CN112243296A

CN112243296A - Secondary cell activation method and device

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Publication number: CN112243296A
Application number: CN202011125227.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李静; 董秋丽; 冯毅; 李福昌
Original assignee: China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-10-20
Filing date: 2020-10-20
Publication date: 2021-01-19
Anticipated expiration: 2040-10-20
Also published as: CN112243296B

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses a method and a device for activating a secondary cell, which relate to the technical field of communication and aim to reduce mutual interference between a network slicing technology and a carrier aggregation technology during resource allocation, ensure the effect of resource allocation and improve network performance. The method comprises the following steps: determining a network slice used by the terminal equipment UE and having an available load smaller than a first available load threshold value as a first target network slice; and if the ratio of the number of the first target network slices to the total number of the network slices used by the UE is greater than a preset ratio, activating a target secondary cell, wherein the target secondary cell is one or more of secondary cells configured to the UE but not activated.

Description

Secondary cell activation method and device

Technical Field

The embodiment of the application relates to the technical field of communication, in particular to a method and a device for activating a secondary cell.

Background

A fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G) system inherits an aggregated carrier technology of a long term evolution-advanced (LTE-a) system and introduces a network slicing technology. Both the carrier aggregation technology and the network slicing technology can be used for allocating resources for the terminal device, but when the two technologies are used for resource allocation, the resource allocation between the two technologies generates mutual interference, so that the effect of resource allocation is influenced, and the network performance is reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides an auxiliary cell activation method and device, which can determine and activate a target auxiliary cell based on the number of first target network slices determined by the available load of network slices used by terminal equipment (UE), thereby realizing the effect of activating the auxiliary cell based on the network slices, reducing the mutual interference of a network slice technology and a carrier aggregation technology in the resource allocation process, ensuring the effect of resource allocation and improving the network performance.

In order to achieve the purpose, the following technical scheme is adopted in the application:

in a first aspect, the present application provides a method for activating a secondary cell, including: first, a network slice with an available load used by the terminal device UE smaller than a first available load threshold is determined as a first target network slice. And then, if the ratio of the number of the first target network slices to the total number of the network slices used by the UE is greater than a preset ratio, activating a target secondary cell, wherein the target secondary cell is one or more of secondary cells configured for the UE but not activated.

In the process, whether the target auxiliary cell is activated or not is determined based on the available load of the network slice, so that the effect of activating the auxiliary cell based on the network slice is realized, the mutual interference of a network slice technology and a carrier aggregation technology during resource allocation is reduced, and the effect of resource allocation is ensured. The larger the available load of the network slice is, the better the performance of the network slice is, and the network performance can be better ensured. Therefore, by using the ratio of the number of network slices with the available load larger than the first available load threshold to the total number of network slices used by the UE, the current network performance can be well determined, and the target secondary cell is activated to improve the network performance under the condition that the network performance is poor, that is, the ratio is larger than the preset ratio.

In one possible implementation, determining that the network slice to which the available load adapted by the UE is smaller than the first available load threshold is the first network slice includes: the maximum data transmission quantity of the network slice used by the UE, the actual data transmission quantity of the network slice used by the UE and the data quantity to be transmitted of the network slice used by the UE are obtained. And then, determining the maximum data transmission quantity of the network slice as the difference value between the actual data transmission quantity and the data quantity to be transmitted as the available load of the network slice used by the UE. Finally, if the available load of the network slice used by the UE is smaller than the first available load threshold, the network slice is determined to be the first target network slice.

The larger the available load of the network slice is, the better the performance of the network slice is, and the network performance can be better ensured. Therefore, if the available load of a network slice is lower than a certain threshold, such as the first available load threshold mentioned above, the performance of the network slice is poor. In the network slices used by the UE, the greater the number of network slices with poor performance, the worse the network performance, so that the ratio of the number of network slices with poor performance in the network slices used by the UE to the total number of network slices used by the UE can well reflect the network performance, and when the ratio exceeds a preset ratio, i.e., the network performance is poor, the target secondary cell is activated to improve the network performance.

In a possible implementation manner, obtaining a maximum data transmission amount of a network slice used by a UE, an actual data transmission amount of the network slice used by the UE, and an amount of data to be transmitted of the network slice used by the UE includes: determining the maximum data transmission amount of a network slice according to the maximum data transmission amount of a logical channel of Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) service established on the network slice and the maximum data transmission amount of a logical channel of non-guaranteed bit rate (NGBR) service established on the network slice. And determining the actual data transmission quantity of the network slice according to the actual data transmission quantity of the logical channel of the GBR service established on the network slice and the actual transmission rate of the logical channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice. And determining the data volume to be transmitted of the network slice according to the data volume to be transmitted of the logical channel of the GBR service established on the network slice and the data volume to be transmitted of the logical channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice.

Services established on a network slice used by the UE can be classified into two types, one type is GBR service, where GBR service refers to a service that a system guarantees a minimum bit rate of a service bearer, and the bit rate can be maintained even when network resources are in short, such as real-time services like voice call and video call. One is an NGBR service, wherein the NGBR service refers to a service that needs to reduce a bit rate under a situation that network resources are in a shortage, for example, a service such as web browsing. Therefore, according to the maximum data transmission quantity of the NGBR service and the GBR service on the network slice, the maximum data transmission quantity of the network slice can be obtained more accurately, and similarly, the actual data transmission quantity and the data quantity to be transmitted of the network slice can be obtained more accurately.

In one possible implementation, according to

A maximum data transfer volume for the network slice is determined. Wherein, C_{capabiliti_slice_i}Indicates the maximum data transmission quantity of the ith network slice used by the UE (i is an integer greater than or equal to 0), GBR _ id indicates the index value of a logical channel of GBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UE, NGBR _ id indicates the index value of a logical channel of NGBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UE, and R_{GBR_id}Represents the maximum data transmission rate of a logical channel with an index value of GBR _ id, R_{NGBR_id}Indicating a maximum data transmission rate of a logical channel having an index value of NGBR _ id, NumGbrRB indicating the number of logical channels for which GBR service is established on the ith network slice used by the UE, NumNGbrRB indicating the number of logical channels for which NGBR service is established on the ith network slice used by the UE, and C_{GBR_id}Is represented by the formula_{GBR_id}Corresponding first predetermined coefficient, C_{NGBR_id}Is represented by the formula_{NGBR_id}And the corresponding second preset coefficient.

In one possible implementation, according to

The actual data transfer volume of the network slice is determined. Wherein, O_{occupy_slice_i}Indicating an actual data transmission amount of an i-th (i is an integer of 0 or more) network slice used by the UE, GBR _ id indicating an index value of a logical channel of a GBR service established on the i-th network slice used by the UE, NGBR _ id indicating an index value of a logical channel of an NGBR service established on the i-th network slice used by the UE, NumGbrB indicating the number of logical channels on which the GBR service is established on the i-th network slice used by the UE, NumNGbrB indicating the number of logical channels on which the NGBR service is established on the i-th network slice used by the UE, R (x)_{GBR_id}Actual data transfer amount of logical channel with index value GBR _ id, R (x)_{NGBR_id}Actual data transfer amount, K, of logical channel with index value of NGBR _ id_{GBR_id}Is represented by the formula R (x)_{GBR_id}Corresponding third predetermined coefficient, K_{NGBR_id}Is represented by the formula R (x)_{NGBR_id}A corresponding fourth predetermined coefficient.

In one possible implementation, according to

And determining the data volume to be transmitted of the network slice. Wherein, B_{buffer_slice_i}The method includes the steps that the data volume to be transmitted of an ith (i is an integer which is more than or equal to 0) network slice used by UE is represented, GBR _ id represents an index value of a logical channel of GBR service built on the ith network slice used by the UE, NGBR _ id represents an index value of a logical channel of NGBR service built on the ith network slice used by the UE, NumGbrB represents the number of the logical channels of the GBR service built on the ith network slice used by the UE, NumNGbrB represents the number of the logical channels of the NGBR service built on the ith network slice used by the UE, and BO_{GBR_id}Representing the amount of data to be transmitted on a logical channel with an index value of GBR _ id, BO_{NGBR_id}Representing a wait number on a logical channel with an index value of NGBR _ idAccording to the quantity, G_{GBR_id}Representation BO_{GBR_id}Corresponding fifth predetermined coefficient, G_{NGBR_id}Representation BO_{NGBR_id}Corresponding sixth predetermined coefficient.

In one possible implementation, if a ratio of the number of the first target network slices to the total number of network slices used by the UE is greater than a preset ratio, activating the target secondary cell includes: if the ratio of the number of the first target network slices to the total number of the network slices used by the UE is greater than a preset ratio, determining the available load of the first target network slices in the configured but inactive secondary cell. Then, if the available load of the first target network slice in the configured but inactive secondary cell is greater than a second available load threshold, the first target network slice is determined to be a second target network slice. And finally, determining the configured but inactivated secondary cells with the number of the second target network slices larger than the preset number threshold as target secondary cells, and activating the target secondary cells.

As can be seen from the above, the larger the available load of the first target network slice in the secondary cell is, the better the performance is, the first target network slice with better performance is determined as the second target network slice corresponding to the secondary cell, and when the number of the second network slices corresponding to the secondary cell is large, that is, the number of the network slices with better performance under the secondary cell is large, the secondary cell is determined as the target secondary cell and activated. Therefore, through the above process, the active target secondary cell can be determined based on the available load of the second target network slice, so that the network performance is improved after the mutual interference between the network slice technology and the carrier aggregation technology is reduced.

In one possible implementation, activating the target secondary cell includes: if the number of the target secondary cells is multiple, determining the maximum value of the available load of the second target network slices in all the target secondary cells, and activating the target secondary cell corresponding to the maximum value.

When a plurality of target auxiliary cells exist, the target auxiliary cells needing to be activated are determined according to the size of the available load of the second target network slice in the target auxiliary cells so as to reduce the number of the activated auxiliary cells, thereby reducing the cost for monitoring the plurality of activated auxiliary cells, reducing the resource waste and reducing the power consumption of UE.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a secondary cell activation apparatus for implementing the method described in the first aspect. The secondary cell activation apparatus may include a determination unit and an activation unit: the determining unit is configured to determine that the network slice used by the terminal device UE and having an available load smaller than a first available load threshold is a first target network slice. The activation unit is configured to activate a target secondary cell if a ratio of the number of the first target network slices to the total number of the network slices used by the UE is greater than a preset ratio, where the target secondary cell is one or more of secondary cells configured for the UE but not activated.

In a possible implementation manner, the determining unit is specifically configured to obtain a maximum data transmission amount of a network slice used by the UE, an actual data transmission amount of the network slice used by the UE, and a to-be-transmitted data amount of the network slice used by the UE. The determining unit is specifically further configured to determine, as the available load of the network slice used by the UE, a difference between the maximum data transmission amount of the network slice and the actual data transmission amount and the data amount to be transmitted. The determining unit is specifically further configured to determine that the network slice is the first target network slice if the available load of the network slice used by the UE is smaller than the first available load threshold.

In a possible implementation manner, the determining unit is further specifically configured to determine the maximum data transmission amount of the network slice according to a maximum data transmission amount of a logical channel of a Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) service established on the network slice and a maximum data transmission amount of a logical channel of a non-guaranteed bit rate (NGBR) service established on the network slice. The determining unit is further specifically configured to determine the actual data transmission amount of the network slice according to the actual data transmission amount of the logical channel of the GBR service established on the network slice and the actual transmission rate of the logical channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice. The determining unit is specifically configured to determine the data volume to be transmitted of the network slice according to the data volume to be transmitted of the logical channel of the GBR service established on the network slice and the data volume to be transmitted of the logical channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice. .

In a possible implementation, the determining unit is further specifically configured to determine the second threshold value according to

The actual data transfer volume of the network slice is determined. Wherein, O_{occupy_slice_i}Indicates an actual data transmission amount of an i-th (i is an integer equal to or greater than 0) network slice used by the UE, GBR _ id indicates an index value of a logical channel of the GBR service established on the i-th network slice used by the UE, NGBR _ id indicates an index value of a logical channel of the NGBR service established on the i-th network slice used by the UE, NumGbrB indicates the number of logical channels on which the GBR service is established on the i-th network slice used by the UE, and NumNGbrB indicates the number of logical channels on which the GBR service is established on the i-th network slice used by the UENumber of logical channels for NGBR service setup on ith network slice used by UE, R (x)_{GBR_id}Actual data transfer amount of logical channel with index value GBR _ id, R (x)_{NGBR_id}Actual data transfer amount, K, of logical channel with index value of NGBR _ id_{GBR_id}Is represented by the formula R (x)_{GBR_id}Corresponding third predetermined coefficient, K_{NGBR_id}Is represented by the formula R (x)_{NGBR_id}A corresponding fourth predetermined coefficient.

And determining the data volume to be transmitted of the network slice. Wherein, B_{buffer_slice_i}The method includes the steps that the data volume to be transmitted of an ith (i is an integer which is more than or equal to 0) network slice used by UE is represented, GBR _ id represents an index value of a logical channel of GBR service built on the ith network slice used by the UE, NGBR _ id represents an index value of a logical channel of NGBR service built on the ith network slice used by the UE, NumGbrB represents the number of the logical channels of the GBR service built on the ith network slice used by the UE, NumNGbrB represents the number of the logical channels of the NGBR service built on the ith network slice used by the UE, and BO_{GBR_id}Representing the amount of data to be transmitted on a logical channel with an index value of GBR _ id, BO_{NGBR_id}Representing the amount of data to be transmitted on a logical channel with an index value of NGBR _ id, G_{GBR_id}Representation BO_{GBR_id}Corresponding fifth predetermined coefficient, G_{NGBR_id}Representation BO_{NGBR_id}Corresponding sixth predetermined coefficient.

In a possible implementation manner, the activation unit is specifically configured to determine an available load of the first target network slice in the configured but inactive secondary cell if a ratio of the number of the first target network slices to the total number of network slices used by the UE is greater than a preset ratio. Subsequently, the activation unit is further specifically configured to determine the first target network slice as the second target network slice if an available load of the first target network slice in the configured but inactive secondary cell is greater than a second available load threshold. Finally, the activation unit is specifically configured to determine the configured but inactivated secondary cell with the number of the second target network slices being greater than the preset number threshold as the target secondary cell, and activate the target secondary cell.

In a possible implementation manner, the activating unit is specifically further configured to determine a maximum value of the available load of the second target network slice in all the target secondary cells if there are multiple target secondary cells, and activate the target secondary cell corresponding to the maximum value.

In a third aspect, the present application provides a secondary cell activation apparatus, where the secondary cell activation apparatus may implement the functions in the above method examples, and the functions may be implemented by hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software comprises one or more modules corresponding to the functions. The secondary cell activation means may be in the product form of a chip.

In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a secondary cell activation apparatus, which includes a processor and a memory, the memory is connected to the processor, and the memory is used for storing computer instructions, and when the processor executes the computer instructions, the apparatus performs the secondary cell activation method according to the first aspect.

In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a secondary cell activation apparatus, which includes a processor and a transceiver, where the processor is configured to support the apparatus to perform corresponding functions in the above method. The transceiver is configured to support communication between the apparatus and other devices. The apparatus may also include a memory, coupled to the processor, that retains program instructions and data necessary for the apparatus.

In a sixth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which includes instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the secondary cell activation method provided in any one of the possible implementation manners of the first aspect.

In a seventh aspect, a computer program product containing instructions is provided, which when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the secondary cell activation method provided in any one of the possible implementation manners of the first aspect.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip system, where the chip system includes a processor and may further include a memory, and is configured to implement a function in the secondary cell activation method provided in any one of the possible implementation manners of the first aspect. The chip system may be formed by a chip, and may also include a chip and other discrete devices.

It should be noted that, all possible implementation manners of any one of the above aspects may be combined without departing from the scope of the claims.

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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system provided in the present application;

fig. 2 is a first schematic structural diagram of a secondary cell activation apparatus provided in the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a secondary cell activation method according to the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a secondary cell activation apparatus according to the present application.

Detailed Description

The terms "first," "second," and "third," etc. in the description and claims of this application and the above-described drawings are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for limiting a particular order.

In the embodiments of the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration. Any embodiment or design described herein as "exemplary" or "e.g.," is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, use of the word "exemplary" or "such as" is intended to present relevant concepts in a concrete fashion for ease of understanding.

In the description of the present application, a "/" indicates a relationship in which the objects associated before and after are an "or", for example, a/B may indicate a or B; in the present application, "and/or" is only an association relationship describing an associated object, and means that there may be three relationships, for example, a and/or B, and may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone, wherein A and B can be singular or plural. Also, in the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more than two unless otherwise specified. "at least one of the following" or similar expressions refer to any combination of these items, including any combination of the singular or plural items. For example, at least one (one) of a, b, or c, may represent: a, b, c, a-b, a-c, b-c, or a-b-c, wherein a, b, c may be single or multiple.

The 5G system inherits the key technology in the LTE-A system, namely the aggregation carrier technology, and introduces the network slicing technology. The carrier aggregation technique and the network slicing technique are respectively introduced as follows:

carrier aggregation: in order to meet the requirement of peak rate per user and system capacity increase, the LTE-a system provides a technology for increasing transmission bandwidth, i.e., Carrier Aggregation (CA). CA is a system that aggregates multiple carrier units (CCs) to support a larger transmission bandwidth, thereby effectively increasing uplink and downlink transmission rates. Generally, each CC corresponds to an independent cell, and in a CA scenario, the cell corresponding to the CC may be followed by a primary cell (PCell) and a secondary cell (SCell).

Wherein, the PCell is a cell operating on a primary frequency band. The UE performs an initial connection establishment procedure or starts a connection re-establishment procedure in the cell. During the re-handover, the cell is indicated as the primary cell. An SCell is a cell operating on a secondary frequency band, which may be configured to provide additional radio resources for a UE once the SCell establishes an RRC connection with the UE. If the UE in the RRC connected state is not in the CA scenario, the UE has only one serving cell (serving cell), i.e., PCell; if the UE is in the CA scenario in the RRC connected state, the UE has multiple serving cells, where the multiple serving cells include a PCell and an SCell.

The CA is mainly used for managing the secondary carrier, including configuring the secondary carrier, de-configuring the secondary carrier, activating the secondary carrier, deactivating the secondary carrier, and the like. For whether the secondary carrier is configured and activated, the UE in the CA may be in three states, that is, configured but not activated, configured and activated, and not configured. In one possible implementation, the CA mainly performs carrier management through a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling and a media access control address (MAC) layer control unit.

In the prior art, after configuring an auxiliary carrier to a UE in a CA scenario, the auxiliary carrier is in an inactive state by default, and the UE cannot transfer resources of multiple carriers for data transmission. The UE may be provided with resources for scheduling only after a secondary carrier is activated by a transmission MAC layer Control Element (CE), and may transmit data on the secondary carrier and a primary carrier simultaneously. There are three ways for activating the secondary carrier, and the three ways for activating the secondary carrier are described below:

1. when the service volume, namely the service rate, the service delay and the like reach a certain threshold value, the auxiliary carrier is activated so as to achieve the purposes of increasing air interface resources and meeting service requirements.

2. When the secondary carrier is used, the spectrum efficiency of the secondary carrier needs to be considered, and therefore, the secondary carrier can be activated based on the channel quality. And if the channel quality of the SCC is better, activating the secondary carrier.

3. Blind activation. And activating the secondary carrier after the configuration of the secondary carrier is completed so as to improve the service rate. However, after the secondary carrier is activated, the UE needs to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDUCCH) for the activated secondary carrier, and thus, power consumption of the UE may increase.

In a possible implementation manner, whether to activate the secondary carrier is determined according to values of parameters including at least one of a Radio Link Control (RLC) first packet latency, a data transmission duration, and a Physical Resource Block (PRB) utilization. The data caching length refers to the data quantity in the user caching queue obtained through evaluation, and if the data quantity is larger than a specific threshold value, the activation process of the auxiliary carrier is triggered; the RLC first packet waiting time delay is the transmission time length of the preamble data volume in the user cache queue obtained by value evaluation, and if the RLC first packet waiting time delay is larger than a specific threshold value, an auxiliary carrier activation process is triggered; the data transmission duration refers to the estimated transmission duration of the data obtained by estimation according to the data cache length and the current system resource use condition, and if the data transmission duration is greater than a specific threshold value, an auxiliary carrier activation process is triggered; the PRB utilization rate is generally not used alone, but used as a pre-activation condition for parameters such as data buffer length and RLC first packet waiting time delay, for example, after it is determined that the PRB utilization rate reaches a certain threshold, it is determined that the data buffer duration is greater than a corresponding threshold and the RLC first packet waiting time delay is greater than a corresponding threshold, and then an activation process of the secondary carrier is triggered.

Since the secondary carrier corresponds to the secondary cell PCell, the activation process of the secondary carrier, i.e., the activation process of the secondary cell, is described in the following description as the activation process of the secondary cell in a unified manner.

Network slicing: network slicing is a new technology introduced in a 5G system, and may be understood as a set of logical network functions supporting communication service requirements of a specific usage scenario or business model, which are implemented based on physical infrastructure, and these logical network functions may be regarded as a series of sub-functions (NSFs) decomposed by Network Functions (NFs) under a 5G core (5G core, 5 GC). That is, the network slice is an end-to-end solution, and the end-to-end solution can be applied not only to a core network but also to a Radio Access Network (RAN). The network slice realizes end-to-end logic network division according to specific scenes and requirements of services, and configures network resources as required.

Wireless sub-slice awareness may be understood as it taking different traffic handling approaches for different slices. With the diversification of future services and access scenes, the sub-slices of the RAN are required to have the characteristics of flexible open deployment and network slice sensing capability capable of flexibly allocating wireless resources as required so as to support resource isolation among network slices based on services.

The basic granularity of a network slice is a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) Session (Session), one network slice used by the UE may include 1 or more PDU sessions (i.e., one or more services are established on one network slice used by the UE), and one PDU Session may include multiple logical channels. The UE transmits uplink or downlink data, i.e. service data, on the logical channel. The UE may transmit service data of one or more services on the same logical channel, that is, the same logical channel corresponds to one or more services. Generally, the number of logical channels used by the UE is at most 12. The core network can establish a plurality of network slices, a plurality of PDU sessions and a plurality of logical channels for one UE according to service requirements.

In the embodiments of the present application, at least one may also be described as one or more, and a plurality may be two, three, four or more, which is not limited in the present application.

The following takes a base station as an example to illustrate the structure of a communication system to which the method provided by the present application is applied.

Fig. 1 is a structure of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 1, the communication system includes a base station 101 and a terminal device UE102, where uplink and downlink data transmission can be performed between the base station 101 and the terminal device 102, the base station 101 configures a secondary cell 104 for the terminal device, and at this time, the UE102 is connected to a primary cell 103.

It should be noted that fig. 1 is only a schematic diagram, and does not limit an application scenario of the technical solution provided in the present application.

The terminal device can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, an intelligent robot, a netbook, a wearable device (such as an intelligent bracelet, an intelligent watch and the like), a computer and the like.

In specific implementation, fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a secondary cell activation apparatus provided in this embodiment, where the secondary cell activation apparatus may be a chip in a certain device or a system on a chip. As shown in fig. 2, the secondary cell activation device includes a processor 201, a transceiver 202, and a communication line 203.

Further, the secondary cell activation apparatus may further include a memory 204. The processor 201, the memory 204 and the transceiver 202 may be connected via a communication line 203.

The processor 201 is a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a general purpose processor Network (NP), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), or any combination thereof. The processor 201 may also be other devices with processing functions, such as, without limitation, a circuit, a device, or a software module.

A transceiver 202 for communicating with other devices or other communication networks. The other communication network may be an ethernet, a Radio Access Network (RAN), a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), or the like. The transceiver 202 may be a module, a circuit, a transceiver, or any device capable of enabling communication.

A communication line 203 for transmitting information between the respective components included in the secondary cell activation apparatus.

A memory 204 for storing instructions. Wherein the instructions may be a computer program.

The memory 204 may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other types of static storage devices that can store static information and/or instructions, a Random Access Memory (RAM) or other types of dynamic storage devices that can store information and/or instructions, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disc storage, optical disc storage (including compact disc, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc, blu-ray disc, etc.), a magnetic disc storage medium or other magnetic storage devices, and the like, without limitation.

It is noted that the memory 204 may exist separately from the processor 201 or may be integrated with the processor 201. The memory 204 may be used for storing instructions or program code or some data etc. The memory 204 may be located in the secondary cell activation apparatus or outside the secondary cell activation apparatus, which is not limited. The processor 201 is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory 204 to implement the secondary cell activation method provided in the following embodiments of the present application.

In one example, processor 201 may include one or more CPUs, such as CPU0 and CPU1 in fig. 2.

As an alternative implementation, the secondary cell activation apparatus includes multiple processors, for example, processor 207 may be included in addition to processor 201 in fig. 2.

As an optional implementation manner, the secondary cell activation apparatus further includes an output device 205 and an input device 206. Illustratively, the input device 206 is a keyboard, mouse, microphone, or joystick, among other devices, and the output device 205 is a display screen, speaker (spaker), among other devices.

It is noted that the secondary cell activation means may be a device having a similar structure as in fig. 2. Further, the constituent structure shown in fig. 2 does not constitute a limitation of the secondary cell activation apparatus, and the secondary cell activation apparatus may include more or less components than those shown in fig. 2, or combine some components, or a different arrangement of components.

In the embodiment of the present application, the chip system may be composed of a chip, and may also include a chip and other discrete devices.

In addition, acts, terms, and the like referred to between the embodiments of the present application may be mutually referenced and are not limited. In the embodiment of the present application, information or names of interactions between devices are merely an example, and other names may also be used in specific implementations, which is not limited.

The method for activating a secondary cell proposed in the present application is described below with reference to the drawings, and the secondary cell activating apparatus described in the following embodiments may have the components shown in fig. 2.

In order to solve the problem of poor resource allocation effect caused by mutual interference between a carrier aggregation technology and a network slicing technology for resource allocation, the application provides an auxiliary cell activation method. The execution subject of the method may be the secondary carrier activation device shown in fig. 2. As shown in fig. 3, the method comprises steps S301-S302:

s301, determining the network slice used by the UE and having the available load smaller than the first available load threshold value as a first target network slice.

Optionally, the maximum data transmission amount of the network slice used by the UE, the actual data transmission amount of the network slice used by the UE, and the amount of data to be transmitted of the network slice used by the UE are obtained.

In one possible implementation, the maximum data transmission amount of the network slice is determined according to the maximum data transmission amount of the logical channel of the GBR service established on the network slice and the maximum data transmission amount of the logical channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice.

In particular, according to

A maximum data transfer volume for the network slice is determined. Wherein, C_{capabiliti_slice_i}Indicates the maximum data transmission quantity of the ith network slice used by the UE (i is an integer greater than or equal to 0), GBR _ id indicates the index value of a logical channel of GBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UE, NGBR _ id indicates the index value of a logical channel of NGBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UE, and R_{GBR_id}Represents the maximum data transmission rate of a logical channel with an index value of GBR _ id, R_{NGBR_id}A maximum data transmission rate NumGbrRB indicating a logical channel with an index value of NGBR _ id indicates the number of logical channels for establishing GBR service on the ith network slice used by the UE, NumNGbrRB indicates the number of logical channels for establishing NGBR service on the ith network slice used by the UE, and C_{GBR_id}Is represented by the formula_{GBR_id}Corresponding first predetermined coefficient, C_{NGBR_id}Is represented by the formula_{NGBR_id}And the corresponding second preset coefficient.

In one possible implementation, R_{GBR_id}＝GBR，R_{NGBR_id}minBR, GBR is the maximum data transmission rate on a logical channel with an index value GBR _ id,minBR is the maximum data transmission rate of the logical channel with the index value of NGBR _ id, and GBR and minBR are preset.

Illustratively, the index value of the logical channel of the GBR service established on the network slice ranges from 0 to 12, and the index value of the logical channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice ranges from 0 to 12. Taking the above-mentioned determination of the maximum data transmission amount of the 1 st network slice used by the UE as an example, 1 GBR service and 1 NGBR service are established on the network slice, where the 1 GBR service and the 1 NGBR service respectively transmit service data through 1 logical channel, an index value of the logical channel transmitting the GBR service is 3, an index value of the logical channel transmitting the NGBR service is 5, and a guaranteed rate of the GBR service is R₃The guaranteed rate of the NGBR service is R ═ GBR₅minBR. Wherein, GBR and minBR are respectively guaranteed rates of logical channels with index values of 3 and 5 configured in the technical standard, and the maximum data transmission quantity of the network slice at the moment is

Wherein, C₃A first predetermined coefficient, C, corresponding to a logical channel with an index value of 3₅And the second preset coefficient corresponds to the logical channel with the index value of 5.

In one possible implementation, the actual data transmission amount of the network slice is determined according to the actual data transmission amount of the logical channel of the GBR service established on the network slice and the actual transmission rate of the logical channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice.

In particular, according to

The actual data transfer volume of the network slice is determined. Wherein, O_{occupy_slice_i}Actual data transfer amount of i-th (i is an integer of 0 or more) network slice used by UE, R (x)_{GBR_id}Actual data transfer amount of logical channel with index value GBR _ id, R (x)_{NGBR_id}Actual data transfer amount, K, of logical channel with index value of NGBR _ id_{GBR_id}Is represented by the formula R (x)_{GBR_id}Corresponding third predetermined coefficient, K_{NGBR_id}Is represented by the formula R (x)_{NGBR_id}A corresponding fourth predetermined coefficient. For the expressions GBR _ id, NGBR _ id, NumGbrRB, and NumNGbrRB, reference is made to the above descriptions, and details thereof are not repeated.

Illustratively, the index value of the logical channel of the GBR service established on the network slice ranges from 0 to 12, and the index value of the logical channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice ranges from 0 to 12. Taking the above-mentioned determination of the actual data transmission amount of the 1 st network slice used by the UE as an example, only 3 GBR services, that is, GBR service a, GBR service b, and GBR service c, are established on the network slice. Wherein, the service data of a and b are transmitted on the logical channel with the index value of 2, the service data of c is transmitted on the logical channel with the index value of 4, and the actual data transmission quantity of the network slice is

Wherein, K₂A third predetermined coefficient, K, corresponding to a logical channel with an index value of 2₄Third predetermined coefficient corresponding to logical channel with index value of 4, R (x)₂Actual data transfer amount of logical channel with index value of 2, R (x)₄Is the actual data transmission amount of the logical channel with the index value of 4.

In a possible implementation manner, the data volume to be transmitted of the network slice is determined according to the data volume to be transmitted of the logical channel of the GBR service established on the network slice and the data volume to be transmitted of the logical channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice.

In particular, according to

And determining the data volume to be transmitted of the network slice. Wherein, B_{buffer_slice_i}Indicating the amount of data to be transmitted of the ith (i is an integer greater than or equal to 0) network slice used by the UE, BO_{GBR_id}Representing the amount of data to be transmitted on a logical channel with an index value of GBR _ id, BO_{NGBR_id}Representing the amount of data to be transmitted on a logical channel with an index value of NGBR _ id, G_{GBR_id}Representation BO_{GBR_id}Corresponding fifth predetermined coefficient, G_{NGBR_id}Representation BO_{NGBR_id}Corresponding sixth predetermined coefficient. For the expressions of GBR _ id, NGBR _ id, NumGbrRB, NumNGbrRB, reference is made to the above, and details thereof are not repeated herein.

Illustratively, the index value of the logical channel of the GBR service established on the network slice ranges from 0 to 12, and the index value of the logical channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice ranges from 0 to 12. Taking the above-mentioned determination of the amount of data to be transmitted of the 1 st network slice used by the UE as an example, only 3 NGBR services, that is, NGBR service d, GBR service e, and GBR service f, are established on the network slice. Wherein, the service data of e and f are transmitted on the logical channel with the index value of 8, the service data of d are transmitted on the logical channel with the index value of 7, and the data volume to be transmitted of the network slice is

Wherein G is₇A sixth predetermined coefficient, G, corresponding to a logical channel with an index value of 7₈A sixth predetermined coefficient, BO, corresponding to a logical channel with an index value of 8₇For the actual data transmission amount of logical channels with index value of 7, BO₈Is the actual data transmission amount of the logical channel with the index value of 8.

It should be noted that, services established on a network slice used by the UE may be classified into two types, one type is GBR service, where GBR service refers to a service that a system guarantees a minimum bit rate of a service bearer, and even under a situation of a shortage of network resources, the bit rate can also be maintained, for example, real-time services such as voice call, video call, and the like. One is an NGBR service, wherein the NGBR service refers to a service that needs to reduce a bit rate under a situation that network resources are in a shortage, for example, a service such as web browsing. Therefore, according to the maximum data transmission quantity of the NGBR service and the GBR service on the network slice, the maximum data transmission quantity of the network slice can be obtained more accurately, and similarly, the actual data transmission quantity and the data quantity to be transmitted of the network slice can be obtained more accurately.

Optionally, the difference between the maximum data transmission amount of the network slice used by the UE and the actual data transmission amount and the data amount to be transmitted is determined as the available load of the network slice. If the available load of the network slice used by the UE is less than the first available load threshold, the network slice is determined to be the first target network slice.

It should be noted that the first preset coefficient, the second preset coefficient, the third preset coefficient, the fourth preset coefficient, the fifth preset coefficient, and the sixth preset coefficient are predetermined and may be adjusted according to actual needs. The first preset coefficient, the third preset coefficient and the fifth preset coefficient may be the same or different, and the second preset coefficient, the fourth preset coefficient and the sixth preset coefficient may be the same or different.

S302, whether the secondary cell is activated or not is determined.

Optionally, if the ratio of the number of the first target network slices to the total number of the network slices used by the UE is greater than a preset ratio, the target secondary cell is activated.

In a possible implementation manner, after determining that a ratio of the number of the first target network slices to the total number of the network slices used by the UE is greater than a preset ratio, recording an identifier of the first target network slice, and determining available loads of the first target network slices in different secondary cells, where the different secondary cells are secondary cells configured for the UE but not activated. Then, if the available load of the first network slice in the configured but inactive secondary cell is greater than a second available load threshold, the first target network slice is determined to be a second target network slice. That is, the second target network slice has a correspondence with the secondary cell. And finally, determining the configured but inactivated secondary cells with the number of the second target network slices larger than the preset number threshold as target secondary cells, and activating the target secondary cells.

Illustratively, taking as an example that the non-activated secondary cells configured to the UE include secondary cell 1 and secondary cell 2, the first target network slice includes network slice 1, network slice 2, and network slice 3. The available load of the network slice 1 in the secondary cell 1 is a, the available load of the network slice 2 in the secondary cell 1 is b, the available load of the network slice 3 in the secondary cell 1 is c, the available load of the network slice 1 in the secondary cell 2 is d, the available load of the network slice 2 in the secondary cell 2 is e, and the available load of the network slice 3 in the secondary cell 2 is f. If the second available load threshold is g, a > g > b > c, d > e > g > f for secondary cell 1 and secondary cell 2, the second target network slice comprises network slice 1 for secondary cell 1 and network slice 2 for secondary cell 2. If the preset number threshold is 1, the number of the second target network slices of the secondary cell 2 is 2, the number of the second target network slices of the secondary cell 1 is 1, and only the number of the second target network slices of the secondary cell 2 is greater than the preset number threshold. Therefore, the secondary cell 2 is determined as a target secondary cell, and the target secondary cell is activated.

In a possible implementation manner, if there are multiple target secondary cells, determining a maximum value of available loads of the second target network slice in all the target secondary cells, and activating the target secondary cell corresponding to the maximum value.

For example, in the above example, the secondary cell 1 and the secondary cell 2 are both target secondary cells, and if the preset number threshold is 0, the secondary cell 1 and the secondary cell 2 are both target secondary cells. The second target network slice with the largest available load corresponding to the secondary cell 1 is the network slice 1, and the second target network slice with the largest available load corresponding to the secondary cell 2 is the network slice 1. The available load of network slice 1 in secondary cell 1 is a and the available load of network slice 1 in secondary cell 2 is d. If a is larger than d, the maximum value of the available load of the second network slice in all the target secondary cells can be determined to be a, so that the corresponding secondary cell, namely the secondary cell 1, when the value of the available load is a is determined to be the target secondary cell to be activated, and the activation is performed.

The above-mentioned scheme provided by the embodiment of the present application is introduced mainly from the perspective of the working principle of the secondary cell activation apparatus. It is understood that, in order to implement the above functions, the secondary cell activation apparatus includes a hardware structure and/or a software module for performing each function. Those of skill in the art would readily appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as hardware or combinations of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is performed as hardware or computer software drives hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

In the embodiment of the present application, the secondary cell activation apparatus may perform the division of the function modules according to the method example described above, for example, each function module may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated in one processing module. The integrated module can be realized in a hardware mode, and can also be realized in a software functional module mode. It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the division of the module is schematic, and is only one logic function division, and there may be another division manner in actual implementation.

Fig. 4 shows a possible structure diagram of a secondary cell activation apparatus in the case of adopting a division of each functional module corresponding to each function. The secondary cell activation apparatus includes a determination unit 401 and an activation unit 402. Of course, the secondary cell activation apparatus may also include other modules, or the secondary cell activation apparatus may include fewer modules.

A determining unit 401, configured to determine that a network slice used by the terminal device UE and having an available load smaller than a first available load threshold is a first target network slice. An activating unit 402, configured to activate a target secondary cell if a ratio of the number of the first target network slices to the total number of network slices used by the UE is greater than a preset ratio, where the target secondary cell is one or more of secondary cells configured for the UE but not activated.

In a possible implementation manner, the determining unit 401 is specifically configured to obtain a maximum data transmission amount of a network slice used by the UE, an actual data transmission amount of the network slice used by the UE, and an amount of to-be-transmitted data of the network slice used by the UE. The determining unit 401 is further specifically configured to determine, as the available load of the network slice used by the UE, a difference between the maximum data transmission amount of the network slice and the actual data transmission amount and the data amount to be transmitted. The determining unit 401 is further specifically configured to determine that the network slice is the first target network slice if the available load of the network slice used by the UE is smaller than the first available load threshold.

In a possible implementation manner, determining unit 401 is further configured to determine the maximum data transmission amount of the network slice according to the maximum data transmission amount of the logical channel of the Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) service established on the network slice and the maximum data transmission amount of the logical channel of the non-guaranteed bit rate (NGBR) service established on the network slice. The determining unit 401 is further specifically configured to determine the actual data transmission amount of the network slice according to the actual data transmission amount of the logical channel of the GBR service established on the network slice and the actual transmission rate of the logical channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice. The determining unit 401 is further specifically configured to determine the data amount to be transmitted of the network slice according to the data amount to be transmitted of the logical channel of the GBR service established on the network slice and the data amount to be transmitted of the logical channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice.

In one possible implementation, the ticket is determinedElement 401, in particular also for

A maximum data transfer volume for the network slice is determined. Wherein, C_{capabiliti_slice_i}Indicates the maximum data transmission quantity of the ith network slice used by the UE (i is an integer greater than or equal to 0), GBR _ id indicates the index value of a logical channel of GBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UE, NGBR _ id indicates the index value of a logical channel of NGBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UE, and R_{GBR_id}Represents the maximum data transmission rate of a logical channel with an index value of GBR _ id, R_{NGBR_id}Indicating the maximum data transmission rate of a logical channel with an index value of NGBR _ id, R_{GBR_id}Indicating guaranteed rate, R, of GBR traffic_{NGBR_id}Indicating the guaranteed rate of the NGBR service, NumGbrRB indicating the number of logical channels for establishing the GBR service on the ith network slice used by the UE, NumNGbrRB indicating the number of logical channels for establishing the NGBR service on the ith network slice used by the UE, C_{GBR_id}Is represented by the formula_{GBR_id}Corresponding first predetermined coefficient, C_{NGBR_id}Is represented by the formula_{NGBR_id}And the corresponding second preset coefficient.

In a possible implementation, the determining unit 401 is further specifically configured to determine the value according to

The actual data transfer volume of the network slice is determined. Wherein, O_{occupy_slice_i}Indicating an actual data transmission amount of an i-th (i is an integer of 0 or more) network slice used by the UE, GBR _ id indicating an index value of a logical channel of a GBR service established on the i-th network slice used by the UE, NGBR _ id indicating an index value of a logical channel of an NGBR service established on the i-th network slice used by the UE, NumGbrB indicating the number of logical channels on which the GBR service is established on the i-th network slice used by the UE, NumNGbrB indicating the number of logical channels on which the NGBR service is established on the i-th network slice used by the UE, R (x)_{GBR_id}Actual data transfer amount of logical channel with index value GBR _ id, R (x)_{NGBR_id}To representActual data transfer amount, K, of logical channel with index value of NGBR _ id_{GBR_id}Is represented by the formula R (x)_{GBR_id}Corresponding third predetermined coefficient, K_{NGBR_id}Is represented by the formula R (x)_{NGBR_id}A corresponding fourth predetermined coefficient.

In a possible implementation manner, the activating unit 402 is specifically configured to determine an available load of the first target network slice in the configured but inactive secondary cell if a ratio of the number of the first target network slices to the total number of network slices used by the UE is greater than a preset ratio. Subsequently, the activating unit 402 is further configured to determine the first target network slice as the second target network slice if the available load of the first target network slice in the configured but inactive secondary cell is greater than the second available load threshold. Finally, the activating unit 402 is further configured to determine the configured but inactive secondary cell with the number of the second target network slices being greater than the preset number threshold as the target secondary cell, and activate the target secondary cell.

In a possible implementation manner, the activating unit 402 is further specifically configured to determine a maximum value of the available load of the second target network slice in all the target secondary cells if there are multiple target secondary cells, and activate the target secondary cell corresponding to the maximum value.

As described above, the secondary cell activation apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present application may be used to implement the functions in the method implemented in the embodiments of the present application, and for convenience of description, only the relevant portions of the embodiments of the present application are shown, and specific technical details are not disclosed.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which instructions are stored, and when the instructions are executed, the method for activating a secondary cell in the above method embodiment is performed.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product containing instructions, which when run on a computer, causes the computer to execute the secondary cell activation method in the foregoing method embodiment.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip system, where the chip system includes a processor, and is configured to implement the technical method according to the embodiment of the present application. In one possible design, the system-on-chip further includes a memory for storing program instructions and/or data necessary for the embodiments of the present application. In one possible design, the system-on-chip further includes a memory for the processor to call application code stored in the memory. The chip system may be composed of one or more chips, and may also include a chip and other discrete devices, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application.

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

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

The above description is only an embodiment of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present disclosure should be covered by the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for activating a secondary cell, the method comprising:

determining a network slice used by the terminal equipment UE and having an available load smaller than a first available load threshold value as a first target network slice;

and if the ratio of the number of the first target network slices to the total number of the network slices used by the UE is greater than a preset ratio, activating a target secondary cell, wherein the target secondary cell is one or more of secondary cells configured to the UE but not activated.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining that the network slice with the available load used by the terminal device UE being less than the first available load threshold is the first target network slice comprises:

acquiring the maximum data transmission quantity of a network slice used by the UE, the actual data transmission quantity of the network slice used by the UE and the to-be-transmitted data quantity of the network slice used by the UE;

determining the difference value between the maximum data transmission quantity and the actual data transmission quantity and the data quantity to be transmitted as the available load of the network slice used by the UE;

determining that the network slice used by the UE is a first target network slice if the available load of the network slice used by the UE is less than the first available load threshold.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining the maximum data transmission amount of the network slice used by the UE, the actual data transmission amount of the network slice used by the UE, and the amount of data to be transmitted of the network slice used by the UE comprises:

determining the maximum data transmission quantity of the network slice according to the maximum data transmission quantity of a logical channel of a guaranteed bit rate GBR service established on the network slice and the maximum data transmission quantity of a logical channel of a non-guaranteed bit rate NGBR service established on the network slice;

determining the actual data transmission quantity of the network slice according to the actual data transmission quantity of the logical channel of the GBR service established on the network slice and the actual transmission rate of the logical channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice;

and determining the data volume to be transmitted of the network slice according to the data volume to be transmitted of the logic channel of the GBR service established on the network slice and the data volume to be transmitted of the logic channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice.

4. The secondary cell activation method according to claim 3, wherein the determining the maximum data transmission amount of the network slice according to the maximum data transmission amount of the logical channel of the guaranteed bit rate GBR service established on the network slice and the maximum data transmission amount of the logical channel of the non-guaranteed bit rate NGBR service established on the network slice comprises:

according to

Determining a maximum data transmission volume for the network slice;

wherein, the C_{capabiliti_slice_i}Indicating a maximum data transfer amount of an i (i is an integer greater than or equal to 0) th network slice used by the UE, wherein the GBR _ id indicates an index value of a logical channel of GBR traffic established on the i network slice used by the UE, the NGBR _ id indicates an index value of a logical channel of NGBR traffic established on the i network slice used by the UE, and the R is an integer greater than or equal to 0_{GBR_id}Represents the maximum data transmission rate of a logical channel with an index value of GBR _ id, R_{NGBR_id}Representing a maximum data transmission rate of a logical channel having an index value of NGBR _ id, the NumGbrRB representing the number of logical channels for establishing GBR service on the ith network slice used by the UE, the NumNGbrRB representing the number of logical channels for establishing NGBR service on the ith network slice used by the UE, and the C_{GBR_id}Is represented by the formula_{GBR_id}Corresponding first predetermined coefficient, C_{NGBR_id}Is represented by the formula_{NGBR_id}And the corresponding second preset coefficient.

5. The secondary cell activation method according to claim 3, wherein the determining the actual data transmission amount of the network slice according to the actual data transmission amount of the logical channel of the GBR service established on the network slice and the actual transmission rate of the logical channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice comprises:

according to

Determining an actual data transmission amount of the network slice;

wherein, said O is_{occupy_slice_i}Indicating an actual data transmission amount of an ith (i is an integer greater than or equal to 0) network slice used by the UE, GBR _ id indicating an index value of a logical channel of GBR traffic established on the ith network slice used by the UE, and NGBR _ id indicating N established on the ith network slice used by the UEAn index value of a logical channel for GBR traffic, the NumGbrRB indicating the number of logical channels for GBR traffic to be established on the ith network slice used by the UE, the NumNGbrRB indicating the number of logical channels for NGBR traffic to be established on the ith network slice used by the UE, R (x)_{GBR_id}Actual data transfer amount of logical channel with index value GBR _ id, R (x)_{NGBR_id}Represents the actual data transmission amount of the logical channel with the index value of NGBR _ id, the K_{GBR_id}Is represented by the formula R (x)_{GBR_id}Corresponding third predetermined coefficient, K_{NGBR_id}Is represented by the formula R (x)_{NGBR_id}A corresponding fourth predetermined coefficient.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the determining the amount of data to be transmitted of the network slice according to the amount of data to be transmitted of the logical channel of the GRB service established on the network slice and the amount of data to be transmitted of the logical channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice comprises:

according to

Determining the data volume to be transmitted of the network slice;

wherein, B is_{buffer_slice_i}Representing the amount of data to be transmitted of an ith (i is an integer greater than or equal to 0) network slice used by the UE, GBR _ id representing an index value of a logical channel of GBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UE, NGBR _ id representing an index value of a logical channel of NGBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UE, NumGbrRB representing the number of logical channels of GBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UE, NumNGbrRB representing the number of logical channels of NGBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UE, and BO_{GBR_id}Representing the amount of data to be transmitted on a logical channel with an index value of GBR _ id, the BO_{NGBR_id}Representing the amount of data to be transmitted on a logical channel with an index value of NGBR _ id, G_{GBR_id}Representation BO_{GBR_id}Corresponding fifthA predetermined coefficient, G_{NGBR_id}Representation BO_{NGBR_id}Corresponding sixth predetermined coefficient.

7. The method of any of claims 1-6, wherein if the ratio of the number of the first target network slices to the total number of network slices used by the UE is greater than a preset ratio, activating the target secondary cell comprises:

determining an available load of the first target network slice in a configured but inactive secondary cell if a ratio of the number of the first target network slices to a total number of network slices used by the UE is greater than a preset ratio;

determining the first target network slice as a second target network slice if an available load of the first target network slice in a configured but inactive secondary cell is greater than a second available load threshold;

determining the configured but inactivated secondary cells with the number of the second target network slices larger than a preset number threshold as target secondary cells;

activating the target secondary cell.

8. The secondary cell activation method according to any of claims 1-6, wherein the activating the target secondary cell comprises:

if the number of the target secondary cells is multiple, determining the maximum value of the available load of the second target network slices in all the target secondary cells;

and activating the target secondary cell corresponding to the maximum value.

9. An apparatus for activating a secondary cell, the apparatus comprising a determining unit and an activating unit;

the determining unit is configured to determine that a network slice used by the terminal device UE and having an available load smaller than a first available load threshold is a first target network slice;

the activation unit is configured to activate a target secondary cell if a ratio of the number of first target network slices to the total number of network slices used by the UE is greater than a preset ratio, where the target secondary cell is one or more of secondary cells configured to the UE but not activated.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the determining unit is specifically configured to:

11. The secondary cell activation apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the determining unit is further configured to:

and determining the data volume to be transmitted of the network slice according to the data volume to be transmitted of the logic channel of the GRB service established on the network slice and the data volume to be transmitted of the logic channel of the NGBR service established on the network slice.

12. The secondary cell activation apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the determining unit is further configured to:

according to

Determining a maximum data transmission volume for the network slice;

13. The secondary cell activation apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the secondary cell activation apparatus is based on

Determining an actual data transmission amount of the network slice;

wherein the actual data transmission amount of the ith (i is an integer greater than or equal to 0) network slice used by the UE is represented, GBR _ id represents an index value of a logical channel of GBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UE, and NGBR _ id represents an index of a logical channel of NGBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UEA value of NumGbrRB indicating the number of logical channels for establishing GBR service on the ith network slice used by the UE, NumNGbrRB indicating the number of logical channels for establishing NGBR service on the ith network slice used by the UE, R (x)_{GBR_id}Actual data transfer amount of logical channel with index value GBR _ id, R (x)_{NGBR_id}Represents the actual data transmission amount of the logical channel with the index value of NGBR _ id, the K_{GBR_id}Is represented by the formula R (x)_{GBR_id}Corresponding third predetermined coefficient, K_{NGBR_id}Is represented by the formula R (x)_{NGBR_id}A corresponding fourth predetermined coefficient.

14. The secondary cell activation apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the secondary cell activation apparatus is based on

Determining the data volume to be transmitted of the network slice;

wherein, B is_{buffer_slice_i}Representing the amount of data to be transmitted of an ith (i is an integer greater than or equal to 0) network slice used by the UE, GBR _ id representing an index value of a logical channel of GBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UE, NGBR _ id representing an index value of a logical channel of NGBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UE, NumGbrRB representing the number of logical channels of GBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UE, NumNGbrRB representing the number of logical channels of NGBR service established on the ith network slice used by the UE, and BO_{GBR_id}Representing the amount of data to be transmitted on a logical channel with an index value of GBR _ id, the BO_{NGBR_id}Representing the amount of data to be transmitted on a logical channel with an index value of NGBR _ id, G_{GBR_id}Representation BO_{GBR_id}Corresponding fifth predetermined coefficient, G_{NGBR_id}Representation BO_{NGBR_id}Corresponding sixth predetermined coefficient.

15. The secondary-cell activation apparatus according to any one of claims 9 to 14, wherein the activation unit is specifically configured to:

activating the target secondary cell.

16. The secondary-cell activation apparatus according to any one of claims 9 to 14, wherein the activation unit is specifically configured to:

and activating the target secondary cell corresponding to the maximum value.

17. A secondary cell activation apparatus, comprising: a processor and a memory;

the memory is connected with the processor; the memory is configured to store computer instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the secondary cell activation apparatus to perform the secondary cell activation method of any of claims 1 to 8.

18. A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the secondary cell activation method of any of claims 1 to 8.

19. A computer program product comprising instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the secondary cell activation method of any of claims 1 to 8.