Patent ID: 8238909
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying a user equipment (UE) which is accessing a system architecture evolved (SAE) network, comprising: receiving, by an mobility management entity (MME) of the SAE network, an SAE-temporary mobile subscriber identity (SAE-TMSI) allocated to the UE from an evolved radio access network (RAN) entity, wherein the SAE-TMSI comprises: a resource pool identifier (pool-ID), a mobility management entity identifier (MME-ID) and a UE temporary identifier; and identifying, by the MME, the UE according to the SAE-TMSI, wherein the pool-ID is unique in a public land mobile network (PLMN), the MME-ID is unique in a resource pool, and the UE temporary identifier is unique in the MME.