Data route selection method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11025729-B2
Application number	US-202016991205-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 12, 2020
Priority date	Feb 13, 2018
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

This application provides a data route selection method and apparatus, and relates to the field of communications technologies, so as to resolve a problem of an excessively long transmission delay for an application program that initiates a data transmission request relatively later. The data route selection method includes: detecting, by a terminal, that information about an application matches a traffic descriptor; determining, by the terminal, a first route selection components for the application; and routing, by the terminal, traffic of the application on a first protocol data unit PDU session. The first PDU session matches the first route selection components. This application is applicable to a terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A data route selection method, comprising:
determining a first route selection component (RSC) for an application when information about the application matches a traffic descriptor; and
routing traffic of the application on a first protocol data unit (PDU) session, wherein the first PDU session matches the first RSC;
wherein the traffic descriptor is contained in a user equipment (UE) route selection policy (URSP) rule, wherein the URSP rule comprises the first RSC, wherein the first RSC satisfies a first condition, and wherein the first condition comprises:
a UE is in a service area of a local access data network (LADN) when the first RSC comprises a data network name (DNN) of the LADN; and
at least one single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) belongs to allowed network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) when the first RSC comprises the at least one.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the information of the application comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) 3-tuple of the application or an identifier (ID) of the application.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising establishing the first PDU session based on the first RSC when there is no existing PDU session that matches the first RSC in an established PDU session.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the URSP rule further comprises at least one route selection descriptor.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the first RSC for the application comprises determining, at least based on a priority of each RSC, the first RSC.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the first RSC for the application comprises determining the first RSC from at least one valid RSC, wherein the at least one valid RSC satisfies the first condition, and wherein the at least one valid RSC is recorded in at least one route selection descriptor.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein determining the first RSC from the at least one valid RSC comprises determining, at least based on a priority of each valid RSC, the first RSC.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one valid RSC comprises a second RSC and the first RSC, and wherein a priority of the second RSC is higher than a priority of the first RSC, and wherein determining the first RSC for the application comprises:
establishing a second PDU session based on a second RSC; and
determining, by a terminal, the first RSC when an establishment request of the second PDU session by the terminal is rejected.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein a priority of the second RSC is higher than a priority of the first RSC.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first RSC comprises at least one parameter, and wherein the first PDU session matches the first RSC when:
a first parameter in the first RSC contains only one value and a value of a first corresponding parameter of the first PDU session is identical to a value in the first RSC; or
a second parameter in the first RSC contains at least two values and a value of a second corresponding parameter of the first PDU session is identical to one of the at least two values.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the first RSC for the application comprises determining, by a terminal, the first RSC when a second condition is satisfied, and wherein the second condition comprises at least one of:
a PDU session on which the traffic of the application is routed is released;
the terminal enters or leaves the service area of the LADN;
the terminal enters or leaves a non-3rd Generation Partnership Project (non-3GPP) coverage area;
the terminal moves from an evolved packet core (EPC) network to a 5 th Generation core (5GC) network; or
the terminal detects that the application is enabled.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the first RSC for the application comprises:
determining the URSP rule for the application, wherein the URSP rule contains one or more route selection descriptors; and
selecting a first route selection descriptor within the URSP rule, wherein the first route selection descriptor comprises the first RSC.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the RSC includes at least one of:
a session and service continuity (SSC) mode selection,
a network slice selection,
a data network name (DNN) selection,
a non-seamless offload indication,
an access type preference, or
a PDU type.

14. An apparatus, comprising:
a memory storing instructions; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus:
determine a first route selection component (RSC) for an application when information about the application matches a traffic descriptor; and
route traffic of the application on a first protocol data unit (PDU) session, wherein the first PDU session matches the first RSC, wherein the traffic descriptor is contained in a user equipment (UE) route selection policy (URSP) rule, wherein the URSP rule comprises the first RSC, wherein the first RSC satisfies a first condition, and wherein the first condition comprises:
an apparatus is in a service area of a local access data network (LADN) when the first RSC comprises a data network name (DNN) of the LADN; and
at least one single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) belongs to allowed network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) when the first RSC comprises the at least one S-NSSAI.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the URSP rule further comprises at least one route selection descriptor.

16. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the apparatus is configured to determine the first RSC for the application at least based on a priority of each RSC.

17. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the apparatus is a terminal configured to determine the first RSC for the application from at least one valid RSC, wherein the at least one valid RSC satisfies the first condition, and wherein the at least one valid RSC is recorded in at least one route selection descriptor.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the at least one valid RSC comprises a second RSC and the first RSC, and wherein a priority of the second RSC is higher than a priority of the first RSC, wherein when determining the first RSC from the at least one valid RSC, the one or more processors execute the instructions to cause the terminal:
establish a second PDU session based on the second RSC; and
determine the first RSC when an establishment request of the second PDU session by the terminal is rejected.

19. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the apparatus is a terminal configured to determine the RSC for the application when a second condition is satisfied, wherein the second condition comprises at least one of:
the terminal detects that the application is enabled;
a PDU session on which the traffic of the application is routed is released;
the terminal enters or leaves the service area of the LADN;
the terminal enters or leaves a non-3rd Generation Partnership Project (non-3GPP) coverage area; or
the terminal moves from an evolved packer core (EPC) network to a 5 th Generation core (5GC) network.

20. A non-transitory readable storage medium comprising a memory and one or more processors configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to implement a method comprising:
determining a first route selection component

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ouyang Guowei
• Jin Hui
• Duan Xiaoyan
• Dou Fenghui
• Yang Haorui
• Li Xiaojuan

Classifications

• H04W48/18

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