Data transmission method and data transmission apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11109263-B2
Application number	US-201916563302-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 6, 2019
Priority date	Aug 11, 2017
Publication date	Aug 31, 2021
Grant date	Aug 31, 2021

Abstract

This application provides a transmission method and a data transmission apparatus. The method includes: sending, by a source access network device, data packets of a QoS flow and a first end marker packet to a first core network user plane device over a first data tunnel, wherein the first end marker packet indicates an end of sending data packets of the QoS flow to the first core network user plane device, and the first data tunnel is corresponding to a first PDU session; sending, by the first core network user plane device, the data packets received from the source access network device and a second end marker packet to a second core network user plane device over a second data tunnel; and sending, by the second core network user plane device, the data packets received from the first core network user plane device to a target access network device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transmission method during a handover, comprising:
sending, by a source access network device, data packets of a quality of service (QoS) flow and a first end marker packet to a first core network user plane device over a first data tunnel, wherein the data packets were previously received by the source access network device from the first core network user plane device, the first end marker packet includes an identifier of the QoS flow, the first end marker packet indicates an end of sending data packets of the QoS flow to the first core network user plane device, and the first data tunnel is corresponding to a first protocol data unit (PDU) session;
sending, by the first core network user plane device, the data packets received from the source access network device and a second end marker packet to a second core network user plane device over a second data tunnel, wherein the second end marker packet is corresponding to an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer, and the second data tunnel is corresponding to the EPS bearer; and
sending, by the second core network user plane device, the data packets received from the first core network user plane device to a target access network device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the first core network user plane device, the second data tunnel based on a correspondence between the QoS flow and the EPS bearer.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, by the second core network user plane device, the second end marker packet to the target access network device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first end marker packet is a non-data packet, and an end marker is included in a general packet radio service tunnel protocol user plane (GTPU) header of the non-data packet.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first core network user plane device is a user plane function (UPF), and the second core network user plane device is a serving gateway (S-GW).

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating, by the first core network user plane device, a second end marker packet based on the first end marker packet.

7. A transmission system, comprising: a source access network device, a first core network user plane device, a second core network user plane device, wherein:
the source access network device is configured to send data packets of a quality of service (QoS) flow and a first end marker packet to the first core network user plane device over a first data tunnel, wherein the data packets were previously received by the source access network device from the first core network user plane device, the first end marker packet includes an identifier of the QoS flow, the first end marker packet indicates an end of sending data packets of the QoS flow to the first core network user plane device, and the first data tunnel is corresponding to a first protocol data unit (PDU) session;
the first core network user plane device is configured to send data packets received from the source access network device and a second end marker packet to the second core network user plane device over a second data tunnel, wherein the second end marker packet is corresponding to an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer, and the second data tunnel is corresponding to the EPS bearer; and
the second core network user plane device is configured to send the data packets received from the first core network user plane device to a target access network device.

8. The transmission system of claim 7 , wherein
the first core network user plane device is further configured to determine the second data tunnel based on a correspondence between the QoS flow and the EPS bearer.

9. The transmission system of claim 7 , wherein
the second core network user plane device is further configured to send the second end marker packet to the target access network device.

10. The transmission system of claim 7 , wherein the first end marker packet is a non-data packet, and an end marker is included in a general packet radio service tunnel protocol user plane (GTPU) header of the non-data packet.

11. The transmission system of claim 7 , wherein the first core network user plane device is a user plane function (UPF), and the second core network user plane device is a serving gateway (S-GW).

12. The transmission system of claim 7 , wherein
the first core network user plane device is further configured to generate a second end marker packet based on the first end marker packet.

13. A transmission apparatus, comprising:
a receiver configured to receive, from a source access network device, data packets of a quality of service (QoS) flow and a first end marker packet over a first data tunnel, wherein the data packets are received by the source access network device from a first core network user plane device, the first end marker packet indicates an end of sending data packets of the QoS flow to the first core network user plane device, and the first data tunnel is corresponding to a first protocol data unit (PDU) session; and
a transmitter configured to send the received data packets and a second end marker packet to a second core network user plane device over a second data tunnel, wherein the second end marker packet is corresponding to an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer, and the second data tunnel is corresponding to the EPS bearer.

14. The transmission apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising a processor configured to determine the second data tunnel based on a correspondence between a quality of service (QoS) flow and the EPS bearer.

15. The transmission apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first end marker packet is a non-data packet, a general packet radio service tunnel protocol user plane (GTPU) header of the non-data packet includes an end marker.

16. The transmission apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first core network user plane device is a user plane function (UPF), the second core network user plane device is a serving gateway (S-GW).

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising computer readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause a communication device to implement:
receiving, from a source access network device, data packets of a quality of service (QoS) flow and a first end marker packet over a first data tunnel, wherein the data packets are received by the source access network device from a first core network user plane device, the first end marker packet indicates an end of sending data packets of the QoS flow to the first core network user plane device, and the first data tunnel is corresponding to a first protocol data unit (PDU) session and
transmitting the received data packets and a second end marker packet to a second core network user plane device over a second data tunnel, wherein the second end marker packet is corresponding to an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer, and the second data tunnel is corresponding to the EPS bearer.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the first end marker packet is a non-data packet, a general packet radio service tunnel protocol user plane (GTPU) header of the non-data packet includes an end marker.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Han Lifeng
• Wang Rui
• Dai Mingzeng
• Zhang Hongping
• Zeng Qinghai

Classifications

• H04W76/15

  Setup of multiple wireless link connections · CPC title

• H04W36/30

  by measured or perceived connection quality data · CPC title

• H04W36/0069

  in case of dual connectivity, e.g. decoupled uplink/downlink · CPC title

• H04W40/36

  due to handover · CPC title

• H04W76/34

  Selective release of ongoing connections · CPC title