Mobility management processing method and apparatus

A mobility management processing method, wherein the method comprises:

• receiving, by an access and mobility management function (AMF) network element, a first message from a session management function (SMF) network element, wherein the first message comprises one or both of a session and service continuity (SSC) mode and a service area of a user plane function (UPF) network element, wherein the SSC mode and the service area are each based on an obtained protocol data unit (PDU) session identifier, and wherein the service area is a service area of the UPF network element that established a PDU session corresponding to the PDU session identifier;
• and
• determining, by the AMF network element, a paging area based on one or both of the SSC mode and the service area, and paging, in the paging area, a terminal that established the PDU session by using the UPF network element;
• wherein the determining the paging area based on one or both of the SSC mode and the service area comprises:
• if it is determined that the SSC mode is an SSC mode 1, determining, by the AMF network element as the paging area, an area indicated by a tracking area list;
• or
• if it is determined that the SSC mode is an SSC mode 2 or an SSC mode 3, determining, by the AMF network element, the service area as the paging area, or determining an overlapping area of the service area and a tracking area list as the paging area.

A mobility management processing apparatus, comprising:

• a transceiver configured to:
• receive a data notification message that comprises a protocol data unit (PDU) session identifier from a user plane function (UPF) network element, and determine, based on the PDU session identifier, one or both of a session and service continuity (SSC) mode corresponding to the PDU session identifier and a service area of the UPF network element, wherein the UPF network element is a network element that established a PDU session corresponding to the PDU session identifier;
• and
• a processor configured to determine a paging area based on the SSC mode and/or the service area of the UPF network element;
• wherein the transceiver is further configured to send a first message comprising the paging area to an access and mobility management function (AMF) network element, wherein the first message is for triggering the AMF network element to page, in the paging area, a terminal that established the PDU session by using the UPF network element;
• wherein the processor is further configured to:
• if it is determined that the SSC mode is an SSC mode 2, use the service area as the paging area;
• or
• if it is determined that the SSC mode is an SSC mode 1 or an SSC mode 3, use, as the paging area, an area indicated by a tracking area list;
• or
• determine the paging area based on the tracking area list and the service area of the UPF network element, and wherein the processor is further configured to determine, as the paging area, an overlapping area of the service area and the area indicated by the tracking area list.

A mobility management processing apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises:

• a transceiver configured to receive a first message from a session management function (SMF) network element, wherein the first message comprises one or both of a session and service continuity (SSC) mode and a service area of a user plane function (UPF) network element, wherein the SSC mode and the service area are each based on an obtained protocol data unit (PDU) session identifier, and wherein the service area is a service area of the UPF network element that established a PDU session corresponding to the PDU session identifier;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• determine a paging area based on the SSC mode and/or the service area, and page, in the paging area, a terminal that established the PDU session by using the UPF network element;
• wherein the processor is further configured to:
• if it is determined that the SSC mode is an SSC mode 1, determine, as the paging area, an area indicated by a tracking area list;
• or
• if it is determined that the SSC mode is an SSC mode 2 or an SSC mode 3, determine the service area as the paging area, or determine an overlapping area of the service area and a tracking area list as the paging area.