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CN116567593A - Notification method, first network function and second network function - Google Patents

Notification method, first network function and second network function Download PDF

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CN116567593A
CN116567593A CN202210317270.XA CN202210317270A CN116567593A CN 116567593 A CN116567593 A CN 116567593A CN 202210317270 A CN202210317270 A CN 202210317270A CN 116567593 A CN116567593 A CN 116567593A
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Abstract

The application discloses a notification method, a first network function and a second network function, which belong to the technical field of communication, and the notification method in the embodiment of the application comprises the following steps: the first network function sends notification information based on a type of a first terminal or a data arrival notification for the first terminal from a second terminal; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the notification information is used for indicating at least one of the following: the notification information is a data arrival notification for the first terminal; activating a session connection with the first network; opening a direct connection hollow port; establishing direct connection; receiving data; and transmitting the data.

Description

Notification method, first network function and second network function
Technical Field
The application belongs to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to a notification method, a first network function and a second network function.
Background
In the personal internet of things, the personal internet of things gateway (PEGC) has various forms, for example, can be a gateway in an intelligent home scene or a terminal in a wearable device scene which interacts with a wearable device; the gateway-behind device may be a User Equipment (UE) (e.g., a smart watch, a mobile phone, etc.), or may be a device that does not have a wireless network direct access capability (e.g., a bracelet, a headset, etc.).
In the related art, the network side cannot acquire the device information behind the gateway, so that the gateway and all devices behind the gateway are regarded as a whole and represented by the gateway. However, when the network has data to send to the gateway-behind device, the network can only notify the gateway, but cannot notify the gateway-behind device, resulting in low control and transmission efficiency.
Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the application provides a notification method, a first network function and a second network function, which can solve the problem of low control and transmission efficiency.
In a first aspect, a notification method is provided, the method comprising:
the first network function sends notification information based on a type of a first terminal or a data arrival notification for the first terminal from a second terminal; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the notification information is used for indicating at least one of the following:
the notification information is a data arrival notification for the first terminal;
activating a session connection with the first network;
opening a direct connection hollow port;
establishing direct connection;
receiving data;
and transmitting the data.
In a second aspect, there is provided a notification method, the method comprising:
The second network function receives first indication information sent by the first network function; the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; is connected to the second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; opening a direct connection hollow port;
the second network function sends fourth indication information to the first terminal based on the first indication information; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the fourth indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal:
the data of the first terminal arrives;
is connected to the second terminal;
receiving data;
transmitting data;
and opening the direct connection hollow port.
In a third aspect, there is provided a notification device comprising:
a first sending module, configured to send or send a data arrival notification for a first terminal based on a type of the first terminal, or send a notification message for the first terminal from a second terminal; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the notification information is used for indicating at least one of the following:
the notification information is a data arrival notification for the first terminal;
Activating a session connection with the first;
opening a direct connection hollow port;
establishing direct connection;
receiving data;
and transmitting the data.
In a fourth aspect, there is provided a notification device comprising:
the determining module is used for receiving first indication information sent by a first network function; the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; is connected to the second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; opening a direct connection hollow port;
the second sending module is used for sending fourth indication information to the first terminal based on the first indication information; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the fourth indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal:
the data of the first terminal arrives;
is connected to the second terminal;
receiving data;
transmitting data;
and opening the direct connection hollow port.
In a fifth aspect, there is provided a first network function, the terminal comprising a processor and a memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, which program or instructions when executed by the processor implement the steps of the method as described in the first aspect.
In a sixth aspect, a first network function is provided, including a processor and a communication interface; wherein the communication interface is for: transmitting notification information based on a type of a first terminal or a data arrival notification for the first terminal from a second terminal; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the notification information is used for indicating at least one of the following:
the notification information is a data arrival notification for the first terminal;
activating a session connection with the first network;
opening a direct connection hollow port;
establishing direct connection;
receiving data;
and transmitting the data.
In a seventh aspect, there is provided a second network function comprising a processor and a memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, which when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method as described in the second aspect.
An eighth aspect provides a second network function comprising a processor and a communication interface; wherein the communication interface is for: receiving first indication information sent by a first network function; the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; is connected to the second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; opening a direct connection hollow port;
The second network function sends fourth indication information to the first terminal based on the first indication information; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the fourth indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal:
the data of the first terminal arrives;
is connected to the second terminal;
receiving data;
transmitting data;
and opening the direct connection hollow port.
In a ninth aspect, there is provided a readable storage medium having stored thereon a program or instructions which when executed by a processor, performs the steps of the method according to the first aspect or performs the steps of the method according to the second aspect.
In a tenth aspect, there is provided a chip comprising a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface and the processor being coupled, the processor being for running a program or instructions to implement the method according to the first aspect or to implement the method according to the second aspect.
In an eleventh aspect, there is provided a computer program/program product stored in a storage medium, the computer program/program product being executable by at least one processor to perform the steps of the method according to the first aspect or to perform the steps of the method according to the second aspect.
A twelfth aspect provides a communication system comprising a terminal and a network side device, the terminal comprising at least one of a first terminal and a second terminal, the network side device may comprise at least one of a first network function and a second network function, the first network function may implement the steps of the method as described in the first aspect, and the second network function may implement the steps of the method as described in the second aspect.
In an embodiment of the present application, the first network function sends notification information to indicate at least one of the following based on a type of the first terminal or a data arrival notification for the first terminal from the second terminal: the method comprises the steps of notifying data arrival of a first terminal, activating session connection with a first network, opening a direct connection air interface, establishing direct connection, receiving data and sending data, so that the first terminal knows that the data needs to be received or sent, notifying the data arrival of equipment after a gateway is achieved, and control and transmission efficiency can be improved.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application are applicable;
FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a notification method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 3 is a second flowchart of a notification method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a notification device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 5 is a second schematic diagram of a notification device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a network function according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 7 is a second schematic structural diagram of a network function according to an embodiment of the present application.
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Technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application are within the scope of the protection of the present application.
The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims, are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein, and that the terms "first" and "second" are generally intended to be used in a generic sense and not to limit the number of objects, for example, the first object may be one or more. Furthermore, in the description and claims, "and/or" means at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/" generally means a relationship in which the associated object is an "or" before and after.
It is noted that the techniques described in embodiments of the present application are not limited to long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE)/LTE evolution (LTE-Advanced, LTE-a) systems, but may also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as code division multiple access (Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA), time division multiple access (Time Division Multiple Access, TDMA), frequency division multiple access (Frequency Division Multiple Access, FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access, OFDMA), single carrier frequency division multiple access (Single-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access, SC-FDMA), and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the techniques described may be used for both the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, as well as other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New air interface (NR) system for purposes of example and uses NR terminology in much of the following description, but the techniques are also applicable to communication systems other than NR system applications, such as generation 6 (6) th Generation, 6G) communication system.
Personal networking (Personal IoT Network, PIN):
the PIN is a group of at least one PIN Element (PIN), wherein the at least one PIN Element is a terminal (UE). The PIN elements are in communication with each other. The two PIN elements may communicate via a direct connection between them, or may communicate indirectly via a communication network.
A PIN element may be a 3GPP device (e.g., UE) or a non-3 GPP device. Non-3 GPP devices refer to devices that do not use 3 GPP-defined credentials, do not support 3 GPP-defined NAS protocols, or do not support 3GPP access technologies (e.g., 3G/4G/5G air interface technologies) but only non-3 GPP access technologies (e.g., wiFi, fixed network, bluetooth, etc. access technologies).
One or more PIN elements (PIN Element With Gateway Capability, PEGC) with gateway capability may be present in a PIN. The PIN elements in the PIN may communicate directly with each other or through PEGC. The PIN element in the PIN and other devices or application servers outside the PIN may communicate through PEGC. The devices of the PEGC may be different types of devices, for example, the PEGC may be a gateway in a smart home scenario, or may be a mobile phone serving as a gateway of a wearable device in a wearable device scenario.
In this application, the network side may also be referred to as a network side device.
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system to which the embodiment of the present application is applicable, and the wireless communication system shown in fig. 1 includes a terminal 11, a terminal 12, a gateway 13, and a network function 14. Wherein the terminals 11 and 12 are connected to the network function 14 through a gateway 13. The gateway 13 may be a PEGC, for example a gateway in a smart home scenario, or a cell phone in a wearable device scenario. The terminal 11 has a wireless network direct access capability, and the terminal 11 may be a mobile phone, a tablet (Tablet Personal Computer), a Laptop (Laptop Computer) or a terminal-side Device called a notebook, a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a palm top, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal Computer (ultra-mobile personal Computer, UMPC), a mobile internet appliance (Mobile Internet Device, MID), an augmented reality (augmented reality, AR)/Virtual Reality (VR) Device, a robot, a Wearable Device (VUE), a vehicle-mounted Device (VUE), a pedestrian terminal (PUE), a smart home (home Device with a wireless communication function, such as a refrigerator, a television, a washing machine, or furniture), a game machine, a personal Computer (personal Computer, a PC), a teller machine, or a self-service machine. The terminal 12 does not have a wireless network direct access capability, and the terminal 12 may be a terminal-side device such as a bracelet. It should be noted that the specific types of the terminal 11, the terminal 12, and the gateway 13 are not limited in the embodiment of the present application.
The network function 14 may comprise an access network device or a core network function, wherein the access network device may also be referred to as a radio access network device, a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN), a radio access network function or a radio access network element. The access network device may include a base station, a WLAN access point, a WiFi node, or the like, where the base station may be referred to as a node B, an evolved node B (eNB), an access point, a base transceiver station (Base Transceiver Station, BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (Basic Service Set, BSS), an extended service set (Extended Service Set, ESS), a home node B, a home evolved node B, a transmission receiving point (Transmitting Receiving Point, TRP), or some other suitable terminology in the field, and the base station is not limited to a specific technical vocabulary so long as the same technical effect is achieved, and it should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is described by way of example, and the specific type of the base station is not limited. The core network functions may include, but are not limited to, at least one of: core network nodes, core network functions, mobility management entities (Mobility Management Entity, MME), access mobility management functions (Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF), session management functions (Session Management Function, SMF), user plane functions (User Plane Function, UPF), policy control functions (Policy Control Function, PCF), policy and charging rules function units (Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF), edge application service discovery functions (Edge Application Server Discovery Function, EASDF), unified data management (Unified Data Management, UDM), unified data repository (Unified Data Repository, UDR), home subscriber server (Home Subscriber Server, HSS), centralized network configuration (Centralized network configuration, CNC), network storage functions (Network Repository Function, NRF), network opening functions (Network Exposure Function, NEF), local NEF (or L-NEF), binding support functions (Binding Support Function, BSF), application functions (Application Function, AF), and the like. In the embodiment of the present application, only the core network device in the NR system is described as an example, and the specific type of the core network device is not limited.
The notification method provided by the embodiment of the application is described in detail below by some embodiments and application scenarios thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 2 is one of flow diagrams of a notification method provided in an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 2, where the method includes:
step 201, a first network function sends notification information based on a type of a first terminal or a data arrival notification from a second terminal for the first terminal; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the notification information is used for indicating at least one of the following: the notification information is a data arrival notification for the first terminal; activating a session connection with the first network; opening a direct connection hollow port; establishing direct connection; receiving data; and transmitting the data.
It should be noted that the first network function may include SMF or AMF. The second terminal may comprise a PEGC, such as a gateway in a smart home scenario, or a cell phone in a wearable device scenario, etc. The first terminal may include a device with a wireless network direct access capability, such as a mobile phone or a smart watch, or may include a device without a wireless network direct access capability, such as a bracelet.
The first terminal is connected with a first network through a second terminal; the first network may be a third generation mobile communication partner organization (3rd Generation Partnership Project,3GPP) network or other network based on its evolution, or may be other specific network.
Optionally, the types of the first terminal may include a first type and a second type; the first type is used for indicating that the terminal supports the connection of the first network through access network equipment, wherein the access network equipment is used for receiving information (such as a base station, for example), or has the condition of receiving information (such as the existence of functions in other connection access networks), or the terminal is in a state of monitoring a direct connection air interface, so that the direct connection air interface connection request initiated by other terminals can be received; the second type is used for indicating that the terminal does not support the connection of the first network through the access network device, or does not have the condition of receiving information (such as that only the function in the connection access network exists), or the terminal is not in a state of monitoring the direct connection air interface, so that the direct connection air interface connection request initiated by other terminals cannot be received.
In practice, the direct connection air port may include at least one of: bluetooth access air interface; wireless high-fidelity (WiFi) access air interface; non-3 GPP access air interface; a side link (PC 5/sidlink) accesses the air interface.
In the notification method provided by the embodiment of the application, the first network function sends notification information to indicate at least one of the following based on the type of the first terminal or the data arrival notification from the second terminal for the first terminal: the method comprises the steps of notifying data arrival of a first terminal, activating session connection with a first network, opening a direct connection air interface, establishing direct connection, receiving data and sending data, so that the first terminal knows that the data needs to be received or sent, notifying the data arrival of equipment after a gateway is achieved, and control and transmission efficiency can be improved.
Optionally, the notification information may include at least one of:
a) First indication information; the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; is connected to the second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; opening a direct connection hollow port;
b) Second indication information; the second indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the second terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; entering a connection state of the first network; -activating a protocol data unit (Protocol Data Unit, PDU) session connection with the first network; opening a direct connection hollow port; establishing direct connection; receiving data; transmitting data; wherein the PDU session is used to transmit data related to the first terminal.
Based on this, the implementation manner of the first network function in the embodiment of the present application to send the notification information based on the type of the first terminal may include at least one of the following:
mode 1, a first network function sends the first indication information to a second network function based on a type of the first terminal;
optionally, the implementation manner of the first network function sending the first indication information to the second network function based on the type of the first terminal includes:
the first network function sends the first indication information to the second network function under the condition that the type of the first terminal is a first type; in particular, the second network function may comprise an AF.
Or if the type of the first terminal is the first type, the first network function sends the first indication information to the second network function through a third network function; in particular, the third network function may comprise a NEF.
The second network function sends fourth indication information to the first terminal based on the first indication information; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the fourth indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; is connected to the second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; and opening the direct connection hollow port.
After the first terminal receives the fourth indication information, based on the fourth indication information, knowing that the data of the first terminal arrives, and/or performing at least one of the following instructions: is connected to the second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; opening the straight connecting hollow port
Mode 2, a first network function sends the first indication information to a first terminal based on the type of the first terminal;
optionally, the implementation manner of the first network function to send the first indication information to the first terminal based on the type of the first terminal includes: and under the condition that the type of the first terminal is a first type, the first network function sends the first indication information to the first terminal through a fourth network function.
In particular, the fourth network function may include: UPF, SMF and UPF, or AMF. For example, the first network function carries the first indication information through an application layer message of the UPF, or the first network function carries the first indication information through an SMF and an application layer message of the UPF, or the first network function carries the first indication information through an NAS message of the AMF.
After the first terminal receives the first indication information, based on the first indication information, knowing that the data of the first terminal arrives, and/or performing at least one of the following instructions: is connected to the second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; and opening the direct connection hollow port.
Mode 3, the first network function sends the second indication information to the second terminal based on the type of the first terminal.
Optionally, the implementation manner of the first network function to send the second indication information to the second terminal based on the type of the first terminal includes: and the first network function sends the second indication information to the second terminal under the condition that the type of the first terminal is a first type. For example, in a case where the type of the first terminal is a first type and the second terminal is in an idle state or a PDU session of the second terminal is not activated, the first network function sends the second indication information to the second terminal.
Based on the second indication information, the second terminal may learn that data arrives for the first terminal, and/or the second terminal may perform at least one of: entering a connection state of the first network; activating a PDU session connection with the first network; opening a direct connection hollow port; establishing direct connection; receiving data; transmitting data; wherein the PDU session is used for transmitting data related to the first terminal.
In this embodiment of the present application, the first network function performs any one of the following operations based on a type of the first terminal or a data arrival notification for the first terminal from the second terminal:
1) And the first network function sends the notification information under the condition that the type of the first terminal is the first type.
2) The first network function transmits notification information based on a data arrival notification for the first terminal from the second terminal.
3) And the first network function stops sending the notification information when the type of the first terminal is the second type.
Optionally, the first network function receives a data arrival notification from a sixth network function for the first terminal, and learns that the first terminal needs to receive and/or send data. In practice, a sixth network function is e.g. authentication, authentication and accounting (Authentication Authorization and Accounting, AAA) or UDM.
An implementation of the first network function to determine the type of the first terminal is described below. Before the first network function transmits the notification information based on the type of the first terminal, an implementation of the first network function determining the type of the first terminal may include at least one of:
means a) a first network function receives first information related to the first terminal; the first network function determines the type of the first terminal based on the first information or an intended recipient of the first information;
Specifically, the first information may include at least one of:
(1) Type information; for example, the type information is used to indicate the type of the first terminal.
(2) User information; for example, the user information is used to indicate whether the first terminal is a subscriber of the UDM.
(3) Authentication related information, such as authentication related information of the first terminal.
In practice, the target recipient of the first information may refer to the recipient indicated by the first information, e.g. the first network function may determine the target recipient of the first information based on the content in the first information, such as the identified target domain. Alternatively, the target receiver of the first information may refer to a receiver after the first information is forwarded.
Optionally, the implementation of the first network function to determine the type of the first terminal based on the first information or the target receiver of the first information may include any one of the following:
1) The first network function determines that the type of the first terminal is a first type if the intended recipient of the first information is a UDM function or the first information is related to a UDM function.
For example, the first information related to the UDM function means: the first information comprises a user identifier, wherein the user identifier uses an IMSI; or the subscriber identity uses a subscriber hidden identity (Subscription Concealed Identifier, sui) in which the IMSI is indicated to be used.
2) The first network function determines that the type of the first terminal is a second type if the intended recipient of the first information is not a UDM function or the first information is not related to a UDM function.
For example, the first information not being related to the UDM function means that: the first information comprises a user identifier which uses a non-IMSI related NAI format; or the subscriber identity uses the sui, indicating in the sui that the IMSI is not used or that the NAI is used.
Mode b) the first network function receiving second information from the fifth network function; the first network function determines a type of the first terminal based on the second information or a sender of the second information.
In practice, the sender of the second information may refer to the sender indicated by the second information, e.g. the first network function may determine the sender of the second information based on the content in the second information, such as the identified target domain. Alternatively, the sender of the second information may refer to the receiver after the second information is forwarded. In practice, the fifth network function is for example UDM or AAA.
Specifically, the second information may include at least one of: type information; user information; authentication related information, such as authentication related information of the first terminal.
Optionally, the implementation of the first network function to determine the type of the first terminal based on the second information or the sender of the second information may include any one of the following:
the first network function determines that the type of the first terminal is a first type if the sender of the second information is a UDM function or the second information is related to a UDM function. For example, the second information related to UDM functionality means: the second information comprises a user identifier, wherein the user identifier uses an IMSI; or the subscriber identity uses the sui, in which the IMSI is indicated to be used.
Alternatively, the first network function determines that the type of the first terminal is the second type if the sender of the second information is not a UDM function or the second information is not related to a UDM function. For example, the second information not being related to the UDM function means that: the second information comprises a user identifier which uses a non-IMSI related NAI format; or the subscriber identity uses the sui, indicating in the sui that the IMSI is not used or that the NAI is used.
Fig. 3 is a second flowchart of a notification method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 3, the method includes steps 301 to 302, where:
Step 301, a second network function receives first indication information sent by a first network function; the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; is connected to the second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; opening a direct connection hollow port;
step 302, the second network function sends fourth indication information to the first terminal based on the first indication information; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the fourth indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal:
the data of the first terminal arrives;
is connected to the second terminal;
receiving data;
transmitting data;
and opening the direct connection hollow port.
It should be noted that the first network function may include SMF or AMF; the second network function may include an AF; the second terminal may include a PEGC, such as a gateway in a smart home scenario, or a cell phone in a wearable device scenario, etc.; the first terminal may include a device with a wireless network direct access capability, such as a mobile phone or a smart watch, or may include a device without a wireless network direct access capability, such as a bracelet. The first terminal is connected with a first network through a second terminal; the first network may be a 3GPP network or other network based on its evolution, or may be another specific network.
Optionally, the types of the first terminal may include a first type and a second type; the first type is used for indicating that the terminal supports to connect to the first network through access network equipment (e.g. a base station), or has a condition of receiving information (such as the existence of functions in other connection access networks), or the terminal is in a state of monitoring a direct connection air interface, so that the direct connection air interface connection request initiated by other terminals can be received; the second type is used for indicating that the terminal does not support the connection of the first network through the access network device, or does not have the condition of receiving information (such as that only the function in the connection access network exists), or the terminal is not in a state of monitoring the direct connection air interface, so that the direct connection air interface connection request initiated by other terminals cannot be received.
In practice, the direct connection air port may include at least one of: bluetooth access air interface; wireless high-fidelity (WiFi) access air interface; non-3 GPP access air interface; a side link (PC 5/sidlink) accesses the air interface.
In the notification method provided by the embodiment of the present application, the second network function receives the first indication information sent by the first network function, and sends fourth indication information to the first terminal based on the first indication information, so as to indicate at least one of the following to the first terminal: the first terminal receives data, is connected to the second terminal, receives data, sends data and opens a direct connection air interface, so that the first terminal knows that the data needs to be received or sent, the data arrival is notified for equipment after the gateway, and control and transmission efficiency can be improved.
Optionally, the second network function sends fourth indication information to the first terminal based on the first indication information, including: the second network function sends fourth indication information to a first address of the first terminal based on the first indication information; the first address is an address obtained by connecting the first terminal with the 3GPP network through the access network device.
After receiving the first indication information from the second network function, the first terminal executes at least one of the following: knowing the arrival of data of a first terminal, connecting to a second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; and opening the direct connection hollow port.
Optionally, the fourth indication information includes a second address of the first terminal; the second address is an address obtained by the first terminal through the second terminal connected to the first network. The first terminal may connect to the second terminal using the second address.
According to the notification method provided by the embodiment of the application, the execution subject can be a notification device. In the embodiment of the present application, a notification device executes a notification method as an example, and the notification device provided in the embodiment of the present application is described.
Fig. 4 is one of schematic structural diagrams of a notification device provided in the embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 4, the notification device 400 is applied to a first network function, and includes:
A first sending module 401, configured to send or send, based on a type of a first terminal, a notification information of a data arrival for the first terminal from a second terminal; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the notification information is used for indicating at least one of the following:
the notification information is a data arrival notification for the first terminal;
activating a session connection with the first;
opening a direct connection hollow port;
establishing direct connection;
receiving data;
and transmitting the data.
The notification device provided by the embodiment of the application sends notification information to indicate at least one of the following based on the type of the first terminal or the data arrival notification from the second terminal for the first terminal: the method comprises the steps of notifying data arrival of a first terminal, activating session connection with a first network, opening a direct connection air interface, establishing direct connection, receiving data and sending data, so that the first terminal knows that the data needs to be received or sent, notifying the data arrival of equipment after a gateway is achieved, and control and transmission efficiency can be improved.
The notification device provided in this embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented by the method embodiment of fig. 2, and achieve the same technical effects, so that repetition is avoided, and details are not repeated here.
Optionally, the notification information includes at least one of:
first indication information; the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; is connected to the second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; opening a direct connection hollow port;
second indication information; the second indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the second terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; entering a connection state of the first network; activating a PDU session connection with the first network; opening a direct connection hollow port; establishing direct connection; receiving data; transmitting data; wherein the PDU session is used to transmit data related to the first terminal.
Optionally, the first sending module 401 is specifically configured to at least one of the following:
transmitting the first indication information to a second network function based on the type of the first terminal;
transmitting the first indication information to the first terminal based on the type of the first terminal;
and sending the second indication information to the second terminal based on the type of the first terminal.
Optionally, the first sending module 401 is specifically configured to send, when the type of the first terminal is the first type, the first indication information to the second network function by the first network function, or send, by the third network function, the first indication information to the second network function.
Optionally, the first sending module 401 is specifically configured to send, by the first network function, the first indication information to the first terminal through the fourth network function, where the type of the first terminal is the first type.
Optionally, the first sending module 401 is specifically configured to send, when the type of the first terminal is the first type, the second indication information to the second terminal by using the first network function.
Optionally, the first sending module 401 is specifically configured to send, when the type of the first terminal is a first type and the second terminal is in an idle state or the PDU session of the second terminal is not activated, the second indication information to the second terminal by the first network function.
Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:
and the stopping module is used for stopping sending the notification information when the type of the first terminal is the second type.
Optionally, the types of the first terminal include a first type and a second type; the first type is used for indicating that the terminal supports the connection of the first network through the access network equipment, or has the condition of receiving information (such as the existence of functions in other connection access networks), or the terminal is in a state of monitoring a direct connection air interface, so that the direct connection air interface connection request initiated by other terminals can be received; the second type is used for indicating that the terminal does not support the connection of the first network through the access network device, or does not have the condition of receiving information (such as that only the function in the connection access network exists), or the terminal is not in a state of monitoring the direct connection air interface, so that the direct connection air interface connection request initiated by other terminals cannot be received.
Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:
a determining module for at least one of:
receiving first information related to the first terminal; the first network function determines the type of the first terminal based on the first information or an intended recipient of the first information;
receiving second information from a fifth network function; the first network function determines a type of the first terminal based on the second information or a sender of the second information.
Optionally, the determining module is specifically configured to: determining that the type of the first terminal is a first type in the case that the target receiver of the first information is a UDM function or the first information is related to a UDM function; or,
in case the intended recipient of the first information is not a UDM function or the first information is not related to a UDM function, the type of the first terminal is determined to be a second type.
Optionally, the determining module is specifically configured to: the first network function determines that the type of the first terminal is a first type if the sender of the second information is a UDM function or the second information is related to a UDM function; or,
The first network function determines that the type of the first terminal is a second type if the sender of the second information is not a UDM function or the second information is not related to a UDM function.
Optionally, the first information or the second information includes at least one of:
type information;
user information;
authentication related information.
Optionally, the direct connection air port includes at least one of:
bluetooth access air interface; wiFi access air interface; non-3 GPP access air interface; PC5/Sidelink access air interface.
Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:
and the notification receiving module is used for receiving the data arrival notification from the sixth network function for the first terminal.
Fig. 5 is a second schematic structural diagram of a notification device according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 5, the notification device 500 is applied to a second network function, and includes:
a determining module 501, configured to receive first indication information sent by a first network function; the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; is connected to the second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; opening a direct connection hollow port;
A second sending module 502, configured to send fourth indication information to the first terminal based on the first indication information; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the fourth indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal:
the data of the first terminal arrives;
is connected to the second terminal;
receiving data;
transmitting data;
and opening the direct connection hollow port.
Optionally, the second sending module 502 is specifically configured to: transmitting the fourth indication information to a first address of the first terminal based on the first indication information; the first address is an address obtained by connecting the first terminal with the 3GPP network through the access network device.
Optionally, the fourth indication information includes a second address of the first terminal; the second address is an address obtained by the first terminal through the second terminal connected to the first network.
The notification device provided in this embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented by the method embodiment of fig. 3, and achieve the same technical effects, so that repetition is avoided, and details are not repeated here.
Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a network function provided in this embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 6, the network function 600 includes a processor 601 and a memory 602, where a program or an instruction capable of running on the processor 601 is stored in the memory 602, for example, when the network function 600 is a first network function, the program or the instruction is executed by the processor 601 to implement each step of the notification method embodiment corresponding to the first network function, and the same technical effect can be achieved. When the network function 600 is the second network function, the program or the instruction, when executed by the processor 601, implements the steps of the notification method embodiment corresponding to the second network function, and the same technical effects can be achieved, so that repetition is avoided, and no further description is provided herein.
The embodiment of the application also provides a first network function, which comprises a processor and a communication interface; wherein the communication interface is for: transmitting notification information based on a type of a first terminal or a data arrival notification for the first terminal from a second terminal; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the notification information is used for indicating at least one of the following: the notification information is a data arrival notification for the first terminal; activating a session connection with the first network; opening a direct connection hollow port; establishing direct connection; receiving data; and transmitting the data. The first network function embodiment corresponds to the first network function method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation manner of the method embodiment can be applied to the first network function embodiment, and the same technical effect can be achieved.
The embodiment of the application also provides a second network function, which comprises a processor and a communication interface; wherein the communication interface is for: receiving first indication information sent by a first network function; the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; is connected to the second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; opening a direct connection hollow port; the second network function sends fourth indication information to the first terminal based on the first indication information; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the fourth indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; is connected to the second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; and opening the direct connection hollow port. The second network function embodiment corresponds to the second network function method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation manner of the method embodiment can be applied to the second network function embodiment, and the same technical effect can be achieved.
Fig. 7 is a second schematic structural diagram of a network function according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 7, the network function 700 includes: a processor 701, a network interface 702, and a memory 703. The network interface 702 is, for example, a common public radio interface (common public radio interface, CPRI).
Specifically, the network function 700 of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 703 and capable of running on the processor 701, the processor 701 invokes the instructions or programs in the memory 703 to perform the respective processes of the above notification method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects, so that repetition is avoided and thus will not be described herein.
The embodiment of the present application further provides a readable storage medium, where the readable storage medium may be volatile or non-volatile, and a program or an instruction is stored on the readable storage medium, and when the program or the instruction is executed by a processor, the program or the instruction implements each process of the foregoing notification method embodiment, and the same technical effect can be achieved, so that repetition is avoided, and no further description is provided herein.
Wherein the processor is a processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes computer readable storage medium such as computer readable memory ROM, random access memory RAM, magnetic or optical disk, etc.
The embodiment of the application further provides a chip, the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled with the processor, and the processor is used for running a program or an instruction, implementing each process of the above notification method embodiment, and achieving the same technical effect, so as to avoid repetition, and no redundant description is provided herein.
It should be understood that the chips referred to in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as system-on-chip chips, or the like.
The embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program/program product, where the computer program/program product is stored in a storage medium, and the computer program/program product is executed by at least one processor to implement each process of the above notification method embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved, so that repetition is avoided, and details are not repeated herein.
The embodiment of the present application further provides a communication system, which includes a terminal and a network side device, where the terminal includes at least one of a first terminal and a second terminal, and the network side device may include at least one of a first network function and a second network function, and the network side device may implement each process of the foregoing notification method embodiment, and may achieve the same technical effect, so that repetition is avoided, and no redundant description is provided herein.
It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatus in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing the functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing the functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in an opposite order depending on the functions involved, e.g., the described methods may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.
From the above description of the embodiments, it will be clear to those skilled in the art that the above-described embodiment method may be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, but of course may also be implemented by means of hardware, but in many cases the former is a preferred embodiment. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present application may be embodied essentially or in a part contributing to the prior art in the form of a computer software product stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk), comprising several instructions for causing a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) to perform the method described in the embodiments of the present application.
The embodiments of the present application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which are merely illustrative and not restrictive, and many forms may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit of the present application and the scope of the claims, which are also within the protection of the present application.

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1. A notification method, comprising:
the first network function sends notification information based on a type of a first terminal or a data arrival notification for the first terminal from a second terminal; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the notification information is used for indicating at least one of the following:
the notification information is a data arrival notification for the first terminal;
activating a session connection with the first network;
opening a direct connection hollow port;
establishing direct connection;
receiving data;
and transmitting the data.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification information comprises at least one of:
first indication information; the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; is connected to the second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; opening a direct connection hollow port;
Second indication information; the second indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the second terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; entering a connection state of the first network; activating a protocol data unit, PDU, session connection with the first network; opening a direct connection hollow port; establishing direct connection; receiving data; transmitting data; wherein the PDU session is used to transmit data related to the first terminal.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first network function transmits notification information based on the type of the first terminal, comprising at least one of:
the first network function sends the first indication information to a second network function based on the type of the first terminal;
the first network function sends the first indication information to the first terminal based on the type of the first terminal;
the first network function sends the second indication information to the second terminal based on the type of the first terminal.
4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the first network function sending the first indication information to a second network function based on the type of the first terminal comprises:
And under the condition that the type of the first terminal is a first type, the first network function sends the first indication information to the second network function or sends the first indication information to the second network function through a third network function.
5. A method according to claim 3, wherein the first network function sending the first indication information to the first terminal based on the type of the first terminal comprises:
and under the condition that the type of the first terminal is a first type, the first network function sends the first indication information to the first terminal through a fourth network function.
6. A method according to claim 3, wherein the first network function sending the second indication information to the second terminal based on the type of the first terminal comprises:
and the first network function sends the second indication information to the second terminal under the condition that the type of the first terminal is a first type.
7. The method according to claim 6, wherein in case the type of the first terminal is a first type, the first network function sends the second indication information to the second terminal, comprising:
And the first network function sends the second indication information to the second terminal under the condition that the type of the first terminal is a first type and the second terminal is in an idle state or the PDU session of the second terminal is not activated.
8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising:
and the first network function stops sending the notification information when the type of the first terminal is the second type.
9. The method according to any of claims 1 to 8, wherein the type of the first terminal comprises a first type and a second type; the first type is used for indicating that the terminal supports the connection with the first network through access network equipment, or has the condition of receiving information, or the terminal is in a state of monitoring a direct connection air interface; the second type is used for indicating that the terminal does not support the connection of the first network through the access network device, or does not have the condition of receiving information, or the terminal is not in a state of monitoring a direct connection air interface.
10. The method according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that before the first network function sends notification information based on the type of first terminal, the method further comprises at least one of:
The first network function receives first information related to the first terminal; the first network function determines the type of the first terminal based on the first information or an intended recipient of the first information;
the first network function receives second information from a fifth network function; the first network function determines a type of the first terminal based on the second information or a sender of the second information.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first network function determining the type of the first terminal based on the first information or an intended recipient of the first information comprises:
the first network function determines that the type of the first terminal is a first type if the target receiver of the first information is a unified data management, UDM, function or the first information is related to a UDM function; or,
the first network function determines that the type of the first terminal is a second type if the intended recipient of the first information is not a UDM function or the first information is not related to a UDM function.
12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the first network function determining the type of the first terminal based on the second information or the sender of the second information comprises:
The first network function determines that the type of the first terminal is a first type if the sender of the second information is a UDM function or the second information is related to a UDM function; or,
the first network function determines that the type of the first terminal is a second type if the sender of the second information is not a UDM function or the second information is not related to a UDM function.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the first information or the second information comprises at least one of:
type information;
user information;
authentication related information.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the direct connection air port comprises at least one of:
bluetooth access air interface; wireless high-fidelity WiFi access air interface; non-3 GPP access air interface; the side link PC5/Sidelink accesses the air interface.
15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:
the first network function receives a data arrival notification for the first terminal from a sixth network function.
16. A notification method, comprising:
The second network function receives first indication information sent by the first network function; the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; is connected to the second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; opening a direct connection hollow port;
the second network function sends fourth indication information to the first terminal based on the first indication information; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the fourth indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal:
the data of the first terminal arrives;
is connected to the second terminal;
receiving data;
transmitting data;
and opening the direct connection hollow port.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the second network function sends fourth indication information to the first terminal based on the first indication information, comprising:
the second network function sends fourth indication information to a first address of the first terminal based on the first indication information;
the first address is an address obtained by connecting the first terminal with the 3GPP network through the access network device.
18. The method according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the fourth indication information comprises a second address of the first terminal; the second address is an address obtained by the first terminal through the second terminal connected to the first network.
19. A notification device, comprising:
a first sending module, configured to send or send a data arrival notification for a first terminal based on a type of the first terminal, or send a notification message for the first terminal from a second terminal; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the notification information is used for indicating at least one of the following:
the notification information is a data arrival notification for the first terminal;
activating a session connection with the first;
opening a direct connection hollow port;
establishing direct connection;
receiving data;
and transmitting the data.
20. A notification device, comprising:
the determining module is used for receiving first indication information sent by a first network function; the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal: the data of the first terminal arrives; is connected to the second terminal; receiving data; transmitting data; opening a direct connection hollow port;
The second sending module is used for sending fourth indication information to the first terminal based on the first indication information; the first terminal is connected with a first network through the second terminal; the fourth indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following to the first terminal:
the data of the first terminal arrives;
is connected to the second terminal;
receiving data;
transmitting data;
and opening the direct connection hollow port.
21. A first network function comprising a processor and a memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, which when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the notification method of any of claims 1 to 15.
22. A second network function comprising a processor and a memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, which when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the notification method of any of claims 16 to 18.
23. A readable storage medium, characterized in that the readable storage medium stores thereon a program or instructions, which when executed by a processor, implements the notification method of any of claims 1 to 15, or the steps of the notification method of any of claims 16 to 18.
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