Data transmission method, apparatus, and system

1. A data transmission method, applied to a first terminal device and comprising:

sending, by the first terminal device, information about a transmission reliability requirement of to-be-transmitted data to a radio access network device through a wireless communications interface, wherein the to-be-transmitted data is to be sent by the first terminal device to a second terminal device through a wireless direct communications interface, wherein the wireless communications interface is between the first terminal device and the radio access network device, and wherein the wireless direct communications interface is between the first terminal device and the second terminal device; and

receiving, by the first terminal device from the radio access network device, transmission resource information for sending the to-be-transmitted data on the wireless direct communications interface, wherein the transmission resource information comprises a quantity of times of transmitting the to-be-transmitted data on the wireless direct communications interface, or information about a transmission resource required for sending the to-be-transmitted data based on the quantity of times specified by the radio access network device, or a combination thereof.

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

sending, by the first terminal device, first information to the radio access network device, wherein the first information is one or more of the following:

information about link quality of the wireless direct communications interface, information about a load situation of the wireless direct communications interface, or information about a latency requirement of the to-be-transmitted data;

wherein one or more of the information about the transmission reliability requirement of the to-be-transmitted data or the first information are used by the radio access network device to generate the information about the transmission resource required for sending the to-be-transmitted data based on the quantity of times specified by the radio access network device.

3. The data transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein the first terminal device sends a buffer report of the wireless direct communications interface to the radio access network device, and wherein the buffer report of the wireless direct communications interface carries any one or more of the following information:

the information about the transmission reliability requirement of the to-be-transmitted data, information about link quality of the wireless direct communications interface, information about a load situation of the wireless direct communications interface, or information about a latency requirement of the to-be-transmitted data.

4. The data transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein the first terminal device receives downlink control information from the radio access network device, and the downlink control information comprises the information about the transmission resource required for sending the to-be-transmitted data based on the quantity of times specified by the radio access network device.

5. The data transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein the information about the transmission reliability requirement of the to-be-transmitted data is obtained by an access stratum entity of the first terminal device from an application layer entity of the first terminal device.

6. A data transmission method, applied to a radio access network device comprising:

receiving, by the radio access network device and through a wireless communications interface, information that is about a transmission reliability requirement of to-be-transmitted data and that is from a first terminal device, wherein the to-be-transmitted data is to be sent by the first terminal device to a second terminal device through a wireless direct communications interface, wherein the wireless communications interface is between the first terminal device and the radio access network device, and wherein the wireless direct communications interface is between the first terminal device and the second terminal device; and

sending, by the radio access network device and to the first terminal device, transmission resource information needed for sending the to-be-transmitted data on the wireless direct communications interface, wherein the transmission resource information comprises a quantity of times of transmitting the to-be-transmitted data on the wireless direct communications interface, or information about a transmission resource required for sending the to-be-transmitted data based on the quantity of times specified by the radio access network device, or a combination thereof.

7. The data transmission method according to claim 6 , comprising:

receiving, by the radio access network device, first information from the first terminal device, wherein the first information is one or more of the following: information about link quality of the wireless direct communications interface, information about a load situation of the wireless direct communications interface, or information about a latency requirement of the to-be-transmitted data; and

generating, by the radio access network device and based on one or more of the information about the transmission reliability requirement of the to-be-transmitted data or the first information, the information about the transmission resource needed for sending the to-be-transmitted data based on the quantity of times specified by the radio access network device.

8. The data transmission method according to claim 6 , wherein the radio access network device receives a buffer report of the wireless direct communications interface from the first terminal device, and wherein the buffer report of the wireless direct communications interface comprises one or more of the following:

information about transmission reliability requirement of the to-be-transmitted data, information about link quality of the wireless direct communications interface, information about a load situation of the wireless direct communications interface, or information about a latency requirement of the to-be-transmitted data.

9. An apparatus of a first terminal device and comprising:

at least one processor, and a memory storing instructions for execution by the at least one processor;

wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

sending, by the first terminal device, information about a transmission reliability requirement of to-be-transmitted data to a radio access network device through a wireless communications interface, wherein the to-be-transmitted data is to be sent by the first terminal device to a second terminal device through a wireless direct communications interface, wherein the wireless communications interface is between the first terminal device and the radio access network device, and wherein the wireless direct communications interface is between the first terminal device and the second terminal device; and

receiving, by the first terminal device, transmission resource information that is sent by the radio access network device and that is needed for sending the to-be-transmitted data on the wireless direct communications interface, wherein the transmission resource information comprises a quantity of times of transmitting the to-be-transmitted data on the wireless direct communications interface, or information about a transmission resource required for sending the to-be-transmitted data based on the quantity of times specified by the radio access network device, or a combination thereof.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to further perform operations comprising:

sending, by the first terminal device, first information to the radio access network device, wherein the first information is any one or more of the following:

information about link quality of the wireless direct communications interface, information about a load situation of the wireless direct communications interface, and information about a latency requirement of the to-be-transmitted data;

wherein one or more of the information about the transmission reliability requirement of the to-be-transmitted data or the first information are used by the radio access network device to generate the information about the transmission resource required for sending the to-be-transmitted data based on the quantity of times specified by the radio access network device.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

sending, by the first terminal device, a buffer report of the wireless direct communications interface to the radio access network device, and wherein the buffer report of the wireless direct communications interface carries one or more of the following information:

information about a transmission reliability requirement of the to-be-transmitted data, information about link quality of the wireless direct communications interface, the information about a load situation of the wireless direct communications interface, or information about a latency requirement of the to-be-transmitted data.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the first terminal device, downlink control information from the radio access network device, and wherein the downlink control information comprises the information about the transmission resource needed for sending the to-be-transmitted data based on the quantity of times specified by the radio access network device.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the information about transmission reliability requirement of the to-be-transmitted data is obtained by an access stratum entity of the first terminal device from an application layer entity of the first terminal device.

14. An apparatus of a radio access network device and comprising:

at least one processor, and a memory storing instructions for execution by the at least one processor;

wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the radio access network device and through a wireless communications interface, information that is about a transmission reliability requirement of to-be-transmitted data and that is from a first terminal device, wherein the to-be-transmitted data is to be sent by the first terminal device to a second terminal device through a wireless direct communications interface, wherein the wireless communications interface is between the first terminal device and the radio access network device, and wherein the wireless direct communications interface is between the first terminal device and the second terminal device; and

sending, by the radio access network device and to the first terminal device, transmission resource information required for sending the to-be-transmitted data on the wireless direct communications interface, wherein the transmission resource information comprises a quantity of times of transmitting the to-be-transmitted data on the wireless direct communications interface, or information about a transmission resource required for sending the to-be-transmitted data based on the quantity of times specified by the radio access network device, or a combination thereof.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the radio access network device, first information from the first terminal device, wherein the first information is one or more of the following: information about link quality of the wireless direct communications interface, information about a load situation of the wireless direct communications interface, or information about a latency requirement of the to-be-transmitted data; and

generating, by the radio access network device and based on one or more of the information about the transmission reliability requirement of the to-be-transmitted data or the first information, the information about the transmission resource required for sending the to-be-transmitted data based on the quantity of times specified by the radio access network device.

16. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the radio access network device, a buffer report of the wireless direct communications interface from the first terminal device, and wherein the buffer report of the wireless direct communications interface comprises one or more of the following:

the information about the transmission reliability requirement of the to-be-transmitted data, information about link quality of the wireless direct communications interface, information about a load situation of the wireless direct communications interface, or information about a latency requirement of the to-be-transmitted data.