IP Library Granted Patent US 12,356,488
Granted Patent B2
US 12,356,488 · App. 17/323,638 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Communications method and apparatus

Inventors: Fang Yu (Beijing, CN); Hui Ni (Beijing, CN); Yan Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W76/22H04L67/146H04L67/148H04W8/02H04W76/11H04W76/12H04W28/24
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Patent No.
US 12,356,488
App. No.
17/323,638
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication method, device, and medium are provided, the method including determining, by a terminal device, whether the terminal device supports at least one of a time sensitive networking (TSN) service, a packet data unit (PDU) session corresponding to a TSN service needs to be established, a currently established PDU session needs to carry a TSN stream, or an established PDU session needs to carry a TSN stream, and sending, by the terminal device, port information of the terminal device to a session management network element, where the port information of the terminal device includes a port identifier of the terminal device, and further includes information about a transmission delay between a port of the terminal device and an external neighbor node.

Claims (47)

1. A communication method, comprising:

determining, by an apparatus of a terminal device, that the terminal device supports a time sensitive networking service, wherein the apparatus is the terminal device or a chip in the terminal device; and

sending, in response to determining that the terminal device supports the time sensitive networking service by the apparatus of the terminal device and to a session management network element, a session establishment request comprising a port identifier of the terminal device, information about a transmission delay between a port of the terminal device and a port of an external neighbor node, and external topology information of the port of the terminal device, wherein the external topology information indicates a connection relationship between a port of a switching node and the port of the external neighbor node.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending the session establishment request to the session management network element includes:

sending the session establishment request to the session management network element through an access and mobility management network element.

3. A communication apparatus comprising:

one or more processors coupled to at least one non-transitory computer-readable memory including instructions, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to cause the communication apparatus to at least perform:

determining that a terminal device supports a time sensitive networking service, wherein the communication apparatus is the terminal device or a chip in the terminal device; and

sending, to a session management network element, in response to determining that the terminal device supports the time sensitive networking service, a session establishment request comprising a port identifier of the terminal device, information about a transmission delay between a port of the terminal device and a port of an external neighbor node, and external topology information of the port of the terminal device, wherein the external topology information indicates a connection relationship between a port of a switching node and the port of the external neighbor node.

4. The communication apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the instructions for sending, to a session management network element, a session establishment request includes instructions for:

sending the session establishment request to the session management network element through an access and mobility management network element.

5. A communication method, wherein the method comprises:

receiving, by a session management network element, from a terminal device supporting a time sensitive networking service, a session establishment request comprising a port identifier of the terminal device, information about a transmission delay between the terminal device and a port of an external neighbor node, and external topology information of the port of the terminal device, wherein the external topology information indicates a connection relationship between a port of a switching node and the port of the external neighbor node; and

sending, by the session management network element, the port identifier of the terminal device and the information about the transmission delay to a centralized network configuration network element.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the session establishment request further comprises topology information of the port of the terminal device, and wherein the topology information of the port of the terminal device indicates a connection relationship between the port of the terminal device and the port of the external neighbor node.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the session establishment request further comprises topology information of the port of the terminal device, and wherein the topology information of the port of the terminal device indicates a connection relationship between the port of the terminal device and the port of the external neighbor node.

8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

sending, by the session management network element, the topology information of the port of the terminal device to the centralized network configuration network element.

9. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving, by the centralized network configuration network element, the topology information of the port of the terminal device.

10. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving, by the centralized network configuration network element, the port identifier of the terminal device and the information about the transmission delay.

11. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

determining, by the terminal device, that the terminal device supports the time sensitive networking service; and

sending, by the terminal device and to the session management network element, in response to determining that the terminal device supports the time sensitive networking service, the session establishment request.

12. A communication apparatus comprising:

one or more processors coupled to at least one non-transitory computer readable memory including instructions, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to cause the communication apparatus to at least perform:

receiving, from a terminal device supporting a time sensitive networking service, a session establishment request comprising a port identifier of the terminal device, information about a transmission delay between the terminal device and a port of an external neighbor node, and external topology information of the port of the terminal device, wherein the external topology information indicates a connection relationship between a port of a switching node and the port of the external neighbor node; and

sending, the port identifier of the terminal device and the information about the transmission delay to a centralized network configuration network element.

13. The communication apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the session establishment request further comprises topology information of the port of the terminal device, and wherein the topology information of the port of the terminal device indicates a connection relationship between the port of the terminal device and the port of the external neighbor node.

14. The communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to cause the communication apparatus to further perform:

sending, the topology information of the port of the terminal device to the centralized network configuration network element.

15. A system comprising:

a session management network element comprising one or more first processors coupled to at least one first non-transitory computer readable memory including first instructions, wherein the one or more first processors are configured to execute the first instructions to cause the the session management network element to at least perform:

receiving, from a terminal device supporting a time sensitive networking service, a session establishment request comprising a port identifier of the terminal device, information about a transmission delay between the terminal device and a port of an external neighbor node, and external topology information of the port of the terminal device, wherein the external topology information indicates a connection relationship between a port of a switching node and the port of the external neighbor node; and

sending, the port identifier of the terminal device and the information about the transmission delay to a centralized network configuration network element; and

the centralized network configuration network element comprising one or more second processors coupled to at least one second non-transitory computer readable memory including second instructions, wherein the one or more second processors are configured to execute the second instructions to cause the centralized network configuration network element to at least perform:

receiving the port identifier of the terminal device and the information about the transmission delay.

16. The system according to claim 15 , wherein the session establishment request further comprises topology information of the port of the terminal device, and wherein the topology information of the port of the terminal device indicates a connection relationship between the port of the terminal device and the port of the external neighbor node.

17. The system according to claim 16 , wherein the first instructions further include instructions to cause the one or more first processors to perform:

sending the topology information of the port of the terminal device to the centralized network configuration network element.

18. The system according to claim 17 , wherein the second instructions further include instructions to cause the one or more second processors to perform:

receiving the topology information of the port of the terminal device.

19. The system according to claim 15 , further comprising:

the terminal device comprising one or more third processors coupled to at least one third non-transitory computer readable memory including third instructions, wherein the one or more third processors are configured to execute the third instructions to cause the terminal device to at least perform:

determining that the terminal device supports the time sensitive networking service; and

sending, to the session management network element, in response to determining that the terminal device supports the time sensitive networking service, the session establishment request.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2021
From: YU, FANG; NI, HUI; LI, YAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056472/0293 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811377833.4 · Nov 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019119549 · Nov 19, 2019
Related Publication 20210274585A1 · Sep 2, 2021
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