procedure; obtaining a bearer identifier of the UE and an identifier of the UE according to the data packet that includes the end marker; sending a first request message to a node of the second bearer, wherein the first request message includes the bearer identifier of the UE and the identifier of the UE, and the first request message is used to request information about the second bearer; receiving a first response message from the node of the second bearer, wherein the first response message includes the information regarding the second bearer; and storing the information regarding the second bearer according to the identifier of the UE and the bearer identifier of the UE. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for determining a bearer, comprising:
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a processor, a memory, a communications interface, and a bus, wherein the processor, the memory, and the communications interface communicate by using the bus and the communications interface is configured to communicate with user equipment (UE), a first access network device, a second access network device, a first serving gateway, a second serving gateway, a node of a first bearer, or a node of a second bearer;
the memory is configured to store a program; andthe processor is configured to execute the program stored in the memory and to; obtain a data packet that includes an end marker, wherein the end marker is used to indicate that the UE is in a handover procedure; obtain a bearer identifier of the UE and an identifier of the UE according to the data packet that includes the end marker; send a first request message to a node of the second bearer, wherein the first request message includes the bearer identifier of the UE and the identifier of the UE, and the first request message is used to request information about the second bearer; receive a first response message from the node of the second bearer, wherein the first response message includes the information regarding the second bearer; and store the information regarding the second bearer according to the identifier of the UE and the bearer identifier of the UE. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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