Migration method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9591541-B2
Application number	US-201514723255-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 27, 2015
Priority date	Nov 30, 2012
Publication date	Mar 7, 2017
Grant date	Mar 7, 2017

Abstract

The present invention discloses a migration method and an apparatus, which relate to the field of communications technologies and are invented for implementation of proper configuration of different network resources. The method includes: sending, by a base station of a first network, information to a user equipment, where the information is used for: migrating, by the user equipment, from a second network to the first network, where the user equipment is in an idle state relative to the first network; or determining, by the user equipment, whether to migrate from the first network to the second network, where the first network is a 3GPP network, and the second network is a non-3GPP network. The present invention is mainly applied to a process of network migration of the user equipment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A migration method, comprising:
sending, by a base station of a first network, information to a user equipment, wherein the information is used for:
migrating, by the user equipment, from a second network to the first network, wherein the user equipment is in an idle state relative to the first network; or
determining, by the user equipment, whether to migrate from the first network to the second network; and
wherein the first network is a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network, and the second network is a non-3GPP network;
wherein the information used for migrating, by the user equipment, from the second network to the first network, or for determining whether to migrate from the first network to the second network, comprises:
information about an access point of the second network, and is used by the user equipment, according to the information about the access point, for migrating service transmission from the second network to the first network, or for determining whether to migrate service transmission from the first network to the second network.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein sending, by a base station of a first network, information to a user equipment comprises:
sending, by the base station, the information to the user equipment using a system message or a dedicated message.

3. A migration method, comprising:
receiving, by a user equipment, information sent by a base station of a first network;
migrating, by the user equipment, from a second network to the first network, wherein the user equipment is in an idle state relative to the first network; or
determining, by the user equipment, whether to migrate from the first network to the second network; and
wherein the first network is a 3GPP network, and the second network is a non-3GPP network;
wherein receiving, by the user equipment, information sent by the base station comprises:
receiving, by the user equipment, information that is about an access point of the second network and sent by the base station; and

migrating, by the user equipment, from the second network to the first network, or determining whether to migrate from the first network to the second network according to the information comprises:
according to the information about the access point, migrating, by the user equipment, service transmission from the second network to the first network, or determining whether to migrate service transmission from the first network to the second network.

4. A base station, wherein the base station is located in a first network, and the base station comprises:
a transmitter, configured to send information to a user equipment, wherein the information is used for:
migrating, by the user equipment, from a second network to the first network, wherein the user equipment is in an idle state relative to the first network; or
determining, by the user equipment, whether to migrate from the first network to the second network; and

wherein the first network is a 3 GPP network, and the second network is a non-3GPP network;
wherein the transmitter is configured to:
send, to the user equipment, information about an access point of the second network, which is used by the user equipment, according to the information about the access point, for migrating service transmission from the second network to the first network, or for determining whether to migrate service transmission from the first network to the second network.

5. The base station according to claim 4 , wherein the transmitter is configured to send the information to the user equipment by using a system message or a dedicated message.

6. A user equipment, comprising:
a receiver, configured to receive information sent by a base station of a first network;
a processor, configured to, according to the information received by the receiver:
migrate from a second network to the first network, wherein the user equipment is in an idle state relative to the first network, or
determine whether to migrate from the first network to the second network; and

wherein the first network is a 3 GPP network, and the second network is a non-3GPP network;
wherein the receiver is configured to receive information about an access point of the second network and sent by the base station; and
the processor is configured to, according to the information about the access point, migrate service transmission from the second network to the first network, or determine whether to migrate service transmission from the first network to the second network.

7. A base station, wherein the base station is located in a first network, and the base station comprises:
a transmitter, configured to send information to a user equipment, wherein the information is used for:
migrating, by the user equipment, from a second network to the first network, wherein the user equipment is in an idle state relative to the first network; or
determining, by the user equipment, whether to migrate from the first network to the second network; and

wherein the first network is a 3GPP network, and the second network is a non-3GPP network;
wherein the transmitter is configured to:
send access information of an access point to the user equipment wherein the user equipment determines, according to the access information, to migrate service transmission from the second network to the first network, or whether to migrate service transmission from the first network to the second network, wherein the access information is load information of the access point.

8. A user equipment, comprising:
a receiver, configured to receive information sent by a base station of a first network;
a processor, configured to, according to the information received by the receiver:
migrate from a second network to the first network, wherein the user equipment is in an idle state relative to the first network, or
determine whether to migrate from the first network to the second network; and
wherein the first network is a 3 GPP network, and the second network is a non-3GPP network;
wherein the receiver is configured to receive access information sent by the base station, wherein the access information is load information of an access point; and
the processor is configured to determine, according to the access information, to migrate service transmission from the second network to the first network, or whether to migrate service information from the first network to the second network.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhao Junhui
• Zhang Hongping
• Zeng Qinghai
• Zhong Tao

Classifications

• H04W36/22 Primary

  for handling the traffic · CPC title

• H04W36/0066

  of control information between different types of networks in order to establish a new radio link in the target network · CPC title

• H04W36/14

  Reselecting a network or an air interface · CPC title

• H04W36/1446

  wherein at least one of the networks is unlicensed · CPC title