Data transmission method and device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11240874-B2
Application number	US-202016794778-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2020
Priority date	Aug 21, 2017
Publication date	Feb 1, 2022
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022

Abstract

A data transmission method includes: receiving a first indication message from a base station, the first indication message including first information indicating a PDCP packet duplication function and at least two transmission entities configured for a radio bearer (RB) by the base station; setting a transmission function corresponding to the RB as the PDCP packet duplication function according to the first indication message; setting a transmission entity corresponding to the RB according to the at least two transmission entities indicated in the first indication message; setting a present state of the PDCP packet duplication function, the present state including an active state and an inactive state; and performing data transmission according to the present state and the transmission entity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for data transmission, implemented by a terminal, the method comprising:
receiving a first indication message from a base station, wherein the first indication message comprises first information indicating a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) packet duplication function and at least two transmission entities configured for a radio bearer (RB) by the base station, wherein the at least two transmission entities comprise a primary radio link control (RLC) entity and a secondary RLC entity;
setting a transmission function corresponding to the RB to be the PDCP packet duplication function according to the first indication message;
setting a transmission entity corresponding to the RB according to the at least two transmission entities indicated in the first indication message;
setting a present state of the PDCP packet duplication function, the present state being an inactive state; and
performing data transmission according to the present state and the transmission entity,
wherein the performing the data transmission according to the present state and the transmission entity comprises:
when the RB is a newly established signaling radio bearer (SRB) or data radio bearer (DRB), performing the data transmission by use of the primary RLC entity; and
when the RB is an SRB or DRB that has been established, performing at least one of:
performing the data transmission by use of the primary RLC entity for data that is not delivered to an RLC layer and continuing the data transmission by use of the secondary RLC entity for data that has been delivered to the secondary RLC entity, or
in an Unacknowledged Mode (UM), performing the data transmission by use of the primary RLC entity for data that is not delivered to the RLC layer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein
setting the transmission entity corresponding to the RB according to the at least two transmission entities indicated in the first indication message comprises:
when the RB is the newly established SRB or DRB, constructing a first RLC entity and a second RLC entity, setting the first RLC entity as the primary RLC entity, and setting the second RLC entity as the secondary RLC entity; and
when the RB is the SRB or DRB that has been established, setting one RLC entity that has been constructed as the primary RLC entity, and setting another RLC entity that has been constructed as the secondary RLC entity.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein setting the present state of the PDCP packet duplication function comprises at least one of:
setting the present state to be a system default initial state, the system default initial state comprising an active state or the inactive state; or
when the first indication message further comprises second information, the second information indicates an initial state, configured by the base station, of the PDCP packet duplication function and the initial state is the active state or the inactive state, setting the present state to be the initial state, configured by the base station, of the PDCP packet duplication function according to the second information.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing at least one of:
receiving a third indication message from the base station, the third indication message representing a de-configuration instruction for the PDCP packet duplication function; and releasing the secondary RLC entity, and performing the data transmission by use of the primary RLC entity; or
receiving a fourth indication message from the base station, the fourth indication message representing a de-configuration instruction for the PDCP packet duplication function and representing an RLC entity specified to be released; and releasing the RLC entity specified to be released, and performing the data transmission by use of an RLC entity not specified to be released; or
receiving a fifth indication message from the base station, the fifth indication message representing a bearer splitting function configured for the RB by the base station; disabling the PDCP packet duplication function, and enabling the bearer splitting function; and for data that has been delivered to an RLC layer, performing one of:
continuing the data transmission by use of the primary RLC entity and the secondary RLC entity, or
when the present state of the PDCP packet duplication function is the inactive state prior to that the PDCP packet duplication function is disabled, continuing the data transmission by use of the primary RLC entity and the secondary RLC entity.

5. A device for data transmission, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions executable by the processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
receive a first indication message from a base station, wherein the first indication message comprises first information indicating a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) packet duplication function and at least two transmission entities configured for a radio bearer (RB) by the base station, wherein the at least two transmission entities comprise a primary radio link control (RLC) entity and a secondary RLC entity;
set a transmission function corresponding to the RB to be the PDCP packet duplication function according to the first indication message;
set a transmission entity corresponding to the RB according to the at least two transmission entities indicated in the first indication message;
set a present state of the PDCP packet duplication function, the present state being an inactive state; and
perform data transmission according to the present state and the transmission entity,

wherein performing the data transmission according to the present state and the transmission entity comprises:
when the RB is a newly established signaling radio bearer (SRB) or data radio bearer (DRB), performing the data transmission by use of the primary RLC entity; and
when the RB is an SRB or DRB that has been established, performing at least one of:
performing the data transmission by use of the primary RLC entity for data that is not delivered to an RLC layer and continuing the data transmission by use of the secondary RLC entity for data that has been delivered to the secondary RLC entity, or
in an Unacknowledged Mode (UM), performing the data transmission by use of the primary RLC entity for data that is not delivered to the RLC layer.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
when the RB is the newly established SRB or DRB, construct a first RLC entity and a second RLC entity, set the first RLC entity as the primary RLC entity and set the second RLC entity as the secondary RLC entity; and
when the RB is the SRB or DRB that has been established, set one RLC entity that has been constructed as the primary RLC entity and set another RLC entity that has been constructed as the secondary RLC entity.

7. The device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform at least one of:
setting the present state to be a system default initial state, the system default initial state comprising an active state or the inactive state; or
when the first indication message further comprises second information, the second information indicates an initial state, configured by the base station, of the PDCP packet duplication function and the initial state is the inactive state, setting the present state to be the initial state, configured by the base station, of the PDCP packet duplication function according to the second information.

8. The device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform at least one of:
receiving a third indication message from the base station, the third indication message representing a de-configuration instruction

Assignees

• Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jiang Xiaowei

Classifications

• H04W80/04 Primary

  Network layer protocols, e.g. mobile IP [Internet Protocol] · CPC title

• H04L5/0053 Primary

  Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals · CPC title

• H04L1/0006

  by adapting the transmission format · CPC title

• H04W76/10

  Connection setup · CPC title

• H04W76/27

  Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states · CPC title