Method and apparatus for transmitting data, and communication system

• US 8,526,513 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2011
• Issued: 09/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Xiao, Ruijie, Leung, Matthew
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahn, Sam K
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ali, Shawkat M
• Application Number:
  US13/302,855
• Publication Number:
  US 20120063526A1
• Time in Patent Office: 651 Days
• Field of Search: 370/229, 370/352, 370/384, 370/401, 370/468, 370/503, 375/224, 375/257, 375/259, 375/260, 375/295, 375/343, 714/748, 714/776
• US Class Current: 375/259
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0018 based on latency requirement
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1835 Buffer management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1854 Scheduling and prioritising arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1874 Buffer management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1887 Scheduling and prioritising arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/245 using preemption
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for transmitting data. In the embodiments of the present invention, whether to send blocking information used to block low priority data sent by an upper layer is determined through monitoring a delay of data during transmission, so as to prevent data overflow in a retransmission buffer of the sending end, thus achieving higher INP protection for the low priority data. Meanwhile, only the low priority data is blocked at this time, therefore, a sending end may further continue receiving high priority data, and mark the high priority data with a flag indicating retransmission is not needed when encapsulating the high priority data, so that a receiving end does not apply for retransmission of the high priority data when receiving the high priority data, thus ensuring the short delay requirement of the high priority data.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting data, comprising:

receiving at a receiver a data unit sent by a sending end;

when it is determined that the data unit comprises a flag indicating that a retransmission is not needed, saving the data unit in a retransmission buffer of the receiving end;

when it is determined that the data unit does not comprise the flag indicating that the retransmission is not needed, judging whether the data unit is a new data unit;

if the data unit is the new data unit, saving the data unit in the retransmission buffer of the receiving end; and

if the data unit is not the new data unit, judging whether the data unit is incorrect;

if the data unit is incorrect, discarding the data unit;

if the data unit is not incorrect, further judging whether the data unit times out;

if the data unit times out, discarding the data unit; and

if the data unit does not time out, saving the data unit in the retransmission buffer of the receiving end;

marking the data unit in the retransmission buffer of the receiving end with an additional flag through monitoring a delay status, wherein the additional flag indicates a processing manner after an upper layer receives the data unit; and

submitting the data unit to the upper layer, so that the upper layer processes the data unit according to the additional flag.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the marking the data unit in the retransmission buffer of the receiving end with the additional flag through monitoring the delay status comprises:

judging whether a data unit not corrected within a high-priority-service delay threshold value exists in the receiving end buffer;

if the data unit not corrected within the high-priority-service delay threshold value exists in the receiving end buffer, and when it is determined that there is a new data unit needed to be submitted to the upper layer and that the data unit is correct, marking the data unit with an additional flag indicating normality; and

when it is determined that there is a new data unit needed to be submitted to the upper layer and that the data unit is incorrect, marking the data unit with an additional flag indicating that high priority service data is retained and low priority service data is discarded; and

if the data unit not corrected within the high-priority-service delay threshold value exists in the receiving end buffer, in one aspect, when it is determined that there is a new data unit needed to be submitted to the upper layer, marking the data unit with the additional flag indicating that the high priority service data is retained and the low priority service data is discarded; and

in the other aspect, performing judgment on the data unit not corrected within the high priority threshold value, and when it is determined that the data unit not corrected within the high-priority-service delay threshold value needs to be submitted, marking the data unit with an additional flag indicating that the low priority service data is retained and the high priority service data is discarded.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the submitting the data unit to the upper layer comprises:

when the data unit in the buffer is marked with the additional flag indicating normality, moving the data unit out of the retransmission buffer of the receiving end and submitting the data unit to the upper layer;

when the data unit in the buffer is marked with the additional flag indicating that the high priority service data is retained and the low priority service data is discarded, copying the data unit and submitting the data unit to the upper layer; and

when the data unit in the buffer is marked with the additional flag indicating that the low priority service data is retained and the high priority service data is discarded, moving the data unit out of the retransmission buffer of the receiving end and submitting the data unit to the upper layer.

4. A communication system, comprising:

a sending end device, configured to monitor a delay of data during transmission;

if the delay is greater than a first delay threshold value, send blocking information used to block low priority data sent by an upper layer;

receive high priority data sent by the upper layer;

encapsulate the high priority data into a data unit;

mark the data unit with a flag indicating that a retransmission is not needed; and

send the data unit to a receiving end device; and

the receiving end device, configured to receive the data unit sent by the sending end device;

when it is determined that the data unit comprises the flag indicating that the retransmission is not needed, save the data unit in a retransmission buffer of the receiving end;

when it is determined that the data unit does not comprise the flag indicating that the retransmission is not needed, judge whether the data unit is a new data unit;

if the data unit is the new data unit, save the data unit in the retransmission buffer of the receiving end;

if the data unit is not the new data unit, judge whether the data unit is incorrect;

if the data unit is incorrect, discard the data unit;

if the data unit is not incorrect, further judge whether the data unit times out;

if the data unit times out, discard the data unit;

if the data unit does not time out, save the data unit in the retransmission buffer of the receiving end;

mark the data unit in the retransmission buffer of the receiving end with an additional flag through monitoring a delay status, wherein the additional flag indicates a processing manner after the upper layer receives the data unit; and

submit the data unit to the upper layer, so that the upper layer processes the data unit according to the additional flag.

5. The communication system according to claim 4, wherein the receiving end device is further configured to:

judge whether a data unit not corrected within a high-priority-service delay threshold value exists in the receiving end buffer;

if the data unit not corrected within the high-priority-service delay threshold value exists in the receiving end buffer, and when it is determined that there is a new data unit needed to be submitted to the upper layer and that the data unit is correct, mark the data unit with an additional flag indicating normality; and

when it is determined that there is a new data unit needed to be submitted to the upper layer and that the data unit is incorrect, mark the data unit with an additional flag indicating that high priority service data is retained and low priority service data is discarded; and

if the data unit not corrected within the high-priority-service delay threshold value exists in the receiving end buffer, in one aspect, when it is determined that there is a new data unit needed to be submitted to the upper layer, mark the data unit with the additional flag indicating that the high priority service data is retained and the low priority service data is discarded; and

in the other aspect, when it is determined that there is not a new data unit needed to be submitted to the upper layer, perform judgment on the data unit not corrected within the high priority threshold value, and when it is determined that the data unit not corrected within the high-priority-service delay threshold value needs to be submitted, mark the data unit with an additional flag indicating that the low priority service data is retained and the high priority service data is discarded.

6. The communication system according to claim 5, wherein the receiving end device is further configured to:

when the data unit in the buffer is marked with the additional flag indicating normality, move the data unit out of the retransmission buffer of the receiving end and submit the data unit to the upper layer;

when the data unit in the buffer is marked with the additional flag indicating that the high priority service data is retained and the low priority service data is discarded, copy the data unit and submit the data unit to the upper layer; and

when the data unit in the buffer is marked with the additional flag indicating that the low priority service data is retained and the high priority service data is discarded, move the data unit out of the retransmission buffer of the receiving end and submit the data unit to the upper layer.

7. A receiving end device, comprising:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a data unit sent by a sending end;

a flag identification unit, configured to determine whether the data unit received by the receiving unit comprises a flag indicating that a retransmission is not needed;

a newness and oldness judgment unit, configured to judge whether the data unit is a new data unit when the flag identification unit determines that the data unit does not comprise the flag indicating that the retransmission is not needed;

a storage unit, configured to save the data unit in a retransmission buffer of the receiving end when the flag identification unit determines that the data unit comprises the flag indicating that the retransmission is not needed, or when the newness and oldness judgment unit judges that the data unit is a new data unit;

a correctness judgment unit, configured to judge whether the data unit is incorrect when the newness and oldness judgment unit judges that the data unit is not a new data unit;

a time-out judgment unit, configured to judge whether the data unit times out when the correctness judgment unit judges that the data unit is not incorrect; and

a discarding unit, configured to discard the data unit when the correctness judgment unit judges that the data unit is incorrect;

or discard the data unit when the time-out judgment unit judges that the data unit times out;

an additional flag unit, configured to mark the data unit in the retransmission buffer of the receiving end with an additional flag through monitoring a delay status, wherein the additional flag indicates a processing manner after an upper layer receives the data unit; and

a submission unit, configured to submit the data unit marked by the additional flag unit to the upper layer, so that the upper layer processes the data unit according to the additional flag.

8. The receiving end device according to claim 7, wherein the additional flag unit is further configured to:

judge whether a data unit not corrected within a high-priority-service delay threshold value exists in the receiving end buffer;

if the data unit not corrected within the high-priority-service delay threshold value exists in the receiving end buffer, and when it is determined that there is a new data unit needed to be submitted to the upper layer and that the data unit is correct, mark the data unit with an additional flag indicating normality; and

when it is determined that there is a new data unit needed to be submitted to the upper layer and that the data unit is incorrect, mark the data unit with an additional flag indicating that high priority service data is retained and low priority service data is discarded; and

if the data unit not corrected within the high-priority-service delay threshold value exists in the receiving end buffer, in one aspect, when it is determined that there is a new data unit needed to be submitted to the upper layer, mark the data unit with the additional flag indicating that the high priority service data is retained and the low priority service data is discarded; and

in the other aspect, when it is determined that there is not a new data unit needed to be submitted to the upper layer, perform judgment on the data unit not corrected within the high priority threshold value, and when it is determined that the data unit not corrected within the high-priority-service delay threshold value needs to be submitted, mark the data unit with an additional flag indicating that the low priority service data is retained and the high priority service data is discarded.

9. The receiving end device according to claim 8, wherein the submitting unit is further configured to:

when the data unit in the buffer is marked with the additional flag indicating normality, move the data unit out of the retransmission buffer of the receiving end and submitting the data unit to the upper layer;

when the data unit in the buffer is marked with the additional flag indicating that the high priority service data is retained and the low priority service data is discarded, copy the data unit and submit the data unit to the upper layer; and

when the data unit in the buffer is marked with the additional flag indicating that the low priority service data is retained and the high priority service data is discarded, move the data unit out of the retransmission buffer of the receiving end and submit the data unit to the upper layer.