Bearer establishment method, base station, packet data gateway, and computer system

• US 9,655,156 B2
• Filed: 02/11/2015
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wu, Xiaobo, Zhou, Weihua, Guo, Yali, Zhang, Wanqiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Sheikh, Ayaz
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ghafoerkhan, Faiyazkhan
• Application Number:
  US14/619,483
• Publication Number:
  US 20150156807A1
• Time in Patent Office: 825 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

The present invention provides a bearer establishment method, a base station, a packet data gateway, and a computer system, where the bearer establishment method includes: receiving a D2D mode indication requested by an AF entity or a proximity service server for a source UE, where the D2D mode indication includes a first D2D connection establishment mode or a second D2D connection establishment mode; and according to the D2D mode indication, when a D2D connection can be established successfully, establishing the D2D connection for the source UE; or when a D2D connection cannot be established successfully, establishing a common connection if the D2D mode indication is the first D2D connection establishment mode, and feeding back a connection establishment failure response to the AF entity or the proximity service server if the D2D mode indication is the second D2D connection establishment mode.

Claims

1. A bearer establishment method, comprising:

receiving a device to device (D2D) mode indication requested by an application function entity or a proximity service server for a source user equipment (UE), the D2D mode indication indicating whether the source UE is in a first D2D connection establishment mode or a second D2D connection establishment mode, the first D2D connection establishment mode indicating that the source UE requires that a D2D connection is established preferentially over a common connection, and the second D2D connection establishment mode indicating that the source UE requires that the D2D connection must be established; and

according to the D2D mode indication, when the D2D connection can be established successfully, establishing the D2D connection for the source UE; and

according to the D2D mode indication, when the D2D connection cannot be established successfully;

establishing the common connection for the source UE upon determining the D2D mode indication indicates the first D2D connection establishment mode, and

feeding back a connection establishment failure response to the application function entity or the proximity service server upon determining the D2D mode indication indicates the second D2D connection establishment mode.

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

after the establishing the D2D connection for the source UE, feeding back, to the application function entity or the proximity service server, information that a connection established for the source UE is a D2D connection.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving the D2D mode indication requested by an application function entity or a proximity service server for a source UE comprises:

receiving, by a base station, a bearer establishment request or a bearer modification request sent by a packet data gateway, wherein the bearer establishment request or the bearer modification request carries the D2D mode indication, wherein;

the bearer establishment request is sent to the base station after the packet data gateway receives a policy and charging control rule sent by a policy and charging rules function entity, performs D2D bearer binding on the policy and charging control rule, and determines that a new D2D bearer needs to be established;

the bearer modification request is sent to the base station after the packet data gateway receives a policy and charging control rule sent by a policy and charging rules function entity, performs D2D bearer binding on the policy and charging control rule, and determines that an existing D2D bearer needs to be modified; and

the policy and charging control rule carries the D2D mode indication, and the policy and charging control rule further carries a service requirement of the source UE and an identifier of a target UE.

4. The method according to claim 3, the establishing a common connection for the source UE comprises:

allocating, by the base station after receiving the bearer establishment request, a radio resource to the source UE to establish a D2D bearer, and if the D2D bearer cannot be established successfully, establishing a common bearer for the source UE according to the D2D mode indication;

or

allocating, by the base station after receiving the bearer modification request, a radio resource to the source UE to modify an existing D2D bearer, and if the existing D2D bearer cannot be modified successfully, modifying an existing common bearer for the source UE according to the D2D mode indication.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:

after the establishing a common bearer for the source UE or after the modifying an existing common bearer for the source UE, further comprising, feeding back, by the base station, to the application function entity or the proximity service server by using a network, information that a connection established for the source UE is a common connection.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the feeding back a connection establishment failure response to the application function entity or the proximity service server comprises:

allocating, by the base station after receiving the bearer establishment request, a radio resource to the source UE to establish a D2D bearer, and if the D2D bearer cannot be established successfully, according to the D2D mode indication, rejecting the bearer establishment request, and feeding back the connection establishment failure response to the application function entity or the proximity service server;

or

allocating, by the base station after receiving the bearer modification request, a radio resource to the source UE to modify an existing D2D bearer, and if the existing D2D bearer cannot be modified successfully, according to the D2D mode indication, rejecting the bearer modification request, and feeding back the connection establishment failure response to the application function entity or the proximity service server.

7. A bearer establishment method, comprising:

sending a device to device (D2D) mode indication requested by a user equipment (UE) to a base station, a packet data gateway, or a policy and charging rules function entity, the D2D mode indication indicating whether the UE is in a first D2D connection establishment mode or a second D2D connection establishment mode, the first D2D connection establishment mode indicating that the source UE requires that a D2D connection is established preferentially over a common connection, and the second D2D connection establishment mode indicating that the source UE requires that the D2D connection must be established, so that the base station, the packet data gateway, or the policy and charging rules function entity;

according to the D2D mode indication, when the D2D connection can be established successfully, establishes the D2D connection for the UE; and

according to the D2D mode indication, when the D2D connection cannot be established successfully;

establishes the common connection for the UE upon determining the D2D mode indication indicates the first D2D connection establishment mode, and

feeds back a connection establishment failure response upon determining the D2D mode indication indicates the second D2D connection establishment mode.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

after the sending the D2D mode indication requested by a UE to a base station, a packet data gateway, or a policy and charging rules function entity, receiving information that a connection established for the UE is a D2D connection, wherein;

the information is fed back by the base station, the packet data gateway, or the policy and charging rules function entity, and

the information that a connection established for the UE is a D2D connection is fed back after the base station, the packet data gateway, or the policy and charging rules function entity, according to the D2D mode indication, when the D2D connection can be established successfully, establishes the D2D connection for the UE.

9. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

after the sending the D2D mode indication requested by a UE to a base station, a packet data gateway, or a policy and charging rules function entity, receiving information that a connection established for the UE is a common connection, wherein;

the information is fed back by the base station, the packet data gateway, or the policy and charging rules function entity, and

the information that a connection established for the UE is a common connection is fed back after the base station, the packet data gateway, or the policy and charging rules function entity, according to the D2D mode indication, when the D2D connection cannot be established successfully, establishes the common connection for the UE upon determining the D2D mode indication indicates the first D2D connection establishment mode.

10. A base station, comprising:

at least one hardware processor;

a memory interfaced to the at least one hardware processor, the memory including instructions controlling the at least one hardware processor to implement;

a first receiving module, configured to receive a device to device (D2D) mode indication requested by an application function entity or a proximity service server for a source user equipment (UE), the D2D mode indication indicating whether the source UE is in a first D2D connection establishment mode or a second D2D connection establishment mode, the first D2D connection establishment mode indicating that the source UE requires that a D2D connection is established preferentially over a common connection, and the second D2D connection establishment mode indicating that the source UE requires that the D2D connection must be established;

a first establishing module, configured to;

receive the D2D mode indication from the first receiving module;

according to the D2D mode indication;

when the D2D connection can be established successfully, establish the D2D connection for the source UE, and

when the D2D connection cannot be established successfully and the D2D mode indication indicates the first D2D connection establishment mode, establish a common connection for the source; and

a first feedback module, configured to;

receive the D2D mode indication from the first receiving module; and

according to the D2D mode indication, when the D2D connection cannot be established successfully and the D2D mode indication indicates the second D2D connection establishment mode, feed back a connection establishment failure response to the application function entity or the proximity service server.

11. The base station according to claim 10, wherein:

the first feedback module is further configured to;

when the D2D connection can be established successfully and after the first establishing module establishes the D2D connection for the source UE, feed back, to the application function entity or the proximity service server, information that a connection established for the source UE is a D2D connection.

12. The base station according to claim 10, wherein:

the first receiving module is further configured to receive a bearer establishment request or a bearer modification request sent by a packet data gateway, wherein the bearer establishment request or the bearer modification request carries the D2D mode indication, wherein;

the bearer establishment request is sent to the base station after the packet data gateway receives a policy and charging control rule sent by a policy and charging rules function entity, performs D2D bearer binding on the policy and charging control rule, and determines that a new D2D bearer needs to be established;

the bearer modification request is sent to the base station after the packet data gateway receives a policy and charging control rule sent by a policy and charging rules function entity, performs D2D bearer binding on the policy and charging control rule, and determines that an existing D2D bearer needs to be modified; and

the policy and charging control rule carries the D2D mode indication, and the policy and charging control rule further carries a service requirement of the source UE and an identifier of a target UE.

13. The base station according to claim 12, wherein:

the first establishing module is further configured to;

allocate, after the first receiving module receives the bearer establishment request, a radio resource to the source UE to establish a D2D bearer, and if the D2D bearer cannot be established successfully, establish a common bearer for the source UE according to the D2D mode indication;

or allocate, after the first receiving module receives the bearer modification request, a radio resource to the source UE to modify an existing D2D bearer, and if the existing D2D bearer cannot be modified successfully, modify an existing common bearer for the source UE according to the D2D mode indication.

14. The base station according to claim 13, wherein:

the first feedback module is further configured to;

after the first establishing module establishes the common bearer for the source UE or modifies the existing common bearer for the source UE, feed back, to the application function entity or the proximity service server by using a network, information that a connection established for the source UE is a common connection.