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US 12,483,924 · App. 17/800,506 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Data flow transmission method, terminal and network-side device

Inventors: Li Chen (Beijing, CN); Dajun Zhang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
H04W28/0263H04W28/24H04W76/40H04W80/02H04W88/10
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Patent No.
US 12,483,924
App. No.
17/800,506
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A data flow transmission method, a terminal, and a network-side device are provided. The data flow transmission method includes: mapping QoS flows of an MBS to an MRB and a DRB; transmitting the QoS flows through at least one of the MRB or the DRB.

Claims (48)

1 . A data flow transmission method, performed by network-side device and comprising:

determining a mapping relationship between Quality of Service (QOS) flows of Multicast and Broadcast Services (MBS) and a radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission and a mapping relationship between the QoS flows of the MBS and a radio bearer with unicast transmission;

transmitting the QoS flows through at least one of the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission or the radio bearer with unicast transmission based on the mapping relationship;

wherein the QoS flows mapped to the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission in the QoS flows of the MBS and the QoS flows mapped to the radio bearer with unicast transmission in the QoS flows of the MBS are partially or totally different.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mapping the QoS flows of the MBS to the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission and the radio bearer with unicast transmission comprises:

mapping the QoS flows of the MBS to the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission and the radio bearer with unicast transmission through a Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) layer, wherein a first Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity and a first Radio Link Control (RLC) entity which correspond to the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission are independent from a second PDCP entity and a second RLC entity which correspond to the radio bearer with unicast transmission.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first PDCP entity and the second PDCP entity comprise independently at least one of the following functions:

encryption, integrity protection, or header compression functions.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein

the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission and the radio bearer with unicast transmission share a same Media Access Control (MAC) entity.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the transmitting the QoS flows through at least one of the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission or the radio bearer with unicast transmission comprises:

the SDAP layer delivering data packets of the QoS flows to the first PDCP entity, the first PDCP entity delivering the data packets to the first RLC entity; and/or the SDAP layer delivering data packets of the QoS flows to the second PDCP entity, the second PDCP entity delivering the data packet to the second RLC entity.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the first PDCP entity delivering the data packets to the first RLC entity, the second PDCP entity delivering the data packets to the second RLC entity comprises:

a target PDCP entity starting a corresponding PDCP discard timer aiming at each data packet of the QoS flows;

after determining that the target PDCP entity allows a data transmission of the corresponding radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission or radio bearer with unicast transmission, delivering the data packets of the QoS flows to a target RLC entity;

after determining that the target PDCP does not allow the data transmission of the corresponding radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission or radio bearer with unicast transmission, discarding the data packets when the PDCP discard timer expires;

wherein the target PDCP is the first PDCP entity and the target RLC is the first RLC entity, or the target PDCP is the second PDCP entity and the target RLC is the second RLC entity.

7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission and the radio bearer with unicast transmission correspond to different MAC entities.

8 . A data flow transmission method, performed by a terminal and comprising:

receiving, from a network-side device, a mapping relationship between Quality of Service (QoS) flows of Multicast and Broadcast Services (MBS) and a radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission and a mapping relationship between the QoS flows of the MBS and a radio bearer with unicast transmission;

receiving, from the network-side device, the QoS flows of the MBS through at least one of the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission or the radio bearer with unicast transmission based on the mapping relationship;

wherein the QoS flows mapped to the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission in the QoS flows of the MBS and the QoS flows mapped to the radio bearer with unicast transmission in the QoS flows of the MBS are partially or totally different.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein a first Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity and a first Radio Link Control (RLC) entity which correspond to the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission are independent from a second PDCP entity and a second RLC entity which correspond to the radio bearer with unicast transmission.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the first PDCP entity and the second PDCP entity comprise independently at least one of the following functions:

decryption, de-integrity protection, or de-header compression functions.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein

the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission and the radio bearer with unicast transmission share a same Media Access Control (MAC) entity.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the receiving the QoS flows of the MBS through at least one of the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission or the radio bearer with unicast transmission comprises:

the first RLC entity transmitting data packets of the QoS flows of the MBS received by the MAC layer to the first PDCP entity, and the first PDCP entity uploading the data packets to a Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) layer; and/or

the second RLC entity transmitting data packets of the QoS flows of the MBS received by the MAC layer to the second PDCP entity, and the second PDCP entity uploading the data packets to an SDAP layer.

13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission and the radio bearer with unicast transmission correspond to different MAC entities.

14 . A network-side device, comprising: a transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a program stored on the memory and executable on the processor,

wherein the processor executes the program to perform the data flow transmission method according to claim 1 .

15 . The network-side device of claim 14 , wherein the mapping the QoS flow of the MBS to the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission and the radio bearer with unicast transmission comprises:

mapping the QoS flows of the MBS to the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission and the radio bearer with unicast transmission through a Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) layer, wherein a first Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity and a first Radio Link Control (RLC) entity which correspond to the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission are independent from a second PDCP entity and a second RLC entity which correspond to the radio bearer with unicast transmission.

16 . The network-side device of claim 15 , wherein the transmitting the QoS flows through at least one of the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission or the radio bearer with unicast transmission comprises:

the SDAP layer delivering data packets of the QoS flows to the first PDCP entity, the first PDCP entity delivering the data packets to the first RLC entity; and/or the SDAP layer delivering data packets of the QoS flows to the second PDCP entity, the second PDCP entity delivering the data packet to the second RLC entity.

17 . A terminal, comprising: a transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a program stored on the memory and executable on the processor,

the transceiver is configured to:

receive, from a network-side device, a mapping relationship between Quality of Service (QoS) flows of Multicast and Broadcast Services (MBS) and a radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission and a mapping relationship between the QoS flows of the MBS and a radio bearer with unicast transmission;

receive, from the network-side device, the QoS flows of the MBS through at least one of the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission or the radio bearer with unicast transmission based on the mapping relationship between the QoS flows of the MBS and the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission and the mapping relationship between the QoS flows of the MBS and the radio bearer with unicast transmission;

wherein the QoS flows mapped to the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission in the QoS flows of the MBS and the QoS flows mapped to the radio bearer with unicast transmission in the QoS flows of the MBS are partially or totally different.

18 . The terminal of claim 17 , wherein a first Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity and a first Radio Link Control (RLC) entity which correspond to the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission are independent from a second PDCP entity and a second RLC entity which correspond to the radio bearer with unicast transmission.

19 . The terminal of claim 18 , wherein the receiving the QoS flows of the MBS through at least one of the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission and or the radio bearer with unicast transmission comprises:

the first RLC entity transmitting data packets of the QoS flows of the MBS received by the MAC layer to the first PDCP entity, and the first PDCP entity uploading the data packets to a Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) layer; and/or

the second RLC entity transmitting data packets of the QoS flows of the MBS received by the MAC layer to the second PDCP entity, and the second PDCP entity uploading the data packets to an SDAP layer.

20 . The terminal of claim 18 , wherein the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission and the radio bearer with unicast transmission share a same Media Access Control (MAC) entity; or

the radio bearer with multicast and broadcast transmission and the radio bearer with unicast transmission correspond to different MAC entities.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2025
From: CHEN, LI; ZHANG, DAJUN
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072694/0554 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010097062.4 · Feb 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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