CN116848817A

CN116848817A - Information indication method, device, communication equipment and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN116848817A
Application number: CN202380009312.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 江小威
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-05-08
Filing date: 2023-05-08
Publication date: 2023-10-03

Abstract

The embodiment of the disclosure provides an information indication method, a network energy saving method, a device, a system, communication equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: sending first information to access network equipment; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine an operation mode of a first mode related to network energy saving. Therefore, after the access network equipment receives the first information for determining the operation mode of the first mode, the operation mode of the first mode can be determined based on the first information, and compared with the situation that the operation mode of the first mode is determined at will, the operation mode of the first mode can be adapted to the first information sent by the first terminal, the requirement of the terminal can be adapted, the operation of the first mode is more flexible, and the energy saving requirement of different services is met.

Description

Information indication method, device, communication equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, but is not limited to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular, to an information indication method, a network energy saving method, an apparatus, a system, a communication device, and a storage medium.

Background

With the advent of fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G,5th Generation Mobile Communication Technology) and the diversification of new services in the cloud era, various industries, services or users have made various quality of service (QoS, quality of Service) demands on the network. The 5G network has the capabilities of mass access, deterministic time delay, extremely high reliability and the like, and needs to construct a flexible and dynamic network so as to meet the diversified business demands of users and vertical industries. Different energy-saving requirements are met for different types of services.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the disclosure discloses an information indication method, a network energy saving method, a device, communication equipment and a storage medium.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an information indicating method, wherein the method is performed by a first terminal, the method including:

sending first information to access network equipment;

the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine an operation mode of a first mode related to network energy saving.

According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a network power saving method, wherein the method is performed by an access network device, comprising:

An operating mode of a first mode associated with network energy conservation is determined.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an information indicating apparatus, wherein the apparatus includes:

a sending module configured to send first information to an access network device;

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a network energy saving determining apparatus, wherein the apparatus includes:

a determination module configured to determine a manner of operation of the first mode in relation to network energy conservation.

According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication device comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing the processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to: for executing the executable instructions, implementing the methods described in any of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

According to a sixth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer storage medium storing a computer executable program which, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any embodiment of the present disclosure.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, first information is sent to an access network device; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine an operation mode of a first mode related to network energy saving. Therefore, after the access network device receives the first information for determining the operation mode of the first mode, the operation mode of the first mode can be determined based on the first information, and compared with the situation that the operation mode of the first mode is determined at will, the operation mode of the first mode can be adapted to the first information sent by the first terminal, the requirement of the terminal can be adapted, so that the operation of the first mode is more flexible, and the energy saving requirement of different services is met.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of information indication according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of information indication according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method of information indication according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method of information indication according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method of information indication according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method of information indication according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a flow chart illustrating a method of information indication according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a flow chart illustrating a network power saving determination method according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a timing sequence according to an example embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an illustration of a timing diagram according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating a timing sequence according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating a timing sequence according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 14 is a flow diagram illustrating a network power saving determination method according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 15 is a flow chart illustrating a network power saving determination method according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 16 is a flow diagram illustrating a network power saving determination method according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 17 is a flow diagram illustrating a network power saving determination method according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 18 is a schematic diagram of an information indicating apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 19 is a schematic diagram of a network energy conservation device, according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 20 is a schematic structural view of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 21 is a block diagram of a base station, according to an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the embodiments of the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of embodiments of the present disclosure as detailed in the accompanying claims.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the embodiments of the disclosure. As used in this disclosure of embodiments and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any or all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in embodiments of the present disclosure to describe various information, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, the first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of embodiments of the present disclosure. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" or "responsive to a determination", depending on the context.

For purposes of brevity and ease of understanding, the terms "greater than" or "less than" are used herein in characterizing a size relationship. But it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that: the term "greater than" also encompasses the meaning of "greater than or equal to," less than "also encompasses the meaning of" less than or equal to.

Referring to fig. 1, a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the disclosure is shown. As shown in fig. 1, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on a mobile communication technology, and may include: a number of user equipments 110 and a number of base stations 120.

Wherein the user device 110 may be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to a user. The user equipment 110 may communicate with one or more core networks via a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN), and the user equipment 110 may be an internet of things user equipment such as sensor devices, mobile phones and computers with internet of things user equipment, for example, stationary, portable, pocket, hand-held, computer-built-in or vehicle-mounted devices. Such as a Station (STA), subscriber unit (subscriber unit), subscriber Station (subscriber Station), mobile Station (mobile), remote Station (remote Station), access point, remote user equipment (remote terminal), access user equipment (access terminal), user device (user terminal), user agent (user agent), user device (user device), or user equipment (user request). Alternatively, the user device 110 may be a device of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the user device 110 may be a vehicle-mounted device, for example, a laptop with a wireless communication function, or a wireless user device with an external laptop. Alternatively, the user device 110 may be a roadside device, for example, a street lamp, a signal lamp, or other roadside devices with a wireless communication function.

The base station 120 may be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. Wherein the wireless communication system may be a fourth generation mobile communication technology (the 4th generation mobile communication,4G) system, also known as a long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) system; alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a 5G system, also known as a new air interface system or a 5G NR system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a next generation system of the 5G system. Among them, the access network in the 5G system may be called NG-RAN (New Generation-Radio Access Network, new Generation radio access network).

The base station 120 may be an evolved node b (eNB) employed in a 4G system. Alternatively, the base station 120 may be a base station (gNB) in a 5G system that employs a centralized and distributed architecture. When the base station 120 adopts a centralized and distributed architecture, it generally includes a Centralized Unit (CU) and at least two Distributed Units (DUs). A protocol stack of a packet data convergence protocol (Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP) layer, a radio link layer control protocol (Radio Link Control, RLC) layer, and a medium access control (Media Access Control, MAC) layer is provided in the centralized unit; a Physical (PHY) layer protocol stack is provided in the distribution unit, and the specific implementation of the base station 120 is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

A wireless connection may be established between the base station 120 and the user equipment 110 over a wireless air interface. In various embodiments, the wireless air interface is a fourth generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard-based wireless air interface; or, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on a fifth generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, for example, the wireless air interface is a new air interface; alternatively, the wireless air interface may be a wireless air interface based on a 5G-based technology standard of a next generation mobile communication network.

In some embodiments, an E2E (End to End) connection may also be established between the user devices 110. Such as V2V (vehicle to vehicle, vehicle-to-vehicle) communications, V2I (vehicle to Infrastructure, vehicle-to-road side equipment) communications, and V2P (vehicle to pedestrian, vehicle-to-person) communications among internet of vehicles communications (vehicle to everything, V2X).

Here, the above-described user equipment can be regarded as the terminal equipment of the following embodiment.

In some embodiments, the wireless communication system described above may also include a network management device 130.

Several base stations 120 are respectively connected to a network management device 130. The network management device 130 may be a core network device in a wireless communication system, for example, the network management device 130 may be a mobility management entity (Mobility Management Entity, MME) in an evolved packet core network (Evolved Packet Core, EPC). Alternatively, the network management device may be other core network devices, such as a Serving GateWay (SGW), a public data network GateWay (Public Data Network GateWay, PGW), a policy and charging rules function (Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF) or a home subscriber server (Home Subscriber Server, HSS), etc. The embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to the implementation form of the network management device 130.

For ease of understanding by those skilled in the art, the embodiments of the present disclosure enumerate a plurality of implementations to clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Of course, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the various embodiments provided in the embodiments of the disclosure may be implemented separately, may be implemented in combination with the methods of other embodiments of the disclosure, and may be implemented separately or in combination with some methods of other related technologies; the embodiments of the present disclosure are not so limited.

For a better understanding of the disclosed embodiments, the following description is made regarding the scenario of wireless communication:

currently, with the pursuit of speed, delay, high-speed mobility, energy efficiency and the diversity and complexity of future life business, 5G is introduced for this purpose. The main application scenario of 5G is: enhanced mobile Ultra-wideband (eMBB, enhanced Mobile Broadband), low latency high reliability communications (URLLC, ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications), and large scale machine type communications (mctc, massive Machine Type Communication). embbs still target users to obtain multimedia content, services, and data, and their demand is growing very rapidly. On the other hand, since the eMBB may be deployed in different scenarios, such as indoor, urban, rural, etc., the capability and demand of the eMBB are also relatively different, so that detailed analysis must be performed in connection with a specific deployment scenario. Typical applications of URLLC include: industrial automation, electric power automation, remote medical operation (surgery), traffic safety guarantee and the like. Typical characteristics of mctc include: high connection density, small data volume, delay insensitive traffic, low cost and long service life of the module, etc.

The energy consumption of the 5G base station is four times that of the LTE base station, so the network energy saving is an important means for operators to reduce the cost of operating the 5G system.

Carrier aggregation (CA, carrier Aggregation) is a typical method of exchanging bandwidth for rate, where there are multiple cells serving the UE. Among these, PCC (Primary Cell Component) is called the primary carrier, one and only one PCC, which provides radio resource control (RRC, radio Resource Control) signaling connections, non-Access-Stratum (NAS) functionality, security, etc. The physical uplink control channel (PUCCH, physical Uplink Control Channel) is present on the PCC and only on the PCC. SCC (Secondary Cell Component) is called secondary carrier, SCC only provides additional radio resources. The PCC and SCC are commonly referred to as serving cells. In one embodiment, the aggregated carriers support a maximum of 5, i.e. the aggregated maximum bandwidth is 100MHZ, and the aggregated carriers belong to the same base station. All the aggregated carriers use the same Cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), and the base station realizes the purpose of ensuring that the C-RNTI does not collide in the Cell where each carrier is located.

The UE has no concept of carrier aggregation in RRC idle state. At this time, the UE camps on a cell and initiates RRC connection establishment, and at this time, the required secondary carriers are added, deleted and modified through the rrcrecon configuration message. Note that here the modification of the secondary carrier is handled by means of "delete+add". At this time, the UE acquires the system broadcast message of the primary carrier cell on the primary carrier according to the R9 principle, and the system broadcast message of the secondary carrier cell is notified through the dedicated signaling rrcrecon configuration.

For reception of paging messages, the UE listens only to paging messages on the primary carrier.

In order to reduce the network energy consumption, the network energy saving problem is started. When the network enters a power save mode, i.e. a network power save (NES, network Energy Saving) mode, the cell periodically does not transmit and/or does not receive at certain intervals, i.e. the cell does not transmit continuously (DTX, discontinuous Transmission) or does not receive continuously (DRX, discontinuous Reception). However, in one embodiment, a master information block (MIB, master Information Block) message, a system information block (SIB, system Information Block) message, a paging message (paging), and a random access channel (RACH, random Access Channel) message are allowed to be transmitted and received.

The UE acquires Cell DTX or RX configuration information configured by a network side. Work is performed based on the configuration. The configuration information of Cell DTX or DRX configuration information includes a period, offset, and on duration.

For cells in NES mode, for legacy UE or non-NES capable UE, whether or not to prohibit camping is required, if how to support emergency call is prohibited, if the NES cell does not overlap other cells covered. For NES cells, emergency calls have a higher priority than energy saving, so emergency call services need to be supported preferentially, although the cell is in NES mode. A terminal is required to trigger the network to leave the NES mode to support more important services such as emergency call services. Meanwhile, once the legacy UE or the non-NES capable UE resides in the NES mode cell, service execution should be supported.

The 4 NES functions supported are as follows and are specified separately on the standard: SSB-less SCell; cell DTX/DRX; antenna port adaptation; PDSCH transmission power adaptation.

When the UE accesses the network, the MSG5 provides the network slice to be accessed, and the user switching at different network sides selects different network side slices according to the indication information. Meanwhile, as different services have different time delay requirements, a plurality of scheduling requests (SR, scheduling Request) are introduced into the 5G, each Logic CHannel (LCH) is associated with one SR configuration for indicating the service needing to be scheduled by the network side, and the network side responds in time according to different Qos requirements of the service.

In the related art, the energy-saving operation mode of the network is not adjusted aiming at different network slice access and service transmission. So that the Qos of the high priority network sliced service or different service types is guaranteed.

As shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, there is provided an information indication method, where the method is performed by a first terminal, and the method includes:

step 21, sending first information to access network equipment;

In one embodiment, the mode of operation includes one of:

entering the first mode;

leaving the first mode;

maintaining the first mode;

a first time period away from the first mode; and

the keep network wakes up for a second period of time.

It should be noted that parameters, such as a period, an offset, and the like, may be configured for the first mode. Entering the first mode may be that the corresponding parameter is activated and the first mode is started to operate based on the activated parameter. It should be noted that, leaving the first mode may be no longer operating in the first mode, and correspondingly, the parameter may be deleted or deactivated.

In one embodiment, the first mode referred to in this disclosure may be a power saving mode, may be a mode of on-cell discontinuous transmission (DTX, discontinuous Transmission) and/or discontinuous reception (DRX, discontinuous Reception).

The second mode referred to in this disclosure is a non-power saving mode, and may be a mode in which the cell DTX and DRX are not turned on.

In one embodiment, the first mode is NES mode. In the present disclosure, the manner in which the NES is described is exemplified, but the first mode is not limited to the NES mode, and is not limited thereto. The "NES mode" and the "first mode" in the present disclosure may be replaced with each other.

In one embodiment, first information is sent to an access network device; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine an operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode.

Here, the terminal related to the present disclosure may be, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a Road Side Unit (RSU), a smart home terminal, an industrial sensing device, and/or a medical device, etc. In some embodiments, the terminal may be a Redcap terminal or a predetermined version of a new air-interface NR terminal (e.g., an NR terminal of R17). And are not limited herein.

The access network device in the present disclosure may be a base station, which may be a base station in a fifth generation mobile communication technology, or may be another evolved base station, which is not limited herein.

It should be noted that, the operation mode of the NES mode may be an operation mode after performing a predetermined operation with respect to the NES mode, and the predetermined operation may include one of the following: a closing operation (or a leaving operation), a holding operation (or a maintaining operation), and a suspending operation.

In one embodiment, the first information may indicate a type of service performed by the first terminal.

In one embodiment, first information is sent to an access network device; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up. It should be noted that, when the first information is sent to the access network device, the network may be already in the NES mode.

In one embodiment, the first information is sent to the access network device by a message 5MSG 5; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

In one embodiment, the first information is sent to an access network device; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the first information includes one of: information of a network slice, indication information of requesting network wake-up, and time period information of requesting network wake-up; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

It should be noted that, the network wake-up may be that the network switches from the first mode to the second mode, and the second mode is a non-energy-saving network mode. For example, it may be that the network switches from NES mode to non-NES mode.

For example, the information of the network slice may indicate a type of traffic or a type of network slice access.

For a better understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following further describes the technical solution of the present disclosure by means of 2 exemplary embodiments:

example 1:

referring to fig. 3, an information indication method is provided, where the method includes:

step 31, the first terminal is in an RRC idle state;

step 32, the first terminal sends RRCSetup request to the access network equipment;

step 33, the access network equipment sends RRCSetup to the first terminal;

step 34, the first terminal sends first information (carried by rrcsetup complete) to the access network device, where the first information includes Single network slice selection auxiliary information (S-NSSAI, single-Network Slice Selection Assistance Information), indication information requesting network wake-up, and time period information requesting network wake-up (may include a wake-up period);

step 35, the network will decide to leave the NES mode or leave the NES mode for a period of time based on the first information from the first terminal, e.g. based on the target slice id, or based on the first terminal request, or based on a request wake-up period. In one embodiment, the network may notify the first terminal and/or a second terminal external to the first terminal of the allowed wake-up period.

Step 36, transmitting response information to the first terminal and/or the second terminal through RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling or SIB signaling, where the response information indicates an allowed wake-up period.

Example 2:

referring to fig. 4, an information indication method is provided, where the method includes:

step 41, the first terminal is in an RRC inactive state;

step 42, the first terminal sends RRCResumeRequest to the access network equipment;

step 43, the access network equipment sends RRCResume to the first terminal;

step 44, the first terminal sends first information (carried by rrcrescendo procedure) to the access network device, where the first information includes Single network slice selection auxiliary information (S-NSSAI, single-Network Slice Selection Assistance Information), indication information requesting network wake-up, and time period information requesting network wake-up (may include a wake-up period);

step 45, the network will decide to leave the NES mode or leave the NES mode for a period of time based on the first information from the first terminal, e.g. based on the target slice id, or based on the first terminal request, or based on a request wake-up period. In one embodiment, the network may notify the first terminal and/or a second terminal external to the first terminal of the allowed wake-up period;

Step 46, transmitting response information to the first terminal and/or the second terminal through RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling or SIB signaling, where the response information indicates an allowed wake-up period.

In one embodiment, the first information is sent to an access network device; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the first information comprises information that the first terminal supports or does not support the NES mode; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

It should be noted that, if the terminal does not support NES, the network side may also be triggered to determine the network energy-saving operation mode. I.e., leaving network power saving mode, maintaining network power saving mode, leaving network power saving mode for a period of time, or maintaining network awake for a period of time, etc. If the terminal supports NES, the NES mode can be kept, and the energy-saving state can be kept continuously.

In one embodiment, first information is sent to an access network device; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the first information is a scheduling request SR; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

In one embodiment, a radio resource control, RRC, configuration message sent by an access network device is received; third information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod or in the LogicalChannelConfig of the RRC configuration message, where the third information is used to indicate that the SR is allowed or not allowed to be transmitted. Sending first information to access network equipment; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the first information is a scheduling request SR; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up. The third information may be SR permission transmission indication information.

In one embodiment, a radio resource control, RRC, configuration message sent by an access network device is received; third information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod or in the LogicalChannelConfig of the RRC configuration message, where the third information is used to indicate permission or non-permission of transmission of the SR; if the third information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod, the SR corresponding to the SchedulingRequestToAddMod is allowed to be transmitted during the NES mode; or if the third information is configured in the LogicalChannelConfig, the SR associated with the logic channel LCH configured by the LogicalChannelConfig is allowed to be transmitted during the NES mode. Sending first information to access network equipment; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the first information is a scheduling request SR; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up. The SR may indicate a traffic type. For example, the traffic type may be determined based on data transmitted by SR scheduled resources. The third information may be SR permission transmission indication information.

For a better understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following describes the technical solution of the present disclosure by 1 exemplary embodiment:

example 5:

referring to fig. 5, an information indication method is provided, where the method includes:

step 51, the first terminal is in an RRC connection state;

step 52, the access network device sends RRCReConfiguration to the first terminal; wherein, if the SR transmission permission indication information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod, the SR corresponding to the SchedulingRequestToAddMod is allowed to be transmitted during the NES mode; or if the SR transmission permission indication information is configured in the LogicalChannelConfig, the SR associated with the logic channel LCH configured by the LogicalChannelConfig is allowed to be transmitted during the NES mode.

Step 53, the first terminal sends RRCReconfigurationcomplete to the access network equipment;

step 54, the first terminal sends an SR to the access network device;

step 55, the network will decide to leave the NES mode or leave the NES mode for a period of time based on the SR and the LCH associated with the SR and/or SR grant indication information. In one embodiment, the network may notify the first terminal and/or a second terminal external to the first terminal of the allowed wake-up period;

Step 56, transmitting response information to the first terminal and/or the second terminal through RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling or SIB signaling, where the response information indicates an allowed wake-up period.

In one embodiment, first information is sent to an access network device; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine an operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode. Receiving second information sent by the access network equipment; and the second information indicates the network energy-saving operation mode determined by the access network equipment.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, first information is sent to an access network device; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine an operation mode of a first mode related to network energy saving. Therefore, after the access network equipment receives the first information for determining the operation mode of the first mode, the operation mode of the first mode can be determined based on the first information, and compared with the situation that the operation mode of the first mode is determined at will, the operation mode of the first mode can be adapted to the first information sent by the first terminal, the requirement of the terminal can be adapted, the operation of the first mode is more flexible, and the energy saving requirement of different services is met.

It should be noted that, as those skilled in the art may understand, the methods provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be performed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in the related art.

As shown in fig. 6, in this embodiment, there is provided an information indicating method, where the method is performed by a first terminal, and the method includes:

step 61, sending a message 5MSG5 to an access network device, wherein the MSG5 comprises first information;

In one embodiment, the first mode is a NES mode.

In one embodiment, a message 5MSG5 is sent to an access network device, the MSG5 comprising first information; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

In one embodiment, a message 5MSG5 is sent to an access network device, the MSG5 comprising first information; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the first information includes one of: information of a network slice, indication information of requesting network wake-up, and time period information of requesting network wake-up; or, the first information includes information that the first terminal supports or does not support the NES mode.

In one embodiment, the first terminal is in an RRC idle state; the first terminal sends an RRCSetup request to access network equipment; the first terminal sends RRCSetup to access network equipment; the first terminal sends RRCSetupComplete, RRCSetupComplete to the access network device first information including Single network slice selection assistance information (S-nsai, single-Network Slice Selection Assistance Information), indication information requesting network wake up, and time period information requesting network wake up (may include a wake up period); based on the first information from the first terminal, e.g. based on the target slice id, or based on the first terminal request, or based on a request wake-up period, the network will decide to leave the NES mode or leave the NES mode for a period of time. In one embodiment, the network may notify the first terminal and/or a second terminal external to the first terminal of the allowed wake-up period. And transmitting response information to the first terminal and/or the second terminal through RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling or SIB signaling, wherein the response information indicates the allowed wake-up period.

In one embodiment, the first terminal is in an RRC inactive state; the first terminal sends an RRCResumeRequest to the access network equipment; the first terminal sends RRCResume to access network equipment; the first terminal sends RRCResumeComplete, RRCResumeComplete to the access network device including the first information; the first information includes Single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI, single-Network Slice Selection Assistance Information), indication information requesting network wake-up, and time period information requesting network wake-up (may include a wake-up period); based on the first information from the first terminal, e.g. based on the target slice id, or based on the first terminal request, or based on a request wake-up period, the network will decide to leave the NES mode or leave the NES mode for a period of time. In one embodiment, the network may notify the first terminal and/or a second terminal external to the first terminal of the allowed wake-up period; and transmitting response information to the first terminal and/or the second terminal through RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling or SIB signaling, wherein the response information indicates the allowed wake-up period.

As shown in fig. 7, in this embodiment, there is provided an information indicating method, where the method is performed by a first terminal, and the method includes:

step 71, sending an SR to an access network device;

the SR is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a first mode related to network energy saving.

In one embodiment, the first mode is NES mode.

In one embodiment, an SR is sent to an access network device; the SR is used for the access network equipment to determine the running mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

In one embodiment, a radio resource control, RRC, configuration message sent by an access network device is received; the SR permission transmission indication information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod or the LogicalChannelConfig of the RRC configuration message. Transmitting an SR to an access network device; the SR is used for the access network equipment to determine the running mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

In one embodiment, a radio resource control, RRC, configuration message sent by an access network device is received; the SR permission transmission indication information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod or the LogicalChannelConfig of the RRC configuration message; if the SR transmission permission indication information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod, the SR corresponding to the SchedulingRequestToAddMod is allowed to be transmitted during the NES mode; or if the SR transmission permission indication information is configured in the LogicalChannelConfig, the SR associated with the logic channel LCH configured by the LogicalChannelConfig is allowed to be transmitted during the NES mode. Transmitting an SR to an access network device; the SR is used for the access network equipment to determine the running mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

In one embodiment, the first terminal is in an RRC connected state; the access network equipment sends RRCReConfiguration to a first terminal; wherein, if the SR transmission permission indication information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod, the SR corresponding to the SchedulingRequestToAddMod is allowed to be transmitted during the NES mode; or if the SR transmission permission indication information is configured in the LogicalChannelConfig, the SR associated with the logic channel LCH configured by the LogicalChannelConfig is allowed to be transmitted during the NES mode. The first terminal sends RRCReconfigurationcomplete to the access network equipment; the first terminal sends an SR to access network equipment; based on the SR and the LCH associated with the SR and/or SR grant indication information, the network will decide to leave the NES mode or leave the NES mode for a period of time. In one embodiment, the network may notify the first terminal and/or a second terminal external to the first terminal of the allowed wake-up period; and transmitting response information to the first terminal and/or the second terminal through RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling or SIB signaling, wherein the response information indicates the allowed wake-up period.

As shown in fig. 8, in this embodiment, there is provided an information indicating method, where the method is performed by a first terminal, and the method includes:

step 81, sending first information to access network equipment; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a first mode related to network energy conservation;

step 82, receiving second information sent by the access network device; and the second information indicates the network energy-saving operation mode determined by the access network equipment.

In one embodiment, the first mode is a NES mode.

In one embodiment, first information is sent to an access network device; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; receiving second information sent by the access network equipment; wherein the second information indicates the network energy-saving operation mode determined by the access network equipment; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

In one embodiment, first information is sent to an access network device through MSG 5; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; receiving second information sent by the access network equipment through RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling or SIB signaling; wherein the second information indicates the network energy-saving operation mode determined by the access network equipment; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

In one embodiment, an SR is sent to an access network device; the SR is used for the access network equipment to determine the running mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; receiving second information sent by the access network equipment through RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling or SIB signaling; wherein the second information indicates the network energy-saving operation mode determined by the access network equipment; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

As shown in fig. 9, in this embodiment, a network energy saving determining method is provided, where the method is performed by an access network device, and the method includes:

step 91, determining an operation mode of the first mode related to network energy saving.

In one embodiment, the mode of operation includes one of:

entering the first mode;

leaving the first mode;

maintaining the first mode;

a first time period away from the first mode; and

the keep network wakes up for a second period of time.

It should be noted that parameters, such as a period, an offset, and the like, may be configured for the first mode. Entering the first mode may be that the corresponding parameter is activated and the first mode is started to operate based on the activated parameter. It should be noted that, leaving the first mode may be no longer running in the first mode, and correspondingly, deleting the parameter or deactivating the parameter.

In one embodiment, first information sent by a first terminal is received; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up. And determining the operation mode of the NES mode based on the first information. It should be noted that, when the first information is sent to the access network device, the network may be already in the NES mode.

In one embodiment, the first information sent by the first terminal is received through a message 5MSG 5; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up. And determining the operation mode of the NES mode based on the first information.

In one embodiment, first information sent by a first terminal is received; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the first information includes one of: information of a network slice, indication information of requesting network wake-up, and time period information of requesting network wake-up; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up. And determining the operation mode of the NES mode based on the first information.

example 1:

referring to fig. 3 again, an information indication method is provided, wherein the method includes:

step 31, the first terminal is in an RRC idle state;

step 32, the first terminal sends RRCSetup to the access network equipment;

step 33, the first terminal sends first information (carried by rrcsetup complete) to the access network device, where the first information includes Single network slice selection auxiliary information (S-NSSAI, single-Network Slice Selection Assistance Information), indication information requesting network wake-up, and time period information requesting network wake-up (may include a wake-up period);

step 34, the network will decide to leave the NES mode or leave the NES mode for a period of time based on the first information from the first terminal, e.g. based on the target slice id, or based on the first terminal request, or based on a request wake-up period. In one embodiment, the network may notify the first terminal and/or a second terminal external to the first terminal of the allowed wake-up period.

Step 35, transmitting response information to the first terminal and/or the second terminal through RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling or SIB signaling, where the response information indicates an allowed wake-up period.

Example 2:

referring to fig. 4 again, an information indication method is provided, wherein the method includes:

step 41, the first terminal is in an RRC inactive state;

step 43, the first terminal sends RRCResume to the access network equipment;

In one embodiment, the first information sent by the first terminal is received; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the first information comprises information that the first terminal supports or does not support the NES mode; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up. And determining the operation mode of the NES mode based on the first information.

In one embodiment, first information sent by a first terminal is received; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the first information is a scheduling request SR; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up. And determining the operation mode of the NES mode based on the first information.

In one embodiment, a radio resource control, RRC, configuration message is sent to a first terminal; third information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod or in the LogicalChannelConfig of the RRC configuration message, where the third information is used to indicate that the SR is allowed or not allowed to be transmitted. Receiving first information sent by a first terminal; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the first information is a scheduling request SR; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up. And determining the operation mode of the NES mode based on the first information. The third information may be SR permission transmission indication information.

In one embodiment, a radio resource control, RRC, configuration message is sent to a first terminal; third information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod or in the LogicalChannelConfig of the RRC configuration message, where the third information is used to indicate permission or non-permission of transmission of the SR; if the SR transmission permission indication information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod, the SR corresponding to the SchedulingRequestToAddMod is allowed to be transmitted during the NES mode; or if the SR transmission permission indication information is configured in the LogicalChannelConfig, the SR associated with the logic channel LCH configured by the LogicalChannelConfig is allowed to be transmitted during the NES mode. Receiving first information sent by a first terminal; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the first information is a scheduling request SR; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up. And determining the operation mode of the NES mode based on the first information. The third information may be SR permission transmission indication information.

example 5:

referring to fig. 5 again, an information indication method is provided, wherein the method includes:

step 51, the first terminal is in an RRC connection state;

step 54, the access network equipment receives the SR sent by the first terminal;

In one embodiment, first information sent by a first terminal is received; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine an operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode. And determining the operation mode of the NES mode based on the first information. Sending second information to the first terminal and/or the second terminal; and the second information indicates the network energy-saving operation mode determined by the access network equipment.

In one embodiment, the manner of operation of the NES mode is determined based on a random access procedure.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 10, in response to receiving message 1MSG1, a third duration for the extended network to wake up is determined according to the configured ra-response window length; message 2MSG2 can be received during the third time period;

in one embodiment, the ra-ResponseWindow timer is stopped in response to receiving MSG1, the cell discontinuous transmission, DTX, waking up to end and the ra-ResponseWindow timeout is running;

in one embodiment, in response to receiving the message 3MSG3, determining a fourth duration of the extended network wakeup according to the configured ra-contentionResolutionTimer length; message 4MSG4 can be received during said fourth period;

In one embodiment, in response to receiving MSG3, the cell discontinuous transmission, DTX, wakes up to end and the ra-ContentionResolTimer timeout is running, the ra-ContentionResolTimer timer is stopped;

in one embodiment, referring to fig. 11, in response to receiving MSG1, a fifth duration for triggering network wake-up in advance is determined according to the configured ra-response window length; MSG2 can be received and/or MSG3 can be transmitted during the fifth time period;

in one embodiment, in response to receiving MSG3, determining a sixth duration for triggering network wakeup in advance according to the configured ra-contentionResolutionTimer length; MSG4 can be received during the sixth time period;

in one embodiment, referring to fig. 12, in response to receiving MSG1, determining a duration for which the extended network wakes up; either MSG4 or message 5MSG5 can be received or transmitted for an extended period of time.

In one embodiment, during random access, MSG3 is scheduled by retransmission, and MSG4 reception is also scheduled by the temporal C-RNTI.

In one embodiment, listening to P-RNTI, SI-RNTI, temporal C-RNTI, RA-RNTI, etc. is allowed during cell DTX inactivity time.

In one embodiment, after receiving MSG1, the network side decides to lengthen the time period for the network to wake up until receiving MSG4 or more to ensure MSG4 reception. And the completion of the random access process is ensured. Or alternatively

In one embodiment, after the network side receives the MSG1, the network side decides to lengthen the time period for the network to wake up until the MSG5 is received or longer to ensure that the MSG5 is received. The RRC connection establishment is guaranteed to be completed.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 13, in response to receiving the MSG1 sent by the terminal at different times, the first received MSG2 is preferentially sent to an access network device. For example, for MSG1 received at different times in time, the network side preferentially replies to MSG2 of MSG1 detected first in time.

In the above embodiments, the network side extends the time length, or the extended time (e.g., SFN, sfn+subframe) is notified to the first terminal and/or the second terminal through system broadcasting or RRC signaling.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the operation mode of network energy conservation can be judged based on the slice requested by the terminal or the request data transmission service, so that the network energy conservation and the Qos guarantee of high-priority service are balanced.

As shown in fig. 14, in this embodiment, there is provided a network energy saving determining method, where the method is performed by an access network device, and the method includes:

step 141, receiving a message 5MSG5 sent by a first terminal, wherein the MSG5 includes first information;

In one embodiment, the first mode may be a NES mode.

In one embodiment, a message 5MSG5 sent by a first terminal is received, the MSG5 including first information; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

In one embodiment, a message 5MSG5 sent by a first terminal is received, the MSG5 including first information; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the first information includes one of: information of a network slice, indication information of requesting network wake-up, and time period information of requesting network wake-up; or, the first information includes information that the first terminal supports or does not support the NES mode.

As shown in fig. 15, in this embodiment, a network energy saving determining method is provided, where the method is performed by an access network device, and the method includes:

step 151, receiving an SR sent by a first terminal;

In one embodiment, the first mode is NES mode.

In one embodiment, an SR transmitted by a first terminal is received; the SR is used for the access network equipment to determine the running mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

In one embodiment, a radio resource control, RRC, configuration message is sent to a first terminal; the SR permission transmission indication information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod or the LogicalChannelConfig of the RRC configuration message. Receiving an SR sent by a first terminal; the SR is used for the access network equipment to determine the running mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

In one embodiment, a radio resource control, RRC, configuration message is sent to a first terminal; the SR permission transmission indication information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod or the LogicalChannelConfig of the RRC configuration message; if the SR transmission permission indication information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod, the SR corresponding to the SchedulingRequestToAddMod is allowed to be transmitted during the NES mode; or if the SR transmission permission indication information is configured in the LogicalChannelConfig, the SR associated with the logic channel LCH configured by the LogicalChannelConfig is allowed to be transmitted during the NES mode. Receiving an SR sent by a first terminal; the SR is used for the access network equipment to determine the running mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

As shown in fig. 16, in this embodiment, there is provided a network energy saving determining method, where the method is performed by an access network device, and the method includes:

step 161, receiving first information sent by a first terminal; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a first mode related to network energy conservation;

step 162, sending second information to the first terminal; and the second information indicates the network energy-saving operation mode determined by the access network equipment.

In one embodiment, the first mode is NES mode.

In one embodiment, first information sent by a first terminal is received; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; sending second information to the first terminal; wherein the second information indicates the network energy-saving operation mode determined by the access network equipment; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

In one embodiment, first information sent by a first terminal is received by MSG 5; the first information is used for the access network equipment to determine the operation mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; the access network equipment sends second information to the first terminal through RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling or SIB signaling; wherein the second information indicates the network energy-saving operation mode determined by the access network equipment; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

In one embodiment, an SR transmitted by a first terminal is received; the SR is used for the access network equipment to determine the running mode of a network energy-saving NES mode; transmitting second information to the first terminal through RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling or SIB signaling; wherein the second information indicates the network energy-saving operation mode determined by the access network equipment; the operation mode comprises one of the following steps: entering an NES mode of operation; leaving the NES mode of operation; maintaining the operation mode of the NES mode; an operation mode of a first duration of leaving the NES mode; and maintaining the operating mode of the network for a second period of time when the network wakes up.

As shown in fig. 17, in this embodiment, there is provided a network energy saving determining method, where the method is performed by an access network device, and the method includes:

step 17, determining the operation mode of the first mode related to network energy saving based on a random access process.

In one embodiment, the first mode is NES mode.

In one embodiment, referring again to fig. 10, in response to receiving message 1MSG1, a third duration for the extended network to wake up is determined from the configured ra-response window length; message 2MSG2 can be received during the third time period;

in one embodiment, please refer to fig. 11 again, in response to receiving MSG1, determining a fifth duration of early triggering of network wake-up according to the configured ra-response window length; MSG2 can be received and/or MSG3 can be transmitted during the fifth time period;

in one embodiment, referring again to fig. 12, in response to receiving MSG1, determining a duration for which the extended network wakes up; either MSG4 or message 5MSG5 can be received or transmitted for an extended period of time.

In one embodiment, please refer to fig. 13 again, in response to receiving the MSG1 sent by the terminal at different time, the first received MSG2 is preferentially sent to the access network device. For example, for MSG1 received at different times in time, the network side preferentially replies to MSG2 of MSG1 detected first in time.

As shown in fig. 18, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information indicating apparatus, where the apparatus includes:

a transmitting module 181 configured to transmit the first information to the access network device;

As shown in fig. 19, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network energy saving determining apparatus, where the apparatus includes:

a determination module 191 is configured to determine a manner of operation of the first mode in relation to network energy conservation.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides an information indication system, which comprises a terminal and access network equipment; the terminal is configured to execute a method executed by any one of the terminals in the present disclosure, and the access network device is configured to execute a method executed by any one of the access network devices in the present disclosure.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a communication device, which comprises:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to: for executing executable instructions, implements a method that is applicable to any of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

The processor may include, among other things, various types of storage media, which are non-transitory computer storage media capable of continuing to memorize information stored thereon after a power down of the communication device.

The processor may be coupled to the memory via a bus or the like for reading the executable program stored on the memory.

The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer storage medium, where the computer storage medium stores a computer executable program that when executed by a processor implements the method of any embodiment of the present disclosure.

The specific manner in which the various modules perform the operations in the apparatus of the above embodiments have been described in detail in connection with the embodiments of the method, and will not be described in detail herein.

As shown in fig. 20, one embodiment of the present disclosure provides a structure of a terminal.

Referring to the terminal 800 shown in fig. 20, the present embodiment provides a terminal 800, which may be embodied as a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, or the like.

Referring to fig. 20, a terminal 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802, a memory 804, a power component 806, a multimedia component 808, an audio component 810, an input/output (I/O) interface 812, a sensor component 814, and a communication component 816.

The processing component 802 generally controls overall operation of the terminal 800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 802 can include one or more modules that facilitate interactions between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the device 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the terminal 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The memory 804 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or nonvolatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disk.

The power supply component 806 provides power to the various components of the terminal 800. The power components 806 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the terminal 800.

The multimedia component 808 includes a screen between the terminal 800 and the user that provides an output interface. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may sense not only the boundary of a touch or sliding action, but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or sliding operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front camera and/or a rear camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the device 800 is in an operational mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

The audio component 810 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the terminal 800 is in an operation mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in the memory 804 or transmitted via the communication component 816. In some embodiments, audio component 810 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 812 provides an interface between the processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, which may be a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: homepage button, volume button, start button, and lock button.

The sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessment of various aspects of the terminal 800. For example, the sensor assembly 814 may detect an on/off state of the device 800, a relative positioning of the assemblies, such as a display and keypad of the terminal 800, the sensor assembly 814 may also detect a change in position of the terminal 800 or a component of the terminal 800, the presence or absence of user contact with the terminal 800, an orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the terminal 800, and a change in temperature of the terminal 800. The sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 814 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscopic sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate communication between the terminal 800 and other devices, either wired or wireless. The terminal 800 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as Wi-Fi,2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the terminal 800 can be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), digital Signal Processors (DSPs), digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic elements for executing the methods described above.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium is also provided, such as memory 804 including instructions executable by processor 820 of terminal 800 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be ROM, random Access Memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc.

As shown in fig. 21, an embodiment of the present disclosure shows a structure of a base station. For example, base station 900 may be provided as a network-side device. Referring to fig. 21, base station 900 includes a processing component 922 that further includes one or more processors and memory resources represented by memory 932 for storing instructions, such as applications, executable by processing component 922. The application programs stored in memory 932 may include one or more modules that each correspond to a set of instructions. Further, processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the methods described above as applied at the base station.

Base station 900 may also include a power component 926 configured to perform power management for base station 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect base station 900 to a network, and an input output (I/O) interface 958. The base station 900 may operate based on an operating system stored in memory 932, such as Windows Server TM, mac OS XTM, unixTM, linuxTM, freeBSDTM, or the like.

Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, which have been described above, and that various modifications and changes may be effected without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An information indication method, wherein the method is performed by a first terminal, the method comprising:

sending first information to access network equipment;

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending the first information to the access network device comprises:

and sending the first information to the access network equipment through a message 5MSG 5.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein,

the first information includes one of: information of a network slice, indication information of requesting a network wake, and time period information of requesting the network wake.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein,

the first information includes information that the first terminal supports or does not support the first mode.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the operating mode comprises one of:

Entering the first mode;

leaving the first mode;

maintaining the first mode;

a first time period away from the first mode; and

the keep network wakes up for a second period of time.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first information is a scheduling request, SR.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein prior to sending the first information to the access network device, the method further comprises:

receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration message sent by the access network equipment;

third information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod or in the LogicalChannelConfig of the RRC configuration message, where the third information is used to indicate that the SR is allowed or not allowed to be transmitted.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein,

if the third information is configured in the SchedulingRequestToAddMod, the SR corresponding to the SchedulingRequestToAddMod is allowed to be transmitted during the NES mode;

or alternatively, the process may be performed,

and if the third information is configured in the LogicalChannelConfig, allowing the SR associated with the logic channel LCH configured by the LogicalChannelConfig to be transmitted during the NES mode.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

Receiving second information sent by the access network equipment;

and the second information indicates the network energy-saving operation mode determined by the access network equipment.

10. A network power saving method, wherein the method is performed by an access network device, comprising:

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving first information sent by a first terminal;

the determining the operation mode of the first mode related to the network energy saving comprises the following steps:

and determining the operation mode of the first mode based on the first information.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the determining the manner of operation of the first mode associated with network energy conservation comprises:

determining an operation mode of the first mode based on a random access procedure.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the receiving the first information sent by the first terminal comprises:

and receiving the first information sent by the first terminal through MSG 5.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the first information comprises one of: information of a network slice, indication information of requesting a network wake, and time period information of requesting the network wake.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein,

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the operating mode comprises one of:

entering the first mode;

leaving the first mode;

maintaining the first mode;

a first time period away from the first mode; and

the keep network wakes up for a second period of time.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the first information is a scheduling request, SR.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein prior to receiving the first information sent by the first terminal, the method further comprises:

transmitting a radio resource control, RRC, configuration message to the first terminal;

19. The method of claim 18, wherein,

if the third information is configured in the schedulingRequestToAddMod, the SR corresponding to the schedulingRequestToAddMod is allowed to be sent during the NES mode;

Or alternatively, the process may be performed,

20. The method of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

sending second information to the first terminal and/or the second terminal;

21. The method of claim 12, wherein the determining the first mode of operation based on a random access procedure comprises at least one of:

in response to receiving the message 1MSG1, determining a third duration for the extended network to wake up according to the configured ra-responseWindow length; message 2MSG2 can be received during the third time period;

stopping the ra-ResponseWindow timer in response to receiving MSG1, the cell discontinuous transmission DTX is awakened to be ended and the ra-ResponseWindow is running;

responding to the received message 3MSG3, and determining a fourth duration of the network wake-up extension according to the configured ra-contentionResolutionTimer length; message 4MSG4 can be received during said fourth period;

Responding to the received MSG3, the discontinuous transmission DTX of the cell wakes up and the ra-ContentionResolTimer is running, stopping the ra-ContentionResolTimer timer;

responding to the received MSG1, and determining a fifth duration for triggering the network to wake up in advance according to the configured ra-responseWindow length; MSG2 can be received and/or MSG3 can be transmitted during the fifth time period;

responding to the received MSG3, and determining a sixth duration for triggering the network to wake up in advance according to the configured ra-ContentionResolutionTimer length; MSG4 can be received during the sixth time period;

determining, in response to receiving the MSG1, a duration of prolonged network wakeup; either MSG4 or message 5MSG5 can be received or transmitted for an extended period of time.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises:

and in response to receiving the MSG1 sent by the terminal at different moments, preferentially sending the MSG2 received earlier to access network equipment.

23. An information indicating apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises:

24. A network energy saving determining apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises:

25. A communication device, comprising:

one or more processors;

wherein the processor is configured to invoke instructions to cause the communication device to perform the information indication method of any of claims 1 to 9, claims 10 to 22.

26. A storage medium storing instructions which, when executed on a communications device, cause the communications device to perform the information indication method of any one of claims 1 to 9, 10 to 22.