BEARER SUSPENSION METHOD, BEARER RESUMPTION METHOD, AND GATEWAY AGENT
First Claim
1. A bearer suspension method, comprising:
- receiving, by a gateway agent, a Bearer Suspend Request sent by a mobility management entity (MME) when a user equipment (UE) is handing over from an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) to a global system for mobile communications (GSM)/enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE) radio access network (GERAN), wherein the Bearer Suspend Request includes a bearer identity or a user identity; and
suspending a bearer corresponding to the bearer identity or a bearer corresponding to the user identity according to the Bearer Suspend Request.
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Abstract
A bearer suspension method, a bearer resumption method, and a gateway agent are provided. The bearer suspension method includes the following steps. A gateway agent receives a Bearer Suspend Request sent by a mobility management entity (MME) when a user equipment (UE) is handed over from an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) to a global system for mobile communications (GSM)/enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE) radio access network (GERAN). A bearer that needs to be suspended is suspended according to the request. The bearer resumption method includes the following steps. In a process of handover of a UE from a GERAN to an EUTRAN or tracking area update (TAU) or Service Request, the gateway agent receives a Bearer Resume Request sent by an MME. A bearer that needs to be resumed is resumed according to the request.
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20 Claims
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1. A bearer suspension method, comprising:
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receiving, by a gateway agent, a Bearer Suspend Request sent by a mobility management entity (MME) when a user equipment (UE) is handing over from an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) to a global system for mobile communications (GSM)/enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE) radio access network (GERAN), wherein the Bearer Suspend Request includes a bearer identity or a user identity; and suspending a bearer corresponding to the bearer identity or a bearer corresponding to the user identity according to the Bearer Suspend Request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A gateway agent, comprising:
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a bearer-suspend-request receiving unit, adapted to receive a Bearer Suspend Request sent by a mobility management entity (MME), wherein the Bearer Suspend Request includes a bearer identity or a user identity; and a bearer-suspend processing unit, adapted to suspend a bearer corresponding to the bearer identity or a bearer corresponding to the user identity according to the bearer identity or the user identity included in the Bearer Suspend Request received by the bearer-suspend-request receiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A bearer resumption method, comprising:
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receiving, by a gateway agent, a Bearer Resume Request sent by a mobility management entity (MME) in a process of handover of a user equipment (UE) from a global system for mobile communications (GSM)/enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE) radio access network (GERAN) to an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) or in a process of tracking area update (TAU) or in a process of Service Request, wherein the Bearer Resume Request includes a bearer identity or a user identity; and resuming a bearer corresponding to the bearer identity or a bearer corresponding to the user identity according to the Bearer Resume Request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A gateway agent, comprising:
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a bearer-resume-request receiving unit, adapted to receive a Bearer Resume Request sent by a mobility management entity (MME), wherein the Bearer Resume Request includes a bearer identity or a user identity; and a bearer-resume processing unit, adapted to resume a bearer corresponding to the bearer identity or a bearer corresponding to the user identity according to the bearer identity or the user identity included in the Bearer Resume Request received by the bearer-resume-request receiving unit.
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19. A mobile communication system, comprising:
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a mobility management entity (MME), adapted to send a Bearer Suspend Request or a Bearer Resume Request to a gateway agent, wherein the Bearer Suspend Request or the Bearer Resume Request includes a bearer identity or a user identity; and a gateway agent, adapted to suspend or resume a bearer corresponding to the bearer identity or a bearer corresponding to the user identity according to the Bearer Suspend Request or the Bearer Resume Request sent by the MME. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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