CN115299109A

CN115299109A - Configuration information determining method and device and terminal equipment

Info

Publication number: CN115299109A
Application number: CN202080098767.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王淑坤
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2020-04-09
Filing date: 2020-04-09
Publication date: 2022-11-04
Anticipated expiration: 2040-04-09
Also published as: WO2021203387A1; CN115299109B

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a method and a device for determining configuration information and terminal equipment, wherein the method comprises the following steps: the method comprises the steps that terminal equipment receives first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used for determining first configuration and duration of a first timer; after the first configuration information is received by the terminal device, starting the first timer, wherein the first configuration is valid during the running period of the first timer; and under the condition that the terminal equipment receives second configuration information sent by a target cell, the second configuration information is used for determining second configuration, and the terminal equipment stops the first timer and uses the second configuration.

Description

Configuration information determining method and device and terminal equipment

Technical Field

The embodiment of the application relates to the technical field of mobile communication, in particular to a method and a device for determining configuration information and terminal equipment.

Background

The priority of a dedicated configuration configured by dedicated signaling is often higher than the priority of other configurations configured by system broadcast. If the terminal equipment side has the special configuration configured through the special signaling, the terminal equipment completely ignores other configurations configured in the system broadcast. This would result in other configurations configured in the system broadcast being of no use at all.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a method and a device for determining configuration information and terminal equipment.

The method for determining the configuration information provided by the embodiment of the application comprises the following steps:

the method comprises the steps that terminal equipment receives first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used for determining first configuration and duration of a first timer; after the first configuration information is received by the terminal device, starting the first timer, wherein the first configuration is valid during the running period of the first timer;

and under the condition that the terminal equipment receives second configuration information sent by a target cell, the second configuration information is used for determining second configuration, and the terminal equipment stops the first timer and uses the second configuration.

The device for determining configuration information provided by the embodiment of the application is applied to terminal equipment, and comprises:

a receiving unit, configured to receive first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to determine a first configuration and a duration of a first timer;

a processing unit, configured to start the first timer, where the first configuration is valid during an operation period of the first timer;

the receiving unit is further configured to receive second configuration information sent by the target cell, where the second configuration information is used to determine a second configuration;

the processing unit is further configured to stop the first timer and use the second configuration.

The terminal device provided by the embodiment of the application comprises a processor and a memory. The memory is used for storing a computer program, and the processor is used for calling and running the computer program stored in the memory and executing the determination method of the configuration information.

The chip provided by the embodiment of the application is used for realizing the determination method of the configuration information.

Specifically, the chip includes: and the processor is used for calling and running the computer program from the memory so that the equipment provided with the chip executes the determination method of the configuration information.

A computer-readable storage medium provided in an embodiment of the present application is used for storing a computer program, and the computer program enables a computer to execute the above-mentioned method for determining configuration information.

The computer program product provided by the embodiment of the present application includes computer program instructions, and the computer program instructions enable a computer to execute the method for determining the configuration information.

The computer program provided in the embodiments of the present application, when running on a computer, causes the computer to execute the above-described method for determining configuration information.

Through the technical scheme, the terminal equipment stops the first timer to enable the first configuration to be invalid and uses the second configuration when receiving the second configuration sent by the target cell. The second configuration may be a configuration configured by system broadcast and dedicated to a specific function, and the first configuration is a dedicated configuration configured by RRC dedicated signaling, so that even if there is a dedicated configuration configured by RRC dedicated signaling on the terminal device side, since the terminal device obtains the configuration dedicated to the specific function by system broadcast, the dedicated configuration in RRC signaling is omitted and the configuration dedicated to the specific function in system broadcast is used, that is, the terminal device does not always absolutely use the dedicated configuration in RRC signaling, but ignores other configurations in system broadcast, and thus, the requirement for more functions is met.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application and not to limit the application. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining configuration information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural component diagram of a device for determining configuration information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip of an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application without making any creative effort belong to the protection scope of the present application.

The technical scheme of the embodiment of the application can be applied to various communication systems, for example: a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, an LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) system, an LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD), a system, a 5G communication system, a future communication system, or the like.

For example, a communication system 100 applied in the embodiment of the present application is shown in fig. 1. The communication system 100 may include a network device 110, and the network device 110 may be a device that communicates with a terminal 120 (or referred to as a communication terminal, terminal). Network device 110 may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area and may communicate with terminals located within the coverage area. Alternatively, the Network device 110 may be an evolved Node B (eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE system, or a wireless controller in a Cloud Radio Access Network (CRAN), or the Network device may be a mobile switching center, a relay station, an Access point, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a hub, a switch, a bridge, a router, a Network-side device in a 5G Network, or a Network device in a future communication system, and the like.

The communication system 100 further comprises at least one terminal 120 located within the coverage area of the network device 110. As used herein, "terminal" includes, but is not limited to, connection via a wireline, such as via a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), a Digital cable, a direct cable connection; and/or another data connection/network; and/or via a Wireless interface, e.g., for a cellular Network, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), a digital television Network such as a DVB-H Network, a satellite Network, an AM-FM broadcast transmitter; and/or means of another terminal arranged to receive/transmit communication signals; and/or Internet of Things (IoT) devices. A terminal that is arranged to communicate over a wireless interface may be referred to as a "wireless communication terminal", "wireless terminal", or "mobile terminal". Examples of mobile terminals include, but are not limited to, satellite or cellular telephones; personal Communications Systems (PCS) terminals that may combine cellular radiotelephones with data processing, facsimile, and data Communications capabilities; PDAs that may include radiotelephones, pagers, internet/intranet access, web browsers, notepads, calendars, and/or Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers; and conventional laptop and/or palmtop receivers or other electronic devices that include a radiotelephone transceiver. A terminal can refer to an access terminal, user Equipment (UE), subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, wireless communication device, user agent, or User Equipment. An access terminal may be a cellular telephone, a cordless telephone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld device with Wireless communication capability, a computing device or other processing device connected to a Wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a terminal in a 5G network or a terminal in a future evolved PLMN, etc.

Optionally, the terminals 120 may perform direct-to-Device (D2D) communication therebetween.

Alternatively, the 5G communication system or the 5G network may also be referred to as a New Radio (NR) system or an NR network.

Fig. 1 exemplarily shows one network device and two terminals, and optionally, the communication system 100 may include a plurality of network devices and may include other numbers of terminals within the coverage of each network device, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, the communication system 100 may further include other network entities such as a network controller, a mobility management entity, and the like, which is not limited in this embodiment.

It should be understood that a device having a communication function in a network/system in the embodiments of the present application may be referred to as a communication device. Taking the communication system 100 shown in fig. 1 as an example, the communication device may include a network device 110 and a terminal 120 having a communication function, and the network device 110 and the terminal 120 may be the specific devices described above and are not described herein again; the communication device may also include other devices in the communication system 100, such as other network entities, for example, a network controller, a mobility management entity, and the like, which is not limited in this embodiment.

It should be understood that the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably herein. The term "and/or" herein is merely an association relationship describing an associated object, and means that there may be three relationships, for example, a and/or B, which may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the former and latter related objects are in an "or" relationship.

In order to facilitate understanding of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions related to the embodiments of the present application are described below.

With the pursuit of speed, latency, high-speed mobility, energy efficiency and the diversity and complexity of the traffic in future life, the third generation partnership project (3) ^rd Generation Partnership Project,3 GPP) international standards organization began to develop 5G. The main application scenarios of 5G are: enhanced Mobile Ultra wide band (eMBB), low-Latency high-reliability communication (URLLC), and massive Machine-Type communication (mMTC).

On the one hand, the eMBB still targets users for multimedia content, services and data, and its demand is growing very rapidly. On the other hand, because the eMBB may be deployed in different scenarios, such as indoor, urban, rural, etc., and the difference between the capabilities and the requirements is relatively large, it cannot be said that it must be analyzed in detail in conjunction with a specific deployment scenario. Typical applications of URLLC include: industrial automation, electric power automation, remote medical operation (surgery), traffic safety, and the like. Typical characteristics of mtc include: high connection density, small data volume, insensitive time delay service, low cost and long service life of the module, etc.

When NR is deployed early, complete NR coverage is difficult to obtain, so typical network coverage is wide area LTE coverage and islanding coverage mode of NR. Moreover, a large amount of LTE is deployed below 6GHz, and the spectrum below 6GHz available for 5G is rare. NR must therefore be studied for spectrum applications above 6GHz, with limited high band coverage and fast signal fading. Meanwhile, in order to protect the early LTE investment of a mobile operator, a light interworking (TIGHT) working mode between LTE and NR is provided.

In order to enable 5G network deployment and commercial applications as soon as possible, 3GPP first completes the first 5G release, namely EN-DC (LTE-NR Dual Connectivity). In EN-DC, an LTE base station (eNB) serves as a Master Node (MN), and an NR base station (gNB or EN-gNB) serves as a Secondary Node (SN). In the later stage of R15, other DC modes, namely NE-DC,5GC-EN-DC, NR DC, are supported. For EN-DC, the access network connected core network is EPC, while the other DC mode connected core network is 5GC.

In 5G, the maximum channel bandwidth may be 400MHZ (referred to as wideband carrier), which is large compared to the LTE maximum 20M bandwidth. The power consumption of the terminal device is very large if the terminal device remains operating on the wideband carrier. It is proposed that the Radio Frequency (RF) bandwidth of the terminal device can be adjusted according to the actual throughput of the terminal device.

In the process of executing cell selection and reselection by the terminal equipment in an idle state, a cell reselection strategy based on frequency priority is defined in order to meet load balance in the idle state. In the process of reselecting the cells with the same frequency or different frequencies with the same priority, the R criterion is adopted to reselect the cells, namely, the cells are sorted according to the signal quality of the cells, and the cell with the best signal quality is selected as a candidate reselection target cell. For a cell with high frequency priority, the cell with high frequency priority is reselected as long as the signal quality of the cell meets a certain threshold, and for a cell with low frequency priority, the cell with high frequency priority is reselected only when the signal quality of the serving cell is lower than a certain threshold. For NR cells, cell reselection based on frequency priority may also be continued.

Currently, if dedicated frequency priority configurations configured through RRC dedicated signaling exist, the terminal device may completely ignore the configured frequency priority configurations in the system broadcast. However, in some scenarios, this current approach may be too absolute, resulting in a completely useless frequency priority configuration configured in system broadcast. Therefore, the following technical solution of the embodiment of the present application is provided, which is to determine whether dedicated configuration configured by RRC signaling is valid based on content configured in system broadcast of a current camped cell.

Fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining configuration information according to an embodiment of the present application, where as shown in fig. 2, the method for determining configuration information includes the following steps:

step 201: the method comprises the steps that terminal equipment receives first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used for determining first configuration and duration of a first timer; and starting the first timer after the first configuration information is received by the terminal equipment, wherein the first configuration is valid during the running period of the first timer.

In the embodiment of the application, the terminal device receives first configuration information sent by a base station, where the first configuration information is used to determine a first configuration and a duration of a first timer. And after receiving the first configuration information, the terminal equipment starts the first timer, wherein the first configuration is valid during the running period of the first timer. It should be noted that, the first configuration is valid, which means that the configuration currently used by the terminal device is the first configuration.

Here, the first configuration is a dedicated configuration configured in Radio Resource Control (RRC) dedicated signaling. Specifically, the terminal device receives an RRC dedicated signaling sent by a base station, where the RRC dedicated signaling carries the first configuration. Further, in an optional manner, the first configuration is a dedicated frequency priority configuration configured in RRC dedicated signaling.

In the foregoing scheme, optionally, the RRC dedicated signaling is an RRC release message.

Step 202: and under the condition that the terminal equipment receives second configuration information sent by a target cell, the second configuration information is used for determining second configuration, and the terminal equipment stops the first timer and uses the second configuration.

In this embodiment of the present application, after the terminal device performs cell reselection to a target cell, if second configuration information sent by the target cell is received, the terminal device stops the first timer, and uses a second configuration determined based on the second configuration information.

In an optional manner of this application, the terminal device deletes the first configuration information after stopping the first timer.

Here, the second configuration is a configuration dedicated to a specific function configured in the system broadcast. Further, in an optional manner, the second configuration is configured as a frequency priority dedicated to a specific function configured in system broadcasting.

In the foregoing solution, the specified function includes a dual connection function. For example: EN-DC function, NE-DC function, 5GC-EN-DC function, NR DC function, and the like.

In an optional manner of this application, when the terminal device receives third configuration information sent by a target cell, the third configuration information is used to determine a third configuration, and the terminal device continues to operate the first timer and ignores the third configuration.

Here, the third configuration is a general configuration configured in system broadcasting. Further, in an optional manner, the third configuration is configured as a normal frequency priority configured in system broadcasting.

In the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, a usage priority of a configuration is defined, specifically, a usage priority of a common configuration configured in system broadcast is lower than a usage priority of a dedicated configuration configured in RRC dedicated signaling, and a usage priority of a dedicated configuration configured in RRC dedicated signaling is lower than a priority of a configuration configured in system broadcast and dedicated to a specific function.

The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application are described below with reference to specific examples, and it should be noted that each configuration (e.g., dedicated configuration, configuration dedicated to a specific function, and common configuration) in the following examples may refer to "frequency priority configuration" (e.g., dedicated frequency priority configuration, frequency priority configuration dedicated to a specific function, and common frequency priority configuration), which is not limited to this, and each configuration mentioned in the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application may also be other types of configurations.

The terminal device obtains configuration information 1 (i.e. first configuration information) through RRC dedicated signaling (e.g. RRC release message), where the configuration information 1 is used to determine the dedicated configuration and the duration of the first timer. During the operation of the first timer, the dedicated configuration is always valid, and the terminal device ignores the normal configuration configured in the system broadcast in the current camping cell, where the normal configuration is the configuration with the same or similar function as the dedicated configuration.

The terminal device performs cell reselection to a new target cell, (1) if the currently camped cell configures a configuration specific to a specific function through system broadcasting, the terminal device stops the first timer and deletes the configuration information 1, and uses the configuration specific to the specific function. (2) If the cell currently residing in is not configured with the configuration special for the specific function through system broadcasting, but is configured with the common configuration (the common configuration is the same as or similar to the special configuration function), the terminal equipment continues to run the first timer, ignores the common configuration, and considers that the special configuration continues to be effective.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural component diagram of a configuration information determining apparatus provided in an embodiment of the present application, and is applied to a terminal device, and as shown in fig. 3, the configuration information determining apparatus includes:

a receiving unit 301, configured to receive first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to determine a first configuration and a duration of a first timer;

a processing unit 302, configured to start the first timer, where the first configuration is valid during a running period of the first timer;

the receiving unit 301 is further configured to receive second configuration information sent by a target cell, where the second configuration information is used to determine a second configuration;

the processing unit 302 is further configured to stop the first timer and use the second configuration.

In an alternative, the first configuration is a dedicated configuration configured in RRC dedicated signaling.

In an alternative, the first configuration is a dedicated frequency priority configuration configured in RRC dedicated signaling.

In an alternative, the RRC dedicated signaling is an RRC release message.

In an alternative, the second configuration is a configuration dedicated to a specific function configured in system broadcast.

In an alternative, the second configuration is a frequency priority configuration configured in system broadcast and dedicated to a specific function.

In an alternative, the specified function comprises a dual connectivity function.

In an optional manner, the receiving unit 301 is further configured to receive third configuration information sent by a target cell, where the third configuration information is used to determine a third configuration;

the processing unit 302 is further configured to continue to run the first timer and ignore the third configuration.

In an alternative, the third configuration is a normal configuration configured in system broadcasting.

In an alternative, the third configuration is a normal frequency priority configuration configured in system broadcast.

In an optional manner, the processing unit 302 is further configured to delete the first configuration information after stopping the first timer.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above description of the MCS configuration apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application may be understood by referring to the description of the determination method of the configuration information according to the embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 400 according to an embodiment of the present application. The communication device may be a terminal device or a network device, and the communication device 400 shown in fig. 4 includes a processor 410, and the processor 410 may call and execute a computer program from a memory to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 4, the communication device 400 may also include a memory 420. From the memory 420, the processor 410 may call and run a computer program to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

The memory 420 may be a separate device from the processor 410, or may be integrated in the processor 410.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 4, the communication device 400 may further include a transceiver 430, and the processor 410 may control the transceiver 430 to communicate with other devices, and in particular, may transmit information or data to the other devices or receive information or data transmitted by the other devices.

The transceiver 430 may include a transmitter and a receiver, among others. The transceiver 430 may further include antennas, and the number of antennas may be one or more.

Optionally, the communication device 400 may specifically be a network device in the embodiment of the present application, and the communication device 400 may implement a corresponding process implemented by the network device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, which is not described herein again for brevity.

Optionally, the communication device 400 may specifically be a mobile terminal/terminal device in the embodiment of the present application, and the communication device 400 may implement a corresponding process implemented by the mobile terminal/terminal device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, and for brevity, details are not described here again.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip of the embodiment of the present application. The chip 500 shown in fig. 5 includes a processor 510, and the processor 510 may call and run a computer program from a memory to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 5, the chip 500 may further include a memory 520. From the memory 520, the processor 510 may call and run a computer program to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

The memory 520 may be a separate device from the processor 510, or may be integrated into the processor 510.

Optionally, the chip 500 may further comprise an input interface 530. The processor 510 can control the input interface 530 to communicate with other devices or chips, and in particular, can obtain information or data transmitted by other devices or chips.

Optionally, the chip 500 may further include an output interface 540. The processor 510 may control the output interface 540 to communicate with other devices or chips, and may particularly output information or data to the other devices or chips.

Optionally, the chip may be applied to the network device in the embodiment of the present application, and the chip may implement the corresponding process implemented by the network device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, and for brevity, details are not described here again.

Optionally, the chip may be applied to the mobile terminal/terminal device in the embodiment of the present application, and the chip may implement the corresponding process implemented by the mobile terminal/terminal device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, and for brevity, no further description is given here.

It should be understood that the chips mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as a system-on-chip, a system-on-chip or a system-on-chip.

Fig. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a communication system 600 provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 6, the communication system 600 includes a terminal device 610 and a network device 620.

The terminal device 610 may be configured to implement the corresponding function implemented by the terminal device in the foregoing method, and the network device 620 may be configured to implement the corresponding function implemented by the network device in the foregoing method, for brevity, which is not described herein again.

It should be understood that the processor of the embodiments of the present application may be an integrated circuit chip having signal processing capabilities. In implementation, the steps of the above method embodiments may be performed by integrated logic circuits of hardware in a processor or by instructions in the form of software. The Processor may be a general purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an off-the-shelf Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, discrete Gate or transistor logic device, or discrete hardware components. The various methods, steps, and logic blocks disclosed in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented or performed. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like. The steps of the method disclosed in connection with the embodiments of the present application may be directly implemented by a hardware decoding processor, or implemented by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module may be located in ram, flash memory, rom, prom, or eprom, registers, etc. storage media as is well known in the art. The storage medium is located in a memory, and a processor reads information in the memory and combines hardware thereof to complete the steps of the method.

It will be appreciated that the memory in the embodiments of the subject application can be either volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or can include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. The non-volatile Memory may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable PROM (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable PROM (EEPROM), or a flash Memory. The volatile Memory may be a Random Access Memory (RAM) which serves as an external cache. By way of example, but not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as Static random access memory (Static RAM, SRAM), dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), synchronous Dynamic random access memory (Synchronous DRAM, SDRAM), double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), enhanced Synchronous SDRAM (ESDRAM), synchronous link SDRAM (SLDRAM), and Direct Rambus RAM (DR RAM). It should be noted that the memory of the systems and methods described herein is intended to comprise, without being limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

It should be understood that the above memories are exemplary but not limiting illustrations, for example, the memories in the embodiments of the present application may also be Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (dynamic RAM, DRAM), synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (enhanced SDRAM, ESDRAM), synchronous Link DRAM (SLDRAM), direct Rambus RAM (DR RAM), and the like. That is, the memory in the embodiments of the present application is intended to comprise, without being limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

The embodiment of the application also provides a computer readable storage medium for storing the computer program.

Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium may be applied to the network device in the embodiment of the present application, and the computer program enables the computer to execute the corresponding process implemented by the network device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, which is not described herein again for brevity.

Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium may be applied to the mobile terminal/terminal device in the embodiment of the present application, and the computer program enables the computer to execute the corresponding process implemented by the mobile terminal/terminal device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, which is not described herein again for brevity.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product, including computer program instructions.

Optionally, the computer program product may be applied to the network device in the embodiment of the present application, and the computer program instructions enable the computer to execute corresponding processes implemented by the network device in the methods in the embodiment of the present application, which are not described herein again for brevity.

Optionally, the computer program product may be applied to the mobile terminal/terminal device in the embodiment of the present application, and the computer program instruction causes the computer to execute a corresponding process implemented by the mobile terminal/terminal device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, which is not described herein again for brevity.

The embodiment of the application also provides a computer program.

Optionally, the computer program may be applied to the network device in the embodiment of the present application, and when the computer program runs on a computer, the computer is enabled to execute the corresponding process implemented by the network device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, and for brevity, details are not described here again.

Optionally, the computer program may be applied to the mobile terminal/terminal device in the embodiment of the present application, and when the computer program runs on a computer, the computer is enabled to execute the corresponding process implemented by the mobile terminal/terminal device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, which is not described herein again for brevity.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the technical 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.

It is clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the above-described systems, apparatuses and units may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed system, apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units is only one logical division, and other divisions may be realized in practice, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit.

The functions, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application or portions thereof that substantially contribute to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium and including instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or other various media capable of storing program codes.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and shall be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

A method of determining configuration information, the method comprising:

the method comprises the steps that terminal equipment receives first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used for determining first configuration and duration of a first timer; after the first configuration information is received by the terminal device, starting the first timer, wherein the first configuration is valid during the running period of the first timer;

and under the condition that the terminal equipment receives second configuration information sent by a target cell, the second configuration information is used for determining second configuration, and the terminal equipment stops the first timer and uses the second configuration.
The method of claim 1, wherein the first configuration is a dedicated configuration configured in radio resource control, RRC, dedicated signaling.
The method of claim 2, wherein the first configuration is a dedicated frequency priority configuration configured in RRC dedicated signaling.
The method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the RRC dedicated signaling is an RRC Release message.
The method of any of claims 1-4, wherein the second configuration is a configuration configured in a system broadcast that is specific to a specified function.
The method of claim 5, wherein the second configuration is a frequency priority configuration configured in a system broadcast that is dedicated to a specified function.
The method of claim 5 or 6, wherein the specified function comprises a dual connectivity function.
The method of any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the method further comprises:

and under the condition that the terminal equipment receives third configuration information sent by a target cell, the third configuration information is used for determining third configuration, and the terminal equipment continues to operate the first timer and ignores the third configuration.
The method of claim 8, wherein the third configuration is a normal configuration configured in a system broadcast.
The method of claim 9, wherein the third configuration is a normal frequency priority configuration configured in a system broadcast.
The method of any of claims 1 to 10, wherein the method further comprises:

and after the terminal equipment stops the first timer, deleting the first configuration information.
An apparatus for determining configuration information, applied to a terminal device, the apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit, configured to receive first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to determine a first configuration and a duration of a first timer;

a processing unit, configured to start the first timer, where the first configuration is valid during an operation period of the first timer;

the receiving unit is further configured to receive second configuration information sent by the target cell, where the second configuration information is used to determine a second configuration;

the processing unit is further configured to stop the first timer and use the second configuration.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first configuration is a dedicated configuration configured in RRC dedicated signaling.
The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first configuration is a dedicated frequency priority configuration configured in RRC dedicated signaling.
The apparatus according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the RRC dedicated signaling is an RRC release message.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein the second configuration is a configuration dedicated to a specific function configured in a system broadcast.
The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the second configuration is a frequency priority configuration configured in a system broadcast that is dedicated to a specified function.
The apparatus of claim 16 or 17, wherein the specified function comprises a dual connectivity function.
The apparatus of any one of claims 12 to 18,

the receiving unit is further configured to receive third configuration information sent by the target cell, where the third configuration information is used to determine a third configuration;

the processing unit is further configured to continue to run the first timer and ignore the third configuration.
The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the third configuration is a normal configuration configured in a system broadcast.
The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the third configuration is a normal frequency priority configuration configured in system broadcast.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 12 to 21, wherein the processing unit is further configured to delete the first configuration information after stopping the first timer.
A terminal device, comprising: a processor and a memory for storing a computer program, the processor being adapted to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory, performing the method of any of claims 1 to 11.
A chip, comprising: a processor for calling and running a computer program from a memory so that a device on which the chip is installed performs the method of any one of claims 1 to 11.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 11.
A computer program product comprising computer program instructions to cause a computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 11.
A computer program for causing a computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 11.