Method and device for establishing association between terminal devices
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1. A method for establishing an association between terminal devices, comprising:
- transmitting, by a first terminal device, information of terminal capabilities to a network device, the information of terminal capabilities being used to indicate that the first terminal device has capabilities of receiving and forwarding data;
receiving, by the first terminal device, confirmation information transmitted by the network device and used to confirm that the first terminal device has the capabilities of receiving and forwarding data;
after receiving the confirmation information, receiving, by the first terminal device, association request information transmitted by the second terminal device, the association request information carrying device information of the second terminal device;
determining, by the first terminal device, whether to establish the association with the second terminal device according to stored association information and the device information of the second terminal device;
wherein the association information is used to indicate the device associated with the first terminal device; and
when the first terminal device determines to establish the association with the second terminal device, establishing, by the first terminal device, the association with the second terminal device;
the method further comprises;
receiving, by the first terminal device, a cluster identifier (ID) transmitted by the network device, the cluster ID being used to temporarily identify a cluster to which the first terminal device pertains, the cluster ID being allocated to the first terminal device when the network device determines that the first terminal device has the capabilities of receiving and forwarding data;
wherein the cluster ID is determined according to identification of the first terminal device; and
transmitting, by the first terminal device, the cluster ID to the second terminal device, so that the second terminal device determines, before transmitting data to the first terminal device or receiving data from the first terminal device, according to the cluster ID, whether the first terminal device is accessible and resources occupied for the data transmission or reception.
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Abstract
Provided are terminal devices and a method for establishing association between terminal devices. A first terminal device transmits information of terminal capabilities to a network device, the information of terminal capabilities being used to indicate that the terminal device has capabilities of receiving and forwarding data. The first terminal device receives confirmation information for confirming that the terminal device has the capabilities of receiving and forwarding data, from the network device. The first terminal device establishes an association with a second terminal device according to the confirmation information.
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1. A method for establishing an association between terminal devices, comprising:
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transmitting, by a first terminal device, information of terminal capabilities to a network device, the information of terminal capabilities being used to indicate that the first terminal device has capabilities of receiving and forwarding data; receiving, by the first terminal device, confirmation information transmitted by the network device and used to confirm that the first terminal device has the capabilities of receiving and forwarding data; after receiving the confirmation information, receiving, by the first terminal device, association request information transmitted by the second terminal device, the association request information carrying device information of the second terminal device; determining, by the first terminal device, whether to establish the association with the second terminal device according to stored association information and the device information of the second terminal device;
wherein the association information is used to indicate the device associated with the first terminal device; andwhen the first terminal device determines to establish the association with the second terminal device, establishing, by the first terminal device, the association with the second terminal device; the method further comprises; receiving, by the first terminal device, a cluster identifier (ID) transmitted by the network device, the cluster ID being used to temporarily identify a cluster to which the first terminal device pertains, the cluster ID being allocated to the first terminal device when the network device determines that the first terminal device has the capabilities of receiving and forwarding data;
wherein the cluster ID is determined according to identification of the first terminal device; andtransmitting, by the first terminal device, the cluster ID to the second terminal device, so that the second terminal device determines, before transmitting data to the first terminal device or receiving data from the first terminal device, according to the cluster ID, whether the first terminal device is accessible and resources occupied for the data transmission or reception. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for establishing an association between terminal devices, comprising:
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receiving, by a second terminal device, a cluster identifier (ID) transmitted by a first terminal device, the cluster ID being used to temporarily identify a cluster, to which the first terminal device pertains, the cluster ID being allocated to the first terminal device and transmitted to the first terminal device by a network device when determining that the first terminal device has capabilities of receiving and forwarding data;
wherein the cluster ID is determined according to identification of the first terminal device;transmitting, by the second terminal device, association request information to the first terminal device, the association request information carrying device information of the second terminal device; and when receiving association confirmation information transmitted by the first terminal device, storing, by the second terminal device, the cluster ID to establish the association with the first terminal device, wherein the association confirmation information is transmitted to the second terminal device by the first terminal device when a user or the first terminal device determines, according to the device information, to establish the association between the first terminal device and the second terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A terminal device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform one or more actions comprising; transmitting information of terminal capabilities to a network device, the information of terminal capabilities being used to indicate that the terminal device has capabilities of receiving and forwarding data, receiving confirmation information for confirming that the terminal device has the capabilities of receiving and forwarding data from the network device; after receiving the confirmation information, receiving association request information transmitted by a second terminal device, the association request information carrying device information of the second terminal device; determining whether to establish the association with the second terminal device according to stored association information and the device information of the second terminal device;
wherein the association information is used to indicate the device associated with the terminal device; andwhen the terminal device determines to establish the association with the second terminal device, establishing the association with the second terminal device; the processor is further configured to perform; receiving a cluster identifier (ID) transmitted by the network device, the cluster ID being used to temporarily identify a cluster to which the terminal device pertains, the cluster ID being allocated to the terminal device when the network device determines that the terminal device has the capabilities of receiving and forwarding data;
wherein the cluster ID is determined according to identification of the terminal device; andtransmitting the cluster ID to the second terminal device, so that the second terminal device determines, before transmitting data to the terminal device or receiving data from the terminal device, according to the cluster ID, whether the terminal device is accessible and resources occupied for the data transmission or reception. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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