CN114222282B

CN114222282B - Method and terminal for reporting capability information

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Publication number: CN114222282B
Application number: CN202111393467.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邝奕如; 薛祎凡; 王键; 徐海博
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-08-09
Filing date: 2019-08-09
Publication date: 2023-05-09
Anticipated expiration: 2039-08-09
Also published as: WO2021027387A1; CN112351418A; CN112351418B; CN114222282A

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a method and a terminal for reporting capability information, wherein the method comprises the following steps: the terminal transmits first capability information to the network device, the first capability information being usable to indicate one or more first capabilities supported by the terminal. And, the terminal transmits second capability information to the network device, the second capability information being usable to indicate one or more second capabilities supported by the terminal, at least one of the one or more first capabilities being different from at least one of the one or more second capabilities. And the terminal may also send time information to the network device indicating the alternate use of the one or more first capabilities with the one or more second capabilities. Thus, a perfect and flexible reporting mode of the capability information is provided.

Description

Method and terminal for reporting capability information

The application is a divisional application of China application with the application number of 201910736082.9, the application date of 2019, the application date of 08 and the invention creation name of 'capability information reporting method and terminal'.

Technical Field

The embodiment of the application relates to the field of communication, in particular to a method and a terminal for reporting capability information.

Background

A User Equipment (UE), or terminal, may need to be attached to a network when the network is to be used. During the process of attaching the network, the UE transmits capability information of the UE to the base station (UE capability information) when receiving a UE capability request (UE Capability Enquiry) message transmitted by the base station in the network.

And then, the UE reports the capability information, so that the base station can comprehensively stage transmission resources based on the capability information reported by the UE, and an optimal resource scheduling scheme is achieved as much as possible. However, a perfect and effective capability information reporting manner for improving the resource utilization rate is not yet proposed.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a complete and flexible capability information reporting method and a corresponding terminal.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for reporting capability information, where the method may include: the terminal transmits first capability information to the network device, the first capability information being usable to indicate one or more first capabilities supported by the terminal. And, the terminal transmits second capability information to the network device, the second capability information being operable to indicate one or more second capabilities supported by the terminal, at least one of the one or more first capabilities being different from at least one of the one or more second capabilities. And the terminal may also send time information to the network device indicating the alternate use of the one or more first capabilities with the one or more second capabilities. Wherein, the sending time of the first capability information, the second capability information and the time information is the same or different.

Alternatively, the network device may be a base station. Optionally, the sending time of the first capability information and the second capability information may be the same or different, that is, the first capability information and the second capability information may be sent to the base station at the same time or in a sequential order. The specific transmission method will be described in detail in the specific embodiment.

In this way, the present application proposes a perfect and flexible method for reporting capability information, which enables a terminal to select as required between a single use of one capability (for example, one or more first capabilities) and a manner of using multiple capabilities alternately (using one or more first capabilities and one or more second capabilities alternately).

In one possible implementation, the time information is further used to indicate an allocation of the time domain resources of the one or more first capabilities with the time domain resources of the one or more second capabilities.

By the method, the situation that the terminal can alternately use one or more first capabilities and one or more second capabilities according to the time domain resource allocation situation indicated by the time information is achieved.

In one possible implementation, the first capability information, the second capability information, and the time information are carried in a first message; the method may further comprise: the terminal sends a second message to the network device, the second message comprising indication information indicating that the terminal desires to alternate use of the one or more first capabilities with the one or more second capabilities.

Through the method, the diversity of the reporting modes of the capability information is realized, and the terminal can select different reporting modes according to different scenes, so that the flexibility of reporting the capability information is improved.

In one possible implementation, the first capability information is carried in a first message, and the second capability information and the time information are carried in a second message.

In one possible implementation, the first capability information and the second capability information are carried in a first message; the time information is carried in the second message.

In one possible implementation, the second message is further used to indicate that the terminal desires to alternate between using one or more first capabilities and one or more second capabilities.

In one possible implementation, the second message is sent when one or more first capabilities supported by the terminal are updated to one or more second capabilities.

In one possible implementation, the number of the one or more second capabilities is different from the number of the one or more first capabilities; and/or the capability values of the one or more second capabilities are different from the capability values of the one or more first capabilities.

Through the above manner, the update of the capability information is realized, that is, in the present application, the update of the number of the capabilities may be performed, or the update of the capability value of the capability may be performed, specifically, the update may be set according to the actual requirement, which is not limited in the present application.

In one possible implementation, the first capability information includes one or more first capability parameters, the one or more first capability parameters being used to indicate the one or more first capabilities; the second capability information includes one or more second capability parameters; wherein the one or more second capability parameters are used to indicate the one or more second capabilities; or, the one or more second capability parameters are used to indicate one or more target second capabilities different from the one or more first capabilities, and the corresponding second capability information is also used to indicate that the terminal supports other first capabilities of the one or more first capabilities except for the first capability corresponding to the one or more target second capabilities.

By the method, the specific reporting mode of the terminal for reporting the expected use capacity is realized. In the application, the terminal can inform the opposite terminal (network equipment) of the capability corresponding to the expected use parameter by reporting the parameter corresponding to the capability expected to be used by the terminal. Optionally, the manner of reporting the second capability information may be: and reporting all parameters corresponding to the second capability. Optionally, the manner of reporting the second capability information may also be reporting the parameter of the second capability corresponding to the updated first capability, so as to reduce the pressure of the network and the device.

In one possible implementation manner, the one or more second capability parameters are one or more second capability parameters under one or more frequency band combinations, where the one or more frequency band combinations are all frequency band combinations supported by the terminal, or the one or more frequency band combinations are frequency band combinations with changed capability, or the one or more frequency band combinations are frequency band combinations currently used by the terminal; correspondingly, the method further comprises the steps of: the terminal transmits band combination information to the network device for indicating one or more band combinations.

By the method, the terminal can report the supported frequency band combination and the capability under the frequency band combination in different modes.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes: the terminal receives confirmation indication information sent by the network equipment, wherein the confirmation indication information is used for confirming that the terminal executes alternate use of the first capability and the second capability; the terminal performs alternating use of the first capability and the second capability.

By the method, the terminal can start to alternately use one or more first capabilities and one or more second capabilities after receiving the confirmation indication information.

In one possible implementation, the method may further include: and the terminal sends restoration instruction information to the network equipment, wherein the restoration instruction information is used for instructing the capability supported by the terminal to restore to one or more first capabilities.

By the method, the terminal can flexibly select between using the first capability set or alternatively using the first capability set and the second capability set.

In one possible implementation manner, the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities are uplink capabilities supported by the terminal; or, the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities are downlink capabilities supported by the terminal.

By the method, the terminal can flexibly select the required capability information reporting mode when sending uplink data and/or receiving downlink data.

In one possible implementation, the first capability information or the second capability information includes at least one of: packet data convergence protocol parameters of the terminal, radio link layer control parameters of the terminal, medium access control parameters of the terminal, physical layer parameters of the terminal, radio frequency parameters of the terminal, and measurement parameters of the terminal.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for reporting capability information, where the method may be applied to a terminal, where the terminal includes a first SIM card and a second SIM card, and the method may include: the first SIM card uses one or more first capabilities while the first SIM card communicates; the first SIM card alternates between one or more first capabilities and one or more second capabilities while the first SIM card communicates with the second SIM card, wherein at least one of the one or more first capabilities is different from at least one of the one or more second capabilities.

In one possible implementation, the first SIM alternates the one or more first capabilities with the one or more second capabilities including: the first SIM card uses one or more first capabilities for a first period of time and the terminal uses one or more second capabilities for a second period of time, the first period of time alternating with the second period of time.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a terminal, where the terminal may include: a memory coupled to the processor; the memory stores program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the terminal to perform the steps of: transmitting first capability information to the network device, wherein the first capability information is used for indicating one or more first capabilities supported by the terminal; transmitting second capability information to the network device, wherein the second capability information is used for indicating one or more second capabilities supported by the terminal, and at least one of the one or more first capabilities is different from at least one of the one or more second capabilities; and sending time information to the network device, wherein the time information is used for indicating that one or more first capabilities and one or more second capabilities are used alternately, and the sending time of the first capability information, the sending time of the second capability information and the sending time of the time information are the same or different.

In one possible implementation, the first capability information, the second capability information, and the time information are carried in a first message; the program instructions may also cause the terminal to perform the steps of: and sending a second message to the network device, wherein the second message comprises indication information for indicating that the terminal desires to alternately use the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities.

In one possible implementation manner, the one or more second capability parameters are one or more second capability parameters under one or more frequency band combinations, where the one or more frequency band combinations are all frequency band combinations supported by the terminal, or the one or more frequency band combinations are frequency band combinations with changed capability, or the one or more frequency band combinations are frequency band combinations currently used by the terminal; correspondingly, the program instructions are further configured to support the terminal to perform the following steps: band combination information is sent to the network device indicating one or more band combinations.

In one possible implementation, the program instructions are further configured to support the terminal to perform the following steps: receiving confirmation indication information sent by the network equipment, wherein the confirmation indication information is used for confirming that the terminal executes alternate use of the first capability and the second capability; alternate use of the first capability with the second capability is performed.

In one possible implementation, the program instructions are further configured to support the terminal to perform the following steps: and sending restoration instruction information to the network equipment, wherein the restoration instruction information is used for instructing the capability supported by the terminal to restore to one or more first capabilities.

In a fourth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a terminal, where the terminal may include a first SIM card and a second SIM card; wherein the first SIM card uses one or more first capabilities while the first SIM card communicates; the first SIM card alternates between one or more first capabilities and one or more second capabilities while the first SIM card communicates with the second SIM card, wherein at least one of the one or more first capabilities is different from at least one of the one or more second capabilities.

In one possible implementation, the first SIM card uses one or more first capabilities for a first period of time and the terminal uses one or more second capabilities for a second period of time, the first period of time alternating with the second period of time.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for reporting capability information, where the method may include: the terminal sends first capability information to the network equipment, wherein the first capability information comprises one or more first capability parameters, and the first capability information is used for indicating that the terminal expects to use one or more first capabilities; the terminal sends second capability information to the network equipment, wherein the second capability information comprises one or more second capability parameters, and the second capability information is used for indicating that the terminal desires to use one or more second capabilities; wherein at least one of the one or more first capabilities is not the same as at least one of the one or more second capabilities.

In one possible implementation, one or more second capability parameters are used to indicate one or more second capabilities.

In a possible implementation manner, the one or more second capability parameters are used to indicate one or more target second capabilities different from the one or more first capabilities, and the corresponding second capability information is further used to indicate that the terminal supports other first capabilities of the one or more first capabilities except for the first capability corresponding to the one or more target second capabilities.

In a possible implementation manner, the one or more second capability parameters are one or more second capability parameters under one or more frequency band combinations, where the one or more frequency band combinations are all frequency band combinations supported by the terminal, or the one or more frequency band combinations are frequency band combinations with changed capability, or the one or more frequency band combinations are frequency band combinations currently used by the terminal; correspondingly, the method further comprises the steps of: the terminal sends band combination information to the network device for indicating the one or more band combinations.

In one possible implementation, the second capability information is sent when one or more first capabilities that the terminal desires to use are updated to one or more second capabilities.

In a sixth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer readable medium storing a computer program comprising instructions for performing the method of the first aspect or any possible implementation of the first aspect.

In a seventh aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer readable medium storing a computer program comprising instructions for performing the second aspect or any of the possible implementations of the second aspect.

In an eighth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer readable medium storing a computer program comprising instructions for performing the method of the fifth aspect or any possible implementation of the fifth aspect.

In a ninth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer program comprising instructions for performing the method of the first aspect or any possible implementation of the first aspect.

In a tenth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer program comprising instructions for performing the method of the second aspect or any possible implementation of the second aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer program comprising instructions for performing the method of the third aspect or any possible implementation of the third aspect.

In a twelfth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a chip that includes processing circuitry, and a transceiver pin. Wherein the transceiver pin and the processing circuit communicate with each other via an internal connection path, the processing circuit performing the method of the first aspect or any one of the possible implementation manners of the first aspect to control the receiving pin to receive signals and to control the transmitting pin to transmit signals.

In a thirteenth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a chip that includes a processing circuit, a transceiver pin. Wherein the transceiver pin and the processing circuit communicate with each other via an internal connection path, the processing circuit performing the method of the second aspect or any one of the possible implementations of the second aspect to control the receiver pin to receive signals and to control the transmitter pin to transmit signals.

In a fourteenth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a chip that includes a processing circuit, a transceiver pin. Wherein the transceiver pin and the processing circuit communicate with each other via an internal connection path, the processor performing the method of the fifth aspect or any one of the possible implementation manners of the fifth aspect to control the receiving pin to receive signals and to control the transmitting pin to transmit signals.

In a fifteenth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a communication system, where the system includes the terminal and the network device related to the first aspect and the second aspect.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is one of schematic structural diagrams of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart of a method for reporting capability information according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4a is one of the schematics of the capability set provided by embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 4b is one of the schematics of the capability set provided by embodiments of the present application;

fig. 5 is one of flow diagrams of a method for reporting capability information according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart of a method for reporting capability information according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 7 is a schematic flow chart of a method for reporting capability information according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic flow chart of a method for reporting capability information according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is one of flow diagrams of a method for reporting capability information according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a schematic flow chart of a method for reporting capability information according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 11 is a schematic flow chart of a method for reporting capability information according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 12 is one of schematic structural diagrams of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present application will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments herein without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application.

The term "and/or" is herein merely an association relationship describing an associated object, meaning that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, may represent: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone.

The terms first and second and the like in the description and in the claims of embodiments of the present application are used for distinguishing between different objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential order of objects. For example, the first target object and the second target object, etc., are used to distinguish between different target objects, and are not used to describe a particular order of target objects.

In the embodiments of the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "such as" are used to mean serving as examples, illustrations, or descriptions. Any embodiment or design described herein as "exemplary" or "for example" should not be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "such as" is intended to present related concepts in a concrete fashion.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" means two or more. For example, the plurality of first capabilities refers to two or more first capabilities.

Before describing the technical solution of the embodiments of the present application, a description is first given of the communication system of the embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings. Referring to fig. 1, a schematic diagram of a communication system is provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication system comprises a base station and a terminal. It should be noted that, in practical applications, the number of base stations and terminals may be one or more, and the number of base stations and terminals in the communication system shown in fig. 1 is merely an adaptive example, which is not limited in this application.

The above described communication system may be used to support fourth generation (fourth generation, 4G) access technologies, such as long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE) access technologies; alternatively, the communication system may support fifth generation (5G) access technologies, such as New Radio (NR) access technologies; alternatively, the communication system may be used to support third generation (3G) access technologies, such as universal mobile telecommunications system (universal mobile telecommunications system, UMTS) access technologies; or the communication system may also be used to support second generation (second generation, 2G) access technologies, such as the global system for mobile communications (global system for mobile communications, GSM) access technology; alternatively, the communication system may be used in a communication system supporting a plurality of radio technologies, such as LTE technology and NR technology. In addition, the communication system may also be applicable to narrowband internet of things (Narrow Band-Internet of Things, NB-IoT), enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (Enhanced Data rate for GSM Evolution, EDGE), wideband code Division multiple access (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA), code Division multiple access 2000 (Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA 2000), time Division synchronous code Division multiple access (Time Division-Synchronization Code Division Multiple Access, TD-SCDMA), long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE), and future-oriented communication technologies.

And, the network device described in the present application may be a base station in fig. 1. Wherein the base station may be used to support terminal access, which may be, for example, a base transceiver station (base transceiver station, BTS) and a base station controller (base station controller, BSC) in a 2G access technology communication system, a node B and a radio network controller (radio network controller, RNC) in a 3G access technology communication system, an evolved node B (eNB) in a 4G access technology communication system, a next generation base station (next generation nodeB, gNB) in a 5G access technology communication system, a transmission reception point (transmission reception point, TRP), a relay node (relay node), an Access Point (AP), and so on. For convenience of description, in all embodiments of the present application, a device that provides a terminal with a wireless communication function is referred to as a network device or a base station.

The terminal device in fig. 1 may also be referred to as a User Equipment (UE), an access terminal, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a terminal, a wireless communication device, a User agent, or a User Equipment. The terminal device may be a Station (ST) in a WLAN, may be a cellular telephone, a cordless telephone, a session initiation protocol (Session Initiation Protocol, SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (Wireless Local Loop, WLL) station, a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA) device, a handheld device with wireless communication functionality, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, a vehicle mounted device, a wearable device, and a next generation communication system, such as a terminal device in a 5G network or a terminal device in a future evolved public land mobile network (Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN) network, etc.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a terminal. In fig. 2:

the terminal comprises at least one processor 101, at least one transceiver 102 and at least one memory 103. The processor 101, memory 103, and transceiver 102 are coupled. Optionally, the terminal may also include an output device 104, an input device 105, and one or more antennas 106. An antenna 106 is connected to the transceiver 102, and an output device 104 and an input device 105 are connected to the processor 101.

The processor 101 may be a baseband processor or a CPU, and the baseband processor and the CPU may be integrated together or separated.

The processor 101 may be used for implementing various functions for the terminal, for example for processing communication protocols and communication data, or for controlling the whole terminal device, executing software programs, processing data of the software programs; or to assist in completing computational processing tasks such as processing graphics images or audio, etc.; or the processor 101 may be configured to perform one or more of the functions described above.

The memory in the embodiments of the application, such as the memory 102, may include at least one of the following types: read-only memory (ROM) or other types of static storage devices that can store static information and instructions, random access memory (random access memory, RAM) or other types of dynamic storage devices that can store information and instructions, and electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (Electrically erasable programmabler-only memory, EEPROM). In some scenarios, the memory may also be, but is not limited to, a compact disk (compact disc read-only memory) or other optical disk storage, optical disk storage (including compact disk, laser disk, optical disk, digital versatile disk, blu-ray disk, etc.), magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer.

The memory 102 may be stand alone and may be coupled to the processor 101. Alternatively, the memory 102 may be integrated with the processor 101, for example within a single chip. The memory 102 is capable of storing program codes for executing the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and the execution is controlled by the processor 101, and various types of executed computer program codes can also be regarded as drivers of the processor 101. For example, the processor 101 is configured to execute computer program codes stored in the memory 102, thereby implementing the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Alternatively, the memory 102 may be external to the chip and connected to the processor 101 through an interface.

The transceiver 103 may be used to support reception or transmission of radio frequency signals between an access network device and a terminal, and the transceiver 103 may be connected to an antenna 105. The transceiver 103 includes a transmitter Tx and a receiver Rx. Specifically, the one or more antennas 105 may receive radio frequency signals, and the receiver Rx of the transceiver 103 is configured to receive the radio frequency signals from the antennas, convert the radio frequency signals into digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency signals, and provide the digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency signals to the processor 101, so that the processor 101 may perform further processing, such as demodulation processing and decoding processing, on the digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency signals. The transmitter Tx in the transceiver 103 is also configured to receive a modulated digital baseband signal or digital intermediate frequency signal from the processor 101, convert the modulated digital baseband signal or digital intermediate frequency signal to a radio frequency signal, and transmit the radio frequency signal via the one or more antennas 105. In particular, the receiver Rx may selectively perform one or more steps of down-mixing and analog-to-digital conversion on the radio frequency signal to obtain a digital baseband signal or a digital intermediate frequency signal, where the order of the down-mixing and analog-to-digital conversion is adjustable. The transmitter Tx may selectively perform one or more stages of up-mixing processing and digital-to-analog conversion processing on the modulated digital baseband signal or the digital intermediate frequency signal to obtain a radio frequency signal, and the sequence of the up-mixing processing and the digital-to-analog conversion processing may be adjustable. The digital baseband signal and the digital intermediate frequency signal may be collectively referred to as a digital signal.

The output device 104 communicates with the processor 101 and may display information in a variety of ways. For example, the output device 104 may be a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display, LCD), a light emitting diode (Light Emitting Diode, LED) display device, a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) display device, or a projector (projector), or the like. The input device 105 communicates with the processor 101 and may accept user input in a variety of ways. For example, the input device 105 may be a keyboard, a touch screen device, a sensing device, or the like.

The memory 103 may be a stand-alone memory coupled to the processor 101. Alternatively, the memory 103 may be integrated with the processor 101, for example, within a single chip. The memory 103 is capable of storing program codes for executing the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and the execution is controlled by the processor 101, and various types of executed computer program codes can also be regarded as drivers of the processor 101. For example, the processor 101 is configured to execute computer program codes stored in the memory 103, thereby implementing the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application.

In connection with the communication system shown in fig. 1, the following describes a specific embodiment of the present application: in particular, the terminal 200 may transmit first capability information to the base station 100, which may be used to indicate one or more first capabilities supported by the terminal. That is, the terminal may report the capability set that the terminal supports, or desires to use, to the base station by sending the first capability information, where the set includes one or more first capabilities. The terminal 200 may also transmit second capability information to the base station 100, which may be used to indicate one or more second capabilities supported by the terminal, wherein the one or more second capabilities are different from the one or more first capabilities. Alternatively, the one or more second capabilities may be a different number than the one or more first capabilities, and/or the one or more second capabilities may be a different capability value than the one or more first capabilities. The terminal 200 may also send time information to the base station 100 to indicate that the terminal will alternate use of one or more first capabilities and one or more second capabilities for a period of time. Based on the above-mentioned reporting manner of the capability information, the terminal 200 can selectively use one or more first capabilities, or use a manner that one or more first capabilities alternate with one or more second capabilities, so as to provide a perfect capability information reporting method, which can enable the terminal to flexibly select the capability used by the terminal, and effectively improve the utilization rate of resources. Optionally, in the present application, the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities are uplink capabilities supported by the terminal; or, the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities are downlink capabilities supported by the terminal.

In order to clarify the solution disclosed in the present application, the following detailed description of the solution of the present application is provided by respective embodiments.

In this application, the terminal may send the first capability information to the base station, and send the second capability information and the time information after triggering a preset condition, and in a specific embodiment, reference may be made to scenario one. Alternatively, the second capability information and the first capability information may be sent simultaneously, and the time information may be sent after the triggering of the preset condition. Alternatively, the terminal may send the first capability information, the second capability information and the time information to the base station simultaneously, and the specific embodiment may refer to scenario three. In the following embodiments, a dual-card device, that is, a device including a first SIM card and a second SIM card, is taken as an example for the terminal side. Either the first SIM or the second SIM card can be considered as one terminal. Alternatively, the terminal side may be a one-card or multi-card device, for example, a three-card or more-than-three-card device, which may use the technical solution of the present application, and the number of cards is not limited in the present application.

Before explaining the respective scenes, concepts of "capability" and "parameter" referred to in the present application will be first described.

The capability information (including the first capability information and the second capability information) reported by the terminal is used for indicating one or more capabilities currently supported by the terminal or expected to be used.

Alternatively, one or more capabilities may be described with corresponding parameters. For example, the antenna parameter supported by the terminal is 8, that is, the antenna capability supported by the terminal is 8 antenna ports (antenna ports).

To better illustrate the relationship between the various parameters, the various capability parameters supported by the terminal are described in a collective manner.

Optionally, the set of capability parameters configured by the terminal includes, but is not limited to: packet data convergence protocol parameters (Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP) of the terminal, radio link layer control parameters (Radio Link Control, RLC) of the terminal, medium access control parameters (medium access control, MAC) of the terminal, physical layer Parameters (PHY) of the terminal, radio Frequency parameters (RF) of the terminal, measurement parameters (Radio Measurement Management, RRM) of the terminal, and the like.

It is understood that the set of capabilities supported by the terminal includes, but is not limited to: PDCP capability, RLC capability, MAC capability, physical layer capability, radio frequency capability, measurement capability, etc. It should be noted that, a certain capability described in the present application refers to a capability supported by a terminal, which is simply referred to as an X capability in the present application, for example, a radio frequency capability described above, and the like.

Optionally, the physical layer parameters may further include tuning to coding parameters. Also included, but not limited to, in correspondence with the physical layer capabilities supported by the terminal are tuning-to coding capabilities. Optionally, the radio frequency parameters may further include a band combination parameter, a carrier aggregation bandwidth level, and the like. The radio frequency capabilities supported by the corresponding terminal may include a combination of frequency bands supported by the terminal and a carrier aggregation bandwidth level supported by the terminal.

It should be noted that, the parameters (or capabilities) and the amounts related to the present application are merely illustrative examples, and the present application is not limited thereto.

Scene one

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 3 is a flow chart of a method for reporting capability information in an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 3 is a flow chart of the method:

step 101, a terminal sends a first message to a base station, wherein the first message comprises first capability information.

Alternatively, the terminal may report the first capability information (or may be referred to as initial capability information) to the base station during the registration phase, or after the registration is completed. The steps of the registration stage may refer to the prior art, and are not described in detail in this application. It should be noted that, the terminal for reporting the capability information (the first capability information and/or the second capability information) described in the present application may refer to a terminal having one SIM card, or may refer to one SIM card in the terminal side device.

In particular, the first capability information is used to indicate one or more first capabilities supported by the terminal or understood to be desired to be used by the terminal after accessing the network. Optionally, the first capability information may be carried in a first message and sent to the base station end.

Alternatively, the first capability information may include one or more first capability parameters for indicating the one or more first capabilities. For example: the antenna parameter is used for indicating the antenna capability supported by the terminal, and if the antenna parameter is 8, the antenna ports supported by the terminal are indicated to be 8.

Alternatively, the one or more first capabilities indicated in the first capability information may be all capabilities supported by the terminal. Optionally, the one or more first capabilities may also be part of the capabilities of the terminal. Wherein, all the capabilities refer to: the number of the one or more first capabilities is equal to the number of all capabilities that the terminal can support, and the capability value of the one or more first capabilities can reach the maximum value that the terminal can support. Partial capability refers to: the number and/or capability values of the one or more first capabilities are not exactly the same as the number and capability values of all capabilities that the terminal can support.

In one example, the number of one or more first capabilities indicated in the first capability information may be equal to the number of all capabilities supported by the terminal, and the capability value of each first capability reaches a maximum value that the terminal can support, that is, after the terminal is accessed, all the capabilities supported by the terminal may be used, and each capability may reach a maximum value that the terminal can support.

Illustrating: all capabilities supported by the terminal include a capability a, a capability B, a capability C, and a capability D, where the capabilities a to D may be any one of the capabilities set shown in fig. 2. The first capability information reported by the terminal may include capability parameters corresponding to the capabilities a to D, so as to indicate that the terminal expects to use the capabilities a to D, where the capability parameter corresponding to each capability is the maximum value that can be reached. Examples of specific parameters are: if the capability a is the antenna capability supported by the terminal, the maximum number of antenna ports supported by the terminal is 8, and correspondingly, the antenna parameter included in the first capability information is 8, so as to indicate that the terminal expects to use 8 antenna ports after accessing to the network. It should be noted that, in this application, only the number of antenna ports is taken as an example for illustration, and in fact, the antenna capability supported by the terminal may include, but is not limited to, the number of antenna ports supported by the terminal.

As described above, the one or more first capabilities supported in the first capability information may also be part of the capabilities supported by the terminal. The partial capability includes a capability set (hereinafter referred to as a necessary capability set) for supporting communication between the terminal and other terminals or the core network. Illustrating: assuming that the terminal communicates with the core network, the standard requires that it has to report the supported antenna capabilities, i.e. the antenna capabilities belong to the necessary set of capabilities. Optionally, the part of the capabilities may include at least one other capability besides the necessary capability set, which is not limited in this application.

In one example, the one or more first capabilities may be part of the capabilities supported by the terminal as: the number of the first capabilities is equal to the number of the capabilities supported by the terminal, wherein at least one capability value of the first capabilities does not reach the maximum capability value supported by the terminal. Illustrating: all the capabilities supported by the terminal include a capability a, a capability B, a capability C and a capability D, and the capabilities indicated by the first capability information include a capability a, a capability B, a capability C and a capability D, the number of which is equal to the number of the capabilities supported by the terminal. The capability value of the capability a does not reach the maximum value that can be supported by the terminal. The capability values of the capability B to the capability D all reach the maximum value of the capability supported by the terminal.

In another example, the one or more first capabilities may be part of the capabilities supported by the terminal as: the number of the first capabilities is different from the number of the capabilities supported by the terminal, wherein the capability value of each first capability can reach the maximum value. Illustrating: all the capabilities supported by the terminal include a capability a, a capability B, a capability C and a capability D, and the capabilities indicated by the first capability information include a capability a, a capability B and a capability C, the number of which is unequal to the number of the capabilities supported by the terminal. The capability values from capability A to capability D all reach the maximum value of the capabilities supported by the terminal.

In yet another example: the one or more first capabilities may be part of the capabilities supported by the terminal as: the number of the first capabilities is different from the number of the capabilities supported by the terminal, wherein the capability value of at least one first capability cannot reach the maximum capability value supported by the terminal. Illustrating: all the capabilities supported by the terminal include a capability a, a capability B, a capability C and a capability D, and the capabilities indicated by the first capability information include a capability a, a capability B and a capability C, the number of which is unequal to the number of the capabilities supported by the terminal. The capability value of the capability a does not reach the maximum value that can be supported by the terminal. The capability values of the capability B to the capability D all reach the maximum value of the capability supported by the terminal.

Optionally, after receiving the first message, the base station determines whether to accept one or more first capabilities indicated by the first capability information. After determining acceptance, a relevant configuration is made and an acknowledgement message is returned to the terminal indicating that the terminal can use the one or more first capabilities it reported. After receiving the confirmation message, the terminal uses one or more first capabilities. The steps of judging and configuring the base station side can refer to the prior art, and the details are not repeated in the application.

Step 102, the terminal sends a second message to the base station, where the second message includes second capability information and time information.

Specifically, after the terminal is triggered by the preset condition, the terminal may send second capability information (or may be referred to as temporary capability information, or capability update information, etc.) and time information to the base station. Alternatively, the preset condition may be a preset time point. Optionally, the preset condition may also be after the terminal detects the capability update. For example, the terminal is currently using one or more first capabilities included in the first capability set, and if the terminal detects a first capability set update, the update includes: number updates and/or capability value updates. The preset condition triggers that the terminal may send a second message to report the updated capability, or may be referred to as a second capability.

In this application, the second capability information is used to indicate one or more second capabilities that the terminal desires to use. Optionally, the number and/or capability value of the one or more second capabilities is different from the one or more first capabilities.

In one example, the number of the one or more second capabilities is the same as the number of the one or more first capabilities, wherein the capability value of at least one second capability is different from the capability value of the corresponding first capability. Illustrating: the first capability set includes a capability a, a capability B, a capability C and a capability D. The second capability set comprises a capability A ', a capability B', a capability C 'and a capability D', wherein the capabilities A 'to D' are in one-to-one correspondence with the capabilities A to D. That is, the number of capabilities included in the first set of capabilities is equal to the number of capabilities included in the second set of capabilities. Wherein, the capability A and the capability A ' are different in capability value, the capability B and the capability B ' are the same in capability value, and the capability C ' are the same in capability value. The difference in the capability values referred to in the present application may be that the capability value of the second capability is greater than the capability value of the first capability, or may be that the capability value of the second capability is smaller than the capability value of the first capability. The specific numerical values can be set according to actual requirements, and the application is not limited.

In another example, the number of one or more second capabilities and the number of one or more first capabilities are not the same, but the capability values of overlapping capabilities may be the same. Illustrating: the first capability set comprises a capability A, a capability B, a capability C and a capability D, and the second capability set comprises a capability A ', a capability B ' and a capability C '. That is, the number of capabilities in the second set of capabilities is less than the number of capabilities in the first set of capabilities. Wherein, capability A 'is equal to capability A' in capability value, capability B 'is equal to capability B in capability value, and capability C' is equal to capability C in capability value. It should be noted that, the number of the capabilities related to the present application is not equal, which may mean that the number of the second capabilities in the second capability set is greater than the number of the first capability set in the first capability set, or that the number of the second capabilities in the second capability set is less than the number of the first capability set in the first capability set, and the number of the capabilities included in the set may be set based on actual requirements, which is not limited in the present application.

In yet another embodiment, the number of the one or more second capabilities and the number of the one or more first capabilities are different and the capability values of the at least one overlapping capability are different. Illustrating: the first capability set comprises a capability A, a capability B, a capability C and a capability D, and the second capability set comprises a capability A ', a capability B ' and a capability C '. That is, the number of capabilities in the second set of capabilities is less than the number of capabilities in the first set of capabilities. Wherein, the capability A ' and the capability A are unequal in capability value, the capability B ' and the capability B are equal in capability value, and the capability C ' and the capability C are equal in capability value.

Still referring to fig. 3, in the present application, time information may be used to indicate the alternate use of one or more first capabilities with one or more second capabilities. Alternatively, the time information may also be carried in the second message. In the present application, the time information and the second capability information are carried in the second message, and are used for indicating that the terminal desires to start a manner of using the plurality of capabilities alternately.

Alternatively, the time information may be used to indicate a time division multiplexing mode, that is, the first capability and the second capability are alternately used in a time division multiplexing mode. Further, the time information may be used to indicate a time domain resource allocation when the one or more first capabilities are used alternately with the one or more second capabilities in the time division multiplexing mode.

In one example, the time information may indicate that the terminal desires to use one or more first capabilities for a first period of time and indicate that the terminal desires to use one or more second capabilities for a second period of time, wherein the first period of time alternates with the second period of time. Illustrating: the time information may be used to indicate periods T, wherein one period P in each period T uses one or more first capabilities and the remaining time (T-P) in the period T uses one or more second capabilities. Alternatively, the time information may also be a bit map (bitmap), i.e. a bit sequence indicating 0/1, e.g. a bit of 0 using one or more first capabilities at a time position and a bit of 1 using one or more second capabilities at a time position. The specific indication mode of the time information and the time resource allocation mode can be set according to actual requirements, and the above embodiment is only an illustrative example and the application is not limited.

With continued reference to fig. 3, in the present application, the base station receives a second message, where if the base station receives a time domain resource allocation situation indicated by one or more second capability and time information indicated in the second message, an acknowledgement indication message is fed back to the terminal. After receiving the acknowledgement indication message, the terminal may perform a manner of alternately using one or more first capabilities and one or more second capabilities according to the indication of the time information. Optionally, if the base station refuses the information indicated in the second message, the base station feeds back a negative indication message to the terminal. After receiving the negative indication message, the terminal still uses one or more first capabilities indicated in the first capability information.

Optionally, in this application, the second capability information reported by the terminal may include one or more second capability parameters, which indicate one or more second capabilities. Optionally, the second capability information reported by the terminal may include one or more second capability parameters, where the one or more second capability parameters are used to indicate updated first capabilities, and the second capability information is further used to indicate that the terminal desires to use the updated first capabilities, and further desires to use other first capabilities besides the updated first capabilities.

In one example, the second set of capabilities that the terminal desires to use includes capability a ', capability B', capability C ', and capability D'. Accordingly, the second capability information includes: capability parameter a ', capability parameter B', capability parameter C ', and capability parameter D'. Wherein the capability parameter a ' is used to indicate the capability a ', the capability parameter B is used to indicate the capability B ', the capability parameter C ' is used to indicate the capability C ', and the capability parameter D ' is used to indicate the capability D '.

In another example, the second set of capabilities that the terminal expects to use includes capability a ', capability B', capability C ', and capability D', and the first set of capabilities that the terminal has reported includes capability a, capability B, capability C, and capability D. Wherein the capability value of the capability a 'in the second capability set is not equal to the capability value of the capability a in the first capability set, that is, the capability a in the first capability set is updated to the capability a'. The capability values of the other capabilities in the first set of capabilities (including capability B and capability C) are not updated. Accordingly, the second capability information may include a capability parameter a 'for indicating the capability a'. It should be noted that, in comparison with the previous example, the capability parameter B 'and the capability parameter C' are not included in the second capability information. The second capability may be used to indicate that other first capabilities (including capability B, capability C, and capability D) remain in effect, except that capability a of the first capabilities is updated as indicated by capability parameter a'. It can be understood that: the second capability is used to indicate that the terminal desires to use capability a' and the capability B, capability C and capability D in the first set of capabilities.

In order to better understand the manner of reporting temporary capability information by those skilled in the art, detailed description will be given below with reference to specific embodiments.

The terminal reports first capability information indicating that the terminal desires to use band combination 1, band combination 2, and band combination 3. Accordingly, the first capability information includes a band combination parameter 1, a band combination parameter 2, and a band combination parameter 3. The Band combination parameter 1 is used to indicate that the terminal supports, or the terminal desires to use the Band combination 1 (e.g., the Band combination 1 may be the Band (Band) 1 and the Band 2), the Band combination parameter 2 is used to indicate that the terminal supports, or the terminal desires to use the Band combination 2 (e.g., the Band combination 2 may be the Band3 and the Band 4), and the Band combination parameter 3 is used to indicate that the terminal supports, or the terminal desires to use the Band combination 3 (e.g., the Band combination 3 may be the Band7 and the Band 43). And, the first capability information may also be used to indicate antenna capability 1, bandwidth capability 1, under band group 1; antenna capability 2, bandwidth capability 2 under band combination 2; antenna capability 3, bandwidth capability 3 under band combination 3. Correspondingly, the first capability information further includes: antenna capability parameter 1, antenna capability parameter 2, antenna capability parameter 3, bandwidth capability parameter 1, bandwidth capability parameter 2, and bandwidth capability parameter 3. The band combining capability set indicated by the first capability information may refer to fig. 4a, and it should be noted that the number and names of the capabilities shown in fig. 4a are only illustrative examples, and the application is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, in the implementation process of the terminal, the frequency band combination used by the terminal is the frequency band combination 1, and it should be noted that the frequency band combination used is the frequency band combination configured by the current network for the terminal. And, the terminal detects that the antenna capability 1 under the band combination 1 is updated to the antenna capability 1', and the antenna capability 2 under the band combination 2 is updated to the antenna capability 2'. It should be noted that, the "update" refers to an update of a capability value, for example: antenna capability 1 supports 8 antenna ports for the terminal and antenna capability 1' may support 4 antenna ports for the terminal.

Other capabilities under band combination 1, e.g., bandwidth capabilities under band combination 1, and capabilities under other band combinations are not updated, and the updated band combination capability set may refer to fig. 4b. It should be noted that, the terminal may support multiple frequency band combinations, where the terminal may use one or more frequency band combinations of the multiple frequency band combinations, and specific details may refer to the prior art, which is not repeated herein.

In one example, a terminal may report to a base station all band combinations supported by the terminal, as well as capabilities under each band combination. That is, the second capability information reported by the terminal includes, but is not limited to, a band combination parameter corresponding to all band combinations supported by the terminal, and a capability parameter corresponding to the capability under each band combination. For example, the capabilities indicated by the second capability information may be as shown in fig. 4b. Specifically, the second capability information includes, but is not limited to: band combination parameter 1, antenna capability parameter 1', bandwidth capability parameter 1; band combination parameter 2, antenna capability parameter 2', bandwidth capability parameter 2; band combination parameter 3, antenna capability parameter 3, bandwidth capability parameter 3. The second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal desires to use the second set of capabilities as shown in fig. 4b, that is, the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports, or desires to use, the band combination 1, and further is used to indicate the antenna capability 1' and the bandwidth capability 1 under the band combination 1; and, the second capability information is further used to indicate that the terminal supports, or desires to use, the band combination 2, and further desires to use the antenna capability 2' and the bandwidth capability 2 under the band combination 2; and, the second capability information is also used to indicate that the terminal supports, or desires to use, the band combination 3, and further desires to use the antenna capability 3 and the bandwidth capability 3 under the band combination 3.

In another example, the terminal may report only the band combinations and their corresponding capabilities that have the capability to be updated. That is, the second capability information reported by the terminal includes, but is not limited to, a band combination parameter corresponding to the band combination of the capability update, and a capability parameter corresponding to the capability under the updated band combination. For example, still referring to fig. 4b, the second capability information includes, but is not limited to: band combination parameter 1, antenna capability parameter 1'; band combination parameter 2, antenna capability parameter 2'. Accordingly, the second capability information is used to indicate that the antenna capability under the band combination 1 is updated to the antenna capability 1', and the second capability information is used to indicate that the antenna capability under the band combination 2 is updated to the antenna capability 2'. And, the second capability information is also used to indicate that other capabilities (including bandwidth capability 1 under band combination 1, bandwidth capability 2 under band combination 2, antenna capability 3 under band combination 3, and bandwidth capability 3) are still configured as indicated by the first capability information, in addition to the updated capability described above.

In yet another example, the terminal may report all capabilities under the currently used band combination, or the terminal may also report updated capabilities under the currently used band combination. For example, the second capability information may include, but is not limited to: band combination parameter 1, antenna capability parameter 1', bandwidth capability parameter 1, for indicating that the terminal currently occupies band combination 1, and the band is also used for indicating antenna capability 1' and bandwidth capability 1 under which the terminal desires to use band combination 1. Other relevant configurations of the band combinations reported in the first capability information may still be configured as indicated by the first capability information. For another example, the second capability information may include, but is not limited to: band combination parameter 1, antenna capability parameter 1', is used to indicate that the terminal currently occupies band combination 1, and the band is also used to indicate that the terminal desires to use antenna capability 1' under band combination 1, and is also used to indicate that other capabilities (e.g., bandwidth capabilities) under band combination 1 are still configured as indicated in the first capability information.

Optionally, after the terminal uses the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities alternately, third capability information may also be sent to the base station, where the third capability information is used to indicate the one or more third capabilities supported by the terminal. Alternatively, the third capability information may be an update of the first capability information, that is, one or more of the first capabilities are updated to one or more of the third capabilities, and then the terminal may use one or more of the third capabilities, or alternatively use one or more of the third capabilities and one or more of the second capabilities, which are similar to the above embodiments in detail and are not repeated herein. Alternatively, the third capability information may be an update of the second capability information, that is, the terminal may use one or more first capabilities, or alternatively use one or more first capabilities and one or more third capabilities, which are similar to the above embodiments in detail and are not repeated herein.

Optionally, after the terminal uses the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities alternately, third capability information and fourth capability information may also be sent to the base station, where the third capability information is used to indicate that the one or more first capabilities are updated to one or more third capabilities, and the fourth capability information is used to indicate that the one or more second capabilities are updated to one or more fourth capabilities, and accordingly, the terminal may use the one or more third capabilities, or alternatively use the one or more third capabilities and the one or more fourth capabilities.

Optionally, after the terminal uses the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities alternately, the terminal may further send time information (to distinguish the above time information, hereinafter referred to as time update information) to the base station, so as to update the time information sent previously. Correspondingly, the terminal alternately uses the corresponding capacity according to the time domain resource allocation condition indicated by the time update information.

Alternatively, the capability information (the first capability information and/or the second capability information) and the time update information may be updated simultaneously, i.e. carried in the same message and sent to the base station, or carried in different messages and sent to the base station. The setting can be specifically performed according to actual requirements, and the application is not limited.

Optionally, in this application, the terminal may further send recovery indication information to the base station, where the recovery indication information is used to indicate that the capability supported by the terminal is recovered to one or more first capabilities, which may be understood as: the terminal expects to use one or more first capabilities.

In summary, through the capability information reporting method in the present application, the terminal may selectively use one or more first capabilities, or alternatively use one or more first capabilities with one or more second capabilities, so as to provide a dynamic and flexible capability.

On the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 3, as shown in fig. 5, a flow diagram of a method for reporting a capability message is shown schematically, and in fig. 5:

specifically, the terminal may include a first SIM card (hereinafter referred to as card 1) and a second SIM card (hereinafter referred to as card 2), where the card 1 is in a connected state and the card 2 is in an idle state.

In step 201, card 1 sends first capability information 1 to the base station, and card 2 sends first capability information 2 to the base station.

Alternatively, the card 1 and the card 2 register with the core network and transmit the respective first capability information during registration or after registration is completed. The first capability information 1 is used for indicating one or more first capabilities included in the first capability set 1 which the card 1 expects to use in the connected state, and the first capability information 2 is used for indicating one or more first capabilities included in the first capability set 2 which the card 2 expects to use in the connected state. The number and/or the capability value of the one or more first capabilities included in the first capability set 1 may be the same as or different from the one or more first capabilities included in the first capability set 2, and may be set according to actual requirements, which is not limited in this application.

In this embodiment, the one or more first capabilities indicated by the first capability information 1 are the same as the one or more first capabilities of the first capability information 2, and are used to indicate all the capabilities supported by the terminal.

In step 202, the base station configures based on the first capability information 1 of the card 1 and returns a response message.

Alternatively, the base station may determine whether the card 1 and the card 2 are in a connected state by the link states between the card 1 and the card 2 and the base station. The specific judgment mode can refer to the prior art, and the application is not limited. Optionally, if the base station identifies that the SIM card is in a connected state, the base station may configure based on the capability information reported by the SIM card, and return a response message to indicate that the base station is configured successfully, and the SIM card may use the reported capability information. It should be noted that the base station cannot recognize the SIM card that is not connected to the network, i.e., is in an idle state.

Specifically, referring still to fig. 5, the base station recognizes that the card 1 is in a connected state, and the base station may configure based on the first capability information reported by the card 1 and feed back a response message. For the card 2, since the base station cannot recognize the card 2 in the idle state, the first capability information 2 reported by the card 2 is only stored at the core network.

Alternatively, the response message may be a radio resource control reconfiguration (Radio Resource Control Reconfiguration) message for indicating that the base station has configured the terminal (card 1). It should be noted that, for the base station, either card 1 or card 2 may be regarded as a terminal.

In step 203, card 1 uses the first set of capabilities 1 and card 2 does not use any capabilities.

Specifically, after receiving the response message fed back by the base station, the card 1 may use the first capability set 1 to perform communication. And, card 2 is in an idle state and does not use any capability when no data is received.

Step 204, capability update of card 1.

In one example, the card 2 is in an idle state and still needs to communicate, for example: card 2 may still receive paging messages sent by the base station while in the idle state. Wherein the paging message may be periodic. Accordingly, the card 2 will wake up periodically and receive paging messages. That is, the card 2 will periodically occupy the resources of the terminal, or it will be appreciated that the card 2 will use the capabilities supported by the terminal to receive paging messages. In this case, a change in the capability used by the card 2 will result in a change in the capability of the card 1. It should be noted that, the card 2 never uses any capability, but changes to a partial capability, and the capability update of the card 2 can be understood, but since the card 2 is in an idle state, the base station does not recognize the SIM card in the idle state, and therefore, the card 2 does not need to notify the base station that the capability is updated.

Specifically, card 1 may interact with card 2 to determine one or more second capabilities included in a second set of capabilities that each of card 2 and card 1 may use. For example: the maximum capability value of the antenna capability that the terminal can support is 8 antenna ports, and at least 4 antenna ports are required to be used for the card 2 to receive the paging message, so that the antenna capability that the card 1 can use may be 4 antennas. The card 1 may update its own capabilities based on the requirements of the card 2, i.e. the first set of capabilities 1 used by the card 1 may be updated to the second set of capabilities 1. The zero capability set currently used by the card 2 (i.e. without using any capabilities) is updated to the second capability set 2.

Optionally, card 1 may also interact with card 2 to determine the allocation of time domain resources. For example: the cards 1 and 2 may determine, according to the wake-up timing of the card 2, the time domain resource allocation situation where the card 1 alternately uses the first capability set 1 and the second capability set 2, and the time domain resource allocation situation where the card 2 uses the second capability set 2, or may understand the time domain resource allocation situation where the card 2 alternately uses the second capability set 2 and the empty capability set (indicating that no capability is used). For example, in the present embodiment, the card 2 wakes up once every 4ms, and the wake-up duration is 2ms. Then, card 1 and card 2 may determine that the alternating period is 6ms, wherein card 2 uses the second set of capabilities 2 for the first 2ms within 6ms of each alternating period and does not use any capabilities for the remaining 4ms of each period. Accordingly, card 1 expects to use the second set of capabilities 1 for the first 2ms within 6ms of each alternate period, and to use the first set of capabilities 1 for the remaining 4ms of each period. That is, when the card 2 needs to receive the paging message, the card 1 and the card 2 can use part of the capabilities supported by the terminal, respectively. And card 1 may use the full capabilities supported by the terminal when card 2 does not need to receive paging messages.

In step 205, the card 1 reports the second capability information and the time information.

Optionally, the second capability information is used to indicate that the card 1 desires to use one or more second capabilities included in the second set of capabilities 1. And, the time information is used to indicate that the card 1 expects to use the second capability set 1 for the first 2ms within 6ms of each alternate period, and to use the first capability set 1 for the remaining 4ms of each period.

It should be noted that, for the card 2, since the card 2 is in an idle state, i.e., the card 2 is not connected to the base station, the base station cannot sense the card 2, so the card 2 only needs to wake up and use the required capability (for example, the second capability set 2) according to the result after the interaction, so as to receive data, that is, in a period in which the card 1 alternately uses the first capability set 1 and the second capability set 1 according to the indication of the time information, the card 2 alternately uses the zero capability set and the second capability set 2 according to the indication of the time information. The specific alternation may be as described in the example of step 204, and is not described here.

In step 206, the base station feeds back an acknowledgement response message.

Alternatively, the base station may determine whether it is acceptable to accept such a manner that the terminal alternately uses one or more first capabilities and one or more second capabilities according to the indication of the time information based on the second capability information and the time information reported by the card 1. If the base station determines that it is acceptable, an acknowledgement response message is fed back to the card 1. Otherwise, if the base station does not accept the capability reported by the card 1 or in an alternate manner, the base station may not feed back any message or feed back a negative message to inform the card 1 to continue to use one or more capabilities indicated by the capability information reported previously.

In step 207, the card 1 alternates the second set of capabilities 1 with the first set of capabilities 1 as indicated by the time information.

Specifically, the card 1 alternately uses one or more second capabilities included in the second capability set 1 and one or more first capabilities included in the first capability set 1 as indicated by the time information. The card 2 alternates between using part of the capabilities (e.g. one or more second capabilities included in the second set of capabilities 2) and zero capabilities (i.e. without using any capabilities) as indicated by the time information. That is, in the alternate use phase: card 2 may use part of the capabilities of the terminal and card 1 another part of the capabilities during the wake-up and paging message reception period. Card 2 does not use any capabilities when not receiving messages and card 1 can use the full capabilities of the terminal.

In summary, in this application, card 1 is in a communication state, and card 2 is not in a communication state, card 1 can use the full capabilities of the terminal, and card 2 does not use any capabilities. When the card 2 enters a communication state, the card 1 and the card 2 can use part of the capability respectively.

On the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 3, as shown in fig. 6, a flow chart of a method for reporting a capability message is schematically shown, and in fig. 6:

In step 301, card 1 sends first capability information 1 to the base station and card 2 sends first capability information 2 to the base station.

For specific details, reference is made to step 201, which is not described here.

In step 302, the base station configures based on the first capability information 1 reported by the card 1, and returns a response message.

Specific details may refer to step 202, which is not described here.

In step 303, card 1 uses the first set of capabilities 1 and card 2 does not use any capabilities.

For specific details, reference may be made to step 203, which is not described here.

Step 304, the capabilities of card 1 and card 2 are updated.

Alternatively, taking the example that the card 1 and the card 2 are in the connected state at the same time, that is, the card 2 is updated from the idle state to the connected state, the capability of the card 2 is changed, and accordingly, the capability of the card 1 is updated. Optionally, card 1 and card 2 may interact to determine the allocation of capabilities and/or allocation of time domain resources.

In one example, the allocation of capacity and allocation of time domain resources may still be the same as indicated in step 204. That is, the card 1 may still alternate all capabilities supported by the terminal (i.e., the first capability set 1) with part of the capabilities (i.e., the second capability set 1), while the card 2 may alternate between the zero capability set and part of the capabilities supported by the terminal (i.e., the second capability set 2).

In another example, card 1 may desire to alternate between second set of capabilities 1 and second set of capabilities 3, and card 2 may desire to alternate between second set of capabilities 2 and second set of capabilities 4, thereby improving fairness in the allocation of the capabilities of card 1 and card 2. For example, taking antenna capability as an example, the capability allocation and time domain resource allocation may be as follows: the alternating period is 6ms, the card 1 may use 2 antenna ports for the first 3ms of each alternating period and 6 antenna ports for the remaining 3ms, and the card 2 may use 6 antenna ports for the first 3ms of the alternating period and 2 antenna ports for the remaining 3 ms.

In step 305, the card 1 reports the second capability information 1 and the time information 1, and the card 2 reports the second capability information 2 and the time information 2.

Optionally, corresponding to the second capability allocation manner in step 304, the second capability information 1 may be used to indicate that the card 1 desires to use the second capability set 1 and the second capability set 3, and the time information 1 is used to indicate that the card 1 desires to use the second capability set 1 and the second capability set 3 alternately as indicated by the time information 1. The second capability information 2 may be used to indicate that the card 2 desires to use the second capability set 2 and the second capability set 4, and the time information 2 is used to indicate that the card 2 desires to use the second capability set 2 and the second capability set 4 alternately as indicated by the time information 2.

In step 306, the base station feeds back an acknowledgement response message.

In step 307, card 1 performs the capability alternation indicated by the second capability information 1 and the time information 1, and card 2 performs the capability alternation indicated by the second capability information 2 and the time information 2.

Scene two

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 7 is a flow chart of a method for reporting capability information in an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 7 is a flow chart of the method:

in step 401, the terminal sends a first message to the base station, where the first message includes first capability information and second capability information.

Alternatively, in the present application, the terminal may report in advance to the base station one or more first capabilities that are desired to be used in the connected state, and one or more second capabilities that are desired to be used in the later alternate process.

Alternatively, the terminal may send first capability validation information to the base station for indicating one or more first capability validation. The first capability validation information may be carried in the first message, or may be separately sent to the base station.

Optionally, whether one or more first capabilities are in effect or not may also be confirmed by default with the base station. Alternatively, the terminal and the base station may agree in advance on the positions of the first capability information and the second capability information in the message or the signaling. In one example, in the same message (or signaling), the capability information with the position in front (position refers to the position in the frame structure of the message or signaling) defaults to the first capability information, i.e. the capability that the terminal desires to use immediately. Conversely, the capability information of the position behind defaults to the second capability information. In another example, the capability information carried in the original field defaults to the first capability information, i.e., the capability that the terminal desires to use immediately. Otherwise, the capability information carried in the newly added cell defaults to the second capability information. Accordingly, the base station can determine which capability information indicates the capability that needs to be configured by identifying which cell the capability information is carried in the message, and which capability information indicates the capability that only needs to be saved.

Alternatively, the reporting manner of the second capability information may refer to the reporting manner in scenario one, that is, the one or more second capability parameters included in the second capability information may correspond to the one or more second capabilities, or may correspond to the updated first capability.

For specific details, reference may be made to scenario one, which is not described herein.

Step 402, the terminal sends a second message to the base station, the second message including time information.

Optionally, in this application, the terminal may send time information to the base station, where the time information is used to indicate a time domain resource allocation situation of one or more first capabilities and one or more second capabilities, and is further used to indicate that the terminal alternately uses the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities according to the time domain resource allocation situation.

On the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 7, as shown in fig. 8, a flow chart of a method for reporting a capability message is shown schematically, and in fig. 8:

In step 501, card 1 sends first capability information 1 and second capability information 1 to the base station, and card 2 sends first capability information 2 to the base station.

Optionally, the card 1 sends first capability information 1 to the base station for indicating that the card 1 desires to use one or more first capabilities of the first set of capabilities 1 after accessing the network. The card 1 may also send second capability information 1 to the base station, where the second capability set 1 indicated by the first capability information 1 and the first capability set 1 indicated by the second capability information 1 are used alternately according to the indication of the time information reported later when the card 1 desires to update a certain capability. Alternatively, the first capability information 1 and the second capability information 1 may be carried in the initial capability message 1.

Optionally, the card 2 sends first capability information 2 to the base station for indicating that the card 2 desires to use one or more first capabilities of the first set of capabilities 2 after accessing the network. Optionally, the card 2 may also send second capability information 2 to the base station, where the second capability information 2 is used to indicate that the card 2 desires to use the first capability set 2 and the second capability set 2 indicated by the second capability information 2 alternatively, or use the second capability set 2 and the re-reported capability set alternatively, according to the indication of the reported time information in the case of a capability update. Specific implementations also require an indication with reference to subsequently reported information.

Alternatively, the card 1 may indicate that the first capability information 1 is validated by a preset means, whereas the second capability information 1 is not validated (for specific means reference is made to the above). And, since the card 2 is in the idle state, the base station stores (may be the base station store or the core network store) only the first capability information 2 and the second capability information 2 when recognizing that the card 2 is in the idle state.

For further specific details reference is made to

steps

201, 301, which are not described here in detail.

In step 502, the base station configures based on the capability message reported by the card 1, and returns a response message.

In step 503, card 1 uses the first set of capabilities 1 and card 2 does not use any capabilities.

The capabilities of card 1 and card 2 are updated, step 504.

In step 505, card 1 reports time information.

Alternatively, if the card 1 is in the connected state and the card 2 is in the idle state, the steps may be similar to the steps 205 and 305, that is, the card 1 is in the connected state, and the time information may be reported to the base station, so as to indicate that the card 1 expects to alternately use the first capability set 1 and the second capability set 1 according to the time domain resource allocation manner of the time information. Correspondingly, the card 2 is in an idle state, no capability information is required to be reported, and only the zero-capability set and the second capability set 2 are required to be used alternately according to the interactive result.

In step 506, the base station feeds back an acknowledgement response message.

In step 507, card 1 alternates between the second capability set 1 and the first capability set 1 as indicated by the time information.

Alternatively, the card 1 is in a connected state, and after receiving the acknowledgement response message returned by the base station, the first capability set 1 and the second capability set 1 are alternately used according to the indication of the time information 1. Card 2 is in an idle state, the base station cannot perceive card 2, and card 2 can wake up and use the required capacity at the designated time according to the result after interaction to receive data.

Optionally, if the card 2 enters the connected state, in one example, the card 1 reports the time information 1, which is used to indicate that the card 1 desires to alternately use the first capability set 1 and the second capability set 1 according to the time domain resource allocation manner of the time information 1. The card 2 reports the time information 2, which is used for indicating that the card 2 expects to alternately use the zero set and the reported second capability set 2 according to the time domain resource allocation mode of the time information 2. Optionally, if the card 2 does not report the second capability set 2 in the registration stage, the card 2 may also report the second capability information 2 in the present stage, to indicate that the second capability set 2 and the zero capability set are expected to be used alternately. It should be noted that, the resource allocation situation indicated by the time information 1 and the time information 2 is different, for example, the time information 1 of the card 1 indicates that the cycle period is 6ms, the first 2ms of each cycle uses the first capability set 1, the second 4ms of each cycle uses the second capability set 1, the time information 2 of the card 2 indicates that the cycle period is 6ms, the first 2ms of each cycle uses the second capability set 2, and the second 4ms of each cycle uses the second capability set 2. That is, the indicated period and time period are the same, but the allocation of the capacity to use the corresponding resources is different.

In another example, card 1 may also report second set of capabilities 1 and second set of capabilities 3, and card 2 may report second set of capabilities 2 and second set of capabilities 4. Accordingly, card 1 may alternate between using one or more second capabilities indicated by second capability set 1 and one or more second capabilities indicated by second capability set 3, and card 2 may alternate between using one or more second capabilities indicated by capability set 2 and one or more second capabilities indicated by second capability set 4.

Scene three

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 9 is a flow chart of a method for reporting capability information in an embodiment of the present application, where fig. 9 is a schematic diagram:

in step 601, the terminal sends a first message to the base station, where the first message includes first capability information, second capability information, and time information.

Optionally, in the present application, the terminal may report, in advance, the one or more first capabilities expected to be used and the one or more second capabilities expected to be used and the allocation situation of the time domain resources to the base station, and activate, by means of the indication information, a manner of alternately using the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities.

For specific details, reference may be made to scenario one and scenario two, which are not described here in detail.

In step 602, the terminal sends indication information to the base station, for indicating that the first capability information and the second capability information are expected to be used alternately.

Alternatively, in the present application, the terminal may send indication information to the base station, where the indication information may be carried in a second message, and is used to indicate that the terminal desires to use one or more first capabilities and one or more second capabilities alternately according to the time domain resource allocation situation indicated by the time information.

Optionally, the terminal may further send a second message that does not include the indication information, i.e. a null message, and after the base station receives the message, the base station may default that the terminal expects to alternately use one or more first capabilities and one or more second capabilities according to the time domain resource allocation situation indicated by the time information.

For further details, reference may be made to scenario one, which is not described here in detail.

On the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 9, as shown in fig. 10, a flow chart of a method for reporting a capability message is schematically shown, and in fig. 10:

In step 701, card 1 transmits first capability information 1, second capability information 1, and time information 1 to the base station, and card 2 transmits first capability information 2 to the base station.

Optionally, the card 1 sends the first capability information 1, the second capability information 1 and the time information 1 to the base station, wherein the first capability information 1 is used for indicating that the card 1 desires to use the first capability information 1 after accessing the network. The time information 1 is used for indicating that the card 1 expects to alternately use the first capability set 1 indicated by the first capability information 1 and the second capability set 1 indicated by the second capability information 1 according to the indication of the time information 1 after the capability update. Optionally, the first capability information 1, the second capability information 1 and the time information 1 may be carried in the initial capability message 1.

Optionally, the card 2 sends first capability information 2 to the base station for indicating that the card 2 desires one or more first capabilities of the first set of capabilities 2 indicated by the first capability information 2 after accessing the network and the card 1 is not in a communication state. Alternatively, the card 2 may also report the time information 2 and the second capability information 2, for indicating that the card 2 desires to alternately use the first capability set 2 indicated by the first capability information 2 and the second capability set 2 indicated by the second capability information 2, or alternately use the zero capability set and the second capability set 2 as indicated by the time information 2. Alternatively, the first capability information 2, the second capability information 2 and the time information 2 may be carried in the initial capability message 2.

In step 702, the base station configures based on the first capability message 1 reported by the card 1, and returns a response message.

In step 703, card 1 uses the first set of capabilities 1 and card 2 does not use any capabilities.

Step 704, the capabilities of card 1 and card 2 are updated.

Step 705, card 1 sends an indication.

Alternatively, the indication information may be used to indicate that the card 1 desires to initiate a manner of alternately using the first capability set 1 and the second capability set 1.

In step 706, the base station feeds back an acknowledgement response message.

Step 707, card 1 alternates between using the second set of capabilities 1 and the first set of capabilities 1 as indicated by time information 1.

The above steps may refer to the relevant steps shown in fig. 5, 6 or 8, and are not repeated here.

Optionally, if the card 2 enters the connected state, in one example, the card 1 indicates information 1 for indicating that the card 1 desires to alternately use the first capability set 1 and the second capability set 1 according to the time domain resource allocation manner of the time information 1. The card 2 reports the indication information 2, which is used for indicating that the card 2 expects to alternately use the zero set and the reported second capability set 2 according to the time domain resource allocation mode of the time information 2. Optionally, if the card 2 does not report the second capability set 2 and/or the time information 2 in the registration stage, the card 2 may also report the second capability set 2 and/or the time information 2 in the present stage, which is used to indicate that the second capability set 2 and the zero capability set are expected to be used alternately.

As shown in fig. 11, a flow chart of a method for reporting a capability message is schematically shown, and in fig. 11:

specifically, the terminal may include a first SIM card (hereinafter referred to as card 1) and a second SIM card (hereinafter referred to as card 2), where the card 1 is in a connected state and the card 2 is in a connected state, and in the following embodiments, the card 1 is taken as an example for detailed description.

Specifically, in this application, when both the card 1 and the card 2 are in a connection state, because the timing of sending uplink data or receiving downlink data by the card 1 and the card 2 is uncertain, the present embodiment provides a method for reporting capability information, which can improve the data receiving capability of the card 2 on the premise of ensuring the success rate of data receiving of the main card (card 1).

Specifically, in the case where the card 1 has data reception and the card 2 has no data reception, step 801 is performed.

In step 801, card 1 sends first capability information to a base station.

Specifically, when the card 1 needs to upload data or receive data, the card 1 may send first capability information to the base station to indicate that the card 1 desires to use one or more pieces of the first capability information. Alternatively, the card 1 may use all of the upstream or downstream capabilities supported by the terminal. Accordingly, the card 2 does not use any capability.

If the card 2 has data interaction, e.g. receives downlink data, step 802 is performed.

In step 802, card 1 sends second capability information to the base station.

Specifically, in the case where both the card 1 and the card 2 need to receive data, the card 1 and the card 2 may occupy part of the capabilities supported by the terminal, respectively. For example: taking antenna capability as an example, card 1 communicates, and when card 2 is not in communication, card 1 may use all antennas supported by the terminal (e.g., 8 antenna ports). When the card 2 enters the communication state, the card 1 may occupy 4 antenna ports, and the card 2 may occupy 4 antenna ports. The setting of the specific capability value can be according to actual requirements, and the application is not limited.

Alternatively, the card 1 may send the second capability information 1 to the base station to indicate one or more second capabilities that the card 1 desires to use as indicated by the second capability information. And, the card 2 may send second capability information 2 to the base station to indicate that the card 2 desires to use one or more second capabilities (wherein the steps of the card 2 are not shown).

Optionally, in this scenario, when the card 1 reports the second capability information 1, a manner of reporting the second capability information described in scenario one may be adopted. That is, the one or more second capability parameters included in the second capability information may correspond to the one or more second capabilities. Alternatively, the one or more second capability parameters may also correspond to one or more updated capabilities.

The above description has been presented mainly from the point of interaction between the network elements. It will be appreciated that, in order to achieve the above-mentioned functions, the terminal includes corresponding hardware structures and/or software modules for performing the respective functions. Those of skill in the art will readily appreciate that the elements and algorithm steps of the examples described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as hardware or combinations of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is implemented as hardware or computer software driven hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

The embodiment of the application may divide the functional modules of the terminal according to the above method example, for example, each functional module may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing module. The integrated modules may be implemented in hardware or in software functional modules. It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the division of the modules is schematic, which is merely a logic function division, and other division manners may be implemented in actual implementation.

In the case of dividing respective functional modules with corresponding respective functions, fig. 12 shows a schematic diagram of one possible configuration of the terminal 200 involved in the above-described embodiment in the case of dividing respective functional modules with corresponding respective functions, as shown in fig. 12, the terminal may include: a transmitting module 201. Wherein the sending module 201 may be configured to "send first capability information to a network device for indicating one or more first capabilities supported by the terminal," "send second capability information to the network device for indicating one or more second capabilities supported by the terminal, where the one or more first capabilities are different from the one or more second capabilities," and "send time information to the network device for indicating steps of alternately using the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities," for example, the module may be configured to support the terminal to perform

steps

101, 102, 201, 205, 301, 305, 401, 402, 501, 505, 601, 602, 701, 705, 801, 802 in the above method embodiments.

An apparatus provided in an embodiment of the present application is described below. As shown in fig. 13:

the apparatus comprises a processing module 301 and a communication module 302. Optionally, the apparatus further comprises a storage module 303. The processing module 301, the communication module 302 and the storage module 303 are connected by a communication bus.

The communication module 302 may be a device with a transceiver function for communicating with other network devices or communication networks.

The storage module 303 may include one or more memories, which may be one or more devices, devices in a circuit, for storing programs or data.

The memory module 303 may exist independently and be connected to the processing module 301 by a communication bus. The memory module may also be integrated with the processing module 301.

The apparatus 300 may be used in a network device, circuit, hardware component, or chip.

The apparatus 300 may be a terminal in an embodiment of the present application, for example, the terminal 300. A schematic diagram of the terminal may be as shown in fig. 2. Optionally, the communication module 302 of the apparatus 300 may include an antenna and a transceiver of the terminal, such as the antenna 106 and the transceiver 102 in fig. 2. Optionally, the communication module 302 may also include output devices and input devices, such as the output device 104 and the input device 105 in fig. 2.

The apparatus 300 may be a chip in a terminal in an embodiment of the present application. The communication module 302 may be an input or output interface, a pin or circuit, or the like. Alternatively, the storage module may store computer-executable instructions of the method on the terminal side, so that the processing module 301 performs the method on the terminal side in the above embodiment. The storage module 303 may be a register, a cache, a RAM, or the like, and the storage module 303 may be integrated with the processing module 301; the storage module 303 may be a ROM or other type of static storage device that may store static information and instructions, and the storage module 303 may be independent of the processing module 301. Alternatively, as wireless communication technology evolves, the transceiver may be integrated on the device 300.

When the apparatus 300 is a terminal or a chip in a terminal in the embodiment of the present application, the apparatus 300 may implement a method executed by the terminal in the above embodiment, which is not described herein again.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer-readable storage medium. The methods described in the above embodiments may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer readable media can include computer storage media and communication media and can include any medium that can transfer a computer program from one place to another. A storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a computer.

As an alternative design, the computer readable medium may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital Subscriber Line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, includes Compact Disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, digital Versatile Disc (DVD), floppy disk and blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product. The methods described in the above embodiments may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, may be embodied in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions described above are loaded and executed on a computer, the processes or functions described in the method embodiments described above are produced in whole or in part. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, a network device, a user device, or other programmable apparatus.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in one or more of the examples described above, the functions described in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, these functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer.

The embodiments of the present application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which are merely illustrative and not restrictive, and many forms may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit of the present application and the scope of the claims, which are also within the protection of the present application.

Claims

1. The method for reporting the capability information is characterized by comprising the following steps:

The terminal sends first capability information to the network equipment, and the first capability information is used for indicating one or more first capabilities supported by the terminal;

the terminal sending second capability information to the network device for indicating one or more second capabilities supported by the terminal, at least one of the one or more first capabilities being different from at least one of the one or more second capabilities;

the terminal sends time information to the network device, and the time information is used for indicating that the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities are used alternately, wherein the sending time of the first capability information, the sending time of the second capability information and the sending time of the time information are the same or different.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the time information is further used to indicate allocation of the one or more first capability time domain resources with the one or more second capability time domain resources.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first capability information, the second capability information and the time information are carried in a first message;

the method further comprises the steps of:

and sending a second message to the network device, wherein the second message comprises indication information for indicating that the terminal desires to alternately use the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities.

4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first capability information is carried in a first message and the second capability information and the time information are carried in a second message.

5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first capability information, the second capability information are carried in a first message; the time information is carried in a second message.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the second message is further for indicating that the terminal desires to alternate the one or more first capabilities with the one or more second capabilities.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the second message is further for indicating that the terminal desires to alternate the one or more first capabilities with the one or more second capabilities.

8. A method according to claim 3, characterized in that the second message is sent when one or more first capabilities supported by the terminal are updated to the one or more second capabilities.

9. A method according to any of claims 6 to 7, characterized in that the second message is sent when one or more first capabilities supported by the terminal are updated to the one or more second capabilities.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 2, 6 to 8, wherein,

the number of the one or more second capabilities is different from the number of the one or more first capabilities;

and/or the number of the groups of groups,

the capability values of the one or more second capabilities are different from the capability values of the one or more first capabilities.

11. The method of any one of claims 1-2, 6-8, wherein the first capability information includes one or more first capability parameters indicating the one or more first capabilities; the second capability information includes one or more second capability parameters;

wherein the one or more second capability parameters are used to indicate the one or more second capabilities;

or alternatively, the process may be performed,

the one or more second capability parameters are used for indicating one or more target second capabilities different from the one or more first capabilities, and the second capability information is also used for indicating the terminal to support other first capabilities except for the first capability corresponding to the one or more target second capabilities.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more second capability parameters are one or more second capability parameters under one or more frequency band combinations, the one or more frequency band combinations being all frequency band combinations supported by the terminal, or the one or more frequency band combinations being a changed capability frequency band combination, or the one or more frequency band combinations being a frequency band combination currently used by the terminal;

correspondingly, the method further comprises the steps of:

the terminal sends band combination information to the network device for indicating the one or more band combinations.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 2, 6 to 8, 12, further comprising:

and the terminal sends recovery indication information to the network equipment, wherein the recovery indication information is used for indicating the capability supported by the terminal to be recovered to the one or more first capabilities.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 2, 6 to 8, 12, further comprising:

the terminal receives confirmation indication information sent by the network equipment, wherein the confirmation indication information is used for confirming that the terminal executes alternate use of the first capability and the second capability;

The terminal performs alternating use of the first capability with the second capability.

15. The method according to any of claims 1 to 2, 6 to 8, 12, wherein the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities are uplink capabilities supported by the terminal;

or alternatively, the process may be performed,

the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities are downlink capabilities supported by the terminal.

16. The method of any of claims 1-2, 6-8, 12, wherein the first capability information or the second capability information comprises at least one of:

the method comprises the steps of grouping data convergence protocol parameters of the terminal, wireless link layer control parameters of the terminal, medium access control parameters of the terminal, physical layer parameters of the terminal, radio frequency parameters of the terminal and measurement parameters of the terminal.

17. A terminal, comprising:

a memory and a processor, the memory coupled with the processor;

the memory stores program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the terminal to perform the steps of:

transmitting first capability information to a network device, wherein the first capability information is used for indicating one or more first capabilities supported by the terminal;

Transmitting second capability information to the network device, wherein the second capability information is used for indicating one or more second capabilities supported by the terminal, and at least one of the one or more first capabilities is different from at least one of the one or more second capabilities;

and sending time information to the network equipment, wherein the time information is used for indicating that the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities are alternately used, and the sending time of the first capability information, the sending time of the second capability information and the sending time of the time information are the same or different.

18. The terminal of claim 17, wherein the time information is further configured to indicate allocation of the one or more first capability time domain resources with the one or more second capability time domain resources.

19. The terminal according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the first capability information, the second capability information and the time information are carried in a first message;

the program instructions are further for supporting the terminal to perform the steps of:

20. The terminal according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the first capability information is carried in a first message and the second capability information and the time information are carried in a second message.

21. The terminal according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the first capability information, the second capability information are carried in a first message; the time information is carried in a second message.

22. The terminal of claim 20, wherein the second message is further for indicating that the terminal desires to alternate the one or more first capabilities with the one or more second capabilities.

23. The terminal of claim 21, wherein the second message is further for indicating that the terminal desires to alternate the one or more first capabilities with the one or more second capabilities.

24. The terminal of claim 19, wherein the second message is sent when one or more first capabilities supported by the terminal are updated to the one or more second capabilities.

25. A terminal according to any of claims 22 to 23, wherein the second message is sent when one or more first capabilities supported by the terminal are updated to the one or more second capabilities.

26. The terminal of any of claims 17 to 18, 22 to 24, wherein,

and/or the number of the groups of groups,

27. The terminal of any of claims 17 to 18, 22 to 24, wherein the first capability information comprises one or more first capability parameters for indicating the one or more first capabilities; the second capability information includes one or more second capability parameters;

or alternatively, the process may be performed,

28. The terminal of claim 27, wherein the one or more second capability parameters are one or more second capability parameters under one or more frequency band combinations, the one or more frequency band combinations being all frequency band combinations supported by the terminal, or the one or more frequency band combinations being a changed capability frequency band combination, or the one or more frequency band combinations being a frequency band combination currently used by the terminal;

correspondingly, the program instructions are further configured to support the terminal to perform the following steps:

and sending band combination information to the network equipment, wherein the band combination information is used for indicating the one or more band combinations.

29. The terminal of any of claims 17 to 18, 22 to 24, 28, wherein the program instructions are further for supporting the terminal to perform the steps of:

and sending restoration instruction information to the network equipment, wherein the restoration instruction information is used for instructing the capability supported by the terminal to restore to the one or more first capabilities.

30. The terminal of any of claims 17 to 18, 22 to 24, 28, wherein the program instructions are further for supporting the terminal to perform the steps of:

Receiving confirmation indication information sent by the network equipment, wherein the confirmation indication information is used for confirming that the terminal executes alternate use of the first capability and the second capability;

alternating use of the first capability with the second capability is performed.

31. The terminal of any of claims 17 to 18, 22 to 24, 28, wherein the one or more first capabilities and the one or more second capabilities are uplink capabilities supported by the terminal;

or alternatively, the process may be performed,

32. The terminal of any of claims 17 to 18, 22 to 24, 28, wherein the first capability information or the second capability information comprises at least one of:

33. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program comprising at least one piece of code executable by a terminal to control the terminal to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 16.

34. A chip comprising processing circuitry, transceiver pins; wherein the transceiver pin and the processing circuit are in communication with each other via an internal connection path, the processing circuit being adapted to perform the method of any of claims 1 to 16.