METHOD FOR RE-ESTABLISHING A MS-SGSN CONNECTION AFTER A PARTIAL RESTART OF THE GB-INTERFACE IN GPRS

摘要

This new invention is a method of re-establishing MS-SGSN connections after a partial restart of SGSN, i.e., only the Gb-interface is restarted. The re-establishment is achieved without detaching the MS. With this method Ciphering is re-synchronised, PDP-contexts in unacknowledged mode are re-established, and SMS traffic over GPRS is re-established, while PDP-contexts in acknowledged mode are deactivated with order to re-activate. When the MS is moving within the coverage of a SGSN, the invention can be used to move the context closer to the used Gb-link. When the MS request better Quality of Service, the MS context can moved to more suitable SGSN resource with this invention.