IP Library Granted Patent US 8,588,140
Granted Patent B2
US 8,588,140 · App. 12/990,877 · Granted Nov 19, 2013

User information notifying method, system and apparatus

Inventors: Hui Xu (Beijing, CN); Juan Zhang (Beijing, CN); Ming Ai (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: China Academy of Telecommunications Technology
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Patent No.
US 8,588,140
App. No.
12/990,877
Granted
Nov 19, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a user information notifying method, system and apparatus. In the present invention, a MME obtains RAT/Frequency Selection Priority information of UE, and notifies an eNodeB of the information. According to the method, system and apparatus of the present invention, the eNodeB can obtain the RAT/Frequency Selection Priority information of the UE, and further perform Radio Resource Management according to the information, thereby improving system performance.

Claims (17)

1. A user information notifying method, comprising:

notifying, by a Mobile Management Entity (MME), an evolved base station (eNodeB) of obtained Frequency Selection Priority information of Radio Access Technology (RAT) of User Equipment (UE) through an Initial Context Setup Request message when the UE performs an initial attach procedure or a Track Area Update (TAU) procedure, or switches from an Idle state to an Active state; and

notifying, by the MME, the eNodeB of the obtained Frequency Selection Priority information of RAT of the UE through a UE Context Modification Request message when the UE is in the Active state.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Frequency Selection Priority information of RAT obtained by the MME is received from a Home Subscriber Server (HSS).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein notifying, by the MME, the eNodeB of the obtained Frequency Selection Priority information of RAT of the UE through the Initial Context Setup Request message comprises:

sending, by the MME, the eNodeB the Initial Context Setup Request message carrying a Frequency Selection Priority parameter of RAT; and

notifying, by the MME, the eNodeB of the obtained Frequency Selection Priority information of RAT of the UE through the UE Context Modification Request message comprises:

sending, by the MME, the eNodeB the UE Context Modification Request message carrying a Frequency Selection Priority parameter of RAT.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing, by the eNodeB, the received Frequency Selection Priority information of RAT of the UE.

5. A user information notifying system, comprising: a Mobile Management Entity (MME) and an evolved base station (eNodeB); wherein

the MME is adapted to notify the eNodeB of obtained Frequency Selection Priority information of Radio Access Technology (RAT) of User Equipment (UE) through an Initial Context Setup Request message when the UE performs an initial attach procedure or a Track Area Update (TAU) procedure, or switches from an Idle state to an Active state; and notify the eNodeB of the Frequency Selection Priority information of RAT of the UE through a UE Context Modification Request message when the UE is in the Active state; and

the eNodeB is adapted to receive the Frequency Selection Priority information of RAT of the UE from the MME.

6. An user information notifying apparatus, comprising: an obtaining unit and a notifying unit;

the obtaining unit is adapted to obtain Frequency Selection Priority information of Radio Access Technology (RAT) of User Equipment (UE); and

the notifying unit is adapted to notify an evolved base station (eNodeB) of the obtained Frequency Selection Priority information of RAT of the UE through an Initial Context Setup Request message when the UE performs an initial attach procedure or a Track Area Update (TAU) procedure, or switches from an Idle state to an Active state;

and notify the eNodeB of the Frequency Selection Priority information of RAT of the UE through a UE Context Modification Request message when the UE is in the Active state.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2021
From: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056769/0920 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2011
From: DA TANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
To: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 026575/0555 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2010
From: XU, HUI; ZHANG, JUAN; AI, MING
To: DA TANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 025242/0377 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2008 1 0105858 · May 4, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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