CN110012556B

CN110012556B - State transition processing method and related equipment

Info

Publication number: CN110012556B
Application number: CN201810009117.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨晓东; 岳然; 郑倩
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-01-04
Filing date: 2018-01-04
Publication date: 2021-06-15
Anticipated expiration: 2038-01-04
Also published as: CN110012556A; WO2019134660A1

Abstract

The invention provides a state transition processing method and related equipment, wherein the method comprises the following steps: receiving state configuration information sent by network side equipment; determining a first state and a second state of the object allowed to be subjected to state conversion according to the state configuration information; the object is a secondary cell or a bandwidth part, the first state is an activation state, a deactivation state or a new state, and the second state is an activation state, a deactivation state or a new state. In the embodiment of the present invention, the state in which the secondary cell or the BWP associated with the secondary cell is allowed to transition may be configured through the state configuration information, so that the flexible transition of the secondary cell or the BWP associated with the secondary cell in a multi-state may be flexibly controlled, and the problem of transition between the active state, the deactivated state, and the new state is solved.

Description

State transition processing method and related equipment

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a state transition processing method and a related device.

Background

The LTE system introduces a carrier aggregation technology, where a UE performs connection communication with a network through multiple cells (cells), one of the cells is a PCell (primary Cell), and the other cells are scells (secondary cells). Wherein the SCell has an activation/deactivation state, the PCell has no deactivation state, and the activation state is kept all the time.

When a base station adds one or more SCells through RRCConnectionReconfiguration (RRC connection reconfiguration message), the initial state of the SCells is deactivation; similarly, in a handover scenario, the target base station sends SCell configuration information to the source base station through a handover command, and when the source base station forwards the SCell configuration information to the UE through RRCConnectionReconfiguration, all the initial states of the scells are deactivated states.

The UE maintains a deactivation timer (sCellDeactivationtimer) for each SCell, when the SCell enters an activated state, the UE starts the corresponding sCellDeactivationtimer, and in the time specified by the sCellDeactivationtimer, the UE does not receive data or a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) message on the corresponding SCell, and then the UE automatically deactivates the SCell.

In current communication systems, the SCell introduces a new state, which is a state between an activated state and a deactivated state. At present, a specific MAC CE format for controlling the transition between three states through a Media Access Control (MAC) CE (Control Element) is not specifically defined, and the legacy format can only indicate two states and cannot be applied to the transition between a new state and an original state, so that a solution to the transition problem between an active state, a deactivated state, and a new state is urgently needed.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a state transition processing method and related equipment, which are used for solving the problem of transition among an activation state, a deactivation state and a new state.

In order to solve the technical problem, the invention is realized as follows:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a state transition processing method, applied to a user terminal, including:

receiving state configuration information sent by network side equipment;

determining a first state and a second state of the object allowed to be subjected to state conversion according to the state configuration information;

the object is a secondary cell or a bandwidth part bwp (bandwidth part), the first state is an activated state, a deactivated state or a new state, and the second state is an activated state, a deactivated state or a new state.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a state transition processing method, applied to a network side device, including:

sending state configuration information to a user terminal, so that the user terminal determines a first state and a second state of an object allowed to be subjected to state conversion according to the state configuration information;

the object is a secondary cell or a bandwidth part, the first state is an activation state, a deactivation state or a new state, and the second state is an activation state, a deactivation state or a new state.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a user terminal, including:

the first receiving module is used for receiving the state configuration information sent by the network side equipment;

the determining module is used for determining a first state and a second state which are allowed to be subjected to state conversion by the object according to the state configuration information;

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a network side device, including:

the first sending module is used for sending state configuration information to the user terminal so that the user terminal can determine a first state and a second state of an object allowed to be subjected to state conversion according to the state configuration information;

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a user terminal, which includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, where the computer program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the state transition processing method.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a network-side device, including a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, where the computer program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the above state transition processing method.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, where the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the above state transition processing method.

In this way, in the embodiment of the present invention, the state in which the secondary cell or the BWP associated with the secondary cell is allowed to transition may be configured through the state configuration information, so that the flexible transition of the secondary cell or the BWP associated with the secondary cell in multiple states may be flexibly controlled, and the problem of transition between the active state, the deactivated state, and the new state is solved.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments of the present invention will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive exercise.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture to which embodiments of the present invention are applicable;

fig. 2 is a flowchart of a state transition processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a second flowchart of a state transition processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is one of the structural diagrams of the user terminal provided in the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is one of the structural diagrams of the network side device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a second block diagram of a ue according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a second structural diagram of a network-side device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network structure to which the embodiment of the present invention is applicable, and as shown in fig. 1, the network structure includes a User terminal (UE) 11 and a network-side Device 12, where the User terminal 11 may be a terminal-side Device such as a Mobile phone, a Tablet Personal Computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a Laptop Computer (Laptop Computer), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a Mobile Internet Device (MID), or a Wearable Device (Wearable Device), and it should be noted that a specific type of the User terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention. The network side device 12 may be a macro station, an LTE eNB, a 5G NR NB, or the like; the network side device 12 may also be a small station, such as a Low Power Node (LPN) pico, a femto, or the network side device 12 may be an Access Point (AP); the base station may also be a network node formed by a Central Unit (CU) and a plurality of Transmission Reception Points (TRPs) managed and controlled by the CU. It should be noted that the specific type of the network-side device 12 is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a flowchart of a state transition processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 2, the method includes the following steps:

step 201, receiving state configuration information sent by a network side device;

the state transition processing method provided by the embodiment of the invention is mainly applied to the user terminal and is used for managing the transition state of the secondary cell of the user terminal or the BWP associated with the secondary cell.

In this step, the network side device may send the state configuration information to the ue through an RRC (Radio Resource Control protocol), so as to configure a state of allowing transition of the secondary cell and a state of allowing transition of the BWP associated with the secondary cell.

Step 202, determining a first state and a second state which are allowed to be subjected to state conversion by the object according to the state configuration information;

in this embodiment, the object is a secondary cell or a bandwidth part, the first state is an activated state, a deactivated state, or a new state, the second state is an activated state, a deactivated state, or a new state, and the new state is a state between the activated state and the deactivated state.

Specifically, in this step, the two states (i.e., the first state and the second state) that the object allows to be converted may be configured by the network side device, or may be pre-agreed by a protocol.

In embodiment 1, the state configuration information is used to configure an initial state of the object, and the determining a first state and a second state for state transition according to the state configuration information includes:

and determining the initial state as a first state, and determining the state agreed by the protocol as a second state.

In this embodiment, the first state and the second state are different states, or the first state and the second state are the same state, and the second state is a default state agreed by a protocol, for example, the state may be a new state, an activated state, or a deactivated state. When the first state and the second state are different states, the first state and the second state may perform state transition control through the MAC CE, that is, in this embodiment, the method may further include: receiving a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) sent by network side equipment; and controlling the object to transition from the first state to the second state or from the second state to the first state according to the MAC CE.

Specifically, if the ue receives the MAC CE, the ue may switch between the initial state and the second state. For example, the initial state of the secondary cell is a deactivated state, and the second state is a new state. Taking a one-byte activation/deactivation command as an example, C-1 indicates that the secondary cell corresponding to the user terminal or the BWP associated with the secondary cell enters the new state, and C-0 indicates that the secondary cell or the BWP associated with the secondary cell enters the deactivation state.

In embodiment 2, the state configuration information is used to configure two states of an object that allow transition. In this embodiment, the state configuration information is used to configure the first state and the second state.

In this embodiment, the first state and the second state are different states, for example, if the first state is an activated state, the second state may be a deactivated state or a new state; if the first state is the deactivation state, the second state can be the activation state or the new state; if the first state is a new state, the second state may be a deactivated state or an activated state. In this embodiment, the first state is a new state, and the second state is a deactivated state. The first state and the second state may be controlled by the MAC CE through state transition, that is, in this embodiment, the method may further include: receiving a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) sent by network side equipment; and controlling the object to transition from the first state to the second state or from the second state to the first state according to the MAC CE.

Specifically, the network side device may control the state change of the object through the MAC CE, and take an activation/deactivation command of one byte as an example, where C-1 indicates that the secondary cell corresponding to the user terminal or the BWP associated with the secondary cell enters an active state, and C-0 indicates that the secondary cell or the BWP associated with the secondary cell enters a new state.

In summary, in this embodiment, at least one of the first state and the second state is a state in the state configuration information.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the new state is a state between activation and deactivation, and in the new state, the ue does not monitor the PDCCH on the object and performs at least one of the following cases:

reporting a periodic channel quality indication;

transmitting a sounding reference signal;

being capable of receiving data on a physical downlink shared channel;

data can be transmitted on a physical uplink shared channel.

In this embodiment, in the new state, the ue allows periodic CQI (Channel Quality Indicator) reporting based on a CRS (Cell Reference Signal) and does not monitor the PDCCH, but the ue may also include partial active state behaviors such as sending an SRS and receiving a PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel).

It should be understood that, in addition to the transition control of the state of the secondary cell or the BWP associated with the secondary cell by the MAC, the state transition control may be performed by setting a timer. Specifically, in this embodiment, the method further includes:

step 203, receiving timing configuration information sent by the network side equipment;

step 204, setting the timing time of the timer corresponding to the object according to the timing configuration information;

step 205, if the timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to perform state transition.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the network side device may send the timing configuration information through the RRC, and configure the timing time of the timer for each object or a specified part of the objects through the timing configuration information. The user terminal may maintain one or more timers for each object, where the timing time of each corresponding timer may be the same or different, and is not further limited herein. In this embodiment, the timer may include a deactivation timer or a new state timer, and the following describes in detail the transition of the target object by the user terminal for different types of timers.

In the first case: the timer is a deactivation timer, and if the timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to perform state transition includes:

and if the deactivation timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to be converted into the deactivation state.

In this embodiment, the network slave configures the timing time of the deactivation timer for the target object of the ue through the RRC dedicated signaling, and the ue maintains the deactivation timer. The first state and the second state determined according to the state configuration information are mainly used for controlling state transition of the MAC CE, if the MAC CE can only control the target object to transition between the active state and the new state, after the target object enters the active state, the user terminal may start a deactivation timer, and the timing time of the deactivation timer is set based on the timing configuration information. After the deactivation timer is started, whether data on the target object is received or the target object is scheduled through the PDCCH is detected in real time, and if the data on the target object is not detected or the target object is scheduled through the PDCCH, the target object can be controlled to enter a deactivated state after the deactivation timer is overtime.

In the second case: the timer is a new state timer, and if the timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to perform state transition includes:

and if the new state timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to be converted into the new state.

It should be noted that the control on the new state timer may be set according to actual needs, for example, in the embodiment of the present invention, if an activation or deactivation command sent for a target object is received, the new state timer corresponding to the target object is started; or, when receiving a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) scheduling for a target object, extending the timing time of a new state timer corresponding to the target object. The manner of extending the timing time of the new state timer may be set according to actual needs, for example, the deactivation timer may be restarted, or a certain timing duration may be added to the existing timing time.

In the third case: the timer is a state transition timer for switching a first state into a second state, and if the timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to perform state transition includes:

and if the state transition timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to be converted from the first state to the second state.

In this embodiment of the present invention, if the target object enters the first state, a state transition timer corresponding to the target object is started, and a timing time of the state transition timer is set based on the timing configuration information. Specifically, the state transition timer is used for controlling the target object to transition from the first state to the second state, and since neither the first state nor the second state is specially limited, the transition between any two states can be realized, and the setting is specifically performed according to the situation of network side configuration or the situation of protocol agreement. For example, the transition from the active state to the inactive state, the transition from the inactive state to the active state, the transition from the active state or the inactive state to a new state, and the like may be implemented, which are not listed here.

It should be noted that, various optional implementations described in the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in combination with each other or implemented separately, and the embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto.

Further, referring to fig. 3, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a state transition processing method, as shown in fig. 3, the state transition processing method includes:

step 301, sending state configuration information to a user terminal, so that the user terminal determines a first state and a second state of an object allowed to perform state transition according to the state configuration information;

the object is a secondary cell or a bandwidth part, the first state is an activated state, a deactivated state or a new state, the second state is an activated state, a deactivated state or a new state, and the new state is a state between the activated state and the deactivated state.

The state transition processing method provided by the embodiment of the invention is mainly applied to network side equipment and is used for managing the transition state of the secondary cell of the user terminal or the BWP associated with the secondary cell.

In this embodiment, the network side device may send the state configuration information to the ue through an RRC (Radio Resource Control protocol), so as to configure a state of allowing transition of the secondary cell and a state of allowing transition of a BWP associated with the secondary cell.

In embodiment 1, the state configuration information is used to configure an initial state of the object, and the determining, by the user terminal, a first state and a second state for state transition according to the state configuration information includes:

and the user terminal determines the initial state as a first state and determines the state agreed by the protocol as a second state.

In this embodiment, the first state and the second state are different states, or the first state and the second state are the same state, and the second state is a default state agreed by a protocol, for example, the state may be a new state, an activated state, or a deactivated state. When the first state and the second state are different states, the first state and the second state may perform state transition control through the MAC CE, that is, in this embodiment, the method may further include: and a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) sent to the user terminal, so that the user terminal controls the object to be converted from the first state to the second state or from the second state to the first state according to the MAC CE.

Specifically, if the user terminal receives the MAC, the user terminal can switch between the initial state and the second state. For example, the initial state of the secondary cell is a deactivated state, and the second state is a new state. Taking a one-byte activation/deactivation command as an example, C-1 indicates that the secondary cell corresponding to the user terminal or the BWP associated with the secondary cell enters the new state, and C-0 indicates that the secondary cell or the BWP associated with the secondary cell enters the deactivation state.

In this embodiment, the first state and the second state are different states, for example, if the first state is an activated state, the second state may be a deactivated state or a new state; if the first state is the deactivation state, the second state can be the activation state or the new state; if the first state is a new state, the second state may be a deactivated state or an activated state. In this embodiment, the first state is a new state, and the second state is a deactivated state. The first state and the second state may be controlled by the MAC CE through state transition, that is, in this embodiment, the method may further include: and a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) sent to the user terminal, so that the user terminal controls the object to be converted from the first state to the second state or from the second state to the first state according to the MAC CE.

step 304, sending timing configuration information to the user terminal, so that the user terminal sets the timing time of the timer corresponding to the object according to the timing configuration information.

In this embodiment, the timer includes at least one of a deactivation timer, a new state timer, and a state transition timer in which the first state is transitioned to the second state. Specifically, the network side device may send timing configuration information through the RRC, and configure the timing time of the timer for each object or a specified part of the objects through the timing configuration information. The user terminal may maintain one or more timers for each object, where the timing time of each corresponding timer may be the same or different, and is not further limited herein. In this embodiment, the timer may include a deactivation timer or a new state timer, and the following describes in detail the transition of the target object by the user terminal for different types of timers.

Further, referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a structural diagram of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the user terminal shown in fig. 4 includes:

a first receiving module 401, configured to receive status configuration information sent by a network side device;

a determining module 402, configured to determine, according to the state configuration information, a first state and a second state that the object is allowed to perform state transition;

Optionally, in the new state, the ue does not monitor the PDCCH on the object and performs at least one of the following conditions:

reporting a periodic channel quality indication;

transmitting a sounding reference signal;

being capable of receiving data on a physical downlink shared channel;

data can be transmitted on a physical uplink shared channel.

Optionally, the state configuration information is used to configure an initial state of the object, and the determining module 402 is specifically configured to: and determining the initial state as a first state, determining the state agreed by the protocol as a second state, wherein the first state and the second state are different states, or the first state and the second state are the same state.

Optionally, the state configuration information is used to configure the first state and the second state, where the first state and the second state are different states.

Optionally, when the first state and the second state are different states, the ue further includes:

the second receiving module is used for receiving a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) sent by the network side equipment;

a first control module, configured to control the object to transition from the first state to the second state or transition from the second state to the first state according to the MAC CE.

Optionally, the user terminal further includes:

the third receiving module is used for receiving the timing configuration information sent by the network side equipment;

the setting module is used for setting the timing time of the timer corresponding to the object according to the timing configuration information;

and the second control module is used for controlling the target object to carry out state conversion if the timer corresponding to the target object is overtime.

Optionally, the timer is a deactivation timer, and the second control module is specifically configured to: and if the deactivation timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to be converted into the deactivation state.

Optionally, the timer is a new-state timer, and the control module is specifically configured to: and if the new state timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to be converted into the new state.

Optionally, the user terminal further includes:

the first processing module is used for starting a new state timer corresponding to a target object if an activation or deactivation command sent by the target object is received; or receiving Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) scheduling aiming at a target object, and extending the timing time of a new state timer corresponding to the target object.

Optionally, the timer is a state transition timer for transitioning from a first state to a second state, and the control module is specifically configured to: and if the state transition timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to be converted from the first state to the second state.

Optionally, the user terminal further includes:

and the second processing module is used for starting a state transition timer corresponding to the target object if the target object enters the first state.

The user terminal provided in the embodiment of the present invention can implement each process implemented by the user terminal in the method embodiment of fig. 2, and is not described here again in order to avoid repetition.

Further, referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a structural diagram of a network side device according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the network side device shown in fig. 5 includes:

a first sending module 501, configured to send status configuration information to a user equipment, so that the user equipment determines, according to the status configuration information, a first status and a second status that an object is allowed to perform status conversion;

reporting a periodic channel quality indication;

transmitting a sounding reference signal;

being capable of receiving data on a physical downlink shared channel;

data can be transmitted on a physical uplink shared channel.

Optionally, the state configuration information is used to configure an initial state of the object, where the initial state is the first state, the second state is a state agreed by a protocol, and the first state and the second state are different states or the first state and the second state are the same state.

Optionally, when the first state and the second state are different states, the network side device further includes:

a second sending module, configured to send a MAC control element CE to the ue, so that the ue controls the object to transition from the first state to the second state or transition from the second state to the first state according to the MAC CE.

Optionally, the network side device further includes:

and a third sending module, configured to send timing configuration information to the user terminal, so that the user terminal sets the timing time of the timer corresponding to the object according to the timing configuration information.

Optionally, the timer includes at least one of a deactivation timer, a new state timer, and a state transition timer in which the first state transitions to the second state.

The user terminal provided in the embodiment of the present invention can implement each process implemented by the user terminal in the method embodiment of fig. 3, and is not described herein again in order to avoid repetition.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a user terminal for implementing various embodiments of the present invention.

The user terminal 600 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 601, a network module 602, an audio output unit 603, an input unit 604, a sensor 605, a display unit 606, a user input unit 607, an interface unit 608, a memory 609, a processor 610, and a power supply 611. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the user terminal architecture shown in fig. 6 does not constitute a limitation of the user terminal, and that the user terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or some components may be combined, or a different arrangement of components. In the embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a wearable device, a pedometer, and the like.

The radio frequency unit 601 is configured to receive state configuration information sent by a network side device;

a processor 610, configured to determine, according to the state configuration information, a first state and a second state that the object is allowed to perform state transition; the object is a secondary cell or a bandwidth part, the first state is an activation state, a deactivation state or a new state, and the second state is an activation state, a deactivation state or a new state.

reporting a periodic channel quality indication;

transmitting a sounding reference signal;

being capable of receiving data on a physical downlink shared channel;

data can be transmitted on a physical uplink shared channel.

Optionally, the state configuration information is used to configure an initial state of the object, and the processor 610 is specifically configured to determine the initial state as a first state, and determine a state agreed by a protocol as a second state, where the first state and the second state are different states, or the first state and the second state are the same state.

Optionally, when the first state and the second state are different states, the radio frequency unit 601 is further configured to receive a media access control MAC control element CE sent by a network side device;

a processor 610, further configured to control the object to transition from the first state to the second state or from the second state to the first state according to the MAC CE.

Optionally, the radio frequency unit 601 is further configured to receive timing configuration information sent by a network side device;

the processor 610 is further configured to set a timing time of a timer corresponding to the object according to the timing configuration information; and if the timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to carry out state conversion.

Optionally, the timer is a deactivation timer, and the processor 610 is specifically configured to control the target object to be converted into the deactivated state if the deactivation timer corresponding to the target object is overtime.

Optionally, the timer is a new state timer, and the processor 610 is specifically configured to control the target object to be converted into the new state if the new state timer corresponding to the target object is overtime.

Optionally, the processor 610 is further configured to start a new state timer corresponding to the target object if an activation or deactivation command sent for the target object is received; or, when receiving a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) scheduling for a target object, extending the timing time of a new state timer corresponding to the target object.

Optionally, the timer is a state transition timer for transitioning from a first state to a second state, and the processor 610 is specifically configured to control the target object to transition from the first state to the second state if the state transition timer corresponding to the target object is overtime.

Optionally, the processor 610 is further configured to start a state transition timer corresponding to the target object if the target object enters the first state.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the radio frequency unit 601 may be used for receiving and sending signals during a message sending and receiving process or a call process, and specifically, receives downlink data from a base station and then processes the received downlink data to the processor 610; in addition, the uplink data is transmitted to the base station. In general, radio frequency unit 601 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. Further, the radio frequency unit 601 may also communicate with a network and other devices through a wireless communication system.

The user terminal provides wireless broadband internet access to the user through the network module 602, such as helping the user send and receive e-mails, browse webpages, access streaming media, and the like.

The audio output unit 603 may convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 601 or the network module 602 or stored in the memory 609 into an audio signal and output as sound. Also, the audio output unit 603 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the user terminal 600 (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 603 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

The input unit 604 is used to receive audio or video signals. The input Unit 604 may include a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) 6041 and a microphone 6042, and the Graphics processor 6041 processes image data of a still picture or video obtained by an image capturing apparatus (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 606. The image frames processed by the graphic processor 6041 may be stored in the memory 609 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the radio frequency unit 601 or the network module 602. The microphone 6042 can receive sound, and can process such sound into audio data. The processed audio data may be converted into a format output transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 601 in case of the phone call mode.

The user terminal 600 also includes at least one sensor 605, such as a light sensor, motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor that can adjust the brightness of the display panel 6061 according to the brightness of ambient light, and a proximity sensor that can turn off the display panel 6061 and/or the backlight when the user terminal 600 is moved to the ear. As one of the motion sensors, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in each direction (generally three axes), detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used to identify the user terminal posture (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), vibration identification related functions (such as pedometer, tapping), and the like; the sensors 605 may also include fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, infrared sensors, etc., which are not described in detail herein.

The display unit 606 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The Display unit 606 may include a Display panel 6061, and the Display panel 6061 may be configured by a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 607 may be used to receive input numeric or character information and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the user terminal. Specifically, the user input unit 607 includes a touch panel 6071 and other input devices 6072. Touch panel 6071, also referred to as a touch screen, may collect touch operations by a user on or near it (e.g., operations by a user on or near touch panel 6071 using a finger, stylus, or any suitable object or accessory). The touch panel 6071 may include two parts of a touch detection device and a touch controller. The touch detection device detects the touch direction of a user, detects a signal brought by touch operation and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch sensing device, converts the touch information into touch point coordinates, sends the touch point coordinates to the processor 610, receives a command from the processor 610, and executes the command. In addition, the touch panel 6071 can be implemented by various types such as a resistive type, a capacitive type, an infrared ray, and a surface acoustic wave. The user input unit 607 may include other input devices 6072 in addition to the touch panel 6071. Specifically, the other input devices 6072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a track ball, a mouse, and a joystick, which are not described herein again.

Further, the touch panel 6071 can be overlaid on the display panel 6061, and when the touch panel 6071 detects a touch operation on or near the touch panel 6071, the touch operation is transmitted to the processor 610 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 610 provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 6061 according to the type of the touch event. Although in fig. 6, the touch panel 6071 and the display panel 6061 are two independent components to implement the input and output functions of the user terminal, in some embodiments, the touch panel 6071 and the display panel 6061 may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the user terminal, and is not limited herein.

The interface unit 608 is an interface for connecting an external device to the user terminal 600. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The interface unit 608 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the user terminal 600 or may be used to transmit data between the user terminal 600 and the external device.

The memory 609 may be used to store software programs as well as various data. The memory 609 may mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area may store an operating system, an application program required by at least one function (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.), and the like; the storage data area may store data (such as audio data, a phonebook, etc.) created according to the use of the cellular phone, and the like. Further, the memory 609 may include high speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device.

The processor 610 is a control center of the user terminal, connects various parts of the entire user terminal using various interfaces and lines, and performs various functions of the user terminal and processes data by operating or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 609 and calling data stored in the memory 609, thereby performing overall monitoring of the user terminal. Processor 610 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 610 may integrate an application processor, which mainly handles operating systems, user interfaces, application programs, etc., and a modem processor, which mainly handles wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into the processor 610.

The user terminal 600 may further include a power supply 611 (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components, and preferably, the power supply 611 may be logically connected to the processor 610 through a power management system, so as to implement functions of managing charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system.

In addition, the user terminal 600 includes some functional modules that are not shown, and are not described in detail herein.

Preferably, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a user terminal, which includes a processor 610, a memory 609, and a computer program stored in the memory 609 and capable of running on the processor 610, where the computer program, when executed by the processor 610, implements each process of the foregoing state transition processing method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect, and details are not described here to avoid repetition.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present invention, which can implement details of a state transition processing method in the foregoing embodiment and achieve the same effect. As shown in fig. 7, the network-side device 700 includes: a processor 701, a transceiver 702, a memory 703, a user interface 704 and a bus interface, wherein:

the processor 701 is configured to read the program in the memory 703 and execute the following processes: sending state configuration information to a user terminal, so that the user terminal determines a first state and a second state of an object allowed to be subjected to state conversion according to the state configuration information; the object is a secondary cell or a bandwidth part, the first state is an activation state, a deactivation state or a new state, and the second state is an activation state, a deactivation state or a new state.

In fig. 7, the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, with one or more processors, represented by processor 701, and various circuits, represented by memory 703, being linked together. The bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, power management circuits, and the like, which are well known in the art, and therefore, will not be described any further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 702 may be a number of elements including a transmitter and a receiver that provide a means for communicating with various other apparatus over a transmission medium. The user interface 704 may also be an interface capable of interfacing with a desired device for different user devices, including but not limited to a keypad, display, speaker, microphone, joystick, etc.

The processor 701 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 703 may store data used by the processor 701 in performing operations.

reporting a periodic channel quality indication;

transmitting a sounding reference signal;

being capable of receiving data on a physical downlink shared channel;

data can be transmitted on a physical uplink shared channel.

Optionally, when the first state and the second state are different states, the following steps may be further implemented when the program is executed by the processor 701:

and a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) sent to the user terminal, so that the user terminal controls the object to be converted from the first state to the second state or from the second state to the first state according to the MAC CE.

Optionally, the program may further implement the following steps when executed by the processor 701:

and sending timing configuration information to the user terminal so that the user terminal can set the timing time of the timer corresponding to the object according to the timing configuration information.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements each process of the foregoing state transition processing method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here. The computer-readable storage medium may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Claims

1. A state transition processing method is applied to a user terminal, and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

receiving state configuration information sent by network side equipment;

the object is a secondary cell or a bandwidth part, the first state is an activation state, a deactivation state or a new state, and the second state is an activation state, a deactivation state or a new state;

receiving timing configuration information sent by network side equipment;

setting the timing time of a timer corresponding to the object according to the timing configuration information;

if the timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to carry out state conversion;

the timer is a new state timer, and if the timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to perform state transition includes:

if the new state timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to be converted into the new state;

the state configuration information is used for configuring an initial state of the object, and determining a first state and a second state for state transition according to the state configuration information includes:

and determining the initial state as a first state, determining the state agreed by the protocol as a second state, wherein the first state and the second state are different states, or the first state and the second state are the same state.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the new state, the ue does not monitor PDCCH on the object and performs at least one of the following:

reporting a periodic channel quality indication;

transmitting a sounding reference signal;

being capable of receiving data on a physical downlink shared channel;

data can be transmitted on a physical uplink shared channel.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the state configuration information is used to configure the first state and the second state, and wherein the first state and the second state are different states.

4. The method of claim 1 or 3, wherein when the first state and the second state are different states, the method further comprises:

receiving a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) sent by network side equipment;

controlling the object to transition from the first state to the second state or from the second state to the first state in accordance with the MAC CE.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the timer is a deactivation timer, and the controlling the target object to perform the state transition if the timer corresponding to the target object expires comprises:

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the step of setting the timing time of the timer corresponding to the object according to the timing configuration information, the method further comprises:

if receiving an activation or deactivation command sent aiming at a target object, starting a new state timer corresponding to the target object;

or, when receiving a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) scheduling for a target object, extending the timing time of a new state timer corresponding to the target object.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the timer is a state transition timer for transitioning from a first state to a second state, and the controlling the target object to perform the state transition if the timer corresponding to the target object is expired comprises:

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein after the step of setting the timing time of the timer corresponding to the object according to the timing configuration information, the method further comprises:

and if the target object enters the first state, starting a state transition timer corresponding to the target object.

9. A state transition processing method is applied to network side equipment, and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

sending timing configuration information to the user terminal so that the user terminal can set the timing time of a timer corresponding to the object according to the timing configuration information;

the timer comprises a new state timer; if a new state timer corresponding to a target object is overtime, the user terminal controls the target object to be converted into the new state;

the state configuration information is used to configure an initial state of the object, where the initial state is the first state, the second state is a state agreed by a protocol, and the first state and the second state are different states or the first state and the second state are the same state.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein in the new state, the ue does not monitor PDCCH on the object and performs at least one of the following:

reporting a periodic channel quality indication;

transmitting a sounding reference signal;

being capable of receiving data on a physical downlink shared channel;

data can be transmitted on a physical uplink shared channel.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the state configuration information is used to configure the first state and the second state, and wherein the first state and the second state are different states.

12. The method according to claim 9 or 11, wherein when the first state and the second state are different states, the method further comprises:

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the timer comprises at least one of a deactivation timer and a state transition timer for a first state to transition to a second state.

14. A user terminal, comprising:

the second control module is used for controlling the target object to carry out state conversion if the timer corresponding to the target object is overtime;

the timer is a new-state timer, and the second control module is specifically configured to: if the new state timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to be converted into the new state;

the state configuration information is used to configure an initial state of the object, and the determining module is specifically configured to: and determining the initial state as a first state, determining the state agreed by the protocol as a second state, wherein the first state and the second state are different states, or the first state and the second state are the same state.

15. The ue of claim 14, wherein in the new state, the ue does not monitor PDCCH on the object and performs at least one of the following:

reporting a periodic channel quality indication;

transmitting a sounding reference signal;

being capable of receiving data on a physical downlink shared channel;

data can be transmitted on a physical uplink shared channel.

16. The ue of claim 14, wherein the state configuration information is used to configure the first state and the second state, and wherein the first state and the second state are different states.

17. The ue according to claim 14 or 16, wherein when the first state and the second state are different states, the ue further comprises:

18. The ue of claim 14, wherein the timer is a deactivation timer, and wherein the control module is specifically configured to: and if the deactivation timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to be converted into the deactivation state.

19. The ue of claim 14, wherein the ue further comprises:

20. The ue of claim 14, wherein the timer is a state transition timer for transitioning from a first state to a second state, and the control module is specifically configured to: and if the state transition timer corresponding to the target object is overtime, controlling the target object to be converted from the first state to the second state.

21. The ue of claim 20, wherein the ue further comprises:

22. A network-side device, comprising:

when the first state and the second state are different states, the network side device further includes:

a third sending module, configured to send timing configuration information to the user terminal, so that the user terminal sets a timing time of a timer corresponding to the object according to the timing configuration information;

23. The network-side device of claim 22, wherein in the new state, the ue does not monitor PDCCH on the object and performs at least one of the following:

reporting a periodic channel quality indication;

transmitting a sounding reference signal;

being capable of receiving data on a physical downlink shared channel;

data can be transmitted on a physical uplink shared channel.

24. The network-side device of claim 22, wherein the state configuration information is used to configure the first state and the second state, and the first state and the second state are different states.

25. The network-side device according to claim 22 or 24, wherein the network-side device further comprises:

26. The network-side device of claim 22, wherein the timer comprises at least one of a deactivation timer and a state transition timer for a first state to transition to a second state.

27. A user terminal comprising a processor, a memory and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the computer program, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the state transition processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

28. A network-side device comprising a processor, a memory and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the state transition processing method according to any one of claims 9 to 13.

29. A computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps of the state transition processing method of any one of claims 1 to 13.