Patents by Inventor Jinguo Zhu

Jinguo Zhu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8351378
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for deactivating ISR and a mobility management unit. Wherein the above method includes: when an ISR deactivation is needed to be performed, the mobility management unit judging whether to perform the following operation by the S-GW according to reasons of the ISR deactivation: the mobility management unit sends a request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW, and carries, in the request message, an identifier which is used to instruct the S-GW to initiate the bearer deletion to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation; or the mobility management unit notifies the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation. The synchronization between the bearer deletion and the network element state in the ISR function deactivation scenarios can be realized by the above technical scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Shuang Liang, Jinguo Zhu, Fei Lu
  • Patent number: 8335832
    Abstract: A method for releasing buffered data of a Serving Gateway is disclosed? the Serving Gateway (Serving GW) buffers downlink data sent to a user and sends a data notification message to a Mobility Management Entity (MME); after receiving the data notification message, the MME initiates a paging to the user and sets a paging timer, if the paging timer expires and no paging response of the user is received, the MME sends a notification message to the Serving GW to inform the Serving GW that there is no paging response from the user; and after receiving the notification message, the Serving GW releases the buffered downlink data. With this method, the Serving GW can release buffered data in time without causing wrong release of the buffered data, so the system efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Fei Lu, Jinguo Zhu, Minya Ye
  • Patent number: 8326263
    Abstract: A method for selecting a policy and charging rules function. When a UE accesses a 3GPP system through a roaming architecture, upon receiving a session establishment request message sent by a PCC client located in the visited network, the DRA in the visited network forwards the message to a selected PCRF of the visited network according to the records stored locally or instructs the PCC client to transmit the session establishment request message to the selected PCRF of the visited network; and the PCRF of the visited network forwards the session establishment request message to a DRA of a home network, then the DRA of the home network forwards the message to the selected PCRF of the home network according to the records stored locally or instructs the PCRF of the visited network to transmit the session establishment request message to the selected PCRF of the home network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoyun Zhou, Zaifeng Zong, Tong Rui, Jinguo Zhu
  • Publication number: 20120282941
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing user data is provided, which includes: when a User Equipment (UE) moves into a coverage area of a new mobility management unit, an old mobility management unit sends an indication of whether a bearer modification procedure is to be triggered to the new mobility management unit, and the new mobility management unit determines whether to trigger the bearer modification procedure according to the indication. A system for synchronizing user data is further provided. By means of the technical solution of the method and the system, the situation that a Quality of Service (QoS) used by a bearer in the new mobility management unit does not match with a bearer QoS of an updated subscription data when a user equipment moves into a coverage area of a new mobility management unit can be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fei Lu, Shuang Liang, Chunhui Zhu, Jinguo Zhu
  • Patent number: 8280381
    Abstract: The present invention provides an intra-system handoff method, comprising the following steps: S302, when deciding a handoff of UE to a target base station, a source base station issues a handoff request to the target base station; S304, in response to the handoff request from the source base station, the target base station informs the source base station to conduct handoff for the UE; S306, after the completion of the handoff, the target base station issues an update request to an MME; and S308, in response to the update request from the target base station, the MME conducts Serving GW selection, and further fulfils the intra-system handoff. By the present invention, the target eNodeB need not determine whether access to the Serving GW is available, and accordingly the target eNodeB can avoid from configuring Serving GW.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Jinguo Zhu, Zalfeng Zong, Xiliang Liu, Minya Ye
  • Publication number: 20120157093
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for realizing user accessibility and a multi-mode terminal. A UE initiates, after a tracking area update (TAU) periodic timer of the UE expires, an update process to a mobile switching center/visitor location register (MSC/VLR) in the case that an idle mode signaling reduction (ISR) is activated and the UE resides in a global system for mobile communications/universal mobile telecommunication system (GSM/UMTS). The disclosure improves user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jinguo Zhu, Shuang Liang, Ying Hu
  • Publication number: 20120120932
    Abstract: The present invention provides a message sending method and a serving GPRS support node. The method includes: when the SGSN, to which user equipment is connected, switches from a first SGSN to a second SGSN, the first SGSN sending to the second SGSN a message carrying context information of the user equipment, wherein the context information includes the gateway type of packet data network to which the user equipment is connected. The present invention achieves the effects that the new SGSN can acquire the gateway type of the packet data network PDN and correctly select the type of the interface in use according to the gateway type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Shuang Liang, Minya Ye, Qianchun Wang, Fei Lu, Jinguo Zhu
  • Patent number: 8116272
    Abstract: A method for dealing with the packet domain gateway support node errors, including: a Radio Network Controller (4) sends a notification message to a Serving GPRS Support Node (2) according to an error indication message; in the case of a direct tunnel, the Serving GPRS Support Node initiates a process of deactivating a packet data protocol context to a user equipment (1) according to the received notification message, so as to make the states of the packet data protocol contexts in the user equipment, the Serving GPRS Support Node and a Gateway GPRS Support Node (3) consistent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Jinguo Zhu, Jiannan Cai, Xiliang Liu
  • Publication number: 20110128915
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for deactivating ISR and a mobility management unit. Wherein the above method includes: when an ISR deactivation is needed to be performed, the mobility management unit judging whether to perform the following operation by the S-GW according to reasons of the ISR deactivation: the mobility management unit sends a request message of deleting bearer to the S-GW, and carries, in the request message, an identifier which is used to instruct the S-GW to initiate the bearer deletion to the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation; or the mobility management unit notifies the other mobility management unit associated with the ISR function activation to perform the ISR deactivation. The synchronization between the bearer deletion and the network element state in the ISR function deactivation scenarios can be realized by the above technical scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Shuang Liang, Jinguo Zhu, Fei Lu
  • Publication number: 20110117931
    Abstract: A method and terminal for association update are provided. When the terminal performs location area update to a MSC/VLR via a GERAN/UTRAN, if it has performed combined update or CSFB attachment in an EPS network via E-UTRAN, then it sets a combined update indication which indicates the EPS network requires combined update when the terminal returns to the E-UTRAN from the GERAN/UTRAN; when the terminal moves to a registered tracking area of the E-UTRAN, it determines whether the combined update indication has been set or not, if yes, it initiates combined TAU and LAU to an MME. After receiving a location update request from the MME, the MSC/VLR updates stored association information and re-establishes SGs association with the MME. Accordingly, a terminal has a control module for association update, which comprises a combined update indication setting determination unit, a combined update setting unit and a combined update initiation determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Ying Hu, Jinguo Zhu, Zaifeng Zong
  • Publication number: 20110116449
    Abstract: A method and system for determining whether to activate the Idle mode Signalling Reduction (ISR) function. The method comprises: an ISR activation determining network element acquiring ISR capabilities of a terminal and network, and the information related to SGs and Gs during a process of activating ISR function after receiving a routing area update request or tracking area update request; the ISR activation determining network element restricting activation of ISR function under a special scenario, according to the acquired information related to SGs and Gs, where the terminal and the network satisfy ISR activation conditions; wherein, the ISR activation determining network element is one among a mobility management entity (MME) and a serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN). The method and system of the present invention solve the problem that the MSC/VLR may be unable to find the UE by paging due to the introduction of the ISR function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ying Hu, Jinguo Zhu, Zaifeng Zong
  • Publication number: 20110110308
    Abstract: A method for detaching network, a method for deactivating ISR and an indicating device thereof are provided in the present invention, wherein the method for deactivating ISR includes: when a registration state of a user equipment of a current core network node in a pair of core network nodes with ISR activated is changed, sending an ISR deactivating message to an associated core network node and indicating the associated core network node to perform related operation, wherein the related operation comprises one of the following: ISR deactivation, ISR deactivation and bearer deletion. Through the present invention, the ISR deactivation flow could be implemented correctly and the flow error due to the asynchronous ISR state and the resource waste due to the invalid information could be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuang Liang, Jing Wang, Jinguo Zhu, Fei Lu
  • Publication number: 20110110350
    Abstract: The present invention provides bearer processing methods, in one bearer processing method, the serving gateway receives a bearer processing message from a mobility management unit, wherein the bearer processing message carries a message source mark for identifying a sending entity of the bearer processing message; the serving gateway acquires the message source mark in the bearer processing message, and judges the sending entity of the bearer processing message according to the message source mark, and performs the bearer processing according to the result of the judgment. In accordance with the present invention, it is possible for the serving gateway to distinguish the sending entity of a message, so as to perform the subsequent related bearer processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fei Lu, Jinguo Zhu, Shuang Liang, Jing Wang, Minya Ye
  • Publication number: 20110103340
    Abstract: A method and system for realizing network switching, and a mobile node are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chunhui Zhu, Zaifeng Zong, Xiaoyun Zhou, Jinguo Zhu
  • Publication number: 20110019624
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for indicating a serving gateway to update the bearer, comprising: a mobility management unit sending to a serving gateway a bearer establishing request message carrying a bearer update indication for indicating the serving gateway whether to update the bearer between the serving gateway and a packet data network gateway immediately; after receiving the bearer establishing request message, the serving gateway determining whether to update the bearer between the serving gateway and the packet data network gateway immediately according to the bearer update indication carried in the message. The method provided by the present invention can enable the serving gateway to easily judge when to update the bearer between the serving gateway and the packet data network gateway so as to avoid updating the bearer between the serving gateway and the packet data network gateway by the serving gateway too early or too late.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fei Lu, Jinguo Zhu
  • Publication number: 20110013623
    Abstract: A method and a system for implementing CS domain paging are disclosed, applied in scenarios of performing CS domain paging for a called UE after ISR function is introduced in PS domain, and comprising: MSC/VLR only storing one Gs association; during CS domain paging, MSC/VLR sending a CS domain paging request message to the PS domain network element recorded in the Gs association in the MSC/VLR; after receiving the message, the PS domain network element initiating one or two CS domain paging procedures in the PS domain to transmit the CS domain paging to the called UE; or sending a paging response to the MSC/VLR directly without initiating CS domain paging. A method for transferring service information is also disclosed, applied in the scenarios that ISR function is activated in PS domain, and comprising: transmitting service message(s) between the ISR-associated PS domain network elements serving the UE to implement transfer of service information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ying Hu, Zhiming Yu, Jinguo Zhu, Lei Yu, Liping Geng
  • Publication number: 20110009160
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for discovering a home link in mobile IP, wherein the method includes: an access network assigns an address for a UE when the UE is attached to the network; the UE acquires a home address from the network; the UE compares the address assigned by the access network with the home address, and confirms that the UE is attached to the home link in the case that the address assigned by the access network and the home address are the same. Therefore, with the present invention, it is not necessary to configure the UE in advance, and the participation of the user is also not required. Thus improved application flexibility is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: ZTE COPORATION
    Inventors: Chunhui ZHU, Zaifeng ZONG, Jinguo ZHU
  • Publication number: 20100312846
    Abstract: A method for releasing buffered data of a Serving Gateway is disclosed? the Serving Gateway (Serving GW) buffers downlink data sent to a user and sends a data notification message to a Mobility Management Entity (MME); after receiving the data notification message, the MME initiates a paging to the user and sets a paging timer, if the paging timer expires and no paging response of the user is received, the MME sends a notification message to the Serving GW to inform the Serving GW that there is no paging response from the user; and after receiving the notification message, the Serving GW releases the buffered downlink data. With this method, the Serving GW can release buffered data in time without causing wrong release of the buffered data, so the system efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Fei Lu, Jinguo Zhu, Minya Ye
  • Publication number: 20100291923
    Abstract: A method for selecting a policy and charging rules function. When a UE accesses a 3GPP system through a roaming architecture, upon receiving a session establishment request message sent by a PCC client located in the visited network, the DRA in the visited network forwards the message to a selected PCRF of the visited network according to the records stored locally or instructs the PCC client to transmit the session establishment request message to the selected PCRF of the visited network; and the PCRF of the visited network forwards the session establishment request message to a DRA of a home network, then the DRA of the home network forwards the message to the selected PCRF of the home network according to the records stored locally or instructs the PCRF of the visited network to transmit the session establishment request message to the selected PCRF of the home network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaoyun Zhou, Zaifeng Zong, Tong Rui, Jinguo Zhu
  • Publication number: 20100284336
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for selecting a policy and charging rules function server in a non-roaming scenario to achieve that the PCC policies for each IP-CAN session are determined only by one PCRF. The method comprises of a Diameter Routing Agent (DRA) establishing an association relationship table in which IP Connectivity Access Network (IP-CAN) session information and corresponding address information of a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) server are stored; and when a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) entity and a Gateway Control Function Entity (GWCF) requests the PCRF for or to update a Policy and Charging Control (PCC) policy of one IP-CAN session, or when an Application Function (AF) entity sends application information or service information down to the PCRF, obtaining the address information of the PCRF associated with said IP-CAN session from said DRA, then performing subsequent processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tong Rui, Zaifeng Zong, Xiaoyun Zhou, Jun Song, Jinguo Zhu