Call processing method and access network element in mobile communications system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9591678-B2
Application number	US-201514623298-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 16, 2015
Priority date	Aug 23, 2012
Publication date	Mar 7, 2017
Grant date	Mar 7, 2017

Abstract

The present invention relates to a call processing method and an access network element in a mobile communications system. In a signaling exchange process for setting up a call leg, a call leg identifier that identifies a logical resource allocated by an access network element to the call leg is carried, thereby reducing signaling exchange caused by setup or release of a service link between access network elements in the prior art, saving signaling overhead in a call process, and enhancing call access capabilities of a mobile communications system effectively. In addition, after the service link between the access network elements is set up, service packets can be forwarded between the access network elements in a self-addressing manner.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A call processing method, comprising:
sending, by an access network element, first signaling to a peer network element, wherein the first signaling carries a first call leg identifier that identifies a logical resource allocated by the access network element to a call leg;
receiving, by the access network element, a service packet sent by the peer network element, wherein the service packet comprises the first call leg identifier;
addressing, by the access network element and according to the first call leg identifier, the logical resource allocated by the access network element to the call leg; and
sending the service packet to the logical resource so that the logical resource processes the service packet.

2. The call processing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the access network element, second signaling sent by the peer network element, wherein the second signaling carries a second call leg identifier that identifies a logical resource allocated by the peer network element to the call leg; and
sending, by the access network element, a service packet that comprises the second call leg identifier to the peer network element, so that the peer network element addresses, according to the second call leg identifier, the logical resource allocated by the peer network element to the call leg and sends the service packet to the logical resource, so that the logical resource processes the service packet.

3. The call processing method according to claim 2 , further comprising:
sending, by the access network element, third signaling to the peer network element to request releasing of a service link between the access network element and the peer network element; and
releasing, by the access network element, the service link after receiving fourth signaling sent by the peer network element.

4. The call processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the first signaling comprises Abis interface signaling.

5. The call processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the access network element is a base station controller in a mobile communications system, and wherein content of the first call leg identifier comprises at least one of a base station controller identifier, a subrack ID, a slot ID, a destination signaling point index, a service packet processing unit control block index, an uplink/downlink flag, a soft handoff leg, and a channel type.

6. The call processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the access network element and the peer network element are a base station and a base station controller in a mobile communications system, respectively, and wherein content of the first call leg identifier comprises at least one of a base station controller identifier, a base station identifier, a slot ID, a channel processing unit identifier, a service link index, and an uplink/downlink flag.

7. The call processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending, by an access network element, first signaling to a peer network element comprises sending fifth signaling that carries the first call leg identifier to a third access network element, so that the third access network element sends sixth signaling that carries the first call leg identifier to the peer network element, wherein the first signaling comprises the fifth signaling and the sixth signaling, and the fifth signaling and the sixth signaling are interface signaling of different types.

8. The call processing method according to claim 7 , wherein the fifth signaling is handoff request signaling in 3GPP2 IOS A7 interface signaling, and the sixth signaling is call setup request signaling in Abis interface signaling.

9. An access network element, comprising:
a transmitter, configured to send first signaling that carries a first call leg identifier to a peer network element, wherein the first call leg identifier identifies a logical resource allocated by the access network element to a call leg;
a receiver, configured to receive a service packet sent by the peer network element, wherein the service packet comprises the first call leg identifier; and
a processor, configured to address, according to the first call leg identifier, the logical resource allocated by the access network element to the call leg, and send the service packet to the logical resource, so that the logical resource processes the service packet.

10. The access network element according to claim 9 , wherein the receiver is further configured to receive second signaling that is sent by the peer network element and carries a second call leg identifier, wherein the second call leg identifier identifies a logical resource allocated by the peer network element to the call leg; and
wherein the transmitter is further configured to send a service packet that comprises the second call leg identifier to the peer network element, so that the peer network element addresses, according to the second call leg identifier, the logical resource allocated by the peer network element to the call leg and sends the service packet to the logical resource, so that the logical resource processes the service packet.

11. The access network element according to claim 10 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to send third signaling to the peer network element to request releasing of a service link between the access network element and the peer network element;
wherein the receiver is further configured to receive fourth signaling sent by the peer network element; and
wherein the processor is further configured to release the service link after the receiver receives the fourth signaling sent by the peer network element.

12. The access network element according to claim 9 , wherein the first signaling comprises Abis interface signaling.

13. The access network element according to claim 9 , wherein the access network element is a base station controller in a mobile communications system, and wherein content of the first call leg identifier comprises at least one of a base station controller identifier, a subrack ID, a slot ID, a destination signaling point index, a service packet processing unit control block index, an uplink/downlink flag, a soft handoff leg, and a channel type.

14. The access network element according to claim 9 , wherein the access network element and the peer network element are a base station and a base station controller in a mobile communications system, respectively, and wherein content of the first call leg identifier comprises at least one of a base station controller identifier, a base station identifier, a slot ID, a channel processing unit identifier, a service link index, and an uplink/downlink flag.

15. The access network element according to claim 9 , wherein the access network element is a network element device in one of a code division multiple access system, a global system for mobile communications, a universal mobile telecommunications system, a transport network, and a fixed network.

16. The access network element according to claim 9 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to send fifth signaling that carries the first call leg identifier to a third access network element, so that the third access network element sends sixth signaling that carries the first call leg identifier to the peer network element, wherein the first signaling comprises the fifth signaling and the sixth signaling, and wherein the fifth signaling and the sixth signaling are interface signaling of different types.

17. The access network element according to claim 16 , wherein the fifth signaling is ha

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhao Yuezheng
• Du Fei
• Li Qiwen
• Zhou Anquan

Classifications

• H04L67/1074

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  between access points and access point controllers · CPC title

• H04W76/11 Primary

  Allocation or use of connection identifiers · CPC title