IP Library Granted Patent US 12,317,340
Granted Patent B2
US 12,317,340 · App. 17/886,526 · Granted May 27, 2025

Communication method and apparatus

Inventors: Xiaoying Xu (Shenzhen, CN); Qinghai Zeng (Shanghai, CN); Feng Han (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W76/12H04L1/0026H04W72/20H04W76/15H04L1/1812
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Patent No.
US 12,317,340
App. No.
17/886,526
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides communication methods and apparatuses. One example method includes that a second communication apparatus establishes at least one tunnel for a first radio bearer, where the at least one tunnel includes a first tunnel. The second communication apparatus sends a first message to a first communication apparatus, where the first message is carried in the first tunnel, the first message includes radio quality information of each of M logical channels, and the M logical channels are associated with the first radio bearer, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

Claims (68)

1. A communication method, wherein the method comprises:

establishing, by a communication apparatus, at least one tunnel for a first radio bearer, wherein the at least one tunnel comprises a first tunnel; and

sending, by the communication apparatus, a first message to another communication apparatus, wherein the first message is carried in the first tunnel, the first message comprises radio quality information of each of M logical channels, wherein the radio quality information of the M logical channels is sorted based on identifiers (IDs) of the M logical channels; and

the M logical channels are associated with the first radio bearer, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the radio quality information of each logical channel comprises at least one of the following:

average downlink channel quality indicator (CQI) information corresponding to each logical channel;

an average of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) failures corresponding to each logical channel;

an average of HARQ retransmissions corresponding to each logical channel;

a downlink radio quality index corresponding to each logical channel;

an uplink radio quality index corresponding to each logical channel; or

an average of clear channel assessment failures corresponding to each logical channel.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first message further comprises a power headroom report, and the power headroom report is obtained by the communication apparatus from a terminal device.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the M logical channels correspond to the first tunnel.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first message further comprises an identifier of each of the M logical channels.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first message further comprises first information of each of the M logical channels, the M logical channels comprise a first logical channel, and first information of the first logical channel indicates at least one of the following:

suggesting that uplink duplication transmission of the first logical channel be activated;

suggesting that downlink duplication transmission of the first logical channel be activated;

suggesting that the uplink duplication transmission of the first logical channel not be activated; or

suggesting that the downlink duplication transmission of the first logical channel not be activated.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the first message further comprises first indication information, and the first indication information indicates that the first message comprises the first information of each of the M logical channels.

8. A communication apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

one or more memories including computer instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the communication apparatus to perform operations comprising:

establishing at least one tunnel for a first radio bearer, wherein the at least one tunnel comprises a first tunnel; and

sending a first message to another communication apparatus, wherein the first message is carried in the first tunnel, the first message comprises radio quality information of each of M logical channels, and

the M logical channels are associated with the first radio bearer, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 1 .

9. The communication apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the radio quality information of each logical channel comprises at least one of the following:

average downlink channel quality indicator (CQI) information corresponding to each logical channel;

an average of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) failures corresponding to each logical channel;

an average of HARQ retransmissions corresponding to each logical channel;

a downlink radio quality index corresponding to each logical channel;

an uplink radio quality index corresponding to each logical channel; or

an average of clear channel assessment failures corresponding to each logical channel.

10. The communication apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the first message further comprises a power headroom report, and the power headroom report is obtained by the communication apparatus from a terminal device.

11. The communication apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

the M logical channels correspond to the first tunnel.

12. The communication apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

the first message further comprises an identifier of each of the M logical channels.

13. A first communication apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

one or more memories including computer instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the first communication apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first message from a second communication apparatus, wherein the first message comprises radio quality information of each of M logical channels, wherein the radio quality information of the M logical channels is sorted based on identifiers (IDs) of the M logical channels, and the M logical channels are associated with a first radio bearer, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 1; and

processing data transmission of the first radio bearer based on the first message.

14. The first communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the radio quality information of each logical channel comprises at least one of the following:

average downlink channel quality indicator (CQI) information corresponding to each logical channel;

an average of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) failures corresponding to each logical channel;

an average of HARQ retransmissions corresponding to each logical channel;

a downlink radio quality index corresponding to each logical channel;

an uplink radio quality index corresponding to each logical channel; or

an average of clear channel assessment failures corresponding to each logical channel.

15. The first communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the first message further comprises a power headroom report, and the power headroom report is obtained by the second communication apparatus from a terminal device.

16. The first communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein

the M logical channels correspond to a first tunnel of the first radio bearer, and the first message is carried in the first tunnel.

17. The first communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein

the first message further comprises an identifier of each of the M logical channels.

18. The first communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the first message further comprises first information of each of the M logical channels, the M logical channels comprise a first logical channel, and first information of the first logical channel indicates at least one of the following:

suggesting that uplink duplication transmission of the first logical channel be activated;

suggesting that downlink duplication transmission of the first logical channel be activated;

suggesting that the uplink duplication transmission of the first logical channel not be activated; or

suggesting that the downlink duplication transmission of the first logical channel not be activated.

19. The first communication apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the first message further comprises first indication information, and the first indication information indicates that the first message comprises the first information of each of the M logical channels.

20. The communication apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the first message further comprises first information of each of the M logical channels, the M logical channels comprise a first logical channel, and first information of the first logical channel indicates at least one of the following:

suggesting that uplink duplication transmission of the first logical channel be activated;

suggesting that downlink duplication transmission of the first logical channel be activated;

suggesting that the uplink duplication transmission of the first logical channel not be activated; or

suggesting that the downlink duplication transmission of the first logical channel not be activated.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2022
From: XU, XIAOYING; ZENG, QINGHAI; HAN, FENG
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061161/0770 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010091368.9 · Feb 13, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021072542 · Jan 18, 2021
Related Publication 20220394787A1 · Dec 8, 2022
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