Serving radio network controller relocaiton in radio telecommunication system

A method of relocating a serving radio network controller (RNC) in a radio telecommunication system, when a first RNC detects a user equipment (UE) move out of service area of the first RNC, to switch the first RNC which is assigning radio and network resources to the UE to a second RNC replacing the first RNC for assigning radio and network resources to the UE continuously, said radio telecommunication system also comprising a core network (CN) which comprises a gateway GPRS service node (GGSN) and a plurality of serving GPRS support node (SGSN) which each is coupled to the GGSN respectively, the first RNC being coupled to a first SGSN of the plurality of SGSNs, said second RNC being coupled to a second SGSN of the plurality of SGSNs, said method comprising the steps of:

• at the first RNC, sending a Relocation Required Message to the first SGSN, the Relocation Required Message comprising a target ID which represents the second RNC;
• at the first SGSN, based on the target ID of the Relocation Required Message, determining whether the first SGSN and the second SGSN are the same SGSN, if NO, performing the following steps:
• at the first SGSN, sending a Forward Relocation Request Message to the second SGSN;
• at the second SGSN, sending a Relocation Request Message to the second RNC;
• according to the Relocation Request Message, the second RNC assigning radio and network resources to the UE;
• at the second RNC, sending a Relocation Request Acknowledge Message to the second SGSN;
• at the second SGSN, sending an Update Context Request Message to the GGSN;
• at the GGSN, based on the Update Context Request Message, switching a first routing path between the first RNC and the first SGSN to a second routing path between the second RNC and the second SGSN;
• at the GGSN, sending an Update Context Response Message to the second SGSN;
• at the second SGSN, sending a Forward Relocation Response Message to the first SGSN;
• at the first SGSN, sending a Relocation Command Message to the first RNC;
• and
• at the first RNC, sending a Relocation Commit Message to the second RNC.

A radio telecommunication system, comprising:

• a core network (CN) which comprises a plurality of serving GPRS support nodes (SGSNs) for tracking a location of a user equipment (UE);
• a plurality of radio access networks (RANs) which each comprises a respective radio network controller (RNC), wherein a first RNC of the plurality of RNCs is coupled to a first SGSN of the plurality of SGSNs which the first RNC is assigning radio and network resources to the UE, and a second RNC of the plurality of RNCs is coupled to a second SGSN of the plurality of SGSNs;
• and
• wherein when the first RNC detects the UE move out of service area of the first RNC, said radio telecommunication system switches the first RNC to the second RNC replacing the first RNC for assigning radio and network resources to the UE continuously by performing the following steps:
• at the first RNC, sending a Relocation Required Message to the first SGSN, the Relocation Required Message comprising a target ID which represents the second RNC;
• at the first SGSN, based on the target ID of the Relocation Required Message, determining whether the first SGSN and the second SGSN are the same SGSN, if YES, performing the following steps:
• at the first SGSN, sending a Relocation Request Message to the second RNC;
• according to the Relocation Request Message, the second RNC assigning radio and network resources to the UE;
• at the second RNC, sending a Relocation Request Acknowledge Message to the first SGSN;
• at the CN, based on the Relocation Request Acknowledge Message, switching a first routing path between the first RNC and the first SGSN to a second routing path between the second RNC and the first SGSN;
• at the first SGSN, sending a Relocation Command Message to the first RNC;
• and
• at the first RNC, sending a Relocation Commit Message to the second RNC.

A radio telecommunication system, comprising:

• a core network (CN) which comprises a plurality of serving GPRS support nodes (SGSNs) for tracking a location of a user equipment (UE), the CN further comprising a gateway GPRS service node (GGSN) for controlling packets input and output said radio telecommunication system, each SGSN of the plurality of SGSNs being coupled to the GGSN respectively;
• a plurality of radio access networks (RAN) which each comprises a respective radio network controller (RNC), wherein a first RNC of the plurality of RNCs is coupled to a first SGSN of the plurality of SGSNs, the first RNC is assigning radio and network resources to the UE, and a second RNC of the plurality of RNCs is coupled to a second SGSN of the plurality of SGSNs;
• and
• wherein when the first RNC detects the UE move out of service area of the first RNC, said radio telecommunication system switches the first RNC to the second RNC replacing the first RNC for assigning radio and network resources to the UE continuously by performing the following steps:
• at the first RNC, sending a Relocation Required Message to the first SGSN, the Relocation Required Message comprising a target ID which represents the second RNC;
• at the first SGSN, based on the target ID of the Relocation Required Message, determining whether the first SGSN and the second SGSN are the same SGSN, if NO, performing the following steps:
• at the first SGSN, sending a Forward Relocation Request Message to the second SGSN;
• at the second SGSN, sending a Relocation Request Message to the second RNC;
• according to the Relocation Request Message, the second RNC assigning radio and network resources to the UE;
• at the second RNC, sending a Relocation Request Acknowledge Message to the second SGSN;
• at the second SGSN, sending an Update Context Request Message to the GGSN;
• at the GGSN, based on the Update Context Request Message, switching a first routing path between the first RNC and the first SGSN to a second routing path between the second RNC and the second SGSN;
• at the GGSN, sending an Update Context Response Message to the second SGSN;
• at the second SGSN, sending a Forward Relocation Response Message to the first SGSN;
• at the first SGSN, sending a Relocation Command Message to the first RNC;
• and
• at the first RNC, sending a Relocation Commit Message to the second RNC.