CN-122003922-A - Intermediate node selection method and device and storage medium

Abstract

The disclosure provides a method and a device for selecting an intermediate node, and a storage medium. The method and the device provide the first information for the first communication device, the first information is used for indicating whether the second communication device has the first capability or not, and/or the first information is used for indicating the available range of the first capability of the second communication device, namely the capability of the intermediate node, so that the first communication device can determine whether to determine the second communication device as the intermediate node or not based on the first information, the capability of the intermediate node can be provided by the second communication device selected by the first communication device in the corresponding range, and the selection effect of the intermediate node is ensured.

Inventors

• LIU XIAOFEI

Assignees

• 北京小米移动软件有限公司

Dates

Publication Date

20260508

Application Date

20240809

Claims (20)

1. A method of selecting an intermediate node for application to a first communication device, the method comprising: Determining, based on the first information, whether to determine the second communication device as an intermediate node; The first information is used for indicating whether the second communication device has a first capability or not, and/or the first information is used for indicating an available range of the first capability of the second communication device, wherein the first capability is the capability of an intermediate node.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising any one of: receiving the first information sent by the second communication equipment; and receiving the first information sent by the third communication equipment.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the third communication device comprises at least one of: An access network device; core network equipment; And a server.
4. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first capability comprises at least one of: an ability to forward data between a low power consumption device and the first communication device; The capability of command forwarding between a low power device and the first communication device.
5. The method of any of claims 1-4, wherein the first capability is for at least one of one or more low power devices, one or more first communication devices, one or more tasks, one or more service areas, one or more storage spaces.
6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the usable range comprises at least one of: First indication information indicating time information of a first capability of the second communication device; Second indication information indicating use case information of a first capability of the second communication device; Third indication information indicating device information or device group information of a first capability of the second communication device; Fourth indication information indicating area range information of the first capability of the second communication device; And fifth indicating information, wherein the fifth indicating information indicates storage space information of the first capability of the second communication device, and the storage space is used for storing data and/or commands which need to be forwarded between the low-power consumption device and the first communication device.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the time information comprises at least one of: a start time; An end time; the time period available.
8. Method according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the use case information is used to indicate a use case type, which comprises command use cases and/or inventory use cases.
9. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the device information or the device group information comprises at least one of: Identification information; type information.
10. The method according to any of claims 6 to 9, wherein the regional scope information comprises at least one of: cell identification information; geographic location information; and moving path information.
11. The method according to any of claims 6 to 10, wherein the determining whether to determine the second communication device as an intermediate node based on the first information comprises at least one of: Based on the time information, using second communication equipment of which the time information meets the demand time as an intermediate node; based on the use case information, using second communication equipment of which the use case information meets the current service use case as an intermediate node; Based on the device information or the device group information, taking a second communication device including a demand device in the device information or the device group information as an intermediate node, wherein the demand device is the low-power consumption device and/or the first communication device; Based on the regional scope information, using second communication equipment of which the regional scope information meets the service regional requirement as an intermediate node; and based on the storage space information, taking the second communication equipment with the storage space information meeting the storage space requirement as an intermediate node.
12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the step of using, as an intermediate node, the second communication device whose use case information satisfies the current service use case based on the use case information, comprises: under the condition that the first communication equipment initiates inventory process, based on the use case information, second communication equipment with inventory available is used as an intermediate node; Under the condition that the first communication equipment initiates inventory flow, based on the use case information, taking second communication equipment with inventory and command available as an intermediate node; Under the condition that the first communication equipment initiates a command flow, based on the use case information, using second communication equipment with available commands as an intermediate node; And under the condition that the first communication equipment initiates a command flow, taking the second communication equipment which takes inventory and commands as an intermediate node based on the use case information.
13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, further comprising: receiving second information, wherein the second information comprises the first information; Wherein the second information includes at least one of auxiliary information, capability information, and user authorization information.
14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the determining whether to determine the second communication device as an intermediate node based on the first information comprises: determining whether to determine the second communication device as an intermediate node based on the first information and signal quality information of the second communication device.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the determining whether to determine the second communication device as an intermediate node based on the first information and signal quality information of the second communication device comprises at least one of: Determining a plurality of second communication devices based on the first information, and taking the second communication device with the best signal quality as an intermediate node based on the signal quality information of each second communication device; And determining a plurality of second communication devices based on the first information, and taking the second communication devices with signal quality larger than the first value as intermediate nodes based on the signal quality information of each second communication device.
16. The method of claim 15, further comprising any one of: receiving the signal quality information reported by a measurement reporting process; Receiving the signal quality information while receiving the first information; The signal quality information is received separately.
17. The method according to any of claims 1 to 16, wherein the first communication device is an intermediate node selection capable communication device, wherein the first communication device comprises at least one of: An access network device; core network equipment; And a server.
18. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the second communication device comprises at least one of: A repeater; the integrated access returns IAB node; A user equipment UE; relay station Repeater.
19. A method of selecting an intermediate node for use with a second communication device, the method comprising: Transmitting the first information to the first communication device; The first information is used for indicating whether the second communication device has a first capability or not, and/or is used for indicating an available range of the first capability of the second communication device, wherein the first capability is a capability of an intermediate node, and the first information is also used for determining whether the second communication device is determined to be the intermediate node or not by the first communication device.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first capability comprises at least one of: an ability to forward data between a low power consumption device and the first communication device; The capability of command forwarding between a low power device and the first communication device.

Description

Intermediate node selection method and device and storage medium Technical Field The disclosure relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a method and device for selecting an intermediate node, and a storage medium. Background In a passive internet of things (Ambient Internet of Things, an environment internet of things) system and a sixth generation mobile communication technology (6th Generation Mobile Communication Technology,6G) internet of things (Internet of Things, IOT) system, an intermediate node can be introduced between IOT devices and a base station, so that indirect communication between the IOT devices and the base station is realized through the intermediate node, and communication coverage between the IOT devices and the base station is enhanced. Disclosure of Invention In order to ensure that an appropriate intermediate node can be selected to be responsible for forwarding between IOT equipment and a base station, an embodiment of the disclosure provides a method and a device for selecting an intermediate node, and a storage medium. According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for selecting an intermediate node, applied to a first communication device, the method including: Determining, based on the first information, whether to determine the second communication device as an intermediate node; The first information is used for indicating whether the second communication device has a first capability or not, and/or the first information is used for indicating an available range of the first capability of the second communication device, wherein the first capability is the capability of an intermediate node. According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for selecting an intermediate node, applied to a second communication device, the method including: Transmitting the first information to the first communication device; The first information is used for indicating whether the second communication device has a first capability or not, and/or is used for indicating an available range of the first capability of the second communication device, wherein the first capability is a capability of an intermediate node, and the first information is also used for determining whether the second communication device is determined to be the intermediate node or not by the first communication device. According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a first communication device comprising: A processing module configured to determine, based on the first information, whether to determine the second communication device as an intermediate node; The first information is used for indicating whether the second communication device has a first capability or not, and/or the first information is used for indicating an available range of the first capability of the second communication device, wherein the first capability is the capability of an intermediate node. According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a second communication device comprising: a transceiver module configured to transmit first information to a first communication device; The first information is used for indicating whether the second communication device has a first capability or not, and/or is used for indicating an available range of the first capability of the second communication device, wherein the first capability is a capability of an intermediate node, and the first information is also used for determining whether the second communication device is determined to be the intermediate node or not by the first communication device. According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a first communication device comprising: One or more processors; wherein the first communication device is configured to perform the method for selecting an intermediate node according to the first aspect. According to a sixth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a second communication device comprising: One or more processors; wherein the second communication device is configured to perform the method for selecting an intermediate node according to the second aspect. According to a seventh aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication system, including a first communication device configured to implement the method of selecting an intermediate node as described in the first aspect, and a second communication device configured to implement the method of selecting an intermediate node as described in the second aspect. According to an eighth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method of selecting an in