End-to-end QoS demand information division method, terminal and network side equipment

Abstract

To provide a method for splitting end-to-end QoS requirement information, a terminal, and a network side device configured to solve a problem where application scenarios that satisfy QoS requirements are limited.SOLUTION: A method for splitting end-to-end QoS requirement information includes: splitting, by a target core network device, the end-to-end QoS requirement information to obtain PC5-segment QoS information and Uu-segment QoS information; and, before the splitting, by the target core network device, the end-to-end QoS requirement information, receiving the end-to-end QoS requirement information from relay UE, where the end-to-end QoS requirement information is sent by remote UE to the relay UE; or after the splitting, by the target core network device, the end-to-end QoS requirement information, sending the PC5-segment QoS information and the Uu-segment QoS information to an access network device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] (CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS) This disclosure claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202010769219.3, filed in China on July 31, 2020, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and specifically to a method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information, a terminal, and a network side device. [Background technology]

[0003] In the related art, in the relay communication process, the end-to-end communication quality needs to meet the business quality of service (QoS) demand. Specifically, in the relay communication process, the network side device can generate Uu segment QoS information based on a related rule (e.g., Policy and Charging Control Rule (PCC)) or a local policy configuration, and send it to the relay UE. After receiving the QoS information of the Uu segment, the relay UE can convert the QoS information of the Uu segment into PC5 segment QoS parameters according to the mapping relationship configured for the terminal UE by the network side device, thereby meeting the end-to-end QoS demand.

[0004] Currently, only business demands from network devices are considered, which limits the application scenarios that can satisfy QoS demands. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] An object of the embodiments of the present disclosure is to provide a method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information, a terminal, and a network side device that can solve the problem of limited application scenarios that satisfy QoS demands. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present disclosure is realized as follows.

[0007] According to a first aspect, there is provided a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information, the method including a target device including a target UE and an access network device splitting end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information.

[0008] According to a second aspect, there is provided a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information, the method comprising: a core network device transmitting end-to-end QoS demand information to an access network device, the end-to-end QoS demand information comprising an end-to-end QoS demand text.

[0009] According to a third aspect, there is provided a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information, the method including: a target core network device splitting end-to-end QoS demand information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information; and the target core network device receiving from a relay UE the end-to-end QoS demand information sent by a remote UE to a relay UE before splitting the end-to-end QoS demand information, or the target core network device splitting the end-to-end QoS demand information and the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information to an access network device, wherein the PC5 segment QoS information includes PC5 segment QoS parameters and PC5 segment QoS attributes, the PC5 segment QoS parameters include a PQI, and the PC5 segment QoS attributes include a PDB; and the Uu segment QoS information including Uu segment QoS parameters and Uu segment QoS attributes, the Uu segment QoS parameters include a 5QI, and the Uu segment QoS attributes include a PDB.

[0010] According to a fourth aspect, there is provided a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information, the method including: an access network device receiving PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information from a target core network device, where the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information are obtained by splitting end-to-end QoS demand information; and the access network device establishing a bearer for the PC5 segment and a bearer for the Uu segment according to the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information.

[0011] According to a fifth aspect, there is provided a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information, the method including: a relay UE receiving end-to-end QoS demand information from a remote UE; and the relay UE sending the end-to-end QoS demand information to a target core network device.

[0012] According to a sixth aspect, there is provided an apparatus for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information, the apparatus including: a splitting module; the splitting module is used to split the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information; and the target device includes a target UE and an access network device.

[0013] According to a seventh aspect, there is provided an apparatus for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information, the apparatus including: a transmitting module; the transmitting module is used for transmitting end-to-end QoS demand information to an access network device; and the end-to-end QoS demand information includes an end-to-end QoS demand text.

[0014] According to an eighth aspect, there is provided an apparatus for segmenting end-to-end QoS demand information, the apparatus comprising: a segmentation module, a receiving module, and a transmitting module, the segmentation module is used for segmenting end-to-end QoS demand information and obtaining PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information, the receiving module is used for receiving the end-to-end QoS demand information from a relay UE before the segmentation module segments the end-to-end QoS demand information, and the end-to-end QoS demand information is sent by a remote UE to the relay UE, or the transmitting module is used for sending the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information to an access network device after the target core network device segments the end-to-end QoS demand information, wherein the PC5 segment QoS information includes PC5 segment QoS parameters and PC5 segment QoS attributes, the PC5 segment QoS parameters include a PQI, and the PC5 segment QoS attributes include a PDB, and the Uu segment QoS information includes Uu segment QoS parameters and Uu segment QoS attributes, the Uu segment QoS parameters include a PQI, and the Uu segment QoS attributes include a PDB.

[0015] According to a ninth aspect, there is provided an end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device, the device including: a receiving module and an establishing module, the receiving module is used for receiving PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information from a target core network device, the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information are obtained by splitting the end-to-end QoS demand information, and the establishing module is used for establishing a bearer for the PC5 segment and a bearer for the Uu segment according to the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information.

[0016] According to a tenth aspect, there is provided an apparatus for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information, the apparatus including: a receiving module; and a transmitting module, wherein the receiving module is used for receiving end-to-end QoS demand information from a remote UE; and the transmitting module is used for transmitting the end-to-end QoS demand information received by the receiving module to a target core network device.

[0017] According to an eleventh aspect, there is provided a terminal including a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and operable to run on the processor, the program or instructions being operable, when executed by the processor, to implement steps of the method according to the first aspect, or to implement steps of the method according to the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect, or the fifth aspect.

[0018] According to a twelfth aspect, there is provided a network side device, the network side device including a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and operable to run on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method according to the first aspect, or implementing the steps of the method according to the second aspect, the steps of the method according to the third aspect, the steps of the method according to the fourth aspect, or the steps of the method according to the fifth aspect.

[0019] According to a thirteenth aspect, there is provided a readable storage medium having a program or instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, performs the steps of the method according to the first aspect, or performs the steps of the method according to the second aspect, the steps of the method according to the third aspect, the steps of the method according to the fourth aspect, or the steps of the method according to the fifth aspect.

[0020] According to a fourteenth aspect, there is provided a chip, the chip including a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface being coupled to the processor, the processor running a program or instruction to implement steps of the method according to the first aspect, or to implement steps of the method according to the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect, or the fifth aspect. [Effects of the Invention]

[0021] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the target device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information. In this way, the entity that divides the end-to-end QoS demand information is not limited to the network side device, and the division scenarios can be diversified and enriched, which is advantageous for completing the division of the end-to-end QoS demand information in any one scenario. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0022] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram of one possible structure of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 2] 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 3] 10 is a second flowchart of a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 4] 10 is a third flowchart of a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 5] 4 is a fourth flowchart of a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 6] 5 is a fifth flowchart of a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 7]6 is a sixth flowchart of a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 8] 7 is a seventh flowchart of a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 9] 8 is a flowchart of a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 10] 9 is a ninth flowchart of a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 11] 10 is a tenth flowchart of a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 12] 11 is a flowchart of a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 13] 12 is a twelfth flowchart of a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 14] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; [Figure 15] 2 is a second structural schematic diagram of an end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; [Figure 16] 3 is a third structural schematic diagram of an end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; [Figure 17] 4 is a fourth structural schematic diagram of an end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; [Figure 18] 5 is a fifth structural schematic diagram of an end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; [Figure 19] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 20] FIG. 2 is a hardware structural schematic diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; [Figure 21] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a network-side device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0023] The following clearly and completely describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present disclosure without any creative effort fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0024] The terms "first," "second," etc. in the specification and claims of the present disclosure are intended to distinguish between similar objects and are not intended to describe a particular order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms are interchangeable where appropriate, so that embodiments of the present disclosure may be performed in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and that objects distinguished by "first" and "second" generally are of the same type and do not limit the number of objects; for example, a first object may be one or more. Note that "and / or" in the specification and claims indicates at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates an "or" relationship between the related objects.

[0025] It should be noted that the techniques described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be applied to other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are always used interchangeably, and the described techniques may be used in the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies as well as other systems and radio technologies. However, although the following description describes New Radio (NR) systems for illustrative purposes and uses NR terminology in most of the following description, these technologies may also be used in systems other than NR systems, such as sixth generation (6G) systems. th This may be applied to 6G (6th Generation) communication systems.

[0026] 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which an embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network side device 12. Here, the terminal 11 may be referred to as a terminal device or user equipment (UE), and may be a terminal side device such as a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer (PDA), a laptop computer (also called a notebook computer), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a palmtop computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a mobile internet device (MID), a wearable device (WD), a vehicle-mounted equipment (VUE), a pedestrian-mounted equipment (PUE), etc., where the wearable device includes a bracelet, an earphone, glasses, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 in the embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited. The network side equipment 12 may be a base station or a core network, where the base station may be called an access point, a base transceiver station (BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (BSS), an extended service set (ESS), a B node, an evolved B node (eNB), a home B node, a home evolved B node, a WLAN access point, a WiFi node, a transmitting receiving point (TRP), or any other suitable term in the art, and as long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to a specific technical term. For illustrative purposes, the embodiments of the present disclosure only take base stations in an NR system as examples, and do not limit the specific type of base station.

[0027] The following describes in detail the method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to the embodiments of the present disclosure through specific examples and application scenarios, in conjunction with the drawings.

[0028] FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of a method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which may include step 201 .

[0029] Step 201: The target device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information. For example, the remote UE divides the QoS demand according to the QoS demand information, and obtains PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information.

[0030] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the target device includes a target UE and an access network device.

[0031] Exemplarily, the target UE may be a remote UE, and may further include a relay UE.

[0032] Illustratively, the access network equipment may include Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment.

[0033] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the end-to-end QoS demand information may be a priority demand, a delay demand, a reliability demand, etc. required by relay services. In one example, the end-to-end QoS demand information may be QoS parameters and QoS attributes, such as 5QI, guaranteed flow bit rate, maximum flow bit rate, delay, packet error rate, etc., corresponding to when data transmission between a remote UE and a UPF (user plane function) anchor satisfies the end-to-end QoS demand.

[0034] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the end-to-end QoS demand information may be end-to-end QoS demand information when a remote UE establishes a non-direct link with a network side device through a relay UE.

[0035] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, when a relay UE is included in the end-to-end communication, the QoS demand information needs to be divided into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information to satisfy the end-to-end QoS demand information. Here, the QoS information between the remote UE and the relay UE is the PC5 segment QoS information, and the QoS information between the relay UE and the network side device is the Uu segment QoS information. Because the non-direct interface communication is performed by relaying, end-to-end QoS guarantee requires segmentation support. Without corresponding specific PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information that can support end-to-end QoS guarantee, the network side cannot perform accurate radio resource adjustment to satisfy the end-to-end QoS demand guarantee. Therefore, in the present disclosure, the communication quality of the non-direct interface communication can be ensured by dividing the end-to-end QoS demand information.

[0036] In the method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the target device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information. In this way, the entity that divides the end-to-end QoS demand information is not limited to the network side device, and the division scenarios can be diversified and enriched, which is advantageous for completing the division of the end-to-end QoS demand information in any one scenario.

[0037] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the PC5 segment QoS information includes a PC5 segment QoS parameter and a PC5 segment QoS attribute, and the Uu segment QoS information includes a Uu segment QoS parameter and a Uu segment QoS attribute.

[0038] Illustratively, the PC5 segment QoS parameters may include a PQI, the PC5 segment QoS attributes may include a PDB, the Uu segment QoS parameters may include a 5QI, and the Uu segment QoS attributes may include a PDB.

[0039] Illustratively, the PC5 segment QoS parameters may further include a Maximum Flow Bit Rate (MFBR) and a Guaranteed Flow Bit Rate (GFBR), the PC5 segment QoS attributes may further include a Packet Error Rate (PER), the Uu segment QoS parameters include a PC5 QoS identifier (PQI), MFBR, and GFBR, and the Uu segment QoS attributes include a PER.

[0040] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information satisfy the end-to-end QoS demand information.

[0041] For example, satisfying the end-to-end QoS demand information may be that the QoS information of the PC5 segment after division and the QoS information of the Uu segment satisfy the end-to-end QoS demand information.

[0042] In one example, the above-mentioned PC5 segment QoS information after splitting satisfying the end-to-end QoS demand information may mean that the above-mentioned PC5 segment QoS parameters after splitting satisfy the end-to-end QoS parameters, the PC5 segment QoS attributes after splitting satisfy the end-to-end QoS attributes, for example, the PDB of the PC5 segment after splitting satisfies the end-to-end PDB.

[0043] In another example, the above-mentioned Uu segment QoS information after splitting satisfying the end-to-end QoS demand information may mean that the above-mentioned Uu segment QoS parameters after splitting satisfy the end-to-end QoS parameters, the Uu segment QoS attributes after splitting satisfy the end-to-end QoS attributes, for example, the PDB of the Uu segment after splitting satisfies the end-to-end PDB.

[0044] For example, after the target device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information, the combination of the PC5 segment QoS parameters / attributes and the Uu segment QoS parameters / attributes obtained should satisfy the end-to-end QoS demand. For example, taking the Packet Delay Budget (PDB) in the end-to-end QoS demand information as an example, the sum of the PC5 segment PDB and the Uu segment PDB should be less than the PDB demand in the end-to-end QoS demand information, as shown in Example 1 below.

[0045] Example 1: When one relay UE is included between a remote UE and a UPF anchor (i.e., the end-to-end), in order to satisfy the QoS requirement information between the remote UE and the UPF anchor, the QoS requirement information needs to be divided into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information. If the PDB in the end-to-end QoS requirement information is 100 ms, after the target device divides the QoS requirement information between the remote UE and the UPF anchor, the PC5 segment PDB between the remote UE and the relay UE (i.e., the PC5 segment QoS information) may be 20 ms, and the Uu segment PDB between the relay UE and the UPF anchor (i.e., the Uu segment QoS information) may be 80 ms. In this way, when transmitting information between the remote UE and the UPF, after this information passes through the PC5 segment and the Uu segment, the PDB still satisfies the requirement that the PDB in the QoS requirement information between the remote UE and the UPF anchor is 100 ms.

[0046] In this way, after the target device divides the end-to-end QoS requirement information, the divided PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information still satisfy the end-to-end QoS requirement information, and ensure the normal transmission of the completion information.

[0047] FIG. 2 illustrates a flowchart of a method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which may include steps 202a to 202c.

[0048] Illustratively, when the target UE is the remote UE, after the above step 201, the method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to the present disclosure may further include steps 202a to 202c as follows:

[0049] Step 202a: The remote UE sends the Uu segment QoS information and the PC5 segment QoS information to the relay UE.

[0050] Step 202b: The relay UE initiates a PDU session establishment or modification process according to the Uu segment QoS information to establish a QoS flow of the corresponding Uu segment.

[0051] Step 202c: The relay UE initiates a direct link modification process according to the PC5 segment QoS information to establish a corresponding PC5 segment QoS flow.

[0052] For example, when the target device is a remote UE, the remote UE can divide the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information, where the PC5 segment QoS information may be PC5 segment QoS configuration information, and the Uu segment QoS information may be Uu segment QoS configuration information.

[0053] In one example, the PC5 segment QoS configuration information may be used to indicate QoS parameters (e.g., PQI, MFBR, GFBR, etc.) and QoS attributes (e.g., PDB, PER, etc.) of the PC5 segment QoS flow between the remote UE and the relay UE.

[0054] In one example, the QoS configuration information of the Uu segment may be used to indicate the QoS parameters (e.g., PQI, MFBR, GFBR, etc.) and QoS attributes (e.g., PDB, PER, etc.) of the QoS flow between the relay UE and the network side device (e.g., UPF).

[0055] Exemplarily, in the process of the remote UE sending the Uu segment QoS information and the PC5 segment QoS information to the relay UE, the remote UE can send the information to the relay UE through a direct link modification request message.

[0056] Example 1: In the case of relay communication, take the target device as a remote UE as an example. As shown in Figure 3, the technical solution for the remote UE to split end-to-end QoS demand information includes the following steps:

[0057] Step 11: The remote UE divides the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS configuration information (ie, the above PC5 segment QoS information) and Uu segment QoS configuration information (ie, the above Uu segment QoS information). For example, the remote UE divides the QoS demand according to the QoS demand information, and obtains PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information.

[0058] Step 12: The remote UE sends the divided PC5 segment QoS configuration information and Uu segment QoS configuration information to the relay UE.

[0059] Step 13: The relay UE can establish a corresponding Uu segment QoS flow through a PDU session modification process or a PDU session establishment process according to the Uu segment QoS configuration information provided by the remote UE.

[0060] Step 14: The relay UE initiates a direct link modification process according to the PC5 segment QoS configuration information provided by the remote UE, and establishes a corresponding PC5 segment QoS flow with the remote UE. Exemplarily, the relay UE sends this Uu segment QoS flow to the remote UE via a direct link change received message.

[0061] In this way, when the target device is a remote UE, the remote UE can complete the segmentation process of the end-to-end QoS demand information by itself, and the network side does not need to participate in the segmentation, thereby reducing the signaling overhead.

[0062] FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of a method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which may include steps 203a to 203c.

[0063] Exemplarily, if the target UE is the relay UE, before the step 201, the method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to the present disclosure may further include step 203a and step 203b as follows.

[0064] Step 203a: The remote UE sends end-to-end QoS demand information to the relay UE.

[0065] Step 203b: The relay UE receives the end-to-end QoS demand information from the remote UE.

[0066] Based on the above step 203, after the above step 201, the method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to the present disclosure may further include step 203c as follows:

[0067] Step 203c: The relay UE initiates a PDU session establishment or modification process based on the Uu segment QoS information to establish a corresponding Uu segment QoS flow, and the relay UE initiates a direct link modification process based on the PC5 segment QoS information to establish a corresponding PC5 segment QoS flow.

[0068] Illustratively, the link modification process is used to modify link information of a direct link between the remote UE and the relay UE.

[0069] Illustratively, the end-to-end QoS demand information may be carried in a direct link modification request message.

[0070] In one example, the PC5 segment QoS configuration information may be used to indicate QoS parameters (e.g., PQI, MFBR, GFBR, etc.) and QoS attributes (e.g., PDB, PER, etc.) of the PC5 segment QoS flow between the remote UE and the relay UE.

[0071] In one example, the QoS configuration information of the Uu segment may be used to indicate the QoS parameters (e.g., PQI, MFBR, GFBR, etc.) and QoS attributes (e.g., PDB, PER, etc.) of the QoS flow between the relay UE and the network side device (e.g., UPF).

[0072] Example 2: In the case of relay communication, take the target device as a relay UE as an example. As shown in Figure 5, the technical solution for relay UE to split end-to-end QoS demand information includes the following steps:

[0073] Step 21: The remote UE sends the end-to-end QoS demand information to the relay UE.

[0074] Step 22: The relay UE receives the end-to-end QoS demand information.

[0075] Step 23: The relay UE divides the end-to-end QoS demand information, and divides the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS configuration information (ie, the above PC5 segment QoS information) and Uu segment QoS configuration information (ie, the above Uu segment QoS information).

[0076] Step 24: The relay UE can establish a corresponding Uu segment QoS flow by a PDU session modification process or a PDU session establishment process according to the Uu segment QoS configuration information. After completing the establishment of the Uu segment QoS flow, the relay UE establishes a corresponding PC5 segment QoS flow by a direct link modification process according to the PC5 segment QoS configuration information obtained by dividing.

[0077] In this way, when the target device is a relay UE, the relay UE can complete the segmentation process of the end-to-end QoS demand information by itself, and the network side does not need to participate in the segmentation, thereby reducing the signaling overhead.

[0078] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, in the above step 201, the method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include step 204 as follows.

[0079] Step 204: The target UE divides the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information according to the first mapping relationship or the first information.

[0080] Illustratively, the first mapping relationship includes a mapping relationship between the end-to-end QoS demand information and the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information.

[0081] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first mapping relationship is configured by the network side or is pre-configured.

[0082] Illustratively, this mapping relationship can map end-to-end QoS demand information to the PC5 segment and the Uu segment, and obtain PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information.

[0083] In one example, the first mapping relationship may be shown in the table below.

[0084] [Table 1]

[0085] It should be noted that the end-to-end QoS identifier may be 5QI in direct communication.

[0086] Example 2: In the process of a remote UE or a relay UE dividing the end-to-end QoS demand information, it can search the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information according to the specific parameter types in the end-to-end QoS demand information and the first mapping relationship table. For example, when a remote UE divides the end-to-end QoS demand information, the specific parameter that needs to be divided is the end-to-end PDB, and it can use the end-to-end PDB as an index in the first mapping relationship table to search the PC5 segment PDB and the Uu segment PDB accordingly.

[0087] Illustratively, the first information includes QoS information that the target UE can support on the PC5 interface and QoS information of the Uu interface, which are detected based on the radio resource utilization status or the air interface link quality status.

[0088] Illustratively, the target device can divide the end-to-end QoS demand information based on the first information (for example, if the supportable PDB detected in the PC5 segment is 20 ms and the PDB of the Uu segment is 80 ms, the target device can divide the end-to-end QoS demand (100 ms) based on the supported parameters).

[0089] In this way, the remote UE or the relay UE can complete the segmentation of the end-to-end QoS demand information according to the first mapping relationship or first information.

[0090] FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of a method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which may include steps 205a to 205c.

[0091] Illustratively, if the target device is the access network device, before step 201, the method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include steps 205a and 205b as follows:

[0092] Step 205a: The core network equipment sends end-to-end QoS demand information to the access network equipment.

[0093] Step 205b: The access network equipment receives the end-to-end QoS demand information.

[0094] Based on the above step 205a, after step 201, the method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include step 205c as follows:

[0095] Step 205c: The access network equipment establishes a bearer for the PC5 segment according to the PC5 segment QoS information, and establishes a bearer for the Uu segment according to the Uu segment QoS information.

[0096] For example, the target core network device may be any one of the core network devices, such as an SMF.

[0097] In one example, the target core network device can send end-to-end QoS demand information to the access network device in the process of PDU session establishment or modification.

[0098] Illustratively, the end-to-end QoS demand information sent by the core network equipment to the access network equipment includes an end-to-end QoS demand text.

[0099] In this way, when the target device is an access network device, the access network device can complete the end-to-end QoS demand information splitting process by itself, simplifying the interaction between the access network and the core network and reducing the signaling flow.

[0100] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, if the target device is the access network device, in the above step 201, the method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include step 206 as follows:

[0101] Step 206: The access network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information according to the second mapping relationship or the second information.

[0102] Illustratively, the second mapping relationship includes a mapping relationship between the end-to-end QoS demand information and the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information, and the second information includes QoS parameters of the PC5 interface and QoS parameters of the Uu interface detected by the access network equipment.

[0103] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the second mapping relationship is configured by the network side or pre-configured.

[0104] It should be noted that, since the access network device belongs to a network side device, there may be a situation where the second mapping relationship acquired by it is not completely the same as the first mapping relationship acquired by the UE, and similarly, there may be a situation where the second information acquired by the access network device and the first information acquired by the UE are not completely the same as or different from each other.

[0105] It can be understood that when the access network device segments the end-to-end QoS demand information according to the second mapping relationship or second information, the segmentation method is similar to that of the above-mentioned Example 2 and Example 3, and will not be further described here.

[0106] Example 3: In the case of relay communication, take the target device as an access network device RAN as an example. As shown in Figure 7, the technical solution for the access network device RAN to divide end-to-end QoS demand information includes the following steps:

[0107] Step 31: In the PDU session establishment or modification process, the SMF (ie, the core network device) sends end-to-end QoS demand information to the RAN.

[0108] Step 32: The RAN receives the end-to-end QoS demand information.

[0109] Step 33: The RAN performs segmentation of the end-to-end QoS demand information according to the network side configuration mapping rule (i.e., the above second mapping rule), and obtains the Uu segment QoS text (i.e., the above Uu segment QoS information) and the PC5 segment QoS text (i.e., the above Uu segment QoS information).

[0110] Step 34: The RAN establishes a bearer for the corresponding Uu segment based on the Uu segment QoS text, and establishes a bearer for the corresponding PC5 segment based on the PC5 segment QoS text.

[0111] In this way, the access network equipment can complete the division of the end-to-end QoS demand information according to the second mapping relationship or the second information.

[0112] The method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include steps 301 to 303 as follows.

[0113] Step 301: The target core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information.

[0114] Exemplarily, the target core network device may be any one of the core network devices, such as an SMF or a PCF.

[0115] Before the above step 301, the method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include step 302 as follows.

[0116] Step 302: The target core network device receives the end-to-end QoS demand information from the relay UE.

[0117] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the end-to-end QoS demand information is sent by the remote UE to the relay UE.

[0118] Or, after the above step 301, the method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include step 303 as follows.

[0119] Step 303: The target core network device sends the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information to the access network device.

[0120] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the PC5 segment QoS information includes PC5 segment QoS parameters and PC5 segment QoS attributes, the PC5 segment QoS parameters include PQI, and the PC5 segment QoS attributes include PDB; the Uu segment QoS information includes Uu segment QoS parameters and Uu segment QoS attributes, the Uu segment QoS parameters include 5QI, and the Uu segment QoS attributes include PDB.

[0121] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the descriptions of the above PC5 segment QoS information, Uu segment QoS information, PC5 segment QoS parameters, PC5 segment QoS attributes, Uu segment QoS parameters, and Uu segment QoS attributes may refer to the above descriptions and will not be further described here.

[0122] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the relationship between the PC5 segment QoS information and the PC5 segment QoS parameters and the PC5 segment QoS attributes may also refer to the above description, and will not be further described here.Similarly, the relationship between the Uu segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS parameters and the Uu segment QoS attributes may also refer to the above description, and will not be further described here.

[0123] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the descriptions of the above PQI, PDB, and 5QI may refer to the above descriptions, and will not be further described here.

[0124] In the end-to-end QoS demand information segmentation method disclosed herein, the target core network device can segment the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information according to the end-to-end QoS demand information provided by the relay UE, and can also transmit the PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information to the access network after segmentation, and then use the segmented PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information over the communication link, thereby making the segmentation manner when the target core network device segments the end-to-end QoS demand information diversified and enriched.

[0125] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the target core network device includes a first core network device and a second core network device, and in the above step 301, the method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include steps 304 and 305 as follows:

[0126] Step 304: The first core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and a first rule.

[0127] Step 305: The first core network device sends the PC5 segment QoS information and the first rule to a second core network device.

[0128] Illustratively, the first rule is used by the second core network device to generate Uu segment QoS information.

[0129] In one example, the first rule may be a PCC rule.

[0130] As can be understood, the above first rule may be used by the second core network device to generate Uu segment QoS configuration information (e.g., QoS rule sent to UE, QoS text sent to RAN, and PDR (Packet Detection Rule) sent to UPF), so as to determine Uu segment QoS information.

[0131] Illustratively, the first core network device may be a PCF in the core network device.

[0132] Illustratively, the second core network device may be an SMF in the core network device.

[0133] Illustratively, the above PC5 segment QoS information and the above Uu segment QoS information may refer to the above description, and will not be further described here.

[0134] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, in the above step 304, the method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include step 306 as follows.

[0135] Step 306: The first core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information according to the target information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and a first rule.

[0136] Exemplarily, the target information includes at least one of subscription information of a remote UE, subscription information of a relay UE, a charging policy, relay communication policy information authorized by the remote UE, and relay communication policy information authorized by the relay UE.

[0137] Illustratively, the target information is used to establish partitioned policy information.

[0138] In one example, here, the subscription information of the remote UE and the subscription information of the relay UE are used to determine whether the UE allows the relay communication.

[0139] In one example, the charging policy is used to determine PC5 segment toll collection information and Uu segment toll collection information.

[0140] In this way, the first core network device can obtain PC5 segment QoS information and the first rule that match the end-to-end QoS demand information according to the target information, and subsequently facilitate obtaining Uu segment QoS information that matches the end-to-end QoS demand information.

[0141] FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of a method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which may include steps 307a to 307d.

[0142] Illustratively, when the target core network device includes a first core network device, in the above step 301, the method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include step 307a as follows:

[0143] Step 307a: The first core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information to obtain the first rule and the PC5 segment QoS information.

[0144] After the above step 301, the method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include step 307b as follows.

[0145] Step 307b: The first core network device sends the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information to the access network device.

[0146] Step 307c: The access network device receives the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information from the target core network device.

[0147] Step 307d: The access network device establishes a bearer for the PC5 segment and a bearer for the Uu segment according to the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information.

[0148] Illustratively, the access network device receives PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information from the target core network device, and the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information are obtained by dividing end-to-end QoS demand information.

[0149] For example, the solution corresponding to the above step 307 can be applied to splitting end-to-end QoS demand information in a layer-2 based protocol architecture.

[0150] Illustratively, the first core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information in a PDU session establishment or direct link modification process to obtain the first rule and the PC5 segment QoS information.

[0151] In one example, the PDU session may be a PDU session initiated by a terminal side device (e.g., a remote UE) or a PDU session initiated by a network side device (e.g., an application server), and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0152] Example 4: In the case of relay communication, take the example where the target core network device includes a PCF and the communication protocol architecture is a layer-2 based (layer 2 relay) protocol architecture. As shown in Figure 9, the technical solution for the PCF to split end-to-end QoS requirement information includes the following steps:

[0153] Step 41: In the PDU session establishment or modification process, the PCF can divide the end-to-end QoS demand information based on the above end-to-end QoS demand information, carrier policy information, charging information, etc., and divide the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information of the corresponding PCC rule (i.e., the above first rule), where the PC5 segment QoS information includes PC5 segment QoS parameters and PC5 segment QoS attributes.

[0154] Step 42: The PCF sends the above PCC rule and PC5 segment QoS information to the SMF.

[0155] Step 43: The SMF receives the above PCC rule and PC5 segment QoS information.

[0156] Step 44: The SMF generates a QoS text of the Uu segment and a QoS text of the PC5 segment according to the PCC rule and the QoS information of the PC5 segment, and sends the QoS text of the Uu segment and the QoS text of the PC5 segment to the RAN (i.e., the access network device).

[0157] Step 45: The access network device receives the Uu segment QoS text and the PC5 segment QoS text.

[0158] Step 46: The access network device RAN correspondingly establishes a bearer for the Uu segment according to the QoS text of the Uu segment, and correspondingly establishes a bearer for the PC5 segment according to the QoS text of the PC5 segment.

[0159] FIG. 10 shows a flowchart of a method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which may include steps 308a to 308d.

[0160] Illustratively, before the above step 301, the method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include steps 308a to 308c as follows.

[0161] Step 308a: The remote UE sends end-to-end QoS demand information to the relay UE.

[0162] Step 308b: The relay UE receives end-to-end QoS demand information from the remote UE.

[0163] Step 308c: The relay UE sends the end-to-end QoS demand information to the target core network device.

[0164] Based on the above steps 308a to 308c, if the above target core network device includes a first core network device, in the above step 302, the method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include step 308d as follows:

[0165] Step 308d: The first core network device receives the end-to-end QoS demand information forwarded by the relay UE by the second core network device.

[0166] For example, the solutions corresponding to the above steps 308a to 308d can be applied to splitting end-to-end QoS demand information in a layer-3 based protocol architecture.

[0167] Illustratively, the above steps 308a to 308d are applicable to splitting end-to-end QoS demand information in a layer-3 based protocol architecture.

[0168] Illustratively, the end-to-end QoS demand information is sent by the remote UE to the relay UE.

[0169] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the end-to-end QoS demand information may be carried in a direct link modification request message.

[0170] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the end-to-end QoS demand information may be carried in a Remote UE Report message or other NAS information and sent to the target core network device through the Remote UE Report message.

[0171] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the end-to-end QoS demand information represents parameters corresponding to the end-to-end QoS demand information and attributes corresponding to the end-to-end QoS demand information when satisfying the end-to-end QoS demand. Specifically, the parameters corresponding to the end-to-end QoS demand information and attributes corresponding to the end-to-end QoS demand information may refer to the above description, and will not be further described here.

[0172] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the target core network device may be any one of the core network devices, for example, an SMF.

[0173] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first core network device and the second core network device may refer to the above description, and will not be further described here.

[0174] Example 5: Take the example where there is one relay UE between the remote UE and the UPF anchor, the first core network device is a PCF, and the communication protocol architecture is a layer-2 based (layer-2 relay) protocol architecture. As shown in Figure 11, the technical solution for the PCF to split end-to-end QoS requirement information includes the following steps:

[0175] Step 51: The remote UE sends end-to-end QoS demand information to the relay UE.

[0176] Step 52: The relay UE receives the end-to-end QoS demand information.

[0177] Step 53: After receiving the end-to-end QoS demand information, the relay UE sends the end-to-end QoS demand information to the SMF (ie, the second core network device).

[0178] Step 54: The SMF receives the end-to-end QoS demand information.

[0179] Step 55: After receiving the end-to-end QoS demand information, the SMF sends the end-to-end QoS demand information to the PCF through an SM policy association modification request.

[0180] Step 56: The PCF receives the end-to-end QoS demand information.

[0181] Step 57: The PCF divides the end-to-end QoS demand information according to the end-to-end QoS demand information, carrier policy information, charging information, etc., and divides the end-to-end QoS demand information into corresponding PCC rules (i.e., the first rules), PC5 segment QoS parameters (e.g., PQI, GFBR, MFBR, etc.) and PC5 QoS attributes (e.g., PDB, PER, Maximum Data Burst Volume (MDBV)).

[0182] Step 58: The PCF sends the above PCC rules, PC5 segment QoS parameters and PC5 QoS attributes to the SMF.

[0183] Step 59: The SMF receives the above PCC rules, PC5 segment QoS parameters and PC5 QoS attributes.

[0184] Step 5A: The SMF determines Uu segment QoS information (eg, Uu segment QoS parameters, Uu segment QoS rules, Uu segment QoS text, etc.) based on the above PCC rules.

[0185] Step 5B: The SMF sends the PC5 segment QoS parameters to the relay UE and the RAN (i.e., the above-mentioned access network device) through a PDU session modification process, and the SMF sends the PC5 segment QoS parameters to the relay UE in the PDU session modification process.

[0186] Step 5C: The relay UE receives the PC5 segment QoS parameters.

[0187] Step 5D: The relay UE performs a direct link change process based on the received PC5 segment QoS parameters.

[0188] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the target core network device includes a first core network device, and in the above step 308c, the method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include step 308c0 as follows:

[0189] Step 308c0: The relay UE forwards the end-to-end QoS demand information to the first core network device through a second core network device.

[0190] Illustratively, the above-mentioned first core network device and second core network device may refer to the above description, and will not be further described here.

[0191] In one example, when the first core network device is a PCF and the second core network device is an SMF, the SMF can send the end-to-end QoS demand information to the PCF via a SM policy association modification request.

[0192] FIG. 12 shows a flowchart of a method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which may include steps 309a to 309d.

[0193] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the target core network device includes a second core network device, and before step 303, in step 301, the method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include step 309a as follows:

[0194] Step 309a: The second core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information.

[0195] After the above step 301, the method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include step 309b as follows.

[0196] Step 309b: The second core network device sends the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information to the access network device.

[0197] Step 309c: The access network device receives the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information from the second core network device.

[0198] Step 309d: The access network device establishes a bearer for the PC5 segment and a bearer for the Uu segment according to the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information.

[0199] Illustratively, the access network device receives PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information from the target core network device, and the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information are obtained by dividing end-to-end QoS demand information.

[0200] For example, the solution corresponding to the above step 309a to step 309b can be applied to splitting end-to-end QoS demand information in a layer-2 based protocol architecture.

[0201] Illustratively, the second core network device may refer to the above description, and will not be further described here.

[0202] Illustratively, the above PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information may refer to the above description, and will not be further described here.

[0203] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, in the above step 309, the method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include step 310 as follows.

[0204] Step 310: The second core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information according to the target information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information.

[0205] Exemplarily, the target information includes at least one of subscription information of a remote UE, subscription information of a relay UE, a charging policy, relay communication policy information authorized by the remote UE, and relay communication policy information authorized by the relay UE.

[0206] Illustratively, the subscription information, the fee policy and the relay communication policy information may refer to the above description, and will not be further described here.

[0207] Example 6: Take the example where there is one relay UE between the remote UE and the UPF anchor, the second core network device is an SMF, and the communication protocol architecture is a layer-2-based (layer 2 relay) protocol architecture. As shown in Figure 13, the technical solution for the SMF to split end-to-end QoS requirement information includes the following steps:

[0208] Step 61: The SMF performs segmentation of the end-to-end QoS demand information according to the above end-to-end QoS demand information, carrier policy information, charging information, etc., to generate a Uu segment QoS text and a PC5 segment QoS text.

[0209] Step 62: The SMF sends the Uu segment QoS text and the PC5 segment QoS text to the RAN (ie, the access network device).

[0210] Step 63: The access network device RAN receives the Uu segment QoS text and the PC5 segment QoS text.

[0211] Step 64: The access network device RAN correspondingly establishes a bearer for the Uu segment according to the QoS text of the Uu segment, and correspondingly establishes a bearer for the PC5 segment according to the QoS text of the PC5 segment.

[0212] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, in the above step 303, the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information are sent to the access network equipment, and the method for dividing the end-to-end QoS demand information according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include step 311 as follows:

[0213] Step 311: The target core network device sends the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information to the access network device through a PDU session establishment and direct link modification process.

[0214] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the PC5 segment QoS information includes a PC5 segment QoS text, and the Uu segment QoS information includes a Uu segment QoS text.

[0215] Illustratively, the Uu segment QoS text may be used to embody Uu segment QoS information, and correspondingly, the PC5 segment QoS text may be used to embody PC5 segment QoS information.

[0216] It should be noted that in the end-to-end QoS demand information segmentation method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the execution body may be an end-to-end QoS demand information segmentation device, or a control module for executing the end-to-end QoS demand information segmentation method in the end-to-end QoS demand information segmentation device. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the end-to-end QoS demand information segmentation device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is taken as an example to execute the end-to-end QoS demand information segmentation method.

[0217] FIG. 14 is a possible structural schematic diagram of an end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 14, the end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device 500 includes a splitting module 501, which is used to split the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information, and the target device includes a target UE and an access network device.

[0218] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the end-to-end QoS demand information dividing device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information. In this way, the entity that divides the end-to-end QoS demand information is not limited to the network side device, and the dividing scenarios can be diversified and enriched, which is advantageous for completing the division of the end-to-end QoS demand information in any one scenario.

[0219] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information satisfy the end-to-end QoS demand information.

[0220] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the PC5 segment QoS information includes a PC5 segment QoS parameter and a PC5 segment QoS attribute, the PC5 segment QoS parameter includes a PQI, and the PC5 segment QoS attribute includes a PDB; the Uu segment QoS information includes a Uu segment QoS parameter and a Uu segment QoS attribute, the Uu segment QoS parameter includes a PQI, and the Uu segment QoS attribute includes a PDB.

[0221] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the target UE is the remote UE, the end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device 500 may further include a sending module 502, which is used to send the Uu segment QoS information and the PC5 segment QoS information split by the splitting module 501 to the relay UE, where the Uu segment QoS information is used by the relay UE to establish a corresponding Uu segment QoS flow in a PDU session establishment or modification process, and the PC5 segment QoS information is used by the relay UE to establish a corresponding PC5 segment QoS flow in a direct link modification process.

[0222] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the target UE is the relay UE, the end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device 500 may further include a receiving module 503 and an establishing module 504, where the receiving module 503 is used to receive the end-to-end QoS demand information from the remote UE, and the establishing module 504 is used to initiate a PDU session establishment or modification process based on the Uu segment QoS information split by the splitting module 501 to establish a corresponding Uu segment QoS flow, and to initiate a direct link modification process based on the PC5 segment QoS information to establish a corresponding PC5 segment QoS flow.

[0223] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the segmentation module is specifically used to segment the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information according to a first mapping relationship or first information, where the first mapping relationship includes a mapping relationship between the end-to-end QoS demand information and the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information, and the first information includes QoS parameters of the PC5 interface and QoS parameters of the Uu interface detected by the target UE.

[0224] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first mapping relationship is configured by the network side or is pre-configured.

[0225] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the target device is the access network device, the end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device 500 may further include an establishment module 504, which is used to establish a bearer for the PC5 segment according to the PC5 segment QoS information split by the splitting module 501, and to establish a bearer for the Uu segment according to the Uu segment QoS information.

[0226] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the target device is the access network device, the splitting module 501 is specifically used to split the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information according to a second mapping relationship or second information, where the second mapping relationship includes a mapping relationship between the end-to-end QoS demand information and the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information, and the second information includes the QoS parameters of the PC5 interface and the QoS parameters of the Uu interface detected by the access network device.

[0227] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the second mapping relationship is configured by the network side or pre-configured.

[0228] FIG. 15 is a possible structural schematic diagram of an end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 15, the end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device 600 includes a sending module 601, which is used to send end-to-end QoS demand information to an access network device, and the end-to-end QoS demand information includes an end-to-end QoS demand text.

[0229] FIG. 16 is a possible structural schematic diagram of an end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 16, the end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device 700 includes: a splitting module 701, a receiving module 702, and a sending module 703. The splitting module 701 is used to split the end-to-end QoS demand information and obtain PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information. The receiving module 702 is used to receive the end-to-end QoS demand information from a relay UE, and the end-to-end QoS demand information is sent by a remote UE to the relay UE. The sending module 703 is used to send the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information divided by the dividing module 701 to an access network device, where the PC5 segment QoS information includes PC5 segment QoS parameters and PC5 segment QoS attributes, the PC5 segment QoS parameters include PQI, and the PC5 segment QoS attributes include PDB, and the Uu segment QoS information includes Uu segment QoS parameters and Uu segment QoS attributes, the Uu segment QoS parameters include 5QI, and the Uu segment QoS attributes include PDB.

[0230] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the target core network device includes a first core network device and a second core network device, the segmentation module 701 is specifically used to segment end-to-end QoS demand information and obtain PC5 segment QoS information and a first rule, the sending module 703 is further used to send the PC5 segment QoS information and the first rule segmented by the segmentation module 701 to the second core network device, and the first rule is used by the second core network device to generate Uu segment QoS information.

[0231] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the segmentation module 701 is specifically used to segment the end-to-end QoS demand information according to target information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and a first rule, where the target information includes at least one of subscription information of a remote UE, subscription information of a relay UE, a charging policy, relay communication policy information authorized by the remote UE, and relay communication policy information authorized by the relay UE.

[0232] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the target core network device includes a first core network device, the splitting module 701 is specifically used to split the end-to-end QoS demand information and obtain the first rule and the PC5 segment QoS information.

[0233] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the target core network device includes a first core network device, the receiving module 702 is specifically used to receive the end-to-end QoS demand information forwarded by the relay UE by the second core network device, and the end-to-end QoS demand information is sent by the remote UE to the relay UE.

[0234] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the target core network device includes a second core network device, and the splitting module 701 is specifically used to split the end-to-end QoS demand information and obtain PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information.

[0235] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the segmentation module 701 is specifically used to segment the end-to-end QoS demand information according to target information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information, where the target information includes at least one of subscription information of a remote UE, subscription information of a relay UE, a charging policy, relay communication policy information permitted by the remote UE, and relay communication policy information permitted by the relay UE.

[0236] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the sending module 703 is specifically used to send the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information to the access network equipment through the PDU session establishment and direct link modification process.

[0237] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the PC5 segment QoS information includes a PC5 segment QoS text, and the Uu segment QoS information includes a Uu segment QoS text.

[0238] FIG. 17 is a possible structural schematic diagram of an end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 17, the end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device 800 includes: a receiving module 801 and an establishing module 802. The receiving module 801 is used to receive PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information from a target core network device, and the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information are obtained by splitting the end-to-end QoS demand information. The establishing module 802 is used to establish a bearer for the PC5 segment and a bearer for the Uu segment according to the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information.

[0239] FIG. 18 is a possible structural schematic diagram of an end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 18, the end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device 900 includes a receiving module 901 and a sending module 902, where the receiving module 901 is used to receive end-to-end QoS demand information from a remote UE, and the sending module 902 is used to send the end-to-end QoS demand information received by the receiving module 901 to a target core network device.

[0240] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the target core network device includes a first core network device, and the sending module 902 is specifically used for forwarding the end-to-end QoS demand information to the first core network device by the second core network device.

[0241] The end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be a terminal, or may be a component, integrated circuit, or chip in the terminal. This device may be a mobile terminal or a non-mobile terminal. Exemplarily, the mobile terminal may include, but is not limited to, the types of terminals 11 listed above. The non-mobile terminal may be, for example, a server, a network-attached storage (NAS), a personal computer (PC), a television (TV), a teller machine, a self-service machine, etc., and the embodiment of the present disclosure is not specifically limited thereto.

[0242] The end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be a device having an operating system, which may be an Android operating system, an iOS operating system, or other possible operating systems, and the embodiment of the present disclosure is not specifically limited.

[0243] The end-to-end QoS demand information splitting device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure can realize each process realized by the method embodiments of Figures 2 to 13 and achieve the same technical effects, and will not be further described here to avoid repetition of description.

[0244] Optionally, as shown in FIG. 19 , an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication device 1900, which includes a processor 1901, a memory 1902, and a program or instruction stored in the memory 1902 and operable on the processor 1901. For example, when the communication device 1900 is a terminal, the program or instruction executed by the processor 1901 can realize each process of the embodiment of the end-to-end QoS demand information segmentation method, and the same technical effect can be achieved. When the communication device 1900 is a network-side device, the program or instruction executed by the processor 1901 can realize each process of the embodiment of the end-to-end QoS demand information segmentation method, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, no further description will be given here.

[0245] FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure for implementing a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0246] The terminal 100 includes components such as, but not limited to, a radio frequency unit 101, a network module 102, an audio output unit 103, an input unit 104, a sensor 105, a display unit 106, a user input unit 107, an interface unit 108, a memory 109, and a processor 110.

[0247] As will be understood by those skilled in the art, the terminal 100 may further include a power source (e.g., a battery) for powering each component, and the power source may be logically connected to the processor 110 by a power management system, thereby enabling the power management system to realize functions such as charge / discharge management and power consumption management. The terminal structure shown in Figure 20 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal, and the terminal may include more or fewer components than those shown, or a combination of some components, or a different arrangement of components, which will not be further described here.

[0248] It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the input unit 104 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 1041 and a microphone 1042, and the graphics processor 1041 processes image data of still or video images captured by an image capture device (e.g., a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 106 may include a display panel 1061, and the display panel 1061 may be arranged in the form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), or the like. The user input unit 107 includes a touch panel 1071 and other input devices 1072. The touch panel 1071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 1071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. The other input devices 1072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control buttons, switch buttons, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a control lever, which will not be further described herein.

[0249] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the radio frequency unit 101 receives downlink data from the network side device, and then processes the data in the processor 110, and transmits uplink data to the network side device. Generally, the radio frequency unit 101 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc.

[0250] The memory 109 may be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 109 may primarily include a program or instruction storage area and a data storage area, where the program or instruction storage area can store an operating system, an application program or instructions required for at least one function (e.g., audio playback function, image playback function, etc.), etc. The memory 109 may include high-speed random access memory or nonvolatile memory, where the nonvolatile memory may be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or flash memory. For example, the memory 109 may be at least one magnetic disk memory device, flash memory device, or other nonvolatile solid-state memory device.

[0251] Processor 110 may include one or more processing units. Optionally, processor 110 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor. Here, the application processor mainly processes an operating system, a user interface, and application programs or instructions, and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communications, such as a baseband processor. As can be appreciated, the modem processor does not have to be integrated into processor 110.

[0252] Here, when the terminal 100 is a target device, the processor 110 is used to divide the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information, and the target device includes a target UE and an access network device.

[0253] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the target device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information. In this way, the entity that divides the end-to-end QoS demand information is not limited to the network side device, and the division scenarios can be diversified and enriched, which is advantageous for completing the division of the end-to-end QoS demand information in any one scenario.

[0254] Alternatively, when the target UE is the remote UE, the radio frequency unit 101 is used to send the Uu segment QoS information and the PC5 segment QoS information to the relay UE, where the Uu segment QoS information is used by the relay UE to establish a corresponding Uu segment QoS flow in a PDU session establishment or modification process, and the PC5 segment QoS information is used by the relay UE to establish a corresponding PC5 segment QoS flow in a direct link modification process.

[0255] Alternatively, when the target UE is the relay UE, the user input unit 107 is used to receive the end-to-end QoS demand information from the remote UE, and the processor 110 is further used to initiate a PDU session establishment or modification process based on the Uu segment QoS information received by the user input unit 107 to establish a corresponding Uu segment QoS flow, and the relay UE initiates a direct link modification process based on the PC5 segment QoS information to establish a corresponding PC5 segment QoS flow.

[0256] Optionally, the processor 110 is specifically used to divide the end-to-end QoS demand information into PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information according to a first mapping relationship or first information, where the first mapping relationship includes a mapping relationship between the end-to-end QoS demand information and the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information, and the first information includes QoS parameters of the PC5 interface and QoS parameters of the Uu interface detected by the target UE.

[0257] Here, when the terminal 100 is a relay UE, the processor 110 is used to receive end-to-end QoS demand information from a remote UE, and the processor 110 is further used to send the end-to-end QoS demand information to a target core network device.

[0258] Specifically, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a network side device. As shown in FIG. 21 , the network side device 210 includes an antenna 211, a radio frequency device 212, and a baseband device 213. The antenna 211 and the radio frequency device 212 are connected to each other. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 212 receives information through the antenna 211 and transmits the received information to the baseband device 213 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 213 processes the information to be transmitted and transmits it to the radio frequency device 212, and the radio frequency device 212 processes the received information and then transmits it through the antenna 211.

[0259] The above radio frequency device may be located in a baseband device 213, and the method performed by the network side equipment in the above embodiments may be implemented in the baseband device 213, which includes a processor 214 and a memory 215.

[0260] The baseband device 213 may include, for example, at least one baseband processing unit, and multiple chips are installed on the baseband board, as shown in FIG. 21, where one chip is, for example, a processor 214, connected to a memory 215, and calls the program in the memory 215 to perform the network equipment operations shown in the above method embodiments.

[0261] The baseband device 213 may further include a network interface 216, which is used to exchange information with the radio frequency device 212, and this interface is, for example, a common public radio interface (abbreviated as CPRI).

[0262] Specifically, the network side device of the embodiment of the present disclosure further includes instructions or programs stored in memory 215 and operable on processor 214, and processor 214 can call the instructions or programs in memory 215 to execute the methods performed by each module shown in Figures 14 to 18, and achieve the same technical effects, which will not be further described here to avoid repetition.

[0263] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored, which, when executed by a processor, can realize each process of the embodiment of the end-to-end QoS demand information partitioning method and achieve the same technical effects. In order to avoid repetition, no further description will be given here.

[0264] The processor may be the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium may include a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0265] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a chip, the chip including a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface being coupled to the processor, the processor running a program or instruction of a network side device to implement each process of the embodiment of the method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information, and achieving the same technical effects. In order to avoid repetition, no further description will be given here.

[0266] It should be understood that the chips referred to in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be referred to as system level chips, system chips, chip systems, or systems on chips.

[0267] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a computer program product, which is stored in a non-volatile storage medium, and can be executed by at least one processor to implement each process of the above-mentioned embodiment of the end-to-end QoS demand information segmentation method and achieve the same technical effects. In order to avoid repetition, no further description will be given here.

[0268] It should be noted that, in this specification, the terms "comprise," "include," "includes," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover the non-exclusive "comprise," whereby a process, method, article, or apparatus comprising a set of elements not only includes those elements, but also other elements not expressly listed or inherent in such process, method, article, or apparatus. Absent further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprises one of" does not preclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus comprising that element. It should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may include performing functions in an essentially simultaneous manner or in the reverse order based on the functionality involved. For example, a described method can be performed in a different order than described, and various steps can be added, omitted, or combined. Furthermore, features described with reference to some examples can be combined in other examples.

[0269] As will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the above description of the embodiments, the methods of the above embodiments can be realized in the form of software and a necessary general-purpose hardware platform. Of course, they can also be realized in hardware, but in many cases the former is a more preferred embodiment. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the present disclosure, in substance or in part contributing to the related art, may be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium (e.g., ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes some instructions for causing a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0270] Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in connection with the above drawings, the present disclosure is not limited to the above specific embodiments. The above specific embodiments are merely illustrative and not limiting. Those skilled in the art can implement many forms based on the teachings of the present disclosure without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure and the scope of protection of the claims, and all of them fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information, comprising: The target core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information and generates PC5 segment QoS obtaining information and Uu segment QoS information; receiving, from a relay UE, the end-to-end QoS demand information sent by a remote UE to a relay UE before the target core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information; wherein the PC5 segment QoS information includes PC5 segment QoS parameters and PC5 segment QoS attributes, the PC5 segment QoS parameters include PQI, and the PC5 segment QoS attributes include PDB; the Uu segment QoS information includes Uu segment QoS parameters and Uu segment QoS attributes, the Uu segment QoS parameters include PQI, and the Uu segment QoS attributes include PDB; The target core network device includes a first core network device and a second core network device, and the target core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information; The first core network device segments the end-to-end QoS demand information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and a first rule; The first core network device transmits the PC5 segment QoS information and a first rule to a second core network device, and the first rule is used by the second core network device to generate Uu segment QoS information; The first core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and a first rule, The first core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information according to the target information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and a first rule; wherein the target information includes at least one of subscription information of a remote UE, subscription information of a relay UE, a charging policy, relay communication policy information authorized by the remote UE, and relay communication policy information authorized by the relay UE.

2. A method for dividing end-to-end QoS demand information, comprising: The target core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information; The target core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information, and then sends the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information to an access network device; wherein the PC5 segment QoS information includes PC5 segment QoS parameters and PC5 segment QoS attributes, the PC5 segment QoS parameters include PQI, and the PC5 segment QoS attributes include PDB; the Uu segment QoS information includes Uu segment QoS parameters and Uu segment QoS attributes, the Uu segment QoS parameters include PQI, and the Uu segment QoS attributes include PDB; The target core network device includes a first core network device and a second core network device, and the target core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information; The first core network device segments the end-to-end QoS demand information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and a first rule; The first core network device transmits the PC5 segment QoS information and a first rule to a second core network device, and the first rule is used by the second core network device to generate Uu segment QoS information; The first core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and a first rule, The first core network device divides end-to-end QoS demand information according to target information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and a first rule, where the target information includes at least one of subscription information of a remote UE, subscription information of a relay UE, a charging policy, relay communication policy information authorized by the remote UE, and relay communication policy information authorized by the relay UE; Or, The target core network device includes a second core network device, and before sending the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information to the access network device, the target core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information to obtain the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information; The second core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information; The second core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information; The second core network device divides the end-to-end QoS demand information according to target information to obtain PC5 segment QoS information and Uu segment QoS information, where the target information includes at least one of subscription information of a remote UE, subscription information of a relay UE, a charging policy, relay communication policy information authorized by the remote UE, and relay communication policy information authorized by the relay UE.

3. Receiving the end-to-end QoS demand information from the relay UE comprises:

2. The method of claim 1, comprising: the first core network device receiving the end-to-end QoS demand information forwarded by the relay UE by a second core network device; and the end-to-end QoS demand information being sent by a remote UE to a relay UE.

4. The sending of the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information to the access network device includes: The method of claim 2, including the target core network device sending the PC5 segment QoS information and the Uu segment QoS information to the access network device through a PDU session establishment and direct link modification process.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PC5 segment QoS information includes a PC5 segment QoS text, and the Uu segment QoS information includes a Uu segment QoS text.

6. A core network device comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and operable to run on the processor, wherein when the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the core network device realizes the steps of a method for splitting end-to-end QoS demand information described in any one of claims 1 to 5.

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