Patents by Inventor Zijiang Ma

Zijiang Ma has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240188157
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system, device and method for establishing a shared N3 tunnel are disclosed. In some aspects, a wireless communication method includes: receiving, by a network node from a first one of a plurality of wireless communication nodes, a first message related to a tunnel configured to be shared by the plurality of wireless communication nodes. In some embodiments, the plurality of wireless communication nodes share a same Centralized Unit-User Plane (CU-UP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yansheng LIU, Zijiang MA, Dapeng LI
  • Publication number: 20240129798
    Abstract: Provided are a configuration method, apparatus, system and device for a data flow, and a computer medium. The configuration method for a data flow includes: when the first network element needs to offload part of QFs in a PDU Session to a second network element for transmission, a request message is sent to the second network element, where the request message carries an uplink interface address on a core network side; the second network element receives the request message sent by the first network element, and obtains, according to the request message, the uplink interface address on the core network side required for a QF offloaded to the second network element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xin WANG, Zijiang MA
  • Publication number: 20240107628
    Abstract: Method, device and computer program product for wireless communication are provided. A method includes: receiving, by a wireless communication terminal, a first release message; and releasing, by the wireless communication terminal, at least one small data transmission, SDT, configuration stored in the wireless communication terminal according to a cell where the first release message is received or according to information of SDT configuration carried by the first release message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei MA, Hongjun LIU, Boshan ZHANG, Wu WEN, Dongmei LI, Zijiang MA, Chen LU
  • Patent number: 11917448
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forwarding data in wireless communication systems with multi-connectivity is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for performing a data forwarding by a first wireless communication node, includes: receiving a first message from a first middle wireless communication node, wherein the first message comprises a first node identity of a second wireless communication node; determining a first connection for at least one first corresponding bearer between the first wireless communication node and the second wireless communication node according to the first node identity; transmitting a second message to the first middle wireless communication node, wherein the second message comprises at least one first data forwarding address of the first wireless communication node for the at least one first corresponding bearer; and receiving a third message from the second wireless communication node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Zijiang Ma, Jing Liu, Yin Gao
  • Publication number: 20240064703
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, system, and devices for configuring small data transmission in a telecommunication system. The method includes performing, by a first network node, a small data transmission (SDT) transmission to a user equipment (UE) by sending, by the first network node, a paging message to a second network node, the paging message configured to request the second network node to page the UE for the SDT transmission, wherein the paging message comprises SDT information, and the second network node pages the UE according to the SDT information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Zhuang LIU, Zijiang MA, Dapeng LI, Yin GAO
  • Patent number: 11877198
    Abstract: A method for wireless communications includes operating a first network element in a wireless communication network to provide connectivity between a first core network and a user device, wherein the wireless communication network includes a second network element that is configured to provide a secondary connectivity between the first core network and the user device, and communicating, by the first network element, in a handover to a third network element configured to provide connectivity with a second core network, configuration information of the second network element to the third network element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Jing Liu, Zijiang Ma, Xiaojuan Shi
  • Patent number: 11856626
    Abstract: One or more devices, systems, and/or methods for facilitating use of a radio bearer using a secondary path are provided. For example, a configuration message may be used to determine whether a secondary path is present. The secondary path may be configured based upon the configuration message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: He Huang, Zhongda Du, Zijiang Ma, Jing Liu, Xin Wang
  • Publication number: 20230397291
    Abstract: A wireless communication method for use in a first wireless network node is disclosed. The wireless communication method comprises receiving, from a wireless terminal, a radio resource control resume message and uplink, UL, data associated with a small data transmission, transmitting, to a second wireless network node, the radio resource control resume message, and determining whether to buffer the UL data based on an event associated with a first indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: He HUANG, Zijiang MA, Wenting LI
  • Publication number: 20230337317
    Abstract: A wireless communication method for use in an anchor node includes receiving, from a serving node, a context request associated with a wireless terminal and an indication for a small data transmission. A first message is transmitted to a serving node and includes configuration information of the small data transmission. A second message is received from the serving node comprising downlink information of the small data transmission. The small data transmission is then performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: He Huang, Zijiang Ma, Wei Ma, Chen Lu
  • Patent number: 11770753
    Abstract: Provided are an address allocation method and apparatus, a core network, a node, a network system and a medium. In at least one of the case of establishing a session, at least two uplink addresses are configured and send to an access network. The access network is a connectivity network formed by a coupling of at least two network element nodes. At least part of the at least two uplink addresses are used for being allocated among the network element nodes. The access network receives the at least two uplink addresses sent by the core network and allocates the at least two uplink addresses. The access network sends at least one downlink address to the core network and determines usage of the uplink addresses. The access network may determine a correspondence between the uplink address and the downlink address. The core network receives the downlink address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Zijiang Ma, Li Yang, Chen Lu, Jianxun Ai
  • Patent number: 11751136
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for power optimization of a terminal. The method includes that a user equipment (UE) detects an activation signal indicating a control signal to be sent after the activation signal and receives the control signal according to the activation signal. The UE is configured to enter a sleep state in response to determining that the activation signal is not detected or determining that no required control signal exists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: ZTE CORPORATION, CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hui Xu, Chen Lu, Zijiang Ma, Zhongwei Ji, Yimu Hu, Xiangmo Zhao, Fei Hui, Jianfeng Ding, Xiaoquan Hua, Yaying Wang
  • Patent number: 11743770
    Abstract: Provided are a configuration method, apparatus, system and device for a data flow, and a computer medium. The configuration method for a data flow includes: when the first network element needs to offload part of QFs in a PDU Session to a second network element for transmission, a request message is sent to the second network element, where the request message carries an uplink interface address on a core network side; the second network element receives the request message sent by the first network element, and obtains, according to the request message, the uplink interface address on the core network side required for a QF offloaded to the second network element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xin Wang, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20230247656
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to adaptive and dynamic paging resource selection and System Information (SI) acquisition in a wireless communication network. Performed by a first network element in a network, the method including: receiving a first message from a second network element of the network; deriving a User Equipment (UE) specific paging resource configuration associated with a UE based on the first message; selecting a paging radio resource based on the UE specific paging resource configuration and based on a radio resource specific paging configuration pre-defined in the first network element; and sending a paging message over the selected paging radio resource to the UE while the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Xiubin SHA, Bo Dai, Jianxun Al, Zijiang Ma, Yin Gao, Ting Lu
  • Publication number: 20230199439
    Abstract: Methods and systems for establishing a multicast broadcast service session and switching between a point-to-point mode and a point-to-multipoint mode during the multicast broadcast service session are described. In one example aspect, the method includes configuring a first mapping between a dedicated radio bearer and a protocol data unit session to enable data communication in a point-to-point mode, configuring a second mapping between a multicast broadcast service radio bearer and a multicast broadcast service session to enable data communication in a point-to-multipoint mode, and providing user data to a mobile device using a combination of the point-to-point mode and/or the point-to-multipoint mode. The first mapping includes a QoS flow mapped to the dedicated radio bearer and the second mapping includes a QoS flow mapped to the multicast broadcast service radio bearer, and the QoS flow of the first mapping is identical to the QoS flow of the second mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Zijiang MA, Yin GAO
  • Patent number: 11678153
    Abstract: Provided are an information transmission and reception method and apparatus. The method includes: determining a transmission manner of a V2X service duplication to be transmitted; selecting a PC5 air interface carrier for transmitting the V2X service duplication according to a rule corresponding to the transmission manner; and transmitting the V2X service duplication on the selected PC5 air interface carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Xu, Chen Lu, Xiangmo Zhao, Fei Hui, Zhongwei Ji, Jianfeng Ding, Xiaoquan Hua, Yaying Wang, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20230179958
    Abstract: Provided are a multicast/broadcast information transmission method and device, a storage medium, and an electronic device. The method includes that: first multicast/broadcast information containing multicast/broadcast service area configuration information is sent to a first network element, or second multicast/broadcast information containing multicast/broadcast service area configuration information from a first network element is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lin CHEN, Zijiang MA, Tao QI, Liping WANG, Hao ZHU, Kun CAO
  • Publication number: 20230180349
    Abstract: Provided are a bearer configuration method and apparatus, a context message management method and apparatus, a releasing method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The bearer configuration method includes receiving first information and configuring a radio bearer of an MBS based on the first information. The radio bearer includes a point-to-point (PTP) bearer and/or a point-to-multipoint (PTM) bearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: HAO ZHU, Lin CHEN, Tao QI, Zijiang MA, Feng XIE, Ying HUANG, Kun CAO, Liping WANG
  • Publication number: 20230180350
    Abstract: Provided are a mode configuration method and apparatus, a device and a storage medium. The mode configuration method is applied by a first communication node and comprises: receiving first information and configuring a bearer mode based on the first information; and receiving multicast/broadcast service (MBS) data using the configured bearer mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Hao ZHU, Lin CHEN, Tao QI, Zijiang MA
  • Publication number: 20230171845
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems that establish Multicast and Broadcast Service sessions based on existing tunnels between the core network and radio access nodes are disclosed. In one example aspect, a wireless communication method includes receiving, by a first communication node, a request from a core network node to establish a session. The request comprises a list of tunnels established between the core network node and other communication nodes to provide multicast and broadcast service. The method includes selecting, by the first communication node, a channel from the list of tunnels included in the request to establish a multicast and broadcast session that corresponds to the session. The method also includes transmitting, by the first communication node to the core network node, a response indicating an establishment of the session. The response includes information associated with the selected channel between the second communication node and the core network node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Zijiang Ma, Yin Gao, Tao Qi
  • Patent number: 11659606
    Abstract: Disclosed are a data transmission channel address allocation method, association method, apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: first interface signaling is sent to a first base station, where the first interface signaling at least includes a number N of uplink data transmission channel addresses which are pre-allocated, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Li Yang, Zijiang Ma