Granted Patent B2

US 12,432,261 · App. 17/659,263 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Inventors: Dehui Jiang (Shenzhen, CN); Jian Liu (Dongguan, CN); Bin Meng (Shenzhen, CN); Hongxia Hao (Shenzhen, CN); Shisheng Wu (Nanjing, CN); Wei Cui (Dongguan, CN); Dong Wang (Dongguan, CN)

Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

H04L65/1016H04L65/1096H04M3/42017H04W28/26

Abstract

Claims (67)

1. A method, executed by a network device, the method comprising:

receiving a first call request message sent by an originating user equipment (UE), wherein the first call request message comprises indication information indicating that the originating UE supports a resource reservation procedure;

determining, according to first configuration information stored by the network device and the indication information, that for a call corresponding to the first call request message, a resource reservation procedure for first media is not supported and a resource reservation procedure for second media is supported, wherein the first media is call media to be transmitted between the originating UE and a terminating UE, and the second media is media to be played by a media server for the originating UE;

sending a second call request message to the media server based on the first call request message and the first configuration information stored by the network device, wherein the second call request message indicates that the resource reservation procedure for the first media is not supported and the resource reservation procedure for the second media is supported;

receiving a first update message from the media server, wherein the first update message comprises session description protocol (SDP) information of audio or video that is of the media server and that is for negotiation about the second media, and the first update message indicates that negotiation about the second media is performed through a resource reservation procedure;

forwarding the first update message to the originating UE; and

receiving a second response message from the originating UE that corresponds to the first update message, the second response message indicating that the originating UE has completed resource reservation for the second media.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the network device does not support the resource reservation procedure for the first media and supports the resource reservation procedure for the second media.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein that the second call request message indicates that the resource reservation procedure for first media is not supported and the resource reservation procedure for second media is supported comprises:

a first header field of the second call request message does not comprise a first field, the absence of the first field indicating that the resource reservation procedure for the first media is not supported, and the second call request message comprises second indication information indicating that the resource reservation procedure for the second media is supported.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein that the second call request message comprises the second indication information indicating that the resource reservation procedure for the second media is supported comprises:

the second call request message comprises a second field, and the second field indicates that a network supports the resource reservation procedure for the second media.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein that the first call request message comprises the indication information indicating that the originating UE supports the resource reservation procedure comprises:

a first header field of the first call request message comprises a first field indicating that the originating UE supports the resource reservation procedure; and

wherein sending the second call request message to the media server based on the first call request message and the first configuration information stored by the network device comprises:

deleting the first field in the first header field of the first call request message based on the first configuration information indicating that the network device does not support the resource reservation procedure for the first media and supports the resource reservation procedure for the second media, and inserting a second field indicating that a network supports the resource reservation procedure for the second media, to obtain the second call request message; and

sending the second call request message to the media server.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the network device is a proxy-call session control function (P-CSCF) device.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the resource reservation procedure for the second media comprises the media server and the originating UE reserving a matched bandwidth, an available frequency band, or a port.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the media server, the second call request message, wherein the second call request message further indicates the originating UE initiates a call to the terminating UE;

sending, by the media server, the first update message to the network device; and

receiving, by the media server, the second response message from the network device.

9. A system, comprising:

a media server; and

a network device;

wherein the network device is configured to:

receive a first call request message sent by an originating user equipment (UE), wherein the first call request message comprises indication information indicating that the originating UE supports a resource reservation procedure;

determine, according to first configuration information stored by the network device and the indication information, that for a call corresponding to the first call request message, a resource reservation procedure for first media is not supported and a resource reservation procedure for second media is supported, wherein the first media is call media to be transmitted between the originating UE and a terminating UE, and the second media is media to be played by a media server for the originating UE;

send a second call request message to the media server based on the first call request message and the first configuration information stored by the network device, wherein the second call request message indicates that the resource reservation procedure for the first media is not supported and the resource reservation procedure for the second media is supported;

receive a first update message from the media server, wherein the first update message comprises session description protocol (SDP) information of audio or video that is of the media server and that is for negotiation about the second media, and the first update message indicates that negotiation about the second media is performed through a resource reservation procedure;

forward the first update message to the originating UE; and

receive a second response message from the originating UE that corresponds to the first update message, the second response message indicating that the originating UE has completed resource reservation for the second media; and send the second response message to the media server; and

wherein the media server is configured to:

receive the second call request message, wherein the second call request message further indicates the originating UE initiates a call to the terminating UE; and

send the first update message to the network device; and

receive the second response message from the network device.

10. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the media server is further configured to:

forward the second call request message to the terminating UE; and

receive a first response message that corresponds to the second call request message and that is sent by the terminating UE, wherein the first response message indicates that negotiation about the first media is not performed through a resource reservation procedure.

11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the media server is further configured to:

send the first response message corresponding to the second call request message to the originating UE.

12. The system according to claim 9 , wherein that the second call request message indicates that the resource reservation procedure for first media is not supported and the resource reservation procedure for second media is supported comprises:

a first header field of the second call request message does not comprise a first field, the absence of the first header field indicating that the resource reservation procedure for the first media is not supported, and the second call request message comprises indication information indicating that the resource reservation procedure for the second media is supported.

13. The system according to claim 12 , wherein that the second call request message comprises indication information indicating that the resource reservation procedure for the second media is supported comprises:

the second call request message comprises a second field, and the second field indicates that a network supports the resource reservation procedure for the second media.

14. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the resource reservation procedure for the second media comprises the media server and the originating UE reserving a matched bandwidth, an available frequency band, or a port.

15. A network device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that are executable by the at least one processor, the instructions including instructions to:

receive a first call request message sent by an originating user equipment (UE), wherein the first call request message comprises indication information indicating that the originating UE supports a resource reservation procedure;

determine, according to first configuration information stored by the network device and the indication information, that for a call corresponding to the first call request message, a resource reservation procedure for first media is not supported and a resource reservation procedure for second media is supported, wherein the first media is call media to be transmitted between the originating UE and a terminating UE, and the second media is media to be played by a media server for the originating UE;

send a second call request message to a media server based on the first call request message and the first configuration information stored by the network device, wherein the second call request message indicates that the resource reservation procedure for the first media is not supported and the resource reservation procedure for the second media is supported;

receive a first update message sent by the media server, wherein the first update message comprises session description protocol (SDP) of audio or video that is of the media server and that is configured to be used for negotiation about the second media, and the first update message indicates that negotiation about the second media is performed through a resource reservation procedure;

forward the first update message to the originating UE; and

receive a response message from the originating UE that corresponds to the first update message, the response message indicating that the originating UE has completed resource reservation for the second media.

16. The network device according to claim 15 , wherein that the second call request message indicates that the resource reservation procedure for first media is not supported and the resource reservation procedure for second media is supported comprises:

a first header field of the second call request message does not comprise a first field, the absence of the first field indicating that the resource reservation procedure for the first media is not supported, and the second call request message comprises indication information indicating that the resource reservation procedure for the second media is supported.

17. The network device according to claim 16 , wherein that the second call request message comprises indication information indicating that the resource reservation procedure for the second media is supported comprises:

the second call request message comprises a second field, and the second field indicates that a network supports the resource reservation procedure for the second media.

18. The network device according to claim 15 , wherein that the first call request message comprises indication information indicating that the originating UE supports the resource reservation procedure comprises:

a first header field of the first call request message comprises a first field, the first field indicating that the originating UE supports the resource reservation procedure; and

sending the second call request message to the media server based on the first call request message comprises:

deleting the first field in the first header field of the first call request message based on the case in which the network device does not support the resource reservation procedure for the first media and supports the resource reservation procedure for the second media, and inserting a second field indicating that a network supports the resource reservation procedure for the second media, to obtain the second call request message; and

sending the second call request message to the media server.

19. The network device according to claim 15 , wherein the network device is a proxy-call session control function (P-CSCF) device.

20. The network device according to claim 15 , wherein the resource reservation procedure for the second media comprises the media server and the originating UE reserving a matched bandwidth, an available frequency band, or a port.

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