CN109716855A

CN109716855A - Signalling Control Transfer method and Related product

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Publication number: CN109716855A
Application number: CN201780052209.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 唐海
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2017-11-10
Filing date: 2017-11-10
Publication date: 2019-05-03
Anticipated expiration: 2037-11-10
Also published as: TWI691219B; TW201927023A; CN109716855B; WO2019090727A1

Abstract

The embodiment of the present application discloses Signalling Control Transfer method and Related product, including: first network equipment sends the first signaling to second network equipment, first signaling is used to indicate the transmission that second network equipment updates media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, the first network equipment and second network equipment and provides dual link transmission for terminal.The embodiment of the present application is conducive to improve the consistency for calling carrying in the dual link transmission network for supporting data copy transmissions function between the network equipment and terminal.

Description

Signalling Control Transfer method and Related product

Technical field

This application involves field of communication technology more particularly to a kind of Signalling Control Transfer method and Related products.

Background technique

In isomery wireless system, when different types of base station cooperates with networking, due to the bandwidth resources and covering of single base station It is limited in scope, therefore, concentrates the radio resource of multiple cells or base station to provide service for user, it is easier to meet user's Capacity requirement and covering require, and this mode is normally referred to as multi-connection.Long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) In network system, common multi-connection mode includes carrier wave polymerization, collaboration multicast communication (Coordinated Multiple Points, CoMP) and dual link etc..

Under dual link (Dual Connectivity, DC) transmission mode, the agreement framework of replicate data transmission mode is such as Shown in Figure 1A, which carries the agreement framework of split bearer using separation；For uplink and downlink, grouping Data Control Protocol (Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP) is physically located at some serving cell group The base station (Cell Group, CG) (the serving cell base station group MCG of master base station control or the serving cell group of secondary base station control The base station SCG).PDCP protocol Data Unit (Protocol Data Unit, PDU) is copied as identical two parts by PDCP entity, For example one is PDCP PDU, one is Duplicated PDCP PDU, and two PDCP PDU pass through the RLC of the different base stations CG Layer entity and MAC layer entity, using incoming terminal of eating dishes without rice or wine (downlink) or base station (uplink) corresponding MAC layer entity and RLC Layer entity, finally converges to PDCP layer entity again, and PDCP layer entity monitors that two PDCP PDU are identical version, that is, abandons One of them, is delivered to higher layer entities for another.By this of two RLC entities of connection and MAC entity separately below Carrying is known as separation carrying split bearer, if PDCP is physically located at the base station MCG, for MCG Split Bearer, such as Fruit PDCP is physically located at the base station SCG, then is SCG Split Bearer.

Summary of the invention

Embodiments herein provides a kind of Signalling Control Transfer method and Related product, is conducive to improve and supports that data are multiple The consistency of carrying is dispatched in the dual link transmission network of transfer function processed between the network equipment and terminal.

In a first aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a kind of Signalling Control Transfer method, comprising:

First network equipment sends the first signaling to second network equipment, and first signaling is used to indicate second net Network equipment updates the transmission of media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, the first network equipment and second net Network equipment provides dual link transmission for terminal.

Second aspect, the embodiment of the present application provide a kind of Signalling Control Transfer method, comprising:

Second network equipment receives the first signaling from first network equipment, the first network equipment and described second The network equipment provides dual link transmission for the terminal；

Second network equipment is according to the first signaling update media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling Transmission.

The third aspect, the embodiment of the present application provide a kind of Signalling Control Transfer method, comprising:

Terminal is received the radio resource control RRC signaling from first network equipment and is held with the target for updating the terminal Carry, the RRC signaling be the first network equipment after receiving the confirmation message from second network equipment to the end What end was sent, the confirmation message is sent out after second network equipment receives the first signaling from the first network equipment It send, first signaling is used to indicate second network equipment and updates media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling Transmission, the first network equipment and second network equipment provide dual link transmission for terminal.

Fourth aspect, the embodiment of the present application provide a kind of network equipment, which, which has, realizes above method design The function of the behavior of middle first network equipment.The function can also be executed corresponding by hardware realization by hardware Software realization.The hardware or software include one or more modules corresponding with above-mentioned function.In a possible design In, the network equipment includes processor, the processor is configured to the network equipment is supported to execute corresponding function in the above method. Further, the network equipment can also include transceiver, and the transceiver is used to support the communication between the network equipment and terminal. Further, the network equipment can also include memory, and for the memory for coupling with processor, saving the network equipment must The program instruction and data wanted.

5th aspect, the embodiment of the present application provide a kind of network equipment, which, which has, realizes above method design In second network equipment behavior function.The function can also be executed corresponding by hardware realization by hardware Software realization.The hardware or software include one or more modules corresponding with above-mentioned function.In a possible design In, the network equipment includes processor, the processor is configured to the network equipment is supported to execute corresponding function in the above method. Further, the network equipment can also include transceiver, and the transceiver is used to support the communication between the network equipment and terminal. Further, the network equipment can also include memory, and for the memory for coupling with processor, saving the network equipment must The program instruction and data wanted.

6th aspect, the embodiment of the present application provide a kind of terminal, which, which has, realizes terminal in above method design The function of behavior.The function can also execute corresponding software realization by hardware realization by hardware.The hardware Or software includes one or more modules corresponding with above-mentioned function.In a possible design, terminal includes processor, The processor is configured to terminal is supported to execute corresponding function in the above method.Further, terminal can also include receiving Device is sent out, the transceiver is used to support the communication between terminal and the network equipment.Further, terminal can also include storage Device, the memory save the necessary program instruction of terminal and data for coupling with processor.

7th aspect, the embodiment of the present application provide a kind of network equipment, which is first network equipment, including place Manage device, memory, transceiver and one or more programs, wherein one or more of programs are stored in the storage In device, and it is configured to be executed by the processor, described program includes any for executing the embodiment of the present application first aspect The instruction of step in method.

Eighth aspect, the embodiment of the present application provide a kind of network equipment, which is second network equipment, including place Manage device, memory, transceiver and one or more programs, wherein one or more of programs are stored in the storage In device, and it is configured to be executed by the processor, described program includes any for executing the embodiment of the present application second aspect The instruction of step in method.

9th aspect, the embodiment of the present application provide a kind of terminal, including processor, memory, communication interface and one Or multiple programs, wherein one or more of programs are stored in the memory, and are configured by the processor It executes, described program is included the steps that for executing the instruction in the embodiment of the present application third aspect either method.

Tenth aspect, the embodiment of the present application provide a kind of computer readable storage medium, wherein described computer-readable Storage medium storage is used for the computer program of electronic data interchange, wherein the computer program executes computer such as Step some or all of described in the embodiment of the present application first aspect either method.

Tenth on the one hand, and the embodiment of the present application provides a kind of computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer can Read the computer program that storage medium storage is used for electronic data interchange, wherein the computer program executes computer The step some or all of as described in the embodiment of the present application second aspect either method.

12nd aspect, the embodiment of the present application provide a kind of computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer can Read the computer program that storage medium storage is used for electronic data interchange, wherein the computer program executes computer The step some or all of as described in the embodiment of the present application third aspect either method.

13rd aspect, the embodiment of the present application provide a kind of computer program product, wherein the computer program produces Product include the non-transient computer readable storage medium for storing computer program, and the computer program is operable to make to count Calculation machine executes the part as described in the embodiment of the present application first aspect or second aspect or third aspect either method or complete Portion's step.The computer program product can be a software installation packet.

Can be seen that the embodiment of the present application, first network equipment sends the first signaling to second network equipment, due to this One signaling is used to indicate the transmission that second network equipment updates MAC CE signaling, and first network equipment and second network equipment are eventually End provides dual link transmission.So can to avoid second network equipment under certain specific conditions to terminal send MAC CE signaling and Cause second network equipment and terminal that carrying is called the generation of the case where error occur, is conducive to improve net in dual link transmission network Network equipment and terminal call the consistency of carrying.

Detailed description of the invention

The drawings to be used in the description of the embodiments or prior art will be briefly described below.

Figure 1A is a kind of transmission architecture example of dual link copy transmissions mode provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Figure 1B is a kind of network architecture diagram of possible communication system provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Fig. 2 is a kind of flow diagram of Signalling Control Transfer method provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Fig. 3 is a kind of flow diagram of Signalling Control Transfer method provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Fig. 4 is a kind of flow diagram of Signalling Control Transfer method provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Fig. 5 is a kind of flow diagram of Signalling Control Transfer method provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Fig. 6 A is a kind of structural schematic diagram of network equipment provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Fig. 6 B is a kind of structural schematic diagram of network equipment provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Fig. 6 C is a kind of structural schematic diagram of terminal provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Fig. 7 is a kind of functional unit composition block diagram of network equipment provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Fig. 8 is a kind of functional unit composition block diagram of network equipment provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Fig. 9 is a kind of functional unit composition block diagram of terminal provided by the embodiments of the present application.

Specific embodiment

It is described below in conjunction with attached drawing technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application.

Figure 1B show this application involves wireless communication system.The wireless communication system can work in high-frequency band On, it is not limited to long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) system, can also be that the 5th generation of the following evolution is mobile logical Believe (the 5th Generation, 5G) system, (NR) system of newly eating dishes without rice or wine, machine and machine communication (Machine to Machine, M2M) system etc..As shown in Figure 1B, wireless communication system 100 can include: one or more network equipments 101, one A or multiple terminals 103 and core net 115.

Wherein:

The network equipment 101 can be base station, and base station can be used for being communicated with one or more terminals, can be used for Communicated with one or more base stations with part terminal function (such as macro base station and micro-base station, such as access point, between Communication).Base station can be TD SDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access, TD-SCDMA) base transceiver station (Base Transceiver Station, BTS) in system, It can be the evolved base station (Evolutional Node B, eNB) and 5G system, (NR) system of newly eating dishes without rice or wine in LTE system In base station.In addition, base station may be access point (Access Point, AP), transmission node (Trans TRP), center list First (Central Unit, CU) or other network entities, and may include the above network entity function in some or institute It is functional.

Terminal 103 can be distributed in entire wireless communication system 100, can be static, be also possible to mobile.? In some embodiments of the present application, terminal 103 can be mobile device, mobile station (mobile station), mobile unit (mobile unit), M2M terminal, radio-cell, remote unit, user agent, mobile client etc..

Specifically, the network equipment 101 can be used under the control of network equipment controller (not shown), pass through wireless interface 105 communicate with terminal 103.In some embodiments, the network equipment controller can be a part of core net 115, It is desirably integrated into the network equipment 101.Specifically, the network equipment 101 can be used for through backhaul (blackhaul) interface 113 (such as S1 interface) to core net 115 transmit control information or user data.Specifically, the network equipment 101 and the network equipment 101 it Between can also be directly or indirectly in communication with each other by backhaul (blackhaul) interface 111 (such as X2 interface).

It should be noted that the wireless communication system 100 shown in Figure 1B is used for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the application's Technical solution does not constitute the restriction to the application, and those of ordinary skill in the art are it is found that with the differentiation of the network architecture and new The appearance of business scenario, technical solution provided by the present application are equally applicable for similar technical problem.

Below to this application involves the relevant technologies be introduced.

Currently, in the 5th third-generation mobile communication technology (5th-Generation, 5G) and newly eating dishes without rice or wine (New Radio, NR) In system, it is proposed for carrier aggregation technology and the scheme of data copy transmissions (Data Duplication) is supported to utilize packet count According to the replicate data function of convergence protocol (Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP) layer entity, make to replicate PDCP protocol Data Unit (PDCP Protocol Data Unit, PDCP PDU) be respectively transmitted to two radio link layers Control protocol (Radio Link Control, RLC) layer entity (two rlc layer entities are respectively provided with different logic channels), And finally guarantee that the PDCP PDU of duplication can be in different Physical Layer Convergence carrier wave transmitting datas.

But under DC scene, since host node (Master Node, MN) and auxiliary node (Slave Node, SN) all may be used To send MAC CE, when a data duplication carrying foundation/release, the format of MAC CE can be had an impact.If one A main plot group carrying (Master Cell Grpup bearer, MCG bearer) is data replication mode, then on MAC CE Should occur one corresponding bit bit, on the contrary then do not have, here it is the variations of MAC CE format format.Asking here Topic is for MCG bearer, due to that may be not aware that the presence or absence of MCG bearer independently of SN, SN, so and not knowing Whether road should change MAC CE format.In view of carrying foundation/release RRC signaling is to be sent to user equipment by MN (User Equiment's, UE), and the transmission of signaling needs the time, and how SN controls the transmission of MAC CE to avoid UE's Error understanding is problem to be solved.Here error understanding is:

(1) carrying foundation/release RRC signaling that MN is sent to UE is not yet correctly received, and SN is according to new lattice Formula carries out sending MAC CE.

(2) carrying foundation/release RRC signaling that MN is sent to UE has been correctly received, and SN is still according to old lattice Formula carries out sending MAC CE.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the embodiment of the present application proposes following embodiment, it is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing.

Referring to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is a kind of Signalling Control Transfer method provided by the embodiments of the present application, it is applied to above-mentioned example Communication system, this method comprises:

In 201 parts, first network equipment sends the first signaling to second network equipment, and first signaling is used to indicate Second network equipment updates the transmission of media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, the first network equipment and Second network equipment provides dual link transmission for terminal.

As can be seen that first network equipment sends the first signaling to second network equipment, due to this in the embodiment of the present application First signaling is used to indicate the transmission that second network equipment updates MAC CE signaling, and first network equipment and second network equipment are Terminal provides dual link transmission.So MAC CE signaling can be sent to terminal to avoid second network equipment under certain specific conditions And cause second network equipment and terminal that carrying is called the generation of the case where error occur, be conducive to improve in dual link transmission network The network equipment and terminal call the consistency of carrying.

In a possible example, the method also includes: the first network equipment is sent wirelessly to the terminal Resources control RRC signaling is carried with the target for updating the terminal；The first network equipment is sent out to second network equipment The second signaling is sent, second signaling is for notifying second network equipment to send updated MAC CE signaling.

In the specific implementation, first network equipment sends the second letter after the completion of target bearer update, to second network equipment It enables, the update of the format of MAC CE is completed in terminal at this time.

As it can be seen that first network equipment can notify second after completing the update of target carrying of terminal in time in this example The network equipment restores to send updated MAC CE, avoids the pause of second network equipment long-time and terminal interaction and influences data Efficiency of transmission is conducive to improve the data transmission efficiency and stabilization in dual link Transmission system between second network equipment and terminal Property.

In a possible example, first signaling is used to indicate second network equipment and cancels to the terminal MAC CE signaling is sent, and updates the format of MAC CE signaling.

As it can be seen that the first signaling can indicate the period pause that second network equipment is updated in target carrying in this example MAC CE signaling is sent, and the format for carrying out MAC CE in time updates, when in order to subsequent recovery transmission, it is ensured that with terminal scheduling The consistency of carrying.

In a possible example, data copy function is supported in the target carrying.

In a possible example, first signaling is used to execute for the target carrying of the terminal following any A kind of update operation: carrying is established, carrying discharges and bearing modification.

In a possible example, the target carrying of the indicated terminal updated of first signaling includes following At least one: secondary cell group carries (Slave Cell Group bearer, SCG bearer), main plot group separation carrying MCG Split bearer, secondary cell group separation carrying SCG split bearer.

In a possible example, the target carrying of the indicated terminal updated of first signaling includes following At least one: secondary cell group carries SCG bearer, main plot group separation carrying MCG split bearer, the separation of secondary cell group Carry SCG split bearer, main plot group carries MCG bearer.

It is consistent with embodiment illustrated in fig. 2, referring to Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is another signaling control provided by the embodiments of the present application Transmission method is applied to above-mentioned example communication system, this method comprises:

In 301 parts, second network equipment receives the first signaling from first network equipment, the first network equipment Dual link transmission is provided with second network equipment for the terminal.

In 302 parts, second network equipment is according to the first signaling update media access control layer control unit The transmission of MAC CE signaling.

As can be seen that second network equipment receives the first letter from first network equipment first in the embodiment of the present application It enables, secondly, transmission of second network equipment according to the first signaling update MAC CE signaling, and first network equipment and the second network Equipment provides dual link transmission for terminal.So MAC can be sent to terminal to avoid second network equipment under certain specific conditions CE signaling and cause second network equipment and terminal that carrying is called the generation of the case where error occur, be conducive to improve dual link transmission Network apparatus in networks and terminal call the consistency of carrying.

In a possible example, the method also includes: second network equipment is received to be set from first network The second standby signaling；Second network equipment sends updated MAC CE signaling according to second signaling.

In a possible example, second network equipment receive the second signaling from first network equipment it Before, the method also includes: second network equipment sends confirmation message to the first network equipment.

In a possible example, second signaling is that the first network equipment is provided to terminal transmission is wireless Source control RRC signaling with update the terminal target carrying after and to the first network equipment send.

In a possible example, the method also includes: second network equipment is received from the terminal Third signaling；Second network equipment sends updated MAC CE signaling to the terminal.

As it can be seen that second network equipment can restore to send update by receiving the third signaling come self terminal in this example MAC CE signaling afterwards, to guarantee to dispatch the consistency of carrying between second network equipment and terminal.

In a possible example, the third signaling is used to indicate second network equipment and receives the terminal hair The random access request risen, and updated MAC CE signaling is sent to the terminal after successfully completing.

In a possible example, second network equipment is according to the first signaling update media access control layer The transmission of control unit MAC CE signaling, comprising: second network equipment is cancelled according to first signaling to the terminal MAC CE signaling is sent, and updates the format of MAC CE signaling.

In a possible example, data copy function is supported in the target carrying.

In a possible example, the target carrying of the indicated terminal updated of first signaling includes following At least one: secondary cell group carries SCG bearer, main plot group separation carrying MCG split bearer, the separation of secondary cell group Carry SCG split bearer.

It is consistent with Fig. 2 and embodiment illustrated in fig. 3, referring to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is another letter provided by the embodiments of the present application Control transmission method is enabled, above-mentioned example communication system is applied to, this method comprises:

In 401 parts, terminal receives the radio resource control RRC signaling from first network equipment to update the terminal Target carrying, the RRC signaling is the first network equipment after receiving the confirmation message from second network equipment It is sent to the terminal, the confirmation message is first of second network equipment reception from the first network equipment It is sent after signaling, first signaling is used to indicate second network equipment and updates media access control layer control unit The transmission of MAC CE signaling, the first network equipment and second network equipment provide dual link transmission for terminal.

As can be seen that terminal is in the RRC signaling more fresh target for receiving the transmission of first network equipment in the embodiment of the present application During carrying, first network equipment can signal second network equipment in the hair of this period update MAC CE signaling by first It send, so can send MAC CE signaling to avoid second network equipment within the period that target carrying is updated to terminal and make Inconsistent situation is dispatched at carrying to occur, and is conducive to improve to dispatch between the network equipment and terminal in dual link Transmission system and be held The consistency of load.

In a possible example, the method also includes: the terminal receives what second network equipment was sent Updated MAC CE signaling.

In a possible example, the updated MAC CE signaling is that second network equipment is received from institute It states and sends after the second signaling of first network equipment.

In a possible example, the terminal receives the updated MAC CE letter that second network equipment is sent Before order, the method also includes: the terminal sends third signaling to second network equipment, and the third signaling is used for It indicates that second network equipment receives the random access request that the terminal is initiated, and is sent out after successfully completing to the terminal Send updated MAC CE signaling.

In a possible example, data copy function is supported in the target carrying.

It is consistent to Fig. 4 embodiment with Fig. 2, referring to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is a kind of signaling control provided by the embodiments of the present application Transmission method is applied to above-mentioned example communication system, this method comprises:

In 501 parts, first network equipment sends the first signaling to second network equipment, and first signaling is used to indicate Second network equipment updates the transmission of media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, the first network equipment and Second network equipment provides dual link transmission for terminal.

In 502 parts, second network equipment receives the first signaling from first network equipment, the first network equipment Dual link transmission is provided with second network equipment for the terminal；

In 503 parts, second network equipment is according to the first signaling update media access control layer control unit The transmission of MAC CE signaling.

In 504 parts, the first network equipment updates described to terminal transmission radio resource control RRC signaling The target of terminal carries.

In 505 parts, terminal receives the radio resource control RRC signaling from first network equipment to update the terminal Target carrying, the RRC signaling is the first network equipment after receiving the confirmation message from second network equipment It is sent to the terminal, the confirmation message is first of second network equipment reception from the first network equipment It is sent after signaling, first signaling is used to indicate second network equipment and updates media access control layer control unit The transmission of MAC CE signaling, the first network equipment and second network equipment provide dual link transmission for terminal.

In the part 506A, the first network equipment sends the second signaling, second letter to second network equipment It enables for notifying second network equipment to send updated MAC CE signaling.

In the part 507A, second network equipment receives the second signaling from first network equipment.

In 508 parts, second network equipment sends updated MAC CE signaling according to second signaling.

In addition, second network equipment sends updated MAC CE letter except through above-mentioned steps 506A and 507A to trigger It enables, can also be triggered by following steps, which specifically includes:

In the part 506B, the terminal sends third signaling to second network equipment, and the third signaling is for referring to Show that second network equipment receives the random access request that the terminal is initiated, and is sent after successfully completing to the terminal Updated MAC CE signaling.

In the part 507B, second network equipment receives the third signaling from the terminal.

In 509 parts, the terminal receives the updated MAC CE signaling from second network equipment, and The state of activation of target carrying is determined according to this MAC CE signaling.

As can be seen that in the embodiment of the present application, due in dual link Transmission system, invisible first net of second network equipment The process of the target carrying of network equipment more new terminal, and the update of target carrying can change the format of MCA CE, so in the mesh It marks the update period of carrying, second network equipment is not suitable for continuing to send MAC CE signaling to terminal, in case terminal causes to misread, Based on this, the first signaling is sent to second network equipment by first network equipment, second network equipment is notified to update MAC in time The transmission of CE, and always etc. until first network equipment completes the update of target carrying and send the second signaling to come, the second net Network equipment sends updated MAC CE to terminal again, and since target bearer update is completed, terminal side has known MAC CE's Update status, so terminal has been able to the second network of synchronous identification and sets when second network equipment sends updated MAC CE Standby scheduled carrying, to guarantee the consistency of the network equipment and terminal scheduling carrying in dual link transmission network.

It is consistent with above-described embodiment, Fig. 6 A is please referred to, Fig. 6 A is a kind of network equipment provided by the embodiments of the present application Structural schematic diagram, which is first network equipment, as shown, the network equipment includes processor, memory, transmitting-receiving Device and one or more program, wherein one or more of programs are stored in the memory, and be configured by The processor executes, and described program includes the instruction for executing following steps；

The first signaling is sent to second network equipment, first signaling is used to indicate second network equipment and updates matchmaker The transmission of body access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, the first network equipment and second network equipment are terminal Dual link transmission is provided.

In a possible example, described program further includes instructions for performing the following operations: Xiang Suoshu terminal hair Radio resource control RRC signaling is sent to update the carrying of the target of the terminal；And second is sent to second network equipment Signaling, second signaling is for notifying second network equipment to send updated MAC CE signaling.

In a possible example, data copy function is supported in the target carrying.

It is consistent with above-described embodiment, Fig. 6 B is please referred to, Fig. 6 B is a kind of network equipment provided by the embodiments of the present application Structural schematic diagram, which is second network equipment, as shown, the network equipment includes processor, memory, transmitting-receiving Device and one or more program, wherein one or more of programs are stored in the memory, and be configured by The processor executes, and described program includes the instruction for executing following steps；

The first signaling from first network equipment is received, the first network equipment and second network equipment are institute It states terminal and dual link transmission is provided.

According to the transmission of the first signaling update media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling.

In a possible example, described program further includes instructions for performing the following operations: receiving and comes from first Second signaling of the network equipment；And updated MAC CE signaling is sent according to second signaling.

In a possible example, described program further includes instructions for performing the following operations: being come in the reception From before the second signaling of first network equipment, Xiang Suoshu first network equipment sends confirmation message.

In a possible example, described program further includes instructions for performing the following operations: being received from described The third signaling of terminal；And updated MAC CE signaling is sent to the terminal.

In a possible example, described according to the first signaling update media access control layer control unit In terms of the transmission of MAC CE signaling, the instruction in described program is specifically used for executing following operation: being taken according to first signaling Terminal described in disorientation sends MAC CE signaling, and updates the format of MAC CE signaling.

In a possible example, data copy function is supported in the target carrying.

It is consistent with above-described embodiment, Fig. 6 C is please referred to, Fig. 6 C is a kind of structure of terminal provided by the embodiments of the present application Schematic diagram, as shown, the terminal includes processor, memory, communication interface and one or more programs, wherein described One or more programs are stored in the memory, and are configured to be executed by the processor, and described program includes using In the instruction for executing following steps；

The radio resource control RRC signaling from first network equipment is received to update the target carrying of the terminal, institute Stating RRC signaling is that the first network equipment is sent after receiving the confirmation message from second network equipment to the terminal , the confirmation message is sent after second network equipment receives the first signaling from the first network equipment, First signaling is used to indicate the hair that second network equipment updates media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling It send, the first network equipment and second network equipment provide dual link for terminal and transmit.

In a possible example, described program further includes instructions for performing the following operations: receiving described second The updated MAC CE signaling that the network equipment is sent.

In a possible example, described program further includes instructions for performing the following operations: in the reception institute Before the updated MAC CE signaling for stating the transmission of second network equipment, second network equipment of Xiang Suoshu sends third signaling, institute It states third signaling and is used to indicate second network equipment and receive the random access request that the terminal is initiated, and successfully completing Updated MAC CE signaling is sent to the terminal afterwards.

In a possible example, data copy function is supported in the target carrying.

It is above-mentioned that mainly the scheme of the embodiment of the present application is described from the angle of interaction between each network element.It can manage Solution, terminal and the network equipment in order to realize the above functions, it comprises execute the corresponding hardware configuration of each function and/or Software module.Those skilled in the art should be readily appreciated that, each example described in conjunction with the examples disclosed in this document Unit and algorithm steps, the application can realize with the combining form of hardware or hardware and computer software.Some function It is executed in a manner of hardware or computer software driving hardware actually, the specific application and design depending on technical solution are about Beam condition.Professional technician can specifically realize described function to each using distinct methods, but this Kind is realized it is not considered that exceeding scope of the present application.

The embodiment of the present application can carry out the division of functional unit, example according to above method example to terminal and the network equipment Such as, each functional unit of each function division can be corresponded to, two or more functions can also be integrated at one It manages in unit.Above-mentioned integrated unit both can take the form of hardware realization, can also use the form of software program module It realizes.It should be noted that being schematical, only a kind of logic function stroke to the division of unit in the embodiment of the present application Point, there may be another division manner in actual implementation.

Using integrated unit, Fig. 7 shows one kind of the network equipment involved in above-described embodiment Possible functional unit forms block diagram, which is first network equipment.The network equipment 700 includes: 702 He of processing unit Communication unit 703.Processing unit 702 is for carrying out control management to the movement of the network equipment, for example, processing unit 702 is used for The network equipment is supported to execute the step 201 in Fig. 2, the step 501 in Fig. 5,504/506 and/or for skill described herein Other processes of art.Communication unit 703 is used to supporting the communication of the network equipment and other equipment, for example, with shown in Fig. 6 C eventually Communication between end.The network equipment can also include storage unit 701, program code and data for storage networking device.

Wherein, processing unit 702 can be processor or controller, and communication unit 703 can be transceiver, transmitting-receiving electricity Road, radio frequency chip etc., storage unit 701 can be memory.

Wherein, the processing unit 702 is used to send the first letter to second network equipment by the communication unit 703 It enables, first signaling is used to indicate second network equipment and updates media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling It sends, the first network equipment and second network equipment provide dual link for terminal and transmit.

In a possible example, the processing unit 703 is also used to: by the communication unit 703 to the end End sends radio resource control RRC signaling to update the target carrying of the terminal；And pass through the communication unit 703 to institute It states second network equipment and sends the second signaling, second signaling is for notifying that it is updated that second network equipment is sent MAC CE signaling.

In a possible example, data copy function is supported in the target carrying.

When processing unit 702 is processor, communication unit 703 is communication interface, when storage unit 701 is memory, this Apply for that the network equipment involved in embodiment can be the network equipment shown in Fig. 6 A.

Using integrated unit, Fig. 8 shows one kind of the network equipment involved in above-described embodiment Possible functional unit forms block diagram, which is second network equipment.The network equipment 800 includes: 802 He of processing unit Communication unit 803.Processing unit 802 is for carrying out control management to the movement of the network equipment, for example, processing unit 802 is used for The network equipment is supported to execute step 301 in Fig. 3 and the 302, step 502 in Fig. 5,503,507,508 and/or for this paper institute Other processes of the technology of description.Communication unit 803 is used to supporting the communication of the network equipment and other equipment, for example, in Fig. 6 C The communication between terminal shown.The network equipment can also include storage unit 801, the program code for storage networking device And data.

Wherein, processing unit 802 can be processor or controller, and communication unit 803 can be transceiver, transmitting-receiving electricity Road, radio frequency chip etc., storage unit 801 can be memory.

Wherein, the processing unit 802 is used to receive first from first network equipment by the communication unit 803 Signaling, the first network equipment and second network equipment provide dual link transmission for the terminal.And according to described The transmission of first signaling update media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling.

In a possible example, the processing unit 802 is also used to: being received by the communication unit and is come from first Second signaling of the network equipment；And updated MAC CE is sent by the communication unit 803 according to second signaling Signaling.

In a possible example, the processing unit 802 is received by the communication unit 803 from the first net Before second signaling of network equipment, it is also used to send confirmation message to the first network equipment by the communication unit 803.

In a possible example, the processing unit 802 is also used to receive by the communication unit 803 from institute State the third signaling of terminal；And updated MAC CE signaling is sent to the terminal by the communication unit.

In a possible example, described according to the first signaling update media access control layer control unit In terms of the transmission of MAC CE signaling, the processing unit 802 is specifically used for: being cancelled according to first signaling to the terminal and being sent out MAC CE signaling is sent, and updates the format of MAC CE signaling.

In a possible example, data copy function is supported in the target carrying.

When processing unit 802 is processor, communication unit 803 is communication interface, when storage unit 801 is memory, this Apply for that the network equipment involved in embodiment can be the network equipment shown in Fig. 6 B.

Using integrated unit, Fig. 9 shows a kind of possibility of terminal involved in above-described embodiment Functional unit form block diagram.Terminal 900 includes: processing unit 902 and communication unit 903.Processing unit 902 is used for terminal Movement carry out control management, for example, processing unit 902 is for supporting terminal to execute the step 401 in Fig. 4, the step in Fig. 5 505,509 and/or for techniques described herein other processes.Communication unit 903 is for supporting terminal and other equipment Communication, such as the communication between the network equipment shown in Fig. 6 A or Fig. 6 B.Terminal can also include storage unit 901, For storing the program code and data of terminal.

Wherein, processing unit 902 can be processor or controller, such as can be central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), general processor, digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), Specific integrated circuit (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC), field programmable gate array It is (Field Programmable Gate Array, FPGA) or other programmable logic device, transistor logic, hard Part component or any combination thereof.It may be implemented or execute to combine and various illustratively patrol described in present disclosure Collect box, module and circuit.The processor is also possible to realize the combination of computing function, such as includes one or more micro- places Manage device combination, DSP and the combination of microprocessor etc..Communication unit 903 can be transceiver, transmission circuit etc., storage unit 901 can be memory.

Wherein, the processing unit 902 is used to receive by the communication unit 903 from the wireless of first network equipment Resources control RRC signaling is carried with the target for updating the terminal, and the RRC signaling is that the first network equipment is receiving It is sent after confirmation message from second network equipment to the terminal, the confirmation message is that second network equipment connects What receipts were sent after the first signaling from the first network equipment, first signaling is used to indicate second network equipment Update the transmission of media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, the first network equipment and second network equipment Dual link transmission is provided for terminal.

In a possible example, the processing unit 902 is also used to the communication unit 903 and receives second net The updated MAC CE signaling that network equipment is sent.

In a possible example, processing unit 902 receives second network and sets by the communication unit 903 Before the updated MAC CE signaling that preparation is sent, it is also used to send out by the communication unit 903 to second network equipment Send third signaling, the third signaling, which is used to indicate second network equipment and receives the random access that the terminal is initiated, asks It asks, and updated MAC CE signaling is sent to the terminal by the communication unit 903 after successfully completing.

In a possible example, data copy function is supported in the target carrying.

When processing unit 902 is processor, communication unit 903 is communication interface, when storage unit 901 is memory, this Apply for that terminal involved in embodiment can be terminal shown in Fig. 6 C.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a kind of computer readable storage mediums, wherein the computer-readable storage medium Matter storage is used for the computer program of electronic data interchange, wherein the computer program makes computer execute such as above-mentioned side Part or all of step described in terminal in method embodiment.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a kind of computer readable storage mediums, wherein the computer-readable storage medium Matter storage is used for the computer program of electronic data interchange, wherein the computer program makes computer execute such as above-mentioned side Part or all of step described in the network equipment in method embodiment.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a kind of computer program products, wherein the computer program product includes depositing The non-transient computer readable storage medium of computer program is stored up, the computer program is operable to execute computer The part or all of step as described in terminal in above method embodiment.The computer program product can be a software peace Dress packet.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a kind of computer program products, wherein the computer program product includes depositing The non-transient computer readable storage medium of computer program is stored up, the computer program is operable to execute computer The part or all of step as described in the network equipment in the above method.The computer program product can be a software installation Packet.

The step of method described in the embodiment of the present application or algorithm, can be realized in a manner of hardware, be also possible to The mode of software instruction is executed by processor to realize.Software instruction can be made of corresponding software module, and software module can To be stored on random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), flash memory, read-only memory (Read Only Memory, ROM), Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM, EPROM), electrically erasable can Program read-only memory (Electrically EPROM, EEPROM), register, hard disk, mobile hard disk, CD-ROM (CD- ROM) or in the storage medium of any other form well known in the art.A kind of illustrative storage medium is coupled to processing To enable a processor to from the read information, and information can be written to the storage medium in device.Certainly, storage is situated between Matter is also possible to the component part of processor.Pocessor and storage media can be located in ASIC.In addition, the ASIC can be located at In access network equipment, destination network device or equipment of the core network.Certainly, pocessor and storage media can also be used as discrete assembly It is present in access network equipment, destination network device or equipment of the core network.

Those skilled in the art it will be appreciated that in said one or multiple examples, retouched by the embodiment of the present application The function of stating can be realized wholly or partly by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof.When use software realization When, it can entirely or partly realize in the form of a computer program product.The computer program product includes one or more A computer instruction.When loading on computers and executing the computer program instructions, entirely or partly generate according to this Apply for process or function described in embodiment.The computer can be general purpose computer, special purpose computer, computer network, Or other programmable devices.The computer instruction may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, or count from one Calculation machine readable storage medium storing program for executing is transmitted to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer instruction can be from one Web-site, computer, server or data center pass through wired (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, Digital Subscriber Line (Digital Subscriber Line, DSL)) or wireless (such as infrared, wireless, microwave etc.) mode to another web-site, computer, Server or data center are transmitted.It is any available to can be that computer can access for the computer readable storage medium Medium either includes the data storage devices such as one or more usable mediums integrated server, data center.It is described to use Medium can be magnetic medium (for example, floppy disk, hard disk, tape), optical medium (for example, digital video disk (Digital Video Disc, DVD)) or semiconductor medium (for example, solid state hard disk (Solid State Disk, SSD)) etc..

Above-described specific embodiment carries out the purpose of the embodiment of the present application, technical scheme and beneficial effects It is further described, it should be understood that the foregoing is merely the specific embodiments of the embodiment of the present application, and does not have to In limit the embodiment of the present application protection scope, it is all on the basis of the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, done it is any Modification, equivalent replacement, improvement etc. should all include within the protection scope of the embodiment of the present application.

Claims

1. a kind of Signalling Control Transfer method characterized by comprising

First network equipment sends the first signaling to second network equipment, and first signaling is used to indicate second network and sets The standby transmission for updating media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, the first network equipment and second network are set It is standby to provide dual link transmission for terminal.

2. the method according to claim 1, wherein the method also includes:

The first network equipment is sent radio resource control RRC signaling to the terminal and is held with the target for updating the terminal It carries；

The first network equipment sends the second signaling to second network equipment, and second signaling is for notifying described the Two network equipments send updated MAC CE signaling.

3. method according to claim 1 or 2, which is characterized in that first signaling is used to indicate second network Equipment, which is cancelled to the terminal, sends MAC CE signaling, and updates the format of MAC CE signaling.

4. method according to claim 1-3, which is characterized in that the target carrying supports data to replicate function Energy.

5. method according to claim 1-4, which is characterized in that first signaling is used to be directed to the terminal Target carrying execute it is following any one update operation: carrying establishes, carrying release and bearing modification.

6. method according to claim 1-5, which is characterized in that is updated indicated by first signaling is described The target carrying of terminal comprises at least one of the following: secondary cell group carries SCG bearer, main plot group separation carrying MCG Split bearer, secondary cell group separation carrying SCG split bearer.

7. method according to claim 1-5, which is characterized in that is updated indicated by first signaling is described The target carrying of terminal comprises at least one of the following: secondary cell group carries SCG bearer, main plot group separation carrying MCG Split bearer, secondary cell group separation carrying SCG split bearer, main plot group carry MCG bearer.

8. a kind of Signalling Control Transfer method characterized by comprising

Second network equipment receives the first signaling from first network equipment, the first network equipment and second network Equipment provides dual link transmission for the terminal；

Second network equipment is according to the hair of the first signaling update media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling It send.

9. according to the method described in claim 8, it is characterized in that, the method also includes:

Second network equipment receives the second signaling from first network equipment；

Second network equipment sends updated MAC CE signaling according to second signaling.

10. according to the method described in claim 9, it is characterized in that, second network equipment reception is set from first network Before the second standby signaling, the method also includes:

Second network equipment sends confirmation message to the first network equipment.

11. method according to claim 9 or 10, which is characterized in that second signaling is the first network equipment Radio resource control RRC signaling is sent to the terminal to update after the target carrying of the terminal and to the first network What equipment was sent.

12. according to the method described in claim 8, it is characterized in that, the method also includes:

Second network equipment receives the third signaling from the terminal；

Second network equipment sends updated MAC CE signaling to the terminal.

13. according to the method for claim 12, which is characterized in that the third signaling is used to indicate second network and sets The standby random access request for receiving the terminal and initiating, and updated MAC CE letter is sent to the terminal after successfully completing It enables.

14. according to the described in any item methods of claim 8-13, which is characterized in that second network equipment is according to described The transmission of one signaling update media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, comprising:

Second network equipment, which is cancelled according to first signaling to the terminal, sends MAC CE signaling, and updates MAC CE The format of signaling.

15. according to the described in any item methods of claim 8-14, which is characterized in that the target carrying supports data to replicate function Energy.

16. according to the described in any item methods of claim 8-15, which is characterized in that first signaling is used to be directed to the end The target carrying at end executes any one following update operation: carrying is established, carrying discharges and bearing modification.

17. according to the described in any item methods of claim 8-16, which is characterized in that the indicated institute updated of first signaling The target carrying for stating terminal comprises at least one of the following: secondary cell group carries SCG bearer, main plot group separation carrying MCG Split bearer, secondary cell group separation carrying SCG split bearer.

18. according to the described in any item methods of claim 8-16, which is characterized in that the indicated institute updated of first signaling The target carrying for stating terminal comprises at least one of the following: secondary cell group carries SCG bearer, main plot group separation carrying MCG Split bearer, secondary cell group separation carrying SCG split bearer, main plot group carry MCG bearer.

19. a kind of Signalling Control Transfer method characterized by comprising

Terminal receives the radio resource control RRC signaling from first network equipment to update the target carrying of the terminal, institute Stating RRC signaling is that the first network equipment is sent after receiving the confirmation message from second network equipment to the terminal , the confirmation message is sent after second network equipment receives the first signaling from the first network equipment, First signaling is used to indicate the hair that second network equipment updates media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling It send, the first network equipment and second network equipment provide dual link for terminal and transmit.

20. according to the method for claim 19, which is characterized in that the method also includes:

The terminal receives the updated MAC CE signaling that second network equipment is sent.

21. according to the method for claim 20, which is characterized in that the updated MAC CE signaling is second net What the reception of network equipment was sent after the second signaling from the first network equipment.

22. according to the method for claim 20, which is characterized in that the terminal receives what second network equipment was sent Before updated MAC CE signaling, the method also includes:

The terminal sends third signaling to second network equipment, and the third signaling is used to indicate second network and sets The standby random access request for receiving the terminal and initiating, and updated MAC CE letter is sent to the terminal after successfully completing It enables.

23. the described in any item methods of 9-22 according to claim 1, which is characterized in that data duplication is supported in the target carrying Function.

24. the described in any item methods of 9-23 according to claim 1, which is characterized in that first signaling is used for for described The target carrying of terminal executes any one following update operation: carrying is established, carrying discharges and bearing modification.

25. the described in any item methods of 9-24 according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the indicated update of first signaling The target carrying of the terminal comprises at least one of the following: secondary cell group carries SCG bearer, main plot group separation carrying MCG Split bearer, secondary cell group separation carrying SCG split bearer.

26. the described in any item methods of 9-24 according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the indicated update of first signaling The target carrying of the terminal comprises at least one of the following: secondary cell group carries SCG bearer, main plot group separation carrying MCG Split bearer, secondary cell group separation carrying SCG split bearer, main plot group carry MCG bearer.

27. a kind of network equipment, which is characterized in that the network equipment is first network equipment, including processing unit and communication Unit,

The processing unit, for sending the first signaling, first signaling to second network equipment by the communication unit It is used to indicate the transmission that second network equipment updates media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, first net Network equipment and second network equipment provide dual link for terminal and transmit.

28. a kind of network equipment, which is characterized in that the network equipment is second network equipment, including processing unit and communication Unit,

The processing unit, for by the communication unit receive the first signaling from first network equipment, described first The network equipment and second network equipment provide dual link for the terminal and transmit；And according to the first signaling update matchmaker The transmission of body access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling.

29. a kind of terminal, which is characterized in that including processing unit and communication unit,

The processing unit is believed for receiving the radio resource control RRC from first network equipment by the communication unit It enables to update the carrying of the target of the terminal, the RRC signaling is that the first network equipment is being received from the second network It is sent after the confirmation message of equipment to the terminal, the confirmation message is that second network equipment is received from described the It is sent after first signaling of one network equipment, first signaling is used to indicate the second network equipment more new media access The transmission of control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, the first network equipment and second network equipment provide double for terminal Connection transmission.

30. a kind of network equipment, which is characterized in that the network equipment be first network equipment, including processor, memory, Transceiver, and one or more program, one or more of programs are stored in the memory, and be configured by The processor executes, and described program is included the steps that for executing the finger in the method according to claim 1 to 7 It enables.

31. a kind of network equipment, which is characterized in that the network equipment be second network equipment, including processor, memory, Transceiver, and one or more program, one or more of programs are stored in the memory, and be configured by The processor executes, and described program is included the steps that for executing such as the finger in the described in any item methods of claim 8-18 It enables.

32. a kind of terminal, which is characterized in that described including processor, memory, communication interface, and one or more programs One or more programs are stored in the memory, and are configured to be executed by the processor, and described program includes using In the instruction for executing the step in such as described in any item methods of claim 19-26.

33. a kind of computer readable storage medium, which is characterized in that it stores the computer program for being used for electronic data interchange, Wherein, the computer program makes computer execute the method according to claim 1 to 7.

34. a kind of computer readable storage medium, which is characterized in that it stores the computer program for being used for electronic data interchange, Wherein, the computer program makes computer execute such as the described in any item methods of claim 8-18.

35. a kind of computer readable storage medium, which is characterized in that it stores the computer program for being used for electronic data interchange, Wherein, the computer program makes computer execute such as the described in any item methods of claim 19-27.