IP Library Granted Patent US 8,787,313
Granted Patent B2
US 8,787,313 · App. 13/187,227 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Method, network system and destination network for transmitting QoS during a handover process between systems

Inventors: Wenfu Wu (Shanghai, CN); Weihua Hu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,787,313
App. No.
13/187,227
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for transmitting quality of service (QoS) during a handover process between systems and a network system and a destination network thereof are provided, which enable the QoS to be transmitted to a second access network during a handover process of a user equipment (UE) between systems. The method comprises: a second network mobility management network element acquires QoS of a UE during a handover process of the UE from a first network to a second network; and the second network mobility management network element transmits the acquired QoS to the second network access network and/or a user plane network element.

Claims (26)

1. A method for transmitting Quality of Service (QoS) parameter during a handover process between systems, wherein during the handover process of a User Equipment (UE) from a first network to a second network, the method comprises:

acquiring, by a second network mobility management network element, a first QoS of the UE, wherein the first network is a 2G/3G system, the second network is a System Architecture Evolution (SAE) system, and the acquiring the first QoS of the UE comprises: using default QoS configured in the second network mobility management network element as the first QoS of the UE;

transmitting, by the second network mobility management network element, the acquired first QoS to at least one of a second network access network and a user plane network element;

acquiring by the second network mobility management network element, subscribed QoS of the UE from subscription database,

comparing the subscribed QoS of first QoS; and

if a comparison result indicates that the subscribed QoS of the UE and the first QoS are inconsistent, transmitting, by the second network mobility management network element, the subscribed QoS of the UE to the at least one of the second network access network and the user plane network element.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein after transmitting, by the second network mobility management network element, the acquired first QoS to the at least one of the second network access network and the user plane network element, the method further comprises:

acquiring, by the second network mobility management network element, the subscribed QoS for the UE from the subscription database; and

transmitting the subscribed QoS to the at least one of the second network access network and the user plane network element.

3. A system comprising: a second network mobility management network element, and at least one of a second network access network element and a user plane network element, wherein

the second network mobility management network element is adapted to acquire a first Quality of Service (QoS) of a User Equipment (UE) during a handover process of the UE from the first network to the second network, and transmit the first QoS to the at least one of the second network access network element and the user plane network element, wherein the first network is a 2G/3G system, the second network is a System Architecture Evolution (SAE) system, and the second network mobility management network element is adapted to use default QoS configured in the second network mobility management network element as the first QoS of the UE, the second network mobility management network element is adapted to acquire subscribed QoS of the UE from subscription database, to compare the subscribed QoS of the UE with the first QoS, and if a comparison result indicates that the subscribed QoS of the UE and the first QoS are inconsistent, to transmit the subscribed QoS of the UE to the at least one of the second network access network and the user plane network element; and

the at least one of the second network access network element and the user plane network element is adapted to receive the first QoS transmitted by the second network mobility management network element.

4. A destination network, comprising:

a mobility management network element, adapted to acquire a first Quality of Service (QoS) of a User Equipment (UE) during a handover process of the UE from a first network to a second network, and transmit the first QoS to at least one of an access network and a user plane network element, wherein the first network is a 2G/3G system, the second network is a System Architecture Evolution (SAE) system, and the mobility management network element is adapted to use default QoS configured in the mobility management network element as the first QoS of the UE, wherein the mobility management network element is further adapted to acquire subscribed QoS of the UE from subscription database to compare the subscribed QoS of the UE with the first QoS; and if a comparison result indicates that the subscribed QoS of the UE and the first QoS are inconsistent, to transmitting the subscribed QoS of the UE to the at least one of the second network access network and the user plane network element;

the access network and/or the user plane network element, adapted to receive the first QoS transmitted by the mobility management network element and to receive the subscribed QoS of the UE transmitted by the mobility management network element.

5. A mobility management network element, comprising:

a pre-acquiring unit, adapted to acquire a first Quality of Service (QoS) of a User Equipment (UE) during a handover process of the UE from a first network to a second network, wherein the first network is a 2G/3G system, the second network is a System Architecture Evolution (SAE) system, and the pre-acquiring unit is adapted to use default QoS configured in the mobility management network element as the first QoS of the UE;

a transmitting unit, adapted to send the first QoS acquired by the pre-acquiring unit;

wherein after the handover process, the mobility management network element is further adapted to acquire subscribed QoS for the UE from subscription database; and compare the subscribed QoS of the UE with the first QoS;

if a comparison result indicates that the subscribed QoS of the UE and the first QoS are inconsistent, the transmitting unit is further adapted to transmit the subscribed QoS to the second network access network and/or the user plane network element.

6. A method for transmitting Quality of Service (QoS) parameter during a handover process between systems, wherein during the handover process of a User Equipment (UE) from a first network to a second network, the method comprises:

receiving, by a second network access network, a first QoS of the UE from a second network mobility management network element, wherein the first network is a 2G/3G system, the second network is a System Architecture Evolution (SAE) system, and the first QoS is default QoS configured in the second network mobility management network element˜

receiving, by the second network access network a subscribed QoS of the UE from the second network mobility management network element, wherein the subscribed QoS of the UE is sent by the second network mobility management network element after the handover process, if the subscribed QoS of the UE and the first QoS are inconsistent.

7. A second network access network, comprising:

during a handover process of a User Equipment (UE) from a first network to a second network,

a receiver, adapted to receive a first Quality of Service (QoS) of a UE from a second network mobility management network element, wherein the first network is a 2G/3G system, the second network is a System Architecture Evolution (SAE) system, and the first QoS is default QoS configured in the second network mobility management network element, and further adapted to receive a subscribed QoS of the UE from the second network mobility management network element, wherein the subscribed QoS of the UE is sent by the second network mobility management network element after the handover process, if the subscribed QoS of the UE and the first QoS are inconsistent.

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