US20180049102A1 - Access control method, base station, user equipment, and mobility management entity - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an access control method, a base station, user equipment, and a mobility management entity.
- a network sharing technology can enable multiple operators to provide services for their respective subscribers by using a shared mobile network, significantly reducing costs for repeated construction of mobile networks.
- a network sharing manners (1) sharing a site; (2) sharing an access network; (3) sharing both an access network and a core network; (4) sharing a geographical area network.
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- UE User equipment
- MME mobility management entity
- an LTE mobile communications system is still used as an example.
- a base station e.g., evolved NodeB, eNB for short
- eNB evolved NodeB
- PLMN public land mobile network
- a UE reads the operator list (PLMN list) in the broadcast message, selects one PLMN from the operator list, and sends the selected PLMN to the eNB in a Radio Resource Control (RRC for short) connection setup procedure, and the eNB selects a core network node of this operator for the UE according to the selected PLMN, to provide a service for the UE.
- RRC Radio Resource Control
- a core network node of an operator is overloaded, subsequent access of a subscriber of this operator cannot be controlled in the prior art.
- an enhanced network sharing scenario when a quantity of access subscribers of an operator reaches an upper limit of a rented share, subsequent access of a subscriber of this operator cannot be controlled in the prior art.
- load sharing cannot be performed among multiple operators. As a result, an operator ranking first in a broadcast list tends to be overloaded, or achieves an excessive income from roaming subscribers.
- the present invention provides an access control method, a base station, user equipment, and a mobility management entity, so that in a network sharing scenario, the user equipment can register with a home operator of the user equipment as early as possible.
- a first aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
- a second aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
- a third aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
- a fourth aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
- a fifth aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
- a sixth aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
- a seventh aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
- An eighth aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
- a ninth aspect of the present invention provides a base station, including:
- a tenth aspect of the present invention provides a mobility management entity, including:
- An eleventh aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including:
- a twelfth aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including:
- a thirteenth aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including:
- a fourteenth aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including:
- a fifteenth aspect of the present invention provides a base station, including:
- a sixteenth aspect of the present invention provides a base station, including:
- a seventeenth aspect of the present invention provides a base station, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the first aspect of the present invention.
- An eighteenth aspect of the present invention provides a mobility management entity, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the second aspect of the present invention.
- a nineteenth aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the third aspect of the present invention.
- a twentieth aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the fourth aspect of the present invention.
- a twenty-first aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the fifth aspect of the present invention.
- a twenty-second aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the sixth aspect of the present invention.
- a twenty-third aspect of the present invention provides a base station, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the seventh aspect of the present invention.
- a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention provides a base station, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the eighth aspect of the present invention.
- a technical effect of the present invention is as follows: After a base station receives a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of user equipment and sent by the user equipment, and receives a service request message sent by the user equipment, the base station determines a serving mobility management entity of the user equipment according to a global mobility management entity identifier in the temporary identifier of the user equipment; then, the base station sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving mobility management entity of the user equipment, so that the serving mobility management entity of the user equipment sends a redirection indication, and the user equipment registers with a home PLMN of the user equipment. Therefore, in a network sharing scenario, the user equipment can select a home PLMN of the user equipment as a serving PLMN of the user equipment as early as possible.
- FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart of another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a mobility management entity according to the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.
- FIG. 20 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.
- FIG. 21 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a mobility management entity according to the present invention.
- FIG. 22 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- FIG. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- FIG. 24 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- FIG. 25 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- FIG. 26 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.
- FIG. 27 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the access control method may include:
- Step 101 A base station receives a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of a UE and sent by the UE.
- the temporary identifier of the UE may be a short temporary mobile subscriber identity (Short Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity, S-TMSI for short).
- S-TMSI Short Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity
- Step 102 The base station receives a service request message sent by the UE, and determines a serving MME of the UE according to a global mobility management entity identifier (Global Mobility Management Entity Identifier, GMMEI for short) in the temporary identifier of the UE.
- a global mobility management entity identifier Global Mobility Management Entity Identifier, GMMEI for short
- Step 103 The base station sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE.
- the base station may further receive a redirection message sent by the serving MME of the UE, where the redirection message carries the service request message, a cause of redirection, and information about a target mobility management entity of redirection, and the redirection message is sent to the base station after the serving MME of the UE receives the PLMN available indication; then, the base station sends an initial user equipment message to the target MME of redirection according to the information about the target MME of redirection, where the initial user equipment message carries the service request message and a redirection attempt flag; next, the base station receives a redirection complete indication sent by the target MME of redirection.
- the information about the target MME of redirection may be an identifier of the target MME of redirection or an address of the target MME of redirection.
- the base station may further receive a redirection message sent by the serving MME of the UE, where the redirection message carries the service request message, a cause of redirection, and an identifier of a target PLMN of redirection, and the redirection message is sent to the base station after the serving MME of the UE receives the PLMN available indication; then, the base station may determine, according to the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection, a target MME of redirection to which the target PLMN of redirection belongs, and send an initial user equipment message to the target MME of redirection, where the initial user equipment message carries the service request message and a redirection attempt flag; next, the base station receives a redirection complete indication sent by the target MME of redirection.
- the cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- the base station may further receive an initial context setup message sent by the target MME of redirection, where the initial context setup message is sent to the base station after the target MME of redirection sets up a bearer between a serving gateway (SGW for short) and a packet data gateway (PGW for short), and updates a location of the UE in a home subscriber server (HSS for short); next, the base station sends an initial user equipment context setup complete message to the target MME of redirection after setting up a radio bearer between the base station and the UE, so that the target MME of redirection sends a service response message to the UE after performing bearer modification, where the service response message carries the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection, so that the UE registers with the target PLMN of redirection.
- SGW serving gateway
- PGW packet data gateway
- the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that a home PLMN (HPLMN for short) of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that an equivalent home PLMN (EHPLMN for short) of the UE is available.
- the base station may further receive an identifier, sent by the UE, of the EHPLMN selected by the UE; then, after determining the serving MME of the UE in step 102 , the base station may further send the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the serving MME of the UE.
- the serving MME of the UE may determine the target MME of redirection or the target PLMN of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE.
- a base station receives a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of a UE and sent by the UE, and receives a service request message sent by the UE, the base station determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE; then, the base station sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE, so that the serving MME of the UE sends a redirection indication, and the UE registers with a home PLMN. Therefore, in a network sharing scenario, the UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart of another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2 , the access control method may include:
- Step 201 An MME receives a service request message and a PLMN available indication that are sent by a base station.
- the MME is a serving MME of a UE.
- the service request message and the PLMN available indication are sent to the MME after the base station receives a temporary identifier of the UE and the PLMN available indication that are sent by the UE, receives the service request message sent by the UE, and determines the serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE, where the temporary identifier of the UE may be an S-TMSI.
- Step 202 The MME sends a redirection indication, so that a UE registers with a target PLMN of redirection.
- that the MME sends a redirection indication may be that: the MME sends a redirection message to the base station after receiving the PLMN available indication, where the redirection message carries the service request message and a cause of redirection.
- the cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- the redirection message may further carry information about a target MME of redirection, where the information about the target MME of redirection may be an identifier of the target MME of redirection or an address of the target MME of redirection.
- the redirection message may further carry an identifier of the target PLMN of redirection.
- that the MME sends a redirection indication may be that: the MME sends a service response message to the UE after receiving the PLMN available indication, where the service response message carries the redirection indication, and a cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that the HPLMN of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- the MME may further receive an identifier, sent by the base station, of the EHPLMN selected by the UE; then, the MME determines the target MME of redirection or the target PLMN of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE.
- the MME determines the target MME of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE may be that: the MME determines, according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, an MME to which the EHPLMN selected by the UE belongs, and determines that the MME to which the EHPLMN selected by the UE belongs is the target MME of redirection; or the MME reselects an EHPLMN for the UE according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, and determines that an MME to which the reselected EHPLMN belongs is the target MME of redirection.
- the MME determines the target PLMN of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE may be that: the MME determines, according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, that the EHPLMN selected by the UE is the target PLMN of redirection; or the MME reselects an EHPLMN for the UE according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, and determines that the reselected EHPLMN is the target PLMN of redirection.
- the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection is carried in the redirection message sent by the MME.
- the MME after an MME receives a service request message and a PLMN available indication that are sent by a base station, the MME sends a redirection indication, so that a UE registers with a target PLMN of redirection. Therefore, in a network sharing scenario, the UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3 , the access control method may include:
- Step 301 A UE sends a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of the UE to a base station.
- the temporary identifier of the UE may be an S-TMSI of the UE.
- Step 302 The UE sends a service request message to the base station, so that after receiving the service request message sent by the UE, the base station determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE, and sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE.
- the UE may further receive a service response message sent by the serving MME of the UE, where the service response message carries a redirection indication, and a cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available; and the service response message is sent to the UE after the serving MME of the UE receives the PLMN available indication sent by the base station.
- the service response message is sent to the UE after the serving MME of the UE receives the PLMN available indication sent by the base station.
- the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that the home PLMN of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- the UE may further send an identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the base station, so that the base station sends the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the serving MME of the UE, and the serving MME of the UE determines a target PLMN of redirection according to the EHPLMN selected by the UE.
- the target PLMN of redirection may be the EHPLMN of the UE.
- a UE sends a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of the UE to a base station, and then sends a service request message to the base station, so that after receiving the service request message sent by the UE, the base station determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE, and sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE.
- the serving MME of the UE after the serving MME of the UE receives the service request message and the PLMN available indication that are sent by the base station, the serving MME of the UE sends a redirection indication, so that the UE registers with a target PLMN of redirection, where the target PLMN of redirection may be an EHPLMN of the UE. Therefore, in a network sharing scenario, the UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4 , the access control method may include:
- Step 401 A UE sends an RRC connection request message to an eNB, where the RRC connection request message carries a temporary identifier S-TMSI of the UE.
- Step 402 The eNB sends an RRC connection setup message to the UE.
- Step 403 The UE sends an RRC connection setup complete message to the eNB to complete an RRC connection setup procedure, where the RRC connection setup complete message carries a PLMN available indication.
- the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that an HPLMN of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- the RRC connection setup complete message further carries an identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE.
- Step 404 The UE sends a service request message to the eNB, where the service request message is a non-access stratum (NAS for short) message.
- NAS non-access stratum
- Step 405 The eNB determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the S-TMSI of the UE, and sends, to the serving MME of the UE, the service request message and the PLMN available indication that are sent by the UE.
- a base station sends the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the serving MME of the UE.
- Step 406 The serving MME of the UE sends a redirection message to the eNB.
- the redirection message carries the service request message and a cause of redirection.
- the cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- the redirection message may further carry information about a target MME of redirection, where the information about the target MME of redirection may be an identifier of the target MME of redirection or an address of the target MME of redirection.
- the redirection message may further carry an identifier of a target PLMN of redirection.
- the serving MME of the UE may determine the target MME of redirection or the target PLMN of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE.
- the serving MME of the UE determines the target MME of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE may be that: the serving MME of the UE determines, according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, an MME to which the EHPLMN selected by the UE belongs, and determines that the MME to which the EHPLMN selected by the UE belongs is the target MME of redirection; or the serving MME of the UE reselects an EHPLMN for the UE according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, and determines that an MME to which the reselected EHPLMN belongs is the target MME of redirection.
- the information about the target MME of redirection is carried in the redirection message sent by the serving MME of the UE.
- the serving MME of the UE determines the target PLMN of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE may be that: the serving MME of the UE determines, according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, that the EHPLMN selected by the UE is the target PLMN of redirection; or the serving MME of the UE reselects an EHPLMN for the UE according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, and determines that the reselected EHPLMN is the target PLMN of redirection.
- the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection is carried in the redirection message sent by the serving MME of the UE.
- Step 407 A base station sends an initial user equipment message to a target MME of redirection, where the initial user equipment message carries the service request message and a redirection attempt flag.
- the base station may send the initial user equipment message to the target MME of redirection according to the information about the target MME of redirection.
- the base station may determine, according to the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection, a target MME of redirection to which the target PLMN of redirection belongs, and sends the initial user equipment message to the target MME of redirection.
- Step 408 The target MME of redirection sends a context request to the serving MME of the UE, so as to request context information of the UE.
- Step 409 The serving MME of the UE sends a context response to the target MME of redirection.
- Step 410 The target MME of redirection performs an authorization and authentication procedure on the UE, wherein a redirection complete flag is carried in a message, such as a downlink non-access stratum transport (DL NAS Transport) message, that is sent to the eNB.
- DL NAS Transport downlink non-access stratum transport
- Step 411 The target MME of redirection sets up a bearer between an SGW and a PGW by using a session setup procedure.
- Step 412 The target MME of redirection updates a location of the UE in an HSS by using a location update procedure.
- Step 413 The target MME of redirection sends an initial context setup message to the eNB.
- Step 414 Set up a radio bearer between the eNB and the UE.
- Step 415 The eNB sends an initial user equipment context setup complete message to the target MME of redirection.
- Step 416 The target MME of redirection sends a modify bearer request message to the SGW.
- Step 417 The SGW sends a modify bearer response message to the target MME of redirection.
- Step 418 The target MME of redirection sends a service response message to the UE, where the service response message carries an identifier of a target PLMN of redirection.
- the target PLMN of redirection may be the HPLMN of the UE or the EHPLMN of the UE.
- Step 419 The UE initiates a tracking area (TA for short) update procedure, and registers with the target PLMN of redirection.
- TA tracking area
- a UE in a network sharing scenario, can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5 , the access control method may include:
- Step 501 A UE sends an RRC connection request message to an eNB, where the RRC connection request message carries a temporary identifier S-TMSI of the UE.
- Step 502 The eNB sends an RRC connection setup message to the UE.
- Step 503 The UE sends an RRC connection setup complete message to the eNB to complete an RRC connection setup procedure, where the RRC connection setup complete message carries a PLMN available indication.
- the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that an HPLMN of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- the RRC connection setup complete message further carries an identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE.
- Step 504 The UE sends a service request message to the eNB, where the service request message is a NAS message.
- Step 505 The eNB determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the S-TMSI of the UE, and sends, to the serving MME of the UE, the service request message and the PLMN available indication that are sent by the UE.
- a base station sends the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the serving MME of the UE.
- Step 506 The serving MME of the UE sends a service response message to the UE, where the service response message carries a redirection indication, and a cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- the serving MME of the UE may determine a target PLMN of redirection according to the EHPLMN selected by the UE.
- the target PLMN of redirection may be the EHPLMN of the UE.
- Step 507 The UE sends a TA update request to a target MME of redirection.
- the UE may determine the target MME of redirection according to the cause of redirection, and then send the TA update request to the target MME of redirection.
- Step 508 A normal TA update procedure is performed.
- Step 509 The UE sends a service request message to the target MME of redirection.
- Step 510 A normal service request procedure is performed.
- a UE in a network sharing scenario, can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6 , the access control method may include:
- Step 601 A UE reads an operator list broadcast by a cell.
- Step 602 If the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a user controlled PLMN (UPLMN for short), or an operator controlled PLMN (OPLMN for short), the UE randomly selects, when the operator list includes at least two visited PLMNs (VPLMN for short), one PLMN from the at least two VPLMNs for access.
- UPLMN for short a user controlled PLMN
- OPLMN for short operator controlled PLMN
- a roaming subscriber when accessing a shared network, can equally access multiple PLMNs of multiple operators, preventing a case in which an operator ranking first in an operator list broadcast by a cell is overloaded due to access of too many roaming subscribers, or achieves an excessive income from roaming subscribers.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7 , the access control method may include:
- Step 701 A UE reads an operator list and an operator barring indication that are broadcast by a cell, where the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access.
- the operator barring indication may be set to forbid subsequent access of a roaming subscriber to this operator.
- Step 702 If the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, the UE selects, when the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two VPLMNs for access.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8 , the access control method may include:
- Step 801 A UE reads an operator list and a preferred operator indication that are broadcast by a cell, where the preferred operator indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is preferably accessed by a roaming subscriber.
- Step 802 If the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, the UE selects the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access.
- a roaming subscriber can access an operator indicated by a preferred operator indication.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9 , the access control method may include:
- Step 901 A base station obtains an operator list and an operator barring indication, where the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access.
- the operator barring indication may be set to forbid subsequent access of a roaming subscriber to this operator.
- Step 902 The base station broadcasts the operator list and the operator barring indication, so that after a UE reads the operator list and the operator barring indication, and when the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, the UE selects, when the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two VPLMNs for access.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 10 , the access control method may include:
- Step 1001 A base station obtains an operator list and a preferred operator indication, where the preferred operator indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is preferably accessed by a roaming subscriber.
- Step 1002 The base station broadcasts the operator list and the preferred operator indication, so that after a UE reads the operator list and the preferred operator indication that are broadcast by a cell, and when the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, the UE selects the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access.
- a roaming subscriber can access an operator indicated by a preferred operator indication.
- the foregoing program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the program runs, the steps of the method embodiments are performed.
- the foregoing storage medium includes: any medium that can store program code, such as a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disc.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.
- the base station in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 of the present invention.
- the base station may include: a receiving module 1101 , a determining module 1102 , and a sending module 1103 .
- the receiving module 1101 is configured to: receive a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of a UE and sent by the UE; and receive a service request message sent by the UE, where the temporary identifier of the UE may be an S-TMSI.
- the determining module 1102 is configured to determine a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE received by the receiving module 1101 .
- the sending module 1103 is configured to send the service request message received by the receiving module 1101 and the PLMN available indication received by the receiving module 1101 to the serving MME of the UE determined by the determining module 1102 .
- the receiving module 1101 is further configured to: receive, after the sending module 1103 sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication, a redirection message sent by the serving MME of the UE, where the redirection message carries the service request message, a cause of redirection, and information about a target MME of redirection, and the redirection message is sent to the base station after the serving MME of the UE receives the PLMN available indication; and receive, after the sending module 1103 sends an initial user equipment message, a redirection complete indication sent by the target MME of redirection, where the information about the target MME of redirection may be an identifier of the target MME of redirection or an address of the target MME of redirection.
- the sending module 1103 is further configured to send the initial user equipment message to the target MME of redirection according to the information about the target MME of redirection received by the receiving module 1101 , where the initial user equipment message carries the service request message and a redirection attempt flag.
- the receiving module 1101 is further configured to: receive, after the sending module 1103 sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication, a redirection message sent by the serving MME of the UE, where the redirection message carries the service request message, a cause of redirection, and an identifier of a target PLMN of redirection, and the redirection message is sent to the base station after the serving MME of the UE receives the PLMN available indication; and receive, after the sending module 1103 sends an initial user equipment message, a redirection complete indication sent by the target MME of redirection.
- the determining module 1102 is further configured to determine, according to the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection received by the receiving module 1101 , a target MME of redirection to which the target PLMN of redirection belongs.
- the sending module 1103 is further configured to send the initial user equipment message to the target MME of redirection determined by the determining module 1102 , where the initial user equipment message carries the service request message and a redirection attempt flag.
- the cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- the sending module 1103 may be a transmitter or a transceiver
- the receiving module 1101 may be a receiver or a transceiver
- the sending module 1103 and the receiving module 1101 may be integrated to form a transceiving unit, which is corresponding to a transceiver in the hardware implementation.
- the determining module 1102 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules.
- the processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like.
- a determining module 1102 determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE; then, a sending module 1103 sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE, so that the serving MME of the UE sends a redirection indication, and the UE registers with a home PLMN. Therefore, in a network sharing scenario, the UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention. Compared with the base station shown in FIG. 11 , a difference lies in that the base station shown in FIG. 12 may further include a setup module 1104 .
- the receiving module 1101 is further configured to receive, after receiving the redirection complete indication, an initial context setup message sent by the target MME of redirection, where the initial context setup message is sent to the base station after the target MME of redirection sets up a bearer between an SGW and a PGW, and updates a location of the UE in an HSS.
- the setup module 1104 is configured to set up a radio bearer between the base station and the UE.
- the sending module 1103 is further configured to send an initial user equipment context setup complete message to the target MME of redirection after the setup module 1104 sets up the radio bearer between the base station and the UE, so that the target MME of redirection sends a service response message to the UE after performing bearer modification, where the service response message carries the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection, so that the UE registers with the target PLMN of redirection.
- the PLMN available indication received by the receiving module 1101 is used to indicate that an HPLMN of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication received by the receiving module 1101 is used to indicate that an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- the receiving module 1101 is further configured to: when the PLMN available indication received by the receiving module 1101 is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available, receive, before receiving the service request message sent by the UE, an identifier, sent by the UE, of the EHPLMN selected by the UE.
- the sending module 1103 is further configured to send, after the determining module 1102 determines the serving MME of the UE, the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the serving MME of the UE.
- the sending module 1103 may be a transmitter or a transceiver
- the receiving module 1101 may be a receiver or a transceiver
- the sending module 1103 and the receiving module 1101 may be integrated to form a transceiving unit, which is corresponding to a transceiver in the hardware implementation.
- the determining module 1102 and the setup module 1104 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules.
- the processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like.
- a UE in a network sharing scenario, can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a mobility management entity according to the present invention.
- the MME in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 of the present invention.
- the MME may include a receiving module 1301 and a sending module 1302 .
- the receiving module 1301 is configured to receive a service request message and a PLMN available indication that are sent by a base station, where the MME is a serving MME of a UE, and the service request message and the PLMN available indication are sent to the MME after the base station receives a temporary identifier of the UE and the PLMN available indication that are sent by the UE, receives the service request message sent by the UE, and determines the serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE.
- the sending module 1302 is configured to send a redirection indication, so that the UE registers with a target PLMN of redirection.
- the sending module 1302 is specifically configured to send a redirection message to the base station after the receiving module 1301 receives the PLMN available indication, where the redirection message carries the service request message and a cause of redirection, and the cause of redirection includes that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- the redirection message sent by the sending module 1302 further carries information about a target MME of redirection, where the information about the target MME of redirection may be an identifier of the target MME of redirection or an address of the target MME of redirection.
- the redirection message sent by the sending module 1302 further carries an identifier of the target PLMN of redirection.
- the sending module 1302 is specifically configured to send a service response message to the UE after receiving the PLMN available indication, where the service response message carries the redirection indication, and a cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- the PLMN available indication received by the receiving module 1301 is used to indicate that the HPLMN of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication received by the receiving module 1301 is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- the MME may further include a determining module 1303 .
- the receiving module 1301 is further configured to: when the PLMN available indication received by the receiving module 1301 is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available, receive, before the sending module 1302 sends the redirection indication, an identifier, sent by the base station, of the EHPLMN selected by the UE.
- the determining module 1303 is configured to determine the target MME of redirection or the target PLMN of redirection according to the identifier, received by the receiving module 1301 , of the EHPLMN selected by the UE.
- the determining module 1303 determines the target MME of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE may be that: the determining module 1303 determines, according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, an MME to which the EHPLMN selected by the UE belongs, and determines that the MME to which the EHPLMN selected by the UE belongs is the target MME of redirection; or the determining module 1303 reselects an EHPLMN for the UE according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, and determines that an MME to which the reselected EHPLMN belongs is the target MME of redirection.
- the determining module 1303 determines the target MME of redirection
- the information about the target MME of redirection is carried in the redirection message sent by the sending module 1302 .
- the determining module 1303 determines the target PLMN of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE may be that: the determining module 1303 determines, according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, that the EHPLMN selected by the UE is the target PLMN of redirection; or the determining module 1303 reselects an EHPLMN for the UE according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, and determines that the reselected EHPLMN is the target PLMN of redirection.
- the determining module 1303 determines the target PLMN of redirection
- the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection is carried in the redirection message sent by the sending module 1302 .
- the sending module 1302 may be a transmitter or a transceiver
- the receiving module 1301 may be a receiver or a transceiver
- the sending module 1302 and the receiving module 1301 may be integrated to form a transceiving unit, which is corresponding to a transceiver in the hardware implementation.
- the determining module 1303 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules.
- the processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like.
- a sending module 1302 sends a redirection indication, so that a UE registers with a target PLMN of redirection. Therefore, in a network sharing scenario, the UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- the UE in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 of the present invention.
- the UE may include a sending module 1401 .
- the sending module 1401 is configured to: send a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of the UE to a base station; and send a service request message to the base station, so that after receiving the service request message sent by the UE, the base station determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE, and sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE.
- the temporary identifier of the UE may be an S-TMSI of the UE.
- the UE may further include a receiving module 1402 .
- the receiving module 1402 is configured to receive, after the sending module 1401 sends the service request message to the base station, a service response message sent by the serving MME of the UE, where the service response message carries a redirection indication, and a cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available; and the service response message is sent to the UE after the serving MME of the UE receives the PLMN available indication sent by the base station.
- the PLMN available indication sent by the sending module 1401 is used to indicate that the HPLMN of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication sent by the sending module 1401 is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- the sending module 1401 is further configured to: when the PLMN available indication sent by the sending module 1401 is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available, send, before sending the service request message to the base station, an identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the base station, so that the base station sends the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the serving MME of the UE, and the serving MME of the UE determines a target PLMN of redirection according to the EHPLMN selected by the UE.
- the sending module 1401 may be a transmitter or a transceiver
- the receiving module 1402 may be a receiver or a transceiver
- the sending module 1401 and the receiving module 1402 may be integrated to form a transceiving unit, which is corresponding to a transceiver in the hardware implementation.
- a sending module 1401 sends a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of a UE to a base station, and then sends a service request message to the base station, so that after receiving the service request message sent by the UE, the base station determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE, and sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE.
- the serving MME of the UE after the serving MME of the UE receives the service request message and the PLMN available indication that are sent by the base station, the serving MME of the UE sends a redirection indication, so that the UE registers with a target PLMN of redirection, where the target PLMN of redirection may be an EHPLMN of the UE. Therefore, in a network sharing scenario, the UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- the UE in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 of the present invention.
- the UE may include a reading module 1501 and an accessing module 1502 .
- the reading module 1501 is configured to read an operator list broadcast by a cell.
- the accessing module 1502 is configured to: when the operator list read by the reading module 1501 does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, randomly select, if the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN from the at least two VPLMNs for access.
- the reading module 1501 and the accessing module 1502 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules.
- the processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like.
- a roaming subscriber when accessing a shared network, can equally access multiple operators, preventing a case in which an operator ranking first in an operator list broadcast by a cell is overloaded due to access of too many roaming subscribers, or achieves an excessive income from roaming subscribers.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- the UE in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 of the present invention.
- the UE may include a reading module 1601 and an accessing module 1602 .
- the reading module 1601 is configured to read an operator list and an operator barring indication that are broadcast by a cell, where the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access.
- the accessing module 1602 is configured to: when the operator list read by the reading module 1601 does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, select, if the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two VPLMNs for access.
- the reading module 1601 and the accessing module 1602 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules.
- the processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- the UE in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 of the present invention.
- the UE may include a reading module 1701 and an accessing module 1702 .
- the reading module 1701 is configured to read an operator list and a preferred operator indication that are broadcast by a cell, where the preferred operator indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is preferably accessed by a roaming subscriber.
- the accessing module 1702 is configured to: when the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, a home PLMN of the UE, a UPLMN, or an OPLMN, select the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access.
- the reading module 1701 and the accessing module 1702 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules.
- the processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like.
- a roaming subscriber can access an operator indicated by a preferred operator indication.
- FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.
- the base station in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 of the present invention.
- the base station may include an obtaining module 1801 and a broadcasting module 1802 .
- the obtaining module 1801 is configured to obtain an operator list and an operator barring indication, where the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access.
- the broadcasting module 1802 is configured to broadcast the operator list obtained by the obtaining module 1801 and the operator barring indication obtained by the obtaining module 1801 , so that after a UE reads the operator list and the operator barring indication, and when the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, the UE selects, when the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two VPLMNs for access.
- the broadcasting module 1802 may be a transmitter or a transceiver
- the obtaining module 1801 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules.
- the processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like.
- FIG. 19 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.
- the base station in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown in FIG. 10 of the present invention.
- the base station may include an obtaining module 1901 and a broadcasting module 1902 .
- the obtaining module 1901 is configured to obtain an operator list and a preferred operator indication, where the preferred operator indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is preferably accessed by a roaming subscriber.
- the broadcasting module 1902 is configured to broadcast the operator list obtained by the obtaining module 1901 and the preferred operator indication obtained by the obtaining module 1901 , so that after a UE reads the operator list and the preferred operator indication that are broadcast by a cell, and when the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, the UE selects the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access.
- the broadcasting module 1902 may be a transmitter or a transceiver
- the obtaining module 1901 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules.
- the processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like.
- a roaming subscriber can access an operator indicated by a preferred operator indication.
- FIG. 20 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.
- the base station may include a transmitter 2001 , a receiver 2002 , a memory 2003 , and a processor 2004 that is separately connected to the transmitter 2001 , the receiver 2002 , and the memory 2003 .
- the base station may further include general components, such as an antenna, a baseband processing component, an intermediate/radio frequency processing component, and an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto.
- the memory 2003 stores a group of program code
- the processor 2004 is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory 2003 , so as to execute the following operations:
- the base station shown in FIG. 20 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 , and descriptions of the temporary identifier of the UE, a redirection message that is sent by the serving MME of the UE and received by the base station, and the like are the same as those in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 of the present invention, and details are not described herein again.
- a UE in a network sharing scenario, can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
- FIG. 21 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a mobility management entity according to the present invention.
- the MME may include a transmitter 2101 , a receiver 2102 , a memory 2103 , and a processor 2104 that is separately connected to the transmitter 2101 , the receiver 2102 , and the memory 2103 .
- the MME may further include general components, such as an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto.
- the memory 2103 stores a group of program code
- the processor 2104 is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory 2103 , so as to execute the following operations:
- the MME shown in FIG. 21 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 of the present invention, and descriptions of the redirection indication sent by the MME and the like are the same as those in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 of the present invention, and details are not described herein again.
- a UE in a network sharing scenario, can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
- FIG. 22 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- the UE may include a transmitter 2201 , a receiver 2202 , a memory 2203 , and a processor 2204 that is separately connected to the transmitter 2201 , the receiver 2202 , and the memory 2203 .
- the UE may further include general components, such as an antenna, a baseband processing component, an intermediate/radio frequency processing component, and an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto.
- the memory 2203 stores a group of program code
- the processor 2204 is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory 2203 , so as to execute the following operations:
- the base station determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE, and sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE.
- the UE shown in FIG. 22 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 of the present invention, and descriptions of the temporary identifier of the UE, the PLMN available indication, and the like are the same as those in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 of the present invention, and details are not described herein again.
- a UE in a network sharing scenario, can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
- FIG. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- the UE may include a transmitter 2301 , a receiver 2302 , a memory 2303 , and a processor 2304 that is separately connected to the transmitter 2301 , the receiver 2302 , and the memory 2303 .
- the UE may further include general components, such as an antenna, a baseband processing component, an intermediate/radio frequency processing component, and an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto.
- the memory 2303 stores a group of program code
- the processor 2304 is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory 2303 , so as to execute the following operations:
- the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, randomly selecting, when the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN from the at least two VPLMNs for access.
- the UE shown in FIG. 23 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 of the present invention.
- a roaming subscriber when accessing a shared network, can equally access multiple operators, preventing a case in which an operator ranking first in an operator list broadcast by a cell is overloaded due to access of too many roaming subscribers, or achieves an excessive income from roaming subscribers.
- FIG. 24 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- the UE may include a transmitter 2401 , a receiver 2402 , a memory 2403 , and a processor 2404 that is separately connected to the transmitter 2401 , the receiver 2402 , and the memory 2403 .
- the UE may further include general components, such as an antenna, a baseband processing component, an intermediate/radio frequency processing component, and an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto.
- the memory 2403 stores a group of program code
- the processor 2404 is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory 2403 , so as to execute the following operations:
- the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access
- the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, selecting, when the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two VPLMNs for access.
- the UE shown in FIG. 24 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 of the present invention.
- FIG. 25 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention.
- the UE may include a transmitter 2501 , a receiver 2502 , a memory 2503 , and a processor 2504 that is separately connected to the transmitter 2501 , the receiver 2502 , and the memory 2503 .
- the UE may further include general components, such as an antenna, a baseband processing component, an intermediate/radio frequency processing component, and an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto.
- the memory 2503 stores a group of program code
- the processor 2504 is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory 2503 , so as to execute the following operations:
- the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, selecting the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access.
- the UE shown in FIG. 25 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 of the present invention.
- a roaming subscriber can access an operator indicated by a preferred operator indication.
- FIG. 26 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.
- the base station may include a transmitter 2601 , a receiver 2602 , a memory 2603 , and a processor 2604 that is separately connected to the transmitter 2601 , the receiver 2602 , and the memory 2603 .
- the base station may further include general components, such as an antenna, a baseband processing component, an intermediate/radio frequency processing component, and an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto.
- the memory 2603 stores a group of program code
- the processor 2604 is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory 2603 , so as to execute the following operations:
- the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access
- the UE selects, when the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two VPLMNs for access.
- the UE shown in FIG. 26 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 of the present invention.
- FIG. 27 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.
- the base station may include a transmitter 2701 , a receiver 2702 , a memory 2703 , and a processor 2704 that is separately connected to the transmitter 2701 , the receiver 2702 , and the memory 2703 .
- the base station may further include general components, such as an antenna, a baseband processing component, an intermediate/radio frequency processing component, and an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto.
- the memory 2703 stores a group of program code
- the processor 2704 is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory 2703 , so as to execute the following operations:
- the UE selects the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access.
- the UE shown in FIG. 27 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown in FIG. 10 of the present invention.
- a roaming subscriber can access an operator indicated by a preferred operator indication.
- modules in the apparatuses provided in the embodiments may be arranged in the apparatuses in a distributed manner according to the description of the embodiments, or may be arranged in one or more apparatuses which are different from those described in the embodiments.
- the modules in the foregoing embodiments may be combined into one module, or split into a plurality of submodules.
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The present invention provides an access control method, a base station, user equipment, and a mobility management entity, where the access control method includes: receiving, by the base station, a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of the UE and sent by the UE; receiving a service request message sent by the UE, and determining a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE; and sending the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE, so that the serving MME of the UE sends a redirection indication, and the UE registers with an HPLMN of the UE. Therefore, in a network sharing scenario, the UE can select the home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
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- This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/735,839, filed on Jun. 10, 2015, which is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2012/086353, filed on Dec. 11, 2012. All of the afore-mentioned patent applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
- The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an access control method, a base station, user equipment, and a mobility management entity.
- Construction of a mobile network requires a huge amount of funds, which brings heavy financial pressure to an operator. A network sharing technology can enable multiple operators to provide services for their respective subscribers by using a shared mobile network, significantly reducing costs for repeated construction of mobile networks. Currently, there are mainly four network sharing manners: (1) sharing a site; (2) sharing an access network; (3) sharing both an access network and a core network; (4) sharing a geographical area network.
- A Long Term Evolution (LTE for short) mobile communications system is used as an example. User equipment (UE for short) in an idle state initiates a service request procedure before sending uplink data. During an UE access process, the UE selects a previously registered mobility management entity (MME for short) as its serving MME. Therefore, an operator serving the UE does not change in a service access procedure. However, in a network sharing scenario, when moving from a network of operator A to a shared network on which both operator A and operator B can provide a service, a subscriber of operator B cannot select, in a timely manner, the home operator B of the subscriber as a serving operator of the subscriber.
- In addition, in a network scenario in which an access network is shared, or in a network scenario in which both an access network and a core network are shared, an LTE mobile communications system is still used as an example. A base station (e.g., evolved NodeB, eNB for short) broadcasts, in a broadcast message, a list of operators supported by the evolved NodeB, that is, a public land mobile network (PLMN for short) list. A UE reads the operator list (PLMN list) in the broadcast message, selects one PLMN from the operator list, and sends the selected PLMN to the eNB in a Radio Resource Control (RRC for short) connection setup procedure, and the eNB selects a core network node of this operator for the UE according to the selected PLMN, to provide a service for the UE. However, when a core network node of an operator is overloaded, subsequent access of a subscriber of this operator cannot be controlled in the prior art. Moreover, in an enhanced network sharing scenario, when a quantity of access subscribers of an operator reaches an upper limit of a rented share, subsequent access of a subscriber of this operator cannot be controlled in the prior art. In addition, when a roaming subscriber accesses a shared network, load sharing cannot be performed among multiple operators. As a result, an operator ranking first in a broadcast list tends to be overloaded, or achieves an excessive income from roaming subscribers.
- The present invention provides an access control method, a base station, user equipment, and a mobility management entity, so that in a network sharing scenario, the user equipment can register with a home operator of the user equipment as early as possible.
- A first aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
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- receiving, by a base station, a temporary identifier and a public land mobile network PLMN available indication that are of user equipment and sent by the user equipment;
- receiving, by the base station, a service request message sent by the user equipment, and determining a serving mobility management entity of the user equipment according to a global mobility management entity identifier in the temporary identifier of the user equipment; and
- sending, by the base station, the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving mobility management entity of the user equipment.
- A second aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
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- receiving, by a mobility management entity, a service request message and a public land mobile network PLMN available indication that are sent by a base station, where the mobility management entity is a serving mobility management entity of user equipment, and the service request message and the PLMN available indication are sent to the mobility management entity after the base station receives a temporary identifier and the PLMN available indication that are of the user equipment and sent by the user equipment, receives the service request message sent by the user equipment, and determines the serving mobility management entity of the user equipment according to a global mobility management entity identifier in the temporary identifier of the user equipment; and
- sending, by the mobility management entity, a redirection indication, so that the user equipment registers with a target PLMN of redirection.
- A third aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
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- sending, by user equipment, a temporary identifier and a public land mobile network PLMN available indication that are of the user equipment to a base station; and
- sending, by the user equipment, a service request message to the base station, so that after receiving the service request message sent by the user equipment, the base station determines a serving mobility management entity of the user equipment according to a global mobility management entity identifier in the temporary identifier of the user equipment, and sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving mobility management entity of the user equipment.
- A fourth aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
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- reading, by user equipment, an operator list broadcast by a cell; and
- if the operator list does not include a public land mobile network PLMN with which the user equipment successfully registers most recently, a home PLMN of the user equipment, a user controlled PLMN, or an operator controlled PLMN, randomly selecting, by the user equipment when the operator list includes at least two visited PLMNs, one PLMN from the at least two visited PLMNs for access.
- A fifth aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
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- reading, by user equipment, an operator list and an operator barring indication that are broadcast by a cell, where the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access; and
- if the operator list does not include a public land mobile network PLMN with which the user equipment successfully registers most recently, a home PLMN of the user equipment, a user controlled PLMN, or an operator controlled PLMN, selecting, by the user equipment when the operator list includes at least two visited PLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two visited PLMNs for access.
- A sixth aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
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- reading, by user equipment, an operator list and a preferred operator indication that are broadcast by a cell, where the preferred operator indication is used to indicate an identifier of a public land mobile network PLMN that is preferably accessed by a roaming subscriber; and
- if the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the user equipment successfully registers most recently, a home PLMN of the user equipment, a user controlled PLMN, or an operator controlled PLMN, selecting, by the user equipment, the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access.
- A seventh aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
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- obtaining, by a base station, an operator list and an operator barring indication, where the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access; and
- broadcasting, by the base station, the operator list and the operator barring indication, so that after the user equipment reads the operator list and the operator barring indication, and when the operator list does not include a public land mobile network PLMN with which the user equipment successfully registers most recently, a home PLMN of the user equipment, a user controlled PLMN, or an operator controlled PLMN, the user equipment selects, when the operator list includes at least two visited PLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two visited PLMNs for access.
- An eighth aspect of the present invention provides an access control method, including:
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- obtaining, by a base station, an operator list and a preferred operator indication, where the preferred operator indication is used to indicate an identifier of a public land mobile network PLMN that is preferably accessed by a roaming subscriber; and
- broadcasting, by the base station, the operator list and the preferred operator indication, so that after the user equipment reads the operator list and the preferred operator indication, and when the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the user equipment successfully registers most recently, a home PLMN of the user equipment, a user controlled PLMN, or an operator controlled PLMN, the user equipment selects the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access.
- A ninth aspect of the present invention provides a base station, including:
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- a receiving module, configured to: receive a temporary identifier and a public land mobile network PLMN available indication that are of user equipment and sent by the user equipment; and receive a service request message sent by the user equipment;
- a determining module, configured to determine a serving mobility management entity of the user equipment according to a global mobility management entity identifier in the temporary identifier of the user equipment received by the receiving module; and
- a sending module, configured to send the service request message received by the receiving module and the PLMN available indication received by the receiving module to the serving mobility management entity of the user equipment determined by the determining module.
- A tenth aspect of the present invention provides a mobility management entity, including:
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- a receiving module, configured to receive a service request message and a public land mobile network PLMN available indication that are sent by a base station, where the mobility management entity is a serving mobility management entity of user equipment, and the service request message and the PLMN available indication are sent to the mobility management entity after the base station receives a temporary identifier and the PLMN available indication that are of the user equipment and sent by the user equipment, receives the service request message sent by the user equipment, and determines the serving mobility management entity of the user equipment according to a global mobility management entity identifier in the temporary identifier of the user equipment; and
- a sending module, configured to send a redirection indication, so that the user equipment registers with a target PLMN of redirection.
- An eleventh aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including:
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- a sending module, configured to: send a temporary identifier and a public land mobile network PLMN available indication that are of the user equipment to a base station; and send a service request message to the base station, so that after receiving the service request message sent by the user equipment, the base station determines a serving mobility management entity of the user equipment according to a global mobility management entity identifier in the temporary identifier of the user equipment, and sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving mobility management entity of the user equipment.
- A twelfth aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including:
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- a reading module, configured to read an operator list broadcast by a cell; and
- an accessing module, configured to: when the operator list read by the reading module does not include a public land mobile network PLMN with which the user equipment successfully registers most recently, a home PLMN of the user equipment, a user controlled PLMN, or an operator controlled PLMN, randomly select, if the operator list includes at least two visited PLMNs, one PLMN from the at least two visited PLMNs for access.
- A thirteenth aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including:
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- a reading module, configured to read an operator list and an operator barring indication that are broadcast by a cell, where the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access; and
- an accessing module, configured to: when the operator list read by the reading module does not include a public land mobile network PLMN with which the user equipment successfully registers most recently, a home PLMN of the user equipment, a user controlled PLMN, or an operator controlled PLMN, select, if the operator list includes at least two visited PLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two visited PLMNs for access.
- A fourteenth aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including:
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- a reading module, configured to read an operator list and a preferred operator indication that are broadcast by a cell, where the preferred operator indication is used to indicate an identifier of a public land mobile network PLMN that is preferably accessed by a roaming subscriber; and
- an accessing module, configured to: when the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the user equipment successfully registers most recently, a home PLMN of the user equipment, a user controlled PLMN, or an operator controlled PLMN, select the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access.
- A fifteenth aspect of the present invention provides a base station, including:
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- an obtaining module, configured to obtain an operator list and an operator barring indication, where the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access; and
- a broadcasting module, configured to broadcast the operator list obtained by the obtaining module and the operator barring indication obtained by the obtaining module, so that after the user equipment reads the operator list and the operator barring indication, and when the operator list does not include a public land mobile network PLMN with which the user equipment successfully registers most recently, a home PLMN of the user equipment, a user controlled PLMN, or an operator controlled PLMN, the user equipment selects, when the operator list includes at least two visited PLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two visited PLMNs for access.
- A sixteenth aspect of the present invention provides a base station, including:
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- an obtaining module, configured to obtain an operator list and a preferred operator indication, where the preferred operator indication is used to indicate an identifier of a public land mobile network PLMN that is preferably accessed by a roaming subscriber; and
- a broadcasting module, configured to broadcast the operator list obtained by the obtaining module and the preferred operator indication obtained by the obtaining module, so that after the user equipment reads the operator list and the preferred operator indication, and when the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the user equipment successfully registers most recently, a home PLMN of the user equipment, a user controlled PLMN, or an operator controlled PLMN, the user equipment selects the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access.
- A seventeenth aspect of the present invention provides a base station, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the first aspect of the present invention.
- An eighteenth aspect of the present invention provides a mobility management entity, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the second aspect of the present invention.
- A nineteenth aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the third aspect of the present invention.
- A twentieth aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the fourth aspect of the present invention.
- A twenty-first aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the fifth aspect of the present invention.
- A twenty-second aspect of the present invention provides user equipment, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the sixth aspect of the present invention.
- A twenty-third aspect of the present invention provides a base station, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the seventh aspect of the present invention.
- A twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention provides a base station, including a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor that is separately connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, where the memory stores a group of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to execute the method according to the eighth aspect of the present invention.
- A technical effect of the present invention is as follows: After a base station receives a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of user equipment and sent by the user equipment, and receives a service request message sent by the user equipment, the base station determines a serving mobility management entity of the user equipment according to a global mobility management entity identifier in the temporary identifier of the user equipment; then, the base station sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving mobility management entity of the user equipment, so that the serving mobility management entity of the user equipment sends a redirection indication, and the user equipment registers with a home PLMN of the user equipment. Therefore, in a network sharing scenario, the user equipment can select a home PLMN of the user equipment as a serving PLMN of the user equipment as early as possible.
- To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description show some embodiments of the present invention, and persons of ordinary skill in the art may still derive other drawings from these accompanying drawings without creative efforts.
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FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention; -
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention; -
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention; -
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention; -
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention; -
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention; -
FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a base station according to the present invention; -
FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention; -
FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a mobility management entity according to the present invention; -
FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention; -
FIG. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention; -
FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention; -
FIG. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention; -
FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention; -
FIG. 19 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention; -
FIG. 20 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention; -
FIG. 21 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a mobility management entity according to the present invention; -
FIG. 22 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention; -
FIG. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention; -
FIG. 24 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention; -
FIG. 25 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention; -
FIG. 26 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention; and -
FIG. 27 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention. - To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the following clearly describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
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FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 1 , the access control method may include: - Step 101: A base station receives a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of a UE and sent by the UE.
- In this embodiment, the temporary identifier of the UE may be a short temporary mobile subscriber identity (Short Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity, S-TMSI for short).
- Step 102: The base station receives a service request message sent by the UE, and determines a serving MME of the UE according to a global mobility management entity identifier (Global Mobility Management Entity Identifier, GMMEI for short) in the temporary identifier of the UE.
- Step 103: The base station sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE.
- Further, in an implementation manner of this embodiment, after
step 103, the base station may further receive a redirection message sent by the serving MME of the UE, where the redirection message carries the service request message, a cause of redirection, and information about a target mobility management entity of redirection, and the redirection message is sent to the base station after the serving MME of the UE receives the PLMN available indication; then, the base station sends an initial user equipment message to the target MME of redirection according to the information about the target MME of redirection, where the initial user equipment message carries the service request message and a redirection attempt flag; next, the base station receives a redirection complete indication sent by the target MME of redirection. - The information about the target MME of redirection may be an identifier of the target MME of redirection or an address of the target MME of redirection.
- In another implementation manner of this embodiment, after
step 103, the base station may further receive a redirection message sent by the serving MME of the UE, where the redirection message carries the service request message, a cause of redirection, and an identifier of a target PLMN of redirection, and the redirection message is sent to the base station after the serving MME of the UE receives the PLMN available indication; then, the base station may determine, according to the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection, a target MME of redirection to which the target PLMN of redirection belongs, and send an initial user equipment message to the target MME of redirection, where the initial user equipment message carries the service request message and a redirection attempt flag; next, the base station receives a redirection complete indication sent by the target MME of redirection. - In the foregoing two implementation manners of this embodiment, the cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- In the foregoing two implementation manners of this embodiment, after the base station receives the redirection complete indication sent by the target MME of redirection, the base station may further receive an initial context setup message sent by the target MME of redirection, where the initial context setup message is sent to the base station after the target MME of redirection sets up a bearer between a serving gateway (SGW for short) and a packet data gateway (PGW for short), and updates a location of the UE in a home subscriber server (HSS for short); next, the base station sends an initial user equipment context setup complete message to the target MME of redirection after setting up a radio bearer between the base station and the UE, so that the target MME of redirection sends a service response message to the UE after performing bearer modification, where the service response message carries the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection, so that the UE registers with the target PLMN of redirection.
- In this embodiment, the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that a home PLMN (HPLMN for short) of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that an equivalent home PLMN (EHPLMN for short) of the UE is available.
- Optionally, when the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available, in
step 102, before the base station receives the service request message sent by the UE, the base station may further receive an identifier, sent by the UE, of the EHPLMN selected by the UE; then, after determining the serving MME of the UE instep 102, the base station may further send the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the serving MME of the UE. In this way, the serving MME of the UE may determine the target MME of redirection or the target PLMN of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE. - In the foregoing embodiment, after a base station receives a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of a UE and sent by the UE, and receives a service request message sent by the UE, the base station determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE; then, the base station sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE, so that the serving MME of the UE sends a redirection indication, and the UE registers with a home PLMN. Therefore, in a network sharing scenario, the UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
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FIG. 2 is a flowchart of another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 2 , the access control method may include: - Step 201: An MME receives a service request message and a PLMN available indication that are sent by a base station.
- The MME is a serving MME of a UE. The service request message and the PLMN available indication are sent to the MME after the base station receives a temporary identifier of the UE and the PLMN available indication that are sent by the UE, receives the service request message sent by the UE, and determines the serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE, where the temporary identifier of the UE may be an S-TMSI.
- Step 202: The MME sends a redirection indication, so that a UE registers with a target PLMN of redirection.
- In an implementation manner of this embodiment, that the MME sends a redirection indication may be that: the MME sends a redirection message to the base station after receiving the PLMN available indication, where the redirection message carries the service request message and a cause of redirection. The cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- The redirection message may further carry information about a target MME of redirection, where the information about the target MME of redirection may be an identifier of the target MME of redirection or an address of the target MME of redirection.
- Alternatively, the redirection message may further carry an identifier of the target PLMN of redirection.
- In another implementation manner of this embodiment, that the MME sends a redirection indication may be that: the MME sends a service response message to the UE after receiving the PLMN available indication, where the service response message carries the redirection indication, and a cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- In this embodiment, the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that the HPLMN of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- Optionally, when the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available, before the MME sends the redirection indication, the MME may further receive an identifier, sent by the base station, of the EHPLMN selected by the UE; then, the MME determines the target MME of redirection or the target PLMN of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE.
- Specifically, that the MME determines the target MME of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE may be that: the MME determines, according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, an MME to which the EHPLMN selected by the UE belongs, and determines that the MME to which the EHPLMN selected by the UE belongs is the target MME of redirection; or the MME reselects an EHPLMN for the UE according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, and determines that an MME to which the reselected EHPLMN belongs is the target MME of redirection.
- After determining the target MME of redirection, information about the target MME of redirection is carried in the redirection message sent by the MME.
- Likewise, that the MME determines the target PLMN of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE may be that: the MME determines, according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, that the EHPLMN selected by the UE is the target PLMN of redirection; or the MME reselects an EHPLMN for the UE according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, and determines that the reselected EHPLMN is the target PLMN of redirection.
- After determining the target PLMN of redirection, the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection is carried in the redirection message sent by the MME.
- In the foregoing embodiment, after an MME receives a service request message and a PLMN available indication that are sent by a base station, the MME sends a redirection indication, so that a UE registers with a target PLMN of redirection. Therefore, in a network sharing scenario, the UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
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FIG. 3 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 3 , the access control method may include: - Step 301: A UE sends a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of the UE to a base station.
- The temporary identifier of the UE may be an S-TMSI of the UE.
- Step 302: The UE sends a service request message to the base station, so that after receiving the service request message sent by the UE, the base station determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE, and sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE.
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step 302, after the UE sends the service request message to the base station, the UE may further receive a service response message sent by the serving MME of the UE, where the service response message carries a redirection indication, and a cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available; and the service response message is sent to the UE after the serving MME of the UE receives the PLMN available indication sent by the base station. - The PLMN available indication is used to indicate that the home PLMN of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- Optionally, when the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available, in
step 302, before the UE sends the service request message to the base station, the UE may further send an identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the base station, so that the base station sends the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the serving MME of the UE, and the serving MME of the UE determines a target PLMN of redirection according to the EHPLMN selected by the UE. The target PLMN of redirection may be the EHPLMN of the UE. - In the foregoing embodiment, a UE sends a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of the UE to a base station, and then sends a service request message to the base station, so that after receiving the service request message sent by the UE, the base station determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE, and sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE. In this way, after the serving MME of the UE receives the service request message and the PLMN available indication that are sent by the base station, the serving MME of the UE sends a redirection indication, so that the UE registers with a target PLMN of redirection, where the target PLMN of redirection may be an EHPLMN of the UE. Therefore, in a network sharing scenario, the UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
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FIG. 4 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 4 , the access control method may include: - Step 401: A UE sends an RRC connection request message to an eNB, where the RRC connection request message carries a temporary identifier S-TMSI of the UE.
- Step 402: The eNB sends an RRC connection setup message to the UE.
- Step 403: The UE sends an RRC connection setup complete message to the eNB to complete an RRC connection setup procedure, where the RRC connection setup complete message carries a PLMN available indication.
- The PLMN available indication is used to indicate that an HPLMN of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- Optionally, when the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available, the RRC connection setup complete message further carries an identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE.
- Step 404: The UE sends a service request message to the eNB, where the service request message is a non-access stratum (NAS for short) message.
- Step 405: The eNB determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the S-TMSI of the UE, and sends, to the serving MME of the UE, the service request message and the PLMN available indication that are sent by the UE.
- Optionally, if the RRC connection setup complete message carries the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, a base station sends the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the serving MME of the UE.
- Step 406: The serving MME of the UE sends a redirection message to the eNB.
- The redirection message carries the service request message and a cause of redirection. The cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- The redirection message may further carry information about a target MME of redirection, where the information about the target MME of redirection may be an identifier of the target MME of redirection or an address of the target MME of redirection. Alternatively, the redirection message may further carry an identifier of a target PLMN of redirection.
- Optionally, if the serving MME of the UE receives the identifier, sent by the base station, of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, the serving MME of the UE may determine the target MME of redirection or the target PLMN of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE.
- Specifically, that the serving MME of the UE determines the target MME of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE may be that: the serving MME of the UE determines, according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, an MME to which the EHPLMN selected by the UE belongs, and determines that the MME to which the EHPLMN selected by the UE belongs is the target MME of redirection; or the serving MME of the UE reselects an EHPLMN for the UE according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, and determines that an MME to which the reselected EHPLMN belongs is the target MME of redirection.
- After determining the target MME of redirection, the information about the target MME of redirection is carried in the redirection message sent by the serving MME of the UE.
- Likewise, that the serving MME of the UE determines the target PLMN of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE may be that: the serving MME of the UE determines, according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, that the EHPLMN selected by the UE is the target PLMN of redirection; or the serving MME of the UE reselects an EHPLMN for the UE according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, and determines that the reselected EHPLMN is the target PLMN of redirection.
- After determining the target PLMN of redirection, the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection is carried in the redirection message sent by the serving MME of the UE.
- Step 407: A base station sends an initial user equipment message to a target MME of redirection, where the initial user equipment message carries the service request message and a redirection attempt flag.
- Specifically, if the redirection message carries the information about the target MME of redirection, the base station may send the initial user equipment message to the target MME of redirection according to the information about the target MME of redirection.
- Alternatively, if the redirection message carries the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection, the base station may determine, according to the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection, a target MME of redirection to which the target PLMN of redirection belongs, and sends the initial user equipment message to the target MME of redirection.
- Step 408: The target MME of redirection sends a context request to the serving MME of the UE, so as to request context information of the UE.
- Step 409: The serving MME of the UE sends a context response to the target MME of redirection.
- Step 410: The target MME of redirection performs an authorization and authentication procedure on the UE, wherein a redirection complete flag is carried in a message, such as a downlink non-access stratum transport (DL NAS Transport) message, that is sent to the eNB.
- Step 411: The target MME of redirection sets up a bearer between an SGW and a PGW by using a session setup procedure.
- Step 412: The target MME of redirection updates a location of the UE in an HSS by using a location update procedure.
- Step 413: The target MME of redirection sends an initial context setup message to the eNB.
- Step 414: Set up a radio bearer between the eNB and the UE.
- Step 415: The eNB sends an initial user equipment context setup complete message to the target MME of redirection.
- Step 416: The target MME of redirection sends a modify bearer request message to the SGW.
- Step 417: The SGW sends a modify bearer response message to the target MME of redirection.
- Step 418: The target MME of redirection sends a service response message to the UE, where the service response message carries an identifier of a target PLMN of redirection.
- The target PLMN of redirection may be the HPLMN of the UE or the EHPLMN of the UE.
- Step 419: The UE initiates a tracking area (TA for short) update procedure, and registers with the target PLMN of redirection.
- In the foregoing embodiment, in a network sharing scenario, a UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
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FIG. 5 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 5 , the access control method may include: - Step 501: A UE sends an RRC connection request message to an eNB, where the RRC connection request message carries a temporary identifier S-TMSI of the UE.
- Step 502: The eNB sends an RRC connection setup message to the UE.
- Step 503: The UE sends an RRC connection setup complete message to the eNB to complete an RRC connection setup procedure, where the RRC connection setup complete message carries a PLMN available indication.
- The PLMN available indication is used to indicate that an HPLMN of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- Optionally, when the PLMN available indication is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available, the RRC connection setup complete message further carries an identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE.
- Step 504: The UE sends a service request message to the eNB, where the service request message is a NAS message.
- Step 505: The eNB determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the S-TMSI of the UE, and sends, to the serving MME of the UE, the service request message and the PLMN available indication that are sent by the UE.
- Optionally, if the RRC connection setup complete message carries the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, a base station sends the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the serving MME of the UE.
- Step 506: The serving MME of the UE sends a service response message to the UE, where the service response message carries a redirection indication, and a cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- Optionally, if the serving MME of the UE receives the identifier, sent by the base station, of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, the serving MME of the UE may determine a target PLMN of redirection according to the EHPLMN selected by the UE. The target PLMN of redirection may be the EHPLMN of the UE.
- Step 507: The UE sends a TA update request to a target MME of redirection.
- Specifically, after receiving the redirection indication sent by the serving MME of the UE, the UE may determine the target MME of redirection according to the cause of redirection, and then send the TA update request to the target MME of redirection.
- Step 508: A normal TA update procedure is performed.
- Step 509: The UE sends a service request message to the target MME of redirection.
- Step 510: A normal service request procedure is performed.
- In the foregoing embodiment, in a network sharing scenario, a UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
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FIG. 6 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 6 , the access control method may include: - Step 601: A UE reads an operator list broadcast by a cell.
- Step 602: If the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a user controlled PLMN (UPLMN for short), or an operator controlled PLMN (OPLMN for short), the UE randomly selects, when the operator list includes at least two visited PLMNs (VPLMN for short), one PLMN from the at least two VPLMNs for access.
- In the foregoing embodiment, when accessing a shared network, a roaming subscriber can equally access multiple PLMNs of multiple operators, preventing a case in which an operator ranking first in an operator list broadcast by a cell is overloaded due to access of too many roaming subscribers, or achieves an excessive income from roaming subscribers.
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FIG. 7 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 7 , the access control method may include: - Step 701: A UE reads an operator list and an operator barring indication that are broadcast by a cell, where the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access.
- Specifically, when a core network node of an operator is overloaded or a quantity of access subscribers of an operator reaches an upper limit of a rented share, the operator barring indication may be set to forbid subsequent access of a roaming subscriber to this operator.
- Step 702: If the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, the UE selects, when the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two VPLMNs for access.
- In the foregoing embodiment, when a core network node of an operator is overloaded or a quantity of access subscribers of an operator reaches an upper limit of a rented share, subsequent access of a roaming subscriber can be forbidden, to prevent overload of an operator.
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FIG. 8 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 8 , the access control method may include: - Step 801: A UE reads an operator list and a preferred operator indication that are broadcast by a cell, where the preferred operator indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is preferably accessed by a roaming subscriber.
- Step 802: If the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, the UE selects the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access.
- In the foregoing embodiment, a roaming subscriber can access an operator indicated by a preferred operator indication.
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FIG. 9 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 9 , the access control method may include: - Step 901: A base station obtains an operator list and an operator barring indication, where the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access.
- Specifically, when a core network node of an operator is overloaded or a quantity of access subscribers of an operator reaches an upper limit of a rented share, the operator barring indication may be set to forbid subsequent access of a roaming subscriber to this operator.
- Step 902: The base station broadcasts the operator list and the operator barring indication, so that after a UE reads the operator list and the operator barring indication, and when the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, the UE selects, when the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two VPLMNs for access.
- In the foregoing embodiment, when a core network node of an operator is overloaded or a quantity of access subscribers of an operator reaches an upper limit of a rented share, subsequent access of a roaming subscriber can be forbidden, to prevent overload of an operator.
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FIG. 10 is a flowchart of still another embodiment of an access control method according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 10 , the access control method may include: - Step 1001: A base station obtains an operator list and a preferred operator indication, where the preferred operator indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is preferably accessed by a roaming subscriber.
- Step 1002: The base station broadcasts the operator list and the preferred operator indication, so that after a UE reads the operator list and the preferred operator indication that are broadcast by a cell, and when the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, the UE selects the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access.
- In the foregoing embodiment, a roaming subscriber can access an operator indicated by a preferred operator indication.
- Persons of ordinary skill in the art may understand that all or some of the steps of the method embodiments may be implemented by a program instructing relevant hardware. The foregoing program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the program runs, the steps of the method embodiments are performed. The foregoing storage medium includes: any medium that can store program code, such as a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disc.
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FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a base station according to the present invention. The base station in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown inFIG. 1 of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 11 , the base station may include: a receivingmodule 1101, a determiningmodule 1102, and asending module 1103. - The
receiving module 1101 is configured to: receive a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of a UE and sent by the UE; and receive a service request message sent by the UE, where the temporary identifier of the UE may be an S-TMSI. - The determining
module 1102 is configured to determine a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE received by thereceiving module 1101. - The sending
module 1103 is configured to send the service request message received by thereceiving module 1101 and the PLMN available indication received by thereceiving module 1101 to the serving MME of the UE determined by the determiningmodule 1102. - In an implementation manner of this embodiment, the
receiving module 1101 is further configured to: receive, after thesending module 1103 sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication, a redirection message sent by the serving MME of the UE, where the redirection message carries the service request message, a cause of redirection, and information about a target MME of redirection, and the redirection message is sent to the base station after the serving MME of the UE receives the PLMN available indication; and receive, after thesending module 1103 sends an initial user equipment message, a redirection complete indication sent by the target MME of redirection, where the information about the target MME of redirection may be an identifier of the target MME of redirection or an address of the target MME of redirection. - The sending
module 1103 is further configured to send the initial user equipment message to the target MME of redirection according to the information about the target MME of redirection received by thereceiving module 1101, where the initial user equipment message carries the service request message and a redirection attempt flag. - In another implementation manner of this embodiment, the
receiving module 1101 is further configured to: receive, after thesending module 1103 sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication, a redirection message sent by the serving MME of the UE, where the redirection message carries the service request message, a cause of redirection, and an identifier of a target PLMN of redirection, and the redirection message is sent to the base station after the serving MME of the UE receives the PLMN available indication; and receive, after thesending module 1103 sends an initial user equipment message, a redirection complete indication sent by the target MME of redirection. - The determining
module 1102 is further configured to determine, according to the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection received by thereceiving module 1101, a target MME of redirection to which the target PLMN of redirection belongs. - The sending
module 1103 is further configured to send the initial user equipment message to the target MME of redirection determined by the determiningmodule 1102, where the initial user equipment message carries the service request message and a redirection attempt flag. - In the foregoing two implementation manners of this embodiment, the cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available.
- In hardware implementation, the sending
module 1103 may be a transmitter or a transceiver, thereceiving module 1101 may be a receiver or a transceiver, and the sendingmodule 1103 and thereceiving module 1101 may be integrated to form a transceiving unit, which is corresponding to a transceiver in the hardware implementation. The determiningmodule 1102 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules. The processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like. - In the foregoing embodiment, after a
receiving module 1101 receives a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of a UE and sent by the UE, and receives a service request message sent by the UE, a determiningmodule 1102 determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE; then, a sendingmodule 1103 sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE, so that the serving MME of the UE sends a redirection indication, and the UE registers with a home PLMN. Therefore, in a network sharing scenario, the UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible. -
FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention. Compared with the base station shown inFIG. 11 , a difference lies in that the base station shown inFIG. 12 may further include asetup module 1104. - The
receiving module 1101 is further configured to receive, after receiving the redirection complete indication, an initial context setup message sent by the target MME of redirection, where the initial context setup message is sent to the base station after the target MME of redirection sets up a bearer between an SGW and a PGW, and updates a location of the UE in an HSS. - The
setup module 1104 is configured to set up a radio bearer between the base station and the UE. - The sending
module 1103 is further configured to send an initial user equipment context setup complete message to the target MME of redirection after thesetup module 1104 sets up the radio bearer between the base station and the UE, so that the target MME of redirection sends a service response message to the UE after performing bearer modification, where the service response message carries the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection, so that the UE registers with the target PLMN of redirection. - In this embodiment, the PLMN available indication received by the
receiving module 1101 is used to indicate that an HPLMN of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication received by thereceiving module 1101 is used to indicate that an EHPLMN of the UE is available. - Optionally, the
receiving module 1101 is further configured to: when the PLMN available indication received by thereceiving module 1101 is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available, receive, before receiving the service request message sent by the UE, an identifier, sent by the UE, of the EHPLMN selected by the UE. - The sending
module 1103 is further configured to send, after the determiningmodule 1102 determines the serving MME of the UE, the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the serving MME of the UE. - In hardware implementation, the sending
module 1103 may be a transmitter or a transceiver, thereceiving module 1101 may be a receiver or a transceiver, and the sendingmodule 1103 and thereceiving module 1101 may be integrated to form a transceiving unit, which is corresponding to a transceiver in the hardware implementation. The determiningmodule 1102 and thesetup module 1104 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules. The processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like. - In the foregoing embodiment, in a network sharing scenario, a UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
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FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a mobility management entity according to the present invention. The MME in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown inFIG. 2 of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 13 , the MME may include areceiving module 1301 and asending module 1302. - The
receiving module 1301 is configured to receive a service request message and a PLMN available indication that are sent by a base station, where the MME is a serving MME of a UE, and the service request message and the PLMN available indication are sent to the MME after the base station receives a temporary identifier of the UE and the PLMN available indication that are sent by the UE, receives the service request message sent by the UE, and determines the serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE. - The sending
module 1302 is configured to send a redirection indication, so that the UE registers with a target PLMN of redirection. - In an implementation manner of this embodiment, the sending
module 1302 is specifically configured to send a redirection message to the base station after thereceiving module 1301 receives the PLMN available indication, where the redirection message carries the service request message and a cause of redirection, and the cause of redirection includes that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available. - Further, the redirection message sent by the sending
module 1302 further carries information about a target MME of redirection, where the information about the target MME of redirection may be an identifier of the target MME of redirection or an address of the target MME of redirection. - Alternatively, the redirection message sent by the sending
module 1302 further carries an identifier of the target PLMN of redirection. - In another implementation manner of this embodiment, the sending
module 1302 is specifically configured to send a service response message to the UE after receiving the PLMN available indication, where the service response message carries the redirection indication, and a cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available. - In this embodiment, the PLMN available indication received by the
receiving module 1301 is used to indicate that the HPLMN of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication received by thereceiving module 1301 is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available. - Further, in still another implementation manner of this embodiment, the MME may further include a determining
module 1303. - The
receiving module 1301 is further configured to: when the PLMN available indication received by thereceiving module 1301 is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available, receive, before the sendingmodule 1302 sends the redirection indication, an identifier, sent by the base station, of the EHPLMN selected by the UE. - The determining
module 1303 is configured to determine the target MME of redirection or the target PLMN of redirection according to the identifier, received by thereceiving module 1301, of the EHPLMN selected by the UE. - Specifically, that the determining
module 1303 determines the target MME of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE may be that: the determiningmodule 1303 determines, according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, an MME to which the EHPLMN selected by the UE belongs, and determines that the MME to which the EHPLMN selected by the UE belongs is the target MME of redirection; or the determiningmodule 1303 reselects an EHPLMN for the UE according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, and determines that an MME to which the reselected EHPLMN belongs is the target MME of redirection. - After the determining
module 1303 determines the target MME of redirection, the information about the target MME of redirection is carried in the redirection message sent by the sendingmodule 1302. - Likewise, that the determining
module 1303 determines the target PLMN of redirection according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE may be that: the determiningmodule 1303 determines, according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, that the EHPLMN selected by the UE is the target PLMN of redirection; or the determiningmodule 1303 reselects an EHPLMN for the UE according to the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE, and determines that the reselected EHPLMN is the target PLMN of redirection. - After the determining
module 1303 determines the target PLMN of redirection, the identifier of the target PLMN of redirection is carried in the redirection message sent by the sendingmodule 1302. - In hardware implementation, the sending
module 1302 may be a transmitter or a transceiver, thereceiving module 1301 may be a receiver or a transceiver, and the sendingmodule 1302 and thereceiving module 1301 may be integrated to form a transceiving unit, which is corresponding to a transceiver in the hardware implementation. The determiningmodule 1303 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules. The processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like. - In the foregoing embodiment, after a
receiving module 1301 receives a service request message and a PLMN available indication that are sent by a base station, a sendingmodule 1302 sends a redirection indication, so that a UE registers with a target PLMN of redirection. Therefore, in a network sharing scenario, the UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible. -
FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention. The UE in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown inFIG. 3 of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 14 , the UE may include asending module 1401. - The sending
module 1401 is configured to: send a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of the UE to a base station; and send a service request message to the base station, so that after receiving the service request message sent by the UE, the base station determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE, and sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE. The temporary identifier of the UE may be an S-TMSI of the UE. - Further, in an implementation manner of this embodiment, the UE may further include a
receiving module 1402. - The
receiving module 1402 is configured to receive, after thesending module 1401 sends the service request message to the base station, a service response message sent by the serving MME of the UE, where the service response message carries a redirection indication, and a cause of redirection may be that the UE is redirected to an HPLMN of the UE, or the UE is redirected to an EHPLMN of the UE, or a registered PLMN of the UE changes, or an HPLMN of the UE is available, or an EHPLMN of the UE is available; and the service response message is sent to the UE after the serving MME of the UE receives the PLMN available indication sent by the base station. - The PLMN available indication sent by the sending
module 1401 is used to indicate that the HPLMN of the UE is available, or the PLMN available indication sent by the sendingmodule 1401 is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available. - The sending
module 1401 is further configured to: when the PLMN available indication sent by the sendingmodule 1401 is used to indicate that the EHPLMN of the UE is available, send, before sending the service request message to the base station, an identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the base station, so that the base station sends the identifier of the EHPLMN selected by the UE to the serving MME of the UE, and the serving MME of the UE determines a target PLMN of redirection according to the EHPLMN selected by the UE. - In hardware implementation, the sending
module 1401 may be a transmitter or a transceiver, thereceiving module 1402 may be a receiver or a transceiver, and the sendingmodule 1401 and thereceiving module 1402 may be integrated to form a transceiving unit, which is corresponding to a transceiver in the hardware implementation. - In the foregoing embodiment, a sending
module 1401 sends a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of a UE to a base station, and then sends a service request message to the base station, so that after receiving the service request message sent by the UE, the base station determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE, and sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE. In this way, after the serving MME of the UE receives the service request message and the PLMN available indication that are sent by the base station, the serving MME of the UE sends a redirection indication, so that the UE registers with a target PLMN of redirection, where the target PLMN of redirection may be an EHPLMN of the UE. Therefore, in a network sharing scenario, the UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible. -
FIG. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention. The UE in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown inFIG. 6 of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 15 , the UE may include areading module 1501 and an accessingmodule 1502. - The
reading module 1501 is configured to read an operator list broadcast by a cell. - The accessing
module 1502 is configured to: when the operator list read by thereading module 1501 does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, randomly select, if the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN from the at least two VPLMNs for access. - In hardware implementation, the
reading module 1501 and the accessingmodule 1502 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules. The processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like. - In the foregoing embodiment, when accessing a shared network, a roaming subscriber can equally access multiple operators, preventing a case in which an operator ranking first in an operator list broadcast by a cell is overloaded due to access of too many roaming subscribers, or achieves an excessive income from roaming subscribers.
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FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention. The UE in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown inFIG. 7 of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 16 , the UE may include areading module 1601 and an accessingmodule 1602. - The
reading module 1601 is configured to read an operator list and an operator barring indication that are broadcast by a cell, where the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access. - The accessing
module 1602 is configured to: when the operator list read by thereading module 1601 does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, select, if the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two VPLMNs for access. - In hardware implementation, the
reading module 1601 and the accessingmodule 1602 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules. The processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like. - In the foregoing embodiment, when a core network node of an operator is overloaded or a quantity of access subscribers of an operator reaches an upper limit of a rented share, subsequent access of a roaming subscriber can be forbidden, to prevent overload of an operator.
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FIG. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention. The UE in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown inFIG. 8 of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 17 , the UE may include areading module 1701 and an accessingmodule 1702. - The
reading module 1701 is configured to read an operator list and a preferred operator indication that are broadcast by a cell, where the preferred operator indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is preferably accessed by a roaming subscriber. - The accessing
module 1702 is configured to: when the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, a home PLMN of the UE, a UPLMN, or an OPLMN, select the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access. - In hardware implementation, the
reading module 1701 and the accessingmodule 1702 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules. The processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like. - In the foregoing embodiment, a roaming subscriber can access an operator indicated by a preferred operator indication.
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FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention. The base station in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown inFIG. 9 of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 18 , the base station may include an obtainingmodule 1801 and abroadcasting module 1802. - The obtaining
module 1801 is configured to obtain an operator list and an operator barring indication, where the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access. - The
broadcasting module 1802 is configured to broadcast the operator list obtained by the obtainingmodule 1801 and the operator barring indication obtained by the obtainingmodule 1801, so that after a UE reads the operator list and the operator barring indication, and when the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, the UE selects, when the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two VPLMNs for access. - In hardware implementation, the
broadcasting module 1802 may be a transmitter or a transceiver, and the obtainingmodule 1801 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules. The processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like. - In the foregoing embodiment, when a core network node of an operator is overloaded or a quantity of access subscribers of an operator reaches an upper limit of a rented share, subsequent access of a roaming subscriber can be forbidden, to prevent overload of an operator.
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FIG. 19 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention. The base station in this embodiment may implement a procedure of the embodiment shown inFIG. 10 of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 19 , the base station may include an obtainingmodule 1901 and abroadcasting module 1902. - The obtaining
module 1901 is configured to obtain an operator list and a preferred operator indication, where the preferred operator indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is preferably accessed by a roaming subscriber. - The
broadcasting module 1902 is configured to broadcast the operator list obtained by the obtainingmodule 1901 and the preferred operator indication obtained by the obtainingmodule 1901, so that after a UE reads the operator list and the preferred operator indication that are broadcast by a cell, and when the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, the UE selects the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access. - In hardware implementation, the
broadcasting module 1902 may be a transmitter or a transceiver, and the obtainingmodule 1901 may be built in or independent of a processor of a base station in a hardware form, or may be stored in a memory of the base station in a software form, so as to be invoked by the processor to perform an operation corresponding to each of the foregoing modules. The processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, or the like. - In the foregoing embodiment, a roaming subscriber can access an operator indicated by a preferred operator indication.
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FIG. 20 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 20 , the base station may include atransmitter 2001, areceiver 2002, amemory 2003, and aprocessor 2004 that is separately connected to thetransmitter 2001, thereceiver 2002, and thememory 2003. Certainly, the base station may further include general components, such as an antenna, a baseband processing component, an intermediate/radio frequency processing component, and an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto. - The
memory 2003 stores a group of program code, and theprocessor 2004 is configured to invoke the program code stored in thememory 2003, so as to execute the following operations: - receiving a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of a UE and sent by the UE;
- receiving a service request message sent by the UE, and determining a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE; and
- sending the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE.
- It should be noted that, the base station shown in
FIG. 20 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown inFIG. 1 , and descriptions of the temporary identifier of the UE, a redirection message that is sent by the serving MME of the UE and received by the base station, and the like are the same as those in the embodiment shown inFIG. 1 of the present invention, and details are not described herein again. - In the foregoing embodiment, in a network sharing scenario, a UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
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FIG. 21 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a mobility management entity according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 21 , the MME may include atransmitter 2101, areceiver 2102, amemory 2103, and aprocessor 2104 that is separately connected to thetransmitter 2101, thereceiver 2102, and thememory 2103. Certainly, the MME may further include general components, such as an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto. - The
memory 2103 stores a group of program code, and theprocessor 2104 is configured to invoke the program code stored in thememory 2103, so as to execute the following operations: - receiving a service request message and a PLMN available indication that are sent by a base station; and
- sending a redirection indication, so that a UE registers with a target PLMN of redirection.
- It should be noted that, the MME shown in
FIG. 21 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown inFIG. 2 of the present invention, and descriptions of the redirection indication sent by the MME and the like are the same as those in the embodiment shown inFIG. 2 of the present invention, and details are not described herein again. - In the foregoing embodiment, in a network sharing scenario, a UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
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FIG. 22 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 22 , the UE may include atransmitter 2201, areceiver 2202, amemory 2203, and aprocessor 2204 that is separately connected to thetransmitter 2201, thereceiver 2202, and thememory 2203. Certainly, the UE may further include general components, such as an antenna, a baseband processing component, an intermediate/radio frequency processing component, and an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto. - The
memory 2203 stores a group of program code, and theprocessor 2204 is configured to invoke the program code stored in thememory 2203, so as to execute the following operations: - sending a temporary identifier and a PLMN available indication that are of the UE to a base station; and
- sending a service request message to the base station, so that after receiving the service request message sent by the UE, the base station determines a serving MME of the UE according to a GMMEI in the temporary identifier of the UE, and sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to the serving MME of the UE.
- It should be noted that, the UE shown in
FIG. 22 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown inFIG. 3 of the present invention, and descriptions of the temporary identifier of the UE, the PLMN available indication, and the like are the same as those in the embodiment shown inFIG. 3 of the present invention, and details are not described herein again. - In the foregoing embodiment, in a network sharing scenario, a UE can select a home PLMN of the UE as a serving PLMN of the UE as early as possible.
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FIG. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 23 , the UE may include atransmitter 2301, areceiver 2302, amemory 2303, and aprocessor 2304 that is separately connected to thetransmitter 2301, thereceiver 2302, and thememory 2303. Certainly, the UE may further include general components, such as an antenna, a baseband processing component, an intermediate/radio frequency processing component, and an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto. - The
memory 2303 stores a group of program code, and theprocessor 2304 is configured to invoke the program code stored in thememory 2303, so as to execute the following operations: - reading an operator list broadcast by a cell; and
- if the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, randomly selecting, when the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN from the at least two VPLMNs for access.
- It should be noted that the UE shown in
FIG. 23 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown inFIG. 6 of the present invention. - In the foregoing embodiment, when accessing a shared network, a roaming subscriber can equally access multiple operators, preventing a case in which an operator ranking first in an operator list broadcast by a cell is overloaded due to access of too many roaming subscribers, or achieves an excessive income from roaming subscribers.
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FIG. 24 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 24 , the UE may include atransmitter 2401, areceiver 2402, amemory 2403, and aprocessor 2404 that is separately connected to thetransmitter 2401, thereceiver 2402, and thememory 2403. Certainly, the UE may further include general components, such as an antenna, a baseband processing component, an intermediate/radio frequency processing component, and an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto. - The
memory 2403 stores a group of program code, and theprocessor 2404 is configured to invoke the program code stored in thememory 2403, so as to execute the following operations: - reading an operator list and an operator barring indication that are broadcast by a cell, where the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access; and
- if the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, selecting, when the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two VPLMNs for access.
- It should be noted that the UE shown in
FIG. 24 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown inFIG. 7 of the present invention. - In the foregoing embodiment, when a core network node of an operator is overloaded or a quantity of access subscribers of an operator reaches an upper limit of a rented share, subsequent access of a roaming subscriber can be forbidden, to prevent overload of an operator.
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FIG. 25 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of user equipment according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 25 , the UE may include atransmitter 2501, areceiver 2502, amemory 2503, and aprocessor 2504 that is separately connected to thetransmitter 2501, thereceiver 2502, and thememory 2503. Certainly, the UE may further include general components, such as an antenna, a baseband processing component, an intermediate/radio frequency processing component, and an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto. - The
memory 2503 stores a group of program code, and theprocessor 2504 is configured to invoke the program code stored in thememory 2503, so as to execute the following operations: - reading an operator list and a preferred operator indication that are broadcast by a cell, where the preferred operator indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is preferably accessed by a roaming subscriber; and
- if the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, selecting the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access.
- It should be noted that the UE shown in
FIG. 25 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown inFIG. 8 of the present invention. - In the foregoing embodiment, a roaming subscriber can access an operator indicated by a preferred operator indication.
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FIG. 26 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 26 , the base station may include atransmitter 2601, areceiver 2602, amemory 2603, and aprocessor 2604 that is separately connected to thetransmitter 2601, thereceiver 2602, and thememory 2603. Certainly, the base station may further include general components, such as an antenna, a baseband processing component, an intermediate/radio frequency processing component, and an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto. - The
memory 2603 stores a group of program code, and theprocessor 2604 is configured to invoke the program code stored in thememory 2603, so as to execute the following operations: - obtaining an operator list and an operator barring indication, where the operator barring indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is barred for access; and
- broadcasting the operator list and the operator barring indication, so that after a UE reads the operator list and the operator barring indication, and when the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, the UE selects, when the operator list includes at least two VPLMNs, one PLMN except the PLMN indicated by the operator barring indication from the at least two VPLMNs for access.
- It should be noted that the UE shown in
FIG. 26 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown inFIG. 9 of the present invention. - In the foregoing embodiment, when a core network node of an operator is overloaded or a quantity of access subscribers of an operator reaches an upper limit of a rented share, subsequent access of a roaming subscriber can be forbidden, to prevent overload of an operator.
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FIG. 27 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of a base station according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 27 , the base station may include atransmitter 2701, areceiver 2702, amemory 2703, and aprocessor 2704 that is separately connected to thetransmitter 2701, thereceiver 2702, and thememory 2703. Certainly, the base station may further include general components, such as an antenna, a baseband processing component, an intermediate/radio frequency processing component, and an input/output apparatus. This embodiment of the present invention sets no limitation thereto. - The
memory 2703 stores a group of program code, and theprocessor 2704 is configured to invoke the program code stored in thememory 2703, so as to execute the following operations: -
- obtaining an operator list and a preferred operator indication, where the preferred operator indication is used to indicate an identifier of a PLMN that is preferably accessed by a roaming subscriber; and
- broadcasting the operator list and the preferred operator indication, so that after a UE reads the operator list and the preferred operator indication that are broadcast by a cell, and when the operator list does not include a PLMN with which the UE successfully registers most recently, an HPLMN of the UE, a UPLMN of the UE, or an OPLMN of the UE, the UE selects the PLMN indicated by the preferred operator indication from the operator list for access.
- It should be noted that the UE shown in
FIG. 27 may be configured to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown inFIG. 10 of the present invention. - In the foregoing embodiment, a roaming subscriber can access an operator indicated by a preferred operator indication.
- Persons skilled in the art may understand that the accompanying drawings are merely schematic diagrams of exemplary embodiments, and modules or processes in the accompanying drawings are not necessarily required for implementing the present invention.
- Persons skilled in the art may understand that the modules in the apparatuses provided in the embodiments may be arranged in the apparatuses in a distributed manner according to the description of the embodiments, or may be arranged in one or more apparatuses which are different from those described in the embodiments. The modules in the foregoing embodiments may be combined into one module, or split into a plurality of submodules.
- Finally, it should be noted that the foregoing embodiments are merely intended for describing the technical solutions of the present invention, but not for limiting the present invention. Although the present invention is described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, persons of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they may still make modifications to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent replacements to some technical features thereof, without departing from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.
Claims (15)
1. A method, comprising:
sending, by a terminal device, a radio resource control connection request message to a base station, wherein radio resource control connection request message comprises a temporary identifier of the terminal device;
in response to the radio resource control connection request message, receiving, by the terminal device, a radio resource control connection setup message from the base station;
sending, by the terminal device, a radio resource control connection setup complete message to the base station, wherein the radio resource control connection setup complete message comprises a public land mobile network (PLMN) available indication, wherein the PLMN available indication indicates that an home PLMN of the terminal device is available, or indicates that an equivalent home PLMN of the terminal device is available; and
sending, by terminal device, a service request message to the base station to trigger the base station sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to a serving mobility management network element indicated by the temporary identifier.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the service request message is a non-access stratum message.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the temporary identifier is a short temporary mobile subscriber identity, the short temporary mobile subscriber identity comprises a global mobility management entity identifier, and the serving mobility management network element is indicated by the global mobility management entity identifier.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the PLMN available indication indicates that an equivalent home PLMN of the terminal device is available, the radio resource control connection setup complete message further comprises an identifier of the equivalent home PLMN selected by the terminal device.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein after sending the service request message, the method further comprises:
receiving, by the terminal device, a service response message sent by the serving mobility management network element, wherein the service response message carries a redirection indication, a cause of redirection is that the terminal device is reselected to a target PLMN of redirection, and the cause of redirection comprises that the terminal device is redirected to a home PLMN of the terminal device, or the terminal device is redirected to an equivalent home PLMN of the terminal device, or a registered PLMN of the terminal device changes, or a home PLMN of the terminal device is available, or an equivalent home PLMN of the terminal device is available;
and the service response message is sent to the terminal device after the serving mobility management entity of the terminal device receives the PLMN available indication sent by the base station.
6. An apparatus, comprising:
a storage medium including executable instructions; and
a processor;
wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
send a radio resource control connection request message to a base station, wherein radio resource control connection request message comprises a temporary identifier of the terminal device;
receive a radio resource control connection setup message in response to the radio resource control connection request message;
send a radio resource control connection setup complete message to the base station, wherein the radio resource control connection setup complete message comprises a public land mobile network (PLMN) available indication, wherein the PLMN available indication indicates that an home PLMN of the terminal device is available, or indicates that an equivalent home PLMN of the terminal device is available; and
send a service request message to the base station to trigger the base station sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to a serving mobility management network element indicated by the temporary identifier.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein
the service request message is a non-access stratum message.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein
the temporary identifier is a short temporary mobile subscriber identity, the short temporary mobile subscriber identity comprises a global mobility management entity identifier, and the serving mobility management network element is indicated by the global mobility management entity identifier.
9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein
the PLMN available indication indicates that an equivalent home PLMN of the terminal device is available, the radio resource control connection setup complete message further comprises an identifier of the equivalent home PLMN selected by the terminal device.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
receiving a service response message sent by the serving mobility management network element, wherein the service response message carries a redirection indication, a cause of redirection is that the terminal device is reselected to a target PLMN of redirection, and the cause of redirection comprises that the terminal device is redirected to a home PLMN of the terminal device, or the terminal device is redirected to an equivalent home PLMN of the terminal device, or a registered PLMN of the terminal device changes, or a home PLMN of the terminal device is available, or an equivalent home PLMN of the terminal device is available; and the service response message is sent to the terminal device after the serving mobility management entity of the terminal device receives the PLMN available indication sent by the base station.
11. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to carry out the steps of:
sending a radio resource control connection request message to a base station, wherein radio resource control connection request message comprises a temporary identifier of the terminal device;
in response to the radio resource control connection request message, receiving a radio resource control connection setup message from the base station;
sending a radio resource control connection setup complete message to the base station, wherein the radio resource control connection setup complete message comprises a public land mobile network (PLMN) available indication, wherein the PLMN available indication indicates that an home PLMN of the terminal device is available, or indicates that an equivalent home PLMN of the terminal device is available; and
sending a service request message to the base station to trigger the base station sends the service request message and the PLMN available indication to a serving mobility management network element indicated by the temporary identifier.
12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein
the service request message is a non-access stratum message.
13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein
the temporary identifier is a short temporary mobile subscriber identity, the short temporary mobile subscriber identity comprises a global mobility management entity identifier, and the serving mobility management network element is indicated by the global mobility management entity identifier.
14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein
the PLMN available indication indicates that an equivalent home PLMN of the terminal device is available, the radio resource control connection setup complete message further comprises an identifier of the equivalent home PLMN selected by the terminal device.
15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to carry out the steps of:
receiving a service response message sent by the serving mobility management network element, wherein the service response message carries a redirection indication, a cause of redirection is that the terminal device is reselected to a target PLMN of redirection, and the cause of redirection comprises that the terminal device is redirected to a home PLMN of the terminal device, or the terminal device is redirected to an equivalent home PLMN of the terminal device, or a registered PLMN of the terminal device changes, or a home PLMN of the terminal device is available, or an equivalent home PLMN of the terminal device is available; and the service response message is sent to the terminal device after the serving mobility management entity of the terminal device receives the PLMN available indication sent by the base station.
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