# US 2022/0046501 A1 · Link Determination and Establishment Method and Apparatus, Transmission System, and Satellite Communication System > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0046501 A1 - Document ID: US20220046501A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/298,100 - Filed: 2019-09-02 - Published: 2022-02-10 - Earliest claimed: 2018-11-29 - Assignees: Zte Corporation - Applicants: ZTE Corporation - Inventors: Li YANG; Jianwu DOU; Wei CAO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220046501A1 ## CPC - H04L 5/0091: {Signalling for the administration of the divided path, e.g. signalling of configuration information} - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04B 7/1851: {Systems using a satellite or space-based relay (H04B7/18508, H04B7/18521 take precedence; providing specific services H04B7/18523 - H04B7/18576)} - H04B 7/18513: {Transmission in a satellite or space-based system} - H04W 36/00695: {using split of the control plane or user plane} - H04W 36/304: {due to measured or perceived resources with higher communication quality} - H04W 84/06: Airborne or Satellite Networks (space-based or airborne stations H04B7/185) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A link determination and establishment method and apparatus are provided. In the link determination method, a ground serving base station of User Equipment (UE) receives, from an air serving base station of the UE, link information of a primary link and configuration information of the air serving base station; the ground serving base station determines at least one cooperative base station of the UE and feature information of at least one secondary link according to the link information of the primary link and the configuration information of the air serving base station; and the ground serving base station sends, to the air serving base station and the at least one cooperative base station, indication information for establishing the at least one secondary link, the link information of the primary link, and configuration information of the ground serving base station. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A link determination method, comprising: receiving, by a ground serving base station of User Equipment (UE) from an air serving base station of the UE, link information of a primary link and configuration information of the air serving base station, wherein the primary link is a link between the ground serving base station and the air serving base station; determining, by the ground serving base station, at least one cooperative base station of the UE and feature information of at least one secondary link according to the link information of the primary link and the configuration information of the air serving base station, wherein the secondary link is a link among the air serving base station, the cooperative base station and the ground serving base station; and sending, by the ground serving base station to the air serving base station and the at least one cooperative base station, indication information for establishing the at least one secondary link, the link information of the primary link, and configuration information of the ground serving base station. ### Claim 2 (canceled) ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein determining, by the ground serving base station, the at least one cooperative base station of the UE and the feature information of the at least one secondary link comprises at least one of: judging, by the ground serving base station, whether link quality in the link information of the primary link meets a first quality threshold; and in a case where the judgment result is negative, determining, by the ground serving base station, a ground cooperative base station and a first secondary link between the air serving base station and the ground cooperative base station; judging, by the ground serving base station, whether link quality in the link information of the primary link meets a second quality threshold, wherein the link quality corresponding to the second quality threshold is independent of and different from link quality corresponding to a first quality threshold; and in a case where the judgment result is negative, determining, by the ground serving base station, an air cooperative base station and a second secondary link between the air serving base station and the air cooperative base station. ### Claim 4 (canceled) ### Claim 5 (canceled) ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: determining, by the ground serving base station, a data or signaling transmission mode in the primary link and the at least one secondary link according to the link information of the primary link and the configuration information of the air serving base station. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein sending, by the ground serving base station to the air serving base station and the at least one cooperative base station, the indication information for establishing the at least one secondary link comprises: sending, by the ground serving base station, configuration information of the at least one cooperative base station and the data or signaling transmission mode to the air serving base station; or, sending, by the ground serving base station to the at least one cooperative base station, the indication information for establishing the at least one secondary link further comprises: sending, by the ground serving base station, the configuration information of the air serving base station to the at least one cooperative base station. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein the data or signaling transmission mode comprises one of the following: a duplicated transmission mode for instructing the air serving base station to simultaneously perform data or signaling transmission on the primary link and the at least one secondary link; and a switched transmission mode for instructing the air serving base station to select a link with highest link quality from the primary link and the at least one secondary link for data or signaling transmission. ### Claim 9 (canceled) ### Claim 10 (canceled) ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the ground serving base station receives secondary link establishment failure information fed back by the air serving base station or the at least one cooperative base station, the method further comprises: determining, by the ground serving base station, at least one standby cooperative base station according to secondary link service quality information of the at least one cooperative base station; and sending, by the ground serving base station to the air serving base station and the at least one standby cooperative base station, indication information for establishing at least one secondary link. ### Claim 12 A link establishment method, comprising: sending, by an air serving base station of User Equipment (UE) to a ground serving base station of the UE, link information of a primary link and configuration information of the air serving base station, wherein the primary link is a link between the ground serving base station and the air serving base station; receiving, by the air serving base station, link information of the primary link, configuration information of the ground serving base station, and indication information sent by the ground serving base station; establishing, by the air serving base station according to the indication information sent by the ground serving base station, at least one secondary link with at least one cooperative base station and the ground serving base station; and performing, by the air serving base station, data or signaling transmission through the primary link and/or the at least one secondary link. ### Claim 13 (canceled) ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the indication information at least comprises configuration information of the at least one cooperative base station, and establishing, by the air serving base station according to the indication information sent by the ground serving base station, the at least one secondary link with the at least one cooperative base station comprises: sending, by the air serving base station according to the configuration information of the at least one cooperative base station, a request for establishing the at least one secondary link to the at least one cooperative base station; and after receiving a successful establishment response fed back by the at least one cooperative base station, establishing, by the air serving base station, the at least one secondary link with the at least one cooperative base station; or, receiving, by the air serving base station, a request sent by the at least one cooperative base station for establishing the at least one secondary link; and in a case of determining that the at least one cooperative base station meets a preset condition, feeding back, by the air serving base station, a successful establishment response for establishing the at least one secondary link to the at least one cooperative base station, and establishing, by the air serving base station, the at least one secondary link with the at least one cooperative base station. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, further comprising: after receiving a rejection response fed back by the at least one cooperative base station, sending, by the air serving base station, a request for replacing the at least one cooperative base station to the ground serving base station; or, in a case of determining that the at least one cooperative base station does not meet the preset condition, feeding back, by the air serving base station, a rejection response to the at least one cooperative base station, and sending, by the air serving base station, a request for replacing the at least one cooperative base station to the ground serving base station. ### Claim 16 (canceled) ### Claim 17 (canceled) ### Claim 18 (canceled) ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein establishing, by the air serving base station according to the indication information sent by the ground serving base station, the at least one secondary link with the at least one cooperative base station and the ground serving base station further comprises: determining, by the air serving base station, feature information of the at least one cooperative base station according to the indication information; and establishing, by the air serving base station according to the feature information of the at least one cooperative base station, the at least one secondary link with the at least one cooperative base station, wherein the feature information of the at least one cooperative base station at least comprises a type and the number of the at least one cooperative base station. ### Claim 20 (canceled) ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The method according to claim 19, further comprising: in a case where the type of the cooperative base station is a ground cooperative base station, establishing, by the air serving base station, a first secondary link with the ground cooperative base station; and in a case where the type of the cooperative base station is an air cooperative base station, establishing, by the air serving base station, a second secondary link with the air cooperative base station. ### Claim 22 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein establishing, by the air serving base station according to the indication information sent by the ground serving base station, the at least one secondary link with the at least one cooperative base station and the ground serving base station further comprises: determining, by the air serving base station, a data or signaling transmission mode according to the indication information; performing, by the air serving base station, the data or signaling transmission through the primary link and/or the at least one secondary link comprises: in a case where the data or signaling transmission mode is a duplicated transmission mode, simultaneously performing, by the air serving base station, data or signaling transmission with the at least one cooperative base station on the primary link and the at least one secondary link; and in a case where the data or signaling transmission mode is a switched transmission mode, selecting, by the air serving base station, a link with highest link quality from the primary link and the at least one secondary link for data or signaling transmission. ### Claim 23 (canceled) ### Claim 24 (canceled) ### Claim 25 A link establishment method, comprising: establishing, by a cooperative base station of User Equipment (UE) according to indication information sent by a ground serving base station of the UE, a secondary link with an air serving base station of the UE and the ground serving base station; and performing, by the cooperative base station, data or signaling transmission with the air serving base station through the secondary link. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method according to claim 25, wherein the indication information at least comprises configuration information of the air serving base station; wherein establishing, by the cooperative base station according to the indication information sent by the ground serving base station, the secondary link with the air serving base station comprises: sending, by the cooperative base station according to the configuration information of the air serving base station, a request for establishing the secondary link to the air serving base station; and after receiving a successful establishment response fed back by the air serving base station, establishing, by the cooperative base station, the secondary link with the air serving base station; or, receiving, by the cooperative base station, a request sent by the air serving base station for establishing the secondary link; and in a case of determining that the air serving base station meets a preset condition, feeding back, by the cooperative base station, a successful establishment response for establishing the secondary link to the air serving base station, and establishing, by the cooperative base station, the secondary link with the air serving base station. ### Claim 27 (canceled) ### Claim 28 (canceled) ### Claim 29 (depends on 26) The method according to claim 26, further comprising: in a case of determining that the air serving base station does not meet the preset condition, feeding back, by the cooperative base station, a rejection response to the air serving base station, and instructing, by the cooperative base station, the air serving base station to send a request for replacing the cooperative base station to the ground serving base station. ### Claim 30 (depends on 25) The method according to claim 25, wherein a type of the cooperative base station comprises one of the following: a ground cooperative base station and an air cooperative base station; further comprising: in a case where the cooperative base station is the ground cooperative base station, establishing, by the ground cooperative base station, a first secondary link with the air serving base station; and in a case where the cooperative base station is the air cooperative base station, establishing, by the air cooperative base station, a second secondary link with the air serving base station. ### Claim 31 (canceled) ### Claim 32 (canceled) ### Claim 33 (canceled) ### Claim 34 (canceled) ### Claim 35 (depends on 1) A link determination apparatus, located in a ground serving base station of User Equipment (UE), and comprising a memory storing instructions and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to perform the method according to claim 1. ### Claim 36 (depends on 12) A link establishment apparatus, located in an air serving base station of User Equipment (UE), and comprising a memory storing instructions and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to perform the method according to claim 12. ### Claim 37 (depends on 25) A link establishment apparatus, located in a cooperative base station of User Equipment (UE), and comprising a memory storing instructions and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to perform the method according to claim 25. ### Claim at position 38 -42. (canceled)