Multi-connectivity communication method and device
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsXiaoli SHI, Hongzhuo ZHANG
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a multi-connectivity communication method and a device. An access network device of a first network determines to use an access network device of a second network to perform data splitting for data of UE, and then sends first splitting configuration information to the UE and sends second splitting configuration information to the access network device of the second network. The first splitting configuration information is used to notify the UE that the access network device of the second network is to split to-be-split data of the UE. The second splitting configuration information is used to instruct the access network device of the second network to split the to-be-split data of the UE.
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A multi-connectivity communication method, comprising:
- receiving, by an access network device of a second network, second splitting configuration information from an access network device of a first network, wherein the second splitting configuration information is used to instruct the access network device of the second network to split to-be-split data of user equipment (UE);
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- splitting, by the access network device of the second network, the to-be-split data of the UE based on the second splitting configuration information.
An access network device of a second network, comprising:
- a receiver, configured to receive second splitting configuration information from an access network device of a first network, wherein the second splitting configuration information is used to instruct the access network device of the second network to split to-be-split data of user equipment (UE);
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- a processor, configured to split the to-be-split data of the UE based on the second splitting configuration information.
User equipment (UE), comprising:
- a receiver, configured to receive first splitting configuration information from an access network device of a first network, wherein the first splitting configuration information is used to notify the UE that an access network device of the second network is to split to-be-split data of the UE;
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- a processor, configured to control the receiver to receive the to-be-split data based on the first splitting configuration information, wherein
- the processor is further configured to control the transmitter to send the to-be-split data based on the first splitting configuration information.
A multi-connectivity communication method, comprising:
- sending, by an access network device of a second network, a splitting request message to an access network device of a first network, wherein the splitting request message comprises identifiers of selectable splitting bearers;
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- receiving, by the access network device of the second network, a splitting response message from the access network device of the first network, wherein the splitting response message comprises an identifier of a to-be-split bearer, and the to-be-split bearer is some or all of the selectable splitting bearers.
A multi-connectivity communication method, comprising:
- receiving, by user equipment (UE), first splitting configuration information from an access network device of a first network, wherein the first splitting configuration information is used to notify the UE that an access network device of a second network is to split a to-be-split bearer, and the first splitting configuration information comprises an identifier of the to-be-split bearer.
An access network device of a second network, comprising a receiver, a transmitter, and a processor, wherein
- the processor is configured to control the transmitter to send a splitting request message to an access network device of a first network, wherein the splitting request message comprises identifiers of selectable splitting bearers;
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- the processor is further configured to control the receiver to receive a splitting response message from the access network device of the first network, wherein the splitting response message comprises an identifier of a to-be-split bearer, and the to-be-split bearer is some or all of the selectable splitting bearers.
User equipment (UE), comprising a processor and a receiver, wherein
- the processor is configured to control the receiver to receive first splitting configuration information from an access network device of a first network, wherein the first splitting configuration information is used to notify the UE that an access network device of a second network is to split a to-be-split bearer, and the first splitting configuration information comprises an identifier of the to-be-split bearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.