Method for transmitting downlink packet in function-separated core network
The present invention discloses method for transmitting downlink packet in function-separated core network. It is an object of the embodiments of the present disclosure to provide a method for transmitting a downlink packet for a UE in an idle mode which is capable of reducing a data transmission latency for a user and efficiently using network resources in a mobile communication system in which the control plane and the user plane of a gateway node are separated.
1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
means for receiving a downlink packet in an idle mode in a mobile communication system in which a gateway is separated into a user plane node and a control plane node, wherein the downlink packet is transmitted to the UE by a process comprising:
informing, by the control plane node, information for receiving the downlink packet for the UE and notifying a reception of the downlink packet in the idle mode to the user plane node, wherein the information includes a preset buffering time;
receiving and buffering, by the user plane node, the downlink packet for the UE during the idle mode based on the information;
delaying, by the user plane node, transmitting of a notification message to the control plane node until the preset buffering time elapses;
transmitting, by the user plane node, the notification message of reception of the downlink packet to the control plane node; and
transmitting, by the user plane node, the buffered downlink packet to the UE through a base station,
wherein the user plane node is separated into an old user plane node and a new user plane node, and
wherein in case of relocation of the user plane node, the buffered downlink packet is transferred from the old user plane node to the new user plane node.
2. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the preset buffering time is set based on the subscription information about a user or service characteristics.
3. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the information includes at least one of an International Mobile Subscriber Identification (IMSI), an IP address of the UE and a tunnel endpoint identifier (TEID).
4. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the process further comprises:
transmitting, by the control plane node, the notification message of reception of the downlink packet to a mobility management entity (MME).