Granted Patent B2

US 12,531,760 · App. 18/464,916 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Inventors: Pengtao Zhao (Shenzhen, CN); Yan Li (Beijing, CN)

Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

H04L12/1886H04L12/189H04L12/4645H04L65/611

Abstract

Claims (57)

1 . A method, comprising:

obtaining subnet information of a first subnet corresponding to a first session;

receiving a data packet, wherein the data packet is a multicast packet or a broadcast packet;

determining, based on the subnet information of the first subnet, that the data packet corresponds to the first session in the first subnet; and

sending the data packet via the first session.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the subnet information of the first subnet, that the data packet corresponds to the first session in the first subnet comprises:

determining subnet information corresponding to a source Internet Protocol (IP) address in the data packet; and

when the subnet information of the first subnet that corresponds to the first session is the same as the subnet information corresponding to the source IP address, determining that the data packet corresponds to the first session.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining the subnet information of the first subnet corresponding to the first session comprises:

receiving a packet detection rule from a session management network element, wherein the packet detection rule comprises the subnet information of the first subnet.

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

receiving indication information from the session management network element;

detecting, based on the indication information, a data packet used for configuring IP information for the first session, wherein the data packet used for configuring IP information for the first session comprises IP information corresponding to the first session, and the first session is an EtherType session; and

sending the IP information to the session management network element, wherein the IP information is used to determine the subnet information of the first subnet.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the subnet information of the first subnet, that the data packet corresponds to the first session in the first subnet comprises:

obtaining, from the data packet, an identifier of a first virtual local area network (VLAN);

obtaining a VLAN set, wherein the VLAN set comprises one or more VLANs in the first subnet; and

when the first VLAN belongs to the VLAN set, determining that the data packet corresponds to the first session.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein obtaining the VLAN set comprises:

receiving a packet detection rule from a session management network element, wherein the packet detection rule comprises the VLAN set.

7 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

sending the subnet information of the first subnet to a user plane network element.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein sending the subnet information of the first subnet to the user plane network element comprises:

sending a packet detection rule to the user plane network element, wherein the packet detection rule comprises the subnet information of the first subnet.

9 . The method according to claim 7 further comprising:

sending indication information to the user plane network element, wherein the indication information indicates to detect a data packet used for configuring internet protocol (IP) information corresponding to the first session, and the first session is an EtherType session;

receiving, from the user plane network element, the IP information corresponding to the first session; and

determining the subnet information of the first subnet based on the IP information.

10 . A method, comprising:

obtaining subnet information of a first subnet corresponding to a first session; and

sending the subnet information of the first subnet to a user plane network element, wherein the subnet information is used to detect a data packet that matches the subnet information of the first subnet.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein sending the subnet information of the first subnet to the user plane network element comprises:

sending a packet detection rule to the user plane network element, wherein the packet detection rule comprises the subnet information of the first subnet.

12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein obtaining the subnet information of the first subnet corresponding to a first session comprises:

sending indication information to the user plane network element, wherein the indication information indicates to detect a data packet used for configuring internet protocol (IP) information corresponding to the first session, and the first session is an EtherType session;

receiving, from the user plane network element, the IP information corresponding to the first session; and

determining the subnet information of the first subnet based on the IP information.

13 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein obtaining the subnet information of the first subnet corresponding to the first session comprises:

receiving the subnet information of the first subnet from an authentication, authorization and accounting server.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

requesting the subnet information of the first subnet from the authentication, authorization and accounting server.

15 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein obtaining the subnet information of the first subnet corresponding to the first session comprises:

receiving the subnet information of the first subnet from a terminal.

16 . The method according to claim 10 further comprising:

receiving a data packet, wherein the data packet is a multicast packet or a broadcast packet;

determining, based on the subnet information of the first subnet, that the data packet corresponds to the first session in the first subnet; and

sending the data packet via the first session.

17 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein determining, based on the subnet information of the first subnet, that the data packet corresponds to the first session in the first subnet comprises:

determining subnet information corresponding to a source Internet Protocol (IP) address in the data packet; and

when the subnet information of the first subnet corresponding to the first session is the same as the subnet information corresponding to the source IP address, determining that the data packet corresponds to the first session.

18 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving a packet detection rule from a session management network element, wherein the packet detection rule comprises the subnet information of the first subnet.

19 . A method, comprising:

obtaining subnet information of a first subnet corresponding to a first session; and

sending the subnet information of the first subnet to a session management network element, wherein the subnet information is used to detect a data packet that matches the subnet information of the first subnet.

20 . The method according to claim 19 , wherein obtaining the subnet information of the first subnet corresponding to the first session comprises:

receiving the subnet information from an authentication, authorization and accounting server or a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server.

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