IP Library Granted Patent US 9,674,749
Granted Patent B2
US 9,674,749 · App. 14/825,780 · Granted Jun 6, 2017

Method and apparatus for selecting dedicated core network

Inventors: Sangsoo Jeong (Suwon-si, KR); Sung Hwan Won (Seoul, KR); Hyojin Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Seunghoon Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Jinyoung Oh (Seoul, KR); Hyoungju Ji (Seoul, KR); Younsun Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Cheolkyu Shin (Suwon-si, KR); Donghan Kim (Osan-si, KR); Hoondong Noh (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W36/14H04W28/08H04W76/046H04W8/065H04W24/04H04W36/0022
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Patent No.
US 9,674,749
App. No.
14/825,780
Granted
Jun 6, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various communication techniques and related systems for a fusion between a 5th generation (5G) communication system and Internet of Things (IoT) technology are provided. A user equipment (UE) is required to select a dedicated core network so as to receive a suitable service. In a method for transmitting and receiving a signal, an enhanced Node B (eNB) of a mobile communication system transmits a first request message to a first mobile management entity (MME), receives a reroute command message based on the first request message from the first MME, and transmits a second message to a second MME based on the reroute command message. Herein, the reroute command message contains the first request message, at least one MME identifier, and a UE identifier.

Claims (58)

1. A method for transmitting and receiving a signal at an evolved Node B (eNB) of a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting a first message to a first mobile management entity (MME);

receiving a reroute command message based on the first message from the first MME, the reroute command message comprising the first message, at least one MME identifier, and a user equipment (UE) identifier, the at least one MME identifier and the UE identifier being a globally unique MME identity (MMEGI) and an additional globally unique temporary UE identity (GUTI), respectively;

determining, based on the MMEGI and the additional GUTI contained in the reroute command message, a second MME; and

transmitting a second message to the second MME based on the reroute command message.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the first message from a UE.

3. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein the first message transmitted from the UE to the eNB is contained in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection setup complete message, and

wherein the first message transmitted from the eNB to the first MME is contained in an initial UE message.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first message comprises an attach request message or a tracking area update request message, and

wherein the second message comprises an initial UE message.

5. A method for transmitting and receiving a signal at a first mobile management entity (MME) of a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a first message from an evolved Node B (eNB); and

transmitting a reroute command message based on the first message to the eNB, the reroute command message comprising the first message, at least one MME identifier, and a user equipment (UE) identifier, the at least one MME identifier and the UE identifier being a globally unique MME identity (MMEGI) and an additional globally unique temporary UE identity (GUTI), respectively,

wherein the eNB is configured to:

determine, based on the MMEGI and the additional GUTI contained in the reroute command message, a second MME, and

transmit, based on the reroute command message, a second message to the second MME.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the eNB receives the first message from a UE.

7. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the first message transmitted from the UE to the eNB is contained in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection setup complete message, and

wherein the first message transmitted from the eNB to the first MME is contained in an initial UE message.

8. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the first message comprises an attach request message or a tracking area update request message, and

wherein the second message comprises an initial UE message.

9. An evolved Node B (eNB) for transmitting and receiving a signal in a mobile communication system, the eNB comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a processor configured to control the transceiver to:

transmit a first message to a first mobile management entity (MME),

receive a reroute command message based on the first message from the first MME, the reroute command message comprising the first message, at least one MME identifier, and a user equipment (UE) identifier, the at least one MME identifier and the UE identifier being a globally unique MME identity (MMEGI) and an additional globally unique temporary UE identity (GUTI), respectively,

determine, based on the MMEGI and the additional GUTI contained in the reroute command message, a second MME, and

transmit a second message to the second MME based on the reroute command message.

10. The eNB of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the transceiver to receive the first message from a UE.

11. The eNB of claim 10 ,

wherein the first message transmitted from the UE to the eNB is contained in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection setup complete message, and

wherein the first message transmitted from the eNB to the first MME is contained in an initial UE message.

12. The eNB of claim 9 ,

wherein the first message comprises an attach request message or a tracking area update request message, and

wherein the second message comprises an initial UE message.

13. A first mobile management entity (MME) for transmitting and receiving a signal in a mobile communication system, the first MME comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a processor configured to control the transceiver to:

receive a first message from an evolved Node B (eNB), and

transmit a reroute command message based on the first message to the eNB, the reroute command message comprising the first message, at least one MME identifier, and a user equipment (UE) identifier, the at least one MME identifier and the UE identifier being a globally unique MME identity (MMEGI) and an additional globally unique temporary UE identity (GUTI), respectively, wherein the eNB is configured to:

determine, based on the MMEGI and the additional GUTI contained in the reroute command message, a second MME, and

transmit, based on the reroute command message, a second message to the second MME.

14. The first MME of claim 13 , wherein the eNB is further configured to receive the first message from a UE.

15. The first MME of claim 14 ,

wherein the first message transmitted from the UE to the eNB is contained in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection setup complete message, and

wherein the first message transmitted from the eNB to the first MME is contained in an initial UE message.

16. The first MME of claim 13 ,

wherein the first message comprises an attach request message or a tracking area update request message, and

wherein the second message comprises an initial UE message.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reroute command message further comprises an MME group identifier.

18. The method of claim 5 , wherein the reroute command message further comprises an MME group identifier.

19. The eNB of claim 9 , wherein the reroute command message further comprises an MME group identifier.

20. The first MME of claim 13 , wherein the reroute command message further comprises an MME group identifier.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2015
From: LEE, HYOJIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037192/0117 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2015
From: JEONG, SANGSOO; WON, SUNG HWAN; CHOI, SEUNGHOON; OH, JINYOUNG; JI, HYOUNGJU; KIM, YOUNSUN; SHIN, CHEOLKYU; KIM, DONGHAN; NOH, HOONDONG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036322/0622 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0108372 · Jul 30, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62037312 · Aug 14, 2014
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