Transmission method and network device
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Guangdong
摘要
This application provides a method, includes: a first network node sends an inactivity timer of a terminal device to a second network node, the first network node receives an inactive state indication of the terminal device from the second network node, wherein the inactive state indication of the terminal device is used by the first network node to determine whether the terminal device to enter an inactive state, the first network node notifies the second network node that the terminal device enters the inactive state.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/449,709, filed on Jun. 24, 2019, which is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2018/099819, filed on Aug. 10, 2018. The International Application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201710685352.9, filed on Aug. 11, 2017. All of the afore-mentioned patent applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
This application relates to the communications field, and more specifically, to a transmission method and a network device.
In a 5th Generation mobile communications (the 5th Generation mobile communication technology, 5G) system, a base station may include a centralized unit (Centralized Unit, CU) and a distributed unit (Distributed Unit, DU). To be specific, functions of a base station in an original access network are split, some functions of the base station are deployed on one CU, and remaining functions are deployed on a plurality of DUs. The plurality of DUs share the one CU, thereby reducing costs and facilitating network expansion.
A CU and a DU may be split based on a protocol stack. A possible manner is: deploying a Radio Resource Control (Radio Resource Control, RRC) layer and a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP) layer on the CU; and deploying a remaining Radio Link Control (Radio Link Control, RLC) layer, Media Access Control (Media Access Control, MAC) layer, and physical layer on the DU.
權(quán)利要求
What is claimed is:1. A transmission method, comprising:receiving, from a second network node via a E1 interface, a first indication indicating that activity of a terminal device is inactive, wherein the E1 interface is an interface between a first network node and the second network node; and indicating to the second network node via the E1 interface that the terminal device is entering an inactive state, wherein the first network node is a control plane node of a third network node, the second network node is a user plane node of the third network node, and the third network node includes at least one of a packet data convergence protocol layer function, a service data adaptation protocol layer function, or a radio resource control layer function, wherein: the first network node comprises a radio resource control (RRC) protocol layer and a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol layer, and wherein the first network node processes a signaling radio bearer (SRB) by using the PDCP protocol layer. 2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:receiving a second indication from the second network node, wherein the second indication indicates that the second network node receives downlink data of the terminal device from a core network. 3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein initiates, in response to the second indication, a radio access network paging within a radio access network notification range to notify the terminal device. 4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:the second network node comprises a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) protocol layer and a second PDCP protocol layer, and wherein the second network node processes a data radio bearer (DRB) by using the second PDCP protocol layer. 5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:sending an inactivity timer of the terminal device to the second network node. 6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first network node is a control plane node of a centralized unit (CU-CP), the second network node is a user plane node of the centralized unit (CU-UP), and the third network node is the centralized unit (CU). 7. An apparatus comprising:at least one processor, and a memory storing instructions for execution by the at least one processor; wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising: receiving, from a second network node via a E1 interface, a first indication indicating that activity of a terminal device is inactive, wherein the E1 interface is an interface between the apparatus and the second network node; and indicating to the second network node via the E1 interface that the terminal device is entering an inactive state, wherein the apparatus is a control plane node of a third network node, the second network node is a user plane node of the third network node, and the third network node includes at least one of a packet data convergence protocol layer function, a service data adaptation protocol layer function, or a radio resource control layer function, wherein: the apparatus comprises a radio resource control (RRC) protocol layer and a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol layer, and wherein the apparatus processes a signaling radio bearer (SRB) by using the PDCP protocol layer. 8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:receiving, a second indication from the second network node, wherein the indication indicates that the second network node receives downlink data of the terminal device from a core network. 9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:initiating, in response to the second indication, a radio access network paging within a radio access network notification range to notify the terminal device. 10. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein:the second network node comprises a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) protocol layer and a second PDCP protocol layer, and wherein the second network node processes a data radio bearer (DRB) by using the second PDCP protocol layer. 11. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:sending an inactivity timer of the terminal device to the second network node. 12. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the apparatus is a control plane node of a centralized unit (CU-CP), the second network node is a user plane node of the centralized unit (CU-UP), and the third network node is the centralized unit (CU). 13. An apparatus, comprising:at least one processor, and a memory storing instructions for execution by the at least one processor; wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising: sending, to a first network node via a E1 interface, a first indication indicating that activity of a terminal device is inactive, wherein the E1 interface is an interface between the first network node and the apparatus; and receiving, from the first network node via the E1 interface, indication that the terminal device is entering an inactive state, wherein the first network node is a control plane node of a third network node, the apparatus is a user plane node of the third network node, and the third network node includes at least one of a packet data convergence protocol layer function, a service data adaptation protocol layer function, or a radio resource control layer function, wherein: the apparatus comprises a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) protocol layer and a second packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol layer, and wherein the apparatus processes a data radio bearer (DRB) by using the second PDCP protocol layer. 14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:sending, a second indication to the first network node, wherein the indication indicates that the apparatus receives downlink data of the terminal device from a core network. 15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the second indication triggers a radio access network paging within a radio access network notification range to notify the terminal device. 16. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein:the first network node comprises a radio resource control (RRC) protocol layer and a first packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol layer, and wherein the first network node processes a signaling radio bearer (SRB) by using the first PDCP protocol layer. 17. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:receiving an inactivity timer of the terminal device from the first network node. 18. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the first network node is a control plane node of a centralized unit (CU-CP), the apparatus is a user plane node of the centralized unit (CU-UP), and the third network node is the centralized unit (CU).
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