Service control method for machine type communications device and related apparatus and system

A service control method for a machine type communications device comprising:

• receiving, by a target-access-network network element, a handover request message from a source-access-network network element, wherein the handover request message carries device type indication information of a UE, and wherein the device type indication information of the UE is used to indicate whether the UE is a machine type communications device;
• determining a device type of the UE according to the device type indication information of the UE;
• and
• determining, according to the device type of the UE, whether to execute a handover operation corresponding to the handover request message when a current load of the target-access-network network element exceeds a set threshold.

An access-network network element comprising:

• a first receiving unit configured to receive a service request message from a core-network network element, wherein the service request message carries device type indication information of a UE, and wherein the device type indication information of the UE is used to indicate whether the UE is a machine type communications device;
• a first determining unit configured to determine a device type of the UE according to the device type indication information of the UE;
• and
• a first service controlling unit configured to determine, according to the device type of the UE, whether to execute a service operation corresponding to the service request message when a current load of the access-network network element exceeds a set threshold.

An access-network network element comprising:

• a second receiving unit configured to receive a handover request message from a source-access-network network element, wherein the handover request message carries device type indication information of a UE, and wherein the device type indication information of the UE is used to indicate whether the UE is a machine type communications device;
• a second determining module configured to determine a device type of the UE according to the device type indication information of the UE;
• and
• a second service controlling unit configured to determine, according to the device type of the UE, whether to execute a handover operation corresponding to the handover request message when a current load of the access-network network element exceeds a set threshold.

A service control system comprising:

• a core-network network element;
• and
• an access-network network element,
• wherein the access-network network element is configured to:
• receive a service request message from the core-network network element, wherein the service request message carries device type indication information of a UE, and wherein the device type indication information of the UE is used to indicate whether the UE is a machine type communications device;
• determine a device type of the UE according to the device type indication information of the UE;
• and
• determine, according to the device type of the UE, whether to execute a service operation corresponding to the service request message when a current load of the access-network network element exceeds a set threshold.

A service control system comprising:

• a target-access-network network element;
• and
• a source-access-network network element,
• wherein the target-access-network network element is configured to receive a handover request message from the source-access-network network element,
• wherein the handover request message carries device type indication information of a UE,
• wherein the device type indication information of the UE is used to indicate whether the UE is a machine type communications device, and
• wherein the target-access-network network element is configured to determine, according to the device type of the UE, whether to execute a handover operation corresponding to the handover request message.