Granted Patent B2

US 12,328,623 · App. 17/439,079 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Inventors: Ye Zhou (Beijing, CN); Aijuan Liu (Beijing, CN); Ying Wang (Beijing, CN)

Assignee: Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co., Ltd.

H04W36/0027H04W36/0069H04W36/02H04W36/08

Abstract

Claims (47)

1. A method for data forwarding, applied to a first radio access network node and comprising:

sending, a first interface message requesting to modify a node, to a second radio access network node;

receiving a second interface message returned by the second radio access network node, wherein the second interface message comprises first radio resource control (RRC) configuration information and first data forwarding and distribution information, and the first data forwarding and distribution information indicates first data that needs data forwarding, and the first data is a user data flow which needs data forwarding under a condition that data forwarding is able to be performed; and

sending a third interface message carrying the first RRC configuration information and the first data forwarding and distribution information to a third radio access network node, and requesting the third radio access network node to receive the first data forwarded from the second radio access network node;

wherein the first interface message comprises a configuration inquiry instruction for requesting current RRC configuration of the second radio access network node.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second interface message further comprises a mapping relationship between the first data and a data radio bearer (DRB).

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the requesting the third radio access network node to receive the first data forwarded from the second radio access network node comprises:

requesting the third radio access network node to receive the first data forwarded from the second radio access network node at granularity of the DRB according to the mapping relationship between the first data and the DRB.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the requesting the third radio access network node to receive the first data forwarded from the second radio access network node comprises:

receiving a fourth interface message carrying forwarding address information returned by the third access network node;

sending the forwarding address information to the second radio access network node through a fifth interface message;

receiving the first data from the second radio access network node; and

forwarding the received first data to the third radio access network node.

5. A method for data forwarding, applied to a second radio access network node and comprising:

receiving a first interface message requesting to modify a node, sent by a first radio access network node;

sending a second interface message to the first radio access network node, wherein the second interface message comprises first radio resource control (RRC) configuration information and first data forwarding and distribution information, and the first data forwarding and distribution information indicates first data that needs data forwarding, and the first data is a user data flow which needs data forwarding under a condition that data forwarding is able to be performed; and

forwarding the first data from the second radio access network node to a radio access network node where a forwarding address is located;

wherein the first interface message comprises a configuration inquiry instruction for requesting current RRC configuration of the second radio access network node.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the second interface message further comprises a mapping relationship between the first data and a data radio bearer (DRB).

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the forwarding the first data from the second radio access network node to the radio access network node where the forwarding address is located comprises:

forwarding the first data from the second radio access network node to the radio access network node where the forwarding address is located at granularity of the DRB according to the mapping relationship between the first data and the DRB.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the forwarding the first data from the second radio access network node to the radio access network node where the forwarding address is located comprises:

receiving a fifth interface message containing forwarding address information sent by the first radio access network node; and

forwarding the first data from the second radio access network node to the radio access network node where the forwarding address is located according to the forwarding address information.

9. A device for data forwarding, wherein the device is a device where a first radio access network node is located and the device comprises: a processor and a memory, and the processor is configured to execute program codes stored in the memory to:

send a first interface message requesting to modify a node to a second radio access network node;

receive a second interface message returned by the second radio access network node, wherein the second interface message comprises first radio resource control (RRC) configuration information and first data forwarding and distribution information, and first data forwarding and distribution information indicates first data that needs data forwarding, and the first data is a user data flow which needs data forwarding under a condition that data forwarding is able to be performed; and

send a third interface message carrying the first RRC configuration information and the first data forwarding and distribution information to a third radio access network node, and request the third radio access network node to receive the first data forwarded from the second radio access network node;

wherein the first interface message comprises a configuration inquiry instruction for requesting current RRC configuration of the second radio access network node.

10. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the second interface message further comprises a mapping relationship between the first data and a data radio bearer (DRB).

11. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

request the third radio access network node to receive the first data forwarded from the second radio access network node at granularity of the DRB according to the mapping relationship between the first data and the DRB.

12. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a fourth interface message carrying forwarding address information returned by the third access network node;

send the forwarding address information to the second radio access network node through a fifth interface message;

receive the first data from the second radio access network node; and

forward the received first data to the third radio access network node.

13. A device for data forwarding, wherein the device is a device where a second radio access network node is located and the device comprises: a processor and a memory, and the processor is configured to execute program codes stored in the memory to:

receive a first interface message requesting to modify a node, sent by a first radio access network node;

send a second interface message to the first radio access network node, wherein the second interface message comprises first radio resource control (RRC) configuration information and first data forwarding and distribution information, and first data forwarding and distribution information indicates first data that needs data forwarding, and the first data is a user data flow which needs data forwarding under a condition that data forwarding is able to be performed; and forward the first data from the second radio access network node to a radio access network node where a forwarding address is located;

wherein the first interface message comprises a configuration inquiry instruction for requesting current RRC configuration of the second radio access network node.

14. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the second interface message further comprises a mapping relationship between the first data and a data radio bearer (DRB).

15. The device according to claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

forward the first data from the second radio access network node to the radio access network node where the forwarding address is located at granularity of the DRB according to the mapping relationship between the first data and the DRB.

16. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a fifth interface message containing forwarding address information sent by the first radio access network node; and

forward the first data from the second radio access network node to the radio access network node where the forwarding address is located according to the forwarding address information.

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