Terminal, base station, network controller, system, and transmission method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10334565-B2
Application number	US-201715473138-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 29, 2017
Priority date	Sep 30, 2014
Publication date	Jun 25, 2019
Grant date	Jun 25, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a terminal, a base station, a network controller, a system, and a transmission method. The terminal includes: a receiving module, configured to receive configuration information of at least one air interface-specific path sent by a base station, where the air interface-specific path is used to transmit application data corresponding to at least one application; and a sending module, configured to: if the to-be-sent application data is discontinuously transmitted and has a length less than a preset threshold, use the at least one air interface-specific path to send the application data to the base station. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, when a terminal transmits data or signaling that is discontinuous and has a relatively small length, consumption of network signaling resources is reduced, so that a normal network service properly runs.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A base station, comprising
a processor; and
a memory configured to store a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the base station to perform:
sending an air interface resource request to a network controller, wherein the air interface resource request requests the network controller to allocate an air interface-specific path resource;
obtaining an air interface-specific path resource allocated by the network controller;
allocating the air interface-specific path resource to a terminal;
mapping at least one air interface-specific path with at least one network-specific path, wherein the at least one air interface-specific path is a path between the terminal and the base station, and is configured to transport application data that is discontinuous and has a length in bits less than a threshold;
receiving application data that is discontinuous and has a length in bits less than the threshold from the terminal through the at least one air interface-specific path; and
forwarding the application data to a gateway through the at least one network-specific path mapped with the at least one air interface-specific path,
wherein both the at least one air interface-specific path and the at least one network-specific path are used to transmit application data corresponding to at least one application.

2. The base station according to claim 1 , wherein the air interface-specific path resource comprises time-frequency resource information and link resource information.

3. The base station according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the program to cause the base station to perform:
monitoring utilization information of the air interface-specific path;
adjusting the air interface-specific path resource according to the utilization information of the air interface-specific path; and
sending the adjusted air interface path resource to the terminal.

4. The base station according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the program to cause the base station to perform:
receiving application data that is discontinuous from the gateway through the at least one network-specific path; and
forwarding the application data received from the gateway to the terminal through the at least one air interface-specific path.

5. A transmission method, comprising:
sending, by a base station, an air interface resource request to a network controller, wherein the air interface resource request requests the network controller to allocate an air interface-specific path resource;
obtaining, by the base station, an air interface-specific path resource allocated by the network controller;
allocating, by the base station, the air interface-specific path resource to a terminal;
mapping at least one air interface-specific path with at least one network-specific path, wherein the at least one air interface-specific path is a path between the terminal and the base station, and is configured to transport application data that is discontinuous and has a length in bits less than a threshold;
receiving application data that is discontinuous and has a length in bits less than the threshold from the terminal through the at least one air interface-specific path; and
forwarding the application data to a gateway through the at least one network-specific path mapped with the at least one air interface-specific path,
wherein both the at least one air interface-specific path and the at least one network-specific path are used to transmit application data corresponding to at least one application.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the air interface-specific path resource comprises time-frequency resource information and link resource information.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Yingtao
• Wang Bingfu
• Liu Yalin

Classifications

• H04W72/23

  in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal · CPC title

• H04W72/51 Primary

  based on terminal or device properties · CPC title

• H04W72/20

  Control channels or signalling for resource management · CPC title

• H04W72/04 Primary

  Wireless resource allocation · CPC title

• H04W74/08

  Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA (hybrid access H04W74/02) · CPC title