CN107087255A

CN107087255A - A kind of terminal location management, the method for terminal mobility management and network node

Info

Publication number: CN107087255A
Application number: CN201610086656.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 谢宝国; 吴瑟; 王卫斌
Original assignee: ZTE Corp
Current assignee: ZTE Corp
Priority date: 2016-02-15
Filing date: 2016-02-15
Publication date: 2017-08-22
Anticipated expiration: 2036-02-15
Also published as: CN107087255B; WO2017140204A1

Abstract

A kind of terminal location management, the method for terminal mobility management and network node, when carrying out location management, ability opening functional entity CEF sends to the network section that service is provided for terminal and subscribes to request to the position of the terminal；The CEF is received currently provides reporting for the network section of service for the terminal, obtains the positional information of the terminal.During moving property management method, CEF is that terminal selects or created an objective network section by network section management function entity NSMF；The CEF is cut into slices by the network for currently providing service for the terminal, notifies the terminal to be switched to the objective network section.By such scheme, when terminal is moved to different regions, terminal location can be obtained, and for the terminal in the region select or create and meet the particular network section of its business demand and provide service for it.

Description

A kind of terminal location management, the method for terminal mobility management and network node

Technical field

The present invention relates to network service, more particularly, to a kind of management of terminal location, terminal mobility The method and network node of management.

Background technology

Past more than 20 in the year, mobile communication technology is developed rapidly, and is people life side Formula, the politics of working method and society, economic dispatch everyway bring tremendous influence.Mankind society The efficient information age can be entered, explosive growth is presented in various aspects service application demand, to future Wireless mobile bandwidth system brings huge challenge in everyways such as frequency, technology and operations.

It is abundant with internet types of applications, the third party service provider to the information exchange of Virtual network operator and Network individual needs are more and more strong, and network capabilities opens the main flow for being increasingly becoming future network technology.Such as Current mobile personal user, industry user and SP/CP (Service Provider/Content Provider, Service provider/content supplier) some in the mobile service that uses be the industry insensitive to time delay Business, such as software upgrading and download, music and video such as download at the business, and the data traffic of this kind of business Bigger than normal, higher expense will be produced by being transmitted using normal discharge set meal.It is mobile in existing network There are many skies in the characteristics of obvious busy is uneven, network are presented in terms of time and region in data network Not busy resource.(third-party application carries out signaling with network and cooperateed with background traffic business, in the network idle period Transmit non real-time big flow, such as video push, software upgrading) can be these idled radio resources Fully utilize, the network of operator is fully utilized, can be enjoyed simultaneously for for user By very cheap flow, it can also be divided for SP/CP using the background traffic passage of low cost Sending service and content, so as to promote use of the user to mobile flow, bring what data were taken in operator Increase.

Under the mobile interchange epoch, operator's open network ability has been trend of the times.For many years, pipeline is provided Source, network advantage are always the core competitiveness place of operator.But with the arrival in 4G and 5G epoch, Abundant the Internet, applications gradually make operator turn into simple pipe provider.Therefore, build unified and open Ability there is provided platform, rationally the open ability such as basic business and information turn into operator build it is following competing Strive the key point of power.

Fig. 1 is the EPS network capabilities open architecture schematic diagrames according to correlation technique.As shown in figure 1, should The network architecture can include following part：

Mobile network and network element (Mobile Network and Entity, referred to as MNE), include control Veil member MME/SGSN (Mobility Management Entity/Serving GPRS Support Node, Mobile management nodes/Serving GPRS Support Node), it is responsible for signaling control and mobile management；User plane Network element PGW/GGSN (Public Data Network GateWay/Gateway GPRS Support Node, public data network gateway/gateway GPRS Support Node), it is responsible for carrying control and session management； Data surface network element HSS (Home Subscriber Server, home signature user server), is responsible for use The signing management at family；Policy control network element PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function, plan Omit and charging rule functions), it is responsible for user Qos (Quality of Service, service quality) and charging Strategy formulation and issue；And other network elements etc..

Ability open platform (Capability Exposure Platform, referred to as CEP), for basis Third-party demand, to network request Internet resources and information, provides the user the service and more of differentiation Good Consumer's Experience.

Application server (Application Server, referred to as APP), is carried for third party to user For rich and varied Internet service.

Telecommunication service operation support system (Business and Operation support system, referred to as BOSS), comprising OSS (Operation Support System, OSS) and BSS (Business support system, business support system).BOSS be telecom operators integration, The support system of information resources share, it is mainly by network management, system administration, charging, business, account The part such as business and customer service is constituted.Wherein OSS, is responsible for network configuration, network operation, network management And optimization etc. function realize.BSS, is mainly responsible for backstage charging, user's mandate, clearing, account, visitor The functions such as clothes, business are realized.

Network arrangements function (Network Orchestrator Function, abbreviation NOF), is responsible for network And the dynamic layout of network element.

Using the ability open architecture, mobile network is by servicing the unified externally exposure mobile network of open platform Network information and open mobile network's ability, open object include the own application of third-party application and operator Deng.

Fig. 2 is the flow that existing force is opened, as shown in Fig. 2 comprising the following steps：

S101：Application server needs to call application to service open platform according to the operation flow of itself API (Application Protocol Interface, abbreviation application protocol interface), for example：Call user Regional location user density API in the application scenarios of track.

S102：Ability open platform carries out application layer protocol conversion, need to be to movement from being parsed using API Network Capture ability information.For example：Third-party application needs to obtain the user density information of certain geographic area.

S103:Ability open platform obtained to mobile network/network element needed for Internet resources and user profile, Such as to the user density information of Network Capture geographic area.Mobile network/network element updates for the request application Internet resources, collection network and user profile, and (such as telecommunication capability, terminal are believed by capability information Breath, network state etc.) return to ability open platform.Certain current area is such as returned to ability open platform Domain position user density information.

S104：Ability open platform is by the capability information got from mobile network/network element according to application It is packaged the need for API, forms the adaptation result of application API Calls.For example：By specific region position The user density Information encapsulation put is into the API information that can be called.

S105：Application API adaptation result is returned to application server by ability open platform device, is applied Server realizes types of applications, provides the user differentiation according to the different API obtained from network side Service.

Legacy cellular network architecture in Fig. 1 is adapted to the network of single service type.However, using this Vertical configuration, operator is difficult to extend communication network, it is also difficult to carried out according to the user's request being continually changing Adjust and meet the demand of new application.

In future network system, network will be by further abstract for " network section " (network slice)： Different network sections provide Connection Service, net for the region of specific business or specific terminal or feature Network section comprising can dynamic creation each Virtual NE,

As Fig. 3 shows the network architecture diagram cut into slices in correlation technique comprising network.Different business, such as MBB (Mobile Broadband, mobile broadband service) business, mMTC (massive machine type Communication, the communication service of large-scale machines class) business, uMTC (ultra machine type Communication, super real-time super reliable machine class communication service) business, business demand (can represent For the demand of cut into slices to network function and performance) otherness is larger, and different networks is just used in network side Section offer service, network element, network connection, Internet resources, hardware resource that each network section is included Etc. being to set up that with distribution, different network sections the different business demand of terminal can be met on demand, carry For the access needed for terminal and professional ability.Establishment, the renewal of network section are cut into slices by network with release and managed Function (NSMF, network slice management function) is managed to provide.The function of network section Including access control function, authentication functions, mobile management function to ps domain, conversation management functional, billing function Deng；The performance of network section includes end-to-end time delay, and maximum ensures access customer number in bandwidth, region, Data throughput, rate travel that business seamless switching is supported etc..

Existing force open network framework can provide opening for subnetwork ability to third-party application, the Tripartite's application can go request qos parameter to update with handling capacity open platform, charging policy adjustment (such as the Tripartite is user charges business), the service such as user preference information acquisition.But the 5G networks that face the future are needed The ability asked is opened, and following 5G networks use network to cut into slices and the service of differentiation is provided for different business. When terminal is moved in carrier network region, or cross operator region is when moving, it would be desirable to be able to There is provided the mobile management solution opened based on ability so that terminal is obtained in time in moving process The network section for meeting its terminal attribute and business demand provides service for it.

The content of the invention

In view of this, the invention provides following scheme.

A kind of method of terminal location management, functional entity CEF is opened applied to ability, including：

CEF sends to subscribe to the position of the terminal and asked to the network section for providing service for terminal；

The CEF is received currently provides reporting for the network section of service for the terminal, obtains the end The positional information at end.

A kind of ability opens functional entity, including terminal location management module, and the terminal location manages mould Block includes：

Position subscriber units, for sending the position to the terminal to the network section that service is provided for terminal Put subscription request；

Position receiving unit, currently reporting for the network section of service is provided for receiving for the terminal, Obtain the positional information of the terminal.

A kind of method of terminal mobility management, functional entity CEF is opened applied to ability, including：

CEF is that terminal selects or created an objective network by network section management function entity NSMF Section；

The CEF is cut into slices by the network for currently providing service for the terminal, notifies the terminal to switch To objective network section.

A kind of ability opens functional entity, it is characterised in that described including terminal mobility management device Mobile management device includes：

Section selecting module, is that terminal selects or created one by network section management function entity NSMF Individual objective network section；

Switching notice module, for being cut into slices by the network for currently providing service for the terminal, notifies institute State terminal and be switched to the objective network section.

By such scheme, when terminal is moved to different regions, terminal location can be obtained, and it is logical Cross ability and open functional entity by being interacted with network management function entity of cutting into slices, be the terminal in the area In domain select or create meet its business demand particular network section provide service for it so that terminal exists Acquisition in time meets its terminal attribute in moving process and the network section of business demand provides service for it.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is the structured flowchart of the ability open architecture of correlation technique；

Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the ability open implementation of correlation technique；

Fig. 3 is the structured flowchart of the network section management framework of correlation technique；

Fig. 4 is that a kind of terminal of the embodiment of the present invention moves across a network section, cross operator, opened across ability It is laid flat the schematic diagram of a scenario of platform；

Fig. 5 is that a kind of terminal of the embodiment of the present invention moves across a network section, cross operator, not across ability The schematic diagram of a scenario of open platform；

Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the terminal position management method of the embodiment of the present invention one；

Fig. 7 is the module map that the ability of the embodiment of the present invention one opens functional entity；

Fig. 8 is the flow chart of the terminal mobility management method of the embodiment of the present invention two；

Fig. 9 is the module map that the ability of the embodiment of the present invention two opens functional entity；

Figure 10 is flow chart of the example one based on ability open implementation terminal mobility management of the present invention；

Figure 11 is flow chart of the example two based on ability open implementation terminal mobility management of the present invention；

Figure 12 is flow chart of the example three based on ability open implementation terminal mobility management of the present invention；

Figure 13 is flow chart of the example four based on ability open implementation terminal mobility management of the present invention.

Embodiment

For the object, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention are more clearly understood, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing Embodiments of the invention are described in detail.It should be noted that in the case where not conflicting, this Shen Please in embodiment and the feature in embodiment can mutually be combined.

The application of network section has region limitation, and in addition to common network section is wide area covering, other are The network section of specific transactions or particular terminal service has region access restriction.In Fig. 4, there are 2 Carrier network：Carrier network A and carrier network B.Different carrier networks respectively has multiple nets Network section provides network insertion service.In Fig. 4 scene, each carrier network has corresponding energy Power opens function (CEF：Capability Exposure function) entity (or opened for ability flat Platform) network capabilities open service is provided.When terminal is moved, it may be moved in a carrier network, May also cross operator move, it is necessary to solve terminal moved in carrier network or cross operator move When dynamic, handling capacity opens the scheme for providing mobile management.In Figure 5, from unlike Fig. 4, Ability open platform is unified ability open platform, can provide network capabilities open service with cross operator, If ability open platform is the scene that third party is runed.Fig. 5 from unlike Fig. 4, when terminal across When operator moves, it is desirable to provide the solution of mobile management.

Embodiment one

In order to which moving property is managed, ability, which opens functional entity, to be needed to be managed the position of terminal, Therefore the present embodiment provides a kind of method of terminal location management, as shown in fig. 6, including：

Step 110, CEF sends to the network section that service is provided for terminal and the position of the terminal is ordered Read request；

In the present embodiment, the CEF sends position subscription to the network section that service is provided for terminal please Ask, including：The CEF receives the shifting for the terminal that third-party application server A PP is sent Mobility management message, obtains the mark of the terminal；The CEF is according to the mark of the terminal, to net Network section management function entity NSMF inquiries obtain providing the information of the network section of service for terminal；And, The CEF sends the position to the network section for providing service for terminal and subscribes to request.

In the application, the network section for providing service for terminal can include one kind in being cut into slices with lower network Or it is a variety of：The network section of service is currently provided for the terminal；The common network of wide area access service is provided Network is cut into slices；And meet the network section of the terminal traffic demand.Wherein meet the terminal traffic demand Network section include in the future may be provided for terminal service network cut into slices.

When the CEF determines the terminal being switched to objective network section, if before not to described Objective network section, which is sent, subscribes to request to the position of the terminal (only to the current terminal for as described in before The network section and/or common network section for providing service are subscribed to), then cut into slices and send to the objective network Request is subscribed to the position of the terminal.

Step 120, the CEF is received currently provides reporting for the network section of service for the terminal, Obtain the positional information of the terminal.

In the present embodiment, the position for the terminal that the network section for currently providing service for the terminal is reported Confidence breath includes the one or more in following information：The positional information of the terminal initial；The terminal Positional information after location updating；Indicate that the terminal has been moved out the information of present networks section coverage； And indicate that the terminal has been moved to the information of present networks section service area fringe.

The CEF can open the positional information of the terminal to third party APP；Receive what is reported After the positional information of the terminal, the positional information of terminal can also be reported third party APP.

The present embodiment additionally provides a kind of ability and opens functional entity, including terminal location management module, such as Shown in Fig. 7, the terminal location management module includes：

Position subscriber units 10, for being sent to the network section that service is provided for terminal to the terminal Subscribe to request in position；

Position receiving unit 20, currently the network section of service is provided for receiving for the terminal Report, obtains the positional information of the terminal.

Alternatively,

The position subscriber units include：

Receiving subelement, the shifting for the terminal for receiving third-party application server A PP transmissions Mobility management message, obtains the mark of the terminal；

Subelement is inquired about, for the mark according to the terminal, to network section management function entity NSMF Inquiry obtains providing the information of the network section of service for terminal；

Subelement is subscribed to, is subscribed to for sending the position to the network section for providing service for terminal Request；

Wherein, the network section for providing service for terminal includes one kind or many in being cut into slices with lower network Kind：The network section of service is currently provided for the terminal；The common network for providing wide area access service is cut Piece；And meet the network section of the terminal traffic demand.

Alternatively,

The position subscriber units send position to the network section that service is provided for terminal and subscribe to request, bag Include：When the ability opens functional entity determination and the terminal is switched into objective network section, if Do not cut into slices to send to subscribe to the position of the terminal to the objective network before and ask, then to the mesh Mark network section transmission and request is subscribed to the position of the terminal.

Alternatively,

The positional information for the terminal that the position receiving unit is received includes one kind in following information Or it is a variety of：The positional information of the terminal initial；Positional information after the updating of terminal position；Indicate The terminal has been moved out the information of present networks section coverage；And, indicate that the terminal has been moved to this The information of network section service area fringe.

Embodiment two

The present embodiment provides a kind of method of terminal mobility management, as shown in figure 8, including：

Step 210, CEF determines to initiate mobile management service to terminal；

This step specifically may include the mode of CEF decision-makings or third party's APP decision-makings：

CEF decision-makings：The CEF obtains the positional information of the terminal and currently for the terminal provides clothes The information of the network section of business, based on local Mobility Management Strategy, decision-making is initiated the terminal to move Mobility management is serviced；

Third party's APP decision-makings：The CEF obtains the positional information of the terminal and is currently the end End provide service network section information, report third party APP, receive third party APP according to The notification message of mobile management service is initiated the terminal in Mobility Management Strategy, decision-making.

The Mobility Management Strategy that above-mentioned CEF or third party APP is used can include：It is following meeting During one or more in condition, mobile management service is initiated, new network section is switched the terminal into： The current network section for providing service for terminal can not meet the business demand of terminal；And, terminal has been moved To the service area fringe of the current network section that service is provided for terminal.

In the present embodiment, the CEF can obtain the end according to any means any in embodiment one The positional information at end.The third party APP of the application includes service provider, content supplier, third party Using arbitrary third party's network node such as, third party's service.

Step 220, CEF is that terminal selects or created one by network section management function entity NSMF Individual objective network section；

In this step, the CEF first sends the inquiry request cut into slices to objective network to the NSMF, Carry the positional information of the terminal and the business demand information of the terminal；Then, the CEF is received The information for the objective network section that the NSMF is returned；Wherein, the objective network section is described What NSMF was selected or created, the business demand for covering the terminal position and meeting the terminal Network is cut into slices.

, can basis when the CEF sends the inquiry request to objective network section to the NSMF The positional information of the terminal determines whether cross operator is moved the terminal：If it is, to target operation The NSMF of business sends the inquiry request cut into slices to objective network, carries positional information, the institute of the terminal State the business demand information of terminal and the information of source network section；If it is not, then to current operator NSMF sends the inquiry request cut into slices to objective network, carries the positional information of the terminal, the end The information of business demand information and the source network section at end.

In the network architecture that there are multiple CEF, there can be the scene that terminal is moved across CEF, if The information cut into slices when selecting and creating objective network section using source network, then need the CEF to obtain After the positional information of the terminal, by the positional information of the terminal and this CEF information reporting third party APP.Now, during the inquiry request that the CEF cuts into slices to NSMF transmissions to objective network, first Determine whether the terminal accesses this CEF coverage for the first time according to the positional information of the terminal, such as Fruit is to pass through third party's APP query sources CEF's (i.e. terminal removes the CEF of its service range recently) Information；If inquiring source CEF information, the CEF is obtained as target CEF to source CEF The information of the source network section of the terminal.As inquired about the information less than source CEF, then the CEF is regarded Access this CEF service ranges to handle for the terminal initial.

In the application, when the section of above-mentioned source network refers to the terminal initial access network, the CEF according to The business demand of the terminal is cut into slices for the network of the offer access service of the terminal distribution.Source network is cut The function of piece is entirely capable of meeting the business demand of terminal with performance.

In the present embodiment, the information of above-mentioned source network section can include function and performance that source network is cut into slices One in information, and mark, network element configuration, Network resource allocation and the coverage of source network section Plant or a variety of.Wherein, service area range is mainly used to judge whether the position of present terminal has moved out Or edge region.Entrance of the mark of source network section for finding source network section, network element configuration, Network resource allocation can be used when creating or updating network section, and network section includes each network element And the Internet resources that network element is configured.

Especially, the business demand information of the terminal can be cut into slices with the source network function and performance Information represents, and during NSMF selections, can selection function and performance it is identical with the source network section or more Excellent network section is cut into slices as the objective network for meeting the terminal traffic demand.But the present invention does not limit to In this, for example, it is also possible to directly using the information for representing terminal traffic demand, or use and terminal industry The corresponding network slice type information of business demand, is used as the business demand information of terminal.

Step 230, the CEF is cut into slices by the network for currently providing service for the terminal, notifies institute State terminal and be switched to the objective network section.

The present embodiment additionally provides a kind of ability and opens functional entity, including terminal mobility management device, As shown in figure 8, the mobile management device includes：

Section selecting module 50, is that terminal is selected or created by network section management function entity NSMF One objective network section；

Switching notice module 60, for being cut into slices by the network for currently providing service for the terminal, is notified The terminal is switched to the objective network section.

Alternatively,

The ability, which opens functional entity, also to be included：Terminal location management module, appoints using in embodiment one Terminal location management module described in one, to obtain the positional information of the terminal；

The ability, which opens functional entity, also to be included：

Mobile management decision-making module, for obtaining the positional information of the terminal and being currently the end End is provided after the information of network section of service, and based on local Mobility Management Strategy, whether decision-making is right The terminal initiates mobile management service；Or

Third party's communication interface modules, for by by the positional information of the terminal of acquisition and currently be institute The information that terminal provides the network section of service is stated, third-party application server A PP is reported, and receive To third party APP according to Mobility Management Strategy, mobile management service is initiated the terminal in decision-making Notification message.

Alternatively,

The Mobility Management Strategy includes：In the one or more in meeting following condition, initiate to move Mobility management is serviced, and switches the terminal into new network section：

The current network section for providing service for terminal can not meet the business demand of terminal；

Terminal has been moved to the service area fringe of the current network section that service is provided for terminal.

Alternatively,

The section selecting module includes：

Query unit, for sending the inquiry request cut into slices to objective network to the NSMF, carries institute State the positional information of terminal and the business demand information of the terminal；

Receiving unit, the information for receiving the objective network section that the NSMF is returned, wherein, institute Stating objective network section is the NSMF selections or creates, and covers the terminal position and meets The network section of the business demand of the terminal.

Alternatively,

The query unit sends the inquiry request cut into slices to objective network to the NSMF, including：

Determine whether cross operator is moved the terminal according to the positional information of the terminal, if it is, to The NSMF of targeted carrier sends the inquiry request cut into slices to objective network, carries the position of the terminal Information, the business demand information of the terminal, and the information that source network is cut into slices；If not, being transported to current The inquiry request that the NSMF transmissions of battalion business are cut into slices to objective network, the positional information of the carrying terminal, The information of business demand information and the source network section of the terminal；

When source network section refers to the terminal initial access network, CEF is according to the business of the terminal Demand is cut into slices for the network of the offer access service of the terminal distribution.

Alternatively,

The ability, which opens functional entity, also to be included：Information reporting module, for receiving the terminal Positional information after, by the positional information of the terminal and this CEF information reporting third party APP；

The query unit includes：

Source CEF inquires about subelement, for determining that the terminal connects for the first time according to the positional information of the terminal When entering this CEF coverage, pass through third party's APP query sources CEF information；

Acquisition of information subelement, for when inquiring source CEF information, obtaining described to source CEF The information of the source network section of terminal, when the source network section refers to the terminal initial access network, CEF According to network section of the business demand of the terminal for the offer access service of the terminal distribution；

Subelement is inquired about, please for sending the inquiry cut into slices to objective network to the NSMF of targeted carrier Ask, positional information, the business demand information of the terminal of the carrying terminal, and source network section Information.

Alternatively,

The information of the source network section includes function and the performance information that source network is cut into slices, and source network One or more in mark, network element configuration, Network resource allocation and the coverage of section；

The function and performance information that the business demand information of the terminal is cut into slices with the source network represent, institute State meet the terminal traffic demand network section refer to function and performance it is identical with the source network section or More excellent network section.

Such scheme based on the mobile management that ability is opened is directed in future network, and terminal is cut in network It is moved in panel region under network section service range edge, or across a network section mobile context, terminal is moved Network insertion service function and hydraulic performance decline are caused when moving new region.Handling capacity opens functional entity Mobile management function to ps domain, new network section be provided in region be to network management function request of cutting into slices Terminal is serviced so that the function for the network insertion service that new network section is provided in the region and Performance, is not less than the network section for providing particular traffic requirements service for terminal before this.Handling capacity is opened Mobile management function to ps domain, more excellent Consumer's Experience can be provided the user.

To realize the mobile management opened based on ability, ability, which opens functional entity, to be needed to be based on third party The demand of service mobility management, terminal positional information is subscribed to the network section that service is provided for terminal. Ability opens functional entity can be from network section management function object query to the network that service is provided for terminal Slice information, and carry out terminal location subscription to the network section inquired.

Terminal can access the network section or common network section that particular traffic requirements service is provided for it, Realize the network insertion service of user.It is that the network of its service is cut when terminals location area changes Piece is opened to ability can carry in functional entity transmission updating of terminal position message, message but be not limited to end Positional information, operator's informaiton and the information of the current network section that service is provided at end.

Ability opens functional entity and determines that the current network section for providing service for terminal can not meet terminal During business demand, mobile management service is provided according to local mobile management strategy, or, ability is opened Playing function entity notifies the location updating message of user to third party's service, indicates to initiate in third party's service When mobile management is serviced, mobile management service is provided for the terminal.Ability opens functional entity can To be retrieved as the information that terminal provides the source network section of particular traffic requirements service.If ability opens function Entity does not preserve the network slice information, then is obtained to network section management function entity requests.If The terminal movement of across ability opening functional entity, target capability opens functional entity and can opened to source capability Functional entity obtains the information of source network section.

Ability opens functional entity and gets what the source network for providing particular traffic requirements service for terminal was cut into slices After information, the new network section for covering terminal position to network section management function entity requests is The terminal provides network insertion service (the new network section is objective network section), objective network The function and performance for the network insertion service that section is provided are not less than source network section.But the present invention does not limit to , can also be directly according to the actual business demand of terminal, or the net matched with terminal traffic demand in this The information such as network slice type carry out selection target section network.

Network section management function can be by network section all in region and source network section progress pair Than selecting function and performance being not less than the mesh of source network section (implication of source network section is seen above) Mark network section provides network insertion service for terminal.If without such network section in the region, Then a new network section is created for terminal.The network section of establishment need to meet the business demand of terminal, Such as it is not less than the network section of source network section for function and performance.

Afterwards, ability opens functional entity and notifies the network slice information for selecting or creating to terminal, whole End is cut or cut technology by the way that network is soft, is switched to new network section and is realized network insertion service.

With several examples, the present invention will be described again below

Example one

In this example, ability opens functional entity according to third party's mobile management demand, is taken to for terminal Terminal positional information is subscribed in the network section of business.Third party APP also can handling capacity open functional entity order Terminal positional information is read there is provided the related service in position, whether such as decision-making initiates mobile management service. Ability opens functional entity and cut into slices to network section management function object query for the network that terminal provides service Information, and to inquire network section subscribe to terminal location updating message.When terminal is in network area During generation location updating, currently the network for the terminal service is cut into slices the positional information of timely reporting terminal.

It is the signaling process of this example shown in Figure 10, including：

Step S301, the third party's service of business is provided for terminal, and opening functional entity offer to ability needs The terminal identification list of network insertion service is provided, is corresponding terminal customization mobile management service, i.e., Represent the mobile management that these terminals need across a network to cut into slices.Third party's service can authorize ability to open work( The moving property management of energy entity, or managed by moving property of third party's decision-making.It is real that ability opens function Body can according to local mobile management strategy to moving property of the terminal management service, or, energy Power opens functional entity according to business demand of the third-party application to mobile management, returns and uses to third party Whether family location updating message, mobile management service is initiated by third party's decision-making.

Ability opens functional entity according to mobile management demand, and network insertion service is provided to for terminal Terminal positional information is subscribed in network section.If third party's service needs, the positional information received can be opened Put to third party's service, for based on the related service of terminal location, such as advertisement marketing service, traffic letter Breath service etc..

Step S302, ability opens functional entity, and to network section management function entity, (also referred to as network is cut Piece management function) information that the network for providing service for terminal is cut into slices is inquired about, the mark of carried terminal is gone back Can be with the business demand information of carried terminal.The information of network section is not limited to the ID marks of network section, IP address, Internet resources, network function, the information such as service area range of network section.

Network section management function entity opens the information that functional entity returns to network of relation section to ability, Include one or more of：The information of the current network section that service is provided for terminal, is wide area region The information of the common network section of service is provided, and terminal traffic demand can be met, may be carried for terminal For the network slice information of service.

Step S303, ability opens functional entity and cut according to the network of network section management function entity return Piece information, cuts into slices to each network and subscribes to the positional information of terminal, carried terminal id.When terminal is linked into After network of relation section, network section needs to open the initial terminal location letter of functional entity report to ability Breath, updating of terminal position information etc..

Step S304, terminal access provides network section A of particular traffic requirements service for it.

Step S305, the position that network section A is opened according to ability, which is subscribed to, is asked, and work(is opened to ability Energy entity returns to initial terminal positional information, can include operator domain information etc..If terminal is in net Different region movement in network section, network section A needs to open functional entity return terminal position to ability Put fresh information.

Step S306, when terminal removes network section A region, network section A can not be described Terminal provides network insertion service, and network section A opens functional entity to ability and notifies the terminal to move Go out network section a-quadrant information.

Step S307, terminal removes network section A coverage, is connect according to the section of the network of configuration Enter information, the cut managed by network mobility or soft incision technology, terminal are linked into offer wide area access The common network section of service, by common network section offer service.In common network section offer service During, network performance and function may not meet the business demand of terminal.

Step S308, the position that common network section is opened according to ability, which is subscribed to, is asked, and work(is opened to ability Can entity return initial terminal positional information.If terminal region movement different in network is cut into slices, public Network section needs to open functional entity return updating of terminal position information to ability.It is real that ability opens function Body provides mobile management service in time according to the positional information of terminal.

Step S309, ability opens functional entity according to demands of the third party APP to mobile management, The positional information of terminal is returned to third party, whether third party initiates mobile management service for decision-making, Business demand of the third party based on location-based service can also be met simultaneously.Here mobile management services package The mobile management of across a network section is included, i.e. terminal is moved to target area, if the network section of access The service of offer can not meet business demand, it is necessary to provide the network for meeting business demand in the region for it Section is serviced.

In step S305~308, when terminal is moved in idle pulley, the A if network is cut into slices Can not perception terminal in time mobile location information, now ability open platform can be analyzed by big data The terminal location information of forecasting that platform is provided, or by the position location information of third-party application, to determine Or the position of anticipation terminal, network section mobile management service can be so provided in time.It is other to implement Example is similarly hereinafter.

This example capabilities opens functional entity according to the mobile management demand of third party's service, is cut to network Piece management function object query is the network slice information of terminal service, and is subscribed to eventually to network section End position information, then ability open functional entity can be based on local mobile management strategy and terminal Positional information provides mobile management service.The terminal positional information subscribed to simultaneously is opened to third party, Whether mobile management service can also be initiated by third party's decision-making, be taken to meet third party based on position The business demand of business.

Example two

This example is in a carrier service region, based on ability open implementation terminal mobility management. Ability opens the finger that functional entity is serviced mobile management based on local mobile management strategy or third party Offer mobile management service is provided.Cut when terminal is moved to for its network for providing particular traffic requirements service Piece a-quadrant edge, cuts into slices in the management function object query region work(compared with network cuts into slices A to network Energy and the identical or more excellent network slice information of performance, and notify terminal to be switched to the network section inquired C.If terminal removes network section a-quadrant, and is switched to common network section, then ability opens function It is identical or more excellent that entity whether there is function and performance compared with network section A for the terminal inquiry region Network slice information, as exist if notify terminal be switched to the network section；If no, asking net Network section management function entity is that terminal establishment is cut with network section A functions and performance identical network Piece B.After network section B is created successfully, ability opens functional entity and cut by the terminal from common network Piece is switched to network section B, and network insertion service is provided in the region for terminal by network section B.

Figure 11 show the signaling process of this example, including：

Step S401, terminal access provides network section A of particular traffic requirements service for it.Network is cut The position that piece A is opened according to ability, which is subscribed to, asks, and opening functional entity to ability returns to initial terminal position Information.If terminal region movement different in network is cut into slices, network section A needs to open work(to ability Can entity return updating of terminal position information.In the message of return in addition to terminal positional information, it can also wrap The information of the A containing network section, is not limited to network section A ID marks, IP address, Internet resources feelings The information such as condition, network service area scope.

Step S402~403, when terminal is moved in network section a-quadrant, are moved to network section A During the edge of coverage, network section A is subscribed to based on position and asked according to the change of terminal location, The location updating message that functional entity returns to terminal is opened to ability, opening functional entity to ability indicates eventually End has been moved to the edge of network section a-quadrant service range.

Step S404, because having larger decline in the performance of network edge network service, ability opens work( Energy entity can initiate mobile management service based on the decision-making of local mobile management strategy, or according to the 3rd Updating of terminal position information is returned to third party's service by side's service to the demand of mobile management, by the Mobile management service is initiated in tripartite's decision-making.Ability opens functional entity and taken according to third-party mobile management Instruction the moving property management service of business.

Step S405, now ability opening functional entity needs to select a network section for the terminal, is The terminal provides network insertion service, the industry for making it meet terminal in network section A service edge region Business demand.

Ability opens positional information of the functional entity based on terminal, if terminal is moved to the network of special services Section a-quadrant edge, then A work(of being cut into slices into the network section management function entity requests region with network Energy and the identical or more excellent network section access service of performance, carry network section A id information, and Terminal positional information.

Step S406, network section management function entity, by the network that offer can be serviced preferably in the region Section is compared with network section A, selects wherein function and performance is not less than network section A network The network C of more excellent network insertion service can be provided in section.

Network section C information is returned to ability and opens functional entity by network section management function entity. Network cut into slices C information, be not limited to network section ID marks, IP address, network resource conditions, The information such as network service area scope.

Step S407, ability open functional entity to network section A notify, by terminal from network cut into slices A It is switched to network section C, carried terminal id and network section C information.If not having directed networkses section C subscribed to terminal positional information, and ability opens functional entity and subscribes to terminal location to network section C simultaneously Information.

Step S408, network section A notifies terminal to be switched to C, the cut managed by network mobility Or soft incision technology, terminal is switched to network section C, by network section C offer network insertion services.Eventually End is in the region, the access service for the C that cut into slices by network, can enjoy higher network performance there is provided Consumer's Experience.

Step S409, the position that network section C is opened according to ability, which is subscribed to, is asked, and function is opened to ability Entity returns to initial terminal positional information.If terminal region movement different in network is cut into slices, network is cut Piece C needs to open functional entity return updating of terminal position information to ability.Ability opens functional entity root Mobile management service is provided in time according to the positional information of terminal.

Following steps 410~420 are another scenes arranged side by side with step 402~409：

Step S410~411, terminal removes the network section A coverages for its service, according to configuration Network section access information, the cut managed by network mobility or soft incision technology are linked into acquiescence Offer wide area access service common network section, by common network cut into slices offer service.In common network Network section is provided in service process, and network performance and function may not meet the business demand of terminal.

Step S412, the position that common network section is opened according to ability, which is subscribed to, is asked, and work(is opened to ability Can entity return initial terminal positional information.If terminal region movement different in network is cut into slices, public Network section needs to open functional entity return updating of terminal position information to ability.It is real that ability opens function Body provides mobile management service in time according to the positional information of terminal.It is further that ability opens functional entity Updating of terminal position information is returned into third party's service.

Step S413, because terminal be linked into common network section, community service network provide function and Performance compared with the network section A for providing special services originally with having larger decline, in utility net When network can not meet the business demand of terminal, ability opens functional entity and is based on local mobile management strategy Mobile management service is provided；Or ability opens functional entity according to third party's service to mobile management Demand, third party's service is returned to by updating of terminal position information, and mobile management is initiated by third party's decision-making Service.Ability opens instruction the moving property pipe that functional entity is serviced according to third-party mobile management Reason service.

Step S414, now ability opening functional entity needs to select a network section for the terminal, is The terminal provides access service.

Ability opens positional information (regional location 3) of the functional entity based on terminal, cuts into slices and manages to network Reason functional entity inquires about cut into slices in the region with network A functions and the identical or more excellent network section letter of performance Breath, carries network section A id information and the zone position information.

Step S415, network section management function entity, which cuts into slices the network that the region interior energy provides service, to be believed Breath is compared with network section A, if function can select and performance is not less than network section A network Section, then using step S405~S408 processing.If can not select, function is opened to ability real Body returns to the network slice information without matching.

Step S416, ability opens functional entity according to Mobility Management Strategy, and decision-making is created in the region One new network section, meets the business demand of terminal.Ability opens functional entity and managed to network section Manage functional entity request and network section B is created in the region, carry the area information, and provide for terminal Inter specific service network section A information, is not limited to network section A id, function and performance, network money The information such as source, network service area scope.

Step S417, network section management function entity is received after network section B request to create, at end Region is held to create network section B, network section B function and performance are not less than network section A. Network section management function entity notifies the network created section B information to open function reality to ability Body, network section B information be not limited to network section ID marks, IP address, network resource conditions, The information such as network service area scope.

In another example, when can not selecting objective network section, network section management function entity can also Directly voluntarily create the ability that reinforms and open functional entity.

Step S418, ability opens functional entity and notifies common network section, switches the terminal into network and cuts Piece B, carried terminal id and network section B information.Ability opens functional entity can be simultaneously to network The B that cuts into slices subscribes to terminal positional information.

Step S419, receives common network and is switched to after network section B notice, moved by network The cut of mobility management or soft incision technology, terminal are switched to network section B, and net is provided by network section B Network access service.Terminal can be enjoyed higher in the region, the access service for the B that cut into slices by network There is provided Consumer's Experience for network performance.

Step S420, the position that network section B is opened according to ability, which is subscribed to, is asked, and function is opened to ability Entity returns to initial terminal positional information, is not limited to operator domain information, geographic location area information etc.. If terminal region movement different in network is cut into slices, network section B needs to open functional entity to ability Return to updating of terminal position information.Ability opens functional entity and provides shifting in time according to the positional information of terminal Mobility management is serviced, and service can be provided if any the section of multiple networks, is that terminal selects an optimal network Section access.

This example capabilities open functional entity can the positional information based on terminal, and local mobile management The instruction that strategy or third party are serviced mobile management provides mobile management service.After terminal is moved, The function and hydraulic performance decline for the network insertion service that its region network section is provided,.Ability opens work( Energy entity can be in time by being there is provided the section of more excellent network with interacting for network section management function entity Terminal provides network insertion service.

Example three

This example is cross operator coverage, and when opening functional entity coverage not across ability, base In ability open implementation terminal mobility management.When terminal cross operator is moved, it is real that ability opens function Body needs to be retrieved as terminal offer particular traffic requirements clothes from the network section management function entity of source operator The network section A information of business.When terminal is moved to targeted carrier from source operator, ability opens work( Energy positional information of the entity based on terminal, is adapted to the network section management function request of targeted carrier Network is cut into slices, and provides the information that the network of source operator cuts into slices A.Network section management function entity choosing Network section more identical than function and performance or more excellent is selected, network insertion service is provided for terminal in the region. If the network section not being adapted to, ability opens functional entity and is based on Mobility Management Strategy, to network Management function of cutting into slices entity requests create a new network section, provide network for terminal in the region and connect Enter service.

As shown in figure 12, the signaling process of this example includes：

Step S501, terminal access provides the network for the source operator domain that particular traffic requirements are serviced for it Cut into slices A.The position that network section A is opened according to ability, which is subscribed to, asks, and opens functional entity to ability and returns Initial terminal information is returned, operator domain information, geographic location area information etc. is not limited to.If terminal exists Different region movement in network section, network section A needs to open functional entity return terminal to ability Location updating message.

In the message of return in addition to terminal positional information, the information for the A that can also be cut into slices comprising network and operation Business A information.Network section A information is not limited to network section A ID marks, IP address, net The information such as network resource situation, function and performance network service area range.

If network section A does not open the information that functional entity returns to network section A to ability, ability is opened Playing function entity can obtain network section A letter to the network section management function entity of source operator Breath.

Step S502~503, terminal removes the source carrier service region for its service, is moved to target Operator domain, according to the network of configuration cut into slices access information, the cut managed by network mobility or Soft incision technology, the common network that terminal is linked into the targeted carrier of the offer wide area access service of acquiescence is cut Piece, by the common network section offer service of targeted carrier.Service process is provided in common network section In, network performance and function may not meet the business demand of terminal.

The position that common network section is opened according to ability, which is subscribed to, asks, and opening functional entity to ability returns Initial terminal positional information, geographic location area information etc..If terminal region different in network is cut into slices Mobile, common network section needs to open functional entity to ability and third party's service returns to terminal location more Fresh information.Ability opens functional entity according to the positional information of terminal, and local mobile management strategy or Third party will provide mobile management service in time to the instruction that mobile management is serviced.

Step S504, because the common network that targeted carrier is linked into terminal is cut into slices, community service network The function and performance of offer with originally provide special services source operator network section A compared with have compared with Big decline.If common network section can not meet the business demand of terminal, ability opens functional entity Mobile management service is provided based on local mobile management strategy；Or ability opens functional entity according to the Tripartite services the demand to mobile management, and updating of terminal position information is returned into third party's service, by Mobile management service is initiated in third party's decision-making.Ability opens functional entity according to third-party mobile management Instruction the moving property management service of service.Now ability opens functional entity and needs to select for the terminal One more excellent network section, is carried for the terminal in the coverage that the common network of targeted carrier is cut into slices For more excellent access service.

Ability opens positional information of the functional entity based on terminal, cuts into slices and manages to the network of targeted carrier Functional entity asks the network section A functions and the identical or more excellent net of performance of region Nei Yuyuan operators Network section access service, carries network section A information, and terminal positional information.Network section A's Information is not limited to network section A ID marks, IP address, network resource conditions, function and performance net The information such as network service area range.

If network section A does not open the information that functional entity returns to network section A to ability, ability is opened Playing function entity first can obtain network section A letter to the network section management function entity of source operator Breath.

Step S505, the network section management function entity of targeted carrier, clothes are provided by the region interior energy The network section of business and the network section A of source operator are compared, and are not less than network from function and performance The network section C of more excellent network insertion service can be provided by being selected in section A network section.

Network section C information is returned to ability and opened by step S506, network section management function entity Functional entity.Network section C information is not limited to ID marks, IP address, the network money of network section The information such as source situation, network service area scope.

Step S507, ability opens functional entity and notified to the common network section of targeted carrier, will be eventually End is switched to network section C, carried terminal id and network section C information from common network.Energy Power, which opens functional entity, to subscribe to terminal positional information to the network section C of targeted carrier simultaneously.

Step S508, the common network section of targeted carrier notifies terminal to be switched to network section C, leads to The cut or soft incision technology of network mobility management are crossed, terminal is switched to the common network from targeted carrier Network section C is switched to, network insertion service is provided by network section C.Terminal in the region, By network section C access service, higher network performance can be enjoyed, Consumer's Experience is lifted.

Request is subscribed in step S509, the position that the network section C of targeted carrier is opened according to ability, to Ability opens functional entity and returns to initial terminal positional information etc..If terminal area different in network is cut into slices Domain is moved, and network section C needs to open functional entity return updating of terminal position information to ability.Ability Open functional entity provides mobile management service in time according to the positional information of terminal.

Step S510, connects step 501~505, parallel with step 506, network section management function Entity is received after network section service request, and the network section for providing service by the region interior energy is cut with network Piece A is compared, if function can select and performance is not less than network section A network section, is turned To step S505~S509 processing.If function can not be selected and performance is not less than network section A net Network is cut into slices, then opening functional entity to ability returns to the network slice information without adaptation.

Step S511, ability opens functional entity according to Mobility Management Strategy, and decision-making is created in the region One new network section, meets the business demand of terminal.

Ability opens functional entity and cuts into slices management function entity requests in the region to the network of targeted carrier Network section B is created, the area information is carried, and provide for terminal the net of the source operator of special services Network section A information, is not limited to network section A id, function and performance, Internet resources, network clothes The information such as regional extent of being engaged in.

Step S512, network section management function entity is received after network section B request to create, at end Region is held to create network section B, the network section B of targeted carrier function and performance are not less than The network section A of source operator.

Network section management function entity notifies the network created section B information to open function to ability Entity, network section B information is not limited to the ID marks, IP address, Internet resources feelings of network section The information such as condition, function and behavior pattern, network service area scope.

Step S513, ability opens functional entity and notified to network section B, and terminal is cut from common network Piece is switched to network section B, carried terminal id and network section B information.Ability opens functional entity Terminal positional information can be subscribed to network section B simultaneously.

Step S514, receives being switched to after network section B notice for common network section transmission, terminal The cut or soft incision technology managed by network mobility is switched to network section B, is carried by network section B For network insertion service.Terminal can be enjoyed more in the region, the access service for the B that cut into slices by network There is provided Consumer's Experience for high network performance.

Step S515, the position that network section B is opened according to ability, which is subscribed to, is asked, and function is opened to ability Entity returns to initial terminal positional information, is not limited to operator domain information, geographic location area information etc.. If terminal region movement different in network is cut into slices, network section B needs to open functional entity to ability Return to updating of terminal position information.Ability opens functional entity and provides shifting in time according to the positional information of terminal Mobility management is serviced.

This example mainly illustrates in cross operator network, and is that same ability opens function offer mobility During management service, ability opens functional entity can be retrieved as the specific clothes of terminal offer from source carrier network The network slice information of business.After terminal is moved to targeted carrier's network, ability opens functional entity base In Mobility Management Strategy, it is desirable to provide a network section for meeting terminal traffic demand provides for terminal Service.Ability opens functional entity and the network section A information of source carrier network is sent into target operation The network section management function entity of business, is the section access service of terminal request network.Network section management Functional entity opens the mobile management demand of functional entity based on ability, is terminal selection or establishment one The network section of the targeted carrier of its region, the function and performance of network section are better than source operator Network section A, can provide the network insertion service for being not less than network section A for terminal.

Example four

This example is cross operator coverage, and during across ability opening functional entity coverage, is based on Ability open implementation terminal mobility management.After terminal is linked into source carrier network section A, the 3rd Fang Yingyong gets source capability and opens functional entity information, source operator's informaiton.When terminal cross operator is moved When dynamic, target capability opening functional entity gets source operator's informaiton, source capability from third-party application and opened After playing function entity information, open functional entity acquisition source operator to source capability and provide specific industry for terminal The network section A information of business Demand and service.When terminal is moved to targeted carrier from source operator, mesh Mark ability opens positional information of the functional entity based on terminal, to the network section management work(of targeted carrier The network section of adaptation is can request that, and the information that the network of source operator cuts into slices A is provided.Network section pipe Manage functional entity and select network section more identical than function and performance or more excellent, provided in the region for terminal Network insertion is serviced.If the network section not being adapted to, ability opens functional entity and is based on mobility pipe Reason strategy, creates a new network to network section management function entity requests and cuts into slices, be in the region Terminal provides network insertion service.

As shown in figure 13, the signaling process of this example includes：

Step S601, terminal access provides network section A of the source operator domain serviced for it.Network The position that section A is opened according to ability, which is subscribed to, asks, and opening functional entity to source capability returns to initial terminal Information, is not limited to operator domain information, geographic location area information etc..If terminal is in network section Different region movements, network section A needs to open functional entity return updating of terminal position letter to ability Breath.

If network section A does not open the information that functional entity returns to network section A, source energy to source capability Power opens functional entity can cut into slices management function entity acquisition network section A's to the network of source operator Information.

Source capability opens functional entity and got after the terminal positional information that network section A is returned, to the 3rd Fang Yingyong returns to terminal location subscription information, and the information is not limited to include source operator's informaiton, source capability to open Playing function entity information, source carrier network section A information, terminal positional information etc..

Step S602~603, terminal removes the source carrier service region for its service, is moved to target Operator domain, according to the network of configuration cut into slices access information, the cut managed by network mobility or Soft incision technology, the common network that terminal is linked into the targeted carrier of the offer wide area access service of acquiescence is cut Piece, by the common network section offer service of targeted carrier.Service process is provided in common network section In, network performance and function may not meet the business demand of terminal.

Step S604, the position that common network section is opened according to target capability, which is subscribed to, asks, to target energy Power opens functional entity and returns to initial terminal positional information, geographic location area information etc..If terminal is in net Different region movement in network section, common network section needs open functional entity to ability and return to terminal Location updating message.Ability opens functional entity and provides mobile management in time according to the positional information of terminal Service.

Target capability opens functional entity and gets the end that common network section is returned in targeted carrier's network After end position information, terminal location subscription information is returned to third-party application, the information is not limited to include mesh Mark operator's informaiton, target capability open functional entity information, targeted carrier's common network slice information, Terminal positional information etc..

Step S605, because the common network that targeted carrier is linked into terminal is cut into slices, community service network The function and performance of offer with originally provide special services source operator network section A compared with have compared with Big decline.If it is determined that common network section can not meet the business demand of terminal, open functional entity Mobile management service is provided based on local mobile management strategy；Or ability opens functional entity according to the Tripartite services the demand to mobile management, and updating of terminal position information is returned into third party's service, by Mobile management service is initiated in third party's decision-making.Ability opens functional entity according to third-party mobile management Instruction the moving property management service of service.Now ability opens functional entity and needs to select for the terminal One more excellent network section, is carried for the terminal in the coverage that the common network of targeted carrier is cut into slices For more excellent access service.

Cut into slices A information to obtain the network of source carrier network, target capability opens functional entity to the Tripartite applies or terminal request source capability opens the information of functional entity, is not limited to source capability and opens function reality The id of body, IP address.

Third-party application or terminal open functional entity return source capability to target capability and open functional entity Information, is not limited to source capability and opens the id of functional entity, IP address information.

Step S606, it is the terminal service that target capability, which opens entity and opens entity requests to source capability, Network section A information, carried terminal id.

Source capability, which opens functional entity, to obtain network to the network section management function entity of source operator Section A information.

Source capability opens functional entity and the network section A information of source carrier network is returned into target capability Open functional entity.

Step S607, target capability opens positional information of the functional entity based on terminal, to targeted carrier Network section management function entity requests region Nei Yuyuan operators network section A functions and performance Identical or more excellent network section service, carries network section A information, and the zone position information.

Network section A information is not limited to network section A ID marks, IP address, Internet resources feelings The information such as condition, function and performance network service area range.

Step S608, the network section management function entity of targeted carrier, clothes are provided by the region interior energy The network section of business and the network section A of source operator are compared, and select wherein function and performance is not low In network section A, and the network section C of more excellent network insertion service can be provided.

Network section C information is returned to target capability and opens function reality by network section management function entity Body.Network section C information, is not limited to the ID marks, IP address, Internet resources feelings of network section The information such as condition, network service area scope.

Step S609, target capability opens functional entity and notified to the common network section of targeted carrier, Terminal is switched to network section C, carried terminal id and network section C information from common network.

Target capability opens functional entity and subscribes to terminal location letter to the network section C of targeted carrier simultaneously Breath.

Step S610, the cut managed by network mobility or soft incision technology, terminal are switched to from target The common network of operator is switched to network section C, and network insertion service is provided by network section C. Terminal can enjoy higher network performance, carry in the region, the access service for the C that cut into slices by network For Consumer's Experience.

Request is subscribed in step S611, the position that the network section C of targeted carrier is opened according to ability, to Ability opens functional entity and returns to initial terminal positional information, geographic location area information etc..If terminal exists Different region movement in network section, network section C needs to open functional entity return terminal to ability Location updating message.Ability opens functional entity and provides mobile management in time according to the positional information of terminal Service.

Step S612, connects step 601~607, parallel with step 608, network section management function Entity is received after network section service request, and the network section for providing service by the region interior energy is cut with network Piece A is compared, if wherein function can select and performance is not less than network section A network section, Then go to step S608~S611 processing.If function can not be selected and performance is not less than network section A Network section, then to ability opens functional entity return the network slice information without adaptation.

Step S613, ability opens functional entity according to Mobility Management Strategy, and decision-making is created in the region One new network section, meets the business demand of terminal.

Target capability opens functional entity and cuts into slices management function entity requests at this to the network of targeted carrier Region creates network section B, carries the area information, and provide for terminal the source operator of special services Network cut into slices A information, be not limited to network and cut into slices A id, function and performance, Internet resources, net The information such as network service area range.

Step S614, network section management function entity is received after network section B request to create, at end Region is held to create network section B, targeted carrier's network section B function and performance are not less than source The network section A of operator.

The network created section B information is notified to open to target capability by network section management function entity Functional entity, network section B information is not limited to ID marks, IP address, the network money of network section The information such as source situation, function and behavior pattern, network service area scope.

Step S615, target capability opens functional entity and notified to network section B, by terminal from common network Network is switched to network section B, carried terminal id and network section B information.

Target capability opens functional entity and subscribes to terminal positional information to network section B simultaneously.

Step S616, the cut managed by network mobility or soft incision technology, terminal are switched to network and cut Piece B, network insertion service is provided by network section B.Terminal cuts into slices B's in the region by network Access service, can enjoying higher network performance, there is provided Consumer's Experience.

Step S617, the position that network section B is opened according to ability, which is subscribed to, asks, and is opened to target capability Functional entity returns to initial terminal positional information, is not limited to operator domain information, geographic location area letter Breath etc..If terminal region movement different in network is cut into slices, network section B needs to open work(to ability Can entity return updating of terminal position information.It is timely according to the positional information of terminal that ability opens functional entity Mobile management service is provided.

Target capability opens functional entity and gets the terminal that network section B is returned in targeted carrier's network After positional information, terminal location subscription information is returned to third-party application, the information is not limited to include target Operator's informaiton, target capability open functional entity information, targeted carrier's network section B information, end End position information etc..

This example mainly illustrates in cross operator network, and across ability opening functional entity provides mobility pipe During reason service, target capability, which opens functional entity, to obtain source operator from source capability opening functional entity The network section A information of network.After terminal is moved to targeted carrier's network, target capability opens work( Energy entity is based on Mobility Management Strategy, and the network section A information of source carrier network is sent into target The network section management function entity of operator, is the terminal request network section service.Network is cut into slices Management function entity based on target capability open functional entity mobile management demand, be terminal selection or The network section of the targeted carrier of its region is created, the function and performance of network section are better than Source carrier network section A, can provide the network insertion service for being not less than network section A for terminal.

In each above-mentioned example, although network management function entity of cutting into slices is cut selecting or create new network It is the function/performance comparision cut into slices with source network during piece, still, network section management function entity also may be used With the function and performance directly cut into slices with optional network, compared with the business demand of terminal, find out satisfaction eventually Hold the objective network section of business demand；Or, it is being configured with network slice type and terminal traffic demand Corresponding relation (terminal traffic demand is corresponding with the network slice type that can meet the terminal traffic demand) In the case of, network section management function entity can also cut into slices according to the corresponding network of terminal traffic demand Type carrys out the section of selection target network.And the corresponding network slice type can open function by ability Entity is determined according to the current business demand of terminal and the corresponding relation of configuration and as the industry of terminal Business demand information is supplied to network section management function entity.

The embodiments of the present invention are for illustration only, and the quality of embodiment is not represented.Pass through the above Embodiment description, those skilled in the art can be understood that above-described embodiment method can Realized by the mode of software plus required general hardware platform, naturally it is also possible to by hardware, but very The former is more preferably embodiment in the case of many.Understood based on such, the technical side of the embodiment of the present invention The part that case substantially contributes to prior art in other words can be embodied in the form of software product Come, the computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disc, CD) In, including some instructions to cause a station terminal equipment (can be mobile phone, computer, server, Or the network equipment etc.) perform method described in each embodiment of the invention.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention are the foregoing is only, are not intended to limit the invention, for this For the technical staff in field, the present invention can have various modifications and variations.It is all the present invention spirit and Within principle, any modification, equivalent substitution and improvements made etc. should be included in the protection of the present invention Within the scope of.

Claims

1. a kind of method of terminal location management, functional entity CEF is opened applied to ability, including：

2. the method as described in claim 1, it is characterised in that：

The CEF sends position to the network section that service is provided for terminal and subscribes to request, including：

The CEF receives the mobility pipe for the terminal that third-party application server A PP is sent Message is managed, the mark of the terminal is obtained；

The CEF is inquired about according to the mark of the terminal to network section management function entity NSMF Obtain providing the information of the network section of service for terminal；

The CEF sends the position to the network section for providing service for terminal and subscribes to request.

3. method as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that：

The obtained network section for providing service for terminal is inquired about from the NSMF to be included cutting into slices with lower network In one or more：

The network section of service is currently provided for the terminal；

The common network section of wide area access service is provided；And

Meet the network section of the terminal traffic demand.

4. the method as described in claim 1, it is characterised in that：

When the CEF determines the terminal being switched to objective network section, if before not to described Objective network section sends to subscribe to the position of the terminal and asked, then being cut into slices to the objective network sends Request is subscribed to the position of the terminal.

5. the method as described in any in claim 1-4, it is characterised in that：

The positional information of the terminal that the network section for currently providing service for the terminal is reported include with One or more in lower information：

The positional information of the terminal initial；

Positional information after the updating of terminal position；

Indicate that the terminal has been moved out the information of present networks section coverage；

Indicate that the terminal has been moved to the information of present networks section service area fringe.

6. the method as described in any in claim 1-4, it is characterised in that：

Methods described also includes：

The CEF opens the positional information of the terminal to third party APP；And/or

The CEF is received after the positional information of the terminal reported, in addition to：By the terminal Positional information report third party APP.

7. a kind of method of terminal mobility management, functional entity CEF is opened applied to ability, including：

8. method as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that：

Before the CEF requests NSMF is one objective network section of terminal selection or establishment, including：

The CEF obtains the positional information of the terminal and the network of service is currently provided for the terminal The information of section, based on local Mobility Management Strategy, decision-making initiates mobile management to the terminal Service；Or

The CEF obtains the positional information of the terminal and the network of service is currently provided for the terminal The information of section, reports third-party application server A PP, receives third party APP according to mobility The notification message of mobile management service is initiated the terminal in management strategy, decision-making.

9. method as claimed in claim 8, it is characterised in that：

The CEF obtains the positional information of the terminal, including：The CEF is according to such as claim The method of any described terminal location management obtains the positional information of the terminal in 1-6.

10. method as claimed in claim 8, it is characterised in that：

11. the method as described in claim 7 or 8 or 9 or 10, it is characterised in that：

The CEF is that terminal selects or created an objective network section by NSMF, including：

The CEF sends the inquiry request cut into slices to objective network to the NSMF, carries the end The business demand information of the positional information at end and the terminal；

The CEF receives the information for the objective network section that the NSMF is returned, wherein, the mesh Mark network section is the NSMF selections or created, and covers the terminal position and meets described The network section of the business demand of terminal.

12. method as claimed in claim 11, it is characterised in that：

The CEF sends the inquiry request cut into slices to objective network to the NSMF, including：

The CEF determines whether cross operator is moved the terminal according to the positional information of the terminal：

If it is, sending the inquiry request cut into slices to objective network to the NSMF of targeted carrier, carry The information of the positional information of the terminal, the business demand information of the terminal and source network section；

If not, sending the inquiry request cut into slices to objective network to the NSMF of current operator, carry The information of the positional information of the terminal, the business demand information of the terminal and source network section；

Wherein, when the source network section refers to the terminal initial access network, the CEF is according to described The business demand of terminal is cut into slices for the network of the offer access service of the terminal distribution.

13. method as claimed in claim 11, it is characterised in that：

Methods described also includes：The CEF is obtained after the positional information of the terminal, by the terminal The information reporting third party APP of positional information and this CEF；

The CEF determines that the terminal accesses this CEF clothes for the first time according to the positional information of the terminal During business region, pass through third party's APP query sources CEF information；

The CEF such as inquires source CEF information, then obtains described to source CEF as target CEF The information of the source network section of terminal, when the source network section refers to the terminal initial access network, CEF According to network section of the business demand of the terminal for the offer access service of the terminal distribution；

The CEF sends the inquiry request cut into slices to objective network to the NSMF of targeted carrier, also Carry the information of the source network section.

14. the method as described in claim 12 or 13, it is characterised in that：

15. a kind of ability opens functional entity, it is characterised in that including terminal location management module, institute Stating terminal location management module includes：

16. ability as claimed in claim 15 opens functional entity, it is characterised in that：

The position subscriber units include：

17. ability as claimed in claim 15 opens functional entity, it is characterised in that：

18. the ability as described in any in claim 15-17 opens functional entity, it is characterised in that：

19. a kind of ability opens functional entity, it is characterised in that including terminal mobility management device, The mobile management device includes：

20. ability as claimed in claim 19 opens functional entity, it is characterised in that：

The ability, which opens functional entity, also to be included：Terminal location management module, using such as claim Any described terminal location management module, the positional information for obtaining the terminal in 14-17；

The ability, which opens functional entity, also to be included：

21. ability as claimed in claim 19 opens functional entity, it is characterised in that：

22. the ability as described in any in claim 19-21 opens functional entity, it is characterised in that：

The section selecting module includes：

23. ability as claimed in claim 22 opens functional entity, it is characterised in that：

24. ability as claimed in claim 22 opens functional entity, it is characterised in that：

The query unit includes：

25. the ability as described in claim 23 or 24 opens functional entity, it is characterised in that：