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US 12,335,772 · App. 17/890,177 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Method for transmitting data and terminal device

Inventors: Haitao Li (Dongguan, CN); Yang Xu (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W28/0263G06N3/02H04W28/0268
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Patent No.
US 12,335,772
App. No.
17/890,177
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for transmitting data and a terminal device are provided. The method comprises operations as follows. A terminal device determines to activate a first data radio bearer (DRB) and transmit target data over the first DRB, The first DRB is one of a plurality of DRBs, and the target data is data obtained by performing through the terminal device on the basis of a first data processing mode, or data obtained by processing, through the terminal device, N layers in the first data processing mode, N being an integer greater than or equal to 1.

Claims (63)

1. A method for transmitting data, comprising:

determining, by a terminal device, to activate a first Data Radio Bearer (DRB), and transmitting target data on the first DRB,

wherein the first DRB is one of a plurality of DRBs; and

the target data is data obtained by processing through the terminal device based on a first data processing manner, or the target data is data obtained by processing, through the terminal device, N layers in the first data processing manner, wherein Nis an integer greater than or equal to 1,

wherein the first data processing manner is determined according to at least one of a current operation capability or a current link quality of the terminal device, or indicated by a network device; and/or

a number of layers processed by the terminal device in the first data processing manner is determined according to at least one of the current operation capability or the current link quality of the terminal device, or indicated by the network device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first DRB is related to at least one of the current operation capability or the current link quality of the terminal device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the terminal device, according to at least one of the current operation capability or the current link quality, the first data processing manner or that the number of layers processed by the terminal device in the first data processing manner is N.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the determining, by the terminal device, according to at least one of the current operation capability or the current link quality, the first data processing manner or that the number of layers processed by the terminal device in the first data processing manner is N comprises:

determining, by an application layer of the terminal device according to at least one of the current operation capability or the current link quality, the first data processing manner or that the number of layers processed by the terminal device in the first data processing manner is N; and

sending, to an access layer by the application layer of the terminal device, the first data processing manner or the number N of layers processed by the terminal device in the first data processing manner.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

selecting, by the terminal device, the first DRB from the plurality of DRBs according to the first data processing manner or the number N of layers processed by the terminal device in the first data processing manner, and first correspondences.

6. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

selecting, by the terminal device, a candidate DRB from the plurality of DRBs according to the first data processing manner or the number N of layers processed by the terminal device in the first data processing manner, and first correspondences;

sending, by the terminal device, the candidate DRB to the network device; and

receiving, by the terminal device, first indication information sent by the network device, wherein the first indication information comprises the first DRB, and the first indication information is carried by Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, a Medium Access Control Control Element (MAC CE), or a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving, by the terminal device, first configuration information sent by the network device, wherein the first configuration information comprises the first correspondences;

wherein the network device is an access network device; and

the first correspondences comprise at least one of: a correspondence between each of at least one DRB and related information of a data processing manner capable of being transmitted by the DRB; or a correspondence between each of the at least one DRB and a number of layers processed in a data processing manner supported by the DRB.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the related information of the data processing manner comprises at least one of:

a type of a neural network model;

an algorithm identifier corresponding to the neural network model;

service information corresponding to the neural network model; and

version information corresponding to the neural network model.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

selecting, by the terminal device, a first QoS data flow for transmitting the target data from a plurality of QoS data flows according to: the first data processing manner or the number N of layers processed by the terminal device in the first data processing manner, and second correspondences.

10. A terminal device, comprising:

a processor;

a transceiver; and

a memory for storing a computer program executable by the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform:

determining to activate a first Data Radio Bearer (DRB); and

controlling the transceiver to transmit target data on the first DRB,

wherein the first DRB is one of a plurality of DRBs; and

the target data is data obtained by processing through the terminal device based on a first data processing manner, or the target data is data obtained by processing, through the terminal device, N layers in the first data processing manner, wherein Nis an integer greater than or equal to 1,

wherein the first data processing manner is determined according to at least one of a current operation capability or a current link quality of the terminal device, or indicated by a network device; and/or

a number of layers processed by the terminal device in the first data processing manner is determined according to at least one of the current operation capability or the current link quality of the terminal device, or indicated by the network device.

11. The terminal device of claim 10 , wherein the first DRB is related to at least one of the current operation capability or the current link quality of the terminal device.

12. The terminal device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform:

determining, according to at least one of the current operation capability or the current link quality, the first data processing manner or that the number of layers processed by the terminal device in the first data processing manner is N.

13. The terminal device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform:

determining, by an application layer of the terminal device according to at least one of the current operation capability or the current link quality, the first data processing manner or that the number of layers processed by the terminal device in the first data processing manner is N; and

controlling the transceiver to send, to an access layer by the application layer of the terminal device, the first data processing manner or the number N of layers processed by the terminal device in the first data processing manner.

14. The terminal device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform:

selecting the first DRB from the plurality of DRBs according to the first data processing manner or the number N of layers processed by the terminal device in the first data processing manner, and first correspondences.

15. The terminal device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform:

selecting a candidate DRB from the plurality of DRBs according to the first data processing manner or the number N of layers processed by the terminal device in the first data processing manner, and first correspondences;

controlling the transceiver to send the candidate DRB to the network device; and

controlling the transceiver to receive first indication information sent by the network device, wherein the first indication information comprises the first DRB, and the first indication information is carried by Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, a Medium Access Control Control Element (MAC CE), or a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).

16. The terminal device of claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform:

controlling the transceiver to receive first configuration information sent by the network device, wherein the first configuration information comprises the first correspondences;

wherein the network device is an access network device; and

the first correspondences comprise at least one of: a correspondence between each of at least one DRB and related information of a data processing manner capable of being transmitted by the DRB; or a correspondence between each of the at least one DRB and a number of layers processed in a data processing manner supported by the DRB.

17. The terminal device of claim 16 , wherein the related information of the data processing manner comprises at least one of:

a type of a neural network model;

an algorithm identifier corresponding to the neural network model;

service information corresponding to the neural network model; and

version information corresponding to the neural network model.

18. The terminal device of claim 16 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform:

selecting a first QoS data flow for transmitting the target data from a plurality of QOS data flows according to: the first data processing manner or the number N of layers processed by the terminal device in the first data processing manner, and second correspondences.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2022
From: LI, HAITAO; XU, YANG
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061030/0467 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020075897 · Feb 19, 2020
Related Publication 20230075039A1 · Mar 9, 2023
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