# US 12,604,234 B2 · Wireless communication method, network element, and device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,604,234 B2 - Document ID: US12604234B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/218,816 - Filed: 2023-07-06 - Published: 2023-11-02 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2021-01-08 - Assignees: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Applicants: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Inventors: Jingran Chen; Yang Xu; Yali Guo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12604234B2 ## CPC - H04W 28/0268: {using specific QoS parameters for wireless networks, e.g. QoS class identifier [QCI] or guaranteed bit rate [GBR] (negotiating SLA or negotiating QoS H04W28/24)} - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - H04W 28/24: Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service] - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a session management network element, a wireless communication method, and a policy control network element. The session management network element includes a processor and a memory. The memory has a computer program stored thereon, and the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform a wireless communication method. The method includes: receiving a Quality of Service (QoS) parameter of a service flow of a first node in a first node group transmitted by a policy control network element, the QoS parameter of the service flow of the first node being determined based on a QoS parameter of the first node group; and determining a QoS parameter of a QoS flow of a first node in the first node group, based on the QoS parameter of the service flow of the first node. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A session management network element, comprising: a processor and a memory, wherein the memory has a computer program stored thereon, and the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform a wireless communication method comprising: receiving a Quality of Service (QOS) parameter of a service flow of a first node in a first node group transmitted by a policy control network element, the QoS parameter of the service flow of the first node being determined based on a QoS parameter of the first node group; and determining a QoS parameter of a QoS flow of a first node in the first node group, based on the QoS parameter of the service flow of the first node; wherein the QoS parameter of the first node group comprises a Group-Maximum Bit Rate (Group-MBR), wherein the Group-MBR is a maximum achievable value of a sum of MBRs of QoS flows of the first node group corresponding to a same task. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The session management network element according to claim 1, wherein: each node in the first node group corresponds to one Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session, the one PDU session being used to carry at least one QoS flow; and the QoS parameter of the first node group comprises a sum of QOS parameters of QoS flows corresponding to a same task among QoS flows carried by PDU sessions of the first node group. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The session management network element according to claim 1, wherein: PDU sessions of different nodes in the first node group correspond to a same access network device and a same User Plane Function (UPF); or the PDU sessions of different nodes in the first node group correspond to a same access network device and different UPFs; or the PDU sessions of different nodes in the first node group correspond to different access network devices and a same UPF; or the PDU sessions of different nodes in the first node group correspond to different access network devices and different UPFs. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The session management network element according to claim 1, wherein a session management network element of the first node is identical to a session management network element of at least one other node, and a policy control network element of the first node is identical to or different from a policy control network element of the at least one other node, or the session management network element of the first node is different from the session management network element of the at least one other node, and the policy control network element of the first node is identical to the policy control network element of the at least one other node. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The session management network element according to claim 1, wherein the QoS parameter of the service flow of the first node being determined based on a QoS parameter of the first node group comprises: when the QoS parameter of the first node group is constant, a QoS parameter of a service flow of the first node for a session establishment procedure being determined based on a quantity of nodes in the first node group and the QoS parameter of the first node group. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The session management network element according to claim 1, wherein the QoS parameter of the service flow of the first node being determined based on a QoS parameter of the first node group comprises: when the QoS parameter of the first node group is constant, a QoS parameter of a service flow of the first node for a session establishment procedure being determined based on a quantity of nodes in the first node group, the QoS parameter of the first node group, and a data processing capacity of a node in the first node group. ### Claim 7 A wireless communication method, applicable in a policy control network element, the method comprising: determining a QoS parameter of a service flow of a first node in a first node group based on a QoS parameter of the first node group; and transmitting the QoS parameter of the service flow of the first node to a session management network element; wherein the QoS parameter of the first node group comprises a Group-MBR, wherein the Group-MBR is a maximum achievable value of a sum of MBRs of QoS flows of the first node group corresponding to a same task. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein: each node in the first node group corresponds to one PDU session, the one PDU session being used to carry at least one QoS flow; and the QoS parameter of the first node group comprises a sum of QOS parameters of QoS flows corresponding to a same task among QoS flows carried by PDU sessions of the first node group. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein: PDU sessions of different nodes in the first node group correspond to a same access network device and a same UPF; or the PDU sessions of different nodes in the first node group correspond to a same access network device and different UPFs; or the PDU sessions of different nodes in the first node group correspond to different access network devices and a same UPF; or the PDU sessions of different nodes in the first node group correspond to different access network devices and different UPFs. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein a session management network element of the first node is identical to a session management network element of at least one other node, and wherein a policy control network element of the first node is identical to or different from a policy control network element of the at least one other node, or the session management network element of the first node is different from the session management network element of the at least one other node, and the policy control network element of the first node is identical to the policy control network element of the at least one other node. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein said determining the QoS parameter of the service flow of the first node in the first node group based on the QoS parameter of the first node group comprises: determining, when the QoS parameter of the first node group is constant, a QoS parameter of a service flow of the first node for a session establishment procedure based on a quantity of nodes in the first node group and the QOS parameter of the first node group. ### Claim 12 A policy control network element, comprising: a processor and a memory, wherein the memory has a computer program stored thereon, and the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform a wireless communication method comprising: determining a QoS parameter of a service flow of a first node in a first node group based on a QoS parameter of the first node group; and transmitting the QoS parameter of the service flow of the first node to a session management network element; wherein the QoS parameter of the first node group comprises a Group-MBR, wherein the Group-MBR is a maximum achievable value of a sum of MBRs of QoS flows of the first node group corresponding to a same task. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The policy control network element according to claim 12, wherein: each node in the first node group corresponds to one PDU session, the one PDU session being used to carry at least one QoS flow; and the QoS parameter of the first node group comprises a sum of QOS parameters of QoS flows corresponding to a same task among QoS flows carried by PDU sessions of the first node group. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The policy control network element according to claim 12, wherein: PDU sessions of different nodes in the first node group correspond to a same access network device and a same UPF; or the PDU sessions of different nodes in the first node group correspond to a same access network device and different UPFs; or the PDU sessions of different nodes in the first node group correspond to different access network devices and a same UPF; or the PDU sessions of different nodes in the first node group correspond to different access network devices and different UPFs. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The policy control network element according to claim 12, wherein a session management network element of the first node is identical to a session management network element of at least one other node, and a policy control network element of the first node is identical to or different from a policy control network element of the at least one other node, or the session management network element of the first node is different from the session management network element of the at least one other node, and the policy control network element of the first node is identical to the policy control network element of the at least one other node. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The policy control network element according to claim 12, wherein said determining the QoS parameter of the service flow of the first node in the first node group based on the QoS parameter of the first node group comprises: determining, when the QoS parameter of the first node group is constant, a QoS parameter of a service flow of the first node for a session establishment procedure based on a quantity of nodes in the first node group and the QoS parameter of the first node group. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The policy control network element according to claim 12, wherein said determining the QoS parameter of the service flow of the first node in the first node group based on the QoS parameter of the first node group comprises: obtaining first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate a data processing capacity of a node in the first node group; and determining, when the QoS parameter of the first node group is constant, a QoS parameter of a service flow of the first node for a session modification procedure based on a quantity of the nodes in the first node group, the QoS parameter of the first node group, and the first indication information.