CN101730066B

CN101730066B - List updating method, mobile management unit, user equipment and home base station

Info

Publication number: CN101730066B
Application number: CN 200910137215
Authority: CN
Inventors: 梁爽; 王静; 王笛; 霍玉臻; 宗在峰
Original assignee: ZTE Corp
Current assignee: ZTE Corp
Priority date: 2009-04-23
Filing date: 2009-04-23
Publication date: 2013-03-20
Anticipated expiration: 2029-04-23
Also published as: CN101730066A; WO2010121457A1

Abstract

The invention discloses a list updating method, a mobile management unit, user equipment and a home base station, wherein the list updating method is used for updating an accessible CSG identifier list of the user equipment when the user equipment is in a connected state, and the user equipment is used as the temporary user of the CSG to be connected to the home base station corresponding to the CSG; and the method comprises that under a condition of determining that the time the user equipment stays for in the home base station exceeds a preset threshold value, the mobile management unit notifies the user equipment of the unavailability of the CSG to allow the user equipment to delete the identifier corresponding to the CSG from the accessible CSG identifier list of the user equipment. By the list updating method, the mobile management unit, the user equipment and the home base station, the waste of wireless resources of the UE due to wrong cell re-election, access report generation, invalid access attempt and the like is avoided.

Description

List updating method, mobile management unit, subscriber equipment and Home eNodeB

Technical field

The present invention relates to the mobile communication technology field, relate in particular to a kind of list updating method, mobile management unit, subscriber equipment and Home eNodeB.

Background technology

Home eNodeB (Home NodeB, referred to as HNB) or Home eNodeB (the Home eNodeB of evolution, referred to as HeNB) be a kind of small-sized, lower powered base station, be deployed in the indoor places such as family and office, can higher service rate be provided and reduce the needed expense of high rate services of using for the user, simultaneously, can also remedy the deficiency that existing distributed cellular radio communication system covers.

Home eNodeB can be applied in the third generation (3rd Generation is referred to as 3G) or Long Term Evolution (Long Term Evolution is referred to as the LTE) mobile communications network.For the ease of Home eNodeB is managed, new network element, i.e. a femto gateway have been introduced at wireless access network.The function that femto gateway is mainly carried out comprises: the fail safe of checking Home eNodeB, process Home eNodeB registration, to Home eNodeB carry out operation maintenance management, according to Carrier Requirements configuration and control Home eNodeB, be responsible for the data of exchcange core net and Home eNodeB.

Fig. 1 is home base station network Organization Chart in the 3G mobile communications network, and the 3G Home eNodeB is connected to femto gateway by the Iuh interface of new definition, and femto gateway is provided to IuPS and the IuCs interface of core network packet-domain and circuit domain.For 3G network, femto gateway is essential deployment, introduces behind the Home eNodeB impact on terminal and network side in order to shielding.Be optional deployment for LTE network family base-station gateway, therefore, LTE Home eNodeB and core net are connected with dual mode, and a kind of is that Home eNodeB directly links to each other with core network element, another kind is that Home eNodeB links to each other with core network element by gateway, respectively shown in Fig. 2,3.Scene for introducing femto gateway shown in Figure 3, femto gateway can not integrated user plane functions, as shown in Figure 4, directly sets up user's face between Home eNodeB and core net user plane gateway, can make like this flattening of user's face, data transmission delay reduces.

Closed user group (Closed Subscriber Group is referred to as CSG) is to introduce the concept that proposes behind the Home eNodeB.Usually the user of one family or an enterprises forms a closed user group, and each closed user group identifies with CSG ID (sign), and the Home eNodeB for user's service in each closed user group has identical CSG ID.

The user is by being linked into the corresponding Home eNodeB of a plurality of closed user group with operator is signatory, wherein, allow the sign of the closed user group of user's access to be kept in the permission closed user group identification list, this identification list is kept in the home subscriber data server of subscriber equipment (User Equipment is referred to as UE) and network side.UE utilizes it to allow access CSG identification list can carry out the selection of wireless area, and Home eNodeB will be notified the CSG ID under it and use pattern to UE by the mode of broadcasting, if UE finds that this Home eNodeB is closed use pattern after getting access to broadcast, and, CSG ID corresponding to this Home eNodeB be not in the permission closed user group identification list of self preserving, then UE determines that this home base station cells is not suitable for accessing and automatically selects other to be fit to the honeycomb that accesses, can avoid in this way UE to carry out frequently access attempts, reduce the consumption of battery and interface-free resources.When the user carried out the initialization access, the permission closed subscriber group list that the home subscriber data server of network side is contracted the user sent to the mobility management unit of core net.The core network mobility administrative unit utilizes this tabulation that UE is carried out access control.If UE is from undelegated closed mode Home eNodeB access core net, then core net is refused such user's access.Home eNodeB also can be used as ordinary base station and uses, and at this moment, the access module of Home eNodeB is (OPEN) open mode.Under this pattern, Home eNodeB can be accessed by any user, and from the user of this pattern access, mobile management entity does not need the user of access is done access control yet.Similarly, Home eNodeB can have mixed mode, and a part of user is adopted the closed mode access, and a part of user is adopted development mode.

For the user of granted access Home eNodeB, can be divided into interim granted access and two kinds of permanent granted access according to the gerentocratic wish of Home eNodeB, the user of interim granted access just cannot access the Home eNodeB under certain CSG ID sign again after the regular hour, even forever the user of granted access also can be according to the gerentocratic wish of the Home eNodeB right that immediately calls off a visit.

At present, allow the duration of casual user's access as user's subscription data, to the core network mobility administrative unit, the core network mobility administrative unit is preserved this information to the home subscriber data server with signing data distributing in the UE access network.When UE was in connected state, if the duration of the Home eNodeB that the casual user accesses is overtime, then the core network mobility administrative unit was with overtime CSG sign deletion from user's permission access CSG identification list (being also referred to as white table).

But in existing scheme, network side can't be with own performed operational notification to UE, and therefore, this operation will cause the permission access CSG identification list of UE and network side asynchronous.And then, will cause on the one hand UE can not use up-to-date permission access CSG identification list to operate, thereby the cell reselection that may make the mistake, measurement report generate, invalid access attempts and waste Radio Resource.On the other hand, the operation of network side may cause the user to be switched to a non-CSG residential quarter, because the strategies such as charging between Home eNodeB and the ordinary base station may be not identical, and the user may not wish to switch to the higher ordinary base station of rate.But in the current processing mode, UE does not also know the reason that switch this moment, switch reasons can't be presented to the user yet, and therefore, the user can not determine whether will use common base station according to different situations, experiences thereby reduce the user.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, the invention provides a kind of list updating method, mobile management unit and subscriber equipment, in order to solve in the prior art because the permission of UE and network side access CSG identification list is asynchronous, and the waste of the Radio Resource that the cell reselection etc. that causes the UE mistake causes, and the user can not determine whether use common base station to cause the user to experience the problem of reduction according to different situations.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of list updating method is provided, the method is used for being in the permission CSG identification list that upgrades subscriber equipment under the connection status at subscriber equipment, and wherein, this subscriber equipment accesses Home eNodeB corresponding to CSG as the casual user of CSG.

List updating method according to the present invention comprises: determining that the resident duration of subscriber equipment at Home eNodeB surpasses in the situation of predetermined threshold value, the CSG of the current access of mobile management unit notifying user equipment is unavailable, so that subscriber equipment is deleted in the permission access CSG identification list of its this locality the sign corresponding to above-mentioned CSG.

Further, after the above-mentioned CSG of notifying user equipment was unavailable, the method also comprised: subscriber equipment receives the above-mentioned notice of mobile management unit, and the sign of above-mentioned CSG is deleted from allow access CSG identification list.

According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of mobile management unit.

Mobile management unit according to the present invention comprises: judge module and notification module.Wherein, judge module be used for to judge whether the subscriber equipment as casual user's access of CSG surpasses predetermined threshold value at the resident duration of Home eNodeB corresponding to this CSG, is being judged as trigger notice module in the situation that is; Notification module is used for sending notice to subscriber equipment, and above-mentioned CSG is unavailable for notifying user equipment.

According to a further aspect of the invention, provide a kind of subscriber equipment.

Subscriber equipment according to the present invention comprises: receiver module and update module.Wherein, receiver module be used for to receive the notice that mobile management unit sends, and wherein, it is unavailable that this notice is used to indicate the CSG of the current access of subscriber equipment; Update module is used for the above-mentioned notice that receives according to receiver module, in the permission access CSG identification list of deletion subscriber equipment corresponding to the sign of above-mentioned CSG.

According to a further aspect of the invention, provide a kind of Home eNodeB.

Home eNodeB according to the present invention comprises: receiver module and sending module.Wherein, receiver module is used for receiving the handover request message that mobile management unit sends, and wherein, carries the disabled indication information of CSG of the current access of equipment for indicating user in this handover request message; Sending module for the above-mentioned handover request message that receives according to receiver module, sends switching command to subscriber equipment, wherein, carries indication information in this switching command.

By above-mentioned at least one scheme of the present invention, when UE accesses Home eNodeB corresponding to this CSG as the casual user of CSG, when UE when the resident duration (being the duration that UE accesses this Home eNodeB) of this Home eNodeB surpasses predetermined threshold value, the CSG of the current access of mobile management unit notice UE is unavailable, so that UE can with in the permission of its preservation access CSG identification list corresponding to the sign of this CSG, thereby so that the permission of UE and network side access CSG identification list is synchronous, avoided UE because wrong cell reselection, the access report generation, invalid access attempts etc. are to the waste of Radio Resource, so that the user can determine whether use common base station according to different situations, improved user's experience.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be set forth in the following description, and, partly from specification, become apparent, perhaps understand by implementing the present invention.Purpose of the present invention and other advantages can realize and obtain by specifically noted structure in the specification of writing, claims and accompanying drawing.

Description of drawings

Accompanying drawing is used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and consists of the part of specification, is used for together with embodiments of the present invention explaining the present invention, is not construed as limiting the invention.In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is home base station network Organization Chart in the 3G mobile communications network;

Fig. 2 is the network architecture diagram that Home eNodeB and core network element directly link to each other in the 3G mobile communications network;

Fig. 3 is the network architecture diagram that Home eNodeB links to each other with core network element by gateway in the 3G mobile communications network;

Fig. 4 is the femto gateway network architecture diagram of integrated user plane functions not among Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is the flow chart according to the list updating method of the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 is the flow chart of embodiment one;

Fig. 7 is the flow chart of embodiment two;

Fig. 8 is the flow chart of embodiment three;

Fig. 9 is the flow chart of embodiment four;

Figure 10 is the flow chart of embodiment five;

Figure 11 is the structural representation according to the mobile management unit of the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 12 is the structural representation of mobile management unit according to the preferred embodiment of the invention;

Figure 13 is the structural representation according to the subscriber equipment of the embodiment of the invention;

Figure 14 is the structural representation of subscriber equipment according to the preferred embodiment of the invention;

Figure 15 is the structural representation according to the Home eNodeB of the embodiment of the invention.

Embodiment

Functional overview

Because network side is when CSG sign that will be overtime is deleted from user's permission access CSG identification list in the correlation technique, can be with the operational notification of its execution to UE, thereby cause the permission access CSG identification list of UE and network side asynchronous, therefore, the embodiment of the invention provides a kind of improved list update scheme, in embodiments of the present invention, when mobile management unit determines that UE as CSG casual user is when the resident duration of Home eNodeB surpasses predetermined threshold value (duration that namely allows the casual user to access), the CSG of the current access of mobile management unit notice UE is unavailable, thereby so that UE can delete in the permission access CSG identification list of its preservation the sign corresponding to the CSG of current access.

In the situation of not conflicting, embodiment and the feature among the embodiment among the application can make up mutually.

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described, should be appreciated that preferred embodiment described herein only is used for description and interpretation the present invention, is not intended to limit the present invention.

According to the embodiment of the invention, a kind of list updating method at first is provided, the method is used for being in the permission access CSG identification list that upgrades this UE under the connection status at UE.

Fig. 5 is the flow chart according to the list updating method of the embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figure 5, mainly may further comprise the steps (step S501-step S503) according to the list updating method of the embodiment of the invention:

Step S501: mobile management unit judges that the UE that the casual user as CSG accesses Home eNodeB corresponding to this CSG surpasses predetermined threshold value at the resident duration of this Home eNodeB;

In specific implementation process, after accessing Home eNodeB corresponding to this CSG as interim CSG user's UE, mobile management unit detects this UE and whether reaches predetermined threshold value at the resident duration (being the duration that UE accesses this Home eNodeB) of this Home eNodeB, in actual applications, this predetermined threshold value is the duration that CSG allows casual user's access.

In specific implementation process, can one timer be set for this UE, the duration of this timer is for allowing the duration of casual user's access, when this UE accesses above-mentioned Home eNodeB as the casual user of CSG, start this timer, when this timer expiry, it is overtime that mobile management unit determines that UE accesses the duration of this Home eNodeB.

Step S503: the CSG that the Home eNodeB of the current access of mobile management unit notice UE is corresponding is unavailable, so that UE deletes in the permission access CSG identification list of its this locality the sign corresponding to this CSG.

In specific implementation process, the above-mentioned CSG of mobile management unit notice UE is unavailable to include but not limited to following two kinds of methods:

1. mobile management unit triggers and switches, and sends handover request message to Home eNodeB, wherein, carries the disabled indication information of the above-mentioned CSG of indication in this handover request message; After Home eNodeB receives this handover request, send switching command to UE, carry the disabled indication information of the above-mentioned CSG of indication in this switching command;

2. mobile management unit sends the mobile management notification message to UE before triggering switching, wherein, carries the disabled indication information of the above-mentioned CSG of indication in this mobile management notification message.

UE deletes the sign of above-mentioned CSG after the notice that receives the mobile management unit transmission from allow access CSG identification list.

If the Home eNodeB of the current access of UE is the Home eNodeB of mixed mode, namely this Home eNodeB can adopt the closed mode access also can adopt the open mode access, then mobile management unit is after definite above-mentioned CSG is unavailable, also judge whether and the access module of UE can be changed into open mode from closed mode, if can, then mobile management unit is changed into open mode with the access module of UE from closed mode, and the current access module of notice UE is open mode.

UE is after receiving the notice of mobile management unit, the sign of above-mentioned CSG is deleted from allow access CSG identification list, simultaneously, can also show the reason with this CSG sign deletion, if the current access module of mobile management unit notice UE is open mode, then UE also is shown to the user with this information, the user according to this information as can be known because the CSG of current access is unavailable, thereby convert open mode to, if the user does not wish to adopt this pattern, then can manually initiate to switch, switch to other Home eNodeB.

In embodiments of the present invention, different according to access way, above-mentioned mobile management unit can be Mobility Management Entity (Mobile Management Entity is referred to as MME), and then above-mentioned Home eNodeB is HeNB; Perhaps, above-mentioned mobile management unit also can be GPRS serving GPRS support node (Serving GPRS Support Node is referred to as SGSN), and then above-mentioned Home eNodeB is HNB.

According to the above-mentioned list updating method that the embodiment of the invention provides, when the CSG of the current access of UE was unavailable, UE can delete its local permission access CSG identification list of preserving, thereby so that the permission of UE and network side accesses the maintenance of CSG identification list synchronously.

In the specific implementation process of further understanding the above-mentioned list updating method that the embodiment of the invention provides, below be that example describes with wireless access network (Evolved UTRAN is referred to as E-UTRAN) or the UTRAN of evolution.

Embodiment one

In the present embodiment, as interim CSG user's UE access HeNB, after the duration of UE access HeNB was overtime, (Radio ResourceControl is referred to as RRC) message informing UE upgraded white table by Radio Resource control.Fig. 6 shows the flow process of upgrading in the present embodiment white table by RRC message informing UE, as shown in Figure 6, mainly may further comprise the steps:

Step 601, the timer expiry that the current CSG that accesses of UE sets;

Step 602, current MME notice HeNB initiates to switch, and carries indication, shows that triggering the reason of switching is that the CSG of the current access of UE is unavailable;

Step 603, current HeNB triggers the UE reporting measurement reports by idle message, and this measurement report is used for HeNB and determines to switch to which residential quarter (being Target cell);

Target cell may be that EUTRAN covers the ordinary base station under other lower available HeNB or the EUTRAN covering, perhaps, switch to the residential quarter under UTRAN or GSM EDGE Radio Access Network network (GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network is referred to as the GERAN) covering.

Step 604, source HeNB initiates handover request to source MME, wherein, extensively sends out the carrying tabulation that carries Target Cell Identifier in the handover request and need to carry out data retransmission.

Step 605, source MME is according to Target Cell Identifier select target MME or SGSN, source MME sends to target MME/SGSN and transmits re-positioning request, wherein, carry international member identification code (International MobileSubscriber Identification Number is referred to as IMSI), target MME/SGSN sign, Target Cell Identifier, mobile management context and the bearer context of UE and forwarding data sign whether directly in this re-positioning request.

Be connected to same MME if switch to Target cell, then the target MME in this flow process and source MME are same entity.

Step 606, target MME/SGSN judges whether to reselect security gateway (Security GateWay is referred to as S-GW);

If S-GW changes, then target MME/SGSN sends the carrying request that creates to target S-GW, wherein, carry the IMSI of UE and the Tunnel End Point Identifier of target MME/SGSN (Tunnel Endpoint Identifier in this establishment carrying request, referred to as TEID), control plane address, data network gateway (Packet Data Network GateWay, referred to as P-GW) parameter such as address and TEID, and target MME/SGSN will need to set up bearing identification.

Do not need to reselect S-GW if switch, then the target S-GW in this flow process and source S-GW are entities, and do not need execution in step 606, step 607 and step 610 and step 611.

Step 607, target S-GW distributes relevant resource for carrying, and returns establishment carrying response to target MME/SGSN, wherein, carries S-GW address and TEID information in this establishment carrying response;

Step 608; if objective network is UTRAN; then target SGSN is to target radio network controller (Radio Network Controller; referred to as RNC) or target HNB GW transmission re-positioning request; radio bearer is set up in request; wherein, carrying the sign of UE, the needed relevant information of cause value, authentication and integrity protection of reorientation and the radio bearer that needs to set up in the request tabulates.

If objective network is EUTRAN; then target MME sends handover request to target eNB or HeNB; radio bearer is set up in request; wherein, carrying the sign of UE, the needed relevant information of cause value, authentication and integrity protection of reorientation and the radio bearer that needs to set up in the request tabulates.

Target MME/SGSN sends re-positioning request to RNC or the HNB GW under target HeNB or eNB or the UTRAN covering; radio bearer is set up in request; wherein, request carries the sign of UE, the needed relevant information of cause value, authentication and integrity protection of reorientation and the radio bearer tabulation that needs foundation.

Step 609, target eNB or HeNB or the lower RNC of UTRAN covering or HNB GW return re-positioning request to target MME/SGSN and reply, the parameter of carrying during wherein, re-positioning request is replied comprises the radio bearer tabulation of successfully setting up and sets up failed radio bearer tabulation.

Step 610, if source HeNB determine to adopt the mode of indirectly transmitting, and S-GW changed, then target MME/SGSN sends the carrying request that creates to target S-GW.

Step 611, target S-GW returns to target MME/SGSN and creates the carrying response.

Step 612, target MME/SGSN returns the forwarding relocation response to source MME, the parameter of wherein, carrying in this relocation response comprises tunnel end sign and the address of target MME/SGSN chain of command tunnel end sign and address, radio bearer setup message and data retransmission.

Step 613 adopts the mode of indirectly transmitting, and then source MME sends to source S-GW and creates the carrying request, creates the interim tunnel that sends the data of indirectly transmitting.This tunnel needs to be released after transmitting end.

Step 614, source S-GW returns to source MME and creates the carrying response.

Step 615, the backward source HeNB of preparatory stage that source MME finishes switching sends switching command.

Step 616, source HeNB notice UE carries out and switches, and it is unavailable wherein to carry the CSG that reason is designated as current access.

UE receives after this information, and the CSG id of the HeNB of current access is deleted from the permission access CSG identification list that UE preserves.Alternatively, this reason can be indicated to the user.

Step 617 is carried out follow-up switching flow.Switching flow follow-up in specific implementation process can adopt existing techniques in realizing, specifically repeats no more.Those skilled in the art can obtain the concrete implementation of follow-up flow process from existing disclosed data, consist of an attainable entire flow with present embodiment.

Embodiment two

As interim CSG user's UE access HeNB, after the duration of UE access HeNB was overtime, (Radio Resource Control is referred to as RRC) message informing UE upgraded white table by Radio Resource control in the present embodiment.Fig. 7 shows the flow process of upgrading in the present embodiment white table by RRC message informing UE, as shown in Figure 7, mainly may further comprise the steps:

Step 701, the timer expiry that the current CSG that accesses of UE sets.

Step 702, current SGSN notice HNB GW initiates to switch, and carries indication, shows that triggering the reason of switching is that the CSG of the current access of UE is unavailable.

Step 703, source HNB GW triggers HNB and goes UE to obtain measurement report, is used for determining to switch to which residential quarter.

Target cell may be that EUTRAN covers lower available HeNB or the EUTRAN ordinary base station under covering, and perhaps switches to other available Home eNodeB or ordinary base station under the UTRAN/GERAN covering.

Step 704, source HNB GW initiates re-positioning request to source SGSN, wherein, the carrying tabulation that carries Target Cell Identifier in this re-positioning request and need to carry out data retransmission.

Step 705, source SGSN is according to Target Cell Identifier select target MME or SGSN, source SGSN sends to target MME/SGSN and transmits re-positioning request, the parameter of wherein, carrying in this re-positioning request comprises IMSI, target MME/SGSN sign, Target Cell Identifier, mobile management context and the bearer context of UE and forwarding data sign whether directly.

Be connected to same SGSN if switch to Target cell, the target SGSN in this flow process and source SGSN are exactly an entity so.

Step 706, target MME/SGSN judges whether to reselect S-GW, if S-GW changes, then target MME/SGSN sends the carrying request that creates to target S-GW, wherein carry the IMSI of UE and TEID, the control plane address of target MME/SGSN, the parameters such as P-GW address and TEID.Target MME/SGSN will need to set up bearing identification.

Do not need to reselect S-GW if switch, the target S-GW in this flow process and source S-GW are entities so, and do not need execution in step 706, step 707 and step 710 and step 711.

Step 707, target S-GW distributes relevant resource for carrying, and returns establishment carrying response to target MME/SGSN, wherein carries S-GW address and TEID information.

Step 708; if objective network is UTRAN; then target SGSN sends re-positioning request to Target RNC or target HNB GW; radio bearer is set up in request; wherein, carry the sign of UE, the needed relevant information of cause value, authentication and integrity protection of reorientation, the radio bearer tabulation that need to set up in the request.

If objective network is EUTRAN; then target MME sends handover request to target eNB or HeNB; radio bearer is set up in request; wherein, carry the sign of UE, the needed relevant information of cause value, authentication and integrity protection of reorientation, the radio bearer tabulation that need to set up in the handover request.

Step 709, target eNB or HeNB or the lower RNC of UTRAN covering or HNB GW return re-positioning request to target MME/SGSN and reply, the parameter of carrying during wherein, this is replied comprises the radio bearer tabulation of successfully setting up and sets up failed radio bearer tabulation.

Step 710, if source HNB GW determine to adopt the mode of indirectly transmitting, and S-GW changed, then target MME/SGSN sends the carrying request that creates to target S-GW.

Step 711, target S-GW returns to target MME/SGSN and creates the carrying response.

Step 712, target MME/SGSN returns the forwarding relocation response to source SGSN, the parameter of wherein, carrying in this response comprises tunnel end sign and the address of target MME/SGSN chain of command tunnel end sign and address, radio bearer setup message and data retransmission.

Step 713 adopts the mode of indirectly transmitting, and then source SGSN sends to source S-GW and creates the carrying request, creates the interim tunnel that sends the data of indirectly transmitting.This tunnel needs to be released after transmitting end.

Step 714, source S-GW returns to source SGSN and creates the carrying response.

Step 715, the preparatory stage backward source HNB GW that source SGSN finishes switching sends the reorientation order.

Step 716, source HNB GW carries out by source HNB notice UE and switches, and wherein, carrying reason in this notice, to be designated as current C SG unavailable.

UE receives after this information, and the CSG id of the HNB of current access is deleted from the permission access CSG identification list that UE preserves, and alternatively, this reason can be indicated to the user.

Step 717 is carried out follow-up switching flow.Switching flow follow-up in specific implementation process can adopt existing techniques in realizing, specifically repeats no more.Those skilled in the art can obtain the concrete implementation of follow-up flow process from existing disclosed data, consist of an attainable entire flow with present embodiment.

Embodiment three

As interim CSG user's UE access HeNB, after the duration of UE access HeNB is overtime, upgrade the flow process of white table by Non-Access Stratum (Non-Access Stratum is referred to as NAS) message informing UE in the present embodiment.Fig. 8 shows the flow process of upgrading in the present embodiment white table by NAS message informing UE, as shown in Figure 8, mainly may further comprise the steps:

Step 801, the timer expiry that the current CSG that accesses of UE sets.

Step 802, source MME sends grouping system (Evolved PacketSystem is referred to as EPS) the mobile management notification message of evolution to UE, wherein, carries disabled indication information of CSG that indication shows the current access of UE in this notification message.

UE receives after this information, and the CSG id of the HeNB of current access is deleted from the permission access CSG identification list that UE preserves.Optionally, this reason can be indicated to the user.

Step 803, current MME notice HeNB initiates to switch.Alternatively, can carry indication in this notification message, show that triggering the reason of switching is that the CSG of the current access of UE is unavailable.

Step 804, current HeNB triggers the UE reporting measurement reports by idle message, so which Target cell HeNB determines to switch to.

Target cell may be that EUTRAN covers other lower available HeNB or the EUTRAN ordinary base station under covering, and perhaps switches to the residential quarter under the UTRAN/GERAN covering.

Step 805, source HeNB initiates handover request to source MME, wherein, the carrying tabulation of carrying Target Cell Identifier in the handover request and need to carry out data retransmission.

Step 806, source MME is according to Target Cell Identifier select target MME or SGSN, source MME sends to target MME/SGSN and transmits re-positioning request, the parameter of wherein, carrying in this request comprises IMSI, target MME/SGSN sign, Target Cell Identifier, mobile management context and the bearer context of UE and forwarding data sign whether directly.

Be connected to same MME if switch to Target cell, then the target MME in this flow process and source MME are an entity.

Step 807, target MME/SGSN judges whether to reselect S-GW, if S-GW changes, then target MME/SGSN sends the carrying request that creates to target S-GW, wherein, carry the parameters such as TEID, control plane address, P-GW address and TEID of IMSI and the target MME/SGSN of UE in this request.Target MME/SGSN will need to set up bearing identification.

Do not need to reselect S-GW if switch, then the target S-GW in this flow process and source S-GW are entities, and do not need execution in step 807, step 808 and step 811 and step 812.

Step 808, target S-GW is the related resource of carrying distribution, and returns establishment carrying response to target MME/SGSN, wherein, carries S-GW address and TEID information in this response.

Step 809; if objective network is UTRAN; then target SGSN sends re-positioning request to Target RNC or target HNB GW; radio bearer is set up in request; wherein, carry the sign of UE, the needed relevant information of cause value, authentication and integrity protection of reorientation, the radio bearer tabulation that need to set up in this request.

If objective network is EUTRAN; then target MME sends handover request to target eNB or HeNB; radio bearer is set up in request, wherein, carries the sign of UE, the needed relevant information of cause value, authentication and integrity protection of reorientation, the radio bearer tabulation that need to set up in this request.

Target MME/SGSN sends re-positioning request to RNC or the HNB GW under target HeNB or eNB or the UTRAN covering; radio bearer is set up in request; wherein, carry the sign of UE, the needed relevant information of cause value, authentication and integrity protection of reorientation, the radio bearer tabulation that need to set up in this request.

Step 810, target eNB or HeNB or the lower RNC of UTRAN covering or HNB GW return re-positioning request to target MME/SGSN and reply, and wherein, the parameter of carrying in replying comprises the radio bearer tabulation of successfully setting up and sets up failed radio bearer and tabulate.

Step 811, if source HeNB determine to adopt the mode of indirectly transmitting, and S-GW changed, target MME/SGSN sends the carrying request that creates to target S-GW so.

Step 812, target S-GW returns to target MME/SGSN and creates the carrying response.

Step 813, target MME/SGSN returns the forwarding relocation response to source MME, and wherein, the parameter of carrying in this response comprises tunnel end sign and the address of target MME/SGSN chain of command tunnel end sign and address, radio bearer setup message and data retransmission.

Step 814 adopts the mode of indirectly transmitting, and then source MME sends to source S-GW and creates the carrying request, creates the interim tunnel that sends the data of indirectly transmitting.This tunnel needs to be released after transmitting end.

Step 815, source S-GW returns to source MME and creates the carrying response.

Step 816, the backward source HeNB of preparatory stage that source MME finishes switching sends switching command.

Step 817, source HeNB notice UE carries out and switches.

Step 818 is carried out follow-up switching flow.Switching flow follow-up in specific implementation process can adopt existing techniques in realizing, specifically repeats no more.Those skilled in the art can obtain the concrete implementation of follow-up flow process from existing disclosed data, consist of an attainable entire flow with present embodiment.

Embodiment four

In the present embodiment, the UE access HeNB as interim CSG user after the duration of UE access HeNB is overtime, upgrades white table by NAS message informing UE.Fig. 9 shows the flow process of upgrading in the present embodiment white table by NAS message informing UE, as shown in Figure 9, mainly may further comprise the steps:

Step 901, the timer expiry that the current CSG that accesses of UE sets.

Step 902, source SGSN sends GPRS mobile management notification message to UE, wherein carries indication and shows that the CSG of the current access of UE is unavailable.

UE receives after this information, and the CSG id of the HNB of current access is deleted from the permission access CSG identification list that UE preserves.Optionally, this reason can be indicated to the user.

Step 903, current SGSN notice HNB GW initiates to switch.Optionally, can carry indication in this message, show that triggering the reason of switching is that the CSG of the current access of UE is unavailable.

Step 904, source HNB GW triggers HNB and goes UE to obtain measurement report, is used for determining to switch to which Target cell.

Step 905, source HNB GW initiates re-positioning request to source SGSN, the carrying tabulation that wherein carries Target Cell Identifier in this request and need to carry out data retransmission.

Step 906, source SGSN is according to Target Cell Identifier select target MME or SGSN, source SGSN sends to target MME/SGSN and transmits re-positioning request, the parameter of wherein, carrying in this request comprises IMSI, target MME/SGSN sign, Target Cell Identifier, mobile management context and the bearer context of UE and forwarding data sign whether directly.

Be connected to same SGSN if switch to Target cell, then the target SGSN in this flow process and source SGSN are same entity.

Step 907, target MME/SGSN judges whether to reselect S-GW, if S-GW changes, then target MME/SGSN sends the carrying request that creates to target S-GW, wherein, carry the parameters such as TEID, control plane address, P-GW address and TEID of IMSI and the target MME/SGSN of UE in this request.Target MME/SGSN will need to set up bearing identification.

Do not need to reselect S-GW if switch, then the target S-GW in this flow process and source S-GW are entities, and do not need execution in step 907, step 908, and step 911 and step 912.

Step 908, target S-GW distributes relevant resource for carrying, and returns establishment carrying response to target MME/SGSN, wherein, carries S-GW address and TEID information in this response.

Step 909; if objective network is UTRAN; then target SGSN sends re-positioning request to Target RNC or target HNB GW; radio bearer is set up in request; wherein, carry the sign of UE, the needed relevant information of cause value, authentication and integrity protection of reorientation, the radio bearer tabulation that need to set up in this request.

Step 910, target eNB or HeNB or the lower RNC of UTRAN covering or HNB GW return re-positioning request to target MME/SGSN and reply, wherein, this parameter of carrying in filling and replying comprises the radio bearer tabulation of successfully setting up and sets up failed radio bearer tabulation.

Step 911, if source HNB GW determine to adopt the mode of indirectly transmitting, and S-GW changed, then target MME/SGSN sends the carrying request that creates to target S-GW.

Step 912, target S-GW returns to target MME/SGSN and creates the carrying response.

Step 913, target MME/SGSN returns the forwarding relocation response to source SGSN, the parameter of wherein, carrying in this response comprises tunnel end sign and the address of target MME/SGSN chain of command tunnel end sign and address, radio bearer setup message and data retransmission.Step 914 adopts the mode of indirectly transmitting, and then source SGSN sends to source S-GW and creates the carrying request, creates the interim tunnel that sends indirect forwarding data.This tunnel needs to be released after transmitting end.

Step 915, source S-GW returns to source SGSN and creates the carrying response.

Step 916, the preparatory stage backward source HNB GW that source SGSN finishes switching sends the reorientation order.

Step 917, source HNB GW carries out by source HNB notice UE and switches.

Step 918 is carried out follow-up switching flow.Switching flow follow-up in specific implementation process can adopt existing techniques in realizing, specifically repeats no more.Those skilled in the art can obtain the concrete implementation of follow-up flow process from existing disclosed data, consist of an attainable entire flow with present embodiment.

Embodiment five

In the present embodiment, behind the UE timer expiry as interim CSG user under EUTRAN or UTRAN cover, and the HeNB/HNB of current access is mixed mode, and network initiates the UE access module is changed into the mode of open.The flow chart of Figure 10 present embodiment as shown in figure 10, mainly may further comprise the steps:

Step 101, the timer expiry that the current CSG that accesses of UE sets.

Step 102, mobile management entity MME/SGSN sends the mobile management notification message to UE, wherein carries indication and shows that the CSG of the current access of UE is unavailable.

UE receives after this information, and the CSG id of the HeNB/HNB of current access is deleted from the permission access CSG identification list that UE preserves.Optionally, this reason can be indicated to the user.

Step 103, mobile management entity (MME or SGSN) is judged the access module of the HeNB/HNB of current UE access, access with closed mode if the pattern of current access is mixed mode and this UE, then mobile management entity MME/SGSN determines to change the access module of UE into open mode.

Step 104, mobile management entity MME/SGSN sends the mobile management notification message to UE, and wherein, this notification message carries indication and shows that the CSG of the current access of UE changes open access (Open access) into.

Step 105, MME initiates the access module of UE is changed into the flow process of development mode.Follow-up idiographic flow can adopt existing pattern to change flow process and finish, and does not repeat them here.

Step 101 in the above-mentioned flow process and the judgement of step 103 can be finished simultaneously, and at this moment, the notice of step 102 and step 104 can be handed down to UE in a piece of news.

Although the embodiment of the invention describes as an example of UTRAN or E-UTRAN example, but be not limited to this, applicable too for other wireless network, when the CSG of UE access is unavailable, as long as certain the entity notice UE by network side can reach purpose of the present invention.The technical scheme that therefore, also can in other wireless network, adopt the embodiment of the invention to provide.

According to the embodiment of the invention, a kind of mobile management unit also is provided, this mobile management unit can be used for the above-mentioned list updating method that the realization embodiment of the invention provides.

Figure 11 is the structural representation according to the mobile management unit of the embodiment of the invention, as shown in figure 11, mainly comprises according to the mobile management unit of the embodiment of the invention: judge module 11 and notification module 13.Wherein, judge module 11 be used for to judge whether the subscriber equipment as casual user's access of CSG surpasses predetermined threshold value at the resident duration of Home eNodeB corresponding to CSG, is being judged as trigger notice module 13 in the situation that is; Notification module 13 is connected with judge module 11, is used for sending notice to subscriber equipment, and notifying user equipment CSG is unavailable, so that subscriber equipment is deleted in the permission access CSG identification list of this subscriber equipment the sign corresponding to CSG.

Further, as shown in figure 12, mobile management unit according to the embodiment of the invention also comprises: judge module 15 is connected with judge module 11, and the result who is used for judging at judge module 11 is in the situation that is, judges whether the access module of subscriber equipment is converted to open mode from closed mode; Then notification module 13 is open mode for the pattern of the current access of notifying user equipment also.

The above-mentioned mobile management unit that provides according to the embodiment of the invention can be when the CSG of the current access of UE be unavailable, notice UE so that in the local permission access CSG identification list of preserving of UE deletion corresponding to the sign of this CSG.

According to the embodiment of the invention, a kind of subscriber equipment also is provided, this subscriber equipment can be used with above-mentioned mobile management unit.

Figure 13 is the structural representation according to the subscriber equipment of the embodiment of the invention, as shown in figure 13, mainly comprises according to the subscriber equipment of the embodiment of the invention: receiver module 31 and update module 33.Wherein, receiver module 11 be used for to receive the notice that mobile management unit sends, and wherein, it is unavailable that this notice is used to indicate the CSG of the current access of subscriber equipment; Update module 33 is connected with receiver module 11, the above notice that is used for receiving according to receiver module 11, in the permission access CSG identification list of deletion subscriber equipment corresponding to the sign of above-mentioned CSG.

Further, as shown in figure 14, can also comprise according to the subscriber equipment of the embodiment of the invention: display module 35 is used for showing the reason of the sign of the above-mentioned CSG of deletion.

According to the above-mentioned subscriber equipment that the embodiment of the invention provides, can keep the permission access CSG identification list of this subscriber equipment and the permission of network side to access the synchronous of CSG identification list.

According to the embodiment of the invention, a kind of Home eNodeB also is provided, this Home eNodeB can be used with above-mentioned mobile management unit and subscriber equipment.

Figure 15 is the structural representation according to the Home eNodeB of the embodiment of the invention, as shown in figure 15, mainly comprises according to the Home eNodeB of the embodiment of the invention: receiver module 51 and sending module 53.Wherein, receiver module 51 is used for receiving the handover request message that mobile management unit sends, and wherein, carries the disabled indication information of CSG of the current access of equipment for indicating user in this handover request message; Sending module 53 is connected with receiver module 51, for the above-mentioned handover request message that receives according to receiver module 51, sends switching command to above-mentioned subscriber equipment, wherein, carries above-mentioned indication information in this switching command.

Particularly, when above-mentioned subscriber equipment during as CSG casual user's access to family base station, when the duration of this subscriber equipment access surpasses permission access duration, mobile management unit determines that the CSG of the current access of this subscriber equipment is unavailable, switch thereby trigger, send above-mentioned handover request message to Home eNodeB, and in this handover request message, carry above-mentioned indication information, after the receiver module 51 of Home eNodeB receives this handover request message, sending module 53 sends switching command to subscriber equipment, equally, also carry above-mentioned indication information in this switching command, subscriber equipment determines that the CSG of its current access is unavailable after receiving switching command, then with the sign corresponding with the CSG of current access in the permission access CSG identification list of its this locality.

As mentioned above, the technical scheme that provides by the embodiment of the invention, when UE accesses Home eNodeB corresponding to this CSG as the casual user of CSG, when UE when the resident duration (being the duration that UE accesses this Home eNodeB) of this Home eNodeB surpasses predetermined threshold value, the CSG of the current access of mobile management unit notice UE is unavailable, so that UE can with in the permission of its preservation access CSG identification list corresponding to the sign of this CSG, thereby so that the permission of UE and network side access CSG identification list is synchronous, avoided UE because wrong cell reselection, the access report generation, invalid access attempts etc. have been saved Radio Resource to the waste of Radio Resource; And, by the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention, so that the user can determine whether use common base station according to different situations, improved user's experience.

The above is the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, is not limited to the present invention, and for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various modifications and variations.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of doing, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. list updating method, be used for being in the permission access closed subscriber group (CSG) identification list that upgrades described subscriber equipment under the connection status at subscriber equipment, wherein, described subscriber equipment accesses Home eNodeB corresponding to described CSG as the casual user of CSG, it is characterized in that described method comprises:

Determining that the resident duration of described subscriber equipment at described Home eNodeB surpasses in the situation of predetermined threshold value, mobile management unit notifies the described CSG of described subscriber equipment unavailable, so that described subscriber equipment is deleted in the described permission access CSG identification list sign corresponding to described CSG;

Wherein, if the described Home eNodeB of the current access of described subscriber equipment is the Home eNodeB of mixed mode, notify then that the described CSG of described subscriber equipment is unavailable also to be comprised:

Described mobile management unit judges whether and the access module of described subscriber equipment can be converted to open mode from closed mode that if judged result is yes, the pattern of then notifying the current access of described subscriber equipment is open mode.

2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, notifies unavailable the comprising of CSG of the current access of described subscriber equipment:

Described mobile management unit sends the mobile management notification message to described subscriber equipment, wherein, carries the disabled indication information of the described CSG of indication in the described mobile management notification message.

3. method according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, notify the described CSG of described subscriber equipment unavailable after, described method also comprises:

Described subscriber equipment receives the notice of described mobile management unit, and the sign of described CSG is deleted from described permission access CSG identification list.

4. method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, notify the described CSG of described subscriber equipment unavailable after, described method also comprises:

Described subscriber equipment shows the reason with the CSG sign deletion of described Home eNodeB.

5. method according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, described mobile management unit is mobile management entity, described Home eNodeB is the Home eNodeB HeNB of evolution, perhaps, described mobile management unit is the GPRS serving GPRS support node, and described Home eNodeB is common Home eNodeB HNB.

6. a mobile management unit is characterized in that, comprising:

Judge module be used for to judge whether the subscriber equipment as casual user's access of CSG surpasses predetermined threshold value at the resident duration of Home eNodeB corresponding to described CSG, is being judged as trigger notice module in the situation that is;

Described notification module is used for sending notice to described subscriber equipment, notifies the described CSG of described subscriber equipment unavailable;

Judging module, the result who is used for judging at described judge module is in the situation that is, judge whether the access module of described subscriber equipment is converted to open mode from closed mode, and be judged as in the situation that is, the access module of described subscriber equipment is converted to open mode from closed mode;

It is open mode that described notification module also is used for notifying the pattern of the current access of described subscriber equipment.