Apparatus and method for delivering short message service efficiently in wireless communication system

• US 9,179,273 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2012
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jeong, Sangsoo, Lim, Hanna, Cho, Songyean, Kim, Sangbum, Kim, Soenghun, Jang, Jaehyuk, Jeong, Kyeongin
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, MAHENDRA R
• Application Number:
  US13/706,935
• Publication Number:
  US 20130143610A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,062 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 455/432.3, 455/433, 455/433.1, 4554351- 6, 455/452.1, 455/456, 455/709, 455/455, 370/230, 370/242, 370/328, 370/329, 370/310, 370/331
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• 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 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A Short Message Service (SMS) delivery method and apparatus is provided for delivering an SMS message efficiently by selecting a network domain to attach to according to the service provided to a Mobile Station (MS) by the mobile operator network. An SMS delivery method of the present invention includes receiving, at a network node, an Attach/Routing Area Update (RAU) Request message including a parameter indicating an attach/update type and SMS-only service, and transmitting, when SMS in a Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (SGSN) is supported at the core network node, to the mobile station an Attach Accept message including a parameter indicating that SMS in SGSN is supported. The SMS delivery method of the present invention is capable of delivering SMS message efficiently in the wireless communication system.

Claims

1. A method for offering short message service (SMS) by a core network (CN) node in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

receiving first information indicating that a mobile station requests SMS among circuit switched (CS) domain services from the mobile station;

transmitting an update location message including second information indicating that the CN node supports SMS to a home subscriber server (HSS);

receiving subscription data including third information indicating whether SMS via the CN node is supported from the HSS;

transmitting, when SMS via the CN node is supported based on the third information, an attach accept message including fourth information indicating that SMS via packet switched (PS) domain is supported to the mobile station; and

determining whether to perform a location update based on the third information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving fifth information indicating whether the mobile station supports PS domain service from the HSS; and

verifying that the mobile station uses PS domain service and the mobile station supports SMS among CS domain services, based on the fifth information and the third information.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

preventing the CN node from performing the location update, when determined that the mobile station request SMS among CS domain services and the mobile station supports SMS among CS domain services.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the core network node is a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (SGSN).

5. A method for supporting short message service (SMS) by a mobile station in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a core network (CN) node, first information indicating that the mobile station requests SMS among circuit switched (CS) domain services;

receiving, when SMS via the CN node is supported based on subscription data received by the CN node from a home subscriber server(HSS), second information indicating that SMS via packet switched (PS) domain is supported from the CN node;

determining whether to perform a location update procedure via CS domain based on the second information;

when SMS via PS domain is not supported based on the second information, performing the location update procedure for CS domain; and

when SMS via PS domain is supported based on the second information, performing the location update procedure for PS domain.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the receiving further comprises receiving the second information from the CN node if the mobile station only supports SMS among CS domain services and the CN node offers SMS via PS domain.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising saving third information indicating whether SMS via PS domain is supported in the CN node.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the determining whether to perform the location update procedure comprises not performing any procedure via the CS domain, if it is determined that the mobile station only requests SMS among circuit switched domain services and SMS via PS domain is offered.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein the core network node is a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (SGSN).

10. A core network (CN) node for offering short message service (SMS) in a mobile communication system, the core network node comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive and transmit a signal; and

a controller configured to receive first information indicating that a mobile station requests SMS among circuit switched (CS) domain services from the mobile station;

to transmit an update location message including second information indicating that the CN node supports SMS to home subscriber server (HSS);

to receive subscription data, the subscription data including third information indicating whether SMS via the CN node is supported from the HSS,

to transmit, when SMS via the CN is supported based on the third information, fourth information indicating that SMS via packet switched (PS) domain is supported to the mobile station; and

to determine whether to perform a location update based on the third information.

11. The core network node of claim 10, wherein the control receives fifth information indicating whether the mobile station supports PS domain service from the HSS, and verifies that the mobile station uses PS domain service and the mobile station supports SMS among CS domain services, based on the fifth information and the third information.

12. The core network node of claim 10, wherein the controller prevents the CN node from performing the location update, when determined that the mobile station request SMS among CS domain services and the mobile station supports SMS among CS domain services.

13. The core network node of claim 10, wherein the core network node is a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (SGSN).

14. A mobile station for supporting short message service (SMS) in a mobile communication system, the mobile station comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive and transmit a signal; and

a controller configured to transmit, to a core network (CN) node, first information indicating that the mobile station requests SMS among circuit switched (CS) domain services;

to receive, when SMS via the CN node is supported based on subscription data received by the CN node from a home subscriber server(HSS), a second information indicating that SMS via packet switched (PS) domain is supported;

to determine whether to perform a location update procedure via CS domain based on the second information;

when SMS via PS domain is not supported based on the second information, to perform the location update procedure for CS domain; and

when SMS via PS domain is supported based on the second information, to perform the location update procedure for PS domain.

15. The mobile station of claim 14, wherein the controller receives the second information from CN node if the mobile station only supports SMS among CS domain services and the CN node offers SMS via PS domain.

16. The mobile station of claim 14, wherein the controller saves third information indicating on whether SMS via PS domain is supported in the CN node.

17. The mobile station of claim 14, wherein the controller does not perform any procedure via the CS domain if it is determined that the mobile station only requests SMS among circuit switched domain services and SMS via PS domain is offered.

18. The mobile station of claim 14, wherein the core network node is a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (SGSN).