Granted Patent B2

US 12,659,820 · App. 18/330,415 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Inventors: Man Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Zhuang Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Yin Gao (Shenzhen, CN)

Assignee: ZTE Corporation

H04W36/0072H04W68/005H04W84/042

Abstract

Claims (98)

1 . A wireless communication method for use in a first wireless network node of a first network, the method comprising:

establishing, for at least one service, connections between a wireless terminal and a first core network of the first network and between the wireless terminal and a second core network of one of at least one second network, wherein the first network is one of a public land mobile network or a non-public network and the at least one second network is another one of the public land mobile network or the non-public network, transmitting, to the wireless terminal, a release message of releasing the wireless terminal to an inactive mode,

transmitting, to the wireless terminal, a paging message associated with a paging core network, wherein the paging core network comprises at least one of the first core network or the second core network,

transmitting, to the first core network, a notify message associated with a handover event of handing at least one handover connection in the connections to a second wireless network node of the second network,

wherein the release message is transmitted based on at least one of an indication of keeping the wireless terminal being released to the inactive mode, quality of service flow information of the at least one service, or at least one service type of the at least one service,

wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, from the wireless terminal, at least one measurement report indicating the handover event, and

wherein the at least one measurement report comprises at least one of: at least one QoE measurement result of the at least one service, an indication of at least one QoS requirement of the at least one service is unfulfilled, information of at least one QoS flow associated with at least one QoS requirement which is unfulfilled, or identifier information of the second wireless network node.

2 . The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the establishing, for the at least one service, the connections between the wireless terminal and the first core network of the first network and between the wireless terminal and the second core network of one of the at least one second network comprises at least one of:

transmitting, to the first core network, an initial message of requiring resources for the at least one service, or

receiving, from the first core network, a resource setup request message of establishing the connections between the wireless terminal and the first core network and between the wireless terminal and the second core network via the first wireless network node.

3 . The wireless communication method of claim 2 , wherein the initial message comprises at least one of:

an indication of keeping the wireless terminal being released to the inactive mode,

identifier information of the at least one second network selected by the wireless terminal, or

the at least one service.

4 . The wireless communication method of claim 2 , wherein the resource setup request message comprises at least one of:

an indication of keeping the wireless terminal being released to the inactive mode,

identifier information of the second network corresponding to the second core network,

the at least one service,

setup information for the connection between the wireless terminal and the first core network, or

setup information for the connection between the wireless terminal and the second core network.

5 . The wireless communication method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the paging core network, the paging message.

6 . The wireless communication method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting data on the connection between the wireless terminal and the paging core network,

wherein the connection between the wireless terminal and the paging core network is established after transmitting the paging message to the wireless terminal.

7 . The wireless communication method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the first core network, a request message indicating at least one handover of handing the at least one handover connection to the second wireless network node, and

transmitting, to the wireless terminal, a reconfiguration message of performing the at least one handover.

8 . The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the notify message comprises at least one of:

at least one quality of experience (QoE) measurement result of the at least one service,

an indication of at least one quality of service (QoS) requirement of the at least one service is unfulfilled,

information of at least one QoS flow associated with at least one QoS requirement which is unfulfilled, or

information associated with the at least one handover connection.

9 . The wireless communication method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the wireless terminal, a connection request message associated with the at least one service,

wherein the connection request message comprises at least one of:

information associated with the at least one second network selected by the wireless terminal, or

the at least one service.

10 . The wireless communication method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the wireless terminal, untrusted access information,

wherein the untrusted access information comprises at least one of:

an indication of whether the first wireless network node supports establishing the connection between the wireless terminal and the at least one second network,

identifier information of the at least one second network supported by the first wireless network node, or

at least one service type supported by the first wireless network node for establishing the connection between the wireless terminal and the at least one second network,

wherein transmitting, to the wireless terminal, the untrusted access information comprises:

transmitting, from a distributed unit of the first wireless network node to a centralized unit of the first wireless network node, the untrusted access information, and

transmitting, from the centralized unit to the distributed unit, encoded untrusted access information, and

broadcasting, by the distributed unit, the encoded untrusted access information, and

wherein the encoded untrusted access information is configured in at least one master information block and/or at least one system information block.

11 . A wireless communication method for a wireless terminal, the method comprising:

establishing, for at least one service, connections with a first core network of a first network and a second core network of one of at least one second network via a first wireless network node of the first network, wherein the first network is one of a public land mobile network or a non-public network and the at least one second network is another one of the public land mobile network or the non-public network,

receiving, from the first wireless network node, a release message of releasing the wireless terminal to an inactive mode,

receiving, from the first wireless network node, a paging message associated with a paging core network, wherein the paging core network comprises at least one of the first core network or the second core network,

wherein the release message is received based on at least one of an indication of keeping the wireless terminal being released to the inactive mode, quality of service flow information of the at least one service, or at least one service type of the at least one service,

receiving, from the first network node, a reconfiguration message of performing at least one handover of handing at least one handover connection in the connections between the wireless terminal and the first core network and between the wireless terminal and the second core network to a second wireless network node of the second network, and

transmitting, to the first wireless network node, at least one measurement report indicating a handover event associated with the at least one handover connection, and

wherein the at least one measurement report comprises at least one of:

at least one QoE measurement result of the at least one service,

an indication of at least one QoS requirement of the at least one service is unfulfilled,

information of at least one QoS flow associated with at least one QoS requirement which is unfulfilled, or

identifier information of the second wireless network node.

12 . The wireless communication method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, from the first wireless network node, untrusted access information associated with the at least one second network,

wherein the untrusted access information comprises at least one of:

an indication of whether the first wireless network node supports establishing at least one connection between the wireless terminal and the at least one second network,

identifier information of the at least one second network supported by the first wireless network node, or

at least one service type supported by the first wireless network node for establishing the at least one connection between the wireless terminal and the at least one second network.

13 . The wireless communication method of claim 11 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the first wireless network node, a connection request message associated with the at least one service,

wherein the connection request message comprises at least one of:

information associated with the at least one second network selected by the wireless terminal, or

the at least one service.

14 . The wireless communication method of claim 11 , further comprising:

communicating with the paging core network on the connection between the wireless terminal and the paging core network.

15 . The wireless communication method of claim 14 , wherein the connection between the wireless terminal and the paging core network is established after receiving the paging message from the first wireless network node.

16 . A first wireless network node of a first network, comprising:

a processor, configured to establish, for at least one service, connections between a wireless terminal and a first core network of the first network and between the wireless terminal and a second core network of one of the at least one second network, wherein the first network is one of a public land mobile network or a non-public network and the at least one second network is another one of the public land mobile network or the non-public network, and

a communication unit, configured to:

transmit, to the wireless terminal, a release message of releasing the wireless terminal to an inactive mode,

transmit, to the wireless terminal, a paging message associated with a paging core network, wherein the paging core network comprises at least one of the first core network or the second core network,

transmit, to the first core network, a notify message associated with a handover event associated with handing at least one handover connection in the connections to a second wireless network node of the second network,

wherein the release message is transmitted based on at least one of an indication of keeping the wireless terminal being released to the inactive mode, quality of service flow information of the at least one service, or at least one service type of the at least one service, and

receive, from the wireless terminal, at least one measurement report indicating the handover event, and

wherein the at least one measurement report comprises at least one of: at least one QoE measurement result of the at least one service, an indication of at least one QoS requirement of the at least one service is unfulfilled, information of at least one QoS flow associated with at least one QoS requirement which is unfulfilled, or identifier information of the second wireless network node.

17 . A wireless terminal, comprising:

a processor, configured to establish, for at least one service, connections with a first core network of a first network and a second core network of one of at least one second network via a first wireless network node of the first network, wherein the first network is one of a public land mobile network or a non-public network and the at least one second network is another one of the public land mobile network or the non-public network, and

a communication unit, configured to:

receive, from the first wireless network node, a release message of releasing the wireless terminal to an inactive mode,

receive, from the first wireless network node, a paging message associated with a paging core network, wherein the paging core network comprises at least one of the first core network or the second core network,

wherein the release message is received based on at least one of an indication of keeping the wireless terminal being released to the inactive mode, quality of service flow information of the at least one service, or at least one service type of the at least one service,

receive, from the first network node, a reconfiguration message of performing at least one handover of handing at least one handover connection in the connections between the wireless terminal and the first core network and between the wireless terminal and the second core network to a second wireless network node of the second network, and

transmit, to the first wireless network node, at least one measurement report indicating a handover event associated with the at least one handover connection, and

wherein the at least one measurement report comprises at least one of:

at least one QoE measurement result of the at least one service,

an indication of at least one QoS requirement of the at least one service is unfulfilled,

information of at least one QoS flow associated with at least one QoS requirement which is unfulfilled, or

identifier information of the second wireless network node.

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