METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING TEMPORARY MOBILE GROUP IDENTITY (TMGI)

摘要

Disclosed are a method and device for processing a temporary mobile group identity (TMGI) so as to solve a problem in an existing MBMS bearer deactivation procedure that because only a corresponding MBMS bearer resource is deactivated, a waste of a TMGI resource may easily occur. The method comprises: a GCS AS sends a first request message to a BM-SC, where the first request message is used for requesting to deactivate An MBMS resource corresponding to a last MBMS bearer of a TMGI or all MBMS bearers of a TMGI; and the GCS AS releases the TMGI. After initiating a process of deactivating a last MBMS bearer corresponding to a same TMGI or all MBMS bearers of a same TMGI, a GCS AS releases the TMGI, so that a TMGI resource is saved, and the utilization rate of a TMGI resource is also improved.