IP Library Granted Patent US 12,477,374
Granted Patent B2
US 12,477,374 · App. 18/154,176 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Information transmission method and apparatus, and storage medium

Inventors: Cuili Ge (Beijing, CN); Kai Zhou (Shenzhen, CN); Yanmei Yang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W24/10H04M15/66
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Patent No.
US 12,477,374
App. No.
18/154,176
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides an information transmission method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: A first server sends first information to a PCF, where the first information is for measuring a communication KPI corresponding to a first device, and the communication KPI includes a communication KPI between a UPF and the first server. The PCF sends a communication indicator measurement policy to an SMF based on the first information. The SMF sends a communication indicator measurement rule to a UPF according to the communication indicator measurement policy, and sends second information to the first server. The second information includes the communication KPI corresponding to the first device, or a parameter for obtaining the communication KPI corresponding to the first device. In this way, the first server may obtain the KPI between the UPF and the first server based on the second information.

Claims (38)

1 . A method performed by a policy control function network entity, comprising:

receiving first information from a first server, wherein the first information is for measuring a communication key performance indicator (KPI) corresponding to a user plane function network entity; and

sending, based on the first information, a communication indicator measurement policy to a session management function network entity, wherein the communication indicator measurement policy indicates to measure the communication KPI corresponding to the user plane function network entity.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, by the session management function network entity based on the communication indicator measurement policy, a communication indicator measurement rule to the user plane function network entity, wherein the communication indicator measurement rule is for measuring the communication KPI corresponding to the user plane function network entity.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the communication indicator measurement policy comprises a measurement indication indicating to measure the communication KPI corresponding to the user plane function network entity, and the measurement indication comprises an N6 interface measurement indication, and an N6 interface is a communication interface between the user plane function network entity and the first server.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the communication indicator measurement policy is carried in a quality of service (QoS) policy from the policy control function network entity to the session management function network entity.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information comprises at least one of:

a measurement indication; or

information about the first server, wherein the measurement indication indicates to measure the communication KPI between the user plane function network entity and the first server.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the information about the first server comprises: an address of the first server, or a port number of the first server.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the communication KPI comprises at least one of: an uplink communication KPI, a downlink communication KPI, or a round trip delay; and

the uplink communication KPI comprises at least one of: a maximum uplink delay, a minimum uplink delay, an average uplink delay, a maximum uplink jitter, a minimum uplink jitter, or an average uplink jitter; and

the downlink communication KPI comprises at least one of: a maximum downlink delay, a minimum downlink delay, an average downlink delay, a maximum downlink jitter, a minimum downlink jitter, or an average downlink jitter.

8 . A method performed by a user plane function network entity, comprising:

receiving a communication indicator measurement rule from a session management function network entity, wherein the communication indicator measurement rule is for measuring a communication key performance indicator (KPI) corresponding to the user plane function network entity; and

sending second information according to the communication indicator measurement rule, wherein the second information comprises the communication KPI, and the communication KPI comprises a communication KPI between the user plane function network entity and a first server.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the communication indicator measurement rule comprises a measurement indication indicating to measure the communication KPI corresponding to the user plane function network entity, and the measurement indication comprises an N6 interface measurement indication, and an N6 interface is a communication interface between the user plane function network entity and the first server.

10 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the communication indicator measurement rule comprises: a protocol type of a measurement packet.

11 . A system, comprising:

a policy control function network entity, a session management function network entity, and a user plane function network entity, wherein:

the policy control function network entity is configured to:

receive first information from a first server, wherein the first information is for measuring a communication key performance indicator (KPI) corresponding to the user plane function network entity; and

send, based on the first information, a communication indicator measurement policy to the session management function network entity, wherein the communication indicator measurement policy indicates to measure the communication KPI corresponding to the user plane function network entity; and

the session management function network entity is configured to:

send, based on the communication indicator measurement policy, a communication indicator measurement rule, wherein the communication indicator measurement rule is for measuring the communication KPI corresponding to the user plane function network entity.

12 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the user plane function network entity is configured to receive the communication indicator measurement rule, and send second information according to the communication indicator measurement rule, wherein the second information comprises the communication KPI, and the communication KPI comprises a communication KPI between the user plane function network entity and the first server.

13 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the communication indicator measurement policy is carried in a quality of service (QOS) policy from the policy control function network entity to the session management function network entity.

14 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the first information comprises at least one of:

a measurement indication; or

information about the first server, wherein the measurement indication indicates to measure the communication KPI between the user plane function network entity and the first server.

15 . The system according to claim 14 , wherein the information about the first server comprises: an address of the first server, or a port number of the first server.

16 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the communication KPI comprises at least one of: an uplink communication KPI, a downlink communication KPI, or a round trip delay; and

the uplink communication KPI comprises at least one of: a maximum uplink delay, a minimum uplink delay, an average uplink delay, a maximum uplink jitter, a minimum uplink jitter, or an average uplink jitter; and

the downlink communication KPI comprises at least one of: a maximum downlink delay, a minimum downlink delay, an average downlink delay, a maximum downlink jitter, a minimum downlink jitter, or an average downlink jitter.

17 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the communication indicator measurement policy comprises a measurement indication indicating to measure the communication KPI corresponding to the user plane function network entity, and the measurement indication comprises an N6 interface measurement indication, and an N6 interface is a communication interface between the user plane function network entity and the first server.

18 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the communication indicator measurement rule comprises a measurement indication indicating to measure the communication KPI corresponding to the user plane function network entity, and the measurement indication comprises an N6 interface measurement indication, and an N6 interface is a communication interface between the user plane function network entity and the first server.

19 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the communication indicator measurement rule comprises: a protocol type of a measurement packet.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2025
From: GE, CUILI; ZHOU, KAI; YANG, YANMEI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071964/0922 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010683078.3 · Jul 15, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021093899 · May 14, 2021
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