Information transmission method and device

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses an information transmission method and device. The method executed by the terminal comprises the steps that a first request is sent to a first network element, and the first request is used for requesting computing power resources and communication resources needed by a first computing task; therefore, the problem of how to negotiate computing power resources and communication resources required by a computing task is solved to a certain extent.

Description

Information transmission methods and devices Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a method and apparatus for transmitting information. Background Technology

[0002] In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) technology has made continuous breakthroughs in many fields. For example, AI technology has been widely used in education, transportation, home, healthcare, retail, security and other fields, bringing convenience to people's lives and promoting industrial upgrading in various sectors. AI technology was also introduced in The 3rd Generation Partnership Project Release 18 (3GPP R18).

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] This disclosure presents an information transmission method and apparatus.

[0005] The first aspect of this disclosure provides a method for transmitting information, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes: sending a first request to a first network element, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0006] A second aspect of this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a first network element. The method includes: receiving a first request sent by a terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task;

[0007] Send a second request to the second network element, wherein the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0008] A third aspect of this disclosure provides a method for transmitting information, which is executed by a second network element. The method includes: receiving a second request sent by a first network element, wherein the second request is sent by the first network element based on a received first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0009] A fourth aspect of this disclosure provides a terminal, the terminal comprising: a transceiver module, configured to send a first request to a first network element, wherein the first request is configured to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0010] A fifth aspect embodiment of this disclosure proposes a first network element, the first network element comprising: a transceiver module, configured to receive a first request sent by a terminal, wherein the first request is configured to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task; the transceiver module is further configured to send a second request to a second network element, wherein the second request is configured to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0011] A sixth aspect embodiment of this disclosure proposes a second network element, the second network element comprising: a transceiver module, configured to receive a second request sent by a first network element, wherein the second request is sent by the first network element based on a received first computing task, the second request being configured to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0012] The solution proposed in this embodiment involves a terminal requesting computing and communication resources required for a computing task from a first network element via a first request. Thus, through negotiation between the terminal and the first network element regarding the resources required for the computing task, the allocation of computing and communication resources for the task is achieved, providing conditions for the reliable execution of the computing task. Attached Figure Description

[0013] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments or background art of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments or background art of this disclosure will be described below.

[0014] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0015] Figures 2A-2C are interactive schematic diagrams of an information transmission method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0016] Figures 3A-3B are schematic flowcharts of an information transmission method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0017] Figures 4A-4D are schematic flowcharts of an information transmission method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0018] Figures 5A-5D are schematic flowcharts of an information transmission method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0019] Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0020] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0021] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a first network element provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0022] Figure 7C is a schematic diagram of the structure of a second network element provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0023] Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0024] Figure 8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0025] This disclosure presents a method and apparatus for transmitting information.

[0026] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure propose an information transmission method, the method comprising: sending a first request to a first network element, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0027] In the above embodiments, the terminal requests computing and communication resources required for the computing task from the first network element through a first request. Thus, through negotiation between the terminal and the first network element regarding the resources required for the computing task, the allocation of computing and communication resources for the computing task is achieved, providing conditions for the reliable execution of the computing task.

[0028] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0029] In the above embodiments, the terminal can directly send computing power demand information and communication requirements to the first network element, or it can indirectly send computing power demand information and communication requirements to the first network element through the type or identifier of the computing task. This improves the flexibility of the terminal in requesting the execution of the first computing task from the first network element.

[0030] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data; the scale of the transmitted data; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0031] In the above embodiments, the terminal increases the multi-dimensional communication requirements of the first network element, thereby enabling the first network element to provide communication services for computing tasks more accurately, and improving the reliability and accuracy of the computing tasks provided by the first network element to the terminal.

[0032] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, after sending the first request to the first network element, the method further includes: receiving first information, wherein the first information is sent by the second network element and / or the first network element, and the first message is used to indicate a first response result for the first computing task.

[0033] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first field, the first field being used to indicate whether to respond to the first computing task; the timing of executing the first computing task; and configuration information of communication resources associated with the first computing task.

[0034] In the above embodiments, the terminal can receive first information, thereby providing conditions for the reliable execution of the first computing task.

[0035] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and the effective duration of the configuration information.

[0036] In the above embodiments, the terminal can receive the configuration information of the first transmitted multidimensional communication resources, thereby providing conditions for the reliable execution of the first computing task.

[0037] Secondly, this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a first network element. The method includes: receiving a first request sent by a terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task;

[0038] Send a second request to the second network element, wherein the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0039] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, after sending the second request to the second network element, the method further includes:

[0040] Determine the second response result of the first network element to the first computing task;

[0041] Receive the third response result sent by the second network element;

[0042] Based on the second response result and the third response result, a first response result is determined for the first computing task;

[0043] Send first information to the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate the first response result.

[0044] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0045] The first field is used to indicate whether to respond to the first computing task;

[0046] The timing of executing the first computational task;

[0047] Configuration information of the transmission resources associated with the first computing task.

[0048] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and effective duration of the configuration information.

[0049] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, after sending the first information to the terminal, the method further includes: initiating a session associated with the first computing task, wherein the first network element is a communication resource management device.

[0050] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first request and the second request each include at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0051] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, after receiving the first request sent by the terminal, the method further includes: determining computing power requirement information and communication requirement information corresponding to the type and / or identifier of the first computing task in the first request based on a preset mapping table.

[0052] In some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data; the scale of the data being transmitted; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0053] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0054] Determine the second response result of the first network element to the first computing task;

[0055] Send the second response result to the second network element.

[0056] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, after sending the second response result to the second network element, the method further includes: sending configuration information of transmission resources to the terminal, wherein the second response result is a response to the first computing task, and the first network element is a communication resource management device.

[0057] Thirdly, this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a second network element. The method includes: receiving a second request sent by a first network element, wherein the second request is sent by the first network element based on a received first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0058] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the second request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, after receiving the second request, the method further includes: determining, based on a preset mapping table, computing power requirement information and communication requirement information corresponding to the type and / or identifier of the first computing task in the second request.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data; the scale of the transmitted data; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0061] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, after receiving the second request, the method further includes:

[0062] Determine the third response result for the first computation task;

[0063] The third response result is sent to the first network element.

[0064] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, after sending the third response result to the first network element, the method further includes: sending configuration information of transmission resources to the terminal, wherein the second network element is a communication resource management device.

[0065] In some embodiments, in conjunction with the third aspect, the method further includes: receiving a second response result sent by the first network element.

[0066] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, after receiving the second response result sent by the first network element, the method further includes:

[0067] Determine the third response result of the second network element to the first computing task;

[0068] Based on the second response result and the third response result, a first response result is determined for the first request;

[0069] Send first information to the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate the first response result.

[0070] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first field, the first field being used to indicate whether to respond to the first computing task; the timing of executing the first computing task; and configuration information of the transmission resources associated with the first computing task.

[0071] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and effective duration of the configuration information.

[0072] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, after sending the first information to the terminal, the method further includes:

[0073] Initiate a session associated with the first computing task, where the first network element is a communication resource management device.

[0074] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a method for transmitting information, the method being executed by a communication system, the method comprising:

[0075] The terminal sends a first request to the first network element, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task;

[0076] The first network element sends a second request to the second network element, wherein the second request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0077] Fifthly, this disclosure provides a terminal, which includes a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the transceiver module is used to send a first request to a first network element, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0078] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0079] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data; the scale of the transmitted data; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0080] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to receive first information sent by the first network element, wherein the first information is sent by the second network element and / or the first network element, and the first message is used to indicate a first response result for the first computing task.

[0081] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: whether to respond to the first task; the timing of executing the first computing task; and configuration information of communication resources associated with the first task.

[0082] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and the effective duration of the configuration information.

[0083] In a sixth aspect, this disclosure provides a first network element, which includes a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the transceiver module is used to receive a first request sent by a terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task;

[0084] The aforementioned transceiver module is further configured to send a second request to the second network element, wherein the second request is configured to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0085] In conjunction with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to determine a second response result of the first network element to the first computing task;

[0086] The transceiver module is also used to receive a third response result sent by the second network element;

[0087] The processing module is further configured to determine a first response result for the first computing task based on the second response result and the third response result;

[0088] The transceiver module is further configured to send first information to the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate the first response result.

[0089] In conjunction with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first field, the first field being used to indicate whether to respond to the first computing task; the timing of executing the first computing task; and configuration information of the transmission resources associated with the first computing task.

[0090] In conjunction with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and effective duration of the configuration information.

[0091] In conjunction with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to initiate a session associated with the first computing task, wherein the first network element is a communication resource management device.

[0092] In conjunction with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the first request and the second request each include at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0093] In conjunction with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to determine, based on a preset mapping table, computing power requirement information and communication requirement information corresponding to the type and / or identifier of the first computing task in the first request.

[0094] In conjunction with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data; the scale of the transmitted data; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0095] In conjunction with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to determine a second response result of the first network element to the first computing task;

[0096] The transceiver module is also used to send the second response result to the second network element.

[0097] In conjunction with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to send configuration information of transmission resources to the terminal, wherein the second response result is a response to the first computing task, and the first network element is a communication resource management device.

[0098] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure propose a second network element, which includes a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the transceiver module is used to receive a second request sent by a first network element, wherein the second request is sent by the first network element based on a received first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0099] In conjunction with some embodiments of the seventh aspect, in some embodiments, the second request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0100] In conjunction with some embodiments of the seventh aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to determine, based on a preset mapping table, the computing power requirement information and communication requirement information corresponding to the type and / or identifier of the first computing task in the second request.

[0101] In conjunction with some embodiments of the seventh aspect, in some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data; the scale of the transmitted data; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0102] In conjunction with some embodiments of the seventh aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to determine a third response result for the first computing task;

[0103] The transceiver module is also used to send the third response result to the first network element.

[0104] In conjunction with some embodiments of the seventh aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to send configuration information of transmission resources to the terminal, wherein the second network element is a communication resource management device.

[0105] In conjunction with some embodiments of the seventh aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to receive a second response result sent by the first network element.

[0106] In conjunction with some embodiments of the seventh aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to: determine a third response result of the second network element to the first computing task; determine a first response result for the first request based on the second response result and the third response result; the transceiver module is further configured to send first information to the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate the first response result.

[0107] In conjunction with some embodiments of the seventh aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first field, the first field being used to indicate whether to respond to the first computing task; the timing of executing the first computing task; and configuration information of the transmission resources associated with the first computing task.

[0108] In conjunction with some embodiments of the seventh aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and effective duration of the configuration information.

[0109] In conjunction with some embodiments of the seventh aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to initiate a session associated with the first computing task, wherein the first network element is a communication resource management device.

[0110] Eighthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is configured to execute the first aspect and optional implementations thereof.

[0111] In a ninth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is configured to execute the second aspect and optional implementations thereof.

[0112] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is configured to execute the third aspect and optional implementations thereof.

[0113] Eleventhly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication system comprising: a terminal, a first network element, and a second network element; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the first aspect and optional implementations thereof, the first network element is configured to perform the method described in the second aspect and optional implementations thereof, and the second network element is configured to perform the method described in the third aspect and optional implementations thereof.

[0114] In a twelfth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the methods described in the first aspect and its optional implementations, the second aspect and its optional implementations, and the third aspect and its optional implementations.

[0115] In a thirteenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product that, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method as described in the first aspect and its optional implementation, the second aspect and its optional implementation, and the third aspect and its optional implementation.

[0116] In a fourteenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the methods described in the first aspect and its optional implementations, the second aspect and its optional implementations, and the third aspect and its optional implementations.

[0117] In a fifteenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system includes processing circuitry configured to perform the methods described according to the first aspect and its optional implementations, the second aspect and its optional implementations, and the third aspect and its optional implementations.

[0118] It is understood that the aforementioned terminal, first network element, second network element, communication system, storage medium, program product, computer program, chip, or chip system are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

[0119] This disclosure provides an information transmission method and apparatus. In some embodiments, the terms "information transmission method" and "information processing method," "communication method," etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms "message transmission apparatus" and "information processing apparatus," "communication apparatus," etc., can be used interchangeably; and the terms "message transmission system" and "information processing system," "communication system," etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0120] This disclosure is not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure. Unless otherwise specified, each step in a particular embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged. Furthermore, the optional implementation methods in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0121] In each of the disclosed embodiments, unless otherwise specified or in case of logical conflict, the terminology and / or descriptions of the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0122] The terminology used in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

[0123] In this embodiment of the disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a," "an," "the," "the," "the aforementioned," "the," "this," etc., can mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc. For example, when using articles such as "a," "an," "the," etc. in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as either a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0124] In the embodiments disclosed herein, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0125] In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0126] In some embodiments, the notation "at least one of A and B", "A and / or B", "A in one case, B in another", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0127] In some embodiments, the notation "A or B" may include the following technical solutions, depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execution of A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execution of B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0128] The prefixes "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this disclosure are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not impose restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the descriptive objects. The description of the descriptive objects is found in the claims or the context of the embodiments, and the use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions. For example, if the descriptive object is a "field," the ordinal numbers preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field" and "second field." Similarly, if the descriptive object is a "level," the ordinal numbers preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not restrict the priority between "levels." Furthermore, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers and can be one or more. For example, in "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the object being described is "device", then "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. Similarly, if the object being described is "information", then "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0129] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0130] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0131] In some embodiments, the terms “greater than,” “greater than or equal to,” “not less than,” “more than,” “more than or equal to,” “not less than,” “higher than,” “higher than or equal to,” “not lower than,” and “above” can be used interchangeably, as can the terms “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not greater than,” “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not more than,” “lower than,” “lower than or equal to,” “not higher than,” and “below”.

[0132] In some embodiments, the apparatus and device may be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they may also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "body", etc.

[0133] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network devices, core network devices, etc.

[0134] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)," "base station (BS)," "radio base station," or "fixed station." In some embodiments, it may also be understood as "node," "access point," "transmission point (TP)," "reception point (RP)," "transmission / reception point (TRP)," "panel," "antenna panel," "antenna array," "cell," "macro cell," "small cell," "femto cell," "pico cell," "sector," "cell group," "serving cell," "carrier," "component carrier," or "bandwidth part (BWP)."

[0135] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "user equipment (UE)," "user terminal," "Narrow Band-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) device," "mobile station (MS)," "mobile terminal (MT)," "subscriber station," "mobile unit," "subscriber unit," "wireless unit," "remote unit," "mobile device," "wireless device," "wireless communication device," "remote device," "mobile subscriber station," "access terminal," "mobile terminal," "wireless terminal," "remote terminal," "handset," "user agent," "mobile client," "client," etc.

[0136] In some embodiments, access network devices, core network devices, or network devices can be replaced by terminals. For example, embodiments of this disclosure can also be applied to structures where communication between access network devices, core network devices, or network devices and terminals is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (e.g., device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the structure can also be configured such that the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. Furthermore, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can be replaced with terms corresponding to communication between terminals (e.g., "sidelink"). For example, uplink channel, downlink channel, etc., can be replaced with sidelink channel, and uplink link, downlink, etc., can be replaced with sidelink link.

[0137] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, core network device, or network device may also be configured to have all or some of the functions of the terminal.

[0138] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0139] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0140] Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0141] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0142] As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

[0143] In some embodiments, terminal 101 includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: mobile phone, wearable device, Internet of Things device, car with communication function, smart car, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver function, virtual reality (VR) terminal device, augmented reality (AR) terminal device, wireless terminal device in industrial control, wireless terminal device in self-driving, wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, and wireless terminal device in smart home.

[0144] In some embodiments, network device 102 may include at least one of access network device and core network device.

[0145] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following in a 5G communication system: evolved Node B (eNB), next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), next-generation Node B (gNB), node B (NB), home node B (HNB), home evolved node B (HeNB), radio backhaul device, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), base band unit (BBU), mobile switching center, base station in a 6G communication system, open RAN, cloud RAN, base station in other communication systems, and access node in a Wi-Fi system.

[0146] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of this disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of Open RAN. The processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented by software or programs.

[0147] In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU may also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can separate the protocol layer of the access network device. Some of the protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU and centrally controlled by the CU. However, this is not the only possibility.

[0148] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a single device comprising one or more network elements, or it may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each comprising all or part of the aforementioned one or more network elements. Network elements may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), or a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0149] In some embodiments, network device 102 includes a first network element 1021 and a second network element 1022.

[0150] In some embodiments, the first network element 1021 is mainly used to manage computing resources on the network side, such as allocating computing resources and orchestrating computing tasks. The second network element 1022 is mainly used to manage communication resources, such as allocating communication resources and scheduling users.

[0151] In some embodiments, terms such as "first network element", "first network device", "first network node", "computing resource management device", "computing resource management node", "computing resource management network element", "computing resource control device", "computing resource control node", and "computing resource control network element" can be used interchangeably.

[0152] In some embodiments, the terms "second network element", "second network device", "second network node", "communication resource management device", "communication resource management node", "communication resource management network element", "communication resource control device", "communication resource control node", "communication resource control network element", "transmission resource management device", "transmission resource management node", and "transmission resource control node" can be used interchangeably.

[0153] In some embodiments, the second network element 1022 is mainly used to manage computing resources on the network side, such as allocating computing resources and orchestrating computing tasks. The first network element 1021 is mainly used to manage communication resources, such as allocating communication resources and scheduling users.

[0154] In some embodiments, terms such as "second network element," "second network device," "second network node," "computing resource management device," "computing resource management node," "computing resource management network element," "computing resource control device," "computing resource control node," and "computing resource control network element" can be used interchangeably. Correspondingly, terms such as "first network element," "first network device," "first network node," "communication resource management device," "communication resource management node," "communication resource management network element," "communication resource control device," "communication resource control node," "communication resource control network element," "transmission resource management device," "transmission resource management node," and "transmission resource control node" can be used interchangeably. It is understood that the communication system described in this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of this disclosure and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure. Those skilled in the art will recognize that with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0155] The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1, or to some of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG1 are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the main bodies in FIG1, or may include other main bodies outside of FIG1. ​​The number and form of each main body are arbitrary. Each main body may be physical or virtual. The connection relationship between the main bodies is illustrative. The main bodies may not be connected or may be connected. The connection can be in any way, it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection, it can be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

[0156] The embodiments disclosed herein can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), and IEEE 802.20, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth (a registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems built upon them, etc. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0157] In mobile communication research, it has been proposed that communication systems can provide more multi-dimensional artificial intelligence (AI) services. For example, AI-enabled connectivity means using AI methods to improve communication performance, such as using AI for beam management.

[0158] Computing power services refer to the network side providing computing power to the terminal side, such as helping the terminal to perform model training, model inference and other advanced AI services. This involves enhancing the transmission pipeline of the communication system to improve the experience of AI application services.

[0159] In the future, communication networks will not only provide connectivity services to terminals, but also computing power services. That is, when a terminal needs to process a computing task, it can upload the computing task to the network for processing by network devices.

[0160] When a terminal requests computing power from the network, it often involves data exchange. This includes data input and output during model inference, and intermediate data exchanged between different training nodes during distributed model training. In general, AI computing tasks require both computational and communication resources. Therefore, the coordination of computing resource management and transmission resource management (i.e., communication connection management) must be considered when requesting, transmitting, and responding to computing tasks.

[0161] The information transmission method provided in this disclosure is used to realize the computing power resources and transmission resources required for coordinating computing tasks.

[0162] The information transmission method and apparatus provided in this disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0163] Figure 2A is an interactive schematic diagram of an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2A, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which includes:

[0164] Step S2101: The terminal sends a first request to the first network element.

[0165] In some embodiments, the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0166] In some embodiments, the first request is used to request the execution of a first computational task.

[0167] In some embodiments, the first request is used to request computing resources required to perform the first computing task.

[0168] In some embodiments, the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task and the computing resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0169] In some embodiments, terms such as "for requesting", "for instructing", "for applying", "for obtaining", "for applying for permission", "for applying for authorization", etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0170] In some embodiments, the terminal can be a device that requires computing tasks.

[0171] In some embodiments, the first network element is a device on the network side that manages, allocates, and schedules computing resources or communication resources. That is, the first network element can be a computing resource management device or a communication resource management device.

[0172] In some embodiments, computing resources may include central processing unit (CPU) resources, graphics processing unit (GPU) resources, neural processing unit (NPU) resources, and so on.

[0173] In some embodiments, the first computational task can be any type of data processing task, such as model training, model inference, model update, online translation, image rendering, etc.

[0174] In some embodiments, the first request may include at least one of the following: computing power requirement information, communication requirement information, the type of the first computing task, and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0175] In some embodiments, the computing power requirement information may include the amount of computing power resources required, the type of computing power resources required, and so on.

[0176] In some embodiments, the required computing resources can be represented by specific numerical values.

[0177] In some embodiments, different indicators can be used to represent the range of required computing resources. For example, if the required computing resources are within a first range, they can be represented by the indicator "00"; if the required computing resources are within a second range, they can be represented by the indicator "01", and so on.

[0178] In some embodiments, different indicators can be used to indicate the level to which the required computing power resources belong. For example, the required computing power resources are divided into three levels: high, medium, and low. The indicator "00" indicates that the required computing power resources are low-level, "01" indicates that the required computing power resources are medium-level, "11" indicates that the required computing power resources are high-level, and so on.

[0179] In some embodiments, a first computational task type is used to indicate the type of the first computational task, such as indicating that the first computational task is a model training task, or a model inference task, etc.

[0180] In some embodiments, different field values ​​can be used to represent different types of computing tasks; or, different identifiers can be used to represent different types of computing tasks, and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0181] In some embodiments, the identifier of the first computing task can be any identifier that can uniquely identify the first computing task.

[0182] In some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data; the size of the data being transmitted; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0183] In some embodiments, the direction of data transmission is used to indicate the flow of data. For example, data may flow from a terminal to a network device, or data may flow from a network device to a terminal, etc. This disclosure does not limit this.

[0184] In some embodiments, the data type describes what kind of data is being transmitted. For example, it could be model input data, model output data, or intermediate data, etc.

[0185] In some embodiments, the scale of the transmitted data is used to describe the amount of data transmitted. For example, the amount of data transmitted is 200 megabits (Mbit), or the amount of data transmitted is 20 kilobits (Kbit).

[0186] In some embodiments, the scale of the transmitted data can be one or more. The scales of the multiple transmitted data can correspond to different transmission directions and / or transmission frequencies.

[0187] For example, Table 1 below shows the communication requirements for a computing task.

[0188] Table 1

[0189] In some embodiments, terms such as "one-shot" and "disposable" can be used interchangeably.

[0190] In step S2102, the first network element determines the first computing task type and / or identifier in the first request, along with the corresponding computing power requirement information and communication requirement information, based on a preset mapping table.

[0191] In some embodiments, the type and / or identifier of the first computing task can correspond one-to-one with computing power requirement information and communication requirement information.

[0192] In some embodiments, the first network element may store a preset mapping table, which records the mapping relationship between different task types and / or identifiers and computing power requirement information and communication requirement information. After the terminal sends the type and / or identifier of the first computing task to the first network element, the first network element can determine the computing power requirement information and / or communication requirement information of the first computing task based on the mapping relationship.

[0193] In some embodiments, if the first request does not contain computing power requirement information and / or communication requirement information, the first network element may first determine the computing power requirement information and / or communication requirement information corresponding to the type and / or identifier of the first computing task in the first request based on a preset mapping table.

[0194] In some embodiments, the first network element may determine a preset mapping table based on configuration information.

[0195] In some embodiments, the first network element may also receive a preset mapping table sent by the application server.

[0196] For example, Table 2 is a mapping table provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0197] Table 2

[0198] In some embodiments, terms such as "XR", "extended display", and "extended-range" can be used interchangeably.

[0199] It should be noted that the mapping relationship between computing tasks and computing power and communication requirements shown in Table 2 above is only illustrative and not a restrictive description of the scheme disclosed in this application.

[0200] In some embodiments, the first network element receives a first request sent by the terminal.

[0201] In step S2103, the first network element determines the second response result to the first computing task.

[0202] In some embodiments, the first network element can determine whether the computing power (or communication) requirement information is met by comparing its current remaining resource information with the computing power (or communication) requirement information of the first computing task. Alternatively, the first network element can also combine other information to determine the second response result.

[0203] In some embodiments, if the computing power (or communication) resources meet the communication requirements of the first computing task, then the first network element can determine to respond to the first computing task; otherwise, it can determine not to respond to the first computing task or reject the first computing task.

[0204] In some embodiments, the second response result includes at least one of the following: a first field, which indicates whether to respond to the first computing task, the timing of executing the first computing task, and configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first computing task.

[0205] In some embodiments, the configuration information of communication resources may include at least one of the following: transmission method, transmission timing, frequency resources used for transmission, modulation and coding strategy used for transmission, and validity period of the configuration information.

[0206] In some embodiments, the transmission method may be, for example, transmission via dynamic scheduling or SPS transmission, etc.

[0207] In some embodiments, the transmission method may be, for example, transmission via dynamic scheduling or transmission via semi-persistent scheduling (SPS), etc.

[0208] In some embodiments, the timing of transmission may include the start and end times of transmission, the transmission period, etc.

[0209] In some embodiments, the frequency resources used for transmission may be, for example, Physical Resource Block (PRB) resources, Demodulation Reference Signal (DM-RS), etc. Correspondingly, the configuration information of the transmission resources may include PRB resource indexes, DM-RS indexes, etc.

[0210] In some embodiments, the modulation and coding scheme (MCS) used for transmission can be the adjustment coding number used for transmission.

[0211] In some embodiments, the validity period of the configuration information is used to indicate the validity period of the current communication resource configuration information. Within this validity period, the terminal can communicate with network devices based on the configuration information.

[0212] In some embodiments, the unit of effective duration can be seconds (s), time slots, subframes, frames, etc., and this disclosure does not limit it in this regard.

[0213] In some embodiments, the first network element is a computing resource management device, and the second response result does not include the configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first computing task.

[0214] In some embodiments, the first network element is a communication resource management device, and the second response result includes configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first computing task.

[0215] In some embodiments, the first network element may send a second response result to the second network element.

[0216] In some embodiments, the first network element may not send a second response result to the second network element, which implicitly instructs the first network element to respond to the first computing task.

[0217] In some embodiments, the first network element may also not send a second response result to the second network element, which implicitly indicates that the first network element does not respond to the first computing task or rejects the first computing task.

[0218] In step S2104, the first network element sends a second request to the second network element.

[0219] In some embodiments, the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the computing or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0220] In some embodiments, the first request is used to request the execution of a first computational task.

[0221] In some embodiments, the first request is used to request computing or communication resources required to perform the first computing task.

[0222] In some embodiments, the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task and the computing or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0223] In some embodiments, the second request only contains the type and / or identifier of the first computing task, and the second network element can determine the computing power (or communication) requirement information of the first computing task by querying a preset mapping relationship.

[0224] In some embodiments, the first network element is a computing resource management device, and the second request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0225] In some embodiments, the first network element is a communication resource management device, and the second request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the computing resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0226] In some embodiments, the second network element receives a second request sent by the first network element.

[0227] In some embodiments, steps S2103 and S2104 can be executed in parallel, or step S2104 can be executed first, followed by step S2103. This disclosure does not limit this.

[0228] In step S2105, the second network element is determined and sends the third response result to the first network element.

[0229] In some embodiments, the second network element can determine whether the communication (computing power) requirement information is met by comparing its current remaining resource information with the communication (computing power) requirement information of the first computing task. Alternatively, the second network element can combine other information to determine the first response result.

[0230] In some embodiments, if the communication (or computing power) resources meet the communication (or computing power) requirements of the first computing task, then the second network element can determine to respond to the first computing task; otherwise, it can determine not to respond to the first computing task or reject the first computing task.

[0231] In some embodiments, the third response result includes at least one of the following: a first field, which indicates whether to respond to the first computing task, the timing of executing the first computing task, and configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first computing task.

[0232] In some embodiments, the second network element is a computing resource management device, and the second response result does not include the configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first computing task.

[0233] In some embodiments, the second network element is a communication resource management device, and the second response result includes configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first computing task.

[0234] In some embodiments, the first network element receives a third response result sent by the second network element.

[0235] In some embodiments, the second network element may not send a third response result to the first network element, which implicitly instructs the second network element to respond to the first computing task.

[0236] In some embodiments, the second network element may also not send a third response result to the first network element, which implicitly indicates that the second network element does not respond to the first computing task or rejects the first computing task.

[0237] Step S2106: The first network element determines the first response result based on the second response result and the third response result.

[0238] In some embodiments, if the second response result is in response to the first computing task, and the third response result is not in response to (or reject) the request of the first computing task, then the first response result determined by the first network element can be not in response to the first computing task, or reject the first computing task.

[0239] In some embodiments, if the third response result is in response to the first computing task, while the second response result is not in response to (or reject) the request of the first computing task, then the first response result determined by the first network element can be either not in response to the first computing task or rejecting the first computing task.

[0240] In some embodiments, if both the third response result and the second response result are responses to the first computing task, then the first response result determined by the first network element can be a response to the first computing task.

[0241] In some embodiments, if both the third response result and the second response result are in response to the first computing task, but the difference between the timing of executing the first computing task in the second response result and the third response result is too large, then the first response result determined by the first network element may also be to reject (or not respond to) the first computing task.

[0242] Step S2107: The first network element sends the first information to the terminal.

[0243] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate a first response result for a first computing task.

[0244] In some embodiments, the first information may include at least one of the following: a first field, which indicates whether to respond to the first computing task, the timing of executing the first computing task, and configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first task.

[0245] In some embodiments, the first network element can determine the final execution time of the first computing task based on the timing of execution of the first computing task contained in the second response result and the third response result, respectively. For example, either the timing of the second response result and the third response result can be determined as the final execution time; or, the later timing of the second response result and the third response result can be determined as the final execution time, etc. This disclosure does not limit this.

[0246] In some embodiments, if the second response result is different from the third response result, the first network element can also send the first information to the second network element.

[0247] In some embodiments, if the second response result is the same as the third response result, the first network element may not send the first information to the second network element.

[0248] In some embodiments, the content contained in the first information sent by the first network element to the terminal and the second network element may be the same or different.

[0249] In some embodiments, the first information sent by the first network element to the terminal and the second network element may only include the first field and / or the timing of executing the first computing task. The first information sent to the terminal may also include configuration information for communication resources.

[0250] In some embodiments, the terminal and the second network element respectively receive the first information sent by the first network element.

[0251] In some embodiments, when the first information indicates a response to a first computational task, the first network element can perform the first computational task. For example, performing model training or online translation, etc.

[0252] In some embodiments, when the first information indicates a response to the first computing task, the second network element may initiate a session associated with the first computing task.

[0253] In some embodiments, the second network element initiating the session associated with the first computing task may include: the first node (e.g., a base station) initiating the establishment and allocation of the DRB, and the second node (e.g., an SMF) initiating the PDU session establishment process.

[0254] In some embodiments, the terms "DRB", "Data Radio Bearer", and "Data Radio Bearer" can be used interchangeably.

[0255] In some embodiments, terms such as "PDU", "Packet Data Unit", and "packet data unit" can be used interchangeably.

[0256] In some embodiments, terms such as "session" and "conversation" can be used interchangeably.

[0257] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2107. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2101+S2103 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2101+S2102+S2103+S2107 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2101+S2103+S2104+S2105+S2107 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0258] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0259] Figure 2B is an interactive schematic diagram of an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2B, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which includes:

[0260] Step S2201: The terminal sends a first request to the first network element.

[0261] In step S2202, the first network element determines the first computing task type and / or identifier in the first request, along with the corresponding computing power requirement information and communication requirement information, based on a preset mapping table.

[0262] In step S2203, the first network element determines the second response result for the first computing task.

[0263] Step S2204: The first network element sends a second request and a second response result to the second network element.

[0264] In some embodiments, the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the computing or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0265] In some embodiments, the second request includes a second response result.

[0266] In some embodiments, the first network element can send a second request and a second response result to the second network element in different messages.

[0267] In some embodiments, if the second response result determined by the first network element is not to respond to the first computing task, the first network element may not send the second request and / or the second response result to the second network element.

[0268] In step S2205, the second network element determines the third response result to the first computing task.

[0269] In step S2206, the second network element determines the first response result based on the second response result and the third response result.

[0270] In step S2207, the first response result is a response to the first computing task, and the second network element sends the first information to the terminal.

[0271] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S2201 to S2207. For example, step S2201 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2201+S2203 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2201+S2202+S2203+S2207 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2201+S2203+S2204+S2205+S2207 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and so on, but is not limited thereto.

[0272] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0273] Figure 2C is an interactive schematic diagram of an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2C, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which includes:

[0274] Step S2301: The terminal sends a first request to the first network element.

[0275] In step S2302, the first network element determines the first computing task type and / or identifier in the first request, along with the corresponding computing power requirement information and communication requirement information, based on a preset mapping table.

[0276] In step S2303, the first network element determines the second response result to the first computing task.

[0277] Step S2304: The first network element sends a second request and a second response result to the second network element.

[0278] In some embodiments, the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the computing or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0279] In some embodiments, the second request includes a second response result.

[0280] In some embodiments, the first network element can send a second request and a second response result to the second network element in different messages.

[0281] In some embodiments, if the second response result determined by the first network element is not to respond to the first computing task, the first network element may not send the second request and / or the second response result to the second network element.

[0282] In step S2305, the second network element determines the third response result to the first computing task.

[0283] Step S2306: The second network element sends a third response result to the first network element.

[0284] In step S2307, the first network element and the second network element determine the first response result based on the second response result and the third response result.

[0285] In step S2308, the first response result is a response to the first computing task, and the first network element sends the first information to the terminal.

[0286] In some embodiments, if the first network element determines that the first response result is not to execute (or reject) the first computing task, the first network element may not send the first information to the terminal to implicitly indicate that it will not respond to the first computing task.

[0287] Step S2309: The second network element sends communication resource configuration information to the terminal.

[0288] In some embodiments, steps S2308 and S2309 can be executed in parallel, or S2309 can be executed first and then S2308 can be executed. This disclosure does not limit this.

[0289] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S2301 to S2309. For example, step S2301 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2301+S2303 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2301+S2302+S2303+S2206 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2201+S2203+S2204+S2205+S2206 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0290] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0291] Figure 3A is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3A, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by terminal 101, and includes:

[0292] Step S3101: Send a first request to the first network element. The first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task and / or to request the computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0293] Step S3102: Receive the first information.

[0294] In some embodiments, the first information is sent by the second network element and / or the first network element, and the first information is used to indicate the first response result in response to the first request.

[0295] Steps S3101-S3102 and their optional implementations can be found in the related parts of steps S2101 and S2107 and their optional implementations in Figure 2, and will not be repeated here.

[0296] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3102. For example, step S3101 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, step S3102 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0297] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0298] Figure 3B is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3B, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by terminal 101, and includes:

[0299] Step S3201: Send a first request to the first network element. The first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task and / or to request the computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0300] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the first request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0301] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data; the scale of the transmitted data; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0302] In some embodiments of this disclosure, after sending the first request to the first network element, the method further includes: receiving first information, wherein the first information is sent by the second network element and / or the first network element, and the first information is used to indicate a first response result in response to the first request.

[0303] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the first information includes at least one of the following: whether to respond to the first task; the timing of executing the first computing task; and configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first task.

[0304] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and the effective duration of the configuration information.

[0305] Figure 4A is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4A, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by a first network element 1021, and includes:

[0306] Step S4101: Receive a first request sent by the terminal. The first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task and / or to request the computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0307] Step S4102: Based on a preset mapping table, determine the first computing task type and / or identifier in the first request, along with the corresponding computing power requirement information and communication requirement information.

[0308] Step S4103: Determine the second response result for the first computation task.

[0309] Step S4104: Send a second request to the second network element.

[0310] Step S4105: Receive the third response result sent by the second network element.

[0311] Step S4106: Determine the first response result based on the second response result and the third response result.

[0312] Step S4107: The first response result is to respond to the first computing task and send the first information to the terminal.

[0313] The optional implementations of steps S4101-S4107 can be found in steps S2101-S2107 in Figure 2 and the related parts of their optional implementations, which will not be repeated here.

[0314] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4107. For example, steps S4101+S4107 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S4101+S4103+S4104 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S4104+S4105+S4106 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and so on, but are not limited thereto.

[0315] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0316] Figure 4B is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4B, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by a first network element 1021, and includes:

[0317] Step S4201: Receive a first request sent by the terminal. The first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task and / or to request the computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0318] Step S4202: Based on a preset mapping table, determine the first computing task type and / or identifier in the first request, along with the corresponding computing power requirement information and communication requirement information.

[0319] Step S4203: Determine the second response result for the first computation task.

[0320] In step S4204, the first response result is a response to the first computing task, and a second request and a second response result are sent to the second network element.

[0321] The specific implementation of the above steps S4201-S4204 can be referred to the relevant steps and optional implementations in Figure 2B of this disclosure, and will not be repeated here.

[0322] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S4201 to S4204. For example, steps S4201+S4202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, steps S4201+S4203+S4204 may be implemented as independent embodiments, etc., but are not limited thereto.

[0323] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0324] Figure 4C is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4C, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by a first network element 1021, and includes:

[0325] Step S4301: Receive a first request sent by the terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0326] Step S4302: Determine the second response result for the first computation task.

[0327] Step S4303: Send the second request and the second response result to the second network element.

[0328] Step S4304: Receive the third response result sent by the second network element.

[0329] Step S4305: Determine the first response result based on the second response result and the third response result.

[0330] Step S4306: The first response result is to respond to the first computing task and send the first information to the terminal.

[0331] The specific implementation of steps S4301-S4306 can be referred to the relevant steps and optional implementations in Figure 2C of this disclosure, and will not be repeated here.

[0332] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S4301 to S4306. For example, steps S4301+S4302 may be implemented as independent embodiments, steps S4301+S4303+S4304 may be implemented as independent embodiments, etc., but are not limited thereto.

[0333] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0334] Figure 4D is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4D, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by a first network element 1021, and includes:

[0335] Step S4401: Receive a first request sent by the terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0336] Step S4402: Send a second request to the second network element, wherein the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0337] In some embodiments, after sending the second request to the second network element, the method further includes:

[0338] Determine the second response result of the first network element to the first computing task;

[0339] Receive the third response result sent by the second network element;

[0340] Based on the second response result and the third response result, a first response result is determined for the first computing task;

[0341] Send first information to the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate the first response result.

[0342] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first field indicating whether to respond to the first computing task; the timing of executing the first computing task; and configuration information of the transmission resources associated with the first computing task.

[0343] In some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and the effective duration of the configuration information.

[0344] In some embodiments, after sending the first information to the terminal, the method further includes: initiating a session associated with the first computing task, wherein the first network element is a communication resource management device.

[0345] In some embodiments, the first request and the second request each include at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0346] In some embodiments, after receiving the first request sent by the terminal, the method further includes: determining computing power requirement information and communication requirement information corresponding to the type and / or identifier of the first computing task in the first request based on a preset mapping table.

[0347] In some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data; the scale of the data being transmitted; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0348] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0349] Determine the second response result of the first network element to the first computing task;

[0350] Send the second response result to the second network element.

[0351] In some embodiments, after sending the second response result to the second network element, the method further includes: sending configuration information of transmission resources to the terminal, wherein the second response result is a response to the first computing task, and the first network element is a communication resource management device.

[0352] Figure 5A is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5A, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by a second network element 1022, and includes:

[0353] Step S5101: Receive the second request sent by the first network element.

[0354] In some embodiments, the second request is sent by the first network element based on the received first computing task. The second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task and / or to request the computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0355] Step S5102: Determine the third response result for the first computation task.

[0356] Step S5103: Send the third response result to the first network element.

[0357] Steps S5101-S5103 and their optional implementations can be found in the related parts of steps S2103-S2105 and their optional implementations in Figure 2A, and will not be repeated here.

[0358] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S5101 to S5103. For example, step S5101 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, steps S5101+S5102 may be implemented as standalone embodiments, etc., but are not limited thereto.

[0359] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0360] Figure 5B is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5B, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by a second network element 1022, and includes:

[0361] Step S5201: Receive the second request and second response result sent by the first network element.

[0362] In some embodiments, the second request is sent by the first network element based on the received first computing task. The second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task and / or to request the computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0363] Step S5202: Determine the third response result for the first computation task.

[0364] Step S5203: Determine the first response result based on the second response result and the third response result.

[0365] Step S5204: The first response result is to respond to the first computing task and send the first information to the terminal.

[0366] Steps S5201-S5204 and their optional implementations can be found in the related parts of steps S2203 and S2207 and their optional implementations in Figure 2B, and will not be repeated here.

[0367] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S5201 to S5204. For example, step S5201 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and steps S5201+S5202+S5203 may be implemented as standalone embodiments, etc., but are not limited thereto.

[0368] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0369] Figure 5C is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5C, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by a second network element 1022, and includes:

[0370] Step S5301: Receive the second request and second response result sent by the first network element.

[0371] Step S5302: Determine the third response result for the first computation task.

[0372] Step S5303: Send the third response result to the first network element.

[0373] Step S5304: Determine the first response result based on the second response result and the third response result.

[0374] In step S5305, the first response result is to respond to the first computing task and send communication resource configuration information to the terminal.

[0375] Steps S5301-S5305 and their optional implementations can be found in the related parts of steps S2303 and S2309 and their optional implementations in Figure 2C, and will not be repeated here.

[0376] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S5301 to S5305. For example, step S5301 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and steps S5301+S5302+S5304 may be implemented as standalone embodiments, etc., but are not limited thereto.

[0377] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0378] Figure 5D is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5D, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by a second network element 1022, and includes:

[0379] Step S5401: Receive a second request, wherein the second request is sent by the first network element based on the first computing task sent by the received terminal, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the execution of the computing resources or communication resources.

[0380] In some embodiments, the second request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0381] In some embodiments, after receiving the second request, the method further includes: determining, based on a preset mapping table, computing power requirement information and communication requirement information corresponding to the type and / or identifier of the first computing task in the second request.

[0382] In some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data; the scale of the data being transmitted; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0383] In some embodiments, after receiving the second request, the method further includes:

[0384] Determine the third response result for the first computation task;

[0385] The third response result is sent to the first network element.

[0386] In some embodiments, after sending the third response result to the first network element, the method further includes:

[0387] The configuration information of transmission resources is sent to the terminal, wherein the second network element is a communication resource management device.

[0388] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0389] Receive the second response result sent by the first network element.

[0390] In some embodiments, after receiving the second response result sent by the first network element, the method further includes:

[0391] Determine the third response result of the second network element to the first computing task;

[0392] Based on the second response result and the third response result, a first response result is determined for the first request;

[0393] Send first information to the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate the first response result.

[0394] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first field indicating whether to respond to the first computing task; the timing of executing the first computing task; and configuration information of the transmission resources associated with the first computing task.

[0395] In some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and the effective duration of the configuration information.

[0396] In some embodiments, after sending the first information to the terminal, the method further includes: initiating a session associated with the first computing task, wherein the first network element is a communication resource management device.

[0397] Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6, the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is used in a communication system 100, and the method includes:

[0398] Step 6101: The terminal sends a first request to the first network element.

[0399] In some embodiments, the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0400] In step S7102, the first network element sends a second request to the second network element, wherein the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0401] The optional implementations of steps S7101 and S7102 can be found in the steps and related parts of the embodiments shown in Figures 2A-2C above.

[0402] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0403] The information transmission method provided in this disclosure will be further described below with reference to the following embodiments.

[0404] The proposed solution targets a communication network with two management and control units: a computing resource management (control) node (first network element) and a communication resource management (control) node (second network element). The computing resource management node primarily manages computing resources, such as allocating resources and orchestrating computing tasks. The communication resource management node mainly manages communication resources, such as allocating resources and scheduling users.

[0405] Method 1: The computing resource management node coordinates computing and communication resources, and the response to computing tasks is also handled by the computing resource management node.

[0406] Key Point 1: The terminal sends a first request to the computing resource management node. This first request requests the execution of a first computing task, and / or requests the network to execute the first computing task. Specifically, the first request may also include one of the following information associated with the first computing task: the computing power requirement of the first computing task, including the total computing power required to execute the task, and the type of computing task to be executed. The computing power task type is, for example, model training or model inference.

[0407] The communication requirements associated with the first computing task may include the following information.

[0408] The direction of data transmission: for example, whether it is sent from the terminal to the network or from the network to the terminal.

[0409] Data type: The type includes whether it is dynamically generated, periodically generated, or one-shot.

[0410] Description of the amount of interactive data.

[0411] The computing power requirements and communication requirements associated with the first computing task can be indicated separately or jointly.

[0412] Key point two: After receiving the first information, the computing resource management node extracts the communication requirements related to the first computing task. The computing resource management node then sends a second request to the communication resource management node, instructing that the communication requirements related to the first computing task be transmitted.

[0413] Point 3: The communication resource management node determines whether to respond to the first computing task and / or configure the corresponding communication requirements based on the content of the second request. When responding to the first computing task, the communication resource configuration for the first computing task may include at least one of the following: transmission type: for example, dynamic scheduling or SPS; transmission timing, such as transmission period; transmission frequency resources: such as allocated PRB resources, DM-RS, etc.; transmission MCS; duration for which the transmission configuration is effective.

[0414] Simultaneously, the communication resource management node initiates the corresponding communication session process. This session process may include: a first network node, such as a base station, initiating the establishment and allocation of the DRB; and a second network node, such as an SMF, initiating the PDU session establishment process.

[0415] Point four: The communication resource management node sends a response to the computing resource management node indicating the response to the first computing task, the response including one of the following:

[0416] Whether to accept communication interaction requests related to the first computing task;

[0417] Communication interaction configuration (communication resource configuration information) for the first computing task. The communication interaction configuration may include at least one of the following: transmission type: for example, dynamic scheduling or SPS; transmission timing, such as transmission period; transmission frequency resources: such as allocated PRB resources, DM-RS, etc.; transmission MCS; duration for which the transmission configuration is effective.

[0418] Key Point 5: The computing resource management node determines its response to the first computing task request based on the third message and / or the scheduling of computing resources. If both computing and communication resources can meet the needs of the first computing task, the computing resource management node confirms the request. If either resource or communication resource fails to meet the requirements, the node either does not respond to or rejects the request for the first computing task.

[0419] The response shall include at least one of the following:

[0420] Whether to determine whether to execute the first computing task; when responding to the execution of the first computing task, the communication interaction configuration related to the first computing task.

[0421] Key Point Six: The computing resource management node sends the first information to the terminal, which includes a response to the first computing task.

[0422] Method 2: The computing resource management node coordinates computing and communication resources, and the response to computing tasks and the allocation of communication resources are handled by the computing resource management node and the communication resource node, respectively.

[0423] Key Point 1 and Key Point 2: are the same as Key Point 1 and Key Point 2 of Method 1, respectively.

[0424] Key Point 3: The communication resource management node sends a third response result to the computing resource management node, indicating whether the communication requirements of the first computing task are met.

[0425] Key Point 4: When both computing and communication resources can meet the needs of the first computing task, the computing resource management node acknowledges and responds to the first computing task. If either resource or communication resource fails to meet the needs, the node either does not respond to or rejects the request of the first computing task.

[0426] Key Point 5: When the network determines that it can meet the requirements of the first computing task, the communication resource management node sends the communication interaction configuration to the terminal.

[0427] Method 3: The communication resource management node receives the computing task request and responds to the computing task request.

[0428] Key Point 1: The terminal sends a first request to the communication resource control node. The first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the network to execute the first computing task. Further, the first information also includes communication requirements associated with the computing task.

[0429] Optionally, communication requests can be reported independently or separately.

[0430] Key Point 2: The communication resource management node sends a second request to the computing resource management node. The second request is used to execute the first computing task and / or to request the computing requirements related to the execution of the first computing task.

[0431] Key Point 3: The computing resource management node sends a second response result to the communication resource management node, indicating the response to the first computing task. The second response result includes one of the following: whether to accept the computation related to the first computing task, and the timing of the response.

[0432] Key Point 4: The communication resource management node determines the first response result for the first computing task request based on the second response result and / or the scheduling of computing resources. The first response result includes at least one of the following: whether it is determined to execute the first computing task; and the communication interaction configuration related to the first computing task.

[0433] Key Point 5: The communication resource management node sends the first information to the terminal, which includes a response to the first computing task.

[0434] This disclosure also provides an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Alternatively, another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0435] It should be understood that the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits. The functionality of some or all of the units or modules can be achieved through the design of these hardware circuits, which can be understood as one or more processors. For example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The functionality of some or all of the units or modules is achieved through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit. In another implementation, the hardware circuit can be implemented using a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gates. The connection relationships between the logic gates are configured through configuration files, thereby achieving the functionality of some or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through processor-called software, entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through processor-called software with the remaining parts implemented through hardware circuits.

[0436] In this embodiment, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction read and execute capabilities, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the aforementioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented using an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and configuring the hardware circuit can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. Furthermore, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), a Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), or a Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU).

[0437] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the terminal structure proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 7A, the terminal 7100 may include at least one of a transceiver module 7101, a processing module 7102, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is used to send a first request to a first network element, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0438] In some embodiments, the first request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0439] In some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data; the scale of the data being transmitted; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0440] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to receive first information sent by the first network element, wherein the first information is sent by the second network element and / or the first network element, and the first message is used to indicate a first response result for the first computing task.

[0441] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: whether to respond to the first task; the timing of executing the first computing task; and configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first task.

[0442] In some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and the effective duration of the configuration information.

[0443] Optionally, the transceiver module described above is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0444] Optionally, the above processing module is used to perform at least one of the other steps executed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0445] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first network element proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 7B, the first webpage 7200 may include at least one of a transceiver module 7201, a processing module 7202, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is used to receive a first request sent by a terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task;

[0446] The aforementioned transceiver module is further configured to send a second request to the second network element, wherein the second request is configured to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0447] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to determine a second response result of the first network element to the first computing task;

[0448] The transceiver module is also used to receive a third response result sent by the second network element;

[0449] The processing module is further configured to determine a first response result for the first computing task based on the second response result and the third response result;

[0450] The transceiver module is further configured to send first information to the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate the first response result.

[0451] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first field indicating whether to respond to the first computing task; the timing of executing the first computing task; and configuration information of the transmission resources associated with the first computing task.

[0452] In some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and the effective duration of the configuration information.

[0453] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to initiate a session associated with the first computing task, wherein the first network element is a communication resource management device.

[0454] In some embodiments, the first request and the second request each include at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0455] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0456] Based on a preset mapping table, determine the computing power requirement information and communication requirement information corresponding to the type and / or identifier of the first computing task in the first request.

[0457] In some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data; the scale of the data being transmitted; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0458] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to determine a second response result of the first network element to the first computing task;

[0459] The transceiver module is also used to send the second response result to the second network element.

[0460] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to send configuration information of transmission resources to the terminal, wherein the second response result is a response to the first computing task, and the first network element is a communication resource management device.

[0461] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with a transceiver.

[0462] In some embodiments, the processing module may be a single module or may include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules may each perform all or part of the steps required by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module may be interchangeable with a processor.

[0463] Figure 7C is a schematic diagram of the structure of the second network element proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 7C, the second webpage 7300 may include at least one of a transceiver module 7301, a processing module 7302, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is used to receive a second request sent by the first network element, wherein the second request is sent by the first network element based on a received first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0464] In some embodiments, the second request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0465] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to determine, based on a preset mapping table, the computing power requirement information and communication requirement information corresponding to the type and / or identifier of the first computing task in the second request.

[0466] In some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data; the scale of the data being transmitted; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0467] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to determine a third response result for the first computing task; the transceiver module is further configured to send the third response result to the first network element.

[0468] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to send configuration information of transmission resources to the terminal, wherein the second network element is a communication resource management device.

[0469] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to receive a second response result sent by the first network element.

[0470] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0471] Determine the third response result of the second network element to the first computing task;

[0472] Based on the second response result and the third response result, a first response result is determined for the first request;

[0473] The transceiver module is further configured to send first information to the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate the first response result.

[0474] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first field indicating whether to respond to the first computing task; the timing of executing the first computing task; and configuration information of the transmission resources associated with the first computing task.

[0475] In some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and the effective duration of the configuration information.

[0476] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to initiate a session associated with the first computing task, wherein the first network element is a communication resource management device.

[0477] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with a transceiver.

[0478] In some embodiments, the processing module may be a single module or may include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules may each perform all or part of the steps required by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module may be interchangeable with a processor.

[0479] Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 8100 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. The communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., user equipment, etc.), a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0480] As shown in Figure 8A, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 8100 is used to execute any of the above methods.

[0481] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8102 may also be located outside the communication device 8100.

[0482] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the transceivers 8103 perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method, and the processor 8101 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0483] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0484] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 may include one or more interface circuits 8104. Optionally, the interface circuit 8104 is connected to the memory 8102, and the interface circuit 8104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8104 can read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0485] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG8A. The communication device may be a standalone device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0486] Figure 8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of chip 8200 according to an embodiment of this disclosure. For cases where the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of chip 8200 shown in Figure 8B, but it is not limited thereto.

[0487] Chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201, which are used to perform any of the above methods.

[0488] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202. Optionally, the interface circuit 8202 is connected to memory 8203, and the interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from memory 8203 or other devices, and the interface circuit 8202 can be used to send signals to memory 8203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in memory 8203 and send the instructions to processor 8201.

[0489] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method, and the processor 9201 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0490] In some embodiments, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0491] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8203 may be located outside of chip 8200.

[0492] This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device 8100, cause the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0493] This disclosure also provides a program product that, when executed by the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0494] This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

[0495] In the above embodiments, implementation can be achieved, in whole or in part, through software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, it can be implemented, in whole or in part, as a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of this disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transferred from one computer-readable storage medium to another. For example, the computer program can be transferred from one website, computer, server, or data center to another via wired (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium accessible to a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that integrates one or more available media. The available media may be magnetic media (e.g., floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes), optical media (e.g., high-density digital video discs (DVDs)), or semiconductor media (e.g., solid-state disks (SSDs)).

[0496] Those skilled in the art will recognize that the units and algorithm steps of the various examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0497] Those skilled in the art will understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working processes of the systems, devices, and units described above can be referred to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0498] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this disclosure, but the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this disclosure should be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of this disclosure should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting information, characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: Send a first request to the first network element, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first request includes at least one of the following: Computing power requirement information; type of the first computing task; identifier of the first computing task; direction of data transmission; type of data; scale of transmitted data; frequency of data transmission.

3. The method as described in any one of claims 1-2, characterized in that, After sending the first request to the first network element, the method further includes: Receive first information, wherein the first information is sent by the second network element and / or the first network element, and the first information is used to indicate a first response result in response to the first request.

4. The method as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: The first field indicates whether to respond to the first computing task; the execution timing of the first computing task; and the configuration information of the transmission resources associated with the first computing task.

5. The method as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: Transmission method; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; effective duration of configuration information.

6. A method for transmitting information, characterized in that, The method is executed by a first network element, and the method includes: A first request sent by a receiving terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task; Send a second request to the second network element, wherein the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the computing resources or the communication resources.

7. The method as described in claim 6, characterized in that, After sending the second request to the second network element, the method further includes: Determine the second response result of the first network element to the first computing task; Receive the third response result sent by the second network element; Based on the second response result and the third response result, a first response result is determined for the first computing task; Send first information to the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate the first response result.

8. The method as described in claim 7, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: The first field indicates whether to respond to the first computing task; the timing of executing the first computing task; and the configuration information of the transmission resources associated with the first computing task.

9. The method as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: Transmission method; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; effective duration of configuration information.

10. The method according to any one of claims 7-9, characterized in that, After sending the first information to the terminal, the method further includes: Initiate a session associated with the first computing task, where the first network element is a communication resource management device.

11. The method according to any one of claims 6-10, characterized in that, The first request and the second request each include at least one of the following: Computing power requirement information; type of the first computing task; identifier of the first computing task; direction of data transmission; type of data; scale of transmitted data; frequency of data transmission.

12. The method as described in claim 11, characterized in that, After receiving the first request sent by the terminal, the method further includes: Based on a preset mapping table, determine the computing power requirement information and communication requirement information corresponding to the type and / or identifier of the first computing task in the first request.

13. The method as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The method further includes: Determine the second response result of the first network element to the first computing task; Send the second response result to the second network element.

14. The method as described in claim 13, characterized in that, After sending the second response result to the second network element, the method further includes: The configuration information of transmission resources is sent to the terminal, wherein the second response result is a response to the first computing task, and the first network element is a communication resource management device.

15. A method for transmitting information, characterized in that, The method is executed by a second network element, and the method includes: The second request is received, wherein the second request is sent by the first network element based on the first computing task sent by the terminal, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

16. The method as described in claim 15, characterized in that, The second request includes at least one of the following: Computing power requirement information; type of the first computing task; identifier of the first computing task; direction of data transmission; type of data; scale of transmitted data; frequency of data transmission.

17. The method as described in claim 15 or 16, characterized in that, Following the receipt of the second request, the following is also included: Based on a preset mapping table, determine the computing power requirement information and communication requirement information corresponding to the type and / or identifier of the first computing task in the second request.

18. The method as described in any one of claims 15-17, characterized in that, Following the receipt of the second request, the following is also included: Determine the third response result for the first computation task; The third response result is sent to the first network element.

19. The method as described in claim 18, characterized in that, After sending the third response result to the first network element, the method further includes: The configuration information of transmission resources is sent to the terminal, wherein the second network element is a communication resource management device.

20. The method according to any one of claims 15-19, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receive the second response result sent by the first network element.

21. The method as described in claim 20, characterized in that, After receiving the second response result sent by the first network element, the method further includes: Determine the third response result of the second network element to the first computing task; Based on the second response result and the third response result, a first response result is determined for the first request; Send first information to the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate the first response result.

22. The method as described in claim 21, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: The first field indicates whether to respond to the first computing task; the timing of executing the first computing task; and the configuration information of the transmission resources associated with the first computing task.

23. The method as described in claim 22, characterized in that, The configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: Transmission method; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; effective duration of configuration information.

24. The method according to any one of claims 21-23, characterized in that, After sending the first information to the terminal, the method further includes: Initiate a session associated with the first computing task, where the first network element is a communication resource management device.

25. A method for transmitting information, characterized in that, The method is executed by a communication system, which includes a terminal, a first network element, and a second network element. The method includes: The terminal sends a first request to the first network element, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task; The first network element sends a second request to the second network element, wherein the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or, Request the computing or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

26. A terminal, characterized in that, The terminal includes: The transceiver module is used to send a first request to the first network element, wherein the first request is used to request and / or request computing power resources and communication resources required for the first computing task.

27. A first network element, characterized in that, The first network element includes: The transceiver module is used to receive a first request sent by the terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources and communication resources required to execute the first computing task; The transceiver module is further configured to send a second request to the second network element, wherein the second request is configured to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

28. A second network element, characterized in that, The second network element includes: The transceiver module is used to receive a second request sent by a first network element, wherein the second request is sent by the first network element based on a received first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources or communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

29. A communication device, characterized in that, The apparatus includes one or more processors; wherein the apparatus is configured to perform the information transmission method as described in any one of claims 1-5, or to perform the information transmission method as described in any one of claims 6-14, or to perform the information transmission method as described in any one of claims 15-24.

30. A communication system, characterized in that, The system includes a terminal, a first network element, a second network element, and a third network element, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the information transmission method according to any one of claims 1-5, the first network element is configured to implement the information transmission method according to any one of claims 6-14, and the second network element is configured to implement the information transmission method according to any one of claims 15-24.

31. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device performs the information transmission method as described in any one of claims 1-24.

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