Communication method, core network device, access network device, terminal device, and communication system

Abstract

Disclosed by the embodiments of the present application are a communication method, core network device, access network device, terminal device, and communication system. Said communication method comprises: the core network device determining an access network device set, said access network device set comprising at least one access network device already accessed by the terminal device; said core network device and each access network device in said access network device set establishing a network connection for said terminal device. By means of the technical solution of the present application, each access network device in the access network device set establishes a network connection for the terminal device in advance, thereby allowing the terminal device to move within a range of coverage of at least one access network device, reducing communication delays.

1 . A communication method, comprising:
 determining, by a core network device, an access network device set, wherein the access network device set comprises at least one access network device which a terminal device has ever accessed; and   establishing, by the core network device, a network connection for the terminal device with each access network device in the access network device set.   
     
     
         2 . The communication method of  claim 1 , wherein the establishing, by the core network device, the network connection for the terminal device with each access network device in the access network device set comprises:
 transmitting, by the core network device, a network connection request message to each access network device, to cause each access network device to establish the network connection with the terminal device based on the network connection request message.   
     
     
         3 . The communication method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 transmitting, by the core network device, context information to each access network device, to cause the terminal device to communicate with a network through the context information.   
     
     
         4 . The communication method of  claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the core network device, the access network device set comprises:
 acquiring, by the core network device, access history information or subscription information of the terminal device; and   determining, by the core network device, the access network device set based on the access history information or the subscription information.   
     
     
         5 . The communication method of  claim 4 , wherein the acquiring, by the core network device, the access history information or the subscription information of the terminal device comprises:
 receiving, by the core network device, the access history information or the subscription information from the terminal device; or   receiving, by the core network device, the access history information from the access network device which the terminal device accesses.   
     
     
         6 . The communication method of  claim 4 , wherein the acquiring, by the core network device, the access history information of the terminal device comprises:
 acquiring, by the core network device, location information of the terminal device; and   determining, by the core network device, the access history information based on a network topology diagram and the location information of the terminal device.   
     
     
         7 . The communication method of  claim 4 , wherein the access history information comprises network statistic information of the access network device;
 wherein the determining, by the core network device, the access network device set based on the access history information comprises:
 determining, by the core network device, the access network device set based on the network statistics information. 
   
     
     
         8 . The communication method of  claim 7 , wherein the network statistics information further comprises at least one of duration information or service type information. 
     
     
         9 . The communication method of  claim 4 , wherein the subscription information comprises location area information;
 wherein the determining, by the network device, the access network device set based on the subscription information comprises:
 determining, by the core network device, the access network device set based on the location area information. 
   
     
     
         10 . The communication method of  claim 9 , wherein the subscription information further comprises at least one of service type information or time information;
 wherein the determining, by the core network device, the access network device set based on the location area information comprises:
 determining, by the core network device, the access network device set based on the location area information and at least one of the service type information or the time information. 
   
     
     
         11 . A communication method, comprising:
 acquiring, by a terminal device, access history information or subscription information of the terminal device; and   transmitting, by the terminal device, the access history information or the subscription information to a core network device, to cause the core network device to determine an access network device set based on the access history information or the subscription information and establish a network connection for the terminal device with each access network device in the access network device set, wherein the access network device set comprises at least one access network device which the terminal device has ever accessed.   
     
     
         12 . The communication method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 performing, by the terminal device, network communication based on context information received through a first access network device in the access network device set.   
     
     
         13 . The communication method of  claim 11 , wherein the transmitting, by the terminal device, the access history information or the subscription information to the core network device comprises:
 transmitting, by the terminal device, the access history information or the subscription information to the core network device via an access network device which the terminal device accesses.   
     
     
         14 . The communication method of  claim 11 , wherein the access history information comprises network statistics information of the access network device. 
     
     
         15 . The communication method of  claim 14 , wherein the transmitting, by the terminal device, the access history information to the core network device comprises:
 transmitting, by the terminal device, a non-access stratum (NAS) signaling request message to the core network device, wherein the NAS signaling request message carries the access history information.   
     
     
         16 . The communication method of  claim 14 , wherein the network statistics information further comprises at least one of duration information or service type information. 
     
     
         17 . The communication method of  claim 11 , wherein the subscription information comprises location area information. 
     
     
         18 . The communication method of  claim 17 , wherein the transmitting, by the terminal device, the subscription information to the core network device comprises:
 transmitting, by the terminal device, the subscription information to the core network device in an area update request message, an NAS signaling request message or an attach request message.   
     
     
         19 . The communication method of  claim 17 , wherein the subscription information further comprises at least one of service type information or time information. 
     
     
         20 . A terminal device, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute one or more operations comprising:   acquiring access history information or subscription information of the terminal device; and   transmitting the access history information or the subscription information to a core network device obtained by the acquiring module, to cause the core network device to determine an access network device set based on the access history information or the subscription information and establish a network connection for the terminal device with each access network device in the access network device set, wherein the access network device set comprises at least one access network device which the terminal device has ever accessed.