Method and system for notifying attribute of IP address and SGW
First Claim
1. A method for notifying an attribute of an Internet Protocol (IP) address, comprising:
- when a new Serving Gateway (SGW) is taken as a User Equipment'"'"'s (UE'"'"'s) SGW, notifying the new SGW of an attribute of the UE'"'"'s IP address.
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Abstract
A method and a system for notifying an attribute of an Internet Protocol (IP) address and a Serving Gateway (SGW) are disclosed. When an SGW is taken as a User Equipment'"'"'s (UE'"'"'s) SGW, the new SGW can be notified of an attribute of the UE'"'"'s IP address. The technology of notifying an attribute of an IP address in the disclosure can ensure that the new SGW can learn the attribute of the UE'"'"'s IP address in time when the new SGW is taken as the UE'"'"'s SGW. Therefore, a charging gateway function entity connected with the new SGW can accurately charge the UE according to the attribute of the IP address.
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1. A method for notifying an attribute of an Internet Protocol (IP) address, comprising:
when a new Serving Gateway (SGW) is taken as a User Equipment'"'"'s (UE'"'"'s) SGW, notifying the new SGW of an attribute of the UE'"'"'s IP address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for notifying an attribute of an Internet Protocol (IP) address, comprising an Serving Gateway (SGW) confirmation unit and an IP address attribute notification unit, wherein
the SGW confirmation unit is configured to confirm that a new SGW is taken as a UE'"'"'s SGW, and notify the IP address attribute notification unit of the confirmed result; - and
the IP address attribute notification unit is configured to notify a new SGW of an attribute of the User Equipment'"'"'s (UE'"'"'s) IP address according to the notification of the SGW confirmation unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A Serving Gateway (SGW), which is configured to receive an attribute of a User Equipment'"'"'s (UE'"'"'s) Internet Protocol (IP) address, wherein the SGW is one which is newly taken as the UE'"'"'s SGW.
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