Method and device for load sharing of MME (mobile management entity) network element

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and a device for load sharing of an MME (mobile management entity) network element. The method and the device are used for uniformly distributing SCTP (stream control transmission protocol) information to each MME resource processing entity to realize load sharing. The method includes: looking up a coupling resource list which is currently maintained and used for recording coupling resource information of each MME resource processing entity when SCTP information sent by a base station needed to establish coupling with MME resource processing entities is received, determining MME resource processing entities needed to establish coupling with the base station by looking up the coupling resource list and sending the SCTP information to the MME resource processing entities. By the method and the device for load sharing of the MME network element, the base station can be distributed to the MME resource processing entities with minimum load to realize the load sharing of the MME network element.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of communication technology, in particular to a load sharing method and device for an MME network element. Background technique [0002] After receiving the SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) type message of the base station that needs to establish a coupling with the MME resource processing entity, the service processing node presented by the MME (Mobility Management Entity) network element needs to allocate the message to the MME resource The processing entity establishes the connection. [0003] Most of the current MME network elements use a random method to distribute SCTP messages, that is, randomly select one of the MME resource processing entities connected to the MME network element, and distribute SCTP messages to it. [0004] To sum up, most of the SCTP messages in MME network elements in the current technology do not adopt load sharing protection measures, resulting in inconsistent loads o...

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[0004] To sum up, most of the SCTP messages in MME network elements in the current technology do not adopt load sharing protection measures, resulting in inconsistent loads of multiple MME resource processing entities connected to MME network element processing nodes, and some MME resources The processing entity may cause the equipment to be paralyzed due to overload, and some MME resource processing entities may waste resources because the resources are too idle

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