Data processing method, communication device, and storage medium

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a data processing method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. The data processing method comprises: determining whether a UE supports a first capability, wherein the first capability is a capability of preferentially transmitting first data.

Description

Data processing method, communication device and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a data processing method, a communication device, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In some specific transmission scenarios, a user equipment (UE) may have multiple data streams to transmit. Typically, the data to be transmitted by the UE is configured with an allowable transmission delay. If the data is not transmitted within the allowable transmission delay, the data stream transmission will be delayed.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a data processing method, a communication device, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a data processing method is provided and is executed by a user equipment UE. The method includes: determining whether the UE supports a first capability; the first capability is a capability of preferentially transmitting first data.

[0006] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a data processing method is provided, which is executed by a network device and includes: receiving first data transmitted by a user equipment UE; the UE supports the capability of preferentially transmitting the first data.

[0007] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a user equipment UE is provided, which includes: a processing module configured to determine whether the UE supports a first capability; the first capability is the capability of preferentially transmitting first data.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising: a receiving module configured to receive first data preferentially transmitted by a user equipment UE; the UE supports a capability of preferentially transmitting the first data.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, wherein the communication device includes: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions so that the communication device executes the data processing method provided by any technical means of the aforementioned first to second aspects.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, which, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, enable the communication device to execute the data processing method provided by any of the first to second aspects.

[0011] The technical approach provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, by determining whether the UE supports priority transmission of the first data, can prioritize transmission of the first data through the UE when there is a need to prioritize transmission of the first data, thereby reducing the transmission timeout of the first data and reducing the sending of unnecessary delay status reports, thereby saving the transmission overhead of the delay status report.

[0012] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0014] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing an architecture of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0015] FIG2 is a flow chart showing a data processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0016] FIG3 is a flow chart showing a data processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0017] FIG4 is a flow chart showing a data processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0018] FIG5A is a schematic structural diagram of a UE according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0019] FIG5B is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0020] FIG6A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0021] FIG6B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a data processing method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0023] A first aspect provides a data processing method, which is performed by a user equipment (UE). The method includes: determining whether the UE supports a first capability; the first capability is a capability of preferentially transmitting first data.

[0024] Based on the above approach, by determining whether the UE supports priority transmission of the first data, the UE can prioritize transmission of the first data when priority transmission of the first data is required, thereby reducing transmission timeouts for the first data and reducing unnecessary transmission of delay status reports, thereby saving transmission overhead for delay status reports. In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first data includes at least one of the following:

[0025] Data whose remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold;

[0026] Data with transmission or scheduling delays;

[0027] Data whose transmission delay is less than or equal to the second threshold;

[0028] Data that has triggered the UE to send a Delay Status Report (DSR) to a network device;

[0029] Delayed critical data determined based on the DSR.

[0030] Based on the above solution, a variety of definitions of first data are given, which facilitates the processing of specific transmission requirements.

[0031] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the data of transmission delay or scheduling delay includes at least one of the following:

[0032] Data whose transmission time difference with the second data is greater than or equal to a third threshold;

[0033] Data whose transmission delay period has been exhausted;

[0034] Data whose scheduling time difference with the second data is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold.

[0035] In some embodiments of the first aspect, a prerequisite for the UE to support the first capability is that the UE supports a second capability; and the second capability is a capability to detect the first data.

[0036] Based on the above solution, two methods are provided to simply determine whether the UE supports the capability of first data priority transmission.

[0037] In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining whether the UE supports the first capability includes at least one of the following:

[0038] The UE supports uplink transmission according to logical channel priority;

[0039] The UE supports logical channel priority adjustment.

[0040] Based on the above solution, two solutions for determining the capability of the first UE are provided, which support the feature of simple implementation.

[0041] In some embodiments of the first aspect, a prerequisite for the UE to support the first capability is that the UE supports a second capability; and the second capability is a capability to detect the first data.

[0042] In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining whether the UE supports the first capability includes at least one of the following:

[0043] determining whether the UE supports a first capability according to whether the UE supports performing uplink transmission according to logical channel priority;

[0044] Whether the UE supports the first capability is determined according to whether the UE supports logical channel priority adjustment.

[0045] In some embodiments, determining whether the UE supports the first capability includes:

[0046] determining, according to whether the UE supports the second capability, whether the UE supports the first capability;

[0047] and wherein, when the UE does not support the second capability, determining that the UE does not support the first capability; and / or, when the UE supports the second capability, determining that the UE supports the first capability. In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining whether the UE supports the second capability includes at least one of the following:

[0048] determining whether the UE supports the second capability;

[0049] Determine whether the UE supports the first capability; wherein the second capability is a prerequisite characteristic of the first capability.

[0050] In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining whether the UE supports the first capability includes at least one of the following:

[0051] determining, according to whether the UE supports the second capability, whether the UE supports the first capability;

[0052] determining whether the UE supports the first capability according to whether the UE supports performing uplink transmission not according to logical channel priority;

[0053] Whether the UE supports the first capability is determined according to whether the UE supports logical channel priority adjustment.

[0054] In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining whether the UE supports the first capability according to whether the UE supports performing uplink transmission not according to logical channel priority includes at least one of the following:

[0055] The UE supports the second capability, and determines that the UE supports the first capability;

[0056] The UE does not support the second capability, and determines that the UE does not support the first capability.

[0057] In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining whether the UE supports the first capability according to whether the UE supports a feature of performing uplink transmission not according to logical channel priority includes at least one of the following:

[0058] The UE supports uplink transmission not according to logical channel priority, and determining that the UE supports the second capability;

[0059] The UE does not support performing uplink transmission not according to the logical channel priority, and determines that the UE does not support the second capability.

[0060] In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining whether the UE supports the first capability according to whether the UE supports logical channel priority adjustment includes at least one of the following:

[0061] The UE supports logical channel priority adjustment, and determines that the UE supports the first capability;

[0062] The UE does not support logical channel priority adjustment, and it is determined that the UE does not support the first capability.

[0063] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the second capability further includes a feature that the UE supports sending data information of the first data to a network device.

[0064] In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining whether the UE supports the first capability includes at least one of the following:

[0065] Determine whether the UE supports the first capability according to whether the UE supports the second capability; and if the UE does not support the second capability, determine that the UE does not support the first capability.

[0066] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the determining whether the UE supports the second capability includes at least one of the following:

[0067] determining, according to whether the UE supports detection of the first data, whether the UE supports the second capability;

[0068] Determining whether the UE supports the second capability according to whether the UE supports DSR reporting;

[0069] Whether the UE supports the second capability is determined according to whether the UE supports synchronization threshold status reporting.

[0070] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first capability is a UE-granularity capability.

[0071] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises:

[0072] The UE supports the first capability and has detected the first data, and preferentially transmits the first data.

[0073] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the prioritizing transmission of the first data includes:

[0074] The UE obtains the uplink authorization and preferentially transmits first data on the uplink resources corresponding to the uplink authorization.

[0075] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the UE supports the first capability and detects the first data, and preferentially transmits the first data, including at least one of the following:

[0076] Raising the logical channel priority of the first data, and transmitting the first data according to the raised logical channel priority of the first data;

[0077] Lowering the logical channel priority of the third data, and transmitting the first data and the third data according to the lowered logical channel priority of the third data;

[0078] The first data is transmitted preferentially before the fourth data; wherein the fourth data and the third data belong to the same logical channel or the same logical channel group; or, the fourth data and the first data support the same logical channel priority.

[0079] A second aspect provides a data processing method, wherein the method is performed by a network device, and the method includes:

[0080] First data transmitted by a user equipment UE is received; the UE supports a capability of preferentially transmitting the first data.

[0081] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the first data includes at least one of the following:

[0082] Data whose remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold;

[0083] Data with transmission or scheduling delays;

[0084] Data whose transmission delay is less than or equal to the second threshold;

[0085] Data that has triggered the UE to send a Delay Status Report (DSR) to a network device;

[0086] Delayed critical data determined based on the DSR.

[0087] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the data of transmission delay or scheduling delay includes at least one of the following:

[0088] Data whose transmission time difference with the second data is greater than or equal to a third threshold;

[0089] Data whose transmission delay period has been exhausted;

[0090] Data whose scheduling time difference with the second data is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold.

[0091] A third aspect provides a user equipment UE, including:

[0092] The processing module is configured to determine whether the UE supports a first capability; the first capability is a capability of preferentially transmitting first data.

[0093] A fourth aspect provides a network device, comprising:

[0094] The receiving module is configured to receive first data transmitted by a user equipment UE; the UE supports a capability of preferentially transmitting the first data.

[0095] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, the communication device including: one or more processors;

[0096] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the data processing method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0097] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, which, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, enable the communication device to execute the data processing method described in the optional implementation of the first to second aspects.

[0098] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the data processing method described in the optional implementation of the first to fifth aspects.

[0099] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the data processing method described in the optional implementation of the first to fifth aspects.

[0100] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication systems, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0101] The embodiments of the present disclosure propose a data processing method, a communication device, a communication system and a storage medium. The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, the method after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all of the steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0102] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0103] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0104] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "the", "the", etc., can mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0105] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0106] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0107] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "in one case A, in another case B," or "in one case A, in another case B" may include the following technical descriptions depending on the circumstances: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The same applies when there are more branches, such as A, B, and C.

[0108] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical approaches, depending on the circumstances: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0109] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. For another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first category of information" and the "second category of information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0110] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0111] In some embodiments, terms such as "...", "determine...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0112] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0113] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0114] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0115] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0116] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0117] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0118] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0119] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0120] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0121] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0122] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0123] As shown in Figure 1, a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102. The network device 102 may include an access network device and / or a core network device.

[0124] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0125] In some embodiments, the terminal is also referred to as User Equipment (UE).

[0126] In some embodiments, the access network device may be, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0127] In some embodiments, the technical approach of the present disclosure may be applicable to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may become internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces may be implemented through software or programs.

[0128] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0129] In some embodiments, the core network device may be a single device including a first network element, or may be a plurality of devices or a group of devices, each including a first network element. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0130] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical approach of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical approach provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical approach provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0131] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in Figure 1, or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in Figure 1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in Figure 1, or may include other entities outside of Figure 1. The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0132] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems using configuration methods for other resources, and next-generation systems based on and extending these systems. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, LTE and NR).

[0133] As shown in FIG2 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a data processing method, which is executed by a communication system. The method may include:

[0134] S2101: The UE determines whether the UE supports a first capability of preferentially transmitting first data.

[0135] In some embodiments, the first capability is a UE capability, which may also be referred to as a terminal capability.

[0136] In some embodiments, the first capability is a capability to preferentially transmit the first data.

[0137] In other embodiments, the first capability may also be the capability of ignoring the logical channel priority for data transmission.

[0138] In some embodiments, the first capability may also be the capability of adjusting the priority of a logical channel and performing data transmission based on the adjusted priority of the logical channel.

[0139] In some embodiments, determining whether the UE supports a first capability of prioritizing the transmission of first data may include determining whether the UE supports a capability of prioritizing the transmission of first data.

[0140] In some embodiments, the UE supporting the first capability may be understood as the UE having the first capability.

[0141] In some embodiments, the first data may include but is not limited to uplink (UL) data.

[0142] In some embodiments, the first data may be understood as urgent data.

[0143] In some embodiments, the first data may be data with a higher urgency than the second data.

[0144] In some embodiments, the urgency of the data is related to the allowable transmission delay of the data and is unrelated to the logical channel priority of the first data. For example, the logical channel priority of the first data is unrelated. The logical channel priority may be the logical channel priority of the first data mapped to the logical channel. For another example, the urgency of the first data may be related to the importance of the first data. For example, if the first data is not data that must reach the receiving end, the first data is optional data and is considered to be data with low urgency. For example, optimized data for multimedia may be considered data that does not necessarily reach the receiving end.

[0145] In some cases, logical channel priority may be simply referred to as priority.

[0146] In some embodiments, the first data may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0147] Data whose remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold;

[0148] Data with transmission or scheduling delays;

[0149] Data whose transmission delay is less than or equal to the second threshold;

[0150] Data that has triggered the UE to send a Delay Status Report (DSR) to the network device;

[0151] Delayed critical data determined based on the DSR.

[0152] In some embodiments, the transmission delay duration may be a transmission delay duration allowed for the data to be transmitted.

[0153] In some embodiments, a transmission delay timer may be started when data to be transmitted is generated, and when the timer expires, the corresponding data may be discarded. The timing duration of the timer may be the transmission delay duration.

[0154] In some embodiments, the remaining transmission delay duration may be the remaining duration after the transmission delay duration timer is started. The delay duration may be measured by a specific timer. For example, the delay duration may be measured by a discard timer. For example, the discard timer may be started with the duration equal to the delay duration, and the discard timer may count down. When the discard timer times out, the remaining transmission delay duration is zero.

[0155] If the remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold, it means that the remaining delay time allowed for the data is insufficient, and the data is data to be transmitted urgently, that is, the data is first data.

[0156] In some embodiments, the first threshold may be configured by a network device or agreed upon by a protocol. In some embodiments, the first threshold may also be determined by the UE itself based on the service type of the data and / or the maximum allowed transmission delay duration.

[0157] In some embodiments, the data with delayed transmission may include any data that is transmitted later than the estimated transmission situation. Exemplarily, the data with delayed transmission may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0158] Data that is later than the estimated transmission time;

[0159] Data whose transmission time difference with the second data is greater than the second threshold; the second data is associated with the first data. In some embodiments, the data after scheduling may include any data that is later than the estimated transmission time. Exemplarily, the data delayed in scheduling may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0160] Data that is not scheduled at the scheduled time; for example, the logical channel to which the data is mapped is not authorized at the scheduled time;

[0161] Data whose time difference from the scheduling time of the second data is greater than or equal to a specific threshold, for example, the second data has been scheduled but has not yet received authorization for the logical channel of the first data, and the time difference is greater than or equal to the specific threshold.

[0162] Of course, the above is merely an example of data with transmission delay or scheduling delay, and the specific implementation is not limited to the above example.

[0163] In some embodiments, the network device or protocol configures a relatively small transmission delay for the corresponding data. This is also the data that needs to be transmitted. In this way, data with a transmission delay less than or equal to the second threshold can also be regarded as the first data.

[0164] In some embodiments, if certain data needs to be sent but has not been sent by the UE using authorized resources, the discard timer for the data may time out, at which point the UE will be triggered to send a DSR to the network device. The DSR may include delay status information. The delay status information may include information about the remaining duration of the data. If certain data has triggered the UE to send a DSR to the network device, in order to reduce the possibility that the UE is unable to transmit the data and repeatedly sends DSRs to the network device, the data may be determined as first data, so that the UE can prioritize the transmission of the first data if it supports it.

[0165] In some embodiments, delay-critical data may include, but is not limited to, uplink data to be transmitted by the UE, as determined by the network device based on the DSR transmitted by the UE. The delay-critical data may also be referred to as delay-critical uplink data (UL-data). During the determination process, the delay-critical data may also be related to the total amount of data to be transmitted by the UE or the total amount of data to be transmitted reported via the DSR.

[0166] In summary, in some embodiments, the data of transmission delay or scheduling delay includes at least one of the following:

[0167] Data whose transmission time difference with the second data is greater than or equal to a third threshold;

[0168] Data whose transmission delay period has been exhausted;

[0169] Data whose scheduling time difference with the second data is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold.

[0170] In some embodiments, the second data is associated data of the first data, that is, the second data has an associated relationship with the first data.

[0171] The association relationship between the second data and the first data may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0172] The second data and the first data belong to the same service, for example, the second data and the first data both belong to the first service;

[0173] The second data and the first data belong to different data flows of the same service. For example, the second data and the first data both belong to different QoS flows of the first service.

[0174] The second data and the first data belong to the same protocol data packet (PDU) set;

[0175] There is a dependency relationship between the PDU set to which the second data belongs and the PDU set to which the first data belongs. For example, the PDU set of the second data depends on the PDU set of the first data for decoding, or the PDU set of the first data depends on the PDU set of the second data for decoding; of course, this is just an example.

[0176] In some embodiments, the first service may include but is not limited to at least one of the following services:

[0177] Mobile media business;

[0178] XR services, including but not limited to augmented reality (AR) services, virtual reality (VR) services, and / or mixed reality (MR) services;

[0179] Cloud gaming business;

[0180] Video-based robotics business;

[0181] Remote control business of drones.

[0182] The above is only an example of the first data. In a specific implementation, the first data may also be data of a specific logical channel or a specific logical channel group. For example, the specific logical channel or logical channel group may be determined by the UE according to a local policy, protocol agreement, or network instruction.

[0183] In some embodiments, two optional methods are provided below to determine whether the UE supports the capability of preferentially transmitting the first data:

[0184] The UE supports the first capability. In some embodiments, the UE may have multiple capabilities, for example, the multiple capabilities may include the aforementioned first capability. In some cases, the multiple capabilities may also include a second capability.

[0185] In some embodiments, the first capability includes a characteristic of the UE to preferentially transmit the first data.

[0186] In some embodiments, the second capability includes at least detecting a characteristic of the first data.

[0187] In some cases, the first capability and the second capability are independent of each other. In other cases, the first capability and the second capability are dependent on each other.

[0188] In some embodiments, a prerequisite for the UE to support the first capability is that the UE supports a second capability; the second capability is the capability to detect the first data.

[0189] In some embodiments, if the UE supports the second capability, it is assumed that the UE has the first capability. In this case, as long as the UE has the ability to detect the first data, the UE is considered to support the priority transmission of the first data. That is, in this case, the UE can be considered to support the second capability and be assumed to support the first capability. That is, detecting the first data and prioritizing the transmission of the first data can be considered different capabilities (or characteristics). Therefore, in some cases, two characteristics can be defined based on the detection function and the transmission function respectively.

[0190] In some embodiments, it is assumed that the UE has the capability to detect the first data, and it is not necessary to determine whether the UE has the capability to preferentially transmit the first data.

[0191] In some embodiments, because the second capability is a prerequisite for the first capability, it is necessary to determine the second capability and the first capability separately. Only when the UE detects the first data at the same time and supports the priority transmission of specific data, can the UE be tasked with supporting the first capability. Therefore, in some embodiments, it is determined whether the UE supports the first capability.

[0192] If the UE supports the second capability, then since the UE has already detected the first data, the first data can be naturally prioritized for transmission. For example, if the UE has the second capability, it is determined that the UE has the first capability. For another example, if the UE does not have the second capability, it is determined that the UE does not have the first capability.

[0193] In some embodiments, whether the UE has the first capability is determined based on whether the UE supports performing uplink transmission not according to logical channel priority. Exemplarily, if the UE supports performing uplink transmission not according to logical channel priority, the UE is determined to have the first capability. In another exemplary embodiment, if the UE does not support performing uplink transmission not according to logical channel priority, the UE is determined to not have the first capability.

[0194] In some embodiments, whether the UE has the first capability is determined based on whether the UE supports adjustment of logical channel priority. Exemplarily, if the UE supports adjustment of logical channel priority, it is determined that the UE supports the first capability. In another exemplary embodiment, if the UE does not support adjustment of logical channel priority, it is determined that the UE does not support the first capability.

[0195] In some embodiments, the logical channel priority can generally be configured by the network device. For example, the network device configures the logical channel priority when configuring the logical channel priority. The data to be transmitted in the UE is generated based on the logical channel, so the logical channel priority of the data to be transmitted in the UE also determines the priority order of the UE using the uplink authorization to send the corresponding data to the network device. For example, the UE is configured with logical channel 1 and logical channel 2, logical channel 1 has a first logical channel priority and logical channel 2 has a second logical channel priority. If the UE does not support priority transmission of the first data, the UE will send the data to be transmitted generated based on logical channel 1 and / or the data to be transmitted generated based on logical channel 2 according to the first logical channel priority and the second logical channel priority respectively.

[0196] It is worth noting that one or more types of data to be transmitted may be generated based on one logical channel.

[0197] In some embodiments, the second capability further includes a characteristic that the UE has the ability to send data information of the first data to the network device. For example, the second capability further includes a characteristic that the UE has the ability to send data information of the first data to the base station.

[0198] In summary, in some embodiments, the determining whether the UE supports the first capability includes at least one of the following: the UE supports uplink transmission according to logical channel priority; the UE supports logical channel priority adjustment.

[0199] If the UE supports data transmission based on logical channel priority, the priority logical channel priority can be ignored or the logical channel priority can be adjusted to achieve priority transmission of the first data. If the UE supports logical channel priority adjustment, it means that the UE can achieve priority transmission of the first data by adjusting the logical channel priority of the data to be transmitted.

[0200] In some embodiments, the data information of the first data includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0201] Delay status information indicating a remaining delay duration of the first data, a transmission delay of the first data, and whether a transmission time difference between the first data and an associated second data is greater than or equal to a second threshold;

[0202] Data identification, for example, a service identification or an identification of a mapped logical channel or logical channel group;

[0203] The logical channel priority information indicates the logical channel priority of the first data.

[0204] In some embodiments, the characteristics of the data information corresponding to the second capability for sending the first data to the network device may include but are not limited to at least one of the following: whether the UE supports the sending of DSR and / or synchronization threshold status report.

[0205] In some embodiments, determining whether the UE has the second capability includes at least one of the following:

[0206] determining, based on whether the UE supports detection of the first data, whether the UE has the second capability;

[0207] Determine whether the UE has the second capability based on whether the UE supports DSR reporting

[0208] Whether the UE has the second capability is determined according to whether the UE supports synchronization threshold status reporting.

[0209] In some embodiments, the UE may configure a delay timer or a discard timer for the data to be transmitted, and it may be considered that the UE supports detection of the first data.

[0210] In other embodiments, if the UE supports DSR reporting, then the UE must support detecting the residual delay duration of data, and therefore it can be considered that the UE supports the second capability.

[0211] In some other embodiments, if the UE supports reporting of synchronization threshold status reports, the UE must support processing of determining transmission time differences between different data or timing of scheduling time differences, and therefore the UE may also be considered to support the second capability.

[0212] In some embodiments, the second capability is a prerequisite for the first capability. For example, if it is determined that the UE has the second capability, then whether the UE has the first capability is further determined. Otherwise, whether the UE has the first capability is not determined, thereby reducing unnecessary feature determinations.

[0213] In some embodiments, the first capability may be a capability of UE granularity, a capability of frequency range (FR) granularity, or a capability of carrier granularity. FR herein may include but is not limited to FR1 and / or FR2.

[0214] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first capability supported by the UE is a UE-granularity capability, that is, the UE supports priority transmission of the first data regardless of which FR, frequency band or carrier is used.

[0215] In some embodiments, the UE satisfies the first condition and executes S2101.

[0216] In some embodiments, the first condition includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0217] The UE starts service data transmission of the first service;

[0218] UE turns on;

[0219] UE registers with the network;

[0220] The UE moves from an area without network coverage to an area with network coverage;

[0221] UE exits flight mode;

[0222] The UE completes network attachment.

[0223] In some embodiments, the UE may send a capability indication to the network device. The capability indication may be used to indicate capabilities that the UE has, and / or the capability indication may be used to indicate capabilities that the UE does not have.

[0224] In some embodiments, the first capability and the second capability may share a capability indication, where the capability indication is used to indicate that the UE has both the first capability and the second capability; or, the capability indication is used to indicate that the UE does not have the first capability and does not have the second capability. Exemplarily, the capability indication is a capability indication originally used to indicate whether the UE has the second capability.

[0225] In some embodiments, the first capability and the second capability may use different capability indications. For example, the UE uses the first capability indication to indicate to the network device whether the UE has the first capability. For another example, the UE uses the second capability indication to indicate to the network device whether the UE has the second capability.

[0226] S2102: The UE preferentially transmits the first data.

[0227] In some embodiments, the UE preferentially sends the first data to the network device.

[0228] In some embodiments, the UE supports the first capability and preferentially transmits the first data.

[0229] In some embodiments, the UE supports the first capability and detects the first data, and preferentially transmits the first data.

[0230] In some embodiments, the UE supports the first capability and detects the first data, ignores the logical channel priority mapped to the logical channel and preferentially transmits the first data.

[0231] In some embodiments, the UE supports the first capability and detects the first data, ignores other data to be transmitted and preferentially transmits the first data.

[0232] In some embodiments, the UE obtains an uplink authorization and preferentially transmits the first data on the uplink resources corresponding to the uplink authorization.

[0233] In some embodiments, the UE supports the first capability and detects the first data, and preferentially transmits the first data, including at least one of the following:

[0234] Raising the logical channel priority of the first data, and transmitting the first data according to the raised logical channel priority of the first data;

[0235] Lowering the logical channel priority of the third data, and transmitting the first data and the third data according to the lowered logical channel priority of the third data;

[0236] The first data is transmitted preferentially before the fourth data; wherein the fourth data and the third data belong to the same logical channel or the same logical channel group; or the fourth data and the first data have the same logical channel priority.

[0237] By dynamically adjusting the logical channel priorities of different logical channels or logical channel groups, the adjusted logical channel priority of the first data is improved (for example, improved to the highest logical channel priority among the data currently to be transmitted), thereby achieving priority transmission of the first data.

[0238] Exemplarily, improving the logical channel priority of the first data may include: improving the logical channel priority of the first data to the highest logical channel priority. In this way, there is no need to adjust the logical channel priority of other data to be transmitted. In this way, after the first data transmission is completed, the data to be transmitted that originally has a high logical channel priority can still be sent first.

[0239] Illustratively, lowering the logical channel priority of the third data may include: lowering the logical channel priority of the third data, which has a higher logical channel priority than the first data, to a level lower than the logical channel priority of the first data. Illustratively, this approach may be applicable in a scenario where the third data already has the highest logical channel priority, thereby enabling preferential transmission of the first data.

[0240] For example, if the current logical channel priority of the third data is already the highest priority, the logical channel priority of the third data can be lowered by one level, and the logical channel priority of the first data can be raised to the highest priority. This ensures the priority transmission of the first data while having less impact on the logical channel priority of the third data.

[0241] As another example, if the first data is transmitted preferentially by lowering the logical channel priority of the third data, the original logical channel priority of the first data can be restored after the transmission of the first data is completed.

[0242] In some embodiments, the UE supports priority transmission of the first data and there is currently other data to be transmitted whose logical channel priority is higher than the first data, and the first data is transmitted first.

[0243] In some embodiments, if the UE supports the first capability and the current amount of data to be transmitted is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold, the first data is transmitted first. If the current amount of data to be transmitted is small, the network device has downlink authorization, and the UE will also send the first data to the network device in a shorter time. Therefore, priority transmission of the first data may not be performed.

[0244] In some embodiments, if the UE supports the first capability and the amount of downlink authorized resources is greater than or equal to the total amount of resources required for the UE to transmit data, the UE will also send the first data to the network device in a shorter time, so priority transmission of the first data may not be performed.

[0245] In some embodiments, when the UE supports the first capability and the amount of downlink authorized resources is less than the total amount of resources required by the UE for data to be transmitted, the UE prioritizes transmitting the first data.

[0246] In some embodiments, S2101 is an optional step. For example, for various UEs with high capabilities, it is not necessary to determine the UE capabilities. When performing data transmission, the transmission of the first data with high urgency is given priority.

[0247] For example, if the UE does not support ignoring the logical channel priority to perform uplink transmission, the UE will still map the data to the uplink authorized resources that have been obtained according to the logical channel priority of the data. This will cause the UE to always prioritize data transmission with high logical channel priority, while data with low logical channel priority cannot be mapped to the uplink authorized resources as soon as possible. Therefore, the priority transmission of the first data is not supported.

[0248] In some embodiments, the UE prioritizing transmission of the first data may include:

[0249] Detecting whether the data to be transmitted includes first data;

[0250] The first data is detected and transmitted preferentially.

[0251] Exemplarily, when the first data is detected and authorization is obtained for the logical channel or logical channel group to which the first data is mapped, the first data is preferentially mapped to the authorized logical channel or logical channel group to preferentially transmit the first data.

[0252] In some embodiments, the UE supports the first capability but may not enable the first capability, and similarly the UE does not support priority transmission of the first data. Specifically, the UE supports priority transmission of the first data but may not enable the capability, and the UE can still transmit data according to the logical channel priority.

[0253] In some embodiments, the UE supports the first capability and has enabled the capability, and the UE performs priority transmission of the first data.

[0254] Exemplarily, whether to enable the first capability is determined based on UE settings, user instructions, or UE status. For example, the UE status may include the total amount of data currently to be transmitted by the UE, the remaining standby time of the UE, etc. For example, if the total amount of data currently to be transmitted by the UE is small, then as long as the network side has authorization for the logical channel or logical channel group, the UE will complete the transmission of all data in a relatively short period of time. In this case, whether to prioritize the transmission of the first data is not necessary. To simplify UE operation, the UE's capability to prioritize the transmission of the first data may not be enabled.

[0255] In some embodiments, the UE may automatically determine whether to enable the capability of preferentially transmitting the first data.

[0256] Correspondingly, the network device receives the first data preferentially transmitted by the UE.

[0257] It is worth noting that if the UE does not support the capability of preferentially transmitting the first data, step S2102 may be omitted, that is, S2102 is also an optional step.

[0258] As shown in FIG3 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a data processing method, which is executed by a UE. The method may include:

[0259] S3101: Determine whether the UE supports the first capability.

[0260] In some embodiments, the first capability is a UE capability, which may also be referred to as a terminal capability.

[0261] In some embodiments, the first capability is a capability to preferentially transmit the first data.

[0262] In other embodiments, the first capability may also be the capability of ignoring the logical channel priority for data transmission.

[0263] In some embodiments, the first capability may also be the capability of adjusting the logical channel priority and performing data transmission based on the adjusted logical channel priority. In some embodiments, optional implementations of S3101 may refer to S2101 of the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 2 .

[0264] S3102: Transmit the first data first.

[0265] In some embodiments, optional implementations of S3102 may refer to S2102 of the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 2 .

[0266] For example, if the UE does not support the capability of prioritizing the first data, the UE does not transmit the first data in priority, for example, the data transmission is performed according to the logical channel priority of each data to be transmitted.

[0267] For another example, if the UE supports the capability of transmitting the first data, during data transmission, detection of the first data is initiated through the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity of the UE, and transmission of the first data is prioritized when the first data is detected.

[0268] It is worth noting that S3101 can be performed independently. For example, if it is determined that the UE has the capability of priority transmission but may not have any service data to send, then S3102 is an optional step. S3102 can be performed independently. For example, if the UE is a high-capability or high-version UE and has the capability of priority transmission of first data by default, then S3102 is performed by default whenever there is UL data transmission. In this case, S3101 is an optional step.

[0269] As shown in FIG4 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a data processing method, which is executed by a network device. The method may include:

[0270] S4101: Receive the first data for priority transmission.

[0271] In some embodiments, the network device receives first data that is preferentially transmitted by the UE.

[0272] In some embodiments, the relevant description of the first data can refer to the embodiment corresponding to FIG2 .

[0273] In some embodiments, the priority transmission of the first data can refer to the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0274] XR service data usually includes multiple streams. For example, these streams can be called Quality of Service flows (Qos flows). Generally, the amount of data for XR services is very large. The data streams of XR services need to meet certain delay requirements during transmission, especially some data streams need to arrive at the server for decoding at the same time. In some cases, the delay of any data stream will cause the joint decoding of multiple data streams to fail. However, the scheduling of the network is dynamic, so in some cases, even if some data streams are mapped to logical channels with low logical channel priorities, some data streams will be mapped to high logical channel priorities. When performing data scheduling, when the UE obtains an uplink authorization, it will usually send data with high logical channel priority according to the logical channel priority, which may cause data with low logical channel priority to be delayed.

[0275] UE can also be called a terminal. The term "terminal" is used in the following examples, and in specific implementations, this term can be replaced by the term "UE".

[0276] Furthermore, if some data packets have not been scheduled for a long time, a buffer size report (BSR) needs to be sent to notify the network as soon as possible.

[0277] With the development of technology, it has been decided to introduce a Delay Status Report (DSR). The UE can report a DSR, which carries delay information, for example, if the uplink data packet is not scheduled for a long time, resulting in the remaining time of the packet being less than a certain threshold.

[0278] The remaining time of a data packet is the time until the packet is discarded, that is, the remaining time is determined according to the discard timer of PDCP.

[0279] Data packets are also called PDUs. Delay Status Reporting (DSR) is used by the UE to provide the serving gNB with the delay status of the Logical Channel Group (LCG). The LCG delay status includes the remaining duration. For example, this remaining duration can be the minimum remaining value of the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) discard timer in the Service Data Unit (SDU) buffered by the LCG. The RRC layer controls the DSR process by configuring the following parameters:

[0280] Configure the minimum remaining time threshold (remainingtimethreshold);

[0281] A threshold for triggering a DSR based on the remaining duration, where the DSR includes the remaining duration of the LCG.

[0282] If the DSR is reported to the network, the base station will know that a specific logical channel needs to be scheduled as soon as possible. This is because an uplink authorization needs to be sent to the terminal. However, if the uplink data is packaged strictly according to the logical channel priority, it is still very likely that after the UE obtains the uplink authorization, the logical channel whose remaining time is about to expire will not be able to be transmitted in time. In this way, the terminal will continue to report the DSR, resulting in unnecessary signaling overhead. Similarly, even in the same logical channel, non-urgent data will be scheduled first, so the logical channel whose remaining time is about to expire will still not be able to be transmitted in time. Therefore, this needs to be optimized. At the same time, the terminal's capability requirements must also be considered.

[0283] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solution for timely transmission of data whose delay budget is about to expire for XR services.

[0284] Solution 1: Introducing a terminal capability. This terminal capability indicates that the terminal supports the priority transmission of detected data of a specific type. This special type of data may correspond to the aforementioned first data.

[0285] In some embodiments, the specific type of data is data with specific scheduling requirements, for example, data requiring urgent scheduling (delay critical data).

[0286] In some embodiments, the specific type of data may be data with a remaining time less than or equal to a threshold. For example, such data with a remaining time less than or equal to a threshold may be referred to as type 1 data or first type data.

[0287] In some embodiments, the specific type of data may be data that has been delayed in scheduling, for example, data that cannot meet the multi-stream synchronization threshold between data streams; such data may be referred to as second type data or type 2 data.

[0288] In some embodiments, the specific type of data to be transmitted may be detected for a certain logical channel or a logical channel group.

[0289] In some embodiments, after receiving the authorization, the terminal may advance the priority of the logical channel where the specific type of data is detected, and / or may give priority to the transmission of the specific type of data over the transmission of non-specific type of data in the same logical channel.

[0290] The terminal's capability is at the UE granularity. If the UE reports this capability to the base station, it may be reported at the UE granularity.

[0291] Solution 2: Based on Solution 1, a new terminal capability is introduced. This terminal capability indicates that the terminal supports the detection of specific types of data and prioritizes transmission.

[0292] Solution 3: Based on Solution 2, a terminal capability is defined. This terminal capability indicates that the terminal supports priority transmission of specific types of data. At the same time, the prerequisite for the terminal to report the capability of supporting priority transmission of specific types of data is that the terminal already supports the second feature capability.

[0293] As an embodiment, the second characteristic: the terminal supports the ability to detect specific characteristic data;

[0294] As an embodiment, the second characteristic: the terminal supports the ability to detect the first type of data

[0295] As an embodiment, the second characteristic: the terminal supports the ability to detect the second type of data;

[0296] As an embodiment, the second feature: a feature that the terminal supports detecting specific feature data and reporting the feature to the base station; for example, reporting the feature that the terminal supports detecting specific feature data and reporting the detection result to the base station through DSR;

[0297] As an embodiment, a prerequisite for the terminal to support priority transmission of detected specific type of data is that the terminal has the capability to detect the first type of data and report it to the base station, for example, the UE supports the capability of DSR reporting.

[0298] As an embodiment, the prerequisite for the terminal to support priority transmission of detected specific types of data is that the terminal has the ability to support detection of second type data and report the detection results to the base station, such as the UE supports the ability to report synchronization threshold status reports.

[0299] Solution 3: Not introducing a terminal capability. For example, in this scenario, when it is determined that the terminal supports the second feature, it is assumed that the UE supports the capability of preferentially transmitting detected data of a specific type.

[0300] As an embodiment, the second characteristic can be seen in Solution 3.

[0301] As an embodiment, if the terminal supports detection of the first characteristic data and reporting the detection result to the base station, it is assumed that the terminal supports the ability to prioritize transmission of detected specific types of data. For example, if the terminal supports the ability to report DSR to the base station, it is assumed that the terminal supports the ability to prioritize transmission of detected specific types of data.

[0302] As an embodiment, if the terminal supports detecting the second feature, it is assumed that the terminal supports the capability of preferentially transmitting detected data of a specific type. For example, if the terminal supports the capability of reporting the synchronization threshold status to the base station, it is assumed that the terminal supports the capability of preferentially transmitting detected data of a specific type.

[0303] The difference between Solution 3 and Solution 2 is that there is no need to introduce new capability indication for terminal capability reporting, which can reduce signaling overhead.

[0304] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations of other embodiments.

[0305] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations of other embodiments.

[0306] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device or a core network device) in any of the above methods.

[0307] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above devices is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above devices, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0308] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor may be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration file to implement the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DLP), or a similar hardware circuit. Unit, DPU) etc.

[0309] As shown in FIG5A , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a UE, including:

[0310] The processing module 5101 is configured to determine whether the UE supports the capability of preferentially transmitting the first data.

[0311] In some embodiments, the processing module may be used for the UE to execute information processing related steps in any data processing method.

[0312] In some embodiments, the UE may further include: a sending module and / or a receiving module.

[0313] In some embodiments, the sending module and / or the receiving module may correspond to a network interface and / or a transceiver antenna of the UE.

[0314] In some embodiments, the sending module can be used for the terminal to execute steps related to information sending in any data processing method.

[0315] In some embodiments, the receiving module can be used for the terminal to execute steps related to information sending in any data processing method.

[0316] In some embodiments, the first data includes at least one of the following:

[0317] Data whose remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold;

[0318] Data with transmission or scheduling delays;

[0319] Data whose transmission delay is less than or equal to the second threshold;

[0320] Data that has triggered the UE to send a Delay Status Report (DSR) to the network device;

[0321] Delay-critical data determined based on the DSR. In some embodiments, the data of transmission delay or scheduling delay includes at least one of the following:

[0322] Data whose transmission time difference with the second data is greater than or equal to a third threshold;

[0323] Data whose transmission delay period has been exhausted;

[0324] Data whose scheduling time difference with the second data is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold.

[0325] In some embodiments, a prerequisite for the UE to support the first capability is that the UE supports a second capability; the second capability is the capability to detect the first data.

[0326] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine whether the UE supports the first capability, including at least one of the following: the UE supports uplink transmission according to logical channel priority; the UE supports logical channel priority adjustment.

[0327] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to: determine whether the UE supports the second capability; determine whether the UE supports the first capability.

[0328] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0329] determining, based on whether the UE supports the second capability, whether the UE supports the first capability;

[0330] determining whether the UE supports a first capability according to whether the UE supports performing uplink transmission not according to logical channel priority;

[0331] Whether the UE supports the first capability is determined according to whether the UE supports logical channel priority adjustment.

[0332] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0333] determining, according to whether the UE supports the second capability, whether the UE supports the first capability;

[0334] And wherein, when the UE does not support the second capability, it is determined that the UE does not support the first capability; and / or, when the UE supports the second capability, it is determined that the UE supports the first capability.

[0335] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0336] The UE supports uplink transmission not according to logical channel priority, and it is determined that the UE supports the second capability;

[0337] The UE does not support performing uplink transmission not according to the logical channel priority, and it is determined that the UE does not support the second capability.

[0338] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0339] The UE supports logical channel priority adjustment, and it is determined that the UE supports the first capability;

[0340] The UE does not support logical channel priority adjustment, and it is determined that the UE does not support the first capability.

[0341] In some embodiments, the second capability further includes a characteristic that the UE supports sending data information of the first data to the network device.

[0342] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0343] determining, based on whether the UE supports detection of the first data, whether the UE supports the second capability;

[0344] Determining whether the UE supports the second capability according to whether the UE supports DSR reporting;

[0345] Whether the UE supports the second capability is determined according to whether the UE supports synchronization threshold status reporting.

[0346] In some embodiments, the capability of preferentially transmitting the first data is a UE-granular capability.

[0347] In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to preferentially transmit the first data when the UE supports the first capability and detects the first data.

[0348] In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to obtain an uplink authorization for the UE and to preferentially transmit the first data on the uplink resources corresponding to the uplink authorization.

[0349] In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0350] Raising the logical channel priority of the first data, and transmitting the first data according to the raised logical channel priority of the first data;

[0351] Lowering the logical channel priority of the third data, and transmitting the first data and the third data according to the lowered logical channel priority of the third data;

[0352] The first data is transmitted preferentially before the fourth data; wherein the fourth data and the third data belong to the same logical channel or the same logical channel group; or the fourth data and the first data support the same logical channel priority.

[0353] FIG5B is a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the network device includes:

[0354] The receiving module 5201 is configured to receive first data transmitted by a user equipment UE; the UE supports a capability of preferentially transmitting the first data.

[0355] In some embodiments, the processing module may be configured to execute any steps related to information processing in the data processing method executed by the network device.

[0356] In some embodiments, the network device may further include: a sending module and / or a receiving module.

[0357] In some embodiments, the sending module and / or the receiving module may correspond to a network interface and / or a transceiver antenna of a network device.

[0358] In some embodiments, the first data includes at least one of the following:

[0359] Data whose remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold;

[0360] Data with transmission or scheduling delays;

[0361] Data whose transmission delay is less than or equal to the second threshold;

[0362] Data that has triggered the UE to send a Delay Status Report (DSR) to the network device;

[0363] Delayed critical data determined based on the DSR.

[0364] In some embodiments, the data of transmission delay or scheduling delay includes at least one of the following:

[0365] Data whose transmission time difference with the second data is greater than or equal to a third threshold;

[0366] Data whose transmission delay period has been exhausted;

[0367] Data whose scheduling time difference with the second data is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold.

[0368] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication device, which may include: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute a data processing method that can be implemented in any of the aforementioned embodiments.

[0369] 6A and / or 6B , the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8102 may be located outside the communication device 8100.

[0370] The communication device may be the aforementioned terminal and network device. In some embodiments, the network device may be a master node and / or an auxiliary node.

[0371] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 8103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 8101.

[0372] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0373] Optionally, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more interface circuits 8104, which are connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuits 8104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 8104 can read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0374] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG. 6A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0375] 6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG6B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0376] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201, and the processor 8201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 8200 executes any of the above data processing methods.

[0377] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202, which are connected to memory 8203. Interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 8203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in memory 8203 and send the instructions to processor 8201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

[0378] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8203 may be outside the chip 8200.

[0379] The present disclosure also provides a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but may also be a transient storage medium.

[0380] The present disclosure further provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above data processing methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0381] The present disclosure also provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any one of the above data processing methods.

[0382] Other embodiments of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present invention that follow the general principles of the present invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the present invention being indicated by the following claims.

[0383] It should be understood that the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A data processing method, wherein: The method is performed by a user equipment UE, and includes: Determine whether the UE supports a first capability; the first capability is a capability of preferentially transmitting first data.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The first data includes at least one of the following: Data whose remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold; Data with transmission or scheduling delays; Data whose transmission delay is less than or equal to the second threshold; Data that has triggered the UE to send a Delay Status Report (DSR) to a network device; Delayed critical data determined based on the DSR.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The data of transmission delay or scheduling delay includes at least one of the following: Data whose transmission time difference with the second data is greater than or equal to a third threshold; Data whose transmission delay period has been exhausted; Data whose scheduling time difference with the second data is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein The determining whether the UE supports the first capability includes at least one of the following: determining whether the UE supports a first capability according to whether the UE supports performing uplink transmission according to logical channel priority; Whether the UE supports the first capability is determined according to whether the UE supports logical channel priority adjustment.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: A prerequisite for the UE to support the first capability is that the UE supports the second capability; the second capability is the capability of detecting the first data.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein: in, The determining whether the UE supports the first capability includes: determining, according to whether the UE supports the second capability, whether the UE supports the first capability; And wherein, when the UE does not support the second capability, it is determined that the UE does not support the first capability; and / or, when the UE supports the second capability, it is determined that the UE supports the first capability.

7. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein: The second capability also includes a feature that the UE supports sending data information of the first data to a network device.

8. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein: The determining whether the UE supports the second capability includes at least one of the following: determining, according to whether the UE supports detection of the first data, whether the UE supports the second capability; Determining whether the UE supports the second capability according to whether the UE supports DSR reporting; Whether the UE supports the second capability is determined according to whether the UE supports synchronization threshold status reporting.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: The first capability is a UE-granularity capability.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein: The method further comprises: The UE supports the first capability and detects the first data, and preferentially transmits the first data to the network device.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein: The preferentially transmitting the first data to the network device includes: The UE obtains the uplink authorization and preferentially transmits first data to the network device on the uplink resources corresponding to the uplink authorization.

12. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein: The UE supports the first capability and detects the first data, and preferentially transmits the first data to the network device, including at least one of the following: Raising the logical channel priority of the first data, and transmitting the first data according to the raised logical channel priority of the first data; Lowering the logical channel priority of the third data, and transmitting the first data and the third data according to the lowered logical channel priority of the third data; The first data is transmitted preferentially before the fourth data; wherein the fourth data and the third data belong to the same logical channel or the same logical channel group; or, the fourth data and the first data support the same logical channel priority.

13. A data processing method, wherein: Executed by a network device, the method includes: First data transmitted by a user equipment (UE) is received, wherein the UE supports a capability of preferentially transmitting the first data.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein: The first data includes at least one of the following: Data whose remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold; Data with transmission or scheduling delays; Data whose transmission delay is less than or equal to the second threshold; Data that has triggered the UE to send a Delay Status Report (DSR) to a network device; Delayed critical data determined based on the DSR.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein The data of transmission delay or scheduling delay includes at least one of the following: Data whose transmission time difference with the second data is greater than or equal to a third threshold; Data whose transmission delay period has been exhausted; Data whose scheduling time difference with the second data is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold.

16. A user equipment UE, wherein: include: a processing module configured to determine whether the UE supports a first capability; The first capability is a capability of preferentially transmitting first data.

17. A network device, wherein: include: a receiving module, configured to receive first data transmitted by a user equipment UE; The UE supports a capability of preferentially transmitting first data.

18. A communication device, wherein: The communication device comprises: one or more processors; The processor is configured to call instructions so that the communication device executes the data processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 and / or 13 to 15.

19. A storage medium, wherein: The storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the data processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 and / or 13 to 15.

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