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US 11,218,913 · App. 15/555,962 · Granted Jan 4, 2022

Air-interface protocol stack configuration method, data transmission method, air-interface protocol stack configuration device, and data transmission device

Inventors: Li Chen (Beijing, CN); Bin Jiao (Beijing, CN); Fei Qin (Beijing, CN)

Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

H04W28/18 H04W28/06 H04W80/02

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Patent No.: US 11,218,913
App. No.: 15/555,962
Granted: Jan 4, 2022
Kind: B2

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Abstract

The present disclosure provides an air-interface protocol stack configuration method, a data transmission method, an air-interface protocol stack configuration device and a data transmission device. The air-interface protocol stack configuration method includes steps of: configuring an air-interface protocol stack to be used for data transmission in accordance with data transmission characteristics of communication ends for the data transmission; and transmitting configuration information or identification information about the air-interface protocol stack to at least one of the communication ends for the data transmission.

Claims (54)

1. A method for configuring an air-interface protocol stack, comprising:

configuring the air-interface protocol stack for data transmission in accordance with data transmission characteristics of communication ends for the data transmission; and

transmitting configuration information about the air-interface protocol stack to at least one of the communication ends for the data transmission,

wherein,

the air-interface protocol stack is a new air-interface protocol stack consisting of one new air-interface protocol layer, the configuration information comprises configuration information of the one new air-interface protocol layer and configuration information of a function of the one new air-interface protocol layer, the function of the one new air-interface protocol layer comprises one or more of a data packet concatenation function, a header encryption function and a multiplexing function; or

the air-interface protocol stack is a new air-interface protocol stack consisting of at least two new air-interface protocol layers, the configuration information comprises configuration information of each of the at least two new air-interface protocol layers, configuration information of functions of the at least two new air-interface protocol layers, and configuration information of a hierarchical relationship of the at least two new air-interface protocol layers, the functions of the at least two new air-interface protocol layers comprise one or more of a data packet concatenation function, a header encryption function and a multiplexing function,

wherein the configuring the air-interface protocol stack for the data transmission in accordance with the data transmission characteristics of the communication ends for the data transmission comprises:

configuring the air-interface protocol stack for the data transmission in accordance with the data transmission characteristics reported by at least one of the communication ends for the data transmission; and

selecting the air-interface protocol stack from a plurality of predetermined air-interface protocol stacks as the air-interface protocol stack for the data transmission in accordance with a correspondence between predetermined data transmission characteristics and air-interface protocol stack configurations.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the data transmission characteristics of the communication ends for the data transmission comprise at least one of the followings: a service type of the data transmission, a type of at least one of the communication ends for the data transmission, a capability of at least one of the communication ends for the data transmission, or an application scenario of the data transmission.

3. The method for configuring the air-interface protocol stack according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of following (i), (ii), or (iii):

(i) the one new air-interface protocol layer or each of the at least two new air-interface protocol layers is different from at least one of a PDCP layer, an RLC layer, or a MAC layer in LTE,

(ii) the function of the one new air-interface protocol layer or each of the functions of the at least two new air-interface layers is different from a function of at least one of a PDCP layer, an RLC layer, or a MAC layer in LTE,

(iii) the hierarchical relationship of the at least two new air-interface protocol layers is different from a hierarchical relationship of at least two of a PDCP layer, an RLC layer, or a MAC layer in LTE.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuring the air-interface protocol stack for the data transmission in accordance with the data transmission characteristics of the communication ends for the data transmission further comprises:

configuring, for a communication end at a specific region, the air-interface protocol stack for the data transmission in accordance with the data transmission characteristics of the communication ends for the data transmission; or

configuring, for a specific communication end, the air-interface protocol stack for the data transmission in accordance with the data transmission characteristics of the communication ends for the data transmission.

5. A data communication method, comprising:

receiving configuration information about an air-interface protocol stack for data transmission with an opposite communication end;

acquiring the air-interface protocol stack based on the configuration information about the air-interface protocol stack, the air-interface protocol stack being configured in accordance with data transmission characteristics for the data transmission with the opposite communication end; and

performing the data transmission with the opposite communication end in accordance with the air-interface protocol stack,

wherein,

wherein the acquiring the air-interface protocol stack based on the configuration information about the air-interface protocol stack, comprises:

acquiring the air-interface protocol stack for the data transmission with the opposite communication end in accordance with the data transmission characteristics reported by the opposite communication end; and

selecting the air-interface protocol stack for the data transmission with the opposite communication end from a plurality of predetermined air-interface protocol stacks in accordance with a correspondence between predetermined data transmission characteristics and air-interface protocol stack configurations.

6. The data communication method according to claim 5 , wherein the data transmission characteristics for the data transmission with the opposite communication end comprises at least one of the followings: a service type of the data transmission with the opposite communication end, a type of the opposite communication end, a type of a current device, a capability of the opposite communication end, a capability of the current device, or an application scenario of the data transmission with the opposite communication end.

7. The data communication method according to claim 5 , wherein at least one of following (i), (ii), or (iii):

(i) the one new air-interface protocol layer or each of the at least two new air-interface protocol layers is different from at least one of a PDCP layer, an RLC layer, or a MAC layer in LTE,

8. The data transmission method according to claim 5 , wherein the acquiring the air-interface protocol stack based on the configuration information about the air-interface protocol stack further comprises:

acquiring the air-interface protocol stack for the data transmission with the opposite communication end at a specific region; or

acquiring the air-interface protocol stack for the data transmission with a specific communication end.

9. A data communication device, comprising:

a processor, a transceiver and a memory, wherein

the processor is configured to read a program stored in the memory, so as to: receive, through the transceiver, configuration information about an air-interface protocol stack for data transmission with an opposite communication end, acquire the air-interface protocol stack based on the configuration information about the air-interface protocol stack, the air-interface protocol stack being configured in accordance with data transmission characteristics for the data transmission with the opposite communication end; and perform, through the transceiver, the data transmission with the opposite communication end in accordance with the air-interface protocol stack,

the transceiver is configured to receive and transmit data, and

the memory is configured to store therein data for the operation of the processor,

wherein,

the processor is further configured to read the program stored in the memory, so as to:

acquire the air-interface protocol stack for the data transmission with the opposite communication end in accordance with the data transmission characteristics reported by the opposite communication end; and

select the air-interface protocol stack for the data transmission with the opposite communication end from a plurality of predetermined air-interface protocol stacks in accordance with a correspondence between predetermined data transmission characteristics and air-interface protocol stack configurations.

10. The data communication device according to claim 9 , wherein the data transmission characteristics for the data transmission with the opposite communication end comprises at least one of the followings: a service type of the data transmission with the opposite communication end, a type of the opposite communication end, a type of the data transmission device, a capability of the opposite communication end, a capability of the data transmission device, or an application scenario of the data transmission with the opposite communication end.

11. The data communication device according to claim 9 , wherein, at least one of following (i), (ii), or (iii):

(i) the one new air-interface protocol layer or each of the at least two new air-interface protocol layers is different from at least one of a PDCP layer, an RLC layer, or a MAC layer in LTE,

12. The data transmission device according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

acquire the air-interface protocol stack for the data transmission with the opposite communication end at a specific region; or

acquire the air-interface protocol stack for the data transmission with a specific communication end.

Assignments (2)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2021

From: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

Reel/Frame 056769/0920 →

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2017

From: CHEN, LI; JIAO, BIN; QIN, FEI

To: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

Reel/Frame 044113/0678 →

Priority Claims (1)

CN 201510100634.9 · Mar 6, 2015 · national

Continuity (1)

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