CN117793054A

CN117793054A - Gateway information using method and device, terminal and network side equipment

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Publication number: CN117793054A
Application number: CN202211148242.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张奕忠; 谢振华
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-09-20
Filing date: 2022-09-20
Publication date: 2024-03-29
Also published as: WO2024061145A1

Abstract

The application discloses a gateway information using method, a device, a terminal and network side equipment, which belong to the field of communication, and the gateway information using method in the embodiment of the application comprises the following steps: the first communication equipment sends first indication information and/or fourth indication information to the mobile network, wherein the fourth indication information is used for indicating the mobile network to send address allocation information to the first communication equipment based on the fourth indication information; the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following: the mobile network sends address allocation information to the first communication device; the mobile network allowing the first communication device to proxy for first device request address information; the mobile network allowing the first communication device to assign an address to the first device; a service identifier; capability information of the first communication device.

Description

Gateway information using method and device, terminal and network side equipment

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to a gateway information using method, a gateway information using device, a terminal and network side equipment.

Background

The personal internet of things (Personal IoT Network, PIN) is a network based on and composed of a number of added personal internet of things devices (PIN elements). The personal internet of things device can be wearable devices, namely devices on a person, such as cameras, headphones, watches, headphones, health monitors and the like, or internet of things devices in a home, such as intelligent lamps, cameras, thermostats, door sensors, voice assistants, speakers, refrigerators, washing machines and the like. Generally, PINs are generally used in home, office, etc., and internet of things devices deployed in these scenes can be interconnected, communicate with each other, and acquire services, so that they are called personal networking. The PIN may include: PINE, personal Internet of things device with management function (PIN Element with Management Capability, PEMC) and personal Internet of things device with gateway function (PIN Element with Gateway Capability, PEGC). The PINE is a basic element constituting a PIN, the PEMC is used for managing the entire PIN, and the PEGC is responsible for routing traffic of the PINE to a destination.

In the related art, PEGC establishes a mobile network-based local area network (Local Area Network, LAN), such as a fifth generation mobile communication technology local area network (5G-LAN), for communication of devices in PIN. Specifically, the PEGC establishes a protocol data unit (Protocol Data Unit, PDU) Session (Session) for the communication of the devices in the PIN, and based on the PDU Session, the communication of the devices in the PIN is achieved. The relevant flow of address configuration in the PIN is not yet clear.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a gateway information using method, a gateway information using device, a terminal and network side equipment, which can solve the problem of how to configure address information of equipment in a PIN.

In a first aspect, a method for using gateway information is provided, which is applied to a first communication device, and the method includes:

the first communication device sends first indication information and/or fourth indication information to the mobile network;

the fourth indication information is used for indicating the mobile network to send address allocation information to the first communication equipment based on the fourth indication information;

the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following:

the mobile network sends address allocation information to the first communication device;

The mobile network allowing the first communication device to proxy for first device request address information;

the mobile network allowing the first communication device to assign an address to the first device;

a service identifier, configured to indicate a service that the first communication device participates in;

a service instance identifier, configured to indicate an instance of a service that the communication device participates in;

capability information of the first communication device, the capability information comprising at least one capability of:

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

providing or receiving a capability of the first device to communicate with a mobile network;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

In a second aspect, there is provided a gateway information using apparatus, including:

the first execution module is used for determining first indication information and/or fourth indication information;

the mobile network sends address allocation information to a gateway information using device;

the mobile network allows the gateway information using device to proxy the first equipment request address information;

capability information of a device using the gateway information, the capability information including at least one capability of:

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

providing the first device with the capability to relay communications;

and the first transmission module is used for sending the first indication information to the mobile network.

In a third aspect, a method for using gateway information is provided, applied to a first network function, and the method includes:

the first network function acquires first indication information and/or fourth indication information;

wherein the fourth indication information is used for indicating that address allocation information is sent to the first communication device based on the fourth indication information;

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

allowing the first communication device to proxy the first device request address information;

Allowing the first communication device to assign an address to the first device;

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

In a fourth aspect, there is provided a gateway information using apparatus, including:

the second transmission module is used for acquiring the first indication information;

and/or;

the third transmission module is used for acquiring fourth indication information;

the fourth indication information is used for indicating to send address allocation information to the first communication equipment and/or allowing the first communication equipment to proxy the first equipment request address information;

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

In a fifth aspect, a method for using gateway information is provided, applied to a first network function, and the method includes:

releasing a PDU session related to first indication information in case the first network function does not know the first indication information from the first communication device;

wherein the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following:

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

In a sixth aspect, a gateway information using apparatus includes:

a second transmission module, configured to release a PDU session related to first indication information if the first indication information is not known from the first communication device;

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

The first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

In a seventh aspect, a method for using gateway information is provided, where the method is applied to a second network function, and the method includes:

the second network function sends first information to the first communication device;

wherein the first information includes at least one of:

the second indication information is used for indicating the first communication equipment to send the first indication information;

the first mapping information is used for indicating the relation between the service identifier or the service instance identifier and PDU session information;

user terminal routing policy urs p information.

An eighth aspect provides a gateway information using apparatus, including:

the fourth transmission module is used for acquiring the first information;

and/or the number of the groups of groups,

a fifth transmission module for transmitting the first information to the first communication device;

wherein,

the first information includes at least one of:

User terminal routing policy urs p information.

In a ninth aspect, there is provided a terminal 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 first aspect.

In a tenth aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, where the processor is configured to determine first indication information, and the communication interface is configured to send the first indication information to the mobile network.

In an eleventh aspect, there is provided a network side device comprising a processor and a memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions implementing the method according to the third aspect, or implementing the method according to the fifth aspect, or implementing the steps of the method according to the seventh aspect, when executed by the processor.

In a twelfth aspect, there is provided a gateway information usage system, including: a first communication device operable to perform the steps of the method of using gateway information as described in the first aspect, a first network function operable to perform the steps of the method of using gateway information as described in the third or fifth aspect, and a second network function operable to perform the steps of the method of using gateway information as described in the seventh aspect.

In a thirteenth 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 method according to the third aspect, or performs the method according to the fifth aspect, or performs the steps of the method according to the seventh aspect.

In a fourteenth 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, implementing a method as described in the first aspect, or implementing a method as described in the third aspect, or implementing a method as described in the fifth aspect, or implementing a method as described in the seventh aspect.

In a fifteenth 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 method of using gateway information according to the first aspect, or to perform the method of using gateway information according to the third aspect, or to perform the method of using gateway information according to the fifth aspect, or to perform the steps of the method of using gateway information according to the seventh aspect.

In the embodiment of the application, by sending first indication information and/or fourth indication information to a mobile network, the fourth indication information is used for indicating the mobile network to send address allocation information to a first communication device based on the fourth indication information; the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following: the mobile network sends address allocation information to the first communication device; the mobile network allowing the first communication device to proxy for first device request address information; the mobile network allowing the first communication device to assign an address to the first device; a service identifier; the capability information of the first communication device can further obtain address allocation information from the mobile network to realize address allocation of the devices in the PIN, so that necessary gateway information is obtained, and correct communication of the devices in the PIN is ensured.

Drawings

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

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a personal internet of things according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a flow chart of a method for using gateway information according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart of information interaction provided in an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 5 is a flowchart of another method for using gateway information according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a gateway information usage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a flowchart of another method for using gateway information according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another gateway information usage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a flowchart of another method for using gateway information according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of another gateway information usage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal implementing an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a network side device for implementing an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

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 the 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 (ofdm) Division multiple access (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access, OFDMA), single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-carrier FrequencyDivision 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 description that follows, but these techniques are also applicable to applications other than NR system applications, such as generation 6 (6) ^th Generation, 6G) communication system.

Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application are applicable. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network device 12. 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 (weather Device), 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 a furniture), a game machine, a personal Computer (personal Computer, PC), a teller machine, or a self-service machine, and the Wearable Device includes: intelligent wrist-watch, intelligent bracelet, intelligent earphone, intelligent glasses, intelligent ornament (intelligent bracelet, intelligent ring, intelligent necklace, intelligent anklet, intelligent foot chain etc.), intelligent wrist strap, intelligent clothing etc.. Note that, the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. The network-side device 12 may comprise an access network device or a core network device, wherein the access network device 12 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. Access network device 12 may include a base station, a WLAN access point, a WiFi node, or the like, which 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 transmitting/receiving point (TransmittingReceivingPoint, TRP), or some other suitable terminology in the art, and the base station is not limited to a particular technical vocabulary so long as the same technical effect is achieved, and it should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, only a base station in an NR system is described as an example, and the specific type of the base station is not limited. The core network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of: a core network node, a core network function, a mobility management entity (Mobility Management Entity, MME), an access mobility management function (Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF), a session management function (Session Management Function, SMF), a user plane function (User Plane Function, UPF), a policy control function (Policy Control Function, PCF), a policy and charging rules function (Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF), an edge application service discovery function (EdgeApplicationServerDiscoveryFunction, EASDF), unified data management (Unified Data Management, UDM), unified data repository (Unified Data Repository, UDR), a home subscriber server (Home Subscriber Server, HSS), a centralized network configuration (Centralized network configuration, CNC), a network storage function (Network Repository Function, NRF), a network opening function (NetworkExposureFunction, NEF), a local NEF (LocalNEF, or L-NEF), a binding support function (Binding Support Function, BSF), an application function (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 method, the device, the terminal and the network side device for using gateway information provided in the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings through some embodiments and application scenarios thereof.

As shown in fig. 2, the PIN in the embodiment of the present application mainly includes: PEGC 201, pemc 202, PINE 203. The PEMC 202 is used to manage the entire PIN, such as adding one PIN to the PIN managed by the PEMC. PEGC 201 is responsible for routing traffic of PINs 203 to destinations, e.g., one PIN 203 may communicate with other PINs within the PIN through PEGC 201. The communication of the devices in the PIN according to the embodiment of the application may be implemented by 5G-LAN established by PEGC and mobile network. The mobile network may include a first network function 211 and a second network function 212, the pegc 201 being connected to the first network function 211 through a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN), the first network function 212 may include an SMF. The second network function 212 may include AMF, UDM, UDR, PCF, etc.

As shown in fig. 3, the embodiment of the present application provides a method for using gateway information, where an execution body of the method is a first communication device, and the first communication device may be the PEGC, in other words, the method may be executed by software or hardware installed in the first communication device. For simplicity, PEGC is used as an example in the following examples. The method comprises the following steps.

S310, the first communication equipment sends first indication information and/or fourth indication information to the mobile network;

the capability of directly connecting with a first device, where the first device is other devices in the PIN except the first communication device, such as PIN 203 shown in fig. 2;

gateway capability for indicating the first communication device as a gateway-capable communication device;

providing or receiving a capability (provide connectivity to and from the, 5, gnetwork for other PIN Elements) of the first device to communicate with the mobile network for indicating that the first communication device can receive information from the first device and forward to the mobile network, or can receive information from the mobile network and forward to the first device;

The first device is provided with a capability to relay communications for indicating that the first communication device can provide relay communications for at least two first devices in the PIN.

In one embodiment, the first indication information may be a container (container) Information Element (IE), such as PIN container.

In one embodiment, the fourth indication information includes:

and the quantity information is used for determining the address range or the address quantity in the address allocation information.

In one embodiment, the first communication device receives the fourth indication information from a second communication device, where the second communication device may be another terminal connected to the first communication device or a PIN device.

The capability of the first communication device to directly connect with the first device may include a wide variety of connection manners, and in one embodiment, the capability of directly connecting with the first device may include at least one of: the capability of the internet of vehicles (Vehicle to Everything, V2X) to connect directly, the capability of the proximity services (Proximity Service, proSe) to connect directly, the capability of the SideLink (SL) to connect directly, the capability of bluetooth to connect directly, the capability of wireless fidelity (Wireless Fidelity, wiFi) to connect directly.

The manner in which the first communication device sends the first indication information to the mobile network in step S310 may vary, and the embodiments of the present application only provide examples of several manners.

In one embodiment, the first communication device sends the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information to the AMF first, and then the AMF sends the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information to the SMF, as shown in steps A3a-A3b in fig. 4.

In another embodiment, the first communication device sends the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information directly to the SMF, as shown in step A4 in fig. 4.

In another embodiment, the first communication device sends the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information to the second network function, and then the second network function sends the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information to the first network function based on the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information. Wherein the fourth indication information is used for indicating to send address allocation information to the first communication device and/or allowing the first communication device to proxy the first device for the address information, as shown in steps A5a-A5b in fig. 4.

Based on the above embodiment, optionally, as shown in fig. 5, after step S310, the method further includes:

s320, the first communication equipment acquires address allocation information, wherein the address allocation information is used for allocating an address to the first equipment.

The first network function may send address allocation information to the first communication device based on the first indication information and/or fourth indication information and/or allow the first communication device to proxy for first device request address information.

Optionally, the address allocation information includes at least one of:

internet protocol (Internet Protocol, IP) address information, which may include an IP address assigned to the device in the PIN, may be, for example, IP address prefix proxy (IPv 6 prefix delegation) information;

range information of internet protocol addresses indicating a range of available IP addresses that can be used to assign addresses to devices in the PIN;

dynamic host configuration protocol (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, DHCP) address information that may be used to indicate the DHCP server and/or the address configured by the DHCP server to the device in the PIN;

dynamic host configuration protocol, DHCP, address range information indicating the range of available addresses configured by the DHCP server that can be used to assign addresses to devices in the PIN.

Optionally, after the step S320, the method further includes:

s330, the first communication device allocates an address for the first device based on the address allocation information, wherein the address allocation information comprises at least one of the following:

the first communication device allocates an address for the first device based on the internet protocol address information and/or the range information of the internet protocol address;

the first communication device proxies the address of the first device to request the address of the first device from a DHCP server indicated by the DHCP address information.

Optionally, after the first communication device allocates an address to the first device based on the address allocation information, the method further includes:

the first communication equipment sends second information, the second information is used for indicating an address allocation result of the first equipment, and the first communication equipment reports the address allocation condition to the first network function and/or the fourth communication equipment through the second information.

Optionally, the second information includes at least one of:

identification information of the first device;

address information of the first device.

Optionally, the address information includes at least one of:

Internet protocol prefix proxy IPv6 prefix delegation;

internet protocol address (IPv 4 address);

a uniform resource locator (Uniform Resource Locator, URL);

fully qualified domain name (Fully Qualified Domain Name, FQDN);

a port number.

As can be seen from the technical solutions of the foregoing embodiments, in embodiments of the present application, first indication information and/or fourth indication information are sent to a mobile network, where the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the mobile network sends address allocation information to the first communication device; the mobile network allowing the first communication device to proxy for first device request address information; the mobile network allowing the first communication device to assign an address to the first device; a service identifier, configured to indicate a service that the first communication device participates in; a service instance identifier, configured to indicate an instance of a service that the communication device participates in; the fourth indication information is used for indicating the mobile network to send address allocation information to the first communication device based on the fourth indication information, and further address allocation information can be acquired from the mobile network to realize address allocation of the devices in the PIN so as to acquire necessary gateway information, thereby ensuring correct communication of the devices in the PIN.

Based on the above embodiment, optionally, the step S310 includes:

the first communication equipment acquires first information;

based on the first information, the first communication device transmits the first indication information.

Optionally, the first communication device learns the first information from the mobile network, in particular the first information may be sent by a second network function, for example the PCF may send the first information to PEMCs and/or PEGCs having configuration information of the same PIN based on configuration information of the acquired PIN. Wherein, the configuration information of the PIN can include at least one of the following: data network name (Data Network Name, DNN); single network slice selection assistance information (Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information, S-NSSAI); default DNN (default DNN); default S-NSSAI (default S-NSSAI); PDU session identification; default PDU session identification; quality of service (Quality of Service, qoS) information that can be used for SMF to grant QoS associated with the PIN.

In one embodiment, the first communication device may obtain the first information through a terminal routing policy (UE Route Selection Policy, urs), i.e. the first information is carried by urs, e.g. the first information may be indicated by a routing descriptor (Router Selection Descriptor, RSD) of the urs.

Optionally, the first information includes at least one of:

the first mapping information is used for indicating the relation between the service identifier or the service instance identifier and PDU session information, namely, the PDU session used for determining the communication of the equipment in the PIN; in one embodiment, the mapping relationship includes at least one of: PIN ID, DNN, S-NSSAI, PDU session ID. It will be appreciated that the first communication device may utilize the mapping relationship to determine which PDU session (identified by at least one of DNN, S-nsai, PDU session ID) to use in a particular PIN (identified by PIN ID);

user terminal routing policy urs p information.

In one embodiment, the mapping relationship may be included in the urs p, or may be sent to the first communication device by another message or with the urs p.

Optionally, the first information is used to instruct the first communication device to send the first instruction information when the PDU session is established or modified.

In one embodiment, the first information may further include information of a protocol data unit PDU session.

Optionally, the information of the PDU session includes at least one of:

a data network name DNN;

single network slice selection auxiliary information S-nsai;

default DNN;

default S-NSSAI;

PDU session identification.

Optionally, the urs information includes at least one of:

a data network name DNN;

single network slice selection auxiliary information S-nsai;

default DNN;

default S-NSSAI;

PDU session identification;

address information;

port information;

a service identifier, configured to indicate the service;

and the service instance identifier is used for indicating the service instance.

Alternatively, the address information may take the form of Packet filter rules (Packet filters).

Optionally, after the first communication device learns the first information, the method further includes:

the first communication device establishes a PDU session or modifies a PDU session for communication of the first device based on the second indication information.

Optionally, based on the first information, the first communication device sends the first indication information at PDU session establishment or PDU session modification. Wherein the PDU session establishment uses PDU SESSION ESTABLISHMENT messages and the PDU session modification uses PDU SESSION MODIFICATION messages. In one embodiment, the PEGC carries a PIN container (i.e. the first indication information) at the time of PDU session establishment or PDU session modification, the PIN container including at least one of: the PIN sessionID, the maximum PINE number (namely the number information), and the control signaling message information are used for identifying the information of the control signaling message. In some embodiments, the control data message includes a protocol message being a PIN protocol message (PIN Protocol message), i.e., a PIN is used to establish a PIN, a PIN device is discovered, etc. for a message related to control signaling in the PIN.

Optionally, the address information includes at least one of:

internet protocol prefix proxy IPv6 prefix delegation;

an internet protocol address IPv4 address;

a uniform resource locator URL;

fully qualified domain name FQDN;

a port number.

In one embodiment, the first indication information may be transmitted through a PDU session established based on the default DNN and/or default S-nsai, or through a PDU session established based on the DNN and/or S-nsai, or through a PDU session indicated by the default PDU session identification.

As shown in fig. 4, the embodiment of the present application further provides an implementation manner of the gateway information, and a specific information interaction flow is as follows:

the PCF obtains configuration information of a PIN corresponding to the PEGC, specifically, the PCF may obtain configuration information of the PIN from the UDM or UDR, and the configuration information may include one or more DNNs, one or more S-nsais, default DNNs, default S-nsais, PDU session identification, default PDU session identification, quality of service information, and the like.

And the PCF sends URSP carrying the first information to the PEGC and/or PEMC with the configuration information of the same PIN based on the configuration information of the PIN. The first information may include at least one of: the second indication information is used for indicating the first communication equipment to send the first indication information; first mapping information, the first mapping information is used for indicating the relation between the service identifier or the service instance identifier and PDU session information; user terminal routing policy urs p information.

The PEGC may send the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information to the mobile network through at least one of the steps A3a-A3b, A4, A5a-A5b according to the first information.

A3a. PEGC sends the first indication information and/or fourth indication information to an AMF, wherein the fourth indication information is used for indicating the mobile network to send address allocation information to a first communication device based on the fourth indication information; the mobile network allowing the first communication device to assign an address to the first device; a service identifier, configured to indicate a service that the first communication device participates in; a service instance identifier, configured to indicate an instance of a service that the communication device participates in; the first indication information includes capability information of the first communication device, the capability information of the first communication device including at least one of: the ability to connect directly with the first device; gateway capability; providing or receiving a capability of the first device to communicate with a mobile network; the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications. In one embodiment, the PEGC may send the first indication information to the AMF via a registration request message (REGISTRATION REQUEST). The first indication information may be contained in one IE of the registration request message, such as a PIN container IE.

The a3b.amf sends indication information comprising capability information of the first communication device to the SMF based on the first indication information.

And A4. The PEGC can establish the PDU session or modify the PDU session according to the first information and send the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information to the SMF.

And the PEGC sends the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information to the PCF, wherein the first indication information comprises the capability information of the first communication equipment. In one embodiment, the PEGC may carry the first indication information in UE policycontainer. The first indication information may be contained in one IE of the registration request message, such as a PIN container IE.

The pcf sends first and/or fourth indication information comprising capability information of the first communication device to the SMF based on the first and/or fourth indication information.

A6. Based on the received first indication information and/or fourth indication information, the SMF sends address allocation information to the PEGC, the address allocation information including at least one of: IP address information; range information of the IP address; DHCP address information; range information of DHCP addresses.

A7. Based on the address allocation information, the PEGC allocates an address for the first device. In one embodiment, the first device is directly connected to the PEGC. Optionally, after the PEGC allocates an address to the first device, the PEGC may send second information to the SMF, for reporting an address allocation result.

As can be seen from the technical solutions of the foregoing embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, by acquiring information first information for instructing the first communication device to send the first instruction information and a protocol data unit PDU session, the first instruction information is sent to a mobile network based on the first information, and then address allocation information may be acquired from the mobile network to implement address allocation for devices in a PIN, so as to acquire necessary gateway information, thereby ensuring correct communication of the devices in the PIN.

According to the gateway information using method provided by the embodiment of the application, the execution body can be a gateway information using device. In the embodiment of the present application, a method for executing a gateway information using device is taken as an example, and the gateway information using device provided in the embodiment of the present application is described.

As shown in fig. 6, the gateway information using apparatus includes: a first execution module 601 and a first transmission module 602.

The first execution module 601 is configured to determine first indication information and/or fourth indication information;

the mobile network sends address allocation information to the gateway information using device;

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

providing the first device with the capability to relay communications;

the first transmission module 602 is configured to send the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information to the mobile network.

Optionally, the first transmission module 602 is configured to learn address allocation information, where the address allocation information is used to allocate an address to the first device.

Optionally, the address allocation information includes at least one of:

internet protocol address information;

range information of internet protocol addresses;

dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) address information;

dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP address range information.

Optionally, the fourth indication information includes: and the quantity information is used for determining the address range or the address quantity in the address allocation information.

Optionally, the first transmission module 602 is configured to receive the fourth indication information from the second communication device.

Optionally, the first execution module 601 is configured to allocate an address to the first device based on the address allocation information.

The first execution module 601 is configured to execute at least one of the following:

assigning an address to the first device based on the internet protocol address information and/or range information of the internet protocol address;

and the first equipment requests the address of the first equipment from a DHCP server indicated by the DHCP address information.

Optionally, the first transmission module 602 is configured to send second information, where the second information is used to indicate an address allocation result of the first device.

Optionally, the second information includes at least one of:

identification information of the first device;

address information of the first device.

Optionally, the address information includes at least one of:

internet protocol prefix proxy IPv6 prefix delegation;

an internet protocol address IPv4 address;

a uniform resource locator URL;

fully qualified domain name FQDN;

a port number.

As can be seen from the technical solutions of the foregoing embodiments, in embodiments of the present application, first indication information is sent to a mobile network, where the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the mobile network sends address allocation information to a gateway information using device; the mobile network allows the gateway information using device to proxy the first equipment request address information; the capability information of the gateway information using device can further obtain address allocation information from the mobile network to realize address allocation of the devices in the PIN so as to obtain necessary gateway information, thereby ensuring correct communication of the devices in the PIN.

Based on the above embodiment, optionally, the first transmission module 602 is configured to:

acquiring first information;

the first information includes at least one of:

first mapping information, the first mapping information is used for indicating the relation between the service identifier or the service instance identifier and PDU session information;

user terminal routing policy urs p information.

Optionally, the first information is used for indicating the gateway information using device to send the first indication information when the PDU session is established or modified.

Optionally, the information of the PDU session includes at least one of:

a data network name DNN;

single network slice selection auxiliary information S-nsai;

default DNN;

default S-NSSAI;

PDU session identification.

Optionally, the urs information includes at least one of:

a data network name DNN;

single network slice selection auxiliary information S-nsai;

default DNN;

default S-NSSAI;

PDU session identification;

address information;

port information;

a service identifier, configured to indicate the service;

Optionally, the first execution module 601 is further configured to establish a PDU session or modify a PDU session based on the second indication information, where the PDU session is used for communication of the first device.

Optionally, the first transmission module 602 is configured to learn the first information from the mobile network.

As can be seen from the technical solutions of the foregoing embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, by acquiring information first information for indicating that the gateway information using device sends the first indication information and a protocol data unit PDU session, the first indication information is sent to a mobile network based on the first information, and then address allocation information may be acquired from the mobile network to implement address allocation for devices in a PIN, so as to acquire necessary gateway information, thereby ensuring correct communication of the devices in the PIN.

The gateway information using device in the embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device, for example, an electronic device with an operating system, or may be a component in the electronic device, for example, an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a terminal, or may be other devices than a terminal. By way of example, terminals may include, but are not limited to, the types of terminals 11 listed above, other devices may be servers, network attached storage (Network Attached Storage, NAS), etc., and embodiments of the application are not specifically limited.

The gateway information using device provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented by the method embodiments of fig. 2 to 5, and achieve the same technical effects, so that repetition is avoided, and no further description is provided here.

As shown in fig. 7, the embodiment of the present application provides a method for using gateway information, where the execution body of the method is a first network function, and the first network function may include SMF, in other words, the method may be executed by software or hardware installed in the first network function. The method comprises the following steps.

S710, the first network function acquires the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information;

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

the first network function performs at least one of the following based on the first indication information and/or fourth indication information:

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

the first communication device is allowed to assign an address to the first device.

Optionally, the address allocation information includes at least one of:

internet protocol address information;

range information of internet protocol addresses;

dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) address information;

dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP address range information.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

the first network function obtains second information from a first communication device, the second information being used to indicate an address allocation result of the first device.

Optionally, the second information includes at least one of:

identification information of the first device;

address information of the first device.

Optionally, the address information includes at least one of:

Internet protocol prefix proxy IPv6 prefix delegation;

an internet protocol address IPv4 address;

a uniform resource locator URL;

fully qualified domain name FQDN;

a port number.

Optionally, the fourth indication information is obtained from the first communication device.

Optionally, the first indication information is obtained from the first communication device.

Optionally, the fourth indication information further includes quantity information, where the quantity information is used to determine an address range or a number of addresses in the address allocation information. In one embodiment, the quantity information is the number of PINs that are most supported in the PIN. In one embodiment, the first network function determines range information of the internet protocol address for the first communication device based on default quantity information, e.g., a default maximum supported quantity of PINs in the PIN.

Step S710 may implement the method embodiments shown in fig. 2-5, and obtain the same technical effects, and some repetitive parts will not be described again.

Based on the above embodiment, optionally, in a case that the first network function does not know the first indication information from the first communication device, releasing the PDU session related to the first indication information;

Transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

A plurality of terminals, including possibly one or more first communication devices and possibly one or more other terminals, establish PDU sessions associated with a service identity or service instance identity, and if none of these terminals indicate first information, this means that the associated service or service instance does not comprise gateway type terminals, does not have the capability to provide the associated service or service instance, the associated PDU sessions established by all of these terminals are not necessary, and may be released in their entirety. .

Optionally, the PDU session related to the first indication information is created for the terminal device.

Optionally, the PDU session related to the first indication information includes at least one of the following:

the PDU session is associated with the service;

the PDU session is associated with the service instance.

As can be seen from the technical solutions of the foregoing embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, by acquiring the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information, address allocation information is further sent to the first communication device based on the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information, so that the first communication device performs address allocation on the devices in the PIN, so as to acquire necessary gateway information, thereby ensuring correct communication of the devices in the PIN.

As shown in fig. 8, the gateway information using apparatus includes: a second transmission module 801 and a third transmission module 802.

The second transmission module 801 is configured to learn first indication information;

And/or;

the third transmission module 802 is configured to learn fourth indication information;

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

Optionally, the second transmission module 801 is further configured to perform at least one of the following based on the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information:

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

Optionally, the address allocation information includes at least one of:

Internet protocol address information;

range information of internet protocol addresses;

dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) address information;

dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP address range information.

Optionally, the second transmission module 801 is further configured to obtain second information from the first communication device, where the second information is used to indicate an address allocation result of the first device.

Optionally, the second information includes at least one of:

identification information of the first device;

address information of the first device.

Optionally, the address information includes at least one of:

internet protocol prefix proxy IPv6 prefix delegation;

an internet protocol address IPv4 address;

a uniform resource locator URL;

fully qualified domain name FQDN;

a port number.

Optionally, the fourth indication information includes quantity information, where the quantity information is used to determine an address range or a number of addresses in the address allocation information. In one embodiment, the quantity information is the number of PINs that are most supported in the PIN.

Based on the above embodiment, optionally, the second transmission module 801 is further configured to release the PDU session related to the first indication information if the first indication information is not known from the first communication device;

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

the PDU session is associated with the service;

The PDU session is associated with the service instance.

The gateway information using device provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented by the method embodiment of fig. 7, and achieve the same technical effects, so that repetition is avoided, and no further description is provided herein.

As shown in fig. 9, the embodiment of the present application provides a method for using gateway information, where the execution body of the method is a second network function, and the second network function may include UDM, UDR and PCF, in other words, the method may be executed by software or hardware installed in the second network function. The method comprises the following steps.

S910, the second network function sends first information to the first communication device;

wherein the first information includes at least one of:

user terminal routing policy urs p information.

Optionally, the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following:

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

Optionally, the first information is used to instruct the first communication device to send the first instruction information when a protocol data unit PDU session is established or modified.

Optionally, the information of the PDU session includes at least one of:

a data network name DNN;

single network slice selection auxiliary information S-nsai;

default DNN;

default S-NSSAI;

PDU session identification.

Optionally, the urs information includes at least one of:

a data network name DNN;

single network slice selection auxiliary information S-nsai;

default DNN;

default S-NSSAI;

PDU session identification;

address information;

port information;

a service identifier, configured to indicate the service;

Optionally, the address information includes at least one of:

Internet protocol prefix proxy IPv6 prefix delegation;

an internet protocol address IPv4 address;

a uniform resource locator URL;

fully qualified domain name FQDN;

a port number.

As can be seen from the technical solutions of the foregoing embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, first information is sent to a first communication device, so that a first network function sends address allocation information to the first communication device, so that the first communication device allocates an address to a device in a PIN, so as to obtain necessary gateway information, thereby ensuring correct communication of the device in the PIN.

As shown in fig. 10, the gateway information using apparatus includes: a fourth transmission module 1001 and a fifth transmission module 1002.

The fourth transmission module 1001 is configured to learn the first information;

and/or the number of the groups of groups,

the fifth transmission module 1002 is configured to send first information to a first communication device;

wherein the first information includes at least one of:

user terminal routing policy urs p information.

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

capability information of the first communication device, the capability information including at least one of the following capabilities of the first communication device:

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

providing or receiving the capability of the first device to communicate with a mobile network;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

Optionally, the information of the PDU session includes at least one of:

a data network name DNN;

Single network slice selection auxiliary information S-nsai;

default DNN;

default S-NSSAI;

PDU session identification.

Optionally, the urs information includes at least one of:

a data network name DNN;

single network slice selection auxiliary information S-nsai;

default DNN;

default S-NSSAI;

PDU session identification;

address information;

port information;

a service identifier, configured to indicate the service;

Optionally, the address information includes at least one of:

internet protocol prefix proxy IPv6 prefix delegation;

an internet protocol address IPv4 address;

a uniform resource locator URL;

fully qualified domain name FQDN;

a port number.

As can be seen from the technical solutions of the foregoing embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, by sending first information to a first communication device and/or sending fourth indication information to a first network function, further, the first network function sends address allocation information to the first communication device, so that the first communication device performs address allocation on devices in a PIN to obtain necessary gateway information, thereby ensuring correct communication of the devices in the PIN.

The gateway information using device provided in this embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented by the method embodiment of fig. 9, and achieve the same technical effects, so that repetition is avoided, and no further description is given here.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 11, the embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device 1100, including a processor 1101 and a memory 1102, where the memory 1102 stores a program or an instruction that can be executed on the processor 1101, for example, when the communication device 1100 is a terminal, the program or the instruction is executed by the processor 1101 to implement each step of the embodiment of the method for using gateway information, and the same technical effect can be achieved. When the communication device 1100 is a network side device, the program or the instruction, when executed by the processor 1101, implements the steps of the method embodiment for using gateway information, and the same technical effects can be achieved, so that repetition is avoided, and no further description is given here.

The embodiment of the application also provides a terminal, which comprises a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used for determining first indication information, and the communication interface is used for sending the first indication information to the mobile network. The terminal embodiment corresponds to the terminal-side method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation manner of the method embodiment can be applied to the terminal embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved. Specifically, fig. 12 is a schematic hardware structure of a terminal implementing an embodiment of the present application.

The terminal 1200 includes, but is not limited to: at least some of the components of the radio frequency unit 1201, the network module 1202, the audio output unit 1203, the input unit 1204, the sensor 1205, the display unit 1206, the user input unit 1207, the interface unit 1208, the memory 1209, and the processor 1210.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terminal 1200 may further include a power source (e.g., a battery) for powering the various components, and the power source may be logically connected to the processor 1210 by a power management system so as to perform functions such as managing charging, discharging, and power consumption by the power management system. The terminal structure shown in fig. 12 does not constitute a limitation of the terminal, and the terminal may include more or less components than shown, or may combine certain components, or may be arranged in different components, which will not be described in detail herein.

It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the input unit 1204 may include a graphics processing unit (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 12041 and a microphone 12042, and the graphics processor 12041 processes image data of still pictures or videos obtained by an image capturing device (such as a camera) in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The display unit 1206 may include a display panel 12061, and the display panel 12061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 1207 includes at least one of a touch panel 12071 and other input devices 12072. The touch panel 12071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 12071 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 12072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, a joystick, and so forth, which are not described in detail herein.

In this embodiment, after receiving downlink data from the network side device, the radio frequency unit 1201 may transmit the downlink data to the processor 1210 for processing; in addition, the radio frequency unit 1201 may send uplink data to the network side device. Typically, the radio frequency unit 1201 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, an amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like.

Memory 1209 may be used to store software programs or instructions as well as various data. The memory 1209 may mainly include a first memory area storing programs or instructions and a second memory area storing data, wherein the first memory area may store an operating system, application programs or instructions (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.) required for at least one function, and the like. Further, the memory 1209 may include volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or the memory 1209 may include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. The non-volatile memory may be a Read-only memory (ROM), a programmable Read-only memory (ProgrammableROM, PROM), an erasable programmable Read-only memory (ErasablePROM, EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable Read-only memory (ElectricallyEPROM, EEPROM), or a flash memory, among others. The volatile memory may be random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double Data Rate SDRAM (ddr SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (Enhanced SDRAM), synchronous DRAM (SLDRAM), and Direct RAM (DRRAM). Memory 1209 in embodiments of the present application includes, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

Processor 1210 may include one or more processing units; optionally, processor 1210 integrates an application processor that primarily processes operations involving an operating system, user interface, application programs, and the like, and a modem processor that primarily processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into processor 1210.

The radio frequency unit 1201 is configured to send the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information to the mobile network.

Processor 1210 is configured to determine the first indication information and/or the fourth indication information.

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

Optionally, the radio frequency unit 1201 is configured to learn address allocation information, where the address allocation information is used to allocate an address to the first device.

Optionally, the address allocation information includes at least one of:

internet protocol address information;

range information of internet protocol addresses;

dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) address information;

dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP address range information.

Optionally, the processor 1210 is configured to allocate an address for the first device based on the address allocation information.

The processor 1210 is configured to perform at least one of:

Optionally, the radio frequency unit 1201 is configured to send second information, where the second information is used to indicate an address allocation result of the first device.

Optionally, the second information includes at least one of:

identification information of the first device;

address information of the first device.

Optionally, the address information includes at least one of:

internet protocol prefix proxy IPv6 prefix delegation;

an internet protocol address IPv4 address;

a uniform resource locator URL;

fully qualified domain name FQDN;

a port number.

Optionally, the radio frequency unit 1201 is configured to: acquiring first information;

the first information includes at least one of:

User terminal routing policy urs p information.

Optionally, the information of the PDU session includes at least one of:

a data network name DNN;

single network slice selection auxiliary information S-nsai;

default DNN;

default S-NSSAI;

PDU session identification.

Optionally, the urs information includes at least one of:

a data network name DNN;

single network slice selection auxiliary information S-nsai;

default DNN;

default S-NSSAI;

PDU session identification;

address information;

port information;

a service identifier, configured to indicate the service;

Optionally, the processor 1210 is further configured to establish a PDU session or modify a PDU session based on the second indication information, where the PDU session is used for communication of the first device.

Optionally, the radio frequency unit 1201 is configured to learn first information from the mobile network.

The embodiment of the application can acquire the address allocation information from the mobile network to realize the address allocation of the devices in the PIN so as to acquire the necessary gateway information, thereby ensuring the correct communication of the devices in the PIN.

Specifically, the embodiment of the application also provides network side equipment. As shown in fig. 13, the network-side device 1300 includes: processor 1301, network interface 1302, and memory 1303. The network interface 1302 is, for example, a common public radio interface (common public radio interface, CPRI).

Specifically, the network side device 1300 according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 1303 and executable on the processor 1301, the processor 1301 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 1303 to execute the methods executed by the respective modules shown in fig. 8 and 10, and achieve the same technical effects, and are not repeated here.

The embodiment of the application further provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or an instruction is stored, where the program or the instruction implements each process of the gateway information using method embodiment when executed by a processor, and the same technical effect can be achieved, so that repetition is avoided, and no detailed description is given here.

Wherein the processor is a processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium may be non-volatile or non-transitory. The readable storage medium may include a computer readable storage medium such as a computer read only memory ROM, a random access memory RAM, a 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, the processor is used for running a program or an instruction, implementing each process of the gateway information using 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 gateway information using 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 application also provides a gateway information using system, which comprises: the terminal can be used for executing the steps of the gateway information using method, and the network side device can be used for executing the steps of the gateway information using method.

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.

Claims

1. A method for using gateway information, comprising:

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

the first communication equipment acquires first information;

the first information includes at least one of:

user terminal routing policy urs p information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first information is used to instruct the first communication device to send the first indication information at PDU session establishment or PDU session modification.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the information of the PDU session comprises at least one of:

A data network name DNN;

single network slice selection auxiliary information S-nsai;

default DNN;

default S-NSSAI;

PDU session identification.

5. A method according to claim 3, wherein the urs p information comprises at least one of:

a data network name DNN;

single network slice selection auxiliary information S-nsai;

default DNN;

default S-NSSAI;

PDU session identification;

address information;

port information;

a service identifier, configured to indicate the service;

6. The method of any of claims 3-5, wherein after the first communication device is aware of the first information, the method further comprises:

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the first communication device is aware of the first information, comprising:

the first communication device learns the first information from the mobile network.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

the first communication device learns address allocation information, and the address allocation information is used for allocating an address to the first device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the address assignment information comprises at least one of:

internet protocol address information;

range information of internet protocol addresses;

dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) address information;

dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP address range information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein after the first communication device learns the address allocation information, the method further comprises:

the first communication device allocates an address to the first device based on the address allocation information, including at least one of:

11. The method of claim 10, wherein after the first communication device assigns an address to the first device based on the address assignment information, the method further comprises:

the first communication device sends second information, and the second information is used for indicating an address allocation result of the first device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the second information comprises at least one of:

identification information of the first device;

address information of the first device.

13. The method according to any of claims 5, 9-12, wherein the address information comprises at least one of:

internet protocol prefix proxy IPv6 prefix delegation;

an internet protocol address IPv4 address;

a uniform resource locator URL;

fully qualified domain name FQDN;

a port number.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the fourth indication information comprises:

15. The method according to claim 1 or 14, characterized in that the method further comprises:

the first communication device receives the fourth indication information from the second communication device.

16. A gateway information using apparatus, comprising:

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

providing the first device with the capability to relay communications;

17. A method for using gateway information, comprising:

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises:

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the address assignment information comprises at least one of:

internet protocol address information;

range information of internet protocol addresses;

dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) address information;

dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP address range information.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises:

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the second information comprises at least one of:

identification information of the first device;

address information of the first device.

22. The method according to any of claims 17-21, wherein the address information comprises at least one of:

internet protocol prefix proxy IPv6 prefix delegation;

an internet protocol address IPv4 address;

a uniform resource locator URL;

fully qualified domain name FQDN;

a port number.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein the fourth indication information is obtained from the first communication device.

24. The method of claim 17, wherein the first indication information is obtained from the first communication device.

25. The method of claim 17, wherein the fourth indication information includes quantity information for determining an address range or a number of addresses in the address allocation information.

26. A gateway information using apparatus, comprising:

and/or;

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

27. A method for using gateway information, comprising:

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

The first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the PDU session associated with the first indication information is created for the terminal device.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the PDU session associated with the first indication information comprises at least one of:

the PDU session is associated with the service;

the PDU session is associated with the service instance.

30. A gateway information using apparatus, comprising:

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

The ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

31. A method for using gateway information, comprising:

wherein the first information includes at least one of:

user terminal routing policy urs p information.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of:

transmitting address allocation information to the first communication device;

the ability to connect directly with the first device;

gateway capability;

the first device is provided with the capability to relay communications.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein the PDU session information comprises at least one of:

a data network name DNN;

single network slice selection auxiliary information S-nsai;

default DNN;

default S-NSSAI;

PDU session identification.

34. The method of claim 31, wherein the urs p information comprises at least one of:

a data network name DNN;

single network slice selection auxiliary information S-nsai;

default DNN;

default S-NSSAI;

PDU session identification;

address information;

port information;

a service identifier, configured to indicate the service;

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the address information comprises at least one of:

internet protocol prefix proxy IPv6 prefix delegation;

An internet protocol address IPv4 address;

a uniform resource locator URL;

fully qualified domain name FQDN;

a port number.

36. A gateway information using apparatus, comprising:

the fourth transmission module is used for acquiring the first information;

and/or the number of the groups of groups,

wherein the first information includes at least one of:

user terminal routing policy urs p information.

37. A terminal 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 of using gateway information according to any one of claims 1 to 15.

38. A network side device comprising a processor and a memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, which when executed by the processor, implement the method of using gateway information according to any one of claims 17 to 25, or implement the method of using gateway information according to any one of claims 27 to 29, or implement the steps of the method of using gateway information according to any one of claims 31 to 35.

39. A readable storage medium, wherein a program or an instruction is stored on the readable storage medium, which when executed by a processor, implements the method of using gateway information according to any one of claims 1 to 15, or implements the method of using gateway information according to any one of claims 17 to 25, or implements the method of using gateway information according to any one of claims 27 to 29, or implements the steps of the method of using gateway information according to any one of claims 31 to 35.