WO2024114356A1 - Procédé et appareil de transmission d'informations, et dispositif et support de stockage associés - Google Patents

Procédé et appareil de transmission d'informations, et dispositif et support de stockage associés Download PDF

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WO2024114356A1
WO2024114356A1 PCT/CN2023/131358 CN2023131358W WO2024114356A1 WO 2024114356 A1 WO2024114356 A1 WO 2024114356A1 CN 2023131358 W CN2023131358 W CN 2023131358W WO 2024114356 A1 WO2024114356 A1 WO 2024114356A1
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何倩
种璟
朱磊
闻龙
张季
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  • the present application relates to the field of communications, and in particular to an information transmission method, apparatus, related equipment and storage medium.
  • the fifth generation mobile communication technology uses the characteristics of large bandwidth, low latency, high reliability and wide connection of 5G network to provide necessary network infrastructure support for vertical industry applications, promote the intelligent upgrade of various industries, and move towards the intelligent interconnection of all things.
  • various vertical industries have generally deployed local area networks and the Internet of Things based on network types such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wired, Zigbee, long-range radio (Lora), wireless local area network (WLAN), and high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI). Due to cost, usage habits and other considerations, it is impossible to completely replace other types of networks (i.e.
  • 5G networks Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wired, Zigbee, Lora, WLAN, HDMI, etc.
  • 5G networks and other types of networks will coexist for a long time. If the terminals of the 5G network are in an isolated state from the terminals of other types of networks, the goal of 5G intelligent interconnection of all things will not be achieved, so the integration of 5G networks with other types of networks is imperative.
  • terminals can directly or indirectly access the 5G network based on the connection with the Residential Gateway (RG) (i.e., the connection based on other types of networks).
  • RG Residential Gateway
  • the network side may not be able to meet the business needs of the terminal.
  • the embodiments of the present application provide an information transmission method, apparatus, related equipment and storage medium.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides an information transmission method, which is applied to a first function, including:
  • association event Acquire an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, wherein the association event is associated with a change in an association relationship, wherein the association relationship includes an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • An association event between the terminal and the resident gateway is sent to the second function, wherein the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship, and the association relationship includes the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the obtaining of the first information includes:
  • the third function includes an application function (AF) set on a first platform, and the first platform is used to manage terminals and/or resident gateways; the receiving the first information sent by the third function includes:
  • the first information sent by the AF is received through a network exposure function (NEF).
  • NEF network exposure function
  • the third function includes an access and mobility management function (AMF); the receiving the first information sent by the third function includes:
  • AMF access and mobility management function
  • the method further comprises:
  • a first identifier of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway is
  • the first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the third information indicates that the type of the first information is information characterizing an association relationship between the terminal and a resident gateway, and/or indicates that the terminal has 5G capability.
  • the method further comprises:
  • the sending of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway to the second function includes:
  • the fourth information is used to request retrieval of an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the fourth information at least includes a retrieval condition
  • the fifth information including an association relationship between the terminal corresponding to the search condition and the resident gateway.
  • the sending of the association event between the terminal and the resident gateway to the second function includes:
  • the step of acquiring the association event between the terminal and the resident gateway includes:
  • Acquire eighth information where the eighth information includes an associated event detected by the resident gateway using a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal.
  • the obtaining of the eighth information includes:
  • the eighth information further includes:
  • the associated event includes at least one of the following:
  • the first event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a connected state to a disconnected state
  • a third event wherein the third event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a disconnected state to a connected state.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission method, which is applied to the third function, including:
  • the obtaining of the first information includes:
  • the first information sent by the terminal is received.
  • the third function includes an AF set on a first platform, and the first platform is used to manage terminals and/or resident gateways; and the receiving the first information sent by the resident gateway includes:
  • the first information sent by the resident gateway through the first platform is received.
  • sending the first information to the first function includes:
  • the first information is sent to the first function through the NEF.
  • the third function includes AMF; the receiving the first information sent by the resident gateway includes:
  • the first information is received and sent by the resident gateway through a wired network.
  • the third function includes AMF; the receiving terminal sends the The first information includes:
  • the first information is received, which is sent by the terminal through a wireless access network.
  • the method further comprises:
  • a first identifier of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway is
  • the third function includes an AF set on a first platform, and the first platform is used to manage terminals and/or resident gateways; the method also includes:
  • ninth information is sent to the resident gateway, and the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, and the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the ninth information includes at least one of the following:
  • a first duration wherein the first duration indicates a time interval for the terminal to send a heartbeat message to the resident gateway
  • a second duration during which a heartbeat message sent by the terminal to the resident gateway is lost, the second duration being associated with a first event, the first event indicating that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a connected state to a disconnected state;
  • a third duration during which a heartbeat message sent by the terminal to the resident gateway is lost, wherein the third duration is associated with a second event, and the second event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway is terminated.
  • the third function includes AMF; the method further includes:
  • a tenth message is sent to the resident gateway via a wired network, wherein the tenth message instructs the resident gateway to start a heartbeat mechanism with the terminal, wherein the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, wherein the association event is associated with a change in an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the third information indicates that the type of the first information is information characterizing an association relationship between the terminal and a resident gateway, and/or indicates that the terminal has 5G capability.
  • the method further comprises:
  • the eighth information further includes:
  • the associated event includes at least one of the following:
  • the first event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a connected state to a disconnected state
  • a third event wherein the third event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a disconnected state to a connected state.
  • the embodiment of the present application also provides an information transmission method, which is applied to a resident gateway, comprising:
  • the determining the first information includes:
  • the eleventh information includes at least twelfth information and/or the second identifier of the terminal, and the twelfth information indicates that the terminal has 5G capability;
  • the first information is determined.
  • the third function includes an AF set on a first platform, and the first platform is used to manage terminals and/or resident gateways; and sending the first information to the third function includes:
  • the first information is sent to the third function through the first platform.
  • the method further comprises:
  • Receive ninth information sent by the AF through the first platform where the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, where the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, where the association event is associated with a change in an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the ninth information includes at least one of the following:
  • a first duration wherein the first duration indicates a time interval for the terminal to send a heartbeat message to the resident gateway
  • a second duration during which a heartbeat message sent by the terminal to the resident gateway is lost, the second duration being associated with a first event, the first event indicating that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a connected state to a disconnected state;
  • a third duration during which a heartbeat message sent by the terminal to the resident gateway is lost, wherein the third duration is associated with a second event, and the second event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway is terminated.
  • the third function includes AMF; and sending the first information to the third function includes:
  • the first information is sent to the third function via a wired network.
  • the method further comprises:
  • the AMF receives second information forwarded by the AMF through a wired network, where the second information includes at least one of the following:
  • a first identifier of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway is
  • the method further comprises:
  • the tenth information sent by the AMF through the wired network, the tenth information instructing the resident gateway to start a heartbeat mechanism between the terminal, the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the third information indicates that the type of the first information is information characterizing an association relationship between the terminal and a resident gateway, and/or indicates that the terminal has 5G capability.
  • the method further comprises:
  • Ninth information is sent to the terminal, the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the method further comprises:
  • eighth information is sent to the third function, where the eighth information includes the association event detected by the resident gateway.
  • the eighth information further includes:
  • the associated event includes at least one of the following:
  • the first event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a connected state to a disconnected state
  • a third event wherein the third event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a disconnected state to a connected state.
  • the embodiment of the present application also provides an information transmission method, which is applied to a terminal, including:
  • the third function includes AMF; the sending of the first Information, including:
  • the first information is sent to the AMF through a wireless access network.
  • the method further comprises:
  • An eleventh message is sent to the resident gateway, where the eleventh message at least includes the twelfth message and/or the second identifier of the terminal, and the twelfth information indicates that the terminal has 5G capability.
  • the first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the third information indicates that the type of the first information is information characterizing an association relationship between the terminal and a resident gateway, and/or indicates that the terminal has 5G capability.
  • the method further comprises:
  • Receive ninth information sent by the resident gateway wherein the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, wherein the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, wherein the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the ninth information includes at least one of the following:
  • a first duration wherein the first duration indicates a time interval for the terminal to send a heartbeat message to the resident gateway
  • a second duration during which a heartbeat message sent by the terminal to the resident gateway is lost, the second duration being associated with a first event, the first event indicating that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a connected state to a disconnected state;
  • a third duration during which a heartbeat message sent by the terminal to the resident gateway is lost, wherein the third duration is associated with a second event, and the second event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway is terminated.
  • the associated event includes at least one of the following:
  • the first event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a connected state to a disconnected state
  • a third event wherein the third event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a disconnected state to a connected state.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission method, which is applied to the second function, including:
  • An association event between the terminal and the resident gateway sent by the first function is received, wherein the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship, and the association relationship includes the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the association relationship between the terminal receiving the first function and the resident gateway Department including:
  • the fifth information sent by the first function is received, wherein the fifth information includes an association relationship between the terminal corresponding to the search condition and the resident gateway.
  • the receiving of the association event between the terminal and the resident gateway sent by the first function includes:
  • the seventh information sent by the first function is received, where the seventh information includes an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway subscribed by the second function.
  • the associated event includes at least one of the following:
  • the first event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a connected state to a disconnected state
  • a third event wherein the third event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a disconnected state to a connected state.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission device, which is arranged on a first function and includes:
  • a first acquisition unit configured to acquire first information and save the first information, wherein the first information represents an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • An execution unit is configured to perform at least one of the following operations:
  • association event Acquire an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, wherein the association event is associated with a change in an association relationship, wherein the association relationship includes an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • An association event between the terminal and the resident gateway is sent to the second function, wherein the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship, and the association relationship includes the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission device, which is set on the third function, including:
  • a second acquisition unit is configured to acquire first information, where the first information represents an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • the second sending unit is configured to send the first information to the first function.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission device, which is arranged on a resident gateway and includes:
  • a first processing unit configured to determine first information, wherein the first information represents an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • the third sending unit is configured to send the first information to a third function.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission device, which is arranged on a terminal and includes:
  • a second processing unit is configured to determine first information, wherein the first information represents an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • the fourth sending unit is configured to send the first information to the third function.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission device, which is arranged on the second function, and includes:
  • the fourth receiving unit is configured to receive the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway sent by the first function; and/or receive an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway sent by the first function, wherein the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship, and the association relationship includes the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a first function, including: a first communication interface and a first processor; wherein,
  • the first processor is configured as follows:
  • an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway Acquire, through the first communication interface, an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, wherein the association event is associated with a change in an association relationship, wherein the association relationship includes an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • An association event between the terminal and the resident gateway is sent to the second function through the first communication interface, wherein the association event is associated with a change in an association relationship, and the association relationship includes an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the embodiment of the present application also provides a third function, including: a second communication interface and a second processor; wherein,
  • the second processor is configured to obtain first information through the second communication interface and send the first information to the first function through the second communication interface, where the first information represents an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a resident gateway, comprising: a third communication interface and a third processor; wherein:
  • the third processor is configured to determine first information and send the first information to the third function through the third communication interface, where the first information represents an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a terminal, comprising: a fourth communication interface and a fourth processor; wherein,
  • the fourth processor is configured to determine first information and send the first information to the third function through the fourth communication interface, where the first information represents an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a second function, including: a fifth communication interface and a fifth processor; wherein,
  • the fifth communication interface is configured as:
  • An association event between the terminal and the resident gateway sent by the first function is received, wherein the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship, and the association relationship includes the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a first function, including: a first processor and a first memory configured to store a computer program that can be run on the processor,
  • the first processor is configured to execute the steps of any one of the above-mentioned methods on the first functional side when running the computer program.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a third function, including: a second processor and a second memory configured to store a computer program that can be run on the processor,
  • the second processor is configured to execute the steps of any method of the third functional side when running the computer program.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a resident gateway, comprising: a third processor and a third memory configured to store a computer program that can be run on the processor,
  • the third processor is configured to execute the steps of any one of the above-mentioned methods for resident on the gateway side when running the computer program.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a terminal, comprising: a fourth processor and a fourth memory configured to store a computer program that can be run on the processor,
  • the fourth processor is configured to execute the steps of any one of the above-mentioned terminal-side methods when running the computer program.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a second function, including: a fifth processor and a fifth memory configured to store a computer program that can be run on the processor,
  • the fifth processor is configured to execute the steps of any method of the second functional side when running the computer program.
  • An embodiment of the present application also provides a storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements the steps of any method on the first function side, or implements the steps of any method on the third function side, or implements the steps of any method on the resident gateway side, or implements the steps of any method on the terminal side, or implements the steps of any method on the second function side.
  • the first function obtains first information and saves the first information, the first information represents the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway; based on the first information, at least one of the following operations is performed: sending the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway to the second function; obtaining the association event between the terminal and the resident gateway; sending the association event between the terminal and the resident gateway to the second function; wherein the association event is associated with the change of the association relationship, and the association relationship includes the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway; the second function receives the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway sent by the first function, and/or receives the association event between the terminal and the resident gateway sent by the first function Association event.
  • the network function obtains and saves the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, and can perform related operations based on the association relationship, thereby realizing the network side's perception of the terminal associated with the resident gateway, that is, realizing the network side's perception of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, so that the network side can subsequently realize the collaboration between the resident gateway and the terminal based on the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, thereby better meeting the business needs of the terminal.
  • FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a fusion architecture of a 5G network and other types of networks in the related art
  • FIG2 is a schematic diagram of another fusion architecture of a 5G network and other types of networks in the related art
  • FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a third 5G network and other types of network integration architecture in the related art
  • FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a network capability exposure architecture in the related art
  • FIG5 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of another information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG7 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a third information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG8 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a fourth information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG9 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a fifth information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG10 is a schematic diagram of the overall process of connecting a 5G network-aware 5G resident gateway to a 5G terminal in an application example of the present application;
  • FIG11 is a schematic diagram of a process of reporting the association relationship between a 5G terminal and a 5G resident gateway through network capability exposure in an application example of the present application;
  • FIG12 is a schematic diagram of a process of reporting the association relationship between a 5G terminal and a 5G resident gateway through a wired network in an application example of the present application;
  • FIG13 is a schematic diagram of a process of reporting the association relationship between a 5G terminal and a 5G resident gateway through a wireless network in an application example of the present application;
  • FIG14 is a schematic diagram of the association relationship query and event subscription process of the application example of the present application.
  • FIG15 is a schematic diagram of an example of an associated event notification process in the present application.
  • FIG16 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an information transmission device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG17 is a schematic diagram of the structure of another information transmission device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG18 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a third information transmission device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG19 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a fourth information transmission device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG20 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a fifth information transmission device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG21 is a schematic diagram of a first functional structure of an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG22 is a schematic diagram of a third functional structure of an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG23 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a resident gateway according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG24 is a schematic diagram of the terminal structure of an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG25 is a schematic diagram of a second functional structure of an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 26 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the information transmission system according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • 5G capability means at least being able to support the 5G non-access layer (NAS) process specified in the relevant technology.
  • NAS non-access layer
  • a user equipment (UE, User Equipment) that can at least support the 5G NAS process specified in the relevant technology is a UE with 5G capability, which can be called a 5G UE;
  • a resident gateway that can at least support the 5G NAS process specified in the relevant technology is a resident gateway with 5G capability, which can be called a 5G resident gateway (5G Residential Gateway in English, 5G-RG for short).
  • Architecture 1 architecture integrating 3GPP network and non-3GPP network
  • 5G fixed-mobile converged architecture between fixed and mobile networks can be understood as a wireless and wired converged architecture
  • the 5G resident gateway connects to the 5G UE through the trusted non-3GPP gateway function (TNGF, Trusted Non-3GPP Gateway Function) or non-3GPP network interaction function (N3IWF, Non-3GPP InterWorking Function) to access the 5G core network (5G Core Network in English, abbreviated as 5GC).
  • TNGF Trusted Non-3GPP Gateway Function
  • N3IWF Non-3GPP InterWorking Function
  • non-3GPP networks such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wired, Zigbee, Lora, WLAN, HDMI, etc. can access the 5G core network based on multiple network elements such as N3IWF and TNGF.
  • untrusted non-3GPP networks such as public Wi-Fi, etc.
  • 5G UE can directly access the 5G core network through non-3GPP networks, that is, it can use 5G N1 interface and 5G NAS signaling to realize 5G network communication.
  • 5G fixed-mobile convergence is specifically implemented based on two types of gateways. One is the resident gateway deployed on the user side to solve the convergence problem on the user side; the other is the wireline access gateway function (W-AGF, Wireline Access Gateway Function) deployed on the network side to solve the convergence problem on the network side.
  • W-AGF Wireline Access Gateway Function
  • the resident gateway is specifically deployed between the UE and the access network, and can include a 5G resident gateway and a fixed network resident gateway (which can be expressed in English as Fixed Network Residential Gateway, abbreviated as FN-RG).
  • the 5G resident gateway can be connected to the 5G wireless access network (which can be expressed in English as NG Radio Access Network, abbreviated as NG RAN), or to the wired access network; while the fixed network resident gateway can only be connected to the wired access network.
  • W-AGF has The W-5GAN is deployed between the wired access network and the 5G core network, and can form a wired 5G access network (W-5GAN) together with the wired access network.
  • the W-5GAN and the 5G core network can be connected through the 5G N2 and N3 interfaces.
  • the resident gateway and W-AGF are the basis for realizing 5G fixed-mobile convergence.
  • the 5G fixed-mobile convergence network architecture based on the 5G resident gateway and W-AGF is shown in Figure 2. Based on this architecture, the UE can first access the 5G resident gateway through the non-3GPP network, and then indirectly access the 5G core network through the 5G resident gateway.
  • the UE under the resident gateway may also have 5G capabilities, but based on the above architecture 2, the UE can only indirectly access the 5G core network through the resident gateway, and cannot use the 5G N1 interface and 5G NAS signaling to achieve 5G network communication.
  • the above architecture 1 and architecture 2 can be integrated to obtain architecture 3, that is, combining the fusion architecture of 3GPP network and non-3GPP network, the 5G fixed-mobile convergence architecture as a whole is regarded as a "non-trusted non-3GPP access” or “trusted non-3GPP access”, and accesses the 5G core network through N3IWF or TNGF; among them, the network architecture of the 5G UE connected to the 5G resident gateway accessing the 5G core network through TNGF is shown in Figure 3.
  • the 5G UE connected to the resident gateway can directly access the 5G core network based on the connection with the resident gateway, that is, it can use the 5G N1 interface and 5G NAS signaling to achieve 5G network communication, and can transparently transmit the N1 interface NAS signaling and PDU session traffic between the 5G UE and the 5G core network in the Trusted Non-3GPP Access Network (TNAN).
  • TNAN Trusted Non-3GPP Access Network
  • NEF can support the aggregation and external opening of 5G network capabilities. As shown in Figure 4, NEF connects to other 5G core network elements in the south and provides capability application programming interfaces (APIs) for AF to call in the north through the N33/Nnef interface. Based on this architecture, NEF can have at least the following four 5G network capabilities:
  • NEF Monitoring capability
  • This capability can be used to open UE mobility management, such as UE location, reachability and connection loss events;
  • Pre-configuration capability that is, the third-party AF can provide some information to the 5G system through NEF, such as the expected route of the UE, the UE's requirements for the network, etc., so that the system can perform targeted optimization;
  • Policy/charging capability that is, the third-party AF can issue charging policies, quality of service (QoS) policies, etc. to the 5G system through NEF;
  • QoS quality of service
  • Analysis report capability that is, third-party AF can obtain network analysis reports through NEF.
  • 5G networks can abstract more capabilities and provide them to the business application layer, such as network slicing services, edge computing services, location services, 5G voice and messaging services, data analysis services, etc.
  • 5G UE can access the 5G network based on the above-mentioned architecture 2.
  • the UE indirectly accesses the 5G network through the 5G resident gateway, and does not support the 5G N1 interface and 5G NAS signaling between the UE and the 5G core network, so that the UE cannot conveniently use the advanced technologies of 5G. Technologies such as network slicing, UE route selection policy (URSP, UE Route Selection Policy), etc.
  • URSP UE route selection policy
  • UE Route Selection Policy UE Route Selection Policy
  • the above-mentioned architecture 3 can solve this problem, that is, the UE can first access the non-3GPP network, and then access the 5G core network through N3IWF or TNGF to achieve direct communication with the 5G network. For areas with good 5G coverage, while the UE accesses the 5G core network through the 5G wireless access network, it can also access the 5G core network through the non-3GPP network based on the above-mentioned architecture 3, thereby achieving dual-path transmission, and then meeting some high-reliability application scenarios, such as hospital remote surgery scenarios.
  • the 5G UE that is, the UE with 5G capabilities
  • the 5G resident gateway can access the 5G network in the following two ways:
  • Method 1 Based on the above architecture 2, the 5G core network is indirectly accessed through the 5G resident gateway.
  • the uplink and downlink messages of the 5G UE are converted and forwarded by the protocol of the 5G resident gateway.
  • the 5G network can only directly perceive the 5G resident gateway, but not the 5G UE.
  • Method 2 Based on the above architecture 3, the 5G core network is directly accessed.
  • the 5G UE and the 5G network can directly interact with the 5G NAS signaling through the 5G N1 interface, and the 5G resident gateway transparently transmits the NAS signaling between the UE and the 5G core network.
  • the 5G network can perceive the 5G UE, but cannot perceive that the UE is a UE connected to the 5G resident gateway, that is, it cannot perceive the 5G resident gateway connected to the UE.
  • the 5G network cannot perceive the 5G UE connected to the 5G resident gateway, that is, it cannot perceive the association between the 5G resident gateway and the 5G UE, which may lead to the following two problems:
  • the UE can directly access the 5G network through the 5G base station. Therefore, if the 5G network senses that the UE is a UE connected to the 5G resident gateway, it can actively send N3IWF selection information (such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address, fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the N3IWF, etc.) to the UE, so that the UE can select the corresponding N3IWF and directly access the 5G network through the above method 2 to realize 5G multi-path transmission and other features.
  • IP Internet Protocol
  • FQDN fully qualified domain name
  • the UE and the 5G resident gateway are two independent UEs, but in fact all data packets of the UE need to be forwarded by the 5G resident gateway, that is, the premise for the UE to achieve normal 5G communication is that the 5G resident gateway supports and establishes the data channel it needs.
  • the 5G resident gateway needs to support and access the network slice, or the network slice that the 5G resident gateway has accessed can map or support the network slice required by the UE (for example, the quality level of the service level agreement (SLA) of the network slice currently accessed by the 5G resident gateway is higher than the network slice required by the UE).
  • SLA quality level of the service level agreement
  • the 5G network needs to coordinate the UE and the 5G resident gateway in related policies and processes such as access management, session management, and user plane management to ensure that the 5G resident gateway can normally support the business needs of the UE.
  • related policies and processes such as access management, session management, and user plane management to ensure that the 5G resident gateway can normally support the business needs of the UE.
  • the current 5G network cannot perceive the association between the 5G resident gateway and the 5G UE, the above functional requirements cannot be achieved.
  • the network side since the network side cannot perceive the connection between the terminal and the resident gateway, The network side may not be able to meet the service needs of the terminal due to the association relationship.
  • the network function obtains and saves the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, and can perform related operations based on the association relationship, thereby realizing the network side's perception of the terminal associated with the resident gateway, that is, realizing the network side's perception of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, so that the network side can subsequently realize the collaboration between the resident gateway and the terminal based on the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, thereby better meeting the business needs of the terminal, such as meeting the functional requirements corresponding to the above-mentioned questions 1 and 2.
  • the network side can perceive the terminals associated with the resident gateway, the network side's management and control capabilities over the accessed terminals are enhanced, that is, the network side is ensured to be manageable and controllable over the accessed terminals, thereby improving the security of the network and further improving the service quality of the network and the resident gateway.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides an information transmission method, which is applied to the first function. As shown in FIG5 , the method includes:
  • Step 501 Acquire first information and save the first information, where the first information represents an association relationship between a terminal and a resident gateway;
  • Step 502 performing related operations based on the first information, that is, performing at least one of step 503, step 504, and step 505;
  • Step 503 Sending the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway to the second function
  • Step 504 obtaining an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, wherein the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway; in other words, the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship, wherein the association relationship includes the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • Step 505 sending an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway to the second function, wherein the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship, and the association relationship includes the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the terminal may also be referred to as a UE or a user.
  • the terminal may include a 5G terminal, that is, a terminal with 5G capabilities
  • the resident gateway may include a 5G resident gateway, that is, a resident gateway with 5G capabilities.
  • connections to other types of networks other than the 5G network can be established between the terminal and the resident gateway, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wired, Zigbee, Lora, WLAN, HDMI and other non-3GPP network connections.
  • the terminal can access the 5G core network using the above-mentioned method one and/or method two; at the same time, the terminal can also directly access the 5G core network through the wireless access network to achieve dual-path transmission, such as directly connecting to the 5G core network through a 5G base station.
  • the resident gateway can be connected to the 5G network via a wired network, or it can be connected to the 5G network wirelessly.
  • the specific connection method between the terminal and the resident gateway and the specific method for the terminal and/or the resident gateway to access the 5G network can be determined according to demand, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited to this.
  • the terminal after the terminal establishes a connection with the resident gateway, it can obtain the access network query protocol (ANQP, Access Network Query Protocol) query, information exchange and other methods.
  • ANQP Access Network Query Protocol
  • the identifier of the terminal so as to determine the association relationship between each other; in other words, the first information can be generated (i.e. determined) by the terminal and reported to the network side, or can be determined by the resident gateway and reported to the network side, and the first information can include the second identifier of the terminal and the third identifier of the resident gateway.
  • the second identifier is used to identify the identity of the terminal, and the specific implementation method of the second identifier can be determined according to the needs, such as mobile station international integrated services digital network number (MSISDN, Mobile Station international ISDN number), international mobile subscriber identity code (IMSI, International Mobile Subscriber Identity), user permanent identifier (SUPI, SUbscription Permanent Identifier), user hidden identifier (SUCI, SUbscription Concealed Identifier), IP address, media access control (MAC, Media Access Control) address, permanent equipment identifier (PEI, Permanent Equipment Identifier), etc.
  • MSISDN Mobile Station international ISDN number
  • IMSI international mobile subscriber identity code
  • SUPI user permanent identifier
  • SUCI user hidden identifier
  • IP address IP address
  • PEI Permanent Equipment Identifier
  • the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific implementation method of the second identifier, as long as its function is realized.
  • the third identifier is used to identify the identity of the resident gateway.
  • the specific implementation method of the third identifier can also be determined according to needs, such as MSISDN, IMSI, SUPI, SUCI, IP address, MAC address, PEI, etc.
  • the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific implementation method of the third identifier, as long as its function is realized.
  • step 501 may include at least the following three implementations, corresponding to three different reporting channels of the first information respectively:
  • Mode 1 The resident gateway determines the first information and reports it to a first platform for managing terminals and/or resident gateways, and the AF set on the first platform sends the first information to the first function through the NEF;
  • Mode 2 The resident gateway determines the first information and sends the first information to the AMF through a wired network, and the AMF sends the first information to the first function;
  • Method 3 The terminal determines the first information and sends the first information to the AMF through the wireless access network, and the AMF sends the first information to the first function.
  • the first function can obtain the first information from the resident gateway or terminal through other network functions (referred to as the third function in the subsequent description).
  • obtaining the first information may include:
  • the third function may include an AF set on a first platform, and the first platform is used to manage terminals and/or resident gateways; or, the third function may include an AMF.
  • the receiving of the first information sent by the third function may include: receiving the first information sent by the AF through the NEF.
  • the receiving of the first information sent by the third function may include: receiving the first information sent by the AMF.
  • the first platform may also be called a unified management platform, etc.
  • the embodiment of the present application does not limit the name of the first platform, as long as its function is realized.
  • the management of the terminal and/or the resident gateway by the first platform may include but is not limited to access management, registration management, configuration management, application management, etc.
  • the specific deployment method of the first platform may include a cloud, a public server, etc.
  • the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific functions and specific deployment methods of the first platform.
  • the terminal after the terminal establishes a connection with the resident gateway, the terminal can send the eleventh information for registration to the resident gateway, and the eleventh information can at least include the twelfth information and/or the second identifier of the terminal, and the twelfth information indicates that the terminal has 5G capability; after receiving the eleventh information, the resident gateway can determine the first information based on the eleventh information, and report the first information to the first platform; the AF on the first platform can send the first information to the NEF by calling the API of the NEF; the NEF can send the first information to the first function after completing the identity and authority authentication of the first platform.
  • the eleventh information can also be called registration information, etc.
  • the twelfth information can also be called 5G capability indication, etc.
  • the embodiment of the present application does not limit the names of the eleventh information and the twelfth information, as long as their functions are realized.
  • the specific implementation method of the twelfth information can also be determined according to needs, such as bit, Boolean value, string, etc., which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. For example, a bit type value of "1", a boolean type value of "true”, and a string type value of "5Gcapable" can represent (that is, indicate) that the terminal has 5G capability.
  • the terminal after the terminal establishes a connection with the resident gateway, it can send the eleventh information for registration to the resident gateway; after receiving the eleventh information, the resident gateway can determine the first information based on the eleventh information, and send NAS signaling containing the first information to the AMF through the N1 interface (forwarded via W-AGF in the middle) (that is, the first information is sent to the AMF through the wired network), and the AMF sends the first information to the first function.
  • the terminal after the terminal establishes a connection with the resident gateway, it can obtain the third identifier of the resident gateway through an ANQP query, determine the first information based on the third identifier and its own second identifier, and send NAS signaling containing the first information to the AMF through the N1 interface (forwarded by the base station in the middle) (that is, the first information is sent to the AMF through the wireless access network), and the AMF sends the first information to the first function.
  • the first information sent by the terminal/resident gateway to the AMF may not carry its own identification but only carry the identification of the associated resident gateway/terminal, and may indicate in the first information that the current information can represent the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway. In this way, after receiving the first information, the AMF can automatically generate the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the first information may include the second identifier of the terminal or the third identifier of the resident gateway, and the first information may also include third information, wherein the third information indicates that the type of the first information (which can be understood as the cell type) is information that characterizes the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, and/or indicates that the terminal has 5G capability.
  • the third information indicates that the type of the first information (which can be understood as the cell type) is information that characterizes the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, and/or indicates that the terminal has 5G capability.
  • the third information indicates that the type of the first information is information that characterizes the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, which can be understood as the third information indicating that the first information can characterize the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway; in other words, the third information indicates the type of the first information, and the type of the first information is: information that can characterize the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the first information sent by the resident gateway to the AMF may only include the second identifier of the terminal and the third information, and does not need to include the third identifier of the resident gateway.
  • the first information sent by the terminal to the AMF may only include the third identifier of the resident gateway and the third information, and does not need to include the second identifier of the terminal.
  • the 5G core network can know that the terminal has 5G capabilities, so there is no need to repeatedly report the twelfth information, that is, the first information does not need to include the twelfth information; on the other hand, since the terminal/resident gateway sends the first information to the 5G core network through NAS signaling, the 5G core network can perceive the identifier of the terminal/resident gateway, so there is no need to repeatedly report the identifier of the terminal/resident gateway, that is, the first information does not need to include the identifier of the terminal/resident gateway; in this way, the number of signaling can be effectively reduced and communication resources can be saved.
  • the third information can also be called a cell type indication, etc.
  • the embodiment of the present application does not limit the name of the third information, as long as its function is realized.
  • the specific implementation method of the third information can also be determined according to needs, such as a bitmap, numbering, etc., which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the bit1 type value of "1" can indicate that the type of the first information is "the association relationship between the 5G terminal and the resident gateway"; when the third information is implemented in a numbering manner, assuming that a 4-bit numbering is used, "0010" can indicate that the type of the first information is "the association relationship between the 5G terminal and the resident gateway".
  • the first function may include network functions such as unified data management (UDM), and the specific type of the first function may be determined according to demand, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this, as long as its function is realized.
  • the UDM may save the first information to a unified data repository function (UDR).
  • the method may further include:
  • a first identifier (such as an ID, etc.) of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • the first identifier can be used as a unique identifier of the corresponding association relationship in the system.
  • the specific implementation of the first identifier can be determined according to the needs, such as a digital number, a string, etc., which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the association status between the terminal and the resident gateway can reflect the current connection status of the terminal and the resident gateway (i.e., the current connection status), and the association status may include but is not limited to a connection status (also referred to as a normal status), a disconnection status, etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.
  • the specific implementation method of the association status can also be determined according to requirements, such as bit, number, string, boolean, etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.
  • association status when the association status is implemented in a bit manner, a bit type value of "0" can represent a normal state, and a bit type value of "1” can represent a disconnection state; when the association status is implemented in a string manner, the string “connect” can represent a normal state, and the string “disconnect” can represent a disconnection state.
  • the specific form in which the first function saves the first information, the corresponding first identifier and the association status can also be determined according to needs, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.
  • the first function includes UDM
  • the UDM after the UDM obtains the first information, it can first generate the first identifier for the association relationship and determine that the corresponding association status is "normal", and then save "the first identifier, the second identifier, the third identifier, and the association status" as an association relationship record in the UDR.
  • the first function needs to maintain the first information to ensure the real-time and accuracy of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway; in other words, the first function needs to update the corresponding association relationship in time when the association status between the terminal and the resident gateway changes. Therefore, the first function needs to obtain the association event between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the association event is associated with the change of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, that is, the association event is associated with the change of the association status between the terminal and the resident gateway; in other words, the association event can include an event that characterizes the change of the association status between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the resident gateway can detect the association event by using the heartbeat mechanism between the terminal and the resident gateway, and report the association event to the first function through the third function.
  • the first identifier can be used to represent the corresponding association relationship. Therefore, after the first function saves the first information, the saving result of the first information (i.e., whether it is successfully saved) and the first identifier can be sent to the resident gateway through the third function.
  • the method may further include:
  • a first identifier of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway is
  • the third function may forward the second information to the resident gateway.
  • the first function may send the second information to the AF through the NEF, and the AF may forward the second information to the resident gateway through the first platform.
  • the third function includes an AMF
  • the AMF may forward the second information to the resident gateway through a wired network.
  • the resident gateway after receiving the second information, the resident gateway can start the heartbeat mechanism with the terminal to detect the associated event.
  • the third function forwards the second information to the resident gateway, it can also send the tenth information to the resident gateway, and the tenth information instructs the resident gateway to start the heartbeat mechanism with the terminal; in other words, after receiving the tenth information, the resident gateway can start the heartbeat mechanism with the terminal to detect the associated event.
  • the tenth information can also be called a heartbeat mechanism start indication, etc., and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the name of the tenth information. As long as its function is realized.
  • the specific implementation method of the tenth information can also be determined according to needs, such as bit, number, string, etc., and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.
  • the bit type value "0" and the string "heartbeat” can indicate the start of the heartbeat mechanism, that is, instruct the resident gateway to start the heartbeat mechanism with the terminal.
  • the specific configuration method of the configuration information related to the heartbeat mechanism (which can also be understood as the configuration information for starting the heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, which is recorded as the ninth information in the subsequent description) can be determined according to the needs, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.
  • the ninth information can be pre-set on the resident gateway, and after the resident gateway receives the second information and/or the tenth information sent by the third function, the ninth information can be sent to the terminal to start the heartbeat mechanism.
  • the ninth information can be pre-set on the third function, and after the third function receives the second information, the second information and the ninth information can be sent together to the resident gateway, and after the resident gateway receives the second information and the ninth information, the ninth information can be sent to the terminal to start the heartbeat mechanism.
  • the ninth information can be pre-set on the first platform, and in the process of the AF forwarding the second information to the resident gateway through the first platform, the first platform can send the second information and the ninth information together to the resident gateway, and after the resident gateway receives the second information and the ninth information, the ninth information can be sent to the terminal to start the heartbeat mechanism.
  • the ninth information may include at least one of the following:
  • a first duration wherein the first duration indicates a time interval for the terminal to send a heartbeat message to the resident gateway
  • a second duration during which a heartbeat message sent by the terminal to the resident gateway is lost, the second duration being associated with a first event, the first event indicating that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a connected state to a disconnected state;
  • the third duration being associated with a second event, the second event representing the association between the terminal and the resident gateway Status Aborted.
  • the first duration can also be called the heartbeat interval duration, etc.
  • the embodiment of the present application does not limit the name of the first duration, as long as its function is realized.
  • the specific implementation method of the first duration can also be determined according to needs, such as numbers, strings, etc., and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.
  • the digital type value "1" can represent 1 second, that is, the time interval for sending heartbeat messages between the resident gateway and the terminal is 1 second; when the first duration is implemented in a string manner, the string type value "1s" can represent 1 second.
  • the second duration may also be referred to as the heartbeat timeout timer duration, etc.
  • the embodiment of the present application does not limit the name of the second duration, as long as its function is realized. It can be understood that when the heartbeat message sent between the resident gateway and the terminal is continuously lost for more than the second duration, it can be determined that the association is disconnected; in other words, it can be determined that the first event has occurred, that is, the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a connected state to a disconnected state.
  • the specific implementation method of the second duration can also be determined according to demand, such as a number, a string, etc., and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this. For example, when the second duration is implemented in a digital manner, a digital type value of "10" can represent 10 seconds; when the second duration is implemented in a string manner, a string type value of "10s" can represent 10 seconds.
  • the third duration may also be referred to as the duration of the association termination timer, etc.
  • the embodiment of the present application does not limit the name of the third duration, as long as its function is realized. It can be understood that the third duration is greater than the second duration.
  • the association termination can be determined, that is, the occurrence of the second event can be determined.
  • the termination of the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway can be understood as no longer having an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the specific implementation method of the third duration can also be determined according to demand, such as numbers, strings, etc., and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this. For example, when the third duration is implemented in a digital manner, a digital type value of "100" can represent 100 seconds; when the third duration is implemented in a string manner, a string type value of "1h" can represent 1 hour.
  • the duration of continuous loss of the heartbeat message sent between the resident gateway and the terminal exceeds the second duration but does not reach the third duration, it can be determined that the association is restored, that is, the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a disconnected state to a connected state, and at this time it can be determined that the third event has occurred.
  • association event between the terminal and the resident gateway may include at least one of the following:
  • the first event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway changes from a connected state to a disconnected state
  • the second event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway is terminated, that is, there is no longer an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • a third event wherein the third event indicates that the association state between the terminal and the resident gateway is The disconnected state changes to (ie, is restored to) the connected state.
  • the first event may also be called an association disconnection event
  • the second event may also be called an association termination event
  • the third event may also be called an association recovery event.
  • the embodiment of the present application does not limit the name of the association event as long as its function is realized.
  • the resident gateway when it detects the associated event using the heartbeat mechanism between the terminal, it can send an eighth message to the third function, where the eighth message includes the associated event detected by the resident gateway; after receiving the eighth message, the third function can forward the eighth message to the first function, so that the first function obtains the associated event.
  • step 504 may include:
  • Acquire eighth information where the eighth information includes an associated event detected by the resident gateway using a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal.
  • the obtaining of the eighth information may include:
  • the resident gateway can send the eighth information to the first platform, and the AF on the first platform can send the eighth information to the NEF by calling the API of the NEF, and then the NEF sends the eighth information to the first function; in other words, the first function can receive the eighth information sent by the AF through the NEF.
  • the resident gateway can send NAS signaling containing the eighth information to the AMF through the N1 interface (forwarded via the W-AGF in the middle) (that is, send the eighth information to the AMF through the wired network), and the AMF sends the eighth information to the first function; in other words, the first function can receive the eighth information sent by the AMF.
  • the eighth information may further include:
  • the fourth identifier can be used as the unique identifier of the associated event in the system, and can characterize the type of the associated event, that is, characterize that the associated event is the first event, the second event or the third event.
  • the specific implementation method of the fourth identifier can be determined according to the needs, such as numbering, string, boolean, etc., which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the number type value "0" can indicate that the association is disconnected (that is, the first event)
  • the number type value "1” can indicate that the association is restored (that is, the third event)
  • the number type value "2" can indicate that the association is terminated (that is, the second event)
  • the string type value "disconnect” can indicate that the association is disconnected
  • the string type value "resume” can indicate that the association is restored
  • the string type value "delete” can indicate that the association is terminated.
  • the first function may update the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • a function can update the association state of the corresponding association relationship from a connected state to a disconnected state; when the second event occurs, the first function can delete the corresponding association relationship; when the third event occurs, the first function can update the association state of the corresponding association relationship from a disconnected state to a connected state.
  • the second function may include network functions that may require collaboration between the resident gateway and the terminal, such as AMF, session management function (SMF, Session Management Function) and other network functions that enable the resident gateway and the terminal to collaborate with each other on access management, session management, user plane management and other related policies and processes to achieve the functional requirements of the above-mentioned problem 1 and/or problem 2.
  • AMF application management function
  • SMF Session Management Function
  • the specific type of the second function can be determined according to the needs, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited to this, as long as its function is achieved.
  • the first function may actively provide the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway to the second function; or the second function may retrieve the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway from the first function as needed.
  • step 503 may include:
  • the fourth information is used to request to retrieve an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the fourth information at least includes a retrieval condition
  • fifth information is sent to the second function, where the fifth information includes an association relationship between the terminal corresponding to the search condition and the resident gateway.
  • the search condition may include at least one of the following:
  • the UDM can query the association relationship records that meet the search conditions from the UDR.
  • the second identifier as the search condition
  • using the third identifier as the search condition multiple association relationship records may be queried; wherein the fields of each record may include but are not limited to the first identifier, the second identifier, the third identifier and the association status, and the fifth information may include the association relationship records that meet the search conditions.
  • the first function may actively provide the second function with association events between the terminal and the resident gateway; or, the second function may subscribe to association events of a specific association relationship from the first function as needed.
  • step 505 may include:
  • seventh information is sent to the second function, where the seventh information includes an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway subscribed by the second function.
  • the sixth information may include at least one of the following:
  • the first identifier of the relationship is the first identifier of the relationship.
  • the address for receiving the seventh information can indicate the destination address of the first function to send the seventh information when notifying the second function of the detected associated event, such as a uniform resource identifier (URI) address, etc.
  • URI uniform resource identifier
  • the type of the address can be determined according to requirements, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.
  • the format of the address can also be determined according to requirements, such as an address in a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) format, etc., and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.
  • HTTP hypertext transfer protocol
  • the specific content of the seventh information can also be determined according to the requirements, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.
  • the seventh information can include the first identifier of the association relationship and the fourth identifier of the association event.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission method, which is applied to the third function.
  • the method includes:
  • Step 601 Acquire first information, where the first information represents an association relationship between a terminal and a resident gateway;
  • Step 602 Send the first information to the first function.
  • step 601 may include:
  • the first information sent by the terminal is received.
  • the receiving the first information sent by the resident gateway may include:
  • the first information sent by the resident gateway through the first platform is received.
  • step 602 when the third function includes an AF set on a first platform, and the first platform is used to manage terminals and/or resident gateways, the specific implementation of step 602 may include:
  • the first information is sent to the first function through the NEF.
  • the receiving the first information sent by the resident gateway may include:
  • the first information is received and sent by the resident gateway through a wired network.
  • the receiving the first information sent by the terminal may include:
  • the first information is received, which is sent by the terminal through a wireless access network.
  • the method may further include:
  • a first identifier of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway is
  • the method may further include:
  • ninth information is sent to the resident gateway, and the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, and the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the method may further include:
  • a tenth message is sent to the resident gateway via a wired network, wherein the tenth message instructs the resident gateway to start a heartbeat mechanism with the terminal, wherein the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, wherein the association event is associated with a change in an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the method may further include:
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission method, which is applied to a resident gateway. As shown in FIG7 , the method includes:
  • Step 701 determining first information, where the first information represents an association relationship between a terminal and a resident gateway;
  • Step 702 Send the first information to a third function.
  • step 701 may include:
  • the eleventh information includes at least twelfth information and/or the second identifier of the terminal, and the twelfth information indicates that the terminal has 5G capability;
  • the first information is determined based on the eleventh information.
  • step 702 when the third function includes an AF set on the first platform, and the first platform is used to manage terminals and/or resident gateways, the specific implementation of step 702 may include:
  • the first information is sent to the third function through the first platform.
  • the method may further include:
  • Receive ninth information sent by the AF through the first platform where the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, where the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, where the association event is associated with a change in an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • step 702 when the third function includes AMF, the specific steps of step 702 are as follows: Implementations may include:
  • the first information is sent to the third function via a wired network.
  • the method may further include:
  • the AMF receives second information forwarded by the AMF through a wired network, where the second information includes at least one of the following:
  • a first identifier of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway is
  • the method may further include:
  • the tenth information sent by the AMF through the wired network, the tenth information instructing the resident gateway to start a heartbeat mechanism between the terminal, the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the method may further include:
  • Ninth information is sent to the terminal, the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the method may further include:
  • eighth information is sent to the third function, where the eighth information includes the association event detected by the resident gateway.
  • an embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission method, which is applied to a terminal.
  • the method may include:
  • Step 801 determining first information, where the first information represents an association relationship between a terminal and a resident gateway;
  • Step 802 Send the first information to a third function.
  • step 802 when the third function includes AMF, the specific implementation of step 802 may include:
  • the first information is sent to the AMF through a wireless access network.
  • the method may further include:
  • the eleventh message includes at least the twelfth information and/or the second identifier of the terminal, and the twelfth information indicates that the terminal has 5G capability.
  • the method may further include:
  • Receive ninth information sent by the resident gateway wherein the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, wherein the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, wherein the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission method, which is applied to the second function.
  • the method includes:
  • Step 901 receiving an association relationship between a terminal and a resident gateway sent by a first function
  • Step 902 receiving an association event between a terminal and a resident gateway sent by a first function, wherein the association event is associated with a change in an association relationship, and the association relationship includes an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • step 901 may include:
  • the fifth information sent by the first function is received, wherein the fifth information includes an association relationship between the terminal corresponding to the search condition and the resident gateway.
  • step 902 may include:
  • the seventh information sent by the first function is received, where the seventh information includes an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway subscribed by the second function.
  • the first function obtains the first information and saves the first information, the first information represents the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway; based on the first information, at least one of the following operations is performed: sending the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway to the second function; obtaining the association event between the terminal and the resident gateway; sending the association event between the terminal and the resident gateway to the second function; wherein the association event is associated with the change of the association relationship, and the association relationship includes the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway; the second function receives the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway sent by the first function, and/or receives the association event between the terminal and the resident gateway sent by the first function.
  • the network function obtains and saves the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, and can perform related operations based on the association relationship, thereby realizing the perception of the terminal associated with the resident gateway by the network side, that is, realizing the perception of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway by the network side, so that the network side can subsequently realize the collaboration between the resident gateway and the terminal based on the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, thereby better meeting the business needs of the terminal, such as meeting the functional requirements corresponding to the above-mentioned problems 1 and 2.
  • the network side can perceive the terminals associated with the resident gateway, the network side's management and control capabilities over the accessed terminals are enhanced, that is, the network side is ensured to be manageable and controllable over the accessed terminals, thereby improving the security of the network and further improving the service quality of the network and the resident gateway.
  • the terminal includes a 5G terminal, represented as a 5G UE; the resident gateway includes a 5G resident gateway, represented as a 5G-RG; the first function includes UDM; the second The functions include AMF/SMF; the third function includes AF/AMF.
  • the relevant network elements in the 5G network i.e., UDM, AMF/SMF
  • UDM User Data Management
  • AMF/SMF Access Management Function
  • the overall process of 5G network sensing 5G-RG downlinking 5G UE can include the following steps:
  • Step 1010 association relationship configuration
  • Step 1020 Relationship retrieval and event subscription
  • Step 1030 Associate event notification.
  • step 1010 includes two sub-steps:
  • Step 1011 5G UE/5G-RG reports the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG to UDM;
  • Step 1012 Start the heartbeat mechanism between 5G-RG and 5G UE.
  • Step 1020 includes two sub-steps:
  • Step 1021 AMF/SMF retrieves the association relationship between 5G-RG and 5G-UE;
  • Step 1022 AMF/SMF subscribes to the association event between 5G UE and 5G-RG.
  • Step 1030 includes two sub-steps:
  • Step 1031 5G-RG/5G UE reports the association event between 5G UE and 5G-RG;
  • Step 1032 UDM notifies AMF/SMF of the association event between 5G UE and 5G-RG.
  • step 1011 5G UE/5G-RG can report the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG to 5GC, and UDM saves the association relationship, and then executes step 1012.
  • step 1011 can be implemented based on at least three reporting channels of the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG, that is, step 1011 can include at least the following three implementation methods: reporting through network capability opening (that is, the above-mentioned method 1), reporting through a wired network (that is, the above-mentioned method 2), and reporting through a wireless network (that is, the above-mentioned method 3).
  • the specific implementation of these three methods is shown in Figures 11, 12, 13 and related instructions respectively.
  • 5G-RG needs to start the heartbeat mechanism with 5G UE based on the response message (i.e. the second information mentioned above) or indication information (i.e. the tenth information mentioned above) sent by 5GC.
  • AMF/SMF can retrieve the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG from UDM, so as to implement specific process processing. For example, to solve the above problem 1, N3IWF selection information is sent to 5G UE; for another example, 5G UE and 5G-RG can collaborate with each other on relevant policies and processes such as access management, session management, and user plane management.
  • AMF/SMF can subscribe to the association event between 5G UE and 5G-RG from UDM, so that when the association status between 5G UE and 5G-RG changes, such as association disconnection, association cancellation (i.e. association termination), AMF/SMF can be notified in time and can perform corresponding processing.
  • association disconnection i.e. association disconnection
  • association cancellation i.e. association termination
  • 5G-RG/5G UE can generate an association event based on the heartbeat mechanism, report the generated association event to 5GC, and UDM saves the association event.
  • UDM can notify all AMF/SMFs that have subscribed to the association event, triggering the corresponding processing flow of AMF/SMF.
  • step 1011 The above three implementation methods of step 1011 are described below in conjunction with FIG. 11 to FIG. 13 .
  • step 1011 when step 1011 is implemented by reporting network capability exposure (i.e., method 1 above), a unified management platform for 5G-RG and 5G UE (i.e., the first platform above) can be deployed on a public server or cloud, and AF can be deployed on the platform, and the AF can be connected to NEF, thereby using the network capability exposure function of 5G.
  • the process of reporting the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG through network capability exposure can include the following steps:
  • Step 1101 5G UE establishes a connection with 5G-RG, and then executes step 1102;
  • Step 1102 The 5G UE reports registration information (i.e., the eleventh information) to the 5G-RG, and then executes step 1103;
  • Step 1103 5G-RG reports the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG to the management platform, and then executes step 1104;
  • Step 1104 The AF on the management platform calls the API of the NEF to configure the association relationship between the 5G UE and the 5G-RG to the 5GC, and then executes step 1105;
  • Step 1105 NEF sends the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG to UDM, and then executes step 1106;
  • Step 1106 UDM sends a configuration response message (i.e., the second message) to NEF, and then executes step 1107;
  • Step 1107 NEF forwards the configuration response message to the management platform (AF), and then executes step 1108;
  • Step 1108 The management platform sends a registration response message to the 5G-RG (the message may at least include the second information and/or the ninth information), and then executes step 1109;
  • Step 1109 The 5G-RG sends a registration response message to the 5G-UE (the message may include at least the ninth information), and then executes step 1110;
  • Step 1110 5G-RG and 5G-UE start the heartbeat mechanism.
  • the 5G UE and the 5G-RG can establish a connection through other access methods besides 5G, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wired, Zigbee, Lora, WLAN, HDMI and other non-3GPP access methods.
  • 5G such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wired, Zigbee, Lora, WLAN, HDMI and other non-3GPP access methods.
  • the content carried by the registration information reported by the 5G UE to the 5G-RG may include at least one of the following: 5G UE identifier (i.e., the second identifier mentioned above), 5G capability indication (i.e., the twelfth information mentioned above).
  • the 5G-RG may report the registration information of the 5G UE and the association between the 5G UE and the 5G-RG to the management platform, that is, the information reported by the 5G-RG to the management platform may include the above-mentioned first information and the twelfth information; in other words, the content carried by the information reported by the 5G-RG to the management platform may include at least one of the following: 5G-RG identifier (that is, the above-mentioned third identifier), 5G UE identifier, and 5G capability indication.
  • the information (i.e., the first information) sent by the AF on the management platform to the NEF may include at least one of the following: cell type indication (i.e., the third information), 5G-RG identifier, and 5G UE identifier.
  • cell type indication i.e., the third information
  • 5G-RG identifier i.e., the third information
  • 5G UE identifier i.e., the third information
  • the management platform may first authenticate the 5G UE, and execute this step after the authentication is passed. If the authentication fails, this step and subsequent steps will not be executed.
  • the embodiment of the present application does not limit whether the 5G UE authentication is required and the specific method of authentication.
  • NEF can send the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG to UDM, that is, forward the above-mentioned first information.
  • UDM can generate an association relationship ID (i.e., the above-mentioned first identifier) for the association relationship between the 5G UE and the 5G-RG, and set the association status of the association relationship to "normal" by default; thereafter, UDM can save "association relationship ID, 5G UE identifier, 5G-RG identifier, association status" as an association relationship record in the UDR, and then send a configuration response message (i.e., the above-mentioned second information) to the NEF.
  • the content carried by the configuration response message sent by UDM to the NEF may include at least one of the following: the saving result (i.e., whether it is successfully saved), and the association relationship ID.
  • the registration response message sent by the management platform to the 5G-RG may include at least the second information and/or the ninth information, that is, the content carried by the registration response message may include at least one of the following: registration result, association relationship ID (that is, the second information), heartbeat configuration (that is, the ninth information).
  • the heartbeat configuration may include at least one of the following: heartbeat interval duration (that is, the first duration), heartbeat timeout timer duration (that is, the second duration), and association termination timer duration (that is, the third duration).
  • the registration response message sent by 5G-RG to 5G-UE may include at least the ninth information above, that is, the content carried by the registration response message may include at least one of the following: registration result, heartbeat configuration (that is, the ninth information above).
  • the heartbeat configuration may include at least one of the following: heartbeat interval duration (that is, the first duration), heartbeat timeout timer duration (that is, the second duration), and association termination timer duration (that is, the third duration).
  • the heartbeat mechanism can be started between 5G-RG and 5G-UE according to the above heartbeat configuration.
  • step 1011 when step 1011 is implemented by reporting via a wired network (i.e., method 2 above), the 5G-RG can be connected to the 5G network via a wired network.
  • the 5G-RG can report its association with the 5G UE to the 5G network based on NAS signaling.
  • the process of reporting the association between the 5G UE and the 5G-RG via a wired network may include the following steps:
  • Step 1201 5G UE establishes a connection with 5G-RG, and then executes step 1202;
  • Step 1202 The 5G UE reports registration information (i.e., the eleventh information) to the 5G-RG, and then executes step 1203;
  • Step 1203 5G-RG reports the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG to AMF through the N1 interface, and then executes step 1204;
  • Step 1204 AMF sends the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG to UDM, and then executes step 1205;
  • Step 1205 UDM sends a configuration response message (i.e., the second message) to AMF. Then execute step 1206;
  • Step 1206 AMF forwards the configuration response message to 5G-RG, and then executes step 1207;
  • Step 1207 The 5G-RG sends a registration response message to the 5G-UE (the message may at least include the ninth information), and then executes step 1208;
  • Step 1208 5G-RG and 5G-UE start the heartbeat mechanism.
  • the 5G UE and the 5G-RG can establish a connection through other access methods besides 5G, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wired, Zigbee, Lora, WLAN, HDMI and other non-3GPP access methods.
  • the content carried by the registration information reported by the 5G UE to the 5G-RG may include at least one of the following: 5G UE identifier (i.e., the second identifier mentioned above), 5G capability indication (i.e., the twelfth information mentioned above).
  • the content carried by the information reported by 5G-RG to AMF may include at least one of the following: 5G UE identifier, cell type indication (i.e., the third information mentioned above).
  • UDM can generate an association relationship ID (i.e., the above-mentioned first identifier) for the association relationship between the 5G UE and the 5G-RG, and set the association status of the association relationship to "normal" by default; afterwards, UDM can save "association relationship ID, 5G UE identifier, 5G-RG identifier, association status" as an association relationship record in the UDR, and then send a configuration response message (i.e., the above-mentioned second information) to AMF.
  • the content carried by the configuration response message sent by UDM to AMF may include at least one of the following: saving result (i.e., whether it is successfully saved), association relationship ID.
  • the registration response message sent by 5G-RG to 5G-UE may include at least the ninth information above, that is, the content carried by the registration response message may include at least one of the following: registration result, heartbeat configuration (that is, the ninth information above).
  • the heartbeat configuration may include at least one of the following: heartbeat interval duration (that is, the first duration), heartbeat timeout timer duration (that is, the second duration), and association termination timer duration (that is, the third duration).
  • the heartbeat mechanism can be started between 5G-RG and 5G-UE according to the above heartbeat configuration.
  • step 1011 when step 1011 is implemented by reporting via the wireless network (i.e., method 3 above), in addition to accessing the 5G-RG, the 5G UE can also directly connect to the 5G network through the 5G base station, and report its association with the 5G-RG to the 5G network based on NAS signaling.
  • the process of reporting the association between the 5G UE and the 5G-RG via the wireless network may include the following steps:
  • Step 1301 5G UE establishes a connection with 5G-RG, and then executes step 1302;
  • Step 1302 The 5G UE obtains the 5G-RG identifier (i.e., the third identifier mentioned above), and then executes step 1303;
  • Step 1303 The 5G UE reports the association relationship between the 5G UE and the 5G-RG to the AMF through the N1 interface, and then executes step 1304;
  • Step 1304 AMF sends the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG to UDM, then Execute step 1305;
  • Step 1305 UDM sends a configuration response message (i.e., the second information) to AMF, and then executes steps 1306 and 1307;
  • a configuration response message i.e., the second information
  • Step 1306 AMF forwards the configuration response message to the 5G UE;
  • Step 1307 AMF sends a heartbeat mechanism start indication (i.e., the tenth message) to 5G-RG through the N1 interface, and then executes step 1308;
  • a heartbeat mechanism start indication i.e., the tenth message
  • Step 1308 The 5G-RG sends a heartbeat configuration (i.e., the ninth information) to the 5G UE according to the 5G UE identifier, and then executes step 1309;
  • a heartbeat configuration i.e., the ninth information
  • Step 1309 5G-RG and 5G-UE start the heartbeat mechanism.
  • the 5G UE and the 5G-RG can establish a connection through other access methods besides 5G, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wired, Zigbee, Lora, WLAN, HDMI and other non-3GPP access methods.
  • 5G such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wired, Zigbee, Lora, WLAN, HDMI and other non-3GPP access methods.
  • the 5G UE can obtain the identifier of the 5G RG through ANQP protocol query and other methods.
  • the 5G UE may establish a connection with the 5GC through the 5G RAN.
  • the information reported by the 5G UE to the AMF i.e., the first information
  • the information reported by the 5G UE to the AMF may include at least one of the following: a 5G-RG identifier (i.e., the third identifier), and a cell type indication (i.e., the third information).
  • UDM can generate an association relationship ID (i.e., the first identifier mentioned above) for the association relationship between the 5G UE and the 5G-RG, and set the association status of the association relationship to "normal" by default; afterwards, UDM can save "association relationship ID, 5G UE identifier, 5G-RG identifier, association status" as an association relationship record in the UDR, and then send a configuration response message (i.e., the second information mentioned above) to the AMF.
  • the content carried by the configuration response message sent by UDM to AMF may include at least one of the following: saving result (i.e., whether it is successfully saved), association relationship ID.
  • AMF may send a heartbeat mechanism start indication message to the 5G-RG according to the 5G-RG identifier reported by the 5G UE.
  • the message is used to instruct the 5G-RG to start the heartbeat mechanism with the designated 5G UE.
  • the content carried in the message may include at least one of the following: association relationship ID, 5G UE identifier, heartbeat mechanism start indication (i.e., the tenth information mentioned above).
  • the heartbeat configuration (i.e., the ninth information mentioned above) sent by 5G-RG to 5G-UE according to the 5G UE identifier may include at least one of the following: heartbeat interval duration (i.e., the first duration), heartbeat timeout timer duration (i.e., the second duration), and association termination timer duration (i.e., the third duration).
  • the heartbeat mechanism can be started between 5G-RG and 5G-UE according to the above heartbeat configuration.
  • step 1021 and step 1022 are described below in conjunction with FIG. 14 .
  • association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG is saved in UDM.
  • AMF/SMF needs to retrieve the association relationship from UDM for access management and session management of 5G UE and 5G-RG to solve the above problem 1 and/or problem 2.
  • AMF/SMF needs to be able to perceive the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG and the change of the association status in time so as to adjust it in time.
  • the access management and session management policies and processes ensure the normal operation of the business.
  • the association relationship query (ie, retrieval) process ie, step 1021
  • Step 1401 AMF/SMF retrieves the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG from UDM, and then executes step 1402;
  • Step 1402 UDM returns the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG to AMF/SMF.
  • the event subscription process of the association relationship may specifically include the following steps:
  • Step 1403 AMF/SMF subscribes to the association event notification of 5G UE and 5G-RG from UDM, and then executes step 1404;
  • Step 1404 UDM sends a subscription response to AMF/SMF.
  • AMF/SMF can retrieve the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG from UDM as needed by sending the fourth information to UDM, and the retrieval condition may include one or a combination of the following: 5G UE identifier, 5G-RG identifier, association status;
  • UDM can query the association relationship records between 5G UE and 5G-RG that meet the search conditions from UDR. For example, when the 5G UE identifier is used as the search condition, there may be only one or a few records; when the 5G-RG identifier is used as the search condition, multiple association relationship records related to the 5G-RG (such as all records of the 5G-RG) may be queried.
  • the fields of each record may include but are not limited to: association relationship ID, 5G-RG identifier, 5G UE identifier, and association status.
  • AMF/SMF can subscribe to the associated events of the association relationships between 5G UE and 5G-RG queried in step 1402 from the UDM.
  • the content carried in the subscription message i.e., the sixth information mentioned above
  • UDM may record the subscription information and return a subscription response message to AMF/SMF.
  • UDM may subsequently send a notification of the event subscribed by AMF/SMF to the above URI address according to the recorded subscription information.
  • step 1031 and step 1032 are described below in conjunction with FIG. 15 .
  • 5G-RG accesses 5GC through a wired network
  • 5G UE usually accesses 5G-RG through a wireless network (such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.).
  • a wireless network such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.
  • wireless networks are susceptible to interference and obstruction, and the signal quality is greatly affected by the distance from the signal source.
  • 5G-RG has a continuous power supply, while 5G UE is powered by a battery, which is prone to abnormal situations such as reduced transmission power or even shutdown due to insufficient battery power.
  • 5G-RG is usually deployed in a fixed location, while 5G UE is often in a mobile state. When moving from the coverage area of one 5G-RG to the coverage area of another 5G-RG, the 5G UE will disconnect from the original 5G-RG and access the new 5G-RG.
  • the 5G-RG detects the associated event based on the heartbeat mechanism between the 5G UE and the 5G UE and reports it to the 5GC.
  • the associated event notification process may include the following steps:
  • Step 1501 5G-RG detects a correlation event, and then executes step 1502;
  • Step 1502 5G-RG reports the associated event to UDM, and then executes step 1503;
  • Step 1503 UDM modifies the association relationship record, and then executes steps 1504 and 1505;
  • Step 1504 UDM sends a correlation event notification (i.e., the seventh information) to AMF/SMF;
  • Step 1505 UDM sends a response message to 5G-RG.
  • step 1501 and step 1502 are equivalent to step 1031; step 1504 is equivalent to step 1032.
  • the 5G-RG can detect the association event between the 5G UE and the 5G-RG based on the heartbeat mechanism, that is, detect the association event based on the above heartbeat configuration (that is, the above ninth information).
  • the association event detected by the 5G-RG may include but is not limited to:
  • the association disconnection event (i.e., the first event mentioned above) can be triggered when the 5G-RG fails to receive the heartbeat message sent by the 5G UE for a period exceeding the heartbeat timeout timer duration (i.e., the second duration). That is, the 5G-RG detects the association disconnection event.
  • Association recovery event (i.e. the third event mentioned above), after the association disconnection event is triggered, 5G-RG receives the heartbeat message of 5G UE again, triggering the association recovery event, that is, 5G-RG detects the association recovery event;
  • the association termination event (i.e. the second event mentioned above) is triggered when 5G-RG fails to receive the heartbeat message sent by 5G UE for a period exceeding the association termination timer duration (i.e. the third duration). In other words, 5G-RG detects the association termination event.
  • 5G-RG can report the detected 5G UE and 5G-RG association event to UDM through an association event message (i.e., the eighth information mentioned above).
  • the content carried in the message may include but is not limited to: association relationship ID (i.e., the first identifier mentioned above), association event identifier (i.e., the fourth identifier mentioned above).
  • association relationship ID i.e., the first identifier mentioned above
  • association event identifier i.e., the fourth identifier mentioned above
  • the way in which 5G-RG reports the associated event message to UDM may correspond to the way in which the association relationship between 5G UE and 5G-RG is reported.
  • step 1011 When step 1011 is implemented through the network capability open reporting method (i.e., the above method 1), 5G-RG may report the associated event message to the management platform, and the AF on the management platform may call the API of NEF to send the associated event message to NEF, and NEF sends the associated event message to UDM; when step 1011 is implemented through the wired network reporting method (i.e., the above method 2), 5G-RG may report the associated event message to AMF through the N1 interface (forwarded via W-AGF in the middle), and AMF forwards it to UDM; when step 1011 is implemented through the wireless network reporting method (i.e., the above method 3), since 5G-RG still accesses 5GC through the wired network, 5G-RG may still report the associated event message to AMF through the N1 interface (forwarded via W-AGF in the middle), and AMF forwards it to UDM.
  • the wireless network reporting method i.e., the above method 3
  • UDM can retrieve the corresponding association relationship record according to the association relationship ID in the association event message, and can perform corresponding processing for different association events.
  • UDM can modify the association status in the corresponding association relationship record to a disconnected status; when the association event identifier in the association event message indicates an association recovery event, UDM can modify the association status in the corresponding association relationship record to a normal status; when the association event identifier in the association event message indicates an association termination event, UDM can delete the corresponding association relationship record.
  • UDM may send an association event notification (i.e., the seventh information mentioned above) to the AMF/SMF that has subscribed to the association event of the association relationship between the 5G UE and 5G-RG (i.e., the association event detected by the 5G-RG in step 1501), and the notification content may include at least one of the following: association relationship ID, association event identifier.
  • the solution provided by this application example enables the 5G network to perceive the 5G UE connected to the 5G-RG, that is, to perceive the association between the 5G-RG and the 5G UE, so that the 5G-RG and the 5G UE can be coordinated based on this relationship to better serve the business needs of the 5G UE.
  • the wireless network perceives the UE with 5G communication capabilities associated with the 5G-RG
  • the security of the network can be improved
  • the 5G network can be managed and controlled for the accessed UE, and the service quality of the 5G network and 5G-RG can be further improved.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission device, which is arranged on the first function, as shown in FIG16, and the device includes:
  • the first acquisition unit 1601 is configured to acquire first information and save the first information, where the first information represents an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • the execution unit 1602 is configured to perform at least one of the following operations:
  • association event Acquire an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, wherein the association event is associated with a change in an association relationship, wherein the association relationship includes an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • An association event between the terminal and the resident gateway is sent to the second function, wherein the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship, and the association relationship includes the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the first acquiring unit 1601 is further configured to receive the first information sent by a third function.
  • the first obtaining unit 1601 is further configured to receive the first information sent by the AF through the NEF.
  • the first acquisition unit 1601 is further configured to receive the first information sent by the AMF.
  • the device may further include:
  • the first sending unit 1603 is configured to send second information to the third function, where the second information includes at least one of the following:
  • a first identifier of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway is
  • the first acquisition unit 1601 is further configured to store the first information When storing information, at least one of the following is also stored:
  • the execution unit 1602 is further configured to:
  • the fourth information is used to request to retrieve an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the fourth information at least includes a retrieval condition
  • the fifth information including an association relationship between the terminal corresponding to the search condition and the resident gateway.
  • the execution unit 1602 is further configured to:
  • the execution unit 1602 is further configured to obtain eighth information, where the eighth information includes an associated event detected by the resident gateway using a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal.
  • the execution unit 1602 is further configured to receive the eighth information sent by the third function.
  • the first acquisition unit 1601 and the execution unit 1602 can be implemented by the processor in the first function in combination with the communication interface; the first sending unit 1603 can be implemented by the communication interface in the first function.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission device, which is set on the third function, as shown in FIG. 17, and the device includes:
  • the second acquisition unit 1701 is configured to acquire first information, where the first information represents an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • the second sending unit 1702 is configured to send the first information to the first function.
  • the second obtaining unit 1701 is further configured to:
  • the first information sent by the terminal is received.
  • the second acquisition unit 1701 is further configured to receive the first information sent by the resident gateway through the first platform.
  • the second sending unit 1702 is further configured to send the first information to the first function through the NEF.
  • the second obtaining unit 1701 is further configured to receive the first information sent by the resident gateway through a wired network.
  • the second acquisition unit Element 1701 is also configured to receive the first information sent by the terminal through the wireless access network.
  • the device may further include:
  • the first receiving unit 1703 is configured to receive second information sent by the first function, where the second information includes at least one of the following:
  • a first identifier of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway is
  • the second sending unit 1702 is further configured to send ninth information to the resident gateway through the first platform, and the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, and the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the second sending unit 1702 is further configured to:
  • a tenth message is sent to the resident gateway via a wired network, wherein the tenth message instructs the resident gateway to start a heartbeat mechanism with the terminal, wherein the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, wherein the association event is associated with a change in an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the first receiving unit 1703 is further configured to receive eighth information sent by the resident gateway, wherein the eighth information includes an association event detected by the resident gateway using a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, and the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • the second sending unit 1702 is further configured to send the eighth information to the first function.
  • the second acquisition unit 1701 can be implemented by the processor in the third function in combination with the communication interface; the second sending unit 1702 and the first receiving unit 1703 can be implemented by the communication interface in the third function.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission device, which is arranged on the resident gateway, as shown in FIG. 18, and the device includes:
  • the first processing unit 1801 is configured to determine first information, where the first information represents an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • the third sending unit 1802 is configured to send the first information to a third function.
  • the device may further include:
  • the second receiving unit 1803 is configured to receive eleventh information sent by the terminal, where the eleventh information at least includes twelfth information and/or a second identifier of the terminal, and the twelfth information indicates that the terminal has 5G capability;
  • the first processing unit 1801 is further configured to determine the first information based on the eleventh information.
  • the third sending unit 1802 is further configured to send the first information to the third function through the first platform.
  • the second receiving unit 1803 is further configured to receive ninth information sent by the AF through the first platform, wherein the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, and the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the third sending unit 1802 is further configured to send the first information to the third function via a wired network.
  • the second receiving unit 1803 is further configured to receive second information forwarded by the AMF through a wired network, where the second information includes at least one of the following:
  • a first identifier of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway is
  • the second receiving unit 1803 is further configured to receive a tenth message sent by the AMF through a wired network, wherein the tenth message indicates that the resident gateway initiates a heartbeat mechanism with the terminal, wherein the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the third sending unit 1802 is further configured to send ninth information to the terminal, wherein the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, and the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the device may further include:
  • the detection unit 1804 is configured to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway by using a heartbeat mechanism between the terminal, wherein the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • the third sending unit 1802 is further configured to send eighth information to the third function when the associated event is detected, and the eighth information includes the associated event detected by the resident gateway.
  • the first processing unit 1801 can be implemented by the processor in the resident gateway; the third sending unit 1802 and the second receiving unit 1803 can be implemented by the communication interface in the resident gateway; the detection unit 1804 can be implemented by the processor in the resident gateway combined with the communication interface.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission device, which is arranged on the terminal, as shown in FIG19 , and the device includes:
  • the second processing unit 1901 is configured to determine first information, where the first information represents an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • the fourth sending unit 1902 is configured to send the first information to the third function.
  • the fourth sending unit 1902 is further configured to send the first information to the AMF through a wireless access network.
  • the fourth sending unit 1902 is further configured to send eleventh information to the resident gateway, the eleventh information at least including twelfth information and/or the second identifier of the terminal, and the twelfth information indicates that the terminal has 5G capability.
  • the device may further include:
  • the third receiving unit 1903 is configured to receive ninth information sent by the resident gateway, wherein the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, and the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the second processing unit 1901 can be implemented by a processor in the terminal; the fourth sending unit 1902 and the third receiving unit 1903 can be implemented by a communication interface in the terminal.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides an information transmission device, which is set on the second function, as shown in FIG. 20, and the device includes:
  • the fourth receiving unit 2001 is configured as follows:
  • An association event between the terminal and the resident gateway sent by the first function is received, wherein the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship, and the association relationship includes the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the device may further include:
  • a fifth sending unit 2002 is configured to send fourth information to the first function, where the fourth information is used to request to retrieve the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the fourth information at least includes a search condition;
  • the fourth receiving unit 2001 is further configured to receive fifth information sent by the first function, wherein the fifth information includes an association relationship between the terminal corresponding to the search condition and the resident gateway.
  • the fifth sending unit 2002 is further configured to send sixth information to the first function, where the sixth information is used to request a subscription to an associated event between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • the fourth receiving unit 2001 is further configured to receive seventh information sent by the first function, where the seventh information includes an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway subscribed by the second function.
  • the fourth receiving unit 2001 and the fifth sending unit 2002 can be The communication interface in the second function is implemented.
  • the information transmission device provided in the above embodiment only uses the division of the above program modules as an example when performing information transmission.
  • the above processing can be assigned to different program modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different program modules to complete all or part of the processing described above.
  • the information transmission device provided in the above embodiment and the information transmission method embodiment belong to the same concept, and the specific implementation process is detailed in the method embodiment, which will not be repeated here.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a first function, as shown in FIG. 21 , the first function 2100 includes:
  • the first communication interface 2101 is capable of exchanging information with at least one of a terminal, a resident gateway and other network functions;
  • a first processor 2102 is connected to the first communication interface 2101 to implement information interaction with a terminal and/or other network functions, and is configured to execute the method provided by one or more technical solutions of the first function side when running a computer program;
  • a first memory 2103 on which the computer program is stored.
  • the first processor 2102 is configured to:
  • association event Acquiring, through the first communication interface 2101, an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, wherein the association event is associated with a change in an association relationship, wherein the association relationship includes an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • An association event between the terminal and the resident gateway is sent to the second function through the first communication interface 2101, wherein the association event is associated with a change in an association relationship, and the association relationship includes an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the first communication interface 2101 is further configured to receive the first information sent by a third function.
  • the first communication interface 2101 is further configured to receive the first information sent by the AF through the NEF.
  • the first communication interface 2101 is further configured to receive the first information sent by the AMF.
  • the first communication interface 2101 is further configured to send second information to the third function, wherein the second information includes at least one of the following:
  • a first identifier of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway is
  • the first processor 2102 is further configured to save at least one of the following when saving the first information:
  • the first communication interface 2101 is further configured as:
  • the fourth information is used to request to retrieve an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the fourth information at least includes a retrieval condition
  • the fifth information including an association relationship between the terminal corresponding to the search condition and the resident gateway.
  • the first communication interface 2101 is further configured as:
  • the first processor 2102 is further configured to obtain eighth information through the first communication interface 2101, where the eighth information includes an associated event detected by the resident gateway using a heartbeat mechanism with the terminal.
  • the first communication interface 2101 is further configured to receive the eighth information sent by the third function.
  • bus system 2104. the various components in the first function 2100 are coupled together through the bus system 2104. It is understandable that the bus system 2104 is used to realize the connection and communication between these components.
  • the bus system 2104 also includes a power bus, a control bus and a status signal bus. However, for the sake of clarity, various buses are marked as bus system 2104 in Figure 21.
  • the first memory 2103 in the embodiment of the present application is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of the first function 2100. Examples of such data include: any computer program for operating on the first function 2100.
  • the method disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiment of the present application can be applied to the first processor 2102, or implemented by the first processor 2102.
  • the first processor 2102 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the above-mentioned method can be completed by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in the first processor 2102 or instructions in software form.
  • the above-mentioned first processor 2102 may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP, Digital Signal Processor), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc.
  • DSP Digital Signal Processor
  • the first processor 2102 can implement or execute the various methods, steps and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application.
  • a general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor Or any conventional processor, etc. In combination with the steps of the method disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, it can be directly embodied as a hardware decoding processor, or a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor.
  • the software module can be located in a storage medium, which is located in the first memory 2103.
  • the first processor 2102 reads the information in the first memory 2103 and completes the steps of the aforementioned method in combination with its hardware.
  • the first function 2100 can be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), DSP, programmable logic device (PLD), complex programmable logic device (CPLD), field programmable gate array (FPGA), general processor, controller, microcontroller (MCU), microprocessor, or other electronic components to execute the aforementioned method.
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuits
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • PLD programmable logic device
  • CPLD complex programmable logic device
  • FPGA field programmable gate array
  • general processor controller, microcontroller (MCU), microprocessor, or other electronic components to execute the aforementioned method.
  • MCU microcontroller
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a third function, as shown in FIG. 22 , the third function 2200 includes:
  • the second communication interface 2201 is capable of exchanging information with at least one of the terminal, the resident gateway and other network functions;
  • the second processor 2202 is connected to the second communication interface 2201 to implement information interaction with at least one of the terminal, the resident gateway and other network functions, and is configured to execute the method provided by one or more technical solutions of the third function side when running the computer program;
  • a second memory 2203 on which the computer program is stored.
  • the second processor 2202 is configured to obtain first information through the second communication interface 2201, and send the first information to the first function through the second communication interface 2201, where the first information represents an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the second communication interface 2201 is further configured as:
  • the first information sent by the terminal is received.
  • the second communication interface 2201 is further configured to receive the first information sent by the resident gateway through the first platform.
  • the second communication interface 2201 is further configured to send the first information to the first function through the NEF.
  • the second communication interface 2201 is further configured to receive the first information sent by the resident gateway through a wired network.
  • the second communication interface 2201 is further configured to receive the first information sent by the terminal through the wireless access network.
  • the second communication interface 2201 is further configured to receive second information sent by the first function, where the second information includes at least one of the following:
  • a first identifier of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway is
  • the second communication interface 2201 is further configured to send ninth information to the resident gateway through the first platform, and the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, and the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect association events between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association events are associated with changes in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the second communication interface 2201 is further configured as:
  • a tenth message is sent to the resident gateway via a wired network, wherein the tenth message instructs the resident gateway to start a heartbeat mechanism with the terminal, wherein the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, wherein the association event is associated with a change in an association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the second communication interface 2201 is further configured to receive an eighth message sent by the resident gateway and send the eighth message to the first function, wherein the eighth message includes an association event detected by the resident gateway using a heartbeat mechanism between the terminal and the association event and a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • each component in the third function 2200 is coupled together through the bus system 2204. It is understandable that the bus system 2204 is used to realize the connection communication between these components.
  • the bus system 2204 also includes a power bus, a control bus and a status signal bus. However, for the sake of clarity, various buses are marked as bus system 2204 in Figure 22.
  • the second memory 2203 in the embodiment of the present application is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of the third function 2200. Examples of such data include: any computer program for operating on the third function 2200.
  • the method disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiment of the present application can be applied to the second processor 2202, or implemented by the second processor 2202.
  • the second processor 2202 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the above-mentioned method can be completed by the hardware integrated logic circuit in the second processor 2202 or the instruction in the form of software.
  • the above-mentioned second processor 2202 may be a general-purpose processor, DSP, or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc.
  • the second processor 2202 can implement or execute the various methods, steps and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application.
  • the general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc.
  • the steps of the disclosed method can be directly embodied as being executed by a hardware decoding processor, or by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor.
  • the software module can be located in a storage medium, which is located in the second memory 2203.
  • the second processor 2202 reads the information in the second memory 2203 and completes the steps of the aforementioned method in combination with its hardware.
  • the third function 2200 may be implemented by one or more ASICs, DSPs, PLDs, CPLDs, FPGAs, general purpose processors, controllers, MCUs, Microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the aforementioned method.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a resident gateway, as shown in FIG. 23, the resident gateway 2300 includes:
  • the third communication interface 2301 is capable of information interaction with the terminal and/or network function
  • the third processor 2302 is connected to the third communication interface 2301 to implement information interaction with the terminal and/or network function, and is configured to execute the method provided by one or more technical solutions of the above-mentioned resident gateway side when running the computer program;
  • a third memory 2303 on which the computer program is stored.
  • the third processor 2302 is configured to determine first information and send the first information to the third function through the third communication interface 2301, where the first information represents the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the third communication interface 2301 is further configured to receive eleventh information sent by the terminal, the eleventh information at least includes twelfth information and/or the second identifier of the terminal, and the twelfth information indicates that the terminal has 5G capability;
  • the third processor 2302 is further configured to determine the first information based on the eleventh information.
  • the third communication interface 2301 is further configured to send the first information to the third function through the first platform.
  • the third communication interface 2301 is further configured to receive ninth information sent by the AF through the first platform, and the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, and the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the third communication interface 2301 is further configured to send the first information to the third function via a wired network.
  • the third communication interface 2301 is further configured to receive second information forwarded by the AMF through a wired network, where the second information includes at least one of the following:
  • a first identifier of the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway is
  • the third communication interface 2301 is further configured to receive the AMF communication
  • the tenth information is sent through the wired network, the tenth information instructing the resident gateway to start a heartbeat mechanism with the terminal, the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the third communication interface 2301 is further configured to send ninth information to the terminal, wherein the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, wherein the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the third processor 2302 is further configured to detect an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway using a heartbeat mechanism between the terminal, wherein the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway;
  • the third communication interface 2301 is further configured to send eighth information to the third function when the association event is detected, and the eighth information includes the association event detected by the resident gateway.
  • bus system 2304. the various components in the resident gateway 2300 are coupled together through the bus system 2304. It can be understood that the bus system 2304 is used to realize the connection and communication between these components. In addition to the data bus, the bus system 2304 also includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However, for the sake of clarity, various buses are marked as bus system 2304 in Figure 23.
  • the third memory 2303 in the embodiment of the present application is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of the resident gateway 2300. Examples of such data include: any computer program for operating on the resident gateway 2300.
  • the method disclosed in the above embodiment of the present application can be applied to the third processor 2302, or implemented by the third processor 2302.
  • the third processor 2302 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the above method can be completed by the hardware integrated logic circuit or software instructions in the third processor 2302.
  • the above third processor 2302 may be a general-purpose processor, DSP, or other programmable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc.
  • the third processor 2302 can implement or execute the methods, steps and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application.
  • a general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc.
  • the software module may be located in a storage medium, which is located in the third memory 2303, and the third processor 2302 reads the information in the third memory 2303 and completes the steps of the above method in combination with its hardware.
  • the resident gateway 2300 may be implemented by one or more ASICs, DSPs, PLDs, CPLDs, FPGAs, general purpose processors, controllers, MCUs, Microprocessors, or other processors.
  • the invention is implemented by other electronic components and is used to execute the above method.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a terminal, as shown in FIG. 24 , the terminal 2400 includes:
  • the fourth communication interface 2401 is capable of exchanging information with the resident gateway and/or the network function;
  • a fourth processor 2402 connected to the fourth communication interface 2401, to implement information interaction with the resident gateway and/or the network function, and configured to execute the method provided by one or more technical solutions of the above terminal side when running the computer program;
  • a fourth memory 2403 on which the computer program is stored.
  • the fourth processor 2402 is configured to determine first information and send the first information to the third function through the fourth communication interface 2401, where the first information represents the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the fourth communication interface 2401 is further configured to send the first information to the AMF via a wireless access network.
  • the fourth communication interface 2401 is further configured to send eleventh information to the resident gateway, wherein the eleventh information at least includes twelfth information and/or the second identifier of the terminal, and the twelfth information indicates that the terminal has 5G capability.
  • the fourth communication interface 2401 is further configured to receive ninth information sent by the resident gateway, wherein the ninth information is used to start a heartbeat mechanism between the resident gateway and the terminal, and the heartbeat mechanism is used to detect association events between the terminal and the resident gateway, and the association events are associated with changes in the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • bus system 2404 is used to realize the connection and communication between these components.
  • bus system 2404 also includes a power bus, a control bus and a status signal bus.
  • various buses are marked as bus system 2404 in Figure 24.
  • the fourth memory 2403 in the embodiment of the present application is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of the terminal 2400. Examples of such data include: any computer program for operating on the terminal 2400.
  • the method disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiment of the present application can be applied to the fourth processor 2402, or implemented by the fourth processor 2402.
  • the fourth processor 2402 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, the steps of the above-mentioned method can be completed by the hardware integrated logic circuit in the fourth processor 2402 or the instructions in the form of software.
  • the above-mentioned fourth processor 2402 may be a general-purpose processor, a DSP, or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc.
  • the fourth processor 2402 can implement or execute the various methods, steps and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application.
  • a general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc.
  • the steps of the disclosed method can be directly embodied as being executed by a hardware decoding processor, or by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor.
  • the software module can be located in a storage medium, which is located in the fourth memory 2403.
  • the fourth processor 2402 reads the information in the fourth memory 2403 and completes the steps of the aforementioned method in combination with its hardware.
  • the terminal 2400 may be implemented by one or more ASICs, DSPs, PLDs, CPLDs, FPGAs, general purpose processors, controllers, MCUs, Microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the aforementioned methods.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a second function, as shown in FIG. 25 , the second function 2500 includes:
  • a fifth communication interface 2501 capable of exchanging information with at least one of a terminal, a resident gateway, and other network functions
  • a fifth processor 2502 connected to the fifth communication interface 2501, to implement information interaction with at least one of the terminal, the resident gateway and other network functions, and configured to execute the method provided by one or more technical solutions of the second function side when running the computer program;
  • a fifth memory 2503 on which the computer program is stored.
  • the fifth communication interface 2501 is configured as follows:
  • An association event between the terminal and the resident gateway sent by the first function is received, wherein the association event is associated with a change in the association relationship, and the association relationship includes the association relationship between the terminal and the resident gateway.
  • the fifth communication interface 2501 is further configured as:
  • the fifth information sent by the first function is received, wherein the fifth information includes an association relationship between the terminal corresponding to the search condition and the resident gateway.
  • the fifth communication interface 2501 is further configured as:
  • the seventh information sent by the first function is received, where the seventh information includes an association event between the terminal and the resident gateway subscribed by the second function.
  • bus system 2504. the various components in the second function 2500 are coupled together through the bus system 2504. It can be understood that the bus system 2504 is used to realize the connection and communication between these components. In addition to the data bus, the bus system 2504 also includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However, for the sake of clarity, in FIG. 25, various buses are marked as bus systems. 2504.
  • the fifth memory 2503 in the embodiment of the present application is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of the second function 2500. Examples of such data include: any computer program for operating on the second function 2500.
  • the method disclosed in the above embodiment of the present application can be applied to the fifth processor 2502, or implemented by the fifth processor 2502.
  • the fifth processor 2502 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the above method can be completed by an integrated logic circuit of the hardware in the fifth processor 2502 or an instruction in the form of software.
  • the above fifth processor 2502 may be a general-purpose processor, a DSP, or other programmable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc.
  • the fifth processor 2502 can implement or execute the methods, steps and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application.
  • a general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc.
  • the software module may be located in a storage medium, which is located in the fifth memory 2503, and the fifth processor 2502 reads the information in the fifth memory 2503 and completes the steps of the above method in combination with its hardware.
  • the second function 2500 may be implemented by one or more ASICs, DSPs, PLDs, CPLDs, FPGAs, general purpose processors, controllers, MCUs, Microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the aforementioned method.
  • first memory 2103, second memory 2203, third memory 2303, fourth memory 2403, fifth memory 2503 of the embodiment of the present application can be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, and can also include both volatile and non-volatile memories.
  • the non-volatile memory can be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a magnetic random access memory (FRAM), a flash memory, a magnetic surface memory, an optical disc, or a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM); the magnetic surface memory can be a disk memory or a tape memory.
  • the volatile memory can be a random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache.
  • RAM static random access memory
  • SSRAM synchronous static random access memory
  • DRAM dynamic random access memory
  • SDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory
  • DDRSDRAM double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory
  • ESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory
  • the embodiment of the present application also provides an information transmission system, as shown in Figure 26, the system includes: a first function 2601, a third function 2602, a resident gateway 2603, a terminal 2604 and a second function 2605.
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a storage medium, that is, a computer storage medium, specifically a computer-readable storage medium, for example, including a first memory 2103 storing a computer program, and the computer program can be executed by the first processor 2102 of the first function 2100 to complete the steps of the first function side method.
  • a second memory 2203 storing a computer program is included, and the computer program can be executed by the second processor 2202 of the third function 2200 to complete the steps of the third function side method.
  • a third memory 2303 storing a computer program is included, and the computer program can be executed by the third processor 2302 of the resident gateway 2300 to complete the steps of the resident gateway side method.
  • a fourth memory 2403 storing a computer program is included, and the computer program can be executed by the fourth processor 2402 of the terminal 2400 to complete the steps of the terminal side method.
  • a fifth memory 2503 storing a computer program is included, and the computer program can be executed by the fifth processor 2502 of the second function 2500 to complete the steps of the second function side method.
  • the computer readable storage medium may be FRAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, Flash Memory, magnetic surface storage, optical disk, or CD-ROM and other storage media.

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Sont divulgués dans la présente demande un procédé et un appareil de transmission d'informations, et une première fonction, une troisième fonction, une passerelle résidentielle, un terminal, une seconde fonction et un support de stockage. Le procédé comprend les étapes suivantes : une première fonction acquiert des premières informations, et stocke les premières informations, les premières informations représentant une relation d'association entre un terminal et une passerelle résidentielle ; et exécute l'envoi de la relation d'association entre le terminal et la passerelle résidentielle à une seconde fonction, et/ou l'acquisition d'un événement d'association entre le terminal et la passerelle résidentielle, et/ou l'envoi de l'événement d'association entre le terminal et la passerelle résidentielle à la seconde fonction.
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