Multicast service processing method, device, network equipment and terminal

Abstract

The present application discloses a method, apparatus, network device and terminal for processing multicast services, belonging to the field of communication technology. The method includes: a first network device receives first information, wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or information prohibited from processing; the first network device sends second information to a second network device based on the first information; wherein the second information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with information prohibited from processing; wherein, when the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; when the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; when the information prohibited from processing includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; when the information prohibited from processing includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of communication technology, and specifically relates to a method, apparatus, network equipment, and terminal for processing multicast services. Background Art

[0002] In the Multicast / Broadcast Service (MBS), only downlink data transmission channels exist, and interactive requirements are not considered. To meet interactive requirements, a hybrid unicast and multicast service can be considered. However, in this hybrid service, unicast and multicast resources cannot be processed accordingly. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The embodiments of the present application provide a method, apparatus, network device, and terminal for processing a multicast service, which can efficiently process unicast resources and multicast resources in a mixed unicast and multicast service.

[0004] In a first aspect, a method for multicast service processing is provided, the method comprising: a first network device receives first information, wherein the first information comprises: information to be processed or information prohibited from processing; the first network device sends second information to a second network device based on the first information; wherein the second information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with information prohibited from processing; wherein, in a case where the information to be processed comprises first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; in a case where the information to be processed comprises first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; in a case where the information prohibited from processing comprises first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; and in a case where the information prohibited from processing comprises first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information.

[0005] In a second aspect, a device for multicast service processing is provided, including: a receiving module for receiving first information, wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or prohibited processing information; a sending module for sending second information to a second network device based on the first information; wherein the second information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with prohibited processing information; wherein, when the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; when the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information.

[0006] According to a third aspect, a method for multicast service processing is provided, the method comprising: a terminal indicating first information to a first network device, wherein the first information comprises: information to be processed or information prohibited from processing; the first information is used by the first network device to send second information to a second network device; wherein the second information is associated with information to be processed or associated with information prohibited from processing; wherein, in a case where the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; in a case where the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; in a case where the information prohibited from processing includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; and in a case where the information prohibited from processing includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information.

[0007] In a fourth aspect, a device for multicast service processing is provided, comprising: an indication module for indicating first information to a first network device; wherein the first information comprises: information to be processed or prohibited processing information; wherein the first information is used by the first network device to send second information and third information associated with the information to be processed to the second network device, or to send second information and third information associated with the prohibited processing information to the second network device; the first information is used by the first network device to send second information to the second network device; wherein the second information is associated with the information to be processed or with prohibited processing information; wherein, in the case where the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; in the case where the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; in the case where the prohibited processing information includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; in the case where the prohibited processing information includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information.

[0008] In a fifth aspect, a network device is provided, which includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented.

[0009] In a sixth aspect, a network device is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to receive first information, wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or information prohibited from processing; the first network device sends the information to be processed and second information associated with the information to be processed to the second network device based on the first information; wherein, when the information to be processed includes multicast information, the second information is unicast information; when the information to be processed includes unicast information, the second information is multicast information.

[0010] In a seventh aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the third aspect are implemented.

[0011] In an eighth aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to indicate first information to a first network device, wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or information prohibited from processing; the first information is used by the first network device to send second information to a second network device; wherein the second information is associated with information to be processed or associated with information prohibited from processing; wherein, in a case where the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; in a case where the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; in a case where the information prohibited from processing includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; in a case where the information prohibited from processing includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information.

[0012] In the ninth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented, or the steps of the method described in the third aspect are implemented.

[0013] In the tenth aspect, a chip is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface and the processor are coupled, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method described in the third aspect.

[0014] In the eleventh aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, which is stored in a storage medium and is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method described in the third aspect.

[0015] In an embodiment of the present application, first information is received by a first network device, wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or information prohibited from processing; the first network device sends second information to a second network device based on the first information; wherein the second information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with information prohibited from processing; wherein, in the case where the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; in the case where the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; in the case where the information prohibited from processing includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; in the case where the information prohibited from processing includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information, so that in a mixed unicast and multicast service, unicast resources and multicast resources can be efficiently processed accordingly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system to which the embodiments of the present application can be applied;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of a method for processing a multicast service provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a flowchart of a method for processing a multicast service provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a flowchart of a method for processing a multicast service provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of a device for multicast service processing provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of a device for multicast service processing provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the structure of a network device for implementing an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 9 A schematic diagram of the structure of another network device for implementing an embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 10 A schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device for implementing an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0027] The terms "first," "second," and the like in the specification and claims of this application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or precedence. It should be understood that the terms used in this manner are interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of this application can be implemented in an order other than that illustrated or described herein, and that the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same type, and do not limit the number of objects. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, the term "and / or" in the specification and claims refers to at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the objects connected are in an "or" relationship.

[0028] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the technology described can be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as for other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for illustrative purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, but these technologies can also be applied to applications other than NR system applications, such as 6th generation (6G) systems. th Generation, 6G) communication system.

[0029] Figure 1A block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to the embodiments of the present application is shown. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network device 12. The terminal 11 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer) or a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a mobile internet device (MID), an augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) device, a robot, a wearable device (Wearable Device), a vehicle-mounted device (VUE), a pedestrian terminal (PUE), a smart home (home appliances with wireless communication functions, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), a game console, a personal computer (PC), an ATM or a self-service machine, and other terminal-side devices. Wearable devices include: smart watches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart bracelets, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The network device 12 may include an access network device or a core network device, wherein the access network device 12 may also be referred to as a radio access network device, a radio access network (RAN), a radio access network function, or a radio access network unit. The access network device 12 may include a base station, a WLAN access point, or a WiFi node, etc. The base station may be referred to as a node B, an evolved node B (eNB), an access point, a base transceiver station (BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (BSS), an extended service set (ESS), a home node B, a home evolved node B, a transmitting and receiving point (TRP), or other appropriate terms in the field. As long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to a specific technical vocabulary. It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is used as an example for introduction, and the specific type of the base station is not limited.The core network equipment may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: core network node, core network function, mobility management entity (MME), access mobility management function (AMF), session management function (SMF), user plane function (UPF), policy control function (PCF), policy and charging rules function unit (PCRF), edge application server discovery function (EASDF), unified data management (UDM), unified data repository (UDR), home user server (HSS), centralized network configuration (CNC), network storage function (NRF), network exposure function (NEF), local NEF (L-NEF), binding support function (BSF), application function ( It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, only the core network device in the NR system is introduced as an example, and the specific type of the core network device is not limited.

[0030] The following describes in detail the method for multicast service processing provided by the embodiments of the present application through some embodiments and their application scenarios in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0031] like Figure 2 As shown, the execution subject of the multicast service processing method provided in the embodiment of the present application is the first network device. In other words, the method can be executed by software or hardware installed in the first network device, and the method includes the following steps.

[0032] Step 202: The first network device receives first information.

[0033] The first information includes information to be processed or information prohibited from being processed, that is, information that needs to be processed or information that does not need to be processed in a mixed unicast and multicast service.

[0034] Step 204: The first network device sends second information to the second network device based on the first information.

[0035] The second information is associated with information to be processed or information prohibited from being processed.

[0036] In one implementation, when the first information includes information to be processed, the second information may be associated with the information to be processed so that the second network device processes the service corresponding to the information to be processed.

[0037] In one implementation, when the first information includes information to be processed, the second information may be associated with information prohibiting processing. In this case, after the first network device receives the first information, it also includes: determining the information prohibiting processing based on the first information. The information to be processed and the information prohibiting processing are both information related to the business in which the terminal has participated. Through the information to be processed and the information related to the business in which the terminal has participated, the first network device can obtain the information prohibiting processing, that is, the information to be processed is excluded from the information related to the business in which the terminal has participated, thereby obtaining the information prohibiting processing. And the second information may be associated with the information prohibiting processing. The second information sent to the second network device may indicate the information prohibiting processing, so that the second network device does not process the business corresponding to the information prohibiting processing, and / or enables the second network device to determine the information to be processed based on the information prohibiting processing, and process the business corresponding to the information to be processed.

[0038] In one implementation, if the first information includes processing prohibition information, the second information may be associated with the processing prohibition information. The second information sent to the second network device may indicate the processing prohibition information, so that the second network device does not process the service corresponding to the processing prohibition information and / or causes the second network device to determine information to be processed based on the processing prohibition information and process the service corresponding to the information to be processed.

[0039] In one implementation, if the first information includes processing prohibition information, the second information may be associated with the pending information. In this case, after receiving the first information, the first network device determines the pending information based on the first information. Both the pending information and the processing prohibition information are information related to services in which the terminal has already participated. Using the processing prohibition information and the information related to services in which the terminal has already participated, the first network device can obtain the pending information, and the second information can be associated with the pending information, enabling the second network device to process the services corresponding to the pending information.

[0040] In one implementation, after the first network device receives the first information, the process may further include: the first network device sending third information to the second network device based on the first information, wherein the third information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with the prohibited processing information. Optionally, there is an association relationship between the third information and the first information. Specifically, after the first network device receives the first information, it can directly forward it, that is, the third information is the same as the first information. The first network device can also process the first information, obtain the third information based on the first information, and send the third information to the second network device. For example, when the received first information is prohibited processing information, the information to be processed can be determined based on the prohibited processing information, and the information to be processed can be sent to the second network device as the third information.

[0041] When the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the third information is second multicast information; when the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the third information is second unicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes first multicast information, the third information is second multicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes first unicast information, the third information is second unicast information.

[0042] In one implementation, when the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information.

[0043] In one implementation, when the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information.

[0044] In one implementation, when the processing prohibition information includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information.

[0045] In one implementation, when the processing prohibition information includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information.

[0046] The first unicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0047] Unicast indication;

[0048] Quality of Service (QoS) flow information, which is provided, for example, by a Policy Control Function (PCF) or a Multicast Broadcast (MB)-Session Management Function (SMF) and may be forwarded by other network entities or network functions. It may directly indicate that QoS flows corresponding to certain QoS flow information do not need to be processed, or may indicate that certain QoS flows do not need to be processed by not including certain QoS flow information;

[0049] Packet filter information or;

[0050] Traffic filter information; the above-mentioned packet filter information or traffic filter information is provided by the UE or application service function, and may be forwarded through other network entities or network functions. The content of the above-mentioned packet filter information or traffic filter information may include an indication of a specified service, such as an Internet Protocol (IP) address or a Media Access Control (MAC) address corresponding to the relevant service, which may be a multicast IP address or a multicast MAC address, or a unicast IP address or a unicast MAC address. The above-mentioned packet filter information or traffic filter information may directly indicate that the messages corresponding to certain filter information do not need to be processed, or may indicate that these messages do not need to be processed by not including certain filter information.

[0051] A session identifier, such as a protocol data unit (PDU) session identifier, may directly indicate that sessions corresponding to certain session identifiers do not need to be processed, or may indicate that these sessions do not need to be processed by not including certain session identifiers.

[0052] Optionally, the second unicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0053] Quality of service flow information;

[0054] Session ID;

[0055] Pending indication, used to indicate deactivation;

[0056] Prohibit processing instruction, used to indicate retention.

[0057] The first multicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0058] Multicast group information, such as multicast IP address, multicast MAC address, multicast group ID, etc., can be provided by the UE or application service function;

[0059] Content source address, such as IP address and MAC address, can be provided by the application service function;

[0060] Multicast addresses, such as multicast IP addresses and multicast MAC addresses;

[0061] Multicast group ID;

[0062] Content source address, such as IP address, MAC address;

[0063] QoS parameters, such as QoS Flow Identifier (QFI), QoS Class Identifier (QCI) or 5G QoS Identifier (5QI), bandwidth, latency, etc.

[0064] QoS flow information; application identification;

[0065] Business logotype.

[0066] The second multicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0067] Multicast group information;

[0068] Multicast address;

[0069] Multicast group ID;

[0070] Quality of service flow information;

[0071] Business logo;

[0072] Pending instructions, used to indicate departure;

[0073] The prohibited processing indication is used to indicate reservation. The method for multicast service processing provided by the embodiment of the present application receives first information through a first network device, wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or prohibited processing information; the first network device sends the information to be processed and the second information associated with the information to be processed to the second network device according to the first information. When the information to be processed includes multicast information, the second information is unicast information, which can process the corresponding unicast information when processing the multicast information. When the information to be processed includes unicast information, the second information is multicast information, which can process the corresponding multicast information when processing the unicast information. There is no need to indicate the processing of unicast services and multicast services separately, which reduces the complexity of service processing.

[0074] like Figure 3 As shown, the execution subject of the multicast service processing method provided in the embodiment of the present application is the first network device. In other words, the method can be executed by software or hardware installed in the first network device, and the method includes the following steps.

[0075] Step 300: The first network device establishes a target association relationship.

[0076] This step may include establishing an association relationship between the information to be processed and the second information, or establishing an association relationship between the information prohibited from processing and the second information.

[0077] If the information to be processed includes multicast information, an association relationship is established between the multicast information and its corresponding unicast information. In another implementation, if the information to be processed includes unicast information, an association relationship is established between the unicast information and its corresponding multicast information.

[0078] In the case where the first information includes information to be processed, this step may establish an association relationship between the first information and the second information.

[0079] In the case where the first information includes processing prohibition information, this step may establish an association relationship between the first information and the second information.

[0080] If the first information includes processing-prohibited information, this step may establish an association relationship between the first information and the second information. If the first information includes processing-prohibited information, information to be processed may be determined based on the first information, and this step may establish an association relationship between the information to be processed and the second information.

[0081] Step 302: The first network device receives first information.

[0082] This step can also be combined with Figure 2 The description of step S202 of the embodiment will not be repeated here.

[0083] Step 304: The first network device sends information to be processed and second information associated with the information to be processed to the second network device based on the first information.

[0084] This step can also be combined with Figure 2 The description of step S204 of the embodiment will not be repeated here.

[0085] In one implementation, the information to be processed and the second information associated with the information to be processed are used to process or manage resources corresponding to the first information and resources corresponding to the second information, such as releasing resources.

[0086] In one implementation, the to-be-processed information further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast leaving, indicating unicast deactivation; or the prohibition processing information further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast retention, indicating unicast retention.

[0087] When the information to be processed indicates the multicast group information to be left, specifically, when the UE wants to leave the multicast group, the first network device can receive the multicast group information to be left, and determine the unicast information corresponding to the multicast group information to be left, the multicast service corresponding to the multicast group information to be left, and the unicast service corresponding to the unicast information.

[0088] In the case where the information to be processed indicates deactivated unicast group information, specifically, when the UE wants to deactivate the unicast group, the first network device can receive the deactivated unicast group information, determine the multicast information corresponding to the deactivated unicast group information, leave the multicast service corresponding to the multicast group information, and deactivate the unicast service corresponding to the unicast information.

[0089] The to-be-processed information further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast leaving, indicating unicast deactivation; or the prohibition processing information further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast retention, indicating unicast retention.

[0090] When the information to be processed indicates the retained multicast group information, specifically, the first network device can receive the retained multicast group information, determine the multicast group information that needs to be left based on the retained multicast group information, and determine the unicast information corresponding to the multicast group information to be left, and leave the multicast service corresponding to the multicast group information and the unicast service corresponding to the unicast information.

[0091] When the information to be processed indicates retained unicast information, specifically, the first network device can receive the retained unicast information, determine the unicast group information that needs to be deactivated based on the retained unicast group information, and determine the multicast information corresponding to the deactivated unicast group information, leave the multicast service corresponding to the multicast group information, and deactivate the unicast service corresponding to the unicast information.

[0092] In one implementation, the first network device includes at least one of the following: a first core network function, a first wireless access node; or the second network device includes at least one of the following: a second core network function, a second wireless access node, wherein the first core network function includes NEF, a policy control function entity (PCF), MB-SMF or SMF.

[0093] The second network device includes at least one of the following: a second core network function, a second wireless access node; the second core network function includes MB-SMF, SMF or AMF.

[0094] The method for multicast service processing provided by an embodiment of the present application receives first information through a first network device, wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or information prohibited from processing; the first network device sends the information to be processed and second information associated with the information to be processed to a second network device based on the first information. When the information to be processed includes multicast information, the second information is unicast information, and the corresponding unicast information can be processed when the multicast information is processed. When the information to be processed includes unicast information, the second information is multicast information, and the corresponding multicast information can be processed when the unicast information is processed. There is no need to indicate the processing of unicast services and multicast services separately, thereby reducing the complexity of service processing.

[0095] like Figure 4 As shown, the execution subject of the multicast service processing method provided in the embodiment of the present application is a terminal. In other words, the method can be executed by software or hardware installed in the terminal, and the method includes the following steps.

[0096] S402: The terminal indicates first information to the first network device.

[0097] The first information includes: information to be processed or information prohibited from processing. The first information is used by the first network device to send second information to the second network device; the second information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with information prohibited from processing; if the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; if the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; if the information prohibited from processing includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; if the information prohibited from processing includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information.

[0098] In one implementation, the first information is further used by the first network device to send third information to the second network device, wherein the third information is associated with information to be processed or associated with information prohibited from processing;

[0099] When the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the third information is second multicast information; when the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the third information is second unicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes first multicast information, the third information is second multicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes first unicast information, the third information is second unicast information.

[0100] In one implementation, the first unicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0101] Unicast indication;

[0102] Quality of service flow information;

[0103] Message filter information;

[0104] a session identifier; or

[0105] The second unicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0106] Quality of service flow information;

[0107] Session ID;

[0108] Pending indication, used to indicate deactivation;

[0109] Prohibit processing instruction, used to indicate retention.

[0110] In one implementation, the first multicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0111] Multicast group information;

[0112] Content source address;

[0113] Multicast address;

[0114] Multicast group ID;

[0115] Quality of service parameters;

[0116] Quality of service flow information;

[0117] Application identification;

[0118] Business identity; or

[0119] The second multicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0120] Multicast group information;

[0121] Multicast address;

[0122] Multicast group ID;

[0123] Quality of service flow information;

[0124] Business logo;

[0125] Pending instructions, used to indicate departure;

[0126] Prohibit processing instruction, used to indicate retention.

[0127] In one implementation, when the first information includes processing prohibition information, the first information is used by the first network device to determine the information to be processed. In one implementation, when the first information includes the information to be processed, the first information is used by the first network device to determine the processing prohibition information.

[0128] In one implementation, the first network device includes at least one of the following: a first core network function and a first radio access node; or the second network device includes at least one of the following: a second core network function and a second radio access node. The first core network function includes an NEF, a PCF, an MB-SMF, or an SMF; the second core network function includes an AMF, an MB-SMF, or an SMF. The first radio access node and the second radio access node may be base stations.

[0129] In one implementation, the to-be-processed information further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast leaving, indicating unicast deactivation; or the prohibition processing information further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast retention, indicating unicast retention.

[0130] This step can be done with Figure 2 or Figure 3 The same or corresponding descriptions of the corresponding steps in the embodiments will not be repeated here.

[0131] The method for multicast service processing provided by an embodiment of the present application indicates first information to a first network device through a terminal, wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or information prohibited from processing, and the first information is used by the first network device to send the information to be processed and second information associated with the information to be processed to the second network device. When the information to be processed includes multicast information, the second information is unicast information, and the corresponding unicast information can be processed when the multicast information is processed. When the information to be processed includes unicast information, the second information is multicast information, and the corresponding multicast information can be processed when the unicast information is processed. There is no need to indicate the processing of unicast services and multicast services separately, thereby reducing the complexity of service processing.

[0132] It should be noted that the method for multicast service processing provided in the embodiment of the present application can be executed by a device for multicast service processing. In the embodiment of the present application, the method for loading multicast service processing by the device for multicast service processing is taken as an example to illustrate the device for multicast service processing provided in the embodiment of the present application.

[0133] Figure 5 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device for multicast service processing according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 As shown, the apparatus 500 for multicast service processing includes: a receiving module 510 and a sending module 520 .

[0134] The receiving module 510 is configured to receive first information, wherein the first information includes information to be processed or information prohibited from processing. The sending module 520 is configured to send second information to a second network device based on the first information; wherein the second information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with information prohibited from processing; wherein, if the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; if the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; if the information prohibited from processing includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; and if the information prohibited from processing includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information.

[0135] In one implementation, the sending module 520 is further used for: the first network device sends third information to the second network device based on the first information, wherein the third information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with the prohibited processing information; when the information to be processed includes the first multicast information, the third information is the second multicast information; when the information to be processed includes the first unicast information, the third information is the second unicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes the first multicast information, the third information is the second multicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes the first unicast information, the third information is the second unicast information.

[0136] In one implementation, the first unicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0137] Unicast indication;

[0138] Quality of service flow information;

[0139] Message filter information;

[0140] Session ID.

[0141] In one implementation, the second unicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0142] Quality of service flow information;

[0143] Session ID;

[0144] Pending indication, used to indicate deactivation;

[0145] Prohibit processing instruction, used to indicate retention.

[0146] In one implementation, the first multicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0147] Multicast group information;

[0148] Content source address;

[0149] Multicast address;

[0150] Multicast group ID;

[0151] Quality of service parameters;

[0152] Quality of service flow information; application identification;

[0153] Business logotype.

[0154] In one implementation, the second multicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0155] Multicast group information;

[0156] Multicast address;

[0157] Multicast group ID;

[0158] Quality of service flow information;

[0159] Business logo;

[0160] Pending instructions, used to indicate departure;

[0161] Prohibit processing instruction, used to indicate retention.

[0162] In one implementation, the apparatus further includes: an establishing module configured to establish an association relationship between the information to be processed and the second information, or to establish an association relationship between the processing-prohibited information and the second information.

[0163] In one implementation, the device further includes: a determination module, configured to determine the information to be processed based on the first information.

[0164] In one implementation, the first network device includes at least one of the following: a first core network function and a first radio access node; or the second network device includes at least one of the following: a second core network function and a second radio access node. The first core network function includes an NEF, a PCF, an MB-SMF, or an SMF; and the second core network function includes an AMF, an MB-SMF, or an SMF.

[0165] In one implementation, the to-be-processed information further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast leaving, indicating unicast deactivation; or the prohibition processing information further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast retention, indicating unicast retention.

[0166] The apparatus for multicast service processing in the embodiments of the present application can be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in an electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or chip. The electronic device can be a terminal or other device other than a terminal. For example, the terminal can include but is not limited to the types of terminal 11 listed above, and the other device can be a server, a network attached storage (NAS), etc., which is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0167] The multicast service processing device provided in the embodiment of the present application can achieve Figure 2 or Figure 3 The various processes implemented by the method embodiment achieve the same technical effect and are not described here again to avoid repetition.

[0168] Figure 6 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device for multicast service processing according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 As shown, the apparatus 600 for multicast service processing includes: an indication module 610 .

[0169] The indication module 610 is used as an indication module, which is used to indicate first information to a first network device; wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or prohibited processing information; wherein the first information is used by the first network device to send second information and third information associated with the information to be processed to the second network device, or to send second information and third information associated with the prohibited processing information to the second network device; the first information is used by the first network device to send second information to the second network device; wherein the second information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with prohibited processing information; wherein, in the case where the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; in the case where the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; in the case where the prohibited processing information includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; in the case where the prohibited processing information includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information.

[0170] In one implementation, the first information is also used by the first network device to send third information to the second network device, wherein the third information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with the prohibited processing information; when the information to be processed includes the first multicast information, the third information is the second multicast information; when the information to be processed includes the first unicast information, the third information is the second unicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes the first multicast information, the third information is the second multicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes the first unicast information, the third information is the second unicast information.

[0171] In one implementation, the first unicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0172] Unicast indication;

[0173] Quality of service flow information;

[0174] Message filter information;

[0175] Session ID.

[0176] In one implementation, the second unicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0177] Quality of service flow information;

[0178] Session ID;

[0179] Pending indication, used to indicate deactivation;

[0180] Prohibit processing instruction, used to indicate retention.

[0181] In one implementation, the first multicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0182] Multicast group information;

[0183] Content source address;

[0184] Multicast address;

[0185] Multicast group ID;

[0186] Quality of service parameters;

[0187] Quality of service flow information;

[0188] Application identification;

[0189] Business logo;

[0190] In one implementation, the second multicast information includes at least one of the following:

[0191] Multicast group information;

[0192] Multicast address;

[0193] Multicast group ID;

[0194] Quality of service flow information;

[0195] Business logo;

[0196] Pending instructions, used to indicate departure;

[0197] Prohibit processing instruction, used to indicate retention.

[0198] In one implementation, when the first information includes prohibition of processing information, the first information is used by the first network device to determine the information to be processed; when the first information includes the information to be processed, the first information is used by the first network device to determine the prohibition of processing information.

[0199] In one implementation, the first network device includes at least one of the following: a first core network function and a first radio access node; or the second network device includes at least one of the following: a second core network function and a second radio access node. The first core network function includes an NEF, a PCF, an MB-SMF, or an SMF; and the second core network function includes an AMF, an MB-SMF, or an SMF.

[0200] In one implementation, the information to be processed further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast leaving, indicating unicast deactivation; or the prohibition processing information further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast retention, indicating unicast retention. The device for multicast service processing in the embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in an electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a terminal, or may be another device other than a terminal. For example, the terminal may include but is not limited to the types of terminals 11 listed above, and other devices may be servers, network attached storage (NAS), etc., which are not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0201] The multicast service processing device provided in the embodiment of the present application can achieve Figure 4 The various processes implemented by the method embodiment achieve the same technical effect and are not described here again to avoid repetition.

[0202] Optional, such as Figure 7As shown, an embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device 700, including a processor 701 and a memory 702, wherein the memory 702 stores a program or instruction that can be executed on the processor 701. For example, when the communication device 700 is a terminal, the program or instruction, when executed by the processor 701, implements the various steps of the above-mentioned method embodiment for multicast service processing and can achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 700 is a network device, the program or instruction, when executed by the processor 701, implements the various steps of the above-mentioned method embodiment for multicast service processing and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0203] An embodiment of the present application also provides a network device, including a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface being used for a first network device to receive first information, wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or information prohibited from processing; the first network device sends second information to a second network device based on the first information; wherein the second information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with information prohibited from processing; wherein, in the case where the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; in the case where the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; in the case where the information prohibited from processing includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; in the case where the information prohibited from processing includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information.

[0204] This network device embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned network device method embodiment. Each implementation process and implementation method of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to this network device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect.

[0205] Specifically, the embodiment of the present application also provides a network device. Figure 8 As shown, network device 800 includes an antenna 81, a radio frequency device 82, a baseband device 83, a processor 84, and a memory 85. Antenna 81 is connected to radio frequency device 82. In the uplink direction, radio frequency device 82 receives information via antenna 81 and sends the received information to baseband device 83 for processing. In the downlink direction, baseband device 83 processes the information to be transmitted and sends it to radio frequency device 82. Radio frequency device 82 processes the received information and then sends it through antenna 81.

[0206] The method executed by the network device in the above embodiment may be implemented in the baseband device 83 , which includes a baseband processor.

[0207] The baseband device 83 may include, for example, at least one baseband board on which a plurality of chips are arranged, such as Figure 8As shown, one of the chips is, for example, a baseband processor, which is connected to the memory 85 via a bus interface to call the program in the memory 85 to execute the network device operations shown in the above method embodiment.

[0208] The network device may further include a network interface 86, such as a common public radio interface (CPRI).

[0209] Specifically, the network device 800 of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 85 and executable on the processor 84, and the processor 84 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 85 to execute. Figure 2 、 3 Each method step described in the embodiment, or Figure 5 The methods executed by the modules shown achieve the same technical effects, so they will not be described here to avoid repetition.

[0210] Specifically, the embodiment of the present application also provides a network device. Figure 9 As shown, the network device 900 includes: a processor 901, a network interface 902 and a memory 903. The network interface 902 is, for example, a common public radio interface (CPRI).

[0211] Specifically, the network device 900 of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 903 and executable on the processor 901, and the processor 901 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 903 to execute. Figure 2 、 3 Each method step described in the embodiment, or Figure 5 The methods executed by the modules shown achieve the same technical effects, so they will not be described here to avoid repetition.

[0212] An embodiment of the present application also provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface being used to indicate first information to a first network device, wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or information prohibited from processing; the first information is used by the first network device to send second information to a second network device; wherein the second information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with information prohibited from processing; wherein, in a case where the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; in a case where the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; in a case where the information prohibited from processing includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; in a case where the information prohibited from processing includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information.

[0213] This terminal embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned terminal side method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation method of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to this terminal embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. Specifically, Figure 10 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal for implementing an embodiment of the present application.

[0214] The terminal 1000 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 1001, a network module 1002, an audio output unit 1003, an input unit 1004, a sensor 1005, a display unit 1006, a user input unit 1007, an interface unit 1008, a memory 1009 and at least some of the components of the processor 1010.

[0215] Those skilled in the art will understand that the terminal 1000 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) to power each component, and the power supply may be logically connected to the processor 1010 through a power management system, thereby implementing functions such as charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. Figure 10 The terminal structure shown in the figure does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or arrange the components differently, which will not be repeated here.

[0216] It should be understood that in an embodiment of the present application, the input unit 1004 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 10041 and a microphone 10042, and the graphics processor 10041 processes the image data of a static picture or video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 1006 may include a display panel 10061, and the display panel 10061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 1007 includes a touch panel 10071 and at least one of other input devices 10072. The touch panel 10071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 10071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 10072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and an operating stick, which will not be repeated here.

[0217] In the embodiment of the present application, after receiving downlink data from a network device, the RF unit 1001 may transmit the data to the processor 1010 for processing. Furthermore, the RF unit 1001 may send uplink data to the network device. Typically, the RF unit 1001 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, an amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like.

[0218] The memory 1009 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 1009 may mainly include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data, wherein the first storage area may store an operating system, applications or instructions required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.). In addition, the memory 1009 may include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or the memory 1009 may include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), a synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), a double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), an enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), a synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and a direct RAM bus random access memory (DRRAM). The memory 1009 in the embodiment of the present application includes but is not limited to these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0219] Processor 1010 may include one or more processing units. Optionally, processor 1010 integrates an application processor and a modem processor. The application processor primarily handles operations related to the operating system, user interface, and application programs, while the modem processor primarily processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the modem processor may not be integrated into processor 1010.

[0220] Processor 1010 is used to indicate first information to a first network device, wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or information prohibited from processing; the first information is used by the first network device to send second information to a second network device; wherein the second information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with information prohibited from processing; wherein, when the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; when the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; when the information prohibited from processing includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; when the information prohibited from processing includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information.

[0221] An embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, each process of the above-mentioned multicast service processing method embodiment is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0222] The processor is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0223] An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned multicast service processing embodiment and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0224] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0225] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium. The computer program / program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned multicast service processing method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0226] The embodiment of the present application also provides a system for multicast service processing, including: a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal can be used to perform the above-mentioned Figure 4 The steps of the method for multicast service processing described in the embodiment, the network device can be used to perform the above Figure 2 Or the steps of the method for multicast service processing described in embodiment 3.

[0227] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the statement "comprises a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising the element. In addition, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in the opposite order according to the functions involved. For example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0228] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform, and of course can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a computer software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk), and includes a number of instructions for enabling a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0229] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of this application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of this application and the scope of protection of the claims, all of which are within the protection of this application.

Claims

1. A method for multicast service processing, characterized in that: include: The first network device receives first information, wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or information prohibited from being processed; The first network device sends second information to the second network device based on the first information; wherein the second information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with the processing prohibited information; wherein, if the information to be processed includes the first multicast information, the second information is the second unicast information; if the information to be processed includes the first unicast information, the second information is the second multicast information; if the processing prohibited information includes the first multicast information, the second information is the second unicast information; if the processing prohibited information includes the first unicast information, the second information is the second multicast information; After the first network device receives the first information, the method further includes at least one of the following: In a case where the first information includes processing prohibition information, determining the information to be processed according to the first information; In a case where the first information includes the information to be processed, determining the processing prohibited information according to the first information; The first network device sends third information to the second network device based on the first information, wherein the third information is associated with the information to be processed or the information prohibited from processing; when the information to be processed includes the first multicast information, the third information is the second multicast information; when the information to be processed includes the first unicast information, the third information is the second unicast information; when the information prohibited from processing includes the first multicast information, the third information is the second multicast information; when the information prohibited from processing includes the first unicast information, the third information is the second unicast information.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first unicast information includes at least one of the following: Unicast indication; Quality of service flow information; Message filter information; a session identifier; or The second unicast information includes at least one of the following: Quality of service flow information; Session ID; Pending indication, used to indicate deactivation; Prohibit processing instruction, used to indicate retention.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first multicast information includes at least one of the following: Multicast group information; Content source address; Multicast address; Multicast group ID; Quality of service parameters; Quality of service flow information; Application identification; Business identity; or The second multicast information includes at least one of the following: Multicast group information; Multicast address; Multicast group ID; Quality of service flow information; Business logo; Pending instructions, used to indicate departure; Prohibit processing instruction, used to indicate retention.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein Before the first network device receives the first information, the method further includes: establishing an association relationship between the information to be processed and the second information; or An association relationship between the processing prohibition information and the second information is established.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first network device includes at least one of the following: a first core network function, a first wireless access node; or The second network device includes at least one of the following: a second core network function, and a second wireless access node.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The information to be processed further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast leaving, indicating unicast deactivation; or The prohibition processing information further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast reservation and indicating unicast reservation.

7. A multicast service processing device, applied to a first network device, characterized in that: include: A receiving module, configured to receive first information, wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or information prohibited from being processed; a sending module, configured to send second information to a second network device based on the first information; wherein the second information is associated with information to be processed or associated with information prohibiting processing; wherein, if the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; if the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; if the information prohibiting processing includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; and if the information prohibiting processing includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information. a determination module, configured to determine the information to be processed based on the first information if the first information includes the processing prohibition information; or to determine the processing prohibition information based on the first information if the first information includes the information to be processed; The sending module is further used to: send third information to the second network device based on the first information, wherein the third information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with the prohibited processing information; when the information to be processed includes the first multicast information, the third information is the second multicast information; when the information to be processed includes the first unicast information, the third information is the second unicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes the first multicast information, the third information is the second multicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes the first unicast information, the third information is the second unicast information.

8. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that The first unicast information includes at least one of the following: Unicast indication; Quality of service flow information; Message filter information; a session identifier; or The second unicast information includes at least one of the following: Quality of service flow information; Session ID; Pending indication, used to indicate deactivation; Prohibit processing instruction, used to indicate retention.

9. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that The first multicast information includes at least one of the following: Multicast group information; Content source address; Multicast address; Multicast group ID; Quality of service parameters; Quality of service flow information; application identification; Business identity; or The second multicast information includes at least one of the following: Multicast group information; Multicast address; Multicast group ID; Quality of service flow information; Business logo; Pending instructions, used to indicate departure; Prohibit processing instruction, used to indicate retention.

10. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that The device further comprises: An establishing module is used to establish an association relationship between the information to be processed and the second information; or to establish an association relationship between the information prohibited from processing and the second information.

11. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that The first network device includes at least one of the following: a first core network function, a first wireless access node; The second network device includes at least one of the following: a second core network function, and a second wireless access node.

12. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that The information to be processed further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast leaving, indicating unicast deactivation; or The prohibition processing information further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast reservation and indicating unicast reservation.

13. A method for multicast service processing, characterized in that: include: The terminal indicates first information to the first network device, wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or information prohibited from being processed; The first information is used by the first network device to send second information to the second network device; wherein the second information is associated with information to be processed or associated with information prohibiting processing; wherein, when the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; when the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; when the information prohibiting processing includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; when the information prohibiting processing includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; The first information is further used for at least one of the following: In a case where the first information includes processing prohibition information, the first information is used by the first network device to determine the information to be processed; In a case where the first information includes the information to be processed, the first information is used by the first network device to determine the processing prohibition information; The first information is used by the first network device to send third information to the second network device, wherein the third information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with the prohibited processing information; when the information to be processed includes the first multicast information, the third information is the second multicast information; when the information to be processed includes the first unicast information, the third information is the second unicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes the first multicast information, the third information is the second multicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes the first unicast information, the third information is the second unicast information.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The first unicast information includes at least one of the following: Unicast indication; Quality of service flow information; Message filter information; a session identifier; or The second unicast information includes at least one of the following: Quality of service flow information; Session ID; Pending indication, used to indicate deactivation; Prohibit processing instruction, used to indicate retention.

15. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The first multicast information includes at least one of the following: Multicast group information; Content source address; Multicast address; Multicast group ID; Quality of service parameters; Quality of service flow information; Application identification; Business identity; or The second multicast information includes at least one of the following: Multicast group information; Multicast address; Multicast group ID; Quality of service flow information; Business logo; Pending instructions, used to indicate departure; Prohibit processing instruction, used to indicate retention.

16. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The first network device includes at least one of the following: a first core network function, a first wireless access node; or The second network device includes at least one of the following: a second core network function, and a second wireless access node.

17. The method according to claim 13, wherein The information to be processed further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast leaving, indicating unicast deactivation; or The prohibition processing information further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast reservation and indicating unicast reservation.

18. A device for multicast service processing, characterized in that: include: an indication module, configured to indicate first information to a first network device; wherein the first information includes: information to be processed or information prohibited from processing; wherein the first information is used by the first network device to send second information and third information associated with the information to be processed to the second network device, or to send second information and third information associated with the information prohibited from processing to the second network device; The first information is used by the first network device to send second information to the second network device; wherein the second information is associated with information to be processed or associated with information prohibiting processing; wherein, when the information to be processed includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; when the information to be processed includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; when the information prohibiting processing includes first multicast information, the second information is second unicast information; when the information prohibiting processing includes first unicast information, the second information is second multicast information; The first information is further used for at least one of the following: In a case where the first information includes processing prohibition information, the first information is used by the first network device to determine the information to be processed; In a case where the first information includes the information to be processed, the first information is used by the first network device to determine the processing prohibition information; The first information is used by the first network device to send third information to the second network device, wherein the third information is associated with the information to be processed or associated with the prohibited processing information; when the information to be processed includes the first multicast information, the third information is the second multicast information; when the information to be processed includes the first unicast information, the third information is the second unicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes the first multicast information, the third information is the second multicast information; when the prohibited processing information includes the first unicast information, the third information is the second unicast information.

19. The device according to claim 18, characterized in that The first unicast information includes at least one of the following: Unicast indication; Quality of service flow information; Message filter information; a session identifier; or The second unicast information includes at least one of the following: Quality of service flow information; Session ID; Pending indication, used to indicate deactivation; Prohibit processing instruction, used to indicate retention.

20. The device according to claim 18, characterized in that The first multicast information includes at least one of the following: Multicast group information; Content source address; Multicast address; Multicast group ID; Quality of service parameters; Quality of service flow information; Application identification; Business identity; or The second multicast information includes at least one of the following: Multicast group information; Multicast address; Multicast group ID; Quality of service flow information; Business logo; Pending instructions, used to indicate departure; Prohibit processing instruction, used to indicate retention.

21. The device according to claim 18, characterized in that The first network device includes at least one of the following: a first core network function, a first wireless access node; or The second network device includes at least one of the following: a second core network function, and a second wireless access node.

22. The device according to claim 18, characterized in that The information to be processed further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast leaving, indicating unicast deactivation; or The prohibition processing information further indicates at least one of the following: indicating multicast reservation and indicating unicast reservation.

23. A network device, characterized in that: The method comprises a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method for multicast service processing according to any one of claims 1 to 6 are implemented.

24. A terminal, characterized in that: The method comprises a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method for multicast service processing according to any one of claims 13 to 17 are implemented.

25. A readable storage medium, characterized in that The readable storage medium stores a program or instruction, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, it implements the method for processing multicast services as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, or implements the steps of the method for processing multicast services as described in any one of claims 13 to 17.

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