Communication Path Switching Method and Device

A communication path switching method, comprising:

• sending, by a first terminal, a first message to a first base station when the first terminal needs to switch from a first path for independently accessing a network to a second path for accessing the network using a second terminal, the first base station serving the first terminal, and the first message requesting to switch the first terminal from the first path to the second path;
• receiving, by the first terminal, configuration information from the first base station, the configuration information enabling the first terminal to access the network using the second terminal, the configuration information being obtained by the first base station from a second base station, and the second base station serving the second terminal;
• and
• accessing, by the first terminal, the network using the configuration information and the second terminal.

A communication path switching device, comprising:

• a transceiver;
• a memory coupled to the transceiver and configured to store an instruction;
• and
• a processor coupled to the transceiver and the memory, the instruction stored in the memory causing the processor to be configured to:
• receive, using the transceiver, a first message from a first terminal, the first message requesting to switch the first terminal from a first path for independently accessing a network to a second path for accessing the network using a second terminal, and the device serving the first terminal;
• determine, according to the first message, a second base station serving the second terminal;
• obtain configuration information from the second base station, the configuration information enabling the first terminal to access the network using the second terminal;
• and
• send, using the transceiver, the configuration information to the first terminal.

A communication path switching device, comprising a first terminal, and the first terminal comprising:

• a transceiver;
• a memory coupled to the transceiver and configured to store an instruction;
• and
• a processor coupled to the transceiver and the memory, the instruction stored in the memory causing the processor to be configured to:
• send, using the transceiver, a first message to a first base station when the device needs to switch from a first path for independently accessing a network to a second path for accessing the network using a second terminal, the first base station serving the device, and the first message requesting to switch the device from the first path to the second path;
• receive, using the transceiver, configuration information from the first base station, the configuration information enabling the device to access the network using the second terminal, the configuration information being obtained by the first base station from a second base station, and the second base station serving the second terminal;
• and
• access the network by using the configuration information and the second terminal.