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US 12,238,637 · App. 17/449,020 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Method and apparatus for access processing of user equipment, electronic device, and computer storage medium

Inventor: Yixue Lei (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
H04W48/04H04L43/0882H04W4/44H04W28/0838H04W28/0958H04W28/10H04W36/324
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Patent No.
US 12,238,637
App. No.
17/449,020
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for determining a network access level for a user equipment is provided. In the method, a residence parameter of the user equipment on a target edge computing node of a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) system is obtained. The target edge computing node is one of a plurality of network levels in the V2X system. The one of the plurality of network levels of the target edge computing node is determined as the network access level of the user equipment when the residence parameter meets an access condition of the target edge computing node, so that the user equipment is configured to access a core network of the V2X system through any edge computing node belonging to the determined network access level during movement of the user equipment.

Claims (37)

1. A method for determining a network access level for a user equipment, the method performed by the user equipment and comprising:

obtaining residence parameter information of the user equipment on a target edge computing node of a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) system including a plurality of network levels, the residence parameter information including a ratio of an estimated residence duration of the user equipment accessing the target edge computing node and a message transmission frequency of the user equipment; and

determining, by processing circuitry in the user equipment, one of the plurality of network levels that is a network level of the target edge computing node as a network access level of the user equipment when the ratio of the estimated residence duration and the message transmission frequency is within an access threshold range, the user equipment being configured to access a core network of the V2X system through an edge computing node belonging to the determined network access level during movement of the user equipment, wherein

the target edge computing node is one of a roadside unit (RSU) in the V2X system, a gateway node of a first network level in the V2X system configured to connect with a cluster of road side units, a gateway node at a second network level in the V2X system for connection to a cluster of gateway nodes at the first network level, and a core network node at a core network level in the V2X system.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the access threshold range is set for the network level of the target edge computing node.

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

obtaining load information of the network level of the target edge computing node; and

adjusting the access threshold range based on the load information.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the adjusting the access threshold range comprises:

reducing the access threshold range when a load amount indicated by the load information is greater than a load amount threshold.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the adjusting the access threshold range comprises:

increasing a starting value of the access threshold range when a load amount indicated by the load information is greater than a load amount threshold.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the estimated residence duration is obtained through statistics collection based on historical residence data reported by a plurality of user equipments after accessing the target edge computing node.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the message transmission frequency indicates one of a frequency of transmitting V2X messages by the user equipment, a frequency of receiving the V2X messages by the user equipment, a frequency of pushing the V2X messages by the target edge computing node, and a frequency of receiving the V2X messages by the target edge computing node.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the target edge computing node and other edge computing nodes associated with the target edge computing node communicate with each other through an X2 interface in the V2X system.

9. An apparatus in a user equipment, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

obtain residence parameter information of the user equipment on a target edge computing node of a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) system including a plurality of network levels, the residence parameter information including a ratio of an estimated residence duration of the user equipment accessing the target edge computing node and a message transmission frequency of the user equipment; and

determine one of the plurality of network levels that is a network level of the target edge computing node as a network access level of the user equipment when the ratio of the estimated residence duration and the message transmission frequency is within an access threshold range, the user equipment being configured to access a core network of the V2X system through an edge computing node belonging to the determined network access level during movement of the user equipment, wherein

the target edge computing node is one of a roadside unit (RSU) in the V2X system, a gateway node of a first network level in the V2X system configured to connect with a cluster of road side units, a gateway node at a second network level in the V2X system for connection to a cluster of gateway nodes at the first network level, and a core network node at a core network level in the V2X system.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein

the access threshold range is set for the network level of the target edge computing node.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

obtain load information of the network level of the target edge computing node; and

adjust the access threshold range based on the load information.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

reduce the access threshold range when a load amount indicated by the load information is greater than a load amount threshold.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

increase a starting value of the access threshold range when a load amount indicated by the load information is greater than a load amount threshold.

14. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the estimated residence duration is obtained through statistics collection based on historical residence data reported by a plurality of user equipments after accessing the target edge computing node.

15. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the message transmission frequency indicates one of a frequency of transmitting V2X messages by the user equipment, a frequency of receiving the V2X messages by the user equipment, a frequency of pushing the V2X messages by the target edge computing node, and a frequency of receiving the V2X messages by the target edge computing node.

16. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the target edge computing node and other edge computing nodes associated with the target edge computing node communicate with each other through an X2 interface in the V2X system.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing instructions which when executed by a processor of a user equipment cause the processor to perform:

obtaining residence parameter information of the user equipment on a target edge computing node of a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) system including a plurality of network levels, the residence parameter information including a ratio of an estimated residence duration of the user equipment accessing the target edge computing node and a message transmission frequency of the user equipment; and

determining one of the plurality of network levels as a network access level of the user equipment when the ratio of the estimated residence duration and the message transmission frequency is within an access threshold range, the user equipment being configured to access a core network of the V2X system through an edge computing node belonging to the determined network access level during movement of the user equipment, wherein

the target edge computing node is one of a roadside unit (RSU) in the V2X system, a gateway node of a first network level in the V2X system configured to connect with a cluster of road side units, a gateway node at a second network level in the V2X system for connection to a cluster of gateway nodes at the first network level, and a core network node at a core network level in the V2X system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2021
From: LEI, YIXUE
To: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 057631/0440 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910927871.0 · Sep 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020115485 · Sep 16, 2020
Related Publication 20220015014A1 · Jan 13, 2022
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