This application claims the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.61/949 submitted on March 7th, 2014,417 equity,
Complete disclosure is incorporated in this by reference.
Specific embodiment
The principle of theme described herein is described referring now to several example embodiments.It should be appreciated that describing these
Embodiment is intended merely to make those skilled in the art can better understand that realizing theme described herein in turn, and be not to appoint
Where formula limits the range of theme described herein.
Term " base station " (BS) as used herein can indicate node B (NodeB or NB), evolution node B (eNodeB or
Person eNB), remote radio unit (RRU), radio-frequency maser (RH), far end radio frequency head (RRH), repeater, low power nodes, such as
Femto base station, femto base station etc..
Term " user equipment " (UE) as used herein is any equipment for referring to communicate with BS.As an example, UE can
To include smart phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), terminal, mobile terminal (MT), laptop computer, subscriber stations (SS), just
The equipment for taking formula subscriber stations (PSS), mobile station (MS) or access terminal (AT) and fixed type.
Term " includes " as used herein and its deformation are that opening includes, i.e., " including but not limited to ".Term "based"
It is " being based at least partially on ".Term " one embodiment " expression " at least one embodiment ".Term " another embodiment " indicates
" at least one other embodiment ".The related definition of other terms provides in will be described below.
Fig. 1 illustrates the block diagrams of UE 100 according to an embodiment of the invention.UE 100 can be with channel radio
The mobile device of letter ability.It will be appreciated, however, that the user device type of any other type can also easily be taken herein
The embodiment of the theme of description, all user equipmenies as mentioned above.The equipment of fixed type can be equally easily used in
The embodiment of the theme of this description.
As shown, UE 100 includes the one or more antennas operationally communicated with transmitter 114 and receiver 116
112.Using these equipment, UE 100 can be executed and the cellular communication of one or more BS.Moreover, UE 100 can support with
The D2D of other UE of one or more is communicated.
UE 100 further includes at least one processor 120.It should be appreciated that processor 120 includes realizing that UE's 100 is all
Circuit required for function.For example, processor 120 may include digital signal processor device, microprocessor device, A/D turns
Parallel operation, D/A converter and other support circuits.The control of UE 100 and signal processing function are according to the respective energy of these equipment
Power distribution.
UE 100 can also include user interface, such as may include ringer 122, loudspeaker 124, loudspeaker 126, shows
Show device or view finder 128 and input interface 130, all above equipment are both coupled to processor 120.UE 100 can also include
For capturing the camera model 136 of still image and/or dynamic image.
UE 100 can also include battery 134, and such as vibrating battery group is used for various electricity required for operation UE100
Road power supply, and mechanical oscillation are alternatively provided as detectable output.UE 100 can also include storage equipment.For example,
UE 100 may include volatile memory 140, it may for example comprise be used for the volatile of interim storing data in cache area
Property random access memory (RAM).UE 100 can also include that others can be insertion or moveable non-volatile deposit
Reservoir 142.Nonvolatile memory 142 can be additionally or alternatively for example including EEPROM and flash memory etc..Memory can be with
The data that the Arbitrary Term and UE 100 in multiple information segments uses are stored, to realize the function of UE 100.For example, memory
It may include machine-executable instruction, processor 120 made to realize method described below when executed.
In one embodiment, UE 100 further includes Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card 138 and 139.SIM card 138 and 139
Usually with the memory devices of built-in processor.SIM card 138 and 139 can be for example including subscriber identification module
(UIM), Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC), Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) or Removable User Identity Module (R-UIM)
Etc..It should be known that the quantity of SIM card shown in Fig. 1 is only example.UE 100 may include the SIM card of other quantity, example
Such as, three SIM cards or four SIM cards etc..
It should be appreciated that the structural block diagram in Fig. 1 is only shown for illustration purposes, it is not intended that limit master described herein
The range of topic.In some cases, certain components can increase or reduce according to specific need.
In with multiple SIM cards, such as UE of SIM card 1 and SIM card 2, if only having a baseband chip and one
Radio frequency chip, then two SIM cards need the base-band resource and radio frequency resource of shared UE.Due to radio frequency resource at any time only
It can work under some frequency or frequency band, so two SIM cards must share radio frequency resource in time.When a SIM card
(for example, SIM card 1) when carrying out data traffic transmission, in order to which guarantee can be by the calling of another card (for example, SIM card 2)
It answers, UE needs to receive the paging information for being directed to SIM card 2.Therefore, the data traffic transmission that can suspend SIM card 1, will be all
Phase property the radio frequency resource of UE release a period for monitoring paging information to SIM card 2.In the paging snoop procedure
In, SIM card 1 will no longer receive and send messages.SIM card 1 and SIM card 2 are as shown in Figure 2 to the service condition of UE resource.In Fig. 2,
During T1, SIM card 1 carries out data traffic transmission using the base band and radio frequency resource of UE, and during T2, SIM card 2 is penetrated using UE's
Frequency resource monitors paging information, and during T3, due to not listening to the paging information of SIM card 2, SIM card 1 restores data industry
Business transmission.
Specific power control mechanism is defined since existing communication system is not directed to the UE with multiple SIM cards, by needle
Problem will be had by being applied to the UE with multiple SIM cards to the power control mechanism of single SIM card.As described above, right
There is the case where multiple SIM cards in UE, within the time that UE monitors to the paging information of SIM card 2, UE has not been known in base station
Suspend the transmission of data service, thus continues to the uplink signal for attempting to receive UE.Due in monitoring paging
UE does not send uplink signal, so base station will test lower signal-to-noise ratio.According to such as 3GPP (third generation cooperation partner
With plan) inner-loop power control mechanism defined in specification, when base station detects that the noise of the uplink signal of UE is relatively low,
Such as less than predetermined threshold when, then to the UE send " UP " power control command so that UE improve uplink send power.
When detecting that the signal-to-noise ratio of terminal is more than predetermined threshold, base station can just issue " DOWN " power control command, so that UE drops
Low uplink sends power, to be restored to normal transmission power.Above-mentioned power control process is as shown in Figure 3.In SIM card 1
Data traffic transmission T1 during, UE with normal uplink send power transmission data.In the paging for monitoring SIM card 2
During the T2 of information, the not transmission of uplink signal.When restoring the beginning of the cycle T 3 of data traffic transmission of SIM card 1,
Due to receiving " UP " power control command of base station, the uplink of UE sends power and is enhanced.Until base station detect it is super
The signal-to-noise ratio of predetermined threshold is crossed, uplink of the UE during T3, which sends power, can just be restored to normal level.
However, the low signal-to-noise ratio that base station detects in paging snoop procedure is not the channel because between base station and UE
Quality decline, but because UE suspends transmission uplink signal to monitor the paging of SIM card 2.In fact, when paging prison
After listening process, UE still only needs to send the requirement that can meet signal-to-noise ratio according to former power, does not need additionally to increase
In addition line link sends power.Here additional increased transmission power may result in the available power of other channels of UE
It occupies, thus reduces the traffic rate of UE, this will further result in the increase of the interference of network, the reduction of network capacity and mistake
The adverse effect such as high power consumption.
Therefore, the embodiment of the present invention is intended to provide a kind of power control mechanism for the UE with multiple SIM cards,
To solve at least some of defect as mentioned above defect.
The embodiment of the present invention is described more fully below.It will be understood that by being described below, core of the invention is creative
One of thought is: after completing for the paging snoop procedure of some SIM card of UE, whithin a period of time by the uplink of UE
Link sends power level of the power control before paging snoop procedure starts, without the power control command sent to base station
It is responded.This avoids UE to improve uplink transmission function according to the power control command of base station after paging snoop procedure
Rate and caused by adversely affect.
Fig. 4 illustrates the process of the exemplary method 400 for controlling power in UE of embodiment according to the present invention
Figure.
Method 400 can be implemented by the UE with multiple SIM cards, these SIM cards share the respective radio-frequency resource of UE, example
Such as corresponding radio frequency chip.In one example, UE can have two SIM cards, and the two SIM cards share the whole of UE
Radio frequency resource.In other examples, UE can have more set radio frequency resources, such as multiple radio frequency chips.In this case, UE
Some SIM cards can share a radio frequency chip, and other radio frequency cores can be used in other one or more SIM cards
Piece.The embodiment of the present invention can be for the UE that there are the multiple SIM cards for needing to share corresponding radio frequency resource.
In some embodiments, the multiple SIM cards for sharing corresponding radio frequency resource can support different operating modes.Work
Operation mode may include such as GSM (global system for mobile communications), WCDMA (wideband code division multiple access), TD-SCDMA (time division synchronous
CDMA), CDMA (CDMA) -2000, LTE (long term evolution) and LTE-A (long term evolution-is advanced) etc..Show at one
In example, each SIM card in multiple SIM cards can support a different operating mode.In another example, multiple SIM
At least two SIM cards in card can support same operating mode, and the operating mode that other SIM cards support other different.?
In other embodiments, multiple SIM cards can also support identical operating mode.
Further, multiple SIM cards of UE can also share the corresponding base-band resource of UE, such as corresponding baseband chip.
Similar with radio frequency resource, UE can have a baseband chip and multiple SIM cards of UE share the baseband chip.Other
In example, UE can have more set base-band resources, such as multiple baseband chips.In this case, some SIM cards of UE can be with
A baseband chip is shared, and other baseband chips can be used in other one or more SIM cards.The embodiment of the present invention
It can be for the UE that there are the multiple SIM cards for needing to share corresponding base-band resource.
In the step S402 of method 400, the paging snoop procedure to the first SIM card in multiple SIM cards of UE is determined
Whether complete.As mentioned above, because multiple SIM cards share the radio frequency resource of UE, UE needs are periodically listened for certain
The paging information of a SIM card.If the base-band resource and radio frequency resource of UE are passed by another SIM card for data service
Defeated, then the data traffic transmission of the SIM card is suspended.
The paging snoop procedure of UE can continue such as more than ten of time slot or dozens of time slot.As used herein
, " time slot " refers to minimum time unit predetermined in communication system.For different communication systems, time slot
Length can be different.For example, a time slot is 1ms in LTE system.However, only " time slot " is defined as communicating herein
System executes chronomere when operation, regardless of the specific length of a time slot.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the duration for paging snoop procedure can be fixed or be configured.
UE can be previously known the time span, or according to base station send configuration message determine the time span.
UE is executed in paging snoop procedure to SIM card (referred to herein as the first SIM in multiple SIM cards
Card) paging information monitoring.If UE listens to the paging information to the first SIM card in this process, UE can basis
Preparatory configuration is operated.Such case can not be included into consideration range of the invention.If completed in the process, UE does not have
There is the paging information for listening to the first SIM card, then method 400 marches to step S404.
It should be noted that if the paging snoop procedure of two or more SIM cards in multiple SIM cards be it is adjacent, that
It can determine whether the paging snoop procedure of two or more SIM cards is completed in step S402.It is sought when needing to monitor it
After exhaling the snoop procedure of multiple SIM cards of information to complete, method 400 can advance to step S404.
In step s 404, in response to determining that paging snoop procedure has been completed, within a predetermined period of time by the uplink of UE
Link sends power control in the first power level, and the first power level is the power water of the UE before paging snoop procedure starts
It is flat.
As discussed above, according to current power control mechanism, since base station detects in paging snoop procedure
The noise of UE is relatively low, and base station can send the power control command that power is sent for improving uplink, such as " UP " to UE
Order.Therefore, after paging snoop procedure terminates, UE will be sent out according to the power control command received to improve uplink
Power is sent, this is undesirable.Because it is not the channel quality because between UE and base station that the uplink improved, which sends power,
It is deteriorated, but because UE has suspended the transmission of uplink signal in paging snoop procedure.
Because in order to avoid uplink sends the unfavorable increase of power, according to an embodiment of the invention, being monitored in paging
After the completion of process, the uplink of UE is sent into the function that power maintains UE before paging snoop procedure starts within a predetermined period of time
Rate is horizontal, i.e. the first power level.Reason is that first power level has been able to the uplink communication for meeting current UE
Requirement.In this case, if within a predetermined period of time, receiving the uplink for improving UE from base station and sending function
The power control command of rate, such as " UP " power control command, it is constant that UE also maintains uplink to send power.
In an embodiment of the present invention, before paging snoop procedure starts, UE may be carrying out the number of the second SIM card
It is transmitted according to business, the second SIM card is different from the first SIM card.However, in order to monitor the paging message of the first SIM card, the data industry
Business transmission is suspended during paging monitoring.After paging, which is monitored, to be completed, the data service that UE can restore the second SIM card is passed
It is defeated.In one embodiment of the invention, which is included in the number for the second SIM card in multiple SIM cards
According in business transmission time.That is, UE is maintained in the predetermined amount of time of data traffic transmission for restoring the second SIM card
The data service of the second SIM card is sent using the first power level.The predetermined amount of time can be referred to as " freezing period ".
In other embodiments, UE can also not execute any data traffic transmission before paging snoop procedure, or
The data traffic transmission of a SIM card is executed before paging snoop procedure and starts to execute after paging snoop procedure another
The data traffic transmission of an outer SIM card.The embodiment of the present invention is unrestricted in this regard.
Due to the mobility of UE and the change of communication environment, when executing the data traffic transmission of the second SIM card, UE and base
Channel condition between standing may change.Therefore, the length selection of predetermined amount of time should be matched according to the actual situation
It sets.In one embodiment, predetermined amount of time can be 5 time slots.That is, 5 after paging snoop procedure is completed
In a time slot, even if UE receives the power control command of base station transmission, the corresponding uplink that changes is not executed and sends function yet
The operation of rate.After 5 time slots, UE can restore the normal response to the power control command of base station.Herein, " just
Often response " power control command refers to that UE improves uplink when receiving " UP " power control command of base station transmission
Power is sent, and when receiving " DOWN " power control command, UE reduces uplink and sends power.It increases or decreases
The amplitude that line link sends power can be determined according to the instruction of base station.
It should be known that predetermined amount of time can have other length values, for example, 1 time slot or 10 time slots etc..Of the invention
Embodiment is not limited in this respect.
Referring to Fig. 5, it illustrates what uplink transmission power of the embodiment according to the present invention to UE was controlled to show
It is intended to.In Fig. 5, T2 refers to the paging listening period to the first SIM card.Before T2, i.e., in the T1 period, UE is normally rung
Answer the power control command of base station.After t 2, i.e., in the T3 period, UE initially enters uplink and sends freezing for power
Phase.At the end of freezing period, the power control command of UE normal response base station.
In an embodiment of the present invention, UE can be standardized according to 3GPP and be operated.It should be noted that described herein
Technology can also be applied to non-3 gpp specification, such as WiMAX, UMB, GSM, cdma2000, Wireless LAN, WiFi etc..Therefore,
The scope of the present invention is not limited to 3GPP communication system and can cover many fields of wireless communication system.
Several specific embodiments are had been combined above illustrates spirit and principles of the present invention.Pass through the more of aforementioned present invention
Kind embodiment, after being completed for the paging snoop procedure of some SIM card of UE, whithin a period of time by the uplink of UE
Power level of the power control before paging snoop procedure starts is sent, the power control command without sending to base station carries out
Response.Such power control scheme at least has the advantage that
The uplink transmission power for efficiently solving UE after paging snoop procedure adversely improves
The phenomenon that;
Improve the traffic rate of terminal, especially uplink communication rate;And
Reduction is interfered caused by network, and improves network capacity.
Fig. 6 shows the block diagram of the device 600 for controlling UE power of embodiment according to the present invention.The UE has altogether
Enjoy multiple SIM cards of the respective radio-frequency resource of the UE.As shown in Figure 6, device 600 includes determination unit 602, is configured as really
It is fixed that whether the paging snoop procedure of the first SIM card in multiple SIM cards is completed.Device 600 further includes power control unit
604, it is configured to respond to determine that paging snoop procedure has been completed, the uplink of UE is sent into function within a predetermined period of time
In the first power level, which is the power level of the UE before paging snoop procedure starts for rate control.
In an example embodiment, predetermined amount of time is included in the data for the second SIM card in multiple SIM cards
In business transmission time, the second SIM card is different from the first SIM card.In another example embodiment, which is 5
A time slot.
In an example embodiment, power control unit 604 is configured as: within a predetermined period of time, being connect from base station
When receiving the power control command of the uplink transmission power for improving UE, maintain the first power level constant.
In an example embodiment, multiple SIM cards support different operating modes.In another example embodiment,
Multiple SIM cards further share the corresponding base-band resource of UE.
In an example embodiment, which is operated according to 3GPP specification.
It should be noted that selectable unit included by device 600 or subelement are not shown for clarity, in Fig. 6.On
All features and operation described in text are respectively suitable for device 600.Moreover, the division of the unit or sub-unit in device 600
It is not limiting and is exemplary, it is intended to logically describe its major function or operation.The function of one unit can be with
It is realized by multiple units;Conversely, multiple units can also be realized by a unit.The scope of the present invention is unrestricted in this regard
System.
Moreover, the unit that device 600 is included can use various modes to realize, including software, hardware, firmware or its
Any combination.For example, in certain embodiments, device 600 can use software and/or firmware to realize, as shown in figure 1 by example
Processor 120 runs or calls.Alternatively or additionally, device 600 can be partially or fully based on hardware come real
It is existing, and for example including in the construction shown in fig. 1.For example, one or more units in device 600 can be implemented as integrating
Circuit (IC) chip, specific integrated circuit (ASIC), system on chip (SOC), field programmable gate array (FPGA), etc..This
The range of invention is not limited in this respect.
According to an embodiment of the invention, a kind of user equipment (UE) can also be provided.The user equipment may include such as with
Upper described device 600.The UE can also include first interface, for receiving the first SIM card;And second interface, it is used for
Receive the second SIM card.In some embodiments, which can be UE for example shown in figure 1, wherein at least the two of UE
A SIM card (138 and 139) is connected to the processor 120 of UE by respective interface respectively.
It should be noted that user equipment according to the present invention may include other other than first interface, second interface
Interface, for receiving other SIM cards.The embodiment of the present invention is not limited in this respect.
The present invention can be system, method and/or computer program product.Computer program product may include computer
Readable storage medium storing program for executing, containing for making processor realize the computer-readable program instructions of various aspects of the invention.
It will be appreciated that each frame of flow chart and the combination of flow chart center can be implemented by various means,
Such as hardware and/or include with the one or more computer-readable mediums of computer-readable program instructions being stored thereon
Computer program product.For example, one or more process as described herein can be by the computer of computer program product
Program instruction is realized.On this point, realize that (multiple) computer program product of process described herein can be moved
Terminal, server or other one or more memory devices for calculating equipment store and by the processor in calculating equipment
To execute.In some embodiments, the computer of (multiple) computer program product including embodiment process described above
Program instruction can be stored by multiple memory devices for calculating equipment.As will be appreciated that, any such meter
Calculation machine program product can be loaded on computer or other programmable devices to generate machine, so that being included in calculating
The computer program product of the instruction executed on machine or other programmable devices is created that for implementing in (multiple) flow chart box
The device of specified function.In addition, computer program product may include can store computer program instructions thereon one
A or multiple computer-readable memories (for example, memory 140 or 142 in Fig. 1), so that one or more computers can
Reading memory can indicate that computer or other programmable devices (for example, UE 100 of Fig. 1) work in a specific way, with
So that computer program product includes the manufacture for implementing function specified in (multiple) flow chart box.One or more calculates
The computer program instructions of machine program product can also be loaded on computer or other programmable devices so that a series of
Operation is able to be carried out on computer or other programmable devices to generate computer-implemented processing and calculating
Function specified in (multiple) flow chart box is implemented in the instruction executed on machine or other programmable devices.
Therefore, the frame of flow chart supports the combination of the means for executing specified function.It will be understood that one
Or the combination of multiple flow chart box and flow chart center can be by the hardware and calculating of execution specific function or specific purpose
The combination of machine program product is realized based on the computer system of specialized hardware.
Above-mentioned function can execute in many ways.For example, any for executing the suitable of each function in above-mentioned function
When device can be employed for carry out embodiments of the present invention.In some example embodiments, appropriately configured processing
Device (for example, processor 120) can provide all or part of element.In other example embodiments, all or part of element
It can be configured by computer program product and be operated under control of a computer program product.For executing implementation of the invention
The computer program product of the method for mode includes the computer readable storage medium of such as non-volatile memory medium etc, with
And the computer readable program code embodied in a computer-readable storage medium of such as series of computation machine instruction etc
Part.
Various embodiments of the present invention are described above, above description is exemplary, and non-exclusive, and
It is not limited to disclosed each embodiment.Without departing from the scope and spirit of illustrated each embodiment, for this skill
Many modifications and changes are obvious for the those of ordinary skill in art field.The selection of term used herein, purport
In the principle, practical application or technological improvement to the technology in market for best explaining each embodiment, or lead this technology
Other those of ordinary skill in domain can understand each embodiment disclosed herein.