Communication method, apparatus, and device, space-based platform, and storage medium
The present disclosure relates to communication methods, apparatus, devices, space-based platforms, and storage medium. In one example method, a space-based platform establishes, based on a preset time rule, a communication connection with a machine type communications (MTC) device located in a first area. After the communication connection is established, the MTC device sends first information to the space-based platform, so that the space-based platform sends the first information to a communications device located in a second area.
1. A communication method, wherein the method comprises:
establishing, by a machine type communications (MTC) device, a communication connection with a space-based platform based on a preset time rule, wherein the preset time rule comprises a time interval at which the MTC device sends first information, wherein the preset time rule is known to both the MTC device and the space-based platform before the MTC device establishes the communication connection with the space-based platform, and wherein the MTC device is located in a first area and supports a massive machine type communications (mMTC) service; and
sending, by the MTC device, the first information to the space-based platform, wherein the space-based platform sends the first information to a communications device located in a second area.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, by the MTC device, second information from the space-based platform, wherein the second information is received by the space-based platform from the communications device.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the first area is located outside network coverage of the second area.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the space-based platform moves between the first area and the second area.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information comprises information received by the MTC device from at least one other MTC device.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first area includes a plurality of sub-areas, a plurality of space-based platforms including the space-based platform are disposed in the first area and correspond to the plurality of sub-areas, and each space-based platform is responsible for establishing communication connections with MTC devices in the corresponding sub-area.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the space-based platform includes a balloon disposed in the air in a relatively fixed position, and does not move between the first area and the second area.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the MTC device sends the first information at a same time interval.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the MTC device sends the first information at different time intervals.
10. A communication method, wherein the method comprises:
establishing, by a space-based platform, a communication connection with a machine type communications (MTC) device based on a preset time rule, wherein the preset time rule comprises a time interval at which the MTC device sends first information, wherein the preset time rule is known to both the MTC device and the space-based platform before the space-based platform establishes the communication connection with the MTC device, and wherein the MTC device is located in a first area and supports a massive machine type communications (mMTC) service;
receiving, by the space-based platform, the first information from the MTC device; and
sending, by the space-based platform, the first information to a communications device, wherein the communications device is located in a second area.
11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, by the space-based platform, second information from the communications device; and
sending, by the space-based platform, the second information to the MTC device.
12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein at least a part of the first area is located outside network coverage of the second area.
13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the space-based platform moves between the first area and the second area.
14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the space-based platform is any one of a balloon, a glider, an airship, and a helicopter.
15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises:
moving, by the space-based platform, to the first area based on the preset time rule.
16. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the space-based platform moves under control of a space-based platform control station.
17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein:
the sending, by the space-based platform, the first information to a communications device comprises:
sending, by the space-based platform, the first information to the space-based platform control station, wherein the space-based platform control station forwards the first information to the communications device; and
the receiving, by the space-based platform, second information from the communications device comprises:
receiving, by the space-based platform, the second information from the space-based platform control station, wherein the space-based platform control station stores the second information received from the communications device.
18. A machine type communications (MTC) apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
establishing a communication connection with a space-based platform based on a preset time rule, wherein the preset time rule comprises a time interval at which the MTC apparatus sends first information, wherein the preset time rule is known to both the MTC apparatus and the space-based platform before the MTC apparatus establishes the communication connection with the space-based platform, and wherein the apparatus is located in a first area and supports a massive machine type communications (mMTC) service; and
sending the first information to the space-based platform, wherein the space-based platform sends the first information to a communications device located in a second area.
19. The apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving second information from the space-based platform, wherein the second information is received by the space-based platform from the communications device.
20. The apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein at least a part of the first area is located outside network coverage of the second area.