CN101646157B - Method for managing pool information and equipment thereof - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method for managing pool information, which is applied to a communication system comprising at least more than two mobility management entities, wherein the mobility management entities (2 and 3) are connected with a base station 1 and provide communication services to the base station 1. When the network topology relationship of the communication system is changed, prior pool management information is acquired from network equipment saving the prior pool management information; and after the pool management information is updated, the updated pool management information is sent to associated network equipment. The technical scheme of the invention can realize the automatic pool information configuration of mobility management entity pools such as MME POOL, SGSN POOL, MSC POOL and the like, and reduce the workload of manual configuration and errors caused by the manual configuration. In addition, the invention also discloses a device for realizing pool information management.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to moving communicating field, relate in particular to method for managing pool information and equipment thereof in a kind of moving communicating field.
Background technology
Third generation affiliate organizes 3GPP in order to strengthen its competitiveness, is devoted to study a kind of brand-new evolvement network at present, is illustrated in figure 1 as the system architecture diagram of this evolvement network.This system comprises the UMTS Terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN, Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network) of evolution, is used to realize all and the wireless function associated of evolvement network.Mobile management network element (MME, Mobility Management Entity) is responsible for the mobile management of chain of command, for example carries out management of user's context and mobile status and distributing user temporary identity sign etc.Gateway (SGW, Serving Gateway) is the user plane anchor point between the 3GPP access network.Grouped data network gateway (PGW, Packet Data Network Gateway) is the user plane anchor point between 3GPP access network and the non-3 GPP access network network."Policy and Charging Rules Function entity (PCRF, Policy and Charging Rule Function) is used for policy control decision and flow based charging controlled function.Home subscriber server (HSS, Home Subscriber Server) is used for storing user subscription information.
In the existing technical scheme, a plurality of MME be for providing communication service for an evolution base station eNB equipment, so-called " MME POOL " technology that Here it is.Certainly it is MSC POOL technology that the similar techniques that more occurs the period of morning also has the mobile services switching centre pool technology of circuit domain, and the Serving GPRS Support Node pool technology of packet domain is that SGSN POOL and Gateway GPRS Support Node pool technology are GGSN POOL technology; For ease of describing; This paper uses this notion of pond (POOL) to be referred to as above-mentioned various forms of POOL technical scheme; Being characterized as on two above core network device as the one of which for an access network device provides communication service, is that an eNB provides communication service like two above MME; Two above SGSN are that a radio network controller (RNC, Radio Network Controller) RNC provides communication service; Perhaps two above MSC are that a base station controller BSC provides service.Can also be the pond framework technology between other core network device in addition, for example a plurality of grouped data network gateway PGW provide identical IP operation service.In MME POOL, can weight information be set for each MME; MME can be related eNB through MME with the evolution base station that S1 interface between the eNB brings physical connection with self weight information, and said eNB is that UE selects proper service MME to reach the load balancing between MME according to the weight information of each MME.The weight information General Definition numerical value of MME with respect to the capacity setting of other MME in the Pool.Weight such as MME1 is 0.1, and the weight of another one MME2 is 0.4, and when other condition was identical or close, then eNB selected MME2 can be higher than MME1 as the probability of the serving MME of subscriber equipment.This weight information not only can be used in MME Pool, can be used in equally among SGSN Pool or the GGSN POOL.SGSN pond management information; Comprise (RAI; Routing Area Identifier) with the inner SGSN of corresponding relation, SGSN Pool of corresponding relation, RNC and the SGSN of RAI and radio network controller (RNC, Radio Network Controller) RNC between addressing information, heavily distribution (Redistribution) function between the SGSN etc. all realize that through manual configuration addressing and network parameter dispose.
In such scheme; Network topology concerns for example radio network controller (RNC; Radio Network Controller) and the addressing relation between addressing relation, SGSN and the GGSN between the SGSN etc.; And the core web network equipment that adopts the POOL technology, for example between the network elements such as MME, SGSN, GGSN load balancing, load heavily distribute etc. function all pass through manual configuration with information configuration in network entities such as access network device and/or core web network equipment.Routing Area Identifier (RAI, Routing Area Identifier) also is to adopt manual being configured with the corresponding relation of RNC in addition, and adopts signalling system No.7 to carry out addressing.Therefore SGSN can directly search out the corresponding RNC of RAI.
In the prior art scheme; In SGSN POOL framework; The corresponding relation of the addressing information of SGSN, SGSN numbering, SGSN and the RNC in POOL and data all are based on manual type and are configured; Same data are wanted repeated configuration repeatedly usually, and in case revise a certain association configuration, the relevant configuration information of all related network equipment that then possibly reset.This configuration mode workload is heavy and occur mistake easily, thereby causes communication failure.
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The embodiment of the invention is intended to propose about the managing pool information scheme, the network equipment pond is disposed automatically and upgrades pond management information.
The embodiment of the invention discloses a kind of method for managing pool information; Be applied to comprise in the communication system in mobile management entity pond; This mobile management entity pond is made up of mobile management entity, comprises two above mobile management entities at least, is used to access network device communication service is provided; Wherein mobile management entity 2 links to each other with base station 1 with mobile management entity 3; For base station 1 provides communication service, when the network topology relation of said communication system changes, obtain said original pond management information from the network equipment of preserving original pond management information; After upgrading said pond management information, the pond management information of said renewal is sent to the network equipment that is associated; This pond management information is the management information in mobile management entity pond, comprises at least one of following information: the address and the numbering of weight information, network topology relation information, mobile management entity.
The embodiment of the invention also discloses a kind of Mobility Management Entity; Be applied to the mobile management entity pond; This mobile management entity pond is made up of mobile management entity, comprises two above mobile management entities at least, is used to access network device communication service is provided; Mobile management entity links to each other with at least one mobile management entity; And link to each other with a base station simultaneously, for the subscriber equipment in the mobile communication being provided communication service and said subscriber equipment being carried out the mobile status management, comprise information acquisition unit, updating block and transmitting element; Said information acquisition unit is used to obtain original pond management information; Said updating block is used to upgrade original pond management information that said information acquisition unit obtains; Pond management information after said transmitting element is used for updating block upgraded send to the opposite end mobile management entity or with said mobile management entity associated base station; This pond management information is the management information in mobile management entity pond, comprises at least one of following information: the address and the numbering of weight information, network topology relation information, mobile management entity.
The embodiment of the invention also discloses a kind of evolution base station, link to each other, one of them that the interface of eating dishes without rice or wine is linked into subscriber equipment said two above mobile management entities is provided with two above mobile management entities in the mobile management entity pond; Wherein, the mobile management entity pond is made up of this mobile management entity, comprises two above mobile management entities at least; Be used to access network device communication service is provided; It is characterized in that, comprise acquiring unit, be used to obtain the pond management information after the renewal.Can also comprise transmitting element, be used for the pond management information that said acquiring unit obtains is sent to the base station, opposite end through inter-base station interface.In addition, when said base station linked to each other with automatic configuration center, said acquiring unit can also be used for obtaining the pond management information of renewal from automatic configuration center or mobile management entity; This pond management information is the management information in mobile management entity pond, comprises at least one of following information: the address and the numbering of weight information, network topology relation information, mobile management entity.
The embodiment of the invention also discloses a kind of automatic configuration center; Said automatic configuration center can link to each other with a plurality of mobile management entities in the mobile management entity pond; Be used to preserve the pond management information of Mobility Management Entity, wherein, the mobile management entity pond is made up of mobile management entity; At least comprise two above mobile management entities, be used to access network device communication service is provided.Comprise acquiring unit, be used for when the network topology relation changes that said automatic configuration center obtains pond management information from mobile management entity, and upgrade the pond management information of self preserving.Can also comprise transmitting element, be used for the pond management information of upgrading is sent to mobile management entity.In addition, said automatic configuration center links to each other with a plurality of base stations, and when the network topology relation changed, said transmitting element also was used for the pond management information after upgrading is sent to continuous base station; This pond management information is the management information in mobile management entity pond, comprises at least one of following information: the address and the numbering of weight information, network topology relation information, mobile management entity.
Use embodiment of the invention disclosed method; Can realize the automatic configuration of pond information and renewal automatically; Reduce the workload of human configuration pond information; Thereby further reduce the mistake that causes because of numerous and diverse configuration operation, reduce the communication failure that causes because of the network topology relationship change, satisfy the better demand that communication service is provided sooner of operator.
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Pond as referred to herein (POOL) management information comprises but is not limited to: in the numbering of inner each MME of the corresponding relation of corresponding relation, RAI and the RNC of tracking area TA and evolution base station eNB address, Pool and IP address, the Pool in the information such as each SGSN numbering and IP address, weight relevant information, network topology relation, specific transactions management any one perhaps several kinds.
The embodiment of the invention newly adds the bookkeeping that network element such as MME or SGSN etc. in the Pool carry out Pool; Include but not limited to that other MME in the MME Pool obtain variation, the RNC that variation, eNB that other SGSN in the scene of network topology relationship change, the SGSNPool obtain the network topology relation obtain the network topology relation and obtain the network topology relationship change, the corresponding relation of TA district and eNB is notified to initiate MME, the corresponding relation of RA district and RNC is notified to initiate SGSN, calculated the weight information of initiate MME (or SGSN), and the weight information that will newly add MME (or SGSN) is handed down to related eNB (RNC) etc.Above-mentioned information has different purposes in different communication service is used, such as the address corresponding relation of TA and eNB, it is used to be mainly used in MME distribution T A district and addressing eNB.The numbering of each MME and IP address corresponding relation can be used for addressing between the inner MME of Pool in the Pool.The weight relevant information can be a reference capacity and benchmark weight, and the MME new through these parameters can calculate the weight of self; The network topology relation is mainly used in the LA Management Room intercommunication; The specific transactions information spinner will refer to the specific transactions that the network equipment can be supported, the follow-up equipment of target network element is if desired supported specific transactions, then need use specific transactions information.In one embodiment of the invention; Artificial manual some essential informations of configuration earlier on the MME that newly joins a MME POOL: (inlet MME refers to the management MME of the MME Pool that certain is specific like the inlet MME address of MME sign, MME Pool; Inlet MME has disposed management information basic in the Pool), also can comprise the number of devices that comprises among pond numbering POOL ID, the MME Pool.After initiate MME powers on; Obtain the IP address from Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server; And according to pre-configured essential information; Inlet MME in MME Pool obtains other configuration informations of MME Pool, thereafter weight parameter of self or the network topology relation after the variation is sent to associated core net equipment such as MME and access network equipment such as eNB.
A kind of method for managing pool information is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention; Be applied to comprise in the communication system of at least two above mobile management entities; Wherein mobile management entity 2 links to each other with base station 1 with mobile management entity 3; For base station 1 provides communication service, when the network topology relation of communication system changes, obtain original pond management information from the network equipment of preserving original pond management information.Original pond management information of obtaining as referred to herein; Comprise from other network equipment of preserving pond management information and obtaining; For example mobile management entity 1 obtains from mobile management entity 2, when network element is controlled oneself when preserving pond management information, and also can be from self obtaining original pond management information.Obtain the renewal of carrying out pond management information after the original pond management information, and the pond management information after will upgrading sends to the network equipment that is associated.The described mobile management entity of the embodiment of the invention can be mobile management network element MME, SGSN or MSC, and corresponding, the base station can be evolution base station eNB, RNC or BSC.In embodiments of the present invention; When joining in the said communication system, new network element such as mobile management entity 1 service is provided for base station 1; Make the network topology of said communication system concern when changing; Mobile management entity 1 obtains original pond management information from mobile management entity 2, and the pond management information after will upgrading sends to mobile management entity 2 or base station 1.Thereafter, mobile management entity 1 can send to mobile management entity 2 with the pond management information after the said renewal, sends to mobile management entity 3 by the pond management information of mobile management entity 2 after with said renewal again.
In one embodiment of the invention, mobile management entity 1 can obtain the address of mobile management entity 3 earlier from mobile management entity 2, and the pond management information after will upgrading sends to mobile management entity 3.
Similarly, invention thought of the present invention also can be applied to mobile management entity of deletion from said communication system, thereby makes the application scenarios that the network topology relation changes.Obtain after the management information of original pond and upgrade pond management information, the pond management information after will upgrading thereafter also sends to the network equipment that is associated.The network equipment that is associated here refers to the network equipment that physical connection concerns.All there is incidence relation in mobile management entity 1 with base station 1 and mobile management entity 2.
More specifically; Can inventive concept be applied to the management and the configuration of weight information; When said mobile management entity 1 joins in the said communication system; Said mobile management entity 1 obtains original weight information from mobile management entity 2, and calculates the weight information that makes new advances according to said original weight information, and the weight information after will upgrading thereafter sends to the network equipment that is associated that comprises mobile management entity 2.
In one embodiment of the invention; If the new base station 2 that adds in the said communication system; Two above mobile management entities link to each other in wherein said base station 2 and the pond; When thereby the network topology relation that makes said communication system changes, obtains original pond management information and upgrade, and the pond management information of renewal is sent to the network equipment that is associated that comprises base station 2.Pond management information after will upgrading in one embodiment of the invention sends to base station 2 and comprises: send to base station 1 earlier, send to base station 2 by base station 1 through the interface between the base station then; Perhaps, directly send to base station 2.
In one embodiment of the invention, can further include automatic configuration center, all mobile management entities link to each other in said automatic configuration center and the pond, are used to preserve pond management information; When the network topology relation of said communication system changed, said automatic configuration center obtained original pond management information and upgrades, and thereafter the pond management information of upgrading is sent to mobile management entity or base station.
The described pond of the foregoing description management information can comprise at least one of following information: the address and the numbering of weight information, network topology relation information, mobile management entity.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and specific embodiment technical scheme of the present invention is carried out detailed explanation.
Shown in Figure 2 is the system architecture diagram in the mobile management entity pond in one embodiment of the present of invention, the existing bookkeeping of introducing Pool as example.The mobile management entity of present embodiment indication includes but not limited to MME or SGSN.
Step 1, the mobile management entity 2 of mobile management entity 1 in Pool that newly is added to the mobile management entity pond send message; Request obtains pond management information; This configuration information comprises but in the numbering that is not limited to each mobile management entity in the corresponding relation (corresponding relation of RAI and RNC), Pool of TA and eNB address and the pond management information such as IP address, weight relevant information (information relevant according to this weight can confirm newly to add the mobile management entity weight), network topology relation, specific transactions any one perhaps several kinds.
After step 2, mobile management entity 1 obtain the weight relevant information of other mobile management entity such as mobile management entity 2 or mobile management entity 3; Contrast through fiducial value and the absolute capacity of self; Extrapolate the weighted value of mobile management entity 1 self, the weight with self sends to remaining mobile management entity in the Pool through the interface between mobile management entity thereafter.
Through the S1 interface, notice concerns relevant eNB for the network topology of in first step, obtaining with up-to-date weighted value for step 3, mobile management entity 1.In another embodiment of the present invention, mobile management entity 1 is notified any eNB related with it with the weight of self, can the weight of up-to-date MME be notified to all the other eNB by this eNB through the interface between the eNB thereafter.
After having eNB and the mobile management entity 2 in the mobile management entity pond or the mobile management entity 3 of physical connection to get access to the weight of mobile management entity 1 with mobile management entity 1, can in the mobile management entity pond, carry out load balancing according to this weighted value through said method.Use the embodiment of the invention, network side has been realized the automatic configuration of equipment pond the in, and the weight information of the mobile management entity through issuing new adding pond, has practiced thrift manpower and financial resources, to the pond management method of operator's more convenient and quicker.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, can realize the automatic configuration of network topology relation.
Step 1, the mobile management entity 2 of mobile management entity 1 in Pool that newly is added to the mobile management entity pond send message; Request obtains pond management information, and this configuration information comprises but is not limited to the corresponding relation (corresponding relation of RAI and RNC) of TA and eNB address, the numbering of interior each mobile management entity of Pool and any one perhaps several kinds in the pond management information such as IP address, network topology relation.
Step 2, mobile management entity 1 combine to obtain new network topology relation with the self networks topological relation with the network topology relation of obtaining, and give other mobile management entity in the Pool with said new network topology relation notice.Advice method can be the form of multicast or broadcasting.
Step 3, mobile management entity 1 notify the latest network topological relation to association base station such as evolution base station eNB, also can notify one of them eNB, then by these all the other eNB through between the eNB or RNC between interface know the latest network topological relation.
In other execution mode of the present invention; All can be like out of Memory such as addressing relations by other mobile management entities in this mobile management entity notice Pool; In addition, the network equipments such as SGSN, PGW and SGW all can use the principle of above-mentioned execution mode, realize the automatic configuration of pond management information.Also can realize the automatic configuration of multiple pond management information in addition simultaneously, for example obtain weight information and network topology relation simultaneously, and transmit at the corresponding network equipment room.
The foregoing description through between the equipment of the core network or between the access network equipment directly or obtain the renewal and/or the weight information of the network topology relation that initiate MME or SGSN relate to indirectly; In other execution mode of the present invention; Pond management information after also can obtaining other in a manner described and upgrading; When said method also can be applicable to from a Pool, remove a mobile management entity such as MME or SGSN in addition, adopt aforesaid way to carry out the renewal of the pond management information such as renewal, weight information renewal of network topology relation.When for example from MME Pool, removing a MME1, MME1 through with other MME between interface send message and give other MME in the Pool that is associated in this MME; Perhaps send message and give the eNB that is associated through the S1 interface, the order of carrying deletion MME in the message with and the sign of corresponding MME, after all devices is received this message, can delete the information that is associated with said MME.
Introduce automatic configuration center ACS configuration in another embodiment of the present invention.Wherein automatically configuration center ACS generally can have modeling, automatically dispose and adjust network data, detect and save the function of system mistake automatically, this entity can be used as an independent function entity or it is provided with on the dns server.Automatically configuration center is appreciated that the most basic device parameter of artificial input, and ACS can dispose the information with this device association automatically.
The network equipment can directly obtain information from ACS; Perhaps obtain information indirectly, pond management information is passed to the OM operating maintenance terminal, through configuration this information is passed to equipment of the core network by operating maintenance terminal such as ACS from ACS.
Be example and combine 3 pairs of embodiment of the invention 2 of accompanying drawing to be described in detail with MME POOL at present:
After step 1, MME1 add Pool; By automatic configuration center ACS pond management information is handed down to MME1, this pond management information can comprise any one perhaps several kinds of following surface information: Pool ID, the inner MME numbering of Pool and IP address corresponding relation, TA and eNB corresponding relation, network topology relation, weight information, specific transactions information etc.
Step 2, automatically configuration center ACS upgrades the pond management information of other MME in the MME Pool such as MME2 and MM3, and pond management information can comprise any one or several kinds of surface information down: Pool ID, the inner MME numbering of Pool and IP address corresponding relation, TA and eNB corresponding relation, network topology relation, weight information, specific transactions information etc.
Pond management information such as weight information, network topology relation etc. after step 3, ACS will upgrade send to eNB through MME.
Pond management information after the renewal that step 4, this eNB will receive passes in the network topology relation with the related eNB of MME Pool through the interface between the eNB.
Above-mentioned execution mode is that example is described with MME, and in another embodiment of the present invention, the principles that can use above-mentioned execution mode is in scenes such as SGSN POOL or MSC POOL.
In one embodiment of the invention, MME and eNB can also obtain up-to-date pond management information simultaneously from ACS.Combine accompanying drawing 4 to be described in detail the concrete technical scheme of present embodiment at present:
Step 1, ACS notify pond management information to each MME in the MME Pool, and this pond management information can comprise any one perhaps several kinds of following surface information: Pool ID, the inner MME numbering of Pool and IP address corresponding relation, TA and eNB corresponding relation, network topology relation, weight information, specific transactions information etc.
Step 2, pond management information are notified each eNB in the pond by ACS, and this pond management information comprises any one perhaps several kinds of following information: information such as the address of the network topology relation between the corresponding relation of TA and MME, eNB and the MME, the weight information of MME, MME and numbering.
When if step 3 has new eNB to be connected to MME Pool; Pond management information after ACS needs to upgrade is notified to said new eNB; Can also notify other eNB that is associated, said pond management information mainly comprises one or several of following information: the information such as corresponding relation of the network topology relation after the renewal, weight information, eNB and the TA of the MME after the renewal.
After step 4, new eNB are connected to MME Pool; Pond management information after then ACS needs to upgrade is updated among each MME among the MME Pool, and pond management information comprises the weight information, network topology of corresponding relation, each MME of any one or a few of following information: TA and eNB etc.
In another embodiment of the present invention; If newly-increased eNB perhaps reduces eNB serving MME Pool; Any MME among the pond management information notice MME Pool after then eNB will upgrade, the pond management information after this MME will upgrade through the interface between MME is notified remaining MME.
Step 1, newly-increased or when reducing eNB; Pond management information after this eNB will upgrade is notified other eNB of same MME Pool through the eNB interface, and the pond management information of mentioning here mainly comprises one or several of following information: the information such as corresponding relation of weight information, eNB and the TA of the network topology relation after the renewal, the MME after upgrading.
Step 2, the eNB that links to each other with MME Pool notify any MME in the MME Pool with the pond management information of above-mentioned renewal.
Step 3, the above-mentioned E of deleting are through other delete the pond management information of the renewal of obtaining in the E step 2 in the MME interface notice MME Pool.Perhaps the form of MME employing multicast or broadcasting is to the pond of other MME update notifications management information.
In one embodiment of the invention, SGSN or MME can use ACS to obtain the pond management information of GGSN Pool or PGW POOL equally in the application scenarios of GGSN Pool or PGW Pool.The pond management information of GGSN Pool or PGW POOL can comprise at least a in the following information: (for example GGSN1 and GGSN2 are master/slave devices to main and standby relation; PGW1 and PGW2 are information such as master/slave device); GGSN address and numbering; PGW address and numbering; Particular service information (can only handle or GGSN1 information such as support voice business not through PGW2) like speech business; Network topology relation information (the annexation that comprises SGSN and GGSN; The annexation of PGW and SGW; And the annexation of PGW and MME) information such as.
Existing to combine accompanying drawing 5 to describe the concrete scheme of this execution mode:
Step 1:ACS notifies relevant pond management information among GGSN Pool or the PGW Pool to SGSN or MME, and wherein pond management information can comprise at least a in the following information: main and standby relation (for example GGSN1 and GGSN2 are that master/slave device, PGW1 and PGW2 are information such as master/slave device), GGSN address and numbering, PGW address and numbering, particular service information (can only handle not information such as support voice business of perhaps GGSN1 by PGW2 like speech business), network topology relation information information such as (annexation and the annexations of PGW and MME that comprise annexation, PGW and the SGW of SGSN and GGSN).
Step 2: when increasing or reducing the network equipment in the pond and cause pond management information to change; The for example change of network topology relation, main and standby relation change, device address and number information change, the change of particular service information etc.; ACS reconfigures new pond management information, and with network elements that is associated such as up-to-date pond management information notice SGSN, PGW.Advice method includes but not limited to broadcasting or multicast.
In one embodiment of the invention; Any one GGSN such as GGSN1 in GGSN Pool; After perhaps any one PGW such as PGW1 get access to the pond management information after the renewal among the PGW Pool, transmit the pond management information after the renewal through the interface between the GGSN or PGW1 through the interface between the PGW by GGSN1.The pond management information of GGSN Pool or PGW POOL can comprise at least a in the following information: (for example GGSN1 and GGSN2 are master/slave devices to main and standby relation; PGW1 and PGW2 are information such as master/slave device); GGSN address and numbering; PGW address and numbering; Particular service information (can only handle or GGSN1 information such as support voice business not through PGW2) like speech business; Network topology relation information (the annexation that comprises SGSN and GGSN; The annexation of PGW and SGW; And the annexation of PGW and MME) information such as.
Combine 6 pairs of these execution modes of accompanying drawing to be described in detail at present:
Step 1:GGSN1 or PGW1 with pond management information at the SGSN1 or the MME1 that upgrade or notice has annexation during initial configuration.For PGW, this information can be transmitted to MME by SGW.Said pond management information comprises at least one of following information: main and standby relation (for example GGSN1 and GGSN2 are that master/slave device, PGW1 and PGW2 are information such as master/slave device), GGSN address and numbering, PGW address and numbering, particular service information (can only be handled or GGSN1 information such as support voice business not by PGW2 like speech business), network topology relation information such as (annexation and the annexations of PGW and MME that comprise annexation, PGW and the SGW of SGSN and GGSN).
Step 2:MME1 or SGSN1 utilize interface or the interface between the SGSN between the MME pond management information of being received to be passed in the Pool other MME or SGSN.
If automatic configuration center ACS is arranged in the system; Then can main and standby relation (for example GGSN1 and GGSN2 are that master/slave device, PGW1 and PGW2 are information such as master/slave device), GGSN address and numbering (PGW address and numbering), particular service information (can only be in PGW2 or GGSN1 information such as support voice business not like speech business), network topology relation information such as (annexations of the annexation of SGSN and GGSN or PGW and MME and/or SGW) be notified to any entity among MME Pool or the SGSN Pool by ACS, this entity through between MME perhaps the interface between the SGSN transmit above-mentioned information other entities to MME Pool or SGSN Pool.
In one embodiment of the invention, disclose a kind of mobile management entity, said Mobility Management Entity can be SGSN, MME or MSC, is used for the subscriber equipment of GSM is carried out mobile management.In the scene of POOL, can two above Mobility Management Entity be configured to link to each other with a base station simultaneously, can for this base station communication service be provided simultaneously.Disclosed mobile management entity in the embodiment of the invention can comprise information acquisition unit, updating block and transmitting element; Wherein information acquisition unit is used to obtain original pond management information; Updating block is used to upgrade original pond management information that said information acquisition unit obtains; Pond management information after transmitting element is used for updating block upgraded send to the opposite end mobile management entity or with said mobile management entity associated base station.Said mobile management entity can link to each other with automatic configuration center, and at this moment, information acquisition unit can also be used for obtaining original pond management information from automatic configuration center; Transmitting element can also be used for the pond management information after upgrading is sent to automatic configuration center.In addition, the information acquisition unit that moves real reason entity can also be used for from the opposite end that mobile management entity obtains original pond management information.The opposite end here refers to other mobile management entity in the mobile management pond.
A kind of base station is also disclosed in one embodiment of the present of invention; Said base station can be eNB (the corresponding mobile management entity is MME with it); Can also be RNC (relevant base station can be SGSN or MSC etc. with it); Base station in the embodiment of the invention is linked into one of them of said two above mobile management entities with subscriber equipment, can comprise acquiring unit, is used to obtain the pond management information after the renewal.Can also comprise transmitting element, be used for the pond management information that said acquiring unit obtains is sent to the base station, opposite end through inter-base station interface.Said acquiring unit can also be used for obtaining the pond management information of renewal from automatic configuration center or mobile management entity.The base station, opposite end here refers to other base station that is connected to same pond.
The embodiment of the invention also discloses an automatic configuration center, said automatic configuration center links to each other with a plurality of mobile management entities, is used to preserve the pond management information of Mobility Management Entity.Can comprise acquiring unit; Be used for when the network topology relation changes; Said automatic configuration center obtains pond management information from mobile management entity; And upgrade the pond management information of self preserving and can also comprise transmitting element, be used for the pond management information of upgrading is sent to mobile management entity.In one embodiment of the invention, configuration center can link to each other with a plurality of base stations automatically, and when the network topology relation changed, said transmitting element also was used for the pond management information after upgrading is sent to continuous base station.
Use embodiment of the invention disclosed method; Can realize the automatic configuration of pond information and renewal automatically; Reduce the workload of human configuration pond information; Thereby further reduce the mistake that causes because of numerous and diverse configuration operation, reduce the communication failure that causes because of the network topology relationship change, satisfy the better demand that communication service is provided sooner of operator.
Invention has been described more than to have used preferred embodiment; But above preferred embodiment only is used for helping to understand core concept of the present invention and execution mode thereof; Therefore one of ordinary skill in the art can change on embodiment and details under the situation that does not depart from thought of the present invention and scope to some extent.These changes are to be understood that to having implemented the present invention.
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1. method for managing pool information; Be applied to comprise that in the communication system in mobile management entity pond, said mobile management entity pond is made up of mobile management entity, comprise two the above mobile management entities at least; Be used to access network device communication service is provided; Wherein mobile management entity 2 links to each other with base station 1 with mobile management entity 3, for base station 1 provides communication service, it is characterized in that; When the network topology relation of said communication system changes, obtain said original pond management information from the network equipment of preserving original pond management information; After upgrading said pond management information, the pond management information of said renewal is sent to the network equipment that is associated;
Said pond management information is the management information in said mobile management entity pond, comprises at least one of following information: the address and the numbering of weight information, network topology relation information, mobile management entity.
2. method according to claim 1; It is characterized in that; When joining in the said communication system, mobile management entity 1 service is provided for base station 1; Make the network topology of said communication system concern that mobile management entity 1 obtains original pond management information from mobile management entity 2, and the pond management information after will upgrading sends to mobile management entity 2 or base station 1 when changing.
3. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, after the pond management information of mobile management entity 1 after with said renewal sent to mobile management entity 2, the pond management information of mobile management entity 2 after with said renewal sent to mobile management entity 3.
4. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, mobile management entity 1 is from the address of mobile management entity 2 acquisition mobile management entities 3, and the pond management information after will upgrading sends to mobile management entity 3.
5. method according to claim 1 and 2; It is characterized in that; Mobile management entity of deletion in the said communication system; When making network topology relation change, obtain original pond management information and upgrade, and the pond management information after will upgrading and send to the network equipment that is associated.
6. according to each described method of claim 2 to 4; It is characterized in that; Said pond management information is weight information, when said communication system because increase or when deleting network element and making that network topology structure changes, said mobile management entity 1 obtains original weight information from mobile management entity 2; And calculating the weight information that makes new advances according to said original weight information, the weight information after will upgrading thereafter sends to the network equipment that is associated that comprises mobile management entity 2.
7. method according to claim 1; It is characterized in that; Two above mobile management entities link to each other in the new base station 2 that adds in said communication system, wherein said base station 2 and said mobile management entity pond, thereby the network topology of said communication system is concerned when changing; Obtain original pond management information and upgrade, and the network equipment that the pond management information of upgrading is sent to base station 2 or is associated with base station 2.
8. method according to claim 7 is characterized in that, the pond management information after upgrading is sent to base station 2 comprise: send to base station 1 earlier, send to base station 2 by base station 1 through the interface between the base station then; Perhaps, directly send to base station 2.
9. according to claim 1 or 7 described methods, it is characterized in that said communication system further comprises automatic configuration center, all mobile management entities link to each other in said automatic configuration center and the said mobile management entity pond, are used to preserve pond management information; When the network topology relation of said communication system changed, said automatic configuration center obtained original pond management information and upgrades, and thereafter the pond management information of upgrading is sent to mobile management entity or base station.
10. mobile management entity; Be applied to the mobile management entity pond, said mobile management entity pond is made up of said mobile management entity, comprises two the above mobile management entities at least; Be used to access network device communication service is provided; Said mobile management entity links to each other with at least one said mobile management entity, and links to each other with a base station simultaneously, for the subscriber equipment in the mobile communication being provided communication service and said subscriber equipment being carried out the mobile status management; It is characterized in that, comprise information acquisition unit, updating block and transmitting element;
Said information acquisition unit is used to obtain original pond management information;
Said updating block is used to upgrade original pond management information that said information acquisition unit obtains;
Pond management information after said transmitting element is used for updating block upgraded send to the opposite end mobile management entity or with said mobile management entity associated base station;
Said pond management information is the management information in said mobile management entity pond, comprises at least one of following information: the address and the numbering of weight information, network topology relation information, mobile management entity.
11. mobile management entity according to claim 10 is characterized in that, said mobile management entity links to each other with automatic configuration center, and said information acquisition unit is used for obtaining original pond management information from automatic configuration center;
Said transmitting element also is used for the pond management information after upgrading is sent to automatic configuration center.
12. mobile management entity according to claim 10 is characterized in that, said information acquisition unit is used for from the opposite end that mobile management entity obtains original pond management information.
13. an evolution base station links to each other with two above mobile management entities in the mobile management entity pond, and the interface of eating dishes without rice or wine is linked into subscriber equipment said two above mobile management entities one of them is provided; Wherein, said mobile management entity pond is made up of said mobile management entity, comprises two the above mobile management entities at least; Be used to access network device communication service is provided; It is characterized in that, comprise acquiring unit, be used to obtain the pond management information after the renewal;
Said pond management information is the management information in said mobile management entity pond, comprises at least one of following information: the address and the numbering of weight information, network topology relation information, mobile management entity.
14. base station according to claim 13 is characterized in that, also comprises transmitting element, is used for the pond management information that said acquiring unit obtains is sent to the base station, opposite end through inter-base station interface; Perhaps
Send to coupled mobile management entity.
15., it is characterized in that said acquiring unit is used for obtaining the pond management information of renewal from automatic configuration center or mobile management entity according to claim 13 or 14 described base stations.
16. an automatic configuration center links to each other with a plurality of mobile management entities in the mobile management entity pond, is used to preserve the pond management information of Mobility Management Entity; Wherein, said mobile management entity pond is made up of said mobile management entity, comprises two the above mobile management entities at least; Be used to access network device communication service is provided; It is characterized in that, comprise acquiring unit, be used for when the network topology relation changes; Said automatic configuration center obtains pond management information from said mobile management entity, and upgrades the pond management information of self preserving;
Said pond management information is the management information in said mobile management entity pond, comprises at least one of following information: the address and the numbering of weight information, network topology relation information, mobile management entity.
17. automatic configuration center according to claim 16 is characterized in that, comprises transmitting element, is used for the pond management information of upgrading is sent to mobile management entity.
18. according to claim 16 or 17 described automatic configuration center; It is characterized in that; Said automatic configuration center links to each other with a plurality of base stations, and when the network topology relation changed, said transmitting element also was used for the pond management information after upgrading is sent to continuous base station.
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