Resource release method and apparatus, network node and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12500851-B2
Application number	US-202318382099-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2023
Priority date	Apr 21, 2021
Publication date	Dec 16, 2025
Grant date	Dec 16, 2025

Abstract

A resource release method includes when a first network node determines that a first condition is met, performing at least one of the following: releasing a first resource; or sending first data to a second network node; where the first data is used for at least one of the following: requesting a second network node to release the first resource; indicating the second network node to release the first resource; requesting the second network node to stop the data transmission of the first service; or indicating the second network node to stop the data transmission of the first service; where the first resource includes a resource used for the first service between the first network node and the second network node.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A resource release method, executed by a first network node, comprising:
in a case that it is determined that a first condition is met, sending first data to a second network node; wherein the first data is used for at least one of the following: requesting the second network node to release a first resource; indicating the second network node to release the first resource; requesting the second network node to stop data transmission of a first service; or indicating the second network node to stop data transmission of the first service; wherein the first resource comprises resources used for the first service between the first network node and the second network node, and the first service is a multicast service; and the first condition comprises at least one of the following that: no terminal is interested in the first service; no terminal receives the first service; or an Internet Protocol (IP) transport layer uses a unicast transmission mode to transmit data.

2 . The resource release method according to claim 1 , wherein the first condition further comprises:
a service attribute of the first service comprises a delay-insensitive characteristic; the first service is in an inactive state; no data of the first service has been received; or a timer expires.

3 . The resource release method according to claim 1 , wherein an IP transport layer uses a unicast transmission mode to transmit data comprises at least one of the following:
the first network node receives unicast address information sent by a core network; or the first network node receives multicast address information sent by the core network.

4 . The resource release method according to claim 3 , wherein a target address of the first data is determined based on the unicast address information.

5 . The resource release method according to claim 3 , wherein the first data comprises the multicast address information.

6 . The resource release method according to claim 1 , wherein the first data comprises packet data sent through a user plane.

7 . A resource release method, executed by a second network node, comprising:
receiving first data sent by a first network node in a case that it is determined that a first condition is met; and based on the first data, performing at least one of the following: ignoring the first data; releasing a first resource; stopping transmitting data of the first service; or sending second data to a third network node; wherein the second data is used for at least one of the following: requesting release of the first resource; instructing the first resource to be released; requesting to stop data transmission of the first service; or indicating that data transmission of the first service is stopped; wherein the first resource comprises resources used for the first service between the first network node and the second network node, and the first service is a multicast service; and the first condition comprises at least one of the following that: no terminal is interested in the first service; no terminal receives the first service; or an Internet Protocol (IP) transport layer uses a unicast transmission mode to transmit data.

8 . The resource release method according to claim 7 , wherein after the sending second data to the third network node, the method further comprises:
receiving third data sent by the third network node; and based on the third data, performing at least one of following: determining whether to release the first resource; or determining whether to stop data transmission of the first service.

9 . The resource release method according to claim 7 , wherein after the sending second data to the third network node, the method further comprises:
receiving third data sent by the third network node; and based on the third data and the first data, performing at least one of following: determining whether to release the first resource; or determining whether to stop data transmission of the first service.

10 . A resource release method, performed by a third network node, comprising:
receiving second data sent by a second network node; and sending third data to the second network node after receiving the second data, wherein the third data is used for at least one of the following: instructing the second network node whether to release a first resource; advising the second network node whether to release the first resource; instructing the second network node whether to stop data transmission of a first service; or advising the second network node whether to stop data transmission of the first service; wherein the first resource comprises resources used for the first service between the first network node and the second network node, and the first service is a multicast service.

11 . A network node, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, steps of the resource release method according to claim 1 are implemented.

12 . A network node, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, steps of the resource release method according to claim 2 are implemented.

13 . A network node, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, steps of the resource release method according to claim 3 are implemented.

14 . A network node, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, steps of the resource release method according to claim 4 are implemented.

15 . A network node, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, steps of the resource release method according to claim 5 are implemented.

16 . A network node, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, steps of the resource release method according to claim 6 are implemented.

17 . A network node, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, steps of the resource release method according to claim 7 are implemented.

18 . A network node, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, steps of the resource release method according to claim 8 are implemented.

19 . A network node, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, steps of the resource release method according to claim 9 are implemented.

20 . A network node, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executabl

Assignees

• Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhong Tingting
• Xie Zhenhua

Classifications

• H04L47/801

  Real time traffic · CPC title

• H04W72/30

  Resource management for broadcast services · CPC title

• H04L47/762 Primary

  triggered by the network · CPC title

• H04W76/40

  for selective distribution or broadcast · CPC title

• H04W4/06

  Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services · CPC title