Quality-of-service (QOS) control method, core network element, terminal and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a quality-of-service (QoS) control method, a core network element, a terminal and a storage medium. In at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, for different types of data, different quality-of-service (QoS) parameters are allocated, so as to obtain a QoS rule, a QoS configuration and / or a network function QoS configuration that correspond to the different types of data, so as to perform QoS control on the different types of data on the basis of the QoS rule, the QoS configuration and / or the network function QoS configuration that correspond to the different types of data, thereby solving the problem of QoS control performed between any topologies in 6G networks on the basis of new types of the transmission and processing of new types of data, ensuring the correct transmission of the new types of data between any topologies and the effective operation of data transmission in the 6G networks, and filling the gap in QoS control mechanisms for the transmission of the new types of data in the 6G networks.

Description

QoS control method, core network element, terminal and storage medium

[0001] Cross-reference to Related Applications

[0002] The present disclosure claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 202411130653.1, filed on August 16, 2024, entitled "QoS control method, core network element, terminal and storage medium", the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of communication technology, in particular to a QoS control method, a core network element, a terminal and a storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0004] The sixth generation mobile communication standard (6G) network introduces a data plane, and therefore, for the newly introduced data plane, the Radio Access Network (RAN) and the Core Network (CN) enhance the data plane to adapt to the transmission of new types of data (intelligent data, sensing data, computing data, etc.). Among them, for the transmission of new types of data, the RAN introduces a protocol stack for the transmission of new types of data and new signaling radio bear (SRB) and data radio bear (DRB) for the signaling control and mapping of the Quality of Service (QoS) flow to the DRB of the new types of data, respectively. For the newly introduced new types of data or the transmission mechanism of the new types of data, how the network controls the QoS of the new types of data is a problem to be solved.

[0005] In the related art, a new type of SRB and DRB is mainly introduced in the RAN, or the existing SRB and DRB are extended, to control and transmit the new types of data (intelligent data, sensing data, computing data, etc.). However, the data path establishment in the 6G network is an arbitrary topology, and is no longer end-to-end. The related art mainly targets the end-to-end network topology, and when applied to the 6G network, it will cause problems such as increased complexity and increased signaling overhead. SUMMARY

[0006] At least one embodiment of the present disclosure provides a QoS control method, a core network element, a terminal and a storage medium, which solve the problem of QoS control based on the transmission and processing of new types of data between arbitrary topologies in the 6G network.

[0007] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a quality of service (QoS) control method applied to a core network element, the method comprising:

[0008] allocating different QoS parameters for different types of data to obtain QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data;

[0009] controlling the different types of data based on the QoS rules, the QoS configurations and / or the network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data.

[0010] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a quality of service (QoS) control method applied to a terminal, the method comprising:

[0011] receiving QoS rules sent by a radio access network (RAN), the QoS rules being QoS rules obtained by a core network element allocating different QoS parameters for different types of data.

[0012] In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a quality of service (QoS) control method applied to a radio access network (RAN), the method comprising:

[0013] receiving QoS rules and / or QoS configurations sent by a core network element or a network function (NF), the QoS rules and / or the QoS configurations being QoS rules and / or QoS configurations obtained by the core network element allocating different QoS parameters for different types of data.

[0014] In a fourth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a quality of service (QoS) control apparatus applied to a core network element, the apparatus comprising:

[0015] an allocation unit configured to allocate different QoS parameters for different types of data to obtain QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data;

[0016] a control unit configured to control the different types of data based on the QoS rules, the QoS configurations and / or the network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data.

[0017] In a fifth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a quality of service (QoS) control apparatus applied to a terminal, the apparatus comprising:

[0018] a receiving unit configured to receive QoS rules sent by a radio access network (RAN), the QoS rules being QoS rules obtained by a core network element allocating different QoS parameters for different types of data.

[0019] In a sixth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a quality of service (QoS) control apparatus applied to a radio access network (RAN), and the apparatus comprises:

[0020] a receiving unit configured to receive a QoS rule and / or a QoS configuration sent by a core network element or a network function (NF), wherein the QoS rule and / or the QoS configuration are obtained by assigning different QoS parameters to different types of data by the core network element.

[0021] In a seventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a core network element, wherein the core network element comprises a memory, a transceiver, and a processor.

[0022] The memory is configured to store a computer program; the transceiver is configured to transceive data under control of the processor; and the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following steps:

[0023] assigning different quality of service (QoS) parameters to different types of data to obtain QoS rules, QoS configurations, and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data.

[0024] controlling QoS of the different types of data based on the QoS rules, the QoS configurations, and / or the network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data.

[0025] In an eighth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a terminal, wherein the terminal comprises a memory, a transceiver, and a processor.

[0026] The memory is configured to store a computer program; the transceiver is configured to transceive data under control of the processor; and the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following steps:

[0027] receiving a QoS rule sent by a radio access network (RAN), wherein the QoS rule is obtained by assigning different QoS parameters to different types of data by the core network element.

[0028] In a ninth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a radio access network (RAN), wherein the RAN comprises a memory, a transceiver, and a processor.

[0029] The memory is configured to store a computer program; the transceiver is configured to transceive data under control of the processor; and the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following steps:

[0030] receiving a QoS rule and / or a QoS configuration sent by a core network element or a network function (NF), wherein the QoS rule and / or the QoS configuration are obtained by assigning different QoS parameters to different types of data by the core network element.

[0031] In a tenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a processor-readable storage medium, which stores a program for causing a processor to execute the service quality QoS control method of any one of the first aspect or the service quality QoS control method of any one of the second aspect or the service quality QoS control method of any one of the third aspect.

[0032] In at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, by assigning different service quality QoS parameters for different types of data, the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data are obtained, so as to control the QoS of different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data, solve the QoS control problem based on new type data transmission and processing between any topologies in the 6G network, guarantee the correct transmission of new type data between any topologies and the effective operation of 6G network data transmission, and make up for the blank of the QoS control mechanism for new type data transmission in the 6G network. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0033] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings needed in the embodiments or related technical descriptions will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art based on these drawings.

[0034] FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a service quality QoS control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a UE-RAN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a UE-CN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a RAN-CN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a UE-UE scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a RAN-RAN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0040] FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a CN-CN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0041] FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a UE-RAN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0042] FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a UE-CN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0043] FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a RAN-CN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0044] FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a UE-UE scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0045] FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a RAN-RAN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0046] FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a CN-CN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0047] FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of a QoS control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0048] FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of a core network element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0049] FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0050] FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of a radio access network according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0051] In order to more clearly understand the above-mentioned purpose, features and advantages of the present disclosure, the present disclosure will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments. It can be understood that the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all the embodiments. The specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present disclosure, and not to limit the present disclosure. Based on the described embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art belong to the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0052] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second", and the like, are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action, without necessarily requiring or implying any such actual relationship or order between such entities or actions.

[0053] FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of a quality of service (QoS) control method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a core network element, which can be a session management function (SMF) or a data management function (DMF). As shown in FIG. 1, the QoS control method can include, but is not limited to, steps 101 and 102.

[0054] 101. Different QoS parameters are allocated for different types of data to obtain QoS rules, QoS profiles, and / or network function QoS profiles corresponding to different types of data.

[0055] In this embodiment, new QoS control parameters are defined for different new types of data. That is, in the current QoS control parameters, related parameters for new types of data are added. The new types of data include, but are not limited to, intelligent data, sensing data, and computing data.

[0056] For example, the QoS profile is added with parameters such as 5G QoS identifier (5QI), preemption and allocation priority (ARP), and reflective QoS attribute (RQA) for new types of data.

[0057] Different QoS control parameters correspond to different new types of data, which are used for the control and transmission of different new types of data. The allocation and update of the QoS control parameters are performed by the core network element (e.g., SMF). Since the data path in 6G is an arbitrary topology, it is no longer end-to-end. In addition to allocating QoS rules and QoS profiles for the terminal (UE) and the radio access network (RAN) respectively, network function QoS profiles (NF QoS profiles) are allocated for the network function (NF) to control the data transmission of the NF.

[0058] In some embodiments, the allocation and update of the QoS control parameters can also be performed by a data management function (DMF). The DMF allocates QoS rules, QoS profiles, and NF QoS profiles to the UE, RAN, and NF, respectively, for the control and processing of the channel establishment and data transmission of the new type of data. The QoS rules and QoS profiles for the related parameters of the new type of data can be expanded on the basis of the 5G QoS rules and 5G QoS profiles, or new QoS rules and new QoS profiles can be generated for the new type of data, which contain the QoS control parameters of the new type of data.

[0059] 102. Perform QoS control on different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS profiles, and / or network function QoS profiles corresponding to the different types of data.

[0060] The QoS control includes allocating QoS profiles to the RAN, allocating QoS rules to the terminal, and allocating NF QoS profiles to the NF.

[0061] In this embodiment, different QoS parameters are allocated for different types of data to obtain the QoS rules, QoS profiles, and / or network function QoS profiles corresponding to the different types of data, so that the QoS control is performed on different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS profiles, and / or network function QoS profiles corresponding to the different types of data. This solves the problem of QoS control based on new type of data transmission and processing between any topologies in a 6G network, guarantees the correct transmission of new type of data between any topologies and the effective operation of 6G network data transmission, and fills the gap in the QoS control mechanism for new type of data transmission in a 6G network.

[0062] In some embodiments, in step 102, performing QoS control on different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS profiles, and / or network function QoS profiles corresponding to the different types of data includes (1) to (4):

[0063] (1) Receive a service data related request sent by a terminal or a radio access network (RAN).

[0064] The service data related request includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0065] Service data transmission establishment request, service data modification request, and service data deletion request.

[0066] The service data transmission establishment request is used for transmitting data between the terminal and the RAN, the service data modification request is used for modifying service-related data by the terminal or the RAN, and the service data deletion request is used for deleting service-related data by the terminal or the RAN. In the service data modification process and the service data deletion process, the QoS rule, the QoS configuration and / or the network function QoS configuration can also be updated and deleted.

[0067] (2) The QoS rule and / or the QoS configuration corresponding to different types of data are sent to the RAN.

[0068] In this embodiment, the core network element (SMF or DMF) sends the QoS rule and / or the QoS configuration corresponding to different types of data to the RAN by calling the service interface between the RAN.

[0069] Since the QoS configuration is used by the RAN and the QoS rule is used by the terminal, the QoS rule and / or the QoS configuration corresponding to different types of data are sent to the RAN, including:

[0070] The QoS rule corresponding to different types of data is sent to the radio access network RAN, wherein the QoS rule is sent to the terminal by the RAN; and / or the QoS configuration corresponding to different types of data is sent to the RAN.

[0071] (3) A QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the RAN is received.

[0072] In this embodiment, after the RAN receives the QoS rule sent by the core network element, the QoS rule is sent to the terminal. After the terminal receives the QoS rule, a confirmation message is sent to the RAN. After the RAN receives the confirmation message sent by the terminal, the RAN sends a QoS information transmission confirmation (QoS Info Transfer Ack) message to the core network element through a service operation.

[0073] (4) A service data-related confirmation message is sent to the terminal or the RAN.

[0074] In this embodiment, in (3), the core network element receives the QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the RAN, and can determine that the sending of the QoS rule and / or the QoS configuration is successful, so a service data-related confirmation message can be sent to the sender (terminal or RAN) of the service data-related request.

[0075] The service data-related confirmation message includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: a service data transmission establishment confirmation message, a service data modification confirmation message, and a service data deletion confirmation message.

[0076] In some embodiments, in step 102, the QoS control on different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data includes (1) to (4):

[0077] (1) receiving a service data related request sent by a terminal or a network function NF.

[0078] The service data related request includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0079] The service data transmission establishment request, the service data modification request, and the service data deletion request.

[0080] Among them, the service data transmission establishment request is used for data transmission between the terminal and the NF, the service data modification request is used for the terminal or the NF to modify the service related data, and the service data deletion request is used for the terminal or the NF to delete the service related data.

[0081] (2) sending the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF.

[0082] In this embodiment, different ways are adopted to send the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations according to whether the RAN is service-based, including the following way one or way two:

[0083] Way one: if the RAN is not service-based, the core network element (SMF or DMF) sends the QoS rules, QoS configurations and network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF.

[0084] Among them, according to whether the NF is a mobility management function (Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF), the way one can be further divided into (A) or (B):

[0085] (A) the NF is an AMF, and the core network element sends the QoS rules, QoS configurations and network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF, wherein the QoS rules and QoS configurations are sent to the RAN by the NF.

[0086] (B) the NF is not an AMF, and the core network element sends the network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF, and sends the QoS rules and QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the AMF, wherein the QoS rules and QoS configurations are sent to the RAN by the AMF.

[0087] Manner two: if the RAN is serviced, the core network element sends the QoS rules and QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the RAN, and sends the network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF.

[0088] (3) receiving the QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the NF.

[0089] In this embodiment, after the NF receives the QoS rules and QoS configurations, the NF sends the QoS rules and QoS configurations to the RAN. After the RAN receives the QoS rules and QoS configurations sent by the NF, the RAN sends the QoS rules to the terminal. After the terminal receives the QoS rules, the terminal sends an acknowledgement message to the RAN. After the RAN receives the acknowledgement message sent by the terminal, the RAN sends a QoS information transmission confirmation (QoS Info Transfer Ack) message to the NF. After the NF receives the QoS information transmission confirmation message, the NF sends a QoS information transmission confirmation message to the core network element.

[0090] (4) sending a service data related acknowledgement message to the terminal or the NF.

[0091] In this embodiment, in (3), the core network element receives the QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the NF, and can determine that the sending of the QoS rules, the QoS configurations and / or the network function QoS configurations is successful, and thus can send a service data related acknowledgement message to the sender (terminal or NF) of the service data related request.

[0092] The service data related acknowledgement message includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: a service data transmission establishment acknowledgement message, a service data modification acknowledgement message, and a service data deletion acknowledgement message.

[0093] In some embodiments, in step 102, based on the QoS rules, the QoS configurations and / or the network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data, the QoS control is performed on different types of data, including (1) to (4):

[0094] (1) receiving a service data related request sent by a radio access network (RAN) or a network function (NF).

[0095] The service data related request includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0096] The service data transmission establishment request, the service data modification request, and the service data deletion request.

[0097] The service data transmission establishment request is used for transmitting data between the RAN and the NF, the service data modification request is used for modifying service related data by the RAN or the NF, and the service data deletion request is used for deleting service related data by the RAN or the NF.

[0098] (2) sending the QoS configuration corresponding to different types of data to the RAN, and sending the network function QoS configuration corresponding to different types of data to the NF.

[0099] In this embodiment, the core network element (SMF or DMF) sends the QoS configuration corresponding to different types of data to the RAN by invoking the service interface between the RAN, and the QoS configuration is used by the RAN.

[0100] The core network element sends the network function QoS configuration corresponding to different types of data to the NF by invoking the service interface between the NF, and the network function QoS configuration is used by the NF.

[0101] (3) receiving the QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the RAN, and receiving the QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the NF.

[0102] In this embodiment, after the RAN receives the QoS configuration sent by the core network element, the RAN sends a QoS information transmission confirmation (QoS Info Transfer Ack) message to the core network element through a service operation.

[0103] After the NF receives the network function QoS configuration sent by the core network element, the NF sends a QoS information transmission confirmation (QoS Info Transfer Ack) message to the core network element.

[0104] (4) sending a service data related confirmation message to the RAN or the NF.

[0105] In this embodiment, in (3), if the core network element receives the QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the RAN, it can be determined that the QoS configuration is sent successfully; if the core network element receives the QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the NF, it can be determined that the network function QoS configuration is sent successfully. After the core network element determines that the QoS configuration and the network function QoS configuration are sent successfully, the core network element can send a service data related confirmation message to the sender (RAN or NF) of the service data related request.

[0106] The service data related confirmation message includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: a service data transmission establishment confirmation message, a service data modification confirmation message, and a service data deletion confirmation message.

[0107] In some embodiments, in step 102, the QoS control is performed on different types of data based on the QoS rules, the QoS configuration, and / or the network function QoS configuration corresponding to different types of data, including (1) to (4):

[0108] (1) receiving a service data related request sent by the first terminal or the second terminal.

[0109] The service data related request includes at least one of the following:

[0110] The service data transmission establishment request, the service data modification request, and the service data deletion request.

[0111] The service data transmission establishment request is used for data transmission between the first terminal and the second terminal, the service data modification request is used for the first terminal or the second terminal to modify service related data, and the service data deletion request is used for the first terminal or the second terminal to delete service related data.

[0112] (2) The first QoS rule is sent to the first terminal, and the second QoS rule is sent to the second terminal.

[0113] In this embodiment, the core network element (SMF or DMF) sends the first QoS rule to the first terminal, and the first QoS rule is used for data control of the first terminal. The core network element sends the first QoS rule to the first terminal, which needs the transmission of other network functions or devices, such as NF, RAN, etc.

[0114] The core network element sends the second QoS rule to the second terminal, and the second QoS rule is used for data control of the second terminal. The core network element sends the second QoS rule to the second terminal, which needs the transmission of other network functions or devices, such as NF, RAN, etc.

[0115] (3) The QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the first terminal is received, and the QoS information transmission confirmation (QoS Info Transfer Ack) message sent by the second terminal is received.

[0116] In this embodiment, after the first terminal receives the first QoS rule sent by the core network element, the first terminal sends a QoS information transmission confirmation (QoS Info Transfer Ack) message to the core network element through other network functions or devices (such as NF, RAN).

[0117] After the second terminal receives the second QoS rule sent by the core network element, the second terminal sends a QoS information transmission confirmation message to the core network element through other network functions or devices (such as NF, RAN).

[0118] (4) A service data related confirmation message is sent to the first terminal or the second terminal.

[0119] In the embodiment, in (3), the core network element can determine that the first QoS rule is sent successfully if the QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the first terminal is received, and can determine that the second QoS rule is sent successfully if the QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the second terminal is received. After determining that the first QoS rule and the second QoS rule are sent successfully, the core network element can send the service data related confirmation message to the sender of the service data related request (the first terminal or the second terminal).

[0120] The service data related confirmation message includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: a service data transmission establishment confirmation message, a service data modification confirmation message, and a service data deletion confirmation message.

[0121] In some embodiments, in step 102, the QoS control is performed on different types of data based on the QoS rules, the QoS configurations and / or the network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data, including (1) to (4):

[0122] (1) receiving a service data related request sent by the first RAN or the second RAN.

[0123] The service data related request includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0124] The service data transmission establishment request, the service data modification request, and the service data deletion request.

[0125] The service data transmission establishment request is used for transmitting data between the first RAN and the second RAN, the service data modification request is used for modifying service related data by the first RAN or the second RAN, and the service data deletion request is used for deleting service related data by the first RAN or the second RAN.

[0126] (2) sending the first QoS configuration to the first RAN and sending the second QoS configuration to the second RAN.

[0127] In the embodiment, the core network element (SMF or DMF) sends the first QoS configuration to the first RAN, and the first QoS configuration is used for data control of the first RAN. The core network element sends the first QoS configuration to the first RAN by means of the transparent transmission of other network functions or devices, such as NF, RAN, etc.

[0128] The core network element sends the second QoS configuration to the second RAN, and the second QoS configuration is used for data control of the second RAN. The core network element sends the second QoS configuration to the second RAN by means of the transparent transmission of other network functions or devices, such as NF, RAN, etc.

[0129] (3) receiving the QoS information transfer acknowledgement message sent by the first RAN and receiving the QoS information transfer acknowledgement message sent by the second RAN.

[0130] In this embodiment, after the first RAN receives the first QoS configuration sent by the core network element, the first RAN sends a QoS information transfer acknowledgement (QoS Info Transfer Ack) message to the core network element.

[0131] After the second RAN receives the second QoS configuration sent by the core network element, the second RAN sends a QoS information transfer acknowledgement (QoS Info Transfer Ack) message to the core network element.

[0132] (4) sending a service data related acknowledgement message to the first RAN or the second RAN.

[0133] In this embodiment, in (3), if the core network element receives the QoS information transfer acknowledgement message sent by the first RAN, it can be determined that the first QoS configuration is sent successfully; if the core network element receives the QoS information transfer acknowledgement message sent by the second RAN, it can be determined that the second QoS configuration is sent successfully. After the core network element determines that the first QoS configuration and the second QoS configuration are sent successfully, the core network element can send a service data related acknowledgement message to the sender (the first RAN or the second RAN) of the service data related request.

[0134] The service data related acknowledgement message includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: a service data transfer establishment acknowledgement message, a service data modification acknowledgement message, and a service data deletion acknowledgement message.

[0135] In some embodiments, in step 102, based on the QoS rules corresponding to different types of data, the QoS configurations and / or the network function QoS configurations, the QoS control of different types of data includes (1) to (4):

[0136] (1) receiving a service data related request sent by the first NF or the second NF.

[0137] The service data related request includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0138] The service data transfer establishment request, the service data modification request, and the service data deletion request.

[0139] The service data transfer establishment request is used for data transmission between the first NF and the second NF, the service data modification request is used for the first NF or the second NF to modify service related data, and the service data deletion request is used for the first NF or the second NF to delete service related data.

[0140] (2) send the first network function QoS profile to the first NF and send the second network function QoS profile to the second NF.

[0141] In this embodiment, the core network element (SMF or DMF) sends the first network function QoS profile to the first NF, and the first network function QoS profile is used for data control of the first NF.

[0142] The core network element sends the second network function QoS profile to the second NF, and the second network function QoS profile is used for data control of the second NF.

[0143] (3) receive the QoS information transfer confirmation message sent by the first NF and receive the QoS information transfer confirmation message sent by the second NF.

[0144] In this embodiment, after the first NF receives the first network function QoS profile sent by the core network element, the first NF sends a QoS information transfer confirmation (QoS Info Transfer Ack) message to the core network element.

[0145] After the second NF receives the second network function QoS profile sent by the core network element, the second NF sends a QoS information transfer confirmation (QoS Info Transfer Ack) message to the core network element.

[0146] (4) send a service data related confirmation message to the first NF or the second NF.

[0147] In this embodiment, in (3), if the core network element receives the QoS information transfer confirmation message sent by the first NF, it can be determined that the sending of the first network function QoS profile is successful; if the core network element receives the QoS information transfer confirmation message sent by the second NF, it can be determined that the sending of the second network function QoS profile is successful. After the core network element determines that the sending of the first network function QoS profile and the second network function QoS profile is successful, the core network element can send a service data related confirmation message to the sender (the first NF or the second NF) of the service data related request.

[0148] The service data related confirmation message includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: a service data transfer establishment confirmation message, a service data modification confirmation message, and a service data deletion confirmation message.

[0149] Embodiment one: QoS parameters of new type data

[0150] The main parameters of the network function QoS profile (NF QoS profile) are shown in Table 1.

[0151] Table 1: Main parameters of NF QoS profile

[0152] Wherein, M is must. O is optional. DSP is data service priority, mainly used to indicate the priority of different data services (intelligence, sensing, computing, etc.) initiated by different terminals. GFBR is guaranteed flow bit rate. MFBR is maximum flow bit rate. It should be noted that the allocation of the identification of each parameter is not limited here, and can be set as needed.

[0153] The embodiment introduces new QoS parameters for new types of data introduced for 6G, such as 6QI, ARP, RQA (optional, not mandatory), etc. Different new types of data correspond to different QoS parameters, i.e. intelligent data, sensing data, and computing data correspond to different QoS parameters. The QoS parameters for new types of data are expanded in the original QoS rule and QoS profile, and the specific parameters are shown in Table 2:

[0154] Table 2 QoS parameters of new types of data

[0155] Wherein, the QoS parameters in Table 2 are only for illustration, and the current QoS parameter range of 5QI is 0-255, and the first 0-99 has been allocated for use. The QoS parameter number of new types of data can be set according to the needs of unused QoS parameters, or non-5QI QoS parameters can be used, such as using new parameter strings or letters to represent. The QoS parameters of new types of data are contained in the 6QoS rule, 6QoS profile, and 6NF QoS profile generated for new types of data, and are independent of the QoS rule and QoS profile under 5G. For example, the QoS parameters of new types of data shown in Table 3:

[0156] Table 3 QoS parameters of new types of data

[0157] It should be noted that when receiving independent QoS control parameters for connection and intelligence, sensing, and computing, the QoS control priority of connection and intelligence, sensing, and computing data transmission can be determined according to the network planning needs.

[0158] It should be noted that the combination of various data in Table 3 (intelligent and sensing data, intelligent and computing data, sensing and computing data, intelligent, computing, sensing data, etc.) refers to the data transmitted data that may involve multiple data attributes, or the data transmission request contains multi-dimensional data.

[0159] Embodiment two SMF performs allocation of QoS control parameters

[0160] This scenario is the SMF performing allocation of QoS control parameters (QoS rule, QoS profile, NF QoS profile) for control and processing of data transmission between any topologies. Embodiment two involves the following embodiments 2.1 to 2.6.

[0161] Embodiment 2.1 UE-RAN scenario

[0162] FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a UE-RAN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, including the following steps 1 to 6:

[0163] Step 1: The UE or RAN initiates a service data transmission establishment request to the SMF for data transmission between the UE and the RAN.

[0164] Step 2: The SMF sends the QoS profile to the RAN and the QoS rule to the RAN by invoking the service interface between the RAN, wherein the QoS profile is used by the RAN, and the QoS rule is transparently transmitted to the UE by the RAN for use by the UE.

[0165] Step 3: The RAN sends an RRC Downlink Transfer (RRC downlink transmission) message to the UE, which carries the QoS rule.

[0166] Step 4: After receiving the QoS rule sent by the RAN, the UE sends an RRC Downlink Transfer Ack (RRC uplink transmission confirmation) message to the RAN.

[0167] Step 5: After receiving the RRC Downlink Transfer Ack message sent by the UE, the RAN sends a QoS Info Transfer Ack message to the SMF through service operation.

[0168] Step 6: The SMF sends a UE or RAN service establishment confirmation message.

[0169] It should be noted that this flow is based on RAN service, that is, after RAN service, it can interact with any required NF. If RAN service is not adopted, the existing core network anchor point is still AMF, that is, the SMF first sends the related QoS information to the AMF, and then the AMF sends the RAN. The following examples are the same, and will not be described.

[0170] Embodiment 2.2 UE-CN scenario

[0171] FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a UE-CN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, including the following steps 1 to 8:

[0172] Step 1: The UE or NF initiates a service data transmission establishment request to the SMF for data transmission between the UE and the NF.

[0173] Step 2: In the case of RAN non-service, the SMF sends the QoS profile, the QoS rule and the NF QoS profile to the NF (AMF) by calling the service interface between the NF, wherein the NF QoS profile is used by the NF, and the QoS profile and the QoS rule are transmitted to the RAN by the NF, wherein the QoS profile is used by the RAN, and the QoS rule is transmitted to the UE by the RAN for use by the UE; in the case of non-AMF NF, the SMF sends the NF QoS profile to the NF, sends the QoS profile and the QoS rule to the AMF, and then transmits them to the RAN for use by the RAN and the UE.

[0174] In the case of RAN service, the SMF can send the QoS profile and the QoS rule to the RAN, and at this time the SMF only sends the NF QoS profile to the NF.

[0175] Step 3: The NF sends the QoS profile and the QoS rule to the RAN, wherein the QoS profile is used by the RAN, and the QoS rule is transmitted to the UE by the RAN for use by the UE.

[0176] Step 4: The RAN sends the RRC Downlink Transfer message to the UE, which carries the QoS rule.

[0177] Step 5: After receiving the QoS rule sent by the RAN, the UE sends the RRC Downlink Transfer Ack message to the RAN.

[0178] Step 6: When the RAN receives the RRC Downlink Transfer Ack message sent by the UE, the RAN sends the Nran_QoS Info Transfer Ack message to the NF through the service operation.

[0179] Step 7: When the NF receives the message sent by the RAN, the RAN sends the Nnf_QoS Info Transfer Ack message to the NF through the service operation.

[0180] Step 8: The SMF sends a UE or NF service establishment confirmation message to the RAN.

[0181] Embodiment 2.3 RAN-CN scenario

[0182] FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a RAN-CN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, including the following steps 1 to 6:

[0183] Step 1: The RAN or the NF initiates a service data transmission establishment request to the SMF, for transmitting data between the RAN and the NF.

[0184] Step 2: The SMF sends a QoS profile to the RAN by calling the service interface between the SMF and the RAN, wherein the QoS profile is used by the RAN.

[0185] Step 3: The SMF sends an NF QoS profile to the NF by calling the service interface between the SMF and the NF, wherein the NF QoS profile is used by the NF.

[0186] Step 4: After receiving the NF QoS profile sent by the SMF, the NF sends an Nnf_QoS Info Transfer Ack message to the SMF.

[0187] Step 5: When the RAN receives the QoS profile message sent by the SMF, the RAN sends an Nran_QoS Info Transfer Ack message to the SMF through the service operation.

[0188] Step 6: The SMF sends a RAN or NF service establishment confirmation message to the RAN.

[0189] Embodiment 2.4 UE-UE scenario

[0190] FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a UE-UE scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, including the following steps 1 to 6:

[0191] Step 1: UE1 or UE2 initiates a service data transmission establishment request to the SMF for transmitting data between UE1 and UE2.

[0192] Step 2: The SMF sends QoS rule1 to UE1 for data control of UE1, wherein the SMF sending QoS rule1 to UE1 needs to be transparently transmitted by other network functions or devices, such as NF, RAN, etc.

[0193] Step 3: The SMF sends QoS rule2 to UE2 for data control of UE2, wherein the SMF sending QoS rule2 to UE2 needs to be transparently transmitted by other network functions or devices, such as NF, RAN, etc.

[0194] Step 4: After receiving the QoS rule1 sent by the SMF, UE1 sends a QoS Info Transfer Ack message to the SMF.

[0195] Step 5: After receiving the QoS rule2 sent by the SMF, UE2 sends a QoS Info Transfer Ack message to the SMF.

[0196] Step 6: The SMF sends a service establishment confirmation message to UE1 or UE2.

[0197] Embodiment 2.5 RAN-RAN scenario

[0198] FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a RAN-RAN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, including the following steps 1 to 6:

[0199] Step 1: RAN1 or RAN2 initiates a service data transmission establishment request to the SMF for transmitting data between RAN1 and RAN2.

[0200] Step 2: The SMF sends QoS profile1 to RAN1 for data control of RAN1.

[0201] Step 3: The SMF sends QoS profile2 to RAN2 for data control of RAN2.

[0202] Step 4: After receiving the QoS profile1 sent by the SMF, RAN1 sends a QoS Info Transfer Ack message to the SMF.

[0203] Step 5: After receiving the QoS profile2 sent by the SMF, RAN2 sends a QoS Info Transfer Ack message to the SMF.

[0204] Step 6: SMF sends service establishment acknowledgement message to NF1 or NF2.

[0205] Embodiment 2.6 CN-CN scenario

[0206] Figure 7 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a CN-CN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, including the following steps 1 to 6:

[0207] Step 1: NF1 or NF2 initiates service data transmission establishment request to SMF, for transmitting data between NF1 and NF2.

[0208] Step 2: SMF sends NF QoS profile1 to NF1 for data control of NF1.

[0209] Step 3: SMF sends NF QoS profile2 to NF2 for data control of NF2.

[0210] Step 4: After receiving NF QoS profile1 sent by SMF, NF1 sends QoS Info Transfer Ack message to SMF.

[0211] Step 5: After receiving NF QoS profile2 sent by SMF, NF2 sends QoS Info Transfer Ack message to SMF.

[0212] Step 6: SMF sends service establishment acknowledgement message to NF1 or NF2.

[0213] Embodiment 3 DMF performs allocation of QoS control parameters

[0214] This scenario is DMF performing allocation of QoS control parameters (QoS rule, QoS profile, NF QoS profile) for control and processing of data transmission between any topology. Embodiment three relates to the following embodiment 3.1 to embodiment 3.6.

[0215] Embodiment 3.1 UE-RAN scenario

[0216] Figure 8 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a UE-RAN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, including the following steps 1 to 6:

[0217] Step 1: UE or RAN initiates service data transmission establishment request to DMF, for transmitting data between UE and RAN.

[0218] Step 2: DMF sends QoS profile and QoS rule to RAN through the service-based interface between DMF and RAN, wherein the QoS profile is used by RAN, and the QoS rule is transparently transmitted by RAN to UE for use by UE.

[0219] Step 3: RAN sends an RRC Downlink Transfer message to UE, which carries the QoS rule.

[0220] Step 4: After receiving the QoS rule sent by RAN, UE sends an RRC Downlink Transfer Ack message to RAN.

[0221] Step 5: After receiving the RRC Downlink Transfer Ack message sent by UE, RAN sends a QoS Info Transfer Ack message to DMF through a service-based operation.

[0222] Step 6: DMF sends a UE or RAN service establishment confirmation message.

[0223] Embodiment 3.2 UE-CN scenario

[0224] FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a UE-CN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, including the following steps 1 to 8:

[0225] Step 1: UE or NF initiates a service data transmission establishment request to DMF for transmitting data between UE and NF.

[0226] Step 2: In the case of non-service-based RAN, DMF sends QoS profile, QoS rule and NF QoS profile to NF (AMF) through the service-based interface between DMF and NF, wherein the NF QoS profile is used by NF, and the QoS profile and QoS rule are transparently transmitted by NF to RAN, wherein the QoS profile is used by RAN, and the QoS rule is transparently transmitted by RAN to UE for use by UE; in the case of non-AMF NF, DMF sends NF QoS profile to NF, and sends QoS profile and QoS rule to AMF, which are then transparently transmitted to RAN for use by RAN and UE.

[0227] In the case of service-based RAN, DMF can send QoS profile and QoS rule to RAN, and in this case, DMF only sends NF QoS profile to NF.

[0228] Step 3: NF sends QoS profile and QoS rule to RAN, where QoS profile is used by RAN, QoS rule is transparently passed by RAN to UE for UE usage.

[0229] Step 4: RAN sends RRC Downlink Transfer message to UE, which carries QoS rule.

[0230] Step 5: After UE receives QoS rule sent by RAN, UE sends RRC Downlink Transfer Ack message to RAN.

[0231] Step 6: After RAN receives RRC Downlink Transfer Ack message sent by UE, RAN sends Nran_QoS Info Transfer Ack message to NF through service operation.

[0232] Step 7: After NF receives the message sent by RAN, RAN sends Nnf_QoS Info Transfer Ack message to NF through service operation.

[0233] Step 8: DMF sends UE or NF service establishment confirmation message.

[0234] Embodiment 3.3 RAN-CN scenario

[0235] FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a RAN-CN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, including the following steps 1 to 6:

[0236] Step 1: RAN or NF initiates service data transmission establishment request to DMF, for transmitting data between RAN and NF.

[0237] Step 2: DMF sends QoS profile to RAN through calling service interface between DMF and RAN, where QoS profile is used by RAN.

[0238] Step 3: DMF sends NF QoS profile to NF through calling service interface between DMF and NF, where NF QoS profile is used by NF.

[0239] Step 4: After NF receives NF QoS profile sent by DMF, NF sends Nnf_QoS Info Transfer Ack message to DMF.

[0240] Step 5: When the RAN receives the QoS profile message sent by the DMF, the RAN sends the Nran_QoS Info Transfer Ack message to the DMF through a service operation.

[0241] Step 6: The DMF sends a NF service establishment confirmation message to the RAN.

[0242] Embodiment 3.4 UE-UE scenario

[0243] FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a UE-UE scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, including the following steps 1 to 6:

[0244] Step 1: UE1 or UE2 initiates a service data transmission establishment request to the DMF for data transmission between UE1 and UE2.

[0245] Step 2: The DMF sends QoS rule1 to UE1 for data control of UE1, wherein the DMF needs to send QoS rule1 to UE1 through other network functions or devices such as NF, RAN, etc.

[0246] Step 3: The DMF sends QoS rule2 to UE2 for data control of UE2, wherein the DMF needs to send QoS rule2 to UE2 through other network functions or devices such as NF, RAN, etc.

[0247] Step 4: After receiving the QoS rule1 sent by the DMF, UE1 sends a QoS Info Transfer Ack message to the DMF.

[0248] Step 5: After receiving the QoS rule2 sent by the DMF, UE2 sends a QoS Info Transfer Ack message to the DMF.

[0249] Step 6: The DMF sends a NF service establishment confirmation message to UE1 or UE2.

[0250] Embodiment 3.5 RAN-RAN scenario

[0251] FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a RAN-RAN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, including the following steps 1 to 6:

[0252] Step 1: RAN1 or RAN2 initiates a service data transmission establishment request to the DMF for data transmission between RAN1 and RAN2.

[0253] Step 2: The DMF sends QoS profile1 to RAN1 for data control of RAN1.

[0254] Step 3: DMF sends QoS profile2 to RAN2 for data control of RAN2.

[0255] Step 4: RAN1 sends QoS Info Transfer Ack message to DMF after receiving QoS profile1 sent by DMF.

[0256] Step 5: RAN2 sends QoS Info Transfer Ack message to DMF after receiving QoS profile2 sent by DMF.

[0257] Step 6: DMF sends service establishment confirmation message to RAN1 or RAN2.

[0258] Embodiment 3.6 CN-CN scenario

[0259] FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a QoS control method in a CN-CN scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, including the following steps 1 to 6:

[0260] Step 1: NF1 or NF2 initiates service data transmission establishment request to DMF for transmitting data between NF1 and NF2.

[0261] Step 2: DMF sends NF QoS profile1 to NF1 for data control of NF1.

[0262] Step 3: DMF sends NF QoS profile2 to NF2 for data control of NF2.

[0263] Step 4: NF1 sends QoS Info Transfer Ack message to DMF after receiving NF QoS profile1 sent by DMF.

[0264] Step 5: NF2 sends QoS Info Transfer Ack message to DMF after receiving NF QoS profile2 sent by DMF.

[0265] Step 6: DMF sends service establishment confirmation message to NF1 or NF2.

[0266] Embodiment four

[0267] The QoS control of the embodiments two and three is respectively performed by the SMF or the DMF, and the QoS control can also be performed by the SMF and the DMF, that is, the connection type data under the 5GS (5G System) is still controlled by the SMF to perform the allocation and control of the QoS parameter, and the new type data (intelligence, sensing, calculation, etc.) is controlled by the DMF to perform the allocation and control of the QoS parameter, and the detailed flowchart is not introduced here, which is the combination of the two QoS control mechanisms of the embodiments 2 and 3.

[0268] Embodiment five

[0269] In this embodiment, the SMF is still responsible for the allocation of the QoS control parameter, but after the SMF completes the allocation of the QoS control parameter, the SMF sends the QoS control parameter to the DMF, and the DMF is responsible for sending the QoS control parameter to the UE, the RAN, the NF, etc.

[0270] It should be noted that, for the foregoing method embodiments, in order to simply describe, they are all expressed as a series of action combinations, but those skilled in the art can understand that the disclosure embodiments are not limited to the action sequence described, because according to the disclosure embodiments, certain steps can be performed in other sequences or simultaneously. Those skilled in the art can understand that the embodiments described in the specification all belong to optional embodiments.

[0271] FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of a service quality QoS control apparatus provided by an embodiment of the disclosure, which is applied to a core network element, which can be an SMF or a DMF, as shown in FIG. 14, the service quality QoS control apparatus includes but is not limited to an allocation unit 1401 and a control unit 1402, and the specific description is as follows:

[0272] The allocation unit 1401 is configured to allocate different service quality QoS parameters for different types of data to obtain QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data.

[0273] The control unit 1402 is configured to perform QoS control on different types of data based on the QoS rules, the QoS configurations and / or the network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data.

[0274] In some embodiments, the control unit 1402 is configured to receive a service data related request sent by a terminal or a radio access network RAN, send the QoS rules and / or the QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the RAN, receive a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the RAN, and send a service data related confirmation message to the terminal or the RAN.

[0275] In some embodiments, the control unit 1402 sends the QoS rules and / or the QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the RAN, including: sending the QoS rules corresponding to different types of data to the radio access network RAN, wherein the QoS rules are sent by the RAN to the terminal; and / or, sending the QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the RAN.

[0276] In some embodiments, the control unit 1402 is configured to: receive a service data related request sent by the terminal or a network function NF; send the QoS rules, the QoS configurations and / or the network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF; receive a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the NF; and send a service data related confirmation message to the terminal or the NF.

[0277] In some embodiments, the control unit 1402 sends the QoS rules, the QoS configurations and / or the network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF, including: sending the QoS rules, the QoS configurations and the network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF in a radio access network RAN non-service manner; or, sending the QoS rules and the QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the RAN in a RAN service manner, and sending the network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF.

[0278] In some embodiments, the control unit 1402 sends the QoS rules, the QoS configurations and the network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF in a radio access network RAN non-service manner, including: sending the QoS rules, the QoS configurations and the network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF as an access and mobility management function AMF, wherein the QoS rules and the QoS configurations are sent by the NF to the RAN; or, sending the network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF as a non-AMF NF, and sending the QoS rules and the QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the AMF, wherein the QoS rules and the QoS configurations are sent by the AMF to the RAN.

[0279] In some embodiments, the control unit 1402 is configured to: receive a service data related request sent by a radio access network RAN or a network function NF; send the QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the RAN, and send the network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF; receive a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the RAN, and receive a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the NF; and send a service data related confirmation message to the RAN or the NF.

[0280] In some embodiments, the control unit 1402 is configured to: receive a service data related request sent by the first terminal or the second terminal; send the first QoS rule to the first terminal and send the second QoS rule to the second terminal; receive a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the first terminal and receive a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the second terminal; and send a service data related confirmation message to the first terminal or the second terminal.

[0281] In some embodiments, the control unit 1402 is configured to: receive a service data related request sent by the first RAN or the second RAN; send the first QoS configuration to the first RAN and send the second QoS configuration to the second RAN; receive a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the first RAN and receive a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the second RAN; and send a service data related confirmation message to the first RAN or the second RAN.

[0282] In some embodiments, the control unit 1402 is configured to: receive a service data related request sent by the first NF or the second NF; send the first network function QoS configuration to the first NF and send the second network function QoS configuration to the second NF; receive a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the first NF and receive a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the second NF; and send a service data related confirmation message to the first NF or the second NF.

[0283] Details of each embodiment of the service quality QoS control apparatus shown in FIG. 14 can refer to each embodiment of the service quality QoS control method shown in FIG. 1, and details are not repeated here.

[0284] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a service quality QoS control apparatus applied to a terminal. The service quality QoS control apparatus includes but is not limited to:

[0285] The receiving unit is configured to receive a QoS rule sent by a radio access network RAN, the QoS rule being a QoS rule obtained by allocating different QoS parameters to different types of data by a core network element.

[0286] In some embodiments, the receiving unit is configured to: receive a first message sent by the RAN, the first message carrying the QoS rule. The service quality QoS control apparatus further includes a first sending unit configured to send a first confirmation message to the RAN.

[0287] In some embodiments, the service quality QoS control apparatus further includes:

[0288] The second sending unit is configured to send a service data related request to a core network element before the receiving unit receives a QoS rule sent by a radio access network RAN.

[0289] The receiving unit is further configured to receive a service data related confirmation request sent by the core network element after the first sending unit sends the first confirmation message to the RAN.

[0290] Details of each embodiment of the service quality QoS control apparatus of the present disclosure can refer to each embodiment of the service quality QoS control method shown in FIGS. 2 to 12, and will not be repeated here.

[0291] The present disclosure also provides a service quality QoS control apparatus applied to a radio access network RAN, which comprises:

[0292] The receiving unit is configured to receive QoS rules and / or QoS configurations sent by a core network element or a network function NF, wherein the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations are obtained by assigning different QoS parameters to different types of data by the core network element.

[0293] In some embodiments, the service quality QoS control apparatus further comprises:

[0294] The first sending unit is configured to send a first message to the terminal, wherein the first message carries QoS rules.

[0295] The receiving unit is configured to receive a first confirmation message sent by the terminal.

[0296] In some embodiments, the first sending unit is further configured to, after the receiving unit receives the first confirmation message sent by the terminal, send a QoS information transmission confirmation message to a core network element or a network function NF, wherein the network function NF is different from the core network element. For example, the core network element is an SMF or a DMF, and the network function is another network element (such as an AMF, etc.).

[0297] In some embodiments, the service quality QoS control apparatus further comprises:

[0298] The first request unit is configured to, before the receiving unit receives the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations sent by the core network element, send a service data related request to the core network element.

[0299] The receiving unit is further configured to, after the first sending unit sends the QoS information transmission confirmation message to the core network element or the network function NF, receive a service data related confirmation request sent by the core network element.

[0300] In some embodiments, the receiving unit receives the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations sent by the core network element or the network function NF, including: if the RAN is not service-based, receiving the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations sent by the NF; or, if the RAN is service-based, receiving the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations sent by the core network element.

[0301] In some embodiments, the receiving unit receives the QoS rule and / or the QoS configuration sent by the core network element or network function NF, including: receiving the QoS configuration sent by the core network element; the quality of service QoS control device further includes:

[0302] The second sending unit is configured to, after the receiving unit receives the QoS configuration sent by the core network element, send a QoS information transmission confirmation message to the core network element.

[0303] In some embodiments, the quality of service QoS control device further includes:

[0304] The second request unit is configured to, before the receiving unit receives the QoS configuration sent by the core network element, send a service data related request to the core network element.

[0305] The receiving unit is further configured to, after the second sending unit sends the QoS information transmission confirmation message to the core network element, receive a service data related confirmation request sent by the core network element.

[0306] The details of each embodiment of the quality of service QoS control device of the present disclosure can be referred to the embodiments of the quality of service QoS control method shown in FIGS. 2 to 12, and will not be repeated here.

[0307] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a processor readable storage medium, which stores a program for causing a processor to execute the steps of each embodiment of the quality of service QoS control method. The processor readable storage medium can be any available medium or data storage device accessible by a processor, including but not limited to magnetic storage (such as floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes, magneto-optical disks (MO), etc.), optical storage (such as CDs, DVDs, BDs, HVDs, etc.), and semiconductor storage (such as ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, non-volatile memory (NAND FLASH), solid state disk (SSD), etc.).

[0308] FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of a core network element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 15, the core network element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a memory 1501, a transceiver 1502, and a processor 1503.

[0309] The memory 1501 is configured to store a computer program; the transceiver 1502 is configured to transceive data under the control of the processor 1503; and the processor 1503 is configured to read the computer program in the memory 1501 and execute:

[0310] Different QoS parameters are allocated for different types of data, and QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data are obtained;

[0311] The QoS control is performed on the different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data.

[0312] In some embodiments, the QoS control is performed on the different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data, including: receiving a service data related request sent by a terminal or a radio access network (RAN); sending the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the RAN; receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the RAN; and sending a service data related confirmation message to the terminal or the RAN.

[0313] In some embodiments, the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data are sent to the RAN, including: sending the QoS rules corresponding to the different types of data to the RAN, wherein the QoS rules are sent by the RAN to the terminal; and / or, sending the QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the RAN.

[0314] In some embodiments, the QoS control is performed on the different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data, including: receiving a service data related request sent by a terminal or a network function (NF); sending the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the NF; receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the NF; and sending a service data related confirmation message to the terminal or the NF.

[0315] In some embodiments, the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data are sent to the NF, including:

[0316] The radio access network (RAN) is not service-oriented, and the processor 1503 sends the QoS rules, QoS configurations and network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the NF;

[0317] Alternatively, the RAN is service-oriented, the processor 1503 sends the QoS rules and QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the RAN, and sends the network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the NF.

[0318] In some embodiments, the radio access network (RAN) is not service-oriented, and the processor 1503 sends the QoS rules, QoS configurations and network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the NF, including:

[0319] The NF is an access and mobility management function (AMF), and the processor 1503 sends the QoS rules, QoS configurations and network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF, wherein the QoS rules and QoS configurations are sent by the NF to the RAN;

[0320] Alternatively, the NF is not an AMF, and the processor 1503 sends the network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF, and sends the QoS rules and QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the AMF, wherein the QoS rules and QoS configurations are sent by the AMF to the RAN.

[0321] In some embodiments, the QoS control on different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data includes: receiving a service data related request sent by a radio access network (RAN) or a network function (NF); sending the QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the RAN, and sending the network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data to the NF; receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the RAN, and receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the NF; and sending a service data related confirmation message to the RAN or the NF.

[0322] In some embodiments, the QoS control on different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data includes: receiving a service data related request sent by a first terminal or a second terminal; sending a first QoS rule to the first terminal, and sending a second QoS rule to the second terminal; receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the first terminal, and receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the second terminal; and sending a service data related confirmation message to the first terminal or the second terminal.

[0323] In some embodiments, the QoS control on different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data includes: receiving a service data related request sent by a first RAN or a second RAN; sending a first QoS configuration to the first RAN, and sending a second QoS configuration to the second RAN; receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the first RAN, and receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the second RAN; and sending a service data related confirmation message to the first RAN or the second RAN.

[0324] In some embodiments, the QoS control on different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to different types of data comprises: receiving a service data related request sent by the first NF or the second NF; sending the first network function QoS configuration to the first NF and sending the second network function QoS configuration to the second NF; receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the first NF and receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the second NF; and sending a service data related confirmation message to the first NF or the second NF.

[0325] Figure 15 discloses details of each embodiment of the core network element, and reference can be made to each embodiment of the service quality QoS control method shown in Figure 1, and details are not repeated here.

[0326] Figure 16 is a schematic diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 16, the terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a memory 1601, a transceiver 1602 and a processor 1603.

[0327] The memory 1601 is configured to store a computer program; the transceiver 1602 is configured to transceive data under the control of the processor 1603; and the processor 1603 is configured to read the computer program in the memory 1601 and perform the following operations:

[0328] receiving a QoS rule sent by a radio access network RAN, the QoS rule being a QoS rule obtained by allocating different QoS parameters to different types of data by the core network element.

[0329] In some embodiments, the receiving of the QoS rule sent by the radio access network RAN comprises: receiving a first message sent by the RAN, the first message carrying the QoS rule.

[0330] The processor 1603 is further configured to send a first confirmation message to the RAN.

[0331] In some embodiments, before the receiving of the QoS rule sent by the radio access network RAN, the processor 1603 is further configured to send a service data related request to the core network element.

[0332] After the sending of the first confirmation message to the RAN, the processor 1603 is further configured to receive a service data related confirmation request sent by the core network element.

[0333] Details of each embodiment of the terminal of the present disclosure can be referred to the embodiments of the service quality QoS control method shown in Figures 2 to 12, and details are not repeated here.

[0334] FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of a radio access network (RAN) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 17, the core network element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a memory 1701, a transceiver 1702, and a processor 1703.

[0335] The memory 1701 is configured to store a computer program; the transceiver 1702 is configured to transceive data under control of the processor 1703; and the processor 1703 is configured to read the computer program in the memory 1701 and perform the following operations:

[0336] receive QoS rules and / or QoS configurations sent by a core network element or a network function (NF), wherein the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations are QoS rules and / or QoS configurations obtained by the core network element assigning different QoS parameters to different types of data.

[0337] In some embodiments, the processor 1703 is further configured to: send a first message to a terminal, wherein the first message carries the QoS rules; and receive a first acknowledgement message sent by the terminal.

[0338] In some embodiments, after receiving the first acknowledgement message sent by the terminal, the processor 1703 is further configured to: send a QoS information transmission acknowledgement message to a core network element, wherein the core network element is different from the network function (NF).

[0339] In some embodiments, before receiving the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations sent by the core network element, the processor 1703 is further configured to: send a service data related request to the core network element.

[0340] After sending the QoS information transmission acknowledgement message to the core network element or the network function (NF), the processor 1703 is further configured to: receive a service data related acknowledgement request sent by the core network element.

[0341] In some embodiments, receiving the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations sent by the core network element or the network function (NF) includes:

[0342] if the RAN is not service-based, receiving the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations sent by the NF;

[0343] or, if the RAN is service-based, receiving the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations sent by the core network element.

[0344] In some embodiments, receiving the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations sent by the core network element or the network function (NF) includes: receiving the QoS configurations sent by the core network element.

[0345] After receiving the QoS configurations sent by the core network element, the method further includes:

[0346] sending a QoS information transmission confirmation message to the core network network element.

[0347] In some embodiments, before receiving the QoS configuration sent by the core network network element, the processor 1703 is further configured to:

[0348] sending a service data related request to the core network network element;

[0349] After sending the QoS information transmission confirmation message to the core network network element, the processor 1703 is further configured to:

[0350] receiving a service data related confirmation request sent by the core network network element.

[0351] In FIGS. 15-17, the transceiver is configured to receive and transmit data under the control of the processor. The bus architecture can include any number of interconnecting buses and bridges, and the various circuitry representative of the processor(s) and the memory, and can be linked through a system bus. The bus architecture can also link various other circuitry, which is well known, such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuitry, none of which are shown or described herein. The bus interface provides an interface to the bus architecture. The transceiver can be a plurality of elements, including a transmitter and a receiver, and provides a means for communicating with various other apparatus over a transmission medium, including a wireless channel, a wired channel, optical fiber cable, or the like. The processor is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory can store data used by the processor during execution of operations.

[0352] In FIGS. 15-17, the processor can be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capability. In implementation, the steps of the above-described method can be completed by the integrated logic circuit of the hardware or the instructions in the form of software in the processor. The processor can be a general-purpose processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or the processor can also be any conventional processor.

[0353] It has to be noted that, as used herein, the terms "includes", "including", "has", "having" or the like are intended to be open-ended: the description is not intended to be limited to the listed items so that it can be possible that further items can be included in the process, method, article or apparatus. Further, it has to be noted that the use of "or" in the description above is to be interpreted as an inclusive "or", i.e. to mean "A or B" is intended to mean "A or B or both". Further, it has to be noted that the use of "a" or "an" in the description above is to be interpreted as "one or more" in the sense that it is intended to mean "at least one". Further, it has to be noted that the use of the term "about" in the description above is to be interpreted as "not necessarily exact" in the sense that it is intended to mean "not necessarily exact, but close enough to the value to be economically realistic, or to be expected in a given implementation".

[0354] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the features of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, as means within the scope of the present disclosure and form different embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the description of each embodiment focuses on certain features, and parts not detailed in a certain embodiment can be seen in the relevant description of other embodiments. Although the embodiments of the present disclosure are described in conjunction with the drawings, various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, and such modifications and changes fall within the scope defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A quality of service (QoS) control method applied to a core network element, the method comprising: allocating different QoS parameters for different types of data to obtain QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data; and performing QoS control on the different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data. The performing QoS control on the different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data comprises: receiving a service data related request sent by a terminal or a radio access network (RAN); sending the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the RAN; receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the RAN; and sending a service data related confirmation message to the terminal or the RAN. The sending the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the RAN comprises: sending the QoS rules corresponding to the different types of data to the RAN, wherein the QoS rules are sent by the RAN to a terminal; and / or sending the QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the RAN.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The performing QoS control on the different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data comprises: receiving a service data related request sent by a terminal or a network function (NF); sending the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the NF; receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the NF; and sending a service data related confirmation message to the terminal or the NF. The sending the QoS rules, QoS configurations and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the NF comprises: the core network element sending the QoS rules, QoS configurations and network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the NF when the radio access network (RAN) is non-serviceized; or the core network element sending the QoS rules and QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the RAN and sending the network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the NF when the RAN is serviceized. The core network element sending the QoS rules, QoS configurations and network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the NF when the RAN is non-serviceized comprises: the NF being an access and mobility management function (AMF), and the core network element sending the QoS rules, QoS configurations and network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data to the NF, wherein the QoS rules and the QoS configurations are sent by the NF to the RAN. ​ ​ 3. The method of claim 2, wherein, ​ ​ ​ 4. The method of claim 1, wherein, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 5. The method of claim 4, wherein, ​ ​ ​ 6. The method of claim 5, wherein, ​ ​ Or, the NF is not the AMF, the core network element sends the network function QoS configuration corresponding to the different types of data to the NF, and sends the QoS rule and QoS configuration corresponding to the different types of data to the AMF, wherein the QoS rule and the QoS configuration are sent to the RAN by the AMF.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein, The QoS control of different types of data based on the QoS rule, QoS configuration and / or network function QoS configuration corresponding to the different types of data comprises: Receiving a service data related request sent by a radio access network (RAN) or a network function (NF); Sending the QoS configuration corresponding to the different types of data to the RAN, and sending the network function QoS configuration corresponding to the different types of data to the NF; Receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the RAN, and receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the NF; Sending a service data related confirmation message to the RAN or the NF.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, The QoS control of different types of data based on the QoS rule, QoS configuration and / or network function QoS configuration corresponding to the different types of data comprises: Receiving a service data related request sent by a first terminal or a second terminal; Sending a first QoS rule to the first terminal, and sending a second QoS rule to the second terminal; Receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the first terminal, and receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the second terminal; Sending a service data related confirmation message to the first terminal or the second terminal.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein, The QoS control of different types of data based on the QoS rule, QoS configuration and / or network function QoS configuration corresponding to the different types of data comprises: Receiving a service data related request sent by a first RAN or a second RAN; Sending a first QoS configuration to the first RAN, and sending a second QoS configuration to the second RAN; Receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the first RAN, and receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the second RAN; Sending a service data related confirmation message to the first RAN or the second RAN.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein, The QoS control of different types of data based on the QoS rule, QoS configuration and / or network function QoS configuration corresponding to the different types of data comprises: Receiving a service data related request sent by a first NF or a second NF; Sending a first network function QoS configuration to the first NF, and sending a second network function QoS configuration to the second NF; Receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the first NF, and receiving a QoS information transmission confirmation message sent by the second NF; Sending a service data related confirmation message to the first NF or the second NF.

11. A quality of service (QoS) control method applied to a terminal, the method comprising: receiving a QoS rule sent by a radio access network (RAN), the QoS rule being a QoS rule obtained by allocating different QoS parameters to different types of data by a core network element.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, The receiving the QoS rule sent by the RAN comprises: receiving a first message sent by the RAN, the first message carrying the QoS rule; The method further comprises: sending a first acknowledgement message to the RAN.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein, Before the receiving the QoS rule sent by the RAN, the method further comprises: sending a service data related request to the core network element; After the sending the first acknowledgement message to the RAN, the method further comprises: receiving a service data related acknowledgement request sent by the core network element.

14. A quality of service (QoS) control method applied to a radio access network (RAN), the method comprising: receiving a QoS rule and / or a QoS configuration sent by a core network element or a network function (NF), the QoS rule and / or the QoS configuration being a QoS rule and / or a QoS configuration obtained by allocating different QoS parameters to different types of data by the core network element.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein, The method further comprises: sending a first message to a terminal, the first message carrying the QoS rule; receiving a first acknowledgement message sent by the terminal.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, After the receiving the first acknowledgement message sent by the terminal, the method further comprises: sending a QoS information transmission acknowledgement message to the core network element or the NF, wherein the NF is different from the core network element.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein, Before the receiving the QoS rule and / or the QoS configuration sent by the core network element, the method further comprises: sending a service data related request to the core network element; After the sending the QoS information transmission acknowledgement message to the core network element or the NF, the method further comprises: receiving a service data related acknowledgement request sent by the core network element.

18. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 17, wherein, The receiving the QoS rule and / or the QoS configuration sent by the core network element or the NF comprises: if the RAN is not service-based, receiving the QoS rule and / or the QoS configuration sent by the NF; or if the RAN is service-based, receiving the QoS rule and / or the QoS configuration sent by the core network element. The receiving the QoS rule and / or the QoS configuration sent by the core network element or the NF comprises:

19. The method of claim 14, wherein, receiving a QoS configuration sent by a core network element; After the receiving the QoS configuration sent by the core network element, the method further comprises: sending a QoS information transmission acknowledgement message to the core network element. Before the receiving the QoS configuration sent by the core network element, the method further comprises:

20. The method of claim 19, wherein, sending a service data related request to the core network element; After the sending the QoS information transmission acknowledgement message to the core network element, the method further comprises: receiving a service data related acknowledgement request sent by the core network element. The core network element comprises a memory, a transceiver, and a processor.

21. A core network element, wherein, ​ The memory is configured to store a computer program; the transceiver is configured to transceive data under control of the processor; and the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform: allocating different quality of service (QoS) parameters for different types of data to obtain QoS rules, QoS configurations, and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data; performing QoS control on the different types of data based on the QoS rules, QoS configurations, and / or network function QoS configurations corresponding to the different types of data.

22. A terminal, wherein, The terminal includes a memory, a transceiver, and a processor. The memory is configured to store a computer program; the transceiver is configured to transceive data under control of the processor; and the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform: receiving QoS rules sent by a radio access network (RAN), the QoS rules being QoS rules obtained by allocating different QoS parameters for different types of data by a core network element.

23. A radio access network (RAN), wherein, The radio access network (RAN) includes a memory, a transceiver, and a processor. The memory is configured to store a computer program; the transceiver is configured to transceive data under control of the processor; and the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform: receiving QoS rules and / or QoS configurations sent by a core network element or a network function (NF), the QoS rules and / or QoS configurations being QoS rules and / or QoS configurations obtained by allocating different QoS parameters for different types of data by the core network element.

24. A processor-readable storage medium, wherein, The processor readable storage medium stores a program, and the program is configured to cause the processor to perform the quality of service (QoS) control method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or perform the quality of service (QoS) control method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, or perform the quality of service (QoS) control method according to any one of claims 14 to 20.

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