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Granted Patent B2
US 9,332,426 · App. 14/343,930 · Granted May 3, 2016

Communication system, communication method, and communication program

Inventors: Yutaka Nishigori (Tokyo, JP); Takanori Iwai (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC Corporation
H04W8/26H04W76/02H04W76/041H04W76/062
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,332,426
App. No.
14/343,930
Filed
Mar 10, 2014
Granted
May 3, 2016
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2462
USPC
370/329
Abstract

Provided is a communication system capable of releasing a tunnel while securing mobility without securing resources in an SGW or the like. A first node provided in a communication system that provides mobility of packet data using tunneling includes: a tunnel control unit that releases a tunnel and deletes tunnel information; and a management unit that associates and manages an IP address allocated to a terminal to which the tunnel is established and subscriber identification information of the terminal when the tunnel is released and the tunnel information is deleted.

Claims (37)

1. A first node provided in a communication system that provides mobility of packet data using tunneling, the first node comprising:

a tunnel control unit that releases a tunnel and deletes tunnel information;

a management unit that associates and manages an IP address allocated to a terminal to which the tunnel is established and subscriber identification information of the terminal when the tunnel is released and the tunnel information is deleted; and

a reception notification unit that, when there is reception for the terminal after the tunnel established for the terminal is released,

identifies a third node that accommodates the terminal using subscriber identification information associated with an IP address to which a reception packet is addressed, and

transmits a reception notification to the third node.

2. A communication system comprising a first node provided in a communication system that provides mobility of packet data using tunneling, the first node comprising:

a tunnel control unit that releases a tunnel and deletes tunnel information;

a management unit that associates and manages an IP address allocated to a terminal to which the tunnel is established and subscriber identification information of the terminal when the tunnel is released and the tunnel information is deleted; and

a reception notification unit that, when there is reception for the terminal after the tunnel established for the terminal is released,

identifies a third node that accommodates the terminal using subscriber identification information associated with an IP address to which a reception packet is addressed, and

transmits a reception notification to the third node.

3. The communication system according to claim 2 , comprising a second node to which the tunnel is established with the first node, wherein the second node releases information about the tunnel and information about the terminal connected to the tunnel when the tunnel is released.

4. The communication system according to claim 3 , wherein the second node is selected again every time a recovery process of the tunnel is performed.

5. The communication system according to claim 2 , wherein the first node is a node serving as an anchor point that provides mobility of the terminal for a predetermined packet data network.

6. The communication system according to claim 2 , comprising the third node, wherein the third node performs a recovery process of the tunnel using the IP address allocated to the terminal before the tunnel is released and information designating the first node when the released tunnel is recovered with transmission from the terminal as a trigger.

7. The communication system according to claim 6 , wherein the first node issues the IP address to the terminal using the IP address again that has been notified from the third node and allocated to the terminal before the tunnel is released.

8. The communication system according to claim 6 , comprising a fourth node that identifies the third node in which the terminal is accommodated,

wherein the first node performs a recovery process of the tunnel by inquiring the fourth node about the third node that accommodates the terminal when there is reception for the terminal after the tunnel established for the terminal is released.

9. A communication method for providing mobility of packet data using tunneling, the method comprising:

releasing, by a first node in a communication system, a tunnel and deleting tunnel information;

associating and managing, by the first node, an IP address allocated to a terminal to which the tunnel is established and subscriber identification information of the terminal when the tunnel is released and the tunnel information is deleted; and

when there is reception for the terminal after the tunnel established for the terminal is released, identifying, by the first node, a third node that accommodates the terminal using subscriber identification information associated with an IP address to which a reception packet is addressed and transmitting, by the first node, a reception notification to the third node.

10. The communication system according to claim 3 , wherein the first node is a node serving as an anchor point that provides mobility of the terminal for a predetermined packet data network.

11. The communication system according to claim 4 , wherein the first node is a node serving as an anchor point that provides mobility of the terminal for a predetermined packet data network.

12. The communication system according to claim 3 , comprising the third node, wherein the third node performs a recovery process of the tunnel using the IP address allocated to the terminal before the tunnel is released and information designating the first node when the released tunnel is recovered with transmission from the terminal as a trigger.

13. The communication system according to claim 12 , wherein the first node issues the IP address to the terminal using the IP address again that has been notified from the third node and allocated to the terminal before the tunnel is released.

14. The communication system according to claim 12 , comprising a fourth node that identifies the third node in which the terminal is accommodated,

wherein the first node performs a recovery process of the tunnel by inquiring the fourth node about the third node that accommodates the terminal when there is reception for the terminal after the tunnel established for the terminal is released.

15. The communication system according to claim 4 , comprising the third node, wherein the third node performs a recovery process of the tunnel using the IP address allocated to the terminal before the tunnel is released and information designating the first node when the released tunnel is recovered with transmission from the terminal as a trigger.

16. The communication system according to claim 15 , wherein the first node issues the IP address to the terminal using the IP address again that has been notified from the third node and allocated to the terminal before the tunnel is released.

17. The communication system according to claim 15 , comprising a fourth node that identifies the third node in which the terminal is accommodated,

wherein the first node performs a recovery process of the tunnel by inquiring the fourth node about the third node that accommodates the terminal when there is reception for the terminal after the tunnel established for the terminal is released.

18. The communication system according to claim 5 , comprising the third node, wherein the third node performs a recovery process of the tunnel using the IP address allocated to the terminal before the tunnel is released and information designating the first node when the released tunnel is recovered with transmission from the terminal as a trigger.

19. The communication system according to claim 18 , wherein the first node issues the IP address to the terminal using the IP address again that has been notified from the third node and allocated to the terminal before the tunnel is released.

20. The communication system according to claim 18 , comprising a fourth node that identifies the third node in which the terminal is accommodated,

wherein the first node performs a recovery process of the tunnel by inquiring the fourth node about the third node that accommodates the terminal when there is reception for the terminal after the tunnel established for the terminal is released.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2014
From: NISHIGORI, YUTAKA; IWAI, TAKANORI
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032441/0197 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-216103 · Sep 30, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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