Method for managing QoS, relay terminal, PCF network element, SMF network element, and remote terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12363582-B2
Application number	US-202217844874-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 21, 2022
Priority date	Dec 30, 2019
Publication date	Jul 15, 2025
Grant date	Jul 15, 2025

Abstract

Embodiments of this application disclose a method for managing QoS, a relay terminal, a PCF network element, an SMF network element, and a remote terminal. The method includes: A relay terminal obtains QoS information from a network device, where the QoS information includes first QoS information and/or second QoS information, the first QoS information is used to transmit data of a remote terminal between the remote terminal and the relay terminal, and the second QoS information is used to transmit the data of the remote terminal between the relay terminal and a UPF network element; and the relay terminal sends the first QoS information to the remote terminal based on the QoS information. According to embodiments of this application, QoS from the remote terminal to a network side can be properly managed, and a requirement on service transmission from the remote terminal to the network side is ensured.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for managing quality of service (QOS), comprising:
obtaining, by a relay terminal, QOS information from a network device, wherein the QoS information comprises second QoS information for a second QoS flow between the relay terminal and a user plane function network element, the second QoS flow being used for carrying data of a remote terminal communicatively connected with the relay terminal; and
sending, by the relay terminal to the remote terminal based on the QoS information, first QoS information for a first QoS flow between the remote terminal and the relay terminal, the first QoS flow being used for carrying the data of the remote terminal and determined by the relay terminal based on the second QoS information included in the QoS information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining, by the relay terminal, the QoS information comprises:
receiving, by the relay terminal, the QoS information from a session management function network element.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second QoS information comprises a 5G QoS identifier (5QI), and the first QoS information comprises a PC5 5QI (PQI).

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
determining, by the relay terminal in response to obtaining the 5QI from the network device, the PQI based on a mapping relationship between the 5QI and the PQI.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the mapping relationship between the 5QI and the PQI is obtained by the relay terminal from a policy control function (PCF) network element.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the mapping relationship between the 5QI and the PQI is preconfigured in the relay terminal.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein the second QoS information further comprises: a second guaranteed flow bit rate (GFBR) and a second maximum flow bit rate (MFBR) for the second QoS flow; and the method further comprises:
setting, by the relay terminal, a first GFBR and a first MFBR for the first QoS flow to the same values of the second GFBR and the second MFBR, respectively.

8. A relay terminal, comprising:
a memory storing instructions; and
at least one processor in communication with the memory, the at least one processor configured, upon execution of the instructions, to perform the following steps:
obtaining quality of service (QOS) information from a network device, wherein the QoS information comprises second QoS information for a second QoS flow between the relay terminal and a user plane function network element, the second QoS flow being used for carrying data of a remote terminal communicatively connected with the relay terminal; and
sending, to the remote terminal based on the QoS information, first QoS information for a first QoS flow between the remote terminal and the relay terminal, the first QoS flow being used for carrying the data of the remote terminal and determined based on the second QoS information included in the QoS information.

9. The relay terminal of claim 8 , wherein the second QoS information comprises a 5G QoS identifier (5QI), and the first QoS information comprises a PC5 5QI (PQI).

10. The relay terminal of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further to perform the following step: after obtaining the 5QI from the network device, determining the PQI based on a mapping relationship between the 5QI and the PQI.

11. The relay terminal of claim 10 , wherein the mapping relationship between the 5QI and the PQI is obtained by the relay terminal from a policy control function (PCF) network element or is preconfigured in the relay terminal.

12. The relay terminal of claim 10 , wherein the second QoS information further comprises: a second guaranteed flow bit rate (GFBR) and a second maximum flow bit rate (MFBR) for the second QoS flow; and the at least one processor is further to perform the following step:
setting a first GFBR and a first MFBR for the first QoS flow to the same values of the second GFBR and the second MFBR, respectively.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program code executable by a processor of a relay terminal, the program code comprising instructions for:
obtaining quality of service (QOS) information from a network device, wherein the QoS information comprises second QoS information for a second QoS flow between the relay terminal and a user plane function network element, wherein the second QoS flow is used for carrying data of a remote terminal communicatively connected with the relay terminal; and
sending, to the remote terminal based on the QoS information, first QoS information for a first QoS flow between the remote terminal and the relay terminal, wherein the first QoS flow is used for carrying the data of the remote terminal and is determined based on the second QoS information included in the QoS information.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the obtaining the QoS information comprises:
receiving the QoS information from a session management function network element.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the second QoS information comprises a 5G QOS identifier (5QI), and the first QOS information comprises a PC5 5QI (PQI).

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the program code further comprises instructions for: after obtaining the 5QI from the network device, determining the PQI based on a mapping relationship between the 5QI and the PQI.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the mapping relationship between the 5QI and the PQI is obtained by the relay terminal from a policy control function (PCF) network element or is preconfigured in the relay terminal.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the second QoS information further comprises: a second guaranteed flow bit rate (GFBR) and a second maximum flow bit rate (MFBR) for the second QoS flow; and the program code further comprises instructions for:
setting a first GFBR and a first MFBR for the first QoS flow to the same values of the second GFBR and the second MFBR, respectively.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Shengfeng
• Sun Haiyang
• Yang Yanmei

Classifications

• H04W40/22

  using selective relaying for reaching a BTS [Base Transceiver Station] or an access point · CPC title

• H04W28/0257

  the individual bearer or channel having a maximum bit rate or a bit rate guarantee · CPC title

• H04W12/08

  Access security · CPC title

• H04W92/18

  between terminal devices · CPC title

• H04W72/20

  Control channels or signalling for resource management · CPC title