CN112584399B

CN112584399B - Frequency point priority configuration method, terminal and network equipment

Info

Publication number: CN112584399B
Application number: CN201910943481.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 范江胜
Original assignee: Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-30
Filing date: 2019-09-30
Publication date: 2022-06-24
Anticipated expiration: 2039-09-30
Also published as: CN112584399A; WO2021063240A1

Abstract

The invention provides a frequency point priority configuration method, a terminal and network equipment, wherein the frequency point priority configuration method comprises the following steps: acquiring frequency point priority information, wherein the frequency point priority information comprises frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types; the frequency point priority information includes: at least one of first frequency point priority information, second frequency point priority information, and third frequency point priority information; and applying the frequency point priority information according to the type of the first terminal. According to the embodiment of the invention, the frequency point priority information received by the terminal comprises the frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types, so that the frequency point priority information applied by different types of terminals is different, and the terminal can use the frequency point priority information according with the type characteristics of the terminal, thereby avoiding power consumption waste caused by useless cell searching processes and achieving the purpose of saving power.

Description

Frequency point priority configuration method, terminal and network equipment

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method, a terminal, and a network device for configuring a priority of a frequency point.

Background

NR (New Radio, New air interface) R16 is prepared to introduce a Non-Public Network (NPN) function, which allows an NPN Network to share a physical cell with a common Public Network, and also allows the NPN Network to be deployed independently from the common Public Network. Frequency point priority information configured by system information broadcast or special signaling in the existing protocol is applicable to all terminal types, namely, no matter a terminal supports or does not support an NPN function, the frequency point priority configured by all terminal types in a unified way can only be used, and the phenomenon that one type of terminal searches for some cells which are not concerned about, and the terminal power consumption is wasted, cannot be avoided.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a frequency point priority configuration method, a terminal and network equipment, and aims to solve the problem that power consumption is wasted in a terminal cell selection or reselection process in the prior art.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for configuring frequency point priority, which is applied to a terminal and comprises the following steps:

acquiring frequency point priority information, wherein the frequency point priority information comprises frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types;

applying the frequency point priority information according to the type of the first terminal;

wherein, the frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types includes: at least one of first frequency point priority information, second frequency point priority information, and third frequency point priority information;

the first frequency point priority information includes: frequency point priority information corresponding to a terminal supporting a non-public network NPN function;

the second frequency point priority information includes: frequency point priority information corresponding to a terminal which does not support a non-public network NPN function;

the third frequency point priority information includes: the first information indicates an identity.

Optionally, the first frequency point priority information includes: first dedicated frequency point priority information and first common frequency point priority information;

the second frequency point priority information includes: second dedicated frequency point priority information and second common frequency point priority information;

the applying the frequency point priority information according to the type of the first terminal includes:

if the first terminal supports a non-public network NPN function, the first terminal uses the first special frequency point priority information, and when the first special frequency point priority information fails, the first terminal uses the second special frequency point priority information or the first public frequency point priority information;

and if the first terminal does not support the NPN function of the non-public network, the first terminal uses the priority information of the second special frequency point, and when the priority information of the second special frequency point is invalid, the first terminal uses the priority information of the first special frequency point or the priority information of the second public frequency point.

Optionally, the first dedicated frequency point priority information and the second dedicated frequency point priority information share the same validity timer, or different validity timers are respectively used.

Optionally, the first frequency point priority information includes: first public frequency point priority information;

the second frequency point priority information includes: second common frequency point priority information;

if the first terminal supports a non-public network NPN function, the first terminal uses the first public frequency point priority information;

and if the first terminal does not support the NPN function of the non-public network, the first terminal uses the priority information of the second public frequency point.

Optionally, the first information indicator indicates: whether the frequency points support NPN functions or not.

Optionally, the third frequency point priority information includes: third dedicated frequency point priority information and third common frequency point priority information;

if the first terminal supports the NPN function of the non-public network, the first terminal uses the frequency point priority information supporting the NPN function in the third special frequency point priority information;

and if the first terminal does not support the NPN function of the non-public network, the first terminal uses the frequency point priority information which does not support the NPN function in the third special frequency point priority information.

Optionally, the third frequency point priority information includes: third public frequency point priority information;

if the first terminal supports the NPN function of the non-public network, the first terminal uses the frequency point priority information supporting the NPN function in the third public frequency point priority information;

and if the first terminal does not support the NPN function of the non-public network, the first terminal uses the frequency point priority information which does not support the NPN function in the third public frequency point priority information.

The embodiment of the invention also provides a method for configuring the priority of the frequency point, which is applied to network equipment and comprises the following steps:

sending frequency point priority information, wherein the frequency point priority information comprises frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types;

the second frequency point priority information includes: second dedicated frequency point priority information and second common frequency point priority information.

the second frequency point priority information includes: and the priority information of the second public frequency point.

Optionally, the third frequency point priority information includes: third dedicated frequency point priority information and third common frequency point priority information.

Optionally, the third frequency point priority information includes: and the priority information of the third public frequency point.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including: a transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the processor implementing the following steps when executing the computer program:

the processor, when executing the computer program, implements the steps of:

Optionally, the first dedicated frequency point priority information and the second dedicated frequency point priority information share the same validity period timer, or different validity period timers are respectively used.

the processor, when executing the computer program, implements the steps of:

Optionally, the third frequency point priority information includes: third dedicated frequency point priority information and third public frequency point priority information;

the processor, when executing the computer program, implements the steps of:

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a network device, including: a transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the processor implementing the following steps when executing the computer program:

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including:

the acquisition module is used for acquiring frequency point priority information, and the frequency point priority information comprises frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types;

the application module is used for applying the frequency point priority information according to the type of the first terminal;

the frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types comprises: at least one of first frequency point priority information, second frequency point priority information, and third frequency point priority information;

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a network device, including:

the sending module is used for sending frequency point priority information, and the frequency point priority information comprises frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types;

The technical scheme of the invention has the beneficial effects that: the frequency point priority information received by the terminal comprises frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types, so that the frequency point priority information applied by different types of terminals is different, and the terminal can use the frequency point priority information according with the type characteristics of the terminal, thereby avoiding power consumption waste caused by useless cell search processes and achieving the purpose of saving power.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for configuring frequency point priority according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a second schematic flowchart of a frequency point priority configuration method according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of an implementation structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of an implementation structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the following detailed description is given with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. In the following description, specific details such as specific configurations and components are provided only to help the full understanding of the embodiments of the present invention. Thus, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made to the embodiments described herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. In addition, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted for clarity and conciseness.

It should be appreciated that reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

In various embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the sequence numbers of the following processes do not mean the execution sequence, and the execution sequence of each process should be determined by the function and the inherent logic of the process, and should not constitute any limitation to the implementation process of the embodiments of the present invention.

In addition, the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably herein. In the embodiments provided herein, it should be understood that "B corresponding to a" means that B is associated with a from which B can be determined. It should also be understood that determining B from a does not mean determining B from a alone, but may be determined from a and/or other information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the access network may be an access network including a Macro Base Station (Macro Base Station), a micro Base Station (Pico Base Station), a Node B (3G mobile Station), an enhanced Base Station (eNB), a Home enhanced Base Station (Femto eNB or Home eNode B or Home eNB or HeNB), a relay Station, an access point, a Remote Radio Unit (RRU), a Remote Radio Head (RRH), and the like. The user terminal may be a mobile phone (or handset), or other device capable of sending or receiving wireless signals, including user Equipment, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communicator, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) or a mobile smart hotspot capable of converting mobile signals into WiFi signals, a smart appliance, or other devices capable of autonomously communicating with a mobile communication network without human operation, and so on.

In making the description of the embodiments of the present invention, some concepts used in the description are first explained.

For a network side, sending frequency point priority information to a terminal, specifically comprising two schemes:

scheme 1: through System message configuration, wherein the frequency point priority of a serving cell can be configured in an SIB2(System Information Block), the priority of each pilot frequency point in the System can be configured in an SIB4, the priority of each pilot frequency point in the inter-System can be configured in an SIB5, and a priority value may include an integer part and a decimal part, wherein the decimal part is optional configuration, the priority value range of the integer part is from 0 to 7, wherein 0 represents the lowest priority, and 7 represents the highest priority; the decimal part has the value ranges of 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8, the larger the numerical value is, the higher the priority is, and the frequency point priority of the system broadcast is also called as the public frequency point priority.

Scheme 2: through RRC (Radio Resource Control) connection release message configuration, the configuration may include frequency point priority configurations of two systems, that is, NR and E-UTRAN (Evolved Universal Radio Access Network, Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network), or only include frequency point priority configurations of any one of the systems, taking NR system frequency point priority configuration information as an example, the configuration includes a list, each element in the list includes a frequency point and frequency point priority information corresponding to the frequency point, a rule for setting the frequency point priority is consistent with the method in scheme 1, and the frequency point priority transmitted through RRC connection release message is referred to as dedicated frequency point priority.

The method is characterized in that the use of the special frequency point priority is timeliness, the network side sets a certain validity period for the special frequency point priority, and the special frequency point priority plays a role in the validity period, namely, in the validity period, if the terminal stores the valid special frequency point priority, the terminal ignores the public frequency point priority information; on the contrary, if the terminal is not configured with the priority of the special frequency point or the effective timer of the priority of the special frequency point is overtime, the terminal uses the priority of the public frequency point; if the terminal has a state transition process or a PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network) reselection occurs, the stored priority of the dedicated frequency point will also fail.

For the terminal side, the terminal determines according to the current effective frequency point priority information what rule the cell selection and reselection process should be measured and judged, specifically: if the frequency point priority information indicates that a frequency point higher than the service frequency point priority exists, the terminal can always measure a frequency point higher than the service frequency point priority according to the measurement requirement, and reselect the high priority frequency point once the measurement process of the high priority frequency point meets the condition; when the same-frequency measurement or same-priority different-frequency measurement process is started, the terminal can indicate which frequency points to measure according to the frequency point priority information, and uses the R criterion to perform ranking according to all candidate cell signals, and the terminal can select the cell with the highest ranking cell signal and meeting the residence condition to execute the cell reselection process; when the low-priority pilot frequency measurement process is started, the terminal can indicate which frequency points to measure according to the frequency point priority information, and only when the cell signal of the low-priority frequency point is higher than a certain threshold value and the serving cell signal is lower than another threshold value and meets the conditions of reselection residence and evaluation time, the terminal executes the cell reselection process.

For the frequency point priority information, each set of frequency point priority information comprises frequency point priority information corresponding to a plurality of frequency points, one set of frequency point priority information comprises three parts, namely a frequency point identifier, a frequency point priority integer part and a frequency point priority decimal part, wherein the frequency point priority decimal part is provided optionally.

After the NR introduces the NPN function, the terminal includes three types according to the access characteristics of the terminal: a common terminal that can only connect to a public network; a member terminal which can only be connected with the NPN network; the mixed mode terminal can be connected with a public network or an NPN network. The NR NPN network can be divided into a Stand-alone Non-Public network (SNPN) and a Closed Access Group network (CAG). A Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) can simultaneously support any Network sharing combination mode of a common Public Network, an SNPN and a CAG Network, and can also support the common Public Network and the SNPN to share a PLMN Network, even the common Public Network, the SNPN and the CAG Network share a PLMN Network. One physical cell may be shared by multiple PLMN networks simultaneously, and each PLMN logical cell may constitute its own unique non-public network.

Specifically, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for configuring a frequency point priority, which is used for solving the problem in the prior art that a terminal wastes power consumption in a cell selection and reselection process. As shown in fig. 1, the method for configuring priority of frequency points is applied to a terminal, and specifically includes the following steps:

step 11, obtaining frequency point priority information, wherein the frequency point priority information comprises frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types;

wherein, the frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types includes: at least one of first frequency point priority information, second frequency point priority information, and third frequency point priority information; the first frequency point priority information includes: frequency point priority information corresponding to a terminal supporting a non-public network NPN function; the second frequency point priority information includes: frequency point priority information corresponding to a terminal which does not support a non-public network NPN function; the third frequency point priority information includes: the first information indicates an identity.

And the frequency point priority information is issued to the terminal by the network equipment. The network side may send the frequency point priority information of different frequency points to the terminal through a broadcast message or a dedicated signaling (e.g., an RRC connection release message). It should be noted that the frequency point priority information sent by the network side includes frequency point priority information corresponding to different types of terminals.

Optionally, the terminal type may include: the terminal supporting the non-public network NPN function and the terminal not supporting the NPN function comprise: a terminal supporting only the NPN function, and a terminal supporting both the NPN function and the public network. The frequency point priority information respectively includes frequency point priority information corresponding to a terminal with an NPN function and frequency point priority information corresponding to a terminal without an NPN function.

And step 12, applying the frequency point priority information according to the type of the first terminal.

And after receiving the frequency point priority information, the first terminal determines the frequency point priority information to be applied according to the terminal type of the first terminal. For example: if the first terminal has the NPN function, the first terminal only applies the frequency point priority information with the NPN function after receiving the frequency point priority information, and does not check other frequency points without the NPN function; if the first terminal does not have the NPN function, the first terminal applies the frequency point priority information without the NPN function after receiving the frequency point priority information, and does not check other frequency points with the NPN function, so that the waste of terminal power consumption is avoided.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the frequency point priority information received by the terminal comprises the frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types, so that the frequency point priority information applied by different types of terminals is different, and the terminal can use the frequency point priority information according with the type characteristics of the terminal, thereby avoiding power consumption waste caused by useless cell searching processes and achieving the purpose of saving power.

It should be noted that, when the network side sends the frequency point priority information to the terminal, in order to implement the correspondence between the frequency point priority information and the terminal type, two sets of frequency point priority information respectively corresponding to different terminal types may be sent, or only one set of frequency point priority information may be sent, and in the frequency point priority information, the terminal type supported by the frequency point is indicated for each frequency point through the information indication identifier.

Optionally, when the frequency point priority information is two sets of frequency point priority information respectively corresponding to different terminal types, the frequency point priority information includes: first frequency point priority information and second frequency point priority information; the terminals in this embodiment are divided into two types: a terminal supporting the NPN function and a terminal not supporting the NPN function. The terminal supporting the NPN function comprises: a terminal supporting only the NPN function and a terminal supporting both the NPN function and the public network. The frequency point priority information sent to the terminal by the network side comprises first frequency point priority information corresponding to the terminal which supports the NPN function and second frequency point priority information corresponding to the terminal which does not support the NPN function.

Taking the example that the first frequency point priority information includes N frequency points, and the second frequency point priority information includes M frequency points, the first frequency point priority information and the second frequency point priority information are shown in table 1:

TABLE 1 first and second frequency point priority information

The frequency point priority information in table 1 includes frequency point identifiers, integer parts of frequency point priorities, and fractional parts of frequency point priorities, where the fractional parts of the frequency point priorities are optionally provided. Because the first frequency point priority information and the second frequency point priority information clearly indicate the applicable terminal type, the terminal can use the frequency point priority information which accords with the self type characteristics, thereby avoiding power consumption waste caused by some useless cell searching processes.

It should be noted that the frequency point priority information may be sent by the network device through system information broadcast, or may be sent by the network device through system information broadcast and a dedicated signaling at the same time. When the network equipment simultaneously sends the frequency point priority information through system information broadcasting and special signaling, the frequency point priority information comprises special frequency point priority information and public frequency point priority information.

Specifically, the first frequency point priority information includes: first dedicated frequency point priority information and first common frequency point priority information; the second frequency point priority information includes: second dedicated frequency point priority information and second common frequency point priority information; the step 12 comprises:

and if the first terminal supports a non-public network NPN function, the first terminal uses the first special frequency point priority information, and when the first special frequency point priority information fails, the first terminal uses the second special frequency point priority information or the first public frequency point priority information.

In this embodiment, if the frequency point priority information includes two sets of frequency point priority information, the terminal with the NPN function preferentially uses the dedicated frequency point priority information corresponding to the frequency point supporting the NPN function and ignores the priority of the other frequency points in the validity period, that is, the first terminal preferentially uses the first dedicated frequency point priority information; when the priority information of the special frequency point corresponding to the frequency point providing the NPN function fails, if the first terminal only supports the NPN function, the first terminal preferentially uses the priority information of the first public frequency point provided by a special signaling, and if the first terminal is a mixed mode terminal which supports both the NPN function and the public network, the first terminal preferentially uses the priority information of the second special frequency point still in the validity period; and if the first special frequency point priority information and the second special frequency point priority information are invalid, the first terminal preferentially uses the first public frequency point priority information.

In this embodiment, if the frequency point priority information includes two sets of frequency point priority information, the terminal without an NPN function preferentially uses dedicated frequency point priority information corresponding to a frequency point that does not provide an NPN function and ignores other frequency point priorities within the validity period, that is, the first terminal preferentially uses the second dedicated frequency point priority information; when the priority information of the special frequency point corresponding to the frequency point not providing the NPN function is invalid, because the first terminal is a common terminal that does not support the NPN function, the first terminal may further use the priority information of the first special frequency point within the validity period or use the priority information of the second public frequency point provided by the broadcast message.

Specifically, the first dedicated frequency point priority information and the second dedicated frequency point priority information share the same validity period timer, or different validity period timers are respectively used. The validity periods of the two validity period timers can be different, and when one of the two validity period timers fails, the terminal can apply the priority information of the other frequency point still in the validity period.

When the frequency point priority information is broadcast and sent by network equipment through system information, the first frequency point priority information includes: first public frequency point priority information; the second frequency point priority information includes: second common frequency point priority information; the step 12 comprises:

if the first terminal supports a non-public network NPN function, the first terminal uses the first public frequency point priority information; and if the first terminal does not support the NPN function of the non-public network, the first terminal uses the priority information of the second public frequency point. That is, when the frequency point priority information does not include the dedicated frequency point priority information, the terminal preferentially uses the public frequency point priority information corresponding to the terminal type of the terminal.

The terminal preferentially selects the special frequency point priority information in the frequency point priority information corresponding to the terminal type according to the access characteristic of the terminal, and selects the public frequency point priority information in the frequency point priority information corresponding to the terminal type after the special frequency point priority information is invalid. One set of frequency point priority information sent by the network equipment is provided for the terminal with the NPN function, and the other set of frequency point priority information is provided for the terminal without the NPN function, so that the frequency point priority information applied by different types of terminals is different, and the terminals can use the frequency point priority information according with the type characteristics of the terminals, thereby avoiding power consumption waste caused by useless cell searching processes and achieving the purpose of saving power.

The above describes, by a specific embodiment, a step of applying frequency point priority information according to a terminal type when the frequency point priority information includes two sets of frequency point priority information respectively corresponding to different terminal types, and the following describes, by a specific embodiment, a step of applying the frequency point priority information according to a terminal type when the frequency point priority information includes one set of frequency point priority information.

Optionally, the frequency point priority information includes: third frequency point priority information; the third frequency point priority information comprises a first information indication mark; the first information indication identifier indicates: whether the frequency points support NPN functions or not.

In this embodiment, a network side sends a set of frequency point priority information, that is, the third frequency point priority information, through a broadcast message or a dedicated signaling, and adds an information indication identifier for each frequency point information in the third frequency point priority information, so as to indicate whether the frequency point supports an NPN function. Taking the example that the third frequency point priority information includes N frequency points, the third frequency point priority information is shown in table 2:

TABLE 2 third frequency point priority information

The frequency point priority information in table 2 includes a frequency point identifier, an integer part of the frequency point priority, a decimal part of the frequency point priority, and a first information indicator for indicating whether the frequency point supports the NPN function, where the decimal part of the frequency point priority is optionally provided. The third frequency point priority information clearly marks the terminal type supported by each frequency point, and the terminal can use the frequency point priority information which accords with the type characteristics of the terminal, so that power consumption waste caused by useless cell searching processes is avoided.

In this embodiment, a set of frequency point priority information is sent by system information broadcast or dedicated signaling, and the complete frequency point priority information of one frequency point includes, in addition to a frequency point identifier, a frequency point priority integer part, and a frequency point priority decimal part, an information indication identifier additionally added to indicate whether the frequency point supports an NPN function.

The third frequency point priority information may be sent by the network device through system information broadcast, or may be sent by the network device through system information broadcast and dedicated signaling simultaneously. When the network device sends the third frequency point priority information through system information broadcast and dedicated signaling, the third frequency point priority information includes: third dedicated frequency point priority information and third common frequency point priority information.

Further, the applying the frequency point priority information according to the type of the first terminal includes:

if the first terminal supports the NPN function of the non-public network, the first terminal uses the frequency point priority information supporting the NPN function in the third special frequency point priority information; and if the first terminal does not support the NPN function of the non-public network, the first terminal uses the frequency point priority information which does not support the NPN function in the third special frequency point priority information.

In this embodiment, if the first terminal supports a non-public network NPN function, after the measurement is started, the first terminal preferentially uses the priority information of the dedicated frequency point provided by the dedicated signaling in the validity period and ignores the priority information of the public frequency point broadcasted by the system information, and for the priority information of the dedicated frequency point in the validity period, the first terminal may regard that the priority of the frequency point whose first information indicator displays that the frequency point supports the NPN function is higher than the priority of the frequency point whose any first information indicator displays that the frequency point does not support the NPN function, and the priority between the frequency points whose first information indicator displays that the frequency point supports the NPN function is still prioritized according to the priority set by the absolute priority of the frequency point.

If the first terminal does not support the NPN function, after the measurement is started, the priority information of the special frequency point provided by the special signaling in the validity period is preferentially used, and the public frequency point priority of the system information broadcast is ignored.

When the third frequency point priority information is broadcast and sent by the network device through the system information, the third frequency point priority information includes: and the priority information of the third public frequency point.

if the first terminal supports the NPN function of the non-public network, the first terminal uses the frequency point priority information supporting the NPN function in the third public frequency point priority information; and if the first terminal does not support the NPN function of the non-public network, the first terminal uses the frequency point priority information which does not support the NPN function in the third public frequency point priority information. That is, when the third frequency point priority information does not include the dedicated frequency point priority information, the terminal preferentially uses the common frequency point priority information corresponding to the terminal type of the terminal.

Taking the third frequency point priority information including the frequency point priority information of 8 frequency points as an example, the following specifically describes the step in which the first terminal applies the frequency point priority information according to the terminal type. The third frequency point priority information is shown in table 3:

TABLE 3 third frequency point priority information

The frequency point priority integer part is 0-7, wherein 0 is the lowest priority, and 7 is the highest priority; the value range of the decimal part of the frequency point priority is {0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8 }.

If the first terminal supports the NPN function, the first terminal considers that the frequency point priorities of the frequency points 5, 6, 7 and 8 are higher than the frequency points 1, 2, 3 and 4, and the frequency point priorities in the frequency points 5, 6, 7 and 8 are ordered according to the absolute frequency point priorities set by the table, namely the frequency point 5 is higher than the frequency point 6 in priority, then the frequency point 7 is and finally the frequency point 8 is selected;

if the first terminal does not support the NPN function, the first terminal considers that the frequency point priorities of the frequency points 5, 6, 7, and 8 are all lower than the frequency points 1, 2, 3, and 4, and the frequency point priorities inside the frequency points 1, 2, 3, and 4 are ordered according to the absolute frequency point priorities set in the table, that is, the frequency point 1 is higher than the frequency point 2 in priority, then the frequency point 3 is, and finally the frequency point 4 is.

As shown in fig. 2, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for configuring priority of frequency points, which is applied to a network device, and includes:

step 21, sending frequency point priority information, wherein the frequency point priority information comprises frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types;

the first frequency point priority information includes: frequency point priority information corresponding to a terminal supporting a non-public network NPN function; the second frequency point priority information includes: frequency point priority information corresponding to a terminal which does not support a non-public network NPN function; the third frequency point priority information includes: the first information indicates an identity.

And the network equipment sends the frequency point priority information to the terminal, wherein the network equipment can send the frequency point priority information of different frequency points to the terminal through broadcast messages or special signaling. It should be noted that the frequency point priority information sent by the network device includes frequency point priority information corresponding to different types of terminals.

In the embodiment of the invention, the frequency point priority information sent by the network equipment comprises frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types, and after the terminal receives the frequency point priority information, the frequency point priority information to be applied is determined according to the terminal type of the terminal. The terminal can use the frequency point priority information which accords with the type characteristics of the terminal, so that power consumption waste caused by useless cell searching processes is avoided, and the purpose of saving power is achieved.

It should be noted that, when the network device sends the frequency point priority information to the terminal, in order to implement the correspondence between the frequency point priority information and the terminal type, two sets of frequency point priority information respectively corresponding to different terminal types may be sent, or only one set of frequency point priority information may be sent, and in the frequency point priority information, the terminal type supported by the frequency point is indicated for each frequency point through the information indication identifier.

Optionally, when the frequency point priority information is two sets of frequency point priority information respectively corresponding to different terminal types, the frequency point priority information includes: first frequency point priority information and second frequency point priority information; the first frequency point priority information includes: frequency point priority information corresponding to a terminal supporting a non-public network NPN function; the second frequency point priority information includes: and the frequency point priority information corresponding to the terminal which does not support the NPN function of the non-public network.

The terminals in this embodiment are divided into two types: a terminal supporting NPN function and a terminal not supporting NPN function. The terminal supporting the NPN function comprises: a terminal supporting only the NPN function and a terminal supporting both the NPN function and the public network. The frequency point priority information sent by the network equipment to the terminal comprises first frequency point priority information corresponding to the terminal supporting the NPN function and second frequency point priority information corresponding to the terminal not supporting the NPN function.

Optionally, the first frequency point priority information includes: first dedicated frequency point priority information and first common frequency point priority information; the second frequency point priority information includes: second dedicated frequency point priority information and second common frequency point priority information. The first dedicated frequency point priority information and the second dedicated frequency point priority information share the same validity timer, or different validity timers are respectively used.

When the network equipment sends the frequency point priority information through system information broadcasting, the frequency point priority information only comprises public frequency point priority information. Optionally, the first frequency point priority information includes: first public frequency point priority information; the second frequency point priority information includes: and the priority information of the second public frequency point. And when the frequency point priority information does not comprise the special frequency point priority information, the terminal preferentially uses the public frequency point priority information corresponding to the type of the terminal.

The terminal preferentially selects the special frequency point priority information in the frequency point priority information corresponding to the terminal type according to the access characteristic of the terminal, and selects the public frequency point priority information in the frequency point priority information corresponding to the terminal type after the special frequency point priority information is invalid. The step of the terminal applying the frequency point priority information according to the terminal type is the same as the above-mentioned embodiment of the frequency point priority configuration method applied to the terminal, and is not described herein again.

In this embodiment, one set of the frequency point priority information sent by the network device is provided for the terminal with the NPN function, and the other set is provided for the terminal without the NPN function, so that the frequency point priority information applied by different types of terminals is different, and the terminal can use the frequency point priority information according with the type characteristics of the terminal, thereby avoiding power consumption waste caused by some useless cell search processes, and achieving the purpose of saving power.

Specifically, the network device may send a set of frequency point priority information to the terminal, where optionally, the frequency point priority information includes: third frequency point priority information; the third frequency point priority information comprises a first information indication mark; the first information indication identifier indicates: whether the frequency points support NPN functions or not.

In this embodiment, a network side sends a set of frequency point priority information, that is, the third frequency point priority information, through a broadcast message or a dedicated signaling, and adds an information indication identifier for each frequency point information in the third frequency point priority information, so as to indicate whether the frequency point supports an NPN function.

And after receiving the third special frequency point priority information and the third public frequency point priority information, the terminal applies corresponding frequency point priority information according to the self access characteristic. Specifically, if the terminal supports a non-public network NPN function, the dedicated frequency point priority information provided by the dedicated signaling within the validity period is preferentially used while the public frequency point priority information broadcasted by the system information is ignored, and for the dedicated frequency point priority information within the validity period, the terminal preferentially uses the frequency point priority information in which the NPN function is supported; if the terminal does not support the NPN function, the frequency point priority information which does not support the NPN function in the special frequency point priority information provided by the special signaling in the validity period is preferentially used.

Optionally, when the third frequency point priority information is sent by a network device through system information broadcast, the third frequency point priority information includes: and the priority information of the third public frequency point.

In this embodiment, if the third frequency point priority information does not include the dedicated frequency point priority information, the terminal preferentially uses the common frequency point priority information corresponding to the terminal type of the terminal after receiving the third frequency point priority information. For example: if the terminal supports the NPN function, the terminal uses the frequency point priority information supporting the NPN function in the third public frequency point priority information; and if the terminal does not support the NPN function, the terminal uses the frequency point priority information which does not support the NPN function in the third public frequency point priority information.

In the embodiment, the frequency point priority information sent by the network equipment indicates whether the frequency point supports the NPN function or not through the information indication identifier, so that different types of terminals can apply the corresponding frequency point priority information, thereby avoiding power consumption waste caused by some useless cell search processes and achieving the purpose of saving power.

As shown in fig. 3, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal 300, including:

an obtaining module 310, configured to obtain frequency point priority information, where the frequency point priority information includes frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types;

an application module 320, configured to apply the frequency point priority information according to a type of the first terminal;

the application module 320 is specifically configured to:

Optionally, the first information indicator indicates that: whether the frequency points support NPN functions or not.

the application module 320 is specifically configured to:

It should be noted that the embodiment of the terminal corresponds to the embodiment of the frequency point priority configuration method applied to the terminal, and all implementation manners in the embodiment of the method are applicable to the embodiment of the terminal, and the same technical effect can be achieved.

As shown in fig. 4, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a network device 400, including:

a sending module 410, configured to send frequency point priority information, where the frequency point priority information includes frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types;

the frequency point priority information corresponding to different terminal types includes: at least one of first frequency point priority information, second frequency point priority information, and third frequency point priority information;

It should be noted that the embodiment of the network device corresponds to the embodiment of the frequency point priority configuration method applied to the network device, and all implementation manners in the embodiment of the method are applicable to the embodiment of the network device, and the same technical effect can be achieved.

As shown in fig. 5, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, which includes a transceiver 54, a memory 53, a processor 51 and a computer program stored in the memory and running on the processor, wherein,

a processor 51; and a memory 53 connected to the processor 51 through a bus interface 52, where the memory 53 is used to store programs and data used by the processor 51 when executing operations, and when the processor 51 calls and executes the programs and data stored in the memory 53, the above-mentioned frequency point priority configuration method is executed.

Wherein a transceiver 54 is connected to the bus interface 52 for receiving and transmitting data under the control of the processor 51. In particular, the processor 51, when executing the computer program, implements the following steps:

the processor 51, when executing the computer program, implements the steps of:

the processor 51, when executing the computer program, realizes the following steps:

It should be noted that in fig. 5, the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, with one or more processors represented by processor 51 and various circuits of memory represented by memory 53 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 54 may be a number of elements including a transmitter and a transceiver providing a means for communicating with various other apparatus over a transmission medium. For different terminals, the user interface 55 may also be an interface capable of interfacing with a desired device, including but not limited to a keypad, display, speaker, microphone, joystick, etc. The processor 51 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 53 may store data used by the processor 51 in performing operations.

Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the steps for implementing the above embodiments may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by a computer program instructing relevant hardware, where the computer program includes instructions for executing all or part of the steps of the above methods; and the computer program may be stored in a readable storage medium, which may be any form of storage medium.

As shown in fig. 6, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a network device, which includes a transceiver 63, a memory 62, a processor 61, and a computer program stored in the memory 62 and running on the processor 61; the processor 61, when executing the computer program, performs the following steps:

Wherein in fig. 6 the bus architecture may comprise any number of interconnected buses and bridges, in particular one or more processors represented by processor 61 and various circuits of memory represented by memory 62, 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 63 may be a number of elements including a transmitter and a transceiver providing a means for communicating with various other apparatus over a transmission medium. The processor 61 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 62 may store data used by the processor 61 in performing operations.

In addition, the 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 in the above frequency point priority configuration method. And the same technical effect can be achieved, and in order to avoid repetition, the description is omitted. The computer-readable storage medium may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

Furthermore, it is to be noted that in the device and method of the invention, it is obvious that the individual components or steps can be decomposed and/or recombined. These decompositions and/or recombinations are to be regarded as equivalents of the present invention. Also, the steps of performing the series of processes described above may naturally be performed chronologically in the order described, but need not necessarily be performed chronologically, and some steps may be performed in parallel or independently of each other. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or any of the steps or elements of the method and apparatus of the present invention may be implemented in any computing device (including processors, storage media, etc.) or network of computing devices, in hardware, firmware, software, or any combination thereof, which can be implemented by those skilled in the art using their basic programming skills after reading the description of the present invention.

Thus, the objects of the invention may also be achieved by running a program or a set of programs on any computing device. The computing device may be a well-known general purpose device. The object of the invention is thus also achieved solely by providing a program product comprising program code for implementing the method or the apparatus. That is, such a program product also constitutes the present invention, and a storage medium storing such a program product also constitutes the present invention. It is to be understood that the storage medium may be any known storage medium or any storage medium developed in the future. It is further noted that in the apparatus and method of the present invention, it is apparent that each component or step can be decomposed and/or recombined. These decompositions and/or recombinations are to be regarded as equivalents of the present invention. Also, the steps of executing the series of processes described above may naturally be executed chronologically in the order described, but need not necessarily be executed chronologically. Some steps may be performed in parallel or independently of each other.

While the foregoing is directed to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for configuring priority of frequency points is applied to a terminal, and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

the third frequency point priority information includes: a first information indication mark;

wherein the first frequency point priority information includes: first dedicated frequency point priority information and first common frequency point priority information; the second frequency point priority information includes: second dedicated frequency point priority information and second common frequency point priority information;

or,

the first frequency point priority information includes: first public frequency point priority information; the second frequency point priority information includes: and the priority information of the second public frequency point.

2. The method for configuring frequency point priority according to claim 1, wherein the applying the frequency point priority information according to the type of the first terminal comprises:

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first dedicated frequency point priority information and the second dedicated frequency point priority information share the same validity period timer, or use different validity period timers respectively.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the applying the frequency point priority information according to the type of the first terminal includes:

5. The method for configuring frequency point priority according to claim 1, wherein the first information indicator indicates: whether the frequency points support NPN functions or not.

6. The method for configuring frequency point priority according to claim 5, wherein the third frequency point priority information comprises: third dedicated frequency point priority information and third common frequency point priority information;

7. The method for configuring frequency point priority according to claim 5, wherein the third frequency point priority information comprises: third public frequency point priority information;

8. A method for configuring frequency point priority is applied to network equipment, and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

the first frequency point priority information includes: first dedicated frequency point priority information and first common frequency point priority information;

or,

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the first dedicated frequency point priority information and the second dedicated frequency point priority information share the same validity period timer, or use different validity period timers respectively.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the first information indicator indicates: whether the frequency points support NPN functions or not.

11. The method for configuring frequency point priority according to claim 10, wherein the third frequency point priority information comprises: third dedicated frequency point priority information and third common frequency point priority information.

12. The method for configuring frequency point priority according to claim 10, wherein the third frequency point priority information comprises: and the priority information of the third public frequency point.

13. A terminal, comprising: a transceiver, a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor when executing the computer program performs the steps of:

or,

14. The terminal of claim 13,

the processor, when executing the computer program, implements the steps of:

15. The terminal of claim 14, wherein the first dedicated frequency point priority information and the second dedicated frequency point priority information share the same validity period timer, or use different validity period timers respectively.

16. The terminal of claim 13,

the processor, when executing the computer program, implements the steps of:

17. The terminal of claim 13, wherein the first information indicator indicates: whether the frequency point supports the NPN function or not.

18. The terminal of claim 17, wherein the third frequency point priority information comprises: third dedicated frequency point priority information and third common frequency point priority information;

the processor, when executing the computer program, implements the steps of:

19. The terminal of claim 17, wherein the third frequency point priority information comprises: third public frequency point priority information;

the processor, when executing the computer program, implements the steps of:

20. A network device, comprising: a transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor when executing the computer program implements the steps of:

or,

21. The network device of claim 20, wherein the first dedicated frequency point priority information and the second dedicated frequency point priority information share the same validity timer, or use different validity timers respectively.

22. The network device of claim 20, wherein the first information indicator indicates: whether the frequency points support NPN functions or not.

23. The network device of claim 22, wherein the third frequency point priority information comprises: third dedicated frequency point priority information and third common frequency point priority information.

24. The network device of claim 22, wherein the third frequency point priority information comprises: and the priority information of the third public frequency point.

25. A terminal, comprising:

or,

26. A network device, comprising:

the first frequency point priority information includes: first dedicated frequency point priority information and first common frequency point priority information; the second frequency point priority information includes: second dedicated frequency point priority information and second common frequency point priority information;

or,

27. 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 frequency point priority configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 or the steps of the frequency point priority configuration method according to any one of claims 8 to 12.