Short range communications method, device, and system

• US 9,585,187 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2015
• Issued: 02/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2012
• 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: Guo, Xiaolong, Li, Yue, Yang, Fei
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Simon
• Application Number:
  US14/719,563
• Publication Number:
  US 20150257193A1
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• Field of Search: 455 412- 413, 455/507, 455/517
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/16 Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a short range communications method, device, and system, and relate to the field of communications, so that a user equipment (UE) can distinguish, on a short range link, a radio bearer corresponding to transmission of data information. The method includes: establishing, by a benefited UE, a mapping between a short range bearer and a first radio bearer, where a mapping is performed between the short range bearer and a second radio bearer on a supporting UE side, and a mapping is performed between the first radio bearer and the second radio bearer on a base station side; and performing, by the benefited UE, data receiving and sending by using the mapping between the first radio bearer and the short range bearer.

Claims

1. A short range communications method, comprising:

establishing, by a benefited user equipment (UE), a mapping between a short range bearer and a first radio bearer, wherein

the first radio bearer is a benefited radio bearer of the benefited UE,

the short range bearer is a bearer set up to assist a supporting UE in communication with the benefited UE,

a mapping is performed between the short range bearer and a second radio bearer on a supporting UE side, and

the second radio bearer is a radio bearer set up for the supporting UE to assist the first radio bearer, and

a mapping is performed between the first radio bearer and the second radio bearer on a base station side; and

performing, by the benefited UE, data receiving and sending by using the mapping between the first radio bearer and the short range bearer.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

before establishing, by the benefited UE, the mapping between the short range bearer and the first radio bearer, the method further comprises;

receiving, by the benefited UE, a first reconfiguration message sent by a base station, and setting up the first radio bearer according to the first reconfiguration message; and

establishing, by the benefited UE, the mapping between the short range bearer and the first radio bearer comprises;

establishing, by the benefited UE, the mapping between the short range bearer and the first radio bearer according to the first reconfiguration message.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein after receiving, by the benefited UE, the first reconfiguration message sent by the base station, the method further comprises:

setting up, by the benefited UE, the short range bearer according to first short range bearer configuration information in the first reconfiguration message.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

before establishing, by the benefited UE, a mapping between the short range bearer and the first radio bearer, the method further comprises;

receiving, by the benefited UE, a bearer setup message sent by a base station, and setting up the first radio bearer according to the bearer setup message;

the method further comprises;

receiving, by the benefited UE, a first reconfiguration message sent by the base station; and

establishing, by the benefited UE, the mapping between the short range bearer and the first radio bearer comprises;

establishing, by the benefited UE, the mapping between the short range bearer and the first radio bearer according to the first reconfiguration message.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the method further comprises;

acquiring, by the benefited UE, a first short range bearer identifier and a first radio bearer identifier that are configured by the base station, wherein the first short range bearer identifier corresponds to the short range bearer on a benefited UE side, and the first radio bearer identifier corresponds to the first radio bearer; and

establishing, by the benefited UE, the mapping between a short range bearer and the first radio bearer comprises;

establishing, by the benefited UE, the mapping between the short range bearer and the first radio bearer by using a mapping between the first short range bearer identifier and the first radio bearer identifier.

6. A short range communications method, comprising:

establishing, by a supporting user equipment (UE), a mapping between a short range bearer and a second radio bearer, wherein the second radio bearer is a radio bearer set up for the supporting UE to assist a first radio bearer, the short range bearer is a bearer set up to assist the supporting UE in communication with a benefited UE, a mapping is performed between the short range bearer and the first radio bearer on a benefited UE side, the first radio bearer is a benefited radio bearer of the benefited UE, and a mapping is performed between the first radio bearer and the second radio bearer on a base station side; and

performing, by the supporting UE, data receiving and sending by using the mapping between the second radio bearer and the short range bearer.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein:

before establishing, by the supporting UE, the mapping between the short range bearer and the second radio bearer, the method further comprises;

receiving, by the supporting UE, a second reconfiguration message sent by a base station, and setting up the second radio bearer according to the second reconfiguration message; and

establishing, by the supporting UE, the mapping between the short range bearer and the second radio bearer comprises;

establishing, by the supporting UE, the mapping between the short range bearer and the second radio bearer according to the second reconfiguration message.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein:

before establishing, by the supporting UE, the mapping between the short range bearer and the second radio bearer, the method further comprises;

receiving, by the supporting UE, a bearer setup message sent by a base station, and setting up the second radio bearer according to the bearer setup message;

the method further comprises;

receiving, by the supporting UE, a second reconfiguration message sent by the base station; and

establishing, by the supporting UE, a mapping between the short range bearer and the second radio bearer comprises;

establishing, by the supporting UE, the mapping between the short range bearer and the second radio bearer according to the second reconfiguration message.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein after receiving, by the supporting UE, a second reconfiguration message sent by a base station, the method further comprises:

setting up, by the supporting UE, the short range bearer according to second short range bearer configuration information in the second reconfiguration message.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein:

the method further comprises;

acquiring, by the supporting UE, a second short range bearer identifier and a second radio bearer identifier that are configured by the base station, wherein the second short range bearer identifier corresponds to the short range bearer on a supporting UE side, and the second radio bearer identifier corresponds to the second radio bearer; and

establishing, by the supporting UE, the mapping between a short range bearer and the second radio bearer comprises;

establishing, by the supporting UE, the mapping between the short range bearer and the second radio bearer by using a mapping between the second short range bearer identifier and the second radio bearer identifier.

11. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a processor, configured to establish a mapping between a short range bearer and a first radio bearer, wherein the first radio bearer is a benefited radio bearer of a benefited UE, the short range bearer is a bearer set up to assist a supporting UE in communication with the benefited UE, a mapping is performed between the short range bearer and a second radio bearer on a supporting UE side, and the second radio bearer is a radio bearer set up for the supporting UE to assist the first radio bearer, and a mapping is performed between the first radio bearer and the second radio bearer on a base station side; and

a transmitter, configured to perform data receiving and sending by using the mapping established by the processor between the first radio bearer and the short range bearer.

12. The UE according to claim 11, wherein:

the transmitter is further configured to;

before the processor establishes the mapping between the short range bearer and the first radio bearer, receive a first reconfiguration message sent by a base station; and

the processor is further configured to;

set up the first radio bearer according to the first reconfiguration message, and establish the mapping between the short range bearer and the first radio bearer according to the first reconfiguration message received by the transceiver unit.

13. The UE according to claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to:

after the transmitter receives the first reconfiguration message sent by the base station, set up the short range bearer according to first short range bearer configuration information in the first reconfiguration message.

14. The UE according to claim 11, wherein:

the transmitter is further configured to;

before the processor establishes the mapping between the short range bearer and the first radio bearer, receive a bearer setup message sent by a base station;

the processor is further configured to set up the first radio bearer according to the bearer setup message;

the transmitter is further configured to receive a first reconfiguration message sent by the base station; and

the processor is configured to establish the mapping between the short range bearer and the first radio bearer according to the first reconfiguration message received by the transmitter.

15. The UE according to claim 11, wherein:

the transmitter is further configured to acquire a first short range bearer identifier and a first radio bearer identifier that are configured by the base station, wherein the first short range bearer identifier corresponds to the short range bearer, and the first radio bearer identifier corresponds to the first radio bearer; and

the processor is configured to establish the mapping between the short range bearer and the first radio bearer by using a mapping between the first short range bearer identifier and the first radio bearer identifier.

16. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a processor, configured to establish a mapping between a short range bearer and a second radio bearer, wherein the second radio bearer is a radio bearer set up for a supporting UE to assist a first radio bearer, the short range bearer is a bearer set up to assist the supporting UE in communication with a benefited UE, the first radio bearer is a benefited radio bearer of the benefited UE, and a mapping is performed between the first radio bearer and the second radio bearer on a base station side; and

a transmitter, configured to perform data receiving and sending by using the mapping established by the processor between the second radio bearer and the short range bearer.

17. The UE according to claim 16, wherein:

the transmitter is configured to receive a second reconfiguration message sent by a base station; and

the processor is further configured to;

set up the second radio bearer according to the second reconfiguration message received by the transmitter, and

establish the mapping between the short range bearer and the second radio bearer according to the second reconfiguration message received by the transmitter.

18. The UE according to claim 16, wherein:

the transmitter is further configured to receive a bearer setup message sent by a base station;

the processor is further configured to set up the second radio bearer according to the bearer setup message received by the transmitter;

the transmitter is further configured to receive a second reconfiguration message sent by the base station; and

the processor is configured to establish the mapping between the short range bearer and the second radio bearer according to the second reconfiguration message received by the transmitter.

19. The UE according to claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to:

after the transmitter receives the second reconfiguration message sent by the base station, set up the short range bearer according to second short range bearer configuration information in the second reconfiguration message.

20. The UE according to claim 16, wherein:

the transmitter is further configured to acquire a second short range bearer identifier and a second radio bearer identifier that are configured by the base station, wherein the second short range bearer identifier corresponds to the short range bearer, and the second radio bearer identifier corresponds to the second radio bearer; and

the processor is configured to establish the mapping between the short range bearer and the second radio bearer by using a mapping between the second short range bearer identifier and the second radio bearer identifier.