Method and system for maintaining session continuity when changes occur at the terminal during a session
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining session continuity, comprising:
- triggering a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP) on a home network side of a first user, and establishing a first connection, wherein the first connection comprises a control plane first connection between a Handover Source Function (HOSF) of the first user and the HOAF-CP and a user plane first connection between the HOSF and a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) of a second user;
establishing a control plane connection between the HOAF-CP and a terminal side of the second user, and establishing a session between the first user and the second user through the user plane first connection, the control plane first connection and the control plane connection between the HOAF-CP and a terminal side of the second user;
determining that a handover condition is satisfied, and establishing a second connection, wherein the second connection comprises a control plane second connection between a Handover Destination Function (HODF) of the first user and the HOAF-CP and a user plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-UP; and
continuing the session between the first user and the second user through the user plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-UP, the control plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-CP, and the control plane connection, which is already established between the HOAF-CP and the terminal side of the second user before the handover condition is satisfied.
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Abstract
A method and a system for maintaining session continuity, in which the system includes a Handover Source Function (HOSF), a Handover Destination Function (HODF), a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP) and a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP). The method includes a first user establishing a connection through the HOSF with the HOAF-CP and the HOAF-UP which correspond to a second user, so as to establish a session with the second user. The method further includes that, during session handover, the HODF that corresponds to the HOSF establishing another connection with the HOAF-CP and HOAF-UP though which the first user continues the session with the second user, so as to maintain the session continuity. When access address or access technology of the terminal changes, or even the terminal changes during a session, the method and the system can logically replace the connection before the handover with a new connection to ensure the session continuity.
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64 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining session continuity, comprising:
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triggering a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP) on a home network side of a first user, and establishing a first connection, wherein the first connection comprises a control plane first connection between a Handover Source Function (HOSF) of the first user and the HOAF-CP and a user plane first connection between the HOSF and a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) of a second user;
establishing a control plane connection between the HOAF-CP and a terminal side of the second user, and establishing a session between the first user and the second user through the user plane first connection, the control plane first connection and the control plane connection between the HOAF-CP and a terminal side of the second user;determining that a handover condition is satisfied, and establishing a second connection, wherein the second connection comprises a control plane second connection between a Handover Destination Function (HODF) of the first user and the HOAF-CP and a user plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-UP; and continuing the session between the first user and the second user through the user plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-UP, the control plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-CP, and the control plane connection, which is already established between the HOAF-CP and the terminal side of the second user before the handover condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for maintaining session continuity, comprising:
- a Handover Source Function (HOSF), a Handover Destination Function (HODF), a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP), a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) and a Handover Detection Function;
wherein the HOSF and the HODF are located in a same terminal of a first user or different terminals of the first user, the HOAF-CP is located on a home network side of the first user, the HOAF-UP is located on a terminal side of a second user, and the HOAF-CP is a control resource;the HOSF is configured to establish a first connection comprising a control plane first connection between the HOSF and the HOAF-CP and a user plane first connection between the HOSF and the HOAF-UP when the first user initiates or accepts a session; the HODF is configured to establish a second connection comprising a control plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-CP and a user plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-UP when a handover condition is satisfied; the HOAF-CP is configured to establish the control plane first connection between the HOSF and the HOAF-CP when the first user initiates or accepts the session;
establish a control plane connection between the terminal side of the second user and the HOAF-CP;
establish the control plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-CP when the handover condition is satisfied;
the HOAF-CP is further configured to perform control over the control plane first connection, the control plane second connection and the control plane connection with the terminal side of the second user, and replace the control plane first connection between the HOSF and the HOAF-CP with the control plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-CP;the HOAF-UP is configured to establish the user plane first connection between the HOSF and the HOAF-UP during the establishment of the control plan plane first connection and the control plane connection between the HOAF-CP and the terminal side of the second user;
establish the user plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-UP during the establishment of the control plan plane second connection; and
replace the user plane first connection with the user plane second connection; andthe Handover Detection Function is configured to detect whether the handover condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
- a Handover Source Function (HOSF), a Handover Destination Function (HODF), a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP), a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) and a Handover Detection Function;
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39. A system for maintaining session continuity, comprising:
- a handover Source Function (HOSF), a Handover Destination Function (HODF), a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP), a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) and a Handover Detection Function;
wherein the HOSF and the HODF are located in a same terminal or different terminals of a first user, the HOAF-CP and HOAF-UP are located on a home network side of the first user, the HOAF-CP is control resource, the HOAF-UP is media resource;the HOSF is configured to establish a first connection comprising a control plane first connection between the HOSF and the HOAF-CP and a user plane first connection between the HOSF and the HOAF-UP when the first user initiates or accepts a session; the HODF is configured to establish a second connection comprising a control plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-CP and a user plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-UP when a handover condition is satisfied; the HOAF-CP is configured to establish the control plane first connection between the HOSF and the HOAF-CP when the first user initiates or accepts the session;
establish a control plane connection between a terminal side of a second user and the HOAF-CP;
establish the control plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-CP when the handover condition is satisfied;
the HOAF-CP is further configured to perform control over the control plane first connection, the control plane second connection and the control plane connection between the terminal side of the second user and the HOAF-CP, replace the control plane first connection between the HOSF and the HOAF-CP with the control plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-CP;the HOAF-UP is configured to establish the user plane first connection between the HOSF and the HOAF-UP;
establish a user plane connection between the terminal side of the second user and the HOAF-UP, and connect the user plane connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user with the user plane first connection;
establish the user plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-UP; and
connect the user plane connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user with the user plane second connection instead of the user plane first connection; andthe Handover Detection Function is configured to detect whether the handover condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (40)
- a handover Source Function (HOSF), a Handover Destination Function (HODF), a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP), a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) and a Handover Detection Function;
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triggering a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP) on a home network side of a first user, and establishing a first connection comprising a control plane first connection between a Handover Source Function (HOSF) of the first user and the HOAF-CP and a user plane first connection between the HOSF and a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) on the home network side of the first user, establishing a control plane connection between the HOAF-CP and a terminal side of a second user and a user plane connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user, and establishing a session between the first user and the second user through the control plane first connection, the control plane connection between the HOAF-CP and the terminal side of the second user, the user plane first connection, and the user plane connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user; determining that a handover condition is satisfied, establishing a second connection, wherein the second connection comprises a control plane second connection between a Handover Destination Function (HODF) of the first user and the HOAF-CP and a user plane second connection between the HODF and the HOAF-UP; continuing the session between the first user and the second user through the control plane second connection between the HODF of the first user and the HOAF-CP and the control plane connection between the HOAF-CP and the terminal side of the second user, and the user plane second connection between the HODF of the first user and the HOAF-UP and the user plane connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user.
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42. A method for maintaining session continuity, comprising:
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establishing, by a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP) of an IP multimedia sub-system (IMS) on a home network side of a first user, a control plane first connection and a control plane third connection, wherein the control plane first connection is between a user terminal of the first user and the HOAF-CP, wherein the control plane third connection is between the HOAF-CP and a terminal side of a second user; establishing a user plane first connection between the user terminal and a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) of the IMS, wherein the control plane first connection, the control plane third connection and the user plane first connection achieves a session between the first user and the second user; when a handover condition is satisfied, establishing, by the HOAF-CP, a control plane second connection between the user terminal of the first user and the HOAF-CP, and establishing a user plane second connection between the user terminal and the HOAF-UP; and replacing, by the HOAF-CP, the control plane first connection with the control plane second connection, and replacing the user plane first connection with the user plane second connection, and wherein the control plane second connection, the control plane third connection and the user plane second connection achieves the session after the handover. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 58)
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48. A system for maintaining session continuity, comprising a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP) on a home network side of a first user, wherein the HOAF-CP is configured to communicate with a user terminal of the first user, wherein the HOAF-CP is further configured to:
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establish a control plane first connection and a control plane third connection, wherein the control plane first connection is between the user terminal and the HOAF-CP, and wherein the control plane third connection is between the HOAF-CP and a terminal side of a second user; control to establish a user plane first connection between the user terminal and a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP), wherein the control plane first connection, the control plane third connection and the user plane first connection achieves a session between the first user and the second user; when a handover condition is satisfied, establish a control plane second connection between the user terminal and the HOAF-CP, and control to establish a user plane second connection between the user terminal and the HOAF-UP; and replace the control plane first connection with the control plane second connection, and indicate the HOAF-UP to replace the user plane first connection with the user plane second connection, and wherein the control plane second connection, the control plane third connection and the user plane second connection achieves the session after the handover. - View Dependent Claims (59)
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49. A method for maintaining session continuity, comprising:
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establishing a control plane first connection and a control plane third connection, wherein the control plane first connection is between a user terminal of the first user and a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP) of an IP multimedia sub-system (IMS) on a home network side of the first user, wherein the control plane third connection is between the HOAF-CP and a terminal side of a second user; establishing a user plane first connection between the user terminal and a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) of the IMS and a user plane third connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user, wherein the control plane first connection, the control plane third connection, the user plane first connection and the user plane third connection achieves a session between the first user and the second user; when a handover condition is satisfied, establishing, by the HOAF-CP, a control plane second connection between the user terminal of the first user and the HOAF-CP, and establishing a user plane second connection between the user terminal and the HOAF-UP; and replacing, by the HOAF-CP, the control plane first connection with the control plane second connection, and replacing the user plane first connection with the user plane second connection, and wherein the control plane second connection, the control plane third connection, the user plane second connection and the user plane third connection achieves the session after the handover. - View Dependent Claims (60)
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50. A system for maintaining session continuity, comprising a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP) of an IP multimedia sub-system (IMS) on a home network side of a first user, wherein the HOAF-CP is configured to communicate with a user terminal of the first user and a user terminal of the first user, wherein the HOAF-CP is further configured to:
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establish a control plane first connection and a control plane third connection, wherein the control plane first connection is between the user terminal and the HOAF-CP, and wherein the control plane third connection is between the HOAF-CP and a terminal side of a second user; control to establish a user plane first connection between the user terminal and a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) of the IMS and a user plane third connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user, wherein the control plane first connection, the control plane third connection, the user plane first connection and the user plane third connection achieves a session between the first user and the second user; when a handover condition is satisfied, establish a control plane second connection between the user terminal and the HOAF-CP, and control to establish a user plane second connection between the user terminal and the HOAF-UP; and replace the control plane first connection with the control plane second connection, and indicate the HOAF-UP to replace the user plane first connection with the user plane second connection, and wherein the control plane second connection, the control plane third connection, the user plane second connection and the user plane third connection achieves the session after the handover. - View Dependent Claims (61)
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51. A system for maintaining session continuity, comprising a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP) of an IP multimedia sub-system (IMS) on a home network side of a first user, a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) of the IMS,
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establish a control plane first connection and a control plane third connection, wherein the control plane first connection is between a user terminal of the first user and the HOAF-CP, and wherein the control plane third connection is between the HOAF-CP and a terminal side of a second user; control to establish a user plane first connection between the user terminal and a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) and a user plane third connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user, wherein the control plane first connection, the control plane third connection, the user plane first connection and the user plane third connection achieves a session between the first user and the second user; when a handover condition is satisfied, establish a control plane second connection between the user terminal of the first user and the HOAF-CP, and control to establish a user plane second connection between the user terminal and the HOAF-UP; and replace the control plane first connection with the control plane second connection, and indicate the HOAF-UP to replace the user plane first connection with the user plane second connection, and wherein the control plane second connection, the control plane third connection, the user plane second connection and the user plane third connection achieves the session after the handover; wherein the HOAF-UP is configured to establish the user plane first connection, the user plane second connection and the user plane third connection, and replace the user plane first connection with the user plane second connection. - View Dependent Claims (62)
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52. A method for maintaining session continuity, comprising:
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establishing a first connection, wherein the first connection comprises a control plane first connection between a user terminal of the first user and a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP) on a home network side of the first user and a user plane first connection between the user terminal and a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) of a second user; establishing a control plane connection between the HOAF-CP and a terminal side of the second user, wherein the control plane first connection, the control plane third connection, and the user plane first connection achieve a session between the first user and the second user; determining that a handover condition is satisfied, establishing a second connection, wherein the second connection comprises a control plane second connection between the user terminal of the first user and the HOAF-CP and a user plane second connection between the user terminal and the HOAF-UP; and wherein the user plane second connection between the user terminal and the HOAF-UP, the control plane second connection between the user terminal and the HOAF-CP, and the control plane connection, which is already established between the HOAF-CP and the terminal side of the second user before the handover condition is satisfied, achieves the session after the handover. - View Dependent Claims (63)
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53. A method for maintaining session continuity, comprising:
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establishing a first connection comprising a control plane first connection between a user terminal of the first user and a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP) of an IP multimedia sub-system (IMS) on a home network side of the first user and a user plane first connection between the user terminal and a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) of the IMS on the home network side of the first user; establishing a control plane connection between the HOAF-CP and a terminal side of a second user and a user plane connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user, wherein the control plane first connection, the control plane connection, the user plane connection and the user plane first connection achieve a session between the first user and the second user; determining that a handover condition is satisfied, establishing a second connection, wherein the second connection comprises a control plane second connection between the user terminal of the first user and the HOAF-CP and a user plane second connection between the user terminal and the HOAF-UP; wherein the control plane second connection between the user terminal of the first user and the HOAF-CP, the control plane connection between the HOAF-CP and the terminal side of the second user, the user plane second connection between the user terminal of the first user and the HOAF-UP, and the user plane connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user achieve the session after the handover. - View Dependent Claims (64)
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54. A method for maintaining session continuity, comprising:
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establishing a first connection comprising a control plane first connection between a user terminal of a first user and a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP) of an IP multimedia sub-system (IMS) on a home network side of the first user and a user plane first connection between the user terminal and a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) of the IMS on the home network side of the first user; establishing a control plane connection between the HOAF-CP and a terminal side of a second user and a user plane connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user, and establishing a session between the first user and the second user through the control plane first connection, the control plane connection between the HOAF-CP and the terminal side of the second user, the user plane first connection and the user plane connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user; when a handover condition is satisfied, establishing a second connection, wherein the second connection comprises a control plane second connection between the user terminal of the first user and the HOAF-CP and a user plane second connection between the user terminal and the HOAF-UP; continuing the session between the first user and the second user through the control plane second connection, the control plane connection between the HOAF-CP and the terminal side of the second user, the user plane second connection and the user plane connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user.
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56. A method for maintaining session continuity, comprising:
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establishing a control plane first connection between a user terminal of a first user and a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP) of an IP multimedia sub-system (IMS) on a home network side of the first user and a user plane first connection between the user terminal and a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP) of the IMS on the home network side of the first user; establishing a control plane third connection between the HOAF-CP and a terminal side of a second user and a user plane third connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user, and establishing a session between the first user and the second user through the control plane first connection, the control plane third connection between the HOAF-CP and the terminal side of the second user, the user plane first connection and the user plane third connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user; when a handover condition is satisfied, establishing a control plane second connection between the user terminal of the first user and the HOAF-CP and a user plane second connection between the user terminal and the HOAF-UP; wherein the control plane second connection between the user terminal of the first user and the HOAF-CP, the control plane third connection between the HOAF-CP and the terminal side of the second user, the user plane second connection between the user terminal of the first user and the HOAF-UP, and the user plane third connection between the HOAF-UP and the terminal side of the second user achieve the session after the handover. - View Dependent Claims (55, 57)
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