Data transmission method, related device, and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10499443-B2
Application number	US-201515749382-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2015
Priority date	Jul 31, 2015
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

Embodiments provide a data transmission method. The method includes: receiving, by a core network entity, a first message sent by a first user equipment (UE); and setting up, by the core network entity, a target bearer on the first UE according to the first message, so that a second UE transmits data using the target bearer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
sending, by a first user equipment UE, a first message to a core network entity in a network, wherein the core network entity sets up a target bearer for the first UE according to the first message, the target bearer providing access to transmit data external to the network, and a second UE transmits data using the target bearer for the first UE;
obtaining, by the first UE, a first evolved packet system bearer identity (EBI), wherein the first EBI corresponds to the target bearer;
allocating, by the first UE, a device to device bearer identity (DBI), wherein the DBI is used to identify a bearer used to transmit data between the first UE and the second UE;
saving, by the first UE, a mapping relationship between the first EBI and the DBI; and
sending, by the first UE, the DBI and a quality of service (QoS) of the target bearer to the second UE, so that the second UE learns that a QoS of a bearer corresponding to a second EBI on the second UE is the same as the QoS of the target bearer, and saves a mapping relationship between the second EBI and the DBI.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after sending, by the first user equipment UE, the first message to a core network entity, the method further comprises:
obtaining, by the first UE, an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the second UE, wherein saving the mapping relationship includes saving the mapping relationship between the IP address of the second UE, the first EBI, and the DBI.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the sending, by the first UE, the first message to the core network entity, the method further comprises:
receiving, by the first UE, a first evolved packet system bearer identity (EBI) corresponding to the target bearer and a device to device bearer identity (DBI) that are sent by the core network entity using a base station serving the first UE, and saving, by the first UE, a mapping relationship between the first EBI and the DBI; or
receiving, by the first UE, an IP address of the second UE, the first EBI, and a DBI that are sent by the core network entity using a base station serving the first UE, and saving, by the first UE, a mapping relationship between the IP address of the second UE, the first EBI, and the DBI.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, by the first UE, an identity of the second UE that is sent by the core network entity using a base station serving the first UE; and
learning, by the first UE according to the identity of the second UE, that the target bearer is set up by the core network entity for the second UE.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, by the first UE, a traffic flow template (TFT) that is sent by the core network entity by using a base station serving the first UE, wherein a value of the TFT is null; or
receiving, by the first UE, an Linked EPS Bearer ID, (LBI) that is sent by the core network entity using the base station serving the first UE, wherein a value of the LBI is 0.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein sending, by the first UE, the first message to the core network entity comprises:
receiving, by the first UE, a sixth message sent by the second UE, wherein the sixth message comprises a non-access stratum (NAS) message sent by the second UE to the core network entity; and
obtaining, by the first UE, the NAS message, and sending the NAS message to the core network entity using the first message.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the sixth message comprises indication information indicating that the sixth message comprises the NAS message; and wherein obtaining, by the first UE, the NAS message comprises:
learning, by the first UE according to the indication information, that the sixth message comprises the NAS message, and obtaining the NAS message from the sixth message.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first message comprises a non-access stratum (NAS) message of the second UE; or
the first message comprises the NAS message of the second UE and an identity of the second UE.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein after sending, by the first UE, the first message to the core network entity, the method comprises:
sending, by the first UE, a seventh message to the core network entity, wherein the seventh message comprises the NAS message of the second UE;
wherein the NAS message of the second UE requests to modify a bearer corresponding to a second first evolved packet system bearer identity (EBI) of the second UE.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the NAS message comprises:
a NAS TAU message;
a NAS attach message; or
a NAS request bearer resource modification message.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after sending, by the first UE, the first message to the core network entity, the method comprises:
receiving, by the first UE, an eighth message sent by the core network entity;
learning that the eighth message comprises a non-access stratum (NAS) message sent to the first UE; and
obtaining, by the first UE, the NAS message, and sending the NAS message to the second UE.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first message comprises indication information indicating that the first message comprises another NAS message; and
wherein the eighth message comprises indication information indicating that the eighth message comprises another NAS message.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein sending the NAS message to the second UE comprises:
sending, by the first UE, a ninth message to the second UE, wherein the ninth message comprises indication information indicating that the ninth message comprises the NAS message.

14. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the first UE, data that is sent by the second UE using a bearer corresponding to a device to device bearer identity (DBI), and sending, by the first UE according to a mapping relationship between the DBI and a first a first evolved packet system bearer identity (EBI) corresponding to the target bearer, the data to a network using the target bearer corresponding to the first EBI; or
receiving, by the first UE, data that is sent by the second UE using a bearer corresponding to the DBI, and sending, by the first UE according to the mapping relationship between an IP address of the second UE, the first EBI, and the DBI, the data to a network using the target bearer corresponding to the first EBI.

15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising:
receiving, by the first UE, data that is sent by the network using the target bearer corresponding to the first EBI, and sending, by the first UE according to the mapping relationship between the first EBI and the DBI, the data to the second UE using the bearer corresponding to the DBI; or
receiving, by the first UE, data that is sent by the network using the target bearer corresponding to the first EBI, and sending, by the first UE according to a mapping relationship between the first EBI and a destination IP address of the data, and the DBI, the data to the second UE using the bearer corresponding to the DBI.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to carry out the method of claim 1 .

17. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a non-transitory memory configured to store a program;
a channel interface coupled to the memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory and th

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jin Hui
• Ouyang Guowei
• Duan Xiaoyan
• Yi Qiang

Classifications

• H04W8/26

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• H04W48/14

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• H04W72/0453

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• H04W76/10

  Connection setup · CPC title

• H04W76/14 Primary

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