Method for processing abnormality between non-adjacent nodes

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for processing abnormalities between non-adjacent nodes. which is applied to network element nodes supporting a GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP). The GTP node sends a network element-level node abnormality message to other adjacent GTP nodes once the abnormality of an adjacent GTP node is detected. The message comprises information about the abnormal GTP node. The method of the present invention enables the non-adjacent GTP nodes to obtain each other's abnormality therebetween and perform relative processing by introducing the network element-level node abnormality message, thus solves the problem when the GTP is used in the 3GPP system that the resources cannot be recycled in time because of each other's unknown recovery between the non-adjacent nodes, or the problem of a message storm that may caused by the user-level message notification through the intermediate node.

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