IP Library Granted Patent US 11,595,875
Granted Patent B2
US 11,595,875 · App. 17/044,017 · Granted Feb 28, 2023

Method for performing relay forwarding on integrated access and backhaul links, information acquisition method, node, and storage medium

Inventors: Ying Huang (Guangdong, CN); Lin Chen (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
H04W40/22H04W8/08H04W92/20
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Patent No.
US 11,595,875
App. No.
17/044,017
Granted
Feb 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a method for performing relay forwarding on integrated access and backhaul (IAB) links. The method includes receiving, by a first IAB node, a data packet; and transmitting, by the first IAB node, the data packet to an IAB donor. Further provided are an information acquisition method, an IAB node, an IAB donor node and a storage medium.

Claims (40)

1. A method for performing data forwarding on integrated access and backhaul (IAB) links, comprising:

receiving, by a first TAB node, a data packet;

obtaining, by the first TAB node, routing related information, wherein the routing related information comprises a target node identifier and routing path information;

adding, by the first TAB node, an adaptor layer header to the data packet, wherein the adaptor layer header comprises the target node identifier and the routing path information; and

transmitting, by the first TAB node, the data packet to an IAB donor according to the routing related information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving, by the first TAB node, the data packet comprises receiving, by the first TAB node, the data packet from a user equipment (UE).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving, by the first TAB node, the data packet comprises receiving, by the first TAB node, the data packet from another TAB node, wherein the data packet is user-plane data or control-plane signaling.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting, by the first TAB node, the data packet to the IAB donor comprises:

transmitting, by the first TAB node, the data packet to the IAB donor directly; or

forwarding, by the first IAB node, the data packet to another IAB node, and transmitting the data packet to the IAB donor through the another IAB node.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the routing related information further comprises a next-hop address.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the routing related information further comprises a bearer identifier, and wherein the routing related information is configured for a UE's bearer, wherein the first IAB node obtains the routing related information corresponding to the bearer identifier.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the obtaining, by the first IAB node, the routing related information further comprises:

obtaining, by the first IAB node, the routing related information from an access side network element through F1 signaling.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the adding the adaptor layer header is performed by an adaptor layer located above a radio link control (RLC) layer.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

mapping, by the first IAB node, the data packet added with the adaptor layer header to a logical channel, and transmitting the data packet to a next-hop node.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the obtaining, by the first IAB node, the routing related information comprises: obtaining, by the first IAB node, the routing related information from the adaptor layer header of the received data packet;

searching, by the first IAB node according to the routing related information, a routing table to determine a next-hop node, wherein the next-hop node is the IAB donor or another IAB node.

11. An apparatus for performing data forwarding on integrated access and backhaul (IAB) links, comprising:

at least one processor of a first IAB node, configured to:

receive a data packet;

obtain routing related information, wherein the routing related information comprises a target node identifier and routing path information;

add an adaptor layer header to the data packet, wherein the adaptor layer header comprises the target node identifier and the routing path information; and

transmit the data packet to an IAB donor according to the routing related information.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first IAB node is further configured to receive the data packet from a user equipment (UE).

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first IAB node is further configured to receive, from another IAB node, the data packet, wherein the data packet is user-plane data or control-plane signaling.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first IAB node is further configured to:

transmit the data packet to the IAB donor directly; or

forward the data packet to another IAB node, and transmit the data packet to the IAB donor through the another IAB node.

15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the routing related information further comprises a next-hop address.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the routing related information further comprises a bearer identifier, and wherein the routing related information is configured for a UE's bearer, wherein the first IAB node is further configured to obtain the routing related information corresponding to the bearer identifier.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the first IAB node is further configured to obtain the routing related information from an access side network element through F1 signaling.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the first IAB node is further configured to:

obtain the routing related information from the adaptor layer header of the received data packet; and

search, according to the routing related information, a routing table to determine a next-hop node, wherein the next-hop node is the IAB donor or another IAB node.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the first IAB node is further configured to map the data packet added with the adaptor layer header to a logical channel, and transmit the data packet to a next-hop node.

20. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the adding the adaptor layer header is performed by an adaptor layer located above a radio link control (RLC) layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2020
From: HUANG, YING; CHEN, LIN
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053934/0255 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810302723.5 · Apr 5, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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