Bearer configuration method for RRC connection reestablishment, terminal, and network device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11617219-B2
Application number	US-202017094678-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2020
Priority date	May 10, 2018
Publication date	Mar 28, 2023
Grant date	Mar 28, 2023

Abstract

This disclosure provides a bearer configuration method for RRC connection reestablishment, a terminal, and a network device. The method in this disclosure includes: when receiving an RRC reestablishment complete message sent by a terminal, determining a Packet Data Convergence Protocol PDCP type supported by a target network to be accessed by the terminal, where the PDCP type includes type-1 PDCP supporting a first network or type-2 PDCP supporting a second network; and reconfiguring bearers in a subsequent RRC process based on the determined PDCP type.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A bearer configuration method for radio resource control (RRC) connection reestablishment, performed by a terminal, and the bearer configuration method comprising:
determining a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) type for an SRB1 (signaling radio bearer (SRB)1) prior to sending an RRC reestablishment complete message, wherein the PDCP type comprises type-1 PDCP supporting a first network or type-2 PDCP supporting a second network, wherein the first network is an LTE network, and the second network is an NR network or an eLTE network, wherein the type-1 PDCP is LTE PDCP, and the type-2 PDCP is NR PDCP; and
sending the RRC reestablishment complete message to a network device based on the PDCP type,
wherein the determining the PDCP type for the SRB1 comprises:
determining, in a predefined manner, or when detecting that a PDCP type supported by a target network to be accessed is not the NR PDCP, or when terminal access times out, that the PDCP type for the SRB1 falls back to the LTE PDCP; or
determining, in a predefined manner, or when detecting that a PDCP type supported by a target network to be accessed is the NR PDCP, that the PDCP type for the SRB1 is the NR PDCP.

2. The bearer configuration method for RRC connection reestablishment according to claim 1 , wherein after the sending the RRC reestablishment complete message to the network device, the method further comprises:
mapping a QoS flow to an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer;
deleting an established Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) entity; and
converting a key of an NR core network to a key of an LTE core network through mapping, to obtain a key used by an LTE air interface.

3. The bearer configuration method for RRC connection reestablishment according to claim 1 , wherein before the sending the RRC reestablishment complete message to the network device, the method further comprises:
initiating an RRC reestablishment request by using an NR RRC reestablishment request message based on a network standard to be reestablished; or
initiating an RRC reestablishment request by using an LTE RRC reestablishment request message.

4. The bearer configuration method for RRC connection reestablishment according to claim 3 , further comprising:
using a default configuration of a corresponding standard for a radio link control (RLC) layer, and reconfiguring the RLC layer, a media access control (MAC) layer, and a physical (PHY) layer of the terminal by using air interface resource configuration signaling.

5. The bearer configuration method for RRC connection reestablishment according to claim 4 , wherein before the initiating an RRC reestablishment request, the method further comprises:
sending a radio link failure report to the network device, wherein the radio link failure report carries cell global identity (CGI) information, and the CGI information comprises a primary public land mobile network (PLMN) identity.

6. The bearer configuration method for RRC connection reestablishment according to claim 5 , wherein the CGI information comprises:
a PLMN list of an LTE core network and a PLMN list of an NR core network; or
a PLMN list of an NR core network; or
a PLMN list of an LTE core network.

7. The bearer configuration method for RRC connection reestablishment according to claim 6 , wherein the primary PLMN is a first one in the PLMN list of the LTE core network; or
the primary PLMN is a first one in the PLMN list of the NR core network; or
when the PLMN list of the LTE core network and the PLMN list of the NR core network both exist, the primary PLMN is a first one in the PLMN list of the LTE core network; or
when the PLMN list of the LTE core network and the PLMN list of the NR core network both exist, the primary PLMN is a first one in the PLMN list of the NR core network; or
when the PLMN list of the LTE core network and the PLMN list of the NR core network both exist, and the PLMN list of the LTE core network is invalid, the primary PLMN is a first one in the PLMN list of the NR core network; or
when the terminal is located at a non-access stratum of the LTE core network, the primary PLMN is a first one in the PLMN list of the LTE core network; or
when the terminal is located at a non-access stratum of the NR core network, the primary PLMN is a first one in the PLMN list of the NR core network.

8. A terminal, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, steps of a bearer configuration method for radio resource control (RRC) connection reestablishment, applied to the terminal, are implemented, and the bearer configuration method comprising:
determining a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) type for an SRB1 (signaling radio bearer (SRB)1) prior to sending an RRC reestablishment complete message, wherein the PDCP type comprises type-1 PDCP supporting a first network or type-2 PDCP supporting a second network, wherein the first network is an LTE network, and the second network is an NR network or an eLTE network, wherein the type-1 PDCP is LTE PDCP, and the type-2 PDCP is NR PDCP; and
sending the RRC reestablishment complete message to a network device based on the PDCP type,
wherein the determining the PDCP type for the SRB1 comprises:
determining, in a predefined manner, or when detecting that a PDCP type supported by a target network to be accessed is not the NR PDCP, or when terminal access times out, that the PDCP type for the SRB1 falls back to the LTE PDCP; or
determining, in a predefined manner, or when detecting that a PDCP type supported by a target network to be accessed is the NR PDCP, that the PDCP type for the SRB1 is the NR PDCP for performing the PDCP configuration.

9. The terminal according to claim 8 , wherein before the sending the RRC reestablishment complete message to the network device, the bearer configuration method further comprises:
initiating an RRC reestablishment request by using an NR RRC reestablishment request message based on a network standard to be reestablished; or initiating an RRC reestablishment request by using an LTE RRC reestablishment request message,
wherein before the initiating the RRC reestablishment request, the method further comprises:
sending a radio link failure report to the network device, wherein the radio link failure report carries cell global identity (CGI) information, and the CGI information comprises a primary public land mobile network (PLMN) identity.

10. The terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the CGI information comprises:
a PLMN list of an LTE core network and a PLMN list of an NR core network; or
a PLMN list of an NR core network; or
a PLMN list of an LTE core network.

11. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the primary PLMN is a first one in the PLMN list of the LTE core network; or
the primary PLMN is a first one in the PLMN list of the NR core network; or
when the PLMN list of the LTE core network and the PLMN list of the NR core network both exist, the primary PLMN is a first one in the PLMN list of the LTE core network; or
when the PLMN list of the LTE core network and the PLMN list of the NR core network both exist, the primary PLMN is a first one in the PLMN list of the NR core network; or
when the PLMN list of the LTE core network and the PLMN list of the NR core network both exist, and the PLMN list of the LTE core network is invalid, the primary PLMN is a first one in the PLMN list of the NR core network; or
when the terminal is located at a non-access stratum of the LTE core network, the primary PLMN is a first one in the PLMN list o

Assignees

• Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ma Yue

Classifications

• H04W28/0268

  using specific QoS parameters for wireless networks, e.g. QoS class identifier [QCI] or guaranteed bit rate [GBR] (negotiating SLA or negotiating QoS H04W28/24) · CPC title

• H04W28/0263

  involving mapping traffic to individual bearers or channels, e.g. traffic flow template [TFT] · CPC title

• H04W76/11

  Allocation or use of connection identifiers · CPC title

• H04W76/18

  Management of setup rejection or failure · CPC title

• H04W76/19 Primary

  Connection re-establishment · CPC title