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Communication method and device

US11463280B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 2020
Grant dateOct 4, 2022
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L49/354
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication method and a device, to implement service isolation of an Ethernet broadcast frame. In this method, when a terminal device initiates establishment of a session of an Ethernet type, a virtual local area network management function entity in a communications system may determine a virtual local area network identifier of a user group to which the terminal device belongs. In this way, a user plane function entity in the session of the terminal device may allocate a plurality of virtual ports to a virtual local area network whose identifier is the virtual local area network identifier, and broadcast the Ethernet broadcast frame on the plurality of virtual ports.

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