Processing method of wireless fidelity technology and user equipment

• US 9,807,626 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2014
• Issued: 10/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2011
• 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: Gao, Wen
• Primary Examiner(s): Yuen, Kan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chang, Richard
• Application Number:
  US14/311,805
• Publication Number:
  US 20140313877A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,226 Days
• Field of Search: 370328, 370216
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/04 Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/19 Connection re-establishment

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a processing method of a wireless fidelity technology and a user equipment, where implementation of the method includes: detecting whether a radio link failure occurs at an air interface of a wireless fidelity network; resetting a bottom layer of the wireless fidelity network, and suspending a radio bearer to an access point of the wireless fidelity network, when it is detected that the radio link failure occurs at the air interface of the wireless fidelity network, during a process that a base station distributes mobile data for a user equipment by using the wireless fidelity technology; and restoring the radio bearer to the access point of the wireless fidelity network, when the resetting of the bottom layer of the wireless fidelity network is completed, and it is detected that the air interface of the wireless fidelity network is restored to be normal.

Claims

1. A processing method of a wireless fidelity technology, comprising:

detecting whether a radio link failure occurs at an air interface of a wireless fidelity network;

resetting a physical layer of the wireless fidelity network, and suspending a radio bearer to an access point of the wireless fidelity network, when the radio link failure occurs at the air interface of the wireless fidelity network, during a process that a base station distributes mobile data for user equipment by using the wireless fidelity technology;

restoring the radio bearer to the access point of the wireless fidelity network, when the resetting of the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network is completed, and the air interface of the wireless fidelity network is restored to be normal;

accumulating a number of reset times of the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network;

continuing to reset the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network until the number of reset times of the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network reaches a preset threshold; and

sending a first message to the base station to inform the base station of a wireless fidelity failure, when the number of reset times of the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network reaches the preset threshold and the air interface of the wireless fidelity network is not restored to be normal.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the sending of the first message to the base station to inform the base station of the wireless fidelity failure, the method further comprises:

receiving a re-configuration indication sent by the base station, wherein the re-configuration indication is used to indicate that a radio bearer distributed to the wireless fidelity network is to be re-configured to a designated network.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

receiving an indication sent by the base station, wherein the indication is used to indicate duration of re-detection of wireless fidelity;

detecting, according to the indication, whether the air interface of the wireless fidelity network is restored to be normal; and

if yes, sending a second message to the base station, so as to inform the base station that the air interface of the wireless fidelity network is restored to be normal, and acquiring the radio bearer distributed to the wireless fidelity network and configured by the base station.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the detecting whether the radio link failure occurs at the air interface of the wireless fidelity network comprises at least one of the following:

detecting whether a radio link failure notification sent by the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network is received, detecting whether a packet loss ratio exceeds a preset value, and detecting whether the number of re-transmission times of a radio link control message of the wireless fidelity network reaches a threshold.

5. A processing method of a wireless fidelity technology, comprising:

detecting whether a radio link failure occurs at an air interface of a wireless fidelity network;

initiating a radio resource control connection re-establishing procedure, and resetting a physical layer of the wireless fidelity network, when the radio link failure is detected at the air interface of the wireless fidelity network, and a signaling radio bearer is distributed to the wireless fidelity network, during a process that a base station distributes mobile data for user equipment by using the wireless fidelity technology;

receiving a first re-configuration indication sent by the base station, after radio resource control connection re-establishing is finished;

restoring, according to the first re-configuration indication, a radio bearer to the base station, and restoring a radio bearer to an access point of the wireless fidelity network, when the air interface of the wireless fidelity network has been restored to be normal;

accumulating a number of reset times of the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network;

continuing to reset the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network until the number of reset times of the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network reaches a preset threshold; and

sending a first message to the base station to inform the base station of a wireless fidelity failure when the number of reset times of the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network reaches the preset threshold and the air interface of the wireless fidelity network is not restored to be normal.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising receiving a second re-configuration indication sent by the base station, wherein the second re-configuration is used to indicate that the radio bearer configured to the wireless fidelity network by the base station is to be re-configured to a designated network.

7. The method according to claim 5, further comprising

sending a second message to the base station to inform the base station of a wireless fidelity failure, when the radio link failure is detected at the air interface of the wireless fidelity network, and the signaling radio bearer is not distributed to the wireless fidelity network, during the process that the base station distributes the mobile data for the user equipment by using the wireless fidelity technology;

and

receiving a second re-configuration indication sent by the base station, wherein the second re-configuration is used to indicate that the radio bearer configured to the wireless fidelity network by the base station is to be re-configured to a designated network.

8. User equipment, comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor, configured to execute the instructions to

detect whether a radio link failure occurs at an air interface of a wireless fidelity network;

reset a physical layer of the wireless fidelity network, and suspend a radio bearer to an access point of the wireless fidelity network, when the radio link failure is detected at the air interface of the wireless fidelity network, during a process that a base station distributes mobile data for user equipment by using a wireless fidelity technology;

restore the radio bearer to the access point of the wireless fidelity network, when the resetting of the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network is completed, and the air interface of the wireless fidelity network has been restored to be normal;

accumulate a number of reset times of the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network; and

determine whether a number of reset times of the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network reaches a preset threshold;

if yes, and the air interface of the wireless fidelity network is not restored to be normal, send a first message to the base station to inform the base station of the wireless fidelity failure; and

if no, continue to reset the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network.

9. The user equipment according to claim 8, further comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a re-configuration indication sent by the base station, after the first message is sent to the base station to inform the base station of the wireless fidelity failure, wherein the re-configuration indication is used to indicate that a radio bearer distributed to the wireless fidelity network is to be re-configured to a designated network.

10. The user equipment according to claim 9, wherein:

the receiver is further configured to receive an indication sent by the base station, wherein the indication is used to indicate duration of re-detection of wireless fidelity;

the processor is further configured to detect, according to the indication, whether the air interface of the wireless fidelity network is restored to be normal;

the sender is further configured to send a second message to the base station, when the air interface of the wireless fidelity side has been restored to be normal, so as to inform the base station that the air interface of the wireless fidelity network is restored to be normal; and

the at least one processor is further configured to acquire the radio bearer distributed to the wireless fidelity network and configured by the base station.

11. User equipment, comprising:

a detecting unit configured to detect whether a radio link failure occurs at an air interface of a wireless fidelity network;

a processor configured to initiate a radio resource control connection re-establishing procedure, and reset a physical layer of the wireless fidelity network, when the radio link failure is detected at the air interface of the wireless fidelity network, and a signaling radio bearer is distributed to the wireless fidelity network, during a process that a base station distributes mobile data for user equipment by using a wireless fidelity technology;

a receiver configured to receive a first re-configuration indication sent by the base station, after radio resource control connection re-establishing is finished;

a controller configured to restore, according to the first re-configuration indication, a radio bearer to the base station, and restore a radio bearer to an access point of the wireless fidelity network, when the air interface of the wireless fidelity network has been restored to be normal;

an accumulator configured to accumulate a number of reset times of the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network; and

a sender configured to send a first message to the base station to inform the base station of a wireless fidelity failure when the number of reset times of the physical layer of the wireless fidelity network reaches a preset threshold and the air interface of the wireless fidelity network is not restored to be normal.

12. The user equipment according to claim 11, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a second re-configuration indication sent by the base station, wherein the second re-configuration is used to indicate that the radio bearer configured to the wireless fidelity network by the base station is to be re-configured to a designated network.

13. The user equipment according to claim 12, wherein:

the sender is further configured to send a second message to the base station to inform the base station of the wireless fidelity failure, when the radio link failure is detected at the air interface of the wireless fidelity network, and the signaling radio bearer is not distributed to the wireless fidelity network, during the process that the base station distributes the mobile data for the user equipment by using the wireless fidelity technology.