Data transmission method, terminal device, and network device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11012886-B2
Application number	US-201916698736-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 27, 2019
Priority date	Jun 1, 2017
Publication date	May 18, 2021
Grant date	May 18, 2021

Abstract

Example data transmission methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes obtaining first configuration information by a terminal device. The first configuration information includes at least one first bearer identifier and path configuration information corresponding to the first bearer identifier, and the path configuration information corresponding to the first bearer identifier includes at least one of a sidelink transmission path or a network device forwarding transmission path. The terminal device obtains first service data and a second bearer identifier corresponding to the first service data, and selects a transmission path for the first service data based on the first bearer identifier, the second bearer identifier, and the path configuration information. The terminal device transmits the first service data on the transmission path.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A data transmission method, comprising:
obtaining, by a terminal device, first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information comprises at least one first bearer identifier and path configuration information corresponding to the first bearer identifier,
wherein the path configuration information corresponding to the first bearer identifier comprises at least one of a sidelink transmission path or a network device forwarding transmission path, and
wherein the first bearer identifier is at least one of a flow identifier, a sidelink bearer identifier, an evolved radio access bearer (E-RAB) identifier (ID), or a service type identifier;
obtaining, by the terminal device, first service data and a second bearer identifier corresponding to the first service data, wherein the second bearer identifier is at least one of a flow identifier, a sidelink bearer identifier, an E-RAB ID, or a service type identifier;
selecting, by the terminal device, a transmission path for the first service data based on the first bearer identifier, the second bearer identifier, and the path configuration information; and
transmitting, by the terminal device, the first service data on the transmission path.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the selecting, by the terminal device, a transmission path for the first service data based on the first bearer identifier, the second bearer identifier, and the path configuration information comprises:
selecting, by the terminal device and at a first protocol layer, the transmission path for the first service data based on the first bearer identifier, the second bearer identifier, and the path configuration information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the selecting, by the terminal device, a transmission path for the first service data based on the first bearer identifier, the second bearer identifier, and the path configuration information comprises:
when the second bearer identifier is the first bearer identifier, selecting, by the terminal device, the transmission path for the first service data based on the path configuration information.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the path configuration information comprises at least one of first indication information, second indication information, third indication information, or fourth indication information, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate that the transmission path is a sidelink transmission path, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate that the transmission path is a network device forwarding transmission path, wherein the third indication information is used to indicate that the transmission path is a sidelink transmission path and a network device forwarding transmission path, and wherein the fourth indication information is used to indicate that the transmission path is a sidelink transmission path or a network device forwarding transmission path.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the selecting, by the terminal device, a transmission path for the first service data based on the first bearer identifier, the second bearer identifier, and the path configuration information comprises at least one of the following manners:
when the second bearer identifier is the first bearer identifier and when the path configuration information comprises the first indication information, selecting, by the terminal device, the sidelink transmission path as the transmission path;
when the second bearer identifier is the first bearer identifier and when the path configuration information comprises the second indication information, selecting, by the terminal device, the network device forwarding transmission path as the transmission path;
when the second bearer identifier is the first bearer identifier and when the path configuration information comprises the third indication information, selecting, by the terminal device, the sidelink transmission path and the network device forwarding transmission path as the transmission path; or
when the second bearer identifier is the first bearer identifier and when the path configuration information comprises the fourth indication information, selecting, by the terminal device, the sidelink transmission path or the network device forwarding transmission path as the transmission path.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the path configuration information comprises at least one of fifth indication information or sixth indication information, wherein the fifth indication information is any one of a sidelink bearer identifier, a service type identifier, a service identifier, or a first logical channel identifier, and wherein the sixth indication information is a data radio bearer identifier or a second logical channel identifier; and
wherein the selecting, by the terminal device, a transmission path for the first service data based on the first bearer identifier, the second bearer identifier, and the path configuration information comprises at least one of the following manners:
when the second bearer identifier is the first bearer identifier and when the path configuration information comprises the fifth indication information, selecting, by the terminal device, a corresponding sidelink transmission path as the transmission path based on the fifth indication information; or
when the second bearer identifier is the first bearer identifier and when the path configuration information comprises the sixth indication information, selecting, by the terminal device, a corresponding network device forwarding transmission path as the transmission path based on the sixth indication information.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the transmission path comprises the sidelink transmission path, before the selecting, by the terminal device, a transmission path for the first service data based on the first bearer identifier, the second bearer identifier, and the path configuration information, the method further comprises:
obtaining, by the terminal device, first parameter information, wherein the first parameter information comprises at least one of a first source identifier, a first destination identifier, or first priority information; and
wherein the transmitting, by the terminal device, the first service data on the transmission path comprises:
generating, by the terminal device, a first media access control (MAC) protocol data unit based on the first parameter information and the first service data, wherein the first service data and the first parameter information are encapsulated in the first MAC protocol data unit; and
sending, by the terminal device, the first MAC protocol data unit on the transmission path.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before the selecting, by the terminal device, a transmission path for the first service data based on the first bearer identifier, the second bearer identifier, and the path configuration information, the method further comprises:
obtaining, by the terminal device, second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information comprises the second bearer identifier and second parameter information, and wherein the second parameter information comprises at least one of a second source identifier, a second destination identifier, or second priority information; and
wherein the transmitting, by the terminal device, the first service data on the transmission path comprises:
when the second bearer identifier is the first bearer identifier, generating, by the terminal device, a second MAC protocol data unit based on the second parameter information and the first service data, wherein the first service data and the second parameter information are

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Hejun
• Li Mingchao
• Cao Zhenzhen
• Liu Hang
• Yu Yinghui

Classifications

• H04W36/14

  Reselecting a network or an air interface · CPC title

• H04W36/18

  for allowing seamless reselection, e.g. soft reselection · CPC title

• H04W36/165

  for reducing network power consumption (H04W36/18 - H04W36/22 take precedence) · CPC title

• H04W36/03 Primary

  Reselecting a link using a direct mode connection · CPC title

• H04W36/08

  Reselecting an access point · CPC title