# US 2019/0174469 A1 · Communication method, device, and system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0174469 A1 - Document ID: US20190174469A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/266,882 - Filed: 2019-02-04 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2013-02-22 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Tao ZHANG; Bo LIN; Yongqiang GAO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190174469A1 ## CPC - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 56/0045: {compensating for timing error by altering transmission time} - H04W 72/21: in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network - H04W 16/32: Hierarchical cell structures - H04W 36/0016: {Hand-off preparation specially adapted for end-to-end data sessions} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract The present invention discloses a communication method, including: sending, by a user equipment, a request message to a micro network node, so that the micro network node sends an indication message to a macro network node; receiving an uplink resource (UG) sent according to the indication message by the macro network node; and sending uplink signaling or uplink data to the macro network node according to the uplink resource (UG). Embodiments of the present invention further provide a corresponding device and system. In technical solutions of the present invention, the micro network node participates in accessing the user equipment to a network, so that a UE can rapidly access the network, which reduces an access delay of the UE. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication method, comprising: receiving, by a user equipment (UE), configuration information from a first network node; and sending, by the UE, uplink information to a second network node according to the configuration information, wherein the uplink information sent to the second network node comprises uplink signaling and/or uplink data. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein: the configuration information comprises an identity of a cell controlled by the second network node and an identity of a radio bearer (RB) of the UE; and sending the uplink information comprises: sending, through a cell corresponding to the identity of the cell controlled by the second network node, the uplink information to the second network node, wherein the uplink information is sent on an RB corresponding to the identity of the RB. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the uplink information is sent to the second network node through a default logical channel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the configuration information further comprises a logical channel (LCH) identity, and the uplink information is sent to the second network node through a logical channel corresponding to the LCH identity. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: sending, by the UE, uplink information to the first network node, wherein the uplink information sent to the first network node and the uplink information sent to the second network node comprise duplicate information, wherein the uplink information sent to the first network node comprises uplink signaling and/or uplink data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the UE, downlink information from the first network node and downlink information from the second network node; and deleting, by the UE, duplicate information in the downlink information from the first network node and in the downlink information from the second network node, wherein downlink information from the first network node comprises downlink signaling and/or downlink data, and downlink information from the second network node comprises downlink signaling and/or downlink data. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the first network node is a macro network node, and the second network node is a micro network node. ### Claim 8 A device comprising: a processor, configured to invoke a program stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium which, when executed by the processor, causes the device to: receive configuration information from a first network node; and send uplink information to a second network node according to the configuration information, wherein the uplink information sent to the second network node comprises uplink signaling and/or uplink data. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device according to claim 8, wherein: the configuration information comprises an identity of a cell controlled by the second network node and an identity of a radio bearer (RB) of the device; and to send uplink information to the second network node, the program stored in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, when executed by the processor, causes the device to: send the uplink information through a cell corresponding to the identity of the cell controlled by the second network node and on an RB corresponding to the identity of the RB. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The device according to claim 9, wherein to send uplink information to the second network node, the program stored in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, when executed by the processor, causes the device to: send the uplink information to the second network node through a default logical channel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The device according to claim 9, wherein: the configuration information further comprises a logical channel (LCH) identity; and to send uplink information to the second network node, the program stored in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, when executed by the processor, causes the device to: send the uplink information through a logical channel corresponding to the LCH identity. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The device according to claim 8, wherein the program stored in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, when executed by the processor, further causes the device to: send uplink information to the first network node, wherein the uplink information sent to the first network node and the uplink information sent to the second network node comprise duplicate information, wherein the uplink information sent to the first network node comprises uplink signaling and/or uplink data. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The device according to claim 8, wherein the program stored in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, when executed by the processor, further causes the device to: receive downlink information from the first network node and downlink information from the second network node; and delete duplicate information in the downlink information from the first network node and in the downlink information from the second network node, wherein downlink information from the first network node comprises downlink signaling and/or downlink data, and downlink information from the second network node comprises downlink signaling and/or downlink data. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The device according to claim 8, wherein the first network node is a macro network node, and the second network node is a micro network node. ### Claim 15 A communication method, comprising: sending, by a first network node, configuration information to a user equipment (UE) for indicating to the UE to send uplink information to a second network node; and receiving, by the first network node, uplink information that is sent by the UE to the second network node and forwarded by the second network node, wherein the uplink information sent to the second network node comprises uplink signaling and/or uplink data. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, wherein the configuration information comprises an identity of a cell controlled by the second network node and an identity of a radio bearer (RB) of the UE, and the uplink information on an RB corresponding to the identity of the RB is sent to the second network node through a cell corresponding to the identity of the cell controlled by the second network node. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein the uplink information is sent to the second network node through a default logical channel. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein the configuration information further comprises a logical channel (LCH) identity, and the uplink information is sent to the second network node through a logical channel corresponding to the LCH identity. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, further comprising: receiving, by the first network node, uplink information that is sent by the UE to the first network node, wherein the uplink information sent to the first network node comprises uplink signaling and/or uplink data; and deleting, by the first network node, duplicate information in the uplink information forwarded by the second network node and in the uplink information sent by the user equipment to the first network node. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, further comprising: sending, by the first network node, another configuration information to the second network node, so that the second network node forwards downlink information to the UE according to the another configuration information; and sending, by the first network node, the downlink information to the second network node. ### Claim 21 A device, comprising a processor, configured to invoke a program stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium which, when executed by the processor, causes the device to: send configuration information to a user equipment (UE) for indicating to the UE to send uplink information to a second network node; and receive uplink information that is sent by the UE to the second network node and forwarded by the second network node, wherein the uplink information sent to the second network node comprises uplink signaling and/or uplink data. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The device according to claim 21, wherein: the configuration information comprises an identity of a cell controlled by the second network node and an identity of a radio bearer (RB) of the UE; and to send uplink information to the second network node, the program stored in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, when executed by the processor, causes the device to: send the uplink information through a cell corresponding to the identity of the cell controlled by the second network node and on an RB corresponding to the identity of the RB. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The device according to claim 22, wherein to send uplink information to the second network node, the program stored in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, when executed by the processor, causes the device to: send the uplink information to the second network node through a default logical channel. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The device according to claim 23, wherein: the configuration information further comprises a logical channel (LCH) identity; and to send uplink information to the second network node, the program stored in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, when executed by the processor, causes the device to: send the uplink information to the second network node through a logical channel corresponding to the LCH identity. ### Claim 25 (depends on 21) The device according to claim 21, wherein the program stored in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, when executed by the processor, further causes the device to: receive uplink information that is sent by the UE, wherein the uplink information sent to the UE comprises uplink signaling and/or uplink data; and delete duplicate information in the uplink information forwarded by the second network node and in the uplink information sent by the UE. ### Claim 26 (depends on 21) The device according to claim 21, wherein the program stored in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, when executed by the processor, further causes the device to: send another configuration information to the second network node for forwarding downlink information by the second network node to the UE according to the other configuration information; and send the downlink information to the second network node. ### Claim 27 (depends on 21) The device according to claim 21, wherein the device is a macro network node, and the second network node is a micro network node. ### Claim 28 A communication system, comprising: a first network node configured to send configuration information to a user equipment (UE) for indicate to the UE to send uplink information; and a second network node is configured to receive the uplink information from UE.