Service processing method and apparatus

• US 10,485,047 B2
• Filed: 03/23/2018
• Issued: 11/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honor Device Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Chong, Weiwei, Wu, Xiaobo
• Primary Examiner(s): Faroul, Farah
• Application Number:
  US15/933,976
• Publication Number:
  US 20180213586A1
• Time in Patent Office: 606 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0231 based on communication conditions dynamic wireless traffic scheduling definition based on channel quality criteria H04W72/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0278 using buffer status reports dynamic wireless traffic scheduling definition H04W72/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0022 for transferring data sessions between adjacent core network technologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00226 wherein the core network technologies comprise IP multimedia system [IMS], e.g. single radio voice call continuity [SRVCC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/06 based on traffic conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/56 based on priority criteria
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/18 Management of setup rejection or failure

Abstract

A service processing method and an apparatus are provided. The method may include receiving, by an access network device, a connection setup message sent by user equipment (UE), where the connection setup message includes first voice session indication information that indicates that the connection setup message is sent due to a Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) voice session. The method may also include preferentially allocating, by the access network device within a first time period that is after the access network device receives the connection setup message, an uplink transmission resource to the UE if receiving a resource scheduling request message sent by the UE.

Claims

1. A service processing method, wherein the method comprises:

sending, by user equipment (UE), a connection setup message to an access network device, wherein the connection setup message comprises first voice session indication information that indicates that the connection setup message is sent due to a Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) voice session; and

sending, by the UE, a resource scheduling request message to the access network device, and transmitting an uplink data packet according to an uplink transmission resource allocated by the access network device, wherein the uplink transmission resource is allocated by the access network device to the UE when the resource scheduling request message is received by the access network device within a first time period that is associated with a setup duration of a VoLTE voice session after the access network device receives the connection setup message sent by the UE.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending, by user equipment UE, a connection setup message to an access network device, wherein the connection setup message comprises first voice session indication information that indicates that the connection setup message is sent due to a VoLTE voice session, comprises:

sending, by the UE, the connection setup message to the access network device, wherein the connection setup message comprises originating voice session indication information that indicates that the connection setup message is sent due to the originating VoLTE voice session.

3. The method according to claim 2, before the sending, by the UE, the connection setup message to the access network device, further comprising:

receiving, by the UE, a paging message sent by the access network device; and

determining, by the UE, that the paging message comprises second voice session indication information.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending, by user equipment UE, a connection setup message to an access network device, wherein the connection setup message comprises first voice session indication information that indicates that the connection setup message is sent due to a VoLTE voice session, comprises:

sending, by the UE, the connection setup message to the access network device, wherein the connection setup message comprises terminated voice session indication information that indicates that the connection setup message is sent due to the terminated VoLTE voice session.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the connection setup message comprises one or more of the following:

an radio resource control (RRC) connection setup request message;

or

an RRC connection setup complete message.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the resource scheduling request message comprises one or more of the following:

a schedule request (SR);

or

a buffer status report (BSR).

7. An access network device, comprising:

a transceiver, configured to receive a connection setup message sent by user equipment (UE), wherein the connection setup message comprises first voice session indication information that indicates that the connection setup message is sent due to a Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) voice session; and

configured to receive a resource scheduling request message sent by the UE; and

a processor, configured to allocate an uplink transmission resource to the UE if the transceiver receives the resource scheduling request message sent by the UE within a first time period that is associated with a setup duration of a VOLTE voice session after the connection setup message is received.

8. The access network device according to claim 7, wherein

the transceiver is configured to receive a downlink data packet to be sent to the UE;

the processor is configured to allocate, within a second time period that is after the connection setup message is received, a downlink transmission resource if the transceiver receives the downlink data packet to be sent to the UE; and

the processor is configured to send the downlink data packet to the UE by using the downlink transmission resource.

9. The access network device according to claim 7, wherein the access network device further comprises a first timer;

the processor is configured to start the first timer after the connection setup message is received, wherein timing duration of the first timer is the first time period; and

the processor is configured to allocate, before the first timer expires, the uplink transmission resource to the UE if the transceiver receives the resource scheduling request message sent by the UE.

10. The access network device according to claim 7, wherein the access network device further comprises a second timer;

the processor is configured to start the second timer after the connection setup message is received, wherein timing duration of the second timer is the second time period; and

the processor is configured to allocate, before the second timer expires, the downlink transmission resource if the transceiver receives the downlink data packet to be sent to the UE.

11. The access network device according to claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to:

determine that the downlink data packet is transmitted on a VoLTE voice signaling plane bearer, wherein the VoLTE voice signaling plane bearer is a bearer available for transmission of VoLTE voice session signaling.

12. The access network device according to claim 7, wherein the transceiver is configured to:

send a paging message to the UE, wherein the paging message comprises second voice session indication information that indicates that the paging message is sent due to a terminated VoLTE voice session.

13. The access network device according to claim 7, wherein a value of a quality of service class identifier (QCI) of the VoLTE voice signaling plane bearer is 5.

14. The access network device according to claim 7, wherein the connection setup message comprises one or more of the following:

an radio resource control (RRC) connection setup request message;

or

an RRC connection setup complete message.

15. The access network device according to claim 7, wherein the resource scheduling request message comprises one or more of the following:

a schedule request (SR);

or

a buffer status report (BSR).

16. User equipment (UE), comprising:

a transceiver, configured to send a connection setup message to an access network device, wherein the connection setup message comprises first voice session indication information that indicates that the connection setup message is sent due to a Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) voice session;

wherein

the transceiver is configured to;

send a resource scheduling request message to the access network device, and transmit an uplink data packet according to an uplink transmission resource allocated by the access network device, wherein the uplink transmission resource is allocated by the access network device to the UE when the resource scheduling request message is received by the access network device within a first time period that is associated with a setup duration of a VoLTE voice session after the access network device receives the connection setup message sent by the UE.

17. The user equipment according to claim 16, wherein the user equipment further comprises a processor, wherein

the processor is configured to determine that an originating VoLTE voice session needs to be set up;

and

the transceiver is configured to send the connection setup message to the access network device, wherein the connection setup message comprises originating voice session indication information that indicates that the connection setup message is sent due to the originating VoLTE voice session.

18. The user equipment according to claim 17, wherein the transceiver is configured to receive a paging message sent by the access network device;

and

the processor is configured to determine that the paging message comprises second voice session indication information.

19. The user equipment according to claim 16, wherein the user equipment further comprises a processor, wherein

the processor is configured to determine that a terminated VoLTE voice session needs to be set up;

and

the transceiver is configured to send the connection setup message to the access network device, wherein the connection setup message comprises terminated voice session indication information that indicates that the connection setup message is sent due to the terminated VoLTE voice session.