Method for deactivating ISR and a mobility management unit

• US 8,351,378 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2009
• Issued: 01/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Jing, LIANG, Shuang, Zhu, Jinguo, Lu, Fei
• Primary Examiner(s): PHUNKULH, BOB A
• Application Number:
  US13/002,138
• Publication Number:
  US 20110128915A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,315 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/06 De-registration or detaching
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/32 Release of transport tunnels

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for deactivating ISR and a mobility management unit. Wherein the above method includes: when an ISR deactivation is needed to be performed, the mobility management unit judging whether to perform the following operation by the S-GW according to reasons of the ISR deactivation: the mobility management unit sends a request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW, and carries, in the request message, an identifier which is used to instruct the S-GW to initiate the bearer deletion to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation; or the mobility management unit notifies the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation. The synchronization between the bearer deletion and the network element state in the ISR function deactivation scenarios can be realized by the above technical scheme.

Claims

1. A method for deactivating an Idle Mode Signaling Reduction ISR, which is applicable to a system comprising a Serving-Gateway S-GW and two mobility management units associated with ISR function activation, wherein the method comprises:

when an ISR deactivation is needed to be performed, the mobility management unit judging whether it is necessary to initiate a bearer deletion by the S-GW according to reasons of the ISR deactivation;

in the situation that the judging result is necessary, the mobility management unit sending a request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW, and carrying, in the request message, an identifier which is used to instruct the S-GW to initiate the bearer deletion to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation;

in the situation that the judging result is unnecessary, the mobility management unit notifying the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the deactivation.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the reasons of the ISR deactivation comprise:

a detachment resulted from user equipment power-off, an ISR deactivation caused by a network element shift resulted from the change of users'"'"' location, and a kind of the network detachment initiated by the mobility management unit or a home subscriber server.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein when the reason of the ISR deactivation is the detachment resulted from the user equipment power-off or the ISR deactivation caused by the network element shift resulted from the change of users'"'"' location,the mobility management unit determines that it is necessary to initiate the bearer deletion by the S-GW;

when the reason of the ISR deactivation is the kind of the network detachment initiated by the mobility management unit or the home subscriber server, the mobility management unit determines that it is unnecessary to initiate the bearer deletion by the S-GW.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein after the mobility management unit sending the request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW and carrying the identifier of bearer deletion, the method further comprises:

the S-GW initiating a deleting bearer request to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation;

the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation executing bearer deleting in response to the deleting bearer request, returning a response message and setting its ISR state as deactivation.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the mobility management unit notifying the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation is, in particular,

the mobility management unit sending the request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW, and carrying an instruction information, in the request message of deleting bearer, which is used to instruct the S-GW to notify the other mobility management unit associated with ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation;

wherein after the mobility management unit sending the request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW, the method further comprises;

the S-GW deleting bearer information of the user equipment in the current registration region, sending a deleting bearer response to the mobility management unit, and recording its ISR state as deactivation;

the S-GW sending an ISR deactivation notification message to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation which is used to notify the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the mobility management unit notifying the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation is, in particular,

the mobility management unit sending an ISR deactivation notification to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation notification, which is used to notify the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation.

7. The method according to claim 2, wherein when the reason of the ISR deactivation is the detachment resulted from the user equipment power-off or the ISR deactivation caused by the network element shift resulted from change of users'"'"' location, the mobility management unit sends the request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW, and carrying, in the request message, an identifier which is used to instruct the S-GW to initiate the bearer deletion to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation;

when the reason of the ISR deactivation is the kind of the network detachment initiated by the mobility management unit or the home subscriber server, the mobility management unit notifies the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein after the mobility management unit sending the request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW and carrying the identifier of bearer deletion, the method further comprises:

the S-GW initiating a deleting bearer request to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation;

the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation executing bearer deleting in response to the deleting bearer request, returning a response message and setting its ISR state as deactivation.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the mobility management unit notifying the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation is, in particular,

the mobility management unit sending the request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW, and carrying an instruction information, in the request message of deleting bearer, which is used to instruct the S-GW to notify the other mobility management unit associated with ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation;

wherein after the mobility management unit sending the request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW, the method further comprises;

the S-GW deleting bearer information of the user equipment in the current registration region, sending a deleting bearer response to the mobility management unit, and recording its ISR state as deactivation;

the S-GW sending an ISR deactivation notification message to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation which is used to notify the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation.

10. The method according to claim 7, wherein the mobility management unit notifying the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation is, in particular,

the mobility management unit sending an ISR deactivation notification to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation notification, which is used to notify the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation.

11. The method according to claim 2, wherein after the mobility management unit sending the request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW and carrying the identifier of bearer deletion, the method further comprises:

the S-GW initiating a deleting bearer request to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation;

the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation executing bearer deleting in response to the deleting bearer request, returning a response message and setting its ISR state as deactivation.

12. The method according to claim 2, wherein the mobility management unit notifying the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation is, in particular,

the mobility management unit sending the request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW, and carrying an instruction information, in the request message of deleting bearer, which is used to instruct the S-GW to notify the other mobility management unit associated with ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation;

wherein after the mobility management unit sending the request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW, the method further comprises;

the S-GW deleting bearer information of the user equipment in the current registration region, sending a deleting bearer response to the mobility management unit, and recording its ISR state as deactivation;

the S-GW sending an ISR deactivation notification message to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation which is used to notify the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation.

wherein in the situation that the judging result of the judging means is necessary, the first processing means is performed;

otherwise, the second processing means is performed.

13. The method according to claim 2, wherein the mobility management unit notifying the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation is, in particular,

the mobility management unit sending an ISR deactivation notification to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation notification, which is used to notify the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the mobility management unit sending the request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW and carrying the identifier of bearer deletion, the method further comprises:

the S-GW initiating a deleting bearer request to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation;

the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation executing bearer deleting in response to the deleting bearer request, returning a response message and setting its ISR state as deactivation.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the mobility management unit notifying the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation is, in particular,

the mobility management unit sending the request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW, and carrying an instruction information, in the request message of deleting bearer, which is used to instruct the S-GW to notify the other mobility management unit associated with ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation;

wherein after the mobility management unit sending the request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW, the method further comprises;

the S-GW deleting bearer information of the user equipment in the current registration region, sending a deleting bearer response to the mobility management unit, and recording its ISR state as deactivation;

the S-GW sending an ISR deactivation notification message to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation which is used to notify the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation.

16. The method according to claim 1, wherein the mobility management unit notifying the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation is, in particular,

the mobility management unit sending an ISR deactivation notification to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation notification, which is used to notify the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein the mobility management unit is a mobility management entity or a serving GPRS support node.

18. A mobility management unit, comprising:

judging means, when an Idle Mode Signaling Reduction ISR deactivation is needed, configured to judge whether it is necessary to initiate a bearer deletion by a Serving-Gateway S-GW according to reasons of the ISR deactivation;

first processing means, configured to send a request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW, and to carry an identifier, in the request message, which is used to instruct the S-GW to initiate the bearer deletion to the other mobility management unit associated with an ISR function activation;

second processing means, configured to notify the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation;

wherein in the situation that the judging result of the judging means is necessary, the first processing means is performed;

otherwise, the second processing means is performed.

19. The mobility management unit according to claim 18, wherein

the judging means is also configured to judge whether the reasons of the ISR deactivation is a detachment resulted from the user equipment power-off or a network element shift resulted from the change of users'"'"' location, or a network detachment initiated by the mobility management unit or a home subscriber server;

wherein when the ISR deactivation is caused by the detachment resulted from the user equipment power-off or the network element shift resulted from the change of a user location, the first processing means is performed;

when the ISR deactivation is caused by the network detachment initiated by the mobility management unit or a home subscriber server, the second processing means is performed.

20. The mobility management unit according to claim 18, wherein the mobility management unit is a mobility management entity or a serving GPRS support node.