Method for supporting time-sensitive communication and communications device

A communications device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor,

• wherein the communications device is a terminal UE or a first adapter, the first adapter is a UE-side time sensing network (TSN) translator, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, the following steps of the method for supporting time-sensitive communication are implemented:
• transmitting first capability information, or transmitting first capability information and delay related information of the terminal UE, wherein
• the first capability information comprises at least one of the following:
• information related to a delay between the UE and the first adapter, transmission propagation delay related information of the first adapter, or transmission propagation delay related information of the UE co-located with the first adapter;
• wherein the transmission propagation delay related information of the first adapter comprises a time required for transmitting from a port of the first adapter to a port of a connected station;
• the transmission propagation delay related information of the UE co-located with the first adapter comprises a time required for transmitting from a port of the UE co-located with the first adapter to a port of a connected station;
• the transmitting the first capability information comprises:
• when the communications device is the UE, transmitting the first capability information to a core network (CN) element;
• or
• when the communications device is the first adapter, transmitting the first capability information to the UE;
• wherein the information related to a delay between the UE and the first adapter comprises at least one of the following:
• information related to a first interface, information related to a second interface, the delay between the UE and the first adapter, or a traffic class associated with a data packet;
• wherein the delay between the UE and the first adapter comprises at least one of the following:
• a time required for transmitting a data packet from the first interface to the second interface;
• or
• a time required for transmitting a data packet from the second interface to the first interface;
• wherein
• in a case that the first interface is a first port, the information related to the first interface is port-related information of the first port;
• and
• in a case that the second interface is a Uu interface of the UE, the information related to the second interface is information about a first tunnel of the UU interface;
• wherein
• the first port is a port connected to a bridge or an end station.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, applied to a communication device, wherein a computer program is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the following steps are performed:

• wherein the communications device is a terminal UE or a first adapter, the first adapter is a UE-side time sensing network (TSN) translator, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, the following steps of the method for supporting time-sensitive communication are implemented:
• transmitting first capability information, or transmitting first capability information and delay related information of the terminal UE, wherein
• the first capability information comprises at least one of the following:
• information related to a delay between the UE and the first adapter, transmission propagation delay related information of the first adapter, or transmission propagation delay related information of the UE co-located with the first adapter;
• wherein the transmission propagation delay related information of the first adapter comprises a time required for transmitting from a port of the first adapter to a port of a connected station;
• the transmission propagation delay related information of the UE co-located with the first adapter comprises a time required for transmitting from a port of the UE co-located with the first adapter to a port of a connected station;
• the transmitting the first capability information comprises:
• when the communications device is the UE, transmitting the first capability information to a core network (CN) element;
• or
• when the communications device is the first adapter, transmitting the first capability information to the UE:
• wherein the information related to a delay between the UE and the first adapter comprises at least one of the following:
• information related to a first interface, information related to a second interface, the delay between the UE and the first adapter, or a traffic class associated with a data packet;
• wherein the delay between the UE and the first adapter comprises at least one of the following:
• a time required for transmitting a data packet from the first interface to the second interface;
• or
• a time required for transmitting a data packet from the second interface to the first interface;
• wherein
• in a case that the first interface is a first port, the information related to the first interface is port-related information of the first port;
• and
• in a case that the second interface is a Uu interface of the UE, the information related to the second interface is information about a first tunnel of the UU interface;
• wherein
• the first port is a port connected to a bridge or an end station.