Method for bearer signalling management

摘要

A method for bearer signalling management in a communication network comprising of transporting bearer resource request message of both the UE and RN via DeNB to managing entity of RN within EPC, as a signalling message over uplink channel referred to as ‘Union of Resource Request (UR Request)’ message. The bearer resource response message from one of the managing entity of RN or managing entities of UE and RN within EPC are transported as a signalling message to Evolved Packet Edge (EPE) via DeNB over the downlink channel referred to as ‘Union of Admission Response (UA Response)’. This manages bearer setup signalling as a single loop, by transportation of ‘UR Request’ signalling message and receiving one ‘UA Response’ signalling message over uplink and downlink channels respectively. EPE is a conglomeration of network nodes comprising of UEs, RNs and all other network nodes that communicate over EPC via DeNB.

主权项

1. A method for bearer management signalling in a communication network, the method comprising:
forming a Union of Resource (UR) Request message in the Evolved Packet Edge (EPE), wherein EPE includes user equipment (UE) and at least one relay node (RN) and wherein the UR Request message comprises a UE bearer resource request and a RN bearer resource request; transporting the UR Request message from the EPE via DeNB to managing entity of relay nodes (RNs) within Evolved Packet Core (EPC), wherein managing entity of RNs are network nodes that manage or administer RNs, like mobility management entity serving the relay node (MME_RN), serving gate way, packet gate way, Policy and Charging Rule Function (PCRF), Home Subscriber Service (HSS) or combination thereof; and receiving a Union of Admission (UA) Response by the DeNB for the transported UR Request from one of the said management entity, wherein the said management entity is the mobility management entity that serves/manages all the entities in the EPE, wherein the UA response comprises a response to UE bearer resource request and a RN bearer resource request.