Granted Patent B2

US 12,289,634 · App. 17/626,478 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Inventors: Mengzhen Wang (Guangdong, CN); Lin Chen (Guangdong, CN)

Assignee: ZTE Corporation

H04W28/0263H04W28/0268H04W28/0273H04W92/18

Abstract

Claims (53)

1. A data transmission method, applied to a first communication node, comprising:

determining remapping configuration information, wherein the remapping configuration information indicates a PC5 quality of service (QOS) flow in which re-mapping occurs, a source sidelink radio bearer (SLRB) corresponding to the PC5 QoS flow in which re-mapping occurs and a target SLRB corresponding to the PC5 QoS flow in which re-mapping occurs; and

sending the remapping configuration information to a second communication node;

wherein the data transmission method further comprises:

sending SLRB configuration information to the second communication node;

wherein the SLRB configuration information comprises at least one of: a reordering timer parameter, an out-of-order delivery indication, a reassembly timer parameter, or a status prohibition timer parameter.

2. The data transmission method according to claim 1 , further comprising: receiving configuration information sent by a base station, wherein the configuration information comprises a modified mapping relationship between an SLRB and PC5 QoS flows; or the configuration information comprises identifier information of the PC5 QoS flow in which re-mapping occurs, identifier information of the source SLRB, and identifier information of the target SLRB.

3. The data transmission method according to claim 2 , wherein the modified mapping relationship between the SLRB and the PC5 QoS flows comprises at least one of the following:

at least one PC5 QoS flow being deleted from the existing PC5 QoS flows that are mapped to the SLRB, a mapping relationship between a new SLRB and PC5 QoS flows being added, or at least one new PC5 QoS flow mapped to the SLRB being added in the existing mapping relationship between the SLRB and the PC5 QoS flows.

4. The data transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending the remapping configuration information to the second communication node comprises:

sending the remapping configuration information to the second communication node through a sidelink radio resource control message; or sending the remapping configuration information to the second communication node through a sidelink media access control-control element.

5. The data transmission method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

in a case where data on the source SLRB and of the PC5 QoS flow in which re-mapping occurs is transmitted completely, sending, on the source SLRB, an end marker to the second communication node, wherein the end marker indicates that the data on the source SLRB and of the PC5 QoS flow in which re-mapping occurs is transmitted completely.

6. The data transmission method according to claim 5 , wherein the end marker comprises a control-type Service Data Adaptation Protocol protocol data unit, and the Service Data Adaptation Protocol protocol data unit comprises a control-type indication of the Service Data Adaptation Protocol protocol data unit and a PC5 QoS flow identifier, or the Service Data Adaptation Protocol protocol data unit comprises the control-type indication of the Service Data Adaptation Protocol protocol data unit.

7. The data transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein the SLRB configuration information comprises a mapping relationship between an SLRB and PC5 QoS flows.

8. The data transmission method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving SLRB configuration information sent by a base station, wherein the SLRB configuration information sent by the base station comprises a sidelink unicast identifier associated with an SLRB or a target layer 2 identifier index associated with an SLRB, wherein the target layer 2 identifier index associated with the SLRB is an index number serialized based on an entry sequence of a target layer 2 identifier in sidelink user information.

9. A data transmission method, applied to a second communication node, comprising:

receiving remapping configuration information sent by a first communication node;

determining a PC5 quality of service (QOS) flow in which re-mapping occurs, a source SLRB, and a target SLRB based on the remapping configuration information; and

in a case where data on the source SLRB and of the PC5 QoS flow in which re-mapping occurs is transmitted completely, transmitting data on the target SLRB and of the PC5 QoS flow in which re-mapping occurs;

wherein the data transmission method further comprises:

receiving SLRB configuration information sent by the first communication node;

wherein the SLRB configuration information comprises at least one of: a reordering timer parameter, an out-of-order delivery indication, a reassembly timer parameter, or a status prohibition timer parameter.

10. The data transmission method according to claim 9 , wherein the remapping configuration information comprises a modified mapping relationship between an SLRB and PC5 QoS flows.

11. The data transmission method according to claim 10 , wherein the modified mapping relationship between the SLRB and the PC5 QoS flows comprises at least one of the following:

at least one PC5 QoS flow being deleted from the existing PC5 QOS flows that are mapped to the SLRB, a mapping relationship between a new SLRB and PC5 QoS flows being added, or at least one new PC5 QoS flow mapped to the SLRB being added in the existing mapping relationship between the SLRB and the PC5 QoS flows.

12. The data transmission method according to claim 9 , wherein a completion of a transmission of the data on the source SLRB and of the PC5 QoS flow in which re-mapping occurs comprises:

receiving an end marker sent by the first communication node, wherein the end marker indicates that the data on the source SLRB and of the PC5 QoS flow in which re-mapping occurs is transmitted completely.

13. The data transmission method according to claim 9 , before the data on the source SLRB and of the PC5 QoS flow in which re-mapping occurs is transmitted completely, further comprising:

in a case where the data on the target SLRB and of the PC5 QoS flow in which re-mapping occurs is received, buffering, on a Packet Data Convergence Protocol receiving buffer or a Service Data Adaptation Protocol receiving buffer, the data on the target SLRB and of the PC5 QoS flow and not transmitting the data to an upper layer.

14. A first communication node, comprising:

processors; and

a storage apparatus configured to store programs,

wherein the programs are executed by the processors so that the processors perform the following:

determining remapping configuration information, wherein the remapping configuration information indicates a PC5 quality of service (QOS) flow in which re-mapping occurs, a source sidelink radio bearer (SLRB) corresponding to the PC5 QoS flow in which re-mapping occurs and a target SLRB corresponding to the PC5 QoS flow in which re-mapping occurs; and

sending the remapping configuration information to a second communication node;

wherein the processors further perform:

sending SLRB configuration information to the second communication node;

wherein the SLRB configuration information comprises at least one of: a reordering timer parameter, an out-of-order delivery indication, a reassembly timer parameter, or a status prohibition timer parameter.

15. A second communication node, comprising:

processors; and

a storage apparatus configured to store programs,

wherein the programs are executed by the processors so that the processors perform the data transmission method according to claim 9 .

16. A non-transitory storage medium for storing a computer program which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the data transmission method according to claim 1 .

17. The first communication node according to claim 14 , wherein the processors are configured to further perform: receiving configuration information sent by a base station, wherein the configuration information comprises a modified mapping relationship between an SLRB and PC5 QoS flows; or the configuration information comprises identifier information of the PC5 QoS flow in which re-mapping occurs, identifier information of the source SLRB, and identifier information of the target SLRB.

18. The first communication node according to claim 17 , wherein the modified mapping relationship between the SLRB and the PC5 QoS flows comprises at least one of the following:

at least one PC5 QoS flow being deleted from the existing PC5 QoS flows that are mapped to the SLRB, a mapping relationship between a new SLRB and PC5 QoS flows being added, or at least one new PC5 QoS flow mapped to the SLRB being added in the existing mapping relationship between the SLRB and the PC5 QoS flows.

19. The first communication node according to claim 14 , wherein the processors are configured to perform sending the remapping configuration information to the second communication node in the following manner:

sending the remapping configuration information to the second communication node through a sidelink radio resource control message; or

sending the remapping configuration information to the second communication node through a sidelink media access control-control element.

20. The first communication node according to claim 14 , wherein the processors are configured to further perform:

in a case where data on the source SLRB and of the PC5 QoS flow in which re-mapping occurs is transmitted completely, sending, on the source SLRB, an end marker to the second communication node, wherein the end marker indicates that the data on the source SLRB and of the PC5 QOS flow in which re-mapping occurs is transmitted completely.

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