VOICE SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS

• US 20190007936A1
• Filed: 09/06/2018
• Published: 01/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2016
• 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: CHEN, Jun, ZHENG, Xiaoxiao
• Granted Patent: US 10,966,208 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/22 Negotiating communication rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/10 between terminal device and access point, i.e. wireless air interface

Abstract

A voice service processing method and an apparatus are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a base station, voice configuration indication information from user equipment (UE), where the voice configuration indication information is used to indicate at least one voice configuration supported by the UE; and configuring, by the base station, a voice transmission scheme for the UE based on the voice configuration indication information. The UE can initiate a voice service on a 5G network, and a high-quality and convenient voice service can be provided for a user.

Claims

1. A voice service processing method, comprising:

accessing, by a user equipment (UE), a base station; and

sending, by the UE, voice configuration indication information to the base station, wherein the voice configuration indication information is used to indicate at least one voice configuration supported by the UE, so that the base station configures a voice transmission scheme for the UE based on the voice configuration indication information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending the voice configuration indication information to the base station comprises:

sending, by the UE, first indication information to the base station, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate that the UE supports a 5^th generation (5G) wireless communications technology and a next generation IP multimedia subsystem (NG-IMS), so that the base station configures a first voice transmission scheme for the UE based on the first indication information, and wherein the first voice transmission scheme is a transmission path of a voice service that is from a 5G core network (CN) to the NG-IMS.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending the voice configuration indication information to the base station comprises:

sending, by the UE, second indication information to the base station, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate that the UE supports a 5^th generation (5G) wireless communications technology and an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS), so that the base station configures a second voice transmission scheme for the UE based on the second indication information, and wherein the second voice transmission scheme is a transmission path of a voice service that is from a 5G core network (CN) to the IMS.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending the voice configuration indication information to the base station comprises:

sending, by the UE, third indication information to the base station, wherein the third indication information is used to indicate that the UE supports a mobile switching center (MSC) or an enhanced mobile switching center (eMSC), so that the base station configures a third voice transmission scheme for the UE based on the third indication information, and wherein the third voice transmission scheme is a transmission path of a voice service that is from the MSC or the eMSC to an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS).

5. The method according to claim 1, after sending the voice configuration indication information, further comprising:

sending, by the UE, voice service indication information to the base station, wherein the voice service indication information is used to indicate at least one voice service supported by the UE, so that the base station configures at least one air interface (AI) for the UE based on the voice service indication information, wherein each AI is used to carry at least one voice service.

6. A base station, comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive voice configuration indication information from a user equipment (UE), wherein the voice configuration indication information is used to indicate at least one voice configuration supported by the UE; and

a processor, configured to configure a voice transmission scheme for the UE based on the voice configuration indication information.

7. The base station according to claim 6, wherein the receiver is configured to:

receive first indication information from the UE, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate that the UE supports a 5^th generation (5G) wireless communications technology and a next generation IP multimedia subsystem (NG-IMS); and

the processor is configured to;

configure a first voice transmission scheme for the UE based on the first indication information, wherein the first voice transmission scheme is a transmission path of a voice service that is from a 5G core network (CN) to the NG-IMS.

8. The base station according to claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to:

establish a voice channel from the 5G CN to the NG-IMS based on the first indication information; and

send a voice channel establishment indication message to the UE, wherein the voice channel establishment indication message is used to indicate that the transmission path of the voice service of the UE is from the 5G CN to the NG-IMS.

9. The base station according to claim 6, wherein the receiver is configured to:

receive second indication information from the UE, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate that the UE supports a 5^th generation (5G) wireless communications technology and an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS); and

the processor is configured to;

configure a second voice transmission scheme for the UE based on the second indication information, wherein the second voice transmission scheme is a transmission path of a voice service that is from a 5G core network (CN) to the IMS.

10. The base station according to claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to:

establish a voice channel from the 5G CN to the IMS based on the second indication information; and

send a voice channel establishment indication message to the UE, wherein the voice channel establishment indication message is used to indicate that the transmission path of the voice service of the UE is from the 5G CN to the IMS.

11. The base station according to claim 6, wherein the receiver is configured to:

receive third indication information from the UE, wherein the third indication information is used to indicate that the UE supports a mobile switching center (MSC) or an enhanced mobile switching center (eMSC); and

the processor is configured to;

configure a third voice transmission scheme for the UE based on the third indication information, wherein the third voice transmission scheme is a transmission path of a voice service that is from the MSC or the eMSC to an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS).

12. The base station according to claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to:

establish a voice channel from the MSC or the eMSC to the IMS based on the third indication information; and

send a voice channel establishment indication message to the UE, wherein the voice channel establishment indication message is used to indicate that the transmission path of the voice service of the UE is from the MSC or the eMSC to the IMS.

13. The base station according to claim 6, wherein the receiver is further configured to:

receive voice service indication information from the UE, wherein the voice service indication information is used to indicate at least one voice service supported by the UE; and

the processor is further configured to;

configure at least one air interface (AI) for the UE based on the voice service indication information, wherein each AI is used to carry at least one voice service.

14. The base station according to claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to:

select at least one unoccupied AI based on the voice service indication information, and configure the at least one unoccupied AI for the UE.

15. The base station according to claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to:

select, based on the voice service indication information, at least one AI whose occupancy is less than a preset value, and configure, for the UE, the at least one AI whose occupancy is less than the preset value.

16. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a processor, configured to access a base station; and

a transmitter, configured to send voice configuration indication information to the base station after the UE accesses the base station, wherein the voice configuration indication information is used to indicate at least one voice configuration supported by the UE, so that the base station configures a voice transmission scheme for the UE based on the voice configuration indication information.

17. The user equipment according to claim 16, wherein the transmitter is configured to:

send first indication information to the base station, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate that the UE supports a 5^th generation (5G) wireless communications technology and a next generation IP multimedia subsystem (NG-IMS), so that the base station configures a first voice transmission scheme for the UE based on the first indication information, and wherein the first voice transmission scheme is a transmission path of a voice service that is from a 5G core network (CN) to the NG-IMS.

18. The user equipment according to claim 16, wherein the transmitter is configured to:

send second indication information to the base station, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate that the UE supports a 5^th generation (5G) wireless communications technology and an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS), so that the base station configures a second voice transmission scheme for the UE based on the second indication information, and the second voice transmission scheme is a transmission path of a voice service that is from a 5G core network (CN) to the IMS.

19. The user equipment according to claim 16, wherein the transmitter is configured to:

send third indication information to the base station, wherein the third indication information is used to indicate that the UE supports a mobile switching center (MSC) or an enhanced mobile switching center (eMSC), so that the base station configures a third voice transmission scheme for the UE based on the third indication information, and the third voice transmission scheme is a transmission path of a voice service that is from the MSC or the eMSC to an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS).

20. The user equipment according to claim 16, wherein the transmitter is further configured to:

send voice service indication information to the base station, wherein the voice service indication information is used to indicate at least one voice service supported by the UE, so that the base station configures at least one air interface (AI) for the UE based on the voice service indication information, wherein each AI is used to carry at least one voice service.