Shunting method and system for multi-network joint transmission, and access network element
A shunting method and system for multi-network joint transmission and an access network element are provided, and the method includes that a network element of a 3GPP access network transmits a shunting request message to a network element of a WLAN access network; upon reception of a success response from the network element of the WLAN access network, the network element of the 3GPP access network transmits to a UE a shunting command to indicate the UE to access a target WLAN access network corresponding to the network element of the WLAN access network; and after determining that the UE has successfully accessed the target WLAN access network, the network element of the 3GPP access network performs data shunting transmission through a shunting connection between the network element of the 3GPP access network and the network element of the WLAN access network. By means of the disclosure, it is possible to implement shunting control over multi-network joint transmission by a network side.
1. A shunting method for multi-network joint transmission, comprising:
transmitting, by a network element of a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) access network, a shunting request message to a network element of a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access network;
upon receiving a success response from the network element of the WLAN access network, transmitting, by the network element of the 3GPP access network, a shunting command to a User Equipment (UE) to indicate the UE to access a target WLAN access network corresponding to the network element of the WLAN access network; and
after determining that the UE has successfully accessed the target WLAN access network, performing, by the network element of the 3GPP access network, data shunting transmission through a shunting connection between the network element of the 3GPP access network and the network element of the WLAN access network.
2. The shunting method for multi-network joint transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the shunting request message comprises shunting configuration information that comprises identification information of the UE and further comprises at least one of following contents:
an address and a port number of the shunting connection of the network element of the 3GPP access network, and format information of a shunted data stream.
3. The shunting method for multi-network joint transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the success response comprises shunting preparation information that comprises identification information of the UE and further comprises at least one of following contents:
a WLAN association identifier, address information allocated by the network element of the WLAN access network to the UE, and an address and a port number of the shunting connection of the network element of the WLAN access network.
4. The shunting method for multi-network joint transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the shunting command comprises shunting indication information that comprises at least one of following contents:
a WLAN association identifier, address information allocated by the network element of the WLAN access network to the UE, and identification information of the WLAN access network.
5. The shunting method for multi-network joint transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the network element of the 3GPP access network determines whether the UE has successfully accessed the target WLAN access network according to an indication message from the UE or from the network element of the WLAN access network.
6. The shunting method for multi-network joint transmission claim 1 , wherein the performing, by the network element of the 3GPP access network, data shunting transmission through a shunting connection between the network element of the 3GPP access network and the network element of the WLAN access network comprises:
transmitting, by the network element of the 3GPP access network, downlink shunted data to the network element of the WLAN access network through the shunting connection between the network element of the 3GPP access network and the network element of the WLAN access network so that the network element of the WLAN access network transmits the downlink shunted data to the UE; and
receiving, by the network element of the 3GPP access network, uplink shunted data transmitted by the UE to the network element of the WLAN access network through the shunting connection between the network element of the 3GPP access network and the network element of the WLAN access network.
7. The shunting method for multi-network joint transmission according to claim 1 , wherein
when the 3GPP access network is a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, the network element of the 3GPP access network is an evolved Node B (eNB), a Relay Node (RN) or a Home evolved Node B (HeNB); and
when the 3GPP access network is a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network, the network element of the 3GPP access network is a Radio Network Controller (RNC), a Node B or a Home Node B (HNB).
8. A shunting system for multi-network joint transmission, comprising a network element of a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) access network, a network element of a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access network and a User Equipment (UE), wherein
the network element of the 3GPP access network is configured to transmit a shunting request message to the network element of the WLAN access network; upon receiving a success response from the network element of the WLAN access network, transmit to the UE a shunting command to indicate the UE to access a target WLAN access network corresponding to the network element of the WLAN access network; and after determining that the UE has successfully accessed the target WLAN access network, perform data shunting transmission through a shunting connection between the network element of the 3GPP access network and the network element of the WLAN access network;
the network element of the WLAN access network is configured to receive the shunting request message from the network element of the 3GPP access network and return a response to the network element of the 3GPP access network; and further configured to forward shunted data between the UE and the network element of the 3GPP access network through the shunting connection between the network element of the WLAN access network and the network element of the 3GPP access network; and
the UE is configured to receive the shunting command from the network element of the 3GPP access network and access, according to the shunting command, the target WLAN access network corresponding to the network element of the WLAN access network; and further configured to, after accessing the target WLAN access network successfully, perform data shunting transmission through the network element of the WLAN access network and the network element of the 3GPP access network.
9. The shunting system for multi-network joint transmission according to claim 8 , wherein the shunting request message comprises shunting configuration information that comprises identification information of the UE and further comprises at least one of following contents:
an address and a port number of the shunting connection of the network element of the 3GPP access network, and format information of a shunted data stream.
10. The shunting system for multi-network joint transmission according to claim 8 , wherein the success response comprises shunting preparation information that comprises identification information of the UE and further comprises at least one of following contents:
a WLAN association identifier, address information allocated by the network element of the WLAN access network to the UE, and an address and a port number of the shunting connection of the network element of the WLAN access network.
11. The shunting system for multi-network joint transmission according to claim 8 , wherein the shunting command comprises shunting indication information that comprises at least one of following contents:
a WLAN association identifier, address information allocated by the network element of the WLAN access network to the UE, and identification information of the WLAN access network.
12. The shunting system for multi-network joint transmission according to claim 8 , wherein the network element of the 3GPP access network is configured to determine whether the UE has successfully accessed the target WLAN access network according to an indication message from the UE or the network element of the WLAN access network.
13. The shunting system for multi-network joint transmission according to claim 8 , wherein the network element of the 3GPP access network is further configured to transmit downlink shunted data to the network element of the WLAN access network through the shunting connection between the network element of the 3GPP access network and the network element of the WLAN access network so that the network element of the WLAN access network transmits the downlink shunted data to the UE; and configured to receive uplink shunted data transmitted by the UE to the network element of the WLAN access network through the shunting connection between the network element of the 3GPP access network and the network element of the WLAN access network.
14. The shunting system for multi-network joint transmission according to claim 8 , wherein
when the 3GPP access network is a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, the network element of the 3GPP access network is an evolved Node B (eNB), a Relay Node (RN) or a Home evolved Node B (HeNB); and
when the 3GPP access network is a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network, the network element of the 3GPP access network is a Radio Network Controller (RNC), a Node B or a Home Node B (HNB).
15. A network element of a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) access network, comprising:
a shunting request module configured to transmit a shunting request message to a network element of a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access network and receive a response from the network element of the WLAN access network;
a shunting indication module configured to, upon receiving a success response from the network element of the WLAN access network, transmit a shunting command to a User Equipment (UE) to indicate the UE to access a target WLAN access network corresponding to the network element of the WLAN access network; and
a shunting transmission module configured to, after determining that the UE has successfully accessed the target WLAN access network, perform data shunting transmission through a shunting connection between the network element of the 3GPP access network and the network element of the WLAN access network.
16. The network element of the 3GPP access network according to claim 15 , wherein the shunting request message comprises shunting configuration information that comprises identification information of the UE and further comprises at least one of following contents:
an address and a port number of the shunting connection of the network element of the 3GPP access network, and format information of a shunted data stream.
17. The network element of the 3GPP access network according to claim 15 , wherein the success response comprises shunting preparation information that comprises identification information of the UE and further comprises at least one of following contents:
a WLAN association identifier, address information allocated by the network element of the WLAN access network to the UE, and an address and a port number of the shunting connection of the network element of the WLAN access network.
18. The network element of the 3GPP access network according to claim 15 , wherein the shunting command comprises shunting indication information that comprises at leas one of following contents:
a WLAN association identifier, address information allocated by the network element of the WLAN access network to the UE, and identification information of the WLAN access network.
19. The network element of the 3GPP access network according to claim 15 , wherein the shunting transmission module is further configured to determine whether the UE has successfully accessed the target WLAN access network according to an indication message from the UE or the network element of the WLAN access network.
20. The network element of the 3GPP access network according to claim 15 , wherein the shunting transmission module is further configured to transmit downlink shunted data to the network element of the WLAN access network through the shunting connection between the network element of the 3GPP access network and the network element of the WLAN access network so that the network element of the WLAN access network transmits the downlink shunted data to the UE; and configured to receive uplink shunted data transmitted by the UE to the network element of the WLAN access network through the shunting connection between the network element of the 3GPP access network and the network element of the WLAN access network.
21. The network element of the 3GPP access network according to claim 15 , wherein
when the 3GPP access network is a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, the network element of the 3GPP access network is an evolved Node B (eNB), a Relay Node (RN) or a Home evolved Node B (HeNB); and
when the 3GPP access network is a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network, the network element of the 3GPP access network is a Radio Network Controller (RNC), a Node B or a Home Node B (HNB).