METHOD, SYSTEM, NETWORK SIDE DEVICE, AND UE OF MANAGING CSG MEMBERSHIP

• US 20120100823A1
• Filed: 12/23/2011
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Snaptrack Incorporated (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Chen, Guoqiao, Liu, Juan, Guan, Zhi, Wang, Rui
• Application Number:
  US13/336,776
• Publication Number:
  US 20120100823A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/186 Processing of subscriber group data

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method, system, network side device, and UE of managing CSG membership. The method includes: detecting, by a network side, a change of CSG membership of a UE when the UE camps on a CSG cell and establishes a default bearer; and when detecting the change of the CSG membership of the UE, triggering, by the network, a Detach procedure between the network side and the UE by using an existing path between the network side and the UE, and indicating state information about the CSG membership of the UE, where the state information is used to instruct the UE to perform an operation with respect to the change of the CSG membership according to the state information.

Claims

1. A method of managing closed subscriber group (CSG) membership, comprising:

detecting, by a network side, a change of CSG membership of a user equipment (UE) when the UE camps on a CSG cell and establishes a default bearer; and

when detecting the change of the CSG membership of the UE, triggering, by the network, a Detach procedure between the network side and the UE by using an existing path between the network side and the UE, and indicating state information about the CSG membership of the UE, wherein the state information is configured to instruct the UE to perform an operation with respect to the change of the CSG membership according to the state information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the indicating state information about the CSG membership of the UE comprises one of:

indicating the UE information about changing of the CSG membership of the UE so that the UE updates a local allowed CSG list (ACL) according to the information about changing of the CSG membership;

indicating the UE information about invalidity of the CSG membership of the UE so that the UE deletes information about the CSG from the local ACL according to information about invalidity of the CSG membership of the UE;

or

indicating the UE information about validity of the CSG membership of the UE so that the UE maintains information about the CSG as valid information in the ACL according to information about validity of the CSG membership of the UE.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the triggering a Detach procedure between the network side and the UE is:

triggering, by the network side, the Detach procedure by sending a Detach Request message to the UE.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the UE camping on a CSG cell is:

the UE camping on the CSG cell in emergency access mode.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein:

the UE is not a CSG member, and the UE camping on the CSG cell in emergency access mode comprises;

camping on the CSG cell by sending an emergency access request to the network side.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein:

the UE is a CSG member and accesses the CSG cell as the CSG member, and the UE camping on the CSG cell in emergency access mode comprises;

camping on the CSG cell by sending an emergency access request to the network side after the CSG membership of the UE changes and the UE detaches from the network side.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein the triggering a Detach procedure between the network side and the UE by using an existing path between the network side and the UE, and indicating state information about the CSG membership of the UE comprise:

sending, by a mobility management entity (MME) on the network side, a Detach message to the UE, wherein the Detach message carries information indicating the change of the CSG membership and notification information instructing the UE not to access the network side again, and the information indicating the change of the CSG membership is used to instruct the UE to update a local allowed CSG list (ACL) according to a CSG identity (CSG ID) of a CSG cell where the UE currently camps; and

retaining, by the network side, the default bearer between the network side and the UE, and maintaining a state of the default bearer to “

emergency”

.

8. The method according to claim 4, wherein the triggering a Detach procedure between the network side and the UE by using an existing path between the network side and the UE, and indicating state information about the CSG membership of the UE comprise:

sending, by a mobility management entity (MME) on the network side, a Detach message to the UE, wherein the Detach message carries information indicating the change of the CSG membership, notification information instructing the UE not to access the network side again, and notification information instructing the UE to change an access state, and the information indicating the change of the CSG membership is used to instruct the UE to update a local allowed CSG list (ACL) according to a CSG identity (CSG ID) of a CSG cell where the UE currently camps; and

retaining, by the network side, the default bearer between the network side and the UE, changing a state of the default bearer to “

normal”

, and changing the access state of the UE from “

emergency”

to “

normal”

.

9. The method according to claim 4, wherein the triggering a Detach procedure between the network side and the UE by using an existing path between the network side and the UE, and indicating state information about the CSG membership of the UE comprise:

sending, by a mobility management entity (MME) on the network side, a Detach message to the UE, wherein the Detach message carries information indicating the change of the CSG membership and notification information instructing the UE to access the network side again, and the information indicating the change of the CSG membership is used to instruct the UE to maintain a local allowed CSG list (ACL) according to a CSG identity (CSG ID) of a CSG cell where the UE currently camps;

updating, by the network side, the default bearer between the network side and the UE, and establishing an updated bearer;

changing, by the network side, an access state of the UE from “

emergency”

to “

normal”

after the UE accesses the network side again according to the notification information; and

reusing, by the network side, the updated bearer.

10. The method according to claim 4, wherein the triggering a Detach procedure between the network side and the UE by using an existing path between the network side and the UE, and indicating state information about the CSG membership of the UE comprise:

sending, by a mobility management entity (MME) on the network side, a Detach message to the UE, wherein the Detach message carries information indicating the change of the CSG membership and notification information instructing the UE to access the network side again, and the information indicating the change of the CSG membership is used to instruct the UE to maintain a local allowed CSG list (ACL) according to a CSG identity (CSG ID) of a CSG cell where the UE currently camps;

releasing, by the network side, the default bearer between the network side and the UE;

changing, by the network side, an access state of the UE from “

emergency”

to “

normal”

after the UE accesses the network side again according to the notification information; and

reestablishing, by the network side, a default bearer between the network side and the UE.

11. The method according to claim 5, wherein the sending, by an MME on the network side, a Detach message to the UE comprises:

triggering, by a home subscriber server (HSS) on the network side, the MME to send the Detach message to the UE.

12. The method according to claim 4, wherein the triggering a Detach procedure between the network side and the UE by using an existing path between the network side and the UE, and indicating state information about the CSG membership of the UE comprise:

sending, by a mobility management entity (MME) on the network side, a Detach message to the UE, and releasing the default bearer between the network side and the UE;

receiving a Service Request message sent by the UE, the Service Request message being a message that the UE sends when the UE does not receive the Detach message and needs to initiate a service; and

sending a Service Request Reject message to the UE, wherein the Service Request Reject message carries information indicating the change of the CSG membership and notification information instructing the UE to access the network side again, and the information indicating the change of the CSG membership is used to instruct the UE to maintain a local allowed CSG list (ACL) according to a CSG identity (CSG ID) of a CSG cell where the UE currently camps.

13. A method of managing closed subscriber group (CSG) membership, comprising:

receiving a request message sent by a user equipment (UE) for emergency access to a CSG cell;

obtaining a CSG identity (CSG ID) of the CSG cell according to the request message;

determining that the CSG ID of the CSG cell is in a CSG membership list of the UE on a network side; and

sending a request reject message to the UE, wherein the request reject message carries information indicating that the UE is a member of the CSG cell and notification information instructing the UE to initiate normal access to the CSG cell again.

14. A network side device, comprising:

a detecting unit, configured to detect a change of closed subscriber group (CSG) membership of a user equipment (UE) when the UE camps on a CSG cell and establishes a default bearer; and

a managing unit, configured to;

when the detecting unit detects the change of the CSG membership of the UE, trigger a Detach procedure between the network side and the UE by using an existing path between the network side and the UE, and indicate state information about the CSG membership of the UE, wherein the state information is configured to instruct the UE to perform an operation with respect to the change of the CSG membership according to the state information.

15. The device according to claim 14, wherein the managing unit comprises:

a first sending unit, configured to send a Detach message to the UE when the detecting unit detects the change of the CSG membership of the UE and when a state of the default bearer is “

emergency”

, wherein the Detach message carries information indicating the change of the CSG membership and notification information instructing the UE not to access the network side again, and the information indicating the change of the CSG membership is used to instruct the UE to update a local allowed CSG list (ACL) according to a CSG identity (CSG ID) of a CSG cell where the UE currently camps; and

a first maintaining unit, configured to retain the default bearer between the network side and the UE, and maintain the state of the default bearer to “

emergency”

.

16. The device according to claim 14, wherein the managing unit comprises:

a second sending unit, configured to send a Detach message to the UE when the detecting unit detects the change of the CSG membership of the UE and when a state of the default bearer is “

emergency”

, wherein the Detach message carries information indicating the change of the CSG membership, notification information instructing the UE not to access the network side again, and notification information instructing the UE to change an access state, and the information indicating the change of the CSG membership is used to instruct the UE to update a local allowed CSG list (ACL) according to a CSG identity (CSG ID) of a CSG cell where the UE currently camps; and

a second maintaining unit, configured to retain the default bearer between the network side and the UE, change the state of the default bearer to “

normal”

, and change the access state of the UE from “

emergency”

to “

normal”

.

17. The device according to claim 14, wherein the managing unit comprises:

a third sending unit, configured to send a Detach message to the UE when the detecting unit detects the change of the CSG membership of the UE and when a state of the default bearer is “

emergency”

, wherein the Detach message carries information indicating the change of the CSG membership and notification information instructing the UE to access the network side again, and the information indicating the change of the CSG membership is used to instruct the UE to maintain a local allowed CSG list (ACL) according to a CSG identity (CSG ID) of a CSG cell where the UE currently camps; and

a third maintaining unit, configured to update the default bearer between the network side and the UE, establish the updated bearer, change an access state of the UE from “

emergency”

to “

normal” and

reuse the updated bearer after the UE accesses the network side again according to the notification information.

18. The device according to claim 14, wherein the managing unit comprises:

a fourth sending unit, configured to send a Detach message to the UE when the detecting unit detects the change of the CSG membership of the UE and when a state of the default bearer is “

emergency”

, wherein the Detach message carries information indicating the change of the CSG membership and notification information instructing the UE to access the network side again, and the information indicating the change of the CSG membership is used to instruct the UE to maintain a local allowed CSG list (ACL) according to a CSG identity (CSG ID) of a CSG cell where the UE currently camps; and

a fourth maintaining unit, configured to release the default bearer between the network side and the UE, change an access state of the UE from “

emergency”

to “

normal”

, and reestablish a default bearer between the network side and the UE after the UE accesses the network side again according to the notification information.

19. The device according to claim 14, wherein the managing unit comprises:

a fifth sending unit, configured to send a Detach message to the UE when the detecting unit detects the change of the CSG membership of the UE and when a state of the default bearer is “

emergency”

;

a fifth maintaining unit, configured to release the default bearer between the network side and the UE when the detecting unit detects the change of the CSG membership of the UE and when the state of the default bearer is “

emergency”

; and

a fifth receiving unit, configured to receive a Service Request message sent by the UE, the Service Request message being a message that the UE sends when the UE does not receive the Detach message and needs to initiate a service;

wherein

the fifth sending unit is further configured to send a Service Request Reject message to the UE, wherein the Service Request Reject message carries information indicating the change of the CSG membership and notification information instructing the UE to access the network side again, and the information indicating the change of the CSG membership is used to instruct the UE to maintain a local allowed CSG list (ACL) according to a CSG identity (CSG ID) of a CSG cell where the UE currently camps.

20. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

an emergency access unit, configured to camp on a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell in emergency access mode and establish a default bearer;

a receiving unit, configured to receive a Detach message sent by a network side after the network side detects a change of CSG membership of the UE; and

an operating unit, configured to perform, according to the Detach message an operation with respect to the change of the CSG membership.

21. The UE according to claim 20, further comprising:

a first unit, configured to send a request message for emergency access to the CSG cell;

wherein

the receiving unit is further configured to receive a request reject message that the network side sends according to the request message sent by the first unit when the network side determines that a CSG identity (CSG ID) of the CSG cell is in a CSG membership list of the UE on the network side; and

the operating unit is further configured to send information instructing the UE to initiate normal access to the CSG cell again.