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- the present invention is based on the priority claim of Japanese patent application: Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-217383 (filed on September 30, 2011), the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Shall.
- the present invention relates to a communication system, method and apparatus.
- the wireless access network UTRAN Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
- E-UTRAN Evolved-Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
- the user data mobility providing device stores and manages bearer information such as a tunnel identifier necessary for setting a tunnel for establishing a network bearer with the user data gateway device, and an address of a device constituting a tunnel endpoint.
- the user data gateway device assigns an address for connecting to an external packet data network to the attached terminal, and performs tunnel setting for establishing a bearer to the user data mobility providing device, as well as charging control, service Control quality (QoS: Quality of Service).
- QoS Quality of Service
- the user data gateway device is equivalent to GGSN (Gateway GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Support Node) or PGW (PDN (Packet Data Network) Gateway) To do.
- the user data mobility providing device combined with the subscriber management device corresponds to SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node).
- the user data gateway device corresponds to PGW (PDN Gateway)
- the user data mobility providing device corresponds to SGW (Serving Gateway).
- GTP GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Tunneling Protocol
- PMIP Proxy Mobile Internet Protocol v6
- Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which IP addresses can be aggregated when an IP (Internet Protocol) address is issued and the storage amount of the routing table is reduced.
- Patent Document 2 discloses assignment of PGW IP addresses to terminals at the time of handover.
- the user data gateway device and the user data mobility providing device need to manage a tunnel established between the two for each terminal.
- the influence on the network is great from the following viewpoints.
- the capability and performance that can cope with the increase in processing such as tunnel setting / management and IP address allocation provide the user data gateway device and user data mobility. Required for the device.
- the user data mobility providing apparatus it is necessary to add the above apparatuses (user data gateway apparatus and user data mobility providing apparatus) in order to be able to support the number of terminals exceeding the maximum number of tunnel settings.
- the above apparatuses user data gateway apparatus and user data mobility providing apparatus
- communication timing can be distributed because the total communication volume for each terminal is small.
- tunnels for each terminal are used for terminals and services that perform critical data communication that require bandwidth guarantee. Bandwidth guarantee is performed for. For this reason, there is a possibility of securing more bands than necessary.
- the present invention was created to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the object thereof is a method, a system, and a method capable of consolidating bearers in a mobile system and suppressing an increase in network resources and facilities.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method, a system, and an apparatus that can achieve the above object and avoid the need to secure more bands than necessary.
- the present invention for solving the above problems is generally configured as follows (but not limited to).
- a core network of a mobile communication system performs data transfer between a user data gateway device connected to an external network, a wireless aggregation device, and the user data gateway device.
- a user data mobility providing device that provides a mobility function across the radio aggregation device, and based on a request from a terminal, when setting a tunnel between the user data gateway device and the user data mobility providing device,
- a user data gateway device connected to an external network and a mobility function across the wireless aggregation device by transferring data between the user data gateway device and the wireless aggregation device.
- a tunnel between a user data mobility providing apparatus to be provided based on a request from a terminal
- one tunnel corresponding to a terminal group of a plurality of terminals including the terminal is set based on subscriber information of the terminal.
- a communication method is provided for setting up an aggregated tunnel.
- a user data gateway device connected to an external network, straddling the wireless aggregation device by transferring data between the user data gateway device and the wireless aggregation device.
- a tunnel corresponding to a terminal group (terminal group) including the terminal based on subscriber information of the terminal addresses for a plurality of terminals that can be accommodated in the same tunnel are allocated as an address band for the first time, and are common to the terminal group including the terminals.
- provision of user data mobility that provides a mobility function across the wireless aggregation device by transferring data between the user data gateway device connected to the external network and the wireless aggregation device A tunnel corresponding to a terminal group (terminal group) including the terminal based on subscriber information of the terminal when setting a tunnel between the user data gateway apparatus based on a request from the terminal.
- an address for each terminal is issued from the address band for the terminal group issued from the user data gateway device, and transferred through the common aggregate tunnel. Determine which terminal the packet is addressed to and forward the packet to the wireless aggregation device That, user data mobility providing device is provided.
- a user data gateway device connected to an external network, and a mobility function across the radio aggregation device by transferring data between the user data gateway device and the radio aggregation device
- a tunnel corresponding to a terminal group (terminal group) including the terminal is set based on subscriber information of the terminal. From the address band for the terminal group issued from the user data gateway device that sets the aggregated tunnel, the address for each terminal is issued, simultaneous communication within the terminal group is disallowed, and the wireless aggregation is performed
- a subscriber management device is provided that groups terminals for each terminal under the device. .
- the present invention it is possible to consolidate network bearers and to suppress an increase in necessary network resources and facilities. Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to avoid securing more bands than necessary.
- FIG. 1 It is a figure which shows an example of the tunnel management table
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the sequence at the time of the bearer establishment in E-UTRAN of Example 1.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the sequence at the time of the bearer establishment in E-UTRAN of Example 1.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the sequence at the time of the bearer establishment after the 2nd unit of the same group in E-UTRAN of Example 1.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the sequence at the time of S1 recovery
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the same group terminal simultaneous reading sequence in E-UTRAN of Example 3.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the network structure of UTRAN of Example 4.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the sequence at the time of the bearer establishment in UTRAN of Example 4.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the sequence at the time of the bearer establishment after the 2nd same group in the E-UTRAN of Example 4.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the sequence at the time of Iu restoration in E-UTRAN of Example 5.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the same group terminal simultaneous reading sequence in E-UTRAN of Example 6.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the same group terminal simultaneous reading sequence in E-UTRAN of Example 6.
- the core network of the mobile communication system transfers data between the user data gateway device (50) connected to the external network, the wireless aggregation device (20), and the user data gateway device (50).
- a user data mobility providing device (40) that provides a mobility function across wireless aggregation devices, and based on a request from the terminal (1), the user data gateway device (50) and the user data mobility providing device
- the tunnel for the terminal group (terminal group) including the terminal is made common and the aggregated tunnel (60) combined into one is set.
- IP delegation In a network that provides packet data mobility through tunneling, by consolidating tunnels by IP delegation (IP delegation), a part of the network can be connected to multiple terminals with a single tunnel. It is possible to provide. Several embodiments will be described below.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. A first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
- the user data gateway device 50 transfers packets addressed to a plurality of terminals 1 to the user data mobility providing device 40 through a common aggregation tunnel 60.
- the user data mobility providing apparatus 40 identifies the packet addressed to the terminal 1 obtained from the common aggregation tunnel 60, identifies the terminal addressed to the packet, and then the wireless aggregation apparatus in which the corresponding terminal 1 is accommodated 20 forwards the packet.
- the user data mobility providing apparatus 40 identifies the destination of the packet, so that a tunnel between the user data gateway apparatus 50 and the user data mobility providing apparatus 40 is established between the plurality of terminals 1. Share on. That is, mobility can be provided to a plurality of terminals 1 by a single aggregation tunnel 60.
- the user data gateway device 50 assigns IP addresses to a group of terminals (terminal groups) that can be accommodated in the same tunnel as an IP address band for the first time, and issues an IP address. In this way, IP delegation is realized, and packets addressed to a plurality of terminals can be transferred to the common aggregation tunnel 60.
- the user data mobility providing device 40 pays out an IP address for each terminal 1 from the IP address band for the terminal group 1 paid out from the user data gateway device 50. Thereby, it is determined to which terminal the packet transferred through the common aggregation tunnel 60 is addressed, and the packet is transferred to the wireless aggregation device 20 via the communication path 70 for each terminal.
- the tunnel between the user data gateway device 50 and the user data mobility providing device 40 can be shared by a plurality of terminals 1 (terminal groups).
- terminal groups By performing bandwidth guarantee for the common aggregated tunnel 60, it is possible to provide bandwidth guarantee for a terminal group (terminal group), and it is possible to secure a bandwidth in accordance with the actually required bandwidth.
- the radio aggregation device 20 provides a function of controlling radio and accommodating the terminal 1 via radio.
- the radio aggregation device 20 corresponds to NodeB (base station device) / RNC (Radio Network Controller).
- the radio aggregation device 20 corresponds to eNodeB (Evolved or Enhanced NodeB).
- the subscriber management device 30 has a function of performing authentication at the time of terminal accommodation and holding profile information for each terminal.
- the packet received from the user data gateway device 50 through the user data mobility providing device 40 is transferred to the radio aggregation device 20, and the packet received from the radio aggregation device 20 is transferred to the user data gateway device 50, thereby A moving function (mobility function) across the wireless aggregation device 20 is provided.
- the subscriber management device 30 and the user data mobility providing device 40 together correspond to SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node).
- SGSN Server GPRS Support Node
- EPC Evolved Packet Core
- MME Mobility Management Entity
- SGW Serving Gateway
- the user data gateway device 50 becomes an end point of the packet addressed to the terminal to the external network, and provides a function of transferring the packet addressed to the terminal to the user data mobility providing device 40 through the tunnel.
- the user data gateway device 50 corresponds to a GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node) or PGW (PDN (Packet Data Network) Gateway).
- GGSN Gateway GPRS Support Node
- PGW Packet Data Network Gateway
- PGW Packet Data Network Gateway
- the subscriber information database 80 is a device that holds terminal contract information and the like, and provides subscriber information to the subscriber management device 30 when the terminal is connected to a wireless network.
- the subscriber information database 80 corresponds to HLR (Home Location Register). In the core network connected to E-UTRAN, the subscriber information database 80 corresponds to HSS (Home Subscriber Server).
- HLR Home Location Register
- HSS Home Subscriber Server
- the terminal group IP indicates a terminal IP address band assigned by the user data gateway device 50.
- the user data gateway device 50 treats a plurality of terminals as one entry as an IP of a terminal group subjected to IP delegation.
- the user data mobility providing device IP and the tunnel identifier indicate information on a tunnel to which the terminal group IP is bound.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a tunnel management table of the user data mobility providing apparatus 40.
- a terminal IP indicates an IP address assigned to each terminal.
- User data gateway device IP indicates the IP address of the user data gateway device.
- the tunnel identifier indicates information on a tunnel between the user data mobility providing device 40 and the user data gateway device 50.
- Wireless aggregation device IP indicates the IP address of the wireless aggregation device.
- the terminal-specific communication path identifier indicates identification information of the terminal-specific communication path 70 with the wireless aggregation device.
- IPv6 Internet Protocol version 6
- IPv4 Internet Protocol version 4
- IPv6 Internet Protocol version 6
- IPv6 Internet Protocol version 6
- it is 128 bits, separated by a colon: every four digits, and expressed in hexadecimal (the leading zero is omitted).
- the 64-bit portion from the beginning is the subnet mask.
- each device IP uses IPv4, but the same applies to IPv6.
- the tunnel identifier is merely an example, and any information that can uniquely identify the tunnel between the opposite devices may be used. Since the terminal 1 in FIG. 1 is known to those skilled in the art, description of its configuration is omitted.
- the terminal 1 transmits a bearer establishment request (1) to the wireless aggregation device 20, and the subscriber management device 30 that has received the bearer establishment request (2) relayed by the wireless aggregation device 20
- a bearer establishment request (4) is transmitted to the user data mobility providing apparatus 40.
- the subscriber management apparatus 30 acquires the contract information of the terminal 1 from the subscriber information database 80 in the authentication process (3), and obtains terminal group information.
- This device group information includes Group identifier, ⁇ Number of terminals accommodated in group (number of required IP addresses), prefix length (first half of IP address) / subnet mask length, ⁇ Maximum number of concurrent bearer usage, Etc. are included.
- the subscriber management device 30 determines whether or not bearer aggregation is necessary for the terminal based on the terminal group information.
- the subscriber management apparatus 30 adds terminal group information for bearer aggregation to the bearer establishment request (4) and notifies the user data mobility providing apparatus 40.
- An example of the terminal group information that is added to the bearer establishment request (4) and notified to the user data mobility providing apparatus 40 is shown in FIG.
- the terminal group information added to the bearer establishment request (4) includes a group identifier, the number of group accommodating terminals (number of necessary IP addresses), a prefix length or subnet mask length, and other additional information.
- the subscriber management device 30 is a system that associates host names with IP addresses so that terminals in the same group use the same user data mobility providing device 40.
- the user data mobility providing device 40 may be selected using DNS (Domain Name System).
- DNS Domain Name System
- the FQDN Frully Qualified Domain ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ Name: domain name having all information from the top level
- the same user data mobility providing apparatus 40 can be derived by inquiring the FQDN including the identifier from the key.
- the user data mobility providing apparatus 40 that has received the bearer establishment request (4) recognizes that bearer aggregation is performed because the terminal group information is added to the bearer establishment request (4).
- Bearer aggregation information is given to the bearer establishment request (5) for the user data gateway device 50.
- Bearer aggregation information is an information element that includes the required number of IP addresses. In consideration of the charging information output in the user data gateway device 50, other information such as a group identifier may be added to the bearer aggregation information.
- the user data gateway device 50 that has received the bearer establishment request (5) recognizes that bearer aggregation is executed because bearer aggregation information is added to the bearer establishment request (5).
- the user data gateway device 50 implements IP delegation by issuing an IP address bandwidth that satisfies the required number of IP addresses when the IP address is issued to the terminal 1.
- the user data gateway device 50 sets quality of service (QoS) information corresponding to the terminal group in the aggregation tunnel 60 as necessary.
- QoS quality of service
- the user data gateway device 50 returns a bearer establishment response (6) to which the IP address bandwidth information is added to the user data mobility providing device 40.
- the user data mobility providing device 40 that has received the bearer establishment response (6) executes the delivery of the IP address to the terminal 1 from the IP address band.
- PDP Packet Data Protocol
- PDP Context Activation processing after performing Attach processing for Attach Request that is a bearer establishment request.
- Attach processing conforms to 3GPPGPTS23.060 6.3.3.
- PDP Context Activation processing conforms to 3GPP TS 23.060 9.2.
- the terminal group information is acquired from the HLR (Home Location Register) (subscriber information database 80).
- Bearer establishment request (4) is processed in the SGSN device.
- the bearer establishment request (5) corresponds to a PDP context generation request (Create PDP Context Request).
- Bearer establishment response (6) corresponds to PDP context generation response (Create (PDP Context Response).
- the bearer establishment response (7) is a process in the SGSN device. Thereafter, the operation conforms to the standard sequence, and the description is omitted.
- Attach processing conforms to 3GPP TS23.401-5.3.2.
- HSS Home Subscriber Server
- the bearer establishment request (4) is a session creation request (Create Session Request) from the MME (Mobility Management Equipment) to the SGW (Serving Gateway).
- MME Mobility Management Equipment
- SGW Serving Gateway
- Bearer establishment request (5) corresponds to a session generation request (Create Session Request) from SGW to PGW.
- Bearer establishment response (6) corresponds to a session creation request (Create Session Response) from PGW to SGW.
- Bearer establishment response (7) corresponds to the session creation response (Create Session Response) from SGW to MME. Thereafter, since the operation conforms to the standard sequence, the description is omitted.
- the user data mobility providing apparatus 40 that has received the bearer establishment request (4) to which the terminal group information is added from the subscriber management apparatus 30 has already communicated with the user data gateway apparatus 50 from the terminal group information. Recognizing that the aggregation tunnel has been established, when the first terminal in the terminal group is connected (FIG. 4), from the IP address band that has been paid out by the user data gateway device 50, addressed to the second and subsequent terminals 1 Execute the IP address assignment for.
- the user data mobility providing device 40 checks the number of terminals accommodated in the group, and when the number of terminals aggregated in one tunnel exceeds the upper limit, for example, the one device described with reference to FIG. A new aggregation tunnel (aggregation bearer) is established with the user data gateway device 50 in the same manner as the Attach process for the terminal of the eye.
- aggregation bearer aggregation bearer
- the user data mobility providing apparatus 40 establishes a new aggregated bearer or rejects the connection.
- the terminal 1 transmits a communication path restoration request (1) to the wireless aggregation device 20, and the wireless aggregation device 20 relays the communication path restoration request (2) and transmits it to the subscriber management apparatus 30.
- the user data mobility providing apparatus 40 that has received the bearer update request (11) from the subscriber apparatus 30 confirms the simultaneous use upper limit number of the group accommodating terminals, and is within the simultaneous use upper limit number. Returns a bearer update response and restores the communication path.
- the user data mobility providing apparatus 40 When the simultaneous use upper limit is exceeded, the user data mobility providing apparatus 40 returns a bearer update response NG to the subscriber management apparatus 30 and rejects the communication path restoration request. At this time, the value (waiting time) of the back-off timer (back-off timer) is determined according to the usage status / load status of the aggregated bearer, set in the bearer update response, and notified to the terminal 1.
- the terminal 1 that has received the bearer update response including the value of the back-off timer waits for the back-off timer (back-offrtimer) (for example, the back-off timer value becomes 0).
- back-off timer waits for the back-off timer (back-offrtimer) (for example, the back-off timer value becomes 0).
- this embodiment has the following effects.
- the first effect is that the tunnel between the user data mobility providing device 40 and the user data gateway device 50 is aggregated between a plurality of terminals, and the number of terminals used at the same time is managed and limited, thereby guaranteeing each terminal. It means that the bandwidth can be efficiently secured after the bandwidth is aggregated and the used bandwidth is guaranteed.
- the second effect is that the tunnel management resource of each device can be made efficient by aggregating the tunnel between the user data mobility providing device 40 and the user data gateway device 50 among a plurality of terminals. It is.
- the third effect is that, in the procedure at the time of connecting the second and subsequent terminals in the terminal group, the connection is completed only in cooperation with the user data mobility providing device 40 arranged in the network where the terminal is located. (Since the IP address is paid out by the user data mobility providing device 40, there is no need to pay out the IP address at the user data gateway device 50), it is possible to shorten the connection setup time.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the second embodiment.
- the IP address for each terminal is paid out by the subscriber management device 30, not the user data mobility providing device 40.
- simultaneous communication within the terminal group is disallowed, and the subscriber management device 30 performs grouping for each terminal under the wireless aggregation device 20 and then establishes the communication path 70 for each terminal.
- the user data mobility providing apparatus 40 eliminates the need to be aware of the IP address of the terminal.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a tunnel management table of the user data mobility providing apparatus 40.
- the IP address of the user data mobility providing apparatus 40 is IPv4.
- One tunnel identifier is assigned to one aggregation tunnel 60, and one IP address of the wireless aggregation device 20 is assigned to one tunnel identifier.
- the subscriber management apparatus 30 groups terminals for each terminal under the radio aggregation apparatus 20.
- Tunnel management resources can be made more efficient.
- the subscriber management apparatus 30 that has received the terminal group information from the subscriber information database 80 determines bearer aggregation from the terminal group information. At this time, it is confirmed from the radio aggregation device that accommodates the terminal and the terminal group identifier that no other bearer-aggregable terminal is established, and a bearer establishment request (4) in which bearer aggregation information is set is provided for user data mobility. Transmit to device 40.
- the user data mobility providing apparatus 40 transfers the bearer establishment request (4) to the user data gateway apparatus 50.
- the processing of the user data gateway device 50 is the same as that in FIG.
- the user data mobility providing device 40 that has received the bearer establishment response (6) executes association between the aggregation tunnel 60 with the user data gateway device 50 and the terminal-by-terminal communication path 70 with the radio aggregation device 20. .
- the subscriber management device 30 that has received the bearer establishment response (7) issues an IP address for each terminal from the IP address band issued by the user data gateway device 50, and sets it in the bearer establishment response (8).
- the subscriber management apparatus 30 that has received the bearer establishment completion notification (10) transmits a bearer update request (11).
- the subscriber management device 30 adds a filter setting registration request for discarding an IP packet destined for an address other than the IP address issued to the terminal to the bearer update request (11), and the user data gateway device 50 Can request registration of the discard filter.
- the subscriber management apparatus 30 After the authentication process (3), the subscriber management apparatus 30 that has determined the bearer aggregation confirms that another terminal capable of bearer aggregation has already been established, and has already been issued from the user data gateway apparatus 50. Executes IP address allocation for each terminal from the IP address band that is available.
- the subscriber management apparatus 30 releases the established communication path for each terminal or receives a bearer from a new terminal. Determine whether to reject the establishment request.
- the subscriber management device 30 When the subscriber management device 30 rejects a bearer establishment request from a new terminal, it additionally resends the bearer establishment request to the terminal 1 by additionally setting a terminal retry wait timer in the bearer establishment request rejection signal. You may make it designate the timing to perform. Subsequent processing is the same as that shown in FIG.
- the subscriber management apparatus 30 that has received the communication path restoration request (2) performs a check to confirm whether other terminals using the same aggregated tunnel are not using the communication path for each terminal. To do.
- the subscriber management apparatus 30 disconnects the other terminal or rejects a new request from the other terminal.
- the subscriber management device 30 makes an inquiry to the terminal communication timing management device 90 (communication notification (a) in FIG. 12), and the inquiry result (communication notification response (b) from the terminal communication timing management device 90) Based on this, it may be determined whether or not a new request can be accepted from the other terminal.
- the procedure for restoring the communication channel for each terminal corresponds to the procedure of 3GPP TS23.060 6.12 in UTRAN, and corresponds to the procedure of 3GPP TS23.401 5.3.4 in E-UTRAN. (Refer to the relevant chapter in the section).
- the operation at the time of tunnel establishment and the operation at the time of connecting the second and subsequent terminals are the same as those in FIGS.
- the user data gateway device 50 issues an IP address, not an IP address bandwidth, and does not perform an IP issue at the subscriber management device 30. The difference is that the address issued by 50 is notified to the terminal 1 as it is.
- the user data gateway device 50 and the user data mobility providing device 40 execute a standard-compliant operation, and the subscriber management device 30 controls the communication timing of each terminal that uses a common aggregated tunnel, so that the tunnel Realize aggregation.
- the communication timing management device 90 in FIG. 8 transmits to the subscriber management device 30 a communication request (1) in which the identifier of the terminal 1 that is desired to perform communication path restoration is set.
- the subscriber management device 30 that has received the communication request (1) performs paging on the wireless aggregation device 20 and instructs the terminal 1 to restore the communication path.
- the subscriber management apparatus 30 checks whether or not another terminal 1 using the same aggregate tunnel is using the terminal-by-terminal communication path 70. If the corresponding other terminal 1 exists, it is determined whether to execute the disconnection or to reject the request from the terminal communication timing management device 90.
- the subsequent communication path restoration procedure is the same as that shown in FIG.
- the above paging processing corresponds to 3GPP TS 23.060 6.12.2 in UTRAN and 3GPP TS 23.401 5.3.4.3 in E-UTRAN.
- the paging implementation trigger is different from the downlink data reception trigger and the communication request (1).
- the terminal does not support movement to the wireless aggregation device 20 that is not connected to the user data mobility providing device 40.
- the issued IP address can be used continuously.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the fourth embodiment.
- the subscriber management device 31, the user data mobility providing device 41, and the wireless aggregation device 21 connected to the user data mobility providing device 41 are added to the configuration of FIG. 1.
- the user data gateway device 50 when the terminal 1 moves from the wireless aggregation device 20 to the wireless aggregation device 21, the user data gateway device 50 provides the user data mobility from the aggregation tunnel 60 to the user data mobility providing device 40. This is realized by switching to the route to the device 41.
- the wireless aggregation device 20 starts a handover (HO) process (HO request (1)).
- the subscriber management device 30 returns a HO failure response as the handover (HO) processing is impossible because the terminal 1 is carrying out bearer aggregation. Since this HO processing is in accordance with the standard operation, a detailed description is omitted.
- HO handover
- UTRAN it corresponds to 3GPP TS 23.060 6.9.2.2.2
- E-UTRAN it corresponds to 3GPP TS.1.223.401 5.5.1.2.
- the terminal that failed in handover starts Attach and bearer re-establishment processing.
- the subscriber management device 31 Upon receipt of the Attach request (4), the subscriber management device 31 transmits a subscriber profile acquisition request (5) to the former subscriber management device 30.
- the subscriber management device 30 returns the IP address, user data gateway device 50 and terminal group information at the time of the previous connection (6).
- the bearer establishment process is activated, and a bearer establishment request (8) in which the old IP address and the terminal group information are set is transmitted to the user data mobility providing apparatus 41.
- the user data mobility providing apparatus 41 transmits a request to the user data gateway apparatus 50.
- the user data gateway apparatus 50 is associated with the aggregated tunnel 60 in which the designated IP address is identified from the designated terminal group information. After confirming that it is included in the IP address band, bearer setting for the user data mobility providing apparatus 41 is newly executed.
- FIG. 16 shows an example of a tunnel management table as a result of the user data gateway device 41 newly setting a bearer at this time.
- the user data gateway device 50 assigns the aggregated tunnel by matching the terminal group IP with the IP address of the transfer packet by performing a longest match (a method in which the longest address part is matched). Only a part of the IP address band can be transferred to a tunnel addressed to another user data mobility providing device (41).
- all of the terminal groups in the same terminal group can be called by one packet for the terminal group.
- the server uses a group ID for calling all the terminals in the terminal group.
- An example using an IP address assigned to a terminal group as a group ID will be described.
- IP address assigned to the group (IP delegation) (for example, 2001: DB8: 1 in FIG. 2).
- the IP packet passes through the aggregation tunnel 60 of the user data gateway device 50 and reaches the user data mobility providing device 40.
- the user data mobility providing apparatus 40 determines that it is a call packet for all terminals in the same group because the destination is the delegated IP address, and the packet addressed to the terminals in the group An incoming call notification (2) is generated for each terminal and transmitted to the subscriber management apparatus 30. Upon receiving the packet arrival notification, the subscriber management device 30 makes a paging request (3, 4) to the designated terminal.
- movement since it follows a standard prescription
- the user data mobility providing device 40 generates a packet arrival notification for each terminal. However, the user data mobility providing device 40 transmits a packet arrival notification for the group to the subscriber management device 30 once.
- the subscriber management apparatus 30 may make a paging request to each of the terminals in the designated group.
- the embodiment has been described in the case where the embodiment is applied to UTRAN and E-UTRAN. However, the embodiment can also be applied to other mobile networks such as WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access). A description will be given below in connection with some examples.
- WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
- FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a configuration corresponding to FIG. 1 in E-UTRAN.
- UE User Equipment
- eNodeB eNodeB
- MME Mobility Management Entity
- SGW Serving Gateway
- PGW Packet data network Gateway
- HSS Home Subscriber Server
- the MME 30-1 is connected to the eNB 20-1 and the SGW 40-1.
- an aggregated tunnel 60-1 is established for a plurality of UEs 1-1, as in the first embodiment.
- the MME 30-1 accommodates the eNB 20-1 through the interface S1-MME, and performs UE 1-1 mobility management, authentication (security), and user transfer path setting. Also, subscriber data and authentication data for authenticating / permitting user access to the EPC are transferred via the interface (S6a) between the MME 30-1 and the HSS 80-1.
- the SGW 40-1 and PGW 50-1 are connected by a tunnel interface (S5).
- the MME 30-1 is connected to the SGW 40-1 through an interface (S11).
- the MME 30-1 transmits and receives control signals via the eNB 20-1, SGW 40-1 and the S1-MME, S11 interfaces, and transfers user data in the S1-U interface in the section (communication channel for each terminal) from the SGW 40-1 to the eNB. Set and release routes.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a sequence when a bearer is established in E-UTRAN.
- the terminal 1, the wireless aggregation device 20, the subscriber management device 30, the user data mobility providing device 40, the user data gateway device 50, and the subscriber information database 80 in FIG. 1 are respectively represented as UE, eNB, MME, SGW, PGW, and HSS. Is equivalent to The sequence is the same as that shown in FIG.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a sequence when a bearer is established in E-UTRAN.
- FIG. 19 shows a specific example of the request and response in FIG.
- ATTACH REQUEST (1, 2) is a bearer establishment request (1, 2) in FIG.
- Create Session Request (terminal bearer aggregation information) (5) is a bearer establishment request (5) in FIG.
- Create Session Response (6, 7) is a bearer establishment response (6, 7) in FIG.
- ATTACH RESPONSE (ACCEPT) (8) is the bearer establishment response (8) in FIG.
- Attach Complete (10) is a bearer establishment completion notification (10) in FIG. 19, and Modify / Bearer Request (11) is a bearer update request (11) in FIG. Modify Bearer Response (12) corresponds to bearer update completion (12) in FIG.
- the PGW that has received “Create Session Request” (terminal bearer aggregation information) (5) performs IP address bandwidth delivery.
- SGW Upon receiving Create Session Response (6), SGW issues an IP address.
- FIG. 20 illustrates the case where the signal between the SGW and the PGW is GTP (GPRS Tunneling Protocol), but the same applies when using PMIP (Proxy Mobile Internet Protocol).
- GTP GPRS Tunneling Protocol
- PMIP Proxy Mobile Internet Protocol
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a sequence when a bearer is established for the second and subsequent units in the same group in E-UTRAN after setting an aggregate tunnel between the PGW and the SGW according to FIG. 19 and corresponds to FIG.
- the SGW Upon receiving CreateGWSession (terminal group information) (4), the SGW recognizes from the terminal group information that an aggregate tunnel with the PGW has already been established, and when the first terminal in the terminal group is connected. In step 1, the IP address addressed to the terminal 1 is issued from the IP address band assigned from the PGW. At this time, the SGW checks the number of terminals accommodated in the group, and if the number of terminals aggregated in one tunnel exceeds the upper limit, for example, a new aggregate tunnel (aggregate bearer) is obtained by the first process. ) Established with PGW.
- the SWG establishes a new aggregated bearer or rejects the connection.
- the number of simultaneous use of aggregated bearers is managed and limited, and the guaranteed bit rate (GBR: Guaranteed Bit Rate) of the used terminal is guaranteed, and the GBR share is realized. Since the subsequent steps are the same as when the first terminal is connected (FIG. 19), the description is omitted.
- FIG. 22 corresponds to FIG. 7 and shows an operation sequence at the time of S1 recovery in E-UTRAN. The operation will be described with reference to FIGS.
- Service Request corresponds to the communication path restoration request of FIG.
- Service request (1) to eNB20-1
- eNB20-1 which received Service request (1) transmits Service request (2) to MME30-1.
- the SGW 40-1 that has received the Modify Bearer Request (11) from the MME 30-1 checks the number of communicating terminals, confirms the simultaneous use upper limit number of group accommodation terminals, and uses them simultaneously. If it is within the upper limit, ModifyModBearer Response (12) is returned to restore the communication path.
- the SGW 40-1 If the simultaneous use upper limit is exceeded, the SGW 40-1 returns a Modify Bearer Response (12) NG to the MME 30-1, and rejects the communication path restoration request.
- the value of the back-off timer (back-off timer) is determined according to the usage status / load status of the aggregated bearer, set in Modify Bearer Responce (12), and notified to UE1.
- the UE 1-1 that has received the Modify Bearer Responce (12) including the value of the back-off timer (back-off timer) waits for the back-off timer (back-off timer) and then sends a reconnection request. In this way, unnecessary request contention can be avoided.
- FIG. 23 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 17 and showing a simultaneous call sequence of terminals in the same group in E-UTRAN. The operation will be described with reference to FIGS.
- IP delegation for example, An IP packet in which 2001: DB8: 1: :
- the IP packet passes through the aggregation tunnel 60-1 of the PGW 50-1 in FIG. 18 and reaches the SGW 40-1.
- the SGW 40-1 that has received the IP packet determines that it is a call packet for all UEs in the same group because the destination is the delegated IP address, and Downlink Data Notification () addressed to the UEs in the group. 2) is generated for each UE and transmitted to the MME 30-1. Receiving the packet arrival notification, the MME 30-1 makes a paging request (3, 4) to the designated UE.
- movement description is abbreviate
- SGW 40-1 generates Downlink ⁇ Data Notification (2) for each UE, but SGW 40-1 transmits a packet arrival notification for the group to MME 30-1 once, and MME 30-1 A paging request may be made to each of the terminals in the designated group.
- FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a configuration corresponding to FIG. 1 in UTRAN.
- UE1-2 or MS (Mobile Station)
- NodeB / RNC Radio Network Controller
- SGSN Server GPRS Support Node
- GGSN Gateway GPRS Support Node
- HLR Home Location Register
- NodeB / RNC is simply shown as a single reference numeral 20-2 for simplification of the drawing.
- the notation RNC20-2 is used.
- UE 1-2 is wirelessly connected to base station apparatus Node B 20-2.
- the SGSN 40-2 has a function that combines, for example, the subscriber management device 30 + user data mobility providing device 40 of FIG. 1, and is connected to the RNC 20-2, HLR 80-2, and GGSN 50-2.
- an aggregated tunnel 60-2 is established for a plurality of UEs 1-2, as in the first embodiment.
- SGSN 40-2 is connected to HLR 80-2 via the Gr interface, is connected to GGSN 50-2 via the Gp interface, and is connected to RNC 20-2 via the Iu interface.
- FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a sequence at the time of bearer establishment in UTRAN.
- PDP Context Request (1, 2) is a bearer establishment request (1, 2) in FIG.
- Create PDP Context Request (bearer aggregation information) (5) is a bearer establishment request (bearer aggregation information) in FIG.
- Create PDP Context Response (6) is the bearer establishment response (6) in FIG. ⁇ RAB (Radio Access Bearer) Assignment Request (7) is the bearer establishment response (7) in FIG. -RAB Assignment Response (10) is a bearer establishment completion notification (10) in FIG.
- Activate PDP Context Accept (11) is a response to Activate PDP Context Request (1).
- FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a sequence when bearers are established in the UTRAN after the second group in the UTRAN after setting an aggregate tunnel between the GGSN and the SGSN according to FIG. The operation will be described with reference to FIG. 26 and FIG.
- the SGSN 40-2 After transmitting Activate PDP Context Request (2) from RNC 20-2 to SGSN 40-2 in FIG. 24, authentication processing (3) is performed.
- the SGSN 40-2 recognizes from the terminal group information that an aggregate tunnel with the GGSN has already been established, and the IP address already issued from the GGSN 50-2 when the first terminal in the terminal group is connected. The IP address addressed to the terminal 1 is issued from the bandwidth.
- the SGSN 40-2 checks the number of terminals accommodated in the group, and if the number of terminals aggregated in one tunnel exceeds the upper limit, for example, a new aggregation tunnel ( Aggregation bearer) is established with GGSN 50-2.
- Aggregation bearer Aggregation bearer
- the SGSN 40-2 establishes a new aggregation bearer or rejects the connection if the simultaneous use upper limit is exceeded.
- the number of simultaneous use of aggregated bearers is managed and limited, and the GBR share is realized after guaranteeing the GBR of the terminal used. Since the subsequent steps are the same as when the first terminal is connected (FIG. 25), description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 27 corresponds to FIG. 7 and shows an operation sequence at the time of lu restoration in UTRAN. The operation will be described with reference to FIG. 27 and FIG.
- UE 1-2 in FIG. 24 transmits Service request (1) to RNC 20-2, and RNC 20-2 receiving Service request (1) transmits Service request (2) to SGSN 40-2.
- the SGSN 40-2 checks the number of communicating terminals. As described with reference to FIG. 7, the simultaneous use upper limit number of the group accommodation terminals is confirmed, and if it is within the simultaneous use upper limit number, a response is returned to restore the communication path. If the simultaneous use upper limit is exceeded, the SGSN 40-2 rejects the communication path restoration request. At this time, the value of the back-off timer (back-off timer) is determined according to the usage status / load status of the aggregation bearer, set to communication path recovery rejection, and notified to UE1.
- FIG. 28 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 17 and showing a simultaneous call sequence of terminals in the same group in UTRAN. The operation will be described with reference to FIG. 27 and FIG.
- a server external packet data network: the GGSN 50-2 in FIG. 24 has its endpoint
- the delegated IP assigned to the group An IP packet in which an address (for example, 2001: DB8: 1 :: in FIG. 2) is set as a destination is transmitted.
- the IP packet passes through the aggregation tunnel 60-2 of the GGSN 50-2 and reaches the SGSN 40-2.
- the SGSN 40-2 that has received the IP packet determines that it is a call packet for all UEs in the same group because the destination is the delegated IP address, and sends a paging request (3, Perform 4).
- movement description is abbreviate
- the terminal group setting method (corresponding to the aggregation tunnel and the subscriber) bundled together in the common aggregation tunnel is, for example, the business form or strategy of the communication carrier (carrier). It is arbitrary according to etc. For example, different aggregation tunnels may be combined depending on the contract status of the terminal (subscriber). For subscribers with premium contracts for standard subscribers, an aggregate tunnel with a wide bandwidth may be secured, or an aggregate tunnel for simultaneous distribution (MBMS: Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service) is installed. You may make it do.
- MBMS Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service
- the terminal when the terminal is an MTM (Machine-To-Machine-communication) device, etc., it may be arranged in separate aggregation tunnels for each company that manages and operates the device (if the MTC device is a vending machine, for example, a plurality of vending machines) Are collected in different aggregation tunnels by vendors of vending machines (for example, beverages, drinks, manufacturers).
- video communication (a wide bandwidth is required) may be collected in a dedicated aggregate tunnel, or an aggregate tunnel for online games may be installed.
- a plurality of aggregated tunnels may be divided for each communication carrier.
- a core network of a mobile communication system a user data gateway device connected to an external network;
- a user data mobility providing device that provides a mobility function across the wireless aggregation device by transferring data between the wireless aggregation device and the user data gateway device;
- With Based on a request from a terminal when setting a tunnel between the user data gateway apparatus and the user data mobility providing apparatus, it corresponds to a terminal group of a plurality of terminals including the terminal based on subscriber information of the terminal.
- a communication system that sets an aggregated tunnel in which tunnels to be integrated are combined.
- the user data gateway device for a tunnel between the user data mobility providing device, pays out addresses for the terminal groups of the plurality of terminals that can be accommodated in the same tunnel as an address band collectively for the first time,
- the user data mobility providing device pays out an address for each terminal from the address band for the terminal group paid out from the user data gateway device,
- the communication system according to supplementary note 1, wherein a destination of a packet transferred through the aggregation tunnel is determined, and the packet is transferred to the wireless aggregation device.
- Appendix 4 The communication system according to appendix 1, wherein bandwidth is guaranteed for the aggregated tunnel common to the terminal group.
- the user data mobility providing device rejects the communication path restoration request, determines the value of a backoff timer according to the use status / load status of the aggregate tunnel, sets a bearer update response, and notifies the terminal, The communication system according to attachment 1.
- the subscriber management device of the core network issues an address for each terminal from the address band for the terminal group issued from the user data gateway device, Disallow simultaneous communication of the plurality of terminals in the terminal group,
- Appendix 7 The communication system according to appendix 6, wherein the subscriber management device controls communication timing of each terminal using the common aggregated tunnel.
- the subscriber management device When the subscriber management device rejects a bearer establishment request from a new terminal, it additionally sets a retry wait timer of the terminal in the bearer establishment request rejection signal, and sends a bearer establishment request to the terminal.
- Appendix 9 A communication timing management device that transmits a communication request in which an identifier of a terminal that performs communication path restoration is transmitted to the subscriber management device, The communication system according to appendix 6, wherein the subscriber management apparatus that has received a communication request from the communication timing management apparatus performs paging for the wireless aggregation apparatus and instructs the terminal to restore the communication path.
- the wireless aggregation device transmits a handover request, The subscriber management device returns a handover failure response to the terminal, The terminal sends a reattach request;
- the subscriber management device that has received the reattach request obtains the old address, user data gateway device, and terminal group information at the time of connection before the handover from the former subscriber management device,
- a bearer establishment request in which the old address and terminal group information are set is transmitted to another user data mobility providing apparatus connected to the handover destination radio aggregation apparatus,
- the another user data mobility providing device transmits a bearer establishment request in which the old address and terminal group information are set to the user data gateway device,
- the user data gateway device confirms that the old address is included in an address band associated with the aggregated tunnel identified from the terminal group information, and uses the old address again to use the another user data mobility
- the communication system according to appendix 1, wherein tunnel setting for a providing device is performed.
- a server connected to an external network calls a terminal in a group in a communication request, it sends a packet in which the address assigned to the group is set as the destination,
- the user data mobility providing device that has received the packet via the user data gateway device and the aggregation tunnel generates a packet arrival notification addressed to a terminal in a terminal group, and transmits the packet arrival notification to a subscriber management device.
- the communication system according to appendix 1, wherein the subscriber management device makes a paging request to each terminal in the terminal group.
- a user data gateway device connected to an external network, and a user data mobility providing device that provides a mobility function across the wireless aggregation device by transferring data between the user data gateway device and the wireless aggregation device.
- a user data mobility providing device that provides a mobility function across the wireless aggregation device by transferring data between the user data gateway device and the wireless aggregation device.
- the user data gateway device for the tunnel between the user data mobility providing device, the address for the terminal group of the plurality of terminals that can be accommodated in the same tunnel is issued as an address band collectively for the first time,
- the communication method according to appendix 12 wherein the one aggregated tunnel that is common to the terminal group is set, and packets addressed to the plurality of terminals of the terminal group are transferred to the aggregated tunnel.
- the user data mobility providing device pays out an address for each terminal from the address band for the terminal group paid out from the user data gateway device, 13.
- a subscriber management device issues an address for each terminal from the address band for the terminal group issued from the user data gateway device, The communication method according to appendix 12, wherein simultaneous communication within the terminal group is not permitted, and the subscriber management apparatus groups terminals for each terminal under the radio aggregation apparatus.
- Appendix 18 18. The communication method according to appendix 17, wherein the subscriber management device controls communication timing of each terminal using the common aggregated tunnel.
- the subscriber management apparatus that has received a communication request in which an identifier of a terminal for performing communication path restoration is received performs paging on the wireless aggregation apparatus and instructs the terminal to restore the communication path. Communication method.
- the wireless aggregation device transmits a handover request, The subscriber management device returns a handover failure response to the terminal, The terminal sends a reattach request;
- the subscriber management device that has received the reattach request obtains the old address and user data gateway device and terminal group information at the time of connection before the handover from the old subscriber management device, and the old address and terminal group Send the bearer establishment request with the information set to another user data mobility providing device connected to the handover destination radio aggregation device,
- the another user data mobility providing device transmits a bearer establishment request in which the old address and terminal group information are set to the user data gateway device,
- the user data gateway device confirms that the old address is included in an address band associated with the aggregated tunnel identified from the terminal group information, and uses the old address again to use the another user data mobility
- a server connected to an external network calls a terminal in a group in a communication request, it sends a packet in which the address assigned to the group is set as the destination,
- the user data mobility providing device that has received the packet via the user data gateway device and the aggregation tunnel generates a packet arrival notification addressed to a terminal in the group, and transmits the packet arrival notification to a subscriber management device.
- a user data gateway device connected to an external network A tunnel is set up based on a request from a terminal with a user data mobility providing device that provides a mobility function across the wireless aggregation device by transferring data between the user data gateway device and the wireless aggregation device.
- a user data mobility providing device that provides a mobility function across the wireless aggregation device by transferring data between the user data gateway device and the wireless aggregation device.
- an aggregated tunnel in which tunnels corresponding to the terminal group including the terminal are grouped together is set, and addresses for a plurality of terminals that can be accommodated in the same tunnel are set.
- Pay out as the address bandwidth in the first time A user data gateway device configured to set the one aggregated tunnel common to the terminal group including the terminal and to forward packets addressed to the plurality of terminals to the aggregated tunnel.
- a user data mobility providing device that provides a mobility function across the wireless aggregation device by transferring data between the user data gateway device connected to the external network and the wireless aggregation device, In setting up a tunnel with the user data gateway device based on a request from a terminal, an aggregated tunnel in which tunnels corresponding to a terminal group including the terminal are combined into one based on subscriber information of the terminal. Set, at that time, from the address band for the terminal group paid out from the user data gateway device, pays out the address for each terminal, An apparatus for providing user data mobility, which determines to which terminal a packet transferred through the common aggregation tunnel is addressed and transfers the packet to the radio aggregation apparatus.
- Appendix 26 26.
- a terminal retry wait timer is additionally set in the bearer establishment request rejection signal, and a timing for retransmitting the bearer establishment request to the terminal is designated.
- the subscriber management apparatus that has received a communication request from a communication timing management apparatus that transmits a communication request in which an identifier of a terminal that performs communication path recovery is set performs paging on the wireless aggregation apparatus, and 26.
- the subscriber management apparatus according to supplementary note 25 for instructing communication path restoration.
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Description
本発明は、日本国特許出願:特願2011-217383号(2011年 9月30日出願)の優先権主張に基づくものであり、同出願の全記載内容は引用をもって本書に組み込み記載されているものとする。
本発明は、通信システムと方法と装置に関する。
(A)端末毎の帯域保証のためのネットワーク設備に対する帯域予約、
(B)端末毎のトンネル管理のためのネットワーク設備に対するトンネル管理負荷、
(C)端末毎のIPアドレス付与のためのIPアドレスの数。
図1は、本発明の第1の実施形態の構成を示す図である。図1を参照して、第1の実施形態を説明する。図1において、ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置50は、複数の端末1宛のパケットを共通の集約トンネル60を通してユーザデータモビリティ提供装置40へ転送する。
・グループ識別子、
・グループ収容端末数(必要IPアドレス数)、プレフィックス長(IPアドレスの前半部)/サブネットマスク長、
・集約ベアラ同時利用上限数、
等が含まれる。
次に本発明の第2の実施形態を説明する。第2の実施形態の基本的構成は、上記の通りであるが、ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置における集約トンネル管理について工夫が施されている。図8は、第2の実施形態の構成を示す図である。
他の実施形態として、上記構成において、通信路復旧のタイミングをネットワーク側から制御する場合の例を説明する。なお、本実施形態のシステム構成は、図8の構成と同様である。
・外部ネットワークから端末に対して通信路を確立するタイミングを指示できる点と、
・端末に割り当てるIPアドレスを同じアドレスとすることで、IPアドレスの使用を抑制することが出来る点、
等が挙げられる。
本発明の第4の実施形態として、図1に示した構成において、端末がユーザデータモビリティ提供装置40と接続されていない無線集約装置の配下に移動した場合の例を説明する。
本発明の第5の実施形態では、図1に示した構成において、同一グループ内の端末を一斉に呼び出す例を、図17のシーケンス図を参照して説明する。
端末毎の宛先を設定したIPパケットを送信するか、
端末毎にSMS(Short Message Service)を送信する、
必要がある。
図18は、E-UTRANにおける図1に対応する構成を示す図である。図18のUE(User Equipment)1-1、eNodeB(eNB)20-1、MME(Mobility Management Entity)30-1、SGW(Serving Gateway)40-1、PGW(Packet data networkGateway)50-1、HSS(Home Subscriber Server)80-1は、図1の端末1、無線集約装置20、加入者管理装置30、ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置40、ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置50、加入者情報データベース80に相当する。MME30-1は、eNB20-1、SGW40-1と接続する。SWG40-1とPGW50-1間のトンネルは、第1の実施形態と同様、複数のUE1-1に対して集約トンネル60-1が張られる。なお、MME30-1は、インタフェースS1-MMEによりeNB20-1を収容し、UE1-1の移動管理、認証(セキュリティ)、ユーザ転送経路の設定を行う。また、MME30-1とHSS80-1間のインタフェース(S6a)を介してEPCへのユーザアクセスを認証・許可するための加入者データと認証データ等の転送が行われる。SGW40-1とPGW50-1間はトンネルインタフェース(S5)で接続される。
・ATTACH REQUEST(1、2)は、図19のベアラ確立要求(1、2)、
・Create Session Request (端末グループ情報)(4)は、図19のベアラ確立要求(4)、
・Create Session Request (端末ベアラ集約情報)(5)は、図19のベアラ確立要求(5)、
・Create Session Response(6、7)は、図19のベアラ確立応答(6、7)、
・ATTACH RESPONSE(ACCEPT)(8)は、図19のベアラ確立応答(8)、
・Attach Complete(10)は、図19のベアラ確立完了通知(10)、 Modify・Bearer Request(11)は、図19のベアラ更新要求(11)、
・Modify Bearer Response(12)は、図19のベアラ更新完了(12)に対応する。
図22は、図7に対応し、E-UTRANにおける、S1復旧時の動作シーケンスを示している。図22及び図18を参照して動作を説明する。Service Requestは、図7の通信路復旧要求に対応する。
図23は、図17に対応し、E-UTRANにおける同一グループ内端末一斉呼び出しシーケンスを示す図である。図23及び図18を参照して動作を説明する。
図24は、UTRANにおける図1に対応する構成を示す図である。UTRANにおいて、UE1-2(又はMS(Mobile Station))、NodeB/RNC(Radio Network Controller)20-2、SGSN(Serving GPRS Support Node)40-2、GGSN(Gateway GPRS Support Node)50-2、HLR(Home Location Register)80-2は、図1の端末1、無線集約装置20、加入者管理装置30+ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置40、ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置50、加入者情報データベース80に相当する。なお、図24では、単に、図面の簡単化のため、NodeB/RNCを参照番号20-2で1つに纏めて示している。個々のノードを個別に参照する場合、例えばRNC20-2という表記を用いる。
・Activate PDP Context Request (1,2)は、図4のベアラ確立要求(1、2)、
・Create PDP Context Request(ベアラ集約情報)(5)は、図4のベアラ確立要求(ベアラ集約情報)、
・Create PDP Context Response(6)は、図4のベアラ確立応答(6)
・RAB(Radio Access Bearer) Assignment Request(7)は、図4のベアラ確立応答(7)
・RAB Assignment Responce(10)は、図4のベアラ確立完了通知(10)
・Activate PDP Context Accept (11)は、Activate PDP Context Request(1)に対する応答である。
図27は、図7に対応し、UTRANにおける、lu復旧時の動作シーケンスを示している。図27と図24を参照して、動作を説明する。
図28は、図17に対応し、UTRANにおける同一グループ内端末一斉呼び出しシーケンスを示す図である。図27と図24を参照して、動作を説明する。
移動体通信システムのコアネットワークが、外部ネットワークに接続するユーザデータゲートウェイ装置と、
無線集約装置と前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置との間でデータの転送を行うことで前記無線集約装置を跨るモビリティ機能を提供するユーザデータモビリティ提供装置と、
を備え、
端末からの要求に基づき、前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置と前記ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置との間のトンネルを設定するにあたり、前記端末の加入者情報に基づき、前記端末を含む複数の端末の端末グループに対応するトンネルを1つに纏めた集約トンネルを設定する、通信システム。
前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置は、前記ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置との間のトンネルについて、同一のトンネルに収容可能な前記複数の端末の端末グループに対するアドレスを、初回に纏めてアドレス帯域として払い出し、
前記複数の端末の端末グループに対して、共通の1つの前記集約トンネルを設定し、前記複数の端末宛てのそれぞれのパケットを、前記集約トンネルに転送する、付記1記載の通信システム。
前記ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置は、前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置から払い出された前記端末グループに対する前記アドレス帯域から、端末毎のアドレスを払い出し、
前記集約トンネルを通り転送されたパケットがどの端末宛かを判断し、前記無線集約装置に前記パケットを転送する、付記1記載の通信システム。
前記端末グループに共通な前記集約トンネルに対して帯域保証を行う、付記1記載の通信システム。
ベアラ確立済みで、且つ、無線区間通信路が解放済みの端末が前記無線区間通信路を復旧するとき、通信路復旧要求を加入者管理装置に送信し、
前記加入者管理装置からベアラ更新要求を受信した前記ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置は、前記端末グループに収容される端末の同時利用上限数を確認し、通信中の端末の数が、前記同時利用上限数以内の場合には、ベアラ更新応答を返信し、通信路を復旧させ、
通信中の端末の数が前記同時利用上限数を超える場合には、
前記ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置は、通信路復旧要求を拒絶し、前記集約トンネルの利用状況・負荷状況に応じ、バックオフタイマの値を決定しベアラ更新応答に設定して、前記端末に通知する、付記1記載の通信システム。
前記コアネットワークの加入者管理装置が、前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置から払い出された前記端末グループに対する前記アドレス帯域から、端末毎のアドレスの払い出しを行い、
前記端末グループ内の前記複数の端末の同時通信を不許可とし、
前記加入者管理装置は、前記無線集約装置配下の端末毎に、端末のグループ化を行う、付記1記載の通信システム。
前記加入者管理装置は、共通の前記集約トンネルを利用する各端末の通信タイミングを制御する、付記6記載の通信システム。
前記加入者管理装置が、新規の端末からのベアラ確立要求を拒否する場合、前記ベアラ確立要求の拒否信号に、前記端末のリトライ待ちタイマを追加設定して、前記端末に対してベアラ確立要求を再送するタイミングを指定する、付記6記載の通信システム。
前記加入者管理装置に対して、通信路復旧を行わせる端末の識別子を設定した通信要求を送信する通信タイミング管理装置を備え、
前記通信タイミング管理装置から通信要求を受信した前記加入者管理装置は、前記無線集約装置に対して、ページングを行い、端末に対して通信路復旧を指示する、付記6記載の通信システム。
前記端末の移動を契機に前記無線集約装置はハンドオーバ要求を送信し、
加入者管理装置は、ハンドオーバ失敗応答を前記端末に返し、
前記端末は再アタッチ要求を送信し、
前記再アタッチ要求を受けた前記加入者管理装置は、旧在圏の加入者管理装置からハンドオーバ以前に接続時の旧アドレス、ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置、及び端末グループ情報を取得し、
前記旧アドレス及び端末グループ情報を設定したベアラ確立要求を、ハンドオーバ先の無線集約装置に接続する別のユーザデータモビリティ提供装置に送信し、
前記別のユーザデータモビリティ提供装置は、前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置に前記旧アドレス及び端末グループ情報を設定したベアラ確立要求を送信し、
前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置は、前記旧アドレスが、前記端末グループ情報から識別した前記集約トンネルに関連付けられたアドレス帯域に含まれることを確認し、前記旧アドレスを再度用いて、前記別のユーザデータモビリティ提供装置宛のトンネル設定を実行する、付記1記載の通信システム。
外部ネットワークに接続するサーバは、通信要求において、グループ内の端末を呼び出す場合、前記グループに割り当てられたアドレスを宛先に設定したパケットを送信し、
前記パケットを、前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置、前記集約トンネルを介して受け取った前記ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置は、端末グループ内の端末宛のパケット着信通知を生成して、加入者管理装置に送信し、
前記加入者管理装置は、前記端末グループ内の各端末に対して、ページング要求を行う、付記1記載の通信システム。
外部ネットワークに接続するユーザデータゲートウェイ装置と、前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置と無線集約装置との間でデータの転送を行うことで前記無線集約装置を跨るモビリティ機能を提供するユーザデータモビリティ提供装置と、の間のトンネルを、端末からの要求に基づき設定するにあたり、前記端末の加入者情報に基づき、前記端末を含む複数の端末の端末グループに対応するトンネルを1つに纏めた集約トンネルを設定する、通信方法。
前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置は、前記ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置との間のトンネルについて同一のトンネルに収容可能な前記複数の端末の端末グループに対するアドレスを、初回に纏めてアドレス帯域として払い出し、
前記端末グループに対して共通の前記1つの集約トンネルを設定し、前記端末グループの前記複数の端末宛てのパケットを前記集約トンネルに転送する、付記12記載の通信方法。
前記ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置は、前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置から払い出された前記端末グループに対する前記アドレス帯域から、端末毎のアドレスを払い出し、
前記共通の集約トンネルを通り転送されたパケットがどの端末宛かを判断し前記無線集約装置にパケットを転送する、付記12記載の通信方法。
前記端末グループに共通な前記集約トンネルに対して帯域保証を行う、付記12記載の通信方法。
ベアラ確立済みであり、且つ、無線区間通信路が解放済みの端末が前記無線区間通信路を復旧するとき、通信路復旧要求を加入者管理装置に送信し、
前記加入者管理装置からベアラ更新要求を受信した前記ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置は、前記端末グループに収容される端末の同時利用上限数を確認し、通信中端末の数が、前記同時利用上限数以内の場合には、ベアラ更新応答を返信し、通信路を復旧させ、
通信中端末の数が前記同時利用上限数を超える場合には、前記ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置は、通信路復旧要求を拒絶し、集約ベアラの利用状況・負荷状況に応じ、バックオフタイマの値を決定し、ベアラ更新応答に設定して、前記端末に通知する、付記12記載の通信方法。
加入者管理装置が、前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置から払い出された端末グループに対する前記アドレス帯域から、端末毎のアドレスの払い出しを行い、
前記端末グループ内の同時通信を不許可とし、前記加入者管理装置が前記無線集約装置配下の端末毎に端末のグループ化を行う、付記12記載の通信方法。
前記加入者管理装置は、共通の前記集約トンネルを利用する各端末の通信タイミングを制御する、付記17記載の通信方法。
前記加入者管理装置が、新規の端末からのベアラ確立要求を拒否する際には、ベアラ確立要求の拒否信号に、端末のリトライ待ちタイマを追加設定して、前記端末にベアラ確立要求を再送するタイミングを指定する、付記17記載の通信方法。
通信路復旧を行わせる端末の識別子を設定した通信要求を受信した前記加入者管理装置は、前記無線集約装置に対して、ページングを行い、端末に対して通信路復旧を指示する付記17記載の通信方法。
前記端末の移動を契機に前記無線集約装置はハンドオーバ要求を送信し、
加入者管理装置は、ハンドオーバ失敗応答を前記端末に返し、
前記端末は再アタッチ要求を送信し、
前記再アタッチ要求を受けた前記加入者管理装置は、旧在圏の加入者管理装置からハンドオーバ以前に接続時の旧アドレス及びユーザデータゲートウェイ装置と端末グループ情報とを取得し、旧アドレス及び端末グループ情報を設定したベアラ確立要求を、ハンドオーバ先の無線集約装置に接続する別のユーザデータモビリティ提供装置に送信し、
前記別のユーザデータモビリティ提供装置は、前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置に前記旧アドレス及び端末グループ情報を設定したベアラ確立要求を送信し、
前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置は、前記旧アドレスが、前記端末グループ情報から識別した前記集約トンネルに関連付けられたアドレス帯域に含まれることを確認し、前記旧アドレスを再度用いて、前記別のユーザデータモビリティ提供装置宛のトンネル設定を実行する、付記12記載の通信方法。
外部ネットワークに接続するサーバは、通信要求において、グループ内の端末を呼び出す場合、前記グループに割り当てられたアドレスを宛先に設定したパケットを送信し、
前記パケットを、前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置、前記集約トンネルを介して受け取った前記ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置は、グループ内の端末宛のパケット着信通知を生成して、加入者管理装置に送信し、
前記加入者管理装置は前記グループ内の各端末に対してページング要求を行う、付記12記載の通信方法。
外部ネットワークに接続するユーザデータゲートウェイ装置であって、
前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置と無線集約装置との間でデータの転送を行うことで前記無線集約装置を跨るモビリティ機能を提供するユーザデータモビリティ提供装置との間でトンネルを、端末からの要求に基づき設定するにあたり、前記端末の加入者情報に基づき、前記端末を含む端末グループに対応するトンネルを1つに纏めた集約トンネルを設定し、その際、同一のトンネルに収容可能な複数の端末に対するアドレスを、初回に纏めてアドレス帯域として払い出し、
前記端末を含む前記端末グループに対して共通の前記1つの集約トンネルを設定し、前記複数の端末宛てのパケットを前記集約トンネルに転送する、ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置。
外部ネットワークに接続するユーザデータゲートウェイ装置と無線集約装置との間でデータの転送を行うことで前記無線集約装置を跨るモビリティ機能を提供するユーザデータモビリティ提供装置であって、
前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置との間のトンネルを、端末からの要求に基づき設定するにあたり、前記端末の加入者情報に基づき、前記端末を含む端末グループに対応するトンネルを1つに纏めた集約トンネルを設定し、その際、前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置から払い出された端末グループに対する前記アドレス帯域から、端末毎のアドレスを払い出し、
前記共通の集約トンネルを通り転送されたパケットが、どの端末宛かを判断し、前記無線集約装置に前記パケットを転送する、ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置。
外部ネットワークに接続するユーザデータゲートウェイ装置と無線集約装置との間でデータの転送を行うことで前記無線集約装置を跨るモビリティ機能を提供するユーザデータモビリティ提供装置と前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置との間のトンネルを、端末からの要求に基づき設定するにあたり、前記端末の加入者情報に基づき、前記端末を含む端末グループに対応するトンネルを1つに纏めた集約トンネルを設定する前記ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置から払い出された端末グループに対するアドレス帯域から、端末毎のアドレスの払い出しを行い、
前記端末グループ内の同時通信を不許可とし、前記無線集約装置配下の端末毎に端末のグループ化を行う、加入者管理装置。
共通の集約トンネルを利用する各端末の通信タイミングを制御する、付記25記載の加入者管理装置。
新規の端末からのベアラ確立要求を拒否する際には、ベアラ確立要求の拒否信号に、端末のリトライ待ちタイマを追加設定して、前記端末にベアラ確立要求を再送するタイミングを指定する、付記25記載の加入者管理装置。
通信路復旧を行わせる端末の識別子を設定した通信要求を送信する通信タイミング管理装置から通信要求を受信した前記加入者管理装置は、前記無線集約装置に対して、ページングを行い、端末に対して通信路復旧を指示する付記25記載の加入者管理装置。
20、21 無線集約装置
20-1 eNB、
20-2 NodeB/RNC
30、31 加入者管理装置
30-1 MME
40、41 ユーザデータモビリティ提供装置
40-1 SGW
40-2 SGSN
50 ユーザデータゲートウェイ装置
50-1 PGW
50-2 GGSN
60、60-1、60-2 集約トンネル
70、70-1、70-2 端末毎通信路
80 加入者情報データベース
80-1 HSS
80-2 HLR
90 端末通信タイミング管理装置
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- 外部ネットワークに接続するゲートウェイ装置と、
前記ゲートウェイ装置との間でデータの転送を行うモビリティ提供装置と、
を含み、
前記ゲートウェイ装置と前記モビリティ提供装置との間でトンネルを設定するにあたり、
グループ化された複数の端末のうちの少なくとも一つの端末の加入者情報に基づき、前記グループ化された複数の端末に対して前記トンネルを共通化した集約トンネルを設定する、通信システム。 - 前記ゲートウェイ装置は、前記集約トンネルに収容可能な前記複数の端末に対するアドレスを纏めてアドレス帯域として払い出し、前記複数の端末宛てのそれぞれのパケットを、前記集約トンネルに転送する、請求項1記載の通信システム。
- 前記モビリティ提供装置は、前記ゲートウェイ装置から払い出された前記複数の端末に対する前記アドレス帯域から、端末毎のアドレスを払い出し、
前記モビリティ提供装置は、前記ゲートウェイ装置から前記集約トンネルを通り転送されたパケットがどの端末宛かを判断し前記パケットを転送する、請求項2記載の通信システム。 - 前記複数の端末の認証を行う加入者管理装置をさらに備え、
前記加入者管理装置は、前記複数の端末をグループ化し、
前記加入者管理装置は、前記ゲートウェイ装置から払い出された前記複数の端末に対する前記アドレス帯域から端末毎のアドレスの払い出しを行う、請求項1又は2記載の通信システム。 - 前記複数の端末の加入者情報を保持する加入者情報データベースをさらに備え、
前記加入者管理装置は、前記加入者情報データベースから、前記端末の加入者情報を取得し、前記加入者情報の端末グループ情報に基づき、前記集約トンネルの設定の要否を判断する、請求項4記載の通信システム。 - 前記加入者情報データベースに保持されている前記複数の端末の加入者情報は、前記端末グループ情報として、前記集約トンネルに収容可能とする端末数および前記集約トンネルで同時利用可能とする端末数の情報を含む、請求項5記載の通信システム。
- 前記ゲートウェイ装置は、PGW(PDN(Packet Data Network) Gateway)又はGGSN(Gateway GPRS(General Packet Radio Service) Support Node)であり、
前記モビリティ提供装置は、SGW(Serving Gateway)又はSGSN(Serving GPRS(General Packet Radio Service) Support Node)であり、
前記加入者管理装置は、MME(Mobility Management Entity)であるか、又は、前記SGSNが兼ねており、
前記加入者情報データベースは、HSS(Home Subscriber Server)又はHLR(Home Location Register)である、請求項6記載の通信システム。 - 前記加入者管理装置が、前記同一グループ内の前記複数の端末の同時通信を不許可とする、請求項4記載の通信システム。
- 前記加入者管理装置は、共通の前記集約トンネルを利用する各端末の通信タイミングを制御する、請求項8記載の通信システム。
- 前記加入者管理装置が、新規の端末からのベアラ確立要求を拒否する場合、前記ベアラ確立要求の拒否信号に、前記端末のリトライ待ちタイマを追加設定して、前記端末に対してベアラ確立要求を再送するタイミングを指定する、請求項8記載の通信システム。
- 前記加入者管理装置に対して、通信路復旧を行わせる端末の識別子を設定した通信要求を送信する通信タイミング管理装置を備え、
前記通信タイミング管理装置から通信要求を受信した前記加入者管理装置は、ページングを行い、端末に対して通信路復旧を指示する、請求項8記載の通信システム。 - 外部ネットワークに接続するゲートウェイ装置と、前記ゲートウェイ装置との間でデータの転送を行うモビリティ提供装置との間でトンネルを設定するにあたり、
グループ化された複数の端末のうちの少なくとも一つの端末の加入者情報に基づき、前記グループ化された複数の端末に対して前記トンネルを共通化した集約トンネルを設定する、通信方法。 - 前記ゲートウェイ装置は、前記集約トンネルに収容可能な前記複数の端末に対するアドレスを纏めてアドレス帯域として払い出し、
前記ゲートウェイ装置は、前記複数の端末宛てのパケットを前記集約トンネルに転送する、請求項12記載の通信方法。 - 前記モビリティ提供装置は、前記ゲートウェイ装置から払い出された前記複数の端末に対する前記アドレス帯域から、端末毎のアドレスを払い出し、
前記モビリティ提供装置は、前記ゲートウェイ装置から前記集約トンネルを通り転送されたパケットがどの端末宛かを判断し前記パケットを転送する、請求項12記載の通信方法。 - 前記複数の端末の認証を行う加入者管理装置が、前記複数の端末をグループ化し、
前記加入者管理装置は、前記ゲートウェイ装置から払い出された前記複数の端末に対する前記アドレス帯域から、端末毎のアドレスの払い出しを行う、請求項12又は13記載の通信方法。 - 前記加入者管理装置は、前記複数の端末の加入者情報を保持する加入者情報データベースから、前記端末の加入者情報を取得し、前記加入者情報の端末グループ情報に基づき、前記集約トンネルの設定の要否を判断する、請求項15記載の通信方法。
- 前記加入者情報データベースに保持されている前記複数の端末の加入者情報は、前記端末グループ情報として、前記集約トンネルに収容可能とする端末数および前記集約トンネルで同時利用可能とする端末数の情報を含む、請求項16記載の通信方法。
- 前記ゲートウェイ装置は、PGW(PDN(Packet Data Network) Gateway)又はGGSN(Gateway GPRS(General Packet Radio Service) Support Node)であり、
前記モビリティ提供装置は、SGW(Serving Gateway)又はSGSN(Serving GPRS(General Packet Radio Service) Support Node)であり、
前記加入者管理装置は、MME(Mobility Management Entity)であるか、又は、前記SGSNが兼ねており、
前記加入者情報データベースは、HSS(Home Subscriber Server)又はHLR(Home Location Register)である、請求項17記載の通信方法。 - 前記加入者管理装置は、前記端末グループ内の同時通信を不許可とし、前記加入者管理装置は、共通の前記集約トンネルを利用する各端末の通信タイミングを制御する、請求項15記載の通信方法。
- ベアラ確立済みであり、且つ、無線区間通信路が解放済みの端末が前記無線区間通信路を復旧するとき、通信路復旧要求を加入者管理装置に送信し、
前記加入者管理装置からベアラ更新要求を受信した前記モビリティ提供装置は、前記端末グループに収容される端末の同時利用上限数を確認し、通信中端末の数が、前記同時利用上限数以内の場合には、ベアラ更新応答を返信し、通信路を復旧させ、
通信中端末の数が前記同時利用上限数を超える場合には、前記モビリティ提供装置は、通信路復旧要求を拒絶し、集約ベアラの利用状況・負荷状況に応じ、バックオフタイマの値を決定し、ベアラ更新応答に設定して、前記端末に通知する、請求項12記載の通信方法。 - 前記端末の移動を契機に無線集約装置はハンドオーバ要求を送信し、
加入者管理装置は、ハンドオーバ失敗応答を前記端末に返し、
前記端末は再アタッチ要求を送信し、
前記再アタッチ要求を受けた前記加入者管理装置は、旧在圏の加入者管理装置からハンドオーバ以前に接続時の旧アドレス及びゲートウェイ装置と端末グループ情報とを取得し、旧アドレス及び端末グループ情報を設定したベアラ確立要求を、ハンドオーバ先の無線集約装置に接続する別のモビリティ提供装置に送信し、
前記別のモビリティ提供装置は、前記ゲートウェイ装置に前記旧アドレス及び端末グループ情報を設定したベアラ確立要求を送信し、
前記ゲートウェイ装置は、前記旧アドレスが、前記端末グループ情報から識別した前記集約トンネルに関連付けられたアドレス帯域に含まれることを確認し、前記旧アドレスを再度用いて、前記別のモビリティ提供装置宛のトンネル設定を実行する、請求項12記載の通信方法。 - 外部ネットワークに接続するサーバは、通信要求において、グループ内の端末を呼び出す場合、前記グループに割り当てられたアドレスを宛先に設定したパケットを送信し、
前記パケットを、前記ゲートウェイ装置、前記集約トンネルを介して受け取った前記モビリティ提供装置は、グループ内の端末宛のパケット着信通知を生成して、加入者管理装置に送信し、
前記加入者管理装置は前記グループ内の各端末に対してページング要求を行う、請求項12記載の通信方法。 - 外部ネットワークに接続するゲートウェイ装置であって、
前記ゲートウェイ装置との間でデータの転送を行うモビリティ提供装置との間でトンネル設定するにあたり、
グループ化された複数の端末のうちの少なくとも一つの端末の加入者情報に基づき、前記グループされた複数の端末に対して前記トンネルを共通化した集約トンネルを設定し、同一のトンネルに収容可能な複数の端末に対するアドレスを纏めてアドレス帯域として払い出し、
前記グループ化された複数の端末宛てのパケットを前記集約トンネルに転送するゲートウェイ装置。 - 外部ネットワークに接続するゲートウェイ装置との間でデータの転送を行うモビリティ機能を提供するモビリティ提供装置であって、
前記ゲートウェイ装置との間でトンネルを設定するにあたり、グループ化された複数の端末のうちの少なくとも一つの端末の加入者情報に基づき、前記グループ化された複数の端末に対して前記トンネルを共通化した集約トンネルを設定し、
前記ゲートウェイ装置から払い出された端末グループに対する前記アドレス帯域から、端末毎のアドレスを払い出し、前記ゲートウェイ装置から前記集約トンネルを通り転送されたパケットが、どの端末宛かを判断して転送する、モビリティ提供装置。 - 外部ネットワークに接続するゲートウェイ装置との間でデータの転送を行うモビリティ提供装置と、前記ゲートウェイ装置との間でトンネルを設定するにあたり、前記ゲートウェイ装置は、グループ化された複数の端末のうちの少なくとも一つの端末の加入者情報に基づき、前記グループ化された複数の端末に対して前記トンネルを共通化した集約トンネルを設定し、
前記ゲートウェイ装置から払い出された前記複数の端末に対するアドレス帯域から、端末毎のアドレスの払い出しを行い、
前記グループ内の同時通信を不許可とし、無線集約装置配下の端末毎に端末のグループ化を行う、加入者管理装置。 - 共通の集約トンネルを利用する各端末の通信タイミングを制御する、請求項25記載の加入者管理装置。
- 新規の端末からのベアラ確立要求を拒否する際には、ベアラ確立要求の拒否信号に、端末のリトライ待ちタイマを追加設定して、前記端末にベアラ確立要求を再送するタイミングを指定する、請求項25記載の加入者管理装置。
- 通信路復旧を行わせる端末の識別子を設定した通信要求を送信する通信タイミング管理装置から通信要求を受信した前記加入者管理装置は、前記無線集約装置に対して、ページングを行い、端末に対して通信路復旧を指示する請求項25記載の加入者管理装置。
- サービングゲートウェイ(SGW:Serving Gateway)とパケットデータネットワークゲートウェイ(PGW:Packet data network Gateway)間、又は、サービングGPRSサポートノード(SGSN:Serving General Packet Radio Service Support Node )とゲートウェイGPRSサポートノード(GGSN:Gateway General Packet Radio Support Node) 間のトンネルが、端末グループに対して共通の1つの集約トンネルを含む、通信方法。
- 前記集約トンネルを同時に利用する端末数を管理する、請求項29記載の通信方法。
- パケットデータネットワークゲートウェイ又はゲートウェイGPRSサポートノードは、前記端末グループに属する最初の端末の接続時に対応する集約トンネルの設定時にIPアドレス帯域を払い出し、前記端末グループの2台目以降の端末の接続時には、前記サービングゲートウェイ、又は、MME(Mobility Management Entity)、又は、前記サービングGPRSサポートノードでのIPアドレスの払い出しにより、接続が完了する、請求項29記載の通信方法。
- 前記端末グループに属する端末に割当てるIPアドレスを同一とし、前記共通の集約トンネルを利用する前記端末グループ内の各端末の通信タイミングを制御する、請求項29記載の通信方法。
- 前記端末のハンドオーバにより、前記パケットデータネットワークゲートウェイ又はゲートウェイGPRSサポートノードとの間で前記集約トンネルが設定されたサービングゲートウェイ又はサービングGPRSサポートノードから、別のサービングゲートウェイ又はサービングGPRSサポートノードへの変更時、ハンドオーバ失敗応答が前記端末に通知される、前記端末はアタッチ又はベアラ確立要求を行う、請求項29記載の通信方法。
- 外部ネットワークのサーバが、端末グループのグループIDを用いて1つのパケットの送信することで、同一端末グループ内の全端末を呼び出す、請求項29記載の通信方法。
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