US 11,943,139 B2
Route configuration method and apparatus
Qianghua Zhu, Reading (GB); and Hancheng Li, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/156,719.
Application 18/156,719 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2021/106823, filed on Jul. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 202010720012.7 (CN), filed on Jul. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0164066 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 45/42 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 45/42 (2013.01) [H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 63/0236 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a session management network element, virtual local area network (VLAN) information of a first port, wherein the first port is of a first user plane network element and corresponds to an established protocol data unit (PDU) session of a first terminal, and the first user plane network element serves the first terminal;
generating, by the session management network element, first routing information and second routing information based on the VLAN information of the first port, wherein the first routing information is configured to be used by the first user plane network element to handle a first packet, the first packet is an uplink packet of the first terminal received by the first user plane network element through the first port, the second routing information is configured to be used by the first user plane network element to handle a second packet, and the second packet is a downlink packet sent by the first user plane network element to the first terminal through the first port; and
sending, by the session management network element, the first routing information and the second routing information to the first user plane network element.