Method and system for a home NodeB of hybrid access mode to obtain the access mode of a user equipment

• US 8,559,911 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2010
• Issued: 10/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Shengming, Xi, Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): Beamer, Temica M
• Application Number:
  US13/258,331
• Publication Number:
  US 20120129483A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,320 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.1, 455/435.1, 455/433, 455/434, 455/552.1
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/02 Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B

Abstract

A Method and a system for a Home NodeB (HNB) of Hybrid Access Mode to obtain the access mode of a User Equipment (UE) are provided by the present disclosure. During the registering process of the UE, a Home NodeB Gateway (HNB GW) determines the access membership of the UE according to the capability, the register reason of the UE and the access mode of the HNB itself, and transmits the access mode of the UE to the HNB. The method of the present disclosure enables the HNB of Hybrid Access Mode to differentiate subscribers from non-subscribers, therefore ensuing that users of different memberships (Close/Open) are processed differently, so that HNB can realize indeed to process services of different UEs corresponding to different Quality of Service (QoSes).

Claims

1. A method for a Home NodeB (HNB) to obtain an access mode of a user equipment (UE), wherein the HNB supports a CSG function and is in a hybrid access mode, the method comprising:

determining, by a Home NodeB Gateway (HNB GW), whether the UE supports a CSG function and whether the UE is making an emergency call, based on capability and register reason of the UE sent through the HNB from the UE during a UE registering process;

performing, by the HNB GW, an access control on the UE when the UE does not support the CSG function;

determining, by the HNB GW, an access mode of the UE based on a list of International Mobile Subscriber Identities (IMSIs) of UEs subscribed with the HNB, when the UE does not support the CSG function and the UE is not making an emergency call; and

transmitting the access mode by the HNB GW to the HNB,

wherein the list of IMSIs of UEs subscribed with the HNB is stored in the HNB GW and is not stored in the HNB.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

completing registering of the HNB and notifying the access mode of the HNB to the HNB GW, prior to the method.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining an access mode of the UE comprises:

judging, by the HNB-GW, whether the UE accesses with an Open membership or with a Close membership;

if the UE accesses with an Open membership, then the access mode of the UE is Open;

if the UE accesses with a Close membership, then the access mode of the UE is Close.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein

when the HNB-GW determines the UE is making an emergency call, then the HNB-GW determines that the UE accesses with a Close membership and its access mode is Close.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein

when the HNB determines that the UE makes an emergency call according to a calling type of the UE, the HNB determines that the UE accesses with a Close membership and the access mode of the UE is Close.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the access mode of the UE is included into a UE register accept message, or a radio access bearer (RAB) message, or a new added UE access information notification and transmitted to the HNB.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the access mode of the UE presents Close via default and presents Open explicitly;

or, it presents Close or Open explicitly.

10. The method according to claim 2, wherein the access mode of the UE is included into a UE register accept message, or a radio access bearer (RAB) message, or a new added UE access information notification and transmitted to the HNB.

11. The method according to claim 3, wherein the access mode of the UE is included into a UE register accept message, or a radio access bearer (RAB) message, or a new added UE access information notification and transmitted to the HNB.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the access mode of the UE presents Close via default and presents Open explicitly;

or, it presents Close or Open explicitly.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the access mode of the UE presents Close via default and presents Open explicitly;

or, it presents Close or Open explicitly.

8. A system for a Home NodeB (HNB) to obtain an access mode of a user equipment (UE), at least comprising a UE, an HNB and a Home NodeB Gateway (HNB GW), wherein,

the HNB supports a CSG function, is in a hybrid access mode, and is configured for receiving an access mode of the UE from the HNB GW;

the HNB GW is configured for determininq whether the UE supports a CSG function and whether the UE is making an emergency call based on capability and register reason of the UE sent through the HNB from the UE during a UE registering process, performing an access control on the UE when the UE does not support the CSG function, determining the access mode of the UE based on a list of International Mobile Subscriber Identities (IMSIs) of UEs subscribed with the HNB when the UE does not support the CSG function and the UE is not making an emergency call, and transmitting the access mode to the HNB,

wherein the list of IMSIs of UEs subscribed with the HNB is stored in the HNB GW and is not stored in the HNB.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the HNB is further configured for completing registering, and notifying its access mode to the HNB GW.