Patent ID: 8837355

Claim:
A bearer processing method, comprising: if user subscription data is changed, which user subscription data is initiated by a Home Subscriber Server (HSS): determining by a mobile management device whether a signaling connection exists between a corresponding user equipment (UE) and the mobile management device, wherein the determining of whether the signaling connection exists between the corresponding UE and the mobile management device comprises determining whether the corresponding UE is under management of the mobile management device; and if the signaling connection exists between the corresponding UE and the mobile management device: initiating by the mobile management device, a bearer modification or deletion process; and wherein the determining of whether the corresponding UE is under the management of the mobile management device comprises: determining whether the mobile management device detects that a signaling connection has already been established between the mobile management device and the corresponding UE; and paging, by the mobile management device, the corresponding UE to cause the corresponding UE to trigger a service request when no signaling connection exists.