CN115835317A

CN115835317A - Method, device and network equipment for switching service

Info

Publication number: CN115835317A
Application number: CN202111093982.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 谢振华; 张艳霞
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-09-17
Filing date: 2021-09-17
Publication date: 2023-03-21
Also published as: WO2023040905A1

Abstract

The application discloses a method, a device and network equipment for switching services, and belongs to the field of communication. The method comprises the following steps: sending first switching request information to a core network function through a source access network node, wherein the first switching request information comprises a first container and a second container, the first container carries Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session related information of User Equipment (UE), and the second container carries multicast/broadcast service (MBS) service or session related first information of the UE.

Description

Method, device and network equipment for switching service

Technical Field

The embodiment of the invention relates to the field of communication, in particular to a method, a device and network equipment for switching services.

Background

Before a target handover such as Xn handover occurs, the source access network node may exchange capability information with the neighboring base station, or the source access network node is configured with the capability information of the neighboring base station, and the source access network node determines whether to send the first information related to the multicast service based on the capability information of the target access network node during Xn handover. The Xn switching requires an Xn interface between the source access network node and the target access network node, and the capability information cannot be interacted or configured without the Xn interface.

When the information sent by the source access network node to the target access network node through the target transport Container (Container) contains content that cannot be identified by the target access network node, the target access network node may reconfigure air interface resources and instruct a User Equipment (UE) resource to perform full reconfiguration (full Configuration), which causes the UE to interrupt all ongoing services and reconfigure service resources using a brand new Configuration.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a method, a device and network equipment for switching services, which can solve the problem that UE interrupts all ongoing services.

In a first aspect, a method for switching services is provided, where the method includes: a source access network node sends first switching request information to a core network function, wherein the first switching request information comprises a first container and a second container, the first container carries Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session related information of User Equipment (UE), and the second container carries multicast/broadcast service (MBS) service of the UE or session related first information.

In a second aspect, a method for switching services is provided, where the method includes: a core network function receives first switching request information sent by a source access network node, wherein the first switching request information comprises a first container and a second container, the first container carries PDU session related information of UE, and the second container carries MBS service or session related first information of the UE; and sending second switching request information to a target access network node, wherein the second switching request information comprises a third container, and the third container is related to the MBS service or session of the UE.

In a third aspect, a method for switching services is provided, where the method includes: a target access network node receives second switching request information sent by a core network function, wherein the second switching request information comprises a third container, and the third container is related to MBS service or session of UE; and reserving the air interface resource of the MBS conversation according to the third container.

In a fourth aspect, an apparatus for switching services is provided, the apparatus including: a first transmission module, configured to send first handover request information to a core network function, where the first handover request information includes a first container and a second container, the first container carries protocol data unit PDU session related information of a UE, and the second container carries first information related to a multicast/broadcast service MBS service or a session of the UE.

In a fifth aspect, an apparatus for switching services is provided, the apparatus including: a second transmission module, configured to receive first handover request information sent by a source access network node, where the first handover request information includes a first container and a second container, the first container carries PDU session related information of a UE, and the second container carries MBS service or session related first information of the UE; a third transmission module, configured to send second handover request information to a target access network node, where the second handover request information includes a third container, and the third container is related to an MBS service or session of a UE.

In a sixth aspect, an apparatus for switching services is provided, the apparatus including: a fourth transmission module, configured to receive second handover request information sent by a core network function, where the second handover request information includes a third container, and the third container is related to an MBS service or session of a UE; and the processing module is used for reserving the air interface resource of the MBS conversation according to the third container.

In a seventh aspect, a network device is provided, which comprises a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method according to the first, second or third aspect.

In an eighth aspect, a network side device is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to execute a program or instructions, and the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method according to the first, second, or third aspect.

In a ninth aspect, there is provided a readable storage medium on which is stored a program or instructions which, when executed by a processor, carries out the steps of the method of the first, second or third aspect.

In a tenth aspect, a chip is provided, the chip comprising a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface being coupled to the processor, the processor being configured to execute a program or instructions to implement the steps of the method according to the first, second or third aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, there is provided a computer program/program product stored in a non-transitory readable storage medium for execution by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method of the first, second, or third aspect.

The method, the device and the network equipment for switching the service provided by the embodiment of the invention send first switching request information to a core network function through a source access network node, wherein the first switching request information comprises a first container and a second container, the first container carries Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session related information of User Equipment (UE), and the second container carries multicast/broadcast service (MBS) service or session related first information of the UE, so that the problem that the UE interrupts all ongoing services can be solved, and the UE is prevented from using brand new configuration to reconfigure service resources.

Drawings

Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application are applicable.

Fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a method of switching traffic according to one embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a method of switching services according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a method of switching services according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart of an apparatus for switching services according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart of an apparatus for switching services according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic flow chart of an apparatus for switching services according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments that can be derived from the embodiments given herein by a person of ordinary skill in the art are intended to be within the scope of the present disclosure.

The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of connected objects, a character "/" generally means that a preceding and succeeding related objects are in an "or" relationship.

It is noted that the techniques described in the embodiments of the present application are not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE)/LTE Evolution (LTE-Advanced) systems, but may also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the described techniques can be used for both the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, as well as for other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for purposes of example, and NR terminology is used in much of the description below, but the techniques may also be applied to applications other than NR system applications,such as 6 th generation (6) ^th Generation, 6G) communication system.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application are applicable. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. Wherein, the terminal 11 may also be called as a terminal Device or a UE, the terminal 11 may be a smart watch, a Mobile phone, a Tablet Personal Computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a Laptop Computer (Laptop Computer) or called as a notebook Computer, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a palmtop Computer, a netbook, an ultra-Mobile Personal Computer (UMPC), a Mobile Internet Device (MID), a Wearable Device (Wearable Device) or a vehicle-mounted Device (VUE), a pedestrian terminal (PUE), and other terminal side devices, the Wearable Device includes: bracelets, earphones, glasses and the like. It should be noted that the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific type of the terminal 11. The network-side device 12 may be a Base Station or a core network, where the Base Station may be referred to as a node B, an evolved node B, an access point, a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), a radio Base Station, a radio Transceiver, a Basic Service Set (BSS), an Extended Service Set (ESS), a node B, an evolved node B (eNB), a home node B, a home evolved node B, a WLAN access point, a WiFi node, a Transmit Receive Point (TRP), or some other suitable term in the field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved, the Base Station is not limited to a specific technical vocabulary, and it should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, only the Base Station in the NR system is taken as an example, but a specific type of the Base Station is not limited.

The method for switching services provided by the embodiments of the present application is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings through some embodiments and application scenarios thereof.

As shown in fig. 2, one embodiment of the present invention provides a method 200 for handing over a service, which may be performed by a network device, which may be a source access network node (source RAN node). In other words, the method may be performed by software or hardware installed in the network device, the method comprising the steps of:

s202: the source access network node sends first handover request information to the core network function.

The first handover request message includes a first container and a second container, the first container carries Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session related information of the UE, and the second container carries Multicast/Broadcast Service (MBS) Service or session related first information of the UE.

Optionally, the core network functions may include: access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) and/or Session Management Function (SMF).

The method for switching the service provided by the embodiment of the invention sends first switching request information to a core network function through a source access network node, wherein the first switching request information comprises a first container and a second container, the first container carries Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session related information of User Equipment (UE), and the second container carries multicast/broadcast service (MBS) service of the UE or session related first information, so that the problems that the UE interrupts all ongoing services and reconfigures service resources by using brand-new configuration can be solved.

In one implementation, the PDU session-related information includes at least one of:

a PDU Session identification;

PDU session Quality of Service (Quality of Service QoS) flow information;

air interface resource configuration information.

In one implementation, the first information includes at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication, which MBS service or session may be specifically not limited in this case;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS Service Area (Service Area) information;

MBS zone (Area) session identity;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU Session QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU Session;

the corresponding relation between the MBS Session and the PDU Session;

MBS air interface resource configuration information.

In one implementation, the first container includes at least one of: source To Target Transparent Container (Source To Target Transparent Container), first radio access network Container (randontainer).

In one implementation, the second container includes at least one of: n2 Session Management Information (Session Management Information), an N2 container, and a second radio access network container.

The method for switching the service, provided by the embodiment of the present invention, sends a first switching request message to a core network function through a source access network node, where the first switching request message includes a first Container and a second Container, the first Container carries Protocol Data Unit (PDU) Session related information of a User Equipment (UE), and the second Container carries multicast/broadcast service (MBS) service or Session related first information of the UE, so that under a condition of N2 switching, a source RAN node can respectively place the PDU Session related information of the UE and the MBS Session related first information of the UE in different containers and send the PDU Session related information and the MBS Session related first information to the core network function, thereby solving a problem that when content that a target access network node cannot recognize exists in information sent to the target access network node through a target transmission Container (Container), the UE interrupts all ongoing services and reconfigures service resources using a brand new configuration.

The method for switching the service according to the embodiment of the present invention is described above in detail. A method of switching a service according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described below. It is to be understood that the interaction between the network device and the source access network node described from the network device side is the same as or similar to that described at the source access network node side in the method shown in fig. 2, and the related description is appropriately omitted to avoid redundancy.

As shown in fig. 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method 300 for switching services, which may be performed by a network device, and the network device may be a core network device or a core network function module. In other words, the method may be performed by software or hardware installed in the network device, the method comprising the steps of:

s302: and the core network function receives first switching request information sent by the source access network node.

The first handover request message includes a first container and a second container, the first container carries PDU session related information of the UE, and the second container carries MBS service or session related first information of the UE.

Optionally, the core network functions may include: AMF and/or SMF.

S304: and sending the second switching request information to the target access network node.

Wherein the second handover request information includes a third container, and the third container is related to an MBS service or session of the UE. Optionally, the core network function may locally store the related information of the UE, for example, MBS of the UE, etc.

In one implementation, the third container includes at least one of:

1. second information related to an MBS service or session of the UE. Optionally, the second information includes at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU session;

the corresponding relation between the MBS conversation and the PDU conversation.

In one implementation, after receiving the first handover request information sent by the source access network node, before this step, the method may further include: and determining second information related to the MBS service or the session of the UE according to the first switching request information.

2. A first container carrying PDU session related information of the UE. Optionally, in an implementation manner, the PDU session related information includes at least one of:

PDU session identification

PDU session QoS flow information;

air interface resource configuration information.

3. And a second container, wherein the second container carries first information related to the MBS service or session of the UE. Optionally, the first information includes at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU session;

the corresponding relation between MBS conversation and PDU conversation;

MBS air interface resource configuration information.

In one implementation, the second container includes at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU session;

the corresponding relation between MBS conversation and PDU conversation;

MBS air interface resource configuration information.

In one implementation, the first container includes at least one of: a source-to-target transparent container, a first radio access network container.

In one implementation, the second container includes at least one of: n2 session management information, an N2 container, and a second radio access network container.

The method for switching the service according to the embodiment of the present invention is described above in detail. A method of switching a service according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described below. It is to be understood that the interaction among the network device, the source access network node, and the target access network node described from the target access network node side is the same as or similar to the description of the source access network node side and the network device side in the methods shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, and the related description is appropriately omitted to avoid redundancy.

As shown in fig. 4, one embodiment of the present invention provides a method 400 of handing over traffic, which may be performed by a network device, which may be a target access network node. In other words, the method may be performed by software or hardware installed in the network device, the method comprising the steps of:

s402: and the target access network node receives second switching request information sent by the core network function.

Wherein the second handover request information includes a third container, wherein the third container is related to an MBS service or session of the UE.

Before this step, a core network function receives first handover request information sent by a source access network node, where the first handover request information includes a first container and a second container, the first container carries PDU session related information of a UE, and the second container carries MBS service or session related first information of the UE.

S404: and the target access network node reserves the air interface resource of the MBS conversation according to the third container.

In one implementation, the third container includes at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU session;

In one implementation, after receiving the first handover request information sent by the source access network node, before this step, the method may further include: and determining second information related to the MBS service or session of the UE according to the first switching request information.

PDU session identification

PDU session QoS flow information;

air interface resource configuration information.

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU session;

the corresponding relation between MBS conversation and PDU conversation;

MBS air interface resource configuration information.

In one implementation, the second container includes at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between MBS service and PDU conversation;

the corresponding relation between MBS conversation and PDU conversation;

MBS air interface resource configuration information.

It should be noted that, in the method for switching services provided in the embodiment of the present application, the execution main body may be a device for switching services, or a control module in the device for executing and loading the method. In the embodiment of the present application, a method for executing a load switching service by a service switching device is taken as an example, and a method for switching services provided in the embodiment of the present application is described.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for switching services according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 5, the apparatus 500 for switching service includes: a first transmission module 510.

The first transmission module 510 is configured to send first handover request information to a core network function, where the first handover request information includes a first container and a second container, the first container carries protocol data unit PDU session related information of a UE, and the second container carries first information related to a multicast/broadcast service MBS service or a session of the UE.

PDU session identification

PDU session QoS flow information;

air interface resource configuration information.

In one implementation, the first information includes at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between MBS service and PDU conversation;

the corresponding relation between MBS conversation and PDU conversation;

MBS air interface resource configuration information.

In one implementation, the first container includes at least one of: a source-to-target transparent container, a first radio access network container; and/or

The second container includes at least one of: n2 session management information, an N2 container, and a second radio access network container.

Optionally, the apparatus 500 may further include a handover module, configured to perform N2 handover, and handover the traffic from the sourceRANnode to the TargetRANnode.

The apparatus 500 for switching services in the embodiment of the present application may be an apparatus, an apparatus or an electronic device having an operating system, or may be a component, an integrated circuit, or a chip in a terminal. The apparatus or electronic device may be a mobile electronic device or a non-mobile electronic device. By way of example, the mobile electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm top computer, a vehicle-mounted electronic device, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), and the like, and the non-mobile electronic device may be a server, a Network Attached Storage (NAS), a Personal Computer (PC), a Television (TV), a teller machine or a self-service machine, and the like, and the embodiments of the present application are not particularly limited.

The apparatus 500 according to the embodiment of the present invention may refer to the flow corresponding to the method 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and each unit/module and the other operations and/or functions described above in the apparatus 500 are respectively for implementing the corresponding flow in the method 200 and achieving the same or equivalent technical effects, and are not described herein again for brevity.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for switching services according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 6, the apparatus 600 for switching services includes: a second transmission module 610 and a third transmission module 620.

The second transmission module 610 is configured to receive first handover request information sent by a source access network node, where the first handover request information includes a first container and a second container, the first container carries PDU session-related information of a UE, and the second container carries MBS service of the UE or first information related to a session. The third transmission module 620 is configured to send second handover request information to the target access network node, where the second handover request information includes a third container, and the third container is related to an MBS service or session of the UE.

In one implementation, the third container includes at least one of:

second information related to an MBS service or session of the UE;

a first container, wherein the first container carries PDU session related information of UE;

and a second container, wherein the second container carries first information related to the MBS service or session of the UE.

In one implementation, the second information includes at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between MBS service and PDU conversation;

PDU conversation identification;

PDU session QoS flow information;

air interface resource configuration information.

In one implementation, the second container includes at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between MBS service and PDU conversation;

the corresponding relation between MBS conversation and PDU conversation;

MBS air interface resource configuration information.

In one implementation, the apparatus 600 further includes: a determining module, configured to determine, according to the first handover request information, second information related to the MBS service or session of the UE.

In one implementation, the first container includes at least one of: a source-to-target transparent container, a first radio access network container; and/or the second container comprises at least one of: n2 session management information, an N2 container, and a second radio access network container.

The apparatus 600 for switching services in this embodiment may be an apparatus, an apparatus with an operating system, or an electronic device, and may also be a component, an integrated circuit, or a chip in a terminal. The apparatus or electronic device may be a mobile electronic device or a non-mobile electronic device. By way of example, the mobile electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm top computer, a vehicle-mounted electronic device, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), and the like, and the non-mobile electronic device may be a server, a Network Attached Storage (NAS), a Personal Computer (PC), a Television (TV), a teller machine or a self-service machine, and the like, and the embodiments of the present application are not particularly limited.

The apparatus 600 according to the embodiment of the present invention may refer to the flow corresponding to the method 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and each unit/module and the other operations and/or functions described above in the apparatus 600 are respectively for implementing the corresponding flow in the method 300 and achieving the same or equivalent technical effects, and are not described herein again for brevity.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for switching services according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 7, an apparatus 700 for switching services includes: a fourth transmission module 710 and a processing module 720.

The fourth transmission module 710 is configured to receive second handover request information sent by a core network function, where the second handover request information includes a third container, and the third container is related to an MBS service or session of a UE.

The processing module 720 is configured to reserve the air interface resource of the MBS session according to the third container.

In one implementation, the third container includes at least one of:

second information related to an MBS service or session of the UE;

In one implementation, the second information includes at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU session;

PDU conversation identification;

PDU session QoS flow information;

air interface resource configuration information.

In one implementation, the second container includes at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU session;

the corresponding relation between MBS conversation and PDU conversation;

MBS air interface resource configuration information.

The apparatus 700 for switching services in this embodiment may be an apparatus, an apparatus with an operating system, or an electronic device, and may also be a component, an integrated circuit, or a chip in a terminal. The apparatus or electronic device may be a mobile electronic device or a non-mobile electronic device. By way of example, the mobile electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm top computer, a vehicle-mounted electronic device, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), and the like, and the non-mobile electronic device may be a server, a Network Attached Storage (NAS), a Personal Computer (PC), a Television (TV), a teller machine or a self-service machine, and the like, and the embodiments of the present application are not particularly limited.

The apparatus 700 according to the embodiment of the present invention may refer to the flow corresponding to the method 400 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and each unit/module and the other operations and/or functions described above in the apparatus 700 are respectively for implementing the corresponding flow in the method 400 and achieving the same or equivalent technical effects, and are not described herein again for brevity.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 8, an embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device 800, which includes a processor 801, a memory 802, and a program or an instruction stored on the memory 802 and executable on the processor 801, for example, when the communication device 800 is a terminal, the program or the instruction is executed by the processor 801 to implement each process of the foregoing method for switching services, and can achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 800 is a network device, the program or the instruction is executed by the processor 801 to implement the processes of the method for switching services embodiment described above, and the same technical effect can be achieved.

The embodiment of the application also provides network side equipment. As shown in fig. 9, the network device 900 includes: antenna 901, radio frequency device 902, baseband device 903. Antenna 901 is coupled to radio frequency device 902. In the uplink direction, rf device 902 receives information via antenna 901 and sends the received information to baseband device 903 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 903 processes information to be transmitted and transmits the processed information to the radio frequency device 902, and the radio frequency device 902 processes the received information and transmits the processed information through the antenna 901.

The above-mentioned frequency band processing means may be located in the baseband apparatus 903, and the method performed by the network side device in the above embodiment may be implemented in the baseband apparatus 903, where the baseband apparatus 903 includes a processor 904 and a memory 905.

The baseband apparatus 903 may include at least one baseband board, for example, on which a plurality of chips are disposed, as shown in the figure, one of the chips is, for example, a processor 904, and is connected to a memory 905 to call up a program in the memory 905 to perform the network device operations shown in the above method embodiments.

The baseband device 903 may further include a network interface 906 for exchanging information with the radio frequency device 902, for example, a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI).

Specifically, the network side device of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: instructions or programs stored on the memory 905 and executable on the processor 904, the processor 904 invoking the instructions or programs in the memory 905 to perform:

the processor 904 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 905 to execute the steps shown in at least one of fig. 2 to 4, or execute the methods executed by the step modules shown in fig. 5 to 7, and achieve the same technical effects, which are not described herein for avoiding repetition.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a readable storage medium, where a program or an instruction is stored on the readable storage medium, and when the program or the instruction is executed by a processor, the program or the instruction implements each process of the foregoing method for switching a service, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here. It should be noted that the readable storage medium may be volatile or non-volatile, and may also be non-transitory.

The processor is the processor in the electronic device described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer readable storage medium, such as a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and so on.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, where the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to run a program or an instruction to implement each process of the method for switching services, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, the description is omitted here.

It should be understood that the chips mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as system-on-chip, system-on-chip or system-on-chip, etc.

The embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program/program product, where the computer program/program product is stored in a non-transitory readable storage medium, and the computer program/program product is executed by at least one processor to implement each process of the foregoing method for switching services, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, the details are not repeated here.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrases "comprising a component of' 8230; \8230;" does not exclude the presence of another like element in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element. Further, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing the functions in the order illustrated or discussed, but may include performing the functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in a reverse order based on the functions recited, e.g., the described methods may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

Through the description of the foregoing embodiments, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the method of the foregoing embodiments may be implemented by software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and certainly may also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases, the former is a better implementation. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present application may be embodied in the form of a computer software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes instructions for enabling a terminal (such as a mobile phone, a computer, a server, or a network device) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present application.

While the present embodiments have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise embodiments described above, which are meant to be illustrative and not restrictive, and that various changes may be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for switching services, the method comprising:

a source access network node sends first switching request information to a core network function, wherein the first switching request information comprises a first container and a second container, the first container carries Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session related information of User Equipment (UE), and the second container carries multicast/broadcast service (MBS) service of the UE or session related first information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the PDU session-related information comprises at least one of:

PDU session identification

PDU session quality of service QoS flow information;

air interface resource configuration information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first information comprises at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS quality of service, qoS, flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU session;

the corresponding relation between MBS conversation and PDU conversation;

MBS air interface resource configuration information.

4. The method of claim 1,

the first container includes at least one of: a source-to-target transparent container, a first radio access network container; and/or

5. A method for switching services, the method comprising:

a core network function receives first switching request information sent by a source access network node, wherein the first switching request information comprises a first container and a second container, the first container carries PDU session related information of UE, and the second container carries MBS service or session related first information of the UE;

and sending second switching request information to a target access network node, wherein the second switching request information comprises a third container, and the third container is related to the MBS service or session of the UE.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the third container comprises at least one of:

second information related to an MBS service or session of the UE;

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the second information comprises at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU session;

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the PDU session related information comprises at least one of:

PDU conversation identification;

PDU session QoS flow information;

air interface resource configuration information.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the second container comprises at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between MBS service and PDU conversation;

the corresponding relation between MBS conversation and PDU conversation;

MBS air interface resource configuration information.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein the method further comprises:

and determining second information related to the MBS service or session of the UE according to the first switching request information.

11. The method of claim 5,

The second container includes at least one of: n2 session management information, an N2 container and a second wireless access network container.

12. A method for switching services, the method comprising:

a target access network node receives second switching request information sent by a core network function, wherein the second switching request information comprises a third container, and the third container is related to MBS service or session of UE;

and reserving the air interface resource of the MBS conversation according to the third container.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the third container comprises at least one of:

second information related to an MBS service or session of the UE;

14. The method of claim 13,

the second information includes at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU session;

the correspondence between MBS sessions and PDU sessions.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the PDU session-related information comprises at least one of:

PDU conversation identification;

PDU session QoS flow information;

air interface resource configuration information.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the second container comprises at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU session;

the corresponding relation between MBS conversation and PDU conversation;

MBS air interface resource configuration information.

17. The method of claim 12,

18. An apparatus for switching services, the apparatus comprising:

the first transmission module is configured to send first handover request information to a core network function, where the first handover request information includes a first container and a second container, the first container carries protocol data unit PDU session-related information of a UE, and the second container carries first information related to a multicast/broadcast service MBS service or a session of the UE.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the PDU session-related information comprises at least one of:

PDU session identification

PDU session QoS flow information;

air interface resource configuration information.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the first information comprises at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU session;

the corresponding relation between MBS conversation and PDU conversation;

MBS air interface resource configuration information.

21. The apparatus of claim 18,

22. An apparatus for switching services, the apparatus comprising:

a second transmission module, configured to receive first handover request information sent by a source access network node, where the first handover request information includes a first container and a second container, the first container carries PDU session related information of a UE, and the second container carries MBS service or session related first information of the UE;

a third transmission module, configured to send second handover request information to a target access network node, where the second handover request information includes a third container, and the third container is related to an MBS service or session of the UE.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the third container comprises at least one of:

second information related to an MBS service or session of the UE;

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the second information comprises at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU session;

25. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the PDU session-related information comprises at least one of:

PDU conversation identification;

PDU session QoS flow information;

air interface resource configuration information.

26. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the second container comprises at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between MBS service and PDU conversation;

the corresponding relation between MBS conversation and PDU conversation;

MBS air interface resource configuration information.

27. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

a determining module, configured to determine, according to the first handover request information, second information related to the MBS service or session of the UE.

28. The apparatus of claim 22,

29. An apparatus for switching services, the apparatus comprising:

a fourth transmission module, configured to receive second handover request information sent by a core network function, where the second handover request information includes a third container, and the third container is related to an MBS service or session of a UE;

and the processing module is used for reserving the air interface resource of the MBS conversation according to the third container.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the third container comprises at least one of:

second information related to an MBS service or session of the UE;

31. The apparatus of claim 30,

the second information includes at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU session;

the correspondence between MBS sessions and PDU sessions.

32. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the PDU session-related information comprises at least one of:

PDU conversation identification;

PDU session QoS flow information;

air interface resource configuration information.

33. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the second container comprises at least one of:

MBS conversation identification;

MBS service identification;

MBS indication;

MBS QoS flow information;

MBS service zone information;

MBS zone session identification;

the corresponding relation between MBS QoS flow and PDU conversation QoS flow;

the corresponding relation between the MBS service and the PDU session;

the corresponding relation between MBS conversation and PDU conversation;

MBS air interface resource configuration information.

34. The apparatus of claim 29,

35. A network device comprising a processor, a memory and a program or instructions stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the program or instructions when executed by the processor implementing the steps of the method of switching services according to any one of claims 1 to 4;

or implementing a method of switching services according to any of claims 5 to 11;

or the steps of a method of implementing a handover service according to any of claims 12-17.

36. A readable storage medium, characterized in that it stores thereon a program or instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method of switching services according to any one of claims 1-4;