WO2020140844A1 - 一种选择传输模式的方法及设备 - Google Patents
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- This application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular, to a method and device for selecting a transmission mode.
- the duplication function of the packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer is introduced.
- the duplication of the PDCP layer usually refers to copying the data packets carried by the radio into two identical packets (that is, duplicate packets), and then the two data packets are handed over to two different radio link controls (RLC)
- RLC radio link controls
- the entity transmits, and then transmits to the media access control (MAC) layer through different logical channels.
- MAC media access control
- the original data packet and the copied data packet transmitted to the MAC layer cannot be transmitted through the same MAC protocol data unit (packet data unit, PDU), because only different MAC PDUs are transmitted, and one of the MAC The loss of PDU will not affect the transmission of another MAC PDU, which is equivalent to double the reliability. Therefore, two data packets can be put into different MAC PDUs through different logical channels, and finally transmitted on different carriers.
- PDU packet data unit
- the PDCP layer repetition can be implemented in two forms, one is PDCP layer repetition based on dual connection (DC), and the other is PDCP layer repetition based on carrier aggregation (CA).
- DC dual connection
- CA carrier aggregation
- one terminal device communicates with two base stations at the same time. If a radio bearer is configured with the repeat function of DC-based PDCP, the PDCP layer will copy the data packets into two copies, and these two data packets will be Transmitted to two different RLC entities, transmitted to different MAC entities through different logical channels, and finally formed two MAC PDUs for transmission on different carriers.
- a terminal device Under the CA architecture, a terminal device is connected to a base station, and the same base station has more than one carrier serving the terminal device. Assuming that a radio bearer is configured with the repetition function of PDCP under the CA architecture, then the PDCP layer will copy the data packet into two copies, and these two data packets will be transmitted to two different RLC entities, while the MAC layer is in the group packet At this time, the two data packets are put into different MAC PDUs for grouping, and finally transmitted on different carriers.
- a radio bearer can only be configured with CA-based PDCP repetition or DC-based PDCP repetition, but due to the dynamic nature of wireless channel changes, existing CA-based PDCP repetition or DC-based PDCP repetition Repetitions may fail to meet the reliability requirements of certain services during certain periods.
- Embodiments of the present application provide a method and device for selecting a transmission mode, which are used to satisfy service reliability requirements as much as possible.
- a first method for selecting a transmission mode includes: determining first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate a changed transmission mode, and/or is used to indicate a changed transmission mode; Sending the first indication information to a terminal device, wherein the transmission mode includes one of a first mode, a second mode, a third mode, a fourth mode, or a fifth mode; the first mode is, through The PDCP layer copies the data packets into N data packets, and the N data packets are transmitted through N network devices connected to the terminal device, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2; the second mode is through PDCP The layer copies the data packet into F data packets, the F data packets are transmitted through a network device connected to the terminal device, and the F data packets are sent to the F through the logical channels of the terminal device For a network device, F is an integer greater than or equal to 2; the third mode is that a data packet is copied into F data packets through the PDCP layer, and the
- the method may be performed by a first communication device, such as a network device or a communication device capable of supporting the network device to achieve the functions required by the method, or, for example, a chip that can be provided in the network device.
- a first communication device such as a network device or a communication device capable of supporting the network device to achieve the functions required by the method, or, for example, a chip that can be provided in the network device.
- the network device is, for example, a base station.
- PDCP repetition may have multiple modes, and the selection of the transmission mode can be achieved by the first indication information
- the first indication information For example, in a case where the reliability of one repetitive mode of PDCP is not high, another transmission mode can be selected through the first indication information, so as to meet the reliability requirements of the service as much as possible and improve the transmission quality of the service.
- the first indication information is used to indicate the changed transmission mode and the changed transmission mode, including: the first indication information is used to indicate the changed transmission Mode, and indicates that the changed transmission mode is one of the first mode, the second mode, the third mode, the fourth mode, or the fifth mode.
- the first indication information may specifically indicate switching between the above five modes. For example, in a case where the reliability of one PDCP repeated mode is not high, the first indication information may be used to instruct the terminal device to switch to another mode.
- a variety of transmission modes so as to meet the reliability requirements of the business as much as possible, and improve the transmission quality of the business.
- the changed transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the second mode, and the first indication information further indicates the one A network device; or, the method further includes: sending second indication information to the terminal device, where the second indication information is used to indicate a first network device among network devices connected to the terminal device, the first The network device is the one network device.
- the terminal device sends a data packet to a network device, then it is necessary to determine which network device to send the data packet to.
- it may be indicated by the first indication information, or may also be indicated by the network device, for example, the network device configures when configuring the wireless bearer, for example, the network device configures the wireless bearer by sending configuration signaling to the terminal device, and the configuration signaling may carry the first
- the second indication information may indicate the first network device in the network device connected to the terminal device, then if the terminal device enters the second mode, it may transmit a data packet to the first network device.
- the first network device may be a main network device connected to the terminal device, or may be a secondary network device or other network devices. Instruct the network device to which the terminal device sends the data packet in the second mode through the first indication information or other manners, so that the terminal device can specify how the second mode should be implemented.
- the changed transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the fifth mode
- the first indication information also indicates the transmission mode Transmit the data packet to the second network device connected to the terminal device after the change, or instruct to adopt the split transmission mode after the transmission mode is changed
- the method further includes sending second indication information to the terminal device,
- the second indication information is used to indicate a first network device in the network devices connected to the terminal device; wherein, the split transmission mode is that the terminal device determines to connect to the terminal device according to a first data amount threshold The mode in which network devices transmit data packets.
- the terminal device does not need to send the data packet copied at the PDCP layer to the network device, but the terminal device may also need to send the data packet not copied at the PDCP layer to the network device, then the terminal device also needs to know to which network The device sends. For example, it may be indicated by the first indication information, or may also be indicated by the network device, for example, the network device configures when configuring the wireless bearer, for example, the network device configures the wireless bearer by sending configuration signaling to the terminal device, and the configuration signaling may carry the first Two indication information, the second indication information may indicate the first network device among the network devices connected to the terminal device, then if the terminal device enters the fifth mode, it may transmit a data packet to the first network device.
- the first network device may include one network device or multiple network devices.
- the first network device may include a main network device connected to the terminal device, or may also include a secondary network device or other network devices.
- the second network device may include the main network device connected to the terminal device, or may also include the auxiliary network device or other network devices. Instruct the network device to which the terminal device sends the data packet in the fifth mode through the first indication information or other manners, so that the terminal device can specify how the fifth mode should be implemented.
- the first indication information instructs to transmit a data packet to a second network device connected to the terminal device after the transmission mode is changed, and the first indication The information also indicates that the first logical channel or the first wireless link is used to control the RLC entity to transmit data packets to the second network device; or, the method further includes: sending second indication information to the terminal device, the first The second indication information is used to indicate a first logical channel or a first RLC entity, where the terminal device uses the first logical channel or the first RLC entity to transmit a data packet to the second network device.
- the terminal device corresponding to a network device may have multiple logical channels or multiple RLC entities.
- the terminal device may only need to pass a logical channel or a data channel because it transmits data packets that are not copied at the PDCP layer.
- the RLC entity can be transmitted to a network device.
- the network device configures when configuring the wireless bearer, for example, the network device configures the wireless bearer by sending configuration signaling to the terminal device, and the configuration signaling may be carried
- the second indication information may indicate that the terminal device corresponds to the first logical channel or the first RLC entity of the first network device, then if the terminal device enters the fifth mode, the first logical channel or the first RLC may be used
- the entity transmits the data packet to the first network device.
- the first logical channel may include one or more logical channels. The number of the first logical channel is the same as the number of network devices included in the first network device, and the same is true for the first RLC entity. Instructing which logical channels or RLC entities the terminal device uses in the fifth mode to send data packets to the corresponding network device through the first indication information or other manners, so that the terminal device can specify how the fifth mode should be implemented.
- the first indication information indicates that the split transmission mode is adopted after the transmission mode is changed, and the first indication information further indicates that the terminal device is A logical channel or an RLC entity used by each network device connected to the terminal device to transmit a data packet; or, the method further includes: sending second indication information to the terminal device, where the second indication information is used to Instruct the terminal device to use a logical channel or RLC entity when transmitting a data packet to each network device connected to the terminal device.
- the terminal device can determine which logical channels or RLC entities should be used according to the first indication information or the second indication information after selecting the network device according to the first data amount threshold.
- the network device sends a data packet.
- the first indication information is used to instruct to change the current transmission mode, the current transmission mode is the second mode, and the first The indication information is also used to instruct to use the second logical channel or the second RLC entity to transmit data packets to the one network device; or, the method further includes: sending second indication information to the terminal device, the second indication The information is used to indicate a second logical channel or a second RLC entity, where the terminal device uses the second logical channel or the second RLC entity to transmit a data packet to the one network device.
- the terminal device uses multiple logical channels or multiple RLC entities to send the data packet to the network device. If the second mode is exited, for example, the first indication information indicates switching from the second mode to another mode, in other modes, the terminal device may not need to send the data packet copied at the PDCP layer to the network device, for example, the first indication information Instruct to switch from the second mode to the fifth mode.
- the terminal device may only need to use a logical channel or an RLC entity to send data packets that are not copied at the PDCP layer to the network device, so the terminal device needs to be clear Which logical channel or RLC entity is used to send data packets to the network device. Then, it can be indicated by the first indication information or the second indication information, so that the terminal device can determine exactly which logical channel or RLC entity is used to send the data packet to the network device.
- the first indication information is used to instruct to change the current transmission mode, and the current transmission mode is the first mode, the first The indication information is also used to instruct to transmit a data packet to the third network device of the N network devices after the transmission mode is changed; or, the method further includes: sending second indication information to the terminal device, the first The second indication information is used to indicate that when the current transmission mode is not the first mode, the data packet is transmitted to the third network device among the N network devices.
- the terminal device sends data packets to N network devices, and if you switch from the first mode to another mode, the terminal device may not need to send data packets to N network devices in other modes, for example, it may only Data packets are sent to a part of the N network devices, so the terminal device needs to clarify to which network devices to send data packets after the transmission mode is changed. Therefore, it can be indicated by the first indication information or the second indication information.
- the third network device may include one network device or multiple network devices, and the third network device may include the main network device and/or the auxiliary network device of the terminal device, which is not specifically limited.
- a second method for selecting a transmission mode includes: receiving first indication information; determining a changed transmission mode according to the first indication information, and/or determining to change the transmission mode; the transmission The mode includes one of the first mode, the second mode, the third mode, the fourth mode, or the fifth mode; the first mode is that the data packet is copied into N data packets through the PDCP layer, and the N copies The data packet is transmitted through N network devices connected to the terminal device, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2; the second mode is that the data packet is copied into F data packets through the PDCP layer, and the F data The packet is transmitted through a network device connected to the terminal device, and the F data packets are sent to the one network device through F logical channels of the terminal device, where F is an integer greater than or equal to 2; The third mode is that a data packet is copied into F data packets through the PDCP layer, the F data packets are transmitted through a network device connected to the terminal device, and the F data data
- the method may be performed by a second communication device, such as a terminal device or a communication device capable of supporting the functions required by the method by the terminal device, or, for example, a chip that can be provided in the terminal device.
- a second communication device such as a terminal device or a communication device capable of supporting the functions required by the method by the terminal device, or, for example, a chip that can be provided in the terminal device.
- determining the changed transmission mode and changing the transmission mode according to the first indication information includes: determining to change the transmission mode according to the first indication information, And it is determined that the changed transmission mode is one of the first mode, the second mode, the third mode, the fourth mode, or the fifth mode.
- the changed transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the second mode
- the method further includes: according to the first The indication information determines the one network device; or, the method further includes: receiving second indication information, and determining the first network device among the network devices connected to the terminal device according to the second indication information, the first The network device is the one network device.
- the changed transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the fifth mode
- the method further includes: according to the first The instruction information determines to transmit the data packet to the second network device connected to the terminal device after the transmission mode is changed, or determines to use the split transmission mode after the transmission mode is changed; or, the method further includes: receiving second instruction information, Determine the first network device among the network devices connected to the terminal device according to the second instruction information; wherein, the split transmission mode is that the terminal device determines to connect to the terminal device according to a first data amount threshold The mode in which at least one network device transmits data packets.
- the method further includes: determining whether the amount of data to be transmitted is less than the first data amount threshold ; The amount of data to be transmitted is less than the first data amount threshold, to transmit data packets to a network device, or, the amount of data to be transmitted is greater than or equal to the first data amount threshold, to multiple network devices Transmit data packets.
- the terminal device can choose to send data packets to one or more network devices according to the first data amount threshold. For example, if the terminal device has a small amount of data to be transmitted, only one network device needs to send data It is sufficient to reduce the interaction between the terminal device and the network device, and also reduce the burden on more network devices. If the terminal device has a large amount of data to be transmitted, the terminal device can send data packets to multiple network devices, so that The data packets of the terminal equipment can be transmitted as timely as possible.
- the method further includes: determining to use the first logical channel and/or the first RLC entity to transmit a data packet to the second network device according to the first indication information; or, the method further includes: receiving second indication information, according to the The second indication information determines the first logical channel or the first RLC entity, and the terminal device uses the first logical channel or the first RLC entity to transmit a data packet to the second network device.
- the first indication information indicates that the split transmission mode is adopted after the transmission mode is changed
- the method further includes: determining according to the first indication information A logical channel or RLC entity used by the terminal device when transmitting a data packet to each network device connected to the terminal device; or, the method further includes: receiving second indication information, and according to the second indication information Determine the logical channel or RLC entity used by the terminal device when transmitting a data packet to each network device connected to the terminal device.
- the method further includes : Determining to use the second logical channel or the second RLC entity to transmit a data packet to the one network device according to the first indication information; or, the method further includes: receiving second indication information, and according to the second indication information A second logical channel or a second RLC entity is determined, wherein the terminal device uses the second logical channel or the second RLC entity to transmit a data packet to the one network device.
- the method further includes : Determining to transmit a data packet to a third network device among the N network devices after the transmission mode is changed according to the first indication information; or, the method further includes: receiving second indication information, according to the second The instruction information determines that when the current transmission mode is not the first mode, the data packet is transmitted to the third network device of the N network devices.
- a first communication device is provided.
- the communication device is the first communication device described above.
- the communication device is used to execute the method in the first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.
- the communication device may include a module for performing the method in the first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect, for example, including a processing module and a transceiver module that are coupled to each other.
- the communication device is a communication device.
- the communication device is a network device. among them,
- a processing module configured to determine first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate a changed transmission mode, and/or used to indicate a changed transmission mode;
- a transceiver module configured to send the first indication information to a terminal device, wherein the transmission mode includes one of a first mode, a second mode, a third mode, a fourth mode, or a fifth mode;
- the data packet is copied into N data packets through the PDCP layer, and the N data packets are transmitted through N network devices connected to the terminal device, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2;
- the second mode is that the data packet is copied into F data packets through the PDCP layer, the F data packets are transmitted through a network device connected to the terminal device, and the F data packets pass through the terminal F logical channels of the device are sent to the one network device, where F is an integer greater than or equal to 2;
- the third mode is that a data packet is copied into F data packets through the PDCP layer, the F data packets are transmitted through a network device connected to the terminal device, and the F data packets pass through the terminal F logical channels of the device are sent to the one network device, and another data packet is copied into K data packets through the PDCP layer, the K data packets are transmitted through another network device, and the K data The packet is sent to the other network device through K logical channels of the terminal device, and F and K are both integers greater than or equal to 2;
- the fourth mode is that the data packet is copied into M data packets through the PDCP layer, and the M data packets are transmitted through H network devices connected to the terminal device, each of the H network devices The network device transmits at least one of the M data packets, M and H are both integers greater than or equal to 2, and H is less than M;
- the fifth mode is that the data packet is not copied through the PDCP layer, and the data packet is transmitted to the network device connected to the terminal device.
- the first indication information is used to indicate the changed transmission mode and change the transmission mode, including: the first indication information is used to indicate the changed transmission Mode, and indicates that the changed transmission mode is one of the first mode, the second mode, the third mode, the fourth mode, or the fifth mode.
- the changed transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the second mode, and the first indication information further indicates the one A network device; or, the transceiver module is further configured to send second indication information to the terminal device, where the second indication information is used to indicate a first network device among network devices connected to the terminal device, the The first network device is the one network device.
- the changed transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the fifth mode
- the first indication information also indicates the transmission mode Transmit the data packet to the second network device connected to the terminal device after the change, or instruct to adopt the split transmission mode after the transmission mode is changed
- the transceiver module is further configured to send the second indication information to the terminal device ,
- the second indication information is used to indicate a first network device among network devices connected to the terminal device;
- the split transmission mode is a mode in which the terminal device determines to transmit data packets to at least one network device connected to the terminal device according to the first data amount threshold.
- the first indication information instructs to transmit a data packet to a second network device connected to the terminal device after the transmission mode is changed, and the first indication The information also indicates that the first logical channel or the first wireless link is used to control the RLC entity to transmit data packets to the second network device; or, the transceiver module is further configured to send second indication information to the terminal device.
- the second indication information is used to indicate a first logical channel or a first RLC entity, wherein the terminal device uses the first logical channel or the first RLC entity to transmit a data packet to the second network device.
- the first indication information indicates that the split transmission mode is adopted after the transmission mode is changed, and the first indication information further indicates that the terminal device is A logical channel or an RLC entity used by each network device connected to the terminal device to transmit a data packet; or, the transceiver module is further configured to send second indication information to the terminal device, the second indication information It is used to indicate the logical channel or RLC entity used by the terminal device when transmitting a data packet to each network device connected to the terminal device.
- the first indication information is used to instruct to change the current transmission mode, the current transmission mode is the second mode, and the first The indication information is also used to instruct to use the second logical channel or the second RLC entity to transmit data packets to the one network device; or, the transceiver module is also used to send second indication information to the terminal device, the first The second indication information is used to indicate a second logical channel or a second RLC entity, where the terminal device uses the second logical channel or the second RLC entity to transmit a data packet to the one network device.
- the first indication information is used to instruct to change the current transmission mode, the current transmission mode is the first mode, and the first The indication information is also used to instruct to transmit a data packet to the third network device among the N network devices after the transmission mode is changed; or, the transceiver module is also used to send second indication information to the terminal device.
- the second indication information is used to indicate that when the current transmission mode is not the first mode, a data packet is transmitted to a third network device among the N network devices.
- a second communication device is provided.
- the communication device is, for example, the aforementioned second communication device.
- the communication device is used to execute the method in the second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.
- the communication device may include a module for performing the method in the second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect, for example, including a processing module and a transceiver module that are coupled to each other.
- the communication device is a communication device.
- the communication device is a terminal device. among them,
- the transceiver module is used to receive the first indication information
- the processing module is configured to determine the changed transmission mode according to the first instruction information, and/or determine to change the transmission mode; the transmission mode includes the first mode, the second mode, the third mode, the fourth mode, or the first One of five modes;
- the data packet is copied into N data packets through the PDCP layer of the packet data aggregation protocol, and the N data packets are transmitted through N network devices connected to the terminal device, where N is greater than or equal to 2.
- N is greater than or equal to 2.
- the second mode is that the data packet is copied into F data packets through the PDCP layer, the F data packets are transmitted through a network device connected to the terminal device, and the F data packets pass through the terminal F logical channels of the device are sent to the one network device, where F is an integer greater than or equal to 2;
- the third mode is that a data packet is copied into F data packets through the PDCP layer, the F data packets are transmitted through a network device connected to the terminal device, and the F data packets pass through the terminal F logical channels of the device are sent to the one network device, and another data packet is copied into K data packets through the PDCP layer, the K data packets are transmitted through another network device, and the K data The packet is sent to the other network device through K logical channels of the terminal device, and F and K are both integers greater than or equal to 2;
- the fourth mode is that the data packet is copied into M data packets through the PDCP layer, and the M data packets are transmitted through H network devices connected to the terminal device, each of the H network devices The network device transmits at least one of the M data packets, M and H are both integers greater than or equal to 2, and H is less than M;
- the fifth mode is that the data packet is not copied through the PDCP layer, and the data packet is transmitted to the network device connected to the terminal device.
- the processing module is configured to determine the changed transmission mode and change the transmission mode according to the first indication information in the following manner: according to the first The instruction information determines to change the transmission mode, and determines that the changed transmission mode is one of the first mode, the second mode, the third mode, the fourth mode, or the fifth mode.
- the changed transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the second mode
- the processing module is further configured to:
- the first indication information determines the one network device; or, the transceiver module is further configured to receive second indication information, and determine the first network device among the network devices connected to the terminal device according to the second indication information ,
- the first network device is the one network device.
- the changed transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the fifth mode
- the processing module is further configured to:
- the first instruction information determines to transmit a data packet to the second network device connected to the terminal device after the transmission mode is changed, or determines to use the split transmission mode after the transmission mode is changed; or, the transceiver module is also used to receive Second indication information, determining the first network device in the network devices connected to the terminal device according to the second indication information; wherein, the split transmission mode is that the terminal device determines the direction of the network device according to the first data amount threshold The mode in which at least one network device connected to the terminal device transmits a data packet.
- the processing module is further configured to determine whether the amount of data to be transmitted is less than the after determining that the split transmission mode is adopted after the transmission mode is changed A first data volume threshold; the transceiver module is also used to transmit data packets to a network device when the data volume to be transmitted is less than the first data volume threshold, or the data volume to be transmitted is greater than or equal to The first data amount threshold transmits data packets to multiple network devices.
- the processing module determines to transmit the data packet to the second network device connected to the terminal device after the transmission mode is changed according to the first indication information
- the processing module is further configured to: determine to use the first logical channel and/or the first RLC entity to transmit a data packet to the second network device according to the first indication information; or, the transceiver module is also used to Receiving second indication information, determining a first logical channel or a first RLC entity according to the second indication information, the terminal device uses the first logical channel or the first RLC entity to transmit a data packet to the second network device .
- the first indication information indicates that the split transmission mode is adopted after the transmission mode is changed
- the processing module is further configured to respond to the first indication
- the information determines the logical channel or RLC entity used by the terminal device when transmitting a data packet to each network device connected to the terminal device; or, the transceiver module is further used to receive second indication information according to the The second indication information determines the logical channel or RLC entity used by the terminal device when transmitting a data packet to each network device connected to the terminal device.
- the processing module determines to change the current transmission mode according to the first indication information, and the current transmission mode is the second mode.
- the processing module is also used to: determine to use the second logical channel or the second radio link to control the RLC entity to transmit data packets to the one network device according to the first indication information; or, the transceiver module is also used to Receiving second indication information, and determining a second logical channel or a second RLC entity according to the second indication information, wherein the terminal device uses the second logical channel or the second RLC entity to the one network device Transmit data packets.
- the processing module determines to change the current transmission mode according to the first indication information, and the current transmission mode is the first mode.
- the processing module is further configured to: according to the first instruction information, determine to transmit a data packet to a third network device among the N network devices after the transmission mode is changed; or, the transceiver module is further configured to receive the first Two indication information, according to the second indication information, it is determined that when the current transmission mode is not the first mode, the data packet is transmitted to the third network device of the N network devices.
- a third communication device is provided.
- the communication device is, for example, the aforementioned first communication device.
- the communication device includes a processor and a transceiver for implementing the method described in the first aspect or various possible designs of the first aspect.
- the communication device is a chip provided in a communication device.
- the communication device is a network device.
- the transceiver is implemented by, for example, an antenna, a feeder, and a codec in the communication device, or, if the communication device is a chip provided in the communication device, the transceiver is, for example, a communication interface in the chip, and the communication interface It is connected with the radio frequency transceiver component in the communication device to realize the transmission and reception of information through the radio frequency transceiver component.
- a fourth communication device is provided.
- the communication device is, for example, the aforementioned second communication device.
- the communication device includes a processor and a transceiver for implementing the method described in the second aspect or various possible designs of the second aspect.
- the communication device is a chip provided in a communication device.
- the communication device is a terminal device.
- the transceiver is realized by, for example, an antenna and a codec in a communication device, or, if the communication device is a chip provided in the communication device, the transceiver is, for example, a communication interface in the chip, and the communication interface communicates with the communication
- the RF transceiver component in the device is connected to realize the sending and receiving of information through the RF transceiver component.
- a fifth communication device is provided.
- the communication device may be the first communication device in the above method design.
- the communication device is a chip provided in a network device.
- the communication device includes: a memory for storing computer executable program code; and a processor coupled with the memory.
- the program code stored in the memory includes instructions, and when the processor executes the instructions, the fifth communication device is caused to perform the method in the first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.
- the fifth communication device may further include a communication interface, which may be a transceiver in the network device, for example, through the antenna, feeder, and codec in the communication device, or, if the fifth communication
- the device is a chip provided in a network device, and the communication interface may be an input/output interface of the chip, such as input/output pins.
- a sixth communication device is provided.
- the communication device may be the second communication device in the above method design.
- the communication device is a chip provided in a terminal device.
- the communication device includes: a memory for storing computer executable program code; and a processor coupled with the memory.
- the program code stored in the memory includes instructions, and when the processor executes the instructions, the sixth communication device is caused to perform the method in the second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.
- the sixth communication device may further include a communication interface, and the communication interface may be a transceiver in the terminal device, for example, implemented through an antenna and a codec in the communication device, or, if the sixth communication device is A chip provided in a terminal device, the communication interface may be an input/output interface of the chip, such as input/output pins.
- a communication system may include the first communication device according to the third aspect, the third communication device according to the fifth aspect, or the fifth communication device according to the seventh aspect And the second communication device according to the fourth aspect, the fourth communication device according to the sixth aspect, or the sixth communication device according to the eighth aspect.
- a computer storage medium having instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium, which when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform the first aspect or any one of the possible designs of the first aspect The method.
- a computer storage medium in which instructions are stored in a computer-readable storage medium, which when executed on a computer, causes the computer to execute the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect The method described in.
- a computer program product containing instructions, the computer program product storing instructions, which when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform the first aspect or any one of the first aspect The method described in the design.
- a computer program product containing instructions, where the computer program product stores instructions that, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the second aspect or any one of the second aspect The method described in the design.
- the selection of the transmission mode can be achieved through the first indication information, for example, in the case where the reliability of a repeated PDCP mode is not high, the first indication information can be used to Choose another transmission mode to meet the reliability requirements of the business and improve the transmission quality of the business.
- Figure 1 shows the network architecture involved in the repetition process of the PDCP layer in the DC scenario
- Figure 2 shows the network architecture involved in the repetition process of the PDCP layer in the CA scenario
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for selecting a transmission mode provided by an embodiment of this application.
- FIG. 5 is an architectural diagram of a terminal device in an embodiment of this application.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a first network device provided by an embodiment of this application.
- FIG. 7 is another schematic block diagram of the first network device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of a first terminal device provided by an embodiment of this application.
- FIG. 9 is another schematic block diagram of a first terminal device provided by an embodiment of this application.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of this application.
- FIG. 11 is another schematic block diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of this application.
- FIG. 12 is yet another schematic block diagram of the communication device provided by the embodiment of the present application.
- Terminal devices including devices that provide voice and/or data connectivity to users, for example, may include handheld devices with wireless connection capabilities, or processing devices connected to wireless modems.
- the terminal device can communicate with the core network via a radio access network (RAN) and exchange voice and/or data with the RAN.
- the terminal equipment may include user equipment (UE), wireless terminal equipment, mobile terminal equipment, subscriber unit (subscriber unit), subscriber station (subscriber station), mobile station (mobile station), remote station (remote) station, Access point (access point, AP), remote terminal (remote terminal), access terminal (access terminal), user terminal (user terminal), user agent (user agent), or user equipment (user device), etc.
- a mobile phone or referred to as a "cellular" phone
- a computer with a mobile terminal device, a portable, pocket-sized, handheld, built-in computer, or vehicle-mounted mobile device.
- PCS personal communication service
- SIP session initiation protocol
- WLL wireless local loop
- PDA personal digital assistants
- restricted devices such as devices with low power consumption, devices with limited storage capacity, or devices with limited computing power. Examples include bar code, radio frequency identification (RFID), sensors, global positioning system (GPS), laser scanners and other information sensing equipment.
- RFID radio frequency identification
- GPS global positioning system
- laser scanners and other information sensing equipment.
- the terminal device may also be a wearable device.
- Wearable devices can also be referred to as wearable smart devices or smart wearable devices, etc. It is a general term for using wearable technology to intelligently design everyday wear and develop wearable devices, such as glasses, gloves, watches, clothing and shoes Wait.
- a wearable device is a portable device that is worn directly on the body or integrated into the user's clothes or accessories. Wearable devices are not only a hardware device, but also achieve powerful functions through software support, data interaction, and cloud interaction.
- Generalized wearable smart devices include full-featured, large-sized, complete or partial functions that do not depend on smart phones, such as smart watches or smart glasses, and only focus on a certain type of application functions, and need to cooperate with other devices such as smart phones Use, such as various types of smart bracelets, smart helmets, smart jewelry, etc. for sign monitoring.
- Network equipment for example, includes access network (AN) equipment.
- An access network device such as a base station (for example, an access point) may refer to a device that communicates with a wireless terminal device through one or more cells on an air interface in an access network.
- the network device can be used to convert received air frames and Internet Protocol (IP) packets to each other as a router between the terminal device and the rest of the access network, where the rest of the access network can include an IP network.
- IP Internet Protocol
- Network equipment can also coordinate attribute management of the air interface.
- the network equipment may include an evolved base station (NodeB or eNB or e-NodeB, evolutional Node B) in a long term evolution (LTE) system or an evolved LTE system (LTE-Advanced, LTE-A), or It may also include the fifth generation mobile communication technology (the fifth generation, 5G) new radio (NR) system, the next generation node B (next generation node B, gNB), or it may also include a cloud access network (cloud The centralized unit (CU) and distributed unit (DU) in the radio access network (CloudRAN) system are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.
- NodeB or eNB or e-NodeB, evolutional Node B in a long term evolution (LTE) system or an evolved LTE system (LTE-Advanced, LTE-A), or It may also include the fifth generation mobile communication technology (the fifth generation, 5G) new radio (NR) system, the next generation node B (next generation node B, gNB), or it may also include
- Dual connectivity that is, the terminal device connects two base stations simultaneously.
- the two base stations connected by the terminal equipment may be base stations under the same wireless access technology, for example, both are base stations in the LTE system or both are base stations in the NR system, or the two base stations connected by the terminal equipment may also be different wireless connections.
- Base stations under the technology for example, one is a base station in the LTE system, and the other is a base station in the NR system.
- CA Carrier aggregation
- CC component carriers
- the duplication of the packet data convergence protocol (packet data convergence protocol, PDCP) layer means that the PDCP entity copies the data packets into multiple copies and submits them to different RLC entities, respectively, and then transmits them from the RLC layer to the MAC layer through logical channels.
- packet data convergence protocol packet data convergence protocol
- At least one refers to one or more, and “multiple” refers to two or more.
- the character “/” generally indicates that the related object is a “or” relationship.
- “At least one of the following” or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single items or plural items.
- At least one item (a) in a, b, or c can represent: a, b, c, ab, ac, bc, or abc, where a, b, c can be a single or multiple .
- the embodiments of this application refer to ordinal numbers such as "first” and "second" to distinguish between multiple objects, and are not used to limit the order, timing, priority, or Importance.
- the first instruction information and the second instruction information are only for distinguishing different instruction information, and do not indicate the difference in priority, transmission order, or importance of the two kinds of instruction information.
- the duplication of the PDCP layer usually refers to copying the data packets carried by the radio into multiple identical packets (that is, duplicate packets) at the PDCP layer, or multiple copies, and then the multiple data packets are separately delivered to multiple different
- the RLC entity transmits, and then transmits to the MAC layer through different logical channels.
- the logical channel is the channel from the RLC layer to the MAC layer.
- the retransmission generally refers to retransmission (retransmission), and the repeated transmission in the embodiments of the present application is not retransmission.
- Retransmission refers to retransmission after the same data packet fails to be sent, or multiple consecutive transmissions of the same data packet, and repeated transmission is to copy one data packet to two data packets and put them on two logical channels respectively for transmission
- “repeat” can also be understood as “copy”.
- the original packets and duplicate packets transmitted to the MAC layer cannot be transmitted through the same MAC PDU, because only if they are transmitted through different MAC PDUs, the loss of one PDU will not affect the transmission of another PDU.
- the reliability has doubled.
- the following describes how to implement PDCP duplication under the DC architecture and PDCP duplication under the CA architecture.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture involved in implementing a repeating process of a PDCP layer in a DC scenario.
- the DC scenario involves the primary base station and the secondary base station.
- the network architecture of the primary base station and the secondary base station for a wireless bearer is shown in FIG. 1, and the network architecture of the terminal device for the wireless bearer includes the one shown in FIG. 1.
- the network architecture of the primary base station and the network architecture of the secondary base station, that is, the terminal device includes one PDCP entity, two RLC entities, and two MAC entities for the radio bearer.
- FIG. 1 is only an exemplary framework, and each component in the figure is not an indispensable component of this embodiment.
- the security module may be omitted.
- a terminal device is connected to two base stations at the same time, that is, the primary base station and the secondary base station.
- the repeat function of the PDCP layer is configured for a radio bearer, then the two data packets copied at the PDCP layer will be transmitted It is given to two different RLC entities and transmitted to different MAC entities through different logical channels, and finally two MAC PDUs are formed to be transmitted on different carriers.
- This process is the same for both the base station and the terminal equipment. The difference is that for the base station, the PDCP entity in the primary base station or the secondary base station transmits the copied two data packets to two different RLC entities.
- the two RLC entities are respectively located in the primary base station and the secondary base station.
- the RLC entity in the primary base station transmits the received data packet to the MAC entity in the primary base station, and the RCL entity in the secondary base station transmits the received data packet to the secondary base station.
- MAC entities in the base station these two MAC entities will transmit data packets through their respective carriers.
- two RCL entities and two MAC entities are located in the terminal device, and other processes are the same.
- Fig. 2 for the network architecture involved in the repetition process of the PDCP layer in the CA scenario.
- the terminal device is connected to a base station, and the network architecture of the base station and the terminal device for a wireless bearer is shown in FIG. 2, that is, the base station and the terminal device for the wireless bearer include a PDCP entity and two RLC entity and two MAC entities.
- the security, replication, slicing, ARQ, multiplexing, HARQ, and ROHC in FIG. 2 all represent functions of the PDCP entity, RLC entity, or MAC entity.
- a terminal device is connected to a base station, and the same base station has more than one carrier serving the terminal device.
- a radio bearer is configured with the repetition function of the PDCP layer
- the two data packets copied at the PDCP layer will be transmitted to two different RLC entities, and these two RLC entities will be transmitted to the same through different logical channels.
- a MAC entity At this time, since the two data packets are transmitted to the same MAC entity, the MAC entity will put the two data packets into a MAC PDU for transmission. Therefore, in order to make the two data packets be transmitted through the two MAC PDUs separately, You can configure a parameter for the logical channel, for example, called parameter A.
- the value of parameter A is used to indicate different carriers, so as to ensure that these two data packets can eventually form two MAC PDUs to be transmitted on different carriers.
- a parameter A is configured for a logical channel, it means that the data in the RLC entity corresponding to the logical channel can only be transmitted on the carrier indicated by the parameter A.
- the parameter A configured for two logical channels that overlap each other indicates different carriers, then the two data packets that are mutually repeated eventually will be transmitted on different carriers, which can ensure reliability.
- a radio bearer can only be configured with the repetition of PDCP under the CA architecture or the repetition of PDCP under the DC architecture, and the repetition of the PDCP under the CA architecture can only be configured with two legs at most.
- the data packets copied in the PDCP layer that is, at most two logical channels are configured to transmit the data packets copied in the PDCP layer.
- the duplication of PDCP under the existing CA architecture or the duplication of PDCP under the DC architecture may fail to meet the reliability requirements of certain services. For example, assuming that a radio bearer is configured with repetition of PDCP under the CA architecture, if the quality of all carriers communicating with the base station is very poor, the transmission reliability of the data packet copied at the PDCP layer cannot be guaranteed Or, assuming that a certain radio bearer is configured with repetition of PDCP under the DC architecture, if the quality of all carriers communicating with one of the two base stations is very poor, it is also impossible to guarantee replication at the PDCP layer The transmission reliability of the data packets.
- the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application are provided.
- there may be multiple transmission modes when transmitting the data packet copied at the PDCP layer that is, PDCP repetition may have multiple modes, and the selection of the transmission mode can be achieved by the first indication information
- the first indication information For example, in a case where the reliability of one repetitive mode of PDCP is not high, another transmission mode can be selected through the first indication information, so as to meet the reliability requirements of the service as much as possible and improve the transmission quality of the service.
- FIG. 3 is an application scenario of an embodiment of the present application.
- 3 includes two network devices and one terminal device. These two network devices are network device 1 and network device 2, respectively.
- Network device 1 is, for example, the primary network device of the terminal device, and network device 2 is the secondary network of the terminal device.
- the device, or the network device 1 is a secondary network device of the terminal device, and the network device 2 is the main network device of the terminal device.
- the main network device is the master base station (master gNB)
- the auxiliary network device is the secondary base station (secondary gNB).
- the network device 1 works in an evolved universal mobile communication system terrestrial wireless access (evolved UMTS terrestrial radio access, E-UTRA) system, for example, the network device 2 works in an NR system, or the network device 1 works in In the NR system, the network device 2 operates in the E-UTRA system, for example, or the network device 1 and the network device 2 operate in the NR system or E-UTRA system, for example.
- the terminal device is connected to the two network devices at the same time, and both the terminal device and the two network devices can communicate.
- FIG. 3 only takes the terminal device connecting two network devices as an example. In the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device may also connect three network devices or more network devices, and there is no limit to the number of network devices.
- the network device in FIG. 3 is, for example, a base station.
- the eNB may correspond to, corresponding to the network device 5G 5G system, e.g. gNB.
- An embodiment of the present application provides a method for selecting a transmission mode. Please refer to FIG. 4 for a flowchart of the method.
- the method is applied to the network architecture shown in FIG. 3 as an example.
- the method may be performed by two communication devices, such as a first communication device and a second communication device, where the first communication device may be a network device or a network device capable of supporting the functions required by the method Communication device, or the first communication device may be a terminal device or a communication device capable of supporting the functions required by the method by the terminal device, and of course may be other communication devices, such as a chip system. The same is true for the second communication device.
- the second communication device may be a network device or a communication device capable of supporting the network device to implement the functions required by the method, or the second communication device may be a terminal device or a device capable of supporting the terminal device to implement the method.
- the communication device with the required function may also be other communication devices, such as a chip system.
- the first communication device may be a network device
- the second communication device is a terminal device
- the first communication device and the second communication device are both networks
- the device, or both the first communication device and the second communication device are terminal devices, or the first communication device is a network device
- the second communication device is a communication device capable of supporting the functions required by the method by the terminal device, and so on.
- the network device is, for example, a base station.
- the method is performed by the network device and the terminal device as an example, that is, the first communication device is a network device and the second communication device is a terminal device as an example.
- the network device described below for performing the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 may be the network device 1 in the network architecture shown in FIG. 3
- the network devices other than the network device involved in the following may be network devices 2 in the network architecture shown in FIG. 3, and the terminal devices described in the following may be terminals in the network architecture shown in FIG. 3. equipment.
- the network device determines first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate the changed transmission mode, and/or is used to instruct to change the transmission mode;
- the network device sends the first indication information to a terminal device, and the terminal device receives the first indication information from the network device;
- the terminal device determines the changed transmission mode according to the first indication information, and/or determines to change the transmission mode.
- the network device determines the first indication information, for example, it may be to generate the first indication information, or it may be to receive the first indication information from another device, without specific limitation.
- the network device may carry the first indication information in media access control element (media access control element (MAC) CE), downlink control information (downlink control information (DCI), or radio resource control (radio resource control , RRC) is sent to the terminal equipment in the signaling, there is no specific limitation.
- media access control element media access control element (MAC) CE
- DCI downlink control information
- RRC radio resource control
- the first indication information may be used to configure the initial transmission mode for the radio bearer.
- the first indication information indicates the transmission mode, and the first indication information may be carried in signaling for configuring the radio bearer.
- the first indication information may indicate a transmission mode, for example, specific information of various transmission modes may be specified in a protocol, or configured by a network device to a terminal device, and the first indication information may carry an identification of the corresponding transmission mode (such as identity (ID) or serial number, etc.
- ID identity
- the terminal device can determine the transmission mode indicated by the first indication information through the protocol or through the transmission mode information configured by the network device, or the first indication information can also be directly carried Instead of carrying the ID of the corresponding transmission mode, the terminal device can directly determine the corresponding transmission mode according to the first indication information. Since the radio bearer has not used a certain transmission mode before, it can be considered that the first indication information indicates the changed transmission mode, and there is no transmission mode before the change.
- the first indication information may also be used to change the transmission mode of a radio bearer when a radio bearer is using a certain transmission mode.
- the instruction to "change" the current transmission mode may also be understood as an indication Switch the transmission mode.
- the radio bearer has been configured and data has been transmitted through a certain transmission mode.
- the first indication information can be used to change the transmission mode to continue transmitting data through another transmission mode.
- specific information of various transmission modes may be specified in a protocol or configured by a network device to a terminal device.
- the first indication information may carry an identification of the corresponding transmission mode (such as ID or serial number, etc.).
- the terminal device passes The protocol or the transmission mode information configured by the network device can determine the transmission mode indicated by the first indication information, or the first indication information can also directly carry the information of the corresponding transmission mode instead of carrying the ID.
- the instruction information can directly determine the corresponding transmission mode.
- the terminal device may match the ID of the transmission mode indicated by the first indication information with the ID of the current transmission mode of the radio bearer, or match the information of the transmission mode indicated by the first indication information with the The information of the current transmission mode of the wireless bearer matches. If it is determined that the two are inconsistent, then the terminal device is clear that the first indication information actually indicates the changed transmission mode, that is, it implicitly indicates that the terminal device needs to change the transmission mode .
- the first indication information may only indicate that the transmission mode is changed, but does not indicate what the changed transmission mode is. For example, if there are two transmission modes, it is more suitable for this situation.
- the radio bearer currently uses two transmissions. One of the transmission modes in the mode, and the first indication information indicates that the transmission mode is changed, that is, it implicitly indicates that another transmission mode of the two transmission modes is to be changed. For example, the first indication information only needs to occupy 1 bit to indicate the change of the transmission mode, which helps to save signaling overhead.
- the first indication information may indicate both the changed transmission mode and the changed transmission mode, for example, the first indication information may indicate switching from the current transmission mode to another transmission mode, and specifically indicate another transmission mode Which transmission mode is used is more explicit. Among them, changing the transmission mode may also be called activating a certain transmission mode and/or deactivating a certain transmission mode in different scenarios.
- the indication manner and name of the first indication information are not limited in this embodiment of the present application.
- the terminal device may be connected to two or more network devices, and the network device used to execute the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 may be the main network device among the network devices connected to the terminal device, or may be connected to the terminal device
- the secondary network device in the network device and if there are multiple secondary network devices connected to the terminal device, the network device may be any of these secondary network devices. That is, there are multiple network devices connected to the terminal device, and one of the network devices may send the first indication information to the terminal device. For example, network devices can interact, and after interacting with multiple network devices connected to the terminal device, it is determined that the terminal device needs to enter a certain transmission mode, then one of the network devices may send the first indication information to the terminal device.
- the terminal device may send the first indication information to the terminal device, for example, between multiple network devices connected to the terminal device If there is no interaction, then each of the network devices makes its own decision. Perhaps at least two network devices will decide to make the terminal device enter a certain transmission mode, then the terminal device may receive at least two first indication information, in this case Although there is no interaction between multiple network devices, the decision results of multiple network devices may be the same. For example, at least two network devices instruct the terminal device to enter the first mode. Therefore, although the terminal device receives multiple An instruction message, but there will be no confusion.
- the terminal device receives multiple first indication information, and the transmission modes indicated by different first indication information are different, for example, the transmission mode indicated by one first indication information is the first mode, and the other first indication information If the indicated transmission mode is the second mode, then the terminal device can also choose not to change the current transmission mode or choose to use the transmission mode indicated by the latest received instruction information or a network device (such as the master network device) specified in advance The instructions are subject to avoid confusion.
- the wireless bearer at the PDCP layer there may be multiple transmission modes, or may also be referred to as a transmission process or a working mode, etc., which is only used to describe the transmission used at the PDCP layer.
- the method, step or process of the copied data packet does not necessarily name the method, step or process, but can be distinguished only by different transmission processes.
- the embodiments of the present application provide multiple transmission modes. For convenience of description, they are named as the first mode, the second mode, etc., and the first indication information can be used to select the transmission mode, or to realize the transmission mode. Switch. For example, when the reliability of one repetitive mode of PDCP is not high, another transmission mode may be selected through the first indication information, so as to meet the reliability requirements of the service as much as possible and improve the transmission quality of the service.
- the transmission mode may include at least one of the following or any combination thereof:
- the data packet is copied into N data packets through the PDCP layer, and the N data packets are transmitted through N network devices connected to the terminal device, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2;
- the data packet is copied into F data packets through the PDCP layer, the F data packets are transmitted through a network device connected to the terminal device, and the F data packets pass through the F of the terminal device Logical channels are sent to the one network device, F is an integer greater than or equal to 2;
- a data packet is copied into F data packets through the PDCP layer, the F data packets are transmitted through a network device connected to the terminal device, and the F data packets pass through the F of the terminal device Logical channels are sent to the one network device, and another data packet is copied into K data packets through the PDCP layer, the K data packets are transmitted through another network device, and the K data packets pass through K logical channels of the terminal device are sent to the other network device, and F and K are both integers greater than or equal to 2;
- the data packet is copied into M data packets through the PDCP layer, and the M data packets are transmitted through H network devices connected to the terminal device, and each of the H network devices transmits In at least one of the M data packets, M and H are both integers greater than or equal to 2, and H is less than M;
- the data packet is not copied through the PDCP layer, and the data packet is transmitted to the network device connected to the terminal device.
- the first instruction information indicates the changed transmission mode and the instruction to change the transmission mode.
- One indication mode of the first instruction information is to indicate the change from the sixth mode to the seventh mode, and the changed mode is the seventh mode.
- the sixth mode may be one of the above five transmission modes, and the seventh mode may also be one of the above five transmission modes, and the sixth mode and the seventh mode are different; or, the sixth mode It is one of the above five transmission modes, and the seventh mode is another transmission mode that does not belong to the above five transmission modes; or, the sixth mode is another one that does not belong to the above five transmission modes.
- Transmission mode, and the seventh mode is one of the five transmission modes above. That is to say, in the embodiment of the present application, it is more flexible when changing the transmission mode, and can switch among the above five transmission modes, or switch between the above five transmission modes and other possible transmission modes.
- the first indication information indicates the changed transmission mode and the instruction to change the transmission mode.
- Another indication mode of the first indication information is to indicate that the transmission mode is changed, and indicates that the changed transmission mode is the first mode, the second mode, One of the third mode, the fourth mode, or the fifth mode.
- the transmission mode before the change (or the current transmission mode) may be the first mode, the second mode, the third mode, One of the fourth mode or the fifth mode, or another transmission mode that does not belong to the five transmission modes.
- the first mode can be understood as a multi-connectivity (MC) repeated transmission mode, that is, the data packet copied at the PDCP layer is transmitted through at least two network devices connected to a wireless bearer of the terminal device, and each A mode in which the network device transmits one of the data packets.
- the DC repeat transmission mode is a special case of the MC repeat transmission mode.
- the DC repeat transmission mode is a radio bearer of the terminal device that connects two network devices and will be copied at the PDCP layer.
- the mode of the data packet transmitted by the two network devices connected by the wireless bearer of the terminal device, and each network device transmits one of the data packets.
- the N network devices may be all network devices connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device, or may be part of network devices connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device.
- a wireless bearer of a terminal device is connected to three network devices. If the transmission mode is the first mode, the terminal device can implement the first mode through the three network devices. For example, the terminal device transmits the to-be-transmitted through the PDCP layer of the terminal device.
- the data packet is copied into 3 copies, and these 3 copies are sent to 3 network devices, each of which transmits a copy; or the terminal device can also implement the first mode through 2 of the 3 network devices
- the terminal device copies the data packet to be transmitted into 2 copies through the PDCP layer of the terminal device, and these 2 copies are sent to 2 network devices in 3 network devices, each of which transmits a copy, and 3
- the remaining one network device in the network device is not used to transmit the data packet of the terminal device.
- the terminal device realizes the first mode through which network devices connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device can be specified by a protocol or indicated by the network device, for example, the network device is configuring wireless Configure when carrying, for example, the network device sends second indication information to the terminal device to configure the wireless bearer, then the second indication information can also indicate N network devices used to implement the first mode, the terminal device receives the second indication information N network devices used to implement the first mode may be determined, or the changed transmission mode is the first mode, then the network device may notify the terminal device to which network devices to transmit data packets through the first indication information, specifically not limit.
- the terminal device sends a data packet to each network device used to implement the MC repeat transmission mode, and since the embodiments of the present application can support implementation within one network device under the same network architecture
- the repetition of PDCP can also support multiple network devices to realize the repetition of PDCP.
- a radio bearer there may be multiple logical channels corresponding to a radio bearer (or, there are multiple RLC entities corresponding to a radio bearer)
- a radio bearer of a terminal device there may be multiple logical channels corresponding to one network device (or multiple RLC entities corresponding to one network device)
- the terminal device When the network device sends a data packet, it can be sent through the primary path (primary path) or the primary logical channel (or main leg) of the multiple logical channels of the terminal device corresponding to the network device, for example, the network device passes the terminal device Send second indication information to configure the radio bearer.
- the second indication information may also indicate the main logical channel or main RLC entity when the terminal device transmits a data packet to each network device connected to the terminal device, or the terminal device may also pass multiple Any logical channel in the logical channel is sent (or sent through the main RLC entity of the multiple RLC entities corresponding to the network device of the terminal device, or may be sent through any one of the multiple RLC entities ).
- Which logical channel (or RLC entity) is used for transmission can be specified by a protocol, for example, specifying the wireless logical bearer of the terminal device corresponding to the main logical channel or main RLC entity transmission of each network device; or if the network device is in the second indication A logical channel or an RLC entity corresponding to each network device connected to the terminal device is configured in the information, and the terminal device can determine the logical channel or RLC entity transmission configured using the second indication information, where the network device uses the second indication
- the logical channel or RLC entity configured for each network device may be the main logical channel or main RLC entity of the network device, or may be any other logical channel or RLC entity; or may be indicated by the network device, for example, After the changed transmission mode is the first mode, the network device may notify the terminal device which logical channel or which RLC entity transmits the data packet to which network device through the first indication information.
- the logical channel can be transmitted using any available carrier of the terminal device.
- the first mode specifying the wireless logical bearer of
- the transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the first mode, or the transmission mode includes the first mode and the second mode in total, the current transmission mode is the second mode, and the first indication information indicates that the current transmission mode is changed,
- the first instruction information indicates that the transmission mode is switched to the first mode, or the first instruction information indicates that the second mode is switched to the first mode.
- the first indication information may also indicate the network device used to implement the first mode. For example, a wireless bearer of the terminal device is connected to the network device 1, the network device 2 and the network device 3 in total, and the first indication information can indicate the network device 1 and the network device 2, which means that the two network devices are used to implement the first mode .
- one wireless bearer of the terminal device is connected to two network devices at the same time, one of which is the primary network device and the other is the secondary network device.
- the terminal device corresponding to different network devices may have different MAC layers, and the terminal device sends data packets to different network devices through different MAC layers, respectively.
- the wireless bearer of the terminal device in FIG. 5 connects two network devices, so the wireless bearer of the terminal device corresponds to the MAC layer of the main network device is MAC1 in FIG. 5. If the terminal device sends a data packet to the main network device, it passes MAC1 is sent.
- the MAC layer corresponding to the secondary network device is MAC2 in FIG. 5.
- each network device may include multiple logical channels (or multiple RLC entities) corresponding to a radio bearer.
- the terminal device includes the corresponding Multiple logical channels (or multiple RLC entities) on the radio bearer.
- the terminal device has two logical channels (or two RLC entities) corresponding to the primary network device, shown as RLC1 and RLC2 in FIG.
- the first indication information may also include an indication for a specific logical channel (or include an indication for a specific RLC entity), for example, the first indication information may also indicate the use of the logical channel or RLC entity corresponding to RLC1 to the main network device Send a data packet, and instruct to use the logical channel or RLC entity corresponding to RLC 3 to send the data packet to the secondary network device.
- the network device used to implement the first mode may be specified by a protocol, and the first indication information may not be indicated, or the logical channel (or RLC entity) used to implement the first mode may also be specified by a protocol.
- the first indication information may not be indicated. In this way, the overhead of the first indication information can be saved.
- the terminal device transmits data packets through N network devices connected through the wireless bearer of the terminal device.
- the first indication information indicates that the transmission mode is changed, and the first indication information indicates that the transmission mode is changed to another transmission mode, then in the changed transmission mode, the network device no longer performs MC repeated transmission.
- the first indication information may also instruct to transmit a data packet to a third network device among N network devices after the transmission mode is changed.
- the third network device may be one network device or multiple network devices.
- the first indication information may indicate to the first of the N network devices after the transmission mode is changed.
- the three network devices transmit data packets, or may instruct to transmit data packets to the fourth network device among P network devices after the transmission mode is changed.
- the P network devices are all network devices connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device The remaining network devices except N network devices.
- the fourth network device may be one network device or multiple network devices.
- a wireless bearer MC repeat transmission mode which network devices the terminal device uses to transmit data packets may also be specified by a protocol, or indicated by the network device, for example, the network device indicates through the first indication information, or The network device is configured together when configuring the wireless bearer.
- the network device configures the wireless bearer by sending configuration signaling to the terminal device.
- the configuration signaling may carry second indication information, which may indicate that the current transmission mode is not In the first mode, or instructing to transmit a data packet to a third network device among N network devices when switching from the first mode to another mode. Or, if you want to change from the first mode to another mode, the network device to which the terminal device transmits data packets can also be determined by the terminal device.
- the network device can indicate that the network device can use the split after the transmission mode is changed.
- the terminal device can determine the network device to which data packets are transmitted after changing from the first mode to another mode through the first data amount threshold. If the amount of uplink data to be sent is greater than or equal to the first data amount threshold, you can choose to transmit data packets to at least two network devices, that is, choose to transmit through more network devices, and if the amount of uplink data to be sent is less than Or equal to the first data amount threshold, you can choose to transmit data packets to a network device, only through a network device.
- the second mode can be understood as a CA repeated transmission mode of a single network device, that is, a mode in which data packets copied at the PDCP layer are transmitted only through one of the network devices connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device. For example, there is more than one network device connected to one radio bearer of the terminal device. If the radio bearer is in the second mode, the terminal device may transmit the data packet copied at the PDCP layer through the main network device connected to the radio bearer of the terminal device Or, the data packet copied in the PDCP layer is transmitted through the secondary network device connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device, and if there are multiple secondary network devices, the data packet copied in the PDCP layer is connected through the terminal device. One of the secondary network devices transmits.
- the terminal device transmits data packets in the second mode
- it can be specified by a protocol.
- the protocol specifies that the terminal device transmits data packets to a certain network device in the second mode; or it can also be instructed by the network device.
- the network device configures the wireless bearer
- the configuration signaling may carry second indication information
- the second indication information may indicate that the terminal device is connected to the network device
- the first network device then if the terminal device enters the second mode, it can transmit data packets to the first network device, the first network device can be the main network device connected to the terminal device, or it can also be a secondary network device or other network
- the network device can also inform the terminal device to which network device to transmit the data packet through the first indication information; or it can also be determined by the terminal device itself, for example, the terminal device can be based on
- the network device that sent the first indication information determines, from which network device the first indication information comes, the terminal device determines to transmit the data packet to the network device, or the terminal device can also use the carrier of each network device connected to the wireless bearer Judging the quality, for example, after receiving the first indication information, the terminal
- the second mode is more suitable for the case where a network device connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device has a carrier whose channel quality meets the requirements.
- a network device there may be multiple logical channels corresponding to one radio bearer (or, there are multiple RLC entities corresponding to one radio bearer), and for the terminal device, there may be multiple logical channels corresponding to For a network device (or, there are multiple RLC entities corresponding to a network device).
- the second mode of wireless bearer is implemented by a network device, and the wireless bearer of the terminal device has F logical channels corresponding to the network device, then the terminal device can copy the data packet of the wireless bearer into F data packets at the PDCP layer , The F data packets are sent through F logical channels of the terminal device corresponding to the network device, and each logical channel can send one data packet (or rather, through the terminal device’s corresponding to the network device).
- RLC entities send data packets copied at the PDCP layer, and each RLC entity sends one data packet).
- one data packet means one data packet.
- which logical channel or RLC entity the terminal device uses to transmit data packets to the network device in the second mode may also be specified by a protocol, or may be instructed by the network device, for example, when the network device configures a radio bearer, for example The network device configures the wireless bearer by sending configuration signaling to the terminal device.
- the configuration signaling may carry second indication information, and the second indication information may indicate the first network device in the network device connected to the terminal device, the first network device It may be any one of the network devices connected to the terminal device, and is used to indicate the network device selected by the terminal device for communication in certain modes, for example, when the transmission mode is changed to the second mode, The network device selected in the second mode is the first network device.
- the first network device may be the main network device connected to the terminal device, or may be a secondary network device or other network devices; in addition, the second indication information may also indicate When the network device performs CA repeated transmission, which logical channels or RLC entities are used by the terminal device to send data packets to the main network device, or the changed transmission mode is the second mode, then the network device can notify the terminal device through the first indication information Which logical channels or RLC transmit data packets to the network device.
- the transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the second mode, or the transmission mode includes the third mode and the second mode in total, the current transmission mode is the third mode, and the first indication information indicates that the current transmission mode is changed, That means that the first instruction information indicates switching the transmission mode to the second mode, or the first instruction information indicates switching from the third mode to the second mode.
- the first indication information may also be used to indicate the network device used to implement the second mode.
- a radio bearer of the terminal device is connected to a primary network device and a secondary network device, and the first indication information may indicate the primary network device therein, which indicates that the second mode is implemented by the primary network device.
- the terminal device For the main network device, the terminal device includes two logical channels (or two RLC entities) corresponding to the radio bearer, that is, two logical channels shown in RLC1 and RLC2 in FIG. 5. Then, the terminal device can copy the data packet into two through the PDCP layer of the terminal device, and transmit through the two logical channels of the main network device, and each of the data packets is transmitted through a logical channel.
- the terminal device transmits a data packet to a network device connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device.
- the first indication information indicates that the transmission mode is changed to another transmission mode, and the other transmission mode is not the second mode, or that in the changed transmission mode, the network device no longer performs CA repeated transmission, then, after changing to another transmission mode If the data packet needs to be transmitted to the network device, the first indication information may also indicate that the second logical channel or the second RLC entity is used to transmit the data packet to the network device.
- the network device will not repeat CA repeated transmission, but the terminal device also needs to transmit data packets through the network device, then it is to transmit data to the network device through a logical channel or an RLC entity Packet, then the first indication information may indicate the corresponding logical channel or RLC entity, so that the terminal device implements the transmission.
- the terminal device uses to transmit data packets to the network device can also be specified by a protocol or be configured together when configuring a radio bearer
- the network device sends configuration signaling for configuring the radio bearer to the terminal device, the configuration signaling carries second indication information, the second indication information is used to indicate the second logical channel or the second RLC entity, and the terminal device uses the second logical channel Or the second RLC entity transmits the data packet to the network device for implementing the second mode.
- the second logical channel may be the main logical channel or other logical channel corresponding to the network device in the terminal device, or the second RLC entity may be the main RLC entity or other RLC entity corresponding to the network device in the terminal device.
- the third mode can be understood as a CA repeated transmission mode of multiple network devices, that is, a mode in which data packets copied at the PDCP layer are transmitted through at least two network devices connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device, where different network devices Different data packets are transmitted, that is, different network devices perform CA repeated transmission separately.
- the at least two network devices may be all network devices connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device, or may be part of network devices connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device. For example, there is more than one network device connected to a wireless bearer of the terminal device. If it is in the third mode, the terminal device can copy a data packet into F data packets at the PDCP layer, and pass the F data packets through the wireless device of the terminal device.
- One network device carrying the connection is transmitted, and another data packet is copied into K data packets at the PDCP layer, and the K data packets are transmitted through the other network device connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device, and so on, Multiple data packets can be transmitted through multiple network devices.
- another network device refers to a network device other than the network device that transmits the N data packets connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device.
- the network device used for CA repeated transmission may include the main network device of the terminal device, or the auxiliary network device of the terminal device, or the main network device and the auxiliary network device of the terminal device.
- the terminal device transmits data packets in the third mode
- it can be specified by the protocol, or can also be instructed by the network device, for example, the network device configures when configuring the wireless bearer, for example, the network device is used to configure the wireless bearer
- the second indication information carried in the configuration signaling of the server indicates, or for example, that the changed transmission mode is the third mode, then the network device may notify the terminal device to which network devices to transmit data packets through the first indication information.
- a network device there may be multiple logical channels corresponding to one radio bearer (or, there are multiple RLC entities corresponding to one radio bearer), and for the terminal device, there may be multiple logical channels corresponding to For a network device (or, there are multiple RLC entities corresponding to a network device).
- the terminal device sends a data packet copied at the PDCP layer to a network device, it can be sent through multiple logical channels of the terminal device corresponding to the network device, and each of the logical channels can send a data packet (or , Is to send a data packet copied at the PDCP layer through multiple RLC entities of the terminal device corresponding to the network device, where each RLC entity sends one data packet).
- the third mode which logical channels or RLC entities the terminal device uses to transmit data packets to the corresponding network device may also be specified by a protocol, or may be indicated by the network device, for example, when the network device configures the radio bearer .
- the network device indicates through the second indication information carried in the configuration signaling used to configure the wireless bearer, or for example, the changed transmission mode is the third mode, then the network device may inform the terminal device through the first indication information which Logical channels or RLC transmit data packets to corresponding network devices.
- the transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the third mode, or the transmission mode includes the third mode and the first mode in total, the current transmission mode is the first mode, and the first indication information indicates that the current transmission mode is changed, That means that the first indication information indicates switching the transmission mode to the third mode, or the first indication information indicates switching from the first mode to the third mode.
- the first indication information may also indicate the network device used to implement the third mode.
- a radio bearer of a terminal device is connected to a primary network device and a secondary network device in total, and the first indication information may indicate the primary network device and the secondary network device, which means that the primary network device and the secondary network device Network equipment to implement the third mode.
- the terminal device For the primary network device, the terminal device includes two logical channels (or, two RLC entities) corresponding to the radio bearer, that is, the two logical channels shown in RLC1 and RLC2 in FIG. 5, and for the secondary network device, It includes two logical channels (or two RLC entities) corresponding to the radio bearer, that is, the two logical channels shown in RLC3 and RLC4 in FIG. 5. Then the terminal device can copy one packet of the wireless bearer into 2 through the PDCP layer of the terminal device, transmit through 2 logical channels of the main network device, and another packet of the wireless bearer through the PDCP layer of the terminal device The copy is made in 2 copies, which are transmitted through 2 logical channels of the auxiliary network device, and each data packet is transmitted through one logical channel.
- a wireless bearer of the terminal device is connected to a total of two network devices, then in the third mode, exactly which network device the terminal device transmits data packets to, it is not necessary to pass the protocol, nor need to be instructed by the network device, it can be the default It is transmitted to the two network devices connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device.
- the network device may select through the data volume threshold.
- the data volume threshold used by the network device for selection is the second data volume threshold. If the network device determines that the amount of uplink data to be sent is greater than or equal to the second data amount threshold, it may select the third mode to transmit through more network devices, and if the network device determines that the amount of uplink data is less than or equal to the second data amount Threshold, you can choose the second mode, only need to transmit through a network device.
- the fourth mode can be understood as a combination of the MC repeat transmission mode and the CA repeat transmission mode.
- the H network devices connected to the terminal device can perform MC repeat transmission, and all network devices or parts of the H network devices Each network device in the network device can perform CA repeat transmission.
- the H network devices may be all network devices connected to one wireless bearer of the terminal device, or may be part of network devices connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device, H Greater than or equal to 2.
- the terminal device can copy a data packet into M data packets through the PDCP layer.
- the M data packets are transmitted through the H network devices, and each network device in the H network devices transmits at least one of the M data packets.
- M data packets are transmitted through M logical channels (or M RLC entities).
- the value of M can be specified by a protocol or indicated by a network device, for example, the network device can indicate the value of M through the first indication information, or the value of M can also be configured when configuring the radio bearer, for example, the network device passes The second indication information carried in the configuration signaling for configuring the radio bearer indicates the value of M.
- the network device for implementing the fourth mode may include an auxiliary network device of the terminal device, or a main network device and an auxiliary network device of the terminal device. As to which network devices the terminal device transmits data packets in the fourth mode, it can be stipulated by the protocol, or it can also be indicated by the network device.
- the network device can pass the first indication
- the information informs the terminal device to which network devices to transmit data packets.
- which network devices perform CA repeated transmission may also be specified by a protocol, or indicated by the network device, for example, the network device configures when configuring the radio bearer, or for example, the changed transmission mode is the fourth mode, Then, the network device may inform the terminal device which network devices perform CA repeated transmission through the first indication information.
- a network device there may be multiple logical channels corresponding to one radio bearer (or, there are multiple RLC entities corresponding to one radio bearer), and for the terminal device, there may be multiple logical channels corresponding to For a network device (or, there are multiple RLC entities corresponding to a network device). Then, if a network device is a network device that repeats CA transmission in the fourth mode, when the terminal device sends the data packet copied at the PDCP layer to the network device, the terminal device Logical channel transmission, where each logical channel can send a data packet (or rather, the data packet copied at the PDCP layer is sent through multiple RLC entities of the terminal device corresponding to the network device, each of which RLC The entity sends a data packet).
- the terminal device can send data packets to the network device through the terminal device’s corresponding network device.
- the main logical channel (or main leg) of the multiple logical channels of the system or can be sent through any one of the multiple logical channels (or that is, through the terminal device’s multiple corresponding to the network device Sent by the main RLC entity in the RLC entity, or may be sent by any RLC entity among multiple RLC entities).
- the network device can inform the terminal device which logical channel or RLC entity to use to send data packets to the network device that does not perform CA repeated transmission through the first indication information (in addition, the first indication information can also Indicate which network devices perform CA repeated transmission, or indicate which network devices do not perform CA repeated transmission), or, the network device sends configuration signaling to the terminal device to configure the radio bearer, the configuration signaling carries the second indication information, and the second indication information It can be used to indicate that the terminal device corresponds to the first logical channel or the first RLC entity of each network device connected to the terminal device, then for a network device that does not perform CA repeated transmission, the terminal device can determine the corresponding The first logical channel or the first RLC entity sends a data packet to the network device.
- the first logical channel may be the main logical channel or other logical channel of the terminal device corresponding to the network device, or, the first The RLC entity may be the main RLC entity or other RLC entity corresponding to the network device of the terminal device.
- the fourth mode for network devices that perform CA repeated transmission, which logical channels or RLC entities the terminal device uses to transmit data packets to these network devices can also be specified by a protocol, or can also be indicated by the network device, such as the network
- the device is configured when the wireless bearer is configured, for example, the network device is configured through the second indication information, when each network device connected to the terminal device performs CA repeated transmission, which logical channels the terminal device sends data packets to the network device respectively, or ,
- the changed transmission mode is the fourth mode, then the network device may inform the terminal device through which logical channel or RLC respectively to transmit the data packet to the corresponding network device through the first indication information.
- the transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the fourth mode, or the transmission mode includes the fourth mode and the second mode in total, the current transmission mode is the second mode, and the first indication information indicates that the current transmission mode is changed, That means that the first instruction information indicates switching the transmission mode to the fourth mode, or the first instruction information indicates switching from the second mode to the fourth mode.
- the first indication information may also indicate the network device used to implement the fourth mode. For example, with continued reference to FIG. 5, a radio bearer of the terminal device is connected to a primary network device and a secondary network device in total, and the first indication information may indicate the primary network device and the secondary network device, which means that the primary network device and the secondary network device Network equipment to implement the fourth mode.
- the terminal device includes two logical channels (or, two RLC entities) corresponding to the radio bearer, that is, the two logical channels shown in RLC1 and RLC2 in FIG.
- the secondary network device It includes two logical channels (or two RLC entities) corresponding to the radio bearer, that is, the two logical channels shown in RLC3 and RLC4 in FIG. 5. Then the terminal device can copy one data packet carried by the radio into 4 copies through the PDCP layer of the terminal device, and transmit through 2 logical channels of the main network device and 2 logical channels of the auxiliary network device, each of which is a data packet Transmission through a logical channel.
- the network devices used to implement the fourth mode some network devices do not perform CA repeated transmission, then through which logical channel or which RLC entity the terminal device sends data packets to the network devices that do not perform CA repeated transmission, can also pass the An instruction indicates.
- the terminal device may transmit a piece of data carried by the radio through the PDCP layer of the terminal device
- the packet is copied into 3 copies, which are transmitted through 2 logical channels of the main network device and 1 logical channel corresponding to RLC3 of the auxiliary network device, and each data packet is transmitted through one logical channel.
- the configuration method of the fourth mode may be that for a radio bearer, the network device sends PDCP configuration information, the configuration information includes the ID of the radio bearer, and the network device sends configuration information of multiple RLC entities, and the configuration of these RLC entities
- the information carries the same ID of the radio bearer as PDCP.
- the terminal device can associate PDCP with different RLC entities through the ID of the wireless bearer to form a repeated transmission architecture of the PDCP layer.
- the multiple RLC entities are used to communicate with at least two network devices, and at least two of the multiple RLC entities are used to communicate with the same network device, that is, in this mode There are both CA-based and MC-based PDCP repeat functions.
- the fifth mode can be considered as a mode to deactivate all repeated transmissions.
- the first indication information may be carried in use In the signaling for deactivating the radio bearer, of course, the first indication information may also be carried in dedicated signaling, or, if the first indication information is used to indicate that the current transmission mode is the fifth mode (that is, switching from the fifth mode To another transmission mode), or instruct to change the transmission mode, and the current transmission mode is the fifth mode, then the first indication information can be carried in the signaling used to activate the wireless bearer, or the first indication information can also be carried in a dedicated In signaling.
- the signaling for activating the wireless bearer may specifically be activating the entire wireless bearer, or activating the logical channel, or activating the CA repeat transmission function of the network device, and so on. If the first indication information indicates a change from the fifth mode to another mode, or that the changed transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is not the fifth mode and the current mode is the fifth mode, then if the change is to the first mode , The first indication information may also indicate which logical channel or RLC entity the terminal device uses to transmit data packets to each network device participating in the first mode. If the second mode is changed, the first indication information may also indicate the terminal device to Which network device transmits the data packet, and also can indicate which logical channel or RLC entity the terminal device uses to transmit the data packet to the network device.
- the first indication information can also indicate to which network device the terminal device transmits data Packet, in addition, it can also indicate which logical channels or RLC entities the terminal device uses to transmit data packets to these network devices, and if it is changed to the fourth mode, the first indication information can also indicate to which network devices the terminal device transmits data packets, and indicate Which network devices perform CA repeated transmission, and instruct the terminal device to use which logical channel or logical channels (or RLC entities) to transmit data packets to these network devices.
- the terminal device does not need to copy the data packet at the PDCP layer, but just transmits the data packet normally.
- the terminal device can transmit the data packet through a network device connected to the terminal device, or can also be transmitted through multiple network devices connected to the terminal device.
- Which network devices are transmitted through can be specified by the protocol; or the terminal device Self-determination, for example, the network device indicates, through the first indication information, to use a split transmission operation mode after the transmission mode is changed (transmission mode is changed, that is, from the current transmission mode to the fifth mode, and for the current transmission
- the mode is not limited), that is, the terminal device determines which network devices to use to transmit data packets; or, the network device does not indicate in the first indication information to which network device or devices the terminal device transmits data packets after the transmission mode is changed , Then in this case, the first indication information can also be considered as an implicit indication.
- the terminal device After the transmission mode is changed, the terminal device adopts the split transmission mode; or, the protocol stipulates that as long as the network device does not indicate that it is transmitting in the first indication information After the mode is changed, to which network device or devices the terminal device transmits data packets, the terminal device adopts the split transmission mode after the transmission mode is changed.
- which network device transmits the data may also be indicated by the network device, for example, when the network device configures the wireless bearer, for example, the network device configures the wireless bearer by sending configuration signaling to the terminal device, and the configuration signaling carries the second indication Information
- the second indication information may be used to instruct the first network device in the network devices connected to the terminal device, if the terminal device enters the fifth mode, it may choose to send a data packet to the first network device, the first network device may be a terminal If the primary network device, secondary network device or other network device connected to the device, or the changed transmission mode is the fifth mode, then the network device may indicate the second network connected to the terminal device after the transmission mode is changed through the first indication information
- the device transmits a data packet, that is, tells the terminal device to which network devices to send the data packet.
- the second network device is a network device for implementing the fifth mode, and may refer to one network device or multiple network devices.
- the network device for implementing the fifth mode may include a main network device of a terminal device, or a secondary network device of a terminal device, or a main network device and a secondary network device of a terminal device.
- the split transmission mode is a mode in which the terminal device determines a data packet to be transmitted to at least one network device connected to the wireless bearer of the terminal device according to a data volume threshold.
- the data volume threshold is, for example, the first data volume threshold.
- the network device may determine which network devices implement the fifth mode through the third data amount threshold. If the amount of uplink data to be sent is greater than or equal to the third data amount threshold, you can select at least two network devices to implement the fifth mode, that is, choose to transmit through more network devices.
- the second network device includes at least two Network devices, and if the amount of uplink data to be sent is less than or equal to the third data amount threshold, you can select a network device to implement the fifth mode, which can be transmitted through only one network device.
- the second network device includes a network equipment. The second data amount threshold and the third data amount threshold may be equal or not equal.
- the terminal device may determine the network device for implementing the fifth mode through the first data amount threshold. If the amount of uplink data to be sent is greater than or equal to the first data amount threshold, you can choose to implement the fifth mode through at least two network devices, that is, choose to transmit through more network devices, and if the amount of uplink data to be sent Less than or equal to the first data amount threshold, you can choose to implement the fifth mode through one network device, and only need to transmit through one network device.
- the first data volume threshold and the third data volume threshold may be equal or not equal.
- the transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the fifth mode, or the transmission mode includes the third mode and the fifth mode in total, the current transmission mode is the third mode, and the first indication information indicates that the current transmission mode is changed, That means that the first indication information indicates switching the transmission mode to the fifth mode, or the first indication information indicates switching from the third mode to the fifth mode.
- the first indication information or the second indication information may also indicate the second network device for implementing the fifth mode .
- the terminal device may use the first logical channel or the primary RLC entity to transmit data packets to the second network device in the fifth mode, where the number of logical channels included in the first logical channel is different from the network included in the second network device.
- the number of devices is the same (or the number of RLC entities included in the first RLC entity is the same as the number of network devices included in the second network device), for example, the second indication information may indicate each of the terminal devices corresponding to the connection of the terminal device
- a radio bearer of a terminal device is connected to a primary network device and a secondary network device in total, and the first indication information may indicate the primary network device and the secondary network device, which means that the primary network device and the secondary network device Network equipment to implement the fifth mode.
- the terminal device includes two logical channels (or, two RLC entities) corresponding to the radio bearer, that is, the two logical channels shown in RLC1 and RLC2 in FIG. 5, and for the secondary network device, Including 2 logical channels (or 2 RLC entities) corresponding to the radio bearer, that is, 2 logical channels shown in RLC3 and RLC4 in FIG.
- the first indication information may also indicate a network device for implementing the fifth mode.
- the first indication information indicates the logical channel or RLC entity used by the terminal device when transmitting a data packet to each network device connected to the terminal device, then the terminal device can determine the network device used to implement the fifth mode before Determine which logical channel or RLC entity to use to send the data packet to the network device used to implement the fifth mode, respectively.
- the first indication information indicates that the split transmission mode is adopted after the transmission mode is changed, and the network device indicates in advance that the terminal device is transmitting to each network device connected to the terminal device through the second indication information carried in the configuration signaling
- the first indication information does not need to indicate the corresponding logical channel or RLC entity
- the terminal device can determine the network device used to implement the fifth mode according to the second indication information Determine which logical channel or RLC entity to use to send the data packet to the network device used to implement the fifth mode, respectively.
- the network device indicates the logical channel or RLC entity used by the terminal device when transmitting the data packet to each network device connected to the terminal device through the second indication information
- the logical channel or RLC entity indicated by the second indication information For example, the main logical channel or the main RLC entity of each network device connected to the terminal device.
- the transmission mode there may be multiple transmission modes when transmitting the data packet copied at the PDCP layer, that is, PDCP repetition may have multiple modes, and the selection of the transmission mode can be achieved by the first indication information
- the first indication information For example, in the case where the reliability of one repetitive mode of PDCP is not high, another transmission mode can be selected through the first indication information, that is, different transmission modes can be flexibly selected according to the actual situation, so as to satisfy the service as much as possible Reliability requirements to improve business transmission quality.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 600 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- the communication device 600 is, for example, a network device 600.
- the network device 600 includes:
- the processing module 620 is configured to determine first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate a changed transmission mode, and/or to indicate a changed transmission mode;
- the transceiver module 610 is configured to send the first indication information to a terminal device, where the transmission mode includes one of a first mode, a second mode, a third mode, a fourth mode, or a fifth mode;
- the data packet is copied into N data packets through the PDCP layer, and the N data packets are transmitted through N network devices connected to the terminal device, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2;
- the second mode is that the data packet is copied into F data packets through the PDCP layer, the F data packets are transmitted through a network device connected to the terminal device, and the F data packets pass through the terminal F logical channels of the device are sent to the one network device, where F is an integer greater than or equal to 2;
- the third mode is that a data packet is copied into F data packets through the PDCP layer, the F data packets are transmitted through a network device connected to the terminal device, and the F data packets pass through the terminal F logical channels of the device are sent to the one network device, and another data packet is copied into K data packets through the PDCP layer, the K data packets are transmitted through another network device, and the K data The packet is sent to the other network device through K logical channels of the terminal device, and F and K are both integers greater than or equal to 2;
- the fourth mode is that the data packet is copied into M data packets through the PDCP layer, and the M data packets are transmitted through H network devices connected to the terminal device, each of the H network devices The network device transmits at least one of the M data packets, M and H are both integers greater than or equal to 2, and H is less than M;
- the fifth mode is that the data packet is not copied through the PDCP layer, and the data packet is transmitted to the network device connected to the terminal device.
- the first indication information is used to indicate the changed transmission mode and change the transmission mode, including:
- the first indication information is used to instruct to change the transmission mode, and indicates that the changed transmission mode is the first mode, the second mode, the third mode, the fourth mode, or the fifth mode One of them.
- the changed transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the second mode, and the first indication information further indicates the one network device; or, the transceiver module 610, Also used to send second indication information to the terminal device, where the second indication information is used to indicate a first network device among network devices connected to the terminal device, the first network device being the one network device .
- the first indication information indicates that a data packet is transmitted to the second network device connected to the terminal device after the transmission mode is changed, and the first indication information further indicates that the first logical channel is used or The first RLC entity transmits a data packet to the second network device; or, the transceiver module 610 is further configured to send second indication information to the terminal device, where the second indication information is used to indicate the first logical channel or the first An RLC entity, wherein the terminal device uses the first logical channel or the first RLC entity to transmit a data packet to the second network device.
- the first indication information indicates that the split transmission mode is adopted after the transmission mode is changed, and the first indication information further indicates that the terminal device is in each network connected to the terminal device
- the logical channel or RLC entity used by the device when transmitting the data packet; or, the transceiver module 610 is also used to send second indication information to the terminal device, and the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal device is The logical channel or RLC entity used by each network device connected to the terminal device when transmitting data packets.
- the first indication information is used to instruct to change the current transmission mode
- the current transmission mode is the second mode
- the first indication information is also used to instruct to use the second
- the logical channel or the second RLC entity transmits a data packet to the one network device; or, the method further includes: sending second indication information to the terminal device, where the second indication information is used to indicate the second logical channel or A second RLC entity, wherein the terminal device uses the second logical channel or the second RLC entity to transmit a data packet to the one network device.
- the first indication information is used to instruct to change the current transmission mode
- the current transmission mode is the first mode
- the first indication information is also used to indicate that the transmission mode is in After the change, transmit a data packet to a third network device of the N network devices; or, the transceiver module 610 is further configured to send second indication information to the terminal device, and the second indication information is used to indicate that the current When the transmission mode is not the first mode, a data packet is transmitted to the third network device among the N network devices.
- processing module 620 in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented by a processor or a processor-related circuit component
- the transceiver module 610 may be implemented by a transceiver or a transceiver-related circuit component.
- an embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device 700.
- the communication device 700 is, for example, a network device 700.
- the network device 700 includes a processor 710, a memory 720, and a transceiver 730, where the memory 720 stores instructions Or a program, the processor 710 is used to execute instructions or programs stored in the memory 720.
- the processor 710 is used to perform the operation performed by the processing module 620 in the foregoing embodiment
- the transceiver 730 is used to perform the operation performed by the transceiver module 610 in the foregoing embodiment.
- network device 600 or the network device 700 may correspond to the network device in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, and the operations and/or functions of each module in the network device 600 or the network device 700 are respectively In order to implement the corresponding process in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, for the sake of brevity, no more details will be given here.
- the communication device 800 is, for example, a terminal device 800, and the terminal device 800 includes:
- the transceiver module 820 is configured to receive the first indication information
- the processing module 810 is configured to determine the changed transmission mode according to the first indication information, and/or determine to change the transmission mode; the transmission mode includes a first mode, a second mode, a third mode, a fourth mode, or One of the fifth modes;
- the data packet is copied into N data packets through the PDCP layer, and the N data packets are transmitted through N network devices connected to the terminal device, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2;
- the second mode is that the data packet is copied into F data packets through the PDCP layer, the F data packets are transmitted through a network device connected to the terminal device, and the F data packets pass through the terminal F logical channels of the device are sent to the one network device, where F is an integer greater than or equal to 2;
- the third mode is that a data packet is copied into F data packets through the PDCP layer, the F data packets are transmitted through a network device connected to the terminal device, and the F data packets pass through the terminal F logical channels of the device are sent to the one network device, and another data packet is copied into K data packets through the PDCP layer, the K data packets are transmitted through another network device, and the K data The packet is sent to the other network device through K logical channels of the terminal device, and F and K are both integers greater than or equal to 2;
- the fourth mode is that the data packet is copied into M data packets through the PDCP layer, and the M data packets are transmitted through H network devices connected to the terminal device, each of the H network devices The network device transmits at least one of the M data packets, M and H are both integers greater than or equal to 2, and H is less than M;
- the fifth mode is that the data packet is not copied through the PDCP layer, and the data packet is transmitted to the network device connected to the terminal device.
- the processing module 810 is configured to determine the changed transmission mode and change the transmission mode according to the first indication information in the following manner:
- the changed transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the second mode
- the method further includes: determining the one network device according to the first indication information;
- the transceiver module 820 is further configured to receive second indication information, and determine the first network device among the network devices connected to the terminal device according to the second indication information, where the first network device is the one network device .
- the changed transmission mode indicated by the first indication information is the fifth mode
- the processing module 810 is further configured to: determine after the transmission mode is changed according to the first indication information Transmit a data packet to the second network device connected to the terminal device, or determine to use the split transmission mode after the transmission mode is changed; or, the transceiver module 820 is further configured to receive second indication information, and according to the second indication information Determining a first network device among network devices connected to the terminal device; wherein, the split transmission mode is that the terminal device determines to transmit a data packet to at least one network device connected to the terminal device according to a first data amount threshold Mode.
- the processing module 810 is further configured to determine whether the amount of data to be transmitted is less than the first data amount threshold after determining to use the split transmission mode after the transmission mode is changed; the processing module 810 determines The amount of data to be transmitted is less than the threshold of the first amount of data, and the transceiver module 820 is further used to transmit data packets to a network device, or the processing module 810 determines that the amount of data to be transmitted is greater than or equal to the first The data volume threshold, the transceiver module 820 is also used to transmit data packets to multiple network devices.
- the processing module 810 determines to transmit a data packet to the second network device connected to the terminal device after the transmission mode is changed according to the first indication information, and the processing module 810 is further configured to: The first indication information determines to use the first logical channel or the first RLC entity to transmit the data packet to the second network device.
- the first indication information indicates that the split transmission mode is adopted after the transmission mode is changed
- the processing module 810 is further configured to determine, according to the first indication information, that the terminal device is The logical channel or RLC entity used by each network device connected to the terminal device to transmit a data packet; or, the transceiver module 820 is also used to receive second indication information, and determine that the terminal device is forwarding according to the second indication information.
- the processing module 810 determines to change the current transmission mode according to the first indication information, the current transmission mode is the second mode, and the processing module 810 is further configured to: according to the first An indication message determines that a second logical channel or a second RLC entity is used to transmit a data packet to the one network device; or, the transceiver module 820 is further configured to receive second indication information and determine the second logic according to the second indication information A channel or a second RLC entity, wherein the terminal device uses the second logical channel or the second RLC entity to transmit a data packet to the one network device.
- the processing module 810 determines to change the current transmission mode according to the first instruction information, the current transmission mode is the first mode, and the processing module 810 is further configured to: according to the first An indication message determines that a data packet is transmitted to the third network device among the N network devices after the transmission mode is changed; or, the transceiver module 820 is further configured to receive second indication information and determine When the current transmission mode is not the first mode, a data packet is transmitted to the third network device among the N network devices.
- processing module 810 in the embodiment of the present application may be implemented by a processor or a processor-related circuit component
- transceiver module 820 may be implemented by a transceiver or a transceiver-related circuit component.
- an embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device 900.
- the communication device 900 is, for example, a terminal device 900.
- the network device 900 includes a processor 910, a memory 920, and a transceiver 930, where the memory 920 stores instructions Or a program, the processor 910 is used to execute instructions or programs stored in the memory 920.
- the processor 910 is used to perform the operation performed by the processing module 810 in the foregoing embodiment
- the transceiver 930 is used to perform the operation performed by the transceiver module 820 in the foregoing embodiment.
- the network device 800 or the network device 900 may correspond to the network device in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, and the operations and/or functions of each module in the network device 800 or the network device 900 are respectively In order to implement the corresponding process in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, for the sake of brevity, no more details will be given here.
- An embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device, which may be a terminal device or a circuit.
- the communication device may be used to perform the actions performed by the terminal device in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 4 above.
- FIG. 10 shows a simplified structural diagram of the terminal device. It is easy to understand and convenient to illustrate.
- the terminal device uses a mobile phone as an example.
- the terminal device includes a processor, a memory, a radio frequency circuit, an antenna, and input and output devices.
- the processor is mainly used for processing communication protocols and communication data, as well as controlling terminal devices, executing software programs, and processing data of software programs.
- the memory is mainly used to store software programs and data.
- the radio frequency circuit is mainly used for the conversion of the baseband signal and the radio frequency signal and the processing of the radio frequency signal.
- the antenna is mainly used to send and receive radio frequency signals in the form of electromagnetic waves.
- Input and output devices such as touch screens, display screens, and keyboards, are mainly used to receive user input data and output data to users. It should be noted that some types of terminal devices may not have input/output devices.
- the processor When data needs to be sent, the processor performs baseband processing on the data to be sent, and outputs the baseband signal to the radio frequency circuit.
- the radio frequency circuit processes the baseband signal after radio frequency processing, and then sends the radio frequency signal in the form of electromagnetic waves through the antenna.
- the radio frequency circuit receives the radio frequency signal through the antenna, converts the radio frequency signal into a baseband signal, and outputs the baseband signal to the processor.
- the processor converts the baseband signal into data and processes the data.
- FIG. 10 only one memory and processor are shown in FIG. 10. In actual terminal equipment products, there may be one or more processors and one or more memories.
- the memory may also be referred to as a storage medium or storage device.
- the memory may be set independently of the processor, or may be integrated with the processor, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.
- an antenna and a radio frequency circuit with a transceiver function can be regarded as a transceiver unit of a terminal device, and a processor with a processing function can be regarded as a processing unit of the terminal device.
- the terminal device includes a transceiver unit 1010 and a processing unit 1020.
- the transceiver unit may also be called a transceiver, a transceiver, a transceiver device, or the like.
- the processing unit may also be called a processor, a processing board, a processing module, a processing device, and the like.
- the device used to implement the receiving function in the transceiver unit 1010 can be regarded as a receiving unit, and the device used to implement the sending function in the transceiver unit 1010 can be regarded as a sending unit, that is, the transceiver unit 1010 includes a receiving unit and a sending unit.
- the transceiver unit may sometimes be called a transceiver, transceiver, or transceiver circuit.
- the receiving unit may sometimes be called a receiver, a receiver, or a receiving circuit.
- the sending unit may sometimes be called a transmitter, a transmitter, or a transmitting circuit.
- transceiving unit 1010 is used to perform the sending operation and the receiving operation on the terminal device side in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 4 above
- processing unit 1020 is used to perform the sending and receiving operations on the terminal device side in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 4 above. Operation other than operation.
- the transceiver unit 1010 is used to execute S42 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4.
- the processing unit 1020 is configured to execute S43 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, and/or the processing unit 1020 is further configured to execute other processing steps on the terminal device side in the embodiment of the present application.
- the chip When the communication device is a chip, the chip includes a transceiver unit and a processing unit.
- the transceiver unit may be an input-output circuit and a communication interface;
- the processing unit is a processor or a microprocessor or an integrated circuit integrated on the chip.
- the device can perform functions similar to the processor 910 in FIG. 9.
- the device includes a processor 1110, a transmission data processor 1120, and a reception data processor 1130.
- the processing module 810 in the foregoing embodiment may be the processor 1110 in FIG. 11 and complete the corresponding functions.
- the transceiver module 820 in the foregoing embodiment may be the sending data processor 1120 and/or the receiving data processor 1130 in FIG. 11.
- channel encoder and a channel decoder are shown in FIG. 11, it can be understood that these modules do not constitute a restrictive description of this embodiment, but are only schematic.
- FIG. 12 shows another form of this embodiment.
- the processing device 1200 includes modules such as a modulation subsystem, a central processing subsystem, and peripheral subsystems.
- the communication device in this embodiment can serve as the modulation subsystem therein.
- the modulation subsystem may include a processor 1203 and an interface 1204.
- the processor 1203 performs the function of the processing module 810, and the interface 1204 performs the function of the transceiver module 820.
- the modulation subsystem includes a memory 1206, a processor 1203, and a program stored on the memory 1206 and executable on the processor.
- the processor 1203 executes the program, the method shown in FIG. 4 is implemented. In the example, the method on the terminal device side.
- the memory 1206 may be non-volatile or volatile, and its location may be located inside the modulation subsystem or in the processing device 1200, as long as the memory 1206 can be connected to the The processor 1203 is sufficient.
- An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, and when the program is executed by a processor, a process related to a network device in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 provided by the foregoing method embodiment can be implemented.
- An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, and when the program is executed by a processor, a process related to a terminal device in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 provided by the foregoing method embodiment can be implemented .
- An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product containing instructions, which execute the method on the terminal device side in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 4 when the instructions are executed.
- Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product containing instructions, which execute the method on the network device side in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 4 when the instructions are executed.
- processors mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may be a central processing unit (central processing unit, CPU), and may also be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSP), and special-purpose integrated circuits.
- CPU central processing unit
- DSP digital signal processors
- special-purpose integrated circuits application, specific integrated circuit (ASIC), ready-made programmable gate array (field programmable gate array, FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc.
- ASIC application, specific integrated circuit
- FPGA ready-made programmable gate array
- the general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like.
- the memory mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memory.
- the non-volatile memory may be read-only memory (read-only memory, ROM), programmable read-only memory (programmable ROM, PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (erasable PROM, EPROM), electronically Erasable programmable read-only memory (electrically EPROM, EEPROM) or flash memory.
- the volatile memory may be a random access memory (random access memory, RAM), which is used as an external cache.
- RAM random access memory
- SRAM static random access memory
- DRAM dynamic random access memory
- DRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory
- SDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory
- double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory double data SDRAM, DDR SDRAM
- enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory enhanced SDRAM, ESDRAM
- serial link DRAM SLDRAM
- direct RAMbus RAM direct RAMbus RAM
- the processor is a general-purpose processor, DSP, ASIC, FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, or discrete hardware component
- the memory storage module
- the disclosed system, device, and method may be implemented in other ways.
- the device embodiments described above are only schematic.
- the division of the unit is only a logical function division, and there may be other divisions in actual implementation, for example, multiple units or components may be combined or Can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored, or not implemented.
- the displayed or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units through some interfaces, and may be in electrical, mechanical, or other forms.
- the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.
- each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.
- the function is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium.
- the technical solution of the present application essentially or part of the contribution to the existing technology or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product
- the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including Several instructions are used to enable a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in the embodiments of the present application.
- the aforementioned storage media include: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk or optical disk and other media that can store program codes .
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- 一种选择传输模式的方法,其特征在于,包括:确定第一指示信息,所述第一指示信息用于指示改变后的传输模式,和/或,用于指示改变传输模式;向终端设备发送所述第一指示信息,其中,所述传输模式包括第一模式、第二模式、第三模式、第四模式或第五模式中的一种;所述第一模式为,通过分组数据汇聚协议PDCP层将数据包复制为N份数据包,所述N份数据包通过所述终端设备连接的N个网络设备进行传输,N为大于或等于2的整数;所述第二模式为,通过PDCP层将数据包复制为F份数据包,所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备的连接的一个网络设备传输,且所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备的F个逻辑信道发送给所述一个网络设备,F为大于或等于2的整数;所述第三模式为,通过PDCP层将一个数据包复制为F份数据包,所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备连接的一个网络设备传输,且所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备的F个逻辑信道发送给所述一个网络设备,以及,通过PDCP层将另一个数据包复制为K份数据包,所述K份数据包通过另一个网络设备传输,且所述K份数据包通过所述终端设备的K个逻辑信道发送给所述另一个网络设备,F和K均为大于或等于2的整数;所述第四模式为,通过PDCP层将数据包复制为M份数据包,所述M份数据包通过所述终端设备连接的H个网络设备进行传输,所述H个网络设备中的每个网络设备传输所述M份数据包中的至少一份数据包,M和H均为大于或等于2的整数,且H小于M;所述第五模式为,不通过PDCP层对数据包进行复制,并将数据包向所述终端设备连接的网络设备进行传输。
- 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息用于指示改变后的传输模式和改变传输模式,包括:所述第一指示信息用于指示改变传输模式,且指示改变后的传输模式为所述第一模式、所述第二模式、所述第三模式、所述第四模式或所述第五模式中的一种。
- 根据权利要求1或2所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息所指示的改变后的传输模式为所述第二模式,所述第一指示信息还指示所述一个网络设备;或,所述方法还包括:向所述终端设备发送第二指示信息,所述第二指示信息用于指示所述终端设备连接的网络设备中的第一网络设备,所述第一网络设备为所述一个网络设备。
- 根据权利要求1或2所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息所指示的改变后的传输模式为所述第五模式,所述第一指示信息还指示在传输模式改变后向所述终端设备连接的第二网络设备传输数据包,或指示在传输模式改变后采用分路传输模式;或,所述方法还包括:向所述终端设备发送第二指示信息,所述第二指示信息用于指示所述终端设备连接的网络设备中的第一网络设备;其中,所述分路传输模式为所述终端设备根据第一数据量门限确定向所述终端设备连接的网络设备传输数据包的模式。
- 根据权利要求4所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息指示在传输模式改变后向所述终端设备连接的第二网络设备传输数据包,所述第一指示信息还指示使用第一逻辑信道或第一无线链路控制RLC实体向所述第二网络设备传输数据包;或,所述方法还包括:向所述终端设备发送第二指示信息,所述第二指示信息用于指示第一逻辑信道或第一RLC实体,其中,所述终端设备使用所述第一逻辑信道或第一RLC实体向所述第二网络设备传输数据包。
- 根据权利要求1或2所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息用于指示改变当前的传输模式,所述当前的传输模式为所述第二模式,所述第一指示信息还用于指示使用第二逻辑信道或第二RLC实体向所述一个网络设备传输数据包;或,所述方法还包括:向所述终端设备发送第二指示信息,所述第二指示信息用于指示第二逻辑信道或第二RLC实体,其中,所述终端设备使用所述第二逻辑信道或所述第二RLC实体向所述一个网络设备传输数据包。
- 根据权利要求1或2所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息用于指示改变当前的传输模式,所述当前的传输模式为所述第一模式,所述第一指示信息还用于指示在传输模式改变后向所述N个网络设备中的第三网络设备传输数据包。
- 一种选择传输模式的方法,其特征在于,包括:接收第一指示信息;根据所述第一指示信息确定改变后的传输模式,和/或,确定改变传输模式;所述传输模式包括第一模式、第二模式、第三模式、第四模式或第五模式中的一种;所述第一模式为,通过分组数据汇聚协议PDCP层将数据包复制为N份数据包,所述N份数据包通过所述终端设备连接的N个网络设备进行传输,N为大于或等于2的整数;所述第二模式为,通过PDCP层将数据包复制为F份数据包,所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备的连接的一个网络设备传输,且所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备的F个逻辑信道发送给所述一个网络设备,F为大于或等于2的整数;所述第三模式为,通过PDCP层将一个数据包复制为F份数据包,所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备连接的一个网络设备传输,且所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备的F个逻辑信道发送给所述一个网络设备,以及,通过PDCP层将另一个数据包复制为K份数据包,所述K份数据包通过另一个网络设备传输,且所述K份数据包通过所述终端设备的K个逻辑信道发送给所述另一个网络设备,F和K均为大于或等于2的整数;所述第四模式为,通过PDCP层将数据包复制为M份数据包,所述M份数据包通过所述终端设备连接的H个网络设备进行传输,所述H个网络设备中的每个网络设备传输所述M份数据包中的至少一份数据包,M和H均为大于或等于2的整数,且H小于M;所述第五模式为,不通过PDCP层对数据包进行复制,并将数据包向所述终端设备连接的网络设备进行传输。
- 根据权利要求8所述的方法,其特征在于,根据所述第一指示信息确定改变后的传输模式和改变传输模式,包括:根据所述第一指示信息确定改变传输模式,且确定改变后的传输模式为所述第一模式、所述第二模式、所述第三模式、所述第四模式或所述第五模式中的一种。
- 根据权利要求8或9所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息所指示的改变后的传输模式为所述第二模式,所述方法还包括:根据所述第一指示信息确定所述一个网络设备;或,所述方法还包括:接收第二指示信息,根据所述第二指示信息确定所述终端设备连接的网络设备中的第一网络设备,所述第一网络设备为所述一个网络设备。
- 根据权利要求8或9所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息所指示的改变后的传输模式为所述第五模式,所述方法还包括:根据所述第一指示信息确定在传输模式改变后向所述终端设备连接的第二网络设备传输数据包,或确定在传输模式改变后采用分路传输模式;或,所述方法还包括:接收第二指示信息,根据所述第二指示信息确定所述终端设备连接的网络设备中的第一网络设备;其中,所述分路传输模式为所述终端设备根据第一数据量门限确定向所述终端设备连接的至少一个网络设备传输数据包的模式。
- 根据权利要求11所述的方法,其特征在于,在确定在传输模式改变后采用分路传输模式之后,还包括:确定待传输的数据量是否小于所述第一数据量门限;所述待传输的数据量小于所述第一数据量门限,向一个网络设备传输数据包,或,所述待传输的数据量大于或等于所述第一数据量门限,向多个网络设备传输数据包。
- 根据权利要求11所述的方法,其特征在于,根据所述第一指示信息确定在传输模式改变后向所述终端设备连接的第二网络设备传输数据包,所述方法还包括:根据所述第一指示信息确定使用第一逻辑信道和/或第一无线链路控制RLC实体向所述第二网络设备传输数据包;或,所述方法还包括:接收第二指示信息,根据所述第二指示信息确定第一逻辑信道或第一RLC实体,所述终端设备使用所述第一逻辑信道或第一RLC实体向所述第二网络设备传输数据包。
- 根据权利要求8或9所述的方法,其特征在于,根据所述第一指示信息确定改变当前的传输模式,所述当前的传输模式为所述第二模式,所述方法还包括:根据所述第一指示信息确定使用第二逻辑信道或第二RLC实体向所述一个网络设备传输数据包;或,所述方法还包括:接收第二指示信息,根据所述第二指示信息确定第二逻辑信道或第二RLC实体,其中,所述终端设备使用所述第二逻辑信道或所述第二RLC实体向所述一个网络设备传输数据包。
- 根据权利要求8或9所述的方法,其特征在于,根据所述第一指示信息确定改变当前的传输模式,所述当前的传输模式为所述第一模式,所述方法还包括:根据所述第一指示信息确定在传输模式改变后向所述N个网络设备中的第三网络设备传输数据包。
- 一种通信设备,其特征在于,包括:处理模块,用于确定第一指示信息,所述第一指示信息用于指示改变后的传输模式,和/或,用于指示改变传输模式;收发模块,用于向终端设备发送所述第一指示信息,其中,所述传输模式包括第一模 式、第二模式、第三模式、第四模式或第五模式中的一种;所述第一模式为,通过分组数据汇聚协议PDCP层将数据包复制为N份数据包,所述N份数据包通过所述终端设备连接的N个网络设备进行传输,N为大于或等于2的整数;所述第二模式为,通过PDCP层将数据包复制为F份数据包,所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备的连接的一个网络设备传输,且所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备的F个逻辑信道发送给所述一个网络设备,F为大于或等于2的整数;所述第三模式为,通过PDCP层将一个数据包复制为F份数据包,所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备连接的一个网络设备传输,且所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备的F个逻辑信道发送给所述一个网络设备,以及,通过PDCP层将另一个数据包复制为K份数据包,所述K份数据包通过另一个网络设备传输,且所述K份数据包通过所述终端设备的K个逻辑信道发送给所述另一个网络设备,F和K均为大于或等于2的整数;所述第四模式为,通过PDCP层将数据包复制为M份数据包,所述M份数据包通过所述终端设备连接的H个网络设备进行传输,所述H个网络设备中的每个网络设备传输所述M份数据包中的至少一份数据包,M和H均为大于或等于2的整数,且H小于M;所述第五模式为,不通过PDCP层对数据包进行复制,并将数据包向所述终端设备连接的网络设备进行传输。
- 根据权利要求16所述的通信设备,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息用于指示改变后的传输模式以及改变传输模式,包括:所述第一指示信息用于指示改变传输模式,且指示改变后的传输模式为所述第一模式、所述第二模式、所述第三模式、所述第四模式或所述第五模式中的一种。
- 根据权利要求16或17所述的通信设备,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息所指示的改变后的传输模式为所述第二模式,所述第一指示信息还指示所述一个网络设备;或,所述收发模块,还用于向所述终端设备发送第二指示信息,所述第二指示信息用于指示所述终端设备连接的网络设备中的第一网络设备,所述第一网络设备为所述一个网络设备。
- 根据权利要求16或17所述的通信设备,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息所指示的改变后的传输模式为所述第五模式,所述第一指示信息还指示在传输模式改变后向所述终端设备连接的第二网络设备传输数据包,或指示在传输模式改变后采用分路传输模式;或,所述收发模块,还用于向所述终端设备发送第二指示信息,所述第二指示信息用于指示所述终端设备连接的网络设备中的第一网络设备;其中,所述分路传输模式为所述终端设备根据第一数据量门限确定向所述终端设备连接的至少一个网络设备传输数据包的模式。
- 根据权利要求19所述的通信设备,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息指示在传输模式改变后向所述终端设备连接的第二网络设备传输数据包,所述第一指示信息还指示使用第一逻辑信道或第一无线链路控制RLC实体向所述第二网络设备传输数据包;或,所述收发模块,还用于向所述终端设备发送第二指示信息,所述第二指示信息用于指示第一逻辑信道或第一RLC实体,其中,所述终端设备使用所述第一逻辑信道或第一RLC 实体向所述第二网络设备传输数据包。
- 根据权利要求16或17所述的通信设备,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息用于指示改变当前的传输模式,所述当前的传输模式为所述第二模式,所述第一指示信息还用于指示使用第二逻辑信道或第二RLC实体向所述一个网络设备传输数据包;或,所述收发模块,还用于向所述终端设备发送第二指示信息,所述第二指示信息用于指示第二逻辑信道或第二RLC实体,其中,所述终端设备使用所述第二逻辑信道或所述第二RLC实体向所述一个网络设备传输数据包。
- 根据权利要求16或17所述的通信设备,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息用于指示改变当前的传输模式,所述当前的传输模式为所述第一模式,所述第一指示信息还用于指示在传输模式改变后向所述N个网络设备中的第三网络设备传输数据包。
- 一种通信设备,其特征在于,包括:收发模块,用于接收第一指示信息;处理模块,用于根据所述第一指示信息确定改变后的传输模式,和/或,确定改变传输模式;所述传输模式包括第一模式、第二模式、第三模式、第四模式或第五模式中的一种;所述第一模式为,通过分组数据汇聚协议PDCP层将数据包复制为N份数据包,所述N份数据包通过所述终端设备连接的N个网络设备进行传输,N为大于或等于2的整数;所述第二模式为,通过PDCP层将数据包复制为F份数据包,所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备的连接的一个网络设备传输,且所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备的F个逻辑信道发送给所述一个网络设备,F为大于或等于2的整数;所述第三模式为,通过PDCP层将一个数据包复制为F份数据包,所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备连接的一个网络设备传输,且所述F份数据包通过所述终端设备的F个逻辑信道发送给所述一个网络设备,以及,通过PDCP层将另一个数据包复制为K份数据包,所述K份数据包通过另一个网络设备传输,且所述K份数据包通过所述终端设备的K个逻辑信道发送给所述另一个网络设备,F和K均为大于或等于2的整数;所述第四模式为,通过PDCP层将数据包复制为M份数据包,所述M份数据包通过所述终端设备连接的H个网络设备进行传输,所述H个网络设备中的每个网络设备传输所述M份数据包中的至少一份数据包,M和H均为大于或等于2的整数,且H小于M;所述第五模式为,不通过PDCP层对数据包进行复制,并将数据包向所述终端设备连接的网络设备进行传输。
- 根据权利要求23所述的通信设备,其特征在于,所述处理模块用于通过如下方式根据所述第一指示信息确定改变后的传输模式以及改变传输模式:根据所述第一指示信息确定改变传输模式,且确定改变后的传输模式为所述第一模式、所述第二模式、所述第三模式、所述第四模式或所述第五模式中的一种。
- 根据权利要求23或24所述的通信设备,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息所指示的改变后的传输模式为所述第二模式,所述处理模块,还用于:根据所述第一指示信息确定所述一个网络设备;或,所述收发模块,还用于接收第二指示信息,根据所述第二指示信息确定所述终端设备连接的网络设备中的第一网络设备,所述第一网络设备为所述一个网络设备。
- 根据权利要求23或24所述的通信设备,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息所指示的改变后的传输模式为所述第五模式,所述处理模块,还用于:根据所述第一指示信息确定在传输模式改变后向所述终端设备连接的第二网络设备传输数据包,或确定在传输模式改变后采用分路传输模式;或,所述收发模块,还用于接收第二指示信息,根据所述第二指示信息确定所述终端设备连接的网络设备中的第一网络设备;其中,所述分路传输模式为所述终端设备根据第一数据量门限确定向所述终端设备连接的至少一个网络设备传输数据包的模式。
- 根据权利要求26所述的通信设备,其特征在于,所述处理模块,还用于在确定在传输模式改变后采用分路传输模式之后,确定待传输的数据量是否小于所述第一数据量门限;所述收发模块,还用于所述待传输的数据量小于所述第一数据量门限,向一个网络设备传输数据包,或,所述待传输的数据量大于或等于所述第一数据量门限,向多个网络设备传输数据包。
- 根据权利要求26所述的通信设备,其特征在于,所述处理模块根据所述第一指示信息确定在传输模式改变后向所述终端设备连接的第二网络设备传输数据包,所述处理模块,还用于:根据所述第一指示信息确定使用第一逻辑信道和/或第一RLC实体向所述第二网络设备传输数据包;或,所述收发模块,还用于接收第二指示信息,根据所述第二指示信息确定第一逻辑信道或第一RLC实体,所述终端设备使用所述第一逻辑信道或第一RLC实体向所述第二网络设备传输数据包。
- 根据权利要求23或24所述的通信设备,其特征在于,所述处理模块根据所述第一指示信息确定改变当前的传输模式,所述当前的传输模式为所述第二模式,所述处理模块,还用于:根据所述第一指示信息确定使用第二逻辑信道或第二无线链路控制RLC实体向所述一个网络设备传输数据包;或,所述收发模块,还用于接收第二指示信息,根据所述第二指示信息确定第二逻辑信道或第二RLC实体,其中,所述终端设备使用所述第二逻辑信道或所述第二RLC实体向所述一个网络设备传输数据包。
- 根据权利要求23或24所述的通信设备,其特征在于,所述处理模块根据所述第一指示信息确定改变当前的传输模式,所述当前的传输模式为所述第一模式,所述处理模块,还用于:根据所述第一指示信息确定在传输模式改变后向所述N个网络设备中的第三网络设备传输数据包。
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