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US 12,598,659 · App. 18/137,201 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Method for establishing connected state, terminal, core network function, and access network device

Inventors: Yizhong Zhang (Chang'an Dongguan, CN); Zhenhua Xie (Chang'an Dongguan, CN); Wen Wang (Chang'an Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W76/14H04W76/20
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Patent No.
US 12,598,659
App. No.
18/137,201
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application discloses a method for establishing a connected state, a terminal, a core network function, and an access network device. A method for establishing a connected state performed by a first terminal includes: receiving first information sent by a second terminal, where the first information includes at least one of: a second identifier, and network access information; and sending first indication information to a network side, where the first indication information includes at least one of: the second identifier, and a first identifier. The second identifier is used for indicating, to the network side, that the second terminal enters a connected state, and the first identifier is used for indicating, to the network side, that the first terminal enters a connected state.

Claims (28)

1 . A method for establishing a connected state, performed by a first terminal, the method comprising:

receiving first information sent by a second terminal, wherein the first information comprises a second identifier, or the first information comprises the second identifier and network access information; and

sending first indication information to a first core network function, wherein the first indication information comprises the second identifier, and a first identifier, wherein

the second identifier is used for indicating, to the first core network function, that the second terminal enters a connected state, and the first identifier is used for indicating, to the first core network function, that the first terminal enters a connected state.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first terminal sends, through the second terminal, the first indication information to the first core network function.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the network access information is obtained by the second terminal from a random access process.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the network access information comprises at least one of: synchronization information of an access network device; beam information of the access network device; contention resolution identifier; and radio resource control RRC configuration information.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first terminal receives the first information sent by the second terminal in a PC 5 connection establishment process of the first terminal and the second terminal.

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

sending, through the second terminal, a Msg3 to a network side; and

receiving, through the second terminal, a Msg4 from the network side.

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

receiving a Msg3 sent by the second terminal and forwarding the Msg3 to the to a network side; and

receiving a Msg4 from the network side and sending the Msg4 to the second terminal.

8 . A first terminal, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or an instruction stored in the memory and executable in the processor, wherein the program or instruction is executed by the processor to perform:

receiving first information sent by a second terminal, wherein the first information comprises a second identifier, or the first information comprises the second identifier and network access information; and

sending first indication information to a first core network function, wherein the first indication information comprises the second identifier, and a first identifier, wherein

the second identifier is used for indicating, to the first core network function, that the second terminal enters a connected state, and the first identifier is used for indicating, to the first core network function, that the first terminal enters a connected state.

9 . The first terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the first terminal sends, through the second terminal, the first indication information to the first core network function.

10 . The first terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the network access information is obtained by the second terminal from a random access process.

11 . The first terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the network access information comprises at least one of: synchronization information of an access network device; beam information of the access network device; contention resolution identifier; and radio resource control RRC configuration information.

12 . The first terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the first terminal receives the first information sent by the second terminal in a PC5 connection establishment process of the first terminal and the second terminal.

13 . The first terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the program or instruction is executed by the processor to perform:

sending, through the second terminal, a Msg3 to a network side; and

receiving, through the second terminal, a Msg4 from the network side.

14 . The first terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the program or instruction is executed by the processor to perform:

receiving a Msg3 sent by the second terminal and forwarding the Msg3 to the to a network side; and

receiving a Msg4 from the network side and sending the Msg4 to the second terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2023
From: ZHANG, YIZHONG; XIE, ZHENHUA; WANG, WEN
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011233721.9 · Nov 6, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021128191 · Nov 2, 2021
Related Publication 20230262794A1 · Aug 17, 2023
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