Data transmission method and system, and related apparatus

• US 10,419,991 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2016
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wang, Bin, Wang, Enbo, Zhao, Qiyong, Peng, Chenghui
• Primary Examiner(s): Mitchell, Nathan A
• Application Number:
  US15/348,171
• Publication Number:
  US 20170064596A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,041 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/04 Protocols for data compression, e.g. ROHC
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0033 with transfer of context information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0061 of neighbour cell information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/08 Reselecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/001 Synchronization between nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/12 between access points and access point controllers

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application disclose a data transmission method and system, and a related apparatus. The method in the embodiments of the present application includes: when a network-side data transmission apparatus detects that a terminal is handed over from being served by a source base station to being served by a target base station, determining whether the source base station and the target base station have a wireless network transmission optimization (WNTO) technical capability; and completing transmission of uplink data or downlink data according to each determined WNTO technical capability of the source base station and the target base station, which effectively improves data transmission efficiency in a wireless network.

Claims

1. A data transmission method, comprising:

detecting, by a data transmission apparatus, that a terminal is handed over from being served by a source base station to being served by a target base station;

determining, by the data transmission apparatus according to a fingerprint database, whether the source base station and the target base station have a wireless network transmission optimization (WNTO) technical capability; and

completing data transmission according to each determined WNTO technical capability of the source base station and the target base station,

wherein

the determining, by the data transmission apparatus, whether the source base station and the target base station have the wireless network transmission optimization (WNTO) technical capability comprises;

determining, by the data transmission apparatus, that both the source base station and the target base station have the WNTO technical capability, and

the completing the data transmission according to each determined WNTO technical capability of the source base station and the target base station comprises;

sending, by the data transmission apparatus, a synchronization command message to the source base station, so that the source base station synchronizes the fingerprint database to the target base station, wherein the synchronization command message carries an identifier of the terminal and an identifier of the target base station; and

when the source base station successfully synchronizes the fingerprint database to the target base station,

compressing, by the data transmission apparatus, downlink data by using a WNTO technology, and

sending, to the target base station, compressed downlink data obtained after the downlink data is compressed by using the WNTO technology, so that the target base station decompresses the compressed downlink data according to the fingerprint database by using the WNTO technology.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining whether the source base station and the target base station have the WNTO technical capability comprises:

when the terminal is detected as being handed over,

obtaining, by the data transmission apparatus, the identifier of the terminal, an identifier of the source base station, and the identifier of the target base station,

determining, by the data transmission apparatus, according to the identifier of the source base station, whether the source base station has the WNTO technical capability, and

determining, by the data transmission apparatus, according to the identifier of the target base station, whether the target base station has the WNTO technical capability.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

when the source base station does not successfully synchronize the fingerprint database to the target base station, directly sending, by the data transmission apparatus, the downlink data to the target base station.

2. A data transmission apparatus, wherein the data transmission apparatus comprises:

a processor, a memory, and an interface that are coupled via a bus, wherein the interface is configured to communicate with another network element, the memory is configured to store instructions, and the processor is configured to execute the instructions to;

detect that a terminal is handed over from being served by a source base station to being served by a target base station;

determine, according to a fingerprint database, whether the source base station and the target base station have a wireless network transmission optimization (WNTO) technical capability; and

complete data transmission according to each determined WNTO technical capability of the source base station and the target base station,

wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to;

determine that both the source base station and the target base station have the WNTO technical capability;

send, via the interface, a synchronization command message to the source base station, so that the source base station synchronizes the fingerprint database to the target base station, wherein the synchronization command message carries an identifier of the terminal and an identifier of the target base station; and

when the source base station successfully synchronizes the fingerprint database to the target base station,

compress downlink data by using a WNTO technology, and

send, via the interface, to the target base station, compressed downlink data obtained after the downlink data is compressed by using the WNTO technology, so that the target base station decompresses the compressed downlink data according to the fingerprint database by using the WNTO technology.

6. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

when the terminal is detected as being handed over,

obtain the identifier of the terminal, an identifier of the source base station, and the identifier of the target base station,

determine, according to the identifier of the source base station, whether the source base station has the WNTO technical capability, and

determine, according to the identifier of the target base station, whether the target base station has the WNTO technical capability.

7. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

directly send, via the interface, the downlink data to the target base station, when the source base station does not successfully synchronize the fingerprint database to the target base station.

3. A data transmission system, comprising:

a data transmission apparatus, a source base station, and a target base station,

wherein the data transmission apparatus comprises;

a processor, a memory, and an interface that are coupled via a bus,

wherein the interface is configured to communicate with another network element, the memory is configured to store instructions, and the processor executes the instructions to;

detecting that a terminal is handed over from being served by the source base station to being served by the target base station;

determine, according to a fingerprint database, whether the source base station and the target base station have a wireless network transmission optimization (WNTO) technical capability; and

complete data transmission according to each determined WNTO technical capability of the source base station and the target base station,

wherein the processor executes the instructions to;

determine that both the source base station and the target base station have the WNTO technical capability;

send, via the interface, a synchronization command message to the source base station, so that the source base station synchronizes the fingerprint database to the target base station, wherein the synchronization command message carries an identifier of the terminal and an identifier of the target base station; and

when the source base station successfully synchronizes the fingerprint database to the target base station,

compress downlink data by using a WNTO technology, and

send, via the interface, to the target base station, compressed downlink data obtained after the downlink data is compressed by using the WNTO technology, so that the target base station decompresses the compressed downlink data according to the fingerprint database by using the WNTO technology.