Handover method and device and computer storage medium
View Patent ↗A Handover (HO) method and device and a computer storage medium are disclosed. The method includes that: a first Radio Access Network (RAN) element determines to keep a connection between a first RAN and a first Core Network (CN) during the process of the handover of User Equipment (UE) from the first RAN to a second RAN according to first information or a received first message; and the first RAN element receives data of the UE forwarded by a second RAN element, and sends the data to a first CN element.
1. A handover (HO) method, comprising:
determining, by a first Radio Access Network (RAN) element according to first information or a received first message, to keep, during a process of a handover of a User Equipment (UE) from a first RAN to a second RAN, a connection between the first RAN and a first Core Network (CN); and
receiving, by the first RAN element, data of the UE forwarded by a second RAN element, and sending, by the first RAN element, the data to a first CN element,
wherein determining, by the first RAN element according to the received first message, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN comprises:
sending, by the first RAN element, a second HO request message, the second HO request message containing instruction information for instructing the connection between the first RAN and the first CN to be kept during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, such that the second CN confirms the second HO request message and feeds back a HO request acknowledgment message; and
determining, by the first RAN element, based on the HO request acknowledgment message, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining, by the first RAN element according to the first information, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN comprises:
determining, by the first RAN element, according to at least one of capability information of the UE or capability information of the second RAN element, to keep, during the process of handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining, by the first RAN element according to the received first message, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN comprises:
sending, by the first RAN element, a first HO request message such that the first CN element or a second CN element determines, according to a service type of the UE, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN; and
determining, by the first RAN element based on a HO feedback message from the first CN element or the second CN element, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein determining, by the first CN element or the second CN element according to the service type of the UE, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN comprises:
determining to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN, in response to that the first CN element or the second CN element determines that the second CN element does not support the service type of the UE.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein, if the first CN element determines, according to the service type of the UE, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN,
sending, by the first RAN element, the first HO request message comprises:
sending, by the first RAN element, the first HO request message to the first CN element.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein, if the second CN element determines, according to the service type of the UE, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN,
sending, by the first RAN element, the first HO request message comprises:
sending, by the first RAN element, the first HO request message to the second CN element; or
sending, by the first RAN element through the first CN element, the first HO request message to the second CN element.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending, by the first RAN element, the second HO request message comprises:
sending, by the first RAN element, the second HO request message to the second CN element; or
sending, by the first RAN element through the second RAN element, the second HO request message to the second CN element.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the HO request acknowledgment message contains a resource allocated to the UE by the second RAN element.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, by the first RAN element, a HO command to the UE, wherein the UE, after completing handover from the first RAN to the second RAN, sends a HO completion message to the second RAN; and
receiving, by the first RAN element, a HO confirmation message sent by the second RAN element.
10. A handover (HO) device, comprising: a processor, a memory configured to store data and a transceiver configured for a communication function, wherein
the processor is configured to determine, according to first information or a received first message, to keep, during a process of a handover of a User Equipment (UE) from a first Radio Access Network (RAN) to a second RAN, a connection between the first (RAN and a first Core Network (CN); and
the transceiver is configured to receive data of the UE forwarded by a second RAN element, and send the data to a first CN element,
wherein the processor is specifically configured to:
send a second HO request message, the second HO request message containing instruction information for instructing the connection between the first RAN and the first CN to be kept during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, such that the second CN confirms the second HO request message and feeds back a HO request acknowledgment message, and determine, based on the HO request acknowledgment message, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN.
11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is specifically configured to:
determine, according to at least one of capability information of the UE or capability information of the second RAN element, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN.
12. The device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is specifically configured to:
send a first HO request message such that the first CN element or a second CN element determines, according to a service type of the UE, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN, and determine, based on a HO feedback message from the first CN element or the second CN element, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN.
13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the operation that the first CN element or the second CN element determines, according to the service type of the UE, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN comprises that:
in response to that the first CN element or the second CN element determines that the second CN element does not support the service type of the UE, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN is determined to be kept during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN.
14. The device of claim 12 , wherein, if the first CN element determines, according to the service type of the UE, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN,
the processor is further configured to send the first HO request message to the first CN element.
15. The device of claim 12 , wherein, if the second CN element determines, according to the service type of the UE to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN,
the processor is further configured to send the first HO request message to the second CN element or send, through the first CN element, the first HO request message to the second CN element.
16. The device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to send the second HO request message to the second CN element or send, through the second RAN element, the second HO request message to the second CN element.
17. The device of claim 10 , wherein the HO request acknowledgment message contains a resource allocated to the UE by the second RAN element.
18. A non-transitory computer storage medium, in which computer-executable instructions are stored, the computer-executable instructions being executed by a processor to implement the following operations:
determining, according to first information or a received first message, to keep, during a process of a handover of a User Equipment (UE) from a first Radio Access Network (RAN) element to a second RAN, a connection between the first RAN and a first Core Network (CN); and
receiving data of the UE forwarded by a second RAN element, and sending the data to a first CN element,
wherein determining, by the first RAN element according to the received first message, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN comprises:
sending, by the first RAN element, a second HO request message, the second HO request message containing instruction information for instructing the connection between the first RAN and the first CN to be kept during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, such that the second CN confirms the second HO request message and feeds back a HO request acknowledgment message; and
determining, by the first RAN element, based on the HO request acknowledgment message, to keep, during the process of the handover of the UE from the first RAN to the second RAN, the connection between the first RAN and the first CN.