WO2023213242A1 - Ue policy information configuration method and apparatus, first network function, and terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and discloses a UE policy information configuration method and apparatus, a first network function, and a terminal. The UE policy information configuration method of embodiments of the present application comprises: when feature information of a terminal matches first information, a first network function sends to the terminal UE policy information associated with the first information, wherein the first information comprises at least one of the following: a target public land mobile network identifier (PLMN ID); target data network name (DNN) information; target slice information; and target region information.

Description

Configuration method, device, first network function and terminal of UE policy information

Cross-references to related applications

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202210482354.9 filed in China on May 5, 2022, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The present application belongs to the field of communication technology, and specifically relates to a UE policy information configuration method, device, first network function and terminal.

Background technique

User Equipment (UE) policy is a policy defined by 3GPP that UE uses when performing operations such as session creation or matching, Internet of Vehicles, and short-range communication connection establishment.

Currently, the UE policy is usually a set of UE policies that are comprehensively generated by the UE's home network based on all information about the UE policy, so that the UE can use this comprehensively generated set of UE policies even if it belongs to different networks.

However, the above method has the following problems: when the UE belongs to a certain network, the configuration in the UE policy used is redundant, resulting in a waste of configuration resources; moreover, the UE policy selected by the UE may not be the optimal policy.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present application provide a method, device, first network function and terminal for configuring UE policy information, which can solve the problem of waste of configuration resources and the UE policy selected by the UE is not the optimal policy.

The first aspect provides a method for configuring UE policy information, including:

When the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the first network function sends a request to the terminal. The terminal sends UE policy information associated with the first information;

Wherein, the first information includes at least one of the following:

Target public land mobile network identification (Public Land Mobile Network ID, PLMN ID);

Target data network name (Data Network Name, DNN) information;

Target slice information;

Target area information.

In a second aspect, a device for configuring UE policy information is provided, including:

A sending module, configured to send UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information;

Wherein, the first information includes at least one of the following:

Target public land mobile network identification PLMN ID;

Target data network name DNN information;

Target slice information;

Target area information.

In the third aspect, a method for configuring UE policy information is provided, including:

The terminal receives UE policy information associated with the first information from the first network function; wherein the UE policy information is the first network function when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information. sent;

The first information includes at least one of the following:

Target public land mobile network identification PLMN ID;

Target data network name DNN information;

Target slice information;

Target area information.

In a fourth aspect, a device for configuring UE policy information is provided, including:

A receiving module configured to receive UE policy information associated with the first information from the first network function; wherein the UE policy information is a combination of the terminal characteristic information of the first network function and the first information. Sent under circumstances;

The first information includes at least one of the following:

Target public land mobile network identification PLMN ID;

Target data network name DNN information;

Target slice information;

Target area information.

In a fifth aspect, a first network function is provided. The first network function includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores a program or instructions executable on the processor. The program or instructions are processed by the processor. When the processor is executed, the steps of the method for configuring UE policy information as described in the first aspect are implemented.

In a sixth aspect, a first network function is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to send a message to the terminal when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information. UE policy information associated with the first information;

The first information includes at least one of the following:

Target public land mobile network identification PLMN ID;

Target data network name DNN information;

Target slice information;

Target area information.

In a seventh aspect, a terminal is provided. The terminal includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor. When the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the following implementations are implemented: The steps of the UE policy information configuration method described in the three aspects.

In an eighth aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to receive UE policy information associated with the first information from the first network function; the UE policy information is the The first network function is sent when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information;

The first information includes at least one of the following:

Target public land mobile network identification PLMN ID;

Target data network name DNN information;

Target slice information;

Target area information.

In a ninth aspect, a system for configuring UE policy information is provided, including: a first network function Accessible to a terminal, the first network function may be used to perform the steps of the method for configuring UE policy information as described in the first aspect, and the terminal may be used to perform the steps of the method for configuring UE policy information as described in the third aspect. .

In a tenth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided. Programs or instructions are stored on the readable storage medium. When the programs or instructions are executed by a processor, the method for configuring UE policy information as described in the first aspect is implemented. Steps, or steps to implement the method for configuring UE policy information as described in the third aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, a chip is provided. The chip includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the method described in the first aspect. The steps of the UE policy information configuration method, or the steps of implementing the UE policy information configuration method as described in the third aspect.

In a twelfth aspect, a computer program/program product is provided, the computer program/program product is stored in a storage medium, and the computer program/program product is executed by at least one processor to implement as described in the first aspect The steps of the configuration method of UE policy information, or the steps of implementing the configuration method of UE policy information as described in the third aspect.

In this embodiment of the present application, when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the first network function sends the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal, where the first information includes at least one of the following: Target PLMN ID, target DNN information, target slice information and target area information. Since only the UE policy information associated with the first information is sent to the terminal, the terminal can avoid storing redundant UE policy information and reduce the waste of configuration resources. Obviously When the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the UE policy information associated with the first information is the optimal policy for the terminal, which can improve terminal performance.

Description of the drawings

Figure 1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to the embodiment of the present application;

Figure 2 is one of the flow diagrams of the configuration method of UE policy information provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart of the second configuring method of UE policy information provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Figure 4 is one of the signaling interaction diagrams of the UE policy information configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Figure 5 is the second signaling interaction diagram of the UE policy information configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Figure 6 is the third signaling interaction diagram of the UE policy information configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Figure 7 is one of the structural schematic diagrams of a device for configuring UE policy information provided by an embodiment of the present application;

Figure 8 is a second structural schematic diagram of a device for configuring UE policy information provided by an embodiment of the present application;

Figure 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

Figure 10 is a schematic structural diagram of the first network function provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art fall within the scope of protection of this application.

The terms "first", "second", etc. in the description and claims of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances so that the embodiments of the present application can be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein, and that "first" and "second" are distinguished objects It is usually one type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or multiple. In addition, "and/or" in the description and claims indicates at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/" generally indicates that the related objects are in an "or" relationship.

It is worth pointing out that the technology described in the embodiments of this application is not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE)/LTE Evolution (LTE-Advanced, LTE-A) systems, and can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as code Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (Single-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access, SC-FDMA) and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of this application are often used interchangeably, and the described technology can be used not only for the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, but also for other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for example purposes, and NR terminology is used in much of the following description, but these techniques can also be applied to applications other than NR system applications, such as 6th Generation , 6G) communication system.

Figure 1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application are applicable. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network side device 12. The terminal 11 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer), or a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a palmtop computer, a netbook, or a super mobile personal computer. (ultra-mobile personal computer, UMPC), mobile Internet device (Mobile Internet Device, MID), augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) equipment, robots, wearable devices (Wearable Device) , vehicle-mounted equipment (VUE), pedestrian terminal (PUE), smart home (home equipment with wireless communication functions, such as refrigerators, TVs, washing machines or furniture, etc.), game consoles, personal computers (PC), teller machines or self-service Terminal devices such as mobile phones, wearable devices include: smart watches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart bracelets, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), Smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. It should be noted that the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific type of the terminal 11. The network side device 12 may include an access network device or a core network device, where the access network device 12 may also be called a radio access network device, a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN), a radio access network function or Wireless access network unit. The access network device 12 may include a base station, a WLAN access point or a WiFi node, etc. The base station may be called a Node B, an evolved Node B (eNB), an access point, a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), a radio Base station, radio transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), home B-node, Home evolved B-node, Transmitting Receiving Point (TRP) or some other appropriate terminology in the field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to specific technical terms. It should be noted that in In the embodiment of this application, the base station in the NR system is only introduced as an example, and the specific type of the base station is not limited. Core network equipment may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: core network nodes, core network functions, mobility management entities (Mobility Management Entity, MME), access mobility management functions (Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF), session management functions (Session Management Function, SMF), User Plane Function (UPF), Policy Control Function (PCF), Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), Edge Application Service Discovery function (Edge Application Server Discovery Function, EASDF), Unified Data Management (UDM), Unified Data Repository (UDR), Home Subscriber Server (HSS), centralized network configuration ( Centralized network configuration (CNC), Network Repository Function (NRF), Network Exposure Function (NEF), Local NEF (Local NEF, or L-NEF), Binding Support Function (Binding Support Function, BSF), application function (Application Function, AF), etc. It should be noted that in the embodiment of this application, only the core network equipment in the NR system is used as an example for introduction, and the specific type of the core network equipment is not limited.

In related technologies, the UE policy can be a set of UE policies that are comprehensively generated by the UE's home network based on all information about the UE policy, so that the UE can use this set of comprehensively generated UE policies even if it belongs to different networks. For example, the UE is configured to use UE policy A when it belongs to PLMN#1, and the UE is also configured to use UE policy A when it belongs to PLMN#2.

However, the above method may have the following problems:

1) When the UE belongs to a certain network, the configuration in the UE policy used is redundant, resulting in a waste of configuration resources.

Since UEs can use the same set of UE policy even when they belong to different networks, the configuration of the UE policy needs to include configurations adapted to different network conditions. Therefore, in UE When belonging to a certain network, the configuration in the UE policy used is redundant, resulting in a waste of configuration resources; in addition, when the UE uses the UE policy, it will evaluate some unrelated policies in the UE policy, thus causing query UE policy takes a long time.

2) The UE policy selected by the UE may not be optimal.

The comprehensively generated set of UE policies may cause the slice or target data network name (Data Network Name, DNN) selected by the UE to be suboptimal. For example, when the UE belongs to the target Public Land Mobile Network (Public Land Mobile Network) , PLMN) #1, when the UE evaluates the user route selection policy (UE Route Selection Policy, URSP), the better choice is slice #1, DNN #1, session and service continuity (Session and Service Continuity, SSC) ) mode mode#1, etc.; when the UE belongs to PLMN#2, when the UE evaluates the URSP, the better choice is slice#2, DNN#2, SSC mode#2, etc., but slice#1, DNN can be accepted #1, SSC mode#1.

However, after integrating the design of URSP, when the UE enters PLMN#2, the enhanced route selection descriptor (Route selection descriptor, RSD)#1 corresponding to slice #1, DNN#1, and SSC mode#1 has a higher priority, so This causes the UE to also select slice #1, DNN#1, and SSC mode#1 when entering PLMN#2. It can be seen that the policy selection for the UE at this time is not the optimal choice.

The configuration method, device, first network function and terminal of UE policy information provided by the embodiments of this application can enable the UE to use different UE policies suitable for different networks in different roaming networks.

The configuration method, device, first network function and terminal of the UE policy information provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings through some embodiments and application scenarios.

Figure 2 is one of the schematic flow charts of a method for configuring UE policy information provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 2, the method includes step 201.

Step 201: When the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the first network function sends the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal.

Specifically, the first information includes at least one of the following:

1) Target public land mobile network identification PLMN ID;

2) Target data network name DNN information;

3) Target slice information;

Specifically, the target slice information can be Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI).

4) Target area information.

Specifically, the target area information may be a tracking area identity (TAI) or a cell ID.

The above-mentioned first network function may include a Home-Policy Control Function entity (Home-Policy Control Function, H-PCF).

Optionally, the characteristic information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

1) PLMN ID of the terminal’s service network;

2) DNN used by the terminal;

3) Slices used by the terminal;

4) The location of the terminal.

Specifically, when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the UE policy information sent to the terminal by the first network function is only the UE policy information applicable to the first information, effectively solving the problem of waste of configuration resources; Moreover, when the UE uses the UE policy information, it will not evaluate the relevant policy, which reduces the time spent querying the UE policy information; in addition, the UE policy information sent is only the UE policy information applicable to the first information, which can It is understood that the UE policy information here is the optimal UE policy information corresponding to the terminal when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information.

The following uses different first information as examples to specifically describe step 201:

1) In the case where the first information includes the target PLMN ID, when the first network function detects that the current serving network of the terminal is the PLMN corresponding to the target PLMN ID, the first network function sends the UE policy information only applicable to the target PLMN to the terminal.

2) In the case where the first information includes the target DNN, when the first network function detects that the DNN currently used by the terminal corresponds to the target DNN, the first network function sends the UE policy information that is only applicable to the target DNN to the terminal.

3) When the first information includes target slice information, the first network function sends UE policy information only applicable to the target slice information to the terminal when detecting that the currently used slice of the terminal is included in the target slice information.

4) In the case where the first information includes target area information, when detecting that the current location of the terminal is included in the target area information, the first network function sends to the terminal UE policy information that is only applicable to the target area information.

Optionally, the UE policy information includes at least one of the following:

1) User routing policy (UE route selecting policy, URSP);

2) Vehicle-to-Everything policy (V2XP);

3) Proximity Services policy (ProSeP);

4) Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle policy (UAVP).

Optionally, the UE policy information can be configured by the first network function, or can be pre-configured on the terminal's mobile equipment (mobile Equipment, ME), universal integrated circuit card (Universal Integrated Circuit Card, UICC) or global subscriber identity card ( Universal Subscriber Identity Module, USIM).

Optionally, the UE policy information associated with the first information is determined directly by the first network function based on the first information.

Specifically, when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the first network function sends the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal, including:

When the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the first network function determines the UE policy information based on the first information;

The first network function sends UE policy information to the terminal.

Optionally, the UE policy information associated with the first information is determined by the first network function based on the second information obtained in advance.

Specifically, before the first network function sends the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal, the method includes:

The first network function obtains the second information;

The first network function determines UE policy information associated with the first information based on the second information;

The second information is auxiliary information used to generate UE policy information, or the second information is used to instruct the first network function to generate UE policy information.

Optionally, the first network function obtains the second information, including any of the following:

1) The first network function receives the second information from the second network function;

The above-mentioned second network function may include at least one of the following:

(1) Visited-Policy Control Function (V-PCF);

(2) Visited-Unified Data Repository (V-UDR);

(3) Home-Unified Data Repository (H-UDR);

(4) Network Exposure Function (NEF);

(5)Application Function;

(6) Application server.

2) The first network function determines the second information based on the preconfigured local policy or operator policy.

Optionally, the UE policy information associated with the first information is determined by the first network function based on the second information when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information.

Specifically, the first network function determines the UE policy information associated with the first information based on the second information, including:

When the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the first network function determines the UE policy information associated with the first information based on the second information.

Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following:

1) Access the UE policy information corresponding to the Visited Public Land Mobile Network (VPLMN);

2) Mapping relationship between UE policy information and first information;

Specifically, the mapping relationship between the UE policy information and the first information may be the mapping relationship between the traffic descriptor and target slice information, session type, target DNN, target PLMN ID, target area information, SSC mode, etc.

3) First information.

In this embodiment of the present application, when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the first network function sends the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal, where the first information includes at least one of the following: Target PLMN ID, target DNN information, target slice information and target area information. Since the first network function only sends the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal, the terminal can avoid storing redundant UE policy information and reduce configuration. Waste of resources. Obviously, when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the UE policy information associated with the first information is the optimal policy for the terminal and can improve the terminal performance.

Figure 3 is a second schematic flowchart of a method for configuring UE policy information provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 3, the method includes step 301.

Step 301: The terminal receives UE policy information associated with the first information from the first network function; the UE policy information is sent by the first network function when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information.

Specifically, the first information includes at least one of the following:

1) Target PLMN ID;

2) Target DNN information;

3) Target slice information;

4) Target area information.

Optionally, the characteristic information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

1) PLMN ID of the terminal’s service network;

2) DNN used by the terminal;

3) Slices used by the terminal;

4) The location of the terminal.

Optionally, the UE policy information includes at least one of the following:

1)URSP;

2)V2XP;

3)ProSeP;

4)UAVP.

In this embodiment of the present application, the terminal receives the UE policy information associated with the first information sent by the first network function when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, where the first information includes at least one of the following: Target PLMN ID, target DNN information, target slice information and target area information. Since the UE policy information associated with the first information is only applicable to the first information, it can avoid the terminal storing redundant UE policy information and reduce the waste of configuration resources. Obviously, when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the UE policy information associated with the first information is the optimal policy for the terminal and can improve the terminal performance.

Figure 4 is one of the signaling interaction diagrams of the UE policy information configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 4, the method includes step 401.

Step 401: When the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the first network function sends the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal. Correspondingly, the terminal receives the first information sent by the first network function. Associated UE policy information.

Optionally, when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the first network function sends the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal, including:

The first network function determines the UE policy information based on the first information when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information;

The first network function sends the UE policy information to the terminal.

Specifically, the first network function first detects whether the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, and if the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, generates UE policy information associated with the first information, or updates The original UE policy information is obtained to obtain the UE policy information associated with the first information, and then the UE policy information associated with the first information is sent to the terminal so that the terminal can use the UE policy information.

Optionally, before the first network function sends the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal, the method includes:

The first network function obtains the second information;

The first network function determines UE policy information associated with the first information based on the second information;

Wherein, the second information is auxiliary information used to generate the UE policy information, or the second information is used to instruct the first network function to generate the UE policy information.

Specifically, the first network function first obtains the second information. Specifically, it may receive the second information from the second network function, or determine the second information based on the preconfigured local policy or operator policy; and then based on the second information, generate UE policy information associated with the first information, or update the original UE policy information to obtain UE policy information associated with the first information; the characteristic information of the first network function in the terminal and the first information If there is a match, the UE policy information associated with the first information is sent to the terminal so that the terminal can use the UE policy information.

Optionally, the first network function determines UE policy information associated with the first information based on the second information, including:

When the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the first network function determines the UE policy information associated with the first information based on the second information.

Specifically, the first network function is to generate/update UE policy information associated with the first information when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, and send the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal. , for the terminal to use the UE policy information.

Taking the first network function as H-PCF, the second network function as V-PCF, and V-PCF not sending the second information to H-PCF as an example, the embodiment of the present application will be described in detail below:

Figure 5 is the second signaling interaction diagram of the UE policy information configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 5, the method includes steps 501 to 504.

Step 501: The H-PCF detects whether the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information.

Step 502: When the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the H-PCF generates/updates UE policy information that is only applicable to the first information.

Specifically, the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, for example, any of the following:

1) The PLMN ID of the terminal's service network is included in the first information; specifically, it may be included in the target PLMN ID of the first information;

2) The DNN used by the terminal is included in the first information; specifically, it can be included in the target DNN of the first information;

3) The slice used by the terminal is included in the first information; specifically, it may be included in the target slice information of the first information;

4) The location of the terminal is included in the first information; specifically, it may be included in the target area information of the first information.

Step 503: The H-PCF sends the UE policy information that is only applicable to the first information to the terminal.

Step 504: The terminal performs a UE configuration update procedure based on the Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) and V-PCF.

The following is an example of how the first network function is H-PCF, the second network function is V-PCF/V-UDR/H-UDR/NEF, and V-PCF sends the second information to H-PCF. Specific instructions:

Figure 6 is the third signaling interaction diagram of the UE policy information configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 6, the method includes steps 601 to 605.

Step 601: V-PCF/V-UDR/H-UDR/NEF sends the second information to H-PCF. Correspondingly, H-PCF receives the second information sent by V-PCF/V-UDR/H-UDR/NEF. .

Specifically, the second information includes auxiliary information used by the first network function to generate/update UE configuration information. For example, the second information includes at least one of the following:

1) VPLMN UE configuration information;

2) Mapping relationship between traffic descriptor and target slice information, session type, target DNN, target PLMN ID and SSC mode, etc.

Step 602: The H-PCF detects whether the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information.

Step 603: When the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the H-PCF generates/updates UE policy information that is only applicable to the first information.

Specifically, step 603 can be divided into the following two situations:

In the first case, regardless of whether the terminal's characteristic information matches the first information, H-PCF first generates/updates UE policy information that is only applicable to the first information based on the second information.

In the second case, H-PCF generates/updates UE policy information that is only applicable to the first information based on the second information only when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information.

Step 604: The H-PCF sends the UE policy information that is only applicable to the first information to the terminal.

Step 605: The terminal performs the UE configuration update process based on the access and mobility management functions AMF and V-PCF/V-UDR/H-UDR/NEF.

In this embodiment of the present application, when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the first network function sends the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal, where the first information Including at least one of the following: target PLMN ID, target DNN information, target slice information, and target area information. Since the UE policy information associated with the first information is only applicable to the first information, the terminal can be prevented from storing redundant UE policy information. , reducing the waste of configuration resources. Obviously, when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the UE policy information associated with the first information is the optimal policy for the terminal and can improve the terminal performance.

For the method for configuring UE policy information provided in the embodiments of this application, the execution subject may be a device for configuring UE policy information. In the embodiment of this application, the configuration device of UE policy information that configures UE policy information is used as an example to illustrate the device for configuring UE policy information provided by the embodiment of this application.

Figure 7 is one of the structural schematic diagrams of a device for configuring UE policy information provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 7, the device 700 for configuring UE policy information includes:

The sending module 701 is configured to send the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information.

Wherein, the first information includes at least one of the following:

1) Target PLMN ID;

2) Target DNN information;

3) Target slice information;

4) Target area information.

Optionally, the UE policy information includes at least one of the following:

1)URSP;

2)V2XP;

3)ProSeP;

4)UAVP.

Optionally, the sending module 701 is specifically configured to determine the UE policy information according to the first information when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information; and then send the UE policy information to the terminal.

Optionally, the UE policy information configuration device 700 also includes:

The acquisition module is used to obtain the second information;

A determining module, configured to determine UE policy information associated with the first information based on the second information.

The second information is auxiliary information used to generate UE policy information, or the second information is used to instruct the first network function to generate UE policy information.

Optionally, the determining module is specifically configured to determine, based on the second information, the UE policy information associated with the first information when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information.

Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following:

1) UE policy information corresponding to VPLMN;

2) Mapping relationship between UE policy information and first information;

3) First information.

Optionally, the first network function obtains the second information, including any of the following:

1) The first network function receives the second information from the second network function;

2) The first network function determines the second information based on the preconfigured local policy or operator policy.

Optionally, the characteristic information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

PLMN ID of the terminal’s service network;

DNN used by the terminal;

Slices used by the terminal;

The location of the terminal.

In this embodiment of the present application, when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the sending module of the first network function sends the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal, where the first information includes at least one of the following: Items: target PLMN ID, target DNN information, target slice information and target area information. Since the UE policy information associated with the first information is only applicable to the first information, it can avoid the terminal storing redundant UE policy information and reduce configuration resources. It is wasteful. Obviously, when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the UE policy information associated with the first information is the optimal policy for the terminal and can improve the terminal performance.

Figure 8 is a second structural schematic diagram of a device for configuring UE policy information provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 8, the device 800 for configuring UE policy information includes:

The receiving module 801 is configured to receive UE policy information associated with the first information from the first network function; wherein the UE policy information is sent by the first network function when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information.

The first information includes at least one of the following:

1) Target PLMN ID;

2) Target DNN information;

3) Target slice information;

4) Target area information.

Optionally, the UE policy information includes at least one of the following:

1)URSP;

2)V2XP;

3)ProSeP;

4)UAVP.

Optionally, the characteristic information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

1) PLMN ID of the terminal’s service network;

2) DNN used by the terminal;

3) Slices used by the terminal;

4) The location of the terminal.

In this embodiment of the present application, the receiving module of the terminal receives the UE policy information associated with the first information sent to the terminal by the first network function when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, where the first information includes At least one of the following: target PLMN ID, target DNN information, target slice information and target area information. Since the UE policy information associated with the first information is only applicable to the first information, the terminal can be prevented from storing redundant UE policy information. Reduce the waste of configuration resources. Obviously, when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the UE policy information associated with the first information is the optimal policy for the terminal, which can improve the terminal performance.

The device for configuring UE policy information in the embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or may be a component in the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or chip. The electronic device may be a terminal or other devices other than the terminal. For example, terminals may include but are not limited to the types of terminals 11 listed above, and other devices may be servers, network attached storage (Network Attached Storage, NAS), etc., which are not specifically limited in the embodiment of this application.

The configuration device for UE policy information provided by the embodiments of this application can implement each process implemented by the method embodiments of Figures 2 to 6 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid duplication, details will not be described here.

Optionally, Figure 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 9, an embodiment of the present application also provides a communication device 900, which includes a processor 901 and a memory 902. The memory 902 stores A program or instruction that can be run on the processor 901. For example, when the communication device 900 is the first network function, when the program or instruction is executed by the processor 901, it implements the configuration of the UE policy information on the first network function side. Each step of the method embodiment can achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 900 is a terminal, when the program or instruction is executed by the processor 901, each step of the above embodiment of the method for configuring UE policy information on the terminal side is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid duplication, it will not be repeated here. Repeat.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a first network function, including a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is configured to send relevant information to the terminal when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information. associated UE policy information; wherein the first information includes at least one of the following: target PLMN ID; target DNN information; target slice information; target area information. This first network function embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned first network function side method embodiment. Each implementation process and implementation method of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to this first network function side embodiment, and can achieve the same technology. Effect.

Specifically, the embodiment of the present application also provides a first network function. Figure 10 is a schematic structural diagram of the first network function provided by the embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 10, the first network function 1000 includes: an antenna 1001, a radio frequency device 1002, a baseband device 1003, a processor 1004 and a memory 1005. Antenna 1001 is connected to radio frequency device 1002. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 1002 receives information through the antenna 1001 and sends the received information to the baseband device 1003 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 1003 processes the information to be sent and sends it to the radio frequency device 1002. The radio frequency device 1002 processes the received information and sends it out through the antenna 1001.

The method for executing the first network function in the above embodiment can be implemented in the baseband device 1003, which includes a baseband processor.

The baseband device 1003 may include, for example, at least one baseband board on which multiple chips are disposed, as shown in FIG. Program to perform the network device operations shown in the above method embodiments.

The first network function 1000 may also include a network interface 1006, which is, for example, a common public radio interface (CPRI).

Specifically, the first network function 1000 in the embodiment of the present invention also includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 1005 and executable on the processor 1004. The processor 1004 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 1005 to execute as shown in Figure 7 To avoid duplication, the methods for executing each module and achieving the same technical effect will not be described in detail here.

An embodiment of the present application also provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is used to receive UE policy information associated with the first information from the first network function; the UE policy information is the first network function. The function is sent when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information; wherein the first information includes at least one of the following: target public land mobile network identification PLMN ID; target data network name DNN information; Target slice information; target area information. This terminal embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned terminal-side method embodiment. Each implementation process and implementation manner of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to this terminal embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. Specifically, FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present application.

The terminal 1100 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 1101, a network module 1102, an audio output unit 1103, an input unit 1104, a sensor 1105, a display unit 1106, a user input unit 1107, an interface unit 1108, a memory 1109, a processor 1110, etc. At least some parts.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the terminal 1100 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) that supplies power to various components. The power supply may be logically connected to the processor 1110 through a power management system, thereby managing charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system. Management and other functions. The terminal structure shown in FIG. 11 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or some components may be combined or arranged differently, which will not be described again here.

It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the input unit 1104 may include a graphics processing unit (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 11041 and a microphone 11042. The graphics processor 11041 is responsible for the image capture device (GPU) in the video capture mode or the image capture mode. Process the image data of still pictures or videos obtained by cameras (such as cameras). The display unit 1106 may include a display panel 11061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 1107 includes at least one of a touch panel 11071 and other input devices 11072 . Touch panel 11071, also called touch screen. The touch panel 11071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 11072 may include but are not limited to physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which will not be described again here.

In this embodiment of the present application, after receiving downlink data from the first network function, the radio frequency unit 1101 can transmit it to the processor 1110 for processing; in addition, the radio frequency unit 1101 can send uplink data to the first network function. Generally, the radio frequency unit 1101 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, amplifier, transceiver, coupler, low noise amplifier, duplexer, etc.

Memory 1109 may be used to store software programs or instructions as well as various data. The memory 1109 may mainly include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data, wherein the first storage area may store an operating system, an application program or instructions required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, Image playback function, etc.) etc. Additionally, memory 1109 may include volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or memory 1109 may include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory can be read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), programmable read-only memory (Programmable ROM, PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (Erasable PROM, EPROM), electrically removable memory. Erase programmable read-only memory (Electrically EPROM, EEPROM) or flash memory. Volatile memory can be random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), static random access memory (Static RAM, SRAM), dynamic random access memory (Dynamic RAM, DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (Synchronous DRAM, SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (Double Data Rate SDRAM, DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (Enhanced SDRAM, ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (Synch link DRAM) , SLDRAM) and direct memory bus random access memory (Direct Rambus RAM, DRRAM). Memory 1109 in embodiments of the present application includes, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

The processor 1110 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 1110 integrates an application processor and a modem processor, where the application processor mainly handles operations related to the operating system, user interface, application programs, etc., Modem processors mainly process wireless communication signals, such as baseband processors. It can be understood that the above modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 1110.

Radio frequency unit 1101, configured to receive UE policy information associated with the first information from the first network function; wherein the UE policy information is the feature information of the first network function on the terminal and the first Sent when the information matches; the first information includes at least one of the following:

Target public land mobile network identification PLMN ID; target data network name DNN information; target slice information; target area information.

Optionally, the UE policy information includes at least one of the following:

1)URSP;

2)V2XP;

3)ProSeP;

4)UAVP.

Optionally, the characteristic information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

1) PLMN ID of the terminal’s service network;

2) DNN used by the terminal;

3) Slices used by the terminal;

4) The location of the terminal.

In this embodiment of the present application, when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the first network function sends the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal, where the first information includes at least one of the following: Target PLMN ID, target DNN information, target slice information and target area information. Since the UE policy information associated with the first information is only applicable to the first information, it can avoid the terminal storing redundant UE policy information and reduce the waste of configuration resources. Obviously When the terminal When the characteristic information matches the first information, the UE policy information associated with the first information is the optimal policy for the terminal and can improve terminal performance.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a readable storage medium. The readable storage medium may be non-volatile. The readable storage medium stores programs or instructions. When the program or instructions are executed by a processor, the above-mentioned steps are implemented. Each process of the UE policy information configuration method embodiment can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid duplication, it will not be described again here.

Wherein, the processor is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes computer readable storage media, such as computer read-only memory ROM, random access memory RAM, magnetic disk or optical disk, etc.

An embodiment of the present application also provides a chip. The chip includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the above configuration method of UE policy information. Each process of the embodiment can achieve the same technical effect, so to avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

It should be understood that the chips mentioned in the embodiments of this application may also be called system-on-chip, system-on-a-chip, system-on-chip or system-on-chip, etc.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program/program product. The computer program/program product is stored in a storage medium. The storage medium may be non-volatile. The computer program/program product is stored in at least one The processor executes various processes to implement the above embodiments of the method for configuring UE policy information, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid duplication, details will not be described here.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a system for configuring UE policy information, including: a terminal and a first network function. The terminal may be used to perform the steps of the method for configuring UE policy information on the terminal side as described above. The third A network function may be used to perform the steps of the method for configuring UE policy information on the first network function side as described above.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or device that includes a series of elements not only includes those elements, It also includes other elements not expressly listed or inherent in the process, method, article or apparatus. Without further limitation, elements qualified by the statement "includes a..." are not excluded from including There are other identical elements in the process, method, article, or device of that element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved. Functions may be performed, for example, the methods described may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform. Of course, it can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is better. implementation. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application can be embodied in the form of a computer software product that is essentially or contributes to the existing technology. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, disk , CD), including several instructions to cause a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in various embodiments of this application.

The embodiments of the present application have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementations. The above-mentioned specific implementations are only illustrative and not restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art will Inspired by this application, many forms can be made without departing from the purpose of this application and the scope protected by the claims, all of which fall within the protection of this application.

Claims (21)

1. A method for configuring user equipment UE policy information, including:

   When the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the first network function sends the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal;

   Wherein, the first information includes at least one of the following:

   Target public land mobile network identification PLMN ID;

   Target data network name DNN information;

   Target slice information;

   Target area information.
2. The configuration method of UE policy information according to claim 1, wherein the UE policy information includes at least one of the following:

   User routing policy URSP;

   Internet of Vehicles communication strategy V2XP;

   ProSeP; Proximity service strategy;

   Unmanned Vehicle Strategy UAVP.
3. The method for configuring UE policy information according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first network function sends information related to the first information to the terminal when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information. Associated UE policy information, including:

   The first network function determines the UE policy information according to the first information when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information;

   The first network function sends the UE policy information to the terminal.
4. According to the configuration method of UE policy information according to claim 1 or 2, before the first network function sends the UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal, the method includes:

   The first network function obtains the second information;

   The first network function determines UE policy information associated with the first information based on the second information;

   Wherein, the second information is auxiliary information used to generate the UE policy information, or the second information is used to instruct the first network function to generate the UE policy information.
5. The configuration method of UE policy information according to claim 4, wherein the first network function determines the UE policy information associated with the first information based on the second information, including:

   When the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information, the first network function determines the UE policy information associated with the first information based on the second information.
6. The method for configuring UE policy information according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the second information includes at least one of the following:

   Access the UE policy information corresponding to the public land mobile network VPLMN;

   The mapping relationship between UE policy information and the first information;

   the first information.
7. The configuration method of UE policy information according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the first network function obtains the second information, including any of the following:

   The first network function receives the second information from the second network function;

   The first network function determines the second information based on a preconfigured local policy or operator policy.
8. The method for configuring UE policy information according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the characteristic information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

   The PLMN ID of the service network of the terminal;

   The DNN used by the terminal;

   The slice used by the terminal;

   The location of the terminal.
9. A method for configuring UE policy information, including:

   The terminal receives UE policy information associated with the first information from the first network function; wherein the UE policy information is the first network function when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information. sent;

   The first information includes at least one of the following:

   Target public land mobile network identification PLMN ID;

   Target data network name DNN information;

   Target slice information;

   Target area information.
10. The method for configuring UE policy information according to claim 9, wherein the UE policy information includes at least one of the following:

    User routing policy URSP;

    Internet of Vehicles communication strategy V2XP;

    ProSeP; Proximity service strategy;

    Unmanned Vehicle Strategy UAVP.
11. The method for configuring UE policy information according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the characteristic information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

    The PLMN ID of the service network of the terminal;

    The DNN used by the terminal;

    The slice used by the terminal;

    The location of the terminal.
12. A device for configuring UE policy information, including:

    A sending module, configured to send UE policy information associated with the first information to the terminal when the characteristic information of the terminal matches the first information;

    Wherein, the first information includes at least one of the following:

    Target public land mobile network identification PLMN ID;

    Target data network name DNN information;

    Target slice information;

    Target area information.
13. A device for configuring UE policy information, including:

    A receiving module configured to receive UE policy information associated with the first information from the first network function; wherein the UE policy information is a combination of the terminal characteristic information of the first network function and the first information. Sent under circumstances;

    The first information includes at least one of the following:

    Target public land mobile network identification PLMN ID;

    Target data network name DNN information;

    Target slice information;

    Target area information.
14. A first network function, including a processor and a memory. The memory stores a program or instructions that can be run on the processor. When the program or instructions are executed by the processor, any of claims 1 to 8 is implemented. The steps of the method for configuring UE policy information described in one item.
15. A terminal includes a processor and a memory, the memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the programs or instructions are executed by the processor, the implementation of any one of claims 9 to 11 is achieved. The steps of the above-mentioned configuration method of UE policy information.
16. A readable storage medium on which a program or instructions are stored. When the program or instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the method for configuring UE policy information according to any one of claims 1 to 8 are implemented. , or implement the steps of the method for configuring UE policy information as described in any one of claims 9 to 11.
17. A first network function configured to perform the steps of the method for configuring UE policy information according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
18. A terminal configured to perform the steps of the method for configuring UE policy information according to any one of claims 9 to 11.
19. A computer program product, which is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the UE policy information configuration method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, or to implement the steps of any one of claims 9 to 11 The steps of the method for configuring UE policy information described in the item.
20. A chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the configuration of UE policy information according to any one of claims 1 to 8 The steps of the method, or the steps of implementing the method for configuring UE policy information according to any one of claims 9 to 11.
21. A system for configuring UE policy information, including: the terminal according to claim 15 and the first network function according to claim 14.