Data exchange method and apparatus

1. A data exchange method, wherein the method comprises:

sending, by a primary base station, a request of setting up an interface to a secondary base station, wherein the interface has a capability of bidirectional data communication;

receiving, by the primary base station, a response of setting up the interface sent by the secondary base station; and

performing, by the primary base station, bidirectional data exchange with the secondary base station by using the interface;

wherein after receiving the response of setting up the interface sent by the secondary base station, the method further comprises:

sending, by the primary base station, a downlink transport network layer (TNL) address and a General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol tunnel endpoint identifier (GTP TEID) of the secondary base station to a serving gateway (S-GW) by using a mobility management entity (MME), and

sending, by the primary base station, an uplink TNL address and a GTP TEID of the S-GW to the secondary base station.

2. A data exchange method, wherein the method comprises:

receiving, by a secondary base station, a request of setting up an interface sent by a primary base station, wherein the interface has a capability of bidirectional data communication;

sending, by the secondary base station, a response of setting up the interface to the primary base station; and

performing, by the secondary base station, bidirectional data exchange with the primary base station by using the interface;

wherein after sending the response of setting up the interface to the primary base station, the method further comprises:

receiving, by the secondary base station, an uplink transport network layer (TNL) address and a General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol tunnel endpoint identifier (GTP TEID) of a serving gateway (S-GW) that are sent by the primary base station,

sending, to the S-GW, received uplink data sent by a user equipment (UE), and

sending, to the UE, received downlink data from the S-GW.

3. A data exchange apparatus, wherein the apparatus is a primary base station, and the apparatus comprises: a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor, wherein:

the transmitter is configured to send a request of setting up an interface to a secondary base station, wherein the interface has a capability of bidirectional data communication;

the receiver is configured to receive a response of setting up the interface sent by the secondary base station;

the processor is configured to perform bidirectional data exchange with the secondary base station by using the interface; and

the transmitter is further configured to send a downlink transport network layer (TNL) address and a General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol tunnel endpoint identifier (GTP TEID) of the secondary base station to a serving gateway (S-GW) by using a mobility management entity (MME), and send an uplink TNL address and a GTP TEID of the S-GW to the secondary base station.

4. A data exchange apparatus, wherein the apparatus is a secondary base station, and the apparatus comprises: a receiver, a transmitter, and a processor, wherein:

the receiver is configured to receive a request of setting up an interface sent by a primary base station, wherein the interface has a capability of bidirectional data communication;

the transmitter is configured to send a response of setting up the interface to the primary base station;

the processor is configured to perform bidirectional data exchange with the primary base station by using the interface;

the receiver is further configured to receive an uplink transport network layer (TNL) address and a General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol tunnel endpoint identifier (GTP TEID) of a serving gateway (S-GW) that are sent by the primary base station; and

the transmitter is further configured to:

send, to the S-GW, received uplink data sent by a user equipment (UE), and

send, to the UE, received downlink data from the S-GW.