Mobility management method, apparatus, and system

1. A mobility management system, wherein the system comprises:

a first mobility management entity configured to:

obtain an identifier of a session management function entity corresponding to an established Packet Data Network (PDN) connection of user equipment (UE) and information about a subscribed network slice of the UE;

send, based on the identifier of the session management function entity, a first request message to the session management function entity;

receive a first response message from the session management function entity, wherein the first response message comprises information about the network slice corresponding to the established PDN connection; and

obtain, based on the information about the network slice corresponding to the established PDN connection and the information about the subscribed network slice, information about a network slice allowed for the UE; and

the session management function entity configured to:

receive, from the first mobility management entity, the first request message; and

in response to the first request message, send the first response message to the first mobility management entity.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the system further comprises a network slice selection function entity;

the first mobility management entity is further configured to:

send a slice selection request to the network slice selection function entity; wherein the slice selection request comprises the information about the network slice corresponding to the established PDN connection and the information about the subscribed network slice of the UE; and

receive a slice selection response from the network slice selection function entity, wherein the slice selection response comprises the information about the network slice allowed for the UE; and

the network slice selection function entity is configured to:

receive the slice selection request from the first mobility management entity;

determine, based on the information about the network slice corresponding to the established PDN connection and the information about the subscribed network slice of the UE, information about the network slice allowed for the UE; and

send the slice selection response to the first mobility management entity.

3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the network slice selection function entity is further configured to:

determine, based on the information about the network slice corresponding to the established PDN connection and the information about the subscribed network slice of the UE, a target access and mobility management functions (AMF) set, and wherein the slice selection response further comprises the target AMF set.

4. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the first mobility management entity is further configured to:

determine, based on the target AMF set, a second mobility management entity; and

send a third request message to the second mobility management entity, wherein the third request message comprises the information about a network slice allowed for the UE.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first mobility management entity is further configured to:

receive the identifier of the session management function entity from a third mobility management entity.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first mobility management entity is further configured to:

obtain the information about the subscribed network slice of the UE from a unified data management entity.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the identifier of the session management function entity is a fully qualified domain name of the session management function entity.

8. A mobility management method, wherein the method comprises:

obtaining, by a first mobility management entity, an identifier of a session management function entity corresponding to an established Packet Data Network (PDN) connection of user equipment (UE) and information about a subscribed network slice of the UE;

sending, by the first mobility management entity based on the identifier of the session management function entity, a first request message to the session management function entity;

receiving, by the session management function entity, the first request message from the first mobility management entity;

in response to the first request message, sending, by the session management function entity, a first response message to the first mobility management entity, wherein the first response message comprises information about the network slice corresponding to the established PDN connection;

receiving, by the first mobility management entity, the first response message from the session management function entity; and

obtaining, by the first mobility management entity based on the information about the network slice corresponding to the established PDN connection and the information about the subscribed network slice, information about a network slice allowed for the UE.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein before obtaining the information about the network slice allowed for the UE, the method further comprises:

sending, by the first mobility management entity, a slice selection request to a network slice selection function entity, wherein the slice selection request comprises the information about the network slice corresponding to the established PDN connection and the information about the subscribed network slice;

receiving, by the network slice selection function entity, the slice selection request from the first mobility management entity;

determining, by the network slice selection function entity based on the information about the network slice corresponding to the established PDN connection and the information about the subscribed network slice of the UE, information about the network slice allowed for the UE;

sending, by the network slice selection function entity, a slice selection response to the first mobility management entity; wherein the slice selection response comprises the information about the network slice allowed for the UE; and

receiving, by the first mobility management entity, the slice selection response from the network slice selection function entity.

10. The method according to claim 9 , the method further comprising:

determining, by the network slice selection function entity, a target access and mobility management functions (AMF) set, and wherein the slice selection response further comprises the target AMF set.

11. The method according to claim 10 , the method further comprising:

determining, by the first mobility management entity based on the target AMF set, a second mobility management entity; and

sending, by the first mobility management entity, a third request message to the second mobility management entity, wherein the third request message comprises the information about a network slice allowed for the UE.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein obtaining the information about the subscribed network slice of the UE comprises:

obtaining, by the first mobility management entity, the information about the subscribed network slice of the UE from a unified data management entity.

13. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the obtaining the identifier of the session management function entity corresponding to an established PDN connection comprising:

receiving, by the first mobility management entity, the identifier of the session management function entity from a third mobility management entity.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending, by the first mobility management entity, a PDN connection handover reject message to the third mobility management entity, wherein the PDN connection handover reject message comprises information about a PDN connection that cannot be handed over, wherein the PDN connection that cannot be handed over is any one of the established PDN connection.

15. A mobility management apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor and having program instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

obtaining an identifier of a session management function entity corresponding to an established Packet Data Network (PDN) connection of user equipment (UE) and information about a subscribed network slice of the UE;

sending, based on the identifier of the session management function entity, a first request message to the session management function entity;

receiving a first response message from the session management function entity, wherein the first response message comprises information about the network slice corresponding to the established PDN connection; and

obtaining, based on the information about the network slice corresponding to the established PDN connection and the information about the subscribed network slice, information about a network slice allowed for the UE.

16. The mobility management apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein of obtaining the information about the network slice allowed for the UE comprises:

sending a slice selection request to a network slice selection function entity, wherein the slice selection request comprises the information about the network slice corresponding to the established PDN connection and the information about the subscribed network slice; and

receiving a slice selection response from the network slice selection function entity, wherein the slice selection response comprises the information about the network slice allowed for the UE.

17. The mobility management apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the slice selection response further comprises a target access and mobility management functions (AMF) set.

18. The mobility management apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining, based on the target AMF set, a second mobility management entity; and

sending a third request message to the second mobility management entity, wherein the third request message comprises the information about the network slice allowed for the UE.

19. The mobility management apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein obtaining the information about the subscribed network slice of the UE comprises:

obtaining the information about the subscribed network slice of the UE from a unified data management entity.

20. The mobility management apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein obtaining the identifier of the session management function entity corresponding to an established PDN connection comprises:

receiving the identifier of the session management function entity from a third mobility management entity.