# US 2025/0097779 A1 · Reflective quality of service qos method and apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0097779 A1 - Document ID: US20250097779A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/962,760 - Filed: 2024-11-27 - Published: 2025-03-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-05-31 - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Li Qiang; Nannan Liu; Junren Chang; Qiang Fan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250097779A1 ## CPC - H04W 28/24: Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service] - H04W 28/0252: {per individual bearer or channel (dynamic wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12)} - H04W 28/0263: {involving mapping traffic to individual bearers or channels, e.g. traffic flow template [TFT]} - 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: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A reflective quality of service QoS method and an apparatus are provided, to implement uplink layered QoS, and implement more refined uplink QoS management. The method includes: A terminal device determines to enable a first reflective QoS manner, and determines a first rule in the first reflective QoS manner. The first rule includes a QoS rule and/or a QoS flow to data radio bearer DRB mapping rule. The terminal device identifies classification information of a packet in the first reflective QoS manner, where the classification information is for distinguishing between packets in a same internet protocol IP flow. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A reflective quality of service (QOS) method, comprising: determining, by a terminal device, to enable a first reflective QoS manner; and determining a first rule in the first reflective QoS manner, wherein the first rule comprises a QoS rule or a QoS flow to data radio bearer (DRB) mapping rule, wherein the terminal device identifies classification information of a packet in the first reflective QoS manner, and wherein the classification information is associated with distinguishing between packets in a same internet protocol (IP) flow. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein a parameter in the first rule comprises the classification information, or the first rule corresponds to one or more types of packets in the same IP flow. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: receiving first indication information or second indication information from a network device; wherein the first indication information indicates to notify a non-access stratum (NAS) of an update of a service data flow (SDF) to QoS flow mapping rule; and wherein the second indication information indicates to update the QoS flow to DRB mapping rule. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the determining to enable the first reflective QoS manner comprises: determining, based on a first packet from the network device, to enable the first reflective QoS manner. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein the first packet comprises third indication information, wherein the third indication information indicates to the terminal device to determine the first rule in the first reflective QoS manner, or the third indication information indicates that the first packet is a packet of a first QoS type. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein a value of an information element associated with the first packet is a specific value, and wherein the information element comprises at least one of a QoS flow identifier (QFI), a DRB identifier, a network slice identifier, a data network name, a logical channel identifier, a logical channel group identifier, or an IP flow identifier. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the determining to enable the first reflective QOS manner comprises: determining, based on fourth indication information from the network device, to enable the first reflective QoS manner, wherein the fourth indication information indicates to the terminal device to determine the first rule for a first information element in the first reflective QoS manner, and wherein the information element comprises at least one of a QoS flow identifier (QFI), a DRB identifier, a network slice identifier, a data network name, a logical channel identifier, a logical channel group identifier, or an IP flow identifier. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the fourth indication information comprises a first field and a second field, wherein the first field carries the first information element, and wherein the second field indicates to the terminal device to determine the first rule in the first reflective QoS manner; or wherein the fourth indication information comprises a third field, wherein the third field carries the first information element, and wherein the third field further indicates to the terminal device to determine the first rule in the first reflective QoS manner; or wherein the fourth indication information comprises a fourth field, and wherein the fourth field indicates to the terminal device to determine the first rule in the first reflective QoS manner. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the fourth indication information is carried in at least one of a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) control protocol data unit (PDU), a media access control control element (MAC CE), downlink control information (DCI), a non-access stratum (NAS) message, a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) control PDU, or a radio resource control (RRC) message. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the classification information comprises at least one of a type of the packet, an importance level of the packet, a flag bit indicating whether to allow discarding of the packet, a type of a protocol data unit (PDU) set to which the packet belongs, an importance level of a PDU set to which the packet belongs, or a flag bit indicating whether to allow discarding of the PDU set to which the packet belongs. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the classification information of the packet is carried in the packet. ### Claim 12 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the method further comprises sending a second packet to the network device according to a second rule, wherein the second rule comprises at least one an important packet is repeatedly sent for a plurality of times, important information is carried in first N packets or last M packets of a protocol data unit (PDU) set, or an important packet comprises fifth indication information, wherein the fifth indication information indicates to the network device to reply whether the important packet is correctly received, and wherein N and M are positive integers. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the important packet comprises at least one of a 1st packet of a PDU set, a last packet of the PDU set, a packet carrying a PDU set boundary indication, a packet carrying a total size of the PDU set, a packet that is not allowed to be discarded, or a packet carrying important information; and wherein the important information comprises at least one of information indicating the total size of the PDU set, number information of the PDU set, a type identifier of the PDU set, information indicating a PDU set boundary, or information indicating an association relationship between a plurality of PDU sets. ### Claim 14 A reflective quality of service (QOS) method, comprising: generating, by a network device, a first packet; and sending the first packet to a terminal device, wherein the first packet comprises third indication information, wherein the third indication information indicates to the terminal device to determine a first rule in a first reflective QoS manner, or the third indication information indicates that the first packet is a packet of a first QoS type; wherein the first rule comprises a QoS rule and/or a QoS flow to DRB mapping rule, wherein the first reflective QoS manner indicates the terminal device to identify classification information of a packet, and wherein the classification information is associated with distinguishing between packets in a same internet protocol (IP) flow. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, wherein the classification information comprises at least one of a type of the packet, an importance level of the packet, a flag bit indicating whether to allow discarding of the packet, a type of a protocol data unit (PDU) set to which the packet belongs, an importance level of the PDU set to which the packet belongs, or a flag bit indicating whether to allow discarding of the PDU set to which the packet belongs. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, wherein the classification information of the packet is carried in the packet. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, wherein the method further comprises: receiving a second packet from the terminal device, wherein the second packet comprises fifth indication information, and wherein the fifth indication information indicates to the network device to reply whether the second packet is correctly received; and sending sixth indication information to the terminal device, wherein the sixth indication information indicates that the second packet is correctly received. ### Claim 18 A reflective quality of service (QOS) method, wherein the method comprises: generating, by a network device, fourth indication information; and sending the fourth indication information to a terminal device, wherein the fourth indication information indicates the terminal device to determine a first rule for a first information element in a first reflective QoS manner, wherein the first rule comprises a QoS rule or a QoS flow to data radio bearer (DRB) mapping rule, the first reflective QoS manner indicates the terminal device to identify classification information of a packet, and the classification information is for distinguishing between packets in a same internet protocol (IP) flow; wherein the information element comprises at least one of a QFI a QoS flow identifier (QFI), a DRB identifier, a network slice identifier, a data network name, a logical channel identifier, a logical channel group identifier, or an IP flow identifier. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method according to claim 18, wherein the fourth indication information comprises a first field and a second field, wherein the first field carries the first information element, and wherein the second field indicates to the terminal device to determine the first rule in the first reflective QoS manner; or wherein the fourth indication information comprises a third field, wherein the third field carries the first information element, and wherein the third field further indicates to the terminal device to determine the first rule in the first reflective QoS manner; or wherein the fourth indication information comprises a fourth field, and wherein the fourth field indicates to the terminal device to determine the first rule in the first reflective QoS manner. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The method according to claim 18, wherein the fourth indication information is carried in at least one of a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) control protocol data unit (PDU), a media access control control element (MAC CE), downlink control information (DCI), a non-access stratum (NAS) message, a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) control PDU, or a radio resource control (RRC) message.