Information transmission method and system

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information transmission method and system. The method comprises: a terminal acquires distributed ledger information; and the terminal sends the distributed ledger information to a base station by means of a physical uplink shared channel or a physical uplink control channel.

Description

Information transmission method and system

[0001] Cross-reference to related applications

[0002] The present disclosure is based on Chinese Patent Application No. CN202410894857.6 entitled "Information transmission method and system" filed on July 4, 2024, and claims priority to the same, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication, and in particular, to an information transmission method and system. BACKGROUND

[0004] The sixth generation mobile communication technology (6G) introduces distributed ledger technology to achieve the vision target of trust, forming a 6G native distributed ledger. The distributed ledger forms a final resolution through multi-party consensus among nodes, and each information requiring resolution needs to be sent by the node generating the information to all nodes participating in the information consensus.

[0005] The traditional mobile communication system is centrally controlled by the core network, and the uplink and downlink of each node are performed through the scheduling of the system, which is an end-to-end process from the terminal to the core network and then to the data network. The data interaction process in the prior art is also a point-to-point process, such as the user's information being transmitted to the core network through the base station, and then being sent to another user by the core network through the base station.

[0006] The information interaction of the distributed ledger is different from the traditional data transmission. After the relevant information of the distributed ledger is generated, the generating node needs to send the information to other nodes involved within a certain time, and the information interaction occurs between any nodes including the core network unit, the base station, and the terminal, and one information often needs to be sent to multiple nodes.

[0007] However, the transmission process of the distributed ledger information in the mobile communication network in the prior art is also an end-to-end transmission from the terminal to the core network controlled by the core network, and other nodes cannot determine the information sending time by themselves, which does not conform to the basic characteristics of the distributed ledger (such as blockchain). Therefore, the related art does not support one-to-many information transmission between any distributed ledger nodes including the core network, the base station, and the terminal, and cannot realize the distributed ledger information interaction of any node.

[0008] In summary, there is no good solution to the above problems. SUMMARY

[0009] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information transmission method and system to at least solve the problem that the end-to-end transmission process controlled by the core network in the related art does not conform to the basic characteristics of the distributed ledger.

[0010] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an information transmission method is provided, which comprises: a terminal acquiring distributed ledger information; and the terminal sending the distributed ledger information to a base station through a physical uplink shared channel, or sending the distributed ledger information to the base station through a physical uplink control channel.

[0011] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, an information transmission system is also provided, which comprises: a terminal configured to transmit distributed ledger information to a base station according to the steps in any of the method embodiments of the present disclosure; and the base station configured to acquire the distributed ledger information from the terminal.

[0012] According to still another embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided, which stores a computer program, wherein the computer program is run by a processor to perform the steps in any of the method embodiments described above.

[0013] According to still another embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device is also provided, which comprises a memory storing a computer program and a processor configured to run the computer program to perform the steps in any of the method embodiments described above.

[0014] According to still another embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer program product is also provided, which comprises a computer program that is run by a processor to implement the steps in any of the method embodiments described above.

[0015] In the embodiments of the present application, an information transmission method and system are designed, in which a terminal acquires distributed ledger information and sends the distributed ledger information to a base station through a physical uplink shared channel or a physical uplink control channel. The embodiments of the present application can solve the problem in the related art that the end-to-end transmission process controlled by a core network does not conform to the basic characteristics of a distributed ledger, and achieve the technical effect of enabling interaction of distributed ledger information between a terminal and a base station, so that the terminal and the base station can autonomously send, receive and process the distributed ledger information, thereby meeting the requirements of the basic characteristics of the distributed ledger. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] FIG. 1 is a hardware structure block diagram of a mobile terminal of an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0017] FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0018] FIG. 3 is a structure block diagram of an information transmission system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a terminal transmitting distributed ledger information to a base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure (I);

[0020] FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a process of transmitting distributed ledger information from a terminal to a base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] FIG. 6 is a flow diagram illustrating a process of transmitting distributed ledger information from a terminal to a base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating a process of transmitting distributed ledger information from a terminal to a base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG. 8 is a flow diagram illustrating a process of transmitting distributed ledger information from a terminal to a base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG. 9 is a flow diagram illustrating a process of transmitting distributed ledger information from a terminal to a base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with embodiments.

[0026] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like in the description and claims of the present disclosure and the above drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and do not necessarily indicate a specific order or sequence.

[0027] The method embodiments provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be executed in a mobile terminal, a computer terminal, or a similar computing device. Taking the case of running on a mobile terminal, FIG. 1 is a hardware structure block diagram of a mobile terminal of an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the hardware single board can include one or more (only one is shown in FIG. 1) processors 12 (the processor 12 can include but is not limited to a processing device such as a microprocessor or programmable logic device) and a memory 14 for storing data, wherein the above-mentioned computer terminal can further include a transmission device 16 for communication function and an input and output device 18. Those skilled in the art can understand that the structure shown in FIG. 1 is only schematic, and does not limit the structure of the above-mentioned mobile terminal. For example, the mobile terminal can include more or fewer components than those shown in FIG. 1, or have a different configuration from that shown in FIG. 1.

[0028] The memory 14 can be used to store computer programs, such as software programs of application software and modules, such as a computer program corresponding to the information transmission method in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The processor 12 executes various functions and the information transmission method by running the computer program stored in the memory 14, that is, implements the method described above. The memory 14 can include a high-speed random access memory, and can further include a non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic storage devices, flash memories, or other non-volatile solid-state memories. In some examples, the memory 14 can further include a memory remotely arranged with respect to the processor 12, and the remote memory can be connected to the mobile terminal through a network. Examples of the network include, but are not limited to, the Internet, an intranet, a local area network, a mobile communication network, and a combination thereof.

[0029] The transmission device 16 is configured to receive or send data via a network. The network can include a wireless network provided by a communication provider. In one example, the transmission device 16 includes a network adapter (NIC) that can be connected to other network devices through a base station to communicate with the Internet. In one example, the transmission device 16 can be a radio frequency (RF) module configured to communicate with the Internet in a wireless manner.

[0030] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an information transmission method is provided. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the flow includes the following steps:

[0031] In step S202, the terminal acquires distributed ledger information.

[0032] In step S204, the terminal sends the distributed ledger information to the base station through a physical uplink shared channel, or the terminal sends the distributed ledger information to the base station through a physical uplink control channel.

[0033] The distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the present disclosure is a database technology shared, replicated and synchronized among multiple network participants. It allows all participants to maintain a unique, tamper-proof copy of data and ensures data consistency and integrity through a consensus mechanism. Distributed ledgers generally have the following basic characteristics: decentralization, tamper resistance, consensus mechanism, autonomy, traceability, etc. Among them, the consensus mechanism refers to the nodes in the network verifying transactions and reaching an agreement through a consensus algorithm, ensuring network consistency and decentralized decision-making. Exemplarily, the consensus mechanism can be implemented through specific algorithms such as Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance (PBFT), Proof of Work (PoW), and Proof of Stake (PoS).

[0034] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal can send the distributed ledger information to the base station through the physical uplink shared channel or the physical uplink control channel. The terminal and the base station are respectively one node in the distributed ledger system. The terminal can autonomously send the distributed ledger information, and the base station can automatically receive and process the distributed ledger information without the control of the control center (such as the core network). Thus, the problem that the end-to-end transmission process controlled by the core network in the related art does not conform to the basic characteristics of the distributed ledger is solved. The technical effect of the interaction of the distributed ledger information between the terminal and the base station is achieved. Moreover, the terminal and the base station can autonomously send, receive and process the distributed ledger information, thereby meeting the requirements of the basic characteristics of the distributed ledger.

[0035] In some embodiments, the data structure of the distributed ledger includes but is not limited to a blockchain, a directed acyclic graph, a data tree, etc. The blockchain can be a single-chain structure or a multi-chain structure.

[0036] In some embodiments, the distributed ledger information includes but is not limited to transaction information, consensus-related information, ledger information, etc. Taking the blockchain as an example, the blockchain information can include blockchain transaction information, blockchain consensus-related information, and blockchain ledger information.

[0037] In an exemplary embodiment, the consensus mechanism of the distributed ledger adopts the PBFT algorithm. Since the PBFT algorithm includes three stages of pre-preparation, preparation and submission, the pre-preparation information in the PBFT algorithm can also be included in the distributed ledger information. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. When other consensus algorithms are used in the distributed ledger, the consensus-related information in the distributed ledger information can also be parameters or data in the corresponding algorithm.

[0038] In some embodiments, the terminal obtaining the distributed ledger information in step S202 can include any of the following steps: in step S202A, the terminal generates the distributed ledger information; or in step S202B, the terminal receives the distributed ledger information. This means that the distributed ledger information sent by the terminal can be generated by the terminal itself, or generated by other terminals or nodes and sent to the current terminal.

[0039] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, based on the difference of transmission channels, the above step S204 is divided into the following two cases:

[0040] In step S204A, the terminal sends the distributed ledger information to the base station through a physical uplink shared channel.

[0041] In step S204B, the terminal sends the distributed ledger information to the base station through a physical uplink control channel.

[0042] In the present embodiment, the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is used to transmit uplink user data, and the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is used to transmit uplink control information.

[0043] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, based on the difference of network structure, the terminal can directly communicate with the base station, or indirectly communicate with the base station through a relay node. The relay node can be another terminal, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node or other equipment.

[0044] In some embodiments, step S204A can include the following steps:

[0045] In step S204A-2, in the case where there is no relay node between the terminal and the base station, the terminal directly sends the distributed ledger information to the base station through the physical uplink shared channel.

[0046] In step S204A-4, in the case where there is a relay node between the terminal and the base station, the terminal sends the distributed ledger information to the relay node, so that the relay node sends the distributed ledger information to the base station through the physical uplink shared channel.

[0047] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a data radio bearer (DRB) is used to carry user data in mobile communication technology, and the user data carried by the DRB is transmitted on the physical layer through a PUSCH. Each terminal can simultaneously establish a connection of multiple DRBs to support multiple data sessions or services. The present disclosure can use a DRB dedicated to a distributed ledger or a common DRB to carry distributed ledger information.

[0048] In some embodiments, the terminal in step S204A-2 directly sends the distributed ledger information to the base station through the physical uplink shared channel, including the following steps:

[0049] Step S204A-22, the terminal configures a data radio bearer dedicated to a distributed ledger;

[0050] Step S204A-24, the terminal sends the distributed ledger information to the base station using the data radio bearer dedicated to the distributed ledger.

[0051] In the present embodiment, the base station is configured to extract the distributed ledger information from the data radio bearer dedicated to the distributed ledger through a newly added data radio bearer entity. Further, the newly added DRB entity is specifically used to process the DRB dedicated to the distributed ledger, and extract the distributed ledger information from the traffic carried by the dedicated DRB.

[0052] In other embodiments, the terminal in step S204A-2 directly sends the distributed ledger information to the base station through the physical uplink shared channel, including the following steps:

[0053] Step S204A-26, the terminal sends the distributed ledger information to the base station using a common data radio bearer, wherein the quality of service of the common data radio bearer is set to a quality of service class identifier dedicated to a distributed ledger, and the quality of service class identifier dedicated to the distributed ledger corresponds to a quality of service flow dedicated to the distributed ledger.

[0054] In the present embodiment, the base station is configured to identify the quality of service class identifier dedicated to the distributed ledger through a newly added quality of service class identifier entity, and extract the distributed ledger information from the common data radio bearer.

[0055] In this embodiment, one common DRB can carry one or more Quality of Service Flows (QoS Flows), and a Quality of Service Class Identifier (QCI) is used to identify different types of traffic (i.e., QoS Flows), so the QoS Flow corresponding to the QCI can be determined from the multiple QoS Flows carried by the common DRB based on the QCI.

[0056] In this embodiment, a QoS Flow dedicated to the distributed ledger is set to carry the distributed ledger information, and a mapping relationship between the QCI dedicated to the distributed ledger and the Quality of Service Flow (QoS Flow) dedicated to the distributed ledger is established. The base station can identify the QCI of each service flow, determine the QoS Flow dedicated to the distributed ledger from the multiple QoS Flows carried by the common DRB based on the QCI dedicated to the distributed ledger, and then extract the distributed ledger information from the QoS Flow dedicated to the distributed ledger. Further, the QCI dedicated to the distributed ledger can be a preset value and can be distinguished from other QCI of related technologies. The newly added QCI entity at the base station is specifically used to identify the QCI dedicated to the distributed ledger.

[0057] In some embodiments, the newly added DRB entity or QCI entity at the base station can be set at the Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) layer, or can be set at other positions of the base station, which is not limited by the present disclosure.

[0058] In some embodiments, in the case that the relay node exists between the terminal and the base station, step S204A-4 can include the following steps:

[0059] Step S204A-42, the terminal sends the distributed ledger information to the relay node;

[0060] Step S204A-44, the relay node configures a data radio bearer dedicated to the distributed ledger;

[0061] Step S204A-46, the relay node sends the distributed ledger information to the base station using the data radio bearer dedicated to the distributed ledger.

[0062] In other embodiments, in the case that the relay node exists between the terminal and the base station, step S204A-4 can also include the following steps:

[0063] Step S204A-42, the terminal sends the distributed ledger information to the relay node;

[0064] Step S204A-48, the relay node sends the distributed ledger information to the base station using a common data radio bearer, wherein a quality of service of the common data radio bearer is set to a quality of service category identifier dedicated to distributed ledger, which corresponds to a quality of service flow dedicated to distributed ledger.

[0065] In some embodiments, in the case that the terminal can directly communicate with the base station, the method further comprises: the terminal sends an uplink transmission request of a physical uplink shared channel to the base station; and the terminal acquires an uplink resource of the physical uplink shared channel allocated by the base station for the terminal. This step can occur before the above step S204A-2.

[0066] In some embodiments, in the case that the terminal indirectly communicates with the base station through the relay node, the method further comprises: the relay node sends an uplink transmission request of a physical uplink shared channel to the base station; and the relay node acquires an uplink resource of the physical uplink shared channel allocated by the base station for the terminal. This step can occur before the above step S204A-4, or after the relay node receives the distributed ledger information of the terminal, which is not limited by the present disclosure.

[0067] In some embodiments, step S204B can comprise the following steps:

[0068] Step S204B-2, in the case that there is no relay node between the terminal and the base station, the terminal directly sends the distributed ledger information to the base station through the physical uplink control channel;

[0069] Step S204B-4, in the case that there is the relay node between the terminal and the base station, the terminal sends the distributed ledger information to the relay node, so that the relay node sends the distributed ledger information to the base station through the physical uplink control channel.

[0070] In some embodiments, step S204B-2 can comprise the following steps:

[0071] Step S204B-22, the terminal sends distributed ledger signaling to the base station through the physical uplink control channel, wherein the distributed ledger signaling carries the distributed ledger information.

[0072] In some embodiments, step S204B-4 can comprise the following steps:

[0073] In step S204B-42, the terminal sends the distributed ledger signaling to the base station through the physical uplink control channel.

[0074] In step S204B-44, the relay node sends the distributed ledger signaling to the base station through the physical uplink control channel.

[0075] In this embodiment, the PUCCH is used for transmitting control signaling, and the distributed ledger signaling can be newly added control signaling specially used for carrying the distributed ledger information, or the distributed ledger information can be added in the existing standard control signaling.

[0076] In this embodiment, the base station is configured to extract the distributed ledger information from the distributed ledger signaling through a newly added distributed ledger signaling entity.

[0077] Further, the newly added distributed ledger signaling entity is used to extract the distributed ledger information from the distributed ledger signaling and process it. The newly added distributed ledger signaling entity at the base station can be set in the SDAP layer or other positions of the base station, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0078] In some embodiments, the format of the physical uplink control channel includes at least one of the following: PUCCH format 2, PUCCH format 3, and PUCCH format 4.

[0079] In this embodiment, each PUCCH format has its specific time-frequency resource occupation and coding mode, and the specific content can refer to the standard protocol content in the related art. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, different PUCCH formats can be selected according to the control signaling type, the information amount of the distributed ledger information, and the transmission requirements of the terminal / relay node, such as latency requirements, frequency domain requirements, etc.

[0080] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal can send the distributed ledger information to the base station through the physical uplink shared channel or the physical uplink control channel. The terminal and the base station are respectively one node in the distributed ledger system. The terminal can autonomously send the distributed ledger information, and the base station can automatically receive, process the distributed ledger information, and does not need to be controlled by the control center (such as the core network). Thus, the problem that the end-to-end transmission process controlled by the core network in the related art does not conform to the basic characteristics of the distributed ledger is solved. The technical effect of realizing the interaction of the distributed ledger information between the terminal and the base station is achieved. Moreover, the terminal and the base station can autonomously send, receive, and process the distributed ledger information, thereby meeting the requirement of the basic characteristics of the distributed ledger.

[0081] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, an information transmission system is also provided. FIG. 3 is a structural block diagram of the information transmission system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3, the system comprises the following structure: a terminal 32 and a base station 34.

[0082] The terminal 32 is configured to transmit distributed ledger information to the base station according to the steps in any of the method embodiments described above.

[0083] The base station 34 is configured to obtain the distributed ledger information from the terminal.

[0084] In some embodiments, the system further comprises a relay node 36.

[0085] The relay node 36 is configured to receive the distributed ledger information sent by the terminal, and transmit the distributed ledger information to the base station through a physical uplink shared channel, or transmit the distributed ledger information to the base station through a physical uplink control channel.

[0086] In some embodiments, the difference between the relay node and the terminal is that the distributed ledger information of the relay node is obtained from the terminal, while the distributed ledger information of the terminal can be obtained from other nodes or generated by the terminal. The specific steps of the relay node transmitting the distributed ledger information to the base station are the same as the steps of the terminal directly transmitting the distributed ledger information to the base station in any of the method embodiments described above.

[0087] In some embodiments, the base station is configured to extract the distributed ledger information from the distributed ledger dedicated data radio bearer through a newly added data radio bearer entity.

[0088] In some embodiments, the base station is configured to identify a distributed ledger dedicated quality of service class identifier through a newly added quality of service class identifier entity, and extract the distributed ledger information from the common data radio bearer.

[0089] In some embodiments, the base station is configured to extract the distributed ledger information from the distributed ledger signaling through a newly added distributed ledger signaling entity.

[0090] In the present embodiment, the newly added data radio bearer entity / quality of service class identifier entity / distributed ledger signaling entity at the base station can be arranged at the SDAP layer, or can be arranged at other positions of the base station, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0091] FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the terminal transmitting the distributed ledger information to the base station in an embodiment of the present disclosure (I). As shown in FIG. 4, the flowchart comprises the following steps:

[0092] Step S401, the terminal acquires distributed ledger information.

[0093] Step S402, the terminal applies for PUSCH uplink transmission to the base station.

[0094] Step S403, the base station allocates PUSCH uplink resources to the terminal.

[0095] Step S404, the terminal configures a new DRB.

[0096] Step S405, the terminal transmits the distributed ledger information to the base station using the new DRB.

[0097] Step S406, the base station extracts the distributed ledger information from the received new DRB through a new DRB entity and processes it.

[0098] In this embodiment, the distributed ledger information can be generated by the terminal or sent to the terminal by other nodes.

[0099] In this embodiment, the terminal can configure the DRB according to the PUSCH uplink resources allocated by the base station.

[0100] In this embodiment, the terminal communicates directly with the base station, and the distributed ledger information is carried in the new DRB. The new DRB here can be a DRB dedicated to the distributed ledger. A new DRB entity is added at the base station, which is used to process the DRB dedicated to the distributed ledger and extract and process the distributed ledger information from the traffic carried by the dedicated DRB.

[0101] Figure 5 is a flowchart of the terminal transmitting the distributed ledger information to the base station in an embodiment of the present disclosure (two), as shown in Figure 5, the flowchart includes the following steps:

[0102] Step S501, the terminal acquires distributed ledger information.

[0103] Step S502, the terminal sends new signaling carrying the distributed ledger information to the base station using PUCCH.

[0104] Step S503, the base station extracts the distributed ledger information from the received new signaling through a new signaling entity and processes it.

[0105] In this embodiment, the distributed ledger information can be generated by the terminal or sent to the terminal by other nodes.

[0106] In this embodiment, the PUCCH can adopt 2 / 3 / 4 formats.

[0107] In this embodiment, the terminal communicates directly with the base station, and the distributed ledger information is carried in new signaling. The new signaling can be control signaling dedicated to the distributed ledger. A new signaling entity is added at the base station, which is used to process control signaling dedicated to the distributed ledger, extract the distributed ledger information from the dedicated signaling, and process it.

[0108] FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the terminal transmitting the distributed ledger information to the base station in an embodiment of the present disclosure (three), as shown in FIG. 6, the flowchart includes the following steps:

[0109] Step S601, the terminal obtains the distributed ledger information;

[0110] Step S602, the terminal applies for PUSCH uplink transmission to the base station;

[0111] Step S603, the base station allocates PUSCH uplink resources to the terminal;

[0112] Step S604, the terminal configures a new QCI for the dedicated QoS Flow;

[0113] Step S605, the terminal transmits the distributed ledger information using the dedicated QoS Flow in the DRB;

[0114] Step S606, the base station identifies the dedicated QoS Flow in the DRB through the new QCI entity, extracts the distributed ledger information from the dedicated QoS Flow, and processes it.

[0115] In this embodiment, the distributed ledger information can be generated by the terminal or sent to the terminal by other nodes.

[0116] In this embodiment, a dedicated QoS Flow is configured to carry the distributed ledger information, and a new QCI is set for the dedicated QoS Flow. The dedicated QoS Flow can be identified by identifying the new QCI.

[0117] In this embodiment, the terminal communicates directly with the base station, and the distributed ledger information is carried in the dedicated QoS Flow. The dedicated QoS Flow is a service flow dedicated to the distributed ledger. A new QCI entity is added at the base station, which is used to identify the new QCI. In this way, the base station can determine the corresponding dedicated QoS Flow, extract the distributed ledger information from the dedicated QoS Flow, and process it.

[0118] FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the terminal transmitting the distributed ledger information to the base station in an embodiment of the present disclosure (four), as shown in FIG. 7, the flowchart includes the following steps:

[0119] Step S701, the terminal obtains the distributed ledger information;

[0120] Step S702, the terminal sends the distributed ledger information to the relay node;

[0121] Step S703, the relay node applies for PUSCH uplink transmission to the base station;

[0122] Step S704, the base station allocates PUSCH uplink resources to the relay node;

[0123] Step S705, the relay node configures a new DRB;

[0124] Step S706, the relay node transmits the distributed ledger information to the base station using the new DRB;

[0125] Step S707, the base station extracts the distributed ledger information from the received new DRB through a new DRB entity and processes it.

[0126] In this embodiment, the distributed ledger information can be generated by the terminal or sent to the terminal by other nodes.

[0127] In this embodiment, the relay node can be another terminal, an IAB node or other equipment.

[0128] In this embodiment, the relay node can configure the DRB according to the PUSCH uplink resources allocated by the base station.

[0129] In this embodiment, the terminal communicates with the base station indirectly through the relay node, and the distributed ledger information is carried in the new DRB. Here, the new DRB can be a DRB dedicated for the distributed ledger. A new DRB entity is added at the base station, which is used to process the DRB dedicated for the distributed ledger, extract the distributed ledger information from the traffic carried by the dedicated DRB and process it.

[0130] Figure 8 is a flowchart of the terminal transmitting the distributed ledger information to the base station in an embodiment of the present disclosure (five), as shown in Figure 8, the flowchart includes the following steps:

[0131] Step S801, the terminal obtains the distributed ledger information;

[0132] Step S802, the terminal sends the distributed ledger information to the relay node;

[0133] Step S803, the relay node sends new signaling carrying the distributed ledger information to the base station using PUCCH;

[0134] Step S804, the base station extracts the distributed ledger information from the received new signaling through a new signaling entity and processes it.

[0135] In this embodiment, the distributed ledger information can be generated by the terminal or sent to the terminal by other nodes.

[0136] In this embodiment, the relay node can be another terminal, an IAB node or other equipment.

[0137] In this embodiment, the PUCCH can adopt 2 / 3 / 4 formats.

[0138] In this embodiment, the terminal communicates with the base station indirectly through the relay node, and the distributed ledger information is carried in new signaling, which can be control signaling dedicated to the distributed ledger. A new signaling entity is added at the base station, which is used to process control signaling dedicated to the distributed ledger, extract and process the distributed ledger information from the dedicated signaling.

[0139] FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the terminal transmitting the distributed ledger information to the base station in an embodiment of the present disclosure (six), as shown in FIG. 9, the flowchart includes the following steps:

[0140] Step S901, the terminal acquires the distributed ledger information;

[0141] Step S902, the terminal sends the distributed ledger information to the relay node;

[0142] Step S903, the relay node applies for PUSCH uplink transmission to the base station;

[0143] Step S904, the base station allocates PUSCH uplink resources to the relay node;

[0144] Step S905, the relay node configures a new QCI for the dedicated QoS Flow;

[0145] Step S906, the relay node transmits the distributed ledger information using the dedicated QoS Flow in the DRB;

[0146] Step S907, the base station identifies the dedicated QoS Flow in the DRB through the new QCI entity, and extracts and processes the distributed ledger information from the dedicated QoS Flow.

[0147] In this embodiment, the distributed ledger information can be generated by the terminal or sent to the terminal by other nodes.

[0148] In this embodiment, the relay node can be another terminal, an IAB node or other equipment.

[0149] In this embodiment, a dedicated QoS Flow is configured to carry the distributed ledger information, and a new QCI is set for the dedicated QoS Flow, and the dedicated QoS Flow can be identified by identifying the new QCI.

[0150] In the embodiment, the terminal communicates with the base station indirectly through the relay node, and the distributed ledger information is carried in a dedicated QoS flow, where the dedicated QoS flow is a service flow dedicated to the distributed ledger. A new QCI entity is added at the base station, which is used to identify the new QCI, and the base station can determine the corresponding dedicated QoS flow, extract the distributed ledger information from the dedicated QoS flow, and process the distributed ledger information.

[0151] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal can send the distributed ledger information to the base station through a physical uplink shared channel or a physical uplink control channel, the terminal can autonomously send the distributed ledger information, and the base station can automatically receive and process the distributed ledger information without the control of a control center (such as a core network), thereby solving the problem that the end-to-end transmission process controlled by the core network in the related art does not conform to the basic characteristics of the distributed ledger, and achieving the technical effect of enabling the distributed ledger information to be exchanged between the terminal and the base station, and the terminal and the base station can autonomously send, receive, and process the distributed ledger information, thereby meeting the requirement of the basic characteristics of the distributed ledger.

[0152] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program. When the computer program is run by a processor, the steps in any of the method embodiments described above are performed.

[0153] In an example embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium described above can include, but is not limited to, a U disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a mobile hard disk, a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and various media that can store computer programs.

[0154] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an electronic device, which includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores a computer program, and the processor is configured to run the computer program to perform the steps in any of the method embodiments described above.

[0155] In an example embodiment, the electronic device described above can further include a transmission device and an input / output device, where the transmission device is connected to the processor, and the input / output device is connected to the processor.

[0156] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a computer program product, which includes a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are implemented.

[0157] The specific examples in the embodiments can refer to the examples described in the above embodiments and example embodiments, which will not be described herein again.

[0158] It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the modules or steps of the present disclosure described above can be implemented with general computing devices, which can be centralized on a single computing device or distributed on a network of multiple computing devices, which can be implemented with program codes executable by the computing devices, so that they can be stored in storage devices and executed by the computing devices, and in some cases, the steps shown or described can be executed in different orders than shown, or made into individual integrated circuit modules, or made into a single integrated circuit module. Thus, the present disclosure is not limited to any particular combination of hardware and software.

[0159] The above description is merely illustrative of the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and does not limit the present disclosure. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, and the like made within the principles of the present disclosure should be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An information transmission method, the method comprising: a terminal obtaining distributed ledger information; the terminal sending the distributed ledger information to a base station via a physical uplink shared channel; or the terminal sending the distributed ledger information to the base station via a physical uplink control channel. the terminal obtaining distributed ledger information, comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, the terminal generating the distributed ledger information; or the terminal receiving the distributed ledger information. the terminal sending the distributed ledger information to the base station via a physical uplink shared channel, comprising:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, in a case where there is no relay node between the terminal and the base station, the terminal directly sending the distributed ledger information to the base station via the physical uplink shared channel; in a case where there is the relay node between the terminal and the base station, the terminal sending the distributed ledger information to the relay node, so that the relay node sends the distributed ledger information to the base station via the physical uplink shared channel. the terminal directly sending the distributed ledger information to the base station via the physical uplink shared channel, comprising:

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, the terminal configuring a data radio bearer dedicated to the distributed ledger; the terminal sending the distributed ledger information to the base station using the data radio bearer dedicated to the distributed ledger. the base station is configured to extract the distributed ledger information from the data radio bearer dedicated to the distributed ledger via a newly added data radio bearer entity.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, the terminal directly sending the distributed ledger information to the base station via the physical uplink shared channel, comprising:

6. The method of claim 3, wherein, the terminal sending the distributed ledger information to the base station using a common data radio bearer, wherein a quality of service of the common data radio bearer is set to a quality of service category identifier dedicated to the distributed ledger, and the quality of service category identifier dedicated to the distributed ledger corresponds to a quality of service flow dedicated to the distributed ledger. the base station is configured to identify the quality of service category identifier dedicated to the distributed ledger via a newly added quality of service category identifier entity, and extract the distributed ledger information from the common data radio bearer.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, the method further comprising:

8. The method of claim 3, wherein, the terminal sending an uplink transmission request of the physical uplink shared channel to the base station; the terminal obtaining an uplink resource of the physical uplink shared channel allocated by the base station to the terminal. the terminal sending the distributed ledger information to the base station via a physical uplink control channel, comprising:

9. The method of claim 1, wherein, in a case where there is no relay node between the terminal and the base station, the terminal directly sending the distributed ledger information to the base station via the physical uplink control channel; in a case where there is the relay node between the terminal and the base station, the terminal sending the distributed ledger information to the relay node, so that the relay node sends the distributed ledger information to the base station via the physical uplink control channel. the terminal directly sending the distributed ledger information to the base station via the physical uplink control channel, comprising:

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, ​ The terminal sends distributed ledger signaling to the base station through the physical uplink control channel, wherein the distributed ledger signaling carries the distributed ledger information.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, The base station is configured to extract the distributed ledger information from the distributed ledger signaling through a newly added distributed ledger signaling entity.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, The format of the physical uplink control channel includes at least one of the following: PUCCH format 2, PUCCH format 3, and PUCCH format 4.

13. An information transmission system, the system comprising: a terminal configured to transmit distributed ledger information to a base station according to the method of any one of claims 1 to 12; a base station configured to obtain the distributed ledger information from the terminal.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein, The system further comprises: a relay node configured to receive the distributed ledger information sent by the terminal, send the distributed ledger information to the base station through a physical uplink shared channel, or send the distributed ledger information to the base station through a physical uplink control channel.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the base station is configured to extract the distributed ledger information from a distributed ledger dedicated data radio bearer through a newly added data radio bearer entity; or the base station is configured to identify a distributed ledger dedicated quality of service class identifier through a newly added quality of service class identifier entity, and extract the distributed ledger information from a common data radio bearer; or the base station is configured to extract the distributed ledger information from distributed ledger signaling through a newly added distributed ledger signaling entity.

16. A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a computer program, wherein, The computer program, when executed by the processor, performs the method of any one of claims 1 to 12. 17.An electronic device comprising a memory and a processor, wherein, The memory stores a computer program, and the processor is configured to execute the computer program to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 12.

18. A computer program product comprising a computer program, wherein, The computer program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 12.

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