Group Creation Method, Apparatus, and System

• Main Authors: Wu, Wenfu, Yao, Qi, Zhu, Qianghua
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.06.2021
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A group creation method, an apparatus, and a system, the method including receiving, by a group management network element on a first network, a group creation request requesting creation of a group for local area network communication, allocating, by the group management network element on the first network, a group identifier to the group, sending, by the group management network element on the first network, the group identifier to a terminal device that is in the group and whose home network is the first network, and sending, by the group management network element on the first network when the group includes a terminal device whose home network is a second network, the group identifier and an identifier of the terminal device that is in the group and whose home network is the second network to a group management network element on the second network.